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Elbert Hubbard: An American Original
Secrets of the Dead: Mumbai Massacre
PBS Program Club
They’re simple, easy and fun. PBS Program Clubs work like book clubs, but for TV. Each month, you just watch a show, get together with friends and discuss. PBS provides the shows. You provide the people.
WTIU has information on how to start a club and would love to help those interested in participating. Just e-mail us at or visit the PBS Program Club site .
Instead of reading books, participants watch thought-provoking programs on WTIU and get together to discuss them. People form their own clubs and meet in living rooms, lunchrooms and coffee shops around the country. Some even meet in cyberspace.
Each month, two new programs will be offered along with discussion questions. The Program Club web site even has electronic cards to remind club members of meetings.
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Weaving Worlds
Sunday, November 22 at 11pm; Friday, November 27 at 1pm
Weaving Worlds presents an absorbing and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through art. The documentary traces the history of Navajo rug weavers and their role within the global economy by highlighting the stories and characters behind the production and trading of Navajo rugs. Told from the weavers' point-of-view, Weaving Worlds turns a keen and compassionate eye toward indigenous artists and their struggle to maintain pride and cultural vitality through their textiles. Contemporary Navajo weavers -- including Nicole Horseherder, a member of Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land -- speak about the importance of weaving traditions, or Nahadzààn Hadilneeh, to Navajo culture. The program illuminates the rich visual experience of this Native craft by combining shots of the Navajo reservation with scenes of Navajo women weaving delicate motifs into colorful rugs. Through interviews and oral histories, the program also explores the relationship between weaving and family relations and the sometimes controversial interdependency between Indigenous artisans and Anglo traders.
Elbert Hubbard: An American Original
Monday, November 23 at 10pm; Wednesday, November 25 at 4am
The life of Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) is a story of love, art, passion and controversy set against the backdrop of the Arts and Crafts Movement at the turn of the 20th century. To this "back-to-basics" artistic and cultural movement, Hubbard contributed his bold, ingenious talent and creative force. As the flamboyant founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, Hubbard was an influential national figure ― an author, publisher, lecturer and entrepreneur ― who died as dramatically as he lived.
Nova: What are Dreams?
Tuesday, November 24 at 8pm; Wednesday, November 25 at 2am and 1pm; Thursday, November 26 at 5am
What are dreams and why do we have them? Are they a window into a hidden realm within us? Science is only just beginning to understand. NOVA joins the leading dream researchers and witnesses the extraordinary experiments they use to investigate the world of sleep. From human narcoleptics to sleepwalking cats, from recurrent nightmares to those who can't dream, each sequence contains a vital clue to the question these scientists are pursuing: Why do we dream?
Secrets of the Dead: Mumbai Massacre
Wednesday, November 25 at 8pm; Friday, November 27 at 4:30am
For many, what began as a typical day in a bustling cosmopolitan city turned into a nightmarish 60 hours of orchestrated terrorism broadcast live to the world via cell phones and internet, text and twitter. The same social media tools used in consumer technology to relate vital real-time news of the escalating atrocities and information about victims' situation were also used by terrorists to coordinate and plan their attacks. In a fascinating yet fatal twist, news media relying on recycled information for their headlines played a central role in a deadly game of cat and mouse between the terrorists and the victims. Told completely from the perspective of victims in their own words, voicemail messages, texts and improvised user-group postings made during the ordeal, "Mumbai Massacre" places viewers inside the harrowing experience as it was lived by survivors caught up in a sudden and indescribable horror. This remarkable program captures the desperation and courage of ordinary people in the face of death and how social media became a silent witness and simultaneously transformed news as it happened.
Great Performances: Sting - A Winter's Tale
Thursday, November 26 at 9pm; Friday, November 27 at 2am
Following his international success with Songs from the Labyrinth , featuring the music of Elizabethan composer John Dowland, rock and pop superstar Sting welcomes the holidays with an atmospheric musical celebration of wintertime -- days of solitude and reflection, as well as rebirth and festivity. Recorded at the magnificent Durham Cathedral near his hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in northern England, this program conjures the moods and spirits of the season with a diverse collection of songs, carols and lullabies spanning the centuries. Also featured are some new songs, as well as Sting's interpretation of classical favorites.
Indiana State Parks: Treasures in Your Own Backyard
Saturday, November 28 at 10;30am; Monday, November 30 at 1pm & 8pm
Widely recognized as among the best in the country, Indiana state parks are a great source of Hoosier pride. Anyone who's visited Turkey Run, McCormick's Creek, Indiana Dunes or any of the dozens of other Indiana state parks can't help but marvel at their striking and diverse topography. WTIU's newest documentary, shot in high definition, tells the story of Indiana's state parks and the people who shaped (and continue to shape) them as a resource for all citizens. It showcases and celebrates Indiana state parks, and introduces viewers to their vibrant, natural beauty and the people who have dedicated their lives to preserving them for future generations.