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Program Highlights
The Weekly Special
Thursday, November 5 at 8pm; Friday, November 6 at 10pm
This episode explores how things are made including music by Monica Herzig, Marion Kay Spices and glass at the KOG Glass Factory in Kokomo.
Live By Request - John Fogerty
Saturday, November 7 at 9pm
LIVE BY REQUEST is a live superstar concert event with John Fogerty and Kenny Aronoff that redefines the music television experience and is controlled by fan interaction. It is the only television program where viewers actually create the artist's set list and have the chance to personally talk to their music idol. With the premiere PBS special, LIVE BY REQUEST will fully engage viewers across multiple media platforms for the first time via live interactive video requests, call-in requests and text, email and social network requests. LIVE BY REQUEST creates a unique connection between artists and fans.
Long Walk: Tears of the Navajo
Sunday, November 8 at 2pm
In a lost chapter of our nation's history, in 1864 eight thousand Navajo men, women and children were marched at gunpoint through the scorched desert of the American Southwest to a barren reservation along the Texas border. The 300 mile forced relocation to Bosque Redondo, ignored as it played out far removed from the carnage of the Civil War, was aimed at crushing American Indian resistance in lands that would eventually become the states of Arizona and New Mexico. Hundreds of Navajo died during the march and four years of forced isolation, far removed from their sacred homelands in the Southwest. The Navajo remember this tragedy simply as "The Long Walk."
How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin
Monday, November 9 at 10pm; Tuesday, November 11 at 4am
This is the extraordinary and untold story of how the Beatles punctured the Iron Curtain. Even though the Beatles never performed there, their music and rebellious style had soaked into the lives of a generation of Russian kids. This film features personal stories from members of Russia's Beatles generation, who talk about how the Fab Four changed their lives, gave them hope and helped to undermine the foundations of the Soviet system.
Independent Lens - D Tour
Tuesday, November 10 at 10pm; Thursday, November 12 at 2:30am
Pat Spurgeon has big dreams to make it as an indie rock musician. Just as his career is about to take off, he suffers an incredible setback when one of his kidneys begins to fail. Follow Pat on his emotional search for a living organ donor. But can he balance his health with a rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
Secrets of the Dead: Airmen and the Headhunters
Wednesday, November 11 at 8pm; Friday, November 13 at 4:30am; Sunday, November 15 at 3am; Monday, November 16 at 4:30am
Documentary investigates the extraordinary survival story of a crew of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese-occupied Borneo during World War II. The film recounts the rescue of a U.S. bomber crew by Dayak tribesmen, known for taking the heads of their enemies.