EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL

EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 @ 7:00PM Things that are important to us, like cars and computers, come with manuals. So why not a manual for the most complex operating system of all—the Earth. Is the planet due for an oil change? What do we need to do to keep Earth operating at peak performance? These are some of the questions addressed in Earth: The Operators’...

FRONTLINE

FOOTBALL HIGH SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 @ 10:00PM Corporate sponsorships, nationally televised games, minute-by-minute coverage on sports websites — for players, parents and coaches, high school football has never been bigger. But is enough being done to ensure players’ safety as the intensity of the sport grows? In Football High, FRONTLINE investigates the new face of high school...

RFK IN THE LAND OF APARTHEID

A RIPPLE OF HOPE MONDAY, AUGUST 22 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM Featuring never before seen archival footage, and interviews in South Africa and the United States, filmmakers Larry Shore and Tami Gold tell the little-known story of Senator Robert Kennedy’s influential June 1966 visit to South Africa during the worst years of apartheid. The filmmakers explore the visit through the sights and sounds...

SCHEDULE AUGUST 18-AUGUST 24

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GREAT PERFORMANCES

VIENNA PHILHARMONIC SUMMER NIGHT CONCERT 2011 FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 @ 7:30PM & 12:30AM Distinguished conductor Valery Gergiev leads the third annual Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night concert to be telecast on Great Performances. This year’s theme revolves around “Virtuoso Pictures,” as exemplified by the works of Franz Liszt, Niccolo Paganini, Modest Mussorgsky, and Johann Strauss. The...