CASE HISTORIES

EPISODE 3

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Private investigator Jackson Brodie is on a stakeout. Not exactly high stakes, but for Gary Moore, the photographs provided by Brodie will offer proof of his wife Michelle’s infidelity. Returning home through the Scottish countryside, Brodie’s car stalls, leaving him to be sideswiped by an old woman he must soon protect from an oncoming train — but not in time to save himself.

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MIAMI CITY BALLET DANCES BALANCHINE & THARP

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 @ 6:00PM

From their home base in Miami Beach (and utilizing four performing venues in South Florida), Miami City Ballet – under the leadership of Artistic Director Edward Villella, celebrated its 25th Anniversary Season in 2010-11. More than 88 ballets are featured in its repertory, works created by a roster of world-class choreographers including George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Frederick Ashton, Anthony Tudor and John Cranko as well as such 19th century classics as “Giselle,” “Coppelia” and “Don Quixote.”

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LIVES WORTH LIVING

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

People with disabilities are one of the largest minorities in the United States. But for most of American history, they occupied a sub-class of millions without access to everyday things most citizens take for granted: schools, apartment buildings, public transportation, and more. Some were forcibly sterilized under state laws. Others were committed to horrifying institutions where they were left and forgotten.

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PEACE UNVEILED

TUESDAY. OCTOBER 25 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

When the U.S. troop surge was announced in late 2009, women in Afghanistan knew that the ground was being laid for peace talks with the Taliban. Peace Unveiled follows three women who immediately began to organize to make sure that women’s rights don’t get traded away in the deal. One is a savvy parliamentarian who participated in writing the Afghan constitution that guarantees equality for women; another, a former midwife who is one of the last women’s rights advocates alive in Kandahar; and the third, a young activist who lives in a traditional family in Kabul. Convinced that the Taliban will have demands that jeopardize women’s hard-earned gains, they maneuver against formidable odds to have their voices heard in a peace jirga and high peace council. We go behind Kabul’s closed doors as the women’s case is made to U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer, General David Petraeus and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who promises the women that “peace and justice can’t come at the cost of women and women’s lives.” But will this promise be kept? Narrated by Tilda Swinton.

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HISTORY DETECTIVES

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

The Case:

Our contributor found an unusual 1950’s comic book at an auction, titled Negro Romance.

This was the Golden Age of comic books, when Americans voraciously consumed stories about superheroes, determined detectives and thrilling romances – yet very few featured African American characters.

Did black artists create this comic book?

And who was the intended audience?

History Detectives investigates.

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CASE HISTORIES

EPISODE 2

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

While jogging along a beach, Edinburgh private investigator Jackson Brodie spots a lifeless woman in the water surrounded by pink cards. Brodie thrashes through the waves towards her as childhood memories of his own sister’s water tragedy overtake him. As he turns the woman over, her distinctly Eastern Orthodox earrings dangling in the water, Brodie has unexpectedly waded into his next case.

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AMERICAN MASTERS PEARL JAM TWENTY

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 @ 7:00PM &12:00AM

American Masters continues its 25^th anniversary season with Pearl Jam Twenty, premiering nationally Academy Award^®-winning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe creates a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, plus over 24 hours of recent band interviews and concert footage. The captivating, two-hour documentary gives viewers and fans an intimate first glimpse into Pearl Jam’s journey in honor of the band’s 20^th anniversary. American Masters Pearl Jam Twenty is part of the first PBS Arts Fall Festival, a multi-platform event anchored by nine films that highlight artists and performances from around the country.

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DONOR UNKNOWN/ALL ABOUT ME

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

JoEllen Marsh, 20, wants to know who her biological father is. All she knows of him is the label the California Cryobank gave him in the 1980s: Donor 150.

JoEllen has always known her family wasn’t like other families. She grew up in Pennsylvania with two mothers, and a burning curiosity to know more about her anonymous donor father. When JoEllen discovers a website that connects donor conceived children, she manages to track down a half sister in New York. The New York Times picks up the story, and, over time, 12 more half siblings emerge across the United States.

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