 | Highlights for November 6 – November 12 2009 |
Real News | Bringing Back Investigative Reporting!
This week, Colorado Public Television announced a partnership with award-winning journalists to develop a news website and on-air news program focused on in-depth and investigative reporting: Colorado Public News.
Read the full story and visit the new beta site today!
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Meet the Challenge! | Double the Value of Your Donation
Great news! The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado has recognized KBDI’s bold, diverse programming with a $500,000 challenge grant!
You now have the opportunity to DOUBLE THE VALUE OF YOUR DONATION!
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Primetime Features | Gillette 4 Nations Rugby Competition "England v New Zealand" Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 pm on CHANNEL 12.3 The 2009 Gillette Four Nations promises to be one of the most exciting events of the year. Watch LIVE coverage this week as England takes on the world champions – a huge task and the opportunity to get to the final. (Note: Live coverage will continue on CHANNEL 12.3 each Saturday until the final on November 14) | | Nature "Supersize Crocs" Saturday, November 7 at 7:00 pm Tall tales of giant man-eating crocodiles inhabit a world between fact and fiction. The truth is that some crocodile species, such as Nile crocs and American crocs, have been known to exceed 20 feet; the Asian-Pacific saltwater croc has been recorded to 23 feet. NATURE follows attempts to discover the last of these leviathans. | | Global Voices "En Route to Baghdad" Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 pm Prior to his death in a Baghdad bombing attack in 2003, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello devoted his life to global humanitarian efforts. "En Route to Baghdad" is a portrait of Vieira de Mello and his extraordinary career and a tragic metaphor for the effort to bring stability to Iraq. | | Austin City Limits "Kenny Chesney" Saturday, November 7 at 9:00 pm As one of Country music’s premier singer/ songwriters, Kenny Chesney has reigned as a chart-topper and award-winning favorite for music lovers and critics alike. The current Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year graces the ACL stage with his classic hits from the soon-to-be-released Greatest Hits: Vol 2. | | National Parks: America's Best Idea "Going Home (1920-1933)" Sunday, November 8 at 8:00 pm In this edition, America embraces the automobile, allowing more people more people than ever before to visit the parks; a campaign is launched to protect virgin forest in the Smoky Mountains; and John D. Rockefeller Jr. begins quietly buying up land in the Tetons in a secret plan to donate it to the government as a park. | | In Focus "The Arvada Center, Part 2" Sunday, November 8 at 11:00 pm In part two of her visit to the Arvada Center, host Eden Lane talks with artistic producer Rod Lansberry about how much goes on behind the scenes, and with Bev Newcomb-Madden, who is directing a new production of The Second Tosca. Pictured: Nora Cole as Gloria. | | Globe Trekker "Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef" Monday, November 9 at 8:00 pm This week, Megan McCormick hangs ten at Surfers' Paradise on the Gold Coast and Noosa in Queensland; spends time in the Whitsunday Islands, known as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef; explores the wreckage of a cargo ship in the Magnetic Islands; hunts for wild boar on Cape York Peninsula, and more. | | OpenRoad "Manta Ray Dive" Monday, November 9 at 9:00 pm This look at ancient Hawaii includes diving with Manta Rays (and some dubious creatures) and Holua sledding on the grassy slopes of Hawaii's Parker Ranch. This week's "Best of the West" segment looks great views including a flight around Mt. Shasta in California, and a climb to a 12,000 foot summit high above Death Valley. | | Art Wolfe's Travels To The Edge "Patagonia: Mt. Fitz Roy" Monday, November 9 at 9:30 pm In Patagonia, Art sets off in search of a different view of Mt. Fitz Roy – revered and iconic in the world of mountaineering and photographed thousands of times. En route, he treks through an ancient forest, fords an icy river, goes under a glacier (pictured) and traverses one of the largest ice caps in the world. | | The New Metropolis Tuesday, November 10 at 9:00 pm This 2-part series highlights the struggle to revitalize and rebuild America’s original suburbs. At 9pm, "A Crack in the Pavement" unravels the regional land-use policy debate. At 9:30pm, "New Neighbors" profiles residents as they attempt to reverse a declining housing market and create a vibrant, integrated community. | | Wide Angle "Once Upon a Coup" Wednesday, November 11 at 9:00 pm A failed coup attempt, a British mercenary in a notorious African prison, a dictator suspicious of Western powers, and a spectacular underwater oil reserve... WIDE ANGLE takes a penetrating look at the mysterious goings-on in Equatorial Guinea, a tiny West African nation newly rich with oil and infamous for corruption. |
On Sale Now! | The Kingston Trio 7pm Saturday, February 27 at the Paramount Theatre THE KINGSTON TRIO is returning to Denver! Celebrating over five decades of music, this iconic group – consisting of George Grove, Bill Zorn and Rick Dougherty – is one of the few groups today that has survived the many changes in the world of music.
Get your tickets now to see THE KINGSTON TRIO live in concert. | | Lily Tomlin 8pm Friday, March 19 at the Paramount Theatre Lily Tomlin has won two Tonys, two Peabodys, six Emmys, a Grammy, plus the Mark Twain Prize for American humor. Come see her signature characters – like Ernestine the telephone operator, six-year-old Edith Ann and Trudy the baglady – come to life before your eyes.
Don't miss a comic genius at work. Get your tickets today! | | The Glenn Miller Orchestra 7pm Saturday, April 17 at the Paramount Theatre A legend lives on with the big band sounds of THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA, with musical director and trombone player Larry O'Brien. Considered the greatest band of all time, THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA is the most sought after big band in the world today, playing an average of 300 live dates a year.
This concert is guaranteed to sell out, so buy your tickets today! |
The Results Are In! | Northern Exposure Finale Marathon
Thanks to everyone who voted in our Finale Marathon Survey! We look forward to airing the YOUR top choices! The most-requested episode was:
- The Aurora Borealis (A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups)
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