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Programming Schedule

Thursday, July 2, 2009

12:30 AM
Tokyo Comedy Store
Duration
1:30
Rating
TV-14+L

A serious, yet humorous look into the cultural differences between Japanese and Western styles of comedy.

2:00 AM
Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance
Duration
0:57
Rating
TV-PG+V

Web Link

Three Thai boxers, all different ages, enter the ring to fight in what is considered traditional ritual and ancient code of honor.

2:57 AM
Price for Paradise, The
Duration
1:02
Rating
TV-14

Web Link

Portrays Iraqis as proud and dignified people who are trying to survive and rebuild their lives under horrific circumstances.

4:00 AM
Blackwood
Duration
0:30
Rating
TV-PG

A candid chronicle of the life and times of Canada's Printmaker, David Blackwood.

4:30 AM
Old Order Amish of Jamesport Missouri; The
Duration
0:29
Rating
TV-PG

Follow the fascinating story of the Amish's earliest roots in 17th century Europe to this thriving colony in Jamesport Missouri.

4:59 AM
A Time for Burning
Duration
1:00
Rating
TV-PG

Web Link

This Oscar- nominated film explores the attempts of a white Nebraska minister to reach out to the black community, to the dismay of his own parish.

6:00 AM
Jerry's
Duration
0:15
Rating
TV-14+L

Web Link

An upclose look at the infamous Jerry's Diner in Chicago 1976.

6:15 AM
I'll Find A Way
Duration
0:30
Rating
TV-G

Nadia has Spinal Bifida. she knows the kids will tease her but she'll "find a way to deal with it."

6:45 AM
Beauty School
Duration
0:15
Rating
TV-PG

This is a warm, yet wry portrait of a school unlike any other school that teaches a profession unlike any other profession.

7:00 AM
Landrider: Biking with Ease
Duration
0:30
Rating

7:30 AM
Realestate Millionare
Duration
0:30
Rating

8:00 AM
Blackwood
Duration
0:30
Rating
TV-PG

A candid chronicle of the life and times of Canada's Printmaker, David Blackwood.

8:30 AM
Learning Languages
Duration
0:30
Rating

9:00 AM
Billy the Kid: The True Story
Duration
1:32
Rating
TV-PG

The true story of Billy the Kid

10:32 AM
Keepers of the Frame
Duration
1:28
Rating
TV-PG

Examining the history of film preservation and restoration.

12:00 PM
Let There Be Light
Duration
1:05
Rating
TV-PG

Director John Huston followed 75 US soldiers returned from active duty, in 1945, as they faced what is now called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

1:05 PM
Return to Kirkurk
Duration
0:55
Rating
TV-14

Web Link

For the first time in 25 years, Karzan Sherabayani is going home. As a 14 year old, he was arrested and tortured by Saddam Hussein’s secret police.

2:00 PM
Township Opera
Duration
1:01
Rating
TV-PG

A fascinating look at the Spier Music Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. Narrated by Imogen Stubbs, featuring Rory Bremner, Tim Rice, Janet Suzman.

3:01 PM
Have You Seen Drum Recently?
Duration
1:29
Rating
TV-14

Web Link

ilmed by the father of South African photography and former artistic director of Drum Magazine, this is the story of a black magazine in a white world.

4:30 PM
I Promise To Remember: The Story Of Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
Duration
0:30
Rating
TV-PG

A chronicle of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers meteoric career, from Harlem street corner 'doo-wop' sessions to national TV and movie appearances.

5:00 PM
Life Running Out of Control
Duration
2:00
Rating
TV-PG

From the loss of biodiversity to health scares about GM food, the effects of genetic technology are prompting more and more debate.

7:00 PM
Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense (Ep.4)
Duration
0:59
Rating
TV-14

Web Link

4 part series about Jazz music and the musicians who play it.

7:59 PM
Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey
Duration
2:00
Rating
TV-PG

Web Link

A remarkable group of trekkers with physical limitations on an expedition to the world's highest mountain.

10:00 PM
Healing Power of Flowers, The
Duration
0:59
Rating
TV-PG

Dr. Judy Griffin, a nutritional chemist, was dying from Crohn’s disease when her prayers were answered by a very unexpected source: the flower kingdom.

10:59 PM
Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey
Duration
2:00
Rating
TV-PG

Web Link

A remarkable group of trekkers with physical limitations on an expedition to the world's highest mountain.

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