In this episode of UN 21st Century coca leaf crops in Peru are dwindling as farmers are convinced to start producing legal crops like coffee and palm oil; families in Kenya are facing food shortages and drought this sumer; and low mortality rates in Japan are baffling scientists searching for the...
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This episode of The United Nations - 21st Century highlights the struggles of women battling sexual assault in the Congo; oil drilling in Ecuador; and the plight of 100,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal.The United Nations 21st Century is a news-magazine program putting the spotlight on the world’s ...
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Take a backstage look at PBS' highest-rated program during a recent visit to Wichita, Kansas. From set-up to tear-down, we follow the crew and show’s favorite personalities.
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This episode of The United Nations - 21st Century highlights explores one man’s fight against the cocaine market of Brazil; an epidemic wiping out India's baby girls; and the dangers of gold mining in Guyana during tough economic times.The United Nations 21st Century is a news-magazine program pu...
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In the run up to the historic climate negotiations between global leaders in Copenhagen, this special episode of The United Nations - 21st Century captures the human side of the devastating impacts of climate change on Bolivia’s glaciers, storms in Vietnam, and rising flood waters in Jakarta.
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Chicago’s Second City celebrated its 50th anniversary. AP Drama Writer Michael Kuchwara shares insight on the legendary comedy theater and the artists it spawned, including Mike Myers, John Candy, Tina Fey, and Bill Murray. (Dec. 9)
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Armenia’s once prosperous second city, Gyumri, stands to gain economically when the border with Turkey is opened. Joe Parkinson finds Gyumri residents are ready for a new beginning.
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Ninety-nine year old Yelena Abrahamyan survived the massacres of Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turks at the end of World War I, and shares her experiences of that time. (Warning: some images are graphic.)
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With barriers to relationships between Turks and Armenians more prohibitive than most, one such couple defied the odds and ended married with children. Joe Parkinson reports from Gyumri, Armenia.
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/louisa-may-alcott/the-woman-behind-little-women/1295/ Louisa May Alcott offers a glimpse of the elements of her life she wrote into her masterpiece. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women' premieres Monday, December 28, 2009 on PBS (che...
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/louisa-may-alcott/the-woman-behind-little-women/1295/ The author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New England spinster masked a literary double life. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Be...
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