December 22, 2011

In This Issue
Austin City Limits
Muhammad Ali
The Botany of Desire
Frontline
Nature
Independent Lens
Lidia's Italy in America
R. Steve's Europe
Leading Women

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COMING UP ON PIONEER
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Tom Waits

Saturday, December 24 at 10:00 p.m.


Tom Waits performs in this classic episode from 1979.

 

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MUHAMMAD ALI: Made in Miami

Monday, December 26 at 9:00 p.m.


Explore the critical role that Miami played in the evolution of one of the most significant cultural figures of our time: Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay).

 

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Tuesday, December 27 at 7:00 p.m.


Based on the best-selling book by Michael Pollan, who appears in the program, this special looks at the complex human-plant relationship. Frances McDormand narrates.

 

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FRONTLINE: The Undertaking

Tuesday, December 27 at 9:00 p.m.


Frontline enters the world of poet and undertaker Thomas Lynch.

NATURE: Arctic Bears

Wednesday, December 28 at 7:00 p.m.


Learn about the plight of the polar bears, who are living on borrowed time as their habitat changes and food sources become rare. 

  

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INDEPENDENT LENS: These Amazing Shadows

Thursday, December 29 at 9:00 p.m.


Learn about the National Film Registry, an eclectic collection of films that typify cinema's contributions to American culture.  

  

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PIONEER CREATE
LIDIA'S ITALY IN AMERICA: Gone Crabbing

Sunday, December 25 at 6:30 p.m.


RICK STEVE'S EUROPE: Istanbul

Sunday, December 25 at 8:00 p.m.


A visit to Istanbul includes a tour of the Grand Bazaar, the ruins of Byzantium, the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. 
PIONEER MINNESOTA
LEADING WOMEN: Reatha Clark King

Wednesday, December 28 at 5:00 p.m.

 
The life story of administrator, educator, scientist and philanthropist Reatha Clark King is told.
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