TONIGHT, 6/27/06:
PBS
check your local listings, and if you miss it, PBS usually has a video you can download on the website....NOVA
Episode Title:
Supersonic Dream
Description:
“Supersonic Dream” chronicles the short history of the Concorde, from the drawing board in the 1950s to its final flight in 2003. Literally faster than a speeding bullet, the elegant SST was popular among jet-setters who could afford its high fares.
www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/
History Channel3 PARTS:
ZIMBABWE: Shadows and Lies
FRONTLINE/World goes undercover in Zimbabwe to reveal what has happened to a country once regarded as a beacon of democracy and prosperity in Africa. Posing as tourists, reporter Alexis Bloom and producer Cassandra Herrman find a population struggling with hunger and poverty, and living in fear of a government that has become a brutal dictatorship.
The Women's Kingdom
In China, how free can a woman be?
On June 10 this year, Xiaoli Zhou's film won more praise, earning the silver prize for documentaries at the prestigious Student Academy Awards held in Hollywood. Now FRONTLINE/World is airing a 9-minute version of the story on PBS June 27 as part of our final broadcast of the season
Mexico: A Death in the Desert
Follow FRONTLINE/World reporter Claudine LoMonaco as she retraces the tragic journey of Matias Garcia, a chili pepper farmer from a small Zapotec Indian village in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, who crossed the border looking for work and died in the Arizona desert. LoMonaco and producer/reporter Mary Spicuzza find Garcia's family and interview his surviving brother and others. Their responses to LoMonaco reveal the dangers faced by desperate migrants.
Decoding the Past
The Holy Grail
Description:
There are countless and contradictory Grail tales, but many agree that no treasure is more precious or elusive as the quest continues for the revered flagon.
FX
The Transporter
Description:
When a "transporter" of illegal goods breaks his own business policy and checks his delivery, he becomes entangled in an international immigrant smuggling plot.
