TV HIGHLIGHTS

National Geographic Special: Amazon, Land of the Flooded Forest

Wednesday, January 10, at 7 p.m. on 13

Repeated 1/13 at 9 a.m. and 1/15 at 8 p.m. on 13

This popular and distinguished series marks the beginning of its 25th season on public television. In the past 24 years, National Geographic Specials have traveled the globe from deserts to jungles to underwater worlds, highlighting creatures great and small and in-between. In this season’s first episode, viewers explore the mysterious Amazon, where the region’s rain forest is being destroyed at the equivalent of 20 football fields a minute-with potentially disastrous consequences for our planet.



Charles at Forty: A Prince for Our Time

Sunday, January 21, at 8 p.m. on 13

Repealed 1/25 at 2 p.m. on 13

Royal biographer Anthony Holden takes an affectionate and critical look at Britain’s Prince Charles, who has been heir to his country’s throne since he was three. Using newsreels of scenes from Charles’ life and interviews with friends, the documentary profiles both a public and private man who describes himself as serving “the longest apprenticeship ever.”



McCuistion

Sundays at 10 a.m. beginning January 21 on 2

Experts and notables such as Howard Putnam, former president of Braniff Airlines, join host Dennis McCuistion for revealing discussions on a variety of significant topics in this new series. Produced by McCuistion in association with Channel 2, the talks center on subjects as diverse as business ethics and gun control, with questions from the studio audience.



Taiwan: The Other China

Thursdays at 7 p.m. on 13 Repeated Mondays at 2 p.m. on 13



Hosted by Judy Woodruff, this new four-part series takes viewers on a journey to the island of Taiwan. The series features historical footage and photographs, as well as interviews with artists, business owners and politicians, with each program focusing on an integral element of Taiwanese society.



Frontline: The Bombing of Pan Am 103

Tuesday, January 23, at 9 p.m. on 13

Repeated 1/29 at midnight on 13

Who murdered hundreds of holiday passengers in an explosion over Scotland? Can airport security eliminate the risk of another tragedy of this magnitude? Frontline opens its new season with a probing look at the complex story of Pan Am 103 and the lingering effects of its crash.