The Oak Ridge Boys With Emmylou Harris in Concert >
Saturday, August 22, at 7:15p.m. on 13
Repeated Thursday, August 27, at 11 p.m. on 13
Country music means many things to many people – it depends on who you’re talking to. Two of the most enduring names in country music history team up to keep everyone happy in a special concert that runs the gamut from basic country and Southern gospel to folk and bluegrass. Songs include “American Made,” “Rose in the Snow,” “Elvira” and “I’ll Fly Away” as well as other traditional and popular favorites.
Wildflowers With Helen Hayes
Sunday, August 23, at 7 p.m. on 13
Thanks in part to the pioneering work done at Austin’s National Wildflower Research Center, wildflowers are receiving more attention than ever before from urban gardeners and landscape architects. Rich in genetic diversity, low in maintenance, beneficial to ecosystems and beautiful to behold, America’s most colorful native plants blossom under the spotlight of this acclaimed KERA special hosted by wildflower enthusiast and award-winning actress Helen Hayes.
Fit or Fat for the’90s With Covert Bailey
Wednesday, August 26, at 7 p.m. on 13
Repeated Friday, August 28, at 1:30 p.m.; Saturday, August 29, at 12:30 p.m.; and Monday, August 31, at 8:30 p.m. on 13
For most people, lifelong fat control is attainable with as little as 20 minutes of daily exercise and a sensible, healthy diet. The best-selling author and nutritional biochemist Covert Bailey dispels the contemporary myths about health and weight loss with his findings that reveal why dieting alone never works.
Nolan Ryan: Feel the Heat
Saturday, August 29, at 11:30 a.m. on 13
Ever wonder what it’s like to go up against baseball’s living legend? This exciting KERA presentation provides a close-up look at that unnerving experience as it chronicles the life and baseball highlights of Nolan Ryan, now entering the 25th year of his awe-inspiring major league pitching career. Sports legends Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson, Don Drysdale and others attest to the fact that this sure-shot future Hall-of-Famer is truly an American sports hero.
PBS/NBC Coverage of the 1992 Republican National Convention
Monday-Thursday, August 17-20, at 7 p.m. on 13
A reporting team led by Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer of The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and Tom Brokaw of NBC News unites to bring gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Republican National Convention in Houston. Additional highlights and reports from this unique collaboration include an examination of the issues of the presidential race and a comprehensive look at the candidates and the party.
Mystery!: The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
Thursday, August 27, at 9:30 p.m. on 13
Repeated Sunday, August 30, at 7 p.m. and Monday, August 31, at 1:20 p.m. on 13
Watson is on holiday revelling in the beauty of nature. Holmes, on the other hand, is left behind in London, where he languishes in the depths of boredom and finds solace in reading Watson’s letters describing a fellow guest, Lady Frances Carfax. But Holmes is soon clued in to the impending dangers that surround the extraordinary lady; and, when he sends a warning message to Watson, the game is, indeed, afoot. Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke reprise their acclaimed portrayals of Holmes and Watson.
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