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glare of city lights. In this film that blends a humorous, searching<br />

narrative with poetic footage of the night sky, get a fascinating<br />

introduction to the science of the dark and an exploration of our<br />

relationship to the stars. By Ian Cheney.<br />

<strong>Category</strong>: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters<br />

NOLA: AMDO 002503<br />

Series Title: POV<br />

Episode Title: The City Dark<br />

Length: 60 minutes<br />

Airdate: 7/5/<strong>2012</strong> 9:00:00 PM<br />

O.B. Date: 7/5/<strong>2012</strong><br />

Service: PBS<br />

Format: Documentary<br />

Segment Length: 00:51:25<br />

Is darkness becoming extinct When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves from rural<br />

Maine to New York City and discovers streets awash in light and skies devoid<br />

of stars, he embarks on a journey to Americas brightest and darkest corners,<br />

asking astronomers, cancer researchers and ecologists what is lost in the<br />

glare of city lights. In this film that blends a humorous, searching<br />

narrative with poetic footage of the night sky, get a fascinating<br />

introduction to the science of the dark and an exploration of our<br />

relationship to the stars. By Ian Cheney.<br />

<strong>Category</strong>: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters<br />

NOLA: NAAT 002813<br />

Series Title: Nature | Bears of the Last Frontier<br />

Episode Title: City of Bears<br />

Length: 60 minutes<br />

Airdate: 7/11/<strong>2012</strong> 7:00:00 PM<br />

O.B. Date: 5/8/2011<br />

Service: PBS<br />

Format: Documentary<br />

Segment Length: 00:56:46<br />

Bears are an ultimate icon of the wild, regarded as among the most successful<br />

wild animals on the planet. Three of the eight bear species in the world--<br />

brown bears, black bears, and polar bears--can be found in Alaska, one of<br />

North Americas last truly wild frontiers. Nature joins adventurer and bear<br />

biologist Chris Morgan on a year-long motorcycle odyssey deep into Alaskas<br />

bear country to explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of these<br />

majestic animals as they struggle to make a living in five dramatically<br />

diverse Alaskan ecosystems: coastal, urban, mountain, tundra, and pack ice.<br />

<strong>Category</strong>: Health/Health Care<br />

NOLA: AMDO 002503<br />

Series Title: POV

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