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September
In Search of Heroes and Myths: Arthur: The Once & Future King
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
All programs are in both SD and HD unless
otherwise noted.
Egypt to Eritrea and Ethiopia and on to the
earliest civilization of Arabia in Yemen to
reveal the surprising truth behind the legend.
“Arthur: The Once & Future
King”
Thursday, September 16, 10pm
In the second segment, Wood explores the
greatest British myth: the tale of King Arthur
and the Knights of the Round Table. Traveling
around the Celtic world from Cornwall to
Wales, Brittany, Ireland and Scotland, Wood
uncovers the extraordinary story of how a
shadowy Welsh freedom fighter – a Dark Age
Che Guevara – became a medieval superman
and, finally, the model of a Christian hero.
PBS PREVIEWS: CIRCUS
(HD only)
Sunday, September 12, 10:30pm
Ever dream of running away with the circus?
Go beyond the big top with the traveling
Big Apple Circus, where the stories are true
and the magic is real. Listen and watch
as producers Maro Chermayeff and Jeff
Dupre relive the journey with crew members,
acrobats, clowns and other amazing
characters under the tent.
LAFAYETTE: THE LOST HERO
Monday, September 13, 10pm
The life and legend of the Marquis de
Lafayette – an intriguing, neglected and
controversial figure from both the American
and French Revolutions. The result is a
biographical film that is part adventure, part
romance and part historical journey, with
lush dramatizations and evocative footage.
SECRETS OF SHANGRI-LA
Tuesday, September 14, 9pm
In the legendary kingdom of Mustang, a
remote corner of the Himalaya previously
off-limits to outsiders, a team of explorers
and scientists climbs for the first time into
human-carved caves thousands of years
old. They find priceless 14th-century wall
paintings, ancient human remains and a
centuries-old hidden library of sacred texts
that may reveal some secrets about Shangri-la.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD
“Aztec Massacre”
Wednesday, September 15, 8pm
Throughout recent times, historians have
believed that when the Spanish conquistadors
arrived in Aztec territory in the 15th
century, they were welcomed as returning
light-skinned gods by the Aztecs, who put
up little resistance to their conquest. But
now, a new find outside of Mexico City
is turning history on its head. The
discovery: more than 400 bodies, many
of which show signs of having been
mutilated and even eaten.
“Irish Escape”
Wednesday, September 22, 8pm
It has been called the most outrageous
escape story in the history of the high seas.
In 1876, after eight years of incarceration at
Fremantle Prison in Western Australia, six
Irish political prisoners escaped to America
on board the American whaler Catalpa.
Under the pretext of a whaling voyage, the
Catalpa and its unassuming captain, George
Smith Anthony, had sailed from New
Bedford to liberate the prisoners.
ATCHAFALAYA HOUSEBOAT
(HD only)
Sunday, September 19, 10:30pm
This journey back in time goes deep into
Louisiana’s million-acre Atchafalaya Swamp
for an adventure with writer Gwen Roland,
who 30 years earlier built a houseboat by
hand and lived as her forebears had generations
earlier. Roland’s heritage provides an
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