http://dir.salon.com/topics/pbs/?source=rss&aim=pbs en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/10/madoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/10/madoff/index.html?source=rss Would you rather lose your memory or your money? HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project" and Frontline's "The Madoff Affair" unearth your worst nightmares. By Mark Hyman, M.D. Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/03/18/mark_hyman_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/03/18/mark_hyman_response/index.html?source=rss The host of "The UltraMind Solution" responds to Salon's critical article of his PBS medical special. By Robert Burton Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/03/12/mark_hyman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/03/12/mark_hyman/index.html?source=rss By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/02/17/meltdown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/02/17/meltdown/index.html?source=rss "Frontline" offers a play-by-play of how Bernanke and Paulson tried to prevent a catastrophe during last year's unprecedented financial implosion. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/02/14/oliver/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/02/14/oliver/index.html?source=rss A head-spinning new "Oliver Twist" reflects both the bleakness and the levity of Dickens' novel. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/06/frontline/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/06/frontline/index.html?source=rss PBS's Frontline documentary "The Old Man and the Storm" tells a tale of adversity triumphing over one ordinary man. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/12/23/grey_gardens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/12/23/grey_gardens/index.html?source=rss An upcoming PBS doc traces the bickering Beale women of Albert and David Maysles' 1975 cult hit from their squalid Hamptons mansion to the bright lights of Broadway. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/12/10/inheritance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/12/10/inheritance/index.html?source=rss In the PBS documentary "Inheritance," the daughter of Nazi murderer Amon Goeth struggles to accept an unbearable legacy. By Jessica Wakeman Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/01/brca_gene/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/01/brca_gene/index.html?source=rss A new PBS documentary explores the dreaded "BRCA" gene mutation, which is leading more and more women to get preventive double mastectomies. By Robert Burton Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/05/12/daniel_amen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/05/12/daniel_amen/index.html?source=rss Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease? By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/04/24/carrier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/04/24/carrier/index.html?source=rss The PBS documentary series "Carrier" discovers conflict and camaraderie among the (shockingly young) inhabitants of the USS Nimitz. Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/30/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/30/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: Frontline's "The Undertaking" offers a gentle look at the work of funeral director and poet Thomas Lynch. Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/16/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/16/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: PBS's "Cheney's Law" offers a detailed look at how this administration has acquired unprecedented power. Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/12/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/12/friday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Friday and this weekend: The PBS "NOW" special "Child Brides: Stolen Lives" is a sobering look at the lives of girls sold into marriage. Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/08/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/08/monday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Monday: Mark the holiday by watching the PBS doc "The Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus." By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/09/23/private_practice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/09/23/private_practice/index.html?source=rss How suggestible are you? CBS's "Kid Nation," NBC's "Bionic Woman" and ABC's "Private Practice" aim to play you like a fiddle. Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/09/21/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/09/21/friday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Friday and this weekend: PBS premieres Ken Burns' insightful, affecting documentary series on World War II, "The War." By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/08/26/anti_americans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/08/26/anti_americans/index.html?source=rss America the dutiful! After PBS doc "The Anti-Americans" makes us feel fat and dumb, Ken Burns' "The War" reminds us that we're muy macho. By Gary Kamiya Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/04/17/crossroads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/04/17/crossroads/index.html?source=rss The highly touted PBS series on Islam and terrorism casts a cold eye on Bush's Iraq disaster -- but fails to examine Mideast history or America's failed policies in the region. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/01/the_shield/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/01/the_shield/index.html?source=rss Despots rule! Vic Mackey of "The Shield" seeks revenge, while Showtime invents a slimmer, sexier King Henry VIII. By Alex Koppelman Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/06/smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/06/smith/index.html?source=rss An interview with journalist Martin Smith, the maker of a new PBS documentary on Iraqi militias, about how the U.S. strategy of Iraqification could backfire. By Tim Grieve Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/15/judges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/15/judges/index.html?source=rss Forsaking the olive branch for a sop to the right. By Rebecca Traister Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/25/technical_virgin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/25/technical_virgin/index.html?source=rss A kids show host is fired for appearing in a blue parody PSA. By Sarah Karnasiewicz Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/03/21/troop_1500/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/03/21/troop_1500/index.html?source=rss The director of a PBS documentary about a Girl Scout troop whose moms are behind bars says our obsession with locking up women is harming their kids. By Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 10 May 2009 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/02/04/bleak_house/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/02/04/bleak_house/index.html?source=rss Masterpiece Theatre's languid take on the Dickens classic is a refreshing break from our sound-bite, bloggified culture.