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October 2005 PBS QUARTERLY PROGRAM TOPIC REPORT ------QPTR Category: American History/Biography ------NOLA Code: ACEM 000000K1 Series Title: A Cemetery Special Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/26/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

This celebration of cemeteries across America takes an unusual and informative look at graves, monuments, family plots, sculpture and the way cemeteries interconnect with many aspects of modern American culture. Traveling from Key West to central Alaska, the program features examples of burial grounds as special sites where history and art are preserved, where flowers and trees can be important attractions, where people make pilgrimages to the final resting places of the famous and the familial, and where old and new traditions often combine in fascinating ways. Rick Sebak (A Program About Unusual Buildings, A Hot Dog Program, A Flea Market Documentary and Sandwiches That You Will Like) narrates.

NOLA Code: AMEX 001705W1 Series Title: American Experience Program Title: Kinsey Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/24/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Segment: 01:19:24 Format: Documentary

Alfred Kinsey was a little-known biologist at Indiana University when, in the 1940s, he began compiling exhaustive data from tens of thousands of interviews about the sexual practices of men and women. The results of that research were the explosive, best-selling "Kinsey Reports." Implicit in the revolutionary study was a plea for greater tolerance. "Such terms as abnormal, unnatural, oversexed, and undersexed," wrote Harper's Magazine, "have little validity in the light of Professor Kinsey's revelations." The man behind the inflammatory reports seemed at first glance an unlikely "revolutionary." Publicly, he was an erudite, tweedy academic, but in private Kinsey was far more complex. As his interest in sex research deepened so did his wide-ranging sexual experimentation. Though his work was groundbreaking and up-ended established ideas about sexual practices in America, his own sexual orientation and personal beliefs almost certainly shaped and biased his findings. Through interviews with his research assistants, his children, people who took his sex questionnaire, his biographers, and intellectual historians, this probing documentary assesses Kinsey's remarkable achievements, while examining how his personal life shaped his career.

NOLA Code: AMEX 001801W1 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Two Days in October Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/17/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary

"Two Days in October"--Based on the book They Marched Into Sunlight by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Maraniss, this AMERICAN EXPERIENCE production tells the story of two turbulent days in October 1967. In Vietnam, a U.S. battalion unwittingly marches into a Viet Cong trap. Sixty-one young men are killed and as many wounded. The ambush prompts some in power to wonder whether the war might be unwinnable. Half a world away, angry students on the campus of the University of Wisconsin protest the presence of Dow Chemical, makers of napalm. The demonstration spirals out of control, marking the first time that a student protest of the war turns violent. Told almost entirely by the people who took part in the harrowing events of those two days - American and Viet Cong soldiers, police officers, relatives of men killed in battle, protesting students, members of a political mime troupe and university administrators - the film opens a window onto a moment that divided a nation and a war that continues to haunt us.

NOLA Code: AMEX 001802W1 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Race to the Moon Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/31/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

On Christmas Eve, 1968 one of the largest audiences in television history tuned in to an extraordinary sight: a live telecast of the moon's surface as seen from Apollo 8. The historic journey of the first manned space flight to leave Earth's gravitational pull and orbit the moon captivated people around the world who welcomed a technological triumph in space after a year marked by assassinations, riots and war on Earth. As this AMERICAN EXPERIENCE production reveals, however, the mission's success was far from assured. The Apollo 8 astronauts had just four months to prepare for the risky mission and catastrophic failure would have brought a halt to America's goal of putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With images and audio never before broadcast, this film recounts the flight many consider to be NASA's most daring and important. Interviews with Apollo 8 astronauts, their wives, mission technicians and journalists take viewers inside the high-stakes space race of the late 1960s to reveal how a bold decision by NASA administrators put a struggling Apollo program back on track and allowed America to reach the moon before the Soviets.

NOLA Code: COSE 011202C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/11/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose speaks with guest Tom Goldstein about the Supreme Court and guest Garry Wills, whose new book is about Henry Adams.

NOLA Code: COSE 011208C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/19/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose speaks with Christiane Amanpour about the trial of Saddam Hussein. Also, John Dingell speaks about his fifty years in the House of Representatives.

NOLA Code: DESA 000101K1 Series Title: Destination America Episode Title: The Golden Door Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

America is a country founded and built by immigrants. From the beginning, most have come looking for a better life for themselves and their families. The first episode features an illegal Mexican immigrant, and outlines the sweep of immigration across more than 350 years of American history, focusing on the early history of Mexican immigration, the Norwegian immigrants to the Midwest and the Irish famine.

NOLA Code: FRON 002316K2 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The O.J. Verdict Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/4/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Ten years after one of the most controversial verdicts in the history of the American justice system, FRONTLINE revisits the O.J. Simpson trial. For more than a year, the Simpson saga transfixed the nation and dominated the public imagination. The slow-speed chase, the "Dream Team" of defense lawyers, the bloody gloves, the 911 calls and the Fuhrman tapes -- the best screenwriters in Hollywood could not have imagined the drama and intrigue. But the Simpson trial also revealed startling truths about American society. It exposed deep and enduring racial rifts and introduced thousands of Americans to the complexities of the legal system. FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel investigates the "perfect storm" that was the O.J. trial, and through extensive interviews with the defense, prosecutors and journalists reveals what its lasting impact will be on the American justice system.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008372C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/10/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:22 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown talks with Charles Mann, author of "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus."

NOLA Code: MLNH 008379C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/19/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:01

Conversation-Active Liberty: Chicago Tribune national legal affairs correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg talks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer about his book "Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution."

NOLA Code: NOVA 003212W1 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Sinking the Supership Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/4/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

In April 1945, the largest battleship ever built set out on the ultimate suicide mission. With its crew of 3,000, Battleship Yamato, the pride of Japan's fleet, sailed to a solo confrontation with the 1500-strong United States Navy. Attacked by a swarm of U. S. dive bombers, the battleship sank within minutes. A NOVA team discovers the wreck and retells the Yamato's extraordinary saga through the eyes of the few Japanese crew who survived the sinking and are still living today. State-of-the-art CGI animation shows viewers what the colossal battleship was like in all its glory at the time of its launching. The program opens a dramatic perspective on the great age of battleships and why it ended so abruptly with the Yamato's disastrous sinking.

NOLA Code: RAAJ 000000K1 Series Title: Rachel and Andrew Jackson, A Love Story Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/18/2005 1:30:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

This program, narrated by Kathy Mattea, tells the story of the short but tumultuous marriage of our nation's seventh president, Andrew Jackson.

NOLA Code: SEDE 000501K1 Series Title: Secrets of the Dead Program Title: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/19/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

At the end of WWII, US and Russian forces rushed to find the Nazis' top scientists in hopes of gaining access to new technologies. This race marked the beginning of the Cold War which would last the next forty years.

NOLA Code: SIFR 000000K1 Series Title: Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/24/2005 9:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

"Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott" is a one hour documentary that recounts the circumstances and events that led to the nation's first large-scale boycott protesting segregation and then examines its impact on the evolution of grassroots civil rights activism across the country during the early years of America's Civil Rights Movement.

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NOLA Code: COSE 011198C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charles Clarke, UK home secretary, discusses terrorism in Europe. Ferenc Somogyi, foreign minister of Hungary, on the U.S./Hungary relationship. Michael Kaiser, the president of the Kennedy Center, talks about uniting cultures through the performing arts.

NOLA Code: COSE 011209C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/20/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose speaks with David Strathairn about his role in the film Good Night and Good Luck. Also, author George Packer speaks about his new book.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008367C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:49 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News

Jeffrey Brown looks back at the life of award-winning playwright August Wilson with actor Anthony Chrisholm, who performed in six of Wilson's plays, and Kenny Leon, who directed and acted in several of Wilson's plays.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008377C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/17/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NewsHour Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on a new movie about author Truman Capote.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000140C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/7/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOW's David Brancaccio interviews literary icon Kurt Vonnegut about his life and the current state of American democracy. With his classic wit, the legendary author of CAT'S CRADLE and SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE comments on how American democracy works and delivers some choice words for our parties, our system, and our president. Vonnegut's latest book, a collection of nonfiction entitled A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY, is a bestseller.

------QPTR Category: Business/Industry ------NOLA Code: COSE 011204C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/13/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose speaks with actor Kevin Spacey about his position as the Artistic Director at The Old Vic theater in London. Also, Leslie Cauley speaks about her new book concerning the rise and fall of AT&T.

NOLA Code: COSE 011212C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/25/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose speaks with Bob Wright about the future of the television industry. Also, Michael Caine speaks about his new film, The Weatherman.

NOLA Code: FROW 000404K1 Series Title: Frontline/World Program Title: The Curse of Inca Gold Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

FRONTLINE/WORLD and "New York Times" reporter Lowell Bergman travels to the peaks of the Peruvian Andes to uncover the story of a secret battle for Yanacocha, the world's richest gold mine. With undercover tapes and inside sources, Bergman reveals high-level political intrigue including attempts to influence Peru's supreme court to rule in favor of an American company. The program investigates Newmont Mining of Denver, Colorado, the company that won control of the Peruvian mine and has since become the world's most profitable gold mining company with operations in Indonesia, Ghana and Uzbekistan. Newmont publicly pledges that it operates using U.S. environmental and ethical standards overseas even in countries where corruption is the norm, but insiders say that just has not been true. Bergman meets the crusading priest who leads local campesinos who have opposed expansion of the mine after a toxic mercury spill by Newmont led to health problems in their community.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008373C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/11/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:54 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Gaming Boom: Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on recent successes and innovations of the video game industry.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008385C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:12 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Tom Bearden returns to a steel plant in Weirton, W.Va., purchased two years ago by a Dutch company, to investigate the impacts of increased foreign steel imports on the plant.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025141K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/3/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

President Bush makes a Supreme Court successor selection. Construction spending continues to build. GM & Ford's employee discount hook up leaves them hanging. One on one with Paul Stebbins, the CDO of World Fuel Services. "Commentary" - the Greenspan legacy. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025154K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/20/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Pfizer's stock takes a plunge. "Tech Talk" -- the very latest in GPS technology. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000141C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/14/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine

Contract with America: Insider Bunnatine Greenhouse speaks out about fraud and abuse in awarding Army contracts worth billions; Broken promises: Some of America's biggest companies are shortchanging retirees on their pensions. NOW investigates in PENSION PAIN.

------QPTR Category: Child Abuse ------NOLA Code: BSCS 000000K2 Series Title: Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/20/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

This powerful documentary chronicles the impact of domestic violence on children. From adult children of abuse to families re-victimized by the court systems to children experiencing the trauma today, the special offers moving and unforgettable profiles of those struggling to put their lives back together. The program also documents the disturbing frequency with which abusers are winning custody of their children in family court cases, and explores why this miscarriage of justice continues to occur. The documentary features interviews with New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, who dealt with domestic violence as a child and in 2003 started the Safe-at-Home Foundation to help educate people about the issue; and Walter Anderson, chairman and CEO of Parade magazine, who recounts the emotional and physical abuse he suffered at the hands of his alcoholic father.

------QPTR Category: Community Politics, Government ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008374C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:36 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Margaret Warner reports on the challenges facing the New Orleans Police Department following the beating of a 64-year-old man by policemen Saturday night. Then, Warner leads a discussion about how to handle the problems with Capt. Marlon Defillo of the New Orleans Police Department public affairs office, Rafael Goyeneche, executive director of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, and Peter Scharf, executive director of the Center for Society, Law and Justice at the University of New Orleans.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008383C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:52 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

As part of the NewsHour's 30th anniversary special, Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston returns to Autaugaville, Ala. When he last visited in 1993, local residents feared the impact of NAFTA on their town of 1,000, which relied heavily on broom manufacturing for income.

------QPTR Category: Consumerism ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008375C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/13/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:27 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Margaret Warner looks at the impact of higher home heating costs this year. Then, Warner leads a discussion about how to cut back on energy usage with Kara Saul Rinaldi of the Alliance to Save Energy and Tom Wallin of Energy Intelligence.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008377C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/17/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:00 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Gwen Ifill talks to Todd Zywicki, professor of bankruptcy law at George Mason University, and Travis Plunkett, legislative director at the Consumer Federation of America, about the new, stricter requirements for filing for bankruptcy in America.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025145K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/7/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The employment picture takes a hit but survives the hurricanes. Treasury Secretary John Snow reacts to the employment report. The White House draws up battle plans to brace for the bird flu. "Market Monitor" - Robert Morrow, editor of the Institutional Advisory Service. "Last Word" - David Duffield's dream house. "The Week Ahead." Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025157K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

South Florida wakes up to Wilma's wrath. One on one with Robert Hartwig, Chief Economist, Insurance Information Institute. The real estate commission wars. Striking oil in India. "Commentary" - conglomerates may become a thing of the past. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.

NOLA Code: SAMF 001502C1 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: Cars that Think Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/6/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary; Magazine

The fully automatic car may be down the road a ways, but cars that do your thinking for you are just around the corner - they watch out for hazards, they listen to you, they read your lips, they even know when you're distracted.

------QPTR Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement ------NOLA Code: COSE 011202C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/11/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose speaks with guest Tom Goldstein about the Supreme Court and guest Garry Wills, whose new book is about Henry Adams.

NOLA Code: COSE 011215C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/28/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:50:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose conducts interviews with guests Richard Keil, Richard Stevenson, Michael Kinsley, and Ed Rollins. They discuss in depth the current allegations against the vice president and Karl Rove and the trial of Scooter Libby. They discuss how these things will affect the way the president performs his duties. Charlie then conducts an interview with Robert Dallek about the president, the war in Iraq, and what the people should expect to see from the president during the rest of his term.

NOLA Code: FRON 002316K2 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The O.J. Verdict Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/4/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: FRON 002401K1 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Torture Question Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/18/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary

In the uncertain weeks following September 11, an internal power struggle was underway deep inside the Bush administration. Waged between partisans at the highest levels of the government, that battle --captured in a series of blunt memos -- exemplifies the struggle to create a legal framework to give the president authority to aggressively interrogate enemy fighters in the war on terror. FRONTLINE goes behind closed doors to investigate the struggle over how and when to use what was called "coercive interrogation." The film begins with a policy born out of fear and anger and tracks how increasingly tough measures were taken to gather information about Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and finally the rising insurgency in Iraq. In an examination that begins at the White House and ends in the public debate about alleged abuses at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Abu Ghraib, policy makers, government interrogators and their subjects talk to FRONTLINE about their experiences as part of this internal battle.

NOLA Code: FROW 000404K1 Series Title: Frontline/World Program Title: The Curse of Inca Gold Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008374C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:36 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008386C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis "Scooter" Liby was indicted in the CIA leak investigation, and he subsequently resigns. Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald outlined the charges at a press briefing. The NewsHour provides extended excerpts from that briefing.

------QPTR Category: Culture ------NOLA Code: ACEM 000000K1 Series Title: A Cemetery Special Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/26/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: DYSA 000101C1 Series Title: Do You Speak American? Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/15/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Robert MacNeil returns to PBS as host of DO YOU SPEAK AMERICAN?, a cross- country journey exploring the vibrancy, energy and flashpoints of the many ways Americans speak English. The three-part series follows MacNeil as he traverses the United States, conversing with characters from all walks of life in an effort to find out just what "American" sounds like. Along the way, he spotlights controversies like Ebonics and political correctness in speech; asks whether or not the country has "dumbed down" the language too much; traces the history of regional dialects and looks at the ways they reflect local cultural identity; and explores the conclusions we draw about fellow Americans based on the way we speak.

NOLA Code: DYSA 000102C1 Series Title: Do You Speak American? Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/22/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

DO YOU SPEAK AMERICAN? heads into the Deep South for a look at Appalachian and "hillbilly," shaped by the Scots-Irish English of early frontier settlers like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett. Footage of the legendary North Carolina storyteller Ray Hicks, who died in 2003, captures a prime example of the dialect, and in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, "country talkin'" seems to be alive and kicking. MacNeil gets a first-hand glimpse into the world of CB radio thanks to Spanky the Trucker, whose nephew, the country singer Cody James - an Oregon native - discusses how speaking "country" has become a national trend. During a performance before a packed house, the popular stand-up comedian Jeff Foxworthy imparts the meaning of words like manaze (pronounced "may-naze") and witchudidga (pronounced "witch-uh-did-yuh"). Then, it's on to the bayou for a night of traditional dancing at Fred's Lounge in Mamou, Louisiana, where owner Tante (Aunt) Sue speaks English smothered in Cajun overtones. At a barbecue on the Bar J Ranch outside of Beesville, Texas, cowboys recite their poetry and point out the Spanish roots of words like bronco, stampede, corral and rodeo. Songwriter and novelist Kinky Friedman, a "professional Texan," talks about cattywhompus and larrupin, and in Austin, journalist and commentator Molly Ivins sits down with MacNeil to share her thoughts on true Texan English. Finally, MacNeil investigates the controversy created by the town of El Cenizo, Texas, which has adopted Spanish as its "official" language.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008376C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Chris Rose reflects on the eccentricities of New Orleans and his trepidation over proposals to redesign the Crescent City.

------QPTR Category: Economy ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008373C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/11/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:17 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Conversation: Game Theory: Jeffrey Brown discusses game theory with University of Maryland professor Thomas Schelling, one of the recent winners of the Nobel Prize for economics.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008377C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/17/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:00 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NBRT 025141K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/3/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NBRT 025142K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/4/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

President Bush meets the press and defends recent decisions. Investors expect to get a charge out of energy this quarter. One on one with Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy. Third Quarter mutual fund report with Russel Kinnel, Director of mutual fund analysis for Morningstar. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000141C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/14/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine

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NOLA Code: MASW 000000K1 Series Title: Making Schools Work Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/5/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary

A film about nationwide efforts to improve the standards of learning for low- income and minority students.

------QPTR Category: Employment ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008371C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/7/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:36 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown looks at the unemployment fallout from Hurricane Katrina. Then, Brown speaks with Louisiana Secretary of Labor John Warner Smith in Baton Rouge and Mark Vitner, the vice president and senior economist at Wachovia Bank, about the implications of the unemployment numbers.

------QPTR Category: Energy ------NOLA Code: COSE 011199C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/6/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose speaks with Lord John Browne, CEO of British Petroleum, about his company and the push for renewable energy. Also Sir Jeremy Greenstock, former UN Ambassador, speaks about his upcoming book and the Iraqi war.

NOLA Code: COSE 011216C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/31/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Interview with John McCain discussing current political hot-button issues such as oil, the war in Iraq, Supreme Court nominations, and political ideologies.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008375C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/13/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:27 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

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NOLA Code: FROW 000404K1 Series Title: Frontline/World Program Title: The Curse of Inca Gold Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008368C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/4/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:05 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News

Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports from Louisiana about private contractors' work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008370C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:06:11 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Emergency Housing in Louisiana: Betty Ann Bowser reports from Louisiana on the problems of finding housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008383C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:02:45 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

As Hurricane Wilma moved north along the east coast Tuesday, Kwame Holman provides an update on the storm and its damage in Florida.

NOLA Code: NAAT 002202W3 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: Shark Mountain Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:38 Format: Documentary

Underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall have spent 25 years diving and documenting the most remote and beautiful underwater locations, always learning something new about the fantastic creatures that live there. Yet even these remote places and creatures are at risk in today's world, and being able to share their experiences with the rest of us is increasingly important to them, and to us. The Halls take us along on the dive of a lifetime, to a tiny outpost 300 miles off the coast of Central America -- Shark Mountain.

NOLA Code: NAAT 002203W3 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: The Good, the Bad, and the Grizzly Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/30/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Once on the edge of extinction, grizzlies have made a remarkable recovery. But this fierce predator is no longer content foraging in the back country. Today, bears are everywhere. And everyone has something to say about it. The return of the grizzly is a conservation success story that comes with a price.

NOLA Code: NAAT 002204W1 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: Violent Hawaii Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:19 Format: Documentary

Hawaii's breathtaking beauty was forged in fire, created by the awesome power of volcanoes on land and in the sea, by earthquakes and tsunamis, natural wonders that continue to shape the islands today. Shot in high definition by a team of award-winning filmmakers who live on the islands, this spectacular film features volcanic eruptions, rivers of molten lava, monster waves, humpback whales and perhaps most surprising of all, snow.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003003W1 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Ancient Creature of the Deep Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:50:36 Format: Documentary

With a saga steeped in science and popular imagination, the Coelacanth (see-la- kanth) is no ordinary fish. This 400-million year old "living fossil" pre- dates the dinosaurs by millions of years and was thought to have gone extinct with them 70 million years ago. The discovery of a living coelacanth near the tip of South Africa in 1938 shook the scientific world and is considered to be one of the most important discoveries of the twentieth century. With its limb- like fins, this bizarre creature looked like the fabled 'missing link' - the interim step between primitive creatures that lived only in water and amphibious forms that began the inhabitation of land. This is the fascinating story of this mysterious survivor - the coelacanth - and of the devoted scientists who brought it to the attention of the world.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000142C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/21/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine

Louisiana lawmakers want $250 billion to rebuild after the devastating storms, but is it too late to save the disappearing wetlands? NOW takes a look at the new urgency to rebuild the coastal wetlands.

NOLA Code: SAMF 001503C1 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: Going Deep Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/13/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary; Magazine

A look back at the decades of effort that culminated in the deep sub Alvin reaching the ocean floor, and a look forward to what's next.

NOLA Code: SAMF 001505C2 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: Hot Planet - Cold Comfort Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/27/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

So you think global warming won't affect you? Wait until the great Atlantic Conveyor shuts down. And find out what's already happening in Alaska.

------QPTR Category: Family/Marriage ------NOLA Code: ACEM 000000K1 Series Title: A Cemetery Special Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/26/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: AMEX 001705W1 Series Title: American Experience Program Title: Kinsey Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/24/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Segment: 01:19:24 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: BSCS 000000K2 Series Title: Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/20/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: RAAJ 000000K1 Series Title: Rachel and Andrew Jackson, A Love Story Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/18/2005 1:30:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

This program, narrated by Kathy Mattea, tells the story of the short but tumultuous marriage of our nation's seventh president, Andrew Jackson.

------QPTR Category: Health/Health Care ------NOLA Code: AMEX 001705W1 Series Title: American Experience Program Title: Kinsey Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/24/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Segment: 01:19:24 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: COSE 011203C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose discusses the role of technology in healthcare with guest, Andrew Grove. Also, guest Mark Cuban discusses his companies HD Net and 2929 and how he plans to change the film industry.

NOLA Code: COSE 011205C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/14/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

George Clooney joins Charlie Rose to talk about his new film and his career as an advocate. Sri B.K.S Iyengar joins Charlie Rose to talk about his life as a yoga master.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008369C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether Oregon has the right to allow doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television provides background on the case. Then, Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune briefs Margaret Warner on the events of the day at the Supreme Court.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008380C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:43 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

John Irvine of Independent Television News reports from Thailand about the growing concerns in the international community about the bird flu. Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the threat of bird flu and protection measures countries can follow with Robert Webster, chairman of the virology department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Dr. William Schaffner, head of the department of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000142C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/21/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine

NOW provides a rare glimpse inside the FDA, scrutinizing how it operates and revealing how close relationships with drug makers may be putting lives at risk.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000142C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/21/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine

NOW examines how a budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs left some veterans waiting for healthcare, and now some facilities are cutting back on mental healthcare to meet lean budgets.

------QPTR Category: Housing, Shelter ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008370C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:06:11 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Emergency Housing in Louisiana: Betty Ann Bowser reports from Louisiana on the problems of finding housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

------QPTR Category: Immigration/Refugees ------

NOLA Code: DESA 000104K1 Series Title: Destination America Episode Title: Breaking Free: A Woman's Journey Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/26/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

In the world they left behind, women were second-class citizens, subservient to men by law and custom. Some feared for their lives. Others were searching for new opportunities. This episode features the Guatemalan victim of spousal abuse who's seeking political asylum; an Italian woman who fled a brutal husband in 1887; and an Iranian woman and her two daughters, whose story of why and how they left Iran is a chilling tale of what it takes to break free.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008384C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/26/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:01 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles revisits a Mexican family of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles, whom he first chronicled in 1993.

------QPTR Category: Media ------NOLA Code: COSE 011212C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/25/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose speaks with Bob Wright about the future of the television industry. Also, Michael Caine speaks about his new film, The Weatherman.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008370C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:29 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Good Night, and Good Luck: Jeffrey Brown talks with actor and director George Clooney about his new movie that captures the story of journalist Edward R. Murrow.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008377C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/17/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:21:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Terence Smith reports on developments in the CIA leak investigation and the New York Times' own version of events. Then, Jim Lehrer speaks with Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Alex Jones, director of Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, about the Times' involvement in the case.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000143C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/28/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News

NOW's Maria Hinojosa looks at the White House spin machine, examines the Plame case as part of how the administration marketed and protected its case for war, and questions whether the media was misled or if it dropped the ball.

------QPTR Category: Minorities/Civil Rights ------

NOLA Code: FRON 002316K2 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The O.J. Verdict Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/4/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MASW 000000K1 Series Title: Making Schools Work Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/5/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary

A film about nationwide efforts to improve the standards of learning for low- income and minority students.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008383C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:54 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown looks back at the life of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, who died Monday at the age of 92. Then, Brown discusses her life and legacy with the Rev. Joseph Lowery, who helped lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr., and Democratic Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a 1960s civil rights activist and the elected delegate for Washington, D.C.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008387C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/31/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:03:16 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Paying Tribute: The NewsHour airs excerpts from Monday's service honoring the late civil rights heroine Rosa Parks.

NOLA Code: SIFR 000000K1 Series Title: Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/24/2005 9:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

------QPTR Category: National Politics/Government ------NOLA Code: COSE 011196C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/3/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Nina Totenberg, Roger Pilon and Laurence Tribe join Charlie Rose to discuss President Bush's latest Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. Larry Brown and Isiah Thomas of the New York Knicks talk about the future of basketball and their team.

NOLA Code: COSE 011206C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/17/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose speaks with Richard Keil and Mike Allen about the grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative. Also, Jack White and Meg White of The White Stripes discuss thier career and perform a song.

NOLA Code: FRON 002401K1 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Torture Question Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/18/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008367C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:25:52 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News

President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court Monday to fill the seat of retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Kwame Holman reports on the president's choice. Then, Gwen Ifill leads a discussion about Miers' career with David Jackson of the Dallas Morning News and Susan Karamanian, associate dean at George Washington University Law School. Finally, Margaret Warner discusses the initial Senate reaction to the Miers nomination with Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008383C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:52 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NOWD 000140C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/7/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: NOWD 000142C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/21/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine

NOW provides a rare glimpse inside the FDA, scrutinizing how it operates and revealing how close relationships with drug makers may be putting lives at risk.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004515C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/7/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

From the full-throttle defense of his new Supreme Court nominee to his effort to shore up support for the war on terror and the war in Iraq, the president's message this week could be summed up in two words: Trust me.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004517C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/21/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Gwen Ifill speaks with panelists about the Miers' nomination and Iraq war.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004518C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/28/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Gwen Ifill discusses the past week for the Bush Administration with panelists.

------QPTR Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008371C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/7/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:08 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Kwame Holman narrates a report on Friday's announcement that the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director, Mohamed ElBaradei, won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008382C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:35 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

North Korea agreed today to attend a new round of nuclear talks in Beijing, China. Margaret Warner speaks with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who just returned from Pyongyang, North Korea, about the country's involvement in six- nation talks and the prospects of dismantling its nuclear weapons program.

------QPTR Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports ------

NOLA Code: COSE 011196C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/3/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008373C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/11/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:54 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Gaming Boom: Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on recent successes and innovations of the video game industry.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008385C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:23 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The Chicago White Sox won the World Series for the first time since 1917. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ron Rappaport, sports columnist for the Chicago Sun- Times, about the historic win.

------QPTR Category: Religion/Ethics ------NOLA Code: COSE 011214C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/27/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose discusses current political issues and possible Supreme Court nominations with Jay Sekulow, John Harwood, and Terry Moran. Rose then conducts an interview with author Harold Bloom to discuss Mr. Bloom's book, religious beliefs, political agendas, ethics, and Shakespeare.

NOLA Code: DESA 000103K1 Series Title: Destination America Episode Title: The Earth Is the Lord's Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/26/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Ever since the Mayflower pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, immigrants have come to America to escape religious persecution: Amish and Mennonites, Jews and evangelical Christians, Huguenots from France, Baha'is from Iran, Chinese practicing their esoteric Falun Gong, Tibetan Buddhists. The idea of America as a haven for those seeking freedom to worship looms large in the American imagination.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008372C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/10/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Richard Rodriguez reflects on what unites and divides some religions.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008377C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/17/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:01 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown speaks with health correspondent Susan Dentzer about two new techniques for creating stem cells and the ethical and religious concerns surrounding them.

------QPTR Category: Science/Technology ------NOLA Code: AMEX 001802W1 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Race to the Moon Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/31/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: COSE 011203C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Charlie Rose discusses the role of technology in healthcare with guest, Andrew Grove. Also, guest Mark Cuban discusses his companies HD Net and 2929 and how he plans to change the film industry.

NOLA Code: LEOD 000101K2 Series Title: Leonardo's Dream Machines Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/3/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

This series follows the world's leading Leonardo da Vinci experts as they attempt to build for the first time some of Leonardo's dream machines to his exact specification and scale, 500 years after he first committed his ideas to paper. The aim of the series is to discover whether his ideas were the flights of fancy of a gifted artist or revolutionary designs hundreds of years ahead of their time.

NOLA Code: LEOD 000102K2 Series Title: Leonardo's Dream Machines Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/3/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008378C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/18/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

As Hurricane Wilma approaches the United States, Jeffrey Brown examines possible causes of the recent spate of severe hurricanes with Christopher Landsea, meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Research Division, and Judith Curry, climate scientist at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008380C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Betty Ann Bowser of the Science Unit reports on the Army Corps of Engineers' independent investigation into why the New Orleans levee system failed after Hurricane Katrina.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008382C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:02 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Spencer Michels of KQED-San Francisco updates a story from 1993 about the emergence of Silicon Valley and the ability of the area to stay competitive with foreign technological hubs.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003213K2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Einstein's Big Idea Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/11/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary; Performance

Everybody's heard of it, but what does the world's most famous equation, E=mc2, really mean? NOVA dramatizes the stories of the men and women whose innovative thinking across four centuries led finally to Einstein's bold breakthrough. Based on David Bodanis' bestseller, E=mc2, "Einstein's Big Idea" celebrates the ingenuity and chronicles the human conflicts that ultimately unleashed the power of the atom, helping viewers gain a better understanding of the equation by tracking its history and the myriad ways it has changed the world. This engrossing docudrama from the award-winning producers of NOVA brims with stories of triumph and failure, love and politics, bitter rivalries and revenge, all drawn from the lives and times of the scientists who intersected with the equation. Ultimately, "Einstein's Big Idea" is the story of young, ambitious scientists caught up by the huge forces of nature they seek to understand. The film stars Aidan McArdle (Not Only But Also, Ella Enchanted) as Einstein, Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter and Bridget Jones franchises) as his wife, Mileva, and Emily Woof (Oliver Twist, The Woodlanders) as Lise Meitner.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003214K2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: NOVA scienceNOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/18/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

This innovative science news and magazine show draws on a limitless range of potential stories. Correspondent Robert Krulwich of "Nightline" and ABC News hosts. Krulwich's enthusiasm for science, his quirky humor and his uncanny ability to make difficult subjects compelling and entertaining lend a distinctive flair to the series. The programs bring to life the "how" and "why" behind cutting-edge discoveries and show the everyday impact and human side of science with accuracy, clarity and flair.

A look back at the decades of effort that culminated in the deep sub Alvin reaching the ocean floor, and a look forward to what's next.

NOLA Code: SAMF 001504C1 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: Chimp Minds Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/20/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

A visit with an engaging if unruly bunch of cousins that we formally broke up with about 6 or 7 million years ago - with whom we share almost all of our genes but not a lot of our lifestyle. Why the difference? Maybe it's in how we learn.

So you think global warming won't affect you? Wait until the great Atlantic Conveyor shuts down. And find out what's already happening in Alaska.

NOLA Code: SEDE 000501K1 Series Title: Secrets of the Dead Program Title: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/19/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

------QPTR Category: Transportation ------

A look back at the decades of effort that culminated in the deep sub Alvin reaching the ocean floor, and a look forward to what's next.

------QPTR Category: Urban Development, Urban Decay ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008368C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/4/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:05 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News

Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports from Louisiana about private contractors' work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008376C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Chris Rose reflects on the eccentricities of New Orleans and his trepidation over proposals to redesign the Crescent City.

------QPTR Category: War/Veterans/National Security ------NOLA Code: AMEX 001801W1 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Two Days in October Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/17/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: COSE 011198C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: COSE 011215C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 10/28/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:50:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: FRON 002401K1 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Torture Question Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/18/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008370C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Defining the Enemy: President Bush appealed for renewed support of the war in Iraq as part of the broader campaign against terrorism. Ray Suarez leads a discussion about the war on terrorism with Daniel Benjamin, author and former director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council staff under President Clinton, and Richard Falkenrath, special assistant to the president and former deputy homeland security adviser.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008383C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:22 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The 2,000th U.S. military death in the Iraq war was registered Tuesday. Jim Lehrer takes a closer look at who these soldiers are with Tobias Naegele, editor-in-chief of the Military Times Media Group, which publishes weekly newspapers for every military branch.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003212W1 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Sinking the Supership Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/4/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: NOWD 000141C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/14/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine

NOLA Code: NOWD 000142C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/21/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine

NOLA Code: SEDE 000501K1 Series Title: Secrets of the Dead Program Title: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/19/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: WWIR 004517C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/21/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Host Gwen Ifill speaks with panelists about the Miers' nomination and Iraq war.

------QPTR Category: Women ------NOLA Code: BSCS 000000K2 Series Title: Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/20/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: DESA 000104K1 Series Title: Destination America Episode Title: Breaking Free: A Woman's Journey Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/26/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: HELT 000000C2 Series Title: Helen of Troy Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/12/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary

Host Bettany Hughes explores the myth and mystery surrounding Helen of Troy as she travels to Greece and Turkey to find the fact woven within the fiction of the complex tapestry of this ancient Greek tale.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008371C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/7/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:28 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Margaret Warner speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Garner, a gynecological oncologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, about the effectiveness of an experimental vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.

NOLA Code: SEDE 000405C1 Series Title: Secrets of the Dead Program Title: Amazon Warrior Women Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/12/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:53:31 Format: Documentary

Stories of beautiful, bloodthirsty female warrior women thundering across arid battlefields have been told, re-told and speculated over for thousands of years. Greek myths are filled with tales of the Amazons and their exploits. Amazon warriors fought and died in the Trojan War. Homer and Hippocrates speculated over or wrote of these fierce fighting women.

------QPTR Category: Youth ------NOLA Code: BSCS 000000K2 Series Title: Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/20/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MASW 000000K1 Series Title: Making Schools Work Distributor: PBS Release Date: 10/5/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary

A film about nationwide efforts to improve the standards of learning for low- income and minority students.

November 2005 PBS QUARTERLY PROGRAM TOPIC REPORT ------QPTR Category: Abortion ------NOLA Code: FRON 002402K1 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Last Abortion Clinic Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/8/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Today, the headlines are filled with speculation about changes in the U.S. Supreme Court and what those changes might mean for abortion -- an issue that has divided the country for over 30 years. Heated rhetoric from both sides continues to be heard in courtrooms and on the campaign trail. But while attention is often focused on the arguments, there is another story playing out in local communities. Pro-life advocates have waged a successful campaign to reduce abortions in many places throughout the country. By using state laws to regulate and limit abortion and by creating their own clinics to offer alternatives to women, they have changed the facts on the ground. FRONTLINE investigates the steady decline in the number of physicians and clinics performing abortions and focuses on local political battles in states like Mississippi, where only a single clinic performs the controversial procedure.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008409C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:14 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Margaret Warner speaks with Chicago Tribune National Legal Affairs Reporter Jan Crawford Greenburg about Wednesday's Supreme Court abortion case on the constitutionality of a New Hampshire law requiring parental notification before a minor can have an abortion.

------QPTR Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008399C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:42 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Major League Baseball imposed stricter rules for steroid users Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown talks to Buster Olney of ESPN about the new steroid policy.

------QPTR Category: American History/Biography ------

NOLA Code: AMEX 001005K3 Series Title: American Experience Program Title: INFLUENZA 1918 Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other

In the spring of 1918, as the nation mobilized for war, Private Albert Gitchell reported to an Army hospital in Kansas. He was diagnosed with the flu, a disease doctors knew little about. Before the year was out, America would be ravaged by a flu epidemic that killed 675,000 -- more than those killed in all the wars of this century combined -- before disappearing as mysteriously as it began. "The American Experience" examines the social ramifications of the disease and how it affected those who lived through it.

NOLA Code: AMEX 001606C3 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Tupperware! Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/28/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

This program charts the origins of the small plastics company that unpredictably became a cultural phenomenon, and reveals the secret behind Tupperware's success: the women of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds who discovered they could move up in the world without leaving the house.

NOLA Code: COSE 011223C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/9/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose sits down with former president Jimmy Carter to discuss his new book, "Our Endangered Values, America's Moral Crisis." They discuss his political views, his life, and other personal details. Then Charlie sits down with author Scott Turow to discuss his book, "Ordinary Heroes."

NOLA Code: MLNH 008389C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essay: Rosa Parks: NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

NOLA Code: PEFI 000101C2 Series Title: The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color Episode Title: Infamy Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/13/2005 11:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Opening with some of the earliest color motion picture images ever filmed--of a victory parade in Paris at the end of World War I--this episode takes viewers from the years leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War, through the Nazi invasion of Poland that triggered Britain's and France's declaration of war on Germany, to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. Among the many scenes captured by color footage are life in Depression-era America; huge Nazi rallies in pre-war Germany; the sinking of a British merchant ship six weeks into the war and the rescue effort mounted by a passing American vessel; civilian refugees streaming along the roads of occupied France; the devastation at Pearl Harbor as photographed by a Navy film unit working for Hollywood director John Ford; and the U.S. victory over the Japanese at Midway- the decisive sea battle of the Pacific war.

NOLA Code: PEFI 000102C2 Series Title: The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color Episode Title: Battlefronts Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/20/2005 11:00:00 AM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:29 Format: Documentary

This second installment covers the time that followed the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor until the end of the war. Battlefront spans from 1942 through 1944.

NOLA Code: PEFI 000103C2 Series Title: The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color Episode Title: Wrath Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/27/2005 11:00:00 AM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:32 Format: Documentary

The third episode focuses on the European theater during the months between D- Day, in June 1944, and V-E Day, in May 1945. Among the many scenes captured by color footage are the seizure, two days before D-Day, of a German U-boat carrying Enigma code machines; the massive Allied assault on the beaches at Normandy; the jubilant welcome received by G.I.s after the liberation of Paris; freed American POWs burning their prison; Red Cross "doughnut girls"; the first Jewish Sabbath service conducted at the just-liberated Dachau concentration camp; and V-E Day celebrations following Germany's surrender.

NOLA Code: PIOP 000000K1 Series Title: Pioneers of Primetime Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Television legends Milton Berle, Red Skelton, Sid Caesar, Bob Hope, Steve Allen, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Ebsen, Donald O'Connor and Rose Marie return to primetime in never-before-seen interviews - and a treasure trove of rare clips - compiled in this new documentary. Six years in the making, the film chronicles television comedy's long-forgotten pedigree - from vaudeville through radio to the golden age of television. Berle, Caesar, Skelton, Hope and many others provide fascinating firsthand accounts of what it was like to launch the new medium of television.

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NOLA Code: COSE 011223C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/9/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: COSE 011232C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/22/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this episode Charlie Rose conducts an interview with Richard Holbrooke, who is the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. They discussed his past as a political figure, and they discussed current political issues such as the war in Iraq, the state of affairs in Israel, current foreign policy issues and other issues such as the avian flu and AIDS in Africa. The Charlie sits down with Ohad Naharin, who is the artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company.

NOLA Code: DTOP 000000K1 Series Title: Driven to Play: The North American Rock Guitar Competition Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/30/2005 9:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Event Coverage

Follow the competitors of this annual competition, held in Buffalo, New York that pits the world's best rock guitarists against one another.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008400C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/17/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on the writing of Joan Didion, who won the National Book Award Wednesday night for "The Year of Magical Thinking," a memoir about her husband's death.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008408C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown reports on the artwork of Steve Mumford, an artist who spent ten months in Iraq, and explores Mumford's experience painting the war and the people of Iraq.

------QPTR Category: Business/Industry ------NOLA Code: AMEX 001606C3 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Tupperware! Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/28/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: COSE 011221C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/7/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose sits down with Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, one of the richest men in the world. They talk about how he got where he is today, how he determined which investments to make, and how he plans to build on his success in the future. They discuss philanthropy and other business outings. Also Charlie gives the prince a chance to explain accusations of philanthropic money making it's way into terrorist organizations. Plus they discuss political issues involving Israel, the Saudi Arabian royal family, and the situation in Iraq.

NOLA Code: COSE 011226C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/14/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Other

Charlie Rose sits down with Gordon Moore, the chairman of Intel, for the hour. They discuss how Moore has gotten where he is today, how he plans to compete with other companies, and how he plans to advance his company in the future.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008390C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:57 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Ray Suarez reports on the problems that Brooklyn faces with a proposed billion dollar residential and commercial center that would tear down a mix of derelict storefronts and empty lots.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008402C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown reports on General Motors' announcement Monday to cut 30,000 jobs at a dozen manufacturing plants by 2008. Then, Brown speaks with Csaba Csere, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver magazine, about the impact of the announcement.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025163K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/2/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The markets may be losing their luster. What's really at stake in the new budget proposals. Comcast and Sprint CEO's share their newest high tech strategies. "Money File" - the true value of CD's and global mutual funds. "Last Word" - celebrating the sandwich. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025178K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/23/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: News; Other

In this episode of The Nightly Business Report, Paul Kangas gives his usual in depth look at the stock market and economical updates such as the concern over rising oil prices. There is a short piece on the exciting new developments in nanotechnology, which if projected correctly will change the technology we use drastically over the next 10 years. Then Jeff Yastine visits Biloxi Mississippi, where in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, there are new laws being passed allowing the destroyed floating casinos to be rebuilt on land. Finally, Terri Cullen gives her opinions of the rising interest rates credit card companies have been instituting.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000145C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/11/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The costs of gas and home heating oil are near record highs, and so are profits for the major players in the oil industry. Do hurricanes and the cost of crude oil account for sharp price increases, or is Big Oil making big money by driving prices up? NOW's Maria Hinojosa investigates the real reasons behind skyrocketing oil prices and asks if a concerted industry strategy has rigged the system. Plus, Secret justice. A David Brancaccio essay on the secret prisons of the war on terror.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000146C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/18/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Thousands of immigrant workers are being lured into New Orleans to help rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina. But are corporations shutting out the local workforce and boosting profits by hiring these workers with low pay, no benefits, and awful working conditions? NOW Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa looks at who's benefiting from the reconstruction along the Gulf Coast, and how the Bush Administration's post-Katrina polices might have encouraged the exploitation of workers. This week, the Senate voted overwhelmingly for an amendment that called for the White House to give progress reports on the Iraq war. What does that vote, as well as the on-going CIA leak investigation, mean for the Bush Administration? "There's no question this president and this presidency is weakened," says John Dean, who served as counsel to Richard Nixon thirty years ago.

------QPTR Category: Community Politics, Government ------NOLA Code: COSE 011236C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/28/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this edition of Charlie Rose, Charlie talks to John F. Burns of the New York Times via satellite to discuss the latest developments in the trial of Saddam Hussein. They discuss the many moods of Saddam, and what the outcome may be after December 15th. Then Charlie sits down with Governor Mark Warner of Virginia to discuss political ideologies, personal life, tough issues such as the death penalty, and the possibility of a presidential run in 2008.

NOLA Code: FRON 002402K1 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Last Abortion Clinic Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/8/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008394C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:18 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Gwen Ifill discusses the results and possible national implications of Tuesday's local elections with Dan Walters, a columnist for the Sacramento Bee, Ingrid Reed, director of the Eagleton New Jersey Project at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, and Mark Rozell, a professor of public policy at George Mason University.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008403C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Terence Smith reports on how Philadelphia intends to become the first U.S. city of its size to have wireless broadband access available to everyone, regardless of income, at below-market prices.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025173K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/16/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Paul Kangas returns to give us an update on all the late developments in the stock market and the business economy. There is a short piece about the rising price of coal, making the coal industry a hot commodity at the moment. Continuing with "Las Vegas, On a Roll," the story tonight was about the development of homes and golf courses in Coyote Springs Nevada, which is about 50 miles outside of Las Vegas. There is an abundance of water underground at the site set for construction, which will make the land very livable with a strong water source. Then finally Chuck Jaffe gives his advice for giving your kids money for Christmas dedicated strictly for any charity they wish to donate to.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004520C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/11/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The roundtable hosts discussions tonight about the recent heated elections in Virginia and New Jersey. Thoughts about how these Democratic wins will affect the Republican presidency are discussed. Conversations then shift to the opposition of the war and the recent criticism by the president of his own critics. Then a conversation about the new bill trying to be passed by John McCain opposing unnecessary torture to prisoners of war.

------QPTR Category: Consumerism ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008406C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:33 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

As shoppers rushed to stores Friday to take advantage of holiday season sales, stocks rose on Wall Street, capping a fifth straight week of gains. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Sandra Shaber of Global Insight and David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal about the broader economic picture.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025162K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/1/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The good, the bad and the ugly of the latest tax reform package. The Fed interest rate hike continues. Natural gas could be the grinch that steals holiday spending. One on one with Jason Holzer, Portfolio Manager, AIM European growth fund. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025178K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/23/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: News; Other

------QPTR Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement ------NOLA Code: COSE 011224C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/10/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose sits down with Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the chairman of the New York Times Company. The majority of the conversation is based around the recent arrest of Judith Miller, who chose jail time over giving up one of her sources for information inside the Bush Administration. They discuss how this will change the relationships between sources and the reporters they provide with information. Also they discuss the personal relationship that Sulzberger has with Judith Miller.

NOLA Code: COSE 011236C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/28/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: FRON 002402K1 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Last Abortion Clinic Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/8/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008390C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jim Lehrer discusses the political ramifications of the CIA leak case with Samuel Skinner, professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University and former White House chief of staff under the first President Bush administration, and Leon Panetta, head of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy at California State University and former White House chief of staff during the Clinton administration.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008409C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:14 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NBRT 025166K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/7/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The show starts off with a report about the recent lawsuit filed against Johnson and Johnson. Then they move to Louisiana where in the midst of the hurricane recovery the local government must cut spending to lessen the debt they will face during the rebuilding process. Then, there is a piece on the upcoming holiday shopping season and how rising energy costs and gas prices are affecting the sales of merchandise throughout the country. Plus the movies industry has had one of the worst years in history. And a full stock update.

NOLA Code: SEDE 000502K3 Series Title: Secrets of the Dead Program Title: Gangland Graveyard Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

It started with a severed foot in a vacant lot. By the time the painstaking FBI investigation ended, a powerful Mafia crime family was shattered, and its once-invincible "don" faced life behind bars. With firsthand accounts from FBI special agents, this program explores the brave new world of federal investigation, which combines old-fashioned undercover work with cutting-edge financial sleuthing and forensics. The latest SECRETS OF THE DEAD installment tracks the dramatic downfall of "Big Joey" Massino, delving into the largely unheralded FBI effort to cripple the mob. Joseph D. Pistone, who posed as tough-talking jewel thief Donnie Brasco and whose time in the Mafia was later made into the movie Donnie Brasco, provides insight. Tony-winner Liev Schreiber narrates.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004519C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/4/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In depth look at the nomination of Samuel Alito and how the Democrats have reacted to the president's nominee. Also there is a discussion of the CIA leak investigation against "Scooter" Libby. Then David Wessel joins to give his comments about Ben Bernanke replacing Alan Greenspan as the head of the Federal Reserve.

------QPTR Category: Culture ------NOLA Code: COSE 011220C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/4/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose sits down with Governor Bill Richardson to discuss his new book, "Between Worlds, The Making of an American Life." They discuss some of the stories that are in the book and his political views and thoughts on the Bush Administration. Then Charlie sits down with the CEO of XM satellite radio, Mr. Hugh Panero. They discuss the impact satellite radio will have on free radio and where he sees his company going in the future. Then Charlie sits down with actress Isabelle Huppert to discuss the new play that she's starring in called 4.48 Psychosis. They also discuss her past roles and her methods of acting.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008401C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/18/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:27 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown reports on the uncertainties that surround the music scene in New Orleans after many of the jazz musicians who helped shape the cultural atmosphere of the Big Easy were forced to flee from Hurricane Katrina.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008403C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Roger Rosenblatt wonders where the truth lies: in fact -- or in fiction.

------QPTR Category: Economy ------NOLA Code: COSE 011221C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/7/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: COSE 011222C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose sits down for an hour with Lee Raymond, the CEO of Exxon/Mobil, one of the largest corporations in the world. They discuss the rising gas prices, rising heating and oil prices, and the investments and moves the company has made. They discuss environmental issues such as global warming and polar ice cap melting and how the company plans on using technology to better the environment.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008393C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:43 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Ray Suarez explores why some regional leaders at the hemispheric summit resisted President Bush's vision of free trade. Then, Suarez speaks with Alvaro Vargas Llosa, director of the Center on Global Prosperity and commentator for North and South American news organizations, and Sarah Anderson, director of the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, about the divisions over free trade.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008402C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NBRT 025165K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/4/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In depth information about the stock market and what companies are thriving and which are failing. There is a story about Wal-Mart making a move to more urban areas and making a better reputation for themselves as being better employers. There is a small story about the Guidance Corporation, which owns Johnson and Johnson; their stock is falling in value. Also, the aftermath of hurricane Wilma is going to cost Florida 40 billion dollars. Plus Northwest Airlines has accepted the cost of paying their pilots more.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025175K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/18/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Paul Kangas gives a complete stock update. Susie Gharib interviews James Donald, the CEO of Starbucks coffee houses. They discuss the success of the chain and where they plan to go in the future to keep customers coming through the door. Then Paul Kangas talks to Mark Leibovit about the success of the stock market recently and if the success will continue after the turn of the new year.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004519C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/4/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

------QPTR Category: Education ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008394C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:52 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on a struggling Richmond, Va. middle school, which has hired a new principal. This report is the first in a series chronicling the school's progress.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008406C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:34 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Voters weighed in on the debate on how to teach evolution this month in Dover, Pa. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000147C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/25/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Military recruitment has become commonplace on high school campuses thanks to a little-known provision of the education law "No Child Left Behind," which forces schools to open their doors to the military or risk losing federal funds. Schools are also being forced to turn over private information about students to the Pentagon, which has angered many parents. NOW looks at how some parents are fighting back, worried that the military is reeling in impressionable kids with deceptive pitches and by exaggerating benefits. Minister of the Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Carlsbad, CA, Madison Shockley says separation of church and state doesn't mean that churches can't act in political ways. "I can't understand a definition of politics that doesn't impact every aspect of life," he tells David Brancaccio. "Whether it's seeking peace in the world, or whether it's seeking equality economically for all personal of these things have political ramifications." Shockley's powerful and insightful commentaries have been published in papers across the country.

------QPTR Category: Employment ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008402C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NBRT 025179K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/24/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this special edition of the Nightly Business Report, we take a look at the slow rebuilding process after the hurricane Katrina disaster. We hear plans for the future including new casinos on land in Biloxi Mississippi, local food businesses reopening, and schools and homes being rebuilt. There is also a short piece about how Japan has built "Super Levees" that can sustain unheard of amounts of water and pressure to protect low lying cities such as Tokyo. Also, there is a short story about a family that moved to Houston after they lost their home. Many people have followed suit by relocating with no plans of returning.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000146C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/18/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

------QPTR Category: Energy ------NOLA Code: COSE 011222C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008394C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:15 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Kwame Holman reports on Wednesday's hearings among oil industry executives and the Senate Energy and Commerce Committee.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008408C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:19 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Tom Bearden provides a Science Unit report on the controversy over a proposed wind farm to be built off the coast of Massachusetts in the middle of Nantucket Sound.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000145C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/11/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: SAMF 001506C2 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: Hydrogen Hopes Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/24/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

We've all heard of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but what will it take to get there from here? How can we create hydrogen from renewable sources like the sun - and how do we store it safely once we've got it?

------QPTR Category: Environment/Nature/Geography ------NOLA Code: COSE 011222C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: EVNP 000000C2 Series Title: EVERGLADES, A NAKED PLANET SPECIAL Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/7/2005 1:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other

This "Naked Planet Special" takes a look at the ways in which man has had an influence, both negative and positive, over the survival of the Florida Everglades. Man has for decades attempted to control this uncontrollable force of nature and the effects are beginning to show. Species such as the Florida panther and alligator are struggling to reproduce and survive. Not only is the natural history of the Everglades an intriguing study but the human history is just as engaging. From the Colusa Indians to gladesmen of today man has found a way to make a life worth living in this "Hellish place."

NOLA Code: FRON 002403K1 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Storm Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/22/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, FRONTLINE investigates the political storm surrounding the devastation of America's Gulf Coast. FRONTLINE producer/reporter Martin Smith leads a team that asks hard questions about the decisions leading up to the disaster and beyond.

NOLA Code: GWSS 000000K1 Series Title: Global Warming: The Signs and The Science Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/2/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

This documentary explores what is arguably the most significant environmental phenomenon of the last 10,000 years - global warming. The program focuses on the people who are living with the possibilities and grave consequences of a changing climate - scientists monitoring the signs and symptoms, and individuals and communities inventing new approaches to safeguard future generations. Filmed in the United States, Asia and South America, the wide- ranging, compelling and accessible program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities. Recording artist Alanis Morissette hosts.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008393C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:04:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from Kashmir about the decision to open crossing points along the line that divides Pakistani- and Indian-controlled portions of Kashmir in order to help victims of the South Asia Oct. 8 earthquake

NOLA Code: MLNH 008402C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:37 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television gives an update on recovery efforts in Thailand, one of several Asian countries hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami.

NOLA Code: NAAT 002301W1 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Killers in Eden Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/6/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

This is the story of an extraordinary and mysterious relationship that existed between killer whales and human whalers from the coastal town of Eden, Australia, early in the 20th century.

NOLA Code: NAAT 002303W1 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Can Animals Predict Disaster? Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/13/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Can animals save human lives by helping us predict tidal waves and other deadly natural phenomena? Observations of animal behavior at the onset of the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami have given a major impetus to research into this intriguing question. What, if anything, do animals sense, and how can we use that ability? These issues are at the heart of this program, which explores the moments leading up to the tsunami and assesses how close we are to solving this important puzzle.

NOLA Code: NAAT 002305K1 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Katrina's Animal Rescue Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/20/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

They're the flood victims who were left behind --the tens of thousands of household pets separated from their owners in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now, in this special episode of Nature, we take you to the front lines of the battle to rescue these helpless animals -- before it's too late. We travel with animal rescue teams by small boat through the flooded streets of the devastated city, searching for survivors -- a dog stranded on a rooftop -- a kitten trapped in the branches of a tree -- all without food and water for days -- or weeks. With the odds against them, rescuers use any means necessary -- up to and including a National Guard tank -- to reach these animals in distress. We're there as they retrieve the animals, and then -- amazingly, amidst all the chaos and destruction -- reunite the lucky few with their owners. Along the way, we'll see what happened to the other animal inhabitants of New Orleans -- from the zoo and aquarium to the wildlife of Lake Pontchartrain. Witness the heroic efforts to save Katrina's animal victims -- on Nature.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025179K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/24/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NOVA 003218K1 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Storm That Drowned a City Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/22/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOVA presents a minute-by-minute eyewitness account of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, exploring why the flood defenses and disaster relief planning failed to match Katrina's fury. What made this storm so deadly? How accurately did scientists predict its impact? And why are powerful hurricanes like Katrina likely to strike more often? The program will investigate the immense challenges posed by rebuilding New Orleans, and why-despite all the knowledge of the peril faced by its citizens-the city was so tragically unprepared when the long-feared disaster finally struck.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000146C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/18/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

------QPTR Category: Family/Marriage ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008409C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:14 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

------QPTR Category: Health/Health Care ------NOLA Code: AMEX 001005K3 Series Title: American Experience Program Title: INFLUENZA 1918 Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other

NOLA Code: COSE 011217C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/1/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:03 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose discusses the recent bird flu scare and how it might affect the U.S. if a pandemic should occur. He sits down with Nils Daulaire, Jeffery Taubenberger, Irwin Redlener, and Anthony Fauci. They talk about the different possible outcomes if the virus should mutate into a human to human contaminant. Plus they discuss the different ways the country should go about preventing the disease from spreading to the U.S. Then Charlie conducts an interview with Ray Kurzweil, the author of "The Singularity is Near." The book discusses the technological advances we have been making and how things will change in the near future. One example specifically that Kurzweil notes is that by 2020 certain computer chips will have the same capabilities as the human brain.

NOLA Code: COSE 011234C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/24/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose talks to Earvin "Magic" Johnson for the hour. They discuss his personal life, living with HIV, his numerous business ventures, his charities, his basketball career, and his new book "My Hero."

NOLA Code: FRON 002203K3 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Alternative Fix Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/29/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Interview/Discussion/Review

The past few years has seen an explosion in the popularity-and profitability-of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Under pressure from everyone from consumers to Congress-and tempted by huge grants-major hospitals and medical schools have embraced therapies that they once dismissed as quackery. So accepted, in fact, have alternative medical treatments become that an entire center of the National Institutes of Health is now devoted to CAM. But the question remains: Do these treatments actually work? In "The Alternative Fix," FRONTLINE examines the controversy over complementary and alternative medical treatments. Through interviews with staunch supporters, skeptical scientists, and observers on both sides of the debate, the one-hour documentary examines how these popular treatments are facing increased scrutiny as the first real studies of their effectiveness are published, and questions whether hospitals that offer alternative therapies are conveying a sense of legitimacy on these largely untested and scientifically unproven treatments.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008396C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/11/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:47 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Susan Dentzer reports on Medicare's prescription drug benefit program set to launch Nov. 15.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008407C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:24 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Spencer Michels reports on the plight of those living without health insurance.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000144C1 Series Title: NOW Episode Title: Global Health: Today's Challenge Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/4/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

President Carter sits down with David Brancaccio to discuss his activism in Africa. He talks about AIDS in Africa, US foreign aid and the status of global health.

NOLA Code: RXSU 000101K2 Series Title: Rx for Survival , A Global Health Challenge Episode Title: Disease Warriors/Rise of the Superbugs Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/1/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary

"Disease Warriors/Rise of the Superbugs" Before there was an understanding of the cause of disease, protectors of public health had only careful surveillance and quarantine to fight epidemics. The first episode chronicles the groundbreaking work of 19th-century researchers, such as scientist Louis Pasteur, who discovered that germs cause illness and developed the first vaccines. Despite the progress in combating disease, the world still faces ma j o r challenges in getting basic care to those who need it and in creating new ways to combat modern nemeses such as AIDS. It's difficult to imagine a world without medicines, yet before the 20th century, there weren't any. This episode chronicles the fight against new resistant bugs and the search for "magic bullets", the wonder drugs that have become a mainstay of modern medicine. From the development of the first drug to treat syphilis to the discovery of penicillin and new classes of antibiotics, this program recounts the stunning successes of today's medicines while examining the growing dangers presented by antibiotic-resistant strains of diseases such as tuberculosis.

NOLA Code: SAMF 001507C2 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: Hidden Motives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/22/2005 1:30:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

If you think you know why you do things, you're probably wrong. This is an exploration of how our unconscious determines our behavior - including why we buy things that are "cool."

NOLA Code: SEDE 000402C2 Series Title: Secrets of the Dead Program Title: Killer Flu Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

In 1918, at the tail end of the First World War, a flu pandemic ripped through the world with such speed and virulence that by the end of the following year an estimated 40 million people would be dead-outstripping by four-fold the number of victims claimed by the war. Where did this particular flu strain come from, and what made it so deadly? "Killer Flu" will show how 85 years later, virologists and epidemiologists the world over are still hunting down the answers to those two critical questions. Their quest has been imbued with a sense of urgency; modern health experts are bracing themselves for a return of the 1918 flu strain, with many suggesting a similar pandemic will occur within the next decade. The show features the work of American pathologist Jeffrey Taubenberger, who found lung tissue from a 1918 flu victim that contained fragments of the undamaged 1918 virus. For the past six years, Taubenberger has been working to map the virus's genetic code one gene at a time in an effort to learn the secret of its killing prowess. He has even introduced some of the old virus's genes into present-day live virus and injected it into lung tissue to better study the way it attacks its victims. His hope is to apply his research on the 1918 virus to the emergence of new influenza strains.

------QPTR Category: Homosexuality ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008398C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:11 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Special correspondent Judy Valente reports on the meeting of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. on the Vatican's plan to screen U.S. seminaries for applicants who might be gay.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008408C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:13 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Kwame Holman reports on Tuesday's published report outlining the Roman Catholic Church's policy on gays and the priesthood. Then, Margaret Warner discusses the implications of the Vatican directive with Father Joseph Fessio, provost of Ave Maria University and editor-in-chief of Ignatius Press, and Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest and author of "In Good Company: The Fast Track From the Corporate World to Poverty, Chastity and Obedience."

------QPTR Category: Housing, Shelter ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008390C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:57 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Ray Suarez reports on the problems that Brooklyn faces with a proposed billion dollar residential and commercial center that would tear down a mix of derelict storefronts and empty lots.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008408C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:40 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Gwen Ifill discusses the Commerce Department report released Tuesday about the housing market with David Lereah, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025179K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/24/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

------QPTR Category: Immigration/Refugees ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008407C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:19:52 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Kwame Holman reports on the debate over the future of the U.S.-Mexico border and President Bush's new push today for immigration reform with a focus on border security. Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about whether the government should be cracking down on border security with Mark Kirkorian, executive director at the Center for Immigration Studies; Mark Reed, president and CEO of Border Management Strategies in Tucson and former regional director at the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Randy Johnson, vice president for labor, immigration and employee benefits at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Janet Murguia, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza.

------QPTR Category: Media ------NOLA Code: COSE 011220C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/4/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: COSE 011231C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/21/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose sits down with Ted Koppel as he is about to conduct his final broadcast of "Nightline." They discuss the reasons why he is quitting, the reasons he started in the reporting business, and all of the extraordinary things that he has had the opportunity to do through his many years in the industry. They also discuss his political views and his personal life.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008398C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:57 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

An internal report on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting released Tuesday found that former chairman Kenneth Tomlinson used "political tests" to recruit a new board president and was inappropriately involved in the creation of a program on PBS. Jeffrey Brown gets an update on the situation from Paul Farhi of The Washington Post.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008404C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:25 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NewsHour special correspondent Terence Smith reports on the emergence of Christian-format media outlets in the United States and their impact on the news industry.

NOLA Code: PIOP 000000K1 Series Title: Pioneers of Primetime Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

------QPTR Category: Minorities/Civil Rights ------NOLA Code: COSE 011219C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/3/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose conducts an hour long interview with actor and music star Jamie Foxx. They discuss his life and how he got into the film industry, his comedy career, and his music. Clips of his past movies are shown as well as some television clips.

NOLA Code: COSE 011234C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/24/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: MLNH 008389C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essay: Rosa Parks: NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008402C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:16 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Lobbyist Michael Scanlon, a former partner to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty on conspiring to bribe public officials, a charge that arose from a government investigation into attempts to defraud Indian tribes and corrupt public officials. Margaret Warner discusses the latest on this case with Eamon Javers, Capitol Hill correspondent for BusinessWeek, and James Grimaldi, reporter for the Washington Post.

------QPTR Category: National Politics/Government ------NOLA Code: COSE 011220C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/4/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: COSE 011230C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/18/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose sits down with former secretary of state Colin Powell for part 2 of the interview. They discuss many political issues, most notably the war in Iraq, our current relationship with North Korea, and the issue of how P.O.W.'s should be treated. They also discuss things such as how procedures have changed since he was in office and what the country is doing right, and what we are doing wrong in his opinion. Then Charlie Rose sits down with Reese Witherspoon to talk about her new film, "Walk the Line", about Johnny Cash. They discuss how she got prepared for the role and the personal relationship between Johnny and June Carter Cash

NOLA Code: MLNH 008389C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:16:52 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Drilling Debate: Congress is considering allowing funding of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Gwen Ifill explores the debate over drilling in ANWR with Fenton Rexford, an Inupiat Eskimo and president of the native village of Kaktovik, the only settlement on the coastal plane, and Eleanor Huffines, Alaska regional director at the Wilderness Society.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008395C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/10/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:32 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jim Lehrer talks to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., about his proposals for the war in Iraq and U.S. torture policy, among other issues.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008409C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:21:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

President Bush reinforced his strategy in Iraq and rejected calls to set any timetables for a pullout in a speech Wednesday at the U.S. Naval Academy. Jim Lehrer speaks with Sen. John Warner, R-Va, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, about their reactions to the president's speech.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000145C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/11/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NOWD 000146C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/18/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: WWIR 004519C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/4/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: WWIR 004522C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/25/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this episode of Washington Week, the roundtable discusses many political issues such as the opposition to the war in Iraq coming from politicians and citizens alike; Bush's approval rating and the effect it will have on the 2006 elections; the nomination of judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. And finally another look at President Bush and the public's feeling that he lacks credibility.

------QPTR Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD ------NOLA Code: COSE 011227C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/15/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose sits down for the hour with Ahmad Chalabi, the deputy prime minister of Iraq. They discuss in depth the war in Iraq and other issues involving the Middle East. They discuss the allegation that Chalabi gave Americans false information regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. They go into detail about the plans for the future after the elections for a leader in Iraq. And they discuss Saddam Hussein and his regime, how things have changed since he was captured, and his ties with Al-Quada. Chalabi wants to maintain that he has no ill feelings and nothing to hide from the American government.

NOLA Code: COSE 011229C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/17/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose sits down with former secretary of state Colin Powell. They discuss many political issues, most notably the war in Iraq, our current relationship with North Korea, and how 9-11 has affected our foreign policy. They also discuss things such as how procedures have changed since he was in office and what the country is doing right, and what we are doing wrong in his opinion.

NOLA Code: COSE 011230C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/18/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

------QPTR Category: Poverty/Hunger ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008407C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:24 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Spencer Michels reports on the plight of those living without health insurance.

------QPTR Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports ------NOLA Code: COSE 011234C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/24/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: MLNH 008399C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:42 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Major League Baseball imposed stricter rules for steroid users Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown talks to Buster Olney of ESPN about the new steroid policy.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008405C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown speaks with author David Halberstam about the late Steve Belichick, an assistant football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy, and his love of the game.

------QPTR Category: Religion/Ethics ------

NOLA Code: COSE 011228C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/16/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose sits down in a special interview with the 14th Dalai Lama. They discuss each other's political views, how non-violence should be adopted by countries instead of warfare. The Dalai Lama discusses the issues of freedom from Tibet and expresses his wishes to have autonomy from China. He tells his story of escape from China across a river without his glasses at night. Finally he discusses his views on religion and politics being faulted by human beings.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008398C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:11 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Special correspondent Judy Valente reports on the meeting of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. on the Vatican's plan to screen U.S. seminaries for applicants who might be gay.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008404C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:25 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NewsHour special correspondent Terence Smith reports on the emergence of Christian-format media outlets in the United States and their impact on the news industry.

------QPTR Category: Science/Technology ------

NOLA Code: COSE 011226C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/14/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Other

NOLA Code: MLNH 008393C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:29 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Betty Ann Bowser provides a Science Unit report from New Orleans on the massive post-Hurricane Katrina cleanup and concerns about the environmental impact

NOLA Code: MLNH 008403C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Terence Smith reports on how Philadelphia intends to become the first U.S. city of its size to have wireless broadband access available to everyone, regardless of income, at below-market prices.

NOLA Code: NOVA 002417K7 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: TREASURES OF THE SUNKEN CITY Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/29/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:55 Format: Documentary; Other

More than 2,000 years ago, Alexander the Great established Alexandria, a magnificent city on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. He bestowed upon it one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World -- Pharos, the great lighthouse of Alexandria. The lighthouse was an edifice so immense, it soared more than 300 feet above the shore and contained a fire that could be seen 70 miles out to sea. Archaeologists have long believed that it was obliterated by an earthquake, but ruins left behind by the structure have never been found, and archaeologists have been denied access to Alexandria's harbor where the lighthouse's mighty blocks are thought to have rested for centuries. However, when a new construction in the harbor threatened to destroy the site, a full- scale underwater excavation was approved by the Egyptian government. This documentary follows the excavation team as they uncover history and ancient treasures on the ocean floor of the Mediterranean Sea, and in the process, ignite a renewed interest in the fate of Pharos. With the aid of underwater photography and new techniques in computer graphics, viewers are transported into a watery graveyard of sunken archaeological treasures, including a giant sphinx from 30 B.C.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003216W2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Hitler's Sunken Secret Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/8/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

One of the most daring clandestine operations of World War II was the 1944 sinking of the Norwegian ferry Hydro with its cargo of "heavy water," destined for the Nazis' secret atomic bomb project. Although the mission was declared a success, no one has ever established if the special shipment was actually on board. NOVA plunges 1,300 feet beneath a remote Norwegian lake to find the answer.

NOLA Code: SAMF 001506C2 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: Hydrogen Hopes Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/24/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: SAMF 001507C2 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: Hidden Motives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/22/2005 1:30:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Documentary

If you think you know why you do things, you're probably wrong. This is an exploration of how our unconscious determines our behavior - including why we buy things that are "cool."

NOLA Code: SEDE 000402C2 Series Title: Secrets of the Dead Program Title: Killer Flu Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

------QPTR Category: Transportation ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008402C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008404C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:31 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown speaks with Darryl Jenkins of Portals to the World, an online booking agency, and former airline executive Michael Levine about the state of the airline industry and the impact bankruptcies and airline strikes might have on travelers.

------QPTR Category: Urban Development, Urban Decay ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008390C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:57 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Ray Suarez reports on the problems that Brooklyn faces with a proposed billion dollar residential and commercial center that would tear down a mix of derelict storefronts and empty lots.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008403C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Ray Suarez reports on the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and the struggles of Louisiana officials to come up with funds to finance reconstruction. Then, Suarez leads a discussion about the recovery efforts with Anthony Patton, president and founder of EBONetworks and member of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's commission to bring New Orleans back; William Hudnut, mayor of Chevy Chase, Md. and senior fellow at the Urban Land Institute; and Walter Isaacson, vice chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority established by Gov. Kathleen Blanco.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025179K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/24/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

------QPTR Category: War/Veterans/National Security ------NOLA Code: AMEX 001710W1 Series Title: American Experience Program Title: Victory in the Pacific Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/7/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary

"Take no prisoners. Fight to the bitter end." Those were everyday words to combat troops on both sides at the end of World War II in the Pacific. And they led to an unprecedented orgy of slaughter. In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of the war, this film looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage point of both the Japanese and the Americans. As the film will show, most of the Emperor's inner circle was determined to continue the war even after losses in the Philippines in February 1945 cut off Japan's supply lines. And though he was warned that the country, brought to its knees by the conflict, might erupt in a Communist revolution, Emperor Hirohito believed that one last decisive battle could reverse Japan's fortunes. The Americans, for their part, were startled by the intensity and determination of the Japanese defenders in the South Pacific. From the U.S. capture of the Mariana Islands, through the firebombing of Tokyo and the dropping of the atomic bomb, this program chronicles the dreadful and unprecedented loss of life and the decisions made by leaders on both sides that finally ended the war.

NOLA Code: COSE 011225C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/11/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose discusses the president's speech criticizing the opposition the the war in Iraq. Joining the conversation is Jim Hoagland and Michael Duffy. Then separately giving his views and opinions on the subject is Abderrahim Foukara from Al Jazeera. They discuss the war and other issues such as the riots in France and the upcoming elections in Iraq. Then Charlie sits down with author John Berendt to discuss his book, "The City of Falling Angels." They discuss his writing experiences in Venice and the many stories he came across during the writing process.

NOLA Code: COSE 011227C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/15/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: COSE 011229C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/17/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: FRON 002401M1 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Torture Question Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/15/2005 5:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008391C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/4/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:59 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the handling of pre-Iraq war intelligence, the Libby arraignment, the Alito nomination and other political developments of the week.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008404C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:13 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jose Padilla, who was arrested in 2002 for an alleged plot to attack the United States, has been indicted on charges related to supporting terror campaigns in Afghanistan and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday. Ray Suarez leads a discussion about the Bush administration's handling of the case with Brad Berenson, former associate counsel to President Bush, and Jenny Martinez, a member of Padilla's legal team.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025174K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/17/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Paul Kangas gives in depth coverage of the stock market. Susie Gharib talks to Dr. Daniel Vasella, the CEO of Novartis, to discuss the rising cost of drugs in the country. Continuing with the series "Las Vegas on a Roll," Jeff Yastine goes to the new Station Casinos. These casinos are part of a new trend in Nevada to draw in the local people as opposed to tourists. Finally, Myron Kandel gives his opinions on war veterans in the workplace. He feels there should be some sort of affirmative action to hire disabled veterans who served our country in war.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003216W2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Hitler's Sunken Secret Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/8/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: NOWD 000145C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/11/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NOWD 000146C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/18/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: WWIR 004520C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/11/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: WWIR 004521C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/18/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Today, Gwen Ifill moderates discussions about the Senate wanting more information about the war in Iraq, the White House lashing out at the opposition to the war, and more discussion about the Supreme Court nomination of Samuel Alito.

------QPTR Category: Women ------NOLA Code: COSE 011233C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/23/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Charlie Rose talks to author Maureen Dowd about politics, her personal life, and her new book, "Are Men Necessary, When Sexes Collide." Then Charlie sits down with legendary Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters to discuss the opera he's been working on since 1989 called "Ca Ira." They discuss the process of composition, how he got involved making this opera, and his musical past, most notably of course with Pink Floyd.

NOLA Code: COSE 011238C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 11/30/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this edition of Charlie Rose, they start out with a short clip of the president's speech at the Naval Academy where he reveals his plan for "Victory in Iraq". Then Charlie analyzes the president's plan with guests Thomas Defank and David Sanger. Then Charlie sits down with author Richard Clark to discuss the war in Iraq, the war on terrorism, and his new book, "The Scorpion's Gate". Then filmmaker Niki Caro joins Charlie to discuss her latest movie, "North Country", which is based on a true story of a woman suing the mining company she works for because of unfair treatment and harassment from her male co- workers.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008405C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:04:11 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Former Liberian official Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is poised to become the country's first female president. Sue Turton of Independent Television News provides an update on the challenges Johnson-Sirleaf faces.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008409C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:14 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: SEDE 000503K1 Series Title: Secrets of the Dead Program Title: Voyage of the Courtesans Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/23/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

In 1789, more than 200 female thieves, prostitutes and con-artists, rounded up from London's most notorious prisons, were shipped off to an Australian penal colony aboard a leaky vessel named the Lady Juliana. Once aboard, the wily women turned their banishment into opportunity, transforming their ship into a rowdy floating brothel. By the time they reached Botany Bay, they were fit, healthy and some were even self-supporting. Instead of a life of servitude, they took control and - along with their offspring - helped guarantee a new world's future. With dramatic reconstructions, powerful imagery and actual ship journals, this program brings to light the true story of the Lady Juliana. Through intensive research and the use of long-hidden historical records, the film also tracks down the women's contemporary descendants and watches as they uncover the surprising truth about their ancestors.

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NOLA Code: MLNH 008394C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:52 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008409C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:14 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NOWD 000147C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 11/25/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

December 2005 PBS QUARTERLY PROGRAM TOPIC REPORT ------QPTR Category: Abortion ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008410C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:47 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Ray Suarez reports on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's record and a memo from 1985 released Wednesday by the National Archives in which Alito outlined a strategy for overturning the landmark abortion rights decision, Roe v. Wade. Then, Suarez speaks with constitutional law scholars Lillian BeVier of the University of Virginia Law School and Akhil Amar of Yale Law School.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004523M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In today's episode of Washington Week: Gwen Ifill sits down at the table with David Sanger, Joan Biskupic, Jeffrey Birnbaum, and Ceci Connolly. The topic of the day are: the president's strategy to end the war in Iraq successfully, the new documents showing Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito as being more anti- abortion than originally expected. Then they examine the strategy for rebuilding the gulf region three months after hurricane Katrina.

------QPTR Category: Aging ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008410C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:44 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Tom Bearden provides a Science Unit report on the scientific discoveries made by David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School about the connection between genes and aging.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008418C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/13/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:09 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Medicare's prescription drug benefit program is set to begin in less than three weeks, posing many options for seniors looking to sign up. Margaret Warner discusses the program's options with Tricia Neuman, director of the Medicare Policy Project at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

------QPTR Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008417C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on how Oregon is trying to limit access to common medications that contain ingredients that could be used to produce methamphetamines.

------QPTR Category: American History/Biography ------NOLA Code: AMEX 001702C5 Series Title: American Experience Program Title: The Fight Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/12/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary

This program tells the interweaving stories of two extraordinary men, boxers Max Schmeling of Germany and American Joe Louis, culminating in what was arguably the most politicized sporting event in history: the 1938 heavyweight championship of the world.

NOLA Code: COSE 011239C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/1/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose sits down with John Hope Franklin to discuss civil rights, racial equality, his personal life and struggles with racism, and his new autobiography, "Mirror to America".

NOLA Code: MLNH 008417C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown looks back on the influential comedy career of Richard Pryor.

NOLA Code: PEFI 000104C2 Series Title: The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color Episode Title: Triumph Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/4/2005 11:00:00 AM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:50 Format: Documentary

The series concludes by covering America's efforts to win the war in the Pacific. Among the many scenes captured by color footage are U.S. troops staging a dawn landing on tiny but strategically important Tarawa; the U.S. attack on Iwo Jima and the raising of the American flag on Mount Surabachi; the desperate fight to save the U.S.S. Franklin after the aircraft carrier is hit and set on fire by armor-piercing bombs 50 miles from Japan; U.S. aircraft carriers under attack by kamikaze pilots during the battle for Okinawa; the funeral procession for President Roosevelt following his sudden death in April 1945; the devastation wrought on Hiroshima by the atomic bomb; the Japanese surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri; and celebrations in the streets of New York marking the end of the war.

NOLA Code: SAMF 001508C2 Series Title: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Episode Title: The Secret Canyon Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/15/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Documentary; Magazine

The best-kept secret of American archeology is now revealed - an entire canyon of perfectly preserved 1,000-year-old remains. Who were these people - and where did they come from?

NOLA Code: AMEX 001006K6 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Reagan Episode Title: LIFEGUARD Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/26/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary; Other

In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Wilson Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century -- and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government and anti-Communism. One by one, his opponents underestimated him; one-by-one, Reagan surprised them, rising to become a President who always preferred to see America as a shining city on a hill.

NOLA Code: AMEX 001608C2 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Patriots Day Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Patriots Day -- It is 227 years since local American militias routed the British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord, but 65 men of his Majesty's 10th regiment and 67 American rebels are still fighting. This production takes a look at who they are and what has taken them on their personal journeys into the American past. The film follows the reenactors as they shuffle between their 18th and 21st century lives. It captures them building sets, planning military engagements, drilling, and rehearsing battles as well as celebrating Thanksgiving, moving house and working. In the end it shows that patriotism, a love of costumes, civic duty, an urge to perform and a passion for history all play a role in these recreators' lives.

NOLA Code: COSE 011251C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/19/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this episode of Charlie Rose, Charlie is joined by author Doris Kearns Goodwin. They discuss her new book, "Teams of Rivals, the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln." This book covers the personal life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet members.

NOLA Code: HOFS 000000C1 Series Title: Hoxie: The First Stand Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

In 1955, the school board of a small Arkansas town voluntarily integrated its schools, setting off the first confrontation with a growing southern movement to resist the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision. Despite threats from outside agitators, they refused to rescind their decision. Obscured by history's more widely known civil rights benchmark, Central High and the Little Rock Nine, the story of Hoxie is first and foremost a story about regular folks in extraordinary circumstances. In 2004, which marks the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board, this little town's courage and determination to follow the law and "do what's right" still inspire.

NOLA Code: IMAI 000000K2 Series Title: Imagining America: Icons of 20th Century American Art Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/28/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary

This two-hour art program presents some of the most important American artists and art in the context of the cultural and social transformations that defined the identity and nature of America in the 20th century. Each section of the film examines one of three basic questions: How do American artists represent the world around us? How do American artists represent themselves? How do American artists help us understand how mass media has transformed our sense of self and society? Through the work, ideas and lives of more than 50 leading artists and scholars, these questions stimulate the viewer to think about what makes us distinctly American.

The best-kept secret of American archeology is now revealed - an entire canyon of perfectly preserved 1,000-year-old remains. Who were these people - and where did they come from?

------QPTR Category: Arts ------NOLA Code: COSE 011241C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this episode of Charlie Rose, Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas sits down to talk about his political views, his new book, "Stop Killing Yourself with Your Knife and Fork," and his health. Then Adrien Brody joins Charlie to discuss his new film "King Kong."

NOLA Code: MLNH 008417C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown looks back on the influential comedy career of Richard Pryor.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008418C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/13/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Roger Rosenblatt reflects on Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel "Lolita," 50 years after it was first published.

NOLA Code: NAAT 001907C4 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: SONG OF THE EARTH WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/11/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:26 Format: Documentary

"Song of the Earth With David Attenborough"--In this exploration into the natural history of music, Sir David Attenborough leads viewers on a journey to discover how human music originated from the calls, cries and songs of animals.

NOLA Code: COSE 011250C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/16/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this edition of Charlie Rose, Time magazine editor James Kelly joins Charlie to discuss the magazine, the best photos of 2005, and the Time person of the year, who is to be announced soon. Then Tommy Lee Jones joins Charlie to talk about his new film, "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada." It is his directorial debut, but he also stars in the movie. Then Nicholas Negroponte of MIT joins Charlie to talk about his plan to build a $100 lap top computer for easy use by children who wouldn't be able to afford a high priced lap top. It will be just as fast if not faster and have many of the same capabilities of high priced competitors.

NOLA Code: COSE 011255C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/23/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this edition of Charlie Rose, Charlie is first joined by film director Rob Marshall. They discuss his new film, "Memoirs of a Geisha." They also talk about his experience working with international actors and the experience he had being in Japan. Then actress Diane Keaton Joins Charlie to talk about her new film, "The Family Stone."

NOLA Code: IMAI 000000K2 Series Title: Imagining America: Icons of 20th Century American Art Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/28/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: LCEL 000000K2 Series Title: L.A. Holiday Celebration 2005 Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/15/2005 9:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Performance

Discover the artistic and cultural diversity of Southern California. This one- hour music and dance special showcases a cultural mosaic of performers as African, Asian, European, and Latino backgrounds who come together to express the holiday spirit, and is hosted by comedienne Elayne Boosler.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008425C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Roger Rosenblatt reflects on his exasperation with the music of the season.

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NOLA Code: MLNH 008420C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:37 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Ray Suarez discusses globalization, and the resulting new world economy, with Thomas Friedman, columnist for The New York Times and author of "The World is Flat," and Moises Naim, editor of Foreign Policy Magazine and author of "Illicit."

NOLA Code: NBRT 025184K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeff Yastine fills in for Paul Kangas as he and Susie Gharib give a complete business, economy, and stock update. At the end of the show, Roy Krause the CEO of Spherion gives a commentary about the status of the job market.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025185K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News; Other

Jeff Yastine fills in for Paul Kangas and he and Susie Gharib give a full economy and stock update. They touch on such subjects as the holiday shopping season, and the unemployment rate.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000149M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/9/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Frances Moore Lappe, who is considered a leading thinker about the significance of individuals' choices in improving the world, talks with David Brancaccio about redefining our democracy from something done to us to something done for us. "People are just building up their citizenship and saying, 'Yes, I can help create the power to make democracy come to life to serve us.'" Lappe is author or co-author of fourteen books, including the three-million-copy bestseller DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET, which awakened a whole generation to the human- made causes of hunger. Her latest book DEMOCRACY'S EDGE reframes democracy as a powerful tool. It reveals the hidden story of a living democracy emerging to meet the unprecedented challenges of our time. Diane Wilson took on a giant chemical company and forced it to stop dumping chemicals along her beloved Gulf Coast, where she was a fourth-generation shrimp boat captain. David Brancaccio talks with the mother of five about her experience as a real-world example of how individual citizens can create change in a democracy. "I started out trying to go through the typical route, and I find out real quick that the regulatory process does not work," she says. Wilson chronicled the battle she took to the courts, to the gates of the chemical plant, and to the halls of government in the book AN UNREASONABLE WOMAN. Of her epic tale of nonviolent disobedience, direct action, and debilitating hunger strikes, the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE wrote: "This book does for environmentalism what ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN did for government reform."

NOLA Code: FRON 002305K3 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: Secret History of the Credit Card Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:54 Format: Documentary

The average American family today carries 10 credit cards. Credit card debt and personal bankruptcies are now at an all time high. With no legal limit on the amount of interest or fees that can be charged, credit cards have become the most profitable sector of the American banking industry: more than $30 billion in profits last year alone. FRONTLINE and the New York Times examine how the credit card industry became so pervasive, so lucrative and so politically powerful.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025195K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: News; Other

In this episode of the Nightly Business Report, Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib give a complete stock analysis and full economic news update. James Stack talks to Paul Kangas about the bull market and his predictions for the future. Then Myron Kandel gives a commentary about loans, particularly educational loans.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025202K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/27/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30

Retailers Are Finding Plenty To Celebrate This Season; Energy Outlook With Peter Rosenthal, Argus Media Group Editor; Weathering The Winter Amid Rising Natural Gas Prices; The Skinny On The New Food Labeling Rules; Commentary: The Informed Investor; Last Word: Leap Second; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.

------QPTR Category: Community Politics, Government ------NOLA Code: COSE 011241C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: MLNH 008417C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on how Oregon is trying to limit access to common medications that contain ingredients that could be used to produce methamphetamines.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004525C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear the Texas redistricting case. This case has been a four-year brawl of who-gets-the-votes and the same case that has Rep. Delay in so much legal trouble. Jeanne Cummings of The Wall Street Journal has been covering the story and shares her reporting.

------QPTR Category: Consumerism ------NOLA Code: FRON 002303M2 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Persuaders Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/13/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 01:20:40 Format: Documentary

Americans are swimming in a sea of messages. Each year, legions of ad people, copywriters, market researchers, pollsters, consultants, and even linguists - most of whom work for one of six giant companies - spend billions of dollars and millions of man-hours trying to determine how to persuade consumers what to buy, whom to trust, and what to think. Increasingly, these techniques are migrating to the high-stakes arena of politics, shaping policy and influencing how Americans choose their leaders. In "The Persuaders," FRONTLINE exposes the inner workings of the marketing and advertising industries, and the new and surprising methods they use to decipher who we are and what we want.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025184K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: FRON 002305K3 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: Secret History of the Credit Card Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:54 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: NBRT 025195K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: News; Other

NOLA Code: NBRT 025196K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/19/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News; Other

In this episode of The Nightly Business Report, as always, Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib give a complete stock analysis and economic news update. Susie talks to Scott Kessler to discuss the possible merger between AOL and Internet search giant Google. Also, Alan Blinder gives a commentary about the budget debate and federal spending. Finally, Scott Gurvey continues his report on gifts and gadgets for the Christmas season. Today the focus is on digital cameras and the software they require.

------QPTR Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008410C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:47 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NBRT 025193K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/14/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: News

In this episode of The Nightly Business Report, Susie Gharib and Paul Kangas give a full stock analysis and complete economic coverage. Hank McKinnell talk to Susie about the state of the economy and where it's going. We hear a story about a case of identity theft and the rising numbers of the crime in person and on the Internet. Finally, Terri Cullen gives a commentary about making sure you choose the right charities before donating your money.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000148M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOW investigates the latest on potentially deadly targets for terrorists- America's nuclear power plants, which have been the focus of increased security efforts since 9/11. While the industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission say the nation's nuclear reactors are up to meeting the terrorist threat, critics believe new security measures don't go far enough and that dangerous targets, including spent nuclear fuel rods stored outside the containment domes, remain exposed to attack. The report evaluates how vulnerable the facilities are to terrorism and sheds light on the new security standards. In October, the President signed a bill that gives broad immunity to gun manufacturers and retailers from civil law suits. And last year, the gun industry won a provision to block critical information on crime guns from reaching the public and even local law enforcement officials. Why would they do that? Insider Robert Ricker says it's because of profits. NOW talks to Ricker, the first major whistleblower from the gun industry, who says major gun manufacturers are deliberately looking the other way while some dealers sell their guns to criminals. Ricker, former executive director of the American Shooting Sports Council, is now battling the industry he used to protect and says they could do a lot more to take illegal guns off our streets. The candidates courted them as a key vote in the last Presidential election, but are things getting better or worse for America's struggling single women? NOW reports on what issues are important to single women through the eyes of one Nevada mom, who is trying to make ends meet in the face of skyrocketing health insurance and fuel costs.

NOLA Code: HOFS 000000C1 Series Title: Hoxie: The First Stand Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008422C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/19/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:24:51 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In response to a barrage of criticism, President Bush said Monday he did not break the law when he authorized spying on Americans suspected of ties to terrorism. Ray Suarez discusses the use of domestic surveillance in the anti- terrorism effort with Senate Judiciary Committee members John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. Russ Feingold, D-W i s .

NOLA Code: MLNH 008423C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:21:56 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday against teaching "intelligent design" in public schools. Margaret Warner gets an update from Laurie Goodstein of The New York Times. Then, Warner gets reactions from two lawyers involved in the case: Eric Rothschild, a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP, and Richard Thompson, president and chief council of the Thomas More Law Center.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004525C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

After months of resistance, the White House agrees to Sen. John McCain's amendment to ban cruel or inhuman treatment of terror suspects anywhere in the world. But is it a done-deal? There may be some Republican push-back. David Sanger of The New York Times tells of the dealmaking details and proposed new military guidelines.

------QPTR Category: Culture ------NOLA Code: IPAS 000000K1 Series Title: Inside Passage Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/14/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

This special explores the history, culture and natural beauty of the 1,000- mile-long waterway between Seattle and the Alaskan panhandle, with special emphasis on legendary native peoples, including the Tlingit, Lummi and Kwakwaka'wakw.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008410C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Richard Rodriguez reflects on the interior as well as the facade of a new San Francisco museum.

NOLA Code: AMEX 001608C2 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Patriots Day Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: COSE 011253C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/21/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60

The year in review with guests: Richard Corless, Lisa Schwartzbaum, David Denby, A.O. Scott.

NOLA Code: COSE 011260C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/30/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60

The year in review with guests: Spin Magazine's Sia Michal, The New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones, actor Ralph Fiennes, "Darwin" American Museum of Natural History curator, Niles Eldridge, actor Natasha Richardson, Vibe magazine's Mimi Valdes, The New York Times' Jon Pareles and director James Ivory.

NOLA Code: LCEL 000000K2 Series Title: L.A. Holiday Celebration 2005 Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/15/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Performance

------QPTR Category: Economy ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008415M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:04:21 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Kwame Holman reports on the fight in the House of Representatives over proposed tax cuts.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025186M1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/5/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this episode of the Nightly Business Report, Linda O’Bryon sits in for Susie Gharib. Jeff Yastine gives a full stock update, and Linda gives the latest economic news. Then Mark Zandi gives a commentary about the economy and the employment rate.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000148M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: WWIR 004524M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this episode of Washington Week, Gwen Ifill moderates discussions about the U.S detainee policy in Europe, the debate over the war in Iraq, and the state of economy in the U.S. today. Joining Gwen Ifill is Dana Priest, Martha Raddatz, and David Wessel. NOLA Code: COSE 011252C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/20/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this episode of Charlie Rose, Charlie is joined by author and columnist Thomas L. Friedman. They discuss his book "The World is Flat," and issues in the Middle East, particularly Iraq. They also discuss the energy crisis we are facing and our relationship with China.

NOLA Code: COSE 011256C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/26/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60

Charlie Rose interviews economist and Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman.

NOLA Code: FRON 002305K3 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: Secret History of the Credit Card Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:54 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: NBRT 025197K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: News; Other

Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib give a complete stock analysis and economic news update. The transit strike in New York is the first in 25 years and is costing the city tons of money; Scott Gurvey reports from New York with an update. David Berson of Fannie Mae talks to Darren Gersh about homes sales in the stock market. Finally Daniel Henninger gives a commentary about the drug industry and the ways they should change their business strategies to better benefit the people who need the drugs.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025198K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/21/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30

What's At Issue In The NY Transit Strike; Merrill Lynch's Richard Bernstein's 10 Forecasts For The Future; The Budget Bill Passes But Oil Drilling Stalls; Baby Boomers & Reverse Mortgages; "Money File"-Saving Saving Resolutions; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000150C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Scrooged: Is Congress playing Scrooge to America's neediest with deep cuts and tax breaks for the wealthy? Find out in DEFICIT ATTENTION DISORDER. Future vote: What do this weeks election’s mean for a sustained democracy in Iraq? David Brancaccio asks veteran reporter George Packer.

------QPTR Category: Education ------NOLA Code: COSE 011246C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this episode of Charlie Rose, Charlie sits down with two presidents of very prestigious universities. The first is Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University; the second is president Richard Brodhead of Duke University. They both discuss their schools, the different programs they have to offer, and how they're trying to make college a more available resource for education for kids who may not typically have the opportunity to go.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008413M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:06 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Ray Suarez talks to Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune about Tuesday's Supreme Court arguments in a case questioning whether colleges can turn away military recruiters in protest of the Pentagon's policy on gays in the military and still receive federal funding.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008429C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:02

John Merrow gives the second installment of a report on the difficulties of turning around a troubled inner city school.

------QPTR Category: Employment ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008425C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:16:54 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown reports on Thursday's decision by New York City transit union officials to end its strike that impacted some 7 million New York commuters. Then, Brown discusses the impact of the labor negotiations with Harley Shaiken, professor at the University of California at Berkeley, and Rick Berman, labor attorney and manager of the Employment Policies Institute.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008426C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:13

Kwame Holman reports from Northern Virginia on the tensions of hiring day laborers.

------QPTR Category: Energy ------NOLA Code: COSE 011245C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/9/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this episode of Charlie Rose, Stephen Gaghan, the director and screenwriter of the film "Syriana" joins Charlie to discuss the film, the process of researching for the film, politics, and personal experience with men of power in the oil industry.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008413M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:32 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on the race to develop and import liquefied natural gas.

NOLA Code: COSE 011252C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/20/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008424C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:56

Ray Suarez reports on Wednesday's showdown in the Senate on the budget, the Patriot Act and other matters including the filibuster by the Democrats to derail a plan to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Then, Suarez discusses what the Senate's actions mean with Jennifer Duffy, managing editor for The Cook Political Report.

------QPTR Category: Environment/Nature/Geography ------NOLA Code: COSE 011247C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/13/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this segment, Hank Mickinnell and Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy join Charlie to talk about their efforts of relief for the Pakistan earthquake victims.

NOLA Code: IPAS 000000K1 Series Title: Inside Passage Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/14/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008419C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:49 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Margaret Warner reports on the resignation of American Red Cross president Marsha Evans and the other troubles plaguing the organization, particularly criticism over its response in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina hit. Then, Warner discusses the problems facing the American Red Cross with Paul Light, professor of public service at New York University.

NOLA Code: NAAT 002111C4 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Flight School Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/4/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

The true story of endangered whooping crane chicks raised by a devoted team of scientists who come to work each day disguised as adult birds. When the chicks are ready, they are taught to migrate, following an ultra-lite aircraft down the East Coast of the United States. They are flying on a mission that could help save their species.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003005K7 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Mountain of Ice Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:03 Format: Documentary

Set in a monochromatic landscape of white ice and snow, this film brings the audience face to face with ice. Mountaineers and scientists explore Antarctica's highest peak, the Vinson Massif. The film is told through the voice of Jon Krakauer, mountaineer and best-selling author of Into Thin Air. This present-day expedition is interwoven with a look back at the race between Scott and Amundsen to reach the South Pole in 1912; Krakauer considers why one team failed and the other succeeded. The team's geologist, Dan Stone, conducts a study to better understand whether Antarctica is shrinking or growing.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000149M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/9/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: COSE 011254C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/22/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this episode of Charlie Rose, Charlie is first joined by former secretary of state George Shultz. They discuss politics, foreign policy, the war in Iraq, the country's relationship with Cuba, and the way the president will be remembered once his final term is finished. Then Jan Egeland, who is the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, joins Charlie to discuss the relief efforts of the Tsunami disaster and the deadly Pakistan Earthquake.

NOLA Code: COSE 011259C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/29/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60

Charlie talks to author, "To Bear Witness: A Journey of Healing and Solidarity,” Kevin Cahill, conservationist & photographer Hugh Morton and author, "What Remains", Carol Radziwill.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008422C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/19/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:03:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Winter storms have arrived in the valleys around Balakot in Pakistan. Bill Neely of Independent Television News reports on the struggle to survive there following the earthquake in early October.

NOLA Code: NAAT 001908C4 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: BIG RED ROOS Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/26/2005 2:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

"Big Red Roos"- The Australian Outback boasts spectacular blue skies and bright red sands. However, the unrelenting sun often causes temperatures to soar to over 120 degrees in the shade, and water is in short supply. Filmmakers discover how the kangaroo is able to thrive in this harsh environment.

NOLA Code: NAAT 002304K1 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Encountering Sea Monsters Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/18/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Science fiction writers have come up with strange depictions of alien life, but nothing to rival creatures with a beak like a parrot, no bones, three hearts, blue blood, skin that can change colors and arms growing out of lips. Scientists call them cephalopods (squid and octopus); they inhabit a world where cannibalism is a daily practice, mating can involve amputation, trickery is rife and size means everything - and nothing. Viewers follow a cameraman into the abyss and share his adventures with the planet's most cryptic and clever monsters.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003208K3 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Wave That Shook the World Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/27/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; News

On December 26, 2004, a series of tidal waves killed hundreds of thousands and devastated communities around the Indian Ocean. With around 100 tsunamis striking the world's coastlines each decade, NOVA investigates what made the recent event so powerful and catastrophic. In a special report show within days of this shocking disaster, NOVA's "Wave that Shook the World" presents a clear explanation and analysis of the tragedy, revealing exactly how these deadly waves were triggered by one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded this century.

NOLA Code: WISE 000000K1 Series Title: Window to the Sea Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/28/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

WINDOW TO THE SEA features stories from four of America's leading aquariums: Shedd Aquarium, Chicago; Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey; the New England Aquarium in Boston, and the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu. The program introduces viewers to many of the dedicated and fascinating people who work behind-the-scenes at aquariums. It is a remarkable and timely portrait of places that are making a difference in our understanding of life "under the sea." ------QPTR Category: Family/Marriage ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008427C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/26/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:33

Susan Dentzer revisits the family of Jay Briseno, a soldier who was critically wounded when he was shot pointblank while serving in Iraq in 2003.

------QPTR Category: Health/Health Care ------NOLA Code: COSE 011241C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: EADS 000000K1 Series Title: Ending AIDS: The Search for a Vaccine Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

ENDING AIDS... is the story of one of the greatest scientific and technological challenges ever -- the search for an AIDS vaccine, and of the people and organizations that are rising to meet it. While exploring some of the deepest mysteries facing science today, ENDING AIDS shows how the quest for a vaccine is also being shaped by social, political and economic forces, such as competing bureaucratic priorities and business incentives, the ability of governmental and non-governmental institutions to speed or slow development and testing of promising vaccines, and the heated ethical debates over where and how vaccine trials should be conducted.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008418C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/13/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:09 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008418C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/13/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:10 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown discusses Tuesday's announcement of a project that will attempt to decipher the genetics behind cancer with Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, and Dr. Anna Barker, deputy director of the National Cancer Institute.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000148M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: SOUF 000000K2 Series Title: SOUND AND FURY Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

SOUND AND FURY takes viewers inside the world of the deaf to witness a painful family struggle over the cochlear implant, a controversial medical technology that has had unprecedented success in helping deaf people, especially the young, to hear. While the medical community and the general public celebrate the implant as an overdue breakthrough in treatment for the deaf, many in the deaf community consider it a threat to their cherished language and way of life. Both sides agree that the cochlear implant is revolutionary, redefining what it means to be deaf.

NOLA Code: FRON 002211K3 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: Diet Wars Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/27/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

Americans spend $40 billion a year on books, products, and programs designed to do one thing: help us lose weight. From Atkins to Ornish and Weight Watchers to the Zone, today's dieters have a dizzying array of weight loss programs from which to choose-yet the underlying principles of these diets are often contradictory. Is low fat better than low carb? Is Atkins the answer? And has the USDA Food Pyramid done more harm than good? In "Diet Wars," FRONTLINE examines the great diet debate.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008431C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:49

Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser gives an encore report on U.S. soldiers experiencing post traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq.

------QPTR Category: Homosexuality ------NOLA Code: COSE 011243C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/7/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this episode of Charlie Rose, filmmaker Ang Lee and actor Heath Ledger join the show to talk about their new movie "Brokeback Mountain." The film is about two young cowboys from Wyoming who end up falling in love with each other but have to keep it a secret because both have wives.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008413M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Se g me nt: 00:12:06 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

------QPTR Category: Housing, Shelter ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008420C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Betty Ann Bowser reports on Hurricane Katrina evacuees from New Orleans that have been forced to relocate to Atlanta -- and the slow, often painful journey back home.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008420C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:59 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

On Thursday, the White House asked for another $1.5 billion to rebuild New Orleans' levee system, roughly doubling the federal commitment. Margaret Warner reports on the initiative. Then in a newsmaker interview, Warner discusses the levee rebuilding plan -- and what it means for the safety of New Orleans -- with Donald Powell, the federal coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004523M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

------QPTR Category: Immigration/Refugees ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008426C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:13

Kwame Holman reports from Northern Virginia on the tensions of hiring day laborers.

------QPTR Category: Media ------NOLA Code: FRON 002303M2 Series Title: Frontline Program Title: The Persuaders Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/13/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 01:20:40 Format: Documentary

Americans are swimming in a sea of messages. Each year, legions of ad people, copywriters, market researchers, pollsters, consultants, and even linguists - most of whom work for one of six giant companies - spend billions of dollars and millions of man-hours trying to determine how to persuade consumers what to buy, whom to trust, and what to think. Increasingly, these techniques are mi grating to the high-stakes arena of politics, shaping policy and influencing how Americans choose their leaders. In "The Persuaders," FRONTLINE exposes the inner workings of the marketing and advertising industries, and the new and surprising methods they use to decipher who we are and what we want.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008411C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:45 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Jeffrey Brown of the Media Unit reports on the debate over whether the U.S. military has been planting news stories in the Iraqi media. Then, Brown discusses the controversy with Ralph Peters, Army lieutenant colonel and author of several books about national security, and John Schulz, dean of Boston University's College of Communications and former professor at the National War College.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025187M1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this episode of the Nightly Business Report, Linda O'Bryan and Jeff Yasine again fill in for Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib. They give a full stock and economic update. Some of the stories from the broadcast include the New York Stock Exchange becoming a publicly traded stock to compete with its competitors. Also, the tough issue of advertising geared towards young children to eat junk food. Also, Sun Microsystems recently unveiled a new processor that works faster using less power. Then Kevin Mcormally gives a commentary on saving money and lowering taxes during the holidays.

NOLA Code: COSE 011250C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/16/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: MLNH 008430C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:12

Jeffrey Brown gives a Media Unit report on video-on-demand technology and how television content can now be watched on a variety of devices, from iPods to cellular phones to computers. Then, Brown discusses the latest technology devices with Walt Mossberg, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and Joshua Bernoff, vice president at Forrester Research, a technology and market research fi r m.

------QPTR Category: Minorities/Civil Rights ------NOLA Code: COSE 011239C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/1/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Charlie Rose sits down with John Hope Franklin to discuss civil rights, racial equality, his personal life and struggles with racism, and his new autobiography, "Mirror to America".

NOLA Code: COSE 011247C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/13/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Clips from past celebrities are shown praising the now late Richard Pryor, who died recently at age 65.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008413M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune considers issues of race and sports.

NOLA Code: HOFS 000000C1 Series Title: Hoxie: The First Stand Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: LCEL 000000K2 Series Title: L.A. Holiday Celebration 2005 Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/15/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Performance

NOLA Code: MLNH 008426C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:13

Kwame Holman reports from Northern Virginia on the tensions of hiring day laborers.

------QPTR Category: National Politics/Government ------

NOLA Code: COSE 011244C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this episode of Charlie Rose, Karen Hughes joins Charlie to discuss politics, her relationship with the president, and the things she has to deal with when working so closely with the White House staff. Then Bill Flanagan of MTV and Joe Levy of Rolling Stone join Charlie to remember the life of John Lennon. They discuss their personal feelings about the artist, his music, and Lennon and the Beatles made music history.

NOLA Code: COSE 011245C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/9/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: MLNH 008412M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:19:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Before departing for Europe Monday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice vigorously defended the CIA practice of snatching and transferring terror suspects for questioning without a trial, saying that so-called renditions have been used by previous administrations and foreign governments to immobilize major terrorists. Margaret Warner leads a debate on the practice with two former CIA officers, John Brennan and Reuel Gerecht.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008414M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/7/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:22:52 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

President Bush spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations Wednesday about rebuilding Iraq. Margaret Warner gets two reactions to the speech; first from Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Then, from James Kunder, assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

NOLA Code: NOWD 000148M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NOWD 000149M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/9/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: WWIR 004523M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: WWIR 004524M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: AMEX 001006K6 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Reagan Episode Title: LIFEGUARD Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/26/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary; Other

NOLA Code: COSE 011254C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/22/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: MLNH 008421C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:31:50 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Jim Lehrer for analysis of Lehrer's interview with President Bush and other political developments this week.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008422C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/19/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:24:51 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NOWD 000150C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: WWIR 004525C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

TIME Magazine's Karen Tumulty explains the White House strategy to bring President Bush's sagging approval ratings back to life. The president begins with news admitting that he relied on flawed intelligence in bringing war to Iraq. What can the White House do to make his next year in office a "turning point year"?

NOLA Code: WWIR 004527C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/30/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30

We take a look ahead tonight to what is shaping up to be a very eventful 2006 with David Broder of The Washington Post, Janet Hook of the Los Angeles Times, Gebe Martinez of the Houston Chronicle and Jeanne Cummings of The Wall Street Journal.

------QPTR Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD ------NOLA Code: NOWD 000148M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008429C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:02

John Merrow gives the second installment of a report on the difficulties of turning around a troubled inner city school.

------QPTR Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports ------NOLA Code: AMEX 001702C5 Series Title: American Experience Program Title: The Fight Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/12/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: MLNH 008413M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune considers issues of race and sports. ------QPTR Category: Religion/Ethics ------

NOLA Code: MLNH 008423C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:21:56 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008428C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:29

A panel from Seoul National University recently announced it had found deliberate deception in the work of a team of scientists led by Woo Suk Hwang, which claimed to have achieved a breakthrough in stem cell research. Susan Dentzer of the Health Unit provides an update. Then, Ray Suarez discusses the scandal and its implications for the scientific community with Donald Kennedy, editor of Science; Laurie Zoloth, director of the Center of Bioethics, Science and Society at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine; and David Scadden, doctor and researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and co- director of the Harvard University Stem Cell Institute.

------QPTR Category: Science/Technology ------NOLA Code: COSE 011248C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/14/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Tonight on Charlie Rose, Charlie sits down with two of the most respected scientists in the country, Edward O. Wilson and James D. Watson. They specialize in the theory of evolution and feel Charles Darwin was the most important scientist to ever live. They have written two new books about Darwin: Wilson's is called "From so Simple a Beginning" and Watson's, "Darwin, the Indelible Stamp." They discuss the books and the life and discoveries of Darwin.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008410C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:44 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Tom Bearden provides a Science Unit report on the scientific discoveries made by David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School about the connection between genes and aging.

NOLA Code: NBRT 025192K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/13/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News; Other

In this episode of the Nightly Business Report, Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib give a complete stock analysis and economic news update. The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and Susie Gharib sits down with Michelle Girard and Mike Holland to discuss how this is going to effect the economy and trading. Also, one of the more interesting stories from the broadcast was that Intel is planning on making home devices to monitor seniors and people with Parkinson's. These devices will also be able to tell when they haven't taken their medications and will remind them when to do so. Also, the Virgin corporation just spent 225 million dollars on building a space program that will allow people with big incomes to take a ride into space. Cost of a ticket now is about 200,000 dollars.

The best-kept secret of American archeology is now revealed - an entire canyon of perfectly preserved 1,000-year-old remains. Who were these people - and where did they come from?

NOLA Code: SLOE 000102K4 Series Title: SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES: A "NOVA" SPECIAL PRESENTATION Episode Title: PHARAOH'S OBELISK Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/13/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other

In the original SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES, a team of experts, working with a precut obelisk 43 feet tall, learned how to lash it to a sled and move its 40 tons with the help of lubricants and log rollers. They succeeded in coaxing it down an incline until one edge rested in the turning groove that allows each obelisk to be hinged up onto its pedestal. However, limited by time and budget, they were unable to lever or pull the great stone upright. It rests today at a 40-degree angle, just where they left it three years ago. Now, they return to Egypt to make a second attempt and to tackle the equally formidable challenge of discovering how the ancient Egyptians transported their finished obelisks more than 100 miles to sites like the Great Temple of Amun-Re outside Luxor.

NOLA Code: SOUF 000000K2 Series Title: SOUND AND FURY Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: COSE 011257C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/27/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60

Charlie Rose interviews personal technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Walter Mossberg, and founder & CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008428C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:29

NOLA Code: MLNH 008430C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:12

NOLA Code: NOVA 003001K5 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Spies That Fly Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:49:38 Format: Documentary

The air war in Afghanistan showed that sometimes the hottest pilots are sitting on the ground operating the remote controls of UAVs -- or unmanned aerial vehicles. In newly declassified footage, "Spies That Fly" reveals the astounding capabilities of UAVs and the ambitious plans for future models.

------QPTR Category: Social Services ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008419C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:49 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

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NOLA Code: MLNH 008415M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:12 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Margaret Warner looks at the role of the federal Air Marshal Service after Wednesday's fatal shooting of a passenger suspected of bringing a bomb on an airplane. Then, Warner speaks with Charles Slepian, security analyst and the founder of the Foreseeable Risk Analysis Center, about the training regime for air marshals.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008425C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:16:54 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008428C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:32

Tom Bearden reports on efforts to protect passenger planes from the threat of terrorist missiles. ------QPTR Category: Urban Development, Urban Decay ------NOLA Code: COSE 011240C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/2/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

In this episode of Charlie Rose, Charlie sits down with architect Thom Mayne to discuss his work, his personal life, and his inspirations. They also discuss his recent winning of the Pritzker Prize.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008410C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

Essayist Richard Rodriguez reflects on the interior as well as the facade of a new San Francisco museum.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008420C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:59 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: COSE 011258C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/28/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60

Charlie interviews architecture critic for The New York Times, Nicolai Ouroussoff, and author of "New Art City", Jed Perl.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008430C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:05

In an encore report, Ray Suarez looks at the controversy in Brooklyn over a proposed billion-dollar residential and commercial center that would tear down a mix of derelict storefronts and empty lots.

------QPTR Category: War/Veterans/National Security ------NOLA Code: COSE 011244C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: MLNH 008412M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:19:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: MLNH 008413M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:06 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: NOWD 000148M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: WWIR 004523M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: WWIR 004524M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

In this episode of Washington Week, Gwen Ifill moderates discussions about the U.S detainee policy in Europe, the debate over the war in Iraq, and the state of economy in the U.S. today. Joining Gwen Ifill is Dana Priest, Martha Raddatz, and David Wessel. NOLA Code: AMEX 001608C2 Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Program Title: Patriots Day Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: COSE 011252C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/20/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOLA Code: COSE 011254C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/22/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: MLNH 008423C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:38 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

The Bush administration has recently come under fire for authorizing the National Security Agency to spy on people in the United States suspected of terrorism ties. Gwen Ifill discusses the powers of the NSA with John McLaughlin, senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University and former acting director of the CIA, and James Bamford, author of two books about the NSA.

NOLA Code: MLNH 008424C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:50

Saddam Hussein returned to the courtroom Wednesday after a two-week absence. Margaret Warner speaks with Feisal Istrabadi, Iraqi deputy ambassador to the United Nations, and Miranda Sissons, senior associate at the International Center for Transitional Justice, on how this trial stacks up to other noted war crimes tribunals.

NOLA Code: NOVA 003001K5 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Spies That Fly Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/20/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:49:38 Format: Documentary

NOLA Code: NOWD 000150C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

Scrooged: Is Congress playing Scrooge to America's neediest with deep cuts and tax breaks for the wealthy? Find out in DEFICIT ATTENTION DISORDER. Future vote: What do this week’s elections mean for a sustained democracy in Iraq? David Brancaccio asks veteran reporter George Packer.

NOLA Code: WWIR 004525C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

All eyes are upon Iraq as the votes are counted. As many as ten-million Iraqis turned out to vote for a 275-member assembly, the first parliament of the constitutional government. Is this the beginning of the end, or just the end of the beginning? Los Angeles Times' Doyle McManus updates with the latest.

------QPTR Category: Women ------NOLA Code: NOWD 000148M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News

NOW investigates the latest on potentially deadly targets for terrorists- America's nuclear power plants, which have been the focus of increased security efforts since 9/11. While the industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission say the nation's nuclear reactors are up to meeting the terrorist threat, critics believe new security measures don't go far enough and that dangerous targets, including spent nuclear fuel rods stored outside the containment domes, remain exposed to attack. The report evaluates how vulnerable the facilities are to terrorism and sheds light on the new security standards. In October, the President signed a bill that gives broad immunity to gun manufacturers and retailers from civil law suits. And last year, the gun industry won a provision to block critical information on crime guns from reaching the public and even local law enforcement officials. Why would they do that? Insider Robert Ricker says it's because of profits. NOW talks to Ricker, the first major whistleblower from the gun industry, who says major gun ma nufacturers are deliberately looking the other way while some dealers sell their guns to criminals. Ricker, former executive director of the American Shooting Sports Council, is now battling the industry he used to protect and says they could do a lot more to take illegal guns off our streets. The candidates courted them as a key vote in the last Presidential election, but are things getting better or worse for America's struggling single women? NOW reports on what issues are important to single women through the eyes of one Nevada mom, who is trying to make ends meet in the face of skyrocketing health insurance and fuel costs.

------QPTR Category: Youth ------NOLA Code: COSE 011246C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 12/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review

NOLA Code: NBRT 025187M1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 12/6/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News