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A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway
Television
A one-hour documentary by Rick Sebak and WQED on America's first coast-to-coast highway and the people who helped to finance and construct the road that ran from Times Square in New York to Lincoln ...
Adoption: An American Revolution
Television
A two-hour documentary special exploring the transformation taking place in contemporary adoption and the far-reaching impact on American public and private life. A primetime programming project in ...
African American Experience
Television
Executive production of the groundbreaking African American History and Culture Web site's content, organization and sustainability.
African American World Interstitials
Television
Interstitial materials for broadcast to increase awareness of public TV's commitment to diversity, the African-American World portal Web site and African-American programming from both PBS and NPR.
African Americans and Islam Research and Development
Television
An America at a Crossroads Research and Development project examining the effects of 9/11 on African-American Muslims and the emotions and tensions surrounding issues of national and religious ...
African Dreams
Television
A two-hour film presented by scholar and history detective Tukufu Zuberi examining Africa's postcolonial era starting with the birth of the Independence Movement in 1945. A primetime programming ...
Age of AIDS
Television
A four-part series of one-hour episodes on the history of AIDS, which chronicles the epidemic from its roots in Africa to its status today as a global crisis. The series was presented by Frontline.
Alexander Hamilton: The Battle for America's Soul
Television
This two-part series examines Hamilton's life, his influence on the early years of the republic, and the politics of the day in an effort to understand a man whose standing has been largely ...
America Rebuilds
Television
A trilogy that began with America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero, documenting the ongoing process of rebuilding the World Trade Center site. A special programming project in collaboration with PBS ...
American Creole: New Orleans Reunion
Television
A one-hour special about the efforts of New Orleans bandleader Don Vappie to "bring the music home" by convincing his extended family of professional musicians and his own bandmates to return for a ...
American Experience: History of New Orleans
Television
An American Experience city-biography two-hour special on New Orleans that explored the city's cultural heritage, racial history, class structures and struggles against the forces of nature over the ...
American Family
Television
Funding for a contemporary drama about a Latino family in Los Angeles. A primetime programming project in collaboration with PBS.
America's Best Idea: Our National Parks
Television
A five-part series (two hours per episode) telling the stories of five of the nation's most important and most heavily visited National Parks -- Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, Acadia, ...
An American Family: The Final Episode (Working Title)
Television
Final chapter in the Loud family's public television history, which began with the 1973 landmark series An American Family.
Ancient Greek Olympics
Television
This series about the original ancient Greek Olympics marks the return of the Olympic Games to Athens in 2004. A primetime programming project in Collaboration with PBS and Carlton Television.
Andrew Jackson and the Shaping of America
Television
A two-part series of one-hour shows examining one of the most important and controversial presidencies in American history and the issues that bitterly divided the nation during the tumultuous ...
Arabic Music in America
Television
An America at a Crossroads documentary chronicling a group of top Arab singers on their first visit to the United States and the musicians' hopes and dreams, but also their fears of leaving their ...
Arabic Music Succeeding in America Research and Development
Television
An America at a Crossroads Research and Development project following a group of top Arab singers touring the United States for the first time and on the musicians' hopes and dreams, as well as ...
Armies of One
Television
Two-hour special about the recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Told by the recipients themselves, the show reflects the varied experiences, individual heroism and broader social history ...
Art in the 21st Century
Television
Funding for the four-part (60 minutes per episode) series exclusively devoted to contemporary visual art and artists working in the United States today.
Auschwitz and the Nazi State
Television
Six-part (60 minutes per episode) documentary series about the design, operation and business of Auschwitz. The series, to be broadcast January 2005 to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the ...
Behind the Veil in Iran: The Pink Revolution Research and Development
Television
An America at a Crossroads Research and Development project examining the world of women in Iran through strong personal stories and presented by Azadeh Moaveni, daughter of the Iranian exile ...
Between the Lions
Television
Funding for the award-winning children's reading show.
Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Education Initiative Promise
Television
A one-hour documentary and companion Web site examining the historical and contemporary issues related to the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Beyond the Dream: Rediscovery of California
Television
Four-part documentary series exploring the dynamics of culture, identity and civic engagement in California, the most multiethnic state in America.
Bio-Terror: Coping With a New Reality
Television
Thirty-minute documentary hosted by Scott Simon with a range of bioterrorism experts. A special programming project in collaboration with PBS in response to the events of September 11, 2001.
Breaking the Cycle
Television
Two-hour special about poverty in America, documenting the struggles of 12 families who are either welfare recipients or members of the working poor.
Broadway
Television
Six-part (60 minutes per episode) performance series that explores and celebrates how the Broadway musical came into being, how it changed over the course of the 20th century, and what it tells us ...
Brown Is the New Green (formerly Latinos: Marketing and Media and Latinos: Here and Now)
Television
A 60-minute program that surveys Latino life in America, using the themes of origins, politics, marketing and media, and assimilation, as explored by comic George Lopez.
By All Means Necessary
Television
This film intends to take a critical look at how and why America came to deal with the rest of the world in the ways that it did during the administration of George W. Bush, including the origins of ...
By All Means Necessary Research and Development
Television
An America at a Crossroads Research and Development project looking at President Bush's approach to foreign policy in the post-9/11 world that has proven persuasive to Americans but divided ...
By The People
Television
Multi-faceted project that seeks to enlarge the nation's foreign policy dialogue using local and national television. A special programming project in collaboration with PBS in response to the ...
Campus Battleground (formerly Studying Hatred)
Television
This one-hour film examines concerns that a new form of anti-Semitism may be emerging on American college campuses since 9/11. Some experts have voiced concern that student organizations and ...
Capitol Concerts Additional Funding
Television
Additional funding to cover increased production costs due to September 11. A special programming project in collaboration with PBS in response to the events of September 11, 2001.
Carrier
Television
A 10-part reality series tracking the crew of the U.S.S. Nimitz on a six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf from its home port of San Diego in 2005. This character-driven series provides an ...
Caught in the Crossfire: Arab-Americans in War Time
Television
Hour-long documentary about the experience of Arab-Americans since September 11. A special programming project in collaboration with PBS in response to the events of September 11, 2001.
China from the Inside (formerly Mind of China)
Television
A series of four one-hour episodes about China's history and its place in the modern world. The series examines the problems of governing this vast and disparate country; China's history and move ...
Chisholm for President
Television
One-hour documentary about Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.
Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain
Television
A two-hour special on the rise and fall of de facto pluralism in medieval Spain and the creation of a society that was a part of both Christian Europe and the Muslim Middle East. The documentary will ...
Citizen Soldiers
Television
This is an hourlong film on the U.S. Army Reserves and their extraordinary contribution to the war on terror, which tells the story of the Bravo Company of the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment ...
Citizen Soldiers Research and Development
Television
An America at a Crossroads Research and Development project exploring how the war on terror has stretched the American army, requiring more Reserve units to be called into active duty for longer ...
Colonial House
Television
Eight-part (60 minutes per episode) series of an experiment in living history, tackling head on an iconic moment in American history when power began to shift from the old world to the new, with 25 ...
Colorvision
Television
Six-part limited anthology series made up of the works of Asian American, Pacific Islander, Native American, Latino and African American filmmakers.
Commanding Heights
Television
A five-hour series examining the ongoing evolution of the world's economy. A primetime programming project in collaboration with PBS.
Cosmopolitan
Television
An hour-long drama that tells the story of a first-generation Indian-American adjusting to life in the suburbs after his wife leaves the marriage taking his daughter with her.
Craft in America
Television
This three-part series of one-hour programs explores the vitality, history, and significance of the craft movement in the United States. Using both historical context and living artists, viewers are ...
Crashing the Parties 2004: Third Party Politics in America
Television
A one hour special program examining the effects of third-party candidates on the ballot, blending history and contemporary politics, featuring current third parties and their contributions to ...
Crisis and Conflict: 108th Congress
Television
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer special to capture issues and conflicts surrounding the start of the 108th Congress post 9/11. A special programming project in collaboration with PBS in response to the ...
Crossroads Entry Station Additional Per-Program Services
Television
WETA will provide production oversight, packaging and/or presentation services for as many as 13 additional Crossroads productions either fully or partially funded by CPB. The funds in this contract ...
Crossroads Entry Station Packaging and Presentation
Television
WETA will coordinate and support the development of 14 programs created through the Crossroads initiative and handle the packaging, promotion, and broadcast of eight hours of programming to air as a ...