REMEMBER THE STORY OF BERT’S BLANKET?

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for a classic Sesame Street music clip. How about the story of Bert’s Blanket? The way the song starts, and how Bert has just laid his head down, reminds me of the opening scene in Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets with Harvey Keitel and the Ronettes “Be My Baby.”
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KEN BURNS ON THE LATE SHOW

I could probably post every day about nothing but THE WAR and what people are writing about it. It’s too easy. It’s great posting reviews from the TV Critics, but sometimes what the non-critics are saying is even more moving. Ken Burns was on The Late Show with David Letterman last night. Michael Z. McIntee, [...]

ROSEANNE CASH ON THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW

This past August, NPT broadcast Johnny Cash: A Man and His Vision, which compiled some of the best performances from the late 60s/early 70s The Johnny Cash Show. It was a fantastic program, split into an hour of stellar pop and rock performances and an hour of equally stellar country performances. I was working the [...]

THE BAREFOOT FARMER IN THE TENNESSEAN

Ken Beck has a great profile of Jeff Poppen, aka the Barefoot Farmer, in the Tennessean. NPT viewers will recognize Poppen from his appearances on Volunteer Gardener. Beck writes about Poppen’s upcoming biodynamic Harvest Festival, now its 12th year. The celebration, which takes place Friday through Sunday at Long Hungry Creek Farm near Red Boiling [...]

THE WAR IN THE CITY PAPER, ON COUNTDOWN AND MORE

Did we mention that the new Ken Burns’ documentary THE WAR premieres this Sunday, September 23 at 7:00 p.m. CT on NPT-Channel 8 and PBS Stations nationwide?
Ron Wynn in the Nashville City Paper says THE WAR is “….a poignant and comprehensive look at World War II that’s historically valuable and succeeds as an entertainment [...]

PRESS CLIPPINGS FOR THE WAR

Press Coverage for THE WAR, Ken Burns’ 15-hour, seven-part film on WWII, has been immense. The film starts on September 23 at 7:00 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8 (in HD on Comcast Ch. 240 and Charter Ch. 788) and PBS Stations nationwide. Here’s a collection of some national and local clips.
Newsweek Cover Story
US News & World [...]

SEEING IN THE DARK — AND THE NASHVILLE SKY TONIGHT

Put that HDTV to good use tonight. At 7:00 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8, and broadcast in high definition on Comcast Channel 240 and Charter Channel 788, is famed astronomer and popular science author Timothy’s Ferris’ Seeing in the Dark. The one-hour film includes stunning astrophotography and educational and inspiring interviews with both professional and amateur [...]

SHARE YOUR OWN STORY ABOUT “THE WAR”

Thanks to all who came to the Nashville Public Library in Downtown on Saturday, September 15, to preview Ken Burns’ THE WAR and learn about the Veteran’s History Project. We hope you enjoyed it. Special thanks to the Library for hosting it.
Ken Burns’ THE WAR explores the history and horror of WWII from an American [...]

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET … IDOL!

Playbill Arts reports that in honor of the 30th anniversary of Metropolitan Opera telecasts on PBS, Thirteen/WNET’s Great Performances at the Met series is preparing a special program titled Great Moments at the Met: Viewer’s Choice. The program will be a showcase of fans’ favorite televised Met moments, chosen through online voting on the PBS [...]

EASTWOOD’S LOOK AT BENNETT ONE OF AMERICAN MASTERS’ FINEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Tonight on AMERICAN MASTERS (NPT-Channel 8, 8:00-9:30 p.m.), executive producer Clint Eastwood gives us Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends. Bennett has been in the business more than 50 years, selling 50 million records and reaping 15 Grammy awards, including two at age 80. The film tells the story of a common man with an [...]