American Experience (season 29)
Season twenty-nine of the television program American Experience aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 10, 2017 and concluded on April 12, 2017. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the film Command and Control.
| American Experience | |
|---|---|
| Season 29 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | January 10 – April 12, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 | 1 | "Command and Control"[1] | Robert Kenner | Politics, Technology, The Natural Environment, War | January 10, 2017 | |
| The film chronicles the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, part of a group of incidents known as "Broken Arrows", involving a warhead atop a LGM-25C Titan II missile near Damascus, Arkansas on September 18, 1980.[2] | ||||||
| 320 | 2 | "Rachel Carson"[3] | Michelle Ferrari | Politics, Technology, The Natural Environment | January 24, 2017 | |
| The film recounts the life of Rachel Carson and the impact of her 1962 book Silent Spring that warned of the dangers of pesticides.[4] | ||||||
| 321 | 3 | "The Race Underground"[5] | Michael Rossi | Politics, Technology | January 31, 2017 | |
| 322 | 4 | "Oklahoma City"[6] | Barak Goodman | Politics | February 7, 2017 | |
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The film chronicles the Oklahoma City bombing that occurred on April 19, 1995. Timothy McVeigh with accomplice Terry Nichols detonated a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 people. The bombing would become the largest attack of domestic terrorism in United States history.[7] Awards and nominations: Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination for "Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking" at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017.[8] | ||||||
| 323 | 5 | "Ruby Ridge"[9] | Barak Goodman | Politics | February 14, 2017 | |
| 324 | 6 | "The Great War (Part 1)"[10] | Stephen Ives | Native American History, Politics, War | April 10, 2017 | |
| 325 | 7 | "The Great War (Part 2)" | Amanda Pollak | Native American History, Politics, War | April 11, 2017 | |
| 326 | 8 | "The Great War (Part 3)" | Rob Rapley | Native American History, Politics, War | April 12, 2017 | |
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References
- "American Experience | Command and Control". PBS. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- Jenkins, Mark (September 15, 2016). "In Chilling Documentary 'Command And Control,' A Nuclear Explosion Narrowly Avoided". NPR. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- "American Experience | Rachel Carson". PBS. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- Routhier, Ray (January 22, 2017). "Maine Environmentalist Rachel Carson Focus of PBS Documentary Airing Tuesday Night at 8". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "American Experience | The Race Underground". PBS. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- "American Experience | Oklahoma City". PBS. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- Kenigsberg, Ben (February 2, 2017). "Review: 'Oklahoma City' Recalls a Chilling Attack With Lessons for Today". New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- "Awards & Nominations – Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking - 2017". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "American Experience | Ruby Ridge". PBS. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- "American Experience | The Great War". PBS. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
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