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Music/Entertainment 411 - March 2007 |
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National Geographic Channel Primetime Highlights For Week Of March 12 - March 18, 2007 (Programming Subject to change) Updated schedule available at: nationalgeographic.com/channel. Coming Soon… "A Man Among Wolves” Premieres Monday, April 16 at 9:00 PM ET/PT See a man living among wolves as the National Geographic Channel presents the unique story of maverick researcher named Shaun Ellis who raises abandoned wolf cubs and teaches them by example how to survive in the wild. In A Man Among Wolves, see how Shaun has given up everything to take a daring and unorthodox approach to understanding wolves’ every move — living and behaving like them, howling, licking and snarling like them, even eating carcass meat like them. This one-hour special documents this man’s incredible journey to better grasp the complex nature of wolf society by immersing himself in their world as their accepted leader. It is a curious study that provides Shaun with one-of-a-kind insight into this feared predator. "Air Emergency: Air France 358” (wt) Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 8:00 PM ET/PT (U.S. Premiere) Toronto, August 2, 2005: in a raging thunderstorm and after a difficult landing, Air France Flight 358 skids off the runway and crashes — causing the left engine to catch fire. More than 300 passengers and crew have only seconds to escape. With some of the emergency exits blocked by fire, frantic passengers fight through flames and thickening smoke. In less than three minutes, the plane is completely engulfed by fire. Miraculously, all on board escape but the crash investigation reveals that the weather may not have been the only cause. Join the National Geographic Channel for an incredible story of terror and survival in Air Emergency: Air France. Tuesday, March 13 at 9:00 PM ET/PT (World Premiere) On a remote ridge in northern Idaho in August of 1992, federal agents surround Randy Weaver and his family in their rural, mountain top cabin. After U.S. Marshals attempt to arrest Weaver for failing to appear in court on a gun charge, the FBI stages a military-like siege of the cabin and institutes a controversial shoot-on-sight policy. After an 11-day standoff, three people are dead, including U.S. Marshal William Degan; Weaver's wife, Vicki; and Weaver’s 14-year-old son, Sam. The incident led to one of the most intensive reviews of the FBI. Who fired first? And how did events at Ruby Ridge spiral out of control? In Standoff at Ruby Ridge, go inside the sequence of events with varying perspectives, including Randy Weaver and his daughter, U.S. Marshals, FBI snipers and the negotiator on the scene. Tuesday, March 13 at 10:00 PM ET/PT (World Premiere) The OJ Simpson Trial examines the broader issues behind “the trial of the century.” The program takes you to the night Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman were murdered, and explores the case as it unfolds. From the infamous white Bronco chase along Los Angeles freeways to the criminal trial and acquittal of football legend O.J. Simpson, this episode of The Final Report goes beyond the media circus by examining the criminal justice system, legal strategies, racial politics and the Los Angeles Police Department's methods. Wednesday, March 14 at 10:00 PM ET/PT (World Premiere) Who really were the first Americans? In Prehistoric Americans, National Geographic Channel sheds new light on the discoveries that challenge our earliest chapters of our history, long before Columbus ever landed. No longer is it universally accepted that the first Americans were hunters, who came over the Bering land bridge around 13,500 years ago. Using high-tech forensic science, see why some scientists believe that early pioneers, with a sophisticated understanding of engineering, arrived thousands of years earlier than we previously believed. Thursday, March 15 at 8:00 PM ET/PT (World Premiere) The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the wonders of the modern world. It is a marriage of human ingenuity and natural beauty. Join the National Geographic Channel as Impossible Bridges: Golden Gate explores the people, design and construction behind this renowned national landmark. See how designers and engineers overcame the near impossible by building this bridge — one of the longest in the world — in one of the most challenging environments on earth. "Impossible Moves: Houses" Thursday, March 15 at 10:00 PM ET/PT (World Premiere) National Geographic Channel follows two teams on a mission to move historic homes in Impossible Moves: Houses. First, head to St Louis, Missouri, to visit America’s leading family of mansion movers as they relocate an entire farm complex of historic structures — including a 400-plus ton stone farmhouse — to make way for a shopping complex. Then, head to New Glasgow, Nova Scotia where one home owner went to extreme measures to shorten her daily commute. Follow the father and son team hired to slice and dice her huge period home into four pieces and move it 20 miles closer to her workplace. Friday, March 16 at 10:00 PM ET/PT (World Premiere) Passengers on a whale-watching excursion in Monterey Bay, Calif. on Mother’s Day, 2004, witnessed a huge gray whale and her calf locked in mortal combat with a determined gang of killer whales. Using actual video footage from eyewitnesses and the latest scientific analysis, Whale Attack investigates this rarely seen assault and shows viewers how this attack changed our understanding of the secrets that lie beneath the waves. Sunday, March 18 at 8:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT (3 Hour HD Event) Savage, bizarre, hellish and beautiful: explore the Islands that Changed the World with National Geographic Channel’s three-hour high-definition event Galápagos. From erupting volcanoes, giant tortoises, leaping lizards, breathtaking views, diving birds and rarely filmed sites and creatures, go inside this living laboratory of evolution. Each hour of the special examines the islands from a different perspective. See descriptions for all three hours below. Does a glass bead from one of King Tut’s fabulous necklace offer clues to an ancient killer asteroid? A quest to uncover the origins of this strange yellow-green glass bead has led scientists to the discovery of a historic cosmic event in the Egyptian desert. What happened there 30 million years ago could happen again and threatens us all. With a team of scientists, NGC investigates the riddle of this glass bead and the possibility of a future event that could be more damaging than multiple Hiroshima bombs. In 1969, millions watched Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon live on television. Why then do some people claim this monumental achievement never really happened? Conspiracy Moon Landing explores why, so many years later, there are those who claim that the moon landings are a fraud on a huge scale. Many theories have tried to explain why numerous ships and planes have vanished without a trace in the region known as the Bermuda Triangle. Now, some believers think they may have found a missing piece to this mysterious puzzle. With a team of scientists, the National Geographic Channel embarks on an intriguing investigation as Is It Real? examines the evidence and separates facts from fiction in the Bermuda Triangle. Description located above in Premieres section. Description located above in Premieres section. Description located above in Premieres section. The Aryan Brotherhood is a secretive criminal gang that began inside California’s maximum-security penitentiaries and expanded rapidly into dozens of state and federal prisons across the nation. Outwardly a white power group, its real interest is in controlling drug and extortion rackets. Now, Explorer unveils this underworld society and comes face-to-face with some of the gang’s most infamous members, including a former Aryan Brotherhood leader who, by his own count, has killed 22 men in prison. Find out how the gang recruits the most lethal inmates and cultivates them into efficient killers. Examine the evidence of the gang’s murderous initiation rituals, decipher its complex communication codes and discover how these cunning inmates are able to command a vast criminal underworld — all from behind bars. During the super-carrier USS Forrestal’s first combat mission, a tragic accident leaves 134 men dead. A parked fighter jet accidentally fires a rocket and hits the fuel tank of another aircraft — causing a chain reaction of explosions that turns the ship into a blazing inferno and causes $72 million in damages. Using advanced computer simulations, Seconds from Disaster deconstructs, moment-by-moment, the dramatic chain of events leading up to this aircraft carrier explosion. Description located above in Premieres section. Description located above in Premieres section. John Deere is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural equipment. Known for its trademark green and yellow colors, John Deere has grown from a one-man blacksmith shop into a corporation that today does business around the world. Now, NGC takes viewers behind the scenes of John Deere’s Ultimate Factory in East Moline, Illinois to witness the birth of one of agriculture’s most vital harvesting machines, the STS Combine. With 3.4 million square feet of power, technology and engineering might, this Ultimate Factory houses more than 2,000 employees, 49 robotic welders, 8 laser cutters and 9 miles of overhead track. From exploring John Deere’s history to highlighting its latest innovations, Ultimate Factories: John Deere shows how this manufacturing giant has earned its slogan “Nothing Runs Like a Deere™.” Description located above in Premieres section. Two-year old Duke, a Doberman mix, has been banned from several dog parks because he instigates fights between dogs. Can Cesar Millan work with Duke and his owner to calm his assertive tendencies? Next, Cesar meets Lulu, an eight month old Pomeranian, who thinks she is the queen of the dog park. She charges the other dogs ordering them around, but when they turn on her, she doesn’t know what to do. The bossy Pomeranian may finally have met her match with Cesar. Finally, Cesar meets Sparky, a terrier mix, who acts uncontrollably aggressive towards other animals causing his owner to fear he may not pass the final test to become a service dog. But the real challenge is Sparky’s owner, AJ, who suffers from panic attacks. Will a trip to Cesar’s Dog Psychology Center calm AJ and Sparky’s anxiety? And will Sparky be able to pass the service test? First, Cesar meets Pasha, a lab/beagle mix, who is so vicious and uncontrollable she can’t be around other dogs. Owner Bradley Minkoff walks her three times a day but she still tries to bite joggers and growls at children. Pasha has been to a private trainer and dog training classes but neither had helped. How will Cesar help socialize this canine misfit? Next, Victoria McMinimy and Armin Rahm had been blissfully married just six weeks... until they put their dogs together! The biggest problem was Armin’s aggressive shepherd mix, Cosmo, whose belligerent behavior has escalated to biting. Victoria is expecting a child and she is concerned about Cosmo being too dangerous. Can Cesar help turn around him in time? Finally, Cesar meets Contessa, a 2-year old shar-pei who has a very unusual problem — she is aggressive toward the television set! In fact, the show she’s most obsessive about is Dog Whisperer! Will Linda and Nichols have to forgo Dog Whisperer forever? How will Cesar turn Contessa into a more polite television viewer? Description located above in Premieres section. Could there be a scientific explanation for the stories of sinister plagues and dark curses in Ancient Egypt? The Mummy's Curse is said to have protected the tomb of Tutankhamun for three millennia, but is there a scientific explanation for why this tomb remained uncovered for so long? And what of the terrible fate said to have befallen the archaeologists who entered the tomb in the 1920's? The Ten Plagues of Egypt are a seemingly incredible series of tragedies but could modern scholarship prove that these events might have actually happened in the way they are described in the Bible? In Curses of Ancient Egypt, NGC investigates recent scientific research that may cast a new light on these darkest mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Description located above. The Dead Sea Scrolls are considered one the most significant discoveries of the 20th century but also one of the most controversial. Representing nearly every book of the Jewish Bible and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, they provide intriguing insight into a passionate belief system which challenges long-standing traditions and beliefs. In Decoding the Dead Sea Scrolls, a dream team of archaeological and theological experts unravel their mystery and explores theories surrounding their creation, including the Church’s 50-year unofficial embargo on their publication. In hour one of Galápagos, discover the unique geology of the islands and how they came to be formed. Then climb to the rim of the Sierra Negra volcano on the island of Isabela and look down into the mouth of a modern-day volcano. Cameras capture the first eruption in 25 years — from the very edge of the lava flow. “The feet of my tripod melted and my lens got damaged,” recounted cameraman Paul Stewart. Stunning cinematography also takes viewers from the simmering summits to the bustling shores. Surf the waves with a 500-pound sea lion and marvel at the “beachmaster” protecting his access to females, and see the world’s only sea lizard that dives up to 30 feet under water to feed. The second hour delves deeper into these islands and what makes them a vibrant crucible of life. Follow Darwin’s legendary exploration as he journeys from island to island observing how nature evolves and adapts to survive. From finches to mockingbirds, explore the living laboratory of evolution that inspired Darwin, offering him additional clues as he unraveled one of nature’s greatest riddles and arrived at his theory of natural selection. And see for yourself the variations in the islands’ most famous occupants, the tortoises, from those with dome-shaped shells found at higher elevations to those with saddle-shaped shells found at lower elevations. The third hour of Galápagos highlights how these islands continue to be shaped by relentless forces of change. While life on the islands has proven both resilient and adaptable, recently, a threatening new force has emerged: humans. More than 100,000 visitors come to the Galápagos each year, and with them come non-native species and other intrusions that threaten the unblemished character of the islands. What can be done to curb these problems and protect this precisely balanced ecosystem? Today, it is our impact on Galápagos — and how we choose to manage it — that will determine the islands’ future. For more information, visit ngcgalapagos.com. |
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