Thirteen’s September Pledge Drive runs from 10 pm on Friday, Sept. 5 through 5:00 am (late night) Sunday, Sept. 14, plus an additional day, Saturday, Sept. 20. See list of special programs on music or self-improvement, here.
Martha, due to an alphabet soup accident, is a talking dog (from the books by Susan Meddaugh) who can help kids 4-7 with their vocabulary. ‘Martha Speaks’ debuts Sept. 1, 3:30 pm with a special run of 3 programs. Read more here. Official site here.
Produced by The Jim Henson Co., ‘Sid’ is a animated series that encourages preschoolers to explore the science in the everyday, such as melting popsicles and sneezing. Thirteen will air 2 hours of ‘Sid’ on Sept. 1 at 10:00 am.
Kids’ site here. Parents read more here.
The Best Buy website has 3 songs from the Police ‘Last Concert’ encore from August 7 at Madison Square Garden, watchable online. They do “King of Pain”, “So Lonely” and “Every Breath You Take” here.
We’re excited to announce the launch of The Human Spark web site. A three-part series to be broadcast on PBS in 2009, The Human Spark will follow Alan Alda in his quest to find the answer to one question: “What is the nature of human uniqueness?” Read more…
For the Public Television benefit concert taking place on August 7 at Madison Square Garden, front-row seats and meet-and-greet packages were made available through ebay’s benefit auctions. See the list of all ticket packages up for bid; the auctions end on July 24.
Want to ask Kim about recent stories? Eager to know how she feels about the media’s coverage of religion? Curious about what it’s like to ask public figures about a topic as personal as their faith? Should religion be off-limits in politics? Go to PBS’ ‘5 Good Questions’ feature before July 18.
The spring 2008 CINE international Golden Eagle award winners were announced this week. Among them, many productions from WNET/Thirteen and PBS. Watch the winners online.
Moyers will be signing his book “Moyers on Democracy” at the Union Square Barnes and Noble next Tuesday at 7pm.
….Only some of many here:
You: Steps for Extending Your Warranty
The Brain Fitness Program
Grow Your Money with Jonathan Pond
Menopause and Beyond: New Wisdom for Women
See all descriptions (and some previews)….
