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 | |
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| Season 29 | |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | January 10 – April 12, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 319 | 1 | "Command and Control"[2] | Robert Kenner | Teleplay by : Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser Story by : Brian Pearle & Kim Roberts | January 10, 2017 | |
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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.[1] | ||||||
| 320 | 2 | "Rachel Carson"[4] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | January 24, 2017 | |
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The film recounts the life of Rachel Carson and the impact of her 1962 book Silent Spring that warned of the dangers of pesticides.[3] Narrated by Oliver Platt. Voice of Rachel Carson: Mary-Louise Parker. | ||||||
| 321 | 3 | "The Race Underground"[5] | Michael Rossi | Michael Rossi | January 31, 2017 | |
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Narrated by Michael Murphy. | ||||||
| 322 | 4 | "Oklahoma City"[8] | Barak Goodman | Barak Goodman | 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.[6] Awards and nominations: Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination for "Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking" at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017.[7] | ||||||
| 323 | 5 | "Ruby Ridge"[9] | Barak Goodman | Barak Goodman & Don Kleszy | February 14, 2017 | |
| 324 | 6 | "The Great War (Part 1)"[10] | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | April 10, 2017 | |
| 325 | 7 | "The Great War (Part 2)" | Amanda Pollak | Stephen Ives | April 11, 2017 | |
| 326 | 8 | "The Great War (Part 3)" | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | April 12, 2017 | |
References
edit- ^ Jenkins, Mark (September 15, 2016). "In Chilling Documentary 'Command And Control,' A Nuclear Explosion Narrowly Avoided". NPR. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "American Experience | Command and Control". PBS. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Routhier, Ray (January 22, 2017). "Maine Environmentalist Rachel Carson Focus of PBS Documentary Airing Tuesday Night at 8". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "American Experience | Rachel Carson". PBS. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "American Experience | The Race Underground". PBS. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (February 2, 2017). "Review: 'Oklahoma City' Recalls a Chilling Attack With Lessons for Today". New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Awards & Nominations – Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking - 2017". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "American Experience | Oklahoma City". PBS. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "American Experience | Ruby Ridge". PBS. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "American Experience | The Great War". PBS. Retrieved April 10, 2017.