Saturday, January 3, 2004
I only caught a little bit of this the first time around, but it appears PBS is re-broadcasting The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color. This is old color film footage discovered, restored and assembled. The little bit I saw looked interesting the last time I saw it, so I'll be looking forward to watching it all tonight - even though it's a bit incongruous to have Martin Sheen as narrator on a show of this nature.
Two episodes are on my local PBS station tonight - check your local listings.
Part 1: Infamy (1919–1942)
Opening with some of the earliest color motion picture images ever filmed — of a victory parade in Paris at the end of World War I — this episode takes viewers from the years leading up to the outbreak of World War II to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.
Part 2: Battlefronts (1942–1944)
This episode covers the massive buildup of America's military and industrial capabilities, leading up to preparations for D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history.
Starting just before, at 8PM is also this interesting sounding show: American Experience:
War Letters
Hat tip to Blog Iran. I found this by following their pointer to the Frontline piece Forbidden Iran which will be airing Thursday.
