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Ellen Goodman recently reported a "debate" over the legitimacy of astrology on PBS's MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour, and I have heard Dan Rather proclaim that "astrology has been given a new legitmacy," as if it were a neutral fact. I think this new boom in superstition is bad news of the first order. Television coverage of late has been limited to interviews with psuedoscientists and their devotees, who naturally are gleeful about the recent turn of events. The press seems afraid to point out how stupid a belief in astrology is, how discredited a "science...
THIS HONORABLE COURT (PBS, May 2 and 9, 9 p.m. on most stations). A behind- the-scenes glimpse of the Supreme Court at work, in two parts...
...JAPAN (PBS, debuting April 4, 9 p.m. EST on most stations). From shogun days to postwar boom, a four-week look at the country's history and culture...
Wednesday, 21--In a simultaneous announcement, Harvard and the Public Broadcasting System reveal that Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III will replace the venerable Alastair Cooke as host of PBS's "Masterpiece Theater." When reached for comment, Epps said, "I feel this exciting new post is the culmination of my long, if not varied, career. I look to the future with my head held high and my hat doffed to those who will succeed...
...past four years, TWI has produced the Ivy League Game of the Week, which has been carried by PBS stations nation-wide. At least six games will be televised by ESPN during the 1988 season, with kickoff times scheduled for early afternoon, generally...