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AFTER THE WARMING (PBS, Nov. 21, 8 p.m. on most stations). Environmental documentaries continue to pour forth like acid rain. This one is sparked by a lucid, witty host, James Burke (Connections), who "looks back" from the year 2050 to see what disasters global warming has wrought...
MOTHER LOVE (PBS, debuting Oct. 25, 9 p.m. on most stations). Diana Rigg, classy host of PBS's Mystery! series, gets into the whodunit herself this time, playing a scheming woman who adores her son (James Wilby) as much as she hates his father (David McCallum...
Thus not only are the companies making money on jazz but the music is reaching a younger, far larger audience than ever before. At the same time, public interest in the music is being fed by the spread of jazz-education programs, the airing of jazz shows on PBS and some cable networks, and a spate of feature films glorifying the jazz mystique ('Round Midnight, Bird, Mo' Better Blues). As a result, people are beginning to get the message that jazz is not just another style of popular music but a major American cultural achievement and a heritage that must...
...NIXON (PBS, Oct. 15, 8 p.m. on most stations). A rich selection of old news clips, plus fresh comments from such former aides as John Ehrlichman and Charles Colson, make this three-hour American Experience documentary on the ex-President's life worth an evening...
...PBS's version of Roots week, as Ken Burns' masterly 12-hour documentary drew record ratings and reintroduced viewers to a crucial part of American history...