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APT Showers Stations with 18 HD Offerings in April
This April, APT offers stations a robust selection of lifestyle series and fascinating docs ideal for supplementing both their local as well as national HD productions
Balloon Fiesta
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DOCUMENTARIES
Captivating, Thought-Provoking & Entertaining
The Adventists (1x60 HD-Base)
Feeds March 28, 2010, 2000-2100ET
Explore the fascinating history and present-day realities (and some of the ironies) behind one of the few American-born religions: Seventh-day Adventism.
Balloon Fiesta (1x60 HD-Base)
Feeds April 6, 2010, 2000-2100ET/ HD03
High-definition cameras capture the mass ascensions, thrilling competitions and colorful characters of the 2008 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Bonaparte’s Retreat (1x30 HD-Base)
Feeds April 4, 2010, 1230-1300ET/ HD03
The documentary recounts Joseph Bonaparte's relationship with his famous older brother Napoleon, his escape to the United States after his brother's downfall at Waterloo, and his impact on America’s fascination with French history and personalities.
Death of the Old West (1x30 HD-Base)
Feeds April 4, 2010, 1200-1230ET/ HD03
In April 1909, a group of Ada, Oklahoma residents avenged the murder of a former U.S. Deputy Marshall by lynching the four suspects. Death of the Old West examines the chain of events that preceded the hanging and the fallout that still troubles residents and fascinates historians today.
Desert Reef (1x60 HD-Base)
Feeds April 14, 2010, 1300-1400ET/ HD03
The fossilized ocean reef in New Mexico’s Guadalupe Mountains tells a fascinating story of profound sea-level fluctuation and climate change more than 280 million years ago. Can Earth's ancient past help scientists better understand the dire proclamations and controversies surrounding global climate change in the modern world?
The Legend of Pancho Barnes & the Happy Bottom Riding Club
(1x60 HD-Upconverted Base)
Feeds April 4, 2010, 1400-1500ET/ HD03
The documentary chronicles the thrilling life and extraordinary times of aviation pioneer Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, one of the most colorful and accomplished women pilots of the early 20th century.
Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist (1x60 HD-Upconverted Base)
Feeds April 6, 2010, 1000-1100 ET/ HD03
Shot over the course of three years, Naturally Obsessed tells a vivid, suspenseful story about a trio of graduate students and their mentor in the molecular biology laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center.
A Necessary Journey (1x60; HD-Base)
Feed TBD
This visually compelling film follows the fearless, irreverent Binh Rybacki and her Children of Peace medical team on a transformational 17-day road trip through Vietnam, which she fled in 1975.
Painting Taos (1x60 HD-Base)
Feeds April 7, 2010, 1000-1100ET/ HD03
Expert interviews, diary entries and family photographs help piece together the colorful history of the six relatively unknown painters who turned a rough frontier town into the premier American art destination.
Richard Bangs’ Adventures With Purpose: Greece, Quest for the Gods (1x60 HD-Base)
Feeds April 4, 2010, 1500-1600ET/ HD03
In his seventh Adventures With Purpose special, renowned adventurer Richard Bangs embarks on a great odyssey through Greece to discover the meaning and relevance of Greek mythology today.
Survival: Lives in the Balance (4x60-HD-Base)
Feeds Tuesdays, March 28, 2010 - April 20, 2010 1100-1200ET/ HD03
This landmark documentary series about global health takes viewers into villages in the Philippines, Uganda, Niger and Bangladesh, where people die from conditions and diseases treatable in other parts of the world.
LIFESTYLE and more...
For Cooking, Travel & Art Enthusiasts
The Beauty of Oil Painting with Gary and Kathwren Jenkins (26x30 HD-Base)
Feeds Fridays starting April 2, 2010, 1030-1100ET/ HD03
With palette in hand and clean canvas before them, husband-and-wife artists Gary and Kathwren Jenkins introduce viewers to the art of oil painting from their studio and gallery in Reno, Nevada.
Biz Kid$ III (6x30 HD-Base)
Feeds Thursdays starting April 1, 2010, 1100-1130ET/ HD03
Movie spoofs, comedy sketches, and young entrepreneurs inspire kids to turn their passions into profit, while stressing the importance of saving, budgeting, investing and giving back to the community.
The Endless Feast II (8x30 HD-Base)
Feeds Saturdays starting April 3, 2010, 1730-1800ET/ HD03
The eight-part series brings together local farmers, food artisans, food lovers and star chefs, to explore the connection between the land and the food on our plates. Episodes feature dinners staged in beautiful outdoor locations, from farm fields to vineyards to urban community gardens, to celebrate food at its source.
The Great American Seafood Cook-Off II (1x30 HD-Base)
Feeds April 3, 2010, 1830-1900ET/ HD03
During this Iron Chef-style competition, 15 chefs create seafood dishes with ingredients from their home state or from local sustainable fisheries.
Katie Brown Workshop V (13x30 HD-Base)
Feeds Saturdays starting April 3, 2010, 1930-2000ET/ HD03
This season, Katie invites viewers into her workshop studio located on the shores of Lake Michigan where she shares more of her do-it-yourself cooking, gardening and decorating projects.
New Scandinavian Cooking (10x30 HD-Base)
Feeds Saturdays starting April 17, 2010, 1700-1730ET/ HD03
Andreas Viestad once again treats viewers to an eye-opening voyage through his native Norway, where he creates tantalizing recipes against stunning backdrops. Sara La Fountain and Claus Meyer join Andreas on his culinary adventures through Denmark and Finland.
Great Selects From APT Syndication
• Please note: rights to these Syndication titles must be purchased for broadcast. Contact Eric Luskin (firstname_lastname@APTonline.org) for pricing information and details.
There is no doubt that William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of any age. But what did he really look like? Could a painting now in Canadian hands actually be the true countenance of the quintessential English bard? Battle of Wills (1x52, HD) is the intriguing story of a painting that is confounding the art world. Releasing April 1, 2010.
Navy Heroes of Normandy (1x54, HD) spotlights a dedicated group of Navy veterans who set out to ensure that the crucial role they played on that day would never be forgotten. Release date is April 1, 2010.
As circulation and revenue at daily newspapers have plunged, thousands of journalists have been laid off and stockholders have forced top news organizations out of business. Stop the Presses (1x90, HD) goes inside the disheartened newsrooms of America to document this devastation, and journeys into the communities these papers serve to learn what readers think of journalism’s fate. Releases April 1, 2010.
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