Sunday, April 1, 2007

"The Mormons" on PBS

Have you all heard about this program which will be broadcast on PBS April 30th and May 1st in the Bay Area?

"The Mormons"
AN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - FRONTLINE Special Presentation (two 90-minute episodes, April 2007)
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest growing religions, and its influence circles the globe. The church has 11 million members today and over half of them live outside the U.S. Yet the birth of Mormonism and its history is one of America's great neglected narratives. This three-hour documentary brings together FRONTLINE and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in their first co-production to provide a searching portrait of this fascinating but often misunderstood religion. Produced by award-winning filmmaker Helen Whitney ("Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero," "John Paul II: The Millennial Pope"), the film will explore the richness, the complexities, and the controversies of the Mormons' story as told through interviews with leaders and members of the church, with leading writers and historians, and with supporters and critics of the Mormon faith.

3 comments:

Annie said...

I searched PBS's Frontline and couldn't find the dates for when it will be on Channel 9. Do you know?

Kathy said...
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Kathy said...

Here is what I found for KQED Channel 9
I did not include the listings for KQED HD

Episode #101
Mon, Apr 30, 2007 -- 9:00 pm
Wed, May 2, 2007 -- 3:00 am

Episode #102
Tues, May 1, 2007 -- 9:00 pm
Thurs, May 3, 2007 -- 3:00 am