PBS NOVA: "The Elegant Universe" (Forwarded)

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July 12, 2003

PBS JOINS LEGENDARY PRODUCERS, AWARD-WINNING ACTORS, JOURNALISTS AND POPULAR
NEWCOMERS TO BRING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THE BEST MUSIC, DRAMA AND DEBATE IN FALL 2003

Martin Scorsese, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, Lily Tomlin, Tom Hanks, Don
Cheadle, Alex Kingston, Bryant Gumbel, Gwen Ifill, Christiane Amanpour, Ken
Burns, Keira Knightley, Sam Neill, Hans Matheson, Adam Beach, Peter Fonda, Wes
Studi, Eve Ensler and Many Others Lend Their Talents to PBS

This fall, PBS features the best of drama, music, public affairs, nature and
independent documentaries. Engaging programming from award-winning producers and
directors includes: Martin Scorsese's THE BLUES, a seven film series; Robert
Redford's second Tony Hillerman AMERICAN MYSTERY! special entitled A THIEF OF
TIME; Ken Burns' whimsical road-trip HORATIO'S DRIVE, featuring narration by Tom
Hanks; a provocative mini-series MATTERS OF RACE, a new season of INDEPENDENT
LENS, hosted by Don Cheadle, featuring 29 titles as well as new seasons of
returning favorites -- NOVA, FRONTLINE, NATURE, AMERICAN MASTERS, EXXONMOBIL
MASTERPIECE THEATRE, GREAT PERFORMANCES -- and a variety of holiday entertainment.

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October

NOVA "The Elegant Universe"
Premieres Tuesday, October 28, 8:00 p.m. ET

String Theory: It's the Holy Grail of physics -- the search for ultimate law and
order in the universe. And in the last few years, excitement has grown among
scientists as they have pursued a revolutionary, mind-boggling new approach to
unifying nature's forces. Physicist Brian Greene has a rare gift for conveying
physics in vivid everyday images, a gift that has turned his recent book, The
Elegant Universe, into a mighty bestseller. Now Greene brings his talent and
vitality to television for the first time. A highly innovative Matrix-like
production style makes the surreal world of string theory spring to life on the
screen.

November

NOVA "Wright Brothers' Flying Machine"
Premieres Tuesday, November, 11, 8:00 p.m. ET; Encore December 16, 8:00 p.m. ET,
the exact 100th anniversary of the first flight.

NOVA celebrates the centennial of man's first controlled, sustained and powered
flight. To bring the Wrights' technological genius to life, NOVA features
authentic replicas of their brilliantly conceived craft, as shown in thrilling
test flights. The climax is the construction and hopeful maiden flight of a
replica Wright 1911 Model B, the pinnacle of the brothers' accomplishments and
the world's first practical passenger-carrying flying machine, with all the
essential technical features of today's aircraft.

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