PBS offers intriguing programming, kicks off with look at 1960s

Published: 2005-09-09

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Don't expect "Fear Factor" bug-eating contests or "American Idol"-like competitions on your public television station. PBS continues to offer the most consistent quality programming on the tube, and this fall is no exception. This being PBS, it's always a good idea to check local listings. But there are plenty of gems worth hunting for. The distribution service -- technically PBS is not a "network" -- kicks off its season with a sort of tribute to the 1960s, anchored by the three-and-a-half-hour documentary "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" -- directed by Martin Scorsese, no less -- for the "American Masters" series Sept. 26-27. Other relevant programs include "Best of the Beatles," a look at the Fab Four through the eyes of their original drummer, Pete Best, Sept. 28-29; "The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation," Sept. 29; "Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop Music & Protest," Sept. 28; and even an edition of "Antiques Roadshow" that spotlights the 1960s, along the with the '50s and '70s, Sept. 26.

Copyright (c) 2005 Catholic News Service /U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The CNS news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed, including but not limited to such means as framing or any other digital copying or distribution method, in whole or in part without the prior written authority of Catholic News Service .