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October Programming
Space Week continues in October. Join us on October 1 at 9 pm for What Went Right followed by Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon and then Pioneers in Aviation: The Race to the Moon. Space Week concludes on October 2 with NOVA: Voyage to the Mystery Moon at 8:00 pm. At 10:30pm the final program will be aired, Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice.
October offers political coverage in support of the Presidential election in November as PBS Newshour brings you all three debates. On Thursday, October 2 at 9:00pm, the Vice Presidential candidates, Sarah Palin and Joseph Biden debate. On 9pm on both Tuesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 15, join us as the Presidential candidates, Barrack Obama and John McCain, debate.
American Experience brings you former Presidents. On Monday, October 6 at 9pm, Jimmy Carter is covered. Monday, October 13 at 9pm brings you Richard Nixon. Lyndon Baines Johnson history is covered on both Monday, October 20 and 27 at 9pm.
Frontline looks at issues in October as well with Cheney's Law airing on Tuesday, Oct 7 at 8 pm. Bush's War, parts 1 and 2, air on Wednesday, October 8 and Thursday, October 9 at 9pm. Tuesday, October 14 at 9 pm brings you The Choice 2008 which repeats on Sunday, October 26 at 10 pm.
On a lighter note, join us Sunday, Oct 5 at 8 pm for part 1 of Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Secret House of Death. Be sure to tune in for part 2 on Sunday, Oct 12 at 8 pm.
On each Sunday in October at 9pm, Masterpiece Contemporary brings you The Last Enemy. The Last Enemy takes an arresting and compelling look at how technology could transform Britain into a surveillance society - threatening human relationships and destroying trust.
From acclaimed screenwriter Peter Berry (Prime Suspect 6, Kiszko - A Life for a Life), The Last Enemy follows a group of characters - including a scientist, an aid worker, and a desperate father - who are each trying to deal with crises in their own lives when they unwittingly get caught up in a global mystery.
Following Masterpiece Contemporary on Sunday, October 12 stay tuned at 10pm for Funny Tunes: John Inman. We know he is one of your favorites! At 10:30 pm, the MPT production Thundering Hooves: Maryland Steeple Chase Racing premiers.
Your Brit Coms are on each weekday and each Saturday in October except for Saturday, October 29.
First Person Singular: Heather Sanderson
We know and love her as the Afternoon Tea Lady, but Heather Sanderson has another love....William Shakespeare. She did not come by this affection for the Bard early on in school. It was only later after she acted his plays and then as she experienced his work through the eyes of children that she began to really appreciate this giant of English literature.
The Tea Lady traveled to England this summer with members from her youth performance troupe, StagePlay to participate in Liverpool's Shakespeare in the City Festival.
The aspiring Shakespearian actors and actresses performed "A Bard Day's Night" (a creative blend of Twelfth Night and Beatles songs) at various locations throughout Liverpool, including the legendary "Cavern Club."
The fifteen day excursion took the teens from Colchester, Essex to Heather's home town of Clacton, to Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, and finally up through Liverpool, and London.
In an article in The Washington Post, Heather describes how she is fortunate to see the "world of pure imagination" through their eyes...
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Teletubbies named Christmas must-have
Eh-oh! The Teletubbies are set to return with a vengeance this Christmas. A toy made by Sutton-based Tomy has been named as the number one "must-have" gift. Hamleys, one of the world's most famous toy shops, released its Christmas list in which it predicts the big selling toys in the run-up to Christmas.
The West End-based retailer has revealed that the two toys expected to do battle for its coveted Christmas number one spot are Dance With Me Teletubbies and the Doctor Who Dalek Voice Changer. The Dance With Me Teletubby will sell for £34.99.
The Bafta-winning TV show merchandise will include all four of the characters who go by the names Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, La-La, and Po.
The hugely popular programme ran from 1997 until 2001 and has been shown in more than 120 countries, with re-runs still filling television time. Yvonne Lamb, from Tomy UK, said: "The Teletubbies are as loved as ever having celebrated an amazing 10 years on television.
"The new Dance With Me Teletubby is proving just as popular, being voted by Hamleys as the must-have Christmas gift for 2008."
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
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