American Experience (season 17)

American Experience (season 17)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 11
Release
Original network PBS
Original release October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)

Season seventeen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 4, 2004 and concluded on May 23, 2005. The season contained 11 episodes and began with the film RFK.

Episodes

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Categories Original air date
1951"RFK"[1]David GrubinBiographies, PoliticsOctober 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
1962"The Fight"[2]Barak GoodmanBiographies, Civil Rights, Popular CultureOctober 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
The film chronicles the boxing matches between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.
1973"Fidel Castro"[3]Adriana BoschBiographiesJanuary 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)
1984"Building the Alaska Highway"[4]Tracy Heather StrainTechnology, WarFebruary 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)
1995"Kinsey"[5]Barak Goodman & John MaggioBiographies, Popular CultureFebruary 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)
2006"Mary Pickford"[6]Sue WilliamsBiographies, Popular CultureApril 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)
2017"The Great Transatlantic Cable"[7]Peter JonesTechnologyApril 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)
2028"The Massie Affair"[8]Mark ZwonitzerPopular CultureApril 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
2039"Victory in the Pacific"[9]Austin HoytWarMay 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)
20410"The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken"[10]Kathy ConkwrightBiographies, Popular CultureMay 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
Recounts the successes and failures of the Carter Family, the first vocal group to become country music stars, and the founding member A. P. Carter and his singing partners during the Great Depression.
20511"Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst"[11]Robert StonePolitics, Popular CultureMay 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)

References

  1. "American Experience | RFK". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  2. "American Experience | The Fight". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  3. "American Experience | Fidel Castro". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  4. "American Experience | Building the Alaska Highway". PBS. November 20, 1942. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  5. "American Experience | Kinsey". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  6. "American Experience | Mary Pickford". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  7. "American Experience | The Great Transatlantic Cable". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  8. "American Experience | The Massie Affair". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  9. "American Experience | Victory in the Pacific". PBS. June 6, 1944. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  10. "American Experience | The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
  11. "American Experience | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
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