American Experience
Season 29
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseJanuary 10 (2017-01-10) –
April 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)
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Season twenty-nine of the television program American Experience aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 10, 2017 and concluded on April 12, 2017. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the film Command and Control.

Episodes

See also: List of American Experience episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
3191"Command and Control"[2]Robert KennerTeleplay by : Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser
Story by : Brian Pearle & Kim Roberts		January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)
The film chronicles the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, part of a group of incidents known as "Broken Arrows", involving a warhead atop a LGM-25C Titan II missile near Damascus, Arkansas on September 18, 1980.[1]
3202"Rachel Carson"[4]Michelle FerrariMichelle FerrariJanuary 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)
The film recounts the life of Rachel Carson and the impact of her 1962 book Silent Spring that warned of the dangers of pesticides.[3] Narrated by Oliver Platt. Voice of Rachel Carson: Mary-Louise Parker.
3213"The Race Underground"[5]Michael RossiMichael RossiJanuary 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)
Narrated by Michael Murphy.
3224"Oklahoma City"[8]Barak GoodmanBarak GoodmanFebruary 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)

The film chronicles the Oklahoma City bombing that occurred on April 19, 1995. Timothy McVeigh with accomplice Terry Nichols detonated a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 people. The bombing would become the largest attack of domestic terrorism in United States history.[6]

Awards and nominations: Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination for "Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking" at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017.[7]
3235"Ruby Ridge"[9]Barak GoodmanBarak Goodman & Don KleszyFebruary 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)
3246"The Great War (Part 1)"[10]Stephen IvesStephen IvesApril 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)
Narrated by Oliver Platt. Voices: Blythe Danner, Brandon J. Dirden, Josh Hamilton, Campbell Scott.
3257"The Great War (Part 2)"Amanda PollakStephen IvesApril 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
Narrated by Oliver Platt. Voices: Jacob Pitts, Courtney B. Vance.
3268"The Great War (Part 3)"Rob RapleyRob RapleyApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)
Narrated by Oliver Platt. Voices: Christopher Gorham, Josh Hamilton.

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Mark (September 15, 2016). "In Chilling Documentary 'Command And Control,' A Nuclear Explosion Narrowly Avoided". NPR. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "American Experience | Command and Control". PBS. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Routhier, Ray (January 22, 2017). "Maine Environmentalist Rachel Carson Focus of PBS Documentary Airing Tuesday Night at 8". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "American Experience | Rachel Carson". PBS. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "American Experience | The Race Underground". PBS. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  6. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (February 2, 2017). "Review: 'Oklahoma City' Recalls a Chilling Attack With Lessons for Today". New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Awards & Nominations – Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking - 2017". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "American Experience | Oklahoma City". PBS. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "American Experience | Ruby Ridge". PBS. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "American Experience | The Great War". PBS. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
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