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A Very Entertaining Saturday Night
Comedian of the Keyboard, The Unmelancholy Dane — the irrepressible musical humorist Victor Borge is honored Saturday @ 8 p.m.
"My personality is not split; it's shredded," quipped the originator of the late-night talk show format in the '50s and '60s. The former host of The Tonight Show is saluted on Jack Paar: Smart Television @ 9 p.m.
Then @ 10 p.m., roll out the red carpet! Hollywood's Magic Night gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Academy Awards.
Austin
City Limits: Michael McDonald and Joss Stone
Thurs. 2/24 @
11:30 p.m. 
Instead of
"Takin' It
to the Streets," take in ACL tonight when Michael
McDonald of the Doobie Brothers performs in this intimate setting. Then,
17-year-old British-born Joss Stone is impressing both fans and critics
with her powerful songs and soulful voice. more »
Battlefield
Britain
Fri. 2/25 @ 8 p.m. 
Spanning 2,000 years, this series covers
eight key battles fought on and over British soil. It explores who fought,
their weapons and tactics, and the effect the battles had on British
history. Sites are visited and computer generated-images recreate the
conflicts.
Dirty War
Sun.
2/27 @ 9 p.m. 
What would happen, and how
might we react if a dirty bomb was set off in a major city? What should we
know about these potential threats? In this dramatization, a scenario
plays out in London. Following the film, experts and laypeople discuss the
situation.
Nature:
White Shark/Red Triangle
Mon. 2/28 @ 8 p.m.
Which is more appetizing to
the great white shark: people or seals? Researchers studied the legendary
killing machines that feed in the marine mammal area known as the "Red
Triangle" off the coast of California. What they learned may surprise you.
more
»
NOVA: Crash
of Flight 111
Wed. 3/2 @ 8 p.m. 
It was one
of most intricate aviation investigations ever mounted. It cost over $40
million, took more than four years, and involved a seemingly hopeless
search for evidence among two million pieces of debris scattered across
the sea floor. more »
Briars in
the Cotton Patch: The Story of Koinonia Farm
Wed. 3/2 @ 11:30
p.m. 
In 1942, an
intentional community based on the Bible and modern agriculture, where
blacks and whites lived and worked together as equals, was established in
Georgia — and persecuted for its beliefs. Koinonia inspired the creation
of Habitat for Humanity. more »
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Coming up on NH Outlook:
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Tonight on
Wildlife Journal, we’ll follow a long-time fisherman and
learn about the dramatic changes in the state's striper
population.
Then on Wild Ways, Lisa shows us how to cook up a
delicious meal of striper.
Next, we’ll hear about the amazing
comeback of the common tern and how human technology and ingenuity has
helped to restore the critical habitat of these sea birds.
Finally,
on Wild Places, we’ll investigate the diverse habitats and wildlife at the
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
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