Saturday,
SECRETS OF THE DEAD
"Sinking Atlantis"
Five thousand years ago, the Minoans, Europe’s first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. They were the first Europeans to use writing, and their technologically advanced and rich artistic culture became the setting for famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The cause of their downfall has remained one of the foremost mysteries of the ancient world … until now. “Sinking Atlantis” explores — and discounts — all the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans — from a massive volcano that buried them in ash to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them. Then, the film digs deeper into the soil and the history, following archeologist Sandy MacGillivray as he finds startling evidence of a massive tsunami that struck the island and destroyed all the major Minoan cities. Was this the origin of the myth of Altantis? Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion and shocking new geological discoveries, MacGillivray connects fact with fiction and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization.
Saturday, May 17 at 8:00 pm
later...
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
"Damian Marley"
The son of Bob Marley, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a multiple Grammy Award winner for his distinctive take on his father's reggae legacy. With his brothers Stephen and Julian as guests, Marley performs tunes from his best-selling Welcome to Jamrock. Watch a clip online!
Saturday, May 17 at 10:00 pm
Sunday...
NATURE
"Rhinoceros"
They are hulking beasts from prehistory, virtually unchanged over 25 million years. Once they roamed the Earth in millions, numbering hundreds of species of all shapes and sizes; today, the rhinoceros is one of the planet's rarest animals, with three of the remaining five species on the brink of extinction. NATURE trails rangers through the savannahs of South Africa, the grasslands of India and the jungles of Indonesia, and visits rhino fertility experts at an American zoo, detailing efforts to protect rhinos from poachers, relocate them to new habitats and breed them in captivity. Along the way, the program offers fascinating close-up scenes of the pachyderms in their natural habitats, from a pulse-quickening charge by a black rhino to an Indian one-horned rhino nursery full of mothers and calves, and much more.
Sunday, May 18 at 8:00 pm
followed by...
MASTERPIECE™
"Cranford" (Episode 3)
Through a terrible misunderstanding, Dr. Harrison (Simon Woods) becomes engaged to three ladies at once, casting him into disgrace. Meanwhile, Mr. Carter (Philip Glenister) discovers with horror that Lady Ludlow (Francesca Annis) has mortgaged her estate. Matty (Judi Dench), too, is in hock after her bank fails. Then tragedy strikes on the railway. Can Cranford’s tight-knit community survive all these disasters?
Sunday, May 18 at 9:00 pm
