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It’s dark at the end of the ‘Rainbow’

August 28th, 2009, 9:51 am by Jayson Peters
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LeVar Burton (Credit: WNED Buffalo)

Today marks the end of Reading Rainbow’s 26-year run on public television. Only Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Sesame Street have aired on PBS longer.

The Emmy award-winning show, hosted by actor LeVar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation and Roots), featured children’s books and literary reviews by and for kids. It has struggled to stay on the air for years, sometimes producing only a handful of episodes per season as funding dried up. Now, as National Public Radio reports, neither PBS nor the Corporation for Public Broadcasting can afford to renew the broadcast rights.

That’s just a shame. Read the rest of this entry »

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‘Doctor Who’ star brings his Hamlet to PBS

August 3rd, 2009, 9:14 am by Jayson Peters
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David Tennant

The Associated Press is reporting that outgoing Doctor Who star David Tennant, whose love for the Bard led to a shortened schedule of sci-fi specials instead of a full season this year, can be seen next year on PBS when Great Performances picks up the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2008 production of Hamlet.

Critics loved Tennant in the title role, and the production also included Star Trek: The Next Generation star Patrick Stewart as Claudius. The version PBS will broadcast in 2010 includes Stewart.

As reported previously, Tennant will also host Masterpiece Contemporary for PBS starting in the fall.

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