Railway Adventures Across Canada "Frontiers on the West" 

Wed @ 7pm/8mtn

Travel from Alberta to British Columbia and the Yukon, then through the Queen Charlotte Islands to end the journey in Vancouver Island. On board the Rocky Mountaineer, Whistler Northwind, Skeena and Malahat Dayliner venture deep into the wilds of Canada. Follow the routes of the early pioneers through spectacular mountain ranges, past huge glaciers and alongside rugged canyons and raging rivers. Highlights: Canadian Rockies - Vancouver - Kluane National Park - Pacific Rim National Park - Fort Edmonton - Elk Island - Victoria

American Masters "Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes" 

Wed @ 8pm/9mtn

Lake Wobegon - where the women are strong, the men are good looking and all the children are above average - has become America's collective hometown, visited weekly for the past 40 years on a fictional radio program that creates bona fide nostalgia. With his “Prairie Home Companion,” Keillor became our national philosopher, filling the empty shoes of Will Rogers and Mark Twain, through his running commentary about the human condition and the social politic. With biting wit, a quirky perspective and an uncanny ability to home in on the pulse of America, Keillor's themes and characters are somehow familiar to us all. For more than a year, AMERICAN MASTERS followed this great raconteur - and his motley crew of actors, musicians and technical staff - as he criss-crossed the country, broadcasting, recording and revealing himself.

Finding Health Care in Hard Times' A Special Town Hall Meeting   

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This special ‘town hall’ Community Forum focuses on ways to access health care in these trying economic times. Layoffs are leaving many families uninsured and vulnerable to bankrupting medical emergencies. Even those with jobs are often unable to afford medical insurance. 

What help is available from government, business and health care providers? We examine the problem and provide a phone bank — staffed during and immediately after the telecast — to give viewers the chance to speak to expert counselors for personal assistance with finding health care.