American Experience season 17

American Experience
Season 17
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseOctober 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) –
May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)
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Season seventeen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 4, 2004 and concluded on May 23, 2005. The season contained 11 new episodes and began with the film RFK.

Episodes

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See also: List of American Experience episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
1951"RFK"[1]David GrubinBiographies, PoliticsOctober 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
1962"The Fight"[2]Barak GoodmanBiographies, Civil Rights, Popular CultureOctober 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
The film chronicles the boxing matches between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.
1973"Fidel Castro"[3]Adriana BoschBiographiesJanuary 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)
1984"Building the Alaska Highway"[4]Tracy Heather StrainTechnology, WarFebruary 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)
1995"Kinsey"[5]Barak Goodman & John MaggioBiographies, Popular CultureFebruary 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)
2006"Mary Pickford"[6]Sue WilliamsBiographies, Popular CultureApril 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)
2017"The Great Transatlantic Cable"[7]Peter JonesTechnologyApril 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)
2028"The Massie Affair"[8]Mark ZwonitzerPopular CultureApril 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
Note: The episode reaired on April 17, 2018 as "The Island Murder".
2039"Victory in the Pacific"[9]Austin HoytWarMay 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)
20410"The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken"[10]Kathy ConkwrightBiographies, Popular CultureMay 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
Recounts the successes and failures of A. P. Carter and his singing partners known as the Carter Family. During the Great Depression, they became the first vocal group to become country music stars.
20511"Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst"[11]Robert StonePolitics, Popular CultureMay 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)

References

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  1. ^ "American Experience | RFK". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "American Experience | The Fight". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "American Experience | Fidel Castro". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "American Experience | Building the Alaska Highway". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "American Experience | Kinsey". PBS. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "American Experience | Mary Pickford". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "American Experience | The Great Transatlantic Cable". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "American Experience | The Massie Affair". PBS. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  9. ^ "American Experience | Victory in the Pacific". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "American Experience | The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  11. ^ "American Experience | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst". PBS. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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