We all know Southern California is a sprawling, complex and perpetually changing place that enchants some and confounds others. But that's also what makes it such a great place for stories. SoCal Connected, both online and on air, is dedicated to bringing you the most important and compelling stories - and voices - shaping life in our region. We hope what we find informs, surprises and provokes thought and debate, giving you a clearer understanding of the things that connect us all as Southern Californians.
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What happens when we suddenly become the caregivers... When it's suddenly our turn? America's growing generation of Baby Boomers now faces a challenge they were never prepared for: Taking care of ailing or aging loved ones. In this new documentary series produced by KCET, host Holly Robinson Peete takes viewers on journeys into this often heart-wrenching passage of life exploring the overwhelming challenges faced by caregivers of every ilk. Four, half-hour episodes focus on different families who find themselves at an important stage along the caregiving path, offering viewers solutions and hope through inspiring stories and a multitude of resources. Robinson Peete, an acclaimed actress and award-winning author, also shares her own experiences of caring for her father who had Parkinson's disease and her son who has Autism.
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KCET is recreating the moviegoing experience from the Golden Age of Hollywood and invites viewers to meet the original artists from the silver screen! Classic CoolTMTheater is a weekly 120-minute series, which will include a package of the following attractions:
- A Classic Cartoon; a selection of the best of Hollywood classic Cartoons from the 30s, 40s and 50s.
- A Feature Film; with themes such as Romance, Film Noir, Musicals, Adventures, Westerns, Horror ...including a selection of their original trailers.
- A Newsreel; which will include celebrities, politics, sports and important events of the year the movie was released.
- A musical short featuring timeless artists like Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, The Big Bands, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr, The Andrew Sisters, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Elvis Presley, The Platters, and many more surprises.
In 1960s Britain, an upstanding detective takes on a dangerous world. Award-winning actor Martin Shaw (Judge John Deed, The Professionals) stars as Commander George Gently - an incorruptible, uncompromising cop transplanted from London's Scotland Yard to England's North Country in the mid-1960's. Gently's reputation for honesty and relentlessness makes him almost as feared among his colleagues as he is among criminals. But he finds an odd ally in John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby, Nicholas Nickleby) - an overeager, opinionated young sergeant who plays fast and loose with police procedures. Together the two tackle cases involving murderers, drug dealers, gun runners, and more. Gently is about to discover a whole new world of murder and intrigue in 1960s Britain, a place where everything is about to change, but the past is always present.
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A special week-long series of half-hour interview show, L.A. Tonight with Roy Firestone, begins March 12 featuring tennis great, Andre Agassi; Grammy® Award-winning jazz vocalist, Steve Tyrell; multiple award-winning legendary musician, composer and producer Burt Bacharach; and Grammy® Award nominated trumpeter and composer, Chris Botti.
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