Madness on PBS and a second look at the machine
A critique of Jonathan Miller’s five part Madness series on PBS airings explores his style and aims. It surveys episodes on defining madness the asylum therapies Freud and schizophrenia, noting the humanistic aim to view the mad as people, not patients. A second five hour series, The Machine That Changed the World, is praised for its overview of computing history from Babbage to ENIAC with later installments on IBM Xerox and the rise of the PC. The piece weighs the strengths and flaws of both programs and their ambitious scope.
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Bill Goodwin’s TV transition and later TV career
Bill Goodwin transitioned with George and Gracie to television for the 1950 51 season but left after one season to host The Bill Goodwin Show which lasted a single season. He later narrated Gerald McBoing Boing and hosted It Pays to Be Ignorant and Penny to a Million. He died in 1958 at age 48 with roles in The Jolson Story Jolson Sings Again and Spellbound. The Burns and Allen first two seasons aired live and aren’t in the syndicated package.
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Horoscope Birthdays and Zodiac Guidance for Ames Readers
Horoscope style forecast lists sun signs with personal advice across months, noting luck in education May relocations June love July and December recognition. It includes warnings about traffic and authority, outlines compatibility notes for Libra Virgo Pisces and other signs, and mentions workplace dynamics and travel twists.
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AMES
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Secrets adaptation TV Backstage Drama Stars Plummer
NBC counters CBS with a Danielle Steel romance adaptation focusing on a fictional TV series cast backstage. Cast includes Christopher Plummer, Stephanie Beacham, Linda Purl, and Gary Collins.
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Linda Purl
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The Machine That Changed the World Premiere Part 1
A BBC style documentary traces the computer's origin from 1946 and outlines its future uses in this first of a five part series The episode surveys early developments that shaped modern computing and public perception of machines.
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