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Old 09-26-2013, 08:25 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
...is a program about literature and an author something that would be watched where you live?
Pretty much all cable and sat-casting systems in the US carry the C-SPAN channels as a public service:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN

C-SPAN2 has long carried a series called BOOKTV that takes over the channel on weekends (15 years and counting):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_TV

Here's their schedule for this upcoming weekend. It is typical of their fare:
http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx

Canada has a subscription channel call Book Television that devotes some of its time to books and some to book-inspired shows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BookTelevision

With 500+ channels available on most systems there was no reason not to carve up a corner for litfic and other book genres.
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