YUGOSLAVIA: FALL OF MILOSEVIC -- U.S. Premiere: Tuesday, July 22, 8-11 PM ET

Slobodan Milosevic is the first head of state to be removed from office and put on trial by an international war crimes tribunal. This three-part documentary series follows the behind-the-scenes maneuvering of world leaders to stop ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia, remove Milosevic from power and bring him to trial for war crimes and genocide. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, French president Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former Soviet President Boris Yeltsin and former Yugoslavian President Vojislav Kostunica discuss the difficulties they faced and how they overcame them.

AFTER SADDAM -- World Premiere: Sunday, July 27, 7-8 PM ET

Today in Iraq, history is being made and a new national myth is being created out of the post-war chaos. AFTER SADDAM captures this pivotal time in Iraq's history, offering a unique ground-level view of the first efforts to restore order. With extraordinary access to American-backed exile leader Ahmad Chalabi, who has returned to help re-build Iraq, the film charts the enormous logistical, economic and political challenges that exist today and the hardships that lie ahead. The stakes couldn't be higher for Iraq, for America, for the Middle East and for the world.

RAISING THE FLAG -- World Premiere: Tuesday, July 29, 9-10 PM ET

When the Stars & Stripes covered Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad, it lasted about ten seconds. Why did it suddenly come down? The victor's flag has meant different things in different eras, and as the United States now wrestles with difficult issues in postwar Iraq, Americans can look back at the lessons learned from past nation-building efforts. RAISING THE FLAG examines post-war occupations, from the Spanish-American War through World War II to Bosnia and Kosovo, and Afghanistan, and uncovers some surprising findings.

CHILDREN OF THE SECRET STATE -- U.S. Premiere: Tuesday, August 19, 8-9 PM ET

This one-hour special looks at the terrible plight of children who are starving in North Korea. In the last ten years, up to three million North Korean civilians, many of them children, have starved to death because of reduced food donations from the U.S. and elsewhere. Interviews with North Koreans who have made their way into China reveal horrifying incidents of cannibalism, and the footage from hidden cameras paint a grim picture for CHILDREN OF THE SECRET STATE.

MAKING THE GRADE -- World Premiere: Tuesday, September 2, 8-9 PM ET

President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" Act mandates that by 2005 all students in grades 3-8 be tested each year in reading and math, putting extreme pressure on the testing industry to produce more customized exams. Can the industry meet the demands of the government as well as parents, educators and politicians? MAKING THE GRADE takes viewers inside the testing process and examines what happens when standardized tests themselves don't make the grade.

CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA -- World Premiere: Tuesday, September 9, 8-9 PM ET

Discovery Times Channel's cameras document life in the trenches of the nation's largest school system. From the young Yale-educated teacher trying to give back to his Los Angeles community to the veteran superintendent trying to keep his schools on course, CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA examines a system that is in severe disarray and economic distress. California is facing the largest budget deficit since the Great Depression -- almost $40 billion. But each school day brings more than six million students to the California public schools, deficit or not. CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA also looks at the future of California's schools and, by extension, what the rest of the country can expect.

A SOUTHERN TOWN -- World Premiere: October 2003

A film by Peter Gilbert, the award-winning cinematographer/producer of the critically-acclaimed "Hoop Dreams," A SOUTHERN TOWN focuses on the ordinary "heroes" of the civil rights era and the extraordinary relationships they forged across racial lines, and examines how local white people helped the civil rights movement in Jackson, Mississippi. From Pat Derian, a white housewife and mother of three who was one of only two whites to visit NAACP leader Medgar Evers' home the day he was murdered, to Bob Kochtitzky, whose home was bombed simply because he was known in the community as a white man who helped blacks, viewers are transported back to the racially charged 1960s to see the struggle from the white side of the fence.

MLK BOULEVARD -- World Premiere: October 2003

Numerous cities and towns across America are bound together by a distinctive landmark: Martin Luther King Boulevard. There are more than 500 of them in the United States. But the communities are both united and divided by these streets. MLK BOULEVARD travels on these roads and talks to people whose compelling stories illuminate the meaning of these thoroughfares in their communities.

THE HAJJ -- U.S. Premiere: October 2003

For more than 1,400 years, the ancient rituals and prayers of Hajj, one of Islam's most sacred religious duties, have been conducted in and around the Holy city of Mecca. This two-hour special offers unique and unprecedented coverage of a journey that up to three million people from across the globe make each year. It details the intense and often emotional experiences of five pilgrims from around the world -- including an American -- as cameras journey with them to the very heart of the Hajj.

SUBWAY STORIES -- World Premiere: October 2003

As the country's most extensive subway system approaches its centennial, the Discovery Times Channel takes a look at underground life in New York. With colorful anecdotes about the subway and its history, SUBWAY STORIES takes viewers into this fascinating and often quirky world. From the musicians playing Bach and rock on the subway platforms to the workers who escort retiring subway cars to their final resting place (off the coast of New Jersey where they form reefs for underwater wildlife), this documentary examines how the growth of this renowned underground transportation system and the growth of New York City are intertwined.

In addition to the original specials, the Discovery Times Channel continues to air PAGE ONE. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn, PAGE ONE is a nightly three-minute program that gives viewers a first look at the stories headed for the next day's front page of The New York Times. PAGE ONE also includes interviews with The Times's editors and reporters, and features the newspaper's extraordinary photographs.

The Discovery Times Channel (http://www.discovery.com/times) combines the authority of The New York Times with the programming excellence of Discovery Communications to bring viewers groundbreaking documentary series and specials that shed light on the historical roots and tell the stories behind the events and ideas shaping our times. The Discovery Times Channel is available to 29 million subscribers in the United States and is a joint venture between The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) and Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI), the leading global real-world media and entertainment company.

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2002 revenues of $3.1 billion, includes The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network- affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com. For the third consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2002 list of America's Most Admired Companies. In 2003 the Company was named by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high- quality news, information and entertainment.

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