Atlantica - 01.05.2002, Side 88
Atlantica Television
On board its Boeing 757-200 and 300 aircrafts, Icelandair offers in-flight music on ten stereo channels on scheduled
flights.TV programming includes sitcoms and documentaries, with the latest available feature films on North American
routes. Headsets are complimentary, with the TV soundtrack on Channel 11 and 12 in the armrest. When flight time is
reduced due to the weather, it may not be possible to show the entire schedule. Programming begins ten minutes after
take-off.
An airline programming service of Sony Trans Com.
NORTH AMERICA – ICELAND
EUROPE – ICELAND
ICELAND – EUROPE
MAY–JUNE
COMEDY:
Friends
This smash-hit comedy offers a
hilarious look at the anxieties and
absurdities of friendships, careers
and dating in the big city.
DOCUMENTARY:
The Great Skua
The great skua is one of Iceland’s
“regular tourists”.The male and
female mate for life.They separate
during the wintertime, but meet
again at the same spot every spring
in Iceland.
NEWS MAGAZINE:
International Herald Tribune
IHT News Magazine is an entertain-
ing mix of current affairs, with a
business focus.
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COMEDY:
Mad About You
MOVIE:
I am Sam
I Am Sam is the compelling story of
Sam Dawson, a mentally-challenged
father raising his daughter Lucy
with the help of an extraordinary
group of friends.As Lucy turns
seven and begins to intellectually
surpass her father, their close bond
is threatened when their situation
comes under the scrutiny of a
social worker who wants Lucy
placed in foster care.
Faced with a seemingly unwinnable
case, Sam vows to fight the legal
system and forms an unlikely
alliance with Rita Harrison, a high-
powered, self-absorbed attorney.
Starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer,
Dakota Fanning
Director: Jessie Nelson
Genre: Drama
HISTORY:
This Month in History
This is where the past comes alive.
In this episode we learn about the
first game of baseball, barbed wire
and when Howard Hughes’ will was
declared a forgery.
DOCUMENTARY:
The Voyage of the Viking Ship
Icelander
DRAMA:
Hercule Poirot – The Murder
of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd finds
Poirot newly retired and living in the
countryside. Life is not quiet for long.
When Poirot’s neighbour, the wealthy
Roger Ackroyd, is found dead at
home in his study, Poirot is soon back
on the case. No one in the Ackroyd
household is above suspicion and
with the help of his friend, Chief
Inspector Japp, Poirot begins to
expose a tangled web of blackmail,
envy and murder...
Starring: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser
Genre: Drama
DOCUMENTARY:
Food and Fun
In March 2002, top chefs from around
the world met in Reykjavík to com-
pete in a cook-off using the finest
Icelandic ingredients available.
COMEDY:
Frasier
is set in Seattle,WA, and chronicles
the lives of an eloquently pompous
radio show host, Dr. Frasier Crane,
his brazen radio producer Roz, his
competitive, highbrow brother
Niles, their crotchety father Martin
and his quirky live-in nurse Daphne.
DOCUMENTARY:
Food and Fun
In March 2002, top chefs from
around the world met in Reykjavík
to compete in a cook-off using the
finest Icelandic ingredients available.
NEWS MAGAZINE:
International Herald Tribune
“Tech Watch”
“Tech Watch” looks at technology
developments from around the
world, from next generation tech-
nologies to the latest on the Web.
COMEDY:
Mad About You
tells the tales of Paul and Jamie
Buchman, trying their best in a very
complicated world to be in love, to
be married...and to have a family.
MOVIE:
A Beautiful Mind
A mathematical genius, John Forbes
Nash, Jr. made an astonishing dis-
covery ealy in life and stood on the
brink of international acclaim. But
his prodigious career was side-
tracked by problems that would
have broken many men. Nash, how-
ever, fought back. He had always
been driven by his quest for one
truly original idea and never lost
sight of that dream.After many
years of struggle, he triumphed
over tragedy and literally changed
the world.
Starring: Russel Crowe, Ed Harris,
Jennifer Connelly
Director: Ron Howard
Genre: Drama
HISTORY:
This Month in History
This is where the past comes alive.
In this episode, we learn about
penicillin, Russian royals and the golf
tee!
DOCUMENTARY:
The Voyage of the Viking Ship
Icelander
In the year 2000, a group of
‘Icelandic Vikings’ sailed the same
route as Leifur Eiríksson did in the
year 1000 when he discovered
America.
ICELAND – NORTH AMERICA
MAY–JUNE
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