VOL 21, ISSUE 8 / AUGUST 2013
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IN 1973, THIRTEEN AIRED live, uninterrupted coverage of the Senate Watergate Hearings for 47 days and nights. The historic broadcast event, anchored by Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer, produced an outpouring of 25,000 member contributions and forever changed the way Americans viewed broadcast news. The success of this coverage led to the creation of the Robert MacNeil Report, which later became the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour in 1983. It was the country’s first full-hour evening news program. As this extraordinary story illustrates, our members are the heart and soul of THIRTEEN. You are our driving force. You help us take risks and make history. You have great expectations of us. You encourage us to innovate. You let us know when we succeed and when we disappoint you, and that pushes us to greater heights. We truly couldn’t be who we are without you. Whether you’re a Station Partner who donates every month automatically, a member of the Patron Network or Legacy Society, or a brand new member, your support makes it possible for us to bring you the quality programming you enjoy and expect from us—content that inspires, educates, and makes an impact in our community. That is why we have dedicated our 50th anniversary to extending a million thanks to you. Here’s to another 50 fabulous years!
THIRTEEN is alive with the sound of music in August. Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, who performed at the 2012 London Olympics, makes her public television debut in Emeli Sandé: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Sat 3rd, 6:30 p.m.), and Mary Wilson of the Supremes hosts 60s Girl Grooves (Sat 3rd, 9 p.m.), a new My Music special. You can also enjoy encores of recent favorites like Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (Sun 4th, 7 p.m.), Live From Lincoln Center: Josh Groban: All That Echoes (Sat 10th, 7:30 p.m.), Burt Bacharach’s Best (Sat 3rd, 7:30 p.m.), and Barbra Streisand: One Night Only at The Village Vanguard (Sat 3rd, 5 p.m.).
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5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week With Gwen Ifill 8:30 PREMIERE Charlie Rose: The Week Conversations about politics, science, business, culture, and media.
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREMIERE NYC-ARTS With Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. REPEATS SUN 4TH,
FRI 2ND, 1PM.
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12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Nature [R]
4:30 David Suchet on the Orient Express: A Masterpiece Special [R]
3 SATURDAY 5:00 Barbra Streisand— One Night Only at the Village Vanguard Her historic performance at the intimate New York City jazz club. Highlights include “The Way We Were” and “Evergreen.” REPEATS EARLY MON 5TH, 12MID.
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8:30 PREMIERE MetroFocus Interviews, in-depth reporting, and solutionsoriented stories from across the metropolitan region. 9:00 PREMIERE DCI Banks: “Innocent Graves” Banks investigates when a teenage schoolgirl is found strangled. REPEATS EARLY
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9:00 PREMIERE Great Performances: “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2013” Lorin Maazel leads the renowned orchestra and tenor Michael Schade in a salute to Wagner and Verdi.
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3:00 Masterpiece Mystery!
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10:30 PREMIERE New York Originals A visit to the Park Slope ballroom where Al Capone was nicknamed “Scarface.” 11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS
8/03 EARLY SATURDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley 12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Theater Talk 1:30 DCI Banks SEE THU 1ST,
2:00 NOVA [R] 3:00 Nazi Mega Weapons 4:00 First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty
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10:30 Sky Island The enchantment of New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains. Narrated by Meryl Streep and Pulitzer Prize winner N. Scott Momaday. REPEATS EARLY FRI 9TH, 5AM.
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS MON 5TH, 1:30PM.
6:30 PREMIERE Emeli Sandé: Live at the Royal Albert Hall The chart-topping Scottish singer-songwriter performs at London’s iconic concert hall. REPEATS SUN 4TH, 3:30PM. 7:30 Burt Bacharach’s Best (My Music) Dionne Warwick, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, and others perform their Bacharach hits. REPEATS SUN 4TH, 12:30PM.
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EVENING AND NIGHT 9:00 PREMIERE 60s Girl Grooves (My Music) The best of the 60s girl groups in choice clips from American Bandstand, Shindig! and Where the Action Is. REPEATS EARLY SUN 4TH, 2:30AM AND SUN 4TH, 8AM.
11:00 Magic Moments— The Best of 50s Pop (My Music) Nostalgic hits from Pat Boone, the McGuire Sisters, Perry Como, Patti Page, and the Chordettes. 8/04 EARLY SUNDAY AM 1:00 Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session [R] 2:30 60s Girl Grooves (My Music) SEE SAT 3RD, 9PM. REPEATS SUN 4TH, 8AM. [R] 4:30 Legends of Folk: The Village Scene REPEATS
9:00 PREMIERE A Salute to Vienna Celebrating Vienna’s musical heritage in excerpts from The Merry Widow, Die Fledermaus, and more. Hosted by Frederica von Stade and Maximilian Schell. REPEATS SAT 10TH, 11AM.
11:00 Moyers & Company
6:00 PREMIERE Moyers & Company REPEATS SUN 4TH, 11PM.
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7:00 Great Performances: “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy” How Jewish songwriters have influenced the Broadway musical. Includes footage of Matthew Broderick, Ethel Merman, and other Broadway stars. [R]
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1:00 The Story of India (Parts 1-3 of 6) 4:00 American Masters: “Trumbo” [R]
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8/05 EARLY MONDAY AM 12:00 Barbra Streisand— One Night Only at the Village Vanguard SEE SAT 3RD, 5PM. [R]
1:30 Greatest Duets: It Takes Two 3:00 Smarter Brains [R] 4:30 Sam Cooke—Legend
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8/06 EARLY TUESDAY AM 12:30 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Secrets of the Dead: “The Man Who Saved the World” The story of a Cold War crisis that was played out on board the Soviet submarine B-59. REPEATS EARLY THU 8TH, 1AM.
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Biloxi, Mississippi” REPEATS EARLY WED 7TH, 2:30AM.
9:00 A Flea Market Documentary Where capitalism meets craziness: America’s open-air markets. REPEATS EARLY
9:00 Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War Kennedy, Castro, and Khrushchev—and the courage and luck that saved the world from possible nuclear holocaust in 1962. REPEATS EARLY THU 8TH, 2AM.
10:00 Ghost Army The true story of American G.I.s who tricked the enemy with sound effects and visual illusions during World War II. REPEATS EARLY THU 8TH, 3AM.
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS WED 7TH, 1:30PM.
WED 7TH, 3:30AM.
10:00 PREMIERE Radio Unnameable Legendary radio personality Bob Fass revolutionized the FM airwaves in the 60s and 70s. REPEATS EARLY WED 7TH,
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12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Radio Unnameable SEE
11:30 Charlie Rose REPEATS
2:30 Antiques Roadshow
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3:30 A Flea Market Documentary SEE MON 5TH,
2:00 Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War
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4:30 Breakfast Special
3:00 Ghost Army SEE TUE 6TH, 10PM. [R]
7 WEDNESDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Nature: “Radioactive Wolves” Scientists document the lives of wildlife thriving in the Chernobyl “dead zone.” REPEATS EARLY FRI 9TH, 1AM.
9:00 NOVA: “Lizard Kings” Tracking monitor lizards through the Australian wilderness. REPEATS EARLY FRI 9TH, 2AM.
10:00 PREMIERE Age of Champions Senior citizens sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Games. REPEATS EARLY FRI 9TH, 3AM.
4:00 Hold at All Costs
8 THURSDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREMIERE NYC-ARTS With Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. REPEATS SUN 11TH, 12NOON.
8:30 PREMIERE MetroFocus Interviews, in-depth reporting, and solutions-oriented stories from across the metropolitan region. 9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Case Histories” Jackson takes on the case of a girl who went missing thirty years ago. (Part 1 of 3) REPEATS EARLY SAT 10TH, 1:30AM.
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS
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5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week With Gwen Ifill 8:30 PREMIERE Charlie Rose: The Week Conversations about politics, science, business, culture, and media. 9:00 PREMIERE Gloria Estefan: The Standards The Grammy winner performs songs from her new recording, with Joshua Bell and other celebrated artists. REPEATS EARLY WED 14TH, 3AM.
10:00 William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible Behind the scenes with the artist as he stages The Nose for The Metropolitan Opera. REPEATS EARLY TUE 13TH, 4AM.
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS MON 12TH, 1:30PM.
8/10 EARLY SATURDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
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8/09 EARLY FRIDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Theater Talk 1:30 Masterpiece Mystery!
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11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS
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12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Nature SEE WED 7TH,
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3:30 Queen Victoria’s Empire (Parts 1-2 of 2)
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2:00 NOVA SEE WED 7TH,
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3:00 Age of Champions
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Secrets of the Dead
SEE WED 7TH, 10PM. [R]
4:00 Over 90 and Loving It 5:00 Sky Island SEE FRI 2ND,
6:00 3 Steps to Incredible Health! With Joel Fuhrman, M.D. REPEATS EARLY MON 12TH,
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EVENING AND NIGHT 7:30 Live From Lincoln Center: “Josh Groban: All That Echoes” Hits from Groban’s 12-year career, with exclusive selections from his new album, All That Echoes.
hosts this tribute to the lyricist behind Carousel, South Pacific, and The Sound of Music. REPEATS
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Washington, D.C.” (Parts 1-2 of 3) REPEATS EARLY
EARLY MON 12TH, 12:30AM.
10:00 POV: “The City Dark” Filmmaker Ian Cheney talks with astronomers and ecologists about the science of darkness and our relationship to the stars. REPEATS EARLY
9:00 PREMIERE Inside Foyle’s War The stars of the series and the people behind the camera discuss the popular British detective series.
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THU 15TH, 4AM.
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS
9:00 Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music) Jon “Bowzer” Bauman and Ronnie Spector bring back the best pop songs from the late 50s and 60s. REPEATS EARLY SUN 11TH, 1AM AND SUN 11TH, 9:30AM.
11:00 Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones Live On November 22, 1981, the Stones met Muddy Waters at his Chicago club, the Checkerboard—and made musical history. 8/11 EARLY SUNDAY AM 12:30 Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music) SEE SAT 10TH, 9PM. REPEATS SUN 11TH, 9:30AM. [R]
2:30 Sam Cooke—Legend 3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Skills [R] 5:30 Emeli Sandé: Live at The Royal Albert Hall [R]
11 SUNDAY 7:30 Oscar Hammerstein II—Out of My Dreams Glee star Matthew Morrison
8/13 EARLY TUESDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
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10:30 PREMIERE Alfie Boe—Storyteller at the Royal Albert Hall The UK platinum-selling superstar and Tony winner Alfie Boe performs with a 19-piece band. 11:30 PREMIERE Moyers & Company 8/12 EARLY MONDAY AM 12:30 Oscar Hammerstein II—Out of My Dreams SEE SUN 11TH, 7:30PM. [R]
2:00 3 Steps to Incredible Health! With Joel Fuhrman, M.D. SEE SAT 10TH, 6PM. [R] 4:00 Nature [R]
12 MONDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 The Story of India (Parts 3-6 of 6) 4:00 William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible SEE FRI 9TH, 10PM. [R]
5:00 Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
13 TUESDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 After Newtown: Guns in America A look at Americans’ enduring relationship with firearms. REPEATS EARLY THU 15TH, 1AM AND SAT 17TH, 1PM.
9:00 PREMIERE Fixing Juvie Justice Researchers seek a solution to America’s broken juvenile justice system. REPEATS EARLY THU 15TH, 2AM AND SAT 17TH, 2PM.
10:00 Frontline Episode TBA 11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS WED 14TH, 1:30PM.
8/14 EARLY WEDNESDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS WED 14TH, 1PM.
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Antiques Roadshow (Parts 1-2 of 3) SEE
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10:00 Through a Dog’s Eyes Jennifer Arnold of Canine Assistants trains dogs to assist people with disabilities. REPEATS EARLY FRI 16TH, 3AM; SAT 17TH, 3PM; AND EARLY TUE 20TH, 4:30AM.
MON 12TH, 8PM. [R]
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS
3:00 Gloria Estefan: The Standards SEE FRI 9TH, 9PM.
THU 15TH, 1:30PM.
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8/15 EARLY THURSDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
4:00 Great Performances: “Harlem in Montmartre”
14 WEDNESDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Nature: “Outback Pelicans” Every 10 years, rains fill the largest lake in Australia, and 100,000 pelicans arrive to breed. REPEATS EARLY FRI 16TH, 1AM AND SAT 17TH, 5PM.
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9:00 NOVA: “Kings of Camouflage” Up close and personal with cuttlefish.
THU 15TH, 1PM.
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 After Newtown: Guns In America SEE TUE 13TH, 8PM. REPEATS SAT 17TH, 1pm. [R]
2:00 Fixing Juvie Justice SEE TUE 13TH, 9PM. REPEATS SAT 17TH, 2PM. [R]
3:00 Frontline [R] 4:00 POV SEE MON 12TH, 10PM. [R]
5:00 Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
15 THURSDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREMIERE NYC-ARTS Arts and culture with Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. REPEATS SUN 18TH, 12NOON.
8:30 PREMIERE MetroFocus Interviews, in-depth reporting, and
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Emeli Sandé is one of the music world’s fastest rising stars, from her stunning performances at the 2012 London Olympics to her public television special premiering this month on THIRTEEN. And now she’s taking New York City by storm! Join us for Emeli Sandé at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on August 28th at 7 p.m. Choose from general admission lawn seating or bleachers seating reserved exclusively for THIRTEEN members. Go online to thirteen.org/tickets or call 800-468-9913 to make a donation.
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EVENING AND NIGHT 9:00 PREMIERE Great Performances at the Met: “Parsifal” Jonas Kaufmann plays the title role in Wagner’s final masterpiece. Also starring Katarina Dalayman, Peter Mattei, René Pape, and Evgeny Nikitin. Daniele Gatti conducts. François Girard directs. (Part 1 of 2)
solutions-oriented stories from across the metropolitan region. REPEATS SAT 17TH, 10AM.
9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Case Histories” Jackson meets a crime novelist caught in a road rage incident. (Part 2 of 3) REPEATS EARLY SAT 17TH, 1:30AM.
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS FRI 16TH, 1:30PM.
FRI 16TH, 1PM.
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Nature SEE WED 14TH, 8PM. REPEATS SAT 17TH, 5PM. [R]
2:00 NOVA SEE WED 14TH, 9PM. [R]
3:00 Through a Dog’s Eyes
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8/16 EARLY FRIDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
9:00 PREMIERE Reel 13 Classics: “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970) The search for a missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster. With Robert Stephens as Holmes. REPEATS EARLY SUN 18TH, 12:45AM.
11:15 Reel 13 Indies: “Between Notes” (2010) A depressed musician develops a unique relationship with a girl who changes his perspective on life. REPEATS EARLY SUN 18TH, 3AM AND EARLY WED 21ST, 1AM.
8/18 EARLY SUNDAY AM 12:40 Reel 13 Shorts REPEATS EARLY SUN 18TH, 4:25AM.
12:45 Reel 13 Classics SEE
SEE WED 14TH, 10PM. REPEATS
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS
SAT 17TH, 9PM. [R]
SAT 17TH, 3PM AND EARLY
MON 19TH, 1:30PM.
3:00 Reel 13 Indies SEE
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4:00 Journey of the Universe 5:00 Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
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SAT 17TH, 11:15PM. REPEATS
8/17 EARLY SATURDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
EARLY WED 21ST, 1AM. [R]
MON 19TH, 1PM.
SUN 18TH, 12:40AM. [R]
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Theater Talk 1:30 Masterpiece Mystery!
4:30 Austin Film Festival: On Story [R] 5:00 Globe Trekker [R]
SEE THU 15TH, 9PM. [R]
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week With Gwen Ifill REPEATS SAT 17TH, 9AM.
8:30 PREMIERE Charlie Rose: The Week Conversations about politics, science, business, culture, and media. REPEATS SAT 17TH, 9:30AM.
3:30 Queen Victoria’s Empire (Parts 3-4 of 4)
17 SATURDAY 6:00 Mike Colameco’s Real Food 6:30 PREMIERE Eat! Drink! Italy! With Vic Rallo A fantasy wine cellar; organic winemaking. 7:00 The This Old House Hour 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 As Time Goes By
4:25 Reel 13 Shorts SEE
18 SUNDAY 6:00 PREMIERE Moyers & Company REPEATS SUN 18TH, 11PM.
7:00 PREMIERE Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace Hampton Court was the ultimate royal pleasure palace. REPEATS EARLY TUE 20TH, 3:30AM AND SUN 25TH, 2:30PM.
8:00 Churchill: “Destiny” Churchill’s early life: his aristocratic birth, his search for glory on the battlefield, his rise up the
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9:00 PREMIERE The Lady Vanishes: Masterpiece Mystery! A young socialite (Tuppence Middleton) suspects foul play when a woman inexplicably disappears from a train. Also starring Keeley Hawes. REPEATS EARLY
19 MONDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Washington, D.C.” (Part 3 of 3) REPEATS EARLY WED 21ST, 2:30AM.
TUE 20TH, 1AM AND EARLY
9:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Billings, Montana” REPEATS
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10:00 PREMIERE POV: “The Law in These Parts” Examines the system of military administration used by Israel since the Six Day War of 1967. REPEATS EARLY THU 22ND, 4AM.
1AM AND SAT 24TH, 1PM.
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS WED 21ST, 1:30PM.
8/21 EARLY WEDNESDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
11:30 Charlie Rose REPEATS
WED 21ST, 1PM.
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Reel 13 Indies SEE SAT 17TH, 11:15PM. [R]
TUE 20TH, 1PM.
2:30 Antiques Roadshow
1:00 The Lady Vanishes: Masterpiece Mystery! SEE
SEE MON 19TH, 8PM. [R]
SUN 18TH, 9PM. [R]
SEE MON 19TH, 9PM. [R]
2:30 Churchill SEE SUN 18TH,
4:30 Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story
10:30 PREMIERE Film School Shorts: “Sum of Its Parts” Films include Crazy Glue (Elizabeth Orne, NYU) and Bicycle (Dean Yamada, Biola University). 11:00 Moyers & Company
3:30 Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace SEE SUN 18TH,
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8/20 EARLY TUESDAY AM 12:30 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
8/19 EARLY MONDAY AM 12:00 PREMIERE Live From the Artists Den: “The National” The Brooklyn-based rock band performs at New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory. 1:00 America Revealed (Parts 1-4 of 4) 5:00 Treasures of New York: “Roosevelt House”
8:00 PREMIERE The Life of Muhammad Retracing the footsteps of the Prophet, from his humble beginnings in Mecca to his death and legacy. (Parts 1-3 of 3)
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political ladder and his fall. (Part 1 of 3) REPEATS EARLY
3:30 Antiques Roadshow
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4:30 Through a Dog’s Eyes SEE WED 14TH, 10PM. [R]
20 TUESDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Nature: “Birds of the Gods” Scientists film the elusive birds of paradise in the New Guinea rain forest. With insights from David Attenborough. REPEATS
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EVENING AND NIGHT 8:00 PREMIERE NYC-ARTS With Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. REPEATS SUN 25TH,
EARLY FRI 23RD, 1AM AND SAT 24TH, 5PM.
9:00 NOVA: “Making Stuff Stronger” Is the world’s strongest material steel, Kevlar, spider silk, or carbon nanotubes? David Pogue hosts. REPEATS EARLY
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8/22 EARLY THURSDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS THU 22ND, 1PM.
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 The Life of Muhammad (Parts 1-3 of 3) SEE TUE 20TH, 8PM. REPEATS SAT 24TH, 1PM. [R]
4:00 POV
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11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS
8:30 PREMIERE MetroFocus Interviews, in-depth reporting, and solutionsoriented stories from across the metropolitan region. REPEATS SAT 24TH, 10AM.
9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Case Histories” Jackson is injured in a train wreck and acquires a teenage sidekick who saves his life. (Part 3 of 3) REPEATS EARLY SAT 24TH, 1:30AM.
22 THURSDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour
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4:00 Panama Canal: American Experience
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10:00 NOVA: “Making Stuff Smaller” High-powered nano-circuits and micro-robot technology. David Pogue hosts. REPEATS
2:00 NOVA SEE WED 21ST,
11:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS FRI 23RD, 1:30PM.
8/23 EARLY FRIDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week With Gwen Ifill REPEATS SAT 24TH, 9AM.
8:30 PREMIERE Charlie Rose: The Week Conversations about politics, science, business, culture, and media. REPEATS SAT 24TH, 9:30AM.
9:00 PREMIERE Great Performances at the Met: “Parsifal” Jonas Kaufmann plays the title role in Wagner’s final masterpiece. Daniele Gatti conducts. (Part 2 of 2) [R]
FRI 23RD, 1PM.
8/24 EARLY SATURDAY AM 12:00 Charlie Rose REPEATS
12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Nature SEE WED 21ST, 8PM.
1:00 Theater Talk 1:30 Masterpiece Mystery!
REPEATS SAT 24TH, 5PM.
SEE THU 22ND, 9PM. [R]
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The March
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Tue 27th, 9 p.m. EXPLORE THE DRAMATIC story behind the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a watershed in the Civil Rights Movement. Fifty years later, hear from those whose lives were changed by the March, including Oprah Winfrey, Diahann Carroll, Harry Belafonte, and members of Martin Luther King Jr.’s inner circle.
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3:30 The Lady Vanishes: Masterpiece Mystery! SEE
7:00 Treasures of New York: “Building Stories” The story of contemporary architect Costas Kondylis, whose influence has shaped the New York City skyline. REPEATS EARLY
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5:00 Martin Luther: “Driven to Defiance/The Reluctant Revolutionary”
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8:00 Churchill: “The Lion’s Roar” His leadership during the Battle of Britain to the nation’s darkest hour in 1942. (Part 2 of 3) REPEATS
6:00 Mike Colameco’s Real Food 6:30 PREMIERE Eat! Drink! Italy! With Vic Rallo Yodeling and food; the history of wine writing. 7:00 The This Old House Hour 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 As Time Goes By 9:00 PREMIERE Reel 13 Classics: “The Sand Pebbles” (1966) Steve McQueen is a cynical sailor aboard an American gunboat in 1926 China. With Richard Attenborough and Candice Bergen.
EARLY TUE 27TH, 3AM.
9:00 PREMIERE Masterpiece Mystery!: “Silk” Martha Costello’s quest to rise to the rank of Queen’s Counsel is complicated by a rival barrister. With Maxine Peake and Rupert PenryJones. REPEATS EARLY TUE 27TH, 1AM AND EARLY SAT 31ST, 3AM.
26 MONDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Billings, Montana” (Part 2 of 3) REPEATS EARLY WED 28TH, 3:20AM AND EARLY SUN 1ST, 5AM.
9:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Billings, Montana” (Part 3 of 3) REPEATS EARLY WED 28TH, 4:20AM.
10:00 PREMIERE POV: “5 Broken Cameras” Life—and nonviolent resistance—in Bil’in, a West Bank village where Israel is building a security fence. REPEATS EARLY FRI 30TH, 4AM.
11:30 Charlie Rose REPEATS TUE 27TH, 1:30PM.
8/27 EARLY TUESDAY AM 12:30 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
2:35AM.
TUE 27TH, 1PM.
8/25 EARLY SUNDAY AM 12:10 Reel 13 Indies: “Barney’s Version” (2010) The fully lived, politically incorrect life of a man with Alzheimer’s Disease. With Paul Giamatti. REPEATS EARLY WED 28TH, 1AM.
2:30 PREMIERE Reel 13 Shorts 2:35 Reel 13 Classics SEE SAT 24TH, 9PM. [R]
25 SUNDAY 6:00 PREMIERE Moyers & Company REPEATS SUN 25TH, 11PM.
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REPEATS EARLY SUN 25TH,
1:00 Masterpiece Mystery! SEE SUN 25TH, 9PM. REPEATS EARLY SAT 31ST, 3AM.
3:00 Churchill SEE SUN 25TH, 8PM. [R]
11:00 Moyers & Company [R]
8/26 EARLY MONDAY AM 12:00 PREMIERE Live From the Artists Den Extraordinary artists perform live in unique venues. [R] 1:00 Civilization: The West and the Rest With Niall Ferguson 5:00 Lake Defenders
4:00 Treasures of New York SEE SUN 25TH, 7PM. [R] 5:00 Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
27 TUESDAY 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour
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8:00 In Performance at the White House: “A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement” Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, and other musicians perform music that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. President Obama hosts. REPEATS EARLY
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Nature: “Cracking the Koala Code” New insights into koalas’ basic language and social structure.
THU 29TH, 1AM.
REPEATS EARLY FRI 30TH, 1AM
7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREMIERE NYC-ARTS With Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. 8:30 PREMIERE MetroFocus Interviews, in-depth reporting, and solutions-oriented stories from across the metropolitan region. REPEATS SAT 31ST, 10AM.
AND SAT 31ST, 5PM.
9:00 NOVA: “Making Stuff Cleaner” Materials used to make fuel cells, quantum computers and more are shaping the future. REPEATS EARLY FRI 30TH, 2AM.
9:00 PREMIERE The March The story behind the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. REPEATS EARLY
10:00 NOVA: “Making Stuff Smarter” Explore the wild ideas that have turned into a cutting-edge material or high-tech breakthroughs. REPEATS EARLY FRI 30TH, 3AM.
11:00 Charlie Rose
THU 29TH, 2AM AND SAT 31ST, 1:30PM.
8/29 EARLY THURSDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley 12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 In Performance at the White House SEE TUE 27TH,
10:00 American Masters: “Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound” Performance clips highlight the story of the pacifist and folk singer as told from her perspective.
8PM. [R]
REPEATS EARLY THU 29TH, 3AM
2:00 The March
AND SAT 31ST, 2:30PM.
TUE 27TH, 9PM. REPEATS
SEE
11:30 Charlie Rose REPEATS
SAT 31ST, 1:30PM.
WED 28TH, 1:30PM.
3:00 American Masters SEE TUE 27TH, 10PM. REPEATS
8/28 EARLY WEDNESDAY AM 12:30 Tavis Smiley REPEATS
SAT 31ST, 2:30PM. [R]
4:30 Ripple of Hope
WED 28TH, 1PM.
1:00 Reel 13 Indies SEE EARLY SUN 25TH, 12:10AM. [R]
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EVENING AND NIGHT
9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Miss Marple VI: The Pale Horse” After Miss Marple’s old friend is found murdered, she receives a list of names sent by the victim before his death. REPEATS EARLY SAT 31ST, 1:30AM.
10:30 New York Originals A visit to Let There Be Neon, one of the last craftsmen shops in SoHo. REPEATS SAT 31ST, 1PM.
11:00 Charlie Rose 8/30 EARLY FRIDAY AM 12:00 Tavis Smiley 12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Nature SEE WED 28TH, 8PM. REPEATS SAT 31ST, 5PM.
2:00 NOVA SEE WED 28TH, 3:20 Antiques Roadshow SEE MON 26TH, 8PM. REPEATS EARLY SUN 1ST, 5AM. [R]
4:20 Antiques Roadshow [R]
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report
9PM. [R]
3:00 NOVA SEE WED 28TH, 10PM. [R]
4:00 POV SEE MON 26TH, 10PM. [R]
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10:30 PREMIERE Side by Side: The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema George Lucas, David Lynch, James Cameron, and other filmmakers discuss the history of photochemical and digital film production.
5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week With Gwen Ifill REPEATS
9:30AM.
SEDAT PAKAY
9:00 American Masters: “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket” What it means to be born black, impoverished, gifted and gay. With insights from Maya Angelou, William Styron and Bobby Short.
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SAT 31ST, 9AM.
8:30 PREMIERE Charlie Rose: The Week Conversations about politics, science, business, culture, and media. REPEATS SAT 31ST,
6:30 PREMIERE Eat! Drink! Italy! With Vic Rallo Eggplant caponata; Sicilian sweets. 7:00 The This Old House Hour 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 As Time Goes By 9:00 PREMIERE Reel 13 Classics: “Splendor in the Grass” (1961) A teenager (Natalie Wood) has a breakdown following a platonic love affair. With Warren Beatty. REPEATS EARLY SUN 1ST, 1:20AM.
11:30 Charlie Rose 8/31 EARLY SATURDAY AM 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 Theater Talk 1:30 Masterpiece Mystery!
11:15 Reel 13 Indies: “The Company” (2003) Neve Campbell stars in Robert Altman’s film about a young dancer poised for stardom.
3:00 Masterpiece Mystery!
9/01 EARLY SUNDAY AM 1:15 PREMIERE Reel 13 Shorts REPEATS EARLY
SEE SUN 25TH, 9PM. [R]
SUN 1ST, 4:55AM.
5:00 Martin Luther: “The Reluctant Revolutionary” [R]
SAT 31ST, 9PM. [R]
31 SATURDAY
3:35 Reel 13 Indies: “Barking Water” 4:55 Reel 13 Shorts SEE
SEE THU 29TH, 9PM. [R]
1:20 Reel 13 Classics SEE
EARLY SUN 1ST, 1:15AM. [R]
6:00 Mike Colameco’s Real Food
5:00 Antiques Roadshow SEE MON 26TH, 8PM. [R]
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5:30 Crossroads Café (MON) GED Connection (TUE/THU) Workplace Essential Skills (WED)
6:00 Bob the Builder 6:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 7:00 Sesame Street 8:00 Sid the Science Kid 8:30 Curious George 9:00 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That 9:30 Super Why! 10:00 Dinosaur Train 10:30 Maya & Miguel 11:00 Cyberchase 11:30 Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
TV411 (FRI) 6:00 Wild Kratts 6:30 Barney & Friends 7:00 Sesame Street 8:00 Sid the Science Kid 8:30 Curious George 9:00 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That 9:30 Super Why! 10:00 Dinosaur Train 10:30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps 11:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:30 Bob the Builder 12:00 Thomas & Friends 12:30 Curious George
2:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That 3:00 Arthur 3:30 Martha Speaks 4:00 WordGirl 4:30 Cyberchase 5:00 The Electric Company
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WEEKENDS SATURDAYS 6:00 Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop (My Music) (3RD) Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Skills (10TH) Richard Bangs’ Adventures With Purpose 7:00 Expeditions With Patrick McMillan (17TH, 24TH, 31ST) 7:30 3 Steps to Incredible Health! With Joel Fuhrman, M.D. (3RD) One-on-One With Steve Adubato (17TH, 24TH, 31ST) 8:00 Live From Lincoln Center: “Josh Groban: All That Echoes” (10TH) Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
2:30 Great Performances: “Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino” (10TH) American Masters: “Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound” [R] (31ST) 3:00 Through a Dog’s Eyes [R] (17TH)
4:00 Globe Trekker 4:30 Nature: “Animal Odd Couples” (10TH) 5:00 Barbra Streisand – One Night Only at the Village Vanguard (3RD) Nature: “Outback Pelicans” [R] (17TH); “Birds of the Gods” [R] (24TH); “Cracking the Koala Code” [R] (31ST)
(17TH, 24TH, 31ST)
8:30 New Jersey Capitol Report (17TH, 24TH, 31ST) 9:00 Legends of Folk: The Village Scene (3RD) Washington Week [R] (17TH, 24TH, 31ST)
9:30 Love, Laugh & Eat With John Tickell, M.D. (10TH) Charlie Rose: The Week (17TH, 24TH, 31ST) 10:00 MetroFocus (17TH, 24TH, 31ST)
10:30 Smarter Brains (3RD) Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly (17TH, 24TH, 31ST) 11:00 Salute to Vienna [R] (10TH) New York NOW (17TH, 24TH, 31ST)
11:30 To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe (17TH, 24TH, 31ST) 12:00 Catholicism (PARTS 1-4 OF 4) (3RD) Richard Heffner’s Open Mind (17TH, 24TH, 31ST) 12:30 Caucus: New Jersey
SUNDAYS 12:00 NYC-ARTS [R] 12:30 Burt Bacharach’s Best: My Music [R] (4TH) The Jewish Americans (PARTS 1-3 OF 3) (11TH) Great Performances at the Met: “Francesca da Rimini [R] (18TH) Paris the Luminous Years: Toward the Making of the Modern [R] (25TH)
2:00 3 Steps to Incredible Health! With Joel Fuhrman, M.D. (4TH) 2:30 Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace (25TH) 3:00 Treasures of New York (18TH)
3:30 Emeli Sandé: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (4TH) Simply Ming (18TH, 25TH) 4:00 The Mind of a Chef
(17TH, 24TH, 31ST)
(18TH, 25TH)
1:00 Super Brain With Dr. Rudy Tanzi (10TH) After Newtown: Guns in America (17TH) The Life of Muhammad (PARTS 1-3 OF 3) [R] (24TH) New York Originals (31ST) 1:30 The March [R] (31ST) 2:00 Fixing Juvie Justice [R] (17)
4:30 Legends of Folk: The Village Scene (4TH) Martha Stewart’s Cooking School (18TH) Martha Bakes (25TH)
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60s Girl Grooves
Mary Wilson of The Supremes hosts this new My Music special featuring archival performances by Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Petula Clark, the Shirelles, and other 1960s girl groups and singers.
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