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1 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Prairie Pulse Plains Art Museum Executive Director Andy Maus fi 8:00 Jazz Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917) (part 1 of 10) ⁄ 9:30 Jazz The Gift (1917-1924) (part 2 of 10) ⁄ 11:30 Charlie Rose
2 Saturday 7:00 My Hero ⁄ 7:30 Waiting for God › 8:00 Vicious ™ 8:30 As Time Goes By › 9:00 Austin City Limits Beck ⁄ 10:00 Front and Center Bob Dipiero Featuring Brandy Clark ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
3 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Farm fi 8:00 Call The Midwife (part 1 of 8) ™ 9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 2 of 6) ™ 10:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (part 2 of 9) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
4 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tucson, Hour 2 fi 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Detroit, Hour 1 fi 9:00 6 Brothers fi 10:00 After You’ve Gone › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
5 Tuesday 7:00 10 Homes that Changed America fi 8:00 The Secrets of Saint John Paul ⁄ 9:00 Frontline Putin’s Way 10:00 After You’ve Gone › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
6 Wednesday 7:00 Independent Lens Welcome to Leith fl 8:30 Vikings Unearthed ⁄ 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
7 Thursday 7:00 This Old House Hour fi 8:00 Doc Martin › 9:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 1 (part 3 of 4) ⁄ 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
8 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Prairie Pulse Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler fi 8:00 Jazz Our Language (1924-1928) (part 3 of 10) ⁄ 10:00 Jazz The True Welcome (1929-1935) (part 4 of 10) ⁄
9 Saturday 7:00 My Hero ⁄ 7:30 Waiting for God › 8:00 Vicious ™ 8:30 As Time Goes By › 9:00 Austin City Limits Nine Inch Nails ⁄ 10:00 Front and Center Sara Evans and Martina McBride—Ladies Night Out ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
10 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show America at Play fi 8:00 Call the Midwife (part 2 of 8) ™ 9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 3 of 6) ™ 10:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (part 3 of 9) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
11 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tucson, Hour 3 fi 8:00 Jackie Robinson (part 1 of 2) ¬ 10:00 After You’ve Gone › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
12 Tuesday 7:00 10 Parks that Changed America fi 8:00 Jackie Robinson (part 2 of 2) fl 10:00 After You’ve Gone › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
13 Wednesday 7:00 Nature India’s Wandering Lions ⁄ 8:00 NOVA Can Alzheimer’s be Stopped? fl 9:00 Ride the Tiger ⁄ 10:00 Almanac at the Capitol 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
14 Thursday 7:00 This Old House Hour fi 8:00 Doc Martin › 9:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 1 (part 4 of 4) ⁄ 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
15 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Prairie Pulse ND Tourism Director Sara Otte Coleman fi 8:00 Jazz Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935-1937) (part 5 of 10) ⁄ 9:30 Kids Rock Cancer fi 10:00 After You’ve Gone › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
16 Saturday 7:00 My Hero ⁄ 7:30 Waiting for God › 8:00 Vicious ™ 8:30 As Time Goes By › 9:00 Austin City Limits Tweedy ⁄ 10:00 Front and Center Little Big Town ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
17 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Backstage with our Musical Family fi 8:00 Call the Midwife (part 3 of 8) ™ 9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 4 of 6) ™ 10:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (part 4 of 9) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
18 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Omaha, Hour 1 fi 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Detroit, Hour 2 fi 9:00 Prairie Mosaic Art by Terry Jelsing and Jeffery Zachmann, and Music and Poetry from Lines&Notes fi 9:30 Prairie Mosaic James J. Hill’s Railroad Empire, Music by Elisa Korenne, a Dakota Indian Who Protected Sarah Wakefield, Mille Lacs Indian Museum, and a Duet by Chris Kachian and David Jenkins fi 10:00 After You’ve Gone › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
19 Tuesday 7:00 10 Towns that Changed America fi 8:00 Shakespeare’s Curse ⁄ 9:00 Frontline Children of Syria 10:00 After You’ve Gone ›
10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
20 Wednesday 7:00 Nature Leave it to Beavers fi 8:00 NOVA Wild Ways ⁄ 9:00 The Best of Big Blue Live ⁄ 10:00 Almanac at the Capitol 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
21 Thursday 7:00 This Old House Hour fi 8:00 Doc Martin › 9:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 2 (part 1 of 7) ⁄ 11:00 Charlie Rose
22 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Prairie Pulse Kevin Iverson, North Dakota Census Office fi 8:00 Jazz Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937-1939) (part 6 of 10) ⁄ 10:00 To the Manor Born › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
23 Saturday 7:00 My Hero ⁄ 7:30 Waiting for God › 8:00 Vicious ™ 8:30 As Time Goes By › 9:00 Austin City Limits Eric Church ⁄ 10:00 Front and Center Zakk Wylde ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
24 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Keep a Song in Your Heart fi 8:00 Call the Midwife (part 4 of 8) ™ 9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 5 of 6) ™ 10:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (part 5 of 9) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
25 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Omaha, Hour 2 fi 8:00 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) (part 1 of 6) fi 10:00 To the Manor Born › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
26 Tuesday 7:00 The Big Burn: American Experience ⁄
8:00 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea The Last Refuge (1890-1915) (part 2 of 6) fi 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
27 Wednesday 7:00 Nature Owl Power ⁄ 8:00 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) (part 3 of 6) fi 10:00 Almanac at the Capitol 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
28 Thursday 7:00 This Old House Hour fi 8:00 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea Going Home (1920-1933) (part 4 of 6) fi 10:00 To the Manor Born › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
29 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Prairie Pulse NDSU Researcher Christina Weber fi 8:00 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea Great Nature (1933-1945) (part 5 of 6) ⁄ 10:00 To the Manor Born › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
30 Saturday 7:00 My Hero ⁄ 7:30 Waiting for God › 8:00 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) (part 6 of 6) fi 10:00 Front and Center Train ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
Overnight Schedule Programs are listed in Central Time. 6 Brothers 4/6, 3 am 10 Homes that Changed America 4/7, 1 am 10 Parks that Changed America 4/14, 1 am 10 Towns that Changed America 4/21, 1 am American Forum Sundays, Midnight Antiques Roadshow Wednesdays, 1 am; 4/6, 4/20, 2 am As Time Goes By Mondays, 2:30 am Asia Insight Wednesdays, 12:30 am Austin City Limits Mondays, 3 am The Best of Big Blue Live 4/22, 3 am
The Big Burn: American Experience 4/28, 1 am A Craftsman’s Legacy Sundays, 6:30 am Doc Martin Saturdays, 2 am, except 4/30 Focus on Europe Thursdays, 12:30 am Front and Center Mondays, 4 am Frontline 4/7, 4/21, 3 am Globe Trekker 4/17, 4/24, 4 am Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece Tuesdays, 2 am Growing a Greener World Sundays, 5:30 am, except 4/10 Independent Lens Welcome to Leith 4/8, 1 am InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse Mondays, Midnight Jackie Robinson 4/13, 4/14, 2 am Jazz Sundays, 2 am; 4/3, 3:30 am; 4/10, 4 am Kids Rock Cancer 4/17, 3:30 am Lawrence Welk Show Tuesdays, 1 am McLaughlin Group Mondays, 12:30 am Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey Saturdays, 3 am, except 4/30 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece Tuesdays, 3 am My Hero Mondays, 1 am The National Parks: America’s Best Idea 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, 4/30, 2 am Nature Fridays, 1 am, except 4/8 Nightly Business Report Saturdays, 5 am NOVA 4/1, 4/15, 4/22, 2 am; 4/8, 2:30 am Overheard with Evan Smith Saturdays, 5:30 am Painting with Paulson Sundays, 6 am PBS NewsHour Tuesday through Friday, 4 am, except 4/8, 4/28; 4/30, 4am Prairie Mosaic 4/20, 3 am Prairie Pulse Sundays, 1:30 am Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Tuesdays, 12:30 am Ride the Tiger 4/15, 3 am Scully/The World Show Fridays, 12:30 am Second Opinion 4/17, 4/24, 5 am The Secrets of Saint John Paul 4/7, 2 am Shakespeare’s Curse 4/21, 2 am Tavis Smiley Tuesday through Saturday, Midnight, except 4/2; 4/2, 4/8, 4/9, 4/16, 4/28, 4:30 am TED Talks 4/1, 3 am This Old House Hour Saturdays, 1 am To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe Saturdays, 12:30 am Vicious Mondays, 2 am Waiting for God Mondays, 1:30 am Washington Week with Gwen Ifill Sundays, 1 am Well Read Sundays, 12:30 am
Integrate, Innovate, Motivate: Creative Tech for Teaching Prairie Public Education Services is hosting its 2016 Teacher Training Institute on June 2223 at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Partnering with the Northwest and Lakes Country Minnesota Service Cooperatives and Minnesota State University Moorhead, the institute will feature hands-on, interactive sessions on classroom technology use, the elective creation of lesson plans for graduate credit, and motivational keynote presentations from experts in the fields of education technology and PBS educational media. Find more information at prairiepubliceducation.org/prtti.
Congratulations to all the children who wrote and illustrated their own stories for the PBS Kids Writers Contest. You’re all winners in our eyes! Watch the mail in May for your Certificates of Accomplishment and feedback from our contest evaluators.
Come out to see us at one of these free family events! April 16 April 22 April 28 April 28 June 4 June 7-9 June 17
Kids Fest at Moorhead Center Mall, Moorhead, MN Family Literacy Event in Kulm, ND Family Literacy Event in Ulen-Hitterdal, MN Family Literacy Event in Bottineau, ND Share a Story Family Literacy Event, Rheault Farm, Fargo Metro Tech Camp, Liberty Middle School, West Fargo Midwest Kids Fest, Island Park, Fargo
April Daytime Television Programs Saturdays
6:00 am Charlie Rose 7:00 Well Read fi Studio One returns 4/9 7:30 Campus News 8:00 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack 8:30 The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower 9:00 Cook’s Country fi America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated begins 4/23 9:30 Simply Ming fi 10:00 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking fi 10:30 The Jazzy Vegetarian fi Lidia’s Kitchen begins 4/23 11:00 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook fi 11:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart and Soul fi Noon Market to Market 12:30 Almanac 1:30 Knit & Crochet Now! fi Scrapbook Soup begins 4/9 2:00 Sewing with Nancy fi 2:30 Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting fi 3:00 A Craftsman’s Legacy fi 3:30 Painting with Paulson fi 4:00 Growing a Greener World fi 4:30 This Old House fi 5:00 Prairie Pulse fi 5:30 Scully/The World Show fi 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Charlie Rose—The Week Sundays 7:00 am Sesame Street æ 7:30 The Zula Patrol fi 8:00 Bob the Builder æ 8:30 Bug Bites fi 9:00 Enviropals! fi 9:30 Thomas & Friends æ 10:00 Martha Speaks æ 10:30 Wunderkind Little Amadeus fi 11:00 Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab fi 11:30 DragonflyTV fi except 4/10 11:30 Great Performances at The Met “Lulu” (4/10)(3 1/2 hrs) Noon Odd Squad æ (except 4/3, 4/10) Noon Second Opinion fi(4/3)(1 hr) 12:30 Second Opinion fi (4/17, 4/24) 1:00 Independent Lens “(T)error” ⁄(4/3) (1 1/2 hrs) 1:00 Independent Lens “An Honest Liar” fl (4/17)(1 1/2 hrs) 1:00 Independent Lens “Welcome to Leith” fl (4/24)(1 1/2 hrs) 2:30 Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope fi except 4/10 3:00 Globe Trekker ⁄ 4:00 Doc Martin › 5:00 Antiques Roadshow fi 6:00 Antiques Roadshow fi Weekdays 5:00 am Prairie Public Instructional Resources 6:30 Ready Jet Go! æ 7:00 Nature Cat æ
7:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! æ 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood æ 8:30 Peep and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo æ 9:00 Sesame Street æ 9:30 Peg + Cat æ except 4/1 9:30 Peg and Cat Save the World æ (4/1)(1 hr) 10:00 Dinosaur Train æ except 4/1 10:30 WordWorld æ 11:00 Super WHY! æ 11:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog æ Noon Maya & Miguel æ 12:30 Martha Speaks æ 1:00 Curious George æ 1:30 WordGirl æ 2:00 Sid the Science Kid æ 2:30 Nature Cat æ 3:00 Ready Jet Go! æ 3:30 Arthur æ 4:00 Wild Kratts æ 4:30 Odd Squad æ 5:00 BBC World News America 5:30 PBS NewsHour 6:30 After You’ve Gone › To the Manor Born begins 4/20 Symbol Key fi General audience æ Suitable for all children Æ Directed to children age 7 and older ⁄ Parental guidance suggested due to moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
Inventive visual artist William Kentridge stages Alban Berg’s shocking masterpiece about a femme fatale, Lulu, on Great Performances at the Met. Marlis Petersen is in the title role and Lothar Koenigs conducts. Join us for this great opera on Sunday, April 10, at 11:30 am CT.
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April Television Highlights
10 Homes That Changed America (4/5), 10 Parks That Changed America (4/12), and 10 Towns That Changed America (4/19) show us influential communities across the country that have had a lasting impact on the way our cities and suburbs are designed. New! Tuesdays at 7 pm CT, beginning April 5
Tune in for Prairie Public’s own Prairie Mosaic this month to see an art piece by Rugby artist Terry Jelsing, witness sculptor Jeffrey Zachmann’s metal and motion art, and enjoy some music by Lines&Notes (pictured here) who combine Manno’s musicial compositions with Zepper’s poetry. New! Monday, April 18, 9 pm CT
Examine the life and times of a great ball player in the two-part series Jackie Robinson. In 1947, he lifted a nation and an entire race on his shoulders when he crossed baseball’s color line. Ken Burns reveals fascinating stories about the legend’s life on and off the field. New! Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12, 8 pm CT
It’s back! Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns’ acclaimed series Jazz is back for an encore. The 10-part series follows the growth of jazz music from its beginnings in the unique social cauldron of New Orleans, to the spirit of jazz that emerged in the wake of the World Wars, and through to today’s rhythms. Fridays at 8 pm CT beginning April 1 (except 4/29)
Witness the incredible story of Asia’s last wild lions, once on the brink of extinction, but who now live dangerously close to the villagers of India. Tune in as Nature presents India’s Wandering Lions. New! Wednesday, April 13, 7 pm CT
Explore the best original music— including contemporary and traditional rock, blues, country, folk, soul and worldbeat—in uninterrupted full concerts recorded live in Austin, Texas, from Austin City Limits. In April, watch for Beck (4/2), Nine Inch Nails (4/9), Tweedy (4/16), and Eric Church (4/23). Saturdays at 9 pm CT
April Television Highlights Alzheimer’s ravages the minds of more than 40 million victims worldwide. NOVA joins scientists as they untangle the cause of this tragic illness and goes behind the scenes of major drug trials to discover the therapies that may slow and even prevent the disease in Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped? New! Wednesday, April 13, 8 pm CT In the summer of 1910, an unimaginable wildfire devoured more than three million acres across the Northern Rockies, a catastrophe that would define the nation’s fire policy for the rest of the 20th century and beyond. The Big Burn, from American Experience, provides a cautionary tale of heroism and sacrifice. Tuesday, April 26, 7 pm CT
Downton Abbey is an entertaining formula; it’s the highest rated drama in PBS history. See it again—from the beginning! Be with us each week as we air the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama. Thursdays at 9 pm CT (except 4/28)
Search the bipolar brain to find out where the biological and chemical breakdowns occur and how we may be able to pre-empt disorders and fix or rewire our brains with the documentary Ride the Tiger. Learn if new treatments can lead to advances in other areas of mental illness as well. New! Wednesday, April 13, 9 pm CT
Peg + Cat, a PBS KIDS animated preschool series, follows the adorable, spirited Peg and her sidekick Cat as they embark on adventures and learn foundational math concepts and skills. Co-creators Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley have teamed with The Fred Rogers Company to bring young viewers a new way to experience math through Peg and Cat’s relatable, and often hilarious, adventures. The learning continues with integrated online and mobile content. Tune in for Peg + Cat weekdays at 9:30 am CT and see the one-hour special Peg and Cat Save the World on Friday, April 1, at 9:30 am CT. Many Prairie Public local television productions are funded in part by the following: Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund with money from the voters on November 4, 2008, North Dakota Council on the Arts, North Dakota Humanities Council, and by the members of Prairie Public. Thank you!
Radio Schedule This month on Main Street Every weekday at 3 pm and 7 pm
This month on Prairie Public Presents Sundays at 5 pm CT April 3 DylanFest II was a tremendous success! Prairie Public was there to record it, and will air an edited version of the concert highlights.
April 12 As part of the UND Writers’ Conference, Main Street’s Doug Hamilton will host a conversation with Brian Greene titled “How to communicate science to a popular audience.” Greene is one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists. Recorded before a studio audience at the conference, it will air on Main Street on Tuesday, April 12.
April 28 We’ll welcome Dr. Marla Spivak to the studio to talk about her community lecture titled “Pollinators in Peril: Helping Our Bees Back on Their Own Six Feet.” April 29 Get a review of the news with the monthly Editors’ Roundtable with news director Dave Thompson and special guests. And tune in for Main Street Weekend on Sundays at 10 am CT!
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The Prairie Public news team will report from the North Dakota Democratic Convention March 31-April 2 and the Republican Nominating Convention April 1-3.
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April 10 Why: Philosophical Questions about Everyday Life host Jack Russell Weinstein will discuss “How To Think Philosophically About Aging” with his guest Sharona Hoffman, who is an Edgar A. Hahn professor of law, professor of bioethics, and co-director of the Case Western Reserve University’s Law-Medicine Center.
April 24 A Life Sentence: Victims, Offenders, Justice, and my Mother is a story about a terrible crime and everything that followed. It’s an intensely personal documentary, but it extends into public life and into the heart of our political and correctional systems.
Whad’Ya Know News Wisconsin Public Radio has announced plans to end production of Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know? at the end of June after a 31-year-run.
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Welcome to Leith premieres on Independent Lens “Could be the scariest film of the year.” Los Angeles Times
Tune in Wednesday, April 6, at 7 pm or Sunday, April 24, at 1 pm CT Welcome to Leith chronicles the attempted takeover of Leith, North Dakota, by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor. An unsettling exploration of what happens to democratic principles when they’re pushed to the limit, the film asks: In a free society, how do we deal with people whose views we find abhorrent?
Also on Independent Lens in April (T)error Sunday, April 3, 1 pm CT Watch a covert terrorism sting unfold as an informant tries to befriend a suspected jihadist. An Honest Liar Sunday, April 17, 1 pm CT Meet James “The Amazing” Randi, the famed magician who dedicated his life to exposing frauds.