August 2010 – WETA Magazine

AUGUST 2010 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

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mong the many delights of living in Greater Washington are the region’s dazzling cultural resources — and especially so the host of world-class classical music performances on offer. Of course, not all are able to attend the magnificent concerts staged in the national capital area’s many venues, and we at WETA strive to serve the public by widening the audience for important performances in our community.

Our classical music radio station, Classical WETA 90.9 FM, partners frequently with a wide array of organizations and ensembles to bring great classical music recitals, recorded live in concert, to Washington-area listeners. In recent months, Classical WETA has presented broadcasts of local opera performances, concerts from the Library of Congress, recitals at Washington embassies, and concerts from local music series including Virginia’s Castleton Festival.

This month, two partnerships, and resulting broadcasts, in particular stand out. Each Monday at 9 p.m. in August, Classical WETA’s local performance broadcast Front Row Washington presents concerts from the National Gallery of Art, a series of lovely recitals recorded in the atrium of the Gallery’s West Building. The concerts, frequently themed in honor of gallery exhibitions, represent a marriage of music and art, and we are very proud to partner with the Gallery to bring these performances to Greater Washington via our broadcasts (and to a national audience via audio stream on the Web at classicalweta.org). We at WETA are also very excited to announce that Classical WETA will partner with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to broadcast live the National Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opening Ball Concert on September 25. The concert is the inaugural performance of Christoph Eschenbach as Music Director of the NSO and the Kennedy Center. The maestro will conduct a program of music by Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss Jr., and Franz Liszt with pianist Lang Lang and soprano Renée Fleming. Beyond this broadcast, WETA and the Kennedy Center will work together to bring many more NSO performances to the public via Classical WETA. I invite you to tune in and enjoy these local performances. Thank you for your support.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

WETA Television Features Four Channels WETA Create features a host of “how-to” lifestyle series, 24 hours each day, presenting programming devoted to home improvement, cooking, crafts, gardening, painting, travel and much more.

WETA TV 26, WETA’s principal channel, broadcasts 24 hours each day, presenting primetime programming day and night — plus a WETA Kids block each weekday, 5 a.m.–noon. WETA TV 26 is simulcast each evening with WETA’s high-definition channel, WETA HD.

WETA Kids presents public television’s renowned children’s series, offering safe, educational programming 24 hours each day.

WETA Kids programming also airs mornings on WETA TV 26.

WETA HD presents primetime programming 24 hours each day in dazzling high-definition television, featuring crystal-clear video and superb sound for HD TVs.

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In the Spotlight A New Yoga Special Targets Arthritis oga instructor Peggy Cappy demonstrates gentle exercises designed to aid arthritis sufferers in a new special, Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy. One out of three adults contends with arthritis pain, and Cappy, with 30 years of experience dealing with young and old alike, shows how the key to dealing with arthritis is exercise, and specifically yoga, because it is both safe and effective. The program sits in on Cappy’s classes as she teaches different poses and explains how she and her students have made yoga, meditation and relaxation a vital part of their daily routine.

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Sunday, August 1 at 4 p.m. and throughout the month on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

A Celebration of Broadway Songs

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August 1 at 5 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

allelujah Broadway, a concert special filmed in Prague’s magnificent baroque Cathedral of St. Simon and St. Jude, celebrates the famous Broadway musicals that have made audiences feel they’ve had a near-religious experience. The amazing Rodrick Dixon (left) of Three Mo Tenors, the Chicago Symphony’s powerful soprano Alfreda Burke, the marvelous “Irish Tenor” Anthony Kearns and Broadway star Linda Eder perform songs from Carousel, Jeckyll and Hyde, West Side Story, Les Misérables, Rent, Camille Claudel and Billy Elliot — and medleys from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar.

South Pacific on Live From Lincoln Center

incoln Center Theater’s production of South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical theater classic, airs live from the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific, the musical, set during World War II, tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples — U.S. Navy nurse Nellie Forbush (Kelli O’Hara, at right) and French plantation owner Emile de Becque (Paulo Szot), and Navy Airman Joe Cable and a young native girl, Liat — and how their happiness is threatened by their own prejudices and the fates of war. Lincoln Center Theater’s revival, directed by Bartlett Sher, won seven Tony Awards.

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Wednesday, August 18 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

Classic Poirot Mysteries on Thursday Nights COURTESY AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION

Thursdays at 9 p.m., starting August 19 on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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ETA Television presents the series Agatha Christie’s Poirot — based on the world-famous detective novels — in mystery double-features each Thursday night starting August 19. The series stars David Suchet in his popular signature role as the Belgian sleuth known for his incisive mind and charisma. In 1920s England, Poirot pits his wits against killers and kidnappers, murderers and plotters, and thieves and traitors in a compendium of crime. Co-starring are Hugh Fraser (as Hastings), Philip Jackson (as Inspector Japp) and Pauline Moran (as Miss Lemon). Mystery fans should also watch for new episodes of Inspector Lewis on Sunday nights beginning in late August on Masterpiece Mystery!

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PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

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Performance in the Spotlight on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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ugust heralds an array of special programming that spotlights a wide variety of musical performances and engaging dance presentations. Among the offerings this month, Aretha Franklin hosts a special soul music review featuring classic acts — from Franklin herself to James Brown, Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Jackie Wilson — performing their hits in the 1960s and early 1970s; Marvin Hamlisch leads a program of great musical acts from the 1970s; and American Idol star Clay Aiken sings hits from his latest album. A Big Band program presents classic swing-era performers from the

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1930s and 1940s; and a film spotlights the life and music of singer-songwriter John Denver. A Broadway special presents anthemic songs from soloists that include Irish tenor Anthony Kearns and Washington’s own Rodrick Dixon (of Three Mo’ Tenors); Welsh classical-pop crossover star Katherine Jenkins appears in concert; and Welsh vocal group Men Aloud performs pop and Broadway hits. Also this month, the talented troupe Mazowsze celebrates lively traditional dance and music of Poland in a Warsaw performance, and the Bellydance Superstars heat up the stage at the Folies Bergère in Paris.

Clay Aiken Men Aloud

Michel Legrand

Katherine Jenkins

Bellydance Superstars

Peaches and Herb in The Way We Were—The ’70s

Music and Dance Specials Airing in August on WETA Television Aretha Franklin Presents: Soul Rewind Fri 8/6, 9pm; Rpts Sat 8/7, 6pm Bellydance Superstars: Live in Paris at the Folies Bergère Thur 8/12, 10pm The Big Band Years Sun 8/8, 7pm; Rpts Mon 8/9, 1pm; Thur 8/12, 8pm Carole King & James Taylor: Live at the Troubadour Tue 8/3, 10pm; Rpts Fri 8/13, 9pm Celtic Thunder: It’s Entertainment!

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Clay Aiken—Tried & True: Live!

Wed 8/4, 8pm; Rpts Thur 8/5, 1pm and 11:30pm; Wed 8/11, 2:30pm David Garrett Rock Symphonies Sat 8/7, 8pm; Rpts 12:30am; Thur 8/12, 3pm Ethan Bortnick and His Musical Time Machine Mon 8/2, 5pm; Rpts Fri 8/13, midnight Hallelujah Broadway Sun 8/1, 5pm; Rpts Wed 8/11, 8pm

John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend Tue 8/10, 9:30pm; Rpts Thur 8/12, 4:30pm

Mazowsze: The Music and Dance of Poland Wed 8/4, 9:30pm; Rpts Thur 8/5, 2:30pm

Katherine Jenkins: Live at the O2 Arena London Sun 8/1, 2:30pm; Rpts 11pm; Wed 8/4, 3pm; Fri 8/13, 3:30pm

Men Aloud: Live From Wales Thur 8/5, 9pm; Rpts Fri 8/6, 2pm; Sat 8/7, 1:30pm; Sun 8/8, 9pm; Tue 8/10, 1pm

Live from Lincoln Center: South Pacific Wed 8/18, 8pm Marvin Hamlisch Presents: The Way We Were—The ’70s Mon 8/2, 8pm; Rpts Tue 8/3, 1pm

Michel Legrand & Friends: 50 Years of Music and Movies Sun 8/8, 9am; Rpts 12:30am Video Games Live Sat 8/7, 9:30pm; Rpts 2am; Fri 8/13, 1pm

WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

August primetime simulcast listings.

Weeknight primetime simulcast programming repeats the following weekday on WETA TV 26 starting at noon.

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(from 7pm:) Masterpiece Mystery! Miss Marple Viewer’s Choice Special (to 11pm) & Katherine Jenkins: Live at the O2 Arena London (to 12:30am)

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Marvin Hamlisch Presents: The Way We Were—The ’70s

Blenko: The Spirit of American Stained Glass (to 12m)

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Lower Your Taxes with Ed Slott

Carole King & James Taylor: Live at the Troubadour (to 11:30pm)

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Clay Aiken—Tried & True: Live!

Mazowsze: The Music & Dance of Poland (to 11pm) & Lower Your Taxes with Ed Slott (to 1am)

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Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy

Men Aloud: Live from Wales

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Washington Week with Gwen Inside Washington Ifill and National Journal

Aretha Franklin Presents: Soul Rewind (to 11pm) & Change Your Brain, Change Your Body (to 1am)

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David Garrett Rock Symphonies

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(from 7pm:) The Big Band Years

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Visions of Italy: Northern Style

Visions of Italy: Southern Style (to 11pm) & The Civil War (Pt 5. The Universe of Battle —1863) (to 1am)

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Through a Dog’s Eyes

John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend (to 11pm) & Blenko: The Spirit of American Stained Glass (to 1am)

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Hallelujah Broadway

Change Your Brain, Change Your Body (to 12m)

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The Big Band Years

Bellydance Superstars: Live in Paris at the Folies Bergère (to 11:30pm)

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Washington Week with Gwen Inside Washington Ifill and National Journal

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WETA Viewer Favorites

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Antiques Roadshow: Milwaukee, WI (Ep 1 of 3)

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Doc Martin, Series II

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Live From Lincoln Center: South Pacific

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Three Gables

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Peril at End House (Pts 1 & 2 of 2)

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Washington Week with Gwen Inside Washington Ifill and National Journal

Seeing, Searching, Being

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As Time Goes By

The WETA Movie: Young@Heart

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Nature: Rhinoceros

Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis, Series II: The Point of Vanishing

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Antiques Roadshow: Milwaukee, WI (Ep 2 of 3)

History Detectives

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Doc Martin, Series II

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Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom

Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work

Frontline: Law & Disorder

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Veiled Lady

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Lost Mine

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Washington Week with Gwen Inside Washington Ifill and National Journal

Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City, UT

BBC Antiques Need to Know Roadshow: Coventry (to 11:30pm)

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As Time Goes By

The WETA Movie: Winged Migration (to 10:30pm) & The WETA Movie: WordPlay (to 12m)

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Nature: Superfish

Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis, Series III: Counter Culture Blues

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Antiques Roadshow: Milwaukee, WI (Ep 3 of 3)

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Doc Martin, Series II

Video Games Live (to 11pm) & Wolfgang’s Vault Presents: Day on the Green 1977 (to 12:30am) Men Aloud: Live from Wales

Lower Your Taxes with Ed Slott (to 12:30am)

Carole King & James Taylor: Live at the Troubadour

History Detectives

Craft in America, Series II: Origins (at 9:34pm) NOVA: Lizard Kings

Keeping Up Appearances

BBC Antiques Roadshow: Bristol

The Appalachians (Pt 2 of 3) (to 11:30pm)

QE2–The Last Voyage (to 11:30pm)

The Roller Derby Chronicles: Rolling Thunder

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The Appalachians (Pt 3 of 3) (to 11:30pm)

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Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)

For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

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Need to Know (to 11:30pm)

Craft in America, Series II: Process

(at 9:36pm) NOVA: Becoming Human (Pt 1 of 3)

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The Appalachians (Pt 1 of 3) (to 11:30pm)

Princess Margaret: A Love Story (to 11:30pm)

(at 9:34pm) NOVA: The Four-Winged Dinosaur

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Celtic Thunder (to 12m)

WETA Television

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Easy Yoga for Arthritis (to 11:30pm)

W TA TV 26 & W TA HD August simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is exactly the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday nights from 7 p.m. through Charlie Rose, and each weekend evening, beginning at 7 p.m. Saturdays and 8 p.m. Sundays.

• Please note that Saturday and Sunday daytime listings that follow are for WETA TV 26 only unless otherwise indicated. For complete 24-hour schedules of programs on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD, visit weta.org/tv.

• Weeknight primetime on WETA TV 26 repeats the next weekday on WETA TV 26 — see repeat listings.

• WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6 a.m.–9 a.m. weekends. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 11 for schedule information.

Program Key ■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. {DVI} — Descriptive Video Service.

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Listings are accurate as of press time. For late-breaking program updates, call 703-998-2724 or visit weta.org/tv.

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WETA’s summer pledge drive airs July 30–August 15 on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD. Please note that programs during this period are subject to change.

Visit weta.org/tv for updated schedules.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–12:30AM: 6AM TACKLING DIABETES WITH DR. NEAL BERNARD — See the Tuesday, August 3, 11:30 p.m. listing.

7:30 SEEING, SEARCHING, BEING — A documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns spotlights philosopher, publisher, writer and painter William Segal’s search for meaning in the chaotic 20th century. Segal (1904–2000) befriended Burns, and the two collaborated on an interior trilogy to ask the question: What is it that defines our true meaning in the world? Repeats Fri 8/20, 9pm 8:30 GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS: CELEBRATING NORTH AMERICA’S STEAM RAILWAYS — A film visits 17 of North America’s most historic and scenic tourist railroads. The special also chronicles efforts to preserve steam–era relics. Repeats Sat 8/7, 3pm 11:30 SOUPY SALES: THE WHOLE GANG IS HERE — A special celebrates the legendary comedian, who made more than 5,000 television appearances over the course of a half-century career. Most famous for his 1960s children’s TV series The Soupy Sales Show, Sales became a beloved comedy icon with his unpredictable sketches, slapstick humor, witty puns, puppet gags, and pies in the face. Repeats Tue 8/3, 5pm 12:30 CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY — Awardwinning psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. Daniel

Monday, August 2 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Marvin Hamlisch Presents: The Way We Were—The 70s features the conductor and composer hosting 1970s musical acts (such as Three Dog Night, above) performing their hits from that decade.

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Sunday, August 1 at 7 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Masterpiece Mystery! Miss Marple Viewers’ Choice Special presents popular adaptations of Agatha Christie mysteries featuring the spinster sleuth. Pictured: Julia McKenzie as Marple.

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Amen presents 10 steps to help people live longer, look younger, be thinner, and decrease their risk for illness, illuminating the connection between brain patterns and body weight. Repeats Fri 8/6, 11pm; Sat 8/7, 6am; Sun 8/8, 2pm; Mon 8/9, 4pm; Wed 8/11, 10pm KATHERINE JENKINS: LIVE AT THE O2 ARENA LONDON — Welsh mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins, a British favorite and successful classical crossover artist, performs at London’s O2 Arena as part of her “Believe” tour. Renowned for her ethereal and original interpretations of opera and pop standards, Jenkins covers contemporary tracks in this concert as well. Repeats tonight; Wed 8/4, 3pm; Fri 8/13, 3:30pm EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — Peggy Cappy demonstrates safe and effective yoga exercises designed to address arthritis problems.

Repeats Thur 8/5, 8pm, 10:30pm; Fri 8/6, 1pm; Sat 8/7, 8am; Mon 8/9, 3pm; Fri 8/13, 2:30pm HALLELUJAH BROADWAY — A special celebrates famous Broadway musicals. Rodrick Dixon of “Three Mo Tenors,” the Chicago Symphony’s powerful soprano Alfreda Burke and the marvelous “Irish Tenor” Anthony Kearns present performances of songs such as “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (Carousel), “Someone Like You” (Jeckyll and Hyde), “Somewhere” (West Side Story), “Bring Him Home” (Les Miserables), “Seasons of Love” (Rent) and medleys from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Jeckyll and Hyde leading lady Linda Eder also sings “Gold” (Camille Claudel) and “Electricity” (Billy Elliot).

Many other emotionally charged songs grace this special, filmed in Prague’s magnificent Cathedral of St. Simon and St. Jude. Repeats Wed 8/11, 8pm MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: MISS MARPLE VIEWERS’ CHOICE SPECIAL — WETA Television reprises popular Masterpiece Mystery! adaptations of crime novelist Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple cases. Repeats Mon 8/2, 1pm KATHERINE JENKINS: LIVE AT THE O2 ARENA LONDON — R

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MARVIN HAMLISCH PRESENTS: THE WAY WE WERE— THE ’70s — Marvin Hamlisch hosts a television special featuring performers re-creating their big hits from the 1970s: BJ Thomas, Three Dog Night, Debby Boone, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Ray Stevens, Freda Payne, Guy and Ralna, Bobby Goldsboro, Billy Joe Royal, Peaches and Herb, Jonathan Edwards, Gloria Gaynor and Hamlisch himself. Repeats Tue 8/3, 1pm 10:00 BLENKO: THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN STAINED GLASS — A film explores the influence of the Blenko family’s glassworks on stained glass production in America.

Mouth-blown medieval glass was brought to America for the first time by the Blenko family in 1893. Repeats Tue 8/3, 3pm; Sun 8/8, 10:30am; Tue 8/10, 11pm 12M NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE’S TOP 10 PHOTOS OF THE YEAR — A behind-the-scenes special follows National Geographic magazine editors as they take a list of hundreds of exceptional photographs and whittle it down to the top 10 of the year, choosing the “best of the best” and telling the stories behind those images.

Repeats Wed 8/11, 4pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Friday, August 6 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Aretha Franklin Presents: Soul Rewind features the “Queen of Soul” hosting a collection of rare performances by America’s most celebrated soul music artists of the 1960s and early 1970s.

8:00 CLAY AIKEN—TRIED & TRUE: LIVE! — Chart-topping American Idol vocalist Clay Aiken brings his clarion voice and personal interpretations to new arrangements of iconic songs, including “Mack the Knife,” “It’s Impossible,” “Moon River,” “Misty,” “Unchained Melody” and a duet with Broadway star Linda Eder on Roy Orbison’s classic lament “Crying.” Fellow American Idol star Ruben Studdard guest stars. Repeats Thur 8/5, 1pm, 11:30pm; Wed 8/11, 2:30pm 9:30 MAZOWSZE: THE MUSIC & DANCE OF POLAND — In a kaleidoscopic display of movement, color and beauty, the Mazowsze dance troupe — with orchestral accompaniment — celebrates the cultural legacy of Poland.

Polish-American entertainer Bobby Vinton narrates the special, recorded live at the Polish National Opera House in Warsaw. Repeats Thur 8/5, 2:30pm 11:00 LOWER YOUR TAXES WITH ED SLOTT — See the Tuesday, August 3, 8 p.m. listing.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

5 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — The yoga expert demonstrates safe and effective yoga exercises designed to address arthritis problems.

Repeats tonight 9:00 MEN ALOUD: LIVE FROM WALES — The Welsh “Men Aloud” choral group performs at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff in November 2009. Songs include “All By Myself,” “Tom Jones Medley,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “MacArthur Park,” “Total Eclipse of the Sun,” and selections from musicals such as Guys and Dolls, Miss Saigon and Porgy and Bess. Guests include Bonnie Tyler, John Owen-Jones of Broadway and West End musical fame, and opera star Bryn Terfel. Repeats Fri 8/6, 2pm; Sat 8/7, 1:30pm; Sun 8/8, 9pm; Tue 8/10, 1pm 10:30 EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — R 11:30 CLAY AIKEN—TRIED & TRUE: LIVE! — See the Wednesday, August 4, 8 p.m. listing.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Tuesday, August 3 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Lower Your Taxes With Ed Slott, a new special featuring the money expert — a certified public accountant — presents advice on retirement, estate planning, IRAs, tax strategies and more.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a roundtable discussion of the news of the week.

9:00 ARETHA FRANKLIN PRESENTS: SOUL REWIND — The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, presents a collection of rare performances — recovered from film vaults in the U.S. and Europe — by legendary R&B performers of the classic 1960s–70s soul era. Songs include archival performances on American Bandstand and Where The Action Is, and performing artists include Franklin herself, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, Ray Charles, Doris Troy, James Brown, Otis Redding, Patty LaBelle, Jackie Wilson and many more. Repeats Sat 8/7, 6pm 11:00 CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 LOWER YOUR TAXES WITH ED SLOTT — CPA Ed Slott presents his third special for public television, offering counsel about money, taxes, estate planning and retirement planning and answering viewers’ retirement questions. Among topics are how not to run out of money in retirement, ROTH IRA conversion traps, 10 steps to paying less taxes, a rundown of key retirement terms, how to pick retirement professionals, and more.

Repeats Wed 8/4, 1pm, 11pm; Thur 8/5, 4pm; Sat 8/7, 10am; Sun 8/8, 7am, 10:30pm; Tue 8/10, 4pm 10:00 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR: LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR — Singer-songwriter icons Carole King and James Taylor star in a concert special filmed at their 2007 performances celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Los Angeles’ famed Troubadour nightclub. King and Taylor perform 12 songs, including the pair’s most beloved hits such as King’s “So Far Away,” “It’s Too Late” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?,” as well as Taylor’s “Carolina in My Mind,” “Sweet Baby James” and “Fire and Rain.” Repeats Fri 8/13, 9pm 11:30 TACKLING DIABETES WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD — Nutrition researcher Neal Barnard, MD, reveals new research and scientifically proven methods for controlling diabetes, a disease that affects more than 24 million children and adults in the U.S. 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–2AM: S 6AM CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY — R 8:00 EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — R 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes, simulcast on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 LOWER YOUR TAXES WITH ED SLOTT — R 12N VISIONS OF ITALY: NORTHERN STYLE — See the Monday, August 9, 8 p.m. listing.

1:30 MEN ALOUD: LIVE FROM WALES — R 3:00 GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS: CELEBRATING NORTH AMERICA’S STEAM RAILWAYS — R 6:00 ARETHA FRANKLIN PRESENTS: SOUL REWIND — See the Friday, August 6, 9 p.m. listing.

8:00 DAVID GARRETT ROCK SYMPHONIES — Virtuoso violinist David Garrett weaves classical standards with rock and pop favorites performed at Berlin’s open-air Wuhlheide Theater. Repeats tonight, Thur 8/12, 3pm 9:30 VIDEO GAMES LIVE — An immersive concert event features music from the biggest video games of all time, including the Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Halo, Warcraft, Final Fantasy, God of War and Guitar Hero franchises.

Filmed in New Orleans with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and choir, the special features musicians performing along with exclusive video footage, music arrangements, synchronized lighting, and live-action and unique interactive segments that create an explosive entertainment experience. Repeats Fri 8/13, 1pm 11:00 WOLFGANG’S VAULT PRESENTS: DAY ON THE GREEN 1977 — This never-before-seen concert features rock star Peter Frampton performing in his prime, singing his hits “Baby I Love Your Way,” and “Show Me The Way,” and the band Lynyrd Skynyrd performing their hits “Free Bird,” and “Sweet Home Alabama.” Frampton is among the program’s hosts.

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Sunday, August 8 at 7 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Big Band Years features classic performances by top ensembles such as Benny Goodman and his band (above) from the Swing Era.

3:30 THE CIVIL WAR — WETA presents a special broadcast of episode five of Ken Burns’ acclaimed nine-part 1990 documentary film, a co-production of WETA and Florentine Films. The Universe of Battle — 1863. This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of the war: the battle of Gettysburg, where for three days, 150,000 soldiers fought in the Pennsylvania countryside, culminating in Pickett’s legendary charge and the Confederate defeat. The program then goes on to chronicle the fall of Vicksburg, the New York Draft Riots, the first use of black troops, and the Western battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. The episode closes with Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.

Repeats Mon 8/9, 11pm; Thur 8/12, 1pm 5:30 NATURE: HUMMINGBIRDS: MAGIC IN THE AIR — Hummingbirds represent one of nature’s most interesting paradoxes — they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet. Beautiful high-speed footage, combined with high-tech presentations of the birds’ amazing abilities, illuminates hummingbirds as never before. {DVI} 7:00 THE BIG BAND YEARS — A “Big Band” music retrospective features songs by Glenn Miller, the Andrews Sisters, Benny Goodman and many more artists from the 1930s and 1940s that brought the country through World War II and kick-started the baby boom. Peter Marshall hosts. Repeats Mon 8/9, 1pm; Thur 8/12, 8pm 9:00 MEN ALOUD: LIVE FROM WALES — See the Thursday, August 5, 9 p.m. listing.

10:30 LOWER YOUR TAXES WITH ED SLOTT — See the Tuesday, August 3, 8 p.m. listing.

8 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–12:30AM: S 6AM JOEL HARPER’S FIRMING AFTER 50 — The fitness expert and personal trainer presents an easy-to-follow exercise program — a complete body workout with no equipment necessary — for all ages and fitness levels.

Repeats Wed 8/11, 5pm 7:00 LOWER YOUR TAXES WITH ED SLOTT — R 9:00 MICHEL LEGRAND & FRIENDS: 50 YEARS OF MUSIC AND MOVIES — Jon Voight and Jennifer O’Neil host a concert in honor of composer Michel Legrand. The event, filmed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, pays musical tribute to some of Legrand’s Academy Award-winning MGM movies, including Yentl, The Thomas Crown Affair and Summer of ’42. Performers include Quincy Jones, Dionne Warwick, Sting, George Benson, Patti Page, Steve Lawrence and Melissa Manchester.

Repeats tonight, 12:30am 10:30 BLENKO: THE STORY OF AMERICAN STAINED GLASS —R 12:30 VISIONS OF ITALY: NORTHERN STYLE — See the Monday, August 9, 8 p.m. listing.

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Tuesday, August 9 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Visions series provides aerial tours of Italy’s most beautiful destinations, spotlighting attractions that include Siena (above) and Tuscany, the Italian Alps, the Amalfi Coast, Naples and Rome.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 VISIONS OF ITALY: NORTHERN STYLE — A helicoptermounted camera provides a high-definition aerial tour of Tuscany, the Italian Riviera and the Italian Alps, including Siena, Florence, Pisa, Venice and Lake Como.

Repeats Thur 8/12, 11:30pm 9:30 VISIONS OF ITALY: SOUTHERN STYLE — Shot in highdefinition video from a helicopter-mounted camera, a film offers a sojourn along the rugged western coastline of Italy to the toe of the “boot” at Reggio Calabria, and then back inland over the countryside to Rome.

The flight passes above the Amalfi Coast; Naples and Sorrento; Vesuvius; the ruins of Pompeii; Rome’s Spanish Steps and Colosseum; the Tivoli Gardens fountains and more. Repeats Tue 8/10, 2:30pm 11:00 THE CIVIL WAR — See the Sunday, August 8, 3:30 p.m. listing.

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10 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THROUGH A DOG’S EYES — A documentary explores the human-canine bond through the moving stories of service dogs and the people whose lives they change.

The film follows the journey of recipients as they receive — and become acclimated to — a service dog. {DVI} Repeats Wed 8/11, 1pm

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9:30 JOHN DENVER: A SONG’S BEST FRIEND — A touching look at the musical artist and his legacy focuses on his most famous songs, with background and insight from those closest to him. Vintage performances from his popular 1970s TV specials and rare concert footage showcase his top hits and other beloved favorites including “Perhaps Love,” “Aspen Glow,” “Rhymes and Reasons,” “Port of Amsterdam,” and “This Old Guitar.”

Repeats Thur 8/12, 4:30pm 11:00 BLENKO: THE STORY OF AMERICAN STAINED GLASS —R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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11 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 HALLELUJAH BROADWAY — See the Sunday, August 1, 5 p.m. listing.

10:00 CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY — See the Sunday, August 1, 12:30 p.m. listing.

12M EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, August 11 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Hallelujah Broadway celebrates great songs of the stage with a Prague cathedral concert performance by tenor Rodrick Dixon (of Three Mo’ Tenors), Broadway star Linda Eder, Chicago Symphony soprano Alfreda Burke and Irish tenor Anthony Kearns.

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but in this special, which features him performing hits from many eras with Gloria Gaynor, Arturo Sandoval and other musical artists.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE BIG BAND YEARS — See the Sunday, August 8, 7 p.m. listing.

10:00 BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS: LIVE IN PARIS AT THE FOLIES BERGÈRE — The 14-member dance troupe Bellydance Superstars bridges the styles of East and West into an entirely new performance experience, drawing inspiration for its stage shows from diverse cultures — from the Middle East to ballet to Polynesia.

This special captures the group’s 2004 three-act performance at one of the oldest and most lavish performance spaces in France.

11:30 VISIONS OF ITALY: NORTHERN STYLE — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON 9:00 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR: LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR — See the Tuesday, August 3, 10 p.m. listing.

10:30 CELTIC THUNDER: IT’S ENTERTAINMENT! — Celtic Thunder, a group of five Celtic male vocalists, undertakes a musical review that spans six decades, presenting nostalgic classics from “Standing on the Corner” to the band’s unique take on contemporary numbers such as Michael Buble’s “Home” and U2’s “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” 12M ETHAN BORTNICK AND HIS MUSICAL TIME MACHINE — Nine-year-old pianist, composer and entertainer Ethan Bortnick makes his public television concert de-

16 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MILWAUKEE, WI — Episode 1 of 3. R epeats Tue 8/17, 2pm; Wed 8/18, 1pm; Fri 8/20, 4pm 9:00 HISTORY DETECTIVES — Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City of Gold. The history sleuths head to Chicago to learn about a 1968 counterculture poster featuring a stern police officer with clenched fist; investigate a curious ceramic “face jug” unearthed in Germantown, Pennsylvania, that may be connected to the Civil War-era Underground Railroad; and explore the story behind a Spanish inscription discovered in 1920 on a rock wall outside Phoenix that reads, “Fray Marcos de Niza crowned all of New Mexico at his expense, 1539.”

Repeats Tue 8/17, 3pm; Thur 8/19, 5pm 10:00 CRAFT IN AMERICA, SERIES II — A Peabody Awardwinning series offers a film journey of the history, artists and techniques of our nation’s rich craft culture, spotlighting American craft. Episode 1 of 2, Origins, spotlights the origins of the American craft movement and features artists who tie their work to early craft techniques and pass these techniques to others in a continuum of creativity. Artists featured include a blacksmith, a potter, a beadworker, a weaver a glassworker. {DVI} Repeats Tue 8/17, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Friday, August 13 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Carole King & James Taylor: Live at the Troubadour features the singer-songwriters performing their greatest hits together in a concert filmed at the famed Los Angeles nightclub.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DOC MARTIN — In the British drama, Martin Clunes stars as celebrated London surgeon Dr. Martin Ellingham, who, having unfortunately developed a phobia to blood, moves to a small Cornish community where his truculence and tactless manner cause comic mayhem.

Series II. Blood Is Thicker/Aromatherapy. Bert Large has been hiding a secret from his son Al, and Martin treats a household for chronic stomach orders while finding out that there’s something odd about the family; Portwenn radio presenter Caroline Bosman is suspected to have

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a drinking problem, PC Mylow is bowled over by a pretty newcomer to town, and Martin must treat a patient for a terrible odor problem. Repeats Wed 8/18, 3pm 9:34 NOVA: LIZARD KINGS — NOVA follows lizard expert Dr. Eric Pianka as he tracks elusive monitor lizards — the largest lizards walking the planet — through Australia’s heartland with cutting-edge “lizard-cam” technology that provides close encounters with these “living dragons.” {DVI} Repeats Wed 8/18, 2pm; Thur 8/19, 1pm 10:30 THE APPALACHIANS — A film offers a historical and cultural overview of Appalachia. Part 1 of 3. America’s first frontier, the region attracted waves of European settlers, including the Scots-Irish, who brought their folkways and music from the Old Country. Repeats Wed 8/18, 5pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

18 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: SOUTH PACIFIC — Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s tale of love and prejudice stars Kelli O’Hara and Paulo Szot and airs live from the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Tales of the South Pacific,” the musical — featuring a host of classic songs — tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples.

Lincoln Center Theater’s revival, directed by Bartlett Sher, won seven Tony Awards. Repeats Thur 8/19, 2pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

19 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES — The Three Gables. A woman rejects her diplomat lover, Douglas Maberly, in favor of the young Duke of Lomond. With his life shattered, Douglas completes a manuscript of his life story and then dies. Holmes investigates. Repeats Fri 8/20, 1pm; Sun 8/22, 7pm 9:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: PERIL AT END HOUSE — Parts 1 & 2 of 2. David Suchet stars as mystery novelist Agatha Christie’s great detective Hercule Poirot. Poirot and his colleague Hastings (Hugh Fraser) are holidaying in Cornwall when they meet a woman who has three near fatal accidents within a very short space of time.

Intrigued, Poirot investigates. Repeats Fri 8/20, 2pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes, simulcast on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 FOOD TRIP WITH TODD ENGLISH 11:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 12N GOURMET’S DIARY OF A FOODIE 12:30 MADE IN SPAIN 1:00 AVEC ERIC 1:30 EVERYDAY FOOD 2:00 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:30 BAKING WITH JULIA 3:00 LIDIA’S ITALY 3:30 JULIA AND JACQUES: COOKING AT HOME 4:00 JAQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:30 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 5:00 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — R SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 7PM–11PM: 7:00 ARE YOU BEING SERVED? 7:30 AS TIME GOES BY — (two episodes) 8:30 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: YOUNG AT HEART — The inspiring members of the Young@Heart Chorus, a New England senior citizens chorus, have charmed audiences worldwide with their renditions of rock ’n’ roll and pop songs.

Stephen Walker’s critically acclaimed documentary offers a funny and unexpectedly moving testament to friendship, creative inspiration and expectations defied.

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O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLES 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES OF THE 20TH CENTURY 12N GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: ARMIDA — Renée Fleming plays Rossini’s vengeful sorceress in this opera’s Met premiere, directed by Mary Zimmerman.

The cast of multiple tenors includes Lawrence Brownlee, John Osborn, José Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks and Kobie van Rensburg. Riccardo Frizza conducts.

3:00 THE WETA MOVIE: YOUNG@HEART — (2:00) R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER — Caribbean Islands: St. Lucia, Martinique & Monserrat. Repeats Mon 8/23, 1:30pm

20 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 8/21, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 8/21, 6pm 9:00 SEEING, SEARCHING, BEING — A documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns spotlights philosopher, publisher, writer and painter William Segal’s search for meaning in the chaotic 20th century.

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Tuesdays, August 17, 24 & 31 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The British comic-drama Doc Martin continues, starring Martin Clunes as a socially inept doctor who must contend with an array of quirky locals and offbeat medical cases after moving from London to take up practice in a small coastal English village. Pictured: Clunes with Caroline Catz, who portrays the town’s schoolteacher.

10:30 NEED TO KNOW — A new news and public affairs magazine co-anchored by journalists Alison Stewart and Jon Meacham culls stories from the best of the week’s online reporting.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, August 18 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Live from Lincoln Center presents its revival production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific — winner of seven Tony Awards. Based on a novel by James Michener, the storyline follows two couples contending with prejudices during World War II.

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24 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DOC MARTIN — Series II. Always on my Mind/The Family Way. A man desperately angry with Martin over his wife’s death then needs the doctor to save him after an accident, Martin treats a patient with an odd hand malady, and PC Mylow’s romance heats up; Martin’s estranged parents make a surprise visit, and his charismatic father, a surgeon, wins over the villagers — meanwhile, Martin must confront his blood phobia in an emergency. Repeats Wed 8/25, 3pm 9:34 NOVA: THE FOUR-WINGED DINOSAUR — Ancient volcanic eruptions in China’s Liaoning province killed and buried victims quickly, capturing features not normally preserved in fossils — notably the feathers on animals that had never been known to have them before. These feathered dinosaurs challenge assumptions about the origin of bird flight. {DVI} Repeats Wed 8/25, 2pm; Thur 8/26, 1pm 10:30 THE APPALACHIANS — Part 2 of 3. The Appalachian region saw conflict over land, first between settlers and Native Americans, and again during the Civil War. Post-war industrialization brought coal mining, spawning new conflict — between workers’ unions and coal companies. Repeats Wed 8/25, 5pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

25 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 JACK BENNY: COMEDY IN BLOOM — A film explores the life of one of the most beloved American comic

Sundays, August 22 & 29 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD WETA Television reprises an episode of Inspector Lewis, Series II before presenting new cases in Series III, beginning August 29 on Masterpiece Mystery! Above, Kevin Whately (left) portrays Inspector Lewis, who cracks cases in Oxford, England, with his sidekick DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox).

entertainers of the 20th century, offering a sense of Benny’s humor and humble character through interviews with those who knew him best: Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Johnny Carson, Ann Margret, Carol Burnett, Mel Blanc, his writers, his producers and his best friend, George Burns. Repeats Thur 8/26, 2pm 9:00 JACKIE GLEASON: GENIUS AT WORK — In the golden era of television, Jackie Gleason was king, drawing families to Saturday evening television to see his entertaining characters on The Jackie Gleason Show. A film features a collection of Gleason’s most memorable characters and skits from his long-running network television series. {DVI} Repeats Thur 8/26, 3pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: LAW & DISORDER — A year-long, ongoing collaboration between Frontline, ProPublica and the New Orleans Times-Picayune, investigates charges that NOPD officers inappropriately used lethal force against New Orleans citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and then tried to cover up their actions. {DVI} Repeats Thur 8/26, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

26 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES — The Dying Detective. Holmes (Jeremy Brett) receives a visit from Adelaide Savage, who is worried about her husband Victor’s increasing habit of smoking opium to heighten his powers for writing poetry. Repeats Fri 8/27, 1pm; Sun 8/29, 7pm 9:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THE VEILED LADY — David Suchet stars as the great detective Hercule Poirot. In London’s famous Burlington Arcade a man grabs a handful of jewels and flees. Poirot then meets Lady Millicent Castle Vaugh, who explains that she is soon to marry the Duke of Southshire but is being blackmailed by an ex-lover. Repeats Fri 8/27, 2pm 10:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THE LOST MINE — While Poirot (David Suchet) is checking his account, the chairman of his bank is waiting for a Chinese man who is expected to sell the bank a map showing the location of a lost silver mine. Then Mr. Wu Ling is found dead near the Red Dragon Casino at the docks, and Poirot investigates. Repeats Fri 8/27, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

27 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 8/28, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 8/28, 6pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: SALT LAKE CITY, UT. 10:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW — Coventry.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MILWAUKEE, WI — Episode 2 of 3. Repeats Tue 8/24, 2pm; Wed 8/25, 1pm; Fri 8/27, 4pm 9:00 HISTORY DETECTIVES — Jackie Robinson All-Stars/ Modoc Basket/Special Agent Five. The history sleuths explore the story of a baseball game in Pittsburgh featuring Jackie Robinson that may have been a test of reactions to integrated baseball, examine a basket that may have been woven by Toby Riddle, who played an important role in the Indian Wars in the American West, and visit FBI headquarters in Washington to learn about a radio script authorized by J. Edgar Hoover. {DVI} Repeats Tue 8/24, 3pm; Thur 8/26, 5pm 10:00 CRAFT IN AMERICA, SERIES II — Episode 2 of 2, Process, explores what inspires a person to choose a career in craft and demonstrates how they go about acquiring the knowledge and necessary skills. This episode also spotlights artists who turned to craft as a second career later in life. Repeats Tue 8/24, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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6:00 NATURE: SILENT ROAR: SEARCHING FOR THE SNOW LEOPARD — After years of high altitudes, long waits, great risk and hard work, a legendary filmmaker captures the elusive Himalayan snow leopard on film. {DVI} Repeats Tue 8/24, 5pm 7:00 THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES — The Three Gables. R SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 8PM–11:30PM: 8:00 NATURE: RHINOCEROS — Millions of rhinos once roamed the Earth, but today, the rhinoceros is one of the planet’s rarest animals, with three of its species on the brink of extinction. {DVI} Repeats Tue 8/24, 1pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: INSPECTOR LEWIS II: THE POINT OF VANISHING — Kevin Whately stars as Oxford policeman Inspector Lewis; Laurence Fox stars as his young colleague, DS Hathaway. The murder of a smalltime criminal leads Lewis and Hathaway to a prominent Oxford don-turned-celebrity atheist, who years earlier had been the intended target of a botched murder attempt. Could these incidents be connected? {DVI} Repeats Mon 8/23, 2:30pm 10:30 PRINCESS MARGARET: A LOVE STORY — A BBC film explores Britain’s first great modern royal scandal 50 years ago. The Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, faced a heartbreaking decision: marry Peter Townsend, a divorced commoner twice her age, and give up her right to succession; or sacrifice her true love, honor her duty and put Queen and country above all else.

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Tuesday, August 31 at 9:36 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA: Becoming Human, a three-part miniseries, presents the story of how humans developed from ancient hominids, exploring forensic clues about our earliest ancestors in Africa.

9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes, simulcast on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10AM–6:30PM See Saturday, August 21 listings.

6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — R SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 7PM–12M: 7PM–9PM British Comedies. See Saturday, August 21 listings.

9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: WINGED MIGRATION — A documentary film directed by one of France’s most respected actors and producers, Jacques Perrin, follows migrating birds through 40 countries and each of the seven continents. The critically acclaimed production was filmed primarily from a bird’s perspective via a variety of aircraft, including planes, gliders, helicopters, and balloons. (1:30) Repeats Sun 8/29, 11:30am 10:30 THE WETA MOVIE: WORDPLAY — A film follows the work of New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz and the puzzle constructors with whom he collaborates. Interviewees include celebrity puzzle solvers such as Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Jon Stewart and Ken Burns. (1:34) Repeats Sun 8/29, 1pm

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11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: WINGED MIGRATION — (1:30) R 1:00 THE WETA MOVIE: WORDPLAY — (1:34) R 2:30 CRAFT IN AMERICA, SERIES I — A Peabody Awardwinning series explores the vitality, history and significance of the “craft” artisan movement in the United States. Episode 1 of 2. Memory. A personal tour through craft’s history in America features stories of some of the country’s most prominent craft artisans set against the larger historical context of craft itself. {DVI} 3:30 CRAFT IN AMERICA, SERIES I — Episode 2 of 2. Landscape. The second episode examines the relationship of craft artists with their physical environment, which serves as a source of materials and inspiration. {DVI} 4:30 PBS PREVIEWS: CIRCUS — Go beyond the big top with the traveling Big Apple Circus, where the stories are true and the magic is real. Maro Chermayeff and Jeff Dupre, producers of the upcoming public television documentary airing this fall, relive their journey with crew members, acrobats, clowns and other amazing characters under the tent.

5:00 GLOBE TREKKER — Midwest USA. Repeats Mon 8/30, 1:30pm 6:00 NATURE: PENGUINS OF THE ANTARCTIC — The penguins of Antarctica all make their home in one of the most unforgiving environments on Earth. Their life has always been a constant struggle to survive, but their biggest challenge is yet to come as they contend with the effects of climate change. {DVI} Repeats Tue 8/31, 5pm 7:00 THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES — The Dying Detective. R

IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 8PM–11:30PM: S 8:00 NATURE: SUPERFISH — Emmy award-winning filmmaker and biologist Rick Rosenthal follows billfish — marlin, sailfish, spearfish and swordfish, largest and most prized of all gamefish — in the seas. {DVI} Repeats Mon 8/30, 5pm; Tue 8/31, 1pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: INSPECTOR LEWIS, SERIES III: COUNTER CULTURE BLUES — Kevin Whately is Inspector Lewis, with Laurence Fox as his young colleague, DS Hathaway, in the popular detective series. On a routine disturbance call, Lewis is shocked to encounter a rock star (Joanna Lumley) believed to have died years before. Could her sudden reappearance and attempt at a comeback album have any connection to the murder of a young orphan nearby? {DVI} Repeats Mon 8/30, 2:30pm 10:30 QE2—THE LAST VOYAGE — A film celebrates the world’s longest serving and most beloved cruise ship, the QE2, which had 40 glorious years on the high seas since her humble beginnings as piles of steel and timber on “Yard Number 736” in Scotland. Repeats Mon 8/30, 4pm

30 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MILWAUKEE, WI — Episode 3 of 3. Repeats Tue 8/31, 2pm; Wed 9/1, 1pm 9:00 HISTORY DETECTIVES — WB Cartoons/Galvez Papers/ Mussolini Dagger. A box of cartoon drawings and cells sparks an exploration of the early days of animation and the people behind the art. Then, why did a regional governor care enough about a slave to sign her emancipation papers? And (in a repeat segment), did a dagger once belong to Fascist Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini? {DVI} Repeats Tue 8/31, 3pm 10:00 THE ROLLER DERBY CHRONICLES: ROLLING THUNDER — A film spotlights the history of Roller Derby, from its humble roots as a Depression-era skating marathon through to its heyday as a nationally syndicated road show, and finally, to its untimely demise in 1973. Combining elements of physical endurance with theatrical showmanship, the game drew millions of fans to arenas — and to television sets — all across the country.

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31 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DOC MARTIN — Series II. Out of the Woods/Erotomania.

Mark Mylow, before his wedding to Julie Mitchell, goes on a stag night camp-out, gets lost, and then is snake-bitten, while back in Portwenn, poisonous fish led to deadly games among the teenage population; romances come and romances go as Danny asks Louisa to make a big move, Mylow gets a medical checkup and a big surprise, and Martin is overcome by love. Repeats Wed 9/1, 3pm 9:36 NOVA: BECOMING HUMAN — Part 1 of 3. First Steps.

NOVA investigates new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how humans developed from early hominids. Each hour of the three-part film unfolds with a forensic investigation of a specific hominid ancestor.

Part one explores fresh clues about our earliest ancestors in Africa, including the stunningly complete fossil nicknamed “Lucy’s Child.” These three-million-yearold bones from Ethiopia reveal humanity’s oldest and most telltale trait — upright walking, rather than a big brain. {DVI} Repeats Wed 9/1, 2pm; Thur 9/2, 1pm 10:30 THE APPALACHIANS — Part 3 of 3. Appalachia’s musical culture hits the big time, but the Depression years devastate the regional economy. FDR’s New Deal work programs improve fortunes, but rural migration and mine mechanization impoverish the region again.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Providing a Safe Haven for Your Children WETA Kids offers safe programming for our young viewers, presenting educational television broadcasts 24 hours each day, seven days a week. Below you can find weekday daytime listings for WETA Kids.

Note that children’s programming also airs each morning on WETA TV 26. Please visit weta.org/kids to find complete schedules of children’s programs on the WETA Kids channel and WETA TV 26.

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Fetch!, M–Th, 5pm (electric Company on Fridays) Cyberchase, 5:30pm Clifford the Big red dog, M–Th, 6pm (animalia on Fridays) martha speaks, M–Th, 6:30pm (mama mirabelle on Fridays) Curious George, 7pm Zula Patrol, 7:30pm electric Company, 8pm thomas & Friends, 8:30pm BiZ Kid$, 9pm Zoboomafoo, 9:30pm sesame street, 10pm Bob the Builder, 11pm raggs, 11:30pm Clifford the Big red dog, midnight

Visit weta.org/kids for full listings of children’s programs on WETA Kids and WETA TV 26.

ordWorld, a 3D animated series designed for preschool children, presents a colorful, word-rich environment where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. Each episode of WordWorld is a narrative built around a troupe of WordFriends — animals presented in the shape of words. Sheep loves to pretend; Frog is the brainiac and word “expert”; Duck is still learning his letters (and social skills); Pig lives in the moment; Ant is always on the go; and Dog is a true best friend. The program follows the characters’ comic adventures, in which problems are resolved by “building” the right word. Word building reinforces the prereading concept that letters make words, and that words have real meaning.

The series draws from four skill sets that are critical for young children’s emergent literacy — every storyline incorporates print awareness, letter knowledge, comprehension and self-awareness, and socio-emotional skills.

Funding for WordWorld is provided in part by a grant from the U.s. department of education.

Note: You’ll also find children’s programming on WETA TV 26 each morning, 5 a.m.–noon.

See the inside cover for WETA TV 26 channel numbers.

WEEKDAYS ON WETA TV 26 sesame street, 5am Clifford the Big red dog, 6am super WHY!, 6:30am arthur, 7am martha speaks, 7:30am Curious George, 8am sid the science Kid, 8:30am WordGirl, 9am WordWorld, 9:30am dinosaur train, 10am Cyberchase, 10:30am electric Company, 11am dragon tales, 11:30am

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miffy and Friends, 5:30am Between the Lions, 6am Clifford the Big red dog, 6:30am super WHY!, 7am arthur, 7:30am martha speaks, 8am Curious George, 8:30am sid the science Kid, 9am WordGirl, 9:30am WordWorld, 10am dinosaur train, 10:30am Cyberchase, 11am electric Company, 11:30am dragon tales, noon a Place of Our Own, 12:30pm sesame street, 1pm mister rogers’ neighborhood, 2pm raggs, 2:30pm Peep and the Big Wide World, 3pm super WHY!, 3:30pm arthur, 4pm WordGirl, 4:30pm

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Inspiring Lifelong Learning and Creativity WETA Create presents “how-to” lifestyle programming, 24 hours each day, seven days a week, featuring public television’s finest series devoted to explorations of home improvement, cooking, crafts, travel, woodworking, painting, gardening and much more. This channel draws on more than 30 series.

For a complete schedule of WETA Create programming, please visit weta.org/create.

america’s test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated avec eric Baking With Julia Chefs a'field Christina Cooks Ciao italia Cook’s Country From america’s test Kitchen daisy Cooks! with daisy martinez the endless Feast everyday Food Food trip with todd english Gourmet’s diary of a Foodie Jacques Pépin: more Fast Food my Way Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home Lidia’s italy made in spain Primal Grill with steven raichlen sara’s Weeknight meals simply ming tommy tang's easy thai Cooking

ARTS & CRAFTS the Best of the Joy of Painting Gary spetz's Watercolor Quest Knit & Crochet today One stroke Painting with donna dewberry Paint, Paper and Crafts scheewe art Workshop sewing With nancy

airs Wednesdays and Sundays at 8 a.m., repeating the same day at 2 p.m. on WETA Create

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he culinary series Everyday Food, a production of Martha Stewart Living Television in association with WETA, brings to life the magazine of the same name, featuring an ensemble cast of the magazine’s food editors, test cooks and recipe developers. For an audience of consumers who are short on time and in need of healthy, everyday cooking solutions, the series offers quick, nutritious and delicious recipes using easy-to-find supermarket ingredients. Episodes spotlight creation of five meals from one grocery bag, how to enhance flavor with herbs and spices, creating new meals from leftovers, year-round grilling, meat-and-potato comfort dishes, and more. Hosts — pictured with Martha Stewart (center) — are (l–r): Lucinda Scala Quinn, Sarah Carey, John Barricelli and Anna Last. Quinn is vice president and editorial director of food and entertaining for Martha Stewart Living.

Funding for Everyday Food has been provided by Libman, Ge, imagine natural Creations, arrowhead mills, and spectrum Organics.

One Stroke Painting with Donna Dewberry

HOME & GARDEN For Your Home Garden smart Gardenstory Katie Brown Workshop P. allen smith’s Garden Home victory Garden

HOME IMPROVEMENT ask this Old House Hometime new Yankee Workshop this Old House Woodsmith shop

TRAVEL & CULTURE art Wolfe’s travels to the edge Burt Wolf: travels & traditions Passport & Palette Passport to adventure rick steves’ europe smart travels—Pacific rim with rudy maxa spain…on the road again travelscope

Visit weta.org/create for complete listings of “how-to” programs on WETA Create.

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n the third season of One Stroke Painting With Donna Dewberry, starting in August on WETA Create, viewers learn to paint the quick and easy way.

Known by beginner enthusiasts and professional painters alike for her “one stroke” method, host Donna Dewberry demonstrates how to blend, shade and highlight all in one brush stroke.

Dewberry’s method is appropriate for all skill levels. Amateur painters and versatile decorative artists enjoy its speed, simplicity and beautiful results.

On her painting and crafting series, the artist offers instruction on loading a brush, practices basic strokes and combines them to create beautiful decorative art. Among projects are turning ordinary glass jars into creative gifts and storage containers; painting colorful landscapes, flowers and leaves; creating outdoor fountains and birdbaths; paper crafting; and adding flourish to furniture and shelves.

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ugust is “Concerts from the National Gallery of Art Month” on Classical WETA’s local concert broadcast Front Row Washington. Our highlights, all recorded live in 2009 from the 67th and 68th seasons of the gallery’s Sunday evening concerts, include performances by early music groups Harmonious Blacksmith and the Zephyrus Ensemble. Bookending Front Row Washington in August are the Harmonious Blacksmith recital on August 2, which includes Renaissance works by John Bull, William Byrd, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and John Dowland — and the Zephyrus Ensemble concert on August 30, which features music by François Couperin, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jean Féry Rebel and Georg Philipp Telemann.

Solo keyboard gets a turn in August as well, with Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer’s recital — airing August 9 — of music by Haydn, Webern and Ravel, which the pianist concluded with Schumann’s Carnaval, Op. 9. On Jens Elvekjaer August 16, the Chiara String Quartet performs Prokofiev’s String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 50, Webern’s Five Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 5, and Debussy’s String Quartet. Rounding out the performances, on August 23, California-born pianist Tara Artemis Kamangar offers a nod to her Persian heritage with a concert of rarely heard works by Persian composers, including two pieces by Iran’s leading female composer, Golnoush Khaleghi. Visit classicalweta.org for information about Front Row Washington.

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Classical WETA Opera House Saturdays at 1 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM

August 7: Rossini’s Otello August 14: Verdi’s Otello August 21: Bohuslav Martinu’s The Plays of Mary August 28: Bellini’s La Sonnambula

Special Programming: Mon–Fri at 7 p.m.: PBS NewsHour Mondays at 9 p.m.: Front Row Washington Saturdays at 1 p.m.: Classical WETA Opera House Sundays at 6 p.m.: From the Top Sundays at 9 p.m.: Choral Showcase

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ach month, Classical WETA 90.9 FM presents Theme Weekends — musical selections by theme, and in August, Classical WETA’s Sunday night broadcast Choral Showcase joins in with the August 20–22 “3 Bs” theme spotlighting Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. Among the works presented on Choral Showcase on August 22 is Johannes Brahms’s moving lament for the passed, Nänie, conducted by Herbert Blomstedt with words by Friedrich von Schiller. “B” number two is Beethoven’s choral masterpiece, his Missa Solemnis, which was written at about the same time as his 9th Symphony. The mass includes two brilliant fugues (in the Gloria and Credo), and a Dona nobis pacem in the finale. Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts. The peace theme continues in “B” number three — Bach’s cantata about personal peace, Thomas Quasthoff “Der Friede sei mit dir.” The amazing Thomas Quasthoff performs with the RIAS Chamber Choir. And, of course, a “3 Bs” weekend wouldn’t be complete without the “S.” It’s Arnold Schoenberg’s work about peace on earth, Friede auf Erden, conducted by Robert Shaw.

On August 27–29, Classical WETA Theme Weekends celebrates Mozart, Haydn and others during our “Hooked Presenting Classical Music All Day, Every Day With David Ginder, mornings • Marilyn Cooley, middays • on Classical” weekend, and Choral Showcase airs Haydn’s John Chester, afternoons/overnights • Nicole Lacroix, evenings oratorio on late-August heat, mid-January snow, and everyAnd hosting on the weekend: Jean Inaba, mornings • thing in-between. René Jacobs conducts the RIAS Chamber Judy Gruber, afternoons • Chip Brienza, evenings Choir and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in The Seasons.

Win a Pair of Tickets to Antiques Roadshow’s Washington Taping!

The popular public television series Antiques Roadshow tapes appraisals in Washington, D.C., on August 21 for programs slated to air on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD next season — and you can win a chance to attend! For details on how to enter, visit weta.org/RoadshowDrawing. advertisement

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