April 2014 - WETA Magazine

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WOMEN OF

SOUL: In Performance at the White House

The WETA production airs April 7 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

ALSO INSIDE: THE ADDRESS, A NEW FILM FROM KEN BURNS & WETA

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his month, we are delighted to roll out two exciting new programs for a nationwide PBS audience.

WETA presents Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House, the latest concert production in our long-running series spotlighting America’s diverse performing arts. Featuring top musical artists, and hosted in the East Room by the President and Mrs. Obama, the show celebrates classic songs and the women who made them famous. In April, as part of our decades-long partnership with filmmaker Ken Burns, WETA also premieres his new film, The Address, a production of Florentine Films and WETA that spotlights the power of Lincoln’s historic Gettysburg Address in a fascinating context. Tune in for these and other superb programs throughout April.

Thank you for your support of WETA. Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

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The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama

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airs Monday, April 1, 8–11 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

rize-winning author of 15 books and Emmy Award-winner Simon Schama, who has written and presented 50 documentaries on art, literature and history and is a contributing editor of the Financial Times, explores Jewish history and experience from ancient times to the present day in the documentary series, The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama. The series — which began Tuesday, March 25 and continues April 1 with three back-to-back episodes — follows Schama (left, at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin) as he travels the globe, exploring the imprint that Jewish culture has made on the world and the drama of suffering, resilience and rebirth that has gone with it.

The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama is made possible by lead funding from The Paul & Irma Milstein Family. Major funding is generously provided by The Polonsky Foundation. Additional major support is provided by The Pershing Square Foundation, the Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust, James and Merryl Tisch, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the David Berg Foundation, Daniel and Joanna S. Rose, and the Lemberg Foundation. Support is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.

Midsomer Murders, Series VIII

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II starts Monday, April 28 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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ETA presents new episodes of popular mystery-dramas in April as Series VIII of Midsomer Murders and Series II of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries premiere on WETA Television. In Midsomer Murders, airing each Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m., the rural countryside of a fictional county in England provides the backdrop for investigations based on the novels of Caroline Graham. At the center of the Midsomer Murders cases are Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and Detective Sergeant Dan Scott (John Hopkins). Series VIII begins April 24 (April 28 on WETA UK). Also in April, Australian private investigator Miss Phryne Fisher is back in the second series of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Essie Davis portrays the independent, unflappable lady detective. The crime drama explores the subcultures of 1920s Melbourne.

From the shadowy lanes of the city to the halls of academia, from high-class brothels to haute couture, Fisher defends the innocent and juggles admirers with her usual panache.

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New from Ken Burns

The co-production of WETA and Florentine Films airs Tuesday, April 15 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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n The Address, acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns and WETA tell the story of the Gettysburg Address and the tiny Greenwood School in Putney, Vermont, where each year the roughly 50 students, boys from the ages of 11 to 17, are encouraged to memorize, practice and recite President Lincoln’s immortal words in a rite of passage that is a school tradition. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all face a range of complex learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging.

Burns embedded camera crews at the school for a semester to chronicle the boys’ struggle to learn the famous American speech and deliver it in a public recitation. The inspiring documentary, a co-production of WETA and Florentine Films, reveals how the historic speech motivates and engages these students, and shows them heroically confronting past failures and humiliations. Interweaving the history, context and importance of the Gettysburg Address with the contemporary journey of the boys JOIN IN ON THE ADDRESS! at Greenwood, the 90-minute film, directed and produced by Burns, On Wednesday, April 16 and Saturday, April 19, reveals the timeless resonance of Lincoln’s words while culminating in WETA web crews will be down on the National the triumph of the human spirit.

Mall at the end of the Reflecting Pool near the Lincoln Memorial from noon to 4 p.m., making Alongside the film, and in commemoration of the 150th anniversary video-recordings of readings of the Gettysburg of the Gettysburg Address, Ken Burns, PBS and WETA have launched Address by members of the public. For more a major national public outreach campaign to challenge Americans details, visit weta.org/theaddress. Come down to video record themselves reading or reciting the 272-word speech. to the Reflecting Pool Plaza and join in!

Thousands have joined in already, including all five living U.S. presidents. To learn more and participate, visit LearnTheAddress.org. For more about the film The Address, visit the WETA-created website pbs.org/theaddress. Follow the project via Twitter hashtag #TheAddressPBS. Funding for The Address is provided by Bank of America; the Anne Ray Charitable Trust; Public Broadcasting Service; and members of The Better Angels Society, including The Pfeil Foundation and Robert & Beverly Grappone. Funding was also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), as part of “American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen,” a public media initiative to help communities solve the national high school dropout crisis and keep more students on a successful path to college and career. Support for the local broadcast is provided by GEICO.

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COVER: OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS BY DAVID LIENEMANN (ARETHA FRANKLIN AND ARIANA GRANDE) AND CHUCK KENNEDY (PATTI LABELLE, TESSANNE CHIN, JANELLE MONÁE AND MELISSA ETHERIDGE)

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ore than 200 stars relate their stories in Season IV of the Emmy-nominated documentary series, Pioneers of Television. Each episode combines new interviews with program clips to reveal intriguing behind-the-scenes stories and fascinating facts about television’s most iconic, popular shows and wellknown and influential celebrities. “Standup to Sitcom” (April 15) explores how America’s top standup comics made the transition to the sitcom format. “Doctors and Nurses” (April 22) looks back on television’s long love affair with medical professionals. “Breaking Barriers” (April 29) traces the story of people of color on American television. “Acting Funny” (May 6) goes behind the curtain for a look at the backstage techniques of America’s favorite comedic actors. Featured stars in this season’s four new episodes include Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Roseanne Barr, Bill Cosby, Tim Allen, Ray Romano, Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Diahann Carroll, Howie Mandel, Bob Newhart and many other television luminaries.

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The Bletchley Circle, Season II

airs Sundays, April 13–May 4 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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he popular Sunday-night period crime drama, The Bletchley Circle, returns with a new season, starting April 13 (after Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season II). Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, the series, set in 1950s London, once again follows the group of women investigators — Susan, Millie, Lucy and Jean — all former wartime codebreakers who worked undercover at Bletchley Park, site of the United Kingdom’s main decryption establishment. The brilliant women use their codebreaking skills and intuition to solve crimes. The two cases, each airing in two parts, are Blood on Their Hands, in which the group tries to free a woman believed wrongly accused of murder, and Uncustomed Goods, in which the women enter the underground world of contraband and trafficking.

NOVA: Inside Animal Minds

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airs Wednesdays, April 9–23 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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hat would it be like to go inside the mind of an animal? We have all gazed into a creature’s eyes and wondered: What is it thinking about? What does it really know?

Now, the science of animal cognition is revealing real evidence about how animals understand the world around them, uncovering their remarkable problem-solving abilities and exploring the complexity of their powers of communication and their emotions. In the three-part miniseries “Inside Animal Minds,” science series NOVA explores these breakthroughs through the eyes of three iconic creatures: birds (“Bird Genius,” April 9), dogs (“Dogs & Super Senses,” April 16) and dolphins (“Who’s the Smartest?,” April 23).

Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by The Boeing Company. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.

Your Inner Fish

airs Wednesdays, April 9–23 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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hy does the human body look and function the way it does? The evolution of humans can be traced into the distant past, to the earliest forms of animal life on water and land. It took hundreds of millions of years for the human body to take shape, and each of us carries the genetic imprint of creatures that lived ages ago. From those creatures, we inherited our most remarkable features, as well as quirks. A new three-part series, Your Inner Fish, hosted by University of Chicago paleobiologist Dr. Neil Shubin and based on his best-selling 2009 book of the same name, explores the science of how the human body developed over time. Each episode — Your Inner Fish (April 9), Your Inner Reptile (April 16) and Your Inner Monkey (April 23) — assembles evidence from comparative anatomy, fossils, genetics and embryology to explore why we’re built the way we are.

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Women of

SOUL:

In Performance at the White House

The WETA production airs Monday, April 7 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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retha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Janelle Monáe headline a new WETA performance special, Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House, which celebrates the great “foremothers” of American music with the first all-female show in the series’ history. President and Mrs. Obama hosted the event, taped in the East Room of the White House on March 6. The hour-long, all-star concert, produced by WETA in association with AEG Ehrlich Ventures and The GRAMMY Museum, airs nationwide on PBS stations and locally on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD on April 7 at 9 p.m. Also onstage at the White House were Tessanne Chin, Melissa Etheridge, Ariana Grande and Jill Scott, with Greg Phillinganes as music director.

The program is the 52nd production in the long-running, Emmy Award-nominated WETA series In Performance at the White House. Women of Soul is a celebration of American women artists whose work has left an indelible and profound impact on the nation’s musical culture, across blues, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, and rock ’n’ roll. The evening paid homage to trailblazing female artists and their

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Jill Scott was among the artists performing in the White House concert produced by WETA and broadcast to the nation.

memorable songs — featuring such classics as “Over the Rainbow,” “I Never Loved a Man (The Way That I Love You),” “Last Dance,” “Rock Steady,” “Lady Marmalade” and “Proud Mary.”

In addition to the Women of Soul concert, the White House also hosted “I’m Every Woman: The History of Women in Soul,” an educational workshop produced by The GRAMMY Museum in cooperation with WETA’s series. More than 120 middle school, high school and college-level students from across the country participated.

The workshop can be viewed online at whitehouse.gov.

The GRAMMY Museum is also offering downloadable curriculum and educational materials for middle and high school teachers — resources are available at grammymuseum.org and pbs.org/whitehouse.

Women of Soul is the twelfth In Performance at the White House program produced during President Barack Obama’s administration. In Performance at the White House has been produced by WETA since 1978, spanning every administration since that of President Carter and embracing virtually every genre of American performance: pop, country, gospel, jazz, theatre and dance among them. The series was created to showcase the rich fabric of American culture in the setting of the nation’s most famous home. Following Women of Soul, WETA reprises the 2011 production The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House at 10 p.m. on April 7.

Corporate funding for Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House is provided by Pepsi-Cola. Individual support is from Corey Brunish.

Foundation support is provided by The Annenberg Foundation and the Anne Ray Charitable Trust. Major funding is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers.

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

April primetime simulcast listings.

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

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Midsomer Murders, Series II: Beyond the Grave

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Live from Lincoln Center: James Naughton: Charlie Rose: The Songs of Randy Newman The Week

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Doc Martin, Series III (Pts 4 & 5 of 9)

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Call the Midwife, Season 3 (Pt 2 of 8)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 (Pt 2 of 8)

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Antiques Roadshow: Kansas City, MO

Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House

The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House

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The Dave Clark Five—Glad All Over, A Great Performances Special

Frontline: Secret State of North Korea

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Nature: My Bionic Pet

Your Inner Fish (Ep 1 of 3. Your Inner Fish)

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Midsomer Murders, Series VII: Sins of Commission

Midsomer Murders, Series VII: The Maid in Splendour

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Live from Lincoln Center: Jason Isbell: Moving Forward

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Doc Martin, Series III (Pts 6 & 7 of 9)

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Call the Midwife, Season 3 (Pt 3 of 8)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 (Pt 3 of 8)

The Bletchley Circle, Series II: Blood on Their Hands (Pt 1 of 2)

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Antiques Roadshow: Kansas City, MO

Antiques Roadshow: Minneapolis, MN

Independent Lens: The Trials of Muhammad Ali (to 11:30pm)

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Pioneers of Television, Series IV: Standup to Sitcom

The Address: A Film by Ken Burns

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Nature: Touching the Wild

NOVA: Inside Animal Minds (Ep 2 of 3. Dogs & Super Senses)

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Midsomer Murders, Series VII: The Straw Woman

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Doc Martin, Series III (Pts 8 & 9 of 9)

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Call the Midwife, Season 3 (Pt 4 of 8)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 (Pt 4 of 8)

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Antiques Roadshow: Anaheim, CA

Independent Lens: Muscle Shoals

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Pioneers of Television, Series IV: Doctors and Nurses

American Masters: A Fierce Green Fire

Frontline: Solitary Nation

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Nature: Snow Monkeys

NOVA: Inside Animal Minds (Ep 3 of 3. Who’s the Smartest?)

Your Inner Fish (Ep 3 of 3. Your Inner Monkey)

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Midsomer Murders, Series VIII: Things That Go Bump in the Night

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Doc Martin, Series VI (Pts 1 & 2 of 8)

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Call the Midwife, Season 3 (Pt 5 of 8)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 (Pt 5 of 8)

The Bletchley Circle, Series II: Uncustomed Goods (Pt 1 of 2)

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Antiques Roadshow: Anaheim, CA

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II: Murder Most Scandalous

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II: Death Comes Knocking

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Pioneers of Television, Series IV: Breaking Barriers

Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle

Frontline: Prison State (to 11:30pm)

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Nature: Love in the Animal Kingdom

NOVA: The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies

Nazi Mega Weapons: Super Tanks

Pioneers of Television, Series I: Sitcoms

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Bad Seed (to 11:42pm)

NOVA: Inside Animal Minds (Ep 1 of 3. Bird Genius)

Pioneers of Television, Series I: Late Night

Charlie Rose: The Week

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Big Country (to 12:30am)

WETA Arts Your Inner Fish (Ep 2 of 3. Your Inner Reptile)

Midsomer Murders, Series VII: Ghosts of Christmas Past

Pioneers of Television, Series I: Variety

Peter Pan from the Milwaukee Ballet (to 11:30pm) (from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Easter Parade (to 11:30pm) The Bletchley Circle, Series II: Blood on Their Hands (Pt 2 of 2)

Midsomer Murders, Series VIII: Dead in the Water

Pioneers of Television, Series I: Game Shows

Great Performances: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty (to 11:30pm) (from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Gypsy (to 12:02am)

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The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama (Pt 3 of 5. Leap of Faith) (Pt 4 of 5. Over the Rainbow) (Pt 5 of 5. Return)

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April 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 from 7 p.m. through Charlie Rose, and weekend evenings, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturdays and 7:30 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.

• The weeknight primetime schedule on WETA TV 26 often repeats the next weekday afternoon on WETA TV 26.

• WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6–9 a.m. Sundays. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 13 for schedule information.

Program Key ■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. {DVI} — Descriptive Video Service. R — Aired within the month.

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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Tuesday, April 1, 8-11 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama features the noted scholar traveling the world to explore 3,000 years of Jewish history.

Wednesday, April 2 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA: Wild Predator Invasion spotlights the scientific movement to restore populations of apex predators to their natural environments.

homeland and the realities of conflict, dispossession and occupation that followed in its wake. Repeats Wed 4/2, 5pm; Thur 4/3, 3pm; Sun 4/6, 1:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

2 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: WHITE FALCON, WHITE WOLF — A film follows the perilous parenthood of two species — enormous white gyrfalcons and rare Arctic wolves — on Canada’s remote Ellesmere Island, where winter lasts nine months and raising young in such a hostile environment is a daily struggle. For the wolves and the falcons, as well for as the snowy owls, musk oxen, lemmings, Arctic foxes and hares who share this fragile ecosystem with them, fortunes are always precarious. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/3, 4pm; Tue 4/8, 1pm; Wed 4/9, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: WILD PREDATOR INVASION — Scientists are discovering that removing top predators from the wild has thrown ecosystems off-kilter, triggering domino effects that we are just beginning to understand. NOVA follows scientists who are trying out a simple but controversial solution: returning apex predators — such as coyotes, bears and panthers — to their natural environments. Can these newly introduced predators restore the natural balance of their ecosystems? {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/3, 5pm 10:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: CARTHAGE’S LOST WARRIORS — Advances in investigative techniques, forensic science and historical scholarship offer new evidence on forgotten mysteries. Carthage’s Lost Warriors. In 146 BC, as the Romans conquered the vast Carthaginian Empire in North Africa, thousands of people fled their homeland.

Now, science is suggesting that some may have taken refuge thousands of miles away in South America, and blonde, blue eyed indigenes suggest that contact with the West occurred long before Columbus arrived.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE STORY OF THE JEWS WITH SIMON SCHAMA — Noted historian, author and critic Simon Schama explores the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day. Part 3 of 5. A Leap of Faith. Simon Schama explores the hopeful time when Enlightenment thinkers and revolutionary armies brought ghetto walls crashing down — allowing Jews to weave their wisdom, creativity and energies into the fabric of modern life in Europe.

However, the remarkably successful integration of Jewish talent into the mainstream of European culture and commerce stirred up the ghosts of ancient prejudice, decked out in the new clothes of romantic nationalism and the pseudo-science of anti-Semitism. Repeats Wed 4/2, 3pm; Thur 4/3, 1pm; Sun 4/6, 11:30am 9:00 THE STORY OF THE JEWS WITH SIMON SCHAMA — Part 4 of 5. Over the Rainbow. Schama plunges into the lost world of the shtetl, the Jewish towns and villages sewn across the hinterlands of Eastern Europe, which became the seedbed of a uniquely Jewish culture.

Shtetl culture would make its mark on the modern world, from the revolutionary politics of the Soviet Union to the mass culture of Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood. It was also the birthplace of Hasidism, the most visible, iconic and, arguably, most misunderstood expression of Jewish faith and fervor. The program returns to Eastern Europe in 1940, when the “final solution” began to grind the shtetl world into dust and ash. Repeats Wed 4/2, 4pm; Thur 4/3, 2pm; Sun 4/6, 12:30pm 10:00 THE STORY OF THE JEWS WITH SIMON SCHAMA — Part 5 of 5. Return. Schama examines how the Holocaust and the creation of Israel have fundamentally changed what it means to be Jewish. Mixing personal recollection with epic history, Schama tells the story of the personalities and events that turned the Zionist dream of creating a modern state of Israel into reality — and the consequences for the world. The film explores the tension between the high ideals and dire necessities that led to the creation of a Jewish

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Martha Bakes, Series 3 earn to create the finest desserts and goodies in your own home! Beginning April 5, WETA features a new season of Martha Bakes, in which Martha Stewart — Emmy Award-winning TV host, author and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia — shares tips for creating delectable baked goods from scratch. From making the perfect cheesecake to flaky, melt-in-your mouth puff pastry, the cooking expert’s updated versions of the classics will set the standard, while her uses of flavors and ingredients add new angles to some familiar baked goods. In her series, produced by Martha Stewart Living Television and presented to public television stations nationwide by WETA, Stewart demonstrates the best baking techniques and how to implement them in classic cakes, traditional pastries and innovative pies and tarts.

The series is filmed on Stewart’s farm in Bedford, New York, and the recipes are her personal favorites, each easily achievable by any home cook. April episodes spotlight old-fashioned fruit desserts (cobblers, crisps and more); breakfast meals including quiche and French toast; bar cookies, among which is a healthy fruit-and-nut energy bar; and puddings and custards.

Martha Bakes follows the series Martha Stewart’s Cooking School each Saturday afternoon on WETA TV 26.

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Funding for Martha Bakes is provided by King Arthur Flour, Nordic Ware and Jarden Home Brands.

3 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES II: BEYOND THE GRAVE — Season II of the popular mystery series concludes its premiere on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD. Season VII follows, and then Season VIII premieres on WETA Television as well this month. The series, based on the novels of Caroline Graham, stars John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who solves crimes in a fictional rural county in England. Beyond the Grave. The slashing of a 17th-century painting in Aspern Tallow Museum heralds the beginning of a series of ghostly manifestations. Cully’s boyfriend Nico has just been given a part in a soap opera as a Detective Sergeant, and asks DCI Barnaby if he can shadow DS Troy to learn more about how to play the role. Repeats Fri 4/4, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: THE FISHER KING — Womanizing landowner Gareth Heldman is killed with a Celtic spear, reawakening memories of a tragic archaeological dig at an ancient mound. Barnaby’s investigation stirs up a maze of twisted relationships, jealousies and lies festering within the village community. Repeats Fri 4/4, 3pm; Sun 4/6, 6:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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O 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 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 ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N THE MIND OF A CHEF 12:30 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 LIDIA’S ITALY IN AMERICA 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN 3:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 3:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 5:30 MARTHA BAKES — WETA presents a new season — Series 3 — of Martha Stewart’s program, which offers her tips and techniques on creating delectable baked goods at home.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1:12AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES — (two episodes) 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Parts 4 & 5 of 9. Movement/ City Slickers.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 4/5, 6:30pm 8:30 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES I — A four-part documentary series melds interviews with archival clips to spotlight television’s first stars. Episode 1 of 4.

Sitcoms. This episode focuses on five key sitcoms: I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Make Room for Daddy, The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Appearing are Honeymooner Joyce Randolph; Marlo Thomas speaking about her father Danny; Andy Griffith; Mary Tyler Moore; and Dick Van Dyke. Repeats Sun 4/6, 11pm 9:30 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: JAMES NAUGHTON: THE SONGS OF RANDY NEWMAN — James Naughton, the celebrated director, singer and Tony Award-winning actor, takes to the stage in the Allen Room at Lincoln Center in this concert special to honor American songwriter Randy Newman.

10:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Sundays in April at 8 & 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Popular dramas Call the Midwife, Season 3, with Jessica Raine, and Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2, with Jeremy Piven, continue each Sunday night, respectively, at 8 and 9 p.m.

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6 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 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 SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11AM–12M: 11:00 WETA ARTS — This month, WETA Arts explores the vision of writer-actor-activist Daniel Beaty, who recently played 40 different characters in Arena Stage’s production “The Tallest Tree in the Forest”; meets an artist who literally plays with fire; celebrates the ‘60s architecture of Palm Springs; and discovers the compassionate eye of Garry Winogrand, one of the great 20th-century street photographers, through a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art. Robert Aubry Davis hosts. Repeats Mon 4/7, 2:30pm; Sun 4/13, 2:30pm; Tue 4/15, 10:30pm; Thur 4/17, 2:30pm; Sun 4/20, 1:30pm; Mon 4/28, 2:30pm 11:30 THE STORY OF THE JEWS WITH SIMON SCHAMA — Parts 3–5 of 5. A Leap of Faith/Over the Rainbow/Return. R 2:30 THE SOAP MYTH — A critically acclaimed 2009 play

by Jeff Cohen dramatizes the powerful confrontation between survivor memory and historical memory in depicting the insidiousness of a sophisticated Holocaust denial. More than a half century after World War II, at the urging of a passionate survivor, a young investigative reporter finds herself caught between numerous versions of the same story and trying to separate fact from fiction. Did the Nazis make soap from the corpses of their murdered Jewish victims? Played out against the backdrop of deadline reporting and journalistic integrity, the drama uses this horrific possibility as its catalyst, questioning who deserves the right to write history. Greg Mullavey, Andi Potamkin, Dee Pelletier and Donald Corren star.

4:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: MYANMAR — Repeats Mon 4/7, 1:30pm; Tue 4/8, 4pm 5:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: THE FISHER KING — See the Thursday, April 3, 9:30 p.m. listing.

8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 3 — Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, the drama relates colorful stories of midwifery and families in London’s East End on the eve of the 1960s. Part 2 of 8.

Trixie is upset when Sister Julienne promotes Jenny to “acting sister.” A patient who’s carrying a baby who

7 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: KANSAS CITY, MO — Repeats Tue 4/8, 2pm; Wed 4/9, 1pm 9:00 WOMEN OF SOUL: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE — Hosted by President and Mrs. Obama in the East Room of the White House, the March 2014 concert presents an all-star celebration of the American female artists whose work has left an indelible and profound impact on the country’s national musical culture across blues, jazz, soul, R&B and Rock & Roll. Leading performers in today’s music scene, including Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Janelle Monáe and Jill Scott, pay homage to the great “foremothers” of music, with songs expressing the struggle and the achievement of women in American music. Repeats Tue 4/8, 5pm; Wed 4/9, 4pm; Thur 4/10, 1pm 10:00 THE MOTOWN SOUND: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE — The East Room of the White House was the setting for a 2011 all-star tribute to the legendary Motown Sound as President and Mrs. Obama hosted Motown stars and contemporary performers influenced by the Motown Records label’s legacy.

Jamie Foxx was onstage host, and performers included Natasha Bedingfield, Sheryl Crow, the group Gloriana, Nick Jonas, Ledisi, John Legend, Amber Riley, Smokey Robinson, Mark Salling, Seal, Jordin Sparks and Stevie Wonder, with an appearance by Martha Reeves. Repeats Tue 4/8, 3pm; Wed 4/9, 2pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE BAD SEED — In Mervyn LeRoy’s 1956 horror film, odd fatal accidents lead a woman (Nancy Kelly) to realize that her 8-year-old daughter (Patty McCormack) was born to kill. (2:09) 11:42PM INDEPENDENT LENS: REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR — A documentary goes behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars and follow the race among major car-makers to be the first and the best. (90 min.)

8 Tuesday 8:00 THE DAVE CLARK FIVE—GLAD ALL OVER, A GREAT PERFORMANCES SPECIAL — The Dave Clark Five were actually the first English group to tour America in May of 1964, and thus the first to spearhead the ensuing rock ‘n‘ roll “British invasion.” This special features newly filmed interviews with Tom Hanks, Sir Paul McCartney,

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Tuesday, April 8 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Dave Clark Five—Glad All Over, A Great Performances Special spotlights the English band that started the rock ’n’ roll “British Invasion,” kicking off a musical and cultural revolution in 1964.

wasn’t fathered by her husband accepts that the only solution is adoption. Cynthia, inspired by a lecture on the art of natural childbirth, helps a patient experience a peaceful and calm birth. And Alec and his friends try to persuade Jenny to go on a nuclear disarmament march. Repeats Mon 4/7, 3pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 2 — Jeremy Piven (Entourage) reprises his role as London’s early 20th-century retail king, Harry Gordon Selfridge, for a second season of drama surrounding the grand department store. Part 2 of 8. Miss Mardle gets a lucky break, LeClair resurfaces and Loxley seeks Harry’s help. All await Churchill’s appearance at the store.

Repeats Mon 4/7, 4pm 10:00 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — A WETA TV 26 production spotlights Arlington National Cemetery, an active national cemetery; an extraordinary tourist destination; and a place of grief, reflection, and healing for thousands of families whose loved ones are interred there. The production goes behind the scenes to reveal the inner life of the cemetery. Repeats Mon 4/7, 5pm; Wed 4/9, 3pm; Thur 4/10, 2pm 11:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES I: SITCOMS — R

Wednesday, April 9 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nature: My Bionic Pet introduces inspiring disabled animals and the remarkable individuals who help them persevere and thrive.

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THE ADDRESS A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Tuesday, April 15 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A new Ken Burns film, The Address, a co-production of WETA and Florentine Films, spotlights the history and importance of the Gettysburg Address alongside its use in an educational context at a small Vermont school for boys facing complex learning differences.

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Sir Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, and other luminaries sharing their memories of how the music and the cultural revolution of 1964 changed their lives.

10:00 FRONTLINE: SECRET STATE OF NORTH KOREA — Through smuggled footage and defectors’ stories, Frontline goes inside North Korea to explore life under its new ruler, Kim Jong-un, the world’s youngest dictator.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

9 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: MY BIONIC PET — The animals of the world may need our help with big issues like preserving habitat or species conservation. But sometimes individual animals need help as well. Left disabled, these creatures need what amounts to a miracle if they are to survive. Amazing prosthetics made possible by the latest engineering and technology can provide just what they need, and scientists are finding that innovations created in the process are benefiting both animals and humans. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/10, 3pm; Tue 4/15, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: INSIDE ANIMAL MINDS: BIRD GENIUS — A three-part NOVA miniseries explores breakthroughs in the science of animal cognition through the eyes of iconic creatures such as birds, dogs and dolphins. Bird Genius. Researchers are discovering that some animals have mastered skills purportedly restricted to humans.

Meet a cockatoo with a talent for picking locks; a wild crow on a mission to solve an eight-step puzzle; and a tame raven who can solve a puzzle box so quickly that his performance has to be captured with high-speed photography. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/10, 4pm 10:00 YOUR INNER FISH — A series explores how the human body became the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today. Based on the best-selling book

by Neil Shubin, the series travels from Africa to the Arctic Circle to uncover the 3.5 billion year history of the human body — and how a colorful cast of ancient characters made us who we are today. Episode 1 of 3.

Your Inner Fish. Our arms, legs, necks and lungs were bequeathed to us by a fish that lumbered onto land some 375 million years ago. The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in our own DNA, including the genes used to build our hands and limbs. Repeats Thur 4/10, 5pm; Sun 4/13, 3:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

11 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 4/12, 6:30pm 8:30 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES I — Episode 2 of 4. Late Night. The stories of Steve Allen, Jack Paar, and Johnny Carson headline this episode about the formative years of late-night television. Also included are Merv Griffin, Regis Philbin, Dick Cavett and Arsenio Hall. Repeats Sun 4/13, 11pm 9:30 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: JASON ISBELL: MOVING FORWARD — Alabama native Jason Isbell, formerly of the Drive-By Truckers, showcases music from his new, critically acclaimed country music album Southeastern, with personal and exquisite songs in this concert special from the Allen Room at Lincoln Center.

10:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1:30AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES — (two episodes) 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Parts 6 & 7 of 9. The Admirer/The Holly Bears a Prickle.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE BIG COUNTRY — Burl Ives earned a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of a family patriarch involved in a bitter land feud in William Wyler’s explosive 1958 western drama.

Co-starring are Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons and Carroll Baker. (2:46) 12:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: BROTHERS HYPNOTIC — This documentary film spotlights the subjects of a utopian family experiment, the eight men of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble who were forged into a band as kids by their father, jazz maverick Phil Cohran. Now making their way on the streets and in the music business, they test their father’s ideals against their own brotherly vision.

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the woods. Barnaby discovers a clash of cultures at the pub, between locals and new money, and between landlord Michael Bannerman (William Gaunt) and his son Stephen. Repeats Fri 4/11, 3pm; Sun 4/13, 6:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

10 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: SINS OF COMMISSION — A prize-winning author is murdered on the eve of the Midsomer Literary Festival. Barnaby discovers the seemingly highbrow literary community of Midsomer St. Michael is in fact a hotbed of corruption, sexual scandal and financial mismanagement. But before he can find the perpetrator, the death toll begins to rise. Repeats Fri 4/11, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: THE MAID IN SPLENDOUR — A barman from the “Maid in Splendour” pub is shot dead as he walks near a ruined cottage in

Monday, April 14 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Independent Lens: The Trials of Muhammad Ali explores the boxing champion’s battle to overturn a prison sentence for his 1967 refusal to be conscripted into the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.

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Tuesdays, April 15–May 6 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Pioneers of Television, Series 4 features television stars bringing their stories to life in episodes “Standup to Sitcom,” “Doctors and Nurses,” “Breaking Barriers” and “Acting Funny.” Above: Jimmie Walker’s TV catchphrase “dyn-o-mite” became a phenomenon in 1975.

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11:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: FALSTAFF — A master of Verdi’s final comic masterpiece, James Levine conducts Robert Carsen’s acclaimed production, the first new Met Falstaff since 1964. Ambrogio Maestri sings the role of the blustery Sir John Falstaff, opposite an ensemble cast that includes Lisette Oropesa, Angela Meade, Stephanie Blythe, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Paolo Fanale and Franco Vassallo.

2:30 WETA ARTS — See the Tuesday, April 15, 10:30 p.m. listing.

3:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 3:30 YOUR INNER FISH — Episode 1 of 3. Your Inner Fish. R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER FOOD HOUR: SPICE TRAILS — Repeats Mon 4/14, 2pm; Tue 4/15, 4pm 5:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: THE MAID IN SPLENDOUR — See the Thursday, April 10, 9:30 p.m. listing.

8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 3 — Part 3 of 8. Sister Julienne and Trixie assist a pregnant prison inmate who’s worried that social services will deem her an unfit mother and take her baby. Shelagh suffers heartbreak when a routine pregnancy check turns out to be something far more serious. For Chummy’s birthday, Fred gets tickets for the gang to see My Fair Lady. Alec tells Jenny he loves her, but she can’t return the sentiment.

Repeats Mon 4/14, 3pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 2 — Part 3 of 8. The start of World War I spurs enlistment fever among the male staff. Ladies organize a benefit for refugees. LeClair has a mysterious obsession.

Repeats Mon 4/14, 4pm 10:00 THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE, SEASON 2: BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS — A second season of the mystery drama spotlights four ordinary women with the extraordinary ability to break codes, using their skills to solve crimes in post-World War II London. Blood on Their Hands. Part 1 of 2. Alice Merren is in prison awaiting trial for the murder of a former Bletchley Park colleague. Jean, believing Alice is covering for someone, reunites the circle to help establish the innocence of one of their own. The investigation leads to a young woman who seems to have had a relationship with the deceased. Repeats Mon 4/14, 5pm 11:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES I: LATE NIGHT — R

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES 4: STANDUP TO SITCOM — More than 200 breakthrough stars bring their stories to life in Season Four of this Emmy-nominated documentary series. Each episode melds new interviews with film clips to offer a fresh take on TV’s biggest celebrities. Standup to Sitcom. This star-packed episode features fresh interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Tim Allen, Ray Romano and Bob Newhart. The program reveals how America’s top standup comics made the transition to the sitcom format and includes clips from Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Everybody Loves Raymond, Roseanne and more. Repeats Wed 4/16, 3pm 9:00 THE ADDRESS — In a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Ken Burns tells the story of a tiny school in Putney, Vermont, the Greenwood School, where each year the students are encouraged to memorize, practice and recite the Gettysburg Address. In its exploration of Greenwood, whose students, boys ages 11–17, all face a range of complex learning differences, the film also unlocks the history, context and importance of President Lincoln’s powerful address. {DVI} Repeats Wed 4/16, 4:30pm; Thur 4/17, 1pm; Sun 4/20, 2pm 10:30 WETA ARTS — This month, WETA Arts explores the vision of writer-actor-activist Daniel Beaty, who recently played 40 different characters in Arena Stage’s production “The Tallest Tree in the Forest”; meets an artist who literally plays with fire; celebrates the ‘60s architecture of Palm Springs; and discovers the compassionate eye of Garry Winogrand, one of the great 20th-century street photographers, through a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art. Robert Aubry Davis hosts. Repeats Wed 4/16, 4pm; Thur 4/17, 2:30pm; Sun 4/20, 1:30pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

16 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: TOUCHING THE WILD — Naturalist Joe Hutto has dedicated seven years of his life to becoming a wild mule deer, and a herd of these keenly intelligent animals come to regard this stranger as one of their own.

As he crosses the species divide, Hutto taps into a new understanding of these animals. This human predator also learns to see the world from the point of view of prey. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/17, 3pm; Tue 4/22, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: INSIDE ANIMAL MINDS: DOGS & SUPER SENSES — A three-part NOVA miniseries explores breakthroughs in the science of animal cognition. Dogs & Super Senses. What is it like to be a dog, a shark or a bird? This question is now getting serious attention from scientists who study animal senses. Humans rely on smell, sight, taste, touch and sound; other animals have super-powered versions of these senses, and a few have extra senses we don’t have at all. From a dog that seems to use smell to tell time to a dolphin that can “see” with its ears, NOVA examines how animals use their senses in ways we humans can barely imagine. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/17, 4pm

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: KANSAS CITY, MO — Repeats Tue 4/15, 2pm; Wed 4/16, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Repeats Tue 4/15, 3pm; Wed 4/16, 2pm 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI — This documentary covers Muhammad Ali’s toughest bout, his battle to overturn his five-year prison sentence for refusing U.S. military service. The film traces a formative period in Ali’s life: Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning civil rights, religion and wartime dissent. This film zeroes in on the years 1967 to 1970, when Ali lived in exile within the U.S., stripped of his heavyweight belt and banned from boxing, sacrificing fame and fortune on principle.

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Wednesday, April 16 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nature: Touching the Wild follows naturalist Joe Hutto (of My Life as a Turkey) as he befriends, and becomes part of, a herd of mule deer in Wyoming, tapping into an understanding of these animals.

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10:00 YOUR INNER FISH — A series explores how the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today. Episode 2 of 3. Your Inner Reptile. A key moment in our evolutionary saga occurred 200 million years ago, when the reptile-like animals that roamed the Earth were in the process of evolving into shrew-like mammals. But our reptilian ancestors left their mark on many parts of the human body, including our skin, teeth and ears. Repeats Thur 4/17, 5pm; Sun 4/20, 3:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

17 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: THE STRAW WOMAN — The revival of a traditional festival at Midsomer Parva ends in tragedy when the curate is burned alive inside a straw effigy of a woman. Amid rumors of witchcraft, some villagers blame Manor owner Alan Clifford, who has a secret of his own. Repeats Fri 4/18, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST — Exactly nine years after a man’s suicide, his family and their guests arrive at his home to celebrate the festive season. However, not everyone present is imbued with the holiday spirit, and Barnaby discovers that he must first unravel what really happened in the past in order to resolve the present.

Repeats Fri 4/18, 3pm; Sun 4/20, 6:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Tuesday, April 22 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Marking Earth Day, American Masters: A Fierce Green Fire spotlights the battle for a living planet, exploring the environmental movement through 50 years of activism. Above: a local boy in Niagara Falls, New York, protests toxic contamination of Love Canal.

IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM: S 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES — (two episodes) 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Parts 8 & 9 of 9. Nowt So Queer/Happily Ever After.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: EASTER PARADE — In the classic 1948 musical comedy featuring music by Irving Berlin, a professional New York dancer (Fred Astaire) grooms a chorus girl (Judy Garland) to be his new partner, falling in love along the way in the 1948 “Pygmalion” adaptation. Ann Miller and Peter Lawford co-star. (1:43) Repeats Sun 4/20, 11:30am 11:30 P.O.V.: IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT — A film explores two of America’s most pressing issues — environmentalism and terrorism — by lifting the veil on a radical environmental group. (90 min.)

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 4/19, 6:30pm 8:30 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES I — Episode 3 of 4. Variety. This episode begins with Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town and Milton Berle’s Texaco Star Theater and progresses through variety shows The Carol Burnett Show, Smothers Brothers and Laugh-in, among others.

Interviewees include Tim Conway, Jonathan Winters, Pat Boone, Tommy Smothers and Tony Orlando. Repeats Sun 4/20, 11pm 9:30 PETER PAN FROM THE MILWAUKEE BALLET — Michael Pink’s adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s most famous work is performed by Milwaukee Ballet. This production brings to life Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and other notable characters, including a larger-than-life alligator.

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Monday, April 21 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Independent Lens: Muscle Shoals explores the rich musical legacy of a small, influential recording studio in Alabama where a host of rock ’n’ roll, soul, and R&B luminaries created pop classics. Above: FAME producer Rick Hall and musical artist Clarence Carter.

N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9AM–11AM See the Sunday, April 6 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11AM–12M: 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES OF THE 20TH CENTURY 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: EASTER PARADE — (1:43) R 1:30 WETA ARTS — See the Tuesday, April 15, 10:30 p.m. listing.

2:00 THE ADDRESS — R 3:30 YOUR INNER FISH — Episode 2 of 3. Your Inner Reptile. R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: EAST TEXAS — Repeats Mon 4/21, 1:30pm; Wed 4/23, 5pm 5:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST — See the Thursday, April 17, 9:30 p.m. listing.

8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 3 — Part 4 of 8. Jenny’s patient Leah is struggling to cope with her mother’s agoraphobia, as well as her own pregnancy. When her husband is offered a new job and home, Leah knows she can’t leave her mother behind after all they went through to survive the Holocaust. Alec asks Jenny to go to Brighton for the weekend, but she questions his intentions. Later, he’s seriously injured in an accident on the building site that he’s been overseeing. Shelagh takes over the local choir and helps bring it back to life. Repeats Mon 4/21, 3pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 2 — Part 4 of 8. Miss Mardle houses a handsome refugee, Thackeray spies on LeClair and Harry has a showdown at cards with Loxley. Repeats Mon 4/21, 4pm 10:00 THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE, SEASON 2: BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS — Part 2 of 2. Alice is facing the gallows — it’s a race against time to prove her innocence and save her life. Through a search of documents and confidential police information, the women believe the murder was part of a wider military cover-up. When Susan gains

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entry to a military hospital, she learns the truth. Meanwhile, the other women’s lives are in danger. Repeats Mon 4/21, 5pm 11:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES I: VARIETY — R

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ANAHEIM, CA — Repeats Tue 4/22, 2pm; Tue 4/23, 1pm 9:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: MUSCLE SHOALS — Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, has helped create some of the most important music of all time. At its heart is FAME Studios founder Rick Hall, who overcame crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, and brought black and white together in Alabama’s cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the “Muscle Shoals sound.” In this joyful documentary film, a host of top musical artists bear witness to Muscle Shoals’ legacy. Repeats Tue 4/22, 4pm; Thur 4/24, 1pm; Sun 4/27, 1:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Saturday, April 26 at 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The WETA Movie presents the 1962 musical Gypsy, based on the life of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, starring Natalie Wood, Rosalind Russell (as the ultimate stage mother) and Karl Malden.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: SNOW MONKEYS — In the frigid valleys of Japan’s Shiga Highlands, a troop of snow monkeys functions in a complex society of rank and privilege where each knows his and her place. Their leader, still new to the job, is something of a solitary grouch. One

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT — Season VIII premieres on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD. Things That Go Bump in the Night.

Fletcher’s Cross undertaker Patrick Pennyman is found dead in his own chapel of rest. Suspicion points at the local spiritualist church which is heavily controversial in the village. Barnaby and Scott try to uncover the mysteries of the church as well as trying to unmask the brutal killer. Repeats Fri 4/25, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: DEAD IN THE WATER — The body of Guy Sweetman is found in the river on the day of the annual Midsomer Regatta. Guy was a ladies man with many enemies, so Barnaby has his work cut out for him. Repeats Fri 4/25, 3pm; Sun 4/27, 6:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Wednesday, April 23 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nature: Snow Monkeys follows a troop of monkeys in Japan’s Shiga Highlands, exploring the bonds between members of the group.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 4/26, 6:30pm 8:30 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES I — Episode 4 of 4.

Game Shows. This episode traces one of broadcasting’s strongest genres from its beginnings in radio through its heyday in the late ’60s. Interviewees include Bob Barker; Merv Griffin — who created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy; Monty Hall; and Betty White. Repeats Sun 4/27, 11pm

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES IV: DOCTORS AND NURSES — From George Clooney on ER to Richard Chamberlain on Dr. Kildare, television’s long love affair with doctors and nurses shows no signs of abating.

Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Gloria Reuben and Eriq LaSalle open up about ER; Howie Mandel, Ed Begley Jr. and Christina Pickles revisit St. Elsewhere. The episode also features the final interview with Chad Everett of Medical Center before his death. Repeats Wed 4/23, 3pm 9:00 AMERICAN MASTERS: A FIERCE GREEN FIRE — A film spotlights the battle for a living planet in the first bigpicture exploration of the environmental movement, spanning 50 years of grassroots and global activism.

Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl Streep narrate. Repeats Wed 4/23, 4pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: SOLITARY NATION — Via access to Maine’s maximum security State Prison, Frontline examines America’s use of solitary confinement, a practice that U.S. prisons and jails resort to more than most other countries.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

innocent little monkey, unaware of his own low status, reaches out to this lonely leader and they form a rare and remarkable bond that alters both their lives. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/24, 3pm; Tues 4/29, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: INSIDE ANIMAL MINDS: WHO’S THE SMARTEST? — A three-part NOVA miniseries explores breakthroughs in the science of animal cognition. Who’s the Smartest?

What makes an animal smart? Many scientists believe the secret lies in relationships. Throughout the animal kingdom, some of the cleverest creatures — including humans — seem to be those who live in complex social groups, like dolphins, elephants and apes. Could the skills required to keep track of friend and foe make animals smarter? {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/24, 4pm 10:00 YOUR INNER FISH — A series explores how the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today. Episode 3 of 3. Your Inner Monkey.

Our primate progenitors had bodies a lot like those of modern monkeys and spent tens of millions of years living in trees. From them we inherited our versatile hands, amazing vision and capable brains — but also some less beneficial traits. Repeats Thur 4/24, 5pm; Sun 4/27, 3:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY — This timeless fairy tale was adapted into a ballet by Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marius Petipa in 1890. Choreographer Matthew Bourne takes that date as his starting point, setting the story at the height of the fin de siècle epoch when fairies, vampires and decadent opulence fed the gothic imagination. As the heroine Aurora matures into a young woman, the period shifts to the confines of the Edwardian era. Decades later, awakening from her centurylong slumber, Aurora finds herself in the modern day.

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9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: GYPSY — Based on the 1957 memoirs of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, Mervyn LeRoy’s 1962 musical focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with “the ultimate stage mother.” Rosalind Russell stars alongside Natalie Wood and Karl Malden. (2:29) Repeats Sun 4/27, 11am 12:02AM ISRAEL: THE ROYAL TOUR — The latest installment in CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg’s Royal Tour series offers an all-access tour of Israel, guided by its own head of state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu takes Greenberg on an exploration of the country’s iconic destinations: from climbing Masada to walking the streets in the Old City of Jerusalem; from the Mediterranean beaches of Tel Aviv to the holy site of Nazareth; from the Sea of Galilee to the Temple Mount. (60 min.)

28 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ANAHEIM, CA — Repeats Tue 4/29, 2pm; Wed 4/30, 1pm 9:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES II: MURDER MOST SCANDALOUS — Glamorous lady detective Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) investigates crimes in 1920s Melbourne, Australia. Murder Most Scandalous.

When Jack’s ex-father-in-law, Deputy Commissioner George Sanderson, is implicated in the brutal murder of a prostitute, Jack is determined to clear his name.

Despite strict instructions from Jack not to meddle in his case, Phryne decides to perfect her “fan dance” in order to go undercover at the gentleman’s club of the notorious Madam Lyon. Repeats Tue 4/29, 4pm; Wed 4/30, 2pm

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Monday, April 28 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Series Two of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, premiering on WETA Television, stars Essie Davis as decidedly independent investigator Phryne Fisher, who solves crimes in 1920s Melbourne, Australia.

1:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: MUSCLE SHOALS — R 3:30 YOUR INNER FISH — Episode 3 of 3. Your Inner Monkey. R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: LONDON CITY GUIDE 2 — Repeats Mon 4/28, 1:30pm; Tue 4/29, 3pm; Wed 4/30, 5pm 5:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: DEAD IN THE WATER — See the Thursday, April 24, 9:30 p.m. listing.

8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 3 — Part 5 of 8. The midwives discover that a young Down Syndrome woman is six months pregnant, leading to difficult confessions and decisions. Dr. Turner suggests that Shelagh take over the running of Nonnatus House to allow an exhausted Sister Julienne to recuperate. Patsy, a new nurse, arrives at Nonnatus House, and her no-nonsense, hardworking attitude and sense of humor make her a hit with the nuns and midwives. Repeats Mon 4/28, 3pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 2 — Part 5 of 8. Loxley’s corrupt empire expands, LeClair lands in deep trouble, Victor and Agnes make plans and Harry joins the war effort. Repeats Mon 4/28, 4pm 10:00 THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE, SEASON 2: UNCUSTOMED GOODS — Part 1 of 2. Millie’s import/export sideline leads to her abduction by a crime ring involved in trading perfume, cigarettes and stockings — and in human trafficking. Jasper, Millie’s black market partner who was caught skimming money, has also been kidnapped and badly beaten. Millie persuades Marta, the crime family matriarch, to let her take over Jasper’s operation; Millie convinces Alice, Jean and Lucy to help the trafficked girls. Repeats Mon 4/28, 5pm 11:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES I: GAME SHOWS — R

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Wednesday, April 30 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA: The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies documents Monarch butterflies’ epic 2,000-mile annual flight across North America.

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10:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES II: DEATH COMES KNOCKING — Phryne plays host to ghostly soldiers and exotic spiritualists. Aunt Prudence is swept up in the new spiritualist fad and enlists the famed Mrs. Bolkonsky to contact her dead godson, Lieutenant-Colonel Roland Claremont. The séance leaves Phryne certain there is something amiss, but it has nothing to do with the psychic realm. Repeats Tue 4/29, 5pm; Wed 4/30, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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30 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: LOVE IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM — Animals dance, sing, flirt, and compete with everything they’ve got to find and secure a mate. For many, the all-important

Tuesday, April 29 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle follows the life of the pioneering Mexican-American journalist, a supporter and chronicler of the late 1960s Chicano movement who was killed by a law enforcement officer in 1970, becoming a martyr to the Latino community.

bonds they share as a couple are what enable the next generation to survive. Can we call these bonds love?

This provocative look at the love life of animals documents the feminine wiles of a young gorilla, the search for Mr. Right among a thousand flamingos, the open “marriages” of blue-footed boobies, the soap opera arrangements of gibbons and all the antics that go into finding a partner. {DVI} 9:00 NOVA: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF THE BUTTERFLIES — Every year, millions of Monarch butterflies set off on an incredible journey across North America to reach their remote destination: a tiny area high in the mountains of Mexico. Yet scientists are still puzzling over how the butterflies achieve this tremendous feat of endurance — and how, year after year, the Monarchs navigate with such hair’s-breadth precision. NOVA flies along with the Monarchs, documenting their struggle for survival. {DVI} 10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS: SUPER TANKS — An occasional series spotlights the engineering secrets that sparked a technological revolution, changing warfare forever. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler demanded the construction of the world’s largest tank — this is the story of an arms race that resulted in the evolution of superguns and tanks.

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Classic long-running children’s series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood presents a “television visit” between Rogers and preschool viewers (but is appropriate for all ages). With his caring and trusting ways, Rogers creates a calm, safe place for children to learn about themselves, others and the world around them.

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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 6am Clifford the Big Red Dog, 6:30am, 8pm (6am) Martha Speaks, 7am, 6pm (6:30am) Arthur, 7:30am, 4:30pm (7am) Wild Kratts, 8am, 5:30pm (7:30am) Curious George, 8:30am, 4pm, 7pm (8am) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 9am, 3:30pm (8:30am) Peg + Cat, 9:30am, 3pm (9am) Dinosaur Train, 10am, 2:30pm (9:30am) Sesame Street, 10:30am, 10pm (5am, 10am) Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 11:30am (11am) Sid the Science Kid, noon, 8:30pm Thomas & Friends, 12:30pm WordWorld, 1pm Caillou, 1:30pm Super WHY!, 2pm (11:30am) Word Girl, 5pm, 6:30pm Zula Patrol, 7:30pm More listings are available at weta.org/kids.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES IV: BREAKING BARRIERS — This episode traces the story of people of color on American television — including the mid1960s breakthroughs of African Americans Diahann Carroll (Julia) and Bill Cosby (I Spy). Latino landmarks range from I Love Lucy with Desi Arnaz to Miami Vice with Edward James Olmos. Also featured are AsianAmericans such as George Takei (Star Trek), who details his years in a Japanese internment camp. Repeats Wed 4/30, 4pm 9:00 RUBEN SALAZAR: MAN IN THE MIDDLE — This documentary examines the life and mysterious death of pioneering Mexican-American journalist Ruben Salazar. At the heart of the story is his transformation from a mainstream, establishment Los Angeles Times reporter to a supporter and primary chronicler of the radical Chicano movement of the late 1960s. Killed by a law enforcement officer in 1970, Salazar became an instant martyr to the Latino community.

10:00 FRONTLINE: PRISON STATE — A disproportionate number of America’s 2.3 million people behind bars come from a few city neighborhoods. Frontline investigates the impact of mass incarceration in the USA, focusing on a troubled housing project in Louisville, Kentucky.

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British Television at Its Best The WETA UK channel is devoted to presenting the best in British television programming, broadcasting beloved classics and contemporary series around the clock, seven days a week. WETA UK offers a full schedule of great entertainment programming — featuring drama, mystery, comedy and documentary series — all delivered with an accent from the Isles. Visit wetauk.org for a complete schedule and program descriptions.

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ward-winning actor Richard E. Grant ((Gosford Park, The Player) travels the globe to reveal the stories and secrets behind the glamorous facades of iconic — and often infamous — hotels in an eight-part BBC series. From bad behavior, to sex scandals, from warring hotel dynasties to the outrageous extravagances of rich and famous guests, Grant offers a portrait of a fascinating and mostly hidden world. He explores hotels such as the George V in Paris, the Four Seasons in New York, the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and the Savoy in London — setting out to discover what makes these establishments so unique — and interviewing some of the biggest names in the luxury hotel industry. The series wraps up with two location-centered specials spotlighting hotels of Ireland and the French Riviera.

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ETA UK presents episodes of popular mystery series throughout each week. On Mondays at 9 p.m., double-features of Midsomer Murders, based on the novels of Caroline Graham, feature John Nettles in his long-running role as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, investigating crimes in a fictional rural county in England. Season VIII of the series premieres on WETA UK on April 28. Each Wednesday at 8 p.m. on WETA UK, iconic series Inspector Morse, based on novels by Colin Dexter, follows the investigations of the Oxford detective, portrayed by John Thaw in his signature role. Kevin Whately plays Morse’s collaborator, Sgt. Lewis. The Morse spin-off series Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis, starring Whately — alongside his sidekick Sgt. Hathaway (Laurence Fox) — airs Saturday nights at 9 p.m.

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his month, WETA UK presents Season II of department store drama Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, starring Jeremy Piven as London-based American retail king Henry Gordon Selfridge.

Episodes air each Saturday night after Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis. In Mr. Selfridge, Season II, the outbreak of World War I puts the store Selfridge & Co. to its severest test yet.

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ffable Scottish comedian/actor Billy Connolly (Mrs. Brown, Brave) offers a new perspective on a great American highway, hitting the road to explore Route 66, a symbol of the American heartland that passes through treasured sites of American history, somber memorials of American tragedies, and of course, bizarre American tourist traps. Visiting these landmarks of the past and the people of the present, Billy Connolly’s Route 66 explores American life from cultural, historical and personal perspectives. In the four-part series, Connolly motorcycles the iconic 2,488-mile journey from Chicago to Santa Monica. With his unrivaled ability to spin a great yarn, he brings to life both the big and small moments of the American story — the world changing events and the comic asides.

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he ornate, dark wood-paneled Music Room at the Phillips Collection sets the stage for this month’s local performances on the Classical WETA 90.9 FM broadcast Front Row Washington, airing Monday nights at 9 p.m.

On April 7, we begin the first of four Phillips Collection recitals with a performance by pianist and Tashkent native Behzod Abduraimov, who, at the age of 19, won First Prize at the 2009 London International Piano Competition. He performs two Beethoven Calder sonatas, including the moving “AppasQuartet sionata” sonata in F minor, as well as Schubert’s Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 90, No. 3, and Maurice Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit.

On Monday, April 14, we present award-winning clarinetist and Juilliard graduate Moran Katz. Her varied recital with pianist Amy Yang features Brahms’ Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2, Romances

by Clara Schumann, Four Pieces by Alban Berg, Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, and Paul Schoenfield’s Sonatina for Klezmer clarinet and piano.

If you’ve never seen our next performer in concert, you’ll want to tune in Monday night, April 21 at 9 p.m. to hear pianist Anne-Marie McDermott. A consummate soloist as well as chamber musician, Ms. McDermott has enthralled audiences around the globe for more than 25 years. Her Phillips Collection recital begins with Haydn’s Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI: 40 and continues with an astonishing, technically demanding work composed expressly for her by Charles Wuorinen, the Fourth Piano Sonata in Four Movements. Ms. McDermott concludes with one of her specialties, the Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82, by Sergei Prokofiev.

The brilliant Calder Quartet wraps up our presentation of Phillips Collection recitals with Franz Schubert’s iconic “Death and the Maiden” string quartet, selections from contemporary British composer Thomas Adès’ Arcadiana and Béla Barók’s String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17.

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t’s a musical feast at — and from — Washington National Cathedral this month, especially on April 13, when the Washington National Cathedral Combined Choirs and Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Michael McCarthy, perform Bach’s St. John Passion in the afternoon at the Cathedral. Holy Week performances of the St. John Passion and Christmastime performances of Handel’s oratorio Messiah have become traditions at the Cathedral, and we’re delighted that these performances are establishing traditions on our weekly Classical WETA 90.9 FM broadcast Choral Showcase too.

On Sunday, April 6 at 9 p.m., we air last year’s Holy Week performance of St. John Passion at the Cathedral; then, on April 13 at 9 p.m., we present Handel’s oratorio Messiah from last December’s Cathedral performance.

On April 20, Easter Sunday, Choral Showcase features a program that includes Bach’s Easter Oratorio, and several “Alleluia” settings, including a beautifully famous one by American composer Randall Thompson. The performance of the Thompson is by the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, which gave the American premieres of Messiah, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Haydn’s Creation. The second oldest performance organization in America after the Marine Band, the Society celebrates 200 years in 2015.

CLASSICAL WETA ANNOUNCERS IN THE COMMUNITY: April 6: Marilyn Cooley greets visitors to the Shakespeare’s Birthday Open House at the Folger Shakespeare Library.

April 13: Deborah Lamberton welcomes the audience to the performance of Bach’s St. John Passion at Washington National Cathedral.

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Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos’ career was launched when he won the International Sibelius Competition at the age of 18. By the time he was Jean 21, Kavakos had also won first prize in Sibelius the Naumberg and Paganini contests.

“Known for decades as a musician’s violinist of wide-ranging curiosity and musicianship,” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer) and “a violinist who in terms of sheer statuesque power and purity of tone, is surely peerless” (The Telegraph), Kavakos addresses his prodigious interpretative skills to Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.77, which rounds out the program.

From stunning sunrises to dazzling constellations — from magnificent trombones to the splendor of the Brahms’ Violin Concerto, April’s NSO Showcase on Classical WETA celebrates the unique magic of the Nordic spirit.

Classical WETA Opera House Saturdays at 1 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM April 5: Puccini’s La Bohème April 12: Giordano’s Andrea Chénier April 19: R. Strauss’ Arabella (starts at noon) April 26: Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte

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pril heralds a new broadcast season of Center Stage from Wolf Trap, the concert series featuring intimate chamber music recitals by world-class contemporary artists, recorded by Classical WETA 90.9 FM at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Beginning April 5, the 13-week series of hour-long programs, airing each Saturday night through June, presents highlights from Wolf Trap’s Discovery Series. This season’s performers include the Parker Quartet, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chatham Baroque, pianist Joyce Yang and the Jack Quartet.

Among highlights of this month’s broadcasts are Steven Isserlis (cello) and Kirill Gerstein (piano) performing Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 (April 5); Alumni of Wolf Trap Opera in songs by Wolf, Brahms, Berg and others (April 12); Chatham Baroque performing works by Heinrich Biber (April 19) and Bach (April 26); and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in works by Max Bruch (April 26).

Each week’s program is presented by Bill McGlaughlin and Classical WETA announcer Rich Kleinfeldt. The Discovery Series performances featured on Center Stage from Wolf Trap were recorded at The Barns of Wolf Trap by Classical WETA sound engineer Bruce Cain. Learn more about the series online at classicalweta.org.

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hristoph Eschenbach is on the podium this month for a Nordic-themed NSO Showcase, airing Wednesday, April 2 at 9 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM. All performances featured on the April broadcast of the Classical WETA production were recorded live in the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

On the April broadcast, we feature music from two Finnish composers. Around the turn of the last century, Jean Sibelius took a sleigh ride from Helsinki to Kerava and witnessed a spectacular sunrise, which he set to equally evocative music in his 1908 tone poem Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55. Contemporary composer Kaija Saariaho, born in Helsinki in 1952, also takes inspiration from the night sky in her 2002 composition, Orion — the myth about the Greek hunter who ends up as a constellation. A composer of powerful and mystical soundscapes, Saariaho was named “2008 Musician of the Year” by Musical America because she is “among the few contemporary composers to achieve public acclaim as well as universal critical respect.”

Also featured on NSO Showcase is Sibelius’ final symphony, Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105. In it, the composer realized his quest for compression and concision, building this minimalist one-movement symphony around a magnificent and justly famous trombone theme, said to represent his wife, Aino.

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