April 2018 - WETA Magazine

APRIL 2018 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

NEW FAVORITES & CLASSICS ON WETA UK In Principle

Check, Please! DC

WETA-created public affairs series co-hosted by Michael Gerson & Amy Holmes premieres April 13 on WETA TV 26/HD

TV 26 local restaurant review series presents six new episodes starting April 16 on WETA TV 26/HD

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mericans thirst for elevated, informed discourse surrounding the pressing matters that face our nation. That is why we are so proud of WETA public affairs productions PBS NewsHour and Washington Week, which through extraordinary journalism — and with great integrity and civility — illuminate and analyze contemporary issues and events in the news. This month, we are delighted to premiere an entirely new, WETA-created primetime public affairs series — In Principle — that will offer additional thoughtful insights into topics in the headlines.

Beginning April 13, the half-hour discussion programs will air on WETA TV 26/HD and public television stations nationwide for eight weeks on Friday nights at 8:30 p.m., following Washington Week. In Principle is co-hosted by columnist and author Michael Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes, who in conversations with a variety of leading thinkers will examine how politics, history, faith and culture influence American political and civic dialogue on current affairs and issues. The series will explore perspectives on topics in the news with mutual respect and understanding to examine what is happening in America today.

We are also pleased this month to present new episodes of Check, Please! DC, our local restaurant review series that offers dining tips from area residents. Six new episodes of the WETA TV 26 production roll out on Mondays at 9 p.m. starting April 16, complementing the series’ original six episodes that premiered last fall. These exciting programs — created exclusively for viewers in Greater Washington — explore the diverse culinary offerings and resources of our extraordinary community and feature local people sharing favorite establishments.

Enjoy these informative, engaging new WETA productions and our many other fine April offerings.

Thank you for your support.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

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The Child in Time airs April 1 at 9 p.m.

Unforgotten airs at 9 p.m., starting April 8 Downton Abbey 1 airs at 6 p.m., April 1-22

asterpiece presents two new drama adaptations and reprises a classic in April.

In The Child in Time (April 1), a moment’s distraction triggers a crisis in the lives of a happy, successful British couple. Ian McEwan’s haunting tale of a lost Unforgotten child and redeemed love stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly Macdonald.

The 90-minute film is adapted from McEwan’s 1987 Whitbread Prize–winning novel. Then, premiering on April 8 is the gripping mystery series Unforgotten (April 8-May 13), starring Nicola Walker (Last Tango in Halifax) and Sanjeev Bhaskar (Indian Summers) as two cops investigating two stone-cold cases — old, unsolved murders — that unfold in six episodes. The all-star cast includes Tom Courtenay, Gemma Jones, Trevor Eve and Cherie Lunghi, among others. Also this month, beginning April 1 at 6 p.m., WETA presents the first season of the Masterpiece blockbuster Downton Abbey (April 1-22), which follows the joys and travails of the fictional Crawley family nobles and the servants who wait on them. Downton Abbey, Series 1 also airs on WETA UK, Wednesdays, March 28-April 18 at 9:30 p.m.

Funding for Masterpiece is provided by Viking Cruises and Farmers Insurance® with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust.

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WETA TV 26 local restaurant review series returns with six new episodes, Mondays at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD starting April 16

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ocally focused WETA TV 26 series Check, Please! DC returns with six new episodes beginning April 16, showcasing the diner’s perspective on the diverse food scene in Greater Washington and featuring restaurant tips from actual customers. Giving knowledgeable local diners a chance to share their experiences in one of the nation’s hottest food destinations, the programs spotlight a wide range of neighborhood gems and cuisines throughout the District, Maryland and Virginia. The series also shares cocktail recipes from prominent establishments, in addition to intriguing food facts.

The new, half-hour programs air Mondays at 9 p.m., hosted by Washington, D.C., restaurateur Rose Previte (center left, above). In Check, Please! DC, viewers get an unfiltered look at local restaurants via a panel of citizen reviewers who share their opinions. Each episode features

three guests who recommend one dining spot for review by the other two guests. After anonymously trying each restaurant recommendation, the guests join the show’s host in-studio to discuss their experiences together.

This month, Check, Please! DC presents journeys of culinary discovery that include a traditional biergarten, Caribbean flavors, eclectic Asian cuisine, local pizza, homestyle Indian fare, Mexican classics, and much more.

WETA TV 26 has made television explorations of local food and culture a tradition, most recently via programs such as WETA Neighborhoods and Neighborhood Eats.

WETA debuted Check, Please! DC on WETA TV 26/HD last fall and continues to accept applications online for guest reviewers on the production, which tapes at the station’s television studio in Arlington, Virginia. To learn more about the series, visit weta.org/checkplease.

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ETA presents superb mysteries in April, featuring Academy Award-nominee and BAFTA-winner Brenda Blethyn (Secrets and Lies; Atonement) as Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in the popular detective series Vera (Series 1) on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. starting April 16. Based on crime novels by Ann Cleeves, the cases follow the gruff, obsessive investigator as she probes murders in northeast England, joined by her junior colleague, Sgt. Joe Ashworth (David Leon). Meanwhile, on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. throughout the month, WETA airs double features of classic Agatha Christie mysteries featuring sleuths Miss Marple, with Geraldine McEwan in the role — and Hercule Poirot, portrayed

by David Suchet. This month’s Agatha Christie’s Marple episodes include Ordeal by Innocence and Toward Zero (April 5) and Nemesis (April 12, 8 p.m.); and Agatha Christie’s Poirot programs include Three Act Tragedy (April 12, 9:30 p.m.), Hallowe’en Party and Murder on the Orient Express (April 19, with Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Chastain, Barbara Hershey and Toby Jones), and The Clocks and Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (April 26).

Vera Miss Marple Poirot

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New weekly public affairs program produced by WETA airs Fridays at 8:30 p.m. starting April 13 on WETA TV 26/HD

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n Principle, a new weekly public affairs series created by WETA, examines how history, culture, faith and politics influence the larger debates taking place in America today. Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes co-host the WETA production, joining leading thinkers from across the ideological spectrum in probing the framework of today’s news and political conversations. Taped in the WETA television studios in Arlington, Virginia, the series’ half-hour programs premiere Friday, April 13 at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD and other PBS stations nationwide, airing for eight weeks after WETA production Washington Week. Gerson, a frequent contributor to PBS NewsHour, a syndicated Washington Post columnist and author of the book Heroic Conservatism, and Holmes, a political news commentator formerly of MSNBC and TheBlaze TV and Radio Network, explore contemporary topics through discussions with guests from the worlds of politics, policy, the arts and academia.

“This is a time when big, fundamental issues — about identity, about citizenship, about how we define our country — are being debated in American life,” said Gerson. “We need serious dialogue that stands in contrast to the degraded discourse so common in American politics right now. On In Principle, we intend to engage newsmakers and culture shapers at a deeper level, exploring their beliefs and motivations in a way viewers might not get in other formats on television. In Principle is going to be honest, reflective, deep-dive TV.” Series co-hosts Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes “We need a place where we can have thoughtful, reasonable, in-depth conversations about politics, policy, culture — you name it — where we’re really talking to each other instead of shouting at each other,” said Holmes. “It’s not about shouting, it’s about talking and listening and learning — I want our viewers to feel it was always time well spent, so that they come away saying, ‘I learned something that I didn’t know before.’”

Gerson was a top aide to President George W. Bush, whom he served as assistant to the president for policy and strategic planning. Prior to that appointment, he served in the Bush Administration as deputy assistant to the president and director of presidential speechwriting and assistant to the president for speechwriting and policy adviser. He is also a co-author of City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era. Holmes was a speechwriter for former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. She has appeared regularly as a political commentator on a wide array of networks and programs, including CNN, Fox, NBC, CBS and NPR. In Principle joins the WETA public affairs portfolio that includes PBS NewsHour and Washington Week, furthering WETA’s tradition of presenting independent analysis of current news and pressing issues in service to viewers throughout the nation. In Principle will include social media platforms on which the co-hosts will continue the discussion beyond the television broadcasts.

Funding for In Principle is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, and public television viewers.

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New Programs on WETA UK!

WETA UK, the channel that celebrates the best in British television programming, presents a wide array of superb new offerings in April — from engaging dramas and gripping mysteries to entertaining comedies, intriguing documentaries and much more. You’ll find new adaptations, new episodes of classic series, new faces, and the talent you love from the British (and Commonwealth!) pantheon. Below is a sampling of the many new programs; find an April schedule for WETA UK and more program highlights on pages 14 and 15.

And Then There Were None Starts Saturday, April 28 at 8 p.m. on WETA UK

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star-studded three-part adaptation of one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mystery novels is set in 1939 as Europe teeters on the brink of war.

And Then There Were None follows 10 strangers, all with hidden pasts, who are drawn together by a mysterious invitation to an isolated island manor off the coast of England. When members of the party start to mysteriously die, the others realize that a killer is among them, and self-preservation becomes paramount. This thrilling, three-part recent series features the talents of Aidan Turner (Poldark), Sam Neill, Charles Dance, Miranda Richardson, Anna Maxwell Martin and Toby Stephens.

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Friday, April 27 at 8 p.m. on WETA UK

enowned actor Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean, Blackadder) stars as Georges Simenon’s legendary, popular French detective Maigret in gripping crime stories set in 1950s Paris. The double feature presents two cases. “Maigret Sets a Trap” follows the hunt for a serial killer stalking the streets in the seedy district of Montmartre. Five are dead and people are in fear; Chief Superintendent Maigret is without a lead and must risk everything to crack the case. The second episode, “Maigret’s Dead Man,” focuses on the murder of a gambler with connections to a brutal gang from Czechoslovakia whose members are robbing and killing wealthy Parisians.

Happy Valley; The Commander

AFTA-winning crime drama Happy Valley stars Sarah Lancashire (right), of Last Tango in Halifax, in a crime thriller that revolves around the life of a hard-working police sergeant, Catherine Cawood. Serving in a West Yorkshire station, her world is turned upside down when a criminal (James Norton, Grantchester) whom she believes is responsible for her daughter’s death is released from prison and becomes embroiled in a new crime. For another policewoman drama, tune in to The Commander (following Happy Valley), a series written by Prime Suspect creator Lynda La Plante and starring Amanda Burton (Silent Witness) as a London homicide unit chief.

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Mondays at 9 & 10 p.m. starting April 23 on WETA UK

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Sunday, April 22, 8-11 p.m. on WETA UK

ETA UK presents a trio of contemporary comedies airing back-to-back on April 22. At 8 p.m., I Want My Wife Back (left) stars Ben Miller (Death in Paradise) as a devoted husband trying to win back his estranged wife — portrayed by Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) — and bungling it at every step, in the romantic comedy from the writers of The Worst Week of My Life.

At 9 p.m., the sitcom Mum, starring Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), spotlights the life of a recently widowed 59-year-old suburban woman and her family. At 10 p.m., Cold Feet, featuring an ensemble cast, follows the relationships of six friends, each with distinctive personalities and problems, as they search for love and make their way through life.

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April Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD Secrets of Great British Castles 2

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Fridays, April 6 & 13 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

n the documentary series Secrets of Great British Castles 2, historian and author Dan Jones (left, at Cardiff Castle in Wales) presents dramatic stories behind iconic fortifications around the United Kingdom. The series’ six episodes each explore one historic site to learn its secrets — the castles of Britain may appear romantic but within their walls are tales of intrigue and violence. Among the stops are Edinburgh Castle, the most besieged castle in Scotland and a fortress whose history inspired a shocking episode of Game of Thrones; Leeds Castle, an idyllic structure owned by six medieval queens and an American-born heiress; Lancaster Castle, one of Britain’s oldest and most notorious strongholds; and Arundel Castle, seat of the powerful Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for more than 850 years.

Inside Christie’s: The World’s Biggest Auction House

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Monday, April 9 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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hristie’s is the world’s leading auction house — a top British institution that has evolved into a renowned international brand. But little is known about Christie’s beyond its saleroom walls. Now, for the first time, cameras go behind the scenes of Christie’s global empire and its auction houses across the world, from New York to Shanghai and Dubai to Hong Kong. As the company prepared for its 250th anniversary in 2016, the pressure was on to make it a high-sales year. (At right, Christie’s Global President Jussi Pylkkänen reacts to an auction bid.) Would enough great art works come through Christie’s gilded doors? Who was buying which pieces of art — and what could this tell us about how the art world is changing? The program also airs on WETA UK, Fridays, April 13 and 20 at 8 p.m.

Civilizations

Tuesdays at 8 p.m., starting April 17 on WETA TV 26/HD

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new series narrated by actor Liev Schreiber explores the power of art from earliest civilizations to the present. The PBS/BBC co-production is an exploration of the premise that it is through the creative imagination that humanity expresses its most essential self.

Civilizations travels the globe to six continents, visiting such cultural landmarks as the great mosques of Istanbul, the ancient cities of Mesoamerica, the Buddhist caves of Ajanta in India, the Aztecs’ Templo Mayor in modern Mexico City and the funeral site of China’s first emperor — and exploring treasures such as the landscape scrolls of classical China, Olmec sculpture, African bronzes and masks (at right, from Benin), Japanese prints, French Impressionist paintings and much more.

NOVA: Decoding the Weather Machine

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Wednesday, April 18 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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isastrous hurricanes, widespread droughts and wildfires, pervasive heat and extreme rainfall —something’s up with the weather. Scientists agree that this trend is not just a coincidence. It’s the result of the weather machine itself, our climate, changing, becoming hotter, more erratic. In this special two-hour documentary surrounding Earth Day 2018, NOVA investigates the issue of climate change — arguably the defining challenge of our time — and helps to examine the way forward. Why do scientists overwhelmingly agree that our climate is changing, and that human activity is causing it? How will it affect us through the weather we experience? And what will it take to bend the trajectory of planetary warming toward more benign outcomes? Following NOVA, the independent film series POV spotlights science educator Bill Nye.

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD April primetime simulcast listings.

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Antiques Roadshow: Portland, OR (Ep 1 of 3)

Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: When God Sleeps (to 12:30am)

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Roads to Memphis: American Experience

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (Pt 1 of 2)

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Nature: Sex, Lies and Butterflies

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (Pt 2 of 2)

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Agatha Christie’s Marple: Ordeal by Innocence

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Washington Week

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(from 7pm) Doc Martin, Series 3 (Pts 4-6 of 9) (to 9:33pm)

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Call the Midwife, Season 7 (Pt 4 of 8)

Unforgotten on Masterpiece (Pt 1 of 6)

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Antiques Roadshow: Portland, OR (Ep 2 of 3)

Inside Christie’s: The World’s Biggest Auction House (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: The Art of the Shine (to 12m)

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Secrets of the Dead: Hannibal in the Alps

The Perfect Crime: American Experience

Frontline: Trump’s Takeover

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Nature: Moose: Life of a Twig-Eater

NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel

GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II (to 11:30pm)

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Agatha Christie’s Marple: Nemesis

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Washington Week

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(from 7pm) Doc Martin, Series 3 (Pts 6-8 of 9) (to 9:33pm)

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Call the Midwife, Season 7 (Pt 5 of 8)

Unforgotten on Masterpiece (Pt 2 of 6)

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Antiques Roadshow: Portland, OR (Ep 3 of 3)

Check, Please! DC (New! Ep 7 of 12)

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Civilizations (Pt 1 of 6)

The Massie Affair: American Experience

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NOVA: Decoding the Weather Machine

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Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Hallowe’en Party

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Washington Week

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(from 7pm) Doc Martin, Series 3 (Pts 8 & 9 of 9) & Series 4 (Pt 1 of 8) (to 9:33pm)

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Call the Midwife, Season 7 (Pt 6 of 8)

Unforgotten on Masterpiece (Pt 3 of 6)

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Antiques Roadshow: Green Bay, WI (Ep 1 of 3)

Check, Please! DC (New! Ep 8 of 12)

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Civilizations (Pt 2 of 6)

First Civilizations (Ep 1 of 4. War)

Frontline: Trafficked in America

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Nature: Natural Born Rebels: Hunger Wars

NOVA Wonders: What Are Animals Saying?

NOVA: Bird Brain

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Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Clocks

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Washington Week

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(from 7pm) Doc Martin, Series 4 (Pts 1-3 of 8) (to 9:32pm)

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Call the Midwife, Season 7 (Pt 7 of 8)

Unforgotten on Masterpiece (Pt 4 of 6)

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The Child in Time on Masterpiece

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Call the Midwife, Season 7 (Pt 3 of 8)

Check, Please! DC (Ep 4 of 12)

Agatha Christie’s Marple: Toward Zero (to 11:05pm)

Secrets of Great British Castles, Series 2 (Eps 1-3 of 6) (to 11:30pm) The WETA Movie: Ben-Hur (to 1:10am) Check, Please! DC (Ep 5 of 12)

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Three Act Tragedy Secrets of Great British Castles, Series 2 (Eps 4-6 of 6) (to 11:30pm) The WETA Movie: Network (to 11:30pm) Check, Please! DC (Ep 6 of 12)

Vera, Series 1 (Ep 1 of 4) (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: What Lies Upstream (to 12:30am) Frontline: McCain POV: Bill Nye: Science Guy (to 11:30pm) Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express

Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert

will.i.am – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special

The WETA Movie: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (to 11:30pm) Check, Please! DC (Ep 7 of 12)

Vera, Series 1 (Ep 2 of 4) (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: Look & See: Wendell Berry’s Kentucky (to 12m)

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Mrs. McGinty’s Dead Live from Lincoln Center: Leslie Odom Jr. in Concert

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International Jazz Day from Cuba

The WETA Movie: Cocoon (to 11:30pm) Check, Please! DC (Ep 8 of 12)

Vera, Series 1 (Ep 3 of 4) (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: True Conviction (to 12:30am)

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD April simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. through primetime programs, and weekends beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. Sundays.

• Please note that Saturday 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. R — Aired within the month.

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

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ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLE 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA AND THE WORLD WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 DEFENSE NEWS WEEKLY 11:00 THE OPEN MIND SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episodes 1-6. (Reprised) 2:30 IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MUHAMMAD ALI — R 3:30 IN THEIR OWN WORDS: JIM HENSON — R 4:30 SCI-TECH NOW 5:00 ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER, SERIES 2 — Hosted by journalist Jim Cotter, the Emmy Award-winning magazine show highlights how our shared humanity is expressed through arts and culture. Repeats Tue 4/3, 12:30pm 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 DOWNTON ABBEY ON MASTERPIECE, SERIES 1 — WETA reprises the blockbuster Masterpiece drama’s first season, which follows the lives of the noble Crawley family, and the staff that serves them, at their Edwardian country house in 1912. The all-star cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern. Part 1 of 4. When the Titanic goes down, Lord Grantham loses his immediate heirs and his daughter Mary loses her fiancé, throwing Downton Abbey and its servants into turmoil. The new heir turns out to be Matthew, a lowly lawyer with novel ideas about country life. Repeats Mon 4/2, 1pm 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 7 — In the drama series, a team of midwives serve the community of the Poplar neighborhood of East London during the 1960s. Part 3 of 8. A mother abandons her children at the clinic, leaving the family devastated. When Violet and Fred organize a beauty contest for charity, Valerie and Magda both sign

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Monday, April 2 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Travel program Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure follows writer-explorer Alice Morrison (on left, with Chef Najat Kaanache) as she journeys along an ancient North Africa trade route, riding the Marrakech express, crossing the Sahara by camel, and more.

up and quickly become close friends — leading to the sharing of a terrible secret. Repeats Mon 4/2, 5pm 9:00 THE CHILD IN TIME ON MASTERPIECE — A moment of distraction triggers a crisis in the lives of a happy, successful British couple in Ian McEwan’s haunting tale of a lost child and redeemed love, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire). Repeats Mon 4/2, 3:30pm 10:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — A WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers. Rose Previte hosts. Episode 4. Dining gems come in all sizes and locations. Guest reviewer selections include a French bistro on Capitol Hill; fast-casual Greek delights in Falls Church, Virginia; and a brewpub/kitchen in Shaw.

Repeats Mon 4/2, 3pm 11:00 POETRY IN AMERICA — (60 min.)

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Sunday, April 1 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The Child in Time on Masterpiece stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly Macdonald in a story of haunting loss and redeemed love.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: PORTLAND, OR — Episode 1 of 3.

Repeats Tue 4/3, 1pm; Wed 4/4, noon 9:00 MOROCCO TO TIMBUKTU: AN ARABIAN ADVENTURE — Writer and explorer Alice Morrison attempts to follow the ancient “Salt Roads,” historically one of the world’s richest trading networks, which led from south of Tangier to the fabled sandstone city of Timbuktu. Riding the famous Marrakech Express, crossing the vast Sahara on camel back and trekking on foot through snowstorms, Morrison takes a centuries-old journey through unforgettable destinations. Repeats Tue 4/3, 4pm; Wed 4/4, 2pm; Fri 4/6, 1pm; Sun 4/8, 3pm 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: WHEN GOD SLEEPS — Explore the journey of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi, forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that focuses on the oppression of women, sexism and human rights abuses.

12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

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11:00 SOUNDBREAKING: STORIES FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECORDED MUSIC — Part 7 of 8. Sound and Vision.

Trace the rise of MTV and see how music videos transformed our experience of music — from David Bowie, Devo and Madonna to the Eurythmics and Nirvana.

Learn how a marketing tool became an art form and a powerful mediator between artist and audience.

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Tuesday, April 3 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death, WETA reprises Roads to Memphis: American Experience, which examines the fatefully entwined stories of the civil rights leader and his assassin. Following the film, the WETA co-production Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, airing April 3 and 4, features scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring African-American history since King’s passing. Above: Striking Memphis workers.

3 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ROADS TO MEMPHIS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — A film

by Stephen Ives examines the fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., against the backdrop of the turbulent forces that led these two men to their violent collision in Memphis in 1968.

9:00 BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE — In a WETA co-production, scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. spotlights the past 50 years of African-American history — from Stokely Carmichael to Barack Obama, James Brown to Beyoncé — charting the remarkable progress made and raising hard questions about the obstacles that remain. Part 1 of 2. Out of the Shadows/ Move on Up. Gates explores African American history from 1965 through the early 1980s, from Selma marches and the Voting Rights Act through the white backlash that developed during the economic downturn of the 1970s and into the Reagan era. This episode features conversations with Jesse Jackson, Nas and Donna Brazile. Repeats Wed 4/4, 4pm; Thur 4/5, 2pm 11:00 SOUNDBREAKING: STORIES FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECORDED MUSIC — The last project of Beatles producer Sir George Martin, the series continues its look at the art of music recording and how it has evolved. Part 6 of 8. The World Is Yours. Meet the pioneers of hip hop and explore how sampling — the practice of borrowing fragments from existing records — created a new genre of music that took over the world; included are Public Enemy, Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, Beck and more.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:59 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE — Geraldine McEwan portrays Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth, Miss Marple. Jacko Argyle — convicted of murdering his adoptive mother, Rachel (Jane Seymour) — went to the gallows protesting his innocence. Jacko’s family is shocked when, months later, stranger Dr. Arthur Calgary proves that Jacko did have an alibi — he was with him at the time of the murder. Marple must sort out the case. Repeats Fri 4/6, 3pm 9:32 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: TOWARDS ZERO — The formidable Lady Tressilian (Eileen Atkins, Gosford Park) hosts a house party on her estate, and Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan), in attendance, is intrigued when a woman who tells a story about a child murderer is soon found dead. Repeats Fri 4/6, 4:30pm 11:05 SOUNDBREAKING: STORIES FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECORDED MUSIC — Part 8 of 8. I Am My Music.

From LPs to cassette tapes, CDs and MP3s, discover how listening formats determine how and where we listen, and also the ways we collect, store and share the music we love; featured are Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: SEX, LIES AND BUTTERFLIES — Explore the astounding abilities of butterflies — 360° vision, deceptive camouflage, chemical weaponry and fantastic flight. Look beyond their bright colors and fragile beauty and follow them on one of the greatest migrations on earth. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/5, 1pm 9:00 BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE — The WETA co-production with scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. continues, exploring the past 50 years of African-American history — charting the remarkable progress made and raising hard questions about the obstacles that remain. Part 2 of 2. Keep Your Head Up/Touch the Sky. Gates explores America’s changing racial landscape — celebrating how far we have come toward equality and asking why we still have so far to go, examining fissures in society that deepened through the 1980s and 1990s and into the 21st century. This episode features conversations with Eric Holder, Shonda Rhimes and DeRay Mckesson. Repeats Thur 4/5, 4pm

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 4/7, 6:30pm 8:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — A WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers. Rose Previte hosts. Episode 5. Guest reviewer selections include a Laotian menu in Columbia Heights; crispy Neapolitan pizza in Vienna, Virginia; and the essence of the Dominican Republic in Northwest D.C. Repeats Sun 4/8, 10:30pm; Mon 4/9, 3pm; Tue 4/10, 11pm 9:00 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — In this documentary series, historian and author Dan Jones uncovers the dramatic stories behind iconic castles of Britain. Episode 1 of 6. Edinburgh Castle. Jones visit the most besieged castle in Scotland: Edinburgh Castle, which has shaped Scottish history. Royalty were born, lived and died here and many were tortured here.

The castle served as a secure jail for prisoners of war and was a target for the world’s first aerial bombing.

Today, it is Scotland’s most-visited paid tourist attraction. Repeats Sat 4/7, 1:10am; Thur 4/12, 3pm; Fri 4/13, noon; Sun 4/15, 1:30pm; Sun 4/29, 6pm; Mon 4/30, 1:30pm

Wednesday, April 4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: Sex, Lies and Butterflies follows the lives of butterflies from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to full growth.

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O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 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 GLOBE TREKKER 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 A CHEF’S LIFE 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N THE MIND OF A CHEF 12:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 1:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 1:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN 2:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 2:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 3:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL — To 4/14.

Check, Please! DC airs 4/21 & 4/28.

3:30 MARTHA BAKES 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION 5:30 SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-1:10AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Part 4 of 9. R 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Parts 5 & 6 of 9.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: BEN-HUR — The 1959 winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Supporting Actor, this epic directed by William Wyler stars Charlton Heston in the title role as a rebellious Israelite Jew, Ben-Hur, who defies the Roman Empire during the time of Christ. Stephen Boyd co-stars as Ben-Hur’s Roman betrayer. (3:32) Repeats Sun 4/8, 11:30am

Monday, April 9 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Inside Christie’s: The World’s Biggest Auction House spotlights the inner workings of the renowned global auction firm.

Above, art handlers move a painting before auction.

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9:45 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 2 of 6. Cardiff Castle. Dan Jones visits the heart of Wales, exploring a stronghold that was built not just as an impenetrable fortress but also as a lavish fairytale home. The castle’s history spans more than 2,000 years. Roman soldiers slept here, noble knights held court here, and the Bute family — one of the world’s richest — transformed the castle into a romantic, Victorian fantasy. They brought power and prosperity to Cardiff, which they turned from a sleepy backwater into one of the greatest coal-exporting ports in the world.

Repeats Thur 4/12, 4pm; Fri 4/13, 1pm; Sun 4/15, 2:30pm; Sun 4/29, 7pm; Mon 4/30, 2:30pm 10:30 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 3 of 6. York Castle. Dan Jones explores the medieval capital of the North. Built by William the Conqueror, York Castle was once the regional seat of the British government and was used as a prison and a royal mint. Before William settled into the North however, he had to fight off the Vikings. Jones learns about the life of a medieval knight. Repeats Thur 4/12, 5pm; Fri 4/13, 2pm; Sun 4/15, 3:30pm 11:30 AMANPOUR ON PBS

Sundays at 9 p.m. starting April 8 on WETA TV 26/HD Six-part series Unforgotten on Masterpiece stars Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar as a crime-solving duo probing cold cases.

8 Sunday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, April 1 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: BEN-HUR — (3:32) R 3:00 MOROCCO TO TIMBUKTU: AN ARABIAN ADVENTURE 5:00 SCI-TECH NOW 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 DOWNTON ABBEY ON MASTERPIECE, SERIES 1 — Part 2 of 4. Mary entertains three suitors, including a Turkish diplomat whose boldness leads to a surprising event. Downstairs, the shocking former life of Carson, the butler, is unmasked, and Bates risks his health to remain valet. Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern star. Repeats Mon 4/9, 1pm 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 7 — Part 4 of 8. Sister Julienne navigates a complex situation with a Pakistani family facing an unexpected pregnancy. Sister Monica Joan’s pride and independence are in jeopardy as her sight deteriorates. Trixie struggles to cope after a break up. Repeats Mon 4/9, 5pm 9:00 UNFORGOTTEN ON MASTERPIECE, SERIES 1 — Two cops confront a pair of baffling cold cases. Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar star as DCI Cassie Stuart and DS Sunny Khan, masters at solving long-past homicides. Joining them are guest stars Tom Courtenay, Gemma Jones, Trevor Eve, Bernard Hill and others.

Part 1 of 3. Cassie and Sunny confront a skeleton buried in a cellar. Is it ancient or more recent? Moldering clues tell them it’s a 40-year-old murder and identify suspects Father Rob, Lizzie, Sir Phillip and Eric.

Repeats Mon 4/9, 3:30pm 10:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 5. R 11:00 POETRY IN AMERICA — (60 min.)

9 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: PORTLAND, OR — Episode 2 of 3.

Repeats Tue 4/10, 1pm; Wed 4/11, noon 9:00 INSIDE CHRISTIE’S: THE WORLD’S BIGGEST AUCTION HOUSE — Christie’s is the world’s leading auction house — a great British institution that has evolved into a revered and dominant international brand. But little is known about Christie’s beyond its saleroom walls. Now, for the first time, cameras gain access to Christie’s global empire and its auction houses across the world, from New York to Shanghai and Dubai to Hong Kong as the auction house prepared for its 250th anniversary. Repeats Tue 4/10, 4pm; Wed 4/11, 2pm; Sat 4/14, 11:30pm 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE ART OF THE SHINE — Meet the people who are turning the job of shoe shiner into an art form. From La Paz to Toronto to New York, these craftsmen are transforming an all-but-ignored job into a fulfilling life of freedom and personal connection.

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10 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: HANNIBAL IN THE ALPS — Hannibal, one of history’s most famous generals, achieved what the Romans thought to be impossible.

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With a vast army, 15,000 horses and 37 war elephants, he crossed the mighty Alps in 16 days to launch an attack on Rome from the north. For more than 2,000 years, nobody has been able to prove which of the four possible routes Hannibal took across the Alps — until now. Repeats Wed 4/11, 4pm THE PERFECT CRIME: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The history series re-examines the shocking story of Leopold and Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it. Their trial set off a national debate about morality and capital punishment.

Repeats Wed 4/11, 5pm FRONTLINE: TRUMP’S TAKEOVER — Frontline goes inside President Trump’s high-stakes battle for control of the Republican party, exploring how Trump attacked fellow Republicans and used inflammatory rhetoric that rallied his base and further divided the country in his first year as president.

CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 5. R AMANPOUR ON PBS

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: NEMESIS — Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) is faced with her greatest challenge yet when she receives instructions from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel to investigate a “possible crime.” But there’s a catch — she has not been told what the crime is. Repeats Fri 4/13, 2:57pm 9:32 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THREE ACT TRAGEDY — David Suchet portrays Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in mysteries based on novels by Agatha Christie. Poirot visits his friend Sir Charles Cartwright (Martin Shaw, Cranford), who hosts a cocktail party at his home where a local Reverend chokes to death. Murder seems impossible, but when a second guest dies under similar circumstances, the Belgian sleuth investigates further. Art Malik (Upstairs Downstairs) and Kate Ashfield (Collision) co-star. Repeats Fri 4/13, 4:30pm 11:03 AMANPOUR ON PBS

Wednesday, April 11 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II spotlights the military service of Jewish GIs. Above, Max Fuchs (left, in prayer shawl) sings in Aachen, Germany, October 1944, beside Rabbi Chaplain Sidney Lefkowitz in a special service broadcast on NBC.

13 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 4/14, 6:30pm 8:30 IN PRINCIPLE — A new weekly WETA public affairs production co-hosted by Michael Gerson, PBS News­ Hour contributor, Washington Post columnist and author of the book “Heroic Conservatism,” and Amy Holmes, a political commentator formerly of MSNBC and TheBlaze TV and Radio Network, probes the framework of today’s news and political conversations, examining how history, faith and culture influence the larger discussions taking place in the country today.

The series includes guests from across the ideological spectrum in the worlds of politics, policy, the arts and academia. Episode 1.

9:00 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Historian and author Dan Jones uncovers the dramatic stories behind iconic castles of Britain. Episode 4 of 6. Lancaster Castle. Jones explores one of the oldest — and most notorious — strongholds ever built. Dating back to Roman times, Lancaster Castle has witnessed scenes of historical, cultural and political significance throughout the centuries, including incidents of religious persecution, the trials of the “Lancashire Witches” and 200 executions. Until 2011 it was a prison and it remains a working Crown Court. Repeats Sat 4/14, 1:30am; Thur 4/19, 3pm; Fri 4/20, noon; Sun 4/22, 1:30pm 9:45 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 5 of 6. Leeds Castle. Dan Jones visits in the southeast of the country, touring an idyllic castle once owned by queens and an American heiress. Leeds Castle was a Royal palace, home for 300 years to the Kings and Queens of England. It was the private property of six medieval queens; a palace of Henry VIII; a Jacobean country house; a Georgian mansion; and an elegant 20th-century retreat for the rich and famous. Repeats Thur 4/19, 4pm; Fri 4/20, 1pm; Sun 4/22, 2:30pm 10:30 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 6 of 6. Arundel Castle. Dan Jones visits the heart of the English countryside. Though it may appear tranquil today, for centuries picture-perfect Arundel Castle had its share of turbulent times. Arundel has been the seat of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for more than 850 years. The Duke of Norfolk is the Premier Duke and Arundel’s fortunes rose and fell along with those of the Howard family.

Perhaps no other English family has had such a dramatic history. Repeats Thur 4/19, 5pm; Fri 4/20, 2pm; Sun 4/22, 3:30pm 11:30 AMANPOUR ON PBS

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: MOOSE: LIFE OF A TWIG-EATER — Travel to Canada’s Rockies and into the world of moose to experience a calf’s first year of life. In the best of times, fewer than half of these leggy 35-pounders survive their first year. This intimate film attempts to find out why. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/12, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: HOLOCAUST ESCAPE TUNNEL — Archaeologists probe a Nazi execution site in Lithuania to uncover the secrets of a hidden escape tunnel dug by Jewish prisoners. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/12, 2pm 10:00 GI JEWS: JEWISH AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II — Discover the story of the Jewish Americans who served in World War II, fighting not only for their country, but for their beliefs and brethren across the world.

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Fridays at 8:30 p.m. starting April 13 on WETA TV 26/HD In Principle, a new WETA public affairs production co-hosted by Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes, airs for eight weeks, exploring the framework of today’s news and political conversations, with guests from the worlds of politics, policy, the arts and academia.

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O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, April 7 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-1:30AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Part 6 of 9. R 7:58 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Parts 7 & 8 of 9.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: NETWORK — In Sidney Lumet’s 1976 drama, a television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor’s ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit. Faye Dunaway and Peter Finch (in Academy Award-winning performances) co-star with William Holden. (2:00) Repeats Sun 4/15, 11:30am 11:30 INSIDE CHRISTIE’S: THE WORLD’S BIGGEST AUCTION HOUSE — R

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O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, April 1 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: NETWORK — (2:00) R 1:30 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 1 of 6. Edinburgh Castle. R 2:30 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 2 of 6. Cardiff Castle. R 3:30 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 3 of 6. York Castle. R 4:30 ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER, SERIES 2 5:00 SCI-TECH NOW 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 DOWNTON ABBEY ON MASTERPIECE, SERIES 1 — Part 3 of 4. Growing into his role as heir, Matthew brings out the bitter rivalry between sisters Mary and Edith.

Servants Thomas and O’Brien scheme against Bates, while head housemaid Anna is increasingly attracted to him. Lady Violet’s winning streak in the flower show is threatened. Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern star. Repeats Mon 4/16, 1pm 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 7 — Part 5 of 8. Lucille tries to win the trust of a mother who suffers from tokophobia, a morbid fear of giving birth. Nurse Crane and Dr. Turner try to find a sailor at large in Poplar and rumored to have smallpox. Violet and Fred plan a picnic for the parish. Repeats Mon 4/16, 5pm 9:00 UNFORGOTTEN ON MASTERPIECE, SERIES 1 — Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar portray homicide police.

Part 2 of 3. Cassie and Sunny dig deeper into Jimmy’s murder. Father Rob remembers Jimmy fondly. So does Eric. Questioned about past gangland ties, Sir Phillip refuses to cooperate. Repeats Mon 4/16, 3:30pm 10:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — A WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers. Rose Previte

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Mondays at 9:30 p.m. starting April 16 on WETA TV 26/HD Season 1 of Vera, featuring four episodes, stars Brenda Blethyn as a homicide detective investigating cases in northeast England.

David Leon portrays her junior colleague, Sgt. Joe Ashworth.

hosts. Episode 6. Discover a new favorite around the corner or as a destination drive. Guest reviewer selections highlight Hawaiian fare in Arlington, Virginia; seasonal American cuisine in an Annapolis, Maryland, bungalow; and modern Indian in Penn Quarter downtown. Repeats Mon 4/16, 3pm; Tue 4/17, 11pm 11:00 POETRY IN AMERICA — (60 min.)

16 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: PORTLAND, OR — Episode 3 of 3.

Repeats Tue 4/17, 1pm; Wed 4/18, noon 9:00 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — NEW EPISODE! A WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers. Rose Previte hosts. Episode 7. Take a trip around the world with three unique local dining spots: guest reviewer selections include a traditional biergarten just outside Annapolis, Maryland, an eclectic Taiwanese restaurant and marketplace on H Street Northwest, and the flavors of Trinidad in Northwest D.C. Repeats Sat 4/21, 11:30pm; Sun 4/22, 10:30pm; Mon 4/23, 3pm; Tue 4/24, 11pm 9:30 VERA, SERIES 1: HIDDEN DEPTHS — Academy Award nominee and BAFTA-award winner Brenda Blethyn (Secrets and Lies; Atonement) stars as kind-hearted loner Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, a gruff, experienced murder investigator working in the northeast England county of Northumberland. David Leon portrays Stanhope’s colleague Sgt. Joe Ashworth. The series is based on Ann Cleeves’ novels. Episode 1 of 4.

Hidden Depths. After two young people are killed in the same manner, DCI Vera Stanhope knows that she must find the murderer before he strikes again. With the help of her team, she probes the complex and dysfunctional relationships among a group of bird-watching friends.

As they protect and betray each other, she discovers the truth. Repeats Tue 4/17, 4:30pm; Wed 4/18, 2pm; Sat 4/21, midnight; Fri 4/27, noon; Sun 4/29, 1:30pm 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: WHAT LIES UPSTREAM — Travel to West Virginia with investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback in this detective story that uncovers the troubling truth behind a massive chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinking water for months.

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CHECK, PLEASE! DC — NEW EPISODES! A WETA TV 26 PRODUCTION Mondays at 9 p.m. starting April 16 on WETA TV 26/HD The WETA TV 26 production Check, Please! DC presents six new episodes, featuring more reviews of Greater Washington restaurants by local diners, who offer tips on favorite establishments.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 CIVILIZATIONS — A series surveys the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. Programs reveal the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity and spotlight works of beauty, ingenuity and illumination across cultures. Part 1 of 6.

The Second Moment of Creation. Images and artifacts found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and South America are a testament to the impulse to develop civilizations.

Liev Schreiber narrates. Repeats Wed 4/18, 4pm 9:00 THE MASSIE AFFAIR: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — In September 1931, a murder mystery rocked Hawaii, revealing racial tensions roiling beneath the surface and inflicting a wound on the psyche of the Hawaiian people that lingers today. Repeats Wed 4/18, 5pm

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10:00 FRONTLINE: McCAIN — Frontline examines Sen. John McCain’s complicated relationship with President Trump and his own Republican party, spotlighting McCain’s life and politics, from his experience as a POW in Vietnam, to choosing Sarah Palin as running mate, to his dramatic vote against the GOP’s health care bill.

11:00 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 6. R 11:30 AMANPOUR ON PBS

18 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NOVA: DECODING THE WEATHER MACHINE — Join scientists on a quest to better understand the weather and climate machine we call Earth. Why do scientists overwhelmingly agree that our climate is changing, and how can we be resilient — even thrive — in the face of enormous change? {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/19, 1pm 10:00 POV: BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY — Follow Bill Nye, once the host of a popular kids show, as he seeks to change the world through science. He’s shedding the “Science Guy” costume with the goal of creating a more scientifically literate world.

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20 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 4/21, 6:30pm 8:30 IN PRINCIPLE — A new weekly WETA public affairs production co-hosted by Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes probes the framework of today’s news and political conversations, examining how history, faith and culture influence the larger discussions taking place in the country today. Episode 2.

21 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-6PM See the Saturday, April 7 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-1:30AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Part 8 of 9. R 7:59 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 & 4 — Series 3, Part 9 of 9; Series 4, Part 1 of 8.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF — Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives star in Richard Brooks’ 1958 screen adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play — in which the impending death of a Southern family’s patriarch (Burl Ives) exposes rifts between his sons. One, an alcoholic (Paul Newman), resents his devoted wife (Elizabeth Taylor). (1:48) Repeats Sun 4/22, 11:30am 11:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 7. R 12M VERA, SERIES 1 — Episode 1. Hidden Depths. R

22 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, April 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF — (1:48) R 1:30 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 4 of 6. Lancaster Castle. R 2:30 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 5 of 6. Leeds Castle. R 3:30 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 6 of 6. Arundel Castle. R 4:30 ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER, SERIES 2 — Repeats Tue 4/24, 12:30pm 5:00 SCI-TECH NOW 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 DOWNTON ABBEY ON MASTERPIECE, SERIES 1 — Part 4 of 4. The heir crisis at Downton Abbey takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, rumors fly about Mary’s virtue.

Her sister Sybil takes a risk in her secret political life.

Anna unearths Bates’ mysterious past and O’Brien and Thomas plot their exit strategy. Repeats Mon 4/23, 1pm 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 7 — Part 6 of 8. Barbara helps a widowed, pregnant mother when the woman and her children lose their home. Lucille teaches a health class and encounters a furious mother who objects to her daughter’s attendance there. Sister Monica Joan prepares for cataract surgery. Repeats Mon 4/23, 5pm 9:00 UNFORGOTTEN ON MASTERPIECE, SERIES 1 — Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar portray homicide police.

Part 3 of 3. The past catches up with suspects Father Rob, Lizzie, Sir Phillip and Eric. But which one is Jimmy’s killer? It takes a second cold case to solve the mystery. Repeats Mon 4/23, 3:30pm 10:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 7. R 11:00 POETRY IN AMERICA — (60 min.)

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: HALLOWEEN PARTY — Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker, Harry Potter) attends a Halloween Party in Woodleigh Common where a girl boasts of having witnessed a murder years before.

When the girl is found drowned in an apple-bobbing bucket later that evening, Poirot (David Suchet) arrives to investigate. He uncovers a series of mysterious deaths in the village that the girl could have witnessed.

Repeats Fri 4/20, 2:58pm 9:30 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS —Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) — solves the greatest case of his career aboard the world’s most glamorous train, The Orient Express. Suchet is joined by a first-class rail car full of great actors, including Dame Eileen Atkins, Barbara Hershey and Hugh Bonneville. Repeats Fri 4/20, 4:28pm 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS

9:00 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: SUTTON FOSTER IN CONCERT — Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster brings her irresistible talent and effusive charm to the intimate Appel Room for a performance with a special guest, two-time Tony nominee Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, Spring Awakening, Glee).

10:00 WILL.I.AM — LANDMARKS LIVE IN CONCERT: A GREAT PERFORMANCES SPECIAL — Experience the musical artist will.i.am live in concert from London’s Royal Albert Hall. The special event features performances of hits “Scream & Shout,” “I Gotta Feeling,” “Let’s Get It Started” and “Where is the Love?” with members of the Black Eyed Peas and guests.

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23 Monday Tuesdays at 8 p.m. starting April 17 on WETA TV 26/HD The series Civilizations surveys the history of art, from ancient times to the present, on a global scale — revealing the role that art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity.

Presenters include art historian Simon Schama (above, in Jordan).

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: GREEN BAY, WI — Episode 1 of 3. Repeats Tue 4/24, 1pm; Wed 4/25, noon 9:00 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — NEW EPISODE! A WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers. Rose Previte hosts. Episode 8. Neighborhood favorites are up for debate, with guest reviewers discussing a group-friendly Mexican eatery in Dupont

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Circle, a pizzeria with purpose in Shaw, and homestyle Indian fare in D.C.’s NoMa area. Repeats Sat 4/28, 11:30pm; Sun 4/29, 10:30pm; Mon 4/30, 1pm 9:30 VERA, SERIES 1: TELLING TALES — Brenda Blethyn stars. Episode 2 of 4. Telling Tales. It was only after Jeanie Long’s suicide hit the headlines that evidence came to light exonerating her for the murder of 15-year-old Abigail Mantel 11 years before. Jeanie had always insisted she was innocent, but no one believed her. Vera sets out to retrospectively resolve the mystery of Abigail’s murder.

Repeats Tue 4/24, 4:30pm; Wed 4/25, 2pm; Fri 4/27, 1:26pm; Sat 4/28, midnight; Sun 4/29, 3pm 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: LOOK & SEE: WENDELL BERRY’S KENTUCKY — Experience the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture, as seen through the mind’s eye of award-winning writer and farmer Wendell Berry, back home in his native Henry County, Kentucky.

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24 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 CIVILIZATIONS — A series surveys the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale, revealing the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity. Part 2 of 6. How Do We Look?

Explore the many functions of the human image in art.

Portraits, paintings and sculptures, both life-size and colossal, perform a role — assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear — and were instrumental in forming early civilizations. Repeats Wed 4/25, 4pm 9:00 FIRST CIVILIZATIONS — Human civilizations first emerged in the Near East, Egypt, the Indus Valley, China, the Andes, and Mesoamerica. All subsequent civilizations have been derived from these original six foundational civilizations. This series’ four episodes explore the history of the first civilizations by topics: warfare, agriculture, religion and trade. Episode 1 of 4.

War. Repeats Wed 4/25, 5pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: TRAFFICKED IN AMERICA — Frontline presents the inside story of Guatemalan teens forced to work against their will in Ohio. The investigation of labor trafficking exposes a criminal network that exploited undocumented minors, spotlights companies profiting from forced labor, and examines the U.S. government’s role.

11:00 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 7. R 11:30 AMANPOUR ON PBS

26 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THE CLOCKS — Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) is asked to assist in a murder investigation to determine if a young woman is responsible for the crime. But mounting complications in the case, including multiple frozen clocks, lead the detective to suspect an international political cover-up. Repeats Fri 4/27, 2:56pm 9:30 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: MRS. MCGINTY’S DEAD — Mrs. McGinty was killed by a brutal blow to the head, and her lodger James Bentley (Joe Absolom of EastEnders) is sentenced to hang for the murder. As Poirot (David Suchet) joins forces with famed crime novelist Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker) to save Bentley from the gallows, he doesn’t realize his own life is in danger.

Repeats Fri 4/27, 4:26pm 11:04 AMANPOUR ON PBS

27 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 4/28, 6:30pm 8:30 IN PRINCIPLE — A new weekly WETA public affairs production co-hosted by Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes probes the framework of today’s news and political conversations, examining how history, faith and culture influence the larger discussions taking place in the country today. Episode 3.

9:00 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: LESLIE ODOM JR. IN CONCERT — Winner of the 2016 Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his legendary performance as Aaron Burr in Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr., a jazz vocalist with an actor’s ear for a lyric, brings his remarkable talent to this intimate performance.

10:00 INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY FROM CUBA — Enjoy the many renowned global artists who present an extraordinary concert from the Gran Teatro de La Habana in Havana. Celebrated worldwide, International Jazz Day brings together people from UN and UNESCO member nations. Quincy Jones and Will Smith host.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: NATURAL BORN REBELS: HUNGER WARS — Meet the animals who will steal, cheat and fight to get food, including kleptomaniac crabs, thieving macaques, con artist spiders, tricky tigers and cannibalistic lizards. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/26, 1pm 9:00 NOVA WONDERS: WHAT ARE ANIMALS SAYING? — A new, thematic magazine-style science series, hosted by scientists Talithia Williams, Rana El Kaliouby and Andre Fenton, premieres over six weeks, exploring the frontiers of science, where researchers are tackling some of the biggest questions about life and the cosmos. Episode 1 of 6. Can we crack the code of animal communication? Follow the clues that reveal how animals “talk” to each other — from spider thumps and mice mating songs to the intricate signals between our relatives, the chimps. Repeats Thur 4/26, 2pm 10:00 NOVA: BIRD BRAIN — Witness the brainpower of birds.

Long mocked as empty-headed, our feathered friends hide surprisingly acute intelligence. But how smart are they? Watch as scientists test avian aptitude and challenge our basic notions of intelligence. {DVI} Repeats Thur 4/26, 3pm 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS

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Wednesdays at 9 p.m. starting April 25 on WETA TV 26/HD NOVA Wonders, a new six-part magazine-style series, reports from the frontiers of science. Episode 1, What Are Animals Saying? explores clues about how animals such as spiders communicate.

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as guest reviewers explore a Spanish wine bar in Rockville, one of the first ramen shops in D.C., and brew pub comfort food in Hyattsville, Maryland.

9:30 VERA, SERIES 1: THE CROW TRAP — Brenda Blethyn stars. Episode 3 of 4. The Crow Trap. In the dramatic Northumberland countryside, a murder at a remote cottage takes DI Vera Stanhope back to a place full of childhood memories and an unsolved case from her earlier career. Delving into the local politics surrounding a controversial proposal to dig a quarry, the detective team finds motives in the unlikeliest of places.

11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: TRUE CONVICTION — A film follows exonerated ex-prisoners who started a detective agency to help free other wrongly incarcerated people, as they rebuild their lives, investigate cases, support each other and campaign to fix the criminal justice system.

12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS Saturday, April 28 at 9:32 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The WETA Movie: Cocoon features Ron Howard’s 1985 comic drama, starring (l-r:) Wilford Brimley, Maureen Stapleton, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Don Ameche and Gwen Verdon as a group of Florida retirees who find a fountain of youth with an alien connection.

28 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-6PM See the Saturday, April 7 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-1:30AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 4 — Part 1 of 8. R 7:58 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 4 — Parts 2 & 3 of 8.

9:32 THE WETA MOVIE: COCOON — Ron Howard’s Oscarwinning 1985 comic-drama follows a group of Florida retirees who find the fountain of youth in a pool filled with alien pods. Don Ameche (who won Best Supporting Actor for his performance), Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy and Gwen Verdon co-star. (1:56) Repeats Sun 4/29, 11:30am 11:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 8. R 12M VERA, SERIES 1 — Episode 2. Telling Tales. R

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The WETA Kids channel offers a safe haven for young viewers, presenting educational broadcasts 24 hours each day, seven days a week.

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29 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, April 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: COCOON — (1:56) R 1:30 VERA, SERIES 1 — Episode 1. Hidden Depths. R 3:00 VERA, SERIES 1 — Episode 2. Telling Tales. R 4:30 ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER, SERIES 2 5:00 SCI-TECH NOW 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 1 of 6. Edinburgh Castle. R 7:00 SECRETS OF GREAT BRITISH CASTLES, SERIES 2 — Episode 2 of 6. Cardiff Castle. R 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 7 — Part 7 of 8. Barbara’s condition doesn’t improve and she’s kept in isolation at the hospital, leaving her friends bereft.

Dr. Turner and Shelagh assist a man held in a remand home, while Lucille makes some new friends.

Repeats Mon 4/30, 5pm 9:00 UNFORGOTTEN ON MASTERPIECE, SERIES 2 — Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar star as homicide police.

Part 1 of 3. A waterlogged suitcase holds the remains of David Walker, 25 years after he disappeared. Walker’s wife, Tessa, turns out to be a police officer. The detectives interview two other suspects. Repeats Mon 4/30, 3:30pm 10:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 8. R 11:00 POETRY IN AMERICA — (60 min.)

30 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: GREEN BAY, WI — Episode 2 of 3.

9:00 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — NEW EPISODE! A WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers. Rose Previte hosts. Episode 9. Flavor and spice from around the world are the main attractions,

WETA KIDS AIRINGS IN BLACK; WETA TV 26 IN BLUE • Sid the Science Kid, 5am • Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 5:30am • Sesame Street, 6am • Wild Kratts, 6:30am, 7am (6am, 6:30am) • Ready Jet Go!, 7:30am (7am) • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 8am (7:30am) • Nature Cat, 8:30am (8am) • Curious George, 9am (8:30am) • Pinkalicious and Peterrific, 9:30am (9am) • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 10am, 10:30am (9:30am, 10am) • Splash and Bubbles, 11am (10:30am) • Sesame Street, 11:30am (11am) • Super WHY!, 12N (5am, 11:30am) • Dinosaur Train, 12:30pm • Peg + Cat, 1pm • Sesame Street, 1:30pm • Splash and Bubbles, 2pm • Curious George, 2:30pm • Pinkalicious and Peterrific, 3pm • Nature Cat, 3:30pm • Wild Kratts, 4pm, 4:30pm • Odd Squad, 5pm, 5:30pm • Arthur, 6pm, 6:30pm • Ready Jet Go!, 7pm • WordGirl, 7:30pm Visit weta.org/kids • Sesame Street, 8pm, 8:30pm for full listings of • Cyberchase, 9pm (5:30am) children’s programs • Bob the Builder, 9:30pm on WETA Kids • SciGirls, 10pm & WETA TV 26.

• Maya & Miguel, 10:30pm • Bob the Builder, 11pm • Ready Jet Go!, 11:30pm • Arthur, 12M

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British Television at Its Best The WETA UK channel is devoted to the best in British television programming, presenting 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.

P.M. PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN APRIL SUNDAY

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• Globe Trekker (4/1-4/15, 12n-1pm) • Agatha Raisin (4/1-4/15, 1pm) • Mids. Murders XI (4/1-4/15, 2pm) • Victoria on Masterpiece (4/1, 3pm) • Elizabeth’s Secret Agents (4/8-4/15, 3pm) • Rick Steves’ Europe (4/22, 1pm-4pm) • Viewer’s Choice (4/29, 6am-4pm)

Are You Being Served?

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As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

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New Tricks

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• Foyle’s War V (4/1-4/15, 4pm) • Poldark II (4/1-4/8, 5pm) • Life (4/1-4/8, 6pm) • Yellowstone (4/1-4/8, 7pm) • Inside Christie’s (4/15, 5pm) • Nature’s Microworlds (4/15, 6-8pm) • Mids. Murders XIII (4/22, 4-8pm, Eps 1-2) • Viewer’s Choice (4/29, 4-8pm)

• Life (4/2) • Nature’s Microworlds • I Want My Wife Back (4/23) • Globe Trekker (4/30)

• Yellowstone (4/3) • Globe Trekker • Death in Paradise VII (4/24)

• Globe Trekker (4/4) • Miss Fisher • Doc. Blake V (4/25)

• Inspector Lynley • Mids. Murders XIII (4/26, 4-6pm)

Father Brown IV (VI starts 4/27, 4-6pm)

• Miss Fisher (4/2) • Nature’s Microworlds • Mum (4/23) • Nature’s Microworlds (4/30)

• Midsomer Murders XI • Happy Valley (starts 4/24)

Doctor Blake Mysteries (Series V starts on 4/25, to 6:30pm)

• Mids. Murders XI • Cold Feet (4/23) • Nature’s Microworlds (4/30)

• Pie in the Sky I/II • Commander (starts 4/24)

Doc Martin III/IV

• Agatha Christie’s Poirot • Inside Christie’s (4/26, 6pm)

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• Agatha Christie’s Poirot (4/4-4/18, 8-9:30pm) • Mids. Murders XIII (4/25, Eps 3-4, 8-12m,) • Downton Abbey I (4/4-4/18, 9:30-11:30pm) • Hustle, Series VIII (4/4-4/18, 11:30pm)

• Father Brown IV (Series VI starts 4/26, 8-10pm) • Silk (4/5-4/19, 9pm) • Sharpe III/IV (4/5-4/19, 10pm) • Tutankhamun (4/26, 10pm) • Waking the Dead V (4/5-4/19, 11:30pm) • Cold Feet (4/26, 11pm)

• Poldark II (4/6, 8pm) • Inside Christie’s (4/13-4/20, 8pm) • Maigret (4/27, 8-12m) • Foyle’s War (9pm, except 4/27) • Jack Irish (4/6-4/20, 10-12m)

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• Life (4/1, 8pm) • Yellowstone (4/1, 9pm) • Nature’s Microworlds (4/8-4/15, 8-10pm) • Globe Trekker (4/1-4/15, 10pm) • I Want My Wife Back (4/22, 8pm) • Mum (4/22, 9pm) • Cold Feet (4/22, 10pm) • Viewer’s Choice (4/29, 8-12pm)

• Pie in the Sky I/II • Doctor Blake Mysteries (except 4/23) (Series V starts • Death in 4/24, 8-10:30pm) Paradise VII (4/23) • Doc Martin III/IV (4/3-4/17, 9pm) • Silent Witness I • Miss Fisher II (except 4/23) (4/3-4/17, 10pm) • Happy Valley • Upstart Crow (starts 4/23) (4/24, 10:30pm) • Hustle, Series VII (4/3-4/17, 11pm) • Mids. Murders XI • Mum (4/24, (except 4/23) 11:30pm) • Commander (starts 4/23)

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• Father Brown IV (VI starts 4/30) • Inside Christie’s (4/23)

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SATURDAY • Doc. Blake (4/7-4/14, 12n; 4/21, 12:30pm) • Ant. Rdshow (4/7-4/14, 1pm) • Poldark II (4/7, 1:30pm) • Father Brown IV (4/7-4/14, 2:30pm; 4/21, 2pm) • Life (4/7, 3:30pm) • Nature’s Microworlds (4/14, 3:30-5pm) • Foyle’s War IV (4/21, 3-5pm) • Pie in the Sky I (4/7, 4:30pm) • Are You Being Served?

(4/7-4/14, 5:30pm) • Viewer Favorites (4/28, 12n-6pm)

EastEnders

• Agatha Raisin • Mum (4/27, 6:30pm)

• Downton Abbey I (4/7-4/14, 6-8pm; 4/21, 5-7pm) • Viewer Favorites (4/28, 6-8pm) • Agatha Raisin (4/7-4/14, 8pm) • Mids. Murders XIII (Ep 1-2, 4/21, 7-11pm) • Elizabeth’s Secret Agents (4/7, 9pm; 4/14, 9-11pm) • The Tunnel II (4/7, 10pm; 4/14, 11pm) • And Then There Were None (4/28, 8pm) • Life of Crime (4/28, 9pm) • Meet the Lords (4/28, 10pm) • Silent Witness I (4/7, 11pm) • Rick Steves’ (4/21, 11pm) • Viewer Favorites (4/28, 12m)

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Midsomer Murders, Series XIII — New!

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erennial favorite crime series Midsomer Murders enters Series XIII, featuring eight feature-length episodes with DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and Sgt. Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) continuing to investigate dastardly deeds in the picturesque, fictional English county of Midsomer. Behind the well-trimmed hedges, secrets hide and dangers lurk, and it’s up to Barnaby and Jones to unpack the mysteries’ clues and red herrings. The season ends with an exciting new chapter: the introduction of Neil Dudgeon as the next DCI Barnaby, John Barnaby, Tom’s cousin. The final episode of Midsomer Murders, Series XIII is John Nettles’ last appearance in the role.

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ustralia’s top drama series enters a new season with eight new episodes that see the unconventional doctor and police surgeon, Lucien Blake (Craig McLachlan), investigate more mysteries, murders and deceit. Blake probes cases from the boxing ring to the vineyards of Victoria, from Gypsy camps to the local debutante ball.

Loyalties will be tested, friendships will be strained and faiths will be challenged.

Blake and Jean (Nadine Garner) now face a new future together, but will they finally find the happiness they deserve? And can they then survive the return of an avenging nemesis from the recent past? Series V premieres with a double feature on April 24.

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new season of mystery series Father Brown begins with a double feature, with Mark Williams returning to the role as the enigmatic priest who solves crimes in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford during the 1950s. Based on short stories by G. K. Chesterton, each of the 10 new episodes sees Brown investigating cases — aided by parish secretary Mrs. McCarthy and others. In this new series, Brown probes a suspicious death at a care home and a murder scene at a local bowls match; glamorous socialite Lady Felicia Montague returns to Kembleford and encounters a spy; and an old foe, released from prison, comes back for revenge.

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Sundays, April 8 & 15, 8-10 p.m. on WETA UK

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BBC documentary series explores how some of Earth’s special habitats work, examining the planet’s worlds within worlds, each a selfcontained ecosystem bursting with life in delicate balance. With dazzling cinematography, the series travels to locations around the globe — from the islands of Galapagos, the grasslands of the Serengeti, and Svalbard in the Arctic Circle, to the Amazon rainforest, the desert of Australia’s Red Center and beyond — to discover the key to life in each habitat and introduce the animals there. The half-hour episodes spotlight the intricate web of relationships and natural forces that make these ecosystems unique.

See page 3 for more highlights of new April programming on WETA UK! Also this month: Downton Abbey on Masterpiece airs Wednesdays, March 28-April 18 at 9:30 p.m., and in the first three weeks of the month, Agatha Christie’s Poirot continues Wednesdays at 8 p.m.; legal thriller Silk airs Thursdays at 9 p.m.; Sharpe continues into Series IV on Thursdays at 10 p.m.; and Jack Irish films are reprised Fridays at 10 p.m. Also watch for Death in Paradise, Series VII on Monday, April 23 at 8 p.m. and Shakespearean sitcom Upstart Crow, April 24 at 10:30 p.m.

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Classical WETA 90.9 FM NSO Showcase Presents Russian Magic Wednesday, April 4 at 9 p.m.

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imsky-Korsakov, one of the members of the Russian Five, or Mighty Handful — composers who embraced Russian nationalism in their music — brought some of Russia’s most romantic fairytales to life in his operas. A master orchestrator, he imbued his fanciful stories with brilliant color. He also taught Igor Stravinsky, whose ballets are equally vivid tributes to Russian storytelling.

On Classical WETA’s April NSO Showcase broadcast, featuring music recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by the National Symphony Soloist Orchestra, we’ll hear two of these Russian fairytales. Our program begins with British Leila Josefowicz conductor Sir Mark Elder leading the NSO in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Suite from his 1907 opera, The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya. The story concerns a prince and a fair maiden who escape to a magical city. Maestro Elder also conducts Stravinsky’s complete ballet The Firebird. This exotic tale of an evil sorcerer and a creature of supernatural beauty was Stravinsky’s breakthrough work in 1910.

Moving ahead a century to 2009, we’ll also hear Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto, which he wrote for Canadian violinist Leila Josefowicz at the end of his tenure as conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The four-movement piece, which ends with “Adieu,” reflects his experiences with the LA Philharmonic. Christoph Eschenbach leads the NSO in this performance with Josefowicz, which elicited praise from The Washington Post: “It got a strikingly fine performance from all concerned. Josefowicz played beautifully and movingly with a kind of self-effacement, resisting unnecessary pathos, and Christoph Eschenbach and the orchestra partnered her with intensity but without overpowering her.” Join us for fairytales and new discoveries on NSO Showcase.

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’m pleased to share the news that Choral Showcase will return to the Classical WETA schedule this month. Each Sunday evening at 9 p.m. we’ll focus on the great variety of classical works that feature choruses small and large. After kicking off on April 1 with a Bach-centric Easter program, we’ll continue with that composer in mind for the following five weeks as we partner with Washington Bach Consort to broadcast their recent concerts. Over the past year, WBC has presented large baroque programs as in-concert “auditions” of the five candidates for the position of music director, the slot left vacant by the untimely passing in 2016 of WBC founder, J. Reilly Lewis. Thanks to recordist Bob Kraft’s great work at National Presbyterian Church we’ll hear this impressive series of concerts on Choral Showcase: Handel’s Messiah (April 8); Reformation-themed works by Bach (April 15); Christmas Oratorio (April 22); St. John Passion (April 29); and B Minor Mass (May 6). I invite you to visit the Choral Showcase page at classicalweta.org for details, including interviews with each of the five candidates by Classical WETA hosts.

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Classical WETA Opera House April 14: Verdi’s Luisa Miller (12:30 p.m.)

April 21: Adès’ The Exterminating Angel (1 p.m.)

April 28: Massenet’s Cendrillon (1 p.m.)

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COURTESY THE ARTIST

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COURTESY THE ARTIST

By Deborah Lamberton, Senior Producer n April, “variety” is the keyword for Front Row Washington local concert broadcasts, beginning at Downtown Piano Works in Frederick, Maryland, Monday, April 2 at 9 p.m. Our broadcast features Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Alexander Kobrin continuing his “Beethoven Project” with Beethoven’s Opus 10 piano sonatas Nos. 1-3.

The following week, April 9, Mr. Kobrin demonstrates his chamber music acumen in a Phillips Collection recital featuring the Washington, D.C. debut of GrammyAlexander Kobrin nominated violist Maxim Rysanov. Their program includes Franz Schubert’s ever-popular Arpeggione Sonata and two contemporary works inspired by Schubert: Leonid Desyatnikov’s Wie der alte Leiermann, based on the final song in Schubert’s Die Winterreise, and Sergey Akhunov’s Schubert-inspired Der Erlkönig.

The recital concludes with Dmitry Shostakovich’s final work, his spare yet pointedly accessible Sonata for Viola and Piano in C Major, Op. 147, replete with quotations from Shostakovich’s own works and Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata.

We remain at The Phillips Collection on the Monday, April 16 broadcast for a wonderful performance by The Phillips Camerata, under Israeli conductor Yaniv Dinur. Their program opens with three of six preludes and fugues Mozart arranged while in Vienna, Maxim Rysanov ostensibly at the request of Baron van Swieten, who eschewed contemporary music in favor of contrapuntal works by Bach and Handel. Then it’s the Washington, D.C. premiere of American composer Paul Moravec’s Brandenburg Gate. Moravec writes that the title “suggests a portal through which we enter Bach’s world of exuberant invention.” The work riffs on the B-A-C-H motive, German musical notation for B-flat— A— C— B-natural, used by many composers including Bach himself as a sonic moniker. The program concludes with trumpeter Joe Burgstaller shining forth in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major.

On Monday, April 23, we feature the Grammy-Award winning Parker Quartet at the National Gallery of Art. They open with Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 1, Op. 12, followed by a work whose world-premiere recording they released in 2016 for Nimbus records — American composer Augusta Read Thomas’ Helix Spirals. The program concludes with the only work Shostakovich composed in 1946, the String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 72. Although Shostakovich considered it one of his finest works, it was withdrawn from public performance shortly after its premiere, lest Stalinist authorities label it and its composer “formalist.”

We close out the month’s Front Row Washington programs Monday, April 30 at 9 p.m. at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, featuring the Washington, D.C. debut of violinist Danbi Um. Ms. Um, who entered the Curtis Institute of Music at age 10, is joined by renowned pianist Orion Weiss for works by Ernest Bloch and Richard Strauss, as well as Erich Korngold’s delightful violin/piano arrangement of his incidental music to Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Their recital was presented by the Shenson Danbi Um Chamber Music concert series, now celebrating its 20th season at NMWA.

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Editor’s note: Magazine contributor Deborah Lamberton, Classical WETA on-air host, producer extraordinaire and interviewer, retired in March after 31 years at WETA. This is her final piece for WETA magazine.

Center Stage from Wolf Trap on Saturday Nights

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he series Center Stage from Wolf Trap begins a 26-week run on Saturday evenings at 9 p.m. starting April 7 on Classical WETA 90.9 FM, showcasing live performances recorded from Chamber Music at the Barns. The programs present some of today’s finest chamber musicians in concert. This month’s artists are pianist Wu Han, violinist Philip Setzer and cellist David Finckel; the Aizuri Quartet; the Parker String Quartet; and soprano Ailyn Pérez with Wolf Trap Opera director Kim Pensinger Witman. Hosting the series are Rich Kleinfeldt and Lee Anne Myslewski, who creates and programs the Chamber Music at The Barns series.

Classical WETA: 90.9 FM Greater Washington; 88.9 FM Frederick; WGMS 89.1 FM Hagerstown

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CÉZ ANNE PORTRAITS March 2 5 – July 5

Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.

The exhibition, in Washington, is made possible through the generous support of the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

Supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

Image: Paul Cézanne, Uncle Dominique in Smock and Blue Cap, 1866, oil on canvas, Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wolfe Fund, 1951; acquired from The Museum of Modern Art, Lillie P. Bliss Collection

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