WETA Magazine - Aug 2013

AUGUST 2013

MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

Remembering the

March on Washington

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his month, WETA marks the anniversary of an extraordinary event in the nation’s capital with a slate of special television programming. A half-century ago, on August 28, 1963, in the year of the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, hundreds of thousands of people converged on the city from around the country to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The massive, diverse, peaceful protest for equality and opportunity, then the largest gathering ever in Washington, made history — perhaps most memorably through Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s soaring speech, which with enormous eloquence encapsulated and articulated the aspirations of African Americans, and indeed, of all humanity.

The March was a watershed event in the long struggle to combat institutionalized discrimination and economic injustice and to secure full constitutional rights for all citizens of this nation, bringing the campaign for civil rights to a new prominence. Tune in to WETA TV 26 and WETA HD this month, and learn more about this important epoch in our nation’s history.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– On Classical WETA 90.9 FM this month, our broadcasts of sublime music include an array of lovely local performances recorded at the Phillips Collection Sunday Concerts. They air on our Monday-night program Front Row Washington — details are on page 13. Classical WETA listeners, you may have noted a new voice on the air in recent weeks. We are delighted that announcer Bill Bukowski has joined the WETA staff as weekday afternoon host.

Learn more about Bill below.

Thank you for your support for WETA.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

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Classical WETA 90.9 FM Welcomes Bill Bukowski

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eekday Classical WETA 90.9 FM listeners are getting to know a new voice on the air as announcer Bill Bukowski settles in as the station’s new afternoon host. Bukowski joined the WETA staff in July. In addition to his Classical WETA duties, Bukowski will announce for the station’s all-vocal classical radio service, VivaLaVoce. Formerly, he was primary classical announcer at WSCL, the Eastern Shore public radio station based in Salisbury, Maryland, where he worked for nearly two decades.

The announcer grew up in Philadelphia, inspired by music in his parents’ household and by the city’s rich radio offerings, including classical music on WFLN. Bukowski graduated from the University of Scranton in 1983 and the following year moved to the Delmarva Peninsula to work in commercial radio, transitioning to public radio in 1993 as weekend producer-announcer on WSCL, where three years later he became mid-day classical music host.

Bukowski and his wife, Michele, now reside in Northern Virginia, where they enjoy concerts, plays, art galleries and museums, history, reading, cooking, travel, and taking tea together. Bill is an avid music collector, and plays guitar, mountain dulcimer, and ukulele.

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COVER: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AUGUST 28, 1963. ©BETTMANN/CORBIS

WETA Commemorates the March on Washington on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in which 250,000 protesters gathered on the National Mall to peacefully demand an end to two centuries of racial discrimination and economic injustice. After marching to the Lincoln Memorial, the assembled crowd heard musical performances and a series of speakers including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (at right, with other March leaders), who that day delivered his electrifying “I Have a Dream” speech. This month, WETA presents a slate of television programming that celebrates the event, explores the Civil Rights Movement, and spotlights Washington — and America — during an era of profound change.

In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement airs Tuesday, August 27, 8 p.m.

In this WETA production, President and Mrs. Obama host a 2010 concert in the East Room in honor of the Civil Rights Movement. Musical artists include Bob Dylan and Joan Baez (who each performed during the March on Washington), and Natalie Cole, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and many others.

The March airs Tuesday, August 27, 9 p.m., repeating August 30 A documentary spotlights the March on Washington, a watershed event in the Civil Rights Movement that helped change the face of America. The film explores the story behind the 1963 event through the remembrances of key players, historians, journalists, authors and ordinary citizens who joined those who came to the nation’s capital on that momentous day.

Major funding for The March is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Diversity and Innovation Fund, and PBS.

Freedom Riders: American Experience airs Tuesday August 27, 10 p.m.

From May through November 1961, more than 400 Americans — including John Lewis, the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and later a leader of the March on Washington — risked their lives, traveling together on buses and trains through the Deep South in a challenge to segregation. Many endured savage beatings and imprisonment, but they brought the American public face to face with the challenge of correcting civil rights inequities.

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Independent Lens: The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights Mon 8/26, 10pm American Masters: James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket Fri 8/23, 9:30pm The WETA Guide to Washington in the ’60s Tue 8/20, 8pm The WETA Guide to Washington in the ’70s Tue 8/20, 9pm Independent Lens: The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 Tue 8/20, 10pm

For program or membership inquiries, call 703-998-2724 or visit weta.org.

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Elvis, Aloha from Hawaii

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airs Saturday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m., repeating August 6, 10 & 11

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t the pinnacle of his superstardom, Elvis Presley made television history when his Elvis, Aloha from Hawaii concert special was beamed via satellite to a global audience 40 years ago. Entertainment events presented live via satellite are common today, but in 1973, this was a first. Never before had one performer held the world’s attention in such a way. The concert took place at the Honolulu International Center Arena in Hawaii on January 14, 1973, and was beamed live around Asia and seen in approximately 30 European countries later the same day. Americans would have to wait until April 4, when an edited version of the concert, expanded with songs videotaped just after the live event, was presented on NBC. In all, it was a global smash, seen in approximately 40 countries by close to 1.5 billion people — more people than saw astronauts landing on the moon. Check listings for repeat times.

My Music: 60s Girl Grooves

airs Saturday, August 3 at 8 p.m., repeating August 5 & 9

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ary Wilson of the Supremes spotlights the greatest female groups and soloists of the early and mid-1960s as the ongoing series My Music presents an all-archival celebration that features original performances. Curating worldwide video archives with rare footage from the vaults, series creator TJ Lubinsky says, “This period in American pop music was very special. It was a time of innocence, angst, puppy love, heartbreak and, most of all, great memories of carefree youth.” 60s Girl Grooves features early rock and pop at its best, including performances by The Marvelettes, Martha & the Vandellas, the Shangri-Las, the Shirelles, the Crystals, the Ronettes, the Supremes, Dusty Springfield, Lesley Gore, Petula Clark, and Aretha Franklin, among others.

Inside Foyle’s War

ith new episodes of Foyle’s War coming in mid-September on Masterpiece Mystery!, an August special goes behind the scenes of the award-winning World War II series that has captivated fans for more than a decade. Actor Len Cariou hosts the program, which features a recap and favorite moments of the first six seasons, and explores the creation of the series, the decision to set it during World War II, the extensive research that goes into each episode, the casting of Michael Kitchen (right) as DCS Foyle, the casting and progression of Sam Stewart played by Honeysuckle Weeks, and exciting secrets from Foyle’s upcoming transition to the Cold War and intelligence gathering in the new episodes. The program also includes interviews with creator and writer Anthony Horowitz (Poirot and Midsomer Murders), historians, and series stars including Honeysuckle Weeks (Sam); Anthony Howell (Milner) and Daniel Weyman (Wainright).

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My Music: The Best of Burt Bacharach

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My Music special celebrates the legendary songwriter whose popular melodies have touched millions of music lovers around the world for more than half a century. Burt Bacharach teamed with lyricist Hal David to create some of the most successful pop music ever in radio, television and film. Hosted by Robert Wagner, this archival special includes original artists performing Bacharach’s hits in rare footage and clips from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Bacharach and David achieved a stunning run of classic songs, in tandem with artists such as Dionne Warwick (“Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Alfie”), Dusty Springfield (“The Look of Love”), Jackie DeShannon (“What the World Needs Now Is Love”), The Carpenters (“They Long to Be Close To You”), and B.J. Thomas (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”). The 1980s witnessed more chart-toppers, including “That’s What Friends Are For” and “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me.”

WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

August primetime simulcast listings.

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

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My Music: 60s Girl Grooves

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Elvis, Aloha from Hawaii

Super Brain with Dr. Rudy Tanzi (to 11pm) & My Music: 60s Girl Grooves (to 1am)

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My Music: Burt Bacharach’s Best

Downton Abbey Revisited (to 11pm) & 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. (to 1am)

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The Jimmy Dean Show: Country Classics

Inside Foyle’s War (to 11pm) & Blenko: Behind the Scenes (to 12:30am)

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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My Music: Rock, Pop & Doo Wop

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(from 7pm:) Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

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Oscar Hammerstein III—Out of My Dreams

A.D.D. & Mastering It (to 11pm) & My Music: Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (to 1am)

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David Garrett: Music—Live in Concert

The Appalachians (to 11pm) & 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. (to 1am)

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My Music: Rock, Pop & Doo Wop

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Rick Steves’ Europe Great Cities Marathon (to 11pm) & A Salute to Vienna (to 1am)

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WETA Viewer Favorites

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Antiques Roadshow: Washington, D.C. (Ep 1 of 3)

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The WETA Guide to Washington in the ’60s The WETA Guide to Washington in the ’70s Independent Lens: The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 (to 11:30pm)

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Nature: Birds of the Gods

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Midsomer Murders: Tainted Fruit

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In Performance at the White House: A Celebra- The March tion of Music from the Civil Rights Movement

Freedom Riders: American Experience (to 12m)

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Nature: Cracking the Koala Code

NOVA: Making Stuff Smarter

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Midsomer Murders: Ring Out Your Dead

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Doc Martin, Series II

Emeli Sandé: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Downton Abbey Revisited Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser in Concert (to 11:30pm)

Inside Washington

Inside Washington

My Music: 60s Girl Grooves (to 11pm) & Alfie Boe: Storyteller at the Royal Albert Hall (to 12m) Gloria Estefan: The Standards (to 11:30pm) & Elvis, Aloha from Hawaii (to 1am) A Salute to Vienna (to 11pm) & The Jimmy Dean Show: Country Classics (to 12:30am)

Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (to 12m)

Oscar Hammerstein III—Out of My Dreams

Antiques Roadshow: Washington, D.C. (Ep 2 of 3)

NOVA: Making Stuff Stronger

Inside Washington

David Garrett: Music (to 12m)

Antiques Roadshow: Washington, D.C. (Ep 3 of 3)

NOVA: Making Stuff Smaller

Masterpiece Mystery!: The Lady Vanishes Charlie Rose: The Week

American Masters: James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (to 12:14am)

Inside Washington

NOVA: Making Stuff Cleaner

Independent Lens: The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights

Masterpiece Mystery!: Silk (Pt 1 of 3) (to 11:30pm) Charlie Rose: The Week

Side By Side: The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema

The March (to 11:30pm)

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (to 11:40pm)

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PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

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For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

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Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park (to 11:30pm) & Protect Your Memory with Dr. Neal Barnard (to 1am)

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Super Brain with Dr. Rudy Tanzi (to 11pm) & 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. (to 1am)

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August simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is exactly the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday nights from 7 p.m. through Charlie Rose, and each weekend evening, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

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

• Weeknight primetime on WETA TV 26 often repeats the next weekday on WETA TV 26.

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

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

WETA’s August membership drive airs August 1–18 on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD. Please note that television listings during that period are subject to change.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: BURT BACHARACH’S BEST — A program celebrates legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach, with host Robert Wagner introducing archival performances by the original artists who made the composer’s music famous, including Dionne Warwick (“Walk On By,” “I Say a Little Prayer”), B.J. Thomas (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”), The Carpenters (“Close to You”), The Fifth Dimension (“One Less Bell to Answer”), Dusty Springfield (“The Look of Love”), Herb Alpert (“This Guy’s in Love With You”) and many others. Repeats Sat 8/3, 11:30am; Wed 8/7, 8pm; Thur 8/8, 1pm 9:30 SUPER BRAIN WITH DR. RUDY TANZI — A program explores new discoveries in neuroscience that maximize the potential of the human brain in practical and actionable ways. Harvard Medical School professor Rudy Tanzi, introduced by his co-author Dr. Deepak Chopra, explains and demonstrates new techniques for keeping the brain youthful and retaining mental acuity with age. Repeats Sat 8/3, 10am, 11pm; Sun 8/4, 4:30pm, 11pm; Tue 8/6, 9:30pm; Wed 8/7, 2:30pm; Sat 8/10, 5pm 11:00 3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! WITH JOEL FUHRMAN, M.D. — Dr. Joel Fuhrman addresses the crisis of obesity and chronic disease plaguing America.

More than 65 percent of Americans are overweight or obese — and that number is growing. Dr. Fuhrman’s health plan offers a safe, effective plan for shedding weight quickly and reclaiming vitality and good health.

Repeats Sat 8/3, 4:30pm; Sun 8/4, 11am; Wed 8/7, 11pm; Thur 8/8, 2:30pm; Sat 8/10, 7am; Tue 8/13, 11pm; Wed 8/14, 4pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Sunday, August 4 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Downton Abbey Revisited, hosted by Angela Lansbury, presents great moments from Seasons I–III of the blockbuster Masterpiece drama.

Downton Abbey Season IV premieres in January 2014.

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Thursday, August 1 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Super Brain with Dr. Rudy Tanzi features the Harvard Medical School neuroscientist exploring how to maximize the brain’s potential.

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.

8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK —Renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli performs a free concert on Central Park’s Great Lawn with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert. Joining Bocelli on stage are Céline Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti and David Foster. Sopranos Ana María Martínez and Pretty Yende, violinist Nicola Benedetti, bass baritone Bryn Terfel and flutist Andrea Griminelli are also part of the spectacular evening, along with the Westminster Symphonic Choir. Journalist Paula Zahn hosts. Repeats Sat 8/3, 12:30am; Sun 8/4, 2pm 11:30 PROTECT YOUR MEMORY WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD — Best-selling author and health advocate Dr. Neal Barnard explores groundbreaking research-backed information that can help protect against memory loss.

He discusses ways to help offset the risks for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Repeats Sat 8/3, 6am; Thur 8/8, 4:30pm; Thur 8/15, 3pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–3AM: S 6AM PROTECT YOUR MEMORY WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD 7:30 LOVE, LAUGH & EAT WITH JOHN TICKELL, M.D. — Explore healthy living self-management skills with international speaker and best-selling author Dr. John Tickell, who has spent the last 25 years researching the health, well-being and longevity patterns of people around the world. Discover the secrets of the Okinawa people of Japan, a culture with no obesity and low rates of cancer, and learn the nutrition rules that will lead to a slimmer, younger, better-looking you. Repeats Mon 8/5, 11:30pm 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) 10:00 SUPER BRAIN WITH DR. RUDY TANZI — R 11:30 MY MUSIC: BURT BACHARACH’S BEST — R 1:00 EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — The yoga expert demonstrates safe and effective yoga exercises designed to address arthritis problems.

Repeats Sun 8/4, 1pm; Fri 8/10, midnight; Mon 8/12, 5pm; Fri 8/16, midnight 2:00 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — A program visits the Blenko glassworks in West Virginia to explore how the company’s beautiful, all-handmade glassware is created. Each piece is unique and so are the artisans and members of the Blenko family who continue their company’s proud, 100-year tradition. Repeats Wed 8/7, 4pm; Thur 8/8, 11pm; Sun 8/11, 11am 3:00 VICTOR BORGE: COMEDY IN MUSIC — A special program features recently rediscovered funny and memorable skits by the beloved pianist-comedian.

Repeats Sun 8/11, noon, 12:30am; Thur 8/15, 4:30pm 4:30 3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! WITH JOEL FURHMAN, M.D. — R 6:30 ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII — Elvis Presley was at the pinnacle of his superstardom when he made television history in 1973 with a live concert special, televised globally via satellite. In one of the most outstanding concert performances of his career, Elvis sings “Suspicious Minds,” “Hound Dog,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “My Way,” “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and many more favorites. Repeats Tue 8/6, 8pm; Wed 8/7, 1pm; Sat 8/10, 3:30pm, 11:30pm; Sun 8/11, 4:30pm 8:00 MY MUSIC: 60S GIRL GROOVES — Mary Wilson of the Supremes hosts a celebration of the greatest girl groups and solo singers of the 1960s. The program features archival performances from The Supremes, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Petula Clark, Martha & the Vandellas, Jackie DeShannon and many other artists. Repeats Sun 8/4, 6am; Mon 8/5, 8pm; Tue 8/6, 1pm, 11pm; Fri 8/9, 9pm 10:00 EMELI SANDÉ: LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL — Thrill to the electrifying voice of Scottish singersongwriter Emeli Sandé in this concert special taped at the Royal Albert Hall as she performs her hits, including “Daddy,” “My Kind of Love,” “Heaven,” “Beneath Your Beautiful” and the platinum single, “Next to Me.” Repeats Fri 8/9, 4pm

Monday, August 5 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser in Concert features the soprano performing fan favorites and songs from her new album.

11:00 SUPER BRAIN WITH DR. RUDY TANZI — R 12:30AM GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK — R

Saturday, August 3 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Emeli Sandé: Live at the Royal Albert Hall features the Scottish singer-songwriter performing her works in concert. Sandé has composed songs for top pop stars such as Rihanna and Alicia Keys.

IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–2AM: S 6AM MY MUSIC: 60S GIRL GROOVES — R 8:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE GREAT CITIES MARATHON — The travel expert spotlights the attractions of London, Paris, Florence, Rome and Venice. Repeats Tue 8/6, 3pm; Sat 8/10, 11am; Thur 8/15, 8pm 11:00 3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! WITH JOEL FURHMAN, M.D. — R 1:00 EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — R 2:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK — R 4:30 SUPER BRAIN WITH DR. RUDY TANZI — R 6:00 INSIDE FOYLE’S WAR — A program goes behind the scenes of the acclaimed World War II drama starring Michael Kitchen, exploring secrets about the articulate sleuth in the sharp fedora. The program features a sneak peek at the upcoming new season of Foyle’s War premiering on Masterpiece Mystery! in September 2013, as well as interviews with the creators and co-stars of this enormously popular mystery series. Repeats Mon 8/5, 2:30pm; Thur 8/8, 9:30pm 7:30 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: FOYLE’S WAR: THE HIDE — Michael Kitchen stars as World War II-era detective Inspector Christopher Foyle, fighting crime on the south coast of England. The Hide. In a case that will shatter his personal world, Foyle battles to save a young man, accused of high treason, from the executioner’s noose. {DVI} Repeats Mon 8/5, 4pm 9:30 DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED — Savor the greatest moments from the blockbuster Masterpiece drama, Seasons 1, 2 and 3, along with behind-the-scenes interviews with the producers and favorite cast members — both above and below stairs. Angela Lansbury hosts.

Repeats tonight; Mon 8/5, 1pm; Wed 8/7, 9:30pm; Sat 8/10, 2pm 11:00 SUPER BRAIN WITH DR. RUDY TANZI — R 12:30AM DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED — R

5 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: 60S GIRL GROOVES — See the Saturday, August 3, 8 p.m. listing.

10:00 SARAH BRIGHTMAN: DREAMCHASER IN CONCERT — Performing songs from her new album, classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman presents a cosmic journey featuring both new songs and fan favorites inspired by the wonderment and beauty of space. The concert features evocative lighting, elaborate costumes and powerful imagery. Repeats Fri 8/9, 2:30pm; Sat 8/10, 6:30pm 11:30 LOVE, LAUGH & EAT WITH JOHN TICKELL, M.D. — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII — Elvis Presley was at the pinnacle of his superstardom when he made television history in 1973 with a live concert special, televised globally via satellite. In one of the most outstanding concert performances of his career, Elvis sings “Suspicious Minds,” “Hound Dog,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “My Way,” “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and many more favorites.

9:30 SUPER BRAIN WITH DR. RUDY TANZI — A program explores new discoveries in neuroscience that maximize the potential of the human brain in practical and actionable ways. Harvard Medical School professor Rudy Tanzi, introduced by his co-author Dr. Deepak Chopra, explains and demonstrates new techniques for keeping the brain youthful and retaining mental acuity with age.

Repeats Wed 8/7, 2:30pm 11:00 MY MUSIC: 60S GIRL GROOVES — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Saturday, August 10 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Gloria Estefan: The Standards features the international superstar, a seven-time Grammy Award-winner, performing classic songs.

9:30 INSIDE FOYLE’S WAR — A program goes behind the scenes of the acclaimed World War II drama starring Michael Kitchen, exploring secrets about the articulate sleuth in the sharp fedora. The program features a sneak peek at the upcoming new season of Foyle’s War premiering on Masterpiece Mystery! in September 2013, as well as interviews with the creators and co-stars of this enormously popular mystery series.

11:00 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R 12:30AM VICTOR BORGE: COMEDY IN MUSIC — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: BURT BACHARACH’S BEST — A program celebrates legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach, with host Robert Wagner introducing archival performances by the original artists who made the composer’s music famous, including Dionne Warwick (“Walk On By,” “I Say a Little Prayer”), B.J. Thomas (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”), The Carpenters (“Close to You”), The Fifth Dimension (“One Less Bell to Answer”), Dusty Springfield (“The Look of Love”), Herb Alpert (“This Guy’s in Love With You”) and many others. Repeats Thur 8/8, 1pm 9:30 DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED — Savor the greatest moments from the blockbuster Masterpiece drama, Seasons 1, 2 and 3, along with behind-the-scenes interviews with the producers and favorite cast members — both above and below stairs. Angela Lansbury hosts.

11:00 3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! WITH JOEL FUHRMAN, M.D. — Dr. Joel Fuhrman addresses the crisis of obesity and chronic disease plaguing America; his health plan offers a safe, effective plan for shedding weight quickly and reclaiming vitality and good health.

Repeats Thur 8/8, 2:30pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

9 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.

8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

9:00 MY MUSIC: 60S GIRL GROOVES — Mary Wilson of the Supremes hosts a celebration of the greatest girl groups and solo singers of the 1960s. The program features archival performances from The Supremes, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Petula Clark, Martha & the Vandellas, Jackie DeShannon and many other artists.

11:00 ALFIE BOE: STORYTELLER AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL — Tony Award-winner Alfie Boe shares interpretations of his favorite songs in this concert taped at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. Backed by a 19-piece band, Boe performs a wide variety of selections from his repertoire, including tracks from his new album, Storyteller, classical arias and “Bring Him Home,” his signature song from his acclaimed turn as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables.

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8 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE JIMMY DEAN SHOW: COUNTRY CLASSICS — A special relives the early appearances of country stars Chet Atkins, George Jones, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Minnie Pearl, Dottie West and many others as they appeared on Jimmy Dean’s national television variety series. Hosted by entertainer, actor and musician Roy Clark, these episodes have not been seen in nearly 50 years. Repeats 8/9, 1pm; Sun 8/11, 11pm

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Thursday, August 8 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Jimmy Dean Show: Country Classics features early appearances by many top country music stars on Dean’s variety series. Above, Jim Henson’s piano-playing muppet Rowlf also was a regular.

IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–3AM: S 6AM T’AI CHI, HEALTH & HARMONY WITH DAVID-DORIAN ROSS — Author, lecturer and eight-time T’ai Chi U.S. national champion David-Dorian Ross demonstrates why this ancient Chinese martial art is great exercise for body, mind and spirit. Ross offers an engaging description of the practical benefits of T’ai Chi and the special health and wellness advantages of each part of the forms.

7:00 3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! WITH JOEL FURHMAN, M.D. — R 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) 11:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE GREAT CITIES MARATHON — R 2:00 DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED — R 3:30 ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII — R epeats tonight 5:00 SUPER BRAIN WITH DR. RUDY TANZI — R 6:30 SARAH BRIGHTMAN: DREAMCHASER IN CONCERT — R 8:00 MY MUSIC: ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP — A production in the My Music series from TJ Lubinsky features rock and pop legends Jon (Sha Na Na) “Bowzer” Bauman

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and Ronnie Spector (of the Ronettes) bringing back the top songs from the late 1950’s and early 1960’s rock, pop and doo wop era. The special, recorded in May 2010, includes live performances and rare, neverbefore-available archival classics from the Dick Clark vaults. Performers include Spector, The Coasters, Chantels, Marcels, Kathy Young, Sonny Turner of the Platters, Len Barry, The Orlons, Jimmy Clanton, Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles, La La Brooks of The Crystals, The Silhouettes and others. Repeats Sun 8/11, 9am; Mon 8/12, 11pm; Tue 8/13, 4pm; Wed 8/14, 8pm; Thur 8/15, 1pm 10:00 GLORIA ESTEFAN: THE STANDARDS — Seven-time Grammy Award-winning international superstar Gloria Estefan performs some of her all-time favorite songs, from the Billie Holiday classic “Good Morning Heartache” and her adaptation of Chaplin’s “Smile” to her wedding song, “El Dia Que Me Quieras,” translated into English as “The Day You Say You Love Me.” 11:30 ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII — R 1AM MY MUSIC: ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP — R

Sunday, August 11 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A Salute to Vienna celebrates the cultural heritage of Austria’s capital with a lavish concert of music and dance featuring an array of performers. Above, soprano Daniela Fally and the Vienna Boys’ Choir perform a song from the operetta Die Fledermaus.

11 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–2AM: S 6AM DR. WAYNE DYER: WISHES FULFILLED — Best-selling author and teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer presents five steps to living from one’s “highest self” and thereby attracting one’s deepest desires. Dyer outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraordinary life and offers counsel on how to defeat unproductive and recurring habits.

9:00 MY MUSIC: ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP — R 11:00 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R 12N VICTOR BORGE: COMEDY IN MUSIC — R 1:30 DAVID GARRETT: MUSIC—LIVE IN CONCERT — See the Tuesday, August 13, 8 p.m. listing. — R 3:00 THE APPALACHIANS — A film offers a historical and cultural overview of Appalachia and its people.

America’s first frontier, Appalachia attracted waves of European settlers, including the Scots-Irish, who brought their folkways and music from the old country.

Repeats Tue 8/13, 9:30pm; Wed 8/14, 2:30pm 4:30 ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII — R 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy.

7:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY — Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? From Broadway’s golden age, names like Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, the Gershwins, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim immediately come to mind. More recently, Stephen Schwartz, Marc Shaiman and Andrew Lippa represent a sampling of the Jewish talents who continue to leave their mark on musical theater. Filmmaker Michael Kantor focuses on this question arising from his Emmy-winning miniseries Broadway: The American Musical. Repeats Mon 8/12, 1pm; Wed 8/14, 10pm; Fri 8/16, 3pm

12 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II—OUT OF MY DREAMS — Hosted by Matthew Morrison of the television series Glee, a program special celebrates the acclaimed lyricist and librettist whose works include Show Boat (1927), Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951) and The Sound of Music (1959). Brimming with movie clips from great musicals, this special features interviews with Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince, Shirley Jones, Mitzi Gaynor, Hammerstein family members and others. Repeats Tue 8/13, 1pm; Fri 8/16, 9pm 9:30 A.D.D. & MASTERING IT — Patrick McKenna and Rick Green explore how attention deficit disorder can be managed and even turned to one’s advantage. The program presents a host of practical tips for managing ADD or ADHD, and experts explain the neurology and psychology of this condition. Repeats Tue 8/13, 2:30pm 11:00 MY MUSIC: ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP — Repeats Tue 8/13, 4pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Tuesday, August 13 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD David Garrett: Music—Live in Concert spotlights the violin virtuoso, who, joined by his band and the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt, presents a live performance of music from multiple eras and a wide range of styles — from Beethoven to the Beatles.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DAVID GARRETT: MUSIC—LIVE IN CONCERT — Joined by his band and the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt for a live extravaganza, violin virtuoso David Garrett combines different musical styles and eras. With arrangements of the great composers from Beethoven to The Beatles, Coldplay to Clementi, Garrett captivates his audience with different elements from the world of music and wows them with stunning visual backdrops and pyrotechnics. Repeats Wed 8/14, 1pm; Fri 8/16, 10:30pm 9:30 THE APPALACHIANS — A film offers a historical and cultural overview of Appalachia and its people.

America’s first frontier, Appalachia attracted waves of European settlers, including the Scots-Irish, who brought their folkways and music from the old country.

11:00 3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! WITH JOEL FURHMAN, M.D. — Repeats Wed 8/14, 4pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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9:00 A SALUTE TO VIENNA — A special celebrates the musical heritage of Vienna with a lavish music and dance gala concert from the historic Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria. Hosted by world-famous mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade and Academy Award-winning actor and Vienna native Maximilian Schell, special guests include The Vienna Boys’ Choir, Russell Watson, dancers from the Association of the Vienna State Opera Ballet, the Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna and an international cast of top singing stars. Repeats Mon 8/12, 3pm; Thur 8/15, 11pm; Fri 8/16, 1pm 11:00 THE JIMMY DEAN SHOW: COUNTRY CLASSICS — A special relives the early appearances of country stars Chet Atkins, George Jones, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Minnie Pearl, Dottie West and many others as they appeared on Jimmy Dean’s national television variety series.

Hosted by entertainer, actor and musician Roy Clark, these episodes have not been seen in nearly 50 years.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP — A production in the My Music series from TJ Lubinsky features rock and pop legends Jon (Sha Na Na) “Bowzer” Bauman and Ronnie Spector (of the Ronettes) bringing back the top songs from the late 1950’s and early 1960’s rock, pop and doo wop era. Performers include Spector, The Coasters, Chantels, Marcels, Kathy Young, Sonny Turner of the Platters, Len Barry, The Orlons, Jimmy Clanton, Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles, La La Brooks of The Crystals, The Silhouettes and others.

Repeats Thur 8/15, 1pm 10:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY — See the Sunday, August 11, 7 p.m. listing.

12M JOEL HARPER: FIRMING AFTER 50 — The fitness expert and personal trainer presents an easy-to-follow exercise program for all ages and fitness levels.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Monday, August 19, 8–11 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Antiques Roadshow reprises three programs that feature treasures discovered during the series’ 2010 visit to the Washington area.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Episode 1 of 3. In Washington, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Michael Flanigan visit the Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters of the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic reception rooms, including the Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room, appointed with some of the best Americana of the 18th and 19th centuries. Highlights include a 1958 signed letter by Martin Luther King Jr.; a circa 1965 Andy Warhol lithograph; and a unique, turn-of-the-20th-century, handwrought Gorham silver tea set. Repeats Tue 8/20, 2pm; Thur 8/21, 1pm; Sun 8/25, 2pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Episode 2 of 3. At the offices of the U.S. General Services Administration, host Mark L. Walberg interviews Inspector General Brian Miller about the New Deal’s WPA program, the tens of thousands of artworks produced under its auspices and the current effort to find some of these lost treasures. Highlights include an 1813 Congressional sword; an early 20th-century Tiffany & Co. Sinclair mantel clock; and an early 20th-century Charles Schreyvogel sculpture. Repeats Tue 8/20, 3pm; Wed 8/21, 2pm; Sun 8/25, 3pm 10:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Episode 3 of 3. At the Smithsonian’s Lunder Conservation Lab in Washington, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Nancy Druckman carefully examine fragile miniature portraits from the 18th and 19th centuries normally kept in climate-controlled storage at the neighboring Luce Foundation Center. Highlights include a 1964 Chrysler Turbine model and manual; a circa 1840 temperance banner; and a circa 1925 oil painting by Jessie Willcox Smith. Repeats Tue 8/20, 4pm; Wed 8/21, 3pm; Sun 8/25, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

16 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.

8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON 9:00 OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II—OUT OF MY DREAMS — See the Monday, August 12, 8 p.m. listing.

10:30 DAVID GARRETT: MUSIC—LIVE IN CONCERT — See the Tuesday, August 13, 8 p.m. listing.

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

17 Saturday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–6AM: S 6AM–9AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 9AM EASTENDERS — (two episodes) 10AM–6AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES

18 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–5AM: S 6AM–6PM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 6PM MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE GREAT CITIES MARATHON — The travel expert spotlights the attractions of London, Paris, Florence, Rome and Venice.

11:00 A SALUTE TO VIENNA — See the Sunday, August 11, 9 p.m. listing.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, August 14 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD My Music: Rock, Pop and Doo Wop features top 1950s acts, including Sonny Turner and the Platters, performing their hits in concert.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE WETA GUIDE TO WASHINGTON IN THE ’60S — An Emmy Award-winning WETA TV 26 production explores the political, social and cultural events that collectively make up the history of the Washington, D.C. area during the seminal decade of the 1960s. Connie Chung narrates. Repeats Wed 8/21, 4pm; Tue 8/27, 4pm 9:00 THE WETA GUIDE TO WASHINGTON IN THE ’70S — An Emmy Award-winning WETA TV 26 documentary charts the District’s rise from the ashes of the 1968 riots to its emergence as a cosmopolitan world capital and majority-African American-populated and -governed metropolis. Bernard Shaw narrates.

Repeats Wed 8/21, 5pm; Tue 8/27, 5pm 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 — A film takes a cinematic and musical journey into the black communities of America circa 1967–1975. Combining candid 16mm footage with contemporary audio interviews from leading AfricanAmerican artists, activists, musicians and scholars, the film looks at the people, society, culture and style that fueled an era of convulsive change.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: BIRDS OF THE GODS — Living in the depths of the New Guinean rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. But finding these birds in the wild is a supremely difficult assignment, and to witness their extraordinary mating displays is even tougher. The BBC’s Sir David Attenborough introduces a young team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling expedition to find and film these birds of paradise, the holy grail of wildlife filmmakers. {DVI} Repeats Mon 8/26, 1:30pm; Tue 8/27, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: MAKING STUFF STRONGER — What is the world’s strongest material? From steel to Kevlar and spider silk to carbon nanotubes, host David Pogue — technology columnist of The New York Times — looks at the ways in which science and nature work to make strong stuff. {DVI} Repeats Thur 8/22, 4pm 10:00 NOVA: MAKING STUFF SMALLER — In the information age, smaller is better: transistors, microchips and the laptops and cell phones that they power are triumphs of tiny. Technology expert David Pogue explores an even smaller world, profiling the latest in high-powered nano-circuits and micro-robots. {DVI} Repeats Thur 8/22, 5pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Thursday, August 22 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD In Masterpiece Mystery!: The Lady Vanishes, a young socialite suspects foul play when a woman inexplicably disappears from a train in a new adaptation of the classic thriller made famous by Alfred Hitchcock. Above, Tuppence Middleton and Tom Hughes star.

23 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 8/24, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R epeats Sat 8/24, 6pm 9:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK — Acclaimed journalist Charlie Rose hosts a new series that focuses on the events and conversations shaping the week and the week ahead.

9:30 AMERICAN MASTERS: JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET — An in-depth portrait of influential American author James Baldwin recounts his life, works and beliefs. Baldwin tells his own story in the film, which includes interviews with friends and colleagues such as Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, William Styron, Amiri Baraka, Richard Avedon and Bobby Short, among others. Through Baldwin’s work as a writer, he helped mobilize the civil rights movement, brought new awareness and compassion to both black and white readers, and shed light on what it is like to be black in America.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Wednesdays, August 21 & 28, 9–11 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA’s series Making Stuff, hosted by New York Times technology columnist David Pogue, features four programs focusing on the process of invention — the talent, luck and determination that turn an idea into cutting-edge material. Above, Pogue takes on Kevlar.

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O 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 NICK STELLINO COOKING WITH FRIENDS 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 CUISINE CULTURE 12:30 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S ITALY IN AMERICA 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

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: TAINTED FRUIT — John Nettles portrays Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who solves crimes in a fictional rural county in England.

Tainted Fruit. After drugs and syringes are discovered stolen from a local veterinary office, Barnaby and Troy must weed through a dark world of adultery and lies to uncover the identity of the calculating perpetrator of several murders. Repeats Fri 8/23, 1pm; Sun 8/25, 7:30pm 9:30 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: THE LADY VANISHES — A young socialite (Tuppence Middleton) suspects foul play when a woman inexplicably disappears from a train. This new adaptation of the classic thriller, made famous by Alfred Hitchcock and based on Ethel Lina White’s 1936 novel The Wheel Spins, also stars Keeley Hawes (Upstairs Downstairs) and Tom Hughes (Page Eight). Repeats Fri 8/23, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 5:30 MARTHA BAKES SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1:44AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY — In Sergio Leone’s classic 1967 spaghetti Western (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo in the original Italian), a drifter (Clint Eastwood), a bandit (Eli Wallach) and a bounty hunter (Lee Van Cleef) race to find gold. (2:41) 12:14AM P.O.V.: THE LAW IN THESE PARTS — Acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Ra’anan Alexandrowicz presents a tour-de-force examination of the system of military administration used by Israel since the Six Day War of 1967 — featuring the system’s leading creators. In a series of thoughtful and candid interviews, Israeli judges, prosecutors and legal advisers who helped devise the occupation’s legal framework paint a complex picture of the Middle East conflict and the balance between political interests, security and human rights that has come with it. (90 min.)

25 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLES 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES 11:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI — Riccardo Zandonai’s masterpiece Francesca da Rimini returns to the Met in a rare revival, the first time the company has staged the work in more than 25 years. Piero Faggioni’s production, which sets the action in Renaissance Italy, stars Dutch soprano EvaMaria Westbroek and Italian tenor Marcello Giordani as Francesca and Paolo, the star-crossed lovers whose doomed romance inspired an episode in Dante’s Inferno. American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky hosts the broadcast and conducts backstage interviews.

2:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: WASHINGTON, D.C. — 1 of 3. R 3:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: WASHINGTON, D.C. — 2 of 3. R 4:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: WASHINGTON, D.C. — 3 of 3. R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: NIGERIA — Repeats Thur 8/29, 5pm SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–11PM: 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy. Repeats Mon 8/26, 5pm 7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: TAINTED FRUIT — John Nettles portrays Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who solves crimes in a fictional rural county in England.

Tainted Fruit. After drugs and syringes are discovered stolen from a local veterinary office, Barnaby and Troy must weed through a dark world of adultery and lies to uncover the identity of the calculating perpetrator of several murders.

9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: SILK — A modern, fastpaced legal drama that follows the rivalries, passions and intrigues of criminal law stars Maxine Peake (Little Dorrit) and Rupert Penry-Jones (MI-5; The 39 Steps) as rival barristers Martha and Clive. Part 1 of 3. Barrister Martha Costello (Peake) is under pressure to win cases as she aspires to rise to the rank of Queen’s Counsel, also known as “taking Silk.” In an effort to boost her Silk application, Martha takes on challenging cases to

26 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BILLINGS, MT — Repeats Tue 8/27, 2pm; Wed 8/28, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BILLINGS, MT — Repeats Tue 8/27, 3pm 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE POWERBROKER: WHITNEY YOUNG’S FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS — A film profiles Whitney M. Young, Jr., one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era, following his journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League. Unique among black leaders, Young took the fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and government, including three presidents.

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27 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT — The WETA co-production features President and Mrs. Obama hosting a 2010 concert in the White House East Room that celebrates songs from the Civil Rights Movement with performances by an array of top musical artists from that era along with contemporary pop luminaries. Artists include Yolanda Adams; Joan Baez; Natalie Cole; Bob Dylan; Jennifer Hudson; John Mellencamp; Smokey Robinson; the Blind Boys of Alabama; the Howard University Choir and The Freedom Singers, featuring Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon; Rutha Harris; Charles Neblett; and Toshi Reagon. Morgan Freeman is a guest speaker. Repeats Wed 8/28, 2pm 9:00 THE MARCH — A documentary featuring the remembrances of prominent participants explores the story of the 1963 March on Washington, a watershed event in the Civil Rights Movement. The March, which included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, took place 50 years ago on August 28. Repeats Wed 8/28, 3pm; Thur 8/29, 1pm; Fri 8/30, 10:30pm 10:00 FREEDOM RIDERS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — From May until November 1961, more than 400 Americans, black and white, risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — traveling together on buses and trains through the Deep South in a challenge to segregation during the Civil Rights Era. {DVI} Repeats Wed 8/28, 4pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Sunday, August 25 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Legal drama Masterpiece Mystery!: Silk follows the rivalries, passions and intrigues of criminal law. The three-part series stars Maxine Peake (above) and Rupert Penry-Jones as rival barristers.

prove her merit — and an ambitious student pupil (Tom Hughes). That Martha’s opposing counsel in a major case is Clive (Penry-Jones), a rival barrister in her chambers, complicates matters further. Will Martha be able to satisfy both the personal and the professional demands placed on her? Repeats Mon 8/26, 2:30pm; Thur 8/29, 9:30pm; Fri 8/30, 3pm 11:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW — (two episodes)

A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Tuesday, August 27 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement, a WETA co-production, presents a special East Room concert hosted by President and Mrs. Obama. Performing artists include Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan (above), Jennifer Hudson, John Mellencamp and Smokey Robinson.

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leaves a line from a nursery rhyme by the body. DCI Barnaby investigates. Repeats Fri 8/29, 1pm 9:30 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: SILK — Part 1 of 3. See the Sunday, Aug. 25, 9 p.m. listing. Repeats Fri 8/30, 3pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Saturday, August 31 at 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The WETA Movie presents Billy Wilder’s 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, with Robert Stephens (left) portraying the Baker Street sleuth alongside Colin Blakely and Genevieve Page.

28 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: CRACKING THE KOALA CODE — A documentary film follows individual koalas from a small social group on an Australian island to observe their behavior. {DVI} Repeats Thur 8/29, 2pm 9:00 NOVA: MAKING STUFF CLEANER — Host David Pogue — technology columnist of The New York Times — explores new green materials that will build and power the devices of the future. Batteries grown from viruses, plastics made of sugar and solar cells that cook up hydrogen are just the beginning of a new generation of clean materials. {DVI} Repeats Thur 8/29, 3pm 10:00 NOVA: MAKING STUFF SMARTER — An army tanker truck that heals its own bullet wounds. An airplane wing that changes shape as it flies. Clothing that can monitor its wearer’s heart rate, health and mood. Host David Pogue looks into the growing number of smart materials that can respond, change and even learn. {DVI} Repeats Thur 8/29, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

30 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 journalists on the news of the week. Repeats Sat 8/31, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 8/31, 6pm 9:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK — Acclaimed journalist Charlie Rose hosts a new series that focuses on the events and conversations shaping the week and the week ahead.

9:30 SIDE BY SIDE: THE SCIENCE, ART AND IMPACT OF DIGITAL CINEMA — A special, hosted by actor Keanu Reeves, explores the history, process and workflow of digital and photochemical film creation.

10:30 THE MARCH — A documentary spotlights the 1963 March on Washington and its history. The March took place 50 years ago this month. R 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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29 Thursdays 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: RING OUT YOUR DEAD — In Midsomer Wellow, church bell-ringers are being murdered one by one. As each is murdered, the killer

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Wild Kratts is a series for 6- to 8-year olds, featuring zoologist brothers Chris and Martin Kratt, creators of the Emmy-winning series Zoboomafoo. The two, in animated form, undertake extraordinary adventures, visiting wild animals in their habitats and presenting age-appropriate science inspired by the natural abilities of the animals encountered.

WETA Kids Channel airings in black; WETA TV 26 in blue.

Clifford The Big Red Dog, 6:30am (6am) Super WHY!, 7am, 6pm (6:30am) Arthur, 7:30am, 4pm (7am) Martha Speaks, 8am, 6:30pm (7:30am) Curious George, 8:30am, 7pm (8am) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 9am (8:30am) WordGirl, 9:30am, 4:30pm (9am) WordWorld, 10am (9:30am) Dinosaur Train, 10:30am (10am) Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 11am, 5:30pm (10:30am) The Electric Company, 11:30am (11am) Sid the Science Kid, noon (11:30am) Raggs, 6am, 12:30pm Sesame Street, 1pm (5am) Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 2pm Angelina Ballerina, 2:30pm Peep and the Big Wide World, 3pm Maya & Miguel, 3:30pm Wild Kratts, 5pm More listings at weta.org/kids.

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

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ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

6 AM–6PM See the Saturday, August 24 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1:10AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES — In Billy Wilder’s 1970 comic drama, a bored Sherlock Holmes takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life. The search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster. Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Genevieve Page and Christopher Lee star. (2:07) 11:40 P.O.V.: 5 BROKEN CAMERAS — Nominated for an Oscar, a Palestinian-Israeli-French film offers a deeply personal first-hand account of Palestinian life and nonviolent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village where Israel is building a security fence. (90 min.)

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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, action, mystery and comedy series — all delivered with an accent from the Isles. Visit wetauk.org for a complete schedule and program descriptions.

The WETA UK Event: The Complete Downton Abbey airs Saturdays in August, 8–11 p.m.

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ee it again from the beginning! WETA UK reprises the blockbuster Masterpiece series Downton Abbey on Saturday nights in August. This month, WETA UK broadcasts include seasons I and II. The drama, which follows a family of nobles and the staff that serve them at an English country estate, opens in season I with an inheritance crisis sparked by the loss of the manor’s principal heir aboard the Titanic. Season II follows the characters through social changes unleashed by World War I. The first season garnered six Primetime Emmy Awards; and season two garnered 17 million viewers, making it the most-watched Masterpiece series on record. The cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Penelope Wilton, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle and many others. Season III airs in September, and Season IV premieres on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD in January.

EVENING PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN AUGUST SUNDAY

4pm

Eastenders

MONDAY Primeval

TUESDAY Pie in the Sky

WEDNESDAY Rumpole of the Bailey

4:30pm

5pm

Born and Bred

Rosemary & Thyme

Foyle’s War

Monarch of the Glen

Lark Rise to Candleford

Born and Bred

Ballykissangel

Good Neighbors

Monarch of the Glen

Waiting for God

8:30pm

Inspector Morse

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Fresh Fields Ballykissangel

7:30pm

8pm

SATURDAY Agatha Christie’s Poirot

My Family

BBC Antiques Roadshow

6:30pm

7pm

FRIDAY My Family

My Family

Robin Hood

5:30pm

6pm

THURSDAY Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis

My Family

My Family

My Family

My Family

My Family

My Family

My Family

My Family

My Family

My Family

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Inspector Morse

Sherlock Holmes

Hebburn (begins 8/16)

Fresh Fields Pie in the Sky (to 8/12) French Fields Season 1 begins 8/18

9pm

Lead Balloon

9:30pm

Worst Week of My Life

10pm

Doctor Who

Rosemary & Thyme

Midsomer Murders Rumpole of the Bailey

11pm

Red Dwarf

11:30pm

Red Dwarf

SUNDAY

Hustle Benny Hill

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Agatha Christie’s Poirot Keeping Up Appearances Waking the Dead

MI-5 Foyle’s War

10:30pm

Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis (Season 4)

Masterpiece Mystery!: Endeavour (to 8/21); Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock begins 8/28

WEDNESDAY

New Tricks

As Time Goes By

Foyle’s War

The WETA UK Event Masterpiece: Downton Abbey Series I: Pts 1 & 2, 8/3, 8–11pm Pts 3 & 4, 8/10, 8–11pm Series II: Pts 1 & 2, 8/17, 8–11pm Pts 3–5, 8/24, 8–11pm Pts 6–7, 8/31, 8–12m

Men Behaving Badly

Repeat noon Sundays

Benny Hill

My Family (except 8/31)

Allo, Allo

My Family (except 8/31)

THURSDAY

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FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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Phillips Collection Concerts on Front Row Washington

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ugust brings a wealth of great performances from The Phillips Collection on Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s weekly local concert broadcast, Front Row Washington. Started in 1941, the Phillips Collection Sunday Concerts is the longest continually running concert series in Washington, D.C. On Monday, August 5 at 9 p.m. the program presents pianist Spencer Myer performing the complete Book 1 of Claude Debussy’s Préludes and Book IV of Iberia by Issac Albéniz. On August 12, the Verdehr Trio (at right) offers individual movements selected from the more than 200 works they’ve commissioned over the past four decades from composers including Alan Verdehr Trio Hovhaness, Ned Rorem, Bright Sheng and Peter Sculthorpe.

The August 19 broadcast features the talented, young Amphion String Quartet, performing Leoš Janácˇek’s String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters,” Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade in G Major, and a wonderful pairing of Schubert’s Andante from his unfinished String Quartet in C minor, D. 703 with Bruce Adolphe’s 2010 own take on the same work, called Fra(nz)gmentation. This month’s Phillips Collection programs conclude on August 26 with another talented young ensemble — the Horszowski Trio (at left). Their program includes Mozart’s Piano Trio in B-flat Major, K. 502, the Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8, “Poème” by Shostakovich, and Antonín Dvorˇák’s deeply engaging Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65.

Horszowski Trio

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Sundays at 9 p.m.

lassical WETA 90.9 FM’s Sunday night broadcast Choral Showcase is richly varied this month. On August 11, a war and peace program marks the World War II armistice anniversary (this month), and the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg (last month). The August 11 program begins with music from Haydn’s unsettled Mass in Time of War, written when Europe was embroiled in war following the French Revolution. The performance is conducted by Richard Hickox, who also conducts Britten’s War Requiem, commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral after the original’s destruction during World War II. Written in the early 1960s, the composition’s text comes from the Latin Requiem Mass and from poetry by Wilfred Owen, an English soldier killed in World War I. The Choral Showcase program on August 11 also includes Avner Dorman’s Letters from Gettysburg, with a text using letters written by 1st Lieutenant Rush P. Cady, a casualty of the battle. The Dorman recording is from a recent concert performance by the Gettysburg College Choirs and Percussion Ensemble.

Other Choral Showcase programs include the first Classical WETA airing (August 25) of a recent St. John Passion performance conducted by Monica Huggett, and a Solomon-based program (August 18) of Handel’s Oratorio plus Solomon-inspired works by Vaughan Williams and Percy Grainger.

Classical WETA Opera House

Saturdays at 1 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM August 3: Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte Teatro Real Madrid August 10: Verdi’s Don Carlo Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; with Jonas Kaufmann in the title role August 17: Rossini’s William Tell Netherlands Opera House, Amsterdam August 24: Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman Teatro San Carlo, Naples

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

Classical WETA 90.9 FM

Choral Showcase in August

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