August 2015 - WETA Magazine

AUGUST 2015 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

Learning Adventures On WETA TV 26 & WETA HD: Ken Burns, Miss Fisher, music and more

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ETA makes lifelong learning accessible to all through our superb broadcasts, and we are especially proud of our commitment to our youngest viewers, whose educational journey is just beginning. With the school year just weeks away, it is a good time to note the important service WETA provides to this very special audience.

As part of the company’s educational mission, WETA broadcasts a wide array of excellent children’s programs each weekday and Sunday morning on principal channel WETA TV 26, and around the clock daily on the WETA Kids channel, which is devoted exclusively to children’s shows. These offerings include some of the most-watched children’s series in America. Each is developed from educational research, and these programs provide a safe haven for children where parents, grandparents and other caregivers can find trusted content. Through engaging adventures that feature popular characters, WETA Kids offerings help youngsters develop vocabulary and learn literacy skills, understand math and science concepts, nurture healthy social and emotional lives, and be inspired by the love of learning. Complementing our on-air services to children are WETA community outreach efforts, including children’s literacy workshops for parents and caregivers — and our stellar Learning Media websites that offer outstanding resources on literacy, learning disabilities and other topics. Visit weta.org/kids to learn more.

On our other channels this month: August heralds a variety of entertaining television specials on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD that showcase music, culinary exploration, mystery, history (including Ken Burns’s acclaimed production The Civil War, created in partnership with WETA) and much more; and among WETA UK programs, we feature the 2002 drama series The Forsyte Saga, a classic.

Thanks for tuning in, and thank you for your support for WETA.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness airs Tuesday, August 4 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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ifty years after President Lyndon Johnson signed two of the most important laws Congress ever approved — the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a documentary examines how Johnson worked behind the scenes to transform American society. Using all the tricks he had learned as a long-serving U.S. Senator, LBJ cajoled, flattered, wheeled and dealed, outwitting Southern segregationists who were determined to maintain the nation’s racial divide. Five decades later, LBJ’s moral journey is chronicled by those who were closest to him: senior presidential aide Joseph Califano, civil rights adviser Harris Wofford, and principal speech writer Richard Goodwin (who penned Johnson’s famous “We shall overcome” speech). All were involved in seeing through the changes that President Kennedy had first proposed in 1963.

Morgan Freeman narrates JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness, which also features former CBS News correspondent Roger Mudd, sent by the network to cover the Civil Rights debate; historian and LBJ biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin; author Todd Purdum (An Idea Whose Time Has Come); U.S. Representative John Lewis; and LBJ’s daughter Luci Baines Johnson. They illuminate how LBJ, raised with the prejudices of his time, became a champion of equality.

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August Highlights

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Delightful Desserts on WETA TV 26/HD

A Few Good Pie Places airs Tuesday, August 25 at 8 p.m.

A Few Great Bakeries airs Tuesday, August 25 at 9 p.m.

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ew from Pittsburgh filmmaker Rick Sebak — the maker of quirky public television programs such as An Ice Cream Show, A Hot Dog Program, Sandwiches You Will Like and Breakfast Special — are two film explorations spotlighting pies and bakeries around the U.S.A. A Few Good Pie Places showcases tasty spots from Maine to California in a combination food show and travelogue that offers a loving portrait of some of the men and women who care about creating good dough, whipping up zesty fillings and crisscrossing a perfect lattice top. Likewise, A Few Great Bakeries celebrates beautiful icing, gooey treats and skillful artisans, exploring small bakeries around the country and how a business that makes cakes, pies, bread and bagels can become a neighborhood landmark.

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Iconic Sleuths on WETA TV 26/HD

Miss Fisher Uncovered airs Thursday, August 6 at 8 p.m.

Miss Marple begins Thursday, August 27 at 8 p.m.

Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock 3 begins Sunday, August 30 at 9 p.m.

new special goes behind the scenes of the acclaimed Australian series, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, spotlighting novelist Kerry Greenwood’s gorgeously costumed “lady detective,” the Honorable Miss Phryne Fisher (portrayed by Essie Davis), as she is brought to life on screen. The program explores the ethos of the series, centered on the thoroughly modern, independent woman who investigates crimes in jazz-age Melbourne with a pistol close at hand — and, more often than not, a male admirer even closer. Also for mystery fans, WETA reprises several superb productions in late August, presenting an encore run of classic BBC adaptations of crime novelist Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple stories, starring Joan Hickson, and Masterpiece’s most recent Sherlock series (Season 3), featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the great detective.

Big Blue Live on WETA TV 26/HD three-part live television event, a special collaboration between PBS and the BBC, showcases marine life of the once-endangered and now thriving ecosystem of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in California. The natural history broadcasts feature scientists, filmmakers and photographers, animal behaviorists and other experts coming together to document the extraordinary rejuvenation of the sanctuary — and to spotlight some of the world’s most charismatic marine creatures convening in a once-a-year confluence.

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airs August 31-September 2 at 8 p.m.

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August Highlights

My Music: Starlight Ballroom

airs Saturday, August 8 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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ollowing on the popular program The Big Band Years, a new music special from My Music series impresario TJ Lubinsky celebrates the golden era of swing, spotlighting the legendary orchestras, bandleaders and singers who ruled America’s radio and dance halls, bringing joy and escape during the World War II and postwar years. Harkening back to a time when ballrooms across the United States hosted the biggest bands in the country as they travelled from city to city with dance numbers and beautiful ballads, the program features such musical artists as Tex Beneke, Perry Como, Doris Day (above), Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, The Ink Spots, Peggy Lee, The Mills Brothers, Dinah Shore, Mel Torme and others performing classic songs such as “Accentuate the Positive,” “You Always Hurt the One You Love,” “In the Mood,” “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” and “If I Didn’t Care.”

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airs Saturday, August 8 at 10 p.m. & repeats August 10 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

n September 19, 1981, Simon & Garfunkel held a free public concert on Central Park’s Great Lawn in New York City, raising money to restore the world’s most famous urban park. The duo had rarely performed since their breakup in 1970, but their music continued to resonate with the city from which they came. The Concert in Central Park was Simon & Garfunkel’s biggest gift to their hometown: more than 500,000 people were in attendance. The performance features the duo’s greatest hits as well as selections from their solo catalogs, arranged with an expanded 11-man band.

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My Music: ’60s & ’70s Slow Songs

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airs Saturday, August 15 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

eautiful ballads from the late 1960s and 1970s are back in a relaxing My Music special that features top hits such as “The Look of Love,” “(Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All,” “Annie’s Song,” “The Most Beautiful Girl” and more from a lineup of artists including The 5th Dimension, John Denver, Engelbert Humperdinck, Anne Murray, Charlie Rich, Kenny Rogers, Neil Sedaka, Dusty Springfield (left), Andy Williams, and many others. Hosted by actress-singer Cheryl Ladd (of Charlie’s Angels), ’60s & ’70s Slow Songs is a romantic retrospective of the classic love songs that ruled radio airplay and warmed listeners’ hearts during an otherwise tumultuous time in history — and appealed to pop music fans of all ages.

Il Volo: Italia

airs Saturday, August 15 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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new concert event from the ancient archaeological ruins of Pompeii, Italy, features the popular vocal trio Il Volo performing Italian favorites before a live audience in their fourth public television special. The young Italian tenors, Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, pay homage to their home in Italy via the concert’s music repertoire, which includes specially arranged classic songs in addition to new originals, including their single “Grande Amore,” backed by an orchestra and rhythm section. The trio showcases their trademark perfect harmonies as they share one of the most iconic landmarks from their home country.

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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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Last Tango in Halifax, Season 3 (Pt 6 of 6)

Masterpiece: Poldark (Pt 7 of 7)

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Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Toronto

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Baltimore

POV: Beats of the Antonov

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Secrets of the Dead: JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness

Frontline: Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA

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Life on the Reef (Ep 3 of 3)

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

NOVA: Mystery of Easter Island

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Miss Fisher Uncovered

My Music: Country Pop Legends

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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My Music: Starlight Ballroom

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(from 7:30pm:) Ken Burns: The Civil War

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Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park

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My Music: Country Pop Legends

Ken Burns: The Civil War (to 11:30pm)

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My Music: Starlight Ballroom

Brain Maker, with David Perlmutter, MD (to 12m)

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John Denver: Country Boy

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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My Music: ’60s & ’70s Slow Songs

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(from 7:30pm:) Il Volo: Italia

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Downton Abbey Rediscovered

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Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You

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Ken Burns: The Civil War

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Rick Steves’ Europe

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Antiques Roadshow: Cincinnati, OH

Antiques Roadshow: Myrtle Beach, SC (Ep 1 of 3)

POV: Point and Shoot (to 11:30pm)

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A Few Good Pie Places

A Few Great Bakeries

Frontline: The Trouble with Chicken

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Nature: Siberian Tiger Quest

NOVA: Vaccines—Calling the Shots

Nazi Mega Weapons: V2 Rocket

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Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (to 10:37pm)

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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(from 7:57pm:) Midsomer Murders, Series 8: Dead in the Water

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A Few Good Pie Places

Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock, Season 3: The Empty Hearse

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Big Blue Live (Ep 1 of 3)

Antiques Roadshow: Myrtle Beach, SC (Ep 2 of 3)

John Denver: Country Boy

Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You (to 12m) Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park (to 11:30pm)

Downton Abbey Rediscovered

Simon & Garfunkel (to 12m)

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Aging Backwards with Miranda Esmonde-White

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (to 11:30pm)

Downton Abbey Rediscovered

Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park (to 11:30pm) Il Volo: Italia

Miss Fisher Uncovered

Downton Abbey Rediscovered (to 11:30pm)

Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy

Brain Maker, with David Perlmutter, MD (to 12m)

My Music: ’60s & ’70s Slow Songs (to 11:30pm) Discovering Alexandria: The Early Years (to 11:30pm)

Aging Backwards with Miranda Esmonde-White

(from 10:37pm) Doc Martin IV (to 11:30pm)

Secrets of the Dead: JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

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PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

Il Volo: Italia (to 11:30pm)

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Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2015 The Man Who Lost His Head, with Martin Clunes

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Vicious 2 (to 11:30pm)

POV: The Storm Makers

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Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)

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The WETA Movie: Annie Hall (to 11:04pm)

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(from 7:57pm:) Midsomer Murders, Series 8: Things That Go Bump in the Night

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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 from 7 p.m. through Charlie Rose, and weekend evenings, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturdays and 5:30 p.m. Sundays.

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

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

• WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6–9 a.m. Sundays. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 10 for schedule information.

9:30 THE WETA MOVIE: ANNIE HALL — In Woody Allen’s 1977 comic drama, a New York comedian (Allen) recalls his lost love, a kooky singer (Diane Keaton) with a style all her own. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Actress (Keaton). (1:34) Repeats Sun 8/2, noon 11:04 POV: RACING DREAMS — A film chronicles a year in the life of three tweens who race extreme go-karts at high speed and dream of becoming NASCAR drivers.

The film is a humorous and heartbreaking portrait of racing, young love and family struggle. (90 min.)

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

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

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Sunday, August 2 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Masterpiece: Poldark, featuring Aidan Turner (above) in the title role, concludes, as does the Sunday series Last Tango in Halifax.

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

6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 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 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN 3:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 3:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 5:30 MARTHA BAKES SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12:30AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 GLOBE TREKKER: BUILDING ENGLAND, PART 2 — Repeats Mon 8/3, 1pm; Tue 8/4, 3:30pm; Wed 8/5, 5pm 7:57 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 8: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT — Fletcher’s Cross undertaker Patrick Pennyman is found dead in his own chapel of rest. Suspicion points at the local spiritualist church which is heavily controversial in the village. DCI Barnaby and his colleague Sgt. Scott try to uncover the mysteries of the church as well as trying to unmask the brutal killer.

N WETA TV 26, 6AM–12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLES 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY 11:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW BBC 11:30 THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP — The weekly public affairs series features a discussion by a group of pundits, led

by John McLaughlin, of current political issues.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N–12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: ANNIE HALL — (1:34) R 1:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 10: DEATH IN A CHOCOLATE BOX — R 4:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 4:30 THE STATUE OF LIBERTY—A FILM BY KEN BURNS — WETA reprises the story of the monument’s creation.

Repeats Tue 8/4, 5pm; Wed 8/5, 2pm 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND

Tuesday, August 4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Secrets of the Dead: JFK: One PM Central Standard Time spotlights CBS reporting on the assassination of the president in Dallas.

Above, CBS Anchor Walter Cronkite with JFK, September 1963.

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Wednesday, August 5 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The miniseries Life on the Reef, spotlighting Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, wraps up its exploration of changing seasons.

3 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE TORONTO — Repeats Tue 8/4, 1:30pm; Wed 8/5, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE BALTIMORE — Uncover some dramatic changes in the value of key appraisals since Antiques Roadshow’s first visit to Baltimore. Highlights include an Edgar Allen Poe-inscribed book; a Titanic collection; and a Frederick De Wit atlas, circa 1680. R epeats Tue 8/4, 2:30pm 10:00 POV: BEATS OF THE ANTONOV — A film explores how music and dance bind a community in the warravaged Sudan region, where the people of the Blue Nile celebrate their survival and fight to maintain their heritage, even as bombs drop all around them.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

4 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: JFK: ONE PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME — A special recounts the riveting story of the reporting from Dallas and the New York CBS Newsroom from the moment President Kennedy was shot until Walter Cronkite’s emotional pronouncement of his death at 1 p.m. CST. George Clooney narrates. Repeats Wed 8/5, 3pm; Fri 8/28, 8:30pm 9:00 JFK & LBJ: A TIME FOR GREATNESS — President LBJ is chiefly remembered for the Vietnam War, but 50 years ago, he engineered two of the most important laws Congress ever passed: the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. This special examines how LBJ transformed America. R epeats Wed 8/5, 4pm; Tue 8/25, 5pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: GUNNED DOWN: THE POWER OF THE NRA — Frontline examines how the NRA uses its unrivaled political power to stop gun regulation in America and illuminates the NRA’s evolution from sportsmen’s group to powerful lobbying force, drawing on interviews with leading voices on both sides of the debate.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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6:30 DOC MARTIN III/IV — R 8:00 LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX, SEASON 3 — Ann Reid and Derek Jacobi star in a BBC series celebrating life and love. Part 6 of 6. Caroline gets to the heart of the reason Gillian is reluctant to go through with the wedding. With Celia’s encouragement, Alan takes the first step toward forgiveness. Repeats Mon 8/3, 3pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE: POLDARK — Aidan Turner stars as Captain Ross Poldark, a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolution; Eleanor Tomlinson plays the miner’s daughter taken in by the captain. Part 7 of 7. When Verity makes her move, Poldark is blamed and events spiral out of control. An epidemic leads to tragedy. A shipwreck is both a blessing and a curse.

Repeats Mon 8/3, 4pm 11:00 FILM SCHOOL SHORTS — (60 min.)

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 LIFE ON THE REEF — A miniseries spotlights Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on earth, through the eyes of those who live, work and play there. Episode 3 of 3.

See how the human and animal residents of the reef prepare for a category five cyclone that brings destruction to the North Queensland coast. As cyclone season finally gives way to calm seas of the dry, the reef begins to recover and thrive. The three-part series Repeats Mon 8/24, 3–6 p.m. and Tue 8/25, 1:30–4:30pm 9:00 NOVA: SECRETS OF THE VIKING SWORD — The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time, yet only a select few carried the ultimate weapon of their era: the feared Ulfberht sword. Fashioned using a process that would remain unknown to the Vikings’ rivals for centuries, the Ulfberht was a revolutionary high-tech tool. NOVA explores how Viking sword makers designed and created the Ulfberht — and examines the sword’s role in history. {DVI} 10:00 NOVA: MYSTERY OF EASTER ISLAND — A remote, bleak speck of rock in the middle of the Pacific, Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, has mystified the world ever since the first Europeans arrived in 1722. How and why did the ancient islanders build and move nearly 900 giant statues, or moai, weighing up to 86 tons? With the help of a 15-ton replica statue, a NOVA team sets out to test a high-risk, seemingly unlikely theory. {DVI} 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

WETA’s August membership drive airs August 6–23 on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD. Please note that television listings during that period are subject to change.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MISS FISHER UNCOVERED — A special goes behind the scenes of the acclaimed, beautifully costumed and evocatively filmed Australian series, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Essie Davis (Girl with a Pearl Earring) stars as the glamorous detective Miss Phryne Fisher, a thoroughly modern woman of the late 1920s who investigates crimes in Melbourne. R epeats Fri 8/7, 5pm; Sat 8/8, 1pm; Wed 8/12, midnight; Thur 8/13, 3pm; Fri 8/14, 1pm; Sat 8/15, 6am; Sun 8/16, 9pm 9:00 MY MUSIC: COUNTRY POP LEGENDS — Country pop stars unite to perform their biggest and best-loved hit recordings from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s in this music special. Roy Clark hosts. Performances by Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Hank Locklin, Bill Anderson, BJ Thomas, the Bellamy Brothers, the Browns and others are intermixed with archival gems. R epeats Fri 8/7, 3pm; Tue 8/11, 8pm 11:00 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — A program visits the Blenko glassworks in West Virginia to explore how the company’s all-handmade glassware is created. R epeats Sun 8/9, 9:30am, midnight; Tue 8/11, 11:30pm; Wed 8/12, 2:30pm 1 2:30AM HALEY’S HINTS 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Friday, August 7 at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD John Denver: Country Boy explores the man behind the music in an intimate profile of the popular late singer-songwriter.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top journalists on the news events of the week.

8:30 JOHN DENVER: COUNTRY BOY — A special spotlights the man behind the music, offering an intimate profile of the popular singer-songwriter. His life and legacy are explored with friends, managers, family members, and the musicians who toured with him for decades. Repeats Sat 8/8, 6:30pm; Thur 8/13, 8pm 10:00 SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU — In a program taped at American University, the personal finance expert presents up-to-date advice on a broad set of financial issues, including: how to invest; whether to buy or rent a home; saving for retirement; what kind of life insurance to buy; wills and trusts; student loans and more. Repeats Sun 8/9, 6am; Sat 8/15, 7am; Tue 8/18, 8pm; Wed 8/19, 4pm 12M EASY YOGA FOR EASING PAIN WITH PEGGY CAPPY — Yoga expert Peggy Cappy demonstrates how yoga can increase flexibility, reduce joint and muscular aches and pains and even combat fatigue. Repeats Mon 8/17, midnight 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–1:30AM: S 6AM JJ VIRGIN’S SUGAR IMPACT SECRET — Sugar can be the real cause of inflammation, bloating, metabolic disorders, fatigue and weight gain. JJ Virgin shows how to spot hidden sugars and retrain taste buds, restore sugar sensitivity, heal the digestive tract, and rev up the metabolism, turning sugar burners into fat burners and promoting rapid weight loss. R epeats Sun 8/9, 11am; Sat 8/15, 1:30pm 7:30 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 offers new ways to help offset the risks for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, explaining three simple steps that can be taken to derail degenerative processes and warning against potential threats to the brain. R epeats Sun 8/9, 8am; Sun 8/16, 6am 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 AGING BACKWARDS WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — See the August 9, 6 p.m. listing.

11:30 DEEPAK CHOPRA: THE FUTURE OF GOD — Faith meets science in a thought-provoking special that features spiritual teacher and medical doctor Deepak Chopra demonstrating that the tools of advanced fields of science can be used to answer some fundamentally spiritual questions. R epeats Sun 8/16, 7:30am; Tue 8/18, 2pm 1:00 MISS FISHER UNCOVERED — R

THE CIVIL WAR IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF FLORENTINE FILMS AND WETA Sunday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A new special, Ken Burns: The Civil War, celebrates the iconic 1990 documentary, a WETA co-production, and features interviews with those who created it. WETA will reprise the full series next month.

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Sunday, August 9 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Downton Abbey Rediscovered relives treasured moments from the drama’s past seasons and samples the upcoming final season.

PBS President Paula Kerger hosts. Above: Lily James (Rose), Michelle Dockery (Mary) and Catherine Steadman (Mabel Fox).

2:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE — See the Thursday, August 20, 8 p.m. listing. Repeats Sun 8/16, 9am; Thur 8/20, 8pm; Fri 8/21, 2pm 5:00 EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — Follow instructor Peggy Cappy as she demonstrates yoga exercises designed to address arthritis problems; because it is both safe and effective, exercise, especially yoga, can ease arthritis. R epeats Mon 8/17, 9:30pm; Tue 8/18, 3:30pm; Fri 8/21, 1pm 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 JOHN DENVER: COUNTRY BOY — R 8:00 MY MUSIC: STARLIGHT BALLROOM — A new music special celebrates the golden era of swing with a look at the orchestras, bandleaders and singers who ruled the radio and dance halls. Among artists featured are Perry Como, Doris Day, Benny Goodman, Tex Beneke, Peggy Lee, The Mills Brothers and more. R epeats Wed 8/12, 8pm; Thur 8/13, 4pm 10:00 SIMON & GARFUNKEL: THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK — A program features the iconic duo performing before the more than 500,000 fans who came out for the once-in-a-lifetime 1981 benefit concert for the world’s most famous urban park. The concert features the pair’s greatest hits, from “Mrs. Robinson” to “Sounds of Silence.” Repeats Sun 8/9, 12:30pm, 10:30pm; Mon 8/10, 8pm; Tue 8/11, 3pm; Fri 8/14, 10pm 11:30 MOTOWN 25: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER — See the Thursday, August 13, 9:30 p.m. listing.

9 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N–1:30AM: S 6AM SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU — R 8:00 PROTECT YOUR MEMORY WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD —R 9:30 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R 11:00 JJ VIRGIN’S SUGAR IMPACT SECRET — R 12:30 SIMON & GARFUNKEL: THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK — R 2:00 DR. CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP: GLORIOUS WOMEN NEVER AGE! — Wellness expert Dr. Northrup explores the subject of women and aging, replacing the notion of decline with the profound understanding that growing older means an increase in wisdom and value.

Northrup offers seven steps that every woman should take in her journey to getting older without “aging.”

Repeats Wed 8/19, 1pm 3:30 DISCOVERING ALEXANDRIA: THE EARLY YEARS — A WETA film explores the story of Alexandria, Virginia, featuring the city’s most noted historians and authors.

Repeats Wed 8/12, 4pm; Sun 8/16, 1:30pm; Wed 8/19, 9:30pm; Thur 8/20, 1pm 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 AGING BACKWARDS WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — Former National Ballet of Canada dancer Miranda Esmonde-White provides insights on combat-

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11 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: COUNTRY POP LEGENDS — See the Thursday, August 6, 9 p.m. listing.

10:00 KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR — See the Sunday, August 9, 7:30 p.m. listing.

11:30 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: STARLIGHT BALLROOM — See the Saturday, August 8, 8 p.m. listing.

Tuesday, August 11 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD My Music: Country Pop Legends features artists such as BJ Thomas performing their greatest songs from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.

Wednesday, August 12 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Brain Maker, with David Perlmutter, MD explores the connection between gut bacteria and brain functioning, offering lifestyle and diet advice that can help improve brain health.

10:00 BRAIN MAKER, WITH DAVID PERLMUTTER, MD — A health special explores the leading-edge science that reveals the powerful connection between gut bacteria and the brain. The 100 trillion bacteria living in the intestines influence not only our moment-to-moment brain function but also the long-term risk for brain disease. This program explores dietary and lifestyle tools that can help people regain healthy gut bacteria, paving the way for optimal brain function and long-term brain health. Repeats Sat 8/15, 10am; Mon 8/17, 2:30pm, 10:30pm 12M MISS FISHER UNCOVERED — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

13 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 JOHN DENVER: COUNTRY BOY — See the Friday, August 7, 8:30 p.m. listing.

9:30 MOTOWN 25: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER — A 1983 special hosted by comedian Richard Pryor celebrates the 25th anniversary of Motown with reunions of The Miracles, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, The Temptations, The Four Tops and more. The Emmy Awardwinning show features virtually every major Motown artist including Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, Jr. Walker, and the Commodores. R epeats Sun 8/16, 3:30pm 11:30 DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

14 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 DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — R 10:00 SIMON & GARFUNKEL: THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK — R 11:30 THE TENORS: UNDER ONE SKY — The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors) return for their third television concert special, presenting songs from their new album, Under One Sky, a blend of classical and contemporary pop. The Tenors have created new arrangements for some top pop songs like Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven,” Bill Withers’ “Lean On Me” and Queen’s “Who Wants to Live Forever.” The Tenors also perform some of their original compositions as well as the classics “Besame Mucho” and “Granada.”

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

15 Saturday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–2AM: S 6AM MISS FISHER UNCOVERED — R 7:00 SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU — R

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SIMON & GARFUNKEL: THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK — R 9:30 AGING BACKWARDS WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — R 11:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO — Superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli presents a special concert of classical favorites, pop standards and Brazilian jazz from the coastal setting of Portofino, Italy. With 16-time Grammy-winner David Foster as music director and at the keyboard, Bocelli is joined by trumpeter Chris Botti to perform a collection of the world’s most famous love songs. R epeats Thur 8/13, 1pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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ing the physical signs and consequences of aging, motivating viewers to stretch and strengthen their way to feeling and looking younger. Repeats Mon 8/10, 1pm, 9:30pm; Fri 8/14, 3:30pm; Sat 8/15, 3pm, 12:30am; Sun 8/16, 11:30pm; Wed 8/19, 11:30pm; Thur 8/20, 3pm; Fri 8/21, 8:30pm KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR — An in-depth overview of the iconic 1990 history documentary The Civil War, a coproduction of Florentine Films and WETA, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the landmark series, which will be reprised next month. The special features video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, writer Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, cinematographer Buddy Squires and others. R epeats Tue 8/11, 4:30pm, 10pm; Fri 8/14, 2pm; Sat 8/15, noon, 6:30pm; Thur 8/18, 11:30pm; Wed 8/19, 8pm DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — Relive treasured moments from the five seasons of the blockbuster drama series Downton Abbey and sample the next and final season. The program features clips, behind-thescenes footage and interviews with Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame and the series’ cast. Paula Kerger, PBS president, hosts. Repeats Mon 8/10, 4:30pm; Wed 8/12, 1pm; Thur 8/13, 11:30pm; Fri 8/14, 8:30pm; Sat 8/15, 4:30pm, 11pm; Sun 8/16, noon, 10pm; Mon 8/17, 8pm; Tue 8/18, 4:30pm; Fri 8/21, 11:30pm SIMON & GARFUNKEL: THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK — R BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR — See the Sunday, August 9, 7:30 p.m. listing.

9:30 DISCOVERING ALEXANDRIA: THE EARLY YEARS — A WETA film explores the story of Alexandria, Virginia, featuring the city’s noted historians and authors.

11:30 AGING BACKWARDS WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — R epeats Thur 7/23, 5pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 5pm BRAIN MAKER, WITH DAVID PERLMUTTER, MD — R KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR — R JJ VIRGIN’S SUGAR IMPACT SECRET — R AGING BACKWARDS WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — R 4:30 DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — R 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR — R 8:00 MY MUSIC: ’60s & ’70s SLOW SONGS — A new music special from impresario TJ Lubinsky presents favorite slow-dance love songs, featuring classics from Andy Williams, Dusty Springfield, The 5th Dimension, Engelbert Humperdinck, Anne Murray and others. Repeats Sun 8/16, 6pm; Mon 8/17, 4:30pm; Tue 8/18, 10pm; Thur 8/20, 11pm 9:30 IL VOLO: ITALIA — A new special features the perfect harmonies of the charming vocal trio as they pay homage to their home country. The young tenors perform classic Italian favorites and original songs in this new concert filmed in the spectacular ancient ruins of Pompeii. Repeats Sun 8/16, 7:30pm; Mon 8/17, 1pm; Fri 8/21, 10pm 11:00 DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — R 12:30AM AGING BACKWARDS — R

16 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–1AM: S 6AM PROTECT YOUR MEMORY WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD —R 7:30 DEEPAK CHOPRA: THE FUTURE OF GOD — R 9:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE — See the Thursday, August 20, 8 p.m. listing.

12N DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — R 1:30 DISCOVERING ALEXANDRIA: THE EARLY YEARS — See the Wednesday, August 19, 9:30 p.m. listing.

3:30 MOTOWN 25: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER — R 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 MY MUSIC: ’60s AND ’70s SLOW SONGS — R 7:30 IL VOLO: ITALIA — R 9:00 MISS FISHER UNCOVERED — See the Thursday, August 6, 8 p.m. listing.

10:00 DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — R 11:30 AGING BACKWARDS — R

21 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 AGING BACKWARDS WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — R 10:00 IL VOLO: ITALIA — R 11:30 DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

22 Saturday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–6AM: S 6AM–9AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 9AM EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10AM–6PM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 6PM PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30PM–6AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES

23 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–5AM: S 6AM–6PM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 6PM PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30PM–5AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES

24 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CINCINNATI, OH — R epeats Wed 8/26, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Episode 1 of 3.

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Tuesday, August 18 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You presents advice from the personal finance expert in a special filmed at American University.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE — The travel expert tours Italy’s Riviera, visits the Netherlands, makes side trips from Paris and explores Amsterdam.

11:00 MY MUSIC: ’60s AND ’70s SLOW SONGS — R 12:30AM HALEY’S HINTS 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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PBS NEWSHOUR DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED — R EASY YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS WITH PEGGY CAPPY — R BRAIN MAKER, WITH DAVID PERLMUTTER, MD — R EASY YOGA FOR EASING PAIN WITH PEGGY CAPPY — R CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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PBS NEWSHOUR SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU — R MY MUSIC: ’60s AND ’70s SLOW SONGS — R KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR — R CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

A WETA PRODUCTION Wednesday, August 19 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Discovering Alexandria: The Early Years, a WETA production, chronicles the city’s vibrant history through the 19th century.

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Wednesday, August 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA: Vaccines—Calling the Shots spotlights the return of diseases once largely eradicated in the U.S., in part because parents are skipping their children’s shots. The program tracks epidemics, explores vaccine science, and sheds light on risks of opting out.

10:00 POV: POINT AND SHOOT — Ride along with Matt VanDyke, who films his self-transformation from a timid 26-year-old to a motorcycle-driving rebel, fighting in the Libyan revolution. Two-time Oscar-nominee Marshall Curry tells his amazing story.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 A FEW GOOD PIE PLACES — Take a tour of pie shops from Maine to Alaska. Meet cooks who know how to make dough, add spices to fillings and crisscross a lattice top. Repeats Thur 8/27, 4pm; Sun 8/30, 8pm 9:00 A FEW GREAT BAKERIES — A program explores small bakeries from Massachusetts to California. Find out how a business that makes cakes, pies, bread and bagels can become a neighborhood landmark. Celebrate beautiful icing, gooey treats and skillful bakers.

Repeats Thur 8/27, 5pm; Sun 8/30, 4:30pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: THE TROUBLE WITH CHICKEN — Frontline examines the spread of pathogens in chicken and why the food-safety system isn’t stopping the threat.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

26 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: SIBERIAN TIGER QUEST — Ecologist Chris Morgan (Bears of the Last Frontier) embarks on a big challenge: to find and film a Siberian tiger living wild in Russia’s far eastern forests; Morgan joins Korean cameraman Sooyong Park, the first individual to film Siberian tigers in the wild. {DVI} Repeats Thur 8/27, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: VACCINES—CALLING THE SHOTS — Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago — whooping cough, measles, mumps — are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children’s shots. NOVA explores the science behind vaccinations, and sheds light on the risks of opting out, featuring scientists, pediatricians, psychologists, and parents wrestling with vaccine-related questions. {DVI} R epeats Thur 8/27, 2pm 10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS: V2 ROCKET — A program explores how scientist Werner von Braun, who worked on the first-ever long-range rockets during the Nazi era, heralded the birth of ballistic missiles and laid the technological foundations for the space race. R epeats Thur 8/27, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

28 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. R epeats Sat 8/29, 6:30pm 8:30 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: JFK: ONE PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME — See the Tuesday, August 4, 8 p.m. listing.

9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: VIENNA PHILHARMONIC SUMMER NIGHT CONCERT 2015 — The Vienna Philharmonic performs an open-air concert from the gardens of Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace. Zubin Mehta conducts, with pianist Rudolf Buchbinder as soloist, in works by Grieg, Sibelius, Richard Strauss and Johann Strauss II. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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

O 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, August 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12:30AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 GLOBE TREKKER FOOD HOUR: SICILY — Repeats Mon 8/31, 1pm 7:57 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 8: DEAD IN THE WATER — The body of Guy Sweetman (Benedict Blythe) is found in the river on the day of the annual Midsomer Regatta. Guy was a ladies man with many enemies, so DCI Barnaby has his work cut out for him in his investigation.

9:30 THE MAN WHO LOST HIS HEAD, WITH MARTIN CLUNES — A light-hearted made-for-TV comic-drama about cultural repatriation centers around a repressed British museum curator, Ian Bennet (Martin Clunes), who is sent to assess the possible return of an ancient Maori carving to the small, fictional New Zealand town of Otakataka. It sounds like a cushy, dream assignment for Bennet, but surprises await him. Repeats Sun 8/30, noon; Mon 8/31, 3pm 11:00 POV: ARMADILLO — A film documents the lives of a group of young Danish soldiers based at Armadillo, a combat operations base in Afghanistan, as they fight the Taliban in a hostile and confusing environment.

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30 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM–12N See the Sunday, August 2 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N–12M: 12N THE MAN WHO LOST HIS HEAD, WITH MARTIN CLUNES — R 1:30 A FEW GOOD PIE PLACES — R

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MISS MARPLE: THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY — Who is the strange young woman lying strangled in the library of Gossington Hall? Fortunately for the Bantrys, Miss Marple is their neighbor. Joan Hickson stars as the spinster sleuth Miss Marple in this classic BBC production adapted from Agatha Christie’s crime novels.

Repeats Fri 8/28, 1pm 10:37 DOC MARTIN IV — Uneasy Lies the Head. R epeats Fri 8/28, 3pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: SHERLOCK, SEASON 3: THE EMPTY HEARSE — Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman portray Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in Season Three of the contemporary reinvention of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classics. The series is written and created by Steven Moffat (Dr. Who) and Mark Gatiss (Game of Thrones). Episode 1 of 3. The Empty Hearse. Two years after Sherlock’s “death,” Dr. John Watson has gotten on with his life. But with London under threat of a devastating terrorist attack, Sherlock is about to stage his outrageous resurrection.

Repeats Mon 8/31, 4pm 10:30 VICIOUS — Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi star as longtime gay couple Freddie and Stuart, who embark on a new season of mishaps, break-ups and make-ups.

Frances de la Tour is their old friend Violet and Iwan Rheon portrays their neighbor Ash. Episode 1 of 6. Sister. Violet panics when her wealthy sister Lillian, whom she hasn’t seen in years, announces a visit. Meanwhile, Ash wants to introduce girlfriend Jess to the group.

Episode 2 of 6. Gym. Freddie and Stuart join Ash at his gym, where a young fitness instructor persuades the pair to sign up for a membership.

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2:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 8: DEAD IN THE WATER —R 4:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 4:30 A FEW GREAT BAKERIES — R 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 DOC MARTIN IV — R 8:00 A FEW GOOD PIE PLACES — Take a tour of pie shops from Maine to Alaska. Meet cooks who know how to make dough, add spices to fillings and crisscross a lattice top. — R

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 BIG BLUE LIVE — Part 1 of 3. Scientists, animal behaviorists and other experts participate in a live TV broadcast to view the rejuvenation of the once endangered ecosystem of Monterey Bay, California, where marine creatures convene in a once-a-year confluence of fins, fur and fangs.

9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Episode 2 of 3.

10:00 POV: THE STORM MAKERS — A film presents an exposé of Cambodia’s human traffickers, who transport the poor and illiterate across borders.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Sunday, August 30 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD WETA reprises Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock, Season 3, starring Martin Freeman as Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes.

Season 4 of the acclaimed series is currently in production.

This month, Curious George specials Back to the Jungle (above), and Follow That Monkey air August 17, respectively, at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on WETA Kids; and 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on TV 26.

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Peep/Pocoyo, 5am Maya & Miguel, 5:30am Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 6am Clifford The Big Red Dog, 6:30am Caillou, 7am (6am) Arthur, 7:30am, 7pm (6:30am) Odd Squad, 8am, 8:30pm (7am) Wild Kratts, 8:30am, 7:30pm (7:30am) Curious George, 9am, 9:30am, 6pm (8am, 8:30am) Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 10am, 10:30am, 5:30pm (9am, 9:30am) Sesame Street, 11am, 3pm (5am, 10am) Dinosaur Train, noon, 12:30pm (11am, 11:30am) Peg + Cat, 1pm, 1:30pm (Sundays, 8:30am) Super WHY!, 2pm (Sundays, 6am) Thomas & Friends, 2:30pm (Sundays, 6:30am) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 3:30pm, 6:30pm (Sundays, 7:30am) Word World, 4pm Martha Speaks, 4:30pm (Sundays, 7am) Word Girl, 5pm (Sundays, 8am) More listings are available 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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Handel’s Israel in Egypt on Choral Showcase

George Frideric Handel

Sundays, August 16 & 23 at 9 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM

By David Ginder, Morning On-Air Host

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srael in Egypt is regarded today as one of Handel’s great oratorios and has been revered for almost 250 years. On hearing it, Haydn exclaimed, “He is the Master of us all!” and was inspired to write his own oratorios, including The Creation. Handel’s Israel in Egypt was even popular in the 19th century, when Baroque music was otherwise considered old and irrelevant — but the piece did not always enjoy such success.

Unlike J.S. Bach, who never traveled far from home, German-born George Frideric Handel lived and worked widely. In Hamburg and in Italy, he learned about opera.

In England, where he lived and worked almost 50 years, his most visible accomplishments were first in opera and

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Aug. 1 C.W. Gluck’s Alceste* (1 p.m.)

La Fenice, Venice La Fenice Orchestra and Chorus Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor Aug. 8 Szymanowski’s King Roger* (1 p.m.)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London With Mariusz Kwiecien (King Roger II) Rossini’s L’Inganno Felice* Teatro La Fenice, Venice Aug. 15 Gounod’s Faust* (1 p.m.)

Royal Theater, Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra and Chorus Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Aug. 22 Puccini’s La Boheme* (1 p.m.)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Royal Opera Orchestra and Chorus Dan Ettinger, conductor With Anna Netrebko (Mimi) and Joseph Calleja (Rodolfo) Aug. 29 Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito* (1 p.m.)

Champs-Elysées Theatre, Paris Aedes Chorus Le Cercle de l’Harmonie Orchestra Jérémie Rhorer, conductor (*From World of Opera) 12 AUGUST 2015

then oratorio. It’s the switch between the two that sheds light on Israel in Egypt.

The need for the switch at all was caused by Londoners who, over time, got tired of opera. Changing the source of the stories — usually Biblical for oratorios and virtually anything for opera — but retaining how the drama was presented —by singers and instruments — was brilliant, even if it seems obvious today. (Saving money on sets and costumes was a bonus.)

But Israel in Egypt was not the average oratorio, and this explains its rough start. The soloists do not represent the characters of the story, but rather are unspecific presenters in narrative form. (The same is true in Messiah, which was composed three years later.) Even more startlingly different was the first version of Israel in Egypt, where, not only were soloists not involved at the character level, but they were almost not involved at all! All the story-telling was done by the chorus. That may seem like a reasonable option to us today, but, to the former opera audience in 18th-century London, expecting dazzling soloists to tell the story with brilliant arias and moving duets, it was bewildering. They were understandably in a rejecting mood.

Handel recognized his “mistake.” He fixed subsequent versions, and you have a chance to experience both! We air the original version of Part I (with all choruses) on Choral Showcase on August 16, and the “fixed” version (with smaller ensembles too) of the whole piece on August 23. Both performances are from Trinity Wall Street conducted by Julian Wachner.

Classical WETA Announcers in the Community: August 7: Marilyn Cooley welcomes the audience at the Wolf Trap Opera/National Symphony Orchestra/Choral Arts performance of Madama Butterfly at Wolf Trap.

Local Recitals on Front Row Washington Mondays at 9 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM

By Deborah Lamberton, Senior Producer

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he Classical WETA 90.9 FM weekly local performance program Front Row Washington begins the month at Downtown Piano Works in Frederick, Maryland, with a captivating recital by Ukrainian-born Israeli pianist Inesa Sinkevych on Monday night, August 3 at 9 p.m. Called “a Schubertian of real distinction” by MusicWeb International, her program of Miranda Cuckson music from Spain and Hungary includes Schubert’s “Hungarian Melody,” as well as selections from Book II of Iberia by Isaac Albéniz and Béla Bartók’s Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs.

August 10: When violinist Miranda Cuckson had to choose a topic for her doctoral thesis at Juilliard, she chose the recital works of American composer Ross Lee Finney. It was a good decision — she received the Richard F. French Prize for best doctoral dissertation and went on to record five CDs of music featuring American composers, including Finney. You can hear her take on Ross Lee Finney’s Fiddle-Doodle-Ad, a charming piece that includes eight popular fiddle tunes from “Rosin the Bow” to “Cotton Eye Joe.” Cuckson’s Phillips Collection recital includes two other violin sonatas; one by Janácˇek, and one by Richard Strauss, composed while in his early Zuill Bailey twenties just prior to penning his famous tone poem Don Juan.

August 17: J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 6 in E Minor anchors our next Front Row Washington program, which features the American debut recital of Argentinean pianist Nelson Goerner at the Phillips Collection. Winner of the Franz Liszt and Geneva Competitions and a regular at BBC Proms, Mr. Goerner also performs Mendelssohn’s “Scottish Sonata” and Felix Blumenfeld’s wickedly difficult piano etude for left hand.

August 24: Celebrated cellist and Peabody graduate Zuill Bailey has an international reputation as soloist, chamber musician, festival director and teacher, but he has also garnered fame for his Telarc recordings, thanks to repeat appearances as Number One on the Classical Billboard Charts. Highlights from his Phillips Presenting Classical Music All Day, Every Day Collection recital include the cello transcription of César Franck’s With David Ginder, mornings • Marilyn Cooley, middays • famous A major violin sonata, a work so popular it was adapted for Bill Bukowski, afternoons • Nicole Lacroix, evenings • flute, saxophone and even tuba, although the setting for cello and And hosting on the weekend: piano was the only alternate version Franck approved.

Linda Carducci, Chip Brienza, James Jacobs, John Banther August 31: Chances are you didn’t know Leonard Bernstein Special Programming: wrote a clarinet sonata, but you’ll get the opportunity to hear this Monday–Friday at 7 p.m.: PBS NewsHour rarely performed work. Bernstein dedicated his sonata to David Mondays at 9 p.m.: Front Row Washington Oppenheim, who as head of CBS Masterworks signed Glenn Saturdays at 1 p.m.: Classical WETA Opera House Gould to the label after hearing Gould’s American debut recital Sundays at 6 p.m.: From the Top at the Phillips Collection in January 1955. Spanish-born clarinetSundays at 9 p.m.: Choral Showcase First Wednesday of the month at 9 p.m.: ist Jose Franch-Ballester, an Avery Fisher Career Grant winner, NSO Showcase (November–July) includes the Bernstein Sonata on his Phillips Collection recital, along with Brahms’ beloved F Minor Sonata, Op. 120, and Francis Classical WETA: 90.9 FM Greater Washington Poulenc’s equally popular Sonata for Clarinet and Piano — both 88.9 FM Frederick WGMS 89.1 FM Hagerstown works penned late in the composers’ careers.

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