June 2015 - WETA Magazine

JUNE 2015 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

Presenting Classic and Contemporary British Television at Its Best Happy Third Anniversary WETA UK!

Celebrating 25 Years of Public Dear WETA Members,

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his month, WETA celebrates a very special milestone.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the community we serve, it is my great pleasure to congratulate WETA President and CEO Sharon Percy Rockefeller on her 25 years of outstanding leadership of our wonderful public broadcasting company. With great passion and dedication, since 1989 Sharon has led WETA to extraordinary achievements in service to Greater Washington and to our entire nation as well.

Sharon has brought WETA to new heights of excellence in broadcasting by carrying forward the values and ideals of former WETA Chairman Willard Kiplinger and former President Elizabeth Campbell, who founded WETA more than 50 years ago. They established WETA to engage people of all ages in the joy and richness of lifelong learning. Sharon has built an extraordinary public service enterprise based upon their vision.

Securing a Permanent Home Among her many great achievements, Sharon arranged the purchase of a permanent headquarters in Shirlington, Virginia. In its new home, she has led WETA into the digital age by harnessing technology that enabled an enormous broadcast expansion. WETA quadrupled its local television service to four channels, including the popular, exclusive WETA UK; widened the reach of its radio broadcasts; and launched highly successful learning media websites on topics such as child literacy and traumatic brain injury.

Championing Classical Music For radio, WETA made a momentous decision in 2007 by establishing Classical WETA 90.9 FM as the exclusive classical music radio station in the nation’s capital. Classical WETA is now the most-listened-to classical station in America. Among its excellent programming, the station produces world-class performances of live music by partnering with a remarkable array of eminent performing arts organizations in Greater Washington.

Emerging as a Top Content Producer Complementing its reputation for television broadcast excellence, WETA has emerged as a production content powerhouse over the last 25 years. On behalf of the community of Greater Washington, WETA has produced an impressive portfolio of television productions spotlighting the history, landmarks, people and resources of the national capital area. Nationwide, WETA creates and presents much of the most distinguished public affairs, arts and history programming on television.

Last year, WETA acquired and now fully produces the PBS NewsHour, adding to a stellar portfolio that includes Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and an array of major public affairs documentary films. WETA has become America’s storyteller, in a decades-long partnership with filmmaker Ken Burns creating extraordinary productions such as The Civil War, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea and The Roosevelts: An Intimate History that

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explore the nation’s collective history and illuminate American identity. WETA also champions performing arts in the nation’s capital with dazzling television productions that include the series In Performance at the White House, The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Celebrating Sharon and WETA This month, WETA marks Sharon’s 25-year milestone with a special celebration, The Silver Salute, chaired

by David Rubenstein. Surrounding this event, the Eugene B. Casey Foundation has made a very generous inaugural contribution to the WETA Program Fund for Excellence, established in honor of Sharon’s anniversary. The fund will support the company’s robust ongoing production efforts.

We can all be enormously proud of the many WETA accomplishments under Sharon’s leadership. Dedicated to enriching the lives of audiences in Greater Washington and throughout the nation, WETA will continue to provide exceptional services to the public with Sharon at the helm.

Sincerely,

Timothy C. Coughlin Chairman, WETA Board of Trustees

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June Drama on WETA TV 26/HD Masterpiece: Poldark

New 7-part series begins June 21 at 9 p.m.

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lmost 40 years ago, swashbuckling hero Captain Ross Poldark galloped across the television screens of millions of public television viewers, vexing villains and winning hearts in one of Masterpiece’s earliest hit series, based on a beloved series of novels by Winston Graham. Now the gallant captain rides again in a new Poldark adaptation — with all the action, adventure, and romance of the original and again set against beautiful Cornish scenery. The seven-part series, airing Sundays, June 21-August 2, stars Aidan Turner as the protagonist, a battle-scarred redcoat who returns to England after the American Revolutionary War to find that his father is dead, his lands are ruined and his true love is about to marry his first cousin. Eleanor Tomlinson co-stars as the servant Demelza; Heida Reed portrays Elizabeth Chenoweth, the beautiful young woman who gave Poldark her ring as a love token before he left for America; and Robin Ellis, who starred as the original Poldark, plays Reverend Halse, the village’s sin-obsessed parson.

Funding for Masterpiece is provided by Viking River Cruises and Ralph Lauren Corporation with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust.

begins June 21 at 10 p.m.

ona Chaplin stars in a BBC drama about the hopes, fears, triumphs and tragedies of frontline medics during World War I. Set in a tented field hospital on the coast of France, the series follows a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers who work to aid men wounded in the trenches. The hospital is a frontier: between the battlefield and home front and as well between the old rules and hierarchies and a new way of thinking. Each of the series’ six episodes, airing June 21 to July 26, features stories about the patients, who include British soldiers, troops from all over the world and even local civilians. Among the cast is Kevin Doyle (Molesley, the Earl of Grantham’s servant, on Downton Abbey).

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begins June 28 at 8 p.m.

he critically acclaimed BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax enters a third season this month as the BAFTA award-winning love story continues, again starring Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as love-struck septuagenarians Alan and Celia. The six-part series, airing June 28–August 2, features a mix of humor and moving drama as Celia and Alan plan to make the most of their time together when a surprise visitor stops them in their tracks. Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) and Kate (Nina Sosanya) settle into married life and look forward to motherhood, and a devastating event shocks everyone. Old habits come back to haunt Gillian (Nicola Walker) as she grapples with following her head over her heart.

Enjoy More Drama on WETA UK Seeking more drama programming? The WETA UK channel, featuring the finest in British programming, presents superb drama each night of the week. If you haven’t experienced the channel yet, tune in and sample its offerings. This month, WETA UK begins airing popular series As Time Goes By from its very first episode (June 1). Also find a host of engaging mysteries that include Inspector Morse, Father Brown, Whitechapel and Dalziel & Pascoe; Masterpiece productions such as Silk and Wolf Hall; and much more. See page 12 for a complete schedule.

OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS BY PETE SOUZA

Aretha Franklin and the Williams Brothers

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The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House The WETA co-production airs Friday, June 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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he 54th production in WETA’s dazzling arts series In Performance at the White House showcases gospel music, a foundation upon which popular American music — from the blues, soul, rhythm and blues, and rock ‘n’ roll — has been built.

Emmylou Harris, The Gospel Tradition: In Rodney Crowell and Rhiannon Giddens Performance at the White House features a lineup of top musical artists headlined by Aretha Franklin and showcases an evening of celebration with President and Mrs. Obama at the White House in honor of gospel music and its profound influence on American music.

Taped at the White House in April, the concert broadcast is a production of WETA; TV One; CoMedia; Mark Krantz Productions; Cappy Productions; and Black and White TV Inc. The program premieres Friday, June 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26, WETA HD and PBS stations nationwide and will be simulcast on cable channel TV One. The Gospel Tradition includes performances by gospel superstars and pop music icons Bishop Rance Allen, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Rodney Crowell, Aretha Franklin, Rhiannon Giddens, Emmylou Harris, Darlene Love, Lyle Lovett, Tamela Mann, the Morgan State University Choir and Michelle Williams — with musical artist and

producer T Bone Burnett as executive music director and Robin Roberts as program host.

Among the stellar offerings in the hour-long program are Franklin performing “Higher Ground,” Love delivering “People Get Ready” and Giddens singing “Up Above My Head.”

In Performance at the White House has been produced by WETA since 1978, spanning every administration since President Carter’s and embracing virtually every genre of American performing arts: pop, country, gospel, jazz, theatre and dance among them. The series was created to showcase the rich fabric of American culture in the setting of the nation’s most famous home.

Darlene Love On the morning of the concert taping, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted “The History of Gospel Music,” an educational workshop held in the State Dining Room for more than 120 middle school, high school and college-level students from across the country. The event was led by musicologist and music educator Robert Santelli, executive director of the GRAMMY Museum (of Los Angeles), which is offering downloadable curriculum and educational materials for middle and high school teachers, available at pbs.org/whitehouse.

Corporate funding for The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House is provided by PepsiCo. Foundation support is provided by The Annenberg Foundation. Major funding is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers.

Air travel is generously provided by American Airlines.

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My Music: Sister Acts

airs Friday, June 6 at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV26/HD

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new My Music special from impresario TJ Lubinsky celebrates the sweet sounds of sibling singing groups — from the Andrews Sisters to the McGuire Sisters, the Lennon Sisters to the King Sisters. Kathy Lennon of the Lennon Sisters and Tina Cole of The Four King Cousins host the program. Beginning with the The McGuire Sisters pioneering and influential Boswell Sisters in the 1920s, sister acts became popular attractions in American music as radio, film, stage and record performances enchanted audiences with harmonic love songs and bouncy novelty numbers. The Andrews Sisters, who emerged during the Big Band era, became nationwide favorites with a string of huge hits. Later, the King Sisters also emerged and were frequently seen on television variety shows, an outlet that helped make stars out of The McGuire Sisters, followed by the Lennon Sisters, who were weekly regulars for more than a decade on The Lawrence Welk Show. These singing groups appealed to listeners of all ages in an era when families would gather to enjoy entertainment together.

My Music: Country Pop Legends

airs Wednesday, June 3 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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ETA reprises a My Music performance special that features country music legends uniting to deliver their biggest and most-loved hit recordings from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Country music legend Roy Clark hosts the trip down three decades of memory lane, setting up performances from Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Hank Locklin, Bill Anderson, BJ Thomas, the Bellamy Brothers, the Browns and more — intermixed with classic full-length archival gems from the vaults by artists such as Gene Autry, Eddy Arnold, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash and Buck Owens. “This is about respect, and preserving the legacy of so many classic country performers that defined the soundtrack of generations,” said TJ Lubinsky, the executive producer and creator of the music series.

“In our My Music specials, we’ve gone from doo wop to disco, folk rock to movie songs; now it’s time for music straight from the heartland.”

LGBT Pride Month on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

Independent Lens: Limited Partnership Mon 6/15, 10pm Independent Lens: God Loves Uganda Thur 6/18, 10:30pm The Campaign Sat 6/20, midnight Independent Lens: The Graduates/Los Graduados Sat 6/20, 1am Independent Lens: The New Black Sun 6/21, 11pm Independent Lens: Love Free or Die Sun 6/21, midnight P.O.V.: Out in the Night Mon 6/22, 10pm Independent Lens: How to Survive a Plague Sat 6/27, midnight Independent Lens: Playwright: From Page to Stage Sun 6/28, 11pm Frontline: Growing Up Trans Tue 6/30, 10pm

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TV Highlights

WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

June primetime simulcast listings.

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

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History— A Film by Ken Burns (Pt 5 of 7. The Rising Road) (1933-1939)

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My Music: Country Pop Legends

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Flower Empowered with Sarah von Pollaro

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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My Music: John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind

The Tenors: Under One Sky (to 11:30pm)

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Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary (to 12m)

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Discovering Alexandria: The Early Years

Flower Empowered with Sarah von Pollaro (to 11:30pm)

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Suze Orman: Financial Solutions for You

My Music: John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (to 12m)

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Aging Backwards with Miranda Esmonde-White

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Rick Steves’ Europe

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Antiques Roadshow: Vintage St. Louis

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History—A Film by Ken Burns (Pt 6 of 7. The Common Cause) (1939-1944)

Frontline: Solitary Nation

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Nature: The Funkiest Monkeys

NOVA: Escape from Nazi Alcatraz

Nazi Mega Weapons: Atlantic Wall

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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series 2: Marked for Murder

Midsomer Murders, Series 3: Blue Herrings

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Great Performances at the Met: The Merry Widow (to 11:30pm)

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Doc Martin, Series 2

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Tales from the Royal Wardrobe

Masterpiece: Poldark (Pt 1 of 7)

The Crimson Field (Pt 1 of 6)

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Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Sacramento

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Louisville

P.O.V.: Out in the Night

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History—A Film by Ken Burns (Pt 7 of 7. A Strong and Active Faith) (1944-1962)

Frontline: Rape on the Night Shift

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NOVA: Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius

First Peoples: Americas

First Peoples: Africa

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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series 2: Murder á La Mode

Midsomer Murders, Series 3: Judgment Day

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House

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Doc Martin, Series 2

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Last Tango in Halifax, Season 3 (Pt 1 of 6)

Masterpiece: Poldark (Pt 2 of 7)

The Crimson Field (Pt 2 of 6)

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Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Denver

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Hartford

P.O.V.: The Overnighters (to 12m)

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Mount Rushmore: American Experience

1913: Seeds of Conflict

Frontline: Growing Up Trans (to 11:30pm)

Last Days in Vietnam: American Experience (to 12m) John Denver: Country Boy

My Music: Sister Acts

My Music: Country Pop Legends (to 12m)

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Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (to 11:30pm)

50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary

WETA Arts

Suze Orman: Financial Solutions (to 12:30am)

Aging Backwards (to 12m)

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Rochester

Independent Lens: Limited Partnership

Indep. Lens: God Loves Uganda (to 12m)

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Barefoot Contessa (to 11:38pm)

Burgers in Washington

Secrets of Her Majesty’s Secret Service (to 11:30pm)

Country Music: In Performance at the White House

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: A Few Good Men (to 11:48pm)

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Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino (to 12m)

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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

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June 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 14 for schedule information.

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

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

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MOTOWN 25: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER — Hosted

by Richard Pryor, a 1983 special 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 Award-winning 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. Repeats Wed 6/3, 4pm 10:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO — Tenor Andrea Bocelli presents a special concert of classical favorites, pop standards and Brazilian jazz from the coastal setting of Portofino, Italy. With David Foster at the keyboard, Bocelli is joined by trumpeter Chris Botti to perform a collection of the world’s most famous love songs. Repeats Fri 6/5, 1pm 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. Repeats Sun 6/7, 6am; Tue 6/9, 12m 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

2 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY—A FILM BY KEN BURNS — The co-production of Florentine Films and WETA continues; Ken Burns weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Part 5 of 7.

The Rising Road. (1933–1939). FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Aimed at ending the Depression, his sweeping New Deal restores the people’s selfconfidence and transforms the relationship between them and their government. Eleanor rejects the traditional role of first lady, becomes her husband’s liberal conscience and a sometimes controversial political force. As the decade ends, FDR faces two grave questions: whether to run for an unprecedented third term and how to deal with the rise of Hitler.

10:30 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 Sat 6/6, 4pm; Tue 6/9, 8pm; Thur 6/11, 2:30pm 12:30AM HALEY’S HINTS — See the June 6, 6 a.m. listing.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

3 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 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 full-length archival gems from the vaults. Repeats Thur 6/4, 4pm; Fri 6/5, 10pm 10:00 LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Rory Kennedy’s Oscar-nominated documentary explores the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, as South Vietnamese resistance crumbled, North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon, and, with the clock ticking and the city under fire, an unlikely group of heroes took matters into their own hands. {DVI} Repeats Sun 6/7, 2:30pm 12M AGING BACKWARDS — See the June 10 listing.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY, A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Tuesdays, June 2, 16 & 23 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The seven-part Ken Burns film, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, continues. The co-production of Florentine Films and WETA tells the stories of Theodore, Franklin (above) and Eleanor Roosevelt.

8:00 FLOWER EMPOWERED WITH SARAH VON POLLARO — In WETA’s production, Washingtonian Sarah von Pollaro demonstrates how anyone on any budget can create gorgeous, long-lasting floral designs for the home or for special occasions. Repeats Mon 6/11, 3pm, 10pm; Fri 6/12, 3:30pm 9:30 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.

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.

12:30AM HALEY’S HINTS — See the June 6, 6 a.m. listing.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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6 Saturday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–2AM: S 6AM HALEY’S HINTS — Author Graham Haley offers household advice — from cleaning tips to sewing hints, to hints on plumbing, painting and carpentry, using ordinary household items and products for extraordinary time- and money-saving uses. R epeats Sun 6/7, 7am; Thur 6/11, 12:30am 8:00 AGING BACKWARDS WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — See the Wednesday, June 10, 8 p.m. listing.

9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 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 tonight; Sun 6/7, 12m; Wed 6/10, 11:30pm 11:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE — The travel expert explores Italy’s Riviera, the Netherlands, side trips from Paris, and Amsterdam. Repeats Sun 6/7, 9am; Wed 6/10, 1pm; Thur 6/11, 8pm 2:30 FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD WITH RICHARD GLAZIER — Pianist and historian Richard Glazier weaves interviews, piano performances and commentary to create a fascinating look at Broadway and Hollywood through music.

4:00 SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU — R 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 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 simple steps that can be taken to derail degenerative processes and warning against potential threats to the brain.

8:00 MY MUSIC: JOHN SEBASTIAN PRESENTS: FOLK REWIND — A music special focuses on the folk singers and songwriters of the classic 1950s and 1960s folk era. Presented by John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoon-

IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–1:30AM: S 6AM JOEL HARPER: FIRMING AFTER 50 — R 7AM HALEY’S HINTS — R 9AM RICK STEVES’ EUROPE — R 12N AGING BACKWARDS — R 1:30 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 Mon 6/8, 11:30pm 2:30 LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — R 4:30 MY MUSIC: SISTER ACTS — R 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE JEWISH JOURNEY: AMERICA — A program traces Jewish immigration to the U.S. through the centuries.

Top scholars, notable writers and immigrants themselves share stories of those who made a leap of faith to escape persecution or pursue opportunity. R epeats Mon 6/8, 4:30pm; Thur 6/11, 1pm 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY — Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? Filmmaker Michael Kantor focuses on this question, arising from his Emmy-winning miniseries Broadway: The American Musical. R epeats Mon 6/8, 1pm; Wed 6/10, 4pm, 9:30pm 10:00 50 YEARS WITH PETER, PAUL AND MARY — A documentary celebrates the impact of the trio that brought folk music to America’s mass audiences, combining artistry with activism and inspiration over a period of a half-century. The program features performances

by Peter, Paul and Mary starting with the era of the group’s emergence in Greenwich Village, through the Civil Rights and anti-war eras, and into the 21st century. Repeats Tue 6/9, 1pm; Fri 6/12, 8:30pm 12M DEEPAK CHOPRA: THE FUTURE OF GOD — R

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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 MY MUSIC: SISTER ACTS — Beginning with the pioneering and influential Boswell Sisters in the 1920s and 1930s, sister acts became popular attractions in American music. The Andrews Sisters, who emerged during the Big Band era, became nationwide favorites; and during the post-war era, television helped make stars out of The McGuire Sisters — and the Lennon Sisters, who were seen as weekly regulars for over a decade on The Lawrence Welk Show. Also featured are the King Sisters, Rosemary and Betty Clooney, and others. Kathy Lennon and actress Tina Cole host. R epeats Sun 6/7, 4:30pm 10:00 MY MUSIC: COUNTRY POP LEGENDS — See the Wednesday, June 3, 8 p.m. listing.

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

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Sunday, June 7 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy explores the cultural roots of American musical theater. Above: West Side Story.

ful, Folk Rewind features a trove of historical footage plus concert performances by artists such as Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Harry Belafonte, The Kingston Trio and others. Repeats Tue 6/9, 10pm 10:00 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 and well as the classics “Besame Mucho” and “Granada.”

Repeats Thur 6/11, 11pm 11:30 AGING BACKWARDS — R 12:30AM DEEPAK CHOPRA: THE FUTURE OF GOD — R

FLOWER EMPOWERED with Sarah von Pollaro, A WETA PRODUCTION Thursday, June 4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Flower Empowered with Sarah von Pollaro, a WETA production, offers tips on how to create beautiful floral arrangements on any budget.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DISCOVERING ALEXANDRIA: THE EARLY YEARS — A WETA film explores the story of Alexandria, Virginia, featuring the city’s most noted historians and authors.

Relive the birth of one of the nation’s most vibrant port cities, meet the men and women who made history and called Alexandria their home, and discover the stories of some of Alexandria’s most famous landmarks.

Repeats Tue 6/9, 4pm 10:00 FLOWER EMPOWERED — See the June 4 listing. R 11:30 DR. CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP: GLORIOUS WOMEN NEVER AGE! — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE ST. LOUIS — Repeats Tue 6/22, 2pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE ROCHESTER 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: LIMITED PARTNERSHIP — Meet one of the first gay couples to marry in the U.S., and learn about their 40-year fight for legal status.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

9 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU — R 10:00 MY MUSIC: JOHN SEBASTIAN PRESENTS: FOLK REWIND — R 12M JOEL HARPER: FIRMING AFTER 50 — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 AGING BACKWARDS WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — Former National Ballet of Canada dancer Miranda Esmonde-White, host of the series Classical Stretch, provides insights on combating the physical signs and consequences of aging, motivating viewers to stretch and strengthen their way to feeling and looking younger. Repeats Thur 6/11, 4:30pm; Fri 6/12, 2pm, 10:30pm 9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY — R 11:30 DEEPAK CHOPRA: THE FUTURE OF GOD — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

11 Thursday 8:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE — The travel expert explores Italy’s Riviera, the Netherlands, side trips from Paris, and Amsterdam. R 11:00 THE TENORS: UNDER ONE SKY — R 12:30AM HALEY’S HINTS — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

12 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 50 YEARS WITH PETER, PAUL AND MARY — R 10:30 AGING BACKWARDS — R 12M TRAIN YOUR DOG LIKE A PRO — Internationally renowned dog behaviorist and best-selling author Don Sullivan provides struggling dog owners with the necessary tools and techniques to forge a lasting and loving relationship with their dog.

1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY—A FILM

BY KEN BURNS — Part 6 of 7. The Common Cause (1939–1944). FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory. Meanwhile, Eleanor struggles to keep New Deal reforms alive in wartime and travels the Pacific to visit wounded servicemen. Diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 1943 and with the war still raging, FDR resolves to conceal his condition and run for a fourth term. R epeats Wed 6/17, 1pm, 4pm; Thur 6/18, 1pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: SOLITARY NATION — R 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

17 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: THE FUNKIEST MONKEYS — Twenty-five years ago, filmmaker Colin Stafford-Johnson travelled to Sulawesi in Indonesia and fell in love with crested black macaques. These feisty monkeys, with expressive faces, copper-colored eyes and very unusual habits, are very charismatic. They exist only on this one island. Now, their numbers have declined, and the filmmaker returns to find out why. {DVI} Repeats Thur 6/18, 3pm 9:00 NOVA: ESCAPE FROM NAZI ALCATRAZ — Colditz Castle, a prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in World War II, a group of British officers dreamed up an escape plan, constructing a two-man glider. The plan was to fly from the castle roof, but the war ended before they could use it. A team of engineers and carpenters rebuilds the glider to test it. {DVI} Repeats Thur 6/18, 4pm 10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS: ATLANTIC WALL — To protect occupied Europe from an Allied invasion, Hitler demanded construction of a defensive wall stretching from France to Norway. This program tells the story of how the vast project absorbed huge quantities of raw materials and men from all over the Third Reich — and faced its test on D-Day. R epeats Thur 6/18, 5pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

18 Thursday 8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2: MARKED FOR MURDER — Amidst the passion and

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Wednesday, June 10 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Aging Backwards with Miranda Esmonde-White spotlights a regimen of stretching to combat the physical signs and consequences of aging.

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19 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 6/20, 6:30pm 8:30 WETA ARTS — The WETA TV 26 arts magazine visits the studio of acclaimed D.C. printmaker Lou Stovall; gets an inside look at the upcoming season at Wolf Trap; spotlights Dorothy Tanner’s breathtaking sculptures that combine light and music; and explores the ideas of heaven, hell, and purgatory through the eyes of global artists at the National Museum of African Art. 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: THE MERRY WIDOW — Broadway director and choreographer Susan Stroman makes her Met debut with a lavish new staging of Lehár’s operetta. Soprano Renée Fleming adds a new character to her Met repertory as Hanna, the widowed millionairess. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the stellar cast that also includes baritone Nathan Gunn as Danilo; tenor Alek Shrader as Camille de Rosillon; and baritone Sir Thomas Allen as Baron Zeta. Broadway star Kelli O’Hara makes her Met debut as Zeta’s wife, Valencienne. The operetta is performed in English.

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato hosts.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

21 Sunday 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-1AM: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA — (2:08) R 2:30 NOVA: D-DAY’S SUNKEN SECRETS — NOVA gains exclusive access to an extensive survey of the seabed bordering the D-Day beachheads in Normandy — one of the world’s largest underwater archaeological sites — and presents a blow-by-blow account of D-Day events to reveal how the Allies’ planning and technology were vital to the invasion’s success. {DVI}

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O 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 A CHEF’S LIFE 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE

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fanaticism of 1929 Australian Rules Football, Phryne is duped into investigating the coach’s missing “lucky cap.” She discovers a gruesome murder instead.

Phryne’s investigation is complicated by the return of Jack’s ex-wife, her dashing fiancé, and the Police Commissioner’s fanatical support for the opposition team.

Repeats Fri 6/19, 1pm 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 3: BLUE HERRINGS — With a week off from work to redecorate part of his house, DCI Barnaby also visits his elderly aunt at her nursing home, where she prompts the policeman to investigate a series of deaths. Repeats Fri 6/19, 2pm A film 10:35 INDEPENDENT LENS: GOD LOVES UGANDA journeys into the heart of East Africa, where Ugandan pastors and their American counterparts spread evangelical values to millions desperate for a better life.

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Wednesday, June 17 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nature: The Funkiest Monkeys spotlights a fascinating, endangered community of black macaques of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

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–2AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 GLOBE TREKKER FOOD HOUR: DEEP SOUTH USA — Repeats Mon 6/22, 1pm 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA — In Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1954 drama, flashbacks at a funeral reveal how a Madrid nightclub dancer was propelled to instant stardom and eventual misfortune.

Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart and Edmond O’Brien star. (2:08) Repeats Sun 6/21, noon 12M THE CAMPAIGN — A film follows ordinary people compelled by a passionate belief in equality to go far beyond their everyday selves and participate in the campaign to defeat California’s Proposition 8 and to defend same-sex marriage. With access to the statewide headquarters of “No on 8,” the story tracks five people through the emotional battle as they are transformed by their participation in the political process.

1AM INDEPENDENT LENS: THE GRADUATES/LOS GRADUADOS — A documentary explores pressing issues in education through the eyes of six Latino and Latina adolescents from across the United States, offering first-hand perspectives on the barriers they have to overcome in order to make their dreams come true.

Friday, June 19 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Great Performances at the Met: The Merry Widow stars Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara (above) and Alek Shrader in Franz Lehár’s operetta.

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BY KEN BURNS — Part 7 of 7. A Strong and Active Faith (1944–1962). Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peaceful postwar world, but a cerebral hemorrhage kills him at 63. After her husband’s death, Eleanor Roosevelt proves herself a shrewd politician and a skilled negotiator, as well as a champion of civil rights, civil liberties and the United Nations. When she dies in 1962, she is mourned as the First Lady of the World. Repeats Wed 6/24, 1pm, 4pm; Thur 6/25, 1pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: RAPE ON THE NIGHT SHIFT — Frontline investigates the sexual abuse of undocumented women in the janitorial service industry.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

24 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NOVA: INSIDE ANIMAL MINDS: BIRD GENIUS — Researchers are discovering that some birds have mastered cognition skills purportedly restricted to humans. NOVA spotlights bird geniuses in action. Are these skills really evidence of high intelligence? {DVI} Repeats Thur 6/25, 3pm 9:00 FIRST PEOPLES: AMERICAS — The miniseries explores how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to survive and thrive around the globe.

Archaeology, genetics and anthropology cast new light on how early humans became dominant. Episode 1 of 4.

Americas. Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas. It is now believed that humans may have arrived in the Americas by boat. Repeats Thur 6/25, 4pm 10:00 FIRST PEOPLES: AFRICA — Episode 2 of 4. The series examines research that suggests humans evolved in many places across Africa at the same time. Our ancestors met, mated and hybridized with other human types on the continent — creating ever greater diversity within our species. Repeats Thur 6/25, 5pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

4:30 CARING FOR MOM AND DAD — A film examines a major demographic shift: the 75 million baby boomers now entering their retirement years — and the problems in caring for this aging population when they can no longer care for themselves. Meryl Streep narrates.

5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 3: BLUE HERRINGS — See the Thursday, June 18, 9 p.m. listing. R 8:00 TALES FROM THE ROYAL WARDROBE — A film examines the significance of the royal wardrobes of English monarchs over the last 400 years. Learn why most kings and queens have carefully choreographed every aspect of their apparel and why, for those who haven’t, the consequences have sometimes been calamitous.

9:00 MASTERPIECE: POLDARK — Captain Ross Poldark rides again in a swashbuckling new adaptation of the hit 1970s romantic drama series. Aidan Turner stars as a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolution.

Part 1 of 7. After fighting for England in the American Revolution, Poldark returns home to Cornwall and finds wrenching change. Repeats Mon 6/22, 4pm 10:00 THE CRIMSON FIELD — A drama about frontline World War I medics stars Oona Chaplin. In a field hospital on the coast of France, doctors, nurses and women volunteers work to heal wounded soldiers. Part 1 of 6. Volunteer nurses Kitty, Flora and Rosalie settle into their first day of work in a field hospital. It soon becomes clear that no training could ever have prepared them for the reality of working near the front line. R epeats Mon 6/22, 5pm 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE NEW BLACK — A film explores how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue, documenting activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examining homophobia in the black church.

12M INDEPENDENT LENS: LOVE FREE OR DIE — A documentary explores the struggles and triumphs of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay elected bishop. The film is about church and state, love and marriage, faith and identity — and one man’s struggle to dispel the notion that God’s love has limits. (60 min.)

25 Thursday 8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2: MURDER À LA MODE — When Phryne arrives for a fitting at Madame Fleuri’s exclusive fashion salon at the “Paris end” of Collins Street, she finds herself amidst a murder scene. Repeats Fri 6/26, 1pm 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 3: JUDGMENT DAY — The residents of the village of Midsomer Mallow fear for their chances of winning the Perfect Village competition when a local thief and womanizer is brutally killed. Repeats Fri 6/26, 2pm; Sun 6/28, 7pm 10:34 SECRETS OF HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE — A documentary lifts the veil of secrecy on MI-6, the British spy agency that was set up in 1909 and not formally acknowledged to exist until 1994. This film explores the shadowy world of spying, recounting some the world’s most delicately executed operations.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

22 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE SACRAMENTO — Repeats Tue 6/23, 1:30pm; Mon 6/29, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE LOUISVILLE — Repeats Tue 6/23, 2:30pm; Mon 6/29, 2pm 10:00 P.O.V.: OUT IN THE NIGHT — A film examines the uphill battle of a group of African-American lesbians charged with attempted murder when they fought back after being threatened. The case reveals the role that race, gender identity and sexuality play in the criminal justice system.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Wednesday, June 24 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The miniseries First Peoples explores how the mixing of prehistoric human genes helped our species survive and thrive worldwide.

Tuesday, June 30 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Mount Rushmore: American Experience explores the story of artist Gutzon Borglum and the largest sculptural project in history.

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12M INDEPENDENT LENS: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE — A film tells the story of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), two groups whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. (90 min.)

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IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Friday, June 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House, a WETA co-production, features musical artists such as Shirley Caesar and the Morgan State University Choir. See page 3 for details.

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29 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE DENVER — Repeats Tue 6/30, 1:30pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE HARTFORD — Repeats Tue 6/30, 2:30pm 10:00 P.O.V.: THE OVERNIGHTERS — A film spotlights a North Dakota town where the oil business is booming and busloads of newcomers find slim work prospects and a severe housing shortage. Pastor Jay Reinke converts his church into a makeshift dorm, allowing hundreds of job-seekers to stay. When opposition reaches a boiling point, Pastor Jay makes a decision with shattering consequences.

12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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

6AM–6PM See the Saturday, June 20 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1:30AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 GLOBE TREKKER: ISOLATED ISLANDS: ST. HELENA — Repeats Sun 6/28, 4:30pm 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: A FEW GOOD MEN — In Rob Reiner’s 1992 drama, Navy lawyers, portrayed by Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, defend two Marines accused of killing a private at the naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Jack Nicholson co-stars. Aaron Sorkin, writer of The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network, wrote the screenplay. (2:18) Repeats Sun 6/28, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MOUNT RUSHMORE: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The talent and determination of hyperactive, temperamental artist Gutzon Borglum propelled the largest sculptural project in history, high on a granite cliff in South Dakota’s Black Hills. Michael Murphy narrates.

9:00 1913: SEEDS OF CONFLICT — A documentary examines the seeds of today’s Middle East conflict, sown in pre-World War I Ottoman Palestine. By weaving Arab and Jewish histories, the film dispels old myths and provides fresh insights into dramatic events that presaged a century of unrest.

10:00 FRONTLINE: GROWING UP TRANS — Frontline explores the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their parents. Through personal stories of children, parents and doctors, the film examines new medical interventions being offered.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 6/27, 6:30pm BURGERS IN WASHINGTON A WETA TV 26 produc 8:30 BURGERS IN WASHINGTON — tion celebrates the region’s love affair with the allAmerican classic, exploring 17 of the most notable purveyors of hamburgers in Greater Washington.

9:00 THE GOSPEL TRADITION: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE — A WETA co-production presents WHITE HOUSE — a concert hosted at the White House by President and Mrs. Obama that celebrates gospel music and its profound influence on American music. The April 2015 performance showcases music that provides comfort and inspiration to its listeners. Musical artists in the program include Bishop Rance Allen; Shirley Caesar and the Morgan State University Choir; Rodney Crowell; Aretha Franklin; Rhiannon Giddens; Emmylou Harris; Darlene Love; Lyle Lovett; Tamela Mann; and Michelle Williams. Robin Roberts hosts the program.

Repeats Sun 6/28, 3:30pm; Tue 6/30, 5pm 10:00 COUNTRY MUSIC: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE — A 2011 WETA production presents a special HOUSE — concert celebrating country music with an all-star lineup of top musical artists performing at the White House for the President and Mrs. Obama. Performers include Lauren Alaina, The Band Perry, Dierks Bentley, Alison Krauss, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Mickey, Darius Rucker and James Taylor. Repeats Sun 6/28, 2:30pm; Tue 6/30, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon Repeats next weekday, noon

ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM–12N See the Sunday, June 21 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: A FEW GOOD MEN — (2:18) R 2:30 COUNTRY MUSIC: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE and THE GOSPEL TRADITION: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE — R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: ISOLATED ISLANDS: ST. HELENA 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 3: JUDGMENT DAY — See the Thursday, June 25, 9 p.m. listing. R 8:00 LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX, SEASON 3 — Starring Ann Reid and Derek Jacobi, the award-winning BBC series celebrating life and love enters its third season. Part 1 of 6. See how a visitor forces Alan to think about his past, making Gillian and Caroline anxious. His decision to keep his secret from Celia is bound to backfire.

Meanwhile, Caroline and pregnant Kate set a date for their wedding. Repeats Mon 6/29, 3pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE: POLDARK — A new adaptation of the hit 1970s romantic drama series continues. Part 2 of 7. Determined to open his risky copper mine, Poldark seeks backers. Verity’s big chance leads to a showdown. Repeats Mon 6/29, 4pm 10:00 THE CRIMSON FIELD — A drama follows frontline medics in World War I. Oona Chaplin stars. Part 2 of 6.

The hospital readies for a convoy of new patients. With resources stretched, Sister Joan sees a chance for the volunteers’ skills to be put to good use, but Sister Margaret doesn’t think they’re ready to take on new responsibilities. Repeats Mon 6/29, 5pm 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: PLAYWRIGHT: FROM PAGE TO STAGE — In a film by Robert Levi, the lives of two young playwrights — an African American from Miami’s inner city and an Indian American from Cleveland — are brought together inextricably in the process of creating a new language for the stage. (60 min.)

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• Call the Midwife IV (6/6–6/20)

Miss Fisher’s • Dalziel & Pascoe Murder Mysteries II IV (6/6–6/13)

Midsomer Murders III Pie in the Sky III

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• Death in Paradise White Chapel II/III IV (6/5–6/12)

• Masterpiece: Wolf Hall (starts 6/27) The Fixer I

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hree years ago this month, the WETA UK channel made its debut in Greater Washington, bringing to the airwaves an exciting, distinctive and exclusive new WETA service that presents the best of classic and contemporary British programs. WETA UK has been a “smashing” success, attracting a larger audience each year with engaging drama, quirky comedy and insightful documentary offerings that feature the accents from the Isles that viewers relish and the talented actors and actresses that fans adore. WETA is proud to present this superb viewing alternative and its wide array of intelligent, entertaining content, which is available free to local viewers over the air. Here’s to many more anniversaries to come for WETA UK! Viewers: Note this month’s new schedule.

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arren Clarke, one of Britain’s best-loved actors, gives a consummate performance as the politically incorrect, no-nonsense Yorkshire Detective Superintendent (DS) Andy Dalziel in the BBC mystery series Dalziel & Pascoe, based on the best-selling novels of award-winning writer Reginald Hill. A blunt, vulgar man with a penetrating wit, Dalziel is from the old school of policing and relies on his instinct, knowledge of human nature and experience to get results. Colin Buchanan portrays Peter Pascoe, the perfect foil to his brash boss. A cultured, whiz-kid sidekick, and one of the new breed of career police officers, he is armed with a degree in Social Sciences, a caring attitude and a sharp brain that he brings to bear in their investigations. Produced in 12 seasons from 1996 through 2007, the series offers an engaging blend of classic murder mysteries, compelling characters and down-to-earth humor. This month, WETA UK presents episodes from seasons Four and Five.

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he critically acclaimed six-part drama miniseries Wolf Hall, based on Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels, comes to WETA UK, starring Damian Lewis as England’s King Henry VIII and Mark Rylance as his brilliant, enigmatic adviser Thomas Cromwell. The Masterpiece series presents a provocative portrait of Cromwell as he maneuvers within the Tudor court brimming with intrigues. Told from his perspective, Wolf Hall follows Cromwell as he navigates the moral complexities that accompany the exercise of power. Lewis portrays the king, haunted by his brother’s premature death and obsessed with protecting the Tudor dynasty by securing his succession with a male heir to the throne. The cast includes Claire Foy (Little Dorrit) as Anne Boleyn; Anton Lesser (Endeavour); Mark Gatiss (Sherlock); and Jonathan Pryce (Cranford). BAFTA Award-winner Peter Kosminsky directs the production adapted by Oscar nominee Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).

Also this month on WETA UK: Classic comedy Are You Being Served? and long-running romantic sitcom As Times Goes By (left, with Judy Dench and Geoffrey Palmer) join the schedule on weekdays in the noon and 7 p.m. hours; Doctor Who Pertwee Movies air Sundays at 11 p.m.; army investigator drama Red Cap (Fridays at 9 p.m.) and gritty police thriller Whitechapel (Saturdays at 8 p.m.) enter new seasons; and popular drama Call the Midwife wraps up Season IV (Saturdays at 9 p.m.).

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WETA KIDS ON WEEKDAYS

Dinosaur Train, from the Jim Henson Company, features a series of hour-long specials this month on Mondays (and repeating Fridays), June 1–22 at 11 a.m. on TV 26 and noon on the WETA Kids Channel.

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

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.

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June 3 NSO Showcase pays tribute to the Maestro on the first anniversary of his death

By Nicole Lacroix, Evening On-Air Host

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In Memoriam Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

n Friday evening, March 14, less than three months before his death from cancer during the following June, Spanish conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos led the National Symphony Orchestra in the second of three subscription concerts. The Kennedy Center Concert Hall was packed. All seemed well as the Maestro began conducting the last piece on the program, Respighi’s orchestral showpiece, The Pines of Rome. The Washington Post’s critic Philip Kennicott was there: [Despite a noticeable weakening during the third movement of the piece]…Frühbeck was obviously determined not to deny the audience the rousing pleasure of Respighi’s potboiler. He grabbed at the metal rail behind him and stood even as the orchestra began to trail off, not sure whether he was well enough to continue. He obviously wasn’t, but he continued anyway, cueing the percussion and brass with a few sharp gestures above his head as he sat, slumped, on the podium.

A few moments before the end of the piece, he stood up and conducted its last moments. The audience response was thunderous. Frühbeck turned and faced them, gave a wan smile, then left the stage. When he returned to acknowledge the ovation, many of the musicians, half or a third of his age, were in tears.

Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s program NSO Showcase features a tribute to Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos on Wednesday, June 3 at 9 p.m., presenting three works from the March 2014 Kennedy Center performances: Two Nocturnes by Debussy, El Amor Brujo by Manuel de Falla with mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, and the Respighi Pines of Rome.

We’ll also hear the Maestro conduct the NSO in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Pastoral, from an April 2006 concert.

Join us to celebrate Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, who won so many hearts in Washington during his eight-year tenure as Principal Guest Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, as we dedicate the June NSO Showcase program to his memory.

NSO Showcase airs on the first Wednesday each month. Visit classicalweta.org to learn more about the broadcast.

Saturday afternoons on Classical WETA 90.9 FM

June 6 Fromental Halévy’s La Juive* (1 p.m.)

Vienna State Opera Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus June 13 Bellini’s I Puritani* (1 p.m.)

Vienna State Opera Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus June 20 Massenet’s Le Cid* (1 p.m.)

Paris National Opera Paris National Opera Orchestra and Chorus With Anna Caterina Antonacci (Chimène) and Roberto Alagna (Rodrigue) June 27 Donizetti’s Don Pasquale* (1 p.m.)

Vienna State Opera Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus With Juan Diego Flórez (Ernesto) and Valentina Nafornita (Norina)

Concerts from the Library of Congress

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lassical WETA 90.9 FM continues to present Concerts from the Library of Congress, a 13-week broadcast series of hour-long programs hosted by Bill McGlaughlin. June programs are: June 6:

From the Instrument Vaults: Gems by Stradivari and Guarneri Del Gesù with Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford, Musical Instruments Curator June 13: Transfigured Songs: Liszt Paraphrases and Transcriptions with David Plylar, guest host June 20: Stravinsky and Schoenberg: Shadows of the Great War with Nicholas Alexander Brown, guest host June 27: Elias String Quartet (works by Dvorˇák, Ligeti, Grant)

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qual pay for equal work is not just a modern concept.

In the mid-1800’s, composer, teacher and virtuoso pianist Louise Farrenc finally got fiscal parity as professor of piano at the famous Paris Conservatory after a hugely successful premiere of her nonet. You can hear her Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op. 45 on Monday, June 1 at 9 p.m. as Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s local concert broadcast Front Row Washington presents the American Chamber Players in recital at the Kreeger Museum’s 10th June Chamber Festival. This year’s festival is held June 5–12 at the Kreeger.

On the June 8 broadcast, hear Croatian guitarist Zoran Duki´c from a Marlow Guitar Series concert with delightfully ear-catching works, including the Tiny Knit Dance from Dušan Bogdanovi´c’s Six Balkan Miniatures, and Two Balkan pieces by Miroslav Tadi´c, Macedonian Girl and Walk Dance. Also this month, we feature two Israeli-born pianists in recital at The Phillips Collection. Einav Yarden is heard on June 15.

In reviewing Yarden’s performance of works by Bach, Ravel and Schubert, Washington Post music critic Stephen Brookes described her as “a probing,

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Pianist Shai Wosner

incisive pianist with a beautiful sound and an impressively transparent touch.” The June 29 program features Shai Wosner, winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, in a Phillips Collection recital. Playing without pause, he alternates short works by Beethoven and Debussy and concludes with Beethoven’s “Waldstein” piano sonata.

Lest we forget, the June 22 program offers a wonderful piece you’ve probably never heard: Endre Szervánszky’s Trio for Flute, Violin, and Viola, composed in 1951 and performed by Musicians from Marlboro at the Freer Gallery of Art. A Hungarian composer and teacher, Szervánszky was given the “Righteous among the Nations” award by the State of Israel to honor non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazis. The concert also features György Kurtág’s 1988 short work, Officium breve in memoriam Andreæ Szervánszky, op. 28.

A Debussy sonata and Beethoven string quintet round out this well-played program.

A Mass of Life on Choral Showcase Sunday, June 21 at 9 p.m.

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n June 21 on the Sunday night program Choral Showcase, we’ve scheduled the piece that is arguably Frederick Delius’s best work: A Mass of Life. English conductor Thomas Beecham thought so; Sir Thomas championed all of Delius’s music but spoke especially highly of the work and conducted its premiere in 1909. Bach Choir conductor David Hill (who conducted the piece at Royal Festival Hall in 2009 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its premiere), called it the apex of Delius’s work.

“Mass” suggests a setting of the Latin Mass, but A Mass of Life is not such a setting. In fact, it has nothing to do with church at all (but it’s not anti-Christian either). It’s a hymn of life, with the words from Friedrich Nietzsche’s Also sprach Zarathustra. But does this mean that, in order to enjoy this music, you need to fully accept Nietzsche’s Superman, with its fearlessness and self-reliance? Not at all. Delius’s masterpiece is simply a celebration that speaks heartfully to all who embrace life, with a relaxing stream, soaring mountains, deep forests, the softening of human and natural activities at evening-time, and the expression of the dance.

The young German conductor Fritz Cassirer assisted Delius in choosing the sections of Zarathustra to set. He left out most of the pagan sermons, so the text is Nietzsche at his most lyrical. And Delius’s manner of setting words further enhances the piece’s life-embracing joy.

The composer didn’t fret about details when setting words to music, avoiding word-painting and line-by-line specifics. Rather, with broad strokes, each section of the piece breathes joy or Frederick peace or melancholy in a way that, for many, is clearer than Nietzsche’s words.

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GUSTAVE CAILLEBOTTE: THE PAINTER’S EYE June 28–October 4 Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. The exhibition is made possible through the leadership support of the Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation. The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation also provided generous support. Additional funding is kindly given by Count and Countess de La Haye St. Hilaire. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

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Gustave Caillebotte, Boating on the Yerres, 1877, oil on canvas, Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of the Milwaukee Journal Company, in honor of Miss Faye McBeath. Photo Credit: John R. Glembin