May 2013 - WETA Magazine

M AY 2013 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

Pizza The TV 26 production premieres May 7

Also, on May 28, WETA series In Performance at the White House presents Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize

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urvey the month’s programming on WETA Television and Classical WETA 90.9 FM, and you will notice a wide array of programs created by your very own hometown public broadcasting station.

Production is part of WETA’s DNA, and we are very proud of the programs that we share with the nation via PBS and those that we create exclusively for broadcast in Greater Washington.

This month, among new WETA television productions rolling out is the 51st program in our long-running series In Performance at the White House, spotlighting Carole King and her music. Also in May, we once again co-produce the performance program National Memorial Day Concert, broadcast live from the U.S. Capitol grounds. We premiere as well an engaging new TV 26 production, Pizza in Washington, created especially for local viewers. May also heralds encore airings of the fascinating WETA co-productions Prohibition — a collaboration with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick — and MAKERS: Women Who Make America.

Classical WETA too has much to offer, producing marvelous broadcasts of local recitals by world-class artists on Front Row Washington and superb concert performances by the National Symphony Orchestra on NSO Showcase amid our full schedule of sublime classical music programming.

We are very excited to be able to create this engaging programming for viewers and listeners in our area and beyond, and your support helps make these productions possible.

Thank you for your membership in WETA. Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance at the White House The WETA co-production airs Tuesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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star-studded May concert hosted at the White House by President and Mrs. Obama honors singer-songwriter Carole King, the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. President Obama will present the Gershwin Prize to King during the event. The concert will be taped at the White House this month and broadcast nationwide on PBS stations on May 28 as the program Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance at the White House, a production of WETA, the Library of Congress, Cappy Productions, Mark Krantz Productions and CoMedia.

The WETA series In Performance at the White House has been produced since 1978 to showcase the rich fabric of American culture in the setting of the nation’s most famous home. WETA has spotlighted the awarding of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song — named in honor of Ira and George Gershwin and awarded to recognize the profound, positive effect of popular music on the world’s culture — since its inception. Previous recipients are Paul Simon (2007); Stevie Wonder (2009); Sir Paul McCartney (2010); and the songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David (2012).

Carole King has created 25 solo albums, and more than 400 of her compositions during a five-decade career have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists and resulted in 100 hit singles. Her 1971 album Tapestry is one of the bestselling records ever; it was the first female solo album to surpass 10 million copies sold. King is also the first woman to win four GRAMMY Awards in a single year (Best Album, Best Song, Best Record and Best Vocal Performance in 1972).

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In the Spotlight Pizza in Washington

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The WETA TV 26 production airs Tuesday, May 7 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, repeating throughout the month

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sk Americans to name their favorite foods and atop the list, invariably, is pizza. The tasty pies, which originated in Naples, Italy, come in many forms, associated with Chicago, New York, New Haven and other cities with glorious crust and sauce traditions. But what does the national capital area have to offer pizza aficionados? A new WETA TV 26 production sets out on a culinary voyage to find out, visiting a dozen of Greater Washington’s favorite pizza establishments. The half-hour program, Pizza in Washington, spotlights the community’s “pizza renaissance,” exploring dining options and meeting the chefs whose creations have customers coming back for more.

Considering the pizza as a work of art, the canvas is four basic ingredients: flour, water, sugar and salt. With added toppings and the right oven, the pizza maker — or “pizzaiolo” — creates an edible masterpiece. Pizza in Washington spotlights local delights, from gourmet pies made with imported ingredients and cooked in wood-fired ovens, to classic thin-crust and deep-dish standbys — and even gluten-free specialties made from chickpea flour.

The first stop on the tour is Falls Church’s Pizzeria Orso, where Chef Will Artley (below) serves classic Neapolitan pizzas, cooked in an oven that is the “heart and soul” of his restaurant. Among other popular pizza eateries spotlighted is longtime Washington fixture Armand’s Chicago Pizzeria, in business since the 1970s offering deep-dish, thick-crust pizza. Also on the bill are 2Amys in Northwest Washington and Arlington gem Pupatella, both certified “Verace Pizza Napoletana.”

To learn what that means and to hear about other superb eateries, tune in to the program. Want to learn RACH EL WALISKO which food truck serves up terrific New Yorkstyle thin-crust pizza on the go? Or discover a great pizzeria that is a community institution in Bethesda? To learn which iconic College Park restaurant has been serving fresh pies for decades, and where one can find wonderful Neapolitan pizza in the District’s Brookland neighborhood? To discover which vintage pizza bistro features New York-style pies created in wood-fired brick ovens, and which Capitol Hill pizzeria offers a stunning variety of pies created by a celebrity chef? To find terrific New Haven-style pizza, with its distinctive crust? You’ll find out about all that and more on Pizza in Washington.

Watch the program, learn what local pizzaiolos are creating, and be inspired to go out and sample a slice of life. Have a good pizza tip? Share your favorite pizza spot at weta.org/pizza.

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

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May Highlights

on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

Mel Brooks on American Masters Monday, May 20 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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fter 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 E.G.O.T. (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Showcasing the Brooklyn native’s brilliant, skewed originality, American Masters: Mel Brooks: Make a Noise, airing May 20, spotlights the comedy giant, who along with his friends and colleagues shares stories about his life and career.

Interviewees include Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers and Tracey Ullman. The film journeys through Brooks’ early years in live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows, to the film genres he satirized in Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety and Spaceballs — to the ground-breaking Broadway musical version of his first film, The Producers. Also airing on American Masters in May are profiles of Woody Allen (in two parts, May 6 and 13 at 10 p.m.) and Carol Burnett (May 20 at 10:30 p.m.).

American Masters is made possible by the support of the National Endowment for the Arts and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Additional funding is provided by Rosalind P. Walter, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Rolf and Elizabeth Rosenthal, Jack Rudin, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation, and public television viewers. Additional support for Mel Brooks: Make a Noise is provided by Vital Projects Fund.

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National Memorial Day Concert 2013

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The WETA co-production airs Sunday, May 26 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, repeating at 10 p.m.

n the eve of Memorial Day, the 24th annual National Memorial Day Concert broadcast, a co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA, presents the annual concert paying tribute to the service and sacrifice of America’s servicemen and women. Actors Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise (left) host the program, once again broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. They will be joined by an all-star line-up including General Colin L. Powell A WETA CO-PRODUCTION USA (Ret.); classical cross-over artist Katherine Jenkins; singer-songwriter Chris Mann; and tenor Alfie Boe in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra led by pops conductor Jack Everly.

The National Memorial Day Concert is made possible by grants from the Lockheed Martin Corporation, General Dynamics, the National Park Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of the Army, PBS and public television stations nationwide.

Air travel is provided by American Airlines.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

American Masters: Hollywood Chinese 5/25, 1:30am I.M. Pei: Building China Modern Mon 5/27, 10pm Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words Sun 5/5, 11pm Independent Lens: Seeking Asian Female Sat 5/11, 11:11pm Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings Fri 5/24, 9:30pm Journey of The Bonesetter’s Daughter Sat 5/4, midnight One Voice Fri 5/24, 10:30pm

Pacific Heartbeat I: 5/18–25, 11:30pm Pacific Heartbeat II: Na Lani’Eha from ‘Iolani Palace: The Music of Hawaiian Royalty Sun 5/12, 1pm Last Place on Earth Sun 5/12, 2pm Let’s Play Music! Slack Key with Cyril Pahinui and Friends Sun 5/12, 3pm Language of the Heart Sun 5/12, 4pm 1421: The Year China Discovered America? Sat 5/11, 1:05am

P.O.V.: In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee Sat 5/11, 12:08am You Don’t Know Jack Soo Sun 5/12, 11:30pm Globe Trekker: Around the World: Pacific Journeys: Tonga to Caledonia Sun 5/5, 5pm Silk Road: Xi’an to Kashgar Sun 5/12, 5pm Silk Road: Kashgar to Istanbul Sun 5/19, 5pm East to West: Istanbul to Vienna Sun 5/26, 4pm

WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

May primetime simulcast listings.

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

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Midsomer Murders: Painted in Blood (to 9:33pm)

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Doc Martin, Series IV (Pts 3 & 4 of 8)

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Call the Midwife, Series 2 (Pt 6 of 8)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge (Pt 6 of 8)

The Bletchley Circle (Pt 3 of 3)

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Antiques Roadshow: Rapid City, SD

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Secaucus

American Masters: Woody Allen (Pt 1 of 2) (to 12m)

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Pizza in Washington Jesse James: American Experience

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Nature: The Private Life of Deer

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Midsomer Murders: Tale of Two Hamlets (to 9:33pm)

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Doc Martin, Series IV (Pts 5 & 6 of 8)

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Call the Midwife, Series 2 (Pt 7 of 8)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge (Pt 7 of 8)

Pizza in Washington 10 Buildings That Changed

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Antiques Roadshow: Seattle, WA

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Houston

American Masters: Woody Allen (Pt 2 of 2) (to 11:30pm)

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Annie Oakley: American Experience

Constitution USA with Peter Sagal (Episode 2 of 4. It’s a Free Country)

Frontline: Cliffhanger

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Nature: Great Zebra Exodus

NOVA: Decoding Neanderthals

Secrets of the Dead: Cavemen Cold Case

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Midsomer Murders: Birds of Prey (to 9:33pm)

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Doc Martin, Series IV (Pts 7 & 8 of 8)

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Call the Midwife, Series 2 (Pt 8 of 8)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge (Pt 8 of 8)

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Antiques Roadshow: Seattle, WA

American Masters: Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

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The Ghost Army

Constitution USA with Peter Sagal (Episode 3 of 4. Created Equal)

Frontline: The Untouchables

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Nature: The White Lions

NOVA: Secrets of the Sun

Secrets of the Dead: Airmen and the Headhunters

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Midsomer Murders: Worm in the Bud (to 9:33pm)

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Call Northside 777 (to 11:30pm)

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National Memorial Day Concert 2013

The WETA Guide to Memorials

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Antiques Roadshow: Seattle, WA

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Atlanta

American Masters: I.M. Pei: Building China Modern (to 11:30pm)

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Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance at the White House

Constitution USA with Peter Sagal (Episode 4 of 4. Built to Last?)

Frontline: Outlawed in Pakistan

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Nature: The Himalayas

NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes

NOVA: Deadliest Earthquakes

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Midsomer Murders: Market for Murder

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Inside Washington

Inside Washington

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(from 9:33pm) DCI Banks: Friend of the Devil (to 11:05pm)

Prohibition (Episode 1 of 3. A Nation of Drunkards) (from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (to 12m)

Constitution USA with Peter Sagal (Episode 1 of 4. A More Perfect Union)

NOVA: Venom: Nature’s Killer

A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway (to 11:30pm)

Secrets of the Dead: Death on the Railroad

(from 9:33pm) DCI Banks: Cold Is the Grave (to 11:05pm)

Prohibition (Episode 2 of 3. A Nation of Scofflaws) (from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Suspicion (to 11:11pm)

America (to 11:30pm)

(from 9:33pm) DCI Banks: Strange Affair (to 11:05pm)

Prohibition (Episode 3 of 3. A Nation of Hypocrites) (from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Hoosiers (to 11:30pm)

American Masters: Carol Burnett (to 12m)

(from 9:33pm) DCI Banks: Dry Bones That Dream (to 11:05pm)

Pizza in Washington Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings

One Voice (to 11:30pm)

National Memorial Day Concert 2013 (to 11:30pm)

Dr. Fuhrman’s Immunity Solution (to 12m)

MAKERS: Women Who Make America (to 1am)

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For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

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Secrets of the Dead: Bugging Hitler’s Soldiers

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NOVA: Australia’s First 4 Billion Years (Pt 4 of 4. Strange Creatures)

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Nature: Legendary White Stallions

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May simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: LEGENDARY WHITE STALLIONS — Nature spotlights the story of the world-famous Lipizzaner stallions, from their origins in ancient times to the almost unknown drama of their rescue in 1945. The film, which focuses on the bond that develops between horse and rider, visits the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/2, 4pm; Sun 5/5, 7pm; Mon 5/6, 1:30pm; Tue 5/7, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: AUSTRALIA’S FIRST 4 BILLION YEARS — NOVA explores what Australia can reveal about how Earth was born and life took hold. Part 4 of 4. Strange Creatures. After an asteroid impact 65 million years ago — believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs — Australia was set adrift in southern seas. With host Richard Smith at the wheel, NOVA travels the continent to uncover how it became the strange island it is today. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/2, 5pm 10:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: BUGGING HITLER’S SOLDIERS — Spied upon in a bugging operation of unprecedented scale and cunning, 4,000 German POWs let slip military secrets that helped the Allies win World War II. The film tells the story of how those conversations, recently declassified, were recorded.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

PROHIBITION, A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Fridays, May 3, 10 & 17 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Prohibition, a three-part film created by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick in partnership with WETA, explores the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, outlawing alcohol.

ing watercolors, she unwittingly uncovers a nest of plots and double-dealings. Repeats Fri 5/3, 1pm 9:33 DCI BANKS: FRIEND OF THE DEVIL — Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as Chief Inspector Alan Banks and Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot in crime stories set in the Yorkshire countryside. Friend of the Devil. Cabbot investigates the murder of a woman found on the moor; Banks probes the murder of a young girl in town. As they compare cases, the two discover that the murders have disturbing similarities. Repeats Fri 5/3, 3pm 11:05 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

2 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: PAINTED IN BLOOD — The British mystery series stars John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who solves crimes in a fictional rural county in England. Painted in Blood.

When Joyce Barnaby finds a dead woman while paint-

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Wednesday, May 1 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nature: Legendary White Stallions spotlights Vienna’s world-famous Lippizaner horses and the bond that develops between steed and rider. Also this month, WETA features Nature programs The Private Life of Deer (May 8), Great Zebra Exodus (May 15), The White Lions (May 22) and The Himalayas (May 29).

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

Repeats Sat 5/4, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 5/4, 6pm 9:00 PROHIBITION — A film directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and co-produced by Florentine Films and WETA explores the true story of America’s “Great Experiment” outlawing alcohol, chronicling the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Episode 1 of 3. A Nation of Drunkards. By 1830, the average American over 15 years old consumes nearly three times as much as we drink today. As spiritual fervor for reform sweeps the country, many see alcohol as a scourge.

By the mid 1800s, powerful groups form to push for Prohibition, which eventually becomes law.

11:00 NEED TO KNOW 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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O 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 NICK STELLINO COOKING WITH FRIENDS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes, simulcast on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N CUISINE CULTURE 12:30 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S ITALY IN AMERICA 3:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 3:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 5:30 MARTHA BAKES SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES IV — Parts 3 & 4 of 8. Perish Together as Fools/Driving Mr. McLynn.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? — In Robert Aldrich’s 1962 drama, a former child star torments her crippled sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford star. (2:12) Repeats Sun 5/5, 11:30am 12M JOURNEY OF THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER — A film follows the creation of the San Francisco Opera’s celebrated production of The Bonesetter’s Daughter, composed by Stewart Wallace with a libretto by bestselling novelist Amy Tan. Based on Tan’s book of the same name, the opera brings together artists from China and the U.S. to tell the moving story inspired by Tan’s family history. {DVI} (60 min.)

Mondays, May 6 & 13 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The two-part documentary American Masters: Woody Allen explores the filmmaker’s life and creative process, featuring interviews with Allen and many of his collaborators. Above, Allen directs Sleeper.

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

O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLES 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? — (2:12) R 2:00 MORE UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS—THE WETA GUIDE — A WETA 26 production explores some of Greater Washington’s lesser-known landmarks, destinations and museums.

2:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA — A new Metropolitan Opera production of Verdi’s classic drama of political intrigue and thwarted romance stars Marcelo Álvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky,

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Thursdays in May, 8-11:05 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Crime dramas Midsomer Murders, with John Nettles, and DCI Banks, starring Stephen Tompkinson (right), air Thursday nights in May.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: RAPID CITY, SD — Repeats Tue 5/7, 2pm; Wed 5/8, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE SECAUCUS — Repeats Tue 5/7, 3pm 10:00 AMERICAN MASTERS: WOODY ALLEN — Part 1 of 2. Gaining unprecedented access to the notoriously private film legend, Emmy Award-winning director Robert Weide delves into Woody Allen’s life and creative process, from the filmmaker’s childhood and early career through to his film Midnight in Paris. The twopart film includes interviews with a host of Allen’s collaborators, with family members and with Allen’s celebrity friends. Repeats Tue 5/7, 4pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Kathleen Kim and Stephanie Blythe. Fabio Luisi conducts, and soprano Deborah Voigt hosts the broadcast, conducting backstage interviews with the stars.

5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: AROUND THE WORLD: PACIFIC JOURNEYS: TONGA TO NEW CALEDONIA — R epeats Wed 5/15, 5pm SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12M: 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy. Repeats Mon 5/6, 5pm 7:00 NATURE: LEGENDARY WHITE STALLIONS — See the Wednesday, May 1, 8 p.m. listing. {DVI} R 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SERIES 2 — A second series based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth explores her life as a midwife in London’s East End during the 1950s. Part 6 of 8. Dr. Turner is determined that Poplar will no longer live under the threat of tuberculosis. Having secured a visit from a TB screening van, Turner and the midwives pull off an epic day, but little can prepare them for what the results will mean for one of their own.

9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE — Jeremy Piven stars in a dramatization of the story of retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge, the visionary, wheeling-dealing American founder of the London department store that revolutionized the modern shopping experience. Part 6 of 8. Two dead relatives show up at a store séance prompted by Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle. Agnes moves to fashion and develops a closer relationship with Henri. Repeats Mon 5/6, 2:30pm 10:00 THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE — A three-part drama set in postwar Britain follows a group of women code-breakers as they apply their skills to try to catch a serial killer.

Part 3 of 3. Susan tells the other women that she came face to face with the killer — and he let her go. It becomes apparent that the killer is becoming obsessed with Susan. Cleverly planting false clues, the murderer leads her into a trap. Repeats Mon 5/6, 3:30pm 11:00 ANNA MAY WONG: IN HER OWN WORDS — A film surveys the career of the first Chinese-American movie star — an architect and victim of her times. Wong was glamorous, talented and cosmopolitan, yet she was typecast as a painted doll or scheming dragon lady for most of her career.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — See page 1 for details.

This new WETA TV 26 production explores the “pizza renaissance” taking place around Greater Washington, spotlighting a dozen eateries in the District, Maryland, and Virginia. Meet the chefs and enthusiasts who are passionate about their pies, and be inspired to go out and sample. Repeats Wed 5/8, 5pm; Sun 5/12, noon, 10pm; Mon 5/13, 3:30pm; Tue 5/14, 5:30pm; Wed 5/22, 4:30pm; Fri 5/24, 9pm; Mon 5/27, 9am, 5:30pm 8:30 JESSIE JAMES: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The story of Jesse James remains one of America’s most cherished tales, and one of its most fictitious. James, so the legend goes, was a western outlaw, though he never went west; America’s own Robin Hood, though he robbed from the poor as well as the rich; a gunfighter, though his victims were almost always unarmed. {DVI} Repeats Wed 5/8, 2pm; Thur 5/9, 5pm 9:30 CONSTITUTION USA WITH PETER SAGAL — Peter Sagal (host of NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me) travels across the country to find out where the U.S. Constitution lives, how it works and how it doesn’t, introducing major constitutional debates. Episode 1 of 4. A More Perfect Union. Sagal explores the Constitution’s most striking and innovative feature: its resilient brand of federalism. The framers created a strong national government while preserving much of the power and independence of the states. This delicate balance of power has served America well for more than two centuries, but it has also led to tensions throughout American history. Repeats Wed 5/8, 3pm; Thur 5/9, 1pm 10:30 A RIDE ALONG THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY — Filmmaker Rick Sebak travels across America’s first transcontinental highway, checking out the changing landscape along the route from Times Square to San Francisco.

Repeats Wed 5/8, 4pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Tuesdays in May on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Constitution USA with Peter Sagal features the NPR host traveling the nation to explore the U.S. Constitution as it is lived, introduce constitutional debates and discuss issues with citizens. Part one (May 7) begins at 9:30 p.m.; parts that follow air at 9 p.m.

Pennsylvania. Less than two months after their arrival, all 57 were dead. Did they all die — as was widely believed — from cholera? Or were some murdered?

Modern detectives and forensic experts unravel the story. Repeats Thur 5/9, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

9 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: TALE OF TWO HAMLETS — The death of a young film star at a Satanist event at his family’s ancestral home brings DCI Barnaby (John Nettles) to investigate in the feuding villages of Upper and Lower Warden. Repeats Fri 5/10, 1pm 9:33 DCI BANKS: COLD IS THE GRAVE — Detective Chief Inspector Banks is asked to find the missing teenage daughter of his boss. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star. Repeats Fri 5/10, 3pm 11:05 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF DEER — From coast to coast, some 30 million white-tailed deer make their home in the United States. Deer are the most highly studied mammals in the world, but do most people know how long deer can live? When they sleep? How many babies a doe can have each year? Enter the world of white-tailed deer. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/9, 2pm; Sun 5/12, 7pm; Mon 5/13, 1:30pm; Tue 5/14, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: VENOM: NATURE’S KILLER — NOVA follows two scientists on their expeditions to track down and capture the planet’s most deadly creatures, risking life and limb to obtain milligrams of venom and get it back to the lab.

Nature’s deadliest cocktails could be medicine’s brightest new hope. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/9, 3pm 10:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: DEATH ON THE RAILROAD — In 1832, railroad contractor Philip Duffy hired 57 Irish immigrants to lay railroad tracks in West Chester,

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

Repeats Sat 5/11, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R epeats Sat 5/11, 6pm 9:00 PROHIBITION — Episode 2 of 3. A Nation of Scofflaws.

In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect, making it illegal to manufacture, transport or sell intoxicating liquor. This episode examines the problems of enforcement, as millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight. “Drys” hope Prohibition will make the country a safer place, but the law has many victims.

11:00 TED TALKS EDUCATION — A film spotlights inspiring and forward-looking leaders and thinkers — including Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth, Bill Gates, Rita F. Pierson, Sir Ken Robinson and Geoffrey Canada, among others — who offer perspectives on the topic of learning.

John Legend hosts.

12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Saturday, May 11 at 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV26 & WETA HD The WETA Movie features Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 mystery thriller Suspicion, starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. Other Saturday films include basketball classic Hoosiers, with Gene Hackman (May 18) and Call Northside 777, with Jimmy Stewart (May 25).

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SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–3AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES IV — Parts 5 & 6 of 8. The Departed/ Midwife Crisis.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: SUSPICION — In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 mystery thriller, a shy young woman marries a gentleman and begins to suspect he is trying to kill her.

Joan Fontaine, who won a Best Actress Oscar for the role, and Cary Grant star. (1:39) 11:11 INDEPENDENT LENS: SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE — Steven is an aging white man obsessed with marrying an Asian woman; Sandy is the young, feisty, ambitious Chinese bride he finds online. Debbie is the Chinese-

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American filmmaker who becomes confidante and translator in this union. The three come together in a thoroughly modern love story.

12:08AM P.O.V.: IN THE MATTER OF CHA JUNG HEE — Her passport said she was Cha Jung Hee. She knew she was not. So began a 40-year deception for a Korean adoptee who came to the United States in 1966.

Why was her identity switched?

1:05AM 1421: THE YEAR CHINA DISCOVERED AMERICA? — A film examines a mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Zheng He and the gigantic Ming fleet of junks he commanded for decades: did he reach America before Columbus? (2 hrs.)

12 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

6AM–11:30AM See the Sunday, May 5 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–12M: 11:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 12N PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — R 12:30 TAKE THE DAY OFF—THE WETA GUIDE — A WETA TV 26 production explores fun and engaging things to do around Greater Washington on a free day.

1:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT II: NA LANI ’EHA FROM ‘IOLANI PALACE: THE MUSIC OF HAWAIIAN ROYALTY — A production brings together some of Hawaii’s most beloved musicians to perform songs composed by the last members of Hawaii’s ruling monarchy.

2:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT II: TONGA: THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH — To the peaceful island kingdom of Tonga, an archipelago of 169 islands in the South Pacific, the United States deports ethnic Tongans convicted of murder, gang violence and other serious crimes.

The convicts arrive to an unfamiliar homeland and are met by a community wary of their presence.

3:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT II: LET’S PLAY MUSIC! SLACK KEY WITH CYRIL PAHINUI AND FRIENDS — In this intimate backyard performance, master slack key musician Cyril Pahinui jams with some of the most talented musicians in Hawaii.

4:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT II: HULA: LANGUAGE OF THE HEART — The Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, a fourday competition and exhibition often referred to as the “Olympics of Hula,” showcases the elegance, power and storytelling richness of this ancient art form.

5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: AROUND THE WORLD: SILK ROAD: XI’AN TO KASHGAR — (On TV 26 only.) Repeats Thur 5/16, 5pm 6:30 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy. Repeats Mon 5/13, 5pm 7:00 NATURE: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF DEER — See the Wednesday, May 8, 8 p.m. listing. {DVI} R 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SERIES 2 — Part 7 of 8. On Cynthia’s district rounds, she administers daily insulin to a man who consistently belittles his wife, Annie. Cynthia helps Annie change her life. Jenny witnesses persecution of a different kind when she looks after a black mother-tobe who is subjected to racial prejudice from neighbors.

Sunday, May 12 at 10:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD 10 Buildings That Changed America surveys works of architecture, including Dulles International Airport and the Virginia State Capitol, that have changed the way we live. Geoffrey Baer (above) hosts.

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13 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: SEATTLE, WA — Repeats Tue 5/14, 2pm; Wed 5/15, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE HOUSTON— Repeats 5/14, 3pm 10:00 AMERICAN MASTERS: WOODY ALLEN — Part 2 of 2.

See the Monday, May 6, 10 p.m. listing. Repeats Tue 5/14, 4pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Monday, May 14 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Annie Oakley: American Experience chronicles the life of the sharpshooter, the star of Buffalo Bill’s famous Wild West Show.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANNIE OAKLEY: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — A documentary spotlights the story of the star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, the young woman who thrilled audiences around the world with her daring shooting feats. Annie Oakley’s act helped fuel turn-of-the-century nostalgia for the vanished, mythical world of the American West, but she lived her entire life east of the Mississippi. Repeats Wed 5/15, 2pm 9:00 CONSTITUTION USA WITH PETER SAGAL — Episode 2 of 4. It’s a Free Country. Host Peter Sagal examines what most Americans consider the Constitution’s most important feature: the guarantees of liberty enshrined in the Bill of Rights. In this episode, Sagal illuminates the history of the Bill of Rights and addresses several recent stories involving freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the right to privacy. Repeats Wed 5/15, 3pm; Thur 5/16, 1pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: CLIFFHANGER — Drawing on interviews with key players in Congress and the White House, Frontline investigates the history of how Washington has failed to solve the country’s problems of debt and deficit.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Nonnatus House takes ownership of a scooter to help with rounds, and Fred teaches the midwives to ride.

Chummy returns from abroad.

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE — Part 7 of 8. F.W. Woolworth tries to undercut his old friend and competitor, Harry, who gives the discount king a run for his money. Things heat up between Agnes and Henri. Repeats Mon 5/13, 2:30pm PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — See the Tuesday, May 7, 8 p.m. listing.

10 BUILDINGS THAT CHANGED AMERICA — A documentary surveys 10 works of American architecture that changed the way we live, including Virginia’s State Capitol, which Thomas Jefferson designed to resemble a Roman temple; Dulles International Airport, with its swooping concrete roof that seems to float on air; and other buildings around the nation. Geoffrey Baer hosts.

Repeats Mon 5/13, 4pm YOU DON’T KNOW JACK SOO — A program profiles American entertainer and former internee, Jack Soo (born Goro Suzuki), an Oakland native who became the first Asian American to be cast in the lead role in a regular television series and later starred in the popular comedy Barney Miller.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: GREAT ZEBRA EXODUS — When thunderclouds begin to gather over Botswana’s Kalahari each year, 20,000 zebras get itchy feet. As the first raindrops hit the dust, southern Africa’s biggest animal migration gets underway. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/16, 2pm; Sun 5/19, 7pm; Mon 5/20, 1:30pm; Tue 5/21, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: DECODING NEANDERTHALS — In 2010, a team led by geneticist Svante Paabo announced that it had reconstructed much of the Neanderthal genome and the analysis showed that modern humans and Neanderthals had interbred 60,000 years ago, leaving a small signature of Neanderthal genes in everyone outside Africa today. NOVA explores the implications of this discovery. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/16, 3pm 10:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: CAVEMEN Cold Case — A tomb of 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones discovered in a remote, mountainous region of northern Spain leads to an investigation into a double mystery: How did this group of Neanderthals die? And could the fate of this group help explain Neanderthal extinction?

Repeats Thur 5/16, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nature: Great Zebra Exodus follows an epic trek by a zebra family across Botswana’s Kalahari as part of an annual mass migration.

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SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1:30AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES IV — Parts 7 & 8 of 8. Do Not Disturb/The Wrong Goodbye.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: HOOSIERS — The 1986 drama features Gene Hackman as a college basketball coach who leaves the Navy in 1951 and becomes coach of an underdog Indiana team. Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper co-star. (1:54) Repeats Sun 5/19, 11:30am 11:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT I: WAIMEA ’UKULELE & SLACK KEY GUITAR 12:30AM PACIFIC HEARTBEAT I: UNDER A JARVIS MOON

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: BIRDS OF PREY — DS Troy and Constable Sarah Pearce are in Midsomer investigating a wildlife crime while DCI Barnaby (John Nettles) follows up on the discovery of a local man’s car — and body — in the river. Repeats Fri 5/17, 1pm 9:33 DCI BANKS: STRANGE AFFAIR — Police inspector Alan Banks (Stephen Tompkinson) must learn to work with dramatic changes to his team. Annie Cabbot is off on maternity leave and replaced by Helen Morton (Caroline Catz of Doc Martin). A new case becomes personal in Strange Affair when Banks discovers that his brother Roy is missing and Roy’s girlfriend has been shot dead.

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17 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

Repeats Sat 5/18, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 5/18, 6pm 9:00 PROHIBITION — Episode 3 of 3. A Nation of Hypocrites.

Gangsters make huge profits and wreak havoc in cities across the country as Prohibition gives rise to unintended consequences. By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition — the “Noble Experiment” — has failed. After the election of FDR in 1932, Prohibition is repealed.

11:00 NEED TO KNOW 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Wednesday, May 15 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA: Decoding Neanderthals follows scientists exploring the genome of Neanderthals and its implications for modern humans.

NOVA programs in May also include Secrets of the Sun (May 22), and Deadliest Tornadoes and Deadliest Earthquakes (May 29).

ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

6AM–11:30 See the Sunday, May 5 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: Hoosiers — (1:54) R 1:30 THE WETA GUIDE TO BREAKFAST IN WASHINGTON — Where should you go for the most important meal of the day? A WETA TV 26 production features two dozen dining suggestions throughout Greater Washington.

Repeats Thur 5/23, 5pm 2:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: RIGOLETTO — A new staging of Verdi’s opera moves the work’s tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the setting of Las Vegas circa 1960. Polish tenor Piotr Beczala, Serbian baritone Željko Luˇci´c, and German soprano Diana Damrau star. Michele Mariotti conducts.

5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: AROUND THE WORLD: SILK ROAD: KASHGAR TO ISTANBUL — (On TV 26 only.)

6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy. Repeats Mon 5/20, 5pm 7:00 NATURE: GREAT ZEBRA EXODUS — See the Wednesday, May 15, 8 p.m. listing. {DVI} R 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SERIES 2 — Part 8 of 8. Chummy and PC Noakes meet with new challenges as they settle back into life in Poplar. Fred is in high spirits when his pregnant daughter, Dolly, and her young son, Anthony, arrive to stay with him. The winds of change are blowing through Poplar via redevelopment plans, and the convent comes under threat.

9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE — Part 8 of 8. In the final episode, tragedy strikes on the day polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton comes to the store.

An even greater celebrity plans a visit, and Harry and Rose attend a shocking play. Repeats Mon 5/20, 2:30pm 11:00 SECRETS OF THE MANOR HOUSE — A hundred years ago, the world of the British manor house was at its height, a world of luxury and privilege. But what was really going on behind those stately walls? This program explores the real lives lived in these homes, and shows how mounting financial, political and social pressures wrought momentous changes. {DVI}

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: SEATTLE, WA — Repeats Tue 5/21, 2pm; Wed 5/22, 1pm 9:00 AMERICAN MASTERS: MEL BROOKS: MAKE A NOISE — The biography series spotlights the comedy giant, who shares never-before-heard stories about his life and career. The program features new interviews with Mel Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, Tracey Ullman and others. Repeats Tue 5/21, 3pm; Wed 5/22, 2pm 10:30 AMERICAN MASTERS: CAROL BURNETT: A WOMAN OF CHARACTER — During the 1960s and 70s, at 10 o’clock every Saturday night, across the country Americans watched The Carol Burnett Show. For 11 years, the wacky performer won — and sometimes broke — audience’s hearts with her edgy, sympathetic characters. Yet, as with so many brilliant comedians, hers was a difficult path. Repeats Tue 5/21, 4:30pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: THE WHITE LIONS — A film presents the story of two remarkable and extremely rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood on the South African savanna. Both are female, sisters born in May 2009 in South Africa’s Kruger Park. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/23, 2pm; Tue 5/28, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: SECRETS OF THE SUN — The sun contains 99.9 percent of all the matter in our solar system and sheds hot plasma at nearly a million miles an hour. The temperature at its core is a staggering 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are observing the sun as never before. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/23, 3pm 10:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: AIRMEN AND THE HEADHUNTERS — A documentary investigates the extraordinary survival story of a crew of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japaneseoccupied Borneo during World War II. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/23, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon Friday, May 24 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings follows the native Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso on tour presenting dynamic performances.

Tuesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Ghost Army explores war, deception and art, spotlighting U.S. GIs’ efforts to trick the enemy with illusions during World War II. Above: A rubber M4 Sherman tank, 93 pounds fully inflated.

23 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: WORM IN THE BUD — When the body of Susan Bartlett, wife of local farmer Simon Bartlett, is discovered, local villagers readily assume she committed suicide. But DCI Barnaby (John Nettles) has other ideas, and the search for a motive becomes a hunt for a killer. Repeats Fri 5/24, 1pm 9:33 DCI BANKS: DRY BONES THAT DREAM — A man is murdered in his home for no apparent reason that his family can discern. The unearthing of this seemingly boring man’s secret double life leads Banks to explore the question of identity. Stephen Tompkinson and Caroline Catz star. Repeats Fri 5/24, 3pm 11:05 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

24 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

Repeats Sat 5/25, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R epeats Sat 5/25, 6pm 9:00 PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — See the Tuesday, May 7, 8 p.m. listing.

9:30 JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS — A film follows ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro over the course of a musical season, featuring dynamic performances before sold-out crowds, intimate moments of life on the road, and visits to Shimabukuro’s native Hawaii.

10:30 ONE VOICE — Through the stories of student song directors, a music documentary spotlights Hawaii’s Kamehameha Schools Song Contest, in which 2,000 high school students compete, singing Hawaiian music in four-part harmony.

11:30 NEED TO KNOW 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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

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SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–3AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES V — Parts 1 & 2 of 8. Preserve the Romance/Dry Your Tears.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: CALL NORTHSIDE 777 — In Henry Hathaway’s 1948 drama, a Chicago reporter re-opens a 10-year-old murder case. Jimmy Stewarts stars. (1:51) Repeats Sun 5/26, 11:30am 11:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT I: PAPA MAU: THE WAYFINDER 12:30AM PACIFIC HEARTBEAT I: KEOLO BEAMER: MALAMA KO ALOHA (KEEP YOUR LOVE)

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE GHOST ARMY — War, deception and art come together in the true story of American G.I.s who tricked the enemy with rubber tanks, sound effects and carefully crafted illusions during World War II. Some on the mission, such as Bill Blass and Ellsworth Kelly, would go on to distinguished careers in art, design and fashion.

9:00 CONSTITUTION USA WITH PETER SAGAL — Episode 3 of 4. Created Equal. NPR’s Peter Sagal hosts. The high ideals of the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” didn’t make it into the Constitution until the Fourteenth Amendment of 1868 made equality a constitutional right. The changes created by that amendment established new notions of citizenship, equal protection, due process and personal liberty — which are being used today to fight for more rights.

Repeats Wed 5/22, 3:30pm; Thur 5/23, 1pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: THE UNTOUCHABLES — Are the CEOs of mega-banks too big to jail? Though fraudulent practices at banks contributed to America’s financial meltdown, to date no Wall Street titan has been convicted of a crime connected to the crisis. Frontline investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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1:30AM AMERICAN MASTERS: HOLLYWOOD CHINESE — A documentary brings together a group of actors, writers, directors — and iconic film images — to examine how Chinese people have contributed to and been portrayed in an industry that was often ignorant about and dismissive of race. (90 min.)

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26 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

6AM–11:30 See the Sunday, May 5 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: call northside 777 — (1:51) R 1:30 GREAT VIEWS—THE WETA GUIDE — A WETA TV 26 production explores locations around Greater Washington that feature remarkable views of cityscapes, natural beauty, sunsets and more.

2:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY IN PARIS — Recorded during the Taylor Company’s 2012 performances at the Theatre National de Chaillot in Paris, Great Performances presents two of modern dance pioneer Paul Taylor’s masterworks: Brandenburgs and Beloved Renegade.

3:00 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: AUDRA MCDONALD: GO BACK HOME — Five-time Tony Award-winner and series host Audra McDonald performs in a special spring concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.

4:00 GLOBE TREKKER: AROUND THE WORLD: EAST TO WEST: ISTANBUL TO VIENNA 5:00 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2011 — The co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA presents the 2011 concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

Guests and performers include Gen. Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.), American Idol’s Kris Allen, actress Dianne Wiest, musical artist B.B. King, classical superstar Hayley Westenra, and tenor Daniel Rodriguez, appearing with the NSO and pops conductor Jack Everly. Repeats Mon 5/27, 1pm

6:30 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2012 — The co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA presents last year’s Memorial Day concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Guests and performers include Gen. Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.), rock band Daughtry, vocalist Natalie Cole; country music performer Trace Adkins; actors Ellen Burstyn and Dennis Franz, and tenor Russell Watson with the NSO and pops conductor Jack Everly. Repeats Mon 5/27, 2:30pm 8:00 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2013 — Honoring the service of American men and women in uniform, co-hosts Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise lead a night of remembrance featuring an all-star line-up performing with the National Symphony Orchestra.

See page 2 for details. The broadcast, a co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA, airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Repeats tonight; Mon 5/27, 10:30am, 4pm 9:30 THE WETA GUIDE TO MEMORIALS — A WETA TV 26 production explores the history and meaning of Greater Washington’s many memorials and monuments to the armed forces, military campaigns and presidents.

Repeats Mon 5/27, 9:30am 10:00 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2013 — R 11:30 PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — R

27 Monday AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 5 9AM PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — R 9:30 THE WETA GUIDE TO MEMORIALS — R 10AM–5:30PM NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERTS — WETA reprises the 2013, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 concerts respectively, each 90 minutes long.

5:30 PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — R 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICA/NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: SEATTLE, WA — Repeats Tue 5/28, 2pm; Wed 5/29, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE ATLANTA — Repeats Tue 5/28, 3pm; Wed 5/29, 2pm 10:00 AMERICAN MASTERS: I.M. PEI: BUILDING CHINA MODERN — The biography series follows noted architect I.M. Pei — who left his native China in the 1930s — as he designs a modern museum to house the antiquities of Suzhou. The seven-and-a-half-year personal and architectural journey from west to east is a realization of Pei’s lifelong dream, but also his biggest challenge.

Architects and scholars comment on Pei’s work.

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Carole King: the library of congress gershwin prize in performance at the white house, a weta co-production Tuesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The WETA co-production Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance at the White House presents a White House concert taped this month that honors the singersongwriter for her contributions to popular music.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 CAROLE KING: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE — A WETA production features an all-star concert tribute to acclaimed singer-songwriter Carole King, the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize. The performance, taped this month, is hosted

by President and Mrs. Obama at the White House; the broadcast is the 51st production in WETA’s longrunning series spotlighting America’s performing arts.

Repeats Wed 5/29, 4pm 9:00 CONSTITUTION USA WITH PETER SAGAL — Episode 4 of 4. Built to Last? Host Peter Sagal considers why America’s founding document has lasted more than 225 years. He looks at the systems that have kept the Constitution healthy and also at the political forces that threaten to undermine the framers’ vision. Repeats Wed 5/29, 3pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: OUTLAWED IN PAKISTAN — When Pakistani teenager Kainat Soomro accused four men of gang rape, the courageous young woman did not put

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10:00 NOVA: DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKES — In 2010, epic earthquakes all over the planet delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. NOVA follows teams of scientists in Haiti and Chile — just after the deadly quakes in those countries — as they try to gather data to aid in preventing future disasters.{DVI} 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA, A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Friday, May 31 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The WETA co-production MAKERS: Women Who Make America relates the story of the U.S. Women’s Movement over the last halfcentury, featuring first-person accounts of women who experienced — and helped shape — an epoch of profound change in America.

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29 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: THE HIMALAYAS — The Himalayan mountain system is the planet’s highest — home to the world’s tallest peaks. Nature explores the diversity of wildlife and habitats of this mountain chain that is home to the elusive snow leopard. {DVI} 9:00 NOVA: DEADLIEST TORNADOES — In April 2011, the worst tornado outbreak in decades left a trail of destruction across the U.S., killing more than 360 people. What caused such an extreme outbreak? Why did so many die? This NOVA special offers a look at the science behind the storms. {DVI}

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON 9:00 MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA — A WETA co-production explores the story of how women — including Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Ellen DeGeneres, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Walters and Katie Couric — have helped shape America over the last 50 years through one of the most sweeping social revolutions in U.S. history. The documentary builds on an unprecedented multi-platform video experience from PBS and AOL at MAKERS.com.

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Clifford The Big Red Dog Based on a popular Scholastic book series by Norman Bridwell about a lovable, oversized canine, the series follows Clifford and his friends as they experience the dips and curves of childhood. The programs emphasize good citizenship and the importance of community.

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

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her suffering behind her. For this documentary, which premiered at Sundance, filmmakers spent five years tracing Kainat’s odyssey through Pakistan’s broken justice system.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: MARKET FOR MURDER — DCI Barnaby (John Nettles) investigates the killing of a woman and suspicion falls on her fellow book club members. As more members are killed, the detective must sort out a tangle of motives.

10:30 DR. FUHRMAN’S IMMUNITY SOLUTION — Nutritional science has made phenomenal discoveries in recent years. In this program, best-selling author and researcher Dr. Joel Fuhrman shows how we can supercharge our immune system to protect our bodies against disease — everything from the common cold to cancer.

12M T’AI CHI — HEALTH & HARMONY WITH DAVID-DORIAN ROSS — Author, lecturer and eight-time T’ai Chi U.S. national champion David-Dorian Ross demonstrates the practical benefits of this ancient Chinese martial art, which exercises body, mind and spirit. In the program, Ross describes the wellness impact of each form.

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

The WETA UK Event: Prime Suspect airs Saturdays in May, 8 p.m.–midnight

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he WETA UK Event in May features Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren in her signature role as police detective Jane Tennison in the dramatic series Prime Suspect. The productions, which garnered multiple Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards and a Peabody Award, were created in seven series from 1991 to 2006. WETA UK reprises series four through seven (the finale), following Tennison’s career as she is assigned major inquiries in different stations and advances through the ranks of the maledominated police world to ultimately head all murder investigations in London. WETA UK presents the series in 18 parts as follows: Prime Suspect 4: The Lost Child/Inner Circles/The Scent of Darkness (6 parts); Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment (4 parts); Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (4 parts) and Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (4 parts). Four parts air each Saturday night, beginning May 4.

Also Airing on WETA UK This Month:

• Comedy series Lead Balloon, starring Jack Dee, airs Sundays at 9 p.m., beginning May 5.

• Comedy of errors The Worst Week of My Life airs Sundays at 9:30 p.m., beginning May 12.

EVENING PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN MAY SUNDAY

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MONDAY

Eastenders

Primeval

Born and Bred

Rosemary & Thyme

THURSDAY Death in Paradise

Monarch of the Glen

Lark Rise to Candleford

Robin Hood

Born and Bred

FRIDAY My Family

Dalziel and Pascoe

May to December

Inspector Morse

Good Neighbors Ballykissangel

Monarch of the Glen

Waiting for God

Death in Paradise

Fresh Fields

6:30pm My Family

My Family

My Family

Fresh Fields

May to December

Yes, Prime Minister Keeping Up Appearances

As Time Goes By

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Yes, Prime Minister Foyle’s War

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Inspector Morse

Ladies of Letters

8:30pm

Fresh Fields

9pm

Lead Balloon

9:30pm

People Like Us (5/5)

10pm

Doctor Who

7pm

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My Family

Ladies of Letters

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Foyle’s War

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Antiques Roadshow Rumpole of the BBC Bailey

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My Family

Sherlock Holmes

My Family

Dalziel and Pascoe

Rosemary & Thyme The WETA UK Event Scott & Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

Death in Paradise

Agatha Christie’s Poirot Outnumbered

Worst Week of My Life

George Gently

MI-5

Dalziel and Pascoe Waking the Dead

Coupling Men Behaving Badly

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Red Dwarf

11:30pm

Red Dwarf

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Benny Hill Benny Hill

MONDAY

Allo, Allo

TUESDAY

Hustle (Season 1 encore begins 5/8)

WEDNESDAY

New Tricks

Benny Hill

Prime Suspect Series 4: 5/4, 8pm & 5/11, 8pm Series 5: 5/11, 10pm & 5/18, 8pm Series 6: 5/18, 10pm & 5/25, 8pm Series 7: 5/25, 10pm & 6/1, 8pm Repeat noon Sundays

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here is something for everyone this month on Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s Monday, 9 p.m. broadcast Front Row Washington, featuring local performances by world-class artists. On May 6, the program presents Pro Musica Hebraica’s Kennedy Center concert featuring the Ariel Quartet with pianist Orion Weiss. The ensemble performs works by Erich Korngold, Arnold Schoenberg, Ernest Bloch, and Erwin Schulhoff — Jewish composers Orion Weiss who passed from the vibrant world of fin-de-siècle Vienna, Berlin and Paris into the heart of Europe’s twentieth-century terrors. The startlingly original — yet largely forgotten — works include quartets by Korngold and Schulhoff, and the Piano Quintet No.1 by Ernest Bloch.

On May 13, the broadcast presents the Leipzig Quartet’s recital — at Candlelight Concert Society of Columbia, Maryland — of works old and new, including Brahms’ A minor Quartet, Op. 51, No. 2; Jorg Widmann’s Hunting Quartet; Philip Glass’ Quartet No. 2, Company; and Tan Dun’s Eight Colors for String Quartet.

Front Row Washington on May 20 visits the Phillips Collection to hear 17-year-old pianist Anna Han perform the Washington, D.C. premiere of Avner Dorman’s Three Etudes, along with works by Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Franz Liszt, as well as finger-flying encores “Embraceable You,” “Flight of the Bumblebee,” and “I Got Rhythm.” On Monday, May 27, the broadcast features the first of two programs from the 25th Annual Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival.

Front Row Washington is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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he 40-voice Gloriæ Dei Cantores, founded in 1988 by director Elizabeth C. Patterson, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The choir, based on Cape Cod, has toured widely and has made more than 50 recordings of greatly varied repertoire. On Sundays, May 19 and 26, the 9 p.m. broadcasts of Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s program Choral Showcase celebrate the choir’s anniversary and diversity with music from some of its recent CDs. Among them are Masses

by Frank Martin and Alan Hovhaness, Howard Hanson’s Cherubic Hymn, and works by Herbert Howells, including Te Deum Laudamus, which he wrote for Washington National Cathedral.

Classical WETA Opera House

Saturday afternoons on Classical WETA 90.9 FM May 4: Poulenc’s Dialogues Des Carmélites, 11:30 a.m.

May 11: Met Opera season finale: Wagner’s Götterdämmerung, 11 a.m.

May 18: Donizetti’s La Favorite, 1 p.m.; Champs-Elysées Theatre, Paris May 25: Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, 1 p.m.; Gran Teatre Liceu, Barcelona

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

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ne of mankind’s most pivotal moments is captured in John Adams’ opera, Dr. Atomic, which premiered in San Francisco in 2005. Two years later the composer created Dr. Atomic Symphony, developing themes that did not lend themselves to the operatic format. On the Wednesday, May 1, 9 p.m. broadcast of Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s program NSO Showcase, John Adams himself (right) conducts the National Symphony Orchestra in this harrowing work that explores the characters and events leading up to the first test of the nuclear bomb. Also on the program, Vasily Petrenko leads the orchestra in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4, a work conceived during Stalin’s reign of terror. In a change of mood, Juraj Valcuha conducts the charming Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel.

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