May 2014 - WETA Magazine

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ur fundamental mission at WETA is to create and present high-quality programs in service to the community of Washington and the nation, so it was very exciting to learn that two WETA television projects recently earned one of the broadcast industry’s top honors: the distinguished George Foster Peabody Award. In April, it was announced that in recognition of their excellence in quality, Latino Americans and The Central Park Five are each 2013 Peabody Award winners.

Produced by WETA, Bosch & Co., and Latino Public Broadcasting, in association with ITVS, the documentary series Latino Americans presented six fascinating installments tracing a people’s history that is older than the nation itself — and showed how Latinos are reshaping the United States. The Central Park Five, created by WETA partners Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, and a co-production of WETA and Florentine Films, reexamined the case of five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were railroaded and wrongly imprisoned in a high-profile criminal case.

WETA is enormously proud to have brought these two important projects to the American public and hope you are as well, for your support helps make possible our productions and broadcasts.

Thank you for your membership in WETA.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

National Memorial Day Concert 2014

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The WETA co-production airs Sunday, May 25 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, repeating at 9:30 p.m.

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n a 25-year tradition, WETA helps bring to a nationwide audience a special annual night of remembrance honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform, their families at home, and all Americans who have given their lives for their country. The broadcast National Memorial Day Concert 2014, a production of Capital Concerts and WETA, presents the concert live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on the eve of Memorial Day. Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise once again co-host the program. They will be joined by an all-star line-up including, as of press time, General Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.); The Voice 2013 winner Danielle Bradbery; musical prodigy and classical crossover star Jackie Evancho; and world-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns, in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of pops conductor Jack Everly.

Before this year’s live concert, tune in for encore presentations of last year’s concert and the 2014 WETA TV 26 film Arlington National Cemetery, beginning at 5:30 p.m. On the holiday itself, Monday, May 26, tune in for more encore airings of previousyear Memorial Day concert broadcasts and Arlington National Cemetery — see the TV listings for details.

National Memorial Day Concert 2014 is made possible by Lockheed Martin Corporation, the National Park Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of the Army, General Dynamics, and public television stations nationwide. Air travel is provided by American Airlines.

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Coming Back with Wes Moore

Tuesdays, May 13–27 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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new three-part series produced by best-selling author and U.S. Army veteran Wes Moore tells the story of his search for answers to some of the most difficult questions facing veterans returning from war. Moore’s journey, spurred by the suicide of one of his oldest friends and a fellow officer, takes him into the personal lives of different soldiers as they attempt to reintegrate into society, establish new identities and — for many — find a new mission.“My hope is that the public can get a glimpse of what the end of the wars means to these brave men and women and to their families,” said Moore, who is a combat veteran.

Each episode of the series focuses on a different stage of coming home: “Coming Back” (May 13), “Fitting In” (May 20) and “Moving Forward” (May 27). The series begins with Moore visiting Bonnie Collins, the mother of Moore’s friend and fellow officer, Brian Collins. Viewers learn that the previous year, after getting married and beginning a new career, Moore’s friend abruptly took his own life. This incident initiates Moore’s desire to learn more about why some veterans can get on with their lives, while some cannot. In the second episode, Moore explores the concept of identity, how it’s altered during deployment and how it’s altered again when a veteran returns home. The final episode examines veterans’ drive to find a new mission, to contribute, to be part of something bigger than themselves.

Over the course of three episodes, Coming Back follows Moore into the lives of an array of service personnel, from Earl Johnson of Baltimore, MD; to Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel and Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth of Schaumburg, IL; to Marine Sergeant Christopher Phelan (left) and his wife, Air Force Captain Star Lopez of Los Angeles, CA. Major corporate support for Coming Back with Wes Moore is provided by Bank of America. Funding is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Diversity and Innovation Fund, which supports content that engages diverse viewers and encourages the use of emerging technologies to reach new audiences, and PBS.

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II Mondays at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD starting April 28

Midsomer Murders, Series VIII

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ETA presents double features of dramatic mysteries each week, premiering episodes of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (Mondays) and Midsomer Murders (Thursday nights, with the second episode repeating at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday evenings). Based on the novels of Australian author and solicitor Kerry Greenwood, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries stars Essie Davis as fashionable investigator Phryne Fisher, who tackles cases in 1920s Melbourne. Series II, airing this month, was just filmed in 2013. Long-running series Midsomer Murders, based on crime novels by English novelist and screenwriter Caroline Graham, stars John Nettles as detective Tom Barnaby and features homicide investigations set in a fictional rural county in England. On Thursday, May 22, WETA reprises the first two episodes of Series VII, in which Barnaby’s longtime deputy Sgt. Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) departs and Sgt. Dan Scott (John Hopkins) joins the team.

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Doc Martin, Series VI

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Saturdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. on WETA UK

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May Highlights

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n Saturday double features, WETA reprises the newest season — Series VI — of popular comic drama Doc Martin, featuring Martin Clunes as the brusque, blood-phobic general practitioner Dr. Martin Ellingham, who serves the quirky, picturesque hamlet of Portwenn on England’s Cornish coast. Caroline Catz portrays the physician’s girlfriend, Louisa Glasson, mother of his child and headmistress of the local primary school. In Series VI, the on-again, off-again couple appears to be finally ready for matrimony, and the eight episodes continue to explore the comic culture clash between the urbane doctor and his small-town clientele. There’s more to come for the Portwenn denizens, as a seventh series is slated to be filmed in 2015.

For those who may have missed the first episodes of Doc Martin, Series VI on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD on April 26, this month WETA presents Series VI in its entirety on the WETA UK channel beginning Saturday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m.

On Nature, Beavers, Swarms and More

Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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he series Nature presents intriguing explorations of the natural world as part of WETA’s weekly Wednesday-night science programming. On May 7, the series presents the dive of a lifetime off the Costa Rican coast in Shark Mountain. The May 14 program, Leave It to the Beavers, spotlights the industrious rodents’ remarkable skills as natural builders and brilliant hydroengineers — and explores how the creatures are now being recruited to help reverse the effects of global warming by reviving landscapes and damaged lands. On May 21, The Gathering Swarms looks at swarm intelligence in some of the planet’s great gatherings of creatures such as bats and bees, locust and ants, monarch butterflies, 17-year cicada hatches, grunion in the Sea of Cortez and carp in the Mississippi River, sardine runs off the coast of South Africa, super flocks of parakeets in the Australian Outback, July mayflies, and even penguins and wildebeest. On May 28, American Eagle wraps up the month’s Nature offerings with an exploration of the resurgence of the bald eagle.

Support for Nature is provided in part by the Arnhold Family in memory of Clarisse Arnhold, the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, the Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by the nation’s public television stations.

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

Journey of the The Bonesetter’s Daughter Sat 5/3, 11:37pm P.O.V.: Last Train Home Sat 5/3, 12:30am Pacific Heartbeat: Pure Caz: Music of the Brothers Cazimero Sun 5/4, 1:30pm The Illness & The Odyssey Sun 5/4, 2:30pm The Merrie Monarch’s Golden Celebration Sun 5/4, 3:30pm Na– Loea: The Masters Sun 5/4, 4:30pm E Haku Inoa: To Weave a Name Sun 5/4, 11pm The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma: Live From Tanglewood Fri 5/9, 9:30pm Japanese American Lives Sun 5/11, 1–4pm Globe Trekker: Indonesia, Java & Sumatra Sun 5/11, 4:30pm; Rpts Mon 5/12, 1:30pm Independent Lens: Jiro Dreams of Sushi Sun 5/11, 11:30pm; Rpts Sun 5/25, 12:30pm The WETA Movie: The Last Emperor Sat 5/17, 9:33pm; Rpts Sun 5/18, 11am Globe Trekker: Central Japan Sun 5/18, 4:30pm; Rpts Mon 5/19, 1:30pm; Tue 5/20, 3pm Independent Lens: Seeking Asian Female Sun 5/18, 11pm Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings Fri 5/23, 9:30pm Independent Lens: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Sun 5/25, 2pm Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words Sun 5/25, 11:30pm

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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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

1964: American Experience (to 11:30pm)

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

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Call the Midwife, Season 3 (Pt 6 of 8)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 (Pt 6 of 8)

The Bletchley Circle, Series II: Uncustomed Goods (Pt 2 of 2)

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Antiques Roadshow: Anaheim, CA

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II: Dead Man’s Chest

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

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Pioneers of Television, Series 4: Acting Funny

Secrets of the Dead: Lost Gardens of Babylon

Frontline: Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria

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Nature: Shark Mountain

NOVA: Why Sharks Attack

Nazi Mega Weapons: Jet Fighter Me262

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Midsomer Murders, Series VIII: Second Sight

Midsomer Murders, Series VIII: Hidden Depths

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma: Live from Tanglewood

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

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

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 (Pt 7 of 8)

Our Queen (to 11:30pm)

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Antiques Roadshow: Richmond, VA

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II: Murder à La Mode

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II: Deadweight

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Coming Back with Wes Moore (Ep 1 of 3. Coming Back)

Frontline: The United States of Secrets (Pt 1 of 2)

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Nature: Leave It to the Beavers

NOVA: Escape from Nazi Alcatraz

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Midsomer Murders, Series VIII: Sauce for the Goose

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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

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

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 (Pt 8 of 8)

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Antiques Roadshow: Richmond, VA

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II: Blood at the Wheel

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II: The Blood of Juana the Mad

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Coming Back with Wes Moore (Ep 2 of 3. Fitting In)

Jesse James: American Experience

Frontline: The United States of Secrets (Pt 2 of 2)

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Nature: The Gathering Swarms

NOVA: Bombing Hitler’s Dams

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Midsomer Murders, Series VII: The Green Man

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Cabaret (to 11:37pm)

Pioneers of Television: Funny Ladies

Charlie Rose: The Week

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Woman of the Year (to 11:30pm)

Pioneers of Television: Primetime Soaps

Nazi Mega Weapons: Fortress Berlin

Midsomer Murders, Series VIII: Midsomer Rhapsody American Masters: Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself (from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Last Emperor (to 12m)

Midsomer Murders, Series VII: Bad Tidings

Pioneers of Television: Superheroes

Charlie Rose: The Week

Starts Anew! — Doc Martin, Series I (Pts 1 & 2 of 6)

(from 9:33pm) Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons (to 11:30pm)

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National Memorial Day Concert 2014

National Memorial Day Concert 2014

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Arlington National Cemetery

Death and the Civil War: American Experience

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Coming Back with Wes Moore (Ep 3 of 3. Moving Forward)

Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House

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Nature: American Eagle

NOVA: D-Day’s Sunken Secrets

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Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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My Music: 50s and 60s Party Songs

Frontline: To Catch a Trader

Victor Borge: Comedy in Music! (to 11:30pm) 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. (to 12:30am)

Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

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PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

Billy Joel: The Bridge to Russia Concert (12m)

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Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)

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Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings

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WETA Television

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Pioneers of Television: Westerns

Midsomer Murders, Series VIII: Bantling Boy

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Midsomer Murders, Series VIII: Orchis Fatalis

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

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

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

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

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.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: ORCHIS FATALIS — Season VIII continues its premiere on WETA Television.

Disappointed at coming in third at the Midsomer Malham Orchid Society’s Annual Show, a man consoles himself in secret with his real prize — a priceless, one-of-a-kind yellow orchid, illegally smuggled from Borneo. Then a classics scholar is poisoned, and Barnaby investigates.

Repeats Fri 5/2, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: BANTLING BOY — Horse trainer Bruce Hartley is killed after refusing to go along with the other owners and sell their racehorse, Bantling Boy. The syndicate is based on a dark secret, and as one death follows another, Barnaby and his deputy, Detective Sergeant Scott, are drawn deeper into the owners’ lives. Repeats Fri 5/2, 3pm; Sun 5/4, 6:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

2 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 5/3, 6:30pm 8:30 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: WESTERNS — Westerns were some of the most successful shows in American television history. Spotlighted are Fess Parker’s portrayal of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett; James Garner in Maverick; Linda Evans and Barbara Stanwyck in The Big Valley; Robert Conrad in The Wild Wild West; the popularity of Bonanza; and the creation of Gunsmoke with James Arness.

Fridays in May at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD WETA reprises episodes of documentary series Pioneers of Television each Friday night (except May 30), spotlighting TV icons (above, Fess Parker as Daniel Boone). A new episode, “Acting Funny,” profiling top comedic actors, airs Tuesday, May 6 at 8 p.m.

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Saturday, May 3 at 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The WETA Movie presents Cabaret, the Bob Fosse musical that stars Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey and won eight Oscars.

9:30 1964: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign; the year U.S. cities erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of JFK’s death. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by journalist Jon Margolis, this film explores events that turned the country onto a new and different course. {DVI} 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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

6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes, 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 THE MIND OF A CHEF 12:30 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 LIDIA’S ITALY IN AMERICA 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

4 mAy 2014 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

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5 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ANAHEIM, CA — Repeats Tue 5/6, 2pm; Wed 5/7, 1pm 9:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES II: DEAD MAN’S CHEST— Glamorous lady detective Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) cracks cases in 1920s Melbourne, Australia. Dead Man’s Chest. Buried treasure and pirate legends bubble to the surface in the seaside holiday town of Queenscliff. When Aunt Prudence insists Phryne help an old school chum, Phryne and Jack discover the summer paradise is not so perfect, and things take a deadly turn.

Repeats Tue 5/6, 4pm; Wed 5/7, 2pm; Thur 5/8, 1pm 10:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES II: MARKED FOR MURDER — Amidst the passion and fanaticism of 1929 Australian Rules Football, Phryne is duped into investigating the coach’s missing “lucky cap.” She discovers a gruesome murder instead.

Repeats Tue 5/6, 5pm; Wed 5/7, 3pm; Thur 5/8, 2pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11AM. 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 SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11AM–12M: 11:00 THE WETA MOVIE: CABARET — (2:04) R 1:00 WETA ARTS — In WETA Arts this month: See war through the eyes of artists inside the Army’s art conservation center at Ft. Belvoir; learn the science behind the ballet leap, and see how dance is used to explore horror and hope; follow a nature photographer into the Shenandoah; and delve into American masters at the Phillips Collection.

Repeats Mon 5/5, 2:30pm; Sun 5/11, 4pm; Tues 5/13, 3:30pm; Mon 5/19, 2:30pm; Tue 5/27, 5:30pm 1:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: PURE CAZ: MUSIC OF THE BROTHERS CAZIMERO — Legendary musicians Robert and Roland Cazimero perform an array of original compositions and island standards. Also featured are reflections from the brothers and their friends on Hawaiian music past and present.

2:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: THE ILLNESS & THE ODYSSEY — A cure for Alzheimer’s, a Nobel Prize and an honored place in medical history all hang in the balance as scientists race to find the cure for a rare mind-wasting disease found on Guam.

3:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: HULA: THE MERRIE MONARCH’S GOLDEN CELEBRATION — A program takes a behind-the-scenes look at preparations for the 50th annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawai’i. The Festival is Hawai’i’s most significant cultural event and showcases the ancient art of hula for a global audience.

– 4:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: NA LOEA: THE MASTERS — A program spotlights two icons of Hawaiian culture: “Ancestral Ink” features Keone Nunes, a kumu hula –kau (tat(teacher of hula) and master of traditional ka –ne” features Ed tooing), and “The Great Heart of Waioka Wendt, a pioneer in the taro restoration movement.

5:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: BANTLING BOY — See the Thursday, May 1, 9:30 p.m. listing.

8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 3 — A drama relates colorful stories of midwifery and families in London’s East End. Part 6 of 8. Tom, the local curate, asks Trixie on a date. Shelagh decides to talk to Dr. Turner about adopting a baby. Patsy tries to adapt to the chaotic working life that midwifery brings. Repeats Mon 5/5, 3pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 2 — Jeremy Piven (Entourage) reprises his role as London’s early 20th-century retail king, Harry Gordon Selfridge.

Part 6 of 8. Members of the staff are dying at the front; Miss Mardle and her lodger fall in love; LeClair’s troubles deepen, and so do Harry’s. Repeats Mon 5/5, 4pm 10:00 THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE, SEASON 2: UNCUSTOMED GOODS — Part 2 of 2. The women realize there’s corruption in the vice squad and decide to intercept the crime ring themselves, with Jean posing as a potential client. Returning to Bletchley Park, they locate an old

Enigma machine to try to break a code. Meanwhile, Marta is on to them. Repeats Mon 5/5, 5pm 11:00 E HAKU INOA: TO WEAVE A NAME — Filmmaker Christian Marquez’s drive to learn the meaning of her enigmatic Hawaiian middle name impels her to unite her scattered family and come to terms with her estranged, mentally ill mother. (60 min.)

8:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, SERIES 4: ACTING FUNNY — This episode peeks behind the curtain to reveal the backstage techniques of America’s favorite comedic actors, featuring the improvisational styles of Robin Williams and Jonathan Winters, and Tina Fey’s measured, highly prepared approach. The episode also highlights the all-time #1 Emmy winner for comedy acting: Cloris Leachman. Repeats Wed 5/7, 4pm 9:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: LOST GARDENS OF BABYLON — The famous ancient gardens were an elusive world wonder. Centuries of digging have turned up nothing — but the searchers were digging in the wrong place. Now, a film proves that the spectacular Hanging Gardens of Babylon did exist. Repeats Wed 5/7, 5pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: HUNTING THE NIGHTMARE BACTERIA — Could the age of antibiotics be coming to an end? Frontline investigates. Fueled by decades of antibiotic overuse, “nightmare bacteria” are spreading quickly in hospitals, communities, and across the globe.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: SHARK MOUNTAIN — Underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall present the dive of a lifetime, 300 miles off the coast of Central America. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/8, 3pm; Tue 5/13, 1pm

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6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES — (two episodes) 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES VI — Parts 3 & 4 of 8. The Tameness of a Wolf/Nobody Likes Me. 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: CABARET — In Bob Fosse’s 1972 musical, Liza Minnelli stars as an American chanteuse in Berlin, caught in the rising tide of Nazism. Joel Grey and Michael York co-star. The film won eight Oscars, including Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor. (2:04) Repeats Sun 5/4, 11am 11:37PM 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, the opera brings together artists from China and the U.S. to tell the story inspired by Tan’s family history.

12:30AM P.O.V.: LAST TRAIN HOME — Every spring, 130 million Chinese migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year in the world’s largest human migration. This film makes the journey with a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years before, hoping their wages would give their children a better life. (90 min.)

Sundays, May 4–18 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The final three episodes of Call the Midwife, Season 3 air in May, but the series doesn’t end — a fourth season is currently in the works.

On Sundays at 9 p.m., Masterpiece production Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 also concludes, ending with a two-hour finale on May 18.

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9:00 NOVA: WHY SHARKS ATTACK — In recent years, an unusual spate of deadly shark attacks has gripped Australia, resulting in five deaths in 10 months. At the same time, great white sharks have begun appearing off the beaches of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. NOVA explores the science behind the great white’s hunting instincts. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/8, 4pm 10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS: JET FIGHTER ME262 — The most technologically advanced plane of World War II, the Messerschmitt Me262 fighter jet inspired a revolution in aerial warfare. Repeats Thur 5/8, 5pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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8 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: SECOND SIGHT — John Ransom, suspected of having the ability, known as “second sight,” to predict events that should be unpredictable, collapses and dies outside a pub after a fight with his brother-in-law. Barnaby investigates.

Repeats Fri 5/9, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: HIDDEN DEPTHS — Solicitor Nick Turner falls from his roof in an apparent suicide. However, Barnaby uncovers evidence to suggest the opposite and struggles to find the killer.

Repeats Fri 5/9, 3pm; Sun 5/11, 6:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, May 7 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nazi Mega Weapons, exploring revolutionary World War II technology, examines an advanced German warplane in Jet Fighter Me262.

6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES — (two episodes) 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES VI — Parts 5 & 6 of 8. The Practice around the Corner/Hazardous Exposure.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: WOMAN OF THE YEAR — In George Stevens’ 1942 romantic comedy, an Oscar winner for best screenplay, a New York sportswriter (Spencer Tracy) marries a political columnist (Katharine Hepburn) whose career comes first. (1:52) Repeats 5/11, 11am 11:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: A FRAGILE TRUST: PLAGIARISM, POWER AND JAYSON BLAIR AT THE NEW YORK TIMES — A film relates the story of Jayson Blair, a reporter for The New York Times, caught plagiarizing the work of other reporters and supplementing his own reporting with fabricated details. (90 min.)

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 5/10, 6:30pm 8:30 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: FUNNY LADIES — This episode features the first standup comediennes to appear on television — including Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers.

It also spotlights Lucille Ball’s breakthrough on I Love Lucy and the sitcom stars Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White and Marla Gibbs. The episode spotlights Carol Burnett, and features interviews with Tina Fey and Margaret Cho, among others. Repeats Wed 5/14, 4pm 9:30 THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE WITH YO-YO MA: LIVE FROM TANGLEWOOD — A documentary features a milestone performance by the Silk Road Ensemble and explores the history of this “mobile musical think tank” formed by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. 10:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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

O 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, May 3 listings.

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Wednesday, May 7 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD After Nature: Shark Mountain (8 p.m.), NOVA presents the science behind great white sharks’ hunting instincts in Why Sharks Attack.

N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9AM–11AM See the Sunday, May 4 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11AM–1AM: 11:00 THE WETA MOVIE: WOMAN OF THE YEAR — (1:52) R 1:00 JAPANESE AMERICAN LIVES — A mini-series showcases the richness of the Japanese American experience, spotlighting a 99-year-old judo master, exploring the story of questioned loyalties during World War II, profiling founders of the Asian-American jazz movement, and following the aftermath of Japan’s devastating tsunami.

4:00 WETA ARTS — R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: INDONESIA, JAVA & SUMATRA — Repeats Mon 5/12, 1:30pm 5:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: HIDDEN DEPTHS — See the Thursday, May 8, 9:30 p.m. listing.

8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 3 — Part 7 of 8. Sister Julienne calms an anxious new mother who has put her baby in grave danger. Jenny returns from the Mother House restored and is seconded to another health center.

Chummy learns upsetting family news. Dr. Turner and Shelagh continue the adoption process, and Tom cancels a date, disappointing Trixie. Repeats Mon 5/12, 2:30pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 2 — Part 7 of 8. Harry’s secret service contact does him a favor; Mae and Loxley cross swords; LeClair gets good news — and bad. Repeats Mon 5/12, 3:30pm 10:00 OUR QUEEN — A documentary presents an in-depth portrait of the world’s most famous woman, charting an extraordinary year in the life of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II: her Diamond Jubilee. Repeats Mon 5/12, 4:30pm 11:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI — See the Sunday, May 25, 12:30 p.m. listing. (90 min.)

12 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: RICHMOND, VA — Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Reid Dunavant visit the Vir-

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14 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: LEAVE IT TO THE BEAVERS — Scientists, conservationists and grassroots environmentalists have come to regard beavers as overlooked tools in the effort to reverse the effects of global warming and worldwide water shortages. These industrious rodents can transform and revive landscapes. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/15, 3pm; Tue 5/20, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: ESCAPE FROM NAZI ALCATRAZ — Colditz Castle, a notorious 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 war ended before they could use it. Now a team of aero engineers and carpenters rebuilds the glider to test it. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/15, 4pm 10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS: FORTRESS BERLIN — In April 1945, Nazi leader Hitler was in the center of Berlin in the Führerbunker, safe from air attack. But the Red Army was lined up along the Oder River and headed into the city. Blocking the way were rings of defenses, kill zones and strong-points that turned Berlin into a fortress. Repeats Thur 5/15, 5pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

15 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE — At the general meeting of Plummer & Son Famous Relish, Ralph Plummer (James Fleet, Vicar of Dibley) angers his family members by refusing to sell the floundering business. Then a visitor’s body is discovered at the factory, and Barnaby finds himself investigating. Repeats Fri 5/16, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: MIDSOMER RHAPSODY — Old music teacher Arthur Leggot is killed when confronting an intruder in his home who apparently came for a music manuscript; where the manuscript goes, murders follow, and Barnaby investigates. Repeats Fri 5/16, 3pm; Sun 5/18, 6:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, May 14 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nature: Leave It to the Beavers examines how the rodents could help to transform and revive lands damaged by global warming.

16 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 5/17, 6:30pm 8:30 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: PRIMETIME SOAPS — Dallas and Dynasty kicked off the nighttime soap frenzy in the late 1970s and spun off the long-lasting series Knots Landing. Before them all was the genre’s antecedent: 1964’s Peyton Place, with Mia Farrow and Ryan O’Neal. Interviewees in this episode include Larry Hagman, Joan Collins, Linda Evans, Diahann Carroll, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark and Donna Mills. Repeats Wed 5/21, 4pm 9:30 AMERICAN MASTERS: PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF — The biography series journeys through the tall-tale life of participatory journalist George Plimpton: The Paris Review co-founder, amateur sportsman and actor.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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

O 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, May 3 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 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES — (two episodes) 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES VI — Parts 7 & 8 of 8. Listen with Mother/Departure.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: LAST EMPEROR — Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic 1987 drama explores the story of the final emperor of China in the early 20th century. John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O’Toole star. The film won nine Oscars, including for Best Picture and Best Director.

(2:33) Repeats Sun 5/18, 11am 12M INDEPENDENT LENS: LET THE FIRE BURN — A film documents the May 13, 1985 deadly climax of a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group MOVE, which ended in 11 deaths and 61 destroyed homes. (90 min.)

18 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9AM–11AM See the Sunday, May 4 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11AM–12M: 11:00 THE WETA MOVIE: LAST EMPEROR — (2:33) R 1:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: RUSALKA — Renée Fleming returns to one of her signature roles, singing the enchanting “Song to the Moon” in Dvorˇák’s soulful fairy-tale opera. Tenor Piotr Beczala co-stars as the Prince, Dolora Zajick is Jezibaba and dynamic young maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium.

4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: CENTRAL JAPAN — Repeats Mon 5/19, 1:30pm; Tues 5/20, 3pm

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 COMING BACK WITH WES MOORE — A series from best-selling author and U.S. Army veteran Wes Moore tells the story of his search for answers to some of the most difficult questions facing vets returning from war.

Episode 1 of 3. Coming Back. Last year, one of Moore’s oldest friends and a fellow officer, after getting married and beginning a new career, abruptly took his own life.

The questions surrounding this tragedy initiate Wes’ desire to learn more about why some vets can get on with their lives, while some cannot. Repeats Wed 5/14, 5pm; Wed 5/28, 3pm 9:00 FRONTLINE: THE UNITED STATES OF SECRETS — Part 1 of 2. Last year, Edward Snowden’s revelations of tens of thousands of top-secret government documents from a highly secure government computer touched off a fierce debate over the massive surveillance operations conducted by the National Security Agency. Now, Frontline investigates the secret history of the surveillance program.

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ginia Museum of Fine Art to talk about silver coffee and teapots. Repeats Tue 5/13, 2pm; Wed 5/14, 1pm 9:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES II: 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 unexpectedly finds herself amidst a murder scene, and everyone present is a suspect. Repeats Tue 5/13, 4pm; Wed 5/14, 2pm 10:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES II: DEADWEIGHT — The gaiety of St. Kilda’s famous Esplanade is marred by the violence of gang warfare and the police who struggle to control it. When a gang leader is found dead outside a traveling boxing tent, Phryne’s investigation leads her into a dangerous underworld. Repeats Tue 5/13, 5pm; Wed 5/14, 3pm 11:00 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 5/24, 6:30pm 8:30 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: SUPERHEROES — This episode surveys decades of superheroes: Superman in the 1950s, Batman in the ’60s, Wonder Woman and The Incredible Hulk in the ’70s and The Greatest American Hero in the ’80s. Interviewees include Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Lynda Carter, Lou Ferrigno, William Katt and others. Repeats Wed 5/28, 1pm 9:30 JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS — A film follows Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro over the course of a musical season, featuring dynamic performances.

10:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: RICHMOND, VA — Host Mark L. Walberg attempts to stump appraiser Sebastian Clarke on Federal-era materials at the Wilton House Museum. Repeats Tue 5/20, 2pm; Wed 5/21, 1pm 9:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES II: BLOOD AT THE WHEEL — In the fast-moving world of an all-women’s motorcar garage, Phryne’s mechanic Ailsa is preparing for an annual rally put on by the Victorian Automobile Association. Everything changes when Gerty, the driver for the ladies’ team, is found dead in her roadster. Repeats Tue 5/20, 4pm; Wed 5/21, 2pm; Thur 5/22, 1pm 10:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES. SERIES II: THE BLOOD OF JUANA THE MAD — When the fresh corpse of Professor Katz turns up in place of a cadaver in Dr. Mac’s anatomy lecture, she demands that Phryne and Jack work the case. They investigate the murder and the disappearance of a valuable manuscript. Repeats Tue 5/20, 5pm; Wed 5/21, 3pm; Thur 5/22, 2pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

20 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 COMING BACK WITH WES MOORE — Episode 2 of 3.

Fitting In. Wes explores the experience of coming back fundamentally changed by the experience of war, and the difficulty of fitting back in. Can you create a new life in your old world? Repeats Wed 5/21, 5pm; Wed 5/28, 4pm 9:00 JESSE 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} 10:00 FRONTLINE: THE UNITED STATES OF SECRETS — Part 2 of 2. Frontline explores the role of Silicon Valley in the National Security Agency’s surveillance dragnet. As big technology companies encouraged users to share more and more information about their lives, they created a trove of data useful to the government.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: THE GREEN MAN — Sgt. Troy (Daniel Casey) leaves the Midsomer team, though not before having to cope with some dramatic events. Troy wins a promotion to inspector, but before he can decide on his future, a tunnel collapse sparks a murder case. Repeats Fri 5/23, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VII: BAD TIDINGS — Sergeant Dan Scott (John Hopkins) arrives to work with Barnaby and is thrown straight into a murder investigation: a squeaking noise heard near the scene of Fiona Thompson’s body leads police to suspect an odd-job man. Repeats Fri 5/23, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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

O 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, May 3 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES — (two episodes) 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I — Parts 1 & 2 of 6. Going Bodmin/Gentlemen Prefer.

9:33 JOAN CRAWFORD: ALWAYS THE STAR — A profile of the glamorous and hugely popular actress, born Lucille LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, relates how she raised herself from brutal poverty to chorus girl to Academy Award-winning stardom. Repeats Sun 5/25, 11:30am 10:33 CHARLTON HESTON: FOR ALL SEASONS — Heston was renowned for the heroic figures he played during his early years in Hollywood: Moses, Ben-Hur, El Cid and Michelangelo. In a wide range of roles, from classical to futuristic, he showed himself to be a consummate actor.

11:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: GOD LOVES UGANDA — A film visits East Africa, where Ugandan pastors and their American counterparts spread God’s word and evangelical values to millions desperate for a better life. (90 min.)

21 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: THE GATHERING SWARMS — The series spotlights nature’s greatest spectacles, in which animals congregate in enormous assemblies and mass gatherings.

From the swirling vortexes of free-tailed bats in Texas to the anti-predator maneuvers of pirouetting starlings, animals act together to create an intelligence beyond the individual. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/22, 3pm; Tue 5/27, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: BOMBING HITLER’S DAMS — In 1943, a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in history — destroying two gigantic dams in Germany and cutting the water supply to arms factories — with a revolutionary bomb. NOVA re-creates the effort. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/22, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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5:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES VIII: MIDSOMER RHAPSODY — See the May 15, 9:30 p.m. listing.

8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 3 — Part 8 of 8. As preparations are made for Chummy to nurse her dying mother at home, Jenny feels drawn to help. While Shelagh and Dr. Turner await news from the Adoption Society, Shelagh pulls out all the stops when she enters her choir into a competition. Repeats Mon 5/19, 3pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 2 — Part 8 of 8. Justice is served, and so is romance — as soldiers return, others leave for the front and all at Selfridges carry on. Repeats Mon 5/19, 4pm 11:00 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 ChineseAmerican filmmaker who becomes confidante and translator in this union. (60 min.)

Wednesday, May 21 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA: Bombing Hitler’s Dams re-creates a special World War II Allied air raid that used an experimental bouncing bomb against targets.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 COMING BACK WITH WES MOORE — Episode 3 of 3.

Moving Forward. The final episode explores the drive veterans often have to find a new mission, to contribute, to be part of something bigger than themselves.

Repeats Wed 5/28, 5pm 9:00 WOMEN OF SOUL: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE — Hosted by President and Mrs. Obama in the East Room of the White House, the March 2014 concert — produced by WETA as a broadcast — presents an all-star celebration of the American female artists whose work has left a profound impact on the country’s national musical culture. Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle top the bill. Repeats Wed 5/28, 2pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: TO CATCH A TRADER — Frontline tracks an investigation into the largest insider trading scandal in U.S. history, spotlighting Wall Street hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen and his company, SAC Capital, as well as other Wall Street characters.

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N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9AM–11AM See the Sunday, May 4 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–12:30AM: 11:30 JOAN CRAWFORD: ALWAYS THE STAR — R 12:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI — Eighty-five-year-old Jiro Ono, considered the world’s greatest sushi chef, runs Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat restaurant located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearance, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a three-star Michelin Guide rating.

2:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY — Ai Weiwei is arguably the most internationally celebrated Chinese artist of the modern era. A film explores his life and his agenda: to challenge the oppression of the Chinese people by their government.

3:30 EASY LIKE WATER — In flood-prone Bangladesh, architect Mohammed Rezwan seeks to turn the front lines of climate change into a community of learning.

His floating boat schools — featuring solar-powered Internet — bring education to children.

4:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — A WETA TV 26 production spotlights the active national cemetery; extraordinary tourist destination; and place of grief, reflection, and healing for thousands of families whose loved ones are interred there. Repeats Mon 8:30am, 5pm, 8pm; Tue 5/27, 2pm 6:30 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2013 — Last year’s concert broadcast, a co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA, featured singer Katherine Jenkins; singer-songwriter Chris Mann; tenor Alfie Boe and others with the NSO. Repeats Mon 5/26, 2pm 8:00 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2014 — In this annual co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA, Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise host a Memorial Day concert broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. See the inside front cover for details. Repeats tonight; Mon 5/26, 9:30am, 3:30pm 9:30 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2014 — R 11:00 THE WETA GUIDE TO MEMORIALS — A WETA TV 26 production explores the history and meaning of Greater Washington’s memorials and monuments to the armed forces, military campaigns and presidents.

11:30 ANNA MAY WONG: IN HER OWN WORDS — A film surveys the career of the first Chinese-American movie star. Wong made dozens of films in Hollywood, London and Berlin. She was talented and cosmopolitan, yet she was often typecast as a painted doll or scheming dragon lady. (60 min.)

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28 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: AMERICAN EAGLE — In the 1960s, bald eagles became an emblem of environmental degradation, as the pesticide DDT and other human pressures brought them near extinction. Following their protection, bald eagles have come roaring back. {DVI}

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Monday, May 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Marking Memorial Day, WETA reprises the American Experience program Death and the Civil War, a Ric Burns film that explores the effects on the nation of the Civil War’s staggering death toll.

:30AM ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — R 8 9:30AM NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERTS — 2014 concert, 9:30am; 2011 concert, 11am; 2012 concert, 12:30pm; 2013 concert, 2pm; 2014 concert, 3:30pm. R 5PM ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — R 6PM BBC WORLD NEWS/NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — See the Sunday, May 25, 5:30 p.m. listing. R 9:00 DEATH AND THE CIVIL WAR: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Drawing heavily on This Republic of Suffering, historian and Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust’s acclaimed book, a film by Ric Burns explores a critical aspect of the Civil War experience: the immense and varied implications of the war’s staggering and unprecedented death toll. {DVI} Repeats Tue 5/27, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, May 28 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the June 1944 invasion of Europe, a two-hour NOVA film, D-Day’s Sunken Secrets, explores the seabed bordering the Normandy beachheads.

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9:00 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} 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

29 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU — In a program taped in Washington at American University, the nation’s most recognized expert in personal finance presents up-to-date advice on a broad set of financial issues. Repeats Sat 5/31, 6pm 10:00 VICTOR BORGE: COMEDY IN MUSIC! — A special features funny and memorable skits by the beloved pianist-comedian. Repeats Fri 5/20, 12:30am 11:30 BRAIN CHANGE WITH DAVID PERLMUTTER, MD — Neurologist David Perlmutter explores the effects of wheat, sugar, and carbohydrates on the brain.

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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 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,which arose from his Emmy-winning miniseries Broadway: The American Musical.

10:30 3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! WITH JOEL FUHRMAN, M.D. — Dr. Joel Fuhrman addresses the crisis of obesity and chronic disease plaguing America, offering a plan for shedding weight quickly and reclaiming vitality and good health.

12:30AM VICTOR BORGE: COMEDY IN MUSIC! — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

31 Saturday SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–3AM: 6AM 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.

7:30 THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION 10-DAY DETOX DIET, WITH DR. MARK HYMAN — Based on his Blood Sugar Solution program, Dr. Mark Hyman presents strategies for balancing blood sugars, reducing insulin levels and producing fast and sustained weight loss.

9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE MARATHON — Travel expert Rick Steves showcases some of his favorite European cities in this special event. Repeats tonight 1:00 JOY BAUER’S FOOD REMEDIES — A program special explores healthy eating and provides a step-by-step action plan from Bauer, a bestselling author and nutritionist who helps her patients learn the proper foods to eat to lose weight and gain health.

2:30 VICTOR BORGE: COMEDY IN MUSIC! — R 3:00 EASY YOGA: THE SECRET TO STRENGTH AND BALANCE WITH PEGGY CAPPY — Expert Peggy Cappy shows how yoga can aid anyone who wants weightbearing exercise and a low-impact way to increase strength, mobility and balance.

4:00 ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS — A fascinating narrated home movie follows naturalist Richard Proenneke in the Alaska wilderness in the late 1960s as he builds a cabin where he lived alone for decades.

5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU — R 8:00 MY MUSIC: 50s AND 60s PARTY SONGS — A new special features dance music, including Chubby Checker’s “Twist” hits and other performances of party tunes from top artists such as Chuck Berry, Dion, The Four Tops, The Beach Boys, Bill Haley, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Martha & The Vandellas, The Drifters, Bobby Darin, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, The Kingsmen, and others.

10:30 BILLY JOEL: THE BRIDGE TO RUSSIA CONCERT — A concert program put together from six 1987 concerts by the pop icon in Moscow and Leningrad has been remastered with previously unreleased songs.

12M RICK STEVES’ EUROPE MARATHON — R

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Preschool children’s series Peg + Cat, which premiered in October 2013, follows the spirited girl and her sidekick as they embark on adventures and learn foundational math concepts and skills. The animated series, a production of The Fred Rogers Company, demonstrates that math is everywhere. New episodes air May 5–9.

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

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 6am Clifford the Big Red Dog, 6:30am, 8pm (6am) Martha Speaks, 7am, 6pm (6:30am) Arthur, 7:30am, 4:30pm (7am) Wild Kratts, 8am, 5:30pm (7:30am) Curious George, 8:30am, 4pm, 7pm (8am) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 9am, 3:30pm (8:30am) Peg + Cat, 9:30am, 3pm (9am) Dinosaur Train, 10am, 2:30pm (9:30am) Sesame Street, 10:30am, 10pm (5am, 10am) Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 11:30am (11am) Sid the Science Kid, noon, 8:30pm Thomas & Friends, 12:30pm WordWorld, 1pm Caillou, 1:30pm Super WHY!, 2pm (11:30am) Word Girl, 5pm, 6:30pm Zula Patrol, 7:30pm More listings are available at weta.org/kids.

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

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

Vera, Series IV

airs Fridays, May 2–23 at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

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cademy Award nominee and BAFTA-winning actress Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies; Little Voice; Atonement) reprises her role as troubled police investigator DCI Vera Stanhope in Season IV of the popular contemporary crime drama Vera, airing in four two-hour episodes (“Harbor Street,” “Death of a Family Man,” “The Deer Hunters” and “Protected”) on WETA UK this month. David Leon returns as Vera’s trusted sidekick and surrogate son Sergeant Joe Ashworth. The new season was filmed in Northumberland from June to October 2013 — and takes Vera down by the sea to investigate a community’s deep secrets. The acclaimed series is based on the bestselling Inspector Stanhope books by renowned author Anne Cleeves. Sample WETA UK’s other crime drama offerings, which include Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse, Inspector Lewis, Father Brown, Death in Paradise, Dalziel and Pascoe, and Rosemary and Thyme.

P.M. PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN MAY MONDAY

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4pm

Foyle’s War IV/V Hustle (Series V starts 5/11)

TUESDAY Hustle

WEDNESDAY Hustle

THURSDAY Hustle

FRIDAY Hustle

4:30pm Midsomer Rosemary and Thyme III & I Murders VIII (Series I starts 5/12)

5pm

Doc Martin VI Inspector Morse IV BBC Antiques (Series I starts 5/28) (Series V starts 5/22) Roadshow

Rosemary and Life on Mars I Thyme III & I (Series I starts 5/11)

6:30pm

7pm 7:30pm

8pm 9pm 9:30pm

10pm

Pie in the Sky

Moone Boy I

Rumpole of the Bailey

My Family

My Family

My Family

Hotel Secrets

Pie in the Sky I

• Last Tango in Halifax (5/6) • Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (5/13–5/27)

Inspector Morse IV Moone Boy I (Series V starts 5/21)

My Family

Twenty Twelve (5/8); Worst Week

Father Brown II Midsomer Murders Doc Martin VI • Shakespeare Lead Balloon II VIII (VII on 5/26) Uncovered (5/4) (Series I starts 5/27) (Series I starts 5/14) • Weapons of World Outnumbered II/III War II (5/11–5/25)

Midsomer Murders Chef! III VIII (VII on 5/26) Rumpole of the Bailey

Rosemary and Thyme III (Series I starts 5/9)

• Billy Connolly’s Route 66 (5/3–5/17, 8pm)

• Vera IV (5/2–5/23) • DCI Banks (5/30)

• She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens (5/24–5/31, 8pm) • Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis IV/V (9pm; Series V begins 5/10)

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TUESDAY

• Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 (5/3–5/24, 10:30pm) (5/24 episode runs to • Call the Midwife 3 12:30am) (5/2–5/23) • Masterpiece • Masterpiece: Mystery!: Zen Song of Lunch (5/31, 10:30pm) (5/30) Ladies of Letters I

Benny Hill

Sherlock Holmes

Benny Hill

11:30pm SUNDAY

My Family

Death in Paradise I Dalziel & Pascoe V

Life on Mars I

Doctor Who

Doc Martin VI (Series I starts 5/31)

• Twenty Twelve II (5/7) Chef! Season II/III • Worst Week of My Life I

Ladies of Letters

10:30pm

11pm

Father Brown II (Series I starts 5/15)

• Billy Connolly’s Route 66 (5/4–5/18) • She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens (5/25)

8:30pm

Midsomer Murders VIII

Dalziel & Pascoe V

5:30pm

6pm

SATURDAY (from 3:30pm:) Midsomer Murders (Season VIII begins 5/3)

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THURSDAY

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lassical WETA 90.9 FM Monday night broadcast Front Row Washington kicks off the month, May 5 at 9 p.m. with a twist on the 3 B’s, featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms and Busoni. From their JCC of Greater Washington Rockville recital, violinist Chee-Yun and pianist Alessio Bax perform Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3; Ferruccio Busoni’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in Chee-Yun E minor, Op. 36a; and Brahms’ Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108.

For the two weeks that follow, Front Row Washington presents highlights from last year’s 26th Annual Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival.

Classical WETA has broadcast performances from this engaging chamber music festival — which brings worldclass musicians to the historic town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, for three nights of concerts — since the event’s inception over two decades ago.

Our program Monday, May 12 opens with four lovely settings of English folksongs by Ralph Vaughan Williams scored for English horn and piano, followed by Zoltán Kodály’s Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12, a work infused with the rhythms and sonorities of Hungarian folk music. Next, Pavel Haas’ 1929 composition Quintet for Winds offers a glimpse of the musical voice of this Jewish composer whose life was cut short at Auschwitz in 1944. We conclude with Beethoven’s ever-popular “Archduke” Trio for Piano and Strings in B-flat Major, Op. 97.

Alessio Bax The following Monday, May 19, is the eve of this year’s Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival. Our program offers performances by many of the long-time Fredericksburg festival musicians, including flutist Carol Wincenc, members of the Muir String Quartet, and pianist Michele Levin. CPE Bach’s Trio No. 15 in E Major, H. 580 for flute, oboe and bassoon opens the concert, followed by Carl Reinecke’s opulently romantic Trio for Oboe, Horn, and Piano in A minor, Op. 188. We conclude our Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival programs with Antonín Dvoˇrák’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81.

till trying to forget our relentless winter, the phrase “Welcome the Sweet Summer Weather” is most sweet and welcome indeed, no matter how quickly and dramatically our conditions warm up, and no matter how thickly the pollen coats everything.

The welcome, sweet phrase is also the title of the May 11 broadcast of the Classical WETA 90.9 FM program Choral Showcase, inspired by (and opening with) the song

by Neidhart von Reuental, one of the most famous German minnesingers (active in the early 13th century). Our summer-focused program also has a Claudio Monteverdi madrigal about birds (comparing human and avian courtship), a newer work by John Clements that makes a similar comparison between us and flowers, and an Ode by Sibelius (from his Masonic Ritual Music) celebrating birds, flowers and more. The May 11 program concludes with a Gloria by Baldassarre Galuppi, a Venetian composer (also active in London and St. Petersburg) whose life spanned the Baroque and Classical periods. He worked both ends of the seriocomic spectrum too; he was considered by many to be the father of comic opera and was also prolific with his church music.

The first Choral Showcase of the month, on May 4, brings us a recent CD by Boston Baroque of Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. It’s a late work, considered by many (including Haydn biographer H. C. Robbins Landon) to be not only the composer’s best setting of the mass but his best work in any genre. The nickname comes from British admiral Horatio Nelson, who led his fleet in a stunning defeat of Napoleon’s navy at the Battle of the Nile. Martin Pearlman conducts. Randall Thompson’s a cappella masterpiece on good vs. evil, The Peaceable Kingdom, is also scheduled for May 4.

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Classical WETA Announcers in the Community: May 3: David Ginder greets the audience at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s performance featuring pianist Yefim Bronfman at the Music Center at Strathmore.

May 4: Bill Bukowski introduces the Washington Bach Consort’s concert “Revolution & Evolution: The Music of C.P.E. Bach” at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington.

May 17: Bill Bukowski greets the audience at the National Philharmonic’s concert featuring violinist Sarah Chang at the Music Center at Strathmore.

May 18: David Ginder introduces the Cathedral Choral Society’s performance “Classical Showcase” at Washington National Cathedral.

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areas of the orchestra, concluding, as the young composer tells us, with a “wild, distracted, self-satisfied romp.” Blue Blazes was one of the featured works on the NSO’s 2012 concert tour of the Americas. Christoph Eschenbach conducted this performance in June 2012, just prior to leaving for the tour.

Stephen Albert’s River Run Symphony was also a National Symphony Orchestra commission, and it was performed during the historic 1990 NSO tour to Russia, led by Mstislav Rostropovich. The 1985 Pulitzer Prizewinning composition is inspired by James Joyce’s novel Finnegan’s Wake and was the first commission by the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works, which has to date produced more than 60 works by more than 50 American composers. May’s NSO Showcase will feature the shorter version of River Run, which the composer named Rivering Waters, comprising the first and last movements of the symphony. This performance was recorded in April 2013 at the Kennedy Center with Hugh Wolff conducting the NSO. Finally, in a June 2008 Kennedy Center performance, Leonard Slatkin conducted the NSO in Copland’s 3rd and last symphony, which celebrated the end of World War II. This triumphant symphony closes with a variation on Copland’s own Fanfare for the Common Man, and in the words of Serge Koussevitzky, who conducted the 1946 premiere, “There is no doubt about it — this is the greatest American Symphony. It goes from the heart to the heart.” If you think about it, that’s a pretty eloquent description of American music.

Classical WETA Opera House Saturdays at 1 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM May 3: Bellini’s I Puritani May 10: Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Met Opera Broadcast Season Finale, with Joyce DiDonato and Juan Flórez) May 17: Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride (Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala) May 24: Puccini’s Tosca (Royal Theater, Turin; Teatro Regio Orchestra & Chorus) May 31: Wagner’s Das Liebesverbot (Leipzig Gewandhaus; MDR Symphony Orchestra and Chorus)

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rom the finger-snapping opening of Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story to the mean streets of L.A. as envisioned in John Adams’ City Noir, May’s NSO Showcase broadcast on Classical WETA 90.9 FM is allAmerican. The featured works for the program, spotlighting performances by the National Symphony Orchestra, were all recorded live in concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

“The history of America is now changed,” an emotional Justice Felix Frankfurter declared to Leonard Bernstein at the 1957 world premiere of West Side Story — which just happened to take place in Washington, D.C.’s National Theatre. Bernstein later excerpted the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story for a New York Philharmonic celebration of his works. Christoph Eschenbach conducted the NSO in a January 2011 performance that is featured in the CD, Remembering JFK, on the Ondine label.

If West Side Story is a tragic tale of love set against the backdrop of New York City gang warfare, the dark atmosphere of 1940s–’50s Los Angeles at the height of the film noir era permeates John Adams’ symphony, City Noir. It is, says Adams, “the third of a triptych of orchestral works that have as their theme the California experience, its landscape and its culture.” John Adams and the NSO performed City Noir last May. Sean Shepherd’s Blue Blazes conjures up a whole different palette. This “Concert Opener” was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra and showcases all the

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FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

THE MAGIC FLUTE

NEW MOVES: Symphony + Dance Thomas Wilkins, conductor

KEIGWIN + COMPANY From Schuman to Bernstein

Photo by Cory Weaver

(Die Zauberflöte)

Selections from Bernstein’s On the Town and On the Waterfront with new choreography by Larry Keigwin, plus Schuman’s New England Triptych and a new concerto with Sue Heineman, the NSO’s Principal Bassoon.

May 7 & 8* at 7, 2014

New Ballet Ensemble From Gershwin to Ellington

Music by Duke Ellington with a dance performance

by Memphis jookin’ artists. Also: Barber’s Souvenirs, music from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, and a concerto featuring Jauvon Gilliam, the NSO’s Principal Timpani.

“A feast for the eyes, a feast for the ears… a masterpiece of conception and execution!”

—Opera Today

May 3–18 | Opera House Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Performance May 16, 2014 David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of WNO. General Dynamics is the proud sponsor of WNO’s 2013-2014 Season.

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May 10 at 8, May 13* at 7, 2014

Jessica Lang Dance with Leila Josefowicz, violin From Adams to Copland

Adams’s Violin Concerto featuring violinist Leila Josefowicz with original choreography by Jessica Lang performed by her company.

Also: Copland’s Appalachian Spring and more.

May 16* at 7, May 17 at 8, 2014 *Free AfterWords post-performance discussion

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The Magic Flute is a production of the Clarice Smith Opera Series.

The Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program is made possible through the generous support of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.

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