April 2016
IF YOU ONLY KNOW THE LEGEND YOU DON’T KNOW THE MAN
Public Television from Indiana University
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March 2016 Vol. 40, No. 2 Viewing Guide Staff Adam Schwartz Editor Jennifer L.Witzke Designer Perry Metz General Manager WTIU/Channel 30 is licensed to Indiana University, which provides general operating support. WTIU (USPS-010149) is published monthly as a service to its contributors by WTIU, Indiana University Television, 1229 East Seventh Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-5501. It is printed by Indiana University Printing Services, with Periodicals Postage paid at Bloomington, Indiana. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: WTIU Membership Department 1229 East 7th Street Bloomington, IN 47405-5501 WTIU is operated by Indiana University’s Radio and Television Services. It is a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations. Key to viewing guide symbol: (r + date) = scheduled repeat broadcast DVS = descriptive video service
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11:30 Knit and Crochet Now!
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
Sewing with Nancy
Quilting Arts
Sew it All
12:00 Essential Pépin
Julia Child: Cooking with Master Chefs
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Country
Martha Stewart’s Cooking School
Mind of a Chef
Ask This Old House
Woodright’s Shop
NOVA
4/1 Anne Braden: Southern Patriot
This Old House 12:30 Victory Garden’s Rough Cut – EdibleFEAST Woodworking with Tommy Mac 1:00 Nature
Antiques Roadshow
4/6 10 Homes that Changed America 4/13 10 Parks that Changed America 4/13 10 Towns that Changed America
4/7 Water Blues Green Solution 4/28 Flight of the Grassland Birds
4/8 Wilderness Plots 4/15 Fall Creek Massacre 4/22 Mary Bateman Clark: A Woman of Colour and Courage
4/27 Above and Beyond
4/29 Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home
2:00 Body Electric
Body Electric
Body Electric
Body Electric
Body Electric
2:30 Wild Photo Adventures
Beads, Baubles & Jewels
Best of the Joy of Painting
Landscapes Through Time
Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Well Read
Indiana Newsdesk
3-5pm See children’s lineup on page 8 5:00 Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
6:00 Focus on Europe
Religion & Ethics Feel Grand with NewsWeekly Jane Seymour
The Nightly 6:30 The Nightly Business Report Business Report
The Nightly Business Report
The Nightly The Nightly Business Report Business Report
7:00 PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
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This Month’s Highlights Front and Center Saturdays at 11pm Starting April 2 Pop-rock duo King & Country plays songs from their album Run Wild (4/2). Acclaimed guitarist Warren Haynes performs career hits “Soulshine” and “Forevermore.” (4/9) Multi-platinum-selling singersongwriter Joe Jackson performs his chart-topping classics (4/16). And don’t miss two powerhouse singersongwriters from the Country Music Association Awards series: Darius Rucker (4/23) and Ronnie Dunn (4/30).
Call the Midwife Sundays at 8pm starting April 3 In Season 5 of this heartwarming drama, it’s 1961 and Poplar is beginning to feel the winds of social change, along with improvements in housing, sanitation and healthcare. Among the complex and challenging cases the nurses and midwives face are two babies born with severe deformities.
10 that Changed America Tuesday, April 5, 12, and 19 at 8pm Join host Geoffrey Baer on a tour of places that changed the way we live, work, and play. 10 Homes that Changed America (4/5) highlights structures that transformed residential living. 10 Parks that Changed America (4/12) explores serene spaces that offer city dwellers a respite from urban life. And 10 Towns that Changed America (4/19) focuses on experimental towns that were designed from the ground up.
Secrets of Saint John Paul Tuesday, April 5 at 9pm Examine the three-decade correspondence between Pope John Paul II, now a saint, and an American woman. Through hundreds of letters, a deep friendship developed between then-cardinal Wojtyla and philosopher Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka—one of the few people the Pope asked to see as he recovered from his assassination attempt.
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NOVA: Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped? Wednesday, April 6 at 9pm One-third of Americans over age 85 are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, and unless a cure is found, more than 16 million Americans will have the disease by 2050. Join scientists as they untangle the cause of this tragic illness and go behind-the-scenes of major drug trials to discover the therapies that may slow and even prevent the disease.
Globe Trekker Thursdays at 9am starting April 7 Don’t miss an exciting new season! On the 4/7 episode, Ian Wright travels to India where he explores Delhi’s old quarters, the Taj Mahal, and the holy town of Haridwar. On 4/14, five Globe Trekkers explore the history of America’s spectacular Wild West. And on 4/21, Bobby Chinn discovers the cultural and historical influences that define Sicily’s multi-layered cuisine.
Great Performances at the Met: Otello Sunday, April 10 at 1pm See a new staging of Verdi’s masterpiece based on Shakespeare’s tragic drama of jealousy and deceit. Aleksandrs Antonenko plays the tormented Moor of Venice opposite Sonya Yoncheva as his innocent wife, Desdemona, with Željko Lučić as the villainous Iago. Director Bartlett Sher’s acclaimed new production is led by dynamic conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Shakespeare’s Curse Tuesday, April 19 at 9pm Digging up gravesites was common in William Shakespeare’s time, and scenes of the mistreatment of corpses are found in many of his plays. The playwright had engraved on his headstone a curse on “he that moves my bones.” Join the first scientific investigation of Shakespeare’s grave, which reveals new evidence about what lies beneath it.
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Listings are accurate as of time of printing, but are subject to change.
1 Friday 8:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill H
Farm
8:30 Charlie Rose – The Week H
(r 4/2 1am; 4/3 5am)
The Gift (1917-1924) The rhythms and spirit of jazz music mirror the world that emerged in the wake of World War I.
10:30 Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg
Learn about cruise ship safety and great destinations in Australia.
11:00 Globe Trekker
Building England I
(r 4/5 noon)
12:00 In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs
(r 4/3 6:30pm)
11:30 Bringing It Home with Laura McIntosh 12:00 MotorWeek 12:30 Tracks Ahead H 1:00 TEDTalks
DVS
The Woodworker
Repeat of 4/1.
4:30 Inside INdiana Business H 5:30 Indiana Week in Review H 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6:30 Joy of Music H
Musical Visit to Germany, Part II: Sachsen-Anhalt
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Science and Wonder Mind-expanding discussions of the future of nanotechnology, the search for life beyond Earth, and the science of light. DVS (r 4/4 5am)
2:00 Four-Wheeled Fascination: A Roller Derby Story
Learn why roller derby is experiencing a resurgence and how it has evolved since its beginnings eight decades ago.
2:30 Bob Marley: A Biography H
Discover the legendary singer who ignited global interest in reggae music and who was at the forefront of revolutionary movements of the 1970s.
3:30 Dick Cheney: A Heartbeat Away
The man who historians have dubbed the most powerful vicepresident in the history of the United States recounts his story in his own words.
6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H
H= Denotes a program new to WTIU.
Facta Non Verba Dr. Timoney questions Martin and Louisa’s ultimate compatibility. (r 5/29 7pm)
8:00 Call the Midwife H
Patsy is elated to find Delia fully recovered, but learns her mother wants her to move to Wales. (r 4/3 midnight; 4/5 3am)
9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece H
Episode 2 A professor dies in a suspicious fall and a government agent warns Geordie to back off the case.(r 4/4 1am; 4/5 4am) Episode 2 To Gordon’s horror, Harry and Jimmy make a high-risk deal, and Harry courts one of the Dolly twins. (r 4/4 2am; 4/5 5am)
11:00 Skokie: Invaded But Not Conquered
Examines the personalities and issues related to the attempted neo-Nazi March in Skokie, Illinois, a haven for Holocaust survivors since the end of World War II.
4 Monday
8:00 Antiques Roadshow H
Tucson, Hour 2 Discover wonderful hidden treasures in Tucson, such as a Jackie Robinson archive from around 1938. (r 4/5 2am; 4/5 1pm; 4/10 5pm; 4/11 4am)
9:00 Antiques Roadshow
Detroit, Hour 1 Highlights include a signed 1970 Andy Warhol poster and a working script of The Wizard of Oz. (r 4/5 1am)
10:00 Independent Lens H
5:00 Antiques Roadshow
Tucson, Hour 1 Travel to Tucson to discover more fantastic finds, such as a 1943 Allen Ginsberg-signed yearbook.
7:00 Doc Martin H
10:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece H
2:30 A Craftman’s Legacy
(r 4/8 12:30pm)
11:00 Food Forward H
(r 4/7 12:30pm)
3:00 The Woodwright’s Shop DVS
For King & Country
10:30 The Weekly Special
1:30 This Old House H (r 4/6 12:30pm)
3 Sunday
(r 4/5 12:30pm)
2:00 Ask This Old House H
Spinney Brothers/Redhead Express
11:00 Front and Center H
(r 4/4 12:30pm)
1:00 Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac H
3:30 The McLaughlin Group H 4:00 Indiana Newsdesk
9:00 Austin City Limits
Stupid Cupid
10:00 Song of the Mountains
12:30 Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST
Glory Hole
Beck
2 Saturday
8:30 The Red Green Show
Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917) At the turn of the 20th century, in the unique musical cauldron of New Orleans, jazz is born. (r 4/2 2am)
10:30 Jazz H
(r 4/2 1:30am; 4/3 5:30am)
Repeat of 4/3.
8:00 Last of the Summer Wine H
9:00 Jazz H
6:30 The Weekly Special
7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show H
Welcome to Leith Residents of a North Dakota town struggle against a notorious white supremacist. (r 4/6 4am; 4/10 3am)
11:30 DW News H
5 Tuesday
8:00 10 Homes that Changed America H
Visit Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and more homes that transformed residential living. (r 4/6 1am; 4/6 1pm; 4/7 5am; 4/8 2am; 4/11 5am)
9:00 Secrets of Saint John Paul H
10:00 Wilderness Plots: Songs and Stories of the Prairie H A look at Hoosier history through stories and songs based on the lives of Indiana’s earliest settlers. (r 4/8 1pm)
8:00 Nature
Saving Otter 501 The Monterey Bay Aquarium makes its 501st attempt to save a stranded orphan otter. DVS (r 4/7 1am; 4/8 4am; 4/10 2am; 4/11 1pm)
9:00 NOVA H
Vikings Unearthed Dr. Sarah Parcak uncovers new clues about the legendary expeditions and settlements of the Vikings. (r 4/7 2am; 4/8 4am; 4/10 1am)
8:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill H
(r 4/9 1:30am; 4/10 5am)
8:30 Charlie Rose – The Week H
(r 4/9 2am; 4/10 5:30am)
9:00 Jazz H
10:30 Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg
Learn about photo manipulation techniques used in hotel marketing and discover gems of Valle de Bravo.
11:00 Globe Trekker
Delhi and Agra Repeat of 4/7.
7 Thursday
12:30 Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST
(r 4/12 noon)
(r 4/11 12:30pm)
8:00 The Weekly Special
Macon/Athens Showcases the culture, arts, and people in the heartland of Georgia, from Macon to Athens.
Musical Journey on the Rhine
7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show H America at Play
8:00 Last of the Summer Wine H Adopted by a Stray
8:30 The Red Green Show
11:00 Front and Center H
12:00 In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs
8:30 Music Voyager H
Repeat of 4/8.
4:30 Inside INdiana Business H 5:30 Indiana Week in Review H 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6:30 Joy of Music
The True Welcome (1929-1935) As swing dancing catches on across America, a new kind of big band jazz begins to emerge.
9 Saturday
(r 4/15 12:30pm)
3:30 The McLaughlin Group H 4:00 Indiana Newsdesk
11:00 Jazz H
3:00 The Woodwright’s Shop DVS
Our Language (1924-1928) Spotlights the careers of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ethel Waters, and more great artists. (r 4/9 2:30am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
Call to Action Discover extraordinary Hoosiers who have felt a call to action— in their own communities and throughout the world. (r 4/10 10:30am; 4/10 6:30pm)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
Putin’s Way An investigation of the accusations of criminality and corruption surrounding Vladimir Putin’s reign in Russia. (r 4/6 3am)
6 Wednesday
Delhi and Agra (r 4/9 11am)
8 Friday
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
9:00 Globe Trekker H
The story of how, through hundreds of letters, a deep friendship developed between then-cardinal Wojtyla and an American woman, and continued after he became Pope John Paul II. (r 4/6 2am; 4/7 4am; 4/8 3am; 4/11 3am)
10:00 FRONTLINE H
1:00 Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac H
Repeat of 4/7. (r 4/10 6:30pm)
11:00 Food Forward H DVS
11:30 Bringing It Home with Laura McIntosh 12:00 MotorWeek 12:30 Tracks Ahead H 1:00 Great Performances at the Met H
Otello Aleksandrs Antonenko stars as the tormented Moor of Venice in Verdi’s masterpiece.
(r 4/13 12:30pm)
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Warren Haynes
10:30 The Weekly Special
2:00 Ask This Old House H The Glassblower
Wolfe Brothers/Jeff Brown and Still Lonesome
10 Sunday
(r 4/12 12:30pm)
2:30 A Craftman’s Legacy
Nine Inch Nails
10:00 Song of the Mountains
1:30 This Old House H (r 4/14 12:30pm)
Red’s Hot Sauce
9:00 Austin City Limits
4:00 Bruce Springsteen: A Biography H
From the instantly classic Born to Run, which put him on the covers of Time and Newsweek, to an Oscar and four Grammys, Bruce Springsteen’s story helped define rock ’n’ roll history.
5:00 Antiques Roadshow Tucson, Hour 2 Repeat of 4/4.
6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H wtiu.org / 7
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noon ------- Super WHY! 12:30 -------Thomas & Friends 1pm -------- Sesame Street 1:30 -------- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 2pm -------- Curious George 3pm -------- Arthur 3:30 -------- Nature Cat 4pm -------- Ready Jet Go! 4:30 -------- Odd Squad 5pm -------- Wild Kratts/
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Sid the Science Kid Dinosaur Train Thomas & Friends Super WHY! The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 9am ------- WordGirl 9:30 ------- Odd Squad 10am ------- SciGirls
6:30 The Weekly Special Repeat of 4/7.
7:00 Doc Martin H
The Doctor Is Out Martin find himself trapped by Annie Winton, who desperately wants him to try and save her husband. (r 6/5 7pm)
8:00 Call the Midwife H
Barbara is caught between a stressed expectant mother and her penniless husband. (r 4/10 midnight; 4/12 3am)
9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece H
8:00 Antiques Roadshow H
Tucson, Hour 3 Journey to Tucson to discover fantastic finds including a 1994 Pete Seeger original song. (r 4/12 2am; 4/12 1pm; 4/13 3am; 4/17 4am; 4/17 5pm)
9:00 Jackie Robinson H
Part 1 Jackie Robinson rises from humble origins to become the first black Major League Baseball player. DVS (r 4/13 4am; 4/17 1pm)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H
(r 4/12 1am)
11:30 DW News H
12 Tuesday
8:00 10 Parks that Changed America H
Explore serene spaces that offer city dwellers a respite from the hustle and bustle of urban life. (r 4/13 2am; 4/13 1pm; 4/15 2am; 4/16 4am; 4/18 5am)
(r 4/13 1am)
13 Wednesday
Holocaust survivor Shimon Redlich returns to visit his various hiding places in Poland and Ukraine.
Part 2 Jackie Robinson uses his fame to speak out against injustice, alienating many who had lauded him. DVS (r 4/14 4am; 4/17 3pm)
11:30 DW News H
Episode 3 Harry faces a choice: Settle a gambling debt or bankroll the Dolly twins’ dream job. (r 4/11 2am; 4/12 5am)
11 Monday
11:00 Shimon’s Returns
9:00 Jackie Robinson H
11:00 Tavis Smiley H
Episode 3 Sidney and Geordie answer a false alarm, which turns into a real murder investigation. (r 4/11 1am; 4/12 4am)
10:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece H
(r 4/16 1am; 4/17 5am)
(r 4/16 1:30am; 4/17 5:30am)
9:00 Jazz H
Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935-1937) Billie Holiday’s star rises while a blues-soaked big band jazz style is set to transform jazz. (r 4/16 2am; 4/18 3am)
India’s Wandering Lions Witness the story of Asia’s last wild lions, which live dangerously close to the villagers of India. (r 4/14 1am; 4/15 3am; 4/17 3am; 4/18 1pm)
10:30 PBS Previews: The Best of PBS Indies
Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped? Join scientists as they untangle the cause of Alzheimer’s and go behind-the-scenes of drug trials. (r 4/14 2am, 1am; 4/15 5am; 4/17 1am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
9:00 NOVA H
A look inside the bipolar brain reveals where biological and chemical breakdowns occur. (r 4/14 3am; 4/15 3am; 4/17 3am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
14 Thursday 8:00 The Weekly Special H (r 4/17 10:30am; 4/17 6:30pm)
9:00 Globe Trekker H Wild West USA (r 4/16 11am)
10:00 Fall Creek Massacre The story of the first documented case in which white Americans were convicted and sentenced to capital punishment for the murder of American Indians under the laws of the United States. (r 4/15 1pm)
10:30 Made in Indiana (r 4/15 1:30pm)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
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Take a sneak peek at upcoming PBS independent documentaries, including The Armor of Light. (r 4/16 3:30am; 4/18 4:30am; 4/27 4:30am)
16 Saturday 10:30 Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg 11:00 Globe Trekker
Wild West USA. Repeat of 4/14.
(r 4/19 noon)
12:00 In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs 12:30 Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST
8:30 Music Voyager H
Albany/Columbus The Music Voyager team delves deeper into Georgia’s heartland, to Albany and Columbus.
8:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill H
8:30 Charlie Rose – The Week H
8:00 Nature H
10:00 Ride the Tiger H
15 Friday
(r 4/18 12:30pm)
1:00 Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac H (r 4/19 12:30pm)
1:30 This Old House H (r 4/20 12:30pm)
2:00 Ask This Old House H (r 4/21 12:30pm)
2:30 A Craftman’s Legacy The Guitar Maker
3:00 The Woodwright’s Shop DVS (r 4/22 12:30pm)
3:30 The McLaughlin Group H 4:00 Indiana Newsdesk Repeat of 4/15.
4:30 Inside INdiana Business H 5:30 Indiana Week in Review H 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H
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6:30 Joy of Music
Musical Journey of Austria & Germany
7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show H
10:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece H
Backstage with Our Musical Family
8:00 Last of the Summer Wine H Defeat of the Stoneworm
8:30 The Red Green Show
Tweedy
10:00 Song of the Mountains
Seldom Scene
Joe Jackson
10:30 The Weekly Special
DVS
11:30 Bringing It Home with Laura McIntosh 12:00 MotorWeek 12:30 Tracks Ahead H 1:00 Jackie Robinson
Repeat of 4/14. (r 4/17 6:30pm)
11:00 Food Forward H
Part 1 Repeat of 4/11. DVS
3:00 Jackie Robinson 5:00 Antiques Roadshow
Rescue Me Life in Portwenn conspires to get in Martin’s way as he questions if Louisa will come back to him.
8:00 Call the Midwife H
The pressure is on at Nonnatus House to find the source of a dangerous case of typhoid. (r 4/17 midnight; 4/19 3am)
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9:00 Antiques Roadshow
Detroit, Hour 2 Amazing discoveries include a signed photo album of President Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. (r 4/19 1am)
8:00 10 Towns that Changed America H
Visit towns across the country that have had a lasting effect on the way our communities are designed. (r 4/20 1am; 4/20 1pm; 4/21 5am; 4/22 2am; 4/23 4am; 4/25 5am)
9:00 Shakespeare’s Curse H Join the first scientific investigation of Shakespeare’s grave, which reveals new evidence about what lies beneath the infamous “curse stone.” (r 4/20 2am; 4/21 4am; 4/22 3am; 4/24 4am; 4/24 1pm)
8:00 Nature
Leave it to Beavers Scientists regard beavers as tools for reversing the effects of global warming and water shortages. DVS (r 4/21 1am; 4/22 4am; 4/24 2am; 4/25 1pm)
9:00 NOVA H
Wild Ways Newly established wildlife corridors may offer a glimmer of hope to some endangered species. (r 4/21 2am; 4/21 1pm; 4/22 5am; 4/24 1am)
10:00 Best of Big Blue Live H
Experts in Monterey Bay, California explore its once endangered, now thriving, ecosystem. (r 4/21 3am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
21 Thursday
8:00 The Weekly Special
Great Outdoors Explore summertime activities across Indiana including reenactments, races, and relaxation. (r 4/24 10:30am; 4/24 6:30pm)
8:30 Music Voyager H
The Bahamas – Junkanoo Celebration A journey to the Bahamas begins in Nassau during the vibrant annual Junkanoo celebrations.
9:00 Globe Trekker H Food Hour: Sicily (r 4/23 11am)
10:00 Mary Bateman Clark: A Woman of Colour and Courage A look at how an African American woman and her lawyers challenged Indiana’s indenture system in 1821. (r 4/22 1pm)
10:00 FRONTLINE H
11:00 Lee Hamilton’s Freedom Medal
11:30 DW News H
9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece H
Episode 4 An apparent suicide leads Sidney to perform an exorcism. Gary goes on trial. Margaret makes a move. (r 4/18 1am; 4/19 4am)
Omaha, Hour 1 (r 4/19 2am; 4/19 1pm; 4/24 5pm)
19 Tuesday
Repeat of 4/14.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow H
Democrats/Soft Vengeance Witness history being made as Zimbabwe attempts to draft its first-ever democratic constitution. (r 4/20 4am)
6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6:30 The Weekly Special 7:00 Doc Martin
The story of the Terezin concentration camp provides lessons to Omaha students.
10:00 Independent Lens H
Part 2 Repeat of 4/12. DVS
Tucson, Hour 3 Repeat of 4/11.
18 Monday
11:00 Front and Center H
17 Sunday
20 Wednesday
11:00 Remembered Voices
Life is a Circus
9:00 Austin City Limits
Episode 4 Grove and Josie make a new start, and movie mogul Harry courts trouble with a mob boss and a press lord. (r 4/18 2am; 4/19 5am)
Children of Syria The story of four children surviving in war-torn Aleppo, and their escape to a new life in Germany. (r 4/20 3am; 4/24 3am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
H= Denotes a program new to WTIU.
The WFIU/WTIU News Team looks at former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton’s time in office and his many contributions to public life.
22 Friday 8:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill H
(r 4/23 1am; 4/24 5am)
8:30 Charlie Rose – The Week H
Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937-1939) As the Great Depression deepens, jazz thrives, while the saxophone comes into its own. (r 4/23 2am; 4/25 3am)
9:00 Jazz H
23 Saturday 10:30 Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg
Learn about avoiding illness on cruises and great destinations in Anchorage, Alaska.
11:00 Globe Trekker
Food Hour: Sicily Repeat of 4/21.
12:00 In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs
(r 4/26 noon)
12:30 Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST
(r 4/26 12:30pm)
CMA Songwriters Series: Darius Rucker
Repeat of 4/21. (r 4/24 6:30pm)
11:30 Bringing It Home with Laura McIntosh 12:00 MotorWeek 12:30 Tracks Ahead H 1:00 Shakespeare’s Curse
3:00 The Woodwright’s Shop DVS (r 4/29 12:30pm)
Musical Journey on the Baltic Sea III
Wayne Henderson and Jeff Little/ Empty Bottle String Band
DVS
(r 4/28 12:30pm)
4:30 Inside INdiana Business H 5:30 Indiana Week in Review H 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6:30 Joy of Music
Eric Church
11:00 Food Forward H
(r 4/27 12:30pm)
3:30 The McLaughlin Group H 4:00 Indiana Newsdesk
Once More to the Well
9:00 Austin City Limits
Repeat of 4/19.
4:00 Tina Turner: A Biography H
A profile of the rock star who overcame poverty, racism, and sexism to become one of the most successful entertainers of her time.
9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece H
Episode 5 Following a suspicious death, Sidney and Geordie’s crime-fighting days may be over. (r 4/25 1am; 4/26 4am) Episode 5 Jimmy comes up with a plan to save Harry’s bacon, and a love triangle meets an unfortunate end. (r 4/25 2am; 4/26 5am)
25 Monday
8:00 Antiques Roadshow H
Omaha, Hour 2 Fascinating finds include Whitey Ford’s and Yogi Berra’s jerseys, and an 1887 Seth Whipple oil painting. (r 4/26 1am; 4/26 1pm; 4/27 5am; 5/1 5pm)
9:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea
The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) In 1864, Congress acts to protect land that will become America’s first national park, Yellowstone. DVS (r 4/26 2am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
5:00 Antiques Roadshow
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6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6:30 The Weekly Special
Omaha, Hour 1 Repeat of 4/18.
Great Outdoors Repeat of 4/21.
Sister Julienne’s faith is tested by a limbless child, and a teenage pregnancy poses a dilemma. (r 4/24 midnight)
The story of the man who tried to warn the world of Adolf Hitler’s plan for the Jews.
3:00 Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home H
The organization Selfhelp provided housing, food and more to Jewish refugees during World War II. (r 4/29 1pm)
8:00 Call the Midwife H
11:00 Voice Among the Silent: The Legacy of James G. McDonald
2:00 Above and Beyond H
This compelling story highlights the escape and survival of pilot Bruce Sundlun during World War II. (r 4/27 1pm)
Martin may have met his match after his first session with Dr. Rachel Timoney.
10:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece H
10:30 The Weekly Special
2:00 Ask This Old House H The Stone Carver
8:30 The Red Green Show
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1:30 This Old House H
2:30 A Craftman’s Legacy
Once in a Moonlit Junkyard
11:00 Front and Center H
Keep a Song in Your Heart
8:00 Last of the Summer Wine H
10:00 Song of the Mountains
(r 4/25 12:30pm)
1:00 Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac H
Repeat of 4/22.
(r 4/23 1:30am; 4/24 5:30am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show H
7:00 Doc Martin
The Shock of the New
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8:00 Big Burn: American Experience
Examines the largest wildfire in American history—an event that defined the fledgling U.S. Forest Service and the nation’s fire policy for much of the 20th century. DVS (r 4/27 1am; 4/28 5am; 4/30 4am; 5/1 1pm)
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The Last Refuge (1890-1915) At the end of the 19th century, a lack of congressional protection for parks takes shape to protect America’s wilderness. DVS (r 4/27 2am)
11:30 DW News H
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Chris Chambers
Last month we closed the book on one of the longest-running programs on WFIU and in public radio. Dick Estell, better known as the “Radio Reader,” hung up the microphone after more Dick Estell than five decades of reading works of fiction and non-fiction on the air. Now in his 90th year, Dick has been dealing with health issues that have led him to make what he called a “heartbreaking decision” to end the program. In early March, the final episodes of Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham were read by Dick’s good friend, Bob Page, retired manager of WKAR-TV at Michigan State University. Thus marked the end of a series that has existed in one form or another since it began in 1936 on WKAR-FM. In 1964, Dick Estell became the third person to serve as the Radio Reader, and he continued far beyond his retirement in 1986 from full-time work as WKAR’s station manager. The departure of The Radio Reader from our schedule left us with an extra half-hour from Monday to Friday mornings at 11:30. We’ve filled that by extending Classical Music with George Walker to noon. Also, we’re taking this opportunity to expand Just You and Me to a two-hour program that now begins at 3 p.m.
Beethoven in Bloomington Wednesday, April 20 at 8pm Join us for this live broadcast from the Musical Arts Center at Indiana University as guest conductor Carl St. Clair leads the IU Philharmonic Orchestra and Oratorio Chorus in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The concert marks the tenth Carl St. Clair anniversary of the plane crash in which five music school students perished, and the first performance at IU of Beethoven’s masterpiece since the tragedy. WFIU Music Director Joe Goetz hosts.
H= Denotes a program new to WTIU.
8:00 Nature
Owl Power Owls hunt and fly so silently, that they’re influencing 21stcentury technology and design. DVS (r 4/28 1am; 4/29 4am; 5/2 1pm)
9:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea
The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) The National Park Service, established in 1916, protects the Grand Canyon from commercial interests. DVS (r 4/28 2am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
28 Thursday 8:00 The Weekly Special H (r 5/1 10:30am; 5/1 6:30pm)
8:30 Music Voyager H
The Bahamas: Raking and Scraping Across the Islands The roots of rake-and-scrape, the music style Bahamians call their own, are explored on Cat Island.
9:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea
Going Home (1920-1933) The automobile allows more people to visit the parks, and the Smoky Mountains and Tetons become parks. DVS (r 4/29 2am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
29 Friday
8:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill H (r 4/30 1am; 5/1 5am)
8:30 Charlie Rose – The Week H
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9:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea
(r 4/30 1:30am; 5/1 5:30am)
9:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea
Great Nature (1933-1945) During an economic crisis and a world war the parks provided a source of jobs and much-needed peace. DVS (r 4/30 2am)
11:00 Tavis Smiley H 11:30 DW News H
30 Saturday 10:30 Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg
Learn about how terrorist attacks affect hotel security, and discover the hidden gems of Costa Rica.
11:00 Globe Trekker H Andes
12:00 In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs
(r 5/3 noon)
12:30 Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST
(r 5/2 12:30pm)
1:00 Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac H (r 5/3 12:30pm)
1:30 This Old House H (r 5/4 12:30pm)
2:00 Ask This Old House H (r 5/5 12:30pm)
2:30 A Craftman’s Legacy The Goldsmith
3:00 The Woodwright’s Shop DVS (r 5/6 12:30pm)
3:30 The McLaughlin Group H 4:00 Indiana Newsdesk Repeat of 4/29.
4:30 Inside INdiana Business H 5:30 Indiana Week in Review H 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6:30 Joy of Music Swiss Musical Journey
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A to Z 10 Homes that Changed America 4/5 8pm; 4/6 1am, 1pm; 4/7 5am; 4/8 2am; 4/11 5am 10 Parks that Changed America 4/12 8pm; 4/13 2am, 1pm; 4/15 2am; 4/16 4am; 4/18 5am 10 Towns that Changed America 4/19 8pm; 4/20 1am, 1pm; 4/21 5am; 4/22 2am; 4/23 4am; 4/25 5am Above and Beyond 4/24 2pm; 4/27 1pm Al Capone: Icon 4/1 3am; 4/2 3:30am; 4/4 3am America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated Wed noon Anne Braden: Southern Patriot 4/1 1pm Antiques Roadshow Tucson, Hour 1 4/3 5pm Tucson, Hour 2 4/4 8pm; 4/5 2am,1pm; 4/10 5pm; 4/11 4am Detroit, Hour 1 4/4 9pm; 4/5 1am Tucson, Hour 3 4/11 8pm; 4/12 2am, 1pm; 4/13 3am; 4/17 4am, 5pm Omaha, Hour 1 4/18 8pm; 4/19 2am, 1pm; 4/24 5pm Detroit, Hour 2 4/18 9pm; 4/19 1am; 4/3 5pm Omaha, Hour 2 4/25 8pm; 4/26 1am, 1pm; 4/27 5am Arthur Mon-Fri 3pm Ask This Old House Sat 2pm; Thu 12:30pm Austin City Limits Sat 9pm Beads, Baubles and Jewels Tue 2:30pm Best of Big Blue Live 4/20 10pm; 4/21 3am Best of the Joy of Painting Wed 2:30pm
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Big Burn: American Experience 4/26 8pm; 4/27 1am; 4/28 5am; 4/30 4am Bluegrass Underground The Gibson Brothers 4/3 midnight Davina and the Vagabonds 4/10 midnight Keller Williams with the Traveling McCourys 4/17 midnight Shovels and Rope 4/24 midnight Bob Marley: A Biography 4/3 2:30pm Bob the Builder Sat 6:30am Body Electric Mon-Fri 2pm Bringing It Home with Laura McIntosh Sun 11:30am Bruce Springsteen: A Biography 4/10 4pm Call the Midwife Sun 8pm, Mon midnight, Tue 3am (except 4/26) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Sun 8:30am Charlie Rose Tue-Sat midnight; Mon-Fri 5pm Charlie Rose – The Week Fri 8:30pm; Sat 1:30am; Sun 5:30am A Chef ’s Life Sun 12:30am Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique Mon-Fri 6am A Craftman’s Legacy Sat 2:30pm Curious George Mon-Fri 6:30am, 7am; Sat 8am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Mon-Fri 9am, 9:30am; Sat 7am, 7:30am Dick Cheney: A Heartbeat Away 4/3 3:30pm Dinosaur Train Mon-Fri 8am; Sun 6:30am Doc Martin Sun 7pm
DW News Mon-Fri 11:30pm (except 4/1, 4/8, 4/18) Essential Pépin Mon noon Fall Creek Massacre 4/14 10pm; 4/15 1pm Feel Grand with Jane Seymour Wed 6pm Focus On Europe Mon 6pm Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Tue 11:30am Food Forward Sun 11am Four-Wheeled Fascination: A Roller Derby Story 4/3 2pm The Friday Zone Fri 4:30pm; Sat 10am Front and Center For King & Country 4/2 11pm Warren Haynes 4/9 11pm Joe Jackson 4/16 11pm CMA Songwriters Series: Darius Rucker 4/23 11pm CMA Songwriters Series: Ronnie Dunn 4/30 11pm FRONTLINE TBA – Putin’s Way 4/5 10pm; 4/6 3am TBA – Children of Syria 4/19 10pm; 4/20 3am; 4/24 3am Globe Trekker Thu 9pm (except 4/28); Sat 11am Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece Episode 2 4/3 9pm, 4/4 4am, 4/5 4am Episode 3 4/10 9pm, 4/11 4am, 4/12 4am Episode 4 4/17 9pm, 4/18 4am, 4/19 4am Episode 5 4/24 9pm, 4/25 4am, 4/26 4am Great Performances at the Met Otello 4/10 1pm
Independent Lens An Honest Liar 4/3 3am Welcome to Leith 4/4 10pm; 4/6 4am; 4/10 3am Democrats/Soft Vengeance 4/18 10pm; 4/20 4am Indiana Newsdesk Fri 6pm; Sat 4pm Indiana Week in Review Sat 5:30pm In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs Sat noon; Tue noon Inside INdiana Business Sat 4:30pm Jackie Robinson Part 1 4/11 9pm; 4/13 4am; 4/17 1pm Part 2 4/12 9pm; 4/14 4am; 4/17 3pm Jazz Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917) 4/1 9pm; 4/2 2am The Gift (1917-1924) 4/1 10:30pm Our Language (1924-1928) 4/8 9pm; 4/9 2:30am The True Welcome (1929-1935) 4/8 11pm Swing: Pure Pleasure (19351937) 4/15 9pm; 4/16 2am; 4/18 3am Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937-1939) 4/22 9pm; 4/23 2am; 4/25 3am Joy of Music Musical Visit to Germany, Part II: Sachsen-Anhalt 4/2 6:30pm Musical Journey on the Rhine 4/9 6:30pm Musical Journey of Austria & Germany 4/16 6:30pm Musical Journey on the Baltic Sea III 4/23 6:30pm Swiss Musical Journey 4/30 6:30pm Knit and Crochet Now! Mon 11:30am Landscapes through Time with David Dunlop Thu 2:30pm Last of the Summer Wine Sat 8pm
The Lawrence Welk Show Sat 7pm Lee Hamilton’s Freedom Medal 4/21 11pm Made in Indiana 4/14 10:30pm; 4/15 1:30pm Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Thu noon Mary Bateman Clark: A Woman of Colour and Courage 4/21 10pm; 4/22 1pm The McLaughlin Group Sat 3:30pm The Mind of a Chef Fri noon MotorWeek Sun noon Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece Episode 2 4/3 10pm; 4/4 2am; 4/5 5am Episode 3 4/10 10pm; 4/11 2am; 4/12 5am Episode 4 4/17 10pm; 4/18 2am; 4/19 5am Episode 5 4/24 10pm; 4/25 2am; 4/26 5am Music Voyager Macon/Athens, Georgia 4/7 8:30pm Albany/Columbus, Georgia 4/14 8:30pm The Bahamas: Junkanoo Celebration 4/21 8:30pm The Bahamas: Raking and Scraping Across the Islands 4/28 8:30pm National Parks: America’s Best Idea The Scripture of Nature (18511890) 4/25 9pm; 4/26 2am The Last Refuge (1890-1915) 4/26 9pm; 4/27 2am The Empire of Grandeur (19151919) 4/27 9pm; 4/28 2am Going Home (1920-1933) 4/28 9pm; 4/29 2am Great Nature (1933-1945) 4/29 9pm; 4/30 2am
Nature Saving Otter 501 4/6 8pm; 4/7 1am; 4/8 3am; 4/11 1pm India’s Wandering Lions 4/13 8pm; 4/14 1am; 4/15 4am; 4/17 2am; 4/18 1pm Leave it to Beavers 4/20 8pm; 4/21 1am; 4/22 4am; 4/24 2am; 4/25 1pm Owl Power 4/27 8pm; 4/28 1am; 4/29 4am; 4/1 4am; 4/3 2am; 4/4 1pm Nature Cat Fri-Sat 8:30am Nightly Business Report Mon-Fri 6:30pm NOVA Can Alzheimer’s be Stopped? 4/13 9pm, 4/14 2am, 1pm; 4/15 5am; 4/17 1am; Vikings Unearthed 4/6 9pm, 4/7 2am; 4/10 1am Wild Ways 4/20 9pm, 4/21 2am, 1pm; 4/22 5pm; 4/24 1am; Great Cathedral Mystery 4/28 4am, 4/29 5am Odd Squad Mon-Thu 4:30pm; Sun 9:30am Paint This with Jerry Yarnell Fri 2:30pm PBS NewsHour Mon-Fri 7pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Sat-Sun 6pm PBS Previews: The Best of PBS Indies 4/2 4:30am; 4/3 4:30am; 4/6 5:30am; 4/9 4:30am; 4/10 4:30am; 4/12 1:30am; 4/13 1:30am; 4/13 10:30pm; 4/16 3:30am; 4/18 4:30am; 4/27 4:30am Peg + Cat Mon-Fri 11am Plight of the Grassland Birds 4/28 1pm Quilting Arts Thu 11:30am
Ready Jet Go! Mon-Fri 7:30am; Sat 9am The Red Green Show Sat 8:30pm Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home 4/24 3pm; 4/29 1pm Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Tue 6pm Remembered Voices 4/17 11pm Ride the Tiger 4/13 10pm; 4/14 3am; 4/15 3am; 4/17 3am Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac Sat 1pm; Tue 12:30pm SciGirls Sun 10am Secrets of Saint John Paul 4/5 9pm; 4/6 2am; 4/7 4am; 4/11 3am Secrets of the Dead The Alcatraz Escape 4/4 4am Sesame Street Mon-Fri 10am Sewing with Nancy Wed 11:30am Sew it All Fri 11:30am Shakespeare’s Curse 4/19 9pm; 4/20 2am; 4/21 4am; 4/22 3am; 4/24 4am, 1pm Shimon’s Returns 4/10 11pm Sid the Science Kid Sun 6am Skokie: Invaded But Not Conquered 4/3 11pm Song of the Mountains Spinney Brothers/Redhead Express 4/2 10pm Wolfe Brothers/Jeff Brown and Still Lonesome 4/9 10pm Seldom Scene 4/16 10pm Wayne Henderson and Jeff Little/ Empty Bottle String Band 4/23 10pm Tune Town Old Time String Band/Gravel Road 4/30 10pm
Super Why! Sun 7:30am, 8am Tavis Smiley Mon-Fri 11pm (except 4/1, 4/4, 4/8, 4/18, 4/21, 4/26) TED Talks Science and Wonder 4/1 2am; 4/3 1pm; 4/4 5am This Old House Sat 1:30pm; Wed 12:30pm The This Old House Hour Fri 1am; Sat 5am Thomas & Friends Mon-Fri 10:30am; Sat 6am; Sun 7am Tina Turner: A Biography 4/24 4pm Tracks Ahead Sun 12:30pm Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg Sat 10:30am Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST Sat 12:30pm; Mon 12:30pm A Voice Among the Silent: The Legacy of James G. McDonald 4/24 11pm Washington Week with Gwen Ifill Fri 8pm; Sat 1am; Sun 5am Water Blues Green Solutions 4/7 1pm The Weekly Special Thu 8pm; Sun 10:30am, 6:30pm Well Read Thu 6pm Wilderness Plots: Songs and Stories of the Prairie 4/7 10pm; 4/8 1pm Wild Kratts Mon-Fri 3:30pm, 4pm; Sat 9:30am Wild Photo Adventures Mon 2:30pm The Woodwright’s Shop Sat 3pm; Fri 12:30pm WordGirl Sun 9am
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TIU World (Ch. 30.2) Evening Programming 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 BBC World News America 11:30 Nightly Business Report 1 Friday 6:00 Secrets of the Dead JFK: One PM Central Standard Time 7:00 Al Capone: Icon 8:00 Secrets of the Dead The Alcatraz Escape 9:00 Secrets of the Dead JFK: One PM Central Standard Time 2 Saturday 6:00 The McLaughlin Group 6:30 Charlie Rose – The Week 7:00 Focus on Europe 7:30 Global 3000 8:00 Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks 9:00 Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America 10:00 America Reframed Dog Days 3 Sunday 6:30 Erma Bombeck: Legacy of Laughter 7:00 Eyes on the Prize: World Channel Special Ain’t Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-72) 8:00 Eyes on the Prize: World Channel Special A Nation of Law? (1968-71) 9:00 Nature Animal Reunions 10:00 Global Voices Diamond in the Dunes 11:00 Little League: A History 4 Monday 6:00 Local USA Urban Gardening 6:30 On Story Frank Darabont: Filmmaker’s Journey 7:00 Standing on Sacred Ground Pilgrims & Tourists 8:00 Pacific Heartbeat A Place to Call Home 9:00 Local USA Urban Gardening 9:30 On Story Frank Darabont: Filmmaker’s Journey
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5 Tuesday 6:00 Indiana Courts Yao & Lin vs. State of Indiana 7:00 Little League: A History 8:00 America Reframed Children of the Arctic 6 Wednesday 6:00 FRONTLINE Putin’s Way 7:00 Eyes on the Prize Then and Now: World Channel Special 7:30 Independent Lens Welcome to Leith 9:00 FRONTLINE Putin’s Way 7 Thursday 6:00 The Weekly Special 6:30 Indiana Weekend James Dean/Three Trails/ Huey Chopper 7:00 NOVA Vikings Unearthed 9:00 Global Health Frontiers Medical Brigades, Asia Lights Up and Ambulance Start-Up 8 Friday 6:00 Secrets of the Dead Carthage’s Lost Warriors 7:00 Secrets of the Dead The Lost Gardens of Babylon 8:00 Secrets of the Dead The Real Trojan Horse 9:00 Secrets of the Dead Carthage’s Lost Warriors 9 Saturday 6:00 The McLaughlin Group 6:30 Point Taken 7:00 Focus on Europe 7:30 Global 3000 8:00 Pacific Heartbeat There Once Was an Island – Te Henua E Nnoho 9:00 Pacific Heartbeat Na Loea: The Masters II 10:00 America Reframed Children of the Arctic 10 Sunday 7:00 Eyes on the Prize: World Channel Special A Nation of Law? (1968-71) 8:00 Eyes on the Prize: World Channel Special The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-80) 9:00 Secrets of Saint John Paul 10:00 Global Voices Ice People 11 Monday 6:00 Local USA Living the Dream
6:30 On Story James Franco: A Look inside 127 Hours 7:00 Standing on Sacred Ground Profit & Loss 8:00 Pacific Heartbeat Sons of Halawa 9:00 Local USA Living the Dream 9:30 On Story James Franco: A Look inside 127 Hours
12 Tuesday 6:00 Indiana Courts Lyles vs. State of Indiana 7:00 Quietest Place on Earth 8:00 America Reframed TBA 13 Wednesday 6:00 Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship 7:00 Far Afield: A Conservation Love Story 7:30 Independent Lens The Great Invisible 9:00 Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship 14 Thursday 6:00 The Weekly Special Call to Action 6:30 Indiana Weekend Bean Blossom/Coach Davenport/County Fairs 7:00 NOVA Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped? 8:00 Ride the Tiger 9:00 Global Health Frontiers Hidden Hunger, Golden Rice, Life-Saving Stoves and Eliminating Malaria 15 Friday 6:00 America’s First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment 7:00 10 Parks That Changed America 8:00 Jens Jensen The Living Green 9:00 America’s First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment 16 Saturday 6:00 The McLaughlin Group 6:30 Charlie Rose – The Week 7:00 Focus on Europe 7:30 Global 3000 8:00 Jackie Robinson Part 1 10:00 America Reframed TBA 17 Sunday 7:00 Eyes on the Prize: World Channel Special The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-80)
8:00 Eyes on the Prize: World Channel Special Back to the Movement (1979-Mid 80s) 9:00 Nature India’s Wandering Lions 10:00 Global Voices I Will Be Murdered 11:00 Global Voices Before the Spring, After the Fall
18 Monday 6:00 Local USA Drive Like A Girl 6:30 On Story John Singleton’s Classic Influences 7:00 Standing on Sacred Ground Fire & Ice 8:00 Pacific Heartbeat Waiting for John 9:00 Local USA Drive Like A Girl 9:30 On Story John Singleton’s Classic Influences 19 Tuesday 6:00 Indiana Courts Indiana Kentucky Electric vs. Save the Valley 7:00 Bitter Seeds 8:00 America Reframed TBA 20 Wednesday 6:00 FRONTLINE Children of Syria 7:00 Independent Lens Democrats/Soft Vengeance 9:00 FRONTLINE Children of Syria 21 Thursday 6:00 The Weekly Special 6:30 Indiana Weekend Noir Class/River Rescuer 7:00 NOVA Wild Ways 8:00 Mysteries of the Coral Canyon 9:00 Global Health Frontiers Stunted Future, Trouble with Ticks and Saving Lives at Birth 22 Friday 6:00 Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship 7:00 Chattahoochee Unplugged 7:30 Chesapeake Foot Soldiers 8:00 Beyond the Tap 8:30 Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure 23 Saturday 6:00 The McLaughlin Group 6:30 Point Taken 7:00 Focus on Europe 7:30 Global 3000
8:00 Jackie Robinson Part 2 10:00 America Reframed TBA 24 Sunday 6:00 Eyes on the Prize: World Channel Special The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-80) 7:00 Eyes on the Prize: World Channel Special Back to the Movement (1979-Mid 80s) 8:00 Nature Leave It to Beavers 9:00 W.S. Merwin: to Plant a Tree 10:00 Global Voices Recycle 25 Monday 6:00 Local USA Hunger in America 6:30 On Story Norman Lear – A Retrospective 7:00 Standing on Sacred Ground Islands of Sanctuary 8:00 Pacific Heartbeat Dream Big: Nanakuli at the Fringe 9:00 Local USA Hunger in America 9:30 On Story Norman Lear – A Retrospective 26 Tuesday 6:00 Indiana Courts Reed vs. Reid 7:00 Racing to Zero: In Pursuit of Zero Waste 8:00 America Reframed In an Ideal World 9:30 Trees in Trouble 27 Wednesday 6:00 Growing Cities 7:00 Eating Alaska 8:00 Eating Alabama 9:00 Growing Cities 28 Thursday 6:00 The Weekly Special Great Outdoors 6:30 Indiana Weekend Prison Horses/Houses/Golf Carts 7:00 Plight of the Grassland Birds 8:00 From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction 9:00 Lost Bird Project 29 Friday 6:00 American Masters A Fierce Green Fire 7:00 Big Burn: American Experience 8:00 Rebels with a Cause 9:00 American Masters A Fierce Green Fire
30 Saturday 6:00 The McLaughlin Group 6:30 Point Taken 7:00 Focus on Europe 7:30 Global 3000 8:00 Eisenhower’s Secret War From Warrior to President 9:00 Eisenhower’s Secret War Building Weapons, Talking Peace 10:00 America Reframed In an Ideal World
TIU Family (Ch. 30.3) Mondays and Fridays 6:00 This Old House 6:30 Jacques Pépin: Heart and Soul 7:00 Simply Ming 7:30 Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way 8:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 8:30 Cook’s Country 9:00 Movable Feast with Fine Cooking 9:30 Jacques Pépin: Heart and Soul 10:00 This Old House 10:30 Globe Trekker Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose (begins 4/11) 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 Hometime 6:30 Jacques Pépin: Heart and Soul 7:00 Joanne Weir Gets Fresh 7:30 Baking with Julia 8:00 Martha Bakes 8:30 America’s Test Kitchen 9:00 A Chef’s Life 9:30 Jacques Pépin: Heart and Soul 10:00 Hometime 10:30 Travelscope 11:00 Journeys in Africa 11:30 Martha Bakes Wednesdays and Sundays 6:00 Ask This Old House 6:30 Jacques Pépin: Heart and Soul 7:00 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 7:30 Essential Pépin 8:00 Wed: Lidia’s Kitchen Sun: Martha Bakes 8:30 Wed: Cook’s Country Sun: America’s Test Kitchen 9:00 Wed: Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking Sun: A Chef’s Life 9:30 Jacques Pépin: Heart and Soul 10:00 Ask This Old House
10:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 11:00 Curious Traveler 11:30 Wed: Lidia’s Kitchen Sun: Martha Bakes 2 April 6:00 Movable Feast with Fine Cooking 6:30 Eat! Drink! Italy! 7:00 Ciao Italia 7:30 Taste of Louisiana 8:00 Taste This! 8:30 Smart Travels – Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa 9:00 Eat! Drink! Italy! 9:30 Bringing It Home 10:00 Taste This! 10:30 Ciao Italia 11:00 Taste of Louisiana 11:30 Cooking with Nick Stellino 9 April 6:00 George Hirsch Lifestyle 6:30 Rudy Maxa’s World 7:00 A Chef’s Life 7:30 Katie Brown Workshop 8:00 Ciao Italia 8:30 Caprial and John’s Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends 9:00 Mexico – One Plate at a Time 9:30 Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen 10:00 Eat! Drink! Italy! 10:30 Ciao Italia 11:00 Pedal America 11:30 Vintage 16 April 6:00 Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac 6:30 Simply Ming 7:00 Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST 7:30 Ciao Italia 8:00 Simply Ming 8:30 Ciao Italia 9:00 Simply Ming 9:30 Bringing It Home 10:00 Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends 10:30 Simply Ming 11:00 Family Travel with Coleen Kelly 11:30 Movable Feast with Fine Cooking 23 April 6:00 Movable Feast with Fine Cooking 6:30 America’s Test Kitchen 7:00 Cooking with Nick Stellino 7:30 Chef John Besh’s Family Table 8:00 Jacques Pépin: Heart and Soul 8:30 Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu 9:00 Barbeque University with Steven Raichlen 9:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook
10:00 A Chef’s Life 10:30 Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 30 April 6:00 Taste the Islands 6:30 Family Travel with Coleen Kelly 7:00 Taste the Islands 7:30 Music Voyager 8:00 Taste the Islands 8:30 Music Voyager 9:00 Taste the Islands 9:30 Painting the Town 10:00 Taste the Islands 10:30 Travelscope 11:00 Taste the Islands 11:30 Taste the Islands
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Jackie Robinson Monday and Tuesday April 11-12 at 9pm
Born to tenant farmers in rural Georgia, Robinson challenged institutional racism even as a teenager, when he demanded service at a lunch counter and refused to sit in the segregated balcony of a movie theater. In the spring of 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey signed Robinson to a major league contract. To help ensure the success of their endeavor, Robinson agreed to ignore the threats and abuse that Rickey assured him he would face. Robinson kept his word, remaining silent while he dazzled fans with his brilliant play and
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The film includes interviews with President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Harry Belafonte, Tom Brokaw and others, who reflect on Robinson’s legacy.
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Jackie Robinson is a new two-part, four-hour Ken Burns documentary that chronicles the life and times of Robinson, his breaking of baseball’s color barrier, and lifelong fight for equality on and off the field.
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helped lead the Dodgers to the National League pennant. By the end of the year, he was the most famous black man in the country and second only to Bing Crosby as the most popular American. In 1949, Robinson started to speak out—to players, umpires, and the press—while playing some of the best baseball of his career. His outspokenness drew criticism across the league, from the press, and even from black fans and players. When he retired in 1956, many were happy to see him go. After baseball, Robinson continued to use his fame to elevate the civil rights movement. Jackie Robinson is also a warm portrait of a devoted husband and father, featuring extensive interviews with Robinson’s widow, Rachel, and their surviving children Sharon and David.