June 2019 - WETA Magazine by WETA

JUNE 2019 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

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Companion film to new Smithsonian exhibit airs June 19 on WETA TV 26/HD

WHEN WHALES WALKED: JOURNEYS IN DEEP TIME

Specials feature lifestyle & travel tips, local history, concerts and more; plus a new season of Endeavour on Masterpiece

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his month, WETA presents a wide array of special television programming as part of our summer membership campaign, through which we solicit support from the public to sustain our broadcasts, productions and services in Greater Washington. Among June offerings is the engaging new WETA production Roadmap to Happiness with Gretchen Rubin, which presents meaningful advice from the nationally recognized personal health expert. Our many other specials feature concerts, lifestyle wisdom, travel tips, local history and more — in addition to a reprised complete airing of the WETA co-production Reconstruction: America After the Civil War, an acclaimed major history documentary from WETA friend and partner, scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Also enjoy stellar dramas this month, which include new seasons of popular Masterpiece series Endeavour and Australian comic drama The Heart Guy. We additionally feature a selection of programs marking LGBTQ Pride Month — and an intriguing new natural history program. When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time (details below) is the product of a PBS/Smithsonian partnership and companion to a new exhibition opening in early June at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Enjoy all that WETA has to offer in June, and thank you for your support.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time Wednesday, June 19 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

Whale fossils, Paris

COURTESY TWIN CITIES PBS

new two-hour natural history program created in a first-ever partnership between PBS and Smithsonian Channel features top scientists on a global quest to unlock the evolutionary secrets of four iconic creatures: crocodiles, birds, whales and elephants. The June broadcast of When Whales Walked is timed to the opening of the new Deep Time Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Actor Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy) narrates the film, which offers surprising insights as it travels from Abu Dhabi to Argentina and Kenya to China to trace the origin stories of the spotlighted creatures. The program investigates clues from the fossil record and employs 21st-century technology, including 3D graphics and CGI, to bring the animals’ ancient ancestors to life. When Whales Walked contains startling revelations about those ancestors. One early crocodile relative was built like a greyhound; ancient whales really did walk on four legs; and the earliest ancestor of the elephant was the size of a rabbit. Birds arose from feathered dinosaurs — in fact, they are dinosaurs — and went on to colonize the natural world as well as the urban spaces created by humans. But the end of the story has yet to be written, and the film sounds an alarm about the dangers each of these survivors faces. Major funding for When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time is provided by The National Science Foundation and The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.

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Endeavour, Series 6 on Masterpiece Sundays at 9 p.m. starting June 16 on WETA TV 26/HD

JONATHAN FORD AND MAMMOTH FOR ITV AND MASTERPIECE

haun Evans (below) sports a new look as DS Endeavour Morse, embracing the fashion of the period in his grooming, in a new season of the Masterpiece detective drama Endeavour, the prequel to the long-running Inspector Morse series. In the four new episodes, set in 1969, Endeavour faces new challenges, having started a new role as a uniformed officer at the Woodstock police department. Alongside Evans — who puts his directorial mark on the show, heading behind the camera to lead the second episode (June 23) — the new series sees Roger Allam return as DI Fred Thursday, alongside Anton Lesser as CS Reginald Bright, Sean Rigby as DS Jim Strange, James Bradshaw as Dr. Max DeBryn, Sara Vickers as Joan Thursday, Abigail Thaw as Dorothea Frazil and Caroline O’Neill as Win Thursday. Following the dissolution of the Oxford City Police and the merging with Thames Valley Constabulary at the end of the last series, the new series picks up with the team members dispersed and finding their feet in various new roles. Despite their separation, the murder of DC George Fancy still hangs over them, with the case remaining unresolved. In another Masterpiece presentation this month, WETA reprises Grantchester, Series 1 at 7 p.m. on Sundays starting June 23, starring James Norton as charismatic clergyman Sidney Chambers, who sleuths with Robson Green’s Geordie Keating in the 1950s English village. New episodes of Grantchester — Series 4 — will premiere in July, with Norton making his final appearance before the introduction of a new vicar.

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

The Heart Guy, Series 2

Sundays at 8 p.m. starting June 23 on WETA TV 26/HD

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odger Corser reprises his role as a star heart surgeon fallen from grace in a new season of drama The Heart Guy (aka Doctor Doctor in country of origin Australia). In Series 1, high-flying medico Hugh Knight was laid low by his hedonism and sense of infallibility. Disciplined by a medical tribunal, he must serve a year-long probation as country general practitioner in his rural hometown of Whyhope, where his eccentric family and ex-girlfriend (now married to his brother) complicate his life. In Series 2, as the sand slowly runs out on Hugh’s probation, he is determined to live out the remainder of his service in peace. However, his departed colleague Penny, for whom he had feelings, decides to return to the hospital — and much to Hugh’s displeasure, she is followed by an ex-army medic who took a fancy to her in Sydney. Other relationships in town are also tested and one leads to a proposal. Meanwhile, the grueling and divisive local election campaign is finally over and uncounted votes lead to an investigation; and difficult health news for a family member clouds the picture. And so with an election scandal, a transplant operation looming and a possible wedding on the horizon, the Knight family must decide whether their struggles will bring them closer together, or tear them apart.

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COVER: WHEN WHALES WALKED; GRAPHIC COURTESY TWIN CITIES PBS

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June Specials on WETA TV 26/HD Roadmap to Happiness with Gretchen Rubin

WETA production premieres Monday, June 3 at 8 p.m., repeating Friday, June 14 at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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est-selling author, podcast host and happiness expert Gretchen Rubin offers insights and strategies to create a happier life in a new WETA production premiering June 3 and repeating throughout the month. An influential thinker, Rubin — whose work is being presented to television audiences for the first time in this special — reaches millions of followers through a variety of digital and social platforms. In Roadmap to Happiness, she explores the pursuit of happiness, presenting research demonstrating that happier people are healthier, live longer, are more active in their communities, and are more successful. Everyone wants to be happy, but where does one start? Joined in the program by her sister and podcast co-host, Elizabeth Craft (at right), Rubin explains how small steps, taken consistently, can add up to greater contentment. But this doesn’t just happen; first one must recognize one’s own personality type. By using Rubin’s Four Tendencies framework to learn whether one is an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger or Rebel, viewers can incorporate the happiness-boosting habits that can make life happier, healthier and more productive. A digital interactive feature on Rubin’s framework, available at pbs.org/gretchenrubin, can aid users in identifying their personality profile. Gretchen Rubin is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including The Happiness Project, The Four Tendencies and Better Than Before. Rubin’s books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than 35 languages. She is a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 and co-host of the award-winning podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, along with her sister Elizabeth Craft, a Hollywood TV writer.

Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2

Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

DAN WOOLER

o one could have guessed on October 8, 1985, when Les Misérables opened in London at the Barbican Theatre that it would become a global phenomenon, but audiences embraced it from the start, creating a “people’s musical” that played in 42 countries and has been seen by more than 60 million people. The musical celebrated its 25th birthday in 2010, and to mark the occasion, producer Cameron Mackintosh staged an extraordinary concert at the O2 Arena in London that premiered on public television in 2011 — and WETA reprises this month. With more than 500 actors and musicians — including leading British tenor Alfie Boe (heading the cast, at right, as Jean Valjean), Jenny Galloway, Katie Hall, Nick Jonas, Norm Lewis, Matt Lucas, Lea Salonga, Samantha Barks and Ramin Karimloo — Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 includes the 2010 cast of the long-running original production at London’s Queen’s Theatre and members of the original 1985 London cast, including Colm Wilkinson. This special concert was also shown in cinemas worldwide. Based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name and set in early 19th-century France, Les Misérables features the stories of individuals struggling for redemption and revolution. The magnificent score includes the songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Stars,” “Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear the People Sing?,” “One Day More,” “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” “Master of the House” and many more. The program repeats at 8 p.m. on June 5 and 13.

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New local WETA production premieres Tuesday, June 4 at 8 p.m., repeating throughout the month on WETA TV 26/HD

Bicentennial Parade, 1976

COURTESY MIKE LITTERST

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Discovering Washington: The 4th of July

Tableaux on the Ellipse: “Liberty” and “Columbia”, 1919

new, locally focused WETA TV 26 history documentary presents a nostalgic look at past Independence Day celebrations in Greater Washington. The film joins the WETA portfolio of local productions created exclusively for television viewers in the national capital area, following in the tradition of the three-part documentary series Discovering Alexandria and the recent film Discovering Washington: Through the Lens, which explored distinctive historical sites of the region. More than two years in the making, Discovering Washington: The 4th of July spotlights Greater Washington’s annual Fourth of July observances — exploring how they have been marked through the years. From 19th-century presidential observations of the holiday, to a closer look at the Declaration of Independence housed at the National Archives, to the local festivities that attract families and visitors from around the world, the film underscores Greater Washington’s enthusiasm for Independence Day. Discovering Washington: The 4th of July features footage from National Mall Fourth of July celebrations and historical insights from an array of local experts. Classical WETA 90.9 FM on-air host Linda Carducci narrates the program.

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War encore broadcast

WETA co-production airs Sunday, June 2, 3-5:30 p.m. & 6-9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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n a special broadcast of the critically acclaimed documentary film that premiered nationwide in April, WETA production partner and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presents the definitive history of one of the least-understood chapters in American history — the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction and revolutionary social change. The two-part WETA co-production Reconstruction: America After the Civil War airs June 2 in its entirety, exploring the United States’ emergence from the war and slavery into the years known as Reconstruction, and how the legacy of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. that hopeful era and its rollback has reverberated in race relations in American society ever since. The issues central to that era — citizenship, voting rights, violence, the relationship between economic and political democracy — continue to roil the country today. “Our film tells the real story of Reconstruction, honoring the struggle of the African Americans who fought their way out of slavery and challenged the nation to live up to the founding ideals of democracy, freedom and equality,” said Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. “But we will also tell the tragic story of the sustained and often violent pushback against Reconstruction’s determination to secure equal rights for black people — and the subsequent rise of white supremacy leading to the implementation of Jim Crow segregation.” Corporate support for Reconstruction: America After the Civil War is provided by Johnson & Johnson. Major funding is also provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the Ford Foundation; The Gilder Foundation; Lloyd Carney Foundation; Dr. Georgette Bennett and Dr. Leonard Polonsky CBE; the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and PBS.

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June Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD Visual artist Lisa Marie Thalhammer

WETA Arts

he WETA TV 26 series WETA Arts returns in June, exploring visual and performing arts in Greater Washington and recognizing the diverse cultural heritage of the national capital community via a variety of stories, profiles and critic discussions. Around Town’s Robert Aubry Davis hosts the program. This month, the half-hour magazine-style series presents locally focused stories with LGBTQ Pride Month themes. Segments planned for the June program spotlight DC’s Different Drummers, a group of musicians who create music, fellowship and acceptance through concerts and parades; the local stand-up and improvisational comedy showcase LGBTQ AF; a community art market featuring works for sale by local LGBTQ artists; and award-winning visual artist Lisa Marie Thalhammer (at right) — best-known for her “LOVE” mural in Washington’s Blagden Alley — whose work features messages of strength and hope. Additional LGBTQ Pride Month programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is listed below. For listings descriptions, visit weta.org/pridemonth.

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New episode of TV 26 production premieres Friday, June 21 at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

The Lavender Scare

Tuesday, June 18 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

LGBTQ Pride Month on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

COURTESY BETTYE LANE

COURTESY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

new hour-long documentary tells the little-known story of a decades-long campaign by the federal government to identify and fire employees suspected of being gay or lesbian. With the United States gripped in the panic of the 1950s Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 deemed homosexuals to be “security risks” and vowed to remove them from federal service. Tens of thousands of government workers would lose their jobs for no reason other than their sexual orientation. But the mass firings had an unintended effect: they stirred outrage in the gay community, helped ignite a civil rights campaign and thrust an unlikely hero into the forefront of the LGBTQ rights movement. In 1957, a Harvard-trained astronomer named Frank Kameny became the first person to fight his dismissal; and his attempts to regain his job evolved into a lifelong battle for civil rights. Based partly on the award-winning book by David K. Johnson, The Lavender Scare explores Kameny’s fight for justice. Glenn Close narrates.

WETA Arts Fri 6/21, 8:30pm; Rpts throughout June Stonewall Uprising: American Experience Thur 6/6, 9pm; Rpts Fri 6/7, 4pm; Fri 6/28, 8:30pm The Lavender Scare Tue 6/18, 9pm; Rpts Sat 6/22, 11pm Lorraine Hansberry: American Masters Fri 6/21, 9pm Independent Lens: The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Fri 6/21, 11pm POV: From This Day Forward Sat 6/22, 12:30am Vicious, Series 3 Sun 6/23, 10:30pm POV: The Gospel of Eureka Mon 6/24, 11pm Terrence McNally: American Masters Fri 6/28, 10:30pm POV: Memories of a Penitent Heart Sat 6/29, 12m Denial: The Dad That Wanted to Save the World Sat 6/29, 1am Live from Lincoln Center: Falsettos Sun 6/30, 2:30pm Great Performances: Indecent Sun 6/30, 10:30pm

COURTESY CAROL ROSEGG

Visit weta.org/pridemonth for complete listings

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD June primetime simulcast listings.

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(from 7pm) Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 (to 11pm) & Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000 (to 12:30am)

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(from 3pm) Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (Pt 1, 3-5:30pm, Part 2, 6-9pm)

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Roadmap to Happiness with Gretchen Rubin

My Music: Story Songs

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Discovering Washington: The 4th of July

My Music: The ’60s Generation

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Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 (to 12m)

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Aging Backwards 2 with Miranda Esmonde-White

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Washington Week

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(from 7pm) My Music: Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop

The Doobie Brothers Live from the Beacon Theatre

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(from 7:30pm) Discovering Washington: The 4th of July

Endeavour on Masterpiece, Series 5 finale: Icarus (to 11pm) & The Age Fix with Dr. Anthony Youn (to 12:30am)

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My Music: Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop

Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD (to 12m)

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Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott

The Doobie Brothers Live from the Beacon Theatre (to 11:30pm)

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Discovering Washington: The 4th of July

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Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 (to 12m)

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Washington Week

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Endeavour, Series 6 on Masterpiece (Pt 1 of 4. Pylon)

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Antiques Roadshow: Vintage St. Paul

Jack Irish, Series 2 (Pt 4 of 6)

Girlfriends (Pt 5 of 6) (to 11pm) & POV: Roll Red Roll (to 12:30am)

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Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb

The Lavender Scare

Frontline: Documenting Hate: New American Nazis

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The Nile: Rivers of Life

When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time

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PBS Previews: Country Music

Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents (Pts 1-3 of 3) (to 11:30pm)

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The WETA Movie: South Pacific (to 10:35pm)

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The Heart Guy, Series 2 (Pt 1 of 10)

Endeavour, Series 6 on Masterpiece (Pt 2 of 4. Apollo)

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Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Reno

Jack Irish, Series 2 (Pt 5 of 6)

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Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party (to 11pm) & WETA Arts (to 11:30pm)

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The Amazon: Rivers of Life

NOVA: First Man on the Moon

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Margaret: The Rebel Princess (Pts 1 & 2 of 2)

Victoria and Albert: The Wedding (Pts 1 & 2 of 2) (to 12m)

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Washington Week

PBS Previews: Country Music

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The WETA Movie: Sideways (to 10:06pm) & The WETA Movie: From Here to Eternity (to 12m)

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The Heart Guy, Series 2 (Pt 2 of 10)

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Stonewall Uprising: American Experience

Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD

Discovering Washington: 4th of July (to 12m)

My Music: Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters (to 11:30pm)

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Lorraine Hansberry: American Masters (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (to 12:30am) PBS Previews: Country Music

NOVA: The Impossible Flight (to 12m)

Endeavour, Series 6 on Masterpiece (Pt 3 of 4. Confection)

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Vicious (Series Finale) (to 11:30pm)

Girlfriends (Pt 6 of 6) (to 11pm) & POV: The Gospel of Eureka (to 12:30am)

Stonewall Uprising: American Experience

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My Music: Story Songs (to 12m)

My Music: Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters

Roadmap to Happiness with Gretchen Rubin

PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

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Downton Abbey Returns! (to 11pm) & Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD (to 12:30am)

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Terrence McNally: Am. Masters (to 12m)

Great Performances: Indecent (to 12:30am)

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Amanpour and Company airs late weeknights (check listings).

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD June simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. through primetime programs, and weekends beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and 9 a.m. Sundays. • Please note that Saturday 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 13 for schedule information. Program Key ■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. R — Aired within the month. Listings are accurate as of press time. For late-breaking program updates, visit weta.org/tv or call 703-998-2724.

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WETA Television

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM-2AM: 6AM FOOD: WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I EAT? WITH MARK HYMAN, MD — See today’s 5:30 p.m. listing. 7:30 BRAIN SECRETS WITH DR. MICHAEL MERZENICH — More than a decade after the release of The Brain Fitness Program in 2006, neuroscience pioneer Dr. Michael Merzenich is back with the latest research to reveal even more about brain training, counseling that it’s never too late to improve our mental abilities. He explains how neuroplasticity affects the brain across the lifespan, exploring how to improve and maintain cognitive fitness. Repeats Thur 6/6, 3pm; Sat 6/8, 1pm; Sun 6/9, 5:30pm; Mon 6/10, noon 9:00 AGING BACKWARDS 2 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — See the Thursday, June 6, 8 p.m. listing. Repeats Wed 6/5, noon 10:00 ROADMAP TO HAPPINESS WITH GRETCHEN RUBIN — See the Monday, June 3, 8 p.m. listing. 11:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: GREAT GERMAN CITIES — In this special, travel expert Rick Steves explores five of Germany’s most important cities: Hamburg, Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt and Nürnberg. From Baroque palaces to stunning modern skyscrapers, and from riverside promenades to rowdy beer halls, these cities are wonderful places to explore the country’s fascinating culture. Repeats Sun 6/2, 9:30am 1:30 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — Psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen offers advice on how to supercharge your memory and remember what matters most to you. Amen identifies brain risk factors and shares his mnemonic to help people remember them. Repeats Sun 6/2, 1:30pm, 11pm; Mon 6/3, 4pm; Tue 6/4, 11:30pm; Fri 6/7, 8:30pm; Sat 6/8, 10am; Sun 6/9, 9am; Mon 6/10, 10pm; Wed 6/12, 3pm; Thurs 6/13, 12m; Fri 6/14, 11:30pm

Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA reprises Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2, a 2011 celebration of the blockbuster musical with multiple casts. Above: Alfie Boe, Colm Wilkinson, Ramin Karimloo and Nick Jonas.

RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Sunday, June 2, 3-5:30 p.m./6-9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA co-production Reconstruction: America After the Civil War, featuring Henry Louis Gates, Jr., airs in back-to-back episodes. The acclaimed history documentary premiered in April 2019.

3:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY — Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? Filmmaker Michael Kantor focuses on this question, arising from his Emmy-winning miniseries Broadway: The American Musical. 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 FOOD: WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I EAT? WITH MARK HYMAN, MD —In this special, Dr. Mark Hyman (The Blood Sugar Solution) looks at every major food group and explains which foods nurture our health and which pose a threat. Hyman also explains food’s crucial role in functional medicine and offers a guide to achieving optimal weight and lifelong health. Repeats Thur 6/6, 11pm; Sat 6/8, 6am 7:00 LES MISÉRABLES 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT THE O2 — Celebrate the legendary musical with a stellar cast including Alfie Boe, Nick Jonas, Lea Salonga, Colm Wilkinson, Norm Lewis and Ramin Karimloo. Staged by producer Cameron Mackintosh, the concert was filmed at London’s O2 Arena. Repeats Tue 6/4, 2pm; Wed 6/5, 8pm; Fri 6/7, noon; Thur 6/13, 8pm 11:00 PRINCE: RAVE UN2 THE YEAR 2000 — Experience musical artist Prince’s extraordinary talent and peerless showmanship at a dazzling show filmed on the cusp of the new millennium. Recorded at Paisley Park Studios, the concert features performances of Prince’s hit songs, including “Kiss” and “Purple Rain.” Repeats Fri 6/7, midnight 12:30AM RETIRE SAFE & SECURE WITH ED SLOTT — What do recent tax code changes mean for you and your family, and how can you protect your hard-earned savings? Retirement, tax and financial expert Ed Slott, CPA, explores these topics and more in this special. Repeats Sun 6/2, 6am; Sat 6/8, 5:30pm; Tue 6/11, 8pm; Wed 6/12, 11pm; Thur 6/13, 3pm

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3 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — WETA production PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews and discussions of domestic and international issues. Judy Woodruff anchors. Visit pbs.org/newshour. 8:00 ROADMAP TO HAPPINESS WITH GRETCHEN RUBIN — In this WETA production, discover your personality type and incorporate happiness-boosting habits into daily life. The best-selling author, podcast host and happiness guru explains how small things done consistently can make us healthier, more productive and more creative. Repeats Wed 6/5, 3pm, midnight; Sat 6/8, midnight; Sun 6/9, 12:30pm; Tue 6/11, 2:30pm; Thur 6/13, noon; Fri 6/14, 8:30pm 9:30 MY MUSIC: STORY SONGS — Join host B.J. Thomas for vintage performances of story songs by original artists such as Don McLean, Bobbie Gentry and Glen

DISCOVERING WASHINGTON: THE 4TH OF JULY A WETA PRODUCTION Tuesday, June 4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nostalgic WETA production Discovering Washington: The 4th of July spotlights historical local Independence Day celebrations. Above: Costumed child as “Liberty,” 1916. Colorization by David Richardson.

Campbell. Songs include “American Pie,” “Ode to Billie Joe,” “Harper Valley PTA” and “Wichita Lineman.” Repeats Thur 6/6, 4:30pm; Sat 6/8, 10:30pm 11:00 DEEPAK CHOPRA: THE SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS — Explore how understanding our true nature can lead to a sense of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, enthusiasm for life and material abundance. Personal transformation expert Deepak Chopra offers practical steps to apply right away. Repeats Thur 6/6, noon; Tue 6/11, 11:30pm

4 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DISCOVERING WASHINGTON: THE 4TH OF JULY — A nostalgic, locally focused WETA production explores the history of annual Independence Day celebrations in the nation’s capital. From a closer look at the Charters of Freedom housed at the National Archives, to the local festivities that attract families and visitors from around the world, the program spotlights observances of the annual holiday and underscores Greater Washington’s enthusiasm for Independence Day. Classical WETA on-air host Linda Carducci narrates. Repeats Wed 6/5, 4:30pm; Fri 6/7, 10:30pm; Sat 6/8, 11:30am; Sun 6/9, 11am, 7:30pm; Mon 6/10, 1:30pm; Tue 6/11, noon; Wed 6/12, 8pm; Fri 6/14, 3:30pm 9:30 MY MUSIC: THE ’60S GENERATION — Join host Michelle Phillips for an all-star concert featuring 1960s hitmakers the Mamas & the Papas; the New Rascals; Roger McGuinn; the Association; Eric Burdon; Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Jackie DeShannon and more. Repeats Wed 6/5, 1pm 11:30 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R

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SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM-2AM: 6AM RETIRE SAFE & SECURE WITH ED SLOTT — R 7:30 DEEPAK CHOPRA: THE SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS — See the Monday, June 3, 11 p.m. listing. 9:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: GREAT GERMAN CITIES — R 11:30 MY MUSIC: THE ’60S GENERATION — See the Tuesday, June 4, 9:30 p.m. listing. 1:30 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R 3:00 RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR — In this reprised WETA co-production, join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. for an exploration of the transformative years following the Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction and revolutionary social change. Part 1 of 2. Experience the aftermath of the Civil War — a bewildering, exhilarating and terrifying time. For African Americans, despite their hard-won freedom, support for their social, economic and political gains did not last. Part 2 airs after PBS NewsHour Weekend. Repeats Sat 6/8, 2:30pm 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR — Part 2 of 2. Explore the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy, and see how African Americans fought back using artistic expression to put forward a “New Negro” for a new century. Repeats Sun 6/9, 2pm 9:00 DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! — Join host Jim Carter (Mr. Carson) for a celebration of the beloved hit series and a sneak peek at the upcoming movie, slated for theatrical release in September 2019. This special program features new interviews with the cast and creators and never-before-seen video clips. Repeats Mon 6/3, 2pm; Sat 6/8, 8am 11:00 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R 12:30AM MY MUSIC: STORY SONGS — See the Monday, June 3, 9:30 p.m. listing.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 LES MISÉRABLES 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT THE O2 — Celebrate the legendary musical with a stellar cast including Alfie Boe, Nick Jonas, Lea Salonga, Colm Wilkinson, Norm Lewis and Ramin Karimloo. Staged by producer Cameron Mackintosh, the concert was filmed at London’s O2 Arena. R 12M ROADMAP TO HAPPINESS WITH GRETCHEN RUBIN — R

6 Thursday ROADMAP TO HAPPINESS WITH GRETCHEN RUBIN A WETA PRODUCTION Monday, June 3 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA production Roadmap to Happiness with Gretchen Rubin presents tips from the happiness guru (left) and her sister, Elizabeth Craft.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 AGING BACKWARDS 2 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE — Many people think that how they age — whether or not they remain mobile, healthy and pain free throughout their entire lives — is a matter of luck. But we have a choice in how we age. Former professional ballerina Miranda Esmonde-White uses science to explain that the fountain of youth is within each of us and explores how to access it. Repeats Mon 6/10, 3pm; Tue 6/11, 1:30pm; Wed 3/12, noon; Fri 3/14, 5pm

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9:00 STONEWALL UPRISING: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Explore what happened when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, on June 28, 1969. The streets erupted into violent protests that lasted for six days and marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement. Repeats Fri 6/7, 4pm; Mon 6/10, midnight; Fri 6/28, 8:30pm 11:00 FOOD: WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I EAT? WITH MARK HYMAN, MD —In this special, Dr. Mark Hyman (The Blood Sugar Solution) looks at every major food group and explains which foods nurture our health and which pose a threat. Hyman also explains food’s crucial role in functional medicine and offers a guide to achieving optimal weight and lifelong health. R

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8 Saturday SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM-1:30AM: 6AM FOOD: WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I EAT? WITH MARK HYMAN, MD — R 8:00 DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! — R 10:00 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R 11:30 DISCOVERING WASHINGTON: THE 4TH OF JULY — R 1:00 BRAIN SECRETS WITH DR. MICHAEL MERZENICH — R 2:30 RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR — Part 1 of 2. R 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 RETIRE SAFE & SECURE WITH ED SLOTT — What do recent tax code changes mean for you and your family, and how can you protect your hard-earned savings? Retirement, tax and financial expert Ed Slott, CPA, explores these topics and more in this special. R 7:00 MY MUSIC: MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF ’50S POP — Join hosts Phyllis McGuire, Pat Boone and Nick Clooney for a nostalgic musical trip back to the 1950s. Return to the era’s pop music days with a mix of live performance and archival footage, presenting classic songs from favorite artists including the McGuire Sisters, Debbie Reynolds, Patti Page, the Four Lads, Boone and others, who deliver their biggest hits in an Atlantic City concert. Repeats Mon 6/10, 8pm; Tue 6/11, 4pm; Wed 6/12, 1pm; Fri 6/14, noon

Thursday, June 6 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA reprises the film Stonewall Uprising: American Experience, marking LGBTQ Pride Month and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots — a watershed in the gay civil rights movement.

9:00 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS LIVE FROM THE BEACON THEATRE — Join the band as they return to New York City’s Beacon Theatre for the first time in 25 years. Recorded before a live audience, the concert features hits and fan favorites from two landmark albums: Toulouse Street and The Captain and Me. Repeats Tue 6/11, 10pm 10:30 MY MUSIC: STORY SONGS — Join host B.J. Thomas for vintage performances of story songs by original artists such as Don McLean, Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell. Songs include “American Pie,” “Ode to Billie Joe,” “Harper Valley PTA” and “Wichita Lineman.” R 12M ROADMAP TO HAPPINESS WITH GRETCHEN RUBIN — R

9 Sunday SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM-12:30AM: 6AM THE AGE FIX WITH DR. ANTHONY YOUN — Boardcertified plastic surgeon and anti-aging expert Dr. Anthony Youn, named a “Top Doctor” by U.S. News & World Report and Harper’s Bazaar, opens up a world of insider tips, tricks and secrets from the fields of beauty, dermatology and plastic surgery, offering easy home remedies to achieve results without surgery. Repeats tonight; Fri 6/14, 2pm 7:30 VICTOR BORGE: 100 YEARS OF MUSIC & LAUGHTER — A special narrated by Rita Rudner features Borge’s funniest and most memorable skits from his eightdecades-long career in comedy, which blended oneliners, falls and double-takes with masterful piano variations. 9:00 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R 11:00 DISCOVERING WASHINGTON: THE 4TH OF JULY — R 12:30 ROADMAP TO HAPPINESS WITH GRETCHEN RUBIN — R 2:00 RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR — Part 2 of 2. R 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 BRAIN SECRETS WITH DR. MICHAEL MERZENICH — R 7:30 DISCOVERING WASHINGTON: THE 4TH OF JULY — R 9:00 ENDEAVOUR, SERIES 5 FINALE ON MASTERPIECE: ICARUS — WETA presents the Endeavor, Series 5 finale in anticipation of new Series 6 episodes airing this month. Icarus. After a teacher mysteriously disappears, Endeavour goes undercover to investigate the dark world of a public school. With the unexpected discovery of a body, he questions whom to trust. Meanwhile, Thursday’s life is upended by his brother’s return. Repeats Mon 6/10, 4pm 11:00 THE AGE FIX WITH DR. ANTHONY YOUN — R

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF ’50S POP —See the Saturday, June 8, 7 p.m. listing. R 10:00 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — See the Friday, June 7, 8:30 p.m. listing. R 12M STONEWALL UPRISING: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — R Saturday, June 8 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The Doobie Brothers Live from the Beacon Theatre presents a 2018 New York City reunion concert featuring the rock band’s hits.

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10:00 MY MUSIC: CLOSE TO YOU: REMEMBERING THE CARPENTERS — R 11:30 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R

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Wednesday, June 12 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD My Music: Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters spotlights the music of the immensely successful soft-rock brother-and-sister duo.

12 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DISCOVERING WASHINGTON: THE 4TH OF JULY — See the Tuesday, June 4, 8 p.m. listing. R 9:30 MY MUSIC: CLOSE TO YOU: REMEMBERING THE CARPENTERS — WETA reprises a Carpenters retrospective. Between 1970 and 1984, the Grammy Award-winning duo had 10 gold singles, nine gold albums, one multiplatinum album and 17 singles in the Billboard Top 20, including three #1 songs and six songs at #2. This music-filled documentary traces the musical roots of Karen and Richard Carpenter through performance footage and archival television appearances, interviews with their friends in the music business and all of their top hits. Repeats Thur 6/13, 4:30pm; Fri 6/14, 10pm 11:00 RETIRE SAFE & SECURE WITH ED SLOTT — R

13 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 LES MISÉRABLES 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT THE O2 — Celebrate the legendary musical with a stellar cast including Alfie Boe, Nick Jonas, Lea Salonga, Colm Wilkinson, Norm Lewis and Ramin Karimloo. Staged by producer Cameron Mackintosh, the concert was filmed at London’s O2 Arena. R 12M MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R

17 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE ST. PAUL — Discover which Minnesota treasure has skyrocketed in value to $2-3 million. Repeats Tue 6/18, 2pm; Thur 6/20, noon 9:00 JACK IRISH, SERIES 2 — Guy Pearce reprises his role as a former criminal lawyer turned sleuth. Part 4 of 6. Already on another assignment in India, Linda agrees to help Jack track down the deported students, but the work is slow going. Harry and Cam bring Jack in on a plan to expose Ricky Kirsch, a troublemaker in the racing world. Repeats Tue 6/18, 4pm; Fri 6/21, 2pm 10:00 GIRLFRIENDS — Phyllis Logan, Miranda Richardson and Zoë Wanamaker star. Part 5 of 6. Linda takes drastic action when a body turns up in Spain that could be Micky’s. While taking care of Linda, Sue runs into John’s wife and receives news about the business. Repeats Tue 6/18, 5pm; Fri 6/21, 1pm 11:00 POV: ROLL RED ROLL — Go behind the headlines of the assault of a teenage girl by members of a high school football team, uncovering the deep-seated and social media-fueled “boys will be boys” culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America. 12:30AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow

18 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: CLEOPATRA’S LOST TOMB — Learn about the legendary queen Cleopatra, who ruled the Egyptian empire. Will an amateur archaeologist’s theory reveal where the queen’s lost tomb is hidden? Repeats Wed 6/19, 5pm

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14 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. 8:30 ROADMAP TO HAPPINESS WITH GRETCHEN RUBIN — In this WETA production, discover your personality type and incorporate happiness-boosting habits into daily life. The best-selling author, podcast host and happiness guru explains how small things done consistently can make us healthier, more productive and more creative. R

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8:00 RETIRE SAFE & SECURE WITH ED SLOTT — What do recent tax code changes mean for you and your family, and how can you protect your hard-earned savings? Retirement, tax and financial expert Ed Slott, CPA, explores these topics and more in this special. R 10:00 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS LIVE FROM THE BEACON THEATER — See the Saturday, June 8, 9 p.m. listing. R 11:30 DEEPAK CHOPRA: THE SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS — Explore how understanding our true nature can lead to a sense of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, enthusiasm for life and material abundance. Integrative medicine and personal transformation expert Deepak Chopra offers practical steps to apply right away. R

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM-5AM: 6AM-5:30PM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6PM-9PM WETA VIEWER FAVORITIES 9:00 ENDEAVOUR, SERIES 6 ON MASTERPIECE — Shaun Evans stars in a new season of the Inspector Morse prequel. Part 1 of 4. Pylon. The murder of a schoolgirl brings Endeavour back to Oxford. When he refuses to accept that the main suspect is guilty, Endeavour must uncover the truth and rescue the victim before it is too late. Repeats Mon 6/17, 4:30pm 10:30PM-5AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES

Sundays at 9 p.m. starting June 16 on WETA TV 26/HD A new season of Masterpiece mystery drama Endeavour — Series 6 — stars Shaun Evans in his role as Oxford police detective Morse.

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Wednesdays, June 19-July 3 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Three-part series Rivers of Life, created in a PBS partnership with the BBC, spotlights the animals and landscapes of the Nile (June 19), the Amazon (June 26) and the Mississippi (July 3).

9:00 THE LAVENDER SCARE — Learn the untold story of how tens of thousands of homosexual federal workers were either fired or denied employment in the 1950s, stirring outrage in the gay community and starting an LGBTQ rights movement with an unlikely hero at the forefront. Glenn Close narrates. Repeats Sat 6/22, 11pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: DOCUMENTING HATE: NEW AMERICAN NAZIS — Learn about a neo-Nazi group that has actively recruited inside the U.S. military. A Frontline investigation with ProPublica shows the group’s terrorist objectives and how it gained strength after the 2017 Charlottesville rally. 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow

19 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE NILE: RIVERS OF LIFE — Visit the Nile, the world’s longest river. Spotlighting everything from the river’s elephants and leopards to extreme kayakers, ancient wonders and local peoples, the film explores how the Nile and its great length provide a lifeline for Africa’s wildest beasts and for some of the world’s most incredible cultures. Repeats Thur 6/20, 2pm 9:00 WHEN WHALES WALKED: JOURNEYS IN DEEP TIME — Meet the ancient ancestors of four iconic creatures: crocodiles, birds, whales and elephants. Join top scientists on a global adventure as they follow clues from the fossil record and use 21st-century technology to make exciting new discoveries. Repeats Thur 6/20, 3pm; Wed 6/26, 1pm 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow

20 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PBS PREVIEWS: COUNTRY MUSIC — Go behind the scenes of the upcoming Florentine Films and WETA coproduction Country Music, the sweeping new eight-part, 16-hour series directed by Ken Burns — and produced by Burns and his long-time collaborators Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey. The film begins airing on September 15. Repeats Sat 6/22, 10:35pm; Sun 6/23, 10:30am; Tue 6/25, 2pm; Fri 6/28, 3:30pm, 10pm; Sat 6/29, 5:30pm 8:30 QUEEN ELIZABETH’S SECRETS AGENTS — A miniseries uncovers the secret state that helped keep Queen Elizabeth I in power for more than 40 years. During a time when Britain was divided, unstable and violent, the world’s first secret service was born. Part 1 of 3. William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth I’s spy master, intercepts a conspiracy to assassinate the queen. He learns that Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, is behind the plot. Repeats Fri 6/21, 3pm; Wed 6/26, 3pm 9:30 QUEEN ELIZABETH’S SECRET AGENTS —Part 2 of 3. Elizabeth’s enemies grow in strength, but her spymaster Robert Cecil also fights an enemy within; a rival is trying to take over his network. Repeats Fri 6/21, 4pm; Wed 6/26, 4pm 10:30 QUEEN ELIZABETH’S SECRET AGENTS — Part 3 of 3. England has a new monarch, King James I, and Elizabeth’s former spymaster Robert Cecil faces his toughest test — the Gunpowder Plot. Repeats Fri 6/21, 5pm; Wed 6/26, 5pm 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 6/22, 6:30pm 8:30 WETA ARTS — The magazine-style WETA TV 26 production spotlights visual and performing arts in Greater Washington, while recognizing the diverse cultural heritage of the national capital area. Segments planned for June, LGBTQ Pride Month, spotlight DC’s Different Drummers, who create music, fellowship and acceptance through concerts and parades; the local stand-up and improv comedy showcase LGBTQ AF; a community art market featuring works for sale by local LGBTQ artists; and award-winning visual artist Lisa Marie Thalhammer (best-known for her “LOVE” mural in Washington’s Blagden Alley), whose work features messages of strength and hope. Repeats Sat 6/22, midnight; Sun 6/23, 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Mon 6/24, 2pm; Tue 6/25, 11pm; Fri 6/28, 3pm, midnight; Sun 6/30, 6:30pm, 12:30am 9:30 LORRAINE HANSBERRY: SIGHTED EYES/FEELING HEART: AMERICAN MASTERS — Explore the life and work of the “A Raisin in the Sun” playwright and activist who played a significant role in the civil rights movement. LaTanya Richardson Jackson narrates the acclaimed Peabody Award-winning program. Anika Noni Rose is the voice of Lorraine Hansberry. The film also explores Hansberry’s concealed identity as a lesbian and the themes of sexual orientation and societal norms in her works. The film title comes from Hansberry’s view that “one cannot live with sighted eyes and feeling heart and not know or react to the miseries which afflict this world.” 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN — Meet the frank and funny creator of the groundbreaking novels and television miniseries titled “Tales of the City” and follow his evolution from conservative son of the Old South to gay rights pioneer whose work has inspired millions. The program features Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis and Ian McKellen. 12:30AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon, Monday

22 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-5:30PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 JULIE TABOULIE’S LEBANESE KITCHEN 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 NIGELLA: AT MY TABLE

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Thursday, June 20 at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Three-part docu-drama Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents spotlights the secret service that helped keep Queen Elizabeth I in power for more than 40 years during a time of turmoil in Britain.

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Sundays at 7 p.m. starting June 23 on WETA TV 26/HD In anticipation of new episodes set to premiere in July, WETA reprises Series 1 of mystery drama Grantchester on Masterpiece, with James Norton and Robson Green portraying a 1950s sleuthing duo.

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8:00 JOANNE WEIR GETS FRESH 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 A CHEF’S LIFE 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N YAN CAN COOK: SPICE KINGDOM 12:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 1:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 1:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN 2:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 2:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 3:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 3:30 MARTHA BAKES 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 5:30PM-2AM: 5:30 SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 2 — Follow amateur bakers in a national competition. Judges are Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, and Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins provide comic relief. Part 10 of 10. 8:00 THE WETA MOVIE: SOUTH PACIFIC — In Joshua Logan’s classic 1958 film, a World War II nurse and a widower find love on an island paradise in a screen version of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about tolerance. Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor and John Kerr costar. (2:35) Repeats Sun 6/23, noon 10:35 PBS PREVIEWS: COUNTRY MUSIC — See the Thursday, June 20, 8 p.m. listing. R 11:00 THE LAVENDER SCARE — R 12M WETA ARTS — R 12:30AM POV: FROM THIS DAY FORWARD — Meet an American family coping with one of life’s most intimate transformations. Sharon Shattuck’s father came out as transgender, living as Trisha. Her mother stayed with him. Now Sharon wants to understand how the family survived intact. (90 min.)

7:00 GRANTCHESTER, SERIES 1 ON MASTERPIECE — WETA reprises the popular mystery drama’s first season. James Norton stars as Sidney Chambers, a young and charismatic vicar who turns amateur investigator when one of his parishioners dies under suspicious circumstances. Chambers turns to gruff, down-to-earth police inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green) for help, and the two become crime-solving partners and friends in the hamlet of Grantchester. Part 1 of 6. What looks like a suicide to others looks like murder to Rev. Sidney Chambers; his biggest challenge is to enlist the police in the hunt for the killer. Repeats Mon 6/24, 2:30pm 8:00 THE HEART GUY, SERIES 2 — In the Australian drama, Rodger Corser returns as hedonist heart surgeon Hugh Knight, working his way back into good graces via a medial probation served in his rural hometown. As the sand slowly runs out on Hugh’s service, the Knight family must decide whether their struggles will bring them closer together or tear them apart. Part 1 of 10. Hugh is in Sydney with Penny to watch the transplant operation using the artificial heart he designed, after which he returns to Whyhope. As Meryl prepares for her mayoral inauguration, Charlie tries to win Matt back. Repeats Mon 6/24, 3:30pm 9:00 ENDEAVOUR, SERIES 6 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 2 of 4. Apollo. A car accident proves to be murder, leading Endeavour to investigate suspects in the Oxford astrophysics department and a TV puppet studio. Repeats Mon 6/24, 4:30pm 10:30 VICIOUS 3 — In the series’ finale, chart a year in the life of Freddie (Ian McKellen) and Stuart (Derek Jacobi) as they enjoy their inheritance and a birthday. Violet (Frances de la Tour) moves on from her divorce and Ash (Iwan Rheon) arrives with news. 11:30 WETA ARTS — R

24 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE RENO — Go “all in” on updated Reno appraisals from 2004, including a treasure that has doubled in value. Repeats Tue 6/25, 1pm 9:00 JACK IRISH, SERIES 2 — Part 5 of 6. Jack tries to avoid Rory after learning her husband’s connection to Meritus College. Harry receives more help with his racetrack investigation, while Jack gets closer to finding the mysterious “K.” Repeats Tue 6/25, 4pm; Fri 6/28, 2pm 10:00 GIRLFRIENDS — Part 6 of 6. The girlfriends travel to Spain to identify Micky’s body, and Linda makes another shocking confession to Gail and Sue. When an unexpected turn of events threatens to upend their lives, the women band together to devise a plan. Repeats Tue 6/25, 5pm; Fri 6/28, 1pm 11:00 POV: THE GOSPEL OF EUREKA — The spotlight beams on drag shows and a passion play in an Arkansas town. With verve, humor and unfailing compassion, The Gospel of Eureka builds unexpected bridges between religious faith and sexual orientation. 12:30AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow

ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLE 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA AND THE WORLD WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 PBS PREVIEWS: COUNTRY MUSIC — R 11:00 THE OPEN MIND 11:30 FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: SOUTH PACIFIC — (2:35) R 3:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: CARMEN — Watch Sir Richard Eyre’s production of Bizet’s masterpiece starring Clémentine Margaine, reprising her role as opera’s ultimate seductress alongside Roberto Alagna as her impassioned lover Don José. Louis Langrée conducts. 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WETA ARTS — R

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Tuesday, June 25 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed follows a historian on his quest to understand how the use of amphetamines affected the course of World War II and unleashed a pharmacological arms race.

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stories behind the dress, food and music, they uncover astonishing details and their challenge comes into focus. 11:00 VICTORIA AND ALBERT: THE WEDDING — Part 2 of 2. Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert’s wedding ever staged. 12M AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow

Wednesday, June 26 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD NOVA: The Impossible Flight follows two intrepid pilots as they are the first to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world.

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25 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: WORLD WAR SPEED — Follow historian James Holland on his quest to understand how the use of amphetamines affected the course of World War II and unleashed the first pharmacological arms race. Repeats Thur 6/27, 1pm; Sun 6/30, 5pm 9:00 TIANANMEN: THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE PARTY — Uncover the true story of the seven-week period that changed China. On June 4, 1989, a violent and bloody pro-democracy demonstration ended, leaving thousands dead and laying the foundation for China’s future. 11:00 WETA ARTS — R 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Rpts noon tomorrow

26 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE AMAZON: RIVERS OF LIFE — Marvel at boiling streams, crystal clear lagoons, pink river dolphins and a strange new reef, which are just some of the many secret and extreme worlds of the Amazon, the greatest river system on Earth. Repeats Thur 6/27, 2pm 9:00 NOVA: FIRST MAN ON THE MOON — View an intimate portrait of an unassuming American hero — Neil Armstrong, whose rare combination of talent, luck and experience led to a successful command of Apollo 11 — through interviews with his family and friends. Repeats Thur 6/27, 3pm 10:00 NOVA: THE IMPOSSIBLE FLIGHT — Follow two intrepid pilots as they take on the greatest aviation adventure of our time, overcoming countless challenges as they construct and fly the first solar-powered airplane around the world. Repeats Thur 6/27, 4pm 12M AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow

29 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-5:30PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-5:30PM See the Saturday, June 22 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 5:30PM-2AM: 5:30 PBS PREVIEWS: COUNTRY MUSIC — R 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 3 — Follow amateur bakers in a national competition. Judges are Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, and Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins provide comic relief. Part 1 of 10. 8:00 THE WETA MOVIE: SIDEWAYS — In Alexander Payne’s 2004 comic drama, a divorced teacher (Paul Giamatti) and his soon-to-be-married friend (Thomas Haden Church) ponder their lives and relationships during a road trip through California wine country. Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh co-star. (2:06) Repeats Sun 6/30, noon

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27 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MARGARET: THE REBEL PRINCESS — Learn how the life and loves of Britain’s Princess Margaret reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed the western world during the 20th century and redefined society’s image of the modern princess. Repeats Fri 6/28, 4pm 10:00 VICTORIA & ALBERT: THE WEDDING — Enjoy a recreation of the wedding that changed British matrimonial ceremonies forever. Lucy Worsley hosts. Part 1 of 2. Join the experts preparing to reconstruct the wedding that set the standard for generations of brides to come. As they get ready for the ceremony and investigate the

Thursday, June 27 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA reprises the documentary Margaret: The Rebel Princess, which profiles the late British royal, whose life and loves reflected the western world’s 20th-century social and sexual revolution.

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The WETA Kids channel offers a safe haven for young viewers, presenting educational programming 24 hours each day, seven days a week. WETA KIDS ON WEEKDAYS

10:06 THE WETA MOVIE: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY — In Fred Zinnemann’s 1953 World War II drama, an Army sergeant (Burt Lancaster), a former boxer (Montgomery Clift) and an officer’s wife (Deborah Kerr) become entangled with others at a Pearl Harbor base as the Japanese attack looms. Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed co-star. The film won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Sinatra) and Best Supporting Actress (Reed). (1:58) 12:04AM POV: MEMORIES OF A PENITENT HEART — Follow filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo’s investigation — both a love story and a tribute — of a buried conflict around her uncle Miguel’s death during a time when AIDS was synonymous with sin. 1:04AM DENIAL: THE DAD THAT WANTED TO SAVE THE WORLD — A documentary that starts by examining one subject is altered by an unexpected twist that complicates and enriches the initial investigation. What begins as an exploration of energy use and abuse is derailed by the revelation of a family secret that forces a new focus on the politics of gender identity. The energy debate and transgender issues are united by the struggles of one man trying to confront issues that most people would prefer to ignore. (60 min.)

30 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-12N See the Sunday, June 23 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-1AM: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: SIDEWAYS — (2:06) R 2:30 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: FALSETTOS — Nominated for five 2017 Tonys, Falsettos is a poignant and hilarious look at a modern family set amidst the emerging AIDS crisis. Christian Borle stars as Marvin, with Stephanie J. Block as his ex-wife, Trina, and Andrew Rannells as his lover, Whizzer. 5:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: WORLD WAR SPEED — R 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WETA ARTS — R 7:00 GRANTCHESTER, SERIES 1 ON MASTERPIECE — James Norton and Robson Green star. Part 2 of 6. Sidney’s former flame throws an engagement party that leads to murder. To crack the case, Sidney and Geordie must break a code of silence. 8:00 THE HEART GUY, SERIES 2 — Rodger Corser returns as hedonist heart surgeon Hugh Knight, working his way back into good graces via a medial probation served in his rural hometown. Part 2 of 10. Hugh and Betty scheme a way to get rid of Nora, Penny’s rude and incompetent replacement, without going to the medical board. Hayley feels guilty about taking her relationship with Ajax to the next level. 9:00 ENDEAVOUR, SERIES 6 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 3 of 4. Confection. A triple murder exposes the secrets of a village in the grip of deadly rumors. 10:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: INDECENT — See Paula Vogel’s Tony Award-winner inspired by the true story of the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance.” The play with music looks at an explosive moment in theatrical history. 12:30 WETA ARTS — R

WETA KIDS AIRINGS IN BLACK; WETA TV 26 IN BLUE • Curious George, 5am • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 5:30am • Sesame Street, 6am • Peg + Cat, 6:30am (6am) • Arthur, 7am (6:30am) • Ready Jet Go!, 7:30am (7am) • Wild Kratts, 8am (7:30am) • Nature Cat, 8:30am (8am) (Ready Jet Go! on June 19) • Curious George, 9am (8:30am) • Let’s Go Luna!, 9:30am (9am) • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 10am, 10:30am (9:30am, 10am) • Pinkalicious and Peterrific, 11am (10:30am) • Sesame Street, 11:30am (11am) • Splash and Bubbles, 12N (11:30am) • Dinosaur Train, 12:30pm • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 1pm • Sesame Street, 1:30pm • Super WHY!, 2pm (5am) • Pinkalicious and Peterrific, 2:30pm • Let’s Go Luna!, 3pm • Nature Cat, 3:30pm • Wild Kratts, 4pm, 4:30pm Visit weta.org/kids • Odd Squad, 5pm, 5:30pm for full listings of • Arthur, 6pm, 6:30pm children’s programs • Ready Jet Go!, 7pm on WETA Kids • WordGirl, 7:30pm & WETA TV 26. • Sesame Street, 8pm, 8:30pm • Cyberchase, 9pm (5:30am) • Odd Squad, 9:30pm • SciGirls, 10pm • Maya & Miguel, 10:30pm • Let’s Go Luna!, 11pm • Ready Jet Go!, 11:30pm • Arthur, 12M

COURTESY WIND DANCER FILMS

Saturday, June 29 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The WETA Movie presents the 2004 comic drama Sideways, starring Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church as wine-country roadtrippers, followed by the 1953 WWII drama From Here to Eternity.

Special program Ready Jet Go! One Small Step airs on WETA Kids at 7:30 a.m., June 17, 21, 23, 25 & 27, and 8:30 a.m., June 19; and on WETA TV 26 at 7 a.m., June 17, 21, 25 & 27, and 8 a.m., June 19.

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British Television at Its Best The WETA UK channel is devoted to the best in British television programming, presenting 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.

P.M. PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN JUNE SUNDAY

12pm

Call the Midwife, Series 8

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By

Atlantis

New Tricks

Call the Midwife, Series 8

Midsomer Murders, Series 15

MI-5

Father Brown, Series 7 (Series 5 starts 6/22)

• BBC Antiques Roadshow (3pm, 6/2) • DCI Banks (3:30pm, 6/2) • Shetland, Series 5 (3pm, starts 6/9) • Bletchley Circle: San Francisco (4pm, starts 6/9)

Waking the Dead

800 Words, Series 2 (Series 3 starts 6/29)

Life

• Earth’s Great Seasons • Inside Christie’s (starts 6/25)

Shetland, Series 5

Midsomer Murders, Series 15

800 Words, Series 2

Grantchester, Series 1 on Masterpiece

The Tunnel, Series 1

Mum

• Unforgotten, Series 3 on Masterpiece • Endeavour, Series 3 (5:30pm, starts 6/18)

Les Misérables on Masterpiece (90 min. on 6/26)

Call the Midwife, Series 8

EastEnders

Pie in the Sky, Series 3 (Series 4 starts 6/29)

• Real History of Science Fiction (6pm, 6/1 & 6/8) • Earth’s Great Seasons (6pm, 6/15 & 6/22) • BBC Antiques Roadshow (6pm, 6/29) • Les Misérables on Masterpiece (7pm; then 6:30pm on 6/29)

12:30pm

1pm

MONDAY Are You Being Served?

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 3 (Series 4 starts 6/22)

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2pm 2:30pm

3pm 3:30pm

4pm 4:30pm

5pm

Upstart Crow

5:30pm

6pm 6:30pm

7pm 7:30pm

8pm 8:30pm

9pm

• Earth’s Great Seasons • Insides Christie’s: The World’s Biggest Auction House (starts 6/30)

Atlantis

Pie in the Sky, Series 3 (except 6/18, 6/25)

Call the Midwife, Series 8 (except 6/26)

Murder in Suburbia, Series 1 (Series 2 starts 6/20)

Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

• Wonderful World of Gordon Watson • Life (starts 6/9)

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By

• Earth’s Great Seasons • Insides Christie’s: The World’s Biggest Auction House (starts 6/23)

Pie in the Sky, Series 3 (Series 4 starts 6/24)

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 3 (Series 4 starts 6/18)

Midsomer Murders, Series 15

Father Brown, Series 7 (Series 5 starts 6/20)

Grantchester, Series 1 on Masterpiece

Atlantis

Life (starts 6/2)

Shetland, Series 5

Call the Midwife, Series 8

Murder in Suburbia, Series 1 (Series 2 starts 6/19)

Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

Poldark, Series 1 on Masterpiece

Vera, Series 9 (Series 1 returns 6/29)

Mum (Series 2 starts 6/30)

• Unforgotten, Series 3 on Masterpiece • Endeavour, Series 3 on Masterpiece (starts 6/17, to 11:30pm)

Les Misérables on Masterpiece (90 min. on 6/25)

Inspector Lynley Janet King, Mysteries, Series 5 Series 3

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10pm 10:30pm

11pm

Upstart Crow (Series 2 starts 6/30)

Atlantis

Father Brown, Series 7; 11pm 6/3-10

11:30pm SUNDAY

MONDAY

Pie in the Sky, Series 3 & 4 (11:30pm on 6/25)

TUESDAY

Midsomer Murders, Series 15 Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 3 & 4

WEDNESDAY

800 Words, Series 2 (Series 3 starts 6/28)

Dreamland, Series 3 (except 6/28)

Father Brown, Series 7 & 5

THURSDAY

The Tunnel, Series 1

FRIDAY

Grantchester, Series 1 (to 11:30pm)

SATURDAY

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WETA UK June Highlights Vera, Series 9 — New!

Saturdays at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

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renda Blethyn reprises her signature role as obsessive, calculating Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in a new 2019 season of the crime drama, which features four 90-minute episodes. Based on Ann Cleeves’ novels, the programs follow the disheveled sleuth in fictional Northumberland as she probes intriguing murder cases. In Blind Spot, Vera follows the trail of a murdered trainee forensic psychologist. In Cuckoo, a teenage boy is found murdered far away from his home in a coastal town. In Cold River, the life of a woman found dead in the River Tyne presents a complex mystery. And in The Seagull, Vera opens up a cold case when a skeleton is discovered in Whitley Bay. Kenny Doughty co-stars as DS Aiden Healy.

Shetland, Series 5 — New!

ITV/BBC

Mondays at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

ouglas Henshall returns in his BAFTA Award-winning role as Shetland police Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez in the acclaimed crime drama based on the novels of Ann Cleeves and set in the Scottish archipelago. In Series 5, Perez and his team — including DS Alison “Tosh” Macintosh (Alison O’Donnell) and DC Sandy Wilson (Steven Robertson) — must investigate discoveries of body parts washing ashore on a Shetland beach, their connection to a modern slave-trafficking ring, related crimes and tragedies in the local community, and the disappearance of an identified Nigerian victim’s sister that sparks a missing persons search. The narrative arc of the story unfolds through the series’ six new episodes.

Inspector Lynley, Series 5

The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco Thursdays at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

n a spin-off from the original Bletchley Circle series, the accomplished women codebreakers are back for more investigations. In eight episodes, The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco follows team members Millie Harcourt (Rachael Stirling), conversant in a host of languages, worldly and street smart, and Jean McBrian (Julie Graham), former head of the Bletchley Park codebreaking group, as they operate in the USA. The story begins in 1942 with a colleague’s murder and fast-forwards 14 years to when the duo learns of killings in America with identical characteristics. In San Francisco, they collaborate with their American counterparts, codebreakers Iris Bearden (Crystal Balint) and Hailey Yarner (Chanelle Peloso).

Life

Sundays at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

he BBC Natural History Unit’s monumental documentary Life — narrated by Sir David Attenborough — spotlights the variety of life on Earth and the extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. Filmed over 3,000 days across every continent and in every habitat, the series spotlights creatures’ behavior in their environment. BBC cinematic techniques capture unprecedented sequences in the series’ 10 episodes: The Challenges of Life, Reptiles and Amphibians, Mammals, Fish, Birds, Insects, Hunter and Hunted, Creatures of the Deep, Plants and Primates.

BBC

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BBC

Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on WETA UK

n the popular BBC drama, aristocratic DI Thomas Lynley (Nathaniel Parker) and his working-class sidekick DI Barbara Havers (Sharon Small) face tensions, personal and professional, while solving murder mysteries. In Series 5, Lynley faces a disciplinary hearing, leaving Havers to deal with the case of a drowned woman, but Lynley lends a hand to reveal a new angle to the case before being formally reinstated to his post. The duo also enters the world of internet vice when they investigate the mysterious death of a young female barrister; and Lynley rekindles an important personal relationship. In the final episode, the pair investigates a paparazzi photographer’s death, with the trail leading to Bosnia.

Also this month: WETA UK reprises Endeavour, Series 3 on Masterpiece, Mondays at 10 p.m. starting June 17; Murder in Suburbia continues Wednesdays at 9 p.m.; and The Tunnel, Series 1 continues Saturdays at 10:30 p.m.

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Classical WETA 90.9 FM Mozart Requiem, Wedding Motifs and More on Choral Showcase Sundays at 9 p.m.

By Bill Bukowski, Midday On-Air Host

NSO Showcase Features Nathalie Stutzmann Wednesday, June 5 at 9 p.m.

“I

By Nicole Lacroix, Afternoon On-Air Host

was absolutely convinced as a child. When people asked me ‘what would you like to be?’, I said, ‘I would like to be a singer and a conductor.’ And they said, ‘oh, so strange, this little girl.’ I had to wait until there was a kind of a wave in the world that we might accept that some women would be conductors because when I attended the [conducting] class I was fifteen. I never got the baton because I was a woman. It was not the time and I knew I would never make it in this world. It’s still very hard, Conductor/contralto but there is a movement, there is a way that we are more accepted and if you are Nathalie Stutzmann good you can make it. I’m happy to take the challenge and to always be the first one somewhere.” Renowned contralto Nathalie Stutzmann is realizing her lifelong dream of being a world-class conductor. June’s NSO Showcase will feature Maestra Stutzmann in both her contralto and conductor roles as she leads the National Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák’s 7th Symphony and sings Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, which she says offers “a moment of peace, with no outside ‘bing-bong.’” The program also includes Slovak conductor Juraj Valčuha leading the NSO in Dvořák’s musical exploration of the dark side of passion, the Othello Overture, and NSO principal Aaron Goldman in Mozart’s Flute Concerto No.2, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. June’s NSO Showcase highlights composers Dvořák and Mozart, and artists Stutzmann and Goldman — all of whom will be featured at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in June. Maestra Stutzmann will conduct the NSO, Goldman and additional soloist Adriana Horne in Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto as part of the NSO’s Mozart Forever Festival, and audiences at both the Kennedy Center and The Anthem will enjoy performances of Dvořák’s New World Symphony. SIMON FOWLER

Classical WETA 90.9 FM

horal music shines each week on Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s Choral Showcase, and we’ll open the month on June 2 with a perennial favorite: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem. Laurence Equilbey directs her vocal group, Accentus, in their first recording with the Insula Orchestra. We’ll The Wedding Dance in the Open Air, follow with John Sheppard’s luminous motet, Media Vitae (“In the Midst of by Peter Bruegel the Elder, circa 1566 Life”) featuring Matthew Robinson and The Thirteen Chamber Choir from Washington, a highlight from their recording, Radiant Dark. June is also the favored month for weddings, and we’ll have four on June 9. Igor Stravinsky’s vocal ballet, Les Noces, or “The Wedding,” begins the celebration in a lively, rustic peasant style; Ralph Vaughan Williams’s wedding song, Epithalamion, is a rare, ethereal cantata based on the bridal ode written by Edmund Spenser; “The Court of Love” from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana adds a lusty note; and John Rutter’s Wedding Canticle from Psalm 128 brings a serene and joy-filled close. On June 16, Te Deum, the Latin hymn of praise, is celebrated by powerful works from Antonin Dvořák, Charles Hubert H. Parry and Dominic Argento. And we’ll finish this month’s Choral Showcase with selections from a few new recordings. On June 23, Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2, Lobgesang, “Hymn of Praise,” comes from Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s set of Mendelssohn Symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra on LSO Live. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, with Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra on BR Klassik, is coupled with the austere Mass for Five Voices by William Byrd on June 30. That performance is by the Ora Singers under Suzi Digby, from Upheld by Stillness, the first of their growing series of recordings on Harmonia Mundi. Join me Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. for Choral Showcase on Classical WETA.

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Classical for Washington International Talents on Front Row Washington Mondays at 9 p.m.

By John Banther, On-Air Host and Producer

Avner Dorman

COURTESY THE ARTIST

MARCO BORGGREVE

his month on Front Row Washington, we explore a variety of music from the solo piano to a work — inspired by a 1980’s toy — that features the violin, alto saxophone, marimba and piano. Each concert this month comes from the Phillips Collection. On June 3 it’s the Pavel Haas Quartet, which Gramophone has called “the world’s most exciting string quartet.” Their performance includes Bohuslav Martinů’s String Pavel Haas Quartet Quartet No. 7 and Bedřich Smetana’s String Quartet No. 2. Trio Solisti performs a beautifully executed concert of Schubert, Dvořák and Brahms on June 10. The New Yorker has described the ensemble as “probably the finest American piano trio currently on the field.” Then, on June 17, pianist Alessio Bax returns to Front Row Washington. He starts his Phillips Collection recital with J.S. Bach’s arrangement for solo keyboard of Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in D minor. Bach was adept at recognizing genius and rearranging music for different situations. The extravagantly ornamented Adagio likely influenced many slow movements of Bach’s own compositions. Later in the program Bax performs a homage to Bach by Luigi Dallapiccola, his Musical Notebook of Annalibera. The June 24 program features a Phillips Collection spotlight on Israeli composer Avner Dorman, who earned a doctorate in composition at Juilliard. Dorman was the youngest composer to win Israel’s Prime Minister’s award — at the age of 25. His music has been performed by orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony. In this concert we hear some of his chamber music works, including Udacrep Akubrad, a work for percussion that combines musical traditions of the Middle East and the West, and Memory Games, which was inspired by the 1980’s light-up memory game, Simon. It uses patterns and rounds to recreate the feeling of the game, and this arrangement was made for this performance so that the musicians would all play together (violin, alto saxophone, marimba and piano).

Saturdays, June 1 & 8 at 1 p.m.

SCOTT SUCHMAN

n June, Classical WETA Opera House is pleased to once again feature productions from Wolf Trap Opera, presenting two performances recorded live from its 2018 summer season. Mozart’s first mature opera, Idomeneo, airs Saturday, June 1. Written on commission by the Elector of Bavaria for a court carnival, Idomeneo is based on Antoine Danchet’s retelling of the legend of Idomeneo, King of Crete, who must accept the tragic consequences of a vow he made to Neptune for safe passage during a terrible storm. In the opera, Mozart melds French and Italian operatic elements, ballet, special effects and stirring choral moments. Together with Giambattista Varesco’s poetic lyrics, Idomeneo rises to dramatic opera seria. Wolf Trap Opera’s production features soprano Madison Leonard — winner of the 2018 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions — in the role of Princess Ilia, a young woman caught between love and loyalty. Ian Koziara stars in the title role, and Geoffrey McDonald conducts. The following Saturday, June 8, we feature a broadcast of Charles Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette, a luscious, romantic take on Shakespeare’s tragic play of ill-fated love between members of rival families. Gounod’s version — which premiered in 1867 — is set to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. The passionate love between Romeo and Juliet is artfully enveloped in a series of tender love duets, and there are other notable musical moments, including Juliette’s exuberant “waltz song” and a dramatic fight scene. Soprano Madison Leonard and tenor Alexander McKissick sing the lead roles; and Eric Melear conducts. Join me for Classical WETA Opera House each Saturday at 1 p.m. Additional June operas are Cleveland Orchestra performances of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (June 15) and Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (June 22). Closing out the month is Rameau’s Le Temple de la Gloire (June 29) by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale.

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Wolf Trap Operas on Classical WETA

Idomeneo

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

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Join Sesame Street and WETA Kids on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a day of activities and community celebrations during the Washington, D.C., stop of The Sesame Street Road Trip at KIPP DC (1405 Brentwood Parkway, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002). Celebrating 50 years of the iconic PBS series, The Sesame Street Road Trip is an opportunity to enjoy a fun, interactive family festival and stage show, a giant maze, a treasure dig, a cookies-and-milk snack station, and more! For details, visit sesamestreet.org/50. With extraordinary creativity and artistry, public television’s beloved children’s series has taught generations of Americans reading, counting, social-emotional skills and much more.

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