March 2013 - WETA Magazine by WETA

March 2013 magazine for members

Masterpiece Classic:

Mr. Selfridge

Jeremy Piven portrays a maverick American retail magnate in 1900s London

Cable Risdon

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ast year, WETA proudly joined in locally on a nationwide initiative conceived and supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, aimed at addressing the destructive high school dropout crisis facing America. This month, we are pleased to air the broadcast centerpiece of the American Graduate initiative, the important documentary film 180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School, which starkly illustrates the challenges faced by students and educators at a Washington, D.C. high school against the backdrop of ongoing national debate on education reform. Beyond our educational broadcasts, we take very seriously our responsibility for engagement in, and with, our community, evidenced by the substantial new media resources we create for parents and educators; our literacy trainings; ongoing educational outreach surrounding our strong portfolio of children’s programs; and our important partnerships with local civic and governmental organizations through initiatives such as American Graduate. Thank you for supporting these efforts, and all of WETA’s educational services to the public, with your membership.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

In Memoriam

WETA mourns the passing in January of a former chairman of the WETA Board of Trustees, Ambassador Max Kampelman, a prominent Washington attorney and distinguished U.S. diplomat. Max was also an early moderator of WETA public affairs series Washington Week in Review (now Washington Week with Gwen Ifill), which premiered in 1967. We extend our condolences to the Kampelman family.

180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School Part of WETA’s participation in the CPB initiative American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, the film premieres Monday & Tuesday, March 25–26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

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two-part documentary film, framed by complex and layered national and local politics, presents an intimate portrait of life for the first graduating class of Washington Metropolitan High School (DC Met), a public high school serving at-risk students in Anacostia. 180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School, produced by the National Black Programming Consortium, chronicles the experience of several students — and the teachers, administrators and parents struggling to keep them on track to graduation through myriad challenging circumstances. The film is the principal broadcast component of American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, a public media initiative that is supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and helps communities understand — and implement solutions to address — the current nationwide high school dropout crisis. WETA is a participant in the project, helping to spotlight issues related to the crisis and partnering with local youth development and community organizations, business groups, public schools, advocacy groups and others to implement solutions in Greater Washington. Among its contributions to the local American Graduate initiative, WETA has developed an extensive online volunteer database. Visit the WETA-created site AmericanGraduateDC.org to learn more. Funding for 180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — American Graduate Initiative, D&I Fund and The Ford Foundation.

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Cover: Jeremy Piven in Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge. Photo courtesy ITV for Masterpiece.

on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

Call the Midwife, Series 2

airs Sundays at 8 p.m., March 31–May 19

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In the Spotlight

he critically acclaimed BBC drama Call the Midwife returns for a second season, leading into Masterpiece Classic’s new offering, Mr. Selfridge, on Sunday nights. Written by Heidi Thomas (Cranford and Upstairs Downstairs), the series is based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, spotlighting her years as a young midwife serving the poor alongside a group of nursing nuns based at Nonnatus House in 1950s East London. The production stars (above) Helen George as Trixie Franklin, Bryony Hannah as Cynthia Miller, Jessica Raine as Jenny Lee, along with Miranda Hart as Chummy. The new season features more births, babies and bicycling, plus blossoming romance from an unexpected quarter.

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge

airs Sundays at 9 p.m., March 31–May 19

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mmy-winning actor Jeremy Piven stars as the upstart American who revolutionized the English shopping experience, in Mr. Selfridge, a sumptuous new eight-part Masterpiece Classic series created by Emmy Award-winning writer Andrew Davies and inspired by the biography “Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge” by Lindy Woodhead. Piven portrays Harry Gordon Selfridge, father of the renowned London department store that opened in 1909. Fancy window displays, cosmetics counters, touchable merchandise and other marketing breakthroughs sprang from the genius of Chicago native Selfridge, who combined guile, taste, boldness, the poise of a swindler, and the charm of a Casanova to create success — and considerable trouble. The cast includes Katherine Kelly as Lady Mae; Zoe Tapper as Ellen Love, showgirl, temptress, and the “face of Selfridge”; Frances O’Connor (Madame Bovary) as Harry’s loyal but independent wife, Rose; and Aisling Loftus as spunky shop girl Agnes Towler.

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

March Marathons: Downton Abbey 3 & I, Claudius Downton Abbey, Series 3 airs Sunday, March 3 I, Claudius airs Sundays, March 10 & 17

his month, WETA TV 26 & WETA HD reprise the most recent entire season of blockbuster Masterpiece Classic drama Downton Abbey, with all seven episodes of Series 3 airing back-to-back on Sunday, March 3, 11 a.m.–11 p.m. The production follows the lives of nobles and servants at the fictional English estate in the early 1920s against a backdrop of sweeping social change. Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Dan Stevens and Michelle Dockery star alongside a host of others, joined for several episodes by Shirley MacLaine. WETA Television also features a special marathon of the classic drama I, Claudius, presented March 10, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m., and March 17, noon–6 p.m. One of the most popular and acclaimed dramas in Masterpiece history, the epic 13-part 1976 BBC series spans the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus through Claudius, a stuttering scholar who learns to play the fool and stay alive. Based on the novel by Robert Graves, the onscreen tale of ambition, debauchery and intrigue stars Derek Jacobi in a career-defining role.

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Music in March

on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

My Music: A 60s Pop Flashback: Hullabaloo airs Saturday, March 2 at 8 p.m.; repeats March 6 at 8 p.m.

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Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino

Ed Sullivan’s Top Performers 1966–1969 Fri 3/1, 9pm; Rpts Tue 3/5, 10pm An Evening with Jerry Lewis: Live from Las Vegas Sat 3/2, 6:30pm; Rpts Thur 3/7, 8pm Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones Live! Sat 3/2, 10pm Chris Mann: A Mann for All Seasons Wed 3/6, 10pm The Piano Guys: Live at the Red Butte Garden Thur 3/7, 9:30pm; Rpts Sun 3/17, 10:30pm Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop Sat 3/9, 6pm; Rpts Mon 3/11, 8pm The Tenors: Lead with Your Heart Sat 3/9, 11:30pm; Rpts Sun 3/10, 10:30pm Barbra Streisand: One Night Only at the Village Vanguard Fri 3/15, 9pm; Rpts Sat 3/16, 11pm Aaron Neville: Doo Wop: My True Story Sat 3/16, 9:30pm Country Pop Legends Mon 3/18, 8pm 2 march 2013

airs Monday, March 4 at 8 p.m.; repeats March 8, 10 & 13

nternational superstar vocalist Andrea Bocelli returns to Great Performances with a new concert special of classical favorites, pop standards and Brazilian jazz, this time from the coastal setting of Portofino, Italy. With 16-time Grammy-winner David Foster as music director and at the keyboard, Bocelli Andrea Bocelli is joined by trumpeter Chris Botti to perform a select collection of the world’s most famous love songs. The song list includes “Perfidia,” “Corcovado,” “Tristeza,” “La Vie En Rose,” “Besame Mucho,” “When I Fall in Love” and more. The most popular classical singer in the world, the Italian tenor — blind since the age of 12 — has reportedly sold more than 80 million records worldwide. COURTESY GIOVANNI DE SANDRE

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More March Music:

Celtic Thunder: Mythology

airs Sunday, March 17 at 7 p.m.; repeats March 22 at 9 p.m.

he latest concert special from vocal ensemble Celtic Thunder, Mythology was filmed at the Helix Theater in Dublin and returns to the group’s roots, presenting a musical odyssey back to the heart of the Celt. The concert spotlights ancestors in Ireland and their legends, history and stories. On the set of Mythology, modern catalyst images are projected onto ancient standing stones, a giant Celtic cross takes center stage and the spirit of the music is strongly echoed in the atmospheric theatrical setting. All six Celtic Thunder principals feature prominently in Mythology, offering up solo numbers such as “Carrickfergus,” “The Isle of Inisfree,” “Scarlet Ribbons” and “Katie”; rousing ensembles “The Star of the County Down” and “The Rocky Road to Dublin”; and original tracks such as the show’s opening number “Voices” and the Celtic Thunder finale “My Land.” COURTESY CELTIC THUNDER

Herman’s Hermits

osted by Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, a special harkens back to the days of pop-rock sounds, go-go dancers and mod mini-skirts, offering the first-ever retrospective of the fondly remembered and highly influential 1965–’66 NBC primetime series, Hullabaloo. The top singers and groups of the ’60s, including the Byrds, Sonny & Cher, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Mamas & The Papas, The Lovin’ Spoonful, John Sebastian, Nancy Sinatra, the Four Seasons, the Kinks, the Animals and the Zombies present their greatest hits, blending the British Invasion with folk-rock and classic rhythm and blues. Songs include “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “I Got You Babe,” “California Dreamin’,” “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” “Working My Way Back to You,” “You Really Got Me,” “It’s My Life,” “She’s Not There,” and many more.

WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

March primetime simulcast listings.

Weeknight primetime simulcast programming repeats the following weekday on WETA TV 26 starting at noon. 8:30

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My Music: A 60s Pop Flashback: Hullabaloo

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(from 11am) Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Series 3 Marathon (to 11pm) & My Music: Ed Sullivan’s Top Performers 1966–1969 (to 1am)

Mon

Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino

Is It Me or My Hormones? With Marcelle Pick (to 11:30pm)

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Unleash the Power of the Female Brain, with Dr. Daniel Amen

My Music: Ed Sullivan’s Top Performers 1966–1969 (to 12m)

Wed

My Music: A 60s Pop Flashback: Hullabaloo

Chris Mann in Concert: A Mann for All Seasons (to 11:30pm)

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An Evening with Jerry Lewis: Live from Las Vegas

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Doc Martin Marathon (to 11:30pm) & The Tenors: Lead with Your Heart (to 1am)

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(from 7pm) Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino

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Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop

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Rick Steves’ Europe Great Cities Marathon (to 11pm) & Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop (to 1am)

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Oscar Hammerstein II — Out of My Dreams

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Arlington: Heroes, History and Hamburgers

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Oscar Hammerstein II—Out of My Dreams

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(from 7pm) Celtic Thunder: Mythology

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My Music: Country Pop Legends

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The Appalachians

Journey of the Universe (to 11pm) & Suze Orman’s Money Class (to 1am)

Wed

The Washington Cherry Blossoms: A Gift of Friendship

Flower Empowered with Sarah von Pollaro (to 11pm) & Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue for 2013 (to 1am)

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Blenko: Behind the Scenes

Dr. Fuhrman’s Immunity Solution! (to 11:30pm)

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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Antiques Roadshow: Myrtle Beach, SC

180 Days: A Year Inside an American School (Pt 1 of 2)

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Tavis Smiley Reports: Education Under Arrest

180 Days: A Year Inside an American School (Pt 2 of 2)

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Nature: River of No Return

NOVA: Hunting the Elements

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Midsomer Murders: Dead Man’s Eleven

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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Doc Martin, Series III (Pts 2 & 3 of 9. On the Edge (II of II)/ The Apple Doesn’t Fall)

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Call the Midwife, Season 2 (Pt 1 of 8)

Inside Washington

Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones Live! (to 11:30pm)

The Piano Guys: Live at the Red Butte Garden (to 11pm) & Suze Orman’s Money Class (to 1am)

Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino (to 11pm) & Unleash the Power of the Female Brain, with Dr. Daniel Amen (to 1am)

Oscar Hammerstein II — Out of My Dreams

The Tenors: Lead with Your Heart (to 12m)

Suze Orman’s Money Class (to 12m)

Protect Your Memory with Dr. Neal Barnard (to 11pm) & Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino (to 1am) Unleash the Power of the Female Brain, with Dr. Daniel Amen (to 12m) Barbra Streisand: One Night Only at the Village Vanguard

An Evening with Jerry Lewis (to 12m)

Aaron Neville: Doo Wop: My True Story (to 11pm) & Barbra Streisand: One Night Only at the Village Vanguard (to 12:30am) The Appalachians

The Piano Guys (to 12m) The Blood Sugar Solution with Dr. Mark Hyman (to 11:30pm)

Celtic Thunder: Mythology (to 11pm) & My Music: Country Pop Legends (to 1am)

Midsomer Murders: Death of a Stranger American Masters: Philip Roth: Unmasked

Need to Know

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Eight Men Out (to 11:32pm)

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge (Pt 1 of 8)

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PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

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Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)

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Inside Washington

My Music: Ed Sullivan’s Top Performers 1966–1969 (to 11pm) & Suze Orman’s Money Class (to 1am)

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Inside Washington

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8:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

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March simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

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

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

• Weeknight primetime on WETA TV 26 often repeats the next weekday on WETA TV 26. • WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6 a.m.–9 a.m. Sundays. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 10 for schedule information. Program Key n — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. {DVI} — Descriptive Video Service. R — Aired within the month. Listings are accurate as of press time. For late-breaking program updates, call 703-998-2724 or visit weta.org/tv. WETA’s March membership drive airs March 1–24 on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD. Please note that television listings during that period are subject to change.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a discussion of the news of the week. 9:00 MY MUSIC: ED SULLIVAN’S TOP PERFORMERS 1966– 1969 — The Ed Sullivan Show brought the greatest musical acts in the world into America’s living rooms every Sunday night. This special features memorable performances from superstars of the ’60s pop-rock era, including the Beatles, the Doors, The Mamas & The Papas, the Rolling Stones, Johnny Rivers, the Beach Boys, Tom Jones and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Repeats Sun 3/3, 11pm; Tue 3/5, 10pm; Wed 3/6, 3pm 11:00 SUZE ORMAN’S MONEY CLASS — The personal finance expert’s program explores what actions people need to take in light of the new economy. After the upheavals of the economic downturn, Orman communicates her belief that it is critical that people rethink traditional savings strategies. Repeats Thur 3/7, 11pm; Mon 3/11, 10pm; Tue 3/12, 3pm; Tue 3/19, 11pm 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Saturday, March 2 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones Live! captures a special 1981 jam session in Chicago in which rock ’n’ roll’s top act joined the legendary bluesman on stage for a memorable performance.

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IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–1:30AM: S 6AM THE WASHINGTON CHERRY BLOSSOMS: A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP — Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossoms grace the Tidal Basin each year and are a focal point for the nation as the country welcomes spring. This special WETA production spotlights the blossoming

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WETA Television

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Friday, March 1 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Ed Sullivan’s Top Performers 1966–1969 features performances by top 1960s music acts such as Creedence Clearwater Revival.

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cherry trees, a gift of friendship from Japan in 1912. Repeats Mon 3/4, 11:30pm; Tue 3/12, 5pm; Thur 3/14, midnight; Sun 3/17, 11am; Wed 3/20, 8pm; Thur 3/21, 1pm THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE WITH SHAWN ACHOR — Positive psychology expert Shawn Achor explores how happiness actually fuels success. By becoming more positive, the brain becomes more engaged, creative, energetic, resilient and productive. Repeats Wed 3/6, 11:30pm; Tue 3/19, 4:30pm EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 4pm IS IT ME OR MY HORMONES? WITH MARCELLE PICK — Practicing OB/GYN NP Marcelle Pick, a co-founder of the Women to Women Clinic in Yarmouth, Maine, and author of the books, Are You Tired and Wired? and The Core Balance Diet, explores the basic science of how hormones affect body, mind and emotions. She explains how to overcome hormonal imbalances and symptoms that include weight gain, cravings, irritability, mood swings and depression. Repeats Mon 3/4, 10pm; Sat 3/16, 6am ED SLOTT’S RETIREMENT RESCUE FOR 2013 — The financial planning expert offers practical advice and explores stories from his 25 years of experience, addressing the concerns of Baby Boomers and anyone who needs clear, practical explanations of the guidelines for the decisions one has to make to create personal wealth and enjoy a secure retirement. Repeats Sat 3/9, 4pm; Wed 3/13, 4pm; Sat 3/16, 10am; Wed 3/20, 11pm; Fri 3/22, 1pm CELTIC THUNDER: MYTHOLOGY — The latest program from the vocal ensemble features a concert filmed at the Helix Theater in Dublin. The performance celebrates Celtic roots: ancestors in Ireland, their legends, their history and their stories. All six Celtic Thunder principals feature prominently in Mythology, performing solo numbers, ensemble songs and original tracks that were written especially for the show, such as opening number “Voices” and the finale, “My Land”. Repeats Thur 3/14, 4pm; Sun 3/17, 7pm; Mon 3/18, 1pm; Fri 3/22, 9pm

4 march 2013 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

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3:30 UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE FEMALE BRAIN, WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN — Brain expert Dr. Amen shows how to strengthen, optimize and heal the female brain, exploring how to harness strengths such as intuition, multi-tasking, collaboration, empathy, self-control and a little worry — and how to overcome vulnerabilities such as anxiety, depression, taking on too much, and being unable to turn one’s brain off. Dr. Amen discusses the brain-hormone connection and explains how to quiet the mind to be happier, less anxious and less depressed. Repeats Tue 3/5, 8pm; Fri 3/8, 11pm; Sat 3/9, 10am; Thur 3/14, 10pm; Sat 3/16, 12:30am; Sun 3/17, 6am; Fri 3/22, 2:30pm 5:00 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — A program visits the Blenko glassworks in West Virginia to explore how the company’s beautiful, all-handmade glassware is created. Each piece is unique and so are the artisans and members of the Blenko family who continue their company’s proud, 100-year glassmaking tradition. Repeats Tue 3/5, midnight; Wed 3/6, 5pm; Mon 3/11, midnight; Sat 3/16, 3pm; Thur 3/21, 8pm; Fri 3/22, 4pm 6:30 AN EVENING WITH JERRY LEWIS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS — Comedian Jerry Lewis performs in a new special, telling stories of his eight-decade career through words and music, with video montages from his television and film appearances, including rare, never-before-seen clips from his personal and private archives. Lewis jokes, sings and reminisces about his early days as a young comedian, his partnership with Dean Martin and his subsequent solo career. Repeats Thur 3/7, 8pm; Fri 3/8, 1pm; Fri 3/15, 10:30pm 8:00 MY MUSIC: A 60S POP FLASHBACK: HULLABALOO — Hosted by Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, a new special from TJ Lubinsky is the first-ever retrospective of the fondly remembered and highly influential 1965–66 NBC primetime series Hullabaloo. Among the acts presented are the Byrds, Sonny & Cher, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Mamas & The Papas, Nancy Sinatra, the Four Seasons and the Animals. Repeats tonight; Sun 3/3, 9am; Wed 3/6, 8pm; Thur 3/7, 1pm; Sat 3/9, noon 10:00 MUDDY WATERS AND THE ROLLING STONES LIVE! — On November 22, 1981, the Rolling Stones arrived in Chicago prior to playing three nights at the Rosemont Horizon. Long influenced by blues music, the band paid a visit to see legendary bluesman Muddy Waters perform — and ended up joining him on stage. Later, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Lefty Dizz also played their part. This blues night was captured on film and has now been restored, with sound remixed. 11:30 MY MUSIC: A 60S POP FLASHBACK: HULLABALOO — R

Thursday, March 7 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Piano Guys: Live at the Red Butte Garden features the creative piano-cello duo — an Internet sensation — performing in concert.

4 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO — International superstar Andrea Bocelli returns to Great Performances with a new concert special of classical favorites, pop standards and Brazilian jazz, this time from the breathtaking coastal setting of Portofino, Italy. With 16-time Grammywinner David Foster as music director and at the keyboard, Bocelli is joined by trumpeter Chris Botti to perform a select collection of the world’s most famous love songs. Repeats Thur 3/7, 3pm; Fri 3/8, 9pm; Sun 3/10, 7pm, midnight; Wed 3/13, 11pm 10:00 IS IT ME OR MY HORMONES? WITH MARCELLE PICK — R 11:30 THE WASHINGTON CHERRY BLOSSOMS: A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

3 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–1AM: S 6AM DR. WAYNE DYER: WISHES FULFILLED — Best-selling author and teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer presents five steps to living from one’s “highest self” and thereby attracting one’s deepest desires. Dyer outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraordinary life and offers counsel on how to defeat unproductive and recurring habits.

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5 Tuesday

Sunday, March 3, 11 a.m.–11 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Catch up or enjoy it all over again! WETA reprises Series 3 of Masterpiece blockbuster Downton Abbey in back-to-back episodes. Season 4 of the popular drama is currently in production.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE FEMALE BRAIN, WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN — See the Saturday, March 2, 3:30 p.m. listing. R 10:00 MY MUSIC: ED SULLIVAN’S TOP PERFORMERS 1966–1969 — See the Friday, March 1, 9 p.m. listing. R 12M BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

6 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: A 60S POP FLASHBACK: HULLABALOO — See the Saturday, March 2, 8 p.m. listing. R 10:00 CHRIS MANN IN CONCERT: A MANN FOR ALL SEASONS — A concert features classical-crossover favorites from Chris Mann, a breakout star on The Voice. Mann performs with special guests Martina McBride and jazz saxophonist Mindi Abair. 11:30 THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE WITH SHAWN ACHOR — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 AN EVENING WITH JERRY LEWIS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS — See the Saturday, March 2, 6:30 p.m. listing. R

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9AM MY MUSIC: A 60S POP FLASHBACK: HULLABALOO — R 11AM MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 MARATHON — Set at a fictional country estate in England, a drama depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them. As Series 3 opens, the Great War is over and the long-awaited engagement of Lady Mary and Matthew is on, but all is not tranquil as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate. The cast includes Shirley MacLaine, Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Penelope Wilton and many others. Parts 1–3 repeat Monday, March 4, 1–6pm; parts 4–6 repeat Tuesday, March 5, 1–6pm; and part 7 repeats Wednesday, March 6, 1–3pm 11PM MY MUSIC: ED SULLIVAN’S TOP PERFORMERS 1966–1969 — R

8:00 DOC MARTIN MARATHON — Doc Martin programs from Series III feature the arrival in Portwenn of Louisa’s colorful father for a criminal caper; the arrival of new policeman PC Penhale, who suffers from narcolepsy; and a midlife crisis for Bert Large, who opens a restaurant with interesting results. Repeats Mon 3/11, 1pm 11:30 THE TENORS: LEAD WITH YOUR HEART — The Canadian tenors — Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray, Remigio Pereira and Fraser Walters — offer rich harmonies and powerful songs with their operatic pop stylings. This new concert takes place in the Reynolds Hall at the Smith Center in Las Vegas, where The Tenors perform music from their sophomore album, Lead With Your Heart. Repeats Sun 3/10, 10:30pm

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9:30 THE PIANO GUYS: LIVE AT THE RED BUTTE GARDEN — A concert filmed September 19 in a stunning outdoor venue in Salt Lake City, Utah, features a musical group on a meteoric rise. YouTube sensation The Piano Guys, featuring Steven Sharp Nelson on cello and Jon Schmidt on piano, offers new songs and fan favorites. Repeats Fri 3/8, 2:30pm; Sun 3/17, 10:30pm; Mon 3/18, 4:30pm 11:00 SUZE ORMAN’S MONEY CLASS — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

8 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a discussion of the news of the week. 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO — See the Monday, March 4, 8 p.m. listing. R 11:00 UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE FEMALE BRAIN, WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

9 Saturday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–1AM: S 6AM FLOWER EMPOWERED WITH SARAH VON POLLARO — In WETA’s production, Washingtonian Sarah von Pollaro demonstrates how anyone on any budget can create gorgeous, long-lasting floral designs for the home or for special occasions. Repeats Sun 3/10, 8:30am; Wed 3/20, 9:30pm; Thur 3/21, 2:30pm 7:30 PROTECT YOUR MEMORY WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD — Best-selling author and health advocate Dr. Neal Barnard explores groundbreaking research-backed information that can help protect against memory loss. He offers new ways to help offset the risks for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, explaining simple steps that can be taken to derail degenerative processes. Repeats Wed 3/13, 9:30pm; Thur 3/14, 2:30pm; Mon 3/18, 11:30pm 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 4pm 10:00 UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE FEMALE BRAIN, WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN — R 12N MY MUSIC: A 60S POP FLASHBACK: HULLABALOO — R 2:00 DR. FUHRMAN’S IMMUNITY SOLUTION! — Nutritional science has made phenomenal discoveries in recent years. In this program, best-selling author and researcher Dr. Joel Fuhrman shows how we can supercharge our immune system to protect against disease — everything from the common cold to cancer. Repeats Thur 3/21, 9:30pm 4:00 ED SLOTT’S RETIREMENT RESCUE FOR 2013 — R 6:00 MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF ’50S POP — A cavalcade of 1950s pop music acts, including the McGuire Sisters, Debbie Reynolds, Patti Page, the Four Lads and Pat Boone, perform their biggest hits at Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino. Repeats Mon 3/11, 8pm; Tue 3/12, 1pm, 11pm; Fri 3/15, 3pm; Sat 3/16, 4pm

IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–2AM: S 6AM T’AI CHI — HEALTH & HARMONY WITH DAVID-DORIAN ROSS — Author, lecturer and eight-time T’ai Chi U.S. national champion David-Dorian Ross demonstrates why this ancient Chinese martial art is the ultimate exercise for body, mind and spirit. Repeats Fri 3/15, midnight 7:00 A.D.D. & MASTERING IT — Patrick McKenna and Rick Green explore how attention deficit disorder can be managed and even turned to one’s advantage. The program presents a host of practical tips for managing ADD or ADHD, and experts explain the neurology and psychology of this condition. 8:30 FLOWER EMPOWERED WITH SARAH VON POLLARO — R 10:00 I, CLAUDIUS MARATHON — WETA presents episodes 1–8 of the Emmy Award-winning 1976 Masterpiece drama series that spans the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus through Claudius. Based on the novel by Robert Graves, the onscreen tale of ambition, debauchery and intrigue stars Derek Jacobi in a career-defining role. Siân Phillips plays the lethal Livia, wife to Augustus (Brian Blessed), while John Hurt is the depraved Caligula, whose reign of terror paves the way for Claudius’s ascension. Patrick Stewart and George Baker co-star. Episodes 9–13 air Sunday, March 17 at noon. 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy, featuring a range of scholars, artists, activists, scientists, philosophers and newsmakers who bring context, insight and meaning to important topics. 7:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO — International superstar Andrea Bocelli returns to Great Performances with a new concert special of classical favorites, pop standards and Brazilian jazz, this time from the breathtaking coastal setting of Portofino, Italy. With 16-time Grammy-winner David Foster as music director and at the keyboard, Bocelli is joined by trumpeter Chris Botti to perform a select collection of the world’s most famous love songs. R 9:00 OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II—OUT OF MY DREAMS — Hosted by Matthew Morrison of the television series Glee, a program special celebrates the acclaimed lyricist and librettist whose works include Show Boat (1927), Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951) and The Sound of Music (1959). Repeats Mon 3/11, 4:30pm; Wed 3/13, 8pm; Thur 3/14, 1pm; Sat 3/16, 8pm

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Sundays, March 10 & 17 on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD WETA presents the classic 13-part drama series I, Claudius in backto-back episodes on two Sundays, starting at 10 a.m. on March 10 and noon on March 17. Derek Jacobi stars in the title role in the story of Rome’s emperors from Augustus to Claudius.

Tuesday, March 12 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD WETA presents a special Rick Steves’ Europe marathon, featuring the travel expert’s advice on great city destinations, including Rome.

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9:00 BARBRA STREISAND: ONE NIGHT ONLY AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD — In the early 1960s, clubs such as the Village Vanguard were scattered throughout Greenwich Village. Now it stands alone, the last of its kind. In September 2009, a select group of fans and friends had the rare opportunity to experience Barbra Streisand’s performance — captured in this program — in the ultimate up-close-and-personal setting of this historic club. Repeats Sat 3/16, 11pm 10:30 AN EVENING WITH JERRY LEWIS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS — R 12M T’AI CHI, HEALTH & HARMONY WITH DAVID-DORIAN ROSS — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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16 Saturday a weta production Thursday, March 14 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The WETA film Arlington: Heroes, History and Hamburgers presents a celebration of Arlington, Virginia — WETA’s home — that spotlights the county’s history, people, places, and popular culture.

10:30 THE TENORS: LEAD WITH YOUR HEART — R 12M GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO — R

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12 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE GREAT CITIES MARATHON — The travel expert spotlights the attractions of London, Paris, Florence, Rome and Venice. Repeats Wed 3/13, 1pm; Sat 3/16, noon; Sun 3/17, 8am, midnight 11:00 MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF ’50S POP — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

13 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II—OUT OF MY DREAMS — See the Sunday, March 10, 9 p.m. listing. R 9:30 PROTECT YOUR MEMORY WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD — R 11:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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17 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–3AM: S 6AM UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE FEMALE BRAIN, WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN — R 8:00 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE Great cities MARATHON — R 11:00 THE WASHINGTON CHERRY BLOSSOMS: A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP — R 12N I, CLAUDIUS MARATHON — WETA presents episodes 9–13 of the Emmy Award-winning 1976 Masterpiece drama series that spans the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus through Claudius. Based on the novel by Robert Graves, the onscreen tale of ambition, debauchery, and intrigue stars Derek Jacobi in a career-defining role. Siân Phillips plays the lethal Livia, wife to Augustus (Brian Blessed), while John Hurt is the depraved Caligula, whose reign of terror paves the way for Claudius’s ascension. Patrick Stewart and George Baker co-star. 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ARLINGTON: HEROES, HISTORY AND HAMBURGERS — A WETA production presents a nostalgic appreciation of Arlington, Virginia, that spotlights the county’s history and the people, popular culture and places that have resonated in the community — and features the recollections and observations of longtime Arlingtonians. Repeats Fri 3/15, 1pm; Sat 3/16, 6pm; Wed 3/20, 4pm 10:00 UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE FEMALE BRAIN, WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN — R 12M THE WASHINGTON CHERRY BLOSSOMS: A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF ’50S POP — See the Saturday, March 9, 6 p.m. listing. R 10:00 SUZE ORMAN’S MONEY CLASS — R 12M BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–2:30AM: S 6AM IS IT ME OR MY HORMONES? WITH MARCELLE PICK — R 7:30 THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION WITH DR. MARK HYMAN — See the Monday, March 18, 10 p.m. listing. 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 4pm 10:00 ED SLOTT’S RETIREMENT RESCUE FOR 2013 — R 12N RICK STEVES’ EUROPE GREAT CITIES MARATHON — R 3:00 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R 4:00 MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF ’50S POP — R 6:00 ARLINGTON: HEROES, HISTORY AND HAMBURGERS — R 8:00 OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II—OUT OF MY DREAMS — R 9:30 AARON NEVILLE: DOO WOP: MY TRUE STORY — Iconic soul and R&B vocalist and multiple Grammy Awardwinning artist Aaron Neville is featured in a special concert performing songs from his upcoming doo-wop inspired album, My True Story. Recorded at the Brooklyn Bowl in November 2012, this special features special guests Paul Simon, Joan Osborne, Eugene Pitt of the Jive Five and Dickie Harmon from the Del-Vikings. 11:00 BARBRA STREISAND: ONE NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD — R 12:30AM UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE FEMALE BRAIN, WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN — R

Saturday, March 16 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Aaron Neville: Doo Wop: My True Story features the Soul and R&B vocalist performing songs from his new Doo Wop-inspired album.

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Sunday, March 17 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The film The Appalachians explores the history and culture of Appalachia and its people. The program repeats Tuesday, March 19.

18 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MY MUSIC: COUNTRY POP LEGENDS — Country pop legends unite to perform their biggest and best-loved hit recordings from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s in this music special. Country music star Roy Clark hosts. New performances from Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Hank Locklin, Bill Anderson, BJ Thomas, the Bellamy Brothers, the Browns and more are intermixed with classic full-length vintage archival gems from the vaults. Repeats Tue 3/19, 1pm; Thur 3/21, 4pm; Fri 3/22, 11pm 10:00 THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION WITH DR. MARK HYMAN — The bestselling author explains what “diabesity” is, outlines the underlying causes that drive the problem, and provides a four-step plan to help people overcome diabesity with a scientifically based program for rebalancing insulin levels. Repeats Tue 3/19, 3pm 11:30 PROTECT YOUR MEMORY WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

19 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE APPALACHIANS — See the Sunday, March 17, 9 p.m. listing. R 9:30 JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE — A film re-imagines the universe story and reframes the human connection to the cosmos. Created by a renowned team of scientists, scholars and award-winning filmmakers, the program was filmed on the Greek island of Samos, the birthplace of Pythagoras. The host is evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme, whose stories explore the planet’s beauty and complexity. Repeats Wed 3/20, 2:30pm; Thur 3/21, 11:30pm 11:00 SUZE ORMAN’S MONEY CLASS — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

22 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON 9:00 CELTIC THUNDER: MYTHOLOGY — R 11:00 MY MUSIC: COUNTRY POP LEGENDS — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

23 Saturday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–6AM: S 6AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 4pm 10AM–6AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES

24 Sunday IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM–6AM S 6AM–6AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES

25 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Repeats Tue 3/26, 2pm; Wed 3/27, 1pm 9:00 180 DAYS: A YEAR INSIDE AN AMERICAN SCHOOL — A two-part documentary film spotlights the nation’s education reform debate, offering a first-hand view of what happens in a school — Washington Metropolitan High School (DC Met), a D.C. public school — that meets the needs of the most challenged students in new and sometimes non-traditional ways. Part 1 of 2. The film follows a tireless team of teachers and school leaders and the changing tides of a fast-moving administration that is responding to pressures from outside partners, politicians and forces in the community. Repeats Tue 3/26, 3pm; Sun 3/31, 1pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

26 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 TAVIS SMILEY REPORTS: EDUCATION UNDER ARREST — Tavis Smiley looks at the connection between the

20 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE WASHINGTON CHERRY BLOSSOMS: A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP — This special WETA production spotlights the blossoming cherry trees on Washington, D.C.’s Tidal Basin, exploring the history of the trees and what is now one of the nation’s largest springtime celebrations. R 9:30 FLOWER EMPOWERED WITH SARAH VON POLLARO — In WETA’s production, Washingtonian Sarah von Pollaro demonstrates how anyone on any budget can create gorgeous, long-lasting floral designs for the home or for special occasions. R

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7:00 CELTIC THUNDER: MYTHOLOGY — The latest program from the vocal ensemble features a concert filmed at the Helix Theater in Dublin. The performance celebrates Celtic roots: ancestors in Ireland, their legends, their history and their stories. R 9:00 THE APPALACHIANS — A film offers a historical and cultural overview of Appalachia and its people. America’s first frontier, Appalachia attracted waves of European settlers, including the Scots-Irish, who brought their culture from the old country. Repeats Mon 3/18, 3pm; Tue 3/19, 8pm; Wed 3/20, 1pm 10:30 THE PIANO GUYS: LIVE AT THE RED BUTTE GARDEN — R 12M RICK STEVES’ EUROPE Great cities MARATHON — R

8:00 BLENKO: BEHIND THE SCENES — R 9:30 DR. FUHRMAN’S IMMUNITY SOLUTION! — See the Saturday, March 9, 2 p.m. listing. R 11:30 JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE — R 1AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

A WETA Production Wednesday, March 20 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The Washington Cherry Blossoms: A Gift of Friendship spotlights the annual spring splendor along the District’s Tidal Basin.

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28 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: DEAD MAN’S ELEVEN — The British mystery series based on the novels of Caroline Graham stars John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who solves crimes in a fictional rural county in England. Dead Man’s Eleven. DCI Barnaby’s plans to move to the village of Fletcher’s Cross are disrupted when the wife of a landowner is bludgeoned to death while out walking her dog. Repeats Fri 3/29, 1pm 9:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: DEATH OF A STRANGER — DCI Barnaby returns from a holiday in France to discover an unidentified tramp has been beaten to death in the woods near the village of Marshwood. Questions about police conduct arise and Barnaby tries to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Repeats Fri 3/29, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

29 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 3/30, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 3/30, 6pm

Mon.–Tues., March 25 & 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD 180 Days: A Year Inside an American School, part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s “American Graduate” initiative spotlighting the nation’s high school dropout crisis, documents the challenges facing students and teachers at D.C.’s Washington Metropolitan High School. For details, see the inside front cover. Above: Tiara Parker is among the students featured in the film.

9:00 AMERICAN MASTERS: PHILIP ROTH: UNMASKED — The biography series explores the life of Pulitzer Prizeand National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer. In candid interviews, Roth discusses intimate aspects of his life and art. With 31 books to his credit, including “Goodbye, Columbus”; “Portnoy’s Complaint”; “Sabbath’s Theater”; “American Pastoral”; and “The Human Stain,” Roth practically invented the genre of factualfictional autobiography and commands ownership of the Jewish-American novel. Interviewees include Mia Farrow, Jonathan Franzen and Nicole Krauss. 10:30 NEED TO KNOW 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

30 Saturday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. O 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 NICK STELLINO COOKING WITH FRIENDS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes, simulcast on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N CUISINE CULTURE 12:30 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S ITALY IN AMERICA 3:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 3:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 5:30 THE MIND OF A CHEF SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Parts 2 & 3 of 9. On the Edge (II of II)/The Apple Doesn’t Fall. 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: EIGHT MEN OUT — In John Sayles’ 1988 drama, disgruntled Chicago White Sox players stand trial for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series for a mobster. John Cusack, Clifton James and Michael Lerner star, along with Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, John Mahoney and David Strathairn. (1:59)

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: RIVER OF NO RETURN — Central Idaho’s Frank Church — River of No Return Wilderness is the largest contiguous wilderness area in the lower 48 States. Endless rugged mountains, wild rivers, forests and deep canyons define this land — home to numerous species of wildlife, including wolves, who have just returned after a 50-year absence. Wolf biologist Isaac Babcock and his new bride Bjornen chose this landscape to experience together life in the wild for a year, documented by Nature. {DVI} Repeats Sun 3/31, 7pm 9:00 NOVA: HUNTING THE ELEMENTS — What are things made of? Fewer than 100 naturally occurring elements form the ingredients of everything in our world — from solid rocks to ethereal gases, from scorching acids to the living cells in our body. David Pogue, host of NOVA’s Making Stuff series and personal technology correspondent for The New York Times, explores the world of chemistry on a quest to unlock the secrets of the elements. {DVI} Repeats Thur 3/28, 3pm; Sun 3/31, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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juvenile justice system and the dropout rate among American teens, as well as the efforts by educators, law enforcement professionals, judges, youth advocates and the at-risk teens themselves to end what has become known as “the school-to-prison pipeline.” Smiley takes his cameras across the country to present a narrative of what’s working on the frontlines of reform. Repeats Wed 3/27, 2pm 9:00 180 DAYS: A YEAR INSIDE AN AMERICAN SCHOOL — Part 2 of 2. A documentary offers an intimate portrait of life for the first graduating class of Washington Metropolitan High School (DC Met), a public school in Washington, D.C, where only seven percent of students are deemed “proficient” in math and only 19 percent in reading. The film offers unprecedented access to students and teachers during a school year and documents a surprising and dramatic end to the school term, shedding light on both the extraordinary challenges and opportunities today’s public schools face. Repeats Wed 3/27, 3pm; Sun 3/31, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Sunday, March 31 at 8 & 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Two new 8-part drama series begin as Call the Midwife, Series 2, starring Jessica Raine, gets under way at 8 p.m., featuring more memoir-based stories of midwifery in London’s East End during the 1950s; and, at 9 p.m., Masterpiece premieres Mr. Selfridge, starring Jeremy Piven as the flamboyant American retail magnate who revolutionized shopping in early-20th century London.

11:32 INDEPENDENT LENS: AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY — Ai Weiwei is arguably the most internationally celebrated Chinese artist of the modern era. The visionary designed, for example, the iconic Bird’s Nest stadium for the Beijing Olympics. A film explores his life and his agenda: to challenge the oppression of the Chinese people by their government. (90 min.)

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31 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLES 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY 11:00 WASHINGTON IN THE ’60S — An award-winning WETA TV 26 production explores the political, social and cultural events that collectively make up the history of the Washington, D.C. area during the seminal decade of the 1960s. Connie Chung narrates. 12N WASHINGTON IN THE ’70S — An award-winning WETA TV 26 documentary explores the events that shaped Greater Washington during this critical decade in area history. Through the memories of notable Washingto-

nians, the film charts the District’s rise from the ashes of the 1968 riots to its emergence as a cosmopolitan world capital and majority-African American-populated and -governed metropolis. Journalist Bernard Shaw narrates the film. 1:00 180 DAYS: A YEAR INSIDE AN AMERICAN SCHOOL — Part 1 of 2. R 3:00 180 DAYS: A YEAR INSIDE AN AMERICAN SCHOOL — Part 2 of 2. R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: EASTERN CANADA — Repeats Mon 4/1, 1:30pm SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12:30AM: 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy. Repeats Mon 4/1, 5pm 7:00 NATURE: RIVER OF NO RETURN — See the Wednesday, March 27, 8 p.m. listing. R 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 2 — A series based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, exploring her life as a midwife serving the poor alongside a community of nuns in London’s East End during the 1950s, returns for a second season. Jessica Raine stars. Part 1 of 8. Nurse Jenny Lee is assigned a new patient, Molly Brignall, whose due date is imminent; Jenny worries about the harm that could come to Molly and her children. Meanwhile, Trixie and Sister Evangelina find themselves aboard a Swedish cargo ship looking after the captain’s daughter, who is about to have her first baby. 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: MR. SELFRIDGE — Jeremy Piven (of the hit HBO series Entourage) stars in a dramatization of the real-life story of retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge, the visionary, wheeling-dealing American founder of the famous London department store that revolutionized the modern shopping experience. The drama is created by Emmy Award-winning writer Andrew Davies. Also starring are Frances O’Connor, Aisling Loftus, Zoe Tapper, Amanda Abbington and Samuel West. Part 1 of 8. Upstart American Harry Selfridge moves heaven and earth to build his visionary department store in London. But opening day is just the start of his retail revolution. 11:00 SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS 2 — A musical adventure series roams America and the world in search of compelling music, telling the stories behind the music and the artists who create it. Hosted by public radio’s Marco Werman, this program spotlights Wynton Marsalis and his orchestra; Scottish folk singer Julie Fowlis; and Senegal’s Youssou N’dour. 12M NEED TO KNOW 26.3 Over the Air Via Antenna Cox 801 Comcast 266 FiOS 472 RCN 38

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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Filled with adventure and silliness, a series based on Dr. Seuss’s “The Cat in the Hat” appeals to preschoolers’ natural curiosity and engages them in the process of scientific inquiry and discovery, teaching core natural-science concepts and science vocabulary.

WETA Kids Channel airings in black; WETA TV 26 in blue. Clifford The Big Red Dog, 6:30am (6am) Super WHY!, 7am, 6pm (6:30am) Arthur, 7:30am, 4pm (7am) Martha Speaks, 8am, 6:30pm (7:30am) Curious George, 8:30am, 7pm (8am) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 9am (8:30am) WordGirl, 9:30am, 4:30pm (9am) WordWorld, 10am (9:30am) Dinosaur Train, 10:30am (10am) Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 11am, 5:30pm (10:30am) The Electric Company, 11:30am (11am) Sid the Science Kid, noon (11:30am) Raggs, 12:30pm Sesame Street, 1pm (5am) Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 2pm Angelina Ballerina, 2:30pm Peep and the Big Wide World, 3pm Maya & Miguel, 3:30pm Wild Kratts, 5pm More listings at weta.org/kids.

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The WETA UK Event: DCI Banks

he WETA UK Event in March presents Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe in DCI Banks, starring as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot in contemporary crime stories based on the Inspector Banks novels by Peter Robinson and set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire countryside. Caroline Catz (Louisa in Doc Martin) joins the cast as DI Helen Morton, who takes over from DS Annie Cabbot (on maternity leave) in the last three episodes of the series. New episodes recently have been commissioned.

Also Airing on WETA UK This Month: • Detective drama series Scott & Bailey follows two policewomen’s investigations, Mondays at 9 p.m. See page 12. • Crime drama George Gently, starring Martin Shaw, airs Mondays at 10 p.m., beginning March 11. See page 12.

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air Saturdays, March 2–23, 8 p.m.

•F oyle’s War, starring Michael Kitchen, returns to primetime on WETA UK, airing Mondays at 8 p.m. • Wry courtroom drama Rumpole of the Bailey, with Leo McKern, airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. (begins February 26).

EVENING PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK SUNDAY

4pm

Eastenders

MONDAY Primeval

4:30pm

5pm

Born and Bred

Rosemary & Thyme

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY Death in Paradise

Monarch of the Glen

Lark Rise to Candleford

Born and Bred

FRIDAY My Family

Dalziel and Pascoe

May to December

Inspector Morse

Good Neighbors Ballykissangel

Monarch of the Glen

Waiting for God

Death in Paradise

Fresh Fields

6:30pm My Family

My Family

Fresh Fields

May to December

Yes, Prime Minister Keeping Up Appearances

As Time Goes By

8pm

Yes, Prime Minister Foyle’s War

Inspector Morse

The Cafe

8:30pm

Miranda

Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey II & III

9pm

Blackadder

Death in Paradise

9:30pm

People Like Us

Rumpole of the Bailey (except 3/26)

10pm

Doctor Who

MI-5

Dalziel and Pascoe Waking the Dead

7pm

SATURDAY Agatha Christie’s Poirot

My Family

The Cafe

5:30pm

6pm

TUESDAY

Antiques Roadshow Rumpole of the BBC Bailey (except 3/27) Life of Mammals (Pts 9–10) Foyle’s War Robin Hood (starts 3/19)

Ballykissangel

7:30pm

Scott & Bailey

George Gently (starts 3/11)

My Family

Sherlock Holmes

My Family

Rosemary & Thyme Agatha Christie’s Poirot Outnumbered Coupling Men Behaving Badly

10:30pm

11pm

Red Dwarf

11:30pm

Red Dwarf

SUNDAY

Benny Hill Benny Hill

MONDAY

Hustle

New Tricks

Allo, Allo

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Dalziel and Pascoe

The WETA UK Event Repeats noon Sundays DCI Banks (3/2–3/23, 8–11pm) Masterpiece Contemporary: Framed (3/23, 9:30pm–11pm) She–Wolves: England’s Early Queens (3/30, 8–11pm)

Benny Hill

Allo, Allo

Benny Hill

THURSDAY

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FRIDAY

SATURDAY

March W TA UK Highlights People Like Us

airs Sundays at 9:30 p.m. on WETA UK

n this ingeniously subtle parody of documentary-making, spoof BBC interviewer Roy Mallard (Chris Langham) goes around the U.K. to talk to ordinary folk. Mallard has little or no skill as an interviewer: he is over-earnest and, after most of his voice-overs, you realize there’s something slightly odd about what he has said. He is apt to talk nonsense and is so sufficiently unattractive that there’s a running joke that nobody can believe he’s married. But viewers never catch a glimpse of him: in a TV first, the central character of this comic program is always off camera.

Scott & Bailey

airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

Cagney & Lacey-like BBC crime drama follows the personal and professional lives of two female Manchester Metropolitan Police detectives and friends: down-to-earth, argumentative, single Detective Constable Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones) and Detective Constable Janet Scott (Lesley Sharp, of Cranford), a diplomat and a thinker, a wife, and a mother to two teenage girls. Each episode sees Bailey and Scott face a serious crime that is challenging and emotionally difficult, as well as cope with their own complex personal lives. Rupert Graves co-stars.

courtesy Executive Program Services

George Gently

airs Mondays at 10 p.m., beginning March 11 on WETA UK

ward-winning actor Martin Shaw (of Cranford and cast as P.D. James’ detective Dalgliesh on Masterpiece Mystery!) stars as Inspector George Gently — an incorruptible, uncompromising cop transplanted from London’s Scotland Yard to England’s North Country in the mid-1960s. Gently’s reputation for honesty and relentlessness makes him almost as feared among his colleagues as he is among criminals. But he finds an odd ally in John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby), an overeager young sergeant who plays fast and loose with police procedures. Based on novels by Alan Hunter, these feature-length mysteries unfold against the backdrop of rural Britain.

Rumpole of the Bailey

courtesy DLT Entertainment Ltd.

airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

eo McKern stars in the iconic role that helped make Masterpiece Mystery! a success in its first season in 1980 — as an aging, frumpy but steadfast London defense lawyer in the beloved, wry drama series created and written by British barrister John Mortimer, whose character spawned a popular book series as well. A zealous defender of the principle of presumption of innocence, Rumpole defends any and all clients — often legal-aid cases — quoting Wordsworth and excelling at witness cross-examinations and verbal jousts with judges. Out of the courtroom, Rumpole must contend with his wife Hilda, whom he refers to as “She Who Must Be Obeyed.”

Death in Paradise

airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

or a detective who can’t stand sun and sand, even paradise can be hell. Sent to the tiny fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie to solve a mysterious murder, Detective Inspector Richard Poole (Ben Miller) is a fish out of water in this comic crime series. A quintessentially British cop, Poole would much prefer the London drizzle and a freshly pressed shirt to blue seas, sparkling sands and gorgeous tropical weather. What Richard finds is a ramshackle station and a very different type of policing. His reward for cracking the case: a permanent posting; and while he may be stuck there, he tries to bring British rigor to the relaxed island workplace. Sara Martins co-stars.

Classical W TA 90.9 FM

Classical for Washington

Choral Showcase Features Music from Washington National Cathedral

lassical WETA 90.9 FM’s Sunday-night broadcast Choral Showcase in March presents a three-week series, Music from Washington National Cathedral, airing March 17, 24 and 31 at 9 p.m. The performances by the Washington National Cathedral Choirs and Classical Period Orchestra were conducted by the Cathedral’s Music Director Michael McCarthy. Bach’s masterpiece St. John Passion, recorded at the Cathedral during Holy Week 2012, airs on March 17, featuring soloists including Rufus Müller as the Evangelist — a singing narrator who moves the drama between arias and choruses — and Brendan Curran as Christus. They are joined by soprano Elizabeth Cragg, countertenor Roger Isaacs, tenor Pascal Charbonneau and bass Christòpheren Nomura. Stephen Combs sings the role of Pilate; Rosemarie Chandler is Ancilla and Karl Hempel is Peter. On March 24, Haydn’s late masterpiece, the oratorio The Creation, airs from last September’s performance at the Cathedral. Soloists are soprano Gillian Keith, tenor

Haydn’s The Creation

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Rufus Müller, and bass Christòpheren Nomura. On March 31, Choral Showcase features Handel’s Messiah from the Cathedral’s December 2012 performances, with soloists soprano Gillian Keith, mezzo-soprano Julia Mintzer, tenor Rufus Müller, and bass Nathan Berg.

NSO Showcase in March

Piano and Violin Concerts on Front Row Washington

Monday nights at 9 p.m.

n her review of pianist Alessio Bax’s recital at Dumbarton Oaks Museum last November, Washington Post music critic Cecilia Porter wrote that in performing five Rachmaninoff Preludes, Bax “missed none of the music’s fury with commanding finger-work, careful pedaling and the tolling resonance of Russian bells.” Classical WETA 90.9 FM Monday-night broadcast Front Row Washington presents this stirring performance March 18 at 9 p.m. — a solo recital that also Alessio Bax includes five Ballades by Johannes Brahms, and Brahms’ wickedly difficult Variations on a Theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I. Front Row Washington broadcasts begin the month on March 4 at the Phillips Collection, with Russian violinist Andrey Baranov and pianist Maria Baranova. Winner of the 2012 Queen Elisabeth Competition, Andrey Baranov performs towering works of the repertoire, including Prokoviev’s Sonata in D Major, Op. 94, No. 2; Sérénade mélancolique and Valse-Scherzo by Tchaikovsky; and Franck’s Sonata for violin and piano, considered one of the finest works ever written for the violin. Front Row Washington is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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

Classical WETA 90.9 FM

he monthly Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s broadcast NSO Showcase, featuring concert performances by the National Symphony Orchestra, presents an American love story on Wednesday, March 6 at 9 p.m. with Neruda Songs by American composer Peter Lieberson. Choosing five sonnets from the Chilean writer Pablo Neruda’s Cien sonetos de amor (“One Hundred Love Sonnets”), Lieberson set them to music, dedicating the work to his wife, the celebrated American mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who gave the premiere in May, 2005. The NSO Showcase performance features American mezzo-soprano Kelly O’Connor, who worked directly with Peter Lieberson on interpreting Neruda Songs. This broadcast also features Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, and Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s lustige Streiche, led by NSO Music Director Christoph Eschenbach. Rounding out the program is the transcendent Adagio from Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 10, led by Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki.

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Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina

Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Lady Lilith (detail), 1866–1868, altered 1872–1873, oil on canvas, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935

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