May 2016 - WETA Magazine by WETA

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ith the observance of Memorial Day in late May, WETA again presents to the American public a special night of remembrance, the 2016 National Memorial Day Concert, which is broadcast live from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol and airs on public television stations nationwide. WETA features the annual program as part of the station’s Honored to Serve initiative, which spotlights America’s men and women in uniform and their service and sacrifice on behalf of the nation. Honored to Serve helps local television viewers more fully recognize these citizen-soldiers as an important, integral part of the American family, rather than perceiving service personnel as “a force apart.” This month, Honored to Serve programming includes the National Memorial Day Concert, encore presentations of the 2014 WETA TV 26 film Arlington National Cemetery, and a series of half-hour productions — created by our TV 26 team and titled Honored to Serve — that air throughout May. These latter WETA programs are local in focus, featuring segments on service members, memorials in Greater Washington, and many other topics surrounding American forces. Tune in for these special programs, and thank you for your support for WETA.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

National Memorial Day Concert

WETA co-production airs Sunday, May 29, at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD, repeating at 9:30 p.m.

Honored to Serve

TV 26 productions air throughout May

COURTESY CAPITAL CONCERTS

ETA is again partnering with Jerry Colbert of Capital Concerts to present to the nation the annual broadcast National Memorial Day Concert. The Sunday, May 29 broadcast, honoring the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, is produced live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol and is again co-hosted by actors Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise. The all-star lineup includes General Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.); country music star Trace Adkins; classical superstar Renée Fleming; and Broadway star Alfie Boe; in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Jack Everly. Surrounding the concert broadcast and its encore presentation, WETA airs the TV 26 production Arlington National Cemetery (7 p.m. & 11 p.m.), an-hour long film that spotlights the history, mission, and daily operations of the sacred American landmark. These programs air as part of the WETA Honored to Serve initiative, which spotlights local stories about America’s service personnel. Watch for a series of TV 26-created Honored to Serve productions airing throughout May — see page 11 for details. National Memorial Day Concert is made possible by grants from the Lockheed Martin Corporation, the National Park Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of the Army, General Dynamics, PBS and public television stations nationwide. Air travel is provided by American Airlines.

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Via Antenna Comcast 800 (in the D.C. area)

Comcast 219 (Baltimore area)

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WETA TV 26/HD May Highlights New to WETA! Midsomer Murders, Series 11

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remiering on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD this month is Series 11 of popular British crime drama Midsomer Murders, airing Thursdays in double features. Set in a fictional English county, the programs are based on the popular novels of Caroline Graham. Featuring an eccentric cast of characters, ubiquitous red herrings, and quaint countryside scenery, the long-running series stars John Nettles as the perceptive criminal investigator Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. Jason Hughes portrays Barnaby’s junior colleague DS Jones. Series 11 continues Midsomer’s long tradition of bizarre criminal cases, including the killing of the maid of honor at a high-society wedding; a 90-year-old rivalry that turns violent; a murder mystery that turns personal when Barnaby’s wife Joyce finds herself in danger; and the death of a prominent member of a secret pagan cult. Series 11 features guest appearances from Endeavour’s Anton Lesser and Doc Martin’s Selina Cadell. Also in May, on Saturdays at 8 p.m. detective series Murder in Suburbia continues, starring Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) as DI Ashurst and Lisa Faulkner (MI-5) as DS Scribbins, an investigative team in the fictional suburban English town of Middleford. When the series enters Season 2 on May 14, Ash and Scribbs’ new investigations delve into schoolgirl witchcraft at an exclusive academy; the seamy side of suburban real estate; and a wedding party gone terribly wrong. Murder in Suburbia repeats Sunday nights at 7 p.m.

Masterpiece Mystery!: Wallander, The Final Season

Sundays, May 8, 15 & 22 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

ne of the world’s most remarkable actors brings a popular Masterpiece detective series to an end as Kenneth Branagh plays his last season in the BAFTA-winning role as Inspector Kurt Wallander. Masterpiece Mystery!: Wallander, The Final Season charts the final exploits of the melancholy Swede in three final cases based on the novels of late author Henning Mankell. Since the first season, the protagonist has dealt with personal demons and appalling health habits while battling northern Europe’s toughest criminals. Diagnosed with diabetes, he now also starts to lose his memory, and his greatest fear is succumbing to the same disease that felled his father: Alzheimer’s. In the final season, Wallander keeps burning his candle at both ends; dodging knives, bullets, vicious dogs, homicidal motorcyclists; and a sense that he is losing his focus. Will mishap, medical leave, suspension, or a well-earned retirement be his final exit from this punishing profession? STEFFAN HILL/LEFT BANK PICTURES (TV) LTD/YELLOW BIRD 2015

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Thursdays in May at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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Spotlighting the Arts on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD WETA Arts airs May 6 at 10:30 p.m. and repeats May 27; WETA Around Town segments air throughout each month; plus Jazz, American Masters and more

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ETA is committed to sharing local visual and performing arts with television audiences in Greater Washington, spotlighting the area’s rich culture and vibrant arts scene, from theater openings to gallery exhibitions, from film productions to concert events. WETA also produces entertaining performance programming from venues around the national capital area, and brings to viewers the best of PBS arts offerings. Exclusively for WETA viewers, TV 26 since 2013 has produced the half-hour magazine program WETA Arts, which in multiple segments spotlights artists and local and national stories in the arts. Among the offerings on this month’s program, which premieres Friday, May 6, at 10:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD, are a preview of the summer concerts at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, and an exploration of the stereotype-challenging images of the exhibition “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. WETA Arts is hosted by Robert Aubry Davis, who also hosts the interstitial TV 26 production WETA Around Town, now marking 30 years on the air. WETA Around Town features Davis and a circle of prominent area film, art, and theater critics (including Travis Hopson and Tim Gordon; Janis Goodman, Peter Winant and Bill Dunlap; and Jane Horwitz and Chris Klimek) who present reviews and recommendations on local arts offerings. WETA Around Town video segments WETA Arts (Wolf Trap preview) are broadcast on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD throughout Jazz (Fridays, 8:30 p.m.) the month between programs. National Memorial Day Concert For audiences in Greater Washington — and viewers (May 29, 8 p.m.) nationwide via PBS — WETA for decades also has presented a wide array of performing arts programs and specials. These include the annual WETA productions and co-productions A Capitol Fourth (Independence Day) concert and this month’s National Memorial Day Concert (see the inside front cover for details), both broadcast live from the U.S. Capitol grounds. WETA too produces The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, an annual evening of comedy American Masters: Janis (May 3, 8 p.m.) celebrating an iconic American humorist; The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize, an annual concert honoring a world-renowned songwriter; and the long-running WETA series In Performance at the White House, featuring American artists on stage at the nation’s most famous home. WETA also presents special broadcasts such as this month’s encore airing of the monumental Ken Burns film Jazz — a WETA co-production chronicling the history of the art form. For local viewers, WETA also broadcasts a host of PBS arts specials, including concerts in the Great Performances and Live From Lincoln Center series, performance offerings in the annual PBS Arts Fall Festival, and biographies of arts figures in the series American Masters, which this month profiles iconic rock ’n’ roll singer Janis Joplin in a two-hour special, American Masters: Janis: Little Girl Blue. Tune in to WETA TV 26 and WETA HD to stay connected to the arts in Greater Washington, and enjoy the many entertaining WETA Around Town and informative arts programs that WETA brings to air.

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WETA TV 26/HD May Highlights Genius by Stephen Hawking

Wednesdays, May 18-June 1 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

COURTESY BIGGER BANG

n a six-episode new series commissioned by PBS and National Geographic, renowned physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking challenges different groups of ordinary people to think like the greatest scientific minds in history in order to solve some of humanity’s most enduring questions. The programs’ premise is that ordinary people can tackle complex scientific concepts and grasp how history’s greatest scientific discoveries came about. Through the use of experiments and demonstrations, the programs decode the mysteries of evolutionary biology, astrophysics and quantum mechanics, probing questions such as “Why am I here?,” “Are we alone?” and “Can we travel through time?”

Genealogy Roadshow, Season 3

Tuesdays at 8 p.m. starting May 17 on WETA TV 26/HD

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n a new season of Genealogy Roadshow, programs follow a diverse cast of participants on an emotional journey that uses history and science to uncover their intriguing family stories. Each individual’s past links to a larger community history, revealing the rich cultural tapestry of America. The programs, which air May 17-June 28, feature participants from six American cities — Albuquerque, Miami, Houston, Boston, Providence and Los Angeles — who want to explore a genealogical mystery. Genealogists Joshua Taylor, Kenyatta Berry and Mary Tedesco are the program hosts, and in one episode of Season 3, they revisit their favorite stories from previous series. Above, Berry meets with participant Adria Gonzalez in the opening episode.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Pacific Heartbeat V: A Place to Call Home Sun 5/1, noon Sons of Halawa Sun 5/1, 1 p.m. Waiting for John Sun 5/1, 2 p.m. Dream Big: Nanakuli at the Fringe Sun 5/1, 3 p.m. Splinters Sun 5/1, 4 p.m. Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm Sun 5/8, 2:30 p.m.; Rpts Sat 5/21, 10:35 p.m. POV: Fallen City Sun 5/8, 3:30 p.m. Soul of a Banquet Sun 5/8, 4:30 p.m.; Rpts Sat 5/14, midnight Pacific Heartbeat IV: Na Mele: Jerry Santos Sun 5/15, 1:30 p.m. Road to the Globe Sun 5/15, 2:30 p.m. Na Loea: The Masters II Sun 5/15, 3:30 p.m. Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings Mon 5/23, 10 p.m.; Rpts Tue 5/24, 5 p.m. Independent Lens: Jiro Dreams of Sushi Fri 5/27, 9 p.m.; Rpts Tue 5/31, 4:30 p.m. For complete descriptions see the TV Listings, pages 5-12.

WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

May primetime simulcast listings.

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

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Antiques Roadshow: Omaha, NE (Ep 3 of 3) Antiques Roadshow: Detroit, MI (Ep 2 of 3) Robin Williams Remembered (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: A Nazi Legacy (to 12:30am)

Tue

American Masters: Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue

Frontline: Benghazi in Crisis

Wed

Nature: Last Orangutan Eden

NOVA: Petra—Lost City of Stone

Thu

(from 7:58pm) Midsomer Murders, Series 11: Blood Wedding

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Sat

Murder in Suburbia, Series 1 (Pt 6 of 6)

(from 8:58pm) The WETA Movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (to 11:09pm)

Sun

Call the Midwife, Season 5 (Pt 6 of 8)

Masterpiece Mystery!: Wallander, The Final Season (Ep 1 of 3. The White Lioness)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Cleveland, OH (Ep 1 of 3)

Independent Lens: Peace Officer (to 11:30)

Tue

Independent Lens: The Armor of Light

Wed

Nature: Perfect Partners

Thu

Midsomer Murders, Series 11: Left for Dead

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Sat

Murder in Suburbia, Series 2 (Pt 1 of 6)

The WETA Movie: The Philadelphia Story

Sun

Call the Midwife, Season 5 (Pt 7 of 8)

Masterpiece Mystery!: Wallander, The Final Season (Ep 2 of 3. A Lesson in Love)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Cleveland, OH (Ep 2 of 3)

Antiques Roadshow: Baton Rouge, LA (Ep 1 of 3)

Tue

Genealogy Roadshow, Season 3 (Ep 1 of 7. Albuquerque)

Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb Frontline: The Secret History of ISIS

Wed

Nature: Jungle Animal Hospital

Genius by Stephen Hawking (Ep 1 of 6. Can We Time Travel?)

Thu

Midsomer Murders, Series 11: The Magician’s Nephew

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Sat

Murder in Suburbia, Series 2 (Pt 2 of 6)

The WETA Movie: Holiday (to 10:35pm)

Changing Season (to 11:35pm)

Sun

Call the Midwife, Season 5 (Pt 8 of 8)

Masterpiece Mystery!: Wallander, The Final Season (Ep 3 of 3. The Troubled Man)

Mr. Selfridge, Season 4 (Pt 9 of 9) (to 11:30pm)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Cleveland, OH (Ep 3 of 3)

Antiques Roadshow: Baton Rouge, LA (Ep 2 of 3)

Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (to 11pm) & POV: The Return (to 12:30am)

Tue

Genealogy Roadshow, Season 3 (Ep 2 of 7. Miami)

Secrets of the Dead: Teotihuacan’s Lost Kings

Frontline: Business of Disaster

Wed

Nature: Meet the Coywolf

Genius by Stephen Hawking (Ep 3 of 6. Why Are We Here?)

Genius by Stephen Hawking (Ep 4 of 6. Where Did the Universe Come From?)

Thu

Midsomer Murders, Series 11: Talking to the Dead

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Sat

Murder in Suburbia, Series 2 (Pt 3 of 6)

Sun

National Memorial Day Concert 2016

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Baton Rouge, LA (Ep 3 of 3)

Arlington National Cemetery

TED Talks: War and Peace (to 11pm) & POV: Of Men and War (to 12:30am)

Tue

Genealogy Roadshow, Season 3 (Ep 3 of 7. Houston)

Secrets of the Dead: Jamestown’s Dark Winter

Frontline: The Fantasy Sports Gamble

NOVA: Operation Lighthouse Rescue

Mr. Selfridge, Season 4 on Masterpiece (Pt 6 of 9) (to 11pm) & Luther 3 (Pt 4 of 4) (to 12m)

Midsomer Murders, Series 11: Shot at Dawn (to 11:06pm)

Jazz (Pt 7 of 10. Dedicated to Chaos — 1940-1945)

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NOVA: Bombing Hitler’s Supergun

Mr. Selfridge, Season 4 (Pt 7 of 9) (to 11:30pm)

Nazi Mega Weapons: Blitzkrieg

Midsomer Murders, Series 11: Midsomer Life (to 11:06pm)

Jazz (Pt 8 of 10. Risk — 1945-1955)

Charlie Rose: The Week

Mr. Selfridge, Season 4 (Pt 8 of 9) (to 11:30pm)

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: Dogtown Redemption (to 12m)

Genius by Stephen Hawking (Ep 2 of 6. Are We Alone?)

Midsomer Murders, Series 11: Days of Misrule (to 11:06pm)

Jazz (Pt 9 of 10. The Adventure — 1955-1960) (to 10:30pm) & Jazz (Pt 10 of 10. A Masterpiece by Midnight — 1961-Present) (to 12:30am)

WETA Arts

(from 9:33pm) Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride American Masters: The Highwaymen (to 11:30pm)

Independent Lens: Jiro Dreams of Sushi The WETA Movie: The Shop Around the Corner (to 10:37) & BBC Antiques Roadshow

National Memorial Day Concert 2016 (to 11pm) & Arlington National Cemetery (to 12m)

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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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Masterpiece Mystery!: Grantchester, Season 2 (Pt 6 of 6)

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Call the Midwife, Season 5 (Pt 5 of 8)

W TA TV 26 & W TA HD

May simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is exactly the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. through Charlie Rose, and weekend evenings, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturdays and 5:30 p.m. Sundays.

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

• The weeknight primetime schedule on WETA TV 26 often repeats the next weekday afternoon on WETA TV 26. • WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6–9 a.m. Sundays. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 12 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.

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Sundays, May 1, 8, 15 & 22 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Season 5 of the drama Call the Midwife continues, following nurses and midwives at work in 1960s London. Above: Emerald Fennell (Patsy), Helen George (Trixie) and Charlotte Ritchie (Barbara).

N WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM-9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLE 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY 11:00 THE OPEN MIND 11:30 THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: A PLACE TO CALL HOME — Anthology series Pacific Heartbeat spotlights people, cultures and contemporary issues of the Pacific Islands. A Place to Call Home. In New Zealand, the government is about to sell off a third of its publicly owned state houses. With a growing housing crisis and a lack of affordable homes, where will the thousands of state house tenants end up? 1:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: SONS OF HALAWA — Pilipo Solatorio of the island of Molokai is the last to hold the cultural traditions, music, and stories of a sacred Hawaiian valley that has been home to his family for hundreds of years. This program follows his search for a successor to keep the traditions alive. 2:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: WAITING FOR JOHN — When the American military landed on a remote island in the South Pacific during World War II, the islanders were amazed by America’s fantastic cargo. The John Frum Movement was born: a unique religion now considered the last surviving “Cargo Cult”. 3:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: DREAM BIG: NANAKULI AT THE FRINGE — This program follows the students of Hawaii’s Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Performing Arts Center (NPAC) (on Oahu) who were given an opportunity to travel halfway across the globe to perform at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Saturdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD, repeating Sundays Detective series Murder in Suburbia continues, entering Series 2 on May 14. Caroline Catz (left) and Lisa Faulkner (right) star as the police investigative team Ash and Scribbs.

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4:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: SPLINTERS — In the 1980s an Australian pilot left behind a surfboard in the seaside village of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. Decades later, surfing is not only a pillar of village life, but it’s also a means to prestige. This story unfolds in the months leading up to the first National Surf Championships. 5:00 HONORED TO SERVE: NEVER FORGOTTEN 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 HONORED TO SERVE: LOCAL HEROES 7:00 MURDER IN SUBURBIA — Part 5 of 6. R 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 5 — The drama continues, following nurses and midwives face challenging and complex cases in London’s East End. Part 5 of 8. Professionals like the Turners reassess their lifestyles as they fight for respiratory health for patients; Fred’s oversight of Violet’s shop has unforeseen consequences; and a new mother’s past wreaks havoc on her family. R epeats Mon 5/2, 2 p.m. 9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: GRANTCHESTER, SEASON 2 — Reverend Sidney Chambers (James Norton) and Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green) continue their investigations. Part 6 of 6. Sidney seeks oblivion. His friend Sam seeks forgiveness. A dead girl’s parents seek revenge. Amanda seeks Sidney. Leonard finally takes a stand. {DVI} R epeats Mon 5/2, 3 p.m. 10:00 MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE — Jeremy Piven stars as the flamboyant American entrepreneur who founded the famous Selfridge’s department store. Part 6 of 9. A former employee is laid to rest. Kitty and Frank reach an understanding. Grove confronts Tilly. Jimmy thinks he’s a hunted man, even as he makes the deal of his life. Repeats Mon 5/2, 4 p.m. 11:00 LUTHER, SERIES 3 — Idris Elba portrays detective John Luther. Part 4 of 4. Accused of crimes he hasn’t committed, Luther must work quickly to clear his name and stop the vigilante killer from becoming a martyr. But in becoming the killer’s target, it’s not just his own life he risks, but the lives of those he loves.

10:00 NOVA: PETRA–LOST CITY OF STONE — More than 2,000 years ago, the thriving city of Petra rose up in the desert of what is now Jordan. An oasis of culture and abundance, the city was built by wealthy merchants who carved spectacular temple-tombs into its cliffs, raised a monumental Great Temple and devised an ingenious system to channel water. How was the city built? {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/5, 5 p.m. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:58 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 11: BLOOD WEDDING — NEW TO TV 26/HD! Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) investigates crimes in the fictional English county of Midsomer in a drama series based on the novels of Caroline Graham. Blood Wedding. Barnaby is torn between work and family obligations when the maid of honor at a high-society wedding is murdered just days before his own daughter’s nuptials. The body count rises as the detectives sift through a tangled web of upper-crust affairs and servants’ gossip. R epeats Fri 5/7, 12:28 p.m. 9:33 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 11: SHOT AT DAWN — NEW TO TV 26/HD! A nine-decade rivalry between the Hammond and Hicks families turns violent after a dishonored soldier’s name is added to the World War I memorial. When the Hicks patriarch is found dead, suspicion falls on the Hammonds. Repeats Fri 5/7, 2:31 p.m. 11:06 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

Thursdays at 8 & 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Midsomer Murders (Series 11) in May features episodes new to TV 26. John Nettles portrays DCI Barnaby and Jason Hughes is Sgt. Jones in the drama based on the novels of Caroline Graham.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: OMAHA, NE — Episode 3 of 3. Repeats Tue 5/3, 1:30 p.m.; Wed 5/4, 1 p.m. 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: DETROIT, MI — Episode 2 of 3. Repeats Tue 5/3, 2:30 p.m.; Wed 5/4, 2 p.m. 10:00 ROBIN WILLIAMS REMEMBERED: PIONEERS OF TELEVISION — A special tribute to late actor and comedian Robin Williams features one of his last full-length interviews for the Pioneers of Television series, as well as tributes to Williams by those who knew and worked with him, and clips from his career. 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: MY NAZI LEGACY — A film spotlights the sons of two Nazi war criminals who jointly were responsible for thousands of deaths. Through frank interviews, the men reflect on their fathers’ character and crimes. 12:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

6 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories of the week. Repeats Sat 5/7, 6:30 p.m. 8:30 JAZZ — Ken Burns’ 10-part documentary film, produced in partnership with WETA, examines the history of jazz in America from the art form’s origins through the 1990s. Part 7 of 10. Dedicated to Chaos (1940-1945). Young rebels take jazz in startling new directions, but their innovations are largely unnoticed amidst the war effort. In Europe, jazz is banned by the Nazis and embraced by their opponents as a symbol of freedom and democracy. 10:30 WETA ARTS — The WETA TV 26 arts magazine previews a star-studded summer at Wolf Trap; follows an artist creates eye-popping mandalas out of candy; spotlights an international fashion designer who goes green by sourcing fibers from a local sheep farm; and explores the stereotype-challenging images of “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Repeats Mon 5/9, 5:30 p.m.; Mon 5/16, 5:30 p.m.; Tue 5/17, 3:30 p.m.; Sun 5/22, 5 p.m.; Tue 5/24, 4:30 p.m.; Fri 5/27, 8:30 p.m. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

3 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 JANIS JOPLIN: AMERICAN MASTERS — A documentary chronicles the iconic rock singer’s life and career through intimate letters and rare footage in the first in-depth film celebration of the musical artist. Director Amy Berg presents a portrait of a complicated, driven, often beleaguered artist. Chan Marshall narrates. Repeats Wed 5/4, 3 p.m.; Thur 5/5, 1 p.m. 10:00 FRONTLINE: BENGHAZI IN CRISIS — On the ground in Benghazi, birthplace of Libya’s uprising, now besieged by ISIS and warring militias, journalist Feras Kilani goes inside the war-torn city. Also in this Frontline program, Safa Al-Ahmad makes a dangerous trip to report on the fighting in Yemen. 11:00 POINT TAKEN — A series champions spirited and civil fact-based debate, featuring journalists, artists, academics, and professionals as guests, and bringing diverse voices to the table. Carlos Watson, co-founder/ CEO of OZY Media, introduces the topics. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

4 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: THE LAST ORANGUTAN EDEN — Nature follows a band of orangutans that uses tools, shares food, forages together and creates a distinct culture. Ecologist Chris Morgan (Animal Homes) travels to the jungles of Northern Sumatra to document efforts to save its wild orangutan population. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/5, 3 p.m. 9:00 NOVA: OPERATION LIGHTHOUSE RESCUE — The Gay Head Lighthouse, a historic landmark perched high on the cliffs of Martha’s Vineyard, is soon to become the next victim of the ocean’s relentless erosion of the island’s cliffs. Join engineers as they race to rescue this national treasure. {DVI} R epeats Thur 5/5, 4 p.m.

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Wednesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: The Last Orangutan Eden spotlights a band of endangered jungle primates in Northern Sumatra. Above: Orphan “Udin.”

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SCI-TECH NOW PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND HONORED TO SERVE: VIETNAM REMEMBERED MURDER IN SUBURBIA — Part 6 of 6. See the Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m. listing. R 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 5 — Part 6 of 8. A woman’s decision not to report a rape and a mother’s decision to conceal her daughter’s pregnancy each have consequences. Shelagh and Timothy secretly organize a long-overdue family camping holiday. Repeats Mon 5/9, 2 p.m. 9:00 WALLANDER, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE — Kenneth Branagh returns as Inspector Kurt Wallander in the Swedish sleuth’s farewell episodes, bringing the beloved, Emmy-nominated series to a poignant end. Episode 1 of 3. The White Lioness. The case of a missing Swede in South Africa leads Wallander down a dangerous path. Worst of all, he’s having blackouts. {DVI} Repeats Mon 5/9, 3 p.m. 10:30 MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 7 of 9. The Whiteleys deal starts to look bad. A reporter confronts Jimmy. Grove undertakes a good deed and a new project before retiring. Harry and Mae also retire. Repeats Mon 5/9, 4:30 p.m.

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Monday, May 9 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Peace Officer, an Independent Lens film, spotlights a crusading former Utah sheriff, Dub Lawrence, whose work highlights the increasingly militarized state of America’s police. Above: Davis County (Utah) Sheriff Todd Richardson and police vehicles.

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9 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CLEVELAND, OH — Episode 1 of 3. R epeats Tue 5/10, 1:30 p.m.; Wed 5/11, 1 p.m. 9:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: PEACE OFFICER — A film spotlights Dub Lawrence, a crusading former sheriff whose investigations highlight the increasingly militarized state of American police. He established Utah’s first SWAT team, only to see that same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff. Repeats Tue 5/10, 2:30 p.m. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

10 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE ARMOR OF LIGHT — A film spotlights two Christians — an Evangelical anti-abortion activist and an African-American mother whose son was murdered — who find common ground in the fight against the rising tide of gun violence. Repeats Wed 5/11, 2 p.m. 11:00 POINT TAKEN — See the May 3, 11 p.m. series listing. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

11 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: PERFECT PARTNERS — Nature explores the value of teamwork among animal partners, even ones as odd but perfect as hippo and fish. Sea and land animals collaborate using brainpower to solve complex problems and stay alive. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/12, 3 p.m.

N WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM-12N See the Sunday, May 1 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-11:30PM: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON — (2:09) R 2:30 CHANGING SEASON: ON THE MASUMOTO FAMILY FARM — A film spotlights a transitional year in the life of farmer, slow food advocate and sansei David “Mas” Masumoto, and his relationship with his daughter Nikiko, who returns to the family farm with the intention of stepping into her father’s work boots. 3:30 POV: FALLEN CITY — After a devastating 2008 earthquake, the journey from the old Chinese city of Beichuan to the new Beichuan nearby is heartbreaking for survivors of the disaster. Three families struggle with loss, loneliness, fear and dislocation. 4:30 SOUL OF A BANQUET — Cecilia Chiang introduced America to authentic Chinese food when she opened the Mandarin restaurant in 1961 in San Francisco. This film is equal parts gastronomic showcase and portrait of Chiang’s life journey.

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Wednesday, May 11 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: Perfect Partners spotlights the value of teamwork among animal partners. Above: Orcas observe a seal in preparation to knock it from the ice by creating a wave (Antarctic Peninsula).

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ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM-8:30AM WETA COOKING PROGRAMS 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) Repeats Fridays, 5 p.m. 10:00-11:30AM THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR/CHEF’S LIFE 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N-1:30 WETA COOKING PROGRAMS 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00-5PM WETA COOKING PROGRAMS 5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 5:30 MARTHA BAKES SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12:09AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 8:00 MURDER IN SUBURBIA — Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) and Lisa Faulkner (MI-5) star as investigative team Ash and Scribbs. Part 6 of 6. Bernard Lloyd raised an incessant ruckus with his DIY projects — until someone had enough. Is the killer his long-suffering wife? A fed-up neighbor? Not content with obvious suspects, Ash and Scribbs realize that the truth will require deeper digging. Repeats Sun 5/8, 7 p.m.; Fri 5/13, 4 p.m. 8:58 THE WETA MOVIE: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON — In Frank Capra’s 1939 drama, a naïve legislator faces ridicule and corruption when he takes his idealistic views to the nation’s capital. James Stewart, Jean Arthur and Claude Rains star. The film won an Oscar for Best Writing (Original Story). (2:09) Repeats Sun 5/8, noon 11:09 POV: THE LIGHT IN HER EYES — An independent film presents a portrait of female Syrian leader Houda al-Habash, a conservative Muslim preacher who founded a Qur’an school for girls in Damascus, Syria, 30 years ago.

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N WETA TV 26/HD, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org for listings. O SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12M: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 8:00 MURDER IN SUBURBIA, SERIES 2 — Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) and Lisa Faulkner (MI-5) reprise their roles as investigative team Ash and Scribbs in the series’ second season. Part 1 of 6. After teenager Holly Andrew dies in a church graveyard one night of a single stab wound, Ash and Scribbs delve into schoolgirl witchcraft at exclusive St. John’s Academy. Repeats Sun 5/15, 7 p.m.; Fri 5/20, 4 p.m. 9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY — In George Cukor’s 1940 romantic comedy, a snooty socialite (Katharine Hepburn) fights with her ex-husband (Cary Grant) and flirts with a reporter (James Stewart). The film won Oscars for Best Actor (Stewart) and Best Writing (Screenplay). (1:52) Repeats Sun 5/15, noon 11:00 POV: UP HEARTBREAK HILL

15 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM-12N See the Sunday, May 1 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-11:30PM: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY — (1:52) R 2:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: NA MELE: JERRY SANTOS — Musician Jerry Santos shares music and thoughts about his home in Hawai’i. Fellow musicians Kamuela Kimokeo and Hoku Zuttermeister accompany Jerry as they perform at his home. 3:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: ROAD TO THE GLOBE — In 2010, the Globe Theatre in London announced the world’s biggest Shakespearean festival. New Zealand actor Rawiri Paratene was given the honor of opening the event. This program follows Rawiri as he and others present their Maori adaption of a Shakespeare play. 4:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: NA LOEA: THE MASTERS — A film provides a window on the lives of those who are considered masters in Hawaiian culture and who practice, preserve and pass on knowledge. 5:00 HONORED TO SERVE: ULTIMATE SACRIFICE 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 HONORED TO SERVE: LOCAL HEROES 7:00 MURDER IN SUBURBIA, SERIES 2 — Part 1 of 6. See the Saturday, May 14, 8 p.m. listing. 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 5 — Part 7 of 8. Dr. Turner is excited about the contraceptive pill, Patsy struggles to help a transient woman determined to avoid the maternity home, Nurse Crane helps in a post-natal emergency and Sister Evangelina returns. Repeats Mon 5/16, 2 p.m.

9:00 NOVA: BOMBING HITLER’S SUPERGUN — In the spring of 1943, Hitler hatched a diabolical “supergun” in an effort to turn the tide of the World War II back in his favor. Now, follow historians and engineers as they retrace how such a weapon could work, and how it could be destroyed. {DVI} R epeats Thur 5/12, 4 p.m. 10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS: BLITZKRIEG — In the first years of World War II, Germany crushed its enemies in a series of offensives coined “Blitzkrieg” or “Lightning War.” Stuka bombers blasted a path though enemy lines, then Panzer divisions cut through defenses. Together they were all but unstoppable. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

12 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 11: LEFT FOR DEAD — NEW TO TV 26/HD! Already divided over the construction of a new overpass, the village of Dunstan is further shaken when psychic Lynne Fox discovers a reclusive couple brutally murdered in their home. Local boy DS Jones finds himself personally involved in the case. Repeats Fri 5/13, 12:58 p.m. 9:33 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 11: MIDSOMER LIFE — NEW TO TV 26/HD! Guy Sandys, owner and editor of Midsomer Life magazine, has made a name for himself by publishing unfavorable reviews of local businesses. When his ex-wife’s lover is found dead, the detectives discover a web of affairs, criminal associations and blackmail. Things turn personal for Barnaby when Joyce gets involved, placing herself in great danger. Selina Cadell (Doc Martin) guest stars. Repeats Fri 5/13, 2:31 p.m. 11:06 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

13 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories of the week. Repeats Sat 5/14, 6:30 p.m. 8:30 JAZZ — Ken Burns’ 10-part film, produced in partnership with WETA, examines the history of jazz in America from the art form’s origins through the 1990s. Part 8 of 10. Risk (1945-1955). Jazz, the official symbol of American democracy abroad, splinters at home into different camps: white and black, cool and hot, East and West, traditional and modern. Miles Davis becomes the most influential musician of his generation. 10:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Tuesdays at 8 p.m. starting May 17 on WETA TV 26/HD Season 3 of Genealogy Roadshow presents new investigations of family stories through historical research and science, with hosts (l-r) Mary Tedesco, Joshua Taylor and Kenyatta Berry.

Tuesday, May 17 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb spotlights amateur archaeologist Dr. Kathleen Martinez’ search for the crypt of the legendary queen who ruled the Egyptian empire.

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10:00 FRONTLINE: THE SECRET HISTORY OF ISIS — Frontline relates the inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed many warning signs. The program uncovers the terror group’s earliest plans, the Islamic radicals who became its leaders, and the American failures to stop ISIS’s brutal rise. 11:00 POINT TAKEN — See the May 3, 11 p.m. series listing. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Wednesdays at 9 p.m. starting May 18 on WETA TV 26/HD Genius by Stephen Hawking features the world-renowned scientist presenting ordinary people with a series of challenges to show them how to think like a genius and solve profound questions. The six-part series airs in double features on three Wednesdays.

16 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CLEVELAND, OH — Episode 2 of 3. R epeats Tue 5/17, 1:30 p.m.; Wed 5/18, 1 p.m. 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BATON ROUGE, LA — Episode 1 of 3. R epeats Tue 5/17, 2:30 p.m.; Wed 5/18, 2 p.m. 10:00 MARY TYLER MOORE: A CELEBRATION — A program special features dozens of classic TV and movie clips and comments from the actress and her co-stars. Oprah Winfrey recounts Moore’s critical role in inspiring her — and millions of others — as TV’s first independent career woman. R epeats Sun 5/22, 4 p.m. 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: DOGTOWN REDEMPTION — Street recyclers fight to survive in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Oakland, California. Their poignant personal stories raise questions about race, class and the rights of the poor. 12M CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

17 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, SEASON 3 — A series follows a diverse cast of participants through investigations of family stories with the help of history and science. Each individual’s past links to a larger community history. Episode 1 of 7. Albuquerque. Traced are a woman’s connection to a Native-American code talker; a man’s deep New Mexican roots; an ancestor whose life resembles a Wild West tale; queries about a tie to the explosive Trinity Test; and a man’s link to a famous comic book heroine. R epeats Wed 5/18, 3 p.m.; Thur 5/19, 1 p.m. 9:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: CLEOPATRA’S LOST TOMB — Dr. Kathleen Martinez, criminal lawyer turned amateur archaeologist, searches for the lost tomb of the legendary queen who ruled the Egyptian empire. Very little evidence remains of Egypt’s last queen, but a radical new theory has led Martinez to look where no one else has dared. {DVI} Repeats Wed 5/18, 4 p.m.; Thur 5/19, 2 p.m.

19 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 11: THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW — NEW TO TV 26/HD! Barnaby and Jones discover that Midsomer County is home to a secret pagan cult after one of its more prominent members is murdered. Suspicion initially falls on the author of a book about the sect, but soon it seems that all of the members of the Magic Circle have something to hide. Repeats Fri 5/20, 12:58 p.m. 9:34 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 11: DAYS OF MISRULE — NEW TO TV 26/HD! During the Christmas holidays Barnaby and Jones attend an exasperating team-building exercise, run by a young and overly ambitious acting chief superintendent. They’re released from their misery to respond to an explosion at a trucking company operated by one of the most hated men in Midsomer. The intended victim had many enemies. Repeats Fri 5/20, 2:32 p.m. 11:06 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

20 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories of the week. R epeats 5/21, 6:30 p.m. 8:30 JAZZ — Ken Burns’ 10-part film, produced with WETA, examines the history of jazz in America from the art form’s origins through the 1990s. Part 9 of 10. The Adventure (1955-1960). As rhythm and blues and rock ’n’ roll erode jazz’ audience further, the music nonetheless enjoys a time of great creativity. Free-jazz provokes a debate about the genre’s definition that continues to this day. 10:30 JAZZ — Part 10 of 10. A Masterpiece by Midnight (1961-Present). In the 1960s, jazz becomes divided into “schools” — Dixieland, swing, bop, hard bop, cool, modal, free, avant-garde. The question of what is jazz and what isn’t rages, dividing audiences, dividing musicians, dividing generations. 12:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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9:00 WALLANDER, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE — Kenneth Branagh returns as Inspector Kurt Wallander. Episode 2 of 3. A Lesson in Love. A knife-slashed corpse takes Wallander on a chase for the victim’s missing daughter. Increasingly forgetful, he breaks a cardinal rule of policing. {DVI} Repeats Mon 5/9, 3 p.m. 10:30 MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 8 of 9. Josie takes on a new role and an old one. Whiteleys’ troubles lead Jimmy and Mr. Crabb to take a big risk. Found out, Jimmy takes desperate measures. Repeats Mon 5/16, 4:30 p.m.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: JUNGLE ANIMAL HOSPITAL — Nature captures the day-to-day drama at one of the world’s wildest hospitals deep in the Guatemalan jungle. A vet and his team take on dangerous challenges as they care for endangered animals — from stitching up a rare baby bird to wresting a crocodile. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/19, 3 p.m. 9:00 GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING — In each of six episodes, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking presents three ordinary people with a series of physical and mental challenges to show them how to think like a genius and tackle some of humanity’s toughest questions. Episode 1 of 6. Can We Time Travel? Join Stephen Hawking as he challenges three people to determine if time travel is possible. The journey of discovery features DeLoreans, atomic clocks, a giant black hole and a large swath of New York City. Repeats Thur 5/19, 4 p.m. 10:00 GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING — Episode 2 of 6. Are We Alone? Professor Hawking challenges three ordinary people to work out the likelihood of alien life out there in the universe. The team has their minds blown in a way they were never expecting. Repeats Thurs 5/19, 5 p.m. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, May 25 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: Meet the Coywolf spotlights the new hybrid predator, a mix of western coyote and eastern wolf. Above: A coywolf in Toronto.

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21 Saturday N WETA TV 26/HD, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org for listings. O SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-11:35PM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 8:00 MURDER IN SUBURBIA, SERIES 2 — Part 2 of 6. Estate agent Phil Jakes doesn’t seem to care that most of his clients — even his colleagues —hate him. But then someone closes Phil’s sale for good with a paperweight. His murder involves Ash and Scribbs in a seamy, cynical world of suburban real estate. R epeats Sun 5/22, 7 p.m.; Fri 5/27, 4 p.m. 9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: HOLIDAY — In George Cukor’s 1938 drama, a tomboy New York socialite (Katharine Hepburn) flirts with her stuffy sister’s (Doris Nolan) down-to-earth fiancé (Cary Grant). (1:33) Repeats Sun 5/22, 2:28 p.m. 10:35 CHANGING SEASON: ON THE MASUMOTO FAMILY FARM — R

22 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM-12N See the Sunday, May 1 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-11:30PM: 12N GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: THE PEARL FISHERS — For the first time in a century, the Met stages Bizet’s lush, melodic romance. Diana Damrau leads the cast as Leila, with Matthew Polenzani and Mariusz Kwiecien as the two pearl fishers whose friendship is tested by their rivalry for her affections. 2:28 THE WETA MOVIE: HOLIDAY — (1:33) R 4:03 MARY TYLER MOORE: A CELEBRATION — R 5:00 WETA ARTS — R 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 HONORED TO SERVE: THE ART OF THE SOLDIER 7:00 MURDER IN SUBURBIA, SERIES 2— Part 2 of 6. See the Saturday, May 21, 8 p.m. listing. 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SEASON 5 — Part 8 of 8. Dr. Turner jumps into action to prevent further infant deformities, Nonnatus House tries to cope with a tragedy and there’s joy all around at a wedding reception. R epeats Mon 5/23, 2 p.m. 9:00 WALLANDER, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE — Kenneth Branagh portrays Inspector Kurt Wallander in the series finale. Episode 3 of 3. The Troubled Man. With his memory failing, Wallander draws on primal instincts to crack a decades-old submarine mystery. {DVI} Repeats Mon 5/23, 3 p.m. 10:30 MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 9 of 9. The press links Harry with Jimmy’s demise. Suppliers refuse to sell. Stockholders are up in arms. Meanwhile, the store’s 20th anniversary sale approaches. What’s Harry to do? R epeats Mon 5/23, 4:30 p.m.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CLEVELAND, OH — Episode 3 of 3. R epeats Tue 5/24, 1:30 p.m.; Wed 5/25, 1 p.m. 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BATON ROUGE, LA — Episode 2 of 3. R epeats Tue 5/24, 2:30 p.m.; Wed 5/25, 2 p.m. 10:00 JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS — A film follows ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro over the course of a musical season, featuring dynamic performances before sold-out crowds, intimate moments of life on the road, and visits to Shimabukuro’s native Hawaii. Repeats Tue 5/24, 5 p.m. 11:00 POV: THE RETURN — In 2012, California amended its “Three Strikes” law — one of the harshest criminal sentencing policies in the country. The passage of Prop. 36 marked the first time in U.S. history that citizens voted to shorten sentences of those currently incarcerated. Within days, the reintegration of thousands of “lifers” was underway. This film spotlights this unprecedented reform. 12:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

24 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, SEASON 3 — Episode 2 of 7. Miami. Genealogists trace stories about Pocahontas; a Cuban grandfather’s secret past; the impact of World War II on a Filipino family; changes wrought by the Tuskegee experiment; and a possibly villainous ancestor. Repeats Wed 5/25, 3 p.m.; Thur 5/26, 1 p.m. 9:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: TEOTIHUACAN’S LOST KINGS — A team of scientists explores royal tombs beneath the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacán. After decades of research, these burial chambers may reveal clues about long-lost Teotihuacán culture and its mysterious people. {DVI} Repeats Wed 5/25, 4 p.m.; Thur 5/26, 2 p.m. 10:00 FRONTLINE: BUSINESS OF DISASTER — Disasters are big business. A Frontline investigation with NPR explores who profits when disaster strikes. The film focuses on Superstorm Sandy: the thousands still not home, the agencies that were supposed to help, and the companies that made millions. 11:00 POINT TAKEN — See the May 3, 11 p.m. series listing. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

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Thursday, May 26 at 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, a special starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. Watson, features the duo investigating a case in 1890s London. WETA UK presents more Sherlock cases this month.

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9:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI — Eighty-five-year-old Jiro Ono, considered the world’s greatest sushi chef, is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearance, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a three-star Michelin Guide rating, and sushi lovers from around the globe flock there. R epeats Tue 5/31, 4:30 p.m. 10:30 AMERICAN MASTERS: THE HIGHWAYMEN — The biography series explores the story behind the pioneering outlaw country music supergroup that featured Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, told through vintage performances and new interviews about life on the road and in the studio. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Throughout the month, and on Sunday, May 29 (3:30-5:30, 6:30 p.m.) and on Memorial Day, May 30, WETA presents a series of TV 26 productions, titled Honored to Serve, that present local stories on topics surrounding America’s servicemen and women: • Honored to Serve: Local Heroes — Spotlighting the U.S. Army Band, U.S. Army Artists, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and National Park Service’s Museum Resource Center, the Warrior Canine Connection, and the National Capital Honor Flights that bring veterans to Washington. • Honored to Serve: The Art of the Soldier — Spotlighting military artists, musicians and arts in military history, featuring a Fort Belvoir art collection; the U.S. Army Band; the real “Monuments Men”; and more. • Honored to Serve: Never Forgotten — Spotlighting memorials throughout the national capital area, from war memorials to the Tomb of the Unknowns, from the Women in Military Service for America Memorial to JFK’s gravesite. • Honored to Serve: Ultimate Sacrifice — Spotlighting rituals at Arlington National Cemetery and visiting memorials throughout the national capital area. • Honored to Serve: Vietnam Remembered — Spotlighting the story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, those who care for the Memorial, and what happens to items left at the Wall.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: MEET THE COYWOLF — Nature unravels the mysteries that define the coywolf, a mixture of western coyote and eastern wolf. Tag along as scientists study this new predator, tracking it from Ontario to New York City. {DVI} Repeats Thur 5/26, 3 p.m. 9:00 GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING — Episode 3 of 6. Why Are We Here? The famed scientist sets three ordinary people on a truly mind-bending challenge: Can they work out why they exist at all? Hawking takes them down a rabbit hole of profound realizations, helping them think like philosophers as much as scientists. Repeats Thur 5/26, 4 p.m. 10:00 GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING — Episode 4 of 6. Where Did the Universe Come From? Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to work out where the universe came from. Hawking leads the trio on an extraordinary journey of discovery featuring racing cars, ice-skaters, balloons and running tracks. Repeats Thur 5/26, 5 p.m. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

26 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 11: TALKING TO THE DEAD — NEW TO TV 26/HD! Two couples living on the edge of Barton Woods disappear, leaving the village abuzz with rumors of supernatural causes. According to a local priest, the woods are haunted by the ghosts of monks killed there in the 16th century. Repeats Fri 5/27, 1 p.m. 9:33 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: SHERLOCK: THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE — Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in a case set in 1890s London. Mary Morstan (Amanda Abbington), Inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves) and Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs) also appear. Repeats Fri 5/27, 2:31 p.m.; Sun 5/29, 2 p.m. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

27 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories of the week. Repeats 5/28, 6:30 p.m. 8:30 WETA ARTS — See the May 6, 10:30 p.m. listing. R

29 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 6AM-12N See the Sunday, May 1 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER — (1:37) R 2:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: SHERLOCK: THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE — R 3:30 HONORED TO SERVE: LOCAL HEROES 4:00 HONORED TO SERVE: THE ART OF THE SOLDIER 4:30 HONORED TO SERVE: NEVER FORGOTTEN 5:00 HONORED TO SERVE: ULTIMATE SACRIFICE 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 HONORED TO SERVE: VIETNAM REMEMBERED 7:00 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — A WETA TV 26 production spotlights Arlington National Cemetery, an active national cemetery, an extraordinary tourist destination, and a place of grief, reflection, and healing for thousands of families whose loved ones are interred there. The production goes behind the scenes to reveal the inner life of the cemetery. R epeats tonight; Mon 5/30, 11 a.m., 5 p.m.; Tue 5/31, 2:30 p.m. 8:00 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2016 — In this co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA, Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna co-host the 27th broadcast of the night of remembrance honoring the service and sacrifice of American men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for the nation. The concert airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. See the inside front cover for details. Repeats tonight; Mon 5/30, 9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. 9:30 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2016 — R 11:00 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — R

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N WETA TV 26/HD, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org for listings. O SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-10:47PM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 8:00 MURDER IN SUBURBIA, SERIES 2 — Part 3 of 6. “Marriage is where we admit that our parents were right,” Ash advises Scribbs. “Don’t ever forget that.” At this wedding, though, the father of the bride winds up dead wrong. Peeking behind the bridal veil and bouquet, Ash and Scribbs find that nothing is exactly what it seems. 9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER — In Ernst Lubitsch’s 1940 romantic drama, the more Budapest co-workers fight, the more they fall in love as secret pen pals. Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart star. (1:37) Repeats Sun 5/29, noon

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A WETA TV 26 PRODUCTION Monday, May 30 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Arlington National Cemetery, a WETA TV 26 production, spotlights the history, mission, and daily operations of the sacred landmark. The film also airs Sunday, May 29, at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

HONORED TO SERVE: NEVER FORGOTTEN NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERTS (2015 & 2016) ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — R BBC WORLD NEWS/NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT PBS NEWSHOUR ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BATON ROUGE, LA — Episode 2 of 3. Repeats Tue 5/31, 1:30 p.m. 9:00 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — See 5/29, 7 p.m.

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10:00 TED TALKS: WAR AND PEACE — Join those who have experienced war — fighters, journalists, psychologists and more — to learn how it affects everyone. Hear extraordinary, passionate talks and performances from Adam Driver, Rufus Wainwright, Sebastian Junger and many more voices. Repeats Tue 5/31, 3:30 p.m. 11:00 POV: OF MEN AND WAR — At a first-of-its-kind PTSD treatment center in California, a film follows Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families on their paths to recovery as they try to make peace with their pasts, their loved ones and themselves. 12:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, SEASON 3 — Episode 3 of 7. Houston. Investigated are a re-enactor’s Texas roots; Andersonville prison; an African-American man’s ancestors who may have fought for the Confederacy; and one woman’s link to a prominent Texas figure and another’s connection to the Cherokee Freedman. 9:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: JAMESTOWN’S DARK WINTER — A forensic anthropologist excavates the early American colony and uncovers dark secrets. What do the discovered bones of a 14-year-old English girl reveal about what really happened during the winter of 1609? {DVI} 10:00 FRONTLINE: THE FANTASY SPORTS GAMBLE — A Frontline investigation with the New York Times into fantasy sports and online sports betting traces the growth of these booming businesses and goes inside their operations at home and abroad. 11:00 POINT TAKEN — See the Tuesday, May 3, 11 p.m. series listing. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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The WETA Kids channel offers a safe haven for young viewers, presenting educational broadcasts 24 hours each day, 7 days a week.

Arthur

airs weekdays at 6:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. on the WETA Kids channel

Arthur, the Emmy Award-winning animated literacy series based on Marc Brown’s best-selling children’s books, shows how Arthur and his friends use age-appropriate problem-solving skills to overcome challenges using imagination, kindness and humor. New episodes air beginning May 24. The series airs each weekday at 6:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. on the WETA Kids channel; and at 6 a.m. on WETA TV 26.

WETA KIDS ON WEEKDAYS WETA Kids airings in black; WETA TV 26 in blue. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 6 a.m. Arthur, 6:30 a.m. (6 a.m.) Odd Squad, 7 a.m. (6:30 a.m.) Wild Kratts, 7:30 a.m. (7 a.m.) Ready Jet Go!, 8 a.m. (7:30 a.m.) Nature Cat, 8:30 a.m. (8 a.m.) Curious George, 9 a.m. (8:30 a.m.) Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. (9 a.m., 9:30 a.m.) Sesame Street, 10:30 a.m. (10 a.m.) Peg + Cat, 11 a.m. (10:30 a.m.) Dinosaur Train, 11:30 a.m., noon (11 a.m.,11:30 a.m.) WordWorld, 12:30 p.m. Cyberchase, 1 p.m. Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, 1:30 p.m. Super WHY!, 2 p.m. Cyberchase, 2:30 p.m. Thomas & Friends, 3 p.m. Bob the Builder, 3:30 p.m. WordWorld, 4 p.m., Mon-Thur Roey’s Paintbox, 4 p.m., Fridays Martha Speaks, 4:30 p.m. WordGirl, 5 p.m. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 5:30 p.m. Nature Cat, 6 p.m. Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, 6:30 p.m. Arthur, 7 p.m. Ready Jet Go!, 7:30 p.m.

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

P.M. PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN MAY SUNDAY

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THURSDAY

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Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By

• Vera, Series VI (5/1-5/15) • Murder in Suburbia (starts 5/22)

New Tricks

MI-5 • 5/8 2:30pm: Prime Suspect, Series III (2pm starting 5/22) • Death in Paradise, Series III (3pm, starts 5/22) • BBC Antiques Roadshow (3:30pm, 5/8-5/15)

MI-5

SATURDAY Masterpiece: Downton Abbey VI

BBC Antiques Roadshow • L ilies (5/7-5/14) •R osemary and Thyme, Series I (starts 5/21)

MI-5

Sherlock Holmes, Series I Waking the Dead

• Inspector Morse Globe Trekker (4:30-7pm on 5/1) • Foyle’s War, Series I/II (except 5/1)

Waking the Dead

Midsomer Murders Doc Martin, Series II XI

Waking the Dead

BBC Antiques Roadshow

Waking the Dead

Father Brown, Series IV

Endeavour I/II

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II/III Pie in the Sky, Series IV/V

Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Series II (except 5/1)

• BBC Antiques Roadshow (5/2) • Great British Baking Show I (starts 5/9)

Great British Baking Show, Series I (except 5/1)

Great British Baking Show, Series II (starts 5/9)

Pie in the Sky, Series IV/V

Globe Trekker

Inspector Morse, Series V/II

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II

Doc Martin, Series II

Great British Baking Show, Series II (except 5/1) (5/1, Shetland)

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By (two episodes)

As Time Goes By

Mr. & Mrs. Murder (except 5/1)

Pie in the Sky, Series IV (Series V starts 5/23)

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series I

Inspector Morse, Series V (Series II starts 5/25)

Father Brown, Series IV

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II (Series III starts 5/27)

• Midsomer Murders, Series XI (5/1) • Sherlock, Series II (9pm,10:30pm on 5/8; 9:30pm on 5/15) • Yes, Minister (starts 5/15, 9pm) • Sherlock, Series I (9:30pm, starting 5/22)

Midsomer Murders, Series XI

Doc Martin, Series II

Endeavour I Death in Paradise, (Series II starts 5/11) Series II (Series III starts 5/12)

Father Brown, Series IV

•S cott & Bailey (5/3-5/17) • J ack Taylor (to 11:30pm, 5/24-5/31)

• Rick Steves (5/1) • Globe Trekker (except 5/8) • (Doctor Who at 12m)

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• L ilies (5/2-5/9) • Mr. and Mrs. Murder (5/16-5/30)

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EastEnders

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series I

Are You Being Served?

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Are You Being Served?

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Are You Being Served?

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• Lilies (5/1-5/8) • Rosemary and Thyme, Series I (starts 5/15)

Hustle, Series IV/V (5/3-5/17) (11:30pm, 5/24-5/31)

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Foyle’s War, Series I • V era, Series VI (Series II (5/7-5/14) starts 5/20) • I n the Club (starts 5/21)

Shetland, Series III

Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Series VI

Waking the Dead, Series III/IV

New Tricks, Series VI

Hustle, Series I

• Lilies (5/7) •R osemary and Thyme, Series I (starts 5/14)

•P rime Suspect, Series III (10:30pm, 5/7-5/14; 11pm, 5/21-5/28) • Murder in Suburbia (10pm, starts 5/21)

The Doctor Blake Mysteries I

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Scott & Bailey, Series V

Tuesdays, May 3, 10 & 17, at 10 p.m. on WETA UK

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WETA UK Highlights new, three-episode season of the Cagney & Lacey-like police drama features Lesley Sharp and Suranne Jones returning to their roles as Manchester murder squad detectives, the super-cool Janet Scott and her hotheaded partner, Rachel Bailey. The pair dig into a terrifying internet crime investigation in which they track brutal killers; and the case takes a toll on the women. Scott & Bailey was conceived by Jones along with fellow actress Sally Lindsay, who plays Rachel’s sister Alison; and the characters were created by BAFTA-winning playwright Sally Wainwright (Last Tango in Halifax) and retired detective Diane Taylor.

Sunday nights starting May 8 on WETA UK

ETA UK presents the first two series of the popular Masterpiece Mystery! drama Sherlock, which brought Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman international fame for their portrayals of the great sleuth and his friend Dr. Watson. The adaptations of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories to contemporary London feature the duo’s battles against computer-savvy archvillain Moriarty (Andrew Scott). May episodes include A Murder in Belgravia/The Hounds of Baskerville (May 8, 9/10:30 p.m.); The Reichenbach Fall (May 15, 9:30 p.m.); A Study in Pink (May 22, 9:30 p.m.); and The Blind Banker (May 29, 9:30 p.m.)

Yes, Minister

COLLIN HUTTON, ROLLEM PRODUCTIONS 2014

overnment Ministers come and go, but civil servants are in the Ministry forever. This classic, multiple BAFTA-winning satirical BBC comedy, a favorite of Margaret Thatcher, spotlights battles between politicians versus career government bureaucrats. Paul Eddington stars as the Right Honorable Jim Hacker, who has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he can carry out some long-needed reforms — or so he thinks. He is totally unprepared for the deviousness of his Permanent Under-Secretary (Nigel Hawthorne), who knows how to confuse and manipulate the hapless Hacker.

In the Club, Series I

Saturdays at 9 p.m. beginning May 21 on WETA UK

he six-part 2013 BBC drama In the Club interweaves the relationships of six pregnant women and their partners with the dramatic twists and turns of their individual stories. Among the diverse characters, who meet at a weekly parenting class, are a 40-something businesswoman going through a messy divorce and a housewife who discovers she’s expecting twins just as her husband takes drastic action in the face of mounting debts. A scared 15-year-old tries to conceal her pregnancy, while a newlywed fears a mistake could ruin her marriage. And the midwife leading the group hides her own secret.

Also on WETA UK in May: Rosemary and Thyme, Series I airs anew, Saturdays at 8 p.m. beginning May 14; Vera, Series VI continues Saturdays at 9 p.m.; Midsomer Murders, Series XI continues Mondays at 9 p.m.; Endeavour enters Series II on Wednesdays at 9 p.m.; and Hustle, Series I airs anew, Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m.

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Sundays at 9 p.m. beginning May 15 on WETA UK

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Sherlock, Series I & II

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Classical for Washington

NSO Showcase in May Wednesday, May 4, at 9 p.m.

By Nicole Lacroix, Evening On-Air Host

SCOTT SUCHMAN

ay’s broadcast of NSO Showcase opens with armchair travel at its finest. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A London Symphony gives us a comprehensive tour of the city. It is London just before World War I. The London of Westminster chimes… “Hampstead Heath, Bloomsbury Square… the Strand with its great hotels and crowded streets and flaring lights.” And in the last movement, a sail on the Thames, inspired by H.G. Wells’ novel, “Tono-Bungay:” “England and the kingdom, Britain and the Empire… glide abeam, astern, sink down upon the horizon. …The river passes — London passes — England passes.” Guest conductor Matthew Halls leads the NSO performance, adding just the right British refinement to this score by Vaughan Williams, who claimed that his musical roots were “firmly planted in his own soil.” If music can take us on a journey across the pond, it can also illuminate the horrors of history. Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony is such a piece. Composed in 1937 during Stalin’s regime, it is subtitled “A Soviet artist’s creative response to justified criticism.” By some stroke of genius Shostakovich appears to toe the party line while simultaneously communicating with audiences traumatized by Stalin’s brutality. The public at the Leningrad premiere was so moved that they gave the symphony a half-hour ovation. One year before his death, Shostakovich confessed to Mstislav Rostropovich that the Symphony’s upbeat ending was a lie meant to fool the authorities. The real ending, he told his friend, should be played at half tempo… a slow, gut-wrenching and cynical statement representing the regime’s brutal repression. This is how Rostropovich and the NSO played it on their visit to Russia. You’ll hear how Christoph Eschenbach honors this tradition in May’s NSO Showcase. From Merry Old England to Moscow: two visionary symphonies on Classical WETA 90.9 FM.

Britten’s Spring Symphony on Choral Showcase Sunday, May 1, at 9 p.m.

pring is a funny thing in Washington. Sometimes it arrives in February, sometimes… later. Setting aside grumblings on foiled cherry blossom plans and other disappointments, Mother Nature’s inability to stick to the schedule makes it difficult for us too. We never know when it will be safe to schedule, weeks before the fact, music that celebrates our hard-earned, post-winter reward. This year, though, a new plan. Inspired by the May Day festival finale in Benjamin Britten’s Spring Symphony, we decided that May 1 is the day. And Britten’s choral triumph is the piece. Today we think of Britten as arguably the greatest setter of the English language, but, until his early 30s, he was known primarily as an instrumental composer. It was the opera Peter Grimes (although not Britten’s first work for singers) that showed the world his talent with English words. Britten’s knowledge of English literature was vast and, no doubt, fueled his innate understanding of how the English language and music should come together — and his selections of the best English writing to set.

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For Spring Symphony, Britten chose poetry across the centuries, celebrating, as he put it, “the progress of winter to spring, and the reawakening of the earth Benjamin Britten and life.” Poems from the 16th and 17th centuries (by, among others, Edmund Spenser, John Milton and George Peele) welcome the signs of spring, including birds (especially the cuckoo) plus whistling schoolboys, and a hymn to the morning star, “Day’s Harbinger,” all in part 1. Part 2 — the slow movement of the “symphony,” (which might really better be described as an oratorio) — depicts languid afternoons with longer days and growing heat, and includes words by Britten’s friend W.H. Auden; it’s “Out on the Lawn I lie in Bed.” The 3rd part “scherzo” is about amorous spring thoughts and partying. Part 4, triumphant in C Major, includes a part for cow horn, which always inspires springtime smiles — just like the season. Happy May Day! PHOTOFEST

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Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival on Front Row Washington Mondays, May 9 & 16, at 9 p.m. By Deborah Lamberton, Senior Producer

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Muir Quartet f you enjoy discovering music you’ve never heard before, make Monday nights at 9 p.m. your radio destination for in-concert recitals on Front Row Washington. Of course, we also present familiar works, including our May 2 program featuring Musicians From Marlboro at the Freer Gallery performing Mozart’s last major chamber work, the ebullient String Quintet in E-flat, K. 614, and Gabriel Fauré’s compelling first piano quartet, written shortly after he had met Liszt and Wagner. On the May 9 and 16 broadcasts we travel south for highlights from the 28th annual Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival. “Zen of the River” by Chris Brubeck (son of jazz great Dave Brubeck) opens the first of our two programs. Composed in 2014 for the Muir Quartet, the piece was inspired by cellist Mike Reynolds’ love of fly-fishing on Montana’s famous Gallatin River. With movements including “Waltz of the Water Walker” and “The Tale of the Leaping Fish,” Brubeck writes, “In my mind’s eye I kept seeing the long arching casts of the fishing line over the surface of the waters.” Following David Hardy & Lisa Emenheiser a Brahms viola sonata, the program concludes with the world premiere of a new chamber orchestration of Joan Tower’s Red Maple, for bassoon and string quartet. Our second of two programs from last year’s Fredericksburg Festival includes music from J.S. Bach’s “Musical Offering” and the impassioned, energetic C minor piano quintet by the 18-year-old protégé of Johannes Brahms, Ernö von Dohnányi. A special treat is Yuko Uebayashi’s “Misericordia” composed for flutist Carol Wincenc. Inspired by both Carol’s musicianship and an Italian work of art, this lovely flute and string quartet is based on a life cycle of 10 months. Beginning with “Awakening,” each month bears a name, from “Bursting with Life” and “The Little Mischief Makers,” to “Waltz of the Roses and Bees” and “Turning to the Light.” On Monday, May 23, we feature two eminent musicians both affiliated with the National Symphony Orchestra: principal cellist David Hardy and pianist Lisa Emenheiser, performing sonatas by Benjamin Britten and Sergei Rachmaninoff at the National Gallery of Art. We close out the month on Memorial Day with the New Orchestra of Washington performing works by Dmitri Shostakovich and Rodion Shchedrin.

Classical WETA Opera House Saturdays at 1 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM

May 7

Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Met Opera Season Finale

May 14 Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, Wolf Trap Opera recorded by Classical WETA May 21 R. Strauss’s Guntram, Washington Concert Opera recorded by Classical WETA May 28 Wagner’s Das Liebesverbot, World of Opera, Teatro Real, Madrid

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Center Stage from Wolf Trap The series Center Stage from Wolf Trap continues its 26-week run on Saturday evenings at 9 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM, showcasing live performances recorded from Chamber Music at the Barns. This month’s artists are East Coast Chamber Orchestra; Miró String Quartet; mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and pianist Kim Pensinger Witman; and violinist Lara St. John and pianist Martin Kennedy. Classical WETA’s Rich Kleinfeldt is host, along with Lee Anne Myslewski, who creates and programs the Chamber Music at The Barns series.

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Three Centuries of American Prints from the National Gallery of Art April 3–July 24

Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Made possible by Altria Group in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. The international tour of the exhibition is sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Additional support is provided by The Exhibition Circle of the National Gallery of Art. image: Ed Ruscha, Standard Station, 1966, screenprint, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation

In Celebration of Paul Mellon May 8–September 18

Organized by National Gallery of Art, Washington image: Winslow Homer, Berry Pickers, 1873, watercolor and gouache over graphite, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

National Gallery of Art ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE West Building, on the National Mall at Sixth and Constitution Ave NW Monday–Saturday: 10–5, Sunday: 11–6 | Phone: 202.737.4215

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CLASSIC. CONTEMPORARY. AMERICAN. WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director

2016–2017 SEASON

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE FESTIVAL DEAD MAN WALKING CHAMPION JUSTICE AT THE OPERA with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

STARS OF TOMORROW MADAME BUTTERFLY Major support for WNO is provided by Jacqueline Badger Mars. David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of WNO. WNO acknowledges the longstanding generosity of Life Chairman Mrs. Eugene B. Casey.

The Daughter of the Regiment, photo by David Bachman

Champion, photo by Ken Howard

Madame Butterfly, photo by Cory Weaver

Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director

Christopher Houlihan

2015–2016 Season

Organ Recital: Christopher Houlihan May 4, 2016

Please note the NSO does not perform in this concert.

Vadim Gluzman

Vadim Gluzman plays Tchaikovsky May 5–7, 2016

Andrew Litton, conductor Vadim Gluzman, violin

Alban Gerhardt

Alban Gerhardt plays Elgar May 12–14, 2016

Sir James MacMillan, conductor Alban Gerhardt, cello

Leila Josefowicz plays Salonen

Christoph Eschenbach

June 2–4, 2016

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin

Nathalie Stutzmann sings Mahler

Leila Josefowicz

June 9–11, 2016

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto

CONCERT HALL

Nathalie Stutzmann

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