Wednesday

Thursdays at 8 p.m. starting May 14 on WETA PBS “Thriller Thursdays” return, with the classic series Inspector Morse (above) airing in double features each week starting May 14. After the drama concludes in June, sequel series Lewis will begin.

kids through food distributions and education/reading projects. Repeats tonight, 12:30am 8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2 — Essie Davis stars. Episode 2. Death Comes Knocking. A séance to contact a soldier killed in World War I leads to two murders in Melbourne a decade after the war’s end. Repeats tonight, 1:30am; Sun 5/10, 11pm 9:00 FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES, SERIES 2 — Lauren Lee Smith and Chantel Riley star. Episode 7 of 10. 50 Shades of Greyson. Mary’s job is threatened when she accuses Detective Greyson of hiding evidence. Has she overstepped her bounds, or is Greyson a dirty cop? Repeats tonight, 2:30am 10:00 THE WETA MOVIE: BUGSY — Barry Levinson’s 1991 drama follows the story of how New York gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel started Las Vegas. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening and Harvey Keitel star. (2:15) 12:30AM THE GOOD ROAD — Parts 7 & 8 of 8. R

10 Sunday

6AM-12N See the Sunday, May 3 listings. 12N PACIFIC HEARTBEAT, SERIES 6: EVER THE LAND — For 150 years, grievances over colonization tactics defined the relationship between the Ngâi (tribe) Tûhoe and New Zealand government. In 2014, history was made as the Tûhoe’s ancestral homelands were returned, the government officially apologized and Tûhoe built a “Living Building” as a testament to their values and vision of self-governance. 1:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT, SERIES 6: NEXT GOAL WINS — In 2001, the tiny Pacific island of American Samoa suffered a world-record defeat at the hands of Australia, garnering headlines across the world as the worst soccer team on the planet. This film spotlights the power of hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and offers an object lesson in what it really means to be a winner in life. 2:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT, SERIES 7: POI E: THE STORY OF OUR SONG — Discover the story of how “Poi E,” a simple song with a catchy beat, became New Zealand’s unofficial national anthem. Not many songs have the power to bridge cultures, save towns, change lives, travel the world, set records and give pride to a culture, a community, a language and a people. 3:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT, SERIES 7: MAKING GOOD MEN — What would you say if you came face to face with your childhood bully as an adult? A film chronicles the story of two men — Norm Hewitt, a former New Zealand rugby player, and actor Manu Bennett (The Hobbit) — who reveal their account of bullying with unprecedented honesty and reconcile many years after one violently attacked the other at school. 4:30 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT, SERIES 7: BEING BRUNO BANANI — Learn about the first and only Tongan luge athlete, who managed to qualify in a remarkably short amount of time for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — Repeats Monday, 7am 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS, SERIES 2 — Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin CEO. R 7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:30 MR. TANIMOTO’S JOURNEY — After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, 120,000 American citizens of Japanese descent were imprisoned in internment camps across the United States. Follow the story of Jim Tanimoto, the last living member of a group of men known as Block 42 — who protested the loss of their constitutional rights. 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE, SERIES 9 — Part 7 of 8. The team celebrates the arrival of the maternity home’s long-awaited incubator. Kevin’s newest patient has a troubled home life and needs his emotional as well as medical support. Nurse Crane struggles with the cubs in Sgt. Woolf’s absence. 9:00 WORLD ON FIRE ON MASTERPIECE — Part 6 of 7. Paris falls to the Nazis, and Webster and Albert’s lives are turned upside down. 10:00 BAPTISTE ON MASTERPIECE — Part 5 of 6. Julien plots an audacious move to frame Constantin, which ends in bloodshed. 11:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2 — Episode 2. Death Comes Knocking. R

11 Monday

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am 8:00 ASIAN AMERICANS — A WETA co-production explores the impact of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the United States, on the country’s past, present and future, told through individual lives and personal histories. Part 1 of 5. Breaking Ground. See how new immigrants from China, Japan and beyond, despite anti-Asian laws, build railroads, dazzle in Hollywood and fight for equality. 9:00 ASIAN AMERICANS — Part 2 of 5. A Question of Loyalty. The first generation of U.S.-born Asian Americans have their loyalties tested during World War II. 10:00 TYRUS WONG: AMERICAN MASTERS — Discover the art, life and enduring impact of Tyrus Wong, the renowned Chinese-American painter behind Bambi and Rebel Without a Cause, via new and never-before-seen interviews, movie clips and art. Wong once exhibited with Picasso and Matisse. 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats tomorrow, 5pm

12 Tuesday

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am 8:00 ASIAN AMERICANS — The WETA co-production continues, exploring the impact of Asian Americans on the country’s past, present and future, told through individual lives and personal histories. Part 3 of 5. Good Americans. Learn how Asian Americans are targeted as perpetual foreigners during the Cold War. 9:00 ASIAN AMERICANS — Part 4 of 5. Generation Rising. A younger generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and new immigrants and war refugees expand the definition of Asian American. 10:00 ASIAN AMERICANS — Part 5 of 5. Breaking Through. Revisit the turn of the millennium, when Asian Americans are empowered by growing numbers and rising infl uence but face a reckoning of what it means to be an American in an increasingly polarized society. 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats tomorrow, 5pm

Saturday, May 16 at 10 p.m. on WETA PBS The WETA Movie features Funny Girl, starring Barbra Streisand (Oscar winner for her role) and Omar Sharif in William Wyler’s 1968 biographical comedy about Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice.