October 2011 - WETA Magazine

o c t o b e r 2 011 magazine for members

The WETA/Florentine Films Co-Production Premieres October 2–4 on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

Public Broadcasting for Greater

W TA Focus F

Washington

BACKGROUND IMAGE: CORBIS ©LOUIE PSIHOYOS

CABLE RISDON

ifty years ago this month, the magic began — WETA Channel 26 went on the air, inaugurating its service to the people of Greater Washington with a slate of programming produced for use in local schools. While the flip of a switch on October 2, 1961, began transmission of broadcast signals on TV 26, bringing the station to life was actually no easy task.

WETA was years in the making, the creation of a determined group of visionaries led by publisher Willard Kiplinger and former Arlington School Board member Elizabeth Campbell, whom Kiplinger recruited to lead WETA and who would devote 40 years to the station. The operating budget for the company that first year was, well, a shoestring — and yes, the very first pledge drive was inaugurated within the year, seeking to enlist community support for the fledgling public broadcasting station, Washington’s first.

In those early years, the station was itinerant, broadcasting from locations such as a classroom in Northern Virginia and a college gym in the District before settling into Arlington’s Shirlington neighborhood permanently a decade later. WETA quickly became a vital cultural institution in Greater Washington. By the end of just its first decade, WETA had expanded beyond creating programming for our community to also producing important television programming for the entire nation — and had added a thriving radio service.

A half-century later, WETA has produced a stunning portfolio of television and radio productions for our community and, capitalizing on our location in the national capital area, has long been a top producer of public affairs, history, and arts and cultural programming for a nationwide television audience, creating some of the finest and mostwatched programming in television history. And, of course, we are the exclusive home of classical music on radio in Greater Washington. We have also expanded our service to the Internet, producing award-winning websites that feature vital educational resources.

WETA has come a long way as a company since that first 1961 broadcast, but our mission remains unchanged — to produce and broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that recognize viewers’ and listeners’ intelligence, curiosity and interest in the world around them.

Making lifelong learning accessible to all is our goal, and each day, we strive to create high-quality content that will educate, entertain and inform all who choose to tune in — or log on.

Over the course of the next year, WETA will be celebrating 50 years of excellence, and we will take the opportunity to look back at the superb service that we create for the people of Greater Washington and beyond. Thank you for your support of WETA.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

WETA Through W

ETA’s public service began 50 years ago when, during the 1950s, a group of visionaries led

by Washington publisher Willard Kiplinger and former college dean and Arlington School Board Chairman Elizabeth Campbell secured a license from Kennedy administration FCC Chairman Newton Minow and ultimately launched WETA Channel 26 on October 2, 1961. Since then, WETA has steadily expanded its public service — but its mission remains fundamentally the same. WETA is committed to presenting educational programming for children and to providing opportunities for lifelong learning for all who seek enrichment, inspiration and information.

The ’70s and ’80s 1970: WETA 90.9 FM goes on the air with classical, jazz and folk music and news coverage, adding the new NPR news program All Things Considered in 1971

1970: Masterpiece Theatre goes on the air 1972: WETA moves to Shirlington in Arlington 1973/1974: WETA produces Senate Watergate hearings for a nationwide PBS audience

ARLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

1976: The MacNeil/Lehrer Report premieres 1978: The WETA series In Performance at the

Students throughout the area, such as these fifth-graders in 1963 at Arlington’s Page Elementary, viewed WETA programs at school.

The ’50s and ’60s

White House premieres during the Carter administration with a concert by pianist Vladimir Horowitz

1980: Mystery! goes on the air 1981: The WETA co-production A Capitol Fourth premieres, presenting the Independence Day concert and fireworks live from the National Mall

1985: WETA spotlights local arts with the new series Around Town, hosted by Robert Aubry Davis

1958: WETA’s first production, Time for Science — and programs that follow such as Elementary Spanish, Children’s Literature and Window on Our World — begin a long WETA tradition of creating educational programs for use in local schools 1962: WETA’s first pledge drive draws support from the community 1966: WETA TV 26 transmits its first weekend broadcasts; WETA’s main antenna moves to the highest tower in the Washington area on River Road in Bethesda 1967: WETA rolls out its first color broadcast: President Lyndon Johnson’s State of the Union Address

1967: WETA premieres Washington Week in Review, the first station-produced program accepted for national distribution by PBS. Paul Duke hosts 1974–1994, and Gwen Ifill takes the helm in September 1999 1969: Sesame Street premieres

2 OCTOBER 2011

WETA 90.9 FM went on the air in 1970 as a multi-format music and news station. Above, John Ferguson spins records that year.

the Decades The ’90s 1990: Ken Burns’s film The Civil War, a co-production with WETA, premieres and becomes the highest rated miniseries in the history of PBS. (See pages 6–7 for more about WETA’s partnership with Burns.)

1995: WETA purchases its current Shirlington headquarters — now designated Campbell Place in honor of Elizabeth Campbell

1996–1999: WETA pioneers digital television in 1996, receiving an experimental FCC license for digital broadcasting and beginning DTV transmissions; in 1997, WETA activates a new DTV transmitter and broadcasts its first HDTV production (Impressionists on the Seine); in 1998, WETA begins transmitting on DTV Channel 27; in 1999, WETA activates a new digital master control for radio and TV broadcasts 1999: WETA launches a classical music service online featuring 90.9 FM music and news programming

CHAD EVANS WYATT

1996: WETA launches its first New Media initiative, LD Online — a website (LDOnLine.org) that offers resources on learning disability

WETA camera crews have participated in filming the annual A Capitol Fourth concert and the National Memorial Day Concert.

2002: WETA Television begins digital multicasting, presenting four channels over the air 2006: WETA TV 26 launches the mini-documentary series WETA Neighborhoods, kicking off a new slate of local productions that include the series WETA All Access and The WETA Guide (see pages 4–5 for more on WETA’s local productions.)

2007: WETA changes radio format to all-classical CHAD EVANS WYATT

music and launches Classical WETA 90.9 FM, the exclusive classical music station in the nation’s capital

2007: The WETA Kids TV channel re-launches, WETA President and CEO Sharon Percy Rockefeller, here in WETA’s digital master control room, has led the station since 1989.

The 2000s 2000: WETA becomes a co-producer of the annual program strand The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, celebrating American humorists

2001–2007: WETA New Media projects include the launch of multimedia literacy project Reading Rockets (ReadingRockets.org) in 2001; Spanish language literacy site ColorinColorado.org in 2003; adolescent literacy site AdLit.org in 2007; and brain injury website BrainLine.org in 2008

airing programming 24 hours per day

2009: Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal wins the prestigious 2008 George Foster Peabody Award for excellence 2009: WETA completes the transition to all-digital television; analog broadcasts come to an end 2010: WETA launches all-vocal classical station VivaLaVoce online and via the HD2 signal of Classical WETA 90.9 FM 2011 and Beyond: With thriving television, radio and digital services and a vibrant production pipeline, there’s much more to come from WETA!

For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 3

Great Programs for O

n behalf of local television viewers throughout Greater Washington, WETA broadcasts outstanding programs from a wide array of sources, acquiring mainstay PBS shows, the finest BBC productions, and intriguing programs from a variety of independent producers and distributors. But the station doesn’t just air great programming — WETA TV 26 creates great television too. For an important pillar of WETA’s mission of public service to the community is the station’s commitment to producing engaging, high-quality programs that are made exclusively for local viewers.

While WETA TV 26’s portfolio of local productions was established at the outset of the station’s long history, the past decade in particular has seen a burst of WETA filmmaking that has explored and illuminated Greater Washington. From such local nostalgia programs as the 2003 WETA co-production Silver Spring: Story of an American Suburb and WETA’s 2004 film Arlington: Heroes, History & Hamburgers, the station’s local productionmaking has expanded to

4 OCTOBER 2011

spotlight more of the Washington area in a host of acclaimed programs. In 2006, WETA TV 26 premiered WETA Neighborhoods — a series of eleven minidocumentaries spotlighting communities from Shaw and Anacostia in the District to Del Ray in Arlington, Virginia, to Bowie, Maryland. The station then premiered two new local production strands, WETA All Access and The WETA Guide, which have since yielded an impressive array of programs on diverse topics: from Washington history to Metro, Union Station to the National Cathedral, the FBI Academy to the Washington Nationals baseball team, a local NASA site to Baltimore’s aquarium, plus local memorials, landmarks and more. WETA programs have also showcased many area dining establishments. And this month, WETA TV 26 premieres More Unusual Attractions—The WETA Guide, following up on a 2007 film spotlighting offbeat Greater Washington locations.

WETA’s vibrant, locally focused production efforts have a long history, spanning the decades since the station was founded. WETA’s first production was Time for Science, a 1958 elementary school science series that, like other early WETA production efforts, was created for use by teachers

Greater Washington in area schools. A remarkable slate of educational productions followed, featuring offerings such as WETA’s 1963 program Sets and Systems,, which introduced Washingtonarea grade-school teachers to new methods of teaching math, and English—Fact and Fancy, which in 1964 garnered WETA’s first Emmy Award.

In the 1970s and beyond, WETA TV 26 created public affairs productions, arts programs and more for a local audience. For more than a decade, Metro Week featured top Washington-area journalists interpreting the stories behind local headlines. And more recently, journalist Frank Sesno hosted a series of special reports and town-hall meetings on local issues. The station’s long-running local production Around Town made its debut in 1985 with Robert Aubry Davis — then as now — leading discussion by culture experts on local arts offerings. The station also has spotlighted exceptional local individuals, producing a decade of acclaimed WETA Hometown Heroes television profiles that honored area residents whose work and volunteer efforts benefited the community.

Along the way, WETA TV 26 has created scores of other locally focused productions, from financial specials for area viewers to local arts performances to cooking shows featuring area chefs sharing recipes. And there is much more in the works. Stay tuned!

A WETA TV 26 PRODUCTION

More Unusual Attractions — The WETA Guide —

Premieres Friday, October 7 at 9 p.m. and repeats Monday, October 10 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

W

here in Greater Washington can you walk with the dinosaurs, climb on an awakening giant, rest under the shade of a vast acorn, visit the world’s great Catholic shrines, explore medieval dungeons or try your hand at vintage pinball games? To find out about these and other activities off the beaten path around the metropolitan area, tune in to the latest, locally focused WETA TV 26 production, More Unusual Attractions, premiering this month on WETA Television. The half-hour film explores the area’s lesser-known landmarks and offers tips on where to find quirky sights and diverting experiences, following up on a 2007 WETA documentary, Unusual Attractions. The new film showcases even more of Greater Washington’s escapes and activities, visiting 18 locations that offer destination ideas for longtime area residents and new arrivals alike. Among the intriguing sites featured in WETA’s film are the Awakening Statue at National Harbor, the Boy Scout Memorial, Dinosaur Land, the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, the Masonic House of the Temple, the National Firearms Museum, the Acorn Gazebo, the National Museum of Crime and Punishment, Theodore Roosevelt Island, the National Pinball Museum, President Lincoln’s Cottage, a memorial to the Titanic and more. More Unusual Attractions is the latest production in The WETA Guide series, which has spotlighted Greater Washington’s communities, restaurants, activities and landmark sites.

A Great Partnership: or more than 25 years, WETA has partnered with filmmaker Ken Burns and his Florentine Films colleagues — including director Lynn Novick, writer Geoffrey Ward, writer-director Dayton Duncan, producer-editor Paul Barnes and cinematographer Buddy Squires — to bring to the American people a host of landmark documentary films.

Among them are iconic productions The Civil War, Baseball, The West, Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, JAZZ, THE WAR, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea — and films spotlighting American icons Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain and prizefighter Jack Johnson. These projects — some of the most critically acclaimed in public television history — perfectly reflect WETA’s mission: to create and broadcast compelling, educational programming of great quality and integrity in service to the public. Beautifully crafted, meticulously researched, and each one years in the making and featuring dazzling imagery and extraordinary stories, the films illuminate our nation’s history, spotlighting American society and identity.

WETA is proud to have played an important role in bringing these films to a viewing audience nationwide.

WETA supports the creative efforts of Burns and his colleagues through a host of vital endeavors that have included substantial fundraising; development of multi-faceted local

and national outreach programs extending to classrooms and beyond; and, since 2002, creation of acclaimed, resource-rich websites for each project that attract millions of page views on pbs.org.

Burns’s relationship with WETA began in the early 1980s, when he approached the station for help in securing final funding for one of his early documentaries, Huey Long, the story of the populist Louisiana senator. Impressed with a rough cut of the film, Ward Chamberlin — WETA’s station president and general manager at the time — helped out, launching a decades-long friendship and partnership between WETA and America’s premier documentary filmmaker, warmly embraced by WETA President and CEO Sharon Rockefeller, who succeeded Chamberlin in 1989 and is a top fan and fundraiser for Burns’s projects.

Since the mid-1980s, WETA and Burns have collaborated on 18 films — constituting more than 100 hours of programming for public television. As Huey Long came to air in 1985, Burns was already working with WETA on The Civil War, which would transfix viewers nationwide in 1990 and set a new standard for documentary film. The monumental 11-hour film broke new ground, featuring thousands of images of the war with an eye to poetic detail and a respect for the narrative force of the individual image.

The Civil War set the stage for the many long-form Burns

L–R: The Civil War; Baseball; Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

©BILL SPIKA

F

Above: Mark Twain Left: JAZZ

Ken Burns’s Projects with WETA 1985 — Huey Long

1994 — Baseball

1989 — The Congress

1996 — The West

1990 — The Civil War

1997 — Thomas Jefferson

1991 — Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

6 OCTOBER 2011

1997 — Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

1998 — Frank Lloyd Wright 1999 — Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

2001 — JAZZ 2002 — Mark Twain 2003 — Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip

2005 — Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2007 — THE WAR

WETA & Ken Burns

CRAIG MELLISH

Above: The National Parks Left: THE WAR

Coming Soon: 2009 — The National Parks: America’s Best Idea 2010 — The Tenth Inning 2011 — Prohibition

2012 — The Dust Bowl 2013 — Central Park Five 2014 — The Roosevelts 2015 — Jackie Robinson 2016 — Vietnam

The co-production of Florentine Films and WETA premieres October 2–4 at 8 p.m. Episodes repeat nightly and on Sunday, October 9, 1–7 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

T

he latest film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, created in partnership with WETA, Prohibition relates the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the era it encompassed from 1920 to 1933.

The six-hour film explores the Prohibition movement in historical context and spotlights the monumental social and cultural change wrought by the AmendA WETA CO-PRODUCTION ment and its ineffectual enforcement. The culmination of nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all Americans by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. But what began as a noble experiment became one of America’s most notorious civic failures, an object lesson in the challenge of legislating human behavior.

In the film, Burns and Novick raise intriguing questions — relevant today as they were 100 years ago — about individual rights and responsibilities, means and ends, the proper role of government, and American identity. For historical resources and more information about Prohibition, visit the WETA-created website at pbs.org/prohibition. And watch for mini-documentaries — produced by WETA TV 26 surrounding the film — which include an interview with Ken Burns and spotlight local Prohibition-related sites of interest.

COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION

documentaries that would follow and earned every major television award. It was the most-watched documentary of its time.

The productions (listed below) emanating from the partnership between Burns and WETA have garnered an astonishing array of honors — from Emmy Awards, Academy Award nominations, Grammy Awards, Peabody Awards and more — and hundreds of millions of viewers.

Just the top five most-watched of the films offer staggering numbers — 43 million viewers for Baseball, 39 million for The Civil War, 38 million for THE WAR, 33 million for The National Parks, and 31 million for JAZZ, underscoring the statement of late historian Stephen Ambrose, who collaborated with Burns on several films, that “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.”

This month, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and WETA debut Prohibition, which premieres October 2–4 on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD and on PBS stations nationwide. And there’s much more to come from this amazingly productive partnership, because WETA and Ken Burns have more productions planned at least a decade out — films soon to come will spotlight the Dust Bowl, the Roosevelts, Jackie Robinson, the Vietnam War and more.

Funding for Prohibition is provided by Bank of America; Public Broadcasting Service; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; National Endowment for the Humanities; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; members of the Better Angels Society, including the Montrone Family through The Penates Foundation; and Park Foundation, Inc. Local funding for Prohibition is provided by the Center for Alcohol Policy and GEICO.

2018 — Country Music PROHIBITION COVER: POLICE RAID, NEW YORK CITY, CIRCA 1921. CREDIT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

will Ferrell T

The WETA co-production airs Monday, October 31 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

“I will now begin cultivating a Mark Twain-esque his year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honors actor and in anticipation of the event.” moustache

comedian Will Ferrell with its 14th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, bestowing the award in a star-studded evening of comedy in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in late October. The evening will pay tribute to the humor and accom-31, Premieres Monday, October plishments of the television icon and motion-picture star; and, as it has for a decade, WETA will capture the proceedings as a host of top comedians and celebrity friends fête and roast Ferrell. A 90-minute special — a production of WETA, CoMedia, Mark Krantz Productions, Cappy Productions and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — will be taped by WETA at the event and broadcast by WETA and other PBS stations nationwide on Monday, October 31. Among the guests appearing onstage will be Jack Black, Larry King, Adam McKay, Lorne Michaels, Conan O’Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon.

Musical guest artists include the band Green Day. The Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize, named for the prominent humorist, focuses on those who create humor from their uniquely American experiences. The Kennedy Center established the award in October 1998, and it has been televised annually. WETA has co-produced the television broadcast since 2000, and each year, the broadcast is among PBS’s most eagerly anticipated and popular offerings nationwide. Recipients of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize have been Richard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Crystal (2007), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009), and Tina Fey (2010).

This year’s honoree, Will Ferrell, starred on Saturday Night Live for seven seasons, appearing in comedy skits and doing impressions. His film credits include Everything Must Go, The Other Guys, Megamind, Stranger Than Fiction (Golden Globe nomination), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Zoolander, Elf (left), the Woody Allen feature Melinda and Melinda, Old School, and an adaptation of The Producers, which earned Ferrell his first Golden Globe nomination in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor. In 2009, Ferrell debuted on Broadway, headlining the sold out, Tony Award-nominated one-man comedy show You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush.

— Will Ferrell

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

2011 at 9:00 PM ET

Major funding for Will Ferrell: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers.

Air travel is provided by American Airlines.

8 OCTOBER 2011

WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

October primetime simulcast listings

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

8:00

8:30

9:00

9:30

10:00

10:30

1

Sat

Doc Martin II (Pt 6 of 8. The Family Way) (to 8:47pm) & Doc Martin II (Pt 7 of 8. Out of the Woods) (to 9:33pm)

2

Sun

Prohibition (Ep 1 of 3. A Nation of Drunkards)

3

Mon

Prohibition (Ep 2 of 3. A Nation of Scofflaws)

Prohibition (Ep 2 of 3) (to 12m)

4

Tue

Prohibition (Ep 3 of 3. A Nation of Hypocrites)

Prohibition (Ep 3 of 3) (to 12m)

5

Wed

Nature: Dogs That Changed the World (Pt 1 of 2)

NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals

Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Ancient Rome: The Glorious Empire

6

Thu

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Foot

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Affair at the Victory Ball (to 9:52pm) & The WETA Mystery: Foyle’s War: The German Woman (to 12m)

7

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Inside Washington Ifill and National Journal

More Unusual AttracLife Is a Banquet: The Rosalind Russell tions—The WETA Guide Story

8

Sat

Doc Martin II (Pt 8 of 8. Erotomania) (to 8:47pm) & Doc Martin III (Pt 1 of 9. On the Edge, Part 1) (to 9:33pm)

9

Sun

Nature: Birds of the Gods

Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis, Series IV: The Gift of Promise (to 10:30pm) & The WETA Mystery: Inspector Lewis, Series II: The Great and the Good (to 12m)

10

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Raleigh, NC

More Unusual AttracThe War of 1812 (to 11:30pm) tions—The WETA Guide

11

Tue

Marilyn Monroe: Behind the Legend

History Detectives

Frontline: Anthrax Files (to 11pm) & Women, War & Peace (Pt 1 of 5) (to 12m)

12

Wed

NOVA: Dogs That Changed the World (Pt 2 of 2)

NOVA: Dogs Decoded

Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: The Pyramids: Jewels of the Nile

13

Thu

Sherlock Holmes: Silver Blaze

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (to 9:52pm) & The WETA Mystery: Foyle’s War: The White Feather (to 12m)

14

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Inside Washington Ifill and National Journal

PBS Arts from Minnesota: Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore (to 11:30pm) & Need to Know (to 12m)

15

Sat

Doc Martin III (Pt 2 of 9. On the Edge, Part 2) (to 8:47pm) & Doc Martin III (Pt 3 of 9. The Apple Doesn’t Fall) (to 9:33pm)

16

Sun

Country Music: In Performance at the White House

Masterpiece Mystery!: Case Histories (Ep 1 of 3) (to 11pm) & Hustle, Series I (Ep 1 of 6) (to 12m)

17

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Atlantic City, NJ

Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City, UT

William & Mary, Series I (Eps 1 & 2 of 6) (to 11:35pm)

18

Tue

Shirley Temple: America’s Little Darling

History Detectives

Frontline: Lost in Detention (to 11pm) & Women, War & Peace (Pt 2 of 5) (to 12m)

19

Wed

Nature: Radioactive Wolves

NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth

20

Thu

Sherlock Holmes: Wisteria Lodge

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Yellow Iris (to 9:52pm) & The WETA Mystery: Foyle’s War: A Lesson in Murder (to 12m)

21

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Inside Washington Ifill and National Journal

PBS Arts from Seattle: Pearl Jam 20 (to 11:30pm) & Need to Know (to 12m)

22

Sat

Doc Martin III (Pt 4 of 9. Movement) (to 8:47pm) & Doc Martin III (Pt 5 of 9. City Slickers) (to 9:33pm)

23

Sun

Nature: Life in Death Valley

Masterpiece Mystery!: Case Histories (Ep 2 of 3) (to 11pm) & Hustle, Series I (Ep 2 of 6) (to 12m)

24

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Atlantic City, NJ

Antiques Roadshow: Milwaukee, WI

William & Mary, Series I (Eps 3 & 4 of 6) (to 11:35pm)

25

Tue

Britain’s Royal Weddings (Pt 1 of 2)

History Detectives

Frontline: Death by Fire (to 11pm) & Women, War & Peace (Pt 3 of 5) (to 12m)

26

Wed

Nature: Invasion of the Giant Pythons

NOVA: Iceman Murder Mystery

Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Stonehenge & the Ancient Britons

27

Thu

Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce Partington Plans

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Adventures of the Italian Nobleman (to 9:52pm) & The WETA Mystery: Foyle’s War: Eagle Day (to 12m)

28

Fri

Washington Week with Gwen Inside Washington Ifill and National Journal

PBS Arts from Miami: Miami City Ballet

29

Sat

Doc Martin III (Pt 6 of 9. The Admirer) (to 8:47pm) & Doc Martin III (Pt 7 of 9. The Holy Bears a Prickle) (to 9:33pm)

30

Sun

America in Primetime (Ep 1 of 4. Man of the House)

Masterpiece Mystery!: Case Histories (Ep 3 of 3) & Hustle, Series I (Ep 3 of 6) (to 12m)

31

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Unique Antiques

Will Ferrell: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

Need to Know

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: After the Thin Man (to 11:30pm)

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Music Man (to 12:05am)

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Annie Get Your Gun (to 11:30pm)

9:00

This American Land (to 11pm) & Need to Know

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Nun’s Story (to 12:05am)

9:30

William & Mary, Series I (Ep 5 of 6) (to 11:30pm)

10:00

10:30

Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)

For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

8:30

(from 9:39pm) Prohibition (Ep 1 of 3) (to 12m)

WETA Television

8:00

(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: The Thin Man (to 11:06pm) & The WETA Movie: A Shot in the Dark (to 1am)

W TA TV 26 & W TA HD October 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 7 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.

• Weeknight primetime on WETA TV 26 often repeats the next weekday on WETA TV 26 — see repeat listings.

• WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6 a.m.–9 a.m. weekends. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 18 for schedule information.

Program Key ■ — 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 TV 26 Cox 1026 FiOS 526

26.1 Over the Air Via Antenna DirecTV 26, 26-1 Comcast 220 RCN 613 (in the D.C. area)

Comcast 219 (Baltimore area)

1 Saturday WALTER P. REUTHER LIBRARY, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 EASTENDERS — Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 SIMPLY MING 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 EVERYDAY FOOD 2:00 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:30 BAKING WITH JULIA 3:00 LIDIA’S ITALY 3:30 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 4:00 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:30 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 5:00 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II — Part 6 of 8. The Family Way. 8:47 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II — Part 7 of 8. Out of the Woods.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE THIN MAN — Sophisticated Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) solve a murder mystery with their terrier, Asta, in the 1934 comic drama. (1:33) Repeats Sun 10/2, 11:30am

A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Sunday–Tuesday, October 2–4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD and repeating each night and 1–7 p.m. on Sunday, October 9.

Prohibition, a film directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and a coproduction of WETA and Florentine Films, chronicles the campaign against alcohol that led to the rise and rule of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution and follows the story of the amendment’s repeal.

11:10 THE WETA MOVIE: A SHOT IN THE DARK — The 1964 film, a sequel to The Pink Panther, stars Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer. Inspector Clouseau tries to prove a parlor maid is innocent of killing her chauffer lover.

(1:41) Repeats Sun 10/2, 1pm

2 Sunday

©EBC

WETA Television

26.4 Over the Air Via Antenna Cox 26, 802 RCN 26 Comcast 26, 267 FiOS 26, 471 Dish 8076

WETA HD

Wednesdays, October 5 & 12 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A two-part film, Nature: Dogs That Changed the World, explores, respectively, dogs’ evolution and diversity, and dogs’ hard-wired instincts. On October 12 at 9 p.m., NOVA: Dogs Decoded examines canine genetic history, illuminating the origin of dogs.

ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–7PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

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 ROGER EBERT PRESENTS AT THE MOVIES 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: THE THIN MAN — (1:33) R 1:00 THE WETA MOVIE: A SHOT IN THE DARK — (1:41) R 2:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 3:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: RALEIGH, NC — Repeats Thur 10/6, 1pm 4:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: SALT LAKE CITY, UT 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: BARCELONA CITY GUIDE — Repeats Mon 10/3, 1pm 6:00 NIAGARA FALLS — A film examines the American landmark, exploring how man has related to nature over the centuries. With spectacular videography, on-the-spot interviews and quirky archival imagery,

10 ocTobEr 2011 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

carol highsmith

the documentary tells the story of the nation’s first great symbol. Repeats Tue 10/4, 1pm SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 7PM–11:30PM: 7:00 NATURE: THE DESERT LIONS — Nature spotlights an extraordinary population of lions living in the Namib Desert on Africa’s wild and forbidding Skeleton Coast. {DVI} Repeats Wed 10/5, 1pm 8:00 PROHIBITION — A film directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and co-produced by Florentine Films and WETA explores the true story of America’s “Great Experiment” outlawing alcohol, chronicling the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Episode 1 of 3. A Nation of Drunkards. By 1830, the average American over 15 years old consumes nearly three times as much as we drink today. As a wave of spiritual fervor for reform sweeps the country, many begin to see alcohol as a scourge. By the mid 1800s, powerful groups form to push for Prohibition, which eventually becomes law.

Repeats tonight; Mon 10/3, 2pm, 4pm; Sun 10/9, 1pm 9:39 PROHIBITION — Episode 1 of 3. A Nation of Drunkards. R

a weta production Friday, October 7 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A new WETA TV 26 film, More Unusual Attractions—The WETA Guide, a sequel to a 2007 WETA production, explores more of Greater Washington’s lesser-known landmarks, destinations and activities.

See page 5 for details. The film repeats Monday, October 10 at 9 p.m.

Above, the statue at President Lincoln’s Cottage in the District.

3 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PROHIBITION — Episode 2 of 3. A Nation of Scofflaws. In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect, making it illegal to manufacture, transport or sell intoxicating liquor. This episode examines the problems of enforcement, as millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight. “Drys” had hoped Prohibition would make the country a safer place, but the law has many victims.

Repeats tonight; Tue 10/4, 2pm, 4pm; Sun 10/9, 3pm 10:00 PROHIBITION — Episode 2 of 3. A Nation of Scofflaws. R 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

4 Tuesday

6 Thursday

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PROHIBITION — Episode 3 of 3. A Nation of Hypocrites.

Gangsters make huge profits and wreak havoc in cities across the country as Prohibition gives rise to unintended consequences. By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition — the “Noble Experiment” — has failed. After the election of FDR in 1932, Prohibition is repealed. Repeats tonight; Wed 10/5, 2pm, 4pm; Sun 10/9, 5pm 10:00 PROHIBITION — Episode 3 of 3. A Nation of Hypocrites. R 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE DEVIL’S FOOT — Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) is on holiday in the countryside in Cornwall on the advice of his physician when one morning his routine is violently interrupted by an extraordinary affair that has occurred during the night.

Repeats Fri 10/7, 1pm 9:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THE AFFAIR AT THE VICTORY BALL — Radio star Coco Courtney is found dead from a cocaine overdose after attending a Victory Ball at which Poirot (David Suchet) was also present.

At the ball Poirot noticed Coco arguing with Viscount Cronshaw, later found dead in the supper room. Poirot and Inspector Japp investigate. Repeats Fri 10/7, 2pm 9:52 THE WETA MYSTERY: FOYLE’S WAR: THE GERMAN WOMAN — While World War II rages, police detective Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) fights crime in his quiet English coastal town, probing war-related cases of murder, espionage and treason. The German Woman. Parts 1 & 2 of 2. In this original episode, when a beautiful Austrian woman is found murdered with a swastika painted on a nearby tree, Foyle realizes the Sussex town harbors any number of suspects. Repeats Fri 10/7, 3pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

5 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: DOGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD — Part 1 of 2. The Rise of the Dog. All dogs claim the wolf as an ancestor, but how did the many breeds of domesticated dog evolve? Scientists use DNA analysis and research to crack the mystery of canine diversity and evolution. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/6, 2pm; Tue 10/11, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: BUILDING THE GREAT CATHEDRALS — Carved from hundreds of millions of pounds of stone, soaring

COURTESY ACORN MEDIA

7 Friday

Thursdays in October at 9:52 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Michael Kitchen (right) stars in the acclaimed series Foyle’s War, which follows a police inspector as he investigates crimes on the home front in England during World War II. Co-starring are Anthony Howell (as Sgt. Milner) and Honeysuckle Weeks (as Sam Stewart).

8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 10/8, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a roundtable discussion of the news of the week.

Repeats Sat 10/8, 6pm 9:00 MORE UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS—THE WETA GUIDE — A new WETA 26 production explores some of Greater Washington’s lesser-known landmarks, destinations and activities. Among the 18 attractions featured in the program are President Lincoln’s Cottage, the National Pinball Museum, the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, the Awakening statue at National Harbor, the National Museum of Crime and Punishment, and Dinosaur Land. Repeats Mon 10/10, 9pm; Wed 10/12, 5:30pm; Sun 10/16, 4pm 9:30 LIFE IS A BANQUET: THE ROSALIND RUSSELL STORY — A film traces the show business career of the legend-

For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 11

WETA Television

atop a spider web of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But many of these architectural gems now teeter on the brink of collapse. To save them, a team of engineers, architects, art historians and computer scientists search the structures for clues to their construction. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/6, 3pm 10:00 LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: ANCIENT ROME: THE GLORIOUS EMPIRE — A series explores great ancient historical monuments. Ancient Rome: The Glorious Empire. Places such as the Forum, the Coliseum and the Pantheon exude an atmosphere of distant glories, providing echoes of a remarkable people.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

DAVID LITZ; WNED-TV & FLORENTINE FILMS/HOTT PRODUCTIONS INC.

a weta presentation

The War of 1812

nticipating the bicentennial of the two-and-a-half year conflict that forged the destiny of North America, a comprehensive new history documentary, The War of 1812, explores how from 1812 to 1815, Americans battled against Britain, Canadian colonists, and allied Native American tribes, with outcomes shaping national boundaries and identity in North America.

The two-hour film, produced by WNED-TV Buffalo/ Toronto and Florentine Films/Hott Productions Inc., in association with WETA, reveals little-known sides of an important war that many recognize only as the origin of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

The documentary offers multiple perspectives on the conflict, explores the multifold causes of the war and events leading up to it, spotlights a host of battles on land and sea (including many around Greater Washington), and documents the national mythologies that developed surrounding a war that, though initiated by the United States, saw American armies surrender en masse and the White House and Capitol burned before a victory in the field brought the war to a conclusion, not so much “won” as “spun.” For more information about The War of 1812, visit the program’s website at pbs.org/1812.

The War of 1812 has been made possible by a major grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional funding is provided by The Wilson Foundation, Warren and Barbara Goldring, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Phil Lind and The Annenberg Foundation, with additional support from The Baird Foundation, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission and Jackman Foundation.

9 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–7PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9AM–11AM See the Sunday, October 2 listings.

11:00 THE WETA MOVIE: AFTER THE THIN MAN — (1:53) R 1:00 PROHIBITION — Part 1 of 3. A Nation of Drunkards. R 3:00 PROHIBITION — Part 2 of 3. A Nation of Scofflaws. R 5:00 PROHIBITION — Part 3 of 3. A Nation of Hypocrites. R SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 7PM–12M: 7:00 GROWING HOPE AGAINST HUNGER — A family special from Sesame Workshop — makers of Sesame Street — illuminates the problem of childhood hunger. During a food drive, Elmo meets country music star Brad Paisley and actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley and learns how the struggle with hunger affects a new friend, Lily. They visit a community garden and learn how people can work together to take steps towards solutions. Documentaries of four real families that have experienced hunger spotlight strategies and resources that help.

8:00 NATURE: BIRDS OF THE GODS — Living in the depths of the New Guinean rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. But finding these birds in the wild is a supremely difficult assignment, and to witness their extraordinary mating displays is even tougher.

The BBC’s Sir David Attenborough introduces a team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling expedition to find and film these birds. {DVI} Repeats Tue 10/11, 5pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: INSPECTOR LEWIS, SERIES IV: THE GIFT OF PROMISE — Kevin Whately portrays Oxford crimefighter Inspector Lewis, alongside Laurence Fox as Lewis’s colleague, Deputy Sergeant Hathaway. During an investigation of a brutal bludgeoning, what seems to be a blackmail plot gone wrong turns into a case much more sinister. {DVI} 10:30 THE WETA MYSTERY: INSPECTOR LEWIS, SERIES II: THE GREAT AND THE GOOD — Lewis and Hathaway track down the prime suspect in the assault of a teenage girl, but he has a seemingly watertight alibi from three pillars of the community. When the suspect is murdered, Lewis reveals a web of intrigue and sordid secrets that exposes the Oxford elite. {DVI}

10 Monday 9AM–7PM ROBIN HOOD, SERIES II — WETA Television presents the second season — thirteen 45-minute episodes — of a BBC production that brings the legend of Robin Hood to life, starring Jonas Armstrong as Robin Hood, Lucy Griffiths as Marian and Keith Allen as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin of Locksley sets up camp in Sherwood Forest with his outlaws and battles the Sheriff, making plans to prove the Sheriff’s treason to King Richard and steal the Sheriff’s treasure.

ary actress of Hollywood’s Golden Era. Rosalind Russell was the star of Auntie Mame, His Girl Friday, Gypsy and scores of other memorable films and Broadway shows.

She was also a lifelong humanitarian, helping to found the U.S.O. Actor Kathleen Turner narrates.

10:30 NEED TO KNOW 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

COURTESY ROBERT DAY

WETA Television

A

airs Monday, October 10 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II — Part 8 of 8. Erotomania.

8:47 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Part 1 of 9. On the Edge, Part 1.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: AFTER THE THIN MAN — Sleuths Nick and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy and William Powell) get caught in a web of blackmail and murder while trying to help a distant relative in the 1936 mystery. (1:53) Repeats Sun 10/9, 11am

8 Saturday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, October 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–11:30PM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R

Sunday, October 9 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD In a new episode of Inspector Lewis on Masterpiece Mystery!, the sleuth (Kevin Whately) investigates a sinister murder case.

12 october 2011 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

11 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MARILYN MONROE: BEYOND THE LEGEND — A film spotlights Marilyn Monroe’s great moments on film — in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How To Marry a Millionaire, The Seven-Year Itch, Some Like It Hot, Bus Stop and The Misfits. The program features movie clips, home movies, archival footage and interviews with celebrity friends. Richard Widmark narrates. Repeats Wed 10/12, 2pm; Thur 10/13, 5pm; Sun 10/16, 2pm 9:00 HISTORY DETECTIVES — In this episode, a one-ofa-kind photograph poses a jarring question: Is the African American wearing a Confederate uniform a slave or free man? And, did Hollywood treat the Native Americans listed in a payment ledger fairly? Then, what can an ornate stock certificate tell us about the earliest days of developing Harlem?

10:00 FRONTLINE: THE ANTHRAX FILES — In the fall of 2001 envelopes carrying deadly Anthrax were delivered to U.S. Senate offices, network news divisions, and a tabloid newspaper. Five people were killed, many more infected and the nation was terrorized. Seven years later, after mistakenly pursuing one suspect, a vast, complex FBI investigation ended when they identified Army scientist Dr. Bruce Ivins as the sole perpetrator of the attacks — after Ivins had taken his own life. Now, new questions are being raised about whether Ivins really did it.

11:00 WOMEN, WAR & PEACE — A five-part series presents stories of women in conflict zones around the world who are emerging as critical partners in brokering peace and as leaders forging new international laws governing conflict. Part 1 of 5. I Came to Testify. A group of 16 women who had been imprisoned and raped by Serb-led forces in a Bosnian town took the witness stand in an international court of law, and the verdict led to new international laws about sexual violence in war. Matt Damon narrates. Repeats Sat 10/15, 12m 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

12 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: DOGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD — Part 2 of 2. Dogs By Design. Some working dogs are able to use their skills to perform tasks they were bred for, but as the many breeds of dogs transform and multiply, how

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SHERLOCK HOLMES: SILVER BLAZE — England’s most remarkable racehorse is missing and his trainer has been murdered. The local constabulary has made an arrest, but Holmes (Jeremy Brett) is not convinced of the man’s guilt. Repeats Fri 10/14, 1pm 9:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THE ADVENTURE OF THE EGYPTIAN TOMB — Against the advice of his companions, when archaeologist Sir John Willard discovers King Men-her-Ra’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, he smashes it open to reveal the treasures within. Seconds later he suffers a fatal heart attack.

Lady Willard appoints Poirot (David Suchet) to investigate but, alarmingly, almost everyone connected with the discovery begins to drop dead. Is the tomb cursed?

Repeats Fri 10/14, 2pm 9:52 THE WETA MYSTERY: FOYLE’S WAR: THE WHITE FEATHER — While World War II rages, police detective Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) fights crime in his quiet English coastal town, probing war-related cases of murder, espionage and treason. The White Feather.

Parts 1 & 2 of 2. The arrest of a young girl on a sabotage charge brings Foyle into contact with a group of English Nazi sympathizers. Repeats Fri 10/14, 3pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

WETA Television

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: RALEIGH, NC — R epeats Tue 10/11, 2pm; Wed 10/12, 1pm; Sun 10/16, 3pm 9:00 MORE UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS—THE WETA GUIDE — A new WETA 26 production explores some of Greater Washington’s lesser-known landmarks, destinations and activities. See the Friday, October 7, 9 p.m. listing on page 11, and page 5 for complete details. Repeats Wed 10/12, 5:30pm; Sun 10/16, 4pm 9:30 THE WAR OF 1812 — For two and a half years, Americans fought against the British, Canadian colonists and native nations. Some of the War of 1812’s battles and heroes became legendary, yet its blunders and cowards were just as prominent. A film created in association with WETA explores the conflict that forged the destiny of North America. {DVI} Repeats Tue 10/11, 3pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

13 Thursday

14 Friday 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 10/15, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 10/15, 6pm 9:00 PBS ARTS FROM MINNESOTA: GILBERT AND SULLIVAN’S HMS PINAFORE — A new production of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic presents fresh musical arrangements of Sir Arthur Sullivan’s melodies — ranging from big band swing to classic pop, recorded at Minnesota’s Guthrie Theater. The performance, directed by the theater’s artistic director, Joe Dowling, is part of the PBS Fall Arts Festival.

11:30 NEED TO KNOW 12M CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

COURTESY MICHAL DANIEL

PHOTOFEST

Tuesday, October 11 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD With film clips and interviews, Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend illuminates the life of the film star and pop culture icon.

can humans learn to cope with the hard-wired instincts of their pets? {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/13, 2pm; Sun 10/16, 7pm; Tue 10/18, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: DOGS DECODED — NOVA investigates new discoveries in genetics that are illuminating the origin of dogs — with revealing implications for the evolution of human culture as well. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/13, 3pm 10:00 LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: THE PYRAMIDS: JEWELS OF THE NILE — Time has not dimmed the magnificence of the Pyramids with the power, history and air of mystery surrounding these spectacular tombs. Repeats Thur 10/13, 4pm; Sun 10/16, 6pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

Friday, October 14 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore features a new Minnesota production of the classic musical. This month, the Friday night PBS Fall Arts Festival also presents a Cameron Crowe film about rock band Pearl Jam (October 21) and a performance of Balanchine and Tharp dances by the Miami City Ballet (October 28).

For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 13

airs Sunday, October 16, 23 & 30 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

WETA Television

J

ason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The Patriot) stars as private investigator Jackson Brodie, a tough former soldier and policeman with a heart of gold, in a threeepisode Masterpiece Mystery! series Case Histories, based on the acclaimed novels by author Kate Atkinson. Brodie, haunted by a past family tragedy, struggles to balance his personal and professional life while coming to the rescue of the bereaved, the lost and the dysfunctional in the Scottish city of Edinburgh — all to a personal soundtrack of mournful American country songs as he mulls his weary, lovelorn life.

Atkinson’s first novel in the Jackson Brodie series, Case Histories, was hailed by Stephen King as “the best mystery of the decade” after its publication in 2004.

She followed it with One Good Turn and When Will There Be Good News? — each adapted in a two-hour episode in this series. The author’s signature style is to entangle her hero in a web of cases — some involving Jackson’s work as a sleuth for hire and others dealing with crimes he chances across in his gritty encounters with Edinburgh’s seamier side. As the clues in this jumble of investigations mount, it becomes clear that the pieces may be connected.

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

15 Saturday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, October 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12:05AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Part 2 of 9. On the Edge, Part 2.

8:47 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Part 3 of 9. The Apple Doesn’t Fall.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE MUSIC MAN — In the 1962 musical, librarian Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones) hears a sour note when a charming con man (Robert Preston) convinces Iowa townspeople to start a boys marching band. The film won an Academy Award for Best Music.

(2:31) Repeats Sun 10/16, 11:30am

16 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–7PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9AM–11:30AM See the Sunday, October 2 listings.

THE WETA MOVIE: THE MUSIC MAN — (2:31) R MARILYN MONROE: BEYOND THE LEGEND — R ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: RALEIGH, NC — R MORE UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS—THE WETA GUIDE — R UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS—THE WETA GUIDE — A WETA TV 26 production presents a tour of some of Greater Washington’s most unique attractions, from National Cathedral gargoyles to Glen Echo Park, from a Bavarian beer hall to oddities at the National Museum of Health and Medicine.

5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: BOLIVIA — Repeats Mon 10/17, 1:30pm 6:00 LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: THE PYRAMIDS: JEWELS OF THE NILE — R SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 7PM–12M: 7:00 NATURE: DOGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD — Part 2 of 2. Dogs By Design. See the Wednesday, October 12, 8 p.m. listing. {DVI} R 8:00 COUNTRY MUSIC: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE — A WETA production presents a special concert celebrating country music with an all-star lineup of top musical artists performing at the White House for the President and Mrs. Obama. R epeats Tue 10/18, 5pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: CASE HISTORIES — In a series based on author Kate Atkinson’s acclaimed novels, Jason Isaacs is private investigator Jackson Brodie, a tough former soldier and policeman in Edinburgh. Episode 1 of 3. Brodie takes on the cold case of a girl who went missing thirty years earlier. He is also talked into helping a grieving father find the man who murdered his daughter, and tracking down the niece of a mysterious seductress. Repeats Mon 10/17, 2:30pm 11:00 HUSTLE, SERIES I — An action-packed BBC drama follows the fortunes of a gang of five expert con artists — criminals with conscience — let loose on the streets of London, keen to liberate cash from the amoral and undeserving. Episode 1 of 6. Mickey Stone (Robert Vaughn), master of the long con, is back to his old ways after a two-year stint in prison and is intent on pulling his old gang — Ash, Stacie and Albert — back together.

17 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Repeats Tue 10/18, 2pm; Wed 10/19, 1pm; Sun 10/23, 2:30pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Repeats Tue 10/18, 3pm; Sun 10/23, 3:30pm 10:00 WILLIAM & MARY, SERIES I — A romantic British drama stars Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) and Julie Graham as lonely hearts looking for love. Episode 1 of 6. Undertaker William Shawcross joins a dating agency in the hope of finding his ideal match, and is instantly attracted to put-upon midwife Mary Gilcrest: but she has her hands full with a mother-to-be suffering from a terminal illness. Repeats Tue 10/18, 4pm 10:47 WILLIAM & MARY, SERIES I — Episode 2 of 6. William writes to Mary to explain, but her mother conceals the note, hoping that Mary will resume a romance with her former boyfriend Rick. Meanwhile, William pays a call on a dying woman.

11:35 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

18 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SHIRLEY TEMPLE: AMERICA’S LITTLE DARLING — By the age of four, Shirley Temple had become a film star adored by adults and children alike, and had already broken records at the box office. A film biography offers a retrospective of the life and times of the precocious child star. {DVI} Repeats Wed 10/19, 2pm; Thur 10/20, 5pm; Sun 10/23, 1:30pm

Attention Martin Clunes fans!

Starting Monday, October 17 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) and Julie Graham star as lonely hearts looking for love in the romantic British drama William & Mary.

14 october 2011 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

COURTESY EXECUTIVE PROGRAM SERVICES

Masterpiece Mystery!: Case Histories

©STEFFAN HILL 2010/BBC/RUBY FILMS

11:30 2:00 3:00 4:00 4:30

9:52 THE WETA MYSTERY: FOYLE’S WAR: A LESSON IN MURDER — While World War II rages, police detective Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) fights crime in his quiet English coastal town, probing war-related cases of murder, espionage and treason. A Lesson in Murder.

Parts 1 & 2 of 2. A conscientious objector dies in police custody, setting in motion a series of suspicious deaths and a complicated puzzle for Foyle. Repeats Fri 10/21, 3pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

21 Friday a weta production Sunday, October 16 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A WETA production, Country Music: In Performance at the White House, features top artists celebrating country greats in a concert hosted by the President and Mrs. Obama at the White House on October 5.

19 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: RADIOACTIVE WOLVES — Twenty-five years after the historic nuclear accident at Chernobyl, filmmakers and scientists set out to document the lives of the packs of wolves and other wildlife thriving in the “dead zone” that surrounds the remains of the reactor. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/20, 2pm; Sun 10/23, 7pm 9:00 NOVA: FINDING LIFE BEYOND EARTH — A special two-hour NOVA program explores how scientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone? Combining the latest telescope images with dazzling computer graphics, the program explores the sights and sounds of alien worlds, while top astrobiologists explain how these places are changing how we think about the potential for life in our solar system. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/20, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

22 Saturday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, October 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–11:20PM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Part 4 of 9. Movement.

8:47 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Part 5 of 9. City Slickers.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN — In the 1950 musical, sharpshooter Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton) joins Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and aims to win her man (Howard Keel). (1:47) Repeats Sun 10/23, 11:30am

23 Sunday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–7PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9AM–11:30AM See the Sunday, October 2 listings.

11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN — (1:47) R 1:30 SHIRLEY TEMPLE: AMERICA’S LITTLE DARLING — R 2:30 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ATLANTIC CITY — R 3:30 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: SALT LAKE CITY — R 4:30 MEMORIALS—THE WETA GUIDE — A WETA TV 26 production explores the history and meaning of Greater Washington’s memorials and monuments to the armed forces, military campaigns and presidents.

5:00 GLOBE TREKKER SPECIAL: GREAT NATURAL WONDERS — Repeats Mon 10/24, 1:30pm

COURTESY KLAUS FEICHTENBERGER

20 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SHERLOCK HOLMES: WISTERIA LODGE — A man enjoys dinner at Wisteria Lodge in the Surrey countryside, but in the morning, he can find no trace of his host, the footman or cook. Holmes (Jeremy Brett) investigates.

Repeats Fri 10/21, 1pm 9:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: YELLOW IRIS — A yellow iris arrives with the mail, which reminds master sleuth Poirot (David Suchet) of his trip to Buenos Aires two years before. Iris, one of his dinner companions in Buenos Aires, was murdered and Poirot was deported before he could investigate. Could the mysterious arrival of the flower be a request for Poirot to pick up the case again? Repeats Fri 10/21, 2pm

WETA Television

9:00 HISTORY DETECTIVES — In this episode, history sleuth Wes Cowan investigates a pike possibly used in abolitionist John Brown’s raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry; the word “Siberia” etched into a bullet makes Eduardo Pagán wonder why U.S. troops were there during World War I; and Elyse Luray sizes up a Ronald McDonald costume. Repeats Wed 10/19, 4pm; Thur 10/20, 1pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: LOST IN DETENTION — More than one million immigrants have been deported since President Obama took office; and the get-tough policy has brought complaints of abuse and harsh treatment. The administration has promised to make the detention system more humane, and to target the most serious criminals, but it faces Republican critics urging stricter measures — and a growing backlash among Latino voters, a key 2012 electoral force.

11:00 WOMEN, WAR & PEACE — A five-part series presents stories of women in conflict zones around the world.

Part 2 of 5. Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Liberian women took on the warlords and regime of dictator Charles Taylor in the midst of a brutal civil war and won peace for their shattered country in 2003. Their demonstrations led to the rise of Africa’s first female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Repeats Sat 10/22, 12m 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 10/22, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 10/22, 6pm 9:00 PBS ARTS FROM SEATTLE: PEARL JAM 20 — In honor of rock band Pearl Jam’s 20th anniversary, awardwinning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe creates a definitive portrait of the seminal band with a film that chronicles the years leading up to the band’s formation and the chaos that ensued soon after their rise to mega-stardom.

11:30 NEED TO KNOW 12M CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

Wednesday, October 19 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD In Nature: Radioactive Wolves, scientists spotlight wolves and other wildlife living in the “dead zone” that surrounds the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Ukraine. At 9 p.m., a two-hour NOVA special, Finding Life Beyond Earth, explores scientists’ efforts to search for other life in our solar system.

For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 15

COURTESY AMERICA IN PRIMETIME

6:00 LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: POMPEII: THE DOOMED CITY — In 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii, the city and its people. A documentary explores streets and buildings almost as they were on the day Pompeii died.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 7PM–12M: 7:00 NATURE: RADIOACTIVE WOLVES — See the Wednesday, October 19, 8 p.m. listing. {DVI} R 8:00 NATURE: LIFE IN DEATH VALLEY — A visual wonderland, Death Valley bordering California and Nevada is also one of the most inhospitable places for flora and fauna on the planet. {DVI} Repeats Tue 10/25, 5pm 9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: CASE HISTORIES — Jason Isaacs is private investigator Jackson Brodie, a tough former soldier and policeman who comes to the rescue of Edinburgh’s bereaved, lost and dysfunctional.

Episode 2 of 3. The only witness to a drowning in the Firth of Forth, Brodie is on a desperate search for the victim’s identity when he meets a crime novelist caught in a road rage incident. So begins a strange journey that also involves the wife and dominatrix of a comatose crook. Repeats Mon 10/24, 2:30pm 11:00 HUSTLE, SERIES I — Episode 2 of 6. Albert is caught cheating in a high-stakes poker game and is hospitalized after a bad beating by casino owner Frank Gorley, prompting the team to seek revenge. Gorley is a dangerous adversary. He is also careful with his money, and has no known vices. The challenge for Mickey and his crew is finding a way in, and Danny gets a chance to prove his worth to the team.

a weta co-production Sunday, October 30 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A four-part series co-produced by WETA spotlights primetime TV characters and features interviews with creators, writers and actors — such as Alec Baldwin, above — who give them life.

a 1950s comic book, “Negro Romance.” Repeats Wed 10/26, 3pm; Thur 10/27, 1pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: DEATH BY FIRE — Did Texas execute an innocent man? The 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham — convicted for the arson deaths of his three young children — is at the center of national debate. Frontline examines the Willingham conviction in light of new science that raises doubts about whether the fire at the center of the case was really arson at all.

11:00 WOMEN, WAR & PEACE — A five-part series presents stories of women in conflict zones around the world.

Part 3 of 5. Peace Unveiled. When the U.S. troop surge was announced in late 2009, women in Afghanistan knew that the ground was being laid for peace talks with the Taliban. This program follows three women who organized to make sure that women had a seat at the negotiating table. Tilda Swinton narrates. Repeats Sat 10/29, 12m 12M CHARLIE ROSE — R epeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Repeats Tue 10/25, 2pm; Wed 10/25, 3pm; Sun 10/30, 3pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MILWAUKEE, WI — Repeats Tue 10/25, 3pm; Wed 10/25, 2pm; Sun 10/30, 4pm 10:00 WILLIAM & MARY, SERIES I — A romantic British drama stars Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) and Julie Graham as lonely hearts looking for love. Episode 3 of 6. William and Mary’s respective children each want to meet their parent’s new partner. Some clients of William hatch a plan to launch their father’s ashes in a rocket; Mary tries to fend off her mother, who wants to move back in. Repeats Tue 10/25, 4pm 10:47 WILLIAM & MARY, SERIES I — Episode 4 of 6. William and Mary’s romance hits a setback as their kids try to contend with the relationship.

11:35 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

26 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: INVASION OF THE GIANT PYTHONS — Thousands of non-native predatory pythons — which can each grow to 20 feet and weigh nearly 300 pounds — have made their way into the protected wilderness of Everglades National Park and thrived there, making life difficult for the endangered fauna there. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/27, 2pm; Sun 10/30, 7pm 9:00 NOVA: ICEMAN MURDER MYSTERY — Through an autopsy like none other, scientists attempt to unravel more mysteries from 5,000-year-old “Otzi” — the mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps nearly two decades ago — to reveal not only the details of Otzi’s death, but an entire way of life. How did people live during Otzi’s time, the Copper Age? {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/27, 3pm 10:00 LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: STONEHENGE & THE ANCIENT BRITONS — Standing tall on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, the ancient stone circle is steeped in myth and legend — even today it refuses to give up all of its secrets. Repeats Thur 10/27, 4pm; Sun 10/30, 6pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

25 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 BRITAIN’S ROYAL WEDDINGS — Part 1 of 2. Exploring the story of Britain’s royal weddings from the 1923 nuptials of the Queen Mother through to those of Charles and Diana, a BBC film captures all the emotion, excitement and style of these grand occasions, told from the point of view of attendees. R epeats Thur 10/27, 5pm; Sun 10/30, 2pm 9:00 HISTORY DETECTIVES — The sleuths investigate a Civil War soldier’s letter, fabric from an aircraft that could be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky, and

MARCO SAMADELLI/SOUTH TYROL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY

WETA Television

24 Monday

Wednesday, October 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA: Iceman Murder Mystery explores the results of an autopsy of a 5,000-year-old mummified corpse found on an Italian glacier.

27 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE BRUCE PARTINGTON PLANS — Mycroft Holmes, the enigmatic brother of Sherlock (Jeremy Brett), visits Baker Street to enlist him to locate the stolen plans for a secret submarine and to solve the murder of the government clerk who last had them. Repeats Fri 10/28, 1pm 9:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THE ADVENTURES OF THE ITALIAN NOBLEMAN — Captain Hastings decides to buy an elegant Italian car from Mr. Vizzini’s showroom and is completing the order form when a dubious character arrives at the showroom with the message that Vizzini’s time is up. Time is also up for another of Vizzini’s compatriots when Count Foscatini, a neighbor of one of Poirot’s friends, is found murdered. Poirot (David Suchet) investigates. Repeats Fri 10/28, 2pm

16 october 2011 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE NUN’S STORY — The powerful 1959 biographical drama garnered eight Academy Award nominations, and boasts one of the greatest performances by Audrey Hepburn. In Fred Zinnemann’s film, based on Kathryn Hume’s book, a young woman enters a convent and cares for the indigent in the Belgian Congo, but as World War II breaks out, her free spirit and hatred for the enemy make her question her calling to God. Peter Finch and Colleen Dewhurst costar. (2:29) Repeats Sun 10/30, 11:30am

28 Friday

30 Sunday

8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 10/1, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 10/1, 6pm 9:00 PBS ARTS FROM MIAMI: MIAMI CITY BALLET — A performance showcases the grace and beauty of one of America’s finest dance companies, Edward Villella’s Miami City Ballet, in a trio of signature works by George Balanchine and Twyla Tharp: Balanchine’s “Square Dance” and “Western Symphony” and Tharp’s “The Golden Section.” The program is part of the PBS Fall Arts Festival.

10:30 This American Land — A film features segments on environmental themes around the nation, spotlighting wildlife habitat protection in Wyoming and efforts to develop new food crops in Kansas aimed at slowing degradation of cropland; exploring questions surrounding a bike race in a Colorado park, and visiting a wildlife preserve in Washington, D.C. 11:00 NEED TO KNOW 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

N WETA TV 26, 6AM–7PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9AM–11:30AM See the Sunday, October 2 listings.

11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: THE NUN’S STORY — (2:29) R 2:00 BRITAIN’S ROYAL WEDDINGS — Part 1 of 2. R 3:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — R 4:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MILWAUKEE, WI — R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: EGYPT— Repeats Mon 10/31, 1:30pm 6:00 LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: STONEHENGE & THE ANCIENT BRITONS — R SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 7PM–12M: 7:00 NATURE: INVASION OF THE GIANT PYTHONS — See the Wednesday, October 26, 8 p.m. listing. {DVI} R 8:00 AMERICA IN PRIMETIME — A four-part series produced by WETA and The Documentary Group in association with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation spotlights key character archetypes of primetime TV past and present — the man of the house, the independent woman, the misfit and the crusader — that have remained a staple of primetime through the generations. America in Primetime features more than 100 in-depth interviews with prominent creators, writers and actors who give life to the characters audiences love. Part 1 of 4. Man of the House. Learn how the man of the house has evolved from king of the castle in early sitcoms to a more intricate, conflicted figure in modern shows.

9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: CASE HISTORIES — Jason Isaacs is private investigator Jackson Brodie, a tough former soldier and policeman who comes to the rescue of Edinburgh’s bereaved, lost and dysfunctional.

Episode 3 of 3. Brodie is injured in a train wreck and acquires a teenage sidekick who saves his life and insists that he return the favor by finding her missing employer. Repeats Mon 10/31, 2:30pm 11:00 HUSTLE, SERIES I — Episode 3 of 6. Danny plays art dealer as the gang pick sharp-tongued gallery owner, Meredith Gates, as their next mark. Gates is a huge fan of artist Piet Mondrian and thinks nothing of paying large sums for one of his paintings. The gang enlists the help of a top art forger to help with the con.

29 Saturday

sony pictures entertainment/photofest

N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.

O 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, October 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12:05AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Part 6 of 9. The Admirer.

8:47 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III — Part 7 of 9. The Holly Bears a Prickle.

a weta co-production Monday, October 31 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD In Will Ferrell: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, the actor and comedian is honored by a host of celebrity colleagues as he receives the 14th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, bestowed by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

31 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: UNIQUE ANTIQUES 9:00 WILL FERRELL: THE KENNEDY CENTER MARK TWAIN PRIZE — A star-studded lineup of entertainment luminaries honors actor and comedian Will Ferrell in the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as Ferrell is awarded the arts institution’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The program was taped live on October 23. See page 8 for details.

10:30 WILLIAM & MARY, SERIES I — A romantic British drama stars Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) and Julie Graham as lonely hearts looking for love. Episode 5 of 6. William’s mother dies, he learns of a fraud that compelled him to enter the family business years before, and he mulls selling the firm. Meanwhile, Mary makes her own discovery — the identity of Rick’s new girlfriend.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

WETA Magazine is published monthly by the Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association for its members. Three dollars of each member’s dues are designated for its subscription. WETA occasionally exchanges member names with other organizations. For those who have requested we not exchange their names, this magazine’s address label has an X at the beginning of the coded line. If you do not have an X and prefer that your name not be exchanged, please call Audience Services at 703-998-2724. ©2011 by Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without written permission. Periodical postage paid at Arlington, VA 22210 and additional offices.

Send address changes to WETA, 3939 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, Virginia 22206. Volume 24, Number 10.

ISSN No. 1041-2700.

Printed on Recycled Paper

Publisher Mary Stewart Editor Jeff Giese Art Director Brian Rees Design TMG, Inc. Editorial and Advertising Offices 3939 Campbell Avenue Arlington, VA 22206

For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 17

WETA Television

9:52 THE WETA MYSTERY: FOYLE’S WAR: EAGLE DAY — While World War II rages, police detective Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) fights crime in his quiet English coastal town, probing war-related cases of murder, espionage and treason. Eagle Day. Parts 1 & 2 of 2. In the course of investigating a murder, Foyle uncovers a plot to steal art treasures being moved from the local museum to Wales for safekeeping. Repeats Fri 10/28, 3pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

26.3 Over the Air Via Antenna Cox 801 Comcast 266 FiOS 472 RCN 38

W TA

Providing a Safe Haven for Children WETA Kids offers safe programming for our young viewers, presenting educational television broadcasts 24 hours each day, seven days a week. Below you can find weekday daytime listings for WETA Kids.

Note that children’s programming also airs each morning on WETA TV 26. Please visit weta.org/kids to find complete schedules of children’s programs on the WETA Kids channel and WETA TV 26.

COURTESY SESAME WORKSHOP

Raggs, 6am Clifford The Big Red Dog, 6:30am Super WHY!, 7am Arthur, 7:30am Martha Speaks, 8am Curious George, 8:30am The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 9am WordGirl, 9:30am WordWorld, 10am Dinosaur Train, 10:30am Wild Kratts, 11am The Electric Company, 11:30am Sid the Science Kid, noon A Place of Our Own, 12:30pm Sesame Street, 1pm Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 2pm Angelina Ballerina, 2:30pm Peep and the Big Wide World, 3pm

Growing Hope Against Hunger

COURTESY WORD WORLD, LLC

A

WordWorld

Maya & Miguel, 3:30pm Arthur, 4pm WordGirl, 4:30pm Fetch!, 5pm Wild Kratts, 5:30pm Super WHY!, M—Th, 6pm Martha Speaks, M—Th, 6:30pm (Mama Mirabelle on Fridays) Curious George, 7pm Zula Patrol, 7:30pm The Electric Company, 8pm Sid the Science Kid, 8:30pm Biz Kid$, 9pm Barney & Friends, 9:30pm Sesame Street, 10pm Bob the Builder, 11pm Thomas & Friends, 11:30pm Caillou, midnight

Visit weta.org/kids for full listings of children’s programs on WETA Kids and WETA TV 26.

18 OCTOBER 2011

Sunday, October 9 at 7 p.m.

This special airs on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

family special from Sesame Workshop — makers of Sesame Street and Electric Company — shines a light on the problem of childhood hunger.

During a food drive on Sesame Street, Elmo meets guest stars country music artist Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and learns how the struggle with hunger affects a new friend, Lily. The seeds of hope are planted when they visit a community garden and learn with Rosita how people can work together to take steps towards solutions.

Even Super Grover realizes that, while this problem is too big for one superhero to fix, many people working together can achieve super things.

The theme is continued with filmed documentaries of four real families who have experienced the challenge of hunger and are finding strategies and resources that help.

Funding for Growing Hope Against Hunger is provided by the Walmart Foundation.

Note: You’ll also find children’s programming on WETA TV 26: WEEKDAYS ON WETA TV 26 Sesame Street, 5am Clifford The Big Red Dog, 6am Super WHY!, 6:30am Arthur, 7am Martha Speaks, 7:30am Curious George, 8am The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 8:30am WordGirl, 9am WordWorld, 9:30am Dinosaur Train, 10am Wild Kratts, 10:30am The Electric Company, 11am Sid the Science Kid, 11:30am

COURTESY 2011 KRATT BROTHERS COMPANY

WETA Television

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ON THE WETA KIDS CHANNEL

Wild Kratts

For weekends, see weta.org/kids

26.2 Over the Air Via Antenna Cox 800 Comcast 265 FiOS 474 RCN 39

W TA

Inspiring Lifelong Learning and Creativity WETA Create presents “how-to” lifestyle programming, 24 hours each day, seven days a week, featuring public television’s finest series devoted to explorations of home improvement, cooking, crafts, travel, woodworking, painting, gardening and much more. This channel draws on more than 35 series.

For a complete schedule of WETA Create programming, please visit weta.org/create.

Among the programs you’ll find on WETA Create are:

Kimchi Chronicles

CULINARY ADVENTURES

P

COURTESY AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION

art travelogue, part food fantasy and part documentary of self-discovery, the new series Kimchi Chronicles follows acclaimed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and his Korean-born wife Marja as they explore and celebrate Korea’s cuisine and culture in the company of chefs, home cooks and their friend, actress Heather Graham. In each episode, Marja and Jean-Georges step into restaurants and home kitchens to experience real, authentic Korean cooking.

Going straight to the source to find the best of Korea’s food culture, they visit every corner of South Korea — from the rolling hills of Jeju Island’s green tea gardens, to a sprawling market in the capital, Seoul, to the busy seaport in Sokcho near North Korea. Then, Marja and Jean-Georges return to their kitchen in Westchester, New York, to recreate some of their favorite recipes alongside their neighbors, actor Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deb.

ARTS & CRAFTS The Best of the Joy of Painting Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Gary Spetz’s Painting Wild Places Martha’s Sewing Room One Stroke Painting with Donna Dewberry

HOME & GARDEN American Woodshop Ask This Old House For Your Home Garden Smart Hometime Katie Brown Workshop P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table This Old House Victory Garden Woodwright’s Shop

Chef John Besh’s New Orleans

C

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Growing Bolder

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions Globe Trekker Passport to Adventure Rick Steves’ Europe Rudy Maxa’s World Seasoned Traveler Smart Travels—Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa Travelscope

Visit weta.org/create for complete listings of “how-to” programs on WETA Create.

COURTESY AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION

TRAVEL & CULTURE

airs Wednesdays & Sundays at 8 a.m., repeating at 2 p.m. on WETA Create

hef John Besh’s world-class, award-winning cuisine springs from his roots in the rich food culture of South Louisiana. His series Chef John Besh’s New Orleans celebrates the food he loved growing up on the bayous, refined during his years of study in the U.S. and Europe, and brought back to his native New Orleans, where his restaurants remain indelible parts of the culinary scene. Besh’s series presents classic cuisine along with contemporary dishes, offering a combination of cooking technique, food history and personal memories. Each half-hour episode draws from Chef Besh’s acclaimed cookbook, My New Orleans: 200 of My Favorite Recipes and Stories from My Hometown. Featured dishes include fried oyster salad, crawfish étouffée, Creole matzo ball soup, blood orange crème brûlée, trout almandine, Bourbon pecan pie, gnocchi with crab and truffle, pan-roasted lemonfish with ginger-pea risotto, quail gumbo and a brown butter fig tart.

For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 19

WETA Television

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated Baking with Julia Chef John Besh’s New Orleans Ciao Italia Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen Everyday Food In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way Kimchi Chronicles Lidia’s Italy Made in Spain Pati’s Mexican Table Sara’s Weeknight Meals Simply Ming Vine Talk

airs Tuesdays & Thursdays at 8 a.m., repeating at 2 p.m. on WETA Create

Classical W TA 90.9 FM Classical for Washington

NSO Showcase Returns October 5; Front Row Washington features Liszt

Erwin Schrott in Don Giovanni.

Classical WETA 90.9 FM

T

Washington National Opera Performances Saturdays at 1 p.m.

hroughout October and November, Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s weekly Saturday broadcast Classical WETA Opera House presents performances by Washington National Opera from the Kennedy Center Opera House.

Classical WETA announcer Nicole Lacroix is host.

The seven performances (encore broadcasts) are Puccini’s La Bohème (Oct. 1), starring Vittorio Grigolo as Rodolfo; Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Oct. 8), with Erwin Schrott in the title role and Anja Kampe in the role of Donna Elvira; William Bolcom’s A View from the Bridge (Oct. 22), featuring Catherine Malfitano as Beatrice; and Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (Oct. 29), with Alan Held as the Dutchman and Jennifer Wilson as Senta. November broadcasts include Verdi’s Rigoletto (Nov. 5); Handel’s Tamerlano (Nov. 12), starring David Daniels as the protagonist and Plácido Domingo as Bajazet; and Strauss’s Elektra (Nov. 19).

On October 15, there is a brief hiatus from Washington National Opera broadcasts for the “Listeners Choice” broadcast on Classical WETA Opera House, when Classical WETA listeners will select the featured opera.

To vote — and for more information on WNO operas — visit classicalweta.org starting September 24.

Classical WETA 90.9 FM Presenting Classical Music All Day, Every Day With David Ginder, mornings • Marilyn Cooley, middays • John Chester, afternoons/overnights • Nicole Lacroix, evenings And hosting on the weekend: Jean Inaba, mornings • Judy Gruber, afternoons • Chip Brienza, evenings

Classical WETA:

90.9 FM Greater Washington 88.9 FM Frederick WGMS 89.1 FM Hagerstown

VivaLaVoce on vivalavoce.org

20 OCTOBER 2011

KARIN COOPER

C

lassical WETA 90.9 FM is pleased to announce a new season of NSO Showcase featuring the National Symphony Orchestra in performance at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The concerts were recorded by Classical WETA, and announcer Nicole Lacroix hosts the broadcasts. Airing at 9 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month from October through June, the series kicks off on October 5 with a program featuring Thomas Dausgaard conducting Sibelius’s En Saga, Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 9 and Carl Neilsen’s Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, “The Inextinguishable.”

Composer/conductor John Adams leads the NSO in Stravinsky’s Feux d’artifice, and the program closes with Stravinsky’s groundbreaking Le Sacre du Printemps led by Iván Fischer. Ádám György Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s local concert broadcast Front Row Washington, airing each Monday night at 9 p.m., in October celebrates the bicentennial of Franz Liszt’s birth with three Washington-area piano recitals, recorded

by Classical WETA, showcasing works by the composer — Ádám György at the Hungarian Embassy on the October 3 program, Alexander Paley on the October 24 program, and Pierre-Laurent Aimard on October 31.

Choral Showcase

A

Sundays at 9 p.m.

mong broadcasts this month of Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s weekly production Choral Showcase, the October 9 program features two early American winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, thanks to a new Cedille recording called “The Pulitzer Project.” William Schuman’s A Free Song, written during World War II, is a setting of Walt Whitman’s “Drum Taps,” a poetic record of Whitman’s humanitarian visits to Washington’s Civil War hospitals. Leo Sowerby’s The Canticle of the Sun is a setting of Matthew Arnold’s translation of St. Francis of Assisi’s canticle praising God and his creations. Both of these works receive their world premiere recordings on this Cedille CD, performed by Chicago’s Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Carlos Kalmar.

The following corporate sponsors recognize and celebrate WETA’s fifty years of providing high quality, compelling programs and services, educational products and Web-based initiatives to our community.

AT

G EORGE M ASON U NIVERSITY

Investing in Our Communities

Concerts at Embassies & Ambassadors’ Residences

Visit weta.org to join the celebration.

CFC 99581 ADVERTISEMENT

The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 isn’t the end of the story.

That’s where

TODAY’s story begins.

Learn more about the story AFTER Prohibition…and today’s effective system of state-based alcohol regulation…

At the Center for Alcohol Policy.