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WGBH’s Impact: Viewers Share Their Stories page 8
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The Soldier—David, a former infantryman in Iraq with the US Army’s Third Platoon, Charlie Company, whose struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder and a “Less Than Honorable” discharge that denied him access to medical benefits were the subject of Frontline’s 2010 Peabody Award-winning documentary The Wounded Platoon (see page 10). “You’re trained not to think about it,” says David of the horrors he experienced during and after combat. “You’re trained to simply do as you’re told.” The Artist—Jason, who grew up surrounded by drugs, gangs and violence. “There was a point where I looked out my window onto my street, where my neighbor had been shot, and I really didn’t see myself making it to 21,” says Jason. The Activist—Kim, who at the age of 11 was diagnosed with juvenile glaucoma. “As my vision loss progressed, my parents would have to describe what was happening, whispering at the movies,” Kim says. Angry theatergoers would tell them to hush. “We just stopped going to the movies altogether. That became something we just didn’t do.” The Kid—Lev, who loves the Red Sox, and playing cello. “My grandmother had a cello in her house,” he says. “I always liked to just play around with it and pluck the strings.” Eventually, he started taking lessons when he was “around three and a month.” The Mom—Elisa, whose son’s diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome set her on a search for resources to help her family meet the challenge—and to help others understand. “When I stumbled on a phrase that said ‘Arthur introduces a new character with Asperger’s syndrome,’ in When Carl Met George (see page 3), my jaw just dropped,” recalls Elisa. Five people whose lives were changed by WGBH…changed by programs you make possible through your annual membership. We’re sharing these stories with you on air, online (supportwgbh.org) and through a new iPad app available for free through iTunes. And we’d love to hear your stories! Share them with us at wgbh.org/changeyourworld/shareYourStory.cfm. As always, thank you for watching, listening and supporting WGBH productions that truly make a difference.
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Candide at Huntington Theatre Company
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Featuring Leonard Bernstein’s soaring score and lyrics from some of the wittiest writers of all time, this outrageous musical satire tells the story of the naive Candide. An enchanting new production directed by Tony Award-winning Mary Zimmerman (Metamorphoses). 9/10 through 10/16. WGBH members save $5 on full-priced tickets, which are on sale now; use code WGBH. Info: 617-266-0800; huntingtontheatre.org.
Voted Boston’s #1 Jazz club, Sculler’s presents the biggest names in straight ahead, Latin and contemporary jazz; blues; soul; R&B; cabaret and world music. WGBH members receive $5 off all tickets. Limit four per MemberCard (subject to availability). Info: 617-562-4111, scullersjazz.com.
South Coast Artists Open Studio Tours
Explore the artwork of more than 70 artists at the eighth annual South Coast Artists Open Studio Tours! Exhibits are located throughout the coastal towns of Tiverton and Little Compton, RI, and Westport and Dartmouth, MA, 8/20–8/21. Free. Info: southcoastartists.org.
Martha’s Vineyard Jazz Festival
Celebrate your love of jazz and the Cape at the Martha’s Vineyard Jazz Festival, 8/6–8/13, at various Oak Bluffs venues. Enjoy book signings, screenings and performances from Nnenna Freelon, Antonio Hart and more. WGBH members receive 50% off festival merchandise with ticket purchases, and a free T-shirt or hat with the purchase of a ticket package. Info: 410-205-6585; mvjazzfest.com.
WGBH Family Fun Day: Old Sturbridge Village
Travel back in time to an era of hoop relay races, tug-of-war, handmade crafts and more! WGBH members and their families are invited to spend a funfilled day at Old Sturbridge Village, with activities just for you! Plus, meet Curious George and Ruff Ruffman! With your WGBH MemberCard, receive 2-for-1 admission for adults, and up to two children admitted free. Free parking all day! Sun, 9/4, 9:30am– 5pm. RSVP at wgbh.org/familyfun.
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6am 2 Bob the Builder (d) 44 Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood (d) 6:30 2 Thomas & Friends (d) 44 Curious George (d) 7am 2 Curious George (d) 44 Sesame Street(d) 7:30 2 Cat in the Hat 8am 2 Super Why! 44 Barney & Friends (d) 8:30 2 Dinosaur Train** (d) 44 Caillou (d) 9am 2 Curious George (d) 44 Bali 9:30 2 Wild Kratts (d) 44 Thomas & Friends (d) 10am 2 WordGirl (d) 44 Peep & Big Wide World 10:30 2 Dragonfly TV 44 Cat in the Hat
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6am Martha Speaks (d) 6:30 Dinosaur Train (d) 7am Between the Lions (d) 7:30 Peep & Big Wide World 8am Clifford the Big Red Dog (d) 8:30 Curious George (d) 9am Curious George (d) 9:30 Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (d) 10am Hands On: Crafts for Kids 10:30 WordGirl (d) 11am Cyberchase (d) 11:30 Zula Patrol (d) 12noon Zula Patrol (d) 12:30 Arthur (d) 1pm Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (d) 1:30 Curious George (d) 2pm Curious George (d) 2:30 DragonflyTV 3pm Jonathan Bird’s Blue World 3:30 Hands On: Crafts for Kids 4pm WordGirl (d) 4:30 Dragonfly TV 5pm Biz Kids 5:30 Jonathan Bird’s Blue World
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All programs, unless noted (*), are closed captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing. (d) Described for viewers who are blind or visually impaired. To access video descriptions, activate the second audio program (SAP) on your stereo TV, VCR or DVD player. For more information on WGBH’s services for people with disabilities, go to wgbh.org/access.
* When Carl Met George will air in place of Caillou on the dates listed below. **The hour-long Dinosaur Train Big City will preempt some programs on the dates listed below.
Making Friends George is excited about spending time with his new friend, Carl, who seems to know all kinds of cool facts about trains and about…well, lots of things! Then George learns that Carl has Asperger’s syndrome— a form of autism that makes Carl see the world differently than most people. Can George and Carl remain good friends—and perhaps even learn from each other? Arthur/When Carl Met George Tue, 8/2; Wed, 8/10; Thu, 8/18; Fri, 8/26 and Tue, 8/30 at 10:30am on WGBH 44
Adventures in the ‘Big City’ Join Buddy, the Pteranodon family and all their Theropod friends in a four-part adventure as they travel on the Dinosaur Train to Laramidia, the “Dinosaur Big City” for the Theropod Convention. At the convention, the kids reunite with Annie Tyrannosaurus and her parents Dolores and Boris; they all meet the multi-horned mayor, Mayor Kosmoceratops; and then Buddy and Tiny help King Cryolophosaurus overcome his fear of performing in front of his biggest audience ever! Dinosaur Train/Big City Mon, 8/22 at 9:30am on 2; Tue, 8/23 at 8:30am on 44; Thu, 8/25 at 8:30am on 44; Sat, 8/27 at 8:30am on 2; Sun, 8/28 at 6:30am on 2; Mon, 8/29 at 8:30am on 44; Wed 8/31 at 8:30am on 44
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Find WGBH on your cable service: page 1. Get more info: wgbh.org/tvchannels. Find repeats of prime-time broadcasts: page 21.
Member Favorites
Tune in throughout August for a wide range of programs, including some very special member favorites! Below are just a few of the highlights. Check wgbh.org/schedule to see when your favorites are airing.
Barbra Streisand: One Night Only at the Village Vanguard
In the early ’60s, the Village Vanguard was one of many clubs scattered throughout Greenwich Village. Now it stands alone, the last of its kind. In September 2009, a select group of fans and friends had the rare opportunity to experience Barbra Streisand perform in this ultimate up-close-and-personal setting. Accompanied by piano, bass, guitar and drums, this is the artist at her most intimate.
Country Pop Legends
Country pop legends unite to perform their biggest and most-loved hit recordings from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s in an an all-new, emotional trip down three decades of memory lane, hosted by country music legend Roy Clark. New performances from Glenn Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Hank Locklin, Bill Anderson, BJ Thomas, the Bellamy Brothers, the Browns and more are intermixed with classic full-length vintage archival gems.
Daniel O’Donnell Live from Nashville
Daniel O’Donnell is back for his 11th public television special. The performance features a compilation of country and Irish favorites with special guests including Charley Pride singing his signature tune, “Crystal Chandeliers,” longtime musical companion Mary Duff, talented vocalist and wife Majella O’Donnell and The Daniel O’Donnell Band.
Ed Sullivan’s Comedy Legends
For 23 years, The Ed Sullivan Show showcased America’s premiere comedy legends performing their acts for millions of Americans every week. This special from the Sullivan archives features the original stars that defined the history of comedy, in their prime doing their original acts. The lineup includes classic bits from Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Joan Rivers, Alan King, Jack Paar, Jackie Gleason, Victor Borge and many more.
Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas
The release of this spectacular 1982 concert proves that even at age 66, Francis Albert Sinatra was still the undisputed “Chairman of the Board.” Recorded at the Altos De Chavón Amphitheater in La Romana, Dominican Republic, this epic performance features songs such as “I’ve Got the World on a String,” “The Best Is Yet to Come,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and Sinatra’s legendary “Theme from New York, New York.”
Can TV Change Your Life? Wed, 8/10 at 10pm on WGBH 44 Fri, 8/12 at 7:30pm on WGBH 2 In this half-hour special, WGBH President Jon Abbott introduces you to five of the millions of people who watch WGBH productions, and whose lives have been changed by those experiences. Each one has a powerful story to share—from a young Iraq War veteran whose life is transformed by Frontline’s The Wounded Platoon…to a mother whose son’s diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome leads her to an Arthur episode that offers support, resources and tools to help her family meet the challenge—and to help others understand. 8 Full schedules: wgbh.org; Get magazine online: wgbh.org/gopaperless
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The Greatest Duets: It Takes Two
Hosted by Kenny Loggins, this one-hour special features a collection of music videos and TV performances by superstar artist pairings such as Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”), Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (“[I’ve Had] The Time Of My Life”), Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt (“Don’t Know Much”), Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (“We’ve Got Tonight”) and many more. In a celebration of the best-loved and most popular duets of all-time, Loggins shines a light on 12 artist pairings covering a wide range of the pop music landscape, including classic hit songs from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
The German Americans
Vintage film footage, family photos and personal recollections reveal the impact German culture has made on American life. The German Americans explores the immigrant experience and celebrates the cultural ties that still bind generations after 400 years in the US. The film celebrates German Americans who became true American icons, including President Eisenhower, Babe Ruth, Lawrence Welk and Charles Schulz.
Legends of Folk: The Village Scene
Hosted by Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary, this show celebrates the folk era in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. Legends of Folk features rare performances by Bob Dylan (“Blowin’ in the Wind”), Simon & Garfunkel (“The Sound of Silence”), Joan Baez (“It Ain’t Me Babe”), The Lovin’ Spoonful (“Do You Believe in Magic”), The Mamas and the Papas (“California Dreaming”), Neil Diamond (“Solitary Man”), John Denver (“Leaving on a Jet Plane”), Peter, Paul & Mary (“If I Had a Hammer”) and more. Enjoy interviews with Peter Yarrow, Tom Paxton, Michelle Phillips, Don McLean, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur and John Cohen.
Malt Shop Memories: The Concert
Join hosts Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell and Fabian as they take you back in time to record hops, cars with big fins, pony tails and beehives. Twelve of the living legends from the late ’50s and early ’60s perform their greatest hits in this Atlantic City concert, including songs such as The Angels’ “My Boyfriend’s Back,” The Drifters’ “There Goes My Baby,” The Tymes’ “So Much in Love” and Brian Hyland’s “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.” The special also includes archival footage from The Four Seasons, Martha and The Vandells’ and The Beach Boys.
Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy
Join Grammy-nominated singer Michael Feinstein for an unforgettable night of music as he presents an evening dedicated to The Sinatra Legacy— celebrating the writers, music and performers of the era when Frank Sinatra reigned supreme. Backed by a 17-piece Big Band, Feinstein guides viewers on a musical journey that describes how Sinatra affected his contemporaries and how they, in turn, affected him. Throughout his performance in Indiana’s state-of-the-art Palladium, Feinstein conjures up the biggest musical legends of that golden era through their extraordinary music, interspersed with intimate stories about their larger-than-life personalities.
Nikolai Baskov: Romantic Journey
Born in Moscow, 34-year-old Nikolai Baskov is known as Russia’s most beloved tenor. In Romantic Journey, he plays to an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 10,000 people at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Accompanied by a full orchestra, Baskov performs classic pieces from Tosca, La Boheme, Werther, Turandot and other favorites, including “Be My Love,” “Granada” and “Back to Sorrento.” Baskov is joined by world-renowned soprano, Montserrat Caballe, and her daughter, Montserrat Marti, for several rousing duets. Taped with 24 High Definition cameras, this is Russia’s most elaborate and expensive performance ever recorded for international television.
Visions of Germany: Along the Rhine
Journey through Germany’s southwestern region along the lyrical path of the Rhine River. Aerial footage and a local soundtrack—including native sons Ludwig von Beethoven and Richard Wagner—combine for an enchanting journey through this amazing region. The river provides the perfect itinerary from Lake Constance to Cologne, with side trips to the Grimm Brothers’ Black Forest, cosmopolitan Frankfurt, the rich wine region, historic Bonn, Heidelberg, the romantic string of castles like beads on a necklace at Koblenz and more.
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Launch into space with the History Detectives and explore the excitement, promise and ingenuity that fueled America’s space exploration. First, detective Tukufu Zuberi tracks a scrap of metallic Mylar that could be one of America’s early satellites—balloons—in “Satelloon.” Then, in “Moon Museum,” Gwendolyn Wright investigates the notion that Andy Warhol’s art may be on the moon. Finally, in “Space Boot,” Elyse Luray tries on a jury-rigged ski boot with a magnetic metal brick bolted to the bottom that may be one of the first prototypes for a NASA space boot. History Detectives Tue, 8/2 at 8pm on WGBH 2
When War Comes Home
Since the Iraq War began, arrests of soldiers in the city of Colorado Springs have tripled. At least 36 servicemen based at the nearby Army post of Fort Carson have committed suicide. And 14 Fort Carson soldiers have been charged or convicted in at least 11 killings. Many of the most violent crimes involved men who had served in the same battalion in Iraq. Three of them came from a single platoon of infantrymen. Frontline tells the dark tale of the men of Third Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st battalion of the 506th infantry and how the war followed them home. It is a story of heroism, grief, vicious combat, depression, drugs, alcohol and brutal murder; an investigation into the Army’s mental health services; and a powerful portrait of what multiple tours and post-traumatic stress are doing to a generation of young American soldiers. Frontline/The Wounded Platoon Tue, 8/2 at 9pm on WGBH 2
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Monday 1 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Greece’s Peloponnese See Exploring Greece, this page 44 Member Favorites 8pm 2 Antiques Roadshow Grand Rapids, MI (Pt. 1). Visit the Gilmore Car Museum for a look at its collection of more than 1,500 hood ornaments or “mascots.” Appraisal highlights include a letter from Grand Rapids’ native son, Gerald Ford, written in 1967 to his former kindergarten teacher; a pair of
earrings made from cufflinks given to the guest’s grandfather by Czar Nicholas of Russia; and an 1881 painting by noted Hudson River School artist Jasper Cropsey. 9pm 2 Antiques Roadshow Spokane, WA (Pt. 2). Host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Kathleen Bailey at the historic E. J. Roberts mansion to look at examples of a charming Victorian lighting fixture: the fairy lamp. At the Spokane Convention Center, appraisers brighten at the sight of such enchanting finds as a collection of pottery by 20thcentury master ceramicists Otto and Gertrude Natzler, a moving landscape painting by early 20th-century artist—and sometime Alaskan gold prospector—Sydney Laurence and an heirloom Waltham railroad pocket watch with a rare winding mechanism and diamond end stone.
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Island getaways are fun, but the real heart of Greece is found in the Peloponnese Peninsula. After enjoying the charming old port town of Nafplio, time-trip through the ruins of Olympia, take center stage at the remarkably preserved theater at Epidauros and explore the ancient capital of Mycenae. Then wander along the Mani Peninsula, relax in the idyllic beach town of Kardymli and marvel at the fortress town of Monemvasia. Rick Steves’ Europe/Greece’s Peloponnese Mon, 8/1 at 7:30pm on WGBH 2 10 Full schedules: wgbh.org; Get magazine online: wgbh.org/gopaperless
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Tuesday 2 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Copenhagen. Denmark’s capital is the most fun-loving in Scandinavia. Discover reminders of Copenhagen’s Viking history and symbols of its proudly independent ways today. Stroll through Europe’s first great pedestrian zone, ogle crown jewels in the palace and take a bike ride through a famous hippie squatter community, finishing at Copenhagen’s full-time carnival, Tivoli Gardens.
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Wednesday 3 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen. Using Copenhagen as a springboard, visit the very best of Denmark. Aarhus welcomes with its ruddy affluence, charming open air museum and eerily well-preserved ancient bog man. Roskilde impresses visitors with its royal burial church and the best Viking ship museum anywhere. And the delightfully quaint Isle of Aero beckons a bike ride among thatched cottages, “snooping mirrors” and cobbled alleyways that are remi-
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The black mamba strikes with deadly precision, delivering venom packed with three different kinds of toxins. Without treatment, the mortality rate is 100 percent, the highest among all venomous snakes in the world. Until now, little has been known about the black mambas’ natural behavior in the wild. But in the tiny country of Swaziland in southern Africa, a team of herpetologists hopes its six-week study will change public perception of what team members feel is the world’s most misunderstood snake. Nature/Black Mamba Wed, 8/3 at 8pm on WGBH 2 Every 48 years, the inhabitants of the remote Indian state of Mizoram suffer a horrendous ordeal known locally as mautam. An indigenous species of bamboo, blanketing 30 percent of Mizoram’s 8,100 square miles, blooms once every half-century, spurring an explosion in the rat population that feeds off the bamboo’s fruit. The rats run amok, destroying crops and precipitating a crippling famine throughout Mizoram. Nova investigates this botanical mystery. Nova/Rat Attack! Wed, 8/3 at 9pm on WGBH 2 Stress. It’s always been there to save our lives. It’s what made us run from predators and enabled us to take down prey. But today, humans are turning on that same stress response to deal with 30-year mortgages, difficult bosses, teenagers and traffic jams. Some of us are wallowing in corrosive hormones. For the first time, scientists reveal ways to measure that exposure. Stanford University neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky and National Geographic search for answers to why stress seems to be killing us. National Geographic Special/Killer Stress Wed, 8/3 at 10pm on WGBH 2
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Mostly Mozart Opening Night
Live from Lincoln Center joins the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and conductor Louis Langree for the Mostly Mozart season’s 2011 opening night. Violinist Christian Tetzlaff, violist Antoine Tamestit and soprano Susanna Phillips are the guest artists for a program that includes Mozart arias, the Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major and the “Linz” symphony. Live from the Lincoln Center: Mostly Mozart Thu, 8/4 at 9pm on WGBH 2
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The World brings international stories home to America, this month exploring life in the US and traveling abroad to Iran, Brazil and South Africa. Visit worldcompass.org for a complete listing of programs. August premieres include:
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Apache 8 Meet four extraordinary women from different generations of the firefighting crew Apache 8, an all-women wildland firefighter team from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Wed, 8/3 at 7pm Global Voices/Be Like Others An intimate and unflinching look at life in Iran through the eyes of young men choosing to undergo sex change surgery. The implications and sacrifices of those living on the fringes of Islamic society are explored, including the irrevocable nature of their decisions and their relegation to second class women’s status. Sun, 8/14 at 10pm Global Voices/On Wheels Brasil Follow the lives of people who push, pull or pedal some kind of vehicle to earn their living on Brazil’s city streets. Sun, 8/21 at 10pm RFK in the Land of Apartheid Using never-before-seen archival footage, and present-day interviews in South Africa and the US, this film tells the story of Robert Kennedy’s 1966 visit to South Africa during the worst years of Apartheid, evoking the connections between the American Civil Rights Movement and the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa. Tue, 8/23 at 7pm niscent of the world of Hans Christian Andersen. 44 Member Favorites 8pm 2 Nature Black Mamba See Stress Out!, page 11 (d) 9pm 2 Nova Rat Attack See Stress Out!, page 11 (d) 44 MI-5 Persephone. Zoe is charged with incitement to murder following the death of an undercover police officer during an operation. 10pm 2 National Geographic Special Killer Stress See Stress Out!, page 11 44 Member Favorites 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
Thursday 4 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Istanbul. Where Europe comes face to face with Asia, explore the fascinating, multilayered city of Istanbul. Lose your way in the Grand Bazaar and feast like kings with locals at a fisherman’s wharf. Follow the fall of the Byzantium and the rise of Islam at the city’s ancient wall, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. To escape the city bustle, board a boat on the churning Bosphorus, make friends over backgammon and try a traditional bath.
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Friday 5 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe London: Mod and Trad. London is quintessentially English… yet cosmopolitan. Check out the new—the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum’s Great Court, and admire the old—well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo. After bantering with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, do some riverside beachcombing. Stroll the trendy South Bank of the Thames, from the Tate Modern to the dizzying London Eye. 44 Member Favorites 8pm 2 Washington Week 8:30 2 McLaughlin Group 9pm 2 MI-5 Persephone (See 8/3 at 9pm) 10pm 2 Need to Know 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
Saturday 6 11am 2 The Victory Garden Inspired Gardens. A seasonal walk in the New York Botanical Garden provides a lesson in sustaining a seasonal border. 44 Member Favorites 11:30 2 Everyday Food On the menu: flavor-packed grilled pork chops with spicy paste, soy-marinated flank steak and brined slowcooked turkey breast. (d) 12pm 2 Member Favorites
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7:30 44 To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 8am 44 Moneytrack 8:30 44 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 9am 44 Washington Week 9:30 44 Greater Boston 10am 44 Inside Washington 10:30 44 McLaughlin Group 11am 2 Travelscope Switzerland: Scaling The Jungfrau Region. Explore Swiss mountain culture at local street fairs and festivals in the Grindelwald Valley. 44 Need to Know 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Creme Brulee. Scale the Eiffel Tower, marvel at the Orsay Gallery and trace the steps of Marie Antoinette. 12pm 2 Member Favorites 44 Member Favorites 9pm 2 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis: The Point of Vanishing. The murder of a smalltime criminal leads Lewis and Hathaway to a prominent Oxford don-turned-celebrity atheist, who years earlier had been the intended target of a botched murder attempt. Could these isolated incidents be connected? (d) 10:30 2 Member Favorites
Monday 8 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Iran: Tehran and Side Trips. As he’s done with previous programs on Israel, Egypt and Eastern Turkey, Rick takes us beyond Europe to a place that’s rich with history…and mystery. In this first of two half-hour shows on Iran, Rick dodges traffic in Tehran, enjoys the tranquility of a nearby village and encounters both anti-American propaganda and a warm welcome from everyday Iranians. 44 Member Favorites 8pm 2 Member Favorites 10pm 2 American Experience Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: This Frightful War. As 1863 begins, the Civil War consumes the nation and criticism of Abraham Lincoln increases, while Mary Lincoln plunges into debt. (d) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe England’s Bath & York. Medieval York and Georgian Bath— easy side-trips from London—pack an exciting pair of sightseeing punches. Rick explores Roman hot springs, cruises quiet canals, marvels at England’s finest Gothic church and gets a surprising dose of Viking history as he enjoys England’s easy urban delights. 44 Member Favorites 8pm 2 Member Favorites 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
Wednesday 10 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe North Wales: Feisty and Poetic. From towering Mount Snowdon, to evocative medieval castles, to sweeping Victorian promenades, North Wales is a poem written in landscape. Climb a mountain aboard a steam train, learn some Welsh, follow a miner deep into a slate mine, herd sheep with a very clever dog and work in a pop pilgrimage to the Beatles’ Liverpool. 44 Member Favorites 8pm 2 Member Favorites 9pm 44 MI-5 Outsiders. The team is tasked to track down a hacker who causes painkillers to be laced with poison, but as the attacks worsen, the security of the information within the grid is brought into question. 10pm 44 Can TV Change Your Life? See Can TV Change Your Life?, page 8 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
Thursday 11 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the historical and cultural heart of Scotland. Explore the castle, peek at the new parliament, dabble in the local literature, sip a little Scotch, get
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Saturday 13 11am 2 The Victory Garden Light Up Your Garden. Specimens that reflect light and bring light into the garden are found at the Ruth Bancroft Garden. 44 Member Favorites 11:30 2 Everyday Food Spring Menu. Recipes and tips for roasted salmon with herbed yogurt, garlic-roasted lamb and asparagus and leek and Gruyere quiche. (d) 12pm 2 Member Favorites 6pm 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Lin-Manuel Miranda
44 Need to Know 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Belgium: Bruges and Brussels. Visit the European Union, a medieval hospital, a carillon concert and Europe’s grandest square. 12pm 2 Member Favorites 44 Member Favorites 9pm 2 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis: Counter Culture Blues. While on a routine disturbance call, Lewis is shocked to encounter a rock star he once idolized, who was believed to have died years ago. Could her sudden reappearance and attempt at a comeback album have any connection to the murder of a young orphan nearby? Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) guest stars. (d) 10:30 2 Member Favorites
Monday 15 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 History Detectives 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Naples and Pompeii. Naples is Italy in the extreme. Prowl backstreet fish markets, dodge fast-moving Vespas and dine on pizza where it was
invented. Climb to the top of nearby Mount Vesuvius, then wander through the amazing ruins of Pompeii, the Roman town it destroyed. 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Antiques Roadshow Grand Rapids, MI (Pt. 3). Take a look at Delft tiles through the centuries at Michigan’s Holland Museum. Appraisal highlights include a rare Stickley music cabinet designed by Harvey Ellis, a painting by French artist Edouard Cortes that’s authenticated in an enlightening way and a pair of prop spears used in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz. 44 Outnumbered 8:30 44 The Worst Week of My Life 9pm 2 Antiques Roadshow Spokane, WA (Pt. 3). In this final episode from Spokane, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Bill Mercer visit the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture and its collection of exquisite beaded bags, crafted by Indian tribes of the Columbia River region. Discoveries abound at the Spokane Convention Center as well, including a circa 1900 Louis XIV-style clock, made in France and acquired by the owner’s grandfather, who owned a silver mine
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From a land of long, dark winters comes Steam of Life, a moody, comic and moving study of Finnish men, as framed by the national obsession with the sauna. There, they come together to sweat out not only the grime of contemporary life, but also their grief, hopes, joys and memories. Beautifully and hauntingly shot, the acclaimed film provides a surprising glimpse into the lives of Finnish men and a remarkable depiction of the troubled and often reticent hearts of their contemporaries in the West. P.O.V./Steam of Life Thu, 8/18 at 9pm on WGBH 44 Tune in for a one-hour collection of documentary shorts by established and emerging filmmakers, including “Big Birding Day,” in which David Wilson offers a glimpse into the world of competitive birdwatching, as three friends attempt to see as many species as possible in 24 hours; “Flawed,” which showcases artist and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman’s drawings as she animates the story of her long-distance relationship with a man whose profession, plastic surgery, gives her plenty of fodder; and “Tiffany,” in which Beverly Morris tells of her ongoing struggle to hold onto the most contested object in her divorce—the Tiffany lamp. P.O.V./Short Cuts Thu, 8/18 at 10pm on WGBH 44
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People come to Yellowstone primarily because of the unusual thermal features and opportunities to view wildlife, often not realizing they are standing on one of the world’s largest active volcanoes. This film presents an interpretation of the sweeping geologic story of Yellowstone, from glaciation to mountain-building to the gigantic caldera of a volcano. Filmed over two years in all four seasons, Yellowstone delves deeply into the significance behind the scenery, exploring the bonds between the landscape and biology—how Yellowstone’s geology influences where life exists and how it evolves—and contemplating humankind’s relationship to the world’s first and most famous national park. Yellowstone: Land to Life Thu, 8/18 at 10:30pm on WGBH 2
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2 Nova Secrets Beneath the Ice. in 2002, an immense, 200 meter-thick ice shelf, the size of manhattan, collapsed into the ocean off the Antarctic Peninsula, shocking scientists and raising the alarming possibility that we may be heading toward an ice-free Antarctica—last seen a million years ago. that would raise world sea levels so high that new York City would be flooded up to the level of the statue of Liberty’s shoulders. But could this really happen? is Antarctica’s surprising past a reliable guide to what may happen to our warming planet? to gather crucial evidence, Nova follows the most ambitious scientific project launched during the international Polar Year: a stateof-the-art drilling probe known as AndriLL. Penetrating more than a kilometer through the floating sea ice, AndriLL recovers evidence from the seabed that reveals details of climate and fauna from a time when dinosaurs and forests once thrived in Antarctica. As the scientists grapple with the harshest conditions on earth, they discover astonishing and disturbing new 9pm
clues. Once thought to be locked in a solid deep freeze for the last 15 million years, it now looks like Antarctica’s ice has melted and frozen again dozens of times during that period. this discovery carries ominous implications for coastal cities around the globe. 44 MI-5 Celebrity. the son of recently knighted popstar ‘riff ’ is kidnapped and mi-5 are called in; meanwhile, a politician is forced to consider resignation over a missing girl with whom he was having an affair. 10pm 2 Masters of the Arctic Ice the Arctic is the largest expanse of frozen water on the planet. All creatures that make their home there are masters of survival, superbly adapted to the Arctic ice. But climate change has begun to eat away at the ice on which these creatures depend. two teams of researchers are racing to find out how global warming is rocking the Arctic world. 44 Globe Trekker Turkey 2. Adela encounters whirling dervishes and tranquil tea gardens in Konya, treks along the Lycian Way, relaxes on the sun-kissed beaches of myra, explores
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Saturday 20 11am 2 The Victory Garden Edible Gardens. Visit the Cornerstone Festival of Gardens and the edible gardens at the New York Botanical Garden. 44 Antiques Roadshow Grand Rapids, MI (Pt. 3) 11:30 2 Everyday Food Beyond Lasagna. Sausage and broccoli rabe in a rich tomato sauce are served with pasta shells and melted mozzarella. (d) 12pm 2 Rachel’s Favorite Food at Home Edible Gifts. Find ideas for edible gifts, including spicy tomato and apple chutney, onion jam, vanilla melting moments, fudge and stem ginger biscuits. 1pm 2 Vine Talk. Navigating Napa Valley Cabernets. Napa Valley, Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon is featured with host Stanley Tucci and guest John Lithgow. (d) 1:30 2 Lidia’s Italy Harvest Classics from Liguria. A simple rice and zucchini crostada is prepared with fresh dough and ricotta cheese. 2pm 2 Food Trip with Todd English Peru: The Heart of the Amazon. Todd discovers exotic dishes and techniques, including tiger catfish ceviche and Amazon escargot. 2:30 2 Simply Ming Recipes and tips for organic rice vinegar and honey baby back ribs with honeysesame glaze and a honey-grilled shrimp with corn and jicama salad.
3pm 2 America’s Test Kitchen Grilled Pork Chops and Ribs. Learn about Memphis ribs from BBQ expert Chris Schlesinger at Boston’s famous East Coast Grill. 3:30 2 Cook’s Country Everybody Loves Chocolate. Chocolate cream cupcakes and an update on an American favorite, Texas sheet cake, are showcased. 4pm 2 MI-5 See Special Marathon! MI-5 Season 9 Preview, this page. Spoiler alert: MI-5 Season 9 will air continuously for eight hours, from 4pm–midnight. For viewers currently watching Seasons 2 and 3 now airing on WGBH, MI-5 Season 9 will be rebroadcast in spring 2012. 44 How I Won The War A British officer absurdly leads other World War II misfits. John Lennon and Michael Crawford star. 5pm 2 MI-5 See Special Marathon! MI-5 Season 9 Preview, this page 6pm 2 MI-5 See Special Marathon! MI-5 Season 9 Preview, this page 44 The Dirty Dozen A US Army major selects and trains 12 hard-core criminals for a daring raid on an impregnable Nazi chateau. 7pm 2 MI-5 See Special Marathon! MI-5 Season 9 Preview, this page 8pm 2 MI-5 See Special Marathon! MI-5 Season 9 Preview, this page 8:30 44 All About Eve (See 8/20 at 1:30pm) 9pm 2 MI-5 See Special Marathon! MI-5 Season 9 Preview, this page 10pm 2 MI-5 See Special Marathon! MI-5 Season 9 Preview, this page 11pm 2 MI-5 See Special Marathon! MI-5 Season 9 Preview, this page 44 Ebert Presents at the Movies 11:30 44 Music Voyager Colombia Rocks! Host Jacob Edgar heads to Bogota, Colombia’s capital and biggest metropolis, to explore the city’s thriving rock and pop music
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Masterpiece Classic’s Downton Abbey: the epic drama about the lives of aristocrats and servants in the years before World War I (see left). Masterpiece Classic’s South Riding: a lively heroine arrives to shake up education at a school for girls. Masterpiece Classic’s Upstairs/Downstairs: an updated version of one of the most-loved and most-honored series in television history, back with a new cast of characters and Jean Marsh reprising her Emmy-winning role as Rose. Masterpiece Mystery! Foyle’s War: murder knows no respite in the seaside town of Hastings on South Coast of England. Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: Sherlock Holmes stalks again in a thrilling contemporary version of the Victorian-era whodunits. Fans cast their votes from June 28 to August 1. Which Masterpiece won? Find out at the Masterpiece website (wgbh.org/masterpiece) or on the program’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/WGBHBoston. Masterpiece Fan Favorite Sun, 8/21 at 3pm on WGBH 2 Full schedules: wgbh.org; Get magazine online: wgbh.org/gopaperless
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Oxford professor and amateur stargazer Andrew Crompton emerges from a church confessional, cryptically exclaiming that on Friday at 3:15, he’ll have an “excess of joy.” Later, Crompton is found dead at the foot of the stairs in the Oxford observatory. The investigation draws Detective Inspector Lewis (Kevin Whately) and Detective Sergeant Hathaway (Laurence Fox) into the ethereal writings of a 17th-century astronomer and a modern-day circle of scientists and musicians, and their unexpected connections to the deceased. The cosmos aside, there’s a dark deception at the center of the case, one that Lewis and Hathaway won’t be able to fully comprehend until Friday at 3:15. Masterpiece Mystery!/Inspector Lewis: Dark Matter Sun, 8/28 at 9pm on WGBH 2
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scene. There, world-famous rockers Aterciopelados treat Edgar to an unplugged performance in the historic neighborhood of La Candelaria and bring him to a nearby indigenous peoples cultural center for a ceremony with Arhuaco shamans. The up-andcoming rock band Superlitio opens the doors of their recording studio for a private jam and later, Edgar digs through the crates at a funky shoe store/vinyl record store in downtown Bogota. Finally, he meets Fonseca, one of Colombia’s biggest pop stars, in Monserrate, a cathedral high in the mountains overlooking Bogota, for an unplugged performance of his hit song, “Paraiso.”
Sunday 21 6am 44 Antiques Roadshow Grand Rapids, MI (Pt. 3) 7am 44 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 7:30 44 To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 8am 44 Moneytrack (d) 8:30 44 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 9am 44 Washington Week 9:30 44 Greater Boston 10am 44 Inside Washington 10:30 44 McLaughlin Group 11am 2 Travelscope Ireland: The West Is Best. Joseph visits the town of Shannon, the Dingle Peninsula and the Puck Festival in Killorglin. 44 Need to Know 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Provence: Legendary Light, Wind and Wine. Climb Roman ruins, explore a papal palace, savor vivid views and cross acres of wispy vineyards. 12pm 2 Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge The Making of Travels to the Edge. Follows Art Wolfe’s intrepid crew as they venture through the remote kingdom of Bhutan and Nepal. 44 Invitation to World Literature Journey to the West. The powerful and mischievous Stone Monkey King brings chaos to heaven and earth. (d)
12:30 2 Great Performances at the Met Capriccio. Renee Fleming stars in Richard Strauss’ meditation on art and life, conducted by Andrew Davis. 44 Music Voyager New Orleans: The Perfect Musical Storm. Experience classic jazz at Preservation Hall and trumpeter Irvin Mayfield’s club on Bourbon Street. 1pm 44 Theater Talk (*) 1:30 44 Theater Talk (*) 2pm 44 Equitrekking Jordan: Petra, Royal Stables & Dead Sea. Explore a water-filled canyon known as the Wadi Mujib and the mineralrich waters of the Dead Sea. 2:30 44 The Artist Toolbox Isabel Allende. The most widely-read writer in the Spanish language discusses her life and award-winning career. 3pm 2 Masterpiece Fan Favorite See And the Winner Is…, page 17 (*) 44 Vine Talk Ranking Rieslings from the Finger Lakes. Stanley Tucci, Nathan Lane and chef Alfred Portale taste wines of the New York Finger Lakes region. (d) 3:30 44 Made In Spain Green Spain. Jose creates a unique tapa pairing Cantabria’s anchovies with a surprising ingredient, nectarines. 4pm 44 Avec Eric Artisanal. Eric learns about the cheesemaking process at Il Palagiaccio diary and prepares linguini carbonara. 4:30 44 Lidia’s Italy Huggable Ligurian Food. Ideas for a meal include a fresh spinach salad with pine nuts and a German potato salad with pancetta in a puckery dressing.
5pm 44 Simply Ming On the menu are Chinese rock candy and cranberries script, braised pork shoulder with cranberry-corn dumplings and fried turkey legs with cranberry glaze. 5:30 44 The French Chef To Roast A Chicken (*) 6pm 44 This Old House Hour (See 8/17 at 8pm) 7pm 44 How I Won The War (See 8/20 at 4pm) 9pm 2 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis: The Dead of Winter. The discovery of a body on an Oxford bus leads Lewis and Hathaway to a sprawling Oxford estate where Hathaway spent much of his childhood. Guest stars include Nathaniel Parker (“The Inspector Lynley Mysteries”) as a house guest with suspiciously close ties to the estate owner’s wife. (d) 44 The Dirty Dozen (See 8/20 at 6pm) 10:30 2 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis: The Dead of Winter (See 9pm) (d)
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Tuesday 23 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Member Favorites 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Italy’s Great Hill Towns. Connoisseurs of Italy find that its quintessential charms survive in its classic hill towns. From San Gimignano’s medieval towers, to Cortona’s charming lanes, to Orvieto’s papal intrigue, to Civita di Bagnoregio’s cliffhanging vistas…all sit on lofty stone perches that now seem to protect them only from the modern world. 44 Member Favorites 8pm 2 Member Favorites 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
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2 Travelscope Taiwan: The Culture of Tea. the majesty of tea is explored when Joseph spotlights the culture of this royal beverage on taiwan. 44 Need to Know 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe French Riviera: Uniquely Chic. monaco’s harbor, nice’s promenade des Anglais and the hangouts of Chagall, matisse and Picasso. 12pm 2 Member Favorites 44 Member Favorites 9pm 2 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis: Dark Matter see Cosmic Murder, page 18 (d) 10:30 2 Member Favorites 11am
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Programs, Repeats and Overnights on 2 and 44 Arts & Drama All About Eve Sat (8/20) 1:30pm on 44, Sat (8/20) 8:30pm on 44 American Masters Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Sat (8/27) 2:30am on 44 The Artist Toolbox Isabel Allende Sun (8/21) 2:30pm on 44 Austin City Limits Ben Harper and Relentless 7 Sun (8/7) 12am, 2am on 44 Cheap Trick Sun (8/28) 12am, 2am on 44 Gnarls Barkley/Thievery Corporation Sun (8/14) 12am, 2am on 44 Them Crooked Vultures Sun (8/21) 12am, 2am on 44 Black Grace: From Cannon’s Creek to Jacob’s Pillow Sat (8/13) 2:30am on 44, Mon (8/15) 3am on 44 The Dirty Dozen Sat (8/20) 6pm on 44, Sun (8/21) 9pm on 44 Ebert Presents at the Movies Sat (8/20) 11pm on 44 Great Performances Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2011 Thu (8/18) 9pm on 2, Fri (8/19) 1:30pm on 44, Sat (8/20) 2:30am and 12pm on 44, Mon (8/22) 3am on 44 Great Performances at the Met Capriccio Sun (8/21) 12:30pm on 2 How I Won The War Sat (8/20) 4pm on 44, Sun (8/21) 7pm on 44 Independent Lens Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai Mon (8/15) 4am on 2 Invitation to World Literature Journey to the West Sun (8/21) 12pm on 44 Keeping Score Mahler: Legacy Fri (8/5) 1am on 2 A Mahler Journey Fri (8/5) 2am on 2 Live from Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival Opening Night Wed (8/3) 1am on 44, Thu (8/4) 4am, 9pm on 2, Sat (8/6) 2:30am on 44 Loopdiver: The Journey of a Dance Tue (8/2) 4:30am on 44, Sat (8/6) 4:30am on 44 Masterpiece Fan Favorite Episode Picked Through Online Voting Sun (8/21) 3pm on 2 Masterpiece Mystery! Zen: Ratking Tue (8/2) 3am on 44 Inspector Lewis: The Point of Vanishing Sun (8/7) 9pm on 2, Mon (8/8) 1am on 44, Tue (8/9) 3am on 44 Inspector Lewis: Counter Culture Blues Sun (8/14) 9pm on 2, Mon (8/15) 1am, 2:30pm, 9pm on 44, Tue (8/16) 3am on 44 Inspector Lewis: The Dead of Winter Sun (8/21) 9pm on 2, Sun (8/21) 10:30pm on 2, Mon (8/22) 1am on 44, Tue (8/23) 3am on 44 Inspector Lewis: Dark Matter Sun (8/28) 9pm on 2, Mon (8/29) 1am on 44, Tue (8/30) 3am on 44 Music Voyager Colombia Rocks! Sat (8/20) 11:30pm on 44, New Orleans: The Perfect Musical Storm Sun (8/21) 12:30pm on 44 Theater Talk Sun (8/21) 1pm, 1:30pm on 44 Tuba U: Basso Profundo Mon (8/22) 2:30am on 44
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History After The Wall: A World United Fri (8/12) 3am on 44 American Experience Abraham and Mary Lincoln A House Divided: The Dearest of All Things Mon (8/1) 10pm on 2 Blind with Weeping Tue (8/2) 1am on 44, 4am on 2, Wed (8/3) 3am on 44, Sun (8/7) 1am, 3am on 44, Mon (8/15) 10pm on 2 We Are Elected Tue (8/2) 3am on 2 The Frightful War Mon (8/8) 10pm on 2 Antiques Roadshow Mon (8/1) 8pm, 9pm on 2, Tue (8/2) 1am, 2am, 5am on 2, 2am on 44, Wed (8/3) 4am, 5am on 44, Sun (8/7) 6am on 44, Mon (8/8) 5am on 44, Tue (8/9) 2am on 44, Wed (8/10) 5am on 44, Sat (8/13) 4am on 44, Sun (8/14) 6am on 44, Mon (8/15) 8pm, 9pm on 2, Tue (8/16) 2am, 130pm, 8pm on 44, Wed (8/17) 4am, 5am, 2:30pm on 44, Sat (8/20) 4am, 11am on 44, Sun (8/21) 6am on 44, Tue (8/23) 2am on 44, Wed (8/24) 4am, 5am on 44, Fri (8/26) 5am on 44, Sat (8/27) 4am on 44, Sun (8/28) 6am on 44, Tue (8/30) 2am on 44, Wed (8/31) 4am, 5am on 44 History Detectives Space Exploration Tue (8/2) 8pm on 2, Wed (8/3) 1am, 5am on 2, Fri (8/26) 4am on 2 Lauste Film Clip/Baker’s Gold/Transatlantic Cable Sun (8/7) 12am, 5am on 2, Mon (8/8) 5am on 2, Tue (8/9) 4am, 5am on 2, Wed (8/10) 4am, 5am on 2, Thu (8/11) 4am, 5am on 2, Fri (8/12) 4am, 5am on 2, Sun (8/14) 4am, 5am on 2, Mon (8/15) 5am on 2, Tue (8/16) 4am, 5am on 2, Tue
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Programs, Repeats and Overnights on 2 and 44 (continued) Rick Steves’ Europe Greece’s Peloponnese Mon (8/1) 7:30pm on 2 Copenhagen Tue (8/2) 7:30pm on 2 Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen Wed (8/3) 7:30pm on 2 Istanbul Thu (8/4) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (8/6) 5am on 2 London: Mod and Trad Fri (8/5) 7:30pm on 2 Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Creme Brulee Sun (8/7) 11:30am on 2, Fri (8/12) 7:30pm on 2 Iran: Tehran and Side Trips Mon (8/8) 7:30pm on 2 England’s Bath & York Tue (8/9) 7:30pm on 2 North Wales: Feisty and Poetic Wed (8/10) 7:30pm on 2 Edinburgh Thu (8/11) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (8/13) 5am on 2 Belgium: Bruges and Brussels Sun (8/14) 11:30am on 2, Fri (8/19) 7:30pm on 2 Naples and Pompeii Mon (8/15) 7:30pm on 2 Italy’s Amalfi Coast Tue (8/16) 7:30pm on 2 Milan and Lake Como Wed (8/17) 7:30pm on 2 Tuscany’s Dolce Vita Thu (8/18) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (8/20) 5am on 2, Mon (8/22) 7:30pm on 2 Provence: Legendary Light, Wind and Wine Sun (8/21) 11:30am on 2, Fri (8/26) 7:30pm on 2 Italy’s Great Hill Towns Tue (8/23) 7:30pm on 2 Vienna Wed (8/24) 7:30pm on 2 Salzburg and Surroundings Thu (8/25) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (8/27) 5am on 2, Mon (8/29) 7:30pm on 2 French Riviera: Uniquely Chic Sun (8/28) 11:30am on 2 Rick Steves’ Europe: The Making Of Tue (8/30) 7:30pm on 2 Croatia: Adriatic Delights Wed (8/31) 7:30pm on 2 Rudy Maxa’s World Rajasthan Tue (8/16) 3:30pm on 44 Istanbul, Turkey Wed (8/17) 3:30pm on 44 Turkey’s Turquoise Coast Thu (8/18) 3:30pm on 44 Bangkok, Thailand Fri (8/19) 3:30pm on 44 This Old House Hour Fri (8/5) 1am on 44, Fri (8/12) 1am on 44, Wed (8/17) 8pm on 44, Fri (8/19) 1am on 44, Sun (8/21) 6pm on 44, Fri (8/26) 1am on 44, Sat (8/27) 5am on 44 Travelscope Switzerland: Scaling The Jungfrau Region Sun (8/7) 11am on 2 Guatemala’s Semana Santa: Easter Week Sun (8/14) 11am on 2 Ireland: The West Is Best Sun (8/21) 11am on 2 Taiwan: The Culture of Tea Sun (8/28) 11am on 2 Victory Garden Sat (8/6) 11am on 2, Sat (8/13) 11am on 2, Sat (8/20) 11am on 2, Sat (8/27) 11am on 2
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Watch your favorite WGBH programs online! Full-length, uninterrupted episodes of American Experience, Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, Masterpiece, Nova and more are now available for you to watch anytime at wgbh.org. Earth: The Operators’ Manual Thu (8/25) 2am on 44, Mon (8/29) 5am on 44 Eden at the End of the World Fri (8/26) 2am on 44, Mon (8/29) 3am on 44 Masters of the Arctic Ice Wed (8/17) 10pm on 2, Thu (8/18) 2am on 44, Fri (8/19) 10pm on 44 National Geographic Special Killer Stress Wed (8/3) 10pm on 2, Thu (8/4) 1am, 2am on 44, Mon (8/8) 4am on 44 Nature Black Mamba Wed (8/3) 8pm on 2, Fri (8/5) 5am on 2 Life In Death Valley Mon (8/8) 12am on 44 Fellowship of the Whales Mon (8/15) 12am, 1:30pm on 44, Wed (8/17) 8pm on 2, Fri (8/19) 8pm on 44 The Gorilla King Thu (8/18) 1:30pm on 44 Kilauea: Mountain of Fire Mon (8/22) 12am on 44 Is That Skunk? Mon (8/29) 12am on 44 Nova Rat Attack Wed (8/3) 9pm on 2, Fri (8/5) 2am on 44, Mon (8/8) 3am on 44 What Are Dreams? Thu (8/4) 2am on 2 Is There Life On Mars? Thu (8/11) 1am on 44, Sun (8/14) 1am on 44, Mon (8/15) 4am on 44 Secrets Beneath The Ice Wed (8/17) 9pm on 2, Thu (8/18) 1am, 2:30pm on 44, Fri (8/19) 2am, 9pm on 44, Sun (8/21) 1am on 44, Mon (8/22) 5am on 44 Hunting The Hidden Dimension Thu (8/25) 1am on 44, Sun (8/28) 1am on 44, Mon (8/29) 4am on 44 Nova ScienceNow How Does The Brain Work? Thu (8/4) 1am on 2 Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice Mon (8/15) 5am on 44 Scientific American Frontiers Don’t Forget Thu (8/4) 3am on 2 Yellowstone: Land to Life Thu (8/18) 10:30pm on 2, Fri (8/19) 3pm on 44
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Radio Spotlight The Art of Storytelling When independent radio producer Jay Allison moved to Cape Cod in 1985, he realized that his new home was missing a public radio presence— so he founded one. WCAI, a service of WGBH, was born in 2000 and serves Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and the South Coast. Over the years, WCAI has developed its own sound, reflecting the voices of the communities it serves. In his 30+ year career as a radio producer and journalist, Allison has created hundreds of works—including documentaries, essays and series for national and international broadcast—and has won every major industry award, including six Peabody Awards, the duPont-Columbia Award and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award. Allison and his team at Atlantic Public Media are currently working with the New York City storytelling group The Moth to produce The Moth Radio Hour, the Peabody Award-winning public radio series airing on 89.7 WGBH this summer. Allison recently chatted with WGBH’s Jennifer Goebel about how he got started in public radio and how telling stories connects people and communities.
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How did you find your way to public radio? It was the 70s. I met a guy at a party who said I should check out this thing called NPR, so I literally wandered in off the street—just walked right in. I felt like I had a right to be there because I was a citizen of the United States. Public radio was just forming its own identity and so was I, which was a great time for us to meet. I insinuated myself into the place as an independent producer, even though I didn’t know what an independent producer was. I borrowed gear, audiotape, razor blades [for splicing/editing], and a machine from a guy I met at the party and off I went. It was an amazing discovery to me that I could take a tape recorder and microphone and find out anything I wanted to in the whole world. Fast forward 30+ years, and most of my work now is about returning the favor of the loaned tape recorder to new people who care about the mission of public broadcasting.
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What kinds of projects have you enjoyed the most? One of the projects I’ve been working on for the past 10 years is Transom.org, a website that helps people tell their own stories on public radio. Another one is PRX.org, the Public Radio
Exchange, which helps get those stories on the air. I’ve always been interested in having listeners create radio content, and used that concept in media projects like NPR’s Lost & Found Sound and This I Believe. Most of my work has been about bringing the citizen voice to public radio.
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Why did you decide to start WCAI? I felt like this region needed its own service to reflect its own identity. A group of us rallied to create a station that sounded like Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and the South Coast, where we live. We asked WGBH to partner with us, and WGBH has been the champion for our local service and helped us put up the three transmitters—on Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and in Brewster.
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What do you see as the role of public radio in a community like yours? I think public radio pulls us all together and improves community by letting us know about each other. It introduces us to our neighbors. WCAI has an amazing team of talented staff and reporters, and they are entirely dedicated to serving their neighbors.
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How does WCAI differ from other public radio stations? The first interesting program choice we made was to introduce Sonic IDs: 30- to 60-second pieces of local people talking about their lives. They air all day long and give our station a unique sound. Voices keep popping up, talking about the history of the place, how we feel in the winter or the day our father took a cow across Vineyard Sound in a sailboat. Listening to these, you get the feeling that “Wow, we all live here together and these are our stories”—that’s the definition of local public radio. (Listen to a sample of Sonic IDs at wgbh.org/wcai/voices.cfm.)
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How did you get connected with The Moth? I had just finished up the This I Believe project when I met the folks at The Moth, and we felt an immediate kinship. The Moth Radio Hour runs counter to most media, which gets sliced into tinier and tinier fragments. The average bite length in news reports is shortening all the time. If you think about it, we started with telegraph messages, which had to be short, and now we
seem to be coming full circle with Twitter. But Moth stories are headed in the opposite direction. We have 17-minute-long unedited stories told by one person. Most people would have said that’s ridiculous, no one’s going to listen to that. But they would be wrong—people actually line up for hours to attend live Moth events, and most of them are young. This phenomenon gives me hope.
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With all the new technology, why is public radio still so successful? You can still listen to the radio while you are doing something else. We’re all busy, but we can consume radio while we live our lives and while we drive our cars. Also, local public radio is where you are—it’s not coming in from a satellite or from some city far away, it’s connecting you to your environment. So many other systems disconnect you—they may connect you to the wider world, but they disconnect you from your place. As long as WCAI continues to provide a real reflection of the community, as long as it keeps introducing us to each other, and as long as it maintains a connection to its listeners that almost resembles friendship, I think our future is bright. Tune in WCAI if you’re down on the Cape and Islands this summer: 90.1, 91.1 and 94.3, or listen online anytime at wgbh.org/wcai. Listen to The Moth Radio Hour in August on WGBH’s 89.7.
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WGBH, Boston’s NPR® Station for News and Culture The World in Japan, Dealing with Disaster It’s been nearly five months since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11. It was one of the worst disasters the country has ever faced, particularly because of the resulting nuclear meltdowns and release of radioactive materials at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The World’s Marco Werman traveled to northern Japan and spent almost two weeks interviewing officials,
industry professionals and the local people most affected by the disaster.
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What is your big takeaway after visit- ing Japan? Two things occur to me. One, some Japanese are starting a national process of soul-searching, and beginning a discussion that I think is overdue here in the US. Several people I spoke with said that maybe Japan has drifted too far from its Buddhist moorings, that maybe the country doesn’t need to be so focused on mass production, mass consumption and mass waste. They told me that’s the reason they ended up with so many nuclear power plants, to provide the juice for their economy. And they’re ready to change. The second thing is that The World tried something innovative in terms of reporting: we sent a host into the field to cover an unfolding story, and provided content not just for radio but also video and stills for online and broadcast. It changed the work flow of a reporting assignment. I was joined by videographer Emily Taguchi who fed The World video on a daily basis. That provided strong content for our online users, and a compelling reason for listeners to “see” the radio story after they heard it. It was a learning process, but a successful one that we will duplicate on future assignments. Find Marco Werman’s reporting from Japan online at theworld.org.
Cape Cod National Seashore turns 50!
A Celtic Sojourn
O’Sullivan Meets O’Farrell
In August 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation establishing the Cape Cod National Seashore. During the anniversary week, WCAI and 89.7 WGBH honor the milestone with reports and Web features looking back at the history of park, and surveying the ongoing struggles to preserve this national treasure. Follow the series and share your memories of the Cape Cod beaches at capeandislands.org. Mon, 8/8–Fri, 8/12
Arts & Ideas: The Moth Radio Hour
Sunday Spotlight with Eric Jackson
Of Fame and Families
Brandford Marsalis
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis has played with Miles Davis, Sting and his brother Wynton. Tonight, Eric Jackson focuses on music from this fiery improvisor as a leader playing tenor, alto and soprano saxophone. Sun, 8/14 Jazz on WGBH with Steve Schwartz
Art Farmer: A Jazz Portrait
In this one-hour audio documentary, produced by Steve Schwartz and Margot Stage, jazz trumpeter Art Farmer talks about his life and career in jazz. Critic Bob Blumenthal, vocalist Carol Sloane, guitarist Jim Hall, pianist Horace Silver, trombonist Curtis Fuller and others share their stories about this instrumentalist whose career spanned more than a half-century. Fri, 8/26 at 8pm
What’s on 89.7 WGBH BBC World Update The Takeaway Morning Edition/Marketplace Morning The Takeaway The Diane Rehm Show The Emily Rooney Show The Callie Crossley Show Fresh Air The World All Things Considered The World PBS NewsHour Jazz on WGBH with Eric Jackson/ Jazz on WGBH with Steve Schwartz (Fri) Jazz with Bob Parlocha
The star of television’s long-running children’s show, Blue’s Clues, details his complicated relationship with fame; a 13-year-old girl from Somalia immigrates to the US and thrives, but struggles to keep her troubled sister in the country; on the eve of her high school reunion, a woman learns that her husband, “thinks he might be gay.” Hosted by stand-up comedian Tom Shillue. Learn more about The Moth and one of its producers, Jay Allison, in the Radio Spotlight interview on page 23. Sun, 8/7 at 8pm
Listen online at wgbh.org/listen, on your Internet radio, or on your HD radio at 89.7 HD1
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A Celtic Sojourn takes you into the world of Irish Baroque music (chamber music with a distinct Irish flavor) in this CD. Selections feature Jerry O’Sullivan on the pipes (accompanied by cello and harpsichord) exploring the intricate music of 18th-century composer O’Farrell, an artist so obscure that his first name remains unknown. Sat, 8/6 at 3pm
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Greater Boston Living on Earth Weekend Edition Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me Fresh Air Weekend This American Life Studio 360 Q A Celtic Sojourn A Prairie Home Companion Says You! Selected Shorts JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater Jazz with Bob Parlocha
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The Changing World Being Weekend Edition Bob Edwards Weekend A Prairie Home Companion Says You! On the Media Marketplace Money All Things Considered Humankind Jazz Decades Arts & Ideas Eric’s Artist Spotlight Jazz with Bob Parlocha
News programs on 89.7 WGBH are made possible by your contributions to the Independent Journalism Fund.
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All Classical Tanglewood Tales
Tanglewood. The very name evokes a kaleidoscope of images. Picnics on the lawn. Majestic pines. Hayfields— sometimes overflowing with cars. The picturesque village of Lenox. Sudden downpours. And, at the heart of it all, incredible, indelible music-making. “There is no festival in the world that equals Tanglewood’s special combination of great musical art made in such a beautiful natural setting,” says Ben Roe, WGBH’s managing director for classical services. “Take a stroll through the grounds and you’ll hear echoes of music history with every footfall.” And that’s no exaggeration. This is the place, after all, where 14-year-old Midori famously made front-page headlines in her Tanglewood debut by calmly swapping her brokenstring violin with the concertmaster’s—not once, but twice—during a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade. Where Bernstein himself made his famous final conducting appearance in August of 1990, with a poignant performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. For Kurt Masur’s last concert as music director of the New York Philharmonic (yes, it happened at Tanglewood!) it was Beethoven’s Third. Or, just three years ago, the Beaux Arts Trio chose the beautiful confines of Seiji Ozawa Hall to cap the ensemble’s brilliant 53-year career with a farewell concert broadcast and webcast across the nation. But Tanglewood isn’t just about farewells. It’s also been the site of some notable beginnings. Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony (sometimes called “The Great American Symphony”) was written at the festival in 1946. Roe remembers his own beginnings at the renowned venue. “The first time I came to Tanglewood as a broadcaster was for the opening of Seiji Ozawa Hall in the summer of 1994.” Adds Roe, “The BSO staff set my NPR crew up in the maintenance shed—and then told me that our temporary office was the same place where a young conducting student named Seiji Ozawa slept on the floor when he arrived at Tanglewood in 1960.” What are your favorite Tanglewood moments? Listen to 99.5 all month long for more “Tanglewood Tales,” and share your own at 995allclassical.org. And stay close to your radio dial to hear what new Tanglewood memories will be made in the Koussevitsky Music Shed! 26 Schedules, program info, playlists: 995allclassical.org
BSO Live
Front Row at Tanglewood
Once again, 99.5 All Classical is back at the Koussevitsky Music Shed to bring you live performances from Tanglewood. Hosted by Ron Della Chiesa. Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 1pm Tue, 8/2: Tanglewood on Parade! The BSO, the Pops and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra present a program that includes Wagner’s Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and 1812 Overture. Fri, 8/5: Yuja Wang Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with pianist Yuja Wang, and works by Beethoven and Strauss. Sat, 8/6: Sarah Chang Sarah Chang plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Sean Newhouse conducts Symphony No. 2 and Pierre Jalbert’s Music of air and fire. Sun, 8/7: Ax Plays Mozart Emanuel Ax plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22. Also: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and The Moldau by Smetana, led by Lionel Bringuier. Fri, 8/12: All-Spanish Guitarist Pepe Romero joins conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos for an all-Spanish program that includes Rodrigo’s beloved Concierto de Aranjuez. Sat, 8/13: Yo-Yo Ma Plays Schumann Ma performs Schumann’s Cello concerto with Christoph von Dohnányi and the BSO. Also: Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Sun, 8/14: All-Brahms Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe joins the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in an all-Brahms program led by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. Fri, 8/19: Beethoven’s Third Christoph von Dohnányi conducts the “Eroica” Symphony, and Martin Helmchen joins the BSO to perform Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. Sat, 8/20: Film Night Violinist Gil Shaham joins John Williams and the Boston Pops for the annual Film Night concert, with special guest actor Morgan Freeman. Sun, 8/21: All-Mozart Bernard Labadie leads pianist Benedetto Lupo and the BSO in a program that includes the Piano Concerto No. 18 and the “Jupiter” Symphony No. 41. Fri, 8/26: Porgy and Bess Bramwell Tovey conducts the BSO and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in a concert performance of the original 1935 production of the George and Ira Gershwin classic. Sat, 8/27: Itzhak Perlman Perlman plays and conducts the BSO in an all-Beethoven program. Sun, 8/28: Beethoven’s Ninth Lorin Maazel gets the conducting honors for the season-ending concert by the BSO and Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
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New England Summer Festivals
This month, our series ventures north of the border for the first time to spotlight one of Canada’s destination festivals—one that draws throngs of visitors from northern New England and New York. We’ll also visit festivals in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine, each with a story and a distinctive profile all its own. Saturdays at 6pm Sundays at 12noon 8/6: Montreal (Que) Chamber Music Festival 8/13: Kingston (RI) Chamber Music Festival 8/20: Apple Hill (NH) Festival 8/27: Portland (ME) Chamber Music Festival Hosted by Michael Barone, Pipedreams is a two-hour program dedicated to organ music performance. Each week the show is themed around a performer, composer, organ, organ maker or venue. Sundays at 11pm 8/7: High Fives: composite performances of Widor’s and Vierne’s famous Fifths. 8/14: A Newman for All Seasons: performances featuring Anthony Newman. 8/21: Organ Plus: the “king of instruments” as an able instrumental companion. 8/28: In Concert: featuring Hector Olivera, Stephen Tharp, Craig Phillips and others.
What’s on 99.5 All Classical Monday–Friday Classical Music with Laura Carlo Classical Music with Cathy Fuller Mondays 10am New and Notable Classical Music with Brian McCreath 1–2pm In Performance (daily spotlight on WGBH live recordings) Late Day Classics Fridays Tanglewood Classical Music Fridays 11pm Concierto
Thanks to a partnership between Bryant University and WGBH, 24/7 classical music is returning to the Providence airwaves! Later this month, our All-Classical service will be available to listeners in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts via Bryant University’s 88.7 FM. Bryant University’s student-run station, WJMF, will continue uninterrupted on a variety of new technology platforms, including via WJMF HD-2 and one of WGBH’s mobile DTV channels.
NPR World of Opera
Each week, host Lisa Simeone treats listeners to full-length operas from around the world. Sundays at 6:30pm 8/7 Pergolesi: L’Olympiade L’Olympiade tells one of the most popular stories of the time, set in ancient Athens during the Olympic games. Performed at the Juliusz Slowacki Theatre in Krakow. Ottavio Dantone conducts. 8/14 Rossini: William Tell Rossini’s spectacular final opera arrives fresh from the 2011 Proms Concerts in London, with Antonio Pappano leading a stellar cast, including Michele Pertusi (William Tell) and Patricia Bardon (Hedwige). 8/21 Janacek: Kátya Kabanova This intense drama by Janacek, heard here in a 2011 production from Vienna, has one of opera’s most unusual and disturbing villains—an old woman who terrorizes her daughter-in-law. Cast includes Deborah Polaski (Kabanicha) and Emily Magee (Katya Kabanova). Franz Welser-Möst conducts. 8/28 Mozart: Idomeneo Jérémie Rhorer conducts Richard Croft (Idomeneo) and Kate Lindsey (Idamante) in Idomeneo, a masterpiece that was late to gain its rightful place in Mozart’s canon. Performed at International Baroque Opera Festival in Beaune, France.
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In Performance with Cathy Fuller Classical Music with James David Jacobs 9–9:15am Classics For Kids Classical Music with Ray Brown From the Top New England Summer Festivals Tanglewood Performance Today Weekend
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Radio Online and On the Go
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More Classical Channels Online
Save the Date! All Classical Cartoon Festival
Along with classical music 24/7 on the radio at 99.5 All Classical, try our new online channels, available at 995allclassical.org and at the websites below.
Sat, 10/29, 10am–4pm
The BSO-Tanglewood Channel
Hear live performances of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops from Symphony Hall in Boston and from Tanglewood, along with interviews, features and more. You can also listen to The BSO On Record, Brian Bell’s journey through the rich archive of recordings from the BSO, from the first recordings in 1917 to James Levine’s Grammy-winning 2009 account of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe. Extra features include the BSO broadcast schedule and the most recent features available on demand, all at bsotanglewood.org.
The Boston Early Music Channel
Boston is known around the world for its early music scene, and 99.5 All Classical has brought that scene to you for years on the radio. Now you can explore this fascinating world with a continuous stream of performances from the Boston Early Music Festival, along with additional interviews, on demand programs and concerts, videos and resources to enrich your experience, all at bostonearlymusic.org.
Come join the fun! 99.5 All Classical presents its 13th annual Cartoon Festival, where kids of all ages can enjoy their favorite Warner Brothers cartoons set to classical music on a giant screen, along with live performances, storytellers and more. WGBH members and their families save on tickets. For more info, visit wgbh.org/cartoonfest or call 617-300-5400. Editor Karen Hartley Contributors María Bruno Ruiz, Jennifer Goebel, Chika Offurum, Susan Reed, Ben Roe, John Voci Designer Tong-Mei Chan Photo Research Michael Delia Associate Creative Director Alison Kennedy Director, Constituent Communications Cynthia Broner Associate Director Susan Reed Director of Operations Dianne Horgan
Explore!, August 2011: Volume 21, Number 8, (ISSN 2152-7458) (USPS 0008-188). Copyright 2011. WGBH Educational Foundation. One Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135. All rights reserved. Explore! is published monthly by the WGBH Educational Foundation. Subscription is by membership contribution of $50 or more to WGBH. Preferred periodicals postage paid at Boston, MA and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Explore!, WGBH, One Guest St, Boston, MA 02135. Printed in Canada. 110617
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At the Peabody Essex Museum July 30–November 6, 2011 Forty-five magnificent landscapes, including Thomas Cole’s monumental series The Course of Empire, as well as works by Bierstadt, Church, Cropsey, Durand, Kensett and others.
161 Essex Street | Salem, MA 01970 | 978-745-9500 | pem.org Painting the American Vision was originally organized by the New-York Historical Society as The Hudson River School: Painting the American Vision, and all works are from that institution’s collection. Exhibition made possible in part by a generous grant from the AMG Foundation. Additional support provided by the East India Marine Associates (EIMA) of the Peabody Essex Museum. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Exhibition SponSor
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White Mountain Scenery, Franconia Notch, N.H. (detail), 1857, Asher Brown Durand. Robert L. Stuart Collection, on permanent loan from the New York Public Library, S-105. Courtesy the New-York Historical Society.