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THE MEMBERS’ MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2011
High School Quiz Show: Let the Games Begin! page 12
Host Billy Costa
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This month, WGBH is thrilled to kick off the second season of High School Quiz Show, our weekly battle of the brains for high school students in Massachusetts. “We knew that if we built it, they would come,” says executive producer Hillary Wells. “Hundreds of students showed up on WGBH’s doorstep in October to vie for a chance to appear on the series, taking High School Quiz Show to a whole new level of competition.” We’re pleased to welcome Billy Costa as host. Fans of all ages know him from Kiss 108’s Matty in the Morning and Top 30 Countdown shows, and NECN’s TV Diner series. We’re also excited about the launch of an interactive online game accessible through the series’ website (wgbh.org/quizshow) and Facebook. Finally, we’ve moved the series to a family friendly timeslot: Sunday nights at 7pm on WGBH 2, starting February 13 (see page 12). “I’m really excited about hosting High School Quiz Show on WGBH,” Costa says. “I love interacting with teens and look forward to celebrating the exceptional students across the state who have stepped up to the plate to compete.” And they are exceptional. Sixteen public high school teams from eastern Massachusetts qualified for this year’s competition after earning high marks during our first-ever “Super Sunday” in October, in which more than 70 schools competed. Starting this month, those teams go head to head on tough questions that reflect the state’s core curriculum as well as Advanced Placement-level content. The competition culminates in June in an hour-long championship between the winning team from the east and the western Massachusetts public school winners of As Schools Match Wits, a co-production of WGBH sister station WGBY and Westfield State University. “We continue to receive feedback from schools and from community members about the important role High School Quiz Show plays in showcasing academic achievement in the Commonwealth,” says Hillary, noting that the series is endorsed by the State’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. “This is all made possible through major sponsorship from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, with additional funding provided by Safety Insurance, Comcast, and the Massachusetts Teachers Association.” WGBH’s Nova also turns its attention to “getting smarter,” with a trifecta of programs on Wednesday, February 9 (see page 9) that look at animal intelligence, smart materials and a powerful new computer developed by a team of IBM scientists who hope their machine can beat expert contestants on Jeopardy. Smart and entertaining programming, this month and every month… thanks to your generous annual support!
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ArtsEmerson’s The World on Stage presents three plays honoring the Emerald Isle. The Color of Rose finds Rose Kennedy revisiting her past in this world premiere, 1/27–2/6. From Galway’s Druid Theatre, The Cripple of Inishmaan follows the comedic exploits of a youth vying for stardom, 2/2–2/6. From Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, Terminus tells three intertwining tales, not for the faint of heart, 2/8–2/13. Paramount Center. WGBH members receive $10 off regularly priced tickets over $25. Use code WGBH10. Info: 617-824-8000; artsemerson.org.
Handel’s Israel in Egypt
Israel in Egypt tells the story of Exodus, from the plagues of Egypt to Moses’ song of celebration. Harry Christophers conducts the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus, Fri, 2/18 at 8pm & Sun, 2/20 at 3pm, Symphony Hall, Boston. WGBH members receive 10% off tickets, limit four per MemberCard, use code WGBH10. Info: 617-266-3605; handelandhaydn.org.
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Candide
Join conductor Stephen Lord for his debut as New England Conservatory’s new Artistic Director of Opera Studies with a semi-staged production of Bernstein’s Candide. Mon, 2/28 at 8pm, Jordan Hall. WGBH Members receive 2-for-1 admission. Info: 617-585-1260; necmusic.edu/opera.
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Masterpiece 40thAnniversary Celebration
Save the date to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the longestrunning drama series on primetime television, Masterpiece! Sat, 4/9 at the WGBH studios. Includes a cabaret performance by Alan Cumming, host of Masterpiece Mystery! Ticket info: 617-300-3900; wgbh.org/ masterpiece40thevent.
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Speak!
Follow the adventures of Martha, a lovable dog whose appetite for alphabet soup gives her the ability to speak. Using her newfound abilities, Martha gets jobs, wears disguises, foils bad guys, wins contests and orders lots of steaks. A dog’s breakfast of messes and hilarious entanglements ensue for Martha, her family and the unsuspecting people of her town who make up the comic heart of the series. Martha Speaks New episodes premiere Mon–Fri, 2/21–25 at 7:30am and 1:30pm on WGBH 2
Wordball Power
Two new regular characters join The Electric Company: Marcus Barnes, who inherits a math superpower once he joins the crew, and Gilda Flip, a prankster-in-training. In the introductory episode of the season, Marcus has just found out he has the wordball power…kind of. The Electric Company tries to help Marcus improve his wordball-throwing skills so he can join them. Meanwhile, Francine and Gilda ask Manny to build a machine that can help them prevent Marcus from becoming the newest member of The Electric Company. The Electric Company Mon, 2/7 at 5pm on WGBH 2
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The World Channel
Dedicated to delivering outstanding nonfiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentary programming, this WGBH-produced 24/7 television channel explores a different theme each month. In February, World examines the changing nature of childhood at home and abroad, and how childhood is affected by technology, environment, adoption, adolescence and war. In addition to captivating TV programs, World recently launched a new website, worldcompass.org, which integrates broadcast, Web and mobile content from public media, independent filmmakers, online users and social communities. Visit worldcompass.org to see more, and share your thoughts and ideas. Digital: Comcast: FiOS: RCN: Cox: Charter:
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Placing Out: The Orphan Trains Sat, 2/5 at 5am, 12pm and 7pm Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 200,000 orphaned, abandoned and runaway children, primarily from industrialized cities in the East, boarded trains bound for Midwestern farming communities in search of a better life.
Global Voices/Lost Boys of Sudan Sat, 2/19 at 7:30am, 2:30pm and 9:30pm Orphaned as boys by Sudan’s civil war, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and gunfire to reach a Kenyan refugee camp. After a decade in the camp, they come to America, where they are confronted with abundance and alienation.
Where Do the Children Play? Sat, 2/26 at 9am, 4pm and 11pm Open-ended creative play is important for the healthy development of children, but is Going on 13 Sat, 2/12 at 5am, 12pm and 7pm disappearing from children’s lives because From Tweety Bird to Bow Wow, double dutch to chat rooms, of parents’ fear of “stranger danger,” even in Daddy’s girls to first deceptions, watch as Ariana, Isha, Rosie, and safe neighborhoods. Esme let go of childhood and fumble—or sprint—toward an For more programs on this theme, visit uncertain future. wgbh.org/schedule or worldcompass.org.
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From the very first time Princeton played the first intercollegiate game in 1869, football had America in its grasp and the Ivy League was right at its forefront. 8: Ivy League Football and America explores the unique role that the eight Ivy League schools played in developing American football. 8: Ivy League Football and America Thu, 2/3 at 8pm on WGBH 2
Monkey Business
Love, language, guilt, envy, generosity, secrets, lies and sophisticated society are not unique to humans. We share those complex traits with our relatives, the monkeys. Follow along as the babies of two different species are reared, and learn how and what monkeys teach their young. Nature/Clever Monkeys Sun, 2/6 at 8pm on WGBH 2
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Thursday 3 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 History Detectives 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe (*) 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 8: Ivy League Football and America See The Harvard Game, this page (d) 44 Frontline Post Modern 9pm 44 Independent Lens For Once in My Life. Made up of 28 musicians and singers who all have severe mental and physical disabilities, the Spirit of Goodwill Band is a raucous home away from home where members are free to display their talent, humor, and tenacity. This film challenges preconceived notions of what it means to be disabled. 9:30 2 Simon Schama’s Rough Crossings At the end of the American Revolution, thousands of African American slaves risked everything to fight for the British in exchange for freedom. John Clarkson, a young Royal Navy lieutenant, was sent to North America by British abolitionists to fulfill that promise. According to plan, each slave would be resettled in Nova Scotia. However, when that frigid, rocky terrain proved inhospitable to those who had worked the cotton fields of the Deep South, Clarkson arranged for them to be transported across the Atlantic to Sierra Leone. Using journals, diaries and autobiographical accounts, writernarrator Simon Schama reconstructs this epic journey. (d) 10:30 44 Ask This Old House 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour Please recycle this magazine! Go paperless! wgbh.org/gopaperless
2 PBS NewsHour 44 History Detectives 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Basic Black 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Washington Week 44 Nature Born Wild: The First Days of Life. From the moment of their birth, baby animals in the wild can face almost anything—from a large social group of interested caregivers, to a potentially deadly group of relatives, to one or two devoted parents, to complete abandonment and no available help at all. Yet they all have something in common. they must learn whom to trust, what to fear and when to act, all in the first days of life. Find out how being born in the wild has evolved over time, and how animals interacting with their young, wrestling with the feelings and dilemmas that come with raising a baby, can mirror our own experiences. (d) 8:30 2 McLaughlin Group 6pm
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Nova/Making Stuff Smarter Host david Pogue looks into the growing number of smart materials that can respond, change and even learn: An army tanker truck that heals its own bullet wounds. An airplane wing that changes shape as it flies. Clothing that can monitor its wearer’s heart rate, health and mood. Wed, 2/9 at 9pm on WGBH 2 Nova/The Smartest Machine on Earth What’s so special about human intelligence? And will scientists ever build a computer that rivals the flexibility and power of a human brain? Nova takes viewers inside an iBm lab where a crack team has been working for nearly three years to perfect a machine that can answer any question. the scientists hope their machine will be able to beat expert contestants in one of the UsA’s most challenging tv quiz shows: Jeopardy. Wed, 2/9 at 10pm on WGBH 2
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Celebrating Black History Month The Color Purple Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel, The Color Purple is a richly textured, powerful film set in America’s rural south. Whoopi Goldberg, winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie, the story’s central character. Her impressive portrayal is complemented by a distinguished cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia. Sat, 2/5 at 8:30pm on WGBH 44
Independent Lens/When I Rise A gifted black music student at the University of Texas is thrust into a civil rights storm that changes her life forever. Barbara Smith Conrad is cast in an opera to co-star with a white male classmate, fueling a racist backlash from members of the Texas legislature. When Barbara is expelled from the cast, the incident escalates to national news, prompting unexpected support from a pop superstar. This small-town girl, whose voice and spirit stem from her roots in East Texas, emerges as an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano and headlines on stages around the world. Thu, 2/10 at 9pm on WGBH 44 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots The story of this nation’s African American military history can be traced back to the dawn of the Republic. Five years before the Revolution, Boston citizens confronted a squad of English soldiers. A black man took control of the protest and challenged the Redcoats. The British raised their weapons and fired. In that one volley, Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave, became the first man to give his life for a cause that would become the American Revolution. Years later, Thomas Jefferson immortalized his sacrifice when he wrote: “The blood of Attucks nourished the tree of liberty.” From those early struggles to our current battle against global terrorism, black soldiers have risked their lives in defense of this nation in the dual effort to preserve freedom for their country while attempting to acquire it for themselves. Thu, 2/17 at 9pm on WGBH 2 6pm 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Noted historian Nell Irvin Painter is a professor emerita at Princeton and the author of numerous books, including Sojouner
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received rave reviews. Painter explains how the idea of beauty has changed, and why she doesn’t believe race exists. 6:30 2 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey (Pt. 4). The heir crisis at Downton Abbey takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, rumors fly about Mary’s virtue. Her sister Sybil takes a risk in her secret political life. Anna unearths Bates’ mysterious past and O’Brien and Thomas plot their exit strategy. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern. 44 City Slickers On vacation, three men (Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby) get to play cowboy on a dude-ranch cattle drive, but unexpected circumstances test their skills and stamina. 8pm 2 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 2 The Old Guys (*) 44 The Color Purple A black Southern woman (Whoopi Goldberg) struggles to find her identity after suffering years of abuse from her father and others for more than 40 years.
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daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny and cannibalism. (d) 10pm 2 Masterpiece The Unseen Alistair Cooke (See 9pm) 44 Chautauqua: An American Narrative the Chautauqua institution was founded 135 years ago in a remote corner of Western new York as a place of learning, renewal and inspiration. Chautauqua has always been—and continues to be—unique. it is a true utopia, where the arts, philosophy, current events, religion and education synergize and thrive. 11pm 2 Pioneers of Television Crime Dramas (See 2/1 at 8pm) 44 Soundstage Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Nancy and Ron
From their early days in Hollywood to the California governor’s mansion to the White House, Nancy Reagan was always by Ronald Reagan’s side, advising and protecting him even during the long, lonely years when he battled Alzheimer’s disease. His agenda was her agenda. she balanced his optimism with reality and made sure that his aides translated his broad ideas into policy. While the public saw a traditional First Lady, dressed in designer clothes and redecorating the White House, behind the scenes she was much more involved with personnel and policy issues than the public realized. Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime Thu, 2/10 at 9pm on WGBH 2 2 Pioneers of Television Local Kids’ TV. in the early years of television, local kids’ programs shaped the childhoods of millions of American children. Performers such as Willard scott, 8pm
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High School Quiz Show is a fast-paced competition that showcases and celebrates the academic achievements of high school students in massachusetts. Hosted by Billy Costa, the WGBH series features questions in literature, history, science and math as well as current events and general knowledge. now beginning its second season, High School Quiz Show continues to ignite an interest in the pursuit of learning and to Thanks to You foster a renewed spirit of school, High School Quiz Show is a community and state pride. celebration of our students, our communities and High School Quiz Show our mission Sun, 2/13 at 7pm on WGBH 2 as a public media station. it’s an 44 Antiques Roadshow honor and an San Diego, CA (Pt. 3) inspiration to be a part of it. thank 9pm 2 Frontline Sex Slaves you for continuing to support the 44 Ashes to Ashes program and all who touch it. 10pm 2 Frontline Sex Slaves — Hillary Wells, WGBH executive Producer 44 Ashes to Ashes
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William Boyd adapts his acclaimed 2002 novel about a man—at various times a writer, lover, art dealer and spy—making his often precarious way through the 20th century. Matthew MacFadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall and Jim Broadbent star.
Masterpiece Classic/Any Human Heart Sun, 2/13 at 9pm on WGBH 2 was home to the largest community of free black people in the Deep South during slavery and a hotbed of political ferment. Here, black and white, free and enslaved, rich and poor cohabitated, collaborated and clashed to create America’s first civil rights movement and a unique American culture. This program is a tale of heartbreak, hope and resiliency—all set to a soundtrack of New Orleans music. 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
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2:30 2 Simply Ming 3pm 2 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 44 Look Back in Anger (See 2/5 at 4:40pm) 3:30 2 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen (d) 4pm 2 The French Chef (*) 4:30 2 Rough Cut 4:45 44 City Slickers (See 2/5 at 6:30pm) 5pm 2 This Old House Hour 6pm 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One As a teenager, Bettye LaVette recorded her first hit in 1961. After four decades of waiting for her moment in the spotlight, LaVette, now in her 60s, is sharing the stage with megastars like Jon Bon Jovi (at President Obama’s Inaugural Concert) and Paul McCartney. LaVette talks about her initial success and years of obscurity, the secret of her voice and why age is not an issue. 6:30 2 Masterpiece The Unseen Alistair Cooke (See 2/6 at 10pm)
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For the first time in its 30-year history, the WGBH home improvement series This Old House is traveling to Los Angeles to tackle a West Coast renovation project. A charming 1930s spanish Colonial revival home located in the picturesque hillside community of silver Lake will get a Hollywood makeover from the show’s expert crew. in order to accommodate a growing family, the This Old House team, with the help of local tradespeople, plans to expand the home’s existing footprint, add a second floor and make updates for modern living, while preserving the quaint period details that make the property unique. This Old House Wed, 2/16 at 8pm on WGBH 44 one of the most controversial. When his Hollywood career began to wane, reagan turned to politics. (Pt. 2 of 2) (d) 44 Masterpiece Classic Any Human Heart (Pt. 1) (See 2/13 at 9pm)
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Irish cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson spent almost 600 days filming Broken Tail and his family for some of the finest tiger documentaries ever made. Broken Tail was the most charismatic tiger cub ever seen in Ranthambore, one of India’s best-protected tiger reserves. But suddenly and without warning Broken Tail abandoned his sanctuary and went on the run, moving through farmland and scrub until he was killed by a train nearly 200 miles from his home. To track Broken Tail’s incredible journey, Colin and his soundman, Salim, retrace the tiger’s path and piece together the cub’s last days—and through his story reveal the fate of the few surviving tigers in India. Nature/Broken Tail: A Tiger’s Last Journey Sun, 2/20 at 8pm on WGBH 2
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seen clips, including Johnny Carson performing in his early 20s. 44 Antiques Roadshow Des Moines, IA (Pt. 1) 9pm 2 Frontline A Daughter’s Death 44 Ashes to Ashes 10pm 2 Frontline A Daughter’s Death 44 Ashes to Ashes 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
Wednesday 16 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 History Detectives 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Nova ScienceNow Where Did We Come From? Where did the very first living thing on Earth come from? Can a simple injection erase a painful memory? (d) 44 This Old House Hour See California Style, page 15 9pm 2 Nova Crash of Flight 447. On June 1, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives. How could a state-of-the-art airliner with elaborate electronic safety and navigation features and a faultless safety record simply vanish without trace? Nova assembles a team of seasoned pilots, engineers and safety experts to examine the evidence that emerged in the weeks following this horrific disaster. With expert testimony, satellite weather images, and messages transmitted by the doomed plane’s computer system, Nova pieces together the fatal chain of events. (d) 44 MI-5 10pm 2 Scientific American Frontiers Cars That Think. The fully automatic car may be down the road a ways, but cars that do your thinking for you are just around the corner—they watch out for hazards, they listen to you, they even know when you’re distracted. (d) 44 Globe Trekker Belgium & Luxembourg (d) 10:30 2 Scientific American Frontiers Hydrogen Hopes. We’ve all heard of hydrogen as the
fuel of the future, but what will it take to get there from here? How can we create hydrogen from renewable sources like the sun? And how do we store it safely once we’ve got it? (d) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
Thursday 17 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 History Detectives 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe (*) 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Doc Martin 44 Frontline A Daughter’s Death 9pm 2 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots See Celebrating Black History Month, page 10 44 Independent Lens Children of Haiti. In the midst of Haiti’s lush mountains and historical relics is an epidemic of over 500,000 orphan children who wander the streets day and night. Known as the “soulless” and forgotten by their own people, they do what they must to survive each day. Children of Haiti follows three teenage boys— Denick, a prolific and charming 14-year-old; Nickenson, a tough but sensitive 16-year-old; and Antoine, an energetic paint-thinner abuser—who reflect on their country and their lives, while sharing a common dream of education, government assistance, and social acceptance. 10pm 44 Independent Lens Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene. America’s original shock-jock, Petey Greene overcame poverty, drug addiction and prison time to “tell it like it is,” shocking and entertaining everyone from the ghetto to the White House. Narrated by Don Cheadle, this program looks at how his explosive language and brash style unsettled the establishment as he battled both the system and his own demons on a journey to becoming a leading activist during some of the most tumultuous years in recent history. 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
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Saturday 19 11am 2 The Victory Garden 44 Ask This Old House 11:30 2 Everyday Food (d) 44 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Sheena Iyengar 12pm 2 Rachel’s Favorite Food at Home 44 Pioneers of Primetime Features interviews with Milton Berle, Red Skelton, Sid Caesar and Bob Hope discussing television. 12:30 2 French Chef Napoleon’s Chicken (*) 1pm 2 Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home 44 Scientific American Frontiers Calls of the Wild (d) 1:30 2 Lidia’s Italy 2pm 2 Food Trip with Todd English 44 Antiques Roadshow Des Moines, IA (Pt. 1) 2:30 2 Simply Ming 3pm 2 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 44 Nova Crash of Flight 447 (See 2/16 at 9pm) (d) 3:30 2 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen (d) 4pm 2 The French Chef (*) 44 Scientific American Frontiers The Dark Side of the Universe (d) 4:30 2 Rough Cut 5pm 2 This Old House Hour 44 House of Games (See 2/12 at 9:20pm) 6pm 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Kevin Bales is one of the world’s leading experts on
modern-day slavery. He has determined that approximately 27 million people are enslaved worldwide. Although most of these slaves are in Africa and Asia, there are more than 40,000 slaves living among us here in the US. Bales discusses the realities of contemporary enslavement, the motivation behind his work, and how our generation can bring slavery to an end. 6:30 2 Masterpiece Classic Any Human Heart (Pt. 1) (See 2/13 at 9pm) 6:45 44 The Pink Panther Clumsy Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) chases a jewel thief (David Niven) and his nephew (Robert Wagner). 8pm 2 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 2 The Old Guys (*) 9pm 2 Lark Rise to Candleford 44 The Pink Panther Strikes Again Inspector Clouseau’s (Peter Sellers) on the trail of his ex-boss (Herbert Lom), out to destroy the world. 10pm 2 Antiques Roadshow Des Moines, IA (Pt. 1) 11pm 2 Basic Black 44 Live from the Artists Den Crowded House 11:30 2 Ask This Old House
Sunday 20 6am 44 Antiques Roadshow Des Moines, IA (Pt. 1) 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 Music Voyager Delhi. Edgar ends up in India’s capital city Delhi, where he explores the vibrant underground music scene. 44 Washington Week 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe 44 Theater Talk (*) 12pm 2 Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge 44 Invitation to World Literature My Name Is Red. A historical novel and a graphic murder mystery set among the miniaturists of the Ottaman court. (d) 12:30 2 Basic Black
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Poisonous Potential
venom scientists are in a race against time. inside the bodies of many creatures, evolution has produced extremely toxic cocktails, all designed for one reason: to kill. it took millions of years to perfect these ultimate brews of proteins and peptides, and we have only just begun to discover their potential. now, the race is on to collect and study them before the animals that produce them disappear. But how does venom do its deadly work? Nova reveals how venom causes the body to shut down, arteries to bleed uncontrollably and limbs to go black and die. But nature’s most destructive and extreme poisons also might contain the building blocks for a new generation of advanced drugs that could treat heart attack, stroke, diabetes, obesity and cancer. Nova/Venom Wed, 2/23 at 9pm on WGBH 2
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established a framework for peace in the middle east, was the inspiration for his life after the White House. in the years since, Carter has recast himself as a giant of moral leadership. He has struggled to bring peace to war-torn countries; fought for the eradication of life-threatening diseases; and dedicated himself to housing America’s poorest citizens. the film features interviews with many close to the Carter administration including his wife rosalynn, son Chip, Press secretary Jody Powell and vice President Walter mondale. (d) 44 Masterpiece Classic Any Human Heart (Pt. 2) see 20th-Century Man, page 14 10:30 44 The Kumars at No. 42 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
Tuesday 22 PBS NewsHour History Detectives 7pm Greater Boston Nightly Business Report 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe (*) Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Pioneers of Television Sitcoms. this episode focuses on five key sitcoms: I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Make Room for Daddy, The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. the last remaining Honeymooner, Joyce randolph, offers surprising insights into the mind of Jackie Gleason. similarly, marlo thomas speaks candidly about her father, danny. Andy Griffith offers forceful opinions about the people and techniques that made his show work. in a rare occurrence, both mary tyler moore and dick van dyke recount their years on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Hundreds of episodes were culled for the most entertaining clips—including one particularly side-splitting bit by don Knotts. 44 Antiques Roadshow Des Moines, IA (Pt. 2) 9pm 2 Frontline Educating Sergent Pantzke 44 Ashes to Ashes 10pm 2 Frontline Educating Sergent Pantzke 44 Ashes to Ashes 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour 6pm
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An iconoclast who himself became an icon, William Burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and identity in the 1950s. His work was vilified by conservatives and banned by the US government, but emerged to influence artists for generations to come. His friends and colleagues remember the public persona and the private man. Independent Lens/William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Thu, 2/24 at 9pm on WGBH 44 slavery while also stumbling through the minefield of contemporary race relations. In this bicentennial year of the US abolition of the slave trade, the film offers new perspectives on the black/white divide. 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 11:30 44 PBS NewsHour
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Big Blaze
On march 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the triangle shirtwaist Factory in new York’s Greenwich village. the blaze ripped through the congested loft; huge piles of trimmings fed the flames. Petrified workers desperately tried to make their way downstairs, but the factory owners kept the doors on the 9th floor locked and the woefully inadequate fire escape soon crumpled. Hundreds of horrified onlookers arrived just in time to see young men and women jumping from the windows. By the time the fire had burned itself out, 146 people were dead. Less than two years earlier, the workers of the factory had been leaders in an industry-wide strike to protest dismal wages and dangerous working conditions. it took the tragedy of the fire and the ensuing public outrage to force government action. the landmark legislation that followed gave new Yorkers the most comprehensive workplace safety laws in the country. American Experience/Triangle Fire Mon, 2/28 at 9pm on WGBH 2 44 Nova ScienceNow What’s The Next Big Thing? (See 2/23 at 8pm) (d) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
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2 Masterpiece Classic Any Human Heart (Pt. 2) (See 2/20 at 9pm) 7pm 44 Look Back in Anger (See 2/5 at 4:40pm) 8pm 2 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 2 The Old Guys (*) 9pm 2 Lark Rise to Candleford 44 House of Games (See 2/12 at 9:20pm) 10pm 2 Antiques Roadshow Des Moines, IA (Pt. 2) 11pm 2 Basic Black 44 Live from the Artists Den Josh Ritter 11:30 2 Ask This Old House 6:30
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44, Sat (2/19) 8pm on 2, Mon (2/21) 8pm on 44, Sat (2/26) 8pm on 2, Mon (2/28) 8pm on 44 The Kumars at No. 42 Fri 10:30pm on 44 Lark Rise to Candleford Sat (2/5, 12, 19, 26) 9pm on 2 MI-5 Wed (2/2) 9pm on 44, Fri (2/4) 10pm on 2, Wed (2/9) 9pm on 44, Fri (2/11) 10pm on 2, Wed (2/16) 9pm on 44, Fri (2/18) 10pm on 2, Wed (2/23) 4am on 2, Wed (2/23) 9pm on 44, Fri (2/25) 10pm on 2, Sun (2/27) 5am on 2 My Family Fri 8pm and 8:30pm on 44 The Old Guys Sat (2/5) 8:30pm on 2, Mon (2/7) 10pm on 44, Mon (2/7) 10:30pm on 44, Sat (2/12) 8:30pm on 2, Mon (2/14) 10:30pm on 44, Sat (2/19) 8:30pm on 2, Mon (2/21) 10:30pm on 44, Sat (2/26) 8:30pm on 2, Mon (2/28) 10:30pm on 44
Food & Wine America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated Sat (2/12, 19) 3pm on 2 Avec Eric Sun (2/6, 13, 20, 27) 3:30pm on 44 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen Sat (2/12, 19) 3:30pm on 2 Everyday Food Sat (2/5, 12, 19, 26) 11:30am on 2 Food Trip with Todd English Sat (2/12, 19) 2pm on 2 The French Chef Sun (2/6) 5:30pm on 44, Sat (2/12, 19) 12:30pm on 2, Sat (2/12, 19) 4pm on 2, Sun (2/13, 20, 27) 5:30pm on 44 The Great American Seafood Cook-Off III Sun (2/6) 5pm on 44 Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home Sat (2/12, 19) 1pm on 2 Lidia’s Italy Sun 4pm & 4:30pm on 44, Sat (2/12) 1:30pm on 2, Sat (2/19) 1:30pm on 2 Made in Spain Sun 3pm on 44 Rachel’s Favorite Food at Home Sat (2/12, 19) 12pm on 2 Simply Ming Sat (2/12, 19) 2:30pm on 2, Sun (2/13, 20, 27) 5pm on 44
History 8: Ivy League Football and America Thu (2/3) 8pm on 2, Fri (2/4) 1am on 2, Sat (2/5) 1pm on 44 Alan K. Simpson Mon (2/28) 10pm on 2 American Experience The Greely Expedition Tue (2/1) 1:30pm on 44, Wed (2/2) 3am on 44, Sun (2/6) 9pm on 44 Reagan: Lifeguard Mon (2/7) 9pm on 2, Tue (2/8) 1am on 44, Tue (2/8) 2am on 2, Tue (2/8) 4am on 2, Tue (2/8) 1:30pm on 44, Wed (2/9) 3am on 44, Fri (2/11) 1:30pm on 44, Sun (2/13) 1pm on 2, Sun (2/13) 9pm on 44 Reagan: An American Crusade Mon (2/14) 9pm on 2, Tue (2/15) 1am on 44, Tue (2/15) 1:30am on 2, Tue (2/15) 1:30pm on 44, Wed (2/16) 3am on 44, Fri (2/18) 1:30pm on 44, Sun (2/20) 9pm on 44 Jimmy Carter Mon (2/21) 9pm on 2, Tue (2/22) 1am
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Science & Nature Before There Were Parks: Yellowstone and Glacier Through Native Eyes Mon (2/21) 2:30am on 44, Mon (2/21) 5:30am on 2, Tue (2/22) 4:30am on 44 Crown of the Continent—Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias Sat (2/12) 3:30am on 44 Nature Born Wild: The First Days of Life Fri (2/4) 2:30pm on 44, Fri (2/4) 8pm on 44 Clever Monkeys Sun (2/6) 8pm on 2, Mon (2/7) 12am on 44, Mon (2/7) 2:30pm on 44, Tue (2/8) 5am on 44, Fri (2/11) 8pm on 44
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12:30am, 11am & 11:30pm on 44, Sun (2/27) 6pm on 44 Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge Mon–Fri 4pm on 44, Sun 12pm on 2, Sun 2pm on 44 Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us Thu (2/10) 3am on 2, Wed (2/23) 3am on 2 Change Your Brain Change Your Body Mon (2/14) 12am on 2, Mon (2/28) 2am on 2 Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century Mon (2/14) 3am on 44, Tue (2/15) 5am on 44 Dr. Wayne Dyer Excuses Begone! Sat (2/5) 1am on 2, Sun (2/13) 12am on 2 The Power of Intention Sat (2/19) 1am on 2 Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy Thu (2/3) 3am on 2, Sun (2/20) 3am on 2 Eckhart Tolle: Awakening in the Now Sun (2/13) 3am on 2 Equitrekking Sun 1:30pm on 44 Globe Trekker Wed 10pm on 44, Fri (2/4) 4am on 2, Sun (2/6) 7pm on 2, Wed (2/9) 4am on 2, Sun (2/27) 6pm on 2 Green Builders Fri (2/4) 3am on 44, Mon (2/7) 3am on 44 Invitation to World Literature The Thousand and One Nights Sun (2/6) 12pm on 44 The Epic of Gilgamesh Sun (2/13) 12pm on 44 My Name Is Red Sun (2/20) 12pm on 44 Odyssey Sun (2/27) 12pm on 44 Joel Harper’s Firming After 50 Wed (2/2) 3am on 2, Wed (2/9) 3am on 2, Mon (2/21) 3am on 2, Fri (2/25) 1am on 2 New Play Piano in a flash: 3 Steps to Piano Success Sun (2/6) 1:30am on 2, Mon (2/14) 2am on 2, Mon (2/28) 12am on 2 OpenRoad Sun 2:30pm on 44 Place of Our Own Mon–Fri 1pm on 44 Rick Steves’ European Insights Sun (2/6) 3:30am on 2 Rick Steves’ Iran Sat (2/12) 2:30am on 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Sun 11:30am on 2, Mon–Thu 7:30pm on 2 Road to Perfect Health with Brenda Watson Mon (2/7) 12am on 2, Mon (2/21) 12am on 2, Sun (2/27) 2:30am on 2 Rough Cut Sat (2/12 & 19) 4:30pm on 2 Rudy Maxa’s World Tue (2/1, 8, 22) 3:30pm on 44, Wed (2/2, 9, 16, 23) 3:30pm on 44, Thu (2/3, 10, 17, 24) 3:30pm on 44, Fri (2/4, 11, 25) 3:30pm on 44, Mon (2/7, 21) 3:30pm on 44 Stay Rich Forever & Ever with Ed Slott Mon (2/7) 2am on 2 This Old House Hour Wed (2/2, 9, 16, 23) 8pm on 44, Fri (2/4, 11, 18, 25) 1am on 44, Sat (2/5) 5am on 44, Sat (2/5) 5pm on 2, Fri (2/11, 18, 25) 4am on 2, Sat (2/12) 5am on 44, Sat (2/12) 5pm on 2, Tue (2/15) 5am on 2, Sat (2/19) 5am on 44, Sat (2/19) 5pm on 2, Sat (2/26) 5am on 44, Sat (2/26) 5pm on 2 Travelscope Sun 1pm on 44
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Radio Spotlight Quinn Is In: New 89.7 WGBH Weekend Host Cristina Quinn joined WGBH 89.7 as our new Weekend Edition host this past October. As a graduate student at Emerson College, Quinn focused on audio documentaries and brings radio public affairs reporting as well as a love of storytelling to WGBH. While getting her Masters’ degree in Visual and Media Arts, she worked as an intern with WGBH radio, recording live classical performances in our Fraser Performance Studio and preparing them for the Web. That foot in the door became a position as 89.7 WGBH’s weekend morning radio host. WGBH’s Jennifer Goebel recently sat down with Quinn to talk about her new role on 89.7 WGBH and how she got here.
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WGBH, but I hadn’t really committed to radio until I went to Japan. Let’s English! helped me figure out that I wanted to do radio, so I thank them for that. When I started at WGBH, I was very excited to finally meet Jordan.
How did you get started in radio?
While I was a graduate student at Emerson College, I worked for WERS as a reporter for a weekly public affairs program, but my real start in radio was in Japan. After college, I went to Japan to teach English, and while I was there, I was asked to host a weekly radio program at the local station in Aizu-Wakamatsu, which is in the Fukushima prefecture. The show was called Let’s English!, and it was for listeners who wanted to learn English. The people at the station spoke very little English themselves. I told them that the name of their program wasn’t grammatically correct, but they didn’t want to change it—they thought it sounded catchy.
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What did you do on the show?
Every Tuesday at 6pm, you would hear me say Let’s English! For the 15-minute program, they wanted me to read the civic announcements about things like health clinics giving out free vaccines—and I was supposed to read them very s-l-o-w-l-y for people who didn’t speak English. The idea was that Japanese listeners would pick up some English this way. The problem was that I didn’t know who my audience was, and the station didn’t either. I talked to the manager about it, and he said I could do whatever I wanted, and since he didn’t know what I was saying, I really could have done anything. So, I decided to read the announcements for the English-speaking foreigners, and I read at a normal pace, which made a lot more sense. Then I followed the announcements with a segment I called “Word Up,” which was my platform to provide commen-
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tary on my experiences as a foreigner living in Japan, and the funny side of literal and cultural miscommunication. For example, I went to a dentist while I was there, and when I had to go back four or five times, I just thought they were being very thorough with my fillings… when I described what was happening to one of my friends, she told me she thought I was having a root canal. It turned out she was right. I had no idea. I didn’t know how to say “root canal” in Japanese. I still don’t, actually. I know how to say novocaine, though. This was my first foray into producing, and it was hard because there was no real direction and the people at the station didn’t speak English, but it was very liberating because I had complete control over what I was doing.
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What made you choose to go to Japan?
My mom’s Japanese, so I speak Japanese. I know I don’t look Japanese, with the red hair and freckles, and my last name is Quinn—but it’s true! While I was an undergraduate student at UMass Amherst, I minored in Japanese and planned to go to Japan after graduation to reconnect with my family over there. It was an amazing experience.
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What drew you to radio?
I’ve always listened to NPR—I got hooked in college. I was really engaged by the NPR content and production style. I remember listening to Jordan Weinstein whenever I returned home to Boston, and wondering how he got started with
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Do you do any thing to prepare for being on the air? It sounds funny, but I warm up my voice in the car on the way in. I come in a little before 7am, so it’s very quiet and I haven’t used my voice much. Jordan gave me a tip: Read the street signs aloud as you drive by them. You’re aware of the absurdity of it, but it works. It’s fun to say “yield” and “reduced speed limit ahead” with authority. Once I’m the studio, I open up all the news sources, hit the wire, and go through all the news sites for the latest breaking news for that day. I make editorial decisions about which stories to report, and write condensed versions.
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What’s the biggest challenge of being the Weekend Edition host? Keeping an eye on the clock while I’m reading the news to connect back to the NPR feed at just the right second, and also while I’m preparing for the next break. It’s like being a one-woman band, keeping track of all these things at once.
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What do you like best about being part of 89.7 WGBH? I like that we devote time to local stories, and provide listeners with thoughtful and well-produced shows that speak to them on a local and global level. We provide a broad range of perspectives, and I think this fosters a healthy and engaging discourse in our community, while at the same time being a great source for the latest news headlines. I like being part of that, and being a trusted source for news and analysis for our listeners. Cristina Quinn hosts Weekend Edition on 89.7 WGBH on Saturdays and Sundays from 8am to 10am.
WGBH, Boston’s NPR® Station for News and Culture Mornings with Bob Seay
Bob Seay hosts weekday mornings on 89.7 WGBH, kicking off with an hour of The Takeaway at 6am with John Hockenberry and Celeste Headlee. Then, at 7am, NPR’s Morning Edition prepares you for the day ahead with two hours of up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports, followed by the second hour of The Takeaway. Listen for local news and special WGBH-produced segments throughout the morning. Weekdays, 6am–10am
This American Life
Each week, radio host Ira Glass explores a theme—fiascos, conventions, the job that takes over your life—through a playful mix of radio monologues, mini-documentaries, “found tape,” short fiction and unusual music. The stories are engaging, intimate, surprising, funny, disturbing and bittersweet. Glass and his staff have an unusual knack for finding writers and performers whose work hasn’t been heard on radio. Saturdays at 12noon
America’s Test Kitchen Radio
If you enjoy watching America’s Test Kitchen or Cook’s Country on WGBH 2 and 44, you will love America’s Test Kitchen Radio. Hosted by America’s Test Kitchen founder Christopher Kimball and TV co-host Bridget Lancaster, ATK
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
Arts & Ideas
Intelligence Squared: US Airports Should Use Racial and Religious Profiling
Rethink your point of view with Intelligence Squared US, Oxford-style debates live from New York City. From global warming and the financial crisis, Intelligence Squared brings together the world’s leading authorities on the day’s most important issues. This debate is moderated by John Donvan: Robert Baer, Deroy Murdock and Asra Q. Nomani argue for the motion. Hassan Abbas, Debra Burlingame and Michael Chertoff argue against. Sun, 2/13 at 9pm A Celtic Sojourn
Celtic Cello
An instrument hardly known as a traditional Celtic instrument, the cello is fast becoming a key instrument in many Celtic ensembles. On this program, host Brian O’Donovan explores the work of cellists such as Abbie Newton, Rushad Eggleston and Natalie Haas and their wonderful contributions to traditional music. Sat, 2/19 at 3pm
Listen online at wgbh.org/listen, on your Internet radio, or on your HD radio at 89.7 HD1.
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Radio takes you inside the test kitchen for food tastings, equipment ratings, gadget reviews and delicious revivals of America’s best lost recipes. Kimball travels the country to interview experts about why restaurants fail and offers himself as a guinea pig to uncover the truth about the science of taste. Kimball and Lancaster also take live calls to answer your cooking questions. This is an entirely different, informative and entertaining take on food radio. Saturdays at 2pm
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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 America’s Test Kitchen 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
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All Classical
99.5 All Classical is now also broadcast on 96.3 Back Bay/Beacon Hill
Colorblind Music By Laura Carlo 99.5 All Classical Radio Host
If there were a gathering of Beethoven fans and I were to play CDs of various professional soloists performing Beethoven piano sonata— without naming the pianists—my guess is that no one would be able to identify the races of the different performers. I’m glad. Classical music should be colorblind. One can argue that each performer brings his or her own special strengths and interpretations to the music…but not his or her race. Or I hope that’s the case. I began my broadcasting career (a thousand years ago!) as a journalist, a street reporter. At the time, there were not many women in broadcast news: I was, in fact, the first at that station. I remember being introduced as “our lady reporter”—a source of pride and progress, I suppose, for my older male colleagues. But the phrase made me cringe: After all, men weren’t ever called “gentlemen reporters.” I remember thinking, “I can’t wait for the day that this isn’t such a big deal.” Happily, it no longer is. Classical Music with Laura Carlo
Black History Month
Join host Laura Carlo weekdays this month for pieces by African American composers (including William Grant Still and George Walker), conductors (James de Priest and Paul Freeman) and performers (including Wynton Marsalis, Awadagin Pratt and Imani Winds) to celebrate the riches they contribute to classical music! Weekdays, 5am–9am Classical Music with Cathy Fuller
Black History Month
Host Cathy Fuller features both WGBH and commercial performances that spotlight African American performers and composers, including Bostonians Owen Young, cello; Robert Honeysucker, bass-baritone; and James Nicolson, harpsichord. And listen for a daily spotlight on the work of Anglo African composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875– 1912). Musicians of the New York Philharmonic dubbed him “the African Mahler” on one of his three visits to the US. Just 37 when he died, Coleridge-Taylor wrote substantial pieces, including the Violin Concerto, the Piano Quintet, the Symphony in A minor, the Nonet, the famous Song of Hiawatha and much more. Weekdays, 9am–1pm
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Since 1976, the US has designated February as Black History Month. I’ve been happy to join in that focus, first at WCRB and now at 99.5 All Classical. David MacNeill, the dean of Boston classical broadcasters, used to tell me about hearing Marian Anderson sing in Washington DC… about his interviews with Roland Hayes, James DePriest, Wynton Marsalis and more…about how as the civil rights movement unfolded, sometimes noisily, across America, classical music audiences were respectful of great talent. As Dave would say, no one could deny the talent and it was talent that won out. All this month I invite you to join me and my on-air colleagues at 99.5 All Classical as we play and explore the musical contributions of African Americans to the world of classical music. But here’s the thing about which I’m happiest: this isn’t music we keep on a back shelf, to be dusted off only when February rolls around. This is music I’m playing— we at 99.5 All Classical are playing—year ’round. We’re happy to highlight this music this month. But we’re happier to say it’s just great music and great performances—and that it’s a vibrant part of our ongoing programming March through January, Sunday to Sunday, 24/7. Classical Music with Brian McCreath
European Broadcasting Union
Host Brian McCreath features commercially unavailable concert recordings from the European Broadcasting Union. February features performances by four of the most exciting young violin soloists. Wednesdays at 2pm 2/2: Kurt Weill’s Concerto for Violin and Wind Orchestra with violinist Benjamin Schmid and the German Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra. 2/9: Peter Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 with violinist Nicola Benedetti and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. 2/16: Maurice Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello in C with violinist Karen Gomyo and cellist Christian Poltéra. 2/23: Josef Suk’s Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 24 with violinist Martina Bacová and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Classical Music with Cathy Fuller
The Emperor of Atlantis
Composer Viktor Ullmann was tragically lost at Auschwitz in 1944, months after completing The Emperor of Atlantis. Now, as the Boston Lyric Opera opens its production of the opera, Cathy Fuller chats with conductor Steven Lipsitt (1/31) and presents Ullmann’s colorful and distinctive Piano Concerto, Op. 25 (2/1). Mon, 1/31 and Tue, 2/1 at 9am
The Bach Hour
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Night on Bald Mountain
Karen Gomyo
Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo makes his BSO debut in this concert and is joined by Romanian pianist Radu Lupu in Beethoven’s stormy Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor. Oramo also leads Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony, a three movement work moving from dark to light that Prokofiev wrote just after World War II in the Soviet Union. Beginning the program is Mussorgsky’s thrilling Night on Bald Mountain. The concert begins at 8pm. Sat, 2/5 at 7pm
Host Brian McCreath presents J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 3 in E with violinist Karen Gomyo, from a concert recording from October 2009 in Vevey, Switzerland. Sun, 2/13 at 8pm Classical Music with Laura Carlo
Valentine’s Day
Boston Symphony Orchestra
There’s romance in the air! Join host Laura Carlo for a morning filled with romantic classical music including music that celebrates love and famous lovers. Mon, 2/14, 5am–9am
Haydn, Chin, Dvořák and Sibelius
Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki returns to the BSO podium with a widely varied program, and is joined by German cellist Alban Gerhardt for the American premiere of the Korean-German composer Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto, written for Gerhardt. Gerhardt also plays Dvořák’s surpassingly melodic Silent Woods, an 1894 reworking of a movement from his 1883 piano suite From the Bohemian Woods. Haydn’s Symphony No. 59 in A major, nicknamed “Fire,” has never been performed by the BSO. The Finnish composer Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5 is one of the composer’s best known, a majestic masterpiece completed in 1919. The concert begins at 8pm. Sat, 2/12 at 7pm
Host Cathy Fuller celebrates Valentine’s Day with some great partnerships in music: Peter Pears, tenor and Benjamin Britten, piano; Simon Rattle, conductor and Magdalena Kozena, soprano; Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen, duo-pianists; and Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway, flutists. Mon, 2/14 at 9am
Benjamin Zander
Presidents’ Day
Benjamin Zander conducts the Boston Philharmonic preforming Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8, recorded in concert November 2010. Sun 2/21 at 3pm
In honor of the 201st birthday of Abraham Lincoln, host James David Jacobs features Ernst Bacon’s Ford’s Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week from 1865 and Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. Sun, 2/13 at 7am
Classical Music with James David Jacobs
Calvin Simmons
Host James David Jacobs presents a tribute to Calvin Simmons, the first African American conductor of a major orchestra. Sun, 2/26 at 7am
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People often are curious to know how we come up with our Geo Quiz on The World each day. How do we choose interesting stories and places in the world? The answer is serendipity. I spin around three times with my eyes closed, and then toss a dart at the world map near my desk. Not really. Seriously, though, it starts with a lead, maybe a newspaper headline, a blog or a wire story that one of our international team of reporters and producers spots. There are enough stories out there to fill an ocean. Every day, I call someone on the other side of the world who might know something about the story and ask, “May I speak English?” Then I explain that I’m a producer for The World. I might be calling a paleontologist who’s discovered human fossils in Ethiopia, or a New Zealand woman who was sitting on her couch when a meteorite came crashing through the ceiling, or my favorite, someone who’s trekking to one of the Poles (and carries a satellite phone). Just the other day, the voice at the other end of crackly phone line in Cancún, Mexico, answered “Yes.” He was the artist who had created some beautiful and evocative underwater life-sized sculptures. He said that he hopes his submerged art will one day be covered with sea plants and help start a coral reef. Extraordinary, I thought to myself, so right then and there I chose Cancún as the answer to the Geo Quiz. Get your daily dose of geography on The World on 89.7 WGBH, or visit us online at theworld.org.
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FEBRUARY 26 –JUNE 19, 2011 Masterworks by leading artists of the 1600s illuminate one of the greatest artistic and cultural chapters in history. View portraits, still lifes, landscapes and interiors by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael and many others, along with examples of 17th–century Dutch and Flemish furniture and decorative art.
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