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Illuminating the News

Gwen Ifill Explores the Week’s Top Stories

Illuminating the News

Gwen Ifill Explores the Week’s Top Stories

Tune in to Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal and PBS NewsHour for Election 2012 coverage of Super Tuesday

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W TA FocusThroughout March, WETA presents special programming as part of our spring television membership campaign, which is a critical source of funding that helps make possible WETA’s vital program offerings

and services to our community. An impressive diversity of performance programming, in addition to specials spotlighting healthful living, make for engaging television in March.

This month also heralds more than 20 state primaries and caucuses, including those on Super Tuesday, an important milestone on the Election 2012 campaign trail. On the pages of this magazine, we spotlight WETA Television’s news and public affairs offerings, which will help keep viewers informed with trusted news reports and incisive news analysis throughout this election year. Among these important programs, we are especially proud of longtime WETA produc-tions Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal and PBS NewsHour, which serve audiences nationwide. As part of WETA’s mission of public service, we are committed to illuminating critical issues facing the nation and spotlighting the candidates so that voters can make educated choices when selecting America’s future leaders.

Thanks for tuning in, and thank you for your support.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

Downton Abbey: Behind the Dramaairs Thursday, March 1 at 8 p.m. on WeTA Tv 26 & WeTA HD

Washington Cherry Blossoms: A Gift of Friendship

The WeTA production airs Sunday, March 11 at 11 a.m. on WeTA Tv 26 & WeTA HD, repeating March 22

Washington’s cherry blossoms grace the Tidal Basin each year and are a focal point for the nation as the country welcomes spring. This special WETA production spotlights the exquisite beauty of the blossoming cherry trees — which were a gift of friendship from Japan in 1912 — exploring the history of the trees and what is now one of the nation’s largest springtime celebrations. The program also takes a nostalgic look at how the blossoms have been enjoyed in Greater Washington over the years.

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Go behind the scenes of the wildly popular Masterpiece Classic series Downton Abbey, which follows the lives and loves of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them in a country house in Edwardian England. With a third season in the works, beginning production this spring (with Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning actor Shirley MacLaine joining the cast, playing Martha Levinson, the mother of Lady Grantham), this one-hour Masterpiece special reviews the action-packed storylines of the first two seasons of Downton Abbey. Relive pivotal moments from the series and get insight into the characters from writer Julian Fellowes and the actors — such as Dan Stevens and Hugh Bonneville (r) — who bring Downton Abbey to life.

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PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m. Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)

Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilledairs Monday, March 5 at 8 p.m. and throughout the monthin his newest special, taped on October 22, 2011, best-selling author and teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer

presents his “Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations” — five steps to living from your “highest self,” and thereby attracting your deepest desires. Using his trademark humor, combined with concepts drawn from American “new thought” philosophers of the 20th century, Dyer outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraordinary and fulfilled life. Viewers will learn how to employ Dyer’s ideas to create new thought patterns and defeat unproductive and recurring habits.

Il Volo Takes Flightairs Saturday, March 3 at 8 p.m.

and throughout the monthin May 2009, an Italian teen vocal group — Piero Barone (from Agrigento, Sicily), Ignazio Boschetto (born in Bologna) and Ginaluca Ginoble (from Abruzzo) — appeared on a popular Italian talent show and dazzled viewers, winning the competition. Naming themselves “Il Volo” (flight), they released their first album worldwide to acclaim in 2011. Now the trio performs in a special concert at the Detroit Opera House, singing classical and traditional Italian songs, including “O Sole Mio,” “Il Mondo” and “E Piu Ti Penso,” that showcase their vocal talent and interpretive gifts for music.

My Music: Big Band Vocalistsairs Tuesday, March 6 at 8 p.m. and throughout the monthA new music special spotlights great vocalists of the Big Band era of the 1940s — and

the orchestras and dance bands with which they toured. Among the artists performing memorable World War II-era hits (such as “You’ll Never Know,” “Blues in the Night” and “It’s Magic”) in the program’s rare, vintage footage are Louis Armstrong, Perry Como, Doris Day (far right), Peggy Lee (at right) with The Benny Goodman Orchestra, Dinah Shore, and Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Nick Clooney and Peter Marshall host the program.

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Great Performances: Phantom of the Operaairs Sunday, March 11 at 7 p.m.regarded by many as composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece,

The Phantom of the Opera premiered 25 years ago and has since been produced in 27 countries and played to more than 130 million people. In celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary, Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh presented the production in the Victorian splendor of London’s Royal Albert Hall. The performance, featuring complete cast and orchestra, stars Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom, Sierra Boggess as his protégé Christine Daaé, and Hadley Fraser as the Phantom’s romantic competitor Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny. C

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Among the most fundamental responsibilities of public broadcasting to television viewers throughout the United States is to provide the American people a trustworthy source of steady, balanced news reporting and thoughtful, incisive news analysis. In an election year, this service takes on even greater importance, as voters seek reliable infor-mation to help them make educated choices at the polls.

The WETA mission, at its core, is to promote lifelong learning and foster an informed citizenry; and creating

illuminating news and public affairs productions is one of WETA’s greatest strengths. Throughout its five decades of public service, the station has demonstrated an abid-ing commitment to serious journalism. While public affairs offerings on WETA TV 26 are plentiful, two highly respected programs embody the station’s — and PBS’s — commitment to integrity, depth and civil discourse in public affairs broadcasts.

Washington Week with Gwen Ifilland National Journal Each Friday, WETA produces the acclaimed

news analysis program Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal,

which features top Washington report-ers exploring the major news stories

of the week with the program’s moderator and managing

editor, Gwen Ifill. One of the nation’s most re-

spected journalists, Ifill has led the

program’s incisive roundtable discussion since 1999. On her watch, the series has partnered with Washington-based news organization National Journal and garnered a coveted Peabody Award for coverage of the 2008 elections. The program unveiled an expanded website in 2010, featuring blogs by Ifill and “Webcast Extra” video offering additional program content. Now the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television, Washington Week has been produced by WETA for 45 years. Premier-ing on February 23, 1967 as Washington Week in Review, the production two years later became the first locally produced program to air nationwide on PBS and for two decades was hosted by esteemed journalist Paul Duke.

PBS NewsHourEach weeknight in the WETA television studio, the station and MacNeil/Lehrer Productions produce PBS NewsHour, the acclaimed news report that is public television’s marquee news series and the hub of PBS news offerings. WETA has partnered with The NewsHour for more than 35 years to create the broadcast, which has received numerous Emmy and Peabody awards and every other significant award for quality television and outstanding journalism. Well known for its commitment to long-form, substantive

journalism, the program has merged broadcast and digital media news coverage, and features a team of stellar journalists: Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, Jeffrey Brown, Ray Suarez, Margaret Warner and

Hari Sreenivasan — and political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks, who discuss politics with Jim Lehrer. Born out of WETA-produced PBS news coverage (anchored by Robert Mac-Neil and Lehrer) of the 1973–74 Congressio-nal Watergate hearings, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report premiered in 1976. In partnership

The Best in News & Public Affairs

Washington Week with Gwenifill and National Journal

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To the Contrary with Bonnie erbé Sundays at

9:30 a.m. (on TV 26 only)nightly Business report

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on WeTA Tv 26 & WeTA HD:inside Washington

Fridays at 8:30 p.m.Moyers & Company

Sundays at 6 p.m.

Inside Washington

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during this election year, tune in to WeTA Tv 26 and WeTA HD as Gwen ifill and her colleagues on Washington Week analyze the

political news of each week — including March Super Tuesday results. in the months ahead, ifill will take the show on

the road, broadcasting from Tampa-St. petersburg, Florida and Charlotte, north Carolina before

the respective republican and Democratic conventions, and from St. Louis before the

general election. Watch for news of the roadshows at pbs.org/washingtonweek. Also watch PBS NewsHour for news reports on the campaigns, and for com-prehensive coverage of the political conventions, featuring newsmaker inter-

views, political analysis and historical per-spective. visit the PBS NewsHour website at

pbs.org/newshour for an array of informative election 2012 online resources. And in the

fall, tune in to Frontline’s election-year special broadcast The Choice 2012, which will present

in-depth biographies of the presidential candidates.

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presidents. Also airing on WETA Television are engaging public affairs interviews conducted by Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley; Gordon Peterson’s news roundtable Inside Washington; and the cross-media news and public affairs magazine Need to Know. To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé offers an all-women discussion of the news, and the new weekly series Moyers & Company features Bill Moyers probing a variety of public affairs topics.

A Trusted Source for newsFor years, independent polls have shown that PBS is the most trusted public institution in America and the network with the most trusted news and public affairs programs among broadcast and cable sources. WETA is an important part of this success. During a half-century of superb service to Greater Washington and the nation, WETA has devel-oped a sterling portfolio of award-winning news and public affairs productions, which, along with the station’s ongoing series and broadcasts, have provided viewers a source of reliable information about contemporary news and critical issues. During this election year, rely on WETA’s news and public affairs offerings, which will present intensive cover-age of the campaigns, the issues and the candidates, along with reports and analysis of major stories of the day.

Frontline Tuesdays at 10 p.m.

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with WETA, in 1983 MacNeil and Lehrer transformed the program into The NewsHour, the nation’s first hour-long nightly news broadcast. Three decades hence, the program remains one of WETA’s most important productions.

A Stellar production portfolioOver the past four decades, WETA has also produced other significant news and public affairs programming, from local news roundtable Metro Week (1979–1992) to Anatomy of a Pandemic (2009), spotlighting swine flu. WETA productions have included Summer of Judgment: The Watergate Hearings (1983) and a sequel film on the Watergate impeachment hearings; an array of programming in each election year; and, after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, more than 60 hours of primetime programming for PBS. WETA public affairs productions that followed included BioTerror (2001) and Avoiding Armageddon (2003). Flashpoints USA with Bryant Gumbel and Gwen Ifill (2004) featured issue-oriented specials, as did Sesno Reports (2004–2005), featuring journalist Frank Sesno. WETA also produced the weekly series Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered (2004–2005). Paramount among recent WETA public affairs initiatives was the award-winning multimedia project America at a Crossroads (2007–2009), which featured 20 documentaries on themes surrounding the post-9/11 world.

Additional WeTA BroadcastsAiring since 1983 on WETA TV 26, the iconic PBS pub-lic affairs series Frontline presents powerful documentary films featuring in-depth, investigative journalism. Since 1988, the series American Experience too has spotlighted public affairs topics — and, notably, profiled America’s

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10:309:308:308:00 9:00 10:00Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Adventure of Johnny Waverly

Celtic Thunder—Voyage (to 11pm) & StoryCorps: Stories of Love (to 11:30pm)Inside Washington

My Music: Big Band Vocalists (to 11:30pm) & Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth (Pt 1) (to 3:30am)

The Story of Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told

Downton Abbey: Behind the Drama

National Geographic Magazine’s Top Ten Photos of 2011

Journey of the Universe (to 11pm) & My Music: Big Band Vocalists (to 1am)

Inside Washington Under the Streetlamp Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue (to 12:30am)

Celtic Woman— Believe (to 12:30am)

Tony Bennett: Duets II (to 12:30am)

Superstars of Seventies Soul Live (to 1am)

Yanni: Live at El Morro StoryCorps: Stories of Love

Great Performances: Tony Bennett: Duets II (to 12m)

Under the Streetlamp (to 11pm) & Use Your Brain to Change Your Age, with Dr. Daniel Amen (to 1am)

Idina Menzel Live (to 12m)

Inside Washington Yanni: Live at El Morro Superstars of Seventies Soul Live (to 1am)

Celtic Thunder—Voyage (to 11:30pm)& The B-52s with the Wild Crowd: Live in Athens, Georgia (to 1am)

My Music: Big Band Vocalists Suze Orman’s Money Class (to 12:30am)

National Geographic Magazine’s Top Ten Photos of 2011

Great Performances: Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk— A Celebration of New Orleans Blues (to 11:30pm)

My Music: Big Band Vocalists (to 11pm) & Suze Orman’s Money Class (to 1am)

Inside Washington Peter, Paul and Mary 25th Anniversary Concert

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Pts 1 & 2 of 10)

The WETA Movie: Hoosiers

Triangle Fire: American Experience Frontline: Murdoch’s Scandal

NOVA: Bioethics Quest for the Lost Maya

(from 8:47pm:) Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Creeping Man

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Adventure of the Clapham Cook (to 10:17pm)

(from 10:17pm:) Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Murder in the Mews (to 11pm)

Inside Washington Great Performances: San Francisco Symphony at 100

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(from 9:33pm:) The WETA Movie: Hoosiers (to 11:27pm)

Downton Abbey: Behind the Drama

Il Volo Takes Flight

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal

(from 7:30pm:) Il Volo Takes Flight

Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled (to 11pm) & The Story of Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (to 12m)

My Music: Big Band Vocalists

Il Volo Takes Flight

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (Pt 1 of 2) (to 12m)


My Music: Superstars of Seventies Soul Live

(from 7pm:) Great Performances: Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall

Easy Yoga for Easing Pain

Use Your Brain to Change Your Age, with Dr. Daniel Amen

Oscar Hammerstein II—Out of My Dreams

My Music: Superstars of Seventies Soul Live


(from 7pm:) Doc Martin, Series III (Pts 3 & 4 of 9. The Apple Doesn’t Fall/Movement)

(from 7pm:) Oscar Hammerstein II

Peter, Paul and Mary 25th Anniversary Concert

Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue!

Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled (to 11pm) & Under the Streetlamp (to 12:30am)

Washington Cherry Blossoms: A Gift of Friendship


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Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX

A Hot Dog Program

An Ice Cream Show

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (to 8:47pm)


Doc Martin, Series III (Pts 5 & 6 of 9. City Slickers/The Admirer)

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD March primetime simulcast listings.

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

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ProgramKeyn — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. {DVI} — Descriptive Video Service. R — Aired within the month.Listingsareaccurateasofpresstime.Forlate-breakingprogramupdates,call703-998-2724orvisitweta.org/tv.

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1 Thursday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 DOWNTON ABBEY: BEHINDTHEDRAMA— Go behind

the scenes of the Masterpiece Classic series Downton Abbey. This Masterpiece special reviews the storylines of the first two seasons, relives pivotal moments from the series, and offers insight into the characters from writer Julian Fellowes and the series’ actors. RepeatsFri3/2,1pm,4pm;Sun3/4,10pm;Fri3/23,4pm

9:00 AGATHACHRISTIE’SPOIROT:THEADVENTUREOFJOHNNYWAVERLY— Poirot (David Suchet) is called upon to investigate a series of kidnap threats against the son of a wealthy aristocrat. RepeatsFri3/2,2pm

10:30 CELTICWOMAN—BELIEVE — The Celtic Woman vocal ensemble presents a performance filmed at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia — with a 20-piece orchestra, seven-piece Celtic Woman Band, 16-piece Atlanta Bagpipe Band, 10-member Aontas Choir and a 30-member children’s choir.

12:30AMSTORYCORPS:STORIESOFLOVE— See the Friday, March 2, 11 p.m. listing.

1AM CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon

2 Friday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTONWEEKWITHGWENIFILLANDNATIONAL

JOURNAL— Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week leading up to Super Tuesday.

8:30 INSIDEWASHINGTON— Host Gordon Peterson moder-ates a roundtable discussion of the news of the week.

9:00 CELTICTHUNDER—VOYAGE — The Celtic Thunder vocal ensemble explores its Irish and Celtic roots with a performance that highlights the diversity of Irish music and song — featuring music ranging from old and tra-ditional standards to more contemporary, modern Irish songs and a tribute to the Clancy Brothers along the way. RepeatsSun3/11,noon;Sat3/17,9:30pm

11:00 STORYCORPS:STORIESOFLOVE— StoryCorps is the nonprofit oral history project that is traveling the coun-try, recording conversations between friends and loved ones. This special is a collection of animated shorts about love — love that is unconditional, life-changing, enduring and inspiring. David Isay, the founder and cre-ator of StoryCorps, hosts. RepeatsFri3/9,12:30am;Mon3/12,10:30pm;Tue3/13,3:30pm;Fri3/16,3:30pm;Sun3/18,7:30am;Wed3/21,12:30am

11:30 JOURNEYOFTHEUNIVERSE— A film re-imagines the universe story and reframes the human connection to the cosmos. Created by a team of scientists, scholars and award-winning filmmakers, the program was filmed on the Greek island of Samos, the birthplace of Pythago-ras. The host is evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme, whose stories explore the planet’s beauty and complexity. RepeatsWed3/7,9:30pm;Thur3/8,3:30pm


3 SaturdaySIMULCASTONWETATV26&WETAHD,6AM–3:30AM: 6AM THEDISTRACTEDMINDWITHDR.ADAMGAZZALEY—

Neuroscientist Dr. Adam Gazzaley examines the impact that “multitasking” has on safety, education, careers and personal lives. The program explores how to im-prove concentration and focus as we age and as media increasingly dominates the landscape around us in the information age. RepeatsMon3/5,4:30pm;Sun3/18,6am;Mon3/19,4:30pm;Tue3/20,11:30pm

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Fridaysat8p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDTune in as Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal analyzes news of the political campaigns, including this month’s Super Tuesday results. Funding for Washington Week is provided by Boeing, Prudential Financial, Norfolk Southern, The Annenberg Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.

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Sunday,March4at9p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDThe Story of Costume Drama explores how the program genre has changed over the decades while highlighting classics such as Upstairs Downstairs (above); I, Claudius; and Brideshead Revisited.

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FUHRMAN,M.D.— Dr. Joel Fuhrman addresses the crisis of obesity and chronic disease plaguing America. More than 65 percent of Americans are overweight or obese — and that number is growing. Dr. Fuhrman’s health plan offers a healthy, effective plan for shedding weight quickly and reclaiming vitality and good health. RepeatsSat3/10,7am;Sun3/11,3pm;Mon3/12,11pm;Tue3/13,4pm;Tue3/20,3pm;Fri3/23,11pm

10:30 RICKSTEVES’HIDDENEUROPE— Travel expert Rick Steves reveals a dozen of his favorite overlooked European destinations. In this select and intriguing collection of segments taken from recent seasons of Rick Steves’ Europe, he visits the cliff-hanging vistas of Civita, San Sebastian (Spain’s proud Basque capital), the enchanting castle town of Ceský Krumlov, the thriv-ing Moroccan port of Tangier, the well-preserved Italian fortress hill town of Lucca, battle-scarred Mostar in Bosnia, the delightful Alpine town of Hallstatt, vibrant Volterra, the fairytale Danish isle of Aerø and the romantic and traffic-free Greek island of Hydra, among other places. RepeatsTue3/6,1pm;Sat3/10,10am;Sun3/18,8am

12:30 THEBLOODSUGARSOLUTIONWITHDR.MARKHYMAN— The bestselling author explains what “dia-besity” is, outlines the underlying causes that drive the problem, and provides a personalized, four-step plan to help people overcome diabesity with a scientifically based program for rebalancing insulin levels.

2:00 JOSEPHCAMPBELLANDTHEPOWEROFMYTHWITHBILLMOYERS— Part 2 of 2. See the Saturday, March 3, 2 p.m. listing. Repeatstonight

6:00 MOYERS&COMPANY— Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of Ameri-can democracy, featuring a range of scholars, artists, activists, scientists, philosophers and newsmakers who bring context, insight and meaning to important topics. The series includes Moyers’ own essays on society and government.

7:00 VICTORBORGE:COMEDYINMUSIC!— See tonight’s 11 p.m. listing.

7:30 ILVOLOTAKESFLIGHT—R 9:00 THESTORYOFCOSTUMEDRAMA:THEGREATEST

STORIESEVERTOLD— A special program celebrates 50 years of small-screen historical costume drama — the genre that created massive stars in some of the most memorable and best-loved series ever broadcast on public television — covering love and war, birth and death, the rich and the poor. The Story of Costume Dra-ma, narrated by Keeley Hawes, explores how the genre has changed across the decades — from The Forsyte Saga to Upstairs Downstairs, Brideshead Revisited to I, Claudius — with feature interviews with the stars of the series and the people behind the camera. RepeatsMon3/5,2:30pm,11pm;Mon3/19,1pm

10:00 DOWNTON ABBEY: BEHINDTHEDRAMA— See the Thursday, March 1, 8 p.m. listing. R

11:00 VICTORBORGE:COMEDYINMUSIC!— A new Victor Borge special features recently rediscovered funny and memorable skits, including rare archival footage from

7:30 SPENDWELL,LIVERICHWITHMICHELLESINGLETARY— Syndicated Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary offers advice on how to gain control of one’s financial life, presenting her Seven Money Mantras. Singletary relates how her grandmother raised her and her four brothers and sisters on a salary that never exceeded $13,000 a year, owning a home and car, and living comfortably in retirement.

9:00 EASTENDERS— (two episodes) RepeatsFridays,5pm10:00 DR.WAYNEDYER:WISHESFULFILLED— Best-selling

author and teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer presents his Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations: five steps to living from your “highest self” and thereby attracting your deepest desires. Using his trademark humor, combined with source material drawn from American “New Thought” philosophers of the 20th century, Dyer outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraordinary life and offers counsel on how to create new thought patterns while defeating unproductive and recurring habits. RepeatsMon3/5,8pm;Tue3/6,3pm;Fri3/9,1pm;Sun3/11,8am,1am;Sun3/18,3pm;Wed3/21,8pm;Thur3/22,1pm

1:00 EASYYOGAFOREASINGPAIN— In this new program, yoga expert Peggy Cappy demonstrates how yoga can increase flexibility, reduce joint and muscular aches and pains and even combat fatigue. RepeatsMon3/5,3:30pm,midnight;Thur3/8,5pm;Sat3/10,5:30pm;Mon3/12,8pm;Tue3/13,1pm;Thur3/15,4pm

2:00 JOSEPHCAMPBELLANDTHEPOWEROFMYTHWITHBILLMOYERS— Part 1 of 2. In the mid 1980s, Bill Moy-ers joined American mythologist Joseph Campbell for a series of conversations that would continue over two summers. The 1988 series that resulted is a vibrant collection of exceptional insights by a great storyteller, teacher and lecturer. In lively, expansive dialogues, the two men discuss how myths are clues to the spiritual core of human nature and open vistas into the human experience across the ages, revealing our innermost dreams and aspirations for self-fulfillment, social collaboration and the possibility of transcendence. Repeatstonight;Thur3/8,8pm

6:00 MYMUSIC:BIGBANDVOCALISTS— A concert special spotlights the “crooners” and “canaries” of the 1940s, featuring the greatest vocalists of the period when singers started their careers performing with orches-tras and dance bands. Among the artists included in the rare, vintage footage are Louis Armstrong, Perry Como, Doris Day, Helen Forest with the Harry James Orchestra, Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman Orches-tra, Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting, Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and many more favorites of the era. Nick Clooney and Peter Marshall host. Repeatstonight;Tue3/6,8pm;Wed3/7,1pm,11pm;Sat3/10,noon;Sun3/18,8:30pm;Mon3/19,2:30pm;Thur3/22,9pm;Fri3/23,2pm

8:00 ILVOLOTAKESFLIGHT— Italian ensemble Il Volo, composed of the three “Teenage Tenors” Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, offer rendi-tions of operatic, pop and Italian classics, showcas-ing their vocal talent and interpretive gift for music. The group, which has appeared on American Idol, The Tonight Show, Ellen, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, performs in concert at Detroit’s Opera House in October 2011. RepeatsSun3/4,7:30pm;Mon3/5,1pm;Wed3/7,8pm;Thur3/8,1pm;Sat3/10,4pm;Wed3/21,3pm

9:30 MYMUSIC:BIGBANDVOCALISTS— See today’s 6 p.m. listing.R

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8 Thursday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 JOSEPHCAMPBELLANDTHEPOWEROFMYTHWITH

BILLMOYERS— Part 1 of 2. See the Saturday, March 3, 2 p.m. listing.R

12M EASYYOGAFOREASINGPAIN—R 1AM CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon

9 Friday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTONWEEKWITHGWENIFILLANDNATIONAL

JOURNAL— Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week.

8:30 INSIDEWASHINGTON 9:00 UNDERTHESTREETLAMP— The vocal quartet Under

the Streetlamp — recent leading cast members of the Tony Award–winning musical Jersey Boys — performs an evening of classic hits from the American radio songbook in this special recorded at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana. RepeatsSun3/11,5:30pm;Wed3/14,9:30pm;Thur3/15,2:30pm;Wed3/21,11pm

10:30 EDSLOTT’SRETIREMENTRESCUE!— See the Tues-day, March 6, 11 p.m. listing.R

12:30 STORYCORPS:STORIESOFLOVE— R 1AM CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon

10SaturdaySIMULCASTONWETATV26&WETAHD,6AM–2:30AM: 6AM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE’STOPTENPHOTOS

OF2011—R 7:00 3STEPSTOINCREDIBLEHEALTH!WITHJOEL

FUHRMAN,M.D.—R 9:00 EASTENDERS— (two episodes) RepeatsFridays,5pm10:00 RICKSTEVES’HIDDENEUROPE—R 12N MYMUSIC:BIGBANDVOCALISTS—R 2:00 EDSLOTT’SRETIREMENTRESCUE!—R 4:00 ILVOLOTAKESFLIGHT—R 5:30 EASYYOGAFOREASINGPAIN—R 6:30 VICTORBORGE:COMEDYINMUSIC!—R 8:00 MYMUSIC:SUPERSTARSOFSEVENTIESSOULLIVE—

Soul diva Patti LaBelle hosts a historic concert reunion of classic recording artists of the 1970s — a gathering of all-original performers singing their greatest hits. Performers include the Commodores; original lead Eugene Record reuniting with the Chi-Lites; the Stylis-tics; Yvonne Elliman; Heatwave; Earl Young’s Trammps; the Emotions; The Blue Notes and the Manhattans. RepeatsSun3/11,10:30pm;Thur3/15,8pm;Fri3/16,1pm,10:30pm;Sat3/17,4:30pm

10:30 GREATPERFORMANCES:TONYBENNETT:DUETS II— In celebration of his 85th birthday in August 2011, Tony Bennett released his critically acclaimed album Duets II. Featuring many of Bennett’s signature hits performed with today’s biggest stars, Duets II was recorded in studios around the globe with artists including Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Michael Bublé, k.d. lang, Sheryl

The Andy Williams Show and The Perry Como Show that has not been seen in more than 40 years; a classic performance from the Ford Theater of “Phonetic Punc-tuation” with President and Mrs. Reagan in the audi-ence; and reminiscences from his five children of their favorite Borge routines. RepeatsSat3/10,6:30pm;Sun3/11,5pm;Sun3/18,2:30pm

12:30 JOSEPHCAMPBELLANDTHEPOWEROFMYTHWITHBILLMOYERS— Part 2 of 2. (4 hrs.)R

5 Monday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 DR.WAYNEDYER:WISHESFULFILLED— See the

Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m. listing.R11:00 THESTORYOFCOSTUMEDRAMA:THEGREATEST

STORIESEVERTOLD— See the Sunday, March 4, 9 pm. listing.R


6 Tuesday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 MYMUSIC:BIGBANDVOCALISTS— See the Saturday,

March 3, 6 p.m. listing.R10:00 NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE’STOPTENPHOTOS

OF2011— Following on the heels of a previous special, a program counts down the best photos from the more than one million images shot for National Geographic magazine during the year 2011. Hosted by Chris Johns, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, the program explores what makes these photos stand apart from the rest and introduces the photographers behind them. RepeatsWed3/7,3pm;Fri3/9,4pm;Sat3/10,6am;Sun3/11,2pm;Thur3/15,5pm;Mon3/19,10pm

11:00 PBSNEWSHOURSPECIALREPORT:SUPERTUESDAY— The NewsHour team reports on the results of today’s Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses.

11:30 EDSLOTT’SRETIREMENTRESCUE!— The certified public accountant and IRA expert, author of five bestselling books, defines the fiscal problems facing Americans and provides a step-by-step solution to cre-ating a plan of action to take control of one’s finances and achieve a comfortable retirement. Slott explores issues surrounding five retirement challenges that he identifies: taxes, risk, putting savings in the wrong places, uncertainties, and inactivity. RepeatsWed3/7,4pm;Fri3/9,10:30pm;Sat3/10,2pm,12:30am;Sun3/11,6am;Mon3/12,4:30pm;Sat3/17,10am;Tue3/20,8pm;Wed3/21,1pm


7 Wednesday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 ILVOLOTAKESFLIGHT— See the Saturday, March 3,

8 p.m. listing.R 9:30 JOURNEYOFTHEUNIVERSE— See the Friday, March 2,

11:30 p.m. listing.R11:00 MYMUSIC:BIGBANDVOCALISTS— See the Saturday,

March 3, 6 p.m. listing.R 1AM CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon

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Saturday,March10at10:30p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDA Great Performances special features Tony Bennett singing duets with luminaries of the music world, from Lady Gaga (above) to Josh Groban, from Norah Jones to Michael Bublé and Willie Nelson.


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Crow, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Faith Hill, Alejandro Sanz, and Carrie Underwood, as well as Amy Winehouse, in what became her final recording. All the sessions were atmospherically filmed, capturing these performers collaborating with the enduring master interpreter of the Great American Songbook. RepeatsTue3/13,10pm;Wed3/14,3pm

12:30AMEDSLOTT’SRETIREMENTRESCUE— (2 hrs.)R

11SundaySIMULCASTONWETATV26&WETAHD,6AM–4AM: 6AM EDSLOTT’SRETIREMENTRESCUE!—R 8:00 DR.WAYNEDYER:WISHESFULFILLED—R11:00 WASHINGTONCHERRYBLOSSOMS:AGIFTOF

FRIENDSHIP— Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossoms grace the Tidal Basin each year and are a focal point for the nation as the country welcomes spring. This special WETA production spotlights the blossoming cherry trees, a gift of friendship from Japan in 1912. Marking the centennial of the blossoms, the program explores the history of the trees and what is now one of the na-tion’s largest springtime celebrations, taking a nostal-gic look at how the cherry blossoms have been enjoyed over the years. RepeatsTue3/13,midnight;Wed3/14,5pm;Fri3/16,4pm;Sat3/17,6am,noon;Tue3/20,5pm;Thur3/22,8pm;Fri3/23,1pm

12N CELTICTHUNDER—VOYAGE —R 2:00 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE’STOPTENPHOTOS

OF2011—R 3:00 3STEPSTOINCREDIBLEHEALTH!WITHJOEL

FUHRMAN,M.D.—R 5:00 VICTORBORGE:COMEDYINMUSIC!—R 5:30 UNDERTHESTREETLAMP—R 7:00 GREATPERFORMANCES:PHANTOM OF THE OPERAAT

ROYALALBERTHALL— To mark the 25th anniver-sary year of The Phantom of the Opera — Broadway’s longest-running show ever — Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh presented the musical in a lavish, fully staged production in the sumptuous Victorian splendor of the Royal Albert Hall. Stars Ramin Karimloo (as The Phantom) and Sierra Boggess (as Christine) were joined by Barry James (as Monsieur Firmin), Gareth Snook (as Monsieur André), Liz Robertson (as Madame Giry) and Wynne Evans (as Piangi), together with a cast and orchestra of more than 200. RepeatsMon3/12,1pm;Sat3/17,1pm

10:30 MYMUSIC:SUPERSTARSOFSEVENTIESSOULLIVE— See the Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m. listing.R

1AM DR.WAYNEDYER:WISHESFULFILLED— (3 hrs.)R

12Monday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 EASYYOGAFOREASINGPAIN— Yoga expert Peggy

Cappy demonstrates how yoga can increase flexibility, reduce joint and muscular aches and pains and even combat fatigue.R

9:00 YANNI:LIVEATELMORRO— Musical artist Yanni presents an inspiring concert performed at the historic 16th-century Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The concert was taped December 16 and 17, 2011. Backed by his renowned orchestra, Yanni performs a set of career favorites, including “Santorini,” “Felitsa,” “Voy-age,” “The End of August,” “The Rain Must Fall,” “Nightingale,” “Acroyali,” “Marching Season” and more, as well as two encores featuring “Standing in Motion,” “Nostal-gia,” “The Storm” and “One Man’s Dream.” RepeatsTue3/13,2pm;Fri3/16,9pm

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Monday,March12at8p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDEasy Yoga for Easing Pain features yoga instructor Peggy Cappy demonstrating routines to help joint- pain sufferers.

10:30 STORYCORPS:STORIESOFLOVE— StoryCorps is the nonprofit oral history project that’s traveling the coun-try, recording conversations between friends and loved ones. This special is a collection of animated shorts about love — love that is unconditional, life-changing, enduring and inspiring. David Isay, the founder and creator of StoryCorps, hosts.R

11:00 3STEPSTOINCREDIBLEHEALTH!WITHJOELFUHRMAN,M.D.—R


13Tuesday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 USEYOURBRAINTOCHANGEYOURAGE,WITHDR.

DANIELAMEN— Dr. Daniel Amen offers more advice on how having a healthy brain is the key to staying vibrant, sharing simple steps to boost the brain to prolong life, look younger and decrease one’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease. His anti-aging program explores how to improve memory and energy; proper diet; how to reduce the outward signs of aging; how to promote brain healing after injury, stroke or substance abuse; and how to make healthier decisions. RepeatsWed3/14,1pm,11pm;Sat3/17,7am;Thur3/22,4pm

10:00 GREATPERFORMANCES:TONYBENNETT:DUETS II— See the Saturday, March 10, 10:30 p.m. listing.R

12M WASHINGTONCHERRYBLOSSOMS:AGIFTOFFRIENDSHIP—R


14Wednesday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 OSCARHAMMERSTEINII—OUTOFMYDREAMS —

Hosted by Matthew Morrison (Glee), a program special celebrates the most acclaimed lyricist and librettist of the 20th century. His legendary works include Show Boat (1927), Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951) and The Sound of Music (1959). Brimming with movie clips from his greatest musicals, this special features interviews with Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince, Shirley Jones, Mitzi Gaynor, Hammerstein family members and others. RepeatsThur3/15,1pm;Sun3/18,7pm

9:30 UNDERTHESTREETLAMP— The vocal quartet Under the Streetlamp — recent leading cast members of the Tony Award–winning musical Jersey Boys — performs an evening of classic hits from the American radio songbook in this special recorded at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana.R

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15Thursday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 MYMUSIC:SUPERSTARSOFSEVENTIESSOULLIVE—R10:30 IDINAMENZELLIVE:BAREFOOTATTHESYMPHONY

— Tony Award–winning Broadway, television (Glee) and recording artist Idina Menzel, backed by an orchestra led by composer/conductor Marvin Hamlisch, performs


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16Friday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTONWEEKWITHGWENIFILLANDNATIONAL


8:30 INSIDEWASHINGTON 9:00 YANNI:LIVEATELMORRO— See the Monday, March

12, 9 p.m. listing.R10:30 MYMUSIC:SUPERSTARSOFSEVENTIESSOULLIVE—

See the Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m. listing.R 1AM CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon

17SaturdaySIMULCASTONWETATV26&WETAHD,6AM–1AM: 6AM WASHINGTONCHERRYBLOSSOMS:AGIFTOF

FRIENDSHIP—R 7:00 USEYOURBRAINTOCHANGEYOURAGE,WITHDR.

DANIELAMEN—R 9:00 EASTENDERS— (two episodes) RepeatsFridays,5pm10:00 EDSLOTT’SRETIREMENTRESCUE!—R 12N WASHINGTONCHERRYBLOSSOMS:AGIFTOF

FRIENDSHIP—R 1:00 GREATPERFORMANCES:PHANTOM OF THE OPERAAT

ROYALALBERTHALL—R 4:30 MYMUSIC:SUPERSTARSOFSEVENTIESSOULLIVE—R 7:00 DOCMARTIN,SERIESIII— Parts 3 & 4 of 9. The Apple

Doesn’t Fall/Movement. RepeatsSun3/18,noon 9:30 CELTICTHUNDER—VOYAGE — The Celtic Thunder vo-

cal ensemble continues to explore their Irish and Celtic roots with a performance that highlights the diversity of Irish music and song.R

11:30 B-52SWITHTHEWILDCROWD:LIVEINATHENS,GEORGIA— Filmed in the band’s hometown of Athens, Georgia, at a show that commemorated the 34th anni-versary of The B-52’s first-ever live show on Valentine’s Day 1977, the concert delivers a lively performance featuring classic songs: “Love Shack,” “Rock Lobster,” “Give Me Back My Man,” “Funplex,” “Roam,” “Planet Claire,” “Pump,” “Private Idaho” and many more.

18SundaySIMULCASTONWETATV26&WETAHD,6AM–3:30AM: 6AM THEDISTRACTEDMINDWITHDR.ADAMGAZZALEY—R 7:30 STORYCORPS:STORIESOFLOVE—R 8:00 RICKSTEVES’HIDDENEUROPE—R10:00 SUZEORMAN’SMONEYCLASS— Based on her

book, the personal finance expert’s program explores

what actions people need to take in light of the new economy. After the upheavals of the economic down-turn, Orman communicates her belief that it is critical that people rethink many of the traditional strategies they have been using to achieve their financial goals. Repeatstonight;Thur3/22,11pm

12N DOCMARTIN,SERIESIII— Parts 3 & 4 of 9. The Apple Doesn’t Fall/Movement.R

2:30 VICTORBORGE:COMEDYINMUSIC!—R 3:00 DR.WAYNEDYER:WISHESFULFILLED—R 6:00 MOYERS&COMPANY— See the Sunday, March 4,

6 p.m. listing. 7:00 OSCARHAMMERSTEINII:OUTOFMYDREAMS—R 8:30 MYMUSIC:BIGBANDVOCALISTS— A concert special

spotlights the “crooners” and “canaries” of the 1940s, featuring the greatest vocalists of the period. Among the artists spotlighted are Louis Armstrong, Perry Como, Doris Day, Helen Forest with the Harry James Orchestra, Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman Orches-tra, Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting, Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and many more favorites from the World War II era. Nick Clooney and Peter Marshall host.R

10:30 SUZEORMAN’SMONEYCLASS— See today’s 10 a.m. listing.R

12:30 DR.WAYNEDYER:WISHESFULFILLED— (3 hrs.)R

19Monday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 PETER,PAULANDMARY25THANNIVERSARYCONCERT

— In 1986, the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary marked their 25th anniversary with the taping of their very first public television special. Now, a rebroadcast of the concert marks the 50th anniversary of the forma-tion of the group in Greenwich Village. Songs include such classics as “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” “If I Had a Hammer,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” RepeatsTue3/20,1pm;Fri3/23,9pm

10:00 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE’STOPTENPHOTOSOF2011—R

11:00 PBSELECTION2012:REPUBLICANPRESIDENTIALCANDIDATEDEBATE— A 90-minute program presents a special debate between G.O.P. presidential candi-dates in Portland, Oregon. The debate, hosted by the Oregon Republican Party, is offered in cooperation with Oregon Public Broadcasting, PBS, NPR and The Washington Times.

12:30AMCHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon

20Tuesday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 EDSLOTT’SRETIREMENTRESCUE!— The certi-

fied public accountant and IRA expert, author of five bestselling books, defines the fiscal problems facing Americans and provides a step-by-step solution to cre-ating a plan of action to take control of one’s finances and achieve a comfortable retirement. Slott explores issues surrounding five retirement challenges that he identifies: taxes, risk, putting savings in the wrong places, uncertainties, and inactivity.R

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Wednesday,March14at8p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDOscar Hammerstein II—Out of My Dreams explores the work of the acclaimed lyricist and librettist whose works include Show Boat, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music.

Monday,March19at8p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDPeter, Paul and Mary 25th Anniversary Concert is a rebroadcast of a 1986 performance by the folk trio, featuring their best-loved songs.


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10:00 GREATPERFORMANCES:HUGHLAURIE:LETTHEMTALK—ACELEBRATIONOFNEWORLEANSBLUES — Versatile British actor Hugh Laurie, popular for his role in the hit TV series House, showcases his musical side in a special filmed in New Orleans. Laurie explores the mixture of blues and jazz that grew out of New Orleans at the beginning of the last century. Let Them Talk includes documentary and interview segments during Laurie’s travels around the city; and the program features his performances with musical artists Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, and Sir Tom Jones at the historic Latrobe building in the French Quarter. RepeatsWed3/21,4:30pm

11:30 THEDISTRACTEDMINDWITHDR.ADAMGAZZALEY—R 1AM CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon

21Wednesday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 DR.WAYNEDYER:WISHESFULFILLED— Best-selling

author and teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer presents his Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations: five steps to living from your “highest self” and thereby attracting your deepest desires. Dyer outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraordinary life, offering counsel on how to create new thought patterns while defeating unproductive and recurring habits.R

11:00 UNDERTHESTREETLAMP— The vocal quartet Under the Streetlamp — recent leading cast members of the Tony Award–winning musical Jersey Boys — performs an evening of classic hits from the American radio songbook in this special recorded at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana.R

12:30 STORYCORPS:STORIESOFLOVE—R 1AM CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon

22Thursday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTONCHERRYBLOSSOMS:AGIFTOF

FRIENDSHIP— This special WETA production spotlights Washington D.C.’s famous blossoming cherry trees, a gift of friendship from Japan in 1912. It explores the history of the trees on the Tidal Basin and what is now one of the nation’s largest springtime celebrations, taking a nostalgic look at how the cherry blossoms have been enjoyed over the years.R

9:00 MYMUSIC:BIGBANDVOCALISTS— See the Sunday, March 18, 8:30 p.m. listing.R

11:00 SUZEORMAN’SMONEYCLASS—R 1AM CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon



8:30 INSIDEWASHINGTON 9:00 PETER,PAULANDMARY25THANNIVERSARYCON-

CERT— See the Monday, March 19, 8 p.m. listing.R

11:00 3STEPSTOINCREDIBLEHEALTH!WITHJOELFUHRMAN,M.D.—R


24SaturdaySIMULCASTONWETATV26&WETAHD,6AM–6AM:6AM–9AMWETAVIEWERFAVORITES 9:00 EASTENDERS— (two episodes) RepeatsFridays,5pm10AM–6AMWETAVIEWERFAVORITES

25SundaySIMULCASTONWETATV26&WETAHD,6AM–6AM:6AM–6PMWETAVIEWERFAVORITES 6:00 MOYERS&COMPANY— RepeatsMon3/26,5pm7PM–9PMWETAVIEWERFAVORITES 9:00 FINDINGYOURROOTS— Parts 1 & 2 of 10. A 10-part

series — following on the series African American Lives 1 and 2 and Faces of America — featuring the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in an exploration of race, family and identity in today’s America. Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey Jr., Branford Marsalis, John Legend, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters and Samuel L. Jackson, among many others.

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26Monday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUESROADSHOW:ELPASO,TX— RepeatsTue

3/27,2pm;Wed3/28,1pm 9:00 THEWETAMOVIE:HOOSIERS— The 1986 drama

stars Gene Hackman as a basketball coach who leaves the Navy in 1951 and becomes coach of an underdog Indiana high-school team. Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper co-star. (1:54) RepeatsSat3/31,9:33pm

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27Tuesday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 AHOTDOGPROGRAM— Filmmaker Rick Sebak visits

some of America’s best hot dog places to celebrate their tasty offerings. RepeatsWed3/28,3pm;Thur3/29,1pm

9:00 TRIANGLEFIRE:AMERICANEXPERIENCE— A documentary explores how a tragic factory fire led to workplace safety laws. On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York’s Greenwich Village. Factory owners kept the doors on the ninth floor locked, and the fire escape soon crumpled. Victims jumped from the windows before horrified onlookers — and the fire led to 146 deaths. {DVI} RepeatsWed3/28,4pm

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Sunday,March25at9p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDThe 10-part series Finding Your Roots premieres, featuring scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. (l) exploring the genealogy and genetics of a wide array of famous Americans, from Harry Connick Jr. (right) to Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters to Branford Marsalis, Kevin Bacon to Samuel L. Jackson, and many other luminaries.

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10:00 FRONTLINE:MURDOCH’SSCANDAL— Through half a century, Rupert Murdoch’s business audacity and politi-cal shrewdness built one of the world’s most powerful media empires. Now his dynasty is under threat from criminal investigations of accounts of bribery, blackmail, and invasion of privacy. In a joint production with the CBC, Frontline correspondent Lowell Bergman tells the story of the battle over the future of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s reputation and his family’s fortunes.


28Wednesday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 ANICECREAMSHOW— Filmmaker Rick Sebak

traverses the country celebrating the frosty treat and places it’s served. RepeatsThur3/29,2pm

9:00 NOVA:BIOETHICS— What will it mean when most of us have the information in our DNA — all three billion chemical letters of it — read, stored and available for analysis? What are the moral dilemmas raised by the new technology? Will it help or hurt us to know our genetic destiny? {DVI} RepeatsThur3/29,4pm

10:00 QUESTFORTHELOSTMAYA— A National Geographic film explores archaeological evidence of a previously unknown Mayan society based in the Yucatan Peninsula of southern Mexico. RepeatsThur3/29,5pm


29Thursday 7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR 8:00 SHERLOCKHOLMES:THEADVENTUREOFTHEIL-

LUSTRIOUSCLIENT— Intrigue and deception are the order of the day — but is it all too much for the great detective? Jeremy Brett stars as Holmes. RepeatsFri3/30,1pm

8:47 SHERLOCKHOLMES:THEADVENTUREOFTHECREEPINGMAN— Professor Presbury refuses to be-lieve his daughter’s story about a nightmarish intruder who appears at her window, but Holmes investigates. Jeremy Brett stars. RepeatsFri3/30,2pm

9:30 AGATHACHRISTIE’SPOIROT:THEADVENTUREOFTHECLAPHAMCOOK— Poirot (David Suchet) is unen-thusiastic when Mrs. Todd asks him to find her cook. He is positively insulted when she proceeds to dismiss him from the case with a one-guinea fee for his ser-vices. Poirot realizes that there is a great deal more to the cook’s disappearance than meets the eye. RepeatsFri3/30,3pm

10:17 AGATHACHRISTIE’SPOIROT:MURDERINTHEMEWS— Chief Inspector Japp (Philip Jackson) turns to Poirot (David Suchet) for assistance with his investigation into the apparent suicide of a beautiful young woman. RepeatsFri3/30,4pm



JOURNAL— Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. RepeatsSat3/31,6:30pm

8:30 INSIDEWASHINGTON— RepeatsSat3/31,6pm 9:00 GREATPERFORMANCES:SANFRANCISCOSYMPHONY

AT100— A gala concert program, by acclaimed writer and San Francisco native Amy Tan, celebrates the San Francisco Symphony’s centennial with music direc-tor Michael Tilson Thomas and guest artists Itzhak Perlman and Lang Lang performing works by Copland, Mendelssohn and Britten. Concert footage is interwo-ven with short video stories highlighting unique mo-ments in the symphony’s history, as well as interviews with the performers and luminaries in the audience.

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31SaturdayONWETATV26,6AM–6PM.See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.6AM–9AMWETAKIDSPROGRAMMING 9:00 EASTENDERS— (two episodes, simulcast on

WETA TV 26 and WETA HD) RepeatsFridays,5pm10:00 THETHISOLDHOUSEHOUR11:00 ESSENTIALPEPIN11:30 PATI’SMEXICANTABLE 12N CUISINECULTURE12:30 MEXICO—ONEPLATEATATIMEWITHRICKBAYLESS 1:00 CHEFJOHNBESH’SNEWORLEANS 1:30 JOANNEWEIR’SCOOKINGCONFIDENCE 2:00 SARA’SWEEKNIGHTMEALS 2:30 BAKINGWITHJULIA 3:00 LIDIA’SITALY 3:30 INJULIA’SKITCHENWITHMASTERCHEFS 4:00 JACQUESPÉPIN:MOREFASTFOODMYWAY! 4:30 COOK’SCOUNTRYFROMAMERICA’STESTKITCHEN 5:00 AMERICA’STESTKITCHENFROMCOOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:30 RICKSTEVES’EUROPESIMULCASTONWETATV26&WETAHD,6PM–11:30PM: 6:00 INSIDEWASHINGTON—R 6:30 WASHINGTONWEEKWITHGWENIFILLANDNATIONAL

JOURNAL—R 7:00 ASTIMEGOESBY/KEEPINGUPAPPEARANCES 8:00 DOCMARTIN,SERIESIII— Parts 5 & 6 of 9. City Slickers/

The Admirer. 9:33 THEWETAMOVIE:HOOSIERS— See the Monday,

March 26, 9 p.m. listing. (1:54)

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Monday,March26at9p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDGene Hackman stars as an Indiana basketball coach in the acclaimed 1986 drama Hoosiers on The WETA Movie. Dennis Hopper co-stars. The film repeats on Saturday, March 31 at 9:33 p.m.

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Friday,March30at9p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHDGreat Performances: San Francisco Symphony at 100 features Michael Tilson Thomas leading the orchestra in a special performance featuring guest artists Itzhak Perlman and Lang Lang, alongside brief video segments exploring the symphony’s history.

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Among the programs you’ll find on WETA How-To are:America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s IllustratedAround the House with Matt and ShariArtist ToolboxBaking with JuliaBurt Wolf: Travels & TraditionsChef John Besh’s New OrleansCiao ItaliaCook’s Country from America’s Test KitchenEssential PépinFeast DelightGlobe TrekkerHistory DetectivesHubert Keller: Secrets of a ChefIn Julia’s Kitchen with Master ChefsJacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way!Kimchi ChroniclesLidia’s ItalyNew Scandinavian CookingNick Stellino Cooking with FriendsPati’s Mexican TableRick Steves’ EuropeSara’s Weeknight MealsSimply MingTaste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.The This Old House HourUCook! with Chef BobVine TalkWild Photo Adventures

The WETA How-To channel presents lifestyle programming, 24 hours each day, seven days a week, featuring public television’s finest series devoted to explorations of cooking, home improvement, travel, hobbies and more. This channel draws on more than 25 engaging series each month. For a complete schedule of WETA How-To programming, please visit weta.org/how-to.

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WETA Kids offers safe programming for our young viewers, presenting educational television broadcasts 24 hours each day, seven days a week. Below you can find weekday daytime listings for WETA Kids. Note that children’s programming also airs each morning on WETA TV 26. Please visit weta.org/kids to find complete schedules of children’s programs on the WETA Kids channel and WETA TV 26.

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Raggs, 6amClifford The Big Red Dog, 6:30amSuper WHY!, 7amArthur, 7:30amMartha Speaks, 8amCurious George, 8:30amThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About

That!, 9amWordGirl, 9:30amWordWorld, 10amDinosaur Train, 10:30amWild Kratts, 11amThe Electric Company, 11:30amSid the Science Kid, noonRaggs, 12:30pmSesame Street, 1pmMister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 2pmAngelina Ballerina, 2:30pmPeep and the Big Wide World, 3pmMaya & Miguel, 3:30pmArthur, 4pmWordGirl, 4:30pm

Fetch!, 5pm Wild Kratts, 5:30pmSuper WHY!, 6pmMartha Speaks, M–Th, 6:30pm

(Mama Mirabelle on Fridays)

Curious George, 7pmZula Patrol, 7:30pmThe Electric Company, 8pmSid the Science Kid, 8:30pmBIZ KID$, 9pm

WEEKdAys oN WETA TV 26 Sesame Street, 5amClifford The Big Red Dog, 6amSuper WHY!, 6:30amArthur, 7amMartha Speaks, 7:30amCurious George, 8amThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot

About That!, 8:30amWordGirl, 9amWordWorld, 9:30amDinosaur Train, 10amWild Kratts, 10:30amThe Electric Company, 11amSid the Science Kid, 11:30am

For weekends and complete schedules, see weta.org/kids

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All Things considered — (weekdays, 4pm; weekends, 5pm) News and features from NPR.

BBc Newshour — (weekdays, 9am) News and analysis of the day’s top stories from around the world.

BBc’s The World Today — (Mon–Thur, 10pm) News, business and sports.

Bob Edwards Weekend — (Sun, 3pm) Interviews and features.

car Talk — (Sat, 10am) Comic advice on cars and life.

day to day — (weekdays, noon) An NPR newsmagazine explores news topics.

Fresh Air with Terry gross — (weekdays, 3pm) Interviews with public figures.

The intersection — (weekdays, 11am) WETA’s interactive, local public affairs call-in program, hosted by Rebecca Roberts.

Justice Talking — (Sun, 6am) Discussions before a studio audience on matters of law, from NPR.

Marketplace — (weeknights, 6:30pm) PRI Business news with David Brown.

Morning Edition — (weekdays, 6am) News and features from NPR.

News & Notes with Ed gordon — (week-days, 2pm) News/topics of importance to African-Americans.

The NewsHour with Jim lehrer — (weeknights, 7pm) An audio version of PBS’s weekday news program.

on the Media — (Sat, 6am) Exploring journalism, entertainment and tech.

on Point — (weekdays, 10am) News analysis and in-depth discussion of current issues from NPR.

out & About with 90.9 — (Sat, noon; Rpts Sun, 8pm) A WETA-produced cultural magazine.

A Prairie Home companion — (Sat, 6pm; Rpts Sun, 10am) A variety show featuring comedy and music.

speaking of Faith — ( Sun, 7am) News topics connected to faith and ethics.

The Tavis smiley show — (Sun, 1pm) Interviews spotlighting news, issues, entertainment.

This American life — (Sat, 11am) Spotlighting life around the USA.

Traditions — (Sat, 8pm) Folk and traditional music with Mary Cliff.

Washington Week with gwen ifill and National Journal — (Fri, 8pm) Analysis of the week’s news.

Weekend Edition — (Sat & Sun, 8am) News and features from NPR.

WETA global — (weeknights, 8pm) Mon, African Perspective, Caribbean Report (8:30pm), Caribbean Magazine (8:45pm); Tues, Living on Earth; Wed, The Changing World; Thur, Pacific Time and EuroQuest; Fri, Washington Week and Latino USA.

WETA Performance — (Sat, 1pm–5pm) WETA Performance spotlights clas-sical music — European symphonic and American jazz: Performance Today Weekend, 1pm; classical music performances. Jazz Set with Dee Dee Bridgewater, 3pm; jazz performances. Jazz at Lincoln Center with Ed Bradley, 4pm; jazz concerts.

The World — (Mon–Fri, 9pm) News, features, music and interviews from BBC and PRI.

World Briefing — (Sat–Sun, 5am; week-nights, 11pm) BBC reporters analyze the top stories in the news.

World Have your say — (weekdays, 1pm) A global, interactive discussion of the news from the BBC.

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Tune in to Classical WETA 90.9 FM for Bach Month, a celebration of the birth anniversary of the great composer, born March 21, 1685. Each week in March, Classical WETA highlights a particular genre of Bach’s instru-mental music. On WETA’s classical vocal music service, VivaLaVoce — available at vivalavoce.org — scheduled for broadcast are all of the more than 200 surviving cantatas by Bach, in addition to the major choral works such as the B Minor Mass and the Passions. Bach composed about

23 secular cantatas for civic occasions and more than 300 sacred cantatas (many lost), which he wrote and performed to supplement readings at Lutheran church services in Leipzig. At the center of Classical WETA’s “CantataFest” is the highly acclaimed set of recordings of the sacred cantatas featuring the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists led by John Eliot Gardiner. VivaLaVoce airs approximately seven cantatas each day. Schedule details will be available at vivalavoce.org by March 1.

chopin and Bach on Front Row Washington

Frédéric Chopin hated performing in public, but realized it was a necessary part of his career. When asked if he practiced much before a concert, he replied, “I shut myself away for two whole weeks and play Bach. I never practice my own compositions.” This connection

between Chopin and Bach is explored on Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s local concert broadcast Front Row Washington on Monday night, March 19 at 9 p.m. in a program titled “The Preludes.” Presented by Dumbarton Concerts in Georgetown, the concert features pianists Andrius Zlabys and Adam Neiman alternating preludes from J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 with Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28, pair-ing each composer’s works by key signature to offer a real-time comparison of these two keyboard masters.

On Monday, March 26 at 9 p.m., Front Row Washington offers the first of two programs from

Pro Musica Hebraica’s November 3, 2011 concert at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Russian pianist Jascha Nemtsov joins violinist Frank Reinecke, cellist Julian Arp and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein for “The Last Romantics: Jewish Composers of Interwar Europe,” with works including Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Piano Trio, Op. 24, and Alexander Veprik’s Chant rigoureuz for clarinet and piano.

Visit classicalweta.org for information on Front Row Washington.

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Metropolitan opera in March on Classical WETA Opera House

Saturday afternoons on Classical WETA 90.9 FMVisit classicalweta.org for details.

March 3: Verdi’s Aida, at 1 p.m.March 10: Mozart’s Don Giovanni, at noonMarch 17: Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, at noonMarch 24: Verdi’s Macbeth, at 1 p.m. March 31: Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore, at 1 p.m.

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