Arts & Drama

Masterpiece Mystery!"Poirot ‘Mrs. McGinty's Dead'"

As Poirot joins forces with a famed crime novelist to save a man from the gallows, he doesn't realize his own life is in danger. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/mystery/index.html

American MastersGarrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes

Follow raconteur Garrison Keillor -- and his crew of actors, musicians and technical staff -- as he criss-crosses the country, broadcasting, recording and revealing himself. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

http://www.pbs.org/fromthetop/pages/

SoundstageSugarland

During this sensational hour, Sugarland -- Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush -- presents a versatile set that gains momentum with each song. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/

A Capitol Fourth

Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits returns to host the biggest and brightest birthday party in the country, featuring, for the first time ever, Barry Manilow, who will both open and close the broadcast, Aretha Franklin; international pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield; the Tony and Grammy Award-winning cast of Jersey Boys ; and multi-Grammy Award nominee Michael Feinstein. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/

Masterpiece Mystery!"Miss Marple, Series IV 'A Pocket Full of Rye'"

A string of murders is committed by a killer who seems obsessed with the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." Even Miss Marple's former housekeeper falls victim. Julia McKenzie stars. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/mystery/index.html

SoundstageDeath Cab for Cutie

Indie rock favorite turned major label sensation Death Cab for Cutie presents an impeccable set that includes songs from the new EP, "The Open Door." (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/soundstage/

History & Society

History Detectives

Artifacts include an invention that may have been used in the atomic bomb; a 23-pound block of beeswax with strange markings; and a French manuscript kept by an American family for 160 years. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives/

FRONTLINE/World Digital Dumping Ground

FRONTLINE/World presents a global investigation into the dirty secret of the digital age — the dumping of hundreds of millions of pounds of electronic waste around the world each year. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/

P.O.V.Beyond Hatred

The vicious murder of a French gay man and his family's struggle to seek justice while trying to make sense of pointless violence and unbearable loss. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/pov/beyondhatred/

Wide AngleCrossing Heaven's Border

North Korean defectors risk their lives to settle in South Korea; South Korean journalists use hidden cameras to capture their journeys. Hosted by Aaron Brown. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/wideangle/

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal

"Washington Week," the longest-running news and public affairs program on public television, has forged an editorial partnership with "National Journal," the nonpartisan publication that for 36 years has been dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the politics and policy of the federal government. (CC, Stereo)

Be our fifth panelist. Write in for the "Webcast Extra." Answers to your questions will be available online Friday night.

http://www.pbs.org/washingtonweek

NOW on PBS

PBS' Emmy Award-winning weekly newsmagazine NOW ON PBS, hosted by David Brancaccio, engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing democracy. This week, NOW ON PBA focuses on global warming in "On Thin Ice." The program will allow viewers to see climate change right now and to make connections between global warming and crucial life and death issues such as competition for water, global food security and national security. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

http://www.pbs.org/now

Bill Moyers Journal

This weekly public affairs series features interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy. (CC, Stereo)

Log on to the companion Web site to sign up for the Moyers podcast.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers

History Detectives

Artifacts include a gun that may have belonged to a member of Al Capone's gang; a letter allegedly written by John Wilkes Booth's father; and a device meant to guard against grave robbers. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives/

P.O.V.Life. Support. Music.

In 2004, Jason Crigler's life was taking off. He was one of New York's hottest young guitarists, his new CD was due for release and his wife, Monica, was pregnant with their first child. Then, at a gig in Manhattan, Jason suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage. The astonishing journey that followed, documented by filmmaker and friend Eric Daniel Metzgar, is a stirring family saga and a portrait of creative struggle in the face of overwhelming tragedy. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/pov/

Time Team AmericaFort Raleigh, North Carolina

Part extreme adventure, part hard science and part reality show, "Time Team America" takes viewers deep into the trenches of America's most intriguing archaeological sites. The series premiere goes in search of the nation's mysterious roots at Roanoke Island. In 1586, the English sent the first group of hardy, hopeful colonists to the New World. When English ships returned with supplies just three years later, they found the settlement empty and the colonists gone. The colonists had left behind only one clue: the word Croatan carved in the gatepost of their fort. (CC, Stereo, HD 1 year)

http://www.pbs.org/timeteam/

Ascent of Money

In this four-part series, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson delves deep into how the complex system of global finance evolved over the centuries, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to create seemingly unlimited wealth — or catastrophic loss. (CC, stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ascentofmoney/

Wide AngleJapan's About Face

Granted unprecedented access to Japan's “West Point� — the National Defense Academy — WIDE ANGLE captures a remarkable view of the military's shifting role in post-war Japanese society.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal

"Washington Week," the longest-running news and public affairs program on public television, has forged an editorial partnership with "National Journal," the nonpartisan publication that for 36 years has been dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the politics and policy of the federal government. (CC, Stereo)

Be our fifth panelist. Write in for the "Webcast Extra." Answers to your questions will be available online Friday night.

http://www.pbs.org/washingtonweek

NOW on PBS

PBS' Emmy Award-winning weekly newsmagazine NOW ON PBS, hosted by David Brancaccio, engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing democracy. This week, NOW ON PBA focuses on global warming in "On Thin Ice." The program will allow viewers to see climate change right now and to make connections between global warming and crucial life and death issues such as competition for water, global food security and national security. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

http://www.pbs.org/now

Bill Moyers Journal

This weekly public affairs series features interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy. (CC, Stereo)

Log on to the companion Web site to sign up for the Moyers podcast.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers

Science & Technology

NOVAMusical Minds

Through the remarkable case studies from neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks' latest book, Musicophilia, NOVA investigates the extraordinary impact music can have on the human brain, traveling around the globe to meet people like Tony Cicoria, who was struck by lightning and was suddenly inspired to become a pianist, and Matt Giordano, who uses drumming to alleviate his severe Tourette syndrome. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/musicminds/

NOVA scienceNOW

Explore breakthroughs in the engineering of artificial diamonds; the science that went into solving the deadly post-9/11 anthrax attacks and the ingenious technique researchers developed to pinpoint the source; "AutoTune," the controversial computer pitch-correction software that turns sour notes into sweet ones; and a profile of computer scientist Luis von Ahn. (CC, Stereo, HD)

http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/

NOVA scienceNOW

Astronomers on the brink of finding "another Earth" in our galaxy, using a new planet-hunting machine: the Kepler telescope; Rudy Tanzi, a pioneer in discovering genes for Alzheimer's disease, and others who are on the hunt for the genetic key to autism; the use of computers to authenticate paintings; and a profile of spider scientist Maydianne Andrade. Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts. (CC, Stereo, HD)

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