Masterpiece Mystery!"Poirot ‘Mrs. McGinty's
Dead'" Sunday, June 28,
2009 9 - 10:30 pm
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 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 8 - 9:30 pm
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 Thursday, July 2, 2009 10 - 11:00 pm
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 FourthSaturday, July 4, 2009 8 - 9:30 pm
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'" Sunday,
July 5, 2009 9 - 10:30
pm
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 Thursday, July 9, 2009 10 - 11:00 pm
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/
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History DetectivesMonday, June 29, 2009 9 - 10:00 pm
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
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
9:00 - 10:00 pm
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 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10 - 11:30 pm
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
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
10 - 11:00 pm
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 JournalFriday, July
3, 2009 8 - 8:30 pm
"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 PBSFriday, July 3, 2009 8:30 - 9:00pm
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 JournalFriday, July 3, 2009 9 - 10:00 pm
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 DetectivesMonday, July 6, 2009 9 - 10:00 pm
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. Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10 - 11:30 pm
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
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
8 - 9:00 pm
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 MoneyWednesday, July 8, 2009 9 - 10:00 pm
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 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10 - 11:00 pm
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 JournalFriday, July
10, 2009 8 - 8:30 pm
"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 PBSFriday, July 10, 2009 8:30 - 9:00pm
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 JournalFriday, July 10, 2009 9 - 10:00 pm
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 |
NOVAMusical
Minds Tuesday, June 30,
2009 8 - 9:00 pm
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 scienceNOWTuesday, June 30, 2009 9 - 10:00 pm
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 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9 - 10:00 pm
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) |