PBS Previews on KAKM: April 6

Sun, April 6, 2008
Posted in Program Highlights, Schedule Updates

Here are Previews for the week of April 6, 2008 on PBS and KAKM:

ARTS AND LITERATURE
HISTORY and SOCIETY
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
PBS PARENTS
PBS BLOGS

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ARTS and LITERATURE
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MASTERPIECE: The Complete Jane Austen: “Sense & Sensibility” (Part Two)
Sunday, April 6, 2008 8-9:30 pm
The death of their father throws Elinor Dashwood and her sister
Marianne virtually penniless onto the marriage market. But then
three handsome and apparently well-heeled men come courting.
Part 2 of 2. (CC, Stereo)

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Spokane (Hour Two)
Monday, April 7, 2008 7-8:00 pm
Pottery by 20th-century ceramicists Otto and Gertrude Natzler; a landscape by early 20th-century artist Sydney Laurence; and an heirloom Waltham railroad pocket watch with a rare windingmechanism and diamond end stone. (CC, Stereo, HD)

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HISTORY and SOCIETY
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RETIREMENT REVOLUTION: On Our Own
Monday, April 7, 2008 9-10:00 pm
This episode continues exploring the challenges baby boomers
face today and teaches viewers to assume personal
responsibility — so they’ll be able to plan for retirement on
their own terms. Paula Zahn hosts. (CC, Stereo)

INDEPENDENT LENS: Water Flowing Together
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 9-10:00 pm
This is an intimate portrait of a remarkable dancer, Jock Soto,
who retired from the New York City Ballet at age 40 after a
24-year career. Terrence Howard hosts. (CC, Stereo)

UNNATURAL CAUSES: IS INEQUALITY MAKING US SICK?
Bad Sugar/Place Matters
Thursday, April 10, 2008 10 - 11:00 pm
“Bad Sugar” travels to the O’odham Indian reservations of southern Arizona where residents have perhaps the highest ratesof Type 2 diabetes in the world. “Place Matters” takes a look at what policies and investment decisions create neighborhoodenvironments that harm — or benefit — the health ofresidents. (CC, Stereo)

WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL
Friday, April 11, 2008 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)

NOW ON PBS
Friday, April 11, 2008 7:30 - 8:00 pm
Through documentary segments and interviews with original thinkers, “NOW” goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycleand gives you the context to explore your relationship with thelarger world. (CC, Stereo)
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL
Friday, April 11, 2008 8 - 9:00 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)

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SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
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NATURE: What Females Want and Males Will Do (Part One)
Sunday, April 6, 2008 7 - 8:00 pm
In the animal world, females decide. But their decisions may
not always be what others expect. What is it they are looking
for? Monogamy? Variety? A special sound or smell? A touch of
red? Babysitting skills? It could be any or all of the above.
(CC, Stereo, HD)

JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU: OCEAN ADVENTURES
Return to the Amazon (Part Two)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7 - 8:00 pm
Twenty-five years ago, Jean-Michel Cousteau traveled to theAmazon with his father to study this exotic ecosystem. In atime of accelerating environmental change, he returns to this rushing heartbeat of our planet, down the river whose waters circulate through all oceans. Part two of two. (CC, Stereo, HD)
THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR: Newton Project, Part 2
Thursday, April 10, 2008 8 - 9:00 pm
Kevin O’Connor meets landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard to
see her plan that calls for minimal changes out front, but
major work in the back to re-grade and create a large new
patio. In the second half of the hour, Tom shows Kevin a few
different types of “squares” used for general carpentry. (CC
Stereo)

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PBS PARENTS
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PBS PARENTS
How to Choose a School
Preschool or childcare? Montessori or Waldorf? It’s the time ofyear when many parents think about where to enroll their children in school for Fall 2008. But how do you decide if a school is right for your child and for you? Check out our online guide to find out what to ask and what to look for when choosing a preschool, childcare center, elementary or middle school.

PBS Online offers a special weekly newsletter just for educators! Visit
http://pbs.org/teachersource/previews/previews.shtm to learn more about
PBS Teacher Previews.

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PBS BLOGS
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I, CRINGELY: Amish Paradise
There is no one correct response to the generational change that’s coming thanks to Moore’s Law. Robert Cringely wonders if the answer to technology in the next
generation lies in an unlikely place: with the Amish.

REMOTELY CONNECTED
Author Margaret Sullivan subcontracts out her writing duties to Austen characters Miss Anne Steele and Master Henry Dashwood for a fun review of The Complete Jane Austen “Sense and Sensibility”

REMOTELY CONNECTED
Author Laurie Viera Rigler^‘s mind is so full of Jane Austen text that three viewings of the film were needed before she could see it as a film unto itself. Read Laurie’s very insightful review of “Sense and Sensibility.”MEDIASHIFT
The New Rules of Media
Mark Glaser looks at the new rules of changing media and how it’s best used in journalism and education.

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Code Key
(CC) Indicates programs with closed captions
(Stereo) Indicates programs in stereo
(DVI) Indicates programs with descriptive video
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