PBS Previews: Week of April 20

Fri, April 18, 2008
Posted in Program Highlights

Here are PBS Previews for the week of April 20, 2008 on KAKM:

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

PBS Previews: April 20-26, 2008
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ARTS and LITERATURE
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MASTERPIECE: My Boy Jack
Sunday, April 20, 8-10:00 pm
This is the story of British literary giant Rudyard Kipling’s son Jack, who triggers a bitter family conflict when he joins the Irish Guard at the outset of World War I. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter films) plays Jack, with Kim Cattrall (”Sex and the City”) as his mother. (CC, Stereo)

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW:Louisville (Hour One)
Monday, April 21, 7-8:00 pm
Valuable original cover art for “The Saturday Evening Post” by John Falter; an early 19th-century embroidered silk mourning picture; and an enduring symbol of the Kentucky Derby: an heirloom mint julep cup created by Louisville silversmith William Kendrick. In HD where available. (CC, Stereo, HD)

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Dance in America: Wolf Trap’s Face of America
Monday, April 21, 9-10:30 pm
This “Dance in America” special features highlights from Wolf Trap’s “Face of America” initiative, which commissions new works by the country’s top choreographers and musicians, with the ultimate goal of fostering a commitment to preserve national parks. (CC, Stereo, HD)

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Primo
Thursday, April 24, 9-10:30 pm
This one-man play recounts the Holocaust experiences of Primo Levi, an Italian chemist interned at Auschwitz in the final year of World War II. Written by and starring Sir Antony Sher. (CC, Stereo)

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HISTORY and SOCIETY
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Roberto Clemente
Monday, April 21, 8-9:00pm
Baseball great Roberto Clemente was more than an exceptional baseball player â€” he was also a committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination and worked for social justice. (CC, Stereo, HD)

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Aztec Massacre
Wednesday, April 23, 7-8:00 pm
A grisly discovery of more than 400 mutilated bodies in Mexico is turning history on its head. Aztec Massacre paints a new picture of the violent relations between the Aztecs and the Conquistadors, and rewrites much of what we thought we knew about the Aztec civilization. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL
Friday, April 25, 7-7:30 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 25, 2008 7:30-8:00 pm
Through documentary segments and interviews with original thinkers, “NOW” goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle and gives you the context to explore your relationship with the larger world. (CC, Stereo)

BILL MOYERS JOURNAL
Friday, April 25, 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:The Gorilla King
Sunday, April 20, 7-8:00 pm
Titus, king of the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, is one of only 700 of his kind alive today. Ian Redmond documents Titus’ extraordinary life, from his early days to his rise to power as a silverback. (CC, Stereo, HD)

NOVA: Car of the Future
Tuesday, April 22, 7-8:00 pm
Tom and Ray Magliozzi of NPR’s “Car Talk” take viewers on a roller-coaster ride into the world of cars as NOVA takes a lookat the latest and greatest in the automotive industry. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S STRANGE DAYS ON PLANET EARTH:
Most Dangerous Catch/Dirty Secrets
Wednesday, April 23, 8-10:00 pm
“Most Dangerous Catch”: Over-fishing is affecting life far beyond the shoreline, including Earth’s own life support systems. “Dirty Secrets”: Striped bass are succumbing to flesh-eating bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay. Coral reefs are weakening under a growing assault of invisible contaminants. How are these mysteries related? (CC, Stereo, HD)

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PBS PARENTS
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PBS PARENTS
Get Down-to-Earth
April is Earth Month, the perfect time to show kids how to respect the planet. Teach them to care not only about other people, but also about the world around them. It’s never too early to start instilling the values of recycling, conserving water, reducing trash, loving animals and keeping the air clean.

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PBS BLOGS
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I, CRINGELY
You Never Write, You Never Call:
New tools and services are (finally) making applications more intelligent.
Robert Cringely looks at new technology that lets third-party applications report errors just like Apple and Microsoft’s operating systems.

MEDIASHIFT
Why Paying People by Page Views is Wrong
Mark Glaser looks at Gawker Media’s recent move to spin off
underperforming blogs and the wisdom of paying bloggers by the
page view.

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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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