GREAT PERFORMANCES: Karajan or Beauty As I See It
Produced on the occasion of Herbert von Karajan’s centenary, this film chronicles the career of a true giant of classical music. One night only, Monday, August 31, 2009 at 10:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.
INSIDE: Emergency Transplant
INSIDE goes to Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of the top kidney transplant departments in the country. INSIDE, Tuesday, August 26th at 10:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.
AMERICAN MASTERS: The World of Nat King Cole
This film focuses not just on Cole's celebrity, but on the Civil Rights movement and how the singer broke through racial barriers in the entertainment industry. AMERICAN MASTERS, Monday, August 24th at 10 p.m. on PBS-HD
GREAT PERFORMANCES : Harlem in Montmartre
“Harlem in Montmartre” tells the story of the jazz age in Paris between the First and Second World Wars. Sunday, August 30th at 1:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.
NOVA scienceNOW
Researchers are creating tailor-made algae cells to coax the fuel they want out of these little organisms. Explore usable bio-fuels Friday, August 21st at 10:00 pm on PBS-HD.
TIME TEAM SPECIAL EDITION
This two-hour special from the United Kingdom’s archaeology series, takes viewers to Jamestown, where a British company’s commercial enterprise planted the seeds of the United States. Wednesday, August 19th at 8:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.
INSIDE: Lord of the Rings on Stage
INSIDE follows the team of more than 120 cast, crew and creatives as they puzzle over how to make the fictional world of Middle Earth come alive on a London stage. Tuesday, August 18th at 10:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! Inspector Lewis, Series I
Kevin Whately returns as Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis, back in Oxford working to rebuild his life following the death of his wife. Sunday, August 16th at 8:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.
TAVIS SMILEY
In an exclusive conversation, Tavis talks with comedian-talk show host Jay Leno about his move from late night to primetime. Airs on the UA Channel , Tuesday, August 11 at 6:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Dr. Wayne Dyer: Excuses Begone!
On the 10th Anniversary of His First Public Television Special, Dr. Wayne Dyer Presents a New Program Based on His Newest Book, "Excuses Begone!"
Leno on Tavis this Monday
Talk show host and comedian talks about move to primetime. Monday 10 pm PBS-World
Joshua Bell and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Celebrated violinist Joshua Bell joins Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, live from Avery Fisher Hall. This special live performance airs Wednesday, August 12th at 8:00 p.m. on PBS-HD
P.O.V: Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
In this classic 1969 documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, the first of many in a looming roller-coaster career. Tuesday, August 11th at 11:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.
TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBÉ
Bonnie Erbé, nationally syndicated columnist on domestic politics, hosts a weekly discussion of news and national affairs with a panel of nationally known female experts. Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. PBS-HD.
CLASSICAL DESTINATIONS
Explore Europe's most spectacular cities and landscapes while luxuriating in great classical music in the cities where the master musicians lived. Fridays at 5:00 p.m. on the UA Channel.
