Friday May 16, 2008

Last Updated: 05/31/2008 17:47:55

Midnight

Discoveries....America "Montana" 00:50 #047H (Rpt) JANSO
Glacier National Park is visited; Missoula's local artists are profiled, and in Deer Lodge, draft horses are the "biggest" draw. Butte was the richest city in the west with a legacy of mining, history, and architecture. Simms Fishing Products in Bozeman is the last facility in the U.S. that manufactures fishing waders. Scientists at the Fort Keogh Agriculture Research Lab work on finding better ways to increase rangeland productivity. R on 6/29 5pm

1AM

How to Cook Everything: Bittman Takes On America's Chefs "Daniel Boulud" 00:26 #104H (Rpt) APT
Daniel Boulard, a man who has almost single-handedly redefined the notion of "the French chef," pits his four complex lamb creations against a recipe that Mark Bittman calls "the kind of dish that your grandmother would have made and loved." [TVG] R on 6/4 4pm; 6/23 4pm; 6/24 1am

1:30AM

Chefs A' Field: Kids on the Farm "Wild Foraging & Island Duck Eggs: Chef Jason Wilson & Son - Seattle, WA" 00:26 #112H (Rpt) APTEX
Chef Jason Wilson has become the wonder boy of the Seattle food scene, stealing the spotlight from the region's old guard to reign as the new face of Northwest cuisine. In true Seattle style, Wilson straps on his boots to trek deep into the woods around Puget Sound in search of wild mushrooms, stinging nettles, fragrant truffles and an assortment of exotic herbs and berries. Recipes: Dungeness Crab & Wild Nettle Gratin with Watercress-Fiddlehead Salad and Poached Duck Eggs; Maple Blossom French Toast with Salmon Blossom Custard. [TVG] R on 7/10 4:30pm; 7/11 1:30am

2AM

Desert Speaks "Bolivia: The Cold Desert Frontier" 00:26 #1302H (Rpt) APTEX
This journey to the highest desert in the world begins in Potos#, in southwestern Bolivia. At 12,000 feet above sea level, it is the highest city in the world. The indigenous people of this high, cold desert have used llama trains for thousands of years to transport the salt harvested in the area's dry lakebeds. Explorers also visit the Salar de Uyuni; at over 4,000 square miles, it is the largest salt lake in the world. Here, traditional methods of salt cutting continue the same way as they have for centuries. Cutters build tiny igloo-like huts out of salt blocks, and remain at the site for 5 days. Along the shores of the Salar, the desert is profoundly evident as the majestic groves of thick tall pasacana (similar in stature to the Saguaro cactus) grow on the surrounding frozen hillsides. [TVG]

2:30AM

Endless Feast "Sherwood" 00:26 #110H (Rpt) APTEX
At Baggenstos Farm, a third-generation family farm located in the verdant hills of Sherwood, Oregon, chefs David Machado and Vitaly Paley serve an Indian-influenced six-course feast, including samosas, curried corn bisque and braised lamb. [TVG] R on 6/4 2:30am; 6/20 2:30am; 7/9 2:30am

3AM

Rick Steves' Europe "Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland" 00:26 #304H (Rpt) APTEX
No trip to Emerald Isle is complete without a visit to Northern Ireland. Rick Steves tours bustling Belfast, sneaking a peek at its politically charged neighborhoods. Then he heads for the Antrim Coast, and goes wild in Portrush, Ulster's Coney Island. He taste-tests Irish whiskey, scrambles over six-sided rock columns, putters through a world-class golf course, and stomps his feet to Irish music in rough-and-tumble Derry. [TVG] R on 6/20 3pm; 6/21 3am

3:30AM

Smart Travels--Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa "Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia" 00:26 #505H (Rpt) APT
As Canada's door to the Pacific Rim, Vancouver is a vibrant mix of European heritage and Asian cultures. In this vital, young, and dynamic city, host Rudy Maxa explores the mix of cultures that inspires world-class cuisine, a spirited night life, and modern Asian shopping centers. Nature is ever-present, and Rudy visits a temperate rainforest and rides a gondola to the top of a mountain, just minutes from downtown. A spectacular ferry ride to Victoria brings Rudy to a bastion of British Heritage, where he enjoys afternoon tea, visits the beautiful Butchart Gardens, and dines on seaweed plucked from the seashore. [TVG] R on 7/11 3:30pm; 7/12 3:30am

4AM

History Detectives "The Spirit of St. Louis/Gary Powers' "Suicide Pin"/Image of Apache Warrior Geronimo" 00:56 #301Z (Rpt) PBS
Two brothers from Parsippany, NJ, grew up listening to their uncle's claim that he built the engine for the Spirit of St. Louis--the plane made famous by Charles Lindbergh's nonstop flight across the Atlantic. The family legend leads to a forgotten history in Lucky Lindy's legendary flight. A man in Kansas City, MO, found two peculiar pins, wrapped in a newspaper dated 1960, that had been manipulated to contain liquid. Could these pins be the prototypes of a poison-filled pin that U2 pilot Gary Powers was carrying when his spy-plane was shot down over the Soviet Union? A New Mexico woman's great-great-grandfather was lieutenant governor of the New Mexico territory in the 1870s. She has a photo of an Indian warrior on horseback. The connection is explored between her relative and Geronimo. First of a 5-part season. [TVG] R on 5/19 1pm; 6/18 4am; 6/26 2pm

5AM

Boohbah "Bells" 00:28 #129Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs swing their arms, and scrunch up small and stretch out big. In Storyworld, Mr. Man, Grandmamma, Brother, and Sister have arrived to ring a bell. However, Grandmamma's bell is too big to ring. Will she find the strength to ring it? Storyworld invites children to develop their problem-solving skills, as they learn about sequence, and the relationship between size and pitch. [TVY] R on 5/17 5:30am; 5/18 5am

5:30AM

Boohbah "Shed" 00:28 #130Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs have fun "folding up" and hiding their heads and feet. In Storyworld, Brother and Sister hide in the shed. Can Mr. Man figure a way to get them out? [TVY] R on 5/17 5am; 5/18 5:30am; 5/19 5am

6AM

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks "My Right Arm" 00:28 #125H (Rpt) PBS
Friendship comes through again, when Ferny and Dannan help Piggley overcome his temporary handicap--a broken arm--to win the Ball Toss Contest at the annual School Fair. [TVY]

6:30AM

It's A Big Big World "Out on a Limb/The More Things Change" 00:28 #107H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Winslow gets stuck on the top of the World Tree. Snook teaches the monkeys that change can be great. [TVY]

7AM

Super Why! "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" 00:28 #121Z (Rpt) PBS
Whyatt wants to know why his family is acting sneaky. The 12 Dancing Princesses are being secretive. [TVY] R on 6/22 7am; 6/23 7am; 6/27 7am

7:30AM

WordWorld "Castles in the Sea/Get Your Coat" 00:28 #116H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
WordWorld is a colorful, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. [TVY] R on 5/18 7:30am; 5/29 7:30am; 7/4 7:30am

8AM

Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease In America 01:56 PBS (DVS)
Part of the PBS Health Initiative, this documentary features dramatic portraits of patients, doctors, and heart disease researchers fighting personal and societal battles on the frontiers of medical science. It will be followed by a 30-minute studio Q&A session hosted by a celebrity intimately connected to the subject of heart disease. [TVPG]

10AM

Secrets of the Dead "Sinking Atlantis" 00:56 #802Z PBS (DVS)
Five thousand years ago, the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the Greek island of Crete. Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, archeologist Sandy MacGillivray connects fact with fiction and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization. [TVPG] R on 5/17 12

11AM

Adirondacks 01:56 PBS
The Adirondack Park sprawls across six million acres in Upstate New York. Bigger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Glacier and Grand Canyon National Park combined, it is by far the largest park in the lower 48 states. Yet it is the only one on the continent in which large human populations live and whose land is divided almost evenly between protected wilderness and privately owned tracts. This patchwork pattern of land ownership has created an utterly unique place. The story of the Adirondacks is told through a series of passionate characters, each with a distinct perspective. [TVG]

1PM

History Detectives "Charlie Parker Saxophone/Prison Plaque/Koranic School Book" 00:56 #211Z (Rpt) PBS
Charlie Parker Saxophone: A woman in Oakland, CA, owns a saxophone that belonged to her father, which may have first been owned by legendary jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker. Prison Plaque: Founded by Quakers in 1829, Philadelphia's castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary set new standards, with progressive rehabilitation ideas. A group in charge of preserving this structure found a strange plaque there: "In the everlasting memory of the inmates of Eastern State Penitentiary who served in World War I," with individuals listed by their prison numbers. Koranic School Book: In Mulvane, KS, a 200-year-old schoolbook may hold a startling secret. The book belonged to a woman from Kentucky in 1800, and it contains two translated passages of the Koran. How did this frontier farmer learn about Islam? Detectives reach some startling conclusions about U.S. contact with the Muslim world, and the story of Islam in America. [TVG] R on 6/16 4am; 6/24 2pm

2PM

Piano Guy "Bossa Rhythm" 00:26 #810H NETA (DVS)
Host Scott Houston is joined by guest Matt Munhall, who discusses and plays "I've Been Working on the Railroad." Scott demonstrates the Bossa rhythm. Guest Dave Powers talks about and performs "Pride and Joy." [TVG] R of 5/12 2pm; 5/14 2pm

2:30PM

MotorWeek "Nissan Gt-R" 00:26 #2736Z PBSPL
The 2009 Nissan GT-R, the Dodge Journey Crossover and Recycling Automotive Fluids are featured. [TVG] R of 5/12 2:30pm; 5/14 2:30pm

3PM

Rick Steves' Europe "London: Mod and Trad" 00:26 #305H (Rpt) APTEX
London is quintessentially English...yet cosmopolitan. Rick Steves checks out the new--the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum's Great Court; and admires the old--well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo. After bantering with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, he does some riverside beach-combing. Strolling the trendy South Bank of the Thames takes him from the Tate Modern to the dizzying London Eye. [TVG] R on 5/17 3am; 6/23 3pm; 6/24 3am

3:30PM

Smart Travels--Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa "Shanghai" 00:26 #506H (Rpt) APT
China's new powerhouse, Shanghai, dazzles with fantastic skyscrapers, non-stop shopping, and delicious dining. From traditional Tai Chi in the parks and teahouses, to market madness, and tumbling acrobats, host Rudy Maxa explores tradition and modernity in this burgeoning city. Excursions to the gardens of Suzhou and the canal town Zhouzhuang bring the ancient past alive. Tips are included on getting around and eating well. [TVG] R on 5/17 3:30am; 7/15 3:30pm; 7/16 3:30am

4PM

How to Cook Everything: Bittman Takes On America's Chefs "Jean-Georges Vongerichten" 00:26 #105H (Rpt) APT
Old friends go toe-to-toe, as Jean-Georges Vongerichten invites Mark Bittman to his New York City restaurant, for the preparation of game birds and fish. [TVG] R on 5/17 1am; 6/5 4pm; 6/6 1am

4:30PM

Chefs A' Field: Kids on the Farm "Around The Nation Special" 00:26 #113H (Rpt) APTEX
Go behind the scenes of the nation's best restaurants as chefs create over-the-top dishes. [TVG] R on 5/17 1:30am; 7/11 4:30pm; 7/12 1:30am

5PM

NewsHour With Jim Lehrer 01:00 #9130H PBS

6PM

Grannies On Safari "Poland - Warsaw and Krakow: Sophisticated Sister Cities" 00:26 #202 APTEX
Pat Johnson and Regina Fraser seek out the hidden treasures and historical makers in the heart of Warsaw. Many of the buildings that were destroyed during WWII have been carefully restored. A park garden displays the beautiful bronze statue of Chopin. They explore the beautiful churches, old castles, interesting shops and sample the food of Krakow. They also explore a darker part of Poland's history as they pay a special visit to two concentration camps: Auschwitz and Birkenau. (2 of 7) [TVG]

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Friday May 16, 2008

Last Updated: 05/31/2008 17:47:55

6:30PM

InterCHANGE "Joe Zilber/Madison Murders/State Budget" 00:26 #1327H WMVS
Panelists: Dan Jones (moderator), Kevin Fischer, Joel McNally, and Gerard Randall explore how Philanthropist Joe Zilber's fifty million dollar donation to the city of Milwaukee will revitalize some of the poorest neighborhoods. Plus, a discussion on the five unsolved murders in Madison and whether a serial killer is on the lose; and, a debate on how the budget repair bill prolongs--doesn't solve the state's budget troubles.

7PM

Washington Week "Clinton & Obama Campaigns/Mccain's Vision/Republic" 00:26 #4746 PBS
Jim Barnes of National Journal examines the state of the Clinton campaign after her landslide win in West Virginia this week and her pledge to continuein the race until the last primaries on June 3. Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times reports on how the Obama campaign is moving closer to the party's nomination with more pledged delegates and popular votes, plus the impact of John Edwards' endorsement. Jackie Calmes of The Wall Street Journal reports on what John McCain has announced are the goals for his presidency and his sweeping, upbeat vision of what the world will look like 2013 if he won the White House this fall. Michael Duffy of TIME Magazine examines the crisis of confidence among Republicans over a series of recent special-election wins by Democrats inIllinois, Louisiana and Mississippi and why it may portend widespread voter rejection in November. [TVRE]

7:30PM

Now On PBS "American Universities in the Middle East" 00:26 #420
While America's reputation in the Middle East is hovering at historic lows, the demand for American university-branded education has never been greater. NOW on PBS takes a look at the unprecedented boom of American university campuses in an area where American military and cultural exports are typically viewed with suspicion. In the tiny oil-rich nation of Qatar, American universities like Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and Virginia Commonwealth are warmly embraced and enthusiastically attended by local residents and students throughout the region. But are some of these schools trading their good name for a big check? NOW travels to Qatar's Education City, the largest collection of American universities in the Middle East to investigate.

8PM

Bill Moyers Journal "A Democratic House Divided" 00:56 #1206 PBS
Bill Moyers interviews Berkeley Law professors Christopher Edley, Jr. and Maria Echaveste. He's for Obama and she's for Clinton. They met working in the Clinton administration and now, having been married for nine years, Edley and Echaveste are both advising their respective candidates. Edley serves as dean and professor of law of UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, where Echaveste is a lecturer in residence. Also on the program, independent journalist Melody Petersen talks about the dangers of a market-driven pharmaceutical industry, and a Bill Moyers essay on recent resignations of executive appointees. [TVRE]

9PM

Antiques Roadshow "Las Vegas, Nv - Hour One" 00:56 #1216H PBS
At a Las Vegas, Nevada, magic theater, Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Nicholas Lowery reveal that the artistry--and value of vintage magic posters is no illusion. Appraisers at the Las Vegas Convention Center don't need sleight-of-hand techniques to pull amazing discoveries out of the crowd, including drawings by the legendary folk musician Woody Guthrie; an heirloom early-19th-century tavern clock made by Aaron Willard of the renowned Boston clock manufacturing family; and a fabulous five-carat, Asscher-cut diamond ring. [TVG] R of 5/12 7pm; 5/13 8am

10PM

4th Street Forum "Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin: Is the System Working?" 00:56 #625H WMVS
An examination into how Wisconsin ranks against other states in rehabilitating juvenile offenders. Enrique Figueroa, PhD moderates a discussion between experts and audience members, as they explore the recidivism rates of adult jails, juvenile institutions, and restorative justice programs.

11PM

Globe Trekker "Pakistan" 00:56 #703 APT (DVS)
Neil Gibson begins his trip in Karachi, Pakistan's most bustling metropolis. He takes a horse and cart to the Saddar Bazaar, the city's main shopping area, and pays a visit to one of Karachi's leprosy hospitals. Neil journeys by train to Multan, the ancient valley civilization of the Multan, where he has his fortune told by a bird, stuffs his turban with onions and rides by camelback to the spectacular Derawar Fort in the Cholistan desert. He visits the Khyber Pass, the exotic valley of Chitral (birthplace of polo) and stays with the Kalash people, believed to have descended from Alexander the Great. Neil then takes a three-day trek through the Hunza Valley, crossing two incredible glaciers and ending with a view from the magnificent Rush Peak. (3 of 30) [TVG] R of 5/11 11pm

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