PROGRAM LISTINGS May 6 - May 12, 2012
Arts, Drama, Culture
FINDING YOUR ROOTS
Sanjay Gupta, Margaret Cho and Martha Stewart
Sun., May 6, 7:00 pm
Tues., May 8, 11:00 pm
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This 10-part series, with renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history.
The three guests in this episode are all children of first- or second-generation immigrants and share the peculiar burdens of that heritage. In an episode that crisscrosses the planet, from India to Korea to Poland, catch a glimpse of three distinct yet oddly overlapping experiences of families leaving their homes and becoming American.
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!
Sherlock, Series II: A Scandal in Belgravia
Sun., May 6, 8:00 pm
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The struggle goes on in 21st-century London as the updated team of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson battle the worst that modern criminality has to offer, including a computer-savvy arch-villain who wants to rule the world. Benedict Cumberbatch returns as the world's foremost consulting detective, with Martin Freeman as the stalwart, if edgy, Dr. John Watson and Andrew Scott as the unassuming mastermind of evil, Jim Moriarty.
A Scandal in Belgravia: Sherlock and Watson are plunged into a case of blackmail involving crafty dominatrix Irene Adler, whose motto is "know when you are beaten." It seems she has incriminating photos of a session with a British royal. Can she outsmart Sherlock at his own game?
NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
George Winston (Plays Slack Key)
Mon., May 7, 7:30 pm
Encore
This vintage episode presents a rare solo slack key concert with George Winston, best known the world over for his evocative piano music, musical interpretations of the ever-changing seasons of his childhood Montana home. But ki ho'alu, slack key guitar music, has been his passion for more than 25 years. In this NA MELE classic, Winston performs his "Montana-ized" versions of such slack key classics as: "Sweet Lei Mamo," by Charles Hopkins, "None Hula," by Lena Machado and Leonard Kwan's "Nahe Nahe."
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Minneapolis, MN, Part 1 of 3
Mon., May 7, 8:00 pm
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Host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Sebastian Clarke at the American Swedish Institute to discuss Mora clocks, beautiful tall case timekeepers cherished by many Swedish-Americans who immigrated to the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Highlights from the Roadshow floor include a questionable George Elmslie chair that, if authentic, could fetch $50,000; a 1900 McKinley-Roosevelt poster discovered at a flea market; and a 1976 fancy intense yellow diamond ring, valued at $140,000-$160,000.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Fame or Fortune
Mon., May 7, 9:00 pm
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This ANTIQUES ROADSHOW special edition spotlights celebrities, big shots and headliners through objects connected to their lives. Highlights include the first mask ever worn by Clayton Moore, in 1951, as television's Lone Ranger; James Dean's 1948 high school junior yearbook; and a collection of circa 1955 original Charles Schulz "Peanuts" art, given to the owner as a gift from Schulz and valued at $150,000 to $200,000.
AMERICA REVEALED
Made in the USA
Mon., May 7, 10:00 pm
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AMERICA REVEALED takes viewers on a four-hour journey high above the American landscape to reveal the country as never seen before. Technology expert and communications attorney Yul Kwon (winner of Survivor: Cook Islands) hosts this exciting PBS series that travels through time, space and systems to reveal a nation of interdependent and intricately interwoven networks that feed and power the nation, produce millions of goods, transport people great distances and still come together to make America work. These networks all rely on vast, complex and precisely calibrated systems, yet most Americans have never had the chance to observe or understand them--until now.
Made in the USA:
Made in the USA: American manufacturing has undergone a massive revolution over the past 20 years, making America, despite gloomy predictions to the contrary, the number-one manufacturing nation on Earth. Cross the country with host Kwon to look at traditional and not-so-traditional types of manufacturing. Along the way, meet the men and women who create the world's best and most iconic products, engineers who are reinventing the American auto industry, steelworkers who brave intense heat to accommodate radical new ideas about recycling and engineers who are re-imagining the microchip. Visit a small start-up company that is building personalized robots - machines that may one day reshape our homes and offices. Investigate the emerging notion that manufacturing itself is changing - from a system based on the movement and assembly of raw materials to a system in which ideas and information are the raw materials of a new economy.
ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Balance
Mon., May 7, 11:00 pm
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ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, the only primetime national television series to focus exclusively on contemporary art and artists, returns to PBS for a sixth season. Through in-depth profiles and interviews, the series reveals the inspiration, vision and techniques behind the creative works of some of the most accomplished contemporary artists.
Balance: The artists in this episode, Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold and Sarah Sze, create ordered and precise works that explore the gap between art and existence, challenge the distinction between seeing and knowing and demonstrate that the pursuit of harmony can be a radical proposition.
LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Celebrating Moms
New
In this special edition, look back at some of the best stories about mothers from previous Long Story Short guests: entertainers Emma Veary, Keola Beamer and Mihana Souza; business leaders Cha Thompson and Christine Camp; and educator Candy Suiso.
This program is available in high-definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., May 9 at 11:00 pm and Sun. May 13, at 4:00 pm.
LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Wed., May 9, 7:30 pm
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Jim and Kanoa Leahey, Hawaii's father and son sports reporting duo, prove that the liveliest discussions happen with family and friends at the kitchen table. Join them as they talk story with special guests about "sports and other living things."
This program is available in high-definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., May 9, at 11:30 pm and Sun., May 13, at 3:30 pm.
PBS HAWAII PRESENTS
Biography Hawaii: Maiki Aiu Lake
Thurs., May 10, 9:00 pm
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Maiki Aiu Lake was one of the most widely recognized kumu hula of the 20th century. She was passionately devoted to learning about Hawaiian culture at a time when such interests were often discouraged. Maiki helped preserve and pass on crucial components of Hawaiian knowledge and tradition through difficult times. In her school she trained many of the most respected kumu hula who teach and practice today. This documentary combines interviews with her students, family and friends with photographs and moving images of one of the major contributors to the 1970's cultural reawakening that has come to be called the Hawaiian Renaissance.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Summer Pasture
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This film tells the story of a young nomadic couple living with their infant daughter in the high grasslands of eastern Tibet. It offers a rare window into a highly insular community seldom seen by outsiders. In the collective imagination of Tibet, nomads have traditionally occupied a dual role - romanticized as embodying the purest form of Tibetan identity and mocked as being backwards, uncivilized and inferior.
Vanilla: The Sacred Orchid
Thurs., May 10, 11:30 pm
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Vanilla is a New World spice originating from the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Today, this orchid is still cultivated on small farms and forest remnants by the same indigenous people who have been growing it for centuries. Descendants of Italian immigrants have been processing and selling the bean since the mid-1800's. This short film examines the relationship these two cultures have with the plant during its yearly cycle, from the hand pollinating of the flowers, through the harvesting and subsequent drying of the bean.
CRAFT IN AMERICA
Threads
Fri., May 11, 9:00 pm
New
The Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning CRAFT IN AMERICA, now in its fourth season, promotes and advances original handcrafted work and inspires people of all ages to pursue their own creativity. Audiences explore issues of identity, history, philosophy, ancestry, cultural exchange, repression and freedom.
This episode explores woven textiles and story quilts by artists Faith Ringgold in New York, Randall Darwall in Massachusetts, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood in California and Terese Agnew in Wisconsin.
One Voice
Fri., May 11, 10:00 pm
Sat., May 12, 9:00 pm
New
Through the personal stories of student song directors, this music documentary tells the story of the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest. Every year in Hawaii, 2,000 high school students compete in the contest, in which young leaders direct their peers in singing Hawaiian music in four-part harmony. Follow the elected student song directors to see how the tradition creates an indelible experience that builds class unity, instills cultural pride and builds character. Meet their families and learn about their hopes and dreams for the future. Experience Hawaiian culture as it has survived, flourished and grown through the universal power of music and song.
LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN
Iron and Wine
Fri., May 11, 11:00 pm
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On a chilly fall night in November 2011, Atlanta's historic Buckhead Theatre hosted a marathon performance by Iron and Wine. The show was a sort of homecoming for frontman Sam Beam, who grew up a few hours from Atlanta, and he delivered a two-hour, 24-song set for the invitation-only audience of 500. The 11-piece band played virtually all of Iron and Wine's most recent album, Kiss Each Other Clean, plus favorites like "Naked as We Came" and "Boy With a Coin," before Beam closed the night with a luminous solo version of the brand-new song "Flightless Bird, American Mouth."
SIMPLY MING
Bryan Caswell and Filleting Fish
Sat., May 12, 5:30 pm
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SIMPLY MING returns for its ninth season with 26 brand-new episodes featuring more mouthwatering recipes, celebrity appearances and road trips to visit some of host Ming Tsai's favorite chefs. Each episode features a technique demonstration, followed by two dishes - one prepared by a guest chef and one by Ming, who must create a meal "on the fly" using cooking staples found in Ming's kitchen and with an unknown secret ingredient.
In this episode, Ming shows how to break down a whole fish into a tasty fresh filet the right way! Joining him is Houston's Chef Bryan Caswell. Working together with the surprise catch of the day and ingredients from Ming's pantry, they create two delicious dishes on the fly: Tea-Smoked Trout with Thai Cucumber Tomato Salad and Crispy-Skin Snapper with Fennel and Swiss Chard Agro Dolce.
BURT WOLF: TRAVELS AND TRADITIONS
The Great Rivers of Europe: Nuremberg to Linz
Sat., May 12, 7:00 pm
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Burt starts off in Nuremberg with visits to the 900-year-old Imperial Castle, the open farmers' market and his favorite cookie shop. Then he sails to Regensburg to visit the remains of an ancient Roman fort and cruises through the Danube Gorge to Weltenburg Abbey where the Benedictine monks have been brewing one of Europe's great beers since 1050.
RUDY MAXA'S WORLD
South Africa: Cape Town
Sat., May 12, 7:30 pm
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Cape Town is a nexus of cultures in a setting so stunning that it is often called the "new California" or "Africa's Riviera." Where else in the world can you wake up in a cosmopolitan city, spend the afternoon with penguins, ride a funicular to the edge of a continent and watch the sunset from a beach with a glass of local wine in hand? From the dizzying heights of the city's iconic symbol, Table Mountain, to the rugged cliffs and wild flowers of the Cape Peninsula, this episode captures the natural wonders that surround this city where an urbane waterfront contrasts with the nearby townships where most of Cape Town's three million residents live. This is an intimate look at a city reinventing itself as residents and government work to put the injustice of apartheid behind them.
PACIFIC HEARTBEAT
Under a Jarvis Moon
Sat., May 12, 8:00 pm
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Running the gamut from enlightening documentaries to musical showcases, the anthology series PACIFIC HEARTBEAT journeys into the heart, mind and soul of Pacific Island culture. Co-produced by Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) and PBS Hawaii, the series presents real stories about real people in the Pacific Region.
Under a Jarvis Moon: This film tells the story of 130 young men from Hawai'i who, from the late 1930s through the early years of World War II, were part of a clandestine mission by the U.S. federal government to occupy desert islands in the middle of the Pacific. The first wave of these colonists were Hawaiian high school students, chosen because government officials assumed Pacific Islanders could best survive the harsh conditions present on the tiny, isolated islands. For the young men, who were unaware of the true purpose of their role as colonists, what ensued is a tale of intrigue, courage, and ultimately, tragedy. Amazingly, these men (four of whom are still alive) are only now being recognized for their sacrifice, and efforts are underway for the United States to officially acknowledge them for serving their country.
Joann Sfar Draws from Memory
Sat., May 12, 10:00 pm
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At just 39 years old, the artist and writer Joann Sfar has published numerous graphic novels, including the New York Times best-seller Little Vampire, and recently crossed over into feature films with Gainsbourg: Vie Heroique. This program tracks the artist's odyssey through the Algerian and Eastern-European Jewish heritage that serves as the wellspring of his work. Filmed over a two-year period, the camera follows the passionate and perceptive Sfar around his adopted home of Paris - observing the artist at work and capturing his thoughts on family life, Algeria's past, creativity and his improvisatory method, the inspiration for his alter-ego cat and his dislike of being pigeonholed as a "Jewish" artist.
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Miranda Lambert/Jeff Bridges
Sat., May 12, 11:00 pm
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ACL showcases the best in modern country with Miranda Lambert and Jeff Bridges. The multiple award-winning Lambert performs her greatest hits, followed by actor Bridges in his music television debut.
Public Affairs
MOYERS & COMPANY
Sun., May 6, 5:00 pm
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Bill Moyers returns to public television with MOYERS & COMPANY, a weekly hour of compelling and vital conversation about life and the state of American democracy, featuring some of the best thinkers of our time. A range of scholars, artists, activists, scientists, philosophers and newsmakers bring context, insight and meaning to important topics. The series also occasionally includes Moyers' own timely and penetrating essays on society and government.
Fish, Mercury and Nutrition: The Net Effects
Sun., May 6, 9:30 pm
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This program discusses the eating of ocean fish and weighs those benefits against the risk of mercury exposure for the population with the most to gain (or lose): unborn and young children.
DESIGNING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Retrofitting Suburbia
Sun., May 6, 10:00 pm
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In this four-part series, Host/Narrator Richard Jackson, MD, MPH, looks at the impact our manmade environment has on key public health indices – obesity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, cancer and depression. Dr. Jackson connects bad community design with burgeoning health costs, then analyzes and illustrates what citizens are doing about this urgent crisis by looking upstream for innovative solutions.
Retrofitting Suburbia: Dr. Jackson investigates the link between our nation's obesity and Type 2 Diabetes epidemic with urban sprawl fueled by car dependency. To prevent disease through better urban planning, Boulder, CO redesigns the city to make bicycles a safe alternative transportation. Two Denver suburbs transform dead malls into mixed use and public transit-centered communities. An abandoned mall in Georgia gains new life as a K-8th grade charter school. And two former grad students from Georgia Tech, mentored by their professor, create visionary projects that are forever changing the face of Atlanta.
FRONTLINE
Murdoch's Scandal
Tues., May 8, 10:00 pm
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Over half a century, Rupert Murdoch's business audacity and political shrewdness built one of the world's most powerful media empires. Now his dynasty is under threat - not from outside competition, but from shocking accounts of bribery, blackmail and invasion of privacy. The scandal has prompted criminal investigations on both sides of the Atlantic. It has also cracked open the insular world of the Murdoch family, its news executives and the political elite who court their favor. Today, the 80-year-old owner of the Wall Street Journal and FOX NewsChannel is in the fight of his life. In a joint production with the CBC, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman tells the story of the battle over the future of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch's reputation and his family's fortunes.
HIKI NŌ: The Nation's First Statewide Student News Network
Thurs., May 10, 7:30 pm
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Students from Campbell High in West Oahu host this edition of HIKI NŌ. In this episode, Hilo High School students profile a young soccer player who is overcoming a tragic family history. Over on Maui, students from Lahaina Intermediate cover an event organized to help control the community's large feral cat population.
Other featured schools in this episode: Kapa‛a High (Kauai); Molokai High (Molokai); Ka Waihona o ka Na‛auao Public Charter School, Maryknoll School, Mid-Pacific Institute, and Waianae High (Oahu).
This HIKI NŌ newscast encores Saturday, May 12 at 12:30 pm and Sunday, May 13 at 3:00 pm. You may also view this newscast and past episodes on our website, www.pbshawaii.org/hikino
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII
2012 Legislative Wrap-Up
Thurs., May 10, 8:00 pm
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Hawaii's House and Senate leaders and a representative from Governor Neil Abercrombie's office will wrap up this year's legislative session. They'll discuss the state's last-minute budget deal, the challenges facing our islands and how they were addressed throughout the session.
Joining moderator Dan Boylan are scheduled guests: Blake Oshiro, Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Neil Abercrombie; and Sen. Sam Slom, Senate Minority Leader.
INSIGHTS is also available online via live streaming. We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, email, Twitter or live blogging. You may also email your questions ahead of time to insights@pbshawaii.org
WASHINGTON WEEK
Fri., May 11, 7:30 pm
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For 40 years, WASHINGTON WEEK has delivered the most interesting conversation of the week. The program, hosted by Gwen Ifill, is the longest-running public affairs program on PBS and features a group of journalists participating in roundtable discussion of major news events.
NEED TO KNOW
Fri., May 11, 8:00 pm
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This weekly current affairs series covers the issues being considered by candidates and voters - from immigration to education to health care, environment, jobs and the economy - from Main Street's point of view.
The program also profiles up-and-coming political leaders and will report regularly from the road, hosting the program from key states whose issues are important to the national election. Essays, many from Jon Meacham and from a diverse group of other journalists and big thinkers, are a weekly feature.
A rotation of respected and experienced media professionals will both anchor the program and report from the field. They include: Jeff Greenfield, a seasoned political, media and culture reporter and commentator who has worked for CNN, CBS and NBC; Maria Hinojosa, host and managing editor of NPR's Latino USA and former senior correspondent of NOW On PBS; Scott Simon, longtime host of NPR's Weekend Edition; and Ray Suarez, co-anchor of the PBS NEWSHOUR.
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Fri., May 11, 8:30 pm
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THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Science and Nature
NATURE
The White Lions
Wed., May 9, 8:00 pm
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This is the story of two remarkable and extremely rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood. Both are female, sisters born as white as snow in May 2009 in South Africa's Kruger Park. Growing up on the savanna, they must overcome not only the same survival challenges that all young lion cubs must face, they must also overcome the threats their high visibility brings.
NOVA
Deadliest Tornadoes
Wed., May 9, 9:00 pm
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In April 2011, the worst tornado outbreak in decades left a trail of destruction across the U.S., killing more than 360 people. This episode looks at the science behind last year's outbreak, meeting those affected and the scientists striving to understand the forces behind the outbreak.
NOVA
Hunt for the Supertwister
Wed., May 9, 10:00 pm
Encore
A powerful tornado is a terrifying phenomenon that continues to defy decades of scientific efforts to predict it. During one of the worst tornado seasons on record, a NOVA camera team chased across the Midwest, capturing hair-raising footage of highly destructive twisters in action.
History
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Clinton, Part 1 of 2
Tues., May 8, 8:00 pm
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From draft dodging to the Dayton Accords, from Monica Lewinsky to a balanced budget, the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton veered between sordid scandal and grand achievement. In the latest installment in the critically acclaimed and successful series of presidential biographies, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE explores the fascinating story of an American president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history and one of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage. It recounts a career full of accomplishment and rife with scandal, a marriage that would make history and create controversy and a presidency that would define the crucial and transformative period between the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11. It follows Clinton across his two terms as he confronted some of the key forces that would shape the future, including partisan political warfare and domestic and international terrorism, and struggled, with uneven success, to define the role of American power in a post-Cold War world. Most memorably, it explores how Clinton's conflicted character made history, even as it enraged his enemies and confounded his friends. The program features unprecedented access to scores of Clinton insiders including White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum, White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta and Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes, as well as interviews with foreign leaders, members of the Republican opposition, childhood friends, staffers from Clinton's years as governor of Arkansas, biographers and journalists.