PROGRAM LISTINGS May 19 - May 25, 2013
Arts, Drama, Culture
CALL THE MIDWIFE
Season 2, Part 8 of 8
Sun., May 19, 7:00 pm
New
CALL THE MIDWIFE, based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, returns for a second season, with all its well-loved characters as well as some new faces. Nonnatus House opens its doors to warmly welcome the audience back into 1950s East End London and continues to follow Poplar's community of exceptional midwives and nuns.
Part 8 of 8
Chummy and PC Noakes meet with new challenges as they settle back into life in Poplar. Fred is in high spirits when his pregnant daughter, Dolly, and her young son, Anthony, arrive to stay with him. Jenny's own jubilation comes in the form of potential love interest. The winds of change are blowing through Poplar, as old buildings are demolished to make way for new flats, a situation that reaches a crisis point when the convent comes under threat.
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC
Mr. Selfridge, Part 8 of 8
Sun., May 19, 8:00 pm
New
Jeremy Piven (Entourage) stars as a wheeling-dealing American who shows early 1900s Londoners how to shop. Based on the life of colorful retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge, the eight-part series is created by Emmy Award-winning writer Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, Bleak House). Also starring are Frances O'Connor, Aisling Loftus, Zoe Tapper, Amanda Abbington, and Samuel West.
Part 8 of 8
Tragedy strikes on the day polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton comes to the store. An even greater celebrity plans a visit, and Harry and Rose attend a shocking play.
LAND OF THE DRAGON
Colorful China
Sun., May 19, 10:00 pm
New
Journey through the seasons in four major regions of China. Experience spring in the Pearl River Delta, summer in Shanghai, autumn in the western farmlands and a winter wonderland in the northeast.
NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Bob Brozman, Cyril Pahinui and Led Kaapana
Mon., May 20, 7:30 pm
Encore
The late steel guitar master Bob Brozman is featured in a glorious gathering of guitar greats along with slack key masters Led Kaapana and Cyril Pahinui in this vintage episode on NA MELE. The three players perform in various combinations in jam session style. Bob Brozman also performs three solos, including a tribute to steel guitar pioneer Tau Moe.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Seattle, WA, Part 2 of 3
Mon., May 20, 8:00 pm
New
It wouldn't be a visit to Seattle without a ride up the Space Needle! ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Nicholas Lowry visit the tower to talk about World's Fair posters. Roadshow floor discoveries run the gamut, with a circa 1964 Star Trek script and pitch letter, a Civil War dog collar and Harriet Frishmuth bookends valued at $10,000.
AMERICAN MASTERS
Mel Brooks
Mon., May 20, 9:00 pm
New
This program profiles the larger-than-life yet very private comedy giant. He has never authorized a biography and has requested that his friends not talk about him, making his participation in this AMERICAN MASTERS special a genuine first. The film features interviews with Brooks himself and stars Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner and Joan Rivers, among others.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Soul Food Junkies
Mon., May 20, 10:30 pm
Encore
Filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about the soul food tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity. Hurt's exploration was inspired by his father's lifelong love affair with the high-fat, calorie-rich traditional soul food diet and his unwillingness to give it up even in the face of a life-threatening health crisis.
Labyrinth
Mon., May 20, 11:30 pm
Encore
An artist and Auschwitz survivor confronts the horrors of his past after 50 years of silence.
LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Tin Myaing Thein: Forthright and Strong
Tues., May 21, 7:30 pm
Encore
Leslie Wilcox continues her conversation with Dr. Tin Myaing Thein, women's advocate and community organizer. In the second of two episodes, Dr. Thein talks about meeting her future husband, Jack Reynolds, and fellow Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi. She also describes her current passion: assisting low-income residents, immigrants and refugees at the Pacific Gateway Center.
This program is available in high-definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed. May 22 at 11:00 pm and Sun., May 26 at 4:00 pm.
Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words
Tues., May 21, 11:00 pm
Encore
Anna May Wong was the first Chinese-American movie star. She started out in silent films when she was 17 and went on to make dozens of films, co-starring with Marlene Dietrich, Anthony Quinn and Douglas Fairbanks. She was glamorous, talented and cosmopolitan, yet spent most of her career typecast either as a painted doll or a scheming "dragon lady." Filmmaker Yunah Hong paints a vivid portrait of a Hollywood original, narrated in Wong's own words by actress Doan Ly. Excerpts from Wong's films, archival photographs and interviews enhance this richly detailed picture of a woman and her times.
LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Wed., May 22, 7:30 pm
New
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 22 at 11:30 and Sun., May 26 at 3:30 pm.
PBS HAWAII PRESENTS
Family Ingredients
Thurs., May 23, 9:00 pm
New
This program blends food, travel and genealogy, tracing family origins through food. In this pilot episode, Chefs Ed Kenney and Alan Wong trace Wong's roots through his family recipes. They visit Wahiawa, Oahu, Wong's hometown; and Tokyo, where Wong was born. Along the way, the chefs meet organic farmers, tofu manufacturers, sushi chefs – all people who play a role in bringing food to our tables.
West Encounters East
Thurs., May 23, 10:00 pm
New
This film explores the unique fusion of Eastern and Western artistic traditions in the works of well-known and emerging Japanese-Brazilian artists. The documentary examines their lifestyles, traditions, culture and art while exploring the themes of immigration, dual identity, alienation and assimilation in their work. Art historian and collector Stella M. Holmes guides viewers, introducing the artists and discussing their modes of expression and creative processes.
GLOBE TREKKER
Around the World – Silk Road: Kashgar to Istanbul
Thurs., May 23, 11:00 pm
New
Host Holly Morris journeys through Central Asia along the Silk Road. She explores Samarkand and Bukhara in Uzbekistan before crossing the stony desert of Turkmenistan to the lost city of Merv. Then it's on to the modern capital of Baku in oil-rich Azerbaijan, her last stop before reaching the caravanserais of Turkey and finally the rich bazaars of Istanbul.
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER
Audra McDonald in Concert: Go Back Home
Fri., May 24, 9:00 pm
New
Join five-time Tony Award-winner and series host Audra McDonald as she takes a turn as the featured performer, singing songs from her new album Go Back Home in a special spring concert at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.
MARTHA STEWART'S COOKING SCHOOL
Fishmonger
Sat., May 25, 5:00 pm
New
If you love to eat seafood but balk at preparing it at home, you'll welcome this lesson. Dave Pasternack, a renowned seafood chef based in New York City, joins Martha for a beginner's class on buying, butchering and storing fish. They then demystify boning a round or flat fish and cleaning a squid. Chef Dave also shares an easy-to-prepare recipe for crudo, his signature dish.
SIMPLY MING
Thickening with Susur Lee
Sat., May 25, 5:30 pm
Encore
The key to making great sauces is thickening. Ming demonstrates how to make a reduction and a roux. Joining him in the kitchen is Top Chef Masters culinary sensation, Susur Lee. Together Ming and Susur will cook on the fly, using mystery ingredients and the technique of thickening to serve up two tasty dishes: Chinese-style paella and seared chicken breast orzo risotto with endive caper salad.
THE MIND OF A CHEF
Gluttony
Sat., May 25, 7:00 pm
Encore
Chef David Chang indulges in a foie gras sandwich, whiskey tasting in Kentucky and the classic dish "hot brown" served up three ways.
RICK STEVES' EUROPE
Venice and Its Lagoon
Sat., May 25, 7:30 pm
New
Venice has an endlessly seductive charm. For centuries, it was nicknamed La Serenissima, meaning "The Most Serenely Beautiful One." Along with sampling the city's sumptuous art treasures and exploring its back-street wonders, we stop in fiery Murano for glass, pastel Burano for lace and murky Torcello for a sense of where Venice was born.
PACIFIC HEARTBEAT
Hula: Language of the Heart
Sat., May 25, 8:00 pm
New
The Merrie Monarch Hula Festival is a four day competition and exhibition that showcases elegance, power and rich storytelling that this ancient art form portrays. This program highlights the 2012 festival winners and presents a look at hula's role in the past, present and future of Hawaii's people.
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Arcade Fire
Sat., May 25, 11:00 pm
Encore
Alternative rock superstars Arcade Fire return to the ACL stage to play songs from their Grammy-winning LP The Suburbs.
Public Affairs
MOYERS & COMPANY
Sun., May 19, 5:00 pm
New
Bill Moyers presents 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.
CONSTITUTION USA WITH PETER SAGAL
Created Equal
Tues., May 21, 9:00 pm
New
Breathing new life into the traditional civics lesson, Peter Sagal (host of NPR's Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me) travels across the country on a Harley Davidson to find out where the U.S. Constitution lives, how it works and how it doesn't; how it unites us as a nation and how it has nearly torn us apart. Sagal introduces some major constitutional debates today and talks with ordinary Americans and leading constitutional experts about what the Constitution actually says and what it means, the dramatic historical events and crises that have defined it and why all this matters.
Created Equal
The high ideals of the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" didn't make it into the Constitution in 1787. It took three-quarters of a century, and a bloody civil war, before the Fourteenth Amendment of 1868 made equality a constitutional right and gave the federal government the power to enforce it. The far-reaching changes created by that amendment established new notions of citizenship, equal protection, due process and personal liberty. Today, those notions are being used to fight for same-sex marriage, voting rights, affirmative action and immigration reform.
FRONTLINE
The Untouchables
Tues., May 21, 10:00 pm
Encore
Are the CEOs of mega-banks too big to jail? Though fraudulent practices at banks contributed to America's financial meltdown, to date no Wall Street titan has been convicted of a crime connected to the crisis. FRONTLINE investigates why Wall Street's leaders have escaped prosecution.
HIKI NŌ
Thurs., May 23, 7:30 pm
New
Students from Waiakea High School on Hawaii Island host this edition, which features a story about a Maryknoll School student who competed in an Ironman Triathlon in Canada-and has type 1 diabetes. On Kauai, students from Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha Public Charter School chronicle the construction of a traditional Hawaiian house (hale).
This episode also features student stories from: Kapaa High School (Kauai); Hana K-12 School and Seabury Hall Middle School on Maui; and Farrington High School and Waipahu Intermediate School on Oahu.
This program encores Saturday, May 25 at 12:30 pm and Sunday, May 26 at 3:00 pm. You may also view HIKI NŌ episodes on our website, www.pbshawaii.org/hikino
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII
Thurs., May 23, 8:00 pm
New
Dan Boylan moderates this discussion on food security. Studies estimate as much as 90 percent of Hawaii's food is imported, placing the islands at the mercy of shipping interruptions and natural disasters. Guests will explore what can be done to reduce Hawaii's dependence on imports and encourage local food production.
Scheduled to appear: Michelle Galimba, cattle rancher at Kuahiwi Ranch; Shin Ho, farmer at Ho Farms; Lynette Larson, General Manager of Kokua Market; and Fred Lau, aquaponics farmer at Mari's Gardens.
INSIGHTS is also available online through 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 WITH GWEN IFILL
Fri., May 24, 7:30 pm
New
For 40 years, WASHINGTON WEEK has delivered the most interesting conversation of the week. Hosted by Gwen Ifill, it 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 24, 8:00 pm
New
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 MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Fri., May 24, 8:30 pm
New
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 22, 8:00 pm
Encore
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
Secrets of the Sun
Wed., May 22, 9:00 pm
Encore
It contains 99.9 percent of all the matter in our solar system and sheds hot plasma at nearly a million miles an hour. The temperature at its core is a staggering 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. Scientists know the sun as one of the most amazing physics laboratories in the universe. Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the sun as they never have before and even re-creating in labs what happens at the very center of the sun.
History
The Ghost Army
Tues., May 21, 8:00 pm
Fri., May 24, 11:00 pm
New
War, deception and art come together in this astonishing true story of American GIs who tricked the enemy with rubber tanks, sound effects and carefully crafted illusions during WWII. This remarkable tale of a top-secret mission that was at once absurd, deadly and amazingly effective is told through the stories of the veterans, many of whom - like Bill Blass and Ellsworth Kelly - would go on to have illustrious careers in art, design and fashion.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD
Airmen and the Headhunters
Wed., May 22, 10:00 pm
Encore
This documentary investigates the extraordinary survival story of a crew of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese-occupied Borneo during World War II. The film recounts the rescue of a U.S. bomber crew by Dayak tribesmen, known for taking the heads of their enemies. The Dayaks fed and protected the airmen before leading them to the base of the maverick British special ops officer, Major Tom Harrisson, who was fighting a guerrilla war against the Japanese with a band of Australian commandoes. The program features an exclusive interview with the sole surviving member of the U.S. crew, as well as interviews with a number of the Dayak tribespeople and Japanese and Australian veterans.
Rebel: VOCES Special Presentation
Fri., May 24, 10:00 pm
New
This special explores the mysterious true story of Loreta Janeta Velasquez, a Cuban immigrant who secretly served as a male soldier during the Civil War. The program reveals the unusual and fascinating tale of a Confederate soldier turned Union spy.
EISENHOWER'S SECRET WAR
Part 1: The Lure of the Presidency
Sat., May 25, 9:00 pm
Part 2: Building Weapons, Talking Peace
Sat., May 25, 10:00 pm
New
This two-part series examines Dwight D. Eisenhower's unwavering commitment, both public and covert, to peaceful co-existence with the USSR in the tumultuous and uneasy Cold War years. It provides a fresh understanding of how Eisenhower's national security policies and tactics kept a divided world at peace during the 1950s and in the ensuing decades. Hosted by Evan Thomas, journalist and author of the critically-acclaimed book Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World, the series features the accounts of more than 20 witnesses, American and Soviet, to the major events of the era.
The first part chronicles the movement to draft Eisenhower - then NATO commander in Europe - as the Republican candidate for president in 1952. The second hour recounts President Eisenhower's battles against the Soviet Union in the escalating arms race.