PROGRAM LISTINGS January 29 - February 4, 2012
Arts, Drama, Culture
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC
Downton Abbey Season 2
Part 3 of 7
Sun., Jan. 29, 7:00 pm
Encore
The Emmy-winning series resumes the story of aristocrats and servants of Downton Abbey during the tumultuous World War I era. The series stars Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern and Hugh Bonneville, as well as a drawing room full of new actors, portraying the loves, feuds and sacrifices of a glittering culture thrown into crisis.
Part 3 of 7: Isobel and Cora lock horns over control of Downton's medical role. Mrs. Bird starts a soup kitchen. And Matthew and William embark on a perilous patrol behind German lines.
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC
Downton Abbey Season 2
Part 4 of 7
Sun., Jan. 29, 8:00 pm
New
The Emmy-winning series resumes the story of aristocrats and servants of Downton Abbey during the tumultuous World War I era. The series stars Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern and Hugh Bonneville, as well as a drawing room full of new actors, portraying the loves, feuds and sacrifices of a glittering culture thrown into crisis.
Part 4 of 7: In the climactic battle of the war, Matthew and William go over the top to an uncertain fate. Vera plays a cruel endgame with Bates and Anna. And Daisy faces the most severe test of her life.
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!
Sherlock: The Great Game
Sun., Jan 29, 9:00 pm
Encore
Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) must solve perplexing and dangerous puzzles specifically laid out for him. Can he and Watson (Martin Freeman) catch up to the villain before innocent people are harmed?
NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Jerry Santos and Friends
Mon., Jan. 30, 7:30 pm
Encore
Jerry Santos, a leader in Hawaiian music since the Hawaiian Renaissance of the 1970's, performs solo and in a trio with his long time bassist Wally Suenaga and ukulele whiz Bryan Tolentino in this vintage Na Mele performance. Included are several of Santos' signature tunes, traditional Hawaiian songs and a few surprises.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Eugene, OR, Part 2 of 3
Mon., Jan. 30, 8:00 pm
New
In Eugene, Oregon, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Jeffrey Schrader at the Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill, site of the former Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, to discuss the history and current values of World War I uniforms. Highlights include: a circa 1800 New England Chippendale chest-on-chest; an 1846 map of Western America; and an early 20th-century Russian presentation sword from the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, purchased by the owner for $500, and valued between $75,000 and $100,000.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Houston, TX, Part 2 of 3
Mon., Jan. 30, 9:00 pm
Encore
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Beth Szescila for a tour of Bayou Bend in Houston, Texas, the extraordinary museum and gardens that once were home to famed philanthropist and antiques collector Ima Hogg. Following in Miss Ima's footsteps, modern-day collectors arrive at the Reliant Center with impressive finds, including an early 19th-century box desk made by a renowned supplier to the British royal family; a valuable collection of lithographed orange crate labels; and a 1959 replica of artist Edith Parson's early 19th-century Turtle Baby bronze sculpture, valued at $35,000 to $40,000.
LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Nanette Napoleon
Tues., Jan. 31, 7:30 pm
Encore
Leslie talks story with Hawaii's leading expert on graveyards - Nanette Napoleon. Nanette comes from a well-known, outdoorsy, athletic Hawaiian family, so it is ironic that her life's passion is a subject many people consider morbid or depressing. But Nanette finds cemeteries peaceful, fascinating places that transport us back into history. Nanette reveals the event that first got her interested in graveyards and talks about the many research projects that she has done on the topic.
This program is available in high-definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Feb. 1 at 11:00 pm and Sun. Feb. 5, at 4:00 pm.
LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Wed., Feb. 1, 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., Feb. 1, at 11:30 pm and Sun., Feb. 5, at 3:30 pm.
GLOBE TREKKER
Globe Trekker Special: World War II in the Pacific Islands
Thurs., Feb. 2, 11:00 pm
New
The Trekkers explore the epic events of World War II by visiting key locations in the Pacific, a region where great battles were fought and military history was made. This episode begins at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, then moves to Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia, the base for Japanese operations against Allied forces in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands and today a scuba-diving paradise, drawing wreck diving enthusiasts from around the world. Other sites include the Solomon Islands, Bikini Island, the remote village of Kokoda in Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Saipan and Tinian, a small island in the Northern Marianas archipelago and the take-off point for the Enola Gay's mission. The episode wraps up with a moving visit to Japan and the Nagasaki Peace Park.
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN'S AMERICAN SONGBOOK
Time Machines
Fri. Feb. 3, 9:00 pm
New
Performer and historian Michael Feinstein leads viewers across America and through musical history in three new episodes of the acclaimed series MICHAEL FEINSTEIN'S AMERICAN SONGBOOK.
The first episode, Time Machines, explores how technology has preserved - and altered - the way we think about the great songs and singers of the past. The coast-to-coast tour includes stops in New York, Kansas City, Palm Springs and the storied Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. Feinstein introduces viewers to soundies (the original music videos), the historic buildings where jam sessions were born and an eclectic array of performers and collectors who help keep the music alive, including avid collector and music-lover Hugh Hefner, who shares rare footage of cabaret legend Bobby Short.
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN'S AMERICAN SONGBOOK
Putting on the Tail Fins
Fri. Feb. 3, 10:00 pm
Encore
This episode focuses on the 1950s and 1960s, when the Great American Songbook competed with new forms like rock 'n' roll and rhythm & blues. As Feinstein crisscrosses the country performing with big bands, symphony orchestras and jazz combos, viewers learn how iconic singers like Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Rosemary Clooney kept the Songbook alive by reinventing pop standards of the 1930s and 1940s.
INTERNATIONAL DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
The Latin Championships
Fri., Feb. 3, 11:00 pm
Encore
INTERNATIONAL DANCESPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 is a three-part series highlighting the year's championship competitions. Art, entertainment and sport are combined to create DanceSport - the flamboyant spectacle that continues to gather momentum on an international level. Top dancers from all over the world compete for prestigious titles in the three main ballroom dancing disciplines: Latin, Standard and World Ten.
In the Latin Championships, the Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive are performed.
KIMCHI CHRONICLES
The Noodle and Dumpling Chronicles
Sat., Feb. 4, 5:30 pm
Encore
Nothing satisfies a Korean more than eating a bowl of noodles or dumplings. And in Korea, slurping is not only permitted, it is considered a compliment to the cook. This episode features a restaurant in Seoul known for its nenngymyun, an unusual dish of buckwheat noodles served with ice-cold beef broth. Marja also visits a spot known for the best kalgooksu, or hand-cut noodles, and another beloved restaurant famous for its hefty portions of mandoo (dumplings). Back home in New York, Marja prepares jajangmyeon, her favorite comfort food of chewy noodles with savory black bean sauce and Jean-Georges puts his spin on chapchae, the popular Korean noodle and vegetable stir-fry.
BURT WOLF: TRAVELS & TRADITIONS
The Great Rivers of Europe: Cochem to Luxembourg
Sat., Feb. 4, 7:00 pm
New
In Germany, Burt cruises along the Mosel River with stops in Cochem and Bernkastel in the middle of the Mosel wine region. He also visits Luxembourg and cooks with Lea Linster, one of Europe's leading chefs and a major television personality.
TRAVELSCOPE
Rwanda: Among the Gorillas
Sat., Feb. 4, 7:30 pm
Encore
Host Joseph Rosendo follows in the footsteps of Dian Fossey when he treks into the mountain forest of the Parc National des Volcans. Within sight of the five Virunga Range volcanoes he travels in search of Rwanda's endangered mountain gorillas and golden monkeys. In addition he takes part in Rwanda's monthly national day of service, a program that is the heart of Rwanda's dedication to attacking the ideology of genocide at its root - ethnic division.
ASIAN AND ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS: A DIVINE ENCOUNTER IN AMERICA
Part 1 Sat., Feb. 4, 8:00 pm
Part 2 Sat., Feb. 4, 9:00 pm
New
This two-part series explores the beliefs, practices and rituals of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. The documentary offers an in-depth look at the differences and surprising similarities among the Asian religions and the Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Also examined are the challenges of interfaith marriage, the younger generation's struggle to reconcile their families' traditional expectations with the desire to forge their own identity, and the difficulties in maintaining one's cultural and religious heritage in a largely Judeo-Christian environment. Cinema vérité-style scenes capture a variety of religious ceremonies, festivals, rituals and sacred dance: a Hindu holiday celebrating Ganesha's birthday; a service recounting the great Hindu epic, the Ramayana, at a temple in Maryland; a royal Hindu wedding; and the 300th anniversary celebration of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scriptures. In addition, cameras visit the oldest Buddhist temple in the U.S., located in San Francisco's Chinatown, and contrast a Buddhist monastery in West Virginia with its Catholic counterpart in Washington, D.C.
GLOBAL VOICES
The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia
Sat., Feb. 4, 10:00 pm
New
Once the most celebrated masters of tightrope dancing in Armenia, Zhora (age 76) and Knyaz (age 77) are the only surviving performers who can keep this traditional art alive. Longtime bitter rivals, they come together to train Hovsep, a 16-year-old orphan boy, who is the only student of tightrope dancing left in their country. Hovsep must decide whether or not to accept the role of the last tightrope dancer in Armenia in a society that has abandoned both him and this ancient art form.
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Fleet Foxes/Joanna Newsom
Sat., Feb. 4, 11:00 pm
New
Folk meets indie rock with Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom. Fleet Foxes draw from their latest LP Helplessness Blues. Joanna Newsom follows with her ethereal acid folk.
Public Affairs
MOYERS & COMPANY
Sun., Jan. 29, 5:00 pm
New
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.
FRONTLINE
Post Mortem
Tues., Jan. 31, 10:00 pm
Encore
Every day, nearly 7,000 people die in America. When these deaths happen suddenly, or under suspicious circumstances, we assume there will be a thorough investigation, just like we see on CSI. But the reality is very different. In over 1,300 counties across America, elected coroners, many with no medical or scientific background, are in charge of death investigations. Nationwide there is a severe shortage of competent forensic pathologists to do autopsies. The rate of autopsies - the gold standard of death investigation - has plummeted over the decades. As a result, not only do murderers go free and innocent people go to jail, but the crisis in death investigation in America is also a threat to public health. FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman reports the results of a joint investigation with ProPublica, NPR, and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley.
HIKI NŌ: The Nation's First Statewide Student News Network
Thurs., Feb. 2, 7:30 pm
Encore
Students from Punahou School in Honolulu host this episode of HIKI NŌ: The Nation's First Statewide Student News Network. Kapa'a High School students explore Kauai's abundance of wild chickens and their place in local culture. Students from Ka Waihona o ka Na'auao in Nanakuli, Oahu talk to community residents about a giant rock that may have been a part of the legend of Maui. Other featured schools: Hilo High and Kamehameha Schools - Hawaii (Hawaii Island); Lahainaluna High (Maui); and Aliamanu Middle School, Hawaii Technology Academy and Moanalua High (Oahu).
This HIKI NŌ newscast encores Saturday, Feb. 4 at 12:30 pm and Sunday, Feb. 5 at 3:00 pm. You may also view this newscast and past episodes on our website, www.pbshawaii.org/hikino
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII
Native Hawaiian Issues
Thurs., Feb. 2, 8:00 pm
New
On the next INSIGHTS, Dan Boylan and guests discuss some of the most pressing issues concerning the Native Hawaiian community. Among the topics to be discussed: a homestead property tax exemption that faces potential scrutiny from the US Supreme Court; a settlement of past-due ceded land revenues between the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the state; and OHA's legislative package that proposes ten other measures to address a range of Native Hawaiian issues.
Scheduled guests include: Peter Apo, Trustee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Faye Hanohano, State Representative and Chair, House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs; Albert "Alapaki" Nahale-a, Chairman, Hawaiian Home Lands Commission; and David "Keanu" Sai, Lecturer and PhD in Political Science.
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 [email protected]
WASHINGTON WEEK
Fri., Feb. 3, 7:30 pm
New
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., Feb. 3, 8:00 pm
New
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture.
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Fri., Feb. 3, 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
Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom
Wed., Feb. 1, 8:00 pm
Encore
Its name stirs images of the savage, the untamable. Legend paints it as a solitary, blood-thirsty killer that roams the icy heart of the frozen north, taking down prey as large as moose, crushing bones to powder with its powerful jaws. But there is another image of the wolverine that is just beginning to emerge, one that is far more complex than its reputation suggests. This film will take viewers into the secretive world of the largest and least-known member of the weasel family to reveal who this dynamic little devil truly is. Hard-wired to endure an environment of scarcity, the wolverine is one of the most efficient and resourceful carnivores on Earth.
NOVA
Ice Age Death Trap
Wed., Feb. 1, 9:00 pm
New
Racing against developers in the Rockies, archaeologists uncover a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts, opening a window on the vanished world of the Ice Age.
INSIDE NATURE'S GIANTS
Great White Shark
Wed., Feb. 1, 10:00 pm
New
Experts travel to South Africa to dissect a 15-foot-long great white shark. Comparative anatomist Dr. Joy Reidenberg uncovers the amazing array of senses the shark possesses, including the ability to detect the electro-magnetic field given off by other creatures. Also in the program, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains how sharks' teeth and jaws evolved from their outer skin and gill arches.
History
SECRETS OF THE DEAD
Sinking Atlantis
Mon., Jan. 30, 10:00 pm
Encore
Five thousand years ago, the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. They were the first Europeans to use writing, and their technologically advanced and rich artistic culture became the setting for famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The cause of their downfall has remained one of the foremost mysteries of the ancient world. "Sinking Atlantis" explores and discounts the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans, from a massive volcano that buried them in ash to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them. The film digs deeper into the soil and the history, following archeologist Sandy MacGillivray as he finds startling evidence of a massive tsunami that struck the island and destroyed all the major Minoan cities. Was this the origin of the myth of Altantis? Drawing from archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion and shocking new geological discoveries, MacGillivray connects fact with fiction and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Annie Oakley
Tues., Jan. 31, 8:00 pm
Encore
This is the story of the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, the young woman who thrilled audiences around the world with her daring shooting feats. While her act helped fuel turn-of-the-century nostalgia for the vanished, mythical world of the American West, the legend of Annie Oakley had little to do with the real Annie. Although famous as a western sharpshooter, Oakley lived her entire life east of the Mississippi. A champion in a man's sport, Oakley forever changed ideas about the abilities of women, yet she opposed female suffrage. Her fame and fortune came from her skill with guns, a concept that was counter to her Quaker upbringing.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Jesse James
Tues., Jan. 31, 9:00 pm
Encore
The story of Jesse James remains one of America's most cherished tales ... and one of its most fictitious. James, so the legend goes, was a western outlaw, though, in fact, he never went west; America's Robin Hood, though he robbed from the poor as well as the rich; a gunfighter, though his victims were almost always unarmed. Less heroic than brutal, James was a member of a vicious band of Missouri guerrillas during the Civil War. With a life steeped in violence and bloodshed, he met what was perhaps the most fitting end.
PBS HAWAII PRESENTS
Under a Jarvis Moon
Thurs., Feb. 2, 9:00 pm
Encore
This amazing one-hour documentary, produced by Bishop Museum, covers a forgotten chapter in Hawaii's history. The film tells the true story of over 130 young men from Hawaii who, from 1935 to 1942, were sent by the U.S. government to occupy the remote Pacific islands of Howland, Baker and Jarvis. The initial "colonists" were native Hawaiian students from Kamehameha Schools. The federal government believed Hawaiians might be better suited than other races to withstanding the harsh living conditions on these islands. The purpose for the project was at first unclear, but it soon became evident that the claiming of these islands was integral to the United States' trade and military strategies of the time.
While on the islands, the young colonists collected specimens for Bishop Museum, mapped the islands, cultivated coconuts and vegetables and prepared a landing field for Amelia Earhart, who was expected to make Howland Island one of her last stops on her round-the-world flight. Through it all, they endured rats, sharks and ultimately, enemy fire. The project ended tragically when two of the colonists on Howland Island were killed in a Japanese air attack, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The film shares many of these stories in the colonists' own words, using interviews, photographs, log books entries and government documents.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
Thurs., Feb. 2, 10:00 pm
New
As a black woman who was a feminist before the term was invented, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. This program tells the story of her life and public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which culminated in a constitutional crisis - pitting a president against a governor and a community against itself. Unconventional, revolutionary and egotistical, Bates reaped the rewards of instant fame, but paid dearly for it.