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What's on TV 12 this month...


Sunday, April 14

1:00 AM Firesign Theatre (con't)

2:00 AM Voices in Democracy

3:00 AM Voices in Democracy

4:00 AM Social Imagination

5:00 AM Social Imagination

6:00 AM Earth Revealed

7:00 AM The Bookworm Bunch "Timothy Goes to School," "Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse," "Seven Little Monsters," &"George Shrinks" [CC]

9:00 AM Arthur [CC]

9:30 AM Dragonfly TV [CC]

10:00 AM Right on the Money [CC]

10:30 AM Health Diary [CC]

11:00 AM To the Contrary [CC]

11:30 AM Tony Brown's Journal [CC]

12:00 PM Healthweek [CC]

12:30 PM Religion and Ethics Newsweekly [CC]

1:00 PM McLaughlin Group

1:30 PM Rick Steves at WHYY: Affordable Europe Travel Skills 2002
The travel expert shares essential travel skills while taking his favorite European loop through London, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, the Rhine and the Swiss Alps. [CC]

3:30 PM Rick Steves at WHYY: Rick Steves' England 2002
Steves shows travelers how to pack light and plan a perfect English vacation as he visits busy London, the bucolic English countryside and the country's south end. [CC]

5:30 PM The Legendary Liberace
JoAnn Castle, the lively pianist from The Lawrence Welk Show, hosts this special celebrating the life and legacy of the man known as "Mr. Showmanship." [CC]

7:00 PM Globe Trekker "Tahiti and Samoa"
Host Ian Wright goes island hopping in the South Pacific where he helps judge the Mr. Tahiti contest and dives among sharks and manta rays. [CC]

8:00 PM Nature "Big Red Roos"
Filmmakers discover how kangaroos can thrive in the harsh environment of the Australian Outback. [CC][SD]

9:00 PM American Experience "The Rockefellers" Part 2 of 2
The Rockefeller family exerted an unparalleled influence on every aspect of American life, including business, art and education for more than 100 years. [CC][DVS]

11:00 PM Blackadder "The Archbishop"
Edmund is made the Archbishop. [CC]

11:30 PM The Industry "Happiest Girl in the World"
Viewer discretion advised.

Monday, April 15

12:00 AM Eastenders

1:00 AM Literary Visions

2:00 AM Discovering Psychology

3:00 AM Western Tradition

4:00 AM Portrait of a Family

5:00 AM Intro to Marketing

6:00 AM Destinos

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM The Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:25 PM Are You Being Served?
"Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe" The store initiates an early retirement scheme. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow "Boston, MA" Part 3 of 3
Collectors arrive with such items as an antique French fashion doll and a folk cat carved from a single piece of wood. [CC] (R/Sat., 20th, noon)

9:00 PM Masterpiece Theatre "The Way We Live Now" Parts 3 and 4 of 4
Paul is determined to expose Melmotte, who is in the midst of a campaign for Parliament, paid for out of railway funds. With retribution closing in on Melmotte, others find happier closure. [CC]

11:00 PM Senior Year "I Planned on Not Getting Hurt" & "Angels Protect My Heart"
Jean and Maria deal with his dad's suicide attempt and Derard dreams of playing pro football. [CC]

Tuesday, April 16

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Economics USA

2:00 AM NOVA "Holocaust"

3:00 AM Belief & Believers

4:00 AM American Adventure

5:00 AM Taking the Lead

6:00 AM French in Action

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM The Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:25 PM As Time Goes By
In the first episode of the beloved Britcom, former sweethearts Lionel and Jean meet by accident after 38 years apart. Judi Dench stars. [CC]

8:00 PM NOVA "Lost King of the Maya"
Cameras capture the remarkable excavation of the burial site of a legendary ancestral king. [CC]

9:00 PM The Shape of Life "The Conquerors/The Ultimate Animal" Part 3 of 3
Scientists examine the first animals to conquer the land and the air and some of the amazing accomplishments of animals that lack centralized brains. [CC][HD]

11:00 PM Senior Year "Maybe I'm Not An Artist" & "My Name is Unity"
Jean and Maria receive critiques on their artwork and Unity organizes a student summit. [CC]

Wednesday, April 17

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM It's Strictly Buisness

2:00 AM By the Numbers

3:00 AM Sociological Imagination

4:00 AM Something Ventured

5:00 AM World of Chemistry

6:00 AM Destinos II

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:25 PM Last of the Summer Wine
"Optimism of the Housing Market" Smiler becomes a door-to-door salesman. [CC]

8:00 PM American Family "La Llorona" Part 1 of 2
The wife of an illegal Guatemalan immigrant seeks Nina's help when her husband is deported. Concludes Wed., 24th at 8 p.m. [CC][HD]

9:00 PM The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy "The New Rules of the Game" Part 3 of 3
The programs takes a detailed look at the explosive growth of the new world economy from 1992 up to the September 11 attack on America. [CC]

11:00 PM Senior Year
"At Least I Tried" & "Everything Isn't Right and Wrong"Continues tomorrow at 11 p.m. [CC]

Thursday, April 18

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM World of Abnormal Psychology

2:00 AM Voices in Democracy

3:00 AM Against All Odds

4:00 AM Examined Life

5:00 AM Worlds of Childhood

6:00 AM French in Action II

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:25 PM Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth and Richard spend their first day in their new country retreat. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow UK "Knebworth House"
Appraisers discover a detailed Japanese Satsuma pot and a bronze marine chronometer. [CC]

9:00 PM Globe Trekker "Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands"
Host Justine Shapiro bathes in thermal baths at the edge of the Amazon jungle and climbs the highest active volcano on earth. [CC] (R/Sat., 20th, 6 a.m.; Sun., 21st, 1 a.m. & 7 p.m.)

10:00 PM Modern Meat
Frontline examines changes in American meat production and how these changes affect the way Americans eat. [CC]

11:00 PM Senior Year "Love Shouldn't Hurt This Much" & "I Like Talking"
Elizabeth and Helen encounter racism in Washington, D.C. and Ralph and Dr. Burhems try to pin down a graffiti culprit. [CC]

Friday, April 19

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Business & the Law

2:00 AM Faces of Culture

3:00 AM Western Tradition

4:00 AM America in Perspective

5:00 AM Western Tradition

6:00 AM Egg: The Art Show

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:25 PM Bargain Hunt "Epsom in Surrey" (R/tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.)

8:00 PM NOW with Bill Moyers [CC]

9:00 PM Washington Week in Review [CC]

9:30 PM Wall $treet Week [CC]

10:00 PM Groucho: A Life in Review
Impersonator Frank Ferrante stars as Groucho Marx in a play recounting the comedian's career in vaudeville, Broadway, radio, film and television. [CC]

11:30 PM The Red Skelton Show
Red entertains his audience as Freddie the Freeloader with skits that include golfing mishaps in "The Golfer," and "Corpus Delecti."

Saturday, April 20

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM American Cinema

2:00 AM Ethics in America

3:00 AM Nutrition

4:00 AM A Writer's Exchange

5:00 AM Dealing with Diversity

6:00 AM Globe Trekker "Ecuador"

7:00 AM Sesame Street [CC]

8:00 AM Plaza Sesamo

8:30 AM Redwall "Reunited" [CC]

9:00 AM Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series "A Welcome Hero" [CC]

9:30 AM The Victory Garden [CC]

10:00 AM This Old House [CC]

10:30 AM Hometime "Autumn Woods Completion: Furnishing" [CC]

11:00 AM New Yankee Workshop "Cherry Nightstand" [CC]

11:30 AM Bargain Hunt "Epsom in Surrey"

12:00 PM Antiques Roadshow "Boston, MA" Part 3 of 3 [CC]

1:00 PM New Jewish Cuisine "Desserts" [CC]

1:30 PM America's Test Kitchen "Shrimp Classics" [CC]

2:00 PM Christina Cooks "The French Bistro" [CC]

2:30 PM Michael Chiarello's Napa "Garlic: The Stinking Rose" [CC]

3:00 PM Jacques Pepin Celebrates "Puff Pastry Showcase" [CC]

3:30 PM Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman "New Jersey: Honey Bees" [CC]

4:00 PM Ciao Italia "Venetian Pumpkin Soup" [CC]

4:30 PM Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen Italian-American Favorites "The Big Buffet" [CC]

5:00 PM Rick Steves' Europe "The Best of Sicily" [CC]

5:30 PM New Yankee Workshop "Deck Stand" [CC] (R/Sat., 27th, 11 a.m.)

6:00 PM This Old House [CC](R/Sat., 27th, 10 a.m.)

6:30 PM Hometime "Expanding Living Space: Starting Up" [CC] (R/Sat., 27th, 10:30 a.m.)

7:00 PM The Lawrence Welk Show
"Music of Harry Warren" Host: Mary Lou Metzger.

8:00 PM The Ed Sullivan Show
The Doors, Jack Benny, Yul Bryner, Flip Wilson and many others are featured on the show.

8:30 PM The Red Skelton Show
Red performs as Clem Kadiddlehopper and Cauliflower McPugg.

9:00 PM Movie "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1960)
A big-city family leaves New York for the flora, fauna and drama of the countryside. Doris Day, David Niven and Janis Paige star.

10:55 PM Movie "The Best of Everything" (1959)
Three young women move in together to save money. Joan Crawford, Hope Lange, Suzy Parker and Diane Baker star.

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