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What's on TV 12 this month...


Sunday, March 10

12:00 AM Fireside Theatre

1:30 AM Ed Sullivan

2:00 AM Art in the Western World

4:00 AM Power of Place

6:00 AM Earth Revealed

7:00 AM Clifford, The Big Red Dog Marathon [CC]

9:00 AM Arthur [CC]

9:30 AM One Stroke Painting with Donna Dewberry
The artist shares her quick and easy method of painting flowers, one for each month of the year, by blending, shading and highlighting all in one stroke. [CC] (R/Sat., 16th, noon)

11:00 AM Dr. Wayne Dyer at WHYY "Ten Secrets for Success and Inner Peace"
The empowerment speaker offers people 10 simple ways to change their lives. [CC] (R/Thu., 14th, 8 p.m.)

12:45 PM Dr. Wayne Dyer at WHYY "There's A Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
Dr. Dyer teaches people how to overcome trials and tribulations in their lives. [CC] (R/Thu., 14th, 9:45 p.m.)

3:00 PM Anne of Green Gables
Megan Follows stars as imaginative orphan Anne Shirley, whose life changes when she goes to live with an elderly brother and sister in the film adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved novel. Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel airs next Sun., 17th at 3 p.m. [CC]

7:00 PM Rick Steves Live at WHYY "Affordable Europe Travel Skills 2002"
The travel expert is live in the TV12 studios to present two new specials. Here, he shares essential travel skills while on his favorite European loop through London, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, the Rhine and the Swiss Alps. [CC] (R/tomorrow, 11 p.m.)

9:00 PM Rick Steves' England 2002
The travel expert is live in the TV12 studios to show 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]

11:00 PM '70s Soul Jam
The Stylistics, the Delfonics, the Dramatics and other legendary 1970s soul singers unite for the first time for this special concert performance. [CC] (R/Tue., 12th, 2 a.m. & Wed., 13th, 11 p.m.)

Monday, March 11

12:00 AM Eastenders

1:00 AM Literary Visions

2:00 AM Discovering Psych.

3:00 AM Western Tradition I

4:00 AM Portrait of a Family

5:00 AM Intro to Marketing

6:00 AM Destinos I

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]

7:30 PM Are You Being Served
"Camping In"

8:00 PM Witness to Hope
Witness to Hope provides an in-depth exploration of the experiences and personalities that helped forge the character of the man the world knows as Pope John Paul II. Shaped by the terrors of Nazi-occupied Poland and the subsequent brutalities of the Communist era, John Paul II became one of the world's greatest proponents of religious freedom and human rights. With rare historical stills and archive film and original location shooting in Rome and Poland, this richly textured documentary traces the personal life and struggles of the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years. Based on George Weigel's book of the same title, Witness to Hope is a complete and intimate program about an extraordinary leader.

10:30 PM Rick Steves at WHYY "Affordable Europe Travel Skills 2002"
The travel expert provides his essential travel tips in this new special covering his favorite European loop through London, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, the Rhine and the Swiss Alps. [CC]

Tuesday, March 12

12:30 AM The Way Things Go

1:00 AM Economics USA

2:00 AM '70 Soul Train

3:00 AM Belief & Believers

4:00 AM American Adventure

5:00 AM Taking the Lead

6:00 AM French in Action I

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?
Lionel insists Jean and the girls should find the real owner of a stray dog he found. [CC]

8:00 PM Jonathan Pond Live at WHYY "Making the Most of Your Money 2002"
The financial expert is live in the TV12 studios to answer viewers' most frequently-asked financial questions and present his brand-new special that provides the latest information on current investment and stock market trends. [CC]

10:00 PM Secrets Beneath the Streets
The original WHYY production takes viewers to hidden places under the streets of the Delaware Valley, including the basement of Philadelphia's City Hall, an unfinished trolley stop near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and a precious metals depository in Wilmington. (R/Mon., 18th, 10:25 p.m.)

11:20 PM Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
The 1970s comedy group's first-ever TV special features performances of their classic skits, vintage clips, parodies from their past and guest stars. [CC]

Wednesday, March 13

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 Tim Janis: An American Composer in Concert
Part 1 of 3 Janis' melodic, emotional compositions are interwoven with soaring images of the Maine coastline and other scenic natural surroundings that have inspired him. Continues tomorrow at 7:25 p.m. [CC]

8:00 PM R&B 40: A Soul Spectacular
Jerry "The Geator" Blavat presents this new special uniting the legends of 1960s Motown with the greats of 1970s American soul music, including Jerry Butler and the Impressions, Ben E. King and the Drifters and James Brown, for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event. [CC]

11:00 PM '70s Soul Jam
The Stylistics, the Delfonics, the Dramatics and other legendary 1970s soul singers unite for the first time for this special concert performance. [CC]

Thursday, March 14

12:00 AM The Bee Gees Story

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 Western Tradition

6:00 AM French in Action

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

1:00 PM The World's Largest Concert
2002 The annual special connects elementary students across America for a simultaneous sing along.

7:25 PM Tim Janis: An American Composer in Concert Part 2 of 3 [CC]
Concludes tomorrow at 7:25 p.m.

8:00 PM Dr. Wayne Dyer at WHYY "Ten Secrets for Success and Inner Peace"
The empowerment speaker offers people 10 simple ways to change their lives. [CC]

9:45 PM Dr. Wayne Dyer at WHYY "There's A Spiritual Solution to Every Problem"
Dr. Dyer teaches people how to overcome trials and tribulations in their lives. [CC]

Friday, March 15

12:00 AM Simple Steps

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 McLaughlin Group

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"

8:00 PM NOW with Bill Moyers [CC]

9:00 PM Washington Week in Review [CC]

9:30 PM Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser [CC]

9:55 PM John McDermott at WHYY
The popular Irish tenor appears in the TV12 studios to present his new concert A Time To Remember, which celebrates the things that matter most in life: family, friends and patriotism. [CC]

11:35 PM WHYY Members' Favorites
TV12 rebroadcasts some of its members' favorite programs. [CC]

Saturday, March 16

12:00 AM One Stroke Painting With Donna Dewberry

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 Crazy English Lang

7:00 AM Jerry Baker Gardening Marathon "Year 'Round Lawn Care"
America's gardening guru brings his good-natured, common-sense approach to four specials, sharing solutions to many gardening problems by using an assortment of household items. [CC]

8:15 AM Jerry Baker "Year 'Round Vegetables" [CC]

9:30 AM Jerry Baker "Year 'Round Trees, Shrubs & Evergreens" [CC]

10:45 AM Jerry Baker "Year 'Round Flower Care" [CC]

12:00 PM One Stroke Painting with Donna Dewberry
The artist shares her quick and easy method of painting flowers, one for each month of the year, by blending, shading and highlighting all in one stroke. [CC] (R/tomorrow, 8 a.m.)

1:30 PM Yan Can Cook: Asian Favorites "Thailand: Thai Wedding"
Traditional Thai wedding festivities show the romance and beauty of Thai culture. Martin Yan learns to make special cuisines, such as Son-in-Law Eggs, Fish Souffle with Coconut Cream, and Pork and Noodle Parcels

1:55 PM WHYY Plans a Wedding
WHYY presents an afternoon of wedding cooking and crafts, with experts live in the TV12 studios to show viewers how to make a bouquet, a bride's veil and a homemade photo album.

2:20 PM Lidia's Italian Table "Tanya's Wedding" [CC] (R/tomorrow, 10:20 a.m.)

3:10 PM Baking with Julia and Martha Stewart "Wedding Cake" Part 1 of 2 [CC] (R/tomorrow, 11:10 a.m.)

3:50 PM Baking with Julia and Martha Stewart "Wedding Cake" Part 2 of 2 [CC] (R/tomorrow, 11:50 a.m.)

4:40 PM Royal Wedding Bells
The program provides an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the engagements, preparations for and wedding days of Britain's most celebrated 20th-century nuptials, including the marriages of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. [CC](R/tomorrow, 12:40 p.m.)

7:00 PM Lawrence Welk's Songs of Faith
Conclusion Six members of the Welk musical family sing some of the beloved bandleader's favorite hymns. [CC]

8:00 PM John McDermott at WHYY: A Time To Remember

10:15 PM Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
In this historic reunion, the duo performs some of their most beloved songs including "Homeward Bound," "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "The Sounds of Silence." [CC]

11:55 PM The Who Live at Royal Albert Hall
The legendary British rock group performs their greatest hits and songs from their rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia with special guest stars. [CC]

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