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Program Update

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What's on TV 12 this month...


Sunday, May 19

1:30 AM Black Adder

2:00 AM Classic Arts Showcase

3:00 AM Classic Arts Showcase

4:00 AM Classic Arts Showcase

5:00 AM Classic Arts Showcase

6:00 AM Classic Arts Showcase

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

9:00 AM Angelina Ballerina [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 "Travel Skills Special"
The travel expert provides a common-sense approach to European travel, offering advice on what to see, where to stay and how to manage your money. [CC]

2:45 PM Witness To Hope: The Story Of John Paul II
Based on George Weigel's book, the film is an in-depth exploration of the experiences and personalities of the man who the world knows as Pope John Paul II. [CC]

5:15 PM Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World
Celebrities and ordinary people around the world share their thoughts about the man many consider the greatest athlete of the 20th century. [CC] (R/Mon., 27th, 1 a.m.)

7:00 PM Globe Trekker "Central Asia"
Ian travels to the former Soviet Republics of Uzbekistan and Kirghizstan, two areas of vast inaccessible wilderness surrounded by harsh desert and high mountains. [CC]

8:00 PM Nature "The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor"
The Star Wars actor goes to a remote Canadian outpost to investigate the annual invasion of hungry polar bears. [CC][DVS][SD] (R/Wed., 22nd, 10:45 p.m.)

9:00 PM American Experience "The Battle of the Bulge"
In this World War II battle, German divisions killed, maimed and captured more than 80,000 Americans in what became the bloodiest battle that American soldiers ever fought. [CC][DVS]

10:30 PM Legends of Airpower "Charles Lindbergh"
On the 75th anniversary of Lindbergh's famous flight across the Atlantic, this program profiles the brave pioneer who played a crucial role in the development of aviation. [CC]

11:00 PM Blackadder "Head"
Edmund is appointed head executioner. [CC]

11:30 PM Coupling "Flushed"
Viewer discretion advised. Steve tries to end his relationship with his long-standing girlfriend.

Monday, May 20

12:00 AM Eastenders

1:00 AM Movie: "Singin' in the Rain"

3:00 AM It's Strictly Business

4:00 AM It's Strictly Business

5:00 AM Economics U$A

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]

7:25 PM Are You Being Served?
"Friends and Neighbors" The staff is offered apartments at Grace Brothers. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow "Indianapolis, IN" Part 2 of 3
Appraisers examine a 1920s-era Little Orphan Annie Halloween costume. [CC] (R/Sat., 25th, noon)

9:00 PM The Queen's Story
On the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne of Great Britain, interviews, photos and film footage reveal the character and motivation of the very private Queen Elizabeth II. [CC]

10:45 PM Prince William Royal Teenager: Behind the Headlines
The program is an intimate look at the life of Queen Elizabeth's young grandson, who is in line to become the king of England. [CC] (R/Wed., 29th, 9 p.m.)

Tuesday, May 21

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Intro to Marketing

2:00 AM Intro to Marketing

3:00 AM A Writer's Exchange

4:00 AM A Writer's Exchange

5:00 AM Business and the Law

6:00 AM Destinos II

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
Jean and Lionel arrange a picnic in hopes that Judy and Alistair will hit it off. [CC]

8:00 PM Scientific American Frontiers "Games Machines Play"
Host Alan Alda attends four science and engineering contests, including the prestigious MIT design contest. [CC][DVS]

9:00 PM Pennsylvania Primary Coverage
WHYY presents up-to-the-minute coverage of the state's primary elections, paying particular attention to the race for governor.

11:00 PM Uncommon Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties
The program profiles the second generation Japanese American soldiers who served despite the fact that many of their families and friends were held in internment camps. [CC]

Wednesday, May 22

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM American Adventure

2:00 AM American Adventure

3:00 AM Western Tradition I

4:00 AM Western Tradition I

5:00 AM A Writer's Exchange

6:00 AM Egg: The Arts Show

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

10:00 AM Go! Exercise with the Teletubbies
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and Po encourage kids to "get up and go" during National Physical Fitness & Sports month. [CC]

7:25 PM Last of the Summer Wine
"Ironing Day" Auntie lets Smiler try some homemade wine. [CC]

8:00 PM National Geographic Special "Air Force One"
This unprecedented look at the "flying White House" includes rare footage and interviews with President George W. Bush, former Presidents Clinton, Bush and Carter and the plane's dedicated crew. [CC] (R/Sun., 26th, 6 a.m.)

9:00 PM Allies at War
For the first time, this film reveals the true rancor and deceit among President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General Charles de Gaulle during World War II. [CC]

10:45 PM Nature "The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor"
The Star Wars actor goes to a remote Canadian outpost to investigate the annual invasion of hungry polar bears. [CC][DVS][SD]

Thursday, May 23

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Ethics in America

2:00 AM Ethics in America

3:00 AM By the Numbers

4:00 AM By the Numbers

5:00 AM Nutrition Pathways

6:00 AM Egg: The Arts Show

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

4:00 PM 2002 National Geographic Bee

5:00 PM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:25 PM Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth plans a picnic. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow UK "Wisbech"
Appraisers discover an expensive vase and a mourning ring. [CC]

9:00 PM Globe Trekker "Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands"
Ian visits the Pacific Islands, once infamous among explorers for headhunting and cannibalism. [CC] (R/Sat., 25th, 6 a.m.)

10:00 PM Frontline/World
PBS's premier public affairs series turns its lens on the global community in FRONTLINE/World, a new documentary series presenting stories from a small planet. Set in countries and cultures rarely covered by the U.S. media, FRONTLINE/World's debut episode presents three distinct segments: a look at how global black-market arms trafficking is wreaking havoc in war-torn Africa; a visit to Sri Lanka, where terrorist attacks and suicide bombings have been a part of everyday life for twenty-five years; and a look at how the arrival of cable TV has transformed the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan. [CC]

11:00 PM Vietnam Passage: Journeys from War to Peace
The program examines the Vietnam War and the path to healing from the perspective of the Vietnamese people. [CC]

Friday, May 24

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Examined Life

2:00 AM Examined Life

3:00 AM Discovering Psychology

4:00 AM Discovering Psychology

5:00 AM Literary Visions

6:00 AM Egg: The Arts 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 "Donington" (R/tomorrow, 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 Evolution "Great Transformations/Extinction" Part 2 of 4
The program examines the incredible diversity of life on Earth made possible through gradual development of various life forms and contemplates what evolutionary theory predicts for the future. Continues Fri., 31st at 10 p.m. [CC][HD]

Saturday, May 25

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Worlds of Childhood

2:00 AM Sociological Imagination

3:00 AM Sociological Imagination

4:00 AM World of Chemistry

5:00 AM World of Chemistry

6:00 AM Globe Trekker

7:00 AM Sesame Street [CC]

8:00 AM Plaza Sesamo

8:30 AM Redwall "The Play's the Thing" [CC]

9:00 AM Redwall "Freedom and Monsters" [CC]

9:30 AM The Victory Garden [CC]

10:00 AM This Old House [CC]

10:30 AM Hometime "Expanding Living Space: Kitchenette" [CC]

11:00 AM New Yankee Workshop "Victorian Plant Stand, Box & Bridge Seat" [CC]

11:30 AM Bargain Hunt "Donington"

12:00 PM Antiques Roadshow "Indianapolis, IN" Part 2 of 3 [CC]

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

1:30 PM America's Test Kitchen "French Toast, Waffles and Strata" [CC]

2:00 PM Christina Cooks "Take it Off, Take it All Off" [CC]

2:30 PM Michael Chiarello's Napa "Posole Please!" [CC]

3:00 PM Jacques Pepin Celebrates "Tribute to Jean-Claude" [CC]

3:30 PM Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman ""Pennsylvania: Chocolate Town Meal" [CC]

4:00 PM Ciao Italia "Beans and Lentils" [CC]

4:30 PM Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen "Classic Pastas" [CC]

5:00 PM Rick Steves' Europe "Stockholm/Helsinki" [CC]

5:30 PM New Yankee Workshop "Croquet Set and Bench" [CC] (R/Sat., June 1st, 11 a.m.)

6:00 PM This Old House [CC](R/Sat., June 1st, 10 a.m.)

6:30 PM Hometime "Expanding Living Space: Features" [CC] (R/Sat., June 1st, 10:30 a.m.)

7:00 PM The Lawrence Welk Show
"Timeless Musical Treasures" Host: Big Tiny Little.

8:00 PM The Ed Sullivan Show
Carol Burnett, Jimmy Rodgers, Paul Anka and many others perform.

8:30 PM The Red Skelton Show
Red opens the show by showing off his two Emmy Awards and by thanking the audience for voting his show the best comedy series on TV and naming him the best comedian.

9:00 PM Movie "Laura" (1944)
A detective investigating a murder falls in love with the dead girl's portrait. Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb and Vincent Price star.

10:30 PM Movie "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" (1939)
Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Vincent Price and Olivia de Havilland star in this film about the love affair between England's Elizabeth I and the Second Earl of Essex.

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