Program Update

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What's on TV 12 this month...

Sunday, April 27

1:00 AM Coupling "Sex, Death and Nudity"

2:00 AM Voices in Democracy

3:00 AM Voices in Democracy

4:00 AM Exploring Society

5:00 AM Exploring Society

6:00 AM Nature "The Leopards of Yala"

7:00 AM Zoboomafoo
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7:30 AM Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop
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8:00 AM Arthur
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8:30 AM Clifford, the Big Red Dog
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9:00 AM Angelina Ballerina
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9:30 AM Dragonfly TV
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10:00 AM KidHealth
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10:30 AM Right on the Money
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11:00 AM To the Contrary
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11:30 AM Tony Brown's Journal
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12:00 PM Secrets of the Sequence
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12:30 PM Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
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1:00 PM McLaughlin Group
[CC] (R/Fri., May 2nd, 6 a.m.)

1:30 PM Movie "Ben-Hur"
(1959) Shown in Letterbox format. Charlton Heston stars as a wealthy Jewish nobleman who is forced into slavery and returns to seek revenge on his Roman tormentor. [CC]

5:00 PM Movie "Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport"
(2000) Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench narrates this chronicle of the British mission to rescue more than 10,000 children prior to World War II. [CC]

7:00 PM Bethlehem Steel: The People Who Built America
The program chronicles more than 140 years of this Pennsylvania company's rich history. [CC]

8:00 PM Nature
"Big Red Roos" These unique kangaroos thrive in the vast Australian Outback. [CC][DVS]

9:00 PM Masterpiece Theatre
"The Jury" Part 4 of 4 The deadlocked jury methodically reenacts the crime in an attempt to reach a verdict. [CC][DVS]

10:00 PM American Experience
"Seabiscuit" The film profiles the men who helped turned this little brown racehorse into a champion, and an unlikely hero, during the Great Depression. [CC]

11:00 PM My Hero
"Baby Talk" George

11:30 PM Coupling
"Inferno" Viewer discretion advised. Jane shows up with an unusual date at Susan's party. [CC]

Monday, April 28

12:00 AM The Prisoner
"A Change of Mind"

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 American Masters "Muddy Waters"

6:00 AM Destinos

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

7:30 PM Are You Being Served?
"A Change is as Good as a Rest" The staff works in the toy department. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow
"New York, NY" Appraisers discover a 1935 signed edition of the epic James Joyce novel Ulysses. [CC] (R/Wed., 30th, 2 a.m.; Sat., May 3rd, noon)

9:00 PM Manor House
"Upstairs, Downstairs" & "Making the Grade" Part 1 of 3 This new "hands-on history" series brings together 19 modern people to live and work together in an authentically recreated Edwardian mansion. As the series begins, the head butler and housekeeper organize the serving staff, while the Olliff-Cooper family settles into their lifestyle of wealth and privilege. Continues tomorrow at 9 p.m. [CC]

11:00 PM Frankl's Choice
The film examines the life and philosophies of renowned psychoanalyst Viktor Frankl. [CC]

Tuesday, April 29

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Economics USA

2:00 AM Bethlehem

3:00 AM Beliefs and Believers

4:00 AM Shaping America

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.

7:30 PM As Time Goes By
Jean and Lionel establish an uneasy friendship. [CC]

8:00 PM NOVA "Volcano's Deadly Warning"
Six scientists and three hikers make the deadly mistake of venturing into the mouth of an active volcano. [CC] (R/Wed., 30th, 11 p.m.)

9:00 PM Manor House
"The Servant's Revolt" & "Tough Love" Part 2 of 3 A staff crisis comes to a head after five weeks of non-stop work, and Sir John decides to host a weekend shooting party. Concludes tomorrow at 9 p.m. [CC]

11:00 PM Independent Lens
"Sisters in Resistance" During the Nazi occupation of France, four young women risked their lives as resistance fighters and helped one another survive. [CC]

Wednesday, April 30

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM It's Strictly Business

2:00 AM Antiques Roadshow

3:00 AM Exploring Society

4:00 AM Something Ventured

5:00 AM World of Chemistry

6:00 AM Destinos

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

7:30 PM Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth escorts a retired commodore. [CC]

8:00 PM Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants
The program visits more than 20 diners, including South Philadelphia's famous Melrose Diner, to prove that the quintessential American eatery has thrived in the fast-food era. [CC]

9:00 PM Manor House
"Days of Empire" & "Winners and Losers" Part 3 of 3 Events are being organized at Manderston to celebrate the British Empire's colonial prowess and success, and the family and servants enjoy a day at the races as they reflect on their time together. [CC]

11:00 PM NOVA
"Volcano's Deadly Warning" Six scientists and three hikers make the deadly mistake of venturing into the mouth of an active volcano. [CC]

Thursday, May 1

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 Art of the Western World

6:00 AM French in Action

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

7:30 PM Last of the Summer Wine
"In Search of Childlike Joy and the Farthest Reaches of the Lotus" Smiler gets stuck in a hedge. [CC]

8:00 PM The New This Old House Hour
[CC] (R/Sat., 5th, 6 p.m.)

9:00 PM NewsHour Special: Presidential Address
President Bush addresses the nation.

9:15 PM In Search of Ancient Ireland
(Joined in Progress) "Saints" Part 2 of 3 Ancient Ireland transformed from a Pagan to a mostly Christian state. Concludes Thu., 8th at 9 p.m. [CC] (R/Fri., 9th, 3 a.m.)

10:00 PM Frontline "The Burden of Innocence" [CC]

11:00 PM In the Life
"The Fundamental Fight" Gays and lesbians discuss their struggles with the religious right. [CC]

Friday, May 2

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Business and 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.

7:30 PM Vets in Practice
Trude worries about a dog. [CC]

8:00 PM NOW With Bill Moyers
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9:00 PM Washington Week
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9:30 PM Wall $treet Week
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10:00 PM Race: The Power of An Illusion
"The Story We Tell" Part 2 of 3 The program examines the theory that the idea of race derived from the American slave system. Concludes Fri., 9th at 10 p.m. [CC]

11:00 PM Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
The film explores the life of the renowned studio photographer best known for photos he took while a prisoner at an American World War II internment camp. [CC]

11:30 PM Words, Weavings and Songs
Three Japanese-American women who were incarcerated in American internment camps as teenagers recall those difficult years. [CC] (R/Tue., 6th, 11:30 PM p.m.)

Saturday, May 3

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Art of the Western World

2:00 AM Art of the Western World

3:00 AM Power of Place

4:00 AM Business and the Law

5:00 AM Dealing with Diversity

6:00 AM NOVA

7:00 AM Sesame Street
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8:00 AM Plaza Sesamo

8:30 AM Angelina Ballerina
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9:00 AM The Victory Garden
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9:30 AM Vets in Practice
"Making the Move" [CC]

10:00 AM New Yankee Workshop
"French Side Table" [CC]

10:30 AM Hometime
"Basement Laundry and Bathroom: Getting Started" [CC]

11:00 AM Smart Travels! Europe with Rudy Maxa
"France's Burgundy and Loire Regions" [CC]

11:30 AM Rick Steves' Europe
"Prague and the Czech Republic" [CC]

12:00 PM Antiques Roadshow
"New York, NY" Part 3 of 3 [CC]

1:00 PM Master Class at Johnson & Wales
"The Caribbean Kitchen" [CC]

1:30 PM America's Test Kitchen
"Party Foods" [CC]

2:00 PM Christina Cooks
"All Hands on Deck" [CC]

2:30 PM Fred Rodgers' Memorial Service
Beloved children's television host Fred Rogers will be remembered in a public Memorial service Saturday May 3rd at Heinz Hall in downtown Pittsburgh, PA.

3:00 PM Martin Yan's Chinatown
"Old Timers" [CC]

3:30 PM Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman
"San Antonio: Bar-B-Que" [CC]

4:00 PM Ciao Italia
"Umbrian Cookies" [CC]

4:30 PM Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen
"Light and Quick" [CC]

5:00 PM New Yankee Workshop
"Wall Mounted Tool" [CC] (R/Sat., 10th, 10 a.m.)

5:30 PM Hometime
"Basement Laundry and Bathroom: Walls" [CC] (R/Sat., 10th, 10:30 PM a.m.)

6:00 PM The New This Old House Hour
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7:00 PM The Lawrence Welk Show
"Salute to Spring" Host: The Lennon Sisters.

8:00 PM Movie "Spellbound"
(1945) This Alfred Hitchcock thriller stars Ingrid Bergman as Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychiatrist who falls in love with a patient (Gregory Peck) who is posing as an amnesiac.

10:00 PM Movie "Notorious"
(1946) Ingrid Bergman stars as a beautiful playgirl sent to South America to marry a spy (Claude Rains) but who falls in love with the U.S. intelligence agent (Cary Grant) protecting her. (R/Tue., 6th, 3 a.m.)

11:45 Movie "The Lathe of Heaven"
(1980) This film adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin's sci-fi tale stars Bruce Davison as a young man whose dreams change reality, with bizarre and terrifying results.