4/1 - 4/7
2012
All times are EST
Previously aired
MASTERPIECE
Follow the story of the Dorrit family and the rich array of characters they encounter on their way from rags to riches and back again. Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy and Tom Courtenay star.
The Dorrits leave for a life of upper-class idleness in Italy.
Arthur invests in Merdle’s bank, as does most of London, including Mr. Dorrit.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
A first edition copy of Jack London's Call of the Wild; a 1915 Hawaiian flag quilt bearing the coat of arms of King Kamehameha; and a violin and bow purchased for the owner's aunt in 1921.
Samurai swords brought back from Japan in 1898 by the owner's grandfather; late 19th-century journals from a country store near Grand Forks; and a mid-19th-century heirloom Bennington pottery lion.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Chart the rapid rise and precipitous decline of the American whaling industry, which powered the start of the industrial revolution and laid the groundwork for a global economy in the 18th and 19th centuries.
JULIA CHILD
Markus Farbinger bakes a poppyseed torte.
A 6.5 carat yellow mine cut diamond ring; a North American Indian club and pipe; and three Charles Darwin first editions.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.
