4/8 - 4/14
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 plot reaches a climax at the House of Clennam, where miracles and disasters ensue, and at the Marshalsea prison.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
A painting of a Northern Pacific Railroad train that may once have graced a Fargo railroad station; a Civil War photo collection of members of Morgan's Raiders; and a collection of University of North Dakota pottery.
NATURE
Learn why size matters in the world of whales.
Gain new insights into the lives of whales and dolphins in this visually powerful, engaging and entertaining three-part series.
GREAT PERFORMANCES
Watch and listen as the words and music of the American Yiddish theater come to life.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Experience a total immersion into the fragmented day-to-day experience of a woman with Alzheimer’s.
Celebrate the San Francisco Symphony’s centennial with music director Michael Tilson Thomas and Itzhak Perlman and Lang Lang performing works by Copland, Mendelssohn and Britten.
JULIA CHILD
Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid demonstrate two different kinds of naan; Beatrice Ojakangas makes a Scandinavian flatbread.
A 6.5 carat yellow mine cut diamond ring; a North American Indian club and pipe; and three Charles Darwin first editions.
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.
