4/29 - 5/5
2012
All times are EST
Previously aired
MASTERPIECE
Meet Pip, the battered orphan boy who rises from blacksmith’s apprentice to gentleman under the patronage of a mysterious benefactor, who assures him of “great expectations.”
INDEPENDENT LENS
Discover the man behind the furry red monster named Elmo — puppeteer Kevin Clash.
FRONTLINE
Examine the implications of the Fukushima accident for U.S. nuclear safety.
NATURE
Visit a surprising underwater world where sound takes the place of sight.
Gain new insights into the lives of whales and dolphins in this visually powerful, engaging and entertaining three-part series.
AMERICA REVEALED takes viewers on a four-hour journey high above the American landscape to reveal the country as never seen before.
AMERICA REVEALED
Join host Yul Kwon on a cross-country adventure to discover how the American food machine keeps nearly 300 million Americans fed every day.
Explore Haiti’s complex past and present through the music of the country’s oldest and best-known band.
ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
View the works and techniques of artists Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui and Catherine Opie.
JULIA CHILD
Flo Braker turns out two crunchy butter galettes; Leslie Mackie makes raspberry-fig crostata.
THIS OLD HOUSE
Bedford Project, Part 2 of 16
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Repairing a shower valve; rebuilding a wobbly stair banister
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
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.
