Sunday March 2, 2008

Last Updated: 03/31/2008 17:49:41

12:32AM

Land of the Giants 00:20 (Rpt)
This National Park Service documentary encompasses the grandeur and beauty of the Giant Redwoods of Northern California, and has been shown in the first HD theater built for the park system. Breathtaking footage includes elk, sea lions, Stellar Blue Jays, Banana Slugs, and, of course, the world's tallest trees. The program has won the Telly Award, and Communicator and Vision Awards.

1AM

America's Heartland 00:26 #319Z APTEX [TVG]

1:30AM

Low Carb Cookworx "Romantic Dinner for Two" 00:26 #108H (Rpt) APT (DVS)
Beef tenderloin, roasted red pepper soup, and cr#me brule are featured by husband-and-wife doctors Michael Eades and Mary Dan Eades. [TVG]

2AM

Rick Steves' Europe "Tuscany's Dolce Vita" 00:26 #407H (Rpt) APTEX
The small towns and rural charms of Tuscany give us a healthy dose of the "sweet life" as we hunt for truffles in an oak forest, nibble through an artichoke festival, share a farmhouse feast, and ride a classic convertible through the cypress groves of Mona Lisa's back yard. [TVG] R on 5/5 3pm; 5/6 3am

2:30AM

Grannies On Safari "Korea--Off The Beaten Path" 00:26 #106H (Rpt) APTEX (DVS)
The Grannies go off the beaten path to explore Korea. With a focus on its largest city, Seoul, this episode highlights its bustling cultural assets, including world-class museums and galleries that make the country come alive. Pat Johnson and Regina Fraser visit the internationally renowned World Ceramics Center, and the Korean Folk Village, where ancient dwellings have been created to show visitors how life was in the 15th through 18th centuries. [TVG]

3AM

Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater 00:56 APT
Although few know her name today, theater producer-director Margo Jones left a rich cultural legacy. During the 1940s and '50s, Jones--nicknamed the "Texas Tornado" for her larger-than-life personality--pioneered the regional theater movement, championed the work of new playwrights--including Tennessee Williams, and crusaded against the commercial domination of New York theater. But, despite her idealism, energy, warmth, and salesmanship, Jones struggled with loneliness, frustration and doubt. Her untimely death at age 43 came just six months following her triumphant world premiere of the play, Inherit the Wind. The remarkable life and times of this American visionary is captured by weaving together theatrical representations and excerpts from three plays with interviews, archival photographs, and rarely seen film footage. The powerful performance documentary, narrated by Academy Award-winner Marcia Gay Harden, stars Judith Ivey as Jones and Richard Thomas as Williams. [TVPG]

4AM

Digital TV: A Cringely Crash Course 00:26 (Rpt) PBS
Robert X. Cringely and his loyal cadre of dolly pushers, jimmy jib handlers, helicopter pilots, and poodle wranglers take audiences behind-the-scenes of a revolution--20 years in the making. Digital television (DTV) is about to change home entertainment and lifelong education forever. In this program, Cringely once again plays the fearless guide to cutting-edge technology. [TVG] R on 3/3 4am; 3/9 4am; 3/10 4am

4:30AM

MotorWeek "Ford Mustang Bullit" 00:26 #2726Z PBSPL
Road Test: Trick 2008 Ford Mustang Bullit and the all-new 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser. In Goss' Garage, dealing with oily tools; and, a guide to smart leasing. [TVG] R on 3/3 4:30am; 3/3 3:30pm; 3/5 3:30pm

5AM

Boohbah "Heavy Suitcase" 00:28 #139Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Children call the Boohbahs, one by one, from their Boohbah pods to do a "Tummy Bum" exercise. In Storyworld, Grandpappa has a suitcase with some very strange bits, which make up a car. Grandpappa tries to drive it, but there is no steering wheel. How will he be able to drive around? [TVY] R of 2/28 5:30am; 2/29 5am; 3/1 5:30am

5:30AM

Boohbah "Beards" 00:28 #140Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs lean side to side, and do a chase and catch dance. In Storyworld, Mr. Man has a bushy beard. Mrs. Lady and Little Dog Fido try it on, too, but they all want to wear it at the same time. Can everyone wear one, and who looks best? [TVY] R on 3/3 5am

6AM

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks "Milk Melodrama" 00:28 #118H (Rpt) PBS
Mr. Winks plants a treasure map that inspires Piggley and friends to accomplish their chores, without actually realizing they're working! But the real "treasure" is learning that when work is done with the right attitude, it can even be fun! [TVY] R on 5/7 6am

6:30AM

It's A Big Big World "The Sting/Growing" 00:28 #126H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Greenie the frog is afraid of bees. Madge and Snook talk about how everyone is changing and growing. [TVY] R on 4/21 6:30am

7AM

Super Why! "Hansel and Gretel" 00:28 #102Z (Rpt) PBS
The Super Readers try to help Hansel and Gretel get out of a sticky (sweet) situation. [TVY] R on 3/5 7am; 3/30 7am; 3/31 7am

7:30AM

WordWorld "Dancing Dog/Pig's Big Moonlight Feast" 00:28 #110H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Dog is excited on the day of the Word World Concert, but he can't play an instrument. [TVY] R on 3/24 7:30am; 4/30 7:30am

8AM

PBS Previews: Carrier 00:26 PBS
A firsthand look at the upcoming PBS documentary series CARRIER, which follows a core group of navy personnel aboard the USS Nimitz, from the admiral of the fleet to the fighter pilots to the scrubs, as they navigate personal conflicts around their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, love, the rites of passage and the war on terror. [TVPG]

8:30AM

e2 "Greening The Federal Government" 00:26 #208H (Rpt) PBSPL
Government buildings are not historically associated with sustainability or exquisite design. The U.S. General Service Administration's (GSA) Design Excellence program is changing this perception. Pritzker Prize-winning Architect Thom Mayne's San Francisco Federal Building is transforming the workplace experience through sustainable architecture, while servicing the surrounding community. (8 of 12) [TVG] R on 3/6 12noon

9AM

In Search of Shakespeare "For All Time" 00:56 #104Z PBS
Michael Wood examines Shakespeare's life in the era of King James I. He unearths Shakespeare's neighborhood in London, and visits the current queen's robe-makers, for evidence of Shakespeare's role in the royal coronation. Shakespeare's world is transformed in 1605 by the Gunpowder Plot. The entertainment industry responded, and Shakespeare contributed Macbeth, a daring play about the murder of a king. Finally, Wood follows Shakespeare back to Warwickshire, and looks at the riddle of Shakespeare's will and its strange bequest to his wife, Anne. (4 of 4) R on 3/4 8am

10AM

American Experience "Buffalo Bill" 00:56 #2003H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Buffalo Bill turned the American West into the American story. William "Buffalo Bill" Cody's legendary exploits helped create the myth of the American West--one that endures today. Filmmaker Rob Rapley's documentary draws upon rich archival materials to explore the man behind the legend, revealing the complexity of William Cody's extraordinary life. [TVPG] R of 2/25 8pm; 2/26 11am; 2/29 9am

11AM

NOVA "The Four-Winged Dinosaur" 00:56 #3502H PBS (DVS)
NOVA investigates the mysterious feathered dinosaurs that are challenging old ideas about the origin of bird flight. Top paleontologists, aeronautical engineers and paleo-artists reconstruct the microraptor and build a sophisticated model for a wind tunnel experiment. The results have surprising implications for long-accepted ideas about how winged flight began. [TVPG] R of 2/26 7pm; 2/27 11am; 2/29 11am

Noon

Austin City Limits "The Dixie Chicks" 00:56 #3213Z (Rpt) PBSPL
After a few years spent enjoying their family lives and weathering controversy, Texas' mighty Dixie Chicks return to the stage with old favorites and new classics from their defiant, triumphant new album Taking the Long Way. [TVG] R on 3/6 11pm

1PM

History Detectives "Pretty Boy Floyd Handgun/Paul Cuffee Muster Roll/Pop Lloyd Baseball Field" 00:56 #210Z (Rpt) PBS
A man in La Verne, CA, owns a vintage Colt automatic handgun, which family legend suggests once belonged to the Depression-era desperado, Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd. History Detective Wes Cowan discovers why gangsters became heroes to the rural population of the Midwest. A Las Vegas man owns an old Continental Armymuster roll issued by the town of Falmouth, MA, in 1780. Among the 16 men listed is "Paul Cuffee." The contributor wants to know if this could be evidence of an unknown episode in the life of Cuffee, a remarkable African American who was a whaling captain, shipbuilder, and early advocate of the "Back to Africa" movement. And why was a baseball field in Atlantic City, NJ, named after an African-American ballplayer in a time of intense racial tension? John Henry "Pop" Lloyd was a famed shortstop in the Negro Leagues. The team investigates. [TVG]

2PM

Antiques Roadshow "San Antonio, Tx - Hour Two" 00:56 #1208H PBS
Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Beth Szecila visit the Witte Museum's collection of horn furniture, a Bavarian craft popularized in 19th-century America by Texas maker Wenzel Friederich, whose patrons included Queen Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm I. At the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, appraisers corral treasures from all over the map, including a controversial silver statue of St. Catherine that could be a fabulously valuable medieval masterpiece--or a 17th-century copy; a 200-year-old heirloom needlepoint sampler from the owner's Newport, Rhode Island, forebears; and a massive desk and bookcase, made in the mid-19th-century German-Texan tradition, valued at $7,000 to $10,000. [TVG] R of 2/25 7pm; 2/27 2pm; 2/29 8am

3PM

James Last at the Royal Albert Hall 01:29 PFP
The world's most popular band leader is back among his fans at what he calls his "second home," London's glorious Royal Albert Hall, with a trademark party mix of classic standards, sing-along favorites and fast tempo foot-tappers. As usual, the band is soon on their feet dancing while they play and it's not long before the audience joins in! [TVG]

4:30PM

Life Lessons from Onslow: A Keeping Up Appearances Special 01:28 PFP
In this special based upon the BBC sitcom series, Keeping Up Appearances, Onslow has been green-lighted to teach a credit course at Open University, and has selected "successful relationships" as his subject matter. But, as long-time viewers to Keeping Up Appearances will recognize, most relationships within that television series come up woefully short of success. [TVPG] R on 3/9 6:30pm

6PM

Andre Rieu: In Wonderland 01:23 PFP
Recorded at Efteling, one of the world's most beautiful fairy-tale theme parks located in Holland, Andre Rieu, his orchestra, choir and some fantastic soloists perform stunning melodies in this fascinating, magical special, which is exciting and amusing from beginning to end. Featured performers include Suzan Erens, Carmen Monarcha, Carla Maffioletti, Mirusia Louwerse, Brian Dickerson, the Platinum Tenors, soloists from the ballet of the Vienna State Opera, the International Dance Theatre, and the Berlin Folk Music Sparrows. [TVG]

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Sunday March 2, 2008

Last Updated: 03/31/2008 17:49:41

8:01PM

Celebrating The Complete Jane Austen 00:58 PFP
A special behind-the-scenes look at the film adaptations of all six of Jane Austen's novels: Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Pride and Prejudice. NBC correspondent and Weekend Today co-anchor Lisa Daniels hosts. [TVG]

9PM

Great Performances "Great Moments at the Met: Viewer's Choice" 01:59 #3215V PBS
Renee Fleming honors the Metropolitan Opera's 30th anniversary on PBS with a presentation of fans' top ten favorite televised Met moments chosen through online voting. Viewers voted on the GREAT PERFORMANCES website, where 30 excerpts from three decades of Met telecasts were available for screening. They chose their top 10 favorites and ranked their choices from 1 to 10. The contest ran from September 17 to October 12, 2007. So who won the coveted number 1 position? No spoilers here; but here's a hint--the winner's Met debut received an ovation that was one of the longest in the company's history. [TVG]

11:01PM

Royal "Laura3" 00:46 #610 APTSY
THE ROYAL follows the dramatic, humorous and heartwarming stories of the staff of St. Aidan's Royal Free Hospital. [TVPG]

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