Monday January 21, 2008

Last Updated: 02/21/2008 08:45:26

Midnight

Discoveries....America "Oregon" 00:50 #049H (Rpt) JANSO
Oregon's treasures and cities are explored; The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center celebrates the brave pioneers who came across America in search of their destiny. The small town of Joseph has transformed into an art center with seven galleries and Valley Bronze, a foundry that creates metal sculptures. Mount Bachelor on the Cascade Range is a skiing destination situated on a 9000-foot summit of a dormant volcano. R on 1/28 12; 2/27 12

1AM

Anywhere, Alaska "Marine Highway: Fish and Festivity" 00:26 #104Z (Rpt) APTEX
Host Chip Brookes takes in the stunning sights along the routes of Alaska's Marine Highway System. Beginning in the capitol city of Juneau with tours of the Governor's Mansion and historic Treadwell Mine, he fishes for halibut and watches whales breach in Fredrick Sound. After kayaking and visiting totem pole carvers in Klawock, he drops by the Kake Dog Salmon Festival, an eclectic mix of Native ceremonies and picnic games. [TVG] R of 1/20 4pm

1:30AM

Lidia's Italy "Briny As The Sea" 00:26 #101Z APTEX
Sail to Istria and discover the secrets behind making wholesome seafood pastas. Lidia befriends the local fishermen and prepares a great scampi dish "alla Buzara". [TVG] R of 1/20 4:30pm

2AM

Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "The German Coast" 00:26 #1116H APTEX
The first Germans to arrive in Louisiana settled in the River Parishes on the outskirts of New Orleans. Glenn Falgoust shares the story of what has come to be known in Louisiana as the German Coast. Like many other cultures, the Germans celebrated the boucherie, or hog butchering. Chef Folse joins his brothers and a few good friends to celebrate this tradition. Bob Cheney, a one-man-show, plays traditional German songs on his accordion. (Pt. 16 of 27). [TVG]

2:30AM

Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness "Schopenhauer On Love" 00:26 #105Z (Rpt) APT
19th Century Arthur Schopenhauer believed that love is the most important human striving because of its powerful impulse toward "the will to life." What light does Alain de Botton shed on the irony of an unhappy philosopher probing the subject of love? [TVPG]

3AM

Status Anxiety 00:56 #101Z (Rpt) APT
This episode features encounters with self-help gurus, aspiring chat show hosts, and priests on both sides of the Atlantic. Alain de Botton asks, with his signature lucidity and charm-- where worries about our status come from and what, if anything, we can do to surmount them. With the help of philosophers, artists and writers, he examines the origins of status anxiety. [TV14]

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 1/22 4am; 1/23 4am; 1/24 4am

4:30AM

MotorWeek "Smart Fortwo" 00:26 #2720Z PBSPL
Total Coverage of Detroit's 2008 North American International Auto Show is featured. [TVG] R on 1/21 3:30pm; 1/22 4:30am; 1/23 4:30am

5AM

Boohbah "Painting The Fence" 00:28 #110Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs join in and jump, again and again and again! In Storyworld, Auntie discovers that a can of paint goes a very long way--but can she finish the fence before it runs out? [TVY] R of 1/18 5:30am; 1/19 5am; 1/20 5:30am

5:30AM

Boohbah "Big Bass Drum" 00:28 #111Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs jump to the beat, and encouraging viewers to follow their marching moves. In Storyworld, Grandmamma discovers that a bouncy bass drum is hard to beat. But can she make it a big hit with the Storypeople? [TVY] R on 1/22 5am

6AM

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks "How Much Is That Dragon in the Window" 00:28 #205H (Rpt) PBS
Captain Cumara is going to give Ferny a pet. But what kind? As Ferny, Piggley and Dannan wait for the captain to arrive, they imagine the impossible exotic animals that could be Ferny's new pet. [TVY] R on 1/27 6am

6:30AM

It's A Big Big World "Sloth Lessons/The Avocado Queen" 00:28 #138H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
After Winslow tells Bob that he should try being more carefree, Bob decides that since Snook is the most laid back animal he knows, he is going to become Bob the Sloth. Burdette is enjoying her favorite food, wild avocados, when she realizes that there is only one avocado left! [TVY] R on 3/17 6:30am

7AM

Super Why! "Little Bo Peep" 00:28 #119Z PBS
Whyatt can't find Mister Lizard. The Super Readers come to the rescue to help find missing sheep. [TVY] R on 1/25 7am; 2/14 7am

7:30AM

WordWorld "The Mystery of the Disappearing Pie/Duck's Family Reunion" 00:28 #104H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
WordWorld is a colorful, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. [TVY] R on 2/12 7:30am; 3/19 7:30am

8AM

Austin City Limits "Coldplay" 00:56 #3108Z (Rpt) PBSPL
England's favorite rock 'n' roll band is quickly becoming America's favorite, as well. Hailed as the next U2 or Radiohead, Coldplay has, nevertheless, created their own sound, which combines sweet melodies and passionate lyrics. The band performs songs from their release, X& Y. [TVPG] R on 1/23 12noon; 1/23 2pm; 1/24 11pm

9AM

Indian Pride "Indian Treaties & Sovereignty" 00:26 #102H (Rpt) NETA
Based on an American Indian cultural magazine, this 13-part television series focuses on the diverse cultures of American Indian people throughout the country. In this episode, an interview with John Echohawk, Executive Director of the Native American Rights Fund; storyteller: Sister Betty Jean, Mohegan Tribe, of Connecticut joins the program, and Jim Boyd, Coville Tribe, Washington performs. [TVG] R on 1/22 11:30am; 1/24 8am

9:30AM

Painting with Paulson "The Passage (Part 1)" 00:26 #603H (Rpt) NETA
Renowned artist and teacher Buck Paulson shares his painting techniques that will have you painting like an expert in no time. [TVG] R on 1/24 9am

10AM

Inside "Rio Carnaval" 00:56 #202H PBS [TVPG] R of 1/20 8am

11AM

Masterpiece "Northanger Abbey" 01:26 #3802Z PBS
In Jane Austen's gentle parody of gothic fiction, Felicity Jones (Meadowlands) plays romance addict Catherine Morland. Invited to a medieval country house that appeals to her most lurid fantasies, she forms a close friendship with the younger son on the estate, Henry Tilney (JJ Feild, The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton), but their budding romance is mysteriously cut short. Adapted by Andrew Davies. Directed by Jon Jones. [TVPG] R on 1/22 2pm

12:30PM

Encore! With James Conlon "Apollo Or Dionysus?" 00:26 #101H (Rpt) PBS
Calm, collected, and in control--or emotionally vibrant, heart-on-the-sleeve, and fraught with histrionics--these are two approaches to music-making explored through a mythological paradigm. Conductor James Conlon and eminent pianist Menahem Pressler look at these divergent approaches through the eyes of the young pianists who competed in the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held in Fort Worth, TX, in the spring of 2005. Musical excerpts and rehearsals feature Davide Cabassi and the Takacs Quartet. First of 6 programs. [TVG] R on 1/22 3:30pm; 1/25 2pm

1PM

History Detectives "Monopoly/Japanese Internment Camp Artwork/The Lewis and Clark Cane" 00:56 #202Z (Rpt) PBS
Monopoly: A man in Delaware has an old board game that bears a remarkable similarity to Monopoly, but was made 20 years before Parker Brothers patented their creation. Could he own the earliest version of the world's best-selling board game? Japanese Internment Camp Artwork: In a San Francisco historical archive, an intern recently discovered a set of 10 postcard-size watercolors of what appears to be a prison camp. Piecing them together, the intern was surprised to find they were painted on the back of a Japanese-American internment notice from 1942. What is the story behind these paintings? The Lewis and Clark Cane: A Minnesota man has an old wooden cane that the family tale says is one which Meriwether Lewis and William Clark gave to his ancestor, in return for assistance they received during the famous Corps of Discovery expedition. Was the cane really a gift from Lewis and Clark? [TVG] R on 3/27 1pm

2PM

Nature "Dogs That Changed The World, Pt. 2 - Dogs by Design" 00:56 #2412H (Rpt) PBS
Some working dogs are able to use their skills to perform tasks they were bred for; there are still jobs today for herders, hunters and guard dogs. But as we multiply and transform the many breeds of dogs, honing their looks and their sizes, we also change our relationship with them, and theirs with us. How can we learn to cope with the hard-wired instincts of our pets, and what roles can they play in a world their ancestors would hardly recognize? [TVG] R on 1/22 12noon; 1/23 9am; 1/26 3pm

3PM

Piano Guy "Medleys/ Barbara Steisand Tribute" 00:26 #707H (Rpt) NETA
Host Scott Houston is joined by guest Jack Widner who discusses creating medleys using a musical tribute to Barbara Steisand. Scott teaches the kids' tune, "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" Guest Dave Powers talks about and plays "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." [TVG] R on 1/23 3pm; 1/25 3pm

3:30PM

MotorWeek "Smart Fortwo" 00:26 #2720Z PBSPL
Total Coverage of Detroit's 2008 North American International Auto Show is featured. [TVG] R on 1/22 4:30am; 1/23 4:30am; 1/23 3:30pm

4PM

Best Recipes in the World with Mark Bittman of the New York Times "How Sweet It Is" 00:26 #103H (Rpt) APTEX
Bittman's sweet tooth leads him to Tartine, a San Francisco bakery specializing in scones, then to the tiny town of Totnes in southwest England, where he eats scones with clotted cream and learns about Agatha Christie. In nearby Dartmouth, Bittman samples a British staple--sticky toffee pudding, and then feasts on a sweet cherry soup with red wine, mango and creme fraiche in California. [TVG] R on 2/7 4pm; 2/8 1am; 2/26 4pm

4:30PM

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "More Meat and Potatoes" 00:26 #708Z (Rpt) APT
The ATK team prepares the perfect Sunday dinner: an all-beef meatloaf served with skillet-roasted potatoes. Tasting: ground beef. Equipment: kitchen tongs. [TVG] R on 2/26 4:30pm; 2/27 1:30am

5PM

Desert Speaks "Medieval Drought in the Southwest" 00:26 #1611H (Rpt) APTEX
Between roughly 900 and 1260 AD there was a massive drought that severely impacted the plants, animals and people of the Southwest. Now referred to as the Medieval Drought, the best records of this phenomenon can be found within the trees that lived through this difficult time period. Host David Yetman hikes with Tom Swetnam from the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research through the White Mountains of California and Sequoia National Park to observe how scientists use tree rings to gather evidence of climate conditions from thousands of years ago. [TVG] R on 1/22 2am

5:30PM

Legends of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis "The Great Guitars" 00:26 #103H (Rpt) APT
Pat Metheny has been one of the most unique forces in jazz guitar for more than 20 years. His music--with its blend of jazz, rock, folk, and electronic elements--is highly original and enormously popular, allowing him to sell out arena venues. He appears in this episode with Jim Hall, NEA Jazz Master and a musician of understated elegance, who is considered one of the greatest living jazz guitarists. Although Pat Metheny, the wonderful contemporary guitarist, says that he has always looked up to Jim Hall, this as simply a musical love affair between two great artists. [TVG] R on 1/22 2:30am; 2/8 2:30am; 2/28 2:30am

6PM

Vets In Practice "Working Girls" 00:29 #181 BBC
Nearly 80 years after the first female vet became a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Emma Inglis, Fiona Green, and Sally Kingsley reflect on how far women have come within the profession. Fiona Green has returned to Hampshire, after spending a year working in the Bahamas. She's on call over the weekend--a routine requirement in veterinary work that she has never learned to enjoy.

Prime Time (Please scroll up for beginning of day.)

Monday January 21, 2008

Last Updated: 02/21/2008 08:45:26

6:29PM

I Remember "David Allen Jones, North Point Lighthouse" 00:26 #1410H WMVS
David Allen Jones of North Point Lighthouse Friends, Inc. discusses the history and restoration efforts behind one of Milwaukee's oldest structures with Host Jim Peck.

7PM

Antiques Roadshow "Baltimore, Maryland - Hour Three" 00:56 #1203H PBS
At Geppi's Entertainment Museum, appraiser Phil Weiss gives host Mark L. Walberg a collector's eye view of comic strip art. At the Baltimore Convention Center, a wide array of objects are brought in, including a magnificent bench crafted by master woodworker George Nakashima; a unique two-sided painting by B.J.O. Nordfelt; and a rare violin made in 1798 by renowned French violinmaker Nicolas Lupot, accompanied by a bow crafted in the style of Dominique Peccatte, one of the most influential bow makers in history. Together, violin and bow make beautiful music, to the tune of $140,000 and $20,000 respectively. [TVG] R on 1/22 8am; 1/23 11am; 1/25 10am

8PM

American Experience "The Lobotomist" 00:56 #2002H PBS
The lobotomy was hailed by The New York Times as a "surgery of the soul" and "history making," a groundbreaking medical procedure that promised hope to the most distressed families and desolate mentally ill patients. Championed by a young and ambitious neurologist named Walter J. Freeman, what began as an operation of last resort was soon being performed at some 50 state asylums, often with devastating results. Only a decade after his rise to fame, Freeman was decried as a moral monster and the lobotomy as one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine. Through interviews with medical historians, psychiatrists who worked with Freeman and the desperate families who sought his help, this program tells the gripping tale of medical intervention gone awry. Campbell Scott narrates. [TV14]

9PM

American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver 01:26 PBS
Robert Sargent Shriver, the founder of the Peace Corps, VISTA, Community Action, Head Start, Legal Services for the Poor, Youth Corps, and Job Corps is profiled. Shriver's social initiatives during the 1960's helped shape an era and dared millions of young Americans to live out their ideals. [TVPG]

10:30PM

Colorblind 00:56 APTEX
A group of former grade-school classmates reunite and discover the profound impact their beloved African-American teacher, Mr. Bell, had on each of their lives. Escalating violence in Detroit eventually scattered Mr. Bell's class, sending many families into the suburbs and separating the third-grade class for 35 years. The emotional reunion of the classmates--now in their mid-40s is captured, as they reflect upon the turbulent Civil Rights era and the humble man whose timeless lessons of love and nonviolence touched their hearts and minds and shaped their young spirits. [TVG]

11:30PM

Plein Air, Painting The American Landscape "The Kenai, En Plein Air" 00:26 #103H (Rpt) PBSPL (DVS)
Kenn Backhaus leads artists to Seward, Alaska, on the Kenai Peninsula, and beautiful Resurrection Bay--gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. With the towering Chugach Mountains as a backdrop, the artists paint in a derelict boatyard. (3 of 6). [TVG] R on 2/25 11:30pm

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