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May 2008
Highlights & Specials
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American Experience
The Presidents
Broadcast in high definition 
This spring, as the presidential election approaches, American Experience presents an intimate and compelling look at seven 20th-century leaders who have defined an dre-defined the modern presidency, and who led the country through some of the most turbulent and consequential moments in our history. The series begins with profiles of George H. W. Bush, FDR and Truman.
Monday and Tuesday - May 5 and 6 at 9 p.m.
George H.W. Bush
When George H.W. Bush left the Oval Office in 1992, rejected after one tumultuous presidential term, his 30-year career in public service came to an abrupt and unexpected end. Despite soaring approval ratings following military victory in the Persian Gulf, his years as president after the war were marked by almost unrelieved decline. A sluggish economy and an earlier decision to raise taxes, despite an explicit campaign oath, led to his defeat. By the end of his term, many observers dismissed him as an artifact of an irrelevant Cold War past.
American Experience reveals Bush as a pivotal player during a critical moment in American and world history and in a powerful political dynasty. Bush’s personal letters and interviews with his closest advisors and prominent critics inform the film, which features interviews with First Lady Barbara Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Mikhail Gorbachev and others.
Mondays, May 12 and 19 at 9 p.m.
FDR
Radio broadcasts beamed his voice into living rooms around the country; his picture hung on the wall. His wife was the most admired woman in the country. “FDR” goes beyond the familiar words and images to offer an incisive, often startling portrait of one of the most extraordinary personalities ever elected to the presidency. One of the nation’s most popular presidents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt served three terms—longer than anyone before or since — and led the country through two great crises of this century: the Great Depression and World War II. The series includes archival film, home movies and audio clips; newly-filmed footage of significant landmarks in FDR’s life; an album of family photographs; and interviews with family members, friends and witnesses to history. Produced, directed and written by David Grubin.
Sunday, May 25 at 9:30 p.m. and Monday, May 26 at 9 p.m.
Truman
He was a farmer, a haberdasher gone bankrupt, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held office, he was the least prepared. Yet Harry S Truman would have to end the war with Germany and Japan, decide whether to use the most terrible weapon ever devised, confront the Soviet Union, and wage war in Korea. Produced, directed and written by David Grubin.
Find out more. Visit the American Experience Web site.
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American Masters
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Wednesday, May 7 at 9 p.m.
His standing among the most enduring 20th-century American musical artists is without question, yet his story is rarely told beyond the tragic circumstances of his death.
Enormously talented and equally complicated, Gaye created an intimate style — full of honesty, integrity, vulnerability — and, essentially, gave the world his autobiography in lyrics and melody. “The Wonderful One,” “The Trouble Man,” “The Prince of Soul” — he was the Motown star who challenged and changed the face of black music, embodying its evolution from roots in gospel, jazz and rhythm and blues to sophisticated pop and sexually, politically charged soul. Extensive performance footage and insight from Mary Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Mos Def, among many others, capture the tone and texture of a career that still leaves an indelible mark on the musical landscape.
Find out more. Visit the American Masters Web site.
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American Masters
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Wednesday, May 7 at 10 p.m.
Soul survivor Aretha Franklin is having a very good year. She sang the national anthem at the 2006 Super Bowl in her hometown of Detroit and then won her 17th Grammy, for best traditional R&B performance with “A House Is Not a Home.” In tribute to the ever-growing Aretha Franklin phenomenon, American Masters broadcasts an encore presentation of the definitive 1988 documentary. What Franklin says in the film still rings true: “With respect to things that I haven’t done, I’ve got a million songs to sing and a lot of things that I’d like to do.”
When the film originally aired, USA Today said, “This documentary gives Aretha Franklin the r-e-s-p-e-c-t she deserves.” The New York Daily News called it “an honest and often moving look at the woman and her music.”
The film contains numerous performance clips from film and television appearances as well as footage from a 1972 concert at San Francisco’s Fillmore West, at which Ray Charles invites Franklin to sing “Spirit in the Dark.” The program features interviews with family members and performers Eric Clapton, Whitney Houston, Keith Richards, Smokey Robinson and Dionne Warwick, and includes performances of “Think,” “I Never Loved A Man,” “Natural Woman” and “Respect.”
Find out more. Visit the American Masters Web site.
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Antiques Roadshow
Mondays at 8 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers from across the nation travel throughout the United States offering free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. Antiques Roadshow cameras watch as owners recount tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-neglected items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds.
To learn more, visit the Antiques Roadshow Web site.
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Arizona Stories: Season II
An Eight/KAET Production
Tuesdays, May 13, 20 and 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Season II of Eight’s prime-time series, Arizona Stories, takes viewers on a remarkable exploration across our state and deep into Arizona’s past. Each week, Arizona Stories profiles Arizona’s legends, examines important moments in our history, and ventures back to the original location of critical events to capture the complete story. Archival photographs, film and rare home movies are interwoven for a personal perspective on the people and the places that define Arizona’s legacy.
Each Arizona Stories program will also feature three short elements:
Then and Now ― Early 20th century images transform into the contemporary photography of Allen Dutton, Paul Scharbach and Jim Todd. Each photograph is captured from the exact location illustrating how much our state has changed.
Milestones — The stories behind historical markers on highways throughout the state.
Did You Know? — Little-known, but interesting, facts that entertain and educate.
The series is part of The Arizona Collection, Eight’s award-winning video anthology, and the next presentation in the station’s countdown to Arizona’s Centennial in 2012.
The Arizona Collection is a compilation of locally inspired programs that celebrate the people, places and history of Arizona.
Learn more. Visit the Arizona Stories Web site.
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ASU Research Review
An Eight/KAET Production
Wednesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Eight/KAET takes viewers inside the labs and classrooms at Arizona State University to explore the latest research and innovations — and to introduce viewers to the people who are making it happen. This edition of ASU Research Review profiles:
- Laboratory for Algae Research & Biotechnology (LARB), at the Polytechnic campus
Algae are being tested as a new and abundant source of biofuel, as an effective means of pollution control, as well as a provider of products such as nutritional supplements.
ASU Research Review talks with Milton Sommerfeld and Qiang Hu from LARB.
- SMALLab – Situated Multimedia Arts Learning Lab
ASU’s Arts, Media and Engineering program has developed SMALLab, a mixed-reality environment for K-12 and university learning that targets the needs of students with diverse learning styles. The SMALLab research team is partnering with the Scottsdale Unified School District, Coronado High School, and the ASU School of Sustainability to deliver innovative learning experiences across the arts, humanities, and sciences. David Birchfield, Professor, ASU Arts, Media and Engineering Program; Dan Sweeney, Science Teacher, Coronado High School; Brandon Mechtley, Science Foundation AZ Fellow, ASU Arts, Media and Engineering Program; and Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz, Post-doc, ASU Arts, Media and Engineering Program offer their perspectives on the program.
- InnovationSpace
InnovationSpace is an entrepreneurial joint venture among the College of Design, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering and W.P.Carey School of Business. The goal of the transdisciplinary education and research lab is to teach students how to develop products that create market value while serving real societal needs and minimizing impacts on the environment. ASU Research Review follows the latest developments with project leader Prasad Boradkar, Associate Professor of Industrial Design.
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Austin City Limits
Alejandro Escovedo
Friday, May 9 at 11 p.m.
Few contemporary artists inspire the degree of rapturous critical praise as Alejandro Escovedo, without the accompanying fame and fortune. Back in form after a near-death battle with Hepatitis C, Escovedo performs songs from The Boxing Mirror, praised by Billboard as "a masterwork from one of the genuine lights in rock music."
Find out more. Visit the Austin City Limits Web site.
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Austin City Limits
Franz Ferdinand/What Made Milwaukee Famous
Friday, May 2 at 11 p.m.
With intelligent, danceable pop-rock, the Scottish quartet Franz Ferdinand performs songs from their sophomore release, You Could Have It So Much Better, plus hits off their self-titled debut release. What Made Milwaukee Famous' intelligent humor and electronic-fused choruses have swiftly made them one of Austin's hottest bands. They perform songs from their critically acclaimed debut release, Trying to Never Catch Up.
Find out more. Visit the Austin City Limits Web site.
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Austin City Limits
Damian Marley
Friday, May 23 at 11 p.m.
The son of Bob Marley, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a multiple Grammy Award winner for his distinctive take on his father's reggae legacy. With his brothers Stephen and Julian as guests, Marley performs tunes from his latest album, the best-selling Welcome to Jamrock.
Find out more. Visit the Austin City Limits Web site.
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Austin City Limits
R.E.M.
Friday, May 30 at 11 p.m.
In their debut Austin City Limits appearance, influential superstars R.E.M. take the stage in support of their latest acclaimed record, Accelerate.
Find out more. Visit the Austin City Limits Web site.
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Austin City Limits
Decemberists/Explosions in the Sky
Friday, May 16 at 11 p.m.
Indie rock stars the Decemberists showcase their album, The Crane Wife, and its distinctive storytelling prog-pop with their Austin City Limits debut. Best known for scoring the film Friday Night Lights, instrumental quartet Explosions in the Sky affirms its power as a live act with tunes from its disk, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone.
Find out more. Visit the Austin City Limits Web site.
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British Comedies
Saturdays from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday line-up of British comedies:
8 p.m. – Keeping Up Appearances
8:30 p.m. – As Time Goes By
9 p.m. – Last of the Summer Wine
The longest-running Britcom of all time, the series depicts the twilight years of a trio of oddly philosophizing, whimsical old duffers in Yorkshire who return to a carefree second childhood. They get up to all sorts of mischief and are determined to fulfill ambitions for which younger men would have already considered themselves too old.
9:30 p.m. – Waiting for God
To learn more about British Comedies and other BBC programs, visit the BBC Web site.
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Carrier
Sunday-Thurday, April 27-May 1 at 9 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Carrier is a revealing story of daily life on a United States aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz. Given unprecedented access by the Navy to the ship and its personnel, the filmmakers shot nearly 2,000 hours of high-definition video from May to November 2005, during a full six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf. For the first time, a television series takes a raw and personal look at the Navy’s role in this controversial war.
The USS Nimitz, 24 stories high and three football fields long, carries 85 military aircraft and more than 5,000 Navy personnel, with an average age of 19. Carrier follows a core group of film participants, from the elite fighter pilots to the youngest sailors and everyone in between, as they navigate personal conflicts around their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, love, the rites of passage and the war on terror.
Learn more. Visit the Carrier Web site.
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Charlie Rose
Monday-Friday at 1 p.m.
Acclaimed interviewer and broadcast journalist Charlie Rose, former anchor of the CBS News program "Nightwatch" and currently a correspondent for "60 Minutes II," engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers in one-on-one interviews and roundtable discussions five times a week. The series is broadcast from New York City with occasional remotes from other sites. Guests on the show include those who, in Rose's opinion, have a "great story to tell."
Watch previous shows and learn more about the series on the Charlie Rose Web site.
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Children of the Borderlands
Divided Families
Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m.
The line drawn between Mexico and the United States has always meant divisions that go far beyond geography or nationality. It was with this in mind that a group of advanced students in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University set out to produce Children of the Borderlands: Divided Families. Dozens of students ― reporters, videographers and photographers ― made more than 30 trips to the border, deep into Mexico, to Los Angeles and across Arizona to find and tell the stories of divided families. They produced 23 stories, thousands of photographs and nearly a dozen television reports. The production team was headed up by Cronkite TV News Director Mark Lodato; Cronkite News Service Director Susan Green, Asst. Dean Kristin Gilger, and senior Amanda Soares, producer.
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Curious George
Monday - Friday at 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Since 1941, children have delighted in the (mis-)adventures of Curious George in the best-selling book series. Now, hot on the heels of his successful big screen debut, Curious George swings on to television.
The series is designed to inspire preschool-aged kids (three to five) to explore science, math and engineering in the world around them in a fun and entertaining way. Based on the best-selling Curious George books by Margret and H.A. Rey, and narrated by Emmy-winning actor William H. Macy (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), the daily series explands George’s world to include a host of colorful new characters and original locales, while maintaining the charm of the beloved books. Each of the 30 half-hour episodes includes two animated stories followed by short live-action pieces showing real kids who are investigating the ideas that George introduces in his stories. The series will encourage inquiry and curiosity, promote hands-on exploration, and show parents and caregivers how to support children’s science and math-related play. The Curious George Discovery Guide and the Family Science Activity Booklet (in English and Spanish) is available to download on the Curious George Web site.
Play games, watch video and find activities at the Curious George Web site.
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Depression
Out of the Shadows
Wednesday, May 21 at 9 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Depression is a public health crisis that rivals all other diseases in its burden on society, yet the condition is remarkably under-diagnosed and under-treated. By weaving together the history, science and treatment of depression with intimate portrayals of families and individuals coping with its wide-ranging effects, this documentary will provide a comprehensive portrait of depression never before presented on American television. Immediately following the documentary, a 30-minute discussion facilitated by Jane Pauley will bring together a panel of experts and community activists to explore the issue further.
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
Monday-Friday at 5 p.m.
Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal animated host - a dog named Ruff Ruffman. The series mixes live-action with animation, and breaks the mold with its educational and comical take on America's newest television genre. Targeting six- to ten-year-olds, the series is spontaneous, unscripted, and full of surprises.
Find out more. Visit the Fetch! Web site.
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Frontline
Storm Over Everest
Tuesday, May 13 at 9 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
In May 1996, world-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears was making his third ascent up Mount Everest, leading an IMAX film team, when a swift and ferocious storm unexpectedly hit the mountain, trapping three exhausted climbing teams near the top.
In the Frontline, Breashears returns to summit Everest and to reflect on the fateful storm that resulted in the deaths of five climbers on the south side of the mountain. Combining breathtaking original cinematography with dramatic recreations of the storm conditions of May 1996, the two-hour, high-definition documentary transports viewers to the slopes of Mount Everest. Interviews with climbers who survived the harrowing ordeal record the events — and the decisions that were made — that resulted in seasoned mountaineers losing their lives alongside less experienced climbers drawn to the mystique of Mount Everest.
Find out more. Visit the Frontline Web site.
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Frontline/World
Crimes at the Border
Tuesday, May 27 at 9 p.m.
In a joint project with The New York Times, correspondent Lowell Bergman investigates the business of human smuggling across busy ports of entry between Mexico and the U.S. In Tijuana, people attempt to cross illegally every day with the help of increasingly organized and expensive smugglers. Bergman discovers that this lucrative business is expanding, and U.S. border agents are subject to an increased risk of corruption. He follows the dramatic story of one such corrupt border guard, the risky business he became involved in, and what the U.S. government is doing about the problem.
Learn more. Visit the Frontline Web site.
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Great Performances
Maestro: A Portrait of Valery Gergiev
Wednesday, May 28 at 10 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Widely acclaimed as one of the leading conductors of our time, Gergiev is currently artistic and general director of St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theater and principal conductor of the London Symphony, with posts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. He speaks candidly about his rehearsal strategies, his activity in organizing international support for his musicians and his music, and his close associations with high-powered figures in Russia.
Learn more. Visit the Great Performances Web site.
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HORIZON
Monday-Friday at 7 p.m.
HORIZON, KAET's award-winning public affairs program, explores issues in-depth using a combination of pre-taped reports and in-studio discussion. Viewers rely on HORIZON for balanced coverage of politics, the economy, the environment, education, health care and other issues that impact the lives of Arizona residents. Each Friday, journalists from across the state discuss the week's top stories.
Monday, May 5
Sustainability Legislation
An examination of proposed state legislation for the environment with sponsor Representative Lucy Mason (R-Prescott).
One on One
Barrett Marson, House GOP spokesman, and political consultant John Loredo of Tequida and Guttierez debate issues at the legislature.
Barbara Orbison
A conversation with the widow of rock ‘n roll icon Roy Orbison, who produced Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White Night, one of the most successful shows seen on PBS,
Tuesday, May 6
Polygamy-related Crimes
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard explains his work seeking federal assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice for help with investigations and prosecutions of polygamy-related crimes in our state.
Tobacco Cessation/AHCCCS
A new law allows AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid program, to provide programs and medications to help people stop smoking and using tobacco products. The measure allows AHCCCS to use tobacco tax funds to pay for the programs. Research shows Medicaid recipients smoke at a rate higher than the national average. State Senator Barbara Leff and Colby Bower from the American Cancer Society explain how the program will provide help to those who need it most.
Algae Bio-Fuel
Researchers at the University of Arizona are working on a new alternative fuel that can really make your vehicle "green."
Wednesday, May 7
School District Mismanagement
Governor Janet Napolitano recently signed a bill allowing the state to take over an entire school district for what the bill terms “systemic educational mismanagement.” The Roosevelt Elementary District in Phoenix could be the first district to which the law is applied. A representative of the Roosevelt District and a legislator who sponsored the bill join us to discuss the issue.
Legislative Update
A reporter from the Arizona Capitol Times brings us up to speed on the latest news from the Arizona State Capitol.
Thursday, May 8
Employer Sanctions Reaction
Glen Hamer of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry responds to the changes made to the employer sanctions law, many requested by the business community. He will also discuss the proposal to permanently repeal a property tax.
Miranda Rights Book
Lawyer Gary Stuart is the author of a book about the Miranda rights. Stuart shares some fascinating stories about how this famous decision came to be, and its ironic impact on Ernesto Miranda, the Phoenix man whose case led to Miranda rights.
Richard Dawkins
He’s been called Darwin’s rottweiler. Celebrated author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins talks about the beauty of evolution and his promotion of atheism.
Friday, May 9
Journalists' Roundtable
Ted Simons hosts HORIZON's weekly roundtable where local reporters get a chance to review the week's top stories.
For updated descriptions of HORIZON programs, visit the HORIZON Web site.
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HORIZONTE
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
HORIZONTE, Eight/KAET's weekly prime-time public affairs program, provides a forum for Hispanic perspectives and helps educate all audiences about issues of particular interest to our Latino community. This Eight production is hosted by Phoenix attorney José Càrdenas." HORIZONTE is a reflection of a growing influence that Hispanics are having on the state," Cárdenas said.
Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Mayor Gordon Recall Effort
A group called American Citizen's United announces a recall drive against Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Phillip Quihuis, the group's vice chairman, explains the reasons for organizing the effort.
Proposition 300
A status report on Arizona's Preoposition 300, the ballot initiative that prevents undocumented students from getting in-state tuition and state-funded financial aid.
For updated descriptions of HORIZONTE programs, visit the HORIZONTE Web site.
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Independent Lens
New Year Baby
Tuesday, May 27 at 11 p.m.
This film follows one woman's quest to uncover the secrets of how her family survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. Socheata Poeuv's family survived the Killing Fields, escaped across the border and became Americans. She searches for the truth about what her family escaped from and why her history has been buried in secrecy for so long.
Learn more. Visit the Independent Lens Web site.
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Independent Lens
A Dream in Doubt
Tuesday, May 20 at 10 p.m.
A story of immigrant survival, A Dream in Doubt focuses on Sikh Americans living in Arizona, in a close-knit community of families who experienced a wave of frightening hate crimes in the aftermath of 9/11. Rana Singh Sodhi, a 36-year-old Indian immigrant, finds his life forever altered by the 9/11 terror attacks, not because he knew any victims of the attack, but because his turban and beard became symbols of the terrorists who attacked America. Rana’s eldest brother, Balbir—who also was bearded and wore a turban—was America’s first post-9/11 hate crime murder victim, gunned down at his gas station by a man who claimed he was rooting out a terrorist. The Emmy® winning PBS series Independent Lens is hosted by Terrence Howard.
Learn more. Visit the Independent Lens Web site.
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Independent Lens
Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula
Tuesday, May 6 at 10:30 p.m.
This program goes beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of “grass skirt girls” and reveals a story of Hawaiian pride through the exploration of male roles in the hula tradition, past and present.
Learn more. Visit the Independent Lens Web site.
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Last of the Summer Wine
Saturdays at 9 p.m.
The longest-running Britcom of all time, the series depicts the twilight years of a trio of oddly philosophizing, whimsical old duffers in Yorkshire who return to a carefree second childhood. They get up to all sorts of mischief and are determined to fulfill ambitions for which younger men would have already considered themselves too old.
Eight/KAET-TV is the first television station in the country to air the series from the very first episode.
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Live from Lincoln Center
Camelot
Thursday, May 8 at 9 p.m.
The New York Philharmonic performs a semi-staged version of the Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot. Based on T.H. White’s novel “The Once and Future King,” the musical is about the idealized kingdom of Camelot, the love triangle of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot, and the treachery of the king’s illegitimate son, Mordred. The Broadway production opened on December 3, 1960 with the lead roles indelibly performed by Richard Burton, Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet. The score includes “Camelot,” “I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight,” “How to Handle a Woman,” “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,” “The Lusty Month of May,” and “If Ever I Would Leave You.” The musical was made into a film in 1967 and it won three Academy Awards.
Learn more. Visit the Lincoln Center Web site.
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Masterpiece Classic
Cranford
Sundays, May 4, 11 and 18 at 9 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
A sleepy 1840s English village comes to life with gossip, parties, romances, sudden death, bankruptcy and the drama of an encroaching railway on “Cranford,” based on the beloved Victorian-era writings of Elizabeth Gaskell.
A cross between Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, Gaskell’s novels are love stories with a social message, set amid the turmoil of the industrial revolution in England. Cranford was her most popular novel, but Masterpiece viewers may know her already from "Wives and Daughters," which was adapted for the series to wide acclaim in 2001.
During its recent UK broadcast on the BBC, “Cranford” earned eight million viewers and a spectacular 29 percent audience share for each of its first two episodes. “It’s wonderful,” raved the New Statesman. “Lovingly and scintillatingly brought to life,” wrote the Daily Mail. And from the Evening Standard: “The reason why Cranford has captivated us is that the concerns of this mid-19th century town are similar to ours today.”
Topping the all-star cast are Judi Dench (Casino Royale) and Eileen Atkins (Cold Mountain) as Matty and Deborah Jenkyns, two unmarried sisters living together in a small town ruled by an eccentric code of antiquated customs.
Find out more. Visit the Masterpiece Classic Web site.
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Maya & Miguel
Monday-Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
Irrepressible twins Maya and Miguel Santos, their loving family and their bilingual pet parrot, Paco, unveil their vibrant and uproariously funny world. Their daily escapades will keep kids laughing from the bottom of their hearts.
To learn more about Maya & Miguel, visit the PBS Kids Go! Web site.
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National Memorial Day Concert 2008
Sunday, May 25 at 8 p.m.
The National Memorial Day Concert (2008), which has become the memorial service for the entire nation, is co-hosted for the third year by Gary Sinise (“CSI: New York”) and Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”), two acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veterans’ causes and supporting the troops in active service. The guest line-up includes Gladys Knight, Sarah Brightman, General Colin Powell, Idina Menzel, Denis Leary, Robert McDuffie, Rodney Atkins, John Schneider, Charles Durning, Maestro Erich Kunzel and the National Symphony Orchestra. The top-rated show airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before an estimated audience of 300,000 on site and millions more at home, and will be broadcast to the troops serving around the world on the American Forces Radio and Television Network.
This year, the event will pay special tribute to the veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam and the sacred war memorials built in their honor in the nation’s capital.
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Nature
Prince of the Alps
Sunday, May 11 at 8 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
High in the Austrian Alps, a female red deer, a leader in her herd, gives birth to a calf. Her status makes him a prince among the other calves. The two are at the center of a wilderness story that features not only the wild alpine herds of majestic red deer, but also a variety of other wildlife that lives in the mountains, including roe deer, ibex, fox, chamois and marmots.
Find out more. Visit the Nature Web site.
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Nature
Rhinoceros
Sunday, May 18 at 8 p.m.
Millions of rhinos once roamed the Earth. There were hundreds of species of all shapes and sizes. But today, the rhinoceros is one of the planet's rarest animals, with three of its species on the brink of extinction. The program follows a team of experts who are working to protect rhinos from poachers — relocating them to better habitats and breeding them in captivity.
Learn more. Visit the Nature Web site.
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Nature
Superfish
Sunday, May 4 at 8 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Across three oceans and more than two years, marine biologist Rick Rosenthal set out to capture on film the biggest, fastest, most dangerous gamefish in the sea — the billfish. The group includes the graceful sailfish, the menacing swordfish and queen of them all, the marlin. Marlin can top speeds of 60 miles an hour on migrations that can span 9,000 miles. Hemingway immortalized them in The Old Man and the Sea, but never landed one. Rosenthal begins his journey off Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, where striped marlin and sea lions compete for huge schools of fish riding the California current, then travels to Contoy Island, where thousands of sailfish swirl through the water, feeding on schools of sardines.
Learn more. Visit the Nature Web site.
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Nightly Business Report
Monday - Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Nightly Business Report is America's number-one daily business news program. The program, the most-watched and longest-running daily evening business news program on broadcast television, is seen by more than one million viewers every weeknight. Anchored by Paul Kangas in Miami and Susie Gharib in New York, NBR combines fast-breaking business and economic news, extensive financial market coverage and mutual fund reports, exclusive CEO interviews, and commentaries by such noted economists as Charles Schultze, Barbara Hackman Franklin and Adam Smith.
For additional information about this program, visit the Nightly Business Report Web site
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Nova
Lord of the Ants
Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Every so often a giant emerges on the stage of science, someone who transcends the narrow boundaries of a particular line of research and alters our perspective of the world. E.O. Wilson is such a man. While studying ants, Wilson struggled to comprehend the evolutionary forces that have led workers to forage and soldiers to fight, and in doing so became the architect of a controversial new discipline — sociobiology. His appreciation of the natural world has helped Wilson become an icon of our times — the ant man who sought to explain nature on Earth, and who now fights for its survival.
Learn more. Visit the Nova Web site.
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Nova
A Walk to Beautiful
Tuesday, May 13 at 8 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Filmmakers examine the stories of five Ethiopian women who have been devastated by obstetric fistula, a common aftermath of neglected childbirth. Affecting over two million women worldwide, this horrific injury leaves victims incontinent, often suffering nerve damage, and in some cases unable to bear children again. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, these women are often left to spend the rest of their lives alone, isolated and ashamed — unless they can get help. Nova follows the women to the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, where they find health and solace.
Learn more. Visit the Nova Web site.
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Nova
First Flower
Tuesday, May 6 at 8 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
There are somewhere between 220,000 to 400,000 different flowering species on Earth. They dominate our gardens and landscapes and provide many of our staple foods. Yet until recently, almost nothing was known about their origins; Charles Darwin called it "an abominable mystery." Nova takes viewers on a spectacular journey of discovery to a remote mountain region of China to explore our fascination with flowers and the puzzle of how they began.
Learn more. Visit the Nova Web site.
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Nova
Master of the Killer Ants
Tuesday, May 27 at 8 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
In the mountains of northern Cameroon live the Mofu, an ancient tribe that shares its homes and crops with insects in a mutual balance of survival. But this year, a terrible drought has hit the region and the termites, usually a precious ally, have invaded the huts and granaries. The Mofu shaman calls for Jaglavak, a ferocious army ant with the body of a dragon. The ant is protected by a thick carapace and armed with terrifying pincers that cut, tear and slice through anything in its path. Using high-tech camera techniques, the film goes underground for a terrifying up-close look at a termite's fortress and the war that rages between termites and Jaglavak.
Learn more. Visit the Nova Web site.
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Nova
Lord of the Ants
Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Every so often a giant emerges on the stage of science, someone who transcends the narrow boundaries of a particular line of research and alters our perspective of the world. E.O. Wilson is such a man. While studying ants, Wilson struggled to comprehend the evolutionary forces that have led workers to forage and soldiers to fight, and in doing so became the architect of a controversial new discipline — sociobiology. His appreciation of the natural world has helped Wilson become an icon of our times — the ant man who sought to explain nature on Earth, and who now fights for its survival.
Learn more. Visit the Nova Web site.
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Nova
Sinking the Supership
Tuesday, April 29 at 8 p.m.
In April 1945, the largest battleship ever built set out on the ultimate suicide mission. With its crew of 3,000, Battleship Yamato, the pride of Japan's fleet, sailed to a solo confrontation with the 1500-strong U.S. Navy. Attacked by U. S. dive bombers, the battleship sank within minutes. A Nova team discovers the wreck and retells the Yamato's extraordinary saga. State-of-the-art CGI animation shows viewers what the colossal battleship was like at the time of its launching. The program opens a dramatic perspective on the great age of battleships and why it ended so abruptly with the Yamato's disastrous sinking.
Learn more. Visit the Nova Web site.
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Nova
Mystery of the Megavolcano
Wednesday, May 28 at 9 p.m.
A remote lake in Southeast Asia conceals evidence of Earth's greatest volcanic cataclysm of the last 100,000 years. Miles beneath its placid surface is a magma chamber that exploded so violently during the Ice Age that gases and ash may have encircled the globe and blotted out the sun for years on end. The Toba eruption may have helped kick the climate into an unprecedented freeze and perhaps even pushed ancestral human populations to the brink of extinction. In a classic science detective story, Nova pieces together the clues about this great catastrophe and probes questions raised about human evolution and Earth's fragile ecosystems.
Learn more. Visit the Nova Web site.
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NOW
Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
Each week, the program includes an original documentary segment, a conversation with an individual of insight and influence, and an essay or commentary from a diverse group of individuals. NOW draws on the journalistic resources of National Public Radio and taps its brightest talents every week.
NOW continues online at PBS.org
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PBS KIDS GO!
Monday - Friday 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
With a fun, quirky, cause-and-effect setting full of surprises, PBS KIDS GO! empowers today's "big" kids to discover themselves, define the diverse world around them, explore new relationships and embrace a love of learning. This new lineup is specifically designed for Arizona kids who grew up with Eight Kids programs for preschoolers but are now interested in more sophisticated, multimedia content.
Arthur
A five-time Emmy Award-winner, this daily half-hour animated series, based on Marc Brown’s best-selling Arthur adventure books, shows how Arthur and his friends use effective, age-appropriate problem-solving skills. Each episode consists of two independent stories focusing on themes and events central to children’s lives. Whether facing down a bully, worrying about a new teacher or being the very last person on earth to lose his baby teeth, Arthur and his friends manage to solve their crises with imagination, kindness and a lot of humor. The series promotes literacy and is complemented by a comprehensive outreach campaign targeting to teachers, librarians, parents and daycare providers.
Maya & Miguel:
Irrepressible twins Maya and Miguel Santos, their loving family and their bilingual pet parrot, Paco, unveil their vibrant and uproariously funny world. Their daily escapades will keep kids laughing from the bottom of their hearts.
Cyberchase
The acclaimed children's series celebrates its fifth season on PBS Kids Go! with new programs that foster enthusiasm for math and build problem-solving skills.
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal animated host – a dog named Ruff Ruffman. The series mixes live-action with animation, and breaks the mold with its educational and comical take on America's newest television genre. Targeting 6- to 10-year-olds, the series is spontaneous, unscripted, and full of surprises.
3:30 p.m. Cyberchase
4 p.m. Arthur
4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday Maya & Miguel
4:30 p.m. Fridays WordGirl
5 p.m. Fetch
To learn more, visit the PBS Kids Go! Web site
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Phoenix Mars Mission
Ashes to Ice
Sunday, May 25 at 7 p.m.
This program chronicles the story of the Phoenix Mars Lander, which launched in August 2007 and is scheduled to land on the Martian surface on May 25, 2008. The program features interviews with scientists who discuss the spacecraft's custom instruments and the intricate preparations that preceded the launch. After touchdown, the lander will collect soil and ice samples to search for trace organics and for evidence of how water has changed the subsurface environment. The scientists hope to determine where the water on Mars went.
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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy, is the only national TV newsmagazine program devoted entirely to the news of religion and spirituality and major ethical issues. The program explores the top moral questions facing the country and profiles the most interesting people and groups in the world of religion. Through news reports from around the nation and the world, and discussions with newsmakers and scholars, Abernethy and an experienced team of correspondents examine top stories affecting the country's diverse religious landscape and the ethical issues impacting the faith community. The program also serves as a resource for those searching for ways to enhance their understanding of American religious life.
To learn more, visit the Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Web site.
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Renovate with Eight
Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Eight/KAET invites home improvement enthusiasts to two full hours of advice from the experts every Saturday afternoon.
Beginning at 4 p.m., hosts of Hometime, Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl, tackle everything from landscaping, painting and kitchen facelifts to managing new construction and major additions to older homes.
From 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., The This Old House Hour team takes center stage with host Kevin O'Connor, master carpenter Norm Abram, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. They along with guest experts will answer viewer letters on home improvement topics and, along the way, make house calls to solve homeowners' problems. In addition to ringing homeowners' doorbells, the Ask This Old House crew will walk viewers through home improvement techniques and review the latest products at their magnificently renovated New England barn loft.
At 5:30 p.m., The New Yankee Workshop challenges woodworkers of all skill levels.
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Rita Rudner Live from Las Vegas
Saturday, May 31 at 9 p.m.
Voted "Best Comedian" in Las Vegas for the last six years, Rita Rudner is one of the few female headliners who has achieved success by keeping her clothes on. What began as a one-month booking in 2000 led to a permanent engagement at New York-New York's Cabaret Theatre through August 2006, and in October 2006 she began her one-woman show at Harrah's, where this stand-up concert event was recorded in February 2007. Rudner’s new book, I've Still Got It ... I Just Don't Know Where I Put It, is due to be released this summer.
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Savage Planet
Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15 and 22 at 8 p.m.
While planet Earth sustains life, it also harbors forces that can instantly destroy us. The four-part series Savage Planet examines the stunning beauty and deadly power of the Earth. Eyewitness accounts, scientific investigations and unprecedented footage from around the world put viewers in the eye of the storm and on the trail of avalanches, meteors, lightning and much more.
May 1: Volcanic Killers
The hidden dangers of volcanoes, crater lakes, and lahars (mudflows) are revealed in this episode. The immediate dangers of active volcanoes are well known — the deadly eruption of boiling rock and lava that can swiftly envelop entire communities. But there are hidden dangers as well. The fatal combination of volcano and water poses other kinds of threats.
May 8: Storms of the Century
In Florida, in 1993, an extratropical cyclone began a reign of terror that destroyed lives all along the East Coast. More people died in this storm than in Hurricanes Andrew and Hugo combined. Most people think of hurricanes as the biggest storms on Earth. Meteorologists give them names and track their destructive paths on the news. An extratropical cyclone — a storm born outside of the tropics — on occasion can grow even bigger than a hurricane.
May 15: Deadly Skies
This program delves deep into the secrets of the Earth's atmosphere and beyond to discover the strange and deadly powers that reside there. Killer bolts of lightning seem to appear out of the
blue. Hail comes just as suddenly, destroying crops and homes in a violent clatter. Rocks from space reshape the landscape and sometimes change the course of history.
May 22: Extremes
High mountains in the depths of winter and the hottest, driest, lowest place in North America are the austere settings for this program. The imagery is stunning — rugged snow-capped peaks juxtaposed with endless vistas of salt flats shimmering in the hot sun — but the realities of these extreme environments are harsh.
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Secrets of the Dead
Doping for Gold
Wednesday, May 7 at 8 p.m.
In the 1970s, female East German athletes came out of nowhere to dominate international sport. But behind their success lay a secret, state-sponsored doping program that distributed untested steroids and male hormones to athletes as young as 12. Many of these girls had no knowledge that they were being doped, and now, as grown women (and men), their broken bodies and damaged psyches bear witness to the cruelty of a government that pursued international glory and gold at the expense of its most acclaimed citizens. “Doping for Gold” digs deep into the secretive Cold War world of East German athletes, examining what drugs were used, how they were distributed and what damage they did to many of the athletes who were forced to take them. The result creates a timely perspective on today’s many doping scandals and reveals the truth behind the biggest and most horrifying state-sponsored doping program the world has ever known.
Learn more. Visit the Secrets of the Dead Web site.
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Secrets of the Dead
Sinking Atlantis
Wednesday, May 14 at 8 p.m.
Five thousand years ago the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. They were the first to use writing, and their technologically advanced and rich artistic culture became the setting for famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The cause of their downfall has remained one of the great mysteries of the ancient world, until now. Drawing from archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization.
Learn more. Visit the Secrets of the Dead Web site.
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Secrets of the Dead
Herculaneum Uncovered
Wednesday, May 28 at 8 p.m.
Just a few miles from fabled Pompeii is Herculaneum, another city buried and frozen in time by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Today, geo-archeologists are chipping away at the soft rock, revealing that this city, unlike Pompeii, was not suffocated by falling ash. Rather, it was engulfed by blistering pyroclastic flows that instantly caused muscles to contract, skin to vaporize and heads to explode.
Learn more. Visit the Secrets of the Dead Web site.
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Secrets of the Dead
Hunt for Nazi Scientists
Wednesday, May 21 at 8 p.m.
During the dying days of WW II, as the Allies marched to victory, each side secretly tracked down Germany's top scientists. With the know-how to build rockets, airplanes, submarines and perhaps even nuclear weapons on the line, these raids behind enemy lines took on ever-increasing importance. The dramatic, untold story of this race is filled with real-life accounts of the secret raids, rare archival footage, eye-witness testimonies, visits to the Nazi hideaways, and the exploration of a technological legacy that played itself out into the Cold War and the race for space.
Learn more. Visit the Secrets of the Dead Web site.
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Sesame Street
Monday - Friday at 8 a.m.
For more than 35 years, Sesame Street has sought to meet the critical needs of children while preparing them for school and for life. In addition to literacy, numeracy and science, Sesame Street, the world's largest informal educator of children, tackles an issue facing many families today: children's health.
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Stay Rich Forever and Ever with Ed Slott
Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m.
For over 20 years, tax advisor Ed Slott, CPA, has been on a mission to educate Americans about protecting their retirement savings. With an estimated $16 trillion in tax-deferred savings, Americans need to have a plan in place to avoid being taxed as much as 90% on their investments. In his first public television special, Stay Rich Forever and Ever with Ed Slott, the IRA expert shares strategies viewers can implement right now to safeguard more of their retirement savings—for themselves and their beneficiaries. Using personal stories to illustrate the impact the IRS can have on the distribution of tax-deferred savings, Slott outlines benefits in the tax code that people can cash in on, literally, to ensure their financial future. Based in Rockville Centre, NY, Slott is a nationally recognized IRA distribution expert, author, personal finance columnist, and professional speaker
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Tavis Smiley
Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
Tavis Smiley hosts this late-night television talk show - a hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and everyday people.
To learn more, visit the Tavis Smiley Web site.
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The Adirondacks
Wednesday, May 14 at 9 p.m.
Broadcast in high definition
Sprawled across six million acres in upstate New York, Adirondack Park is by far the largest park in the lower 48 states. Yet it is the only one on the continent in which large human populations live and whose land is divided almost evenly between protected wilderness and privately owned tracts. This patchwork pattern of land ownership has created an utterly unique place that maintains, at its very heart, a delicate and dynamic relationship between progress and preservation. Through the varied perspectives of several passionate characters, the high-definition special The Adirondacks, explores the remarkable history, seasonal landscape and current state of the Adirondacks.
The Adirondacks is organized by the four seasons. This is essential to understanding the rhythm of life in the park, where human activity, like nature itself, ebbs and flows with the coming of spring, summer, fall and winter. The seasonal introductions include brief essays by Adirondack naturalist and author Ed Kanze.
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The Art of Aging
The Limitless Potential of the Brain
Sunday, May 11 at 10 p.m.
How can we live a fuller and healthier lifestyle as we get older? Perhaps keeping our body and brain engaged can help. That seems to be the case in apan where the number of centegenarians is greater than 20,000. The Art of Agingintroduces a number of these "super seniors" who lead healthy lives at nearly 100-years-old and, through them, searches for the "keys" to living a healthy and vital life regardless of age.
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The Best of Cronkite NewsWatch 2008
Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m.
2007-2008 marked a year of tremendous success for Cronkite NewsWatch, the nationally recognized news program produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. In this academic year, students produced more newscasts than ever before, according to Cronkite School TV News Director Mark Lodato. Reporters criss-crossed Arizona, traveled across the country and even south of the border to find stories that matter to Arizonans. Many of these award-winning reports and what many call the nation's top broadcast journalism program are featured in this special. CBS 5 KPHO anchor Catherine Anaya will host this year’s program.
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The Clash Live
Revolution Rock
Friday, May 30 at 10 p.m.
This performance documentary captures the short but highly influential and prolific reign of the band from the mid-70s through the early 80s, drawing from never before seen and rare live concerts throughout their career. The show includes never-seen interviews with The Clash band members themselves, but most of the program is drawn from a large number of live performances from across the world throughout their short career ... turning a whole new generation on to the only band that mattered.
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The NewsHour
with Jim Lehrer
Monday - Friday at 6 p.m.
The NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions, and both foreign and domestic on-stie reports. The NewsHour is seen by approximately three million people every weeknight and remains one of the most distinguished sources of news in television.
Jim Lehrer
Jim Lehrer has been absent from the program the last several days. He underwent a heart valve procedure. It was a complete success. Jim plans to be back at full speed and on the program within a few weeks.
Submit your well wishes here.
To learn more, visit the NewsHour Web site.
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The Rat Pack
A Conference of Cool
Thursday, May 29 at 8 p.m.
For a glittering five-year period, Frank Sinatra and a group of Hollywood stars became the bad boys of fame and the unofficial rulers of American society. They christened themselves the Rat Pack. Each member — Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and Sinatra — was already a star in his own right. Together they were unassailable. Whether performing on stage in the lounges of Las Vegas or acting the fool on the set of movies such as Ocean's Eleven, the Rat Pack became a byword for all that was good and much that was bad about 1950s America. This film shows the heyday of the Rat Pack, from the parties with John F. Kennedy to the intrigues with the sinister forces of the Mafia. Hollywood stars Angie Dickinson and Janet Leigh and music great Buddy Greco are just some of the interviewees who talk about the fun, the fame and the frenzy of the golden years of America's first incarnation of "men behaving badly."
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Tom Jones: The Legend
Friday, May 9 at 10 p.m.
Tom Jones became one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the "British Invasion." His career has now straddled five decades, making him one of the most recognizable and popular performers of all time. Since 1964, his sexually charged singing style has been a fixture in radio and television, and he has become a legend in show business. This special includes a selection of Tom Jones’ classics from the singer’s hit television show taped live in Vancouver in 1981.
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Washington Week
with Gwen Ifill
Fridays at 8 p.m.
Washington Week is the longest-running news and public affairs program on public television. Now in its 40th year, Washington Week brings together America’s best journalists each Friday evening, providing insight and perspective on the week’s top stories. Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week since 1999, has bolstered the show’s journalistic roots and its commitment to hearing from the reporters who actually cover the news.
“We have learned a lot each time we have taken Washington Week on the road,” said Ifill. “This election year we will visit some of America’s most vibrant cities, enabling us to find out what voters are thinking, and to get a true gauge of American sentiments and attitudes.”
Follow the stories online. Visit the Washington Week Web site.
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Wild!
Thurdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 7 p.m.
Magnificent footage is the backdrop for the uncensored life and death struggle to survive in the wild. Wild! goes off the beaten path to locations around the world where some of the world’s best and least known species live in unspoiled environs. These beautiful films are from leading wildlife and nature producers whose work is of the highest quality.
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