PBS39 April 2015 Matters

APRIL 2015

PBS39 Deepens its Roots inthe Community!

At PBS39, we are always excited to share our

latest and greatest programming with you.

Throughout March, we did it by showing

special programming and member favorites.

This month, we have brand-new seasons of

Death in Paradise and Mr. Selfridge coming

your way, as well as an Easter Sunday

presentation of Ken Burns’ documentary,

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, to kick-

off Cancer Awareness Week (April 5 - 12).

In addition to our stellar programming, PBS39

is also an active member of the community.

Twice in March, we opened our doors to the

public for free events, An Evening with Mary

Fahl on March 9th, and a day of taping Behind

the Guitar with Craig Thatcher on March

26th. More opportunities to interact with us

are coming this spring; we will be at

Allentown’s Da Vinci Science Center on

Saturday, April 18th for a family-oriented Earth

Day celebration, and our ever-popular PBS39

MicroBrew Festival is scheduled for Saturday,

May 30th at Coca-Cola Park.

Mark your calendars!

Of course, you don’t need a special event to

interact with us every day! Join us on

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to share your

PBS39-related thoughts, questions and

suggestions. Also, check out our new Speak

Up! blog, which provides a fresh perspective

on the issues that matter to you.

Visit wlvt.org/blogs/speak-up to read the

latest, and make sure you share and comment

on the posts that resonate with you.

During this season of growth, there is much to

enjoy about PBS39 -- On-air, online and in our

community!

1 WEDNESDAY

7:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Grantchester — An

apparent suicide is actually murder.

8:00 Death in Paradise Season 4 Premiere

The owner of a distillery is murdered during a

seance and the prime suspect is a ghost.

9:00 Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge

Season 3 Premiere — It's 1918 and the family

gathers at Rose's funeral.

11:00 Secrets of Selfridges — On London’s world

famous Oxford Street, Selfridges department

store stands out as a neo-classical landmark.

2 THURSDAY

7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck — A miniature

Japanese china set made for dolls; a Chinese

Imperial ceremonial outfit. (Hour 2)

8:00 Doc Martin: The Tameness of a Wolf

9:00 Death in Paradise (See 4/1, 8pm)

10:00 EastEnders (Episodes 3051, 3052)

11:00 Queen & Country: London: Royal City

Join Trevor McDonald as he reports about

London, the capital of Britain’s royal life.

3 FRIDAY

7:00 FOCUS: Local PBS39 program showcases

the people, places and issues that matter to

our community. (NEW)

7:30 McLaughlin Group

8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck (See 4/2, 7pm)

9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: Wimbleton 2

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Manchester 2

10:00 Roosevelts: An Intimate History: The Common

Cause: 1939 - 1944 — FDR breaks the third-term

tradition and tries to prepare a reluctant country

to enter WWII.

4 SATURDAY

6:00 Classic Gospel

7:00 Lawrence Welk: Easter

8:00 Keeping Up Appearances Special

9:00 As Time Goes By

10:00 Waiting For God

11:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Grantchester

(See 4/1, 7pm)

12:00 Austin City Limits: Ed Sheeran/Valerie June

5 SUNDAY

4:30 NOVA: Hagia Sophia: Istanbul’s Ancient

Mystery — The examination of the unique

structure of the dome of Hagia Sophia, which

has stood since 537 AD. (Re-airs at 11pm)

6:00 Cancer: The Emporer of All Maladies: Magic

Bullets — Begins with the story of Sidney

Farber’s evolution from obscure pathologist in

the basement of Boston Children’s Hospital to

renowned scientist (“father of chemotherapy”),

and powerful public advocate. (Part 1 of 3)

APR.Cromwell, from lowly blacksmith’s son to chief

advisor to King Henry VIII, and a chief architect

of the English Reformation. (Part 1 of 6)

9 THURSDAY

7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck — Coca-Cola

Santa ads; letter from Washington at Valley

Forge; Irish dragoon swallowtail guidon flags.

8:00 Doc Martin: Nobody Likes Me



11:00 Queen & Country: Royal Visit — The Queen’s

year is driven by her diary, and has been

since her accession in 1952.

10 FRIDAY

7:00 FOCUS: Local PBS39 program. (NEW)


8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck (See 4/9, 7pm)

9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham 2

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Seaton Deaval 2

10:00 Roosevelts: An Intimate History: The Common

Cause: 1944 - 1962 — FDR is determined to see

the war through to victory. Eleanor Roosevelt

fights for civil liberties.

11 SATURDAY

6:00 Classic Gospel

7:00 Lawrence Welk: Los Angeles

8:00 See 4/4 Lineup


(See 4/8, 7pm)

12:00 Austin City Limits: Juanes/Jesse & Joy

12 SUNDAY

6:00 NOVA: Deadliest Volcanoes — From Japan’s

Mount Fuji, to Yellowstone, we will travel with

scientists to discover how likely these

volcanoes are to erupt.

7:00 Israel: The Royal Tour — Tour inside the

country with Irael’s Prime Minister Netanyahu.

8:00 The Jewish People: A Story of Survival

Explores how a small group who started as

desert nomads overcame countless obstacles

to survive to the present day.

9:00 A Wing and a Prayer — An aircraft carrier is

sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific.

10:00 Marion’s Triumph: Surviving History’s

Nightmare — Presents a life-affirming,

inspirational narrative of survival, reconciliation

and the limits of endurance.


12:00 NOVA: Deadliest Volcanoes (See 6pm)

13 MONDAY

7:00 Father Brown: The Sign of the Broken Sword

Father Brown investigates a murder at the local

army barracks.

8:00 Foyle’s War: Fifty Ships — (Part 2 of 2)

9:00 Inspector Morse: The Wolvercote Tongue

(Part 2 of 2)

10:00 Dr. Blake Mysteries: Game of Champions

Contestants of a TV quiz show start dying.

11:00 Bletchley Circle: Blood on Their Hands

Former colleague Alice Merren awaits trial for

murder. (Part 1 of 3)

8:00 Cancer: The Emporer of All Maladies:

The Blind Men & The Elephant — Chronicles

the vital decades between the declaration of

the federal government’s War on Cancer in

1971 and the break through drugs Herceptin

and Gleevec in 2000. This episode shifts

ground from childhood leukemia of the 50s

and 60s to breast cancer. (Part 2 of 3)

10:00 Cancer: The Emporer of All Maladies:

Find the Achilles Heel — Episode three covers

from 2000 to the present. New strategies, such

as combination therapy, hold the promise of

finally overcoming many of the most

intractable types of cancer. (Part 3 of 3)

6 MONDAY

7:00 Father Brown: The Invisible Man — The circus

brings death to Kembleford when a clown is

murdered.

8:00 Foyle’s War: Fifty Ships — Foyle is a guest at

a friend's home for dinner, and a suicide victim

and German agent both are discovered near

the house. (Part 1 of 2)

9:00 Inspector Morse: The Wolvercote Tongue

An American tourist is found dead in a hotel

room, apparently from a heart attack. Morse

suspects foul play. (Part 1 of 2)

10:00 Dr. Blake Mysteries: Bedlam — A psychiatric

inmate is found, murder weapon in hand, at

the scene of a brutal murder.

11:00 Bletchley Circle — Susan returns with the

police, but the killer has gone. Susan follows

a new clue and walks into a trap. (Part 3 of 3)

7 TUESDAY

7:00 Secrets of the Tower of London

8:00 Globe Trekker: Mumbai City Guide

9:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine:

Birth of a Faith —This compelling six-hour

series takes viewers on an exciting and

visually stunning journey to the beautiful

and important historical places where

Christianity was born. Part one begins its

journey in Bethlehem and travels through-

out the Holy Land. (Part 1 of 6)


The Great Missionary — We meet the man

whose transformation is one of the most

compelling in history. (Part 2 of 6)


Age of the Apostles — We travel with

Jonathan Phillips on Paul’s third and final

missionary journey as the Apostolic Age

comes to an end. (Part 3 of 6)

8 WEDNESDAY


Sidney and Geordie must break a code of

silence to solve a murder.

8:00 Death in Paradise — A surf instructor is

murdered.

9:00 Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge Season 3

While Harry pursues a new charitable project,

Crabb is faced with a professional dilemma.

10:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece —The six-part

series follows the meteoric rise of Thomas

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Weeknight News6:00pm BBC World News America6:30pm Nightly Business Report

12:00am Charlie Rose

8:00 Superheroes: The Never-Ending Battle:

Truth, Justice and the American Way

1938-1958 — The popularity of superhero

characters during the depression and WWII.


Great Power, Great Responsibility 1959-1977

A new breed of superhero emerges inspired by

the age of atomic energy and space travel.


A Hero Can Be Anyone 1978-Present

Superheroes are embraced in all forms of

media and by all demographics.


12:00 NOVA: The Great Math Mystery (See 6pm)

20 MONDAY

7:00 Father Brown: The Last Man — Kembleford’s

new cricket captain is framed for murder.

8:00 Foyle’s War: Among the Few — Sam goes

undercover; Andrew becomes a suspect in a

murder case. (Part 1 of 2)

9:00 Inspector Morse: Last Seen Wearing

Morse is assigned a cold case of a runaway

teen he suspects has been murdered.

(Part 1 of 2)

10:00 Dr. Blake Mysteries: All That Glitters

A prospector declares he’s found gold and

shortly afterward is found dead.

11:00 Bletchley Circle: Blood on Their Hands

The circle suspects a high-level cover-up

and the framing of Alice. (Part 2 of 2)

21 TUESDAY

7:00 Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palaces — Hampton

Court is the ultimate royal pleasure palace.

8:00 Globe Trekker: Tough Trains: Vietnam

9:00 Queen Victoria’s Children — Explore the reign

of Victoria through her personal relationships

with her husband and her nine children

11:00 Armenian Genocide — The oppression of the

Armenian citizens of the Ottoman Empire

during WWI.

22 WEDNESDAY


Geordie and Sidney cross swords over the

investigation of a shocking murder.

8:00 Death in Paradise — DI Goodman investigates

when a bride-to-be is killed on the last night

of her hen party.


Harry and Nancy take Kitty to hospital as Frank

is horrified to realize that he might have been

complicit in his own wife's attack.

10:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6)

11:00 Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palaces

23 THURSDAY

7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham

Letters from a young Bill Clinton, 1968;

Lalique hood ornament; a 1952 John Falter

illustration. (Hour 2)

8:00 Doc Martin: Hazardous Exposure



11:00 Queen and Country: Traveller — At age 85

the queen is undaunted by long travel to the

16 realms that make up the Commonwealth.

24 FRIDAY

7:00 FOCUS — Local PBS39 program. (NEW)


8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham (Hour 2)

(See 4/23, 7pm)

9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: Port Sunlight 1

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Port Sunlight 2

10:00 Robin Williams Remembered: A Pioneers of

Television Special — Features Williams’ last

full-length television interview, including

never-before-seen footage of his comments

on life and work and tributes by those who

knew and worked with him closely in all

phases of his career.

25 SATURDAY

6:00 Classic Gospel

7:00 Lawrence Welk: Those Were The Days

8:00 See 4/4 Lineup


(See 4/22, 7pm)

12:00 Austin City Limits: Jack White

26 SUNDAY

6:00 NOVA: Hubble’s 25th Anniversary — The

Hubble Space Telescope is explored.

7:00 Nazi Weapons: Hitler’s Megaships

8:00 Nazi Weapons: The Siegfried Line

9:00 1964: American Experience

Historical events that changed the world.


12:00 NOVA: Hubble’s 25th Anniversary (See 6pm)

27 MONDAY

7:00 Father Brown: The Upcott Fraternity

Father Brown witnesses the apparent suicide

of a student but is convinced it is murder.

8:00 Foyle’s War: Among the Few (Part 2 of 2)

9:00 Inspector Morse: Last Seen Wearing

(Part 2 of 2)

10:00 Dr. Blake Mysteries: Someone’s Son,

Someone’s Daughter — Ballarat Hospital's

only female doctor is found hanged at the

hospital in an apparent suicide.

11:00 Bletchley Circle: Uncustomed Goods

Millie, involved in the post-war black market,

disappears. (Part 1 of 2)

28 TUESDAY

8:00 Globe Trekker: South Atlantic

9:00 Inside Claridge’s — Documenting a year

behind the scenes at Claridge's, the five star

luxury hotel in the heart of Mayfair, known

for catering to the rich, the royal and the

famous. (3 Back-to-Back Episodes)

29 WEDNESDAY


Geordie and Sidney show Scotland Yard a

thing or two.

8:00 Death in Paradise — The lead singer of a band

is murdered.


Following Violette's arrest, Harry is struggling

to keep her in check. Gordon takes up his post

as deputy manager.


30 THURSDAY

7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham — An

1843 artillery sword and belt; sequined

flapper dress; circa 1925 heirloom rings.

(Hour 3)

8:00 Doc Martin: Listen With Mother


10:00 EastEnders (Episodes, 3059, 3060)

11:00 Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to

the Queen — HRH The Prince of Wales

shares memories and recalls events from

Queen Elizabeth II's public and private life.

14 TUESDAY

7:00 Secrets of Westminster — See London's House

of Commons, House of Lords and Westminster

Abbey.

8:00 Globe Trekker: Poland


From Apocalypse to Heresies — Jerusalem

will be rocked by war; travel to Patmos Island

where John was exiled and wrote the most

enigmatic book of the New Testament,

Revelation. (Part 4 of 6)


Pagans and the Cult of Martyrs — We travel

to North Africa and tell the story of Perpetua,

a young Christian martyr. (Part 5 of 6)


Constantine — Rome exerts its fullest effort

to eradicate Christianity. (Part 6 of 6)

15 WEDNESDAY


Find out if an old woman’s prediction of her

death and her subsequent demise are mere

coincidence.

8:00 Death in Paradise — DI Goodman tries to

stay focused on the job while wrestling with

his feelings for Camille.

9:00 Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge

Season 3 — Harry pushes ahead with plans

for the Selfridge Estate, aiming to buy a field

at auction, but an unexpected rival bidder

poses a threat.


11:00 Secrets of Westminster (See 4/14, 7pm)

16 THURSDAY

7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham

Warhol lithographs; pair of southern dolls;

Remington portrait and artist letter. (Hour 1)

8:00 Doc Martin: The Practice Around the Corner



11:00 Queen and Country: The Queen’s Possessions

The Queen has some surprising possessions.

17 FRIDAY

7:00 FOCUS — Local PBS39 program showcases

the people, places and issues that matter to

our community. (NEW)


8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham (Hour 1)

(See 4/16, 7pm)

9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: Weald and

Downland 2

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Raf Marham 1

10:00 Born to Be King — A documentary to mark

the birth of the Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge's newborn son.

10:30 Born to Royalty — Program charts the history

of the royal babies born in recent times.

18 SATURDAY

6:00 Classic Gospel

7:00 Lawrence Welk: April Showers

8:00 See 4/4 Lineup


(See 4/15, 7pm)

12:00 Austin City Limits: The Shins/Dr. Dog

19 SUNDAY

6:00 NOVA: The Great Math Mystery — A

provocative exploration of math's astonishing

power across the centuries.

7:00 Jesse Owens: American Experience — The

story of the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper

who triumphed over adversity to become a

hero and world champion.

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