Upcoming TV Highlights
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 8:00pm
Nature: The White Lions
This is the story of two remarkable and extremely rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood. Both are female, sisters born as white as snow in May 2009 in South Africa’s Kruger Park. more info
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 9:00pm
NOVA: Secrets of the Sun
It contains 99.9 percent of all the matter in our solar system and sheds hot plasma at nearly a million miles an hour. The temperature at its core is a staggering 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. It convulses, it blazes, it sings. You know it as the sun. Scientists know it as one of the most amazing physics laboratories in the universe. more info
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 10:00pm
Secrets of the Dead: Airmen and the Headhunters
This is the extraordinary survival story of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese-occupied Borneo during World War II. The downed U.S. bomber crew encountered Dayak tribesmen, known for taking the heads of their enemies. The Dayaks fed and protected the airmen before leading them to the base of the maverick British special ops officer who was fighting a guerrilla war against the Japanese. more info
Pittsburgh From The Air
Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 8:00pm
Pittsburgh From The Air II
WQED presents the much-anticipated Pittsburgh From The Air II, a follow-up to the 2011 production that took viewers on an aerial sightseeing tour of the Pittsburgh region. While the original program was filmed predominantly in winter and summer, Pittsburgh From The Air II showcases the beauty of Western Pennsylvania in autumn and spring. more info |
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 9:00pm
Live From Lincoln Center: Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
Join five-time Tony Award-winner and series host Audra McDonald as she takes a turn as the featured performer, singing songs from her new album and other favorites in a special spring concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. more info
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 10:00pm
Voces on PBS: Rebel
Explore the mysterious true story of Loreta Velasquez, a Cuban immigrant who was one of the estimated 1,000 women who secretly served as soldiers during the Civil War. Why has her story been erased from the history books?
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 11:00pm
Austin City Limits: Radiohead
Alt rock icon Radiohead takes the ACL stage. The band performs songs from its Grammy-nominated LP The King of Limbs. more info
Filmmakers Corner
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 10:00pm
Filmmakers Corner: Dog Bytes/Man of Steel/Troubadour Blues
Three short films beginning with Tammy Tsai’s “Dog Bytes,” the first episode in a dark comic on-line series that includes murder, mayhem and melodrama. Also, “Man of Steel,” a short film about the dying steel industry and its effect on an average family. The last film is “Troubadour Blues,” a shortened version of Tom Weber’s full-length documentary on the road weary life of the traveling musician.
Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 8:00pm
Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 9:30pm
National Memorial Day Concert
On the eve of Memorial Day, join co-hosts Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) and Gary Sinise (“CSI: New York”) for a night of remembrance featuring an all-star line-up performing with the National Symphony Orchestra. more info
Monday, May 27, 2013 at 8:00pm
Antiques Roadshow: Seattle
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg discusses Northwest Coast Indian masks with appraiser Ted Trotta at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Seattle becomes the city that sparkles with the discovery of a late-16th-century diamond and enamel jewel. more info
Monday, May 27, 2013 at 10:00pm
Independent Lens: Detropia
Detroit: the grand American city, built on industry, fair play, hard work and the American Dream. In the past three decades, the city has seen its might crumble as oil prices spiked, the auto industry declined and the middle class began to disappear. But the people of Detroit are not ready to give up on this place, where the spirit of loyalty, community and grit is not so easy to break. more info
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 8:00pm
Nature: The Himalayas
The Himalayan mountain system is the planet’s highest and home to the world’s tallest peaks. NATURE explores the diversity of wildlife and habitats of this mountain chain starring the mysterious snow leopard. more info
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 10:00pm
NOVA: Deadliest Earthquake
In 2010, epic earthquakes all over the planet delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. The deadliest strike was in Haiti, where a quake killed more than 200,000. Barely a month after the Haiti quake, Chile was struck by a quake 100 times more powerful. A team of U.S. geologists hunts for crucial evidence that will help them determine what the risks are of a new killer quake. more info
Friday, May 31, 2013 at 9:00pm
Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest
This production by Robert LePage (The Ring Cycle) of Thomas Ades’ opera, with a libretto by Meredith Oakes, features Audrey Luna (Ariel), Isabel Leonard (Miranda), Iestyn Davies (Trinculo), Alek Shrader (Ferdinand), Alan Oke (Caliban), William Burden (King of Naples), Toby Spence (Antonio) and Simon Keenlyside (Prospero). The opera is based on Shakespeare’s play of the same title. more info