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Wild Lives - In the Company of Crocodiles

Tuesday, August 17 at 7:00 p.m.

The program follows the life stages of the crocodile, contemplates their place in the natural world and how they fight to maintain it.

POV: Salt

Tuesday, August 17 at 9:00 p.m.

Award-winning photographer Murray Fredericks travels to Lake Eyre in South Australia to document a unique environment where sky, water and land merge. Salt interweaves photos, time-lapse sequences and a video diary. The film is made in collaboration with documentarian Michael Angus.

 

Live from Lincoln Center – South Pacific

Wednesday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m.

The Tony Award-winning production of Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s South Pacific makes its television debut. Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific, the musical tells the romantic story of two couples on a tropical island during WWII and how their romance is threatened by war and their own prejudice. 

 

Great Museums: New Orleans – A Living Museum of Music

Wednesday, August 18 at 10:00 p.m.

The award-winning Great Museums series travels to New Orleans to celebrate the “living museum,” dedicated to preserving, protecting and exhibiting the traditional music of New Orleans – namely American jazz. The program is narrated by Wendell Pierce with music by Irvin Mayfield.

 

Carrier – Show of Force

Thursday, August 19 at 7:00 p.m.

The Nimitz arrives in the Gulf under extreme conditions. High temperatures and grueling six-hour flight missions raise tensions as the flight crews search for terrorists on the ground.

 

Carrier – Groundhog Day

Thursday, August 19 at 8:00 p.m.

Two months in the Gulf without a single bomb dropped and the crew is frustrated. They stop for liberty in Bahrain and one of the escort ships loses a man overboard.

 

Live from the Artists Den II – Booker T. and the Drive-By Truckers

Thursday, August 19 at 10:00 p.m.

A concert of sweet soul music from the Big Easy when Booker T. & the MG’s take the stage with the Drive-By Truckers and special guest vocalist Bettye LaVette. 

 

Red Green Live

Saturday, August 21 at 4:00 p.m.

The Canadian comedian explores the great outdoors, offers handyman tips and insight into the humorous side of the male ego. Tune in for tickets to his February 19, 2011 performance in Dallas at a yet-to-be-determined location.

 

Max Raabe & The Palast Orchestra

Saturday, August 21 at 6:00 p.m.

Max Raabe sings nostalgic songs from the 1920s and 30s with stoic silliness, backed by the Palast Orchestra.

 

Aretha Franklin Presents Soul Rewind

Saturday, August 21 at 7:00 p.m.

The Queen of Soul presents a treasure trove of legendary rhythm and blues performances from the 1960s and 70s, recently recovered from film vaults in the U.S. and Europe.

 

The Pretenders: Live in London

Saturday, August 21 at 9:00 p.m.

From their electrifying 2009 world tour, The Pretenders perform some of their greatest hits including Back on the Chain Gang, Middle of the Road and Stand By You at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. 

 

Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy

Sunday, August 22 at 8:00 a.m.

Part of her Yoga for the Rest of Us series, Peggy’s new PBS program offers yoga sequences to relieve stiffness, reduce pain and fatigue, and improve muscle and bone strength for all audiences.

 

Lower Your Taxes! Now & Forever with Ed Slott

Sunday, August 22 at 12:00 noon

In this new program, Certified Public Accountant Ed Slott fields questions on retirement. Tune in for tips on estate planning, Roth IRA conversions and 10 steps to lower taxes. 

 

Through a Dog’s Eyes

Sunday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m.

Inspiring, hopeful stories about how ordinary dogs can changes lives as service dogs. The program includes interviews with service dog trainers and recipients as they go through the process of receiving and becoming acclimated to a dog.