kacv may program guide

Hear the story of the Lipizzaner stallions, from their ancient origins to their rescue in 1945. - Wednesday at 7:00

Sunday 28AFTERNOON2:00 The Dust Bowl

The Great Plow Up

4:00 Visionaries4:30 Moyers & Company

5:30 On StoryThe minds behind The Usual Suspects and The Silence of the Lambs discuss suspenseful storytelling.

6:00 Arts In ContextWoman

6:30 Just Seen It

PRIME TIME7:00 Call The Midwife

The midwives are involved in the annual Summer Fete with the introduction of a baby show.

8:00 Masterpiece ClassicMr. Selfridge, Part 5Mr. Grove takes over in Harry’s absence, but faces irate temperance marchers and other challenges.

9:00 Bletchley CircleWhen Scotland Yard dismisses the women’s theories, they realize it’s up to them to stop the killer.

10:00 Arab American Stories10:30 Moyers & Company

11:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

LATE NIGHT12:00 Lawrence Welk Show1:00 Classic Gospel

Gaither Classics #1

2:00 Austin City LimitsColdplay

3:00 Austin City LimitsJohn Legend

4:00 Workplace Essential Skills 4:30 Workplace Essential Skills

Monday 29PRIME TIME7:00 Antiques Roadshow

Rapid City, Part 2Great highlights include a 1932 signed photograph of Mount Rushmore and a Rock-Ola juke box.

8:00 Antiques RoadshowVintage Phoenix“Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” the original 1897 letter to the New York Sun, is appraised.

9:00 Independent LensThe UndocumentedThe story of migrants who die trying to cross an unforgiving desert in search of a better life.

10:30 Charlie Rose

11:30 BBC World News America

LATE NIGHT12:00 Call The Midwife

1:00 Masterpiece ClassicMr. Selfridge, Part 5

2:00 Bletchley Circle 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 GED Connections

4:30 TV411

Tuesday 30PRIME TIME7:00 Dust Bowl

Reaping the WhirlwindEfforts to stabilize the soil continue as the families of the plains seek new lives in California.

9:00 FrontlineNever Forget to Lie

10:00 Charlie Rose

11:00 BBC World News


LATE NIGHT12:00 Antiques Roadshow

Rapid City, Part 2

1:00 Antiques RoadshowVintage Phoenix

2:00 Independent LensThe Undocumented


4:00 GED Connections

4:30 TV411

Wednesday 1PRIME TIME7:00 Nature

Legendary White StallionsThis story of the famous Lipizzaner stallions focuses on the bond between the horses and caregivers.

8:00 NOVAAustralia’s First 4 Billion Years: Strange CreaturesThe story of Australia’s origins features deadly asteroids, titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos.

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Sunday, April 28 - Saturday, May 4

PBS is bound for Broadway with a primetime documentary series that tracks the real-life stories of America’s top high school musical performers, vying in the ultimate competition to find the nation’s best young theater stars. - Begins Friday at 9:00

9:00 Secrets of the DeadBugging Hitler’s SoldiersThe bugging operation by MI19 that recorded confessions by 4,000 German POW’s is highlighted.

10:00 Charlie Rose11:00 BBC World News11:30 BBC World News America

LATE NIGHT12:00 Dust Bowl

Reaping the Whirlwind


3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411

Thursday 2PRIME TIME7:00 Austin City Limits

ColdplayGrammy-winners Coldplay perform hits and selections from “Mylo Xyloto.”

8:00 Overheard with Evan Smith

Annette O’Toole, ActressAnnette O’Toole is a TV and stage actress best known for playing Martha Kent in “Smallville.”

8:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife

Young workers at Bastrop State Park and an appreciation of the Buffalo Soldiers are highlighted.

9:00 This Old House HourInterior designer Keith Musinski gives a grand tour of the beautifully decorated “English cottage.”


LATE NIGHT12:00 Nature

Legendary White Stallions

1:00 NOVAAustralia’s First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures

2:00 Secrets of the Dead3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411

Friday 3PRIME TIME7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill7:30 Need to Know8:00 Great Performances

Paul Taylor Dance Company In Paris

9:00 Broadway Or BustThe Casting CallTalented high school students compete at the National High School Musical Theater Awards.

10:00 Broadway or BustBoot Camp

11:00 BBC World News11:30 BBC World News America

LATE NIGHT12:00 Austin City Limits

Coldplay

1:00 Overheard with Evan Smith1:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife2:00 This Old House Hour3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411

Saturday 4PRIME TIME7:00 Lawrence Welk Show

Great EntertainersThis 1981 program features “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “You’re A Grand Old Flag” and “Glow Worm.”

8:00 Classic GospelTribute to the GoodmansBill Gaither celebrates the music and the legacy of Howard and Vestal Goodman.

9:00 As Time Goes By9:30 Keeping Up Appearances10:00 Austin City Limits

Norah Jones and Kat Edmonson

11:00 Independent LensThe Undocumented

LATE NIGHT12:30 Need to Know1:00 Great Performances

Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris

2:00 Broadway or BustThe Casting Call

3:00 Broadway or BustBoot Camp


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A classic story involving foul play, cover ups, a murder mystery and a voyage of discovery explains what happened to a group of Irish men who immigrated to America. - Wednesday at 9:00

Sunday, May 5 - Saturday, May 11

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Sunday 5AFTERNOON2:00 Dust Bowl

Reaping the Whirlwind

4:00 VisionariesMaine Stream Solutions

4:30 Moyers & Company5:30 On Story6:00 Arts In Context

Old School

6:30 Just Seen It

PRIME TIME7:00 Call the Midwife

Jenny’s nursing rounds lead her to a family that has suffered misfortune from tuberculosis.

8:00 Masterpiece ClassicMr. Selfridge, Part 6Two dead relatives show up at a store séance prompted by Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle.

9:00 Bletchley CircleSusan tells the other women that she came face to face with the killer and he let her go.

10:00 Arab American Stories10:30 Moyers & Company11:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

LATE NIGHT12:00 Lawrence Welk Show

Great Entertainers

1:00 Classic GospelTribute to the Goodmans

2:00 Austin City LimitsNorah Jones & Kat Edmonson

3:00 Journey of the Bonesetter’s Daughter4:00 Workplace Essential Skills

Communicating with Co-Workers and Supervisors

4:30 Workplace Essential Skills

Working Together


Rapid City, Hour ThreeTwo sets of Frank Lloyd Wright blueprints and a Favrile Fabrique Tiffany desk lamp are discovered.

8:00 Antiques RoadshowVintage SecaucusA 1900 folk art ship model bought at a yard sale and a gaming table bought for $25 are showcased.

9:00 Independent LensSeeking Asian FemaleAn elderly American man and a young Chinese woman pursue a marriage brokered by the Internet.


LATE NIGHT12:00 Call the Midwife1:00 Masterpiece Classic

Mr. Selfridge, Part 6

2:00 Bletchley Circle3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411

Tuesday 7PRIME TIME7:00 Jesse James: American Experience

Less heroic than brutal, James was a product of the Civil War who helped invent his own legend.

8:00 Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

A More Perfect UnionThe Constitution’s most innovative feature, its resilient brand of federalism, is explored.

9:00 Ted Talks EducationInspirational speakers curated by TED share fresh ideas to address the high school drop-out crisis.



Rapid City, Hour Three

1:00 Antiques RoadshowVintage Secaucus

2:00 Independent LensSeeking Asian Female



The Private Life of DeerScientists, deer experts and special cameras shed light on the hidden world of white-tailed deer.

8:00 NOVAVenom: Nature’s KillerScientists track down and capture the planet’s most deadly creatures to study their toxic venom.

Follow ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro over the course of a musical season. - Friday at 8:00

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9:00 Secrets of the DeadDeath on the RailroadExamines the deaths of 57 Irish immigrants hired to lay railroad tracks in Pennsylvania in 1832.


LATE NIGHT12:00 Jesse James: American Experience1:00 Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

A More Perfect Union

2:00 Ted Talks Education3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411


Norah Jones and Kat EdmonsonJones sings songs from her album “Little Broken Heart” and Edmonson showcases her album “Way Down Low.”


Fred Armisen, Comedian and WriterComedian, writer and musician Fred Armisen is best known for his role on “Saturday Night Live.”

8:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife

Topics include documenting dinosaur tracks and wild water at Pedernales Falls State Park.

9:00 This Old House HourWork begins turning an 1887 Victorian-era two-family house in Massachusetts into a one-family home.

10:00 Charlie Rose11:00 BBC World News



The Private Life of Deer

1:00 NOVAVenom: Nature’s Killer

2:00 Secrets of the DeadDeath on the Railroad


Friday 10PRIME TIME7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill7:30 Need to Know8:00 Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings

A portrait of an inspiring and inventive musician known for his virtuoso skills on the ukulele.

9:00 Broadway or BustAnd The Winner Is ...The 60 finalists prepare for the crowning highlight, a show at New York’s Minskoff Theatre.



Norah Jones and Kat Edmonson


Fred Armisen, Comedian and Writer

1:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife2:00 This Old House Hour3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411


Mother’s Day ShowBuddy Merrill plays “Blue Suede Shoes” in this show from 1956.

8:00 Classic GospelCathedrals Farewell CelebrationThe Statler Brothers, the Oak Ridge Boys and Sandi Patty pay tribute to the Cathedrals Quartet.


The Shins & Dr. Dog


LATE NIGHT12:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill12:30 Need to Know1:00 Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings2:00 Broadway or Bust

And The Winner Is ...

3:00 Ted Talks Education4:00 Secrets of the Dead

Death on the Railroad

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Survey 10 works of American architecture that changed the way we live. - Sunday at 9:00


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Sunday 12AFTERNOON2:00 Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Fieldtrip

The Will of the People

3:00 Shelter Me4:00 Visionaries4:30 Moyers & Company5:30 On Story6:00 Arts in Context

Paint, Design, Find, Reassemble

6:30 Just Seen It


On Cynthia’s district rounds, she administers daily insulin to a man who belittles his wife.

8:00 Masterpiece ClassicMr. Selfridge, Part 7F.W. Woolworth tries to undercut his old friend and competitor, Harry, who gives the discount king a run for his money.

9:00 10 Buildings That Changed America

Geoffrey Baer journeys across America to explore ten groundbreaking works of art and engineering.

10:00 Arab American Stories10:30 Moyers & Company11:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly


Mother’s Day Show

1:00 Classic GospelCathedrals Farewell Celebration

2:00 Austin City LimitsThe Shins & Dr. Dog



Communicating with Customers


A Process for Writing


Seattle, Part 1A Vladimir Kagan desk used by Kagan himself and an impressive 1874 Francis A. Silva oil painting.

8:00 Antiques RoadshowVintage HoustonPulse-quickening discoveries include a 19th-century Chinese jade scepter and a 1912 Titanic menu.

9:00 Independent LensThe Invisible WarOne of America’s most shameful secrets, the epidemic of rape within the US military, is examined.

10:30 Charlie Rose11:30 BBC World News America



2:00 10 Buildings That Changed America3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411

Tuesday 14PRIME TIME7:00 Annie Oakley: American Experience

The story of a five-foot-tall sharpshooter who became a world renowned symbol of the Wild West.


It’s A Free CountryThe history of the Bill of Rights and stories of freedom of speech and religion are explored.

9:00 FrontlineCliffhanger Frontline investigates how Washington has failed to solve America’s problems of debt and deficit.



Seattle, Part 1

1:00 Antiques RoadshowVintage Houston

2:00 Independent LensThe Invisible War

3:30 BBC World News America4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411


Great Zebra ExodusOver 20,000 zebras make their epic migration across the Kalahari’s Makgadikgadi Pans in Africa.

Accompany 20,000 zebras on their annual migration across the Kalahari. - Wednesday at 7:00

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8:00 NOVADecoding NeanderthalsGeneticists explore what happened when the first humans encountered Neanderthals 60,000 years ago.

9:00 Secrets of the DeadCavemen Cold CaseA tomb of 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones is discovered in a remote region of northern Spain.


LATE NIGHT12:00 Annie Oakley: American Experience1:00 Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

It’s a Free Country

2:00 FrontlineCliffhanger



The Shins/Dr. DogThe Shins play songs from their latest record “Port of Morrow” and Dr. Dog highlights “Be the Void.”

8:00 Overheard with Evan Smith8:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife

Features TPWD firefighters on the front line, wild game cooking redfish and Barton Warnock Center.

9:00 This Old House HourThe crew removes a central chimney brick-by-brick and an arborist removes a sick Norway maple.

10:00 Charlie Rose11:00 BBC World News



Great Zebra Exodus

1:00 NOVADecoding Neanderthals

2:00 Secrets of the DeadCavemen Cold Case


Friday 17PRIME TIME7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill7:30 Need to Know8:00 Great Performances at the Met

RigolettoDirector Michael Mayer places his new production of Verdi’s towering tragedy in Las Vegas in 1960.



The Shins and Dr. Dog


2:00 This Old House Hour3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411


Salute to Cole PorterThe irresistibly joyful song “Wunderbar” opens this sparkling tribute to the music of Cole Porter.

8:00 Classic GospelNew Orleans HomecomingThe New Orleans favorite “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Go Down Death” are performed.


Arcade Fire

11:00 Independent LensThe Invisible War

LATE NIGHT12:30 Need to Know1:00 Great Performances at the Met

Rigoletto

3:30 Sky Island4:00 Frontline

Laugh along as comedy giant Mel Brooks shares stories about his personal life and career. - Monday at 8:00


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Sunday 19AFTERNOON2:00 Colonial Williamsburg

Emissaries of Peace

3:00 Shelter MeLet’s Go Home

4:00 VisionariesRemembering A Better Life

4:30 Moyers & Company5:30 On Story6:00 Arts in Context

Earth/Hands

6:30 Just Seen It


Chummy and PC Noakes meet with new challenges as they settle back into life in Poplar.

8:00 Masterpiece ClassicMr. Selfridge, Part 8Tragedy strikes on the day polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton comes to the store.

10:00 Secrets of the Manor House

A look at the British titled class in Edwardian times and the servants working in their estates.

11:00 Moyers & Company


Salute to Cole Porter

1:00 Classic GospelNew Orleans Homecoming

2:00 Austin City LimitsArcade Fire

3:00 Annie Oakley: American Experience

The story of a five-foot-tall sharpshooter who became a world renowned symbol of the Wild West.


Supplying Information: Directions, Forms, and Charts.


Writing Memos and Letters


Seattle, Part 2Seattle’s discoveries include a 1964 “Star Trek” script and pitch letter, and a Civil War dog collar.

8:00 Mel Brooks: American Masters

A profile of the comedy giant behind such classics as “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein.”

9:30 Independent LensSoul Food JunkiesThe benefits and consequences of the African American traditional soul food diet are examined.

10:30 Charlie Rose




3:00 Secrets of the Manor House4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411

Tuesday 21PRIME TIME7:00 Ghost Army

A look at US troops who tricked the enemy with sound effects and visual illusions in World War II.


Created EqualThe Fourteenth Amendment of 1868 which made equality a constitutional right is examined.

9:00 FrontlineThe UntouchablesA look at why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution since America’s financial meltdown.



Seattle, Part 2

1:00 Mel Brooks: American Masters2:30 Independent Lens

Soul Food Junkies


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Learn about the American GIs who tricked the enemy in WWII with carefully crafted illusions. - Tuesday at 7:00


The White LionsThe story of two extremely rare white lion cubs growing up on the savanna in South Africa.

8:00 NOVASecrets of the Sun

9:00 Secrets of the DeadAirmen and the HeadhunterThe story of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese occupied Borneo during Word War II.


LATE NIGHT12:00 Ghost Army1:00 Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

Created Equal

2:00 FrontlineThe Untouchables



Arcade FireThe alternative rock superstars perform hits and tunes from their Grammy-winning “The Suburbs.”


Fishing for gargantuan alligator gar and Blanco State Park’s wonderful water are highlighted.

9:00 This Old House HourTom Silva relocates a load-bearing partition wall and takes the dip out of the first floor.



The White Lions


2:00 Secrets of the DeadAirmen and the Headhunters


Friday 24PRIME TIME7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill7:30 Need to Know8:00 Live from Lincoln Center

Audra McDonald: Go Back HomeHost Audra McDonald sings personal favorites and selections from her new album, “Go Back Home.”

9:00 Voces On PBSRebelLoreta Velasquez, a woman and a Cuban immigrant, secretly served as a soldier during the Civil War.



Arcade Fire

1:00 Overheard with Evan Smith1:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife2:00 This Old House Hour3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411


Something About A Hometown BandThis show boasts a mix of styles including the polka, waltz, country, Broadway and patriotic songs.

8:00 Classic GospelRyman Gospel Reunion“Sweet Beulah Land” and “The Lighthouse” are performed in Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.


Radiohead

11:00 Independent LensSoul Food Junkies

LATE NIGHT12:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill12:30 Need to Know1:00 Live from Lincoln Center

Audra McDonald: Go Back Home


3:00 Voces on PBSRebel

4:00 Frontline

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Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise honor the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families and all those who have given their lives to defend our freedom. - Sunday at 7:00 (Encore at 8:30)

Sunday, May 26 - Saturday, June 1

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Sunday 26AFTERNOON2:00 Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip

Colonial Idol

3:00 Chihuly Outside4:00 Visionaries

There Is Enough for All, Part 1

4:30 Moyers & Company5:30 On Story

Making Comedy Work

6:00 Arts in ContextJudge’s Choice

6:30 Just Seen It

PRIME TIME7:00 National Memorial Day Concert

The service and sacrifice of American soldiers and their families are honored at the US Capitol.

8:30 National Memorial Day Concert10:00 Arab American Stories10:30 Moyers & Company11:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly


Something About A Hometown Band

1:00 Classic GospelRyman Gospel Reunion

2:00 Austin City LimitsRadiohead

3:00 Independent LensSoul Food JunkiesThe benefits and consequences of the African-American traditional soul food diet are examined.


Reading for a Purpose


Finding What You Need: Forms and Charts


Seattle, Part 3Notable finds include a late-16th-century diamond and enamel jewel and an 1880s Crazy Quilt.

8:00 Antiques RoadshowVintage AtlantaDocuments related to golf legend Bobby Jones and an 1841 letter by Abraham Lincoln are appraised.

9:00 Independent LensDetropiaA dynamic cluster of innovators and creative entrepreneurs in Detroit, Michigan are profiled.


LATE NIGHT12:00 National Memorial Day Concert1:30 National Memorial Day Concert3:00 Charlie Rose

4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411

Tuesday 28PRIME TIME7:00 Natural Wonder of Texas: Palo Duro Canyon8:00 Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

Built to Last?Peter Sagal visits Iceland and explores why the US Constitution has lasted more than 225 years.

9:00 FrontlineOutlawed in PakistanThis is a powerful and nuanced profile of courage in a society where rape victims and their families are often considered dishonorable, and subjected to humiliation, poverty, and mortal danger.



Seattle, Part 3

1:00 Antiques RoadshowVintage Atlanta

2:00 Independent LensDetropia



The HimalayasExplores the diversity of wildlife and habitats of this mountain chain, including the snow leopard.

Learn how Detroit residents are ready to create a radically new post-industrial city. - Monday at 9:00

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8:00 NOVADeadliest TornadoesExplore the science behind the April 2011 tornadoes that left a trail of destruction across the US.

9:00 NOVADeadliest EarthquakesFollow a team of US geologists as they first enter Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy.


LATE NIGHT12:00 Natural Wonder of Texas: Palo Duro Canyon1:00 Constitution USA with Peter Sagal2:00 Frontline3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411

Thursday 30PRIME TIME7:00 National Geographic Bee8:00 Overheard with Evan Smith8:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife

Removing Hueco Tanks graffiti, Cook’s Branch Conservancy and cooking venison are showcased.

9:00 This Old House HourThe crew starts the ceiling work on the first floor and a skylight lets light into the master suite.



The Himalayas

1:00 NOVADeadliest Tornadoes

2:00 NOVADeadliest Earthquakes


Friday 31PRIME TIME7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill7:30 Need to Know8:00 Ellen Degeneres: The Mark Twain Prize

The work of Ellen DeGeneres is celebrated as she receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

9:30 Architect Michael Graves: A Grand Tour

Embark on a voyage through architect Michael Graves’ career and the influences that shaped him.


LATE NIGHT12:00 National Geographic Bee1:00 Overheard with Evan Smith1:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife

2:00 This Old House Hour3:00 Charlie Rose4:00 GED Connections4:30 TV411


Childhood Memories“Those Were The Days” and “Small Fry” set the tone for this look back at memories from childhood.

8:00 Classic GospelDown by the Tabernacle“Rock of Ages,” “There Is Power in the Blood” and “I Saw the Light” are performed in Indiana.


Randy Newman

11:00 Independent LensDetropia

LATE NIGHT12:30 Need to Know1:00 Ellen Degeneres: The Mark Twain Prize2:30 Architect Michael Graves: A Grand Tour3:00 NOVA

Deadliest Earthquakes

4:00 Frontline

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