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Vol 21, issue 5 / may 2013 Mr. Showbiz American Masters Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mon 20th, 9 p.m.; thirteen.org/americanmasters

After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer. The comedy giant has energeti- ; cally avoided a documentary profile being made—until now. of est American Masters Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ colorful t career, from his early years in live television as a writer for Sid Caesar’s Your Show ox / Ph o ox of Shows to his wildly comedic films such as Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, and The Producers—which later evolved into the Tony-winning musical of the same name. Featuring interviews with Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, and many others, it offers a fascinating look at the Mel Brooks we know and love—and the Mel Brooks we don’t know at all. To whet your appetite, we’ve gathered some surprising facts about the life, career, ury F ; ( high a nx iet y) 20 th C e n t ury and outrageously amazing world of Mel Brooks. of est t

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up of Vertigo and other Alfred Hitchcock this s pr ea d: ( me l b rook o. films, the master of comedy turned to the master of suspense. He shared a rough cut of the film with Hitchcock, who declared e n W i ld r, Z ro Mo ; (G the spoof of the infamous shower scene y of M ichae l Gr ecc of est tes in Psycho brilliant. “And then he said you Reading is Fundamental t got one thing wrong,” Brooks reveals in Brooks rarely goes to bed before 3 a.m. VE R : Cour the American Masters film. “Shower rings, and spends the latenight hours reading O the classics. His 1970 film The Twelve lynn) Ph o (Errol F lynn) you have 13. We only had ten.” fron t C thirteen.org 1

Chairs, about a young man’s search for chairs confiscated by the Soviet govern- American Masters Mel Brooks: ment, was based on a 1928 Russian novel. Make a Noise Call Him Irresistible Mon 20th, 9 p.m.; thirteen.org/americanmasters Brooks first met his late wife Anne Bancroft on the set of The Perry Como Show in 1961. She fell in love with him instantly. “He looked like my father and he acted like my mother,” she explains. They were married for 41 years until her death in 2005.

H is Favorite Year The 1982 film My Want More Mel? Favorite Year was Visit thirteen.org/americanmasters inspired by Brooks’ experience with • Win a pair of tickets to the Errol Flynn, who New York premiere of American appeared in an Masters Mel Brooks: Make a Noise episode of Your at the 92nd Street Y Wednesday, Show of Shows . May 15 at 7:15 p.m. The screening Brooks, a junior writer on the program, will include a conversation with was asked to chaperone the notorious Brooks, who will participate live via ladies’ man. “I was locked in the Wal- satellite from L.A.; choreographer dorf Towers with Errol Flynn and two Susan Stroman; filmmaker Robert red-headed, Cuban sisters,” he said Trachtenberg; and moderator in a Film Score magazine interview. “It Joy Behar. was the craziest weekend of my life.” • Join filmmaker Robert Trachten- berg for an online OVEE live-chat They Like Him. They Really Like Him. and screening. Three of Brooks’ films ranked in • Enter to win the Mel Brooks: the American Film Institutes’s list Make a Noise DVD and The Incred- of top 100 comedy films of all time: ible Mel Brooks DVD box set, Blazing Saddles (#6), The Producers watch web-exclusive film out- (#11), and Young Frankenstein (#13). In takes, and check out memorable June, he will be honored with an AFI Life Mel Brooks movie moments in our Achievement Award, the highest honor online slideshow. for a career in film.

American Masters is made possible by the support of the National Endowment for the Arts and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding for American Masters is provided by Rosalind P. Walter, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Rolf and Elizabeth Rosenthal, Jack Rudin, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation, and public television viewers. Additional support for this program is provided by Vital Projects Fund. 2 evening and night

5/02 EARLY THURSDAY AM 4:00 Independent Lens [R] symbol key 12:00 Tavis Smiley 5:00 Invitation to World 12:30 One-on-One With Literature Aired earlier Steve Adubato this month 1:00 The Dust Bowl To be announced 3:00 Frontline 3 FRIDAY Visit thirteen.org 4:00 Independent Lens [R] for related activities 5:30 BBC World News America 2 THURSDAY 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Schneider 1 Wednesday 5:30 BBC World News 6:30 Nightly Business Report America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 5:30 BBC World News 6:00 NJ Today With Mike 8:00 Washington Week America Schneider With Gwen Ifill Repeats 6:00 NJ Today With Mike 6:30 Nightly Business Sat 4th, 9am. Schneider Report 8:30 PREMIERE Need to 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour Know With Jeff Greenfield, 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREMIERE NYC-ARTS Maria Hinojosa, Scott With Philippe de Montebello Simon, and Ray Suarez. 8:00 PREMIERE and Paula Zahn. Repeats Repeats Sat 4th, 9:30am. Nature: “Legendary Sun 5th, 12noon. White Stallions” Vienna’s 8:30 PREMIERE 9:00 PREMIERE Great famous Lipizzaner stal- MetroFocus Interviews, Performances: “Paul lions, bred for courage, in-depth reporting, and Taylor Dance Company strength and character. stories from across the in Paris” The company Repeats early Fri 3rd, 1am; metropolitan region. dances Taylor’s master- Sat 4th, 5pm and early Repeats Sat 4th, 10am. works Brandenburgs and Mon 6th, 3am. Beloved Renegade. 9:00 PREMIERE Great Performances at the Met: “Un Ballo in Maschera” Marcelo Álvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Sondra a n B k e l Radvanovsky star in David Alden’s production of

9:00 PREMIERE NOVA: Sun 5th, 12:30pm. Pa “Australia’s First 4 Billion 11:30 Charlie Rose Repeats 10:00 PREMIERE Years: Strange Creatures” Fri 3rd, 1:30pm. Dangerous Edge: A Life Bizarre fauna from the land of Graham Greene The Down Under. Repeats early 5/03 EARLY FRIDAY AM acclaimed writer was a Fri 3rd, 2am. 12:30 Tavis Smiley Repeats manic-depressive, a doubt- 10:00 PREMIERE Secrets Fri 3rd, 1pm. ing Catholic, and a British of the Dead: “Bugging 1:00 Nature See Wed 1st, 8pm. spy. Repeats early Sat 4th, Hitler’s Soldiers” See high- Repeats Sat 4th, 5pm and 2am and early Tue 7th, 4am. light on page 3. Repeats early Mon 6th, 3am. 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats early Fri 3rd, 3am and early 2:00 NOVA [R] Mon 6th, 1:30pm. Mon 6th, 4am. 3:00 Secrets of the Dead 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats See Wed 1st, 10pm. Repeats 5/04 EARLY SATURDAY AM o be r Fi l ms Thu 2nd, 1:30pm. early Mon 6th, 4am. 12:00 Tavis Smiley © Oct thirteen.org 3

12:30 One-on-One With Sun 5th, 5:10am. tuberculosis screening Steve Adubato 1:10 Reel 13 Classics See facilities to Poplar. (Part 6 1:00 Theater Talk Sat 4th, 9pm. [R] of 8) Repeats early Tue 7th, 1:30 Film School Shorts 3:10 Reel 13 Indies See 2am and early Sat 11th, 4am. 2:00 Dangerous Edge: A Sat 4th, 11pm. Repeats early 9:00 PREMIERE Life of Graham Greene [R] Wed 8th, 1am. [R] Masterpiece Classic: 3:00 Masterpiece Classic “Mr. Selfridge” Two 4:00 Call the Midwife [R] dead relatives show up at 5:00 The Bletchley Circle 5 s u n d ay a store séance prompted by Sherlock Holmes creator 6:00 PREMIERE Moyers & Arthur Conan Doyle. (Part 6 4 s aT u r d ay Company Re peats Sun 5th, of 8) Repeats early Tue 7th, 11pm. 1am and early Sat 11th, 3am. 6:00 Mike Colameco’s 10:00 PREMIERE The Real Food 7:00 PREMIERE Bletchley Circle 6:30 Lidia’s Italy in America Treasures of New York: Planting false clues, 7:00 The This Old House Hour “American Museum of the killer leads Susan into 8:00 Keeping Up Natural History” Tom a trap. (Part 3 of 3) Repeats Appearances Brokaw hosts this film, early Tue 7th, 3am and 8:30 As Time Goes By which explores the mus- early Sat 11th, 5am. 9:00 PREMIERE Reel 13 eum’s history and recent 11:00 Moyers & Company Classics: “Planet of the renovations, including See Sun 5th, 6pm. [R] Apes” (1968) An astronaut the North American Hall (Charlton Heston) time- of Mammals and the 5/06 EARLY MONDAY AM travels to a future planet Teddy Roosevelt Memo- 12:00 The Dust Bowl ruled by apes who keep rial. Repeats Fri 10th, 10pm (Part 2 of 2) [R] human slaves. Repeats and early Mon 13th, 2am. 2:00 Frontline. [R] early Sun 5th, 1:10am. 3:00 Nature See Wed 1st, 11:00 PREMIERE Reel 13 8pm. [R] Indies: “Beijing Bicycle” 4:00 Secrets of the Dead (2002) A 17-year-old See Wed 1st, 10pm. [R] courier enlists the help 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe of a schoolboy to find his stolen bicycle. Repeats early Sun 5th, 3:10am and . Fi nn i n 6 MONDAY early Wed 8th, 1am.

©AM N H\ D 5:30 BBC World News 5/05 EARLY SUNDAY AM 8:00 PREMIERE Call America 1:05 PREMIERE Reel 13 the Midwife Dr. Turner 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Shorts Repeats early campaigns to bring Schneider

Secrets of the Dead: Bugging Hitler’s Soldiers

Wed 1st, 10 p.m.; thirteen.org/secrets

Spied upon by MI19 in an audacious bugging operation, 4,000 German POWs revealed their inner thoughts about the Third Reich and military secrets that helped the Allies win World War II. These secret recordings, dramatically reconstructed in this film, offer a chilling inside look at the Nazi regime. 4 evening and night

6:30 Nightly Business 7 Tu e s day 6:00 NJ Today With Report Mike Schneider 7:00 PBS NewsHour 5:30 BBC World News America 6:30 Nightly Business 8:00 PREMIERE Antiques 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Report Roadshow: “Rapid City, Schneider 7:00 PBS NewsHour South Dakota” Repeats 6:30 Nightly Business Report 8:00 PREMIERE early Wed 8th, 3am. 7:00 PBS NewsHour Nature: “The Private Life 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: 8:00 Jesse James: of Deer” A new view of “Secaucus, New Jersey” American Experience white-tailed deer as intel- Repeats early Wed 8th, 4am. [R] Repeats early Thu 9th, 1am. ligent, affectionate family 10:00 PREMIERE 9:00 PREMIERE Constitu- members. Repeats early Independent Lens: tion USA With Peter Sagal: Fri 10th, 1am; Sat 11th, 5pm; “Seeking Asian Female” “A More Perfect Union” and early Mon 13th, 3am. An elderly American man The Constitution’s delicate and a young Chinese balance of power. Repeats 9:00 NOVA: “Venom: woman pursue an internet early Thu 9th, 2am. Nature’s Killer” Natural marriage. Repeats early 10:00 PREMIERE TED toxicity of the planet’s Thu 9th, 4am and Sun 12th, Talks Education See high- most deadly creatures. 12mid. light on this page. Repeats Repeats early Fri 10th, 2am 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats early Thu 9th, 3am and and early Mon 13th, 4am. Tue 7th, 1:30pm. Sun 12th, 7pm. 10:00 PREMIERE Secrets 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats of the Dead: “Death on 5/07 EARLY TUESDAY AM Wed 8th, 1:30pm. the Railroad” Investigating 12:00 Tavis Smiley Repeats the deaths of 57 Irish immi- Tue 7th, 1pm. 5/08 EARLY WEDNESDAY AM grants hired to lay railroad 12:30 Conversations at 12:00 Tavis Smiley tracks in Pennsylvania in NJPAC 12:30 One-on-One With 1832. Repeats early Fri 10th, 1:00 Masterpiece Classic Steve Adubato 3am. See Sun 5th, 9pm. Repeats 1:00 Reel 13 Indies See 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats early Sat 11th, 3am. [R] Sat 4th, 11pm. [R] Thu 9th, 1:30pm. 2:00 Call the Midwife 3:00 Antiques Roadshow See Sun 5th, 8pm. Repeats See Mon 6th, 8pm. [R] 5/09 EARLY THURSDAY AM early Sat 11th, 4am. 4:00 Antiques Roadshow 12:00 Tavis Smiley Repeats 3:00 The Bletchley Circle See Mon 6th, 9pm. [R] Thu 9th, 1pm. See Sun 5th, 10pm. Repeats 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 12:30 One-on-One With early Sat 11th, 5am. Steve Adubato 4:00 Dangerous Edge: 1:00 Jesse James: A Life of Graham Greene 8 w e d n e s d a y American Experience [R] See Fri 3rd, 10pm. [R] 2:00 Constitution USA 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 5:30 BBC World News America With Peter Sagal [R]

TED Talks Education

Tue 7th, 10 p.m.; thirteen.org/tedtalkseducation

Geoffrey Canada, Bill Gates, John Legend, Rita Pierson, Sir Ken Robinson, and other education leaders deliver inspiring talks on teaching and learning. In partnership with TED, the non-profit organization promoting Ideas Worth Sharing, the program is part of CPB’s American Graduate initiative which explores innovative solutions to the dropout crisis. thirteen.org 5

3:00 TED Talks Education 3:00 Secrets of the Dead 1 1 s aT u r day See Tue 7th, 10pm. Repeats See Wed 8th, 10pm. [R] Sun 12th, 7pm. 4:00 Globe Trekker [R] 6:00 Mike Colameco’s 4:00 Independent Lens 5:00 Invitation to World Real Food [R] Literature 6:30 Lidia’s Italy in 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe America 10 FRIDAY 7:00 The This Old House Hour 9 Th u r s day 5:30 BBC World News 8:00 Keeping Up America Appearances 5:30 BBC World News 6:00 NJ Today With Mike 8:30 As Time Goes By America Schneider 9:00 Reel 13 Classics: 6:00 NJ Today With Mike 6:30 Nightly Business “Rain Man” (1988) A Schneider Report wheeler-dealer (Tom 6:30 Nightly Business 7:00 PBS NewsHour Cruise) meets his brother Report 8:00 Washington Week (Dustin Hoffman), an 7:00 PBS NewsHour With Gwen Ifill Repeats autistic-savant and heir to 8:00 PREMIERE NYC-ARTS Sat 11th, 9am. millions. Repeats early With Philippe de Montebello 8:30 PREMIERE Need to Sun 12th, 1:10am. and Paula Zahn. Repeats Know With Jeff Greenfield, 11:20 Reel 13 Indies: “You Sun 12th, 12noon. Maria Hinojosa, Scott Will Meet a Tall Dark 8:30 PREMIERE Simon, and Ray Suarez. Stranger” (2010) Two MetroFocus Interviews, Repeats Sat 11th, 9:30am. marriages head for the in-depth reporting, and 9:00 PREMIERE Jake rocks. With Josh Brolin, solutions-oriented stories Shimabukuro: Life on and Naomi Watts. Directed from across the metro- Four Strings On the road by Woody Allen. Repeats politan region. Repeats with the ukulele virtuoso. early Sun 12th, 3:30am and Sat 11th, 10am. Repeats Sun 12th, 2:30pm and early Wed 15th, 1am. 9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: early Mon 13th, 1am. “Miss Marple, Series V: 10:00 Treasures of New 5/12 EARLY SUNDAY AM The Blue Geranium” Miss York: “American Museum 1:05 PREMIERE Reel 13 Marple tries to find an of Natural History” See Shorts [R] ingenious killer. Repeats Sun 5th, 7pm. Repeats early 1:10 Reel 13 Classics See early Sat 11th, 1:30am. Mon 13th, 2am. [R] Sat 11th, 9pm. [R] 10:30 PREMIERE New 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats 3:30 Reel 13 Indies See York Originals The Lower Mon 13th, 1:30pm. Sat 11th, 11:20pm. Repeats East Side business Russ & early Wed 15th, 1am. [R] Daughters. 5/11 EARLY SATURDAY AM 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats 12:00 Tavis Smiley Repeats 1 2 s u n day Fri 10th, 1:30pm. Mon 13th, 1pm. 12:30 One-on-One With 6:00 PREMIERE Moyers & 5/10 EARLY FRIDAY AM Steve Adubato Company Repeats Sun 12th, 12:00 Tavis Smiley Repeats 1:00 Theater Talk 11pm. Fri 10th, 1pm. 1:30 Masterpiece Mystery 7:00 TED Talks Education 12:30 One-on-One With See Thu 9th, 9pm. [R] See Tue 7th, 10pm. [R] Steve Adubato 3:00 Masterpiece Classic 8:00 PREMIERE Call the 1:00 Nature See Wed 8th, See Sun 5th, 9pm. [R] Midwife Jenny treats a 8pm. Repeats Sat 11th, 5pm 4:00 Call the Midwife black mother-to-be, who and early Mon 13th, 3am. See Sun 5th, 8pm. [R] faces prejudice. (Part 7 of 8) [R] 5:00 The Bletchley Circle Repeats early Tue 14th, 2am 2:00 NOVA [R] See Sun 5th, 10pm. [R] and early Sat 18th, 4am. 6 evening and night

9:00 PREMIERE 11:30 Charlie Rose Repeats 4:45 The Art of Horace Masterpiece Classic: Tue 14th, 1:30pm. Pippin “Mr. Selfridge” F.W. Wool- 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe worth tries to undercut 5/14 EARLY TUESDAY AM Harry. (Part 7 of 8) Repeats 12:30 Tavis Smiley early Tue 14th, 1am and 1:00 Masterpiece Classic 15 WEDNESDAY early Sat 18th, 3am. See Sun 12th, 9pm. Repeats 10:00 PREMIERE 10 early Sat 18th, 3am. 5:30 BBC World News Buildings That Changed 2:00 Call the Midwife See America America Repeats early Sun 12th, 8pm. Repeats early 6:00 NJ Today With Mike Tue 14th, 3am. Sat 18th, 4am. Schneider 11:00 Moyers & Company 3:00 10 Buildings That 6:30 Nightly Business See Sun 12th, 6pm. [R] Changed America [R] Report 4:00 Treasures of New 7:00 PBS NewsHour 5/13 EARLY MONDAY AM York [R] 8:00 PREMIERE Nature: 12:00 Independent Lens 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe “The Great Zebra Exodus” See Mon 6th, 10pm. [R] Spectacular migration of 1:00 Jake Shimabukuro: 20,000 zebras across Life on Four Strings [R] 1 4 Tu e s d ay Botswana’s K alahari. 2:00 Treasures of New Repeats early Fri 17th, 1am York See sun 5th, 7pm. [R] 5:30 BBC World News and early Mon 20th, 3:30am. America 3:00 Nature See Wed 8th, 6:00 NJ Today With Mike 9:00 PREMIERE NOVA: 8pm. [R] Schneider “Decoding Neanderthals” 4:00 NOVA [R] 6:30 Nightly Business What happened when 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe. Report Homo Sapiens met Nean- 7:00 PBS NewsHour derthals over 60,000 years 8:00 Annie Oakley: ago. Repeats early Fri 17th, 1 3 m o n day American Experience 2am and early Mon 20th, Repeats early Thu 16th, 1am. 4:30am. 5:30 BBC World News 9:00 PREMIERE 10:00 PREMIERE Secrets America Constitution USA With of the Dead: “Caveman 6:00 NJ Today With Peter Sagal: “It’s a Free Cold Case” A tomb of Mike Schneider Country” The history of the Neanderthal bones is dis- 6:30 Nightly Business Bill of Rights. Repeats early covered in Spain. Repeats Report Thu 16th, 2am. early Fri 17th, 3am and early 7:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 Frontline Mon 20th, 2:30am. 8:00 PREMIERE 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats Antiques Roadshow: Wed 15th, 1:30pm. Thu 16th, 1:30pm. “Seattle, Washington” Repeats early Wed 15th, 5/15 EARLY WEDNESDAY AM 5/16 EARLY THURSDAY AM 2:45am. 12:00 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Tavis Smiley 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: 12:30 One-on-One With 12:30 One-on-One With “Houston, Texas” Repeats Steve Adubato Steve Adubato early Wed 15th, 3:45am. [R] 1:00 Reel 13 Indies 1:00 Annie Oakley: 10:00 PREMIERE See Sat 11th, 11:20pm. [R] American Experience [R] Independent Lens: “The 2:00 Constitution USA Invisible War” The rape 2:45 Antiques Roadshow With Peter Sagal [R] epidemic within the U.S. mili- See Mon 13th, 8pm. [R] 3:00 Frontline Episode TBA. tary. Repeats early Sat 18th, 3:45 Antiques Roadshow 4:00 POV [R] 1:30am and Sun 19th, 12mid. See Mon 13th, 9pm. [R] 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe thirteen.org 7

ART MEETS IDEAS MEETS YOU

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Image credits: (top row) Gatekeeper Vajrasphota; western Tibet; 11th–12th century; silver with copper inlay and traces of pigment with copper alloy base; long-term loan from the Nyingjei Lam Collection; L2005.9.30 (HAR 68449), (middle row) Buddha Western Himalayas; ca. 12th–13th century Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; C2004.11.1 (HAR 65355), (bottom row) Homai Vyawawalla, Indian (1913–2012); Nehru releasing a dove, sign of peace at a public function at the National Stadium in New Delhi; mid 1950’s Gelatin Silver Print; Alkazi Collection of Photography 8 evening and night

1 6 Th u r s d ay 6:30 Nightly Business 8:30 As Time Goes By Report 9:00 PREMIERE Reel 13 5:30 BBC World News 7:00 PBS NewsHour Classics: “Witness for the America 8:00 Washington Week Prosecution” (1957) A 6:00 NJ Today With Mike With Gwen Ifill barrister (Charles Schneider 8:30 PREMIERE Need to Laughton) defends an 6:30 Nightly Business Know With Jeff Greenfield, accused murderer (Tyrone Report Maria Hinojosa, Scott Power) despite damaging 7:00 PBS NewsHour Simon, and Ray Suarez. testimony from his wife 8:00 PREMIERE Super- Repeats Sat 18th, 9:30am. (Marlene Dietrich). Repeats torm Sandy: Six Months 9:00 PREMIERE Great early Sun 19th, 1:10am. Later & Counting See Performances at the Met: 11:05 PREMIERE Reel 13 highlight on this page. “Rigoletto” Director Indies: “The Company” Repeats Sat 18th, 4pm. Michael Mayer’s production (2003) Neve Campbell 11:00 Charlie Rose Repeats is set in 1960 Las Vegas. as a ballet dancer poised Fri 17th, 1:30pm. With Piotr Beczala, Željko for stardom. Directed by Lucic, and Diana Damrau. Robert Altman. Repeats 5/17 EARLY FRIDAY AM Renée Fleming hosts. early Sun 19th, 3:15am and 12:00 Tavis Smiley Repeats Sun 19th, 12:30pm. early Wed 22nd, 1am. 12:30 One-on-One With 11:30 Charlie Rose Repeats Steve Adubato Mon 20th, 1:30pm. 5/19 EARLY SUNDAY AM 1:00 Nature See Wed 15th, 1:05 PREMIERE Reel 13 8pm. Repeats early Mon 20th, 5/18 EARLY SATURDAY AM Shorts [R] 3:30am. 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:10 Reel 13 Classics See 2:00 NOVA 1:00 Theater Talk Sat 18th, 9pm. [R] 3:00 Secrets of the Dead 1:30 Independent Lens [R] 3:15 Reel 13 Indies See See Wed 15th, 10pm. Repeats 3:00 Masterpiece Classic Sat 18th, 11:05pm. [R] early Mon 20th, 2:30am. See Sun 12th, 9pm. [R] 4:00 Call the Midwife 4:00 Globe Trekker [R] See Sun 12th, 8pm. [R] 1 9 s u n d ay 5:00 Invitation to World 5:00 Journey of the Literature Bonesetter’s Daughter 6:00 PREMIERE Moyers & Company Repeats Sun 19th, 11pm. 17 FRIDAY 1 8 s a T u r d a y 7:00 P REMIERE Service: When Women Come 5:30 BBC World News 7:00 The This Old House Marching Home Disabled America Hour female veterans return to 6:00 NJ Today With Mike 8:00 Keeping Up civilian life. Repeats early Schneider Appearances Tue 21st, 3:30am.

Superstorm Sandy: Six Months Later & Counting

Thu 16th, 8 p.m.; thirteen.org /© w n et tt

In this live broadcast airing simultaneously on THIRTEEN,

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