SUNDAY – MARCH 5 Noon PT / 1:00 MT: VICTORIA ON MASTERPIECE BINGE! Follow Victoria's dramatic story, from the time she becomes queen in 1837 at age 18 through her relationship with Lord Melbourne, her first prime minister and her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. (9.5 Hrs)
9:30 PT / 10:30 MT: MERCY STREET “House of Bondage.” After Antietam, the Greens suffer a setback and Pinkerton's inquiry heats up. Foster and Samuel visit Foster's family plantation, where they intervene in a difficult labor. The hospital staff unites to oust their chief and Mary's condition worsens. (60 Min)
10:30 PT / 11:30 MT: NORTHWEST PROFILES. Experience the people, places, and events that make living in the Inland Northwest so unique. (30 Min)
MONDAY – MARCH 6 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: ROY ORBISON: BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT 30. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of an iconic concert with an all-star cast including Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, J. D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and Jennifer Warnes. Newly edited and remastered. (90 Min)
8:30 PT / 9:30 MT: KEN BURNS: AMERICA’S STORYTELLER. Join Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, George Lucas, Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sam Waterston, Doris Kearns Goodwin and more for a tribute to the acclaimed filmmaker and an exclusive look at the upcoming production, THE VIETNAM WAR. (90 Min)
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT: JENS JENSEN THE LIVING GREEN. Narrated by Jens Jensen's great-granddaughter, Jensen Wheeler Wolfe, this multi-award winning documentary profiles the unsung pioneering landscape architect who became one of America's most influential urban designers and early conservationists - shaping the Midwest's physical and cultural landscape in an enduring way. (60 Min)
TUESDAY – MARCH 7 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: JON BONAMASSA: LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE. Celebrated blues rockmaster, Joe Bonamassa delivers a musical tribute to The Three Kings Of the Blues at the legendary Greek Theatre filmed in August 2015. This concert is a continuation of the celebration of our blues heritage, which began with the 2014 production of Joe Bonamassa - Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks presented by Keeping The Blues Alive and was a tribute to the music of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. Bonamassa is backed by a stellar band of blues musicians. (90 Min)
8:30 PT / 9:30 MT: TRAVIS TRITT: A MAN AND HIS GUITAR. Join the country music hit-maker with the soulful voice and exceptional guitar prowess along with special guests Marty Stuart and James Otto. This new concert was taped and recorded in an intimate setting at Tennessee's historic Franklin Theater. (90 Min)
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT: GREAT PLAINS: AMERICA’S LINGERING WILD “A Long Hard Struggle.” This two- part documentary examines the remaining "wildness" in the states that compose the Great Plains. The program captures the places and creatures that survive after 150 years of settlement, as well as the people who care for and preserve this fragile ecosystem. (60 Min)
WEDNESDAY – MARCH 8 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: NATURE “The Story of Cats: Asia to Africa.” Discover how the first cats arose in the forests of Asia, how they spread across the continent and later came to conquer Africa. We reveal how cats evolved with an in-depth look at lions, servals, caracals, cheetahs, tigers, fishing and sand cats. (60 Min) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature
8:30 PT / 9:30 MT: GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF EUROPE. Historian and archetypal Englishman Julian Davidson travels from the frozen wastes of Norway to the sunny shores of the Italian Adriatic coast, sampling the delights of some of the most dramatic and fascinating railway journeys in Europe. (2 Hrs)
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT: GREAT PLAINS: AMERICA’S LINGERING WILD “We Live with the Land.” This two- part documentary examines the remaining "wildness" in the states that compose the Great Plains. The program captures the places and creatures that survive after 150 years of settlement, as well as the people who care for and preserve this fragile ecosystem. (60 Min)
THURSDAY – MARCH 9 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: TOM JONES: A SOUNDSTAGE SPECIAL EVENT. Don't miss the iconic singer and special guest Grammy winner Alison Krauss. Jones performs signature songs "Delilah," "It's Not Unusual," "Green, Green Grass of Home," "Kiss" and "Thunderball" as well as new material from his recent albums. (90 Min)
8:30 PT / 9:30 MT: CHRISTOPHER CROSS AND FRIENDS. This concert special was recorded live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas for Austin City Limits Live (ACL Live). Performing the pop songs that his fans love, the singer is also joined on stage by some of his long-time friends and mentors in the music business. (90 Min)
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT: MERCY STREET “House of Bondage.” After Antietam, the Greens suffer a setback and Pinkerton's inquiry heats up. Foster and Samuel visit Foster's family plantation, where they intervene in a difficult labor. The hospital staff unites to oust their chief and Mary's condition worsens. (60 Min)
FRIDAY, MARCH 10 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: WASHINGTON WEEK. Join a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the nation's capital. (30 Min) http://www.pbs.org/washingtonweek
7:30 PT / 8:30 MT: CHARLIE ROSE – THE WEEK. This program provides a retrospective of the best stories and interviews from the nightly PBS program CHARLIE ROSE. The show captures the defining moments in politics, science, business, culture, media and sports. (30 Min) http://www.pbs.org/charlierosetheweek/home/
8:00 PT / 9:00 MT: ROY ORBISON: BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT 30. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of an iconic concert with an all-star cast including Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, J. D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and Jennifer Warnes. Newly edited and remastered. (90 Min)
9:30 PT/ 10:30 MT: SOUNDSTAGE GeorgeFest.” Watch an eclectic mix of guest artists pay tribute to the late Beatle, George Harrison. Brian Wilson, Norah Jones, Dhani Harrison, Ann Wilson, Ben Harper, Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and many others honor Harrison's legacy. (60 Min)
10:30 PT / 11:30 MT: NORTHWEST PROFILES. Experience the people, places, and events that make living in the Inland Northwest so unique. (30 Min)
SATURDAY – MARCH 11 2:00 PT / 3:00 MT: NEW PLAY PIANO IN A FLASH: 3 STEPS TO PIANO SUCCESS. Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston, the "Pied Piper" of recreational piano players, is back! Following on the heels of his tremendously successful original Play Piano in a Flash special, Scott has honed and sharpened his message to an even finer edge to be even more compelling in this new show. Scott is at his instructional and entertaining best as he shares his "3 Steps to Piano Success" with the army of public television viewers hungry for the ability to simply sit down and have some fun playing piano. In The New Play Piano in a Flash: 3 Steps to Piano Success, he's made it even easier for beginners to get off the sidelines and get into the game of happy, fulfilling music-making. (2 Hrs)
4:00 PT / 5:00 MT: RICK STEVES’ EUROPE BINGE! Take a six-hour journey with Rick Steves, PBS’ most popular travel guy. Rick starts the trip in Hamburg, Germany and winds it up in England’s Cornwall District. In between, you’ll catch the highlights in Dresden and Frankfurt, Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy and west and south England. Check your Prevue magazine for exact episode times. (6 Hrs)
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT: SOUNDSTAGE GeorgeFest.” Watch an eclectic mix of guest artists pay tribute to the late Beatle, George Harrison. Brian Wilson, Norah Jones, Dhani Harrison, Ann Wilson, Ben Harper, Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and many others honor Harrison's legacy. (60 Min)