April 13 - 19, 2012

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April 13 - 19, 2012

Masterpiece Classic: The Mystery of Edwin Drood Sunday, April 15 on PBS-HD 6 8 p.m. Thrill to this psychological tale of a provincial choirmaster's obsession with a young woman and the lengths to which he will go to attain her. An adaptation and completion of Charles Dickens' last novel left unfinished at the halfway mark at his death. The cast includes Matthew Rhys (Brothers & Sisters) and Julia MacKenzie (Miss Marple). Visit here for more thrill...

April 17th is Election Day for the CD8 Primary Election news you can trust - complete coverage here

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Arizona Spotlight Arizona Illustrated Political Roundtable 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (Repeats at 7 p.m. Saturday) Host: Jim Nintzel Host: Mark McLemore Topics: The Patterson drama, abortion Features: "The Five Cs: A Century Later" restrictions, and the final stretch for CD 8 Arizona's economy was once built on the five Cs; candidate and more. cattle, citrus, climate, copper and cotton. Now that Guests: the state is one hundred years old, they're not the * John Ellinwood, Republican Strategist money makers they once were. This week, * Jeff Rogers, Chairman, Pima County Democratic Arizona Spotlight looks at each of the five Cs to Party see how they are doing and where they are * Christopher Conover, Political Correspondent, headed. Read more. AZPM Visit AZ Illustrated for more info.

Saturday, April 14th Arizona Week 8:30 p.m. Car Talk Host. Michael Chihak 10 a.m. (Repeats at 6 p.m.) Topic: The future of retailing. Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi of Boston Guests: respond to automotive questions with a blend of *Terry Lundgren, CEO, Macy's Inc. quick-witted humor, mechanical expertise and *Poppy King, Poppy Industries Cosmetics engineering education. The single most popular *Martha Van Gelder, Director of the Terry hour in public radio! Lundgren Center for Retailing at the UA *Kerstin Block, Founder and President, Buffalo Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Exchange. 11 a.m. (Repeats at 12 noon Sunday on Art in the Twenty-First Century: Classical 90.5 FM) Change This American Life 9:30 p.m. Artists Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui and Catherine Opie 3 p.m. (Repeats at 7 p.m. Sunday on bear witness, through their work. Learn more here NPR) Own Worst Enemy - Stories of people who can't seem to stop getting in their own way - spending Saturday, April 14th money they don't have, eating foods that trigger allergies and saying all the wrong things while out "Arsenic and Old on dates. Lace" Hollywood at Home film A Prairie Home Companion series 4 p.m. (Repeats at 4 p.m. Saturday on 9 p.m. Don't miss director Frank Classical 90.5 FM and also at 10 a.m. Capra's black comedy. Sunday on NPR) This week PHC is at The Town Hall in New York For fun trivia information visit City with special guests, Renée Fleming, the here. Punch Brothers and more. More PHC info here.

Sunday, April 15th NPR Special Bullied: Teen Stories from Generation Sunday, April 15th PRX The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic 3 p.m. 6 p.m. This hour-long special features stories from teens This special BBC documentary explores one with first-hand insight on bullying. Youth producers crucial piece of the Titanic jigsaw that always from around the globe help show us what we don't escapes attention - the iceberg! understand - but - need to about bullying. Produced in special collaboration with WNPR. Learn more here. Finding Your Roots with Louis Gates, Jr. -

Angela Buchdahl, Rick Warren and Yasir Qadhi NPR 89.1FM/1550AM Radio schedule info 6 p.m.- 8 p.m here. Episode 5 - All have complex family histories that profoundly shaped their religious beliefs. Unearth more here.

Saturday, April 7th Monday - Thursday, April 16 - 19 Arizona Ilustrated - Highlights The Metropolitan Opera 6:30 p.m. La Traviata by Giuseppe Verde *Monday - Christopher Conover talks with an organizer of the Mayor's Caregiver Conference, 10 a.m. which takes place April 18th. Love, sacrifice and redemption: the dazzling *Tuesday - Luis Carrión meets with Deepak heroine of La Traviata (literal translation- "The Chopra at the UA's Toward the Science of Fallen Woman" or "The Woman Who Strayed."), Consciousness Conference to talk about the role embodies all three in one of opera's most beloved of food in spirituality and consciousness. stories. More La Traviata information here. *Wednesday - CD8 Special Election Primary Results - A complete analysis by Andrea Kelly and Sunday, April 15th Christopher Conover. *Thursday - Seeking Water From the Sun - A From the Top special sneak preview of the special documentary 12 Noon to air Earth Day, April 22nd at 6 p.m. on PBS-HD 6. This week From the Top comes to you from More AZ Ill info here. Weber State University's Austad Auditorium in

Ogden, Utah, where you will hear a talented duo from the area play Tchaikovsky and the teenage Monday, April 16th winners of the Discover National Chamber Music Antiques Roadshow Competition in Chicago perform the monumental 8 p.m.- Atlanta - A brand new episode from the final movement of Shostakovich's String Quartet Georgia Aquarium with hosts Mark L. Walberg and No. 9.Learn more program info here. appraiser David Lackey.

9 p.m.- Featured city - Providence, R.I. Community Concerts

3 p.m. (Repeats 9 p.m. on Thursday) The UA School of Music presents composer Tuesday, April 17th Patrick Neher in a Faculty Artist Series program Lydia Celebrates America - Weddings: titled "Bassiquity", and features the composer and Something Borrowed, Something Blue four other instrumentalists performing original 8 p.m. works that the composer calls "Deep Chamber Join celebrity chef Lydia Bastianich as she Music". celebrates the traditions surrounding weddings. More concert info here. More wedding fun here.

Weeknights Wednesday, April 18th Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin Exploration Wednesdays! 7 p.m. 8 p.m. - Nature - "River of No Return" - The Big Five, Part 1- The Chicago Symphony Premiere! Orchestra - We'll reach ack into the history, Watch as a romantic adventure becomes growth and development of one of America's great something much greater in the Frank Church - musical institutions. Visit Exploring Music here. River of No Return Wilderness. Watch a preview here. Classical 90.5 FM schedule information here. 9 p.m. - Nova "Why Ships Sink" - Premiere! Find out if modern cruise ships are really safe - or if we're on the brink of a 21st century Titanic.

10 p.m. - America Revealed "Nation on the Move" - Episode 2 Join host Yul Kwon as he journeys across the continent by air, road, and rail, venturing behind the scenes with the workers who get where we need to go.

PBS-HD 6 complete schedule information here.

EARTH DAY, April 22nd - Special Programming

Seeking Water from the Sun Sunday, April 22nd on PBS-HD 6 6 p.m. Follow the trials and tribulations of UA scientists and the Bureau of Reclamation in this special Arizona Public Media documentary as they build a solar powered water distillation prototype to bring purified water to the Navajo Nation.

Celebrate Earth Day with Sesame Street! Check out the line-up of earth friendly episodes during the week of April 16th 9 a.m. on PBS-HD 6 and 12 Noon on PBS Kids (Broadcast 27-2, Comcast 200, Cox 80) Monday, April 16th - Wild Nature Survivor Guy Tuesday, April 17th - Amphibian Show Wednesday, April 18th - Elmo and the Monarch Butterfly Thursday, April 19th - Frankly, It's a Habitat

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