Dear WLIW21 Member, the last few months have seen a lot of focus on funding for public media. most of that focus has been on government funding, which makes up a vital 17 percent of our overall operating budget. another 65 percent comes from viewers — and members — like you! JUNE you are the rock on which we’ve built more than 40 years of excellent pro- gramming. forty-two years of innovative, educational, inspirational television and web content. so thank you, hundreds of times over. thank you for the donations that make our programming possible and thank you for being a champion for public media. your continued support makes it possible for us to bring exciting new programming to you in june and throughout the year. this month you can enjoy our new local productions Pulling Back the Curtain: The Making of Cirque du Soleil Zarkana (sat., 6/11 at 2:30 p.m. & thurs., 6/16 at 7 p.m.) and our new national presentation Josh Groban Command Performance: 10 Years With Public Television (wed., 6/15 at 7 p.m.), featuring the best performances from the internationally renowned singer’s past public television specials – “you raise me up,” “bridge over troubled water” with brian mcknight, and more – chosen by josh Groban himself. we’ll also present your favorite PBS series like Antiques Roadshow, Nature and Masterpiece Mystery! june is also pledge season at WLIW21. that means special programming like a Great Performances courtesy of sandra nissen concert featuring 10-year-old soprano Jackie Evancho (sun., 6/12 at 8 p.m.); the lGBT pride cel- aballero c ebration OUT in America (sun., 6/12 at 9:30 p.m.); and the new self-help specials Stop Back Pain Gustavo with Vijay Vad, M.D. (sat., 6/11 at 1 p.m.), 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. of cirque du soleil zarkana | out in america of cirque du soleil zarkana | out in america G (sat., 6/11 at 10 a.m.), and Joel Harper’s Self Defense with Donovan Green (sun., 6/12 at 6 p.m.). whether you first became a member through pledge or joined when your kids were young . | the makin d and learned to count from Sesame Street, or you just can’t get enough of our british and arts . m programming, thank you for your support of WLIW21. | d . john servidio m General manager, WLIW21 armistead maupin BOXING Boxing is complicated and full of contradictions. it can be bloody, GYM hurtful and cruel, yet requires dedication, discipline, focus, and grueling work ethic, sacrifice, conditioning, and ferocious demands on the body and mind. in this new film, vérité documentarian frederick wiseman uses the boxing gym as an example of the american melting pot, where whites, blacks, hispanics, and people of many races and vancho: dream with me in concert | stop back pain with vijay vad, vad, with vijay pain back | stop dream with me in concert vancho: e ethnic backgrounds meet, talk and train — and in some cases dream ackie ackie j eft: 3 steps to incredible health with joel fuhrman, health incredible to 3 steps eft: l together of success, riches and prominence. wiseman’s studies of the PREMIERES THURSDAY JUNE 23 AT 9PM many aspects of american life and the human experience have been G portrayed in more than 35 films, including La Danse and Basic Training, unttin Get an email reminder to watch the show h with his trademark fly-on-the-wall style. an d sandra small clockwise from top from top clockwise performances: Great To access this month’s featured web content, visit wliw.org/guide 1 1:30 pm Are You Being Served? Christmas 1976, WLIW21 JUNE 2011 SCHEDULE Father Christmas Affair 2:00 pm New Tricks please note: all airdates are subject to change. for the most current listings, visit WLIW21’s schedule page at wliw.org/schedule. 3:00 pm Best of the Joy of Painting Lonely Retreat primetime listings are available on the WLIW21 program schedule hotline at 212.560.8021 — 3:30 pm Maya & Miguel The Wedding press 3 for programming, then press 1 for program schedule. 4:00 pm Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps Angelina, The Pet Sitter/ Angelina and the Music Box WEDNESDay JUNE 1 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour 4:30 pm Wild Kratts Fireflies 7:00 pm Globe Trekker Globe Trekker Special: 5:00 pm Thomas & Friends Right Tracks 12:10 am Doc Martin The Apple Doesn’t Fall World War II In Europe 5:30 pm Bob the Builder Wendy Moves The Valley 1:00 am Regents Review 2.0 (2011) Chemistry 8:00 pm Doc Martin Movement 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour 2:00 am Regents Review 2.0 (2011) Physics 9:00 pm Mi-5 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Billings, Mt — ket 3:00 am Regents Review 2.0 (2011) 10:00 pm Eastenders Hour Three Global History & Geography haffer/ 10:30 pm Eastenders 8:00 pm Glacier Park’s Night of the Grizzlies s 4:00 am Mi-5 teve 11:30 pm Caucus: New Jersey 9:30 pm Thoroughbred s 5:00 am Murdoch Mysteries Til Death Do Us Part THURSDay JUNE 2 11:00 pm BBC World News 6:00 am Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches 11:30 pm One On One with Steve Adubato of courtesy 6:15 am Body Electric Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Wagner 12:00 am Nature Bears of the Last Frontier: fRIDay JUNE 3 presents a fascinating look at the world of these 6:30 am A Place of Our Own Planning Healthy Meals Arctic Wanderers distinctive horses through the eyes of the people 7:00 am Cyberchase Designing Mr. Perfect who breed, sell, race, and love them. 1:00 am NOVA Secrets of the Parthenon 12:00 am Life On Mars 7:30 am Sid The Science Kid Clean Air! 2:00 am GED Connection Passing The GED 1:00 am Regents Review 2.0 (2011) THOROUGHBRED 8:00 am Martha Speaks Martha Runs The Store, Writing Test Us History & Government Premieres Thursday, Part 1 & Part 2 2:30 am Crossroads Cafe Opportunity Knocks 2:00 am Regents Review 2.0 (2011) Spanish June 2 at 9:30pm 8:30 am WordWorld Shark’s First Day of School/ 3:00 am Workplace Essential Skills Orientation 3:00 am Regents Review 2.0 (2011) French Shark’s First Loose Tooth 3:30 am TV411 Episode 115 4:00 am The War A Deadly Calling Get an email reminder to watch the show 9:00 am Sesame Street The Cookie Touch 6:00 am Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches Preview video & more at 4:00 am Secrets of the Dead Lost Ships of Rome 10:00 am Barney & Friends Playing Games/No, No, No! pbs.org/programs/thoroughbred 5:00 am Murdoch Mysteries Let Loose The Dogs 6:15 am Body Electric 10:30 am Curious George Guest Monkey/ 6:30 am A Place of Our Own Week In Review Charkie Goes to School 6:00 am Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches (A Day in the Life of a Caregiver) 6:15 am Body Electric 2:00 pm Ask This Old House 11:00 am Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! 7:00 am Cyberchase Of All The Luck 2:30 pm This Old House Auburndale Project, Part 2 of 16 I Love The Nightlife/Oh Give Me A Home! 6:30 am A Place of Our Own The Importance of Music 7:30 am Sid The Science Kid Save The Stump! 3:00 pm Healing Quest 11:30 am Super Why! The Three Billy Goats Gruff 7:00 am Cyberchase A Crinkle In Time 8:00 am Martha Speaks There Goes The 3:30 pm WordGirl Violet Superhero/Big Business 12:00 pm Dinosaur Train The Old Spinosaurus & 7:30 am Sid The Science Kid Reused Robot! Neighborhood/I Scream The Sea/A Spiky Tail Tale 8:00 am Martha Speaks Itchy Martha/ 4:00 pm Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps 8:30 am WordWorld Duck at Bat/ Mom and Dad Have A Great Big Martha and the Thief of Hearts Angelina and the Dance-Athon/ 12:30 pm Arthur You Can Never Have Too Many Oo’s Fight/D.W.’s Perfect Wish Angelina and the Art Show 8:30 am WordWorld Race to the Spaceship/ 9:00 am Sesame Street The Shoe Fairy 4:30 pm Wild Kratts Mystery of the Weird 1:00 pm Ciao Italia Thanks, Mom — Grazie, Mama Sandbox Surprise 10:00 am Barney & Friends Lost and Found Looking Walrus 1:30 pm Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 am Sesame Street Sock Chaos at the Laundromat and Pot Full of Sunshine 5:00 pm Thomas & Friends Courage 2:00 pm Doc Martin The Apple Doesn’t Fall 10:00 amBarney & Friends The Emperor’s Contest/ 10:30 am Curious George Girl Meets Monkey/ The Whole Truth 5:30 pm Bob the Builder Old Friends and New Friends 3:00 pm Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Curious George Ramps It Up 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour Hand Applique Techniques 10:30 am Curious George The Big Picture/Juicy George 11:00 am Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! 7:00 pm Ebert Presents at the Movies 3:30 pm WordGirl Lady Redundant Woman/ 11:00 am Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! Many Ants Make Light Work/Nest Best Thing A Game of Cat and Mouse Reindeer Games/Along Came A Spider 7:30 pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 11:30 am Super Why! The Beach Day Mystery 4:00 pm Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps 11:30 am Super Why! Goldilocks and the Three Bears: 8:00 pm As Time Goes By You Must Remember This 12:00 pm Dinosaur Train Dinosaurs in the Snow/ Angelina and the Cheddar Cheese Slide/ The Mystery (Compilation) Pt.