Highlights May 2020 GREAT PERFORMANCES GREAT PERFORMANCES Across the Pacific Much Ado About Nothing Leonard Bernstein Mass Monday, May 18 at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at 9 p.m. Sunday, May 17 at 9 p.m. Relive the story of a great milestone in avia- This modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of tion history: the 1935 crossing of the Pacific romantic classic with an all-black cast Leonard Bernstein’s theater piece star- Ocean by a Pan American Airways flying features Danielle Brooks and Grantham ring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo boat known as the China Clipper. Includes Coleman. Szot and featuring the Chicago Symphony dramatic re-enactments, interviews with his- Orchestra. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra torians and biographers, and archival photo- artistic director Marin Alsop conducts. graphs, newsreel clips and film. SATURDAYS • AM • 5/2 • AM • 5/9 • AM • 5/16 • AM • 5/24 • AM • 5/30 12:00 SOMEWHERE SOUTH 12:00 THE ART SCENE 12:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 12:00 SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: 12:00 EDGAR ALLAN POE: 1:00 JULIA CHILD: 1:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES 2:00 AMANPOUR & CO AMERICAN MASTERS AMERICAN MASTERS AMERICAN MASTERS 2:00 AMANPOUR & CO 3:00 WASHINGTON WEEK 2:00 AMANPOUR & CO 1:30 MARY TYLER MOORE: 2:00 AMANPOUR & CO 3:00 WASHINGTON WEEK 3:30 FIRING LINE 3:00 WASHINGTON WEEK A CELEBRATION 3:00 WASHINGTON WEEK 3:30 FIRING LINE 4:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 3:30 FIRING LINE 2:30 AMANPOUR & CO 3:30 FIRING LINE 4:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 6:00 CHILDREN’S 4:00 SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: 3:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 4:00 SOMEWHERE SOUTH 5:30 SYMPHONY FOR PROGRAMMING AMERICAN MASTERS 4:00 FIRING LINE 5:00 JULIA CHILD: NATURE • PM • 6:00 CHILDREN’S 4:30 EDGAR ALLAN POE: AMERICAN MASTERS 6:00 CHILDREN’S 4:00 THIS OLD HOUSE PROGRAMMING AMERICAN MASTERS 6:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING 4:30 THIS OLD HOUSE • PM • 6:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING • PM • 5:00 ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 4:00 THIS OLD HOUSE PROGRAMMING • PM • 4:00 THIS OLD HOUSE 5:30 MOTORWEEK 4:30 THIS OLD HOUSE • PM • 4:00 THIS OLD HOUSE 4:30 THIS OLD HOUSE 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 5:00 ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 4:00 THIS OLD HOUSE 4:30 THIS OLD HOUSE 5:00 ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 7:00 EXPEDITION WITH 5:30 MOTORWEEK 4:30 THIS OLD HOUSE 5:00 VIRGINIA HOME 5:30 MOTORWEEK STEVE BACKSHALL 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 5:00 VIRGINIA HOME GROWN 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, 7:00 EXPEDITION WITH GROWN 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 7:00 EXPEDITION WITH A NATURE MINISERIES STEVE BACKSHALL 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 7:00 NOVA STEVE BACKSHALL 9:00 NOVA 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, 7:00 EXPEDITION WITH 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS A NATURE MINISERIES STEVE BACKSHALL A NATURE MINISERIES A NATURE MINISERIES 11:30 REEL SOUTH 9:00 NOVA 8:00 NATURE 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 10:00 MR. TORNADO 9:00 NOVA 11:00 REEL SOUTH 11:30 REEL SOUTH 11:00 REEL SOUTH 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS 11:00 REEL SOUTH SUNDAYS • AM • 5/3 • AM • 5/10 • AM • 5/17 • AM • 5/24 • AM • 5/31 12:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 12:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 12:00 SPY IN THE WILD, 12:00 SPY IN THE WILD, 12:00 NATURE 2:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 2:30 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS A NATURE MINISERIES A NATURE MINISERIES 1:00 EXPEDITION WITH 3:00 BLUEGRASS 3:30 CHEF’S LIFE 1:00 EXPEDITION WITH 1:00 EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL UNDERGROUND 4:00 SPY IN THE WILD, STEVE BACKSHALL STEVE BACKSHALL 2:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 3:30 CHEF’S LIFE A NATURE MINISERIES 2:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 2:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 3:00 BLUEGRASS 4:00 NOVA 5:00 H2O: THE MOLECULE 3:00 BLUEGRASS 3:00 BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND 5:00 SPY IN THE WILD, THAT MADE US UNDERGROUND UNDERGROUND 3:30 CHEF’S LIFE A NATURE MINISERIES 6:00 CHILDREN’S 3:30 CHEF’S LIFE 3:30 CHEF’S LIFE 4:00 NOVA 6:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING 4:00 NOVA 4:00 NOVA 5:00 NATURE PROGRAMMING • PM • 5:00 SPY IN THE WILD, 5:00 SPY IN THE WILD, 6:00 CHILDREN’S • PM • 4:00 TO THE CONTRARY A NATURE MINISERIES A NATURE MINISERIES PROGRAMMING 4:00 TO THE CONTRARY 4:30 GREAT BRITISH BAKING 6:00 CHILDREN’S 6:00 CHILDREN’S • PM • 4:30 GREAT BRITISH BAKING 5:30 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING 3:00 MUSIC & MIGHT 5:30 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 6:30 REEL SOUTH • PM • • PM • 4:00 TO THE CONTRARY 6:30 REEL SOUTH 7:00 CONFUCIUS WAS A 4:00 TO THE CONTRARY 4:00 TO THE CONTRARY 4:30 GREAT BRITISH BAKING 7:00 CONFUCIUS WAS A FOODIE 4:30 GREAT BRITISH BAKING 4:30 GREAT BRITISH BAKING 5:30 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FOODIE 8:00 COASTAL RAILWAYS 5:30 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 5:30 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 6:30 REEL SOUTH 8:00 COASTAL RAILWAYS 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 6:30 REEL SOUTH 6:30 REEL SOUTH 7:00 CONFUCIUS WAS A 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 11:30 VIRGINIA CURRENTS 7:00 CONFUCIUS WAS A 7:00 CONFUCIUS WAS A FOODIE 11:30 THE ART SCENE FOODIE FOODIE 8:00 INSIDE HARRODS 8:00 COASTAL RAILWAYS 8:00 COASTAL RAILWAYS 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES 11:00 10 TOWNS THAT 11:00 10 PARKS THAT 11:30 VIRGINIA CURRENTS CHANGED AMERICA CHANGED AMERICA BOLD title denotes a VPM production. 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Primetime May 2020 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 1 7:00 MN ORIGINAL 7:30 CYCLE AROUND JAPAN HIGHLIGHTS 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 9:00 REEL SOUTH 10:00 BEFORE WE DIE 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR Guru Nanak: The Founder of Sikhism Now Hear This: Great Performances Monday, May 18 at 9 p.m. Thursdays, beginning May 7 at 8 p.m. 6:00 RICK STEVES 4 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 5 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 6 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 7 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 8 SPECIAL 7:00 TRAVELS 7:00 GOOD ROAD 7:00 UNTAMED 7:00 MN ORIGINAL 7:00 DIALOGUE IN METAL WITH DARLEY 7:30 AS TIME GOES BY 7:30 LAST OF THE 7:30 CYCLE AROUND JAPAN 8:00 BRIDGE OF HEARTS: 7:30 KEEPING UP 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE SUMMER WINE HIGHLIGHTS ROAD TO CHINA APPEARANCES 9:00 WORLD ON FIRE ON 8:00 GREAT 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 9:00 KOREA: THE NEVER- 8:00 PLACE TO CALL HOME MASTERPIECE PERFORMANCES 9:00 REEL SOUTH ENDING WAR 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS 10:00 BAPTISTE ON 9:00 RESILIENCE: THE 10:00 BEFORE WE DIE 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 9:43 MIDSOMER MURDERS MASTERPIECE BIOLOGY OF STRESS 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 10:30 THE ART SCENE 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR AND THE SCIENCE 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 10:00 CIVILIZATIONS 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 6:00 RICHMOND CITY 11 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 12 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 13 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 14 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 15 COUNCIL 7:00 TRAVELS 7:00 GOOD ROAD 7:00 UNTAMED 7:00 MN ORIGINAL 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WITH DARLEY 7:30 AS TIME GOES BY 7:30 LAST OF THE 7:30 CYCLE AROUND JAPAN 7:30 KEEPING UP 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE SUMMER WINE HIGHLIGHTS APPEARANCES 9:00 WORLD ON FIRE ON 8:00 GREAT 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 8:00 PLACE TO CALL HOME MASTERPIECE PERFORMANCES 9:00 REEL SOUTH 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS 10:00 BAPTISTE ON 9:00 SOMEWHERE SOUTH 10:00 BEFORE WE DIE 9:43 MIDSOMER MURDERS MASTERPIECE 10:00 CIVILIZATIONS 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 10:30 THE ART SCENE 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 6:00 RICK STEVES 18 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 19 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 20 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 21 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 22 SPECIAL 7:00 TRAVELS 7:00 GOOD ROAD 7:00 UNTAMED 7:00 MN ORIGINAL 7:00 RICK STEVES WITH DARLEY 7:30 AS TIME GOES BY 7:30 LAST OF THE 7:30 CYCLE AROUND JAPAN FASCISM IN EUROPE 7:30 KEEPING UP 8:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE SUMMER WINE HIGHLIGHTS 8:00 ACROSS THE PACIFIC APPEARANCES 9:00 WORLD ON FIRE ON 8:00 GREAT 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 9:00 GURU NANAK: THE 8:00 PLACE TO CALL HOME MASTERPIECE PERFORMANCES 9:00 REEL SOUTH FOUNDER OF SIKHISM 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS 10:00 BAPTISTE ON 9:00 SOMEWHERE SOUTH 10:00 BEFORE WE DIE 10:30 VIRGINIA CURRENTS 9:44 MIDSOMER MURDERS MASTERPIECE 10:00 CIVILIZATIONS 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 10:30 THE ART SCENE 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 6:00 WALK IN THE PARK 25 6:00 RICHMOND CITY 26 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 27 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 28 6:00 AMANPOUR & CO 29 WITH NICK MOLLE: COUNCIL 7:00 GOOD ROAD 7:00 UNTAMED 7:00 MN ORIGINAL BIRDS WITHOUT 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS 7:30 AS TIME GOES BY 7:30 LAST OF THE 7:30 CYCLE AROUND JAPAN 7:00 VIETNAM: VIRGINIA 9:44 MIDSOMER MURDERS 8:00 LITTLE WOMEN ON SUMMER WINE HIGHLIGHTS REMEMBERS 10:30 VIRGINIA CURRENTS MASTERPIECE 8:00 GREAT 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:30 VIETNAM: VIRGINIA 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 9:00 LITTLE WOMEN ON PERFORMANCES 9:00 INSIDE HARRODS REMEMBERS MASTERPIECE 9:00 SOMEWHERE SOUTH 10:00 BEFORE WE DIE 8:00 NATIONAL MEMORIAL 10:00 LITTLE WOMEN ON 10:00 CIVILIZATIONS 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR DAY CONCERT MASTERPIECE 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 9:30 1ST TO FIGHT: PACIFIC 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WAR MARINES 10:30 VIETNAM: VIRGINIA REMEMBERS 11:00 PBS NEWSHOUR BOLD title denotes a VPM production.