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Latin Music USA

Wednesday, September 8, 8:00 pm

Episode One: Traces the rise of Latin Jazz and the explosion of the Mambo and the Cha Cha Cha as they sweep the US from East to West. Latin Music infiltrates R&B and Rock and Roll through the 1960s.Episode Two: Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvent the Cuban Son and the Puerto Rican Plena, adding elements from Soul and Jazz to create Salsa, which becomes a defining rhythm for Latinos the world over. Episode Three: Mexican-Americans in CA, TX and across the Southwest create their own distinct musical voices during the second half of the 20th century. Their music would play an important role in the struggle for Chicano civil rights and ultimately propel them from the barrio to the national stage.Episode Four: Focuses on the Latin Pop explosion of the turn of the century and the success of artists like Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Shakira in the English-language market. As studios concentrate on star-driven Pop, Latino youth gravitate toward urban fusions -Spanish Rap and Reggaeton, as well as Rock en Espanol.

Nova: Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity PT 2 & Last Human Standing PT3

Tuesday, September 7, 8:00 pm

“Birth of Humanity”, the second program, tackles the mysteries of how our ancestors managed to survive in a savannah teeming with vicious predators, and when and why we first left our African cradle to colonize every corner of the earth. “Last Human Standing,” NOVA probes a wave of dramatic new evidence, based partly on cutting-edge DNA analysis, that reveals new insights into how we became today’s creative and “behaviorally modern” humans and what really happened to the enigmatic Neanderthals who faded into extinction. Shot “in the trenches” as discoveries were unearthed throughout Africa and Europe, each hour of “Becoming Human” unfolds with a forensic investigation into the life and death of a specific hominid ancestor, such as Lucy’s Child. Dry bones spring back to vivid life with stunning animation, the product of a unique NOVA collaboration between top anthropologists and a talented team of movie animators.

Nature: Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears

Sunday, September 5, 8:00 pm

The Drakensberg Mountains are Southern Africa’s Alps, rising more than 11,000 feet into the sky. But beneath their shimmering beauty lies an incredibly hostile environment for the surprising number of creatures that manage to live there. Each spring, drenching rains destroy the grasslands at the base of the mountains, and those who would survive must climb straight up sheer cliffs of volcanic rock, through gauntlets of storms and snow, to reach the carpets of grass on the plateau. The baboons that make this astonishing annual journey may have the advantage of agility, but eland, the world’s largest antelope, have long, spindly legs and heavy bodies, which make the climb all but unbelievable. All have babies at their sides while vultures circle overhead.

Antiques Roadshow: Jackpot!

Monday, September 6, 8:00 pm

It’s every collector’s dream: turning a modest outlay into a staggeringly high return on investment. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Jackpot” rolls the dice on those heady moments when luck smiles on flea market mavens and yard sale savants. This special recalls such spectacular windfalls as a landscape painting acquired for $1.50 at a Salvation Army “half price” sale and valued at $10,000 to $15,000; an art pottery vase, grabbed at a garage sale for less than five dollars and estimated to be worth $13,000 to $17,000; a 19th-century album of watercolor paintings, scooped up at a yard sale for a quarter, with an estimated value of $20,000 to $30,000; and a 1951 Minneapolis Millers baseball uniform worn by Willie Mays, scored at a sports collectibles show for $50 and valued at $60,000 to $80,000.

Sid The Science Kid: Sid’s Rainy Play Date

Friday, September 10, 11:00 am

Sid is supposed to have a playdate outside, but the forecast calls for rain! Sid isn’t too happy and wonders if the rain knew he wanted to play outside? At school, Sid and his friends discover that rain actually comes from rain clouds! They also learn that rain is really important because it helps living things grow.

Super Why! The Swiss Family Robinson

Wednesday, September 8, 9:00 am

Little Boy Blue is stuck on a little island in Storybrook Pond and can’t get back to shore. Super Why and his friends head into the story of The Swiss Family Robinson to meet a family who is just as stranded as Little Boy Blue. They’ll need to use what’s around them to survive in this do-it-yourself island adventure!Educational Objectives: To learn to think creatively in tricky situations. Preschoolers will catch the alphabet using Alpha Pig’s Alphabet Net, rhyme with ING words, and use the power to read to change the story.

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! - NEW!

Monday, September 6, 8:30 am

Show Me the Honey – Sally and Nick have run out of honey! Luckily the Cat knows just where to go to get more. They visit Queen Priscilla Buzzoo who invites them to join in the bee dance to learn how to make honey.Migration Vacation – The purple martin swallow that lives in Sally’s backyard has gone missing! The Cat, with the help of a variety of forest creatures, help Nick and Sally track down the bird, and learn how and why birds migrate.

Tommy Tang’s Easy Thai Cooking

Monday, September 6, 8:30 pm

Tommy visits Chiang Mai and shows the viewers what to do in the North and most importantly, where to eat in Chiang Mai from noodle shops to the legendary Khan Toke dinner. Later, Tommy prepares his Mothers favorite noodle soup, Pad See Eew Noodles (Sweet Soy sauce Noodles), Chicken Noodles and Mama Noodles.

ChefClass

Saturday, September 4, 10:30 pm

Today’s class teaches critical techniques for making pan-fried foods that are crisp, moist, and succulent using a wide variety of crusts. Dessert is a remarkably light and fluffy cheesecake made with ricotta cheese.Southern Chicken Fried Steak; Pan-Fried Cod; Ricotta Cheese Cake.

Nature – Dogs That Changed the World

Mon., Sep. 13 and 20 at 4 and 6pm
Nature traces the epic story of the wolf’s evolution, reveals how “man’s best friend” changed human society, and shows how we in turn have radically transformed dogs. Learn why dogs have earned a unique and fundamental place in the human heart.

Global Voices – Maid in America

Sun., Sep. 12 at 3 and 7pm
Housekeeper. Nanny. Maid. Surrogate mother. Explore the many roles of las domesticas – the undocumented workers who came to America in search of a better life and found themselves working long hours for little pay in private homes.

Latin Music USA

Fridays, Sep. 10 and 17 at 2 and 7pm
From Latin jazz and mambo to salsa, Tejano, Chicano rock, Latin pop and reggaeton, this two-part series tells the story of the rise of new American music forged from powerful Latin roots. Discover the often overlooked influence of Latin music on jazz, hip hop, rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll — and on all of American culture.

Japanland

Mondays, Sep. 6 and 13 at 2 and 7pm
Explore Japan’s unique cultures with filmmaker/adventurer Karin Muller in this 4-hour series airing over 2 weeks. Muller integrated herself into areas of society rarely seen by foreigners and discovered a land and people full of complex, and often contradictory, character traits. This week, you’ll see “Suburban Samurai” and “Spiritland.”

Global Voices – Carmen Meets Borat

Sun., Sep. 5 at 3 and 10pm
Meet 17-year-old Carmen. She lives in a rustic gypsy village in Romania, and dreams of a better life in Spain. Her plan to emigrate disintegrates when an American film crew descends on her village to shoot Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

American Masters – Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes

Sat., Sep. 4 at 3:30 and 9:30pm
America loves to visit Garrison Keillor’s fictional Lake Wobegon, where the women are strong, the men are good looking and all the children are above average. Follow Keillor and his motley crew across the country as they spin stories and song into American gold.

American Masters - Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built

Fri., Sep. 3 at 2 and 7pm
Ahmet Ertegun and his small Atlantic Records label determined the course of what music fans have listened to for decades. He found Ray Charles, he introduced Eric Clapton to Aretha Franklin, and he signed the Rolling Stones.

Summer of Birds

Friday, September 10, 9:00 pm

A SUMMER OF BIRDS details a relatively unknown chapter in the life of renowned naturalist painter, ornithologist and literary figure John James Audubon. Based on the acclaimed book, A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House by award-winning writer Danny Heitman, the documentary chronicles the formative summer Audubon spent in Louisiana in 1821, in the lush surroundings of Oakley Plantation in West Feliciana Parish.

Jerusalem: Center of the World

Wednesday, September 8, 9:00 pm

Jerusalem is arguably one of the most fascinating and complicated cities in the world. This program draws on religious texts, the science of archaeology and oral traditions passed on through millennia to try to determine why this small city has occupied the minds of so many for so long. Host Ray Suarez of THE NEWSHOUR leads viewers to the holiest sites of Judaism, Christianity and Islam – on the land, from the sky and underground.

Great Performances at the Met: Aida

Saturday, September 4, 9:00 pm

Set in ancient Egypt, Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life on the Met stage. Violeta Urmana stars in the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess, with Dolora Zajick as her rival. Johan Botha plays Radames, commander of the Egyptian army. Among the score’s highlights is the celebrated Triumphal March. Daniele Gatti conducts the production by Sonja Frisell.