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Program HighlightsJune 2012 Program Highlights

Friday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, June 9 at 12:00 p.m.,
Sunday, June 10 at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 12 at 9:30 p.m.

&
Thursday, June 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Andre Rieu
LIve In Tuscany
Filmed live in the Plaza de Republica in Cortona, Italy this spectacular show features the sumptuous Tuscan countryside, the historic town of Cortona, and Andre Rieu with his orchestra, chorus, and soloists.

Saturday, June 2 at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, June 3 at 6:00 p.m.,
& Monday, June 4 at 8:00 p.m.

Andre Rieu
Radio City Music Hall: Live in New York
Taped at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, July 2006, Andre Rieu brings an outstanding group of guest stars and musical themes together for this special.

Saturday, June 2 at 10:30 p.m.
My Music Series
The British Beat
The program revisits the time when the nation’s airwaves grooved to the swinging sounds of London with a comprehensive collection of music from the artists that followed the Beatles across the pond—from the Kinks to the Troggs, Manfred Mann to the Moody Blues and Donovan to Dusty Springfield.

Tuesdays, June 6, 13, 20 & 27
at 7:30 p.m.

Changing Seas
Changing Seas, an Emmy award- winning WPBT2 original production, returns to the airwaves and internet this June with four new episodes.  The new season takes viewers  into the blue to explore topics ranging from the migration patterns of tiger sharks and the effects of the shark fin trade to the last great reproductive population of the endangered Nassau Grouper.

Wednesday, June 6 at 8:00 p.m.
& Saturday, June 9 at 6:00 p.m.

Oscar Hammerstein II: Out of My Dreams
Glee's Matthew Morrison introduces a new generation the the genius who's works include Rose-Marie (1924), Show Boat (1927), Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951) and The Sound of Music (1959).

Wednesday, June 6 at 9:30 p.m., Saturday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday, June 10 at 9:30 p.m. & Tuesday, June 12 at 8:00 p.m.

Il Volo Takes Flight
Meet Italy's newest teen-aged sensations - Il Volo, three young tenors that have chops that would make Pavarotti proud. One song that particularly delights audiences is their version of "O Sole Mio."

Friday, June 8 at 9:00 p.m.
Andre Rieu
The Homecoming
Rieu delights the 34,000-strong audience with his signature blend of light classics and pop standards, including the Overture to Carmen, "Memory" from Cats, and wrapping up with a set of charming numbers in honor of the violinist's native city.

Saturday, June 9 at 9:00 p.m.
& Saturday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Sinatra Sings
Narrated by his daughter Tina Sinatra, this one-hour television event captures Sinatra at his irresistible best with unforgettable performances of Come Fly With Me, Strangers In The Night, My Way, Theme From New York, New York and many more.

Sunday, June 10 at 9:00 p.m.
& Monday, June 11 at 9:30 p.m.

Apassionata
APASSIONATA comes to North America to take audiences through a magical adventure featuring more than 40 horses, with exhilarating equine stunts by the world’s best performers.

Wednesday, June 13 at 8:00 p.m.
& Saturday, June 16 at 9:00 p.m.

Great Performances
Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me
Although her appearance on America’s Got Talent introduced the world to Jackie Evancho and her astonishing vocal talent, her musical story begins before her life-changing appearance on the talent contest. Now, in support of the release of Dream with Me, Great Performances presents Jackie Evancho in a solo concert that will fully reveal the complete range and depth of this spectacular young talent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, June 18 at 10:00 p.m.
Paris: The Luminous Years
PARIS THE LUMINOUS YEARS tells the story of Paris from an unprecedented point of view, not as the familiar, glamorous backdrop for the revolutions that exploded there, but as active protagonist, catalyst and midwife to modernity. The film spotlights now-famous key figures in the art world’s first international avant-garde, including Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Igor Stravinsky and Ernest Hemingway.

Tuesday, June 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Queen Victoria's Empire
Part 1 - Engines of Change
Beginning with the birth of Queen Victoria, this episode explores the changes brought to Britain by the industrial revolution.

Tuesday, June 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Queen Victoria's Empire
Part 2 - Passage to India
In the 1850s, one half of the world's industrial goods are made in Britain, and steamships bring British exports and families to far corners of the globe. In India, the clash of Victorian values and Indian culture explodes in the Great Mutiny and Cawnpore massacre of 1857.

Wednesday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Nature
Superfish
They slice through the water’s surface with explosive power — sail, spear and half a ton of muscle flashing in the sun. Their journeys through the open ocean are epic, their life cycle, bizarre. They are the billfish — marlin, sailfish, spearfish and swordfish — largest and most highly prized of all gamefish.

Wednesday, June 20 at 9:00 p.m.
NOVA
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way
Three centuries of engineering have produced telescopes far beyond Galileo's simple spyglass. Perched on mountaintops, orbiting the Earth and even circling other planets, these telescopes are revealing the solar system in detail Galileo could only dream of.

Thursday, June 21 at 11:00 p.m.
P.O.V.
My Reincarnation
Filmed over 20 years by acclaimed documentarian Jennifer Fox, “My Reincarnation” chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi.

Friday, June 8 at 11:00 p.m.
Chris Isaak Live - Beyond the Sun
Isaak recaptures the spirit of the legendary sun Records with his own brilliant band of stellar musicians, while revealing the heart and soul of his own deeply rooted musical identity. Joining Isaak for this special evening is Wanda Jackson, “The Queen of Rockabilly.”

Wednesday, June 27 at 8:00 p.m.
Nature
Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions
The continuing saga of Cloud, the wild, white stallion, returns viewers to the Arrowhead Mountains of Montana. Cloud is now a confident band stallion in his prime. As he rules the mountains, gathering mares and expanding his reign, the story turns to his two sons.

Tuesday, June 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Queen Victoria's Empire
Part 3 - The Moral Crusade
By 1861, Britain is the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth. However, the death of Prince Albert weakens Victoria, and many of his political ideals fade from importance.

Wednesday, June 27 at 9:00 p.m.
NOVA
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe
From the discovery that the Milky Way is just one galaxy among billions to the stunning revelation that these galaxies are speeding away from each other faster every second, this episode investigates the universe's distant past — and its future.

Thursday, June 28 at 11:00 p.m.
P.O.V.
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
A Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war against the country’s Mayan people in the 1980s because of a film documentary that held key evidence that brought the indictment.

 

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