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  January 17 - January 23, 2014            
Masterpiece
Enjoy a new episode of "Downton Abbey" followed by
the premiere of "Sherlock, Season 3."

  Sunday night on PBS 6
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Friday, January 17th
Arizona Spotlight 
 
8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Repeats at 5 p.m. Saturday)

Arizona Spotlight talks to guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, a founding member of The Jefferson Airplane, about his upcoming show in Tucson.

Saturday, January 18th
This American Life: "Stuck in the Middle"
Noon (Repeats at 7 p.m. on Sunday)  
Jan Brady is not the only one who hated being in the middle. This week we have stories about how it sucks to be in limbo or be the mediator.

 

The Treatment: "Leonardo DeCaprio"

5:30 p.m.

Following "Django Unchained" and "The Great Gatsby," actor Leonardo DiCaprio continues to explore the corruption of the American Dream in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
The Treatment 

 

Sunday, January 19th 

Radiolab: "Stress" 
1 p.m.  
Stress may save your life if you're being chased by a tiger. But if you're stuck in traffic, it may be more likely to make you sick. This hour, a long hard look at the body's system for getting out of trouble.
 
Radiolab  

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Saturday, January 18th

Eugene Onegin by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky    

11 a.m. (runs approximately three hours and fifty minutes)

Young and impassioned, Tatiana hastily writes a love letter to the brooding aristocrat Onegin. She thereby unwittingly sets off an unstoppable series of events, leaving Onegin forever regretting the love he so casually spurned.

 

A Prairie Home Companion

4 p.m. (airs Sundays at 10 a.m. on NPR 89.1) 
This week A Prairie Home Companion comes to you from The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with special guest the Ukranian quartet DakhaBrakha.    

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Sunday, January 19th 
Community Concerts
3 p.m. (Repeats at 9 p.m. on Thursday) 
Community Concerts presents the Fourth Annual Lois Trester Piano Competition, sponsored by the University of Arizona School of Music. This concert features four of the top young student artists studying toward degrees in piano performance. This program showcases the talents of Daniel Linder, Chia-Chun Ko, Soo Yoen Kim and Chien-I Yang.
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Weeknights

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin:

"Beethoven at Parnassus, Part 1"    

In the years from 1818 to 1826, Beethoven soared to almost mythological heights with some of his greatest works. In the first of a two-week series, we'll take an in-depth look at this music of a master reaching the pinnacle of his abilities.

7 p.m.

 

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Friday, January 17th  
AZ Illustrated Politics
6:30 p.m.

Host Jim Nintzel talks with Congressman Ron Barber about the Affordable Care Act and comprehensive immigration reform. Then Nintzel and his panel discuss Gov. Jan Brewer's State of the State address and the agenda for this year's legislative session.

 

Arizona Week Special Report 
8:30 p.m. (Repeats at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday)  

This week on Arizona Week, an exclusive sit-down interview with Gov. Jan Brewer, analysis of her State of the State message and Brewer's proposed state budget.

Arizona Week   

 

Saturday, January 18th 
Hollywood at Home: "Some Like It Hot"  
9 p.m
Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon masquerade as women in order to elude irate Chicago mobsters while befriending a beautiful singer (Marilyn Monroe)

Hollywood at Home 

 

Sunday, January 19th   

Masterpiece Classic: "Downton Abbey Season Four, Part 3"

8 p.m.    

Watch as Mary, Edith, Tom and Anna each struggle with a dilemma. 

 



 

PREMIERE

Masterpiece Mystery: "Sherlock, Season 3"   

9 p.m.  

Two years after Sherlock's "death," Dr. John Watson has gotten on with his life. But, with London under threat of a devastating terrorist attack, Sherlock is about to stage his outrageous resurrection. 

Tuesday, January 21st     

American Masters: "Salinger" 

9 p.m.

Enter J.D. Salinger's private world through secrets uncovered by Shane Salerno's 10-year investigation.  



Wednesday, January 22nd

Nature: "Meet the Coywolf"   

 8 p.m. 
Unravel the mysteries that define the coywolf, a mixture of western coyote and eastern wolf.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, January 23rd

Doc Martin: "Ever After" 

8 p.m.

Mrs. Tishell's long-standing crush on Dr. Martin Ellingham takes a dramatic turn.

  

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Tuesday - Science looks at issues and advances in health care, scientific research and technology.

Wednesday - Metro looks at government, business, education news and public policies affecting your daily life. 

Thursday - Arts looks at the vibrant arts and culture community that is distinctly Southern Arizona.

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