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 March 21 - March 27, 2014            
Noted historian, author and critic Simon Schama explores
the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day. Enjoy parts one and two of the five-part series
Tuesday beginning at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.
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Friday, March 21st
Arizona Spotlight 
8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Repeats at 5 p.m. Saturday) 
A top forensic archaeologist talks about the ways television can mislead the public about forensic evidence, and some of the discoveries she has helped make in more than 70 "cold case" murder investigations.

Saturday, March 22nd 
This American Life: Animal Sacrifice   
Noon (Repeats at 7 p.m. on Sunday)

This week This American Life looks at what animals sacrifice for us, and what we sacrifice for them.

 




The Splendid Table  

1 p.m. 

Explore the world of wine tasting with an unusual guide -- Hoby Wedler, the blind host of the "Tasting in the Dark" seminars at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery.

The Splendid Table 

 

Sunday, March 23rd

TED Radio Hour

Noon   

Success has become synonymous with financial wealth, influence and status. But can we define success in another way? In this hour, TED speakers share ideas for what makes us successful.



NPR 89.1 schedule 
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Saturday, March 22nd

Wozzeck by Alban Berg

10 a.m. (runs approximately two hours)

This opera tells a sorrowful tale of a poor soldier, his unfaithful mistress, a murder, and the orphaned child who does not understand the enormity of the circumstances he faces as the story concludes. 

A Prairie Home Companion

4 p.m. (airs Sundays at 10 a.m. on NPR 89.1) 
This week A Prairie Home Companion is in downtown Saint Paul for a live broadcast. Guests include

masters of Celtic music both ancient and modern, Battlefield Band, and good friend Butch Thompson.   

Sunday, March 23rd
Community Concerts 
3 p.m. (Repeats Thursday at 9 p.m.) 

This week on Community Concerts, the University of Arizona School of Music presents organist Douglas Leightenheimer as part of the Mildred Flood Mahoney Organ Recital Series. Leightenheimer performs works by William Boyce, Frank Bridge, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Villiers Stanford and J.S. Bach.

Weeknights

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin:
A Call for Scores
   
7 p.m. 

Bill McGlaughlin This week, McGlaughlin features music suggested by colleagues at radio stations around the world.

 

 
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Friday, March 21st
AZ Illustrated Politics
6:30 p.m.
Join Arizona Illustrated Politics for an in-depth debate and analysis of the week's local, state and national political news.

Arizona Week  
8:30 p.m. (Repeats Sunday at 10:30 a.m.)
This week we explore the economic impact of Yuma's unemployment rate and the agriculture industry. 
Saturday, March 22nd
John Sebastian presents Folk Rewind 
8 p.m.   
Enjoy the greatest singers and songwriters of the classic 1950s and 1960s folk era through historical film footage, plus new performances by artists who are still appearing in concert today.
 

Sunday, March 23rd  

Call the Midwife Holiday Special  

6:30 p.m. 

In 1958 East End London, the holidays are not just about the opening of presents, but also about the closing of deep wounds.
Call the Midwife

 

 

Masterpiece: Mr Selfridge Season One Finale 

8 p.m. 
Tragedy strikes on the day polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton comes to the store. An even greater celebrity plans a visit, and Harry and Rose attend a shocking play.

Masterpiece 

 

Tuesday, March 25th

The Story of the Jews: Parts 1 &  2  
Beginning at 8 p.m.  
Join Simon Schama to explore the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day.


Wednesday, March 26th
Secrets of the Dead: The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone 
10 p.m.
Examine new forensic techniques being used to study the famed explorer's lost diary.
Secrets of the Dead 
 

 

 

 

Thursday, March 27th  

Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery: Blood and Circuses 
10
p.m.
The carnival is in town and innocent fun soon turns to horror when one of the sideshow acts is murdered.

 

    

 

 

PBS 6 schedule 

Weekdays at 6:30 p.m. on PBS 6 
Monday - Metro looks at the news and public policies affecting your daily life, including government, business and education. 

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

Wednesday-Nature looks at environmental news and issues unique to the Sonoran Desert landscape. 

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

 

Television

PBS 6     

(HDTV)  

Channels 6.1/27.1 

Cox 1006/Comcast 220

 

Vme Ch 6.2

Cox 81/Comcast 202 

 

ReadyTV Ch 6.3 

Cox 82/Comcast 201  

 

PBS Kids Ch 27.2
Cox 80/Comcast 200  

 

World Ch 27.3
Cox 83/Comcast 203  

 

UA Channel
Cox 116/Comcast 76  

 

Radio

NPR 89.1  

Tucson 89.1FM /AM 1550

Sierra Vista: 91.7 FM

 

Classical 90.5

Tucson: 90.5/89.7

Sierra Vista: 89.7

Bisbee: 88.9

Nogales: 91.7

 

BBC World Service 

Tucson: 89.1 HD-2

 

Online

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