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 March 28  - April 3, 2014            

British Dramas are Back!

New episodes premiering Sunday on PBS 6.

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Friday, March 28th
Arizona Spotlight 
8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Repeats at 5 p.m. Saturday) 
Hear the story of a mother and her son who strive to keep their family together while working as part of a Mexican farming collective that brings coffee beans across the border to sell in Tucson.

Saturday, March 29th
This American Life: Bad Baby      
Noon (Repeats at 7 p.m. on Sunday)

This week, stories of infants and children who dominate the adults around them with their baditude, or whom adults have painted with the "bad" brush from early on.

 


The Treatment

5:30 p.m.
Writer/director/producer Robert Rodriguez joins host Elvis Mitchell to talk about his new network, El Rey, which harkens back to the early days of television.

 

Sunday, March 30th

TED Radio Hour: Misconceptions 

Noon   

There are some truths that we believe in wholeheartedly -- but what if we're completely wrong? TED speakers move beyond conventional wisdom to reveal complex realities about what we think we know to be true.



NPR 89.1 schedule 
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Saturday, March 29th

La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini 

10 a.m. (runs approximately two hours and fifty- five minutes)

Soprano Diana Damrau takes on her first Bellini heroine at the Met in Bellini's love story about Amina, a sleepwalking girl. Bel canto specialist Javier Camarena is her jealous lover, Elvino, and Michele Pertusi sings the part of Elvino's rival, Count Rodolfo.

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 folksinger Willie Watson, and pianist and clarinetist Butch Thompson.
Sunday, March 30th
Community Concerts 
3 p.m. (Repeats Thursday at 9 p.m.) 

The University of Arizona School of Music presents bassoonist Rebecca Hagen, performing works for bassoon by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michel Corrette, Paul Jeanjean and Roger Boutry.

Weeknights

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Portraits in Black, Brown, and Beige, Part 1
7 p.m. 

Bill McGlaughlin

This week, McGlaughlin travels back in time to the formative years of African American music.

 

 
Classical 90.5 schedule
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Friday, March 28th
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 take an in-depth look at border security in the state and the plight of undocumented immigrants.  

Saturday, March 29th 
Hollywood at Home: The French Lieutenant's Woman  
9 p.m.   
The relationship of two actors in a movie production parallels that of the Victorian characters they are portraying. Starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. 

Hollywood at Home 

 
 
Sunday, March 30th 
Call the Midwife Season 3 

7 p.m.  

The winds of change are sweeping through the country and the residents of Nonnatus House face some momentous changes of their own.

 

Masterpiece: Mr Selfridge Season 2   

8 p.m.
Spend a second season with London's retail king, Harry Gordon Selfridge, and his entourage.

Masterpiece 

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 1st 

The Story of the Jews: Parts 3, 4 & 5 
Beginning at 8 p.m.  
Join Simon Schama to explore the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day.
Wednesday, April 2nd 
Nova: Wild Predator Invasion 

9 p.m 

Follow scientists who are returning apex predators to their natural environments - and learn why.

 

 

Thursday, April 3rd 

Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery: Murder in the Dark 
10
p.m.
Phryne's cousins and Aunt Prudence's entire household come under suspicion when a young girl is found drowned in her aunt's fountain. 

 

    
 
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

azpm.org 

 

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