His dad said he had something to do with raising the flag...

It's among the most famous images ever taken of the American military.Almost everyone knows the photograph..but until James Bradley wrote the book, Flags of Our Fathers, not many really knew the story behind it -- the story of the flag raisers in the World War II battle of Iwo Jima. Bradley was interested in rescuing the story from oblivion because his father, John, was one of the six men immortalized that February day in 1945; however, it was something the elder Bradley would never talk about and so after his father died, James set out to find out why he had been so silent.

Around a table in Paris, they reinvented art...

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, Ernest Hemingway, Serge Diaghilev, Jean Cocteau, Gertrude Stein, Aaron Copland, Josephine Baker, Marcel Duchamp, Langston Hughes and many more, as they recount their individual stories of why they came to Paris, whom they met, what they made there, and how being in Paris transformed them and their work...8pm

What's coming down the road...

In 2004, journalist Dave Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: He had Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one million Americans. In this FRONTLINE and ITVS joint production, Iverson sets off on a personal journey to explore the scientific, ethical, and political debate that surrounds Parkinson's, a disease at the center of the ongoing controversy over embryonic stem cell research. Iverson talks to scientists on the cutting edge of new cures and therapies -- not only for Parkinson's, but a number of other major neurological conditions. And he has conversations with fellow Parkinson's sufferers like actor Michael J. Fox and writer Michael Kinsley...9pm

That'll be the day-ay-ay...when I buy...

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW prepares to break camp in San Antonio, Texas, with a collection of memorabilia from a 1957 Buddy Holly and the Crickets concert in Liverpool, England; a quintessential Texas painting of bluebonnets by noted artist Robert Wood; and four unusual Chinese porcelain panels that tell the story of the seasonal rice harvest, valued at $40,000 to $60,000...7pm

Join Chicago's celebrated Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass ensemble for A RENAISSANCE CHRISTMAS as they celebrate the soaring sounds of the holiday season...
as voices rise to the rafters and bells ring out in the exquisite Chapel of the Holy Spirit. Both Renaissance and Baroque pieces for chorus and brass are performed...9pm

Christmas like you've never seen it...

As snow falls and Christmas lights glow in Jackson Hole, a holiday season of a different sort settles in just beyond the town, in the great winter world of Yellowstone. Breathtaking landscapes frame intimate scenes of wolves and coyotes, elk and bison, bears and otters as they make their way through their most challenging season of the year. From the unique crystals of individual snowflakes to the grand sweep of Yellowstone's Hayden Valley, this is a Christmas like no other.
Nature...Sunday night at 7pm.

This weekend brings to an end our December Membership Drive, with a chance to see some cool performances (check listings on the web)...Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Polk Street Jazz, John Sebastian and his Folk Rewind, Radio City Christmas featuring the Rockettes, and local boy made good John Bayless, just to name a few. Don't miss this opportunity to support your local public television station...it's truly television worth watching.

Ask this Old House just completed its 200th episode on PBS...

For 8 years, our beloved experts have been traveling across the country to help frustrated homeowners solve everyday problems. It's clear that Ask This Old House is different from anything on commercial television: it provides unbiased, trusted, expert information, communicated clearly and thoroughly. To celebrate, this special program has been created highlighting the very best house calls from the past eight years...7pm.

From the Beatles' American television debut to the Doors' infamous one-time-only appearance to the Rolling Stones, Sly and the Family Stone, the Mamas and the Papas and more, the special focuses exclusively on full-length music performances - no plate spinners or dancing elephants.
Ed Sullivan's Rock and Roll Classics - The Sixties...8pm

One of our best kept secrets is getting some buzz...

The music scene in Amarillo has produced some exceptional homegrown talent recently...
Anderson, Flesher & Key; Texas Blues Rangers; Tennessee Tuckness and Susan Gibson...each with their own distinctive style...tonight we feature something a little more sophisticated.
KACV-TV spotlights Amarillo's premiere jazz combo, Polk Street Jazz, giving viewers a taste of what the quintet does in their rehearsals and each members take on their own instruments place in the scheme. The result is one exceptional performance shot in high definition.

They really are soldiers, and they really can sing...

Our December Membership Drive continues for a few more days, and that gives us the opportunity to present an encore performance that has been a highlight of our drive. 4Troops is an American pop vocal group made up of Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans. Their repertoire is inspirational and up lifting - I'M ALREADY THERE, BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD, YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE, and more. Their positive message is for all serving troops, veterans, and American citizens who are inspired by them every day. It's not about the war, it's about the warriors. Don't miss this show...4Troops: Live from the Intrepid...10:30pm

Like I said, some things just get better with age...

Our December Membership Drive continues this week with some performers who have aged like fine wine...
In November 2007, James Taylor and Carole King, joined by the same Los Angeles band that played with James and Carole when they first appeared at the Troubadour in 1971, re-united for six shows to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Los Angeles club. Martyn Atkins directed the filming with a nimble crew to capture what has become a much-anticipated and historic program...Live at the Troubadour...9pm

Also ANTIQUES ROADSHOW lifts the lid on 10 years of treasures with this special edition designed to test the memory of hardcore fans and kindle the curiosity of newcomers. Take a trip down memory lane with us as we revisit unbelievable objects, unforgettable stories and unimaginable prices...7pm

What happens when you go searching for ART...

The premiere of KACV's newest local production is tonight at 7...and it sets the bar fairly high in the stated purpose of the show. That is to seek out fine art right here in our community, art and artists who bring something different to the conversation, and then capture some essence of that art to be shared with others...an elusive goal indeed.
The first episode brings together local talent Doug Storey and Jim Gardner with world renowned musician and composer Mike Garson for "Sonata for Clarinet," taped recently at St. Andrews Church in front of a live audience. Garson is very well known for his decades of work with David Bowie, and that influence stands out in his work...bringing the avant-garde experience to the Panhandle stretches our perceptions and interests. Perfect for artZONE.

Bocelli to the Beatles, Muppets to the Mama's & Papa's...

Here we go again, the last of our membership drives for 2010 begins tonight with a Christmas edition of Great Performances as everyone's favorite "Hitman" David Foster joins GP superstar Andrea Bocelli for a new Christmas concert of holiday classics. The program also features special guests Natalie Cole, Mary J. Blige, Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, and The Muppets, as well as a visit with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Among the featured song highlights are "White Christmas," "Oh Holy Night," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," "Jingle Bells," "Silent Night," "The Christmas Song, " "What Child Is This," and more...7pm

From the late 1940s 'til the early 1970s, millions of viewers of all ages saw great musical acts each Sunday night on "The Ed Sullivan Show." This installment in the MY MUSIC series presents classic song performances from 1963-1968. From the Beatles' American television debut to the Doors' infamous one-time-only appearance to the Rolling Stones, Sly and the Family Stone, the Mamas and the Papas and more, the special focuses exclusively on full-length music performances - no plate spinners or dancing elephants - that evoke the spirit of that decade's youth movement...9pm

When you only need a one-way ticket...

Do we have the right to end our lives if life itself becomes unbearable, or when we enter the late stages of painful, terminal illness? The questions, debated for centuries, have only grown more pressing in recent years as medical technology has allowed us to live longer lives, and several U.S. states have legalized physician-assisted suicide. Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Zaritsky offers a revealing look at a couple facing the most difficult decision of their lives -- and lets us see for ourselves as one Chicago native makes the trip to Switzerland for what will become the last day of his life...FRONTLINE ...9pm

Made it through the football frenzy eat-a-thon, now it's time to settle in for some good old fashioned TV watching.

Thanksgiving down, Christmas to come...And if you missed the original broadcast of The President's Photographer, PBS is doing an encore showing tonight.
Meet Pete Souza, who's never very far behind President Obama. As the President's chief White House photographer, Souza is the President's shadow. Now, National Geographic will follow Souza inside the Obama White House--aboard Air Force One, backstage at the State of the Union, and into the heart of the West Wing. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the everyday grit of the American presidency and a chance to see what it's like to cover the most powerful man in the world, for history...8pm

The camera is his ticket to ride...

Pete Souza is never far behind President Obama. As the President's chief White House photographer, Souza is the President's shadow. Now, National Geographic will follow Souza inside the Obama White House--aboard Air Force One, backstage at the State of the Union, and into the heart of the West Wing. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the everyday grit of the American presidency and a chance to see what it's like to cover the most powerful man in the world, for history...7pm

Also coming up this weekend: in their debut AUSTIN CITY LIMITS appearance, influential superstars R.E.M. take the stage in support of their latest acclaimed record, Accelerate...Saturday at 10...

And Great Performances stages an all-star tribute to Stephen Sondheim by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra...Sunday at 8pm

When you're confronted with the prospect of "pulling the plug,"...can you do it?

How far would you go to sustain the life of someone you love, or your own? In this film, FRONTLINE gains access to the ICU of one of New York's biggest hospitals to examine the complicated reality of today's modern, medicalized death. Here, we find doctors and nurses struggling to guide families through the maze of end-of-life choices they now confront: whether to pull feeding and breathing tubes, when to perform expensive surgeries and therapies or to call for hospice. The film also offers an unusually intimate portrait of patients facing the prospect of dying in ways that they might never have wanted or imagined...9pm

A few weeks ago, John Lennon would have been 70-years old...

December 8 of this year he's been dead for 30 years. Yet, his art still haunts us. It still speaks to millions of people. This film confirms Lennon as an American artist. It is, essentially, a classic immigrant tale: Lennon and Ono left London in 1971 in search of freedom, both artistic and personal. We hear Lennon's song New York City and follow into their life -- their commitment to peace and political activism, their struggles to remain in America and, of course, the greatest music from that period and the concert footage from Lennon's first two albums, Plastic Ono Band and Imagine. With unprecedented and exclusive cooperation from Yoko Ono, access to never-before-seen material from the Lennon archives and conversations with those closest to him -- Ono, Elton John, the photographer Bob Gruen, Ringo Starr -- AMERICAN MASTERS tells John Lennon's story as it has never been told before -- and as it will never be told again...8pm

Got to be good looking 'cause he's so hard to see...

Coming up on the 30th anniversary of his death, the drama "Lennon Naked," focuses on the turbulent period of change in John Lennon's professional and personal life, following the unexpected death of Beatles manager Brian Epstein in 1967 premieres Sunday. This new era is marked by Lennon's extraordinary relationship with Yoko Ono and his disillusionment with Britain, ultimately causing Lennon to pursue a new life in New York City...MASTERPIECE CONTEMPORARY...Sunday at 8pm

What do you do when Morley Safer is at your door...

you get ready to "explain" yourself. Morley Safer began his 39th season with 60 Minutes in September 2009, a run that seems almost impossibly long until you learn that his work with CBS spans six decades.? Learn more about his fascinating past, his run-in with LBJ and his new connection to Texas...on Texas Monthly Talks...9pm

Tonight's Face to Face features Ellen squaring off with Nick Nevarez, Jr., an attorney who specializes in immigration law and their discussion of the illegal alien issue in Texas...8pm

In 2009 the wrecks of five ancient Roman ships were found in pristine condition...

Each one fully laden with exotic goods with much of the cargo remaining exactly as the ancient Roman crews had loaded it, suggesting that these ships had not capsized but had gone to the bottom of the sea intact and upright. What happened to these ancient ships? What were they carrying and why had they traveled to this remote, rocky Italian island in the first place? "Lost Ships of Rome" follows the team as they explore the sites in detail, salvage artifacts and piece together the history of the ships and why they were lost 2,000 years ago...SECRETS OF THE DEAD...7PM

Tonight is the final 2 hours of CIRCUS...from the same film makers who produced CARRIER, it's been a fascinating look behind the curtain into the mysterious yet practical world of the traveling circus...In the homestretch everyone is happy that the end is in sight, though many are uncertain about their job prospects when the season ends in July. CIRCUS...8pm

Stonehenge may be the best-known and most mysterious relic of prehistory...

Every year, a million visitors are drawn to the Salisbury Plain, in southern England, to gaze upon a mysterious circle of stones. During the 20th century, excavations revealed that the structure was built in stages and that it dates back some 5,000 years, to the late Stone Age. The meaning of the monument, however, was anyone's guess -- until recently. Now investigations inside and around Stonehenge have kicked off a dramatic new era of discovery and debate. Who built Stonehenge? What was its purpose? How did prehistoric people quarry, transport, sculpt and erect the giant stones? NOVA:THE SECRETS OF STONEHENGE attempts to answer the questions...7pm

W's pitch hits home, and is felt around the world...

As America reels from the horror of the 9/11 attacks, baseball provides solace, and in an incredible World Series, gives the country something to cheer about. As the rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox reaches the boiling point, long-suffering Boston fans rejoice in their first World Series victory in 86 years, while Giants and Cubs fans endure devastating losses. Barry Bonds demolishes Mark McGwire's home-run record and sets his sights on Henry Aaron's revered all time mark. The game is more popular than ever, but revelations about steroids cast a shadow on many of the era's greatest stars and their historic accomplishments...Ken Burns' THE TENTH INNING...8pm

sometimes we need to be knocked up side the head...

Private Felix Longoria fought and died while fighting the Japanese during World War II. But when his body was sent back his small hometown in Texas, the only funeral parlor there refused to hold a wake for the Mexican American GI because "the whites would not like it." The incident would ripple outward, launching the career of Lyndon B. Johnson, landing the undertaker in a mental institution, engendering hostile recriminations for the next 50 years, and launching the Mexican American civil rights movement...Saturday night on INDEPENDENT LENS: THE LONGORIA AFFAIR...11pm

No one is sure how deep a hole we're in, but it's time to start digging...

Another regular session of the Texas legislature is around the corner and a budget shortfall is certain...Best case scenarios range from a low of $18 to a high of $25 billion....the largest deficit in the state's history. So before State Senator, Kel Seliger, heads to Austin to figure out how in the world we can educate our students, take care of our most vulnerable, build highways, protect our citizens and still balance the budget, we have asked him to talk with us Face to Face...8pm

What happens when a clown takes on cancer...

Join the circus at their first performance stop in Virginia, where dramatic last-minute changes to the show, lackluster ticket sales and a cancer diagnosis ratchet up the pressure...then experience winter in New York, which means packed stands under the big top and misery on the back lot -- as the weather wrecks havoc on the tent, the trailers and the health of the company and crew...that's tonight on my new favorite documentary series CIRCUS...8pm

If you stare at me long enough, eventually you'll get what you want...

or so says my dog...and he's right. Dogs have been domesticated for longer than any other animal on the planet and we've developed a unique relationship with our furry friends. We treat our pets like a part of the family and we feel that they can understand us in a way other animals cannot. Now, new research is revealing what dog lovers have suspected all along: dogs have an uncanny ability to read and respond to human emotions. How did this incredible relationship between humans and dogs come to be? And how can dogs, so closely related to fearsome wild wolves, behave so differently? It's all in the genes. Tonight on NOVA "Dogs Decoded" investigates new discoveries in genetics that are illuminating the origin of dogs -- with revealing implications for the evolution of human culture as well...7pm

Sluggers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chase the asterisk & home run record...

it's the first of Ken Burn's 2 part THE TENTH INNING series...1994 and the national pastime faces its worst crisis in 70 years when a bitter and prolonged strike forces the cancellation of the World Series, infuriating fans dismayed by the athletes and teams they once worshipped. Baseball has to rebuild. Cal Ripken Jr. sets an amazing record of consecutive games played, helping rekindle the country's love of the game. Barry Bonds, son of the great right fielder Bobby Bonds, signs the most lucrative contract to date in baseball history and thrills San Francisco fans. Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Greg Maddux pitch the Atlanta Braves to the pinnacle. Dazzlingly talented Latino players make an indelible mark on the game. The Yankees, led by manager Joe Torre, return to glory after two decades of disappointment...TOP OF THE TENTH...8pm

He's a wild & crazy banjo pickin' guy...

Bluegrass is swinging through the night with Steve Martin and Sarah Jarosz on Saturday's AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. Comedian Martin picks up his banjo with the Steep Canyon Rangers for new tunes in the old tradition. Young Texan Jarosz rewrites the bluegrass rules with her original songs and style...Saturday at 10pm

Sunday brings another chance to catch the 1st installment of CIRCUS...Go behind the scenes and meet the fascinating, wildly diverse Big Apple Circus family -- the clowns and the wire-walkers, the front office staff and the rough-and-tumble ring crew -- as they gear up for their annual 350-performance tour...Sunday at 2pm

And SHERLOCK returns again in a thrilling contemporary version of the Victorian-era whodunits, as the go-to consulting detective in 21st-century London...Sunday at 8pm

Six men and a flag pole, and the nation was mesmerized...

It's among the most famous images ever taken of the American military.Almost everyone knows the photograph..but until James Bradley wrote the book, Flags of Our Fathers, not many really knew the story behind it -- the story of the flag raisers in the World War II battle of Iwo Jima. Bradley's father, John, was one of the six men immortalized that February day in 1945; however, it was something the elder Bradley would never talk about and so after his father died, James set out to find out why he had been so silent...this week on Face to Face...8pm

Set your DVR for the rebroadcast of last night's premiere of CIRCUS...the behind the scenes look at life under the big top on a very personal level. Think you can walk the wire, fly the trapeze, or walk the dog for laughs and love from the audience? They're just people like me and you, but what a cool job to have! 1am tonight.

The tomb was discovered filled with lavish jewels and treasure almost by accident in 1939...

One of the most startling discoveries inside the tomb was the sarcophagus in which the body was held: It was made of silver with exquisite detail and craftsmanship. No other silver sarcophagus has ever been found and it is now recognized by many experts as one of the most exquisite artifacts of ancient Egypt ever to be found.
The elaborate tribute within the tomb suggested it was the burial site of someone very important, and an investigation reveals political intrigue, a lost city and a leader who united a country in turmoil and became the Silver Pharaoh...SECRETS OF THE DEAD...7PM

On election day, FRONTLINE goes behind closed doors at the White House...

in Congress and the boardrooms of the giant health-care lobby to examine the political battles and costly compromises that defined Barack Obama's healthcare reform endeavor. From early positive efforts, through the bitter battles with the Tea Party, the elation of apparent success at Christmas, to the crushing failure in the Massachusetts Senatorial election, FRONTLINE follows the story and reveals the first in-depth look at how the Obama administration operates. In "Obama's Deal," FRONTLINE veteran producer Michael Kirk ("Bush's War," "Dreams of Obama," "Inside the Meltdown," "The Warning") provides a sobering expose of the realities of American politics, the power of special interest groups and the role of money in policy making...OBAMA'S DEAL...9pm

Ah November...and there's election fever in the air...

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW throws its hat in the ring with this special edition, a salute to the presidential election and the keepsakes of political battles long past...it's enough to make you want to go vote! ANTIQUES ROADSHOW...7pm

"It's elementary, my dear Watson" just came in on my iphone...

That would be a text from Sherlock Holmes...the new and improved version. His job is consulting detective in 21st century London, Watson is a surgeon just back from Afghanistan, and 221 B Baker street is wired for cable and wi-fi...the latest Masterpiece Mystery...Sunday at 8pm

Saturday night is another chance to catch the most excellent doc about the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture...advertising is everywhere we look and hear, and it's influence on art and culture are unmistakable...Independent Lens: Art & Copy...11pm

What not to do when you see the lava coming down the street...

It's a typical day in Herculaneum-the streets are busy as people go about their lives. Suddenly, the sky grows dark and people begin to run as they see an enormous wave of fire, mud and lava hurtling toward them. Thus is the set-up for tonight's SECRETS OF THE DEAD, airing at 7pm...if the headline isn't enough to grab you, consider this: Herculaneum Uncovered will explore recent finds that are revealing evidence of peoples' heads exploding from the heat, villagers gathering along the shoreline in the hopes of rescue, and surprisingly different scenes from those described at Pompeii...enticing huh? Of course you could DVR it for another time and watch the Rangers start their first World Series. I'm just sayin'.

The MAD MEN were real...and their work still shapes our culture.

This film, about advertising and inspiration, reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY, " "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. Tonight Independent Lens features "ART & COPY", an in-depth look at the men and women who persuade us to buy...and think. 8pm

Sherlock texting on his cell and "relaxing" on nicotine patches...

This is not your grandfather's/father's Sherlock Holmes...if you missed last nights premiere as part of Masterpiece Mystery!, you simply must set your DVR for tonight at 1am - it's elementary!

"I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king"...

so goes the Sinatra song about life, and the variety of people who inhabit it. Enter "The Parking Lot Movie", a documentary about a singular parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the select group of parking lot attendants that inhabit its microcosm. The attendants are a uniquely varied group of men comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students, philosophers, intellectuals, musicians, artists and, you know, marginal-type characters. Interesting how we started the list with academia. That's life. Be sure to catch Independent Lens tonight at 11pm.

Some say Texans are the big winners in the new healthcare reform law...

Tonight on the season premiere of Face to Face, guest Anne Dunkelberg, one of the state's leading experts in policy and budget issues related to health care access, explains why.
Anne Dunkelberg is the Associate Director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group based in Austin, and she's in our studio to talk to Ellen...Face to Face...8pm

Photography before Photoshop and Rock before MTV...

Featuring unexpected turns and transcendent performances, ROCK PROPHECIES goes behind the ropes and beyond the green rooms to view rock 'n' roll through the eyes of prolific photographer Robert M. Knight. Beginning in 1968 with a line-up of now-legendary guitar heroes - Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin - as his first subjects, capturing images of some of the greatest figures in rock 'n' roll history. Crossing the line of detached photographer, Knight immerses himself in the careers of new artists, actively helping them catch a break in their pursuit of rock stardom...ROCK PROPHECIES...9pm

Everybody'll be there but the governor...

Just two weeks before the election, Libertarian Kathie Glass, Green Party nominee Deb Shafto, and Democratic candidate Bill White will participate in a live debate at the KLRU-TV studios in Austin.

Some Italian POWs called the little church a Cathedral in the Desert...

Shot and produced in High Definition, the program tells the little-known story of a World War ll concentration camp located right down the road from Amarillo. The mostly Italian prisoners captured in Africa found themselves corralled in a cornfield outside of Hereford, Texas. The tale of their time spent here, and of the little church that they adorned with stunning works of art, which is still being used today, is an inspiring example of just what the human spirit is capable of...even in the most difficult circumstances...A Cathedral in the Desert...tonight at 9:30pm

What if you dreamed about your death, and were convinced you had one year to live...

Scottish filmmaker Amy Hardie dreamed one night that her horse was dying, only to wake and find the horse dead...she dismissed the incident as coincidental. Then she dreamed she would die at age 48 -- the next year. When Hardie does get ill, just as the dream predicted, her search takes her to neuroscience experts and finally a shaman. "The Edge of Dreaming" is an evocative, intimate chronicle of that year and a fascinating investigation into the human subconscious...POV - 11pm

If you missed our LIVE panel discussion about God in America, you have the chance to see it again on Saturday at 6pm, and Sunday at 4pm. Questions, answers, and honest conversation among a diverse group of the faithful...and not so faithful. God in America: A Panhandle Perspective!

A priest, a rabbi, a preacher, and imam get into a leaky boat...

this scenario is similar to what's happening tonight in our studio. We've assembled a group of folks holding diverse faiths and views, we're turning on the lights, mics, and cameras...and the honest conversation about religion in the panhandle begins - LIVE! We'll also have a studio audience to interact with the panel, asking questions and making points, and hopefully helping the viewers at home come to a better understanding of how religion has shaped our community. It's sixty minutes devoted to discussing candidly that which is left out of most polite conversation - religion and politics - and host Ellen Robertson Green will be challenged to keep the jam packed studio under control...God In America: A Panhandle Perspective...LIVE tonight at 8pm.

We really are airing God In America...seriously...

A lot of you have pointed out the various on-screen program guides have listed different programming for several nights this week. This is an error - I think on their part. We take great pains to get our schedules to Tribune Services early, so they can distribute our information around the various television services. At any rate...tonight is the conclusion of God In America...8pm

Michael Feinstein's American Songbook airs at 7pm...The second episode in the series examines how popular songs provided emotional solace and patriotic inspiration during World War II. Michael weaves in the history of 1940s big bands, USO shows, V-disks, war bond rallies, and the powerful role popular music played in boosting morale.

It has been shot at, exploded, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, and looted for its magnificent sculptures...

Erected by the ancient Greeks as a temple to Athena, the Parthenon has served as a church, a fortress, an ammunition dump and the model for countless banks, courthouses and museums across the world.
Despite so much abuse and renown as an icon of Western civilization, the question of how the Parthenon was built has been largely ignored until recently.
NOVA presents the inside story of the $10 Billion official restoration by the Greek government, which reaches far beyond the challenges and controversies of conserving one of the world's best-known buildings...asking such questions as: how did the ancient Athenians build their great temple with incredible precision in a mere eight years? NOVA...7pm

Night 2 of God In America...8pm

Three religious leaders & an atheist walk into a TV studio...

In conjunction with this weeks premiere of God In America from PBS, Ellen Green will host a 60 minute panel discussion with a Christian, Muslim, Jew and of course the token atheist to continue conversations about the Panhandle's own views concerning religion. Along with the panel there will be an audience representing diverse opinion...with microphones & cameras...and the whole thing is LIVE! Let the fun begin...God In America: A Panhandle Perspective...this thursday night at 8pm.

"I coulda been somebody, I coulda been a contenda"

An iconic line from "On the Waterfront", by director Elia Kazan. His name was brought front and center to the world again during the buzz and build-up to the March 1999 Academy Awards. Elia Kazan was to be recognized with an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, an honor that divided Hollywood and fueled social commentary across the country. Then 89 years old and best remembered for his film directing in the 1950s -- On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Gentleman's Agreement, A Face in the Crowd --Kazan remained a controversial figure. To many, he was personally and permanently emblematic of the sin of "naming names" before HUAC in the darkest days of the Hollywood Blacklist. To others, his extraordinary body of work deserved honors, despite any questionable behavior. One of his strongest supporters was Martin Scorsese, the director of this documentary. The film is a meditation on the nature of art and influence...A LETTER TO ELIA, a superior KACV encore presentation...Sunday at 2pm.

Texas Monthly Talks is having a birthday...

They've enjoyed eight seasons of great interviews with well over 200 of the biggest newsmakers around, each with a little bit of Texas twang...Evan Smith shares clips of his favorite episodes, plus his behind the scenes stories of each....9pm

Also...learn where to catch a horny toad...Texas Parks and Wildlife...9:30pm

Take a road trip through the history of American popular song...

in this documentary with Michael Feinstein. Viewers follow him both on stage and backstage, as well as hear personal stories about the songwriters and entertainers he has known over a 30-year career. Rare archival audio and film footage combine to reveal the social and historical forces behind the music that helped shape the style, attitude, and self-image of America for more than a century. Filled with generous portions of live performance, tonight's episode features music of the 50's and 60's...Michael Feinstein's American Songbook...7pm

And in Star Trek news, Picard play Macbeth on Great Performances...8pm

The Most Dangerous Man in America on POV...

Why would a dedicated Cold War strategist throw away his career, his friends and risk life in prison for a chance to help end the Vietnam War? In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading military planner, concluded that America's role in the war was based on decades of lies. He leaked the Pentagon Papers, 7,000 pages of top-secret documents, to The New York Times, a daring act of conscience that led to Watergate, President Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War. "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" is a tale told by Ellsberg with a who's who of Vietnam and Watergate-era figures...8pm

Searching for "somewhere I could point my camera into pure space, "

award-winning photographer Murray Fredericks began making annual solo camping trips to remote Lake Eyre and its salt flats in South Australia. These trips have yielded remarkable photos of a boundless, desolate yet beautiful environment where sky, water and land merge. Made in collaboration with documentary filmmaker Michael Angus, "Salt" is the film extension of Fredericks' work at Lake Eyre, interweaving his photos and video diary with time-lapse sequences to offer viewers the liberating and disorienting experience of being thrown into an infinite dimension of mind and spirit. "Salt" will be accompanied by a selection of shorts: Ellen Frick's "A Healing Art" delves into the world of artificial eye makers as they rekindle hope for victims of tragedy; and animated shorts from the Peabody Award-winning oral-history project StoryCorps These shorts capture the stories of everyday Americans in their own voices...POV...11pm

This is the show that opened the season back in 1976. Lawrence and the band kick off this show with "In The Mood". Guy and Ralna sing "Feelings" and Tanya takes center stage with "Love Will Keep Us Together". LAWRENCE WELK SEASON PREMIERE...7pm

Living in the eye of the storm...

Cecile Richards joined Planned Parenthood in 2006, after work that included organizing low-wage workers, founding the Texas Freedom Network and serving as deputy chief of staff for Nancy Pelosi. Richards is also known to many as the daughter of Governor Ann Richards...and has a few stories to tell...TEXAS MONTHLY TALKS...9PM


An on LIVER FROM THE ARTIST'S DEN... indie-pop darling Ingrid Michaelson performs songs from Be OK- the follow-up to her breakthrough debut album, Girls and Boys(2008). Recorded at Cape Cinema, Cape Cod, MA, July 10, 2008.

Baseball's been very good to me!

As Sammy Sosa would say as he chased the home run record in the late 90's, and truer words were never spoken. In the first decade of the 21st century, baseball is booming. In an age of home runs and power, Pedro Martinez and a handful of other superb pitchers still manage to dominate. The astonishingly talented right fielder Ichiro Suzuki becomes MLB's first Japanese position player and a hero back home. As America reels from the horror of the 9/11 attacks, baseball provides solace, and in an incredible World Series, gives the country something to cheer about. As the rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox reaches the boiling point, long-suffering Boston fans rejoice in their first World Series victory in 86 years, while Giants and Cubs fans endure devastating losses. Barry Bonds demolishes Mark McGwire's home-run record and sets his sights on Henry Aaron's revered all time mark. The game is more popular than ever, but revelations about steroids cast a shadow on many of the era's greatest stars and their historic accomplishments.

Hey-battuh-battuh-battuh...

Thousands of bats, three home run records and one "curse" have been broken since Ken Burns last explored the history of America's national pastime with his 1994 series BASEBALL. Now, Burns and co-director Lynn Novick update the series with THE TENTH INNING. Beginning with a crippling strike that alienated millions of fans and brought the game to the brink, this film tells the tumultuous story of our national pastime up to the present. It celebrates baseball's new Golden Age -- an era of unprecedented home run totals, popularity and prosperity -- and sheds light on one of the game's darkest chapters -- the steroid era. The film examines the compelling stories of Joe Torre, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Ichiro Suzuki, Cal Ripken Jr. and Barry Bonds and features insightful commentary from an eclectic lineup of writers, broadcasters, fans and all-stars...7pm

We live in a trailer, we work in a tent...

We dance on a wire, our dogs pay the rent...so goes the lives of the little band of performers and roustabouts with the legendary Big Apple Circus. This preview gives insight into how the producers were able to capture the essence of that experience and put it into a six hour series premiering in November...not to be missed! The stories are true, the magic is real...
CIRCUS PREVIEW 9:30

I am so Pretty!

What turned the young boxer Cassius Clay into Muhammad Ali? This documentary chronicles Clay's arrival in Miami in the fall of 1960 (fresh from earning a gold medal in the Rome Olympics)...over the course of the next few years -- coinciding with the height of the national civil rights movement -- in Miami Clay evolved both professionally and politically, piling up victories in the ring and adopting the black separatist teachings of the Nation of Islam.
"MUHAMMAD ALI: MADE IN MIAMI"...Sunday afternoon at 3:30

Another unusual film deals with "Nobu fever", a term in the world of classical music after 20 year-old Nobuyuki Tsujii from Japan won the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009. This film follows Nobu, Blind from birth, through the three weeks of grueling practice, rehearsal and performance during the competition...A SURPRISE IN TEXAS...2PM

Don't think twice, it's alright.

The Wallflowers lead singer and Bob's favorite son Jakob performs on LIVE FROM THE ARTIST'S DEN tonight at 8pm...

And on TEXAS MONTHLY TALKS: Gwen Ifill fills two major roles at PBS: moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and as senior correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. That puts her at the center of political journalism in the US, with a close-up view of what's happening in Washington...she sits down with Evan Smith tonight at 9pm

...if it ain't got that swing!

Wynton Marsalis premieres his new work "Swing Symphony" tonight on LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER...
Join Maestro Alan Gilbert for the opening night concert of his second season, conducting the U.S. premiere of the Marsalis work, as well as Richard Strauss's "Don Juan" and Hindemith's "Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber ."
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER...8pm

Evo-Devo dude...

NOVA reveals answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn't explain. Stunning breakthroughs in a new science - nicknamed "evo devo" - are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature's great mysteries: the development of an embryo. And, as NOVA shows in this absorbing detective story, the results are confirming the brilliance of Darwin's insights, while exposing clues to life's breathtaking diversity in ways he could scarcely have imagined...7pm

On CARRIER...As the Nimitz makes its final transit from Hawaii to California, the sailors and Marines on board prepare to return to their homes and families...9pm

THAT LATIN BEAT!!!

Sorry this is late...tonight we bring you ANTIQUES ROADSHOW and part 3 of thier Honululu search for valuable things folks find at the garage sale...featuring a first edition of the classic "Call of the Wild"...7pm

The Grammy winning bassist Israel "Cachao" Lopez died in Coral Gables, Florida, in March 2008, at almost 90 years of age. A maestro of legendary status on the world stage and ultimately considered one of the greatest Afro-Cuban musicians of all time, he had made his home in the United States for the past four decades. The basis of this film is a sold-out 2005 concert at Bimbo's 365 Club, a famous San Francisco nightclub. "Cachao: Uno Mas" is produced and narrated by actor Andy Garcia, a friend and ardent fan, who helped reinvigorate Cachao's career in the 1990s...AMERICAN MASTERS...8PM

BIG SQUEEZE is an inside look at a Texas accordion competition...9:30

3 words that became hard to say...

If you have not yet heard the Avett Brothers, or their wrenching ballad "I and Love and You",
this is the weekend that will set you free! Roots Rock harmonies, a cello, and spot-on writing that goes straight to the heart will have you humming songs way beyond your range.
An unbelievable performance on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS...Saturday 10pm

A very special GREAT PERFORMANCES is on Sunday...St. Petersburg, Russia is a city of palaces, and American soprano Rene Fleming takes in three of the most memorable, all of them on the water. First is the Winter Palace, also known as the Hermitage, built with one entire facade facing the Neva River. Next on the tour is the Yusupov Palace (the scene of Rasputin's murder); and lastly, the Peterhof with its fantastic fountains on the Gulf of Finland. In each location, arias & duets by Veri, Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff...2pm

When Morley got crossways with LBJ...

Tonight on THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR the construction team continues to work on rebuilding the Roxbury project, including custom arches and a marble fireplace...7pm

The multi-talented performer (Tony! Toni! Tone!) and award-winning producer Raphael Saadiq delivers a masterful homage to a bygone era of "old-school" rhythm and blues. Saadiq and a nine-piece band perform the soulful songs on LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN...8pm

TEXAS MONTHLY TALKS sits down with 60 Minutes' Morley Safer for an in depth conversation about his sixty year career in journalism...9pm

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE goes to Possum Kingdom...9:30pm

Livin' la Vida Loca...

SECRETS OF THE DEAD focuses on Mexico City and the discovery of more than 400 bodies, many of which show signs of having been mutilated and even eaten. Additionally, more than 40 of the bodies appear to be European, indicating that the Aztecs not only resisted the invaders, they sacrificed them to their gods, pulling their still-beating hearts from chests and stringing their heads (along with the heads of their horses) on wooden skull racks for public display...this program paints a new picture of the violent relations between the Aztecs and the Conquistadors and rewrites much of what we thought we knew about the Aztec civilization...7pm

On the conclusion of LATIN MUSIC USA: 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...a look at the Latin Pop explosion and the success of artists like Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Shakira make this a compelling and extremely entertaining documentary...8pm

Brianna, I'll have a Monte Cristo...

In tonight's "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...7pm

Brianna Barnes explores Honduras and El Salvador, two of Central America's most rewarding destinations...she swims with dolphins, spends the day at a banana plantation, visits the Mayan ruins of Copan and learns how to roll cigars in Santa Rosa de Copan...GLOBETREKKER - 8pm

And CARRIER continues with it's behind the scenes look at the workings of a floating city with armament, the aircraft carrier...9pm

Turn $1900 into $150,000!

Tonight on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW...a very rare painting of Hilo Harbor by lawyer, legislator and amateur painter Joseph Nawahi, the first Hawaiian-born artist to paint in a Western style. Purchased for $400 from an antiques gallery in the 1970s - and later restored for $600-$900 - this treasure is deemed "Hawaiian gold in the art market" by the appraiser, with an auction estimate of $100,000 to $150,000...7PM

HISTORY DETECTIVES at 8...

Then at 9, "LAFAYETTE: THE LOST HERO" tells the story of the Marquis de Lafayette and his quest to bring democracy to America and France. The film traces the life and legend of this intriguing, neglected, and controversial figure, who left France at the age of 19 and fought courageously for the independence of the United States. Years later, after being imprisoned for bringing freedom movements to Europe, he returns, triumphantly, for the 50th anniversary of the American revolution -- this country's first great patriotic celebration...9pm

Football? What football...

It's the second week of "fall" and football is in full swing...however, if the trials and tribulations of Brett Favre are of minimal interest to you, here are some good alternatives...

Britcoms on Friday and Saturday at 9...
LAWRENCE WELK on Saturday salutes Swing Bands at 7, and THEN My Morning Jacket's on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS at 10...

Sunday afternoon we feature a series of architecture themed shows: AMERICAN MASTERS: I.M. PEI, SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY, and FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S BUFFALO all beginning at 1...
And a new show for the jet jockey in all of us, THE AVIATORS, a new weekly magazine style tv series featuring interesting people, latest aircraft, coolest technology and the best fly-in destinations...9;30

Do you remember Stax?

Tonight on LIVE AT THE ARTISTS DEN we feature Booker T. Jones, backed by southern rockers Drive By Truckers and Bettye LaVette...Booker T. and the MG's were R&B masters for Stax Records back in the 60's...should be rowdy! 8pm

GLOBETREKKER visits exciting Madrid, taking in the artwork at the Prado, "El Rastro," the city's famous flea market, Spanish Civil War landmarks and samples the fabulous cuisine. She also takes excursions to nearby El Escorial, the Roman aqueducts of Segovia and the charming hillside town of Toledo...9pm

Cha Cha Cha...

Tonight on the tube we present THROUGH A DOG'S EYES...a heartwarming story of dog trainer Jennifer Arnold, the service dogs she trains and the families whose lives they have changed...7pm

Then kick off your shoes and crank up the sound...LATIN MUSIC USA returns with Bridges/The Salsa Revolution, 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...8pm

It's hard to be human...

Welcome to September...tonight 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...7pm

DAYTRIPPER goes to Waco...8pm

And CARRIER resumes...this episode explores the many expressions of faith onboard the USS Nimitz: faith in self, faith in one's shipmates, faith in the mission of the ship and the president's call to arms...9pm

The times they are a-changing...

Heading into the Labor Day Weekend, there are some changes to announce...

But first, don't miss last weeks episode of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY with INSPECTOR LEWIS: COUNTERCULTURE BLUES...we rescheduled this show due to our membership drive on Sunday the 29th...had lots of calls urging me to make it available, and this Sunday afternoon at 3pm was the best place. Now viewers can keep up with the series uninterrupted, which continues with the second installment this Sunday night at 8...

Monday morning starts our new daytime schedule aimed specifically at the kids. PBS's newest show for the little ones, THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS ALOT ABOUT THAT, joins our revamped lineup that provides quality educational television from 6am till 5pm...making KACV the safe place for children of all ages, all over the panhandle, all day long. Our how-to shows are moving to the weekends, so you Katie Brown and Bob Ross fans won't miss out. The schedule change will help KACV maintain a smooth workflow throughout the day, and be more cost effective to the overall operation. Some say change is hard...we think this is good.

We're still on the air in Amarillo...

Well we did it...we survived yet another Membership Drive to help keep the doors open.
Thanks again for all of your support and patience with the temporary change in show schedules.

Tonight country star Dierks Bentley headlines LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN. He should know how...he's got 7 number one hits in the last few years...8pm

Meanwhile, Zoe Palmer takes her cameras to explore Senegal's capital city in West Africa...from there who knows where she'll end up...could be interesting...9pm

To again quote Roy Orbison...MERCY!

September 1st...first day of the new season, last day of August Membership Drive. We want to thank all our supporters during the past 11 days...we simply could not do it without you.

Tonight's line-up is a killer - musically. THE PRETENDERS kick it off at 7pm with a performance from last year's world tour. Chrissie Hynde's definitely still got it...

Someone else who's got it - IN DREAMS is the inspiring life, times, and music - of first generation Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Roy Orbison. This major one-hour documentary film deals with the saga of pop's most enigmatic and often under-appreciated pioneer...8pm

ARETHA FRANKLIN, the Queen of Soul herself, returns to public television in an all new "My Music" festival of original artist Soul Hits of the 1960s plus some special 70s love ballads...9pm

It's going to be a long (and fruitful) night...

Last day of the month...let Fall begin...

After a Presidential address, scheduled to end at 7:30, we begin an evening of personal improvement, needed or not.

MAGNIFICENT MIND AT ANY AGE explores the many natural ways that we can not only keep our brains healthy as we age, but improve and enhance our brain power....7:30

JOEL HARPER'S FIRMING AT 50...Celebrity personal trainer Joel Harper will help viewers stretch, tone and firm with his no equipment, complete body workout...9:30

And for those of you in a hurry, PLAY PIANO IN A FLASH has the answer. Ever wish you could sit down at a piano and just play a tune? Have you taken lessons at some point in your life, but can't play a thing...watch tonight at 10:30 and you'll be tickling the ivories in no time.

It's good to know, you've got a friend...

We're in the final few days of our August Membership Drive, then it's back to regular programming...trust me, I'll be just as relieved as you...

Tonight at 7pm we have a rebroadcast of KACV's latest documentary BEN KONIS: THE ARTIST'S ARTIST...chronicling the life of the man credited with bringing pastels to the region. As an artist and teacher, he influence on our art community was enormous.

At 7:30 we bring you another run of a program getting lots of national attention...
CAROLE KING - JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR. The two singer/songwriters reunited in 2007 for the 50th anniversary of the Troubadour in Los Angeles...nearly 40 years after they performed there together, along with their original band...the song list from both performers will take you back to a very special musical time...

Elvis LIVE? How'd they do that...

That's right...we're still pledgin'...highlights this weekend are ELVIS LIVE: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Friday at 8:30...

DANIEL O'DONNELL AT HOME IN IRELAND and CLASSIC GOSPEL SPECIAL EDITION Saturday evening starting at 6pm

and rebroadcasts of pledge favorites BEN KONIS: THE ARTIST'S ARTIST and the fabulous CAROLE KING - JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR starting at 7pm on Sunday...

Don't despair...the regular weekend lineup will return next Saturday...

introduced himself as the "Kon-Artist"...

Tonight we premiere our latest local production...a documentary about the late pastelist and art teacher extraordinaire, Ben Konis. Ben grew up in New Jersey loving cowboys and horses, married a local Texas girl he met at a rodeo in New York City, and got down here as fast as he could...where he promptly introduced the art of pastels to area artists and changed the way we see things. Don't miss THE ARTIST'S ARTIST: BEN KONIS...7pm

VICTOR BORGE: 100 YEARS OF MUSIC & LAUGHTER! is an all new Victor Borge television special narrated by Rita Rudner, featuring his funniest and most memorable skits...featuring rare archival footage from the Borge family vault...7:30pm

Calling all hep cats, daddy-o...

On tonight's edition of our August Membership Drive we present MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50"S POP...featuring the 1950s pop days with The Singing Rage - Patti Page, classic moments from Perry Como, Debbie Reynolds, The McGuire Sisters and more. Phyllis McGuire, Pat Boone and Nick Clooney host...7pm

And if Pat fried your brain cells, you can grow them back with MAGNIFICENT MIND AT ANY AGE WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN as he explores the many natural ways that we can not only keep our brains healthy as we age, but improve and enhance our brain power...I feel smarter already...9pm

The original Nashville Cat...

Our August Membership Drive marches on...starting with an amazing performance piece...
In 1987, a group of A-list musicians gathered to celebrate the enormous influence of guitarist Chet Atkins on their lives and careers. Taped in Nashville just blocks from the famed Music Row, this star-packed program includes performances by Atkins with Mark Knopfler, the Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald and a band of Music City's finest players...CHET ATKINS: CERTIFIED GUITAR PLAYER...7pm

Time for something completely different...the story of Richard Proenneke, who built a cabin by hand and set out to live a very simple life...ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS...8:30pm

Then if you've got a few minutes, learn to PLAY PIANO IN A FLASH...10pm
We're only trying to help...you're welcome.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T...

Our August Membership Drive continues with a special on Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul herself, as she returns to public television in an all new "My Music" festival of original artist Soul Hits of the 1960s plus some special 70s love ballads...7pm

On the 10th anniversary of his first public television pledge special, Dr. Wayne Dyer presents a new program, based on his newest book Excuses BeGone!In Excuses BeGone!, his goal is simple but not easy: to help viewers learn how to overcome lifetime thinking habits that keep us from maximizing our human potential.
Excuses BeGone! addresses the powerfully transformative process of HOW to change habituated ways of thinking - and move into new realms of possibility...9pm

I've seen fire and I've seen rain...

Well...it's that time again. KACV begins it's August Pledge Drive this weekend with some fantastic programs...including gospel music from Bill Gaither and the Statler Brothers, the still touring Pretenders, and singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen on Saturday beginning at 7...

Sunday features Elvis Presley, Carole King and James Taylor, and the ubiquitous Roy Orbison on Sunday evening...something for most musical tastes. We hope you bear with us if your regular program is missing...our pledge drive is designed to reach more people in the hopes of expanding our membership base. Check us out - you might find something you didn't know you liked.

Architecture is more than building...

In 1993 the late architect Samuel Mockbee started the Rural Studio, a design/build architecture program, in which students create striking architecture for impoverished communities in rural Alabama. Guided by never-before-seen interviews with Mockbee, this film shows how a group of students use their creativity, ingenuity and compassion to craft a home for their charismatic, impoverished client. Interviews with Mockbee's peers and scenes with those he's influenced infuse the film with a larger discussion of architecture's role in issues of poverty, class, race, education, social change and citizenship...CITIZEN ARCHITECT: SAMUEL MOCKBEE AND THE SPIRIT OF THE RURAL STUDIO...8pm

GLOBETREKKER goes to Kathmandu and walks the Everest Highway...9pm

Some enchanted evening...

Tonight on KACV, a very special treat...
Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic tale of love and prejudice, "South Pacific", revived in its original glory by Lincoln Center Theater...7pm

All hail the Lizard King...

They look like dragons. Armed with sharp teeth, tearing claws and a whip-like tail, these fearsome creatures are not only powerful, they're also smart. Top predators with intelligence, who learn as they hunt, and who use their brain to track down prey...they are the largest lizards still walking the planet, the monitor lizards -- the Lizard Kings...NOVA - 7pm

The last day in the Gulf is the last chance to drop bombs before the Nimitz heads home. The jets take off, laden with ordnance, and return hours later, still carrying the same bombs. In the middle of flight operations, a storm arises in the South Indian Ocean. The deck pitches violently, turning the already dangerous task of landing on the carrier into a nail-biting, heart-pounding drama...CARRIER - 9pm

America's Scultor...

Tonight ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is in Milwaukee. looking at a 1952 Fender guitar...7pm

During a career that spanned three decades, Augustus Saint-Gaudens created nearly 150 works of art, including a number of major public monuments to heroes of the Civil War. The story of his personal life is woven around in-depth studies of five of his major works of art, including the contemplative Standing Lincoln in Lincoln Park, Chicago; the moving Shaw Memorial on Boston Common; the powerful Sherman Monument in Central Park; the serene Diana in the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the stirring Adams Memorial in Washington, DC.
AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS: MASTER OF AMERICAN SCULTURE...9pm

snow in Hawaii? really???

Summer is slowing down, school is about to get started, and yardwork has lost the novelty status it enjoyed back in May...maybe there's something to watch on PBS.

Friday: WASHINGTON WEEK at 7, Britcoms at 9, and a replay of the Black Crowes on LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN at 1am...

Saturday: primetime includes the classics - LAWRENCE WELK, CLASSIC GOSPEL, and ARE YOU BEING SERVED...all starting at 7. Then kick out the jams with Elvis Costello and the Band of Heathens on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS at 10pm...

Sunday: a rebroadcast of BENJAMIN LATROBE: AMERICA'S FIRST ARCHITECT at 4,
Nolan Ryan on AMERICA'S HEARTLAND at 5, then great HD footage of drama, including lava and snow in Hawaii on NATURE...7pm. Enjoy.

from the Black Crowes to Liberace...

Tonight on our tube we have part 3 of the Roxbury Project on THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR...7pm

Southern rock heroes The Black Crowes bring their classic sound to the picturesque town of Oxford, Mississippi...a historic setting for the band's first ARTIST'S DEN appearance...8PM

And on GLOBE TREKKER, Ian Wright looks at the fantastical hotels and casinos on the Las Vegas "strip." He tours wedding chapels, enjoys the kitsch of Liberace, attends a beauty pageant with a twist and gets up close and personal with a performing Bengali tiger. Leaving the city, Ian travels to the Nevada Test Site, where atomic bombs were tested, and hikes into the Grand Canyon....9pm

monkey see, monkey do...

Tonight in three episodes of HUMAN SPARK, Alan Alda searches for the origins of what we know as "neanderthals", he looks at the similarities and differences between chimps and humans, and he ties it all together by getting a brain scan and...well, let's save some surprises.
That's the HUMAN SPARK...7,8,9pm

She's got neo-soul...

In 2006 neo-soul songstress Corinne Bailey Rae became only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album enter the UK charts at No. 1...recently under the paper lanterns and vaulted ceilings of the Japanese-themed Hiro Ballroom in New York City, Corinne Bailey Rae gave her fans a special treat: an intimate performance showcasing her new hit album, The Sea, seven weeks before its release...LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN...8pm

Carmen "is about sex, violence, and racism ...

Opera lovers...listen up! One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen "is about sex, violence, and racism -- and its corollary: freedom," says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet's drama. "It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It's sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking." Elina Garanca sings the seductive gypsy of the title for the first time at the Met, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don Jose. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts.GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET...7pm

Take 2 shrimp and call me in the morning...

On a typical day listless sea lions flop on their sides, too exhausted to lift their heads. Others are agitated. Another chews obsessively on a flipper. They are all victims of a marine neurotoxin made by an organism that feeds on algae. NOVA explores this crisis through the exploits of Dr. Frances Gulland, a San Francisco veterinarian, and her team, who run the equivalent of a West Coast ER for marine mammals...7pm

DAYTRIPPER visits Fredericksburg for some German food, wine, and shopping...8pm

The mission really kicks off when the Nimitz arrives in the Gulf. The conditions are extreme: flight deck personnel endure temperatures hovering around 120 degrees, while the pilots undertake grueling six-hour missions over Iraq...CARRIER...9pm

Thank ya...thank ya very much...

Tonight on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW...a fitting tribute to Las Vegas - two pieces of Elvis Presley memorabilia - an autographed record album cover and a macrame belt worn by the King at a performance in the 1970s...7PM

And on back to back episodes of HISTORY DETECTIVES, the team looks at an enduring aviation mystery...John Ott believes he may have a piece of Amelia Earhart's airplane, the missing Lockheed L-10E Electra in which she made her ill-fated around-the-world attempt. Ott says his grandfather served as a flight mechanic on the airfield in Honolulu where Earhart had a mishap on her first attempt at the flight. She crashed during takeoff, destroying the landing gear and damaging the right wing. Ott says his grandfather took a piece of the plane that came off during the accident and sent it to his mother as a souvenir...8 & 9pm

Love is all you need...

This weekend is music heavy on KACV...late Friday night see a rebroadcast of LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN with singer-songwriter David Gray...

Saturday on LAWRENCE WELK the bubbles will be flowing with songs by Johnny Mercer, whose genius included music like "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby"...7pm
And don't miss Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley on Austin City Limits...10pm

And of course no weekend is complete without a Beatle alert when we feature a rebroadcast of the most excellent PAUL McCARTNEY: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, along with a lineup of singers and musicians and the "cute one" himself performing a lot of our favorite music...2pm

From Dakar & Djibouti to Detroit & Chicago...

Tonight on LIVE FROM THE ARTIST'S DEN...British singer-songwriter David Gray burst onto the world stage in 2000 with his multiplatinum fourth album White Ladder, boosted by the success of the international hit single, "Babylon." Since then, he's sold over 12 million CDs and released three consecutive charttopping albums in the UK. For PBS David Gray brought his signature mix of acoustic instrumentation and electronic samples to Wall Street for an intimate performance at the Broad Street Ballroom, providing a colorful setting as he played songs from his eagerly anticipated new album...8pm

Globetrekker travels all the way to the Midwest here in the good old USA...9pm

Hey Jude...

Beatles invasion hits the White House! Never before had any of the Beatles come to the presidential mansion, but when Paul McCartney accepts the annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, it will be at the White House, with President Obama doing the honors. Sir Paul performs along with a sampling of the countless musicians and perfomers that were influenced by the most enduring pop genius of our time...7 pm

HOW THE BEATLES ROCKED THE KREMLIN offers a look behind the Iron Curtain and the music fans who listened to the Beatles at the risk of arrest...8:30 pm

This sneak preview of PBS' upcoming series "Circus," gives a sample of the series and a behind-the-scenes look at how the producers documented the dramatic lives of those working under the big tent to put on the traveling Big Apple Circus...9:30 pm

Who remembers Snoopy?

Tonight NOVA asks the question: who killed the Red Baron? Many suspect Snoopy, but Nova intends to get to the bottom of it...7pm

DAYTRIPPER travels to Burnet at 8, and LIFE (PART 2) takes a close look at the differences between Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y at 8:30...

Port calls allow sailors to blow off steam, but they don't relieve all the pressure. In Guam, a young sailor coming to terms with his upbringing can't play by the rules and is forced out of the Navy. From Guam, the Nimitz sails through the Straits of Malacca, past Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, the last liberty call before the long haul to the Persian Gulf...CARRIER...9pm

She went immediately to the casino...

The last week of July...summer is fading fast!
tonight ANTIQUES ROADSHOW starts a run in Las Vegas, with drawings by Woody Guthrie, and a fabulous five-carat, Asscher-cut diamond ring, inherited from the owner's grandfather, owner of a jewelry store/pawn shop in a Colorado mining town. The tearful owner realizes she's hit pay dirt when the ring is valued at $165,000 to $175,000...7pm

Then the the final installment of TURMOIL & TRIUMPH: THE GEORGE SHULTZ YEARS...
Shultz is in the midst of preparations for the summit meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland, when news breaks that the United States was indeed trading arms for the Nicaraguan Contras to secure the release of the Iran hostages, and Newsweek reveals that the CIA is mining the harbor in Managua. The Reykjavik summit leads to the most significant nuclear arms reduction pact of the Cold War and is the pinnacle of Shultz' career in government service...9PM