So Long Bill...

Bill Moyers, at 76 years young and 40 years on Journal, is saying goodbye to the broadcast tonight. He insists that the decision is his and that it's time to move along. Bill Moyers Journal will go an extra half hour tonight to get his final thoughts on a wide variety of subjects as only Bill Moyers Journal can...8pm

Filmed over four years, GARBAGE DREAMS follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, a ghetto located on the outskirts of Cairo. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade,each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community...Saturday on Independent Lens...11pm

Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island is the world's most active volcano. Its latest eruption began in 1983 and it hasn't stopped since. Filmmaker Paul Atkins finds himself getting a shot few have ever filmed - the cataclysmic meeting of 2000 degree lava and 75 degree ocean water - a sight to behold...Sunday on Nature...7pm

Goin' to the "Glowdeo"...

Tonight the guys that do the building stuff start a new project and begin their 30th season by renovating a house first built in 1915...This Old House Hour 30th Anniversary...7pm

BALLOON FIESTA provides an up-close and personal view of one of the most colorful events in the world. Crews equipped with high-definition cameras capture the mass ascensions, thrilling competitions and interesting characters of the 2008 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Against the backdrop of Albuquerque's beautiful Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande, the Fiesta comes alive as event-goers gather to watch pilot competitions, special-shape hot-air balloons (including one fashioned to look like Darth Vader), evening "glowdeos" and morning dawn patrols...8pm

And Globe Trekker goes to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands...the Amazon jungle and the Cotopaxi volcano are featured...9pm

To Be or Not To Be...

Tonight on a special Great Performances...a new production of Hamlet...Shakespeare's tortured Danish prince receives a contemporary spin in this critically acclaimed production from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Starring David Tennant as Hamlet (familiar to fans as Dr. Who in the cult-favorite UK science fiction TV series) and Patrick Stewart (equally familiar from Star Trek) as Claudius, this television adaptation features an edgy interpretation by innovative director Gregory Doran, utilizing location shooting at St. Joseph's College, London, as the setting for a present-day Elsinore Castle...7pm

This is the Vaccine War...

Tonight on Nova...we'll see how the brains and bodies of Wall Street traders respond as they buy and sell stocks. We'll watch as an ingenious experiment reveals how too many spending choices and the way they're framed can overwhelm consumers' ability to make rational decisions.
This program exposes the mysterious and surprising nature of the two most powerful forces on our planet: the human mind and money...Mind Over Money...7pm

A new Face to Face features Texas Tech's Dr. Jodi Wilkinson, who focuses on nutrition and the effects of proper eating habits related to health...8:30pm

On Frontline - This is the vaccine war: On one side sits scientific medicine and the public health establishment; on the other a populist coalition of parents, celebrities (like Jenny McCarthy), politicians and activists. It's a war that increasingly takes place on the Internet with both sides using the latest social media tools, including Facebook and Twitter, to win the hearts and minds of the public.

The Fog of War...

Tonight, Antiques Roadshow gives us part 2 of their stop in Phoenix, where they feature an abstract painting by artist Chuck Close...that was given to someone as repayment for an 8 dollar loan...and the painting has been appraised at $100,000 to $150,000...7pm

American Experience revisits "My Lai"...Academy Award nominated film maker Barak Goodman focuses his lens on the 1968 My Lai Massacre, its subsequent cover-up, and the heroic efforts of the soldiers who broke rank to halt the atrocities. This film draws upon the eyewitness accounts of Vietnamese survivors and the men of the Charlie Company 11th Infantry Brigade and recently discovered audio recordings...8pm

From Welk to Willie...

This weekend, as usual, we run the gamut of programs of note...from Moyers to Rose, from Welk to Willie...and on Sunday we finish with Fellowship of the Whales, and a look at tuba music worldwide on Tuba U: Basso Profundo. Better check local listings for times...

Lots of exploring...

Tonight, a deviation from our April program guide...at 8pm we'll run "Autism, Making It Work"...where we explore the growing need of adolescents and young adults with autism to ensure their success in daily living.

GlobeTrekker then explores the Blue Nile Falls in Ethiopia...9pm

Why they're our best friends...

Tonight, man's best friend proves why he is so..."Through A Dog's Eyes takes us into the training techniques of service dogs, and the families whose lives they have changed. The film explains the science behind the dog/human bond and how the non-profit organization Canine Assistants is able to train dogs to help people with a variety of disabilities...7pm

POV opens the new season with the highly controversial "Food, Inc."...a look at the industry that literally feeds us all...8pm

What's out there on the edge?

Tonight on Face to Face, Ellen Green interviews author Walt Davis, who's written a fascinating book about the "edges" of Texas...he and his wife, both historians, traveled four thousand miles in five years to explore the state...and they take you along as they drive, hike, canoe and raft to some of the most hard to reach points on our border...7pm

Frontline is for adults...an Afghan journalist investigates a sexual exploitation ring that trades young boys for sex...The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan...9pm

Where have all the flowers gone...

Antiques Roadshow spends some time in Phoenix, and features original artwork from Peanuts creator Charles Schultz...7pm

American Experience presents Earth Days...from the first Earth Day in 1970, stories of the movements early and later pioneers, and the impact that eco-activism has had on daily living worldwide...8pm

The untold story of Hannah Senesh...

Highlights for the weekend:

Independent Lens - Saturday
Narrated by Joan Allen, Blessed Is the Match is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc...11pm

The Adventists - Sunday
Historical re-enactments offer a glimpse into the beginnings of one of the few American born religions...and a close look at the Adventist principals of a healthy lifestyle, plant based diet, exercise and avoidance of alcohol, drugs and tobacco...3pm

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize...

Tonight we continue the award winning series "Eyes on the Prize: American Experience"...the murder of voter registration workers in Mississippi, and the march from Selma to Montgomery by protestors are among some of the issues examined in this 2 hour documentary...8pm

Sesame Street gets sad...

A very serious subject is broached tonight with the muppets from Sesame Street and journalist Katie Couric...what happens when children have to cope with the death of a parent.
The muppets relate to the kids, and Katie examines the situations of several families who have gone through this trauma...and what they do to move forward while keeping memories alive..." When Families Grieve"...7pm

In "Worse Than War", author Daniel Goldhagen travels the world in the first documentary that steps back and looks at the general phenomenom of genocide...it's dimensions, patterns and causes, and it's tragic role in politics and human affairs. He interviews witnesses, and confronts perpetrators in nine countries around the globe, bringing viewers on an unprecedented journey of insight and analysis...8pm

On our long running interview show Face to Face, Ellen Green sits down with the retiring State Representative David Swinford on the status of Texas politics, why he's chosen now to step down, and what's next in his career. He tells lots of insider stories, including how he and former Speaker Bob Bullock muscled through the name of WTAMU for the newly reorganized college in Canyon, and how that became the format for other colleges in the state...he also explains the strategy behind the decision to step down now, and how in the long run, the Panhandle will benefit in the upcoming redistricting procedure...8pm

Frontline features a fascinating look inside the Obama administration in tonight's episode "Obama's Deal"...veteran producer Michael Kirk provides a sobering expose of the realities of American politics, the power of special interest groups and the role of money in policy making...9pm

Would you be able to keep a diary?

If you missed last nights excellent Masterpiece Classic, the very moving "The Diary of Anne Frank", you have another chance to catch it. Set your recorders up for KACV at 1:00am, and I promise you a performance that will stay with you for a very long time...Ann Kendrick captures the spirit of a teenaged girl trapped in an impossible situation, yet able to express her thoughts and feelings through her diary, as she waits for the inevitable...only on PBS.

Teen trouble...of the worst kind.

This weekend we bring you our slightly off kilter Britcoms, like As Time Goes By and Last of the Summer Wine, Friday nights starting at 9pm...

Then on Saturday we introduce Are You Being Served? and the goings on at the Grace Brothers Department Store, where the tea kettle is a little shaken up by the age old battle of the sexes.
This classic british comedy brings us timeless subtle humor from across the pond...9pm

Be sure to catch Masterpiece Classic on Sunday, with an authentic story of an ordinary teenage girl living in extraordinary circumstances...and the consequences are simply life or death. The Diary of Ann Frank features newcomer Ellie Kendrick, currently making a splash on the big screen with her role in An Education...Masterpiece Classic, Sunday at 8pm.

"Ain't Scared of Your Jails"...

Tonight we continue with the award winning series "Eyes on the Prize: American Experience", which deals in-depth with issues surrounding the struggle for civil rights...this episode deals with student protests and major events of the movement...8pm

Be Here Now on PBS...

I'm back. After falling ill over the weekend and into this week, I've managed to regain some semblance of health and it's time to get to work...we'll see how it goes.

A much anticipated documentary on the life of Buddha premieres tonight...some will be surprised to learn that he was an actual person, not a self-professed God or Deity, but simply a man who had found peace and was willing to share the experience...25oo years ago!...7pm

Then to continue the theme, Independent Lens presents "Unmistaken Child", the story of the search for the next Tibetan Lama, undertaken by a shy disciple who is unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight to search for the reincarnation of his late master...only to return to his subservient disciple role after he finds the child...9pm

Bob Hurley Sr. for president...

If you missed last night's line-up featuring the American Masters doc on architect I.M. Pei, or the amazing "Street Stops Here", the doc about a struggling Catholic high school in New Jersey and it's legendary basketball coach Bob Hurley...you really messed up. But don't worry, as is our custom, we rebroadcast most prime time shows the following night beginning at midnight...so tonight is your chance to watch or record these excellent programs...highly recommended...by me.

Meanwhile, leading up to midnight, we have This Old House Hour at 7pm, and the award winning series "Eyes On The Prize" and it's in-depth focus on the civil rights movement...8pm