AUGUST 2011

From the President’s Desk

Greetings!

I am excited to report that our staff is officially moved in to our new building at the Steel-

Stacks campus in Southside Bethlehem.

Mark your calendars and plan to join us on September 10th for the Grand Opening of the

PBS39 Public Media and Education Center! Registration is now open for the Family Fun

Ride which will kick off the Grand Opening at 9:00am; and the Billy Bauer Band will be

bringing the PBS39 Plaza Stage alive starting at 10:00am.

Word on the street is that Curious George, Cat in the Hat and even Mr. McFeely will help

us celebrate… please plan to attend!

For more details, visit: http://PBS39atsteelstacks.org.

Patricia C. Simon

President & CEO, PBS39

Take your front-row seat to world-class drama and performances August 4th through 14th!Glen Campbell - COUNTRY POP LEGENDS (MY MUSIC), August 6th at 6:00pm

Rodney Dangerfield - THE ED SULLIVAN COMEDY SPECIAL, August 7th at 8:00pmThe Lovin’ Spoonful - LEGENDS OF FOLK: THE VILLAGE SCENE, August 9th at 9:00pm

Visit wlvt.org for a complete listing.

AUG.17 Wednesday8:00 Nature: Fellowship of the Whales

The story of the first year in a humpback whale’s life as she learns lessons from her mother.

9:00 NOVA: Secrets Beneath the IceCan Antarctica’s climate past offer clues to what may happen to our warming planet?

10:00 Masters of the Arctic IceTwo teams of researchers are racingto find out how global warming is rocking the Arctic world - before there's nothing left but water.

18 Thursday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Grand Rapids,

MI (hour 3)9:00 P. O. V.: Food Inc.

In this Academy Award nominated film, Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the Ameri-can consumer with the consent of the USDA and FDA.

19 Friday8:00 Washington Week8:30 WWII: Behind Closed Doors: Stalin,

The Nazis and The West (part 1 of 3)The history of the secret allegiancesthat Stalin wanted to hide and the alliances he was later forced to make with the West.

10:30 Need To Know

20 Saturday8:00 Keeping Up Appearances9:00 As Times Goes By10:00 Old Guys10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Waiting For God12:00 Austin City Limits: Them Crooked

Vultures

21 Sunday8:00 Nature: Kilauea: Mountain of Fire9:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector

Lewis, Series III, The Dead of WinterThe discovery of a body on an Ox-ford bus leads Lewis and Hathaway to a sprawling Oxford estate where Hathaway spent much of his childhood. Nathaniel Parker (MASTER-PIECE MYSTERY! "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries") guest stars.

10:30 Rick Steves’ Europe11:00 Eastenders

22 Monday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Hartford, CT

(hour 1)A 1963 poster for a Joan Baez/Bob Dylan concert at New Haven Arena; a pair of 18th-century silk shoes

Weeknights on PBS39 6:00pm PBS Newshour 7:00pm Nightly Business Report 7:30pm/11:00pm Tempo InDepth

1 Monday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Grand Rapids,

MI (hour 1)A letter from Grand Rapids native son Gerald Ford; a pair of earrings made from cufflinks given by Czar Nicholas of Russia; and an 1881 painting by artist Jasper Cropsey

9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Spokane, WA(hour 3)A circa 1900 Louis XIV-style clock; a beautifully preserved 19th-century silk Heriz rug; and an heirloom desk and chair, rarely found together, used at the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1873.

10:00 Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A HouseDivided: American Experience

2 Tuesday8:00 History Detectives

Wes Cowan decodes the message and the strategy behind a U.S. WorldWar II propaganda leaflet; Gwen Wright traces a cherished family heirloom, a watercolor, to the world of Tiffany stained glass.

9:00 Live From Lincoln Center: Mostly Mozart FestivalMusic director Louis Langrée con-ducts the acclaimed Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in two Mozart fa-vorites, the exuberant Sinfonia con-certante for violin and viola and a

mature masterpiece, the “Linz” Symphony. The evening features thedistinguished violinist Christian Tet-zlaff and the Mostly Mozart debut ofthe young French violist Antoine Tamestit.

3 Wednesday8:00 Nature: Black Mamba

A team of herpetologists hopes to change public perception of what they feel is a misunderstood snake, the black mamba, one of Africa’s most feared.

9:00 NOVA: Rat AttackThe half-century bloom of a bamboo species leads to an explosion in the rat population in the Indian state of Mizoram.

10:00 Killer Stress: A National Geographic SpecialIn the beginning, stress saved our lives. It made us run from predators and enabled us to take down prey. But now, scientists are discovering, stress is measurable and dangerous.

August 4 - 14 PBS39 Member Favorites

15 Monday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Grand Rapids,

MI (hour 3)A rare Stickley music cabinet de-signed by Harvey Ellis; a painting by French artist Edouard Cortes; and a pair of prop spears used in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Louisville, KYMI (hour 2)A late 18th-century heirloom Ken-tucky sugar chest; an 1860 rococo revival table, whose top sports a painting of Mt. Vernon; and a pair of boxing gloves signed by Muhammad Ali — once as Cassius Clay, in 1963 and again as Muhammad Ali 40 years later.

10:00 Flea Market DocumentaryA new PBS special and an all-Ameri-can celebration of open-air shopping across the country.

16 Tuesday8:00 History Detectives

Mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagán to a forbidden Hawaiian island; Elyse Luray tries to match metal shavings to the right cannon; and an early 20th century saddle puts Wes Cowan on the trail of Yakima Cunutt.

9:00 Churchill: Destiny (part 1 of 3)This series explores many of the myths that surround the Churchill legend and tells the story of his earlylife --- his aristocratic birth, hissearch for glory on the battlefield, his rise up the political ladder andhis fall from it.

10:00 FRONTLINE: TBA

25 Thursday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Hartford, CT

(hour 1)9:00 The Adirondacks

Through the varied perspectives of several passionate characters, this high-definition program explores the remarkable history, seasonal land-scape and current state of the Adiron-dacks.

26 Friday8:00 Washington Week8:30 WWII: Behind Closed Doors: Stalin,

The Nazis and The West: Cracks in the Alliance (part 2 of 3)Examines how the Western Allies worked with Stalin to battle Hitler and determine Poland’s future.

10:30 Need to Know

27 SATURDAY8:00 See August 20 Lineup12:00 Austin City Limits: Cheap Trick

28 SUNDAY8:00 Nature: Is That Skunk?9:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector

Lewis, Series III, Dark MatterWhen the Master of Gresham Col-lege, an amateur astronomer, is

found dead at the foot of the Univer-sity Observatory stairs, Lewis and Hathaway find that the finger of sus-picion points at the staff.

10:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Classics11:00 Eastenders

29 MONDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Hartford, CT

(hour 2)A custom-made table purchased from George Nakashima; a rare pre-

WWI German toy wagon; and a bronze statue of a medieval Russian warrior by Russian artist Eugene Lanceray.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Las Vegas, NV(hour 1)Drawings by the legendary folk musi-cian Woody Guthrie; an heirloom early-19th-century tavern clock made by Aaron Willard; and a five-carat, Asscher-cut diamond ring, inherited from the owner's grandfather.

10:00 Objects and MemoryAn examination of the response to items recovered or offered after 9/11 and other national tragedies.

30 TUESDAY8:00 History Detectives

The mystery behind a camera takes Wes to the White House pressroom. Did this Civil War doll smuggle medi-cine past the Northern blockade? A 15th century map tells us more about how Europe colonized Florida.

9:00 Churchill: The Last Prize(part 3 of 3)Examines Churchill's second term as Prime Minister and his public and pri-vate struggles until his death in Jan-uary 1965.

10:00 FRONTLINE: TBA

31 WEDNESDAY8:00 NOVA: Becoming Human: First

Steps (part 1 of 3)Episode one explores fresh clues about our earliest ancestors in Africa, including the stunningly com-plete fossil nicknamed “Lucy’s Child.”

9:00 NOVA: Becoming Human: Birth ofHumanity (part 2 of 3)This episode tackles the mysteries of how our ancestors managed to sur-vive in a savannah teeming with vi-cious predators.

10:00 NOVA: Becoming Human: LastHuman Standing (part 3 of 3)In the final program, NOVA probes a wave of dramatic new evidence that reveals new insights into how we became today’s creative and “behav-iorally modern” humans.

purportedly worn by one of George Washington's dance partners; and a collection of 200-year-old Wedg-wood pottery buttons.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Louisville, KY(hour 3)A rare, circa 1910 Dirk Van Erp lamp; an 1876 portrait Jumeau doll with all original parts, except her hair; and a Kentucky corner cupboard made of locally grown wood.

10:00 RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of HopeThe story of Robert Kennedy's 1966 visit to South Africa during the worst years of Apartheid.

23 Tuesday8:00 History Detectives

A 1960s poster draws battle lines between “the people” and “the pigs.” Elyse reunites a vandalized, centuries old carving of Andrew Jackson. A woven basket tells the story of a Modoc Indian heroine.

9:00 Churchill: The Lion’s Roar(part 2 of 3)Traces Churchill's leadership of Britain through its finest hour duringthe Battle of Britain to its darkest hour in 1942.

10:00 FRONTLINE: TBA

24 Wednesday8:00 Eden at the End of the World

Animals that call Tierra del Fuego, a land as harsh as it is beautiful, home are facing increasing pressure from humans.

9:00 NOVA: Hunting the Hidden Dimension

10:00 Earth: The Operator’s ManualWhat if we had an operators’ manual that told us what causes climate

change, and how sustainable energy options can help solve our problems?We do: check out Richard Alley’s uniquely optimistic and objective as-sessment of our climate predica-ment.

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