Great American Songbook Saturday, March 20, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Throughout a long golden era, the American movie musical transformed Hollywood into a Mecca for the biggest singing stars and leading songwriters of the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s. Hosted by musician and musicologist Michael Feinstein, THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK offers a dazzling parade of American popular songs as seen and heard in some of the most beloved films ever made.
Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Condert
Saturday, March 20, 9:30-11:00 p.m.
This celebration of Rounder Records’ 40 years in the music industry features Grammy® winning Rounder artists Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bela Fleck and Irma Thomas along with musical host Minnie Driver and special guests Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas and jazz/R&B pianist Henry Butler.
Peter Paul and Mary: Carry It On
Sunday, March 21, 8:00-10:00 p.m.
Landmark performances from four-decade music career of Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. "Blowin' in the Wind," "Puff, the Magic Dragon," more.
The People v. Leo Frank
Monday, March 22, 9:00-10:30 p.m.
Program dramatizes the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan and the trial and lynching of Leo Frank, accused of her murder. Will Janowitz (“The Sopranos”) and Seth Gilliam (“The Wire”) star.
American Masters “John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature”
Monday, March 22, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
The dramatic, contradictory story of the creator of The Birds of America, the monumental collection of 435 life-sized portraits of every bird then known in the United States.
NOVA “Cracking the Maya Code”
Tuesday, March 23, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
This is a definitive look back at how a handful of pioneers deciphered the intricate system of hieroglyphs developed by the Maya.
Frontline “Close To Home”
Tuesdays, March 23, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
FRONTLINE chronicles how the middle class is faring in the recession by focusing on the stories of the owner, employees and patrons of a New York City salon.
Great Performances “Dance in America: NY Export: Opus Jazz”
Wednesday, March 24, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
A new production of choreographer Jerome Robbins’ 1958 “ballet in sneakers,” NY Export: Opus Jazz, filmed in the five boroughs of New York City.
Great Performances at the Met “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”
Wednesday, March 24, 9:00-12:00 a.m.
Joseph Calleja stars in the title role, with Anna Netrebko as Antonia and Alan Held as the demonic four villains in Jacques Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann.
Independent Lens “Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)”
Thursday, March 25, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Explores national identity, the lives of immigrants and what happens after deportees are sent to a homeland they no longer consider home.
Austin City Limits “Norah Jones”
Saturday, March 27, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
A performance by singer/songwriter/pianist Norah Jones.
Nature “Clever Monkeys”
Sunday, March 28, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Who are the cleverest monkeys? And how much of human experience do they really share?
Masterpiece “Sharpe’s Challenge”
Sunday, March 28, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
British soldier-hero Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean) comes out of retirement to quash a rebellion in British India and rescue his old friend Patrick Harper.
Antiques Roadshow “Denver” (Hour One)
Monday, March 29, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
A poster of the famous Wright Flyer airplane; a first edition copy of William Faulkner’s Sartoris; and an heirloom collection of jewelry that includes a diamond ring crafted by “Jeweler to the Stars” Paul Flato.
Victory in the Pacific: American Experience
Monday, March 29, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
This two-hour documentary examines the final year of World War II in the Pacific.
NOVA “Rat Attack”
Tuesday, March 30, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
The half-century bloom of a bamboo species leads to an explosion in the rat population in the Indian state of Mizoram.
Frontline “The Quake”
Tuesday, March 30, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was leveled by one of the most devastating earthquakes in recorded history. Those responsible for handl ing the catastrophe, including the Haitian state and the United Nations, were crippled by the magnitude of the disaster and struggled to respond. In the confused aftermath, survivors were left without food, water or shelter. FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith and team arrived in Port-au-Prince within days, and in this powerful report, bears witness to the disaster and the ill-coordinated relief efforts in the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Drawing on interviews with key officials and humanitarian experts from Port-au-Prince to New York, The Quake asks, can the world do better?