From Mardi Gras

WYES Program Guide ~ March 2014
A Special Section of New Orleans Magazine
DR. WAYNE
DYER: I
CAN SEE
CLEARLY
NOW
GREAT PERFORMANCES
“The Dukes of September”
From Mardi Gras
highlights to the most useful
travel secrets
to inspirational
self-help lectures –
WYES has it all!
THE 2014 REX BALL AND THE MEETING
OF THE COURTS OF REX AND COMUS
GREAT PERFORMANCES
“Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary
Concert Celebration”
SUZE
ORMAN’S
FINANCIAL
SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU
SUPERSTARS
OF SEVENTIES
SOUL LIVE
RICK STEVES’ EUROPEAN
TRAVEL SKILLS
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Program Highl
WYES Program Guide • March 2014
ights
THE 2014 REX BALL AND MEETING OF THE
COURTS OF REX AND COMUS
Tuesday, March 4 at 7:30pm - Mardi Gras night
Live from the Sheraton and Marriott Hotels in downtown New Orleans, hosts
Peggy Scott Laborde and Errol Laborde, along with Dr. Stephen Hales, a
Rex Organization official and krewe archivist, will provide coverage and
background information on one of the highlights of the Mardi Gras season.
Look for features on Carnival 50 and 100 years ago; a vignette on early
Rex float designers Cornelia Bower Alexander and Louis; a tour of the
Rex King’s Room; and an interview with the 2014 Queen of Comus. Also
included are segments on the 2014 Queen and King of Carnival.
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU
Thu., 3/6 @ 7pm & 10:30pm; Sat., 3/8 @ noon; Tue., 3/11
@ 9pm; Sun., 3/16 @ noon; Mon., 3/17 @ 10pm; Tue.,
3/18 @ 7pm; Sat., 3/22 @ 4pm; Sun., 3/23 @ 8:30pm
Receive up-to-date advice on how to invest; whether to buy or rent a home;
saving for retirement; what kind of life insurance to buy; wills and trusts;
student loans and more in this brand new special.
GREAT PERFORMANCE “The Dukes of September”
Sun., 3/09 @ 7pm; Thu., 3/13 @ 9pm; Sun., 3/23 @ 10am
Rock & roll royalty Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Michael McDonald (The
Doobie Brothers) and Boz Scaggs join forces as their own new super group.
GREAT PERFORMANCES
“Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino”
Wed., 3/12 @ 7pm & 11pm; Sun., 3/16 @ 7pm & 11pm;
Sat., 3/22 @ 9am
Delight in this concert special in which the superstar tenor
performs international favorites inspired by the breathtaking
coastal setting of Portofino, Italy.
INFORMED SOURCES turns 30!
Friday, March 21 at 7pm
SEASON PREMIERES - SUNDAY, MARCH 30th
CALL THE MIDWIFE, Season 3
7pm
The third season takes viewers to 1959, the eve of the Swinging
Sixties. The winds of change are sweeping through the country
and the residents of Nonnatus House face some momentous
changes of their own.
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC
“Mr. Selfridge, Season 2”
8pm
Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”) reprises his role as London’s
retail king, Harry Gordon Selfridge. Witness the welcome, and
unwelcome, return of Rose, Agnes and Lord Loxley.
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Honorary Chairs Herschel & Anne Abbott
and Jimmy Coleman with Brigadier
General Thomas Ogilvie-Graham
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Event Chairs Pierre & Margaret Villere,
Tommy Westervelt, Ransdell & William Prieur
Will Erickson, Patricia Brinson,
Jennifer & Dennis Lauscha
Darryl & Louellen Berger
with Allan Pizzato
Fun photos from WYES’
“An Evening Inspired by Downton Abbey ”
Phyllis Taylor, Sheila Davlin, Charlotte Bollinger
“Downstairs” - Shannon Hesse, Allison & Ryan Waldron,
Wendy Talley, Brent Fitzgerald, Collin Driscoll
Tiffany Adler & Jep Epstein
Bill Grace & Karl Hoefer
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Weekdays on
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1 SATURDAY
6pm
THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW
7pm
MARDI GRAS MEMORIES
historic Metairie Cemetery, paying tribute to
some of Carnival’s extraordinary men and
women of royalty. 3 MONDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
MARDI GRAS: THE PASSING PARADE
8pm
ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY
9pm
MARDI GRAS STORIES
8pm
ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY celebrates
black Carnival in New Orleans in all its
riotous, colorful and spiritual glory.
9pm
MARDI GRAS: THE PASSING PARADE
THE CAT IN THE
HAT KNOWS A LOT
ABOUT THAT!
7:30am & 2:30pm
This award-winning series is designed
to spark a love of learning and an
interest in science and math for
preschool-aged children.
5:00amCLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG
5:30amMARTHA SPEAKS
6:00am ARTHUR
6:30am WILD KRATTS
7:00amCURIOUS GEORGE
7:30amTHE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A
LOT ABOUT THAT!
8:00am PEG + CAT
8:30amDINOSAUR TRAIN
9:00am SESAME STREET
10:00amDANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD
10:30am SUPER WHY!
11:00am SID THE SCIENCE KID
11:30am THOMAS & FRIENDS
NOONDANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD
12:30pmCAILLOU
1:00pm SUPER WHY!
1:30pmDINOSAUR TRAIN
2:00pm PEG + CAT
2:30pmTHE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A
LOT ABOUT THAT!
3:00pmCURIOUS GEORGE
3:30pm ARTHUR
4:00pm SESAME STREET
5:00pmMARTHA SPEAKS
5:30pm WORDGIRL
6:00pm PBS NEWSHOUR
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10pm
CARNIVAL MEMORIES
11pm
MARDI GRAS STORIES
2 SUNDAY
10pm
STEPPIN’ OUT “It’s Carnival Time”
STEPPIN’ OUT host Peggy Scott Laborde,
Arthur Hardy, publisher of Arthur Hardy’s
Mardi Gras Guide, and Carnival historian
Errol Laborde preview the 2014 Mardi Gras
season and discuss the increasing number
of parades along St. Charles Avenue.
10:30pm
WHILE WE DANCED: THE MUSIC OF
MARDI GRAS
11pm
ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY
6pm
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton
Abbey, Season 4” (Episode 8 of 8) Lady
Rose meets the Prince of Wales and faces a
dilemma. Trouble also plagues Cora’s mother
and brother, Edith, and almost everyone else
at Downton Abbey.
8pm
MARDI GRAS MEMORIES
9pm
CHAPPY GOES TO MARDI GRAS Filmed
during the 1985 Mardi Gras season,
Chappy Hardy, a New Orleans native and
producer, takes viewers on an insider’s tour
of Mardi Gras.
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
4 TUESDAY
9am
STEPPIN’ OUT “It’s Carnival Time”
9:30am
WHILE WE DANCED: THE MUSIC OF
MARDI GRAS Host Peggy Scott Laborde
covers the history of Mardi Gras music from
the 1800s to the present. 10am
MARDI GRAS MEMORIES
10pm
CARNIVAL MEMORIES
11pm
REX: A ROYAL ANNIVERSARY
11:30pm REX, KING OF CARNIVAL “Metairie
Cemetery: Cemetery of Kings” The late
and beloved New Orleanian, Buddy Stall,
leads viewers on a special journey through
11am
MARDI GRAS: THE PASSING PARADE
Explores memories and traditions of Mardi
Gras including rare footage of the 1929 Rex
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parade, French Quarter parades, origins of
gay Carnival, king cake and more!
Noon
ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY celebrates
black Carnival in New Orleans.
5 WEDNESDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
3pm
CHAPPY GOES TO MARDI GRAS
7pm DR. WAYNE DYER: I CAN SEE CLEARLY
NOW In the most personal program of
his career, Dr. Dyer offers an intimate
conversation about what his own personal
experiences have taught him: There are
no accidents, and all the choices we make
and actions we take weave a life tapestry
uniquely our own. Exploring the five
principles that have guided his own choices,
Dr. Dyer shows why it is important to have
— and act on — a burning desire, why
life’s lowest moments can reveal our true
purpose, and how the principle of love allows
us to see our lives more clearly and reach
greatest awareness.
4pm
WHILE WE DANCED: THE MUSIC OF
MARDI GRAS
10pm
ED SULLIVAN’S ROCK AND ROLL
CLASSICS: THE 60s
4:30pm
REX, KING OF CARNIVAL “Metairie
Cemetery: Cemetery of Kings”
6 THURSDAY
2pm
MARDI GRAS STORIES looks back at
the old French Opera House, the history of
Comus and more.
5pm
ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY
6pm
REX: A ROYAL ANNIVERSARY chronicles
the first 125 years of the School of Design,
better known as the Rex Organization.
6:30pm
MARDI GRAS: THE PASSING PARADE
HIGHLIGHT!
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU Up-to-date advice on how to
invest; whether to buy or rent a home; saving
for retirement; what kind of life insurance
to buy; wills and trusts; student loans and
more. Orman offers tangible information
on managing money today and how to
make smarter choices towards a more
economically secure future.
9pm
RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: A SYMPHONIC
JOURNEY Rick teams up with the Cascade
Symphony Orchestra on a musical tour that
begins in the USA, then touches down in
seven different European countries.
7:30pm
THE 2014 REX BALL AND THE MEETING
OF THE COURTS OF REX AND COMUS
Live from the Sheraton and Marriott Hotels
in downtown New Orleans, hosts Peggy
Scott Laborde and Errol Laborde, along
with Dr. Stephen Hales, provide coverage
and background information on one of the
highlights of the Mardi Gras season.
10:30pm SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU
11:15pm
THE 2014 REX BALL AND THE MEETING
OF THE COURTS OF REX AND COMUS
7pm
INFORMED SOURCES
7 FRIDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7:30pm
STEPPIN’ OUT Continuing its 28th season,
this series is produced at the WYES-TV Studio
in Lakeview. The show highlights all things
New Orleans – food, music, the arts and of
course, the people! Peggy Scott Laborde
serves as host and producer. Pictured (l-r):
WWL-TV movie critic Alfred Richard, actress
Judith Hawking, host Peggy Scott Laborde,
“Louisiana Eats” radio host Poppy Tooker and
theatre critic Alan Smason.
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1pm
CARNIVAL MEMORIES takes a look at the
first Rex, Lewis J. Solomon, the historic visit
of the Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanov
and more.
8pm
WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL
AND NATIONAL JOURNAL
8:30pm
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
9pm
CLASSICAL REWIND Host Martin Goldsmith
guides viewers on this fresh and engaging
exploration of the world of classical music,
with personal reflections from Itzhak
Perlman, Joshua Bell and Stewart Copeland
of The Police, among others.
10:30pm
STEPPIN’ OUT “Goes to the Museums” In
this special edition of STEPPIN’ OUT viewers
get a glimpse into the mystique of New
Orleans through seven museums around
the city. This program recently received a
Best in Local Culture award at the National
Educational Telecommunications Association
(NETA) Awards
11pm
STEPPIN’ OUT
11:30pm
INFORMED SOURCES
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
8 SATURDAY
9am RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: A SYMPHONIC
JOURNEY Playing musical tour guide,
Steves utilizes his extensive knowledge of
European history and culture to help set the
context for each piece. Then, the orchestra
performs a selection of stirring 19th-century
anthems by Romantic-era composers,
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saturdays on
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including Grieg in Norway, Smetana in Czech
Republic, Strauss in Austria, Berlioz
in France, Elgar in England, Wagner in
Germany, and Verdi in Italy.
10:30am
CLASSICAL REWIND
Noon
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU
2pm
ED SULLIVAN’S ROCK AND ROLL
CLASSICS: THE 60s
4pm
CELTIC WOMAN: EMERALD celebrates
the musical heritage of the Emerald Isles
with dazzling performances from this allfemale ensemble.
6pm
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
P. ALLEN SMITH’S
GARDEN HOME
7:30am
Creating a unique, sustainable and beautiful
home doesn’t need to be difficult or
complicated. Lifestyle expert P. Allen Smith
inspires viewers to add a little creativity to
their living space. From gorgeous gardens to
beautiful interiors, each episode empowers
viewers to feel comfortable in expressing
their own style around the home.
5:00am BARNEY & FRIENDS
5:30amANGELINA BALLERINA:
THE NEXT STEPS
6:00amCURIOUS GEORGE
6:30amTHE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS
A LOT ABOUT THAT!
7:00am THE WOODWRIGHT’S SHOP
7:30am P. ALLEN SMITH’S GARDEN HOME
8:00am THE VICTORY GARDEN
8:30am THIS OLD HOUSE
9:00am HOMETIME
 9:30amCHEF JOHN BESH’S FAMILY TABLE
10:00amA TASTE OF LOUISIANA WITH CHEF
JOHN FOLSE
10:30amCHEF PAUL PRUDHOMME’S
ALWAYS COOKING
11:OOamJUSTIN WILSON’S LOOKING BACK
11:30amAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM
COOK’S ILLUSTRATED
NOON MARTHA BAKES
12:30pm CIAO! ITALIA
1:00pm MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING
SCHOOL
1:30pm COOK’S COUNTRY FROM
AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
2:00pm VARIOUS PROGRAMMING
3:00pm NOVA
4:00pm VARIOUS PROGRAMMING
5:00pm NATURE
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8:30pm
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Bob Dylan:
The 30th Anniversary Concert
Celebration” A Who’s Who of performers
celebrated the 30th anniversary of the
enigmatic singer-songwriter’s groundbreaking
1962 debut album, Bob Dylan. Enjoy
performances from The Band, Mary Chapin
Carpenter, Roseanne Cash, Eric Clapton,
Shawn Colvin, George Harrison, Richie
Havens, Roger McGuinn, John Mellencamp,
Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Vedder, Ron
Wood, Neil Young and more — pay homage to
Dylan and the songs that made him a legend.
10:30pm
RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: A SYMPHONIC
JOURNEY
9 SUNDAY
10am
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
12:30pm
DR. WAYNE DYER: I CAN SEE CLEARLY
NOW Dr. Dyer shows why it is important to
have — and act on — a burning desire, why
life’s lowest moments can reveal our true
purpose, and how the principle of love allows
us to see our lives more clearly and reach
greatest awareness.
3:30pm
RICK STEVES’ ITALY: CITIES OF DREAMS
Travel guru Rick Steves tours the ancient
glories and back-street riches of three great
Italian cities — Rome, Venice and Florence.
5:30pm
GENTLEMAN’S RULE IN CONCERT
Exuding youth, energy and incredible
harmonies, the newest a cappella singing
sensation brings down the house in a
concert performance at Chicagoland’s
prestigious Star Plaza Theatre.
7pm
GREAT PERFORMANCE “The Dukes of
September” Rock & roll royalty Donald
Fagen (Steely Dan), Michael McDonald (The
Doobie Brothers) and Boz Scaggs join forces
as their own new super group The Dukes of
September, paying tribute to the R&B and
Soul music that inspired them along with
fresh, exciting performances of some of
their greatest hits.
9pm
HEARTBEAT OF HOME is a music and
dance spectacular featuring the vibrant,
dynamic components of traditional Irish,
Latin and Afro-Cuban music and dance.
11pm
GENTLEMAN’S RULE IN CONCERT
10 MONDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
CLASSICAL REWIND Experience the
beauty, romance and dramatic power
of musical masterpieces in this visual
and auditory joyride through the world of
classical hits.
8:30pm
TITANIC: BAND OF COURAGE Explore
the dramatic and inspiring story of the eight
musicians who continued to play as the
Titanic went down.
10pm
CLASSICAL REWIND
11:30pm
TITANIC: BAND OF COURAGE
11 TUESDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm 60s POP, ROCK & SOUL features hits
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and favorites of the AM radio era from Paul
Revere & The Raiders, Gary Lewis & The
Playboys, The Kingsmen, The Ventures,
Question Mark & The Mysterians and
Jefferson Starship (pictured).
11pm
WHERE NEW ORLEANS SHOPPED
12 WEDNESDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Andrea
Bocelli: Love in Portofino” With 16-time
Grammy-winner David Foster as music
director and at the keyboard, Bocelli is
joined by trumpeter Chris Botti to perform
a select collection of the world’s most
famous love songs.
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
INFORMED SOURCES
7:30pm
STEPPIN’ OUT
8pm
WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL
AND NATIONAL JOURNAL Join Gwen Ifill
and noted journalists for a discussion of the
big stories from DC.
8:30pm
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
9pm
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Join co-hosts
Patti Page and Nick Clooney for highlights
from the late 50s and early 60s pop era.
11:30pm
INFORMED SOURCES
9pm
RICK STEVES’ ITALY: CITIES OF DREAMS
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
11pm
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Andrea
Bocelli: Love in Portofino”
15 SATURDAY
13 THURSDAY
9am
SUPERSTARS OF SEVENTIES SOUL LIVE
Enjoy a a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of 70s
soul legends. Patti LaBelle hosts.
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
RICK STEVES’ EUROPEAN TRAVEL
SKILLS With 30 years of travel experience,
Rick shares his most up-to-date tips on
planning an itinerary, hurdling the language
barrier, driving cars, catching trains, avoiding
crowds and crime, eating and sleeping on a
budget, and more. It’s packed with information
— and inspiration — to help turn travel
dreams into smooth and affordable reality.
9pm
GREAT PERFORMANCE “The Dukes of
September” Rock & roll royalty Donald
Fagen (Steely Dan), Michael McDonald (The
Doobie Brothers) and Boz Scaggs join forces
as their own new super group.
16 SUNDAY
10am
60s GIRL GROOVES Join host Mary Wilson
of the Supremes as she celebrates the
greatest girl groups and solo singers of the
1960s, including archival performances
from The Supremes, Dusty Springfield,
Aretha Franklin, Petula Clark, Martha & the
Vandellas, Jackie DeShannon and many
other favorites.
12pm
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU
2pm
UNDER THE STREETLAMP: LET THE
GOOD TIMES ROLL With their “Rat Pack”
persona, the group brings the American
Radio Songbook to a whole new level in this
electrifying concert.
3:30pm
RICK STEVES’ EUROPEAN TRAVEL
SKILLS Rick shares his 30 years of travel
experience.
11:30am
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Bob Dylan: The
30th Anniversary Concert Celebration”
1:30pm
CELEBRATING RHYTHM AND BLUES:
THE 1989 INAUGURAL CONCERT
Dazzling performances from some of the
biggest names in rock and blues history,
including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dr. John, Bo
Diddley, Ronnie Wood, Delbert McClinton,
Sam Moore, Percy Sledge and more.
3pm
ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII
4:30pm
TITANIC: BAND OF COURAGE Explore
the dramatic and inspiring story of the eight
musicians who continued to play as the
Titanic went down.
6pm
MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50s
POP Phyllis McGuire, Pat Boone and Nick
Clooney host this nostalgic trip back to the
1950s, with a mix of live performance and
archival footage.
11pm
ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII Return to
1973, when Elvis Presley made TV history
with a live concert, televised via satellite.
10pm
SUPERSTARS OF SEVENTIES SOUL LIVE
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9pm
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU Up-to-date advice on how to invest.
14 FRIDAY
8pm
60s POP, ROCK & SOUL features hits from
Paul Revere & The Raiders, Gary Lewis &
The Playboys, The Kingsmen, The Ventures,
Question Mark & The Mysterians and
Jefferson Starship.
5:30pm
BURT BACHARACH’S BEST Hosted by
Robert Wagner, this special includes all the
original artists performing Bacharach’s hits
with rare footage and clips from the 1960s
-1980s.
7pm
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Andrea
Bocelli: Love in Portofino”
9pm
RICK STEVES’ ITALY: CITIES OF DREAMS
Travel guru Rick Steves tours the ancient
glories and back-street riches of three great
Italian cities — Rome, Venice and Florence.
11pm
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Andrea
Bocelli: Love in Portofino”
17 MONDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
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7pm
MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50s
POP Phyllis McGuire, Pat Boone and Nick
Clooney host this nostalgic trip back to the
1950s.
7pm
DR. WAYNE DYER: I CAN SEE CLEARLY
NOW In the most personal program of his
career, Dr. Dyer offers an intimate conversation
about what his own personal experiences have
taught him: There are no accidents, and all the
choices we make and actions we take weave a
life tapestry uniquely our own.
WILD KRATTS
9:30am
Join the adventures of Chris and Martin
Kratt as they encounter incredible wild
animals, combining science education
with fun and adventure, while traveling
to animal habitats around the globe.
Discover that animals can take you
anywhere in science!
5:00am SESAME STREET
6:00amCURIOUS GEORGE
6:30amTHE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A
LOT ABOUT THAT!
7:00am PEG + CAT
7:30amDINOSAUR TRAIN
8:00amDANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30am SUPER WHY!
9:00am SID THE SCIENCE KID
9:30am WILD KRATTS
10:00am MOVIE
NOON VARIOUS PROGRAMMING
1:00pm JUSTIN WILSON’S LOOKING BACK
1:30pm MISS LUCY’S CLASSIC
CAJUN CULTURE
2:00pm CHEF JOHN BESH’S FAMILY TABLE
2:30pm CHEF PAUL PRUDHOMME’S
ALWAYS COOKING
3:00pm CHARLIE ROSE WEEKEND
3:30pmRICK STEVES’ EUROPE
4:00pm RICK STEVES’ EUROPE
4:30pm RICK STEVES’ EUROPE
5:00pm HISTORY DETECTIVES
6:00pm ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
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9pm
60s GIRL GROOVES Join host Mary Wilson
of the Supremes as she celebrates the
greatest girl groups and solo singers of
the 1960s.
10pm
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU
11pm
CELEBRATING RHYTHM AND BLUES:
THE 1989 INAUGURAL CONCERT
Originally called “A Celebration for Young
Americans” is special because it contains
performances from American icons we have
since lost - Billy Preston, Willie Dixon, Albert
Collins, Bo Diddley, Duck Dunn, Lafayette
Leake and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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21 FRIDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU Up-to-date advice on how to
invest; whether to buy or rent a home; saving
for retirement; what kind of life insurance
to buy; wills and trusts; student loans and
more. Orman offers tangible information
on managing money today and how to
make smarter choices towards a more
economically secure future.
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9pm
BURT BACHARACH’S BEST
10:30pm
UNDER THE STREETLAMP: LET THE
GOOD TIMES ROLL
19 WEDNESDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
SUPERSTARS OF SEVENTIES SOUL LIVE
Patti LaBelle hosts performances of 70s
soul legends.
9:30pm
UNDER THE STREETLAMP: LET THE
GOOD TIMES ROLL With their unique style
and modern “Rat Pack” persona, Under
the Streetlamp brings the American Radio
Songbook to a whole new level in this
electrifying concert.
11pm
GENTLEMAN’S RULE IN CONCERT The
newest a cappella singing sensation brings
down the house at Chicagoland’s prestigious
Star Plaza Theatre.
20 THURSDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
INFORMED SOURCES Since 1984, this
weekly program has brought our region’s
top print and broadcast journalists together
to examine the stories behind the headlines.
Tonight’s show will include a discussion of
the top news stories over the last three
decades. Host is Marcia Kavanaugh.
Producer is Errol Laborde.
7:34pm
STEPPIN’ OUT Repeats at 11:00 p.m.
Watch all programs online at wyes.org.
8pm
WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL
AND NATIONAL JOURNAL
8:30pm
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
9pm
RICK STEVES’ EUROPEAN TRAVEL
SKILLS Rick shares his 30 years of travel
experience.
11pm
STEPPIN’ OUT
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11:30pm
INFORMED SOURCES
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
2pm
ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII Return to
1973, when Elvis Presley made TV history
with a live concert.
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
25 TUESDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
22 SATURDAY
WYES Program Guide • March 2014
9am
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Andrea
Bocelli: Love in Portofino”
11am
RICK STEVES’ ITALY: CITIES OF DREAMS
Tour Rome, Venice and Florence with travel
guru Rick Steves.
1pm
DR. WAYNE DYER: I CAN SEE
CLEARLY NOW Dr. Dyer offers an intimate
conversation about what his own personal
experiences have taught him.
4pm
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU Up-to-date advice on how to invest.
6pm
BURT BACHARACH’S BEST This special
includes all the original artists performing
Bacharach’s hits.
3:30pm
RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: A SYMPHONIC
JOURNEY Rick teams up with the Cascade
Symphony Orchestra. Pictured: Michael
Miropolsky conducting
5pm
60s GIRL GROOVES
7pm
CLASSICAL REWIND Experience the
beauty, romance and dramatic power
of musical masterpieces in this visual
and auditory joyride through the world
of classical hits. Host Martin Goldsmith
guides viewers on this fresh and engaging
exploration of the world of classical music,
with personal reflections from Itzhak
Perlman, Joshua Bell and Stewart Copeland
of The Police, among others.
8:30pm
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
FOR YOU
10:30pm
CLASSICAL REWIND
7:30pm
SUPERSTARS OF SEVENTIES SOUL LIVE
Patti LaBelle hosts. 10pm
60s GIRL GROOVES celebrates the greatest
girl groups and solo singers of the 1960s.
23 SUNDAY
24 MONDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Baton Rouge”
(Hour Three) Highlights include an early
19th-century Louisiana work table; a
collection of insightful Civil War Confederate
letters; and a Porfirio Salinas oil, ca. 1935,
and is now valued at ??? Tune in to find out.
8pm
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Atlanta”
(Hour One)
10am
GREAT PERFORMANCE “The Dukes
of September” The super group pays
tribute to the R&B and Soul music that
inspired them, along with fresh, exciting
performances of some of their greatest
hits. Pictured (l-r): Donald Fagen, Michael
McDonald and Boz Scaggs.
12pm
3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH!
directly addresses the crisis of obesity and
chronic disease plaguing America.
9pm
INDEPENDENT LENS “All of Me: A Story
of Love, Loss, and Last Resorts” The
“Girls” have been friends — and morbidly
obese — for years. They met via the Austin
chapter of the National Association to
Advance Fat Acceptance, but now they’re
going through the life-changing process
of weight-loss surgery in an effort to lose
hundreds of pounds.
10pm
STARLIGHT THEATRE MOVIE: THE
PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)
7pm THE STORY OF THE JEWS WITH SIMON
SCHAMA “The Beginning” (Episode 1 of
5) Trace the Jewish experience from tribal
beginnings to Romans’ destruction of the
Jerusalem temple.
8pm
THE STORY OF THE JEWS WITH SIMON
SCHAMA “Among Believers” (Episode
2 of 5) Witness the struggles of medieval
Jews to preserve their identity under
Christian and Islamic rule.
9pm
FRONTLINE “TB Silent Killer” Hear
heart-wrenching stories of the spread of
tuberculosis, often drug-resistant, around
the world.
10pm
STARLIGHT THEATRE MOVIE: TEN
LITTLE INDIANS (1966)
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
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6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
NATURE “What Plants Talk About”
8pm
NOVA “Cold Case JFK”
9pm
SECRETS OF THE DEAD “The Lost Diary
of Dr. Livingstone” To celebrate the 200th
anniversary of Dr. David Livingstone’s birth,
new forensic techniques are being used to
study the famed explorer’s lost diary, which
reveals he was witness to the brutal massacre
of slaves at the hands of their traders.
10pm STARLIGHT THEATRE MOVIE: EASTER
PARADE (1948)
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
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6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR
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8pm
THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE, Season 1
(Episode 1 of 3) Susan, noticing a pattern
in a string of London murders, contacts her
old friends from Bletchley – Millie, Lucy and
Jean – to try to identify the killer. Season 2
premieres Sunday, April 14 at 9pm, only on
WYES-TV/Channel 12.
9pm
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Baton Rouge”
(Hour Three)
York solo concert debut in an evening of the
music she loves.
10pm
ITALIAN NEW ORLEANS
11pm
STEPPIN’ OUT
11:30pm
INFORMED SOURCES
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
29 SATURDAY
28 FRIDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR Join co-anchors Gwen Ifill
and Judy Woodruff for in-depth analysis of
current events.
7pm
INFORMED SOURCES
7:30pm
STEPPIN’ OUT
8pm
WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL
AND NATIONAL JOURNAL
8:30pm
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
7pm
NEW ORLEANS THAT WAS remembers
Pontchartrain Beach, streetcar rides on
Canal Street, journeys along the New Basin
Canal, fun at Lincoln Beach and much more!
8pm
STARLIGHT THEATRE MOVIE: THE
PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945) is
a 1945 American horror-drama film based
on Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel of the same
name.
10pm
SECRETS OF THE DEAD “The Lost Diary
of Dr. Livingstone” The writings in this
diary suggest Livingstone was far different
from the legend that surrounds him.
11pm
THE NIGHTLIFE THAT WAS
Reminiscences of New Orleans’ favorite
entertainment places from the past. 30 SUNDAY
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9pm
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Patina
Miller” Tony winner Patina Miller’s flawless
performance as the iconic Leading Player
in the Broadway revival of Pippin won her
the coveted title of 2013 Best Actress in a
Musical. The reigning queen of Broadway
lends her powerful vocals, alluring stage
presence, and infectious energy to her New
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6pm
THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW
10pm STARLIGHT THEATRE MOVIE: GYPSY
(1962) Determined to make her young,
blonde, and beautiful daughter June a
vaudeville headliner, willful, resourceful,
domineering stage mother Rose Hovick will
stop at nothing to achieve her goal. Stars
Natalie Wood and Rosalind Russell.
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
House move into their new premises, and
Sister Winifred, a warm-hearted, slightly
innocent young woman, arrives from
the Mother House. Sister Monica Joan’s
increasingly eccentric behavior causes
concern, yet she’s the one who solves a
perplexing medical mystery. New housewife
and mother Chummy spearheads an Open
Day at the Community Centre. After helping
to deliver a neighbor’s baby, she decides
she wants to return to midwifery.
8pm
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Mr. Selfridge,
Season 2” (Episode 1 of 8) Jeremy Piven
(“Entourage”) reprises his role as London’s
retail king, Harry Gordon Selfridge. Costars
include Frances O’Connor (“Madame
Bovary”), Aisling Loftus (“Page Eight”),
Amanda Abbington (“Case Histories”) and
Ron Cook (“Little Dorrit”).
10pm
IRISH NEW ORLEANS
11pm
ITALIAN NEW ORLEANS
31 MONDAY
6pm
PBS NEWSHOUR
7pm
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Kansas City”
(Hour One) An 1891 Kansas City Fire
Chief presentation badge, a 1796 Chinese
bronze censer and a 1965 Roy Lichtenstein
screen print.
8pm
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Atlanta” (Hour
Two)
9pm
INDEPENDENT LENS “Medora”
10:30pm
CALL THE MIDWIFE, Season 3 (Episode
1 of 3)
11:30pm
STEPPIN’ OUT “Visits Historic Houses”
12am
CHARLIE ROSE
7pm
CALL THE MIDWIFE, Season 3 (Episode
1 of 3) The nuns and midwives of Nonnatus
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