MASTERPIECE CONTEMPORARY

THE SONG OF LUNCH SUNDAY, MARCH 24 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM When a middling copy editor/failed poet meets his former lover for lunch 15 years after their affair, he finds that everything — and nothing — has changed. From the tablecloths to the wine to his former lover, wealth and success now gloss the surface where kitsch and passion once held sway. He is bitter, petulant and increasingly...

SCHEDULE 11/10-11/16

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PBS ARTS FROM CHICAGO

AMERICAN MASTERS BILL T. JONES: A GOOD MAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 @ 6:00PM Bill T. Jones, the recipient of a prestigious MacArthur “genius” grant and winner of two Tony Awards, has been named “an irreplaceable treasure” by the The Dance Heritage Coalition. Above all, he is a socially conscious choreographer who never shies away from controversy — tackling thorny...

VIETNAM WAR STORIES

VIETNAM WAR STORIES TUESDAY, MARCH 10 @ 10:00PM Telling emotional stories that haven’t been heard before, Vietnam War veterans recount their experiences in this one-hour television documentary. Vietnam War Stories presents a portrait of the war told entirely from the perspective of veterans, who reflect on their memories of the conflict from five decades ago. For many service members, these...

NOVA

THE FABRIC OF THE COSMOS THE ILLUSION OF TIME WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM “The Fabric of the Cosmos,” a four-hour series based on the book by renowned physicist and author Brian Greene, takes us to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time, and the universe. With each step, audiences will discover...