SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AT 100

FRIDAY, MARCH 30 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

The two-hour broadcast is hosted by best-selling Bay Area author Amy Tan and features Tilson Thomas conducting the Orchestra and two of the leading artists of our time: legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor and the dynamic pianist Lang Lang performing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major.

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YOU’RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE I LIVE HERE AND I DON’T

THURSDAY, MARCH 29 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

In Danville, California, the Traditions Alzheimer’s Care Unit houses 20 residents, most of who are shepherded by caregivers through scheduled activities like balloon baseball and bingo. For most residents, life is routine.

But for Lee Gorewitz, life is an odyssey.

From the moment she wakes up, Lee is on a quest for something that she can neither articulate nor comprehend. Confined by the limits of her physical boundaries, she scavenges for reminders of her old identity in the outside world.

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CRACKING YOUR GENETIC CODE

SUNDAY, MARCH 17 @ 8:00PM

What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA—all six billion chemical letters of it—read, stored and available for analysis? “Cracking Your Genetic Code” reveals that we stand on the verge of such a revolution.

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AN ICON AT 100

THURSDAY,AUGUST 16 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM

A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boston ballpark, this program looks back at the venue’s history. Besides being a sports venue, Fenway was used for masses for WWI soldiers, a 1918 Irish Republican rally, FDR’s last presidential campaign speech and numerous musical concerts.

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LITTLE DORRIT – PART 5

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 @ 8:00PM & 12:30AM

Broken by reminders of the past in London, Mr. Dorrit returns to be with Amy in Italy. Amy watches as her father continues to fall apart.

Pancks discovers the whereabouts of Miss Wade, and Arthur asks for her help in finding Rigaud. Arthur is convinced that Rigaud’s ties to the House of Clennam relate to his father’s deathbed secrets.

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ONE LAST THING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 @ 8:00PM

Few men have changed our everyday world of work, leisure and human communication in the way that Steve Jobs, Apple’s former CEO, has done. The scope of his impact was evident in the outpouring of tributes from around the world — voiced on Twitter as well as through makeshift memorials in front of Apple stores — following his death, from complications of pancreatic cancer, on October 5, 2011. Steve Jobs – One Last Thingnot only examines how his talent, style and imagination have shaped all of our lives, but the influences that shaped and molded the man himself.

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LITTLE DORRIT

SUNDAY, MARCH 18

PART 3 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

PART 4 @ 7:30PM & 11:30PM

Part 3 ~The villainous Rigaud (under an assumed name), begins an extortion scheme against Mrs. Clennam. Pancks uncovers information that dramatically alters the future for the Dorrits. Now able to move beyond his shameful past, Mr. Dorrit enlists the help of Mrs. General to instruct his daughters in etiquette. Disquieted by all the sudden changes, Amy continues her connection with Arthur through letters, and forges a closer relationship with Pet Meagles.

Part 4 ~ As Mr. Dorrit and Mrs. General get closer, a dismayed Fanny Dorrit schemes to remove herself from the situation by pursuing Edmund Sparkler, stepson of the famed banker Mr. Merdle. Her one obstacle is Mrs. Merdle, entirely opposed to such a union.

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