SUNDAY, MARCH 11

LITTLE DORRIT – PART 1 @ 6:00PM & 10:30PM

LITTLE DORRIT – PART 2 @ 8:00PM & 12:30AM

Amy Dorrit’s (Claire Foy) gentle spirit has never been dampened by the confining walls of the Marshalsea Prison she’s lived in her whole life. Despite the dark shadow of debtor’s prison, Amy lovingly cares for her father William Dorrit (Tom Courtenay), the longest serving inmate.

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PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE

FRIDAY, MARCH 9 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Shot over 11 years by renowned fashion photographer Steven Sebring, Patti Smith: Dream of Lifeis an intimate portrait of the legendary rocker, poet and artist. Following Smith’s personal reflections over a decade, the film explores her many art forms and the friends and poets who inspired her — William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Robert Mapplethorpe and Michael Stipe. She emerges as a crucial, contemporary link between the Beats, punks and today’s music

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BHUTTO

THURSDAY, MARCH 8 @ 7:00AM & 10:00AM

Benazir Bhutto was one of the most complex and fascinating characters of our time. Hers is an epic tale of Shakespearean dimensions, of a privileged girl born into Pakistan’s equivalent of the Kennedy family. She would trade her Western lifestyle to become the first Muslim woman elected in history to lead an Islamic nation.

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WHAT FEMALES WANT & MALES WILL DO

WHAT FEMALES WANT – EPISODE 1

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 @ 5:00PM &10:00PM

Female jumping spiders will attack and eat anything that moves. This often includes males who may be courting them. So, if a male falls short in convincing a female that he will be a good mate, he may become lunch. This is a compelling reason for males to work hard in perfecting their courtship dances.

In the mating game, it is not always “do or die,” but the penalties can be severe, and there is no single tried and true approach when it comes to the fascinating strategy of attracting a mate. Charles Darwin called it “sexual selection.” NATURE is calling it What Females Want and Males Will Dofor love — a two-part miniseries about sexual selection.

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JOAN BAEZ: HOW SWEET THE SOUND

TUESDAY, MARCH 6 @ 7:00PM, 10:00PM & 12:00AM

Joan Baez made her debut appearance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1959. Fifty years later she returned to that same Rhode Island stage on August 2, marking her and the festival’s 50th anniversaries. She is presently on a worldwide tour in celebration of her 50 years as a performer and in support of her Grammy-nominated CD, Day After Tomorrow.

In the first comprehensive documentaryto chronicle the private life and public career of Joan Baez, this film examines her history as a recording artist and performer as well as her unwavering journey as the conscience of a generation. Following her 2008/2009 world tour, the filmmakers captured Baez in performance and in intimate conversations with individuals whose lives parallel hers.

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OLIVER TWIST

SUNDAY, MARCH 4 @ 7:00PM & 8:30PM

AND 10:00PM & 11:30PM

Born to an unmarried woman who dies after giving birth, orphan Oliver Twist (William Miller) seems destined to slog through a dismal life in the workhouse. A rebellious cry for more gets Oliver banished, and ultimately lands him on the dismal streets of London. The young outcast finds refuge with Fagin (Timothy Spall, Harry Potterfilms) and his band of thieves before fate intervenes and puts Oliver in the hands of a kindly benefactor.

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‘HELP WANTED’ IN OHIO

FRIDAY, MARCH 2 @ 6:30PM & 11:30PM

In an updated “Help Wanted” edition of Need to Know coinciding with the release of the nation’s monthly unemployment report, correspondent John Larson reports from Ohio about whether recent economic gains have changed the fortunes of four people – with jobs — who suffered greatly during the great recession that began in 2008. Among those profiled are a factory supervisor who now works the overnight shift after being unemployed more than a year, a-full-time teacher who now earns half as much and no longer has benefits, and a husband-wife team of electricians who have had trouble getting work or securing loans, despite very high credit scores.

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WHATEVER IT TAKES

THURSDAY, MARCH 1 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

Three decades after it burned to the ground — and into the national consciousness — the South Bronx struggles to shake its reputation as a community in despair. But in the Morrisania neighborhood, one small school offers an example of the borough’s new beginning.

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