THE TITANIC WITH LEN GOODMAN

SUNDAY, JULY 28 @ 9:00PM
In this one hour special, Len Goodman, head dance judge from “Dancing with the Stars,” discovers how the impact of the 1912 Titanic disaster is still felt a century after the ship’s sinking. Len has his own connection to Titanic: Before he was a dancer, Len was a welder for Harland and Wolff, the company that built the luxury liner in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from 1909 to 1912. Len worked for them 50 years later, at their yard in London, England.

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS – PART 2

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Pip arrives in London where his guardian Jaggers installs him in rooms with a young gentleman cut off from his wealthy family, Herbert Pocket. In Herbert, Pip finds a friend and an introduction into London society. But Pip’s eagerness to learn the ways of a gentleman is matched by his eagerness to spend money to that end, and his debts pile up in spite of Jaggers’ cold counsel.

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RENEE FLEMING @ THE PENTHOUSE

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Live From Lincoln Center, produced by Lincoln Center’s John Goberman, makes the world’s greatest artists accessible to home viewers in virtually every corner of the United States. It remains the only series of live broadcast performances on American television today. Approximately six major Lincoln Center performances are televised to a national audience of millions each year. In addition to its 13 Emmy Awards and 53 Emmy nominations, Live From Lincoln Centerhas won two George Foster Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, three Monitor Awards, a Television Critics Award and many others.

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BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER’S JOURNEY

MONDAY, APRIL 9 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM

Every day, millions tune in to Sesame Street to see one of the world’s most adored and recognizable characters — a furry red three-and-a-half year-old monster named Elmo. Yet, with all of Elmo’s fame, the man behind the icon is able to walk down the street without being recognized.

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HARPER LEE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM

One of the biggest American bestsellers of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) was thought to be the first and only novel by Harper Lee, until now. On July 14, Go Set a Watchman will be released, featuring characters from Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Now, a newly updated version of Mary McDonagh Murphy’s 2012 documentary, Harper Lee: Hey, Boo airs tonight.

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

EPISODE 1

 On a cold winter’s day, an escaped convict accosts a young orphan, Pip, in the marshes, ordering the terrified boy to steal a file from his brother-in-law’s forge so that he can remove his shackles. When Pip returns, he brings a piece of pie as well as the file: an innocent act of kindness that touches the filthy, battered man, who nevertheless is soon recaptured. Pip learned such kindness from his brother-in-law Joe, the only person who has ever treated him with tenderness, as his sister Mrs. Joe constantly abuses him and Joe’s assistant, Orlick, menaces Pip for sport.

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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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