WYES ProgrAm guidE ~ mAY 2012

plan to protect and restore the imperiled coast.
Watch as experts discuss the planned projects,
their costs, and their chances for success in this
WYES special.
11pm
STEPPIN’ OUT
11:30pm
INFORMED SOURCES
26 SATURDAY
6pm
THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW
7pm
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
7:30pm
AS TIME GOES BY
8pm
STARLIGHT THEATRE MOVIE: ARSENIC AND
OLD LACE (1944)
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more at home, and to our troops around the
world on the American Forces Network.
8:30pm
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
10pm
WAR BONDS: THE SONGS AND LETTER OF
WORLD WAR II
11pm
NEW ORLEANS THAT WAS
28 MONDAY
7pm
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Jackpot”
8pm
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Raleigh”
10pm
MASTERPIECE: CLASSIC “The Mystery of
Edwin Drood” Thrill to this psychological tale
of a provincial choirmaster’s obsession with a
17-year-old and the lengths to which he will go
to attain her.
30 WEDNESDAY
7pm
NATURE “Black Mamba” See how a team of
herpetologists tries to change public perception
of a misunderstood snake.
8pm
NOVA “Venom: Nature’s Killer” Find out how
nature’s deadliest cocktails could be medicine’s
brightest new hope.
10pm
GROWING UP IN NEW ORLEANS takes a look
at New Orleans childhood experiences during
the ‘50s and ‘60s.
11pm
NORTHSHORE STORIES A loving portrait of the
history and people who live and work “across
the lake.” Narrated by Garland Robinette.
27 SUNDAY
7pm
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT Join
co-hosts Gary Sinise (“CSI: New York”) and
Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) in a night of
remembrance featuring an all-star line-up of
dignitaries, actors and musical artists in performance
with the National Symphony Orchestra.
The 23rd annual broadcast of the NATIONAL
MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT airs live from the
West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before a concert
audience of hundreds of thousands, millions
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9pm
INDEPENDENT LENS “Hell and Back Again”
What does it mean to lead men in war What
does it mean to come home — injured physically
and psychologically — and build a life
anew In this film, two overlapping narratives
are intercut — the life of a Marine at war on the
front and the life of the same Marine in recovery
at home — creating both a dreamlike quality
and a strikingly realistic depiction of how Marines
experience this war.
10pm
INDEPENDENT LENS “Being Elmo” Discover
the man behind the furry red monster named
Elmo — puppeteer Kevin Clash.
29 TUESDAY
7pm
CIVILIZATION: THE WEST AND THE REST
WITH NIALL FERGUSON Spanning theories on
the rise and fall of empires past and present,
Ferguson explains how the West taught others
its ideas and institutions. And in so doing, the
West may be endangering its power. Part 2 of 2.
9pm
FRONTLINE
9pm
SHELTER ME Every year, more than 4 million
dogs and cats are euthanized in America’s
shelters. SHELTER ME focuses on the success
stories to bring more people into the shelters to
give these incredible animals a second chance.
This is a show about redemption, hope, helping
others, and making a difference.
10pm
CIVILIZATION: THE WEST AND THE REST
WITH NIALL FERGUSON Part 1 of 2.
31 THURSDAY
7pm
THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR The Bedford Project
continues with Part 9 of 16. Then during ASK
THIS OLD HOUSE, the guys build a porch railing
and selecting stone for building walls.
8pm
FRONTLINE
9pm
INDEPENDENT LENS “Left By the Ship” With
four Amerasian children, delve into the consequences
of the U.S. military presence in the
Philippines.
10pm
CIVILIZATION: THE WEST AND THE REST
WITH NIALL FERGUSON Part 2 of 2.