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(c)-Closed Captioned

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(R) – This program will be repeated at the following time(s).

Monday 1

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Under Kilimanjaro

(R 1/2. 6 30 am)

2 Autograph With Marilyn MacKay

6:30 13 World of Survival: Rocky Mountain Summer (s)

2 MotorWeek ’90 John Davis hosts.

7:00 13 From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 1990 Waller Cronkite hosts this annual New Year’s Day concert.

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p. m.)

7:30 2 Front-Porch President A profile of the public and private life of Warren G. Harding, this country’s 29th president

8:00 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

8:30 13 Wolf Trap Salutes Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration Robert Merrill and the Canadian Brass headline this tribute to Victor Borge.

9:00 2 Special Presentation

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

Tuesday 2

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Wild Life In New York (R 1/3. 630 am)

2 Special Presentation

6:30 13 World of Survival: Land of the Loon

2 Special Presentation

7:00 13 Nova: Countdown to the Invisible Universe

A look at a satellite capable of “seeing” the infrared spectrum invisible to the human eye. (cc) (R 1/5. 2 p.m.; 1/8. 11 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Small Business Magazine

8:00 13 Horizon: Thinking An analysis of how our brains differ from computer models.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 The American experience: Forbidden City, U.S.A. The remarkable story of second-generation Chinese-Americans who fought their families and battled tradition to join mainstream American culture in the 1930s, (cc)

2 Future Forum Business and political leaders, including Valery Giscard d’Estaing, Steve Jobs and Jesse Jackson, discuss the challenges awaiting American businesses in the 1990s. Peter Jennings is the moderator. (R 1/9, 6 p.m.)

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 World at War



Wednesday 3



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Secrets of the Cave (R 1/4. 630 a.m.)

2 Survival Spanish (R 1/6, 9 a.m.)

6:30 13 World of Survival: Bones of Contention 2 Survival Spanish (R 1/6, 9:30 a.m.)

7:00 13 Natural Geographic Special: Lions of the African Night Beginning as darkness falls on the African bushveld this is a cycle of day and night in the life of a pride of lions (s) (cc) (R 1/6. 9 a.m.; 1/8. 8 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 TimeOut North Texas athletes talk to students about slaying in school and refusing drugs in this KDTN production Featured tonight are Jim Sundberg and Preston Pearson.

7:45 2 TimeOut

8:00 13 Discover: The World of Science A scientific salute to Great Britain and its foxes, former warriors, computerized maps of London and medical use of leeches, (cc) (R 1/9. 2 p.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10:30 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 The Los Angeles Music Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration A star-studded celebration featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta. the Joffrey Ballet. Rosemary Clooney and renowned violinist Midori. Award presenters include Carol Surnett, Bob Hope. Neil Simon and Edward James Olmos. (s)

2 The Bombing of Osage Avenue Through the words of the tragedy’s victims, a retelling of the story of an explosion that killed 11 in a West Philadelphia neighborhood in 1985

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:30 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer Newstiour



Thursday 4



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Polar Bear (R 1/5, 6:30 a.m.)

2 GEO on TV

6:30 13 World of Survival: In Cold Storage

2 GEO on TV

7:00 13 Taiwan: The Other China: Army of Refugees A look at Taiwan’s historical development from Chiang Kai-shek’s arrival in 1949 through its leading economic status today.PREMIERE (R 1/8, 2 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p. m.)

7:30 2 Innovation: A Place Called Riversleigh Zoologists in northwestern Queensland, Australia, discover bones of early species, allowing them to create a more accurate picture of the continent centuries before.

8:00 13 Mystery!: Rumpole of the Bailey: Rumpole and Portia Phyllida Erskine-Brown wonders whether she wants the responsibility of sitting in judgment over Rumpole-or whether she wants to run away from it all (cc)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 MysteryI: Rumpole of the Bailey: Humpole and the Quality of Life Rumpole defends a young widow accused of murdering her artist husband, (cc)

2 Special Presentation

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 EaslEnders Ninety minutes of back-to-back EastEnders.

Friday 5

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Killer Whale

(R 1/8. 6:30 a.m.)

2 Search for Common Ground

6:30 13 News Addition Bob Ray Sanders hosts KERA’s weekly news-analysis program.

(R 1/7. 6 am and 12:30 p.m)

2 Computer Chronicles

7:00 13 Washington Week in Review Paul Duke hosts, (cc) (R 1/6 at 6 a.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 13 Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser hosts.(cc) (R 1/7, 10:30 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch: Kids Who Kill An unflinching took at the societal and psychological factors that lead to juvenile violence, (cc)

8:00 13 Tom Peters: The Power of Excellence: The Forgotten Customer The best-selling business analyst leads a studio audience in a provocative discussion of what good service means to the success of any enterprise (R 1/10, 1 p.m)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10:05 p.m. on 13)

9:00 2 Market to Market

9:10 13 Tom Peters: The Leadership Alliance A discussion of the need for a managemerit/labor alliance is intertwined with on-site success stones at a variety of businesses. (R 1/10. 2:10 p.m.)

9:30 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:05 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

11:05 13 Blake’s 7



Saturday 6



12 NOON 13 HometimeDean Johnson and JoAnne Liebeier host this 6 1/2-hour marathon (cc)

6PM 2 DeGrassi Junior High (cc)

6:30 13 This Old House Steve Thomas hosts, (cc)

2 DeGrassi Junior High (cc)

7:00 13 Nature: Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea Both people and wildlife compete for the resources of Lake Ichkeul, Tunisia’s only source of fresh water between the Sahara and the Mediterranean (cc) (R 1/12. midnight)

2 The Lawrence Welk Show

8:00 13 Movie 13: Intruder in the Oust (1949) Aboy and an old woman solve a mystery, preventing a man from being lynched.

2 All Creatures Great and Small: Horse Sense James finds it isn’t easy to get a job in the 1930s.

9:00 13 Special Presentation

2 America: The New Found Land Hosted by Alistair Cooke, the first program in this 13-parl series focuses on the European conquests of the American continent that ended with British victories.

10:00 13 Dr. Who: The Time Monster

2 Latenight America With Dennis Wholey



Sunday 7



6PM 13 Austin City Limits

2 Long Ago and Far Away: Frag and Toad Are Friends (cc)

6:30 2 Ramona: The Great Hair Argument Beezus insists on paying for a salon haircut-with disastrous results (cc)

7:00 13 Nature: Gran Paradiso A look at the wildlife in this wilderness nestled in the Italian Alps, (s) (cc) (R 1/11. 1 p.m)

2 Joseph Campbell: Transformations of Myth Through Time: The Hero’s Journey The . famous mythologist presents his special insights in-, to how myths reconcile humans to the mysteries of life. PREMIERE.

8:00 13 Evening of Championship Skating Top amateur skaters, including Brian Boitano, 1986 U.S and World Champion, gather at Harvard’s Bright Arena. (R 1/17, 7 p.m.)

2 Voices and Visions: Wallace Stevens A skillful comparison of the dual identities of this insurance lawyer and poet whose verses dazzle with verbal brio and imagination, (cc)

9:00 13 Masterpiece Theatre: Alter the War: Friends and Enemies Michael befriends Joe Hirsch, a young refugee from Germany, starting an uneasy relationship that will continue for many years. Part one of eight, (cc)

2 Medea Zoe Caldwell stars in this highly acclaimed production of the Greek tragedy.3

10:00 13 Solo

10:30 13 Are You Being Served?

Monday 8



6PM 13 Square One TV: Mathnet Special: The Case of the Swami Scam Deteclives Kale Monday and George Frankly solve mysteries with their math skills (R 1/13 11 a.m on 2)

2 Autograph With Marilyn MacKay

6:30 2 HotorWeek ’90 John Davis hosts

7:00 13 Water, Birth, Planet Earth The story of the evolution of major life forms in wafer, and their ever-changing relationship to the substance. (R 1/11. 2 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10:30 p.m.)

7:30 2 Art and Vision of James Hubbell A documentary on the work of the architect/designer/sculptor who believes that architecture is scupture one can live in.

8:00 13 National Geographic Special: Lions of the African Night A pride of lions stalk prey after night falls, (s) (cc)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Farouk: The Last of the Pharaohs The story of Egypt’s last king, who earned his people’s contempt because of his lifestyle.

2 Moyers; Talk About Men Bill Moyers interviews poet Robert Bly about how men think and feel, their role in society, and relations between fathers and sons.

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

10:30 2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Nova: Countdown to the Invisible Universe New worlds are seen through a satellite’s infrared vision (cc)

Tuesday 9

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: The Ostrich (R 1/20, 6 30 a.m)

2 Special Presentation

6:30 13 World of Survival: Man’s Closest Relatives

2 Special Presentation

7:00 13 Nova: Poison in the Rockies An analysis of the pollution of Rocky Mountain rivers that threatens futures downstream, (cc) (R 1/12, 2 p.m.., 1/15. 11 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Small Business Magazine

8:00 13 Conserving America: Challenge in the Coast This program journeys to North Carolina to profile battles over the coastline and to Port Aransas. where the community is involved in cleaning up the beaches (cc) (R 1/12. 1 p.m)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p. m. on 13)

9:00 13 The American Experience: Battle for Wilderness A recounting of Americans long, bitter debate about their country’s wilderness, which has gamed popularity as it has dwindled.

2 Special Presentation

10:00 13 The MacNetl/Letirer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 World at War

Wednesday 10

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Sea Turtles

(R 1/11. 6:30 am)

2 Survival Spanish (R 1/13, 9 a.m.)

6:30 13 World of Survival: Graveyard Point

2 Survival Spanish (R 1/13, 9:30 a.m)

7:00 13 Natural Geographic Special: Amazon, Land of the Flooded Forest A journey to the mysterious wilderness, where the rain forest is rapidly eroding SEASON PREMIERE (s) (cc) (R 1/13. 9a.m.. 1/15. 8pm)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 TimeOut North Texas athletes talk to students about staying in school and refusing drugs in this KDTN production.

7:45 2 TimeOut

8:00 13 Eyes on the Prize: Awakenings, 1954-1956

Julian Bond narrates this award-winning series’ first program on the beginnings of the civil rights movement in the American South in the 1950s (cc) (R 1/14. 1 a.m.)

2 The MacNeit/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Eyes on the Prize: Fighting Back 1957-1962 States’ rights advocates battle federal authorities in Little Rock and at the University of Mississippi (cc) (R 1/14. 2 a.m.)

2 The Wind at One’s Fingertips The story of the construction of a massive organ for a Michigan church by a Nebraska artisan who uses historic building methods

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer Newsnour

2 The Nightly Business Report

Thursday 11

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Golden Eagle (R 1/12. 6:30 a.m.)

2 GED on TV

6:30 13 World of Survival: Roly Poly Mermaids

2 GED on TV

7:00 13 Taiwan: The Other China: Global Tycoon A look at how Taiwan’s phenomenal growth has become a threat to the United Stales. (R 1/15. 2 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Innovation: The Other Space Race, Part 1A chronicle of China and Japan’s emergence as the leading Asian contestants in the race to other worlds

8:00 13 Eyes on the Prize: Ain’t Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1962 Sit-ins at lunch counters spark activism throughout the South (cc) (R 1/14, 3 a.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Eyes on the Prize: No Easy Walk, 1961-1963 Mass demonstrations are organized for the first time in Georgia and Alabama, and demonstrators march on Washington, D.C (cc) (R 1/14. 4 am)

2 Special Presentation

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour 2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 EastEnders Ninety minutes of back-to-back EastEnders

Friday 12

6PM 13 Dallas Together: One Year Later Bob Ray Sanders hosts this Project Crossroads special on Dallas’ racial progress. (R 1/14, Noon)

2 Search for Common Ground

6:30 2 Computer Chronicles

7:00 13 Washington Week in Review Paul Duke hosts (cc) (R 1/13 at 6 am)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 13 Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser hosts. (cc) (R 1/14 10:30 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch: Myslery of Memory An analysis of memory loss through aging and disease (cc)

8:00 13 Eyes on the Prize: Mississippi: Is This America? 1962-1964 Middle-class black and white college students head south to confront segregationists, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party is formed, (cc) (R 1/14. 5 a.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m on 13)

9:00 13 Eyes on the Prize: Bridge Id Freedom 1965 Ten years of lessons are applied to one final climactic struggle, the march from Selma to Montgomery. In Washington, the voting rights bill is passed, (cc) (R 1/14. 6 a.m.)

2 Market to Market

9:30 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Blake’s 7

Saturday l3

6PM 13 Special Presentation

2 DeGrassi Junior High (cc)

6:30 13 This Old House Steve Thomas hosts. (cc)

2 DeGrassi Junior High (cc)

7:00 13 American Playhouse: A Raisin in the Sun Esther Rolle and Danny Glover star in Lorraine Hansberry’s searing drama about a black family struggling to make a better life.

2 The Lawrence Welk Show

8:00 2 All Creatures Great and Small: Dog DaysJames find that a vet’s life isn’t completely enviable-but a dog’s may be.

9:00 2 America: Home Away From Home Hosted by Alistair Cooke, the second program in this 13-part series highlights the very different characters of the early settlements along America’s East Coast.

10:00 13 Dr. Who: The Three Doctors

2 Latenight America With Dennis Wholey

11:30 13 DeGrassi High Erica struggles with a decision about her unwanted pregnancy. SEASON PREMIERE (cc) (R 1/20. 6 p.m. on 2)

Sunday 14

5PM 2 Cries of Youth: Drug/Alcohol/Abuse

6PM 13 Austin City Limits

2 Long Age and Far Away: Frog and Toad Together (cc)

6:30 2 Ramona: The Perfect1 Day When things go wrong during Aunt Bea’s wedding ceremony, Ramona saves the day. (cc)

7:00 13 Nature: Under the Emerald Sea An under-water exploration of the Pacific Ocean oft the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia (s) (cc) (R 1/18, 1 p.m.)

2 Joseph Campbell: Transformations of Myth Through Time: Origins of Man and Myth

The famous mythologist presents his special insights into how myths reconcile humans to the mysteries of life.

8:00 13 Queen Elizabeth II: 60 Glorious Years A tribute to the Queen of England on her sixtieth birthday.

2 Voices and Visions: Elizabeth Bishop/One Art A celebration of this poets famous “eye” for imagery and her stunning visual descriptions, with their deeper moral and emotional concerns (cc)

9:00 13 Masterpiece Theatre: After the War: Fathers and Sons Michael’s father. Samuel, investigates the wartime activities of a prominent German banker Part two of eight.

2 In Remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. Reflections of the civil rights movement are placed in historic context, with the music, events and ceremonies of the first Martin Luther King Day as a backdrop.

10:00 13 Solo

10:30 13 Are You Being Served?

2 Martin Luther King: The Dream on Hold An intimate portrait of the civil rights leader, looking at his personal and professional lives and the progress of the movement he left behind.



Monday 15



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: African River (R 1/16, 6 30 am.)

2 Autograph With Marilyn MacKay

6:30 13 World of Survival: Poles Apart

2 MotorWeek “90 John Davis hosts

7:00 13 The Miracle Planet: Third Planet This new series, hosted by journalist Bill Kurtis. examines the puzzle of the Earth’s beginnings and the unique events that resulted in the emergence of life. PREMIERE (cc) (R 1/19. midnight)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Uneasy Neighbors A look at the growing tensions between migrant worker camps and affluent homeowners in North San Diego County, one of the U. S.’ richest and fastest-growing areas

8:00 13 National Geographic Special: Amazon, Land of the Flooded Forest A look at this beautiful, mysterious region (s) (cc)

2 The MacNeil/Letirer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Eyes on the Prize II: Emerging Voices, 1964-1966 This new series, a sequel to the first Eyes on the Prize, traces the most recent events in the civil rights movement. In this first program, after a decade of civil rights protests in the South, a sense of anger and urgency emerges from black communities in the North (cc) PREMIERE (R 1/19, 1 p.m.)

2 Hans Christian Andersen Ballet Awards1988.
10:00 13 The MacNeit/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report



Tuesday 16



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Birds of War (R 1/17 6:30 a.m.)2 American Interests

6:30 13 World of Survival: In Praise of Penguins

2 European Journal

7:00 13 Nova: Why Planes Crash Why do pilot er rors, which cause most crashes, appear to be increasing’’ Can airline personnel be better trained to avoid these fatal mistakes? (cc) (R 1/19 2 p.m.. 1/22, 11 pm.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Small Business Magazine

8:00 13 The American Experience: Underground Railroad The triumphant story of men and women, black and white, who risked their lives to carve out escape routes from slavery in the mid-1800s. (cc)

2 The MacNeiULehrer NewsHour (R 10:30 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 A Search for Solid Ground: The Intifada Through Israeli Eyes A look at the Intifada, the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from mainstream Israeli viewpoints

2 Martin A ballet written, composed and directed by Gordon Parks as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:30 13 The MacNell/Lehrer NewsHour

11:30 13 World at War



Wednesday 17



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Kingdom of the Otter (R 1/18, 6:30 a.m.)

2 Survival Spanish (R 1/20. 9 a.m.)

6:30 13 World of Survival: Children of the Storm

2 Survival Spanish (R 1/20, 9:30 a.m.)

7:00 13 Evening, of Championship Skating Top amateur skaters, including Brian Boitano, the 1986 U. S. and world champion, gather at Harvard University’s Bright Arena. John Powers hosts.

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 TimeOut North Texas athletes talk to students about staying in school and refusing drugs in this KDTN production Featured tonight are Bob Hayes and Nancy Lieberman-Cline.

7:45 2 TimeOut

8:00 13 Live from Lincoln Center: Hew York Philharmonic Fanfare of Soloists Conducted by Zubin Mehta. this presentation highlights first chairs performing works such as Mozart’s “Clarinet Concerto” and Bizet’s “Carmen Fantasy.” (s)

2 The MacNell/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m on 13)

9:00 2 The Third Annual Report of the Secretaries of Defense Frank Carlucci. Caspar Weinberger. Harold Brown, Donald Rumsfeld, James Schlesinger. Elliot Richardson, Melvin Laird, Clark Clifford and Robert McNamara join moderator Edwin Newman to discuss U.S. defense policies.

10:00 13 The MacNell/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report



Thursday 18



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Crocodiles (R 1/19, 6:30 a.m.)

2 GED on TV

6:30 13 World of Survival: Three Thousand Wise Monkeys

2 GED on TV

7:00 13 Taiwan: The Other China: Memory of a People Comparisons between the traditional artwork, opera and dance of mainland China and of Taiwan. (R 1/22, 2 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Innovation: The Other Space Race, Part 2 An examination of the Western European nations that have now surpassed the superpowers in commercializing space

8:00 13 Special Presentation

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Myslery!: Poirot: The Adventure of the Clapham Cook Poirot is first insulted, then intrigued, by an assignment to lino a missing cook. David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian sleuth, (cc)

2 Special Presentation

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 EastEnders Ninety minutes or back-to-back EastEnders.



Friday 19

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Leopard! (R 1/22, 6:30 a.m.)

2 Financial Advisors

6:30 13 News Addition Bob Ray Sanders hosts KERA’s weekly news-analysis program.

(R 1/21. 6 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.)

2 Computer Chronicles

7:00 13 Washington Week in Review Paul Duke hosts (cc) (R 1/20 at 6 a.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 13 Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser hosts. (cc) (R 1/21. 10:30 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch: When Is a Cure a Cure?

Focusing on cardiology, this episode explores how scientists investigate and define cures to disease, (cc)

8:00 13 Louis Rukeyser’s 1990 Money Guide The financial commentator interviews top figures in business, government and communications about what’s ahead for the country in politics and economics.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Great Performances: Dance in America: The Search tor Nijinsky’s “Rite of Spring”

The Joffrey Ballet performs Nijinsky’s landmark 1913 ballet set to music by Stravinsky. Preceding the dance, a documentary details the story of the original production.

2 Market to Market

9:30 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Blake’s 7

12:00 13 The Miracle Planet: Third Planet (cc)

Saturday 20

6PM 13 Special Presentation

2 DeGrassi High: A New Start The students in this popular series are now facing new problems n high school This week, Erica decides whether to continue her unwanted pregnancy, (cc)

6:30 13 This Old House Steve Thomas hosts (cc)

7:00 13 The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram hosts the second season of this series, showing viewers how to build elegant, affordable and durable furniture. SEASON PREMIERE

2 The Lawrence Welk Show

7:30 13 Wild America: Wild Texas (cc)

8:00 13 Special Presentation

2 All Creatures Great and Small: It Takes All Kinds Routine is shattered when Siegfried employs a secretary and James meets Helen Alderson.

9:00 13 Escape From Iran: The Inside Story An examination of the Canadian Embassy’s aid to the Iranian hostages who escaped, on the 10th anniversary of the escape

2 America: Making a Revolution Hosted by Alistair Cooke, this third program looks at the growing unity among the colonies against England.

10:00 13 Dr. Who: Carnival of Monsters

2 Latenight America With Dennis Wholey

Sunday 21

6PM 13 Austin City Limits: George Jones and Carl Perkins perform. SEASON PREMIERE (s)

2 Special Presentation

6:30 2 Ramona: Siblingilis Ramona worries that she will be forgotten when the new baby is born, (cc)

7:00 13 Nature: Cranes of the Grey Wind

America’s sandhill cranes are followed from the Nebraska prairies to Canada and on to the Arctic, (s) (cc) (R 1/25. 1 p. m.)

2 Joseph Campbell: Transformations of Myth Through Time: American Indian Myths The famous mythologist presents his special insights into how myths reconcile humans to the mysteries of life

8:00 13 Charles at 40: A Prince for Our Time A profile of Britain’s Prince Charles. (R 1/25, 2 p.m.)

2 Voices and Visions: Robert Lowell A look at this celebrated writer, whose work intertwined his personal experiences in his poetry as a reflection of the turmoil of American society (cc)

9:00 13 Masterpiece Theatre: After the War: French and English Working as a reporter, Michael travels to Paris and, for the first time in 10 years, meets Joe Hirsch, who introduces him to a woman he falls in love with

2 Gordon Parks: Moments Without Proper Names An intimate look at the life and career of the photographer, writer, director and composer.

10:00 13 Solo

10:30 13 Are You Being Served?



Monday 22



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Mustang! (R 1/23 6 30 am)

2 Autograph With Marilyn MacKay

6:30 13 World of Survival: Searching for the Big Bommie

2 MotorWeek ’90 John Davis hosts.

7:00 13 The Miracle Planet: The Heat Within An examination of how the tremendous heat at the Earths core has reshaped the globe and the lives of its inhabitants (R 1/26, midnight)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Special Presentation

8:00 13 Who Built Stonehenge? A meeting with a man whose answer to this question about the origin of these Neolithic stones casts doubts on theories about European history.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R W p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Eyes on the Prize II: Two Societies, 1965-1966 Urban violence erupts in the North as Martin Luther King Jr. takes his movement to other parts of the country. (R 1/26, 1 p.m.)2 The Beanborg Behemoth Meets Mona Lisa A witty portrait of the Pompidou Centre in Paris, with an irreverent look at art and art museums.

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report



Tuesday 23



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Prairie Dog Town (R 1/24. 6 30 am )

2 American Interests

6:30 13 World of Survival: Tiger Tops

2 European Journal

7:00 13 Nova: Race lor the Top Quark The race between two giant experimental science teams to discover the elusive top quark (cc) (R 1/26, 2 p.m. 1/29, 11 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Small Business Magazine

8:00 13 The American Experience: Journey to America A tribute to more than 18-million men. women and children who journeyed from !he old world to the new between1890 and 1920. (cc)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Frontline: The Bombing of Pan Am 103 An analysis of the airline tragedy over Scolland. SEASON PREMIERE (cc) (R 1/29. midnight)

2 The Time of Our Lives An exploration of our “biological clock” and how it orchestrates our daily rhythms.

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report



Wednesday 24



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Baboons (R 1/25, 6:30 p.m.)

2 Survival Spanish (R 1/27. 9 a m.)

6:30 13 World of Survival: Box Me a Bongo

2 Survival Spanish (R 1/27, 9:30 a.m.)

7:00 13 Smithsonian World: Zoos A visit to the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. on its 100th anniversary (cc) (R 1/29 1 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Academic Varsity Bowl Texas high school students compete (or academic honors in this new KDTN production hosted by Chip Beall. PREMIERE (R 1/26. 1:30 p.m., 1/27, 6 p.m)

8:00 13 Great Moments From Nova Richard Kiley hosts this compilation of the brightest, most brilliant segments from this preeminent science series (cc) (R 1/27, 1 p.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 2 Arrau and Muti and Beethoven Ricardo Muti conducts pianist Claudio Arrau and the Philadelphia Orchestra in Beethoven’s ’ Fourth Piano Concerto’ Also included is a documentary segment on Arrau and Muti.

9:30 13 Granby’s Primates The story of five species of primates at Quebec’s Granby Zoo, and how their lives were improved by building new habitats (R 1/31. 230pm)

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour

2 The Nightly Business Report

10:30 2 Special Presentation

Thursday 25

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: African Antelope

(R 1/26. 6:30 a.m.)

2 GEO on TV

6:30 13 World of Survival: You Can’t Kid Elephants

2 GED on TV

7:00 13 Taiwan: The Oilier China: Political Typhoon

A look at Taiwan’s uneasy independence from mainland China, and the increasing influences of the West. (R 1/29, 2 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10:30 p.m.)

7:30 2 Innovation: AIDS: Fighting tor the Children

An examination of Newark, N.J.. which has the highest concentration of pediatric AIDS in the country.

8:00 13 Special Presentation

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m on 13)

9:00 13 Mystery!; Poirot: Murder in the Mews

Chief Inspector Japp asks Poirot to assist in the investigation of the apparent suicide of a young woman David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian sleuth (cc)

2 The Alfred I. DuPont/Columbia Awards in Broadcast Journalism The best in broadcast journalism will be awarded gold and silver batons in this ceremony at Columbia University. Robert MacNeil hosts, and presenters include Bernard Shaw, Andrea Mitchell and Morley Safer

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

10:30 2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 EastEnders Ninety minutes of back-to-back EastEnders

Friday 26

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: The Beaver

(R 1/29. 6:30 a m.)

2 Financial Advisors

6:30 13 News Addition Bob Ray Sanders hosts KERA’s weekly news-analysis program. (R 1/28 6 a.m and noon)

2 Computer Chronicles

7:00 13 Washington Week in Review Paul Duke hosts (cc) (R 1/27 at 6 a.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m)

7:30 13 Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser hosts. (cc) (R 1/28 10:30 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch: The Gap Between the Sexes

An examination of vital differences between women and men that are genetically determined (cc)

8:00 13 American Playhouse: Sensibility and Sense

Jean Simmons Tom Aidrich and Elaine Stritch star in this story about the intricacies of longtime friendships. SEASON PREMIERE

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 2 Market to Market

9:30 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Blake’s 7

12:00 13 The Miracle Planet: The Heat Within (cc)

Saturday 27

6PM 13 Special Presentation

2 Academic Varsity Bowl Texas high school students compete for academic honors in this new KDTN production hosted by Chip Beall

6:30 13 This Old House Steve Thomas hosts, (cc)

2 DeGrassi High (cc)

7:00 13 The Now Yankee Workshop Norm Abram hosts

2 The Lawrence Welk Show

7:30 13 Wild America: Pennsylvania Whitetail (cc)

8:00 13 Great Performances: The Silents: Broken Blossoms D.W. Griffith’s silent film classic, which has been restored by film historians David Gill and Kevin Brownlow, is introduced by Lillian Gish, who starred in the film, (cc)

2 All Creatures Great and Small: Calf Love Siegfried has a maior victory, and James meets a rival

9:00 2 America: Inventing a Nation Hosted by Alistair Cooke, this fourth program highlights the early days of this country and its continued expansion westward.

9:30 13 The Movies Story The history of the motion picture industry, presenting some milestones in its evolution.

10:00 13 Dr. Who: Frontier in Space

2 Latenight America With Dennis Wholey



Sunday 28



6PM 13 Austin City Limits: Marcia Ball performs. (s)

7:00 13 Nature: Beyond Timbuktu An investigation of the river Niger, which flows through the arid lands of Mali in western Africa (s) (cc) (R 2/1. 1 p.m.)

2 Joseph Campbell: Transformations of Myth Through Time: Gods and Goddesses of the Neolithic Period The famous mythologist presents his special insights into how myths reconcile humans to the mysteries of life

8:00 13 Aboard the QE2 A sail from Tahiti to New Zealand on the famous luxury liner. (R 1/30, 2 p.m.)

2 Voices and Visions: Sylvia Plain An illumination of the woman, the poet and the haunting persona left behind in dazzling confessional works, (cc)

9:00 13 Masterpiece Theatre: Alter the War: Rise and Fall Now an established journalist, Michael learns his first play is to be produced, and finds himself-drawn to the world of the stage, (cc)

2 Dawn’s Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South A profile of the Souths most prominent and influential white opponent of racism and one of the nation’s most revered journalists.

10:00 13 solo

2 Special Presentation

10:30 13 Are You Being Served?



Monday 29



6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Hyenas (R 1/30, 6 30 a.m.)

2 Autograph With Marilyn MacKay

6:30 13 World of Survival: Kingdom of Koal

2 MotorWeek ’90 John Davis hosts

7:00 13 The Miracle Planet: Life from the Sea A look at how ancient living organisms originating in the sea created an atmospheric balance that permitted the development of life on land, (cc) (R 2/2. midnight)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Bill Moyers’ World of Ideas The acclaimed journalist talks to writers, teachers, philosophers, scientists, historians and artists about the values that shape today’s world.

8:00 13 Ancient Journeys: The Marble Hunters The priceless ancient sculptures found by a wealthy Englishman in Turkey in 1838.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m on 13)

9:00 13 Eyes on the Prize II: Out of the Ashes, 1967-1968 Out of the ruins of urban rebellions, black Americans look to reform through the ballot box, on the street and in the schools, (cc) (R 2/2 1 p.m.)

2 Solti at 75: A Celebration! Placido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa and Murray Perahia join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in honoring Sir George Solti on the orchestra director’s 75th birthday.

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

Tuesday 30

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: The Mink Pond (R 1/31, 630 am)

2 American Interests

6:30 13 World of Survival: What Makes Cats So Special

2 European Journal

7:00 13 Nova: Orangutans of the Rain Forest A visit with scientists who have lived with these humanlike creatures in the Borneo rain forests, (cc) (R 2/2. 2 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report

(R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Small Business Magazine

8:00 13 Horizon: Making Sex Pay A look at how animals choose their mates

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R W p.m on 13)

9:00 13 Frontline: Faces of Arafat

An interview with the Palestinian leader who says he now rejects terrorism and accepts Israel’s right to exist, (cc)

2 Scenes from “La Boheme”: A Pavarotti Celebration Luciano Pavarotti stars in this presentation of highlights from Puccini’s “La Boheme,” hosted by Richard Thomas

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report



Wednesday 31



6PM ’13 Wild World of Animals: Sea Lion! (R 2/1, 6 30 p.m.)

2 Survival Spanish (R 2/3, 9 a.m.)

6:30 13 World of Survival: The Mammals That Went to Sea

2 Survival Spanish (R 2/3. 9:30 a.m.)

7:00 13 National Geographic Specials: In the Shadow of Vesuvius An exploration of current scientific knowledge about this famous volcano’s explosion in 79 A.D.

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Academic Varsity Bowl Texas high school students compete for academic honors in this new KDTN production hosted by Chip Beall.

8:00 13 The Amish: Not to be Modern The day-to-day life of a people who have preserved the rural traditions and separated themselves from the rest of the world.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 The AIDS Quarterly A report on the financing of AIDS research and treatment, and the latest news on two experimental drugs. Peter Jennings hosts.

2 The World of Mother Teresa The dramatic story of the simplicity and compassion of this woman who has given her life in service to the poor of Calcutta

10:00 13 The MacNetl/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

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