NOVA Cracking the Maya Code
Pages from the Dresden Codex, one of only four Maya books known to have survived the Conquest, help a 19th-century scholar decipher the Maya calendar and astronomy. Tuesday, May 5th 8PM
NATURE What Females Want and Males Will Do
Barry Sinervo reveals how male side-blotched lizards’ different colors - orange, yellow or blue - indicate their tendency toward aggression, deceit or cooperation in the contest to win a mate. Sunday, April 6th 7PM KUAT6
DESERT SPEAKS Tequila: Exploring The Legend
David Yetman, Mexican ecologist Alberto Burquez and premiere agave expert Ana Valenzuela travel to Jalisco, Mexico, to inspect the history, production process - and even taste - of one of Mexico's most famous exports - tequila.
Caring for Your Parents
This documentary discusses new, creative approaches to caregiving and follows the lives of families struggling to provide compassionate care for their parents. Tonight 8 PM KUAT6
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Spokane
Pottery by 20th-century master ceramicists Otto and Gertrude Natzler; a moving landscape painting by early 20th-century artist Sydney Laurence; and an heirloom Waltham railroad pocket watch. Moday, April 7th 8PM KUAT6
JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU: OCEAN ADVENTURES Return to the Amazon
In a time of accelerating environmental change, Jean-Michel Cousteau returns to the Amazon and heads down the river whose waters circulate through all oceans. Part one of two. Thursday, April 3nd 9PM
THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER
Jim Lehrer, anchor and executive editor of THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER, one of the most distinguished sources of news on television, provides in-depth analysis of current events and issues. M-F 7pm PBS-HD & 6
GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET "Hansel and Gretel"
Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer play siblings Hansel and Gretel in this English-language production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s masterful treatment of the beloved story by the Brothers Grimm. Wednesday, March 26, 9-11 pm
GREAT PERFORMANCES Peter & the Wolf
The Oscar-winning stop-motion animated film features Prokofiev’s famous score and is adapted and directed by award-winning animator Suzie Templeton. Wednesday, March 26 8PM KUAT6
FRONTLINE: Bush's War
9/11 and Al Qaeda, Afghanistan and Iraq, WMD , Abu Ghraib, Fallujah and the Surge... now, on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion, the full saga will unfold in this special four-hour broadcast over two consecutive nights, March 24-25 9PM KUAT6
FRONTLINE Bush's War
In fall 2001, even as America was waging a war in Afghanistan, another hidden war was being waged inside the administration... a behind-the-scenes battle over whether Iraq would be the next target in the war on terror. Friday, August 1st 8:30pm KUAT6
DESERT SPEAKS Ancient Patagonia People
Host David Yetman and Argentine archaeologist Maria Jose Figuerero journey through the gorgeously diverse Patagonia landscape for a look at the Patagonian people from ancient to modern times. Sunday 6:30PM KUAT6
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER Madama Butterfly
New York City Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly , which tells the story of a marriage between an American Navy officer and his geisha bride. Premieres Thursday, March 20, 9PM
FRONTLINE Secret History of the Credit Card
FRONTLINE and The New York Times examine how the credit card industry became so profitable, so powerful, and - at a time when the average American family carries ten credit cards - so pervasive. Friday, March 21st 10PM KUAT6
GREAT PERFORMANCES: James Taylor
This concert performance of Taylor’s greatest hits is interspersed with personal anecdotes, often touching and sometimes witty reflections, and never-before-seen home movies and photographs. Tuesday, Mar. 3 at 11 p.m., PBS-HD
