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5:00 pm 

Garden Smart   The show visits the Missouri Botanical Garden on a week when everything is in bloom. Other topics include unique demonstration gardens, woodlands gardens and shade plants.G

5:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Robert Franz - Boise Philharmonic Music Director"  As legislators set budgets in a challenging economy, IdahoPTV's Joan Cartan-Hansen hosts a live DIALOGUE featuring a discussion of the importance of music education in Idaho schools.G

6:00 pm 

Doc Martin  "In Loco"  Louisa nervously awaits an interview for promotion to head teacher. Bert Large tests his culinary skills at the fish and chip shop while the owner is in the hospital. Martin discovers the skin infection affecting local children is a rare condition usually only passed by animals.G

7:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

7:30 pm 

Oregon Field Guide   European beach grass is invading Oregon's coastal dunes, decimating the habitat for Western Snowy Plovers. Biologists work to beat back the grass and save the birds.G

8:00 pm 

Nature  "The Vanishing Lions"  Lion experts, farmers and Masai herdsmen try to figure out why lion numbers are down to less than 30,000 on the African savannah.G

9:00 pm 

Masterpiece Mystery!  "Miss Marple, Series IV: A Pocket Full of Rye"  Actress Julia McKenzie picks up Miss Marple's knitting needles in these new Miss Marple episodes and is joined by a cadre of famous actors in her adventures. When Miss Marple learns of the deaths of businessman Rex Fortescue, his young wife, Adele, and their housemaid, Gladys, the circumstances recall a familiar nursery rhyme.G

10:30 pm 

New Tricks   A Home Office pathologist asks UCOS to reopen a 1987 case involving an unidentified severed body of a young woman found in a woodland. Faced with few clues and puzzling evidence, an encounter with a wild boar may lead the investigators to some answers.G

11:30 pm 

Crown of the Continent -- Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias   Writer-director-producer John Grabowska and photographer Steve Ruth explore the soul of this place of superlatives, the largest U.S. national park, bigger than Switzerland with higher peaks.G

5:00 pm 

Nova  "Musical Minds"  Through the case studies from neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks' latest book, Musicophilia, NOVA investigates the extraordinary impact music can have on the human brain. Featured are a man struck by lightning who is then inspired to become a pianist, and a man who uses drumming to alleviate severe Tourette syndrome. The show even peers deep into the brain of Dr. Sacks himself.G

6:00 pm 

Nature  "The Vanishing Lions"  Lion experts, farmers and Masai herdsmen try to figure out why lion numbers are down to less than 30,000 on the African savannah.G

7:00 pm 

History Detectives   A contributor's letter from the Atomic Energy Commission saying his father's patent - sold for one dollar - has been declassified sends co-host Wes Cowan to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to learn what part the man played during World War II. Co-host Elyse Luray goes to Oregon to learn the origins of a 23-pound block of beeswax dug up by a woman on the northern Oregon coast. Luray seeks to learn if it is cargo from a 300-year-old shipwreck.G

8:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

8:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Robert Franz - Boise Philharmonic Music Director"  As legislators set budgets in a challenging economy, IdahoPTV's Joan Cartan-Hansen hosts a live DIALOGUE featuring a discussion of the importance of music education in Idaho schools.G

9:00 pm 

Mi-5   People are dying from a medication that is laced with the wrong chemical, apparently because a hacker altered the manufacturer's formula. Ruth, with the help of Andrew, an old colleague from the National High Tech Crime Unit, investigates a lead while chaos spreads from pills to missing bank balances and misbehaving traffic lights. Danny, obstructive at first, swings into action when Ruth goes missing.G

10:00 pm 

Masterpiece Mystery!  "Miss Marple, Series IV: A Pocket Full of Rye"  Actress Julia McKenzie picks up Miss Marple's knitting needles in these new Miss Marple episodes and is joined by a cadre of famous actors in her adventures. When Miss Marple learns of the deaths of businessman Rex Fortescue, his young wife, Adele, and their housemaid, Gladys, the circumstances recall a familiar nursery rhyme.G

11:30 pm 

PBS Previews: The National Parks: America's Best Idea   This 30-minute presentation previews the new six-part Ken Burns documentary series coming this fall, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."G

5:00 pm 

Constitution, The: That Delicate Balance  "Crime and Insanity"  Is a psychiatric evaluation precise enough to be allowed as testimony in a court of law? U.S.nCourt of Appeals judge Irving Kaufman, Hastings Center president Willard Gaylin, and othersndiscuss the use of psychiatry in law.nn. D

6:00 pm 

Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef  "Party Perfect"  When it comes to hors d'oeuvres, Chef Keller has his favorites - and his favorite ways to serve them. Today he reveals some show-stoppers that will definitely impress your guests.Goat-Cheese Stuffed Mini Potatoes; Stuffed Cucumbers with Lump Crab Meat; Green Grape and Almond Gazpacho; Tuna Tartare. D

6:30 pm 

Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen  "A Little Lamb"  Raichlen draws inspiration from Turkey for two lamb and eggplant dishes then turns to Australia for tips on cooking lamb steaks.G

7:00 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "The Majesty of Madrid"  Rick tours the Royal Palace, enjoys art-packed museums, is mesmerized by flamenco dancers and munches on pigs' ears.G

7:30 pm 

Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa  "London"  Rudy sips tea and savors traditional sights. Then, he gets a bird's-eye view of London from the new London Eye observation wheel.G

8:00 pm 

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Water Gardens"  Smith shows how to bring water closer in a garden, using a before and after project. He also provides information on Zen gardens.G

8:30 pm 

Ask This Old House  "Repairing Backyard Gate/Drafty Window"  Landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner fix a sagging wooden gate. Then, Tom helps a homeowner replace his drafty old basement windows with new energy-efficient ones. Later, up in the loft, Tom and Richard discuss how to properly use different types of liquid foam insulation to prevent drafts.G

9:00 pm 

For Your Home  "Antique Market"  Recycling home furnishings is eco-chic. Vicki and Sloan visit the Charlotte Antique & Collectible Show. Throughout the season, their finds an ottoman, plant container, mirrors and dresser take on fresh, new looks. D

9:30 pm 

Cultivating Life  "Spring"  A visit to a rock garden filled with spring flowers and a seasonal planter reaffirm the connection to the land.G

10:00 pm 

Knit & Crochet Today  "Color"  Learn how to use bobbins and intarsia to show off color in your knitting and crochet projects. Color expert Kaffe Fassett shares how he comes up with his inspiring designs. D

10:30 pm 

Gary Spetz's Painting Wild Places! with Watercolors  "Learn to Paint Waterton Lakes, Part 1"  A panoramic overlook of Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park. In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the watercolor painting process: from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting's base foundation of colors and values. D

11:00 pm 

Simply Ming  "Hoisin and Tomatoes"  Chef Ming Tsai combines the Chinese dipping sauce hoisin with tomatoes to make turkey-tomato loaf and Asian BBQ chicken wings.G

11:30 pm 

Lidia's Italy  "Italian - Austrian"  After a visit to the melting pot that is Trieste, a cultural crossroads, work in the kitchen showcases Austrian influence on Italian cuisine.G

5:00 pm 

Wide Angle  "Crossing Heaven's Border"  NULL

6:00 pm 

NOW on PBS   NULL

6:30 pm 

McLaughlin Group   NULL

7:00 pm 

Bill Moyers Journal   NULL

8:00 pm 

Global Voices  "The New Americans - Part 1"  This miniseries follows new immigrants and refugees - from Nigeria, India, the Dominican Republic, the West Bank and Mexico - as they travel from their homelands to the United States. Nigerian families, a young Palestinian woman and two Dominican baseball players make plans to travel to the United States. D

9:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

9:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Robert Franz - Boise Philharmonic Music Director"  As legislators set budgets in a challenging economy, IdahoPTV's Joan Cartan-Hansen hosts a live DIALOGUE featuring a discussion of the importance of music education in Idaho schools.G

10:00 pm 

NOW on PBS   NULL

10:30 pm 

McLaughlin Group   NULL

11:00 pm 

Bill Moyers Journal   NULL