| May 9 @ 9 PM PERSPECTIVE Guest: GOVERNOR TIM KAINE – (D) Virginia Topics: The Governor talks about calling a special session to deal with Virginia’s transportation issues, his ongoing support of presidential candidate Barrack Obama, and what changes have been made in the mental health laws one year after the Virginia Tech tragedy.
May 9 @ 9:30 PM NOW ON PBS A report on prisons operated by private businesses.
May 9 @ 10 PM BILL MOYERS JOURNAL The California Nurses Association’s fight for universal health care; journalist Melody Petersen (“Our Daily Meds”) on the pharmaceutical industry; British law professor Philippe Sands (“Torture Team”).
May 10 @ 8-10 PM BRITISH COMEDY BLOCK ARE YOU BEING SERVED?, KEEPING UP APPEARANCES, WAITING FOR GOD, AS TIME GOES BY, A FINE ROMANCE
May 11 @ 8 PM NATURE Prince of the Alps A female red deer and her calf are at the center of a wilderness story that features not only the wild alpine herds of majestic red deer, but also a variety of other wildlife that lives high in the Austrian Alps. TV-G
May 11 @ 9 PM MASTERPIECE CLASSIC Cranford, Part 2 of 3 In episode two, as winter approaches, Cranford is beset by sorrows and struggles to regain its confidence. TV-PG
May 11 @ 10 PM AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age An exploration of the emergence of Muslim- and Arab-American comedians in the wake of 9/11 demonstrates how they use humor to take on stereotypes about Middle Easterners and terrorism.
May 12 @ 9 PM WINDSORS: A ROYAL DYNASTY The First Windsors, 1911–1936 This first episode explores the lives of the shy and reluctant King George V and his sons, Prince Edward and Albert.
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