View All Program Highlights for the Month of May

Sunday

Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives
When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions. The health of all living things and all future generations were put at risk by an infant technology. After two decades, physicians and scientists have uncovered a grave trend. The same serious health problems found in lab animals, livestock, and pets that have been fed GM foods are now on the rise in the US population. And when people and animals stop eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), their health improves. This documentary by bestselling author Jeffrey M Smith provides compelling evidence to help explain the deteriorating health of Americans, especially children, and offers a recipe for protecting ourselves and our future.
Sunday, May 19 at 4 pm ET

Call the Midwife II, Part 8
Chummy and PC Noakes meet with new challenges as they settle back into life in Poplar. Fred is in high spirits when his pregnant daughter, Dolly, and her young son, Anthony, arrive to stay with him. Jenny’s own jubilation comes in the form of potential love interest. The winds of change are blowing through Poplar, as old buildings are demolished to make new way for new flats, a situation that reaches crisis point when the convent comes under threat.
Sunday, May 19 at 8 pm ET

Masterpiece Classic
“Mr. Selfridge, Part 8”
Enjoy a dramatization of the real-life story of Harry Gordon Selfridge, the flamboyant and visionary American founder of the famous London department store that revolutionized the modern shopping experience. Created by Andrew Davies (“Little Dorrit”), the program features Jeremy Piven in his first television role since the hit series “Entourage.” In the final episode, tragedy strikes on the day polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton comes to the store. An even greater celebrity plans a visit, and Harry and Rose attend a shocking play.
Sunday, May 19 at 9 pm ET
Repeats 5/20 at 1 pm ET

Out of Order
Now more than ever, American citizens are discontented and disillusioned with national politics, with approval ratings for Congress consistently ranking low regardless of the party in power. Senior politicians also note the disappearance of the collegiality they once shared with peers of differing political ideologies. As a result, the ability to discuss issues from varying points of view and negotiate solutions, appears to be fading from the American political process. Among many topics, OUT OF ORDER addresses the decline in civil discourse and the news media's role in it, partisan gridlock, gerrymandering, vanishing commitment to reasonable compromise, the vilification of moderates and declining civic engagement. The half-hour documentary relies on interviews with a broad range of political experts and observers from journalists, academics and political strategists to senior elected officials.
Sunday, May 19 at 11 pm ET

Monday

The Wind Gods
This action-packed documentary relates the story of the 33rd America’s Cup yacht race, in which Oracle Corporation owner Larry Ellison’s American yacht USA-17, representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club, defeated the Swiss-owned Alinghi 5 yacht of Italian entrepreneur Ernesto Bertarelli. Beautifully shot with unique footage of the famous race, the film documents Ellison’s effort to bring the America’s Cup back to the United States after 18 years. A powerful celebration of life on the ocean, and the men and women who spend their lives seeking to conquer it.
Monday, May 20 at Noon ET

Mel Brooks: American Masters
Mel Brooks has never authorized a biography and has requested that his friends not talk about him, making his participation in this AMERICAN MASTERS film a genuine first. Laugh as the comedy giant shares never-before-heard stories about his life and career. The program features new interviews with Mel Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, Tracey Ullman and others.
Monday, May 20 at 9 pm ET

In My Lifetime
This program thoughtfully and thoroughly examines the 68-year history of nuclear weapons — the most destructive force ever invented. Filmed in Europe, Japan and the U.S., the program focuses on the continuing struggle of citizens, scientists and political leaders working to reduce or eliminate the atomic threat, while others search for ways to build nuclear weapons. In contemporary interviews, former heads of state, United Nations representatives, figures from the nuclear establishment, Manhattan Project scientists, Nobel Peace- and Pulitzer Prize-winners, military personnel and atomic-bomb survivors recount the birth of the nuclear age and detail the key developments that followed. The film shifts between historical events, including the Cuban missile crisis and the historic 1986 Reykjavik Summit between Reagan and Gorbachev to present-day efforts to contain the spread of nuclear weapons. IN MY LIFETIME also details the obstacles — political and human — impeding a solution to this complex global issue.
Monday, May 20 at 10:30 pm ET

May Program Highlights

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Watch Ask the DNR Online:
April 18, 2013 Program: Fishing Season/Wildfire Prevention
Personnel from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources join host Scott Seaman to answer phoned-in questions from viewers. Guests: conservation officer Jerry Fitzgibbon, wildlife biologist Monica Joseph, fisheries biologist Darren Kramer, and U.P. resource protection manager Celeste Chingwa.
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Watch High School Bowl Online:
2012-13 Championship Game:
Superior Central vs Houghton
Join host G.G. Gordon for the exciting final game of our 35th High School Bowl quiz tournament. All programs from season 35 are now available to watch online.
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Watch Media Meet Online:
January 26, 2013 Program:
Healthcare 2013
Elder Law Attorney and Medicare expert Paul Sturgul provides an update on benefits under the Affordable Care Act and efforts to ensure participation and cost effectiveness.
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