Coming soon on WETA Television

Burt Bacharach and Hal David Honored

Join WETA Television tonight for a lively music special honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, recipients of the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The concert, which is WETA's 49th In Performance at the White House production, features an award presentation by President Obama and performances by a variety of entertainers who have been influenced by the duo's work, including Sheryl Crow, Michael Feinstein, Diana Krall, Lyle Lovett, Mike Myers, Rumer, Arturo Sandoval, Sheléa and Stevie Wonder.

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Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
May 22 at 9:00pm
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The WETA Movie:
Key Largo
May 26 at 9:30pm
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THE WAR
All day marathon!
May 27 at 11:00am
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National Memorial Day Concert 2012
May 27 at 8:00pm
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American Graduate Town Hall June 5

In response to the national dropout crisis, local public media stations WETA, WAMU and WHUT have joined a significant national public media initiative — “American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen” — funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and aimed at improving our nation’s high school graduation rates. Local community engagement includes a June 5 Teacher Town Hall at the WHUT studios, moderated by WAMU 88.5’s Morning Edition host Matt McCleskey, to serve as a catalyst to generate new conversations about education today and the realities faced by local teachers. Learn more about the Teacher Town Hall and explore local dropout prevention resources — including community volunteer opportunities — at the American Graduate DC website, managed by WETA.

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WETA UK

Classical Highlight

On June 2, WETA Television will be launching WETA UK, an innovative channel devoted to presenting British television programming at its best, around the clock, seven days a week. The new local channel will feature classics, new favorites and contemporary series currently airing in Britain.

The weekly schedule includes a host of dramas, from recent hits like MI-5, Hustle and Waking the Dead to popular classics such as Doctor Who, All Creatures Great and Small and Ballykissangel. WETA UK will also feature past Masterpiece productions and, each Saturday evening, the WETA UK Movie.

These programs will air alongside an impressive roster of British comedies new and old, such as Doc Martin, Fawlty Towers, Keeping Up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine and many others. In fact, each Friday, WETA UK will present comedy programming around the clock!

WETA UK launches Saturday, June 2 at midnight. For more information, visit wetauk.org.

Washington is blessed to have a vibrant local classical music scene and Classical WETA strives to highlight area festivals and performances.

Tonight Front Row Washington presents recordings from last summer's National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland, a four-week program of intensive study, rehearsals and master classes for students from top music schools across the country. Highlights of the program include works by Wagner, Bartok, Richard Strauss, Mozart and Beethoven.

Next Monday, May 28, we look forward to the annual Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival in June with top selections from past festivals, including performances of a Bach flute sonata, a Copland violin sonata, and Beethoven’s Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, Op. 16.

Front Row Washington airs Monday evenings at 9:00pm on Classical WETA 90.9 FM.

On WETA Kids

In case you missed it

Wild Animal Baby Explorers joins intrepid adventurers Skip, Izzy, Benita and Sammy, along with their guide Miss Sally, as they travel by land, sea and air to investigate the wonders of the natural world.

Created by the publishers of Ranger Rick and Your Big Backyard, the series helps children ages 2 to 4 learn about animals and their habitats, develop crucial problem-solving skills and nurture their strong, personal connection with wildlife and nature. The series reveals the natural world through 3-D animation and live-action footage.

Wild Animal Baby Explorers airs Saturdays at 8:30am on the WETA Kids channel.

Did you miss a program when it aired on WETA Television? Don't fret! Many are now available online, including:

• American Masters: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night: Inside the life, career and complexities of the late Tonight Show host.
  
  
• Finding Your Roots: John Legend and Wanda Sykes: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the ancestral pasts of John Legend and Wanda Sykes.
  
  
• Nature: The White Lions: Follow two rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood on the South African savanna.

Visit the WETA video portal to watch these and many more full-length programs!

Tonight's primetime schedule

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