TV Picks and Previews

We've chosen the following as "must see TV" in the days ahead. Click below to watch these exciting TV previews!

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The War

Airs over two Sundays, May 20, 2012 and May 27, 2012

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In Performance at the White House: Burt Bacharach & Hal David

WETA Presents In Performance at the White House | Burt Bacharach & Hal David May 21, 2012 at 9:00pm | Repeats Tuesday at 2:00pm

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Civilization: The West and the Rest - Part 1 of 2

The two-part series examines Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity: Competition, Science, Modern Medicine, Property, Consumerism, and Work Ethic. For the past five centuries, Western power has prevailed around the world. What led the West to be so influential? And how long will the West sustain its supremacy? Premieres Tuesday May 22, 2012 at 8:00pm | Repeats Wednesday at 3:00pm

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Nature: Salmon: The Running of the Gauntlet

The Columbia River Basin once teemed with young salmon heading toward the ocean and mature salmon returning to their home rivers and streams to spawn. Now, many salmon species of the Pacific Northwest are extinct, and thirteen, including the iconic sockeye salmon, are currently endangered. Nature explores this and the systems set up with the intention of saving salmon are contributing to the species' devastating decline. Airs Wednesday May 23, 2012 at 8:00pm | Repeats Thursday at 3:00pm

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Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer Part 1 of 2

Holmes and Watson attempt to break the grip of a ruthless blackmailer of their clients. Airs Thursday May 24, 2012 at 8:00pm | Repeats Friday at 1:00pm

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Agatha Christie's Poirot: Yellow Iris

Two years ago, in Buenos Aires, circumstances prevented Poirot from investigating the sudden death of the beautiful Iris Russell. Now he has the chance to try again, this time in London, when a yellow iris, mysteriously left on his doorstep, alerts Poirot that the killer may strike once more. Airs Thursday May 24, 2012 at 10:30pm | Repeats Friday at 3:30pm

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One Voice

One Voice tells the story of the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest through the eyes of the student song directors as they prepare to compete in a celebration of the revitalization of the Hawaiian language. Through the stories and the lives of these contemporary high school students, viewers experience Hawaiian culture as it has survived, flourished and grown through the universal power of music and song. Premieres Friday May 25, 2012 at 9:30pm

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The WETA Movie: Key Largo

A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other. Airs Saturday May 26, 2012

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