Ah, April. I love April. That’s because April leads to May and May leads to summer, and I love summer. I don’t like the cold weather. You may have heard me complain about the cold months ago, and as I complained about something I now feel the need to praise the weather. I thank you weather folks for the return of the sun, and warmth, and general good and happiness. Woo-hoo! Go spring!
Sunday, April 1:
8:00 - 9:00PM
Nature - “Unforgettable Elephants”. Those clever folks at Nature! This is a play on words and upon common thoughts on elephants, because we always think “an elephant never forgets” and here we are seeing ones that can’t be forgotten. Clever, clever, clever.
9:00 - 10:00PM
Masterpiece Theatre. “Kidnapped, Episode Two.” Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, the story follows Davie Balfour on his trials and tribulations. At one point, as I recall, he gets kidnapped. I don’t know why exactly I think that’s the case, but I do. For those of you that are curious, this isn’t the show with Timothy Hutton.
10:00 - 11:00PM
America’s Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie. There once was prairie. The prairie is no more. In the prairie’s place is farmland. Understandably this has led to change for people, wildlife, and the environment. The description of the show seems to indicate that this is all a good thing. PBS, just so you know, Al Gore is not amused.
Monday, April 2:
8:00 - 9:00PM
Antiques Roadshow - “Mobile (Hour Two)”. I know what you’re thinking and you’re wrong (and not funny, but who am I to throw stones); this week’s episode is not literally on the road moving around, it’s in Alabama. But, I do want you to know that I appreciate the notion that you’d try and tell a joke, no matter how badly you failed at it. Good on you.
9:00 - 10:000PM
American Experience - “Sister Aimee”. I never knew I had a sister named Aimee. I just didn’t. And then I read this and found out I did. Then I read it more accurately and found out I didn’t, because it turns out that Sister Aimee was a “wildly popular evangelist” back in the early 20th century.
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