PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of June 17

Week three of my quest to get someone to talk to me about becoming an Imagineer continues.  This week I’d like to highlight what I’ve highlighted in the past once more, particularly my genuine desire to do this job and my genuine love of Disney.  I don’t mean love in one of those weird, unhealthy ways, I’m not obsessed (except with the idea of becoming an Imagineer, of course).  I have a perfectly understandable admiration for so much of what the Mouse House does. 

Sunday, June 17th:

8:00 - 9:00PM

Nature - “Silent Roar:  Searching for the Snow Leopard.”  According to the show description, “a legendary filmmaker sets out to film a legendary cat.”  Legendary viewers will watch this legendary experience from the most legendary seat in their legendary houses.  Legendary popcorn will be made and eaten with legendary hands prior to legendary burps and (should too much popcorn be eaten) a legendary unbuttoning of the legendary pants. 

9:00 - 10:30PM

Mystery!  “Foyle’s War, Series IV”. Ah, that popular World War II whodunit is back, still starring Michael Kitchen as our titular hero.  He’s fighting his own battle against murder, mystery, and betrayal on the south coast of England. 

10:30 - 11:00PM

Encore!  With James Conlon - “Beauty or Truth?”  Or, your money or your life.  Your wife or your mistress.  Your husband or your mister.  Yellow or purple?  Green or brown?  So many questions, so little time, and only one Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. 

Monday, June 18th:

8:00 - 9:00PM

Antiques Roadshow -  “Memphis (Hour Three).”  First up in Memphis:  a 35 year old peanut butter and banana sandwich, stolen from Graceland.  Second up:  a TCB thunderbolt, stolen from Graceland.  Third up:  a velvet Elvis, that’s right, stolen from Graceland.    

9:00 - 11:00PM

Simon Schama’s Power of Art - “Van Gogh/Picasso.”  Internationally acclaimed writer Simon Schama tells all he knows about different artists and their masterpieces.  Up tonight are Van Gogh and Picasso.  Boy, I hope they do Monet cause I’m a huge fan of waterlillies.  Or, Disney, because I’m just a huge fan. 

Tuesday, June 19th:

8:00 - 9:00PM

Nova - “Bone Diggers.”  I’m just oh-so-excited for this program.  Really.  There’s megafauna and Thylacoleo carnifex beneath the Nullarbor Plain.  Megafauna and Theylacoleo carnifex beneath the Nullarbor Plain!  Do you understand what I’m saying to you?  Yeah, I don’t either.  

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