10:30PM – 12:00AM
The High Kings. Finbarr Clancy. Brian Dunphy. Martin Furey. Darren Holden. What do these men have in common? I'm glad you asked, they're singers. All of them. Better than that though, they've joined forces and have created a brand-new Irish ballad group. They're called the High Kings. They perform here.
Wednesday, March 5:
8:00 - 10:00PM
Great Performances – “James Taylor: One Man Band”. He really is a one man band. He's seen fire. He's seen rain. He's seen sunny days that he thought would never end. He's seen lonely times when he could not find a friend. Me, he'll always see again.
10:00PM – 12:00AM
Great Performances – “Martina McBride: Live in Concert”. I know that I should know what Martina sings, I always think that I like her and she's had a bunch of hits, but I can't name any of her songs of the top of my head. I feel ashamed about that. Maybe I should watch.
Thursday, March 6:
8:00 - 9:00PM
The This Old House Hour - Episode TBA. It’s This Old House and Ask This Old House. It’s like maintenance… for your home. Wait, no, that’s exactly what it is. That doesn’t mean it’s not awesome though. Seriously, The This Old House Hour is one of the finest home improvement hours on PBS. No joke.
9:00 - 10:30PM
Sarah Brightman: Symphony in Vienna. A brand new Sarah Brightman concert. It was taped way back in January of this year in Vienna (if Indiana Jones has taught me anything, that's in Austria). She sings old stuff, she sings new stuff. She sings and sings and sings.
10:30 – 11:30PM
Shangri-La. No, it's not about the city, it's a dance special. The troupe involved is the Dynamic Hunan Dance Company with China's prima ballerina, Liping Yang, getting into the act. The music is, it seems, new too. Let's see if the troupe is a dance, dance, dance, dance, dance machine.
Friday, March 7:
8:00 - 8:30PM
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal #4736. Another whole week has gone by and good old Gwen Ifill and National Journal are here to fill us in. For the record, I like to pretend the National Journal is a sidekick, like Robin to Batman, Starsky to Hutch, or chocolate sauce to chocolate ice cream.
8:30 - 9:00PM
NOW on PBS #410. It’s the Emmy award-winning weekly newsmagazine. It looks at issues facing our democracy. The show is hosted by David Brancaccio. And, even better, they still send me e-mails (I think that makes me cool and them nice). Thanks, Now, you guys are awesome!
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