Actor, director, and producer Bob Balaban talks about his newly-published book, The Creature From the Seventh Grade, on Overheard with Evan Smith at 12:30 pm Sunday.

Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert at The O2 at 6 pm Sunday celebrates the opera’s 25th birthday with an extraordinary one-off concert at the O2 Arena in London.

POV presents Patti Smith: Dream of Life at 9 pm Monday, a documentary that reflects an intimate portrait of the legendary rocker, poet and artist. The film is an impressionistic journal of a multi-faceted artist that underscores her unique place in American culture.

American Masters features Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound at 7 pm Tuesday, a film that displays Baez’ may years as a musician, her power as an artist, those who influenced her and those she influenced.

Singer and songwriter, Elle King, perform live in KLRU’s historic Studio 6A at 8:30 pm Tuesday on Arts In Context.

On Story presents Creators at 10 pm Tuesday, where Bones creator Hart Hanson and Veronica Mars and Party Down creator Rob Thomas discuss the creation of a successful TV series. Followed by the short films “0507” by Ben and Chris Blaine and “Smile” by Lauren Elmer.

Arts In Context presents Design at 10:30 pm Tuesday and demonstrates how artists focus their talents on designing many of the spaces often taken for granted.

Nature‘s The Loneliest Animals at 7 pm Wednesday presents the most endangered species on the planet.

NOVA Smartest Machine On Earth at 8 pm Wednesday takes viewers inside an IBM lab where a crack team has been working for nearly three years to perfect a machine that can answer any question and present the exclusive inside story of how the IBM team developed the world’s smartest computer from scratch.

Secrets of the Dead The World’s Biggest Bomb at 9 pm Wednesday tells the story of the dangerous race that engaged in the beginning of the 1950s between American and Soviet scientists to see who could build and detonate the world’s largest bomb.

Austin City Limits at 10 pm Wednesday welcomes the cream of underground rock with The National and Band of Horses.

Kasim Reed, mayor of Atlanta and a rising star in the Democratic Party, talks politics on Overheard with Evan Smith at 7 pm Thursday.

Arts In Context presents Hold My Hand at 7:30 Thursday. The film shares the story of Sharon Marroquin, an Award-winning dancer whose life drastically changed when she was diagnosed with cancer and how she uses her art as an expression of her personal struggle.

On The Mind of a Chef at 8 pm Thursday, savor an entire episode devoted to Soy. David Chang visits tofu and miso factories in Japan, Chef Christina Tosi makes burnt miso apple pie, Laurent Gras takes on tofu, Chang makes his classic corn miso and the Torrisi boys compare making tofu to making mozzarella.

The Daytripper at 8:30 pm Thursday travels to Bay Area Houston.

PBS Arts From Cleveland: Women Who Rock at 9 pm Friday traces the earliest women musicians from the 1920′s to the mega stars of today.

How can you grow your best vegetables? Horticulturist Greg Grant shows you how from the ground up on Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday.

Austin City Limits presents new American acoustic music at 7 pm Saturday with The Civil Wars and Punch Brothers. The Civil Wars will play tunes fro their Grammy-winning album, Barton Hollow. Punch Brothers showcase their latest, Who’s Feeling Young Now?

Masterpiece features Sharpe’s Challenge at 8 pm Saturday. Sean Bean returns as British soldier-hero Richard Sharpe, a rough diamond who has risen through the ranks of the army on the back of his brave exploits. A year after the battle of Waterloo, dispatches from India warn that a local Maharaja is threatening British interests. Sharpe is sent to what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date in “Sharpe’s Challenge.”

Overheard with Evan Smith at 12:30 pm Sunday features Gloria Steinem, a pioneering activist and best-selling author who co-founded Ms. magazine 40 years ago and is no less enthusiastic about or energized by the fight for gender equality today.

Masterpiece features a Downton Abbey Season 3 Marathon, beginning at 1 pm Sunday.  The Great War is over and the long-awaited engagement of Lady Mary and Matthew is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate.

Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert at The O2 at 7 pm Monday celebrates the opera’s 25th birthday with an extraordinary one-off concert at the O2 Arena in London.

Rick Steves Europe Travel Skills at 7 pm Tuesday distills Rick Steves’ 30 years of travel experience into practical advice on enjoying a fun, affordable and culturally broadening trip to Europe.

British Beat at 9 pm Tuesday travels on location to London and around the UK to the place where the British Beat was born and features a mix of rare archival full-length performance films mixed with new live performances.

Great Performances feature Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino at 7 pm Wednesday. International superstar Andrea Bocelli delights fans with a new concert special of classical favorites, pop standards and Brazilian jazz, this time from the breathtaking coastal setting of Portofino, Italy.

On Fab Four: The Ultimate Beatles Tribute 7 pm Thursday and 6 pm Saturday features llive performances of the Beatle’s classics and note-for-note live renditions that will make you think you were back in time rockin’ with John, Paul, George and Ringo! Find out how to see the Fab Four live in Austin.

Happiness Advantage with Shawn Achor at 8 pm Thursday psychology expert Shawn Achor demonstrates how to use the latest scientific research on happiness to find success

Love for Levon at 9 pm Thursday presents a celebration to Levon Helm  with a star-studded concert featuring once-in-a-lifetime collaborations by friends and admirers.

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session at 9 pm Friday presents the famed live jam session by two of the greatest musicians ever to have played the blues on electric guitar – Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Garden designer Liz Klein joins Tom Spencer for tips on turning Bermuda grass into gardens on Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday.

Operatic pop group Il Divo perform their hits and newest songs including the sensational Dov’e l’amore on Il Divo: Live in London Saturday at 7 pm.

Internationally-renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa performs a special acoustic set at the Vienna Opera House with special guests on Joe Bonamassa: An Acoustic Evening Saturday at 8 pm and 11:30 pm.

On Happiness Advantage With Shawn Achor at 1 pm Sunday, author Shawn Achor demonstrates how to use the latest scientific research on happiness to find success.

Evening With Jerry Lewis: Live From Las Vegas at 4:30 pm Sunday celebrates Jerry Lewis, telling his story through narrative, performances and rare film clips from his personal and private film vaults.

My Music returns to the era of go-go dancers, mod mini-skirts and swinging pop-rock sounds in 60s Pop Flashback: Hullabaloo at 6 pm Sunday, 7 pm Monday and 9 pm Friday.

Il Divo: Live In London at 8 pm Sunday presents the operatic pop group performing their hits and new material at an intimate concert in the beautiful surroundings of the London Coliseum.

Ed Sullivan’s Top Performers at 9 pm Sunday features an amazing line-up of original 60s performers singing their biggest hits from 1966-1969.

Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Skills at 9 pm Monday distills Rick Steves’ 30 years of travel experience into an information-rich special in which Rick dispenses practical advice on enjoying a fun, affordable and culturally broadening trip to Europe.

Great Performances at 7 pm Tuesday and 8:30 pm Saturday presents Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino,where international superstar Andrea Bocelli returns to delight fans with a new concert of classical favorites, pop standards and Brazilian jazz in the breathtaking coastal setting of Portofino, Italy.

On Shift Happens! Live An Inspired Life With Dr. Robert Holden at 9 pm Tuesday,  Holden presents his Six Principles and Practices for success.

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session at 10:30 pm Tuesday and 10:30 pm Saturday presents the famed live jam session by two of the greatest musicians ever to have played the blues on electric guitar – Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Nature at 7 pm Wednesday investigates the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable, why animals form special bonds, and what these relationships suggest about the nature of animal emotions on  Animal Odd Couples.

On Dr. Wayne Dyer – Wishes Fulfilled at 8:30 pm Wednesday, Dr. Wayne Dyer offers offers viewers a detailed explanation of how to manifest that which is most important to them.

Celtic Thunder Mythology at 7 pm Thursday presents a Celtic Thuunder performance designed to tell the story of the people of Ireland, their legends, their history and their stories.

Super Brain With Dr. Rudy Tanzi at 9 pm Thursday explores new discoveries in neuroscience that maximize the potential of the human brain in practical and actionable ways.

In Rick Steves’ Delicious Europe at 10:30 pm Thursday, America’s favorite travel guide Rick Steves savors classic European cuisine – from garlicky snails and handmade mozzarella to savory bouillabaisse, hearty wurst and other regional specialties.

Aaron Neville: Doo Wop: My True Story at 11 pm Friday presents iconic Soul/R&B vocalist and multiple Grammy Award-winning artist, Aaron Neville performing songs from his Doo-Wop inspired album, My True Story.

Homegrown publisher and author Judy Barrett tells behind-the-scene stories of herbs, heirlooms and why she went organic on Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday.

Joe Bonamassa: An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera at 7 pm Saturday presents Joe Bonamassa’s exclusive acoustic presentation at the Vienna Opera House, a sublime cultural iconic venue steeped in history and heritage, which is the perfect backdrop for such a dramatic and original music presentation.

In the finale of Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey series 3 at 6 pm Sunday, The Crawleys head to a Scottish hunting lodge, while the downstairs staff stays behind at Downton Abbey.

An aging spy stumbles on an international scandal that could bring down the British government on Masterpiece Contemporary Page Eight at 8 pm Sunday.

Ai Weiwei is arguably the most internationally celebrated Chinese artist of the modern era. Independent Lens at 9 pm Monday tells the story of his activism, which has cost him his freedom repeatedly.

Makers: Women Who Make America at 7 pm Tuesday tells the compelling story of women’s advancement in America over the past 50 years.

American Masters at 10 pm Tuesday tells the story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a flamboyant African-American gospel superstar with a spectacular virtuosity on the newly electrified guitar.

Nature “Echo: An Elephant to Remember” at 7 pm Wednesday looks back at this remarkable animal through extraordinary footage and interviews with the researchers that cared for and studied this amazing herd.

Nova “Japan’s Killer Quake” at 8 pm Wednesday combines authoritative on-the-spot reporting, personal stories of tragedy and survival, compelling eyewitness videos, explanatory graphics and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.

Austin City Limits at 10 pm Wednesday presents an hour with jazz/soul singer/bassist Esperanza Spalding in support of her LP Radio Music Society.

Jeffrey Toobin, a New Yorker staff writer CNN legal analyst, talks about his latest book on the Obama administration on Overheard with Evan Smith at 7 pm Thursday.

Sharon Marroquin, an Award-winning dancer whose life drastically changed when she was diagnosed with cancer, uses her art as an expression of her personal struggle. Arts In Context tells her story at 7:30 pm Thursday.

Chet heads west to visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park and climb Guadalupe Peak, the tallest peak in Texas, on The Daytripper at 8:30 pm Thursday.

Rock and pop legends Jon “Bowzer” Bauman (formerly of Sha Na Na) and Ronnie Spector (of the Ronettes) bring back the best songs from the late 1950s and early 1960s on Rock Pop and Doo Wop at 8 pm Thursday.

Jackie Evancho, the 10-year-old girl with the extraordinary soprano voice, sings on Great Performances at 9 pm Friday.

Find out what’s going on with your troubled trees, what to do, and how to help them on Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday.

Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples showcase classic R&B, blues and pop on Austin City Limits at 7 pm Saturday.

The Rolling Stones perform at Bluesman Muddy Water’s Chicago club at 8:30 pm Saturday.

Author Robert Holden talks about his six principles and practices for happiness on Shift Happens! Live An Inspired Life at 10 pm Saturday.

KLRU broadcasts programming created by and about people from all cultures year-round, from public affairs to history to independent film to kids programming. In celebration of Women’s History Month, KLRU and KLRU-Q will broadcast a lineup of programs with a focus on women in music. The month begins with KLRU’s local Women and Girls Lead project, the premier of Makers: Women Who Make America, and a preview screening of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines.

As part of KLRU’s Women’s History Month coverage, the station presents eight stories about women and girls who are making a difference both locally and globally.These women were nominated by the community to be featured as part of KLRU’s participation in the national Women and Girls Lead campaign. Watch KLRU’s Women and Girls Lead videos 

Makers: Women Who Make America
Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00 pm.
This comprehensive and innovative series, built on an extraordinary archive of interviews, tells the story of one of the most sweeping social revolutions in America’s history, as women asserted their rights to a full and fair share of political power, economic opportunity and personal autonomy. It is a revolution that has unfolded in public and private, on grand stages like the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress, and humbler ones like the boardroom and the bedroom. No individual, nor any aspect of American life, has been unchanged. The series features the stories of those who led the fight, those who opposed it and those — both famous and unknown — caught up in its wake.

Friday, March 1st at 9:00 pm.
Recorded on the grounds of the spectacular John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, this special marks the solo concert debut of the 10-year-old girl with the extraordinary soprano voice. Already familiar to national audiences from her debut appearances on America’s Got Talent, this astonishing vocal sensation is the youngest star in GREAT PERFORMANCES’s recent Hitman Returns: David Foster & Friends concert, performing virtuoso interpretations of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Pie Jesu” and Puccini’s “O Mio Babbino Caro.” Foster returns as co-host of the concert, also serving as music director. Among the performance highlights are “When You Wish Upon A Star,” “Nella Fantasia,” “Nessun Dorma,” “Angel,” “Somewhere,” “All I Ask Of You,” “Ombra Mai Fu,” “Imaginer,” “To Believe,” and “Dream With Me.”

Who Does She Think She Is?
On KLRU-Q – Sunday, March 3rd at 9:00 pm.
From Academy Award winning filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll comes an examination of some of today’s most pressing issues: parenting and work, partnering and independence, and economics and art. The film follows four diverse female artists as they navigate
the economic, psychological and spiritual challenges of making work outside the elite art world. From Hawaii’s Big Island to the suburbs of Ohio, from New York City to the deserts of New Mexico, these women – representing a variety of ages – fight to honor both their vision and their families every day. In seeking this balance, the women find that their art often inspires their parenting and, conversely, their families often inspire their art. Who Does She Think She Is? also documents the stark gender disparities that exist within the larger arts community, including women’s under-representation in art galleries, as well as in the worlds of theater, fiction and feature films.

POV: “Patti Smith: Dream of Life” Monday, March 18th at 9:00 pm.
Shot over 11 years by renowned fashion photographer Steven Sebring, this documentary is an intimate portrait of the legendary rocker, poet and artist Patti Smith. Following Smith’s personal reflections over a decade, the film explores her many art forms and the friends and poets who inspired her — William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Robert Mapplethorpe and Michael Stipe. She emerges as a crucial, contemporary link between the Beats, punks and today’s music. Shot in lush, dark tones, featuring rare performance clips and narrated by the artist herself, “Patti Smith: Dream of Life” is an impressionistic journal of a multi-faceted artist that underscores her unique place in American culture.

American Masters: “Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound”
Tuesday, March 19th at 7:00 pm.
In the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the private life and public career of Joan Baez, this film examines her history as a recording artist and performer as well as her unwavering journey as the conscience of a generation. Following her 2008/2009 world tour, the filmmakers captured Baez in performance and in conversations with individuals whose lives parallel hers. From a reunion with Vaclav Havel in Slovakia to a stop in Sarajevo, Bosnia, to revisit the scene of her trip to the war-torn city, to Nashville, Tennessee, where she joined Steve Earle (collaborator on her 2008 Grammy-nominated album Day After Tomorrow), the film allows viewers an unprecedented level of access to Baez, who is joined in the film by Bob Dylan, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Reverend Jesse Jackson, among others. Archival footage is woven
into the story, allowing viewers to experience scenes from her life, including Baez as a teenager performing at the historic Club 47, Martin Luther King Jr. outside a California prison where he offered his support after she was jailed for staging a protest and her controversial visit to North Vietnam during the war. The film shows Baez’ power as a musician, from her tentative teenage years in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, coffee houses to the remarkable 50-year career that followed.

PBS Arts From Cleveland: Women Who Rock
Friday, March 22nd at 9:00 pm.
Women are the 21st century’s top-grossing recording artists. This film tells the story of how we got here tracing the earliest women musicians from the 1920′s to the mega stars of today. Performances and interviews with Bonnie Raitt, Cyndi Lauper and more women musicians are showcased.

POV: “Girl Model”
Monday, March 25th at 10:00 pm.
This film strips away the facade of the modeling industry by following two people whose lives intersect because of it. Ashley is a deeply conflicted American model scout, and 13-year-old Nadya, plucked from a remote Siberian village and promised a lucrative career in Japan, is her latest discovery. As the young girl searches for glamour and an escape from poverty, she confronts the harsh realities of a culture that worships youth — and an industry that makes perpetual childhood a globally traded commodity.

Call the Midwife
Season 2 begins on Sunday, March 31st at 7:00 pm.
This moving, intimate, funny and true-to-life series, based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, tells colorful stories of midwifery and families in London’s East End in the 1950s. Jenny Lee, a young woman raised in the wealthy English countryside, has chosen to become a nurse and now, as a newly qualified midwife, has gone to work
in the poorest area of the city. Attached to an order of nursing nuns at Nonnatus House, Jenny is part of a team of women who minister to expectant mothers, many of whom give birth at home in appalling conditions. The drama follows Jenny as she meets her patients and learns to love the people who live in the East End.

It’s 1958. Returning from a long day of duties, Nurse Jenny Lee finds the Nonnatus House community gathered to wish her a happy birthday, before she, Chummy, Trixie and Cynthia head off to the cinema – a joyous celebration. However, the midwife’s good cheer is short-lived when the next day she’s assigned a new patient, Molly Brignall. Molly’s due date is imminent and Jenny worries about the harm that could come to Molly and
her children. Meanwhile, Trixie and Sister Evangelina find themselves aboard a Swedish cargo ship looking after the captain’s daughter, who is about to have her first baby.

Masterpiece Classic at 6 pm Sunday presents part six of Downton Abbey, Series III.

Masterpiece Classic at 8 pm Sunday and 8 pm Saturday presents part seven of Downton Abbey, Series III. All is not tranquil at Downtown Abbey as new romances flare up and a crisis unfolds as the Crawleys head to a Scottish hunting lodge and the downstairs staff stays behind at Downton Abbey.

On DCI Banks at 10 pm Sunday, when a teenage schoolgirl is found strangled, Banks and his team quickly identify their prime suspect. But the closer Banks seemingly moves towards a conviction, the more the course of the investigation distances him from Helen.

On Independent Lens at 9pm Monday, “The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights” follows the journey of Whitney Young, one of the most celebrated and controversial civil rights leaders as he fought to calm the fears of white allies, relieve the doubts of fellow civil rights leaders and respond to attacks from the militant Black Power movement.

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story at 10 pm Monday reveals the story of William Still, one of the most important yet unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad.

American Experience at 7 pm Tuesday tells the remarkable story of the young athlete, Jesse Owens, and his victories in the face of Nazi racism during the 1936 Olympics.

Guns In America at 8 pm Tuesday is an unprecedented exploration of America’s enduring relationship with firearms. Guns USA will trace the evolution of guns in America, their inextricable link to violence, and the clash of cultures that reflect competing visions of our national identity.

Frontline at 9 pm Tuesday investigates the young man who left behind a trail of death and destruction. Frontline tries to discover his motives and life as the national conversation about guns in America continues and divides Newtown, in ”Raising Adam Lanza.”

On American Masters at 10pm Tuesday follows the life of Sam Cooke, the first African American artist to reach #1 on both the R&B and the pop charts by placing the spirit of the Black church into popular music and forever altering the course of popular music and race relations in America, in “Sam Cooke: Crossing Over.”

Nature at 7pm Wednesday presents new captivating footage that demonstrate how crows are among the most intelligent animals in the world in ”A Murder of Crows.”

NOVA at 8pm Wednesday investigates new theories in order to explain the motivation behind the most destructive rampage killers. NOVA correspondent Miles O’Brien discusses if science can help us understand these horrific events and provide clues as to how to prevent them in the future in “Mind of A Rampage Killer.”

Austin City Limits at 10pm Wednesday and at 10pm Friday presents modern blues and soul with Gary Clark, Jr. and Alabama Shakes. Austin guitarist Clark showcases his major label debut, while Alabama’s Shakes spotlight their critically acclaimed Boys & Girls.

On Overheard with Evan Smith at 7pm Thursday Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author, discusses his latest book, Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief.

Arts In Context at 7:30pm Thursday explores Sky Candy, Austin’s first multi-disciplinary aerial arts school and performance group who expertly combine aerial silks, static trapeze, lyra, corde lisse, hammock, pole and more.

Enjoy The Mind of a Chef at 8pm Thursday as the episode centers around New York with the Torrisi boys, oysters, carrot dashi and farming. David Chang also visits native New Yorker Ivan Orkin in Tokyo, where he’s making ramen that is taking the city by storm.

On The Daytripper at 8:30pm Thursday, Chet heads to the hill country, eats at a Belgium bakery, swims in Hamilton Pool, climbs Reimer’s Ranch, and polishes the day off at Salt Lick.

Independent Lens at 9pm Thursday features “More Than a Month,” the quest and cross-country campaign of 29-year-old African-American filmmaker, Shukree Hassan Tilghman, to end Black History Month. Through this tongue-in-cheek journey, Tilghman investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a ”post-racial” America.

On American Masters at 9pm Friday explores the life of one of the most important singer-musicians of the 20th century, Sister Rosetta Tharpe as she introduced the spiritual passion of her gospel music into the secular world of popular rock ‘n roll.

On Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday, see how to get rid of grass for new gardens, including tips for banishing Bermuda grass. On tour, visit a makeover that started in a field, now one of dreams, in “Turn Grass into Gardens.”

Austin City Limits at 7pm Saturday presents an hour with jazz/soul singer/bassist Esperanza Spalding in support of her LP Radio Music Society.

Masterpiece Classic at 7 pm Sunday presents part five of Downton Abbey, Series III.

Masterpiece Classic at 8 pm Sunday and 8 pm Saturday presents the part six of Downton Abbey, Series III. Change arrives in a big way for several key characters at Downton Abbey, while a yearly cricket match with the village sees old scores settled and new plots hatched.

Freedom Riders: American Experience at 9 pm Monday tells the story of a group of students in the 1960s who protested for Civil Rights by riding on a Greyhound bus bound for the Deep South.

Frontline at 7 pm and 10 pm Tuesday investigates the inside history of how Washington has failed to solve the country’s problems of debt and deficit.  Followed immediately by President Obama’s State of the Union address coverage from PBS NewsHour.

Nature at 7 pm Wednesday explores how two diverse animal species live together in what seems like a forgotten corner of the world in “Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo”.

NOVA at 8 pm Wednesday reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet in “Earth From Space.”

On Overheard with Evan Smith at 7pm Thursday Michael Oren speaks about his service as a Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. since 2009.

Trouble Puppet Theater takes Arts In Context at 7:30 pm Thursday on a journey into the art of puppetry as the company produces one of their unique plays.

David Chang travels from Tokyo to Kyoto to meet and eat with friends on Mind of a Chef at 8 pm Thursday.

The Daytripper at 8:30 pm Thursday follows Chet to Denton, TX to race the Texas Motor Speedway, explore the city’s historic square and independent music culture, and eat a “Hell” Burger that is appropriately named.

On DCI Banks at 9 pm Thursday, DCI Alan Banks and DI Helen Morton must learn to reconcile their conflicting policing styles and personalities while trying to unravel the increasingly puzzling murder of a local accountant who has been leading a secret double life.

Add good taste and good health to your garden with herbs on Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday. On tour, fifth graders chomp into fresh food and lessons on water quality at ground level.

Austin City Limits at 7 pm Saturday presents modern blues and soul with Gary Clark, Jr. and Alabama Shakes.

On Nature at 6 pm Sunday, Sir David Attenborough shares his memories of the scientists and the breakthroughs that helped shape his own career in “Understanding The Natural World”.

Masterpiece Classic at 7 pm Sunday presents the part four of Downton Abbey, Series III. The Crawley family faces its severest test yet. Meanwhile, new faces try to fit into the tight-knit circle of servants.

Masterpiece Classic at 8 pm Sunday and 8 pm Saturday presents the part five of Downton Abbey, Series III.

DCI Alan Banks receives a disturbing message from his brother just as new recruit DI Helen Morton finds evidence that links Banks to the body of a murder victim on DCI Banks at 9 pm Sunday and 9 pm Thursday.

Independent Lens at 9 pm Monday presents “As Goes Janesville”, a film that traces the impact of the economic crisis on the people of Janesville, Wisconsin amid the 2008 closure of their GM plant and America’s worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Join the stars of landmark miniseries as they comment on the influence of their genre today in Pioneers of Television: Miniseries at 7 pm Tuesday.

Silicon Valley: American Experience at 8 pm Tuesday tells the history of the integrated circuit and how it changed the world.

Meet some of the innovators who’ve helped make Austin the nation’s third largest video game production community on Capital of Innovation “Video Game Entrepreneurs” at 9:30 pm.

On Nature at 7 pm Wednesday, Sir David Attenborough chronicles the profound tranformations our global environment has endured over the years in “Our Fragile Planet”.

NOVA at 8 pm Wednesday follows a team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers and horse trainers as they join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots in “Building Pharaoh’s Chariot”.

Life on Fire at 9 pm Wednesday travels to the Tongan archipelago where two little-known animals have learned to cope with these ephemeral lands risen from the ocean depths in “Pioneers of the Deep”.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks on Overheard with Evan Smith at 7 pm Thursday.

Arts in Context at 7:30 pm Thursday profiles local Austin music-makers Mother Falcon.

David Chang prepares eggs with his chef pals and makes his Ko egg on Mind of a Chef at 8 pm Thursday.

The Daytripper at 8:30 pm Thursday follows Chet to La Grange, TX to paddle the Colorado River, explore Texas Czech culture, eat at a 100-year-old BBQ joint, and enjoy some kolaches from Hruska’s.

Many voters assume their job is done on Election Day, but citizens need to stay engaged to hold elected leaders accountable. What does it take to get your voice heard in the Texas Legislature? Civic Summit explores these issues at 9 pm Thursday.

How do roses impact our mood? Michael Shoup from the Antique Rose Emporium matches drought tough roses with a gardener’s personality on Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday.

Eclectic indie rock dominates the stage with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and tUnE-yArDs on Austin City Limits at 7 pm Saturday.

Nature at 6 pm Sunday presents part one of a three-part miniseries focusing on three fields that Sir David Attenborough feels have been transformed most profoundly: filmmaking, science and the environment, in “Attenborough’s Life Stories”.

Masterpiece Classic at 7 pm Sunday presents the part three of Downton Abbey, Series III. Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women’s suffrage. Meanwhile, a mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart.

Masterpiece Classic at 8 pm Sunday and 8 pm Saturday presents the part four of Downton Abbey, Series III. The Crawley family faces its severest test yet. Meanwhile, new faces try to fit into the tight-knit circle of servants.

On DCI Banks at 9 pm Sunday and 9 pm Thursday, a case terrifyingly close to home is asked of Banks by his boss, Chief Superintendent Gerry Rydell, to find his missing teenage daughter.

Independent Lens at 9 pm Monday presents “The Revisionaries”, a film examining the highly politicized Texas State Board of Education whose revisions every decade determine the teaching and textbook standards for its nearly 5 million schoolchildren.

On Nature at 7 pm Thursday, Sir David Attenborough shares his memories of the scientists and the breakthroughs that helped shape his own career in “Understanding The Natural World”.

NOVA at 8 pm Wednesday NOVA is reopening one of the most confounding crime mysteries of all time as a team of expert investigators employs state-of-the-art forensic and behavioral science techniques in an effort to determine what really happened to Lindbergh’s baby – and why – in “Who Killed Lindbergh’s Baby?”

Life on Fire at 9 pm Wednesday travels to the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, where life has struggled for thousands of years to re-emerge from the ashes in “Ash Runners”.

Writer and historian Joe Nick Patoski talks about his career on Overheard with Evan Smith at 7 pm Thursday.

Explore the beauty and athleticism of the aerial arts with Sky Candy, a group of experienced aerialists sharing their love for ethereal beauty with other Austinites, on Arts In Context at 7:30 pm Thursday.

Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope at 8 pm Thursday tells a unique story that interweaves the heights of scientific achievement and the public mourning of many nations in the aftermath of the Columbia Shuttle disaster.

How do we handle drought without actually making things worse? New Mexico landscape architect David Cristiani explores the sensitive, ecological response on Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday. On tour, a gardener’s balanced design spares the water and keeps the wildlife.

Country superstar Tim McGraw blazes through a set of his distinctive brand of rockin’ country music on Austin City Limits at 7 pm Saturday.

Masterpiece Classic at 7 pm Sunday presents the part two of Downton Abbey, Series III. The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man, while Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment.

Masterpiece Classic at 8 pm Sunday and 8 pm Saturday presents the part three of Downton Abbey, Series III. Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women’s suffrage. Meanwhile, a mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart.

Annie Cabbot investigates the murder of a woman found out on the moor with her throat cut, while Banks is called to a murder of a young girl in the centre of town in DCI Banks at 9 pm Sunday and 9 pm Thursday.

Independent Lens at 9 pm Monday presents “Beauty is Embarrassing,” a film that chronicles the vaulted highs and the crushing lows of commercial artist Wayne White as he struggles to find peace and balance between his work and his art.

Pioneers of Television at 7 pm Tuesday profiles the primetime soap frenzy in the late 1970s with shows like “Dallas,” “Dynasty,” and “Knots Landing.”

Part three of Abolitionists: American Experience at 8 pm Tuesday examines the battle between pro-slavery and free-soil contingents rising to fever pitch with the raid on Harpers Ferry, the 1860 election, and the secession of southern states.

Frontline at 9 pm Tuesday investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution following their fraudulent practices contributing to America’s financial meltdown in “The Untouchables”.

TV megahit Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal discusses the (not so) universal language of comedy on On Story Presented by the Austin Film Festival at 10 pm Tuesday.

Join Vincent Martinez – one of the most stunningly original artists in Austin – as he lives his self-proclaimed “Jazz Life” on Hardly Sound at 10:30 pm Tuesday. Then marvel at his undeniable hooks and poetic, personal lyrics as he steps into the studio as Emcee Eats.

Nature at 7 pm Wednesday presents part one of a three-part miniseries focusing on three fields that Sir David Attenborough feels have been transformed most profoundly: filmmaking, science and the environment, in “Attenborough’s Life Stories.”

NOVA at 8 pm Wednesday reveals the amazing technologies that make drones so powerful in “Rise of the Drones.”

Life on Fire at 9 pm Wednesday watches at the foot of the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua as fields, pastures and towns have grown over the oldest lava flows and nature struggles to conquer ash and lava before the next eruption erases its efforts in “Phoenix Temple.”

Diane Ravitch, one of the country’s leading thinkers about education, discusses the school system on Overheard with Evan Smith at 7 pm Thursday.

Arts in Context at 7:30pm Thursday profiles La Junta Heritage Center, the product of the late artist, writer, cowboy sage and visionary A Kelly Pruitt.

Mind of a Chef at 8 pm Thursday features over-the-top indulgence with Joe Beef chefs Federic Morin and David McMillian’s foie gras sandwich, a whiskey tasting mayhem with Chef Sean Brock at Buffalo Trace in Kentucky and the classic dish “Hot Brown” served up three ways.

The Daytripper at 8:30 pm Thursday follows Chet as he heads to Stephenville, TX to visit Dublin Bottling Works, see some barrel racing at Lone Star Arena, and polish it off with chicken fried steak.

Discover the facts and legends behind the wildflowers that captivate us every spring on Wildflowers: Seeds of History at 9 pm Thursday.

Acclaimed author and horticulturist Greg Grant transitions the winter garden to summer on Central Texas Gardener at noon Saturday. On tour, see how a new gardener replaced grass with a charming vegetable garden and flowers to attract bee pollinators.

Austin City Limits at 7 pm Saturday showcases alternative rock with punk veteran Bob Mould and young bucks Delta Spirit.