Leonardo apprentices as an artist and craftsman in Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom. He shows extraordinary talent but struggles to finish commissions. Later, in Milan, he paints a monumental fresco of the Last Supper.
Mrs. Wilcox surprises her family with a final request regarding Howards End. The Schlegels face eviction from their house. The Schlegel sisters take up the cause of Jacky Bast's husband.
Let your body bend in Blowing Tree. Loosen your legs for Lotus with a five-part stretch, then do some lying-down versions of the posture.
It's a relaxing day at Tortuga HQ when Chris comes in complaining about Martin. Confused, the gang soon discovers that Chris means a bird called the Purple martin and not his brother! Chris is not happy about something else named Martin and when a second creature called Martin comes along - he realizes it's not his day. But soon, comes to understand what awesome creatures these "Other Martins" really are. Science Concept: Form for Function.
Junior gets frustrated when Alma joins his dance group and she keeps distracting him from learning the moves. / Alma wants to celebrate Chacho's birthday so he can have a special day.
Lyla and Everett recruit Stu to play basketball against their moms, but they'll need to teach Stu to win. / Lyla and Luke restore their old toy car to make it special for Stu.
When Skyler calls Lotta "headphone girl," she's determined to find a way to let her know that she's more than that. / Everyone is unsure about the new kid after he caused a hullabaloo on the playground. Are all the rumors about him true?
Daniel Gets Mad at Dad - On their way to the post office, Dad tells Daniel he can't play at the park, and that makes Daniel mad! Daniel feels badly about getting angry with his dad, but he learns that you can love someone even if you're mad at them. Daniel Gets Mad at His Friends - Daniel and his friends are making "Just Like Me" pictures at school today. When Miss Elaina spills red paint on Daniel's project, he gets mad at his friend. The group learns that even good friends get mad at each other sometimes. Strategy: You can be mad at someone you love. When you are ready, give them a hug!
107A The Purple Knight is coming to Mom's bookstore, but Rosie isn't sure how to help Mom set up. 107B Rosie and Javi make a strawberry horchata stand, but they don't have strawberries. They go to the store where Rosie learns how stores get food.
Elmo and his puppy Tango take a fantastical adventure through magical lands to retrieve a nutcracker toy.
Zeke and Louisa plan a house for Snout. (They might even get around to building it, if they can manage to stop arguing!) / "Hooray for Spring!" is the title of the video Kaya hopes to make ... once JunJun conquers his on-camera jitters.
The pals finally find a box of Golden Crunchdoodles cereal, but it won't open! Will asking questions help solve the problem? /Donkey, Panda, and Bob Dog want to play different things. Can they compromise for their three-friend playdate?
Pinkalicious loves drawing faces, except for noses - which she finds really hard to draw! With Mrs. Plum and her friends, Pinkalicious goes to the Nose Art exhibit at the Pinkville Art Museum and gets a special lesson from Dame Stella Nostrella, an artist who knows her noses. / Pinkville's Great Skate is coming up, but Pinkalicious is having trouble learning the finale move: Jasmine's "Sparkle Spin." Will practicing off the ice help Pinkalicious master the spin in time for the big performance?
The kids are inspired by different colored foods. / The kids join a wildlife photographer and learn how to snap the perfect picture of a puffin.
Uh oh! Nature Cat forgot to put gas in the tractors that will pull the Pet Parade floats! Can the gang find another way and save the day? / Hal's ready to frolic with his pond pals, but they're nowhere to be seen. Can the gang find them?
Molly wants to make regalia for her baby cousin so she can compete in the baby regalia contest. But, when her auntie can't find traditionally-tanned moose hide for the outfit, Molly and Tooey learn how to tan their own. Will they finish it in time? / While Molly and Tooey are playing on the riverbank, they find a message in a bottle, but the signature is smudged! Using their top-notch research skills and clues from the rest of the letter, Molly and Tooey set out to find the person who wrote it.
Bessie Coleman shows Yadina that if she wants to hike to the top of the hill, she has to keep going for it./ King Sejong the Great inspires our trio to give more kids the opportunity to make suggestions for the KidZone, because everyone has ideas worth sharing.
Martha Stewart, a magazine editor, star of her own television show and author of the popluar "Weddings" book joins Julia to bake one grand and glorious three-tiered wedding cake. Martha prepares the batter and bakes each layer in graduated diamond-shaped cake forms. While the cake bakes, and then chills, Martha creates a variety of delicately realistic and delicious marzipan fruits, right down to the little stems and leaves. She also makes and chills enough vanilla rum buttercream to ice the entire cake.
Mauro shares why he became a painter and what he loves about his job; Jenn shows how to test soil at home; Heath adds a receptacle to a kitchen island.
Marvel at magnificent Memphis treasures from Season 9, including a $ 100,000 updated appraisal.
PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews and discussions of domestic and international issues. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett co-anchor.
Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers, and pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on earth.
Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers, and pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on earth.
Christiane Amanpour leads wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports.
WSRE has brought back the classic culinary program, GOURMET COOKING with Earl Peyroux. GOURMET COOKING aired for nearly two decades, premiering on WSRE in 1977 and on PBS stations nationwide in 1982.
"The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys operated for more than a century near the Panhandle town of Marianna before it was shut down by the State of Florida in 2011. A reform school, Dozier acquired a well-documented reputation for brutal physical and sexual abuse of boys incarcerated there. Investigations continue into the staggering number of deaths at the facility; more than fifty burial sites have been identified. In the second of a multi-part series, Aware show host Dee Dee Sharp interviews Elmore Bryant, former mayor of Marianna and a former Dozier employee, as well as two Florida NAACP officials: Lewis Jennings (in studio), and Dale Landry (via telephone). The men are community activists who have helped uncover the truth about Dozier. They also have been involved in the the University of South Florida's archaeological investigation of the grave sites discovered at the facility. Excerpts from Part 1 of the Aware series are included in this program, in which survivors Robert Straley and Andrew Puell relate their experiences. There is frank, graphic discussion of physical and sexual abuse suffered and witnessed at the notorious state institution. Viewer discretion is advised."
Local authors and avid readers have a discussion about novels based on true stories and ?The Great American Read?, the PBS campaign to launch a national conversation about the books that inspire us and a national vote for ?America?s Best-Loved Novel.? The panel includes authors Katherine Clark, Andrea Jones Walker and Rick Outzen, Mamie Webb Hixon, plus others.
Jim McCormick's resume might not be what you would expect for a hit songwriter in Nashville- but in the music business resume bullet points are much less important than great lyrics. In McCormick's case he's impressive on both fronts. But despite his impressive academic credentials, it's his songwriting skills that have landed him on dean's list in Music City. McCormick has co-written number one hits like "Take a Little Ride" by Jason Aldean and Brantley Gilbert's "You Don' t Know Her Like I Do" In addition to those two hits, his songs have been recorded by premier artists like Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw and Randy Travis.
John Hemingway is the grandson of the Earnest Hemingway and the author of "Strange Tribe, A Family Memoir". The book focuses on the relationship between John's father, Dr. Gregory Hemingway, and his famous father. One could only imagine how different the two might appear, Earnest Hemingway known as macho, hard living man with an appetite for for beautiful women---his son spent his life conflicted and challenged with his own gender. Gregory Hemingway was a cross dresser and on occasion went by the name Gloria. In addition to writing Strange Tribe, John Hemingway has written for numerous national and international publications. We welcome John Hemingway to Conversations.
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rick Reynolds brings his band to StudioAmped for a live concert performance. Their newest album "Dinosaur Bones" was released in January 2011. From his work with George Clinton to renowned Utopia/Meatloaf bassist Kasim Sulton, Rick has worked with some of the greatest artists of our time. Concert was taped live in front of a studio audience in WSRE's Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio in 2011.
A wealthy publisher sends an expedition to prepare for an island theme park, only to find a mysterious baby creature - and his giant-sized parents - in this 1967 Japanese kaiju film, as the Baron concocts his own exploitative tropical development scheme.