Arts & Entertainment RSS feed for WXXI programming.http://video.wxxi.orgen-ushttp://video.wxxi.orgWed, 16 May 2012 17:03:42 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:42 -0400http://video.wxxi.org/video/1589184073/Filmmaker Gabriel Leigh takes us into the complicated world of the frequent-flyer-mileage obsessed.http://video.wxxi.org/video/1589184073/09/14/2010Gabriel Leigh takes us into the complicated world of the frequent-flyer-mileage obsessed.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2194549430/The Book Club Show will be a compelling TV series about books that's smart, provocative and refreshing. But what kind of show? ...that's where we need your help, advice, and suggestions.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2194549430/02/09/2012The Book Club Show will be a compelling TV series about books, but we need your help.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2183188183/Vegas PBS goes behind the scenes with in-depth interviews and performances from the local arts scene. Hosted by Donny Osmond, and produced and directed by Emmy-award winner Reginald LaFrance, experience the Entertainment Capitol of the World. Featuring: Phantom; Ronnie Vannucci; bluegrass band Out of the Desert; Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil; bass player Coco Jenkins; and morehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2183188183/01/03/2012Vegas PBS takes you behind the scenes of a unique local arts community.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234492326/Meet a young Jenny Lee as she and her fellow midwives, attached to an order of nursing nuns, navigate the crowded East End streets teeming with children, workers and a culture remarkably different from the wealthy English countryside where Jenny was raised. Coming to PBS Fall 2012.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234492326/05/15/2012Experience a moving and intimate story of midwifery in London¹s East End in the 1950s.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentDramaDramaPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2227373257/Every four seconds a romance novel published by Harlequin or its British counterpart, Mills & Boon, is sold somewhere in the world. Julie Moggan’s 'Guilty Pleasures' takes an amusing and touching look at this global phenomenon. Ironies abound in the contrasts between the everyday lives of the books’ readers and the fantasy worlds that offer them escape.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2227373257/04/30/2012Real life begins where romance novels end.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFamily & SocietyFamily & SocietyArts & CultureArts & CulturePromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235609549/Stephanie Coontz, "A Strange Stirring" -- Coontz examines the early 1960s through the lens of Betty Friedan's bestselling and controversial 1963 book, "The Feminine Mystique."http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235609549/05/16/2012A discussion with Stephanie Coontz about her book, "A Strange Stirring"tv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233089742/Ragnar Alexsson, a.k.a. RAX, is among the most celebrated photographers in the world. His series "Faces of the North" -- three decades in the making -- is a living document of the dying cultures of the far northern reaches of the planet. On his final shoot for the series, RAX tracks hunters on the Arctic ice as they cope with the devastating effects of climate change.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233089742/05/10/2012Watch Last Days of the Arctic on WORLD - June 10, 2012 (check local listings)Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2228870512/Classic: Love in the Afternoon Indie: Birthday Girlhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2228870512/04/30/2012Classic: Love in the Afternoon Indie: Birthday GirlnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2189845957/Danfung Dennis's haunting war documentary Hell and Back Again has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. The film follows U.S. Marine Sergeant Nathan Harris, 25, as he leads his unit to fight a ghostlike enemy in Afghanistan. Wounded in battle, Harris returns to North Carolina and his devoted wife to fight pain, addiction, and the terrifying normalcy of life at home.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2189845957/01/24/2012Hell and Back Again - airing May 28, 2012 (check local listings)Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225947144/Join us Sunday, May 27 on PBS from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. for the 2012 National Memorial Day Concert, featuring actors and musical artists, Daughtry, Natalie Cole, Trace Adkins, Selma Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Dennis Franz, Jack Everly and co-hosted for the seventh year by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225947144/04/27/2012Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise co-host the 2012 National Memorial Concert on Sunday, May 27nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234688717/Get ready for The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live! Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinst Chris Thile combine virtuosity with improvisation in this PBS Arts special, which will air on PBS Friday, May 25 at 9pm (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234688717/05/14/2012An exclusive web-only performance of "Fiddle Medley" from The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234769704/Get ready for The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live! Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinst Chris Thile combine virtuosity with improvisation in this PBS Arts special, which will air on PBS Friday, May 25 at 9pm (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234769704/05/14/2012An exclusive web-only performance of "Less is Moi" from The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234793640/Get ready for The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live! Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinst Chris Thile combine virtuosity with improvisation in this PBS Arts special, which will air on PBS Friday, May 25 at 9pm (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234793640/05/14/2012An exclusive web-only performance of "Parallax" from The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234803698/Get ready for The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live! Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinst Chris Thile combine virtuosity with improvisation in this PBS Arts special, which will air on PBS Friday, May 25 at 9pm (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234803698/05/14/2012An exclusive web-only performance of Bach's Gamba Sonata from Goat Rodeo Sessions Live.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234642427/Go behind the scenes, and learn about The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live! Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinst Chris Thile combine virtuosity with improvisation in their 2011 album, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, and in their first live performance as a group. Watch an extended preview of the concert, which will air on PBS Friday, May 25 at 9pm (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234642427/05/14/2012Join Yo-Ya Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile for an unforgettable live show.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234554615/Get ready for The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live! Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinst Chris Thile combine virtuosity with improvisation in this PBS Arts special, which will air on PBS Friday, May 25 at 9pm (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234554615/05/14/2012Join Yo-Ya Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile for an unforgettable live show.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235603227/Benjamin Busch, "Dust to Dust" -- A personal memoir about life and mortality written by well-known actor and former Marine Benjamin Busch.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235603227/05/16/2012A discussion with Benjamin Busch about his memoir, "Dust to Dust"tv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234886382/An 1863 Ulysses S. Grant letter; a circa 1950 Charles Shulz Li'l Folks original cartoon; and two paintings - one by Victor Higgins, the other by Spencer - purchased together for $5, but valued considerably higher. 5/21/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234886382/05/15/2012Premieres Monday, May 21, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryModernModernHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225180656/The Reichenbach Fall, the final episode of season two of Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Andrew Scott, premieres on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at 9pm ET/CT on PBS. Check local listings.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225180656/04/20/2012Sherlock season two concludes with The Reichenbach Fall on May 20, 2012, at 9pm.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233508652/Watch a scene from the season finale of Sherlock season 2, airing Sunday, May 20, 2012, at 9pm ET/CT. (Check local listings.)http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233508652/05/13/2012See a scene from the Sherlock season 2 finale, The Reichenbach Fall, airing May 20, 2012.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaSegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234886378/Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat and star Benedict Cumberbatch discuss The Reichenbach Fall, the final episode of Sherlock season 2 airing on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at 9pm ET/CT. (Check local listings.)http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234886378/05/15/2012Sherlock's Steven Moffat and Benedict Cumberbatch on The Reichenbach Fall airing 5/20/12.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaSegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2176639957/Jackson Christian Royals vs. Everett Vikings. Grand Championship. Episode #2363http://video.wxxi.org/video/2176639957/12/14/2011Jackson Christian Royals vs. Everett Vikings. #2363Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2224661088/During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, two violinmakers from the same small town were making the most sought-after violins ever created. Everyone has heard of Antonio Stradivari, but few know the name Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. Through interviews with historians, experts, luthiers, and virtuosos, this documentary tells the story of these two masters of violinmaking and their instruments.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2224661088/04/19/2012A look into the world's most sought-after violins, their creators, and their owners.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2224664553/During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, two violinmakers from the same small town were making the most sought-after violins ever created. Everyone has heard of Antonio Stradivari, but few know the name Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. Through interviews with historians, experts, luthiers, and virtuosos, this documentary tells the story of these two masters of violinmaking and their instruments.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2224664553/04/19/2012A look into the world's most sought-after violins, their creators, and their owners.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2224669057/During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, two violinmakers from the same small town were making the most sought-after violins ever created. Everyone has heard of Antonio Stradivari, but few know the name Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. Through interviews with historians, experts, luthiers, and virtuosos, this documentary tells the story of these two masters of violinmaking and their instruments.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2224669057/04/19/2012A look into the world's most sought-after violins, their creators, and their owners.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2224680926/During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, two violinmakers from the same small town were making the most sought-after violins ever created. Everyone has heard of Antonio Stradivari, but few know the name Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. Through interviews with historians, experts, luthiers, and virtuosos, this documentary tells the story of these two masters of violinmaking and their instruments.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2224680926/04/19/2012A look into the world's most sought-after violins, their creators, and their owners.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234544616/Classic: Papillon Indie: Rabbit-Proof Fencehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234544616/05/14/2012Classic: Papillon Indie: Rabbit-Proof FencenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235138738/Get an insiders look at the people of MAPS and the creative work they produce in the Bitterroot Valley. MAPS is an after school media arts program that provides free media arts education to Bitterroot Valley high school students. The students will take the audience on a whimsical tour of MAPS and the creative chaos behind it all.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235138738/05/15/2012Take a whimsical tour of MAPS and the creative chaos behind it all.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2230099577/The Enchanted Island is a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare, and a starry cast including Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Plácido Domingo, and Luca Pisaroni. It airs Friday, May 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air an encore on Sunday, May 13 at 12 p.m.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2230099577/05/03/2012The Enchanted Island is a world premiere work that combines Baroque music and Shakespeare.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2231816114/David Daniels as Prospero in The Enchanted Island. GP at the Met: The Enchanted Island airs on Friday, May 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air the program at the same time with an encore presentation Sunday, May 20 at 12:30 PM.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2231816114/05/07/2012David Daniels as Prospero in The Enchanted Island.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232053502/Danielle de Niese as Ariel in "The Enchanted Island." GP at the Met: The Enchanted Island airs on Friday, May 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air the program at the same time with an encore presentation Sunday, May 20 at 12:30 PM.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232053502/05/08/2012Danielle de Niese as Ariel in "The Enchanted Island."nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2231823377/Joyce DiDonato as Sycorax in "The Enchanted Island."http://video.wxxi.org/video/2231823377/05/08/2012Joyce DiDonato as Sycorax in "The Enchanted Island."nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2224582172/When a highly successful Mexican American Studies program at a high school in Tucson comes under fire for teaching ethnic chauvinism, teachers and students fight back. This modern civil rights struggle is born at the epicenter of the immigration debate in the age of identity politics.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2224582172/04/19/2012Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232467850/Sal Khan, a former hedge fund manager, discovered his calling as an educator several years ago when he began tutoring his nieces in mathematics. It was the beginning of Khan Academy, a free website that offers video tutorials as well as interactive problems and quizzes on a range of subjects. Since then he's been named by "Time Magazine" as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World."http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232467850/05/14/2012Sal Khan explains the history of the Khan Academy and why it's been able to help so many.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationSegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232626405/Follow Richard Leakey, his family and colleagues as they work to unravel the mysteries of human evolution. 5/16/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232626405/05/10/2012Premieres Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentHistoryHistoryPrehistoricPrehistoricNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/1553932059/Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, "American Tongues" elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity.http://video.wxxi.org/video/1553932059/09/14/2010A hilarious film that uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFamily & SocietyFamily & SocietyArts & CultureArts & CultureEpisodeend=2012-07-15http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235569953/Host Terry Tazioli discusses her latest book and the romantic suspense genre with popular author Jayne Ann Krentz, aka Amanda Quick, aka Jayne Castle.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235569953/05/16/2012A discussion with author Jayne Ann KentznrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234886374/Chris Graff talks with Gov. Douglas about the key issues during his four terms.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234886374/05/15/2012Chris Graff talks with Gov. Douglas about the key issues during his four terms.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235104586/An agency in Tucson is offering some guidance for mothers that find themselves grappling with the implications of bringing a new life into the world. Also, Tucsonan Alex Rodriguez discusses his visit to Washington DC in April (2012). To top it off, Bryan Howard from Planned Parenthood in Arizona talks about some of programs offered by the agency as well as timely topics affecting the group.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235104586/05/15/2012One agency in Tucson offers guidance for mothers with unexpected pregnancies.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235104596/A new study examines how the impact of a divorce early in a child's life may cause more behavioral problems. We hear from the study's co-author.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235104596/05/15/2012We talk to the author of a new study on divorce and its impact on child behavior.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235089676/Brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson soaked up the music of their father, Jim Dickinson, and absorbed the North Mississippi Blues legacy while playing and shaking it down at the juke joints with their blues ancestors. Joined up with bassist Chris Chew to form the core of their own band.Through the filter of generations of Mississippi Blues, the Allstars pioneered their own blues-infused rock 'n rollhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235089676/05/15/2012The Allstars pioneered their own blues-infused rock 'n rollnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2230917112/Dan Gingold, stage manager of "Carson’s Cellar", and Dick Cavett describe Johnny Carson’s tough and somewhat awkward beginnings as a TV personality on the show "Carson’s Cellar". Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2230917112/05/07/2012Carson’s tough and awkward beginnings as a TV personality on the show "Carson's Cellar".nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232180719/A look at the relationship between Johnny Carson and his Tonight Show sidekick and friend, Ed McMahon. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night airs Monday, May 14, 2012 (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232180719/05/09/2012A look at the relationship between Johnny Carson and his Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2231724083/Jerry Seinfeld and Garry Shandling talk about the time they went out to dinner with Johnny and discussed the unpredictability of show business. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2231724083/05/07/2012Jerry Seinfeld and Garry Shandling talk about the time they had dinner with Johnny.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2231720897/Doc Severinsen talks about when he made some sartorial changes after becoming the leader of The Tonight Show band and Johnny's reactions to his eccentric outfits. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2231720897/05/07/2012Doc Severinsen talks about his sartorial changes as leader of The Tonight Show band.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2231716779/Comedians Drew Carey and Ray Romano remember when they each performed on The Tonight Show. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2231716779/05/07/2012Comedians Drew Carey and Ray Romano remember when they each performed on The Tonight Show.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2231712195/Joan Rivers recalls a prank that she played on Johnny Carson after her daughter, Melissa, was born. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2231712195/05/07/2012Joan Rivers recalls a prank that she played on Johnny Carson after her daughter, Melissa,nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2230341415/Johnny Carson was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of 30 years, 4,531 episodes and 23,000 guests, he became a fixture of national life. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night explores his life, career, and complexities.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2230341415/05/15/2012Carson was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234658170/Conan O’Brien and Tonight Show guests Mel Brooks, Dick Cavett and Steve Martin, comment on Carson’s brilliant interview style, his master comedic timing, and the joy of cracking Carson up. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234658170/05/14/2012Tonight Show guests comment on Carson’s master comedic timing.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234777069/Carl Reiner, Bob Newhart and Garry Shandling discuss the strained and complicated relationship Johnny Carson had with his mother, Ruth, and how it may have affected Carson and his career. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night airs Monday, May 14, 2012 (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234777069/05/14/2012The strained and complicated relationship Johnny Carson had with his mother.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234508742/Johnny Carson (10/23/1925 – 1/23/2005) was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of 30 years, 4,531 episodes and 23,000 guests, he became a fixture of national life. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night explores his life, career, and complexities. Premieres nationally Monday, May 14 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234508742/05/14/2012Premieres nationally Monday, May 14 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2229655778/Tonight Show writers Raymond Siller and Paul Block, Tonight Show musician Doc Severinsen, and Conan O'Brien remember how Johnny Carson psyched himself up before every show beofore he went on air, and how his comedy made him one of America's most trusted television personalities. Johnny Carson: King of late night airs Monday, May 14, 2012 (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2229655778/05/02/2012Watch writers and celebrities recall Johnny Carson's Tonight Show routine.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234452052/Bass Fishing, Sea Lamprey Controlhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234452052/05/14/2012Bass Fishing, Sea Lamprey ControlArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2231709124/Steve Martin rejects the common misconception that Johnny Carson was cold and aloof. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2231709124/05/07/2012Steve Martin rejects the common misconception that Johnny Carson was cold and aloof.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234629441/Composed by Patrick Contreras, Matt Molten and Steve Ono. Recorded by Patrick and Steve at the Brick Wall @ JA Photography Fresno California on June 1, 2011. Fresno Folklore Records Frank Giordano, Engineerhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234629441/05/14/2012Fresno Folklore Patrick Contreras and Steve OnonrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234799194/From their "Love Conquers All" concert in February 2011, the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra performs the Prelude and Aragonaise to Act I of Bizet's opera "Carmen" conducted by Thomas Loewenheim. The concert was held in February 2011 at the Paul Shaghoian Concert hall and features some of the finest young musicians the central valley has to offer.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234799194/05/14/2012From their "Love Conquers All" concert in February 2011, the Youth Philharmonic OrchestranrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234800198/From their "Love Conquers All" concert in February 2011, the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra performs "Largo al Factotum" from the Barber of Seville conducted by Thomas Loewenheim and features world-class tenor Scott Piper. The concert was held in February 2011 at the Paul Shaghoian Concert hall and features some of the finest young musicians the central valley has to offer.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234800198/05/14/2012From their "Love Conquers All" concert in February 2011, the Youth Philharmonic OrchestranrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234898199/LaToya Ruby Frazier says her work is about finding a balance between the poetics and the politics of documentary photography. Her work is gripping and highly personal, often involving family members, and focusing on the old steel town of Braddock, PA where she grew up. Just 30, Frazier was chosen for the 2012 Whitney Biennial, where her work is attracting wide attention. She teaches at Rutgers.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234898199/05/14/2012LaToya Ruby Frazier creates evocative, hard-hitting work with a political point of view.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234900679/The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn talks about the master class he teaches at Stockton College, and reflects on his retrospective of poem revisions at the Noyes Museum at Seaview Resort. A new collection of his poems has just been published, “Challenges for the Delusional.”http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234900679/05/14/2012The pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn talks about his work.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2234910521/Contemporary embroiderer Erin Endicott's work blurs the lines between stitching, sewing, painting, and sculpting, and deals with spiritual and psychological subjects. Endicott studied her craft in Scotland as a weaver's apprentice, then earned a degree at the Moore College of Art and Design. She exhibits her work around the world.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2234910521/05/14/2012Erin Endicott's contemporary embroidery deals with spiritual and psychological subjects.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsSegment