VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM

HIGHLIGHTS FOR

APRIL 4 TO 10

April 4: Sunday at 2 p.m., Vermont Public Television begins an afternoon of specials for Easter. On “Jerusalem: Center of the World,” Ray Suarez of “The PBS NewsHour” examines the archaeological and religious underpinnings that have made the small city one of the world’s most fascinating.

At 4 p.m., “A Passion for Giving” illustrates the importance of giving -- time, resources or talent -- and the individual benefits that ensue.

At 5 p.m. on “Celtic Pilgrimage With John O’Donohue,” the author leads a journey through the sacred landscape of western Ireland, visiting Christian and pre-Christian sites.

At 7 p.m., “Globe Trekker” launches a new season with a tour of Jerusalem, the Palestinian West Bank and the Dead Sea.

At 8 p.m., “Nature” begins a two-parter called “Moment of Impact.” The first part takes a revolutionary look at the bioengineering of animals and the precise ways their bodies work when attacking prey or showing affection. On VPT’s World Channel, the program repeats Monday at 9 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m.

April 5: Monday at 7 p.m., VPT begins airing "Journal,” a weekday international news program through a European lens. It is distributed by Germany’s Deutsche Welle.

At 7:30 p.m. on Vermont Public Television’s “Profile,” Fran Stoddard talks with Ron Krupp of S. Burlington, author of books on gardening and sustainability. He has been involved with Vermont farm and food issues for 35 years.

At 9 p.m., the VPT documentary “Land for Learning: Justin Morrill and America’s Land Grant Colleges” airs. The Civil War-era senator from Strafford, Vt., led a historic battle in Congress in 1862 to secure education for America’s working class. April marks a statewide remembrance of Morrill’s 200th birthday. Teachers will find the film and resources on www.vpt.org.

April 6: Tuesday at 9 p.m. on the new season of “VPT’s Outdoor Journal,” Lawrence Pyne hikes the autumn woods to fish for brook trout in Northeast Kingdom beaver ponds. Other segments visit Alburg Dunes, a hidden gem in Vermont’s state park system, and check springtime activity in the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s northern pike management project.

At 8 p.m. “Nova” begins a twopart special called “Hunting the Edge of Space.”

It looks at how the telescope has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe and human thought across science, philosophy and religion.

April 7: Wednesday at 8 p.m., “The Buddha” tells the story of the life and teachings of the sage from India who gained enlightenment and gave birth to a new religion two and a half millennia ago. The program will repeat on VPT Sunday at 1:30 and on VPT World Tuesday at 7 p.m.

April 8: Thursday at 8 p.m., Lawrence Pyne will host a live “Outdoor Journal Special.” The call-in show will focus on the roles of today's game wardens and issues they face. Guests will include Colonel David LeCours and Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Wayne Laroche.

At 10 p.m., “Richard Bangs’ Adventures With Purpose” begins a new season of travels. He makes a Greek odyssey to discover the relevance of Greek mythology today -- mythology that arose out of one of mankind’s most extraordinary periods of cultural and intellectual transformation.

April 9: Friday at 10 p.m., “The Street Stops Here” profiles legendary basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. of St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J. He has inspired his inner-city student athletes to fight their way out of poverty.

April 10: Saturday at 7:30 p.m. the comedy series “One Foot in the Grave” ends. A different lineup of Britcoms is coming soon.

At 10 p.m. on “Austin City Limits,” Nashville’s Kings of Leon perform songs from their release “Because of the Times,” and Roky Erickson demonstrates why he’s a Texas rock ‘n’ roll legend.

At 11 p.m., “Soundstage” presents legend Jackson Browne with songs from his release “Time the Conqueror” and past