May 16: Sunday at 7 p.m. on the new season of “Globe Trekker,” Ian Wright goes to Nepal, visiting a National Park and Buddhist monasteries.

At 8 p.m., “Nature” encores “Crash: A Tale of Two Species,” highlighting the interconnectedness of life. The drop in the number of horseshoe crabs affects a tiny bird called the red knot.

At 9 p.m. on “Masterpiece Mystery!,” it’s the last of the new Inspector Foyle stories. In a case that will shatter his world to the core, he battles to save a man accused of high treason.

May 17: Monday at 7:30 p.m. on Vermont Public Television’s “Profile,” Fran Stoddard interviews Sisters of Mercy Elizabeth Candon and Janice Ryan. Both were raised on Vermont farms and both have served in higher education and government. The program will also air May 22 at 4:30 p.m. and May 23 at 1:30 p.m.

At 9 p.m., an “American Masters” classic profiles the late Walter Cronkite, the longtime CBS Evening News anchor who witnessed and reported on innumerable historic events.

May 18: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., “VPT’s Outdoor Journal” paddles in search of bass and meets some “trout bums.”

At 8 p.m., “Nova” continues to repeat some of its best stories of natural disasters with a minute-by-minute eyewitness account of Hurricane Katrina’s rampage in New Orleans.

At 9 p.m., “The Hurricane of ’38: American Experience” recalls how, almost without warning, New Englanders found themselves in the midst of the most devastating storm ever recorded in North America.

At 10 p.m. “Frontline: The Wounded Platoon” follows several members of an effective fighting unit that served at the height of the Iraq War. It tells of the promises and realities of what today’s soldiers find after war. The program also airs May 19 at 6 and 9 p.m. on VPT’s World Channel.

May 19: Wednesday at 8 p.m., “Secrets of the Dead” reveals the full impact of World War II’s Battle of Stalingrad. It is arguably the deadliest battle ever fought, and it established the Soviet Union as a superpower.

At 9 and 10 p.m., a new fourpart series called “Ground War” begins with two episodes exploring the key technological advances and battle tactics that have defined ground warfare through the ages. It moves from the gladius to the AK-47, from the chariot to the tank, and from the battle ramp to the star fort.

May 20: Thursday at 8 p.m., this month’s episode of “Making Sense New England” follows how the economic downturn is affecting northern New England and what people are doing about it. In a VPT-produced story, Vermont gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi demonstrates the basics of creating a "recession victory garden."

At 9 p.m., “The This Old House Hour” wraps up its prime time season with the completion of the Roxbury project.

At 10 p.m., “Wild Lives 2” continues to follow stages in the lives of animals from birth to death. This week, the topic is “Lost Crocodiles of the Pharaohs.

May 21: Friday at 10 p.m., “Independent Lens” presents “Project Kashmir.” Two American women, one Muslim, the other Hindu, document the costs of war in one of the most dangerous and beautiful places on Earth.

May 22: Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the beloved Britcom “Mulberry” continues. Karl Howman plays a mysterious young man who shows up to work for a cantankerous elderly woman (Geraldine McEwan).

At 8 p.m., Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles star in “To the Manor Born.” This VPT viewer favorite is the story of a wealthy, upper-class woman who falls on hard times after the death of her husband and must sell her estate to a nouveau-riche businessman.