PBS This Week
June 20: Sunday at 2 p.m., “Great Performances at the Met” continues its season with the enthusiastically reviewed production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” Elina Garanca stars as the seductive gypsy and Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don Jose. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts.
At 7 p.m. on “Globe Trekker,” Ian Wright visits Iran, stopping at a holy site in Tehran, skiing in Dizin and touring the Caspian coast.
At 9 p.m. on “Masterpiece Mystery!,” Julia McKenzie stars as Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth, Miss Marple. In “The Secret of Chimneys,” she discovers a decades-old murder that may be connected to a mysterious diamond theft.
At 10:30 p.m., as part of its Gay and Lesbian Pride Month programming, Vermont Public Television encores a profile of playwright Tony Kushner from the “P.O.V” series. “Wrestling With Angels” delves into the passions that keep him reaching for the great American play.
June 21: Monday at 7:30 p.m. on Vermont Public Television’s “Profile,” Fran Stoddard talks with Amy and David Goodman. Amy is an acclaimed journalist who hosts the syndicated program “Democracy Now.” Her brother, David, who lives in Waitsfield, Vt., is also a journalist and the author of seven books.
At 9 p.m., “History Detectives” returns for a new season. The experts examine a scrap of Mylar that may be from an early satellite, and they check out the notion that artwork by Andy Warhol may be on the moon.
June 22: Tuesday at 9 p.m., “Eden at the End of the World” looks at conservation projects aimed at saving Patagonia, which is the last great wilderness of its kind, covering more than 500,000 square miles in Chile and Argentina.
At 10 p.m., “Frontline: The Suicide Tourist” asks whether people have the right to end their lives when life becomes unbearable. With unique access to a Swiss non-profit that has helped more than a thousand people die since 1998, Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Zaritsky follows a Chicagoan who travels to Switzerland for what will become the last day of his life.
June 23: Wednesday at 8 p.m., “America’s Orchestra: Celebrating 125 Years of the Boston Pops” pays tribute to the Pops with scenes of great moments from its history under its legendary conductors. Guests include Audra McDonald, Josh Groban, James Taylor, Yo-Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis.
At 9 p.m., the film “Harp Dreams” follows the world’s best harpists to the prestigious USA International Harp Competition in 2007 in Bloomington, Ind. Held every three years, the competition usually sets its winner on the path to a career as a first-class musician.
June 24: Thursday at 8 p.m., ” VPT Public Square” outlines a statewide coalition that offers assistance to Vermont Guard members and their families before, during and after deployment to war zones. During the current deployment to Afghanistan, Vermonters at home have many opportunities to help Guard families. Staff from the Guard will be in the studio to take phone calls from those who would like to get involved. Viewers can also email questions and comments ahead of time and during the program to connect@vpt.org. Kristin Carlson will host.
At 9 p.m., “Not in God’s Name” follows the Dalai Lama on a journey to understand religious intolerance and to find common ground among different cultures.
At 10 p.m. on “City of Borders,” people of all nationalities, religions and sexual orientations gather and find peace in an unlikely place -- a gay bar in the heart of Jerusalem.
June 25: Friday at 10 p.m., “P.O.V.” presents “William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe.” Kunstler rose to fame as a radical civil rights and anti-war lawyer in the 1960s. His daughters seek to find what made their father loved and hated.
June 26: Saturday at 7 p.m. on “As Time Goes By,” the gang heads for a weekend in the country, but things don’t go as planned.
At 8:30 p.m. on “The Thin Blue Line,” a television crew arrives in Gasforth to make a documentary about “policing in the raw.”











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