PLUS (MT)

12:00 pm 

Wild!  "Lost Whales"  For 150 years, southern right whales were hunted to the brink of extinction, but the discovery of a pod in the Southern Ocean has sparked fresh hope that their numbers are increasing. Intimate underwater footage unveils the behavior of these gentle giants and gives scientists a chance to predict and protect their future recovery. D

1:00 pm 

Globe Trekker  "London City Guide 2"  Trekker Brianna Barnes embarks on her tour of London at Buckingham Palace, heads over to the National Gallery, tours the street art scene, and bikes from Regent's Park to the Olympic Stadium. She also speeds off along the Thames River to Greenwich for a look at the Royal Naval College and the National Maritime Museum, then pops over to the Tate Modern, visits stately Cliveden House and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, home to the biggest botanical collection in the world.G

2:00 pm 

Need to Know   MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. This week, Need to Know looks at two provocative approaches to tackling climate change. First, anchor Maria Hinojosa interviews environmental activist Bill McKibben about his nationwide movement that pressures universities to divest funds from energy corporations. D

2:30 pm 

McLaughlin Group   TOPICS: North Korea - Basketballs or Bombs?; Rand Paul's 13-Hour Filibuster; Obama's Overture. PANELISTS: Mort Zuckerman, US News & World Report; Eleanor Clift, Newsweek; Ryan Grim, The Huffington Post; Susan Ferrechio, The Washington Examiner. D

3:00 pm 

Biz Kid$  "The Biz Kids Challenge"  The Biz Kids learn the world of marketing through the "Project Lemonade Challenge." Two teams, two identical lemonade stands. It's up to the kids to decide the price and promotion strategy to sell the most product. D

3:30 pm 

Oregon Field Guide  "Coyotes/Crater Lake Dying Forest/Green Building"  Coyotes move into urban areas. Scientists seek to determine what is killing the white-bark pine forests of Crater Lake.G

4:00 pm 

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Great American Cookout"  Test cook Julia Collin Davison reveals how to make the best Baltimore Pit Beef right at home. Then, host Christopher Kimball answers questions from viewers. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of ketchup. D

4:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Norway's West: Fjords, Mountains and Bergen"  Rick sails under towering fjord cliffs, hikes on glaciers and finds surviving traditions in remote farm hamlets. He delves into Hanseatic heritage and takes in the salty hospitality of Norway's historic capitol, Bergen.G

5:00 pm 

NOVA  "Separating Twins"  Abandoned shortly after birth at an orphanage in Bangladesh, twin girls, Trishna and Krishna, are joined at the head and have little chance of survival. Aid workers take them to Australia where they spend two years battling for life before doctors can attempt a marathon separation surgery to allow them to live separate lives.G

6:00 pm 

Barbara Morgan: No Limits   Producer Marcia Franklin traces Barbara Morgan's 23-year odyssey from McCall elementary teacher to space-veteran astronaut. Vintage footage, photos and interviews with friends, colleagues, students and family weave a tale of perseverance and resolve.G

7:00 pm 

Great Performances  "Hitman Returns: David Foster & Friends"  Maestro to the stars David Foster presents a program of high-profile friends that he accompanies for a magnificent night of music at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas in October 2010. Solos by veteran performers and newcomers provide a succession of show-stoppers, including Jackie Evancho, the 10-year-old singing phenomenon. Evancho sings Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Pie Jesu" and Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro." Other friends of Foster appearing on the show include All-4-One, Martina McBride, Charice, Natalie Cole, Lara Fabian, Ne-Yo, Michael Bolton, Robert Randolph, Chaka Khan, Kenny Loggins, Seal, Ruben Studdard, Donna Summer, and Earth, Wind & Fire. They perform songs written, produced or connected to Foster over the course of his career. Several duets provide added dimension to the program.G

9:00 pm 

Leonard Cohen Live In London   For over four decades, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a figure whose body of work achieves greater depths of mystery and meaning as time goes on. His songs have set a virtually unmatched standard in their seriousness and range. Sex, spirituality, religion, power - he has relentlessly examined the largest issues in human lives, always with a full appreciation of how elusive answers can be to the vexing questions he raises. D

10:30 pm 

Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert   Travel a storied landscape of the American West, a land of hallowed mountains, red rock canyons and vast plateaus. Indian author N. Scott Momaday gives words to the landscape filmmaker John Grabowska captures on film. Together they present a thoughtful interpretation of land ethics. Indian actor Irene Bedard (Pocahontas) narrates.G

11:00 pm 

Barbara Morgan: No Limits   Producer Marcia Franklin traces Barbara Morgan's 23-year odyssey from McCall elementary teacher to space-veteran astronaut. Vintage footage, photos and interviews with friends, colleagues, students and family weave a tale of perseverance and resolve.G