PLUS (MT)

10:00 am 

The Electric Company  "The Junior Assistant"  Francine wants to be on the next season of the "The Junior Assistant, " a reality show run by The Ronald, one of the most rich and famous people in the world. She must collaborate with Hector and The Electric Company to make six hundred cookies by five o'clock in order to prove she's worthy of being on the show. D

10:30 am 

Wild Kratts  "Flight of the Pollinators"  When a miniaturized Chris gets covered with pollen and ends up sticking to a bee, he's off into the remarkable world of the pollinators. Martin, Aviva, and the rest of the creature explorers must find Chris in an adventure that uncovers the amazing delivery system of plants and their animal partners. They learn that plants use animals to help them make their seeds through a process called pollination. D

11:00 am 

WordWorld  "Dancing Dog/Pig's Big Moonlight Feast"  Dancing Dog - It's the day of the Word World Concert and no one is more excited than Dog - he loves music. Unfortunately, he can't play an instrument. With the help of his good friend Bear, Dog discovers that anyone can make music! Pig's Big Moonlight Feast - When Pig is too sick to cook the Moonlight Feast, his friends step in, but they find that if you don't follow the recipe you may end up "in the soup. D

11:30 am 

WordGirl  "Mr. Big's Colossal Mini-Golf/The Young and the Meatless"  The Young and the Meatless - Romantic sparks fly when the Butcher meets Lady Redundant Woman's copy Dupey. Will Lady Redundant Woman allow a union between one of her copies and the meat-wielding villain? Vocabulary: Duplicate, Interruption. Mr. Big's Mini-Golf - There's a new villain in town, Guy Rich, he's a super rich evil businessman. D

12:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Backroad Adventures"  There's something mighty fine about a dirt road. And if you're willing to get off the pavement, Idaho's back roads will take you to some hidden gems. The Owyhee Uplands National Backcountry Byway, in southwestern Idaho; the Magruder Corridor, between two northern Idaho wilderness areas; and the Lolo Motorway, that follows portions of both the Nez Perce and Lewis & Clark trails -- if you can endure the bumps, these roads will provide the adventure!G

12:30 pm 

Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless  "Mediterranean Baja"  The Baja California peninsula boasts a climate reminiscent of those on the Mediterranean Sea. Thousands of olive trees and vineyards in Northern Baja capture the distinctiveness of this region of Mexico. We explore the amazing grilled octopus at Tres Virgenes in La Paz and enjoy mesquite-grilled lamb with 9-chile mole sauce. D

1:00 pm 

Katie Brown Workshop  "Fun Fete"  Host Katie Brown provides the essentials for a fun, feminine party: light finger foods, a chocolate treat and projects with a touch of glitz. In the Kitchen: filo triangles stuffed with feta and spinach, tea sandwiches three ways and chocolate carrot-cake cupcakes with cream cheese filling. Projects: Repurposing old trays with chalkboard paint and broken jewelry and creating birch wood cones to fill with flowers. D

1:30 pm 

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell  "Tuscan Serenade, Part 2"  Focusing on the poppy field, Jerry adds three layers of flowers in the foreground. Each layer gets more detailed and has larger and more distinctively shaped flowers. The poppies in the front of the painting have definitive shapes and are created using broad, loose strokes with a chiseled edge brush. D

2:00 pm 

Essential Pepin  "Good Catch!"  Grilled Swordfish With Spicy Yogurt Sauce; Baked Mackerel With Potatoes And Onions; Seafood With "Handkerchiefs"; Poached Trout In Vegetable Broth. D

2:30 pm 

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions  "Taiwan"  Wolf opens the fifth season of the series in Taiwan where he visits a variety of specialty markets - night markets, Chinese foods and herbs vendors and antique markets with jade areas. He checks out martial arts as well as a dance troupe and a puppet theater.G

3:00 pm 

Dialogue  "Reporters' Roundup 3/29/12"  Marcia Franklin speaks with reporters from around the state.G

3:30 pm 

MotorWeek  "Jaguar Xkr-S"  Road Test: 2012 Jaguar XKR-S. Energy Smart Road Test: Toyota Prius C. Goss' Garage: Pre-purchase Test Drive. D

4:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Here's The Beef"  Test cook Bridget Lancaster show host Christopher Kimball how to make perfect Chili at home. Then, Doc investigates homemade ground meat versus storebought in a head-to-head tasting of hamburgers, and test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to create the ultimate Juicy Pub-Style Burgers. And finally, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews meat grinders in the Equipment Corner. D

4:30 pm 

Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer  "The Yellow House"  Roger and Sarah travel to the Cayman Islands. Sarah tours Georgetown and Roger paints a small yellow house on the beach. D

5:00 pm 

Globe Trekker  "South Atlantic"  Zay follows in the footsteps of explorers, adventurers and naturalists from the Falkland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula.G

6:00 pm 

Song of the Mountains   Doc Watson & Jeff Little. D

7:00 pm 

Austin City Limits  "Sonic Youth/The Black Keys"  Elder statesmen of alternative/indie/punk rock, band members re-create the wall of guitars. Then the Black Keys exhibit the muscular, no-nonsense sound of their minimalist blues-rock.G

8:00 pm 

Great Performances at the Met  "Satyagraha"  Richard Croft portrays Gandhi in Philip Glass' unforgettable opera, "Satyagraha," which The Washington Post calls "a profound and beautiful work of theater.". D

11:00 pm 

Austin City Limits  "Sonic Youth/The Black Keys"  Elder statesmen of alternative/indie/punk rock, band members re-create the wall of guitars. Then the Black Keys exhibit the muscular, no-nonsense sound of their minimalist blues-rock.G