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GREAT PERFORMANCES: CYRANO DE BERGERAC

GREAT PERFORMANCES: CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Wednesday at 8pm

His nose knows, and so do New York's toughest critics. Assessing Kevin Kline's foray into the treacherous waters of Broadway -- as Edmond Rostand's proboscisly challenged 17th-century warrior-poet Cyrano de Bergerac -- The New Yorker summed it up for all: "Kevin Kline is sensational." The sold-out limited-engagement, which also starred Jennifer Garner and Daniel Sunjata, closed last January, but not before being captured by the HDTV cameras of GREAT PERFORMANCES.

WILD CHRONICLES

WILD CHRONICLES
Wednesday at 7:30pm

Tracking snow leopards on a photography adventure; exploring the toxicity of poisonous frogs; understanding bird extinctions; and the secret life of bats; adventure cycling Cambodia's dry forests; and, maintaining hunter-gatherer traditions in Cameroon.

FROM THE TOP AT CARNEGIE HALL: RHYTHM AND STRINGS

FROM THE TOP AT CARNEGIE HALL: RHYTHM AND STRINGS
Wednesday at 10:30pm

A marimba performance by 16-year-old Joshua Jones of Chicago, Illinois; 12-year-old violinist Anna Lee, from Queens, New York; and the Maggiore Trio -- Anna Lee, 11-year-old pianist Alice Burla and 13-year-old cellist Taeguk Mun.

FOCUS

FOCUS: HEREDITARY BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER - WHAT CAN BE DONE?
Thursday at 7:30pm

Host Kathy Lehr talks with women who tested positive for the "breast cancer gene" and who made the choice to preventively defend themselves against the possibility of developing cancer. They talk about the sacrifices they made and the risks they faced to better their chances for survival.


THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR

THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR
Thursday at 8pm

In the first half of the hour, at the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook installs a berm and fence in the front yard to screen out the busy street. In the second half of the Hour, on a special ASK THIS OLD HOUSE episode devoted to improving kitchen cabinets.


ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: PALM SPRINGS, CA

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: PALM SPRINGS, CA
Thursday at 9pm

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, with host Mark L. Walberg, opens its lucky 13th season in Palm Springs, California, with a mix of great good fortune and an equally staggering loss. ROADSHOW experts discover the most valuable object ever appraised on the series, and invite viewers to join the hunt for stolen works.

SPAIN: ON THE ROAD AGAIN

SPAIN... ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Thursday at 10pm

Ride along with Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow, chef Mario Batali (both pictured left), author/journalist Mark Bittman and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols on the unscripted, anything-goes, cross-country road-trip, Spain...on the road Again. Their fun and spontaneous journey showcases the culinary pleasures of Spain, along with the country's art, history, culture and music.

The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. US Bank Foundation

It's FIFTH THIRD BUSINESS BEAT, followed by WASHINGTON WEEK, NOW and BILL MOYERS JOURNAL.

An intriguing look at British explorer John Franklin's 1845 attempt to discover a route from Europe to the Pacific through the maze of islands in Arctic Canada, which featured a 129-man expedition sailing two retrofitted warships.