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Composer Meredith Willson, best known for "The Music Man," scored films and wrote popular songs performed by Frank Sinatra and The Beatles.

Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.

This daily news program, produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, focuses on headlines and current events in Japan and other Asian countries. English-speaking presenters also cover other areas of interest, including business news, science and technology trends, sports highlights, and global weather forecasts.

Margaret Hoover leads interviews and debates.

Uncovering the lasting impact of ragtime composer Scott Joplin on today's orchestras; a restaging of Joplin's magnum opus "Treemonisha" for the 21st century.

Composer Meredith Willson, best known for "The Music Man," scored films and wrote popular songs performed by Frank Sinatra and The Beatles.

Cameras in space offer a new perspective of life on Earth as satellites follow an elephant family struggling through drought and thousands of Shaolin Kung Fu students performing in synchronicity.

Viewing Earth's kaleidoscope of colors, including swirls of turquoise phytoplankton, China's blooming yellow flowers, and the night waters near Argentina that are spotted with green lights.

Viewing the shapes that cover the earth's surface from space; the Australian Outback is covered in pale spots due to wombats and elephants.

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis performs two songs; a visit to a planetarium.

Muffy and her family are chosen for a reality TV project; Buster wins the best young artist award.

Martin and Chris try to stop robotic parrotfish from collecting coral.

A foggy Halloween almost derails Corky and Lily's trick-or-treating.

Tuna and caper pasta; quick bread; a woman determined to save the recipes of Italian grandmothers who make pasta by hand; a farm where three local products turn into a fast pasta with Parmesan, prosciutto and tomatoes.

Lidia Bastianich of New York prepares orecchiette with broccoli di rape and a risotto with wild mushrooms.

When Marie Griffin was growing up, her grandmother, and later her mother, prepared gorton, a rich, spiced pork spread; after losing the recipe during a move, she contacted Milk Street for help.

Shaved artichoke, spinach and mortadella salad; spaghetti with garlic and oil; skillet ricotta mini meatlovaes.

Exploring the flowers of Hawaii at Green Point Nurseries and a flower farm; the flower breeding program at the University of Hawaii; anthurium; arranging; a flower cocktail hour with author Jenny Fiedler.

The renovation of the 1890s Victorian wraps up; touring the house, including its new back extension; the location of the next project is revealed.

Installing top-down bottom-up shades to block the outside view for a tiny guard dog; the anatomy of toilet tanks, common failures and how to fix a running toilet; landscaping a steep front yard.

Road testing the Nissan LEAF; the Volvo EX30 electric crossover.

Top chefs come together to create an event that celebrates the summer harvest and pushes the team's creative abilities in food, wine and cocktails.

Maple pork chops with sweet potato-bacon hash; reviewing enameled cast iron skillets; how to defrost food quickly; leek, fennel and squash soup with sausage.

Vegan spinach, onion and red pepper crustless quiche; baby greens, carrot and cranberry salad; lemon-cranberry muffins; maple-chocolate pots de creme.

The difference between cultivated and wild berries; why the Maine climate allows blueberries to grow so well ;baking blueberry cobbler with homemade whipped cream; blueberry ice pops.

Exploring Iceland's rugged and unique landscapes, from icebergs on black sand at Diamond Beach to a fresh lava field.

County Antrim, home to the city of Belfast; a walk along The Gobbins cliff path; Bushmills distillery; whiskey and apple sweet treat; Aunt Sandra's sweet shop; Michel star restaurant Ox.

Baking soda bread; sheepdog skills; Marble Arch Caves; a lively music session with Joanie Madden.

Stagecoaches in the American West; rock stagecoach station; stagecoach museum; a ride in a replica 1886 Concord stagecoach.

A 1981 "Raiders of the Lost Ark" prototype; a 1788 Elizabeth Shoemaker sampler; 1976 and 1977 Roy De Forest mixed media artwork.

World War I poster; a map of Valley Forge that George Washington may have used during the American Revolution; transistor radio; business card may tie a man's father to Prohibition-era underworld crime.

Exploring Oregon, from forest bathing and spearfishing to underwater kelp forests and ranching; rollerblading through Portland, Ore.

Susan and Andreas visit Stefan in prison; Susan puts the pieces together to solve the cases of Frank and Cecily.

A team in Dubai attempts to build a multimillion dollar floating home that sits above and below the water.

Robots are first conceptualized in ancient Rome; how uses for robots have evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba; what future robots might be able to do.