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  • 12:00 AM
  • From the Screen to the Page
    Today we'll look at the new trends in television technology - from HDTV and plasma to 3D - and even watching TV without a television set! Then actor Michael Fassbender and director Andrea Arnold talk about their new film, "Fish Tank." And we'll talk about the life and legacy of ...
  • 02:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 05:30 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 07:00 AM
  • January 15, 2010

    Trying to rebuild the Haitian media; Guantanamo like we've never seen before; the fight over cameras in the Prop 8 court battle

  • 08:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 10:00 AM
  • For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.

  • 11:00 AM
  • The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.

  • 12:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 04:00 PM
  • Iran, Dallas, Owen Pallett

    Kurt talks to one of Iran's most celebrated filmmakers and learns the latest on that country's opposition movement. Fifteen artists head to the Arctic Circle on a schooner. The new Dallas Cowboys football stadium is also a gigantic art gallery. We launch our Valentine Redesign Challenge. And the one-man orchestra Owen Pallett performs.

  • 05:00 PM
  • A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.

  • 06:00 PM
  • Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.

  • 08:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 09:00 PM
  • ThisAmericanLife: Themed, offbeat, (mostly) true stories that shed new light on the extraordinary side of everyday life. Host Ira Glass and a regular cast of personalities, including David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell and Mike Birbiglia, bring the best of nonfiction storytelling to the radio. 

  • 10:00 PM
  • Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.

     

  • 11:00 PM
  • #2758: O Berimbau
    Known for being the subject matter of a popular song by Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell, the berimbau is a single-string, bow-shaped percussion from Brazil, whose origins are most likely African. The berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira and is also a part of ...