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MHz Worldview Programming Highlights - February 2012
Prime Time Block Reminders
- New in January 2012: International mysteries and/or films air each night in primetime beginning at 9 p.m. ET, and again at 12 p.m. ET.
Prime Time Blocks
9 p.m. and 12 Midnight ET One of the most suspenseful psychological thrillers from Sweden, the Van Veeteren series brings to life the best-selling crime novels by one of Sweden’s most popular mystery writers, Håkan Nesser, whose books have been published in more than 20 countries world-wide. Set in the fictitious city of Maardam, in a made-up country that could be anywhere in northern Europe, the series follows the murder cases of retired chief inspector, Van Veeteren, and his two crime squad proté gés, Münster and Moreno. Feb. 6 Van Veeteren: Case G (TV14) Original Title: Fallet G Van Veeteren’s only unsolved case comes back to haunt him when the daughter of a murdered private detective comes to see him. A brutal wife killer, who went into hiding years before, has resurfaced under an assumed name; or so it seems, and Van Veeteren has personal reasons for wanting him caught. Van Veeteren has to face the killer alone in a final twist. Directed by Rickard Petrelius, 2006, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. 9 p.m. and 12 Midnight ET Father Matteo faces a variety of problems and situations that prove both troubling and comical. In the series he establishes closer relationships with the other characters such as Marshal Cecchini of the Carabinieri, much to the disappointment of Captain Anceschi, who is a more formal military man and cannot stand Father Matteo’s constant meddling in police business. Directed by Enrico Oldoini, 1999, color. In Italian with English subtitles. Feb. 13 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Episode 01: The Foreign Man (TBA) Original Title: Lo Straniero Feb. 20 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Episode 02: Trivial Operation (TBA) Original Title: Una Banale Operazione Feb. 27 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Episode 03: The Courage to Speak (TBA) Original Title: Il Coraggio di Parlare 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. ET Season Two - Michele Placido’s Inspector Corrado Cattani returns to Sicily, apparently to go along with the Mafia. But in the wake of three deaths—one near and dear, and two colleagues—he’s playing along for revenge, with surprise aid from mysterious countess Florinda Bolkan. With US Oscar winner Martin Balsam, and music by Ennio Morricone. The second of ten Octopus miniseries. Directed by Florestano Vancini, 1985, color. In Italian with English subtitles. Feb. 13 Episode 1 (TVPG) Feb. 20 Episode 2 (TVPG) Feb. 27 Episode 3 (TVPG)Van Veeteren
Don Matteo
The Octopus (La Piovra)
9 p.m. and 12 Midnight ET Feb. 7 Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (TVPG) Original Title: La Grande Perche Tough luck for a hard-working burglar — instead of a safe, his breakin lands him next to a female corpse! Time for his ex-prostitute wife to call on her old arresting officer, Inspector Maigret. But when he arrives, where’s the corpse? With Bruno Cremer as Georges Simenon’s legendary sleuth. Directed by Claude Goretta. 1991, color. In French with English subtitles. Feb. 14 and 28 Maigret and the Flemish Shop (TVPG) Original Title: Maigret Chez les Flamands When a demanding single mom disappears after leaving her lover's shop on the Belgian border, Maigret is unofficially called in - -by her lover's family. And they, of course, seem to be the top suspects in the case. Directed by Serge Leroy, 1992, color. In French with English subtitles. Feb. 21 Maigret and the Judge (TVPG) Original Title: La Maison du Juge A ten-year-old boy disappears from a dinner in a little fishing village, while another vanishes from a refugee camp on the island. On assignment in the provinces, Maigret acts on a tip to find a distinguished judge dragging a corpse out of his house, presumably to dump in the sea. Bad enough, but now he’s also got a lead to decades-old previously undiscovered murder. Directed by Bertrand Van Effenterre, 1992, color. In French with English subtitles.Maigret
9 p.m. and 12 Mid (next day) ET Unsolved Murders. Forbidden Love. Europe in Turmoil. Anno 1790 is an innovative take on crime drama in which the hero is a controversial surgeon and police commissioner who uses unconventional means to solve murder cases during the Age of Enlightenment. Distributed by AB Svensk Filmindustri, 2011, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. Feb. 1 - NETWORK PREMIERE! The Wages of Sin Is Death Feb. 8 - NETWORK PREMIERE! A Toast to the Scaffold Feb. 15 - NETWORK PREMIERE! The Blind Hand of Fate Feb. 22 - NETWORK PREMIERE! The Die is Cast Feb. 29 - NETWORK PREMIERE! The Voices of the Dead 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. (next day) ET EAST WEST 101 is the story of two men whose destiny is irrevocably intertwined. Zane Malik is a brilliant, but hot-headed, detective in the Major Crime Squad. Malik is also a Muslim. And at a time when just to be Arab is to arouse suspicion and fear, Malik feels under pressure to prove himself and his loyalty to the Force. Up against him is Snr Detective Crowley, a detective of the old school. Malik battles with Crowley as they investigate complex psychological crimes of love, betrayal and revenge. But Malik is driven by a secret personal quest. He intends to find the man who shot his father in a robbery when he was a child. He's using the skills he's gained as a cop to do it. But this journey will bring him face to face with all that he fears Feb. 1 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Haunted by the Past (TV14) In the midst of investigating the murder of a Serbian car salesman, Malik’s obsession with the past deepens. Feb. 8 - NETWORK PREMIERE! The Hand of Friendship Hunt is missing. HQ received a panicked call from a woman accusing Malik of killing him. Is he dead? And is Malik responsible? 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. (next day) ET Those in Power is a mini series of three parts: The Crown, The Regicide and The Sacrifice. It is based on the bestselling trilogy by Hanne Vibeke Holst about women in politics. Political intrigue, the use (and abuse) of media, and what really goes on in the corridors of power. The Crown Original Title: Kronprinsessan Charlotte Ekeblad – thirty something and married with two kids – is at a crossroads in her life. She has just given up a successful career working for the environment to move to Africa where her husband has been stationed when she receives an offer she cannot refuse – the post of Minister of Environment in the Social Democrat government. Charlotte faces difficult new challenges both on the job and at home, where her husband adjusts to his changing role. Feb. 15 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Part 1 Feb. 22 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Part 2 Feb. 29 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Part 3Anno 1790
East West 101
Those in Power
Thursdays 9 p.m. & 12 Midnight ET Feb. 2 - NETWORK PREMIERE! My Queen Karo (TBA) Ten-year-old Karo grows up with her parents in an Amsterdam commune in the Seventies. As an only child, she leads a carefree existence in this utopia-for-adults. The mandate says that everything is to be shared in the squat. But soon not everyone is able to honor these ideals, leading Karo to get caught in the crossfire of the internal conflicts that begin to divide the group and threaten her family. Karo slowly realizes that nothing can stay the same forever. Directed by by Dorothee Van Den Berghe, 2009, color. In Flemmish/French with English subtitles. Feb. 9 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Ambush (TVPG) Starring Finnish Oscar Winners PETER FRANZEN and IRINA BJORKLUND, this beautiful film takes place in the first days of World War II in Russian Karelia close to the Finnish border. A young lieutenant accepts a dangerous reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines in exchange for the evacuation of his beautiful fiancée to nurse in a safer area. During his mission he receives the tragic news that the Russians managed to have killed her regardless of his precautions. Will the war and her death change not only the exterior of his country, but the interior soul of the man also? Directed by Olli Saarela, 1999, color. In Finnish with English subtitles. Feb. 16 A Week Alone (TVPG) A group of children, age 7 through 14, are left home alone at a house in a secluded community in the countryside. Their innocence is gradually corrupted as they experiment with rule-breaking, ultimately leading to house break-ins around the neighborhood. The arrival of the maid’s son, a teenager of lesser privilege, exposes prejudice and ferocity climaxing with crimes that force the children to re-examine their actions. This powerful, critically acclaimed film, a film Martin Scorsese calls “Great work with a true sense for character and place” looks at adolescence leaving no one untouched, and the children involved, changed forever. Directed by Celina Murga and Martin Scorsese, 2008, color. In Spanish with English subtitles. Feb. 23 - NETWORK PREMIERE! I Am Dina (TBA) In Norway during the 1800,’s a little girl named Dina accidentally causes the dramatic death of her mother. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of household servants. Her only friend is the stable boy, Tomas. Dina (Bonnevie) grows up wild and unmanageable. In her teenage years, she is afforded a musical tutor and she develops a crush on him but it seems everything she cares for, accidentally dies. When a wealthy port owner Jacob (Depardieu), more than twice her age and a recent widower,asks for her hand, Dina’s fortune changes quickly. Soon she applies her intellect and strong will, to govern the port operations with her husband. Jacob’s two sons have very different views on Dina and realize her youth leaves them powerless in their father’s empire. Jacob’s premature, and suspicious death, brings their conflict to the surface, as their father’s will seems lost leaving the entire fortune automatically to Dina. At the same time her childhood friend, Tomas, (Eccleston) reappears in her life. I AM DINA is an epic tale of fate and fortune, featuring great performances by an all star cast against the stunning background of the Norwegian fjords. Directed by Ole Bornedal, 2003, color.
Vanguard Cinema
9 p.m. and 12 Midnight ET Rocco Tasca, a young lawyer who defends powerful companies in civil suits, has a brilliant career ahead of him. The leading light of a legal firm run by the attorney Sforza, where he works with his girlfriend Alice, he has to defend a hit and run driver, along with the latter's insurance company. After he wins the case, the victim's mother commits suicide outside his apartment. Rocco undergoes a crisis, resigns from the law firm, ends his relationship with Alice, who prefers to go on working for Sforza, and starts to take on cases in which he defends individuals and groups against the powerful companies that he once represented. Feb. 3 - A Case of Conscience - NETWORK PREMIERE! Feb. 10 - A Deliberate Accident - NETWORK PREMIERE! Feb. 17 - Like a Ton of Bricks - NETWORK PREMIERE! Feb. 24 - Blackout - NETWORK PREMIERE!Case of Conscience
Saturdays at 9 p.m. and 12 Midnight ET Peter Haber stars as Martin Beck, an ordinary Swedish detective solving extraordinary crimes. Based on the character from the classic novels by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. Feb. 4- NETWORK PREMIERE! Beck: Serial Killer (TV14) Original Title: Öga För Öga A serial killer is on the loose. All the victims are women, and all attended the same school. Beck digs deep into a past no one wants to re-live, in an effort to unlock the mind of a deranged lunatic – and to prevent the ultimate act of revenge. Directed by Kjell Sundvall, 1997, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. Feb. 11 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Beck: The Pearl Hotel (TV14) Original Title: Pensionat Pärlen A young girl dies after being hit by a car driven by Beck’s trusted deputy Gunvald Larsson. Meanwhile, a taxi explodes at a ferry terminal on the Baltic coast. Beck needs Gunvald’s help to crack the case – but can he bring him back from the brink? Directed by Kjell Sundvall, 1997, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. Feb. 18 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Beck: The Monster (TV14) Original Title: Monstret Responding to an anonymous threat, the Stockholm bomb squad detonates a suspicious suitcase. Inside the tattered remains of the bag, they discover the body of an infant. Beck leads the investigation to hunt down the man responsible for this grizzly set-up…a man the newspapers dub “The Monster”. Directed by Harald Hamrell, 1997, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. Feb. 25 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Beck: The Money Man (TV14) Original Title: Money Man The double-life of a homosexual police officer leads to a showdown between Beck and his arch-enemy Gavling, a kingpin in Stockholm’s underworld. Directed by Harald Hamrell, 1997, color. In Swedish with English subtitles.Beck
9 p.m. and 12 Midnight ET Feb. 5 - NETWORK PREMIERE! A Sea of Troubles (TBA) (Unedited Rating: TBA) Brunetti faces a wall of silence after a double murder is committed in a remote community on Venice's lagoon. Using her family contacts to the town, Brunetti's secretary goes undercover, putting herself into serious danger... Directed by Sigi Rothemund, 2006, color. In German with English subtitles. Feb. 12 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Willful Behavior (TBA) (Unedited Rating; TBA) Deep inside a Venetian palazzo, memories of Italy's darkest days live on... The murder of a young woman draws Venice's Commissario Brunetti into a search for lost art and buried secrets dating back to the darkest days of Mussolini's Fascist rule. Directed by Sigi Rothemund, 2008, color. In German with English subtitles. Feb. 19 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Blood from a Stone (TBA) (Unedited Rating: TBA) The execution-style murder an African peddler uncovers a viper's nest of government secrecy, corruption and dirty politics. Feb. 26 - NETWORK PREMIERE! Through a Glass Darkly (TBA) (Unedited Rating: TBA) The murder of a Murano glassmaker leads Venice's Inspector Brunetti onto a scandalous trail of highly toxic waste and environmental pollution. When a whistle-blower is also murdered, a surprising link to a Green Party politician emerges... Directed by Sigi Rothemund, 2009, color. In German with English subtitles.Donna Leon: The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries
Investigating what looks like a gangland execution among rival dealers of fake luxury goods, Venice's Commissario Brunetti makes a connection that his boss wants him to suppress at all costs - a connection to Italy's Ministry of the Interior... Directed by Sigi Rothemund, 2008, color. In German with English subtitles.
Daytime Programming
Morning News Block: 5:30 a.m. - Noon ET Weekdays Afternoon News Block: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET Weekdays Evening News Block: 5p.m. - 9 p.m. ET Weekdays
European Journal - 7:30 a.m. ET Direct from the DW-TV studio in Brussels, "European Journal" focuses on political and economic developments in the EU and the rest of Europe. European integration and Nato enlargement, EU reaction to the latest Basque terrorist attack, or a look at life on the divided island of Cyprus - "European Journal" brings you background analysis plus interviews with the experts and the people shaping events at the European level. Distributed by Deutsche Welle TV, broadcast in English. Global 300 - 8 a.m. ET DW-TV’s new globalization magazine looks at the issues that are moving us today, and shows how people are living with the opportunities and risks of globalization. GLOBAL 3000 gives globalization a face. In English. Tomorrow Today - 8:30 a.m. ET DW-TV’s science program TOMORROW TODAY focuses on current topics in research, and is aimed at anyone who is interested in ongoing projects in Germany and Europe. Our reports use terms and concepts that are easily understood, portrayed in interesting ways, and address the core issues at stake. The show presents a comprehensive overview of the latest trends in science and research. In English. Drive It! - 9 a.m. ET drive it! brings you all the major new arrivals on the automobile market. What car's going to be available when, which cars are worth the money and what's really original about the new cars on the block? Produced by DW-TV. In English. Euromaxx - 9:30 a.m. ET euromaxx - DW-TV's magazine show bringing you the latest on lifestyle and entertainment in Europe. Distributed by Deutsche Welle TV, broadcast in English, CC. Hablemos de Salud - Saturdays, 2 p.m. ET Nationally-renowned cancer specialist and radio personality Dr. Elmer Huerta hosts this innovative, Spanish-language medical program. Produced at the MHz Networks studios just outside the nation’s capital, Hablemos de Salud features commentary from Dr. Huerta on general health topics, medical news, answers to viewer calls and interviews with guests from various health-related fields. In Spanish, with English captions. CCTV Documentary - 3 p.m. ET Documentary programming featuring topics such as: History, Archeology, Natural Geography, Science and Society. Distributed by CCTV Documentary. Broadcast in English.Deutsche Welle Magazine Programs Block
Health & Prevention
World Affairs Today (TVG) - Premieres Sundays at 8 a.m. ET! "World Affairs Today" is a public information service of the World Affairs Council – Washington, DC. Each week the program is recorded in front of a live audience in Washington and focuses on a major global issue and foreign policy topic. Speakers include U.S. and foreign government officials, foreign policy experts, authors, journalists, economists, Nobel Laureates, and global business leaders. Through these programs, viewers gain insights and a better understanding of the most challenging issues facing the United States and the world in the coming years. Join us as we explore World Affairs TODAY. Produced by Adam Krell, Auteur Productions, LTD. Broadcast in English. This Week in France/This Week in Europe - 9 a.m. ET An in-depth look at the political and social events shaping France and Europe, hosted by Melissa Bell and Christophe Robeet. Produced by France 24. Broadcast in English. CrossTalk (TVPG) - 9:30 a.m. ET “CrossTalk” is the newest addition to the RT program lineup. This TV debate club presents hot-topic discussions on politics, business, newsmakers, global trends, present-day conflicts, dangers and challenges of modern world. Peter Lavelle poses hard, straightforward questions to his guests, and demands concrete answers in response. His guests are politicians, journalists, scientists - anyone who influences the decisions changing our world or plays a key role in forming public opinion. A special part of the “CrossTalk” program is anchored by renowned Russian journalist Elena Khanga. Broadcast in English. People & Politics - 10 a.m. ET Deutsche Welle-TV's political magazine supplies the stories behind the news: reports, analysis, in-depth background on political developments of the day. The Doha Debates (TVPG) - 11 a.m. ET The Doha Debates are a unique venture in the Arab world, providing a battleground for conflicting opinions and arguments about the major political topics of the region. While governments around the world tighten restrictions on press freedom, the Doha Debates openly dissect the vital issues of the Middle East in front of its people and on global TV. For the first time in their life, many young Arabs are having their say on key political questions – challenging politicians and experts face to face. They engage in time-honoured rivalry – where the only weapons are words. They practice the art of peaceful disagreement: understanding and respecting different views. It’s a new reality. A new way forward. Chaired by the award-winning former BBC correspondent and interviewer Tim Sebastian. Broadcast in English. Topics include:World Affairs
MHz Lecture Series
Global Ethics Forum (TVG) - Premieres Sundays at 7 a.m. & 7:30 a. ET How do global leaders make decisions? What moral codes guide them – and how do those codes evolve? Global Ethics Forum is a weekly television show produced by the Carnegie Ethics Studio, a division of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Each week, different experts navigate the murky moral landscapes presented by global politics, development, and international business. New episodes often confront challenges relevant to current events, while episodes in the Carnegie Classics series address longer-term ethical Wilson Forum - 2 p.m. ET Recorded live from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., the Wilson Forum explores big ideas through thought-provoking presentations featuring leading thinkers from the arenas of academia and public policy. The Forum features a wide spectrum of influential opinion leaders addressing a range of highly relevant global issues and challenges. The program represents the Woodrow Wilson Center’s mission to build bridges between the worlds of learning and public affairs for the purpose of creating a more informed discussion from which better policy can emerge. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the living, national memorial to the nation's 28th President. Established by Congress in 1968, and headquartered in Washington, D.C., it is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs. The Center establishes and maintains a neutral forum for free, open, and informed dialogue.
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