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Through PBS and our own local productions, WXXI provides viewers a stage for the arts, a journey through nature, a glimpse into history and a trusted window to the world. In addition, our commercial-free kids programs prepare children for success in school and life.

Coming up on WXXI Television

Independent Lens: Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 8:00pm
on WXXI World

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo explores the history of Japan’s love affair with bugs.

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IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV

The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. 

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Prince Philip at 90
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 10:00pm
on WXXI-TV

The longest serving consort in British history, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been at Queen Elizabeth's side for nearly 60 years.

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Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV

For the past five centuries, Western power has prevailed around the world. What led the West to be so influential?  

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New Year Baby
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 8:00pm
on WXXI World

Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide.

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A Necessary Journey
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 9:00pm
on WXXI World

The story of Binh Rybacki's fight to change the lives of Vietnamese children.

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NATURE: Salmon: Running the Gauntlet
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV

Examine a wildly creative, hopelessly complex and stunningly expensive approach to managing salmon. 

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WXXI-TVprovides the best in local documen- taries, trusted children's programs, and unpar- alleled entertaining and educational offerings from PBS.
WXXI World features documentary, public affairs and news programming from public television's award-winning signature series and acclaimed independent filmmakers.
WXXI Create airs cooking, travel, how-to, and lifestyle programming as well as providing three hours of children's programming daily between 6pm and 9pm.
A first-of-a-kind partnership with the City of Rochester, NY and WXXI, City 12 provides city residents with 14 hours a day of interesting, informative and entertaining new programming.