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Customers of the social enterprise D.light Design in India test its solar-powered LED light.

The New Recruits

Airs Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

In the third and final hour of "Antiques Roadshow" from Honolulu, Hawaii, appraiser David Bonsey of Skinner plucks the owner of this antique violin out of the crowd. The violin and bow were passed down to the owner by her great-aunt - a professional violinist who purchased the instrument in 1921. According to accompanying documentation, the violin is a rare Camilli, made in 1737 in Mantua, Italy. Upon further inspection, however, Bonsey reveals that it's a fine forgery. Despite this sour note, the violin and bow as a pair could still make beautiful music together with an auction estimate of at $12,000 - $16,000.

Antiques Roadshow: Honolulu, Hawaii - Hour Three

Airs Monday, September 20, 2010 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Swimmers from Sweden's all-male synchronized swimming team perform "The Flower."

INDEPENDENT LENS: Men Who Swim

Airs Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Libyan soldiers loyal to Moammar Gadhafi man artillery cannons at the western entrance of the city of Ajdabiya on Wednesday.

U.N. Votes To Impose No-Fly Zone Over Libya

The vote late Thursday was 10-0 with five abstentions, including Russia and China. The resolution authorizes member states "to take all necessary measures ... to protect civilians."

The bride, Rukhsana Gul, 25, is one of 10 sisters — in fact, she's the sister-in-law of Sajid Mahmood, who manages NPR's Islamabad bureau.

Wedding, Pakistani Style: Restraint And Joy

When Pakistanis marry, custom requires that the bride and groom behave with a stately reserve, despite the joy of the occasion. Julie McCarthy attends a happy occasion on the Grand Trunk Road, and asks the young couple for their view of the ceremony.

Image of a Chicano Park mural in San Diego's Barrio Logan neighborhood.

Celebrating Chicano Park's 40th Anniversary

On April 22, 1970 the people of Logan Heights and other Chicano communities in San Diego protested against the construction of a Highway Patrol station under the Coronado bridge and won the right to build a park. Today, 40 years later, Chicano Park is a vibrant symbol of the Chicano movement. We talk with Victor Ochoa, a muralist and founding member of the Chicano Park Steering Committee about the history of the park and Chicano activism.

Angie Dickinson as Sgt. "Pepper" Anderson in the award-winning series "Police Woman."

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: Crime Dramas

Airs Friday, July 19, 2013 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Army Clarifies Purple Heart Rules For Soldiers

The new guidelines should make it easier for soldiers with traumatic brain injuries from explosions to receive the Purple Heart. The Army's move comes in response to an investigation published last September by NPR and ProPublica that revealed some soldiers had been wrongly denied the medal.

In 2000, the Library of Congress declared Annie Leibovitz to be a <a href="http://www.loc.gov/about/awardshonors/livinglegends/bio/leibovitza.html">Living Legend</a>. Leibovitz lives in New York with her three children.

Leibovitz Takes A 'Pilgrimage' For Artistic Renewal

From John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono to a pregnant Demi Moore, photographer Annie Leibovitz has made a career of capturing people. But her latest collection is something very different. In Pilgrimage, Leibovitz focuses her lens on places and objects that have special meaning for her.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak also ordered a probe into clashes last week between the protesters and supporters of the government.

Egypt's Military To Protesters: 'Demands Will Be Met'

Egypt's uprising appeared to have reached a critical point Thursday, as senior military leaders and government officials told protesters in Cairo that "all your demands will be met."

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