Read about the woman who was instrumental in shaping women’s (and basic human) rights in postwar Japan–even as an outsider/expatriate, and at age 22.

First Obama, then GP: with next week’s March 25 broadcast (8:00 pm) of King Lear starring Ian McKellen, Great Performances will roll out new audio theme music by famed film music composer and conductor John Williams. Read more…

In this SundayArts profile, see the Paul Taylor Dance Company prepare for their City Center Season, which includes two New York premieres. SundayArts speaks with Taylor and gives some history of the company. Watch now.

From March 16 to March 29, 2009, you can see the full video of Masterpiece’s David Copperfield from 1999, with Daniel Radcliffe in his first starring role as the young Copperfield…even before he won his Harry Potter role. Watch ….

The annual set of useful tax tips for the 2008 Tax Season started in March…by the time April 15th rolls around, NBR’s Tax Tips feature will have provided some useful advice for general tax preparation (and some of last year’s tips–still relevant!). See all tips.

Kevin Bachar, producer and director of NATURE’s Kilauea: Mountain of Fire (coming March 29 to Thirteen), gives you a look into the making of the film. In this web-exclusive video, Bachar reveals the challenges of getting the perfect shot on this treacherous and stunningly beautiful landscape. Watch now.

Changes in Pakistan’s leadership have been marked by assignations, plane crashes, military coups — and the occasional democratic election. But even these are sometimes marred by corruption. Focal Point takes us inside two different elections to show the power of two shadow forces shaping political outcomes in rural Pakistan — feudalism, and money. Watch now.

March is Women’s History Month–but we’d like to shine a light on women of immense accomplishment, fortitude and inspiration, though not an equal amount of recognition. From Bill Moyers, Maria Hinojosa, Judy Woodruff, Lidia Bastianich, Martin Savidge, Tom Stewart and Paula Zahn: their personal unsung heroines.

For this week’s signature series, Worldfocus ventures to Cuba to take the temperature of a country now helmed by a different Castro: Raul. How has Cuba changed, a year after Fidel stepped down? See stories: they’ll be added through March 13, 2009.

The federal government has extended the deadline for the transition to digital TV to June 12, 2009. THIRTEEN and WLIW will continue to broadcast both analog and digital signals until then. If you already have the digital box and are not seeing our signal, read what to do here, and see our new FAQ.