Following two recent attacks by Irish Republican Army (IRA) splinter groups, Northern Ireland is on edge, fearing a return to violence. Worldfocus’ weekly radio show on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 pm will explore the situation in Northern Ireland, with a panel of experts. Ask your question now and tune in.

Nina Paley’s critically-acclaimed film, Sita Sings the Blues (watch it online) recently plunged her into the tangled web of copyright law. Her travails in getting the film out to the world inspired her next project, a series of short films about copyright law. Watch an interview and hear her copyright song.

Philippe de Montebello interviews Metropolitan Opera director Peter Gelb for SundayArts: Learn about the Young Opera Initiative to engage new singers with the classic medium, and what the Met has in store for opera-goers in the future.

Sculpted millions of years ago by the advance and retreat of vast shields of ice, the Emerald Isle harbors a wealth of wildlife among its craggy mountains, fog-shrouded coastlines, steep gorges, and vast networks of inland waterways. Watch now…

Iranian leaders view the Baha’i religion as heresy and has banned it since 1979. A discussion with three experts on the subject (Dwight Bashir, Kit Bigelow, and Trita Parsi) took place on March 17, you can listen to it now.

As part of our month-long focus on women’s history, Thirteen/WNET is airing programs that take a look at lives of extraordinary women, from the very famous to the unsung pioneers in their fields. Some can be viewed online as well.

The City Concealed visits Weeksville, a part of Bed-Stuy that, in the 1800s, was part a thriving community of free African Americans for decades. When the large apartment complexes came in and the neighborhood changed, only 3 houses from the era remained. Watch now.

The title for this 1975 video, containing an interview conducted by Studs Terkel, is “Texas Maverick”. Farenthold, a Texas lawyer and legislator, was the first woman to be seriously considered as a VP candidate, in 1972. Though she didn’t win, she’s been an outspoken critic of government on the local and national level for decades. See vintage video and read a recent interview.

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…