Let’s Get Lit: The wacky writing of a man called Wordsworth

British writer Saul Wordsworth created the sketch of a quirky character – on Twitter. He was gaining such a following and becoming so human that Wordsworth decided to write a book about him. The result is his first novel, “Alan Stoob Nazi Hunter,” a humorous debut that pokes fun at a sensitive subject that is rarely the subject of satire. Just in time for Purim, Wordsworth joins us from London to talk about the book.

Ilene In: Among Israelis and Palestinians, being fashionably late is a national pastime. But is that changing? Ilene leans in on the state of being late, late, late.

Screening now: Filmmaker Ben Nabors, creator of “William and the Windmill,” and Toby Chaudhuri of the PBS Vice President Strategic Communications and National Partnerships join Ilene Prusher in the TLV1 studios to talk about storytelling in the digital era.

What do Jon Stewart and Jean-Paul Sartre have in common?

Philosophy Professor Lydia Amir is an international expert on humor, and she says that comedy and parody is more important to our health than we realize. She joins Ilene Prusher in the studio to talk about her latest book: Humor and the Good Life in Modern Philosophy.

Eye From Zion: Israeli doctors helping the world see.

An organization that brings eye surgery to people who need it just had a mission to Myanmar. One of their doctors, Dr. Nir Shoham-Hazon Director of Glaucoma, Cataract and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery at the Barzilai University Hospital in Ashkelon has just returned from Myanmar, joins the program to explain their unique mission.

The enduring images of Robert Capa

Hungarian born Robert Capa was one of the world’s most celebrated war photographers. But he hated war so much that when he came to photograph here in 1948, the IDF spokesman’s office was leery of him being too leftist. Many of his best images from Israel were photographs of everyday life in 1948. Curator Raz Samira from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art joins the program to help take a look at the life and work of a man whose images set a new standard in photojournalism.

A big birthday for the bard: Nearly five centuries on -- and still getting encores.

This year marks William Shakespeare's 450th birthday. The Tel Aviv Tmuna Theater is holding a Shakespeare Festival between from March 8-15th. In addition to holding workshops and events, a modern spin on the Bard's Henry IV will premier. TLV1’s Paul Sanchez reports on the thespian revival in Israel.

Israeli Elections 101, Second semester

Last week, TLV1’s Lissy Kaufmann explored the law-making process and the work of the Knesset and the government. In this second episode, she checks out how elections actually work and how a government is formed.

Music:

Goran Bregovich - Black Cat White Cat

Monty Python - Finland

Balkan Beat Box - Part Of The Glory

the lonely island-i just had sex

Monty Python - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

Weird Al' Yankovic - Tacky

We Did Stop SNL Highlight

Montey Python - Lumberjack Song

The Maccabeats - Purim Song

Host: Ilene Prusher

Technical producer: Adam Sher

Producer: Sagi Gorali-Ventura

Music: Tomer Gershenman