Airing on January 31 at 9pm, Meryl Streep will be narrating “The ‘70s: Bold and Fearless”, the second of PBS’s four-part Pioneers of Thirteen documentary series that goes decade by decade to celebrate the station’s 50 years of programming. Ms. Streep was an up-and-coming actress when she played Leila in PBS’s 1977 production of Wendy Wasserstein’s Uncommon Women and Others. Clips of this performance will be included in the documentary, in addition to clips from several other productions whose all-star casts include Tony Award winners Blythe Danner (Nice Work If You Can Get It), James Earl Jones (Driving Miss Daisy), and Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), to name a few. The complete article on PBS’ anniversary can be read here.

Yesterday, the CBS special “Teacher’s Rock” honored America’s educators with personal recollections from music stars Dave Grohl, Usher, Adam Levine and James Valentine (of Maroon 5) and by actors including three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, LL COOL J, Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Pauley Perrette, Jennifer Garner, Jack Black and Morgan Freeman, among others. The video of Meryl’s video message, recalling her own favorite teacher, can be watched in the video archive. Thanks to Tina for originally uploading it.

Meryl’s full appearance on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” has been added to the image library. I haven’t seen this show before, but it was fun seeing Meryl doint an interview that didn’t feature the standard questions. She talked and joked about her co-stars, reviewed some of her past films and of course promoted “Hope Springs”. This is definately worth a watch. Captures from the interview have been added to the photo gallery as well, check the previews below.

Since “Watch What Happens Live” has been the last talkshow appearance to promote the release of “Hope Springs”, why not rewind her latest appearances – there’s a collection of all “Hope Springs” related talkshows on the sidebar with links to full videos, captures and comments. Enjoy.

Press release courtesy CBS: “Doint New York City’s “Shakespeare in the Park” is special”, actor Kevin Kline tells “CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood”. “It’s an institution,” Sam Waterston tells Tracy Smith. If all the world’s a stage, as William Shakespeare once noted, then New York City’s Delecorte Theater might be a little better than others. For five decades, Central Park has been home to free summer performances of Shakespeare classics under the stars, and as correspondent Tracy Smith reports, actors say the work is magical. “It is an institution, but still remains true to its original purpose, which was the best playwright in the English language for free, for everybody who wants to come,” actor Sam Waterston tells Smith of “Shakespeare in the Park.” The production has attracted some of the entertainment world’s biggest names to the outdoor stage and helped launched the careers of others. To get a sense of the magic launched in 1962 by the late theater producer Joe Papp, Smith talks to Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Amy Adams, James Earl Jones, Waterston and others. Smith’s piece will air August 12 on “CBS Sunday Morming with Charloes Osgood” (9:00-10:30 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Rand Morrison is the executive producer.

Yesterday, director David Frankel and his cast – Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell – were guests on “The Charlie Rose Show” to promote “Hope Springs”. This is yet another fantastic and lengthy (30 minutes) appearance on the show, full of interesting anecdotes on the making of the film. The complete interview can be watched in the video archive.

This morning, Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones have attended “Good Morning America” to promote the theatrical release of “Hope Springs”. The full appearance can be watched in the video archive. Screencaptures from the interview have been added to the image library.

Two more talkshow appearances have been announced. This evening, Meryl, Tommy and Steve Carell will be appearing on “The Charlie Rose Show” to promote “Hope Springs”. Tomorrow, August 7, Meryl and Tommy will sit down on “Good Morning America”. For their appearance on “The View”, which has been already taped, you can now watch a preview video of their appearance. The full interview will become available after the show’s broadcast on August 08.

On August 9, Meryl Streep will be a guest on “What What Happens Live”, Bravo’s late-night, interactive talk show that features guests from the world of entertainment, politics, and pop culture. Hosted by Andy Cohen, the series includes lively debates on everything from fashion, the latest on everyone’s favorite Bravolebrities, and what celebrity is making headlines that week. For more information on the show and airdates, please visit their official website. Thanks to Zak for the heads-up!

On August 05, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell and David Frankel will participate in the Apple Store SoHo discussion panel for “Hope Springs” as part of their Meet the Filmmakers series. This is familiar territory for Meryl, after attending panels for “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “The Iron Lady”. More information on the panel can be found on their official website. Then, on August 8, Meryl and Tommy will be guests on “The View”, August 08, to promote the release of “Hope Springs”. Airdates and more can be found on “The View”‘s offical website.

According to CBS News, a host of music guests will perform live on CBS’ upcoming “Teachers Rock” TV special. Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Josh Groban and pop group Fun. will perform at the event benefiting teachers and education. The TV special will also feature personal recollections Dave Grohl, Usher and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and James Valentine. Actors too will appear on the program, including Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Garner, Jack Black, Morgan Freeman and Matthew Morrison. The benefit concert special will also preview scenes from the upcoming film “Won’t Back Down,” starring Davis and Gyllenhaal as two determined mothers, one a teacher, who plan to transform their children’s failing inner-city school. “Teachers Rock” airs live on Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. ET.