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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Martha Speaks 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Wild Kratts 7:30 Ready Jet Go! 8:00 Nature Cat 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Splash and Bubbles 10:30 Sesame Street 29,31/Sesame Street Cookie Thief 11:00 Dinosaur Train 11:30 Peg + Cat 12:00 Super Why! 22/National Geographic Bee 12:30 Thomas & Friends 1:00 Sesame Street 29,31/Sesame Street Cookie Thief 1:30 Dinosaur Train 2:00 Splash and Bubbles 2:30 Curious George 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Ready Jet Go! 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 4:30 Tavis Smiley 5:00 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12/Rick Steves’ Europe WUFT News First at Five 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 Deutsche Welle News 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour
SATURDAY 6:00 Arthur 6:30 World Girl 7:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Splash and Bubbles 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Nature Cat 9:30 Ready Jet Go! 9:30 Wild Kratts 10:00 The Great British Baking Show 11:00 Cook’s Country 11:30 Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless 12:00 The Chef’s Table with Randall White 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 This Old House 1:30 This Old House 2:00 Ask This Old House 2:30 Motorweek 3:00 The Woodright’s Shop 3:30 A Chef’s Life 4:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 4:30 Martha Bakes 5:00 Sun Studio Sessions 5:30 Ray Stevens CabaRay Nashville SUNDAY
SUNDAY 6:00 Sid the Science Kid 6:30 Dinosaur Train 7:00 Sesame Street 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Splash and Bubbles 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Nature Cat 9:30 Ready Jet G0 10:00 Sewing with Nancy 10:30 America’s Test Kitchen 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 A Chef’s Life 12:00 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack 12:30 Capitol Update 1:00 The Ilene Silverman Show 1:30 7/Florida Frontiers 14,21,28/Changing Seas 2:00 2/Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco 14/Requiem for My Mother 21,28/Antiques Roadshow: Orlando 3:00 14/Lewis and Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery 21/Queen and Country: London – Royal City 28/Finding Elizabeth’s Soldiers 3:30 Camp Blanding: Florida’s Hidden Gem 4:00 21/Queen and Country: Royal Visit 28/Hallowed Ground 4:30 7/Tutankhamun & The Golden Age of Pharaohs 5:00 7/Secrets of the Dead: Ultimate Tut 14/ Lewis and Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery 21/Queen and Country: The Queens Possessions 28/Remember Pearl Harbor 6:00 21/Queen and Country: Traveler 6:30 28/The Last Ring Home
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PRIMETIME impact of the Latin pop explosion of the turn of the 21st century. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
6 — Saturday
Victorian Slum House Tuesdays at 8 p.m. 1 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Virginia Beach. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Corpus Christie. 10:00 Independent Lens National Bird. Investigate the U.S. drone war with two women and a former NSA analyst who become whistleblowers. 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
2 — Tuesday 8:00 Victorian Slum House The 1860’s. Follow participants into a tenement, to live and work as their East End ancestors once did. 9:00 Ripley - Believe it or Not: American Experience 10:00 FRONTLINE Second Chance Kids. A fight over the fate of juveniles in prison for murder, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
3 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Dolphins: The Spy in the Pod. Infiltrate the world of dolphins as seen by the Spy Creatures from “superpods” to gang rivalries. (Part 1/2) 9:00 NOVA Super Tunnel. Join engineers as they build a
massive new subterranean railway deep beneath the streets of London. 10:00 Plants Behaving Badly Murder and Mayhem. Examine the extraordinary behavior of carnivorous plants. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rosey
4 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Fixing the Fascia. ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Alaska Generator, Wood Floor. 9:00 Murder in Suburbia Golden Oldies. The Birch Grove elder home’s motto is Life begins at 70. Unfortunately, life also ends there for Johnny Jones, a 50s-crooner drugged and drowned in his bathtub. It seems that the former heartthrob never lost his sex appeal. 10:00 Cypress Sessions: Music from the Soul of Florida The Currys. Enjoy the music of a homegrown acoustic trio from the Florida Panhandle. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
5 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Latin Music USA The Chicano Wave; Divas and Superstars. Learn how music played an important role in the struggle for Chicano civil rights, and review the
6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show 25th Anniversary. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Virginia Beach. 8:00 Murder in Suburbia Applejacks. The murder of a well-to-do businesswoman seems to be tied to Applejacks, a singles club. 9:00 Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries Blood and Circuses. Phryne joins the circus to investigate a murder the police have little chance of solving and takes a journey into a dark part of her own past. When Phryne gets some unexpected news, she fears the case closest to her heart may now be closed forever. 10:00 Vicious 10:30 Vicious 11:00 Austin City Limits Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters. 12:00 Cypress Sessions: Music from the Soul of Florida The Currys. See listing on 5/4 at 10 p.m.
7 —Sunday 7:00 The Forsyte Saga Witness the outcome of Jon and Fleur’s meeting at Robin Hill. 8:00 Call the Midwife, Season 6 Learn why Valerie is shocked when she oversees the care of an expectant Somali woman. 9:00 Home Fires, The Final Season on MASTERPIECE There’s cause for joy in the village as everyone prepares for a wedding. 10:00 Wolf Hall on MASTERPIECE In the season one finale, Henry’s love for Anne Boleyn has given way to anger and distrust. Henry instructs Cromwell to rid him of his second queen. Sensing her loss of favor, the queen’s enemies gather.
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11:00 Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries Blood and Circuses. See listing on 5/6 at 9 p.m.
8 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Virginia Beach. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Corpus Christie. 10:00 Independent Lens The Prison in Twelve Landscapes. Explore how the tentacles of America’s criminal justice system reach far beyond the prison walls. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
Plants Behaving Badly
9 —Tuesday 8:00 Victorian Slum House The 1870s. Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants seeking work. 9:00 Bonnie and Clyde: American Experience. 10:00 FRONTLINE Poverty, Politics and Profit. Investigate the billions spent on housing the poor and why so few get the help they need. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
10 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Dolphins: Spy in the Pod. Go undercover with Spy Creatures to meet the Orca, the dolphin kings, and race the fastest dolphins. (Part 2/2) 9:00 NOVA Arctic Ghost Ship. Unravel the greatest mystery in Arctic exploration: the fate of the Franklin Expedition. 10:00 Plants Behaving Badly Sex & Lies. Learn how orchids use sex to lure pollinators. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
11 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: A Mason Steps Up. ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Clogged Pipe, Convection Heat.
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May 10 at 10 p.m. 9:00 Murder in Suburbia Applejacks. See listing on 5/6 at 8 p.m. 10:00 Cypress Sessions: Music from the Soul of Florida Venus and the Moon. A collaborative endeavor between Frally Hynes and Rain Pheonix. It’s an intersection that cuts a unique genre they call Glactic Country. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
12 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Bill Murray: The Mark Twain Prize for Comedy. Celebrate the achievements of the comedic trailblazer, the 19th recipient of the humor prize. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
13 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Tribute to Bing. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Virginia Beach. 8:00 Murder in Suburbia Stag Night. It’s just your typical stag party - booze, carousing, strippers, and murder. 9:00 Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries Murder in the Dark. Suspicion falls on the entire
household when a body is found in the pool at Phryne’s aunt’s house on the eve of a lavish party. While Jack Robinson investigates the case, Phryne discovers a link to her sister Janey’s death. 10:00 Vicious 10:30 Vicious 11:00 Austin City Limits Gary Clark Jr./Courtney Barnett. 12:00 Cypress Sessions: Music from the Soul of Florida Venus and the Moon. See listing on 5/11 at 10 p.m.
14 — Sunday 7:00 The Forsyte Saga See why Irene tells her son Jon about her relationship with Soames. 8:00 Call the Midwife, Season 6 See how Dr. Turner helps a couple cope with the stresses of caring for a disabled child. 9:00 King Charles III on MASTERPIECE The hit Broadway show King Charles III is adapted for television. A 2016 Tony nominee for Best Play, King Charles III imagines Prince Charles’ ascension to the throne following Queen Elizabeth’s death. 11:00 Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries Blood and Circuses. See listing on 5/13 at 9 p.m.
15 —Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Orlando. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Corpus Christie.
10:00 Independent Lens Forever Pure. See the story of famed Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem F.C. after it acquired two Muslim players. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
16 — Tuesday 8:00 Victorian Slum House The 1880s. Learn why, despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London. 9:00 American Epic The Big Bang. Travel to 1920s Tennessee as the Carter Family and the Memphis Jug Band make their first records. 10:00 FRONTLINE American Patriot. Investigate the standoffs between a ranching family in the West and the federal government, invigorating an antigovernment movement. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
17 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Animal Misfits. View odd, bizarre and unlikely creatures that seem ill-equipped for survival, yet cling to life. 9:00 NOVA Chinese Chariot Revealed. Archaeological findings guide builders in reconstructing and testing China’s first super-weapon. 10:00 Food - Delicious Science We Are What We Eat. Learn from Michael Mosley and James Wong how the hidden chemistry in our food keeps us alive. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
18 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Stain Glass Revival. ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Build It, Future House, Surge. 9:00 Murder in Suburbia Stag Night. See listing on 5/13 at 8 p.m. 10:00 Cypress Sessions: Music from the Soul of Florida Willie Green. This octogenarian blues musician sings and plays guitar and harmonica. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
Dark Angel on MASTERPIECE May 21 at 10 p.m. 19 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 AMERICAN MASTERS James Beard: America’s First Foodie. Experience a century of food through the life of one man, James Beard (1903-1985). 10:00 AMERICAN MASTERS Julia! America’s Favorite Chef. This is the story of Julia’s two loves-for her husband and for cooking. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
20 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Songs from the Classics. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Orlando. S 8:00 Murder in Suburbia Millionaire’s Row. A torched Mercedes and the burnt body of its owner lead the investigators to ritzy Hollingford Avenue, and they soon discover where there’s smoke, there’s fire. 9:00 Miss Fisher King Memses’ Curse. With a madman on the run, Phryne throws caution to the wind to find answers she has been seeking since childhood. However, she may have to put herself in the clutches of her nemesis to finally lay her ghosts to rest. 10:00 Vicious 10:30 Vicious
11:00 Austin City Limits Tedeschi Trucks Band. 12:00 Cypress Sessions: Music from the Soul of Florida Willie Green. See listing on 5/18 at 10 p.m.
21 —Sunday 7:00 The Forsyte Saga Find out why Fleur decides not to marry the man she loves. 8:00 Call the Midwife, Season 6 Witness the unexpected turn of events that lead to a hastily arranged wedding. 9:00 Home Fires, The Final Season on MASTERPIECE 10:00 Dark Angel on MASTERPIECE Joanne Froggatt, who stole the hearts of millions of viewers as Anna on “Downton Abbey,” stars in a totally different role in this spine-tingling drama — the notorious Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton, Britain’s first female serial killer. 11:00 Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries Millionaire’s Row. See listing on 5/20 at 9 p.m.
22 —Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Orlando. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Boston. 10:00 Independent Lens They Call Us Monsters. Step behind the walls of the facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals.
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11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
23 — Tuesday 8:00 Victorian Slum House The 1890s. London recovers from an economic depression and residents experience a wave of social reforms. 9:00 American Epic Blood + Soil. Travel to rural America as Charley Patton and Elder Burch record early Delta blues and gospel music. 10:00 FRONTLINE Bannon’s War. Trump advisor Stephen Bannon’s war with radical Islam, Washington and White House rivals. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
24 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE The Gathering Swarms. Check out swarm intelligence, essentially a living embodiment of social media in the natural world. 9:00 NOVA Meteor Strike. Join NOVA to hunt for clues to the origin and makeup of the meteor that struck Siberia in February. 10:00 Food - Delicious Science A Matter of Taste. Learn from Michael Mosley and James Wong about the chemistry that makes our food taste delicious. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
25 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Going Old School for Tile and Molding. ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Rain Garden, Cabinet Hardware. 9:00 Murder in Suburbia Millionaire’s Row. See listing on 5/20 at 8 p.m. 10:00 Cypress Sessions: Music from the Soul of Florida The Lee Boys. The Lee Boys are one of America’s finest African-American sacred steel ensembles. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
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American Epic: Blood + Soil May 23 at 9 p.m. 26 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 AMERICAN MASTERS Jacques Pépin – The Art of Craft. Explore the American story of chef Jacques Pépin, a young immigrant with movie-star looks, a charming Gallic accent and a mastery of cooking and teaching so breathtaking he became an early food icon — joining James Beard and Julia Child among the handful of Americans who transformed the way the country views the world of chefs, restaurants and food. 10:00 AMERICAN MASTERS Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution. Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
27 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show America’s Wonderland. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Orlando. 8:00 Murder in Suburbia Sanctuary. A housewife who raises money for a charity benefiting African animals turns up dead,
and the investigation leads to a group of patrons who excel at monkeying around. 9:00 Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries Murder Most Scandalous. Miss Phryne Fisher is back! When Jack’s father-in-law is implicated in the brutal murder of a prostitute, Phryne decides to perfect her ‘fan dance’ in order to go undercover at a gentleman’s club. 10:00 Vicious 10:30 Pioneers of Television Carol Burnett. 11:00 Austin City Limits Iggy Pop. 12:00 Cypress Sessions: Music from the Soul of Florida The Lee Boys. See listing on 5/25 at 10 p.m.
28 — Sunday 7:00 D-Day Over Normandy 8:00 National Memorial Day Concert 2017 The 28th annual broadcast of this night of remembrance honors the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. 9:30 PBS Previews: The Vietnam War In an immersive narrative, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never-before been told on film. Premiering Sept. 17, 2017. 10:00 National Memorial Day Concert 2017 See listing above. 11:30 PBS Previews: The Vietnam War
9:00 American Epic Out of The Many, The One. Discover how America’s diverse cultures and Mississippi John Hurt transformed music forever. 10:30 FRONTLINE Being Mortal. Join Atul Gawande to explore the relationships between doctors and patients nearing the end of life. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
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Food - Delicious Science May 31 at 10 p.m.
29 — Monday 68:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Orlando. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Boston. 10:00 Independent Lens Farmer/Veteran. A combat veteran starts a farm to help cultivate a healthier life outside the Army.
11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
30 — Tuesday 8:00 Victorian Slum House The 1900s. Observe the social changes of the 1900s and the measures taken to alleviate the plight of the poor.
8:00 NATURE Touching the Wild. In the seven-year journey of bonding with a wild mule deer herd, Joe Hutto came to appreciate the animals’ profound intelligence, particularly during displays of curiosity. 9:00 NOVA Troubled Waters. NOVA investigates the water disaster in Flint and unravels a disturbing truth about the vulnerabilities of water systems across the country. 10:00 Food - Delicious Science Food on the Brain. Find out from Michael Mosley and James Wong how food has the power to create cravings in our brains. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
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