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Premieres Oct. 3 at 5 pm Catch up on Downton Abbey before the last season begins WUFT-TV will continue to rebroadcast season 2 and 3 of MASTERPIECE Classic’s Downton Abbey.
Sunday afternoons at 3 pm PBS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson features Latin-infused arrangements of iconic songs hosted by Sheila E at 9 p.m. followed by the 2015 Hispanic Heritage Awards at 10 p.m.
Tune in Oct. 9 beginning at 9 p.m. Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration View dozens of classic TV and movie clips and hear comments from Moore’s co-stars and Moore herself.
Tune in Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. A special night of music The Bloody Irish! at 8 p.m. features a stellar cast performing songs in commemoration of the Dublin Easter Rising of 1916. Then at 9 p.m. it’s Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 – Live from Royal Albert Hall. Call in your pledge of support to 800-338-9838 or online at wuft.org Great Performances presents Billy Elliott the Musical Live Enjoy Elton John’s award-winning musical about an English boy and his journey from boxing to ballet.
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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Caillou 6:30 Martha Speaks 7:00 Odd Squad 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Curious George 26,28,30/Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Sesame Street 11:00 Dinosaur Train 11:30 Dinosaur Train 12:00 Peg + Cat 12:30 Peg + Cat 1:00 Super Why! 1:30 Thomas & Friends 12,16/Thomas & Friends: Sodor’s Legend of Lost Treasure 2:00 Sesame Street 2:30 Cat in the Hat Knows All About That 3:00 Curious George 26,28,30/Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest 3:30 Curious George 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 4:30 Tavis Smiley 5:00 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 Curious George 31/Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest 7:30 3,10,17,24/Curious George 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00 Sesame Street 9:30 Dinosaur Train 10:00 America’s Test Kitchen 10:30 Cooks Country 11:00 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 12:00 The Chef’s Table with Randall White 12:30 The Victory Garden Edible Feast 1:00 This Old House 1:30 This Old House 2:00 Ask This Old House 2:30 Hometime 3:00 The Woodwright’s Shop 3:30 Motorweek 4:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 4:30 Martha Bakes 5:00 Shelter Me 3/ Shelter Me 10/Let’s Go Home 17/Second Chances 24/New Beginnings 31/Partners for Life
SUNDAY 6:00 Sid the Science Kid 6:30 Peg + Cat 7:00 Curious George 7:30 Curious George 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00 Sesame Street 9:30 Dinosaur Train 10:00 Sewing with Nancy 10:30 BBQ with Franklin 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 4/Pati’s Mexican Table 11/Salsa: The Dance Sensation 18,25/Steven Raichlin’s Project Smoke 12:00 The McLaughlin Group 12:30 Capitol Update 1:00 The Ilene Silverman Show 1:30 A Chef’s Life 2:00 The Great British Baking Show 3:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Season 2 4:00 4,25/Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Season 2 5:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Season 2 6:00 4/Secrets of Highclere 18/Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Season 2
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PRIMETIME 9:00 MASTERPIECE: Indian Summers Part 2: While Aafrin fights for his life, Ralph confronts the gunman in jail. 10:00 The Widower Watch the true story of Malcolm Webster, a nurse by profession and a wife-killer. When Claire confronts her husband, Malcolm Webster, over his wild spending, he tries to control her with sedatives. Afraid he’ll soon be caught, he silences her forever. Three years on, he has a new bride… and history appears to be repeating itself.
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5 — Monday
Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. 1 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: 1895 Victorian in Belmont, MA • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: School garden and house fan. 9:00 Doc Martin Departure. Louisa has shocking news for Martin, Bert and Jennifer’s party goes off with a bang, and Al has a business proposition for Ruth. 10:00 Foyle’s War High Castle. A translator for the Nuremberg trials is killed, leading Foyle into the world of international oil, politics and corrupt Nazi businessmen. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
2 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 In Performance at the White House Burt Bacharach and David Hal: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Salute the songwriting team who penned “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” and many more. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
3 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show The French Show.
7:00 Antiques Roadshow Rapid City, SD. The show visits one of South Dakota’s greatest treasures, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, to look at presidential prints. Some notable finds in Rapid City include a suite of furniture by Thomas Molesworth from the famous “Ranch A,” and signed military documents of Elvis Presley, valued at $4,000-$5,500. 8:00 Doc Martin Departure. See listing on 10/1 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley Election. 9:30 Vicious 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits 2015 Hall of Fame Special. 12:00 Live from the Artist’s Den Tim McGraw.
4 — Sunday 7:00 The Forsyte Saga Episode 8: Soames learns that Irene and young Jolyon are together at Robin Hill and divorces Irene. Both Irene and Annette, Soames’ new wife, are pregnant. 8:00 MASTERPIECE: Home Fires Witness the bitter rivalry between Samantha Bond (“Downton Abbey”) and Francesca Annis (“Reckless”) to control the Women’s Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Seattle. A Vladimir Kagan desk used by Kagan himself and an 1874 Francis A. Silva oil painting.(Part 1/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Albuquerque. A Jasper Johns print, a signed “Pinocchio” book, and a jade snuff bottle. One is $50,000-$60,000! (Part 2/3) 10:00 I’ll Have What Phil’s Having Italy. Join Phil as he revisits this food mecca and creates new memories with friends and chefs. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
6 — Tuesday 8:00 Gorgogosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise Battle Lines; Roaring Back. In the first hour witness Joyce’s breakthrough with the elephants and a conflict among Gorongosa’s dominant lions. In the second hour discover a huge nesting colony of water birds and meet the park’s new lion cubs. 10:00 FRONTLINE My Brother’s Bomber. Join Dornstein as he tracks evidence to Zurich and Libya, seeking the truth about the doomed flight. (Part 2/3) 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
7 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Big Birds Can’t Fly. This is the unique story of flightless birds.
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9:00 NOVA Secrets of Noah’s Ark. Witness a new investigation of the Biblical flood story, leading to the reconstruction of an ark. 10:00 NOVA Petra: Lost City of Stone. Follow an archaeologist and sculptors to learn how the people of Petra built their city of stone. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
8 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Demolition begins on the Victorian • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Roger’s chainsaw ABCs. 9:00 Doc Martin Sickness and Health. Portwenn is buzzing with arrangements for the wedding of the Doc and Louisa. Will they finally tie the knot, or will the villagers have to put the confetti back in the box again? 10:00 Foyle’s War Trespass. The son of a prominent Jewish man is assaulted as a right-wing manifesto inflames antiSemetic tensions. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
9 — Friday
Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley Animals. 9:30 Vicious 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Cassandra Wilson. 12:00 Live from the Artist’s Den Rodrigo y Gabriela.
11 — Sunday
8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson. Hear Latin-infused arrangements of iconic songs in this concert special hosted by Sheila E. 10:00 The Hispanic Heritage Awards Filmed at the historic Warner Theater in Washington, DC, this program honors recipients of the 27th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
10 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show The Songs of Jimmy McHugh. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Seattle. See listing on 10/5 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin Sickness and Health. See listing on 10/8 at 9 p.m.
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
7:00 The Forsyte Saga Episode 9: The Forsyte family, including Soames and Annette’s daughter, Fleur, gathers in London when June arrives with her half-brother Jon (son of young Jolyon and Irene). Eleven years later, in 1920, Fleur and Jon meet again, unaware of their family connection. 8:00 MASTERPIECE: Home Fires Frances chairs her first meeting, suggesting that the cricket pitch be dug up to make room for an allotment. She is interrupted by Joyce, who spitefully tells her that the hall is to be requisitioned by the RAF as airmen are billeted in the village. 9:00 MASTERPIECE: Indian Summers Part 3: Sooni gets into trouble and witnesstampering runs riot. 10:00 The Widower Part Two: Follow Malcolm as he returns to Scotland and reinvents himself —as the perfect boyfriend to Simone.
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12 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Seattle. A circa 1964 “Star Trek” script; a Civil War dog collar; and Harriet Frishmuth bookends.(Part 2/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Albuquerque. A 1962 Fender Stratocaster, a Beatles collection, and French filigree earrings. What’s the big find? (Part 3/3) 10:00 I’ll Have What Phil’s Having Paris. Indulge in the finest sweets Paris has to offer as Phil explores the City of Lights. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
13 — Tuesday 8:00 Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration View dozens of classic TV and movie clips and hear comments from Moore’s co-stars and Moore herself. 9:00 Secrets of the Dead The Real Trojan Horse. Uncover archaeological evidence that could explain how ancient Greeks got inside the walls of Troy. 10:00 FRONTLINE My Brother’s Bomber. Follow Dornstein as he uncovers new information about a suspected Lockerbie bomb-maker. (Part 3/3) 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
18 — Sunday
Bloody Irish! Songs of the 1916 Uprising Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. 14 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Soul of the Elephant. Take an intimate look at elephants through the lens of perhaps the greatest storytellers of natural history. 9:00 NOVA Cyberwar Threat. Delve into the chilling new reality of cyberwar in startling, previously unreported detail. 10:00 The Brain with David Eagleman What is Reality? See how the brain constructs multi-sensory reality within the silence and darkness of the skull. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
15 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Historic house tour; hardwood salvage • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Roger patches a driveway. 9:00 Doc Martin Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Martin and Louisa host a disastrous dinner party, the new nanny walks out, and Morwenna advertises for a lodger. 10:00 Foyle’s War Elise. After an assassination attempt on Hilda Pierce, Foyle examines her SOE activities during the wars and rumors of a traitor. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
16 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center Kern & Hammerstein’s Show Boat in Concert with the New York Philharmonic. Spanning the years from 1880 to 1927, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s lyrical masterpiece concerns the lives, loves and heartbreaks of three generations of show folk on the Mississippi River, in Chicago and on Broadway. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
17 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Musical Memories. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Seattle. See listing on 10/12 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Bloody Irish! Songs of the 1916 Rising Join a stellar cast in commemoration of the Dublin Easter Rising of 1916. 10:00 Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall Celebrate the legendary guitarist’s 70th birthday with this concert in London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall, featuring Clapton classics including “Wonderful Tonight,”“Layla” and “Tears in Heaven.” 11:30 Austin City Limits Sturgill Simpson; Asleep at the Wheel. 12:30 Everyone Has a Place
7:00 The Forsyte Saga Episode 10: Fleur visits a farm where Jon is working. Young Jolyon, who is ill, asks Soames to stop Fleur seeing his son, but Soames was unaware of their friendship. Fleur goes to Robin Hill when Jon is away and meets his parents without divulging her identity. 8:00 MASTERPIECE: Home Fires Declaring that he has no girlfriend Spencer asks Claire for a date but fails to turn up, having joined up. Doctor’s daughter Kate continues to romance young airman Jack Heaton and they are soon married whilst Pat is a hit as a speaker at a regional meeting but still allows her cruel husband to abuse her. 9:00 MASTERPIECE: Indian Summers Part 4: The viceroy gets a royal welcome, but Ian gets bad news. 10:00 The Widower Part Three: Find out if a legal ruling could lead to Malcolm’s downfall.
19 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Seattle. A late-16th-century diamond and enamel jewel; 1880s crazy 1uilt; a white Steiff clown bear. (Part 3/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Chicago. A “Chicago Seven” subpoena, a Leonora Carrington oil, and a Playboy group. One is $200,000-$300,000! (Part 1/3) 10:00 I’ll Have What Phil’s Having Hong Kong. Join Phil as he puts his palate to the test, trying the unknown and exploring the city. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
20 — Tuesday 8:00 The Forgotten Plaque: American Experience Learn more about tuberculosis, the deadliest killer in human history. 9:00 FRONTLINE Immigration Battle. Gain insight into the hard-fought battles and secret negotiations over immigration reform. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
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21 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE: Pets - Wild at Heart Playful Creatures. Astonishing photography explores the wild side of our playful pets. 9:00 NOVA Sinkholes: Buried Alive. Investigate what it’s like to have your world vanish beneath your feet. 10:00 The Brain with David Eagleman What Makes Me? Learn how our personality, memories and sense of self all emerge from neural activity. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
Billy Elliott the Musical Live
22 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Flitch beams; landscape plan • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Richard and Kevin go to Germany! 9:00 Doc Martin The Tameness of a Wolf. Ruth is invited on Radio Portwenn and attracts an unwanted mystery admirer. Doc and Louisa find a replacement nanny. And Louisa is Bert’s least favorite person when one of her pupils pens a damning review of his restaurant in the school magazine. 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Poirot, Season 12: The Big Four. Follow Poirot into a world of global espionage, set against the backdrop of the impending WWII. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
23 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Great Performances Billy Elliot: The Musical Live. Enjoy Elton John’s award-winning musical about an English boy and his journey from boxing to ballet. 12:00 Charlie Rose
24 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Musical Tour of Europe. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Seattle. See listing on 10/19 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin The Tameness of a Wolf. See listing on 10/22 at 9 p.m.
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Friday, Oct. 23 at 9 p.m.
9:00 Vicar of Dibley 1996 Easter Special. 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Don Henley. 12:00 Live from the Artist’s Den Lily Allen.
25 — Sunday 7:00 The Forsyte Saga Episode 11: Jon and Fleur meet at Robin Hill and Fleur relates their parents’ history. Jolyon is still very ill and Annette is still having an affair. Fleur realizes she may have to break with Jon; her father presses her to marry Michael Mont. 8:00 MASTERPIECE: Home Fires While Claire is shocked to find that Spencer is not a soldier but a conscientious objector David defies his mother and joins up. 9:00 MASTERPIECE: Indian Summers Part 5: Ralph plays politics at his engagement bash and Eugene tells Cynthia a shocking secret. 10:00 The Guilty (Part 1/3)
26 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Tulsa, OK. A signed note from Mother Teresa; a custom model 1894 Winchester rifle; and Chinese libation cups. (Part 1/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Chicago. Keith Haring graffiti, a
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Walter Johnson All-Star watch, and a Walt Whitman letter. Which is $50,000? (Part 2/3) 10:00 I’ll Have What Phil’s Having Barcelona. Explore this city with Phil, where no one ever sleeps — and also where they always eat. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
27 — Tuesday 8:00 War of the Worlds: American Experience Relive Orson Welles’ infamous radio dramatization 75 years after the mass hysteria event it spawned. 9:00 Secrets of the Dead Vampire Legend. Follow scientists as they uncover the true origins of modern vampire lore. 10:00 FRONTLINE Inside Assad’s Syria. Join Martin Smith in Syria as he reports from government-controlled areas while the war rages. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
28 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE/Pet’s: Wild at Heart Secretive Creatures. Extraordinary photography reveals their hidden senses and secret communication skills. 9:00 NOVA Animal Mummies. Inspect hi-tech images that reveal the strange role animal mummies played in ancient Egyptian beliefs.
10:00 The Brain with David Eagleman Who is in Control? Find out how the unconscious brain controls much of who we are and what we do. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
29 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Mudroom foundation; cabinet options • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Compost; home heating. 9:00 Doc Martin Nobody Likes Me. Martin is coerced into taking James to playgroup, while Ruth is having problems with her new neighbor. 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Poirot, Season 12: Dead Man’s Folly. A wealthy financier and his wife stage a grand party at their new summer home. Poirot (David Suchet) is a reluctant guest, urged to attend by his old friend Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker), who suspects the “murder hunt” game she is preparing may turn out to be a real murder. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
30 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton. Savor performances of the macabre yet merry scores by Danny Elfman for Tim Burton’s films. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
31 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Halloween Party. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight From Tulsa, OK. See listing on 10/26 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin Nobody Likes Me. See listing on 10/29 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley 1996 Christmas Specials. 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Gary Clark Jr.; Courntey Barnett. 12:00 Live from the Artist’s Den Jason Mraz.
Poirot: Dead Man’s Folly Thursday, Oct. 29 at 10 p.m.
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