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Best Bets Antiques Roadshow: Celebrating Black Americana This special honors Black History Month. Featured items include an 1821 U.S. citizenship certificate, an African-American beauty book, and a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Tune in Feb. 4 at 9 p.m. Live from Lincoln Center: Pipeline Meet Nya, an inner-city teacher desperate to save her son, in Dominique Morisseau’s new play. When her son gets in trouble at school, Nya must try to reach him before he gets pulled away forever. Tune in Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. Won’t You Be My Neighbor This special takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Fred Rogers. Rogers and his cast of puppets and friends spoke directly to young children about some of life’s weightiest issues in a simple, direct fashion. Tune in Feb. 9 at 9 p.m. Margaret: The Rebel Princess This intimate two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed the western world during the 20th century. Tune in in Feb. 10 and 17 at 10 p.m. Movies for Grownups Awards 2019 The awards celebrate and encourage filmmaking that appeals to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind –and to recognize its artists. Tune in Feb. 15 at 10 p.m. Doc Martin, Season 8 Finale Martin stops practicing the week before his hearing, but patients continue to solicit his advice. An American tourist asks Mrs. Tishell for help, and Penhale commissions a bust of himself. Tune in Feb. 21 at 10 p.m.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor Feb. 9 at 8 p.m.
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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Peg + Cat 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Ready Jet Go! 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Nature Cat 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Let’s Go Luna 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Pinkalicious and Peterrific 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Splash and Bubbles 12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 The Cat in the Hat 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 Super Why! 2:00 Pinkalicious and Peterrific 2:30 Let’s Go Luna 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 5:00 WUFT News First at 5 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 Splash and Bubbles 7:00 Sesame Street 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Let’s Go Luna 9:30 Nature Cat 10:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 10:30 Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food 11:00 America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 Cook’s County 12:00 The Chef’s Table with Randal 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 Woodwright’s Shop 3:30 A Chef’s Table 4:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 4:30 Martha Bakes 5:00 Ray Stevens Cabaray Nashville 5:30 Sun Studio Sessions 6:00 Classic Gospel
Nature Cat Weekdays at 8 a.m.
SUNDAY 6:00 Mister Rogers 6:30 Splash and Bubbles 7:00 Sesame Street 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Let’s Go Luna 9:30 Nature Cat 10:00 Sewing with Nancy 10:30 It’s Sew Easy 11:00 Keven Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen 11:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 12:00 Conseulo Mack Wealthtrack 12:30 Capitol Update 1:00 Ilene Silverman Show 1:30 3/Florida Frontiers The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower 2:00 2/Variety Studios 10/Life on the Reef 17/Africa’s Great Civilizations 24/Great Performances at the Met: La Fanciulla Del West 2:30 2/Variety Studios 3:00 2/Secrets of the Six Wives 10/Life on the Reef 17/Africa’s Great Civilizations 4:00 2/Secrets of the Six Wives 10/Life on the Reef 17/Africa’s Great Civilizations 4:30 24/Royal Wedding: Highlights of the Day 5:00 2/Secrets of the Six Wives 10/Great Yellowstone Thaw 17/Africa’s Great Civilizations 6:00 2/Secrets of the Six Wives 10/Great Yellowstone Thaw 17/Africa’s Great Civilizations 24/Margaret: The Rebel Princess
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PRIMETIME 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Celebration Black Americana. An 1821 citizenship certificate for a free man of color; African-American beauty book by Madam C.J. Walker. 10:00 Independent Lens Black Memorabilia. Meet the people who reproduce, consume and seek to reclaim black memorabilia. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Sealab
Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. 1 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Great Performances at the Met Marnie. Watch Nico Muhly’s reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel about a woman with multiple identities. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
2 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Ca’D’Zan. 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 5, Episode 2. With the house recovering from the night’s dramatic events, Robert is faced with a very difficult decision; as Daisy continues to struggle with her studies, Mrs Patmore has an idea that might solve everything. 9:00 Downton Abbey Season 5, Episode 3. Violet learns about Mary and Tony from Spratt; Mary tells Violet she plans to wed Tony, but admits to Tom that she has no such intention. 10:00 Secrets of Westminster Explore hidden worlds of London’s House of Commons, House of Lords and Westminster Abbey. 11:00 Austin City Limits Buddy Guy; August Greene. 12:00 Music City Roots: Live from the Factor, Season 5
3 — Sunday 7:00 We’ll Meet Again The Fight for Women’s Rights. Join Ann Curry as two women search for friends and colleagues who forged a path for equal rights. 8:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Three. Albert relishes family time away from London, but Victoria is desperate to get back to the Palace. 9:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Four. When Albert leaves for Cambridge, Victoria faces the impact of a cholera epidemic in London. 10:00 Tales from the Royal Bed Chamber Lucy Worsley gets into bed with past monarchs to uncover the secrets of the royal bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself. 11:00 Endeavor on MASTERPIECE, Season 5 Colours. A murder at an army base threatens longheld secrets among a regiment; a protest at a hair salon exposes growing racial tensions in Oxford. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
5 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Freedom Tales. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family history of S. Epatha Merkerson and Michael Strahan. 9:00 Sealab: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Discover the forgotten story of the U.S. Navy’s “Aquanauts,” who pioneered undersea exploration. 10:00 FRONTLINE Predator on the Reservation. Learn about a pediatrician accused of sexually abusing Native American boys for years. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
6 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Arctic Wolf Pack. Discover the white wolf, one of the most hardened predators on the planet. 9:00 NOVA Decoding the Pyramids. New archeological evidence sheds light on the stunning engineering of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
4 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Ca D’Zan. Head to Ca’ d’Zan to discover treasures fitting for a celebration of “The Greatest Show on Earth.” (Part 2/3)
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10:00 The Dictator’s Playbook Francisco Franco. Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanour & Company
7 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Net Zero | Closet Door. The Net Zero house is complete; Tom replaces a closet door; Mauro paints a bathroom. 9:00 Midsomer Murders Secrets and Spies. DCI Barnaby’s secret past is revealed when a former agent is murdered after a cricket match. 10:00 Doc Martin Accidental Hero. Penhale organizes a police open house but the turnout is not what he expected; James goes through a biting phase. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
8 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center Pipeline. Meet an inner-city teacher desperate to save her son in Dominique Morisseau’s riveting new play. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
9 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Ca D’Zan. 8:00 Won’t You Be My Neighbor This documentary takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Fred Rogers. The documentary tells the story of a soft-spoken minister, puppeteer, writer and producer whose show was beamed into homes across America daily for more than 30 years.
Margaret: The Rebel Princess Feb. 10 at 10 p.m.
10:00 Elizabeth 1 Battle for the Throne. The turbulent early years of Elizabeth I’s life, from age three when her mother was executed and she was declared illegitimate and banished from court, to the start of her reign. 11:00 Austin City Limits Americana Music Festival 2018. 12:00 Music City Roots: Live from the Factor, Season 5
10 — Sunday 7:00 Great Yellowstone Thaw 8:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Four. See listing on 2/3 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Five. The Royals visit Ireland, where intrigue, conflict and romance all blossom during their stay. 10:00 Margaret: The Rebel Princess Part One. Learn how Princess Margaret’s life and loves reflected the changing world during the 20th century. 11:00 Endeavor on MASTERPIECE, Season 5 Quartet. A death at an international sporting event leads Endeavour to investigate more than just the crime. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
11— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Ca D’Zan. There’s no clowning around when it comes to showstopping appraisals at the Ringlings’ mansion. (Part 3/3)
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9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Miami Beach. A movie poster for The Wild One; a George Ohr vase; a 1940s Alexander Calder mobile. (Part 1/3) 10:00 Independent Lens Hale County This Morning, This Evening. Visit Hale County, Alabama for an intimate and eyeopening look at life in the South’s Black Belt. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
12 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Roots in Politics. The family histories of politicians Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan. 9:00 Greely Expedition: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE In 1881 a 25-man crew sets sail for Lady Franklin Bay with Lt. Adolphus Greely, but three years later only six returned. 10:00 FRONTLINE 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
13 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Wild Way of Vikings. Experience the natural world through the eyes of the Vikings. Ewan McGregor narrates. 9:00 NOVA Rise of the Rockets. With new technologies, NASA and private companies are promising a new renaissance in space travel.
10:00 The Dictator’s Playbook. Idi Amin. See how Idi Amin used military force to achieve power and build his dictatorship in Uganda. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
POV: Minding the Gap Feb. 18 at 10 p.m.
14 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Mid-Century Modern Makeover | Vertical Garden. Renovations begin on a lackluster midcentury; Jenn installs a vertical garden to save space. 9:00 Midsomer Murders The Glitch. Midsomer University clashes with big business as there may be a problem with Kernel Logic. 10:00 Doc Martin Blade on the Feather. It is the annual Portwenn versus Port Carran race and Morwenna needs to find a replacement rower. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
15 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Resilience A documentary on the one-year anniversary of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas massacre in Parkland, Florida. 10:00 Great Performances Movies for Grownups Awards 2019 with AARP The Magazine. Watch filmmakers and actors receive the 2019 Movies for Grownups Awards. 12:00 Amanpour & Company
16 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Ca D’Zan. 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 5, Episode 4. Sarah Bunting continues to cause waves above stairs but this time she may have gone too far; on returning to Downton, Thomas is suffering an inexplicable illness, and Baxter suspects there’s more to it than he’s letting on. 9:00 Downton Abbey Season 5, Episode 5. Simon Bricker returns to Downton to discuss the painting with Cora, but this
time his flirting may have crossed the line. Branson makes a difficult decision about Sarah Bunting, and Rose encounters a handsome stranger. 10:00 Elizabeth I The Enemy Within. Elizabeth feels insecure during the first 25 years of her reign, as she deals with Catholic plots at home and abroad and ponders the problem of Mary Queen of Scots; Elizabeth’s councilors want her to get married. 11:00 Austin City Limits Ed Sheeran. 12:00 Music City Roots: Live from the Factor, Season 5
17 — Sunday 7:00 Africa’s Great Civilizations Commerce and the Clash of Civilization. Henry Louis Gates explores the dynamism of 19th-century Africa, the “scramble” by European powers for its riches, and the defiant and successful stand of uncolonized Ethiopia. 8:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Five. See listing on 2/10 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Six. A ball could not come at a worse time as private Royal family pictures are made public. 10:00 Margaret: The Rebel Princess Part Two. Take a peek at Princess Margaret’s early married life as major social changes sweep Britain. 11:00 Endeavor on MASTERPIECE, Season 5 Icarus. The disappearance of a teacher at a public school tests Endeavour’s investigative skills. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
18— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Hotel Del Coronado. Check in to Hotel del Coronado to see sensational finds at a stunning seaside setting. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 5. Discover never-before-aired appraisals from this season’s eight-city tour, including a 1925 San Francisco pictorial map, NASA signed photos and a Chinese jadeite peach-form bowl from around 1900. Which is the $40,000 to $60,000 treasure? 10:00 POV Minding the Gap. Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
19 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots No Laughing Matter. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the histories of comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman. 9:00 Sammy Davis, Jr. – I’ve Gotta Be Me: AMERICAN MASTERS Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. And yet, his life was complex, complicated and contradictory. Davis strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice and shifting political territory.
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11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
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20 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Living Volcanoes. Uncover the variety of activity that occurs on the slopes of active volcanoes. 9:00 NOVA The Next Pompeii. In the shadow of Vesuvius and Pompeii, a lesser-known volcano puts the city of Naples at risk. 10:00 Secrets of the Dead The Nero Files. Take another look at the life of Nero and find out what history may have gotten wrong about him. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
21 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Next Generation Demolition | Stucco Repair. The guys visit the very first This Old House project; Mark repairs a retaining wall. 9:00 Midsomer Murders The Glitch. See listing on 2/14 at 9 p.m. 10:00 Doc Martin All My Trials. Awaiting his hearing, Martin has not been able to practice, but this does not stop patients from asking for medical advice. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
Sammy Davis, Jr. I’ve Gotta Be Me Feb. 19 at 9 p.m. Fridays at 8:30 p.m. 22 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Charley Pride – It’s Just Me: AMERICAN MASTERS Explore the complicated history of the American South and its music through the life of country star Charley Pride. Raised in segregated Mississippi, his journey shows the ways that artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
23— Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Hotel De Coronado.
8:00 Downton Abbey Season 4, Episode 6. Relations between Robert and Cora are strained; Blake’s scheming starts to come to fruition; Mary is unexpectedly pitted against her love rival. 9:00 Downton Abbey Season 4, Episode 7. Rosamund arrives at Downton following Edith’s shocking departure; Edith’s secret may be exposed to the family; Rose is delighted to introduce Atticus and his parents to Downton for the first time. 10:00 Elizabeth I Death of a Dynasty. As the Spanish Armada approaches, Elizabeth rallies her troops with a famous speech at Tilbury. However, even Elizabeth is powerless against the march of time. 11:00 Austin City Limits Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters.
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12:00 Sun Studio Sessions 12:30 Bluegrass Underground
24 — Sunday 7:00 Margaret: The Rebel Princess 8:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Six. See listing on 2/17 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Seven. Albert and Palmerston put their reputations on the line, and Victoria must fight against her better judgement to decide where to place her allegiance. 10:00 Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 Episode Seven. See listing above. 11:00 Victoria and Albert: The Wedding 12:00 Victoria and Albert: The Wedding
25— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Hotel De Coronado. Discover covetable California items appraised at Hotel del Coronado. Guess which is $40,000-$50,000. (Part 2/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Miami Beach. 10:00 Independent Lens People’s Republic of Desire. Three young characters -- a singer, a comedian and a migrant worker -- search for fame, fortune and human connection by livestreaming their talents online. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
26 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Hard Times. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the stories of Laura Linney, Michael Moore and Chloë Sevigny. 9:00 Roads to Memphis: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Witness the fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., against the backdrop of the seething and turbulent forces in American society that led these two men to their violent and tragic collision in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. 10:00 FRONTLINE
INDEPENDENT LENS: People’s Republic of Desire Feb. 25 at 10 p.m.
11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
27 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Yosemite. Explore Yosemite with experts to discover how climate change affects the valley’s majestic beauty. 9:00 NOVA Great Human Odyssey. This episode is a spectacular global journey following their footsteps out of Africa along a trail of fresh scientific clues. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
28— Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Apprentices Still in School | Wine Rack. The apprentices learn to lay a sill on a foundation; Tom and Kevin build a wine rack from a beam. 9:00 Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Skills Beautifully filmed on location along his favorite “Best of Europe” loop — Amsterdam, Germany’s Rhineland and Bavaria, Italy’s Riviera, Siena and Venice, the Swiss Alps, Paris, and London — Rick shares his most up-to-date tips on planning an itinerary, hurdling the language barrier, driving cars, catching trains, avoiding crowds and crime, eating and sleeping on a budget, and more. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
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