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Best Bets Benjamin Franklin Ken Burns’ four-hour documentary explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th Century’s most consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States. Tune in April 4 And 5 AT 8 p.m. And 9 p.m. NOVA: Determined - Fighting Alzheimer’s Follow three women enrolled in a groundbreaking study to try to prevent Alzheimer’s. Tune in April 6 at 9 p.m. Changing Planet Every year over seven years, conservationist M. Sanjayan anchors a global storytelling effort to monitor seven iconic locations across the planet. Tune in April 20 AT 8 p.m. Earth Emergency This revealing film examines how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are pushing the climate to a point of no return - and what we need to do to stop them Tune in April 20 AT 10 p.m.
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We Remember: Songs of Survivors Four Holocaust survivors collaborate with songwriters to turn their stories of survival into powerful pieces of music. Tune in April 26 at 8 p.m. International Jazz Day Celebration 2022 Jazz stars from around the globe come together to celebrate the unifying power of music. Hosted by Michael Douglas, this production features unforgettable performances by Herbie Hancock, Andra Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller and many more. Tune in April 29 at 10 p.m.
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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary 8:30 Alma’s Way 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Donkey Hodie 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 Donkey Hodie 2:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 2:30 Let’s Go Luna 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 6,13,20,27/Greater Good 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 1,8,15,22,29/Greater Good 5:00 WUFT News First at Five 25/In the Americas 26/Great Scenic Railway Journeys 27/Epic Trails 28/Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 29/Roadfood 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 Deutsche Welle News 6:30 BBC News World News Outside Source 1,8,15,22,29/BBC World News Today 7:00 PBS NewsHour
SATURDAY 6:00 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary 8:30 Alma’s Way 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’Louisiana 10:30 2,9/Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke 11:00 America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 Cook’s Country 12:00 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 12:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 1:00 Milk Street Kitchen 1:30 This Old House 2:00 Ask This Old House 2:30 Motorwork 3:00 Growing Bolder 3:30 Greater Good 4:00 Road Food 4:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 5:00 Real Road Adventures 5:30 26/Rick Steves’ Europe
SUNDAY 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 5:00
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Arthur Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Alma’s Way Curious George Daniel Tiger Neighborhood 10/Ilene Silverman Show Best of Sewing with Nancy It’s Sew Easy Simply Ming Lidia’s Kitchen Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack Capitol Update 3,17,24/Ilene Silverman Show 10/Benjamin Franklin Greater Good Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 3/Saving Florida’s Wildlife Corridor 17,24/Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan 3/Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale 17,24/Reel South 10/Benjamin Franklin 3/The Fellowship of the Springs 17/Secrets of Sacred Architecture 24/My Survivor 3/The Fellowship of the Springs 17/The Four Sons and Their Sons: A Passover Tale 24/Big Sonia
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PRIMETIME Great Performances at the Met: Fire Shut Up in My Bones - April 1 at 9 p.m.
10:00 Benjamin Franklin An American (1775-1790). See listing above. 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
6 — Wednesday
1 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Greater Good 9:00 Great Performances at the Met Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Experience Grammywinning composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s memoir. 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
2 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Let’s Celebrate. Let’s remember the joy connected to treasures that exude a celebratory spirit, 8:00 Midsomer Murders Harvest of Souls. DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson are called when an equestrian-centre owner is trampled to death by a horse. Upon further investigation, the two uncover a complex feud from the past. 9:30 Unforgotten, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode One: When human remains are found buried near a London motorway, Cassie and Sunny begin the task of identifying them. 10:30 David Holt’s State of Music 11:00 Austin City Limits Presents: Americana 20th Annual Honors
3 —Sunday 6:00 Call the Midwife Episode 2: Trixie and Sister Frances put their
training into action as they join Dr. Turner at the cytology clinic. 7:00 Sanditon on MASTERPIECE Episode 2: Charlotte starts a new job, Alison longs for her knight in shining armour and Georgiana receives bad news. 8:00 Call the Midwife Episode 3: The Order of St. Raymond Nonnatus is celebrating its 100th anniversary. 9:00 Sanditon on MASTERPIECE Episode 3: Charlotte and Alexander Colbourne reach an understanding, as she and Col. Lennox enjoy a close encounter. 10:00 Before We Die 11:00 Luna and Sophie
4 — Monday 8:00 Benjamin Franklin Join or Die (1706-1774). After success as a Philadelphia printer, Benjamin Franklin earns worldwide fame in science, before a turn to politics divides his family. 10:00 Benjamin Franklin Join or Die (1706-1774). See listing above. 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
5 — Tuesday 8:00 Benjamin Franklin An American (1775-1790). Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of Independence, wins French support for the American Revolution, and works on the U.S. Constitution.
8:00 NATURE Hippo King. Discover the true character of one of the planet’s largest land mammals, the hippo bull. 9:00 NOVA Determined: Fighting Alzheimer’s. Follow three women enrolled in a new study to try to prevent Alzheimer’s. 10:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked - Behind the Scenes. See the behindthe-scenes camerawork and logistics that made filming five expeditions possible. (Part 4/4) 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
7 — Thursday 8:00 This Old House West Roxbury | Boho Chic. New kitchen cabinets and exhaust are installed. Tile layout and Boho Chic are discussed. 8:30 Ask This Old House Sagging Fence Gate. Shipping Container Pool. Nathan shows how to fix scratches on wood furniture; Jenn Largesse installs a shipping container pool; Tom shows how to fix a sagging fence gate. 9:00 Country Music The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953). The country stars of post-war America, including Hank Williams, whose songs are inspired by his troubled and tragically short life. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
8 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Greater Good 9:00 Great Performances Now Hear this, Amy Beach Rise to Prominence. The life and work of American Romantic composer Amy Beach.
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10:00 Chamber Music Society Returns Setting the Stage. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
9 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 8. 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Village That Rose from the Dead. DCI Barnaby must unravel a sinister web of lies from both past and present in order to catch a killer in the ghost village of Little Auburn. 9:30 Unforgotten, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode Two: The search for what happened to Hayley begins as the team travels doe to Middenham to meet her family. 10:30 David Holt’s State of Music 11:00 Austin City Limits Jon Baptiste.
10 — Sunday 66:00 Call the Midwife Episode 3. See listing on 4/3 at 8 p.m. 7:00 Sanditon on MASTERPIECE Episode 3. See listing on 4/3 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Call the Midwife Episode 4: Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition. 9:00 Sanditon n on MASTERPIECE Episode 4: Tension mounts for Charlotte when Colbourne and Colonel Lennox reunite at Lady Denham’s Garden Party. 10:00 Before We Die 11:00 Luna and Sophie
11 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Grounds for Sculpture. ROADSHOW reveals remarkable appraisals at Grounds for Sculpture, including an $80,000-$120,000 find. (Part 1/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from New Orleans. A “Blade Runner” set decoration, Agnes Martin paintings and a feather golf ball, ca. 1840. (Part 2/3) 10:00 POV Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bill Nye is a man on a mission: to stop the spread of anti-scientific thinking across the world.
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NATURE: American Arctic - April 13 at 8 p.m. 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
12 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Watchmen. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides Regina King and Damon Lindelof through their family trees. 9:00 Rise of the Nazis Barbarossa. The battles on the Eastern Front, a campaign that saw some of the most brutal and inhumane warfare in all of history, are viewed by many as the defining conflict of the Second World War. 10:00 FRONTLINE 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
13 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE American Arctic. Follow the planet’s longest landanimal migration on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. 9:00 NOVA The Cannabis Question. A look at the risks posed by cannabis on the developing adolescent brain and the potential long-term health consequences of its use. 10:00 Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup This documentary focuses on the
challenges people who have spent years behind bars encounter after release — from reconnecting with family, to finding work and housing, to staying out of prison or jail. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
14 — Thursday 8:00 This Old House West Roxbury | Focus on Finishes. Countertop and hidden outlets are installed. Interior doors are hung, and crown molding is matched. 8:30 Ask This Old House Secure Toilet, Tight Faucet Handle. Nathan shares how he became a carpenter; Mark makes a birdbath; Richard fixes a wobbly toilet and a sticky faucet handle. 9:00 Country Music I Can’t Stop Loving You (1953-1963). A visit to Memphis, Tennessee, during the age of rockabilly with Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. Ray Charles crosses over racial borders by recording a country album and Patsy Cline rises to stardom with a smooth new sound. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
15— Friday 8:00 8:30
Washington Week Greater Good
9:00 Great Performances Now Hear This: Florence Price and the Great Migration. Host Scott Yoo follows the trail of great African American composer Florence Price, learning that West African music and European hymns inspired nearly all American popular music. 10:00 Chamber Music Society Returns Bringing Down the House. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
April 20 at 10 p.m.
16 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Grounds for Sculpture. See listing on 4/11 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Midsomer Murders Crime and Punishment. Barnaby learns how far some people will go for power when he investigates the death of a member of the Bleakridge Watch in the most remote village in Midsomer. 9:30 Unforgotten, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode Three: Cassie and Sunny begin interviewing the four male occupants of the holiday home over the millennium, who all have fairly consistent accounts of the time spent in there. The rest of the Bishop Street Station team look at the timelines and leads from the original investigation. 10:30 David Holt’s State of Music 11:00 Austin City Limits Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
17 — Sunday 6:00 Call the Midwife Episode 4. See listing on 4/10 at 8 p.m. 7:00 Sanditon on MASTERPIECE Episode 4. See listing on 4/10 at 9 p.m. 8:00 Call the Midwife Episode 5: Trixie is assigned to a complicated case involving a paraplegic husband. 9:00 Sanditon on MASTERPIECE Episode 5: Lennox and Colbourne’s rivalry over Charlotte comes to a head. 10:00 Before We Die 11:00 Luna and Sophie
18 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Natural Wonders. ROADSHOW explores
fascinating treasures that capture the beauty and power of our natural world. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from New Orleans. Jamie Wyeth “Andy Warhol” portrait, Chinese wine vessel, ca. 1795, and Smith & Son pocket watch. (Part 3/3) 10:00 POV On the Divide. Follow the story of three Latinx people living in McAllen, Texas who, despite their views, are connected by the most unexpected of places: the last reproductive health clinic on the U.S./Mexico border. 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
19 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Where Did We Come From? Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journeys with Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley. 9:00 Rise of the Nazis Stalingrad. It’s 1942, and Hitler has just lost the Battle of Moscow. Now winter in Russia, German troops are in desperate need of fuel and resources. 10:00 FRONTLINE 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
Sanjayan anchors a global storytelling effort to monitor seven iconic locations across the planet. Featuring the latest science and emphasizing local voices,each location represents a unique biome and a litmus test for change happening across the planet. Some locations are heavily protected; others will experience pioneering schemes to rebuild the habitats; others could be lost forever. There are winners and losers, positive changes and reasons for hope. Locations include the West Coast of America, the Great Barrier Reef, the East African Plains, the Arctic, the Sundarbans and the Ganges, the Amazon Basin, and coastal Southeast Asia. 10:00 Earth Emergency This revealing film examines how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are pushing the climate to a point of no return - and what we need to do to stop them. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
21 — Thursday 8:00 This Old House West Roxbury | A Modern Victorian. It’s a wrap at the 1894 Victorian in West Roxbury, MA. The new modern look is revealed to the crew.
20 — Wednesday 8:00 Changing Planet Every year over seven years, conservationist M.
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8:30 Ask This Old House Vinyl Fence, Building a Beehive. Jenn suggest plants for different zones inside house; Heath explains right way to drill holes for wires; Tom builds a beehive. 9:00 Country Music The Sons and Daughters of America (19641968). How country music reflected a changing America. Loretta Lynn spoke to women everywhere, Merle Haggard became the `Poet of the Common Man’ and audiences looked beyond race to embrace Charley Pride. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
22 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Greater Good 9:00 Great Performances Now Hear This: Aaron Copland - Dean of American Music. Drawing from his Jewish roots, modernism and American folk music, Pulitzer-, Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer Aaron Copland created a distinctive American sound in both his classical compositions and film scores. 10:00 The Trick A cautionary tale of the 2009 Climategate scandal, when media undermined the science of climate change. 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
Sandition, Season 2 April 24 at 9 p.m.
23 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Natural Wonders. See listing on 4/18 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Midsomer Murders Last Man Out. Barnaby and Winter investigate the death of a star cricketer during a tournament, but could the dislike of a cricket format really be the motive for murder? 9:30 Unforgotten, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode Four: Cassie and Sunny suspect that the men all colluded in lying about their version of events for that evening, but why? The press begin to circle as they find out that James has been questioned in connection to the Hayley Reid case. 10:30 David Holt’s State of Music 11:00 Austin City Limits H.E.R.
24 — Sunday 6:00 Call the Midwife Episode 5. See listing on 4/17 at 8 p.m. 7:00 Sanditon on MASTERPIECE Episode 5. See listing on 4/17 at 9 p.m. 8:00 Call the Midwife Episode 6: Sister Monica Joan seeks advice from an eccentric clairvoyant. 9:00 Sanditon on MASTERPIECE Episode 6: On the season finale, which of our heroines will get their Happy Ever After? 10:00 Before We Die 11:00 Luna and Sophie
25 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Grounds for Sculpture. Garden State treasures
WUFT-TV UNDERWRITERS GENERAL PROGRAMMING
Appleton Museum
Gainesville Orchestra
Show Case Properties of Florida
Donnelly & Gross
Growing Bolder
The Guest House of Ocala
Florida Cancer Specialists
Honeybaked Ham
Trippensee Optiticians
Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
Neighborhood Storage
UF Health Arts in Medicine
O2B Kids
UF College of Medicine
Florida Department of Health
RGF Trust
Visit Gainesville/Alachua County
Florida Musuem of Natural History
Law Office of Robert Rush
VyStar Credit Union
Flying Biscuit
Santa Fe College
Wild Birds Unlimited
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bloom when ANTIQUES ROADSHOW visits the Grounds For Sculpture. (Part 2/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from St. Louis. A 1901 “Longest Bearded Man” banner, Chaucer book from 1602 and 15th c. Bodhisattva bronze. (Part 1/3) 10:00 Independent Lens Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness. Brilliant researchers take you on a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness. 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
26 — Tuesday 8:00 We Remember: Songs of Survivors Holocaust survivors partner with songwriters to turn their life experiences into powerful music for a community concert. The resulting songs, filled with joy and healing, celebrate the extraordinary lives of this resilient generation. 9:00 Rise of the Nazis The Home Front. After Stalingrad, Hitler’s stress intensifies. For once there is no master plan. Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany back from the abyss. 10:00 FRONTLINE 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
27 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Portugal: Wild Land on the Edge. Discover the wildlife and landscapes of Portugal, impacted by its history as a global trading hub. From forest to coast, witness the majesty of the country’s wild horses, storks, monk seals and more. 9:00 NOVA Can We Cool the Planet. Scientists look to geoengineering and other methods to cool the planet. 10:00 Forever Wild It is nearly the 3 million acres that New York has decreed “shall forever be kept as wild forest lands”. This treasured natural resource is a prime habitat for wildlife; a source of pure water; a recreational playground for millions of people. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
We Remember: Songs of Survivors April 26 at 8 p.m. 28 — Thursday 8:00 This Old House Saratoga Springs. It’s off to the races on a new project in Saratoga Springs, NY. Meet the homeowners and builder. 8:30 Ask This Old House DIY Birdbath, Dog Chew Wood Repair. Jenn suggest plants for different zones inside house; Heath explains right way to drill holes for wires; Tom builds a beehive. 9:00 Country Music Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972). Country music draws artists to Nashville, Tenn., as the war in Vietnam wages on; Kris Kristofferson sets a lyrical standard; Bob Dylan and The Byrds, among others, come to Nashville, Tenn., to record. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Ask This Old House 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
29 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Greater Good 9:00 Great Performances Now Hear This: New American Voices. Host Scott Yoo explores how American composers are inspired by their immigrant roots today through two composers: Brazilian-born Sergio Assad and Indian American Reena Esmail. 10:00 International Jazz Day Celebration 2022 Jazz stars from around the globe come together to celebrate the unifying power of music. Hosted by Michael Douglas and featuring unforgettable performances by Herbie Hancock,
Andra Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller and many more. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Amanpour & Company 1:00 Greater Good
30 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Grounds for Sculpture, Hour 2. See listing on 4/25 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Midsomer Murders Red in Tooth & Claw. When Barnaby and Winter find a dead body covered in live rabbits, a sinister side to the local pet show is revealed. Is this a case of rivalry taken too far? 9:30 Unforgotten, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode Five: Cassie and Sunny finally get closer to some truth about the night Hayley disappeared and the case takes a devastating turn for Cassie. 10:30 David Holt’s State of Music 11:00 Austin City Limits The War and Treaty; Ruthie Foster.
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