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WSIU Honors Top Student Employees for 2016-2017 Photos: Monica Tichenor, Katrina Stackhouse, WSIU Radio
TV Student of the Year
Alexandria Wilks (center) with WSIU’s Abby Hargrave (left) and Greg Petrowich (right)
Student Service Award
Joshua Knight (center) with WSIU’s Juli Roznowski (left) and Greg Petrowich (right)
FM Student of the Year
The late Alex Kierstead (right) on the job in 2016. Award presented posthumously.
Student Service Award
Kevin Runyan (center), with WSIU’s Beth Spezia (left) and Greg Petrowich (right)
Student Service Award
Pearl Franz (second from left) and WSIU’s Katrina Stackhouse, Monica Tichenor & Greg Petrowich.
Lee D. O’ Brien Award
Zach Barrett (center) with WSIU’s Mark St. George (left) and Greg Petrowich (right)
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CREATURES OF THE PHOTO ARK Follow renowned National Geographic photographer JOEL SARTORE as he documents threatened species at zoos, in nature preserves, and in the wild. Scientists and naturalists reveal surprising and important information about why ensuring the future of these animals is so critical.
TUE • 8PM
(repeats 7/4, 10pm)
JULY 18 - AUG 1
(repeats 8:30pm, TV only)
A CAPITOL FOURTH also airs live on WSIU RADIO from 7-9PM. Hosted by NPR’s Korva Coleman.
Photo: Keith Lamond
NATURE’S GREAT RACE Captured in real-time, using the latest satellite-tracking and filming technology, NATURE’S GREAT RACE gives unparalleled access to the great obstacles facing individual herds of caribou, zebra, and elephants – from treacherous terrain to merciless predators – as they risk danger and death in a race for their lives.
Photo: BBC/PBS
Hosted by Chris and Martin Kratt, the PBS/BBC series WILD ALASKA LIVE turns the cameras on thousands of the world’s wildest animals as they gather to take part in Alaska’s amazing summer feast.
PBS.ORG/WILDALASKALIVE #ALASKALIVE
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MON, JULY 24 6:30am & 2:30pm
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JULY 12 - JULY 26
Photo: Peter Sinkins
WILD KRATTS ALASKA. While creature adventuring in Alaska, one of Aviva’s inventions falls overboard and attaches to a sockeye salmon, jumpstarting a wild chase upriver.
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July 2017
ENLIGHTENING
REMEMBER ME
THE ECLIPSE
Watch Michael Palin’s portrayal of pensioner Tom Parfitt, who stages a fall in his eerie Yorkshire åresidential care, leading to a chilling and macabre mystery.
SUN • 9PM
Photo: ITV Studios Global Entertainment
JULY 16-JULY 30
WSIU, AREA LIBRARIES TO HOST SUMMER READING EVENTS Learning doesn’t take a vacation just because kids are out of school for the summer. That’s why WSIU is partnering with area public libraries to present fun – and FREE! – summer reading activities based on this year’s PBS KIDS SUMMER OF ADVENTURE theme and iREAD’s summer reading program, READING BY DESIGN. WSIU’s Literacy Van, made possible by John A. Logan College, will be at the events. WSIU also will provide free Summer of Adventure activity booklets and bookmarks. Upcoming events include:
THU, JULY 6, 9AM • CHRISTOPHER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Theme: PBS KIDS Summer of Adventure
FRI, JULY 7, 10AM • ELDORADO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Theme: Reading by Design, with Bob the Builder
WED, JULY 19, 1:30PM • ROYALTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Theme: PBS KIDS Summer of Adventure
For additional details, contact BETH SPEZIA at (618) 453-5595 or beth.spezia@wsiu.org. Watch for updates about WSIU’s summer reading events online at wsiu.org and facebook.com/wsiuliteracy. This national advocacy day promotes summer reading and learning in school-age children. Visit the website shown below for a calendar listing of related events in your area, a summer meals locator, and other user-friendly resources designed to keep kids healthy and engaged all summer long.
SUMMERLEARNING.ORG/SUMMER-LEARNING-DAY
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On WSIU Radio
7:44AM & 4:44PM
DAVE DARDIS, artist and owner of Rainmaker Art in Makanda, Ill., has painted an orange line marking ground zero of the upcoming Solar Eclipse, running from the asphalt of the Makanda Boardwalk directly into his studio. Dardis shares his excitement about the August 21st Eclipse and the people who will visit the area in a lively conversation with WSIU’s KEVIN BOUCHER. We also hear from Boardwalk shoppers from across the region as they share their thoughts about the upcoming celestial event.
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What makes summer songs so memorable? And what do they tell us about ourselves? Join AMERICAN EXPERIENCE online every Friday this summer as they craft a mixtape featuring top summer songs from the past 50+ years, as identified by more than a dozen music writers. Listen and read along at PBS.ORG/ SUMMERSONGS. And share your favorites on Twitter and
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Instagram using the hashtag #SongsOfTheSummer! NPR will showcase summer tunes in July, as well, but with an international flair. Listen to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, weekdays from 3-7pm on WSIU Radio all month long to hear NPR’s international correspondents share what songs are shaping up to be the “Song of the Summer” in their base country.
Join us SEPT 23-24 at the SIU Student Center Ballrooms for WSIU’S CLASSIC VINYL & MEDIA SALE, held this year in conjunction with Morris Library’s annual book sale. Want to donate items? Contact JEFF WILLIAMS at (618) 453-6170. DuQuoin Public Library
Olney Chamber of Commerce
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PROGRAM LISTINGS
July 2017 5
1 Saturday
The Statue of Liberty.CC David McCullough narrates this Ken Burns film chronicling the creation and history of the Statue of Liberty. 5pm PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC 5:30 The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations.CC Lloyd Blankfein. Financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein talks with Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein about Blankfein’s career and personal story. 6pm My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece.CC Francis goes poaching, and Rose stands up for justice. Part 2/5. 7pm Globe Trekker.CC Food Hour: Ireland. Bobby Chinn samples oysters in Galway and fishes for salmon in Connemara. 8pm Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece. CC See photo on this page. Part 1/3. (R) 9:30 Klocked: Women with Horsepower.CC Travel to Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats to meet women motorcycle land speed record holders Laura Klock and her two daughters, Erika and Karlee Cobb. 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Band of Horses; Parker Millsap. 11pm Lost River Sessions.CC Carl Johnson & Rock Creek Bluegrass. 11:30 Lost River Sessions.CC J.D. Wilkes; Eddie & Alonzo Pennington.
7 Friday
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2 Sunday 3pm
Forgotten Ellis Island.CC Elliott Gould narrates this film about the abandoned immigrant hospital on Ellis Island, the largest port of entry to the U.S. 4pm Anthem.CC Historians and music experts discuss the story behind Francis Scott Key’s writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” 5pm Scholastic Hi-Q.CC Carbondale vs. O’Fallon. 5:30 Expressions.CC Rob Lorenz. This young artist, who listens to heavy metal music while working, produces some of the finest traditional pottery pieces in the region. 6pm Father Brown.CC The Invisible Man. The circus brings death to Kembleford when a clown is murdered. Part 3/15. 7pm My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece.CC Find out if Nurse Tillie comes to the rescue in time. Capt. Dreyfuss gives Rose a heads-up. Part 3/5. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece.CC Geordie and Sidney must determine if an illness affecting villagers is an accident or something more sinister. Part 3/7. 9pm Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece. CC A breach of police protocol complicates the investigation into a young girl’s murder. Part 2/3. 10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC Star & Micey. 11pm The Kate.CC Maurice Hines.
3 Monday 7pm 8pm
Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Austin. Highlights include an H. Siddons Mowbray painting and Marilyn Monroe photos. Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Milwaukee. Get updates on a Tiffany lamp, now valued up to $30,000.
7pm 7:30 8pm
Photo: ITV Studios and NoHo Film & Television
PRIME SUSPECT: TENNISON. Sundays 9pm through July 9. Jane Tennison turns the head of her boss, DI Bradfield, but also impresses him with her instincts. She’s soon immersed in her first murder investigation. (Repeats Saturdays at 8pm) POV.CC The War Show. Obaidah Zytoon captures the fate of Syria through the intimate lens of a circle of friends. 10:30 3,2,1 Fireworks.CC Follow fireworks from their birthplace in China to their final display at the U.S. Capitol on July 4th. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 9pm
4 Tuesday 7pm
A Capitol Fourth (2017).CC Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, Phillipa Soo, and Trace Adkins are among the stars who join host John Stamos for our nation’s 241st birthday party. 8:30 A Capitol Fourth (2017).CC (R) See tonight at 7pm. 10pm Anthem.CC (R) See 7/2 at 4pm. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
5 Wednesday
Big Pacific.CC Voracious. See how the challenge of finding food drives all life in the Pacific. Part 3/5. 8pm Great Yellowstone Thaw.CC Learn if the Great Gray owl family survives a major fire in the Beartooth Mountains. Part 3/3. 9pm NOVA.CC Making North America: Human. Discover the human story of vast wealth – and lethal risks – hidden in North America’s landscape. Part 3/3. 10pm Globe Trekker.CC Hawaii. Globe Trekker Zoe D’Amato sets out to explore The Big Island, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
6 Thursday
Father Brown.CC The Sign of the Broken Sword. A murder using a legendary sword leads Father Brown to investigate another death at Dunkirk 13 years ago. Part 4/15. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece.CC Part 3/7. (R) See 7/2 at 8pm. 9pm The Tunnel: Sabotage.CC Learn why a soundbite from the plane’s black box suggests a terrifying possibility. Part 2/8. 10pm Expressions.CC Rob Lorenz. (R) See 7/2 at 5:30pm. 10:30 Craftsman’s Legacy.CC The Ceramist. Master ceramist David MacDonald molds a magnificent bowl. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
Washington Week.CC BBC Newsnight.CC Great British Baking Show.CC Pastry. Recipes include Danish pastry, a classic tart, and a bite-size showstopper. Part 5/10. 9pm Billy Joel: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize.CC Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, and Natalie Maines pay tribute to Billy Joel, winner of the 2014 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. 10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC The Nightowls. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
8 Saturday 5:30
The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations.CC Warren Buffett. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett talks about mentors and how his wife’s death led to a $30-billion phone call to Bill Gates. 6pm My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece.CC Part 3/5. (R) See 7/2 at 7pm. 7pm Globe Trekker.CC Hawaii. (R) See 7/5 at 10pm. 8pm Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece. CC Part 2/3. (R) See 7/2 at 9pm. 9:30 Emery Blagdon and His Healing Machine. CC See a profile of Nebraska artist, Emery Blagdon, who created art he believed could generate natural energy and heal the sick. 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Cyndi Lauper. 11pm Lost River Sessions.CC Tim Easton. 11:30 Lost River Sessions.CC Mount Victor Revue.
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Arts in Context.CC Passing It Forward. See how the Tapestry Dance Company honors and advances the tradition of tap dance. 5:30 Expressions.CC Justin Vancil. Designer/ builder Justin Vancil creates everything from elegant dinner tables to razor sharp knives carved from a solid piece of wood. 6pm Father Brown.CC The Sign of the Broken Sword. Part 4/15. (R) See 7/6 at 7pm. 7pm My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece.CC Learn Capt. Dreyfuss’ plan to thwart advances from Rose’s sister, Vera. Emma gets man advice. Part 4/5. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece. CC Sidney and Geordie must determine the connection between a murder and a number of post office robberies. Part 4/7. 9pm Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece. CC Investigations around the murder of Julie Ann Collins and the robbery plan of the Bentley family come to a head. Part 3/3. 10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC South Memphis String Band. 11pm The Kate.CC Rosanne Cash. 5pm
10 Monday 7pm 8pm 9pm
Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Cleveland. Highlights include a 1979 Kent State apology and a Patek Philippe pocket watch. Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Rochester. Among the items reappraised are a Frank Zappa painting and a van Munster violin. POV.CC Last Men in Aleppo. After five years of war in Syria, the remaining citizens of Aleppo are readying themselves for a siege.
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PROGRAM LISTINGS
July 2017
11 Tuesday
Story of China.CC The Last Empire; The Age of Revolution. Journey back in time to see the splendor of the last Chinese dynasty, the Qing, and witness the fateful First Opium War. Parts 5-6/6. 9pm Frontline.CC Terror in Europe. As Europe reels from attacks in multiple countries, top counter-terror officials describe their battle to contain Islamist terrorism. 10pm Audubon.CC This film tells the story of John James Audubon, a self-taught painter and ornithologist whose legacy of art and science endures to this day. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
12 Wednesday
Big Pacific.CC Passionate. See how the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors and adaptations. Part 4/5. 8pm Nature’s Great Race.CC Elephants. Follow the annual gathering of a thousand elephants in northern Kenya. Part 1/3. 9pm NOVA.CC Mystery of Easter Island. See a fresh investigation of this remote speck of rock that has mystified the world for centuries. 10pm Globe Trekker.CC Papua New Guinea Islands. Explore the traditions and WWII past of the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
13 Thursday
Father Brown.CC The Last Man. Father Brown must prove the innocence of a cricket captain framed for murder. Part 5/15. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece.CC Part 4/7. (R) See 7/9 at 8pm. 9pm The Tunnel: Sabotage.CC Elise uncovers worrying facts about a passenger, while Karl makes a major breakthrough. Part 3/8. 10pm Expressions.CC Justin Vancil. (R) See 7/9 at 5:30pm. 10:30 Craftsman’s Legacy.CC The Fly Rod Makers. Meet master bamboo fly rod makers Jeff Wagner and Casimira Orlowski. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
14 Friday 7pm 7:30 8pm
Washington Week. CC BBC Newsnight.CC Great British Baking Show.CC Botanical. Seven remaining bakers tackle three challenges inspired by nature. Part 6/10. 9pm Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize.CC Rosanne Cash, Edie Brickell, Paul Simon, Alison Krauss, and Neil Young pay tribute to singer and songwriter Willie Nelson, the 2015 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. 10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC The Americans. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Louisville. Among the items reappraised are a 19thcentury folk art jug and James Dean’s high school yearbook. 9pm POV.CC Presenting Princess Shaw. See photo on this page. 10:30 Never Too Late.CC Shad Blair, a 36-year-old plumber in Stevensville, Mont., fulfills his dream of playing pro basketball. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 8pm
10:30 Grey Ambition.CC Meet a group of Canadian seniors who are taking their brain power to new levels long after retirement. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
Photo: Ido Haar
POV: PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW Monday, July 17, 9pm. View the true story of Princess Shaw, an aspiring musician down on her luck, who inspired internationally famous YouTube artist, Kutiman, to create a magical collaboration.
15 Saturday 5:30
The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations.CC Bill Gates. Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates reflects on “the gospel of software” and how his wife changed his life. 6pm My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece.CC Part 4/5. (R) See 7/9 at 7pm. 7pm Globe Trekker.CC Papua New Guinea Islands. (R) See 7/12 at 10pm. 8pm Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece. CC Part 3/3. (R) See 7/9 at 9pm. 9:30 Arnold Knows Me: The Tommy Kono Story. CC Hear the story of Olympian Tommy Kono, the most decorated American weightlifter in the sport’s history, who as a child was incarcerated an internment camp in the U.S. during WWII. 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Cece Winans; St. Paul & The Broken Bones. 11pm Lost River Sessions.CC Lucette. 11:30 Lost River Sessions.CC Red Ember.
16 Sunday
Arts in Context.CC The House of Songs. American Troy Campbell brings together a group of songwriters to bridge cultures. 5:30 Expressions.CC Laurie Blakely. Learn about artist Laurie Blakely’s Healing Hands Project (www.healinghandsart.com). 6pm Father Brown.CC The Last Man. Part 5/15. (R) See 7/13 at 7pm. 7pm My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece.CC Tillie tries to stop the Captain and Rose from making a terrible mistake. Part 5/5. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece. CC Find out what happens when a young woman’s death is covered up. Part 5/7. 9pm Remember Me.CC After Tom (Michael Palin) enters assisted living, a social worker falls to her death. Part 1/3. 10pm Sun Studio Sessions.CC Jason D. Williams. 10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage. 11pm Infinity Hall Live.CC The Revivalists. 5pm
17 Monday 7pm
Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Seattle. Highlights include a 1937 Birger Sandzen landscape and Babe Ruth-signed photos.
18 Tuesday 7pm
Weekend in Havana.CC Geoffrey Baer experiences the color, culture, and history of Cuba’s beautiful and seductive capitol. 8pm Rare – Creatures of the Photo Ark.CC Joel Sartore travels to Madagascar and the Florida Keys on his mission to photograph the world’s endangered animals. Part 1/3. 9pm Frontline.CC Life on Parole. Follow former prisoners through the challenges of their first year on parole. 10pm Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music.CC Gordon Getty is a brilliant economist and influential philanthropist, but he credits his passion for music composition for lifting the curse of his family’s inherited wealth. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
19 Wednesday
Big Pacific.CC Behind the Scenes. Explore the highlights and challenges of wildlife filmmaking. Part 5/5. 8pm Nature’s Great Race.CC Caribou. Join 100,000 caribou as they migrate through 3,000 miles of Arctic wilderness. Part 2/3. 9pm NOVA.CC Life’s Rocky Start. Discover how the rocks beneath our feet were essential to jump-starting life on earth. 10pm Globe Trekker.CC Food Hour: The Story of Beef. Kate Comer and Zay Harding tell the story behind the world’s favorite red meat. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
20 Thursday
Father Brown.CC The Upcott Fraternity. Father Brown witnesses the apparent suicide of a seminary student. Part 6/15. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece.CC Part 5/7. (R) See 7/16 at 8pm. 9pm The Tunnel: Sabotage.CC Listen in on DC Borowski’s interview with an intriguing, cheroot-smoking witness. Laura receives a disturbing package. Part 4/8. 10pm Expressions.CC Laurie Blakely. (R) See 7/16 at 5:30pm. 10:30 Craftsman’s Legacy.CC The Metal Shaper. Metal shaper and host Eric Gorges makes a motorcycle fender while being interviewed by master blacksmith Lorelei Sims. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
21 Friday 7pm 7:30 8pm
9pm
Washington Week.CC BBC Newsnight.CC Great British Baking Show.CC Desserts. The six bakers roll out their skills, prepare a tricky French confection, and hold a mousse marathon. Part 7/10. Soundstage.CC Regina Spektor.
PROGRAM LISTINGS
July 2017 7 Great British Baking Show.CC Masterclass. Recipes: Madeira cake, biscotti, Plait, and Black Forest Gateau. 10pm Rick Steves Special.CC Rome, Eternally Engaging. Rick Steves visits Bernini’s Baroque Rome and the Vatican. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
9pm
10pm John Glenn: A Life of Service.CC Gain new insights about retired U.S. Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and U.S. Senator John Glenn in this one-hour special. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
22 Saturday 5:30
The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations.CC Eric Schmidt. Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt shares how Google culture changed his views of leadership. 6pm My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece.CC Part 5/5. (R) See 7/16 at 7pm. 7pm Globe Trekker.CC Food Hour: The Story of Beef. (R) See 7/19 at 10pm. 8pm Churchill’s Secret on Masterpiece.CC Michael Gambon stars as Winston Churchill in this dramatization of Churchill’s lifethreatening stroke in 1953. 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Ryan Adams; Jenny Lewis. 11pm In Performance at the White House.CC Women of Soul. President and Mrs. Obama welcome Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Janelle Monae, and other women of soul.
23 Sunday
Arts in Context.CC Shakespeare on the Farm. En Route Productions brings Shakespeare to rural audiences at Rain Lily Farm in Austin, Texas. 5:30 Expressions.CC Jennifer Kaiser. Meet Jennifer Kaiser of Jeniflower’s Gallery in Pinckneyville, Ill. who uses a blowtorch to create unique copper jewelry. 6pm Father Brown.CC The Upcott Fraternity. Part 6/15. (R) See 7/20 at 7pm. 7pm Wild Alaska Live.CC The Kratt Brothers co-host this live 3-part event documenting what happens in the Alaskan wilderness in late July and how it impacts animal survival for the rest of the year. Part 1/3. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece. CC Sidney and Geordie both try to right a wrong. Part 6/7. 9pm Remember Me.CC See how Hannah’s nightmares about water and drowning foreshadow unusual events. Part 2/3. 10pm Sun Studio Sessions.CC Margo Price. 10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC Reverend John Wilkins. 11pm Infinity Hall Live.CC The Weight Band. 5pm
24 Monday
Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Kansas City. Highlights include an 18th-century flambe Meiping vase. 8pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Hartford. Revisit the value of items such as a 1915 Coca-Cola jigsaw puzzle. 9pm POV.CC Joe’s Violin; Shalom Italia. A donated violin forges a friendship between a Holocaust survivor and a Bronx schoolgirl. Three brothers seek the cave where they hid as children to escape the Nazis. 10:30 Emery Blagdon and His Healing Machine. CC (R) See 7/8 at 9:30pm. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
Photo: From Story of a Family.
TV FAMILY. Saturday, July 29, 6pm. A Texas family reflects on the forgotten television documentary produced about them in 1960, describing how the program both mirrored and distorted the reality of their lives.
25 Tuesday
American Experience.CC Summer of Love. View a complex portrait of the peak of the 1960s counter-culture movement. 8pm Rare – Creatures of the Photo Ark.CC Meet the Iberian lynx, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle, and the Cross River gorilla. Part 2/3. 9pm Frontline.CC Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria. Learn about antibiotic-resistant infections, which are predicted to kill more people than cancer by 2050. 10pm The Heiress and Her Chateau.CC Meet the women who built California’s 100-year-old, 100-room Chateau Carolands. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
26 Wednesday 7pm
Wild Alaska Live.CC See description on 7/23 at 7pm. Part 2/3. 8pm Nature’s Great Race.CC Zebra. Witness the journey of thousands of zebra as they brave the Botswana wilderness. Part 3/3. 9pm NOVA.CC Wild Ways. Newly established wildlife corridors are offering hope to our planet’s endangered species. 10pm Globe Trekker.CC Food Hour: The Story of Beer. Judith Jones discovers the story of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
27 Thursday
Father Brown.CC The Kembleford Boggart. Tensions mount when the father of a young writer is found dead. Part 7/15. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece.CC Part 6/7. (R) See 7/23 at 8pm. 9pm The Tunnel: Sabotage.CC Elise struggles to face her past. Part 5/8. 10pm Expressions.CC Jennifer Kaiser. (R) See 7/23 at 5:30pm. 10:30 Chef Paul Prudhomme: Louisiana Legend. CC Celebrate the life of the late chef, restaurateur, and author Paul Prudhomme. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
28 Friday 7pm 7:30 8pm
Washington Week. CC BBC Newsnight.CC Great British Baking Show.CC Tudor Week. Recipes: savory stuffed pie, biscuits, and marzipan. Part 8/10.
29 Saturday 5:30
The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations.CC Kenneth Chenault. American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault talks about the gamble early in his career that paid off. 6pm TV Family.CC See photo on this page. 7pm Globe Trekker.CC Food Hour: The Story of Beer. (R) See 7/26 at 10pm. 8pm Janis Joplin: American Masters.CC Amy Berg presents an honest and sympathetic portrait of the complicated, driven, often beleaguered legendary singer Janis Joplin. 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Sam Smith; Future Islands. 11pm Childsplay: A Story of Fiddlers, Fiddles and a Fiddle Maker.CC This 2013 concert showcases the passion, artistry, and authenticity of the fiddle choir Childsplay.
30 Sunday
Arts in Context.CC A’lante. A’lante Flamenco honors the Latin American roots of flamenco dance. 5:30 Expressions.CC Karen Fiorino and David Hammond. Ceramic artist Karen Fiorino of Clay Lick Creek Pottery and landscape photographer David Hammond update host Najjar Abdul-Musawwir on their latest artistic endeavors. 6pm Father Brown.CC The Kembleford Boggart. Part 7/15. (R) See 7/27 at 7pm. 7pm Wild Alaska Live.CC See description on 7/23 at 7pm. Part 3/3. 8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece.CC A boy goes missing and the entire village heads out in search of him. Part 7/7. 9pm Remember Me.CC As the true meaning of Scarborough Fair emerges, Tom faces a terrible decision. Part 3/3. 10pm Sun Studio Sessions.CC Farewell Angelina. 10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory. 11pm Infinity Hall Live.CC Snarky Puppy. 5pm
31 Monday
Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Charlotte. Highlights include reappraisals of Spanish earrings and a dragonfly brooch. 8pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Richmond. Revisit the value of a Cartier desk clock and 1956 World Series baseballs. 9pm POV.CC Memories of a Penitent Heart. Follow filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo’s excavation of a conflict around her uncle’s death during the AIDS crisis. 10pm Alzheimer’s: The Caregiver’s Perspective. CC Caregivers and family members explain the challenges of caring for loved ones who can no longer function safely on their own. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm
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