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August 2017

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August 2017 • VOL. 37, NO. 2

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Susan Tulis, Interim President, Carbondale; 1st Vice President, Vacant (TBD); Robin Haller, 2nd Vice President, Carbondale; Martha Cropper, Secretary, Murphysboro; Mary Ann Kellerman, Cape Girardeau, MO; Carol Burns, Candis Isberner, Sumera Mahkdoom, ˙Greg Petrowich (Ex-officio), Michael Ruiz, Marleigh Stewart, Carbondale; Kristina Benson, Du Quoin; Tom Britton, Makanda; Andrea Brown, Marion; Jolene Falat, Lane Hudgins, Susie Phillips, R. J. Robertson, Murphysboro.

PLANETARY RADIO LIVE • SUN, AUG 20,

WSIU RADIO 5-6:30PM

National radio show and panel discussion led by MAT KAPLAN streamed live from SIU’s Shryock Auditorium. Music by Jenny Johnson. FREE, BUT TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. Reserve space now through the SIU Ticket Office at (618) 453-2000 or SIUSALUKIS.COM.

ENLIGHTENING THE ECLIPSE • MON, AUG 21, 7:44AM, 4:44PM

WSIU Radio News Director JENNIFER FULLER talks with The Planetary Society’s MAT KAPLAN, host of the public radio series PLANETARY RADIO, about what to expect during the Solar Eclipse.

ECLIPSE COVERAGE BY NASA WSIU TELEVISION LIVE MON, AUG 21, 10AM-3:30PM

Featuring NASA scientists, some stationed at SIU’s Saluki Stadium.

NOVA: SOLAR ECLIPSE • MON, AUG 21, 8-9PM

Follow current research into the solar corona. Repeats 8/23, 7pm.

THE FARTHEST – VOYAGER IN SPACE • WED, AUG 23, 8-10PM

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Learn how NASA’s Voyager missions, launched in 1977, changed our understanding of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

INTERACTIVE STORY MAP Relive Eclipse Day activities at SIU with WSIU’s interactive story map featuring photos, media clips, and interviews. Share your Eclipse Day images on social media using the hashtag #EclipseWSIU. Watch for an online photo album link at WSIU.ORG/ECLIPSE!

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PBS

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ENDEAVOUR

SEASON 4

IRELAND’S WILD COAST

SUNDAYS 8PM • AUG 20-SEPT 10

Join Emmy Award-winning wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson as he travels along Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coast, providing insights into the wild animals and wild places of Blasket Island.

It’s the summer of 1967, and the effects of the Cold War and sixties counterculture are being felt in Oxford. Endeavour waits to hear the result of his Sergeant’s Exam and self-medicates to numb his heartache over Joan. Meanwhile, Thursday and Win deal with their own sense of grief.

Wed, Aug 2 • 7-9pm

EMMYLOU HARRIS

AT THE RYMAN TUE, AUG 22, 7PM Twenty years after Princess Diana’s death, the new film DIANA reveals her story in her own words. What emerges is the narrative of a shy young girl who stepped onto the world stage in 1980 and departed in 1997 as its most famous woman.

Photo: Mario Testino

AUG 3 – MORNING EDITION (WEEKDAYS 4-9AM) Sarah McCammon, Kansas City, Missouri AUG 5 – WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY (7-9AM) Richard Gonzales, Richmond, California [at left] AUG 13 – WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY (7-9AM) Kirk Siegler, Valentine, Nebraska AUG 30 – ALL THINGS CONSIDERED (WEEKDAYS 3-7PM) Cheryl Corley, Harvey, Illinois Note that NPR correspondent Jeff Brady’s story on his home town of Gold Beach, Oregon aired during WEEKEND EDITION on July 22. You can listen online at npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-saturday.

Photo: Steve Lowry/ Ryman Archives

NEW PLEDGE SHOW

Climate Change Around the World Photo: Shutterstock

Photo: Steve Barrett

NPR correspondents explore how things have changed in their hometowns in this series airing during MORNING EDITION and ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. Coming up:

AUG 5

Celebrate 125 years of live entertainment at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium with Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers.

REPEATS AUG 10, 7PM See listings on pages 5-7 and on WSIU.ORG to see all TV specials airing Aug 1-13.

NPR News Specials on WSIU Radio Going Home

SAT 9PM

Hear portraits of the people, communities, and countries struggling with rising sea levels, warmer temperatures, increased rainfall, drought, and more. Additional episodes aired throughout July and are available online at npr.org.

AUG 6 – DURING WEEKEND EDITION (SAT/SUN 7-9AM) Joanna Kakissis reports from the Greek island of Tilos [see photo] in the Aegean Sea, which in September is set to be the first Mediterranean island powered entirely by renewable energy.

AUG 13 – DURING WEEKEND EDITION (SAT/SUN 7-9AM) The first natural history museum in the Middle East is opening in the fall in Tel Aviv, bankrolled by Michael Steinhart, an American with one of the world’s most impressive private zoos in his backyard.

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August 2017

WSIU Wraps Up 2016-17 Season seeking careers on stage and in film and television. In 2010, Calcaterra started the acting workshop “Act Out,” which tackles the challenges of the LGBTQ actor.

On Saturday, June 17, WSIU and the CARBONDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY wrapped up the 2016-17 season of INDIE LENS POP-UP with a screening of the INDEPENDENT LENS film, REAL BOY. The moving film follows the journey of Bennett, a transgender teen on a journey to find his voice as a musician, a son, and a man.

Approximately 35 people attended the screening. A discussion was led by Herrin, Illinois native and actor and performance coach BRAD CALCATERRA, founder and creative director of THE STUDIO in New York City. The organization provides professional support to actors

Photo above (l-r): Diana Sussman, Director, Carbondale Public Library; Brad Calcaterra, discussion moderator and owner of The Studio in New York City; Beth Spezia, WSIU Outreach Coordinator.

On Friday, June 16, Calcaterra also directed a free performance workshop for area youth ages 13-19 at the Rainbow Café in Carbondale. Over 40 youth learned ways to explore and share their creative energies freely and openly, while honing their performance skills.

Participants also enjoyed giveaways and prize drawings.

Many thanks to this season’s project partners, including the CARBONDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY, the BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CARBONDALE, the SIU CARBONDALE DEBATE TEAM, the SIU SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY, the PEACE COALITION OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, and the RAINBOW CAFÉ.

Watch for news about the next season of INDIE LENS POP-UP later this fall. If you have questions or comments, contact Beth Spezia at (618) 453-5595.

Photos: Monica Tichenor

WSIU & PBS KIDS ECLIPSE ACTIVITIES

eclipse August 21, 2017

WSIU will participate in the CROSSROADS ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EXPO on AUG 20-21 from 9AM-5PM at the SIU ARENA, featuring PBS KIDS space science activities, the WSIU Literacy Van, giveaways, and more. Find us in the Children’s Discovery Zone, where kids can explore moonbuggies, flight simulators, the StarLab Planetarium, and other interactive activities. Watch FACEBOOK. COM/WSIULITERACY for updates.

TUNE IN – Watch Ready, Jet, Go! Total Eclipse of the Sunspot; Sean’s Year in Space TUE, AUG 15 @ 1PM on WSIU-TV

NEW PBS KIDS SPECIAL

AUG 14, AUG 16 & AUG 18 • 1PM Ready Jet Go! Back to Bortron

When Jet’s parents need to return to their home planet, Sean and Sydney travel with the Propulsion family to Bortron 7, the seventh planet orbiting a make-believe red dwarf star called Bortron.

WSIU AT THE SIU FAMILY CARNIVAL

WSIU will participate in the SIU FAMILY CARNIVAL, a Back-toSchool event on SAT, AUG 26 FROM 10AM-12PM at the SIU RECREATIONAL CENTER. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Superheroes.” Enjoy PBS KIDS activities and giveaways, and meet and take photos with costume character Super WHY!

PROGRAM LISTINGS

August 2017 5

1 Tuesday

Boys of ‘36: American Experience.CC Explore the thrilling story of the American rowing team that triumphed at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany.

8pm Rare – Creatures of the Photo Ark.CC Photographer Joel Sartore travels to Budapest, Prague, and New Zealand to document bizarre, rare insects. Part 3/3.

9pm Frontline.CC The Vaccine War. Join an investigation into the science and politics of vaccine safety.

10pm National Geographic Bee.CC The country’s top fourth- to eighth-graders vie for the National Geographic Bee crown and the top prize of a $50,000 college scholarship.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

9pm

60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music).CC Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits and the late Davy Jones of The Monkees host this concert featuring performances by Paul Revere & The Raiders, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, and Jefferson Starship.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

7pm

2 Wednesday 7pm

9pm

Ireland’s Wild Coast.CC See article on page three.

NOVA.CC Secrets of the Sky Tombs. A team of scientists uncovers ancient secrets of the first people to settle the Himalayas.

10pm Globe Trekker.CC Myanmar. Megan McCormick visits the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the most revered Buddhist temple in the country.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

3 Thursday

Father Brown.CC The Lair of the Libertines.

Father Brown and his friends are stranded with a group of hedonists at a hotel where the dish of the day is death. Part 8/15.

8pm Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece.

CC Sidney, Geordie, Leonard, and Mrs. Maguire all take steps in a new direction.

Part 7/7. (R) 9pm The Tunnel: Sabotage.CC The connection between Elise and Eryka intensifies. An anonymous package gives the investigation its biggest breakthrough yet. Part 6/8.

10pm Expressions.CC Karen Fiorino; David Hammond. Karen Fiorino of Clay Lick Creek Pottery gives an update on the exciting projects she’s worked on since we last checked in with her. Photographer David Hammond returns to Expressions to share more of his beautiful landscape photos.

10:30 American Barn Stories and Other Tales from the Heartlands.CC Enjoy this look at the people, places, and old barns of the American Midwest. Meet Iowa high schoolers who save an old barn and see an old-fashioned barn raising.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm

4 Friday 7pm 7:30 8pm

9pm

Washington Week.CC BBC Newsnight.CC Great British Baking Show 4.CC Patisserie.

The remaining bakers bash and fold pastry, make yeast cake, and prepare a multiple mini-cake bake. Part 9/10.

Great British Baking Show 4.CC The Final.

The finalists wrestle with meringues, undertake a British classic, and tackle their most complex challenge. Part 10/10.

8 Tuesday 7pm

Photo: Stephanie Miller

THE TEXAS TENORS: RISE. Saturday, August 12, 2:30pm. America’s favorite tenors perform a tribute to Les Misérables, selections from Phantom of the Opera, and classic rock, pop, and country favorites. (Repeats 8/13, 10:30pm) 10pm TV Family.CC A Texas family reflects on the forgotten television documentary produced about them in 1960. (R) 11pm Charlie Rose.CC

5 Saturday 4pm

Celtic Thunder Legacy.CC The global Irish singing sensation delivers the best of their ensemble numbers with selections from their nine tours to date.

6pm Great Performances.CC Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages. Celebrate Pavarotti’s career with classic performances, including duets with Bono, Sting, and Eric Clapton.

7:30 Folk Legends: Isn’t This A Time!CC Treasure this last concert with legends Peter, Paul and Mary, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and The Weavers.

9pm Emmylou Harris – At the Ryman.CC See article on page three.

10:30 Get Down Tonight – The Disco Explosion (My Music).CC Enjoy performances by KC & The Sunshine Band, The Trammps, Yvonne Elliman, Tavares, and other disco-era stars.

6 Sunday 4:30

Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents).CC This film traces the lives and career of brother-and-sister pop duo Karen and Richard Carpenter.

6pm Ethan Bortnick: Generations of Music.

CC This talented young virtuoso performs with special guests Peter Yarrow, Bethany Yarrow, and Rufus Cappadocia.

7:30 Classical Rewind (My Music).CC Experience the beauty of classic musical masterpieces set to iconic nature images.

9pm American Epic Sessions.CC Jack White and T Bone Burnett recreate America’s musical past using a recording lathe. Guests include Willie Nelson, Alabama Shakes, and Beck.

11pm Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller.CC American Sampler. Tom Hanks hosts this new celebration of filmmaker Ken Burns, aptly described as “America’s storyteller.”

7 Monday 7pm

Magic Moments – The Best of 50’s Pop (My Music).CC Bring back happy memories with 1950s pop superstars Mary Lou Metzker, Pat Boone, Debbie Reynolds, Patti Page, and other stars of the era.

PBS Previews: The Vietnam War.CC This program takes a look at the creation of The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, coming to PBS in September 2017.

8pm Great Performances.CC Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages. (R) See 8/5 at 6pm.

9:30 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years and Circlin’ Back.CC Vince Gill, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Alison Krauss, and Rodney Crowell salute 50 years of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

9 Wednesday 7pm

Ethan Bortnick: Generations of Music.CC (R) See 8/6 at 6pm.

8:30 Johnny Mathis – Wonderful Wonderful (My Music Presents).CC Popular recording star Johnny Mathis celebrates his 50th anniversary in show business with a hitfilled concert recorded in Atlantic City.

10:30 Rick Steves’ Tasty Europe.CC Travel expert Rick Steves samples seasonal raw herring in Holland, a farm-to-table feast in Tuscany, local firewater in Bulgaria, and more.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

10 Thursday 7pm

Emmylou Harris – At the Ryman.CC See article on page three. (R) 8:30 Roy Orbison: Black & White Night 30.CC Enjoy a newly edited and remastered version of this 1988 concert featuring Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, and other stars.

10pm Mindfulness Goes Mainstream.CC Explore the transformative power of mindfulness meditation with practitioners from all walks of life.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

11 Friday 7pm 7:30 8pm

Washington Week.CC BBC Newsnight.CC 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary.CC Celebrate the impact of the preeminent trio that brought folk music to America’s mass audiences.

10pm Rick Steves’ Heart of Italy.CC Rick Steves explores the history and food of Umbria, Assisi, Siena, and the Riviera, and finishes up along the Mediterranean coastline. (R) 11pm Charlie Rose.CC

12 Saturday

2:30p The Texas Tenors: Rise.CC See photo spotlight on this page.

4pm Burt Bacharach’s Best (My Music Presents).CC Robert Wagner leads this salute to songwriter Burt Bacharach, with archival performances by Dionne Warwick, B.J. Thomas, and Dusty Springfield.

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PROGRAM LISTINGS

August 2017

Magic Moments – The Best of 50’s Pop (My Music).CC (R) See 8/7 at 7pm.

7:30 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music).CC (R) See 8/7 at 9pm.

9:30 The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum.

CC Join Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson for this live concert recorded in 1990.

11pm Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years and Circlin’ Back.CC (R) See 8/8 at 9:30pm.

13 Sunday 1:30

I’ll Have It My Way with Hattie Bryant.

CC “The medicalization of American life from birth to death is killing our souls,” says author Hattie Bryant who shares four simple steps to help people clarify their end-of-life healthcare wishes.

3pm Great Performances.CC Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy. Filmmaker Michael Kantor uncovers why the Broadway musical has proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists.

5pm 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary.CC (R) See 8/11 at 8pm.

7pm Johnny Mathis – Wonderful Wonderful (My Music Presents).CC (R) See 8/9 at 8:30pm.

9pm Roy Orbison: Black & White Night 30.CC (R) See 8/10 at 8:30pm.

10:30 The Texas Tenors: Rise.CC See photo spotlight on page five. (R)

14 Monday

Antiques Roadshow.CC Cincinnati. Part 1/3.

Antiques Roadshow.CC Cincinnati. Part 2/3.

POV.CC Two Towns of Jasper. Whitney Dow and Marco Williams document the aftermath of the brutal 1998 murder of James Byrd, Jr., a black man who was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to his death by three white supremacists in Jasper, Texas.

10:30 The Education of Harvey Gantt.CC Learn the story of Harvey Gant of Charleston, South Carolina who became the first African American student accepted to a white school in the state when he enrolled at Clemson College in 1963.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

7pm 8pm 9pm

15 Tuesday 7pm

The Bomb.CC This powerful film tells the story of the most destructive invention in human history – the nuclear bomb.

9pm Frontline.CC Terror in Little Saigon.

Frontline and ProPublica investigate a series of unsolved murders and attacks on Vietnamese-American journalists.

10pm Secrets of the Dead.CC Resurrecting Richard III. Follow scientists who are testing the bones of England’s King Richard III, unearthed in 2011, to learn more about the maligned king, whose remains reveal a severe spinal deformity.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

16 Wednesday 7pm

India – Nature’s Wonderland.CC Discover India’s rich culture and rare wildlife, including demoiselle cranes, tahr goats, and one-horned rhinos.

Supernature – Wild Flyers.CC Defying Gravity. Explore the basic principles of animal flight. Part 1/3.

7pm Globe Trekker.CC Myanmar. (R) See 8/2

at 10pm.

8pm Masterpiece Mystery!CC Breathless. Otto, a surgeon married to Elizabeth, has eyes for new nurse, Angela. Jean and Richard’s union gets off to a rocky start. Part 1/3.

9:30 Bluegrass Underground.CC Steep Canyon Rangers.

10pm Austin City Limits.CC Don Henley.

11pm Song Stage 2.CC Brian from Goodbye Gravity (Indie Alternative) vs. Christiana (Traditional Country). NEW SEASON. Part 1/8.

11:30 Song Stage 2.CC Juan Luchini (Latin Pop) vs.

Jessamyn Rains (Folk Rock). Part 2/8.

6pm

5:30

Singer/songwriter Pha Thaprawat.

Photo: Manniversary Media.

SONG STAGE: SEASON 2. Saturdays at 11pm, August 19-September 9. Meet eight talented performers in the second season of this regional music competition that pits undiscovered artists against each other until only one remains.

NOVA.CC Emperor’s Ghost Army. NOVA investigates how and why life-sized terracotta warriors were buried with Emperor Qin Shi Huang of China.

9pm Secrets of the Dead.CC The Real Trojan Horse. Discover new archeological evidence that suggests Troy and the Trojan War may be more than myth.

10pm Globe Trekker.CC Tough Boats: The Arctic.

Ian Wright travels from Norway to the high Arctic aboard a series of fortified boats.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 8pm

17 Thursday

Father Brown.CC The Truth in the Wine. A dog found dead in a vineyard leads to the murder of a sinister handyman. Part 9/15.

8pm The Tunnel: Sabotage.CC Can Karl and Elise get to Vanessa in time? Elise and Eryka regret their relationship. Part 7/8.

9pm The Tunnel: Sabotage.CC In the terrifying final showdown, Karl and Elise race to catch the chemist. Part 8/8. (R) 10pm Expressions.CC Shane Ward. Artist and Kentucky native Shane Ward, an instructor at the Paducah School of Art & Design, discusses his sculptures and their themes of war, romance, masculinity, and violence.

10:30 On Story.CC Jeff Nichols. Director Jeff Nichols talks about bringing the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving to the big screen.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm

18 Friday 7pm 7:30 8pm

Washington Week.CC BBC Newsnight.CC Great Performances.CC Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2017. This year’s concert is led by conductor Christoph Eschenbach with Renee Fleming as soloist.

9:30 Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.CC Samuel L. Jackson hosts an all-star tribute to singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson, the 2016 recipient of the Gershwin Prize.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

19 Saturday 5:30

The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations.CC Indra Nooyi. PepsiCo CEO Nooyi reflects on her passage from India to a major U.S. corporation.

20 Sunday 2pm

Great Performances at the Met (Opera Special).CC Eugene Onegin. Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Piotr Beczala star in director Deborah Warner‘s production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.

5pm Arts in Context.CC Sing Me A Lullaby. The Austin (Texas) Classical Guitar Society’s Lullaby Project helps teen mothers compose lullabies for their babies.

5:30 Expressions.CC Jam Lovell. Meet sculptor, abstract painter, and photographer Jam Lovell, a graduate student in SIU Carbondale’s School of Art and Design.

6pm Father Brown.CC The Truth in the Wine.

Part 9/15. (R) See 8/17 at 7pm.

7pm Secrets of the Six Wives.CC Divorced.

Witness Henry VIII’s marriage to Katherine of Aragon, which begins in love but ends in betrayal. Part 1/3.

8pm Endeavour Season 4 on Masterpiece.

CC Game. While struggling with Joan Thursday’s sudden departure, Endeavour must hunt for a serial killer. Part 1/4.

9:30 Buried History with Mark Walberg.CC Avalon. Travel through smalltown America in a vintage hearse to unearth the past.

10pm Sun Studio Sessions.CC The Memphis Dawls.

10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC Motel Mirrors.

11pm Infinity Hall Live.CC Hit Rewind.

21 Monday

Antiques Roadshow.CC Cincinnati. Part 3/3.

NOVA.CC Eclipse Over America. Join scientists and citizens alike as they observe the first total solar eclipse to traverse the U.S. mainland in more than a generation.

9pm POV.CC Tribal Justice. Two Native-American judges reach back to traditional concepts of justice in order to reduce incarceration rates, foster greater safety for their communities, and create a more positive future for their youth.

10:30 Becoming an Artist.CC This program follows young artists from diverse backgrounds and distant regions as they apply to the Young Arts program, come together to share their work, create new pieces, and consider what a life in the arts might entail.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm 8pm

PROGRAM LISTINGS

August 2017 7

22 Tuesday

Diana.CC See article on page three.

Secrets of Althorp – The Spencers.CC Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer and brother of Princess Diana, leads a tour of the family’s childhood home. (R) 9pm Frontline.CC League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis. Award-winning journalists Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru investigate how, for years, the NFL worked to refute scientific evidence that the violent collisions at the heart of the game are linked to an alarming incidence of devastating brain injuries. Part 1/2.

10pm Sweet Dillard.CC This film chronicles the 2013-2014 school year of the Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble in Florida, one of the most successful high school jazz bands in the country.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

23 Wednesday

NOVA.CC Eclipse Over America. (R) See 8/21 at 8pm.

The Farthest – Voyager in Space.CC See photo spotlight on this page.

10pm Globe Trekker.CC Food Hour: Southern China. New Zealand chef Peter Gordon discovers the roots of Cantonese cuisine.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm

8pm

24 Thursday

Father Brown.CC The Judgement of Man. Father Brown becomes embroiled in an audacious art heist. Part 10/15.

8pm Endeavour Season 4 on Masterpiece.CC Game. Part 1/4. (R) See 8/20 at 8pm.

9:30 Becoming an Artist.CC (R) See 8/21 at 10:30pm.

10pm Expressions.CC Ariel Loh. Meet Singapore native and SIU graduate student Ariel Loh, an accomplished practitioner of the traditional Japanese craft tsumami-zaiku.

10:30 On Story.CC The Jungle Book: Justin Marks.

Screenwriter Justin Marks shares the “bear” necessities on updating the classic Disney story to the modern screen.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm

25 Friday 7pm 7:30 8pm

Washington Week.CC BBC Newsnight.CC Shakespeare Live! From the RSC.CC Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Rufus Wainwright, Joseph Fiennes, and other stars perform in this celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death.

10pm 10 Towns That Changed America.CC Visit influential towns designed from the ground up, like Riverside, Illinois, and see how they have transformed our ideas of community.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

26 Saturday 5:30

The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations.CC Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K). Duke’s “Coach K” discusses lessons learned from his first-generation parents, keys to building a great team, and what professional players taught him.

POV.CC Raising Bertie. View an intimate portrait of three African-American boys coming of age in rural North Carolina.

10:30 Voices from Vietnam: Reflecting at the Wall.CC While visiting the “Travelling Wall” exhibit in Blytheville, South Carolina in May 2016, twenty Vietnam veterans reflect upon their experiences at war and the pain that followed them home.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 9pm

7pm 8pm

Artist rendition of Voyager spacecraft.

Photo: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

THE FARTHEST – VOYAGER IN SPACE. Wednesday, August 23, 8pm. NASA celebrates the 40th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 1, which left our solar system in 2012 to become the first human-made object to enter interstellar space.

Supernature – Wild Flyers.CC Masters of the Sky. Explore the extremes of true flight: power, acceleration, top speed, maneuverability, and endurance. Part 2/3.

7pm Globe Trekker.CC Tough Boats: The Arctic.

(R) See 8/16 at 10pm.

8pm Masterpiece Mystery!CC Breathless. A procedure goes wrong for Otto, Charlie, and Jean. Elizabeth and Mulligan meet for a showdown. Part 2/3.

9:30 Bluegrass Underground.CC Dave Eggar with Amy Lee & Hammerstep.

10pm Austin City Limits.CC Foals; Alejandro Escovedo.

11pm Song Stage 2.CC Teri Lyric Green (Hip-Hop) vs.

Dave Bartlett (Singer-Songwriter). Part 3/8.

11:30 Song Stage 2.CC Pha Thaprawat (Pop) vs.

Cedd The Light (R&B). Part 4/8.

6pm

27 Sunday 2pm

Great Performances at the Met (Opera Special).CC La Traviata. Hear Sonya Yoncheva sing the tragic courtesan in Verdi’s classic, with Michael Fabiano as her lover.

4:30 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.

5:30 Expressions.CC Ariel Loh. (R) See 8/24

at 10pm.

6pm Father Brown.CC The Judgement of Man. Part 10/15. (R) See 8/24 at 7pm.

7pm Secrets of the Six Wives.CC Beheaded, Died. Watch as Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn fall from power. Part 2/3.

8pm Endeavour Season 4 on Masterpiece.

CC Canticle. Endeavour is dragged into a bloody war of social attitudes. Part 2/4.

9:30 The Answer to Cancer Might Be Walking Beside Us.CC This documentary follows researchers and clinicians as they pursue one common goal: finding a cure for cancer in people and animals.

10pm Sun Studio Sessions.CC Susan Marshall.

10:30 Sun Studio Sessions.CC Eric Bibb.

11pm Infinity Hall Live.CC Blind Pilot.

28 Monday 7pm 8pm

Antiques Roadshow.CC Rapid City. Part 1/3.

Antiques Roadshow.CC Rapid City. Part 2/3.

29 Tuesday 7pm

Walt Disney: American Experience.CC This film examines the iconic filmmaker’s complex life and enduring legacy, featuring rare archival footage from the Disney vaults and interviews with artists and animators.

9pm Frontline.CC League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis. See description on 8/22 at 9pm. Part 2/2.

10pm My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life & Science of Dr. Marian Diamond.CC Explore the brain, the passion of scientific discovery, the creation of modern neuroscience, women in science, and love with neuroscientist Dr. Marian Diamond.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC

30 Wednesday

Earth’s Natural Wonders.CC Extreme Wonders. Visit extreme locales such as Mount Everest’s Khumbu Icefall, the Grand Canyon, and Mount Kilimanjaro. Part 1/3.

8pm NOVA.CC Zeppelin Terror Attack. NOVA reveals the untold story of Germany’s war zeppelins, which rained fiery death on British towns during WWI. 9pm Heroes on Deck: World War II on Lake Michigan.CC Learn about a little-known training operation that took place between 1942 and 1945 during which the U.S. Navy trained nearly 15,000 pilots, including 41st President George H.W. Bush, using two makeshift aircraft carriers in Lake Michigan.

10pm Globe Trekker.CC Tough Trains: Bolivia.

Zay Harding Zay travels from the Brazilian Pantanal to the Chilean coast via Bolivia’s limited railway system.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm

31 Thursday

Father Brown.CC The Time Machine. Father Brown visits with Jacob, who believes a member of his family used a time machine to kill his father. Part 11/15.

8pm Endeavour Season 4 on Masterpiece.CC Canticle. Part 2/4. (R) See 8/27 at 8pm.

9:30 Grey Glory.CC This inspirational film tells the story of Canadian seniors who are pushing their bodies to the limit, redefining perceptions of aging and proving that it’s never too late to start exercising.

10pm Expressions.CC Jam Lovell. (R) See 8/20

at 5:30pm.

10:30 On Story.CC Tony Hale. From Arrested Development’s Buster Bluth to Veep’s bag man, actor Tony Hale discusses meeting audience’s expectations and more.

11pm Charlie Rose.CC 7pm

previews

August 2017 • Vol. 37, No. 2 4-14265-02 WSIU Public Television Communications Building 1003 - Mail Code 6602 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 1100 Lincoln Drive Carbondale IL 62901

TUE, AUG 22 • 7PM PBS commemorates the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana

Periodical Postage Paid at Carbondale IL