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On WFMT, we’ll premiere a new season of Live from WFMT on Monday evenings from the Levin Performance Studio. Listen as Kerry Frumkin hosts classical guitarists Fareed Haque and Goran Ivanovic; a trio performance by pianist Samantha Cho, violinist Florin Parvulescu, and cellist Brinton Smith; and a remembrance of Oscar Ghiglia.
Dear Member,
Fall is now in full swing, with a consequential national election fast approaching. As you think about casting your vote, we’ll bring you a new American Experience – The American Vice President, tracing the evolution of the second-highest office from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. Focusing on the fraught period between 1963 and 1974, when a grief-stricken and then scandal-plagued America was forced to clarify the role of the vice president, this new film examines the passage and first uses of the 25th Amendment and offers a fresh perspective on succession in the executive branch. We’ll also present a live simulcast of the debate between the candidates for that office, J. D. Vance and Tim Walz, and they are also profiled in a new Frontline special. Also, don’t miss the Citizen Nation series highlighting youth civic engagement, and the VOCES series returns with two relevant stories about the Latino vote.
Also in October, our flagship local history series Chicago Stories continues on Friday nights with a nostalgic trip back to everyone’s favorite Amusement Parks; an exploration of the history of the Puerto Rican activists known as The Young Lords of Lincoln Park; an inside look at The Making of Playboy and its creator Hugh Hefner; and the eruption of rage and grief in Chicago after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in When the West Side Burned. After watching these documentaries each Friday night, I hope you will explore the companion websites for extra content and, in the meantime, turn to page 4 for an interview with the writer and producer of Amusement Parks
This month, we’ll premiere a new season of Live from WFMT on Monday evenings from WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio. In October, Kerry Frumkin hosts classical guitarists Fareed Haque and Goran Ivanovic; a trio performance with pianist Samantha Cho, violinist Florin Parvulescu, and cellist Brinton Smith; and a remembrance of Oscar Ghiglia. WFMT also brings you concerts by an eclectic group of European orchestras, kicking off with the Vienna Philharmonic led by Riccardo Muti; the electrifying soloist Yuja Wang in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Berlin Philharmonic; and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic featuring the exceptional young cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. And on wfmt.com, don’t miss our roundup of spooky Halloween musical events around town.
I hope you enjoy our fall programming and, on behalf of all of us at WTTW and WFMT, thank you for your continuing support.
Sincerely,
Sandra Cordova Micek President & CEO
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Father Brown & Death in Paradise
The wait is over for fans of our popular Saturday night mysteries. Father Brown ’s new season features a murder with Sister Boniface, and Death in Paradise ’s return kicks off with the latest Christmas special.
Saturday, October 5, 7:00 pm Programming
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The American Vice President: American Experience
What happens when the President of the United States can’t fulfill their duties due to death, illness, or incapacity? This film focuses on the fraught period between 1963 and 1976 when a griefstricken, then scandal-stricken America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process.
Tuesday, October 1 7:00 pm
Tuesday 1
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Ridley: The Hollow Tree, Part 1 (Season 2, Part 3 of 8) [R]
1:30 Moonflower Murders on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) [R]
2:30 Van der Valk Season 4 on Masterpiece: Hope in Amsterdam, Part 1 (Part 3 of 6) [R]
3:30 POV: Name Me Lawand [R]
5:00 BBC News
Frontline: A Year of War –Israelis and Palestinians
Frontline shares horrifying accounts of the Hamas attack and the war in Gaza, told by the people directly impacted on both sides. Tuesday, October 15, 9:00 pm
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 The American Vice President: American Experience
8:00 PBS News Special: Vice Presidential Debate
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 2
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Atlantic City (Part 2 of 3) [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Mobile [R]
2:00 Independent Lens: One Person, One Vote? [R]
3:30 POV: Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law? [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Big Cats 24/7: Population Explosion (Part 4 of 6)
Halloween Night
Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver solve a murder at a Halloween party, followed by WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer who attempts to solve some of Chicago’s most baffling mysteries. Thursday, October 31, 7:00 pm
The Okavango Delta is transformed by the arrival of the flood, bringing new challenges for the big cats.
8:00 NOVA: Solar System –Storm Worlds (Part 1 of 5) Discover the forces driving the dramatic weather on neighboring planets and moons.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: Returning to Babylon Discover the remarkable story of one of the world’s greatest lost cities: Nineveh. Could it also be the site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the last lost wonder of the ancient world?
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 The American Vice President: American Experience See Tues. Oct. 1 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 PBS News Special: Vice Presidential Debate See Tues. Oct. 1 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Reagan: American Experience – Lifeguard (Part 1 of 2) [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Simply Ming
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain – Poirot’s Last Case Confined to a wheelchair and suffering from arthritis, the now elderly Poirot must battle his ultimate nemesis in his last-ever case.
8:30 Midsomer Murders: Scarecrow Murders (in 2 parts) A scarecrow festival takes a grisly turn when dead bodies are found staged like the festival’s straw creations.
10:01 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 4
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Big Cats 24/7: Population Explosion (Part 4 of 6) See Wed. Oct. 2 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Solar System – Storm Worlds (Part 1 of 5) See Wed. Oct. 2 at 8:00 pm. [R]
System (New Miniseries!)
New discoveries are proving it –our solar system is a weird place, filled with bizarre worlds shaped by extreme forces unimaginable here on Earth. In this five-part series filled with stunningly realistic animations, find out why our cosmic neighborhood is so full of surprises.
Wednesdays beginning October 2, 8:00 pm
AS THE NEW SEASON of Chicago
Stories continues, we turn our focus to childhood delight and nostalgia in Amusement Parks, a documentary that explores the history of roller coasters, arcade games, and cotton candy from the late nineteenth century in Chicago and onwards. Travel back in time on Friday, October 4 at 8:00 pm to visit Riverview, Kiddieland, Santa’s Village, and many more pleasure gardens from the past. This month, we spoke to producer and writer Rachel Pikelny about
the joy of amusement parks, some of her favorite stories about them, and Chicago’s place in their evolution.
THE GUIDE: The story of Chicago’s amusement parks as told in the documentary goes as far back as the 19th century. What makes this an interesting story to tell today?
RACHEL PIKELNY: A century ago, when amusement parks first started sprouting up in Chicago, a new, urban
working class finally had the time and money to spend on leisure activities, and amusement parks filled that desire in spades. In a way, amusement parks opened up the world to people, drawing them out of their homes and workplaces and into new, magical spaces rich with stimulation and connection.
How exciting it must have been for a young person in the nineteenth century to soar above the rooftops on the Ferris Wheel, or plummet down a water
chute, or simply to be in the same physical space as people from other social classes. I hope viewers can take a leap back in time and imagine themselves in the shoes of their ancestors.
THE GUIDE: The documentary starts with a look back at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. How did the fair lay the foundation for future amusement parks in Chicago?
PIKELNY: The fair included a milelong Midway Plaisance, an amusement zone with rides, games, and other attractions. Ultimately, it was the most lucrative part of the whole fair. It proved the viability of amusement parks as successful business ventures, inspiring several entrepreneurs to open other parks in Chicago and beyond.
THE GUIDE: When people think of Chicago amusement parks, Riverview is often the first to come to mind. Why was Riverview important to so many Chicagoans?
PIKELNY: Over its 64-year history, a staggering 200 million people visited Riverview Park. The park also drew people from all ages and backgrounds, a rare thing in this often-segregated city. And it was huge, at one time spanning 140 acres. Nowadays, people have to drive outside of Chicago to experience a mega-park like Six Flags Great America, but Riverview was right in the heart of the North Side.
THE GUIDE: What were some of the memories of Riverview that people shared that stood out for you?
PIKELNY: Oh, I heard such great stories! Lots of people remembered how, inside the fun house called Aladdin’s Castle, an employee would fire an air hose and send women’s skirts flying up. Apparently, teen boys and grown men would stand nearby to catch a glimpse.
I heard tons of stories about the roller coasters at Riverview. Everyone had a favorite: The Flying Turns, The
Bobs, The Silver Streak, and other rides like the Pair-O-Chutes. A lot of people I talked to were too scared to ride that one.
parks are sensory playgrounds where the name of the game is fun.
One person told me that as a kid, he would stand under the roller coasters and collect spare change that fell out of people’s pockets on the rides. This was the 1960s, so if you had 45 cents, you were set for the day. That same person told me that he met his eventual wife at the Riverview Roller Rink.
THE GUIDE: What other parks were important to the history of Chicago?
PIKELNY: It was tough to choose which ones to feature in the show. Starting with the Midway Plaisance at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, we then cover Paul Boyton’s Water Chutes, Ravinia Park, Riverview Park, White City Amusement Park, Kiddieland in Melrose Park, Santa’s Village in Dundee, and Fun Town on the South Side of the city. We also give nods to other parks along the way.
THE GUIDE: What is it about amusement parks that makes people so happy?
PIKELNY: Amusement parks are sensory playgrounds where the name of the game is fun. They’re magical places where the rules and restraints of daily life just don’t apply, where people can let loose and enjoy themselves. For many people, an amusement park might be the place where they had their first kiss, the first time they were scared, the
first time they were allowed to go somewhere on their own.
THE GUIDE: As a producer, what did you enjoy most about making this film?
PIKELNY: This was such a fun show! My kids are big fans of Six Flags in Gurnee. During production on this show, we spent an evening filming there and it was so much fun to include my kids as “extras.” I think they had way too much cotton candy that night, but we all had a blast.
THE GUIDE: What will people find on the companion website?
PIKELNY: The website has great photos from Riverview Park, a look back at the history of the park, and additional articles on the Midway Plaisance and Paul Boyton’s Shoot the Chutes ride. There’s also an opportunity for people to share their own memories from their favorite Chicago amusement parks.
THE GUIDE: What might viewers learn about Chicago amusement parks and their history that they might not have previously known?
PIKELNY: Many people are familiar with Ferris wheels and might have even ridden the one on Navy Pier. But incredibly, that wheel is only three-quarters the size of the original Ferris wheel that debuted at Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. That wheel was gigantic; its 66-ton axle was the largest piece of steel ever forged at the time, and the wheel held more than 2,000 passengers at a time!
I think that people would also be shocked to learn that Ravinia, which we now know as a worldclass music venue, got its start as an amusement park.
Watch Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks on Friday, October 4 at 8:00 pm and stream any time on our website at wttw.com/chicagostories and the PBS app.
This interview was condensed and edited for clarity.
Weekend in Havana
Sunday, October 6, 9:00 pm
Join Geoffrey Baer as he travels to Havana. Dancers, musicians, architects, and writers invite him into their lives to experience the color, culture, and history of a beautiful and seductive city.
Watch on WTTW Prime, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS app.
Italian American Heritage
Friday, October 4, 8:00 pm
The heritage, history, and culture of Italy are on display, and you know the food will impress! Celebrate Italian American Heritage Month and the many flavors and traditions of Bella Italia.
Watch on WTTW Create, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS app.
The Marlow Murder Club
Sunday, October 27
An all-new adaptation of Robert Thorogood’s novel of the same name is a thrilling, fourpart series starring Samantha Bond. WTTW Passport members can binge all four episodes on the night of the broadcast premiere.
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Riding the roller coaster at Riverview
Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks
Riverview. Kiddieland. White City. These long-lost amusement parks and many more are fondly remembered by Chicagoans who enjoyed them as children. Take a nostalgic look back at the thrills, spills, decadent treats, innovative rides, and the important role that Chicago played in the evolution of this classic summertime diversion.
Friday, October 4
8:00 pm
2:00 Secrets of the Dead: Returning to Babylon See Wed. Oct. 2 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Austin City Limits: Kacey Musgraves [R]
4:00 Borneo: Islands of Wonder [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks
9:00 Chicago Stories: Candy Capital During the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, the area boasted more than 100 candy
companies whose products included such familiar confections as Baby Ruth, Tootsie Roll, Lemonheads, and Juicy Fruit gum.
10:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 5
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Check, Please! Libanais, S.K.Y., Federales [R]
12:30 Wild Travels [R]
1:00 The Office [R]
1:30 The Office [R]
2:00 To be announced
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
MORNING
6:00 Hawaii: Islands of Wonder
7:00 Great Lakes Now: Big Fish and Gray Skies
7:30 Home Diagnosis: Outside Sneaking In
8:00 Opportunity Knocks: Winning Financial Journeys
8:30 Islands Without Cars: California’s Santa Catalina Island
9:00 Curious Traveler: Curious Gdansk
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Greater Lafayette, Indiana
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country: Hawaiian Melting Pot
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: You’re Invited
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue: Gulf Coast Grill
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Game Day Favorites for Your Air Fryer
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: In Search of Cacio E Pepe
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Revolutionary Bites
4:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Crete – Mother of the Mediterranean
4:30 Check, Please! Peppercorns, Pacific Standard Time, Finom Coffee
5:00 Wild Travels Host Will Clinger chronicles the annual Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore.
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks See Fri. Oct. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R]
7:00 Father Brown: The
VOCES: American Historia – The Untold History of Latinos
Saturdays, October 5 and 12 10:00 pm
VOCES: Mambo Legends – The Music Never Ends
Saturday, October 5 11:00 pm
Chicago Stories: The Young Lords of Lincoln Park Friday, October 11 8:00 pm
Nuestra Herencia Sunday, October 13 2:30 pm
VOCES: Latino Vote 2024 Tuesday, October 22 9:00 pm
VOCES: Our Texas, Our Vote Monday, October 28 9:00 pm
Kembleston Olimpicks
8:00 Death in Paradise: Christmas (Part 1 of 2) 9:00 The Coroner: Pieces of Eight (Part 19 of 20) Lighthaven’s Pirate Festival provides the perfect cover for a robbery, leaving Davey giving chase while Jane tries to
Weekend in Havana with Geoffrey Baer
Sunday, October 6 9:00 pm
American Experience: Zoot Suit Riots Sunday, October 13 9:00 pm
Velvet
Sundays at 10:00 pm starting October 13
Nuestra Herencia Sunday, October 19 8:00 am
discover why a faceless man has washed up on the beach. 10:00 VOCES American Historia –The Untold History of Latinos: Threads in the American Tapestry (Part 2 of 3) Explore how Latino DNA has been pivotal to the identity of the U.S. since
POV: In the Rearview
In a volunteer aid van occupied by multiple generations of civilians, an authentic, intimate observation of the war in Ukraine unfolds. Bound for Poland, the vehicle operates as their shelter, waiting room, hospital and confessional.
Monday, October 7 9:00 pm
Frontline: The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz
This episode of Frontline shines a light on the lives and views of J. D. Vance and Tim Walz as they run for vice president. In an historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal the influences and ideas they’d bring to the White House.
Tuesday, October 8 9:00 pm
before her inception, as host John Leguizamo shows how Latinos helped create the nation we know today.
11:00 VOCES: Mambo Legends –The Music Never Ends The Mambo Legends Orchestra is committed to keeping the sounds of the great Afro-Cuban bandleaders Machito, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodriguez alive for future generations.
Sunday 6
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain – Poirot’s Last Case See Thurs. Oct. 3 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Midsomer Murders: Scarecrow Murders (in 2 parts) See Thurs. Oct. 3 at 8:30 pm. [R]
3:01 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor –Threats (Part 2 of 5) [R]
4:00 Chicago Stories: Candy Capital See Fri. Oct. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 To be announced
MORNING
6:30 N’Digo Studios: Dr. Freddie Haynes III, Part 2
7:00 America the Bountiful: Corn in Arizona
7:30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom: Rose City
8:00 To Dine for with Kate Sullivan: Jamie Kern Lima, IT Cosmetics
8:30 To Dine for with Kate Sullivan: Sean Sherman, The Sioux Chef
9:00 Hidden Belize
9:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Lisbon
10:00 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Kraków
10:30 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Warsaw
11:00 Potentially Dangerous During World War II, the U.S. government restricted the actions and freedoms of 600,000 Italian residents of the United States. Examine this history and how it altered what it means to be Italian in America today.
AFTERNOON
12:00 Frontline: The Choice 2024 – Harris vs. Trump Frontline investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency.
2:00 The American Vice President: American Experience [R]
3:00 Reagan: American Experience – An American Crusade (Part 2 of 2) The episode chronicles his last four years in office, from the loss of his closest advisors
6:00 Odd Squad
6:30 Arthur
7:00 Wild Kratts
7:30 Alma’s Way
8:00 Lyla in the Loop
8:30 Wild Kratts
9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
9:30 Rosie’s Rules
10:00 Sesame Street
10:30 Work it Out Wombats!
11:00 Donkey Hodie
11:30 Elinor Wonders Why
12:00 Nature Cat
12:30 Molly of Denali
and the Iran-Contra scandal to the dawning of the fall of Communism in Europe.
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Poland Rediscovered – Krakow, Auschwitz, and Warsaw
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor – Intruders (Part 3 of 5) The Queen must deal with a series of scandals after intruders bring trouble for the Royal Family.
7:00 Ridley: The Hollow Tree, Part 2 (Season 2, Part 4 of 8) Ridley’s investigation into the body found in a hollow tree leads him to suspect different men in the victim’s life.
8:00 Moonflower Murders on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) Susan meets with Alan’s ex-partner and learns about the relationship between Alan and Frank.
9:00 Van der Valk Season 4 on Masterpiece: Hope in Amsterdam, Part 2 (Part 4 of 6) Piet and the team continue to investigate after an environmental campaigner is murdered.
10:00 The Office It’s Tim’s birthday but plans to celebrate are quickly scaled down when Brent points out that it’s also the annual quiz night.
10:30 The Office A management consultant has come to Wernham Hogg to give the staff a special training day.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Gary Clark Jr./Black Pumas Gary Clark Jr. performs highlights from his powerful JPEG RAW and Black Pumas sparkle with selections from their
Chronicles of a Diamond.
Monday 7
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Father Brown: The Kembleston Olimpicks See Sat. Oct. 5 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Oct. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 The Coroner: Pieces of Eight (Part 19 of 20) See Sat. Oct. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos – Threads in the American Tapestry (Part 2 of 3) See Sat. Oct. 5 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 VOCES: Mambo Legends –The Music Never Ends See Sat. Oct. 5 at 11:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Denver (Part 1 of 2) Finds include a 1941 C. F. Martin guitar, a Louis XVI-style porphyry and bronze mirror from 1880, and a Maria Koogle schoolgirl needlework circa 1817.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Philadelphia Finds include an
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Friday-Saturday, October 25 -26
Asscher-cut yellow diamond ring from around 1930, a Charles Rohlfs mahogany chair, and a 1958 Picasso drawing with documentation.
9:00 POV: In the Rearview
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 8
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Ridley: The Hollow Tree, Part 2 (Season 2, Part 4 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 6 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Moonflower Murders on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Oct. 6 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Van der Valk Season 4 on Masterpiece: Hope in Amsterdam, Part 2 (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Oct. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor –Intruders (Part 3 of 5) See Sun. Oct. 6 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Islands Without Cars: California’s Santa Catalina Island [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Where Did We Come From? Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journeys with Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson, and Andre Leon Talley as they meet their ancestors.
8:00 Citizen Nation: Chasing Victory (Part 1 of 4) Teenage contestants from across the United States embark on a year-long civics competition.
9:00 Frontline: The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 9
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Denver (Part 1 of 2) See Mon. Oct. 7 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Philadelphia See Mon. Oct. 7 at 8:00 pm. [R]
Uncover the darker side of history by exploring one of Chicago ’s most legendary streets, once home to Marshall Field, George Pullman, and many others!
Saturday, October 26 at 5:00 & 8:00pm
Our popular annual event features Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying stories and poems in staged readings by actors
more information and to purchase tickets, visit
Secrets of the Dead: Mozart’s Sister
Musical partners and collaborators, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart played together and were the talk of Europe. Forced to withdraw from public life because she was a woman, a stunning new investigation explores why Mozart’s sister was retired and what happened to her music.
Wednesday, October 9 9:00 pm
2:00 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Greater Lafayette, Indiana [R]
2:30 Reagan: American Experience – An American Crusade (Part 2 of 2) See Sun. Oct. 6 at 3:00 pm. [R]
4:30 R ick Steves’ Europe: Poland Rediscovered – Krakow, Auschwitz, and Warsaw See Sun. Oct. 6 at 5:00 pm. [R]
5:00 B BC News
5:30 C hicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 W TTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 C hristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 B BC News America
5:30 C hicago Tonight: Black Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 B ig Cats 24/7: Who We Are (Part 5 of 6) The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta.
8:00 NOVA: Solar System –Strange Worlds (Part 2 of 5) From a dwarf planet that looks
like a deflated football to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce an amazing variety of weird worlds.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: Mozart’s Sister
10:00 C hicago Tonight [R]
10:30 B BC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 10
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Where Did We Come From? See Tues. Oct. 8 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 C itizen Nation: Chasing Victory (Part 1 of 4) See Tues. Oct. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline: The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz See Tues. Oct. 8 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 C urious Traveler: Curious Gdansk [R]
3:30 POV: In the Rearview See Mon. Oct. 7 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 B BC News
5:30 C hicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 W TTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Simply Ming
3:00 C hristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 B BC News America
5:30 C hicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot
8:30 M idsomer Murders: For Death Prepare (in 2 parts) The Midsomer Mummers, an amateur opera company, is in the middle of rehearsals for a concert when a dead body is found in the theatre.
10:01 C hicago Tonight [R]
10:30 B BC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 11
EARLY MORNING
12:00 B ig Cats 24/7: Who We Are (Part 5 of 6) See Wed. Oct. 9 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Solar System – Storm Worlds (Part 2 of 5) See Wed. Oct. 9 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Secrets of the Dead: Mozart’s Sister See Wed. Oct. 9 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 H idden Belize [R]
4:00 C hicago Stories: Amusement Parks [R]
5:00 B BC News
5:30 C hicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 W TTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
3:00 C hristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 B BC News America
5:30 C hicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 C hicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 C hicago Stories: The Young Lords of Lincoln Park
9:00 C hicago Stories: The Boss & the Bulldozer Over his 21 years in office, Chicago mayor Richard J. “Boss” Daley’s urban renewal initiatives may have enhanced the city’s appearance and infrastructure, but they displaced the poor and people of color.
10:00 C hicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
10:30 B BC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 12
EARLY MORNING
12:00 C heck, Please! Peppercorns, Pacific Standard Time, Finom Coffee [R]
12:30 Wild Travels See Sat. Oct. 5 at 5:00 pm. [R]
1:00 The Office See Sun. Oct. 6 at 10:00 pm. [R]
1:30 The Office See Sun. Oct. 6 at 10:30 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline: The Choice 2024 – Harris vs. Trump See Sun. Oct. 6 at 12:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Hawaii: Islands of Wonder [R]
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 C hicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 Jack Has a Plan
7:00 G reat Lakes Now: Ski Slopes and Saunas
7:30 Home Diagnosis: Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire
8:00 O pportunity Knocks: Winning Financial Journeys
8:30 I slands Without Cars: Fabulous Food Tour
9:00 C urious Traveler: Curious Greece
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Madison, Wisconsin
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 M ilk Street’s My Family Recipe
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country: Grilled Lamb and Cheesecake
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen:
Pull Up a Chair
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue: Global Melting Pot
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Steakhouse for Two
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 C hristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Blender Cakes
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Cowboy Life
4:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: The Centaur’s Kitchen – Preserving Nature’s Bounty
4:30 C heck, Please! Heritage, El Solazo, Fulton Market Kitchen
5:00 Wild Travels Host Will Clinger visits Hot Springs, Arkansas to watch costumed teams race bathtubs filled with water through the downtown, and more.
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 C hicago Stories: The Young Lords of Lincoln Park See Fri. Oct. 11 at 8:00 pm. [R]
7:00 Father Brown: The Forensic Nun Father Brown investigates when his old friend Sister
In the late 1940s through the 1960s, the now-upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood served as the beating heart of Chicago’s huge Puerto Rican community, and the base of operations for a band of Puerto Rican revolutionaries known as the Young Lords. Follow this activist group that evolved from a social club to a street gang to a political force.
Friday, October 11 8:00 pm
Boniface is implicated in the murder of a renowned artist.
8:00 Death in Paradise: Christmas (Part 2 of 2) See Sat. Oct. 5 at 8:00 pm.
9:00 The Coroner: Crash (Part 20 of 20) Jane is reconnected with an old school friend when she tries to find out who left a teenage girl to die after a car crash.
10:00 VOCES: American Historia – The Untold History of Latinos: Solidarity in a New Era (Part 3 of 3) Host John Leguizamo discovers that while Latinos were often relegated to the fringes of mainstream society, they made profound contributions to the nation.
11:00 Next at the Kennedy Center: Snarky Puppy – The Family We Make Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning band Snarky Puppy is rehearsing for a show at the Kennedy Center. When one of the main guest artists falls ill, the band quickly comes up with a new plan.
Sunday 13
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot [R] 1:29 Midsomer Murders: For Death Prepare (in 2 parts) See Thurs. Oct. 10 at 8:30 pm. [R]
3:00 Chicago Stories: The Boss & the Bulldozer See Fri. Oct. 11 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Potentially Dangerous See Sun. Oct. 6 at 11:00 am. [R]
5:00 To be announced
MORNING
6:30 N’Digo Studios: Stephanie Hart – A Baking Entrepreneur
7:00 America the Bountiful: Ramps in West Virginia
7:30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom: What’s the Tea?
8:00 To Dine for with Kate Sullivan: Miguel Garza, Siete Foods
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Sami Cuisine
9:00 A Chef’s Life: Sweet Corn and Expensive Tea
9:30 Homemade Live!
10:00 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Rzeszow
10:30 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Bialystok
11:00 Family Travel with Colleen Kelly: Poland
11:30 Curious Traveler: Curious Krakow
AFTERNOON
12:00 Jews of the Wild West This film highlights the dynamic contributions Jewish Americans made to shaping the Western United States.
1:30 Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel
Story This is an engaging profile of one of the 20th century’s most prominent Jewish theologians and philosophers.
2:30 Nuestra Herencia Watch a series of short documentary films that explore histories, gardens, and legacies through the lives of 10 senior gardeners of El Paseo Community Garden in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.
4:00 Beyond Debate: A Revolution in Education Explore the transformative impact of debate-based education in U.S. schools.
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Assisi and Italian Country Charm
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor –Tomorrow’s People (Part 4 of 5) The Queen stages a comeback following the crisis surrounding Princess Diana’s death.
7:00 Ridley: Fool for Love, Part 1 (Season 2, Part 5 of 8) A man is shot dead during an illegal rave on a building site.
8:00 Moonflower Murders on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) The Endicotts reveal that Martin Webster had a motive to kill Cecily. Liam Corby tells Susan that he knows a secret of Lisa’s.
9:00 Van der Valk Season 4 on Masterpiece: Secrets in Amsterdam, Part 1 (Part 5 of 6) Van der Valk and his team are called in when a scientist researching a cancer treatment breakthrough is found dead.
10:00 The Office Brent takes on a new and pretty secretary. Tim is suffering, having asked out Dawn not realizing she was back with her boyfriend.
10:30 The Office It’s judgement day on whether the office is to be downsized.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Maggie Rogers/Gracie Abrams
Monday 14
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Father Brown: The Forensic Nun See Sat. Oct. 12 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Death in Paradise: Christmas (Part 2 of 2) [R]
2:00 The Coroner: Crash (Part 20 of 20) See Sat. Oct. 12 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos – Solidarity in a New Era (Part 3 of 3) See Sat. Oct. 12 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Next at the Kennedy Center: Snarky Puppy – The Family We Make See Sat.
Oct. 12 at 11:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Jacque Pepin: Heart & Soul
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Denver (Part 2 of 2) Finds include a Harry Bertoia Sonambient sculpture, a Civil War Colonel uniform group circa 1863, and an old mine-cut diamond ring and Flato watches.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Salt Lake City Finds include a Philip Margetts archive, Patek Philippe ladies’ watches, and a Japanese silk needlework made around 1910.
9:00 After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Aza This film goes inside an Israeli Kibbutz in the Gaza envelope that was devastated by the Hamas terrorist attack.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 15
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Ridley: Fool for Love, Part 1 (Season 2, Part 5 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 13 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Moonflower Murders on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) See Sun. Oct. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Van der Valk Season 4 on Masterpiece: Secrets in Amsterdam, Part 1 (Part 5 of 6) See Sun. Oct. 13 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor –Tomorrow’s People (Part 4 of 5) See Sun. Oct. 13 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Jack Has a Plan [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
Uncover the groundbreaking science being used by computer scientist Brent Seales as he attempts to be the first person in nearly 2,000 years to read inside hundreds of carbonized ancient scrolls found at the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Italy.
Wednesday, October 16 9:00 pm
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Laughing on the Inside Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees.
8:00 Citizen Nation: In the Fray (Part 2 of 4) The pressure builds as students must answer judges’ questions in the style of Congressional hearings.
9:00 Frontline: A Year of War –Israelis and Palestinians
10:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 BBC News
11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 16
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Denver (Part 2 of 2) See Mon. Oct. 14 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Madison, Wisconsin [R]
2:00 Jews of the Wild West See Sun. Oct. 13 at 12:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Nuestra Herencia See Sun. Oct. 13 at 2:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids 1:00 Antiques Roadshow
In the conservative 1950s, Hyde Park native Hugh Hefner brought sex into the mainstream with the creation of his glossy lifestyle magazine, Playboy – a publication that paired risqué images and cartoons with thoughtful articles and newsmaking celebrity interviews. Its success led to the iconic Playboy Clubs with its “bunny”-clad cocktail waitresses, and much more.
Friday, October 18 8:00 pm
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Big Cats 24/7: How We Make a Living (Part 6 of 6) As lion numbers rise, the competition for food becomes fierce.
8:00 NOVA: Solar System –Volcano Worlds (Part 3 of 5) Discover the explosive forces that helped create some of the most dynamic worlds in our cosmic neighborhood – and what makes the volcanoes right here on Earth so special.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: The Herculaneum Scrolls Computer scientist Brent Seales attempts to be the first person in nearly 2,000 years to read inside hundreds of carbonized ancient scrolls found at the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Italy.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 17
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Laughing on the Inside See Tues. Oct. 15 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Citizen Nation: In the Fray (Part 2 of 4) See Tues. Oct. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline: A Year of War –Israelis and Palestinians See Tues. Oct. 15 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story See Sun. Oct. 13 at 1:30 pm. [R]
4:30 Curious Traveler: Curious Krakow [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Simply Ming
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot
8:30 Midsomer Murders: Witches of Angel’s Rise (in 2 parts) When a body is found surrounded by ritual symbols on the eve of a Psychic Fayre, Barnaby must find the killer.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 18
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Big Cats 24/7: How We Make a Living (Part 6 of 6) See Wed. Oct. 16 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Solar System –Volcano Worlds (Part 3 of 5) See Wed. Oct. 16 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Secrets of the Dead: The Herculaneum Scrolls See Wed. Oct. 16 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Aza See Mon. Oct. 14 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Chicago Stories: The Young Lords of Lincoln Park [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy
9:00 Chicago Stories: The Real Mad Men of Chicago You may not have heard of Albert Lasker, Eugene Kolkey, or Tom Burrell, but you most certainly know their creations. They’re Chicago’s Mad Men – the local executives who created iconic advertising campaigns.
10:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 19
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Check, Please! Heritage, El Solazo, Fulton Market Kitchen [R]
12:30 Wild Travels See Sat. Oct. 12 at 5:00 pm. [R]
1:00 The Office See Sun. Oct. 13 at 10:00 pm. [R]
1:30 The Office See Sun. Oct. 13 at 10:30 pm. [R]
2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Denver (Part 2 of 2) [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Salt Lake City [R]
4:00 Beyond Debate: A Revolution in Education See Sun. Oct. 13 at 4:00 pm. [R]
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 Frontline: The VP Choice –Vance vs. Walz [R]
7:00 Great Lakes Now: Warming Waters and Mutant Crayfish
7:30 Weathered: Earth’s Extremes (New Series)
8:00 Opportunity Knocks: The Labyrinth of Air Leakages
8:30 Islands Without Cars: Memories, Screams, and Reflections
9:00 Curious Traveler
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Clipsville
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country: Puerto Rican Classics
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Cook to Reminisce
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue: Planet Barbecue
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Multicooker Perfection
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The Real Chicken Kyiv
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Paquime & Pecans
4:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Athens Rising
4:30 Check, Please! Roister, Midori, Sapori Napoletani
5:00 Wild Travels Host Will Clinger drives the Illinois leg of historic Route 66.
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy See Fri. Oct. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R]
7:00 Father Brown: The Hermit of Hazelnut Brenda faces ghosts from her past and becomes embroiled in a local dispute that ends in murder.
8:00 Death in Paradise The team is rocked when commissioner Selwyn Patterson is shot at the yacht club as he celebrates 50 years of police service.
9:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries
Series)
Jean White is devastated when her husband Rory is killed in a car accident in France. Her distress grows when she learns Rory has left her nearly penniless, leaving only a cottage in a small town. But when she arrives to sell the place, she begins to suspect foul play.
Saturdays beginning October 19, 9:00 pm
10:00 Frontline: South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning Frontline uncovers fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom.
11:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot [R]
Sunday 20
EARLY MORNING
1:00 Midsomer Murders: Witches of Angel’s Rise (in 2 parts) See Thurs. Oct. 17 at 8:30 pm. [R]
2:30 Curious Traveler [R]
3:00 Curious Traveler: Curious Krakow [R]
3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Assisi and Italian Country Charm [R]
4:00 Chicago Stories: The Real Mad Men of Chicago See Fri. Oct. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 To be announced
MORNING
6:30 N’Digo Studios: A Conversation with Dr. Cornel West
7:00 America the Bountiful: Pecans in Georgia
7:30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom: Color Schemes
8:00 Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle: We’re Sweet on Sweet Potatoes
8:30 New Scandinavian
VOCES: Latino Vote 2024
Delve into key battleground states in the U.S. elections to explore broader social, political, and economic issues at play for Latino voters.
Tuesday, October 22 9:00 pm
Cooking: A Coastal Feast
9:00 A Chef’s Life: Strawberry Stay at Home
9:30 Homemade Live!
10:00 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Olsztyn
10:30 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Gdansk
11:00 Curious Traveler: Curious Warsaw
11:30 Next at the Kennedy Center: Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet –Deep River Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet performs the elegant piece Deep River in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Lisa Fischer and Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran.
AFTERNOON
1:00 POV: Twice Colonized Aaju Peter is a renowned Inuit lawyer who defends the human rights of Indigenous peoples. As she attempts to establish an Indigenous forum, she also embarks upon a deeply personal journey to mend her own wounds.
2:30 Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform, and Thrive Host Kathy McCabe and friends present the 10 essentials of the Italian lifestyle.
3:30 Italy Made with Love: Generations Explore the passion and pride of Italian artisans.
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor –Heirs and Spares (Part 5 of 5) During The Queen’s final years, rifts appear between heirs and spares.
7:00 Ridley: Fool for Love, Part 2 (Season 2, Part 6 of 8) With Carol off the case, Ridley races to discover who shot Oliver in the hope of protecting Jack.
8:00 Moonflower Murders on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) Susan and Andreas visit Stefan in prison. With help from Pund, Susan puts the pieces together to solve the cases of both Frank and Cecily.
9:00 Van der Valk Season 4 on Masterpiece: Secrets in Amsterdam, Part 2 (Part 6 of 6) After more shocking murders, the team moves in on billionaire Freddie Klink.
10:00 The Office The Slough branch of Wernham Hoggs is hosting a small party to welcome the new intake from Swindon following the merger.
10:30 The Office After a practice fire drill during which he
7:30 Home Diagnosis
8:00 Opportunity Knocks
8:30 Islands Without Cars
9:00 Curious Traveler
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Milk Street’s My Family Recipe (New Series) 11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
4:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
4:30 Check, Please!
5:00 Wild Travels
leaves Brenda and her wheelchair halfway down the stairwell, Brent tries to boost his popularity with a lunchtime trip to the pub.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Jacob Collier/Nickel Creek
Monday 21
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Father Brown: The Hermit of Hazelnut See Sat. Oct. 19 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Oct. 19 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries See Sat. Oct. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Frontline: South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning See Sat. Oct. 19 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Clipsville [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Jacque Pepin: Heart & Soul
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T 5:00 BBC News America 5:30 Chicago Tonight EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Madison (Part 1 of 2) Finds include a Hank Aaron-signed game-used bat, a stickpin collection circa 1900, and an 1893 Tiffany & Co. World’s Fair Exhibition vase.
8:00 To be announced
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 22
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Ridley: Fool for Love, Part 2 (Season 2, Part 6 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 20 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Moonflower Murders on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) See Sun. Oct. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Van der Valk Season 4 on Masterpiece: Secrets in Amsterdam, Part 2 (Part 6 of 6) See Sun. Oct. 20 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor – Heirs and Spares (Part 5 of 5) See Sun. Oct. 20 at 6:00 pm. [R]
See page 6 for highlights and to learn more about how to watch
Secrets of the Dead:
The Civil War’s Lost Massacre (New Season)
In this new episode, historians, descendants, and archaeologists search for information about the shocking deaths – and lost burial site – of a group of more than 20 African American Civil War soldiers.
Wednesday, October 23 9:00 pm
Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in April 1968 triggered rage and grief in Chicago’s Black community, leading to an unprecedented period of public mourning, looting, and destruction on the city’s West Side. His murder brought long-simmering resentment over segregation and discrimination to a boiling point.
Friday, October 25
8:00 pm
4:00 Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: No Irish Need Apply Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan, revealing the Irish American experience through their families.
8:00 Citizen Nation: The Hustle (Part 3 of 4) Stakes are high as teams prepare for statewide civics competitions; only the winners will advance to the final round in Washington, D.C.
9:00 VOCES: Latino Vote 2024
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 23
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Madison (Part 1 of 2) See Mon. Oct. 21 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Los Angeles
2:00 Next at the Kennedy Center: Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet – Deep River See Sun. Oct. 20 at 11:30 am. [R]
3:30 POV: Twice Colonized See Sun. Oct. 20 at 1:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Nature: Silverback Follow cinematographer Vianet Djenguet as he embeds himself within a wild gorilla troop in an effort to save the critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla.
8:00 NOVA: Solar System –Icy Worlds (Part 4 of 5) Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover why the ice here on Earth is so unique.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: The Civil War’s Lost Massacre
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 24
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: No Irish Need Apply See Tues. Oct. 22 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Citizen Nation: The Hustle (Part 3 of 4) See Tues. Oct. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 VOCES Latino Vote 2024 See Tues. Oct. 22 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 This Old House [R]
3:30 Ask This Old House [R]
4:00 Austin City Limits: Jacob Collier/Nickel Creek See Sun. Oct. 20 at 11:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Simply Ming
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot
8:30 Sherlock on Masterpiece: A Study in Pink In the series premiere, war veteran Dr. John Watson meets Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective, and the two soon find themselves digging into a string of serial “suicides.”
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 25
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Nature: Silverback See Wed. Oct. 23 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Solar System –Icy Worlds (Part 4 of 5) See Wed. Oct. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Secrets of the Dead: The Civil War’s Lost Massacre See Wed. Oct. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 To be announced
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s
Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned
9:00 Chicago Stories: Pullman and the Railroad Rebellion Meet industrialist George Pullman and the army of Pullman Porters and Maids who rebelled against his authority.
10:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 26
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Check, Please! Roister, Midori, Sapori Napoletani [R]
12:30 Wild Travels
1:00 The Office See Sun. Oct. 20 at 10:00 pm. [R]
Shot with a mix of smartphones and GoPro cameras, young filmmaker Taku Aoyagi takes us on his daily bike rides as an Uber Eats worker as he confronts the gig economy’s harsh truths. Pedaling along the city’s deserted streets, he wonders about the “Uberization” of society and what it offers to an unemployed young person with student debt.
Saturday, October 26 10:00 pm
1:30 The Office See Sun.
Oct. 20 at 10:30 pm. [R]
2:00 Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform, and Thrive See Sun. Oct. 20 at 2:30 pm. [R]
3:00 Italy Made with Love: Generations See Sun. Oct. 20 at 3:30 pm. [R]
4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country [R]
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 VOCES: Latino Vote 2024 [R]
7:00 Great Lakes Now: Saving Whitefish and Navigating Niagara
7:30 Weathered: Earth’s Extremes
8:00 Opportunity Knocks: Little Critters
8:30 Islands Without Cars: Mexico’s Isla Holbox
9:00 Curious Traveler
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Lincoln Square, Chicago
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
An international cast joins the New York Philharmonic for this semi-staged oratorio. Following the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938, two brothers are sent halfway around the world to Shanghai. Otto cherishes his heritage, while Josef falls in love with Lina, a Chinese woman recovering from the loss of her mother in the Nanjing Massacre.
Sunday, October 27
3:00 pm
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country: A Love Letter to the South
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Feed the Connection
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue: Obsessed with Brisket
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Japanese Comfort Food
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The Spice Kitchen
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: The Magic of Mata Ortiz
4:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Aegean Cuisine
4:30 Check, Please! BYOB
5:00 Wild Travels In Chicago, host Will Clinger attends the Chi-Ditarod, where the sled is a shopping cart pulled by people instead of dogs, and more.
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned See Fri. Oct. 25 at 8:00 pm. [R]
7:00 Father Brown: The Last Supper Father Brown has a lot on his plate when a food fair comes to Kembleford, bringing murder with it.
8:00 Death in Paradise The team is rocked when commissioner Selwyn Patterson is shot at the yacht club as he celebrates 50 years of police service.
9:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries Jean learns that her ring has been sent away as evidence, and that there is little to do regarding threats from Rory’s mistress.
10:00 POV: Tokyo Uber Blues
A debt-laden grad turns Tokyo Uber Eats biker, confronting the gig economy’s harsh truths.
11:00 Music Videos That Shaped the 80s This documentary explores the top videos that influenced the music video industry today.
Sunday 27
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot [R]
1:30 Sherlock on Masterpiece: A Study in Pink See Thurs. Oct. 24 at 8:30 pm. [R]
3:00 Finding Your Roots: No Irish Need Apply [R]
4:00 Chicago Stories: Pullman and the Railroad Rebellion See Fri. Oct. 25 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 To be announced
MORNING
6:30 N’Digo Studios: Citizens on Migrants
7:00 America the Bountiful: Maple Syrup in Vermont
7:30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom: Dia De Los Muertos
8:00 Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle: Turning Over a New Collard Leaf
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: A Flavor of History
9:00 A Chef’s Life: Pimp My Grits
9:30 Homemade Live!
10:00 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Katowice
10:30 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Wroclaw
11:00 Curious Traveler: Curious Gdansk [R]
11:30 Otis’ Dream Follow Otis Moss, Sr. through his day-long journey to cast his ballot in rural Georgia as today’s struggles with voter suppression multiply.
AFTERNOON
12:30 Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly Experience Puccini’s tragedy with soprano Asmik Grigorian as Cio-CioSan and tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Pinkerton.
3:00 Great Performances: Émigré
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: The Best of Sicily
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Doc Martin: I Will Survive It’s been a year since Martin resigned his medical license, but when the mother of one of Louisa’s patients presents with serious symptoms but refuses to allow Martin to examine her, he finally admits that he wants to be a doctor again.
7:00 Ridley: The Memory Jar, Part 1 (Season 2, Part 7 of 8) Tara Dunning, a beloved local wife and mother, mysteriously vanishes.
8:00 The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece (New Series)
9:00 Wolf Hall Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6)
10:30 The Office David Brent is visited by Ray and Jude, who want to hire him as an expert speaker.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Brittany Howard
Monday 28
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Father Brown: The Last Supper See Sat. Oct. 26 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Oct. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries See Sat. Oct. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 POV: Tokyo Uber Blues See Sat. Oct. 26 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Music Videos That
Retired archaeologist Judith Potts’s peaceful evening in Marlow is shattered when she hears a gunshot coming from her neighbor’s garden and believes that a brutal murder has taken place. With the local police reluctant to believe her story, Judith bands together with two other local women to start her own investigation.
Sundays beginning October 27, 8:00 pm
In advance of season two, now in production, revisit the first season of this historical drama starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII. In the opener: having failed to secure the annulment of Henry’s marriage to Katherine of Aragon, Cardinal Wolsey is stripped of his powers. His hopes of returning to the king’s favor lie with the ever-loyal Cromwell.
Sundays beginning October 27, 9:00 pm
Greater mouse-eared bat
Nature: Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom
Discover Transylvania, a region in central Romania that most people have heard of but few can place on a map. It is a land where crumbling medieval villages abandoned by humans long ago have been resettled by elegant storks. Bats shelter in the crumbling castles and in the Basilica. Follow one family of bats as they struggle to bring up their young in the ruined walls.
Wednesday, October 30 7:00 pm
A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe. All the evidence is that she was buried as a vampire. And she’s not alone – ultimately, there are more than 50 deviant burials around her. Who was she? What did the burial rituals mean?
Wednesday, October 30
9:00 pm
Shaped the 80s See Sat. Oct. 26 at 11:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Jacque Pepin: Heart & Soul
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Madison (Part 2 of 2) Finds include a Frank Sinatrasigned letter, an Apollo 11 astronaut-inscribed book and letter, and Wood & Curry oil paintings with sketches.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Kooky & Spooky Celebrate Halloween with a rag doll nicknamed Chucky and an eye-catching Bride of Frankenstein pressbook.
9:00 VOCES: Our Texas, Our Vote
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 29
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Ridley: The Memory Jar, Part 1 (Season 2, Part 7 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 27 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece See Sun. Oct. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Wolf Hall Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Oct. 27 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Office See Sun. Oct. 27 at 10:30 pm. [R]
4:00 Doc Martin: I Will Survive See Sun. Oct. 27 at 6:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: The Shirts on Their Backs
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub
and Christopher Meloni.
8:00 Citizen Nation: Agree to Disagree (Part 4 of 4) At a thrilling championship showdown in the heart of Washington, D.C., a winner is crowned.
9:00 Frontline: American Voices 2024
10:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 BBC News
11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 30
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Madison (Part 2 of 2) See Mon. Oct. 28 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Kooky & Spooky See Mon. Oct. 28 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 VOCES: Our Texas, Our Vote See Mon. Oct. 28 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Otis’ Dream See Sun. Oct. 27 at 11:30 am. [R]
4:00 Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Nature: Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom
8:00 NOVA: Solar System –Wandering Worlds (Part 5 of 5) From meteorites that impact Earth to a moon that orbits backwards, a variety of strange, wandering worlds are rewriting what we know about our solar system.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: Field of Vampires
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 31
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: The Shirts on Their Backs See Tues. Oct. 29 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Citizen Nation: Agree to Disagree (Part 4 of 4) See Tues. Oct. 29 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline: American Voices 2024 See Tues. Oct. 29 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Lincoln
Square, Chicago [R]
3:30 Curious Traveler: Curious Gdansk [R]
4:00 Austin City Limits: Brittany Howard See Sun. Oct. 27 at 11:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Simply Ming
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Professor T
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Halloween Party Ariadne Oliver calls on Hercule Poirot to investigate when a young girl is discovered drowned in an apple-bobbing bucket.
8:30 Chicago Mysteries WTTW host Geoffrey Baer and a team of super sleuths attempt to solve some of Chicago’s most baffling mysteries.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Spend Halloween with host Geoffrey Baer as he sets out to solve some of Chicago’s age-old and perplexing mysteries, from a UFO sighting, a cemetery secret, and a mobster tellall to a sunken vessel in the Chicago River, a hot dog controversy, a shadowy statue, and more – while having a great time along the way.
Thursday, October 31 8:30 pm
Austin City Limits
Fridays, 3:00 am (10/4, 10/18)
Sundays, 11:00 pm
Thursdays, 4:00 am (10/24, 10/31)
Great Performances
Sunday, 3:00 pm (10/27)
Great Performances at the Met
Sunday, 12:30 pm (10/27)
Music Videos that Shaped the 80s
Saturday, 11:00 pm (10/26)
Monday, 4:00 am (10/28)
Next at the Kennedy Center
Saturday, 11:00 pm (10/12)
Monday, 4:00 am (10/14)
Sunday, 11:30 am (10/20)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (10/23)
Agatha Christie’s Poirot
Thursdays, 7:00 pm
Sundays, 12:00 am (10/6, 10/13, 10/27)
Saturday, 11:30 pm (10/19)
Coroner
Saturdays, 9:00 pm (10/5, 10/12)
Mondays, 2:00 am (10/7, 10/14)
Death in Paradise
Saturdays, 8:00 pm (10/19, 10/26)
Monday, 1:00 am (10/21, 10/28)
Doc Martin
Sunday, 6:00 pm (10/27)
Tuesday, 4:00 am (10/29)
Father Brown
Saturdays, 7:00 pm
Mondays, 12:00 am
Frankie Drake Mysteries
Mondays, 4:00 pm (10/7, 10/14)
Tuesdays, 4:00 pm (10/8, 10/15)
Wednesdays, 4:00 pm (10/9, 10/16)
Thursdays, 4:00 pm (10/10, 10/17)
Fridays, 4:00 pm (10/11, 10.18)
Madame Blanc Mysteries
Saturdays, 9:00 pm (10/19, 10/26)
Mondays, 2:00 am (10/21, 10/28)
Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece
Sunday, 8:00 pm (10/27)
Tuesday, 1:00 pm (10/29)
Masterpiece Mystery: Sherlock, A Study in Pink
Thursday, 8:30 pm (10/24)
Sunday, 1:30 am (10/27)
Midsomer Murders
Thursdays, 8:30 pm, 9:20 pm (10/3, 10/10, 10/17)
Sundays, 1:30 am, 2:20 am (10/6, 10/13)
Sunday, 1:00 am, 1:45 am (10/20) Moonflower Murders on Masterpiece
Sundays, 8:00 pm (10/6, 10/13, 10/20)
Tuesday 1:30 am (10/8)
Tuesdays, 1:00 am (10/15, 10/22)
Office
Saturdays, 1:00 am, 1:30 am
Sundays, 10:00 pm, 10:30 pm (10/6, 10/13, 10/20)
Sunday, 10:30 pm (10/27)
Tuesday, 3:30 am (10/29)
Professor T
Mondays, 4:00 pm (10/21, 10/28)
Tuesdays, 4:00 pm (10/22, 10/29)
Wednesdays, 4:00 pm (10/23, 10/30)
Thursdays, 4:00 pm (10/24, 10/31)
Friday, 4:00 pm (10/25)
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
Tuesday, 4:00 pm (10/1)
Wednesday, 4:00 pm (10/2)
Thursday, 4:00 pm (10/3)
Friday, 4:00 pm (10/4)
Ridley
Sundays, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, 12:30 am (10/8)
Tuesdays, 12:00 am (10/15, 10/2, 10/29)
Van der Valk on Masterpiece
Sundays, 9:00 pm (10/6, 10/13, 10/20)
Tuesday, 2:30 am (10/8)
Tuesdays, 2:00 am (10/15, 10/22)
Wolf Hall on Masterpiece
Sunday, 9:00 pm (10/27)
Tuesday, 2:00 am (10/29)
America the Bountiful
Sundays, 7:00 am
America’s Test Kitchen
Mondays-Fridays, 3:30 pm
Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm
Antiques Roadshow
Mondays-Fridays, 1:00 pm
Mondays, 7:00 pm
Mondays, 8:00 pm (10/7, 10/14, 10/28)
Wednesdays, 12:00 am, 1:00 am (10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30)
Wednesday, 12:30 am, 1:30 am (10/9)
Ask This Old House
Saturdays, 10:30 am
Thursday, 3:30 am (10/24)
Check, Please!
Saturdays, 4:00 pm, 12:00 am
Chef’s Life
Sundays, 9:00 am (10/13, 10/20, 10/27)
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
Mondays-Saturdays, 3:00 pm
Cook’s Country
Mondays-Fridays, 2:00 pm
Saturdays, 12:00 pm, 12:30 pm
Curious Traveler
Saturdays, 9:00 am
Sunday, 11:30 am (10/13)
Sunday, 2:30 am, 3:00 am, 11:00 am (10/20)
Sunday, 11:00 am (10/27)
Thursday, 3:00 am (10/10, 10/31)
Thursday, 4:30 am (10/17)
Dream of Italy
Sunday, 2:30 pm (10/20)
Saturday, 2:00 am (10/26)
Family Travel
Sunday, 11:00 am (10/13)
Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August
Sundays, 10:00 am, 10:30 am
Hidden Belize
Sunday, 9:00 am (10/6)
Friday, 3:00 am (10/11)
Home Diagnosis
Saturday, 7:30 am (10/5)
Saturdays, 8:00 am (10/12, 10/19, 10/26)
Homemade Live!
Sundays, 9:30 am (10/13, 10/20, 10/27)
Islands Without Cars
Saturdays, 8:30 am
Tuesday, 4:30 am (10/8)
J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
Sundays, 7:30 am
Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul
Mondays, 2:30 pm
John McGivern’s Main Streets
Saturdays, 9:30 am
Monday, 4:30 am (10/21)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (10/9)
Wednesday, 1:30 am (10/16)
Thursday, 3:00 am (10/31)
Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle
Sundays, 8:00 am (10/20, 10/27)
Lidia’s Kitchen
Saturdays, 1:00 pm
Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
Saturdays, 11:00 am
My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
Tuesdays, 2:30 pm
Saturdays, 4:00 pm
New Scandinavian Cooking
Sundays, 8:30 am (10/13, 10/20, 10/27)
Pati’s Mexican Table
Fridays, 2:30 pm
Saturdays, 3:30 pm
Rick Steves’ Europe
Sundays, 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 4:30 am (10/9)
Sunday, 3:30 am (10/20)
Saturday, 4:30 am (10/26)
Sara’s Weeknight Meals
Saturdays, 11:30 am
Simply Ming
Thursdays, 2:30 pm
Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue
Saturdays, 1:30 pm
Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
Wednesdays, 2:30 pm
This Old House Saturdays, 10:00 am Wild Travels Saturdays, 5:00 pm, 12:30 am Nature • Science • Technology
Big Cats
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm (10/2, 10/9, 10/16)
Fridays, 12:00 am (10/4, 10/11, 10/18)
Borneo: Islands of Wonder
Friday, 4:00 am (10/4)
Great Lakes Now
Saturdays, 7:00 am
Hawaii: Islands of Wonder
Saturday, 6:00 am (10/5)
Saturday, 4:00 am (10/12)
Nature
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm (10/23, 10/30)
Fridays, 12:00 am (10/25, 11/1) NOVA
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm
Fridays, 1:00 am
Weathered: Earth’s Extremes Saturdays, 7:30 am (10/12, 10/19, 10/26)
After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Aza
Monday, 9:00 pm (10/14) Friday, 3:00 am (10/18) Amanpour and Company Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm
American Experience
Tuesday, 7:00 pm (10/1)
Thursday, 12:00 am (10/3) Sunday, 2:00 pm (10/6)
BBC News
Mondays-Fridays, 10:30 pm, 5:00 am
BBC News America
Monday-Fridays, 5:00 pm
Beyond Debate
Sunday, 4:00 pm (10/13)
Saturday, 4:00 am (10/19)
Chicago Mysteries
Thursday, 8:30 pm (10/31)
Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks Friday, 8:00 pm (10/4)
Saturday, 6:00 pm (10/5) Friday, 4:00 am (10/11)
Chicago Stories: The Boss & the Bulldozer Friday, 9:00 pm (10/11) Sunday, 3:00 am (10/13)
Chicago Stories: Candy Capital Friday, 9:00 pm (10/4) Sunday, 4:00 am (10/6)
Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy Friday, 8:00 pm (10/18)
Saturday, 6:00 pm (10/19) Tuesday, 4:00 am (10/22)
Chicago Stories: Pullman and the Railroad Rebellion Friday, 9:00 pm (10/25) Sunday, 4:00 am (10/27)
Chicago Stories: The Real Mad Men of Chicago Friday, 9:00 pm (10/18) Sunday, 4:00 am (10/20)
Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned Friday, 8:00 pm (10/25)
Saturday, 6:00 pm (10/26)
Wednesday, 4:00 am (10/30)
Chicago Stories: Young Lords of Lincoln Park Friday, 8:00 pm (10/11) Saturday, 6:00 pm (10/12) Friday, 4:00 am (10/18)
Chicago Tonight
Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30 pm, 10:00 pm
Tuesdays-Fridays, 5:30 am
Chicago Tonight: Week in Review
Fridays, 5:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 10:00 pm Saturdays, 5:30 am
Citizen Nation Tuesdays, 8:00 pm (10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29) Thursdays, 1:00 am (10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31)
Finding Your Roots
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm (10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29)
Thursdays, 12:00 am (10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31)
Sunday, 3:00 am (10/27)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Mondays, 5:30 am
Frontline
Sunday, 12:00 pm (10/6)
Tuesdays, 9:00 pm (10/8, 10/15, 10/29)
Thursdays, 2:00 am (10/10, 10/17, 10/31)
Saturday, 2:00 am (10/12)
Saturday, 6:00 am, 10:00 pm (10/19)
Monday, 3:00 am (10/21)
Independent Lens
Wednesday, 2:00 am (10/2)
Italy Made with Love: Generations
Sunday, 3:30 pm (10/20)
Saturday, 3:00 am (10/26)
Jack Has a Plan
Saturday, 6:00 am (10/12)
Tuesday, 4:00 am (10/15)
Jews of the Wild West
Sunday, 12:00 pm (10/13)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (10/16)
N’Digo Studio
Sundays, 6:30 am
Nuestra Herencia
Sunday, 2:30 pm (10/13)
Wednesday, 3:30 am (10/16)
Opportunity Knocks
Saturday, 8:00 am (10/5)
Otis’ Dream
Sunday, 11:30 am (10/27)
Wednesday, 3:30 am (10/30)
PBS News Hour
Mondays-Friday, 6:00 pm
PBS News Special: Vice Presidential Debate
Tuesday, 8:00 pm (10/1)
Thursday, 1:00 am (10/3)
PBS News Weekend
Saturdays-Sundays, 5:30 pm
Potentially Dangerous
Sunday, 11:00 am (10/6)
Sunday, 4:00 am (10/13)
POV
Wednesdays, 3:30 am (10/2, 10/23)
Monday, 9:00 pm (10/7)
Thursday, 3:30 am (10/10)
Sunday, 1:00 pm (10/20)
Saturday, 10:00 pm (10/26)
Monday, 3:00 am (10/28)
Reagan: American Experience
Thursday, 3:00 am (10/3)
Sunday, 3:00 pm (10/6)
Wednesday, 2:30 am (10/9)
Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor
Sundays, 6:00 pm (10/6, 10/13, 10/20)
Sunday, 3:00 am (10/6)
Tuesday, 3:30 am (10/8)
Tuesdays, 3:00 am (10/15, 10/22)
Secrets of the Dead
Wednesdays, 9:00 pm
Fridays, 2:00 am
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Sunday, 1:30 pm (10/13)
Thursday, 3:00 am (10/17) To Dine For with Kate Sullivan
Sundays, 8:00 am (10/6, 10/13)
Sunday, 8:30 am (10/6)
VOCES
Saturday, 11:00 pm (10/5)
Monday, 4:00 am (10/7)
Monday, 9:00 pm (10/28)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (10/30)
VOCES: American Historia: The Untold Story of Latinos
Saturdays, 10:00 pm (10/5, 10/12)
Mondays, 3:00 am (10/7, 10/14)
VOCES: Latino Vote 2024
Tuesday, 9:00 pm (10/22)
Thursday, 2:00 am (10/24)
Saturday, 6:00 am (10/26)
Washington Week with The Atlantic
Fridays, 7:30 pm Saturdays, 5:00 am
Enjoy live performances from guitarists Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque; a stellar piano trio (Samantha Cho, Florin Parvulescu, Brinton Smith); and a remembrance of Oscar Ghiglia.
Mondays, 8:00 pm
Mornings with Lisa Flynn at 6:00 am
With news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
Midday Music at 10:00 am
With Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm ( Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert on Wednesdays at 12:15 pm).
Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree at 2:00 pm
With The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm and Friday Afternoon at the Movies on Fridays at 4:30 pm.
Tuesday 1
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Chaminade Air de Ballet, Op. 30 – Eric Parkin, p. Chandos CHAN-8888. [5:01]
7:00 Rossini The Barber of Seville: Overture – Santa Cecilia
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Beginning October 17
Orch/Antonio Pappano. Warner 24344. [7:15]
8:00 Joplin Magnetic Rag –Alan Feinberg, p. Argo 444457-2. [5:15]
9:00 Wagner Siegfried: Forest Murmurs – Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim. Erato 45786-2. [8:25]
10:00 Midday Music including Donald Tovey Elegiac Variations, Op. 25 – Rebecca Rust, vc; David Apter, p. Marco Polo 8.223637. [10:31]
11:00 Uuno Klami Helsinki March –Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Jussi Jalas. Finland Transcriptions FT-9602. [5:05]
12:00 Jessie Montgomery Strum – Catalyst Quartet. Azica ACD-71302. [6:52]
1:00 James Horner Pas de Deux (Double Concerto) – M Samuelsen, v; H Samuelsen, vc; Royal Liverpool Phil/ Petrenko. Mercury 4811487. [27:42]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 – Gil Shaham, v; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 457583-2. [11:07]
3:00 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 – Adolph Herseth, tr; Donald Peck, f; Ray Still, ob; Samuel Magad, v; Chicago Sym Orch members. RCA 60378-2. [12:04]
4:00 Gershwin I Got Rhythm Variations – Fazil Say, p; New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Teldec 26202-2. [7:58]
5:00 Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, set 3 – I Solisti Italiani. Denon 81757-9150-2. [17:33]
6:00 Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 – Evgeny Kissin,
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Marking the Best of Studs ’s 20th anniversary, programs include conversations with James Baldwin, John Vickers, Nana Mouskouri, and a performance by Mahalia Jackson. Fridays, 11:00 pm
p. DG 4862990. [10:22]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: How Strange the Change from Major to Minor, Part II Week two of music changing from major to minor, plus harmonic surprises that composers add to their works. Listen with fresh new ears to Franz Schubert, and Gustav Mahler, plus your favorite folk songs and jazz standards.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 –Vienna Phil/Riccardo Muti. Philips 434107-2. [37:16]
9:00 Ravel Piano Trio in A minor – Eroica Trio. EMI CDC5-56482-2. [29:25]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Shostakovich Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110; Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major, Op. 133; Jerusalem Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Franz Schmidt Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat – Chicago Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8779. [46:55]
Wednesday 2
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Barber Canzonetta – Julia Girdwood, ob; Scottish Chamber Orch/José Serebrier. ASV CDDCA-737. [7:35]
7:00 Dvorák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 4 in F – Budapest Festival Orch/Iván Fischer. Philips 464601-2. [6:05]
8:00 Bonds Troubled Water –Agave. Acis APL-53714. [5:24]
9:00 Rameau Gavotte et six doubles – Bruce Liu, p. DG 4864400. [7:00]
10:00 Midday Music including Grieg In Autumn Overture, Op. 11 –Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons. Melodiya MCD-150. [12:44]
11:00 Bryan Kelly Suite Parisienne – Brass Ring. Crystal CD-561. [12:43]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial
Concerts Violinist Marian Mayuga and pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion perform music by Debussy, Robert Schumann, and Augusto Espino live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Sinfonietta No. 1 –Experiential Orch/James Blachly. Bright Shiny Things BSTC-0200. [15:41]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Haydn String Quartet in C, Op. 74, No. 1 – Angeles String Quartet. Philips 464650-2 (21). [24:24]
3:00 Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 – Joshua Bell, v; Baltimore Sym Orch/ David Zinman. Decca 452851-2. [22:52]
4:00 Telemann Tafelmusik, Book 2: Trio in E minor – Karl Kaiser, f; Ann-Kathrin Brüggermann, ob; Stefan Mühleisen, vc; Michael Behringer, hc. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902042.45 (4). [14:55]
5:00 Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat, K. 495 –English Chamber Orch/ Barry Tuckwell, hn. Decca 410284-2. [16:39]
6:00 Bach French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816 – Simone Dinnerstein, p. Telarc CD-80715. [18:30]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: How Strange the Change from Major to Minor, Part II See Tuesday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 –Vienna Phil/Simon Rattle. EMI 57445-2 (5). [25:55]
9:00 Janácek String Quartet No. 2, Intimate Letters – Hagen Quartet. DG 427669-2. [26:01]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: In the Footsteps of Scarlatti Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani performs sonatas from Domenico Scarlatti’s 1739 Essercizi per gravicembalo, along with music by Thomas Arne and Thomas Roseingrave. Recorded
WFMT’s one-day Bach to School drive on September 5 was a resounding success. Thanks to our dedicated WFMT members and a generous anonymous donor, the Bach to School program has provided 57 digital pianos to Chicago schools, bringing music to our youngest community members.
To learn more about how to participate, visit wfmt.com/bach-to-school. Thank you!
live in concert October 12, 2022 in the Fundación Juan March in Madrid.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile – Pieter Wispelwey, vc; German Chamber Phil Bremen/ Daniel Sepec. Channel Classics CCS-16501. [6:55] – Gilbert Kalish, p. Nonesuch 79162-2. [8:12]
8:00 Elgar Caractacus, Op. 35: Triumphal March – Royal Phil Orch/Yehudi Menuhin. Virgin 91175-2. [7:03]
9:00 Debussy Petite Suite – Lyon National Orch/Jun Märkl. Naxos 8.572583. [13:02]
10:00 Midday Music including Bach Two-Part Invention No. 2 in C minor, BWV 773; ThreePart Sinfonia No. 5 in E-Flat, BWV 791 – Glenn Gould, p. Sony 88725411882. [5:55]
11:00 Fela Sowande Two Preludes of Yoruba Sacred Folk Melodies: No. 1, K’A Mura; Salim Dada Miniatures algériennes: No. 2, Danse Zaydan – Rebecca Omordia, p. Somm SOMMCD-0688. [8:51]
12:00 Richard Strauss Duet Concertino – Larry Combs, cl; David McGill, bn; Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 23913-2. [19:49]
1:00 Wagner The Flying Dutchman: Overture – Philharmonia Orch/Yuri Simonov. Brilliant Classics 94937. [10:45]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Bach Orchestra Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 – Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902113.14 (2). [25:25]
3:00 Mozart Symphony in G, Neue Lambacher – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19). [22:21]
4:00 Granados Danzas españolas, Op. 37 (Op. 5): Minueto, Oriental, Andaluza, Jota – Jorge Federico Osorio, p. Cedille CDR90000075. [15:24]
5:00 Haydn String Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 33, No. 2, Joke –Spektral Quartet. Sono Luminus DSL-92198. [16:17]
6:00 Vaughan Williams Three Portraits from The England of Elizabeth – RTÉ Concert Orch/Andrew Penny. Marco Polo 8.223665. [16:18]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: How
Strange the Change from Major to Minor, Part II See Tuesday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Schubert Symphony No. 10 in D, D. 936a – St Martin’s Academy/ Neville Marriner. Philips 412176-2 (6). [27:31]
9:00 Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81 –Marc-André Hamelin, p. Hyperion CDA-66996. [31:36]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Maxim Vengerov, v; Messiaen Les Offrandes oubliées; Beethoven Symphony No. 7; Lorin Maazel, conductor.
Friday 4
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Grieg Peer Gynt, Op. 23: No. 19, Solveig’s Song – Barbara Bonney, s; Antonio Pappano, p. Decca 4789679. [5:08]
7:00 Boccherini Symphony in E-Flat, Op. 35, No. 2 (G 510) – London Festival Orch/Ross Pople. Hyperion CDA-66903. [10:47]
8:00 Copland Danzón cubano – New World Sym/
Michael Tilson Thomas. Argo 436737. [6:58]
9:00 Bologne Concertante Quartet No. 4 in F – Arabella String Quartet. Naxos 8.574360. [6:47]
10:00 Midday Music including Brahms Piano Pieces, Op. 119 – Murray Perahia, p. Sony 72725. [14:54]
11:00 Bliss Overture, Edinburgh –City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Vernon Handley. EMI ASD-3878. [10:04]
12:00 Milhaud Suite d’après Corrette, Op. 161b – Chicago Chamber Musicians. Cedille CDR-90000040. [8:50]
1:00 Charlotte Sohy Symphony in C-sharp minor – French National Orch/Débora Waldman. Bru Zane BZ-2006. [28:48]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Telemann Three-Trumpet Concerto in D – Soloists; Music of the Baroque Orch/ Thomas Wikman. D’Note DND-1026. [10:47]
3:00 Haydn Symphony No. 6 in D, Le matin – Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati. Decca 4781221 (33). [23:21]
4:00 Handel Water Music
Suite No. 3 in G – Aradia Ensemble/Kevin Mallon. Naxos 6.110115. [10:52]
Gumpoldskirchner
The Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen are an Austrian, mixed children’s choir which is praised for their quality, professionalism, and naturalness. Founded in 1949, the choir is currently led by Katja Kalmar, whose aim is to maintain the ensemble’s legacy repertoire and musical traditions while broadening the childrens’ horizons with innovative projects. They recently performed with the Grant Park Chorus and Orchestra in the festival season finale, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. During their visit to Chicago, the choir sang at the Rush Hour Concerts at St. James Cathedral. Their program included Austrian and American favorites by Strauss II, Beethoven, and Gershwin, plus highlights from The Sound of Music. Robbie Ellis hosts and interviews two singers, Laura Maier and Sophie Fadinger.
Saturday, October 5 11:00 am
5:00 Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 – New York Phil/Yuri Temirkanov. RCA 61173-2. [16:05]
6:00 Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 – Itzhak Perlman, v; Israel Phil/ Zubin Mehta. EMI CDC749814-2. [19:38]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: How Strange the Change from Major to Minor, Part II See Tuesday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Alexandre Desplat The Shape of Water – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Myriam Lafargue, acc; French National Orch/ Alexandre Desplat. Warner 0190295306878. [11:08]
9:00 Higdon Autumn Music –Moran Woodwind Quintet. Crystal CD-754. [11:59]
10:00 Rota The Godfather: A
Symphonic Portrait – London
Phil Orch/John Mauceri. LPO 0086. [15:20]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Mahalia Jackson (9/20/1957) Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson with pianist Mildred Falls at the Hotel Morrison on the near west side of Chicago.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael with news at 7:00 am. Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20: Suite – London Sym/André Previn. EMI CDM4-89485-2. [23:08]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Shostakovich October, Op. 131 – Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi. DG 427616-2. [12:28]
11:00 Introductions The Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen children’s chorus from Austria, performing at St. James Cathedral for the Rush Hour Concerts. Music by Reiter, Strauss II, Beethoven, Rodgers, Gershwin and more. With Katja Kalmar, director and Andjelko Igrec, piano.
12:00 From Aix-en-Provence Festival: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly Ermonela Jaho (Cio-Cio San); Adam Smith (B.F. Pinkerton); Mihoko Fujimura (Suzuki); Lionel Lhote (Sharpless); Carlo Bosi (Goro); Lyon Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Daniele Rustioni, conductor. Sung in Italian.
2:30 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
3:00 Sergio Cárdenas Marchita el alma – Argentina Durán, p. Bravo Music [Rapsodia Mexicana]. [4:03]
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho An interview with Huw Montague Rendall. The British baritone is set to make his house and role debut at the Wiener Staatsoper as Billy Budd.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller including Britten Sinfonietta, Op. 1: Tarantella – Hallé Orch/Kent Nagano. Erato 25502-2. [4:05]
6:00 Márquez Danzón No. 2 – Phil Orch of the Americas/ Alondra de la Parra. Sony 88697755552. [9:27]
7:00 Sounds Classical: Classical Sounds Electric Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn continue their exploration of where new and innovative sounds are found in the classical sphere, shining a light on music with some
electrifying elements.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer From the archives: A concert of the expansive, lyrical, and sometimes other worldly songs of Amy Speace performed live at WFMT in 2014.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer A remembrance of the late singer/songwriter and activist Bernice Johnson Reagon, charter member of The Freedom and founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice World Communion Sunday. Host Peter DuBois shares music that reflects on the sacrament of Holy Communion, and on Christian unity around the world, even as we mark the Feast of St. Francis.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Whitacre Alleluia – Eric Whitacre Singers/ Eric Whitacre. Decca B0016636-02. [9:25]
8:00 Tchaikovsky The Months (The Seasons), Op. 37b: October (Autumn Song) – Lang Lang, p. Sony 88875117582. [5:40]
9:00 Pergolesi Flute Concerto in G – James Galway, f; I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone. RCA 61164-2. [12:04]
10:00 Respighi Feste Romane (Roman Festivals): III. October Festival – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC7-47316-2. [6:50]
11:00 Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 – Vadim Gluzman, v; São Paulo Sym Orch/ John Neschling. BIS SACD-1662. [23:45]
12:00 Sunday Afternoon Music including Haydn Symphony No. 98 in B-Flat – AustroHungarian Haydn Orch/ Ádám Fischer. Nimbus NI-5199. [29:34]
1:00 Ron Nelson Aspen Jubilee –Women’s Cho of Dallas, Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-76. [10:37]
2:00 Janácek Pohádka (Fairy Tale) – Alexander Hersh, vc; Drew Petersen, p. Alexander Hersh [Absinthe]. [12:03]
3:00 Copland Our Town – London Sym Orch/Aaron Copland. CBS MK-42429. [11:01]
4:00 Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59, No. 3, Razumovsky – Dover Quartet. Cedille CDR90000206 (3). [30:39]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Wilhelm Stenhammar Piano Concerto
No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23 –Niklas Sivelöv, p; Malmö Sym Orch/Mario Venzago. Naxos 8.572259. [25:52]
6:00 Haydn String Quartet in G, Op. 76, No. 1 – Kodály Quartet. Naxos 8.502400. [21:57]
7:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series Mezzo-soprano Sophia Maekawa and pianist Michael Banwarth are featured in this month’s vocal recital. Recorded in the Levin Performance Studio. 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts. Adams The Chairman Dances; Shostakovich Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1; Ellington Big Fat Alice’s Blues; Amad; The Mooch; Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet selections; Wynton Marsalis “All
Two mighty orchestras present a rousing, jazz-meets-classical event marking the 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth. Giancarlo Guerrero leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, alternating between the original orchestral version performed by the CSO and imaginative new jazz arrangements presented by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Both ensembles join forces for a selection from Wynton Marsalis’s Swing Symphony, described by The Telegraph as “a journey through jazz history and the sounds of America itself.” The program also features Adams’s The Chairman Dances, Shostakovich’s Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1, and works by Ellington announced from the stage.
Sunday, October 6 8:00 pm
American Pep” from “Swing” Symphony; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra; Wynton Marsalis trumpet; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor.
10:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: The Legendary Luis Pasquet Pianist, arranger, orchestra conductor and band leader, a classical composer as well as a tango and jazz musician. Born in Uruguay in 1917, he lived for 95 years spent over several continents and with different types of music. Elbio Barilari is proud to celebrate the life and music of this musical knight.
11:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Bartók plays Bartók (and more) Bartók Contrasts; Rhapsody for Violin and Piano; Hungarian Folksongs; Romanian Folk Dances; Mikrokosmos: Excerpts; Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Kreutzer; Debussy Violin Sonata.
Monday 7
1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Borodin String
Quartet No. 2 in D: III. Nocturne – Brodsky Quartet. Teldec 46319-2. [8:39]
7:00 Giuseppe Torelli Trumpet Sonata in D, G 1 – Wynton Marsalis, tr; English Chamber Orch/Anthony Newman. Sony SK-66244. [7:08]
8:00 Gershwin Three Preludes (1926) – Pro Arte Guitar Trio. ASV CDWHL-2099. [6:07]
9:00 Ruth Gipps Kensington Gardens Suite, Op. 2 – Juliana Koch, ob; Michael McHale, p. Chandos CHAN-20290. [5:32]
10:00 Midday Music including José Maurício Nunes Garcia Overture, Zemira – Vox Brasiliensis Orch/Ricardo Kanji. K617 096. [7:30]
11:00 Nicole Chamberlain Atalanta – Merian Ensemble. Navona NV-6644. [6:22]
12:00 Sowerby From the Northland (suite for orchestra) – Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman. Cedille CDR90000033. [20:42]
1:00 HT Burleigh From the Southland – Rochelle Sennet, p. Albany TROY1910-12. [18:46]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Schubert Rondo
in A, D 951 – Paul BaduraSkoda & Jörg Demus, p. Valois V-4622. [11:54]
3:00 Price Piano Concerto in D minor – Jeneba KannehMason, p; Chineke! Orch/ Leslie Suganandarajah. Decca 4853996. [17:43]
4:00 Elgar Cockaigne Overture (In London Town), Op. 40 – BBC Sym Orch/Sir Andrew Davis. Erato 94809-2. [14:53]
5:00 Debussy Children’s Corner Suite – Simon Trpceski, p. EMI 00272-2. [16:00]
6:00 Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 11: III. Finale, Rondo: Allegro – Dale Clevenger, hn; Chicago Sym Orch/ Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 23913-2. [5:27]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Honoring the composer on the 200th anniversary year of his birth. He spent years as a chorister and later he served as the cathedral organist in Linz, where he established a reputation for his improvisatory skills. Bruckner worked during a period of changing musical tastes and styles, and
while his music was indebted to the traditions of Schubert and Beethoven, he was increasingly drawn to the “new” music of Wagner and Liszt.
8:00 Live from WFMT Inspired by the rhythms and melodies of flamenco, jazz, classical, rock, and the Balkan region, Fareed Haque and Goran Ivanovic showcase the unrivaled guitar artistry of two of the finest players of their respective generations.
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: Vienna Philharmonic. Verdi La Forza del destino Overture; de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2; Chabrier España; Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 1 & 4; Grieg Morning, from Peer Gynt; Dvorák Slavonic Dance No. 1, Op. 72; Respighi Pines of Rome excerpts; Riccardo Muti, conductor. Recorded at the open-air Waldbühne theatre in Berlin, Germany.
Tuesday 8
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Fauré Pelléas et
Mélisande, Op. 80: Prélude –Suisse Romande Orch/Armin Jordan. Erato 45813-2. [6:17]
7:00 Chopin Mazurkas, Op. 63 –Maria João Pires, p. DG 4777483 (2). [6:19]
8:00 Corelli Concerto grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 12 – Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi. Opus 111 OPS-30155. [8:37]
9:00 John Williams Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Hedwig’s Theme –Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Recording Arts Orch of Los Angeles/John Williams. DG B0030629. [5:57]
10:00 Midday Music including Richard Strauss Capriccio, Op. 85: Prelude for String Sextet & Moonlight Music –Vienna Phil/André Previn. DG 437790-2. [13:39]
11:00 Edino Krieger Abertura Brasileira – State U of Londrina Sym Orch/Norton Morozowicz. Instituto Cultural Brasilis [Compositores Brasileiros]. [7:15]
12:00 Wagner Lohengrin: Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral – Chicago Gargoyle Brass & Organ Ensemble/ Stephen Squires. MSR Classics MS-1750. [6:09]
1:00 Higdon Blue Cathedral –Atlanta Sym Orch/ Robert Spano. Telarc
CD-80596. [12:13]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Weber Grand Duo Concertant in E-Flat, Op. 48 – Anthony McGill, cl; Gloria Chien, p. Cedille CDR-90000207. [17:48] I
3:00 Chevalier (JJO) de MeudeMonpas Violin Concerto No. 4 in D – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Encore Chamber Orch/Daniel Hege. Cedille CDR-90000035. [16:58]
4:00 Rossini La gazza ladra: Overture – Philharmonia Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini. EMI 62804-2. [10:25]
5:00 Antonio Giuliani TwoMandolin Concerto in E – Ugo Orlandi & Dorina Frati, m’s; I Solisti Veneti/ Claudio Scimone. Erato ECD-88165. [15:19]
6:00 Verdi Les Vêpres siciliennes: Overture – Chicago Sym Orch/Riccardo Muti. CSO Resound 9011801. [9:16]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Lalo Namouna: Rhapsody #1 – French National Radio Orch/Jean Martinon. DG 2530106. [23:43]
9:00 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, K. 271, Jeunehomme –Richard Goode, p; Orpheus Chamber Orch. Nonesuch 79454-2. [31:51]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Haydn Trio in E minor Gilbert Kalish, piano, Nicolas Dautricourt, violin; Torleif Thedéen, cello; Beethoven Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74, Harp; Orion String Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Henryk Górecki Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs – Dawn Upshaw, s; London Sinfonietta/ David Zinman. Nonesuch 79282-2. [53:30]
Wednesday 9
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folksong – Timothy Ridout, vi; James Baillieu, p. Harmonia Mundi HMM-905376.77. [7:01]
7:00 Handel Berenice: Overture, Minuet and Gigue – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 410553-2. [7:08]
8:00 Rimsky-Korsakov Mlada:
Procession of the Nobles –Bolshoi Cho & Orch/Alexander Lazarev. Erato 91723-2. [4:48]
9:00 Schubert Notturno in E-Flat, D. 897 – AnneSophie Mutter, v; Maximilian Hornung, vc; Daniil Trifonov, p. DG 4797570. [8:01]
10:00 Midday Music including Andrzej Panufnik Song to the Virgin Mary – King’s College Choir Cambridge/ Stephen Cleobury. EMI CDC5-56439-2. [11:48]
11:00 Liszt La lugubre gondola II – Steven Isserlis, vc; Stephen Hough, p. RCA 68290-2. [8:29]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Callisto Quartet performs music by Mozart and Reena Esmail live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Rodrigo Concierto serenata – Nancy Allen, h; Royal Phil Orch/Enrique Bátiz. EMI 37681-2 (2). [23:01]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Romeo Alone, Festivity at the Capulets – San Francisco Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas. SFS Media 0074. [13:14]
3:00 Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 – Orpheus
Chamber Orch. DG 419192-2. [17:17]
4:00 Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales – Sean Chen, p. Steinway & Sons 30029. [16:14]
5:00 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 –Age of Enlightenment Orch/ Monica Huggett. Virgin 90747-2 (2). [15:30]
6:00 Janácek Sinfonietta: Mvts 4 & 5 – Chicago Sym Orch/ Seiji Ozawa. EMI CDFB572664-2 (2). [9:15]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Dvorák Wind Serenade in D minor,
For the past 30 years and more, Jim Malcolm has been the ultimate Scots troubadour. Traveling the world with his guitar, harmonicas, and engaging wit, he sings the traditional songs of Scotland and his own masterfully crafted songs in a style which is modern and accessible, yet utterly authentic. He has been described as “one of the finest singers in Scotland in any style.” Susie Malcolm, his wife, is an award-winning singer with a special knowledge of the musical traditions of North East Scotland and a penchant for ballads. The couple has recorded three acclaimed albums as a duo, one of which was hailed by Celtic Music Radio as “a masterclass in Scottish traditional song.” For their highly anticipated Folkstage concert live from St. Tim’s Coffeehouse in Skokie, the duo offers harmonies and humor, tales from the road, the riverside, and from the home front.
Saturday, October 12 8:00 pm
Op. 44 – Marlboro Festival Wind Ensemble/Louis Moyse. Sony SBK-62412. [24:12]
9:00 François-Adrien Boieldieu Harp Concerto in C (in Three Tempi) – Valérie Milot, h; Les Violons du Roy/ Bernard Labadie. Analekta AN2-9990. [22:04]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: Monteverdi Madrigals Lutenist Eligio Quinteiro joins vocal ensemble I Fagiolini for a program of pastoral madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi. Recorded in concert April 24, 2024 at Wigmore Hall.
Thursday 10
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Coleridge-Taylor Fantasiestücke, Op. 5: No. 1, Prelude – Catalyst Quartet. Azica ACD-71336. [5:00]
7:00 Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 314: III. Finale, Rondo, Allegretto – Susan Milan, f; English Chamber Orch/Raymond Leppard. Chandos CHAN-8613. [5:38]
8:00 Prokofiev Cinderella, Op. 87: Grand Waltz – Lisa Batiashvili, v; Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Yannick NézetSéguin. DG 4798529. [5:13]
9:00 Johann Stamitz Sinfonia in B-Flat – Janácek Chamber Orch/Zdenek Dejmek. Panton 811201-2. [7:31]
10:00 Midday Music including Antônio Carlos Gomes Salvator Rosa: Overture –Minas Gerais Phil Orch/ Fabio Mechetti. Naxos 8.574409. [6:45]
11:00 Debussy Marche écossaise – Ulster Orch/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN-9129. [6:03]
12:00 Price String Quartet in G (unfinished) – Pacifica Quartet. Cedille CDR90000228. [16:30]
1:00 Bach Triple Concerto in A minor, BWV 1044 – English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner. Soli Deo Gloria SDG-165 (2). [20:32]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Copland El Salón México – Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler. RCA 6806-2-RG. [10:09]
3:00 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, Spring – Maxim Vengerov, v; Itamar Golan, p. Teldec 76349-2. [22:37]
4:00 Ponce Chapultepec – Mexico State Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz. ASV CDDCA-926. [14:47]
5:00 Franz Xaver Richter Trumpet Concerto in D – Maurice André, tr; Munich Chamber
Orch/Hans Stadlmair. DG 469229-2 (2). [14:56]
6:00 Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Dance of Apprentices; Entry of Mastersingers; Wach’ auf – Chicago Sym Cho & Orch/Sir Georg Solti. Decca 452606-2 (4). [9:00]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70 – Vienna Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. DG 419771-2. [27:13]
9:00 Korngold Märchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures), Op. 3 –Ilona Prunyi, p. Marco Polo 8.223384. [21:00]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Webern Im Sommerwind; Schoenberg Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 5; Ives Symphony No. 2; Alan Gilbert, conductor.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Albéniz Cantos de España, Op. 232: No. 3, Bajo la Palmera – Julian Bream & John Williams, g’s. RCA 61452-2. [5:35]
7:00 Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D, London: IV. Finale, Spiritoso – Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati. Decca 4781221 (33). [6:51]
8:00 Mel Bonis Six Pieces for Four Hands, Op. 130 –Roberto Prosseda & Alessandra Ammara, p. Bru Zane BZ-2006. [7:16]
9:00 Copland Billy the Kid: Waltz; Prairie Night; Celebration Dance – St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff. Teldec 77310-2. [10:48]
10:00 Midday Music including Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, Classical –Bergen Phil Orch/Andrew Litton. BIS 2174. [14:13]
11:00 Hajime Komatsu Four Japanese Folk Songs Suite No. 2 – Apollo Chamber Players. Navona NV-6038. [14:52]
12:00 Leo Sowerby Tramping Tune – Avalon String Quartet; Alexander Hanna, db; Winston Choi, p. Cedille CDR-90000205; Sowerby Pop Goes the Weasel –Westwood Wind Quintet. Crystal CD-353. [5:00]
1:00 Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 – James Ehnes, v; Andrew Armstrong, p. Onyx 4159. [26:19]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with
The WFMT Orchestra Series takes you to concert halls across Europe and Britain in an exciting new season. The series begins with two programs at the scenic Waldbühne, an iconic outdoor venue in Berlin. First, Riccardo Muti leads the Vienna Philharmonic in a festive concert that includes music by Verdi, Falla, Chabrier, and Brahms. Then, the Berlin Philharmonic led by chief conductor Kirill Petrenko present a program that includes Ravel’s beloved Boléro and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Yuja Wang. Other marquee soloists featured this month are Sheku KannehMason with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic performing Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Cello Concerto and James Ehnes playing Camille Saint-Saëns’s Violin Concerto No. 3 with the BBC Philharmonic.
Mondays, 10:00 pm
Candice Agree including Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 – Zürich Tonhalle Orch/David Zinman. Arte Nova 56341-2. [23:00]
3:00 Bach Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – James Galway, f; Württemberg Chamber Orch/Jörg Faerber. RCA 60900-2. [20:46]
4:00 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat – Emanuel Ax, p; Philharmonia/ Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-53289. [18:00]
5:00 Jan Dismas Zelenka Capriccio No. 2 in G – Das Neu-Eröffnete Orchestre/ Jürgen Sonnentheil. CPO 999458-2. [13:40]
6:00 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p. DG B0014767-02. [19:06]
7:00 Exploring Music with
Bill McGlaughlin: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Beethoven Bagatelle in A minor, Für Elise, WoO 59 – Chick Corea, p; Philharmonia Virtuosi/Richard Kapp. CBS MK-37216. [4:02]
9:00 Louis Beydts Four Odelettes –Cyrille Dubois, t; Tristan Raës, p. Aparté AP-345. [12:19]
10:00 Max Richter On the Nature of Daylight – Jess Gillam, sx; Jess Gillam Ensemble. Decca 4851062. [6:21]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Nana Mouskouri (2/14/1997) Born on October 13, 1934, singer Nana Mouskouri is globally acclaimed and has sold over 300 million records. With this broadcast from 1997, we wish her a very happy 90th birthday.
Saturday 12
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael with news at 7:00 am. Schubert Wanderer Fantasy in C, D 760 – Murray Perahia, p. CBS MK-42124. [21:48]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Saint-Saëns Morceau de concert in G, Op. 154 – Isabelle Moretti, h; Southwest German Radio Sym Orch/Klaus Arp. Koch 3-1142-2. [12:02]
11:00 Introductions LIVE – Angelika Wang, 17, piano. Beethoven Appassionata Sonata, 1st mvt; Messiaen Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus; Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau in A minor, Op. 39, No. 6; Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D minor.
12:00 From Aix-en-Provence Festival: Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito Pene Pati (Tito); Karine Deshaves (Vitellia); Marianne Crebassa (Sesto); Lea Desandre (Annio); Emily Pogorelc (Servilia); Nahuel di Pierro (Publio); Pygmalion Chorus and Orchestra; Raphaël Pichon, conductor. Sung in Italian.
2:30 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
3:00 Ricardo Castro Vals capricho, Op. 1 – Joel Fan, p; Northwest Sinfonietta/ Christophe Chagnard. Reference RR-134. [7:57]
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho An interview with countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in advance of his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra later this month.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music
with Jan Weller including Blas Galindo Sones de mariachi – Mexico City Phil/Enrique Bátiz. EMI CDC7-49785-2. [7:03]
6:00 Ponce Balada Mexicana –Eva Suk, p; Mexico State Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz. ASV CDDCA-926. [11:18]
7:00 Sounds Classical: Sounds Small but Mighty In the 21st century classical landscape, more and more composers are stepping away from large symphonic writing and diving into the ways one can make effective and meaningful sounds with smaller ensembles. Join hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael for a playlist of great chamber works!
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer Live from St. Tim’s Coffeehouse in Skokie: Contemporary originals and Scots traditional songs from Jim and Susie Malcolm from Perthshire.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer October songs, wistful and evocative, old and new. Plus, songs of the American West with a nod to “Lone Ranger” portrayer Clayton Moore 110 years after his birth.
Sunday 13
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice Hymns and Anthems of Praise. Host Peter DuBois offers uplifting hymns, anthems, and organ music of praise and thanksgiving.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Dreaming) –Víkingur Ólafsson, p. DG 4861681. [2:41]
8:00 Still A Deserted Plantation –Mark Boozer, p. Naxos 8.559210. [12:23]
9:00 Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: Adagio, Pastorale, AllegrettoFinale – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 419608-2. [17:00]
10:00 Edie Hill Poem for 2084 –The Crossing/Donald Nally. Navona NV-6218. [5:35]
11:00 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 – Boston Sym Orch/Charles Munch. RCA 68979-2. [46:36]
12:00 Sunday Afternoon Music including Holst Suite No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 28, No. 1 –Cleveland Symphonic Winds/Frederick Fennell. Telarc CD-80038. [10:24]
1:00 Grofé Hudson River Suite – Bournemouth Sym
Orch/William Stromberg. Naxos 8.559017. [18:38]
2:00 Anna Bon Flute Sonata in g minor, Op. 1, No. 5 – Sabine Dreier, f; Irene Hegen, hc. CPO 999181-2. [7:46]
3:00 Robert Nathaniel Dett Magnolia: Part I: Magnolias; The Deserted Cabin; My Lady Love – Clipper Erickson, p. Navona NV-6013. [10:48]
4:00 Price Symphony No. 1 in E minor – Philadelphia Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4861900. [39:53]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Bernstein Serenade After Plato’s Symposium – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; London Sym Orch/André Previn. DG B0001313-02. [31:19]
6:00 Beethoven String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18, No. 2 –Emerson String Quartet. DG 447075-2 (7). [22:31]
7:00 Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor – Kirill Gerstein, p. Myrios Classics MYR-005. [29:31]
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts. Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77; Vadim Gluzman, violin; Ravel Menuet antique; La valse; Debussy La mer; David Afkham, conductor; Webern Im Sommerwind; Bernard Haitink, conductor.
10:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Classical Music from Puerto Rico Puerto Rico has a strong popular music scene from different regions of the island. It also has a long and intense classical music history that is enhanced by this regional music. Elbio Barilari presents four Puerto Rican composers.
11:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The Art of Conductor Ataulfo Argenta Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez; de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Ravel Alborada del gracioso; Liszt A Faust Symphony.
Monday 14
1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Bruch Romance in F, Op. 85 – Janine Jansen, vi; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/ Riccardo Chailly. Decca B0007260-02. [8:27]
7:00 Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61: Scherzo – Seraph Brass. Summit DCD-709. [4:46]
8:00 Ginastera Impresiones de la Puna – Jessica Warren, f; Avalon String Quartet. Filarmonika FILA-0103. [7:42]
9:00 Verdi La forza del destino: Overture – La Scala Phil/ Riccardo Chailly. Decca
4783559. [7:07]
10:00 Midday Music including Geghuni Chitchyan Sonatina – Sahan Arzruni, p. AGBU/Positively Armenian PA-01. [7:56]
11:00 Julius Fucík Florentiner March, Op. 214 – Cleveland Symphonic Winds/ Frederick Fennell. Telarc CD-80099. [5:53]
12:00 Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs – John Bruce Yeh, cl; DePaul U Jazz Ensemble/Robert Lark. Reference RR-55. [7:55]
1:00 Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor, D 784 – Stephen Hough, p. Hyperion CDA-67027. [21:32]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Vaughan Williams The Wasps: March; Entr’acte; Ballet & Final Tableau – London Phil Orch/Sir Adrian Boult. EMI
Meet two young stars of opera, both close to age 30, who have already made great strides in their early careers. On the 5th, baritone Huw Montague Rendall joins WFMT in advance of his house and role debut as Billy Budd at Vienna State Opera. His first solo album Contemplation was released in September. Host Oliver Camacho’s guest on October 12th is countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen who has already performed with Newberry Consort and Music of the Baroque and will debut with the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra this month. To celebrate Polish heritage on the 19th, Oliver presents a survey of Polish opera singers including soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, countertenor (and breakdancer) Jakub Józef Orlinksi, and the late contralto Ewa Podles.
Saturdays, 4:00 pm
CDC7-47216-2. [12:59]
3:00 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, Tempest – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 4794120 (8). [21:05]
4:00 Wang Jianmin At Night on the Lake Beneath the Maple Bridge – Ji Wei, zither; Lang Lang, p. DG B0008233-00. [9:08]
5:00 Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, K. 447 –Dale Clevenger, hn; Franz Liszt Chamber Orch. CBS MDK-44906. [16:40]
6:00 Poulenc Aubade – Gabriel Tacchino, p; Paris Conservatory Orch/ Georges Prêtre. EMI CDM7-64714-2. [20:05]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Symphony, Part VI (French Symphonies). This week, we’ll follow its development in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries fron Georges Bizet’s well-liked Classical Symphony in C through to the lesser-known Symphony in C of Paul Dukas.
8:00 Live from WFMT Pianist Samantha Cho, violinist Florin Parvulescu , and cellist Brinton Smith present a program featuring music by Lili Boulanger, Claude Debussy, and Gabriel Fauré.
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: Berlin Philharmonic. Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Flat, Op. 10; Yuja Wang, piano; Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain; Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte; Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2; Boléro; Kirill Petrenko, conductor. Recorded at the open-air Waldbühne theatre in Berlin, Germany.
Tuesday 15
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Lully Armide : Overture; Passacaille – La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken. Accent ACC96122-D. [5:54]
7:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento No. 11 in D, K. 251: I. Allegro molto – Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Erato 45471-2. [7:04]
8:00 Ravel Jeux d’eau –Vincent Larderet, p. Avie AV-2623. [5:53]
9:00 Glazunov The Seasons, Op. 67: Autumn – Royal Scottish National Orch/ José Serebrier. Warner 61434-2. [11:50]
10:00 Midday Music including Handel Coronation Anthem,
Zadok the Priest – Gabrieli Consort & Players/ Paul McCreesh. Signum SIGCD-569. [5:13]
11:00 John Corigliano For Lenny, with love - and candor... (after Bernstein and Copland); Toru Takemitsu For Lenny’s Birthday (after Bernstein’s New York, New York); Williams To Lenny! To Lenny! (after Bernstein’s New York, New York) – São Paulo Sym Orch/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.508018 (8). [6:23]
12:00 David Skidmore Lover, from Archetypes – Clarice Assad & Sérgio Assad, g’s; Third Coast Percussion. Cedille CDR-90000201. [5:00]
1:00 Clémence de Grandval Oboe Concerto, Op. 7 –Lajos Lencsés, ob; Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/ Andrey Boreyko. Hänssler Classic 98295. [17:00]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Coleridge-Taylor Romance, Op. 39 – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Encore Chamber Orch/Daniel Hege. Cedille CDR-90000035. [12:33]
4:00 Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 – Houston Sym/Christoph Eschenbach. Virgin 61360-2 (4). [11:08]
5:00 Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042 – Brecon Baroque/Rachel Podger, v. Channel Classics CCSSA-30910. [15:38]
6:00 Smetana Vyšehrad (The High Castle) – Czech Phil/Charles Mackerras. Supraphon SU-3465-2031. [15:05]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Symphony, Part VI (French Symphonies). See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Franck Violin Sonata in A – Joshua Bell, v; Jeremy Denk, p. Sony 82026-2. [27:24]
9:00 Telemann Flute (Recorder) Suite in A minor – Michala Petri, r; Berlin Baroque Soloists. RCA 57130-2. [23:28]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Dohnányi Serenade in C major, Op. 10; Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Colin Carr, cello; Bartók Divertimento for Strings, BB 118; Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, James Thompson, Daniel Phillips, Bella Hristova, Chad Hoopes, Francisco Fullana, Danbi Um, violin; Matthew Lipman, Jeremy Berry, Paul Neubauer, viola; Mihai Marica, Dmitri Atapine, Sihao He, cello; Blake Hinson, double bass.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Tchaikovsky Symphony
No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13, Winter Dreams – Chicago Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado. Sony SK-48056. [43:33]
Wednesday 16
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo – BBC Concert Orch/Barry Wordsworth. Decca 473371-2. [3:28]
7:00 Purcell Abdelazer: Suite –Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon. Analekta AN2-9811. [7:04]
8:00 Grieg Lyric Pieces, Op. 65: No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen – Alice Sara Ott, p. DG 4794631. [5:18]
9:00 Johann Strauss II Waltz, Roses from the South, Op. 388 – Vienna Phil/ Riccardo Muti. Sony 88985477002. [10:19]
10:00 Midday Music including Ethel Smyth Fête Galante: Overture, Musette, Sarabande –Lontano Ensemble/Odaline de la Martinez. Retrospect Opera RO-007. [4:45]
11:00 Ernesto de Curtis Non ti scordar di me; Torna a Surriento – Juan Diego Flórez, t; Rossini Phil Orch/Carlo Tenan. Decca 4788408. [7:59]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Violist Sohui Yun and pianist Summi Han perform music by Beethoven, Robert Schumann, and Hindemith live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Elgar Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat, Op. 55 – Hallé Orch/Mark Elder. Hallé CDHLD-7564. [53:49]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Beethoven Variations on See the Conquering Hero Comes, WoO 45 – Colin Carr, vc; Thomas Sauer, p. MSR Classics MS-1486 (2). [11:51]
3:00 Clara Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 –Veronica Jochum, p; Bamberg Sym/Joseph Silverstein. Pro Arte CDD-395. [20:54]
4:00 Kodály Dances of Galánta –Chicago Sym Orch/ Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8877. [16:32]
5:00 Aram Khachaturian Gayaneh: Five Dances – Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler. RCA 68132-2. [14:07]
6:00 Ravel Gaspard de la nuit –Stewart Goodyear, p. Orchid Classics ORC-100061. [19:56]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Symphony, Part VI (French Symphonies). See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry
Frumkin including Mozart Two-Piano Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat, K. 365 – Alfred Brendel & Imogen Cooper, p’s; St Martin’s Academy/ Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 446921-2 (5). [24:57]
9:00 Bridge String Quartet No. 3 –Endellion String Quartet. Virgin 91196-2. [32:03]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: Tears & Fire of the Muses Works by Scheidt, Dowland, and Holborne complement madrigals of Monteverdi, including his Lamento d’Arianna. Recorded at the Jordi Savall Festival on August 12, 2023 in the Church of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, in Aiguamúrcia, Tarragona.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Symphony, Part VI (French Symphonies). See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 – Jascha Heifetz, v; Gregor Piatigorsky, vc; Orch/Alfred Wallenstein. RCA 61779-2 (5). [28:48]
9:00 Antonio Soler Keyboard Quintet No. 3 in G – David Schrader, hc; Verrette, Shelton, v’s; Slowik, vi; Rozendaal, vc. Cedille CDR-90000013. [23:54]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture; Debussy La Mer; Stravinsky Petrushka; Revueltas Sensamaya; Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70; Ravel Bolero; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
Friday 18
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill
McGlaughlin: Symphony, Part VI (French Symphonies). See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena) – Branford Marsalis, sx; English Chamber Orch/Andrew Litton. CBS M-42122. [5:34]
9:00 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 –Colorado Sym/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.555714. [44:05]
10:00 Price Scenes in Tin Can Alley – Josh Tatsuo Cullen, p. Blue Griffin BGR-615. [11:01]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Jon Vickers (10/11/1974) A conversation with the great Canadian heldentenor Jon Vickers (1926 – 2015).
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 12:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
12:00 From Aix-en-Provence Festival: Rameau’s Samson Jarrett Ott (Samson); Jacquelyn Stucker (Dalila); Lea Desandre (Timna); Nahuel Di Pierro (Achisch); Laurence Kilsby (Elon); Julie Roset (The Angel); Pygmalion Chorus and Orchestra; Raphaël Pichon, conductor. Sung in French.
2:30 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
3:00 Chopin Variations on Là ci darem la mano from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2 – Orion Weiss, p; The Orchestra Now/Leon Botstein. Bridge 9547. [17:23]
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho A survey of Polish opera singers including Piotr Beczala, Aleksandra Kurzak, Mariusz Kwiecien, Iwona Sobotka, and the late Ewa Podles.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller including Grazyna Bacewicz Mazovian Dance – Raphaela Gromes, vc; Julian Riem, p. Sony 19658710712. [3:07]
6:00 Wieniawski Polonaise brillante No. 2 in A, Op. 21 – Maxim Vengerov, v; Ian Brown, p. EMI CDC5-57916-2. [9:10]
7:00 Sounds Classical In this Fall Membership Drive episode, hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share some of their favorite recordings while shining a spotlight on WFMT’s mission.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn
Rea Beyer From the archives: Highlights of live broadcasts including selections by Jack Hardy and David Massengill, Peggy Seeger, and by Garnet Rogers and Archie Fisher who turns 85 this month.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer Highlights of the Chicago folk and singer/songwriter scene from the early days of The Midnight Special to the present.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice Birthday Bonanza. Host Peter DuBois celebrates the birthdays of Schütz, Vaughan Williams, Rautavaara, and several others with some of their sacred music contributions.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique –Royal Concertgebouw Orch/ Bernard Haitink. Philips 442061-2 (6). [49:05]
8:00 Anatol Liadov The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 – Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80657. [8:08]
9:00 Bach Viola da gamba Sonata No. 2 in D, BWV 1028 – Sarah Cunningham, viga; Richard Egarr, hc. Avie AV-2491. [14:18]
10:00 Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Overture –Vienna Phil/Christoph Eschenbach. Sony Classical 88985425932. [8:50]
11:00 Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in D minor, Op. 4 – Michael Ludwig, v; Virginia Eskin, p. Koch 3-7056-2. [12:54]
12:00 Sunday Afternoon Music including Nicole Murphy Spinning Top – Benaud Trio. ABC Classics 4817995 (2). [6:07]
1:00 Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez – Sharon Isbin, g; Lausanne Chamber Orch/Lawrence Foster. Virgin 91192-2. [23:10]
2:00 Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 – San Francisco Sym/Herbert Blomstedt. Decca 421815-2. [17:35]
3:00 Louise Farrenc Air russe varié, Op. 17 – Joanne Polk, p. Steinway & Sons 30133. [11:04]
4:00 Gershwin Piano Concerto in F – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Baltimore Sym Orch/ Marin Alsop. Decca B0014091-02. [31:28]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Haydn Symphony No. 68 in B-Flat – AustroHungarian Haydn Orch/ Ádám Fischer. Brilliant Classics 20. [22:46]
6:00 Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor – Sergey Khachatryan, v; Sinfonia Varsovia/Emmanuel Krivine. Naïve V-4959. [37:26]
7:00 Charles-Valentin Alkan Sonatine, Op. 61 – Alessandro Deljavan, p. Piano Classics PCL-0051. [20:30]
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts. Orchestral excerpts from operas by Beethoven, Copland, Mascagni, Rossini, Strauss, and Wagner; Fritz Reiner, Georg Solti, Riccardo Muti, Artur Rodzinski, Daniel Barenboim, conductors.
10:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Cuarteto Latinoamericano Plays Mexican Romantic Music One of the most prestigious string quartets in the world, the Cuarteto Latinoamericano has recorded the standard repertoire as well as a number of albums dedicated to Latin American music. On this program, Elbio Barilari presents the ensemble performing two intensely romantic scores by Mexican composers Alfredo Carrasco and Alfonso de Elías.
11:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The Art of Mario del Monaco, Tenor Visit wfmt.com for program details.
1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616). This week, Bill has programmed musical adaptations of Shakespeare’s works for the stage and screen. The queue includes a suite from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, excerpts from Walton’s Henry V, song settings by Vaughan Williams and Purcell, and musical versions of Romeo and Juliet by Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev.
8:00 Live from WFMT Guitarist Oscar Ghiglia (August 13, 1938 – March 3, 2024) is remembered with this archival program from 2010 which also features performances by guitarist Elena Papandreou and guitar duo Anne Waller and Mark Maxwell
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra
Series: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. ColeridgeTaylor Ballade, Op. 33; Weinberg Cello Concerto, Op. 43; Sheku KannehMason, cello; Elgar Symphony No. 1, Op. 55; Andrew Manze, conductor.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616). See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 – Josef Roismann, v; Mischa Schneider, vc; Artur Balsam, p. Bridge 9063. [43:26]
9:00 Telemann Overture (Suite) in B-Flat, Völker – La Stravaganza Cologne. Denon 81757-9398-2. [24:29]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Brahms Three Intermezzos, Op. 117; Klavierstücke, Op. 119; Shai Wosner, piano; Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Wu Han, piano; Daniel Hope, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, cello.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/ Bernard Haitink. Philips 442040-2 (9). [53:59]
Wednesday 23
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616).
See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p. Sony SK-61964. [24:28]
9:00 Shostakovich Moscow, Cheryomushki, Op. 105:
Shining
The Shining is a new, critically acclaimed opera written by composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell. Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, the opera relates the story of Jack Torrance, performed by Edward Parks, and his descent into madness at the isolated Overlook Hotel. Kelly Kaduce stars as Wendy Torrance, with Aubrey Allicock as Dick Halloran and Roger Honeywell as Lloyd the Bartender. Gerard Schwarz conducts this gripping psychological narrative, blending supernatural elements with intense drama. The Shining premiered at Minnesota Opera in 2016 to sold-out audiences and has subsequently been produced by four other North American companies including the current performance from Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Described as “truly terrifying” by Classical MPR –The Shining is the perfect opera to haunt your Halloween weekend.
Saturday, October 26 12:00 pm
Suite from the operetta – Philadelphia Orch/ Riccardo Chailly. Decca 452597-2. [19:57]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: Lamentations of Jeremiah Geneva-based early music ensemble Gli Angeli Genève brings us a program of Thomas Tallis’s sacred anthems and motets with selections from his setting of the Lamentatons of Jeremiah. Recorded live in concert October 19, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Thursday 24
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive
until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616). See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 – Alexander Brailowsky, p; Boston Sym Orch/Charles Munch. RCA 68165-2 (2). [24:23]
9:00 Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat, D 898 (Op. 99) –Beaux Arts Trio. [36:49]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Copland Clarinet Concerto; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Adolphe Unearth, Release; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Jaap van Zweden, conductor; Barber Violin Concerto; Frank Huang, violin; Juraj Valcuha, conductor; Bolcom Trombone Concerto; Joseph Alessi, trombone, Alan Gilbert, conductor; Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2; Robert Langevin, flute; Bernard Labadie, conductor.
Friday 25
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616). See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 – Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez. DG 453432-2. [52:27]
9:00 Charlotte Sohy Octobre, Op. 23, No. 1 – Héloïse Luzzati, vc; Célia Oneto Bensaid, p. La Boîte à Pépites BAP01.03. [5:02]
10:00 Stravinsky Petrushka: IV. The Shrovetide Fair (Evening) – Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth. Harmonia Mundi HMX-2905342.43 (2). [13:37]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: James Baldwin (7/15/1961) American novelist, playwright, and civil rights activist James Baldwin tells Studs about his recent collection of essays, Nobody Knows My Name. They also discuss the state of race relations in the United States
during the mid 20th Century, the inspiration of blues singer Bessie Smith on Baldwin’s writing, and his impressions on meeting the Swedish movie director Ingmar Bergman.
Saturday 26
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 12:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
12:00 From Lyric Opera of Kansas City: Paul Moravec’s The Shining Edward Parks (Jack Torrance); Kelly Daduce (Wendy Torrance); Aubrey Allicock (Dick Halloran); Roger Honeywell (Lloyd the Bartender); Malcolm Mackenzie (Mark Torrance); Orchestra of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Gerard Schwarz, conductor. Sung in English.
2:00 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller including Grazyna Bacewicz Violin Sonata No. 1, Sonata da camera – Lydia Mordkovitch, v; Ian Fountain, p. Chandos CHAN-10476. [13:47]
3:00 Telemann Concerto Polonais in G Major, TWV 43:G7 –Holland Baroque. Pentatone PTC-5186878. [8:25]
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham on French mélodie. Recorded at the 2023 Santa Fe Opera Festival.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller including Maria Szymanowska Nocturne in B-Flat – Natasha Stojanovska, p. Navona NV-6440. [5:17]
6:00 Hania Rani La Luce – Mari Samuelsen, v; Dobrawa Czocher, vc; Hania Rani, p; Scoring Berlin. DG 4862096. [5:16]
7:00 Sounds Classical: Sounds Spooooky! Hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael explore their favorite classical pieces that sound spooky and why this music gives them the chills! Join in for a frightening conversation about dissonance, instrumentation, and storytelling featuring works by Saint-Saens, Berlioz, and Schubert.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer From the archives: Excerpts from past Folkstage concerts featuring duos such as The Barn Birds, Lowen & Navarro, Leela & Ellie Grace, Son of Town Hall,
and Lou & Peter Berryman
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer Myths, legends, and folklore in ballads through the ages. Also, songs that examine the nature of truth.
Sunday 27
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice Reformation. Host Peter DuBois shares music from the time of the Reformation, as well as music that resulted from the creative expression that has blossomed since.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 – Lisa Batiashvili, v; Berlin Staatskapelle/ Daniel Barenboim. DG 4796038. [33:15]
8:00 Warlock Song, Autumn Twilight – Frederick Harvey, br; Gerald Moore, p. EMI CDM5-65101-2. [2:36]
9:00 Purcell Dido and Aeneas: Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth – Jessye Norman, s; English Chamber Orch/Raymond Leppard. Phi 422895-2. [5:23]
10:00 Weill Lady in the Dark Symphonic nocturne –Bournemouth Sym/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.557481. [17:15]
11:00 Joby Talbot Ink Dark Moon – Miloš, g; BBC Sym Orch/Ben Gernon. Decca 4851597. [23:38]
12:00 Sunday Afternoon Music including Piazzolla Milonga del ángel – Axiom Brass. Axiom Brass 198002109903. [6:06]
1:00 Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals – Pittsburgh Sym Orch/André Previn. [21:05]
2:00 Williams E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial: Adventures on Earth – Vienna Phil/John Williams. DG 4839887. [10:02]
3:00 Hugo Alfvén The Mountain King, Op. 37: Suite – Royal Stockholm Phil/Neeme Järvi. BIS CD-725. [14:46]
4:00 Dvorák The Wild Dove, Op. 110 – Berlin Phil/ Simon Rattle. EMI CDC558019-2 (2). [20:49]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Boccherini String Quintet in C minor, Op. 45, No. 1 (G 355) – Europa Galante. Virgin 12149-2. [20:44]
6:00 Glazunov Concerto-Ballata in C, Op. 108 – Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; USSR State Sym/Yevgeny Svetlanov. [21:02]
7:00 Higdon String Poetic –Jennifer Koh, v; Reiko Uchida, p. [20:34]
8:00 Chicago Symphony
Orchestra Radio Broadcasts. Shaw Boris Kerner; Emma Gerstein, flute; Kenneth Olsen, cello; Hailstork Arabesques; Mahler Symphony No. 9; Jakub Hruša, conductor.
10:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Baroque Music from the Spanish & Portuguese Empires Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba were three jewels in the colonial empire of the Spanish and Portuguese crowns. European musicians were imported to teach music and composed while living in the colonies. Elbio Barilari presents a selection of music by the new generation of American composers writing music for religious services and the courts of the viceroys and governors.
11:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Nelson Freire – The Unreleased Recordings 1970-2019, Program 1 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4; Andante Favori in f; Bagatelle in B-Flat; Villa-Lobos Preludio; Rudepoêma; Bach Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring; Liszt Six Consolations; Richard Strauss Burleske; Debussy La plus que lente.
Monday 28
1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Czech Out Those Bohemians. A survey of a wide range of music by composers from the regions around the present-day Czech Republic, from an Anonymous composer’s Nobis Est Natus Hodie from the Codex Speciálník to Antonín Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances, as well as works by Bedrich Smetana, Josef Suk, and many others.
8:00 Live from WFMT Visit wfmt.com for more information about this program.
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: BBC Philharmonic. Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 61; James Ehnes, violin; Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture; Ravel Alborada del gracioso; Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25; de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat, Suites No. 1 & 2; Juanjo Mena, conductor.
Tuesday 29
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Czech Out Those Bohemians. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Dohnányi Serenade in C for string trio, Op. 10 –Giora Schmidt, v; Kirsten Johnson, vi; Zuill Bailey, vc. Delos DE-1040. [20:09]
9:00 Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat, K. 543 – Camerata Salzburg/Leonidas Kavakos. Sony 82876842412. [29:16]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Ani Kavafian, Yura Lee, Alexander Sitkovetsky, violins; Matthew Lip man, Paul Neubauer, Daniel Phillips, violas; Mihai Marica, Timothy Eddy, Inbal Segev, cellos; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord; Beethoven Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127; Danish String Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Karl Goldmark Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 26, Rustic Wedding – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK-61836. [43:50]
Wednesday 30
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn
6:30 WFMT Fall Membership Drive until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 2792100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Czech Out Those Bohemians. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including CPE Bach Viola da gamba Sonata in D, Wq 137 –Paolo Pandolfo, viga; Rinaldo Alessandrini, hc. [24:26]
9:00 Ernest Farrar The Forsaken Merman, Op. 20 – Philharmonia Orch/ Alasdair Mitchell. [27:32]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: Monteverdi Vespers Václav Luks leads Collegium 1704 and Collegium
Vocale 1704 in Claudio Monteverdi’s masterful Vespers for the Blessed Virgin. Recorded live in concert November 10, 2023 in Dvorák Hall, Prague.
Thursday 31
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Beethoven Septet in E-flat, Op. 20: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante – New Vienna Octet. Decca 414576-2. [7:45]
7:00 José Pablo Moncayo Huapango – Phil Orch of the Americas/Alondra de la Parra. Sony 88697755552. [8:18]
8:00 Handel An Occasional Oratorio : Overture, Allegro, Adagio, March – Berlin Academy for Ancient Music/ Justin Doyle. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902708. [9:09]
9:00 Fauré Barcarolle No. 2 in G, Op. 41 – Marc-André Hamelin, p. Hyperion CDA-68331/2. [7:43]
10:00 Midday Music including Gershwin Lullaby – Manhattan String Quartet. Newport Classic NC-60033. [7:10]
11:00 Federico Moreno Torroba Castles of Spain: Alcázar de Segovia, Alba de Tormes, Montemayor, Zafra – David Russell, g. Telarc CD-80451. [6:05]
12:00 Alexander Tcherepnin Sonata in one movement – John Bruce Yeh, cl; Patrick Godon, p. Cedille CDR-90000218. [5:04]
1:00 Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 – David Bowie, n; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. RCA 60878. [27:06]
2:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Bach Toccata and Fugue in d, BWV 538, Dorian –Läubin Brass Ensemble. DG 423988-2. [11:18]
3:00 Falla El amor brujo – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. [21:16]
4:00 Mademoiselle Duval Ballet, Les Génies (The Geniuses): Suite – Women’s Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Newport Classic NCD-60102. [11:42]
5:00 Telemann Tafelmusik, Book 3: Overture (Suite) in B-Flat – Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902042.45 (4). [21:03]
6:00 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue –Los Angeles Phil/Leonard Bernstein, p. DG 474940-2 (6).
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Czech Out Those Bohemians. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Beethoven
Celebrated for their “intense blend, extreme dynamic variation… and constant vitality and flow” (Gramophone) and renowned for the palpable joy they exude in musicmaking, the Danish String Quartet has become one of today’s most in-demand classical quartets. The quartet’s inventive programming and repertoire choices have produced critically acclaimed original projects as well as crowd-pleasing arrangements of Scandinavian folk tunes. In August, the ensemble released Keel Road, their highly anticipated third album of folk-inspired traditional and original tunes. Danish String Quartet joins the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to perform the first of Beethoven’s late quartets in a program that also features CMS artists one-on-a-part in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.3. Tuesday, October 29 10:00 pm
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 – San Francisco Sym/ Michael Tilson Thomas. SFS Media 0058. [34:48]
9:00 Rachmaninoff Two-Piano Suite No. 2, Op. 17 – Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire, p’s. Philips 411034-2. [20:40]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Bach Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565; Arturo Toscanini, conductor; Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain; Berlioz Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath from Symphonie fantastique; Alan Gilbert, conductor; Liszt A Faust Symphony; Charles Bressler, tenor; Gonoud Ballet music from Faust; Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
