The Guide | April 2016 by WTTW

Air Check Dear Member, This month, be sure to join us for the premiere of the cross-platform three-part series 10 Homes, Parks, and Towns that Changed America, hosted by Geoffrey Baer, which spotlights the special places that change the way Americans live, work, and play. Explore American architecture, design, and urban planning as Geoffrey shows how our homes, towns, and parks reflect our nation’s history, values, ingenuity, and hopes for the future. With the series, we will also launch an immersive mobile website at wttw.com/10thatchanged where you can discover more homes, towns, and parks; exclusive video and other stories; interactive games and features; a timeline and map across America; and more. Also in April, WTTW11 brings you the premiere of Ken Burns’ fascinating two-part biography of baseball player and civil rights activist Jackie Robinson, the first to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball; and we will also revisit two other popular Ken Burns series: JAZZ and The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Enjoy more episodes of our digital series Chat, Please! and watch the fun and informative “Chef’s Choice” episode of Check, Please!, which the Chicago Tribune called “must-see TV for any Chicagoan who dines out.” There will be new episodes of popular favorites Call the Midwife, Father Brown, and Death in Paradise, and the new action-packed detective series Luther, starring Idris Elba. Don’t miss The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer; Point Taken, a weekly interactive panel discussion series; the inside stories of Britain’s Prince Philip, Wallis Simpson, and Pope (now Saint) John Paul; and a remembrance of the young diarist Anne Frank. And, finally, we close out April with a new season of WTTW’s landmark music series Soundstage, which will commence with a rousing concert by country legend Toby Keith, taped in our own Grainger Studio. Watch all of this anytime and anywhere – on WTTW11, on wttw.com/video, or via the PBS video app. On 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com, as the worldwide celebration of William Shakespeare 400 rolls on, we devote April 23 (Shakespeare’s birthday) to musical inspirations from the Bard’s astounding dramatic legacy; check out wfmt.com for related content. We’ll be featuring comedians and musical humor on April Fool’s Day and, from the Metropolitan Opera, we present new productions of Strauss’ Elektra, Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux, Verdi’s Otello and Simon Boccanegra, and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Be sure to take advantage of your very own Member Perks on page 4 and many more at wfmt.com/ benefits. Each month, you’ll find a wide variety of restaurant, theatre, museum, concert, and other discounts, so you can make the most of everything Chicago has to offer. On behalf of all of us at WTTW and WFMT, heartfelt thanks for your continuing support. Sincerely,

Dan Schmidt President & CEO

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Member Connections

14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid

Member Perks

17 Do it Yourself Saturdays

TV Listings

21 At-a-Glance

WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

22 Radio Listings

Women’s History Month Programming

31 Sponsors

WTTW Kid Grid

ON THE COVER: Geoffrey Baer at Lyndhurst, overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York. Photo: Jonathan Hillyer 2

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MEMBER CONNECTIONS Live Piano Concert

WHAT WFMT’s monthly live series, The PianoForte Salon Series, The PianoForte Salon Series continues its season of broadcasts and you’re invited to be part of the audience! Join WFMT for a live performance and conversation WHERE this month The Zodiac Trio. The program features the music of PianoForte Studios Bartók, Shostakovich, and 1335 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago Khachaturian. The Zodiac Trio – WHEN Kliment Krylovskiy, clariFriday, April 1, 12:00 pm net; Vanessa Mollard, violin; and Riko Higuma, piano – enjoys an international concert schedule that spans three continents and presents an eclectic repertoire that mixes contemporary with the traditional. The ensemble formed in 2006 at Manhattan School of Music before becoming the first American group and the only ensemble with a wind instrument to enter the esteemed Ysaÿe Quartet Chamber Music program at the Paris Superior Conservatory. Admission to this concert is free. For more information, visit pianofortefoundation.org.

WHAT

Indie Lens Pop-Up: Peace Officer Screening & Discussion

Independent Lens: Peace Officer Screening

WTTW, in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, present a free screening and discussion of the Indie Lens Pop-up documenWHERE tary film, Peace Officer. Chicago Cultural Center The increasingly tense 78 E. Washington Street in relationship between law Chicago enforcement and the public is seen through WHEN Saturday, April 16, 2:00 pm the eyes of someone who’s been on both sides: a former sheriff who established Utah’s first SWAT team, only to see the same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later. Now a private investigator, Dub seeks the truth in this case and other officer-involved shootings. For more information, visit wttw.com/events.

Wild Kratts LIVE!

WHAT

Wild Kratts LIVE!

WHERE

Rosemont Theatre 5400 N. River Road in Rosemont

WHEN

Sunday, April 10, 1:00 and 4:30 pm (2 shows)

The popular WTTW Kids show Wild Kratts is coming to the live stage. Animated Kratt Brothers, Martin and Chris, “come to real life” in a classically Wild Kratts story. In “To the Creature Rescue,” the Kratt Brothers activate some fan favorite Creature Power Suits to confront a comic villain. Through hilarious pratfalls and amazing animal “wow” facts, the Wild Kratts team rescues their favorite invention from Zach’s clutches so the animals of the creature world are safe once again. To learn more about this popular and familyfriendly event, visit wttw.com/events.

Cornerstones of Rock LIVE! This special Cornerstones of Rock concert is a nostalgic celebration of the local “garage bands” that rose to national prominence in the 1960s and ‘70s, and remain as favorites today with their singalong hits. This special shines a spotlight on the local groups from the Chicago area who defined this era as they rose through the teen clubs all the way to national prominence. Come see them live in concert featuring The Ides of March, The Buckinghams, The New Colony Six with Bruce Mattey and Ray Graffia, The Cryan Shames, and more! Each pair of tickets comes with the Cornerstones of Rock DVD/CD as a bonus! To purchase tickets, please visit wttw.com/events.

WHAT

Cornerstones of Rock LIVE!

WHERE

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

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Sunday, May 1, 5:00 pm

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MEMBER PERKS $10 Off Tickets to NEW COUNTRY

$5 off Tickets to Where Did We Sit on the Bus? Where Did We Sit on the Bus? directed by Chay Yew, is an electric one-man show pulsing with Latin rhythms, rap, hip-hop, spoken word, and live looping. During a third grade lesson on the Civil Rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latino boy raises his hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and his teacher can’t answer the question. This thrilling autobiographical production, written and performed by Brian Quijada, a native Chicagoan and the son of Salvadorean parents, examines what it means to be Latino through the eyes of a child, turned teenager, turned adult. Performances run March 10 - April 10 at Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street, in Chicago. To redeem this offer, please use code BUSVIEW online at teatrovista.org/bus or on BUSVIEWPHONE when calling (773) 599-9280. Cannot be combined with other offers, or applied to previous purchases. Subject to availability. Up to 4 tickets per customer.

WTTW Members have the exclusive opportunity to receive $10 off tickets to the Midwest premiere of The New York Times Critics’ Pick NEW COUNTRY, starring comedian, actor, and writer Mark Roberts, best known for his TV work on the hit comedy sitcoms Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly. In NEW COUNTRY, good-ole bad boy and country music star Justin Spears has the world on its knees. Tomorrow he’s tying the knot, but tonight, he’s tying one on with his entourage of ruthless managers, faux fans and friends, and his favorite pig-farming uncle. So how does this rambunctious rodeo go so wrong, so fast? Welcome to NEW COUNTRY, where the hits just keep on comin’, and the raucous fun quickly turns to men behaving badly and gun totin’ chickens coming home to roost. This no-holds-barred show runs through May 14 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. To redeem this special offer, please call (800) 838-3006 or visit NewCountryThePlay.com and use code WTTW when purchasing tickets. Offer is valid for all performances through May 14.

$10 Off First Time Flyer Packages WTTW Members have the exclusive opportunity to receive $10 off First Time Flyer Packages at iFLY, the world’s largest Indoor Skydiving operation! iFLY is now delivering the dream of flight to adventure seekers in the Lincoln Park area. The new location at 800 West Scott Street at Halsted marks the 17th iFLY facility in the U.S. Chicagoland residents who have looked to the skies and dreamed of flying like a bird can now make that dream come true. People of all ages and abilities can experience human flight in a safe, comfortable and fun environment. Each indoor skydiving facility is a marvel of engineering that replicates the experience of skydiving, creating conditions that allow people to fly on a smooth cushion of air. With the help of iFLY certified flight instructors, customers learn to fly, control their bodies in the air and experience true human flight. To redeem this special offer, please call (779) 368-4359 or visit iflyworld.com/lincoln-park and use code ‘WTTW10’ when purchasing. Offer is only valid at the Lincoln Park location.

2-for-1 Tickets to Something Old, Something New Northwest Choral Society looks to its past and future to celebrate musical styles of both perspectives. Revisit the classical writing of Haydn with his Little Organ Mass, the neo-classical style of Brahms’ Geistliches Lied, and the contemporary harmonic language of Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna and Sure On This Shining Night. Alan Wellman is artistic director. For 2-for-1 admission to Northbrook Choral Society’s Something Old, Something New at First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 North Dunton Avenue in Arlington Heights. Use code “WFMT” when calling (224) 595-0570. Offer good for the Saturday, April 9 performance at 7:30 pm.

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Daily Television Programming • Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11

Secrets of Saint John Paul

Frontline: Children of Syria

Examine previously unknown correspondence between Pope John Paul II and an American woman, revealing a deep relationship that sparked between then-cardinal Wojtyla and Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, and continued after he became pope.

Follow four children surviving in war-torn Aleppo and their escape to a new life in Germany. This documentary follows the family over three years, from the siege of their city, to the kidnapping of their father, to the struggle of becoming refugees.

Tuesday, April 5, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, April 19, 10:00 pm

The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank Seventy years after her death, Anne Frank’s diary is considered one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. This film examines why the words of an innocent young girl continue to resonate.

Thursday, April 21, 8:00 pm

See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.

Friday 1 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Nature: Animal Reunions [R] 3:30 NOVA: The Great Math Mystery [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: North England’s Lake District and Durham [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

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inCommon with Mike Leonard: Crossroads In Ireland, inCommon explores how life can change dramatically at the crossroads of old and new, need and necessity, dreams and decisions. At the Leonards’ Sligo homestead, Mike’s cousins consider how he might have fared as a farmer had his grandfather not left Ireland at 19. It’s a journey home – to find that what makes us who we are is something we all share inCommon.

Friday, April 1, 8:30 pm

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Jay’s Chicago: Wildlife Photographers Jay Shefsky meets photographers focusing on bison in Illinois, sandhill cranes in Indiana, and snowy owls on Chicago’s lakefront. 8:00 Check, Please! Ja’ Grill, Tanta, Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club Catherine’s guests are Kenwood vintner Chrishon Lampley, who recommends Ja’ Grill in the Hyde Park neighborhood; CEO Johanna Grange of Glenview, who loves Tanta in Chicago’s Loop; and Chicagoan and DJ Johnny Love, whose choice is Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club in Albany Park. 8:30 inCommon with Mike Leonard: Crossroads 9:00 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: Gumbo – Beginnings to 1917 (Part 1 of 10) Jazz is born in the unique musical and social cauldron of New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century. 10:30 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: The Gift – 1917-1924 (Part 2 of 10) During the tumultuous era known as the “Jazz Age,” the rhythms and spirit of jazz music mirror the world that emerged in the wake of World War I.

Saturday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:30 BBC World News 1:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 1:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 2:00 Nightly Business Report 2:30 Tavis Smiley 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 TED Talks: Science and Wonder 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R]

MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Fish and Seafood 10:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Fancy Pasta 11:00 This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Simplified Showstoppers 12:30 Simply Ming: Ivan Orkin 1:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Smoking 101 This new series teaches the essential techniques of hot smoking, cold smoking, and smoke-roasting. 1:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul – Kitchen Companions 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Scallops and Shrimp – Hot Off the Grill 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Saucing Up Chicken and Roasting Mushrooms 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Butchering 3:30 Martha Bakes: Never Enough Chocolate 4:00 Check, Please! Ja’ Grill, Tanta, Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club See Fri. Apr. 1 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 The Mind of a Chef: Gone Clamming, Part 1 5:00 The Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg: Training Passengers Like Crew Members Ever wonder how you can prepare for an emergency just like a flight crew member? Peter takes us to a unique real-world airline safety program in London. 5:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Venice – City of Dreams EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 Father Brown: The Mask of the Demon Father Brown investigates the murder of a B-movie director when the production of Demon Brides comes to Kembleford.

In the Spotlight

JAZZ, a Film by Ken Burns JAZZ celebrates America’s greatest original art form. Ken Burns’ 10-part documentary opens at the dawn of the 20th century, incorporating American culture and historical events that interact directly with the music. From the 1890s through the ferment of the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age, to the Great Depression, New Deal, Second World War, and beyond, JAZZ paints an astounding portrait of a nation and its improvisational core of music.

Fridays, 9:00 pm

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Doc Martin: Rescue Me We start back in Portwenn with Martin, but Louisa is not there; she has gone for a break to visit her mother in Spain to have some time to think and get some perspective on their relationship. 9:00 Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King 10:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 1 of 6)

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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights These digital channels are available with digital cable or over-the-air with a digital receiver. For more information about digital television and for complete schedules, visit wttw.com/schedules. Ecuador: The Royal Tour

Thursday, April 14, 8:00 pm

Travel host Peter Greenberg receives a Royal Tour from the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. Join them as they explore the Amazon rainforest, watch whales off the coast of Manta, shop in a rural town in the Andes Mountains, return to his hometown of Guayaquil, and become mesmerized by the diversity of species that can only be found on the world-famous Galapagos Islands.

WTTW11 in HD Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can watch WTTW11 in high-definition by tuning to channel 11-1. Cable or satellite viewers can locate WTTW11 in highdefinition on the on-screen menu.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: President Rafael Correa and Peter Greenberg

In the Club

Thursdays, 8:00 pm In the Club delves into the lives of six expectant couples who meet at prenatal classes. From adulterous business woman Roanna to teenage mom Rosie, the women develop a lasting connection while sharing the most intimate of times together. Rich with drama, humor, and emotion, the story of each of the women ignites the imagination.

WTTW Prime WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Hermione Norris as Roanna, In the Club

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Sunday, April 3, 11:00 am

WTTW Create WTTW Create is our how-to and lifestyle programming channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW Create is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW Create programming airs from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

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Sample the best Italian restaurants in the world. Pete Evans of Moveable Feast checks out the restaurant scene in New York’s ad famous Little Italy. Learn recipes from great Italian chefs with Laura MacIntosh, and Vic Rallo takes you all the way to Italy for an insider’s look at true Italian restaurants.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Pete Evans, Moveable Feast

America ReFramed: Children of the Arctic

WTTW World

Tuesday, April 5, 7:00 pm

WTTW WORLD features public television’s signature documentary, science, and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW WORLD is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW World airs from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.

This film is a year-in-the-life portrait of Native Alaskan teenagers coming of age in Barrow, Alaska – the northernmost community of the United States. For these teenagers, growing up has become a little more complicated than it was for their ancestors.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Samuel with his Aapa (grandfather)

Tuscan Passion

Wednesdays, April 18 and 25, 9:00 pm

WTTW Vme WTTW Vme is our Spanish language channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. WTTW Vme is on Comcast digital channels 368 and 629, Dish Network channels 846 and 9414, DirectTV channel 440, and RCN channel 39.

on demand

Aurora is a modern-day heroine who fights for her freedom and independence against all those who have plotted against her and imprisoned her. In the background lies a ruthless fight for the homeland, an old feud between rival families, conspiracies, secrets, and unspeakable sins.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Aurora and Alessandro, Tuscan Passion

April On-Demand Picks

WTTW on Demand

• America’s Test Kitchen • Death in Paradise • Father Brown

Find WTTW on Comcast on Demand.

Pictured: Julia Collin Davison, America’s Test Kitchen

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In the Spotlight 11:00 10 Buildings that Changed America [R]

Sunday 3 EARLY MORNING 12:00 American Masters: Carol Burnett – A Woman of Character [R] 1:30 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: Gumbo – Beginnings to 1917 (Part 1 of 10) See Fri. Apr. 1 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: The Gift – 19171924 (Part 2 of 10) See Fri. Apr. 1 at 10:30 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Dr. Cool and Pride: The Big Show – Ride 11:30 Wisconsin Foodie: Cheesetopia, LaClare Cheese AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Ja’ Grill, Tanta, Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club [R] 12:30 Joanne Weir Gets Fresh: Flavor Punch 1:00 Great Performances at the Met: Otello See a new staging of Verdi’s masterpiece, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and directed by Bartlett Sher, with Aleksandrs Antonenko

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as the tormented Moor of Venice, Sonya Yoncheva as Desdemona, and Zeljko Lucic as Otello’s sinister rival, Iago. Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home In the late 1930s, a group of GermanJewish refugees left behind well-established lives and most of their possessions and immigrated to Chicago. Here, they set out to create a supportive community for themselves and other German, Austrian, and Czech Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] inCommon with Mike Leonard: Crossroads See Fri. Apr. 1 at 8:30 pm. [R

EVENING 6:00 Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King See Sat. Apr. 2 at 9:00 pm. [R] 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 5, Part 1 of 8) Witness a couple’s disagreement over the future of their child, born without arms and legs. Patsy, elated to find Delia fully recovered from her accident, is dismayed to learn that Delia’s mother wants her to move back home to Wales. 8:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) A professor dies in a suspicious

fall. A government agent warns Geordie to back off the case. Meanwhile, Sidney is warned off an old flame but finds a new prospect. 9:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 9) Cosmetics maven Elizabeth Arden breezes into Selfridge’s, changing lives and prompting crises. Though the new arrival sparks possibilities for Kitty, she soon learns that everything that glitters is not gold. 10:00 2016 International Commercial Special A compendium of the most popular commercials from around the world. 10:30 Check, Please! Ja’ Grill, Tanta, Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club [R] 11:00 1916: The Irish Rebellion – Insurrection (Part 2 of 3) [R]

Monday 4 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Live from the Artists Den: Hozier 1:00 Father Brown: The Mask of the Demon See Sat. Apr. 2 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Doc Martin: Rescue Me See Sat. Apr. 2 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Frontline: Saudi Arabia Uncovered [R]

Luther (New Series) DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) returns to work after a leave of absence following a traumatic arrest. Luther’s first case is investigating the murder of the parents of Alice Morgan. He quickly deduces that Alice is responsible for the deaths, but the seemingly perfect crime leaves no evidence with which to convict her.

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Mr. Selfridge, Season 4 Sundays at 9:00 pm

Grantchester, Season 2 Sundays at 8:00 pm

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Arthur Odd Squad Wild Kratts Ready Jet Go! Nature Cat Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Sesame Street Peg + Cat Dinosaur Train Thomas & Friends

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Super Why Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Nature Cat Cat in the Hat Arthur Arthur Curious George Nature Cat Ready Jet Go! Odd Squad Wild Kratts Wild Kratts

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Cat in the Hat Sesame Street Bob the Builder Sid the Science Kid Super Why Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Nature Cat Arthur

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Super Why Caillou Cyberchase Wordgirl Martha Speaks Peg + Cat Arthur Curious George Nature Cat Ready Jet Go! Odd Squad Wild Kratts

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Luther (Season 1, Part 1 of 6) See Sat. Apr. 2 at 10:00 pm. [R] Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Rice P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home: Charming Charleston

In the Spotlight

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Tucson (Part 2 of 3) Discover hidden treasures in Tucson, such as a Jackie Robinson archive from around 1938, a 1960 GMT Master model Rolex with the original box and papers, and diamond and onyx jewelry, circa 1920. Can you guess the top find of the night? 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Detroit (Part 1 of 3) Highlights include a 1970 Andy Warhol poster signed by Warhol himself, and a working script of The Wizard of Oz, used on set by Bert Lahr, the “Cowardly Lion.” 10:00 Independent Lens: Welcome to Leith Explore how residents of a North Dakota town struggle against a notorious white supremacist. 11:30 BBC World News

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10 that Changed America (New Series) This new three-part multi-platform series takes audiences on a lively exploration of American architecture, design, and urban planning. Hosted by Geoffrey Baer, the series shows how our built environment came to be.

Tuesdays, April 5, 12, and 19, 8:00 pm

Photo: © From the estate of Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka

In the Spotlight Cardinal Karol Wojtyla on a skiing trip.

Secrets of Saint John Paul Examine previously unknown correspondence between Pope John Paul II, now a saint, and an American woman. Through hundreds of letters, a deep relationship began between then-Cardinal Wojtyla and Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, and continued after he became pope.

Tuesday, April 5, 9:00 pm

Tuesday 5 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Call the Midwife (Season 5, Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 3 at 7:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 9) See Sun. Apr. 3 at 9:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 10 Homes That Changed America Visit homes that transformed residential living, from grand estates like Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater to the pueblos of Taos, New Mexico, and the tenements of 19th-century New York. Hosted by Geoffrey Baer. 9:00 Secrets of Saint John Paul 10:00 Frontline: Putin’s Way An investigation of the accusations of criminality and corruption surrounding

Vladimir Putin’s reign in Russia. Tracing Putin’s career back over two decades, the film explores his ascent from unemployed spy to modern-day czar. 11:00 Point Taken 11:30 BBC World News

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Wednesday 6 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 inCommon with Mike Leonard: Crossroads [R] 3:30 Independent Lens: Welcome to Leith See Mon. Apr. 4 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Saving Otter 501 The story of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s 501st attempt to save an orphan otter. 9:00 NOVA: Vikings Unearthed They were pioneering warriors, expert seafarers, and colonists of the North Atlantic realm. The Vikings even claimed in their sagas to have reached America. Now, Dr. Sarah Parcak uncovers new clues about their legendary expeditions and settlements. 11:00 2016 International Commercial Special Enjoy this compendium of the best television commercials from around the world. 11:30 BBC World News

Thursday 7 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Secrets of Saint John Paul See Tues. Apr. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Frontline: Putin’s Way See Tues. Apr. 5 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 1916: The Irish Rebellion – When Myth and History Rhyme (Part 3 of 3) 9:00 10 Homes that Changed America See Tues. Apr. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R]

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10:00 2016 Latino Film Festival Special: The Park Bench From this year’s Chicago Latino Film Festival, this film mixes live action with vivid animation to create a whimsical tale of life, love, and literature. Starring Nicole Hayden (Mad Men) and Walter Perez (Friday Night Lights). 11:30 BBC World News

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Friday 8 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Nature: Saving Otter 501 See Wed. Apr. 6 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Antiques Roadshow: Detroit (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Jay’s Chicago: Just Try and Stop Me Jay Shefsky meets people overcoming obstacles: youth wheelchair basketball,

Call the Midwife (New Season) The moving, intimate, funny, and trueto-life series, based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth returns, telling colorful stories of midwifery and families in London’s East End in the 1950s.

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In the Spotlight on, a new kind of big band jazz begins to emerge.

Saturday 9 EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 2:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 2:30 Nightly Business Report 3:00 Tavis Smiley 3:30 Charlie Rose 4:30 2016 International Commercial Special See Wed. Apr. 6 at 11:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R]

Point Taken (New Series) This new and innovative crossplatform series champions civil debate in the digital age. Deploying viewer engagement, social media, and audience interactivity, each installment features a provocative and informed exchange of ideas about the most pivotal issues of our time.

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PTSD service dog, stroke at 30, and sled hockey. 8:00 Check, Please! Billy Sunday, Luella’s Southern Kitchen, Knife & Tine Catherine’s guests are professor Cara Denhert Huffman, who recommends Billy Sunday, a cocktail bar in her Logan Square neighborhood; pharmacist Candra Williams of Evanston, who loves Luella’s Southern Kitchen in Lincoln Square; and media editor Alex Jewell, whose choice is Knife & Tine in Lincoln Park. 8:30 The Interview Show 9:00 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: Our Language – 1924-1928 (Part 3 of 10) Follow musicians Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Bix Beiderbecke, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Sidney Bechet, Ethel Waters, and Duke Ellington, who begins his incomparable career as the preeminent composer in jazz history. 11:00 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: The True Welcome – 19291935 (Part 4 of 10) Amid the Depression, the Lindy Hop begins to catch on at dance halls. The reminiscences of two of Harlem’s great dancers, Frankie Manning and Norma Miller, inform the episode. As swing dancing catches

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MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Pasta 10:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Shellfish Asian Style 11:00 This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Grilled Salmon and Stuffed Tomatoes 12:30 Simply Ming: Mario Batali 1:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Shoulders and Bellies 1:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul – Ocean Harvest 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Introducing Caldo Verde and White Gazpacho 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Sweet and Spicy Asian Specialties 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Rice 3:30 Martha Bakes: Sponge Cake 4:00 Check, Please! Billy Sunday, Luella’s Southern Kitchen, Knife & Tine See Fri. Apr. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 The Mind of a Chef: Gone Clamming, Part 2 5:00 The Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg: Boating Safety Peter takes an in-depth look at boating safety and explains what you can do to save lives, including your own. 5:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Venice and its Lagoon EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 Father Brown: The Brewer’s Daughter Sid falls for the heiress to a local brewery, only for her to be arrested for the murder of her father. 8:00 Doc Martin: The Shock of the New After Martin’s first session with Dr. Rachel Timoney, we see that he may have met his match. 9:00 Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

10:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) Luther must outmaneuver a trained sniper on a mission to kill police officers. But as the body count rises, he has to uncover the killer’s true motives. 11:00 10 Homes that Changed America [R]

Sunday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:00 NOVA: Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped? See Wed. Apr. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:00 NOVA: Vikings Unearthed See Wed. Apr. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: The True Welcome – 19291935 (Part 4 of 10) See Fri. Apr. 8 at 11:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Dr. Cool and Pride: The Big Show – Jump 11:30 Wisconsin Foodie: Indian Summer/Wild Rice AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Billy Sunday, Luella’s Southern Kitchen, Knife & Tine [R] 12:30 Joanne Weir Gets Fresh: Citrus Three Ways 1:00 Great Performances at the Met: Tannhäuser James Levine conducts the first Met revival of Wagner’s Tannhäuser since 2004. Johan Botha sings the title role, with Peter Mattei, Gunther Groissbock, Eva-Maria Westbroek, and Michelle DeYoung. 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:30 Ebertfest 2016: The Center of the Universe This new documentary highlights the legacy of the late film critic Roger Ebert, and presents a brief history of his ChampaignUrbana annual film festival Ebertfest up to the current day. EVENING 6:00 Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters See Sat. Apr. 9 at 9:00 pm. [R] 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 5, Part 2 of 8) Barbara is caught between a stressed expectant mother and her impecunious husband. Sister Evangeline’s vocal objection to the sale of baby formula distresses a new mother who’s unable to breastfeed. 8:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) Sidney and Geordie answer a false alarm, which turns into a real murder investigation. Amanda gets

into trouble. Things get more serious with Margaret. 9:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 9) Frank turns into prey at a swank junket for the press. Josie arrives to console Grove. Harry faces a choice: settle a gambling debt or bankroll the Dolly twins’ dream job. 10:00 The Interview Show See Fri. Apr. 8 at 8:30 pm. [R] 10:30 Check, Please! Billy Sunday, Luella’s Southern Kitchen, Knife & Tine [R] 11:00 1916: The Irish Rebellion When Myth and History Rhyme (Part 3 of 3) See Thurs. Apr. 7 at 8:00 pm. [R]

Monday 11 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Live from the Artists Den: Alt-J 1:00 Father Brown: The Brewer’s Daughter See Sat. Apr. 9 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Doc Martin: The Shock of the New See Sat. Apr. 9 at 8:00 pm. [R]

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1916: The Irish Rebellion – When Myth and History Rhyme (Conclusion) The third and final part of the series details the aftermath and response to the Rising in Ireland and abroad. The initial reaction of many Dubliners to the Rising gave way to a grudging respect that grew exponentially with the British response. The rebellion, while ostensibly a failure, created the conditions for a national revolution and changed the course of Irish history.

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Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters [R] Luther (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) See Sat. Apr. 9 at 10:00 pm. [R] Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Dressing and Emulsions P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home: Oils All Around

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Tucson (Part 3 of 3) Journey to Tucson to see fantastic finds, including a 1994 Pete Seeger original song, an 1889 George Hitchcock oil diptych, and an 1861 Abraham Lincoln presidential pardon. Which treasure is the top find of the episode? 9:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 1 of 2) Robinson rises from humble origins to integrate Major League Baseball, performing brilliantly despite the threats and abuse he faces

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on and off the field and, in the process, challenges the prejudiced notions of what a black man can achieve. 11:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 1 of 2) [R]

Tuesday 12 EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Chicago Tonight [R] 2:30 Nightly Business Report 3:00 Tavis Smiley 3:30 Charlie Rose 4:30 The Interview Show [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 10 Parks that Changed America Explore the serene spaces that offer city dwellers a respite from the hustle and bustle of urban life, from Savannah’s elegant squares to a park built over a freeway in Seattle to New York’s High Line. Hosted by Geoffrey Baer. 9:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 2 of 2) Robinson uses his fame to speak out against injustice, alienating many who had once lauded him for “turning the other cheek.” After baseball, he seeks ways to fight inequality, but as he faces a crippling illness, he struggles to remain relevant. 11:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 2 of 2) [R]

Wednesday 13 EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Chicago Tonight [R] 2:30 Nightly Business Report 3:00 Tavis Smiley 3:30 Charlie Rose 4:30 Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg: Boating Safety See Sat. Apr. 9 at 5:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

The Interview Show (New Series) The Interview Show, created and hosted by Mark Bazer, has been held the first Friday of every month at the Hideout, Chicago’s “most loved small venue.” Mark has welcomed guests from every walk of life – musicians, authors, comedians, community activists, chefs, and CEOs, both local and passing through town – sharing their world views and talents in a laidback, intimate setting. Now his series comes to WTTW.

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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: India’s Wandering Lions Witness the incredible story of Asia’s last wild lions, once on the brink of extinction, but who now live dangerously close to the villagers of India. 9:00 NOVA: Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped? Alzheimer’s ravages the minds of more than 40 million victims worldwide. Join scientists as they untangle the cause of this tragic illness and go behind the scenes of major drug trials to discover

the therapies that may slow and even prevent the disease. 10:00 Ride the Tiger The reality of bipolar disorder is hard to fathom: five and a half million Americans have been diagnosed with the disorder and yet so little is known about how the illness manifests itself in our brains. Ride the Tiger tells the story of highly accomplished individuals – congressmen, attorneys, pastors, authors, and stay-at-home moms, who have been diagnosed as bipolar. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Thursday 14 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Jackie Robinson (Part 1 of 2) [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Venice and Its Lagoon [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Ecuador: The Royal Tour 9:00 10 Parks that Changed America See Tues. Apr. 12 at 8:00 pm. [R] 10:00 Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears This film tells the story behind Cash’s lost and highly controversial Native Americanthemed concept album circa 1964. The film also chronicles the reimagining of Cash’s record on its 50th anniversary, as recorded at Nashville’s historic Sound Emporium Studios by a group of elite artists. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters Wallis Simpson has been cast as the scarlet woman of 20th century British history – the siren who seduced Edward VIII and caused him to give up his throne. But a trove of secret letters written by Wallis suggest that the story of their infamous marriage may not be entirely factual.

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Friday 15 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Jackie Robinson (Part 2 of 2) [R] 4:30 Check, Please! Billy Sunday, Luella’s Southern Kitchen, Knife & Tine [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Jay’s Chicago: A Better World Jay Shefsky meets people improving their

Jackie Robinson (2-Part Series) Examine the life and times of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, who in 1947 lifted a nation and an entire race on his shoulders when he crossed baseball’s color line. In this evocative two-part film, Ken Burns reveals fascinating stories about the legend’s life on and off the field.

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In the Spotlight attractive young women as “Springmaids,” making his bed sheets a household word and changing the approach of the country’s advertising industry. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

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NOVA: Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped? Alzheimer’s ravages the minds of more than 40 million victims worldwide. Join scientists as they untangle the cause of this tragic illness, and go behind the scenes of major drug trials to discover the therapies that may slow and even prevent the disease.

Wednesday, April 13, 9:00 pm

communities: Cycling on the South and West Sides; neighborhood mural after gang violence; felon learns yoga in prison, teaches after release; Theaster Gates on art and community. 8:00 Check, Please! JP Graziano, Ada Street, Deka Catherine’s guests are Bedford Park web developer Al Herrera, who recommends JP Graziano Grocery & Sub Shop in the West Loop; stay-at-home mom Caroline Vanderoef of Lincoln Park, who loves West Town eatery Ada Street; and Park Ridge sales manager Olya Lebedyeva, whose choice is Deka, a brasserie in Wheeling. 8:30 The Interview Show 9:00 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: Swing – Pure Pleasure – 1935-1937 (Part 5 of 10) Big band jazz/ swing becomes the most popular music in America. Some fans, disturbed by its popularity, start a movement to embrace “traditional” jazz. In the western “territories,” a blues-soaked big band style is set to further transform jazz. 10:30 Miss Springmaid In the late 1940s, famed textile executive “Colonel” Elliott White Springs spearheaded an innovative ad campaign that depicted 12

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EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 12:30 Nightly Business Report 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Antiques Roadshow: Tucson (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 11 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Nature: India’s Wandering Lions See Wed. Apr. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Jay’s Chicago: A Better World See Fri. Apr. 15 at 7:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Savory Baking 10:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Sunday Supper 11:00 This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Bringing Home Tex-Mex Favorites 12:30 Simply Ming: Mom & Dad 1 1:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Surf Meets Turf 1:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul – Cooking Clever 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Getting a Rise Out of Your Eggs 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: A Roast for the Holidays 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Dressing and Emulsions [R] 3:30 Martha Bakes: Fruit Curds 4:00 Check, Please! JP Graziano, Ada Street, Deka See Fri. Apr. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 The Mind of a Chef: What’s Your Beef? 5:00 The Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg: Cruise Ship Ghosts Think you’re sailing on a brand new cruise ship? Think again! Peter looks at the notorious past lives of some cruise ships. 5:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: European Travel Skills, Part 1 EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 Father Brown: The Hangman’s Demise Father Brown investigates the poisoning of a former

hangman, while romance is in the air for Mrs. McCarthy. 8:00 Doc Martin: It’s Good to Talk Louisa is intrigued to meet Martin’s therapist, Dr. Rachel Timoney, but is not quite so happy when Rachel suggests that they should have therapy as a couple. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Season 5, Part 1 of 8) 10:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 3 of 6) A young mother has been abducted. Luther realizes that this is the work of Lucien Burgess, a collector and writer of the occult, who was suspected of the murder of another woman ten years previously but never charged. 11:00 10 Parks that Changed America [R]

Sunday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 10 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Call the Midwife (Season 5, Part 2 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 10 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 9) See Sun. Apr. 10 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 NOVA: Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped? See Wed. Apr. 13 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Ride the Tiger See Wed. Apr. 13 at 10:00 pm. [R]

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new start. Frank is in the doghouse. Movie mogul Harry courts trouble with a mob boss and a press lord. The Interview Show [R] Check, Please! JP Graziano, Ada Street, Deka [R] Song Stage Illinois (Part 1) This music competition series highlights performing artists from Illinois. Live from the Artists Den: Marina and the Diamonds

Monday 18 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Ecuador: The Royal Tour [R] 1:30 Father Brown: The Hangman’s Demise See Sat. Apr. 16 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:15 Doc Martin: It’s Good to Talk See Sat. Apr. 16 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Death in Paradise (Season 5, Part 1 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 16 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 3 of 6) See Sat. Apr. 16 at 10:00 pm. [R]

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MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Dr. Cool and Pride: The Big Show – Score 11:30 Check, Please! JP Graziano, Ada Street, Deka [R] AFTERNOON 12:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 1 of 2) [R] 2:30 Jackie Robinson (Part 2 of 2) [R] 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:30 Jay’s Chicago: A Better World [R] EVENING 6:00 Ecuador: The Royal Tour See Thurs. Apr. 14 at 8:00 pm. [R] 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 5, Part 3 of 8) Learn why the pressure is on at Nonnatus House to find the source of a dangerous case of typhoid. Witness the reactions to an unwed schoolteacher’s pregnancy. 8:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) An apparent suicide leads Sidney to perform an exorcism. Gary goes on trial. Leonard bets on a longshot. Margaret makes her move. Amanda confronts her lost love. 9:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 9) Grove and Josie make a

Ecuador: The Royal Tour Travel expert Peter Greenberg receives a Royal Tour from the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. For an entire week, Mr. Correa becomes the ultimate guide, showcasing the visual gems that his country has to offer. Together, they explore the Amazon rainforest, go whale watching off the coast of Manta, shop like locals in a rural town in the Andes Mountains, visit a chocolate farm in Cacao, and are mesmerized by the diversity of plant and animal species that can only be found on the world famous Galápagos Islands.

Thursday, April 14, 8:00 pm

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Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Steaming P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home: When Kids Take Over

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Omaha (Part 1 of 3) Amazing vintage finds include a 1939 Grant Wood “Fertility” lithograph, a Daytona model Rolex from around 1970 with its box and papers, and Prohibition liquor bottles, circa 1925. Can you guess which of this is worth $100,000? 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Detroit (Part 2 of 3) Highlights include Marvin Gaye’s 1964 passport, found inside an album purchased for 50 cents at an estate sale, and a signed photo album of President Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet and Senate.

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Death in Paradise (New Season) London detective Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall), having successfully investigated the murder of his predecessor, stays on as chief investigator on the fictional island of Saint Marie in the Caribbean, working alongside the local police to solve more perplexing crimes. In the season five premiere, DI Goodman and his team are tested when a millionaire philanthropist is murdered on his boat, and the only suspects were all underwater at the time. Meanwhile, DI Goodman’s new hobby raises a few eyebrows.

Saturdays beginning April 16, 9:00 pm

10:00 Independent Lens: Democrats/Soft Vengeance Watch history being made as Zimbabwe attempts to draft its first-ever democratic constitution.

Tuesday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:30 Nightly Business Report 2:00 Tavis Smiley 2:30 Charlie Rose 3:30 Call the Midwife (Season 5, Part 3 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 17 at 7:00 pm. [R] 4:30 The Interview Show [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 10 Towns that Changed America Visit influential towns across the country from Greenbelt, Maryland, and Seaside, Florida, to Riverside, Illinois, and Levittown, New York, that had a lasting impact on the way our cities and suburbs are designed. Hosted by Geoffrey Baer. 9:00 Shakespeare’s Curse Join the first-ever scientific investigation of Shakespeare’s grave, which reveals fascinating new evidence about what lies beneath the infamous “curse stone” – a warning against any man who “moves [my] bones.” 10:00 Frontline: Children of Syria The story of four children surviving in war-torn Aleppo, and their escape to a new life in Germany. The film follows the family over three years, from the siege of their city, to the kidnapping of their father, to the struggle of becoming refugees. 11:00 Point Taken 11:30 BBC World News

Wednesday 20 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 2:30 Antiques Roadshow: Omaha (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Antiques Roadshow: Detroit (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight

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Nature: Leave It to Beavers The industrious beaver is seen in a new light through the eyes of this novel assembly of enthusiasts and “employers” who reveal the ways in which the presence of beavers can transform and revive landscapes. 9:00 NOVA: Wild Ways From Yellowstone to the Yukon to Southern Africa, explore how newly established wildlife corridors may offer a glimmer of hope to some of our planet’s most cherished – but endangered – species. 10:00 Best of Big Blue Live Join scientists, animal behaviorists, and other experts in Monterey Bay, California, to view its once-endangered and now thriving ecosystem. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Thursday 21 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Shakespeare’s Curse See Tues. Apr. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Frontline: Children of Syria See Tues. Apr. 19 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: European Travel Skills, Part I [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank 9:00 10 Towns That Changed America See Tues. Apr. 19 at 8:00 pm. [R] 10:00 Golub: Late Works are the Catastrophes Kartemquin Films updates its chronicle of the work and times of the American artist Leon Golub, taking us from searing images of interrogations and torture to the ironies and dark humor of old age. 11:30 BBC World News

Friday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Nature: Leave It to Beavers See Wed. Apr. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 9) [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank Seventy years after her death in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Anne Frank remains an inspiration to millions of people, and her diary is considered one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. Featuring heartfelt contributions from a number of famous faces and visits to historically significant sites in Germany, Argentina, and the U.S., this new documentary examines why the words of an innocent young girl continue to resonate with so many nearly a century after they were written.

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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Jay’s Chicago: Behind The Scenes Chicago Jay Shefsky meets people “backstage” – a Zamboni driver at Maggie Daley Park; deep into Deep Tunnel; on the prowl with Rat Control; flying bicycles hidden in the woods. 8:00 Check, Please! El Ideas, Chef Shangri-La, Shokran Catherine’s guests are sales VP Ryan Lowe, who recommends EL Ideas in the Pilsen neighborhood; language arts teacher Melissa Cunningham of Lombard, who loves Chef Shangri-La in North Riverside; and wedding planner Gilles Aniorte, whose choice is Chicago eatery Shokran. 8:30 The Interview Show 9:00 JAZZ, A Film by Ken Burns: Swing – The Velocity of Celebration – 1937-1939 (Part 6 of 10) As the Great Depression deepens, jazz 2016

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America ReFramed

11-3 Quietest Place on Earth

Wisconsin Foodie

Pacific Heartbeat

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Rick Steves

Call the Midwife

Pacific Heartbeat

11-1 Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

Eyes on the Prize Global 3000

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11-3 Focus on Europe

Father Brown

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Secrets of the Dead

1916: The Irish Rebellion

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The Week in Review

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11-3 Secrets of the Dead

Ride the Tiger

Scott & Bailey

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Travel Detective

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11-3 Eyes on the Prize Chicago Tonight

Chicago Tonight

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America Reframed

11-3 Little League: A History

Wisconsin Foodie

Pacific Heartbeat

11-3 Standing on Sacred Ground

Rick Steves

Call the Midwife

Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks

11-1 Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

Eyes on the Prize Global 3000

11-2 Pioneers of Television

Father Brown

Jay’s Chicago

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11-3 Focus on Europe

Secrets of the Dead

11-1 PBS NewsHour Wknd. McLaughlin Group

11-3 Al Capone: Icon

1916: The Irish Rebellion

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11-3 Eyes on the Prize

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11-2 Around the Corner … Chicago Tonight Doc Martin

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Eyes on the Prize Eisenhower’s Secret War

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11-2 Inside Asprey

11-3 Focus on Europe

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Rebels With a Cause

11-3 Big Burn: American Experience

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From Billions to None

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11-2 Travelscope Travel Detective

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11-3 Plight of the Grassland Birds

Eating Alabama

11-3 Eating Alaska

Jay’s Chicago

America ReFramed

11-3 Racing to Zero: In Pursuit of Zero Waste

Wisconsin Foodie

Pacific Heartbeat

11-3 Standing on Sacred Ground

Rick Steves

Call the Midwife

Jackie Robinson

11-1 Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank

Eyes on the Prize

11-2 Pioneers of Television

Father Brown

11-3 Focus on Europe Global 3000

Frontline

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11-3 Chatahoochee … Beyond the Tap

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Global Health Frontiers

In the Club

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The Interview Show

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