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April 2021

THE GUIDE

The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT

APRIL 5-7 | 8 PM ALSO INSIDE On WFMT, on the Saturday morning before the premiere of Hemingway on WTTW, listen to Soundtrack – featuring the film’s original music score produced by Burns/Novick collaborator and award-winning producer and violinist Johnny Gandelsman.

From the President & CEO Dear Member, This April, we’re excited to bring you a new film from Ken Burns, who will uncover the man behind the myth of one of America’s greatest and most complicated writers. Over three consecutive nights, Burns tells the story, as only he can, of Ernest Hemingway’s life and work and his enduring influence on literature and culture. On page 4, read how Hemingway’s childhood in Oak Park influenced the rest of his life, and visit wttw.com/hemingwayevent to watch our virtual discussion with Ken moderated by WTTW’s Chicago Tonight co-anchor Paris Schutz. April also brings Earth Day, and WTTW will present The Power of Us: Confronting Our Climate Crisis, a documentary that follows a local couple educating youth about climate change; Frozen Obsession, a profile of a research expedition to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago; The West is Burning, an exploration of the root causes of the California wildfires; Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale, a look at people who rehabilitate sick sea turtles; and a three-part documentary on the crusading teen climate activist and three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg. On wttw.com, learn about “zero-waste” lifestyles and composting in Chicago with tips on how to compost at home. WFMT will mark Earth Day with a San Francisco Symphony program featuring Losing Earth, a concerto for percussion and orchestra by the contemporary American composer Adam Schoenberg, a work evoking the effects of climate change in musical terms; and a special episode of With Heart and Voice that will celebrate the beauty and wonder of the natural world through music. On wfmt.com, listen to our playlist of contemporary classical music inspired by the earth and environmentalism, and discover a compendium of easy, eco-friendly solutions to help musicians stay green. Thank you for watching and listening as spring continues in the Chicago area! Sincerely, Sandra Cordova Micek President & CEO

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WTTW Listings

4 Ernest Hemingway’s Youth in Oak Park and Chicago

14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid 16 Do it Yourself Saturdays 19 At-a-Glance

WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

20 WFMT Listings

WTTW Kid Grid

31 Sponsors

ON THE COVER: Ernest Hemingway at his home in Cuba, circa 1950s. Courtesy of A.E. Hotchner. 2

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The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) April 2021 Volume 35, Number 274

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Daily Television Programming •

Programming Subject to Change Without Notice

Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11 Diana, 7 Days

Philly D.A.

This landmark documentary tells the inside story of the tumultuous and unprecedented week that followed the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, exploring how she came to have such an extraordinary effect on the nation and people around the world.

Radical civil rights attorney Larry Krasner leads a band of activists attempting to end mass incarceration by taking over the district attorney’s office. When Krasner wins the election, a novel criminal justice experiment unfolds. Can outsiders reform a system from within?

Frontline: The Virus that Shook the World This film, using personal video and local footage from around the world, chronicles COVID-19 from lockdowns to funerals to protests, revealing the differing struggles, beliefs, and responses across cultures, races, faiths, and privilege.

Thursday, April 15, 8:00 pm

Tuesday, April 20, 9:00 pm

Monday, April 26, 9:00 pm

See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.

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Doc Severinsen

American Masters: Never Too Late Doc Severinsen Explore the groundbreaking career of the colorful master trumpeter Doc Severinsen, from his three decades as the colorful bandleader to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to his relentless schedule of touring and performing into his nineties.

Friday, April 2 9:00 pm

Thursday 1 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: Freedom Tales [R] 1:30 American Experience: The Blinding of Isaac Woodard [R] 3:30 Leah Chase: The Queen of Creole Cuisine [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Rick Steves’ European Easter Taking you on a spring journey through Spain, Slovenia, Italy, and Greece, Rick celebrates this 2,000-year-old story in a variety of cultures, exploring a rich and fascinating mix of traditions. 9:00 Rick Steves’ Egypt: Yesterday & Today Rick sails beyond Europe, exploring the historic and cultural wonders of Egypt. in Cairo, Rick climbs to the center of a pyramid, greets the Sphinx and marvels at King Tut’s gold. in Alexandria, Rick journeys into a wonderland of back lanes and introduces a traditional shisha (hookah) experience. And on the Nile, after sailing on a timeless felucca, Rick kicks back on a riverboat while enjoying iconic views of palm trees, minarets, and rustic villages. Finally, Rick shares a tour of Ramesses II’s magnificent temple ruins at Abu Simbel. 10:00 Baseball: The Faith of 50 Million People (Part 3 of 9) The Black Sox scandal reveals how eight members of the Chicago White Sox, including the incomparable “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, “played with the faith of 50 million people,” as F. Scott Fitzgerald later wrote, by taking money from gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series.

Friday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:30

BBC World News Amanpour and Company Extinction: The Facts [R] Climate Change: The Facts [R] 3:30 NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice [R] 4:30 BBC World News

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 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer (Part 2 of 4) You think you know Chicago? Geoffrey Baer does, and in this new series, he gives a group of socially distanced Chicagoans a chance to prove that they do, too. Visit wttw.com/quiz to take the quiz yourself! 8:30 Check, Please! Heritage, El Solazo, Fulton Market Kitchen Alpana welcomes West Town resident and esthetician Nanda Wait, who recommended Heritage Restaurant and Caviar Bar in Humboldt Park; teacher Michael Konkoleski of West Lawn, who picked El Solazo in the West Elsdon neighborhood; and performing arts center director Tommy Hensel from Berwyn, who loves Fulton Market Kitchen. 9:00 American Masters: Never Too Late - Doc Severinsen 10:30 Beyond the Canvas: The Greats 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

9:00 Baby Makes 3: Run for the Roses This home improvement series hosted by Melissa Lozoff focuses exclusively on creating nurseries for first-time parents-to-be. 9:30 J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom 10:00 This Old House: Return to Dorchester 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 10:30 Ask This Old House: Power Washing, Deck Lights 11:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: The World’s Most Famous Olive AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Pennsylvania Dutch Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Gulf Coast Grill

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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids

Saturday 3 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Baseball: The Faith of 50 Million People (Part 3 of 9) See Thurs. Apr. 1 at 10:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Independent Lens: ’Til Kingdom Come - The Debate [R] 4:00 Austin City Limits: St. Vincent [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 5:30 Yoga in Practice MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids

Ralf Little

Death in Paradise (New Season!) Detective Inspector Neville Parker (Ralf Little) and his team are back for a tenth season of all-new episodes to solve a new series of baffling murders on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.

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Photo: Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.

Ernest Hemingway and first wife, Hadley Richardson, in Chamby, Switzerland, 1922, the year after they left Chicago for Europe.

Ernest Hemingway’s Youth in Oak Park and Chicago by Daniel Hautzinger

rnest Hemingway’s life and fiction were filled with extraordinary experiences and locales: World War I in Italy, Paris at the height of the Jazz Age, bullfighting in Spain, safaris and plane crashes in Africa, drinking and fishing in Cuba. It’s a life explored in detail in the new three-part documentary Hemingway from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premiering April 5-7 at 8:00 pm.

But Hemingway was born in the solidly middle-class, Midwestern, middlebrow Chicago suburb of Oak Park – a place he liked to portray as staid and stuffy. (The description “wide lawns and narrow minds” is frequently attributed, seemingly incorrectly, to Hemingway.) “Turn-of-the-century, affluent suburban life is basically the world that he was born into,” says Verna Kale, the author of a biography of Hemingway, a co-editor of his letters, and an editor of Teaching Hemingway and Gender. “His father was a physician and his mother gave music lessons, and she earned quite a bit of money as a music teacher.” Hemingway’s mother ensured her children had a background in the arts. Hemingway learned to play the cello, was encouraged in the visual arts, and wrote for his high school paper as well as creating his own stories. “He had a really nice childhood,” Kale says. 4

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But Heming way was eager to leave Oak Park behind, going first to Kansas City to work as a reporter and then to Italy to drive an ambulance during World War I. He was wounded early in his service and spent several months convalescing in Milan before returning to Oak Park around the age of 20. “When he comes back from the war, he has definitely changed,” says Kale. “He wants to get out into the world and see a little bit more. Going back home is always so hard when you’re that age. We have to extrapolate a little bit from the fiction here” – stories like “Big Two-Hearted River” and “Soldier’s Home” – “but he may have felt that no one really understood what he had been through. I imagine that he got home from the war and felt like he didn’t fit in anymore.” Hemingway also seems to have felt that his ambitions had outgrown his suburban birthplace. “He wanted to do something great,” says Kale. Soon he had moved to Chicago, earning money by writing for a Toronto newspaper. It was in the city that he first began to experience a literary life. “I think that meeting Carl Sandburg and Sherwood Anderson, and getting a glimpse of that Chicago literary scene, opened up his mind a little bit and made him realize that, ‘This is a different world than the one that I’m coming from.’ ” That sentiment might explain more than anything else Hemingway’s distancing from his Oak Park childhood: he had found the world he wanted to be in, and it was

of Heming way’s goal. Liesl Olson, of the Newberry, argues in her book Chicago Renaissance: Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis that Heming way was addressing middle-class Midwestern women as epitomized by the popular Chicago Tribune critic Fanny Butcher in his early work, wanting to scandalize them but also enjoy the conventional approval as well as mass-market success they offered. Photo: Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.

Hemingway family portrait. From left to right: Ursula, Clarence, Ernest, Grace, and Marcelline Hemingway. October 1903.

nothing like the one from which he came.

Hemingway’s sojourn in Chicago also helped launch him on one of the most cel- Hemingway even struck up a corresponebrated – and integral – parts of his life. He dence with Butcher, whose recommenwanted to return to Italy with his new wife dations offered access to a large audience. Hadley Richardson, but Sherwood Ander- “Hemingway is always full of these conson convinced him to instead go to Paris tradictions,” says Kale, “because I think after a year and a half in Chicago, giving he wanted those good reviews, he wanted him letters of introduction to such import- that acceptance, but at the same time he felt ant influences and connections as Gertrude like he was doing something beyond their Stein and Ezra Pound. understanding. If they liked his stuff, sometimes he would say it was for the wrong reahile Hemingway never re- sons, or they didn’t really understand what turned to Chicago or Oak Park he was trying to do. for any significant portion of the rest of his life, he did maintain con- “There’s definitely a conflict there between nections to his birthplace when he went Hemingway the conservative Midwestern to Paris. “When he first gets to Paris, he’s guy and Hemingway the modernist expawriting back home and telling his parents triate world traveler. There is still a certain about his success and about the people he’s amount of the suburban Chicago guy even meeting,” says Kale. “He’s doing a little bit when he is in the Latin Quarter of Paris.” of name-dropping and possibly even exaggerating his early success because he wants Those contradictions are one of the main athis parents to be proud of him.” tractions of Hemingway for Kale. “There are just limitless ways to read him. And they’re “I think it’s so sweet that his father ordered not necessarily all the ways that he would multiple copies of his first book,” she con- maybe want us to read him, but his work tinues. “People tend to focus on the fact that is incredibly elastic, and it just holds up to his father hated the kind of obscene stories anything you want to bring to it personally,” that Hemingway was writing. But you have she says. “He wasn’t really writing for a parto kind of cut them some slack, because the ticular purpose. He was just trying to write stuff that he was writing was really inno- as well as he could and put the real world vative.” into his work in a way that would last.

Shocking – and perhaps also titillating – “He just crafted the work so that it will hold people like his parents may have been part anything that you want to bring to it.” n 2021

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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

Frankie Drake Mysteries Thursday, April 1 at 9:00 pm

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Lauren Lee Smith as Frankie Drake

American Masters: Toni Morrison – The Pieces I Am Saturday, April 10 at 8:00 pm

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.

Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers and critics on an exploration of the powerful themes she confronted throughout her literary career in this artful and intimate meditation that examines the life and work of the legendary storyteller.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Toni Morrison

Earth Day Sunday, April 18 at 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.

WTTW Create goes green in honor of Earth Day to highlight sustainable living – from energy-efficient home improvements to earth-friendly gardening – to show how small lifestyle changes can yield long-term benefits for the environment.

Photo: Courtesy of ©Timothy Greenfield-Sanders / Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

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.

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WTTW Prime

Set in 1920s Toronto, this popular series follows the adventures of Frankie Drake (Lauren Lee Smith) and her partner Trudy Clarke (Chantel Riley) at Drake Private Detectives, the city’s only allfemale detective agency, as they find themselves fighting crime in the age of flyboys, gangsters, rum-runners, and speakeasies.

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/schedule.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: P. Allen Smith

The West is Burning Thursday, April 22 at 7:00 pm

WTTW World features public media’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.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: A helicopter drops water

Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island Friday, April 16 at 6:00 pm

WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. The WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 is on Comcast digital channels 368 and on RCN channel 39.

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Join the Pteranodon family on a trip to Adventure Island! The day is packed with fun until an earthquake erupts, causing the theme park robots to malfunction. It’s up to Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, and Don to navigate safely across the island and reunite with their parents.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Dinosaur Train

WTTW World

This documentary focuses on the state of forests in the western United States and examines the history of forest management and litigation that has contributed to the current conditions and the catastrophic fires plaguing the region. The film also explores the critical need for interdisciplinary approaches to forest restoration, and looks at how local stakeholders are coming together to better manage and steward the land.

Kristin Scott Thomas

My Grandparents’ War In this new four-part series, follow leading Hollywood actors Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Carey Mulligan as they retrace the footsteps of their grandparents, uncover their dramatic stories, and learn how World War II changed the lives of their families and the world.

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Photo: Courtesy of Masterpiece, Julie Vrabelová

Sundays, 7:00 pm

Kyle MacLachlan

1:00 Simply Ming: Ming Tsai with guest Andrew Zimmern 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Flavors of the Eternal Forest 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Summertime Staples 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Cake and Scones 3:30 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Beirut Fast Food 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Sweet Corn and Expensive Tea 4:30 Check, Please! Heritage, El Solazo, Fulton Market Kitchen See Fri. Apr. 2 at 8:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Swiss Alps 5:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love

6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Hammer of God Father Brown must find a killer before an innocent woman is sent to the gallows. 8:00 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 1 of 8) When a TV news presenter is found strangled in her pool, Neville is sure that her popular co-host is guilty. But given that he was live on air at the time of the murder, how could he have done it? 9:00 Mallorca Files: Honour Among Thieves (Part 1 of 10) British police officer Miranda Blake is in Mallorca to escort a known criminal back to the UK. When things don’t go according to plan, she conducts her own investigation. 10:00 Rick Steves’ European Easter See Thurs. Apr. 1 at 8:00 pm. [R] 11:00 Rick Steves’ Egypt: Yesterday & Today See Thurs. Apr. 1 at 9:00 pm. [R]

Sunday 4 EARLY MORNING

Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (New Series!) A princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in an epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha. Kyle MacLachlan stars as Roosevelt. The eight-part series co-stars Tobias Santelmann as Crown Prince Olav and Harriet Sansom Harris as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

Sundays, 8:00 pm

12:00 American Masters: Never Too Late - Doc Severinsen See Fri. Apr. 1 at 9:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Louisville 2021 (Part 2 of 2) [R] 2:30 Antiques Roadshow: Meadow Brook Hall (Part 2 of 3) [R] 3:30 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story – American Masters [R] MORNING 5:00-10:30 WTTW Kids 10:30 Family Travel with Colleen Kelly 11:00 Firing Line with

Photo: Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection

In the Spotlight Photo: Courtesy of Wild Pictures

In the Spotlight Margaret Hoover 11:30 Chavis Chronicles AFTERNOON 12:00 Pritzker Military Presents: Peter Shinkle, Ike’s Mystery Man Peter Shinkle reveals Bobby Cutler’s full story, showing how valued he was by Eisenhower as a trusted friend and advisor on security and Cold War policy. 1:00 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Michael Tubbs 1:30 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Phil Rosenthal 2:00 To be announced 3:00 Finding Your Roots: Freedom Tales [R] 4:00 American Experience: The Blinding of Isaac Woodard [R] EVENING

6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 My Grandparents’ War: Helena Bonham Carter Follow actress Helena Bonham Carter as she explores the heroism of both sets of her grandparents during World War II - her grandmother, an air warden and outspoken politician, and her grandfather, a diplomat who saved hundreds from the Holocaust. 8:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) Norwegian Crown Princess Martha and her husband Prince Olav visit U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. A year later, they must flee the Nazi invasion of their country. 9:00 World on Fire on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7) Follow the intertwining fates of ordinary people as they grapple with the effects of World War II on their everyday lives. Set in Britain, Poland, France and Germany, the events take place during the first year of the war. When war breaks out, young translator Harry vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester? 10:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 2 of 4) See Fri. Apr. 2 at 8:00 pm. [R] 10:30 The Great British Baking Show: Pastries (Part 7 of 10) The bakers create Signature savory parcels, ranging from pasties to samosas. The Technical challenge throws them into uncharted territory with the kouign amann. Finally, Showstopper éclairs will give five lucky bakers a

Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway This three-part, six-hour documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick examines the visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography - a life lived at the ultimately treacherous nexus of art, fame, and celebrity - with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.

Monday-Wednesday, April 5-7 at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm

spot in the quarterfinals. 11:30 Austin City Limits: Brandi Carlile The Seattle singer-songwriter performs highlights from her critically lauded album By the Way, I Forgive You.

Monday 5 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Father Brown: The Hammer of God See Sat. Apr. 3 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 1 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Mallorca Files: Honour Among Thieves (Part 1 of 10) See Sat. Apr. 3 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Rick Steves’ European Easter [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 5:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]

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Monday-Friday Mornings 6:00 Pinkalicious 6:30 Nature Cat 7:00 Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary 8:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious

Afternoons 12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 Elinor Wonders Why 2:00 Hero Elementary 2:30 Let’s Go Luna! 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Molly of Denali 4:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

5:00 Odd Squad 5:30 Arthur

Saturday Mornings 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30

Sesame Street Pinkalicious & Peterrific Elinor Wonders Why Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Curious George Clifford the Big Red Dog

Sunday Mornings 5:00 Cat in the Hat 5:30 Arthur 6:00 Let’s Go Luna 6:30 Wild Kratts 7:00 Nature Cat 7:30 Nature Cat 8:00 Molly of Denali 8:30 Molly of Denali 9:00 Hero Elementary 9:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 10:00 Odd Squad

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Hemingway: A Writer (1899-1929) (Part 1 of 3) Hemingway, yearning for adventure, volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. He marries Hadley Richardson and moves to Paris, publishes The Sun Also Rises and finds critical and commercial success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms. 10:00 Hemingway: A Writer (1899-1929) (Part 1 of 3) [R]

Tuesday 6 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 My Grandparents’ War: Helena Bonham Carter See Sun. Apr. 4 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 World on Fire on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7) See Sun. Apr. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Hemingway: The Avatar (1929-1944) (Part 2 of 3) Hemingway, having achieved a level of fame rarely seen in the literary world, settles in Key West with Pauline Pfeiffer but can’t stay put for long. He reports on the Spanish Civil War and begins a tempestuous romance with Martha Gellhorn. 10:00 Hemingway: The Avatar (1929-1944) (Part 2 of 3) [R]

Wednesday 7

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight

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Thursday 8 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Hemingway: The Avatar (1929-1944) (Part 2 of 3) [R] 3:30 My Grandparents’ War: Helena Bonham Carter [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour

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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids

EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Hemingway: A Writer (1899-1929) (Part 1 of 3) [R] 3:30 Rick Steves’ Egypt: Yesterday & Today [R] 4:30 BBC World News [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

Mondays-Fridays at 12:00 pm

8:00 Hemingway: The Blank Page (1944-1961) (Part 3 of 3) Hemingway follows the Army as they advance through Europe. Afterwards, he tries to start a life with Mary Welsh, but is beset with tragedies. He publishes The Old Man and the Sea to acclaim, but is overcome by his declining mental condition. 10:00 Hemingway: The Blank Page (1944-1961) (Part 3 of 3) [R]

Photo: Courtesy of American Public Television

Kid Grid

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids

Rachel and Kaelyn

My Survivor Who will tell the story of the Holocaust when the last survivor is gone? This film documents the lifechanging experiences of some of the 500 University of Miami students who forge intimate relationships with Holocaust survivors through an innovative internship program. Building powerful intergenerational bonds, students listen to survivors’ first-hand accounts and come to embrace their cause to preserve the memory and lessons of the Holocaust.

Thursday, April 8 8:00 pm

Mondays-Fridays at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm and Saturdays at 7:00 am

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Oliver Sacks

American Masters: Oliver Sacks His Own Life American Masters dives into the life and work of the legendary neurologist and beloved author (Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat) who was a fearless explorer of the brain and mind. Sacks redefined our understanding of the diversity of human experience, and of our shared humanity.

Friday, April 9 9:00 pm 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 My Survivor 9:00 Stories of Survival: Final Transports - The Holocaust Stories of Magda and George in early summer 1944, at the height of the deportation of Hungarian Jewry, Magda Brown and George Brent arrived as teenagers to the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center. Through their eyes, take a compelling journey across multiple countries and camps to reveal the intensely human aspects of survival, resistance, chance, and luck in the face of Nazi tyranny. 9:30 Stories of Survival: Childhood Lost - The Holocaust Stories of George and Steen Within hours of the Nazi invasion and occupation of Western Europe, George Mueller and Steen Metz had their childhoods engulfed by war. Their innocence lost as prejudice and persecution spread, this film details their gripping fight for survival within the Nazi camp system, and the endurable spirit of family, courage, and hope. 10:00 Prisoner of Her Past This 10

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film examines a secret childhood trauma that resurfaces, 60 years later, to unravel the life of Holocaust survivor Sonia Reich. The documentary examines late-onset Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and its devastating effect on families, but also shows programs that are aiding young trauma survivors of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, and how such early interventions may have helped Howard’s mother. 11:00 Baseball: A National Heirloom (Part 4 of 9) Babe Ruth, the Baltimore saloonkeeper’s son who became the best-known and bestloved athlete in American history, was described by sportswriter Jimmy Cannon as a “national heirloom.” This inning details how Ruth’s phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescued the game from the scandal that threatened to destroy it.

Friday 9 EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Amanpour and Company 2:30 Hemingway: The Blank Page (1944-1961) (Part 3 of 3) [R] 4:30 BBC World News 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 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer (Part 3 of 4) 8:30 Check, Please! Ema, Passero, Whisk Alpana welcomes Villa Park resident and medical science liaison Monica Timmerman, who recommended the River North eatery EMA; writer Helen Weiner, who loves Passero in Arlington Heights; and South Loop business development executive Carlos Vasquez, who chose Whisk in West Town. 9:00 American Masters: Oliver Sacks - His Own Life 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Saturday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Baseball: A National Heirloom (Part 4 of 9) See Thurs. Apr. 8 at 11:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Austin City Limits: Brandi Carlile See Sun.

Apr. 4 at 11:30 pm. [R] 3:30 The Great British Baking Show: Pastries (Part 7 of 10) See Sun. Apr. 4 at 10:30 pm. [R] 4:30 Check, Please! See Fri. Apr. 9 at 8:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 5:30 Yoga in Practice MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Baby Makes 3: Kentucky Roots 9:30 J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom 10:00 This Old House: 3-Decker Heaven 10:30 Ask This Old House: Move Baseboard, Cooler Bench 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Flavors of Longevity - Ikaria AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Motor City Favorites 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Chino-Latino 1:00 Simply Ming: Ming Tsai with guest Jacques Pépin 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: King Crab Hotel 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Pork and Greens 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Weeknight Italian 3:30 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Tuesday Night Italian 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Strawberry Stay at Home 4:30 Check, Please! Ema, Passero, Whisk [R] 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: French Alps and Lyon 5:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Flying Stars Father Brown becomes embroiled with a theatrical family when he discovers that a supposed tragic drowning was actually murder. 8:00 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 2 of 8) The team are baffled when an archaeologist is poisoned during a dig but there is no evidence to prove how it was done. Meanwhile, Neville tests his skills in an island crab-cooking competition. 9:00 Mallorca Files: King of the Mountains (Part 2 of 10) When cyclist Esteban Domenech disappears during a routine training session,

Miranda and Max investigate. 10:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) [R] 11:00 My Grandparents’ War: Helena Bonham Carter [R]

Sunday 11 EARLY MORNING 12:00 My Survivor See Thurs. Apr. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Stories of Survival: Final Transports - The Holocaust Stories of Magda and George See Thurs. Apr. 8 at 9:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Stories of Survival: Childhood Lost - The Holocaust Stories of George and Steen See Thurs. Apr. 8 at 9:30 pm. [R] 2:00 Prisoner of Her Past See Thurs. Apr. 8 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:00 American Masters: Oliver Sacks - His Own Life See Fri. Apr. 9 at 9:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 11:30 Chavis Chronicles

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Women in STEM fields

NOVA: Picture a Scientist This episode reveals how women make up less than one-quarter of all those employed in STEM, and the numbers are worse for women of color. Science is supposed to be built on objectivity, but these bleak numbers are evidence of deep bias.

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AFTERNOON 12:00 Hemingway: A Writer (1899-1929) (Part 1 of 3) [R] 2:00 Hemingway: The Avatar (1929-1944) (Part 2 of 3) [R] 4:00 Hemingway: The Blank Page (1944-1961) (Part 3 of 3) [R]

Masterpiece (Part 2 of 7) A month into the war and with Warsaw destroyed, Harry is desperate for news, while Kasia joins the Polish resistance. 10:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 3 of 4) See Fri. Apr. 9 at 8:00 pm. [R] 10:30 The Great British Baking Show: Advanced Dough (Part 8 of 10) The competitors must make enriched sweet fruit loaves for their Signature, followed by a Technical challenge that stretches them to the limit. Finally, the bakers must make 36 showstopping doughnuts. 11:30 Austin City Limits: Janelle Monae Progressive R&B maverick Janelle Monae performs songs from her acclaimed LP Dirty Computer.

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 My Grandparents’ War: Mark Rylance Follow actor Mark Rylance as he explores the extraordinary story of his grandfather, who spent nearly four years as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II, and examines his own beliefs about war and peace in the process. 8:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) Olav and the king plan their escape. Meanwhile, Martha and the children take refuge with her Swedish royal relatives. But the Nazis threaten the king if he harbors the crown princess. 9:00 World on Fire on

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12:30 Father Brown: The Flying Stars See Sat. Apr. 10 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 2 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 10 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Mallorca Files: King of the Mountains (Part 2 of 10) See Sat. Apr. 10 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 My Grandparents’ War: Mark Rylance See Sun. Apr. 11 at 7:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 5:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids

Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, 7 Days This landmark documentary tells the inside story of the tumultuous and unprecedented week that followed the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, exploring how she came to have such an extraordinary effect on the nation and people around the world. The film features in-depth interviews with her sons William and Harry, who speak in detail about that week’s events and reflect more broadly on her life and what she meant to them, then and now.

Thursday, April 15 8:00 pm

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Las Vegas 2021 (Part 1 of 2) Learn if Las Vegas appraisals still hit the jackpot 14 years after the Roadshow’s visit. Catch an antique Asscher-cut diamond ring, a 1923 Dempsey vs. Gibbons fight bell, and a 1970 Elvis Presley-signed album and belt. One is now worth $165,000-$175,000! 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Meadow Brook Hall (Part 3 of 3) Highlights include a Civil War presentation sword and portrait; Danny Lyon Civil Rights posters; and a copy of The First Men in the Moon signed by Neil Armstrong. One is $40,000-$50,000. 10:00 Independent Lens: Down A Dark Stairwell A Chinese American cop shoots and kills an innocent Black man in the dark stairwell of a

Brooklyn housing project. Suddenly, two marginalized communities must navigate an uneven criminal justice system together. 11:30 BBC World News

Tuesday 13 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 My Grandparents’ War: Mark Rylance [R] 2:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 11 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 World on Fire on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 7) See Sun. Apr. 11 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Finding Your Roots: The New World Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa who thrived in North America long before the birth of the United States. 9:00 Frontline: American Insurrection Investigating the rising threat of far-right violence in America. With ProPublica, exposing the individuals and ideologies behind a wave of crimes, culminating in the attack on the Capitol. 10:00 American Experience: Ruby Ridge Examine the 1992 FBI siege at Ruby Ridge that helped launch the modern militia movement through eyewitness accounts, including Randy Weaver’s daughter and federal agents involved in the deadly confrontation. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 14 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Las Vegas 2021 (Part 1 of 2) [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Meadow Brook Hall (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 12 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Independent Lens: Down a Dark Stairwell See Mon. Apr. 12 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 4:30 BBC World News [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: The Leopard Legacy Follow the story of a leopard mother as she raises her cubs near the Luangwa River, facing a constant battle to hunt successfully, defend her territory, and protect her cubs against enemies. 9:00 NOVA: Picture a Scientist 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 15 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: The New World See Tues. Apr. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Frontline: American Insurrection See Tues. Apr. 13 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 American Experience: Ruby Ridge See Tues. Apr. 13 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Austin City Limits: Janelle Monae See Sun. Apr. 11 at 11:30 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Diana, 7 Days 9:30 Charles & Di: The Truth About Their Wedding This documentary reveals the shocking story of the seven days that led up to Charles and Diana’s July 1981 wedding, comparing what the jubilant public saw with what was really going on with the individuals behind the scenes. 10:30 Baseball: Shadow Ball (Part 5 of 9) Part five looks at baseball’s desperate attempts to survive the Great Depression and Babe Ruth’s fading career, while a new generation of stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, is on the rise. It also presents the parallel world of the Negro Leagues, and the greatest showdown in its history: Satchel Paige, arguably the best pitcher ever, against Josh Gibson, “the black Babe Ruth,” in the Negro League World Series.

Friday 16 EARLY MORNING 12:36 BBC World News 1:04 Amanpour and Company 2:02 NOVA: Picture a

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American Experience: American Oz American Experience explores the life of L. Frank Baum, the man behind one of the most beloved, enduring, and quintessential American classics. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900, has been reinterpreted through the generations in films, books, and musicals.

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Scientist See Wed. Apr. 14 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: French Alps and Lyon [R] 4:30 BBC World News 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 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer (Part 4 of 4) 8:30 Check, Please! Madison Bar, Chicago Culinary Kitchen, Chiya Chai Alpana welcomes three Chicagoans: sales executive Julian Ferguson, who recommended the West Loop eatery The Madison Bar; YouTuber Sean Ely, who picked Chicago Culinary Kitchen in Palatine; and special education teacher Christine Beukema, who loves Chiya Chai in Logan Square. 9:00 Great Performances: Beethoven in Beijing Experience the international impact of the Philadelphia

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Orchestra’s historic 1973 trip to China, offering a story of cultural reversals and a glimpse into the worldwide future of classical music. 10:30 Beyond the Canvas: The Greats 2 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Saturday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Baseball: Shadow Ball (Part 5 of 9) See Thurs. Apr. 15 at 10:30 pm. [R] 2:30 Diana, 7 Days See Thurs. Apr. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Charles & Di: The Truth About Their Wedding See Thurs. Apr. 15 at 9:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 5:30 Yoga in Practice MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Baby Makes 3: All Star Baby 9:30 J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom 10:00 This Old House: House Fire Reclamation 10:30 Ask This Old House: Flickering Lights, Brick Stairs 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Ancient Grains for Modern Cooks AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Never Enough Chocolate 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 1:00 Simply Ming: Ming Tsai with guest Kristen Kish 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Fairytale Land 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Chocolate Delights 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Mexican Favorites 3:30 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Holiday Entertaining 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Pimp My Grits 4:30 Check, Please! Madison Bar, Chicago Culinary Kitchen, Chiya Chai See Fri. Apr. 16 at 8:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany’s Fascist Story Traveling across Germany, Rick learns how fascism rose and then fell, taking millions of people with it. 5:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend

7:00 Father Brown: The Wrong Shape Leonard Quinton is found hanging in the conservatory. When Father Brown realizes that he could not have committed suicide, the search begins for a murderer. 8:00 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 3 of 8) Neville is left perplexed when a lottery winner is found dead, but her body then disappears. JP has an unruly new officer to train while preparing for the birth of his twins. 9:00 Mallorca Files: The Oligarch’s Icon (Part 3 of 10) When the icon of St. Nicholas is stolen by a masked assailant, Miranda and Max enter the world of Russian oligarchs. 10:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) [R] 11:00 To be announced

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4:00 Finding Your Roots: The New World [R] 5:00 Frontline: American Insurrection [R] EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 My Grandparents’ War: Kristin Scott Thomas Follow actress Kristin Scott Thomas as she pieces together a lost chapter of her family history, learning how her grandfather, a Royal Navy officer, saved thousands at Dunkirk and survived some of World War II’s most devastating battles. 8:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) While bombs fall on Olav and the king in London, Martha and the children are in the U.S., where President Roosevelt extends

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5:00-10:30 WTTW Kids 10:30 Family Travel with Colleen Kelly 11:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 11:30 Chavis Chronicles AFTERNOON 12:00 The Power of Us: Confronting Our Climate Crisis Retired Chicagoland engineer Jim Goodman and his wife Annie work with Northwestern University students to help create an exhibit that ensures children that they have the power and responsibility to make a difference in climate change. 1:00 Frozen Obsession This film follows the 2,000-mile Northwest Passage Project expedition through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago aboard the Swedish research icebreaker Oden to study water chemistry, microbiology, birds, mammals, and physical oceanography. 2:00 The West is Burning This documentary traverses the western U.S. to trace the history of forest management and litigation that has contributed to the catastrophic fires plaguing the region. 3:00 Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale Narrated by awardwinning actor Peter Coyote, this film features interviews with marine biologists, ocean conservation experts, and volunteers who rehabilitate injured, sick sea turtles and return them to the wild.

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Philly D.A. (New Series!) In 2017, Larry Krasner, a civil rights attorney who sued the Philadelphia Police Department 75 times throughout his career, mounted a longshot campaign supported by activists and organizers, and ultimately won the District Attorney’s seat in a city that has the highest incarceration rate of any large city in the United States. This new eight-part docuseries goes inside the emotional, high-stakes work that Krasner and an ensemble of idealistic outsiders from different walks of life take on as they attempt a fundamental overhaul of an expansive, entrenched criminal justice system.

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debut LP When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Monday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Father Brown: The Wrong Shape See Sat. Apr. 17 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 3 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Mallorca Files: The Oligarch’s Icon (Part 3 of 10) See Sat. Apr. 17 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale See Sun. Apr. 18 at 3:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 5:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON

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Tiger Shark

Nature: Sharks of Hawaii Under the waves and tropical sun, each of Hawaii’s volcanic islands host a unique ocean landscape teeming with biodiversity. But one predator reigns supreme – the shark. With 40 species of shark calling these warm waters home, scientists are seeing new animal behavior around every corner. Whitetip reef sharks “sleep” in tight volcanic tunnels. in the deep water, everything is on the menu for the hunting Tiger shark, from birds to Humpback whales. Hopping from island to island, uncover surprising moments of cooperation, rarely seen hunting tactics and striking insights into these predators of the world’s paradise.

Wednesday, April 21 8:00 pm

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Las Vegas 2021 (Part 2 of 2) Have the values of Vegas treasures – including a 1943 Albert Einstein letter, an early 20th-century gold signet ring collection, and a Louis Comfort Tiffany seascape oil from around 1880 – gone up, down, or stayed the same since 2007? 9:00 American Experience: American Oz 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

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12:30 My Grandparents’ War: Kristin Scott Thomas See Sun. Apr. 18 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Great Performances: Beethoven in Beijing See Fri. Apr. 16 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Beyond the Canvas: The Greats 2 [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 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 that may have led each of them to find humor in adversity. 9:00 Philly D.A. (Part 1 of 8) in 2017, Krasner, a civil rights attorney who sued the Philadelphia Police Department 75 times throughout his career, mounted a longshot campaign supported by activists and organizers, and ultimately won the District Attorney’s seat in a city that has the highest incarceration rate of any large city in the United States. This new eight-part docuseries goes inside the emotional, high-stakes work that Krasner and an ensemble of idealistic outsiders from different walks of life take on as they attempt a fundamental overhaul of an expansive, entrenched criminal justice system. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 21 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Las Vegas 2021 (Part 2 of 2) [R] 1:30 American Experience: American Oz See Mon. Apr. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Power of Us: Confronting Our Climate Crisis See Sun. Apr. 18 at 12:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

NOVA: Reef Rescue As climate change warms the oceans, coral reefs are dying, putting marine ecosystems and the billions of humans that rely on them at grave risk. To counteract this catastrophe, scientists are scrambling to find new ways to save the reefs using a technique called assisted evolution.

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a special invitation. 9:00 World on Fire on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 7) Tom faces the fight of his life aboard HMS Exeter, while Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight. 10:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 4 of 4) See Fri. Apr. 16 at 8:00 pm. [R] 10:30 The Great British Baking Show: Patisserie (Part 9 of 10) First, the semifinalists take on Signature baklava. Next is the tricky German schichttorte, cooked in stages under a grill to create 20 layers. The Showstopper requires the final four to create two elegant entremets. 11:30 Austin City Limits: Billie Eilish The L.A. singer/ songwriter performs her hits and songs from her

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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Sharks of Hawaii 9:00 NOVA: Reef Rescue 10:00 Critical Care: America vs. the World - PBS NewsHour Presents 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company Thursday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: Laughing on the Inside See Tues. Apr. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Philly D.A. (Part 1 of 8) See Tues. Apr. 20 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Frozen Obsession See Sun. Apr. 18 at 1:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 67H 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight

Critical Care: America vs. the World: PBS NewsHour Presents PBS NewsHour examines the highs and lows of America’s health care system, and travels to four other nations to see how they provide health coverage affordably and thoroughly, even in the face of the pandemic.

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Great British Baking Show

NOVA

PBS NewsHour

11-1

11-2

11-3

11-1

PBS NewsHour

To be announced

Margaret Mitchell: American Masters

11-1

11-2

11-3

To be announced

11-2

NOVA

PBS NewsHour

11-1

11-3

To be announced

Frontline

11-2

PBS NewsHour

11-1

11-3

To be announced

Reluctant Radical

11-2

11-3

PBS NewsHour

11-1

David Rubenstein

To be announced

PBS NewsHour

Connected: A Search for Unity

David Rubenstein

11-1

11-2

To be anounced

11-2

11-3

PBS NewsHour

11-3

America ReFramed

Black Voices

11-1

To be announced

11-2

11-3

Latino Voices

11-1

PBS NewsHour …

My World Too

Man Who Tried to Feed the World …

11-2

11-3

Rick Steves

Moveable Feast …

Independent Lens

11-2

11-3

Joanne Weir

Milk Street …

Jim Crow of the North

11-2

11-3

America’s Test …

PBS NewsHour

11-1

7:30 pm

POV Shorts

Chicago Tonight

Nature

Baseball

My Grandparents’ War: Kristin Scott …

Antiques Roadshow

Father Brown

Hemingway: The Avatar (1929-1944)

Durrells in Corfu

The Week in Review Washington Week

7:00 pm

Nature

Reel South

To be announced

Antiques Roadshow

To be announced

Actors on Actors

The Week in Review Washington Week

Austin City Limits Actors on Actors

BBC World News

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight BBC World News

Critical Care: America vs. the World

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight

Finding Your Roots

Chicago Quiz Show Great British …

Actors on Actors

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight

PBS NewsHour

Philly D.A.

PBS NewsHour

Actors on Actors

Finding Your Roots

Check, Please!

PBS NewsHour

Actors on Actors

BBC World News

Great British …

BBC World News

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight

Baseball

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight

DW The Day

BBC World News

The Week in Review Washington Week

BBC World News

Human: The World Within

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight

Frontline: The Virus That Shook … (Part 2)

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight

International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary Celebration

PBS NewsHour

BBC World News Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece

DW The Day

The Week in Review Washington Week

Frontline: The Virus That Shook the World (Part 1)

To be announced

World on Fire on Masterpiece

Mallorca Files

PBS NewsHour

Doc Martin

BBC World News

11-1 is WTTW 11-2 is WTTW Prime 11-3 is WTTW Create and World

Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece

Frontline

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the …

American Experience: American Oz

BBC World News

Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece

DW The Day

Great Performances: The National Theatre – Romeo and Juliet

PBS NewsHour

Frankie Drake Mysteries

Greta Thunberg: A Year to … (Part 1 of 3) NOVA

Reel South

Finding Your Roots

Stories from the …

Human

Chicago Tonight

America ReFramed

Chicago Tonight

Actors on Actors

Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece

AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Reel South

Chicago Tonight

Nature

My Grandparents’ War: Carey Mulligan

Death in Paradise

To be announced

Actors on Actors

Grantchester

The Week in Review Washington Week

Father Brown

Beyond the Canvas

10:30 pm

The Week in Review Washington Week

10:00 pm

Greta Thunberg: A Year to … (Part 1 of 3) Greta Thunberg: A Year to … (Part 2 of 3) Greta Thunberg: A Year to … (Part 3 of 3)

PBS NewsHour

Mallorca Files

NOVA

Nature Death in Paradise

PBS NewsHour

My Mother and Other Strangers

Philly D.A.

Rebels with a Cause

Home Fires

Finding Your Roots

PBS NewsHour

Great Yellowstone Thaw

To be announced

The Roosevelts

American Experience: American Oz

That Way Madness Lies …

Hemingway: The Blank Page (1944-1961)

To be announced Reel South World on Fire on Masterpiece

Mallorca Files

PBS NewsHour

Doc Martin

Antiques Roadshow

To be announced

Durrells in Corfu

9:30 pm

Great Performances: Beethoven in Beijing

9:00 pm

To be announced

Stories from the …

Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece

Independent Lens

Independent Lens: Coded Bias

Death in Paradise

To be announced

West Is Burning

Grantchester

Chicago Tonight

Father Brown

Chicago Tonight

America ReFramed

Call the Midwife

Chicago Tonight

8:30 pm

Chicago Quiz Show Check, Please!

8:00 pm

AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Reel South

Ask This Old House NOVA

Motorweek

Connected: A Search for Unity

11-2

PBS NewsHour

11-1

David Rubenstein

11-3

History Detectives

David Rubenstein

11-2

11-3

Black Voices

11-1

PBS NewsHour

Poldark on Masterpiece (5:00)

America ReFramed

11-2

11-3

PBS NewsHour …

W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree

11-3

Rick Steves

My World Too

11-2

6:30 pm

PBS NewsHour

6:00 pm

11-1

Do it Yourself Saturdays

8:00 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet (Part 1 of 3) 9:00 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet (Part 2 of 3) 10:00 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet (Part 3 of 3) 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

9:00 Baby Makes 3 9:30

J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom

10:00 This Old House 10:30 Ask This Old House

Friday 23

11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Nature: Sharks of Hawaii See Wed. Apr. 21 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: Reef Rescue See Wed. Apr. 21 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Critical Care: America vs. the World - PBS NewsHour Presents See Wed. Apr. 21 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The West is Burning See Sun. Apr. 18 at 2:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 69H 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

11:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Simply Ming