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THE GUIDE

The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT

FRI AUG 20 8:00 PM

August 2021 ALSO INSIDE

Listen for drama on WFMT this month during our Saturday afternoon opera series, featuring Elektra, based on a story from ancient Greek mythology; The Demon, supernatural terror mixed with human tragedy; and Parsifal, a tale of medieval knights guarding the Holy Grail.

From the President & CEO

The Guide

Dear Member,

The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT Renée Crown Public Media Center 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625

For more than fifty years, our members and viewers have made our Saturday and Sunday night dramas and mysteries among the most viewed programs on WTTW. As we head into the end of summer and beginning of fall, we’re excited for this tradition to continue as we present highly anticipated new drama and mystery series, new digital content, and a new e-newsletter especially for drama lovers. I hope you are settling in to the fourth season of Unforgotten and the new hit series Professor T about eccentric professor turned criminologist Jasper Teerlinck. In August, we’ll bring you two new seasons of the popular mystery series Midsomer Murders. Watch as detectives John Barnaby and Charlie Nelson team up with forensic pathologist Kam Karimore to follow the bizarre twists and turns of some baffling homicides in the deceptively serene English county of Midsomer. On wttw.com, we’ll examine Chicago’s most unusual unsolved mysteries, from murders to the mundane, and go behind the scenes of Unforgotten, Professor T, and the upcoming Guilt. And please visit wttw.com to subscribe to our new weekly email “Dramalogue” just for drama fans. You’ll also find drama on WFMT this month. During our Saturday afternoon Opera Series, we bring you Richard Strauss’ Elektra, based on a tragic story from ancient Greek mythology; Jules Massenet’s Manon, a bittersweet romance originally set in 18th-century Paris; The Demon by Russia’s Anton Rubinstein, supernatural terror mixed with human tragedy; and Richard Wagner’s Parsifal, a tale of medieval knights guarding the Holy Grail. On wfmt.com, delve into one of the enduring dramas of classical music to discover the real relationship between Mozart and Salieri. As always, thank you for your support. Sincerely,

Sandra Cordova Micek President & CEO

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ON THE COVER: DS Charlie Nelson (Gwilym Lee), forensic pathologist Dr. Kam Karimore (Manjinder Virk), and DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) in Midsomer Murders. Photo: © Mark Bourdillon 2

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In Their Own Words: Princess Diana

Midsomer Murders

WICKED in Concert

See how Diana defied expectations and evolved into one of the most impactful icons of our time through a lens that credits her choices as the ultimate disrupter for a generation of women.

In Midsomer Murders, the town of Causton’s detective chief investigator and his detective sergeant investigate the scandals and deadly deeds that lurk just beneath the well-manicured surface of the county of Midsomer.

Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel will be your guides in this concert version of the famed musical as we explore the story of Elphaba and Glinda, the journey of two young women that continues to provide inspiration.

Sunday, August 8, 7:00 pm

Friday, August 20, 8:00 pm

Sunday, August 29, 8:00 pm

See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.

EARLY MORNING 12:00 Downton Abbey Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) [R] 1:30 Country Music: The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953) (Part 3 of 8) Meet honkytonk star Hank Williams, whose songs of surprisingly emotional depth are derived from his troubled life. 4:00 Country Music: I Can’t Stop Loving You (19531963) (Part 4 of 8) Travel to Memphis, where Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley usher in the era of rockabilly. Patsy Cline shows off Music City’s smooth new Nashville Sound.

MORNING 6:30 Country Music: The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968) (Part 5 of 8) See how country music reflects a changing America, with Loretta Lynn speaking to women everywhere and audiences looking beyond race to embrace Charley Pride. 9:00 Country Music: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972) (Part 6 of 8) Learn how country music responds to a nation divided by the Vietnam War, as Kris Kristofferson sets a new lyrical standard, and Bob Dylan and the Byrds find a recording home in Nashville. 11:30 Country Music: Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973-1983) (Part 7 of 8) Dolly Parton finds mainstream success; Hank Williams, Jr. and Rosanne Cash emerge from their famous fathers’ shadows; and Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings launch the “Outlaw” movement.

AFTERNOON 2:30 Country Music: Don’t Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996) (Part 8 of 8) Learn how “New Traditionalists” like George

Strait, Randy Travis, and the Judds help country music stay true to its roots. Witness the rise of superstar Garth Brooks. 5:00 In Their Own Words: Chuck Berry Take a riveting ride on the Chuck Berry train, exploring the life of the man behind the music.

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Secrets of Royal Travel: Secrets of the Royal Flight Take to the skies for an insider’s look at the regal luxury of royal air travel. 8:00 Unforgotten Season 4 On Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) Cassie and Sunny discover Walsh was chased by all four suspects on the night in question. The pathologist identifies a cause of death implying Walsh was murdered. 9:00 Professor T: Mother Love (Part 4 of 13) Professor T is called upon to help investigate the disappearance of a 6-year-old girl. Tensions rise between DI Paul Rabbit and Professor T until they finally come to blows. 10:00 The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass 1 Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood take over the tent for the ultimate baking masterclass. 11:00 Austin City Limits: Jerry Jeff Walker and Billy Joe Shaver

Monday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Father Brown: The Devil’s Dust [R] 1:00 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 7 of 8) [R] 2:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: Outrageous Fortune [R] 3:00 Icon: Music Through the Lens – On the Record (Part 3 of 6) [R] 4:00 Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac – Rumours [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:00-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Portland Revisit standout Portland appraisals from 1998, including one treasure whose value jumps to $70,000-$90,000! 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Recut: Treasure Fever, Part 1 9:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut: Treasure Fever, Part 2 10:00 POV: Pier Kids 11:30 BBC World News

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games, and Owens’ subsequent struggle to find a place for himself in a United States wrestling to overcome its own deeply entrenched racism. 10:00 Fight: American Experience Explore the 1938 world heavyweight championship bout between Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling, who became reluctant symbols of equality and supremacy, democracy, and fascism. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

In the Spotlight

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12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Secrets of Royal Travel: Secrets of the Royal Flight See Sun. Aug. 1 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Unforgotten Season 4 On Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Aug. 1 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Professor T: Mother Love (Part 4 of 13) See Sun. Aug. 1 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Finding Your Roots: Freedom Tales Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves deep into the roots of two African American guests, actor S. Epatha Merkerson and athlete and television personality Michael Strahan. 9:00 Jesse Owens: American Experience When Jesse Owens competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he won four gold medals. This program details his early career, Hitler’s outsized ambitions for the

Filmmaker Elegance Bratton

POV: Pier Kids This documentary follows the Black, homeless, queer, and trans youth who call New York’s Christopher Street Pier their home as they withstand tremendous amounts of homophobia and discrimination while working to carve out autonomy and security in their lives.

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Sanjeev Bhaskar and Nicola Walker, Unforgotten

A LOOK AHEAD AT THE

Dramas & Mysteries By DANIEL HAUTZINGER

PBS FANS LOVE MYSTERY, but they might not want the fates of their favorite dramas to be shrouded in secrets. COVID-19 scrambled schedules as filming was delayed and production postponed, but many of the best dramas and mysteries are finally on their way to screens this summer and fall.

Cassie and Sunny are ever-so-slowly closing in on the truth in the case of a long-missing man found dead in a scrapyard as the fourth season of Unforgotten comes to a close. (The final two episodes premiere Sundays, August 8 and 15 at 8:00 pm on WTTW.) Another season is already in the works. Meanwhile, the neurotic Professor Jasper Tempest continues solving crimes and frustrating his colleagues in another two episodes of the English version of Professor T. (Sundays, August 8 and 15 at 9:00 pm on WTTW). 4

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Things get a little more whimsical in two new seasons of Midsomer Murders airing this month. On Sunday, August 15, you can spend the day with DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson as they tramp around the English countryside solving crimes connected to a book fair, magic show, folk festival, and winery in season 17 of the long-running series. Keep up with Barnaby and Nelson Fridays beginning August 20 at 8:00 pm as they dig into body snatching, UFOs, competitive cycling, and more in season 18, which introduces an engaging new pathologist. Good news: there are more seasons of Midsomer Murders to come. Usually Masterpiece mysteries follow the people trying to solve a crime, but in the case of the new drama Guilt we know exactly what happened from the very beginning. Coming in September, Guilt tells the story of two brothers who end up being the perpetrators of a hit-and-run on their way home from a

wedding. As they become further and further enmeshed in their deceit, the niece of the victim, a private detective, a nosy neighbor, and even the mob get involved. Suffice it to say that things get a little out of control. That dark saga of cynicism is succeeded by warm stories of humanity when Call the Midwife returns for its tenth season in October. We last saw the residents of Poplar enjoying a circus over the Christmas holiday while Sister Julienne laid plans for an expansion of Nonnatus House. As 1966 progresses, Sister Julienne and Doctor Turner come into conflict over private healthcare. No matter what debates occur, however, the midwives never stop offering the best possible care in every aspect of life to their complicated, utterly human patients.

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Grantchester may not have made it to its tenth season yet, but with Will Davenport firmly in place as vicar of the picturesque village, it holds steady as it enters its sixth season. Will has made a momentous decision regarding his vows as a priest and undertakes a destructive path alongside Geordie in the new season, according to the show’s creator, but it sounds like the season is the tortured Leonard’s to hold, with a big plotline coming for him. An airdate for the season has not yet been set, but filming wrapped in April of this year, so it is in progress.

date has not been set, but add the show to your I-can’t-wait-to-watch list. Like Van der Valk, Baptiste is entering a second season of gritty, psychologically complex mystery. In the wake of the startling revelation and tragedy of the first season, Julien Baptiste has pushed his wife away while enduring personal torment. He finds distraction in a high-profile case in Hungary, when the entire family of the British Ambassador disappears in the mountains there. With the second season currently airing in Britain, a U.S. release date is sure to be announced soon. Also in the offing is another season of All Creatures Great and Small, which delighted audiences at the beginning of this year with its tales of veterinary mishaps and small-town adventures. On Sunday, August 15 at 6:30 pm, the cast and creators of this new version of a cherished classic revisit their favorite moments, remember the late Dame Diana Rigg in her role as Mrs. Pumphrey, and look ahead to the possibilities of a second season. Speaking of a second season – and a third! – it was recently announced that

Sanditon, the adaptation of Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel that aired on Masterpiece in 2019, has been renewed for two more seasons. The first season ended in suspense, so audiences will finally be able to learn what happened to Charlotte and Sidney and their budding-but-doomed romance. The cast gathered for their first script read-throughs in July, so it will be a while before the new seasons hit your screens, but we’re sure they will be well worth the wait! And finally, there may not be any more seasons of Downton Abbey coming, but the hit series does have another film on the way. Filming is expected to wrap soon, and the latest news is that Downton’s second big-screen treatment is due out in March of next year. That might seem like a long time to wait, but don’t worry: you’ll have plenty of drama and mystery on WTTW to tide you over until then. To keep up to date on all things drama and mystery, Masterpiece, and more, sign up for our new weekly Dramalogue e-newsletter at wttw.com/dramalogue.

Jyuddah James, Rose Williams, and Crystal Clarke, Sanditon

Soon after Grantchester finished production, Van der Valk started filming its second season in Amsterdam, in June of this year, after more than a year’s delay due to the pandemic. The troubled Van der Valk and his motley team keep up their work investigating murky murders in cloistered subcultures, from an alternative community to the diamond industry to the world of classical music. A release 2021

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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Saturday, August 14 and 21 at 8:00 pm

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Craft in America Marathon Sunday, August 22 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.

The Peabody Award-winning series explores America’s creative spirit through the language and traditions of handmade arts, and will take you on a journey to the artists, origins, and techniques of American craft. Each episode features stories from diverse regions and cultures, blending history with living practice and exploring issues of identity, ritual, philosophy, and creative expression.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: A life-size figure sculpted by Cristina Córdova

Doc World: Road Runners Sunday, August 1 at 10:00 pm

WTTW World 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.

In Montego Bay, Jamaica, three athletes from Spot Valley High School prepare to compete in the island’s greatest sporting event: Champs. This special follows the students over a year while highlighting the historic and contemporary issues of the island. See what it means to grow up in Jamaica, and learn why these young athletes are striving for success that could determine the rest of their lives.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: A member of the Spot Valley High School team

Molly of Denali: Molly and the Great One Friday, August 20 at 6:00 pm Molly learns about Grandpa Nat’s dream to climb to the top of Denali in honor of the first person to do so, real-life Alaska native Walter Harper. Molly tries to get Grandpa and her father to climb North America’s highest mountain!

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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Pictured: Jack Johnson

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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: Molly of Denali

WTTW Prime

This film by Ken Burns chronicles the life and career of boxer Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight champion and one of the greatest fighters of the 20th century. Johnson ultimately lost his title in a bout in Cuba in 1915, after fleeing the United States following his federal conviction for allegedly violating the Mann Act, a Progressive-Era law intended to crackdown on commercialized vice but used against Johnson to create an example against, to quote the prosecutor, “the evils of miscegenation.”

Photo: Otto Sarony Co.; Library of Congress

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.

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Portland See Mon. Aug. 2 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut: Treasure Fever, Part 1 See Mon. Aug. 2 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Antiques Roadshow Recut: Treasure Fever, Part 2 See Mon. Aug. 2 at 9:30 pm. [R] 2:30 POV: Pier Kids See Mon. Aug. 2 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Super Cats – Cats in Every Corner 9:00 NOVA: Emperor’s Ghost Army Emperor Qin Shi Huang of China was buried in a mausoleum with approximately 9,000 terracotta statues. Investigate how and why the life-sized figures were made. 10:00 Secrets of the Dead: Viking Warrior Queen Join a team of archaeologists as they examine one of the most significant Viking graves ever found and test the DNA of the remains of the female warrior buried inside. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 5 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: Freedom Tales See Tues. Aug. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Jesse Owens: American Experience See Tues. Aug. 3 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Fight: American Experience See Tues. Aug. 3 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The 1900 Island (Part 4 of 4) [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with her greatest hits from television appearances.

Friday 6 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Nature: Super Cats – Cats in Every Corner See Wed. Aug. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 NOVA: Emperor’s Ghost Army Emperor See Wed. Aug. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Secrets of the Dead: Viking Warrior Queen See Wed. Aug. 4 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Agatha and the Truth of Murder Join the crime writer during her 11-day disappearance in 1926 as she investigates the murder of Florence Nightingale’s goddaughter. Christie’s involvement in the case influenced her later work. 10:00 Classic Albums: Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon 11:00 Icon: Music Through the Lens – On the Cover (Part 4 of 6) Discover the uncensored and never-before-heard stories behind the amazing photographs that graced the front pages of music magazines.

Saturday 7 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 2:00 The Chavis Chronicles 2:30 This Land is Your Land Take a musical journey through the evolution of modern American folk music. The Smothers Brothers and Judy Collins host. 4:00 This Land is Your Land [R]

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6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) The Spanish flu strikes Downton, disrupting one match, hastening another, and transforming the fortunes of all. 10:30 Aretha Franklin Remembered Celebrate the legendary Queen of Soul and

5:30 Yoga in Practice: I Like Who I Become When I Try 6:00 Easy Yoga for Diabetes with Peggy Cappy 7:00 Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel Amen, MD 8:30 Julia Child: Best Bites Celebrate the first lady of cooking with renowned chefs who share personal insights as they screen Julia’s

most beloved episodes. 10:00 Ask This Old House: Garbage Disposal, Concrete Wall 10:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana: St. Landry Parish – Prairie Sampler 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Beans for Humanity

AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Comfort Food Done Right 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Planet Steak 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Burning Sweet Desire 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: A Taste of Brazil 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Secret Italian Recipes 3:30 How She Rolls: Thanksgiving 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 1 4:30 Check, Please! Ricobene’s, Bento Box, Chicago Magic Lounge 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: The Best of Sicily 5:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: The Food Special

A serval, South Africa

Nature: Super Cats – Cats in Every Corner Discover how cats have conquered the world, thriving in almost every landscape on Earth, from fishing cats in the wetlands of Asia, to a pregnant jaguar in Costa Rica, to margays in Central American treetops, to a swamp tiger on the Indian shore.

Wednesday, August 4 8:00 pm

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In the Spotlight

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Face of Death After a murder at the Kembleford charity treasure hunt, general suspicion falls upon a bereaved man who wants revenge. 8:00 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 8 of 8) A man confesses to murdering his boss despite being unable to remember what happened. 9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: The Play’s the Thing A man suspects his wife of having an affair and employs Frank and Lu to find proof. 10:00 Professor T: Mother Love (Part 4 of 13) [R] 11:00 Unforgotten Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) [R]

Sunday 8 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Downton Abbey Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) See Thurs. Aug. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Easy Yoga for Diabetes with Peggy Cappy See Sat. Aug. 7 at 6:00 am. [R] 3:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Join the acclaimed personal finance expert for essential

Roger Waters

Classic Albums: Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon Listen as all four band members tell the story behind one of the greatest albums ever made. Pink Floyd’s masterpiece, 1973s The Dark Side of the Moon, broke records when it sold more than 30 million copies and spent 740 weeks on the U.S. charts.

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5:30 Wild Kratts 6:00 Arthur 6:30 Nature Cat 7:00 Molly of Denali 7:30 Hero Elementary 8:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:30 Wild Kratts 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Donkey Hodie 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious

12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 Donkey Hodie 2:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 2:30 Nature Cat 3:00 Let’s Go Luna 3:30 Molly of Denali 4:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Arthur

advice on planning for and thriving in retirement.

MORNING 5:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 7:30 This Land is Your Land [R] 9:00 A History of Christianity: The First Christianity (Part 1 of 6) Diarmaid MacCulloch goes in search of Christianity’s forgotten origins, overturning the familiar story that it all began when the apostle Paul took Christianity from Jerusalem to Rome. 10:30 A History of Christianity: Catholicism – The Unpredictable Rise of Rome (Part 2 of 6) More than one billion Christians look to Rome, more than half of all Christians on the planet. But how did a small Jewish sect from the backwoods of first-century Palestine become the established religion of Western Europe?

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SESAME STREET Mondays-Fridays at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm 8

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In the Spotlight

12:00 A History of Christianity: Orthodoxy – from Empire to Empire (Part 3 of 6) MacCulloch charts Orthodoxy’s extraordinary fight for survival. 1:30 A History of Christianity: Reformation – The Individual Before God (Part 4 of 6) The Amish today are peaceable folk, but five centuries ago their ancestors were seen as some of the most dangerous people in Europe. MacCulloch reveals how a faith based on obedience and authority gave birth to one based on individual conscience. 3:00 A History of Christianity: Protestantism – The Evangelical Explosion (Part 5 of 6) MacCulloch traces the growth of an exuberant expression of faith that has spread across the globe – Evangelical Protestantism. 4:30 A History of Christianity: God in the Dock (Part 6 of 6) MacCulloch explores a distinctive feature about Western Christianity – skepticism – that has transformed both Western culture and Christianity.

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 In Their Own Words: Princess Diana 8:00 Unforgotten Season 4 On Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) Cassie and Sunny interview two of the suspects again and get closer to the truth. Balcombe believes she knows the cause of Walsh’s

Diarmaid MacCulloch

A History of Christianity Marathon The first truly global history of Christianity, this six-part series is presented by Diarmaid MacCulloch, an Oxford history professor whose books about Thomas Cranmer and the Reformation have been acclaimed as masterpieces. Discover Christianity’s true origins.

Sunday, August 8 9:00 am

death. Things take an unexpected and devastating turn for Cassie. 9:00 Professor T: Sophie Knows (Part 5 of 13) Professor T befriends a vulnerable girl and is convinced she is the key witness to a murder. 10:00 The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass 2 Mary and Paul tackle challenges they set the bakers in dessert and pie weeks. 11:00 Austin City Limits: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Monday 9 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Father Brown: The Face of Death See Sat. Aug. 7 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Death in Paradise (Season 10, Part 8 of 8) See Sat. Aug. 7 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: The Play’s the Thing See Sat. Aug. 7 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Icon: Music Through the Lens: On the Cover See Fri. Aug. 6 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Classic Albums: Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon See Fri. Aug. 6 at 11:00 pm. [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:00-5:30 WTTW Kids

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Hotel del Coronado (Part 1 of 3) Finds include a 1962 Baldessari oil, Sign for Rothko & Albers; a Fortuny Delphos gown; and a “Kitchen Debate” table with a signed Nixon photo. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Hotel del Coronado (Part 2 of 3) Finds include a 1915 San Diego Exposition poster, a Joan Crawford archive from around 1940, and a Margaret Bourke-White photograph of Gandhi. 10:00 POV: Minding the Gap Meet three young men who bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. 11:30 BBC World News

Tuesday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 In Their Own Words: Princess Diana See Sun. Aug. 8 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Unforgotten Season 4 On Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) See Sun. Aug. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R]

3:00 Professor T: Sophie Knows (Part 5 of 13) Sun. Aug. 8 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Finding Your Roots: Hard Times Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family stories of filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloe Sevigny. 9:00 Frontline: In the Shadow of 9/11 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 11 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Hotel del Coronado (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Aug. 9 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Hotel del Coronado (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Aug. 9 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 POV: Minding the Gap See Mon. Aug. 9 at 10:00 pm. [R]

4:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

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MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Super Cats – Science and Secrets See how new technologies help uncover some cats’ most intimate secrets. 9:00 NOVA: Operation Lighthouse Rescue The Gay Head Lighthouse, a historic landmark perched high on the cliffs of Martha’s Vineyard, is soon to become the next victim of the ocean’s relentless erosion of the island’s cliffs. 10:00 Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 12 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: Hard Times See Tues. Aug. 10 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Frontline: In the Shadow of 9/11 See Tues. Aug. 10 at 9:00 pm. [R]

Stanley “Sunny” Phanor

Frontline: In the Shadow of 9/11 This film tells the story of the so-called “Liberty City Seven” – a group of young Black men accused of assisting Al Qaeda in a plot to blow up buildings within the United States.

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Midsomer Murders Season 17 Marathon Catch up with a whole season of new episodes of this British mystery series based on the novels of Caroline Graham. Follow DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and DS Charlie Nelson (Gwilym Lee) as they investigate the scandals and deadly deeds that lurk just beneath the well-manicured surface of the affluent English county of Midsomer. Watch the next season premiere this Friday!

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3:30 In Their Own Words: Princess Diana [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 7) In the Season 2 finale, the family gathers at Downton Abbey for Christmas. 10:00 Rick Steves Fascism in Europe Rick Steves travels back a century to discover how fascism rose and then fell in Europe – taking millions of people with it. His goal is to learn from the hard lessons of 20th century Europe, and to recognize that ideology in the 21st century. 11:30 BBC World News

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6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Ken Burns: The National Parks Explore the beauty and grandeur of our nation’s magnificent parks, from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon. Filmmakers Burns and Dayton Duncan vividly reveal fascinating behindthe-scenes stories about the making of the series. 9:30 Icon: Music Through the Lens – On the Wall (Part 5 of 6) Trace the journey of music photography from a niche pastime to a highly collectable art form with stories from gallerists, art experts, and photographers whose work hang in some of the world’s most revered institutions. 10:30 Icon: Music Through the Lens – On the Net (Part 6 of 6) Tune in to how music photography fits into the contemporary, popular culture landscape alongside the rise and influence of social media. 11:30 BBC World News

Saturday 14 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:30 The Chavis Chronicles 2:00 Rick Steves Fascism in Europe See Thurs. Aug. 12 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Dr. Fuhrman’s Food as Medicine 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]

MORNING 5:30 Yoga in Practice: Plant a Good Garden 6:00 Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy 7:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with

Daniel Amen, MD 8:30 This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special Join hosts and cast members to celebrate 40 years of groundbreaking home improvement. 10:00 Ask This Old House: Power Washing, Deck Lights 10:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana: Evangeline Parish – Cajun Heartland 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Ancient Greece for Modern Cooks

AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Regional Seafood Specialties 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Best Ribs Ever 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Flavors of the Eternal Forest 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Classic Chinese at Home 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: A Taste of Mexico 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: New Israeli Cuisine 3:30 How She Rolls: You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bakery 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 2 4:30 Rick Steves Fascism in Europe [R]

at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Deepak Chopra: Becoming Metahuman 5:00 Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel Amen, MD [R]

MORNING 6:30 The Brain Revolution 8:00 America’s Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special Cast members including Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison, Jack Bishop, and Adam Ried count down the series’ 20 most popular recipes and look back on moments from the show’s two decades on air. 9:30 Classical Rewind Experience the dramatic power of musical masterpieces in this visual and auditory joyride through the world of classical hits. 11:00 Midsomer Murders: The Dagger Club (Part 1 of 2) The unveiling of a newly discovered novel by deceased Midsomer crime writer George Summersbee is jeopardized when the manuscript is stolen and a woman is

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EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Mayor and the Magician When the mayor drops dead during his speech at the Kembleford village fete, Father Brown deduces that he was deliberately electrocuted. 8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: This Cursed Hand Failed actor Harold Hamworthy has a penchant for hogging the spotlight, but something finally upstages him – a dismembered human hand. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Season 9, Part 1 of 8) New Year’s Eve celebrations are cut short when a masked man stabs a woman in her own home. 10:00 Professor T: Sophie Knows (Part 5 of 13) [R] 11:00 Unforgotten Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) [R]

Sunday 15 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Downton Abbey Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 7) See Thurs. Aug. 12 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Ken Burns: The National Parks See Fri. Aug. 13

Rachel Shenton and Nicholas Ralph

All Creatures Great and Small: Between the Pages Get to know the cast and creators of the hit series based on James Herriot’s beloved books. Savor the best moments from the first season, including Dame Diana Rigg in her final role as Mrs. Pumphrey, and look ahead to what might happen in season two.

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AFTERNOON 12:45 Midsomer Murders: Murder by Magic (Part 1 of 2) When a pub landlady is crushed to death during a magic show, Barnaby and Nelson uncover conflict between the village church and ancient pagan traditions. 1:35 Midsomer Murders: Murder by Magic (Part 2 of 2) 2:30 Midsomer Murders: The Ballad of Midsomer County (Part 1 of 2) Could a ballad made famous by late, lamented folk singer Johnny Carver be an inspiration for murder? 3:25 Midsomer Murders: The Ballad of Midsomer County (Part 2 of 2) 4:15 Midsomer Murders: A Vintage Murder (Part 1 of 2) The fizz goes out of a sparkling wine launch when the glasses are laced with poison. Who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery? 5:05 Midsomer Murders: A Vintage Murder (Part 2 of 2)

Ken Burns: Hemingway This special features exclusive interviews with filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, writer Geoffrey Ward, and others who helped bring together the powerful and informative sixhour series, providing insights into the charismatic personality of Ernest Hemingway and his literary achievements.

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12:30 Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation: American Experience See Thurs. Aug. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Deepak Chopra: Becoming Metahuman [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

EARLY MORNING 12:00 Brain Secrets with Dr. Michael Merzenich 1:30 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD 3:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen, MD [R]

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MORNING-AFTERNOON Photo: Ernest Hemingway Collection. JFK Presidential Library and Museum, Boston

Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway

Dr. Michael Crupain 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Hotel del Coronado (Part 3 of 3) Finds include a Dr. Seussillustrated program and drawing, Seth Kinman’s Colt Model 1851 presentation pistol, and a 1920 John Fery oil. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Philbrook Museum (Part 1 of 3) Finds include a 2006 J.K. Rowling-signed Harry Potter book, the first “Yield” sign with documentation, and a 1949 Model 4500 Rolex and box. 10:00 Ken Burns: Hemingway 11:30 BBC World News

Tuesday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Unforgotten Season 4 On Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) See Sun. Aug. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Rick Steves Island Hopping Europe Join Rick on an untraditional tour of four of Europe’s most intriguing islands: Malta, Capri, Orkney, and Skye. 2:30 What to Eat When with Dr. Michael Roizen and

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation: American Experience This film brings Woodstock to life through the voices of those who were present at what became the defining moment of the counterculture revolution. 10:30 Rick Steves Island Hopping Europe See 2:00 am. [R] 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

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Hawaiian monk seal

Hawaii: Islands of Wonder Hawaii, the most remote island chain on Earth, offers sanctuary for wildlife that has reached its tropical shores. From humpback whales to waterfall-climbing fish, it’s home to an extraordinary wealth of wildlife.

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fatally electrocuted by a booby-trapped roulette wheel. 11:50 Midsomer Murders: The Dagger Club (Part 2 of 2)

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In the Spotlight EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 All Creatures Great and Small: Between the Pages 8:00 Unforgotten Season 4 On Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) Despite a tragic turn of events, Sunny and the team narrow down the suspects. Will they succeed in bringing Walsh’s killer to justice? 9:00 Professor T: The Dutiful Child (Part 6 of 13) When an attempt is made on a billionaire businessman’s life, Professor T suspects the culprit may be much closer to home than the police suspect. 10:00 The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass 3 Get Paul and Mary’s tips for biscuits and pastry. 11:00 Austin City Limits: Allen Toussaint: New Orleans Legend

EVENING PBS NewsHour Chicago Tonight Hawaii: Islands of Wonder NOVA: Operation Bridge Rescue Follow the rebuilding of the 19th century Blenheim covered bridge. 10:00 Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You Celebrate the beloved singer-songwriter’s career from her early days to her success as a crossover pop superstar. 11:30 BBC World News 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00

Thursday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 3:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen, MD [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7) Wedding guests descend on Downton Abbey, where disasters – large

Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee

Midsomer Murders (Season 18) On the heels of last Sunday’s marathon of the previous season, follow DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and his partner, DS Charlie Nelson (Gwilym Lee), as they encounter more bizarre cases of murder and mystery in the deceptively tranquil English county of Midsomer. This season, the two detectives stumble upon the world of body snatching, competitive cycling, UFO-spotting, and more.

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AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Taste of Summer 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Killer Barbecue – Hold the Meat 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: King Crab Hotel 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Middle Eastern Dinner 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Meatballs and More 3:30 How She Rolls: Fear is Good 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Apples 4:30 Check, Please! Monteverde, Lost Lake, Caspian Kabab 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Sicilian Delights 5:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Ft. Myers and Sanibel Island, Florida

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and small – threaten. One is Cora’s freewheeling American mother, who tries to loosen up her in-laws. 10:30 Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation: American Experience [R]

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Midsomer Murders: Habeas Corpus (Part 1 of 2) When wealthy landowner Gregory Lancaster’s body goes missing on the night of his death, a sinister web of secrets and lies is exposed. DCI John Barnaby, DS Charlie Nelson, and new Forensic Pathologist Dr. Kam Karimore are drawn into a macabre world of body-snatching as they 12

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seek to identify the villain. 8:48 Midsomer Murders: Habeas Corpus (Part 2 of 2) 9:32 All Creatures Great and Small: Between the Pages See Sun. Aug. 15 at 6:30 pm. [R] 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Saturday 21 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 1:30 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living 3:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]

MORNING 5:30 Yoga in Practice: From the Complex to the Simple – Chair Yoga 6:00 Dr. Fuhrman’s Food as Medicine See Sat. Aug. 14 at 3:30 am. [R] 8:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 10:00 Ask This Old House: Move Baseboard, Cooler Bench 10:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana: Rapides Parish – Heart of Louisiana 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen

6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Blue Cross When his priceless Blue Cross is targeted by the infamous criminal Flambeau, Father Brown takes the initiative to try to save his soul. 8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: Beware The Ides of March When a falling studio light almost kills host Julienne Fortby live on air during her television show, the horrified psychic visits Frank and Lu. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Season 9, Part 2 of 8) A celebrated artist is poisoned in her studio in confounding circumstances. 10:00 Professor T: The Dutiful Child (Part 6 of 13) [R] 11:00 Unforgotten Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) [R]

Sunday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Rick Steves: The Alps 2:00 Deepak Chopra: Becoming Metahuman [R] 3:30 Brain Fitness Program See Fri. Aug. 20 at 2:30 am. [R] 5:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen, MD [R]

MORNING 7:00 Chicago’s North Shore Learn some surprising and little-known facts as Geoffrey Baer’s tour winds its way through Evanston, Winnetka, Glencoe, Wilmette, Kenilworth, and much more.

9:00 Fox River Valley and Chain ‘O’ Lakes In this travelogue, Geoffrey conducts a tour along the historic Fox River from the Chain-o’-Lakes in far northern Illinois to Aurora. 11:20 Chicago’s Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style This tour covers such notables as Brookfield Zoo, McDonald’s headquarters, some Frank Lloyd Wright architectural treasures, Morton Arboretum, and much, much more.

AFTERNOON Chicago’s North Shore See 7:00 am. [R] 3:45 Fox River Valley and Chain ‘O’ Lakes See 9:00 am. [R] 1:40

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed Discover the little-known yet profound role Prince Albert played in shaping Victorian Britain. Professor Saul David examines Albert’s

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11:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Greek Yogurt for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Geoffrey Baer

Sunday Morning Tour with Geoffrey Baer Spend the morning with Geoffrey Baer exploring Chicago’s North Shore, a journey through the city’s northern suburbs; Fox River Valley and Chain ‘O’ Lakes, his tour of the historic Fox River from the Chaino’-Lakes to Aurora; and Chicago’s Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style, in which Geoffrey covers Brookfield Zoo, Morton Arboretum, and much more.

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influence and innovative ideas, which transformed the nation’s fortunes and created a legacy that lives on today. 8:00 In Their Own Words: Queen Elizabeth II Follow Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable life, from her youth to her uncle’s abdication, her father’s coronation as King George VI, her experience during World War II, her sudden ascension to the throne, and her eventful reign of more than 60 years. 9:00 In Their Own Words: Princess Diana

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Philbrook Museum (Part 2 of 3) Finds include a Charles Wilda “The Hour of Prayer” oil, a 1950 Gibson SJ-200 guitar, and a Baroque bureau brise from about 1690. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Philbrook Museum (Part 2 of 3) Finds include a Dali “The Art Institute” etching, a 1964 Frank Sinatra letter, and a Mississippian culture effigy pot, 900-1500 AD. 10:00 Ken Burns: The National Parks [R] 11:30 BBC World News

Monday 23 EARLY MORNING 12:05 Chicago’s Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style See Sun. Aug. 22 at 11:20 am. [R] 2:30 Fox River Valley and Chain ‘O’ Lakes [R]

Tuesday 24 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed See Sun. Aug. 22 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 In Their Own Words: Queen Elizabeth II See Sun. Aug. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Ken Burns: The National Parks [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:00-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

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Dion Johnstone as William Still

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story This program tells the story of William Still, a writer, historian, and civil rights activist who was one of the most important yet unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad. Still, who began as a humble Philadelphia clerk, risked his life shepherding almost eight hundred runaway slaves to freedom in the tumultuous years leading up to America’s Civil War.

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Underground Railroad: The William Still Story The story of William Still, one of the most important yet unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad, details the accounts of Black abolitionists as they helped fugitives follow the North Star to Canada. 10:30 Big Burn: American Experience In August 1910, a massive wildfire swept across the Northern Rockies, devouring more than three million acres in 36 hours. The catastrophe would define the fledgling U.S. Forest Service and the nation’s fire policy for much of the 20th century. 11:30 BBC World News

Wednesday 25 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Philbrook Museum (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Aug. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Philbrook Museum (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Aug. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Underground Railroad: The William Still Story See Tues. Aug. 24 at 8:00 pm. [R]

4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Salute to Budapest and Vienna 9:30 To be announced 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 26 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Big Burn: American Experience See Tues. Aug. 24 at 10:30 pm. [R] 2:30 Soul Legends Join host Pam Grier in a tribute to the greatest soul hits and performers from the 1970s and ’80s. 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 7) The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis. 9:20 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 7) Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women’s suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Performing “Blue Danube Waltz”

Salute to Budapest and Vienna This exuberant celebration of song and dance features works from some of Europe’s most beloved composers, including Johann Strauss Jr., Emmerich Kálmán, and Franz Lehár. With songs from The Merry Widow, Die Fledermaus, Gipsy Love, Countess Maritza, and more, this production includes traditional Hungarian dances and the “Blue Danube Waltz.”

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Friday 27 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Midsomer Murders: Habeas Corpus (Part 1 of 2) See Fri. Aug. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:18 Midsomer Murders: Habeas Corpus (Part 2 of 2) See Fri. Aug. 20 at 8:48 pm. [R] 2:02 Doo Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years Celebrate 20 years of greatest hit songs from the 1950s to the 1970s featuring legendary performers The Kingston Trio, Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin, Engelbert Humperdinck, Judy Collins, Davy Jones, Mel Carter, Patti Page, and more. 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

Pianist Igor Levit

Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2021 The Vienna Philharmonic is joined by piano virtuoso Igor Levit and for the first time, guest conductor Daniel Harding for this open-air concert in the magnificent gardens of Vienna’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace.

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Big Pacific: Mysterious

Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets

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Native America: Nature to Nations

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Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You

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When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time

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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

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Hawaii: Islands of Wonder

Secrets of the Royal Kitchen

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Prehistoric Road Trip

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Hawaii: Islands of Wonder

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Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed

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Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation - American Experience

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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

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Borneo: Islands of Wonder

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Secrets of the Dead

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EVENING

1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 1:30 Father Brown: The Blue Cross See Sat. Aug. 21 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: Beware the Ides of March See Sat. Aug. 21 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Death in Paradise (Season 9, Part 2 of 8) See Sat. Aug. 21 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Sicilian Delights 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Midsomer Murders: The Incident at Cooper Hill (Part 1 of 2) Mysterious lights are seen in the sky over famous UFO hotspot Cooper Hill. When a local forest ranger suffers a strange death, the visiting UFO spotters are convinced aliens are responsible. DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson unearth suspicions, betrayals, and long-buried secrets in their search for the truth. 8:42 Midsomer Murders: The Incident at Cooper Hill (Part 2 of 2) 9:32 Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2021 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

MORNING 5:30 Yoga in Practice: The Sweetness of Learning to Let Go – Restorative Yoga 6:00-10:00 To be announced 10:00 Ask This Old House: Flickering Lights, Brick Stairs 10:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana: Avoyelles Parish – Smack Dab in the Middle 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Taste the Music – The Aromatic Cuisine of the Asian Minor Greeks

Saturday 28 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Photo: Courtesy of Lorian Reed-Drake

In the Spotlight

Lucy Worsley as Anne Boleyn

Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Henry VIII’s Reformation Join Lucy for the inside story of the English Reformation. Was Henry VIII’s desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn the real reason for England’s split from Catholic Europe? Or was a secret political agenda really at work?

Sunday, August 29 7:00 pm

Do it Yourself Saturdays 10:00 Ask This Old House 10:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana 11:00

Lidia’s Kitchen

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My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas

12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 1:00

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