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WTTW Kid Grid
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Kid Grid magnificent parks, from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon. Filmmakers Burns and Dayton Duncan vividly reveal fascinating behindthe-scenes stories about Monday-Friday Mornings 4:30 Odd Squad the making of the series. 5:00 Arthur 10:30 Mister Rogers: It’s You 5:30 Wild Kratts I Like Join host Michael 6:00 6:30 Arthur Nature Cat Saturday Mornings Keaton to celebrate Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the 7:00 Molly of Denali 6:00 Sesame Street pioneering children’s series 7:30 Hero Elementary 6:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific that premiered nationally 50 8:00 Xavier Riddle and the 7:00 Elinor Wonders Why years ago. Celebrities, cast 8:30 9:00 Secret Museum Wild Kratts Curious George 7:30 8:00 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Donkey Hodie Clifford the Big Red Dog members, and Mrs. Joanne Rogers reveal their favorite memories from the series. 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood AFTERNOON 10:00 Donkey Hodie Sunday Mornings 12:00 America’s Test Kitchen 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why from Cook’s Illustrated 11:00 Sesame Street 5:30 Arthur 12:35 America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 Pinkalicious 6:00 Let’s Go Luna from Cook’s Illustrated: 6:30 Arthur The Chicken or the Egg? Afternoons 7:00 Wild Kratts Hosts Bridget Lancaster and 7:30 Clifford Julia Collin Davison make 12:00 Dinosaur Train 8:00 Nature Cat the best Charcoal-Grilled 12:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 8:30 Molly of Denali Barbecued Chicken Kebabs. 1:00 Sesame Street 9:00 Hero Elementary Tasting expert Jack Bishop 1:30 Donkey Hodie 9:30 Xavier Riddle and the challenges Julia to a tasting 2:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Secret Museum of sparkling water, and test 2:30 Nature Cat 10:00 Odd Squad cook Elle Simone makes 3:00 3:30 4:00 Let’s Go Luna Molly of Denali Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 1:10 simple Curry Deviled Eggs. America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Mexican Comfort Food Test cook Erin McMurrer shows Julia a simplified recipe for Ground Courtesy of : 2021 LATW Productions Inc. 1:45 Beef and Cheese Enchiladas. Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Bridget to a tasting of 6-inch flour tortillas. Finally, test cook Keith Dresser reveals the secrets to perfect Grilled Flank Steak Tacos. America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Summer Picnic Party Test cook Dan Souza and Julia teach demonstrate how to make the ultimate Grilled Chicken Thighs. Tasting expert Jack Bishop then challenges Bridget to a fresh mozzarella tasting, and gadget critic Lisa McManus reviews popsicle molds. Next, test cook Keith Dresser makes Bridget a foolproof Italian Pasta Salad.
2:20 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 2:55 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:25 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Childhood Favorites, Grown
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Up Elle Simone shows Bridget a new way to make Classic Sloppy Joes. Equipment LET’S GO LUNA expert Adam Ried reviews kitchen sponges, and science M-F: 3:00 pm SUN: 6:00 am 4:00 expert Dan Souza explains why cookie size matters. Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years This film traces the arc of celebrated Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam
Monty Python: Best Bits Celebrated
Explore the cultural legacy and influence of the delightfully offbeat British comedy troupe. Celebrities discuss, laugh, and reminisce about various Monty Python segments, connecting the group’s work to today’s most successful television humor.
Saturday, June 5 9:00 pm
contralto Marian Anderson’s life and her struggles against racism and poverty. The program culminates with her battle against the Daughters of the American Revolution, which led to her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
5:30 Masterpiece: 50 Fabulous
Years! Join Alan Cumming to celebrate the iconic series that introduced generations of viewers to the delights of British drama, from Upstairs Downstairs to I, Claudius to The Jewel in the Crown to Downton Abbey, and much more.
7:00 Agatha and the Truth of Murder 9:00 Monty Python: Best Bits Celebrated 10:30 Sergio Mendes & Friends:
A Celebration Join the Grammy Award-winning Brazilian musician for a celebration of his incredible life and career. A singular musical artist, he remains as vital and relevant today as when he exploded on the scene with his group Brasil ‘66.
Sunday 6
EARLY MORNING 12:00 John Sebastian Presents:
Folk Rewind Join John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful in a special featuring the greatest singers and songwriters of the classic 1950s and ’60s folk era, with historic footage and new performances. 2:00 Soul Legends See Fri. June 4 at 11:30 pm. [R]
4:00 Aging Backwards 2 with Miranda Esmonde-White
Former professional ballerina Miranda Esmonde-White focuses on the amazing clout of connective tissue and the importance of keeping it healthy, which is the secret to remaining youthful at any age.
5:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel
Amen, MD Dr. Amen shares six practical steps to help you feel happier, sharper, and more in control of your own destiny.
MORNING 7:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate
Retirement Guide See Sat. June 5 at 5:00 am. [R] 9:00 Classical Rewind Experience the beauty, romance and power of musical masterpieces in this joyride through the world of classical hits. Martin Goldsmith hosts, with reflections from Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Stewart Copeland, and others.
10:30 Julia Child: Best Bites
Celebrate the first lady of cooking with Martha Stewart, Jacques Pepin, Vivian Howard, Marcus Samuelsson, Jose Andres, Eric Ripert, Rick Bayless, and more. Chefs and celebrities share personal insights as they screen Julia’s most-beloved episodes.
AFTERNOON 12:00 Classical Rewind
See 9:00 am. [R]
1:30 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (Part 1
of 2) Experience the aftermath of the Civil War – a bewildering, exhilarating, and terrifying time. For African Americans, despite their hard-won freedom, support for their social, economic, and political gains did not last.
4:00 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (Part 2
of 2) Explore the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy, and see how African Americans fought back using artistic expression to put forward a “New Negro” for a new century.
EVENING 7:00 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer (Part 1 of 4) 7:35 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer (Part 2 of 4) 8:15 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer (Part 3 of 4) 8:50 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer (Part 4 of 4) 10:00 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 1 of 4) [R]
10:35 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 2 of 4) [R]
11:15 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 3 of 4) [R]
11:50 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 4 of 4) [R]
Monday 7
EARLY MORNING 1:00 Doo-Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20
Years Celebrate 20 years
In the Spotlight
Geoffrey Baer
The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer
Geoffrey Baer poses challenging multiple-choice questions to regular Chicagoans and homegrown celebs alike who compete via Skype for bragging rights across numerous categories. Visit wttw.com/quiz to take the quiz yourself!
Sunday, June 6 7:00 pm
Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images
Strength and Balance with
Peggy Cappy Discover how yoga can help anyone, regardless of age, increase strength and mobility. Cappy’s gentle approach shows how yoga can increase range of motion, improve body awareness, help prevent bone loss, and keep the metabolism running efficiently. 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
Ella Fitzgerald was 15 years old when she won a talent contest at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem in 1934. Within months, she was a star. This special follows her extraordinary journey over six decades via rarely heard interviews and never-beforeseen images, uncovering her commitment to the battle for civil rights and her struggle to reconcile her hunger for adoring audiences with her longing for a domestic life with her husband and son.
Tuesday, June 8 7:30 pm
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.
3:30 Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel
Amen, MD [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Rick Steves Europe Awaits 9:30 Rick Steves Europe
Awaits [R]
11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 8
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Soul Legends [R]
2:00 John Sebastian Presents:
Folk Rewind See Sun. June 6 at 12:00 am. [R]
4:00 Easy Yoga: The Secret to EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things 9:30 Melissa Etheridge: This is M.E. Live in LA 11:30 BBC World News
Wednesday 9
EARLY MORNING 12:00 The Carpenters: Close
to You See Thurs. June 3 at 9:30 pm. [R]
1:30 It’s What’s Happening, Baby!
See Fri. June 4 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Brain Fitness Program
Discover the inner workings of the brain and how the power of its neuroplasticity can be harnessed to make positive changes, using breakthrough research showing the incredible benefits of brain training with regards to dementia. 5:00 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
7:30 Ken Burns: Baseball Hosted by acclaimed sportscaster Bob Costas, this special celebrates the epic series Baseball. Featuring new and exclusive interviews with Burns and the filmmaking team, the program goes behind the scenes to explore the making of the Emmy Awardwinning series. It also weaves together the most emotional moments from the documentary and explores the largerthan-life personalities — from Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to Jackie Robinson and Mickey Mantle — who became national icons.
9:00 Ken Burns: The Civil War
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark series in September 2015 with this indepth overview of the iconic documentary. See video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires and others.
10:30 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.
Thursday 10
EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate
Retirement Guide [R]
2:30 Doo-Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates
20 Years See Mon. June 7 at 1:00 am. [R] 5:00 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 7:30 What Will Become of Us
This film follows six Armenian Americans – famous and otherwise – as they navigate the 100th anniversary of the Genocide, forging identities for the next 100 years. 9:00 100 Years from Home This film follows a young woman’s journey to rediscover her identity as she searches for her long-lost ancestral house 100 years after a genocide. 10:30 Classical Rewind See Sun. June 6 at 9:00 am. [R]
Friday 11
EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 1 of 4) [R]
1:05 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 2 of 4) [R]
1:45 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 3 of 4) [R]
2:20 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 4 of 4) [R]
3:30 Energy Paradox with
Dr. Steven Gundry Dr. Gundry offers the information and tools necessary to quiet the autoimmune battle raging within—a battle that depletes precious energy reserves, leaving you drained and prone to mood disorders and weight gain. 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli – Believe 9:30 Downton Abbey Returns!
Join host Jim Carter (Mr. Carson) for a celebration of the beloved hit series and a sneak peek at the upcoming movie. Features new interviews with the cast and creators and neverbefore-seen video clips.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Rick Steves Europe
Awaits [R]
Saturday 12
EARLY MORNING 1:30 Longevity Paradox with
Steven Gundry, MD See Sat. June 5 at 3:30 am. [R]
3:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel
In the Spotlight
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge: This is M.E. Live in LA
Filmed in 2015, this concert special showcases one of rock’s great female icons and her band as they perform on the final night of her national tour at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The set includes songs from her album This Is M.E. — “Take My Number” and “A Little Bit of Me” — as well as classic hits including “Come To My Window,” “I’m The Only One,” and “Like the Way I Do” and features special guests Delta Rae.
Tuesday, June 8 9:30 pm
Amen, MD See Sun. June 6 at 5:00 am. [R]
5:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with
Daniel Amen, MD [R]
MORNING 6:30 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 1 of 4) [R]
7:05 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 2 of 4) [R]
7:45 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 3 of 4) [R]
8:20 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 4 of 4) [R]
9:30 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
(Part 1 of 2) See Sun. June 6 at 1:30 pm. [R]
AFTERNOON 12:00 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
(Part 1 of 2) See Sun. June 6 at 4:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Rick Steves Europe
In the Spotlight
Photo: Courtesy of NETA
What Will Become of Us
Armenian Genocide: Two Films
100 years ago, Armenians were nearly annihilated by Genocide. Today, its long shadow creates a burden for young Armenian Americans that discourages them from taking up their culture. What Will Become of Us follows six Armenian Americans – famous and otherwise – as they navigate the centennial of the Genocide, forging identities for the next century. Then, 100 Years from Home follows a young woman’s journey to rediscover her identity as she searches for her long-lost ancestral house.
Thursday, June 10 7:30 pm
Awaits [R]
5:00 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 1 of 4) [R]
5:35 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 2 of 4) [R]
EVENING 6:15 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 3 of 4) [R]
6:50 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 4 of 4) [R]
8:00 Great Performances: Broadway Musicals – A
Jewish Legacy Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? Filmmaker Michael Kantor focuses on this central question left largely unaddressed in his Emmy-winning Broadway: The American Musical, combining interviews with performance footage, including many of the rousing anthems and timeless ballads America has loved for a century.
10:00 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 1 of 4) [R]
10:35 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 2 of 4) [R]
11:15 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 3 of 4) [R]
11:50 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 4 of 4) [R]
Sunday 13
EARLY MORNING 1:00 Doo-Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates
20 Years [R]
3:30 Longevity Paradox with
Steven Gundry, MD [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:00-5:00 To be announced 5:00 Great Performances: Broadway Musicals –
A Jewish Legacy See Sat. June 12 at 8:00 pm. [R]
EVENING 7:00 Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner
Salute Sid Caesar Comedy legends Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner look back on the career and genius of the late Sid Caesar in this new special culled from Your Show of Shows and Caesar’s Hour. Brooks and Reiner reminisce about some of their favorite moments working with Caesar, one of the pioneers of TV sketch comedy rooted in the human condition.
8:30 Carol Burnett: A Celebration
Enjoy this tribute to the career of a comic genius – filled with pure nostalgia, great clips, and exclusive interviews with Carl Reiner, Tim Conway (his last interview), Vicki Lawrence, Betty White, Cloris Leachman, Tina Fey, Phyllis Diller, Barbara Eden, Jim Nabors, Tony Orlando, Pat Carroll, Joan Collins... and of course, Carol Burnett.
10:00 Stonewall Uprising:
American Experience In an era when homosexuality was illegal, gays were hunted and often entrapped by undercover police in their hometowns all across the country, they began fleeing to New York and found refuge in a Mafia-run gay bar in Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn. When police raided Stonewall on June 28, 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought back.
Monday 14
EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced
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 Antiques Roadshow: Our 50 States (Part 1 of 2)
Celebrate America’s hidden treasures from all 50 states, with finds such as a Thomas Hart Benton oil on tin, a Kentucky sugar chest, and a 1960 inscribed copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. Which is valued at $125,000?
9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Our
50 States (Part 2 of 2) In Part 2, finds include a Green Bay Packers championship group, a Joseph Henry Sharp oil, and a Molesworth lamp & furniture. Which is appraised at $130,000-$180,000?
10:00 To be announced 11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 15
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 To be announced
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:
Unfamiliar Kin Actors Fred Armisen and Christopher Walken and musician Carly Simon each learn about a grandparent whose real Andrea Bocelli
Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli – Believe
Internationally beloved Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s 2020 album Believe celebrates the power of music to soothe the soul. Recorded on spectacular locations on the scenic island of Malta, this concert performance of music from Believe features classic favorites, including “Gratia Plena,” a previously unreleased song by Italian composer Ennio Morricone from the acclaimed film Fatima, and a duet with Cecilia Bartoli, along with new interpretations of “Ave Maria” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”
Friday, June 11 8:00 pm
identity and background had been a mystery to them, redefining how they see themselves.
9:00 Frontline 10:00 To be announced 11:30 BBC World News
Wednesday 16
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 To be announced
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 Mississippi: Rivers of Life
See the many faces of the massive, muddy Mississippi. Its fingers stretch into nearly half of the USA, from the frozen north to the nation’s agricultural heart to mysterious southern swamps where alligators still rule.
Photo: Courtesy of Monica Galloway Photography
Carrie Morey
How She Rolls
(New How-To Series!)
Charleston is a city about food and hospitality. Carrie Morey grew up here enchanted by the taste and aromas of authentic, Southern, handmade food. Today, she’s a biscuit entrepreneur, gracefully balancing the creative drive of a modern businesswoman with the affection and attention required of a wife and mother of three girls.
Saturdays beginning June 19, 3:30 pm
9:00 NOVA: Eagle Power What makes eagles so remarkable? Researchers study one special bird, revealing her exceptional strength, eyesight and flying skills. Meanwhile, in-the-nest footage of a new bald eagle family captures the drama of chicks struggling to survive.
10:00 To be announced 11:30 BBC World News
Thursday 17
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 To be announced
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 Polio Crusade: American
Experience Discover the story of the dreaded disease that gripped the nation in fear, leaving thousands paralyzed. The film weaves personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of the ardent crusader who tirelessly fought against it.
9:00 Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots
Discover the little-known history of hundreds of thousands of enslaved African Americans on plantations in North Florida.
10:00 To be announced 11:30 BBC World News
Friday 18
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 To be announced
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 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 1 of 4) [R]
8:35 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 2 of 4) [R]
9:15 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 3 of 4) [R]
9:50 The Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey
Baer (Part 4 of 4) [R]
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 19
EARLY MORNING 12:30 To be announced
MORNING 5:30 To be announced
AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Aloha State Favorites 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Social Distance Tailgating 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Stockfish and Amber 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Chicken and Biscuits 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: French Showstopper Desserts
3:30 How She Rolls Carrie Morey runs a growing business based on her mother’s biscuit recipe. She does this from her kitchen, her car, food festivals, her daughter’s volleyball games, and anywhere else she finds herself around Charleston.
4:00 A Chef’s Life: Love Me Some Candied Yams! 4:30 To be announced EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: Hammer of
God When an ungodly man is murdered at the unveiling of a new church clock, Father Brown must find the 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 To be announced
Sunday 20
EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced
MORNING-AFTERNOON 12:00-6:00 To be announced
EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley: The New Taste for Blood (Part 1 of 3)
Lucy begins with real-life crime from the first half of the nineteenth century – the Ratcliffe Highway Murders; Mariah Marten and the Red Barn; and the Bermondsey Horror. As each gripping story of murder is told, Lucy explains how each of these crimes was transformed and mythologized into a variety of popular entertainments. And to recreate these moments, Lucy sings the ballads and acts out the melodramas.
8:00 Us on Masterpiece (Part 1
of 2) Douglas Petersen is looking forward to a grand tour of Europe with his wife Connie and their only son Albie. It is supposed to be the trip of a lifetime – a last chance for the three of them to spend quality time together before Albie leaves home for university. But things don’t go as Douglas has meticulously planned.
10:00 To be announced
Monday 21
EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced 5:00 Camp TV
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 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage
Austin See memorable finds appraised 17 years ago. Highlights include an H. Siddons Mowbray painting, an 1802 Meriwether Lewis commission, and Marilyn Monroe photos from 1953. Learn which item’s updated appraisal has $165,000 added to the value.
9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage
Cleveland Learn how the antiques and collectibles market has evolved in the last 15 years with updated appraisals like a 1979 Kent State apology, a Patek Philippe pocket watch, and a Herter Brothers sideboard and table. Which appraisal has increased $50,000?
10:00 Independent Lens: Two
Gods In an East Orange, New Jersey casket shop, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Countering
In the Spotlight
Lucy Worsley
A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
Historian Lucy Worsley explores how British murders from the early 19th century became a staple of an astonishing range of entertainments. She explains what murders tell us about major cultural and social changes that were taking place in Britain, and how these crimes became popular forms of entertainment, inspiring everything from ballads, puppet shows, theatre melodramas, “whodunit” fiction, and crime thrillers at the cinema.
Sundays beginning June 20, 7:00 pm
tumultuous home lives and the dangerous undertow of the streets, they have found a way of teaching their young charges to embrace life.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 22
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Us on Masterpiece
(Part 1 of 2) See Sun. June 20 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley: The New Taste
for Blood (Part 1 of 3) See Sun. June 20 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Death in Paradise (Season
10, Part 1 of 8) See Sat. June 19 at 8:00 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 8:00 Finding Your Roots: Black
In the Spotlight
Photo: Courtesy of Drama Republic and Masterpiece
Tom Hollander
Us on Masterpiece
Douglas Petersen is looking forward to a grand tour of Europe with his wife Connie and their only son Albie. It is supposed to be the trip of a lifetime – a last chance for the three of them to spend quality time together before Albie leaves home for university. But things don’t go as Douglas has meticulously planned.
Sundays, June 20 and 27 8:00 pm
Like Me Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee, and Suzanne Malveaux discover a tapestry of the unexpected in their ancestry, revealing slaves and free people of color, Civil War legacies, and forgotten European origins.
9:00 Mysteries of Mental Illness: Evil or Illness? (Part 1 of 4)
Examine ancient conceptions of mental illness and the establishment of psychiatry. Hear the stories of modernday people living with mental illness, including an aspiring astrophysicist with schizophrenia and an Olympicsbound boxer with OCD.
10:00 Mysteries of Mental Illness: What’s Normal (Part 2 of 4)
Trace the fight to develop mental illness standards rooted in empirical science rather than dogma. Learn how science and societal factors are deeply entwined with our ever-shifting definitions and diagnoses of mental health and illness.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 23
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow:
Vintage Austin See Mon. June 21 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Antiques Roadshow:
Vintage Cleveland See Mon. June 21 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Independent Lens: Two
Gods See Mon. June 21 at 10:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Father Brown: The Ghost
in the Machine See Sat. June 19 at 7:00 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 8:00 Nature: Cuba’s Wild
Revolution In the crystalclear waters of the Caribbean, Cuba is an island teeming with exotic biodiversity: from coral reefs pulsating with life to five-foot-long Cuban rock iguanas. As international relations thaw, what will become of this wildlife sanctuary?
9:00 Mysteries of Mental Illness: The Rise and Fall of the
Asylum (Part 3 of 4) Follow the rise and fall of mental asylums in the United States. Visit the nation’s largest de-facto mental health facility, meet the detainees whose lives hang in the balance, and discover the harsh realities of care both inside and outside.
10:00 Mysteries of Mental Illness: The New Frontiers (Part 4
of 4) Look at today’s most cutting-edge treatments, based on the latest understanding of mental illness, with profiles of patients undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery, infusions of ketamine and modern electro-convulsive therapy.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 24
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots:
Black Like Me See Tues. June 22 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Mysteries of Mental Illness: Evil or Illness?
(Part 1 of 4) See Tues. June 22 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Mysteries of Mental Illness: What’s Normal
(Part 2 of 4) See Tues. June 22 at 10:00 pm. [R]
3:30 A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley: The New Taste
for Blood (Part 1 of 3) See Sun. June 20 at 7:00 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 8:00 Navy Pier: A Century
of Reinvention Navy Pier celebrated its 100th birthday a few years ago with a dramatic facelift and a new Ferris wheel, and prior to COVID-19, hosted more visitors each year than any other tourist spot in the Midwest. In this WTTW special, Geoffrey Baer traces the Pier’s dramatic history from underused shipping terminal, to military training center, to university, to rough-edged concert venue and tourist attraction.
9:10 Out in Rural America 10:40 Expect a Miracle: Finding Light in the Darkness of a
Pandemic This film tells the dual story of the AIDS crisis in San Diego and Fraternity House – the only hospice in San Diego County that gave patients near death a safe place to die with dignity and love. Meet a handful of everyday people who became heroes, caring for a marginalized and persecuted population in a time of heightened fear, misinformation, and mass rejection from their families, society, and the government. Ryan Mains
Mysteries of Mental Illness
Throughout history, we’ve grappled with difficult questions about mental illness: What causes it? How can it be treated? This four-part series explores the evolution of understanding and the dramatic attempts across generations to unravel the mysteries of mental illness.
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22 and 23, 9:00 pm
Out in Rural America
Out in Rural America
This film explores the struggles and joys of being lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and genderqueer in rural America. Following five stories from the LGBTQ+ community over six years, the film explores the issues of selfdoubt, discrimination, acceptance, and small-town and Midwestern LGBTQ+ life from a cultural, social, familial, and religious perspective.
