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THE GUIDE

The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT

A CHICAGO STORIES SPECIAL How a trailblazing Chicagoan sparked a movement

FRI OCT 22 8PM October 2021

Viola Spolin

ALSO THIS MONTH

On WFMT this month, listen for Studs Terkel’s conversations with comedy icon Lily Tomlin and Chicago improv pioneer Del Close, and don’t miss Chicago Comedy Revisited, a Best of Studs Terkel episode from 1976 featuring a collection of comic voices whose art helped shape the character of mid-century Chicago humor.

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

Chicago is well known for its stunning architecture, coveted culinary scene, and hallowed place in music history. But perhaps one of the city’s most lasting cultural inventions is improvised theater. This month, our documentary series Chicago Stories introduces you to the native Chicagoan who started it all – a daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants named Viola Spolin. On October 22, join us on WTTW and wttw.com/improv to discover the seminal role that this pioneering social worker-turned-theater guru played in Inventing Improv, why the art form’s original goal wasn’t comedy, and the vital role that Jane Addams’ landmark Hull House played in Chicago’s designation as birthplace of improv. Join us for more content celebrating the arts throughout the month, including The Kennedy Center at 50, a special echoing a famous 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein; on wttw.com, meet the show’s all-star cast – from Tony and Emmy Award winners to up-and-coming conductors. And speaking of decorated performing artists, don’t miss a new American Masters profile of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner Rita Moreno, still going strong at almost 90. Also on wttw.com, go behind the scenes of Now Hear This as Great Performances dives into Beethoven’s genius. On WFMT this month, listen for Studs Terkel’s conversations with comedy icon Lily Tomlin and Chicago improv pioneer Del Close, and don’t miss Chicago Comedy Revisited, a Best of Studs Terkel episode from 1976 featuring a collection of comic voices whose art helped shape the character of mid-century Chicago humor. Thank you for celebrating the arts with us in October, and for your continued support. Sincerely, Sandra Cordova Micek President & CEO

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WTTW Listings

4 Q & A with Inventing Improv

14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid 16 Do it Yourself Saturdays

producer Jude Leak

19 At-a-Glance

WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

20 WFMT Listings

WTTW Kid Grid

31 Sponsors

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The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) October 2021 Volume 35, Number 280

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Daily Television Programming •

Programming Subject to Change Without Notice

Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11

American Masters: Rita Moreno

American Veteran

The Indian Doctor

Discover how actress Rita Moreno became one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winners. Explore her long career via new interviews and clips of her iconic roles.

Today, America has nearly 18 million living military veterans, including men and women who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. This new miniseries illuminates their experience, and that of other veterans in American history.

A high-flying Delhi doctor and his wife trade a glamorous lifestyle in 1960s London for the sleepy South Wales village of Trefelin, where they quickly become embroiled in the lives of its citizens.

Tuesday, October 5, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, October 26, 9:00 pm

Friday, October 29, 8:00 pm

See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.

Friday 1 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Les Misérables on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) [R] 1:45 Les Misérables on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) [R] 3:00 Les Misérables on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

In the Spotlight

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Hidden Turkey 9:00 The Kennedy Center at 50 10:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Saturday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 In Their Own Words: Elon Musk [R] 2:00 NOVA: The Cannabis Question [R] 3:00 Fatal Shot: From One Death, Many [R] 4:00 In Their Own Words: Jimmy Carter [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 5:30 Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr: Palm Sunrise

MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Step It Up with Steph: Mastering Menopause 9:30 Conscious Living: Disappearing Disease 10:00 This Old House: Concord, New England Cape 10:30 Ask This Old House: TwoProng Outlet, Deck Stair Rail 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Olsztyn AFTERNOON

Hidden Turkey This special produced, hosted, and narrated by Peter Greenberg showcases Turkey’s special destinations and unique experiences not found in traditional guidebooks, brochures, or on the internet, exploring the country’s evolving story and enduring culture. Among the locations visited: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Antakya, Antalya, and Laodicea.

Friday, October 1 8:00 pm

12:00 Cook’s Country: Tacos Two Ways 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Cured and Smoked 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Sabor, Puerto Rico 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Pork Two Ways 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Jalisco Classics

4:00 A Chef’s Life: Ramping Up to Spring 4:30 Check, Please! Bacchanalia, Half Acre Taproom, Naoki Sushi 5:00 Islands Without Cars: Fabulous Food Tour [R] 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend

In the Spotlight

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 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 fatally electrocuted. 7:50 Midsomer Murders: The Dagger Club (Part 2 of 2) 8:40 Shakespeare & Hathaway Private Investigators: In My Memory Lock’d Frank and Lu set out to discover the identity of a wounded man who has no clue who he is. 9:30 Death in Paradise A desert island survival course goes wrong when the leader - a trained survival expert and exSAS soldier - is found dead. 10:30 Les Misérables on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) [R] 11:45 Les Misérables on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) [R]

Sunday 3 EARLY MORNING Les Misérables on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) [R] 3:00 The Kennedy Center at 50 [R] 4:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut 5:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen, MD 1:02

MORNING 7:00-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Remembering Chicago Personal snapshots and historical footage are woven together to present insights

The Kennedy Center at 50 Echoing An American Pageant for the Arts, the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this special celebration and relaunch of live, in-person performing arts in America will be hosted by sixtime Tony Award winner Audra McDonald with special guest Caroline Kennedy and will feature the National Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, October 1 9:00 pm

into a fabric of Chicago in the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s. 11:20 Remembering Chicago Again A nostalgic look at the 1940s and ’50s in Chicago.

AFTERNOON 1:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) When a student from an all-female college is found dead, Will and Geordie must infiltrate the murky world of campus politics and university drinking societies.

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Exploring the Roots of Chicago Improvisation Viola Spolin directing the Young Actor’s Company.

A Q & A with Inventing Improv producer Jude Leak by Meredith Francis

WTTW: There is a long history of improv in Chicago and a lot to talk about. Why did you choose to focus

hen most people hear the word “improv,” they

on Viola Spolin?

might imagine a group of funny people per-

forming to a roar of laughter coming from an audience

packed into a cabaret-style theater.

Jude Leak: Well, it’s funny because I came to Chicago in the mid ‘90s from Texas and I had an improv troupe down there, and I had no idea. I didn’t even know Viola’s

But the origins of improvisation aren’t in comedy. The

story. I was blown away by the roots of improv and how

roots of the art form are actually in social work, specif-

it came about. It was all rooted in the social ethics of

ically at Hull House, the settlement house where the

Hull House and in trying to create a democratic envi-

“Mother of Improv,” Viola Spolin, discovered the bene-

ronment where all voices were welcome. It came from

fits of play for Chicago’s immigrant population. Spolin’s

the idea that you could build on and play off of each

work at Hull House eventually culminated in her cre-

other and create theater on your own without a director,

ation of the theater games that became the foundation

without a writer. It was born out of a need to commu-

of improvisation. Producer Jude Leak shares what she

nicate with a new immigrant population from a wom-

learned about Spolin and the history of improv while

an who loved theater. She always wanted a life in the

creating WTTW’s new documentary, Inventing Improv:

theater. But her work during the Great Depression at

A Chicago Stories Special, which premieres on Friday,

Hull House was for the [Works Progress Administration],

October 22 at 8:00 pm on all platforms.

and she became a theater teacher there, so she got to

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Photo: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-019228; Barnes-Crosby Company, photographer.

marry her love of theater with her progressive principles. That blew me away. That was so powerful to me that this kind of theater had its roots in social ethics. WTTW: The origins of improv aren’t in Photo: Courtesy of the Estate of Viola Spolin, violaspolin.org. All Rights Reserved.

comedy, but in Spolin’s work at Hull House where her goal was to support and create a community for immigrants. In what way are those origins relevant today? Leak: I think we need it now more than ever. I think we’ve gotten away from the beginning roots of improv being about ensemble, being rooted in the other person’s experience, and taking your cues from a community of players. Everybody who studies improv will tell you that as soon as you start thinking, as soon as you start trying to drive the boat, you squash anything that’s going to be discovered in this back-and-forth with each other. What girded improv to begin with was the sense of inclusivity and having everyone’s

Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr founded Hull House in 1889 as a settlement house that served immigrants in Chicago.

voice be valued. But its roots have gone

in a state of play, you make these little dis-

do you hope that people take away from

away from that. It’s been commodified. It’s

coveries because you’re not listening to your

the documentary?

a tale as old as time – the conflict between

mind. You’re following your instincts. Leak: I hope that they are like, “I had no

commerce and art. People who I interviewed said we need Viola now more than ever be-

WTTW: What do you think is special about

idea! Wow!” Spolin is another one of the un-

cause her way of doing things was built on

Spolin’s games and her teaching style?

sung heroes whom you don’t hear about, es-

this basis of equality. WTTW: In the documentary, you show

pecially if they’re a woman of a certain time Leak: She was very tapped into freedom

period. It’s a fascinating story that the roots

and making sure that that her teaching style

of improvisation are in this idea of democra-

improvisers at The Second City demon-

was non-authoritarian because she felt like

cy. It’s rooted in social ethics. And it makes

strating Spolin’s games. Why did you make

you’re not going to learn something if you

perfect sense that it would be. But again, it’s

the choice to include that?

have an authority figure telling you what to

important to recognize the connection to

do. You have to discover it for yourself. So

Hull House, another Chicago jewel, because

Leak: It’s really hard to convey the com-

the only way that you can do that is by doing,

that’s just another reason to be really proud

plexity of what the games are accomplishing

and the only way you can really do that is by

of Chicago. What I recognized in interviewing so many people involved with Chicago

because they seem so simple. It’s what Viola

playing. It lends itself to a place of equality. I

would want – don’t tell me, show me. So

think it was [Spolin’s son and founder of The

theater is that there is such a reverence for

that’s the only way to see what’s happening

Second City] Paul Sills who said that improv

Viola and her work. I got a real sense that

to people as they play these games and how

is the most democratic form of theater be-

people were thinking, “Wow, it’s about time

their inhibitions are melting away, and how

cause it values everyone equally as a player.

that someone’s telling her story because she

they get in tune with a sense of play that

It was a way to build a community that had

really deserves it.”

frees them to explore. And when they’re

relevance and where performers could use

free to explore, then they’re tapping into

their gifts to make a better a better place

This interview has been edited and con-

something new that can happen, something

for everybody.

densed for clarity.

putting themselves in a position of releasing

WTTW: Not many people know Spolin’s

Visit the website: wttw.com/improv

fear, releasing inhibition. And when you’re

story or her connection to improv. What

spontaneous that can emerge from basically

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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

Eliades Olchoa: Live at La Casa de la Trova

Sunday, October 9 at 9:00 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.

This concert film – taped live in the famous music venue La Casa de La Trova in Santiago de Cuba – showcases the musicianship of Eliades Ochoa and his group, Cuarteto Patria. The program invites viewers inside the cherished music venue for an intimate and celebratory musical experience, including performances of songs made famous by The Buena Vista Social Club.

Photo: Courtesy of American Public Television

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: Eliades Olchoa

Halifax: Retribution (series)

Begins Thursday, October 14 at 9:00 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.

Actress Rebecca Gibney returns in this sequel to Halifax f.p. as Doctor Jane Halifax who, after years as a university professor, is brought back into the forensic psychiatrist field to help the police task force find a new serial killer terrorizing the city of Melbourne.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Rebecca Gibney

Ciao Italia (marathon)

Sunday, October 3 at 11:00 am Mary Ann Esposito puts on a culinary master class in Italian cooking with recipes for scallops with spinach, ricotta gnocchi, lamb ragu, farfalle with kale sauce, mussel potato salad, strudel with saffron sauce, and more!

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Mary Ann Esposito

Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit Monday, October 4 at 8:00 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.

This film explores the complex life and brilliant career of this Kentucky writer. His novels The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Color of Money were all adapted into major motion pictures, and The Queen’s Gambit has become one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed television series of the past decade.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Walter Tevis

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House Friday, October 22 at 6:30 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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Photo: DeepVoid, CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

While trick-or-treating, Francine meets an elderly woman with a very mysterious past, while Binky finds himself at Mr. Ratburn’s amazing haunted house. And as for Arthur, Buster, and Ladonna? Their tree house sleepover seems to be haunted? But by what?

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Arthur in costume

WTTW Create

2:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) A deadly hit-and-run in Grantchester leads Will and Geordie to a dysfunctional pair of brothers and a hidden garden. 3:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) A date at the cinema turns sour for Will when the projectionist is murdered during a screening. 4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) A streaker is found dead on the Fens, drawing Will and Geordie into the world of experimental psychotherapy and hallucinogens. 5:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) When Will finds two boys near death in a boxing ring, he must face up to his own part in their tragedy.

leads Will and Geordie to an oppressive convent. 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 10, Part 1 of 8) Sister Julienne and Dr. Turner clash over whether to provide a private care service. A distressing birth raises fears of another Thalidomide case. 8:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) As Season 6 begins, a much-needed summer break at a vacation resort takes an unexpected turn for Will and Geordie when the camp owner is found dead. 9:30 Art & Design in Chicago: The Black Metropolis of Art (Part 2 of 4) Hosted by artist Faheem Majeed, this episode examines works of art created by 20th century African American artists. 10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 10:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 11:00 Los Hermanos/The Brothers

EVENING 6:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) When a body is found on Jesus Green, the trail of clues

Monday 4

Photo: Courtesy of Neal Street Productions

In the Spotlight

Helen George

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Extraordinary Finds 2 See Mon. Oct. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Extraordinary Finds See Mon. Oct. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 POV: Fruits of Labor See Mon. Oct. 4 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Art & Design in Chicago: The Black Metropolis of Art (Part 2 of 4) See Sun. Oct. 3 at 9:30 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

EARLY MORNING

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

MORNING-AFTERNOON

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Extraordinary Finds 2 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Extraordinary Finds Explore pivotal Antiques Roadshow moments through all-new interviews with longtime appraisers and memorable guests. 10:00 POV: Fruits of Labor 11:30 BBC World News

Call the Midwife, Season 10

Tuesday 5

It’s 1966 and it’s a testing time for the midwives. But there’s excitement, too, as the women’s rights movement intensifies. Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House out of its financial quandary, while Dr. Turner is faced with an array of difficult cases. Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, and Sister Frances realizes she needs to be a little less spiritual to connect with the local women.

12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Call the Midwife (Season 10, Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 3 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Los Hermanos/The Brothers See Sun. Oct. 3 at 11:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

Sundays beginning October 3, 7:00 pm

Wednesday 6

12:30 Austin City Limits: Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall – The Marfa Tapes 1:30 To be announced 5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover [R]

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

EARLY MORNING

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

Photo: Courtesy of Kudos-ITV-Masterpiece

In the Spotlight EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Finding Your Roots: To the Manor Born Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the privileged lineages that claim actor Glenn Close and director John Waters as descendants. 9:00 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It - American Masters 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Impossible Builds: Skinny Skyscraper 9:00 NOVA: Particles Unknown 10:00 Fatal Shot: Disrupters of Peace Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Junior, and John F. Kennedy were proponents of peace and progressive ideals. Examine the lives of their assassins. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 7 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: To the Manor Born See Tues. Oct. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It - American Masters See Tues. Oct. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Call the Midwife (Season 10, Part 1 of 8) [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 4 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) Can Bates learn what’s troubling Anna? Meanwhile, Thomas installs a new ally

Robson Green and Tom Brittney

Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece As season 6 begins, it’s 1958 and trouble is brewing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. With new crimes around every corner, it’s going to take all of Reverend Will Davenport’s skill and empathy to navigate these choppy waters and help the ones he loves. Robson Green returns as DI Geordie Keating and Tom Brittney as Davenport.

Sundays beginning October 3 , 8:00 pm

and Alfred takes up cooking. Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) Rose’s surprise party for Robert risks scandal. Mary meets an old suitor, and Edith gets troubling news. 10:30 Islands Without Cars: Fabulous Food Tour [R] 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company 9:14

Friday 8 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Impossible Builds: Skinny Skyscraper See Wed. Oct. 6 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: Particles Unknown See Wed. Oct. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Fatal Shot: Disrupters of Peace See Wed. Oct. 6 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Hidden Turkey See Fri. Oct. 1 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: The

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Monday-Friday Mornings 5:30 Arthur 6:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 6:30 Nature Cat 7:00 Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary 8:30 Alma’s Way 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

Saturday Mornings 6:00 Molly of Denali 6:30 Wild Kratts 7:00 Hero Elementary 7:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Sunday Mornings

Afternoons 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30

3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Molly of Denali 4:00 Alma’s Way 4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Arthur

Dinosaur Train Clifford the Big Red Dog Sesame Street Donkey Hodie Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Let’s Go Luna

7:00 Donkey Hodie 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Arthur 9:00 Hero Elementary 9:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

New Show!

Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special 9:30 Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, The Road Is All This documentary profiles one of America’s least understood authors through rare interviews, archival footage, and his own voice. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Saturday 9 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 1:30 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Mother of Pearl Frankie is forced to partner with an unlikely ally when she’s the number one suspect in a jewelry heist. 2:15 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ladies in Red Frankie and Trudy are hired to root out communists at a factory, but things soon take a deadly turn. 3:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Summer in the City When a body is found in a young man’s trunk, the case brings the ladies to the city’s upper crust. 3:45 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Healing Hands Protecting a faith-healer unexpectedly takes the ladies into Toronto’s fledgling jazz scene. 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Austrian and Italian Alps 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 5:30 Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr: Pebble Shore

MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Step It Up with Steph: Anxiety Awakened 9:30 Conscious Living: Art Imitates Life 10:00 This Old House: Concord, Saving What We Can 10:30 Ask This Old House: Durable Landscape, Cutting Board 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Gdansk

AFTERNOON

Alma’s Way Weekdays 8:30 am and 4:00 pm

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Photo: Courtesy of Chicago History Museum

Kid Grid

In the Spotlight

12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: The Improbable Grill 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Summer Picnic Party 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Los Mariachis 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Eggs

Chicago aflame

The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special On its 150th anniversary, Chicago Stories brings to life the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 with vivid animations and dramatic re-enactments. This special explores the disaster through eyewitness accounts of the city’s mayor, a newspaper publisher, a heroic janitor, and a successful businesswoman named Catherine O’Leary whose status as an Irish immigrant led to her being wrongfully accused of starting the blaze.

Friday, October 8 8:00 pm A Dozen Ways 4:30 Check, Please! Kal’ish, Quiote, Montarra Grill 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Swiss Alps 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 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. 7:50 Midsomer Murders: Murder by Magic (Part 2 of 2) 8:40 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: The Envious Court When Runningbrook Tennis Club’s owner receives a death threat, he hires Frank and Lu to go undercover. 9:30 Death in Paradise The team is left stumped when the owner of a hair salon is killed in front of her

Photo: Courtesy of Bettye Lane

In the Spotlight 2:30

3:15

4:00

Activist Barbara Gittings

Independent Lens: Cured This film follows the psychiatrists and activists who fought to remove homosexuality from the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) in the early 1970s, revealing a pivotal moment in the gay liberation movement—one that changed not only the LGBTQ community, but the field of psychiatry.

Monday, October 11 10:00 pm

family without anyone seeing what happened. 10:30 The Hispanic Heritage Awards 2021 Celebrate the recipients of the 34th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards with performances and appearances by some of the country’s most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries. 11:30 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Out of Focus Frankie and Trudy go undercover on a silent movie set to solve a seemingly impossible murder.

Sunday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:15 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Whisper Sisters When an innocent child is shot, Frankie and Trudy investigate the dangerous world of bootlegging. 1:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ties that Bind Searching for a missing friend of Mary’s leads Frankie and Trudy to Chinatown - and murder. 1:45 Frankie Drake Mysteries: The Pilot Episode A day off turns into a day at the office

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for Frankie and Trudy when the son of an aviator is the victim of a kidnapping. Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ghosts The horrors of war haunt Frankie as she attempts to solve the murders of several ex-officers. Frankie Drake Mysteries: Anastasia Frankie protects a girl who claims to be a Russian princess from political foes who want her dead. Frankie Drake Mysteries: Once Burnt Twice Spied When Frankie suddenly disappears, Mary discovers the story of how Drake Private Detectives came into being. Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel Amen, MD

MORNING 7:00-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like Join host Michael Keaton to celebrate Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Celebrities, cast members, and Mrs. Joanne Rogers reveal their favorite memories from the series. 11:30 Pritzker Military Presents: Dean Reuter, The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America’s Deal with the Devil Author Dean Reuter discusses harrowing realities of SS commander General Hans Kammler. AFTERNOON 12:30 Great Performances at the Met: Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala in Concert 1:30 Great Performances at the Met: Three Divas at Versailles Sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Nadine Sierra join forces with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, as well as pianist Vlad Iftinca and guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, for a program of favorite arias and scenes from the Royal Opera of Versailles. 2:30 Haymarket: The Bomb, The Anarchists, The Labor Struggle A Chicago workers’ protest rally turned deadly when a bomb was thrown into the ranks of police in May of 1886, resulting in a trial and execution of presumably innocent workers’ rights activists. 4:00 Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day This film reveals how hundreds of immigrant factory workers and their families died aboard a heavily loaded steamship that tipped over while still tied to the dock in downtown Chicago…and how the rich and powerful who were

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Saturday, October 23 10:00 am-3:00 pm

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In the Spotlight

EARLY MORNING 12:00 Austin City Limits: Jade Bird/Dayglow 1:00 To be announced 5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover [R]

1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Mansion Masterpieces See Mon. Oct. 11 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Independent Lens: Cured See Mon. Oct. 11 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Great Performances at the Met: Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala in Concert See Sun. Oct. 10 at 12:30 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 Antiques Roadshow: Modern Icons 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Mansion Masterpieces Finds include a 1907 Robert Henri oil painting, a late 16th-century diamond marriage jewel, and an English giltwood cabinet-on-stand. 10:00 Independent Lens: Cured 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Impossible Builds: Ice World 9:00 NOVA: Arctic Drift 10:00 Fatal Shot: Clandestine Killers From Mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud and former Russian secret service agents Alexander Litvinenko and Sergei Skripal, to Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, go behind the secretive world of assassins and the extraordinary methods used to silence the outspoken. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

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Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special This documentary and companion website (wttw.com/idabwells) traces Wells’ career as a journalist, activist, and organizer in Chicago, bringing to life the journalist and activist as never before, using dramatic re-enactments and interviews with historians and Wells’ descendants.

Friday, October 15 8:00 pm

responsible got away with it. 5:30 The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special See Fri. Oct. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R] EVENING 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 10, Part 2 of 8) Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her. Trixie is troubled by her sudden admittance to the Lady Emily. Cyril helps an evicted family find shelter. Sister Julienne’s new venture hits a stumbling block. 8:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) Will and Geordie negotiate a complex family dispute that may be connected to the murder of the head of a local adoption agency. A sinister letter arrives for Leonard. 9:00 Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors Host Lucy Worsley traces novelist Jane Austen’s life and career as she explores the homes and holiday apartments Austen lived and stayed. 10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 10:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 10

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Tuesday 12 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Call the Midwife (Season 10, Part 2 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 10 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 10 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors See Sun. Oct. 10 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America 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: The Shirts on Their Backs Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life. 9:00 Frontline: American Reckoning (WT) 10:00 Raising the Future: The Child Care Crisis 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 13 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Modern Icons See Mon. Oct. 11 at 8:00 pm. [R]

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Friday 15 EARLY MORNING 12:30 To be announced 2:00 Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, The Road Is All See Fri. Oct. 8 at 9:30 pm. [R] 3:30 Great Performances at the Met: Three Divas at Versailles See Sun. Oct. 10 at 1:30 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 Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special 9:00 La Frontera with Pati Jinich: Miles from Nowhere (Part 1 of 2) Pati Jinich travels from El Paso and Juarez to Big Bend National Park. She discovers the people, places, and food that make this region unique.

In the Spotlight Photo: Courtesy of Alan Jinich/Mexican Table LLC

11:00 The Hispanic Heritage Awards 2021 See Fri. Oct. 8 at 10:30 pm. [R]

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: The Shirts on Their Backs See Tues. Oct. 12 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Frontline: American Reckoning (WT) See Tues. Oct. 12 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Raising the Future: The Child Care Crisis See Tues. Oct. 12 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Independent Lens: Cured [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 4 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) When Robert and Thomas make a sudden trip, everyone’s life becomes more complicated. Mary and Blake come together over pigs. An unwelcome visitor appears. 9:15 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 8) Robert and Thomas return from America. Bates disappears for a day, Edith prepares to go abroad, suitors flock to Mary and Rose makes her move. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Pati Jinich at Yeto’s Menuderia. (Juarez, Mexico.)

La Frontera with Pati Jinich In this two-part special, savor the sights, sounds and flavors of the U.S.-Mexico border alongside acclaimed James Beard Awardwinning chef Pati Jinich as she experiences the region’s rich culture, people, and cuisine.

Friday, October 15 and 22 9:00 pm

In the Spotlight 10:00 Voces on PBS: Letters to Eloisa Meet Cuba’s Jose Lezama Lima, an all-butforgotten figure of the Latin American literary boom that included Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

8:30 Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like See Sun. Oct. 10 at 10:00 am. [R] 10:00 This Old House: Concord, Fix the Foundation 10:30 Ask This Old House: Hole Patches, Threshold Repair 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Katowice AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Maryland Crab Feast 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Latin Comfort Food 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Escaramuza 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Eggs Two Dozen Ways 4:30 Check, Please! Arbor, Max & Benny’s, Cochon Volant 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: French Alps and Lyon 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend

Saturday 16 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 1:30 Impossible Builds: Ice World See Wed. Oct. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 NOVA: Arctic Drift See Wed. Oct. 13 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Fatal Shot: Clandestine Killers See Wed. Oct. 13 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Lisbon 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 5:30 Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr: Sunflower Gold MORNING 6:00-8:30 WTTW Kids

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In the Spotlight

Tchéky Karyo

Baptiste Season 2 on Masterpiece Season two of this acclaimed series follows retired detective Julien Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo) as he delves into Budapest’s corrupt underworld and an untrustworthy Hungarian police force to find a British Ambassador’s husband and two sons who go missing on a skiing holiday in the Hungarian mountains. Journey into the crosshairs of Baptiste’s most complex case to date.

Sundays beginning October 17, 9:00 pm

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 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? Did someone want to kill Toby Winning for threatening to take the Little Crosby Folk Festival away from Midsomer - or is the true motive something hidden for 20 years? 7:50 Midsomer Murders: The Ballad of Midsomer County (Part 2 of 2) 8:40 Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators: Too Cold for Hell Newlyweds Anthony and Bianca Percy’s new home dreams turn to nightmares when their moving men abscond with all their possessions. 9:30 Death in Paradise A blind actress is the only witness to her husband’s murder. But with no evidence that there was anyone else there at the time, can her version of events be trusted? 10:30 To be announced

Sunday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced 5:00 Dr. Fuhrman’s Food as Medicine

MORNING 7:00-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Remembering Chicago: The Boomer Years Relive Chicago through the eyes of 20 Chicagoans as they recount the stories and events of their youth, and the hallmarks that define them as individuals, as Chicagoans, and as Baby Boomers. AFTERNOON 12:30 To be announced 2:00 Roadtrip Nation: Skill Powered Follow three young adults - Alex, Shyane and Ryan - as they shadow people across the country who are forging their own ways within their trades 3:00 Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform, and Thrive World-famous celebrities help host Kathy McCabe present the 10 essentials of the Italian lifestyle: connections to land, food, beauty, art and culture, family, passion, community, movement, celebrations, and sense of home. 4:00 Shelf Life: The Story of Lanzi Candy For 60 years, Lanzi Candy Company was one of dozens of family-run confectioneries that earned Chicago the moniker “Candy Capital of the World.” Filmmaker Michael Lahey explores his grandfather Elmo Lanzi’s sweet piece of Chicago history. 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend EVENING 6:00 Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special See Fri. Oct. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 10, Part 3 of 8) A complicated pregnancy leads the Nonnatus team on a path of discovery. Sister Hilda and Dr. Turner get involved with a young woman whose health presents a series of challenges. 8:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) Will and Geordie are drawn into local politics when the death of a councilor prompts a parish election. An allegation against Leonard rocks life at the vicarage to its core. 9:00 Baptiste Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) 10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 10:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 11:00 In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl: Hecho en Mexico (Made in Mexico) Enjoy performances by Mexican and Mexican American artists with Gustavo Dudamel

Mama Icha

POV: La Casa de Mama Icha Decades earlier, Mama Icha moved to the United States to help her daughter with the care of her grandchildren. However, she never lost sight of her hometown of Mompox, for many years sending money to build her dream house there. Now, at the end of her life, Mama Icha boards a plane and flies back to Colombia.

Monday, October 18 10:00 pm

Helen Keller

Becoming Helen Keller: American Masters This documentary explores the life and legacy of the great author, activist, lecturer, and force for disability rights. The film reclaims Helen Keller’s extraordinary story and historical importance and illuminates how she became one of the 20th century’s human rights pioneers.

Tuesday, October 19 9:00 pm 2021

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In the Spotlight

Martin Dohrn

Nature: My Garden of a Thousand Bees Martin Dohrn, a veteran wildlife cameraman and a bee enthusiast, decided to embark on a special challenge during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020: to film all the bees he could find in his tiny urban garden in Bristol, England. This documentary reveals the incredible diversity of these creatures and mini dramas in our own backyards.

Wednesday, October 20 8:00 pm

and the LA Phil: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Natalia Lafourcade and La Santa Cecilia, Los Angeles Azules with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, and Paolo Bortolameolli.

Monday 18 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Austin City Limits: Jon Batiste 1:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators: Too Cold for Hell See Sat. Oct. 16 at 8:40 pm. [R] 2:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Oct. 16 at 9:30 pm. [R] 3:00 La Frontera with Pati Jinich: Miles from Nowhere (Part 1 of 2) See Fri. Oct. 15 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Voces on PBS: Letters to Eloisa See Fri. Oct. 15 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover [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 Antiques Roadshow: 12

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Best Bargains 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Simply the Best This episode showcases objects deemed the finest examples of their kind ever seen on the show. 10:00 POV: La Casa de Mama Icha 11:30 BBC World News

Tuesday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Call the Midwife (Season 10, Part 3 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 17 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Baptiste Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Oct. 17 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: French Alps and Lyon [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: Anchored to the Past Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own. 9:00 Becoming Helen Keller: American Masters 10:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut: American Stories, Part 1 Highlights include a 1969 Woodstock jacket and program, a Bessica Raiche aviator archive, and a gold and sapphire bracelet from approximately 1875. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 20 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Best Bargains See Mon. Oct. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Simply the Best See Mon. Oct. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 POV: La Casa de Mama Icha See Mon. Oct. 18 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Antiques Roadshow Recut: American Stories, Part 1 See Tues. Oct. 19 at 10:30 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: My Garden of a Thousand Bees 9:00 NOVA: Edible Insects 10:00 Secrets of the Dead: Magellan’s Crossing 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 21 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: Anchored to the Past See Tues. Oct. 19 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Becoming Helen Keller: American Masters See Tues. Oct. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Shelf Life: The Story of Lanzi Candy See Sun. Oct. 17 at 4:00 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 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 8 of 8) Lady Rose meets the Prince of Wales and faces a dilemma. Trouble also plagues Cora’s mother, her brother, Edith, and almost everyone else at Downton Abbey. 10:00 Fatal Shot: Brainwashed Assassins Brainwashing is achieved in many ways, but its target is always a susceptible mind. From suicide squads and murderous cult members to deluded misfits hell-bent on fame, explore how the mind can be manipulated, transforming ordinary individuals into lethal assassins. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Inventing Improv: A Chicago Stories Special 9:00 La Frontera with Pati Jinich: From Dos Laredos to Mars (Part 2 of 2) Chef Pati Jinich travels from Laredo and Nuevo Laredo to Brownsville, Texas. She learns how tight-knit family bonds are an underlying theme connecting everything in the Laredos and throughout La Frontera. 10:00 Solidarnosc: How Solidarity Changed Europe In the summer of 1980, the workers of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk called a strike, founding the first independent trade union behind the Iron Curtain: Solidarnosc (Solidarity). This film sheds new light on how Poland was changed from the inside, impacting Europe altogether. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Saturday 23 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 2:30 NOVA: Edible Insects [R]

In the Spotlight

Friday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Roadtrip Nation: Skill Powered See Sun. Oct. 17 at 2:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform, and Thrive See Sun. Oct. 17 at 3:00 pm. [R] 2:30 In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl: Hecho en Mexico (Made in Mexico) See Sun. Oct. 17 at 11:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Austin City Limits: Jon Batiste [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

NOVA: Edible Insects From crunchy cricket chips to nutty black soldier fly grubs, this program explores the insect food industry and how it could benefit our health and our warming planet.

Wednesday, October 20 9:00 pm

In the Spotlight

3:30 Secrets of the Dead: Magellan’s Crossing See Wed. Oct. 20 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut: American Stories, Part 1 [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 5:30 Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr: Red Rock Basin

3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Tradition and Innovation 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Stop, Squash, and Roll 4:30 Check, Please! Gogi, Revival Food Hall, Club Lucky 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany’s Fascist Story 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend

MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Conscious Living: The Detox Diaries 9:30 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan 10:00 This Old House: Concord, Solid Foundation 10:30 Ask This Old House: Wood Floors, DIY Ice Rink 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Wroclaw

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 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 and what does the attack have to do with the death of a child in a hit-and-run accident? 7:50 Midsomer Murders: A Vintage Murder (Part 2 of 2) 8:40 Shakespeare & Hathaway Private Investigators: How the Rogue Roar’d When Frank and Lu are hired to help close down an old bingo hall, Frank is surprised to find an old nemesis at work. But what is he really up to? 9:30 Death in Paradise When the owner of a rum distillery is murdered during a séance, all the clues point to the prime suspect being a ghost. With DI Humphrey Goodman and his team a man down, Commissioner Selwyn steps in to help them look for a more earth-bound killer. 10:30 To be announced

AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Raichlen’s Rules - Desserts 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Eggs for the Holidays 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

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In the Spotlight

Ferdinand Magellan

Secrets of the Dead: Magellan’s Crossing Five hundred years ago, Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set sail to gain control of the global spice trade. What resulted was the first circumnavigation of the earth, laying the groundwork for colonization and globalization still felt today.

Wednesday, October 20 10:00 pm

Sunday 24 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced 5:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Join the acclaimed personal finance expert for essential ace on planning for and thriving in retirement. With empathy, straight talk, and humor, Suze provides information about key steps for anyone trying to achieve their “ultimate retirement.” MORNING 7:00-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Flavor of Poland Marathon Enjoy eight back-to-back episodes of this charming cooking and travel series hosted by Aleksandra August, explores the history, culture, and culinary heritage of Poland. AFTERNOON 2:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Poland Rediscovered – Krakow, Auschwitz, and Warsaw

2:30 Chuck Berry: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man Celebrate the father of rock-’n’-roll with legendary artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Lynne, and more performing favorite songs by their self-proclaimed hero. 4:00 Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years This film traces the arc of celebrated 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 PBS NewsHour Weekend EVENING 6:00 Inventing Improv: A Chicago Stories Special See Fri. Oct. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R] 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 10, Part 4 of 8) It’s July 1966, and Britain is in the grip of World Cup fever. Nonnatus House awaits the arrival of four new pupil midwives. One of them, Nancy Corrigan, makes quite an impact. Cyril and Lucille’s relationship continues to blossom. 8:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) When an American airman dies in the police station, a quiet late shift turns into a challenging night for Will and Geordie. Leonard and Daniel reassess their relationship. 9:00 Baptiste Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) 10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 10:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 11:00 Austin City Limits: Sarah Jarosz/Billy Strings

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In the Spotlight

Viola Spolin

Inventing Improv: A Chicago Stories Special Improvised theater was born on local stages and carried out into the world by the likes of Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Stephen Colbert. But this art form wasn’t created by a funny man - it was devised by a woman who wasn’t out for laughs. This episode of Chicago Stories explores the life and legacy of Viola Spolin, the social-worker-turned-theater guru known as The Mother of Improv.

Friday, October 22 8:00 pm

Monday 25 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Midsomer Murders: A Vintage Murder (Part 1 of 2) See Sat. Oct. 23 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Midsomer Murders: A Vintage Murder (Part 2 of 2) See Sat. Oct. 23 at 7:50 pm. [R] 2:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway Private Investigators: How the Rogue Roar’d See Sat. Oct. 23 at 8:40 pm. [R] 3:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Oct. 23 at 9:30 pm. [R] 4:00 Solidarnosc: How Solidarity Changed Europe See Fri. Oct. 22 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover [R]

Host Aleksandra August

Flavor of Poland Marathon Watch eight back-to-back episodes of Flavor of Poland, a series that explores the history, culture, and culinary heritage of Poland. Meet local restaurant owners and chefs, sample their signature dishes, and hear stories of Polish history.

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