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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those ThingsJune 6, 8pm

PRIMETIME

June 2021

primetime

2 JUNE 2021

Darlow Smithson Productions, Ltd.

Marathon Agatha and the Truth of MurderJoin the famous crime novelist Agatha Christie as she investigates a series of murders in three thrilling mysteries. The marathon kicks off with Agatha and the Truth of Murder, where Christie must investigate the real-life disappearance of Florence Nightingale’s goddaughter in 1926.

Saturday, June 12, 6pm OPB & OPB+

1 TUESDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Wed 12am) |

OPB+ Nature Super Cats: Extreme Lives

8:00 OPB Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer Behavior. Examine the importance of persuading the public to protect themselves during a health crisis. (Also Thu 6/24 9pm OPB+) | OPB+ Shelter Me 2020/Soul Awakened. Hear uplifting stories about the human-animal bond. (Also Thu 12am)

9:00 OPB Independent Lens Philly D.A., Ep 8. Frustrated Krasner supporters warn he must accelerate plans to phase out cash bail. (Also Thu 2am)

10:00 OPB Frontline The Jihadist. A powerful Syrian militant called a terrorist by the U.S. seeks a new relationship with the West. (Also Fri 11pm OPB+) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Wed 5am)

11:00 OPB Pacific Heartbeat American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai’i. Meet three master hula instructors in California. (Also Thu 4am) | OPB+ The Book Makers What will become of books in the future?

2 WEDNESDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Thu 12am) |

OPB+ Roadtrip Nation: A Single Mom’s Story

8:00 OPB Life at the Waterhole Ep 3. Discover how rain transforms the area into a lush grazing pasture. (Also Fri 1am)

| OPB+ Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party On June 4, 1989, a bloody prodemocracy demonstration ended, changing China forever. (Also Fri 12am)

9:00 OPB NOVA Ship That Changed the World. Historians explore the major evolution that overturned traditional ship designs five centuries ago. (Also Fri 2am)

10:00 OPB Human React. Learn how the brain, spine and nerves send and receive messages. (Also Thu 8pm OPB+) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Thu 5am)

11:00 OPB Life From Above Changing Planet. Cameras in space show growing cities, disappearing forests, melting glaciers and more changes. (Also Fri 4am) | OPB+ Silent Sacrifice: Stories of Japanese American Incarceration Uncover the pain and healing that nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans endured for their country. (Also Fri 2am)

3 THURSDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Fri 12am) |

OPB+ Across the Pacific Another Ocean.

6:00 OPB & OPB+ Rick Steves Island Hopping Europe Rick Steves explores four of Europe’s most intriguing islands. (Also Sun 6/13 7:30pm)

6:30 OPB & OPB+ Johnny Cash: A Night To Remember Watch the country music legend in a 1973 concert recently found in Sony’s vault. (Also Wed 6/16 9:30pm OPB)

8:00 OPB & OPB+ Ken Burns: Baseball Join Bob Costas for an inside look at the epic series, including exclusive filmmaker interviews. (Also Sat 6/12 2pm)

9:30 OPB & OPB+ Carpenters: Close to You Follow the band’s musical career. (Also Sat 6/12 12:30pm)

11:00 OPB & OPB+ What the Durrells Did Next: A Masterpiece Special Uncover the true story behind one of the best-loved families in TV drama.

6 SUNDAY5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+

Rick Steves’ Europe Great Swiss Cities: Luzern, Bern, Zurich and Lausanne

6:00 OPB & OPB+ Soul Legends Enjoy classic hits by The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Bill Withers, The Spinners, Isaac Hayes, Minnie Riperton and more.

Defying the skeptics, Pan Am builds an airway to Asia. (Also Fri 4am)

8:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Summer Arts. Portland Summer Ensembles gives students the opportunity to play, study and perform chamber music with other young musicians.

(Also Sun 6/20 6pm) | OPB+ Human React (R-Also Sat 12am)

8:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Marbled Murrelets. Marbled murrelets have long been a mystery to science. But now their survival depends on discovering what these seabirds need to survive. (Also Sun 6/20 6:30pm)

9:00 OPB Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Outrageous Fortune. Frank and Lu are hired to help a dog that is heir to a vast fortune. (Also Sun 2am) | OPB+ Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer Vaccines. Discover the innovations in science and medicine that doubled the human lifespan in less than a century. (Also Sat 1am)

10:00 OPB Inspector Morse The Wolvercote Tongue. A wealthy tourist dies of a heart attack. (Also Sun 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Fri 5am)

11:00 OPB+ DW Global 3000 (Also Sat 2am)

11:30 OPB+ Articulate With Jim Cotter (Also Sat 2:30am)

4 FRIDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Sat 12am) |

OPB+ Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation Learn to discern fact from fiction in the news.

8:00 OPB The Woman in White Ep 2. Walter is sent away before learning the truth about Anne. (Also Mon 1am) | OPB+ Washington Week (Also Mon 12am)

8:30 OPB+ History With David Rubenstein Susan E. Rice (Also Mon 12:30am)

9:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 8, Ep 3. The Turners oversee a measles vaccination trial. (Also Mon 2am) | OPB+ Finding Your Roots The New World (Also Mon 1am)

10:00 OPB Line of Separation Ep 2. Tannbach falls between the hands of the Americans and Russians. (Also Mon 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Mon 5am)

11:00 OPB A Place To Call Home Demons of the Dark. Sarah thinks she spots a villain from her past. (Also Mon 4am) | OPB+ Frontline The Jihadist (R-Also Mon 2am)

5 SATURDAY5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+

Rick Steves’ Europe The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam

weekdaysMONDAY – FRIDAY

6:30 OPB Kids Programs (until noon)

7am OPB+ NHK Newsline

7:30 OPB+ Sit & Be Fit (M/W/F); Classical Stretch (Tu/Th)

8am OPB+ Sewing & Knitting

8:30 OPB+ Quilting

9am OPB+ Painting

10am OPB+ Woodworking (M/W/Th); This Old House (Tu/F)

10:30 OPB+ Food & Cooking

11am OPB Nature (M); NOVA (Tu); America Revealed (W); First Civilizations (Th); Oregon Field Guide (F)

11:30 OPB Oregon Experience (F)

12pm OPB Painting | OPB+ Portrayal and Perception (M); Between the Covers (Tu); Canada Files (W); In the Americas (Th); My World Too (F)

12:30 OPB Food & Cooking | OPB+ Growing Bolder (M); GZero World (Tu); Latinas (W); Chavis Chronicles (Th); Asian American Life (F)

1pm OPB+ DW News

1:30 OPB Travel | OPB+ DW: The Day

2pm OPB Kids Programs (until 6pm) | OPB+ BBC Outside Source (M–Th); BBC Today (F)

2:30 OPB+ BBC World News America

3pm OPB+ News & Public Affairs

3:30 OPB+ NHK Newsline

4pm OPB+ PBS NewsHour

5pm OPB+ Travel

5:30 OPB+ Food & Cooking (until 7pm)

6pm OPB This Old House (M/Tu); Travel (W/Th/F)

6:30 OPB BBC Outside Source (M–Th); BBC Today (F)

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3JUNE 2021

OPB = Comcast 10 or 710; antenna XX.1OPB+ = Comcast 310; antenna XX.2KIDS = Comcast 311; antenna XX.3Full channel list at opb.org/schedules

R = Repeat within a weekRepeats are on original channel unless notedFull schedule and VOD at opb.org/schedules

= Program premiere = Watch online at watch.opb.org

Programs are subject to change

8:00 OPB & OPB+ Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things Follow the six-decade journey of the extraordinary performer with the sublime voice. (Also Sat 6/19 3:30pm)

10:00 OPB & OPB+ The Brain Revolution Explore neuroplasticity and learn how the brain works and how we can make it work for us. (Also Tue 3am OPB)

7 MONDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Tue 12am) |

OPB+ A Wider World (Also Tue 5am OPB)

7:30 OPB+ Museum Access International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum: Newport, RI

8:00 OPB Rick Steves Europe Awaits Travel lovers have spent the last year or so dreaming of where they’ll travel post-pandemic. (Also Sat 3:30pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Expedition With Steve Backshall Oman: Desert Canyon (Also Wed 12am)

9:00 OPB+ 3 Miles an Hour Traverse Montana backcountry on horseback. (Also Wed 1am)

10:00 OPB Melissa Etheridge: This Is M.E. Live in LA Join the American rock icon at the Orpheum in L.A. (Also Wed 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Tue 5am)

11:00 OPB+ Reel South Rap Squad (Also Wed 2am)


OPB+ Nature Super Cats: Cats in Every Corner

8:00 OPB Sam Cooke: Legend Follow the rise of the soul music legend, from his beginnings as a gospel singer to his crossover to the pop and R&B charts. (Also Sun 12:30pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+

Nature’s Greatest Dancers The Dance for Love. Steve Backshall looks at the moves animals make in pursuit of romance. (Also Thu 12am)

9:00 OPB+ Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise Lion Mystery. Scientists try to determine why Gorongosa’s lion population isn’t growing. (Also Thu 1am)

9:30 OPB Sergio Mendes & Friends: A Celebration Join the Grammy Award-winning Brazilian musician for a celebration of his incredible life and career. (Also Sat 8am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Wed 5am)

11:00 OPB Aging Backwards 3 With Miranda Esmonde-White Learn how to keep your mind sharp and your body active using gentle daily movement. (Also Thu 4am) | OPB+ Nazi

Mega Weapons Blitzkrieg. During early World War II, Germany crushed its enemies. (Also Thu 2am)


OPB+ Considering Matthew Shepard A unique production explores the death of Matthew Shepard.

8:00 OPB Build a Better Memory Through Science Discover workable strategies that make improving memory fun and rewarding. (Also Sun 2pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Two-Spirit Pow Wow Follow the development of the first LGBTQI-hosted Native American pow wow in the U.S. (Also Fri 12am)

8:30 OPB+ Oregon Experience Darcelle XV. Portland’s Darcelle XV is the nation’s oldest performing drag queen and operates one of America’s longest-running drag revues. (Also Fri 12:30am)

9:00 OPB+ Out in Rural America Follow the struggles and joys of being LGBTQ+ in rural America. (Also Fri 1am)

10:00 OPB American Experience Stonewall Uprising. Understand the violent protests and street demonstrations that launched a worldwide movement in 1969. (Also Fri 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Thu 5am)

11:00 OPB+ The Lavender Scare In 1953, President Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians to be a threat to the security of the country. (Also Fri 2am)

10 THURSDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Fri 12am) | OPB+

Trauma Healers Discover the devastating impact that traumatic injuries have on residents of low-resource countries.

8:00 OPB Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America Courtney B. Vance hosts this celebration of the renowned historian, author and filmmaker. (Also Sat 6/19 6pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Human Pulse. Explore the human circulatory system. (Also Sat 12am)

9:00 OPB+ Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer Medical Drugs. Learn about the invention of medicine. (Also Sat 1am)

10:00 OPB Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide The personal finance expert provides essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement. (Also Sun 10:30am OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Fri 5am)


11:30 OPB+ Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (Also Sat 2:30am)

primetime

4 JUNE 2021

Experience a lavish adaptation of Jane Austen’s final, unfinished work, Sanditon, where lovers, entrepreneurs, legacy hunters and hypochondriacs come together at a struggling seaside resort aimed to be England’s next fashionable playground.

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OPB+ When My Time Comes NPR’s Diane Rehm explores the right-to-die movement in America.

8:00 OPB Downton Abbey Returns! Join Jim Carter for a celebration of the beloved hit series. (Also Sun 9:30pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Washington Week (Also Mon 12am)

8:30 OPB+ History With David Rubenstein John Dickerson (Also Mon 12:30am)

9:00 OPB+ Finding Your Roots Laughing on the Inside (Also Mon 1am)

9:30 OPB Monty Python: Best Bits Celebrated Celebrities explore the cultural legacy and influence of the British comedy troupe Monty Python. (Also Sun 2:30am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Mon 5am)

11:00 OPB The Transformational Power of Yoga Desiree Rumbaugh shares how simple yoga and meditation practices can strengthen, protect and heal. (Also Sun 4am) | OPB+ Reveal The Terrorist Hunter (Also Mon 2am)


Rick Steves’ Europe Prague

6:00 OPB & OPB+ Agatha and the Truth of Murder See callout on page 2.

8:00 OPB & OPB+ Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar At an archaeological dig in Iraq, Christie unravels a series of mysterious murders. (Also Mon 1am OPB)

10:00 OPB & OPB+ Agatha and the Midnight Murders Christie considers selling a manuscript that will kill off her most famous creation. (Also Mon 3am OPB)

13 SUNDAY5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+

Rick Steves’ Europe Vienna and the Danube

6:00 OPB & OPB+ Nat King Cole’s Greatest Songs Featuring full performances and rarely seen footage of the performer’s most cherished songs.

7:30 OPB & OPB+ Rick Steves Island Hopping Europe (R-Also Mon 11:30pm OPB)

8:00 OPB & OPB+ Great Performances Andrea Bocelli: Believe. Enjoy the songs of the internationally beloved tenor’s 2020 album recorded on location in Malta. (Also Fri 9pm OPB)

9:30 OPB & OPB+ Downton Abbey Returns! (R-Also Tue 2:30am OPB)

11:00 OPB & OPB+ Meditation for All of Us Learn how to use meditation for greater happiness. (Also Tue 4am OPB)



7:30 OPB+ Museum Access The J. Paul Getty Museum: Los Angeles, CA

8:00 OPB Best of the ‘60s: Ready, Steady, Go! Celebrate the iconic UK TV series that featured the biggest rock and pop music acts of the decade. (Also Wed 1am) | OPB+ Expedition With Steve Backshall Greenland: Frozen Frontier (Also Sun 6pm)

9:00 OPB+ Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive Learn what is essential to the Italian lifestyle. (Also Sun 7pm)

9:30 OPB It’s What’s Happening Baby Ray Charles, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more iconic artists perform in this 1965 concert. (Also Wed 2:30am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Tue 5am)

11:00 OPB+ Reel South Jasper Mall (Also Wed 2am)

11:30 OPB Rick Steves Island Hopping Europe (R-Also Wed 4:30am)


OPB+ Nature Super Cats: Science and Secrets

8:00 OPB American Experience Voice of Freedom. Go inside the fascinating life of African American contralto opera singer Marian Anderson. (Also Thu 1am) | OPB+ Nature’s Greatest Dancers The Dance for Life. Dance-like moves help animals survive all aspects of life. (Also Thu 12am)

9:00 OPB+ Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise Elephant Whisperer. The team examines elephant behavior. (Also Thu 1am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Wed 5am)

10:30 OPB Sam Cooke: Legend (R)

11:00 OPB+ Nazi Mega Weapons Hitler’s Killer Subs. Examine deadly military hardware used by the Nazis in their quest for world domination. (Also Thu 2am)


OPB+ Roadtrip Nation: At Your Fingertips

8:00 OPB Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You Celebrate the singer-songwriter’s career from her early days to her success as a crossover superstar. (Also Fri 1am) | OPB+ Rust This

weekENDs

5 APRIL 2019 55JUNE 2021





SATURDAYS 6-10am OPB Kids Programs | OPB+ News,

Politics & Business

8am OPB Member Drive Programs (6/5, 6/12, 6/19 until 12am)

10am OPB Gardening | OPB+ Member Drive Programs (6/5, 6/12, 6/19 until 12am); Marathon (until 7pm) Around Japan/Trails to Oishii (6/26)

10:30 OPB+ OSU Commencement Ceremony 2021 (6/12)

11:30 OPB Sewing & Quilting

1pm OPB Cooking

3pm OPB Motorweek

3:30 OPB Woodworking

4:30 OPB This Old House

SUNDAYS 6-9am OPB Kids Programs | OPB+

Lifestyles

8am OPB+ Great British Baking Show

9am OPB Member Drive Programs (6/6, 6/13 until 12am); Rick Steves’ Europe (6/20, 6/27) | OPB+ Member Drive Programs (6/6, 6/13); Risking Light (6/20); Once Was Water (6/27)

10am OPB Nature | OPB+ Harmonies for Healing (6/20, 6/27)

10:30 OPB+ Freedom Wall (6/13)

11am OPB Mysteries of Mental Illness (6/20); NOVA (6/27) | OPB+ PSU Commencement Ceremony 2021 (6/13); Rust (6/20); River City Drumbeat (6/27)

Noon OPB Great Performances Lise Davidson in Concert (6/20); Beyond the Canvas (6/27 until 1:30pm)

12:30 OPB+ POV Shorts (6/20, 6/27)

1pm OPB American Masters Ballerina Boys (6/20) | OPB+ History With David Rubenstein (6/20, 6/27)

1:30 OPB Great Performances Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2020 (6/27) | OPB+ Finding Your Roots (6/20, 6/27)

2pm OPB Great Performances Anna Netrebko in Concert (6/20)

2:30 OPB+ Seat at the Table (6/20, 6/27)

3pm OPB News & Public Affairs (until 6pm) | OPB+ Nature & Wildlife

4pm OPB+ Travel (6/20, 6/27 until 7pm)

documentary explores solutions to inner city intergenerational poverty in a New Jersey community. (Also Fri 12am)

9:30 OPB Johnny Cash: A Night To Remember (R-Also Fri 2:30am) | OPB+ POV Shorts The Changing Same (Also Fri 1:30am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Thu 5am)

11:00 OPB Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance With Peggy Cappy Learn how yoga can aid people who want to increase strength and mobility at any age. (Also Fri 4am) | OPB+ Independent Lens Philly D.A., Ep 1. Go inside the emotional, high-stakes work of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. (Also Fri 2am)


OPB+ Risking Light See what happens when individuals transform their profound grief and anger into radical forgiveness.

8:00 OPB Ken Burns: The National Parks Explore the beauty and grandeur of our nation’s magnificent parks. (Also Sat 1am) | OPB+ Human Fuel. Go deep inside the human gut. (Also Sat 12am)

9:00 OPB+ Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer Data. See how data is used to improve public health. (Also Sat 1am)

10:00 OPB Oregon Revealed Willamette Valley Splendor. Take a breathtaking aerial journey across the valley’s scenic rivers, vineyards, campuses and more. (Also Sat 8am OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Fri 5am)


11:30 OPB Rick Steves Tasty Europe The travel expert shows the importance of cuisine in European culture. | OPB+ Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (Also Sat 2:30am)


OPB+ Harmonies for Healing: Under the Streetlamp Ep 1. Music ignites positive change for individuals and their communities. (Also Sun 10am)

8:00 OPB Mindfulness Goes Mainstream Explore the transformative power of mindfulness meditation through expert opinions and interviews. | OPB+ Washington Week (Also Sun 4:30pm OPB)

8:30 OPB+ History With David Rubenstein Jia Lynn Yang (Also Mon 12:30am)

9:00 OPB Great Performances Andrea Bocelli: Believe (R-Also Sun 2am) | OPB+ Finding Your Roots On Broadway (Also Mon 1am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Mon 5am)

10:30 OPB Incredible Aging: Adding Life to Your Years Meredith Vieira hosts a look at the complex and often confusing information around healthy aging. (Also Sun 3:30am)

11:00 OPB+ Reveal Freedom Fighters (Also Mon 2am)


Rick Steves’ Europe Berlin

6:00 OPB & OPB+ Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America (R)

8:00 OPB & OPB+ Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Pts 1&2. Journey back to the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss and revolutionary social change. (Also Mon 1am OPB)

20 SUNDAY5:00 OPB Firing Line With Margaret Hoover

5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+ Rick Steves’ Europe The Czech Republic Off the Beaten Path

6:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Summer Arts (R) | OPB+ Expedition With Steve Backshall Greenland: Frozen Frontier

6:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Marbled Murrelets (R)

7:00 OPB The Great British Baking Show Bread (Also Sun 6/27 12am) | OPB+ Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive (R)

8:00 OPB Great Estates Scotland Kincardine. Kincardine Castle struggles to keep itself afloat for its occupants. (Also Tue 1am) | OPB+ Eyes on the Prize Awakenings (1954-1956)/Fighting Back (1957-1962). This series takes a definitive look at the American civil rights era. (Also Tue 12am)

9:00 OPB Masterpiece Us, Ep 1. Connie tells Douglas she wants to end their marriage, but not before they take a European vacation. (Also Tue 2am)

10:00 OPB+ Inside the Met Love and Money (Also Tue 2am)

11:00 OPB Masterpiece Poldark: Season 5, Ep 4. Ross’ tenacity in helping Ned bears fruit, but at a cost. (Also Tue 4am) | OPB+ Dialogue in Metal A metal sculptor and a mechanic take on a collaborative art project.

primetime

6 JUNE 2021

Philly D.A., Ep 2. Krasner and his team battle to obtain complete police misconduct files. (Also Fri 2am)


OPB+ Once Was Water Take a solutions-oriented look at water conservation.

8:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Summer Arts 2. For more than a decade, the Northwest Plein Air Paint Out has provided a five-day opportunity for painters to showcase the beauty of the Columbia Gorge. (Also Sun 6pm) | OPB+ Human Defend. Wildly advanced biology keeps us alive. (Also Sat 12am)

8:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Rodeo Girl. Fourteen-year-old Najiah Knight comes from a long line of rodeo champs. But the mini bull-riding teen from Arlington, Oregon, has just begun to make history. (Also Sun 6:30pm)

9:00 OPB Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators The Play’s the Thing. Frank and Lu go undercover as LARP characters. (Also Sun 2am) | OPB+ Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer Behavior (R-Also Sat 1am)

10:00 OPB Inspector Morse Last Seen Wearing. A businessman’s daughter goes missing. (Also Sun 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Fri 5am)


11:30 OPB+ Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (Also Sat 2:30am)


OPB+ Harmonies for Healing: Under the Streetlamp Ep 2. Music ignites positive change for individuals and their communities. (Also Sun 10am)

8:00 OPB The Woman in White Ep 3. Laura learns the truth about her new husband. (Also Mon 1am) | OPB+ Washington Week (Also Sun 4:30pm OPB)

8:30 OPB+ History With David Rubenstein Philip J. Deloria (Also Mon 12:30am)

9:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 8, Ep 4. The team attempts to reunite an estranged mother and daughter. (Also Mon 2am) | OPB+ Finding Your Roots Anchored to the Past (Also Mon 1am)

10:00 OPB Line of Separation Ep 3. The Russians take back control. (Also Mon 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Mon 5am)

11:00 OPB A Place To Call Home The Anatomy of His Passing. The Blighs deal with the aftermath of Douglas’s death. (Also Mon


OPB+ Roadtrip Nation: Community Driven

8:00 OPB Nature Cuba’s Wild Revolution. As international relations thaw on the island of Cuba, what will become of this wildlife sanctuary? (Also Fri 1am) | OPB+ River City Drumbeat A powerful story of music, love and legacies set in the American South. (Also Fri 12am)

9:00 OPB Mysteries of Mental Illness The Rise and Fall of the Asylum. Follow the rise and fall of mental asylums in the United States and meet detainees in a facility. (Also Fri 2am)

9:30 OPB+ POV Shorts Positive Images (Also Fri 1:30am)

10:00 OPB Mysteries of Mental Illness The New Frontiers. Look at today’s most cutting-edge treatments, based on the latest understanding of mental illness. (Also Fri 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Thu 5am)

11:00 OPB Broken Places Explore why adversity affects some children differently. (Also Fri 4am) | OPB+ Independent Lens

Mysteries of Mental IllnessThroughout history, people have made dramatic attempts to unravel difficult questions surrounding mental illness. Follow the evolution of our understanding, from our ancient conceptions of mental illness to the establishment of psychiatry and cutting-edge treatments, and hear first-hand stories from people living with mental illness today.

June 22 & 23, 9pm OPB

Pangloss Films



7:30 OPB+ Museum Access The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: Albuquerque, NM

8:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Vintage Austin (Also Wed 1am) | OPB+ Expedition With Steve Backshall Suriname: Lost World (Also Sun 6pm)

9:00 OPB Oregon Experience Tom McCall. Look back at Gov. McCalls’s life from his early childhood years in central Oregon to his accomplishments as one of Oregon’s most influential and colorful governors. (Also Wed 2am) | OPB+ Hidden Poland See parts of Poland not shared in travel guides. (Also Sun 7pm)

10:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Vintage Cleveland (Also Wed 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Tue 5am)

11:00 OPB Independent Lens Two Gods. In a New Jersey casket shop, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. (Also Wed 4am) | OPB+ Horizon: How To Die a Better Death Explore moral questions surrounding death.


OPB+ Nature Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

8:00 OPB Finding Your Roots Black Like Me. Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux learn unexpected facts about their ancestry. (Also Thu 1am) | OPB+ Our Gorongosa Take an eye-opening journey to transform your understanding of what a national park can be. (Also Thu 12am)

9:00 OPB Mysteries of Mental Illness Evil or Illness? See callout on this page. (Also Thu 2am) | OPB+ Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise New Blood. The team assists with animal wounds of war. (Also Thu 1am)

10:00 OPB Mysteries of Mental Illness What’s Normal. Trace the fight to develop mental illness standards rooted in empirical science rather than dogma. (Also Thu 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Wed 5am)

11:00 OPB Pacific Heartbeat Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula. A group of male hula dancers prepares for a

competition. (Also Thu 4am) | OPB+ Nazi Mega Weapons The Eagle’s Nest. Uncover Hitler’s labyrinth of underground tunnels and bunkers. (Also Thu 2am)

7JUNE 2021





4am) | OPB+ Reveal Nellie Bly Makes the News (Also Mon 2am)

26 SATURDAY5:00 OPB This Old House Our 3 Decker | OPB+

Marathon Trails to Oishii Tokyo, continued (until 7pm)

5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend

6:00 OPB The Legacy List With Matt Paxton Don’t Go in the Basement/Morristown, NJ

7:00 OPB Rick Steves’ Europe Rome: Back-Street Riches (Also Sun 9am) | OPB+ America’s Last Little Italy: The Hill In the late 1800s, Italians immigrated to St. Louis in search of the American Dream.

7:30 OPB Rick Steves’ Europe Florence: Heart of the Renaissance (Also Sun 9:30am)

8:00 OPB Masterpiece Mrs. Wilson, Ep 3. Alec’s handler in the secret service drops a bombshell. (Also Mon 12am) | OPB+ Baseball Home (Also Sun 1:30am)

9:00 OPB Midsomer Murders Habeas Corpus, Pts 1&2. Secrets are exposed when the body of a wealthy landowner goes missing.

10:30 OPB Hillary Louise. Hillary falls in love with Louise. He and mountaineer Eric Shipton discover a route up Mt. Everest. | OPB+ POV The Workers Cup. Builders of the 2022 World Cup stadium compete in a soccer tournament of their own. (Also Sun 12am)

11:30 OPB On Story A Conversation With Felicia Henderson

27 SUNDAY5:00 OPB Firing Line With Margaret Hoover

5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+ Rick Steves’ Europe Athens and Side Trips

6:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Summer Arts 2 (R) | OPB+ Expedition With Steve Backshall Suriname: Lost World

6:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Rodeo Girl (R)

7:00 OPB The Great British Baking Show Tarts | OPB+ Hidden Poland (R)

8:00 OPB Great Estates Scotland Inveraray. For more than 500 years, Inveraray Castle has housed the chieftain of the Clan Campbell. (Also Tue 1am) | OPB+ Eyes on the Prize Ain’t Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)/No Easy Walk (1961-1963). Black college students take a leadership role in the movement. (Also Tue 12am)

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30 WEDNESDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour | OPB+ Roadtrip

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11:00 OPB Masterpiece Poldark: Season 5, Ep 5. George conspires against his old enemy. (Also Tue 4am)

28 MONDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour | OPB+ A Wider

World (Also Tue 5am OPB)

7:30 OPB+ Museum Access The Bruce Museum, Masterpieces From the Cartoon Art Museum: Greenwich, CT

8:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Celebrating Latino Heritage (Also Wed 1am) | OPB+ Expedition With Steve Backshall Mexico: Flooded Caves (Also Wed 12am)

9:00 OPB Oregon Experience White Plague. Trace the historical impact of tuberculosis in Oregon. (Also Wed 2am) | OPB+ Slovakia: Treasures in the Heart of Europe An introduction to Slovakia’s culture and breathtaking landscapes. (Also Wed 1am)

9:30 OPB Oregon Experience Road to Statehood. Learn how Oregon Country became the 33rd state. (Also Wed 2:30am)

10:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Vintage Seattle (Also Wed 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Tue 5am)

11:00 OPB Independent Lens The People vs. Agent Orange. Two women fight to hold the chemical industry

accountable for the devastation caused by toxic herbicides used in Vietnam and Oregon.

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29 TUESDAY7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour | OPB+ Nature Living

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9:00 OPB American Experience Mr. Tornado. Pioneering meteorologist Ted Fujita transformed our understanding of tornados. (Also Thu 2am) | OPB+ Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise Hidden Worlds. Discover forests full of new species. (Also Sun 4pm)

10:00 OPB Frontline Germany’s Neo-Nazis and the Far Right. Frontline investigates the rise of far-right extremism and violence in Germany.

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