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SATURDAYS 6:00am Arthur
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6:30am Dinosaur Train
7:00am Peg + Cat
7:30am Daniel Tiger
8:00am ODD Squad
8:30am Wild Kratts
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TUESDAY 1 1pm WILD NEVADA “Tonopah to Silver Peak” 1:30 AMERICA’S HEARTLAND Traverse the golden plains and “pur-
ple mountains’ majesty” to view favorite Heartland destinations.
2:00 DOC MARTIN (R) “The Tameness of a Wolf ” Ruth is
invited on Radio Portwenn and attracts an admirer. Doc and Louisa find a replacement nanny.
3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 BOYS OF ‘36:
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
The American rowing team that triumphed at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany is highlighted.
(Repeats at 1am and Wednesday, 8/2 at 2pm & 4am)
9:00 RARE - CREATURES OF THE PHOTO ARK
Joel Sartore searches for insects for his Photo Ark collection and animals in Budapest and Prague. (Part 3 of 3)
(Repeats at 2am, Wednesday, 8/2 at 5am and Sunday, 8/6 at 1:30am – Joined in Progress)
10:00 FRONTLINE
“The Vaccine War” Parents and activ-ists are using social media to take on public health scientists’ view of vaccines.
(Repeats at 3am) 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Wednesday, 8/2 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Wednesday, 8/2 at 5pm) 1:00 BOYS OF ‘36: AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE (R) 2:00 RARE – CREATURES
OF THE PHOTO ARK (R) 3:00 FRONTLINE (R) 4:00 POV “Memories of a Penitent Heart” (Repeats Friday, 8/4 at 12am and
Sunday, 8/6 at 3am) 5:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) “Vintage Richmond”
WEDNESDAY 2 1pm WOODWRIGHT’S SHOP “Saw Like A Butterfly” 1:30 WOODSMITH SHOP “Precision Joinery” 2:00 BOYS OF ‘36: AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE (R) (See Tuesday, 8/1 at 8pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R)
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5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 IRELAND’S WILD COAST Wildlife cameraman Colin Staf-
ford-Johnson takes an odyssey along Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coast.
(Repeats at 1am, Thursday, 8/3 at 3am and Saturday, 8/5 at 2am)
10:00 NOVA “Secrets of the Sky Tombs” A team
of scientists and explorers probe high altitude tombs in the Tibetan Himalayas.
(Repeats at 3am, Thursday, 8/3 at 2pm & 5am and Saturday, 8/5 at 1am)
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Thursday, 8/3 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Thursday, 8/3 at 5pm) 1:00 IRELAND’S WILD COAST (R) 3:00 NOVA (R) 4:00 BOYS OF ‘36: AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE (R) (See Tuesday, 8/1 at 8pm) 5:00 RARE - CREATURES OF THE
PHOTO ARK (R) (Part 3 of 3) (See Tuesday, 8/1 at 9pm)
Ireland’s Wild CoastWednesday, 8/2 at 8pm
See Page 5 for Kids Schedule
THURSDAY 3 1pm BEAUTY OF OIL
PAINTING WITH GARY AND KATHWREN JENKINS
“Mauve Magic” 1:30 BEST OF THE JOY OF
PAINTING “Triple View” 2:00 NOVA (R) “Secrets of the Sky Tombs” (See Wednesday, 8/2 at 10pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 LEGENDS OF
THE LAKE
Set in Lake Tahoe, this film explores the passion for mahogany exteriors of classic wooden boats.
(Repeats Friday, 8/4 at 2pm)
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The Great British Baking ShowFriday, 8/4 at 9pm & 10pm
1:30 SEWING WITH NANCY “Doodle Stitching, Part 2” 2:00 LEGENDS OF
THE LAKE (R) (See Thursday, 8/3 at 8pm) 2:30 TAHOE: A VISUAL
HISTORY (R) (See Thursday, 8/3 at 8:30pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK Join moderator Robert Costa for
discussion and analysis of the week’s major stories.
(Repeats at 1am & Sun., 8/6 at 5:30pm) 8:30 ARTEFFECTS “Classic Cars” Restored engines, cus-
tom paint jobs, pinstriping and let-tering by hand — see and appreciate the several layers of art on display when classic cars hit the streets of Northern Nevada.
9:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW
“Patisserie” The four remaining bak-ers make yeast cake with a fruity top and prepare a multiple mini-cake bake. (Part 9 of 10)
(Repeats at 2am)
8:30 TAHOE: A VISUAL HISTORY
See native baskets, photography, architecture, and contemporary art dedicated to Lake Tahoe, Donner Pass, and the Sierra Nevada region.
(Repeats Friday, 8/4 at 2:30pm) 9:00 JOHNNY MATHIS –
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
The legendary Johnny Mathis per-forms favorites including “Chances Are” and “Twelfth of Never.”
(Repeats Sunday, 8/6 at 1pm and Monday, 8/7 at 4am)
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Friday, 8/4 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Friday, 8/4 at 5pm) 1:00 THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR (Repeats Friday, 8/4 at 5am) 2:00 THE TUNNEL: SABOTAGE Elise makes a devastating discovery.
(Part 8 of 8) (Repeats Friday, 8/4 at 4am and Sun-
day, 8/6 at 2am) 3:00 IRELAND’S WILD COAST (R) (See Wednesday, 8/2 at 8pm) 5:00 NOVA (R) “Secrets of the Sky Tombs” (See Wednesday, 8/2 at 10pm)
FRIDAY 4 1pm SEW IT ALL “Pleather & Studs, Beth Bradley”
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10:00 SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU
Suze Orman provides advice to help individual viewers “find financial solutions for you.”
(Repeats at 4am, Monday, 8/7 at 1pm, Friday, 8/11 at 9pm, Monday, 8/14 at 10pm, Tuesday, 8/15 at 1pm and Sun-day, 8/20 at 9am)
noon EAT FAT GET THIN WITH DR. MARK HYMAN
Dr. Mark Hyman explains how eating fat can help promote weight loss and optimum health.
(Repeats Tuesday, 8/8 at 9pm, Thursday, 8/17 at 9:30pm and Saturday, 8/19 at 10am)
10:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW
“The Final” The finalists wrestle with meringues and create a British clas-sic with only one recipe instruction. (Part 10 of 10)
(Repeats at 3am) 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Monday, 8/7 at 4pm)
midnight POV (R) “Memories of a Penitent Heart” A film-
maker investigates her uncle Miguel’s death during a time when AIDS was synonymous with sin.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/6 at 3am) 1:00 WASHINGTON WEEK (R) 1:30 CHARLIE ROSE - THE WEEK (Repeats Saturday, 8/5 at 5:30pm) 2:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING
SHOW (R) “Patisserie” (Part 9 of 10) 3:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING
SHOW (R) “The Final” (Part 10 of 10) 4:00 THE TUNNEL:
SABOTAGE (R) (Part 8 of 8) (See Thursday, 8/3 at 2am) 5:00 THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR (R)
SATURDAY 5 8am BRAINFIT: 50 WAYS TO
GROW YOUR BRAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. AND TANA AMEN, R.N.
Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen share their best secrets to ignite your energy and focus at any age.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/6 at 11:30pm, Wednesday 8/9 at 1pm, Thursday, 8/10 at 12am, Saturday, 8/12 at 11am, Wednesday, 8/16 at 10pm, Thursday, 8/17 at 1pm and Sat., 8/19 at noon)
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2:00 AGE REVERSED WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE
Valuable insights on how to combat the physical signs and consequences of aging are presented.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/6 at 11am and Fri-day, 8/18 at 9pm)
3:30 FOLK LEGENDS: ISN’T THIS A TIME!
Peter, Paul and Mary, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger and The Weavers per-form in a 2003 concert.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/6 at 7pm)
5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 CHARLIE ROSE -
THE WEEK (R) 6:00 LAWRENCE WELK:
GOD BLESS AMERICA Executive Producer Bob Allen and
Welk Star Mary Lou Metzger are featured in this special.
8:30 60s POP, ROCK & SOUL (MY MUSIC)
Includes pop sounds from Frat Rock to Surf Pop, the British Beats. Motown, Soul and Pop classics.
(Repeats Wednesday, 8/9 at 4am) 10:30 70s SOUL SUPERSTARS
(MY MUSIC) Patti LaBelle hosts an all-star reunion
of the legends of 1970s Motown, R&B and soul.
(Repeats Thursday, 8/10 at 8pm)
1:00 NOVA (R) “Secrets of the Sky Tombs” (See Wednesday, 8/2 at 10pm) 2:00 IRELAND’S WILD COAST (R) (See Wednesday, 8/2 at 8pm) 4:00 SUZE ORMAN’S
FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU (R)
SUNDAY 6See page 5 for Kids Schedule
9am YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D.
Each of us is a co-creator of reality extending to the vastest reaches of time and space.
(Repeats Tuesday, 8/8 at 1pm, Tuesday, 8/15 at 10pm, Wednesday, 8/16 at 1pm and Sunday, 8/20 at 11am)
11:00 AGE REVERSED WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 2pm) 12:30 RICK STEVES’ TASTY
EUROPE
The travel expert shows how food
is a prime ingredient in what defines cultures all across Europe.
(Repeats at 5:30am, Thursday, 8/10 at 10:30pm, Sunday, 8/13 at 4:30pm, Friday, 8/18 at 4am and Sunday, 8/20 at 12:30am)
1:00 JOHNNY MATHIS – WONDERFUL WONDERFUL (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) (R)
(See Thursday, 8/3 at 9pm) 3:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy”
Interviews and performance footage highlight why Broadway is fertile ter-ritory for Jewish artists.
5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 WASHINGTON WEEK (R)
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3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES “Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages” The
sound of the tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who extended his presence far beyond opera, is celebrated.
(Repeats Tuesday, 8/8 at 4:30am) 9:30 JFK: THE LOST INAUGURAL GALA Enjoy performances from Frank
Sinatra, Ethel Merman, Harry Bela-fonte, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Gene Kelly and more in this presi-dential gala event taped in 1961.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/13 at 7pm and Tuesday, 8/15 at 4:30am)
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Tuesday, 8/8 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Tuesday, 8/8 at 5pm) 1:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Myrtle Beach” Discoveries include
an 1884 Currier and Ives print and a 1936 first edition of Gone With the Wind. (Part 1 of 3)
2:00 POV “Iris” Style maven Iris Apfel has had
an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades.
(Repeats Tuesday, 8/8 at 2am and Thursday, 8/10 at 2am)
3:30 PBS PREVIEWS: THE VIETNAM WAR
(Repeats Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 4:00 JOHNNY MATHIS –
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) (R)
(See Thursday, 8/3 at 9pm)
TUESDAY 8 1pm YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE
WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D. (R)
(See Sunday, 8/6 at 9am) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R)
6:00 ARTEFFECTS “Best of Arteffects” A special edition
of Arteffects featuring some of your favorite local segments.
7:00 FOLK LEGENDS: ISN’T THIS A TIME! (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 3:30pm) 8:30 CLASSICAL REWIND
(MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
The greatest composers of all time and the origins of their music and compositions are explored.
(Repeats at 4am and Saturday, 8/19 at 2pm)
10:00 IL VOLO NOTTE MAGICA The superstar trio and Placido
Domingo perform in Florence, Italy’s beautiful Santa Croce Square.
(Repeats Saturday, 8/19 at 10pm) 11:30 BRAINFIT: 50 WAYS TO
GROW YOUR BRAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. AND TANA AMEN, R.N. (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 8am)
1:30 RARE - CREATURES OF THE PHOTO ARK (R)
(Part 3 of 3) (See Tuesday, 8/1 at 9pm) (Joined in Progress) 2:00 THE TUNNEL:
SABOTAGE (R) (Part 8 of 8) (See Thursday, 8/3 at 2am) 3:00 POV (R) “Memories of a Penitent Heart” (See Friday, 8/4 at 12am) 4:00 CLASSICAL REWIND
(MY MUSIC PRESENTS) (R) 5:30 RICK STEVES’ TASTY
EUROPE (R)
MONDAY 7 1pm SUZE ORMAN’S
FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 10am)
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5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR Interviews and exclusive clips high-
light the upcoming series from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
(Repeats Thursday, 8/10 at 3:30am, Friday, 8/11 at 11pm, Tuesday, 8/15 at 4am, Thursday, 8/17 at 4am, Friday, 8/18 at 3:30am, Saturday, 8/19 at 4:30am, Sunday, 8/20 at 7pm & 4am, Tuesday, 8/22 at 4am, Sunday, 8/27 at 10:30pm and Monday, 8/28 at 3am)
9:00 EAT FAT GET THIN WITH DR. MARK HYMAN (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at noon) 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Wednesday, 8/9 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Wednesday, 8/9 at 5pm) 1:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD “Resurrecting Richard III” Scientist
test the hunchbacked bones of King Richard III, found with an arrow in the spine in 2011.
(Repeats at 3:30am and Wednesday, 8/9 at 3am)
2:00 POV (R) “Iris” (See Monday, 8/7 at 2am) 3:30 SECRETS OF THE DEAD (R) 4:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES (R) “Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages” (See Monday, 8/7 at 8pm)
WEDNESDAY 9 1pm BRAINFIT: 50 WAYS TO
GROW YOUR BRAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. AND TANA AMEN, R.N. (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 8am) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR
7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (R)
8:00 ETHAN BORTNICK: GENERATIONS OF MUSIC
Join the talented young virtuoso for a concert spanning generations and genres. Featuring guests Peter Yar-row (Peter, Paul and Mary), Bethany Yarrow and cellist Rufus Cappadocia, this concert will appeal to audiences of all ages and musical tastes.
(Repeats Saturday, 8/12 at 8pm and Thursday, 8/17 at 8pm & 4:30am)
9:30 EMMYLOU HARRIS – AT THE RYMAN
Celebrate 125 years of live enter-tainment at the Ryman with Harris and her acoustic band the Nash Ramblers in a re-creation of their mesmerizing 1991 concert, which helped spearhead efforts to refur-bish the century-old home of the Grand Ole Opry.
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Thursday, 8/10 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Thursday, 8/10 at 5pm) 1:00 INDIA –
NATURE’S WONDERLAND Experience a ritual tiger dance in
India, see lions and elephants and climb to the Himalayas. (Part 1 of 2)
(Repeats Thursday, 8/10 at 4am, Sat-urday, 8/12 at 2am, Wednesday, 8/23 at 2pm, Wednesday, 8/30 at 3am and Thursday, 8/31 at 5am)
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2:00 POV (R) “Iris” (See Monday, 8/7 at 2am) 3:30 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 4:00 INDIA – NATURE’S
WONDERLAND (R) (Part 1 of 2) (See Wednesday, 8/9 at 1am) 5:00 NOVA (R) “Inside Einstein’s Mind”
FRIDAY 11 1pm KEN BURNS:
AMERICA’S STORYTELLER “American Sam-
pler” The many documentaries and short series that filmmaker Ken Burns has produced are showcased.
(Repeats Sat-urday, 8/12 at 6pm and Sunday, 8/13 at 4am)
3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 ARTEFFECTS “Best of Arteffects” A special edition
of Arteffects featuring some of your favorite local segments.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/13 at 6pm) 9:00 SUZE ORMAN’S
FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 10am) 11:00 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm)
midnight CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Monday, 8/14 at 4pm) 1:00 WASHINGTON WEEK (Repeats Sunday, 8/13 at 5:30pm) 1:30 CHARLIE ROSE - THE WEEK (Repeats Saturday, 8/12 at 5:30pm)
2:00 NOVA (R) “Inside Einstein’s Mind” (Repeats Thursday, 8/10 at 5am and
Saturday, 8/12 at 1am) 3:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD (R) “Resurrecting Richard III” (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 1am) 4:00 60s POP, ROCK & SOUL
(MY MUSIC) (R) (See Saturday, 8/5 at 8:30pm)
THURSDAY 10 1pm RICK STEVES’
HEART OF ITALY From hill towns to harbors, and
from vino rosso to Giotto, Rick Steves’ Heart of Italy savors the good life in the Italian heartland.
(Repeats Friday, 8/11 at 4am, Saturday, 8/12 at 3pm and Saturday, 8/19 at 8am & 5am)
3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 70s SOUL SUPERSTARS
(MY MUSIC) (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 10:30pm) 10:30 RICK STEVES’
TASTY EUROPE (R) (See Sunday, 8/6 at 12:30pm) 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Friday, 8/11 at 4pm)
midnight BRAINFIT: 50 WAYS TO GROW YOUR BRAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. AND TANA AMEN, R.N. (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 8am)
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11:00 BRAINFIT: 50 WAYS TO GROW YOUR BRAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. AND TANA AMEN, R.N. (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 8am) 1:00 EAT TO LIVE WITH JOEL
FUHRMAN, M.D. Get the
facts you need to lose weight and lower blood pressure and cho-lesterol without drugs.
(Repeats Monday, 8/14 at 1pm and Sunday, 8/20 at 1pm)
3:00 RICK STEVES’ HEART OF ITALY (R)
(See Thursday, 8/10 at 1pm) 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 CHARLIE ROSE -
THE WEEK (R)
2:00 SHAKESPEARE LIVE! FROM THE RSC
Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen mark the life and work of William Shakespeare.
(Repeats Saturday, 8/12 at 3am) 4:00 RICK STEVES’
HEART OF ITALY (R) (See Thursday, 8/10 at 1pm)
SATURDAY 12See page 5 for Kids Schedule
8am FAST METABOLISM REVOLUTION WITH HAYLIE POMROY
Regular people with real challenges are encouraged to get healthy by eating more food, not less.
10:00 MINDFULNESS GOES MAINSTREAM
Explore the transformative power of mindfulness meditation—now embraced by millions of ordinary people—through expert opinions and interviews.
(Repeats at 5am)
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The Texas Tenors: RiseSunday, 8/13 at 10pm
See Page 5 for Kids Schedule
SUNDAY 13 9am AFRICA’S GREAT
CIVILIZATIONS
Beginning with Africa’s ancient his-tory as the cradle of mankind, this documentary series with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. brings to life the epic stories of both little-known and cel-ebrated African kingdoms and cul-tures. (Parts 1 - 6)
4:30 RICK STEVES’ TASTY EUROPE (R)
(See Sunday, 8/6 at 12:30pm) 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 WASHINGTON WEEK (R) 6:00 ARTEFFECTS (R) 7:00 JFK: THE LOST
INAUGURAL GALA (R) (See Monday, 8/7 at 9:30pm) 8:30 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
(MY MUSIC) (R) (See Saturday, 8/12 at 9:30pm) 10:00 THE TEXAS TENORS: RISE Join America’s favorite tenors for
an all-new concert filmed at Gal-veston’s Grand 1894 Opera House. Highlights include a show-stopping
6:00 KEN BURNS: AMERICA’S STORYTELLER (R)
“American Sampler” (See Friday, 8/11 at 1pm) 8:00 ETHAN BORTNICK:
GENERATIONS OF MUSIC (R) (See Wednesday, 8/9 at 8pm) 9:30 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
(MY MUSIC) The Smothers Brothers and Judy
Collins host a look at the evolution of modern American folk music.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/13 at 8:30pm) 11:00 ROCK, RHYTHM &
DOO WOP Frankie Valli hosts performances by
Little Richard, The Five Satins and more rock and roll legends.
(Repeats Monday, 8/14 at 8pm & 4am, Saturday, 8/19 at 6pm, Sunday, 8/20 at 10:30pm and Thursday, 8/24 at 9:30pm)
1:00 NOVA (R) “Inside Einstein’s Mind” 2:00 INDIA – NATURE’S
WONDERLAND (R) (Part 1 of 2) (See Wednesday, 8/9 at 1am) 3:00 SHAKESPEARE LIVE!
FROM THE RSC (R) (See Friday, 8/11 at 2am) 5:00 MINDFULNESS GOES
MAINSTREAM (R)
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Visions of EuropeSunday, 8/13 at 11:30pmrepeats Friday, 8/18 at 10:30pm
4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 ROCK, RHYTHM &
DOO WOP (R) (See Saturday, 8/12 at 11pm) 10:00 SUZE ORMAN’S
FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 10am)
midnight CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Tuesday, 8/15 at 4pm) 1:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Cincinnati” Highlights include a
baseball bat used by Mickey Mantle and works by artist Edward Henry Potthast. (Part 1 of 3)
2:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Cincinnati” Discoveries in “the city
that sings” include an 1846 wall map of the western United States.
(Part 2 of 3) 3:00 SECRETS OF ALTHORP –
THE SPENCERS (Repeats Tuesday, 8/22 at 2pm, 9pm
& 2am, Wednesday, 8/23 at 5am and Thursday, 8/31 at 8pm)
4:00 ROCK, RHYTHM & DOO WOP (R)
(See Saturday, 8/12 at 11pm)
tribute to Les Miserables, selec-tions from Phantom of the Opera, and classic rock, pop and country favorites.
(Repeats Saturday, 8/19 at 11:30pm) 11:30 VISIONS OF EUROPE Soar above the wonders of Britain,
France, Germany, Italy and Greece in this sweeping aerial tour.
(Repeats Friday, 8/18 at 10:30pm & 4:30am and Saturday, 8/19 at 3:30pm)
1:00 INSIDE THE COURT OF HENRY VIII
(Repeats Sunday, 8/27 at 2:30pm) 2:00 TALES FROM THE ROYAL
BEDCHAMBER Historian Lucy Worsley reveals the
importance of the palace’s regal bed-room to past monarchs.
3:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW
“Cakes” The 13 bakers and tasked with making simple sandwich cakes and angel food cakes.
4:00 KEN BURNS: AMERICA’S STORYTELLER (R)
“American Sampler” (See Friday, 8/11 at 1pm)
MONDAY 14 1pm EAT TO LIVE WITH JOEL
FUHRMAN, M.D. (R) (See Saturday, 8/12 at 1pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
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WEDNESDAY 16 1pm YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE
WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D. (R)
(See Sunday, 8/6 at 9am) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 MAGIC MOMENTS –
THE BEST OF 50s POP
The McGuire Sisters, The Lennon Sisters, The Chordettes, The Four Aces and more take the stage.
(Repeats at 1am, Friday, 8/18 at 1pm, Saturday, 8/19 at 8pm and Sunday, 8/20 at 3pm)
10:00 BRAINFIT: 50 WAYS TO GROW YOUR BRAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. AND TANA AMEN, R.N. (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 8am)
midnight CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Thursday, 8/17 at 4pm) 1:00 MAGIC MOMENTS –
THE BEST OF 50s POP (R) 3:00 BOMB (R) (See Tuesday, 8/15 at 1am) 5:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD (R) “The Real Trojan Horse” (Repeats Sunday, 8/20 at 5am and
Monday, 8/28 at 10pm)
TUESDAY 15 1pm SUZE ORMAN’S
FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 10am) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 GET DOWN TONIGHT –
THE DISCO EXPLOSION
KC and The Sunshine Band host a historic reunion with superstars of the 1970s disco and dance era.
10:00 YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D. (R)
(See Sunday, 8/6 at 9am)
midnight CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Wednesday, 8/16 at 4pm) 1:00 BOMB A look at how America developed
the most destructive invention in human history – the nuclear bomb.
(Repeats Wednesday, 8/16 at 3am and Thursday, 8/17 at 2am)
3:00 FRONTLINE “Terror in Little Saigon” Unsolved mur-
ders and attacks that targeted Viet-namese-American journalists are investigated.
4:00 PBS PREVIEWS: THE VIETNAM WAR (R)
(See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 4:30 JFK: THE LOST
INAUGURAL GALA (R) (See Monday, 8/7 at 9:30pm)
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5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 ARTEFFECTS “Best of Arteffects” A special edition
of Arteffects featuring some of your favorite local segments.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/20 at 6pm) 9:00 AGE REVERSED
WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 2pm) 10:30 VISIONS OF EUROPE (R) With stunning visuals set to classi-
cal music from each region, viewers will be transported across iconic landscapes.
(Repeats at 4:30am and Saturday, 8/19 at 3:30pm)
midnight CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Monday, 8/21 at 4pm) 1:00 WASHINGTON WEEK (Repeats Sunday, 8/20 at 5:30pm) 1:30 CHARLIE ROSE - THE WEEK (Repeats Saturday, 8/19 at 5:30pm) 2:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night
Concert 2017” (Repeats Sat. 8/19 at 3am, Sun., 8/20
at 2:30am and Sun., 8/27 at 1pm) 3:30 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 4:00 RICK STEVES’
TASTY EUROPE (R) (See Sunday, 8/6 at 12:30pm) 4:30 VISIONS OF EUROPE (R) (See tonight at 10:30pm)
SATURDAY 19 8am RICK STEVES’
HEART OF ITALY (R) (See Thursday, 8/10 at 1pm)
THURSDAY 17 1pm BRAINFIT: 50 WAYS TO
GROW YOUR BRAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. AND TANA AMEN, R.N. (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 8am) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 ETHAN BORTNICK:
GENERATIONS OF MUSIC (R) (See Wednesday, 8/9 at 8pm) 9:30 EAT FAT GET THIN WITH
DR. MARK HYMAN (R) (See Saturday, 8/5 at noon) 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Friday, 8/18 at 4pm)
12:30 TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Friday, 8/18 at 5pm) 1:00 THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 2:00 BOMB (R) (See Tuesday, 8/15 at 1am) 4:00 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 4:30 ETHAN BORTNICK:
GENERATIONS OF MUSIC (R) (See Wednesday, 8/9 at 8pm)
FRIDAY 18 1pm MAGIC MOMENTS –
THE BEST OF 50s POP (R)
(See Wednesday, 8/16 at 8pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R)
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10:00 EAT FAT GET THIN WITH DR. MARK HYMAN (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at noon) noon BRAINFIT: 50 WAYS TO
GROW YOUR BRAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. AND TANA AMEN, R.N. (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 8am) 2:00 CLASSICAL REWIND (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) (R) (See Sunday, 8/6 at 8:30pm) 3:30 VISIONS OF EUROPE (R) (See Friday, 8/18 at 10:30pm) 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 CHARLIE ROSE –
THE WEEK (R) 6:00 ROCK, RHYTHM &
DOO WOP (R) (See Saturday, 8/12 at 11pm) 8:00 MAGIC MOMENTS -
THE BEST OF 50s POP (R) (See Wednesday, 8/16 at 8pm) 10:00 IL VOLO NOTTE MAGICA (R)
(See Sunday, 8/6 at 10pm) 11:30 THE TEXAS TENORS:
RISE (R) (See Sunday, 8/13 at 10pm)
1:00 NOVA “Emperor’s Ghost Army” The 8,000
buried clay warriors of China’s first emperor are researched using 3D computer modeling.
2:00 INDIA - NATURE’S WONDERLAND (R)
(Part 2 of 2) (Repeats Wednesday, 8/30 at 2pm) 3:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES (R) “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night
Concert 2017” (Repeats Sunday, 8/20 at 2:30am and
Sunday, 8/27 at 1pm) 4:30 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 5:00 RICK STEVES’
HEART OF ITALY (R) (See Thursday, 8/10 at 1pm)
SUNDAY 20 9am SUZE ORMAN’S
FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU (R)
(See Saturday, 8/5 at 10am) 11:00 YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE
WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D. (R)
(See Sunday, 8/6 at 9am) 1:00 EAT TO LIVE WITH JOEL
FUHRMAN, M.D. (R) (See Saturday, 8/12 at 1pm) 3:00 MAGIC MOMENTS –
THE BEST OF 50s POP (R) (See Wednesday, 8/16 at 8pm) 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 WASHINGTON WEEK (R) 6:00 ARTEFFECTS (R) 7:00 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 8:00 SECRETS OF THE SIX
WIVES “Divorced” Worsley examines the
happy marriage of Henry VIII to first wife, Katherine of Aragon. (Part 1 of 3)
(Repeats Monday, 8/21 at 3am)
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9:00 ENDEAVOUR SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE
“Game” Endeavour Morse races against time as he becomes con-sumed by a nightmarish hunt for a serial killer. (Part 1 of 4)
(Repeats at 1am and Monday, 8/21 at 4:30am)
10:30 ROCK, RHYTHM & DOO WOP (R)
(See Saturday, 8/12 at 11pm)
12:30 RICK STEVES’ TASTY EUROPE (R)
(See Sunday, 8/6 at 12:30pm) 1:00 ENDEAVOUR SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE (R) 2:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES (R) “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night
Concert 2017” (Repeats Sunday, 8/27 at 1pm) 4:00 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 4:30 VICIOUS “Ballroom” The gang decides to join
Ash and Jess at a ballroom dancing class and Stuart becomes teacher’s pet.
(Repeats Monday, 8/21 at 4am and Fri-day, 8/25 at 4:30am)
5:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD (R) “The Real Trojan Horse” (Repeats Monday, 8/28 at 10pm)
Endeavour Season 4 On MasterpieceSundays at 9pm, beg. 8/20
MONDAY 21 1pm CRAFTSMAN’S LEGACY “The Medieval Armormaker” 1:30 URBAN CONVERSION “Back to Nature” 2:00 THE GREAT BRITISH
BAKING SHOW “Cake” (Part 1 of 10) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
“Cincinnati” A trophy from the 1908 Belmont Stakes and an early 20th-century toy horse and buggy are appraised. (Part 3 of 3)
(Repeats at 1am, Thursday, 8/24 at 2am and Saturday, 8/26 at 8am, 7pm & 4am)
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9:00 NOVA “Eclipse
Over America” The first total solar eclipse to traverse the US mainland in more than a generation is observed.
(Repeats at 2am, Wednesday, 8/23 at 8pm & 1am, Thursday, 8/24 at 2pm & 3am, Saturday, 8/26 at 4pm & 1am and Sunday, 8/27 at 9am)
10:00 TO CATCH A COMET A spacecraft orbiter attempts to
land on the surface of a comet as it zooms around the sun.
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Tuesday, 8/22 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Tuesday, 8/22 at 5pm) 1:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) 2:00 NOVA (R) 3:00 SECRETS OF THE SIX
WIVES (R) “Divorced” (See Sunday, 8/20 at 8pm) 4:00 VICIOUS (R) “Ballroom” (See Sunday, 8/20 at 4:30am) 4:30 ENDEAVOUR SEASON 4
ON MASTERPIECE (R) “Game” (See Sunday, 8/20 at 9pm)
TUESDAY 22 1pm WILD NEVADA “Tahoe to Dayton” 1:30 AMERICA’S HEARTLAND Hawaii farmers educate visitors
about agriculture. A farmer shows off his woodworking skills.
2:00 SECRETS OF ALTHORP –THE SPENCERS
The brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, gives a personal tour around the Spencer family’s manor.
(Repeats at 9pm & 2am, Wednesday, 8/23 at 5am and Thurs., 8/31 at 8pm)
3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 DIANA
Twenty years after Princess Diana’s death, this new film reveals her story in her own words.
(Repeats at 1am, Wednesday, 8/23 at 4am, Sunday, 8/27 at 3:30pm and Thursday, 8/31 at 9pm)
9:00 SECRETS OF ALTHORP – THE SPENCERS (R)
(See today at 2pm) 10:00 FRONTLINE “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concus-
sion Crisis, Part 1” An investigation into the NFL and brain injuries reveals the true health risks to foot-ball players. (Part 1 of 2)
(Repeats at 3am) 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Wednesday, 8/23 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Wednesday, 8/23 at 5pm) 1:00 DIANA (R) 2:00 SECRETS OF ALTHORP –
THE SPENCERS (R) 3:00 FRONTLINE (R) 4:00 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 4:30 POV “Tribal Justice” (Repeats Friday, 8/25 at 12:30am and
Sunday, 8/27 at 12am )
WEDNESDAY 23 1pm WOODWRIGHT’S SHOP “Tool Chest Hinges & Latch”
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1:30 WOODSMITH SHOP “Adding Details” 2:00 INDIA – NATURE’S
WONDERLAND (R)
(Part 1 of 2) (See Wednesday, 8/9 at 1am) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 NOVA (R) “Eclipse Over America” (See Monday, 8/21 at 9pm) 9:00 THE FARTHEST VOYAGER
IN SPACE Launched in 1977, NASA’s epic Voy-
ager missions revolutionized our understanding of our galaxy.
(Repeats at 2am, Thursday, 8/24 at 4am, Saturday, 8/26 at 2am and Sun-day, 8/27 at 10am)
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Thursday, 8/24 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Thursday, 8/24 at 5pm) 1:00 NOVA (R) “Eclipse Over America” (See Monday, 8/21 at 9pm) 2:00 THE FARTHEST VOYAGER
IN SPACE (R) 4:00 DIANA (R) (See Tuesday, 8/22 at 8pm) 5:00 SECRETS OF ALTHORP –
THE SPENCERS (R) (See Tuesday, 8/22 at 2pm)
THURSDAY 24See page 5 for Kids Schedule
1pm BEAUTY OF OIL PAINTING WITH GARY AND KATHWREN JENKINS
“Sunflower Drama” 1:30 BEST OF THE JOY OF
PAINTING “Evening Seascape” 2:00 NOVA (R) “Eclipse Over America” (See Monday, 8/21 at 9pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R)
The Farthest Voyager in SpaceWednesday, 8/23 at 9pm
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6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK (Repeats Saturday, 8/26 at 5am and
Sunday, 8/27 at 5:30pm)
8:30 ARTEFFECTS
“Bryce Chisolm” Meet one of Reno’s celebrated local artists, and take a tour of his colorful, street-inspired spray paint artwork that is finished off with a stroke of traditional painting.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/27 at 6:30pm)
9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET
“La Traviata” Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano and Thomas Hampson per-form in Giuseppe Verdi’s classic opera.
(Repeats at 2am and Sunday, 8/27 at 2:30am)
11:30 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Monday, 8/28 at 4pm)
12:30 POV (R) “Tribal Justice” Native-American
judges use traditional concepts of justice in order to reduce incarcera-tion rates.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/27 at 12am) 2:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT
THE MET (R) 4:30 VICIOUS (R) “Ballroom” (See Sunday, 8/20 at 4:30am) 5:00 THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR (R)
8:00 CONVECTION Formed in 2000 to perform at
Burning Man, Reno fire dance group Controlled Burn annually puts on a performance for Artown called “Compression”.
8:30 LIVING IN THE BIG EMPTY
The Nevada’s Great Basin region and some of its most interesting, eclectic residents are showcased.
9:30 ROCK, RHYTHM & DOO WOP (R) (See Saturday, 8/12 at 11pm) 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Friday, 8/25 at 4pm)
12:30 TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Friday, 8/25 at 5pm) 1:00 THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR (Repeats Friday, 8/25 at 5am) 2:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) “Cincinnati” (Part 3 of 3) (See Monday, 8/21 at 8pm) 3:00 NOVA (R) “Eclipse Over America” (See Monday, 8/21 at 9pm) 4:00 THE FARTHEST VOYAGER
IN SPACE (R) (See Wednesday, 8/23 at 9pm)
FRIDAY 25 1pm SEW IT ALL “Up in Arms, Erin Currie” 1:30 SEWING WITH NANCY “Doodle Stitching, Part 3” 2:00 AS TIME GOES BY (Repeats Saturday, 8/26 at 8:30pm) 2:30 KEEPING UP
APPEARANCES (Repeats Saturday, 8/26 at 8pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm)
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6:00 LAWRENCE WELK SHOW Alice Lon sings “Love Me or Leave
Me” and Larry Hooper delights with his song “Oh Happy Day.”
7:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) “Cincinnati” (Part 3 of 3) (See Monday, 8/21 at 8pm) 8:00 KEEPING UP
APPEARANCES (R) 8:30 AS TIME GOES BY (R) 9:00 DOC MARTIN
“Nobody Likes Me” Martin is coerced into taking James to playgroup and Ruth is having problems with her new neighbor.
(Repeats Sunday, 8/27 at 7pm and Tuesday, 8/29 at 2pm)
10:00 DEATH IN PARADISE DI Goodman and his team are tested
when a millionaire philanthropist is murdered on his boat, and the only suspects were all underwater at the time. Meanwhile, DI Goodman’s new hobby raises a few eyebrows...
11:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Foals/Alejandro Escovedo”
midnight MUSIC CITY Molly Tuttle shows where bluegrass
songwriting and hot guitar picking is heading.
1:00 NOVA (R) “Eclipse Over America” (See Monday, 8/21 at 9pm) 2:00 THE FARTHEST VOYAGER
IN SPACE (R) (See Wednesday, 8/23 at 9pm) 4:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) “Cincinnati” (Part 3 of 3) (See Monday, 8/21 at 8pm) 5:00 WASHINGTON WEEK (R) 5:30 CHARLIE ROSE -
THE WEEK
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SATURDAY 26 8am ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) “Cincinnati” (Part 3 of 3) (See Monday, 8/21 at 8pm) 9:00 THE GREAT BRITISH
BAKING SHOW “Botanical” The remaining seven bak-
ers strive to give their bakes maxi-mum botanical taste. (Part 6 of 10)
10:00 MOTORWEEK 10:30 THIS OLD HOUSE “Arlington Arts & Crafts / A New Look
to Match the Old” 11:00 THIS OLD HOUSE “Arlington Arts & Crafts / Make Way for
the Family Room” 11:30 ELLIE’S REAL GOOD FOOD “Sweet Tooth Satisfiers” noon PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE “Jose Andres Takes Over” 12:30 MOVEABLE FEAST WITH
FINE COOKING “Charleston, South Carolina –
Sean Brock and Benjamin Dennis” 1:00 NICK STELLINO:
STORYTELLER IN THE KITCHEN
“Bacon Or Pancetta” 1:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED
“Summer Dinner Party” 2:00 SIMPLY MING “Hawaii – Ed Kenney” 2:30 STEVEN RAICHLEN’S
PROJECT SMOKE “Perfect Hog” 3:00 WILD NEVADA “High Rock Canyon” 3:30 OUTDOOR NEVADA 4:00 NOVA (R) “Eclipse Over America” (See Monday, 8/21 at 9pm) 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 CHARLIE ROSE -
THE WEEK
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SUNDAY 27 9am NOVA (R) “Eclipse Over America” (See Monday, 8/21 at 9pm) 10:00 THE FARTHEST VOYAGER
IN SPACE (R) (See Wednesday, 8/23 at 9pm) noon TODAY’S WILD WEST
“Mustangs / Mules / Brenn Hill / Olaf ”
The wild mustangs of California’s Eastern Sierra are visited on a wil-derness horseback adventure.
12:30 DESTINATION CRAFT WITH JIM WEST
“Mexico” Paper mache, Huichol beading and pinata making are showcased in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
1:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES (R) “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night
Concert 2017” This concert from Austria’s Imperial Schonbrunn Pal-ace features soprano Renee Fleming.
2:30 INSIDE THE COURT OF HENRY VIII (R)
The danger and intrigue associated with Henry VIII, the most famous of English kings, is explored.
3:30 DIANA (R) (See Tuesday, 8/22 at 8pm) 4:30 JOHN PORTMAN VISITS
FALLINGWATER Influential architect John Portman
and colleagues from his firm present an informal master class.
5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 WASHINGTON WEEK (R) 6:00 WILD NEVADA “Blue Mass Scenic Area” 6:30 ARTEFFECTS (R) “Bryce Chisolm” (See Friday, 8/25 at 8:30pm) 7:00 DOC MARTIN (R) “Nobody Likes Me” (See Saturday, 8/26 at 9pm)
8:00 SECRETS OF THE SIX WIVES
“Beheaded, Died” Henry VIII breaks with the Roman Church to marry Anne Boleyn, but he soon falls for Jane Seymour. (Part 2 of 3)
(Repeats Monday, 8/28 at 3:30am) 9:00 ENDEAVOUR SEASON 4
ON MASTERPIECE “Canticle” When morality advocate
receives a death threat, Endeavour Morse must protect her at all costs. (Part 2 of 4)
(Repeats at 1:30am–Joined in Progress and Monday, 8/28 at 4:30am)
10:30 PBS PREVIEWS: THE VIETNAM WAR (R)
(See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm)
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11:00 THE TUNNEL: SABOTAGE Karl and Elise try get to Vanessa in time. Elise and Eryka cross the line, but they could regret it. (Part 7 of 8)
midnight POV (R) “Tribal Justice” (See Friday, 8/25 at 12:30am) 1:30 ENDEAVOUR SEASON 4
ON MASTERPIECE (R) (Joined in Progress) 2:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES
AT THE MET (R) “La Traviata (See Friday, 8/25 at 9pm) 5:00 THE GREAT BRITISH
BAKING SHOW “Desserts”
MONDAY 28 1pm CRAFTSMAN’S LEGACY “The Quilter” 1:30 URBAN CONVERSION
“Freegan Awesome!” 2:00 THE GREAT BRITISH
BAKING SHOW “Biscuits” (Part 2 of 10) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Rapid City” Notable finds include
furniture by Thomas Molesworth and signed military documents of Elvis Presley. (Part 1 of 3)
(Repeats at 1am & Thurs., 8/31 at 2am) 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Rapid City” Great highlights include
a 1932 signed photograph of Mount Rushmore and a Rock-Ola juke box. (Part 2 of 3) (Repeats at 2am)
10:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD (R)
“The Real Trojan Horse” Discover new archeological evidence that suggests Troy and the Trojan War may be more than myth.
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Tuesday, 8/29 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Tuesday, 8/29 at 5pm) 1:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) “Rapid City” (Part 1 of 3) 2:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) “Rapid City” (Part 2 of 3) 3:00 PBS PREVIEWS:
THE VIETNAM WAR (R) (See Tuesday, 8/8 at 8pm) 3:30 SECRETS OF THE SIX
WIVES (R) “Beheaded, Died” (Part 2 of 3) (See Sunday, 8/27 at 8pm) 4:30 ENDEAVOUR SEASON 4
ON MASTERPIECE (R) “Canticle” (Part 2 of 4) (See Sunday, 8/27 at 9pm)
TUESDAY 29 1pm WILD NEVADA “High Rock Canyon” 1:30 AMERICA’S HEARTLAND A Chicago Hotel Restaurant sources
food from local farmers. Researchers work to save the honeybee.
2:00 DOC MARTIN (R) “Nobody Likes Me” (See Saturday, 8/26 at 9pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R)
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Walt Disney: American ExperienceTuesday, 8/29 at 8pm
1:30 WOODSMITH SHOP “Project Wrap-Up” 2:00 INDIA – NATURE’S
WONDERLAND (R) Continue exploring India and meet a
man who spent 30 years planting his own rainforest. (Part 2 of 2)
3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R) 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 EARTH’S NATURAL
WONDERS
“Extreme Wonders” Mount Everest’s Khumbu Icefall, the Grand Canyon and the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro are visited. (Part 1 of 3)
(Repeats at 1am and Thursday, 8/31 at 3am)
8:00 WALT DISNEY: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
The life and legacy of the iconic film-maker are explored from his early days creating Mickey Mouse.
(Part 1 of 2) (Repeats at 1am and Wednesday, 8/30
at 4am)
10:00 FRONTLINE “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concus-
sion Crisis, Part 2” The hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries and the true risks to football players are revealed. (Part 2 of 2)
(Repeats at 3am) 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Wednesday, 8/30 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Wednesday, 8/30 at 5pm) 1:00 WALT DISNEY: AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE (R) 3:00 FRONTLINE (R) 4:00 VICIOUS “Stag Do” Finding themselves both
single, Violet and Ash consider dating new people.
4:30 POV “Raising Bertie”
WEDNESDAY 30 1pm WOODWRIGHT’S SHOP “Tool Chest from Bristol”
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9:00 NOVA “Zeppelin Terror Attack” A look at
how Germany’s war zeppelins, the biggest flying machines ever made, were built and flown.
(Repeats at 2am and Thursday, 8/31 at 2pm & 4am)
10:00 ANGLE OF ATTACK
This program chronicles the 100-
year history of Naval aviation. (Part 1 of 2) 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE (Repeats Thursday, 8/31 at 4pm)
midnight TAVIS SMILEY (Repeats Thursday, 8/31 at 5pm) 1:00 EARTH’S NATURAL
WONDERS (R) 2:00 NOVA (R) 3:00 INDIA – NATURE’S WONDERLAND (R) (Part 1 of 2) (See Wednesday, 8/9 at 1am) 4:00 WALT DISNEY: AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE (R) (Part 1 of 2) (See Tuesday, 8/29 at 8pm)
THURSDAY 31See page 5 for Kids Schedule
1pm BEAUTY OF OIL PAINTING WITH GARY AND KATHWREN JENKINS
“Hydrangea” 1:30 BEST OF THE JOY OF
PAINTING “Toward Day’s End” 2:00 NOVA (R) “Zeppelin Terror Attack” (See Wednesday, 8/30 at 9pm) 3:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 4:00 CHARLIE ROSE (R) 5:00 TAVIS SMILEY (R)
5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (Repeats at 7:30pm) 6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR 7:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS
REPORT (R) 8:00 SECRETS OF ALTHORP –
THE SPENCERS (R)
(See Tuesday, 8/22 at 2pm) 9:00 DIANA (R) (See Tuesday, 8/22 at 8pm) 10:00 QUEEN’S GARDEN
The “royal wildlife” and remarkable
plants are explored in The Queen’s Garden in central London.
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE
midnight TAVIS SMILEY 1:00 THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 2:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (R) “Rapid City” (Part 1 of 3) (See Monday, 8/28 at 8pm) 3:00 EARTH’S NATURAL
WONDERS (R) “Extreme Wonders” (Part 1 of 3) (See Wednesday, 8/30 at 8pm) 4:00 NOVA (R) “Zeppelin Terror Attack” (See Wednesday, 8/30 at 9pm) 5:00 INDIA - NATURE’S WONDERLAND (R) (Part 1 of 2) (See Wednesday, 8/9 at 1am)
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