October 2019Program Guide

Friday, October 11th at 10:00pm The Hispanic Heritage Awards will honor individuals and organizations doing outstanding work in a variety of fields to benefit the Hispanic and Latinx community in the United States and abroad. The evening will feature award presentations for each of these honorees, as well as featured musical performances.

TRAVEL TO PARTS UNKNOWN Tuesday, October 1

7:00pm Outside Beyond the Lens When you travel, the world becomes a smaller place. When you explore with friends that share a love of photography, adventures come to life. Emmy Award winning producer/cinematographer Jeff Aiello and his team tell the stories of travel cinematically…capturing some of the most beautiful travel destinations on Earth. The people, the food and the unplanned adventures of a trip are what the joy of exploration is all about.he Durrells in Corfu. This season sees the entire family start new chapters in their lives,

NEW SERIES!Wednesdays,

Starting October 2

7:30pm American Grown: My Job Depends on Ag In the lead off episode we learn how and why the My Job Depends On Ag movement was born in the middle of the nation’s most productive ag land, the San Joaquin Valley of California. From farmers and ranchers to the youth of agriculture’s next generation, the basic concern is this: How do we reconnect our urban areas with the people that grow our food.

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News & Public AffairsMonday - Friday

5:00pm Nightly Business Report 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour12:00am Amanpour and Company* 1:00 Nightly Business Report* 1:30 NHK Newsline*

Saturday & Sunday 6:00pm PBS Newshour Weekend

Spotlight on AgSunday

10:30am Market to Market11:00 America’s Heartland11:30 California Bountiful12:00pm Valley’s Gold

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Cooking, Travel & How-toSaturdays

11:00am Sara’s Weeknight Meals11:30 America’s Test Kitchen12:00pm Cook’s Country12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 1:00 Antiques Roadshow 2:00 Burt Wolf’s Travels & Traditions 2:30 Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope 3:00 George Hirsch Lifestyle 3:30 Martha Bakes 4:00 Mexico: One Plate at a Time wih Rick Bayless 4:30 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street TV 5:00 This Old House 5:30 Ask This Old House

Tuesday, October 1 7:00pm Outside: Beyond the Lens Australia7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan 8:00 Secrets of the Dead Scanning the Pyramids 9:00 Frontline The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia 11:00 POV The Silence of Others 12:30am Amanpour and Company Wednesday, October 2 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Garbanzo Beans7:30 American Grown: My Job Depends on Ag How MJDOA was Born 8:00 Nature Octopus: Making Contact 9:00 NOVA Inside the Megafire 10:00 Wild Metropolis Residents Pt.1/3 11:00 Earth: A New Wild Home/Plains Pt. 1 & 2 Thursday, October 3 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Death in Paradise Melodies of Murder S7 : E8 9:00 New Tricks Diamond GeezerS3 : E4 10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece Pt. 5/5 11:00 The Widower Pt. 2/3 12:00am Amanpour and Company

Friday, October 4 7:00pm Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line 8:00 The Great British Baking Show Masterclass 3

9:00 Great Performances Now Hear This Scarlatti: Man Out of Time10:00 Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle - A VOCES Special Presentation 11:00 The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo 12:00am Amanpour and Company Saturday, October 5 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Garbanzo Beans7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Beware the Ides of March Pt. 4/10 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Silent Land Pt. 1 & 2 9:31 Maigret Maigret’s Dead Man Pt. 2/4 11:00 Poldark S5 : E1 12:00am Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced Pt. 1/3 Sunday, October 6 10:00am Inside California Education 10:30 Market to Market 11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California Bountiful 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Garbanzo Beans12:30 California’s Golden Parks 1:00 NOVA Inside the Megafire 2:00 Downton Abbey S4 : E2 3:00 Downton Abbey S4 : E3 4:00 Downton Abbey S4 : E4 5:00 Downton Abbey S4 : E5 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 7:00 Father Brown The Eve of St. John S5 : E3 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu S4 : E2

Sunday October 610:00pm Press on MasterpieceSet in the world of newspapers in London this razor sharp and observant drama explores the current, turbulent media landscape and the ethical dilemmas that journalists and editors face each day.

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9:00 Poldark S5 : E2 10:00 Press on Masterpiece Death Knock Pt. 1/6 11:00 Professor T Murder by the Numbers Pt. 2 12:00am Secrets of Underground London Monday, October 7 7:00pm Latino Americans The New Latino’s Pt. 4/6 8:00 Antiques Roadshow The Gen X Years 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Pt. 1/8 10:00 Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service Hillsborough Castle Pt. 3/4 11:00 Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service Caernarfon Castle Pt. 4/4 12:00am Amanpour and Company Tuesday, October 8 7:00pm Outside: Beyond the Lens Alaska Off The Grid 7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan 8:00 Finding Your Roots Hollywood Royalty 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Pt. 2/8 10:00 Frontline On the President’s Orders 11:00 POV America 12:00am Amanpour and Company

Wednesday, October 9 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Unique Crops 7:30 American Grown: My Job Depends on Ag AG From Above 8:00 Nature The Serengeti Rules 9:00 NOVA Day the Dinosaurs Died

10:00 Wild Metropolis Commuters Pt. 2/3 11:00 Earth: A New Wild Forests Pt. 3/5 12:00am Amanpour and Company Thursday, October 10 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Death in Paradise S8 : E1 9:00 New Tricks Wicca Work S3 : E5 10:00 Secrets of the Tower of London 11:00 The Widower Pt. 3/3 12:00am Amanpour and Company Friday, October 11 7:00pm Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line 8:00 The Great British Baking Show Masterclass 4 9:00 Great Performances Now Hear This Handel: Italian Style 10:00 The Hispanic Heritage Awards 11:00 Emilio and Gloria Estefan: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song 12:30am Amanpour and Company Saturday, October 12 6:30p Valley’s Gold Unique Crops 7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators No More Cakes and Ale Pt. 5/10 8:00 Midsomer Murders Master Class Pt. 1 & 2 9:32 Maigret Night at the Crossroads Pt. 3/4 11:00 Poldark S5 : E212:00am Secrets of the Six Wives Beheaded, Died Pt. 2/3

Sunday, October 13 10:00am Inside California Education 10:30 Market to Market 11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California Bountiful 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Unique Crops 12:30 California’s Golden Parks 1:00 NOVA Day the Dinosaurs Died R 10/9 2:00 Downton Abbey S4 : E6 3:00 Downton Abbey S4 : E7 4:15 Downton Abbey S4 : E86:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 7:00 Father Brown The Chedworth Cyclone S5 : E4 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu S4 : E3 9:00 Poldark S5 : E310:00 Press on Masterpiece Pure Pt. 2/6 11:00 And Then There Were None Pt. 1/3 12:00am Line of Separation Pt. 1/6 Monday, October 14 7:00pm Latino Americans Pride and Prejudice Pt. 5/6 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 9 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Pt. 3/8 10:00 POV The Feeling of Being Watched 11:30 POV Shorts The Changing Same 12:00am Amanpour and Company Tuesday, October 15 7:00pm Outside: Beyond the Lens Storm Chasers7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan

Tuesday, October 88:00pm Finding Your Roots Season 6 Premiere

Actresses Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow explore their family histories, generations beyond their cinematic forebears.

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8:00 Finding Your Roots Off the Farm 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Pt. 4/8 10:00 Frontline Supreme Revenge 11:00 The Majesty of Music and Math 12:00am Amanpour and Company Wednesday, October 16 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Animal Care7:30 American Grown: My Job Depends on Ag Vanishing Family Farms 8:00 Nature Undercover in the Jungle 9:00 NOVA Why Bridges Collapse 10:00 Wild Metropolis Survivors Pt. 3/3 11:00 Earth: A New Wild Oceans Pt. 4/5 12:00am Amanpour and Company Thursday, October 17 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Death in Paradise S8 : E2 9:00 New Tricks Bank Robbery S3 : E6 10:00 Margaret: The Rebel Princess Pt. 1/2 11:00 Margaret: The Rebel Princess Pt. 2/2 12:00am Amanpour and Company

Friday, October 18 7:00pm Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line 8:00 The Great British Baking Show Cake 9:00 Great Performances Grammy Salute to Music Legends

11:00 An Opry Salute to Ray Charles 12:30am Amanpour and Company Saturday, October 19 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Animal Care7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators The Offered Fallacy Pt. 6/10 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Noble Art Pt. 1 & 2 9:31 Maigret Maigret in Montmarte Pt. 4/4 11:00 Poldark S5 : E312:00am Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced, Beheaded, Survived Pt. 3/3 Sunday, October 20 10:00am Inside California Educaiton 10:30 Market to Market 11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California Bountiful 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Animal Care 12:30 California’s Golden Parks 1:00 NOVA Why Bridges Collapse R 10/16 2:00 Downton Abbey S5 : E1 3:00 Downton Abbey S5 : E2 4:00 Downton Abbey S5 : E3 5:00 Downton Abbey S5 : E46:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves Europe 7:00 Father Brown The Hand of Lucia S5 : E5 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu S4 : E4 9:00 Poldark S5 : E4 10:00 Press on Masterpiece Don’t Take My Heart, Don’t Break My HeartPt. 3/6 11:00 And Then There Were None Pt. 2/3

12:00am Line of Separation Pt. 2/6 Monday, October 21 7:00pm Latino Americans Peril and Promise Pt. 6/6 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Virginia Beach Hour 2 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Pt. 5/8 10:00 Secrets of the Dead Vampire Legend 11:00 Secrets of the Dead Teotihuacan’s Lost Kings 12:00am Amanpour and Company

Tuesday, October 227:00pm Outside: Beyond the Lens East Side Colors7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan 8:00 Finding Your Roots Family Reunions 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Pt. 6/8 10:00 Frontline Zero Tolerance 11:00 POV Blowin’ Up 12:30am Amanpour and Company Wednesday, October 23 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Seeds 7:30 American Grown: My Job Depends on Ag Farm Labor Crisis 8:00 Nature Okavango: River of Dreams – Paradise Pt. 1/3 9:00 NOVA Look Who’s Driving 10:00 Life from Above Moving Planet Pt. 1/4 11:00 Earth: A New Wild Water Pt. 5/5 12:00am Amanpour and Company

Friday, October 189:00pm Great Performances Grammy Salute to Music LegendsTribute concert, spotlighting the Recording Academy’s 2019 honorees, including George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Black Sabbath and more!

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Thursday, October 24 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Death in Paradise S8 : E3 9:00 New Tricks Ice Cream WarsS3 : E7 10:00 Emperor Akihito 12:30am Amanpour and Company Friday, October 25 7:00pm Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line 8:00 The Great British Baking Show Biscuits 9:00 Rothko: American Masters 10:00 Songwriting with Soldiers 11:00 A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story 12:00am Amanpour and Company

Saturday, October 26 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Seeds 7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Nothing will come of Nothing Pt. 7/10 8:00 Midsomer Murders Not in my Back Yard Pt. 1 & 2 9:31 Miss Marple Body in the Library Pt. 1/3 10:30 Poldark S5 : E4 11:30 Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace 12:30am Rick Steves’ Europe

Sunday, October 27 10:00am Inside California Education 10:30 Market to Market 11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California Bountiful 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Seeds 12:30 California’s Golden Parks 1:00 NOVA Look Who’s Driving 2:00 Downton Abbey S5 : E5 3:00 Downton Abbey S5 : E6 3:50 Downton Abbey S5 : E7 4:45 Downton Abbey S5 : E8 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 7:00 Father Brown The Eagle and the Daw S5 : E6 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu S4: E5 9:00 Poldark S5 : E5 10:00 Press on Masterpiece Magic Pt. 4/6

11:00 And Then There Were None Pt. 3/3 12:00am Line of Separation Pt. 3/6

Monday October 28 7:00pm Oceans of Pink 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Virginia Beach Hour 3 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Pt. 7/8 10:00 Independent Lens Made in Boise 11:30 Kids in Crisis: You’re Not Alone 12:00am Amanpour and Company Tuesday, October 29 7:00pm Outside: Beyond the Lens 7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan 8:00 Finding Your Roots Unfamiliar Kin 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Pt. 8/8 10:00 Frontline Target El Paso 11:00 Frontline Separated: Children at the Border 12:00am Amanpour and Company Wednesday, October 30 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Crop Specialists 7:30 American Grown: My Job Depends on Ag 8:00 Nature Okavango: River of Dreams – Limbo Pt. 2/3 9:00 NOVA Secrets of the Sky Tombs 10:00 Life from Above Colorful Planet Pt. 2/4 11:00 Magic Land of Oz Land Pt. 1/312:00am Amanpour and Company Thursday, October 31 7:00 Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Death in Paradise S8 : E4 9:00 New Tricks CongratulationsS3 : E8 10:00 Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents Pt. 1/3 11:00 Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents Pt. 2/3 12:00am Amanpour and Company

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October 2019Program Guide