September 2016 Thursday, September 1 7:00pm – 12:30am The Best of ValleyPBS Friday, September 2 7:00pm Washington Week New Time. 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week New Time. 8:00 Secrets of Highclere Castle For centuries, Highclere has entertained monarchs, nobles and celebrities. 9:00 – 12:30am Downton Abbey Marathon Rejoin the Crawley family all weekend long with a marathon of the entire series. Saturday, September 3 5:00am – 12:30am Downton Abbey Marathon Sunday, September 4 5:00am – 12:30am Downton Abbey Marathon Program Listings Subject to Change Monday, September 5 5:00am – 11:00pm Downton Abbey Marathon Please note: Regular childrens programming will be avalible this day only on 18.3/ Comcast 396/ Brighthouse 241. 11:00 The Best of ValleyPBS 12:00am Charlie Rose Tuesday, September 6 7:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Norway’s West: Fjords, Mountains and Bergen 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Stockholm 8:00 9/11 Inside the Pentagon Survivors and first responders reveal what happened inside the Pentagon. 9:00 Frontline The Man Who Knew The life and death of FBI agent and counterterrorism expert John O’Neill. Be Informed! Tune in Monday-Friday 5:00pm Nightly Business Report 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 1:00am Tavis Smiley 1:30 NHK Newline *Subject to change without notice. Saturday & Sunday (Starting 9/17) 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Be Enriched! Saturdays (Starting 9/24) 11:00am America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen 12:00pm Ellie’s Real Good Food 12:30 Family Ingredients 1:00 Antiques Roadshow 2:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 3:00 Martha’s Cooking School 3:30 Martha Bakes 4:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke 4:30 New Orleans Cooking W/ Kevin Belton 5:00 This Old House Hour Have you discovered ValleyPBS World on 18.4? Explore your world with thought- provoking stories on today’s headlines, scientific advances, historic revelations and natural wonders. Be Educated! Sunday, September 11 8pm Churchill’s Secret on Masterpiece Set during the summer of 1953, Churchill’s Secret tells a little-known part of Winston Churchill’s great life story. Having suffered a massive stroke, which his inner circle conspired to hide from the public, the film charts the course of Churchill’s remarkable recovery with the help of his spirited nurse. Be Inspired! Tuesdays, beginning September 13 8pm The Contenders - 16 for ‘16 From Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 campaigns to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 fight launching a brand of conservatism that influenced both Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton, The Contenders - 16 for ‘16 revisits the most influential presidential campaigns of the last 50 years.
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September 2016
Thursday, September 1 7:00pm – 12:30am The Best of ValleyPBS Friday, September 2 7:00pm Washington Week New Time. 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week New Time. 8:00 Secrets of Highclere Castle For centuries, Highclere has entertained monarchs, nobles and celebrities.9:00 – 12:30am Downton Abbey Marathon Rejoin the Crawley family all weekend long with a marathon of the entire series.
Saturday, September 3 5:00am – 12:30am Downton Abbey Marathon
Sunday, September 4 5:00am – 12:30am Downton Abbey Marathon
Program ListingsSubject to Change
Monday, September 5 5:00am – 11:00pm Downton Abbey Marathon Please note: Regular childrens programming will be avalible this day only on 18.3/ Comcast 396/ Brighthouse 241.11:00 The Best of ValleyPBS 12:00am Charlie Rose Tuesday, September 6 7:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Norway’s West: Fjords, Mountains and Bergen 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Stockholm 8:00 9/11 Inside the Pentagon Survivors and first responders reveal what happened inside the Pentagon.9:00 Frontline The Man Who Knew The life and death of FBI agent and counterterrorism expert John O’Neill.
Be Informed!Tune in Monday-Friday 5:00pm Nightly Business Report 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 1:00am Tavis Smiley 1:30 NHK Newline *Subject to change without notice.
Be Enriched! Saturdays (Starting 9/24)11:00am America’s Test Kitchen11:30 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen12:00pm Ellie’s Real Good Food12:30 Family Ingredients 1:00 Antiques Roadshow 2:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 3:00 Martha’s Cooking School 3:30 Martha Bakes 4:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke 4:30 New Orleans Cooking W/ Kevin Belton 5:00 This Old House Hour
Have you discovered ValleyPBS World on 18.4? Explore your world with thought-provoking stories on today’s headlines, scientific advances, historic revelations and natural wonders.
Be Educated!Sunday, September 118pm Churchill’s Secret on Masterpiece Set during the summer of 1953, Churchill’s Secret tells a little-known part of Winston Churchill’s great life story. Having suffered a massive stroke, which his inner circle conspired to hide from the public, the film charts the course of Churchill’s remarkable recovery with the help of his spirited nurse.
Be Inspired!Tuesdays, beginning September 138pm The Contenders - 16 for ‘16 From Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 campaigns to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 fight launching a brand of conservatism that influenced both Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton, The Contenders - 16 for ‘16 revisits the most influential presidential campaigns of the last 50 years.
10:00 America By The Numbers: The New Deciders Asian-American, black millennial, Arab-American and Latino evangelical voters. A Maria Hinojasa special.11:00 POV The Birth of Sake An age-old process to create sake at Japan’s Yoshida Brewery.12:30am Charlie Rose
Wednesday, September 7 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Cotton In this episode Ryan Jacobsen learns more about cotton and how this important crop is in the midst of resurgence in the San Joaquin Valley. 7:30 California’s Golden Parks 8:00 The Great Polar Bear Feast Polar bears gather on the frozen shores to feast on whale remains.9:00 NOVA 15 Years of Terror The psychology of a terrorist and the use of modern propaganda.10:00 9/11 Inside The Pentagon R 9/6 11:00 For The Love Of Their Brother The family of a New York firefighter who died on 9/11 are determined to honor his life.12:00am Charlie Rose Thursday, September 8 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries Hearts and Flowers When the Begonia Festival’s head judge is found burnt to death in his own glasshouse, all eyes turn to two feuding contestants. 9:00 Death in Paradise When the dead body of the Commerce Minister for Saint-Marie is found, the Honore police department must enter the world of politics. 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Cocaine Blues After years abroad, Miss Fisher returns to Melbourne.11:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series Pt. 1/6 This first episode covers highlights of four Standard competitions.12:00am Charlie Rose Friday, September 9 7:00pm Washington Week New Time. 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week New Time. 8:00 America’s Ballroom Challenge Pt. 1/3 American Smooth and American Rhythm divisons compete. 9:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series R 9/8 10:00 Live From Lincoln Center Simple Gifts: Chamber Music Society at Shaker Village Hit the road with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as they perform inspired American selections amidst the bluegrass countryside of Kentucky. 11:30 Music and the Spoken Word 9/11 Special 9/11 tribute by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.12:00am Charlie Rose
Saturday, September 10 5:00am – 12:30am The Best of ValleyPBS Sunday, September 11 10:30am Market to Market Solid reporting about the issues that challenge agriculture. New Program. 11:00 America’s Heartland New Time. 11:30 California’s Bountiful New Time. 12:00 Valley’s Gold Cotton R 9/7 New Time. 12:30 California’s Gold 1:00 9/11 Inside The Pentagon R 9/6 2:00 The White House: Inside Story Gain access to America’s most iconic residence.4:00 The National Mall – America’s Front Yard The evolution of the United States National Mall.5:00pm NOVA R 9/7 6:00 In Our Sons Name A grieving couple begin a journey of reconciliation that transforms their lives after the death of their son who died with thousands of others at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. 7:00 9/11 Inside The Pentagon R 1pm 8:00 Churchill’s Secret on Masterpiece Winston Churchill faces a life-threatening stroke.
10:00 Indian Summers Season 2 on Masterpiece It’s 1935 in Simla-an Indian retreat for British colonials set in the Himalayas.
11:00 NOVA R 5pm 12:00am 9/11 Inside The Pentagon R 1pm
Monday, September 12 7:00pm National Parks: Beyond the Crowds KUED highlights the hidden wonders outside of Utah’s national parks.8:00 Antiques Roadshow Richmond Pt. 2 Highlights include a 1765 Thomas Pitts silver epergne, Leveille-Rousseau perfume bottle and a Tiffany & Co. brooch. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Richmond Pt. 3 A Bride of Frankenstein pressbook and an 1890 Frank Henry Shapleigh oil painting are appraised.10:00 POV All The Difference Accompany two African-American teens from Chicago on their journey to graduate from college.11:30 A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education Four people cross the border from Mexico in search of the “American Dream.”12:00am Charlie Rose
Tuesday, September 13 7:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Helsinki and Tallinn: Baltic Sisters 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Galicia and the Camino de Santiago
8:00 The Contenders – 16 for ‘16 Chisholm and McCain – The Straight Talkers Being a straight talker had damaging consequences.9:00 Frontline Subprime Education Reports of predatory behavior and fraud in the troubled for-profit college industry.10:00 Ted Talks Education Revolution Innovative approaches to education.11:00 The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of our Nation Innovative approaches to education with hosts Baratunde Thurston and Sara Ramirez are explored.12:00am Charlie Rose Wednesday, September 14 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Season 4 Premiere Kiwi and Apples Host Ryan Jacobsen talks with a Kiwi grower about raising this unique fruit in the Valley. Next, apples take center stage with visits to a local orchard and a well-known cider producer. 7:30 California’s Golden Parks 8:00 Forces of Nature Shape How did our planet’s ingredients, the chemical elements, come together and take that first crucial step from barren rock to a living world? 9:00 NOVA School of the Future Discover how the new science of learning can help us reimagine the future of education.11:00 Class of ’27: America Reframed Teachers in struggling rural American communities guide children toward graduating high school. 12:00am Charlie Rose
Thursday, September 15 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries If The Shoe Fits Doctor Blake is called to Patrick Tyneman’s shoe factory where a migrant worker has died using one of the machines. 9:00 Death in Paradise A birdwatcher is discovered murdered in the Saint-Marie jungle.10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Murder on the Ballarat Train Miss Fisher decides to travel by train to collect her new car. 11:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series Pt. 2/6 Four legs of the GrandSlam Latin Series.12:00am Charlie Rose
Friday, September 16 7:00pm Washington Week New Time. 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week New Time. 8:00 America’s Ballroom Challenge Pt. 2/3 Couples take the floor in the international Standard and International Latin style.
9:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series R 9/15 10:00 Art in the Twenty-First Century ChicagoPt. 1/4 Featured artists include Nick Cave, who creates wearable objects blending fashion and movement.11:00 Art in the Twenty-First Century Mexico City Pt. 2/4 Damian Ortega and other artists are showcased.12:00am Charlie Rose
Saturday, September 17 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Kiwi and Apples R 9/14 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Big City, U.S.A. 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 As Time Goes By 9:30 As Time Goes By 10:00 The Vicar of Dibley 1997 Christmas Special Geraldine doesn’t have the heart to turn down three separate Christmas dinners. 11:00 Churchill’s Secret on Masterpiece R 9/11
Sunday, September 18 10:30am Market to Market Solid reporting about the issues that challenge agriculture.11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California’s Bountiful 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Kiwi and Apples R 9/14 12:30 Class of ’27: America Reframed R 9/12 1:30 Time For School Seven adults in different countries are visited years after struggling to get a basic education.3:00 NOVA R 9/14 5:00 Craft in America Teachers Follow artists committed to passing on their skills and passion for craft to new generations.6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 California’s Gold 7:00 Father Brown The Resurrectionists Father Brown is determined to find out why the body of a young man was taken from his graveyard.8:00 Royal Wives at War Dramatic monologues by the Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson.9:00 Poldark Revealed Follow the cast and crew on location in beautiful Cornwall.10:00 Indian Summers Season 2 on Masterpiece Aafrin saves his friend’s life, but gets a gruesome payback. 11:00 Voces on PBS Children of Giant Racial prejudice in the 1955 American dramatic film Giant is explored.12:30am Visa Dream An elderly couple in Mexico tries to get a tourist visa.
Monday, September 19 7:00pm Class of ’27: America Reframed R 9/148:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Boston Highlights include a violin attributed to Johannes B. Ceruti, an 1836 Joseph H. Davis painting and a frontiersman’s pipe tomahawk.
9:00 Antiques Roadshow Knoxville Pt. 1 Highlights include a Tiffany pottery vase and a a shoe belonging to Robert Wadlow.10:00 Latino Americans Foreigners in their own Land Pt. 1/6 The first Spanish explorers in North America.11:00 Latino Americans Empire of DreamsPt. 2/6 How the American population was reshaped by Latino immigration from 1880 to the 1940s.12:00am Charlie Rose
Tuesday, September 20 7:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Basque Country 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Rome: Ancient Glory 8:00 The Contenders – 16 for ‘16 Dean and Buchanan – The Flamethrowers The outspoken doctor and governor and the outspoken conservative commentator are profiled.
9:00 Defying The Nazis: The Sharp’s War A couple’s courageous mission in 1939 to help refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe.
10:30 Frontline The Business of Disaster An investigation into who profits when disaster strikes.11:30 POV Kingdom of Shadows The hard choices and destructive consequences of the US-Mexico drug war.
Wednesday, September 21 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Landscape Host Ryan Jacobsen visits a sod farm to learn about turf varieties, then talks about landscape plants and design with experts from local nurseries. 7:30 California’s Golden Parks 8:00 Forces of Nature Elements The forces of nature make Earth a restless planet and turned our ball of rock into a home for life.9:00 NOVA Killer Landslides Geologist investigate what triggered the deadly landslide in the Washington state community of Oso.10:00 India - Nature’s Wonderland Pt. 1/2 Experience a ritual tiger dance in India, see lions and elephants and climb to the Himalayas.11:00 Nature Siberian Tiger Quest Chris Morgan attempts to find a Siberian tiger living wild in Russia’s far eastern forests.12:00am Charlie Rose Thursday, September 22 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser
8:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries Bedlam A psychiatric inmate is found, murder weapon in hand, at the scene of a brutal murder. The inmate also confesses but is this case as neat as it appears? 9:00 Death in Paradise DI Goodman and the team spend the night locked in a house with a murderer. 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries The Green Mill Murder Phryne goes out for a night of dancing at Melbourne’s top club, but the fun comes to an end after one of the patrons is stabbed to death.11:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series Pt. 3/6 A tight competition between the Germans and favorites from Hong Kong and Russia.12:00am Charlie Rose Friday, September 23 7:00pm Washington Week New Time. 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week New Time. 8:00 Americas Ballroom Challenge Pt. 3/3 The winning couples compete in the Grand Finale9:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series R 9/22 10:00 Art in the Twenty-First Century Los Angeles Pt. 3/4 Immersive video installations and abstract sculptures are showcased.11:00 Art in the Twenty-First Century Vancouver Pt. 4/4 Liz Magor, who makes realistic casts of humble objects, and other artists are showcased.12:00am Charlie Rose
Saturday, September 24 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Landscape R 9/21 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Fashions and Hits through the Years 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 As Time Goes By 9:30 As Time Goes By 10:00 The Vicar of Dibley Dibley Live Radio Dibley goes live, and there’s an astonishing on-air revelation. 10:40 Inside Poldark Relive the thrilling first season of the romantic series.12:10am Poldark Revealed R 9/18
Sunday, September 25 10:30am Market to Market Solid reporting about the issues that challenge agriculture. 11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California’s Bountiful 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Landscape R 9/21 12:30 Lest We Forget – A Survivors Story The life of World War II veteran Gustav Potthoff.1:00 Defying the Nazis: The Sharp’s War R 9/20 2:30 Marion’s Triumph: Surviving History’s Nightmare A Holocaust survivor’s story of near-escapes, dashed hopes and tragedy.3:30 Voces on PBS R 9/18 5:00 Voces on PBS Now En Espanol The five Latina actresses who dub Desperate Housewives into Spanish are explored.
6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Inside Poldark R 9/248:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece Season Premiere The consequences of Ross’s brush with the law unfold and the aftermath of the death of Julia.10:00 Indian Summers Season 2 on Masterpiece Aafrin intrudes on a domestic scene.11:00 Independent Lens Las Marthas Latino debutantes dress like patriotic colonial figures.12:00am Independent Lens No Mas Bebes(No More Babies) Mexican-American women who were sterilized at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.
Monday, September 26 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Debates: A Special Report 2016 Presidential Debate Live coverage of the 2016 Presidential debate. 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Politically Collect A salute to the keepsakes of political battles long past. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage San Francisco A trip to the City by the Bay features a modest-looking Eskimo hunting helmet with an estimated value that has swelled from its original value, while a 1385 English silver spoon made a steep declined.10:00 Latino Americans War and PeacePt. 3/6 Latino Americans serve their new country.11:00 Latino Americans The New LatinosPt. 4/6 Immigrants from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic seek opportunities after World War II.12:00am Charlie Rose
Tuesday, September 27 7:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Rome: Baroque Brilliance 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Rome: Back- Street Riches 8:00 The Contenders – 16 for ‘16 Romney and Dukakis Former governors of Massachusetts and candidates, Michael Dukakis and Mitt Romney, are profiled.9:00 Frontline The Choice 2016 Where the two presidential candidates came from and how they lead.11:00 American Umpire Chronicles how the United States became the world’s policeman.12:00am Charlie Rose Wednesday, September 28 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Asparagus Host Ryan Jacobsen travels to California’s Delta region to find out about asparagus harvesting and packing.8:00 Forces of Nature Color Earth is painted in stunning colors.9:00 NOVA Iceman Reborn Otzi the Iceman is the oldest known natural mummy.10:00 India – Nature’s Wonderland Meet a man who spent 30 years planting his own rainforest.11:00 NOVA Venom: Nature’s Killer The study of toxic venom.12:00am Charlie Rose Thursday, September 29 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser
MONDAY-FRIDAY5:00am Sid the Science Kid5:30 Word Girl6:00 Odd Squad6:30 Cyberchase7:00 Wild Kratts7:30 Ready Jet Go!8:00 Nature Cat8:30 Curious George9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood10:00 Sesame Street10:30 Peg+Cat11:00 Dinosaur Train11:30 Dinosaur Train12:00pm Super Why!12:30 Thomas & Friends1:00 Clifford1:30 Cat in the Hat2:00 Curious George2:30 Nature Cat3:00 Arthur3:30 Odd Squad4:00 Wild Kratts4:30 Cyberchase*Subject to change without notice.
8:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries Game of Champions Doctor Lucien Blake is drawn into the new world of television when contestants of a successful TV quiz show start dying.9:00 Death in Paradise When retirement home resident appears to have committed suicide, the team is on a mission to prove it was murder. 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Death at Victoria Dock The shooting death of a Latvian anarchist sets Phryne off in pursuit of the dead man’s fiancée. 11:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series Pt. 4/6 The Latin Series is featured. 12:00am Charlie Rose
Friday, September 30 7:00pm Washington Week New Time. 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week New Time. 8:00 Hispanic Heritage Awards Recognizes notable Latinos who have made a positive impact on America and the world in various fields. 9:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series R 9/29 10:00 Great Performances Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2016 Recap Semyon Bychkov conducts the Vienna Philharmonic at Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace with French piano duo Katia and Marielle Labèque. 11:00 Hispanic Heritage Awards 2016 R 8:00pm12:00am Charlie Rose
