September 2019Program Guide

Mondays, Beginning September 16th at 7:00pm Latino Americans tells the story of early settlement, conquest and immigration; of tradition and reinvention; of anguish and celebration; and of the gradual construction of a new American identity from diverse sources that connects and empowers millions of people today. The series covers the 1500s to the early 21st century.

THE DURRELLS RETURN FOR A FOURTH SEASON

Sunday, September 29

8:00pm The Durrells in Corfu Masterpiece returns to the sun-soaked island of Corfu for a fourth season of The Durrells in Corfu. This season sees the entire family start new chapters in their lives and plenty of adventures, including the opening of a beauty salon, turning the family villa into an inn and of course, more animals. sun-soaked island of Corfu for a fourth season of The Durrells in Corfu. This

EXPLORE THE NEW EIGHT-PART,

16-HOUR FILM DIRECTED BY KEN BURNS

Sunday, Starting September 15

8:00pm Country Music Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity, learn how country music evolved over the course of the 20th century. The series, directed by Ken Burns, features never-before-seen footage and photographs plus interviews with more than 80 country music artists.

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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 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food11:30 America’s Test Kitchen12:00pm Cook’s Country12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 1:00 Antiques Roadshow 2:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 2:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 3:00 Martha’s Cooking School 3:30 Martha Bakes 4:00 Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan 4:30 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street TV 5:00 This Old House 5:30 This Old HouseNew liineup starting September 28.

Sunday, September 1 5:00am The Best of ValleyPBS 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30pm The Best of ValleyPBS Monday, September 2 7:00pm The Best of ValleyPBS Tuesday, September 3 7:00pm Outside with Greg Aiello 7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan 8:00 The Mine Wars: American Experience 10:00 Frontline Trump’s Trade War 11:00 POV Farmsteaders 12:00am Amanpour and Company Wednesday, September 4 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Animal Feeds 7:30 California’s Gold 8:00 Animal Babies: First Year on Earth Testing Limits Pt. 2/3 9:00 NOVA Rise of the Superstorms 10:00 Magical Land of Oz Ocean Pt. 2/3 11:00 The Outback The Kimberley Comes Alive Pt. 1/3 12:00am The Outback The Dry Season Pt. 2/3

Thursday, September 5 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Death in ParadiseThe Healer S7: E4

9:00 New Tricks Fluke of Luck S2: E7 10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece Pt. 1/5 11:00 Remember Me Pt. 1/3 12:00am Amanpour and Company Friday, September 6 7:00pm Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line 8:00 The Great British Baking Show French Week Pt. 9/10 9:00 An Opry Salute to Ray Charles 10:30 Live from Lincoln Center Odyssey Chamber Music Society in Greece 12:00am Amanpour and Company Saturday, September 7 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Animal Feeds7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators I’ll Met by Moonlight Pt. 10/10 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Great and the Good Pt. 1 & 2 Non Standard Lenght 9:36 Unforgotten S3: E1 10:30 Unforgotten S3: E2 11:30 The Miniaturist on Masterpiece Pt. 1/3 12:30am Rick Steves’ Europe

Sunday, September 8 10:00am Inside California Education 10:30 Market to Market

Wednesday, September 117:00pm Tapped Out: The History and Battle over Water in the San Joaquin Valley

Rebroadcast Part one of a three-part mini-series on the history of water in the San Joaquin Valley begins with a look at what the Golden State looked like before settlement. Viewers also learn how irrigation systems set the stage for California’s first major water plan, the Central Valley Project.

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11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California Bountiful 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Animal Feeds 12:30 California’s Golden Parks 1:00 NOVA The Planets: Saturn 2:00 Downton Abbey S3: E4 3:00 Downton Abbey S3: E5 4:00 Downton Abbey S3: E6 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 7:00 Father Brown The Star of Jacob S5: E1 8:00 Country Music: Live at the Ryman, A Concert Celebrating the Film by Ken Burns 10:00 PBS Previews: Country Music 10:30 Country Music: Live at the Ryman, A Concert Celebrating the Film by Ken Burns 12:30am The Appalachians Pt. 1/3 Monday, September 9 7:00pm Mystery of the Mountain: Hidden in Plain View 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Palm Springs Hour 2 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Palm Springs Hour 3 10:00 Loretta Lynn: American Masters 12:00am Amanpour and Company Tuesday, September 10 7:00pm Outside with Greg Aiello 7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan 8:00 Finding Your Roots Southern Roots 9:00 The Feud: American Experience 10:00 Frontline Flint’s Deadly Water

11:00 POV Grit 12:00am Amanpour and Company Wednesday, September 11 7:00pm Tapped Out: The History and Battle Over Water in the San Joaquin Valley Pt. 1/3 8:00 Animal Babies: First Year on Earth New Frontiers Pt. 3/3 9:00 NOVA Treasures of the Earth: Gems 10:00 Magical Land of Oz Human Pt. 3/3 11:00 The Outback Return of the Wet Pt. 3/3 12:00am Amanpour and Company Thursday, September 12 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Death in Paradise Murder on the Day of the Dead S7: E5 9:00 New Tricks 17 Years of Nothing S2: E8 10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece Pt. 2/5 11:00 Remember Me Pt. 2/3 12:00am Amanpour and Company Friday, September 13 7:00pm Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line 8:00 The Great British Baking Show The Final Pt. 10/10 9:00 Raúl Juliá: American Masters 10:30 Voces Children of Giant 12:00am Amanpour and Company Saturday, September 14 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Garbanzo Beans7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway:

Private Investigators Outrageous Fortune Pt. 1/10 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Made-to- Measure Murders Pt. 1 & 2 Non Standard Lenght 9:31 Unforgotten Season 3 on Masterpiece S3: E3 10:30 Unforgotten Season 3 on Masterpiece S3: E4 11:30 The Miniaturist on Masterpiece Pt. 2/3 12:30am Rick Steves’ Europe Sunday, September 15 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 Beans 12:30 California’s Golden Parks 1:00 NOVA The Planets: Ice Worlds 2:00 Downton Abbey S3: E7 3:30 Downton Abbey S4: E1 5:32 Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 7:00 Father Brown The Labyrinth of the Minotaur S5: E2 8:00 Country Music The Rub(Beginnings – 1933) Pt. 1/8 10:00 Country Music R 8PM 12:00am The Appalachians Pt. 2/3 Monday, September 16 7:00pm Latino Americans Foreigners in Their Own Land Pt. 1/6 8:00 Country Music Hard Times(1933-1945) Pt. 2/8 10:00 Country Music R 8PM

Friday, September 139:00pm VOCES Season 5 Premiere The Season kicks-off with Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage, a co-presentation of VOCES and American Masters. Follow the life and career of Raúl Juliá, the charismatic, award-winning actor, known for versatile roles on stage and screen, from Shakespearean plays to the The Addams Family, who helped pave the way for many Latino actors today.

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12:00am Amanpour and Company Tuesday, September 17 7:00pm Outside with Greg Aiello 7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan 8:00 Country Music The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953) Pt. 3/8 10:00 Country Music R 8PM 12:00am Amanpour and Company Wednesday, September 18 7:00pm Tapped Out: The History and Battle over Water in the San Joaquin Valley Pt. 2/3 8:00 Country Music I Can’t Stop Loving You (1953-1963) Pt. 4/8 10:00 Country Music R 8PM 12:00am Amanpour and Company Thursday, September 19 7:00 Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Death in Paradise Meditated in Murder S7: E6 9:00 New Tricks Dockers S3: E2 10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece Pt. 3/5 11:00 Remember Me Pt. 3/3 12:00am Amanpour and Company Friday, September 20 7:00pm Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line 8:00 The Great British Baking Show Masterclass 1 Pt. 1/4

9:00 Great Performances Now Hear This Vivaldi: Something Completely Different 10:00 Voces on PBS The Pushouts 11:00 Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart 12:00am Amanpour and Company Saturday, September 21 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Unique Crops7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators The Play’s the Thing Pt. 2/10 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Sword of Guillaume Pt. 1 & 2 Non Standard Lenght 9:31 Unforgotten S3: E5 10:30 Unforgotten S3: E6 11:30 The Miniaturist on Masterpiece Pt. 3/3 12:30am Rick Steves’ Europe Sunday, September 22 10:00am Inside California Education 10:30 Market to Market 11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California Bountiful 12:00pm Country Music The Rub(Beginnings – 1933) Pt. 1/8 2:00 Country Music Hard Times(1933-1945) Pt. 2/8 4:00 Country Music The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953) Pt. 3/8 6:00 Country Music I Can’t Stop Loving You (1953-1963) Pt. 4/8

8:00 Country Music The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968) Pt. 5/8 10:00 Country Music R 8PM 12:00am The Appalachians Pt. 3/3

Monday, September 23 7:00pm Latino Americans Empire of Dreams Pt. 2/6 8:00 Country Music Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972) Pt. 6/8 10:00 Country Music R 8PM 12:00am Amanpour and Company Tuesday, September 24 7:00pm Outside with Greg Aiello 7:30 Expeditions with Patrick McMillan 8:00 Country Music Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973-1983)Pt. 7/8 10:30 Country Music R 8PM Wednesday, September 25 7:00pm Tapped Out: The History and Battle over Water in the San Joaquin Valley Pt. 3/38:00 Country Music Don’t Get Above Your Raisin (1984-1996) Pt. 8/8 10:00 Country Music R 8PM 12:00am Amanpour and Company Thursday, September 26 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser

Friday, September 208:00pm Great British Baking Show Masterclass

Mary and Paul take over the tent for the ultimate baking masterclass, making Mary’s whole orange cake and angel food cake, Paul’s breakfast muffins and olive bread sticks, and the duo’s showstopper chocolate cake.

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8:00 Death in Paradise Dark Memories S7: E7 9:00 New Tricks Old Dogs S3: E3 10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece Pt. 4/5 11:00 The Widower Pt. 1/3 12:00am Amanpour and Company

Friday, September 27 7:00pm Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line 8:00 The Great British Baking Show Masterclass 2 Pt. 2/4 9:00 Great Performances Now Hear This The Riddle of Bach 10:00 Voces on PBS Adios Amor – The Search for Maria Moreno 11:00 Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice 12:00am Amanpour and Company Saturday September 28 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Animal Care7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators The Cursed Hand Pt. 3/10 8:00 Midsomer Murders Blood on the Saddle Pt. 1 & 2 Non Standard Lenght 9:31 Maigret Maigret Sets a Trap Pt. 1/4 11:00 Secrets of Underground London 12:00am Secrets of the Tower of London

Sunday, September 29 10:00am Inside California Education 10:30 Market to Market 11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 Country Music The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968) Pt. 5/8 1:30pm Country Music Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972) Pt. 6/8 3:30 Country Music Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973-1983) Pt. 7/8 6:00 Country Music Don’t Get Above Your Raisin (1984-1996) Pt. 8/8 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu S4: E1 9:00 Poldark S5: E1 10:00 Poldark Revealed 11:00 Professor T The Legacy Pt. 11/13 12:00am Professor T Murder by the Numbers Pt. 12/13 Monday, September 30 7:00pm Latino Americans War and Peace Pt. 3/6 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City Hour 3 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Virginia Beach Hour 1 10:00 Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service Windsor Pt. 1/4 11:00 Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service Inveraray and Holyroodhouse Pt. 2/4 12:00am Amanpour and Company

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Sunday, September 299:00pm Poldark Season 5 Premiere

Aidan Turner returns as the heroic Ross Poldark for a final season of drama in Cornwall. Also returning are Eleanor Tomlinson as Demelza and Jack Farthing as George Warleggan.

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September 2019Program Guide