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Thursday, August 18:00P KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

Find out what it took to make the“Midway” a floating museum, themeaning of the name “La Jolla” and thetop 10 “rainiest years” in San Diego.KPBS 2Wonders of Mexico BurningNorth: The animals of of two greatdeserts, the Sonoran and Chihuahuan,are highlighted.

8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Preserve TheHarvest: Learn how to make jam fromtomatoes, preserve lemons theMoroccan way, pickle cucumbers, smokepeppers and so much more.

9:00 KPBS 1915 Expo Centennial - SanDiego’s Historic Places Discoverhistoric black and white photos and filmthat show the construction of BalboaPark and the planning of the 1915 Expo. KPBS 2 Breakthrough: The Ideas ThatChanged The World The Robot:Discover how robots were firstconceptualized in ancient Rome andlearn how their use has evolved.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Baja Blues Fest& Brews: Experience the largest bluesmusic festival in Mexico and go beertasting at an oceanfront brewery, SinFronteras Brewing.

10:00 KPBSMidsomer Murders A SacredTrust, Part 1: Barnaby and Jonesinvestigate the cloistered world ofMidsomer Priory when a nun ismurdered.KPBS 2 FRONTLINE The PensionGamble: Investigate how stategovernments and Wall Street ledAmerica’s public pensions into a $4-trillion hole.

10:41 KPBSMidsomer MurdersA SacredTrust, Conclusion.

11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Friday, August 28:00P KPBSWashington Week

KPBS 2 KPBS Arts Actors AidenTurner and Eleanor Tomlinson of Poldark,a Kansas City art center, a famous Rock n’Roll collection and wood furniture arefeatured.

8:30 KPBS KPBS Roundtable KPBS 2 Articulate with Jim CotterAsIf By Fate: Young-Adult writer ErikaSanchez, stone sculptor Masatoshi Izumiand singer-songwriter Shawn Colvinshare their experiences.

9:00 KPBS Doc Martin Erotomania: GrahamOrchard, a Salvation Army member,arrives in Portwenn to try to trace amissing woman.KPBS 2Ursula K. Le Guin: AmericanMasters Explore the legacy of thefeminist author who transformed U.S.literature with her science fiction.

10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 8,Episode 5: Part 1 of 2. A small fishingcommunity in the village of Belle Merwhen their festival queen ‘Mama D’Mer’Tiana, is murdered.KPBS 2Hawking The life of StephenHawking, one of the most remarkableminds of the modern age, is chronicled.

11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up Deer Tick:The alternative rock, folk, blues soundsof Deer Tick on Live At The Belly Up.KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Saturday, August 36:00P KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Small Town,

U.S.A. (1969): Myron Floren hosts this1969 show that showcases the talents ofcostumer Rose Weiss and the glorioussets of Chuck Coon.KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend

6:30 KPBS 2 KPBS Roundtable 7:00 KPBSBritish Antiques Roadshow

Holocaust Memorial Special: Britishsurvivors whose lives were shattered bythe events of World War 2 discuss lifeunder Hitler’s tyranny.


7:00 KPBS 2 Hedy Lamarr: AmericanMasters Discover the story of aningenious inventor, who was also themost beautiful woman in the world.

7:30 KPBSBritish Antiques RoadshowConstable 1:Objects brought in byvisitors include a ship’s anchor found in agarden pond, a medal given for heroismto a local sailor and 17th century flatpack furniture.

8:00 KPBS Father Brown The Blood ofAnarchists: Tensions rise to deadly levelswhen a performance troupe ofanarchists arrive in Kembleford.

8:30 KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About SanDiego Find out what it took to make the

“Midway” a floating museum, themeaning of the name “La Jolla” and thetop 10 “rainiest years” in San Diego.

9:00 KPBS Neil Diamond: Hot August NightIII Neil Diamond’s triumphant return tothe Greek Theatre in Los Angeles inAugust 2012 is chronicled.

9:00 KPBS 2 Saturday Movie Anzio (1968)Starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Falk,the story of one of WWIIs bloodiestbattles as the Allies smash the Germanlines which have enclosed the Anziobeachhead.

10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe Rick Steves’Europe: The Making Of: Follow theshow’s creative process as the crewscampers through Milan and aroundLake Como.

11:00 KPBS Born to Explore with RichardWiese Canada: Spirit Bear: RichardWiese travels to British Columbia andexplores the remote islands of HaidaGwaii.KPBS 2 Great Yellowstone Thaw Awildfire in the Beartooth Mountains, apack of wolves and orphaned younggrizzlies are featured.

Sunday, August 46:00P KPBS Father Brown The Demise of the

Debutante: Father Brown uncoverssecrets, hypocrisy and murder at afinishing school for young ladies.KPBS 2 Neil Diamond: Hot AugustNight III Neil Diamond’s triumphantreturn to the Greek Theatre in LosAngeles in August 2012 is chronicled.

7:00 KPBSDoctor Blake Mysteries All ThatGlitters: A prospector is found dead in amineshaft shortly after declaring he’sstruck gold.

7:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe The Bestof Slovenia: Visit the prosperous capitalof Ljubljana, the mountain resort of LakeBled and the Julian Alps.

8:00 KPBS The Bletchley Circle - SanFrancisco Fog of War: When a Russiandiplomat dies in Iris’s arms, the FBIsweep in to control the story and rule thedeath accidental, and all four soon findthemselves embroiled in a dangerousinternational firestorm. KPBS 2 Ancient Skies Finding TheCenter: Track major changes in scientificunderstanding and efforts to give theEarth a shape and a place.

9:00 KPBS Grantchester Season 4 OnMASTERPIECE Episode Four: Geordie issurprised to discover that Will reallygrew up in a house filled with secrets andlies.KPBS 2 NOVA The Planets: Jupiter:Examine how Jupiter shaped life onEarth, by delivering comets laden withwater and perhaps even a fatefulasteroid.

10:00 KPBS Shetland Season 5, Episode 2: Ahorrifying discovery at the Hayes housechanges the course of the investigation.Perez establishes the probable cause forthe Daniel’s murder and his sister Zezi’sdisappearance.KPBS 2 NOVAApollo’s Daring Mission:Astronauts and engineers of Apollo 8explain the inside story of the firstmission to circumnavigate the moon.

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11:00 KPBSQueen Elizabeth’s SecretAgents Robert Cecil battles for his spynetwork and the power to choose thenext King of England.KPBS 2 Earth A New WildHome/Plains: Humankind’s changingrelationships to the big animals that livealongside us are investigated.

Monday, August 58:00P KPBS Antiques Roadshow Vintage

Memphis: Marvel at magnificentMemphis treasures from Season 9,including a $100,000 updated appraisal.KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About SanDiego Find out what it took to make the

“Midway” a floating museum, themeaning of the name “La Jolla” and thetop 10 “rainiest years” in San Diego.

8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion PreserveThe Harvest: Learn how to make jamfrom tomatoes, preserve lemons theMoroccan way, pickle cucumbers, smokepeppers and so much more.

9:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow VintageMadison: Highlights include an 1875Norwegian Hardanger fiddle and anEanger Irving Couse oil.KPBS 2 1915 Expo Centennial - SanDiego’s Historic Places Discoverhistoric black and white photos and filmthat show the construction of BalboaPark and the planning of the 1915 Expo

10:00 KPBS The Great British Baking ShowAlternative Ingredients: The bakerscreate a variety of sugar-free cakes.Gluten-free pitas are in store for theTechnical.KPBS Live at the Belly Up Deer Tick:The alternative rock, folk, blues soundsof Deer Tick on Live At The Belly Up.

11:00 KPBS POV The Distant Barking ofDogs: The life of 10-year-old Oleg istraced as his innocence erodes duringthe war in Eastern Ukraine.KPBS 2 Evening Edition

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Tuesday, August 68:00P KPBS Finding Your Roots Funny

Business: Comedic guests Amy Schumerand Aziz Ansari take a look at theirfamily trees.KPBS 2 The Bletchley Circle - SanFrancisco Fog of War:When a Russiandiplomat dies in Iris’s arms, the FBIsweep in to control the story and rule thedeath accidental, and all four soon findthemselves embroiled in a dangerousinternational firestorm.

9:00 KPBSWoodstock: Three Days ThatDefined A Generation: AmericanExperience Celebrate the 50thanniversary of the concert that defined ageneration in this new documentary. Thisnew film brings the three-day concert tolife through the voices of those whopresent at what became the definingmoment of the counterculture revolution.KPBS 2 Grantchester Season 4 OnMASTERPIECE Episode Four: Geordie issurprised to discover that Will reallygrew up in a house filled with secrets andlies.

10:00 KPBS 2 Secrets of Scotland Yard Alook at London’s police force sheds lighton what it takes to become a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.


11:00 KPBS Charlottesville Part 1 of 2: Theevents that lead to the tragedies inCharlottesville, Virginia in August of 2017are examined.KPBS 2 Evening Edition

Wednesday, August 78:00P KPBS Ancient SkiesOur Place in the

Universe: A cast of scientific pioneersreshapes the solar system and betterunderstands a growing universe.KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow VintageMadison: Highlights include an 1875Norwegian Hardanger fiddle and anEanger Irving Couse oil.

9:00 KPBS NOVA The Planets: Saturn:NASA’s Cassini explores Saturn for 13years, looping through its icy rings andflying by its moons.KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots Maps ofStars: Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrowlearn about the history of tragic deathsin both of their families.

10:00 KPBS To Catch A Comet Thespacecraft Rosetta awakens for itsmission to land on a comet speedingtowards the sun.KPBS 2 Space Men: AmericanExperienceMeet the pioneering AirForce scientists and pilots who laid thegroundwork for the US space program.

11:00 KPBSUranium - Twisting TheDragon’s Tail The cultural and scientifichistory of the most wondrous andterrifying rock on Earth is revealed.KPBS 2 Evening Edition


Learn how wild parrots settled in OceanBeach, discover the once-famous

“Honeymoon Bridge” and remember thedays of San Diego’s Rock and Roll Radio.KPBS 2 The Outback The KimberleyComes Alive: Meet the diverse humansand creatures who inhabit the Kimberleyregion in Western Australia.

8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Coming to aNursery Near You: A behind the scenestour of how plants come to market.

9:00 KPBS 1915 Expo Centennial - SanDiego’s Historic PlacesMarston House:Find out how civic leader GeorgeMarston enlisted the talent and guidanceof New York Architects to help designBalboa Park. KPBS 2 Soundbreaking The HumanInstrument: Celebrate the most essentialpart of a song and the most challengingto capture-the vocal track.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Fuego & Boules:Visit an amazing place in the winecountry called Fuego Cocina Del Valleand discover a to-die-for bone marrowdish at Ensenada’s Boules restaurant.

10:00 KPBSMidsomer MurdersA Rare Bird,Part 1: A row between keen birdwatchersin Midsomer-in-the-Marsh turns nastywhen their president is killed.KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Second ChanceKids: A fight over the fate of juveniles inprison for murder, following a landmarkSupreme Court ruling.

10:48 KPBSMidsomer MurdersA Rare Bird,Conclusion.

11:00 KPBS 2 Evening Edition


KPBS 2 KPBS Arts Discover the storyof an eco-artist who combines the worldsof art and autism, a portrait artist fueledby his passion for sports, secrets topowerful storytelling and how Utahstudent prepare for a unique art festival.

8:30 KPBS KPBS Roundtable KPBS 2 Articulate with Jim CotterThe Wildest Dreamers: Theatre artistTaylor Mac, Fantasy author Holly Black’sfantastic and Malian singer and gutraistVieux Farka Toure are highlighted.


9:00 KPBS Doc Martin On The Edge: Part 1of 2. Martin fails to restart hisrelationship with Louisa. Her father Terryplans to smuggle explosives.KPBS 2 Great Performances ViennaPhilharmonic Summer Night Concert2019: Conductor Gustavo Dudamel andpianist Yuja Wang perform Gershwin’s

“Rhapsody in Blue” and more.10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 8,

Episode 6: Part 2 of 2. The Honore policeteam are left stunned by another murderwhich is connected to the Tiana case.

10:30 KPBS 2 The Art of Seeing A glimpseinto the life of an artist who has becomea San Diego icon in the community. Asimple mantra guides the imagination ofJoe Nyiri; don’t just look, but see.

11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up BeatsAntique: Beats Antique’s electronic andworldly influenced fusion of music anddance on Live At The Belly Up.KPBS 2 Evening Edition

Saturday, August 106:00P KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Can’t Help

Singing (1966): Natalie Nevins andJimmy Roberts “Cuddle Up A LittleCloser”, JoAnn Castle plays a rousing

“Bill Bailey” and more.KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend

6:30 KPBS 2KPBS Roundtable7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow

Burton Constable 2: Objects include thefirst transatlantic airmail letter, diaries ofan SS officer imprisoned in Britain inWorld War II and more.KPBS 2 B.B. King: American MastersCandid interviews shed light on thechallenging life and career of “King ofthe Blues” B.B. King.

7:30 KPBS British Antiques RoadshowCaversham Park 1: An appraisal of a veryrare booklet containing notes made inthe 17th century by one of Shakespeare’searliest readers is featured.

8:00 KPBS Father Brown The SkylarkScandal: The Kembleford Ramblersannual outing takes a tragic turn whenthe local Lord is found strangled.KPBS 2 In Their Own WordsMuhammad Ali:Muhammad Ali’s boxingsuccesses, conversion to Islam andParkinson’s disease are explored.

9:00 KPBSBenise: Fuego! Spirit of Spain“The Prince of Spanish Guitar” adds hissignature twist to “Malaguena,”

“Moonlight Sonata” and more.KPBS 2 Saturday Movie The Greatest(1977) Muhammad Ali plays himself in areconstruction of the vents that broughthim to fame. Also starring James EarlJones and Robert Duvall.

10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe Granada,Cordoba, and Spain’s Costa Del Sol:Explore the regions great sites asAndalucia’s Moorish heritage sparkles inthe historic capitals.KPBS 2 Crossing South Baja BluesFest & Brews: Experience the largestblues music festival in Mexico and gobeer tasting at an oceanfront brewery,Sin Fronteras Brewing.

11:00 KPBS Born to Explore with RichardWiese North Dakota: Where LegendsAre Born: Richard Wiese explores thewildlife in North Dakota and visitsTheodore Roosevelt National Park.KPBS 2 America ReFramed ThroughThe Repellent Fence: Follow the creationof a two-mile long ephemeral artinstallation by three Native Americanartists.

Sunday, August 116:00P KPBS Father Brown The Darkest Noon:

A man is found dead in St.Mary’sgraveyard and Father Brown hasdisappeared without a trace.KPBS 2 Benise: Fuego! Spirit of Spain

“The Prince of Spanish Guitar” adds hissignature twist to “Malaguena,”

“Moonlight Sonata” and more.


7:00 KPBSDoctor Blake MysteriesSomeone’s Son, Someone’s Daughter:Ballarat Hospital’s only female doctor isfound hanged at the hospital in anapparent suicide.

7:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Granada,Cordoba, and Spain’s Costa Del Sol:Explore the regions great sites asAndalucia’s Moorish heritage sparkles inthe historic capitals.

8:00 KPBS The Bletchley Circle - SanFrancisco In for a Pound: Season Finale.A death in the Big Bop Club brings aninternational incident right to theirdoorstep, while the women grapple withJean’s sudden disappearance. KPBS 2Ancient Skies 0ur Place in theUniverse: A cast of scientific pioneersreshapes the solar system and betterunderstands a growing universe.

9:00 KPBS Grantchester Season 4 OnMASTERPIECE Episode Five: A youngman is dies violently, while Will struggleswith a decision that will determine hisfuture.KPBS 2 NOVA The Planets: Saturn:NASA’s Cassini explores Saturn for 13years, looping through its icy rings andflying by its moons.

10:00 KPBS Shetland Season 5, Episode 3:Sandy feels the heat. Convinced thatMcGuire is the key to cracking the case,Perez travels to Glasgow in attempt totrack him down.KPBS 2 To Catch A Comet Thespacecraft Rosetta awakens for itsmission to land on a comet speedingtowards the sun.

11:00 KPBS Queen Elizabeth’s SecretAgents A group of religious extremistsplans to blow up the Houses ofParliament with the king inside.KPBS 2 Earth A New Wild Plains: Aunique elephant conservation project inSouth Africa and the prairies in Americaare explored.

Monday, August 128:00P KPBS Antiques Roadshow Fort Worth,

Hour 1: Treasures include a rock n’ rollposter collection from 1968 and aDelaware Tribe beaded baldric.KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About SanDiego Learn how wild parrots settled inOcean Beach, discover the once-famous

“Honeymoon Bridge” and Remember thedays of San Diego’s Rock and Roll Radio.

8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Coming toa Nursery Near You: A behind the scenestour of how plants come to market.

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9:00 KPBS Family Pictures USA SeriesPremiere. Explore neighborhoods andcities through the lens of the familyphoto album. Hosted by Thomas AllenHarris, it enlarges our understanding ofhistory, our diversity and our sharedvalues. On this episode, explore thehistorically rural state of North Carolina,built on tobacco and textiles and how it’srapidly changing.KPBS 2 1915 Expo Centennial - SanDiego’s Historic PlacesMarston House:Find out how civic leader GeorgeMarston enlisted the talent and guidanceof New York Architects to help designBalboa Park.

9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Fuego &Boules: Visit an amazing place in thewine country called Fuego Cocina DelValle and discover a to-die-for bonemarrow dish at Ensenada’s Boulesrestaurant.


10:00 KPBS The Great British Baking ShowPastry: The bakers prove their pastryskills with frangipane tarts, flaouna andbite-sized vol-au-vents.KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up BeatsAntique: Beats Antique’s electronic andworldly influenced fusion of music anddance on Live At The Belly Up.

11:00 KPBS POV Happy Winter: Beachgoershide behind the memory of a socialstatus in summer cabins on Palermo’sMondello beach.KPBS 2KPBS Evening Edition

Tuesday, August 138:00P KPBS Finding Your Roots Reporting on

the Reporters: Journalists ChristianeAmanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Lingdiscover stories within their family trees.KPBS 2 The Bletchley Circle - SanFrancisco In for a Pound: Season Finale.A death in the Big Bop Club brings aninternational incident right to theirdoorstep, while the women grapple withJean’s sudden disappearance.

KPBS 2 Grantchester Season 4 OnMASTERPIECE Episode Five: A youngman is dies violently, while Will struggleswith a decision that will determine hisfuture.

10:00 KPBS Blue Sky Metropolis The BigChill: Episode 2 of 4. The Cold War andPentagon dollars impact Los Angelesand creates the military-industrial-complex.KPBS 2 Secrets of the Tower ofLondon Go behind the ancient walls ofthis nearly 1,000 year-old formidablefortress in the city of London.

11:00 KPBS Charlottesville Part 2 of 2. Theviolence that occurred on August 12,2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia shockedthe world.KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Wednesday, August 148:00P KPBS NOVA Pluto and Beyond: The

New Horizons spacecraft attempts to flyby Ultima Thule, an object four billionmiles from Earth. KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow FortWorth, Hour 1: Treasures include a rock n’roll poster collection from 1968 and aDelaware Tribe beaded baldric.

9:00 KPBS NOVA The Planets: Ice Worlds: Inthe far reaches of the solar system,Uranus and Neptune dazzle withunexpected rings and moons.KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots UnfamiliarKin: Actors Fred Armisen andChristopher Walken and musician CarlySimon learn about their roots.

10:00 KPBS Breakthrough: The Ideas ThatChanged The World The Telescope:Meet the brilliant minds responsible forcreating the telescope, from Galileo toEdwin Hubble. KPBS 2 Tesla: American ExperienceThe technology of inventor Nikola Teslarevolutionized the electrical age of the20th century.

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9:00 KPBS Blue Sky MetropolisWings,Episode 1 of 4: Explore the intersection ofaerospace and Southern California frommultiple perspectives: technology,popular culture, politics, race, business,labor, environment and gender. In thisepisode, discover how aviation takesflight in early Los Angeles, becoming anindustry of dreamers and entrepreneurs.

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11:00 KPBS Uranium - Twisting TheDragon’s Tail Host and physicist Dr.Derek Muller unlocks the mysteries ofuranium, one of the Earth’s mostcontroversial elements.KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition


We go back in time to explore “Young’sCaves” near San Diego State; visit acentury-old San Diego lumber companyand much more!KPBS 2 The Outback The Dry Season:The Outback comes to life during the dryseason, as turtles lay eggs and athletesdive for pearls.

8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion How WaterFlows:We take a look at California’swater supply, where it comes from,where it goes to, its impact on habitatsand how it feeds us.

9:00 KPBS 1915 Expo Centennial - SanDiego’s Historic Places OverviewBalboa Park: Learn about the differentexhibits at the 1915 Exposition in BalboaPark that visitors from around thecountry enjoyed.KPBS 2 Soundbreaking Going Electric:Learn how innovators like Jimi Hendrixand Stevie Wonder used electricity tounleash new sounds.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Tijuana: Tacos,Horses, Beer and Soccer: Host JorgeMeraz enjoys tacos, rides on Spanishshow horses and meets the ProfessionalTijuana soccer team.

10:00 KPBSMidsomer Murders The DarkRider, Part 1: Barnaby and Jonesinvestigate when a man falls to his deathafter seeing a headless horseman.KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Left BehindAmerica: Intimate stories of one RustBelt city’s struggle to recover in the post-recession economy.

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KPBS 2 KPBS Arts Discover theUniversity of Tampa’s remarkable SykesChapel, landscape portraits inspired byNew York state’s countryside, aMilwaukee museum devoted to human productivity, and finally the bounties ofglass art.

8:30 KPBS KPBS RoundtableKPBS 2 Great Performances TheSound of Music: The von Trapp FamilySingers’ escape from Austria during therise of Nazism in this new production.

9:00 KPBS Doc MartinOn The Edge: Part 2of 2. Martin fails to restart hisrelationship with Louisa. Her father Terryplans to smuggle explosives.

10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 8,Episode 7: Saint Marie mourns whenradio legend Dezzie Dixon is murderedlive on air, and Jack must unravel acomplex mystery to find the culprit.

11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up SamOutlaw: Sam Outlaw refashions honky-tonk and pop country with a SouthernCalifornia vibe for a performance on LiveAt The Belly Up. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Saturday, August 176:00P KPBS Lawrence Welk - Precious

Memories This nostalgic special from2004 features spiritual hymns,inspirational songs and gospel medleys.KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend

6:30 KPBS 2 KPBS Roundtable7:00 KPBS 2 Tyrus Wong: American

Masters Discover the art, life andenduring impact of the renownedChinese-American painter Tyrus Wong.

8:00 KPBS Father Brown The HonourableTheif: Lady Felicia’s home comes underthreat and Father Brown must seek helpfrom an unlikely ally.


8:30 KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About SanDiego We go back in time to explore

“Young’s Caves” near San Diego State;visit a century-old San Diego lumbercompany and much more!

9:00 KPBS 70s Soul Superstars (My Music)Patti LaBelle hosts an all-star reunion ofthe legends of 1970s Motown, R&B andsoul.KPBS 2 KPBS Saturday MovieMissGrant Takes Richmond (1949) StarringLucille Balle and William Holden, a ditzysecretary goes to work for a real estatedeveloper, unaware that the business is afront for his illegal bookmakingoperation.

10:30 KPBS 2 Film School ShortsWoman’sBest Friend: A woman proves how farshe’ll go to protect her family in theSouthern Gothic “How Far She Went.”

11:00 KPBS 2Nature’s Great Race Zebra:Zebras face harsh challenges during amigration to the rich grasslands of NxaiPan National Park.

Sunday, August 186:00P KPBS Downton Abbey Live! A

nostalgic celebration of the mostsuccessful British drama with teasesfrom the upcoming movie, exclusiveinterviews with the cast and creators andmore!KPBS 2Mister Rogers: It’s You I LikeCelebrate “Mister Rogers’Neighborhood”, the children’s series thatpremiered nationally 50 years ago.

7:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe TravelSkills: Cruising: Setting sail on theMediterranean, Rick explores the ins andouts and pros and cons of cruising.KPBS 2Rick Steves’ Europe Florence:Heart of the Renaissance:Michelangelo’s David, Botticelli’s Birth ofVenus and Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradiseare explored.

8:00 KPBS Downton Abbey Live! Encorepresentation.KPBS 2 NOVA Pluto and Beyond: TheNew Horizons spacecraft attempts to flyby Ultima Thule, an object four billionmiles from Earth.

9:00 KPBS 2 NOVA The Planets: Ice Worlds:In the far reaches of the solar system,Uranus and Neptune dazzle withunexpected rings and moons.

9:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe Glasgowand Scottish Passions: Glasgow, once anindustrial powerhouse, offers a fun lookat Scotland’s vibrantly gritty urban side.

10:00 KPBS Shetland Season 5, Episode 4:Sure that Zezi is being held on Shetland,Perez and the team ramp up thepressure on their remaining leads.

10:00 KPBS 2 Breakthrough: The Ideas ThatChanged The World The Telescope:Meet the brilliant minds responsible forcreating the telescope, from Galileo toEdwin Hubble.

11:00 KPBS 70s Soul Superstars (My Music)Patti LaBelle hosts an all-star reunion ofthe legends of 1970s Motown, R&B andsoul.KPBS 2 Earth A New Wild Forests:Animals are explored in the Amazon,Alaska’s Great Bear Rainforest andPortugal’s cork forests.

Monday, August 19 8:00P KPBS Antiques Roadshow Fort Worth,

Hour 2: A Felipe Orlando abstract oilfrom 1980 and a German baroquelockbox from 1625 are showcased.KPBS 2Ken Kramer’s About SanDiego We go back in time to explore

“Young’s Caves” near San Diego State;visit a century-old San Diego lumbercompany and much more!

8:30 KPBS 2A Growing PassionHow WaterFlows:We take a look at California’swater supply, where it comes from,where it goes to, its impact on habitatsand how it feeds us.


9:00 KPBS Family Pictures USA Detroit:Detroit, America’s comeback city, isexplored through photos and storiesshared by residents.KPBS 2 KPBS 1915 Expo Centennial -San Diego’s Historic PlacesOverviewBalboa Park: Learn about the differentexhibits at the 1915 Exposition in BalboaPark that visitors from around thecountry enjoyed.

9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Tijuana: Tacos,Horses, Beer and Soccer: Host JorgeMeraz enjoys tacos, rides on Spanishshow horses and meets the ProfessionalTijuana soccer team.

10:00 KPBS The Great British Baking ShowVictorian: This episode devoted to theVictorian age features game pie,fruitcake and charlotte russe.KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up SamOutlaw: Sam Outlaw refashions honky-tonk and pop country with a SouthernCalifornia vibe for a performance on LiveAt The Belly

11:00 KPBSAging Backwards 2 withMiranda Esmonde-White MirandaEsmonde-White uses new andgroundbreaking science to help put anend to this defeatist attitude towardsaging.KPBS 2KPBS Evening Edition

Tuesday, August 208:00P KPBS Finding Your Roots Unfamiliar

Kin: Actors Fred Armisen andChristopher Walken and musician CarlySimon learn about their roots.KPBS 2 Downton Abbey Live! Encorepresentation.

9:00 KPBS Blue Sky Metropolis A SpaceOdyssey: Episode 3 of 4. The triumphantand tragic Space Race unfolds inaccounts of those who pioneered thetechnology.

9:30 KPBS 2Rick Steves’ Europe EuropeanFestivals I: Siena’s Palio horse race, theScottish Highland Games and Carnevalein Venice are highlighted.

10:00 KPBS FRONTLINEHunting The

Nightmare Bacteria: A look the alarmingrise of untreatable infections in hospitals,communities and across the globe.KPBS 2 Secrets of Westminster Aworld of intrigue and traditions isexplored behind the gothic walls of theHouses of Parliament.

11:00 KPBS San Diego: Above and BeyondTour the spectacular San Diego regionfrom above and below with aerial andunderwater footage and learn about thehistory of the region. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Wednesday, August 21 8:00P KPBS Nature To Be Announced

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow FortWorth, Hour 3: A 1936 Joe FortenberryOlympic gold medal and JamesMadison’s personal seal are appraised.

9:00 KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots Puritansand Pioneers: Actors Ted Danson, MarySteenburgen and William H. Macy learnabout their nonconformist ancestors.

9:30 KPBS NOVA To Be Announced10:00 KPBS 2Ruby Ridge: American The

1992 FBI siege at Ruby Ridge that helpedlaunch the modern militia movement isexamined.

11:00 KPBS Wings Over Grand Canyon Thisaerial journey captures an endlessvariety of stunning imagery oflandscapes, lakes and canyons.KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Thursday, August 228:00P KPBSKen Kramer’s About San Diego

Visit the Wisteria Candy Cottage in ruralSan Diego, a North County home madefamous by the Civil war hero and hear arailroad love story.KPBS 2 The Outback Return of theWet: The Outback skies explode withthunder and rain, beginning a newseason in this ancient land.


8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Flowers andFloats - The Rose Parade: Follow a groupof Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly SanLuis Obispo college students whotogether design, build, and drive theUniversities’ 68th annual contribution toThe Rose Parade in Pasadena.

9:00 KPBS 1915 Expo Centennial - SanDiego’s Historic Places Expo Isthmus:Magnificent historic photos and film tellthe story of a wonderful time in SanDiego a century ago. KPBS 2 Soundbreaking Four on theFloor: Chart the progression of the beatfrom drum and bass to beat box andbeyond.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Rosarito: BikeRace, Go-Carts, r/c Airplanes, & Food:Experience the Rosarito-Ensenada BikeRace. The Rincon Tropical resort has amini-zoo and go-carts.

10:00 KPBSMidsomer Murders Murder ofInnocence, Part 1:When a barrister iskilled in Midsomer, suspicion falls on aconvicted murderer with a solid alibi.KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Hunting TheNightmare Bacteria: A look the alarmingrise of untreatable infections in hospitals,communities and across the globe.

10:50 KPBSMidsomer MurdersMurder ofInnocence, Conclusion.

11:00 KPBS 2KPBS Evening Edition

Friday, August 238:00P KPBS Washington Week

KPBS 2KPBS Arts Meet Clyde Morgana professor of African dance and culture;see cancer survivors who rediscovertheir beauty when they are transformedinto canvases; follow an artist duo whomake street art like no other; and finally,a Baton Rouge artist whose art iscelebrated across the U.S. and someparts of Africa.

8:30 KPBS KPBS Roundtable KPBS 2 Articulate with Jim CotterArticulate in San Francisco: Masterwordsmith Marc Bamuthi Josephdiscusses his quest for a better world

and shares the poems he hopes mighthelp us get there.

9:00 KPBS Doc Martin The Apple Doesn’tFall: The doctor learns that the newpolice officer has narcolepsy. Bert Largeis having a midlife crisis.KPBS 2 Shakespeare UncoveredMuchAdo About Nothing with Helen Hunt:Helen Hunt explores this exquisitecomedy of comparison and contrast thatShakespeare set in Italy.

10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 8,Episode 8: Season Finale. When a stormhits Saint Marie the Police Stationbecomes a crime scene. A man is founddead, but how did he get in there - andhow did the killer escape withouttouching any of the locks?KPBS 2 Shakespeare Uncovered TheMerchant of Venice with F. MurrayAbraham: F. Murray Abraham addressesthe anti-Semitism that characterizedEurope in Shakespeare’s time.

11:00 KPBS San Diego: Above and BeyondTour the spectacular San Diego regionfrom above and below with aerial andunderwater footage and learn about thehistory of the region. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Saturday, August 246:00P KPBS Les Misérables on

MASTERPIECE Series Marathon. Multi-award-winning screenwriter AndrewDavies brings Victor Hugo’s masterpieceto television. Love, death, and thestruggle for social justice in early 19th-century France feature in this beautifullyfaithful retelling of one of the world’smost beloved stories. The star-studdedcast includes Dominic West, DavidOyelowo and Lily Collins.KPBS 2 KPBS Roundtable

7:00 KPBS 2 Norman Lear: AmericanMasters Norman Lear affected socialchange through his groundbreakingsitcoms such as “All in the Family.”


8:00 KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About SanDiego Visit the Wisteria Candy Cottage inrural San Diego, a North County homemade famous by the Civil war hero andhear a railroad love story.

9:00 KPBS 2 Saturday Movie The Way WeWere (1973) Set against the politicalismof pre-WWII and later McCarthyism, adiametrically opposed couple cometogether only to find that genuinefriendship and physical attraction is notenough to overcome fundamentalsocietal beliefs. Starring Babra Streisandand Robert Redford.

11:00 KPBS 2 Wonders of Mexico BurningNorth: The animals of two great deserts,the Sonoran and Chihuahuan, arehighlighted.

Sunday, August 255:30P KPBS Lawrence Welk: God Bless

America Executive Producer Bob Allenand Welk Star Mary Lou Metzger arefeatured on this special.

6:00 KPBS 2 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -Uncovering America Courtney B. Vancehosts this celebration of the renownedhistorian, author and filmmaker.

7:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Paris:Regal and Intimate: Explore the SeineRiver, Napoleon’s tomb and the Louvreand experience a patriotic Bastille Day.

8:00 KPBS Churchill’s Secret OnMASTERPIECEWinston Churchill facesa life-threatening stroke in 1953 andkeeps it secret from the world.KPBS 2 Operation Maneater GreatWhite Shark: Mark Evans travels toWestern Australia to test non-lethalsolutions for preventing shark attacks.

9:00 KPBS 2NOVAWhy Sharks Attack:Leading shark experts research thescience behind the great white’s huntinginstincts.

10:00 KPBS Shetland Season 5, Episode 5:New developments intensify the searchfor Zezi. Perez feels that time is runningout.

KPBS 2 Koko - The Gorilla Who TalksMeet Koko, a gorilla who learned signlanguage more than 40 years ago andforever changed the way we think aboutanimals.

11:00 KPBSAging Backwards 2 withMiranda Esmonde-White MirandaEsmonde-White uses new andgroundbreaking science to help put anend to this defeatist attitude towardsaging.KPBS 2 Earth A New WildOceans:Sanjayan meets scientists, engineers andfishermen working on solutions to helprestore the oceans.

Monday, August 26 8:00P KPBSAntiques Roadshow Indianapolis,

Hour 1: A Norman Rockwell charcoal self-portrait and a 1958 signed Indy 500racing flag are appraised.KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About SanDiego Visit the Wisteria Candy Cottagein rural San Diego, a North County homemade famous by the Civil war hero andhear a railroad love story.

8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Flowersand Floats - The Rose Parade: Follow agroup of Cal Poly Pomona and Cal PolySan Luis Obispo college students whotogether design, build, and drive theUniversities’ 68th annual contribution toThe Rose Parade in Pasadena.

9:00 KPBS Family Pictures USA SouthwestFlorida: The Paradise Coast, whereNative Americans, ranchers andfishermen share family stories, is visited. KPBS 2 1915 Expo Centennial - SanDiego’s Historic Places Expo Isthmus:Magnificent historic photos and film tellthe story of a wonderful time in SanDiego a century ago.

9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Rosarito: BikeRace, Go-Carts, r/c Airplanes, & Food:Experience the Rosarito-Ensenada BikeRace. The Rincon Tropical resort has amini-zoo and go-carts.


10:00 KPBS The Great British Baking ShowPatisserie: The remaining bakers worktheir way through cream horns,mokatines and religieuse a l’ancienne.KPBS 2 Live at the Belly UpOzomatli:Ozomatli brings a dance party downfrom Los Angeles with an exciting mix ofLatin, hip hop, and rock music that is asdiverse as their hometown.

11:00 KPBS San Diego: Above and BeyondTour the spectacular San Diego regionfrom above and below with aerial andunderwater footage and learn about thehistory of the region. KPBS 2KPBS Evening Edition

Tuesday, August 278:00P KPBS Finding Your Roots Freedom

Tales: S. Epatha Merkerson and MichaelStrahan learn stories that challengeassumptions about black history.

9:00 KPBS Blue Sky Metropolis Back to theFuture: Episode 4 of 4. Tech billionaireschoose Southern California to launchtheir space companies, such as SpaceX. KPBS 2 And Then There Were NoneThis 3-part miniseries is based on AgathaChristie’s bestselling novel of the samename. Set in 1939 as Europe teeters onthe brink of war, ten strangers are invitedto an island by a mysterious host andmystery ensues. Starring Aiden Turner,Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson.

10:00 KPBS FRONTLINEAbortion Divide:Inside the fight over abortion throughthe stories of women struggling withunplanned pregnancies.

11:00 KPBSWings Over Grand Canyon Thisaerial journey captures an endlessvariety of stunning imagery oflandscapes, lakes and canyons.KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

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Earth New 3-part miniseries. To tell thestories of these magical months, fourrenowned wildlife cinematographerstravel the globe following the lives of sixiconic baby animals as they grow anddevelop. This is the story of what it takesto survive in the wild. This is their firstyear on earth.KPBS 2 Antiques RoadshowIndianapolis, Hour 2: Discover treasuresfrom Indianapolis including a 1952 JoeLouis-signed whiskey bottle.

9:00 KPBS NOVA Lethal Seas: As carbonemissions raise the oceans’ acidity,experts try to crack the code of achanging seas.KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots TheVanguard: Author Ta-Nehisi Coates,filmmaker Ava DuVernay and author andactivist Janet Mock trace their roots.

10:00 KPBSMagical Land of Oz New 3-partminiseries. Discover how animals havelearned to thrive across Australia’s harshand beautiful extremes.KPBS 2 Island Murder: AmericanExperience Discover the truth behind ascandalous 1930s rape and murder casethat shook the paradise of Hawaii.

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11:00 KPBSAging Backwards 2 withMiranda Esmonde-WhiteMirandaEsmonde-White uses new andgroundbreaking science to help put anend to this defeatist attitude towardsaging.KPBS 2KPBS Evening Edition


The story of “Al the Barber” of Encinitas,a look back at Simpson’s Nursery inJamul and a long-hidden discovery atSan Diego State’s Aztec Bowl.KPBS 2 India - Nature’s WonderlandExperience a ritual tiger dance in India,see lions and elephants and climb to theHimalayas.

8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Citrus:California’s Second Gold Rush: Citrus isone of the crops that “made” California.Go back in time to discover thebeginnings of the citrus industry, thenfast forward to citrus today.

9:00 KPBS 1915 Expo Centennial - SanDiego’s Historic Places Host Elsa Sevillavisits the historic Administrative Building,Botanical Building and the CabrilloBridge.

9:00 KPBS 2 Soundbreaking The World IsYours: Meet the pioneers of hip hop andexplore how sampling created a newgenre of music.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Ensenada: Baja500 & Ziplines: The famous Baja 500and an ATV ride on the trails of the LasCanadas Campground are highlighted.

10:00 KPBSMidsomer Murders Written inthe Stars, Part 1: An amateurastronomer is killed by a blow to thehead with a meteorite during an eclipseof the sun.KPBS 2 FRONTLINEAbortion Divide:Inside the fight over abortion throughthe stories of women struggling withunplanned pregnancies.

10:48 KPBS Midsomer MurdersWritten inthe Stars, Conclusion.



KPBS 2 KPBS Arts Meet an artist whocombines human portraits withtopography, discover how traditionalnorms of ballet are challenged in aFlorida neighborhood; then follow astorm chaser turned photographer andfilmmaker.

8:30 KPBSRoundtable KPBS 2Articulate with Jim CotterUnique Perspectives: Award-winningconductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin andType designer Tobias Frere-Jones arefeatured.


9:00 KPBS Doc MartinMovement: BertLarge opens his own restaurant, butthings go wrong when people complainof food poisoning.KPBS 2Big Family: The Story ofBluegrass Music The history ofbluegrass music is explored, from itsorigins to its eventual worldwidepopularity.

10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 6,Episode 1: The death of a scientist on theside of a live volcano proves a difficultcase to crack for Humphrey and his teamwhen everything appears to point to adeath from natural causes.

11:00 KPBS Wings Over Grand Canyon Thisaerial journey captures an endlessvariety of stunning imagery oflandscapes, lakes and canyons

KPBS 2KPBS Evening Edition

Saturday, August 316:00 KPBS Ken Burns: The National Parks

Explore the beauty and grandeur of ournation’s magnificent parks, from Acadiato Yosemite.KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend

6:30 KPBS Roundtable7:00 KPBS 2 Eero Saarinen: American

Masters Explore the life of visionaryFinnish-American modernistarchitectural giant Eero Saarinen isexplored.

8:00 KPBS Father Brown The Star of Jacob:The infant son of the Duke of Frome goesmissing and Father Brown attempts tofind the child.KPBS 2 And Then There Were NoneThis 3-part miniseries is based on AgathaChristie’s bestselling novel of the samename. Set in 1939 as Europe teeters onthe brink of war, ten strangers are invitedto an island by a mysterious host andstart to get killed one by one. StarringAiden Turner, Sam Neill and MirandaRichardson.

9:00 KPBS Classical Rewind (My Music)The greatest composers of all time andthe origins of their music andcompositions are explored.

10:30 KPBSKen Burns: The National ParksExplore the beauty and grandeur of ournation’s magnificent parks, from Acadiato Yosemite.

11:00 KPBS 2 Life on the Reef EpisodeThree: The humans and animals prepareas a category 5 cyclone bears down onthe North Queensland coast.

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