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APRIL Programming Schedule
Listings are as accurate as possible at press time but are subject to change due to updated programming. For complete up­to­date listings, including overnight programs, visit kpbs.org/tv, or call (619) 594­6983.
Wednesday, April 1
8:00PM NOVA Alien Planets Revealed:
Animation and input from experts shed
light on how NASA’s Kepler telescope
identifies new planets. Repeats: 4/3, 1:30 am; 4/4, 4:30 am; 4/5, 1 am
9:00
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Finding the Achilles Heel: Scientists are
now excited by the prospect of
harnessing the human immune system
to defeat cancer. Repeats: 4/3, 2:30 am;
4/6, 2 am; 4/18, 10 am
11:00
Scientists You Must Know The
scientists behind the Instrumentation
Revolution and the integrated circuit are
highlighted.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley 1:30
Twice Born ­ Stories from the Special
Delivery Unit Dr. Holly Hedrick attempts
to remove a tumor from a fetus that is
still attached to her mother. Repeats: 4/5,
2 am
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Classical Stretch
Martha Speaks
WordGirl
Caillou
Sesame Street
Curious George
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Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
The Blind Men and the Elephant: The
search for a cure for cancer, from the
1970s to targeted therapies in the 1990s,
is examined. Repeats: 4/6, 12 am; 4/11, 10 am
Friday, April 3
8:00PM Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Repeats: 4/5, 10 am
8:30
KPBS Roundtable Repeats: 4/5, 10:30 am
9:00
Death In Paradise Season 4, Episode 1:
When the owner of a rum distillery is
Thursday, April 2
murdered during a séance, all the clues
8:00PM A Growing Passion Big Trees: Giants
point to the prime suspect being a ghost.
Among Us: See native and exotic
Repeats: 4/4, 1:30 am
champion trees, and learn why it’s
10:00
DCI Banks Wednesday’s Child: DCI Alan
important to recognize and sustain them.
Banks is drawn into a full­scale search for
Repeats: 4/4, 4:03 am; 4/4, a missing boy. Repeats: 4/4, 2:30 am
3:30 pm
11:33
SnapShot Tintype Photography and
8:30
Savor San Diego The Guadalupe Valley:
Civil War Re­Enactment: The SnapShot
Chef Su­Mei Yu goes south of the border
team discovers a civil war re­enactment
to Baja California’s fabulous enclave of
in Vista and Tim tries his hand at
cuisine and wine, and the unique lifestyle
creating tintype portraits.
that has arisen around both.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 9:00
Midsomer Murders Judgment Day: The 1:00
Tavis Smiley
residents of the village of Midsomer
Mallow fear for their chances of winning
Saturday, April 4
the Perfect Village competition when a
5:30
Martha Speaks local thief and womanizer is brutally
6:00
WordGirl killed with a pitchfork. Worse, there is no
6:30
Caillou
shortage of suspects, and then two of
7:00
Sesame Street the judges are murdered.
8:00
Curious George Swings Into Spring 10:30
1915 Expo Centennial ­ San Diego’s
9:00
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Historic Places Major decisions had to
9:30
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood be made before securing funds for the
10:00
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
1915 Panama California Exposition.
Magic Bullets: Sidney Farber introduced
Decisions like the park’s location, what
the modern era of chemotherapy,
architectural design to choose and would
eventually galvanizing a “war on cancer.”
the park be an open space concept.
Repeats: 4/5, 3 am
Repeats: 4/6, 4 am
12:00PM This Old House Lexington Project
11:00
History Detectives Special
2015/Designer Details: The second floor
Investigations The Disappearance of
is sanded, stained and sealed. In the
Glenn Miller: The plane carrying beloved
kitchen, the cabinets are mostly installed.
entertainer Glenn Miller mysteriously
12:30
Ask This Old House Entry Shelf
vanished during World War II.
Build/Rough Electric Install: A basic
12:00AM Charlie Rose entry shelf is built from poplar and
1:00
Tavis Smiley
plywood. Electrician Scott Caron wires a
basement room.
1:00
Craftsman’s Legacy The Woodworker:
Eric Gorges visits woodworker John
Wilson at his home shop and learns how
to make a shoulder plane.
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Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST
Memphis: An organic garden in a tough
South Memphis neighborhood has
become a source of community unity.
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s
Illustrated Chicken and Rice Get an
Upgrade: Crispy­Skinned Chicken
Breasts, a tasting of Jasmine Rice and
Rice and Pasta Pilaf are showcased.
Martha Bakes Spiked: A traditional
Fruitcake, an easy Plum­and­Port
Crostata, Rum Raisin Pie and Tiramisu
are created.
Mexico — One Plate at a Time with
Rick Bayless How to Feed a City: Rick
and Chef Edgar Nunez strategize over a
meal of Duck Carnitas with Mole Negro
at Sud 777.
A Growing Passion Big Trees: Giants
Among Us: Encore. See 4/2, 8 pm
Rick Steves Special The Holy Land,
Israelis and Palestinians Today: Rick
Steves explores Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, a
home in Bethlehem, a university in
Ramallah and more.
KPBS Spectrum
Lawrence Welk Show Easter: “Easter
Parade,” “Give Me That Old Time Religion”
and “Tiptoe Through The Tulips”are
performed.
Keeping Up Appearances The
Candlelight Supper: Hyacinth plans to
hold one of her celebrated candlelight
suppers in order to impress Emmet, head
of the local Amateur Operatic Society,
with her vocal talents. Hebburn Stairway to Hebburn: Joe is
showing romantic signs of recovery and
Pauline’s new cupcake business is on the up.
Father Brown The Curse of Amenhotep:
After Sir Raleigh’s new bride insists on
seeing his Egyptian mummy, her dead
body is found in a locked room. Father
Brown investigates ­ has Amenhotep
risen from the dead?
9:00
Masterpiece Mystery! The Escape
Artist, Part 1: Star defense lawyer Will
Burton takes the case of an unsavory
suspect accused of a torture killing.
10:30
Masterpiece Mystery! The Escape
artist, Part 2: With the tables turned,
attorney Will Burton battles for justice
while trying to save his own skin.
12:00AM Live from the Artists Den Jason Mraz:
The folk/pop singer­songwriter and
grammy winner performs at a secret
location in Los Angeles.
Sunday, April 5
5:00AM America’s Heartland Discover the dirt
on farming without soil. Scientists bring
in a colorful crop of algae.
5:30
Martha Speaks 6:00
WordGirl 6:30
Caillou 7:00
Sesame Street 8:00
Curious George 8:30
Curious George
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Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
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Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 10:30
KPBS Roundtable 11:00
Charlie Rose ­ The Week 11:30
Painting the Town with Eric Dowdle
Best­selling artist Eric Dowdle travels to
destinations all across North America in
search of the true essence of each place.
Repeats: 4/5, 2:30 pm
12:00PM Ken Kramer’s About San Diego 12:30
Celebration of Peace Through Music
The 2014 canonizations of Pope John
Paul II and Pope John XXIII by Pope
Francis are celebrated.
2:30
Painting the Town with Eric Dowdle
Encore. See 4/5, 11:30 am
3:00
Live From Lincoln Center Billy Porter:
Broadway & Soul: Tony and Grammy­
winner Billy Porter performs favorites
and songs from “Billy’s Back on
Broadway.”
4:00
California’s Gold White Sea Bass: Bill
Ernst has caught the largest White Sea
Bass ever! Huell heads to the Hubbs
Research Institute.
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California’s Gold Land Sailing: Huell
explores the history of this unique
tradition at the Mojave Desert’s El Mirage
Dry Lake.
PBS NewsHour Weekend SciTech Now KPBS presents the latest in
science and technology reporting from
San Diego and around the country.
Jewel in the Crown The Towers of
Silence: Susan’s baby is saved, but Susan
drifts into mental isolation. Barbie
suffers a terrible accident.
WPC 56 Memories Are Made of This:
When another woman is attacked, Gina
risks her career to prove a suspect’s
innocence.
Call the Midwife Nurse Phyllis Crane is
not going to fit in easily. Patsy is poised
to take over as scout leader. Repeats: 4/7,
2 am
Masterpiece Classic Mr. Selfridge,
Season 3 ­ Episode 2: Harry attends a
fateful auction. Henri has a flashback.
Edwards’ book instigates a crisis for Kitty.
Repeats: 4/7, 3 am
Wolf Hall On Masterpiece Episode One:
Having failed to secure King Henry’s
marriage annulment, Cardinal Wolsey is
stripped of his powers. Repeats: 4/7, 4 am
Dressing America: Tales from the
Garment Center Explore the history of
New York’s fashion district and the
Jewish immigrants who helped build it.
Monday, April 6
8:00PM Antiques Roadshow Birmingham, Hour
Two: Highlights include 1968 letters from
a young Bill Clinton and a 1952 John
Falter illustration. Repeats: 4/8, 1:30 am
9:00
Antiques Roadshow Billings, MT: A
collection of ruby, diamond and jade
rings and an 1843 artillery sword and
belt are appraised. Repeats: 4/8, 2:30 am
10:00
Ultimate Restorations Ahrens Fox: The
Kansas City Treasure: A massive Ahrens
Fox, once considered the Rolls Royce of
fire engines, is pieced back together.
Repeats: 4/8, 3:30 am
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Independent Lens Little Hope Was
Arson/A City in Flames: In 2010, 10
churches were burned down in a month,
igniting a criminal investigation in East
Texas.
12:30AM Charlie Rose 1:30
Tavis Smiley Tuesday, April 7
8:00PM Twice Born ­ Stories from the Special
Delivery Unit Doctors remove the
remainder of newborn Lilly’s tumor and
Tina and Brion receive devastating news.
Repeats: 4/9, 1:30 am
9:00
Inside the Court of Henry VIII The
danger and intrigue associated with
Henry VIII, the most famous of English
kings, is explored. Repeats: 4/9, 2:30 am;
4/12, 11 pm
10:00
FRONTLINE The Trouble with Chicken:
FRONTLINE investigates the spread of
dangerous pathogens in our meat,
particularly poultry. Repeats: 4/9, 3:30 am
11:00
No Evidence of Disease A unique rock
band made up of six gynecologic
oncology surgeons from across America
is profiled.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Wednesday, April 8
8:00PM Nature Animal Homes: The Nest: Bird
nests come in all shapes and sizes,
crafted diverse of materials, including
man made items. Repeats: 4/10, 1:30 am;
4/12, 1:00 am; 4/12, 4 am; 4/12, 3 pm;
4/19, 3 pm
9:00
Animal R&R Rehabbers from the Fund
for Animals care for a red­tailed hawk
whose feathers got fried at a trolley
station, and Project Wildlife fights for the
life of a an opossum with a troubling
symptom: sneezing. Repeats: 4/10, 2:30 am; 4/11, 4:30 am; 4/12, 2 am
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Animal R&R Project Wildlife rehabbers
grapple with two difficult patients, a red­
shouldered hawk bleeding from the keel
and an opossum with a shocking burn on
his face. A peregrine falcon, whose entire
species once nearly went extinct, returns
to his home near the San Diego airport
with help from the Fund for Animals.
Repeats: 4/10, 3:30 am; 4/12, 3 am
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Your Inner Fish Your Inner Fish: The
genetic legacy of a fish that lurched onto
land 375 million years ago is seen today
in our DNA.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Thursday, April 9
8:00PM A Growing Passion Garden Tours &
Garden Shows: Finding Garden
Inspiration: It’s garden show season and
Nan travels up and down the coast
experiencing various gardening shows
and tours to see what’s new in plants, the
world of design, and what other
gardeners are doing in their gardens.
Repeats: 4/11, 4:03 am; 4/11, 3:30 pm
8:30
Savor San Diego Archi’s Acres: Helping
Veterans Grow: A working garden in
Valley Center designed to teach the
business of agriculture, Archi’s Acres
provides veterans with skills and
experiences they can use to support
themselves and their families. Repeats:
4/11, 4:30 pm
9:00
Midsomer Murders Garden of Death:
When Fliss Inkpen is found brutally
murdered in the garden, Barnaby
launches an investigation which
unearths more than mere local hostility.
11:00
History Detectives Special
Investigations Texas Servant Girl
Murders: The team investigates the
brutal murders of six servants and two
society women in Austin 1885.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Friday, April 10
8:00PM Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Repeats: 4/12, 10:00 am
8:30
KPBS Roundtable Repeats: 4/12, 10:30 am
9:00
Death In Paradise Season 4, Episode 2:
Repeats: 4/11, 1:30 am
10:00
DCI Banks A Piece of My Heart: Banks
and his team must solve the case of an
investigative journalist found dead.
Repeats: 4/11, 2:30 am
11:33
SnapShot AP Photographer ­ Lenny
Ignelzi: Associated Press photographer,
Lenny Ignelzi sits down with the host of
SnapShot, Tim Mantoani, and together
they pour over pictures from Lenny’s
historic 40 year career in San Diego. 12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Saturday, April 11
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Martha Speaks WordGirl Caillou Sesame Street Curious George Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladie
The Blind Men and the Elephant: Encore.
See 4/2, 2:30 am
12:00PM This Old House Lexington Project
2015/New Walk, Old Stone: Work begins
on the bluestone front walk. Porcelain
tile is made to look like slate for the
porch.
12:30
Ask This Old House Ceiling Fan
Replacement/Bonsai Tree: Electrician
Scott Caron replaces an undersized
ceiling fan with a more appropriate one.
1:00
Craftsman’s Legacy The Glassblower:
Eric visits April Wagner, a glassblower
working in abstract art, and learns how
to make a glass cup.
1:30
Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST Ohio: A
man who started his own grass­fed dairy
and a couple who run a fermenting
business are visited.
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America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s
Illustrated Seafood Specials: Test cook
Julia Collin Davison creates the best
homemade Cioppino. Shrimp Fra Diavolo
is served.
Martha Bakes Southern: An irresistible
banana cream pie, a coconut cake, a
spoon bread and pecan tassies are
served.
Mexico — One Plate at a Time with
Rick Bayless A Passion for Cheese:
Super­rich Doble Crema Cheese from
Chiapas is used to make Huazontles and
a tangy Quesillo.
A Growing Passion Garden Tours &
Garden Shows: Finding Garden
Inspiration: Encore. See 4/9, 8 pm
Rick Steves’ Europe Palestine: Follow
pilgrims to the place of Jesus’ birth in
Bethlehem, harvest olives and bob in the
Dead Sea.
Savor San Diego Archi’s Acres: Helping Veterans Grow: Encore. See 4/9, 8:30 pm
PBS NewsHour Weekend KPBS Spectrum Lawrence Welk Show Los Angeles:
Great songs include “California, Here I
Come.” “High Society” and “Leavin’ On A
Jet Plane.”
Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth
Tees Off: Hyacinth has decided that she
and husband Richard should have a
weekend at a golfing hotel in order for
her to be able to keep up with the major
and his wife.
Hebburn Still Swayze’s After All These
Years: Extracts of Jack’s pregnancy diary
are published in a national newspaper.
Father Brown The Invisible Man: The
circus brings death to Kembleford when
a clown is murdered. Father Brown must
determine who the killer is and why a
parishioner has agreed to marry the
sinister wizard Welkin.
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9:00
Brian Wilson and Friends: A
Soundstage Special Event A once­in­a­
lifetime gathering of artists at the
stunning Palazzo Theatre at the
Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, headlined
by former Beach Boy co­founder and
music legend Brian Wilson. ”
10:00
Live from the Artists Den Zac Brown
Band: Country artist Zac Brown Band
brings music back to the Forest Hills
Stadium in Forest Hills, NY.
11:00 Live from the Artists Den Cage the
Elephant: Cage the Elephant brings their
funky, soulfully psychedelic sound to the
Santa Barbara Art Foundry.
12:00AM Austin City Limits Ed Sheeran/Valerie
June: Singer­songwriters Ed Sheeran
and Valerie June perform. Sheeran lights
up “Sing!” and “A­Team.”
Sunday, April 12
5:00AM America’s Heartland Louisiana’s most
famous hot sauce is showcased. Visit the
Ohio farm where Hollywood came to stay.
5:30
Martha Speaks 6:00
WordGirl 6:30
Caillou 7:00
Sesame Street 8:00
Curious George 8:30
Curious George 9:00
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Encore. See 4/10, 8 pm
10:30
KPBS Roundtable Encore. See 4/10,
8:30 pm
11:00
Charlie Rose ­ The Week 11:30
Painting the Town with Eric Dowdle
Portland, OR: Join Eric as the does his
part to” Keep Portland Weird.” Repeats:
4/12, 1:30 pm
12:00PM Ken Kramer’s About San Diego Climb
inside a San Diego landmark; go
underwater to discover a missing part of
our city; find out what happened to the
town of Weed; go “sittin’ in the sky” at
The El Cortez, and much more!
12:30
Live From Lincoln Center Norm Lewis:
Who Am I?: Norm Lewis presents a show
that crosses stylistic boundaries, from
opera to cabaret and gospel.
1:30
Painting the Town with Eric Dowdle
Encore. See 4/12, 11:30 am
2:00
Everything Comes from the Streets A
documentary film tracing the origins and
history of low riding in San Diego and the
borderlands.
3:00
Nature Animal Homes: The Nest:
Encore. See 4/8, 8 pm
4:00
California’s Gold In­N­Out Burger: A
look at the history of In­N­Out Burger
includes a tour of the Baldwin Park
Headquarters.
5:00
PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:30
SciTech Now 6:00
Jewel in the Crown An Evening at the
Maharanee’s: English Intelligence officer
Guy Perron witnesses an interrogation
performed by Major Merrick.
7:00
WPC 56 Great Pretenders: DI Jack
Burns has a new suspect. An attack at
the cafe leaves an officer’s life in danger.
8:00
Call The Midwife A mother’s life is
turned upside down when her husband is
arrested for gross indecency with a man.
Repeats: 4/14, 1:30 am
9:00
Masterpiece Classic Mr. Selfridge,
Season 3 ­ Episode 3: Surprising
accomplices turn up in the search for
Kitty’s assailants. Agnes and Henri call it
quits. Repeats: 4/14, 2:30 am
10:00
Wolf Hall On Masterpiece Episode Two:
As Cromwell’s relationship with Henry
deepens, there is unexpected news from
the north. Repeats: 4/14, 3:30 am
11:00
Inside The Court of Henry VIII Encore.
See 4/7, 9 pm
12:00AM Great Performances at the Met Die
Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: A song
contest created by a group of
Renaissance “master singers” unites a
city. Johan Reuter stars.
Monday, April 13
8:00PM Antiques Roadshow Birmingham, AL: An
autographed first edition copy of “To Kill
a Mockingbird” and a Titanic photograph
are appraised. Repeats: 4/15, 1:30 am
9:00
Antiques Roadshow Biloxi, MS ­ Hour
One: An 1899 Buffalo Bill poster and
bronze sculpture of dancers from the
Russian Ballet are discovered. Repeats:
4/15, 2:30 am
10:00
Ultimate Restorations The Midmer­
Losh: The World’s Largest Pipe Organ:
Built in 1929, the Midmer­Losh still holds
the title as the world’s largest musical
instrument. Repeats: 4/15, 3:30 am
11:00
Independent Lens The Homestretch:
Three homeless teens brave Chicago
winters and high school pressures to
build a brighter future. Repeats: 4/20, 1 am
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Tuesday, April 14
8:00PM Twice Born ­ Stories from the Special
Delivery Unit Geneva and Reggie seek
help for their unborn child, who has a
lower urinary tract obstruction. Repeats:
4/16, 1:30 am; 4/20, 2 am
9:00
Navy SEALs ­ Their Untold Story US
Navy SEALs provide firsthand accounts
of ticking­clock missions and clandestine
operations. Repeats: 4/16, 2:30 am; 4/19,
2 am
11:00
FRONTLINE Memory of the Camps:
This film by Alfred Hitchcock shows the
atrocities of the Nazi death camps first
hand in 1945. Repeats: 4/19, 1 am
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
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8:00PM Nature Nature’s Guide to Animal
Homes: Location, Location, Location:
Cameras chart the building plans and
progress of beavers, tortoises,
hummingbirds and woodrats. Repeats:
4/17, 1:30 am; 4/19, 4 am
9:00
NOVA The Great Math Mystery: An
exploration of math’s power across the
centuries sheds light on how math works
in our brains. Repeats: 4/17, 2:30 am;
4/18, 4:31 am
10:00
Kamikaze Experts explore the secrets to
how kamikaze weapons were built and
launched on Japan’s coast. Repeats: 4/17,
3:30 am; 4/20, 3 am
11:00
Your Inner Fish Your Inner Reptile: A
look at how our reptilian ancestors left
their mark on many parts of the human
body.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Thursday, April 16
8:00PM A Growing Passion New Episode: A
Growing Passion is a lifestyle program
that explores San Diego County’s
agriculture and horticulture activities as
an expression of this growing earth­
friendly movement. Repeats: 4/18, 4:04 am; 4/18, 3:30 pm
8:30
Savor San Diego Pro Kids: Youngsters
Take Swings at Healthy Eating: In City
Heights, the non­profit Pro Kids
organization uses golf as the hook to
involve more than 1500 children with
various types of learning, including
healthy eating and fitness. Repeats: 4/18,
4:30 pm
9:00
Midsomer Murders Destroying Angel:
After the owner’s death, fatal accidents
occur to the beneficiaries of the Easterly
Grange Hotel.
10:30
1915 Expo Centennial ­ San Diego’s
Historic Places Marston House & Park,
Kate Sessions, Cabrillo Bridge, Grant
Hotel, Streetcar: Repeats: 4/20, 4 am
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11:00
History Detectives Special
Investigations Who Killed Jimmy
Hoffa?: The team explores the final days
of former Teamsters president Jimmy
Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Friday, April 17
8:00PM Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Repeats: 4/19, 10 am
8:30
KPBS Roundtable Repeats: 4/19, 10:30 am
9:00
Death in Paradise Season 4, Episode 3:
A death in the Saint Marie Heritage
Society suggests that this cozy group
could be less amicable than it seems.
Repeats: 4/18, 1:30 am
10:00
DCI Banks Bad Boy: An internal
investigation threatens to tear the team
apart. Repeats: 4/18, 2:30 am
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SnapShot Loco for Lucha ­ Mexican
Wrestlers: The SnapShot team heads to
Tijuana, Mexico for a night of Mexican
wrestling.
12:01AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Saturday, April 18
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Martha Speaks WordGirl Caillou Sesame Street Curious George Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Finding The Achilles Heel: Encore. See
4/1, 9 pm
12:00PM This Old House Lexington Project
2015/Mudroom, Ventilation, Kids
Rooms: LED ribbon strip lights are used
under the cabinet and the new mudroom
storage system is built.
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Ask This Old House Lightning
Protection/Reverse Osmosis Water
Filter Install: A lightning protection
system and a reverse osmosis filter for
drinking water are highlighted.
Craftsman’s Legacy The Guitar Maker:
Brain Galloup builds guitars and runs a
school to teach others the craft of guitar
making.
Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST New
York City: Discover how innovative
gardeners and farmers make it work in
New York City.
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s
Illustrated Classic Fare with Flair: Test
cook Bridget Lancaster reinvents a
classic, Cornish Game Hens. French
Apple Tart is made.
Martha Bakes Citrus: A light and airy
Orange Chiffon Cake and Lime Squares
with Pistachio Graham­Cracker Crust are
made.
Mexico — One Plate at a Time with
Rick Bayless Market Inspirations, Local
Genius: Chef Pablo Salas prepares Mole
with Oxtail. Rick makes Chorizo to use in
crispy Potato Sopes.
A Growing Passion New Episode:
Encore. See 4/16, 8 pm
Rick Steves’ Europe Italy’s Riviera:
Cinque Terre: The five tiny port towns of
Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola,
Riomaggiore and Monterosso are visited.
Savor San Diego Pro Kids: Youngsters
Take Swings at Healthy Eating: Encore.
See 4/16, 8:30 pm
PBS NewsHour Weekend KPBS Spectrum Lawrence Welk Show April Showers:
This is the perfect show to welcome
Spring! “April Showers” opens the show.
Norma Zimmer & Jimmy Roberts “Look
For The Silver Lining” and Steve Smith
sings about “April Love”. Natalie Nevins
invites us to “Look To The Rainbow” and
Jo Ann Castle plays a rousing “You Are
My Sunshine”. Happy Spring!
7:00
Keeping Up Appearances Problems
with Relatives: Hyacinth is fearful that
the tumultuous lives of her family
members will cast a pall on the carefully
polished image she tries so hard to
maintain.
7:30
Hebburn Gas and Air: Sarah has plenty
to celebrate when she passes her PhD
and is offered an incredible job overseas.
8:00
Father Brown The Sign of the Broken
Sword: A murder at the local army
barracks using a legendary broken sword
leads Father Brown to investigate
another death at Dunkirk some 13 years ago.
9:00
Masterpiece Mystery! Foyle’s War,
Series VII: The Eternity Ring MI5 asks
Foyle to investigate the possibility of a
Russian spy network in the heart of
London.
10:30
Masterpiece Mystery! Breathless, Part
1: Jack Davenport stars as a brilliant
London surgeon in 1961, when doctors
were treated like gods and acted the part. 12:00AM Austin City Limits Juanes/Jesse &
Joy: The Colombian superstar performs
a high­energy set and Mexico City’s
sibling duo sing their hits.
Sunday, April 19
5:00AM America’s Heartland Colorado potato
farmers race to bring in the harvest.
Sweet potatoes from Arkansas are
savored.
5:30
Martha Speaks 6:00
WordGirl 6:30
Caillou 7:00
Sesame Street 8:00
Curious George 8:30
Curious George 9:00
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Encore. See 4/17, 8 pm
10:30
KPBS Roundtable Encore. See 4/17,
8:30 pm
11:00
Charlie Rose ­ The Week 9
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Painting the Town with Eric Dowdle
Solvang, CA: Solvang is a piece of
Denmark nestled amid the picturesque
Santa Ynez Mountains of central
California. Off the main roads and full of
Danish bakeries and authentic Danish
restaurants join Eric as he renews his
love with Solvang’s sunny fields.
12:00PM Ken Kramer’s About San Diego Some
amazing and just plain odd things “About
San Diego!”
12:30
International Jazz Day 1:30
Rx: The Quiet Revolution David Grubin
focuses on the challenges and triumphs
in America’s healthcare delivery system.
Repeats: 4/26, 1 am
3:00
Nature Animal Homes: The Nest:
Encore. See 4/8, 8 pm
4:00
California’s Gold Getty Garden: The
Central Garden created by artist Robert
Irwin features a natural ravine and tree­
lined walkway.
4:30
Visiting with Huell Howser Polka
Restaurant: Huell joins Albert and
Katherine Dabrowski, who are the
owners of an amazing restaurant in
Glassell Park specializing in Polish food. 5:00
PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:30
SciTech Now 6:00
Jewel in the Crown Travelling
Companions: Sarah finds to her great
distress that Ronald Merrick is about to
announce his engagement to Susan.
7:00
WPC 56 Nature of the Beast: The
mystery deepens as DI Jack Burns gets
closer to finding the other missing boy.
8:00
Call The Midwife Sister Winifred’s eyes
are opened to a seedy underworld when
she cares for an expectant prostitute.
Repeats: 4/21, 2 am
9:00
Masterpiece Classic Mr. Selfridge,
Season 3 ­ Episode 4: When Locksley
makes a surprise move, Harry ups the
stakes. Princess Marie makes her own
move. Repeats: 4/21, 3 am
10:00
Wolf Hall On Masterpiece Episode
Three: With the cardinal dead, Cromwell
must orchestrate a marriage between
the king and Anne Boleyn. Repeats: 4/21,
4 am
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11:00
Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace One of
the most unique places in the world,
Hampton Court is the ultimate Royal
pleasure palace.
12:00AM Variety Studio ­ Actors On
ActorsBenedict Cumberbatch, Edward
Norton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hilary Swank
and others discuss acting.
Monday, April 20
8:00PM Antiques Roadshow Santa Clara, CA:
An autograph book that has signatures
of John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy and Mark
Twain is appraised. Repeats: 4/22, 1:30 am
9:00
Antiques Roadshow Biloxi, MS:
Amazing finds include a sword used in
the Revolutionary War and an 1811 silk­
on­silk embroidery. Repeats: 4/22, 2:30 am
10:00
Ultimate Restorations Badger #2: The
Last Remaining Fish Car: The
restoration of a Badger #2 railroad car
sheds light on a rarely­seen chapter of
US history. R: 4/22, 3:30 am; 4/26, 3 am
11:00
Independent Lens The Great Invisible:
Explore the stories behind the disastrous
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, from fallout
to aftermath. Repeats: 4/27, 1 am
12:30AM Charlie Rose 1:30
Tavis Smiley Tuesday, April 21
8:00PM The National Mall ­ America’s Front
Yard The evolution of the United States
National Mall, set in the heart of
Washington, DC, is traced. Repeats: 4/23,
1:30 am; 4/27, 3:30 am
9:00
My Lai: American Experience
Vietnamese survivors and US soldiers
discuss the 1968 My Lai Massacre and its
subsequent cover­up. Repeats: 4/23,
2:30 am; 4/27, 2:30 am
10:00
FRONTLINE American Terrorist:
American David Coleman Headley, who
helped plan a 2008 terrorist attack in
Mumbai, is investigated. Repeats: 4/23,
3:30 am
11:30
State of Surveillance State of
Surveillance looks at some of the new
technologies police departments in
California are using and the privacy
concerns they raise.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley
Wednesday, April 22
8:00PM Nature Animal Homes: Animal Cities:
Icelandic puffins, social spiders in
Ecuador and the corals of the Great
Barrier Reef are explored. Repeats: 4/24,
1:30 am; 4/26, 4 am; 4/26, 2 pm
9:00
NOVA Invisible Universe Revealed: One
of the most ambitious experiments in all
of astronomy, the Hubble Space
Telescope, is explored. Repeats: 4/24,
2:30 am; 4/25, 4:30 am; 4/26, 1 pm
10:00
Nazi Mega Weapons The Siegfried Line:
Hitler’s Siegfried Line, one of the
greatest fortifications in the history of
warfare, is examined. Repeats: 4/24, 3:30 am
11:00
Your Inner Fish Your Inner Monkey:
Humans inherited versatile hands,
amazing vision and some less beneficial
traits from primates.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Thursday, April 23
8:00PM A Growing Passion New Episode:
Repeats: 4/25, 4:00 am; 4/25, 3:30 pm
8:30
Savor San Diego Spa Food: It All Began
at Rancho La Puerta: Just across the
border in Tecate, the legendary Rancho
La Puerta continues under the guidance
of founder Deborah Szekely, a pioneer of
spa cuisine. Repeats: 4/25, 4:30 pm
9:00
Midsomer Murders Electric Vendetta: A
series of murders unfolds in
MidsomerParva with the discovery of a
naked body in the center of a mysterious
crop circle in a field owned by Sir Harry
Chatwyn. 10:30
1915 Expo Centennial ­ San Diego’s
Historic Places Take a tour of what used
to be the Isthmus or the “Fun Zone” at
the Expo. Learn about the different
exhibits that visitors from around the
country enjoyed. Repeats: 4/26, 2:30 am;
4/26, 12:30 pm
11:00
History Detectives Andrew Jackson’s
Mouth/Barton Letter/Spybook: Why did
Clara Barton, founder of the American
Red Cross, write a letter about a Civil
War soldier?
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Friday, April 24
8:00PM Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Repeats: 4/26, 10 am
8:30
KPBS Roundtable Repeats: 4/26, 10:30 am
9:00
Death In Paradise Season 4, Episode 4:
When a bride­to­be is killed on the last
night of her hen party, DI Goodman tries
to unravel a seemingly impossible
murder. Repeats: 4/25, 1:30 am
10:00
DCI Banks What Will Survive: DCI Banks
struggles to cope with the sudden death
of his mother, as he investigates the
murder of a young Estonian woman and
the disappearance of her drug­
dependent sister. 11:30
SnapShot The Luthiers ­ Pepe Romero
Jr. and Keith Kifer: Photographer Tim
Mantoani brings two guitar makers
together from two totally different
worlds as he photographs luthiers, Pepe
Romero Jr. and “The Blues Wizard”,
Keith Kifer.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley
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5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
Martha Speaks WordGirl
Caillou Sesame Street Curious George
Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Civil War: The Untold Story Bloody
Shiloh: The fighting in the hellish terrain
around Shiloh in 1862 is some of the
most brutal of the war.
11:00
Civil War: The Untold Story A Beacon
of Hope: Significant Civil War battles are
explored with insight from experts and
realistic battle footage.
12:00PM This Old House Lexington Project
2015/Finishing Details: Insulated steel
garage doors and the simple cabinets in
the upstairs laundry room are
showcased.
12:30
Ask This Old House Exterior Lighting
Install/Main Water Shutoff
Replacement: Electrician Scott Caron
installs some landscape lighting and a
water main shutoff is replaced.
1:00
Craftsman’s Legacy The Stone Carver:
Walter Arnold, an accomplished stone
carver, discusses what it takes to carve
limestone and marble.
1:30
Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST The Bay
Area: Edible San Francisco editor Bruce
Cole gives great gardening tips from his
backyard garden.
2:00
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s
Illustrated Springtime Sweets: Test
cook Bridget Lancaster creates Lemon
Pudding Cake. Fresh Strawberry Mousse
is served.
2:30
Martha Bakes Northeast: A Cranberry
Tart with Currant Jelly and Cognac and
Mini Chocolate Whoopie Pies are
prepared.
3:00
Mexico — One Plate at a Time with
Rick Bayless Mexican Chocolate: The
Next Chapter: Rick creates a Chocolate
Cocktail, Mexican Truffles and a stunning
Chocolate­Mesquite Cake.
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3:30
A Growing Passion New Episode:
Encore. See 4/23, 8 pm
4:00
Rick Steves’ Europe Italy’s Veneto:
Verona, Padua, and Ravenna: In the
shadow of Venice, the three great cities
of Padua, Verona and Ravenna are
explored.
4:30
Savor San Diego Spa Food: Encore. See 4/23, 8:30 pm
5:00
PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:30
KPBS Spectrum 6:00
Lawrence Welk Show Those Were The
Days: Sandi, Gail and Mary Lou perform
“Apple Blossom Time” and Ralna sings
“Love Me Or Leave Me.”
7:00
Keeping Up Appearances Onslow’s
Birthday: Onslow’s birthday celebrations
may only come around once a year, but
that is far too often as far as Hyacinth is
concerned.
7:30
Hebburn Sleep In Hebburnly Peace:
Jack and Sarah return from Switzerland
and soon reveal that their life abroad
isn’t so idyllic.
8:01
Father Brown The Last Man: When
Kembleford’s new cricket captain is
framed for murder, Father Brown must
prove his innocence to give his team any
chance of beating neighbouring village
Hambleston. 9:00
Masterpiece Mystery! Foyle’s War,
Series VII:The Cage: Foyle finds a
mysterious military facility full of secrets
that can threaten British Intelligence.
11:00
Masterpiece Mystery! Breathless, Part
2: A procedure goes wrong for Otto,
Charlie and Jean. Richard meets an old
friend.
12:00AM Austin City Limits The Shins/Dr. Dog:
The Shins play songs from their latest
record “Port of Morrow” and Dr. Dog
highlights “Be the Void.”
Jewel in the Crown The Moghul Room:
Perron learns that Merrick has used
5:00AM
America’s Heartland A Kentucky farm
blackmail to gained access to Susan’s
where the crop is all about bourbon is
psychiatric records.
visited. Try coffee in the islands of Hawaii.
7:00
WPC 56 Little Boy Lost: Gina’s life is put
5:30
Martha Speaks in danger when an attempt to lure a
6:00
WordGirl killer takes a deadly twist.
6:30
Caillou 8:00
Call The Midwife Sister Julienne
7:00
Sesame Street questions the nature of absolute faith
8:00
Curious George when she meets a Christian Science
8:30
Curious George (S) 706H +G+
couple. Repeats: 4/28, 1:30 am
9:00
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00
Masterpiece Classic Mr. Selfridge,
9:30
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Season 3 ­ Episode 5: Gordon’s debut as
10:00
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill store deputy skirts scandal. Kitty
10:30
KPBS Roundtable confronts her attackers. Doris has a
11:00
Charlie Rose ­ The Week dilemma. Repeats: 4/28, 2:30 am
11:30
Painting The Town with Eric Dowdle
10:00
Wolf Hall On Masterpiece Episode Four:
Eric explores this historic New Orleans
Cromwell demands the nobility and
with current residents who bring light to
church swear an oath acknowledging
the mysterious and boisterous Big Easy,
Anne as lawful Queen. Repeats: 4/28,
showing him a view of the softer side of
3:30 am
a city known for its soirees. 11:00
Jewel in the Crown Pandora’s Box: Guy
12:00PM Ken Kramer’s About San Diego Visit a
Perron returns to India on the eve of
small chapel in the Portuguese
Independence in 1947 and learns that
community of Point Loma, and Our
Merrick has died.
County’s most “historic” golf course.
12:00AM Variety Studio ­ Actors On Actors
Remember “S” Mountain, an East County
Mark Ruffalo, Jessica Chastain, Eddie
cactus farm, and Coronado’s Tent City.
Redmayne, Laura Dern and Kevin
Much more, too!
Costner discuss acting.
12:30
1915 Expo Centennial ­ San Diego’s
Historic Places Encore. See 4/23, Monday, April 27
10:30 pm
8:00PM Antiques Roadshow Santa Clara, CA:
1:00
NOVA Invisible Universe Revealed:
Interesting items include a Lambert
Encore. See 4/22, 9 pm
magician automaton from 1900, and a
2:00
Nature Animal Homes: Animal Cities:
Ray Bradbury archive. Repeats: 4/29,
Encore. See 4/22, 8 pm
1:30 am
3:00
America’s Ballroom Challenge The six
9:00
The Draft The draft in the 1960s and
finalists in the American Smooth and
1970s was a lightning rod that lit up
American Rhythm divisions compete as
every schism in American society.
a group.
Repeats: 4/29, 2:30 am
4:00
California’s Gold Hearst Ranch: Huel1
10:00
Dick Cavett’s Vietnam The impact of
tours the Hearst Foundation’s 80,000­
the Vietnam War is examined through
acre working ranch that surrounds
interviews conducted by the iconic talk
Hearst Castle.
show host. Repeats: 4/29, 3:30 am
5:00
PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:30
SciTech Now A look at artificial
intelligence, data mining, fuel
alternatives and methods to reduce run­off.
Sunday, April 26
6:00
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Independent Lens Seeking Asian
Female: An elderly American man and a
young Chinese woman pursue a
marriage brokered by the internet.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Tuesday, April 28
8:00PM Day The 60’s Died The story of the 1970
Kent State shootings and the political
fallout of the event are chronicled.
Repeats: 4/30, 1:30 am
9:00
Last Days in Vietnam: American
Experience An unlikely group of heroes
that formed in the chaotic final days of
the Vietnam War are examined. Repeats:
4/30, 2:30 am
11:00
180 Days: Hartsville A Southern town
attempts to address the urgent demand
for reform in American public schools.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley Wednesday, April 29
8:00PM Nature Mystery Monkeys of Shangri­La:
A family of Yunnan snub­nosed monkeys
living in the highest forests in the world
are examined.
9:00
NOVA Dawn of Humanity: The
astounding discovery of ancient fossil
human ancestors in a South African cave
is highlighted.
11:00
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle, A Nature
Special Presentation The Journey:
Emperor penguins, Rockhoppers and
Tropical Humboldt penguins venture to
their breeding grounds.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
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Thursday, April 30
8:00PM A Growing Passion New Episode: A
Growing Passion is a lifestyle program
that explores San Diego County’s
agriculture and horticulture activities as
an expression of this growing earth­
friendly movement.
8:30
Savor San Diego Craft Beer: Boldly
Brewing What No Man Has Brewed
Before: San Diego’s recent emergence as
the center of the craft brewing universe
is the yeasty topic of this exciting
episode.
9:00
Midsomer Murders Who Killed Cock
Robin: After a horse whisperer
disappears in Newton Magna, Barnaby
comes face to face with a long­standing
adversary, ex­con Melvyn Stockard.
10:30
1915 Expo Centennial ­ San Diego’s
Historic Places Magnificent historic
photos and film tell the story of a
wonderful time in San Diego a century
ago from the planning of the 14­hundred
acre urban park that would be Balboa
Park, the design and location of Cabrillo
Bridge, to planning and hosting a World’s
Fair. 11:00
History Detectives Cromwell Dixon,
Bartlett Sketchbook, & Duke Ellington
Plates: Metal “Duke Ellington Plates”
found in the dumpster may have printed
the first copy of a hit song.
12:00AM Charlie Rose 1:00
Tavis Smiley