TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING Support Ontario's educational media organization. Donate now to TVO! NOVEMBER 2014 SCHEDULE SAT URDAY 4:00 pm NOVEMBER 1 Undersea Explorer The Caves of Akumal. Divers train for exhausting and dangerous work in the extensive system of caves at Akumal, Mexico. 4:30 pm Out of Mind, Out of Sight: Inside the Brockville Psych 10:00 pm Apocalypse: World War One Fury (1 of 5). On June 28th, 1914, the assassination of an obscure Austrian archduke in Sarajevo triggers the most disastrous conflict the world has ever known. See 9 pm. [R] The Blue Realm 3:15 am Canada Over the Edge 11:00 pm Injustice (2 of 5). Travers pays a visit to an old friend to hear about the murder case and learns that there might be a conspiracy at work. 14+ 4:00 am 12:00 am Injustice (3 of 5). Travers keeps looking for proof of his friend's innocence and questions a maid whose testimony could exonerate him. 14+ 7:00 pm National Geographic Mengele's Twin Mystery. In a remote part of Brazil lies a tiny town full of twins – many blonde and blue-eyed. Could this be the legacy of the escaped Nazi war criminal and SS physician, Josef Mengele? S U N D A Y 8:00 pm Coast The Workers' Coast. Tales of workers who kept a fishing fleet afloat; shipyard workers who fought job losses; and the secret of the Royal Navy's sea power 200 years ago. 4:30 pm Queen's Park This Week A look at the issues and discussions that have occupied the Ontario Legislature over the past week. 9:00 pm Out of Mind, Out of Sight: Inside the Brockville Psych Filmmaker John Kastner gains unprecedented access to the Brockville Mental Health Centre, where he follows patients struggling to regain control of their lives. 10:30 pm Simon Schama: Shakespeare and Us (1 of 2). Examining Shakespeare’s Henry VI, a democratic vision that Shakespeare expanded upon in Henry IV. 11:30 pm Snapshot Lincoln Clarkes (2 of 6). Clarkes has been documenting life and death on the streets for over three decades. [R] The Agenda with Steve Paikin Weekdays at 8 pm In-depth analysis and intelligent debate on the issues that are changing Ontario and the world beyond. For nightly topics, visit theagenda.tvo.org. NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program N O V E M B E R 2 Great Canadian Rivers The Columbia. The Columbia is the most dammed river and has the longest stretch of undisturbed wetlands in North America. 5:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 6:00 pm The Blue Realm Whale Sharks: Gentle Giants. They can weigh more than 30 tonnes, but they're not whales— they’re very big sharks. [R] 7:00 pm Columbus' Lost Fleet Two teams of archaeologists journey to the Dominican Republic to uncover new evidence behind the failure of America’s first European city, La Isabela. [R] 8:00 pm Tudor Monastery Farm West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson Discover the life and works of Tom Thomson, and what keeps his art to the top of the Canadian market. [R] 1:00 am How Long is a Piece of String? Comedian Alan Davies asks,"How long is a piece of string?" and finds himself tackling math, physics and quantum mechanics. [R] 2:00 am Into the Mind Emotions (1 of 3). Dr. Michael Mosley investigates how scientists have struggled to understand the irrational and complex part of our minds - our emotions. 3:00 am Accused Willy's Story (1 of 6). Willy finds something in the back seat of a cab that might be the answer to his prayers, or his downfall. 14+ [R] 4:00 am Silk (1 of 6). Fresh from a successful defence in a murder trial, lawyer Martha Costello is immediately thrown two last-minute cases. 14+ [R] M O N D A Y 7:00 pm The farm team arrives at Weald & Downland in West Sussex with domestic tasks to tackle, from lighting fires with flint to fetching water. Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits (1 of 2). A look at the history, science and politics of the opium trade. Vancouver Island's Western Coastline. A journey through scenic towns, parks, and forest, including the surf town of Tofino. [R] 4:00 pm Wonders of Life What is Life?. In South East Asia's "Ring of Fire", Brian Cox explores the thin line that separates the living from the dead. 2:30 am Injustice (1 of 5). A lawyer is reluctantly called back to London to represent an old friend who's been accused of murdering a young intern. 14+ Manatees and Dugongs. With only a few thousand remaining in the wild, the clock is ticking in efforts to save manatees from extinction. 6:00 pm 1:00 am 9:00 pm Undersea Explorer The Gales of November. An archaeological expedition uses new technologies to locate a lost shipwreck in the Great Lakes. 5:00 pm 12:00 am Coast The Workers' Coast. See 8 pm. [R] N O V E M B E R Time Team 3 NEW! A Village Affair. In the village of Bitterley in Shropshire, the school and cottages cluster around the green, but the church and manor house lie more than half a mile away, across a bumpy, empty field. Where to find TVO: TVO airs on cable channel 2 in most areas. Rogers HD channel 580; Bell HD channel 1209; Bell Fibe TV SD channel 209; Bell TV channel 265; Shaw Direct HD channel 39; Shaw Direct SD channel 353. Find us online at: tvo.org tvokids.com tvoparents.com Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. Connect with TVO at: youtube.com/tvo facebook.com/tvo twitter.com/tvo PAGE 1 TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER 2014 SCHEDULE 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 9:00 pm Foyle's War The Cage (1 of 2). The disappearance of a Foreign Office official appears to explain the deaths of a number of Russian agents working for British Intelligence. 14+ 12:00 am Time Team A Village Affair. See Monday at 7 pm. [R] 1:00 am Apocalypse: World War One 10:00 pm Royal Cousins at War NEW! A House Divided (1 of 2). The story of the divisions and rivalries between the royal houses of Europe, including the story of the Danish princesses who pulled off the dynastic coup of the 19th century by marrying the heirs to both the British and Russian thrones. 2:00 am Columbus' Lost Fleet 3:00 am Question Period Fury (1 of 5). See Sunday, November 2 at 10 pm. [R] 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Wonders of Life 1:00 am Eco Engineering: Geo Thermal: Energy From Within What is Life?. See Sunday, November 2 at 9 pm. [R] In the race to develop renewable energy sources, geothermal energy is poised to take over. [R] 2:00 am Heartbeat Question Period Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 4:05 am Time Team Piercebridge. Tony Robinson and the team get their feet wet as they examine a stretch of the River Tees hoping for Roman finds. [R] T U E S D AY N O V E M B E R 4 7:00 pm Canada Over the Edge NEW! Lower Mainland. This aerial exploration of BC's lower mainland begins high above the rocky contours of the Fraser Canyon and follows the winding waters of the Fraser River. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Genius of Marie Curie - The Woman Who Lit Up The World Marie Curie’s story has become one of iconic scientific heroism, but hers is also a story of a woman who fell in love three times, and endured loss. 10:00 pm Joanna Lumley: Catwoman (2 of 2). Joanna Lumley explores the diverse roles of cats in the human world, including a visit to a cat circus and a chat with an anti-fur campaigner and former model. [R] NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 4:05 am Time Team Norman Cross. The Time Team examines the remains of the world's first purpose-built prisoner of war camp, at Norman Cross in Cambridgeshire, built in 1797. [R] WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5 7:00 pm Swimming With Killer Whales Ingrid Visser investigates the mysterious deaths of critically endangered killer whales, and what they tell us about the health of our oceans. Sons and Lovers. Lord Ashfordly's sister causes chaos when she arrives in Aidensfield. 14+ [R] 3:00 am See Sunday, November 2 at 7 pm. [R] 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Cato In 1943, 22-year-old Cato Bontjes van Beek was guillotined in Berlin for her opposition to the Nazi regime. This film tells the story of Cato's short but full life. 10:30 pm Snapshot Lana Slezic (3 of 6). Lana Slezic's work includes stunning portraits of Afghan women. She arrived in Kabul on assignment expecting to stay a month, but she stayed on for one year. [R] 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Cato See 9 pm. [R] 1:30 am Tudor Monastery Farm See Sunday, November 2 at 8 pm. [R] 2:30 am Foyle's War The Cage (1 of 2). See Monday at 9 pm. [R] 3:30 am Question Period Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 4:35 am Snapshot Lana Slezic (3 of 6). See 10:30 pm. [R] THURSDAY 7:00 pm NOVEMBER 6 Redesign My Brain Make Me Smarter (1 of 3). Presenter Todd Sampson puts brain training to the test, learning how to turbo charge his thinking speed, attention and memory. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm ANPO: Art X War The story of Japan's historic resistance to U.S. military bases in Japan through an electrifying array of artwork by Japan's foremost artists. 10:30 pm Snapshot Barbara Cole (5 of 6). Barbara Cole literally dives into her work to photograph images of models suspended in water. [R] 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Royal Cousins at War A House Divided (1 of 2). See Monday at 10 pm. [R] 1:00 am Swimming With Killer Whales See Wednesday at 7 pm. [R] 2:00 am Mengele's Twin Mystery See Saturday, November 1 at 7 pm. [R] 3:00 am Question Period Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 4:05 am Time Team Hopton Castle. The team visits the remains of a castle in Shropshire to reconstruct the battle that took place there during the English Civil War. F R I D A Y 7:00 pm N O V E M B E R 7 Rowing the Arctic In 1992, adventurer Jock Wishart was part of the first team to walk unsupported to the geomagnetic North Pole. Twenty years later he's rowing there to demonstrate why climate change matters. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Heartbeat Playing with Trains. On his return home, an ex-con takes a surprising interest in his son's passion for trains. 14+ The Lost Kingdoms of South America 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. PAGE 2 10:00 pm People of the Clouds. Dr. Jago Cooper journeys into the remote Peruvian Andes in search of the mysterious Chachapoya people. [R] TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER 2014 SCHEDULE 12:00 am The Beguiled (1971) Clint Eastwood stars as an injured Union soldier who finds refuge in a Southern girl’s school during the American Civil War. 14+ 2:00 am Big Ideas Francis Broun on Artemisia Gentileschi. The art historian discusses the work of the 17th century painter Artemisia Gentileschi, who has only recently returned to her rightful place as a groundbreaking painter. 3:00 am East West 101 8:00 pm Coast Joy of the Coast. Nick heads to Scotland to attempt a challenge on the Isle of Skye. Ruth learns about the history of "contract knitting". Ian visits the painter's paradise of St Ives. Tessa plunges into the history of British lidos. 9:00 pm Portrait of Wally 10:30 pm Simon Schama: Shakespeare and Us The legal battle around Egon Schiele’s Portrait of Wally brought Nazi art loot into the open, causing museums to return art to Jewish families. The Hero's Standard. Detective Zane Malik of the Major Crime Squad faces the toughest challenge of his life when a public crime has personal ramifications. 14+ [R] 4:00 am East West 101 Heart of Darkness. A Somali teenager is found murdered in a railway tunnel. The investigation leads to a man rumoured to be recruiting Somalis to return to Africa to fight for Al-Shabaab. 14+ [R] 11:30 pm SATURDAY 4:00 pm NOVEMBER Undersea Explorer Cocos Island. Exploring the shark-infested waters of Cocos Island and the destructive effects of shark fishing. 4:30 pm Undersea Explorer The Kelp Forest. A look at the array of marine animals that make their home in the thick kelp forests along North America's Pacific coast. 5:00 pm Great Canadian Rivers The Stikine. The Stikine traverses northwestern British Columbia, passing through the volcanically formed Grand Canyon of the Stikine. 5:30 pm Great Canadian Rivers The Churchill. The Churchill cuts its way through the rocky Canadian shield of northern Saskatchewan. 6:00 pm Canada Over the Edge Lower Mainland. See Tuesday, November 4 at 7 pm. [R] 7:00 pm National Geographic Redwoods: Anatomy of a Giant. Humboldt State University's Steve Sillett is obsessed with climbing redwoods. Just when he thinks he's climbed and measured an unbeatably tall tree, a new record-breaker turns up. NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program Snapshot Lana Slezic (3 of 6). See Wednesday, November 5 at 10:30 pm. [R] 12:00 am Coast Joy of the Coast. See 8 pm. [R] 1:00 am 2:30 am Snapshot Lincoln Clarkes (2 of 6). See Saturday, November 1 at 11:30 pm. [R] 9 Great Canadian Rivers The Stikine. See Saturday, November 8 at 5 pm. 4:30 pm Queen's Park This Week A look at the issues and discussions that have occupied the Ontario Legislature over the past week. 5:00 pm Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits 12:00 am ANPO: Art X War 1:30 am Snapshot Fred Herzog (1 of 6). Fred Herzog arrived in Vancouver from Germany in 1952, picked up a camera, and began to document the city he came to love and call home. [R] 4:00 am Injustice (5 of 5). Travers learns that a murder victim was looking for information about a scandal caused by Newall's employer. 14+ [R] 4:00 pm 10:00 pm Apocalypse: World War One Fear (2 of 5). The French army stops the German advance at the battle of the Marne, while the Germans halt the Russians on the eastern front. In France, the warring parties dig themselves in for 4 years in the trenches. See Thursday, November 6 at 9 pm. [R] 3:00 am Injustice (4 of 5). Travers finds evidence regarding the murder victim Lucy Wilson that could hurt Newall's case. 14+ [R] N O V E M B E R Wonders of Life Expanding Universe. Professor Brian Cox encounters the astonishing creatures that reveal how the senses evolved. (2 of 2). The story of opium continues to unfold, with a heroin user entering treatment and a doctor working to change the public’s attitudes towards addiction. See 9 pm. [R] S U N D A Y 8:00 pm Tudor Monastery Farm Exploring the history of Tudor monasteries which owned flocks that numbered thousands of sheep. Monastic tenant farmers exploited the commercial potential of sheep farming. 11:00 pm Portrait of Wally Untamed Americas Mountains. Stunning HD cinematography produces an epic yet intimate look at the mountains of North and South America. 9:00 pm (2 of 2). How Shakespeare’s tragedies stripped away the mask of royalty to reveal truths not just about kings and queens, but about humanity. 8 7:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 6:00 pm The Blue Realm Humpbacks: From Tonga to Antarctica. Humpback whales were hunted to the brink of extinction until a moratorium on killing them in 1996. They are now rebounding in numbers. [R] 2:00 am Into the Mind Mind Control (2 of 3). Dr. Michael Mosley traces the sinister ways that science has historically been used to try to control our minds. 3:00 am Accused Frankie's Story (2 of 6). Frankie and Peter join the army to avoid jail. They find themselves on the front lines in Afghanistan, with a Corporal who singles out Peter and forces Frankie to humiliate and betray his friend. 14+ [R] 4:00 am Silk (2 of 6). Martha accepts a rape case against her better judgment. As the case draws to a close, she makes a startling discovery. 14+ [R] Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. PAGE 3 TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER 2014 SCHEDULE M O N D AY 7:00 pm N O V E M B E R Time Team 1 0 NEW! The Drowned Town. The Team heads to the village of Dunwich, where coastal erosion has eaten away most of this once-bustling settlement. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Foyle's War The Cage (2 of 2). As Foyle continues with his enquiries, the wall of silence surrounding a mysterious military facility leads him to question the motives of his own colleagues. 14+ [R] 10:00 pm Royal Cousins at War NEW! Into the Abyss (2 of 2). We examine the role that royalty played in smoothing the path to the Anglo-Russian entente of 1907, and how the Kaiser's instability contributed to the isolation of Germany leading up to 1914. We also look at the roles of the three monarchs in the desperate days of July and August 1914. 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Wonders of Life Expanding Universe. See Sunday, November 9 at 9 pm. [R] 1:00 am Redesign My Brain Make Me Smarter (1 of 3). See Thursday, November 6 at 7 pm. [R] 2:00 am 1:00 am Tudor Monastery Farm See Sunday, November 9 at 8 pm. [R] 10:30 pm Snapshot Adam Makarenko (6 of 6). Adam Makarenko constructs life-like dioramas depicting the real and the surreal in miniature scale. [R] 3:00 am The Slap (5 of 8). Rosie's outrage has been building since the slap and now finally she is given her day in court. 14+ [R] 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Time Team The Drowned Town. See Monday at 7 pm. [R] 1:00 am Apocalypse: World War One Fear (2 of 5). See Sunday, November 9 at 10 pm. [R] 2:00 am Untamed Americas Mountains. See Sunday, November 9 at 7 pm. [R] 3:00 am The Slap (3 of 8). As the police become involved, Harry and Sandi fear that the slap will threaten their reputation, lifestyle, and family. 14+ [R] 4:00 am The Slap (4 of 8). When Connie confronts Hector, his reaction propels her into a decision that will have serious consequences. 14+ [R] WEDNE SDAY NOVEMBER 12 Heartbeat The Secret Life of Crocodiles with Ben Fogle 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children 7:00 pm 3:00 am The Slap (1 of 8). When a guest at a birthday party slaps a child that is not his own, the act unravels the social fabric that linked the friends and family. 14+ [R] The Slap (1 of 2). Ben Fogle hosts an investigation into the world's most dangerous predators. (2 of 8). Anouk is torn between her friendships and her beliefs, and faces decisions which threaten to overwhelm her. 14+ [R] General Roméo Dallaire (ret.) was UN Force Commander during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Now he is on a global mission to eradicate the use of child soldiers. 18+ T UE S DAY 10:00 pm 7:00 pm N OV EMBER Canada Over the Edge 11 NEW! Sea to Sky. The world-famous Sea-to-Sky corridor is one of the West Coast's most iconic landscapes, featuring Brunswick Mountain and Stawamus Chief Provincial Park. 8:00 pm 2:00 am Foyle's War The Cage (2 of 2). See Monday at 9 pm. [R] 4:00 am The Slap (6 of 8). Manolis watches in alarm as the slap divides his family. 14+ [R] THURSDAY 7:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin Author and pre-eminent historian Margaret Macmillan on the interplay that led to the Great War, and how those events changed the world. NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children (1 of 2). In the face of unstoppable social change after the First World War, King George V turned out to be a remarkable innovator. See 9 pm. [R] NOVEMBER 13 Redesign My Brain Make Me Creative (2 of 3). A team of experts coach Todd to increase his creativity and overcome limiting mindsets. He learns to use divergent and lateral thinking and discovers the secret of what makes something innovative. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Art of War NEW! This documentary reveals how the First World War transformed the world of art and changed the way images of war are portrayed. King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Royal Cousins at War 1:00 am The Secret Life of Crocodiles with Ben Fogle 10:00 pm Playing with Trains. See Friday, November 7 at 9 pm. [R] 4:00 am 9:00 pm Churchill's First World War NEW! A fascinating re-evaluation of the epic and traumatic experiences of Winston Churchill in the First World War, and his contributions as Britain's greatest warlord. (2 of 2). Queen Mary was betrothed to Prince Eddy, heir to the throne, but was unceremoniously passed to his brother George when Prince Eddy died. Into the Abyss (2 of 2). See Monday at 10 pm. [R] (1 of 2). See Wednesday at 7 pm. [R] 2:00 am Redwoods: Anatomy of a Giant See Saturday, November 8 at 7 pm. [R] 3:00 am The Slap (7 of 8). Hector and Asha go away together to try to restore their marriage, but their holiday does not turn out as planned. 14+ [R] 4:00 am The Slap (8 of 8). Lies, betrayal and adultery all come to a head as people are forced to make decisions about their lives and behaviour. 14+ [R] Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. PAGE 4 TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER 2014 SCHEDULE F R I D AY N O V E M B E R 1 4 7:00 pm Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero NEW! (1 of 2). Bill Bailey tells the story of Alfred Wallace, the most incredible naturalist you've never heard of. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Heartbeat What the Butler Saw. A gamekeeper is accused of shooting his former employer. 14+ 10:00 pm The Lost Kingdoms of South America The Stone at the Centre. In the Bolivian Andes at the height of 13,000 feet stands Tiwanaku, the ruins of a monolithic temple city. How did a civilization flourish at that altitude and why did it vanish? Jago Cooper investigates. [R] 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am All That Heaven Allows (1955) An upperclass widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth gardener, to the disapproval of her children and her country club peers. 14+ 1:30 am Green Heroes Saving Species. Ric O'Barry, Jane Goodall, Bill Lishman and Rob Stewart are fighting for the rights of endangered species. [R] 2:00 am Big Ideas Graeme Gibson: Our Withdrawal From Nature. The author of The Bedside Book of Beasts explores the various ways that we relate to the natural world, and the damage done by our withdrawal from it. 3:00 am East West 101 Jerusalem. The mysterious double murder of a Jewish couple leaves few leads. 14+ [R] 4:00 am East West 101 Transit of Venus. Wright becomes personally involved in a case when a woman is found raped and murdered after getting into a taxi. 14+ [R] S AT UR DAY N OV EMBER 15 4:00 pm Undersea Explorer Manatees. The manatees of central Florida are threatened by boat traffic, pollution, and disease. A look at these large, harmless herbivores and efforts to protect them. 4:30 pm Undersea Explorer Ocean of Fire. The Hawaiian Islands continue to grow through volcanic action. Divers explore coral and other underwater creatures, some of which are unique to these islands. NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program 5:00 pm 5:00 pm Canadian Waterways Spectacular Lakes. Diving into the depths of Lake Superior, the beauty of Bras d'Or, and the treacherous shallows of Lake Winnipeg. 6:00 pm Canada Over the Edge Sea to Sky. See Tuesday, November 11 at 7 pm. [R] 7:00 pm National Geographic Quest for the Lost Maya. In the past decade, researchers have made a series of startling discoveries that reveal a gaping hole in our understanding of the Maya. 18+ 8:00 pm Coast The Secret Life of Sea Cliffs. Nick explores some Yorkshire sea cliffs in Britain. Tessa meets a woman who witnessed a top-secret American 'invasion' during the Second World War. Biologist Sarah Beynon hunts for dung beetles. 9:00 pm Churchill's First World War 10:30 pm King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy See Tuesday, November 11 at 9 pm. [R] (1 of 2). See Wednesday, November 12 at 10 pm. [R] King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy 12:30 am Coast 1:30 am The Great Escape (1963) 11:30 pm (2 of 2). See Thursday, November 13 at 10 pm. [R] This film is based on a true story of the remarkable escape of Allied POWs from a Nazi prison camp during World War II. Starring James Garner, Richard Attenborough and Steve McQueen. 14+ Green Heroes Saving Species. See Friday at 1:30 am. [R] S U N D AY 4:00 pm N O V E M B E R Great Canadian Rivers The Churchill. The Churchill cuts its way through the rocky Canadian shield of northern Saskatchewan. 4:30 pm Great Canadian Rivers The Coppermine. The Coppermine passes through dense spruce forest, Arctic tundra, low-lying mountain ranges, and the rolling hills of the barren lands. 6:00 pm The Blue Realm Manatees and Dugongs. See Saturday, November 1 at 5 pm. [R] 7:00 pm Untamed Americas Coasts. Shaped by three great oceans, America's coastline twists well over 100,000 miles almost from pole to pole. It is the only contiguous landmass to encompass nearly every latitude. [R] 8:00 pm Tudor Monastery Farm It's the height of summer and the farmers are carefully monitoring cereal crops from which they'll make the staple foods of everyday Tudor life - bread and ale. 9:00 pm Wonders of Life Endless Forms Most Beautiful. Professor Brian Cox asks how, from a lifeless cosmos, it is possible that Earth can produce so much wonderful, varied biology. 10:00 pm Apocalypse: World War One Hell (3 of 5). 1916. The conflict becomes industrial, and millions of shells rain down on the battlefields; Verdun and the Somme are the deadliest battles in this second year. 11:00 pm Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children See Wednesday, November 12 at 9 pm. [R] 12:00 am Art of War See Thursday, November 13 at 9 pm. [R] The Secret Life of Sea Cliffs. See 8 pm. [R] 4:30 am The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 1 6 1:00 am The Choir Unsung Town Revisited. In 2009, choirmaster Gareth Malone went on a mission to lift the spirits of a marginalized and divided community, the town of South Oxhey in Hertfordshire, through song. Now Gareth returns to catch up with the choir members. [R] 2:00 am Into the Mind Broken Brains (3 of 3). Dr. Michael Mosley looks at how experiments on abnormal brains have revealed the workings of the normal brain. 3:00 am Accused Helen's Story (3 of 6). After losing her son in a factory accident, Helen takes justice into her own hands, committing a serious crime. 14+ [R] 4:00 pm Silk (3 of 6). Martha defends a vulnerable teenager. Can Martha save her client without endangering not only her Silk application, but also her career? 14+ [R] Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. PAGE 5 TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER 2014 SCHEDULE 1 7 10:00 pm Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero The First King of Racing. Tony and the Team visit Newmarket, the birthplace of horseracing, in search of the earliest archaeological traces of the sport of kings. 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] M O N D AY 7:00 pm 8:00 pm N O V E M B E R Time Team NEW! The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Foyle's War Sunflower (1 of 2). Sam orders a phone tap after Adam suspects a government Minister of illegal land speculation. 14+ [R] 10:00 pm 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Wonders of Life Heartbeat Question Period Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 4:05 am Time Team Cunetio. The Time Team journeys to the heart of Wiltshire for their most ambitious project to date - to investigate Cunetio, an entire lost Roman town. NOV EMBER Canada Over the Edge 18 NEW! Sunshine Coast. From high above British Columbia's Bowen and Gambier Islands, this is an epic aerial exploration that follows the rugged contours of the Sunshine Coast. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Hayley: The 96-Year-Old Schoolgirl Untamed Americas 3:00 am Question Period Coasts. See Sunday, November 16 at 7 pm. [R] Hayley Okines is the world-recognized face of the rare medical condition progeria - which causes the body to age eight times faster than normal. The film follows Hayley as she starts secondary school. NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program 4:05 am Time Team Governor's Green. The team visit Portsmouth to try and uncover one of the city's oldest buildings - a medieval hospital. THURSDAY 7:00 pm 4:05 am Time Team Tregruk. The Time Team gets lost in the mists of a Welsh forest as they investigate the remains of one of the biggest castles ever built in Britain. The Secret Life of Crocodiles with Ben Fogle NOVEMBER Redesign My Brain The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Fiona Bruce attempts to uncover the story of this enigmatic genius. 10:00 pm Anti-Social Limited See Wednesday at 9 pm. [R] 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Secret Iraq Insurgency. See Monday, November 17 at 10 pm. [R] The Secret Life of Crocodiles with Ben Fogle 1:00 am 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin (2 of 2). See Wednesday at 7 pm. [R] 9:00 pm Anti-Social Limited 2:00 am Quest for the Lost Maya 3:00 am Question Period NEW! Following the charismatic and streetwise Chris Hoard, a former drug dealer who wants to turn his life around by starting a legitimate Aboriginal construction company. 10:00 pm Secrets of the Duomo The dome of the basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence is the largest masonry dome on earth. It's a feat of engineering that has never been duplicated. 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Anti-Social Limited See 9 pm. [R] 1:00 am Tudor Monastery Farm See Sunday, November 16 at 8 pm. [R] 2:00 am Foyle's War Sunflower (1 of 2). See Monday at 9 pm. [R] 3:00 am Question Period Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 20 Mind Over Matter (3 of 3). Dr. David Martin helps Todd improve his mind-body connection, his ability to visualize, and his emotional intelligence. 8:00 pm (2 of 2). Efforts to prevent crocodile attacks are hampered by how little is known about them. Researchers in Botswana delve into their world. What the Butler Saw. See Friday, November 14 at 9 pm. [R] 7:00 pm 2:00 am Redesign My Brain T UE SDAY Apocalypse: World War One Hell (3 of 5). See Sunday, November 16 at 10 pm. [R] 7:00 pm Make Me Creative (2 of 3). See Thursday, November 13 at 7 pm. [R] 3:00 am 1:00 am WEDNE SDAY NOVEMBER 19 Endless Forms Most Beautiful. See Sunday, November 16 at 9 pm. [R] 2:00 am 12:00 am Time Team The First King of Racing. See Monday at 7 pm. [R] Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. Secret Iraq Insurgency. Testimony from key Iraqi insurgents speaking for the first time about how they fought and why, including a fighter credited with launching the first RPG ambush of an American convoy. [R] 1:00 am (1 of 2). See Friday, November 14 at 7 pm. [R] See Saturday, November 15 at 7 pm. [R] Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 4:05 am Time Team Burford. The team descends upon the pictureperfect Oxfordshire town of Burford to respond to a very special challenge from Time Team's own Professor Mick Aston. F R I D AY N O V E M B E R 2 1 7:00 pm Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero NEW! (2 of 2). Following in Alfred Wallace's footsteps, from the heart of Borneo to exotic Spice Islands, Bill Bailey discovers fabulous wildlife on his mission to get Wallace recognised alongside Darwin. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Heartbeat Affairs of the Heart. Nick and Jo's wedding day has finally arrived; Greengrass gets into hot water over jellied eels. 14+ Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. PAGE 6 TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER 2014 SCHEDULE 10:00 pm The Lost Kingdoms of South America Lands of Gold. Through the mountains and jungles of Colombia, Dr. Jago Cooper goes in search of the truth behind the legend of El Dorado. [R] 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Imitation of Life (1959) A struggling actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a homeless black woman and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white. 14+ 2:10 am Big Ideas Iain McGilchrist: Our Mind at War. McGilchrist explains how the global increase in mental illness may be caused in part by an overreliance on looking at the world with the left hemisphere of the brain. 3:10 am East West 101 The Price of Salvation. Mere Hahunga has problems with her youngest son, Sam, and enlists Detective Koa's help. 14+ [R] 4:05 am 4:00 pm 22 Undersea Explorer Undersea Explorer The Sulawesi Sea. The tropical reefs off Sulawesi are rich in exotic undersea creatures, but local fishers use explosives to harvest fish, which destroys the reefs. 5:00 pm Canadian Waterways Mighty Rivers. The St. Lawrence has devious, shifting shoals. Alberta's Red Deer River is a dinosaur burial ground. And in British Columbia there is a river that no one has ever been able to navigate. 6:00 pm The Many Lovers of Jane Austen Professor Amanda Vickery examines how generations have sought their reflection in Jane Austen's novels, and the hold that her fiction has on us. 11:30 pm Michael Levin (4 of 6). Michael Levin shoots stunning soulful moments in time from all over the Pacific Rim and has become one of Canada's top-selling photo artists. [R] Canada Over the Edge Sunshine Coast. See Tuesday, November 18 at 7 pm. [R] 7:00 pm National Geographic Wild Alaska. The story of the creatures, both great and small, that endure this harsh reality and live life on Alaska's edge. NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program 2:30 am The Sinking of the Laconia Green Heroes In My Backyard. Artists like Sarah Harmer and Gord Downie work to protect their communities from industrialization and pollution. [R] 4:00 pm N O V E M B E R 2 3 Great Canadian Rivers The French. The historic French River was a travel corridor from Lake Nipissing to Georgian Bay for the Huron and Algonquin nations, and a trade route for the voyageurs. 4:30 pm Queen's Park This Week A look at the issues and discussions that have occupied the Ontario Legislature over the past week. 5:00 pm Untamed Americas Deserts. Deserts are among the harshest environments on the planet. Wind and water sculpt these thirst-lands into natural monuments. The desert reveals surprising stories of survival and perseverance. [R] Wonders of Life 10:00 pm Apocalypse: World War One Rage (4 of 5). 1917. People have had enough of the war. Behind the scenes, uprisings are brewing, like the one that toppled the Tsar in Russia. Snapshot S U N D AY 7:00 pm Size Matters. Brian travels Australia to explore the physics of the size of life, beginning with the largest organisms on our planet, a forest of giant eucalyptus trees. (1 of 2). In 1942, a cruise ship turned troop ship carrying women, children, and wounded soldiers was sunk by a German submarine commanded by Werner Hartenstein, who tried to save as many lives as he could. 14+ [R] 4:30 am Undersea Explorer Sea of Steel. In the 1990s three large naval vessels were intentionally sunk as part of the world's most ambitious artificial reef project. [R] 9:00 pm Coast Lana Slezic (3 of 6). See Wednesday, November 5 at 10:30 pm. [R] 3:00 am Undersea Explorer Shark Encounters. Observing frantic shark feedings has become a popular activity for scuba divers. [R] 8:00 pm Tudor Monastery Farm This week the team learns to master the landscape away from the farm in order to supplement their income, from rivers and woodlands to hills and mines. Snapshot 1:00 am Finding Vivian Maier See 9 pm. [R] Whales. Exploring the world of killer whales and humpbacks. 4:30 pm The story of Vivian Maier, whose previously unknown cache of photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of America's most accomplished street photographers. 10:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm Finding Vivian Maier All at Sea. See 8 pm. [R] Behold a Pale Horse. What has the armed robbery of $36 million and the subsequent violence got to do with a drug-related massacre in Afghanistan? 14+ [R] NOVEMBER 9:00 pm 12:00 am East West 101 SATURDAY 8:00 pm Coast All at Sea. The Coast team heads offshore to explore stories of love and death, cannibalism and communist submarines, seasickness and a seafaring prince. 11:00 pm Anti-Social Limited See Wednesday, November 19 at 9 pm. [R] 12:00 am Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure See Thursday, November 20 at 9 pm. [R] 1:00 am Secrets of the Duomo 2:00 am How Big is the Universe? See Wednesday, November 19 at 10 pm. [R] Does our universe have an edge? Astronomers and particle physicists have discovered new ways to probe the cosmos. [R] 3:00 am Accused Liam's Story (4 of 6). Liam is a cab driver who becomes obsessed with a woman he drives to the airport. 14+ [R] 4:00 am Silk (4 of 6). Martha is forced to defend a police officer accused of racism at the police tribunal, at the same time as trying to get bail for another client. 14+ [R] The Agenda with Steve Paikin Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. PAGE 7 TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER 2014 SCHEDULE M O N D AY 7:00 pm N O V E M B E R Time Team 2 4 NEW! Chapel of Secrets. The Time Team travels to Beadnell on the Northumbrian coast to explore an unusual promontory, from which fragments of human bone have emerged. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Foyle's War The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Wonders of Life Untamed Americas 3:00 am Question Period Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 7:00 pm Redesign My Brain Heartbeat Affairs of the Heart. See Friday, November 21 at 9 pm. [R] Question Period Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Armadillo A candid look inside the military culture of a platoon of Danish soldiers serving their first mission in Helmand, Afghanistan. 10:00 pm Litlington. A Cambridgeshire village gets a visit from the Time Team as they hunt for the remains of what is believed to be one of Britain's biggest Roman villas. 11:00 pm 7:00 pm NOVEMBER 25 Canada over the Edge NEW! End of the Road. Starting in the town of Powell River, we head northwest to Mile "0" of the Pacific Coastal Highway. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm The Truth About Exercise Scientists are uncovering surprising truths about what exercise is really doing to our bodies, and why we all respond to it differently. 10:00 pm Science of Saints A pair of Christian lovers is stoned to death by an angry mob. 18 centuries later, armed with forensic science and sanctioned by the Catholic Church, National Geographic opens the crypt and examines the evidence. Time Team TUE SDAY Martin Clunes: Lemurs of Madagascar Martin Clunes travels down to the Indian Ocean to witness what many fear is the lemur's last stand - shoulder to shoulder with those who would save them from forces which are slipping out of control. [R] Mind Over Matter (3 of 3). See Thursday, November 20 at 7 pm. [R] 4:05 am 2:00 am Size Matters. See Sunday, November 23 at 9 pm. [R] 3:00 am 1:00 am Apocalypse: World War One Rage (4 of 5). See Sunday, November 23 at 10 pm. [R] W EDNE SDAY NOV EMBER 26 11:00 pm 2:00 am 12:00 am Time Team Chapel of Secrets. See Monday at 7 pm. [R] 4:05 am Time Team Dinmore Hill. The team climbs a remote Herefordshire hill to investigate one of the biggest prehistoric sites ever featured on the series. Secret Iraq Awakening. Picking up the story of Iraq after Saddam in the third year of occupation. Insurgents and others who were close to Al Qaeda explain how the organisation thrived in the chaos. [R] 1:00 am The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] Deserts. See Sunday, November 23 at 7 pm. [R] Sunflower (2 of 2). Sam orders a phone tap after Adam suspects a government Minister of illegal land speculation. 14+ [R] 10:00 pm 11:00 pm Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero (2 of 2). See Friday, November 21 at 7 pm. [R] NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Armadillo See 9 pm. [R] 1:00 am Tudor Monastery Farm See Sunday, November 23 at 8 pm. [R] 2:00 am Foyle's War Sunflower (2 of 2). See Monday at 9 pm. [R] 3:00 am Question Period Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 4:05 am Time Team Rooting for the Romans. Cutting-edge aerial visualizations reveal evidence of a complex of building foundations hidden in the woods in Cambridgeshire's Bedford Purlieus Wood. T H UR S DAY N OV EMBER 2 7 7:00 pm Is Seeing Believing A better understanding of our senses is allowing people to harness powers that they never knew they had. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Without Gorky Arshile Gorky, who escaped the Armenian genocide and reinvented himself as an artist in New York, is at the center of this film by his grandaughter, Cosima Spender. 10:30 pm Snapshot Michael Levin (4 of 6). See Saturday, November 22 at 11:30 pm. [R] 11:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 12:00 am Secret Iraq Awakening. See Monday, November 24 at 10 pm. [R] Martin Clunes: Lemurs of Madagascar 2:00 am Wild Alaska 3:00 am Question Period 1:00 am See Wednesday at 7 pm. [R] See Saturday, November 22 at 7 pm. [R] Aired when the Ontario Legislature is in session. 4:05 am Time Team Friar's Wash. Time Team travels to a field in Hertfordshire in the hopes of finding a Roman temple. [R] F R I D AY N O V E M B E R 2 8 7:00 pm Attenborough's Ark David Attenborough introduces ten of the most important, and lesser known, animals he would most like to save from extinction. 8:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin 9:00 pm Heartbeat Peace and Quiet. Claude and Gina are hijacked by robbers and forced to help them carry out their plan. 14+ 10:00 pm The Lost Kingdoms of South America Kingdom of the Desert. In the deserts of coastal Peru, archaeologist Dr. Jago Cooper explores the dramatic rise and fall of Chimor, the first empire of South America. [R] Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. PAGE 8 TVO PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING NOVEMBER2014 SCHEDULE 11:00 pm 12:00 am The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] Diary of a Mad Housewife Sick of being a trophy wife, Tina begins an affair with a writer. She decides to enter group therapy to save her marriage, but gets no break from the male chauvinism that runs throughout her life. 14+ 1:30 am Green Heroes In My Backyard. See Saturday, November 22 at 4:30 am. [R] 2:00 am Big Ideas Allen J. Frances. A lecture entitled "Diagnostic Inflation: Does Everyone have a Mental Illness?" 3:00 am East West 101 Revelation. Two youths are shot dead while fishing. Malik knows first hand what the boys' mother is going through. 14+ [R] 4:00 am Accused 9:00 pm My Architect: A Son's Journey Filmmaker Nathaniel Khan attempts to understand his enigmatic dad, architect Louis Kahn, by travelling the world, visiting his father's buildings and meeting his contemporaries. 11:00 pm Deadly Depths One million tons of chemical weapons from two World Wars and the Cold War lie under the sea, threatening marine ecosystems, fish and human life. Investigators confront this legacy. 12:00 am Coast Rivers and Seas Collide. See 8 pm. [R] 1:00 am My Architect: A Son's Journey 3:00 am The Sinking of the Laconia See 9 pm. [R] (2 of 2). The U-boat's deck is crowded with Allied survivors fished out of the South Atlantic. But in the fog of war, confusion reigns and the sub is spotted by an American bomber which moves in to attack. 14+ [R] Mo's Story. Mo has taken a stand against crime in her community, but now she stands trial alongside her mother and son. 14+ [R] 4:30 am SATURDAY The Power of an Idea. These Green Heroes have found a way to make simple changes part of the bigger picture. [R] 4:00 pm NOVEMBER 29 Undersea Explorer Sea Turtles. Sea turtles are observed in their natural habitat. We also look at a program to protect sea turtle eggs. 4:30 pm Undersea Explorer Shark Frenzy. A trip to the Bahamas to visit a shark research centre and dispel myths about shark attacks on humans. 5:00 pm Canadian Waterways Rugged Coasts. Follow the 1941 voyage of the St. Roch through the Northwest Passage along the west coast, to the Arctic Ocean, past the missions of Labrador, to Newfoundland's Signal Hill. 6:00 pm Canada over the Edge End of the Road. See Tuesday, November 25 at 7 pm. 7:00 pm National Geographic Hunt for the Shadow Cat. Boone Smith heads to Central and South America, teaming up with Dr. Howard Quigley, who leads Panthera's Jaguar Program on a mission to track jaguars. [R] 8:00 pm Green Heroes Coast Rivers and Seas Collide. Nick investigates a rare type of wave. Miranda witnesses salmon migrating from freshwater to saltwater. Mark discovers the struggle to build a rail tunnel under the Severn estuary between England and Wales. NEW! = New Episode [Repeat] = Repeat Program S U N D AY 4:00 pm N O V E M B E R 3 0 Great Canadian Rivers The Yukon. The fourth largest river in North America is famed for the Gold Rush, but naturalists treasure the Yukon for the wildlife. 4:30 pm Queen's Park This Week A look at the issues and discussions that have occupied the Ontario Legislature over the past week. 5:00 pm The Agenda with Steve Paikin [R] 6:00 pm Undersea Explorer 8:00 pm Tudor Monastery Farm A look at the theme of hospitality in Tudor England. With no provision for the poor from the state, monasteries provided welfare for those in need. 9:00 pm Wonders of Life Home. Astronomers are on the brink of finding other worlds the same size as Earth and the same distance from their star. Professor Brian Cox considers what it is about our world that has made it a home and asks what ingredients are necessary to turn a tiny spec of rock in space into a living, vibrant planet. 10:00 pm Apocalypse: World War One Deliverance (5 of 5). All seems lost for the Allies. The Italians are defeated at Caporette, and a Bolshevik Russia pulls out of the war. But the American reinforcements are decisive, and the Allies emerge victorious. 11:00 pm A Mind like Mine Filmmaker Karen O'Donnell chronicles a year in the lives of two young men with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 12:00 am Without Gorky See Thursday, November 27 at 9 pm. [R] 1:00 am Science of Saints See Wednesday, November 26 at 10 pm. 2:00 am How Long is a Piece of String? See Sunday, November 2 at 1:00 am. [R] 3:00 am Accused Kenny's Story (5 of 6). When Kenny's daughter is attacked, he and his friends track down the culprit and launch a brutal attack. 14+ [R] 4:00 am Silk (5 of 6). Martha prosecutes a teacher accused of assaulting a pupil, but believes he is not being properly defended by her colleague, Noah. 14+ [R] Treasure Hunters. Modern-day treasure hunters search for artifacts and coins off Bermuda's treacherous reefs. [R] 6:30 pm Undersea Explorer Galapagos. Considered one of the world's richest and most diverse ecosystems, the archipelago is threatened by human settlement and overfishing. [R] 7:00 pm Untamed Americas Forests. The Americas boast the greatest variety of forests in the world: from the tropical rain forest of the Amazon, to the boreal forest in the far north. [R] Times listed are in eastern time. Programming is subject to change. PAGE 9
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