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WHAT’S NEW ON

SUPER SLEUTH WITH A NEW SEASON OF ENDEAVOUR, MEET THE LEGENDS OF THE SCREEN AND STAGE, AND DISCOVER ROYAL SECRETS WITH LUCY WORSLEY Catch up with older seasons and find new favorites this month in Passport. Revisit ENDEAVOUR seasons five and six before the season seven broadcast premiere on Sun, Aug. 9 at 8pm. All four episodes of season six and season five, consisting of six episodes, are available in Passport. Season seven will become available beginning Aug. 9th.

Dive into the life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer, and subversive star Mae West with a special profile of her life by American Masters. MAE WEST: DIRTY BLONDE follows West’s career spanning eight decades as she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s. Enjoy other episodes from season 34 of American Masters profiling legends such as musician Miles Davis and actor Raul Julia.

Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation, and mythology. LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS & SECRETS follows Elizabeth I’s image as a warrior queen, investigates Queen Anne’s powerful role in the forging of Great Britain, and follows Marie Antoinette through the French Revolution. Episodes are now available for streaming in Passport.

AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: After almost a decade in the PBS Passport library, Downton Abbey has been removed due to the expiration of its streaming rights. Downton Abbey is available for streaming on Amazon Prime and via Hulu. Photo: Lucy Worsley at the Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval college, Greenwich; Credit: Courtesy of PBS.

Learn more about WSIU PASSPORT and sign up with a one-time annual contribution of $60 (or an ongoing gift of at least $5 a month) at wsiu.org/passport. Already a member? Unlock your PASSPORT benefit online atpbs.org/passport/lookup or email [email protected] for more information. TELEVISION & RADIO NEWS AUGUST 2020 3

PHOTO: Shown from left to right: Roger Allam as Fred Thursday and Shaun Evans as Endeavour Morse; Credit: Courtesy of (C) Mammoth Screen. YOUR SUPPORT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BECOME A WSIU SUPPORTER TODAY!

As a WSIU donor, you don't simply watch or listen to public media programs, you are a partner. By making a gift, you help WSIU produce, purchase and broadcast programs you care about and enjoy - every day of the year! Your greatest benefit is knowing that you are actively helping WSIU remain a leading provider of quality programs for the region.

Make WSIU a part of your legacy! Every day WSIU informs us, fuels our imaginations, and broadens our world. When you give to WSIU through your will, trust ENDEAVOUR SEASON 7 • SUNDAYS AT 8PM BEGINNING 8/9/20 or other life income plan, you make sure WSIU remains strong and continues to tell the important stories about our community and our world. In Season 7, Endeavour and his colleagues enter a EPISODE 1: ORACLE | SUN, AUG. 9 AT 8PM new decade and era of change. Opening on New A murder in Oxford puts Thursday on a quest to Join the Leadership Circle by providing an annual gift of Year’s Eve 1969, normal order has been resumed find the man responsible. Returning home, Morse $1000 or more. Our leadership members come from all and the team reunited at Castle Gate CID, with makes a new acquaintance, and old friendships walks of life but share a common goal to support the Chief Superintendent Bright back in charge. show signs of strain. mission of WSIU to educate, inform, and enrich the lives However, the events of the past year have left of our listeners and the community. Share your passion their mark: old friendships will be challenged, EPISODE 2: RAGA | SUN, AUG. 16 AT 8PM for improving the minds of others by supporting WSIU and new relationships will blossom. A clash between rival gangs results in tragedy. with a gift of $2.75 a day. Please call (618) 453-6196 to Initial investigations lead Morse and Thursday to arrange your gift today. Amidst the dawn of women’s liberation, social the door of a familiar face. Then tragedy strikes a progression, and scientific growth, the 1970s second time at an Indian restaurant. Thank you for supporting WSIU, WUSI, WVSI, WSEC, begin for Oxford’s finest with the discovery of a WMEC & WQEC TV and WSIU Public Radio for more than body at the canal towpath on New Year’s Day. EPISODE 3: ZENANA | SUN, AUG. 23 AT 8PM 60 years. With the only clue in the investigation a witness When Morse investigates an apparent freak who heard whistling on the night of the crime, accident at Lady Matilda’s College, he uncovers a For more information contact me at (618) 453-6196, the team have their work cut out to uncover their potential link between a series of incidents across email [email protected], or visit the SIU Foundation culprit. Oxford. Despite Thursday’s skepticism, Morse website at siuf.org. becomes convinced the accidents are the result Tune in Sundays at 8pm from Aug. 9-23 to enjoy of foul play. - Larry Hunter, three new episodes: Associate Development Director, WSIU

AUGUST PLEDGE SPECIALS: CELEBRATING STORYTELLERS

KEN BURNS: AMERICA’S STORYTELLER INDEPENDENT LENS: WON’T YOU BE MY SAT, AUG. 29 AT 3PM NEIGHBOR | MON, AUG. 31 AT 7PM Join Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, and other (REPEATS 9/5 AT 4:30PM) celebrities for a tribute to the acclaimed The documentary tells the story of a soft-spoken filmmaker and an exclusive look at the minister, puppeteer, writer, and producer whose production The Vietnam War. show was beamed daily into homes across America for more than 30 years. In his beloved MISTER ROGERS: IT YOU I LIKE television program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Photo: Riverdance celebrates 25 years of extraordinary music and dance; Credit: Courtesy of Tyrone Productions. SUN, AUG. 30 AT 2PM Rogers and his cast of puppets and friends spoke Join host Michael Keaton to celebrate Mister directly to young children about some of life's Rogers' Neighborhood, the pioneering children's weightiest issues in a simple, direct fashion. ABBA FOREVER: A CELEBRATION series that premiered nationally 50 years ago. There hadn't been anything like Mister Rogers on SAT, AUG. 29 AT 9PM (REPEATS 9/2 AT 7PM) Celebrities, cast members, and Joanne Rogers television before, and there hasn't been since. Celebrate the supergroup with Neil Sedaka, Donny Osmond, reveal their favorite memories from the series. Tim Rice, and the band members themselves. Featuring a RIVERDANCE: 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW greatest hits soundtrack including "Dancing Queen" and SAT, AUG. 29 AT 7PM (REPEATS 8/30 AT 10AM) "Mamma Mia!," the program includes original interviews Celebrate the magic in this powerful and stirring and rare archival footage. reinvention of the groundbreaking show. Catapulting Riverdance into the 21st century, SAM SMITH: LIVE AT THE BBC’S BIGGEST WEEKEND this new cinematic experience immerses viewers SAT, AUG. 29 AT 10:30PM in the extraordinary energy and passion of Irish Thrill to the Grammy Award winner's electrifying music and dance. performance before a sold-out crowd at the massive summer music festival in May 2018. Songs include the

Photo: Fred Rogers with Francois Scarborough Clemmons; smash hits "Stay With Me," "Too Good at Goodbyes," Credit: Courtesy of John Beale. "Money On My Mind," and more. 4 AUGUST 2020 TV, COMMUNITY OUTREACH & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Photo: Ari, Olive and Elinor in Animal Town; Credit: Courtesy of Pipeline Studios, © SHOE Ink. LOCAL NEWS WHEN IT MATTERS MOST As the calendar turns to August, WSIU will continue its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the economy, education, and more. Schools are scheduled to begin their new academic year – but with the disease continuing its spread, it’s unclear just what that year will look like.

“Our reporters are working daily to bring the latest information to our audience. Things are changing so quickly, it’s hard to stay on top of what you need to know. But WSIU’s award-winning staff is committed to providing accurate, timely, and relevant information to the public,” Associate Director for News & Public Affairs Jennifer Fuller said. “We know how important this COMING SOON TO PBS KIDS: ELINOR WONDERS WHY is – and we want to make sure you can make decisions about your life with all the information you need.” THE ADVENTURE BEGINS SEPTEMBER 7

And education isn’t the only area WSIU is focusing Enjoy a new animated series encouraging Elinor Wonders Why will debut on PBS stations on: the economy, Election 2020, and social issues are children to follow their curiosity, ask questions on Sept. 7th. Along with the television series, the still top priorities, as well. We’ll begin our look at how when they don't understand, and find answers program will offer parent resources, including those issues are affecting voters in the region, leading using science inquiry skills! tips and hands-on activities to expand learning up to the November General Election. NPR and PBS at home (pbsparent.org). PBS LearningMedia will provide national coverage of the Republican and The main character Elinor, the most observant will offer classroom-ready materials for teachers, Democratic National Conventions, and WSIU will explore and curious bunny rabbit in Animal Town, including video excerpts, games, teaching tips, how those national issues are impacting southern introduces kids ages 3-5 to science, nature, and printable activities. Illinois, and the broader region. and community through adventures with her friends Ari and Olive. As kids explore Animal Clips and full episodes will be available for Do you have news to share? We’d love to hear from Town, they meet all kinds of interesting, funny, streaming across PBS KIDS’ video platforms, you! Send us an email at [email protected], or call and quirky characters, each with something to including the free PBS KIDS Video App. An Elinor the newsroom at (618) 453-6101. teach us about respecting others, the importance Wonders Why app will launch after the series’ of diversity, caring for the environment, and debut. Look for more details in the September working together to solve problems. issue of Previews. RADIO SCHEDULE CHANGES AUG. 1 After more than 40 years in production, American Public Media has turned the stage lights off for the final EDUCATION UPDATES time on Live From Here. The program officially leaves the radio schedule on Aug. 1 2020. In keeping with the The WSIU stations will continue to provide mutli-media heritage of A Prairie Home Companion and Live From resources for home learning in August, but with a few Here, we’re excited to replace Live From Here with a fan changes. Students grades 9-12 can continue to access favorite - Mountain Stage! The addition of Mountain instructional television on WORLD Channel weekdays from Stage brings even more musical diversity and culture to 11am-4pm through September. WSIU/WUSI TV and WSEC/ our listeners with performances from seasoned legends WMEC/WQEC TV will discontinue instructional television and emerging stars in folk, blues, country, indie rock, for middle school students (grades 4-8) on weekdays from synth pop, world music, alternative, and beyond. 1-3pm beginning Aug. 10th, returning to the regular PBS KIDS daytime schedule. Visit pbslearningmedia.org for Tune in for Mountain Stage Saturdays from 5pm- 7pm educational video clips, activities, discussion questions, and Photo: Reading tablet; with a repeat on Sundays from 10am-12pm, beginning Credit: pexels9149images, pixabay.com. interactive lesson plans to #KeepLearning! August 1st.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR AMAZING NEIGHBORS! The One Region All Neighbors campaign highlights individuals, businesses, and organizations who are working to improve the quality of life in their community via acts of kindness and compassion. WSIU is proud to recognize these people and groups who make a difference in our world! Vote for your favorite neighbors each month.

Sponsored locally by: Vote for your favorite neighbor each month at wsiu.org/neighbor. WSIU Public Broadcasting LEADERSHIP ROLL 2020

WSIU | WUSI | WVSI | WSEC | WMEC |W WQECSIU Leadership Circle, Fiscal Year 2020 The WSIU Public Broadcasting Leadership Circle consists of households and businesses investing $1,000 or more to support our public broadcasting services. For acknowledgement purposes, this honor roll includes support for the period of July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020. Some donors have committed to multi-year pledges; the acknowledgement levels listed below include only fiscal year 2020.

We are deeply grateful to these generous supporters, each of whom has set an important example in their efforts to sustain WSIU Public Broadcasting as an educational and cultural resource.

$10,000 and Above Bernard & Naomi L. Podolsky Charitable Trust Josephine Dickens Ellen Bradley Robert Schmidt Estate of Richard Hausman Schwab Charitable Fund Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $5,000 - $9,999 Patricia Hite VDAC America's Best Charities $2,500 - $4,999 Frank S. & Julia M. Ladner Family Foundation Mary Disseler Georganne Syler Timothy J. Loughran James Jones William Herr John Haller $1,000 - $2,499 Andrew West Harold Sargent Anne Gaylord & Donald Monty John Pohlmann & Dr Mary Pohlmann Anne Hill Larry Armstrong Anne Masters Lee Lindsay Barbara Stiska Lester & Monica Tichenor David King Mary Rudasill David Newmyer Matthew Donkin David & Linda Burroughs Michael & Susan Fiello Dan Cotner Michael Henry Debra Phillips Michael Roegge Don Leventhal Patricia Arey Dorothy Bleyer Phillip Richmond Elaine Payne Stephen Wheeler Estate Of Ann Lois Knewitz Steven Kraft & Carol Burns Gary Bushnell Thomas Miller Harold Bardo Wenona Whitfield BUSINESS LEADERS $10,000 and Above Farm Credit Services of Mahomet First Southern Bank of Carbondale & other southern Illinois communities Zahoor A. Makhdoom, MD of Southern Illinois G.I. Specialists, Carbondale Marion Subaru of Marion Office of the Chancellor, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale SIU Credit Union in Carbondale, Energy, Marion, Harrisburg & Massac County Southern Illinois Healthcare, Carbondale $5,000 - $9,999 AES Solar, Carterville Megabytes Technology Service, Herrin Blacklock Financial Strategies, Carbondale Mt. Vernon Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mt. Vernon Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney Prairie Living at Chatauqua, Carbondale Cedarhurst Center for the Arts of Mt. Vernon Sharp-Hundley Law Firm, Mt. Vernon Centerstone, Carterville SIU Department of Forestry, Carbondale Forbes Financial Group, Carbondale SIU Student Recreation Center, Carbondale F-W-S Countertops, Carbondale Thad Ellet Plumbing, Herrin Lang-Taylor Home Furnishings, Bonnie Voss Heating and Air Conditioning, Murphysboro Marion Cultural & Civic Center, Marion Wright Building Center, Murphysboro & Sparta $2,500 - $4,999 Blank’s Insurance Shawnee Health Service, Carterville CASSCOM, Virginia, IL SIU Alumni Association, Carbondale Etcetera Flowers and Fine Gifts, Marion SIU School of Law, Carbondale Harbaugh’s Café, Carbondale Southern Illinois Media Group, Carbondale IllinoiSOUTH Tourism Southern Illinois Wellness, Carterville John A Logan College, Carterville State Farm Insurance-Cristina Pisoni, Carbondale Joseph Hudgins Orthodontics, Carbondale and Carterville Sunshine Gardens Assisted Living, Marion Karen Hart Boutique, Herrin The Medicine Shoppe/Home Health Solutions, Harrisburg/Marion Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center, Paducah, KY The Stage Company, Carbondale Neighborhood Co-op Grocery, Carbondale Timothy J. Loughran, DDS of Herrin Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU, Carbondale UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield Rotary District 6510, Belleville $1,000 - $2,499 American Cancer Society Southern Illinois University Foundation, Carbondale Black Diamond Harley Davidson/Black Diamond RV, Marion SIU School of Medicine, Springfield City of Carbondale, Carbondale SIU School of Music, Carbondale Cristaudo’s Café & Bakery, Carbondale SIU Touch of Nature Environmental Center, Carbondale Dale Budslick Counseling & Psychotherapy Services, Carbondale Southeast HEALTH, Cape Girardeau, MO Greenridge Landscaping Southern Recycling Center, Carbondale Jackson County Health Department, Carbondale Southern Illinois Classical Guitar Society, Carbondale Leadership Development Program, Carbondale The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce, Centralia Mathis, Marifan & Ritcher, LTD of Belleville THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP Membership dollars are the most reliable source of funding for Whether your business is large or small...retail, professional, business- WSIU. Membership revenue is essential to our operating budget and to-business, governmental, or nonprofit...multi-state or around the allows WSIU to deliver quality programs and services. PBS programs, corner, there is tremendous visibility in underwriting programming and NPR programs, and in-depth local programming are possible only outreach services at WSIU. Our audiences associate our underwriters’ through individual support from our viewers and listeners. With names, products, and services with the high-quality WSIU programs your membership support each year, you become part of the award- that they love – and that underwriting partners help to make possible. winning service that WSIU Public Broadcasting provides to thousands of individuals, families, classrooms, and businesses across our region In today’s crowded media environment, public broadcasting stands through news, public affairs, educational, artistic, and cultural above the crowd for its quality, credibility, lack of commercial clutter, programs. and its ability to deliver active, educated, and affluent audiences that aren’t accessible through other media outlets. WSIU audiences understand and appreciate quality, they value services they can trust, SUSTAINING GIFTS and they are loyal to underwriters who provide support for public Monthly giving through an automatic account deduction is an easy broadcasting. and efficient way to support WSIU Public Broadcasting. There are no checks to write – your gift will be debited automatically from your bank account once each month. Or, you may choose to have your credit card VOLUNTEER billed monthly in simple installments. Either way, your automatic gift Student and community volunteers play a vital role in helping the WSIU plan is convenient for you and helps reduce administrative costs. stations to fulfill our academic and public service missions. Volunteering at WSIU offers you a great opportunity to make new friends while MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM learning more about the broadcasting industry. There are many volunteer options from which to choose: production and operations You may be able to double, even triple, the value of your contribution assistants, membership assistants, readers for the Southern Illinois to WSIU. Many corporations will match your contribution – and we Radio Information Service (SIRIS), pledge drive on-air talent, and more. thank these businesses for their generous support. Contact your Human Resources department to obtain matching gift information or forms. Once you have completed the form and signed it, send it to our VEHICLE DONATION membership office and we will take care of the rest. These forms can be Donate a vehicle to WSIU and help keep quality programming on-air. sent separately from your contribution payment. Each donation helps WSIU provide listeners and viewers with creative and engaging programs. Make a difference today! Your vehicle is towed LEGACY GIFTS free of charge, and the donation is eligible for a tax deduction. A gift to WSIU from your estate – through a variety of vehicles, including wills, trusts, and life insurance policies – can enrich the lives Donating a car is fast, easy and secure. WSIU accepts any vehicle - of this entire region while offering tax advantages to you and your running or not - including cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, and family. Charitable bequests provide a strong foundation for WSIU Public more. We work with our public radio colleagues at Car Talk Vehicle Broadcasting while ensuring its future for generations to come. Donation Services, to ensure that your donation delivers the highest possible revenue to WSIU is and that your experience is convenient, It is through transformational gifts like these that WSIU Public efficient and even fun. Broadcasting can continue to build financial stability for the years ahead, ensuring that our listening and viewing region will have access to CONTACTS the quality and relevant programs and services that we strive to provide daily. • For individual giving options, call (618) 453-6172 • For corporate sponsorship and partnerships, call (618) 453-4286 • For volunteer information, call (618) 453-4344 or visit LEADERSHIP LEVEL GIVING wsiu.org/volunteer The Leadership Circle recognizes donors who give an annual gift of $1,000 or more, providing a solid foundation upon which WSIU Public Broadcasting’s programs and services are built. This is a dedicated group of individuals who believe that WSIU can and does improve the quality of life for the communities and people we serve, and who choose to make a substantial contribution to our work. Support at the Leadership level is critically important.

For WSIU to be truly successful in strengthening our communities, it is essential to have the support and belief of individuals who are willing to make a deeper investment in our stations. Leadership Circle members also enjoy special benefits, including: • Invitations to exclusive events and previews • Behind-the-scenes updates on upcoming programs, services, and activities • Personally guided tours of WSIU PBS KIDS, CREATE TV & WORLD CHANNEL AUGUST 2020 5 WEEKLY SHOWCASE

Create is moving away from its weekly marathon format and will instead present a weekly showcase focusing on a collection of episodes from your favorite Create hosts. The weekly showcase will expand to a five-hour block each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Here’s the line-up for this month:

MARCUS’ FOOD TOUR | AUG. 7-13 PLATES AND PLACES | AUG. 21-27 Explore the wide-ranging diversity of immigrant Stamp your culinary passport with this special traditions and cuisine in America with this special showcase of Joanne Weir's Plates and Places. Join showcase of No Passport Required featuring Chef the James Beard Award-winning chef as she creates Marcus Samuelsson. easy, enticing meals inspired by her travels.

AMERICAN TRANSFORMATIONS | AUG. 14-20 BEST OF SEWING WITH NANCY | AUG. 28 – SEPT. 3 Discover the architectural, engineering, and urban- Join Create as we remember and celebrate public planning wonders that changed America with host television pioneer Nancy Zieman. Learn to sew like Geoffrey Baer. a pro with back-to-back "best-of" episodes of her long-running series, Sewing With Nancy.

HIGHLIGHTS Photo: Roebling Bridge; Credit: Courtesy of Justin Rohn/WTTW.

HIGHLIGHTS

CELEBRATE NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITH WORLD

The theme for August is ‘Nature and the Environment,’ which will be explored in over 50 films. Other programs of note will look at arts Photo: Barton Springs Mill in Dripping Springs, Texas; Photo: Miranda Esmonde-White; Credit: American Public Television. and politics, including the episodes of America Credit: American Public Television. ReFramed highlighted below:

CLASSICAL STRETCH: THE ESMONDE TASTEMAKERS – SEASON 2 Charlie vs. Goliath | Tue, Aug. 18 at 7pm TECHNIQUE - SEASON 9 BEGINS AUG. 2 BEGINS AUG. 20 Former Catholic priest Charlie Hardy is 75 years old and has no money or political experience. But none of that Enjoy an effective total-body workout developed From cheesemakers and olive oil producers dissuades him from running for the U.S. Senate in his home state of Wyoming. more than 10 years ago by Miranda Esmonde- to oystermen and permaculture farmers, White. Each half-hour episode features Esmonde- Tastemakers explores what drives America’s local Through the Repellent Fence | Tue, Aug. 25 at 7pm White, a former National Ballet of Canada dancer, food producers, what inspires them, and how they Follow the creation of a two-mile long ephemeral art performing her graceful routine in picturesque perfected their craft. In season 2, follow an eye- installation by three Native American artists known as locations throughout Mexico. Her method opening journey into the heart of the U.S. food “Postcommodity.” The film documents their collaboration combines scientific stretching, PNF (a manual movement with Cat Neville who meets seaweed as they construct 'Repellent Fence,' a metaphorical resistance technique), tai-chi, yoga, ballet, and farmers, charcuterie butchers, and Native "stitching" together of the United States and Mexico. movements designed to keep viewers energized. Americans working to revive the tepary bean.

PBS KIDS SCHEDULE | WSIU 8.1 • WUSI 16.1 • WSEC 14.1 • WMEC 22.1 • WQEC 27.1

NEW - PBS KIDS 24/7 CHANNEL: WSIU 8.4 • WUSI 16.4 • WSEC 14.4 • WMEC 22.4 • WQEC 27.4 • STREAM AT PBSKIDS.ORG

WEEKENDS WEEKDAYS 5am Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 5am Ready Jet Go!* 10am Sesame Street 5:30 Dinosaur Train 5:30 Arthur* 10:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 6am Sesame Street 6am Curious George 11am Dinosaur Train 6:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 6:30 Peg + Cat 11:30 Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! 7am Pinkalicious & Peterrific 7am Hero Elementary 1pm Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 7:30 Molly of Denali 7:30 Molly of Denali 1:30 Let’s Go Luna 8am Xavier Riddle and the 8am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 2pm Nature Cat 2:30 Wild Kratts Secret Museum NEW! 8:30 Let’s Go Luna! 8:30 Let’s Go Luna! 9am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 3pm Wild Kratts 9am Nature Cat* 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood* 3:30 Hero Elementary 9:30 Wild Kratts* 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (M-Th)** 4pm Odd Squad 4:30 Arthur *BROADCASTS ON WSEC, WSEC & WQEC ONLY 10am Odd Squad* 9:30 Clifford The Big Red Dog (Fri)** ** WSIU/WUSI ONLY 6 AUGUST 2020 WSIU | WUSI | WVSI TV PROGRAM LISTINGS

WSIU TV LISTINGS 7 Friday

7pm Washington Week.CC 1 Saturday 7:30 CapitolView.CC 8pm Great Performances.CC In The Heights: 6pm Robert Shaw: American Masters.CC Trace the Chasing Broadway Dreams. Follow the cast and journey of one of the greatest choral music creative team of the Tony Award-winning In conductors in the world. With no formal the Heights as they embark on the production training, Robert Shaw achieved early success in FORCES OF NATURE: COLOR of an original musical. Led by composer-lyricist popular music and later became legendary for WED, AUG. 5 AT 9PM Lin-Manuel Miranda. his interpretations of classical music’s choral 9pm International Jazz Day.CC From Cuba. masterpieces. Earth is painted in stunning colors. By understanding Renowned jazz artists present an extraordinary 7pm Howards End on Masterpiece.CC Episode 4, how these colors are created and the energy they carry, concert from the Gran Teatro de La Habana in Series Finale. Margaret is undaunted by Henry’s we can learn the secret language of the planet. Havana. past misdeeds. Helen leaves abruptly for Photo: Maasai cattle herder, Parapakuni, surveying the grasslands of the 11pm BBC World News.CC Europe. Margaret and Tibby get Henry to help Serengeti plains in Tanzania; Credit: Courtesy of Alex Ranken/BBC. 11:30 DW: The Day.CC resolve issues at Howards End, where the three families have a showdown. Part 4/4. 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 8pm MOVIE: Anzio.CC Screen greats Robert 11pm BBC World News.CC 8 Saturday Mitchum, Peter Falk, and Arthur Kennedy 11:30 DW: The Day.CC star in the riveting war drama ANZIO, a vivid 6pm Sidney Lumet: American Masters.CC Journey portrait of one of the bloodiest WWII battles through the life’s work of the socially conscious ever fought. After landing with allied troops 4 Tuesday director of Serpico, 12 Angry Men, and at Anzio, Italy in 1944, war correspondent Network in a never-before-seen interview. Dick Ennis (Mitchum) and buddy Corporal 7pm Reagan: American Experience.CC Lifeguard. 8pm MOVIE: Dick.CC The year is 1972 and like Rabinoff (Falk) tell Anzio commander General Underestimated by rivals, Reagan became a most high-school students, Betsy Jobs (Kirsten Lesley (Kennedy) that the road to Rome is passionate ideologue who preached a gospel Dunst) and Arlene Lorenzo (Michelle Williams) wide open. But instead of heading to Rome, of lower taxes, less government, and anti- just want to have a good time. But when, Lesley attempts to build a coastal stronghold, Communism. Part 1/2. during a class field trip to the White House, only to be outflanked. Four months and over 9pm Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team.CCExamine the they cluelessly wander into a behind-closed- 30,000 causalities later, the Allied forces smash presidency of George H.W. Bush and his foreign doors, top-secret shredding session, it’s time through the German lines. policy team’s expertise as they navigated to both wag the dog, and walk it. Seeking 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Cage The Elephant/Tank international crises like the fall of the Berlin to uncover just how much the witless duo and the Bangas. Wall, reunification of Germany, collapse of discovered, the Commander-In-Chief, appoints 11pm Before We Die.CC Episode 2. Hanna and Bjorn Russia, and the invasion of Kuwait. them “Official White House Dog Walkers,” to are on the kidnappers’ trail, but their attempts 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC discover how much they know. to rescue Sven are foiled. Christian becomes 11pm BBC World News.CC 9:30 Ken Nordine: Video for the Ear.CC Enjoy a ever more involved in the Mimica clan’s 11:30 DW: The Day.CC profile of the nationally known voice-over and business, but a new assignment nearly shatters commercial recording artist. him. Part 2/8. 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Miguel/Alessia Cara. 5 Wednesday 11pm Before We Die.CC Episode 3. Suspecting a leak in the department, Hanna, Bjorn, and 2 Sunday 7pm Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries. their boss Tina create a clandestine group CC Deep-dive with Chilean devil rays in the to investigate and reduce the risk of their 6pm Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries. Azores, track brown bears’ diets in Turkey, and infiltrator “Inez” being harmed. Christian is CC (R) See 8/2 at 1am. follow dogs protecting flocks of sheep from threatened. Part 3/8. 7pm Live From Lincoln Center.CC Andrew Rannells gray wolves in southern France. In Concert. Known for his Tony-nominated, 8pm NOVA.CC Rise of the Mammals. An amazing Grammy-winning performance as Elder Price new trove of fossils reveals how mammals took 9 Sunday in The Book of Mormon and as Elijah in HBO’s over, ultimately evolving into the huge array of Girls, Andrew Rannells brings his signature species, that rule Earth today. 6pm Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries. blend of superb vocal prowess and wry wit to a 9pm Forces of Nature.CC Color. See photo spotlight. CC (R) See 8/5 at 7pm. sparkling set of songs. 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 7pm Live From Lincoln Center.CC Megan Hilty In 8pm Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece.CC 11pm BBC World News.CC Concert. Tony Award-nominee Megan Hilty Deguello. See article on page 3. Part 4/4. 11:30 DW: The Day.CC presents a versatile set of musical theater 9:30 Family of Us: A PBS American Portrait favorites as well as classic standards. Story.CC This national storytelling project 8pm Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece.CC invites Americans to participate in a national 6 Thursday Oracle. See article on page 3. Part 1/3. conversation about what it really means to be 10pm MOVIE: Dick.CC (R) See 8/8 at 8pm. 7pm Margaret: The Rebel Princess.CC Part 1. an American today. In Family of Us, we explore 11:30 Signing Black In America.CC The documentary Learn how Princess Margaret’s life and loves families of all shapes and get a glimpse into highlights the history and development of reflected the social and sexual revolution that their lives, revealing how we value our families Black American Sign Language. transformed the western world during the 20th now more than ever. century, and redefined society’s image of the 10pm MOVIE: Anzio.CC (R) See 8/1 at 8pm. modern princess. Part 1/2. 10 Monday 8pm Last Tango In Halifax, S3.CC Episode 5. Caroline 3 Monday is relieved to find that Greg is a natural with 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Tucson, Hour Three. Flora and a positive influence on Lawrence. Part 3/3. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Boston. Learn Alan begins to distance himself from Gary, 8pm Antiques oadshow.CCR Omaha, Hour One. Part 1/3. how the antiques market has evolved in the while Gillian discovers that their private family 9pm POV.CC About Love. Three generations of the last 15 years. matter has just gone public. Part 5/6. Phadke family live in their home in Mumbai. 8pm Antiques oadshow.CCR Tucson, Hour 2. Part 9pm Howards End on Masterpiece.CC Episode 4 - The youngest turns the camera toward her 2/3. Finale. Part 4/4. (R) See 8/1 at 7pm. family to reveal the power dynamics at play 9pm POV.CC Chez Jolie Coiffure. Meet Sabine, the 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC within the family. charismatic Cameroonian proprietor of an 11pm BBC World News.CC 10:30 Amanpour and Company.CC underground hair salon. 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 11:30 DW: The Day.CC WSIU | WUSI | WVSI TV PROGRAM LISTINGS AUGUST 2020 7

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7pm Reagan: American Experience.CC An American 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC Crusade. In 1989, after two terms in office, Democratic National Convention. Ronald Wilson Reagan left the White House 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC one of the most popular presidents of the 20th 11pm BBC World News.CC century - and one of the most controversial. 11:30 DW: The Day.CC When his Hollywood career began to wane, MARGARET: THE REBEL PRINCESS Reagan turned to politics. One by one, his THU, AUG. 13 AT 7PM opponents underestimated him; one by one, 18 Tuesday Reagan surprised them, rising to become a Learn how Princess Margaret's life and loves redefined 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC president who always preferred to see America society's image of the modern princess. Democratic National Convention. as a “shining city on a hill.” Part 2/2. Photo: Princess Margaret pictured at the races at Kingston during the Royal 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 9pm Frontline.CC TBA. Tour of the Caribbean; Credit: Courtesy of Getty / Popperfoto/Contributor. 11pm BBC World News.CC 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 11pm BBC World News.CC 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 8pm Great Performances.CC Much Ado About Nothing. This modern interpretation of 19 Wednesday 12 Wednesday Shakespeare’s romantic classic features an all-black cast featuring Danielle Brooks and 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC Democratic National Convention. 7pm Nature.CC Undercover in the Jungle. Go Grantham Coleman. 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC undercover with a film crew on a perilous 10:30 Amanpour and Company.CC 11pm BBC World News.CC journey to the untouched wilderness of 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 11:30 DW: The Day.CC biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest. 8pm NOVA.CC Decoding The Great Pyramid. The 15 Saturday 6 million-ton Great Pyramid of Giza is the last 20 Thursday surviving wonder of the ancient world. How 6pm Lorraine Hansberry: American Masters.CC did the Egyptians engineer the mighty pharaoh Explore the life and work of the A Raisin in 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC Khufu’s tomb so precisely, with none of today’s the Sun playwright and activist who played a Democratic National Convention. surveying and power tools? And who were the significant role in the civil rights movement. 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC thousands of laborers who raised the stones? 8pm MOVIE: Gattaca.CCEthan Hawke, Uma 11pm BBC World News.CC The program presents the latest evidence from Thurman, Alan Arkin, and Jude Law star in this 11:30 DW: The Day.CC groundbreaking archaeological research that engrossing sci-fi thriller about an all-too-human has transformed our understanding of the man who dares to defy a system obsessed with 21 Friday ancient world’s most ambitious engineering genetic perfection. Hawke stars as Vincent, project, revealing a “lost city” and intimate an “In-Valid” who assumes the identity of 7pm Washington Week.CC details of the lives of the laborers and officials a member of the genetic elite to pursue his 7:30 CapitolView.CC who toiled on the vast construction. goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca 8pm Great Performances.CC Rodgers & 9pm Forces of Nature.CC Motion. Though we can’t Aerospace Corporation. However, a week Hammerstein’s The King and I. Kelli O’Hara and feel motion, we experience the consequences before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as Ken Watanabe star in a Tony Award-winning - from tidal bores surging through the Amazon a suspect. revival of the beloved musical about a British rainforest to the ruinous power of hurricanes. 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Dan Auerbach/Shinyribs. schoolteacher instructing the royal children 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 11pm Before We Die.CC Episode 4. Hanna, Bjorn, of the King of Siam, featuring classic songs 11pm BBC World News.CC and Tina now know there’s a mole among including “Hello, Young Lovers” and “Shall We 11:30 DW: The Day.CC their colleagues who reports everything to Dance.” the Mimica crime family. But who is it? Davor 11pm BBC World News.CC 13 Thursday Mimica opens contact with the Mobsters 11:30 DW: The Day.CC motorcycle gang. Part 4/8. 7pm Margaret: The Rebel Princess.CC Part 2. See photo spotlight. Part 2/2. 22 Saturday 8pm Last Tango In Halifax, S3.CC Episode 6. Caroline 16 Sunday 3pm MOVIE: Lawrence of Arabia.CC David Lean’s gets to the heart of the reason Gillian is 6pm Nature.CC Undercover in the Jungle. (R) See splendid biography of the enigmatic T. E. reluctant to go through with the wedding. With 8/12 at 7pm. Lawrence paints a complex portrait of the Celia’s encouragement, Alan takes the first step 7pm Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album.CC Explore desert-loving Englishman who united Arab toward forgiveness. Part 6/6. how the royal family has shaped their image tribes in a battle against the Ottoman Turks 9pm Richard M. Sherman: Songs of a Lifetime.CC with photography, from Queen Victoria to during World War I. In this program, Sherman tells the tales behind Princess Diana to Prince Harry. 7pm Great Old Amusement Parks.CC (R) See 8/16 at the music, sings songs, and performs with 8pm Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece.CC Raga. 10pm. friends, such as Broadway star Ashley Brown, See article on page 3. Part 2/3. 8pm MOVIE: The Way We Were.CC Screen legends acclaimed stage performers Juliana Hansen and 10pm Great Old Amusement Parks.CC A profile Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford make Wesley Alfvin, and The Barbershop Quartet of pre-Disney parks: Playland in Rye – NY, movie magic as the captivating star-crossed (Jim Campbell, Jon Schoenherz, Drew Tablak Holiday World - IN; and the Santa Cruz Beach lovers, Hubbell Gardiner and Katie Morosky. and Wesley Alfvin). The program also features Boardwalk – CA. Theirs is a classic love story sparked by the performances of classic songs from Disney’s 11pm Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America. attraction of opposites, played out against Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Winnie the CC Discover the shocking story of how 844 the backdrop of American life during times Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and more. immigrant factory workers and their families, of foreign war, domestic prosperity, and 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC setting out for leisurely summer cruise, died McCarthy-era paranoia in Hollywood. 11pm BBC World News.CC aboard a heavily loaded steamship when it 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Run The Jewels. 11:30 DW: The Day.CC tipped over into the Chicago River... and how 11pm Before We Die.CC Episode 5. Stefan has figured the rich and powerful who were responsible for out that his girlfriend Blankais cheating on him 14 Friday the disaster got away with it. Victims’ relatives with Christian and he’s on the warpath. Hanna recount how the tragedy affected their families is determined to meet her infiltrator, but “Inez” 7pm Washington Week.CC for decades. doesn’t show up to the meeting. Part 5/8. 7:30 CapitolView.CC 8 AUGUST 2020 WSIU | WUSI | WVSI TV PROGRAM LISTINGS

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6pm Nature.CC Nature’s Miniature Miracles. Witness SATURDAY BLOCKS the epic survival stories of the world’s smallest CRAFTS • FOODIE • DIY animals, from a tiny sengi, the “cheetah” of the shrew world, to a small shark that walks on land. 7pm Queen at War.CC Learn how the longest reigning GREAT PERFORMANCES: monarch in British history was shaped by World 9am • Best of Sewing with Nancy VIENNA PHILHARMONIC SUMMER 8/1 - Stress-Free Quilting with Machine Embroidery, Part 2 War II. NIGHT CONCERT 2019 8/8 - Fearless Quilting Finishes, Part 1 8pm Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece.CC Zenana. 8/15 - Fearless Quilting Finishes, Part 2 See article on page 3. Part 3/3. FRI, AUG. 28 AT 8PM 8/22 - Fearless Quilting Finishes, Part 3 See 8/22 at 8pm. 8/29 - Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares, Part 1 10pm MOVIE: The Way We Were.CC Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic's annual concert from Schonbrunn Palace with guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel and famed pianist Yuja Wang. 9:30 • It's Sew Easy 10am • Kitchen 24 Monday 8/1 - Details Queens: New Orleans Photo: Vienna Summer Night Concert; Credit: Courtesy of Julius Silver. 8/8 - Gifts for All 8/1 - East Meets West 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC 8/15 - Embellish with Trims 8/8 - Rise and Shine Republican National Convention. 8/22 - Patterns 8/15 - Pasta! Pasta! 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 8/29 - Add-Ons 8/22 - Comfort Food 8/29 - Fowl Play 11pm BBC World News.CC 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 10:30 • Sara's Weeknight Meals 30 Sunday 8/1 - Fish Around The World 8/8 - Personal Pizza 25 Tuesday 3:30 Deepak Chopra: Becoming Metahuman.CC 8/15 - Pasta in a Pan Explore a three-step process to unlock the 8/22 - Leftovers: Use It Or Lose It 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC secrets of moving beyond our limitations to Republican National Convention. access a field of infinite possibilities. 10:30 • Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television 8/29 - The Oaxacan Kitchen 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 5pm John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip.CC Travel on a 11pm BBC World News.CC musical journey through Fogerty’s hit parade 11:30 DW: The Day.CC Wednesday 11am • Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen with Creedence Clearwater Revival and 8/1 - Meatballs for Life 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC selections from his iconic songbook. 8/8 - The Inventor Republican National Convention. 7pm Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee.CC Enjoy the life 8/15 - The Love of Pasta 8/22 - Mis Amigos 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC and songs of musical legend Peggy Lee as told in 11pm BBC World News.CC her own words through vintage interviews and 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 11am • How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell performances. 8/29 - TBA 8:30 Let’s Talk Menopause.CC Discover successful 27 Thursday strategies to effectively cope with this new 11:30 • America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated phase of life and learn more about symptoms, 8/1 - Flavorful Chinese Favorite risks, and therapeutic options. 8/8 - Nutritious and Delicious 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC 8/15 - Springtime Feast Republican National Convention. 9:30 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years and Circlin’ 8/22 - Savory and Sweet Italian 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC Back.CC Celebrate the groundbreaking band’s 8/29 - Sous Vide for Company 11pm BBC World News.CC musical milestones. 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 11pm Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel 12pm • Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless Amen, MD.CC Dr. Amen presents steps to help 8/1 - Beautifully Balanced Ceviche 8/8 - Tried & True Tamales us feel happier, sharper, and more in control of 8/15 - Choosing Chiles Rellenos 28 Friday our own destinies. 8/22 - You Don't Know The Whole Enchilada

7pm Washington Week.CC 12:30 • This Old House 7:30 CapitolView.CC 31 Monday 8/1 - Westerly | Decking for Beginners 8pm Great Performances.CC Vienna Philharmonic 8/8 - Westerly | Return to Paradise Summer Night Concert 2019. See photo 7pm Independent Lens.CC Won’t You Be My 8/15 - Westerly | The Doors 8/22 - Westerly | Tanks for the Propane spotlight. Neighbor? See article page page 3. 9:30 Jam.CC With intimate interviews and 9:30 Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III.CC The program chronicles Neil Diamond’s triumphant 1pm • Ask This Old House performances, Jam puts the spotlight on the 8/1 - Built-In, Dining Room Light makers of some of the best original new music return to the legendary Greek Theatre in Los 8/8 - Women's Repair Class, Garden being played in Midwest clubs. Angeles in August 2012. 8/15 - Switch, Affordable Geothermal 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 11pm BBC World News.CC 8/22 - Polybutylene, Squeaky Door 11pm BBC World News.CC 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 1:30 • Fishing Behind The Lines 11:30 DW: The Day.CC 8/1 - How Time Flies When You're Fishing 8/8 - Urban Fishing 8/15 - Walleye World 29 Saturday 8/22 - Summer in the Adirondacks 3pm Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller.CC See article 2pm • American Woodshop page page 3. EVENING NEWS BLOCKS 8/1 - The Harvest Table 5pm Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide.CC 8/8 - Apothecary 9 Drawer Wall Keep 8/15 - Gentleman's Organizer and Gallery Join the acclaimed personal finance expert for WSIU | WUSI TV 8/22 - Turned Urns and Pepper Mills essential advice on achieving the “ultimate 5pm BBC World News America retirement.” 5:30 BBC World News Outside Source (Mon – Thu) 7pm Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show.CC See 5:30 BBC World News Today (Fridays) 6pm PBS NewsHour article page page 3. 9pm Abba Forever - A Celebration.CCSee article THE SATURDAY FOODIE BLOCK ON page page 3. WSEC | WMEC | WQEC WSIU TV IS SPONSORED LOCALLY BY: 10:30 Sam Smith: Live at the BBC’s Biggest Weekend. 5pm PBS NewsHour CC See article page page 3. 6pm BBC World News America 6:30 Illinois Stories WSEC | WMEC | WQEC TV PROGRAM LISTINGS AUGUST 2020 9

11pm Reagan: American Experience.CC Lifeguard. (R) WSEC • WMEC • WQEC See 8/4 at 7pm. SATURDAY BLOCKS WSEC • WMEC • WQEC 5 Wednesday CRAFTS • FOODIE • DIY TV LISTINGS 7pm Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries. CC Deep-dive with Chilean devil rays in the 10:30 • P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table 1 Saturday Azores, track brown bears’ diets in Turkey, and 8/1 - Sizzlin Celebrations follow dogs protecting flocks of sheep from gray 8/8 - Cooking for Kids 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC wolves in southern France. 8/15 - The Art of Tailgating 7pm The Lawrence Welk Show.CC Grammy Award 8pm NOVA.CC Rise of the Mammals. Sixty-six million 8/22 - Autumn Enchantment Songs. 8/29 - A Feast for the Season years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 8pm Victoria, S1 on Masterpiece.CC Episode 1: in a fiery global catastrophe. But we know little Doll 123. As a new queen, the young Victoria 11am • Growing A Greener World about how their successors, the mammals, 8/1 - From Food Desert to Urban Oasis struggles to take charge amid plots to recovered and took over the world. Now, hidden 8/8 - Mount Cuba Center: A Treasured Garden for Native Plants manipulate her. Her friendship with the prime inside ordinary-looking rocks, an astonishing 8/15 - New York's High Line: A Thriving Diversity of Plants & People minister leads to a crisis in Parliament. Part 1/7. trove of fossils reveals a dramatic new picture 8/22 - Trading Cleats for Beets: NFL: Players Goes NPK 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Cage The Elephant/Tank 8/29 - Northwest Garden Manifesto: One Couple's Quest to Create a of how rat-sized creatures ballooned in size and Sustainable Landscape and the Bangas. began to evolve into the vast array of species. 11pm Backstage Pass.CC Lowdown Brass. 9pm Forces of Nature.CC Color. Earth is painted in 11:30 • Garden SMART stunning colors. By understanding how these 8/1 – A Garden Founded in 1638 colors are created and the energy they carry, we 8/8 – One of the World’s Largest Flower Gardens 2 Sunday 8/15 – Garden and Flower Auction can learn the secret language of the planet. 8/22 – Overgrown Garden 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 8/29 – Amazing Garden Space 7pm Charley Pride: American Masters.CC Explore 11pm Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries.CC the complicated history of the American South (R) See 8/5 at 7pm. 1pm • It’s Sew Easy 1:30 • Fons & Porter’s and its music through the life of country star 8/1 - Accessorize Love of Quilting Charley Pride. 8/8 - Home Accessories 8/1 - Ribbons of Valor 6 Thursday 8/15 - Surface Embellishment 8/8 - Dreams & Wishes 8pm Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece.CC 8/22 - Carryalls 8/15 - Triangles In Bloom Deguello. The collapse of a tower block reveals 7pm Illinois Stories.CC (R) See 8/2 at 4pm. 8/22 - Forest Jubilee a clue that may uncover the truth behind the 8pm The War.CC A Deadly Calling (Nov. 1943 – Jun. 1944) 2pm • My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas crime that has haunted Endeavour and the Americans get their first real glimpse 8/1 - Saving The Earth On Paros team. Part 4/4. at the toils of war when Life publishes a 8/8 - Figs in a Glass 9:30 Family of Us: A PBS American Portrait Story.CC photograph of the bodies of three GIs killed in 8/15 - An Ionian Odyssey Families of all shapes and sizes give us a look action at Buna, African-American soldiers start 8/22 - The Dodecanese for Dinner into their lives, revealing how we value our demanding rights in the midst of segregated families now more than ever. battle units, and Allied forces eventually liberate 2:30 • Chef’s Life 3pm • The Great British 10pm CapitolView.CC (R) See 8/2 at 12pm. Rome after being stalled in the mountains south 8/1 - They Call 'em 'bagas Baking Show 10:30 Songs at the Center.CC Eric Brace; Peter Cooper; of Rome. Part 3/7. 8/8 - Gone Clamming, Part I 8/1 - The Final, S1 Thomm Jutz. 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 8/15 - Gone Clamming, Part II 8/8 - The Final, S2 8/22 - What's Your Beef? 8/15 - The Final, S3 11pm Song of the Mountains.CC The Malpass 11pm Last Tango In Halifax, S3.CC Episode 4. Caroline 8/22 - Cakes Brothers. is overwhelmed at the prospect of looking after baby Flora, until a stranger walks into her life 4pm • Sara’s Weeknight Meals and may be the answer to her prayers. Part 4/6. 8/1 - Key West Eats 3 Monday 8/8 - America’s Favorite Sandwiches 8/15 - Chicks Rule 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Vintage Boston. Learn 7 Friday 8/22 - Mouth of the South how the antiques market has evolved in the last 15 years. 7pm Washington Week.CC 4:30 • America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 7:30 CapitolView.CC (R) See 8/2 at 12pm. 8/1 - Pork and Greens 8pm Antiques oadshow.CCR Tucson, Hour 2. Part 2/3. 8/8 - Grown Up Comfort Classics 9pm Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America. 8pm Great Performances.CC In The Heights: Chasing 8/15 - Flavors of Thailand CC Discover the shocking story of how 844 Broadway Dreams. Follow the cast and creative 8/22 - How to Roast Everything immigrant factory workers and their families team of the Tony Award-winning In the Heights died aboard a heavily loaded steamship when as they embark on the production of an original 5pm • Woodsmith Shop it tipped over into the Chicago River... and how musical. Led by composer-lyricist Lin-Manuel 8/1 - Big Ash Mallet! Miranda. 8/8 - Carving Away with Mary May the rich and powerful who were responsible for 8/15 - Dovetailed Grease Pot the disaster got away with it. 9pm International Jazz Day.CC From Cuba. 8/22 - Lumberjack Fan Carving 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC Renowned jazz artists present an extraordinary 11pm Antiques oadshow.CCR Vintage Boston. (R) See concert from the Gran Teatro de La Habana in 5:30 • This Old House 8/3 at 7pm. Havana. 8/1 - Westerly | Decking for Beginners 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 8/8 - Westerly | Return to Paradise 8/15 - Westerly | The Doors 11pm The Kate.CC Kiefer Sutherland 8/22 - Westerly | Tanks for the Propane 4 Tuesday 7pm Reagan: American Experience.CC Lifeguard. 8 Saturday 6PM • Ask Old House Hour A former actor whose opponents consistently 8/1 - Built-In, Dining Room Light 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC underestimated him, Reagan became a 8/8 - Women's Repair Class, Garden 7pm The Lawrence Welk Show.CC Keep A Song In 8/15 - Switch, Affordable Geothermal passionate ideologue who preached a gospel Your Heart. 8/22 - Polybutylene, Squeaky Door of lower taxes, less government, and anti- 8pm Victoria, S1 on Masterpiece.CC Episode 2: Communism-a president who preferred to see Brocket Hall. See photo spotlight. Part 2/7. America as a shining city on a hill. Part 1/2. 9pm Victoria, S1 on Masterpiece.CC Episode 3:The 9pm Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team.CCExamine the Clockwork Prince. Albert pays a visit against the presidency of George H.W. Bush and his foreign queen’s wishes and meets royal disdain. Where policy team’s expertise as they navigated could it possibly lead? Meanwhile, the mystery international crises like the fall of the Berlin of Miss Skerrett’s past deepens. Part 3/7. Wall, reunification of Germany, collapse of 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Miguel/Alessia Cara. Russia, and the invasion of Kuwait. 11pm Backstage Pass.CC The Crane Wives. 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 10 AUGUST 2020 WSEC | WMEC | WQEC TV PROGRAM LISTINGS

9 Sunday 15 Saturday 6pm Visionaries, The.CC Waterkeeper Alliance. 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC Learn more about the alliance consisting of 7pm The Lawrence Welk Show.CC Those Were The over 300 organizations and affiliates patrolling Days. 3 million miles of waterway around the world. 8pm Victoria, S1 on Masterpiece.CC Episode 4: An 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC VICTORIA, S1 ON MASTERPIECE Ordinary Woman. Courtship at court leads to 7pm Ted Williams: American Masters.CC Discover EPISODE 2: BROCKET HALL second thoughts and other complications. Will the many sides of Baseball Hall of Famer and SAT, AUG. 8 AT 8PM Victoria and Albert take the fateful step into Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams, including matrimony? And will the queen promise “to his complex relationships with his Mexican- Facing rioters and suitors, Victoria grows into her royal obey” her foreign prince? Part 4/7. American background, family, press, and fans. role. As she ponders marriage, her friendship with Lord 9pm Victoria, S1 on Masterpiece.CC Episode 5: The Features Bob Costas, Wade Boggs, Roger Melbourne grows more complex. Queen’s Husband. At loose ends in a foreign Angell, and Joey Votto. land, Albert finds a noble cause. Victoria gets 8pm Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece.CC Photo: Queen Victoria played by Jenna Coleman; her way at court and resorts to a folk cure in Oracle. See article on page 3. Part 1/3. Credit: Courtesy of Justin Slee/ITV Plc for MASTERPIECE. the bedroom. Francatelli does Miss Skerrett a 10pm CapitolView.CC (R) See 8/2 at 12pm. favor - for a price. Part 5/7. 10:30 Songs at the Center.CC Emily Earle; MojoFlo 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Dan Auerbach/Shinyribs. (Amber Knicole, George Barrie, Walter 9pm Forces of Nature.CC Motion. Though we can’t 11pm Backstage Pass.CC The Accidentals. Kohlhoff); Alfa. feel motion, we experience the consequences 11pm Song of the Mountains.CC Etsu Old Time - from tidal bores surging through the Amazon 16 Sunday Ramblers / Amanda Cook Band. rainforest to the ruinous power of hurricanes. 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 6pm Visionaries, The.CC United Religions Initiative. 10 Monday 11pm Nature.CC Undercover in the Jungle. (R) See Learn more about a remarkable organization 8/12 at 7pm. embarking on a global effort to use the power 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Tucson, Hour 3. Part 3/3. of story as an instrument of unity and peace. 8pm Antiques oadshow.CCR Omaha, Hour 1. Part 1/3. 13 Thursday 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC 9pm Helping Hands: The Lives of Atomic Bomb 7pm Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album.CC See Orphans.CC The film traces the journeys of 7pm Illinois Stories.CC (R) See 8/2 at 4pm. photo spotlight. several orphaned children of Hiroshima, Japan 7:30 Illinois Stories.CC (R) See 8/2 at 4pm. 8pm Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece.CC and documents the goodwill of the Samaritans 8pm The War.CC Pride of Our Nation (June 1944 Raga. A clash between rival gangs results who supported them. - August 1944) In the fourth segment of in tragedy. Initial investigations lead Morse 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC documentary, witness four War World II and Thursday to the door of a familiar face. 11pm Not All Lost.CC This program highlights veterans recount their own stories. On June Then tragedy strikes a second time when an inspirational young adults who are determined 6, 1944 - D-Day - a million and a half Allied Indian restaurant’s customer disappears and a to achieve success despite unfavorable life troops embark on one of the greatest invasions shocking murder is discovered. Part 2/3. circumstances. in history: the invasion of France. In late July, 10pm CapitolView.CC (R) See 8/2 at 12pm. 11:30 Antiques oadshow.CCR Tucson, Hour 3. (R) See Allied forces break out of the hedgerows in 10:30 Songs at the Center.CC Doc Robinson 8/10 at 7pm. Normandy, and by mid-August, the Germans (Jonathan Elliott & Nick D’Andrea); Alex Bevan; are in full retreat out of France. On August 25, The Carpenter Ants. 11 Tuesday after four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is 11pm Song of the Mountains.CC H.B. Beverly / liberated — and the end of the war in Europe Highland Travelers. 7pm Reagan: American Experience.CC An American seems only a few weeks away. Part 4/7. Crusade. In 1989, after two terms in office, 10:30 Positive All The Way.CC This film explores the 17 Monday Ronald Wilson Reagan left the White House power of adaptive sport to ignite the human one of the most popular presidents of the 20th spirit, and simultaneously weaves a tapestry 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC century - and one of the most controversial. of how Sir Philip Craven the former president Democratic National Convention. When his Hollywood career began to wane, of the International Paralympic Committee, 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC Reagan turned to politics. One by one, his guided the world’s largest adaptive sports 11pm Antiques oadshow.CCR Omaha, Hour 2. Part opponents underestimated him; one by one, organization to become a global leader for 2/3. Reagan surprised them, rising to become a social change. president who always preferred to see America 11pm Last Tango In Halifax, S3.CC Episode 5. Caroline 18 Tuesday as a “shining city on a hill.” Part 2/2. is relieved to find that Greg is a natural with 9pm Frontline.CC TBA. Flora and a positive influence on Lawrence. 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC Alan begins to distance himself from Gary, Democratic National Convention. 11pm Reagan: American Experience.CC An American while Gillian discovers that their private family 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC Crusade. (R) See 8/11 at 7pm. matter has just gone public. Part 5/6. 11pm Great Performances.CC Much Ado About Nothing. (R) See 8/14 at 8pm. 12 Wednesday 14 Friday 19 Wednesday 7pm Nature.CC Undercover in the Jungle. Go 7pm Washington Week.CC undercover with a film crew on a perilous 7:30 CapitolView.CC (R) See 8/2 at 12pm. 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC journey to the untouched wilderness of 8pm Great Performances.CC Much Ado About Democratic National Convention. biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest. Nothing. Recorded live at The Public Theater’s 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 8pm NOVA.CC Decoding The Great Pyramid. The Free Shakespeare in the Park, this modern 11pm NOVA.CC Secrets of the Forbidden City. The 6 million-ton Great Pyramid of Giza is the interpretation of Shakespeare’s romantic Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and last surviving wonder of the ancient world. classic with an all-black cast features Danielle most extravagant palace complex ever built. How did the Egyptians engineer the mighty Brooks and Grantham Coleman. Directed by It was the power center of imperial China pharaoh Khufu’s tomb so precisely, with none Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon. and survived wars, revolution, fires, and of today’s surveying and power tools? The 10:30 Blind Love: A Holocaust Journey Through earthquakes. NOVA joins a team of master program presents the latest evidence from Poland With Mans Best Friend.CC Follow six craftsmen who build a scale model of a typical groundbreaking archaeological research that blind Israelis to Poland, where, with the help of palace in a seismic lab, then subject it to has transformed our understanding of the their beloved guide dogs, they encounter the simulated earthquakes to shake out the secrets ancient world’s most ambitious engineering difficult history of the Holocaust. of how the Forbidden City has withstood project. 11pm The Kate.CC Mary Lambert. centuries of violent tremors. WSEC | WMEC | WQEC TV PROGRAM LISTINGS AUGUST 2020 11

9:30 Antiques oadshowR Recut.CC Newport 1. 20 Thursday Experience Roadshow’s groundbreaking visit to Rosecliff mansion when, for the first time, it 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC takes the cameras indoors and outdoors. Democratic National Convention. 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC 11pm The Kate.CC Rosanne Cash. 11pm Last Tango In Halifax, S3.CC Episode 6. Caroline gets to the heart of the reason Gillian is 29 Saturday reluctant to go through with the wedding. With LUCY WORSLEY'S ROYAL PHOTO ALBUM Celia’s encouragement, Alan takes the first step SUN, AUG. 16 AT 7PM 3pm Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller.CC See article toward forgiveness. Part 6/6. on page 3. Lucy Worsley tells the story of the royal photograph, 4:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated. 21 Friday showing how the royal family worked with generations CC All Chocolate, All The Time. Bridget and of photographers to create images that reinvented the Julia uncover the secrets to making the perfect 7pm Washington Week.CC British monarchy. Boston cream pie; Erin McMurrer makes the 7:30 CapitolView.CC (R) See 8/2 at 12pm. Photo: fossil; Credit: Courtesy of Valdas Miskinis, pixabay.com. ultimate chocolate sheet cake. 8pm Great Performances.CC Rodgers & 5pm Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide.CC Hammerstein’s The King and I. Kelli O’Hara and Join the acclaimed personal finance expert for Ken Watanabe star in a Tony Award-winning 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC essential advice on achieving the “ultimate revival of the beloved musical about a British 11pm In Their Own Words.CC Queen Elizabeth II. retirement.” schoolteacher instructing the royal children of Follow Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable life, 7pm Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show.CC See the King of Siam, featuring classic songs “Hello, from her youth to her uncle’s abdication, her article on page 3. Young Lovers” and “Shall We Dance.” father’s coronation as King George VI, her 9pm Abba Forever - A Celebration.CCSee article on 11pm The Kate.CC Maurice Hines. experience during World War II, her sudden page 3. ascension to the throne, and her eventful reign 10:30 Sam Smith: Live at the BBC’s Biggest Weekend. 22 Saturday of more than 60 years. CC See article on page 3. 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC 26 Wednesday 30 Sunday 7pm The Lawrence Welk Show.CC Hawaii. 8pm Victoria, S1 on Masterpiece.CC Episode 6: 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC 3:30 Deepak Chopra: Becoming Metahuman.CC Engine of Change. With a child on the way, Republican National Convention. Explore a three-step process to unlock the Victoria must choose a regent in case she dies 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC secrets of moving beyond our limitations to during childbirth. The Tory party disputes her 11pm Food - Delicious Science.CC We Are What We access a field of infinite possibilities. choice, but she and Albert turn the tables with Eat. The world is full of different cuisines and 5pm John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip.CC Travel on a the aid of the latest in 19th-century technology. thousands of different meals. Yet when they’re musical journey through Fogerty’s hit parade Part 6/7. reduced to their essence, there are actually with Creedence Clearwater Revival and 9pm Victoria, S1 on Masterpiece.CC Episode 7: just a handful of ingredients that our bodies selections from his iconic songbook. Young England. On the verge of delivering her absolutely need from our food to survive. These 7pm Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee.CC Enjoy the life first child, Victoria spurns advice and ventures essential molecules come in a series of familiar and songs of musical legend Peggy Lee as told in among her subjects, attracting the devoted and sounding groups carbohydrates, fat, protein, her own words through vintage interviews and demented alike. Miss Skerrett and Francatelli vitamins, and minerals, but Michael and James performances. reach their decisive moment. Part 7/7. discover plenty of surprises as they seek to 8:30 Wings Over Grand Canyon.CC See photo 10pm Austin City Limits.CC Run The Jewels. understand exactly why each class of molecule spotlight. 11pm Backstage Pass.CC Best of Season 8. is so important for the way our bodies work. 9:30 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50ears Y and Circlin’ Back.CC Celebrate the groundbreaking band’s 23 Sunday 27 Thursday musical milestones and hits. 11pm Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend.CC 7pm PBS Newshour Convention Coverage.CC Amen, MD.CC Dr. Amen presents steps to help 7pm Queen at War.CC Learn how the longest Republican National Convention. us feel happier, sharper, and more in control of reigning monarch in British history was shaped 10pm Amanpour and Company.CC our own destinies. by World War II. 11pm Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America. 8pm Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece.CC CC (R) See 8/3 at 9pm. 31 Monday Zenana. When Morse investigates an apparent freak accident at Lady Matilda’s College, he 28 Friday 7pm Independent Lens.CC See article page page 3. uncovers a potential link between a series of 9:30 Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III.CC The incidents across Oxford. Despite Thursday’s 7pm Washington Week.CC program chronicles Neil Diamond’s triumphant skepticism, Morse becomes convinced the 7:30 CapitolView.CC (R) See 8/2 at 12pm. return to the legendary Greek Theatre in Los accidents are the result of foul play. 8pm Great Performances.CC Vienna Philharmonic Angeles in August 2012. 10pm CapitolView.CC (R) See 8/2 at 12pm. Summer Night Concert 2019. Enjoy the world- 11pm Amanpour and Company.CC 10:30 Songs at the Center.CC Don Schlitz - Master renowned Vienna Philharmonic’s annual Series Episode. concert from Schonbrunn Palace with guest 11pm Song of the Mountains.CC High Fidelity / Grant conductor Gustavo Dudamel and famed pianist Maloy Smith. 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