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PROGRAM GUIDE FEBRUARY 2016 VOL. 46 NO. 2 PBS Best of Pledge Weekend... Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 5–7 Tune in for an entire of weekend of your favorites on WPSU, including these best-loved programs: TICKET OPPORTUNITY! Brit Floyd: Space and Time, Aging Backwards The Carpenters: Close to You Live in Amsterdam with Miranda Esmonde-White (My Music Presents) Brit Floyd pays special tribute to Pink Receive valuable insights on how to Trace the band's career, through the eyes Floyd and the era defining classic rock, combat the physical signs and of bandmates and friends, and favorites during their 2015 Space and Time tour. consequences of aging. such as "Top of the World". Friday, February 5, at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, February 6, at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 7, at 6:30 p.m. Make your pledge of support by calling 1-800-245-9779, or go online to wpsu.org. Democratic Presidential Ready Jet Go! Debate 2016: Advance Screening Event Saturday, February 13, at 1:00 p.m. A PBS NewsHour Special Report WPSU Studios, State College Thursday, February 11, at 9:00 p.m. The countdown has begun! Bring your little ones to WPSU for the Broadcast live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin launch of PBS Kids’ newest children’s series, Ready Jet Go! Join us just days after votes are cast in the New for an afternoon of out-of-this-world science activities, followed by Hampshire Primary and the Iowa Caucuses, interplanetary snacks and a preview screening of the first episode this will be the first time the candidates will in our television studio. meet on a debate stage after voting has This event is appropriate for ages 3-8, and there is no cost to attend, begun. NewsHour's Gwen Ifill & Judy Woodruff but you must register at wpsu.org/readyjetgo. will moderate the live debate. Broadcast Premiere Then, on Friday February 12, Washington Monday, February 15, Week with Gwen Ifill will air before a live audience from the debate site in Milwaukee. at 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Ifill and her panel of political journalists will Ready Jet Go! follows new kid in provide context and analysis on the debate town, Jet, who just happens to be an and political events of the week, kicking off alien from outer space. With his Earth Washington Week's campaign year celebration friends Sean and Sydney, Jet goes on of 50 years on television. astronomical adventures, learning about earth and space science along the way. wpsu.org follow us online GREAT PROGRAMMING ON WPSU MONDAY – FRIDAY NOVA: Creatures of Light Wednesday, February 3, at 9:00 p.m. 6:00 Arthur Scientists investigate deep sea creatures that 6:30 Odd Squad bioluminesce, and discover surprising ways to harness this display—from tracking cancer cells to detecting pollution, 7:00 Wild Kratts lighting up cities, and even illuminating the inner workings 7:30 Wild Kratts / Ready Jet Go!* of our brains. 8:00 Nature Cat Keystone Crossroads: 8:30 Curious George Changing Spaces; Municipalities in Distress 9:00 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Thursday, February 11, at 8:00 p.m. 9:30 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood WPSU and three other Pennsylvania public media 10:00 Sesame Street newsrooms collaborate to report in depth on the root causes of our state’s urban crisis. The series looks at the challenges 10:30 Peg + Cat and possible solutions for rebuilding Pennsylvania, attracting 11:00 Dinosaur Train industry, confronting aging and population issues, and 11:30 Dinosaur Train reinventing legacy spaces for the 21st century. 12:00 Super Why! Conversations LIVE!: Suicide Prevention 12:30 Thomas and Friends Thursday, February 18, at 8:00 p.m. 1:00 Sesame Street Patty Satalia and guest experts discuss suicide, its stigma, effects, and effective prevention. During the program, The Cat in the Hat 1:30 Knows a Lot About That! call 800-543-8242, email [email protected], or tweet @WPSU using the hashtag #WPSUconversations, with 2:00 Curious George your questions. 2:30 Curious George 3:00 Arthur Austin City Limits: 2015 Hall of Fame Special 3:30 Nature Cat Saturday, February 20, at 10:00 p.m. 4:00 Odd Squad / Ready Jet Go!* ACL celebrates its annual Hall of Fame inductees Loretta 4:30 Odd Squad Lynn, Guy Clark, Flaco Jiménez, Townes Van Zandt, and 5:00 Wild Kratts Asleep at the Wheel, with special guests including Vince Gill, Los Lobos‘ David Hidalgo, Lyle Lovett, Patty Loveless, 5:30 Weather World (Re-airs at 5:45 p.m.) and host Dwight Yoakam. 6:00 BBC World News America 6:30 Nightly Business Report Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2016 Sunday, February 21, at 7:00 p.m. 7:00 PBS NewsHour Each year, Penn State’s Forum on Black Affairs hosts the *New from PBS Kids, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Banquet, an evening Ready Jet Go! joins the daily of entertainment that commemorates and honors the life lineup starting of Dr. King. Monday, February 15, at 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Conversations from Penn State: The Politics of Secrecy Thursday, February 25, at 8:30 p.m. Terry Mutchler, attorney and award-winning journalist, talks with veteran interviewer Patty Satalia about the importance of transparency in government. Downton Abbey, Season 6 Marathon Sunday, February 28, noon–9:00 p.m. See every episode of the final season of the best-loved period drama from Masterpiece on PBS, leading up to the weeknights at 5:30 p.m. season finale, which airs March 6. FEBRUARYFEATURES2 FEBRUARY LISTINGS MONDAY, FEB 1 THURSDAY, FEB 4 11:00 Penn State Basketball: In the Paint Presented By Pepsi 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 8:00 Mira Lloyd Dock: This behind-the-scenes Little Rock, Hour Two A Beautiful Crusade documentary series follows the Journey to Little Rock to see fantastic This botanist, forester, and process of building an elite program. finds, including a 1983 Truman preservationist who brought the City 11:30 Songbook Standards: Capote "Playboy" manuscript. Beautiful movement to Harrisburg As Time Goes By (My Music) 9:00 Mercy Street was the first woman in the world Host Jack Jones presents a The Uniform to be appointed to a public forest nostalgic hit parade of best-loved Dr. Foster operates on his brother. commission, and the first woman to songs from the 1950s and 1960s. hold a job in PA government. Alice Green realizes the depth of 1:30 Carpenters: Close To You Tom Fairfax's battle trauma. 8:30 Gifford Pinchot's (My Music Presents) 10:00 Independent Lens Conservation Legacy The band's career is traced. No Mas Bebes (No More Babies) The "father" of American conservation "(They Long to Be) Close to You" The shocking story of immigrant used his wealth and power to protect and "Top of the World" are featured. the nation's natural resources and, as mothers who were sterilized at the Los 3:00 Aging Backwards with governor, put Pennsylvanians back to Angeles County-USC Medical Center. Miranda Esmonde-White work during the Great Depression. 11:00 Iowa Caucuses: A PBS Valuable insights on how to combat NewsHour Special Report 9:00 Father Brown the physical signs and consequences Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff The Time Machine of aging are presented. Father Brown visits Jacob, who is anchor live coverage as the caucus 4:00 Dr. Christiane Northrup - determined to prove that a time votes are tallied, with reports from Glorious Women Never Age machine was involved in a murder. correspondents in Iowa. One of the world's leading authorities 10:00 Downton Abbey in the field of women's health and Season 6 on Masterpiece wellness discusses aging. Episode 5 TUESDAY, FEB 2 5:30 Frank Sinatra: Thomas makes Andy a generous The Voice of Our Time 8:00 Finding Your Roots offer. Spratt rescues Denker. A Archival footage and song Visionaries powerful politician comes to dinner. Discover how the ancestors of performances trace Sinatra's career 11:00 Charlie Rose business mogul Richard Branson from the 1940s through the 1960s. and architects Maya Lin and Frank 7:00 Il Volo: Live from Pompeii Gehry took audacious risks to The young tenors perform classic create opportunities. FRIDAY, FEB 5 Italian favorites and original songs in 9:00 American Experience: 8:00 Washington Week this great concert special. Murder of a President with Gwen Ifill 8:30 John Denver: Country Boy James Garfield's unprecedented 8:30 Penn State Basketball: In the The private life and public legacy rise to power, his shooting and its Paint Presented By Pepsi of singer-songwriter and activist tragic aftermath are explored. This behind-the-scenes John Denver are explored. 11:00 Centre County Report documentary series follows the 10:00 Country Pop Legends 11:30 Charlie Rose process of building an elite program. (My Music) 9:00 Centre County Report Roy Clark and Glenn Campbell 9:30 Brit Floyd: Space and Time, highlight classic country pop tunes WEDNESDAY, FEB 3 Live in Amsterdam from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Brit Floyd pays special tribute to 8:00 Nature Pink Floyd and the era defining Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La classic rock, of as part of their SUNDAY, FEB 7 A family of Yunnan snub-nosed 2015 Space and Time tour. monkeys living in the highest forests Last Chance: Ticket Opportunity! 9:00 Classical Rewind 2 in the world are examined. (My Music) 11:00 Eric Clapton: Slowhand At 70 - 9:00 NOVA Actor and conductor David Ogden Live at the Royal Albert Hall Creatures of Light Stiers presents a visual and aural A celebration of the legendary Explore how and why so many of feast of works from the masters.