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APRIL 2017 KBTC VIEWER GUIDE ISSUE 4-17 DEATH IN PARADISE SEASON 6 A brand-new season of island intrigue all this month, Fridays at 10 p.m. See page 8. GENERAL MANAGER’S NOTE KBTC/KCKA, licensed to Bates Technical College reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in its programs and activities in accordance DEANNE with college policy, and applicable federal and state statutes and regula- HAMILTON tions. Bates publications are available in alternate formats upon request by Executive Director/ contacting the Disability Support Ser- vices Office at 253.680.7010. Inquiries General Manager regarding Bates’ non-discriminatory policies, including Title IX and ADA, should be directed to 253.680.7105. Bates Technical College Dear Friends, Board of Trustees Karen Seinfeld, Chair Layne Bladow, Vice Chair Happy spring! I just love this time of year in the Pacific Christina Blocker Lillian Hunter Northwest. Bulbs that were planted in the fall begin Cathy Pearsall-Stipek blooming, and we can count on the colors of spring Bates Technical to lift our spirits and remind us to look forward to College President Dr. Ron Langrell warmer, sunnier days that are to come. It’s time to get KBTC Executive Director/ moving again, step outside, find the next adventure. General Manager We can’t let the rain hold us back when we live in DeAnne Hamilton The KBTC Washington, can we? Association Board Brad Berger Michael Carney KBTC wants to offer you opportunities to explore your Dean Hanks Lillian Hunter world beyond providing you television and online Dona Ponepinto viewing, and this year we’ve got lots of ways for you Carla Santorno Karen Seinfeld to engage and interact with people who share your Mark Siegel George Thornhill interests. From our Heritage Month documentary Dave Turk screenings, to meet & greets with your favorite PBS The KBTC Viewer Guide is published personalities, to PBS Play Dates for kids, we’ve got a monthly by KBTC Public Television and is mailed to those supporting little something for everyone. KBTC-TV at a membership level of $35 or more. CONTACT US In addition to public events, we’ve got programs that KBTC Public Television are targeted for special audiences. One that we’ve 2320 S. 19th St. Tacoma, WA 98405 designed specifically for our youngest viewers is the www.kbtc.org KBTC Spring Break Camp. Now in its seventh year, this Membership Services 888.596.KBTC (5282) nationally recognized five-day camp provides local [email protected] children in underserved neighborhoods the opportu- Viewer Services nity to practice their math and literacy skills through & Programming 253.680.7700 fun, hands-on activities like computer gaming, science [email protected] experiments, and working on special projects. The HOW TO WATCH kids thrive in a safe and supported atmosphere as we KBTC: Over the air: 28.1 provide award-winning PBS Ready to Learn curriculum Comcast: HD 108 and 12 from shows like Super Why!, Odd Squad, Fetch! and Click! and Comcast in Tac.: 3 more. KCKA: Over the air: 15.1, .2 and .3 (KBTC cable coverage) We couldn’t do any of this without our partners – and NHK World TV: Over the air: 28.2 that includes you! Your annual and monthly donations Comcast: HD 115 allow us to bring you the very best PBS has to offer, MHz Worldview: and it also allows us to respond to the needs of our Over the air: 28.3 Comcast: HD 334 community. TVW: Over the air: 28.4 Thank you for being our partner! If you’d like infor- Online: mation about any of the events or programs we offer, www.kbtc.org please visit kbtc.org. 2 EXPLORE MORE AT WWW.KBTC.ORG APRIL HIGHLIGHTS ALL-NEW DRAMAS IN APRIL ON KBTC Spring is here and that means fresh new dramas all this month on KBTC! Enjoy new seasons of perennial favorites Call the Midwife and Home Fires, as well as a brand-new Masterpiece special, To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters. To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters on Masterpiece | Monday, April 3, 6 p.m. Learn the extraordinary story of how, against all odds, the famous literary trio – Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte – had their genius for writing romantic novels recognized in a male-dominated 19th-century world. Call the Midwife | Season 6 Home Fires on Masterpiece | Season 2 Premieres Monday, April 10, 7 p.m. Premieres Monday, April 10, 8 p.m. Follow the Poplar medics as they Don’t miss this story of a group of strive to help mothers and families inspirational women in an English amid social prejudice in 1962. village during World War II. 3 KBTC KIDS SCHEDULE MONDAY-FRIDAY 11:00am Sesame Street 11:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 12:00pm Splash and Bubbles 12:30pm Curious George 1:00pm Dinosaur Train 1:30pm Super Why! 2:00pm The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That 2:30pm Peg + Cat 3:00pm Clifford the Big Red Dog 3:30pm Nature Cat 4:00pm Wild Kratts 4:30pm Arthur 5:00pm Ready Jet Go! 5:30pm Odd Squad WEEKDAYS FROM 11:00AM TO 6:00PM April is Autism Nature Cat | Weekdays at 3:30 p.m. Awareness Month Embark on action-packed adven- tures as Nature Cat and all his friends explore the great outdoors. Arthur | April 10 – 14, 4:30 p.m. April is a busy month in Elwood City for Arthur and his friends. Beginning Mon- day, April 10, Arthur features a week of episodes with Carl, a character on the Autism spectrum. 4 LEARN MORE AT WWW.KBTCKIDS.ORG APRIL SCHEDULE Globe Trekker: Road Trip Rust Belt Highway, USA | Tuesday, April 4, 9 p.m. Take to the road to explore the industrial heartland of America. This atmo- spheric and evocative road trip goes through some of America’s most under- rated regions and beautiful country sides. 1 SATURDAY Palm Springs, Hour 2 7:00pm Keeping Up 6:00am Joseph Rosendo’s Appearances Travelscope 7:30pm Keeping Up 6:30am Rick Steves’ Europe Appearances 7:00am Victory Garden 8:00pm As Time Goes By 7:30am P. Allen Smith’s 8:30pm As Time Goes By Garden to Table 9:00pm Waiting For God 8:00am Knit and Crochet 9:30pm Fawlty Towers Now! 10:00pm Red Dwarf 8:30am Knitting Daily 10:30pm Red Dwarf 9:00am It’s Sew Easy 11:00pm Doctor Who 9:30am Sew It All 11:30pm Doctor Who 10:00am Sewing with Nancy 12:00am The Red Green Show 10:30am Quilting Arts 12:30am The Red Green Show 11:00am Fit 2 Stitch 11:30am Fon’s & Porter’s Love of 2 SUNDAY Quilting 6:00am Ask This Old House 12:00pm Quilt in a Day 6:30am This Old House 12:30pm Motorweek 7:00am Paint This with Jerry 1:00pm Rough Cut with Tommy Mac 7:30am The Best of Joy of 1:30pm The Woodsmith Shop Painting 2:00pm Ask This Old House 8:00am Rick Steves’ Europe 2:30pm This Old House 8:30am Tracks Ahead 3:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe 9:00am – Members’ Choice 3:30pm Mexico – One Plate at a 12:00am Time with Rick Bayless 4:00pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals 3 MONDAY 4:30pm Cook’s Country 6:00am Members’ Choice 5:00pm America’s Test Kitchen 7:00am My Girlfriends Quilt 5:30pm Martha Stewart’s 8:00am No Evidence of Disease Cooking School 9:00am Sit and Be Fit 6:00pm Antiques Roadshow: CALL 1.800.325.5877 TO MAKE A PLEDGE 5 KBTC VIEWER GUIDE EXPLORE MORE AT WWW.KBTC.ORG MONDAY CONTINUED 9:30am Lidia’s Kitchen EXPLORE 10:00am America’s Test Kitchen 10:30am Cook’s Country ANCIENT ROADS 11:00am – 6:00pm KBTC KIDS Join us for Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine, and chart 6:00pm To Walk Invisible: The Christianity’s evolution from a Bronte Sisters on small movement to the largest re- Masterpiece ligion in the world. Host Jonathan 8:00pm Home Fires on Phillips journeys into the fascinat- Masterpiece ing world of the early Christians to (S1, Ep. 4/6) explore the faith’s long struggle 9:00pm Home Fires on and triumph against the odds. Masterpiece (S1, Ep. 5/6) 10:00pm Home Fires on Masterpiece (S1, Ep. 6/6) 11:00pm NOVA: Why Trains Crash 12:00am Charlie Rose 4 TUESDAY 6:00am Northwest Now 6:30am Asia Insight Birth of a Faith, Pt. 1/6 | 7:00am Globe Trekker: Road Thursday, April 6, 8 p.m. Trip: Rust Belt Highway, USA 8:00am Rick Steves Special: The Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians Today 9:00am Sit and Be Fit 9:30am Creative Living 10:00am Pati’s Mexican Table 10:30am Sara’s Weeknight Meals 11:00am – 6:00pm KBTC KIDS The Great Missionary, Pt. 2/6 | 6:00pm Journeys in Japan Thursday, April 6, 9 p.m. 6:30pm Rick Steves’ Europe 7:00pm Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries – Meet the Spies 8:00pm NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice 9:00pm Globe Trekker: Road Trip: Rust Belt Highway, USA 10:00pm Rick Steves Special: The Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians Today Age of the Apostles, Pt. 3/6 | 11:00pm Antiques Roadshow: Thursday, April 6, 10 p.m. Palm Springs, Hour 2 6 LOOKING FOR KIDS SHOWS? CHECK OUT PAGE 4 APRIL SCHEDULE 6 THURSDAY 6:00am Focus on Europe 6:30am Journeys in Japan 7:00am NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice 8:00am Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries – Meet the Spies 9:00am Sit and Be Fit 9:30am Ask This Old House 10:00am Mexico – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless 10:30am Dining with the Chef Nature: Yosemite | Thursday, April 6, 6 p.m.