February 2020 GUIDE

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wqpt.org/plannedgiving February 2020 HIGHLIGHTS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THUNDER Discussing the abolition of slavery in 1834 was considered radical. Organized by fi rebrand abolitionist Theodore Weld, the nation’s fi rst public debates at Lane Seminary in Ohio led to near riot conditions in the city, and awakened a young Harriet Beecher (Stowe) to the horrors of slavery.

SUNDAY, FEB 9 | 8:00PM

BECOMING HARRIET BEECHER STOWE The story of the writer’s life in Cincinnati, Ohio and how life- changing experiences contributed to her best-selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

SUNDAY, FEB 9 | 9:30PM wqpt.org

THE KENNEDY HALF-CENTURY This program chronicles the impact and infl uence of John F. Kennedy’s life, administration and tragic death on the public, the media and every subsequent U.S. president.

JFK’s legacy has endured for more than 50 years due to the early efforts of family and friends.

THURSDAY, FEB 13 | 9:30PM

NOVA POLAR EXTREMES Join renowned paleontologist and host Kirk Johnson on an epic adventure through time at the Polar Extremes of our planet.

SUNDAY, FEB 16 | 7:00PM

SINKING CITIES As the earth warms, sea levels rise and super-storms become more frequent and intense, many major coastal cities will soon be under water. This four-part documentary explores New York, Tokyo, London and Miami all preparing for the real- time impact of rising seas.

BEGINS SUNDAY, FEB 16 | 9:00PM February 2020 PRIMETIME 8:00 Queen Elizabeth’s 9:00 Howard’s End 1 SATURDAY Secret Agents on Masterpiece 7:00 Classic Gospel Part 1: William Cecil, Queen Guy Penrod Live: Hymns & Worship Elizabeth’s spy master, intercepts a conspiracy to assassinate the queen. 8:00 State and Water Harvest Sons, Part 1 9:00 Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents 8:30 State and Water Part 2: Elizabeth’s enemies grow in The Wild Reeds, Part 1 strength, but her spymaster Robert 9:00 Austin City Limits Cecil also fi ghts an enemy within. 10:00 Queen Elizabeth’s Episode 3: Margaret receives an Secret Agent unexpected offer from Henry. Helen Part 3: England has a new monarch, is upset by the fate of the Basts. The King James I, and Elizabeth’s former families collide at a wedding, and spymaster Robert Cecil faces his Henry’s past is revealed. toughest test. 10:00 Downton Abbey on 11:00 Secrets of Masterpiece Henry VIII’s Palace Season 3, Episode 7: The Crawleys Cage The Elephant, Tank head to a Scottish hunting lodge, and the Bangas while the downstairs staff stays 10:00 Woodsongs behind at Downton Abbey. New Gary Morris and Jason Coleman romances fl are up, and a fresh & Meagan Taylor crisis unfolds. 11:00 Bluegrass Underground Steve Earle and the Dukes 4 TUESDAY 11:30 Backstage Pass Mike Mains & The Branches The history of this grand 500-year- 7:00 Rick Steves’ Europe old palace is inextricably tied to the Iran: Tehran and Side Trips lavish lifestyle of King Henry VIII and 7:30 Weekends with Yankee 2 SUNDAY the doomed fates of his six wives. The Seacoast 7:00 NOVA 8:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 3 MONDAY Sonoma County, California 7:00 New Tricks 8:30 Outside with Greg Aiello Bank Robbery: The Team sets off Exploring New Mexico on the trail of Ray Cook, a legendary criminal turned celebrity. 9:00 Destination Craft with Jim West Tuscany 8:00 Sanditon on Masterpiece Episode 4: Charlotte and Sidney 9:30 Illinois Adventure clash over Miss Lambe’s love life. 10:00 Finding Your Roots Animal Espionage: See how camera At Denham House, Clara witnesses traps and drones are revolutionizing a scene that raises her suspicions. the study of wildlife by providing an Lord Babington makes his romantic up-close look at animals without intentions known, but faces disturbing them. being rebuffed.

Beyond The Pale: In this episode educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks SUNDAY, FEB 9 | 10:00PM with Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, and Marc Maron. 11:00 The Legacy List and Matt Paxton Lambert Family, Mechanicsville, VA

5 WEDNESDAY 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Bonanzaville, Hour 1: Travel to Bonanzaville in West Fargo for the biggest fi nd of the season. wqpt.org

8:00 New Tricks 8:00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg 8:00 Sons & Daughters Ice Cream Wars: The team Scruffy Lasagna & Bigged-Up of Thunder investigate the mysterious case Broccoli A young Harriet Beecher Stowe of the ice cream bandit, an armed 8:30 Flavor of Poland Olsztyn witnesses public discussions of robber who targeted the vans of two abolition in America which awakens feuding ice cream manufacturers. 9:00 Christopher Kimball’s her to the harsh realities of slavery. Milk Street Television 9:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries Amazing One-Layer Cakes 9:30 Becoming Harriet Beecher Stowe 9:30 Lidia’s Kitchen The story of the writer’s life in Ohio and how these life-changing experiences contributed to her best- selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 10:00 Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

Measure Twice: A Jehovah’s Witness is accused of murder. Childhood Cravings 10:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries First Dance: A housebound Blake 10:00 Ask tries his best to investigate the death Loose Railing, Smart Thermostat of the school principal’s daughter at 10:30 This Old House her debutante ball. Paradise, Paradise Lost 11:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:00 Austin City Limits Explore the story of the real-life Bonanzaville, Hour 1 Billie Eilish inspiration for Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic 1852 novel, recognized as one of the sparks 6 THURSDAY 8 SATURDAY that ignited the Civil War. 7:00 The Cities 7:00 Classic Gospel 11:00 Groveland Four This docudrama recounts the 1949 7:30 Whitney Reynolds story of four young black men Living Your Truth wrongly accused of a violent crime; ★ 8:00 The Vietnam War creating a important civil rights case. This Is What We Do: President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is MONDAY in sight. 10 7:00 New Tricks 9:30 Woodstock: Three Days Ice Cream Wars Joey+Rory: Hymns That Are That Defi ned A Generation 8:00 Sanditon Important To Us on Masterpiece 8:00 State and Water The Accidentals, Part 2 8:30 State and Water Alexander Fisher, Part 2 9:00 Austin City Limits Billie Eilish 10:00 Woodsongs Celebrate the 50th anniversary Cherish the Ladies/Tim O’Brien Band of the concert that became a Episode 5: Tensions come to a head touchstone for a generation. 11:00 Bluegrass Underground Lauren Morrow when Young Stringer, desperate for ★ 11:30 Legends of Airpower answers, threatens a worker boycott. Jim Lovell: Jim Lovell became a 11:30 Backstage Pass 9:00 Howards End household name when an oxygen Paddlebots on Masterpiece tank on Apollo 13 exploded on the Episode 4: In the series fi nale, way to the moon. SUNDAY Margaret and Tibby enlist Henry’s 9 help to resolve issues as the three 7:00 Secrets of the Dead families fi nally have a showdown. FRIDAY The Woman in the Iron Coffi n: 7 The preserved remains of a young 10:00 Downton Abbey 7:00 America’s Test Kitchen on Masterpiece Two Classic Pastas African American woman from 19th century New York helps reveal the Season 4, Episode 1: Mary is 7:30 Cook’s Country little-known story of early America’s mired in grief. Meanwhile, both Tom Beef, Dressed Up free black communities. Branson and Carson face fi gures from their pasts. 11:00 Antiques Roadshow 11 TUESDAY 12 WEDNESDAY Bonanzaville, Hour 2; Amazing 7:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 7:00 Antiques Roadshow appraisals in the historic pioneer town. Iran’s Historic Capitals 7:30 Weekends with Yankee THURSDAY Fall in New England 13 7:00 The Cities 8:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 7:30 Whitney Reynolds The Grit ★ 8:00 The Vietnam War Things Fall Apart: Shaken by the Bonanzaville, Hour 2: Travel to the Tet Offensive, assassinations Midwest—and back in time—with and unrest, America seems to be amazing appraisals at pioneer town coming apart. Bonanzaville. 9:30 The Kennedy Half-Century 8:00 New Tricks Sailing The British Virgin Islands Congratulations: Pullman struggles to keep the boys in line as their 8:30 Outside with Greg Aiello pasts begin to catch up with them. Boundary Peak 9:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries 9:00 Destination Craft A Good Drop: Blake looks into the with Jim West Iceland death of a farmer and a mysterious 9:30 Illinois Adventure case of arson, while an unexpected 10:00 Finding Your Roots party puts his future with Jean into The compelling story of how John Secrets & Lies: Guests include jeopardy. F. Kennedy’s life and administration, Sigourney Weaver, Justina 10:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries as well as his tragic death in 1963, Machado, and Amy Ryan. A Time for Every Purpose: A young have influenced the general public, 11:00 The Legacy List policeman is found murdered at the the media, and every president who with Matt Paxton station, and chaos ensues. has followed him.

DAYTIME SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 6:00AM Autoline 6:30AM America’s Heartland Pinkalicious & Peterrific 7:00AM Pinkalicious Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 7:30AM Molly of Denali Daniel Tiger 8:00AM Xavier Riddle Clifford the Big Red Dog 8:30AM Let’s Go Luna Let’s Go Luna 9:00AM Curious George 9:30AM Arthur Nature Cat 10:00AM Woodsmith Shop 10:30AM American Woodshop Molly of Denali 11:00AM Ask This Old House Am. Test Kitchen Flavor of Poland Milk Street Joanne Weir 11:30AM This Old House Cook’s Country Jamie’s Ultimate Kate Sullivan Lidia’s Kitchen 12:00PM Rick Steves Europe Motorweek Love of Quilting Garden Smart Paint This 12:30PM Illinois Adventure Fishing... Lines It’s Sew Easy A Greener World Joy of Painting 1:00PM Milk Street Tonight 1:30PM Lidia’s Kitchen 2:00PM Am. Test Kitchen 2:30PM Cook’s Country Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 3:00PM Jamie’s Ultimate 3:30PM Flavor of Poland Wild Kratts 4:00PM The Cities Curious George 4:30PM Whitney Reynolds Nature Cat 5:00PM Arthur Antiques Roadshow 5:30PM Chicago Tonight Chicago Tonight 6:00PM The Cities Finding Your Roots 6:30PM BBC World News 10:30 Eye of the Sixties: 9:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 10:00 Woodsongs The Iconic Photography Memories of the Mountains Celebrating Folk Icon Si Kahn of Rowland Scherman 10:00 Ask This Old House 11:00 Oh Freedom. Songs of Weird Shower Valve, Mossy Roof the Civil Rights Movement 10:30 This Old House Paradise, Out of the Ashes SUNDAY 11:00 Austin City Limits 16 Rosalía 7:00 NOVA Polar Extremes: Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the polar 15 SATURDAY extremes of the planet, including A journey back through the miles-high ice sheets and warm 7:00 Classic Gospel polar forests brimming with life. 1960’s via the iconic imagery Best of the Cathedrals and recollections of noted LIFE 9:00 Sinking Cities photographer Rowland Scherman. 8:00 State and Water Good Morning Bedlam, Part 2 8:30 State and Water 14 FRIDAY Ignite Peoria, Part 2 7:00 America’s Test Kitchen 9:00 Austin City Limits Chicken and Biscuits 7:30 Cook’s Country Regional Italian American Favorites 8:00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg New York: See how a warming Bean Burger, Charred Salad, earth, rising sea levels, and more Spicy Curry intense and frequent super storms 8:30 Flavor of Poland will impact coastal cities, and learn how New York is preparing 9:00 Christopher Kimball’s Rosalía breaks new ground when groundbreaking solutions aimed Milk Street Television at securing its future. The Austrian Table we are still recovering from the impact caused by her debut album.

DAYTIME SCHEDULE MHz WORLDVIEW THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Tune in to our Dinosaur Train Mister Rogers second channel. Pinkalicious & Peterrific Daniel Tiger MHz Worldview is a national Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Pinkalicious U.S. channel presenting Daniel Tiger Molly of Denali international news and entertainment in English. Clifford the Big Red Dog Xavier Riddle MHz Worldview airs on Let’s Go Luna Let’s Go Luna WQPT’s Channel 24.2. Curious George Nature Cat Nature Cat Wild Kratts INTERNATIONAL MYSTERIES Wild Kratts It’s Sew Easy Starting nightly at 8:00PM Molly of Denali Fons and Porter SUNDAY Money Murder Zurich / Joanne Weir Missing Antiques Roadshow Lidia’s Kitchen New Orleans Kitchen MONDAY Living a Lie / Library Thief / Paint This Ask This Old House Fourth Man / Joy of Painting This Old House Welcome to Hindafing TUESDAY Weissensee Saga / Murder In / Chicago Tonight Camilla Lackberg WEDNESDAY Sandhamn Murders / Song Sesame Street Masterpiece & Mysteries of Napoli / Crime Scene Cleaner / Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Luisa Spagnoli Odd Squad THURSDAY Captain Marleau / Banking Wild Kratts District / Crime Scene Cleaner Curious George FRIDAY Chefs / Wilsber / Nature Cat Lola Upside Down Arthur Lawrence Welk SATURDAY Nele Nauhaus Mysteries / Living a Lie / Allmen Chicago Tonight Lawrence Welk BBC World News wqpt.org/schedule Schedule subject to change. WQPT KIDS Programs. 10:00 Sinking Cities 10:00 NOVA Tokyo: Typhoons, tsunamis, 18 TUESDAY earthquakes and sinking 7:00 Rick Steves’ Europe neighborhoods threaten one of the Croatia: Adriatic Delights world’s most populous cities, and the economic engine of Japan, 7:30 Weekends with Yankee with some of the world’s largest Winter Wonderland problems. 8:00 Samantha Brown’s Dallas, Texas 11:00 Changing Seas Places to Love 8:30 Outside with Greg Aiello Marine Highway Polar Extremes: Explore polar extremes of the planet. 9:00 Destination Craft with Jim West Peru 9:30 Illinois Adventure 21 FRIDAY 7:00 America’s Test Kitchen The Very Best Paris-Brest 7:30 Cook’s Country The Cordell Bank: A National Aloha State Favorites Treasure: Scientists study California’s Cordell Bank, a magical 8:00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg underwater island that is a hotspot Veggie Pad Thai & Cauliflower for marine life. Cheese Pizza Pie 11:30 Changing Seas 8:30 Flavor of Poland Toxic Waters: Harmful algal blooms 10:00 Finding Your Roots Katowice Science Pioneers: Guests include are increasing in length and severity 9:00 Christopher Kimball’s Francis Collins, Shirley Ann in Florida. Scientists study what Milk Street Television Jackson, and Harold Varmus. causes these blooms, how they Cooking with Chilies impact us, and how we can stop 11:00 The Legacy List 9:30 Lidia’s Kitchen them. with Matt Paxton Growing Up Italian Seidel Family, Norristown, PA 10:00 Ask This Old House 17 MONDAY Indoor Garden, Fireplace Health 7:00 New Tricks 19 WEDNESDAY 10:30 This Old House Congratulations 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Paradise, No Pain No Gain Bonanzaville, Hour 3: A 1919 Babe 11:00 Austin City Limits 8:00 Sanditon Ruth home run record award, Brandi Carlile on Masterpiece Episode 6: Charlotte and Sidney an 1876 Centennial Exhibition must reconcile enough in order sketchbook, and a mother-of-pearl to search for a missing Sanditon button suit made around 1970. 22 SATURDAY resident. Meanwhile, Tom fights to 8:00 New Tricks 7:00 Classic Gospel save Sanditon and his marriage. Casualty: Jack Halford prepares to I’ll Meet You on the Mountain risk everything in order to avenge 8:00 State and Water 9:00 Queen Victoria his wife’s death. and Her Nine Children Upstate, Part 2 9:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries 8:30 State and Water Family Portrait: Doctor Blake and Tasji Bachman, Part 2 Jean receive a harsh reminder that life isn’t straightforward when 9:00 Austin City Limits they encounter three murders, two Brandi Carlile weddings, and a funeral. 10:00 Woodsongs John Paul White and Sideline 11:00 Antiques Roadshow Bonanzaville, Hour 3 11:00 Bluegrass Underground Glen Hansard Episode 1: Explore Queen Victoria’s 11:30 Backstage Pass struggle to mourn her husband’s THURSDAY Tishmal death, carry out her Royal duties, 19 and keep both her family and the 7:00 The Cities public in check. 23 SUNDAY 10:00 Downton Abbey 7:00 NOVA on Masterpiece Season 4, Episode 2: The fates of several characters converge at an opulent house party where a famous guest performs and a new friendship forms. 10:00 Downton Abbey 7:30 Whitney Reynolds on Masterpiece Near Death Season 4, Episode 3: Love is in the ★ air at Downton Abbey and darker 8:00 The Vietnam War The Veneer of Civilization: After Dogs: Learn how smart are dogs, emotions too, as Mary, Edith, Tom, chaos roils the Democratic and what makes them such ideal and Anna each struggle with a Convention, Nixon, promises peace. companions to humans. dilemma. 8:00 NOVA 11:00 Downton Abbey 9:00 Miss Marple Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super on Masterpiece Senses: Go inside the brains of Season 4, Episode 4: Questions of three smart animals; dogs, birds, estate management pit Mary and and dolphins. Tom against Robert, while Bates’ 9:00 Sinking Cities questions pressure Mrs. Hughes. 25 TUESDAY 7:00 Rick Steves’ Europe Dubrovnik and Balkan Side-Trips 4:50 from Paddington: Miss Marple’s friend witnesses a murder in a 7:30 Dream of Italy: railway carriage running parallel to Tuscan Sun Special her own, so Miss Marple engages a resourceful young woman to help London: London’s Thames Barrier investigate. is no longer enough to keep the city 11:00 Antiques Roadshow safe from rising tides. London must Crocker Art Museum, Hour 1 now explore both low-tech fixes and some of the most advanced engineering solutions in the world. 27 THURSDAY 10:00 Sinking Cities 7:00 The Cities Miami: As development booms, 8:00 Samantha Brown’s 7:30 Whitney Reynolds Miami must utilize creative solutions Places to Love Lakes & Power Couples to mitigate the challenges of stronger Mountains of New Hampshire and more frequent hurricanes. ★ 8:00 The Vietnam War 8:30 Outside with Greg Aiello 11:00 Changing Seas The Chilkoot Trail Corals in Crisis: A new disease threatens Florida’s coral reefs. 9:00 Destination Craft Experts work together to find the with Jim West Canada cause, treat the ill and restore these 9:30 Illinois Adventure cities of the sea to their former glory. 10:00 Finding Your Roots 11:30 Changing Seas Slave Trade: Guests Include Ava Mystery of the Humpback Whale DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, Song: Hawaii-based experts study and Questlove. The History of the World: Nixon the purpose of humpback whale 11:00 The Legacy List withdraws troops but upon sending song and what it might tell them with Matt Paxton forces to Cambodia the antiwar about the animals’ fitness. movement reignites. 10:00 NOVA Dogs WEDNESDAY MONDAY 26 11:00 NOVA Inside Animal Minds 24 7:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:00 New Tricks Casualty Crocker Art Museum, Hour 1: A 8:00 Sanditon 1934 Babes in Toyland stop-motion FRIDAY soilders, a signed Joe DiMaggio 28 on Masterpiece 7:00 The Best of WQPT game-used bat, and a Reinhold Riel Up-to-date schedule available online. silver Etrog box from around 1670. 8:00 New Tricks God’s Waiting Room: The team SATURDAY go undercover as they look into 29 7:00 The Best of WQPT a suspicious death in an old Up-to-date schedule available online. people’s home.

Episode 7: With the regatta approaching, the success of the resort hangs in the balance— as do a number of romances. 9:00 Queen Victoria and Her Nine Children Episode 2: In the 1860s, Victoria struggled with her responsibilities as a monarch and mother and locked herself away from the public gaze. 10:00 Queen Victoria New Tricks and Her Nine Children Episode 3: In the 1870s, Victoria This BBC production, dramatizes the work of the continued to dominate her children Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad, led by as they continued to rebel. But it Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman was her relationship with Indian and three previously retired police officers servant Abdul Karim that brought joy to her later years. reinvestigate unsolved crimes. WEDNESDAYS | 8:00PM PARENTS WITH MICHAEL CARTON

Winter can be tough that leads to a great experience between on parents. The chilly veterans, children, and parents. weather, combined with the sun setting The Patriot Derby features special awards early in the evenings, for the kids—most patriotic car, best paint makes it feel like every job, most unusually shaped car, and fastest day is a battle against car—as well as awards for the veterans. “Cabin Fever.” WQPT will have other games and activities for kids to do while they’re not racing their Luckily, there’s a really neat event that cars or talking to veterans, so it’s a great allows kids (and adults) the opportunity way to battle “cabin fever” this month. to battle “cabin fever”—the annual Patriot Derby Race. This event is a perfect activity for kids this time of year, bringing military veterans and scouts from across the together to race pinewood derby cars at WIU’s Quad Cities campus.

Held on Saturday, February 15, the Patriot Derby Race is designed to encourage interaction between the men and women who have served our country, and children If your child is interested in participating in who have benefi ted from their service. the Patriot Derby or for more information, During the event, veterans race their service- contact Shane at the Quad Cities Vet themed pinewood derby cars against the Center 309/755-2360, or call the station cars children built. It’s a friendly competition at 309/764-2400.

From PBS Parents Kids who exercise their imaginations more tend to: Be happier: Understand emotions: Kids can use They’re better imagination to envision innovative solutions able to entertain to real-life problems, providing an outlet for themselves and their emotions and boosting self-esteem. are less likely to become bored Think wisely: Holding lots of things in when left alone. mind simultaneously while imagining can boost brain skills like planning, focus, Have better memory and logical reasoning. social skills: Pretending helps Be more creative: Kids who score them understand the minds of others, highly in imaginativeness and fantasy play which is an important ingredient of in elementary school tend to be more successful social interaction. creative through high school as well. Held on the campus of Western Illinois University, Quad Cities Saturday, March 14 WQPT’s Imagination Station builds on the learning success created by PBS KIDS programs. Enjoy educational activities, demonstrations and skill building in literacy, science, technology, engineering, math, arts, and resiliency.

Interact with PBS KIDS Characters Meet Clifford, Arthur, Curious George, Daniel Tiger, Katerina Kitty and many other PBS KIDS favorites.

Awesome Activity Stations Interactive skill stations featuring your favorite PBS Kids characters. Explore awesome learning topics like reading, science, technology and more.

Registrations opens Friday, March 2

Register online at wqpt.org/imagine Tickets are FREE. Registration is required to attend morning or afternoon sessions. Register early. Tickets sell out quickly.

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For the past twelve years, MHz Networks The one-to-many model of broadcast has provided Worldview to WQPT and TV has been replaced by a direct-to- other public television stations across the consumer model. All this has taken place country. The unique mix of international in the decade that Worldview has been in scripted and news content has been existence. MHz Networks states they are well received around the country. Sadly, “now in a position where it must operate Worldview informed us that they will end in the commercial world in order to grow distribution at midnight February 29. (the network).”

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