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APRIL 2021 GUIDE WQPT PBS We serve viewers in Eastern Iowa and Western and North-Central Illinois. JOIN wqpt.org/kidsclub WQPT is a trusted, well-respected TODAY and innovative public media provider. BROADCAST CHANNELS Check your local listings for our broadcast channels in your area. Happy Birthday to our NEED ASSISTANCE? members celebrating Find answers to frequently asked questions online at wqpt.org/faq or contact us. birthdays in April Atle W. TELL US WHAT Eldridge YOU THINK As your regional PBS station we depend on Connor L. your feedback, comments and questions. Coal Valley WRITE US Gracie D. 3300 River Drive | Moline, Illinois 61265 Moline CALL, FAX OR E-MAIL US Voice .................309/764-2400 Kade M. Coal Valley Fax ..................309/764-2410 E-mail ............... [email protected] Kale F. Online Contact Form ...wqpt.org/contact Rock Island Maya B. FIND US ONLINE Moline wqpt.org Michael P. Maquoketa WQPT STAFF Dawn Schmitt Michael Carton Noah R. Interim General Manager Director of Education East Moline and Business Manager James Herzig Lora Adams Support Specialist Violet G. Director of Marketing Rock Island and Local Content Brian Williams Underwriting Coordinator Amanda Bergeson Assistant Development Director Terry Wilson Director of Development Learning & fun, that's WQPT PBS! The WQPT Kids Club builds WQPT is a public media service on trusted PBS programming of Western Illinois University. for children with added boost that encourages Learn more at wiu.edu. them to learn, while having lots of fun. wqpt.org/kidsclub © 2021 by WQPT–TV. All rights reserved. USA. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the life and work of the legendary writer and his enduring influence on literature and culture. The three-part, six-hour series begins on Thursday, April 15 at 9:00PM. Upcoming Events Hemingway at the Drive-In Friday, April 2 | 8:00PM | Blue Grass, Iowa A preview screening of the documentary. Followed by the movie SHARKNADO at the Blue Grass Drive-In Theater. Hemingway-Themed Trivia Night Friday, April 9 | 7:00PM | Online Virtual Event The multiple-choice questions will cover Hemingway and much more. Each round will include questions about Hemingway’s life, times and literary themes. Mary V. Dearborn Discussion and Q&A Tuesday, April 27 | 7:00PM | Online Virtual Event Preview screening of the documentary followed by Hemingway biographer Mary V. Dearborn (featured in the film), who will answer audience questions. Register today! wqpt.org/hemingway CORPORATE FUNDING FOR HEMINGWAY WAS PROVIDED BY BANK OF AMERICA. MAJOR FUNDING WAS PROVIDED BY THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION, THE ARTHUR VINING DAVIS FOUNDATIONS, AND BY ‘THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY,’ AND ITS MEMBERS JOHN & LESLIE MCQUOWN, THE ELIZABETH RUTH WALLACE LIVING TRUST, JOHN & CATHERINE DEBS, THE FULLERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND, THE KISSICK FAMILY FOUNDATION, GAIL M. ELDEN, GILCHRIST & AMY BERG, ROBERT & BEVERLY GRAPPONE, MAUREE JANE & MARK PERRY; AND BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND PBS. APRIL 2021 HIGHLIGHTS ATLANTIC CROSSING ON MASTERPIECE A princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in an epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha. Kyle MacLachlan stars as Roosevelt, opposite Swedish star Sofia Helin as the beautiful Martha, who flees the Nazis with her three young children and lives under Roosevelt’s protection. BEGINS MONDAY, APRIL 12 | 8:00 PM NOVA PICTURE A SCIENTIST Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive. SUNDAY, APRIL 25 | 7:00 PM LINKING LAND AND LAKES PROTECTING THE GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLANDS The Great Lakes are under constant threat, and coastal wetlands are on the front lines. Follow the work of Great Lakes researchers as we travel 5,000 miles and talk to more than 40 experts on the vital role coastal wetlands play in keeping the Great Lakes healthy. SUNDAY, APRIL 18 | 8:00 PM wqpt.org POV SWIM TEAM Parents of teens on the autism spectrum form a competitive swim team, training them with high expectations. Follow the rise of three athletes as the film captures a moving quest for inclusion, independence and a life that feels like winning. THURSDAY, APRIL 1 | 10:00 PM NOVA LOOKING FOR LIFE ON MARS Follow along as NASA launches the Mars 2020 Mission, perhaps the most ambitious hunt ever for signs of life on Mars. For the first time, in February 2021, a rover attempts a risky landing in Jezero Crater, the coveted site of an ancient river delta that scientists believe once held all the ingredients for life. SUNDAY, APRIL 11 | 7:00 PM SHIFTING SANDS ON THE PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY This program takes a look at the decades- long effort to create the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan amid the presence of heavy industry along Lake Michigan. It also highlights the collaborative effort to clean up and restore the region. SUNDAY, APRIL 18 | 7:00 PM APRIL 2021 PRIMETIME 10:30 This Old House 10:00 Frontline 1 THURSDAY A Queen Anne Revival 7:00 The Cities 11:00 Austin City Limits Maggie Rogers 7:30 Whitney Reynolds Finding Forgiveness 8:00 Legacy List 3 SATURDAY 7:00 Classic Gospel Country Roots, Gospel Favorites 8:00 Austin City Limits From Jesus to Christ: The First St. Vincent Christians, Part 3: Delve into the 9:00 Song of the Mountains Jewish fight against Rome, the Michael Reno Harrell, Larry Sparks second revolt, and assess its impact & The Lonesome Ramblers on the Christianity movement. 10:00 Bluegrass Underground 11:00 Frontline A Whale of a Time, East Hampton From Jesus to Christ: The First 10:30 The Songwriters 9:00 Generation A Christians, Part 4: Explore the Portraits of Autism and the Arts: extraordinary events of the second Take a look at creative therapies and and third centuries in which art programs which young people Christianity grew from a small on the autism spectrum are utilizing Jewish sect to an official religion to reach their highest potential. of the Roman Empire. 10:00 POV Swim Team: Parents of teens on the autism spectrum form a competitive 5 MONDAY swim team, training them with K.T. Oslin 7:00 New Tricks high expectations. Left Field: UCOS reinvestigates the 11:00 Rick Steves’ Europe case of a missing five year old when 11:30 NOVA Highlights of Castile: Toledo a prisoner is released. Beyond the Elements, Indestructible: and Salamanca 8:00 Prime Suspect: Scientists have created virtually 11:30 Great Scenic indestructible versions of glass, Tennison on Masterpiece Railway Journeys Episode 3: The investigations rubber and plastic. But are they The Texas State Railroad too tough? around the murder of Julie Ann Collins and the robbery plan of the SUNDAY Bentley family come to a head. FRIDAY 4 9:30 Poldark 2 7:00 NOVA 7:00 America’s Test Kitchen on Masterpiece Tagine and Hummus Season 3, Episode 6: Reverend Whitworth puts Morwenna through 7:30 Cook’s Country Chicken and Biscuits the tortures of the damned, while Aunt Agatha and George cross 8:00 Jacques Pepin’s swords in their deadliest match yet. Heart and Soul Cuisine De Ma Cherie 10:30 Seaside Hotel Fatal Consequences: A love triangle 8:30 Moveable Feast between Amanda, Fie, and Morten. with Relish Beyond the Elements, Life: Discover 11:30 Design In Mind: On 9:00 Christopher Kimball’s the molecules that allowed life on Location with James Ivory Milk Street Television Earth to begin, and ultimately thrive, The New American Bakery and how scientists use evolution in 9:30 Lidia’s Kitchen chemistry. 6 TUESDAY 8:00 Frontline 7:00 Rick Steves’ Europe From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, Part 1: Transport back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus of Nazareth once lived and preached. 9:00 Frontline From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, Part 2: Following the The 1980s Italian American period after Jesus’ death, examine ‘Evolution’ the rise of Christianity and Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life: 10:00 Ask This Old House concluding with the First Revolt, hike with pilgrims to the enchanted Garbage Disposal, Concrete Wall the bloody and violent siege. island abbey of Mont St. Michel. DEWITT BISHOP HILL LECLAIRE GENESEO WALCOTT VIOLA CLINTON GALVA wqpt.org 7:30 Great Scenic 8:00 Dreams of Hope 8:00 Austin City Limits Railway Journeys Brandi Carlile New Zealand 9:00 Song of the Mountains 8:00 Samantha Brown’s Kornfield Friends: Remembering Places to Love Hee Haw, Part 1 8:30 Two for the Road 10:00 Bluegrass Underground 10:30 The Songwriters Jeffrey Steele 11:00 Rick Steves’ Europe A historic concert at the Sixteenth Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life Street Baptist Church in Alabama. 11:30 Great Scenic 9:00 Eva: A–7063 Railway Journeys New Zealand The incredible true story of an Auschwitz survivor’s journey to forgiveness and healing. SUNDAY 9:00 Cycle Around Japan 11 10:30 Call to Remember 7:00 NOVA 9:30 Illinois Adventure An emotional journey through the Looking for Life on Mars: Follow 10:00 Finding Your Roots life of David Schaecter, from a NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission, Larry David and Bernie Sanders. bucolic childhood amidst vineyards perhaps the most ambitious hunt 11:00 Arab American Stories in Czechoslovakia to his and his ever for signs of life on Mars. Arab Americans who have forged brother Jakob’s struggle for survival 8:00 Cities of Light: The Rise unexpected paths. in Auschwitz, and finally, to David’s and Fall of Islamic Spain dramatic escape from the Nazis.