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February 2020 TV & RADIO LISTINGS GUIDE FEBRUARY 2020 PRIMETIME For more information go to witf.org/tv WITF honors the legacy of Black History Month with special • programming including the American Masters premiere of Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool. This deep dive into the world of a beloved musical giant features a mix of never before seen footage and new interviews with Quincy Jones, Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller, Ron Carter, family members and others. The film’s producers were granted access to the Miles Davis estate providing a great depth of material to utilize in this two-hour documentary airing February 25 at 9pm. Fans of Death in Paradise rejoice! The series will continue to solve crimes on a weekly basis for several more months ahead. Season 7 wraps this month, but Season 8 returns in March. Season 9 is currently airing on BBC in the United Kingdom. The brand-new season travels across the pond and lands on the WITF schedule this summer. I had the opportu- nity to see some of the first images from SERIES MARATHON the new season and it looks like there are some changes in store! I don’t want to HOWARDS END ON MASTERPIECE give anything away, so I’ll keep it vague until we get closer to the premiere of the FEBRUARY 2 • 4–9pm new season. In the meantime, the series continues Thursdays at 9pm. Doc Martin Season 8 concludes this Do you have a Smart TV? If you do, through broadcast, cable, satellite or the month. I’m hopeful to bring you Season WITF is now also available on internet, we’re proud to be your neighbor- 9 with Martin and Louisa in early 2021. YouTubeTV. It’s a fee-based subscrip- hood public television station! The crystal ball is cloudy when it comes tion service that allows you to watch to its availability but rest assured WITF broadcast and other networks through Fred Vigeant, Director of Programming for will present the new season as soon as your internet connection, instead of WITF TV and WITF 89.5 & 93.3 it is made available to public television cable or satellite. Whether you watch us stations. Look for Fred Vigeant's PICKS throughout the guide! • Like us on Facebook Subscribe to WITF's Program Points, our e-newsletter highlighting key programs each week for video previews on WITF TV, WITF 89.5 & 93.3, and witf.org. Send an email to [email protected]. Subject line: subscribe me. WITF | FEBRUARY 2020 TV & RADIO LISTINGS PRIMETIME at a Glance For more information go to witf.org/tv BBC World News M-F 5:30pm DW The Day M-F 11:30pm The McLaughlin Group SAT 5:00pm PBS Newshour M-F 6:00pm Amanpour & Company M-F 12:00am PBS Newshour Weekend SAT 5:30pm BBC World News M-F 11:00pm PBS Newshour Weekend SUN 5:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm Keeping Up 800 Words* Bluegrass 1SAT Fawlty Towers* 800 Words* Appearances* starts at 9:45 pm Underground 2SUN Howards End On MASTERPIECE Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Vienna Blood 3MON Antiques Roadshow No Passport Required Independent Lens 4TUE Finding Your Roots PBS Newshour Special Report 5WED Nova Expedition with Steve Backshall 6THU Doc Martin* Death In Paradise* Dickensian* Antiques Roadshow 7FRI Washington Week Country Music Recut Keeping Up 800 Words* 800 Words* Bluegrass 8SAT Fawlty Towers* Appearances* starts at 9:05 pm starts at 9:45 pm Underground 9 SUN A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Vienna Blood 10MON Antiques Roadshow No Passport Required Independent Lens 11TUE Finding Your Roots The Fight: American Experience Frontline 12 WED Nature Nova Expedition with Steve Backshall 13THU Doc Martin* Death In Paradise* Dickensian* Antiques Roadshow 14 FRI Washington Week Country Music Recut Keeping Up 800 Words* 800 Words* Bluegrass 15SAT Fawlty Towers* Appearances* starts at 9:05 pm starts at 9:45 pm Underground 16SUN A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Vienna Blood 17 MON Antiques Roadshow No Passport Required Independent Lens 18TUE Finding Your Roots Frontline 19WED Nature Nova Expedition with Steve Backshall 20 THU Doc Martin* Death In Paradise* Dickensian* Antiques Roadshow 21FRI Washington Week Country Music Recut Keeping Up 22 SAT Fawlty Towers* The Chaperone On MASTERPIECE starts at 9:05 pm Appearances* 23SUN Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Vienna Blood 24MON Antiques Roadshow Dreams of Hope Independent Lens 25TUE Finding Your Roots Miles Davis: American Masters 26 WED Nature Nova The Groveland Four 27 THU Doc Martin* Death In Paradise* Dickensian* 28 FRI Washington Week Washington Week Maya Angelou: American Masters Lawrence Welk: 29SAT God Bless America My Music 20th Anniversary Show starts at 6:00 pm 2 * Not available on Passport WITF | FEBRUARY 2020 TV & RADIO LISTINGS PRIMETIME For more information go to witf.org/tv SATURDAY 1 FRIDAY 7 10:00pm • Independent Lens: 7:00pm Lawrence Welk Show: Cooked: Survival By Zip Code Learn the 8:00pm Washington Week #5932 The Southern Show #1724H story of a heat wave that overtook Chicago in 8:30pm Antiques Roadshow Recut: 8:00pm Keeping Up Appearances: July 1995, killing 739 residents. #2109 Newport 4 Fantastic finds include a Jean- How to Go On Holiday Without Really 11:00pm PBS Newshour Special Report Michel Basquiat oil stick drawing and dragon Trying Hyacinth declares that she cannot Election 2020 Coverage dog bronze ornaments. #106 stand snobbery, people trying to pretend they 11:30pm BBC World News #452 9:00pm • Country Music: Will are superior. #304 12:00am Amanpour and Company #2156 The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972) 8:30pm Fawlty Towers: Gourmet Night TUESDAY 4 Country music responds to a nation divided Basil’s new chef tries to turn Fawlty Towers by the Vietnam War, through songwriter Kris into a gourmet’s paradise. #105 8:00pm • • Finding Your Roots: Kristofferson. #106 9:00pm 800 Words* George lands Science Pioneers The family trees of 11:00pm BBC World News #460 • scientists Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson a scoop on the first day of his new job at the 11:30pm DW The Day #527 and Harold Varmus are traced. #607 newspaper, but why is he under orders not to 12:00am Amanpour and Company #2159 9:00pm PBS Newshour Special Report write about an eight-year-old mystery that’s SATURDAY 8 gripping Weld? #203 The live coverage will include the president’s State of the Union address, the Democratic 7:00pm Lawrence Welk Show: Love 9:45pm • 800 Words* George’s response and analysis. #12757 house is bursting with teenagers and he gets Songs* Mary Lou is the host. Bobby and 11:00pm BBC World News #454 another chance to buy his dream house. #204 Elaine dance to “Amor” and Anacani sings 11:30pm DW The Day #524 “Secret Love.” #1725 10:30pm Bluegrass Underground: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Two decades into a 12:00am Amanpour and Company #2157 8:00pm Keeping Up Appearances: storied career, Josh Ritter is still constantly WEDNESDAY 5 Richard’s New Hobby* Hyacinth gives changing and challenging himself. #901 Richard a video camera and tells him to “be 8:00pm • Nova: Polar Extremes artistic,” because he needs a hobby. #305 11:00pm • Austin City Limits: Billie Uncover the bizarre history of the poles, from 8:30pm Fawlty Towers: The Germans* Eilish The pop superstar performs her hits miles-thick ice sheets to warm polar forests. A party of Germans and a fire drill turn Fawlty and songs from her LP “When We All Fall #4701 Towers upside down. #106 Asleep, Where Do We Go?” #4512 10:00pm • • Expedition with Steve 9:05pm • 800 Words* George’s date SUNDAY 2 Backshall: Mexico - Flooded Caves Dive with Katie is the only news in Weld. Constable 7:00pm Howards End On into a network of unexplored caves under the Tom and Big Mac clash over campers. #205 MASTERPIECE: Episode Three Margaret Yucatan Peninsula with Steve Backshall. #104 9:45pm • 800 Words* The summer receives an unexpected offer from Henry. 11:00pm BBC World News #456 people hit Weld with a vengeance. A wave-ski Helen is incensed by the unfair fate of the 11:30pm DW The Day #525 wipes out Woody and puts him into a coma. Basts. #5011 12:00am Amanpour and Company #2158 #206 THURSDAY 6 10:30pm Bluegrass Underground: 8:00pm Howards End On • Amanda Shires Amanda Shires cuts her own MASTERPIECE: Episode Four, Series Finale 8:00pm Doc Martin: From The Mouths genre, blending roots-rock with fierce-sweet Margaret is undaunted by Henry’s past of Babes* With James teething, Martin and violin and soaring vocals. #902 misdeeds and Helen leaves abruptly for Louisa are desperate for more sleep. Mrs. Europe. #5012 Tishell closes the pharmacy. #805 11:00pm Austin City Limits: Rosalia #4513 9:00pm • • Sanditon On 9:00pm Death In Paradise* Jack and his SUNDAY 9 MASTERPIECE: Episode Five Desperate for team must navigate the waters of an elitist 8:00pm • A Very British Romance unpaid wages, Young Stringer threatens a Yacht Club in order to catch a killer. #153 with Lucy Worsley Lucy Worsley delves into worker boycott of the annual cricket match 10:00pm Dickensian* Compeyson is riled the history of romance to uncover the forces with Sanditon’s gentlemen. Even Charlotte by the arrival of Matthew Pocket and quizzes shaping our very British happily ever after joins the game as simmering tensions boil Arthur over his cousin. #107 and how our feelings have been affected by over. #5005 11:00pm BBC World News #458 social, political and cultural ideas.
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