October 2016 Program Listings Subject to Change
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October 2016 Program Listings Subject to Change Be Inspired! Be Informed! Friday, October 21st Tune in Monday-Friday 8pm Hamilton’s America 5:00pm Nightly Business Report Great Performances 5:30 BBC World News America follows the creation of 6:00 PBS NewsHour Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 1:00am Tavis Smiley pop culture Broadway 1:30 NHK Newline phenomenon Hamilton *Subject to change without notice. and the history behind it. Tune in Saturday & Sunday Interviews with Presidents 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Barack Obama and George Except 10/15 -10/23 W. Bush, Nas, Questlove, Stephen Sondheim and Be Enriched! more. Saturdays 11:00am America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 Cook’s Country Be Entertained! 12:00pm Ellie’s Real Good Food Wednesday, October 12 12:30 Mexico-One Plate at a Time 8pm Nature: Super 1:00 Antiques Roadshow Hummingbirds Enter 2:00 Rick Steves’ Europe the fast-paced world of 3:00 Martha’s Cooking School hummingbirds through 3:30 Martha Bakes high-speed cameras and 4:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project breakthrough science. Smoke ends 10/8 For the first time, see 4:30 New Orleans Cooking W/ Kevin them mate, fight and Belton ends 10/8 raise families. They are 4:00 The Great British Baking Show super hummingbirds— starting 10/29 great athletes, yet tender 5:00 This Old House moms who are up for any For more lifestyle programming challenge! everyday, watch Valley Create on Channel 18.2, Comcast 395 and Brighthouse 242. Saturday, October 1 Sunday, October 2 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Asparagus Ryan Jacobsen 10:30am Market to Market Solid reporting about travels to California’s Delta region to find out about the issues that challenge agriculture. asparagus harvesting and packing. 11:00 America’s Heartland 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show The French Show 11:30 California’s Bountiful 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Asparagus R 10/1 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 12:30 California’s Gold 9:00 As Time Goes By 1:00 American Jerusalem: Jews and the 9:30 As Time Goes By Making of San Francisco The story of the pioneering 10:00 The Vicar of Dibley Celebrity Vicar Jews who were drawn to San Francisco by the Gold Rush. Geraldine is invited to appear on Pause for Thought with 2:00 Jewish Journey: America Jewish life in Terry Wogan. the old country and the establishment of communities in 10:30 The Vicar of Dibley Love & Marriage America. Alice and Hugo get married, with Jim as best man and 3:00 Hava Nagila (The Movie) Harry Belafonte, the bridesmaids dressed as Laa-Laa and Po from the Leonard Nimoy Regina Spektor and others discuss the Teletubbies. ubiquitous party song. 11:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece George 4:00 Frontline The Choice 2016 Frontline rolls out a plan to take care of Ross once and for all. investigates where the two presidential candidates came from and how they lead. 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Plan to Survive: Coping with a Breast 11:00 Independent Lens “No Mas Bebes” Cancer Diagnosis A single mother who was recently (No More Babies) The story of Mexican-American women diagnosed with breast cancer makes many difficult who were sterilized at Los Angeles County-USC Medical decisions. Center. 7:00 Father Brown The Sins of the Father Robert 12:00am Charlie Rose Twyman tells psychoanalyst Mordaunt that he’s received a letter urging confession of something he refuses to talk Wednesday October 5 about. 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Ag Technology Host 8:00 Poldark Revealed Follow the cast and crew of Ryan Jacobsen visits a company that builds agricultural the TV series Poldark on location in beautiful Cornwall. sprayers, then learns about advances in packing 9:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece Poldark, automation and takes a look back at early agriculture Demelza and Elizabeth return as a complicated love technology documented by Pop Laval. triangle in this romantic saga. 7:30 California’s Golden Parks 10:00 Indian Summers Season 2 on Masterpiece 8:00 Forces of Nature Motion The forces of nature Sooni confronts Aafrin and receives a shock. have kept Earth on the move since it was formed billions 11:00 The Story of the Jews with Simon of years ago. Schama The Beginning Pt. 1/5 The story of the 9:00 NOVA Great Human Odyssey Research sheds Jewish experience highlights ancient Jews, explorers and light on the ultimate story of humanity’s origins and historical characters. survival in the deep past. 12:00am The Story of the Jews with Simon 11:00 Hawking The life of Stephen Hawking is Schama Among Believers Pt. 2/5 Medieval Jews chronicled. struggle to preserve their identity under the rule of 12:00am Charlie Rose Christianity and Islam. Thursday, October 6 Monday, October 3 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 7:00pm Inside Claridge’s Pt. 1/3 A look inside 8:00 Doctor Blake All The Glitters A prospector Claridge’s, a five star luxury hotel favoured by royalty and announces to a crowded pub that he has struck gold and is celebrities in London. later found dead at the bottom of his mine shaft. 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Knoxville PT. 2 A 9:00 Death in Paradise The owner of a rum collection of personal letters from Amelia Earhart to the distillery is murdered. guest’s aunt and two Jacob Maentel watercolors, ca. 1835 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Raisins are featured. and Almonds Miss Fisher is plunged into the diverse 9:00 Independent Lens Best of Enemies The worlds of Jewish politics, alchemy and poison. legendary televised debates between Gore Vidal and 11:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series William F. Buckley in 1968 are highlighted. Part 1 Standard Series – The Showdown in Shanghai 10:30 Latino Americans Pride & Prejudice The hierarchy is established in the standings of the regular Pt. 5/6 Witness the creation of the proud “Chicano” legs of the GrandSlam Standard Series. identity. 12:00am Charlie Rose 11:30 Latino Americans Peril & Promise Pt. 6/6 The debate over undocumented immigrants and Friday, October 7 the Latino influence on sports and media are explored. 7:00pm Washington Week 12:30am Charlie Rose 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week 8:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series Tuesday, October 4 R 10/6 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Debates: A Special 9:00 Getting Ahead The hotly-debated nationwide Report 2016 Vice Presidential Debate Live coverage movement to increase the minimum wage is examined. of the Vice Presidential candidates’ debate, followed by 10:00 Dream On The journey of Alexis de Tocqueville, analysis. who popularized the idea of the American Dream, is 8:00 The Contenders – 16 for ‘16 Hart and retraced. Jackson – The Visionaries Examine the stories of the 11:30 Plan to Survive: Coping with a Breast charismatic Sen. Gary Hart and Rev. Jessie Jackson. Cancer Diagnosis R 10/2 9:00 Beyond the Mirage : The Future of Water 12:00am Charlie Rose in the West A candid discussion about water resources and the need for viable, sustainable solutions. Saturday, October 8 10:00 Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is your Voice 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Ag Technology R 10/5 Meet the charismatic pioneering activist who helped 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show The Songs of Jimmy transform the nation’s political landscape. McHugh 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 As Time Goes By 9:30 As Time Goes By The Conservatives Barry Goldwater’s conservatism 10:00 The Vicar of Dibley Autumn ultimately sowed the seeds of Ronald Reagan’s entry into 11:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece R 10/2 politics. 12:00am Poldark Revealed R 10/2 9:00pm Frontline Confronting ISIS The successes, failures and challenges of the American-led efforts to Sunday, October 9 destroy ISIS are examined. 10:30am Market to Market 11:00pm POV From This Day Forward An American 11:00 America’s Heartland family copes with an intimate transformation as the father 11:30 California’s Bountiful comes out as transgender. 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Ag Technology R 10/5 12:30am Charlie Rose 12:30 Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water in the West R 10/4 Wednesday, October 12 1:30 Bill W. : The Creative Force Behind 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Leafy Greens Host Ryan Alcoholics Anonymous The life and legacy of William Jacobsen visits a Central Coast kale farm to learn the G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, are secrets behind growing this popular “superfood.” showcased. 7:30 California’s Golden Parks 3:30 Visa Dreams An elderly couple in Mexico tries 8:00 Nature Super Hummingbirds High speed to get a tourist visa so they can visit their children in the camerawork and breakthrough new science showcase the US. fast-paced world of hummingbirds. 4:00 La Frontera It divides two countries but unites 9:00 NOVA Super Tunnel Engineers and designers two cultures. A film by Rex Jones. build a massive new subterranean railway deep beneath 5:00 Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is your Voice the streets of London. R 10/4 10:00 WWII Mega Weapons The Tunnels of 6:00 PBS NewsHour Debates 2016 Live Okinawa Imperial Japan built a network of defensive lines Presidential Debate and fortifications across the island of Okinawa. 8:00 Frontline The Choice 2016 Frontline 11:00 Nazi Mega Weapons The Siegfried Line investigates where the two presidential candidates came Hitler’s Siegfried Line, one of the greatest fortifications in from and how they lead.