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. the history of warfare, is examined. 10:00 The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama 12:00am Charlie Rose A Leap of Faith Pt. 3/5 How the Enlightenment allowed Jews to integrate into modern European culture. Thursday, October 13 11:00 The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama 7:00pm Road Trip With Huell Howser Over the Rainbow Pt. 4/5 How the Jewish people of 8:00 Doctor Blake Someone’s Son, Someone’s Eastern Europe made their mark on the modern world. Daughter The suicide of Ballarat Hospital’s first female 12:00am The Story of the Jews with Simon doctor shocks the community. Schama Return Pt. 5/5 How the Holocaust and creation 9:00 Death in Paradise DI Goodman is convinced of Israel changed what it means to be Jewish. that there’s more to the murder of a surf instructor than meets the eye. Monday, October 10 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Ruddy 7:00pm Inside Claridge’s Pt. 2/3 Opened in 1854, Gone The evening continues on unexpectedly with a Claridge’s in London is famed for its Art Deco interiors and bizarre death onstage. traditional service. 11:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Knoxville Pt. 3 A third The Showdown in Shanghai Pt. 6/6 The stage is set edition of Gone With the Wind and Cartier sapphire and for the Showdown in Shanghai to determine which couple diamond ring are featured. would succeed the long-time champions from Italy. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Jacksonville Pt. 1 12:00am Charlie Rose Highlights include a Laurel and Hardy “Swiss Miss” horn, a silver presentation cup, ca. 1780 and Thomas Hart Benton Friday, October 14 oil on tin, ca. 1950. 7:00pm Washington Week 10:00 Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies 7:30 Charlie Rose This Week Magic Bullets Sidney Farber introduced the modern era of 8:00 World Dancesport GrandSlam Series chemotherapy, eventually galvanizing a “war on cancer.” R 10/13 12:00pm Charlie Rose 9:00 Great Performances Grammy Salute to Music Legends An all-star concert salutes Ruth Brown, Tuesday, October 11 Celia Cruz, Earth, Wind & Fire, Linda Ronstadt and more. 7:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Florence: Heart of 11:30 Best of Valley PBS Renaissance 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Journey through Hamburg, Saturday, October 15 Germany. 5:00am – 12:30am The Best of Valley PBS 8:00 Contenders – 16 for 16 Goldwater/ Reagan –

Sunday, October 16 11:30 Pioneers of Television Carol Burnett Carol 5:00am - 8:00pm The Best of Valley PBS Burnett’s television comedy career and the funny ladies of 8:00pm The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece TV who joined her. Louisa Durrell and her children arrive on the bucolic Greek 12:00am Charlie Rose island of Corfu in 1935. 9:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece George Thursday, October 20 tries Plan B against Ross. 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 10:00 Indian Summers Season 2 on Masterpiece 8:00 Doctor Blake The Heart of the Matter Blake Lord Hawthorne wants Adam arrested for setting him afire returns from Shanghai just as the mayor of Ballarat is and Alice and Aafrin’s affair teeters on exposure. murdered. 11:00 The Best of Valley PBS 9:00 Death in Paradise Someone is trying to kill the President of the Saint Marie Heritage Society. Monday, October 17 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Murder in 7:00pm Inside Claridge’s Pt. 3/3 It is mid-summer Montparnasse Phryne is reminded of her days in Paris and madness at Claridge’s and it appears the whole world is confronts her past. coming through its doors. 11:00 Great Estates of Scotland Dumfries 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Jacksonville Pt. 2 A Pt. 1/4 The Dumfries House boasts one of the largest Babyland Rag topsy-turvy doll, ca. 1905 and diamond Art collections of Chippendale furniture in the world. Deco bracelet are featured. 12:00am Charlie Rose 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Jacksonville Pt. 3 A NASA “Mercury 7” signed photo, ca. 1960 and a Tiffany Friday, October 21 & Co. gold necklace. ca. 1875, with strong Japanese 7:00pm Washington Week influences are featured. 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week 10:00 Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies The 8:00 Hamilton’s America PBS Fall Arts Kick-Off Blind Men and the Elephant The search for a cure for The contemporary perspective of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s cancer. revolutionary hip-hop musical, Hamilton. 12:00am Charlie Rose 9:30 Hamilton’s America R 8 PM 11:00 The Best of Valley PBS Tuesday, October 18 7:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Florentine Delights Saturday, October 22 and Tuscan Side Trips 5:00am – 12:30am The Best of Valley PBS 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe A visit to Dresden and Leipzig. Sunday, October 23 8:00 The Contenders 16 for ‘16 Perot and Nader- 5:00am – 8:00pm The Best of Valley PBS The Independents The third-party campaigns of H. Ross 8:00pm The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece Perot and consumer advocate Ralph Nader are chronicled. Larry bites the bullet and goes hunting. 9:00 Tesla: American Experience The technology 9:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece of inventor Nikola Tesla revolutionized the electrical age 10:00 Indian Summers Season 2 on Masterpiece of the 20th century. Naresh executes a diabolical plan and Aafrin tries 10:00 Frontline Terror in Europe Top counter-terror desperately to stop it. officials describe Europe’s fight against the rise of Islamist 11:00 The Best of Valley PBS terrorism. 11:00 POV Hooligan Sparrow Activists across Monday, October 24 southern China seeking justice for schoolgirls allegedly 7:00pm Secrets of Selfridges sexually abused by their principal. Harry Gordon Selfridge introduced a new retail model that 12:30 Charlie Rose revolutionized the way Londoners shopped. 8:00 Antiques Roadshow The Boomer Years Look Wednesday, October 19 back at vintage treasures from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s. 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Debates 2016 8:30 Antiques Roadshow New York City Pt. 1 An Presidential Debate Live coverage of the 2016 unpublished Art Spiegelman book proposal, ca. 1974 and Presidential debate. an archive of rare photographic baseball cards. 8:00 Nature My Congo The beauty and majesty of 10:00 Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Congo. Finding the Achilles Heel Scientists are now excited by 9:00 Nova Inside Einstein’s Mind Einstein’s simple the prospect of harnessing the human immune system to but powerful ideas that reshaped our understanding of defeat cancer. gravity are examined. 12:00am Charlie Rose 10:00 Ellen DeGeneres The Mark Twain Prize Ellen DeGeneres is celebrated as she receives the Mark Twain Tuesday, October 25 Prize for American Humor. 7:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Paris: Regal and Intimate 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe A trip to Frankfurt and 12:00am Charlie Rose Nürnberg Germany are featured. 8:00 The Contenders 16 for ‘16 Ferraro and Thursday, October 27 Palin - The Trailblazers Geraldine Ferraro’s entrance 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser onto the world stage in 1984 and Sarah Palin’s career are 8:00 Doctor Blake The Food of Love Bobby Lee, traced. lead singer of a rock and roll group, dies in an alley. 9:00 Norman Lear: American Masters See 9:00 Death in Paradise A bride-to-be is found stories from his turbulent childhood, early career with his drowned in her hotel bath on the last night of her hen groundbreaking TV success and social activism. party. 10:30 Norman Lear: American Masters R 9 PM 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Away With 12:00am POV Thank You for Playing When Ryan the Fairies Phryne rekindles her affair with Lin Chung Green, a video game programmer, learns that his young while investigating the death of a magazine columnist. son Joel has cancer, he and his wife begin documenting 11:00 Great Estates of Scotland Kincardine The their emotional journey with a poetic video game. 70-room Kincardine Castle presents a passionate struggle to keep it afloat for its occupants. Wednesday, October 26 12:00 Charlie Rose 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Rice Host Ryan Jacobsen learns about growing and processing rice in the Valley. Friday, October 28 7:30 California’s Golden Parks 7:00pm Washington Week 8:00 Nature Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants A man, 7:30 Charlie Rose: This Week his family and a band of helpers attempt to relocate a 8:00 Robin Williams Remembered – A Pioneers herd of wild giraffes in Africa. of Television Special Tribute to actor and comedian 9:00 NOVA Sinkholes- Buried Alive Sinkholes, a Robin Williams features one of his last full-length worldwide hazard that lurks wherever limestone bedrock is interviews. found, are investigated. 9:00 Bill Murray: The Mark Twain Prize The 10:00 Secrets of the Dead After Stonehenge The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor remains of a 3,000-year-old English settlement sheds light salutes Bill Murray. on the history of the Western world. 10:30 Eddie Murphy: The Mark Twain Prize Some 11:00 Secrets of the Dead Vampire Legend of the biggest names in comedy take the stage to salute “Deviant” burials dating back to medieval England force a comedian and actor Eddie Murphy. re-examination of modern vampire lore. 12:00am Charlie Rose For Kids MONDAY-FRIDAY 5:00am Sid the Science Kid 5:30 Word Girl 6:00 Odd Squad 6:30 Cyberchase 7:00 Wild Kratts 7:30 Ready Jet Go! 8:00 Nature Cat 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Sesame Street 10:30 Peg+Cat 11:00 Dinosaur Train 11:30 Dinosaur Train SATURDAY & SUNDAY Except 10/15 -10/23 12:00pm Super Why! 6:00am Martha Speaks 12:30 Thomas & Friends 6:30 Clifford 1:00 Clifford 7:00 Odd Squad 1:30 Cat in the Hat 7:30 Curious George 2:00 Curious George 8:00 Curious George 2:30 Nature Cat 8:30 Arthur 3:00 Arthur 9:00 Arthur 3:30 Odd Squad 9:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Wild Kratts 10:00 Wild Kratts (SAT ONLY) 4:30 Cyberchase 10:30 Odd Squad (SAT ONLY) *Subject to change without notice. 1544 van ness avenue fresno, ca 93721 October 2016 Program Listings

Saturday, October 29 Salute comedic icon Carol Burnett, recipient of the 16th 6:30pm Valley’s Gold Rice R 10/26 Mark Twain Prize. 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Halloween Party 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 6:30 California’s Gold 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 7:00 Father Brown The Wrath of Baron Samedi 9:00 As Time Goes By Father Brown encounters a voodoo priest. 9:30 As Time Goes By 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece 10:00 The Vicar of Dibley Winter Geraldine wants Gerry’s new soulmate has a surprising background. to organise a Christmas show that no one will forget and 9:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece Alice suggests holding it at a real farm. 10:00 Indian Summers Season 2 on Masterpiece 11:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece The Maharajah tests Ralph and Madeline. R 10/23 11:00 Secrets of the Dead After Stonehenge 12:00am The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece R 10/26 R 10/23 12:00am Secrets of the Dead Vampire Legend R 10/26 Sunday, October 30 Monday, October 31 10:30am Market to Market 7:00pm Who Killed The Princes in The Tower A 11:00 America’s Heartland Georgia farmers haul in a close look at whether or not Richard III killed his nephews harvest of peanuts. in order to make himself King. 11:30 California’s Bountiful 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Mansion Masterpieces 12:00pm Valley’s Gold Rice R 10/26 Items include a 1907 Robert Henri oil painting, a late 16th- 12:30 Monks of Vina A look into the lives of the men century diamond marriage jewel and an English giltwood who have dedicated themselves to a monastic life. cabinet-on-stand. 1:30 Pioneers of Television Sitcoms The program 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Manor House Treasures reveals how America’s top standup comics made the Exceptional objects that would fit in stately homes of the transition to the sitcom form. rich and powerful are featured. 2:30 Pioneers of Television Variety This episode 10:00 Bill Murray: The Mark Twain Prize R 10/28 celebrates the variety show. 11:30 Robin Williams Remembered a Pioneers of 3:30 Pioneers of Television Carol Burnett R 10/13 Television Special R 10/28 4:00 Carol Burnett – The Mark Twain Prize 12:00am Charlie Rose