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OCTOBER 2019 VOL. 49 NO. 10 PROGRAM GUIDE

Escape to the Château Premieres Thursday, October 3, at 8:00 p.m. (see page 2)

WILD METROPOLIS Premieres Wednesday, October 2, at 10:00 p.m. PRESS ON MASTERPIECE Premieres Sunday, October 6, at 10:00 p.m. RETRO REPORT ON PBS Premieres Monday, October 7, at 9:00 p.m. MONDAY – FRIDAY 6:00 Peg + Cat 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Ready Jet Go! 7:30 Nature Cat 8:00 Wild Kratts 8:30 Molly of Denali 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Let's Go Luna! 10:00 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 10:30 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Escape to the Chateâu 11:00 Sesame Street Series Premieres Thursday, October 3, at 8:00 p.m. 11:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific Escape to the Chateâu follows U.K. residents Dick Strawbridge and 12:00 Dinosaur Train his partner Angel as they leave their two-bedroom flat in Southend for 12:30 The Cat in the Hat a beautiful 45-room chateau in northern France. This is the ultimate Knows a Lot About That! fairytale, but it doesn't always go smoothly as they find more problems than they bargained for. Their home is also a habitat for wildlife – 1:00 Sesame Street with bats, birds, and millions of flies all living alongside them. 1:30 Splash and Bubbles 2:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 2:30 Let's Go Luna! 3:00 Nature Cat WPSU Give Back Night at 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Molly of Denali 4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Odd Squad 5:30 Weather World (Re-airs at 5:45 p.m.) 6:00 BBC World News America 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour

On Thursday, October 17, Five Guys Burgers & Fries in State College is donating 15% of all proceeds to WPSU! The funds raised through this event will be used to support WPSU-FM programming.

Thursday, October 17 weeknights at 5:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Weather World provides weather education as well as a comprehensive forecast. Now streaming online at wpsu.org/weatherworld

OCTOBERFEATURES2 OCTOBER LISTINGS

9:00 Wild Ponies of Chincoteague TUESDAY, OCT 1 WEDNESDAY, OCT 2 Follow a teenager’s journey to buy WPSU ORIGINAL 8:00 Nature her first foal at the Chincoteague Octopus: Making Contact wild pony swim and auction. A professor raises and studies a 10:00 Poldark Season 5 pet octopus in his home and makes on Masterpiece remarkable discoveries. Episode One 9:00 NOVA The Poldarks look forward to a Inside the Megafire peaceful life, but a plea from Ned Scientists investigate what was Despard compels Ross to return to behind the deadly megafires that London. swept through California in 2018. 11:00 Amanpour and Company 10:00 Wild Metropolis 8:00 Conversations Live! Residents Get Your Garden On What worked in your garden this From pythons in Bangkok to otters FRIDAY, OCT 4 in Singapore, cities may seem season? Where could you have used 8:00 unlikely havens for wildlife, but the a little expert advice? Tune in to 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover urban world is filled with opportunity. discuss these questions and make 9:00 a to-do list for winter. Send your 11:00 Amanpour and Company Now Hear This: Scarlatti: questions to [email protected], Man Out of Time or callin during our live broadcast Discover how composer Domenico at1-800-543-8242. THURSDAY, OCT 3 Scarlatti generated a new sound 9:00 FRONTLINE 8:00 Escape to the Chateau inspired by the guitar that is still The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Finding the Chateau relevant. A year since the murder of columnist Dick and Angel find their fairytale 10:00 Voces on PBS Jamal Khashoggi, an investigation French castle. Dick works on fitting Porvenir, Texas into the Saudi Crown Prince. a monumental heating system. The true story behind the 1918 11:00 Centre County Report massacre of 15 Mexican men in this 11:30 Amanpour and Company tiny border town is revealed.

WILD METROPOLIS Premieres Wednesday, October 2, at 10:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 1, at 9:00 p.m.

The murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi drew the world’s attention to the young Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. FRONTLINE investigates the rise of MBS, his Discover the extraordinary animals adapting to vision for the future, life in the world’s most loved cities, and witness his handling of dissent, the remarkable ways they meet the challenges of and Khashoggi’s surviving in the newest habitat on the planet. murder.

OCTOBERLISTINGS3 11:00 Unrivaled: The Penn State 11:00 Football Story Gary Clark, Jr. MONDAY, OCT 7 11:30 Centre County Report The Austin native takes the stage for 8:00 Antiques Roadshow his second headline performance in The Gen X Years promotion of his latest , The Hidden treasures include a Louis SATURDAY, OCT 5 Story of Sonny Boy Slim. Vuitton steamer trunk and a 1962 Mercury Capsule antenna. 9:00 Brookline Mid-Century Modern 9:00 Retro Report on PBS House/Generation NEXT SUNDAY, OCT 6 Episode One 9:30 Unrivaled: The Penn State 9:00 Classic Gospel Learn social media’s addictive Football Story Best of Buddy Greene power and discover how Wall Street 10:00 Woodsmith Shop 10:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé women fought harassment. Flag Case 10:30 Articulate with Jim Cotter 10:00 POV 10:30 Fishing Behind the Lines Experiments Gone Right America Fall Fishing for Salmon 11:00 Journeys in Japan Diego returns home after his 11:00 Weekends with Yankee 11:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo grandmother falls and his father is Fall in New England 12:00 Lucky Chow arrested for elder neglect. 11:30 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Food as Beauty 11:00 Amanpour and Company A Flower Arranger’s Best Friend 12:30 New Scandinavian Cooking 12:00 Julia Child - Grain for Food Cooking with Master Chefs 1:00 Christopher Kimball’s TUESDAY, OCT 8 Nancy Silverton Milk Street Television 8:00 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Taipei Cooking Lesson Hollywood Royalty Shoulder On 1:30 Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places Actors Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica 1:00 Martha Bakes Moroccan Flatbread Huston, and Mia Farrow explore Cookies of Great Britain 2:00 Simply Ming their family histories. 1:30 Pati’s Mexican Table Sarah Grueneberg 2:00 Kevin Belton’s 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 9:00 Retro Report on PBS New Orleans Celebrations from Cook’s Illustrated Episode Two Beignet Fest Pork Chops and Oven Fries Uncover crime evidence pulled from 2:30 Cook’s Country 3:00 Lidia’s Kitchen DNA websites. Learn why Americans Beef, Dressed Up What’s Baking are ambivalent about robots. 3:00 Outside with Greg Aiello 3:30 Growing a Greener World 11:00 Centre County Report California Grasslands 4:00 This Old House Hour 11:30 Amanpour and Company 3:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys 5:00 MotorWeek 4:00 Born to Explore 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend with Richard Wiese 6:00 Escape to the Chateau WEDNESDAY, OCT 9 4:30 Weekends with Yankee Finding the Chateau 8:00 Nature Fun 7:00 Nature The Serengeti Rules 5:00 Travels with Darley Octopus: Making Contact Scientists make surprising Tahoe, Reno, & Beyond 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 4 discoveries that transform human 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend on Masterpiece understanding of and ecology. 6:00 Antiques Roadshow Episode Two 9:00 NOVA Salt Lake City, Hour Three An encounter with Daphne leaves The Day the Dinosaurs Died 7:00 Keeping Up Appearances Leslie pondering fatherhood. Margo Scientists explore the impact of the The Candlelight Supper moves in with Theo. asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs 7:30 Still Open All Hours 9:00 Poldark Season 5 on 66 million years ago. Season 2 - Episode Three Masterpiece 10:00 Wild Metropolis 8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - Episode Two Commuters Private Investigators Demelza and the children are In a modern migration, animals Outrageous Fortune caught in a dangerous web. George travel in and out of cities to find food Lawyer George Gonzalo seeks out pursues the fruits of a new alliance. and shelter or to start a family. Frank and Lu to help a dog that is 10:00 Press on Masterpiece 11:00 Amanpour and Company the heir to a vast shipping fortune. Death Knock 9:00 A Place to Call Home The deputy news editor of the Do Not Go Gently Herald, tries to obtain CCTV footage George takes Sarah & David with of a fatal hit-and-run. THURSDAY, OCT 10 him to Canberra, and Elizabeth 11:00 Line of Separation 8:00 Escape to the Chateau and Jack decide not to tell Douglas Episode One Chickens, Heating, about his condition. After the fall of the Third Reich, the and a Blank Canvas 10:00 Front and Center small town of Tannbach is cruelly With just £20,000 left in the coffers Chris Janson divided between East and West and and a quickly approaching deadline, Country artist Chris Janson the town’s inhabitants suffer the the refurb problems feel endless performs hit singles “Drunk Girl,” consequences. for Dick. “Buy Me a Boat,” and “Fix a Drink.”

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OCTOBERLISTINGS4 Thursday, October 3, at 9:00 p.m. The Wild Ponies of Chincoteague follows the annual Chincoteague wild pony swim and auction, as well as one Season 45 premieres Saturday, teenager's journey to buy her first foal. October 5, at 11:00 p.m. Austin City Limits returns with a season premiere featuring Austin’s own Gary Clark Jr., marking the acclaimed musician’s third appearance on the series. Other performances this season include , Steve Earle & The Dukes: A Tribute to Guy Clark, and H.E.R.

Retro Report makes sense of the present by revealing the past. Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani connect the present to the past with stories from Retro Report, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit. Premieres Monday, October 7, at 9:00 p.m.

Series premieres Sunday, October 6, at 10:00 p.m.

Set in the world of newspapers in London - its past riven by hacking scandals, its present at the mercy of the digital age and the 24-hour news cycle, its future uncertain - this razor sharp and observant drama explores the current, turbulent media landscape and the ethical dilemmas that journalists and editors face each day.

OCTOBERLISTINGS5 9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - 4:30 Weekends with Yankee 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 4 Private Investigators Farms and Foraging on Masterpiece Outrageous Fortune 5:00 Travels with Darley Episode Three Lawyer George Gonzalo seeks out Macao & Hong Kong Louisa meets Spiros’ wife and Frank and Lu to help a dog that is 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend invites her to join the family on a trip the heir to a vast shipping fortune. 6:00 Antiques Roadshow that ends badly. 10:00 Poldark Season 5 The Gen X Years 9:00 Poldark Season 5 on Masterpiece 7:00 Keeping Up Appearances on Masterpiece Episode Two Golfing with the Major Episode Three Demelza and the children are 7:30 Still Open All Hours Ross’ tenacity in helping Ned bears caught in a dangerous web. George Season 2 - Episode Four fruit, but at a cost. George’s sanity pursues the fruits of a new alliance. 8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - deteriorates. 11:00 Amanpour and Company Private Investigators 10:00 Press on Masterpiece The Play’s the Thing Pure The creator of the Legends of Holly helps Leona investigate a lead FRIDAY, OCT 11 Engelworld employs Frank and at a hospital. Ed works on the Post’s Lu to go undercover as LARP showbiz desk. 8:00 Washington Week characters. 11:00 Line of Separation 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 A Place to Call Home 9:00 Great Performances Episode Two Demons of the Dark Tannbach is caught between the Now Hear This: Handel: Sarah must confront the demons Italian Style hands of the Americans and the of her past and Larry is taught a Russians, and the lives of those who Discover how Handel’s experience valuable lesson. in Italy with Vivaldi, Scarlatti, and live there are thrown into doubt. Corelli influenced his career. 10:00 Front and Center The Head and the Heart 10:00 Hispanic Heritage Awards Indie folk band The Head and the MONDAY, OCT 14 People doing great work in a variety Heart takes the stage at New York 8:00 Antiques Roadshow of fields to benefit the Hispanic City’s Bowery Ballroom. community are celebrated. Junk in the Trunk 9 11:00 Austin City Limits A 1949 Charles and Ray Eames 11:00 Unrivaled: The Penn State Maggie Rogers Football Story molded chair and a Sioux pipe and After ten years of writing and pipe bag are appraised. 11:30 Centre County Report producing music, Maggie Rogers 9:00 Retro Report on PBS has thrilled audiences with her Episode Three debut album . SATURDAY, OCT 12 Learn why crime witnesses fail to act and meet a Naval officer who 9:00 This Old House transformed the military. 9:30 Unrivaled: The Penn State SUNDAY, OCT 13 Football Story 10:00 POV 9:00 Classic Gospel The Feeling of Being Watched 10:00 Woodsmith Shop Gospel Pioneer Reunion Craftsman Rocker Journalist Assia Boundaoui 10:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé uncovers one of the largest 10:30 Fishing Behind the Lines 10:30 Articulate with Jim Cotter How Time Flies when You’re counterterrorism probes conducted The Seekers before 9/11. Fishing 11:00 Journeys in Japan 11:30 Amanpour and Company 11:00 Weekends with Yankee 11:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo Winter Wonderland 12:00 Confucius Was a Foodie 11:30 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom 1:00 Christopher Kimball’s The Art of Flowers Milk Street Television TUESDAY, OCT 15 12:00 Julia Child - South African BBQ 8:00 Finding Your Roots Cooking with Master Chefs 1:30 Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places Off the Farm Jacques Pepin Greek Classics Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 2:00 Simply Ming the humble roots of actors Melissa Chino-Latino Ivan Orkin McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet. 1:00 Martha Bakes 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Middle Eastern Cookies from Cook’s Illustrated Episode Four 1:30 Pati’s Mexican Table Chocolate Delights President Trump takes on the press 2:00 Kevin Belton’s 3:00 Lidia’s Kitchen with a time-tested strategy. Learn New Orleans Celebrations Summertime Fun the origins of vaccine fears. Neighborhood Fest 3:30 Growing a Greener World 2:30 Cook’s Country 11:00 Centre County Report 4:00 This Old House Hour 11:30 Amanpour and Company Regional Italian American 5:00 MotorWeek Favorites 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 3:00 Outside with Greg Aiello 6:00 Escape to the Chateau WEDNESDAY, OCT 16 Exploring New Mexico Chickens, Heating, 8:00 Nature 3:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys and a Blank Canvas Undercover in the Jungle 4:00 Born to Explore 7:00 Nature A film crew journeys to the with Richard Wiese The Serengeti Rules Canada: Spirit Land untouched wilderness and biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest. OCTOBERLISTINGS6 9:00 NOVA 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 12:00 Confucius was a Foodie Why Bridges Collapse Miami Spice 1:00 Christopher Kimball’s Explore what went wrong when 1:00 Martha Bakes Milk Street Television Italy’s Morandi Bridge collapsed in Cookies of Greece Porchetta at Home 2018, killing 43 people, and how 1:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 1:30 Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places new techniques can make bridges 2:00 Kevin Belton’s Mustard safer. New Orleans Celebrations 2:00 Simply Ming 10:00 Wild Metropolis Shrimp Fest Billy Dec Survivors 2:30 Cook’s Country 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen As the urban world grows, animals Aloha State Favorites from Cook’s Illustrated are displaced from land that 3:00 Outside with Greg Aiello Roast Chicken and Sprouts belonged to them. Boundary Peak 3:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:00 Amanpour and Company 3:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys Quick and Delicious 4:00 Born to Explore 3:30 Growing a Greener World with Richard Wiese 4:00 This Old House Hour India: Sacred Elephant 5:00 MotorWeek THURSDAY, OCT 17 4:30 Weekends with Yankee 5:30 PBS Newshour Weekend 8:00 Escape to the Chateau At the Shore WPSU ORIGINAL Angel’s Palace of Dreams 5:00 Travels with Darley To Angel, the chateau is a blank The Adirondacks 6:00 Digging Deeper canvas for her unique designs and 5:30 PBS NewshHour Weekend Collegiate eSports creative ideas. 6:00 Antiques Roadshow Penn State President Eric Barron and 9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - Junk in the Trunk 9 guests talk about the rising popularity Private Investigators 7:00 Keeping Up Appearances of eSports and how universities will The Play’s the Thing Problems with Relatives get involved in the trend. The creator of the Legends of 7:30 Still Open All Hours WPSU ORIGINAL Engelworld employs Frank and Season 2 - Episode Five Lu to go undercover as LARP 8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - 6:30 Overcoming an Epidemic: characters. Private Investigators Opioids in Pennsylvania 10:00 Poldark Season 5 This Cursed Hand The opioid epidemic has ravaged on Masterpiece Sinister figures are after failed actor communities across the United Episode Three Harold Hamworthy because he States; but few states have been hit Ross’ tenacity in helping Ned bears found a dismembered human hand. harder than Pennsylvania. fruit, but at a cost. George’s sanity 9:00 A Place to Call Home 7:00 Escape to the Chateau deteriorates. The Anatomy of His Passing Angel’s Palace of Dreams 11:00 Amanpour and Company One month later, in the midst of the 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 4 family’s grief, George must deal with on Masterpiece a rabid Sir Richard. Episode Four 10:00 Front and Center Spiros’ increased presence FRIDAY, OCT 18 continues to delight Louisa. Gerry 8:00 Washington Week Santana IV - Live at the House of Blues in Las Vegas realizes he has feelings for Galini. 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Poldark Season 5 9:00 Great Performances The original Santana band come together for the first time since 1973 on Masterpiece Grammy Salute to Music Legends Episode Four Performances by Garth Brooks, for an energy-packed show. 11:00 Austin City Limits Ross receives hopeful news and Snoop Dogg, Johnny Mathis, Sheila Dwight gains unexpected patients. E, and more stars are showcased. Steve Earle & The Dukes: 10:00 Press on Masterpiece 11:00 Unrivaled: The Penn State A Tribute to Guy Clark Americana star Steve Earle Don’t Take My Heart, Football Story Don’t Break My Heart 11:30 Centre County Report performs the songs of his mentor, Texas songwriter Guy Clark. Holly investigates a lead that a powerful business tycoon coerces young women into sleeping with him. SATURDAY, OCT 19 SUNDAY, OCT 20 11:00 Line of Separation 9:00 This Old House 9:00 Classic Gospel Episode Three 9:30 Unrivaled: The Penn State After the Americans advance too far, Football Story A Tribute to George Younce 10:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé the Russians take back control and 10:00 Woodsmith Shop with them comes a new regime. Compact Router Table WPSU ORIGINAL 10:30 Fishing Behind the Lines 10:30 Digging Deeper Spring Wall-Eye - Collegiate eSports MONDAY, OCT 21 Dave Rocky Rockwell Penn State President Eric Barron and 11:00 The Future of America’s Past 8:00 Antiques Roadshow guests talk about the rising popularity Freedom’s Fortress Virginia Beach, Hour Two of eSports and how universities will 11:30 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom A promotional print signed by get involved in the trend. Terrariums: Life Under Glass Cassius Clay and an 18th- 12:00 Julia Child - 11:00 Journeys in Japan century Chinese celadon vase are Cooking with Master Chefs 11:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo appraised. Alice Waters OCTOBERLISTINGS7 9:00 Retro Report on PBS 10:00 Poldark Season 5 7:30 Still Open All Hours Episode Five on Masterpiece Season 2 - Episode Six Surrogate parenthood is still being Episode Four 8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - shaped by Baby M. Learn how Ross receives hopeful news and Private Investigators texting could reduce suicides. Dwight gains unexpected patients. Beware the Ides of March 10:00 POV 11:00 Amanpour and Company When a psychic believes someone Blowin’ Up is trying to kill her, Frank and Lu A team of rebel heroines work to discover a host of suspects. change the way women arrested for FRIDAY, OCT 25 9:00 A Place to Call Home prostitution are prosecuted. 8:00 Washington Week Cloud Break 11:30 Amanpour and Company 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover The family convenes and agree 9:00 Rothko: to come up with a plan to wrestle Mark Rothko’s luminous color field control of Ash Park from Sir Richard. TUESDAY, OCT 22 paintings helped define the abstract 10:00 Live from the Artists Den 8:00 Finding Your Roots expressionist movement. Shawn Mendes Family Reunions 10:00 Songwriting with Soldiers More than 750 fans gathered in a DNA technology uncovers the family Professional artists work with raw industrial space in Brooklyn to mysteries of hip hop legends Sean veterans to tell their stories of war see the singer-songwriter perform Combs and LL Cool J. and to return home through song. his most intimate show to date. 9:00 Retro Report on PBS 11:00 Centre County Report 11:00 Austin City Limits Episode Six 11:30 Amanpour and Company H.E.R. Discover lessons from a 1970s public The Grammy-winning R&B sensation housing experiment. Understand the performs an eclectic set of songs roots of newborn testing. including her hit single “Best Part” SATURDAY, OCT 26 and an electrifying rendition of 11:00 Centre County Report 9:00 This Old House Prince’s iconic “Purple Rain.” 11:30 Amanpour and Company 9:30 The Garage with Steve Butler Yard Games 10:00 Woodsmith Shop SUNDAY, OCT 27 WEDNESDAY, OCT 23 Threaded Lid Canisters 10:30 Fishing Behind the Lines 9:00 U.S. Marine Band: 8:00 Nature An All-Star Orchestra Special Okavango: River of Dreams: A Cornucopia of Catfish - Thomas Davis Above and Beyond Paradise 10:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé A lioness severely injured by a 11:00 Future of America’s Past The Fire of a Movement 10:30 Articulate with Jim Cotter buffalo is left for dead by her pride The Pursuit of New Truths on the Upper Okavango River. 11:30 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Demystifying Orchids 11:00 Journeys in Japan 9:00 NOVA 11:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo Look Who’s Driving 12:00 In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs 12:00 Confucius Was a Foodie Peer under the hood of the 1:00 Christopher Kimball’s autonomous automotive industry Roberto Donna 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Milk Street Television to learn how exactly driverless Chicken from Paris cars work. Raichlen Rules Steak 1:00 Martha Bakes to the Middle East 10:00 Life from Above Cookies of the Netherlands 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals Moving Planet 1:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 2:00 Simply Ming Cameras in space capture footage 2:00 Kevin Belton’s Akhtar Nawab of the greatest and most powerful New Orleans Celebrations 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen movements on our planet. Italian Fest from Cook’s Illustrated 11:00 Amanpour and Company 2:30 Cook’s Country The Perfect Cake Chicken and Cornbread 3:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 3:00 Outside with Greg Aiello A Colorful Party THURSDAY, OCT 24 Alaska Marine Highway 3:30 Growing a Greener World 3:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys 4:00 This Old House Hour 8:00 Escape to the Chateau 5:00 MotorWeek Pineapple Chandeliers 4:00 Born to Explore with Richard Wiese 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Wedding 6:00 Escape to the Chateau Dick and Angel are due to marry in South Carolina: A Taste of the South Pineapple Chandeliers a few weeks, but rooms still need to and a Wedding be restored and decorated. 4:30 Weekends with Yankee Adventures in New England 7:00 Nature 9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - Okavango: Private Investigators 5:00 Travels with Darley Santa Fe Nature Escape River of Dreams: Paradise This Cursed Hand 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 4 Sinister figures are after failed actor 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:00 Antiques Roadshow on Masterpiece Harold Hamworthy because he Episode Five found a dismembered human hand. Virginia Beach, Hour Two 7:00 Keeping Up Appearances The residents of Corfu are excited at Onslow’s Birthday the prospect of a visit from the king of Greece.

OCTOBERLISTINGS8 NEW THIS MONTH FROM PBS KIDS

KINDNESS AND BULLYING PREVENTION Explore kindness and Alaska Native values like showing respect, sharing and taking care of others, with new episodes from Molly of Denali October 7 through 11.

CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN! From October 14 through 31, PBS KIDS will feature encore one-hour Halloween specials including: STARTING OCTOBER 14 Arthur and the Haunted Tree House October 17, 22, 24, 29 & 31 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween! October 22, 24, 30 & 31 Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest October 14, 18, 23, 25 & 31 Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures October 14, 18, 23, 28 & 31

Also look for seasonal episodes from Pinkalicious & Peterrific, Ready Jet Go!, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Splash and Bubbles, Arthur, Wild Kratts, Dinosaur Train, Nature Cat, Odd Squad, and Peg + Cat, playing the in the last half of the month.

NEW EPISODES! Look for new episodes of Arthur, October 14-16, and Sesame Street, October 7, 14, 21 & 28.

OCTOBERLISTINGS9 9:00 Poldark Season 5 10:00 9:00 NOVA on Masterpiece Made in Boise Secrets of the Sky Tombs Episode Five Four surrogates in Boise, Idaho and A team of scientists and explorers Ross returns to London with the the intended parents whose children probe high altitude caves in the Despards and Enyses. George they carry are featured. Tibetan Himalayas. conspires against his old enemy. 11:30 Amanpour and Company 10:00 Life from Above 10:00 Press on Masterpiece Colorful Planet Magic New footage of the greatest, most Duncan is shocked when the Post TUESDAY, OCT 29 beautiful, and powerful colors on is banned from Downing Street’s 8:00 Finding Your Roots our planet is showcased. daily press conferences. Unfamiliar Kin 11:00 Amanpour and Company 11:00 Line of Separation Actors Fred Armisen and Episode Four Christopher Walken and musician The town is thrown into disarray Carly Simon learn about their roots. THURSDAY, OCT 31 when work begins on the policy of 9:00 Retro Report on PBS 8:00 Escape to the Chateau dispossession - reassigning the land Episode Eight Pig Roaster and Versailles Loo owned by the few to the many. Discover how sex education It’s the first ever paid event at the programs are informed by past chateau and Dick tries to make a failures. pig-roaster out of an oil tank. MONDAY, OCT 28 11:00 Centre County Report 9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway - 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:30 Amanpour and Company Private Investigators Virginia Beach, Hour Three Beware the Ides of March Great finds include a 1554 Giorgio When a psychic believes someone Ghisi engraving after Bronzino and a WEDNESDAY, OCT 30 is trying to kill her, Frank and Lu Louis Vuitton steamer trunk. 8:00 Nature discover a host of suspects. 9:00 Retro Report on PBS Okavango: 10:00 Poldark Season 5 Episode Seven River of Dreams: Limbo on Masterpiece Uncover the story behind new AIDS The landscape and wildlife of the Episode Five hot spots and learn about the origin “Middle River,” the delta of the Ross returns to London with the of Special Ops forces. Okavango River, are explored. Despards and Enyses. George conspires against his old enemy. 11:00 Amanpour and Company

Sunday, October 20, at 6:30 p.m.

Season 6 premieres The opioid epidemic has ravaged communities Tuesday, October 8, at 8:00 p.m. across the United States; but few states have been hit harder than Pennsylvania. Overcoming an Epidemic explores some of the issues facing Pennsylvania as it battles the opioid crisis and The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates how evidence-based solutions can help turn the exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations tide in the fight against opioid misuse. hidden in the family trees of popular figures.

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