February 2020 Program Guide
A Night of Finales Sunday, February 23rd 9:00pm Masterpiece Sanditon Events take an unexpected turn at Sanditon’s Midsummer Ball. 10:00pm Vienna Blood Solving the case at the military school will impact Oskar and Max in unforeseen ways. 11:00pm Resistance Based on true events, this is the story of a group of young French heroes fi ghting for freedom from German Nazi occupation in World War II.
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Discover Sights Unseen Wednesdays 10:00pm Expedition with Steve Backshall Head into the unknown with explorer Steve Backshall as he journeys to the world’s last unexplored places and faces challenges around the globe, encountering extraordinary wildlife and meeting remarkable people along the way.
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Country Music, the 8-part fi lm by Ken Burns returns to the schedule. Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity, learn how country music evolved over the course of the twentieth century.
Binge-watch the entire series with ValleyPBS Passport. For more information, email [email protected] News & Saturday, February 1 Tuesday, February 4 6:30pm American Grown: My Job 6:00pm PBS Newshour Public Affairs Depends on Ag Special Report: State of the Union 7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: 8:00 Finding Your Roots Monday - Friday Private Investigators Science Pioneers 5:00pm BBC World News S1: E5 Toil and Trouble 9:00 American Experience 5:30 BBC World News America 8:00 Midsomer Murders A Sacred Ruby Ridge 6:00 PBS NewsHour Trust Pt. 1 & 2 10:00 Frontline New American Nazis 12:00am Amanpour and Company* 9:30 Miss Marple At Bertram’s Hotel 11:00 Independent Lens 1:00 Nightly Business Report* Pt. 2/2 Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 1:30 NHK Newsline* 10:30 Masterpiece Mystery! 12:00am Amanpour and Company Grantchester S1: E5 11:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Wednesday, February 5 Saturday & Sunday Grantchester S1: E6 7:00pm Valley’s Gold 6:00pm PBS Newshour Weekend 12:30am California’s Golden Fairs 7:30 American Grown: My Job Nevada County Fair Depends on Ag 8:00 NOVA Polar Extremes Sunday, February 2 10:00 Expedition with Steve Spotlight on Ag 10:00am Inside California Backshall Mexico – Flooded Caves Sunday Education 11:00 The Real History of Science 10:30 Market to Market Fiction Space 10:30am Market to Market 11:00 America’s Heartland 12:00am Amanpour and Company 11:00 America’s Heartland 11:30 California’s Bountiful 11:30 California Bountiful 12:00pm American Grown: My Job Thursday, February 6 12:00pm American Grown: My Job Depends on Ag 7:00pm California’s Golden Fairs Depends on Ag 12:30 California’s Golden Parks Trinity County Fair Movie Beach 7:30 California’s Golden Parks 1:00 NOVA The Planets: Ice Worlds Joss House 2:00 Call the Midwife S7: E4 8:00 Death in Paradise Cooking, Travel 3:00 Call the Midwife S7: E5 S6: E7 In the Footsteps of a Killer 4:00 Masterpiece 9:00 New Tricks S1: E4 & How-To Howards End Pt. 1-3 10:00 Masterpiece Saturdays 8:00 Masterpiece Endeavour S4: E4 Harvest 11:00am Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places Howards End Pt. 4/4 11:30 California’s Gold 11:30 America’s Test Kitchen 9:00 Masterpiece Sanditon Pt. 5/8 Golden Gate Bridge 12:00pm Cook’s Country 10:00 Vienna Blood Pt. 3/6 12:00am Amanpour and Company 12:30 California’s Gold 11:00 Resistance Pt. 3/6 1:00 Outside Beyond the Lens 12:00am Thou Shalt Not Kill Pt. 3/12 Friday, February 7 1:30 The Legacy List with Matt Paxton 7:00pm Washington Week 2:30 Rick Steves Europe Monday, February 3 7:30 Firing Line 3:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 7:00pm Finding Your Roots 8:00 California’s Gold 3:30 Martha Bakes Secrets & Lies Singing Cowboys 4:00 Mexico: One Plate at a Time with 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 8:30 Antiques Roadshow Newport Rick Bayless Bonanzaville 9:00 Country Music Will the Circle 4:30 Christopher Kimball’s 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Be Unbroken? (1968-1972) Pt. 6/8 Milk Street TV Best of 20 11:00 Expedition with Steve 5:00 This Old House 10:00 No Passport Required Backshall Mexico – Flooded Caves 5:30 This Old House/Ask This Old Philadelphia 12:00am Amanpour and Company House 11:00 PBS Newshour Special Coverage: Iowa Caucus Saturday, February 8 11:30 Roadtrip with Huell Howser 6:30pm American Grown: My Job 12:30am Amanpour and Company Depends on Ag
Page 2 *programs/start times subject to change The Real History of Science Fiction
The genre of science fi ction is full of new, imaginative, and riveting creations. From robots to space to time, each are explored more in depth. “The Real History of Science Fiction” seeks to point out why science fi ction is not just a genre and the how of immersing its viewers into a whole different dimension. It is narrated by Doctor Who writer, actor, and co-creator of BBC’s Sherlock, Mark Gatiss as he seeks to educate on the impact the genre has had on cinema, television, and literature.
Wednesdays at 11:00pm
7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 California’s Golden Parks Private Investigators Bonanzaville Paramount Ranch S1: E6 Pursued by a Bear 9:00 Antiques Roadshow 8:00 Death in Paradise 8:00 Midsomer Murders Winterthur Museum S6: E8 Murder in the Polls A Rare Bird Pt. 1&2 10:00 No Passport Required 9:00 New Tricks S1: E5 9:30 Miss Marple Nemesis Pt. 1/2 Las Vegas 10:00 Masterpiece 10:30 Masterpiece Mystery! 11:00 Frontline Endeavour S5: E1 Muse Grantchester S2: E1 Facebook Dilemma Pt. 1/2 11:30 California’s Gold 11:30 Masterpiece Mystery! 12:00am Amanpour and Company Hard to Get to Grantchester S2: E2 12:00am Amanpour and Company 12:30am California’s Golden Fairs Tuesday, February 11 Trinity County Fair 7:00pm Outside Beyond the Lens Friday, February 14 7:30 California’s Gold 7:00pm Washington Week Sunday, February 9 Hard to Get To 7:30 Firing Line 10:00am Inside California 8:00 Finding Your Roots 8:00 California’s Gold Circus Trees Education Slave Trade 8:30 Antiques Roadshow Newport 10:30 Market to Market 9:00 American Experience 9:00 Country Music 11:00 America’s Heartland The Fight Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? 11:30 California’s Bountiful 10:00 Frontline (1973-1983) Pt. 7/8 12:00pm American Grown: My Job Battle for Hong Kong 11:30 Expedition with Steve Depends on Ag 11:00 PBS Newshour Special Backshall Borneo – Dark Shadow 12:30 California’s Golden Parks Coverage: New Hampshire Primary 12:30am Amanpour and Company Joss House 11:30 Independent Lens 1:00 NOVA Polar Extremes Leftover Women Saturday, February 15 3:00 Call the Midwife S7: E6 1:00am Amanpour and Company 6:30pm American Grown: My Job 4:00 Call the Midwife S7: E7 Depends on Ag 5:00 Call the Midwife S7: E8 Wednesday, February 12 7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00pm Valley’s Gold Private Investigators S1: E7 The 6:30 Outside Beyond the Lens Fairest Show Means the Most Deceit 7:00 Father Brown 7:30 American Grown: My Job 8:00 Midsomer Murders S5:14 The Fire in the Sky Depends on Ag The Dark Rider Pt. 1 & 2 8:00 A Very British Romance with 8:00 Nature Wild Florida 9:30 Miss Marple Nemesis Pt. 2/2 Lucy Worsley Pt. 1/2 9:00 NOVA Dog Tales 10:30 Masterpiece Mystery! 9:00 Masterpiece Sanditon Pt. 6/8 10:00 Expedition with Steve Grantchester S2: E3 10:00 Vienna Blood Pt. 4/6 Backshall Borneo – Dark Shadow 11:30 Masterpiece Mystery! 11:00 Resistance Pt. 4/6 11:00 The Real History of Science Grantchester S2: E4 12:00am Thou Shalt Not Kill Pt. 4/12 Fiction Invasion 12:30am California’s Golden Fairs 12:00am Amanpour and Company El Dorado County Monday, February 10 7:00pm Finding Your Roots Thursday, February 13 Sunday, February 16 Science Pioneers 7:00pm California’s Golden Fairs 10:00am Inside California El Dorado County Education
Page 3 10:30 Market to Market 12:00am Amanpour and Company 10:00 Masterpiece 11:00 America’s Heartland Endeavour S5: E2 Cartouche 11:30 California’s Bountiful Tuesday, February 18 11:30 California’s Gold Wine 12:00pm American Grown: My Job 7:00pm Outside Beyond the Lens 12:00am Amanpour and Company Depends on Ag 7:30 California’s Gold Wine Friday, February 21 12:30 California’s Golden Parks 8:00 Finding Your Roots 7:00pm Washington Week Paramount Ranch Italian Roots 7:30 Firing Line 1:00 NOVA Dog Tales 9:00 Frontline 8:00 California’s Gold 2:00 Call the Midwife S8: E1 Amazon Empire: The Rise of Jeff Bezos Busch Gardens 3:00 Call the Midwife S8: E2 11:00 Independent Lens 8:30 Antiques Roadshow Newport 4:00 Call the Midwife S8: E3 We Believe in Dinosaurs 9:00 Country Music Don’t Get 5:00 Call the Midwife S8: E4 12:30am Amanpour and Company Above Your Raisin’ (1984-1996) Pt. 8/8 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 11:00 Expedition with Steve 6:30 Outside Beyond the Lens Wednesday, February 19 Backshall Bhutan – White Water 7:00 Father Brown 7:00pm Valley’s Gold 12:00am Amanpour and Company S5: E15 The Penitent Man 7:30 American Grown: My Job 8:00 A Very British Romance with Depends on Ag Saturday, February 22 Lucy Worsley Pt. 2/2 8:00 Nature The Mighty Weasel 6:30pm American Grown: My Job 9:00 Masterpiece Sanditon Pt. 7/8 9:00 NOVA Cat Tales Depends on Ag 10:00 Vienna Blood Pt. 5/6 10:00 Expedition with Steve 7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: 11:00 Resistance Pt. 5/6 Backshall Bhutan – White Water Private Investigators 12:00am Thou Shalt Not Kill Pt. 5/12 11:00 The Real History of Science S1: E8 The Chameleon’s Dish Fiction Robots 8:00 Midsomer Murders Monday, February 17 12:00am Amanpour and Company Murder of Innocence Pt. 1 & 2 7:00pm Finding Your Roots 9:30 Miss Marple Slave Trade Thursday, February 20 Murder at the Vicarage 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm California’s Golden Fairs 11:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Crocker Art Museum Alameda County Grantchester S2: E5 9:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 California’s Golden Parks 12:00am Masterpiece Mystery! Winterthur Museum Whiskey Town Grantchester S2: E6 10:00 No Passport Required Boston 8:00 Death in Paradise 11:00 Frontline S7: E1 Murder from Above Facebook Dilemma Pt. 2/2 9:00 New Tricks S1: E6
Call the Midwife
At the start of season eight, it’s spring of 1964 and everyone is excited for the Queen’s Royal Birth. With the additions of two new Sisters, who have been sent to live and work with the team in Poplar, Nonnatus House feels full once more.
Catch up with Sunday Marathons starting at 2pm on February 16th and February 23rd.
Season 9 coming soon!
Page 4 *programs/start times subject to change Sunday, February 23 11:00 The Real History of Science Where to Watch 10:00am Inside California Fiction Time Travel Education 12:00am Amanpour and Company 10:30 Market to Market ValleyPBS HD 11:00 America’s Heartland Thursday, February 27 Offers signature PBS programs and 7:00pm California’s Golden Fairs 11:30 California’s Bountiful local productions. 12:00pm American Grown: My Job Monterey County Depends on Ag 7:30 California’s Golden Parks Channel 18.1 | Comcast 8 12:30 California’s Golden Parks Red Rock Canyon DirecTV 18 | Dish 18 Whiskey Town 8:00 Death in Paradise Spectrum 18 1:00 NOVA Cat Tales S7: E2 The Stakes are High 2:00 Call the Midwife S8: E5 9:00 New Tricks S2: E1 3:00 Call the Midwife S8: E6 10:00 Masterpiece ValleyPBS Kids 4:00 Call the Midwife S8: E7 Endeavour S5: E3 Passenger 24/7 Children’s Programming 5:00 Call the Midwife S8: E8 11:30 California’s Gold you love and trust. 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend Erle Stanley Gardner Channel 18.2 | Comcast 395 6:30 Outside Beyond the Lens 12:00am Amanpour and Company Stream online: pbskids.org 7:00 Father Brown S6: E1 The Tree of Truth Friday, February 28 8:00 Masterpiece Sanditon Pt. 7/8 7:00pm Washington Week ValleyPBS Create 9:00 Masterpiece Sanditon Pt. 8/8 7:30 Washington Week Savor cooking, travel, home 10:00 Vienna Blood Pt. 6/6 8:00 ValleyPBS Membership Drive improvement, gardening and crafting 11:00 Resistance Pt. 6/6 Do Your Part; Support the Shows You programs with Love 12:00am Thou Shalt Not Kill Pt. 6/12 weekend marathons. Monday, February 24 Saturday, February 29 Channel 18.3 | Comcast 396 7:00pm Finding Your Roots 5:00am ValleyPBS Membership More online: createtv.com Italian Roots Drive Do Your Part; Support the Shows 8:00 Antiques Roadshow You Love ValleyPBS World Crocker Art Museum 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 9:00 Antiques Roadshow St. Louis 6:30 American Grown: My Job Enjoy even more of 10:00 American Masters Depends on Ag PBS’ Signature nonfi ction Sammy Davis, Jr. 7:00 ValleyPBS Membership Drive documentary, science and 12:00am Amanpour and Company Do Your Part; Support the Shows You news programming complemented Love by original content from emerging Tuesday, February 25 producers. 7:00pm Outside Beyond the Lens 7:30 California’s Gold Channel 18.4 | Comcast 394 Erle Stanley Gardner More online: worldchannel. 8:00 Finding Your Roots org Criminal Kind 9:00 American Masters Miles Davis 11:00 Richard Pryor: Icon 12:00am Amanpour and Company Is ValleyPBS missing on your TV? Wednesday, February 26 We have moved our signal to a new 7:00pm Valley’s Gold transmitter in order to serve our Valley 7:30 American Grown: My Job Community better and more reliably. Depends on Ag If you watch using an over-the-air 8:00 Nature Arctic Wolf Pack antenna, you need to rescan. 9:00 NOVA Mysteries of Sleep Need help? Visit: valleypbs.org/ 10:00 Expedition with Steve rescan or call 559-266-1800 ext. Backshall Suriname – Lost World 300.
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