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VIEWER GUIDE JUN 2020 | vol. 22 no. 6 A SERVICE OF CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am TUE Jun 23 | 8p Gloria: A Life Grantchester Season 5 Beecham House on Great Performances on Masterpiece on Masterpiece 1 Grantchester season 5 premiere SUN Jun 14 | 9p Season 5 of this popular series picks up in 1957, and Will Davenport has settled into his role as the vicar of Grantchester. His best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, has come to accept his wife Cathy’s commitment to her job – just about. Mrs C. happily juggles her roles as the vicarage housekeeper and a well-to-do married woman, and after a trip to Marrakesh, even Leonard has managed to carve out some happiness with Daniel. But Will’s faith will be thoroughly tested as he and Geordie are reminded once more that there’s darkness lurking in their little corner of Cambridgeshire. Beecham House series premiere SUN Jun 14 | 10p Gurinder Chadha’s new six-part drama series is set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi, before the British ruled in that region. Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) steps into the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family. The ensemble cast includes Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey), Grégory Fitoussi (Mr. Selfridge), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan, Ackley Bridge), Leo Suter (Victoria, Sanditon), Bessie Carter (Howard’s End) and many others. Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths and Secrets series premiere SUN Jun 21 | 8p Quirky, colorful historian Lucy Worsley takes viewers on a fascinating journey across Britain and mainland Europe to visit some of the incredible locations where royal history was made. During Worsley’s tour, viewers learn the surprising true stories behind Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada, Queen Anne and the formation of Great Britain, Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution, and more. Cover photo courtesy of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders/Magnolia Pictures. Photos this page, top to bottom, courtesy of: Masterpiece and ITV; ITV/Fremantle; and Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths and Secrets. Photos page 3, top to bottom, courtesy of: Paramount Pictures/Photofest; Ave Bonar; Timothy Greenfield-Sanders/Magnolia Pictures; and Joan Marcus. 2 Trailblazing Women Mae West: Dirty Blonde TUE Jun 16 | 8p Mae West achieved acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime. An actress at seven, a vaudevillian at 14, a dancing sensation at 25, a Broadway playwright at 33, a silver screen ingenue at 40, a Vegas nightclub act at 62, a recording artist and camp icon in her 70s and 80s – West left no format unconquered. Ann FRI Jun 19 | 9p This theatrical biography is a no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary Texas governor, a complex character bigger than the state from which she hailed. Written and performed by Holland Taylor, Ann reveals an impassioned woman who enriched the lives of her followers, friends and family. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am TUE Jun 23 | 8p This documentary is an intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller that examines her life, her writing and the powerful themes she confronted throughout her career. Recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature, Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues in this film’s exploration of race, American history and the human condition. Gloria: A Life FRI Jun 26 | 9p Five decades after Gloria Steinem began raising her voice for women’s equality, her call to action is as urgent as ever. Steinem’s belief in conversation as a catalyst for change offers a path forward that is perfectly suited to live theater. Christine Lahti leads the all-female cast of this remarkable production. 3 3 what to watch JUN 1–6 1 MONDAY 2 TUESDAY 3 WEDNESDAY 4 THURSDAY a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 12:00 My Greek Table with 12:00 Christopher Kimball’s 12:00 Flavor of Poland Torun 12:00 Hubert Keller: Secrets Diane Kochilas Food Milk Street Television & Malbork. of a Chef Las Vegas Secrets of Mykonos. Greece Every Day. (R) 12:30 Simply Ming Andrew Celebrity Chefs: 12:30 Dining with the Chef 12:30 Food Over 50 Sweet Zimmern. (R) Two of the Best. 1:00 The Roosevelts: An Things 2. 1:00 Day of Days: June 6, 1944 12:30 America’s Test Kitchen Intimate History 1:00 D-Day 360 (R) (R) from Cook’s Illustrated Get Action. (1858-1901) 2:00 Omaha Beach: Honor 2:00 Navy Heroes of 1:00 Queen Elizabeth’s Secret (EP 1/7) (R) and Sacrifice (R) Normandy Agents (EPS 1-3) (R) 3:00 One Woman, One Vote 3:00 Secrets of Her Majesty’s 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:00 Midsomer Murders 5:00 BBC World News Outside Secret Service (R) Charleston. Part 3 of 3. The Dagger Club. Source 4:00 Secrets of Henry VIII’s (R) Part 1 of 2. (S17 EP 1/4) (R) 5:30 BBC World News Palace (R) 4:00 Secrets of the Six Wives 5:00 BBC World News Outside America 5:00 BBC World News Outside Beheaded, Died. (EP 2/3) Source 6:00 PBS NewsHour Source (R) 5:30 BBC World News 7:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate 5:30 BBC World News 5:00 BBC World News Outside America Retirement Guide (R) America Source 6:00 PBS NewsHour 9:00 Celtic Thunder Ireland (R) 6:00 PBS NewsHour 5:30 BBC World News 7:00 Relieving Stress with 11:00 Amanpour & Company 7:00 Ken Burns: Country America Yoga (R) 12:00 KCTS 9 Cooks: All-Time Music (R) 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Midsomer Murders Favorites! (R) ✪ 9:00 Ken Burns: The Civil War 7:00 NOVA: The Planets: The Dagger Club. 3:00 Food as Medicine (R) (R) Inner Worlds. (R) Part 2 of 2. (S17 EP 1/4) 11:00 Amanpour & 8:30 NOVA: The Planets: (Repeats 6/11 at 4p) Company Ice Worlds. (R) 9:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate 12:00 Engelbert Humperdinck 10:00 Aging Backwards 3 (R) Retirement Guide (R) in Hawaii (My Music) (R) 11:00 Amanpour & Company 11:00 Amanpour & Company 1:30 Linda Ronstadt: Live in 12:00 The Longevity Paradox 12:00 Ken Burns: Country Hollywood (R) (R) Music (R) 3:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate 1:30 Live Better Now (R) 2:00 Ken Burns: The Civil War Retirement Guide (R) 3:00 Brain Secrets (R) (R) 4:00 Relieving Stress with Yoga (R) Stream Smarter with Watch your favorite PBS shows, including Masterpiece, NOVA, American Experience and a rotating selection of films from Ken Burns, on your computer, phone or tablet, via Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast and more. Over 1,500 episodes are now available, including some new series that you can watch ahead of their broadcast dates! Donate at least $5 per month or $60 per year to unlock your KCTS 9 Passport account. Visit KCTS9.org/ passport and sign up today. Please note: Due to rights issues beyond our control, streaming on Passport is available in the U.S. only. 4 5 FRIDAY 6 SATURDAY HONORS a.m. a.m. 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 To the Contrary with p.m. Bonnie Erbe 12:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 5:30 Consuelo Mack All About Grandma. WealthTrack 12:30 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes 6:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS PRIDE MONTH and Destinations 11:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Feast of Flavors. Retirement Guide (R) Out Here 1:00 Operation Maneater p.m. FRI Jun 12 | 9p Great White Shark. 1:00 NOVA: The Planets Inner (EP 1/3) (R) Worlds. (R) Follow queer actor Dyllon Burnside on a journey across the South to 2:00 WWII Mega Weapons 2:30 NOVA: The Planets Ice meet diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community. From a lesbian The Tunnels of Okinawa. Worlds. (R) rodeo champ in Texas to an African American mayor ally in Alabama, (EP 1/2) (R) 4:00 Ken Burns: Country he discovers how LGBTQ+ Americans are finding ways to live 3:00 NOVA: Great Cathedral Music (R) authentically and with pride in the modern South. Mystery (R) 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 4:00 Father Brown 6:30 Joseph Rosendo’s The Numbers of the Travelscope Bhutan The Lavender Scare Beast. (S8 EP 6/10) (R) – Part 2 – Land of the FRI Jun 12 | 10p 5:00 BBC World News Today Thunder Dragon. 1953 5:30 BBC World News 7:00 Red, White and Rock (My In , with the United States gripped in the panic of the Cold War, America Music) (Repeats 6/7 at President Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians to be a threat 6:00 PBS NewsHour 12:30a, 6/12 at midnight to the security of the country and therefore unfit for government 7:00 Washington Week and 6/13 at 3:30p) service. In doing so, he triggered the longest witch hunt in American 7:30 Firing Line with Margaret 9:30 Iconic Women of Country history. Hoover (Repeats 6/7 at midnight, 6 10 8 30 6 12 8:00 Father Brown The River / at : p and / at American Experience: Stonewall Uprising Corrupted. (S8 EP 7/10) 1:30a) (Repeats 6/12 at 4p) 11:00 INXS: Live Baby Live MON Jun 22 | 10p 9:00 Linda Ronstadt: Live in 12:30 Red, White and Rock When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Hollywood (R) (My Music) (R) Greenwich Village section of New York City on June 28, 1969, the 11:00 Amanpour & 3:00 Food as Medicine (R) street erupted into violent protests that lasted for the next six days.