VIEWER GUIDE SEP 2 019 | vol. 21 no. 9 A SERVICE OF CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA EIGHT-PART SERIES PREMIERES SUN Sep 15 | 8p American Masters: The Durrells in Corfu Poldark Raúl Juliá Season 4 on Masterpiece Season 5 on Masterpiece 1 Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns eight-part series SUN–WED Sep 15–18 and SUN–WED Sep 22–25 | 8p 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 20th century. Directed by Ken Burns, the series focuses on the fascinating trailblazers who created and shaped country music, from the Carter Family and Bill Monroe to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Garth Brooks and many more. Much like the music itself, this film tells unforgettable stories of hardships and joys shared by everyday people. The Durrells in Corfu season 4 premieres SUN Sep 29 | 8p The future is looking bright for the Durrells, with all of the family channeling their heartbreak in different ways. Choosing to keep herself busy, Louisa has opened the doors of the villa as a guest house; but with Basil as their only paying guest, the business is still finding its feet. Struggling to get his risqué Black Book published, Larry is meanwhile enjoying the love of two ballet dancers. Heartbroken Leslie has thrown himself back into his job. Gerry has ambitious plans to open a zoo, with a new owl and some lemurs joining his menagerie. And Margo seeks a new challenge – starting her own beauty salon. Poldark season 5 premieres SUN Sep 29 | 9p Aidan Turner returns as the heroic Ross Poldark for a fifth and final season. It is a new century, and with it comes the promise of a hopeful future – but the past casts a long shadow over Cornwall. Following the death of Elizabeth, Ross resolves to put Westminster behind him and spend more time with the people he loves. When an old friend emerges with a plea for help, however, Ross is compelled to challenge the establishment once again. As the Enyses rally to join the cause, Demelza must contend with dangers close to home. Meanwhile, George Warleggan courts corrupt powers whose influence spans the Empire. Cover photo courtesy of PBS/Country Music. Photos this page, top to bottom, courtesy of PBS/Country Music; Sid Gentle Films and Masterpiece; Mammoth Screen for BBC and Masterpiece. Photos page 3, clockwise from top left, courtesy of American Masters; LPB; 2 George Ballis/Take Stock; PBS/Latino Americans. KCTS 9 Honors Hispanic Heritage Month ... Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage FRI Sep 13 | 10p This film follows the actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to The Pushouts the creative hotbed of 1960s New York City, and on to prominence FRI Sep 20 | 11p on Broadway and in Hollywood. Filled with passion, determination This documentary tells the story of celebrated professor and author and joy, Juliá’s brilliant and daring career was tragically cut short by Dr. Victor Rios, who, by 15, was a high school dropout and gang his untimely death at age 54. The film showcases his best-known member with multiple felony convictions. But when a teacher’s quiet performances, including breakout roles with Shakespeare in the persistence, a mentor’s moral conviction and his best friend’s murder Park, the Broadway musical Nine, and films such as Kiss of the Spider converged, Rios’ path took an unexpected turn. Now he’s paying it Woman, Presumed Innocent and The Addams Family. forward, working in L.A.’s Watts neighborhood to change the lives of students he calls “pushouts” instead of “dropouts.” Latino Americans series encore MON Sep 16 | 1–4p and MON Sep 23 | 1–4p This landmark documentary series explores the rich and varied Adios Amor – The Search for Maria Moreno history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape what is FRI Sep 27 | 11p today the United States over the last 500-plus years. It is a story of The discovery of forgotten photographs prompts a search for Maria people, politics and culture; of anguish and celebration; and of the Moreno, an intrepid labor organizer in the years before Cesar Chavez, gradual construction of a new American identity that connects and Dolores Huerta and United Farm Workers. A migrant worker with empowers millions of people today. a gift for oratory, Maria rolled up her sleeves, collected signatures, electrified audiences and then … disappeared. Her story would have HH Look for this symbol throughout the guide to find programs been lost if not for the photographers and journalists who chronicled that are part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. the early stirrings of an American workers’ movement. 3 what to watch SEP 1–7 1 SUNDAY 2 MONDAY 3 TUESDAY 4 WEDNESDAY a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. 5:00 Animal Babies: First Year 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS on Earth First Steps. p.m. p.m. p.m. (EP 1/3) (R) 12:00 Martha Bakes Middle 12:00 Lidia’s Kitchen The Fresh 12:00 Pati’s Mexican Table 6:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Eastern Cookies. (R) Catch. (R) New York. (R) HH 11:00 NOVA: Lethal Seas (R) 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project 12:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 12:30 My Greek Table with p.m. Smoke Smoke in a Hurry. One Pan Wonder. (R) Diane Kochilas Aegean 12:00 In the Americas with (R) 1:00 Willie Nelson: The Library Cuisine. (R) David Yetman Mexico 1:00 Great Performances at of Congress Gershwin 1:00 Antiques Roadshow City: 600 Years of Urban the Met: Die Walküre (R) Prize for Popular Song (R) Indianapolis, Part 3 of 3. Glory. HH 5:00 Nightly Business Report 2:30 Penelope Keith at (R) 12:30 Urban Conversion Rocky 5:30 BBC World News Her Majesty’s Service 2:00 Downton Abbey Season Mountain Air. (S3 EP 6/8) America Hillsborough Castle, Part 3 on Masterpiece (EP 7/7) 1:00 Brain Secrets with Dr. 6:00 PBS NewsHour 3 of 4. (R) (R) Michael Merzenich (R) 7:00 British Antiques 3:30 Endeavour Season 3 on 4:00 The Queen’s Garden (R) 3:00 Carpenters: Close to You Roadshow Holocaust Masterpiece Ride. (EP 1/4) 5:00 Nightly Business Report (My Music Presents) (R) Memorial Special. (R) 5:30 BBC World News 4:30 Folk Legends: Isn’t This 7:30 British Antiques 5:00 Nightly Business Report America a Time! (R) Roadshow Burton 5:30 BBC World News 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend Constable 1. America 7:00 Blue Sky Metropolis 6:30 Manifest Justice (R) ▲HH 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 PBS NewsHour The Big Chill, Part 2 of 4. 7:00 Penelope Keith Indianapolis, Part 3 of 3. 7:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 8:00 Animal Babies: First Year at Her Majesty’s (R) Copenhagen. (R) on Earth Testing Limits. Service Inveraray and 9:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe (EP 2/3) (Repeats 9/6 at Holyroodhouse, Palm Springs, Part 1 of 3. Denmark: Beyond 1p and 9/8 at 5a) Part 2 of 4. (R) (R) Copenhagen. (R) 9:00 NOVA: Rise of the 8:00 Mrs. Wilson on 10:00 Elizabeth I The Enemy 8:00 Mine Wars: American Superstorms (R) Masterpiece (EP 1/3) (R) Within, Part 2 of 3. (R) Experience (R) 10:00 Magical Land of Oz 9:00 Mrs. Wilson on 11:00 Amanpour & Company 10:00 FRONTLINE Ocean, Part 2 of 3. Masterpiece (EP 2/3) (R) 12:00 Retire Safe & Secure 11:00 Amanpour & Company (Repeats 9/6 at 2p) 10:00 Mrs. Wilson on with Ed Slott: 2019 (R) 12:00 Aging Backwards 2 with 11:00 Amanpour & Company Masterpiece (EP 3/3) (R) 2:00 Aging Backwards 2 with Miranda Esmonde-White 12:00 Rick Steves’ European 11:00 Professor T The Legacy. Miranda Esmonde-White (R) Travel Tips and Tricks (R) (EP 11/13) (R) 1:00 Feel Better Fast and 1:30 Healthy Brain – Happy 12:00 Brain Secrets with Dr. 3:00 Deepak Chopra: The Make It Last with Daniel Life with Dr. Suzuki (R) Michael Merzenich (R) Spiritual Laws of Success Amen, MD (R) 3:30 Carpenters: Close to You 2:00 Carpenters: Close to You (R) 3:00 Food: What the Heck (My Music Presents) (R) (My Music Presents) (R) Should I Eat? with Mark 3:30 Folk Legends: Hyman, MD (R) Isn’t This a Time! (R) Mrs. Wilson miniseries encore SUN Sep 1 | 8–11p At the outset of World War II, Alison McKelvie took a secretarial job with the Secret Intelligence Service. There, she fell in love with an older man, Major Alexander Wilson, a popular author of spy novels who was doing real intelligence work for the war effort. Little did Alison know, but she was entering a plot as tangled as one of the major’s mind-bending fictions. Ruth Wilson stars as her own grandmother Alison in the true story of a woman’s search for her husband’s real identity. Photo courtesy of Steffan Hill/WP Films Ltd. 4 5 THURSDAY 6 FRIDAY 7 SATURDAY a.m. a.m. a.m. 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 To the Contrary with p.m.