ENJOY A GETAWAY WITHOUT LEAVING HOME WTVP Offers a World of Possibilities MAY 2020 PROGRAM GUIDE Your WTVP Program Guide, a Benefi t of Membership. Thank you! 2 2 May 2020 Program Guide visit WTVP.org for more information on the COVER ENJOY A GETAWAY WITHOUT LEAVING HOME WTVP Offers a World of Possibilities In the beginning, spending a lot of time at home sounded wonderful, but with stay-at-home orders and social distancing stretching on and on, it’s starting to MEXICO — ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS lose its shine. Saturday, May 2 — 4:30 PM Learn about albóndingas, a humble little meatball with a starring READY TO GET AWAY? role in the Mexican kitchen. All you really need is WTVP! During May (and every other month) WTVP has an ISLAMIC ART: MIRROR OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD outstanding line-up of travel programs that can Sunday, May 3 — 5:30 PM transport you to just about any place on the globe. An epic journey across nine countries and more than 1,400 years of Learn about new cultures and new cuisines, explore history to explore the masterworks of Islamic art and architecture. hidden America, hop over to Europe or Asia, or go on exciting adventures to the ends of the earth. EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL — MEXICO COMING IN MAY… Friday, May 15 — 12 PM Explore a honeycomb of subterranean Mexican caves that the On WTVP in May, nature and science shows take you to Mexico, Japan, China and the Middle East. Over the ancient Maya believed were a portal to a terrifying underworld. years, Masterpiece has taken you to England, France, Greece, Germany and India (among others). You’ve SIMPLY MING journeyed to the edge of the universe on NOVA. Even Friday, May 22 — 1 PM children’s programming like Let’s Go Luna lets kids Simon Majumdar, British author and TV personality, makes a stop at travel around the world with their anthropomorphic Ming’s loft kitchen to cook up chicken tikka masala and curry-apple friends. chicken with rice. Listed here are just a few of the on-screen get-aways coming in May. You’ll see favorites like Rick Steves and CYCLE AROUND JAPAN Steve Backshall, along with some exciting new names Monday, May 25 — 12:30 PM and places. Bicycle through inspiring scenery, meet the locals and discover Speaking of travel, seats are still available for our living traditions of a hidden Japan. Spotlight on New York City trip, September 25–29, 2020. Contact WTVP Development for more information on RICK STEVES EUROPEAN FESTIVALS this fabulous trip to the Big Apple: 309-495-0547. Sunday, May 31 — 3:30 PM START PLANNING YOUR ITINERARY! Rick Steves drops in on Europe’s top 10 festivals, each one rich with tradition, great food, and fun with the locals. It’s all here on WTVP! Look for even more globetrotting adventures in the pages of this month’s Program Guide. 3 Watch some of your favorites on WTVP Passport 3 WTVP 47.1 HD MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 5:00 BBC World News 5:30 Arthur 6:00 Curious George 6:30 Nature Cat 7:00 Wild Kratts 7:30 Molly of Denali 8:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:30 Let’s Go Luna! schedule 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood MAY 1 – 31 MAY 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood / Clifford the Big Red Dog (Fridays) 10:00 Sesame Street 10:30 Pinkalicious & Peterifi c 11:00 Dinsoaur Train DAYTIME Jamie’s Quick & Easy Best of Sewing 11:30 Knit and Crochet Now Garden Smart Lidia’s Kitchen Food with Nancy 12:00 Outside: Beyond The Lens The Legacy List with Southwest Florida’s H2O: The Molecule Antiques Roadshow Matt Paxton Mangrove Coast That Made Us 12:30 Two for the Road Canvasing The World Around the Farm 1:00 Market to Market Simply Ming with Sean Diediker Table MAY 4 - 8 MAY Lawrence Welk Show Paint This with The Best of the Motorweek Second Opinion 1:30 Jerry Yarnell Joy of Painting (5/13) The Legacy List 12:00 Outside: Beyond with Matt Paxton The Lens (5/20) Fight: Pacifi c War Expedition with Registry NOVA Marines Steve Backshall Cycle Around Japan 12:30 (5/27) Pearl Harbor: Highlights Into The Arizona Canvasing The World Growing A Greener 1:00 Market to Market Simply Ming with Sean Diediker World Lawrence Welk MAY 11 - 29 MAY Show Paint This with Jerry The Best of the 1:30 Motorweek Second Opinion Yarnell Joy of Painting 4 4 May 2020 Program Guide visit WTVP.org for more information MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 2:00 Classical Stretch: By Essentrics 2:30 Wild Kratts 3:00 Molly of Denali schedule (CONTINUED) 3:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 4:00 Odd Squad 4:30 Arthur continued DAYTIME 5:00 WTVP BUSINESS BLOCK – DW News MAY 1 – 31 MAY Consuelo Mack America’s 5:30 DW Global 3000 Plan Stronger TV Start Up Wealth Track Heartland 6:00 PBS NewsHour WTVP VIRTUAL AUCTION: Going…Going…Gone! The WTVP Virtual Auction wrapped up on Sunday, April 26 at 10 PM. We truly appreciate the donors, volunteers and bidders who helped to make the Virtual Auction a great success! THE WTVP ON-AIR AUCTION IS COMING! Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, WTVP postponed the live, on-air Auction. A future date will be announced. The on-air Auction takes time to plan and prepare, but it’s worth the effort. This is one of WTVP’s biggest and most important fundraisers of the year. The Channel 47 Auction has been a tradition in the Central Illinois community for 47 years. We cannot imagine a better time than now to show your appreciation for all that WTVP means to our communities, especially our commitment to public affairs reporting, timely news and information you can trust during these diffi cult times. We would love to have you be a part of the upcoming on-air auction.ÿYou can help make our Auction the best in WTVP’s history by donating products, services, or other merchandise. We could not bring you quality educational and entertaining programming without your support. Thank you for all you do, whether you are a donor, a bidder, or a volunteer. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT AUCTION COMING IN JUNE! thank you! STAY TUNED! 5 Watch some of your favorites on WTVP Passport 5 WTVP 47.1 HD SATURDAY SUNDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 5:00 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 11:30 Mid-America Gardener* SciGirls* 5:30 Dinosaur Train Dinosaur Train 12:00 America’s Test Kitchen Consuelo Mack WealthTrack* 6:00 Sesame Street Sesame Street 12:30 This Old House To The Country* 6:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 1:00 Ask This Old House Market to Market 7:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrifi c Pinkalicious & Peterrifi c 1:30 American Woodshop* Firing Line* schedule 7:30 Molly of Denali Molly of Denali 2:00 Woodsmith Shop* McLauglin Group* 8:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 2:30 The New Fly Fisher** * Flavor of Poland †† * 8:30 Let’s Go Luna! Let’s Go Luna! 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street TV* 9:00 It’s Sew Easy* Nature Cat 3:30 Dining with the Chef 9:30 Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting* Wild Kratts 4:00 Cook’s Country* See WTVP-HD Daily Listings † 10:00 Quilting Arts* Odd Squad 4:30 Mexico–One Plate at a Time * for Schedule 10:30 P. Allen Smith’s Garden World* Arthur 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend WEEKEND 11:00 Growing A Greener World* Ready Jet Go!* 5:30 MotorWeek 1 * * The WTVP March Membership Drive begins on 5/30 see the WTVP-HD daily listings for schedule. ** Fishing Behind The Lines (30min) starting 5/23 † Pati’s Mexican Table (30min) starting 5/16 † † New Scandinavian Cooking (30min) starting 5/25 ¹ Adventure Sports Outdoors (30min) on 5/23 NOTE FROM CELEBRATING THE POWER OF COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Community is at the heart of who we are and what we do at WTVP. Never has this been more evident than during the COVID-19 emergency. From the beginning, WTVP has been at the forefront of the region’s crisis communication network, bringing you some of the most timely, accurate news and in-depth local perspectives on television. As the crisis has unfolded, WTVP has wisely left the national and global reporting to the seasoned journalists of PBS NewsHour and other respected PBS current affairs and news organizations. Instead, WTVP staff and resources have focused on local people, institutions, leaders and public health issues. WTVP’s local initiatives have ranged from a live, prime time town hall meeting and an expanded live, weekly format for At Issue, to a community-wide simulcast with commercial television stations and the recording of 50+ messages of encouragement from area business owners and leaders. All the while, WTVP continues to air the kids programming, drama, music, science, nature, LESLEY MATUSZAK arts and local programming you expect even when times are tough. I cannot tell you how WTVP President and CEO proud I am to be associated with an organization that has stepped up and made such a difference in Central Illinois. None of this happens without our community partnerships and the support of our loyal members and underwriters. WTVP truly is an investment in the present and future well- being of our community. Thank you for keeping WTVP strong and ready to serve.