JULY 2020 VOL. 50 NO. 7 PROGRAM GUIDE Monday, July 6 and Tuesday, July 7, at 9:00 p.m. AMERICAN MASTERS A CAPITOL FOURTH UNLADYLIKE2020: GREAT PERFORMANCES Saturday, July 4, THE CHANGEMAKERS AT THE MET at 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 10, Sundays, starting July 5, at 9:00 p.m. at noon INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Ken Burns Learn more about our new Learning at Home programming at learning.wpsu.org. MONDAY – FRIDAY 6:00 Ready Jet Go! 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Curious George 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary Friday, July 3, at 10:00 p.m. 8:30 Molly of Denali 9:00 Xavier Riddle This 1985 Ken Burns film explores the creation and the Secret Museum and history of the remarkable Statue of Liberty and 9:30 Let's Go Luna! what she represents to all Americans. 10:00 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 10:30 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific TH 12:00 Learning at Home Lineup: A CAPITOL Check listings online at learning.wpsu.org ANNIVERSARY 5:00 Odd Squad FOURTH 40 5:30 Weather World (Re-airs at 5:45 p.m.) Saturday, July 4, 6:00 BBC World News America 6:30 DW The Day at 8:00 p.m. 7:00 PBS NewsHour Celebrate the country’s 244th birthday with an all-star musical salute for our entire nation hosted by two-time Emmy Award- nominated actor and producer John Stamos, featuring new performances from top artists from Washington, D.C., and around the country. weeknights at 5:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Now streaming online at wpsu.org/weatherworld JULYFEATURES2 JULY LISTINGS WEDNESDAY, JUL 1 SATURDAY, JUL 4 SUNDAY, JUL 5 8:00 Spy in the Wild, 9:00 This Old House 9:00 Classic Gospel A Nature Miniseries Westerly/Return to Paradise David Phelps: Classics A Spy Meerkat babysits meerkat 9:30 American Woodshop 10:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé pups while a Spy Cobra pretends to Tri-Leg Triangular Seat 10:30 Articulate with Jim Cotter attack the mob. with Turned Tapered Legs Beyond The Status Quo 9:00 NOVA 10:00 Woodsmith Shop 11:00 Journeys in Japan Australia’s First 4 Billion Years: Gentlemen’s Dresser, Part One 11:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo Monsters 10:30 Fishing Behind the Lines 12:00 Great Performances at the Met Titanic dinosaurs, giant kangaroos, Texas Rigged Manon and sea monsters highlight the story 11:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom 3:00 Shelter Me of Australia’s origins. From Farm to Plate & Vase Hearts & Paws 10:00 Prehistoric Road Trip 11:30 Garden Smart 4:00 Ask This Old House Tiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts 12:00 In Julia’s Kitchen Water Softener, App, Shadow Box Emily drives closer to the present with Master Chefs 4:30 Ask This Old House day and learns surprising truths Daniel Boulud Tool Box, Smoke Detector, Valve written in the fossil record. 12:30 Neven’s Spanish Food Trails 5:00 MotorWeek Pinchos 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 11:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 My Greek Table 6:00 Roosevelts: An Intimate History with Diane Kochilas The Fire of Life (1910-1919) Tasty Teardrops 8:00 Lucy Worsley’s THURSDAY, JUL 2 and Tomatoes: Chios Royal Myths & Secrets 8:00 Midsomer Murders 1:30 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes Marie Antoinette: Schooled in Murder and Destinations The Doomed Queen A woman is crushed to death with a 2:00 Kevin Belton’s Lucy Worsley uncovers the myths giant round of cheese at the home New Orleans Celebrations and secrets that led the doomed of the famous Midsomer Blue. Burger Fest Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. 9:30 Last Tango in Halifax 2:30 Dishing with Julia Child 9:00 Grantchester Season 5 A surprise visitor makes Alan’s day Boeuf Bourguignon on Masterpiece and Caroline promises to keep 3:00 The Queen’s Favourite Animals Episode Four Gillian’s formidable secret. 4:00 Outside: Beyond the Lens A streaker found dead on the Fens 4:30 Into the Outdoors 10:30 Fawlty Towers draws Will and Geordie to the world Wetland Wisdom A Touch of Class of experimental psychotherapy. 5:00 Weekends with Yankee Classic sitcom about a Torquay 10:00 Beecham House on Masterpiece Touring with the Locals hotel run by disaster-prone Basil Episode Four 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend Fawlty and his overbearing wife John realizes he has no choice but 6:00 Antiques Roadshow Sybil. Basil tries to attract a better to reveal the truth about his past Vintage Philadelphia class of clientele. and the baby’s identity. 7:00 Fawlty Towers 11:00 Amanpour and Company The Builders 11:00 Before We Die 7:30 Still Open All Hours Episode Nine Series 6, Episode 2 Hanna, Bjorn, and Tina have now FRIDAY, JUL 3 Encouraged by Eric and Cyril, Mr. cracked what Operation Krajina is all about: the Mimica crime family 8:00 Washington Week Newbold continues his pursuit of Mrs. are going to smuggle enormous 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Rossi, and the Black Widow decides quantities of drugs into Sweden. 9:00 Great Performances it’s time for a makeover. Blanka makes a terrible discovery. Ellis Island: The Dream of America 8:00 A Capitol Fourth with Pacific Symphony Celebrate America’s 244th birthday An orchestral score, narration, and with an all-star musical extravaganza MONDAY, JUL 6 visuals highlight this musical story of and amazing fireworks. Ellis Island immigrants. 9:30 A Capitol Fourth 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Statue of Liberty Rebroadcast. Women’s Work Female athletes, artists, activists Ken Burns chronicles the history 11:00 Grantchester Season 5 and more who left an indelible mark of the Statue of Liberty and what it on Masterpiece on the world are celebrated. represents to all Americans. Episode Three 11:00 Amanpour and Company A date at the cinema turns sour for Will when the projectionist is murdered during a screening. This guide indicates scheduled programs at time of publication. Watch WPSU-TV's evening lineups or check the website (wpsu.org/tv/schedules). JULYLISTINGS3 9:00 American Experience: The Vote FRIDAY, JUL 10 8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway- Part One Private Investigators Explore how the challenges facing 8:00 Washington Week The Sticking Place the women’s suffrage movement 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Long-buried secrets are unearthed shaped the battle from 1906-1915. 9:00 American Masters: when Frank and Lu come to the aid of 11:00 Amanpour and Company Unladylike2020: a community of allotment holders who The Changemakers are being threatened with eviction. Pioneering women in American 9:00 A Place to Call Home TUESDAY, JUL 7 politics who advocated for suffrage Against the Tide and civil rights are profiled. Will Sarah, George, and Jack's 8:00 Secrets of the Dead 10:00 Independent Lens investigation into Henry's accident Viking Warrior Queen Dolores lead to another tragedy? Join a team of archaeologists as Activist Dolores Huerta tirelessly led 10:00 Grantchester Season 5 they examine one of the most the fight for racial and labor justice significant Viking graves ever found. on Masterpiece with Cesar Chavez. Episode Four 9:00 American Experience: The Vote 11:00 Amanpour and Company A streaker found dead on the Fens Part Two draws Will and Geordie to the world Explore the final four years, 1916- of experimental psychotherapy. 1920, of the campaign for the SATURDAY, JUL 11 passage of the 19th Amendment. 11:00 Austin City Limits Residente 11:00 Amanpour and Company 9:00 This Old House Westerly/The Doors Puerto Rican superstar Residente 9:30 American Woodshop presents songs from his globe- WEDNESDAY, JUL 8 Elegant Jewelry Chest/ spanning solo debut and his hits. Make your Gifts 8:00 Spy in the Wild, 10:00 Woodsmith Shop A Nature Miniseries Gentlemen’s Dresser, Part Two SUNDAY, JUL 12 Bad Behavior 10:30 Fishing Behind the Lines 9:00 Classic Gospel Spy Creatures infiltrate the Solo Act Steven Curtis Chapman: underground world of animal 11:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom A Great Adventure mischief, crime and retribution. Beauty from the Flower Farm 10:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé 9:00 NOVA 11:30 Garden Smart 10:30 Articulate with Jim Cotter Australia’s First 4 Billion Years: 12:00 In Julia’s Kitchen By The Horns Strange Creatures with Master Chefs 11:00 Journeys in Japan The story of Australia’s origins Jim Dodge 11:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo features deadly asteroids, titanic 12:30 Neven’s Spanish Food Trails 12:00 Great Performances at the Met dinosaurs and giant kangaroos. Rioja Madama Butterfly 10:00 PBS NewsHour Presents - 1:00 My Greek Table 3:00 Shelter Me China: Power and Prosperity with Diane Kochilas Community Matters Explore the future of China’s Naxos: Meat & Potatoes 4:00 Ask This Old House relationship with the U.S., which Like You Never Had’em Backsplash, Rainwater Feature will help determine the new 1:30 The Farmer and the Foodie 4:30 Ask This Old House international order, the dominant Food, Family, and The Hindman Patch Lawn, Toilet, Off-Grid technology supporting the world’s Settlement School 5:00 MotorWeek communications infrastructure, and 2:00 Kevin Belton’s 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend the global economy. New Orleans Celebrations 6:00 Roosevelts: An Intimate History 11:00 Amanpour and Company My New Orleans Kitchen The Storm (1920-1933) 2:30 Dishing with Julia Child 8:00 The Great British Baking Show The Potato Show Season 1, The Final THURSDAY, JUL 9 3:00 Vintage Roads Great & Small The three finalists must master 4:00 Reconnecting Roots a classic pastry technique that 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Recording Industry: normally takes a day in three hours.