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REEL SOUTH presents Muni, a tribute to the Black caddies-turned-players who golfed on Asheville’s municipal golf course for decades, building a vibrant community. PREMIERES THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 10 PM, ON PBS NC
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ALL DAY & ALL NIGHT 6 AM Splash & Bubbles 6:30 WordWorld Weekends: Clifford the Big Red Dog
Block Party Star: Martha Speaks! Watch Weekends on Rootle! This month on Read-a-roo’s Block Party, we’re featuring Martha Speaks! Aimed at viewers ages 4-7, Martha’s goal is to teach kids new words. Based on the children’s book series by Susan Meddaugh, the series stars Martha, a beloved family dog. She’s accidentally fed alphabet soup and gains the power of speech—and gets to speak her mind to anyone who listens. Watch weekends at 7 AM and 1 PM!
A New Block Party LIVE! At Home! Join Our Special with Read-a-roo Airing April 3 and 4, 7 AM and 1 PM, Read-a-roo returns this month with more handson activities and fun–this time with friends from Randolph County, including the North Carolina Zoo! Don’t miss out! Check pbsnc.org/RootleBlockParty for more information!
Discover New Superpowers! Celebrate World Autism Day Catch the premiere of AJ’s Extra Superpower on World Autism Day, Friday, April 2. When a little girl’s toys keep disappearing from her backyard, Sparks’ Crew discovers the culprit is a neighbor’s dog. How will they keep it out? AJ’s Extra Superpower (his autism) is the key!
7:00 Peg+Cat DV Weekends, until 10 AM: Read-a-roo’s Block Party: Martha Speaks! 7:30 Peep & the Big Wide World 8:00 Sid the Science Kid DV 8:30 Super WHY! 9:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 9:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 10:00 Let’s Go Luna! 10:30 Dinosaur Train DV 11:00 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 11:30 Martha Speaks Noon Nature Cat 12:30 Ready Jet Go! 1:00 Arthur DV Weekends, until 4 PM: Read-a-roo’s Block Party: Martha Speaks! 1:30 Odd Squad 2:00 Cyberchase 2:30 Molly of Denali 3:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 3:30 Elinor Wonders Why 4:00 Sesame Street DV 4:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV 5:00 Curious George DV 6 PM Wild Kratts Weekends, until 10 PM: PBS KIDS Family Night 7:00 Xavier Riddle DV 7:30 Molly of Denali 8:00 Hero Elementary 8:30 Odd Squad 9:00 Arthur DV 9:30 WordGirl 10:00 Cyberchase DV 10:30 Molly of Denali DV 11:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 11:30 Elinor Wonders Why See Rootle’s overnight schedule at pbsnc.org/rootle.
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Warm up to travel again with the season premiere of Samantha Brown’s Places to Love, Thursday, April 1, 8:30 PM, on PBS NC.
1 THURSDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour Get in-depth analyses of current events. NC BBC World News America Katty Kay shares unique global perspectives. EX Lidia’s Kitchen Fruits & Sweets 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source Ros Atkins discusses global stories. EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Jay Shetty 7:00 PBS Food Town: Durham, NC See the people behind the menus. NC PBS NewsHour Get in-depth analyses of current events. EX Rick Steves’ Europe Glasgow & Scottish Passions DV
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7:30 PBS Hook Chef Ricky Moore traces the journey of bonefish from ocean to plate. EX Growing a Greener World Don’t Feed the Landfills L 8:00 PBS A Chef’s Life Tomatoes...You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey NC Flavor, NC BBQ: Heritage Hogs L EX Connected: A Search for Unity We Are Blood 8:30 PBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love SEASON PREMIERE! Quebec City, Canada NC Moveable Feast with Relish Penthouse Loft, Seattle, WA 9:00 PBS NC Weekend Family Trips L NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom SEASON PREMIERE! Fields of Flowers
Examine the week that was Jesus: Countdown to Calvary, Thursday, April 1, 10 PM, on PBS NC.
EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Rachel Hollis 9:30 PBS My Home, NC Jones BBQ/Mitchell’s Clothing/Artivist L NC Growing a Greener World Oh Deer? Dealing with Four-legged Garden Pests L EX Moveable Feast with Relish Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena, CA 10:00 PBS Jesus: Countdown to Calvary PREMIERE! Hugh Bonneville travels to Jerusalem. NC NC Weekend Family Trips L EX No Passport Required Seattle 10:30 NC Tastemakers Smoking Goose, Indianapolis, Indiana 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company The acclaimed journalist explores today’s topics. NC PBS NewsHour EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Uncovering South Korea DV 11:30 EX In the Americas with David Yetman Tultepec: Mexico’s Skyrocket Central
2 FRIDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Cook’s Country Tacos Two Ways 6:30 NC BBC World News Today EX Essential Pépin Rollin’ in Dough DV 7:00 PBS Black Issues Forum NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Austrian & Italian Alps 7:30 PBS ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L EX Lidia’s Kitchen Fruits & Sweets 8:00 PBS Washington Week Leading journalists analyze news and events.
4 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
Philly D.A. An Independent Lens Virtual Event PBS North Carolina, the State Library of North Carolina and the RiverRun International Film Festival present an Independent Lens Pop-up Preview Screening and Discussion, online Tuesday, April 6, 7-9 PM. Philly D.A. premieres on Monday, April 20, 10 PM. The eight-part series examines District Attorney Larry Krasner’s efforts to end mass incarceration and reform Philadelphia’s law enforcement culture. Register at pbsnc.org/phillyda or contact Karen Nowak at knowak@pbsnc.org. NC ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L EX Doc Martin Mother Knows Best 8:30 PBS FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman Lively conversations and interviews with key policy makers. L NC Black Issues Forum 9:00 PBS American Masters PREMIERE! Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story DV
NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L EX Call the Midwife Episode 4 Sister Julienne volunteers Nonnatus House for an obstetrics training initiative. 9:30 NC Washington Week 10:00 NC History with David Rubenstein Cokie Roberts EX Call the Midwife Episode 5 A cancer patient’s wife refuses help. 10:30 PBS Beyond the Canvas The Greats Michael Tilson Thomas and Sir David Attenborough discuss excellence. NC The Chavis Chronicles Engaging conversations with civil rights icon Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX EastEnders 11:30 EX EastEnders
3 SATURDAY 6 AM PBS Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood DV
NC Moveable Feast with Relish Westport, MA EX Carolina Outdoor Journal Sinking Bugs L 6:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Fields of Flowers EX Expeditions with Patrick Mcmillan Sound: The Fullness of Nature, Part 2 7:00 PBS Sesame Street DV NC Carolina Outdoor Journal Sinking Bugs L EX Exploring North Carolina Fort Bragging Rights L 7:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC Great Scenic Railway Journeys Texas State Railroad EX Rick Steves’ Europe French Riviera: Uniquely Chic 8:00 PBS Pinkalicious & Peterrific DV NC gardenSMART Garden Review EX Nature Hippos: Africa’s River Giants DV 8:30 PBS Molly of Denali DV NC Flavor, NC BBQ: Heritage Hogs L 9:00 PBS Elinor Wonders Why DV NC NC Weekend Family Trips L EX NOVA Saving the Dead Sea 9:30 PBS Nature Cat
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NC ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L 10:00 PBS NC Weekend Family Trips L NC Carolina Business Review L EX Lidia’s Kitchen Baking Bread 10:30 PBS ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L NC To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Misty Copeland EX A Chef’s Life Pimp My Grits 11:00 PBS Growing a Greener World Making More Plants by Propagating Your Garden L NC Classic Woodworking Hanging Tool Cabinet EX Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board What a Gutsy Move 11:30 PBS P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Cotton All Around NC Woodsmith Shop Paneled Storage Chests EX Moveable Feast with Relish Penthouse Loft, Seattle, WA Noon PBS gardenSMART Two Quirky Gardeners NC Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest Lamb’s Quarters & Raspberries EX Legacy List with Matt Paxton A Whale of a Time/ East Hampton, NY L = Local
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12:30 PBS Moveable Feast with Relish Penthouse Loft, Seattle, WA NC Weekends with Yankee Treasures From the Earth 1:00 PBS Antiques Roadshow Vintage Louisville 2021 Hour 2 NC In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs Madhur Jaffrey EX NC Weekend Family Trips L 1:30 NC Great Scenic Railway Journeys Texas State Railroad EX Great Scenic Railway Journeys Texas State Railroad 2:00 PBS Rick Steves’ Europe Belfast & the Best of Northern Ireland NC Texas Parks & Wildlife Lake Mineral Wells Trailway EX Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets Tour London’s most extraordinary palaces 2:30 PBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Quebec City, Canada NC Story in the Public Square Se Cupp 3:00 PBS Great Scenic Railway Journeys Texas State Railroad NC To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé Women-centered news analysis show tackles hot topics. EX Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album See how the royal family has shaped their image. 3:30 PBS American Woodshop Led Accent Lamp NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Bright minds and fresh voices debate the issues. 4:00 PBS This Old House A Queen Anne Revival NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L
Get funky with the young turks in Echo Sessions Turkuaz, Saturday, April 3, 7:30 PM, on the North Carolina Channel.
EX Tales From the Royal Bedchamber Lucy Worsley peeks into the regal bedroom. 4:30 PBS This Old House Return to Dorchester NC History with David Rubenstein Cokie Roberts 5:00 PBS Carolina Outdoor Journal Barracuda Bite L NC PBS NewsHour Weekend EX Nature Hippos: Africa’s River Giants DV 5:30 PBS PBS NewsHour Weekend NC Washington Week 6 PM PBS Song of the Mountains The Dillards & The Mayberry Deputy NC Classic Gospel Gaither Vocal Band: Sometimes It Takes a Mountain EX NOVA Saving the Dead Sea 7:00 PBS As Time Goes By The Country Set NC Bluegrass Underground Episode 2 EX Fast Forward Millennials and their parents wear an “aging empathy suit.” 7:30 PBS As Time Goes By Lionel’s Ex-wife NC Echo Sessions Turkuaz 8:00 PBS Midsomer Murders The Incident at Cooper Hill, Part 1
NC Song of the Mountains Salt & Light/ Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain String Band EX Jazz A Masterpiece by Midnight (1961-present) DV 9:00 PBS Midsomer Murders The Incident at Cooper Hill, Part 2 NC David Holt’s State of Music Onstage! L 10:00 PBS Doc Martin Remember Me NC David Holt’s State of Music The Kruger Brothers L EX Black Ballerina Black women talk about their love of ballet. 10:30 NC David Holt’s State of Music Amythyst Kiah & Mipso L 11:00 PBS Thou Shalt Not Kill Episode 11 A woman finds her 4-year-old daughter dead in her car. NC David Holt’s State of Music Joe Newberry L EX Portraits for the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black Elizabeth Black leaves an art career behind to join the American Red Cross during World War II. 11:30 NC David Holt’s State of Music Molly Tuttle L
4 SUNDAY 6 AM PBS Kid Stew NC Splash & Bubbles EX The Chavis Chronicles
6 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
6:30 PBS Elinor Wonders Why DV NC Education Matters Learn about issues affecting education in NC. L 7:00 PBS Ready Jet Go! DV NC Open Mind EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Louisville 2021 Hour 2 7:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L 8:00 PBS Curious George DV NC Carolina Business Review L EX Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets 8:30 PBS Wild Kratts NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 PBS This Old House Return to Dorchester NC Washington Week EX Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album 9:30 PBS Ask This Old House Power Washing, Deck Lights NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L 10:00 PBS Sci NC NC Astronaut Christina Koch from the ISS NC History with David Rubenstein Cokie Roberts EX Tales From the Royal Bedchamber 10:30 PBS Exploring North Carolina Fort Bragging Rights L NC North Carolina Bookwatch Sue Monk Kidd: The Book of Longings L 11:00 PBS Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen A Tale of Two Nicks: Hams & Butchers NC The Chavis Chronicles EX Great British Baking Show Sweet Dough 11:30 PBS Simply Ming Guest Susur Lee NC Story in the Public Square Noon PBS FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L
Honor the ancestors with My Grandparents’ War, Sunday, April 4, 8 PM, on PBS NC.
NC Carolina Outdoor Journal Barracuda Bite L EX Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places Hungry for Hungary 12:30 PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover NC Outside: Beyond the Lens Grasslands EX Rick Steves’ Europe Belfast & the Best of Northern Ireland 1:00 PBS Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Weeknight Italian NC Song of the Mountains Salt & Light/ Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain String Band EX Doc Martin Remember Me 1:30 PBS Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board Cook Your Way to the Life You Want 2:00 PBS America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Mediterranean Comfort Food NC David Holt’s State of Music Onstage! L EX Call the Midwife Episode 4 2:30 PBS Cook’s Country Never Enough Chocolate 3:00 PBS Pati’s Mexican Table Pati’s Texican NC David Holt’s State of Music The Kruger Brothers L
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EX Call the Midwife Episode 5 3:30 PBS North Carolina Bookwatch Jodi Magness: Masada L NC David Holt’s State of Music Amythyst Kiah & Mipso L 4:00 PBS Black Issues Forum NC David Holt’s State of Music Joe Newberry L EX Great Performances Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP Magazine 4:30 PBS ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L NC David Holt’s State of Music Molly Tuttle L 5:00 PBS Washington Week NC PBS NewsHour Weekend EX Howards End on Masterpiece Episode 3 Margaret receives an unexpected offer from Henry. 5:30 PBS PBS NewsHour Weekend NC ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L 6 PM PBS Midsomer Murders The Incident at Cooper Hill, Part 1 NC Black Issues Forum EX Howards End on Masterpiece Episode 4 Margaret is undaunted by Henry’s past misdeeds. 6:30 NC American Experience The Blinding of Isaac Woodard DV 7:00 PBS Midsomer Murders The Incident at Cooper Hill, Part 2 EX Extinction: The Facts David Attenborough explores extinction and the consequences. 8:00 PBS My Grandparents’ War SERIES PREMIERE! Helena Bonham Carter EX Climate Change: The Facts Scientists explore what could happen if temperatures rise. L = Local
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8:30 NC West Is Burning The state of forests in the west is examined. 9:00 PBS Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece SERIES PREMIERE! Episode 1 Norwegian Crown Princess Martha must flee the Nazis. EX NOVA Mystery Beneath the Ice Scientists search for the killer decimating shrimp-like creatures in Antarctica. 9:30 NC Big Burn: American Experience The largest fire in American history had profound consequences on the Forest Service. DV 10:00 PBS World on Fire on Masterpiece Episode 1 Harry vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw. EX Exploring North Carolina Fort Bragging Rights L 10:30 NC Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Jodie Foster/Anthony Hopkins/Riz Ahmed/ Steven Yeun EX My Home, NC Chatham Rabbits/ Mitchell’s/Artivist L 11:00 PBS EastEnders NC ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Louisville 2021, Hour 2 11:30 NC Comic Culture L PBS EastEnders
5 MONDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Tales From the Royal Bedchamber 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source 7:00 PBS Legacy List with Matt Paxton We Are Family/ Dorchester, MA NC PBS NewsHour EX Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places Fall Harvest Celebration
The Princess and the President’s unprecedented predicament: Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece, Sunday, April 4, 9 PM, on PBS NC.
7:30 EX Rick Steves’ Europe French Riviera: Uniquely Chic 8:00 PBS Hemingway SERIES PREMIERE! A Writer (1899-1929) NC Jesus: Countdown to Calvary EX My Grandparents’ War Helena Bonham Carter 9:00 NC Flavor, NC BBQ: Heritage Hogs L EX Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece Episode 1 9:30 NC NC Weekend Family Trips L 10:00 PBS Hemingway A Writer (1899-1929) NC Sci NC NC Astronaut Christina Koch From the ISS EX Jamestown Maria runs away when her trust is betrayed and Jocelyn gains an unlikely ally. 10:30 NC ncIMPACT School Justice Partnerships L
11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX Finding Your Roots Freedom Tales
6 TUESDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Essential Pépin Egg-ceptional DV 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX Cook’s Country Beef, Dressed Up 7:00 PBS Flavor, NC Vineyards: Grandfather, A Secret Garden, Grapeful Sisters L NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Swiss Alps 7:30 PBS NC Weekend Family Trips L EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Taiwan: Mountain Beauty, Villages & Cultures 8:00 PBS Hemingway The Avatar (1929-1944) NC North Carolina Bookwatch Jodi Magness: Masada L
ome to Papa: watch the Series premiere of Hemingway, Monday, C April 5, 8 PM, on PBS NC.
8 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 1 When the Titanic sinks, Lord Grantham loses his immediate heirs. 8:30 NC Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations Gumbo Fest 9:00 NC Texas Parks & Wildlife Fortlandia, Caprock Canyons Bison 9:30 NC Daytripper Luckenbach 10:00 PBS Hemingway The Avatar (1929-1944) NC Connected: A Search for Unity The County That Built the Country EX Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced 11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope San Francisco’s Changing Neighborhoods DV 11:30 EX In the Americas with David Yetman In the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Chile’s Melting
7 WEDNESDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Exploring North Carolina Fort Bragging Rights L 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX My Home, NC Chatham Rabbits/ Mitchell’s/Artivist L 7:00 PBS MotorWeek NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe French Alps & Lyon 7:30 PBS Changing Seas Dolphins: Breaking the Code EX Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Shenandoah Valley, VA: Luray Caverns, Water Parks & Lavender Farms 8:00 PBS Hemingway The Blank Page (1944-1961) NC Antiques Roadshow Recut Politically Collect 1
Ring the bell for the reprise of Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece, starting Tuesday, April 6, 8 PM, on the Explorer Channel.
EX Essential Pépin Egg-ceptional DV 8:30 NC Antiques Roadshow Recut Politically Collect 2 EX Great British Baking Show Biscuits 9:00 NC Antiques Roadshow Recut Newport, Part 1 9:30 NC Antiques Roadshow Recut Newport, Part 2 EX Taste of History Penn’s Personal Brewery 10:00 PBS Hemingway The Blank Page (1944-1961) NC Antiques Roadshow Recut Newport, Part 3 EX Sara’s Weeknight Meals Easy Elegance 10:30 NC Antiques Roadshow Recut Newport, Part 4 EX Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Entertaining Favorites 11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX Extinction: The Facts
8 THURSDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Lidia’s Kitchen Corn: From the Kernel to the Husk 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Misty Copeland
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7:00 PBS Opioids: State of Recovery Meet NC families and medical professionals dealing with the crisis. NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Germany’s Fascist Story 7:30 PBS Opioids & First Responders: Answering the Call The rescue workers are highlighted. EX Growing a Greener World Mason Bee Revolution: How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World L 8:00 PBS A Chef’s Life The World Is Your Oyster NC Flavor, NC Vineyards: Grandfather, A Secret Garden, Grapeful Sister L EX Connected: A Search for Unity The Goodlands 8:30 PBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Dutchess County, NY NC Moveable Feast with Relish Cookhouse, San Francisco, CA 9:00 PBS NC Weekend Romance L NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Hearts & Flowers EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Michael Tubbs 9:30 PBS My Home, NC Chatham Rabbits/ Mitchell’s/Artivist L NC Growing a Greener World Gardening on the Cheap: Top Tips for Saving Money L EX Moveable Feast with Relish Westport, MA 10:00 PBS REEL SOUTH SEASON PREMIERE! Muni L NC NC Weekend Romance L EX No Passport Required Los Angeles
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10:30 PBS REEL SOUTH PREMIERE! Flat Town A football game unites a historically segregated Louisiana town. L NC Tastemakers Barton Springs Mill, Dripping Springs, Texas 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Adventures in California’s Tri-valley DV 11:30 EX In the Americas with David Yetman The Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon
9 FRIDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Cook’s Country Beef, Dressed Up 6:30 NC BBC World News Today EX Essential Pépin Egg-ceptional DV 7:00 PBS Black Issues Forum NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Egypt’s Cairo 7:30 PBS ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention Anita Brown-Graham reports from Johnston County. L EX Lidia’s Kitchen Corn: From the Kernel to the Husk 8:00 PBS Washington Week NC ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L EX Doc Martin Remember Me 8:30 PBS FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L NC Black Issues Forum 9:00 PBS American Masters PREMIERE! Oliver Sacks: His Own Life DV NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L EX Call the Midwife Episode 6 Fred attempts to reinstate Poplar Horticultural Show. 9:30 NC Washington Week
Get to know the good doctor on American Masters Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, Friday, April 9, 9 PM, on PBS NC.
10:00 NC History with David Rubenstein Michael Beschloss EX Call the Midwife Episode 7 Kevin’s newest patient needs his emotional support. 10:30 NC The Chavis Chronicles 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX EastEnders 11:30 EX EastEnders
10 SATURDAY 6 AM PBS Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood DV NC Moveable Feast with Relish Rooftop Loft, Providence, RI EX Carolina Outdoor Journal Barracuda Bite L 6:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Hearts & Flowers EX Expeditions with Patrick Mcmillan The New River Valley: Ancient landscapes, Ancient Connections 7:00 PBS Sesame Street DV NC Carolina Outdoor Journal Barracuda Bite L EX Exploring North Carolina Two Lakes & a Pond L 7:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV
NC Great Scenic Railway Journeys New Zealand EX Rick Steves’ Europe Poland Rediscovered: Krakow, Auschwitz & Warsaw 8:00 PBS Pinkalicious & Peterrific DV NC gardenSMART Taking a Tree From Cutting to the Market EX Extinction: The Facts 8:30 PBS Molly of Denali DV NC Flavor, NC Vineyards: Grandfather, A Secret Garden, Grapeful Sister L 9:00 PBS Elinor Wonders Why DV NC NC Weekend Romance L EX Climate Change: The Facts 9:30 PBS Nature Cat NC ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L 10:00 PBS NC Weekend Romance L NC Carolina Business Review L EX Lidia’s Kitchen The Italian Products Have Arrived! 10:30 PBS ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L NC To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Daniel Lubetzky EX A Chef’s Life Cracklin’ Kitchen 11:00 PBS Growing a Greener World Gardening to Feed Our Souls & Nourish Our Neighbor L NC Classic Woodworking Shaker Hall Table EX Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board The 3 C’s of Health: Carrots, Cauliflower & Cabbage 11:30 PBS P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Keep It Simple NC Woodsmith Shop Bird House & Feeder EX Moveable Feast with Relish Cookhouse, San Francisco, CA
10 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
oon PBS gardenSMART N Revamping Your Yard NC Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest Twisted Stalk & Wild Mint EX Legacy List with Matt Paxton Six Generations of Stuff/ Leesburg, VA 12:30 PBS Moveable Feast with Relish Cookhouse, San Francisco, CA NC Weekends with Yankee Back to Our Roots 1:00 PBS Antiques Roadshow Our 50 States, 1 NC In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs Daniel Boulud EX NC Weekend Romance L 1:30 NC Great Scenic Railway Journeys New Zealand EX Great Scenic Railway Journeys New Zealand 2:00 PBS Rick Steves’ Europe London: Mod & Trad NC Texas Parks & Wildlife Fortlandia, Caprock Canyons Bison EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 1 2:30 PBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Dutchess County, NY NC Story in the Public Square 3:00 PBS Great Scenic Railway Journeys New Zealand NC To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé 3:30 PBS American Woodshop Adirondack Camp Chair NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 4:00 PBS This Old House 3 Decker Heaven NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L EX Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced 4:30 PBS Ask This Old House Move Baseboard, Cooler Bench
NC History with David Rubenstein Michael Beschloss 5:00 PBS Carolina Outdoor Journal Deep Water Jigging L NC PBS NewsHour Weekend EX Extinction: The Facts 5:30 PBS PBS NewsHour Weekend NC Washington Week 6 PM PBS Song of the Mountains Wayne Henderson & Jeff Little/Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers NC Classic Gospel A Billy Graham Music Homecoming EX Climate Change: The Facts 7:00 PBS As Time Goes By Lionel’s New Hobby NC Bluegrass Underground Episode 3 EX NOVA Mystery Beneath the Ice 7:30 PBS As Time Goes By Avoiding the Country Set NC Echo Sessions Jonathan Scales Fourchestra 8:00 PBS Midsomer Murders Breaking The Chain, Part 1 NC Song of the Mountains Dom Flemons/ Darrell Webb Band EX Baseball Our Game 9:00 PBS Midsomer Murders Breaking The Chain, Part 2 NC NC Weekend Mountain Towns L 9:30 NC NC Weekend State Parks & Treasures Part Two L 10:00 PBS Doc Martin Don’t Let Go NC NC Weekend Back to Nature L EX Hemingway A Writer (1899-1929) 10:30 NC NC Weekend Country Stores L 11:00 PBS Thou Shalt Not Kill Episode 12 Valeria attempts to prove Arianna’s innocence. NC NC Weekend Best of Bob Garner L
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11 SUNDAY 6 AM PBS Kid Stew NC Splash & Bubbles EX The Chavis Chronicles 6:30 PBS Elinor Wonders Why DV NC Education Matters L 7:00 PBS Ready Jet Go! DV NC Open Mind EX Antiques Roadshow Our 50 States, 1 7:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L 8:00 PBS Curious George DV NC Carolina Business Review L EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 1 8:30 PBS Wild Kratts NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 PBS This Old House 3 Decker Heaven NC Washington Week 9:30 PBS Ask This Old House Move Baseboard, Cooler Bench NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L 10:00 PBS Changing Seas Dolphins: Breaking the Code NC History with David Rubenstein Michael Beschloss EX Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced 10:30 PBS Exploring North Carolina Two Lakes & a Pond L NC North Carolina Bookwatch Jodi Magness: Masada L 11:00 PBS Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen Dinner Party NC The Chavis Chronicles EX Great British Baking Show Biscuits 11:30 PBS Simply Ming Guest Joanne Chang NC Story in the Public Square Vanessa Otero
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Noon PBS FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L NC Carolina Outdoor Journal Deep Water Jigging L EX Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places Very Viennese 12:30 PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover NC Outside: Beyond the Lens Alabama Hills EX Rick Steves’ Europe London: Mod & Trad 1:00 PBS Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Mexican Favorites NC Song of the Mountains Dom Flemons/ Darrell Webb Band EX Doc Martin Don’t Let Go 1:30 PBS Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board Essential Plant Proteins 2:00 PBS America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Schnitzel & Roesti NC NC Weekend Mountain Towns L EX Call the Midwife Episode 6 2:30 PBS Cook’s Country Spring Feast NC NC Weekend State Parks & Treasures Part Two L 3:00 PBS Pati’s Mexican Table My Three Favorite Boys NC NC Weekend Back to Nature L EX Call the Midwife Episode 7 3:30 PBS North Carolina Bookwatch Devi Laskar: The Atlas of Reds & Blues L NC NC Weekend Country Stores L 4:00 PBS Black Issues Forum NC NC Weekend Best of Bob Garner L EX My Grandparents’ War Helena Bonham Carter 4:30 PBS ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L
NC NC Weekend Cozy Escapes L 5:00 PBS Washington Week NC PBS NewsHour Weekend EX Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece Episode 1 5:30 PBS PBS NewsHour Weekend NC ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L 6 PM PBS Midsomer Murders Breaking The Chain, Part 1 NC Black Issues Forum EX World on Fire on Masterpiece Episode 1 6:30 NC Toni Morrison: American Masters Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am DV 7:00 PBS Midsomer Murders Breaking The Chain, Part 2 EX Shelter Me Shelter dogs train for search-and-rescue. 8:00 PBS My Grandparents’ War Mark Rylance EX Shelter Me Volunteers renovate an animal shelter. 8:30 NC Tide Understanding the Tide 9:00 PBS Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece Episode 2 Prince Olav and the King plan their escape. EX Born to Explore: Namibia: Land of the Cheetah Richard Wiese looks at the most endangered cat in Africa. 9:30 NC Tide Living with the Tide 10:00 PBS World on Fire on Masterpiece Episode 2 Harry is desperate for news, while Kasia joins the Polish resistance. EX Exploring North Carolina Two Lakes & a Pond L 10:30 NC Variety Studio: Actors on Actors George Clooney/ Michelle Pfeiffer/ Zendaya/Carey Mulligan
EX My Home, NC Roan Mtn Ghost Choir/ Kai Lightner/Mitchell’s L 11:00 PBS EastEnders NC ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L EX Antiques Roadshow Our 50 States, 1 11:30 NC Comic Culture L PBS EastEnders
12 MONDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source 7:00 PBS Legacy List with Matt Paxton Don’t Go in the Basement/Morristown, NJ NC PBS NewsHour EX Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places Paella Party in Spain 7:30 EX Rick Steves’ Europe Poland Rediscovered: Krakow, Auschwitz & Warsaw 8:00 PBS Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas 2021 Hour 1 NC REEL SOUTH Muni L EX My Grandparents’ War Mark Rylance 8:30 NC REEL SOUTH Flat Town L 9:00 PBS When My Time Comes NC Flavor, NC Vineyards: Grandfather, A Secret Garden, Grapeful Sister L EX Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece Episode 2 9:30 NC NC Weekend Romance L 10:00 PBS Independent Lens PREMIERE! Down a Dark Stairwell A ChineseAmerican cop kills an innocent Black man. DV NC Changing Seas Dolphins: Breaking the Code
12 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
EX Jamestown Yeardley forms a plan that will change Jamestown. 10:30 NC ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L 11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX Finding Your Roots Coming to America 11:30 PBS Amanpour & Company
13 TUESDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Jodie Foster/Anthony Hopkins/Riz Ahmed/ Steven Yeun 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX Cook’s Country Regional Italian American Favorites 7:00 PBS Flavor, NC Farm Raised Crawfish L NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Egypt’s Nile, Alexandria, & Luxor 7:30 PBS NC Weekend Romance L EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Taiwan: Mountain Beauty, Villages & Cultures 8:00 PBS Finding Your Roots The New World NC North Carolina Bookwatch Devi Laskar: The Atlas of Reds & Blues L EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 2 Mary entertains three suitors. 8:30 NC Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations Crawfish Fest 9:00 PBS Adventures of T-man Follow an autistic young-adult, as he tries to live independently. NC Texas Parks & Wildlife Fox Finders, Kraken Diving, Brushland Birds 9:30 NC Daytripper Texas Tacos Road Trip
Hang with the cool cats on Nature The Leopard Legacy, Wednesday, April 14, 8 PM, on PBS NC.
10:00 PBS FRONTLINE PREMIERE! American Insurrection NC Connected: A Search for Unity The River EX Secrets of the Six Wives Beheaded, Died 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Surprising Toronto DV 11:30 EX In the Americas with David Yetman Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala’s Cultural Legacy
14 WEDNESDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Exploring North Carolina Two Lakes & a Pond L 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX My Home, NC Roan Mtn Ghost Choir/ Kai Lightner/Mitchell’s L 7:00 PBS MotorWeek NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Ethiopia: A Development Story 7:30 PBS Changing Seas Cryptic Critters EX Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Tampa Bay, Florida: Cuban Cuisine & Swimming
PBS = PBS NC NC = NC Channel EX = Explorer Channel
DV = Descriptive Video
8:00 PBS Nature PREMIERE! The Leopard Legacy DV NC ncIMPACT Elder Abuse Prevention L EX Essential Pépin Game Day DV 8:30 NC ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L EX Great British Baking Show Bread 9:00 PBS NOVA PREMIERE! Picture a Scientist DV NC ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L 9:30 NC ncIMPACT Rural Coworking Spaces L EX Taste of History America’s First Penitentiary 10:00 NC ncIMPACT Water Infrastructure Challenges L EX Sara’s Weeknight Meals Latin Twist 10:30 NC ncIMPACT Manufacturing Our Future L EX Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Lasagna Bolognese 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Born to Explore: Namibia: Land of the Cheetah
15 THURSDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Lidia’s Kitchen Fishing the Adriatic with Uncle Emilio 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Daniel Lubetzky 7:00 PBS Extraordinary People Six adults on the autism spectrum find meaningful work. NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Why We Travel L = Local
April | 13
7:30 PBS Autism: Emerging From the Maze Examine the research and advancements. EX Growing a Greener World Oh Deer? Dealing with Four-legged Garden Pests L 8:00 PBS A Chef’s Life Muscadine Time NC Flavor, NC Farm Raised Crawfish L EX Connected: A Search for Unity The County That Built the Country 8:30 PBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love The Food Special NC Moveable Feast with Relish Millstone Farm, Wilton, CT 9:00 PBS NC Weekend Wineries, Breweries & Spirits L NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Pollinators in Bloom EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Phil Rosenthal 9:30 PBS My Home, NC Roan Mtn Ghost Choir/ Kai Lightner/Mitchell’s L NC Growing a Greener World Modern Homesteading: Transforming the Urban Experience L EX Moveable Feast with Relish Rooftop Loft, Providence, RI 10:00 PBS REEL SOUTH PREMIERE! You Asked for the Facts Student activists at Ole Miss devise a plan to invite Robert F. Kennedy to campus. L NC NC Weekend Wineries, Breweries & Spirits L EX No Passport Required Houston 10:30 NC Tastemakers Union Kitchen, Washington, DC 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour
East meets west with Great Performances Beethoven in Beijing, Friday, April 16, 9 PM, on PBS NC.
EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Ontario’s Central Counties: Multicultural Advent DV
11:30 EX In the Americas with David Yetman Ice, Rock & Water: The Sierra Nevada
16 FRIDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Cook’s Country Regional Italian American Favorites 6:30 NC BBC World News Today EX Essential Pépin Game Day DV 7:00 PBS Black Issues Forum NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe The Majesty of Madrid 7:30 PBS ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L EX Lidia’s Kitchen Fishing the Adriatic with Uncle Emilio 8:00 PBS Washington Week NC ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L EX Doc Martin Don’t Let Go 8:30 PBS FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L NC Black Issues Forum 9:00 PBS Great Performances PREMIERE! Beethoven in Beijing NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L
EX Call the Midwife Episode 8 Nurse Crane cares for an unmarried expectant mother. 9:30 NC Washington Week 10:00 NC History with David Rubenstein Doris Kearns Goodwin EX Seaside Hotel A Summer by the North Sea 10:30 PBS Beyond the Canvas The Greats 2 Dolly Parton and Julie Andrews reveal how they paved the road to success. NC The Chavis Chronicles 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX EastEnders 11:30 EX EastEnders
17 SATURDAY 6 AM PBS Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood DV NC Moveable Feast with Relish Secret Sea Cove, Bay Area, CA EX Carolina Outdoor Journal Deep Water Jigging L 6:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Pollinators in Bloom EX Expeditions with Patrick Mcmillan Jocasse: The Jewel of the Escarpment 7:00 PBS Sesame Street DV NC Carolina Outdoor Journal Deep Water Jigging L
14 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
EX Exploring North Carolina Invaders Among Us L 7:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC Great Scenic Railway Journeys New Zealand EX Rick Steves’ Europe Budapest: The Best of Hungary 8:00 PBS Pinkalicious & Peterrific DV NC gardenSMART Hydrangeas EX Shelter Me Shelter dogs train for search and rescue. 8:30 PBS Molly of Denali DV NC Flavor, NC Farm Raised Crawfish L 9:00 PBS Elinor Wonders Why DV NC NC Weekend Wineries, Breweries & Spirits L EX Shelter Me Volunteers renovate an animal shelter. 9:30 PBS Nature Cat NC ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L 10:00 PBS NC Weekend Wineries, Breweries & Spirits L NC Carolina Business Review L EX Lidia’s Kitchen My Goats & Ricotta 10:30 PBS ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L NC To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Mark Cuban EX A Chef’s Life Tomatoes...You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey 11:00 PBS Growing a Greener World Don’t Feed the Landfills L NC Classic Woodworking The Hanging Cabinet EX Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board Rules of the Kitchen 11:30 PBS P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Add a Little Color NC Woodsmith Shop Turned Tool Handles.
EX Moveable Feast with Relish Millstone Farm, Wilton, CT Noon PBS gardenSMART Gardening with Kids NC Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest Douglas Fir & Buffaloberry EX Legacy List with Matt Paxton Turn the Page/ Washington, D.C. 12:30 PBS Moveable Feast with Relish Millstone Farm, Wilton, CT NC Weekends with Yankee Common Ground 1:00 PBS Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas 2021 Hour 1 NC In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs Jim Dodge EX NC Weekend Wineries, Breweries & Spirits L 1:30 NC Great Scenic Railway Journeys New Zealand EX Great Scenic Railway Journeys New Zealand 2:00 PBS Rick Steves’ Europe Highlights of Paris: Eiffel & Monet to Crème Brûlée NC Texas Parks & Wildlife Fox Finders, Kraken Diving, Brushland Birds EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 2 2:30 PBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love The Food Special NC Story in the Public Square Vanessa Otero 3:00 PBS Great Scenic Railway Journeys New Zealand NC To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé 3:30 PBS American Woodshop Suzy’s Barn Woodshop Highlights NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
PBS = PBS NC NC = NC Channel EX = Explorer Channel
DV = Descriptive Video
4:00 PBS This Old House House Fire Reclamation NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L EX Secrets of the Six Wives Beheaded, Died 4:30 PBS Ask This Old House Flickering Lights, Brick Stairs NC History with David Rubenstein Doris Kearns Goodwin 5:00 PBS Carolina Outdoor Journal Shrimp Imposter L NC PBS NewsHour Weekend EX Shelter Me Shelter dogs train for search and rescue. 5:30 PBS PBS NewsHour Weekend NC Washington Week 6 PM PBS Song of the Mountains Hillary Klug/David Childers/Bobby Starnes/ Steve Gulley NC Classic Gospel All Day Singin’ at the Dome EX Shelter Me Volunteers renovate an animal shelter. 7:00 PBS As Time Goes By Broadcast Plans NC Bluegrass Underground Episode 4 EX Ted Williams: American Masters Bob Costas, Wade Boggs and more appear. DV 7:30 PBS As Time Goes By At Death’s Door NC Echo Sessions Doc Aquatic 8:00 PBS Midsomer Murders A Dying Art, Part 1 NC Song of the Mountains Lulu Roman/Garrett Newton Band EX Baseball Something Like a War 9:00 PBS Midsomer Murders A Dying Art, Part 2 NC My Home, NC Mama Dip/Coming of the Shad/Land of Oz L 9:30 NC My Home, NC Endurance Seafood/ Connor Stroud L
L = Local
April | 15
10:00 PBS Doc Martin Cats & Sharks NC My Home, NC The Original Collard Sandwich/The Last Patternmaker L EX Hemingway The Avatar (1929-1944) 10:30 NC My Home, NC Albatross Fleet/Kim’s Wig/ Chocolate/Frisco UFO L 11:00 PBS Victoria & Albert: the Wedding Episode 1 NC My Home, NC Watson Brown/ Davian Robinson L 11:30 NC My Home, NC Jones BBQ/Mitchell’s Clothing/Artivist L
18 SUNDAY 6 AM PBS Kid Stew NC Splash & Bubbles EX The Chavis Chronicles 6:30 PBS Elinor Wonders Why DV NC Education Matters L 7:00 PBS Ready Jet Go! DV NC Open Mind EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas 2021 Hour 1 7:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L 8:00 PBS Curious George Swings Into Spring NC Carolina Business Review L EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 2 8:30 NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 PBS This Old House House Fire Reclamation NC Washington Week 9:30 PBS Ask This Old House Flickering Lights, Brick Stairs NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L 10:00 PBS Changing Seas Cryptic Critters NC History with David Rubenstein Doris Kearns Goodwin EX Secrets of the Six Wives Beheaded, Died
10:30 PBS Exploring North Carolina Invaders Among Us L NC North Carolina Bookwatch Devi Laskar: The Atlas of Reds & Blues L 11:00 PBS Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire SEASON PREMIERE! Much at Steak NC The Chavis Chronicles EX Great British Baking Show Patisserie 11:30 PBS Simply Ming Guest Sara Moulton NC Story in the Public Square Noon PBS FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L NC Carolina Outdoor Journal Shrimp Imposter L EX Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places Fabulous Francis 12:30 PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover NC Outside: Beyond the Lens Switzerland EX Rick Steves’ Europe Highlights of Paris: Eiffel & Monet to Crème Brûlée 1:00 PBS Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television From Spain with Love NC Song of the Mountains Lulu Roman/Garrett Newton Band EX Doc Martin Cats & Sharks 1:30 PBS Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board Fear & Loathing in the Kitchen 2:00 PBS America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Indian Feast NC My Home, NC Mama Dip/Coming of the Shad/Land of Oz L EX Call the Midwife Episode 8 2:30 PBS Cook’s Country Pork & Pierogi NC My Home, NC Endurance Seafood/ Connor Stroud L
3:00 PBS Pati’s Mexican Table Meals in a Minute NC My Home, NC The Original Collard Sandwich/The Last Patternmaker L EX Seaside Hotel A Summer by the North Sea 3:30 PBS North Carolina Bookwatch Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate L NC My Home, NC Albatross Fleet/Kim’s Wig/ Chocolate/Frisco UFO L 4:00 PBS Black Issues Forum NC My Home, NC Watson Brown/ Davian Robinson L EX My Grandparents’ War Mark Rylance 4:30 PBS ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L NC My Home, NC Jones BBQ/Mitchell’s Clothing/Artivist L 5:00 PBS Washington Week NC PBS NewsHour Weekend EX Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece Episode 2 5:30 PBS PBS NewsHour Weekend NC ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L 6 PM PBS Midsomer Murders A Dying Art, Part 1 NC Black Issues Forum EX World on Fire on Masterpiece Episode 2 6:30 NC Independent Lens Down a Dark Stairwell DV 7:00 PBS Midsomer Murders A Dying Art, Part 2 EX Nature The Leopard Legacy DV 8:00 PBS My Grandparents’ War Kristin Scott Thomas NC POV Shorts The Changing Same EX NOVA Picture a Scientist DV 8:30 NC Tide Harnessing the Tide
16 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
9:00 PBS Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece Episode 3 Princess Martha and the children flee to America. 9:30 NC Climate Change: The Facts 10:00 PBS World on Fire on Masterpiece Episode 3 Tom faces the fight of his life and Harry and Lois fight a more personal battle. EX Exploring North Carolina Invaders Among Us L 10:30 NC Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Ben Affleck/Sacha Baron Cohen/Andra Day/ Leslie Odom Jr. EX My Home, NC Digital Diva/Joe Penland L 11:00 PBS EastEnders NC ncIMPACT Designing Better Local Food Systems L EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas 2021, Hour 1 11:30 NC Comic Culture L PBS EastEnders
19 MONDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Secrets of the Six Wives Beheaded, Died 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source 7:00 PBS Legacy List with Matt Paxton A Whale of a Time/ East Hampton, NY NC PBS NewsHour EX Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places Budapest’s Central Market 7:30 EX Rick Steves’ Europe Budapest: The Best of Hungary 8:00 PBS Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas 2021, Hour 2 NC REEL SOUTH You Asked for the Facts L EX My Grandparents’ War Kristin Scott Thomas
NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Highlights of Castile: Toledo & Salamanca 7:30 PBS NC Weekend Wineries, Breweries & Spirits L EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Maine: Town & Country 8:00 PBS Finding Your Roots Laughing on the Inside NC North Carolina Bookwatch Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate L EX Downton Abbey Ease on down the road to the Season 1 on Masterpiece American Experience American Part 3 Matthew brings Oz, Monday, April 19, 9 PM, on out the bitter rivalry PBS NC. between Mary and Edith. 8:30 NC Kevin Belton’s New 9:00 PBS American Orleans Celebrations Experience Boudin Fest PREMIERE! American Oz DV 9:00 PBS Philly D.A. NC Flavor, NC PREMIERE! Episodes 1 & 2 Farm Raised Crawfish L NC Texas EX Atlantic Crossing Parks & Wildlife on Masterpiece Texas Hunting Traditions Episode 3 9:30 NC Daytripper 9:30 NC NC Weekend Strangest Road Wineries, Breweries Trip in Texas & Spirits L 10:00 NC Connected: 10:00 NC Changing Seas A Search for Unity Cryptic Critters The Sea EX Jamestown EX Secrets of Banished Silas is dethe Six Wives voted to his life with the Divorced, Beheaded, Pamunkey, forcing Alice Survived to make a decision. 11:00 PBS Amanpour 10:30 NC ncIMPACT & Company Designing Better NC PBS NewsHour Local Food Systems L EX Joseph Rosendo’s 11:00 PBS Amanpour Travelscope & Company Sault Saint Marie, NC PBS NewsHour Canada DV EX Finding Your Roots 11:30 EX In the Americas The New World with David Yetman Fiesta in the Yucatan: 20 TUESDAY Maya Traditions 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News 21 WEDNESDAY America 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour EX Variety Studio: NC BBC World News Actors on Actors America George Clooney/ EX Exploring Michelle Pfeiffer/ North Carolina Zendaya/Carey Mulligan Invaders Among Us L 6:30 NC BBC World News 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source Outside Source EX Cook’s Country EX My Home, NC Aloha State Favorites Digital Diva/Joe Penland L 7:00 PBS Flavor, NC Sea Salt L
PBS = PBS NC NC = NC Channel EX = Explorer Channel
DV = Descriptive Video
L = Local
April | 17
7:00 PBS MotorWeek NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Normandy: War-torn Yet Full of Life 7:30 PBS Changing Seas Lords of the Wetlands EX Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Chattanooga, Tennessee: Moonpies, Incline Railway 8:00 PBS Nature PREMIERE! Sharks of Hawaii DV NC Finding Your Roots Black Like Me EX Essential Pépin Souper Soups for Supper DV
8:30 EX Great British Baking Show Desserts 9:00 PBS NOVA PREMIERE! Reef Rescue DV NC Finding Your Roots Slave Trade 9:30 EX Taste of History Camden & the Controversial Quaker 10:00 PBS Critical Care: America Vs. the World—PBS NewsHour PREMIERE! NC Finding Your Roots Country Roots EX Sara’s Weeknight Meals French Eggs 10:30 EX Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television French Showstopper Desserts 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Nature The Leopard Legacy DV
Respect the environmentally gifted with Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet, Thursday, April 22, 8 PM, on PBS NC.
7:00 PBS REEL SOUTH PREMIERE! That’s Wild Atlanta teens attempt to trek snowcapped peaks in the Rocky Mountains. L NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Belfast & the Best of Northern Ireland 7:30 EX Growing a Greener World Gardening on the Cheap: Top Tips for Saving Money L 8:00 PBS Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet SERIES PREMIERE! Episodes 1-3 NC Flavor, NC Sea Salt L EX Connected: A Search for Unity The River 8:30 NC Moveable Feast with Relish Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena, CA
22 THURSDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Lidia’s Kitchen Our Courtyard Cantina 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Mark Cuban
9:00 NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Plants & Flowers for a Healthy Home EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Payal Kadakia 9:30 NC Growing a Greener World Catching Up with TV Garden Legend Paul James L EX Moveable Feast with Relish Secret Sea Cove, Bay Area, CA 10:00 NC NC Weekend Historic Sites L EX No Passport Required Philadelphia 10:30 NC Tastemakers Den Sake Brewery, Oakland, California 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Northwest Ontario: Lake Superior & Beyond DV 11:30 EX In the Americas with David Yetman Panama: A City & a Canal
23 FRIDAY
What a relief, it’s NOVA Reef Rescue, Wednesday, April 21, 9 PM, on PBS NC.
6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Cook’s Country Aloha State Favorites 6:30 NC BBC World News Today
18 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
EX Essential Pépin Souper Soups for Supper DV
7:00 PBS Black Issues Forum NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe London: Mod & Trad 7:30 PBS ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L EX Lidia’s Kitchen Our Courtyard Cantina 8:00 PBS Washington Week NC ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L EX Doc Martin Cats & Sharks 8:30 PBS FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L NC Black Issues Forum 9:00 PBS Great Performances PREMIERE! Romeo & Juliet NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L EX Seaside Hotel Men’s Visit 9:30 NC Washington Week 10:00 NC History with David Rubenstein Susan E. Rice EX Seaside Hotel Fatal Consequences 10:30 NC The Chavis Chronicles 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX EastEnders 11:30 EX EastEnders
24 SATURDAY 6 AM PBS Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood DV NC Moveable Feast with Relish Mallet Kitchen, Seattle, WA EX Carolina Outdoor Journal Shrimp Imposter L 6:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Plants & Flowers for a Healthy Home EX Expeditions with Patrick Mcmillan Gardening for Life: Transforming Your Landscape 7:00 PBS Sesame Street DV NC Carolina Outdoor Journal Shrimp Imposter L
EX Exploring North Carolina Fords & Mills L 7:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC Great Scenic Railway Journeys Overlander & Trans Coastal Railways EX Rick Steves’ Europe Lisbon & the Algarve 8:00 PBS Pinkalicious & Peterrific DV NC gardenSMART What’s Going on Beneath the Soil EX NOVA Picture a Scientist DV 8:30 PBS Molly of Denali DV NC Flavor, NC Sea Salt L 9:00 PBS Elinor Wonders Why DV NC NC Weekend Historic Sites L 9:30 PBS Nature Cat NC ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L 10:00 PBS NC Weekend Historic Sites L NC Carolina Business Review L EX Lidia’s Kitchen Foraging Adventures 10:30 PBS ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L NC To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Mel Robbins EX A Chef’s Life The World Is Your Oyster 11:00 PBS Growing a Greener World Mason Bee Revolution: How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World L NC Classic Woodworking Round Side Table EX Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board Cook Your Way to the Life You Want 11:30 PBS P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Chef Vs Chef NC Woodsmith Shop Roll-around Tool Cabinet EX Moveable Feast with Relish Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena, CA
PBS = PBS NC NC = NC Channel EX = Explorer Channel
DV = Descriptive Video
oon PBS gardenSMART N Unusual Finds NC American Woodshop Tall Turned Table/ Woodturning EX Legacy List with Matt Paxton Haul in the Family/ Manheim, PA 12:30 PBS Moveable Feast with Relish Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena, CA NC Weekends with Yankee Homegrown 1:00 PBS Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas 2021, Hour 2 NC In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs Charlie Trotter EX NC Weekend Historic Sites L 1:30 NC Great Scenic Railway Journeys Overlander & Trans Coastal Railways EX Great Scenic Railway Journeys Overlander & Trans Coastal Railways 2:00 PBS Rick Steves’ Europe Belgium: Bruges & Brussels NC Texas Parks & Wildlife Texas Hunting Traditions EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 3 2:30 PBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Fort Myers & Sanibel Island, FL NC Story in the Public Square 3:00 PBS Great Scenic Railway Journeys Overlander & Trans Coastal Railways NC To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé 3:30 PBS American Woodshop Home & Shop Decorative Trim NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
L = Local
April | 19
4:00 PBS This Old House Urban Oasis NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L EX Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced, Beheaded, Survived 4:30 PBS Ask This Old House Spring Projects: Paint, Prune, Spigots NC History with David Rubenstein Susan E. Rice 5:00 PBS Carolina Outdoor Journal Rattle Trap Drum L NC PBS NewsHour Weekend EX Nature The Leopard Legacy DV 5:30 PBS PBS NewsHour Weekend NC Washington Week 6 PM PBS Song of the Mountains The Seldom Scene NC Classic Gospel Gaither Vocal Band: Happy Rhythm EX NOVA Picture a Scientist DV 7:00 PBS As Time Goes By Showered with Gifts NC Bluegrass Underground Episode 5 7:30 PBS As Time Goes By The Stalker NC Echo Sessions Camp David 8:00 PBS Midsomer Murders Saints & Sinners, Part 1 NC Song of the Mountains Lang Sisters / Carson Peters & Iron Mountain EX Baseball The Faith of 50 Million People 9:00 PBS Midsomer Murders Saints & Sinners, Part 2 NC Best of the Joy of Painting Winter Evergreens 9:30 NC Best of the Joy of Painting Surf’s Up 10:00 PBS Doc Martin Ever After NC Best of the Joy of Painting Red Sunset
EX Hemingway The Blank Page (1944-1961) 10:30 NC Best of the Joy of Painting Meadow Road 11:00 PBS Victoria & Albert: the Wedding Episode 2 NC Best of the Joy of Painting Winter Ova 11:30 NC Best of the Joy of Painting Secluded Beach
25 SUNDAY 6 AM PBS Kid Stew NC Splash & Bubbles EX The Chavis Chronicles 6:30 PBS Elinor Wonders Why DV NC Education Matters L 7:00 PBS Ready Jet Go! DV NC Open Mind EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas 2021, Hour 2 7:30 PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV NC ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L 8:00 PBS Curious George DV NC Carolina Business Review L EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 3 8:30 PBS Wild Kratts NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 PBS This Old House Urban Oasis NC Washington Week 9:30 PBS Ask This Old House Spring Project: Paint, Prune, Spigots NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L 10:00 PBS Changing Seas Lords of the Wetlands NC History with David Rubenstein Susan E. Rice EX Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced, Beheaded, Survived 10:30 PBS Exploring North Carolina Fords & Mills L
NC North Carolina Bookwatch Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate L 11:00 PBS Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Hot Stuff NC The Chavis Chronicles EX Great British Baking Show The Final 11:30 PBS Simply Ming SEASON PREMIERE! NC Story in the Public Square Noon PBS FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman L NC Carolina Outdoor Journal Rattle Trap Drum L EX Joanne Weir’s Plates & Places Fall Harvest Celebration 12:30 PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover NC Born to Explore with Richard Wiese Connecticut: A Touch of Africa EX Rick Steves’ Europe Belgium: Bruges & Brussels 1:00 PBS Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Everyday Middle Eastern Cooking NC Song of the Mountains Lang Sisters/Carson Peters & Iron Mountain EX Doc Martin Ever After 1:30 PBS Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board It’s the Food Silly 2:00 PBS America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Bistro Classics at Home NC Best of the Joy of Painting Winter Evergreens EX Seaside Hotel Men’s Visit 2:30 PBS Cook’s Country Spicy & Sour for Supper NC Best of the Joy of Painting Surf’s Up 3:00 PBS Pati’s Mexican Table Family Fiesta
20 | April | Evening & Weekend Listings Visit pbsnc.org/schedule for full listings.
What’s past is prologue on FRONTLINE The Virus That Shook the World, premieres Monday, April 26, 9 PM, on PBS NC.
NC Best of the Joy of Painting Red Sunset EX Seaside Hotel Fatal Consequences 3:30 PBS North Carolina Bookwatch Ricky Moore: Saltbox Seafood Joint Cookbook L NC Best of the Joy of Painting Meadow Road 4:00 PBS Black Issues Forum NC Best of the Joy of Painting Winter Oval EX My Grandparents’ War Kristin Scott Thomas 4:30 PBS ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L NC Best of the Joy of Painting Secluded Beach 5:00 PBS Washington Week NC PBS NewsHour Weekend EX Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece Episode 3 5:30 PBS PBS NewsHour Weekend NC ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L 6 PM PBS Midsomer Murders Saints & Sinners, Part 1 NC Black Issues Forum EX World on Fire on Masterpiece Episode 3 6:30 NC Philly D.A. Episodes 1 & 2 7:00 PBS Midsomer Murders Saints & Sinners, Part 2 EX Nature Sharks of Hawaii DV
8:00 PBS My Grandparents’ War Carey Mulligan EX NOVA Reef Rescue DV 8:30 NC Nature Sharks of Hawaii DV 9:00 PBS Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece Episode 4 Princess Martha is pressured to exploit her friendship with President Roosevelt. EX Critical Care: America Vs. the World—PBS NewsHour 9:30 NC NOVA Reef Rescue DV 10:00 PBS World on Fire on Masterpiece Episode 4 Harry’s courage is tested, while Kasia’s resistance activity intensifies. EX Exploring North Carolina Fords & Mills L 10:30 NC Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Jamie Dornan/Eddie Redmayne/Vanessa Kirby/Amanda Seyfried EX My Home, NC Cheetie Kumar/Jonas Family Style/Int’l Delights L 11:00 PBS EastEnders NC ncIMPACT PPE Manufacturing L EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas 2021, Hour 2 11:30 NC Comic Culture L PBS EastEnders
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27 TUESDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Ben Affleck/Sacha Baron Cohen/Andra Day/ Leslie Odom Jr. 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX Cook’s Country Chicken & Cornbread
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7:00 PBS Flavor, NC Wines: Ragapple Lassie, Sanders Ridge, West Bend L NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Highlights of Paris: Eiffel & Monet to Crème Brûlée 7:30 PBS NC Weekend Historic Sites L EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Thailand: Bangkok & Beyond 8:00 PBS Finding Your Roots On Broadway NC North Carolina Bookwatch Ricky Moore: Saltbox Seafood Joint Cookbook L EX Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece Part 4 The heir crisis at Downton Abbey takes an unexpected turn. 8:30 NC Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations Strawberry Fest 9:00 PBS Philly D.A. Episode 3 NC Texas Parks & Wildlife Wild Game Cooking Texas Style 9:30 NC Daytripper Graham 10:00 PBS FRONTLINE The Virus That Shook the World, Part 2 NC Connected: A Search for Unity The Divide EX Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Thousand Islands: A Canadian Bi-national Adventure DV 11:30 EX In the Americas with David Yetman Bahia: Brazil’s African Connection
28 WEDNESDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Exploring North Carolina Fords & Mills L
10:30 NC Cook’s Country Spring Feast EX Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Weeknight Mexican 11:00 PBS Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Nature Sharks of Hawaii DV It’s what’s inside that counts on the series premiere of Human: The World Within, Wednesday, April 28, 10 PM, on PBS NC.
6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX My Home, NC Cheetie Kumar/Jonas Family Style/Int’l Delights L 7:00 PBS MotorWeek NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Belgium: Bruges & Brussels 7:30 PBS Changing Seas Fishing the Flats for Science EX Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Dallas, Texas: The Texas State Fair, City Sunsets & Tex Mex 8:00 PBS Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet Episode 1 NC Cook’s Country BBQ Brisket & Fritters EX Essential Pépin Light As Air DV 8:30 NC Cook’s Country Chicken & Cornbread EX Great British Baking Show Pies & Tarts 9:00 PBS NOVA PREMIERE! Fighting for Fertility DV NC Cook’s Country Comfort Food Done Right 9:30 NC Cook’s Country Chicken & Biscuits EX Taste of History Salt Cay: The Island That Time Forgot 10:00 PBS Human: The World Within SERIES PREMIERE! React NC Cook’s Country Never Enough Chocolate EX Sara’s Weeknight Meals Ginger Mixup
29 THURSDAY 6 PM PBS PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News America EX Lidia’s Kitchen The Olive Grove 6:30 NC BBC World News Outside Source EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Mel Robbins 7:00 PBS Team River Runner—Beyond Paddling Veterans find purpose in the rivers of NC. NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Provence: Legendary Light, Wind & Wine 7:30 PBS Rudy & Neal Go Fishing Angler helps an Army veteran by taking him fishing in South Florida. EX Growing a Greener World Modern Homesteading: Transforming the Urban Experience L 8:00 PBS A Chef’s Life A Road Trip for Rice NC Flavor, NC Wines: Ragapple Lassie, Sanders Ridge, West Bend L EX Connected: A Search for Unity The Sea 8:30 PBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Fort Myers & Sanibel Island, FL NC Moveable Feast with Relish Westport, Ma 9:00 PBS NC Weekend L NC J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Lilies in Bloom EX To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Jay Shetty
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