If you have gone to any craft fairs or art markets recently, chances are you have seen Abbey Bell there. Her art stands out in a crowd due to its unique style which is a mixture of dark and cutesy. Her primary focus is creating arrangements of organic materials inside found objects. She uses sticks, stones, grass, flowers, animal bones and taxidermy to create beautiful scenes inside old glass receptacles or discarded decor such as the lantern pictured here.
Milwaukee PBS is proud to be part of a new curriculum available to teachers around the state emphasizing our rich state history. This program, developed by the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, highlights the Milwaukee Soldier’s home which is the subject of our A HALLOWED HOME FOR HEROES production.
The documentary steps back in time to uncover the fascinating story of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home, a National Historic Landmark. Its origins trace back to President Abraham Lincoln’s last Executive Order and an overlooked group of young women who were feminists before their time.
Vice President and General Manager of Milwaukee PBS Debbie Hamlett noted, “We're proud to have captured the historical significance of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home in our documentary A HALLOWED HOME FOR HEROES and to have inspired the creation of this curriculum.”
To learn more about this new 7-9 grade curriculum, visit: savethesoldiershome.com/curriculum.
How We Heal
In a country battling a loneliness epidemic, many men feel disconnected, weighed down by the stigma that prevents them from seeking help for their mental health. In this Milwaukee PBS special, Elizabeth Cramer shares the stories of three local men who have defied these barriers and found a way to heal.
5/15, 7:30PM 10.1
THURSDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD America The Bountiful (N) "Honey In North Dakota"
WORLD Reel South
"Small Town Universe" R on 5/2 1am
CREATE Kevin Belton's Cookin' Louisiana
"Lafourche Parish: Belton Family Home Place" R on 5/2 12am
6:30 36HD Wisconsin Foodie (N) "Clairo Farmstead Pasta, Louie's Finer Meats" R on 5/9 12:30am
CREATE Pati's Mexican Table "Canyon Cuisine" R on 5/2 12:30am
7PM 10HD John McGivern's Main Streets
"Lincoln Square, Chicago" R on 5/2 2am
36HD BBC News America
WORLD Asian Americans
"Breaking Ground" R on 5/1 11pm
CREATE Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television "The Greek Kitchen" R on 5/1 11:30pm
7:30 10HD Tracks Ahead
"Pacific Fruit Express" R on 5/6 5pm
36HD BBC News The Context (N)
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe
"Adena's Hot Milk Sponge" R on 5/1 11pm
8PM 10HD This Old House (N) "Westford Side Hustle" Kevin travels to Switzerland to visit one of their trade schools. R on 5/3 8am
36HD Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece "Episode One" Sidney is suspected of murder, along with others. Geordie makes up his mind about who will hang.
WORLD Pacific Heartbeat
"James & Isey" R on 5/2 12am
CREATE This Old House "Westford Septic, Stairs and Subs" R on 5/2 1am
8:30 10HD Ask This Old House (N) "Urban Gardens, Apron Driveway" Detroit urban pollinator gardens; impact drivers vs drills; cobblestone driveway apron. R on 5/2 3am
CREATE Ask This Old House "Irrigation Add-On, Stripped Holes" R on 5/2 1:30am
9PM 10HD Outdoor Wisconsin "Tri-Norse Ski Jump/ Door Co. Segway Tour/Grouse" Judy Nugent takes a Segway tour in Door County and we hunt for grouse in Sawyer County. R on 5/2 3:30am
36HD Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece "Episode Two" A professor dies in a suspicious fall and a government agent warns Geordie to back off the case.
WORLD PBS News Hour R on 5/2 2am
CREATE Rick Steves' Europe "Glasgow and Scottish Passions" R on 5/2 4am
9:30 10HD Wisconsin Foodie (N) "Flour Girl & Flame, Alice's Garden Urban Farm" Host Luke Zahm enjoys pizza and community at Flour Girl & Flame and Alice’s Garden. R on 5/2 4am
CREATE Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "Surprising Toronto"
10PM 10HD Weekends with Yankee (N) "Underwater Adventures"
36HD BBC News
WORLD DW The Day
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CREATE Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi "County Clare, Ireland"
10:30 10HD MotorWeek (N) "2025 McLaren 750s"
36HD PBS News Hour
WORLD BBC News
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "Toward Day's End" R on 5/2 4:30am 11PM 10HD NOVA "Critical Condition: Health In Black America" R on 5/2 2pm
WORLD Asian Americans "Breaking Ground" R on 5/2 7am
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "Adena's Hot Milk Sponge" R on 5/15 5:30pm
2 FRIDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD Wisconsin Life "Wisconsin Rocks!" R on 5/4 6:30pm
WORLD American Masters "Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir" R on 5/2 11pm
CREATE Fresh Glass "The Legacy of a Trailblazer"
6:30 36HD Outdoor Wisconsin (N) R on 5/3 12:30am
CREATE Cook's Country "A Bold Brunch" R on 5/25 6:30pm 7PM 10HD Washington Week with the Atlantic (N) R on 5/4 4am
36HD BBC News America
COVER STORY:
Miss Austen on Masterpiece
There are few things more fascinating or enduring than a real-life mystery. MISS AUSTEN takes one of the most prominent literary mysteries in history – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heartbreaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine. In Miss Austen, the drama begins in 1830, many years after Jane has died. Cassandra rushes to visit Isabella, the niece of her long-dead fiancé, who is about to lose her home following her father’s death. Cassandra is ostensibly there to help Isabella, but her real motive is to find a hidden bundle of private letters which, in the wrong hands, she fears could destroy Jane’s reputation. On discovering them, Cassandra is overwhelmed as she is transported back to her youth. In flashback, we meet Young Cassy and Jane as they navigate the romantic infatuations, family feuds and dashed hopes which shaped their lives, and laid the foundations for Jane’s unforgettable stories. Cassandra’s re-evaluation of her past eventually leads her to find a way to guide Isabella towards the path of true happiness. MISS AUSTEN, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Gill Hornby, is adapted by British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awardwinning writer Andrea Gibb (Elizabeth is Missing, Mayflies).
MISS AUSTEN will air in four episodes on MASTERPIECE on PBS starting Sunday, May 4, 8PM on 10.1. The timing is nothing less than thrilling as 2025 also marks 250 years since Jane Austen was born.
An exceptional cast has been assembled to tell the riveting story of MISS AUSTEN. Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, The Durrells in Corfu) stars as Cassandra Austen and Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) as Isabella Fowle. Synnøve Karlsen (Last Night in Soho), Patsy Ferran (Living), Max Irons (The Wife), Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away with Murder), Calam Lynch (Bridgerton) and Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey) are all also part of the star-studded cast.
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting
"Covered Bridge Oval" R on 5/6 4:30am
11PM WORLD The Vow from Hiroshima R on 5/6 7am
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "Baa's Crunchy Pooris" R on 5/11 4pm
6 TUESDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD Samantha Brown's Places to Love
"The Black Hills of South Dakota"
WORLD NOVA "Critical Condition: Health In Black America" R on 5/6 11pm
CREATE Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle
"Sheri's Home Recipes for the Holidays" R on 5/7 12am
6:30 36HD Tracks Ahead
"Pacific Fruit Express" R on 5/7 12:30am
CREATE Joanne Weir's Plates and Places
"Greek Island Picnic" R on 5/7 12:30am
7PM 10HD Finding Your Roots "Children of Exile"
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raul Esparza. R on 5/7 1:30am
36HD BBC News America
CREATE Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television "Secret Italian Recipes" R on 5/6 11:30pm
7:30 36HD BBC News The Context (N)
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe
"My Mother's Pernil" R on 5/6 11pm
8PM 10HD Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana (N) "Juneau & Whitehorse - Sister Cities" R on 5/7 2:30am
36HD My Life Is Murder (N) "Crushed Dreams" Alexa will need all five senses to solve the mysterious death of an ambitious young winemaker. R on 5/9 2am
WORLD First Peoples "Americas" R on 5/7 1am
CREATE Pati's Mexican Table "A Taste of Mazatlan" R on 5/7 1am
8:30
CREATE Pati's Mexican Table "Sonoran Family Favorites for Sami" R on 5/7 1:30am
8:45 36HD My Life Is Murder (N) "Sleep No More" A frosty reception awaits Alexa when she investigates the death of a chef at a resort. R on 5/9 2:45am
9PM 10HD Frontline "Antidote" R on 5/7 3:30am
WORLD PBS News Hour R on 5/7 2am
CREATE Rick Steves' Europe "Germany's Fascist Story" R on 5/7 4am
9:30 36HD Rick Steves' Europe "Berlin" Berlin's trendy east side, people-friendly riverfront and its vibrant social scene are explored. R on 5/9 3:30am
CREATE Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "Ontario's Central Counties - Multi-Cultural Adventures"
10PM 36HD BBC News
WORLD DW The Day
10PM 10HD Sherlock On Masterpiece "Sherlock, Season 2: The Reichenbach Fall" R on 5/11 12:57am
WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week R on 5/11 1pm
CREATE How She Rolls "A Very Carrie Christmas" R on 5/10 11am
10:30 36HD BBC News
CREATE Family Travel with Colleen Kelly "Orange County, California - Buena Park" R on 5/10 11:30am
11PM 36HD PBS News Hour
WORLD Mango House R on 5/10 7am
CREATE Lidia's Kitchen "Worth Celebrating" R on 5/10 12pm
10 SATURDAY
6PM 10HD Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries "Death on the Vine" R on 5/12 4pm
CREATE Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television "Thai Street Food"
6:30 CREATE Pati's Mexican Table "Cowboy Life"
7PM 10HD Inspector Lynley Mysteries "A Cry for Justice"
36HD Movie "Fiddler on the Roof" A Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters. R on 5/11 1pm
WORLD American Experience "The Movement and the "Madman"" R on 5/10 11pm
CREATE No Passport Required "Philadelphia" R on 5/11 2am
8PM CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "Hidden Delight" R on 5/11 1am
8:30 10HD Death In Paradise The team attempts to investigate the mysterious death of a British tourist. R on 5/11 2:33am
WORLD Amache: An American Injustice R on 5/11 12:30am
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "Covered Bridge Oval" R on 5/11 1:30am
9PM WORLD French Village R on 5/11 6pm
CREATE Rick Steves Art of Europe "The Middle Ages" R on 5/11 3am
9:30 10HD Have Guitar Will Travel World (N) "Myths & Monsters of the Scottish Highlands" Celebrate national poet and bard, Rabbie Burns.
10PM 10HD Milwaukee PBS Presents Live @ The Lakefront "Highlights from the 2023 Season"
36HD TV Workshop (N)
"A Journey of Love, Growth and Joy"
WORLD Asian Americans "A Question of Loyalty" R on 5/11 2am
CREATE Baking with Julia "Viennese Pastry with Markus Farbinger"
10:30 36HD TV Workshop (N)
CREATE Pati's Mexican Table "From Pueblo to City"
11PM 10HD My Music with Rhiannon Giddens (N) "Loah"
36HD Sherlock On Masterpiece "Sherlock, Season 4: The Final Problem"
WORLD American Experience
"The Movement and the "Madman""
CREATE Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan "Cultural Mosaic"
11 SUNDAY
6PM 10HD Sanditon On Masterpiece
36HD Weekends with Yankee "Delectable Transformations"
WORLD French Village
CREATE To Dine for with Kate Sullivan "Norman Lear, Television Producer"
6:30 36HD Wisconsin Life "By Land Or By Sea" R on 5/12 4pm
CREATE Cook's Country
"Duck and Dessert with Flair"
7PM 10HD Call The Midwife (N) "Season 14, Episode 7" Joyce faces a disciplinary hearing over a recent complaint which has been upheld. R on 5/12 12:30am
36HD John McGivern's Main Streets
"De Pere, Wisconsin" R on 5/12 3pm
WORLD Nature "Hummingbirds of Hollywood" R on 5/11 11pm
CREATE No Passport Required "Las Vegas" R on 5/12 2am
7:30 36HD Wisconsin Foodie "Clairo Farmstead Pasta, Louie's Finer Meats" R on 5/12 3:30pm
8PM 10HD Miss Austen On Masterpiece (N) "Episode 2" As Cassandra falls ill, her mind is flooded with memories of difficult times. R on 5/12 1:30am
36HD Nature "Hummingbirds of Hollywood" R on 5/13 4am
WORLD Finding Your Roots "Children of Exile" R on 5/12 12am
CREATE Lidia's Kitchen "Dinner and a Song" R on 5/12 1am
8:30 CREATE Family Travel with Colleen Kelly "Tucson, Arizona - Life on the Ranch" R on 5/12 1:30am
9PM 10HD Marie Antoinette (N) "The End of the Beginning" Marie Antoinette bravely steps up to rule in Louis' place when his depression takes over. R on 5/12 2:30am
36HD NOVA "Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown" Discover how scientists are working to learn more about the behaviors of cars and drivers. R on 5/12 11:30pm
WORLD Doc World "Flying Hands" R on 5/12 1am
CREATE Rick Steves Art of Europe "The Renaissance" R on 5/12 3am
10PM 10HD Sisi: Austrian Empress "Episode 5" R on 5/12 3:30am
36HD Bugs That Rule The World "Insect Apocalypse" R on 5/13 1:59am
WORLD POV "Tokyo Uber Blues" R on 5/12 2am
CREATE New Scandinavian Cooking "Norwegian Versions of Classic Recipes"
10:30
CREATE How She Rolls "Boxed In"
11PM 10HD Doc Martin "Equilibrium"
36HD Nature "Attenborough and the Sea Dragon" R on 5/14 5am
WORLD Nature "Hummingbirds of Hollywood" R on 5/12 7am
CREATE Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television "Favorite Italian Classics"
12 MONDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD Ireland with Michael "Iowish"
WORLD We Said No! No!: A Story of Civil Disobedience R on 5/12 11pm
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue "Argentine Fire" R on 5/13 12am
6:30 36HD Rick Steves' Europe "Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life"
CREATE Cook's Country "From The Dairyland" R on 5/13 12:30am
7PM 10HD Antiques Roadshow (N) "Never Seen That Before!" R on 5/13 1:30am
36HD BBC News America
WORLD POV "Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?" R on 5/13 12am
CREATE America's Test Kitchen R on 5/12 11:30pm
7:30 36HD BBC News The Context (N)
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "Grandma Erna's Kugel" R on 5/12 11pm
8PM 10HD Antiques Roadshow "Charleston, Hour One" A Pete Seeger autographed sign and an 1854 Edward Beyer panoramic oil painting are showcased. R on 5/13 4pm
36HD Milwaukee PBS Presents Live @ The Lakefront "Highlights from the 2023 Season" R on 5/19 2am
CREATE My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas "Flavors of the Athenian Art Scene" R on 5/13 1am
8:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage "What I Did for Love" R on 5/13 1:30am
CREATE Family Travel with Colleen Kelly "Mendocino County, California - Skunk Trains, Goats and Drive-thru Trees" R on 5/13 1:30am
9PM 10HD Alan Cumming's Most Luxurious Train Journeys Scotland (N) Alan stops for a soul-stirring guided visit to Culloden.
36HD Austin City Limits "Maren Morris" Country superstar Maren Morris showcases gems from her Grammy-nominated album, Humble Quest. R on 5/15 5am
WORLD PBS News Hour R on 5/13 2am
CREATE Rick Steves' Europe "Art of Prehistoric Europe" R on 5/13 4am
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: MR. POLAROID
Meet Edwin Land, a pioneering tech disruptor and inventor of the midcentury icon, the Polaroid camera. Introduced in 1948, it revolutionized amateur photography, making it instant and accessible to all.
5/19, 8PM 10.1
9:30
CREATE Ireland with Michael "Sunny South East"
9:46 10HD Alan Cumming's Most Luxurious Train Journeys Scotland (N) Alan sets sail to the sacred island of Iona.
10PM 36HD BBC News
WORLD DW The Day
CREATE Rudy Maxa's World "Korea"
10:30 10HD Independent Lens (N) "And So It Begins"
36HD PBS News Hour
WORLD BBC News
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "Valley View" R on 5/13 4:30am
11PM WORLD We Said No! No!: A Story of Civil Disobedience R on 5/13 7am
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "Grandma Erna's Kugel" R on 5/18 4pm
13 TUESDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD Samantha Brown's Places to Love "Route 66 - Missouri to Oklahoma"
WORLD NOVA "Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown" R on 5/13 11pm
CREATE Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle "Cornmeal of the Castle" R on 5/14 12am
6:30 36HD Black Nouveau R on 5/14 12:30am
CREATE Joanne Weir's Plates and Places "Beloved Italian Chef" R on 5/14 12:30am
7PM 10HD Finding Your Roots "Far from Home"
Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung, and Danny Trejo discover their family tree with Henry Louis Gates. R on 5/14 1:30am
36HD BBC News America
WORLD Bugs That Rule The World "Insect Apocalypse" R on 5/14 12am
CREATE Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
Television "Meatballs and More" R on 5/13 11:30pm
7:30
36HD BBC News The Context (N)
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake" R on 5/13 11pm
CHANNEL 10 DAYTIME
CH 10 MONDAY - FRIDAY
6AM M-F Wild Kratts
6:30 TH Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band 5/1
M-F Alma's Way
7AM M-F Lyla in the Loop
7:30 M-F Carl The Collector
8AM M-F Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
8:30 M-F Rosie's Rules
9AM M-F Sesame Street
9:30 M-F Work It Out Wombats!
10AM M-F Donkey Hodie
F Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band 5/23
10:30 M-F Pinkalicious & Peterrific
11AM M-F Elinor Wonders Why
11:30 M-F Nature Cat
Noon M-F Molly of Denali
T Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band 5/27
12:30 M-F Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
1PM M-F Antiques Roadshow
TH Antiques Roadshow Recut 5/8
1:30 TH Nature
2PM M Father Brown
T Antiques Roadshow
W Finding Your Roots
TH Nature
F NOVA
3PM M Call The Midwife 5/5-5/19
Lucy Worsley's Royal Photo Album 5/26
T Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 5/6-5/27
W Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana 5/7-5/14
American Experience 5/21
Armed with Language 5/28
TH Spy in the Ocean,
A Nature Miniseries 5/1
Bugs That Rule
The World 5/8-5/29
F Defying Death on the Atlantic 5/9 New Leash On Life: The K9s for Warriors Story 5/16
Timeless Patriotism: Guam and World War II 5/23
Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and World War II 5/30
4PM M Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
T Antiques Roadshow
W Epic Train Journeys from Above
TH Spy in the Ocean,
A Nature Miniseries 5/1
Nature 5/8-5/29
F American Delivery 5/2
Nazi Mega Weapons 5/9-5/16
WWII MegaWeapons 5/23
The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli 5/30
5PM M Miss Austen
SATURDAY
6AM America The Bountiful
6:30 Samantha Brown's Places to Love
7AM Volunteer Woodworker
Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD 5/17
7:30 Woodsmith Shop
American Woodshop 5/31
8AM This Old House
8:30 Ask This Old House
Jerry Apps: Food & Memories 5/17
This Old House 5/24
9AM Outdoor Wisconsin
9:30 John McGivern's Main Streets
10AM Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves Fascism in Europe 5/17
10:30 Rick Steves' Europe
11AM Antiques Roadshow
11:30 America's Home Cooking: Easy Recipes for Thrifty Cooking 5/17
Noon Kevin Belton's New Orleans Celebrations
12:30 Sara's Weeknight Meals
1PM Essential Pepin
1:30 Baking with Julia
America's Home Cooking: Gadgets & Gizmos 5/17
2PM Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah's Legacy
2:30 Milk Street's My Family Recipe
3PM Lidia's Kitchen
3:30 America's Test Kitche
America's Test Kitchen Celebrates 25 Years 5/17
4PM Cook's Country
4:30 Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
5PM Wisconsin Foodie
On Masterpiece
T Tracks Ahead 5/6
Black Nouveau 5/13
How We Heal (W.T.) 5/20
Adelante 5/27
W Real Rail Adventures: Switzerland 5/7
Real Rail Adventures: Swiss Grand Tour 5/14
Real Rail Adventures: Swiss Winter Magic 5/21
Real Rail Adventures: Swiss International Hubs 5/28
THE AMERICAN WOODSHOP
The 31st season of THE AMERICAN WOODSHOP. Join hosts Scott & Suzy Phillips as they feature projects using a multitude of materials including wood, glass, iron and stone this season. Why? Because using different materials keeps woodworking interesting and beautiful.
Saturdays at 7:30AM on 10.1 beginning 5/31
Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 5/17
5:30 John McGivern's Main Streets
SUNDAY
6AM Wild Kratts
6:30 Alma's Way 5/4-5/25
60s and 70s Soul Celebration (My Music Presents) 5/18
7AM Lyla in the Loop
7:30 Carl The Collector
8AM Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
8:30 Rosie's Rules
9AM Sesame Street
9:30 Work It Out Wombats! All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music Presents) 5/18
10AM John McGivern's Main Streets
10:30 Tracks Ahead 5/4
Black Nouveau 5/11
Adelante 5/25
11AM Here & Now
11:30 To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe Best of the 60's (My Music Presents) 5/18
Noon Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
12:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
1PM Antiques Roadshow
2PM Classic Gospel Deconstructing The Beatles 5/18
3PM Lawrence Welk Show
3:30 Classical Rewind (My Music Presents) 4PM Sanditon On Masterpiece 5/4-5/11
Homecoming: Sgt. Hamilton's Long Journey 5/25
4:30 WW2 Women on the Frontline 5PM Sanditon On Masterpiece 5:20 WW2 Women on the Frontline
TH Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries 5/1-5/8
Magical Land of Oz
F Human Footprint 5/2
Nazi Mega Weapons 5/9-5/16
WWII Mega Weapons 5/23
Bob Dole, Italy and World War II 5/30
5:30 T Outdoor Wisconsin
NEW SEASON
CREATE Cook's Country "Inspired By Japanese Immigrants" R on 5/22 2:30pm
7PM 10HD Washington Week with the Atlantic (N) R on 5/18 4am
36HD BBC News America
CREATE America's Test Kitchen
"Spicing Up The Grill" R on 5/17 1am
7:30 10HD Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (N) R on 5/18 4:30am
36HD BBC News The Context (N)
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "My Grandfather's Butter Rolls" R on 5/17 1:30am
8PM 10HD Midsomer Murders "Painted In Blood, Part 1" Joyce Barnaby finds a dead woman while painting watercolors of Midsomer Florey. R on 5/17 1:30am
36HD Great Performances (N) "Yellow Face" Enjoy Tony winner David Henry Hwang's Broadway comedy starring Daniel Dae Kim. R on 5/17 4am
WORLD Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana
"Alberta - Canada's Changing Heartland" R on 5/17 1am
CREATE Lucky Chow "Koreatown U.S.A" R on 5/17 9am
8:30 CREATE Lucky Chow "Chinatown, Reimagined" R on 5/17 9:30am
9PM 10HD Midsomer Murders "Painted In Blood, Part 2" R on 5/17 2:30am
WORLD PBS News Hour R on 5/17 2am
CREATE Lucky Chow "Bay Area's Pacific Rim Cuisine" R on 5/17 10am
9:30 CREATE Lucky Chow "Food As Cultural Collision" R on 5/17 10:30am
10PM 10HD Sherlock On Masterpiece "Sherlock, Season 3: The Empty Hearse" R on 5/18 12:57am
36HD BBC News
WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week R on 5/18 1pm
CREATE Lucky Chow "Food As Global Locavore" R on 5/17 11am
10:30 36HD PBS News Hour
CREATE Lucky Chow "Generasians" R on 5/17 11:30am
11PM WORLD American Experience "Plague at the Golden Gate" R on 5/17 7am
CREATE Lucky Chow "Comfort" R on 5/17 12pm
17 SATURDAY
6PM 10HD All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music Presents) R on 5/18 9:30am
WORLD The Class "System Failure" R on 5/19 4am
CREATE Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television "Rome: Spaghetti, Gnocchi and Cloud Bread"
6:30 CREATE Pati's Mexican Table "The Magic of Mata Ortiz"
7PM WORLD Independent Lens "Meet The Patels" R on 5/17 11pm
CREATE No Passport Required "Boston" R on 5/18 2am
8PM 10HD 60s and 70s Soul Celebration
(My Music Presents) Legends of 60's and '70s soul music perform their biggest hits. R on 5/18 6:30am
36HD Movie "The Great Train Robbery"
A master criminal and his crew plan to rob a train of a large sum of gold.
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "By The Sea" R on 5/18 1am
8:30
WORLD Dreams of Glory: The World of Women's Sumo R on 5/18 12:30am
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "Valley View" R on 5/18 1:30am
9PM WORLD French Village R on 5/18 6pm
CREATE Rick Steves Art of Europe "Baroque" R on 5/18 3am
10PM 36HD Student Operations (N)
WORLD Asian Americans
"Good Americans" R on 5/18 2am
CREATE Baking with Julia "Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto"
10:30 CREATE Pati's Mexican Table "Women of Oaxaca"
11PM 10HD Deconstructing The Beatles "Deconstructing Rubber Soul"
WORLD Independent Lens "Meet The Patels"
CREATE Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan "Loyal Friends In Setiawan"
18 SUNDAY
6PM 10HD Sanditon On Masterpiece
WORLD French Village
CREATE To Dine for with Kate Sullivan "Kavita Shukla, Inventor, Fenugreen"
6:30 CREATE Cook's Country "Unexpected Beef and Potatoes" R on 5/27 2:30pm
7PM 10HD Call The Midwife (N) "Season 14, Episode 8" The midwives evacuate a Mother and Baby Home while Nancy's wedding plans go awry. R on 5/19 12:30am
36HD Mustangs: America's Wild Horses
WORLD Nature "My Garden of a Thousand Bees" R on 5/18 11pm
CREATE Confucius Was A Foodie "Salt" R on 5/19 2am
8PM 10HD Miss Austen On Masterpiece (N) "Episode 3" Through her fevered delirium, Cassandra guards Jane's letters from her sister-in-law Mary Austen. R on 5/19 1:30am
WORLD Finding Your Roots
"Far from Home" R on 5/19 12am
CREATE Lucky Chow "Koreatown U.S.A" R on 5/19 1am
8:30 CREATE Lucky Chow "Chinatown, Reimagined" R on 5/19 1:30am
9PM 10HD Miss Austen On Masterpiece (N) "Episode 4" Cassandra takes a final step to protect Jane's legacy. R on 5/19 2:30am
36HD NOVA "Ultimate Crash Test: Impact"
See how a first-of-its-kind experiment aims to discover how to make cars and drivers safer. R on 5/19 11:30pm
WORLD Doc World
"Someone Lives Here" R on 5/19 1am
CREATE Rick Steves Art of Europe "The Modern Age" R on 5/19 3am
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Lauren Kolb and Erik Stowers
A Common Passion for Knowledge and Education
Lauren Kolb and Erik Stowers live in Pewaukee, Wisconsin with their three boys: Jonah (13), Solomon (11) and baby Gideon. Erik works as a Financial Advisor and Wealth Manager for HighPoint Planning Partners Group and prior to that was a private client advisor with JP Morgan. Lauren began her teaching career in Chicago Public Schools and now teaches 1st grade in Hartland, Wisconsin.
Lauren and Erik come from different professional worlds, but they share a common passion: making knowledge and education accessible to all.
Erik, a seasoned financial advisor, helps individuals and families build secure futures. Lauren, as a school teacher, has dedicated her life to helping students build strong educational foundations in reading, writing, math and critical thinking. Together, they see Milwaukee PBS as a bridge—connecting people of all ages to trusted news, educational resources, and cultural enrichment. “It’s the world’s biggest classroom.”
“We love watching PBS Passport and PBS KIDS in our home. Milwaukee PBS offers a quality source of enrichment outside the classroom,” Lauren says. “Programs like READING RAINBOW and MR. ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD sparked my own childhood curiosity. I’ve enjoyed seeing that same spark in my older children as they have gone from loving DANIEL TIGER and WILD KRATTS to their newest interests in ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, NATURE, and any wartime documentary. We are all excited to revisit our childhood favorites as baby Gideon gets older. I believe there is value in supporting Milwaukee PBS to make sure it’s around for children and families for years to come.”
Lauren and Erik are annual donors and longtime viewers of Milwaukee PBS. We are grateful for donors like Erik and Lauren, whose generosity ensures that public media continues to uplift, inform, and inspire.
10PM 10HD Sisi: Austrian Empress "Episode 6" R on 5/19 3:30am
36HD Bugs That Rule The World "Lifegivers" R on 5/20 1:59am
WORLD American Masters "HOPPER: An American Love Story" R on 5/19 2am
CREATE New Scandinavian Cooking "A Journey to the North"
10:30 CREATE How She Rolls "Beginnings & Endings"
11PM 10HD Doc Martin "Single White Bevy"
36HD Nature "Big Little Journeys: Home" R on 5/21 5am
WORLD Nature "My Garden of a Thousand Bees" R on 5/19 7am
CREATE Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television "Korean Fried Chicken"
19 MONDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD Have Guitar Will Travel World "The Shetland Sound"
WORLD Snapshots of Confinement R on 5/19 11pm
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue "East Meets West" R on 5/20 12am
6:30 36HD Rick Steves' Europe "Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland"
CREATE Cook's Country "Mexican American Comfort Food" R on 5/20 12:30am
7PM 10HD Antiques Roadshow (N) "Junk in the Trunk 14" R on 5/20 1:30am
36HD BBC News America
WORLD POV "Against The Tide" R on 5/20 12am
CREATE America's Test Kitchen R on 5/19 11:30pm
7:30 36HD BBC News The Context (N)
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "Baa's Crunchy Pooris" R on 5/19 11pm
8PM 10HD American Experience (N) "Mr. Polaroid" It's the chronicles of Edwin Land's life and legacy, from global success to the financial disaster. R on 5/21 3pm
36HD Beyonce & Solange - The Queen of Pop and Her Soul Sister (N) Get insights from friends and family into the lives and careers of Beyonce and Solange. R on 5/26 2am
CREATE Lucky Chow "Bay Area's Pacific Rim Cuisine" R on 5/20 1am
8:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage "On The Road Again" R on 5/20 1:30am
CREATE Lucky Chow "Food As Cultural Collision" R on 5/20 1:30am
9PM 10HD WW2 Women on the Frontline (N) R on 5/25 4:30pm
36HD Austin City Limits "Pavement" Legendary alternative rock pioneers Sharp modern rock in a career-spanning hour. R on 5/22 5am
WORLD PBS News Hour R on 5/20 2am
CREATE Rick Steves' Europe "Art of the Florentine Renaissance" R on 5/20 4am
9:30
CREATE Ireland with Michael "Cork'd"
9:50 10HD WW2 Women on the Frontline (N) R on 5/25 5:20pm
36HD Grantchester Season 3 On Masterpiece "Season Three - Episode Two" Sidney and Geordie investigate a mysterious death and the appearance of a dead bird at the vicarage.
CREATE Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "San Antonio's Fiesta - Ole!"
10PM 10HD Weekends with Yankee (N) "New England Traditions"
WORLD DW The Day
CREATE Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi "Seville, Spain"
10:30 10HD MotorWeek (N)
36HD BBC News
WORLD BBC News
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "River's Peace" R on 5/23 4:30am
11PM 10HD NOVA "Decoding The Universe: Cosmos" R on 5/23 2pm
36HD PBS News Hour
WORLD Asian Americans
"Generation Rising" R on 5/23 7am
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "My Mother's Calzone"
23 FRIDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD Wisconsin Life "Ecological Endeavors" R on 5/25 6:30pm
WORLD Sominsai: The End of a 1000-Year-Old Festival R on 5/23 11pm
CREATE Fresh Glass "Cassandra's Sunday Favorites"
6:30 36HD Outdoor Wisconsin "Petenwell Park Tour/ Door County Cherry Orchard/ Handgun Maintenance" R on 5/24 12:30am
CREATE Cook's Country "Spiced Chicken Dinners"
7PM 10HD Washington Week with the Atlantic (N) R on 5/25 4am
36HD BBC News America
WORLD Independent Lens "Beyond Utopia" R on 5/24 12am
CREATE America's Test Kitchen "Pork Chops and Corn Fritters, Perfected" R on 5/24 1am
7:30 10HD Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (N) R on 5/25 4:30am
36HD BBC News The Context (N)
CREATE Milk Street's My Family Recipe "My Grandmother's Christmas Popovers" R on 5/24 1:30am
8PM 10HD Midsomer Murders "Tale of Two Hamlets, Part 1" The death of a film star at a "satanic experience" at his family's ancestral home is investigated. R on 5/24 1:30am
36HD Great Performances (N) "Girl from the North Country" Explore how acclaimed playwriter Conor McPherson reimagines Bob Dylan's songs. R on 5/24 3:30am
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue "San Antonio Grill" R on 5/24 9am
MOVIE NIGHT
LA LA LAND
Top billed cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
5/24, 8PM 36.1
WORLD PBS News Hour R on 5/24 2am
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue "Gulf Coast Grill" R on 5/24 10am
9:30 CREATE Steven Raichlen's Project Fire "Fish Hits The Fire" R on 5/24 10:30am
10PM 10HD Sherlock On Masterpiece "Sherlock, Season 3: The Sign of Three" R on 5/25 12:57am
WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week R on 5/25 1pm
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Project Fire "Extreme Grilling" R on 5/24 11am
10:30 36HD BBC News
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Project Fire "Secret Steaks" R on 5/24 11:30am
11PM 36HD PBS News Hour
WORLD Sominsai: The End of a 1000-Year-Old Festival R on 5/24 7am
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Project Fire "Raichlen Grills St. Louis" R on 5/24 12pm
24 SATURDAY
8:30
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue "Fire and Spice" R on 5/24 9:30am
9PM 10HD Midsomer Murders "Tale of Two Hamlets, Part 2" R on 5/24 2:30am
6PM 10HD Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries "Dead Air"
36HD Antiques Roadshow "Junk in the Trunk 14"
WORLD The Class "Personal Statement" R on 5/26 4am
8PM 10HD Antiques Roadshow "Charleston, Hour Three" An 1875 W.S. Young landscape oil of the Greenbrier River and a Newcomb College vase are appraised. R on 5/27 4pm
36HD National Memorial Day Concert 2025 Tune in to the 36th annual broadcast of America's national night of remembrance.
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue "Gulf Coast Grill" R on 5/27 1am
8:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage "Saving The Day" R on 5/27 1:30am
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Project Fire "Fish Hits The Fire" R on 5/27 1:30am
9PM 10HD Mettle and Honor: The Greatest Generation
WORLD PBS News Hour R on 5/27 2am
CREATE Rick Steves' Europe "Dublin and Mystical Sidetrips" R on 5/27 4am
9:30 36HD Independent Lens "Make Peace Or Die: Honor The Fallen" Meet Anthony Marquez who dedicates himself to finding peace for himself and healing families.
CREATE Ireland with Michael "To The Waters & The Wild"
10PM 10HD National Memorial Day Concert 2025
WORLD DW The Day
CREATE Rudy Maxa's World "The Islands of Polynesia"
10:30 WORLD BBC News
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "Southwest Serenity" R on 5/27 4:30am
11PM 36HD PBS News Hour
WORLD Tending Clouds R on 5/27 7am
CREATE Wine First "Mosel Valley"
27 TUESDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi (N)
WORLD NOVA "Decoding The Universe: Cosmos" R on 5/27 11pm
CREATE Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle "Field Guide to Field Peas" R on 5/28 12am
6:30 36HD Adelante R on 5/28 12:30am
CREATE Joanne Weir's Plates and Places "Hungry for Hungary" R on 5/28 12:30am
7PM 10HD Finding Your Roots "Stranger Than Fiction" Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove. R on 5/28 1:30am
36HD BBC News America
WORLD Bugs That Rule The World "Eat Or Be Eaten" R on 5/28 12am
CREATE Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television "Argentina Favorites" R on 5/27 11:30pm
7:30 36HD BBC News The Context (N)
CREATE Wine First "Rheingau" R on 5/27 11pm
8PM 10HD Tyrus Wong: American Masters
Discover the art, life and enduring impact of the renowned Chinese-American painter Tyrus Wong. R on 5/28 2:30am
36HD My Life Is Murder "Call of the Wild" Alexa Crowe investigates a seemingly openand-shut murder by Auckland Harbor. R on 5/30 2am
WORLD First Peoples "Australia" R on 5/28 1am
8:30
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Project Fire "Extreme Grilling" R on 5/28 1am
CREATE Steven Raichlen's Project Fire "Secret Steaks" R on 5/28 1:30am
8:44 36HD My Life Is Murder "Oceans Apart"
Alexa's investigation into the death of a surfing champion takes her back to an old childhood haunt. R on 5/30 2:44am
9PM WORLD PBS News Hour R on 5/28 2am
CREATE Rick Steves' Europe "South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry" R on 5/28 4am
9:30 10HD Amache: An American Injustice
Explore the story of the unjust incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during WWII. R on 5/28 4am
36HD Rick Steves' Europe "Germany's Frankfurt and Nurnberg" Skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and the maze of underground bomb shelters in Nurnberg are explored. R on 5/30 3:30am
CREATE Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "Following the reformation Trail in Switzerland and Germany - Part 1"
10PM 10HD Vietnam War "This Is What We Do"
36HD BBC News
WORLD DW The Day
CREATE Family Travel with Colleen Kelly "Galveston Island, Texas"
10:30 36HD PBS News Hour
WORLD BBC News
CREATE Best of the Joy of Painting "High Tide" R on 5/28 4:30am
11PM WORLD NOVA "Decoding The Universe: Cosmos" R on 5/28 7am
CREATE Wine First "Rheingau"
28 WEDNESDAY
6PM 10HD PBS News Hour (N)
36HD Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "The History & Future of Communication, Part 2"
WORLD Independent Lens "Make Peace Or Die: Honor The Fallen" R on 5/28 11pm
CREATE Homemade Live! "Next Level Sandwiches" R on 5/29 12am 6:30 36HD John McGivern's Main Streets "Holland, Michigan" R on 5/29 12:30am
CREATE Cook's Country "Darn Good Desserts" R on 5/29 12:30am
7PM 10HD Nature "Equus: Story of the Horse: Chasing The Wind" The relationship between humans and horses, which is almost as old as civilization, is explored. R on 5/29 1:30am
36HD BBC News America
CREATE Lidia's Kitchen "Be The Host" R on 5/28 11:30pm
7:30 36HD BBC News The Context (N)
WORLD Independent Lens "Home Court" R on 5/29 12:30am
CREATE Wine First "Styria & Burgenland" R on 5/28 11pm
8PM 10HD NOVA "Decoding The Universe: Quantum" Discover the world of the subatomic realm in the quantum universe. R on 5/29 2:30am
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