October 2017 - WETA Magazine

OCTOBER 2017 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

New WETA TV 26 series premieres October 18 & 25 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 Features local restaurant reviews by diners in Greater Washington

Also tune in to WETA TV 26 local film Bygone DC, premiering October 11, and a new season of ancestry stories on the WETA co-production Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., airing Tuesday nights

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his month, we are very proud to premiere two new locally focused television productions that underscore WETA TV 26’s role as your hometown public broadcasting station. Our engaging new series Check, Please! DC presents reviews of restaurants around Greater Washington by local diners. The production will inform and entertain you, offering advice on great places to have a good meal out on the town. Airing as well is our new film Bygone DC, which spotlights some of the most interesting places and people of yesteryear in Washington and explores transformations of the landscape that have shaped the city.

In October, we are also delighted to roll out a new season of fascinating ancestry explorations on the popular series Finding Your Roots, a WETA co-production with our friend and partner, distinguished scholar Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. Learning about one’s forebears is a truly enthralling pursuit — for the discoveries, legacies, surprises and more that so intrigue us as they speak to who we are. Finding Your Roots explores the extraordinary, diverse mosaic of American identity and heritage, combining insights from historical research and scientific investigation in journeys of personal discovery. In the ten new episodes of Season 4, airing nationwide, Skip spotlights the ancestry of a diverse array of celebrity guests — see page 3 to learn who — illuminating their family backgrounds, and by extension, our collective experience as a people.

Another new October WETA presentation, the film Vermeer, Beyond Time, spotlights the Dutch artist in anticipation of a major new exhibition opening at the National Gallery of Art. Enjoy these exciting new WETA offerings, and thank you for your support.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

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n Thursday nights this month, WETA TV 26/HD features mysteries from Down Under: New Zealand-set series The Brokenwood Mysteries continues, leading off at 8 p.m. with new Season 3 episodes, followed by Australian drama Jack Irish at 9:30 p.m. In The Brokenwood Mysteries, Neill Rea stars as police detective Mike Shepherd and Fern Sutherland portrays his methodical assistant, detective Kristin Sims. The two investigate serious crimes in a seemingly serene rural community. In the new season’s four mysteries, the detectives face poisonous spiders, a real-life “Clue” board game gone wrong, the death of a classic-car enthusiast and more.

Jack Irish stars Emmy-winner Guy Pearce as the brooding antihero of Australian writer Peter Temple’s acclaimed novels. In three feature-length mysteries, the lawyer-turnedprivate sleuth, reeling from the loss of his wife, is thrust into a seedy underworld. Fellow Australian Marta Dusseldorp (of A Place to Call Home and Janet King) plays Linda Hillier, a journalist who aids Irish and becomes close to him. After the three stand-alone mysteries air on successive Thursdays, a follow-on six-part Jack Irish series begins on October 26, featuring a storyline that plunges the investigator into a case with international reach — and serious trouble.

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New WETA TV 26 local restaurant review series premieres Wednesdays, Oct. 18 & 25 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

amed 2016 Restaurant City of the Year by Bon Appétit Magazine, Washington, D.C. is currently one of the hottest foodie destinations in the United States.

With new restaurants opening every day, identifying true dining gems in the nation’s capital can be a matter of taste. A new locally focused WETA TV 26 television series — Check, Please! DC — offers intriguing restaurant tips by showcasing the diner’s perspective on the food scene in Greater Washington. Giving knowledgeable local diners a chance to share their favorite eateries and experiences, the programs will cover a wide range of treasured neighborhood establishments recommended by actual customers. The first two programs in the series air Wednesdays, October 18 and 25; and additional episodes are currently slated for November.

“Check, Please! DC, the latest in our roster of WETA TV 26 series celebrating local culture, will offer a fun way to hear about the hidden treasures of Washington’s food scene,” said Kevin Harris, WETA Vice President and Television Station Manager. “The series offers a refreshingly candid way to explore favorite restaurants in the District, Maryland and Virginia.” WETA TV 26 has explored food and culture in the region for television, most recently with the productions WETA Neighborhoods and Neighborhood Eats.

The series is hosted by local restaurateur Rose Previte (center left, above), owner of Compass Rose, which was named to every Washington, D.C. best restaurant list upon its opening in 2014 and remains a darling of local

and national media — from The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times to Food & Wine and Bon Appetit.

Recently, Previte was featured in the April 2017 issue of Washingtonian as one of Washington, D.C.’s “40 Under 40” top professionals to watch. She resides in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles with her husband, National Public Radio Morning Edition co-host David Greene.

In the series Check, Please! DC, viewers get an unfiltered look at local dining establishments via a panel of diverse citizen reviewers who share their honest opinions. In each episode, three guests each recommend one dining spot for review by the other two guests. After anonymously trying each restaurant recommendation, the guests join the show’s host in-studio to discuss their experiences together.

From Takoma Park to the Atlas District, from Falls Church to the heart of Shaw, the series covers a wide array of establishments and cuisines from the region’s diverse offerings. This month, Check, Please! DC takes viewers on a journey of discovery featuring hearty Southern classics, Uyghur dishes of northwest China, Belgian delights, and fresh Chesapeake Bay seafood.

WETA’s series for Greater Washington builds on the successful public television series Check, Please! airing in Chicago, San Francisco, Miami and Arizona. WETA continues to accept applications for guest reviewers on Check, Please! DC, which films at the station’s television studio in Arlington, Virginia. To learn more, visit weta.org/checkplease.

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WETA TV 26 documentary premieres Wednesday, October 11 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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theaters. Music entertainment venues of all stripes are in the spotlight as well, from Crystal Caverns and Carr and Sparrow’s Beaches, to the Watergate Music Barge (notably featured in the Cary Grant feature film Houseboat).

The WETA film revisits favorite Mom-and-Pop shops and department stores; revolutionary bookshops, record shops and clubs that reflected the local arts, music and culture scene; and the once-ubiquitous casual chains, oyster houses and power lunch restaurants of old. These buildings and business may have come and gone, but their memory lives on to inspire future generations.

Bygone DC also examines nearly forgotten chapters of the city’s history, which had an undeniable influence on the Washington, D.C. we know today, exploring how the landscape has undergone radical change: from remnants of slavery and stately mansions located steps from the National Mall, to the government administration temporary — or “tempo” — buildings (below) that inhabited the city’s green spaces in the early-to-mid-20th century.

“For long-time Washingtonians and transplants alike, Bygone DC takes viewers back in time to discover Washington, D.C.’s rich history,” said Kevin Harris, WETA Vice President and Television Station Manager.

“The region’s constant evolution offers the perfect opportunity to pay tribute to the things that aren’t there anymore, part of WETA’s continuing mission to produce television about our community, for our community.”

Bygone DC is the latest in a portfolio of locally focused WETA productions that includes WETA Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Eats, and the new restaurant review program Check, Please! DC, which premieres October 18.

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n ever-changing landscape, the neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. undergo continuous physical transformation. As the city and its communities usher in the future, iconic local establishments often disappear right before our eyes. Through archival footage and original interviews, a new WETA TV 26 production, Bygone DC, takes a walk down the region’s memory lane, spotlighting the places that once defined Greater Washington and exploring the impact of their legacy.

Many notable locales beloved by generations of Washingtonians are sadly no more, with only remnants of their glorious past still lingering today.

The 60-minute special takes a nostalgic look at some of the most memorable bygone places in Washington’s history. Among them are sporting venues, including Griffith Stadium, the baseball sporting ground where past U.S. presidents traditionally threw out the seasonal first pitch; and the Capital Centre, the former home of the Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals, as well as a performance venue for National Mall famed pop music acts.

Bygone DC also remembers popular movie palaces and revival theaters featuring notable architectural artistry, which at the height of their numbers constituted more than 100 unique locations, including the famed Fox, Knickerbocker and Lincoln

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oday’s leading cultural trailblazers discover surprising ancestral stories while learning their family history in an engaging new season of the critically acclaimed series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., co-produced with WETA. In Season 4, Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, continues exploring mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in family trees, spotlighting a new group of 28 intriguing participants.

“We are all connected to larger stories that have played a role in shaping who we are as people and as a nation,” said Gates. “The DNA technology of today opens the doors to discovering the past in new ways, allowing us to learn more about our history than ever before.”

In the fourth season of Finding Your Roots, comedian Larry David and politician Bernie Sanders discover they have more in common than they thought, tracing their roots back to Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. Comedic performers Garrison Keillor, Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari learn contrasting stories of assimilation and independence all over the globe. Actors Fred Armisen and Christopher Walken and musician Carly Simon each learn about a grandparent whose real identity and background had been a mystery to them. Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, filmmaker Ava DuVernay, and author and activist Janet Mock see their basic assumptions about their families challenged, placing their ancestors — of all colors — into the greater context of black history.

Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy trace their nonconformist ancestors through the Civil War and the American Revolution, all the way back to the Puritan establishment. Journalists Bryant Gumbel and Suzanne Malveaux and producer and writer Tonya Lewis-Lee discover a tapestry of the unexpected as they delve into their ancestry, revealing slaves and free people of color, Civil War legacies, and forgotten European origins. Actor Lupita Nyong’o, NBA star Carmelo Anthony and political commentator Ana Navarro trace their African heritage, investigating the political choices of their fathers and discovering sometimes unexpected heritage.

Also, actors Tea Leoni and Gaby Hoffmann both have lives shaped by family mysteries and are introduced to the identities and life stories of their biological ancestors, thanks to DNA detective work. DJ and producer Questlove, talk show host Dr. Phil, and journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s family stories are rooted in the American South. Actors Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro, all with immigrant parents, gain greater understanding of the challenges their ancestors faced from prejudice and poverty.

In conjunction with the broadcast, WETA is working with public television stations nationwide to encourage viewers to explore and share their family histories via social media using the hashtag #FindingYourRoots, and on the series companion website, pbs.org/FindingYourRoots. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season Four is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and WETA, in association with Ark Media. Gates — whose most recent other film credits in partnership with WETA include Africa’s Great Civilizations (2017) and Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016) — is writer and host of Finding Your Roots.

Major corporate support for Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season Four is provided by Ancestry, Johnson & Johnson and AT&T. Major support is also provided by the Ford Foundation, Candace King Weir, Dr. Georgette Bennett and Dr. Leonard Polonsky CBE, Hutchins Family Foundation, Rattner Family Foundation, Daryl and Steven Roth, Anne Peretz, and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.

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WETA TV 26/HD October Highlights Vermeer, Beyond Time

WETA presentation airs Friday, October 6 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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new, 90-minute documentary film, Vermeer, Beyond Time, explores the art, life and influences of 17th-century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer, one of the most loved, treasured and well-known artists in the world. The program, a WETA presentation created by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Cottet and narrated by actor Steve Martin, coincides with the opening this month of a major new exhibit (“Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry”) of works by the artist and his contemporaries at the National Gallery of Art. The film examines how this painter — living and working in the Dutch Golden Age — who died in penury and obscurity before being rediscovered some 200 years later, came to claim hearts and admiration throughout the world.

Vermeer, Beyond Time is a production of Martange Production and Soho Moon Pictures for ARTE, RTÉ and WETA. Producer James Woman Holding a Balance by Mitchell oversaw the public television version of the film for WETA. Johannes Vermeer, c. 1664 Images from Vermeer’s paintings — there are only 37 in existence today — have become part of our collective imagination and are instantly recognizable. The sense of intrigue and mystery about Vermeer’s work exists not just because there are so few paintings, but also because there are no writings, no drawings, no records of a master who might have taught him, and no detail about the artist as pupil.

Vermeer, Beyond Time spotlights the individual paintings, teasing out what has come to be known as the Vermeer style: the representation of light, the interplay of color and the effects of perspective across the same themes, places and objects. The film adds much to our understanding and knowledge of the painter, while still allowing for the mystery and allure of his art.

he popular natural history series Nature, which explores stories of the natural world from all over the globe, enters its 36th season this month, premiering three new films. Naledi: One Little Elephant (October 4, 8 p.m.) follows the moving story of an orphaned baby elephant whose life is saved by dedicated Botswana caretakers who reintroduced her to the herd that had forgotten her. The film also reports the startling revelations of the 2016 Great Elephant Census, which aimed to count every elephant in Africa. Fox Tales (October 11, 9 p.m.) tracks the movement of the supremely adaptable red fox into new habitats, from urban locales to the Arctic tundra, and follows new research into the secret life of these remarkable creatures. Encore program Animal Reunions (October 18, 8:30 p.m.) explores reunions of keepers and carers with the wild animals that were once in their care to learn whether the bonds that developed over many years in refuges and orphanages have stood the test of time. Rounding out the month’s Nature offerings is Charlie and the Curious Otters (October 25, 8:30 p.m.), which follows filmmaker Charlie Hamilton James as he documents the story of three curious river otter orphans in Wisconsin and visits otters all over the globe.

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The U.S. broadcast of Vermeer, Beyond Time is made possible by The Rice Family Foundation. The film is a production in association with the National Gallery of Ireland; The Louvre, Paris; and The National Gallery of Art, Washington — the three venues for the major exhibition “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry,” which examines the artistic exchanges among Johannes Vermeer and his contemporaries.

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Poldark, The Collection & The Durrells on Masterpiece

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n a new season of Poldark (9 p.m. starting October 1), Masterpiece presents the latest exploits of 18th-century Cornwall populist Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner), and his fiery partner, Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson). The eight new episodes follow the couple’s entanglement with archenemy George Warleggan and his bewitching wife, Elizabeth. The series introduces some new characters, including Elizabeth’s pretty cousin Morwenna, who, hired as a governess, becomes a pawn in George’s ruthless, grand game to win political influence and cement control over his foe.

Also featured are a mysterious plague of frogs, famine, and an eagerly anticipated birthday party that has a catch. But the main action involves the French Revolution, which ensnares one of the program’s main characters in its Reign of Terror, Poldark, Series 3 prompting Poldark to undertake his most dangerous mission yet. Before the season premiere, watch Poldark Revealed (8 p.m. on October 1), about the making of the Masterpiece series.

Also airing on Masterpiece this month is stylish high-fashion drama The Collection (10 p.m., starting October 8).

Set in 1947 Paris as France recovers from Nazi occupation, the seven-part series, in which couture becomes cutthroat, follows the fortunes of the Sabine family, composed of business-savvy Paul (Richard Coyle), his wealthy American wife, Helen (Mamie Gummer of The Good Wife), and his brilliant but dissipated designer brother, Claude (Tom Riley). Paul’s dresses are a sensation, and only his shady past and an inconvenient corpse block his way to success. Michael Kitchen (Foyle’s War) portrays Paul’s mentor.

Premiering as well this month is a second season of The Durrells in Corfu (8 p.m., starting October 15), which follows more of the eccentric family’s adventures on a Greek isle in the 1930s. Based on the memoirs of Gerald Durrell, the animal-loving youngest member of the bohemian clan, the six-part series again stars Keeley Hawes as the plucky widowed mother, Louisa Durrell; Josh O’Connor as her eldest son, Lawrence, who is destined to become a famous novelist; Callum Woodhouse as the hapless sportsman, Leslie; Daisy Waterstone as the lovelorn teen, Margo; and Milo Parker as Gerald.

Funding for Masterpiece is provided by Viking Cruises and Farmers Insurance® with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust.

The Collection

NOVA Explores Armor, Stonehenge, the Forbidden City & Volcanoes

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cience series NOVA presents four new films this month, beginning with Secrets of the Shining Knight (October 4, 9 p.m.), which explores armor, its relative strength and how it was crafted. On the program, NOVA challenges a blacksmith and a master armorer to recreate parts of an elite armor originally manufactured in the Royal Workshop founded by King Henry VIII, tracing the pair’s progress and putting their creation to the test.

Then, Ghosts of Stonehenge (October 11, 10 p.m.) examines how recent archaeological digs at Britain’s enigmatic 5,000-year-old site have uncovered new clues about Stonehenge and its builders. Secrets of the Forbidden City (October 18, 9:30 p.m.) spotlights another heritage site, Beijing’s Forbidden City, imperial China’s power center for nearly 500 years, exploring how the ingenious engineering of the palace-temple complex enabled it to survive centuries of earthquakes. Lastly, Killer Volcanoes (October 25, 9:30 p.m.) follows scientists as they investigate — from Greenland all the way to Antarctica — evidence of a mega-eruption that changed the climate of medieval earth.

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD October primetime simulcast listings.

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Finding Your Roots w/ Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Vietnam War (Part 1 of 10. Déjà Vu.) (1858-1961) (to 10:30pm) & The Vietnam War (Part 2 of 10. Riding the Tiger) (1961-1963) (to 12m) Season 4 (Ep 1 of 10. The Impression)

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Nature: Naledi: One Little Elephant

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The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 3 (Ep 1 of 4. The Black Widower)

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Washington Week

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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series 1: King Memses’ Curse

The WETA Movie: Some Like It Hot (to 10:59pm)

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Royal Wives at War

Poldark, Series 3 on Masterpiece (Pt 2 of 8)

The Collection on Masterpiece (Pt 1 of 7) (to 11:35pm)

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Antiques Roadshow: Detroit, MI (Pt 2)

Antiques Roadshow: Detroit, MI (Pt 3)

Great Performances: Havana Time Machine

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Finding Your Roots w/ Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Vietnam War (Part 3 of 10. The River Styx) (Jan. 1964-Dec. 1965) Season 4 (Ep 2 of 10. Unfamiliar Kin)

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Bygone DC

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The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 3 (Ep 2 of 4. Over Her Dead Body)

Jack Irish: Black Tide (to 11:03pm)

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Great Performances: Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2017

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Midsomer Murders, Series 12: The Dogleg The WETA Movie: Twelve Angry Men (to 10:39pm) Murders (Pt 1 of 2)

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The Durrells in Corfu, Series 2 on Masterpiece (Pt 1 of 6)

Poldark, Series 3 on Masterpiece (Pt 3 of 8)

The Collection on Masterpiece (Pt 2 of 7)

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Antiques Roadshow: Baton Rouge, LA (Pt 1)

Antiques Roadshow: Baton Rouge, LA (Pt 2)

Frontline: War on the EPA

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Finding Your Roots w/ Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Vietnam War (Part 4 of 10. Resolve) (Jan. 1966-June 1967) Season 4 (Ep 3 of 10. Puritans & Pioneers)

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Check, Please! DC (Ep 1)

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The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 3 (Ep 3 of 4. The Killing Machine)

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Washington Week

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Midsomer Murders, Series 12: The Dogleg The WETA Movie: Libeled Lady (to 10:38pm) Murders (Pt 2 of 2)

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The Durrells in Corfu, Series 2 on Masterpiece (Pt 2 of 6)

Poldark, Series 3 on Masterpiece (Pt 4 of 8)

The Collection on Masterpiece (Pt 3 of 7)

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Antiques Roadshow: Baton Rouge, LA (Pt 3)

Antiques Roadshow: Kansas City, MO (Pt 1)

POV: Cameraperson (to 11:30pm)

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Finding Your Roots w/ Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Vietnam War (Part 5 of 10. This Is What We Do) Season 4 (Ep 4 of 10. The Vanguard) (July 1967-Dec. 1967)

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Check, Please! DC (Ep 2)

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The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 3 (Ep 4 of 4. A Merry Bloody Christmas)

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Washington Week

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Midsomer Murders, Series 12: The Black Book

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The Durrells in Corfu, Series 2 on Masterpiece (Pt 3 of 6)

Poldark, Series 3 on Masterpiece (Pt 5 of 8)

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Antiques Roadshow: Our 50 States (Pt 1 of 2)

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive: American Masters

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Finding Your Roots w/ Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Vietnam War (Part 6 of 10. Things Fall Apart) Season 4 (Ep 5 of 10. Immigrant Nation) (Jan. 1968-July 1968)

NOVA: Secrets of the Shining Knight

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Nature: Animal Reunions

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NOVA: Secrets of the Forbidden City

Frontline: Fight for Mosul (to 11:30pm)

Jack Irish: Dead Point Great Performances: She Loves Me (to 11:30pm)

Nature: Charlie and the Curious Otters

(from 10:38pm) POV: Motherland (to 12:05am)

NOVA: Killer Volcanoes

Vietnam in Washington Frontline: Putin’s Revenge (Pt 1 of 2) (to 11:30pm)

Jack Irish (series) (Pts 1 & 2 of 6) (to 11:30pm) Live from Lincoln Center: Falsettos (to 11:30pm)

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Hispanic Heritage Awards 2017 (to 11:30pm)

NOVA: Ghosts of Stonehenge (to 11pm) & Frontline: War on the EPA (to 12m)

Bygone DC

Check, Please! DC (Ep 2)

Frontline: North Korea’s Deadly Dictator

Jack Irish: Bad Debts (to 11:09pm)

Nature: Fox Tales

Check, Please! DC (Ep 1)

POV: Swim Team (to 11:30pm)

Midsomer Murders, Series 12: Secrets and Spies

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The Collection on Masterpiece (Pt 4 of 7) Bygone DC (to 11:30pm) Vietnam in Washington

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Antiques Roadshow: Detroit, MI (Pt 1)

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Poldark, Series 3 on Masterpiece (Pt 1 of 8)

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Poldark Revealed

Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD October simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is exactly the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. through Charlie Rose, and weekend evenings, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturdays and 11:30 a.m. Sundays.

• Please note that Saturday daytime listings that follow are for WETA TV 26 only unless otherwise indicated.

For complete 24-hour schedules of programs on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD, visit weta.org/tv.

• The weeknight primetime schedule on WETA TV 26 often repeats the next weekday afternoon on WETA TV 26.

• WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6–9 a.m. Sundays. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 14 for schedule information.

Program Key ■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. {DVI} — Descriptive Video Service. R — Aired within the month.

Listings are accurate as of press time. For late-breaking program updates, call 703-998-2724 or visit weta.org/tv.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 4 A WETA CO-PRODUCTION

Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD A new season of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a WETA co-production, explores genealogies of 28 new guests.

Above: Gates with actor Scarlett Johansson on the series’ set.

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ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLE 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA AND THE WORLD WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 DEFENSE NEWS WEEKLY 11:00 THE OPEN MIND SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-11PM: 11:30 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION — An adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel follows a murder trial in 1920s London. Glamorous and rich Emily French (Kim Cattrall) is murdered, and all the evidence points to Leonard Vole (Billy Howle), a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune. That is the story that Emily’s dedicated housekeeper stands by in court.

Leonard however, is adamant that his partner, the enigmatic chorus girl Romaine (Andrea Riseborough), can prove his innocence. Tasked with representing Leonard are his solicitor John Mayhew (Toby Jones) and King’s Counsel, Sir Charles Carter KC (David Haig).

Repeats Thur 10/5, 1pm 1:33 LATIN MUSIC USA — A series explores the rise of American music forged from powerful Latin roots, and the influence of Latin music on jazz, hip hop, rhythm and blues, and rock ‘n’ roll — and on American culture.

Jimmy Smits narrates. Parts 1 & 2 of 4. Bridges/The Salsa Revolution. (Latin jazz, mambo, cha-cha, son Cubano, plena and salsa.) Repeats Tue 10/3, 2pm 3:30 LATIN MUSIC USA — Parts 3 & 4 of 4. The Chicano Wave/ Divas and Superstars. (Chicano civil rights, and the rise of Latin pop.) Repeats Tue 10/3, 4pm 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS — In a Bloomberg Media series, renowned Washington, D.C.-based financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein explores successful leadership, talking to business leaders about their stories and path to success. Repeats Mon 10/2, 1pm 7:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 9: THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS, PT. 1 — DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and DS Jones (Jason Hughes) investigate crimes in the fictional English county of Midsomer. The House in the Woods, Part 1. Local PC Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) steps into CID and DS Scott’s shoes to help Barnaby investigate the garroting of two house hunters outside a deserted house. The owner is anxious to sell, but the estate agent, Harriet Davis, who is representing Jack Magwood, seems reluctant to let anyone see the property. Repeats Mon 10/2, 2pm; Wed 10/4, 1pm 8:00 POLDARK REVEALED — Follow the cast and crew of Masterpiece series Poldark on location in beautiful Cornwall. See how the writer, directors and actors are working to re-create the magic of the original TV series.

Repeats Mon 10/2, 3pm 9:00 POLDARK, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — The third season of action-packed episodes, starring Aidan Turner as charismatic Ross Poldark and Eleanor Tomlinson as his remarkable partner, Demelza, finds Poldark in revolutionary France, where the firebrands outdo

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even Warleggan for ruthlessness. Part 1 of 8. George has everything going for him: Elizabeth, an heir, the Poldark lands, his own church. Meanwhile, Demelza’s brothers, Sam and Drake, take up preaching. After Caroline and Dwight elope, Dwight vanishes. (2 hrs.)

Repeats Mon 10/2, 4pm

2 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BOISE, ID — Part 3. Repeats Tue 10/3, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: DETROIT, MI — Part 1.

10:00 POV: SWIM TEAM — Parents of teens on the autism spectrum form a competitive swim team, training the youths and maintaining high expectations. Follow the rise of three athletes as the film captures a moving quest for inclusion, independence and more.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

3 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 4 — In a co-production with WETA, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the surprising ancestral stories of 28 guests, including Scarlett Johansson, Larry David, Amy Schumer, Ted Danson, Paul Rudd, Lupita Nyong’o, Carmelo Anthony and TaNehisi Coates. Episode 1 of 10. The Impression. Comedian Larry David and politician Bernie Sanders discover they have more in common than they thought as they trace their roots from 1940s Brooklyn back to Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. Repeats Wed 10/4, 2pm; Sun 10/8, 3:30pm

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6 Friday THE VIETNAM WAR A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA reprises The Vietnam War, the landmark 10-part film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. The WETA co-production tells the epic story of the war and the era, featuring testimony from American and Vietnamese witnesses on all sides of the conflict.

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9:28 JACK IRISH: BAD DEBTS — Guy Pearce (Memento, Iron Man 3) portrays Jack Irish, the brooding private investigator of Australian writer Peter Temple’s awardwinning novels. Marta Dusseldorp co-stars. Episode 1.

Bad Debts. When lawyer Jack Irish’s wife was murdered by an irate client, Jack swore off his old life. Now he passes his time collecting debts, betting on horse races, and boozing at a dingy pub. Then a man he once represented dies, and Irish decides to delve deeper.

With the help of reporter Linda Hillier, Jack uncovers a conspiracy that goes beyond the man’s death. Repeats Fri 10/6, 2:30pm 11:09 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

9:00 THE VIETNAM WAR — Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the war as it has never before been told on film. The 10-part series, a co-production of WETA and Florentine Films, features testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, American and Vietnamese, bringing the war and its chaotic epoch viscerally to life. Part 1 of 10. Déjà Vu (1858-1961). After a long and brutal war, revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial rule. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided: communists hold the North, while America supports an untested regime in the South.

Repeats Wed 10/4, 3pm 10:30 THE VIETNAM WAR — Part 2 of 10. Riding the Tiger (1961-1963). President Kennedy and his advisors wrestle with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam.

As the increasingly autocratic Diem regime faces a growing communist insurgency and widespread Buddhist protests, a grave political crisis unfolds. Repeats Wed 10/4, 4:30pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

4 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: NALEDI: ONE LITTLE ELEPHANT — Born in a rescue camp in the wilderness of Botswana, Naledi the baby elephant loses her mother and faces the world alone. It is now up to a devoted team of caretakers and researchers to help Naledi survive and find her place in the herd. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/5, 4pm 9:00 NOVA: SECRETS OF THE SHINING KNIGHT — Discover what it was like to be a knight in shining armor and follow the historic manufacturing process. Join master armorers as they re-engineer the Greenwich armor and then put it to the test. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/5, 3pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: NORTH KOREA’S DEADLY DICTATOR — Who killed Kim Jong-un’s half-brother and what does it reveal about the leader and his regime? Amid nuclear tensions, the film examines claims that the North Korean leader ordered the assassination, and sheds light on his intentions and capabilities.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 10/7, 6:30pm 8:30 WETA ARTS — On the WETA TV 26 arts magazine, “Health of the Planet,” a stunning new exhibit at the National Academy of Sciences, combines x-rays and painting to take the pulse of the Amazon rainforest; schoolchildren on Capitol Hill compose a song with National Symphony Orchestra musicians; an artist creates textured images out of silk scraps; a Pulitzer Prize-winning author debuts his sequel novel; and a photo exhibit honors African-American veterans. Repeats Sun 10/8, 1:30pm; Tue 10/10, 5:30pm; Wed 10/11, 2:30pm; Fri 10/13, 5:30pm; Sun 10/15, 3pm; Mon 10/16, 2:30pm; Fri 10/20, 5:30pm; Tue 10/24, 5pm; Wed 10/25, 2:30pm; Fri 10/27, 5:30pm; Sat 10/28, 11pm; Sun 10/29, 2pm 9:00 VERMEER, BEYOND TIME — Narrated by actor Steve Martin, a film presentation of WETA by Jean-Pierre Cottet examines the life and works of one of the most loved, treasured and well-known artists in the world today. The Greater Washington film premiere coincides with the opening of a major Vermeer exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington on October 22. Repeats Sun 10/8, 2pm; Tue 10/10, 4pm; Wed 10/11, 1pm 10:30 HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS 2017 — A special evening spotlights the nation’s highest award paying tribute to Latinos by Latinos and includes live performances and appearances by some of the country’s most celebrated Hispanic artists.

11:30 THIRD RAIL WITH OZY — Emmy-winning journalist Carlos Watson hosts a series in which expert and celebrity guests engage with him to debate a timely, provocative topic, incorporating audience input and exclusive national polls.

12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, SERIES 3 — Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) and his colleague Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland) investigate crimes in small-town New Zealand. Episode 1 of 4. The Black Widower. When the wife of a local tourist trap business owner is discovered dead, the other local tourism operators are not particularly sad about her demise. Her cause of death is revealed to be from New Zealand’s only native venomous spider — the Katipo.

But how could one spider administer ten times the lethal dose? Repeats Fri 10/6, 1pm

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Thursdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 3 begins October 5, featuring mysteries set in New Zealand. Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland star.

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8 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, October 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-11:35PM: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: SOME LIKE IT HOT — (1:59) R 1:30 WETA ARTS — R 2:00 VERMEER, BEYOND TIME — R 3:30 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 4 — Episode 1 of 10. The Impression. (Larry David and Bernie Sanders.) R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: TOUGH TRAINS: VIETNAM — Repeats Sat 10/14, 9am 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS — Repeats Mon 10/9, 1pm 7:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 9: THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS, PT. 2 — The House in the Woods, Part 2.

Repeats Mon 10/9, 1:30pm 8:00 ROYAL WIVES AT WAR — A BBC program takes a fresh look at Britain’s abdication crisis of 1936 through dramatized monologues by the two women at its heart, the Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson, as they look back at the events that led to Edward VIII’s decision to give up the throne. Gina McKee and Emma Davies star.

Repeats Mon 10/9, 2:30pm; Fri 10/13, 4:30pm 9:00 POLDARK, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson star. Part 2 of 8. Ross goes to

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: DETROIT, MI — Part 2. Repeats Tue 10/10, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: DETROIT, MI — Part 3. Repeats Tue 10/10, 2pm 10:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: HAVANA TIME MACHINE — Take an intoxicating musical journey to today’s Cuba where past, present and future collide in joyful celebration. This performance-documentary also features evocative performance segments hosted by the Grammy-winning Raul Malo of The Mavericks. Repeats Tue 10/10, 3pm 11:00 POV: THE ISLANDS AND THE WHALES — On the isolated Faroe Islands, the longtime whale-hunting practices of the Faroese are threatened by dangerously high mercury levels and anti-whaling activists. Like a canary in the mine, their tale sounds a warning to the rest of the world.

12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 GLOBE TREKKER 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 A CHEF’S LIFE 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N THE MIND OF A CHEF 12:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 1:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 1:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN 2:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 2:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 3:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 3:30 MARTHA BAKES 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION 5:30 WETA NEIGHBORHOODS SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-11PM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 7 8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 1: KING MEMSES’ CURSE — Murdoch Foyle is at large and has been connected with the mysterious death of an antiques dealer. In investigating the murder, Phryne discovers Foyle’s involvement in a bizarre reincarnation cult, inspired by Ancient Egypt. Phryne’s hunt for the madman leads her on a disturbing trail of death and despair before she realizes her own significance in Foyle’s grand plan.

9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: SOME LIKE IT HOT — In Billy Wilder’s classic 1959 comedy, two men (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) don skirts and makeup and join an all-girl band with a sizzling singer (Marilyn Monroe) in order to escape gangsters. (1:59) Repeats Sun 10/8, 11:30am; Thur 10/12, 1pm

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10 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 4 — In a co-production with WETA, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explore the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures. Episode 2 of 10. Unfamiliar Kin. Actors Fred Armisen and Christopher Walken and musician Carly Simon each learn about a grandparent whose real identity and background had been a mystery to them — redefining how they see themselves. Repeats Wed 10/11, 3pm; Sun 10/15, 3:30pm 9:00 THE VIETNAM WAR — Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the war in a series co-produced by WETA and Florentine Films. Part 3 of 10. The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965). With South Vietnam

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Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Australian detective series Jack Irish — three feature films followed by a six-part series — stars Guy Pearce as a broody lawyer-turnedprivate-investigator. Marta Dusseldorp co-stars.

revolutionary France to search for information about Dwight. George dispenses rough justice in his new role as magistrate. Drake falls in love with the governess Morwenna. Repeats Mon 10/9, 3:30pm 10:00 THE COLLECTION ON MASTERPIECE — Richard Coyle, Mamie Gummer and Tom Riley star as a family struggling to build a fashion empire at any cost after World War II. In the drama, Paul Sabine (Coyle) is restoring Paris as the fashion capital of the world. His dresses are a sensation, and only his shady past and an inconvenient corpse block his way to success. Dressing up was never so dazzling — or dangerous. Part 1 of 7. In post-war Paris, Sabine aims for the top in couture, relying on his troubled brother Claude’s brilliant dress designs. American photographer Billy pursues Nina the mysterious seamstress. (95 min.) Repeats Mon 10/9, 4:30pm

Sundays at 10 p.m. starting October 8 on WETA TV 26/HD The Collection on Masterpiece follows the fortunes of — and intrigues surrounding — a family building a fashion empire in post-World War II Paris as society emerges from Nazi occupation.

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Wednesday, October 11 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Bygone DC, a new WETA TV 26 production, spotlights unique places and people from yesteryear in Washington, D.C. Above: The flagship Garfinckel’s department store at 14th & F streets, 1931.

in chaos, Hanoi accelerates the insurgency, sending combat troops to the South. Fearing Saigon’s collapse, President Johnson escalates, authorizing sustained bombing of the North and deploying U.S. ground troops in the South. Repeats Wed 10/11, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

11 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 BYGONE DC — A WETA TV 26 production remembers the unique places and people of Washington D.C.’s past.

Through archival footage and original interviews, discover the locales that defined the city and how their impact still lingers in the community. Repeats Thur 10/12, 5pm; Fri 10/13, 8:30pm; Sat 10/14, 10:39pm; Sun 10/15, 1:30pm; Tue 10/17, 5pm; Wed 10/18, 2pm; Fri 10/20, 4:30pm; Mon 10/30, 10:30pm; Tue 10/31, 5pm 9:00 NATURE: FOX TALES — Intelligent, resilient and bold, the red fox can change its behavior to thrive in new environments, from urban locales to the Arctic tundra. New scientific research offers a fascinating look into the secret life of these foxes. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/12, 4pm 10:00 NOVA: GHOSTS OF STONEHENGE — Who built Stonehenge and why? Discover how the last decade of groundbreaking archaeological digs has revealed major new clues to Britain’s enigmatic 5,000-year-old site and the people who constructed it. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/12, 3pm 11:00 FRONTLINE: WAR ON THE EPA — See how Scott Pruitt went from fighting the EPA to running the agency and rolling back years of policy. Frontline investigates the conservative political forces and causes, like climate change skepticism, that propelled Pruitt’s takeover of the EPA. Repeats Mon 10/16, 10pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

12 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, SERIES 3 — Episode 2 of 4. Over Her Dead Body. Brokenwood is in mourning after a beloved local poet, Declan O’Grady, passes away from cancer. But the town is in for a surprise when it is revealed that the corpse inside the coffin is not Declan but a young woman identifiable only by a scarlet tattoo.

Repeats Fri 10/13, 1pm 9:29 JACK IRISH: BLACK TIDE — Guy Pearce portrays private investigator Jack Irish; Marta Dusseldorp co-stars.

Episode 2. Black Tide. Hoping to gain some insight into his past, Irish accepts a case from one of his dad’s old friends. The man’s son, Gary, has vanished after scamming thousands of dollars from his father. Jack throws himself headlong into the search, but his relationship with Linda suffers as a result. Worse, Jack soon realizes that Gary may be mixed up with dangerous and powerful people. Repeats Fri 10/13, 2:30pm 11:03 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 10/14, 6:30pm 8:30 BYGONE DC — A WETA TV 26 production remembers the unique places and people of Washington D.C.’s past. Through archival footage and original interviews, discover the locales that defined the city and how their impact still lingers in the community. Repeats Sat 10/14, 10:39pm 9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS 2017 — Salute Shirley Caesar, Ahmad Jamal, Charley Pride, Jimmie Rodgers, Nina Simone, Sly Stone, the Velvet Underground and more, with Dionne Warwick, Andra Day, Kirk Franklin, Randy Newman, Dwight Yoakam, Charlie Wilson, Valerie Simpson and Vernon Reid.

11:00 THIRD RAIL WITH OZY — Emmy-winning journalist Carlos Watson hosts a series in which expert and celebrity guests engage with him to debate a timely, provocative topic, incorporating audience input and exclusive national polls.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

14 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-5:30PM See the Saturday, October 7 listings.

5:30 WETA NEIGHBORHOODS S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-11:39PM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 7 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 12: THE DOGLEG MURDERS, PT 1. — DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and DS Jones (Jason Hughes) investigate crimes in the fictional English county of Midsomer. The Dogleg Murders, Part 1. A prestigious golf club is the setting for murder when one of its distinguished members is found dead, bludgeoned to death in a thicket next to the 13th hole.

Barnaby and Jones try to determine what made him leave the fairway, and they soon find that the club has a hidden history.

9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: TWELVE ANGRY MEN — Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley and Jack Klugman star in this tense 1957 courtroom drama about one juror determined to sway the opinions of 11 others in a murder case. (1:39) Repeats Sun 10/15, 11:30am; Thur 10/19, 1pm 10:39 BYGONE DC — See the Wednesday, October 11, 8 p.m. listing. R

15 Sunday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, October 1 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-11PM: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: TWELVE ANGRY MEN — (1:39) R 1:30 BYGONE DC — R 2:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

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Saturdays at 8 p.m., starting October 14 on WETA TV 26/HD WETA reprises Midsomer Murders, Series 12, starring John Nettles as police detective Tom Barnaby and Jason Hughes as his colleague.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 4 — In a co-production with WETA, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of popular figures. Episode 3 of 10. Puritans and Pioneers.

Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy trace their nonconformist ancestors through American conflicts — the Civil War and the American Revolution, all the way back to the Puritan establishment. Repeats Wed 10/18, 3pm; Sun 10/22, 3:30pm 9:00 THE VIETNAM WAR — Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the war in a series co-produced by WETA and Florentine Films. Part 4 of 10. Resolve (January 1966-June 1967). Defying American airpower, North Vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail, while Saigon struggles to pacify the countryside. As an antiwar movement builds at home, GIs discover that this war is nothing like their fathers’ war. Repeats Wed 10/18, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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16 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BATON ROUGE, LA — Part 1.

Repeats Tue 10/17, 1:30pm; Wed 10/18, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BATON ROUGE, LA — Part 2.

Repeats Tue 10/17, 2:30pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: WAR ON THE EPA — See how Scott Pruitt went from fighting the EPA to running the agency and rolling back years of policy. Frontline investigates the conservative political forces and causes, like climate change skepticism, that propelled Pruitt’s takeover of the EPA. R 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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3:00 WETA ARTS — R 3:30 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 4 — Episode 2 of 10.

Unfamiliar Kin. (Fred Armisen, Christopher Walken and Carly Simon.) R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: TOUGH TRAINS: INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE RAILROADS — Repeats Sat 10/21, 9am 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS — Repeats Mon 10/16, 1pm 7:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 9: DEAD LETTERS, PT. 1 — Dead Letters, Part 1. The mother of a deceased onetime carnival queen is found dead in a stream. Once again, Barnaby must dig up the past to solve the case.

Barnaby is convinced he has seen two people from an earlier mystery around the village. He is puzzled because the people in question were brutally murdered.

Is Barnaby seeing ghosts? Repeats Mon 10/16, 1:30pm 8:00 THE DURRELLS IN CORFU, SERIES 2 ON MASTERPIECE — Keeley Hawes stars as a plucky widowed mother in the further adventures of an eccentric English family on a Greek isle in the 1930s. The bohemian Durrells fit right in with the light-hearted Greeks — except when they disastrously don’t. Part 1 of 6. After Louisa meets a handsome fellow Brit named Hugh, her landlady suddenly turns hostile. Louisa’s effort to get Greeks to pay for English cooking falls flat. Gerry and Theo trap an otter. Repeats Mon 10/16, 3pm 9:00 POLDARK, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 3 of 8. A failed harvest incites food riots, which George handles harshly. Demelza and Ross get a family addition. Morwenna gets an unwelcome suitor in Rev. Whitworth. A clever plan to import grain foils George. Repeats Mon 10/16, 4pm 10:00 THE COLLECTION ON MASTERPIECE — Part 2 of 7.

Tormented by demons, Claude goes to dry out in the country, where a terrible secret is unearthed. Paul attempts to bury the past by forcing his mentor to retire. Nina takes control of her life. (1 hr.) Repeats Mon 10/16, 5pm

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — A new WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers sharing their favorite eateries and dining experiences. Rose Previte, owner of Compass Rose restaurant in Washington, D.C., hosts. In each episode, three guests each recommend one dining spot for review. After anonymously trying each restaurant recommendation, the guests join the show’s host in-studio to discuss their experiences. Episode 1. Repeats Thur 10/19, 5:30pm; Fri 10/20, 4pm, 8:30pm; Sat 10/21, 5:30pm; Sun 10/22, 11:30am, 3pm; Mon 10/23, 2:30pm; Tue 10/24, 5:30pm; Wed 10/25, 2pm; Sun 10/29, 2:30pm; Tue 10/31, 4pm 8:30 NATURE: ANIMAL REUNIONS — Feel the emotion as keepers and carers reunite with the wild animals that were once in their care to learn whether the close interspecies bonds that developed over many years in refuges and orphanages have stood the test of time. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/19, 4:30pm 9:30 NOVA: SECRETS OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY — Discover the ingenious engineering of Beijing’s Forbidden City, the power center of imperial China for nearly 500 years.

Learn how the design of this vast complex of palaces and temples enabled it to survive centuries of earthquake shocks. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/19, 3:30pm 10:30 FRONTLINE: FIGHT FOR MOSUL — Frontline spotlights the brutal battle to defeat ISIS in Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city. Filmed across the nine-month campaign, the documentary features extraordinary combat footage of one Iraqi Special Forces unit that bore the brunt of the fighting.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Sundays at 8 p.m. starting October 15 on WETA TV 26/HD The Durrells in Corfu, Series 2 on Masterpiece follows the further adventures of an eccentric British family on a Greek isle during the 1930s. Keeley Hawes (right) stars as the family matriarch.

CHECK, PLEASE! DC A WETA TV 26 PRODUCTION Wednesdays, October 18 & 25 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Check, Please! DC, a new WETA TV 26 series that presents reviews of local restaurants by Greater Washington diners, premieres with two episodes. The series is hosted by restaurateur Rose Previte.

Episodes repeat Fridays at 8:30 p.m. and weekend afternoons.

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Friday, October 20 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Great Performances: She Loves Me presents the classic musical in a revival production starring Gavin Creel and Jane Krakowski.

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19 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, SERIES 3 — Episode 3 of 4. The Killing Machine. The annual Riverstone Beach Hop is a colorful festival that brings classic car enthusiasts together from far and wide to celebrate everything gas powered and chrome plated. But on the morning of the event, Charlie Baxter, the chairman of the Classic Car Restoration Society, is found dead next to his beloved El Dorado with a lungful of gasoline.

Does this have anything to do with the unidentified body found in Charlie’s garage the day before? Repeats Fri 10/20, 1pm 9:30 JACK IRISH: DEAD POINT — Guy Pearce portrays private investigator Jack Irish; Marta Dusseldorp co-stars.

Episode 3. Dead Point. Jack’s former father-in-law — a judge about to deliver a bombshell report on a dockyard criminal operation — requests his help locating some sensitive materials. The case spirals into a conspiracy involving drug dealing, police corruption, smuggling, blackmail and murder. Repeats Fri 10/20, 2:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

20 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 10/21, 6:30pm 8:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 1. See the Wednesday, October 18, 8 p.m. listing. R 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: SHE LOVES ME — Enjoy Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s classic 1963 musical of two feuding clerks in a Budapest parfumerie who don’t realize they’re romantic pen pals. Roundabout’s 2016 production stars Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi, Jane Krakowski and Gavin Creel. Repeats Sun 10/22, noon 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

21 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-5:30PM See the Saturday, October 7 listings.

5:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 1. R S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12:05AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 7 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 12: THE DOGLEG MURDERS, PT. 2 9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: LIBELED LADY — In Jack Conway’s 1936 romantic comedy, an editor’s fiancée and a lawyer help him trick an heiress suing his paper. Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy star.

(1:38) Repeats Thur 10/26, 1pm; Sun 10/29, 11:30am 10:38 POV: MOTHERLAND — Take an absorbingly intimate, vérité look at a maternity hospital in the Philippines, the busiest on the planet. In a hospital literally bursting with life, witness the miracle and wonder of the human condition. (87 min.)

O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, October 1 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-11PM: 11:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 1. R 12N GREAT PERFORMANCES: SHE LOVES ME — R 2:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 3:00 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 1. R 3:30 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 4 — Episode 3 of 10.

Puritans and Pioneers. (Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy.) R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: WILD WEST USA — Repeats Sat 10/28, 9am 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS —Repeats Mon 10/23, 1pm 7:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 9: DEAD LETTERS, PT. 2 — Repeats Mon 10/23, 1:30pm 8:00 THE DURRELLS IN CORFU, SERIES 2 ON MASTERPIECE — Keeley Hawes stars as a plucky widow, who with her eccentric, bohemian family takes up residence on a Greek Island during the 1930s. Part 2 of 6. Louisa has an idea to boost Larry’s writing career. It doesn’t go well. Leslie starts a distillery. Pavlos tries to inspire Margo’s spiritual side. Gerry tries out tutors. Repeats Mon 10/23, 3pm 9:00 POLDARK, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 4 of 8.

With Dwight languishing in a French prison, Ross takes a desperate gamble. Drake joins Ross’ mission after Morwenna breaks with him. George jockeys for a triumph in politics. Repeats Mon 10/23, 4pm 10:00 THE COLLECTION ON MASTERPIECE — Part 3 of 7. Paul presents his make-or-break collection of gowns. A rival tries to sabotage Nina’s starring moment. The body found at Paul’s cottage makes more trouble. Billy and Nina make up. (1 hr.) Repeats Mon 10/23, 5pm

23 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BATON ROUGE, LA — Part 3.

Repeats Tue 10/24, 1:30pm; Wed 10/25, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: KANSAS CITY, MO — Part 1.

Repeats Tue 10/24, 2:30pm 10:00 POV: CAMERAPERSON — A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife. A work that combines documentary, autobiography and ethical inquiry, this is a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

24 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 4 — In a co-production with WETA, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of popular figures. Episode 4 of 10. The Vanguard. Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, filmmaker Ava DuVernay, and author and activist Janet Mock see their basic assumptions about their families challenged, placing their ancestors — of all colors — into the greater context of black history. Repeats Wed 10/25, 3pm; Sun 10/29, 3:30pm 9:00 THE VIETNAM WAR — Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the war in a series co-produced by WETA and Florentine Films. Part 5 of 10. This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967). Enemy body counts and American casualties mount as GIs chase an elusive foe and face deadly ambushes and artillery. While Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, the Johnson Administration escalates the war while reassuring the public that victory is in sight. Repeats Wed 10/25, 4pm 10:30 VIETNAM IN WASHINGTON — Created as companion pieces to the series The Vietnam War, two half-hour WETA TV 26 programs (tonight, and October 31 at 10:30 p.m.) examine the war’s political and cultural impact on Greater Washington. Featuring a moderated panel of scholars, veterans and civilians, Vietnam in Washington offers perspectives on how the war shaped the life and cultural landscape of the region. Repeats Fri 10/27, 5pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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an intriguing artist. Part 2 of 6. Jack is still working with sculptor Sarah to find who killed her sister, and bodies start to accumulate. In the meantime, Linda, in Manila, is able to help Jack. Repeats Fri 10/27, 2:30pm & 3:30pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon COURTESY © INAKI RELANZON/NATUREPL

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Wednesday, October 25 at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: Charlie and the Curious Otters spotlights orphaned river otters in Wisconsin and visits other otters all over the globe.

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28 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-5:30PM See the Saturday, October 7 listings.

5:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 2. R S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-11:30PM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 7 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 12: THE BLACK BOOK — The Black Book, Parts 1 & 2 of 2. Henry Hodgson is the Constable of Midsomer whose landscapes have become the focus of attention from art collectors the world over. But some of the Hodgsons now in circulation are not quite what they seem. The details of their true provenance are contained in a secret Black Book, a tome whose possession has several citizens prepared to murder in order to protect their investments.

9:31 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 12: SECRETS AND SPIES — Secrets and Spies, Parts 1 & 2 of 2. A family of retired spies runs a safe house in a Midsomer village to which the security services send a visiting VIP for protection. But local folklore about the Beast of Midsomer proves to be more than a legend as the predator strikes again. Peter Davison (Doctor Who) guest stars. (90 min.)

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — A new WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers sharing their favorite eateries and dining experiences.

Rose Previte, owner of Compass Rose restaurant in Washington, D.C., hosts. Episode 2. Repeats Thur 10/26, 5:30pm; Fri 10/27, 4:30pm, 8:30pm; Sat 10/28, 5:30pm; Sun 10/29, 3pm; Mon 10/30, 2:30pm; Tue 10/31, 4:30pm 8:30 NATURE: CHARLIE AND THE CURIOUS OTTERS — Filmmaker Charlie Hamilton James follows the story of three curious river otter orphans in Wisconsin and visits otters all over the globe. Join him as he uncovers the secrets to the otter’s survival with innovative experiments, cameras and CGI. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/26, 4:30pm 9:30 NOVA: KILLER VOLCANOES — Join NOVA and a team of volcanologists looking for an elusive volcanic megaeruption that plunged medieval Earth into a deep freeze. Investigate the geologic evidence from Greenland all the way to Antarctica to identify the 750-yearold culprit. {DVI} Repeats Thur 10/26, 3:30pm 10:30 FRONTLINE: PUTIN’S REVENGE (PART 1) — Amid claims that Vladimir Putin hacked the 2016 election, Frontline presents the inside story of the Russian leader’s conflict with the U.S., investigating Putin’s mounting grievances with the U.S. and his efforts to exact revenge leading up to the presidential election.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 10/28, 6:30pm 8:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 2. See the Wednesday, October 25, 8 p.m. listing. R 9:00 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: FALSETTOS — Nominated for five 2017 Tonys, Falsettos is a poignant and hilarious look at a modern family set amidst the emerging AIDS crisis. Christian Borle stars as Marvin, with Stephanie J. Block as his ex-wife, Trina, and Andrew Rannells as his lover, Whizzer.

11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, SERIES 3 — Episode 4 of 4. A Merry Bloody Christmas. With December approaching, Brokenwood is alive and well with Christmas spirit. That is until a gruesome sight confronts Mike and his team; a murdered man in a Santa Claus suit who turns out to be the local mayor, dressed for the Christmas parade. With local elections looming, attention turns to his four rivals for the mayoral office.

Repeats Fri 10/27, 1pm 9:30 JACK IRISH — A six-part drama series follows the parttime investigator and debt collector as he takes a case that snowballs into something larger, catching him up in a global web of religious zealotry. Guy Pearce and Marta Dusseldorp star. Part 1 of 6. Jack is back to debt collection and Linda takes a job in Manila. Jack soon finds himself probing a massacre that happened in the Philippines years before. Meanwhile, he meets

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Wednesday, October 25 at 10:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Frontline: Putin’s Revenge (Part 1) presents the story of the Russian leader’s grievances with the United States and his efforts to exact revenge leading up to the November presidential election.

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Monday, October 30 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive: American Masters explores the author’s life and work. Above: Actor Denis O’Hare portrays Poe.

8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 4 — In a co-production with WETA, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of popular figures. Episode 5 of 10. Immigrant Nation.

Actors Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro, all with immigrant parents, gain greater understanding of the unique challenges their ancestors faced by way of prejudice and poverty at home and abroad.

9:00 THE VIETNAM WAR — Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the war in a series co-produced by WETA and Florentine Films. Part 6 of 10. Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968). Seeing the violence and brutality of the Tet Offensive unfold on television, Americans begin to doubt Johnson’s promise of “light at the end of the tunnel.” LBJ decides not to run again.

The United States is staggered by assassinations and unrest; America seems to be coming apart.

10:30 VIETNAM IN WASHINGTON — See the Tuesday, October 24, 10:30 p.m. listing.

11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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29 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, October 1 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-11PM: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: LIBELED LADY — (1:38) R 1:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2:00 WETA ARTS — R 2:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episodes 1 & 2. R 3:30 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 4 — Episode 4 of 10. The Vanguard. (Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock.) R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER FOOD HOUR: SICILY 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS —Repeats Mon 10/30, 1pm 7:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 9: VIXEN’S RUN, PT. 1 — Vixen’s Run, Part 1. Wealthy, eccentric, obese aristocrat Freddy Butler (Joss Ackland) drops dead after gathering all three of his wives at his hall. Although the cause of death is revealed to have been natural causes, the case is far from simple when, soon after, his solicitor is killed in a house fire. Sian Phillips guest stars. Repeats Mon 10/30, 1:30pm 8:00 THE DURRELLS IN CORFU, SERIES 2 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 3 of 6. A birthday party for Louisa leaves her brooding about her age. Leslie takes up fashion photography. Gerry wears out another tutor. Vasilia offers Louisa a diabolical deal. Repeats Mon 10/30, 3pm 9:00 POLDARK, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 5 of 8.

Frogs drive George to the breaking point, leading him to set a trap for Drake. A gift from Geoffrey Charles proves deadly. Dwight’s prison experience threatens his relationship with Caroline. Repeats Mon 10/30, 4pm 10:00 THE COLLECTION ON MASTERPIECE — Part 4 of 7.

Inspector Bompard tightens the noose on the Sabines.

Paul concocts false evidence. Nina gets closer to her child’s identity. Claude has a new lover. Someone steals Billy’s photos of Nina’s triumph. (1 hr.) Repeats Mon 10/30, 5pm

30 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: OUR 50 STATES — Part 1 of 2. Celebrate America’s hidden treasures from all 50 states in part one of this two-hour special. Repeats Tue 10/31, 1:30pm 9:00 EDGAR ALLAN POE: BURIED ALIVE: AMERICAN MASTERS — Discover the real story of the notorious author, starring Denis O’Hare as Poe. The program explores the misrepresentations of Poe and reveals how he tapped into what it means to be human in a modern and sometimes frightening world. Repeats Tue 10/31, 2:30pm 10:30 BYGONE DC — See the Wednesday, October 11, 8 p.m. listing. R 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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The WETA Kids channel offers a safe haven for young viewers, presenting educational broadcasts 24 hours each day, 7 days a week.

WETA KIDS ON WEEKDAYS WETA KIDS AIRINGS IN BLACK; WETA TV 26 IN BLUE • Sid the Science Kid, 5am • Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 5:30am • Sesame Street, 6am • Thomas & Friends, 6:30am (6am) • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 7am (6:30am) • Ready Jet Go!, 7:30am (7am) • Wild Kratts, 8am (7:30am) • Nature Cat, 8:30am (8am) • Curious George, 9am, 9:30am (8:30am, 9am) • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 10am, 10:30am (9:30am, 10am) • Splash and Bubbles, 11am, 11:30am (10:30am, 11am) • Sesame Street, 12n, 12:30pm (11:30am) • Super WHY!, 1pm (5am) • Peg + Cat, 1:30pm • Dinosaur Train, 2pm • Ready Jet Go!, 2:30pm • Nature Cat, 3pm, 3:30pm • Wild Kratts, 4pm, 4:30pm • Odd Squad, 5pm, 5:30pm • Arthur, 6pm, 6:30pm • Martha Speaks, 7pm • WordGirl, 7:30m • Sesame Street, 8pm, 8:30pm • Cyberchase, 9pm (5:30am) • Bob the Builder, 9:30pm • SciGirls, 10pm • Maya & Miguel, 10:30pm • Bob the Builder, 11pm • Thomas & Friends, 11:30pm • Arthur, 12m

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British Television at Its Best The WETA UK channel is devoted to presenting the best in British television programming, broadcasting beloved classics and contemporary series around the clock, seven days a week. WETA UK offers a full schedule of great entertainment programming — featuring drama, mystery, comedy and documentary series — all delivered with an accent from the Isles. Visit wetauk.org for a complete schedule and program descriptions.

P.M. PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN OCTOBER SUNDAY

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Jericho

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Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

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As Time Goes By

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As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

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New Tricks

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New Tricks

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2pm

Midsomer Murders, Series IX

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The Coroner, Series I (starts 10/1)

Waking the Dead

Foyle’s War, Series VI (Series I starts 10/8)

Jericho

• Anzac Girls (10/1-8) • HM’s Secret Service • London Underground • Mapp & Lucia (starts 10/29)

The Coroner, Series I

• Cradle to Grave (6pm, repeat) • WIA (6:30pm, repeat) • Raised by Wolves (starts 10/22, 6:30pm)

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A Place to Call Home, Series IV A Place to Call Home, Series IV

Globe Trekker

Inspector Morse, Series VI

Father Brown, Series III Pie in the Sky, Series III

• Jericho of Scot.

Yard (to 10/19) • Endeavour, Series 4 (starts 10/26)

EastEnders (also 9am Saturdays)

Midsomer Murders Series IX

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series III/IV

Midsomer Murders Series IX

Pie in the Sky, Series III

Doc Martin Series VII

• People Like Us (7pm, repeat) • Lead Balloon (7:30pm, repeat)

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

• Cradle to Grave • WIA (Series II, 10/110/8, 8:30pm) • Raised by Wolves (starts 10/15, 8:30pm)

Pie in the Sky, Series III

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series III (Series IV starts 10/17)

Inspector Morse, Series VI

Father Brown, Series III

• Call the Midwife, Series VI (to 10/20) • Mapp & Lucia (starts 10/27)

Janet King, Series I

• People Like Us (9pm) (Series II) • Lead Balloon (9:30pm) (Series II)

Silent Witness, Series XVII

Doc Martin, Series VII (Series I starts 10/31)

Jericho

Foyle’s War, Series I

The Coroner, Series I

Globe Trekker

Midsomer Murders, Series IX

• Jericho of Scotland Yard (9-10:30pm; to 10/18) • Endeavour, Series 4 on Masterpiece (9-10:30pm; starts 10/25)

• Anzac Girls (10/5) • Inspector George Gently, Series V (10-11:30pm, starts 10/12)

A Place to Call Home, Series IV

Serangoon Road

Doctor Who Peter Davison Movies (to 12:30am)

Father Brown, Series III

• Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece The Refugees (to 10/17) • Brokenwood Mysteries, Series II (starts 10/24)

New Tricks, Series VI

Silent Witness, Series XVII

Hustle, Series II

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omedy series Raised By Wolves follows the misadventures of six socially isolated, home-schooled siblings and their acerbic, highly capable mother Della (Rebekah Station of Wallender). Eldest sibling Germaine, 16, is idiosyncratic, distressingly overshary and deludedly in love. Aretha, 15, an introverted, sarcastic George Orwell admirer, just wants to be left alone to endure her adolescence. Yoko, 13, is a dreamy aspiring paleontologist with a heavy dose of “the Force.” Along with Wyatt (6), Mariah (5) and toddler Cher, the family also share their small home with Della’s feckless, hallucinogen-casualty dad, Grampy (Philip Jackson of Poirot).

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artin Shaw stars as Commander George Gently — an incorruptible, uncompromising cop transplanted from London’s Scotland Yard to England’s North Country in the mid-1960s.

Gently’s reputation for honesty and relentlessness makes him almost as feared among his colleagues as he is among criminals, but he finds an odd ally in John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby, Nicholas Nickleby, Our Zoo) an overeager, opinionated young sergeant who plays fast and loose with police procedures. Together, the two tackle four cases in Series V involving murderers, drug dealers, gun-runners and more.

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bitingly funny, three-part comic drama celebrates and lampoons the snobberies, pretensions and rivalries of a small, quaint English town, bringing to life a host of characters adapted by Steve Pemberton from author E.F. Benson’s popular 1930s novels. The production stars Miranda Richardson (on the right, with Pemberton, center) and Anna Chancellor (at left) in the iconic title roles. In the storyline, the sly, scheming Miss Elizabeth Mapp and the gloriously haughty Mrs. Emmeline “Lucia” Lucas jockey for social supremacy in their town, which seems tranquil on the surface but is actually seething with gossip, faddishness and petty one-upmanship.

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asterpiece series Prime Suspect: Tennison comes to WETA UK this month, portraying the early career of one of television’s most iconic detectives, Jane Tennison — the Masterpiece role that established Dame Helen Mirren as a household name. The three-part production starring Stefanie Martini rewinds the clock to 1970s London when Tennison is a young probationary officer in an environment in which sexism is the norm. Spotlighting another young crimefighter, Endeavour, Series 4 on Masterpiece airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. starting October 25.

Also in October on WETA UK: Silent Witness, Series XVII continues Mondays at 9 p.m.; Midsomer Murders, Series IX airs Mondays at 10 p.m., starting October 9; The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series II airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m., starting October 24; Jericho of Scotland Yard continues Wednesdays at 9 p.m.; and A Place to Call Home, Series IV continues Fridays at 10 p.m.

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his month, Front Row Washington presents recitals from the DMV. Not the division of motor vehicles, but live concert performances Quatour Ebène recorded at five different venues in the District, Maryland, and Virginia.

We begin 9 p.m., Monday, October 2 at Candlelight Concerts in Columbia, Maryland, with Quatour Ebène, a celebrated string quartet formed in 1999 by four French conservatory students seeking a distraction from solo practice.

Their all-Beethoven program features two seminal works from the composer’s final two years of life: the Opus 130 and 131 quartets. Beethoven considered the Opus 131 his finest quartet, but the Opus 130 Quartet stands alone, from its “beklemmt” anguished Cavatina to the ground-breaking “Grosse Fuge,” described by the New Yorker’s Alex Ross as “a musicological Holy Grail…the most radical work by the most formidable composer in history.”

Nearly 50 miles southwest of Columbia, Maryland, is the Barns at Wolf Trap, where the Poulenc Trio offered a varied program as part of the Barns’ chamber music series. Comprised of oboe, bassoon and piano, the trio takes its name from Francis Poulenc’s well-known piece for this odd combination of instruments. Their recital on our October 9 broadcast includes the Poulenc Trio, along with Beethoven’s “Gassenhauer” Trio, Andre Previn’s Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon, and Triptico, a work the ensemble commissioned from Spanish-American composer Octavio Vasquez.

To celebrate Classical WETA’s tenth anniversary as “Classical for Washington,” we travel from the Barns in Vienna, Virginia, to Alexandria’s Episcopal High School for an all-Baroque concert featuring D.C.-area musicians of The National Chamber Players. Their program, broadcast Monday, October 16, includes the Andante from Bach’s B Minor Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord, BWV 1030. Also on the program is Telemann’s “Paris” Quartet in D Major. In this performance, cellist and NCP artistic director James Lee joins NSO flutists Aaron Goldman and Leah Arsenault and Smithsonian Chamber Music director Kenneth Slowik on harpsichord.

The Monday, October 23 program brings us to the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and a recital by the Festival Pablo Casals Prades Collective. They perform Debussy’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, Tchaikovsky’s “October: Autumn Song” from The Seasons, and Gabriel Fauré’s expansive and episodic Piano Quartet No. 1.

We close out the month on Monday, October 30 at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., featuring Taiwanese-American violinist Paul Huang. In his review, The Washington Post’s Joe Banno wrote that Huang “possesses a big, luscious tone, spot-on intonation and a technique that makes the most punishing string phrases feel as natural as breathing.” Don’t miss Huang’s performance — with pianist Jessica Xylina Osborne — of Tommaso Vitali’s fascinating Chaconne in G Minor, Stravinsky’s Divertimento after his 1928 ballet “The Fairy’s Kiss,” and César Franck’s gorgeous A Major Sonata for Violin and Piano.

Saturdays at 1 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM

Dream of the Red Chamber

CORY WEAVER

Oct. 7: Giordano’s Andrea Chénier Nicola Luisotti conducts Oct. 14: Listener’s Choice Opera Vote for your favorite opera at classicalweta.org, September 23 through September 30. Classical WETA Opera House will count down the top 10 operas by playing arias or excerpts from those works, wrapping up with a complete performance of the No. 1 opera selection on October 14.

Oct. 21: Sheng’s Dream of the Red Chamber George Manahan conducts Oct. 28: Donizetti’s Don Pasquale Giuseppe Finzi conducts October operas are from the San Francisco Opera via the WFMT Radio Network.

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