September 2018 - WETA Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2018 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

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his month, we are delighted to premiere a very timely new film in WETA’s decades-long partnership with our good friend, distinguished filmmaker Ken Burns. The two-hour documentary The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science — a collaboration between WETA, Florentine Films and Ewers Brothers Productions — explores the 150-year history of the famed American medical institution, spotlights its patient-centered approach to healthcare services, and presents examples of its values in practice today via patient stories.

Directed by Ken and filmmakers Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, this engaging production raises fundamental questions about healthcare. What should patient care look like in America? And how can that care be more effective, more efficient and more compassionate? As with each of Ken’s extraordinary films with WETA, the study of the past offers intriguing lessons for the future. Learning how the Mayo Clinic has met the changing demands of healthcare can inform how we as a nation might face the ongoing challenges of patient care. I hope you have an opportunity to view The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science, which will make an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the delivery of healthcare in America.

In other WETA September television offerings, we present entertaining dramas, a wide array of programming in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, and more from The Great American Read.

Thank you for your support of WETA.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

Hispanic Heritage Month Programs on WETA TV 26/HD Antiques Roadshow: Celebrating Latin Heritage Mon 9/17, 8pm; Rpts Tue 9/18, 1pm; Wed 9/19, noon Ballet Hispanico Wed 9/19, 4:30pm Beyond La Bamba Sun 9/16, 5pm The Head of Joaquin Murrieta Tue 9/25, 11:30pm The Hispanic Heritage Awards 2018 Fri 9/28, 10pm The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo Fri 9/21, 10:30pm Independent Lens: Dolores Fri 9/21, 8:30pm; Rpts Sun 9/30, 2:30pm East of Salinas Sat 9/8, 11:30pm Latin Music USA: Pts 1/2: Sun 9/9, 2pm; Rpts Tue 9/11, 1pm; Thur 9/13, noon Pts 3/4: Sun 9/9, 4pm; Rpts Tue 9/11, 3pm; Thur 9/13, 2pm Latino Americans: A Peabody Award-winning WETA production Pts 1/2/3: Sun 9/16, 2-5pm; Rpts Mon 9/17, 12:30-3:30pm; Wed 9/26, noon-3pm Pts 4/5/6: Sun 9/23, 2-5pm; Rpts Mon 9/24, 12:30-3:30pm; Wed 9/26, 3-6pm Pati’s Mexican Table Saturdays, 11:30am POV: Voices of the Sea Mon 9/3, 10:30pm Don’t Tell Anyone Sat 9/15, 11:30pm Rick Steves Special: Andalusia: The Best of Southern Spain Fri 9/14, 8:30pm Voces on PBS: Children of Giant Fri 9/28, 8:30pm Now en Español Thur 9/20, 11pm Willie Velasquez: Your Vote Is Your Voice Wed 9/19, 11pm

W E TA B R OA D CA S T S A N D S E R V I C E S WETA Television WETA TV 26 26.4 Over the Air Via Antenna Cox 26, 802 Comcast 26 Fios 26 RCN 26

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Via Antenna Comcast 800 (in the D.C. area)

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Comcast 219 (Baltimore area)

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September Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD The Brokenwood Mysteries

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Sundays, September 9-30 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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eill Rea stars as Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd in a new season of contemporary New Zealand police drama The Brokenwood Mysteries. Despite relishing the leisurely ways and quaint charms of country life, the sleuth knows all is not well in the picturesque but crime-ridden (fictional) town of Brokenwood. Along with his methodical partner, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), eager young DC Sam Breen (Nic Sampson) and medical examiner Dr. Gina Kadinsky (Cristina Ionda), Shepherd confronts the violent impulses and roiling passions beneath the surface of the community. Filmed on the country’s beautiful North Island, the series presents four new feature-length, stand-alone mysteries.

In the first case, the team witnesses a skydiving accident and must sort out what happened; in the second, they must solve the killing of a woman with an arrow; then the detectives must figure out what’s behind a farm catastrophe; and the final case unfolds surrounding a new resident in a local rest home.

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The Heart Guy

Thursdays, September 13-27 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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n the Australian drama series The Heart Guy, known in that country as Doctor Doctor, Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser) is a rising star in the Sydney heart surgery ranks who experiences a spectacular fall from grace. Gifted, charming and infallible, Knight is a hedonist who believes he can live outside the rules, but his “work hard, play harder” philosophy bites him. Knocked off his pedestal by a medical tribunal for personal misconduct, he is forced to serve as a general practitioner in a rural community under-resourced with medical personnel and equipment: his own childhood hometown of Whyhope. There Knight must reconnect with family and an old flame and work in the local medical clinic under the eagle eye of his supervisor, where he must attempt to mature — and make further human connections, the very thing that is his weakness.

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Ancient Invisible Cities

Wednesdays, September 5 & 12 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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three-part series airing over two evenings, Ancient Invisible Cities presents beneath-the-street and off-the-beaten-path explorations of three of the world’s most intriguing ancient cities — Athens, Cairo and Istanbul — and their surroundings to offer new perspectives on ancient human civilization. Armed with a cutting-edge arsenal of high-definition 3D scanners, sub-sea LiDAR and multi-spectral images, series host Professor Darius Arya uncovers age-old architectural and technological achievements, illuminating long-forgotten enigmatic structures and buried treasures that are hidden beneath the cityscapes where successive civilizations and generations have added layers to the city. Episodes culminate in an augmented reality adventure, in which Arya enters a hologram and interacts with visualizations of the past.

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KEN BURNS PRESENTS

THE MAYO CLINIC FAITH • HOPE • SCIENCE New WETA co-production with Florentine Films & Ewers Brothers Productions airs Tuesday, September 25, 9-11 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD, repeating September 26 at 10 p.m.

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he new film The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science explores the Mayo Clinic’s 150-year history and the story of the institution’s patient-centered approach to care.

The two-hour documentary, produced in partnership with WETA, presents a timely look at how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare while maintaining a commitment to its founding values — and what that can teach us about facing the challenges of patient care today. Directed by Ken Burns, Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, the program blends historical narrative with contemporary interviews — featuring Mayo staff and patients including John McCain and the Dalai Lama as well as leading healthcare experts in the United States. Peter Coyote narrates, and Tom Hanks, Sam Waterston, Blythe Danner and Josh Lucas voice historical figures in the production.

“The history of healthcare is a larger reflection of who we are as a nation,” said Ken Burns. “It includes advances in science and technology, but also touches on more universal themes of love and compassion. This is an extraordinary story that places our fundamental need to care for each other within the larger framework of America’s healthcare system and modern medicine.”

History of the Clinic

1923 SURGERY; SAINT MARY’S HOSPITAL ARCHIVES, ROCHESTER, MN

The documentary tells the story of Dr. William Worrall Mayo, an English immigrant who began practicing medicine with his sons in Rochester, Minnesota, and partnered with a nearby group of Catholic nuns, the

“This is an extraordinary story that places our fundamental need to care for each other within the larger framework of America’s healthcare system and modern medicine.” — Ken Burns

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Sisters of Saint Francis, to care for patients. From these origins, the Mayo Clinic now treats more than one million patients a year from 50 states and 150 countries at campuses in Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona and their affiliates.

“When the Mayo Clinic began in the late 19th century, the medical community was so amazed at its success, they dubbed it ‘The Miracle in the Cornfield,’” said co-director Erik Ewers.

“But as unique as Mayo may be, it’s not a miracle. It’s about incredibly determined and compassionate men and women who came together to figure out how to create a model of care that puts patients before profits.”

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W.W. Mayo imparted a simple adage to his sons, “The needs of the patient come first.” They wouldn’t treat diseases, they would treat people. The film examines how — in a world in which healthcare delivery is predominantly fragmented among individual specialties — the Mayo Clinic philosophy is to practice a multispecialty, team-based approach that has, from its beginnings, created a culture that thrives on collaboration.

Patient Stories As the documentary explores Mayo Clinic’s patient care, pioneering research, and achievements in education, it spotlights people who have come to the medical facility looking for answers. Among those followed are a oneyear-old girl whose brain cancer is treated with innovative proton-beam therapy; a concert violinist whose career is saved by experimental deep-brain stimulation; an elite athlete whose surgery for a rare heart disease gives her renewed hope that she can return to active competition; and a man who doctors treat for advanced pancreatic cancer with a unique combination of surgery and chemotherapy that challenges conventional assumptions.

Throughout, the film demonstrates the power of collaboration in medicine, the role of humanity in science, and the importance of hope in healing, providing insight into ways to make America’s healthcare delivery system more effective, efficient and compassionate.

The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science is a production of Florentine Films, Ewers Brothers Productions and WETA. The documentary was executive-produced

by Ken Burns and directed by Burns, Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, produced by Julie Coffman, and written by David Blistein. Follow the film at #MayoClinicPBS; and learn more at pbs.org/mayoclinic.

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Upcoming Films from Ken Burns & WETA For more than 30 years, WETA has partnered with filmmaker Ken Burns and Florentine Films to bring to the American public some of the most significant historical programs in television history. In the pipeline are an array of new film collaborations, including the following productions slated for upcoming premiere: College Behind Bars: The Bard Prison Initiative — Spring 2019. Director Lynn Novick and executive producer Ken Burns spotlight the relationship between incarceration and education.

East Lake — Spring 2019. Directors Sarah Burns and David McMahon and executive producer Ken Burns tell the stories of an Atlanta-area public housing community.

Country Music — Fall 2019. In a major series, Ken Burns chronicles the history and evolution of a uniquely American art form over the course of a century.

Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History — Spring 2020. A film explores the history of the gene based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee.

Ernest Hemingway — Fall 2020. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick examine the visionary work and turbulent life of influential author Ernest Hemingway.

Funding for The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science was provided by the following members of The Better Angels Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating Americans about their history through documentary film: Jay Alix & Una Jackman; Stephen and Barbara Slaggie and Family; The Russell and Carla Paonessa Family; Sandra and Bert Getz; the GHR Foundation; The Pfeil Foundation; and Gilchrist and Amy Berg. Additional funding was provided by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.

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September Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD The Miniaturist on Masterpiece

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n September, Masterpiece features an adaptation of Jessie Burton’s bestselling 2014 novel The Miniaturist, starring (l-r:) Anya Taylor-Joy, Alex Hassell and Romola Garai in a three-part series filmed in the Netherlands and the U.K. Set in 1686, when the Dutch Republic was one of the world’s richest and most religiously zealous nations, the story follows Nella, a naïve 18-year-old from the provinces who is wooed by Johannes Brandt (Hassell), a handsome, prosperous Amsterdam merchant. The two wed, but she is immediately left in the care of his overbearing sister, Marin (Garai), and the household’s two controlling servants. After Johannes returns, he remains emotionally cool to Nella, but he presents her with a special wedding gift: an exquisite model of the very house where she is now living. Johannes instructs Nella to furnish it by calling on the services of one of the local makers of miniature objects — a miniaturist. This seemingly clairvoyant figure begins sending new creations that appear to predict the future, hinting at closely held secrets, and the heroine is led to discover the truths of her mysterious new home.

Also this month, WETA premieres new eight-part seasons of ongoing dramas The Durrells in Corfu and Poldark on Masterpiece. The Durrells in Corfu, Series 3 begins September 30 at 8 p.m. and Poldark, Series 4 begins at 9 p.m.

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

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The Great American Read

Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Sept. 11-Oct. 23 on WETA TV 26/HD

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he search is on for America’s best-loved novel as The Great American Read returns to WETA on Tuesday nights in September and October. Hosted by journalist Meredith Vieira and featuring a wide array of authors, the series encourages viewers to read and vote on their favorite works of fiction as part of an expansive national celebration of books and reading. Viewers can vote for their favorite titles at pbs.org/greatamericanread leading up to the final episode on October 23. This month on WETA TV 26/HD, the series presents a “Fall Kick-Off” (September 11); the episode “Who Am I” (September 18) spotlights novels that help us understand identity; and the episode “Heroes” (September 25) follows some of literature’s favorite heroes. October episodes spotlight villains and monsters; love and romance; other worlds; and then, America’s best-loved novel is revealed. Join WETA in live Twitter discussions (#GreatReadPBS) during the broadcasts. In tandem with the series, WETA is also partnering with local libraries on special events that include screenings, author talks and more — and on September 1, WETA staff will be at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival’s Great American Read booth.

For details, visit weta.org/greatamericanread.

The Great American Read is made possible by Anne Ray Foundation, PBS and public television viewers. Engagement funding for the project is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Anne Ray Foundation.

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Sunday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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new installment of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s iconic literary classic about a free-spirited teenager on Canada’s Prince Edward Island stars Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert, Ella Ballentine as Anne Shirley and Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert. In Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew, Anne Shirley moves to Charlottetown and is overwhelmed by her new surroundings, difficult classes at teachers college and a deepening romance with Gilbert. At the same time, Matthew and Marilla deal with health and financial difficulties that jeopardize their lives at Green Gables. After Anne graduates, she must make an important decision about whether to move back home or continue on to university. She must then contend with a loss, and just when all seems lost, she discovers that the dark cloud over her life has a silver lining.

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD September primetime simulcast listings.

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Antiques Roadshow: Austin, TX

Midsomer Murders, Series 13 (Ep 7 of 8. Not in My Back Yard)

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Washington in the ’90s

Neighborhood Eats

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Nature: Nature’s Perfect Partners

Ancient Invisible Cities (Ep 1 of 3. Athens)

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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series 4 (four episodes) (to 11:30pm) & Mum, Series 2 (Pts 5 & 6 of 6) (to 12:30am)

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Washington Week

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(from 7pm) Doc Martin, Series 2 (Pts 5-7 of 8) (to 9:32pm)

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Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure (Pt 1 of 2)

The Miniaturist on Masterpiece (Pt 1 of 3)

The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 4 (Ep 1 of 4) (to 11:30pm)

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Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck, ND

9/11 Inside the Pentagon

Amanpour and Company

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The Great American Read (Ep 2 of 8. Fall Kick-Off)

Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel: American Masters

Frontline: Left Behind America

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Nature: Wild France

Ancient Invisible Cities (Ep 3 of 3. Istanbul)

NOVA: Iceman Reborn

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The Heart Guy (Pts 1-3 of 10) (to 11pm)

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(from 7pm) Doc Martin, Series 2 & 3 (Pt 7 & 8 of 8/Pt 1 of 9) (to 9:33pm)

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Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure (Pt 2 of 2)

The Miniaturist on Masterpiece (Pt 2 of 3)

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Antiques Roadshow: Celebrating Latino Heritage

Midsomer Murders, Series 13 (Ep 8 of 8. Fit for Murder)

POV: 93Queen (to 12m)

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The Great American Read (Pt 3 of 8. Who Am I? )

Harper Lee: Hey, Boo: American Masters

Frontline: Weinstein (to 11:30pm)

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The Amazing Human Body (Pt 1 of 3. Grow)

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The Heart Guy (Pts 4-6 of 10) (to 11pm)

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(from 7:30pm) Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew

The Miniaturist on Masterpiece (Pt 3 of 3)

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Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham, AL

Midsomer Murders, Series 10 (Dance with the Dead) (to 10:35pm)

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The Great American Read (Pt 4 of 8. Heroes)

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Nature: Owl Power

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The Durrells in Corfu, Series 3 on Masterpiece (Pt 1 of 8)

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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (to 1:30am) Ancient Invisible Cities (Ep 2 of 3. Cairo) (to 11pm) & NOVA: Secrets of the Shining Knight (to 12m)

Everybody Knows…Elizabeth Murray: American Masters

Basquiat: Rage to Riches: American Masters The WETA Movie: Key Largo (to 11:30pm) The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 4 (Ep 2 of 4) (to 11:30pm)

The Amazing Human Body (Pt 3 of 3. Learn)

Independent Lens: Dolores

Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo (to 11:30pm)

The WETA Movie: To Have and Have Not (to 11:20pm) & The WETA Movie: Ocean’s 11 (to 1:30am) The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 4 (Ep 3 of 4) (to 11:30pm) (from 10:35pm) POV: Survivors (to 12:02am)

The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science (to 12m)

Voces on PBS: Children of Giant

PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

Andrew Wyeth: American Masters (to 11:30pm)

The WETA Movie: Dial M for Murder (to 11:30pm)

Rick Steves Special: Andalusia: The Best of Southern Spain

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POV: Voices of the Sea (to 12m)

The Hispanic Heritage Awards 2018 The WETA Movie: Body Heat (to 11:30pm)

Poldark, Series 4 on Masterpiece (Pt 1 of 8)

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

September simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26 • Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. through primetime programs, and weekends beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 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 13 for schedule information.

Program Key ■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. R — Aired within the month.

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

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SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6AM-5AM: 6AM-10:30AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 10:30 DEFENSE NEWS WEEKLY 11AM-5AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — WETA production PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews and discussions of domestic and international issues. Judy Woodruff anchors. Visit pbs.org/newshour.

8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: AUSTIN, TX — Repeats Tue 9/4, 1pm; Wed 9/5, noon 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 13: NOT IN MY BACK YARD — DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and DS Jones (Jason Hughes) investigate more crimes in the fictional English county of Midsomer. Episode 7 of 8. Not in My Back Yard. A group of conservationists objects to the development of a pristine part of a village and adherents from both sides become victims of a mysterious killer. Guest stars include Peter Egan (Downton Abbey).

Repeats Tue 9/4, 4:30pm 10:30 POV: VOICES OF THE SEA — Follow a 30-something Cuban mother of four longing for a better life. The tension between wife and husband — one desperate to leave, the other content to stay — builds into a family drama after her brother and the couple’s neighbors escape.

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Wednesday, September 5 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: Nature’s Perfect Partners spotlights the value of teamwork among animal partners. Above: African elephants in Kenya.

WASHINGTON IN THE ’90S A WETA TV 26 PRODUCTION Tuesday, September 4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA reprises the TV 26 production Washington in the ’90s, exploring a decade of profound change in the nation’s capital.

Above, two men who shaped the city during the 1990s: D.C. Mayor Marion Barry and longtime local sports team owner Abe Pollin.

4 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON IN THE ’90S — A WETA TV 26 documentary chronicles the seminal local events of the decade through the recollections of those who experienced and shaped them. Highlights include Mayor Marion Barry’s fall and political comeback; the revitalization of downtown D.C. that included the return of the Washington Capitals to the then-newly-built MCI Center; and the region’s emergence as a technology hub in the early days of the pre-digital era. Longtime NBC4 news anchor Doreen Gentzler narrates. Repeats Wed 9/5, 2pm, 5pm; Thur 9/6, 1pm; Fri 9/7, 8:30pm; Mon 9/10, 2:30pm, 11pm; Tue 9/18, 3pm; Sun 9/30, 4:30pm 9:00 NEIGHBORHOOD EATS — A WETA TV 26 production, a companion piece to the WETA Neighborhoods series, features culinary highlights from Washington, D.C. areas Dupont Circle, Georgetown, Anacostia and Capitol Hill. From established fine dining locales and cherished mainstays, to a new generation of up-andcoming restaurateurs, Neighborhood Eats discovers a vibrant collection of restaurants, cafes and chefs.

Repeats Wed 9/5, 3pm 9:30 NEIGHBORHOOD EATS 2 — A WETA TV 26 production features culinary highlights from Greater Washington areas Adams Morgan/Mt. Pleasant; Southwest D.C.; Del Ray in Alexandria, Virginia; and Silver Spring, Maryland. Repeats Wed 9/5, 3:30pm 10:00 EX LIBRIS – THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY — Go inside one of the world’s great knowledge institutions via this documentary film by Frederick Wiseman. The New York Public Library is open to everyone and exemplifies the American belief in the individual’s right to know and be informed. Repeats 9/8, 12:30am 1:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: NATURE’S PERFECT PARTNERS — Learn the value of teamwork among animal partners, even ones as odd but perfect as hippo and fish. Sea and land animals collaborate using brainpower to solve complex problems and stay alive. R epeats Thur 9/6, 3pm 9:00 ANCIENT INVISIBLE CITIES — Professor Darius Arya explores the hidden secrets of three cities of the ancient world: Athens, Cairo and Istanbul. 3D scans allow us to view the architectural jewels of these cities as they’ve never been seen before. Episode 1 of 3. Athens. Uncover the hidden secrets of ancient Athens, the city that gave the world democracy. Revealed are Athens’ treasures, from the buildings on the Acropolis to the silver mines and quarries beyond the city. R epeats Thur 9/6, 4pm; Sat 9/15, 9am 10:00 ANCIENT INVISIBLE CITIES — Episode 2 of 3. Cairo.

See how 3D scanning can be used to explore Egypt’s ancient treasures, including the Great Pyramid of Giza and the first pyramid ever built, a hidden Roman fortress, and a well in the rock below the Arab citadel of Saladin. R epeats Thur 9/6, 5pm; Sat 9/22, 9am 11:00 NOVA: SECRETS OF THE SHINING KNIGHT — Discover what it was like to be a knight in shining armor and follow the manufacturing process of historical armorers.

Join master craftsmen as they re-engineer the Greenwich armor — considered some of the greatest armor ever made — and then put it to the test. {DVI} R epeats Thur 9/6, 2pm 12M AMANPOUR ON PBS

Wednesdays, September 5 & 12 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Ancient Invisible Cities uses 3D scanners to explore hidden secrets of antiquity in Athens, Cairo and Istanbul. The first two episodes air back to back on September 5. Above: Darius Arya hosts.

12M MUM, SERIES 2 — Part 6 of 6. November. It’s Fireworks Night (Guy Fawkes Day) and Cathy’s having a bonfire.

As Michael moves on after the death of his mother, Cathy feels she needs to tell him something. Repeats Fri 9/7, 1:30pm 12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 HETTY WAINTHROPP INVESTIGATES, SERIES 4 — Patricia Routledge stars as the Lancashire sleuth in the final season of the mystery series. Digging for Dirt.

Hetty is called in to mediate when a local councilor’s mother refuses to leave her flat, which is earmarked for demolition. Repeats Fri 9/7, 2pm 8:48 HETTY WAINTHROPP INVESTIGATES, SERIES 4 — Mind Over Muscle. Hetty’s client is her hairdresser, whose husband is attacked, seemingly at random, in a men’s bathroom. Wainthropp must investigate an illegal steroid ring. Repeats Fri 9/7, 3pm 9:31 HETTY WAINTHROPP INVESTIGATES, SERIES 4 — Blood Relations. A reunion with her long-lost cousin sets Hetty on the trail of a rare-animal smuggling ring in a quiet Yorkshire fishing village. Repeats Fri 9/7, 4pm 10:26 HETTY WAINTHROPP INVESTIGATES, SERIES 4 — For Love Nor Money. Robert’s brother Frank comes to stay and brings Hetty the case of a Victorian school mum who’s gone missing. Wainthropp and her helpers don period garb to investigate. Repeats Fri 9/7, 5pm 11:30 MUM, SERIES 2 — Lesley Manville stars in the family comedy spotlighting a widow on her own. Part 5 of 6.

September. As summer draws to a close, Cathy and Michael see each other for the first time in months.

Maureen’s in the hospital and Reg waits anxiously for news. Repeats Fri 9/7, 1pm

Thursday, September 6 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA features episodes of Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series 4, starring Dominic Monaghan, Patricia Routledge and Derek Benfield.

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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. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. R epeats Sat 9/8, 6:30pm 8:30 WASHINGTON IN THE ’90S — See the September 4, 8 p.m. listing. R 9:30 EVERYBODY KNOWS…ELIZABETH MURRAY: AMERICAN MASTERS — Take an intimate look at the life of artist Elizabeth Murray, voiced by Meryl Streep. This film chronicles the artistic maverick’s remarkable journey — and reconsiders her place in contemporary art history.

Repeats Wed 9/12, 5pm 10:30 ANDREW WYETH: AMERICAN MASTERS — Uncover the hidden depths and complex inner life of the iconic artist you thought you knew. With his life’s work as a background, examine his wide range of influences, including modern artists, war, film and the AfricanAmerican community. R epeats Wed 9/12, 4pm 11:30 BREAKING BIG — Carlos Watson hosts explorations of the twists and turns on the road to thriving careers for notable figures in various fields. Christian Siriano.

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8 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 JULIE TABOULIE’S LEBANESE KITCHEN — New! 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 WONDERS OF MEXICO/ANCIENT INVISIBLE CITIES 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 A CHEF’S LIFE 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE — New Season!

12N YAN CAN COOK: SPICE KINGDOM 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 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Eps 4/5/6/7. R S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-4AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 — Part 5 of 8. R

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9:32 THE WETA MOVIE: DIAL M FOR MURDER — In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 suspense-mystery, an adaptation of a Frederick Knott play, a husband’s plot to murder his unfaithful wife goes awry. Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings star. (1:46) Repeats Sun 9/9, noon 11:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: EAST OF SALINAS — Meet José, a bright Salinas, California third grader, and his dedicated teacher, both sons of migrant farm workers.

José was born in Mexico and is about to learn what that means for his future. Experience a moving story of immigration, childhood and the cruelty of circumstance.

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9 Sunday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-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 11:30 FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER — Join author, activist and political commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs program that presents a civil, engaging contest of ideas among bright minds and fresh voices from across the political spectrum.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: DIAL M FOR MURDER — (1:46) R 2:00 LATIN MUSIC USA: BRIDGES/THE SALSA REVOLUTION — 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, rock ‘n’ roll and American culture. Jimmy Smits narrates. Parts 1 & 2 of 4. Trace the rise of Latin jazz and the explosion of the mambo and the cha-cha as they swept the U.S. from East to West, and see how Latin music infiltrated rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll through the 1960s.

Then explore how Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvented the son cubano and the plena from Puerto Rico by adding elements from soul and jazz to create salsa — which became a defining rhythm for Latinos the world over. Repeats Tue 9/11, 1pm; Thur 9/13, noon; Sat 9/15, 1am 4:00 LATIN MUSIC USA: THE CHICANO WAVE/DIVAS AND SUPERSTARS — Parts 3 & 4 of 4. Learn how music played an important role in the struggle for Chicano civil rights and examine the impact of the Latin pop explosion of the turn of the 21st century. R epeats Tue 9/11, 3pm; Thur 9/13, 2pm; Sat 9/15, 3am 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER, SERIES 2 — Hosted by journalist Jim Cotter, the Emmy Award-winning magazine show highlights how our shared humanity is expressed through arts and culture. R epeats Tue 9/11, 12:30pm 7:00 DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — WETA reprises the Masterpiece drama, which follows the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff that serves them at their estate in England. Part 5 of 7. Things go badly amiss at Downton Abbey. Robert and Cora aren’t speaking. The servants are shunning Matthew’s mother, Isobel. And Matthew and Robert have fallen out. Bates takes a gamble.

8:00 MOROCCO TO TIMBUKTU: AN ARABIAN ADVENTURE — Writer and explorer Alice Morrison journeys into the history of Morocco, following the ancient “Salt Roads” trade route that led from south of Tangier to the fabled sandstone city of Timbuktu. Part 1 of 2. Departing from Tangier, Morrison passes through the Islamic city of Fes, home to the world’s oldest university. Next, she catches a famous train to the great market town Marrakech.

Continuing on foot, she treks across the Atlas Mountains, dotted with Berber villages. Further south, she travels through valleys lined with casbahs, fortresses where traders could stay along the route. Berber nomads help her on her way to the ancient city of Sijilmasa, whose forgotten ruins sit on the edge of the Sahara Desert.

9:00 THE MINIATURIST ON MASTERPIECE — In 17th-century Amsterdam, a teen bride’s new husband gives her an extraordinary wedding present: a cabinet that is a miniature replica of their home and seems to predict and unravel the future with unsettling precision. Anya Taylor-Joy (as Nella), Romola Garai (Marin),

Sundays at 10 p.m. starting September 9 on WETA TV 26/HD New Zealand detective series The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 4 stars (l-r) Neill Rea, Nic Sampson and Fern Sutherland as a team of police investigators probing cases in a small town.

Emily Berrington (the Miniaturist) and Alex Hassell (Johannes) star in the adaptation of the 2014 novel by Jessie Burton. Part 1 of 3. Nella marries to rescue her family from financial ruin. Her rich husband is not all she imagined, and he gives her a very peculiar wedding gift. Repeats Mon 9/10, 3:30pm; Fri 9/14, 12:30pm 10:00 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, SERIES 4 — Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea), his methodical partner Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland) and eager young DC Sam Breen (Nic Sampson) solve crimes in the New Zealand town of Brokenwood. Episode 1 of 4. Fall from Grace. When Kristin and friends celebrate a birthday with a picnic, they are witness to a fatal skydiving accident. Kristin knows the victim, Andre, an ex-boyfriend. As the investigation unfolds an unsettling truth is revealed: Andre’s parachute was never going to open as the cords were severed. Was it an elaborate suicide, or murder? R epeats Mon 9/10, 4:30pm; Fri 9/14, 1:30pm 11:30 FILM SCHOOL SHORTS

10 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BISMARCK, ND — Repeats Wed 9/12, noon 9:00 9/11 INSIDE THE PENTAGON — During the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people. What happened behind the walls of the Pentagon is largely untold; survivors and first responders shed light on that tragic day. Repeats Tue 9/11, 5pm 10:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — A new weeknight program from PBS and CNN premieres, featuring wideranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the global issues, domestic news and trends impacting the world, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads conversations from London, with contributions from prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan in New York.

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11 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE GREAT AMERICAN READ — Take a journey through America that introduces a list of the country’s 100 bestloved books and explores the many ways in which these novels affect, reflect and connect us all. Episode 2 of 8. Fall Kick-Off. Join host Meredith Vieira in the search for America’s best-loved novel. The voting is underway, and the competition is heating up — any book could win. Repeats Wed 9/12, 2pm 9:00 MARGARET MITCHELL: AMERICAN REBEL: AMERICAN MASTERS — Discover the Pulitzer Prize-winning author behind the classic novel “Gone with the Wind.”

No ordinary writer — or woman — Margaret Mitchell was a charismatic force who challenged the stifling Southern social order and struggled with the changing role of women. R epeats Wed 9/12, 3pm

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10:00 FRONTLINE: LEFT BEHIND AMERICA — Frontline presents intimate stories of one Rust Belt city’s struggle to recover in the post-recession economy. Frontline and ProPublica report on the economic and social forces shaping Dayton, Ohio, a once-booming city where nearly 35 percent now live in poverty.

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12 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: WILD FRANCE — Explore France’s unexpected flora and fauna, both great and small, through breathtaking footage. Journey from the Pyrenees to the Alps, all around the mainland and farther on to Corsica, to learn the story of the wild side of France. {DVI} R epeats Thur 9/13, 4pm 9:00 ANCIENT INVISIBLE CITIES — View architectural jewels of ancient cities through 3D scans. Episode 3 of 3. Istanbul. Take a journey through ancient Istanbul, the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Professor Darius Arya uses 3D imaging technology to see the city and its treasures as no human eye ever could. Repeats Thur 9/13, 5pm; Sat 9/29, 9am 10:00 NOVA: ICEMAN REBORN — Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is Europe’s oldest known natural mummy. Now, new revelations about Otzi’s life and legacy come to light, including surprising secrets hidden in his genetic code. {DVI} 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

Thursdays, September 13, 20 & 27 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Australian drama series The Heart Guy stars Rodger Corser as a top heart surgeon whose fall from grace leads him to serve as a general practitioner in his former hometown, a small rural community.

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE HEART GUY — An Australian drama series (aka Doctor, Doctor) follows high-flying heart surgeon and hedonist Hugh Knight, who suffers a spectacular fall from grace and, punished by a medical tribunal, must serve as a country general practitioner in a small hospital in his former hometown. Rodger Corser stars. Part 1 of 10. Doctor Doctor. Hugh returns to his childhood home of Whyhope, where he unwittingly gatecrashes the 40th anniversary party of his parents, Meryl and Jim. This awkwardly reunites Hugh with his ex-girlfriend Charlie and his brother Matt, now her husband. Reporting for work at Whyhope Hospital, Hugh makes enemies on the staff. Repeats Fri 9/14, 3pm, 12:30am 9:00 THE HEART GUY — Part 2 of 10. Home Sweet Home. Hugh wakes up in a house he doesn’t recognize, littered with the remnants of a big night. Penny orders him to provide yet another urine sample. Hugh provides one from someone else, but his plan goes awry. Tensions rise in the Knight family as a dinner sparks old flames and tests new dynamics. Hugh earns a second chance from Penny. Repeats Fri 9/14, 4pm, 1:30am 10:00 THE HEART GUY — Part 3 of 10. San Francisco. Hugh is concerned about Jim’s health, but Jim doesn’t want to talk about it. Trevor, a colleague and co-pioneer in artificial heart research, turns up to show Hugh their new prototype. They test the product on a stolen pig. Fueled by alcohol and impulse, Hugh makes moves on his exgirlfriend. Repeats Fri 9/14, 5pm, 2:30am 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

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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. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. R epeats Sat 9/15, 6:30pm 8:30 RICK STEVES SPECIAL: ANDALUSIA: THE BEST OF SOUTHERN SPAIN — The travel expert weaves together the region’s rich mix of culture, cuisine, history and natural wonders. Visit the major cites of Sevilla, Cordoba, and Granada; and experience flamenco, sherry, and horses, dramatic white-washed hilltowns, fun in the Costa del Sol sun, and more.

9:30 BASQUIAT: RAGE TO RICHES: AMERICAN MASTERS — Discover the anonymous graffiti artist turned rock star of the early 1980s New York art scene whose work ultimately commanded millions. It took less than a decade for the accountant’s son from Brooklyn to rise to dizzying heights.

11:00 BREAKING BIG — Carlos Watson hosts explorations of the twists and turns on the road to thriving careers for notable figures in various fields. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.

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15 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, September 8 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-5AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 — Part 7 of 8. R 7:59 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 & 3 — Part 8 of 8/Part 1 of 9.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: KEY LARGO — Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star alongside Lionel Barrymore and Clair Trevor in the 1948 drama about a gangster who takes over a remote hotel in the Florida Keys during a hurricane and holds a GI and others hostage. (1:45) R epeats Sun 9/16, noon 11:30 POV: DON’T TELL ANYONE (NO LE DIGAS A NADIE) — A film spotlights immigrant activist Angy Rivera, the country’s only advice columnist for undocumented youth. In a community where silence is often seen as necessary for survival, she steps out of the shadows to share her experiences of being undocumented and sexually abused.

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Monday, September 10 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD 9/11 Inside the Pentagon spotlights the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Defense Department Headquarters in Arlington, relating accounts of first responders and survivors.

O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-12N See the Sunday, September 9 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: KEY LARGO — (1:45) R 2:00 LATINO AMERICANS — A Peabody Award-winning, landmark six-hour production of WETA; Bosch and Co., Inc.; and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB); in association with Independent Television Service (ITVS) chronicles the rich and varied history of Latinos, who for more than 500

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17 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CELEBRATING LATINO HERITAGE — Discover items with connections to Latin American history and culture, including a treasure with an updated appraisal of as much as $2.2 million, now the highest-valued item in the entire Antiques Roadshow archive. Repeats Tue 9/18, 1pm; Wed 9/19, noon; Thur 9/20, 1pm 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 13: FIT FOR MURDER — DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and DS Jones (Jason Hughes) investigate more crimes in the fictional English county of Midsomer. Episode 8 of 8. Fit for Murder.

Joyce talks Barnaby into enrolling in a spa located in a remodeled manor house, but the bodies start to pile up when he’s there. This is Nettles’ final episode as Tom Barnaby. Repeats Tue 9/18, 4pm 10:30 POV: 93QUEEN — Visit the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn and meet a group of tenacious women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City.

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8:00 THE GREAT AMERICAN READ — Part 3 of 8. Who Am I? Explore the ways that America’s best-loved novels answer the age-old question, “Who am I?” From life lessons to spiritual journeys, these books help us understand our own identities and find our place in the world. Repeats Wed 9/19, 2pm; Thur 9/20, noon 9:00 HARPER LEE: HEY, BOO: AMERICAN MASTERS — Explore the mysterious life of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

The documentary examines social changes the novel inspired, while interviewees reflect on the book’s power, influence and popularity. Repeats Wed 9/19, 3pm 10:30 FRONTLINE: WEINSTEIN — Frontline reprises an investigation into how Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. The film examines the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to silence his accusers.

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19 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE AMAZING HUMAN BODY — Explore the internal mechanics of the human body through pioneering graphics and captivating scientific case studies. Witness the finely tuned systems that keep the body motoring. Part 1 of 3. Grow. Learn how humans begin life as a single cell and, over the course of a lifetime, grow into beings of more than 37 trillion cells. Explore new discoveries that can help humans live longer, healthier lives. R epeats Thur 9/20, 3pm; Thur 9/27, 1pm 9:00 THE AMAZING HUMAN BODY — Part 2 of 3. Survive. Discover the miracles the human body goes through every day to stay alive and healthy. From fighting infections to repairing damage, human bodies have remarkable arsenals that allow survival against all kinds of outside threats. Repeats Thur 9/20, 4pm; Thur 9/27, 2pm 10:00 THE AMAZING HUMAN BODY — Part 3 of 3. Learn. See how experience shapes the brain and body together, allowing them to adapt to the outside environment and develop new skills. Learn how the brain forms memories by storing and processing billions of pieces of information each second. Repeats Thur 9/20, 5pm; Thur 9/27, 3pm 11:00 WILLIE VELASQUEZ: YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE — The charismatic and pioneering activist, whose rallying cry of “su voto es su voz” (your vote is your voice), started a grassroots movement that helped to transform the power of the Latino vote.

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20 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE HEART GUY — Rodger Corser stars in the Australian drama. Part 4 of 10. I Don’t Need Another Drink, Said Not Me Last Night. When Hugh is sued for malpractice, he must travel back to Sydney to defend himself. He drags Matt along with him in an attempt to bond with his brother, but it backfires. Charlie is pushed to the limit by Meryl and takes revenge. Repeats Fri 9/21, 3pm, 1am

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years have helped shape what is today the United States and have become the country’s largest minority group.

Actor Benjamin Bratt narrates. Part 1 of 6. Foreigners in Their Own Land. The series surveys the history and people from 1565-1880 as the first Spanish explorers enter North America, as the U.S. expands into territories in the Southwest that had been home to Native Americans and English and Spanish colonies, and as the MexicanAmerican War strips Mexico of half its territories by 1848.

Repeats Mon 9/17, 12:30pm; Wed 9/26, noon 3:00 LATINO AMERICANS — Part 2 of 6. Empire of Dreams.

The American population is reshaped by Latino immigration starting in 1880 and continuing into the 1940s as Cubans, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans begin arriving in the U.S. and build communities in South Florida, Los Angeles and New York. Repeats Mon 9/17, 1:30pm; Wed 9/26, 1pm 4:00 LATINO AMERICANS — Part 3 of 6. War and Peace. During the World War II years and those that follow, Latino Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands — yet still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights in the United States. R epeats Mon 9/17, 2:30pm; Wed 9/26, 2pm 5:00 BEYOND LA BAMBA — Through the compelling story of a young musician who leaves home to follow his dreams, Mexico’s 300-year-old son jarocho tradition comes vividly to life. From rural Veracruz roots, a family of iconic musicians forges a new life within the urban rhythms of the Midwest but remains true to their music.

5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 6 of 7. Change arrives in a big way for several key characters at Downton Abbey. A yearly cricket match with the village sees old scores settled and new plots hatched.

8:00 MOROCCO TO TIMBUKTU: AN ARABIAN ADVENTURE — Writer and explorer Alice Morrison journeys into the history of ancient and modern Morocco, following the ancient “Salt Roads.” Part 2 of 2. Morrison takes on the vast Sahara in an epic camel trek over the dunes before flying into the capital of Mali, Bamako. Then she reaches Timbuktu, the City of Gold, to tour its worldfamous mosques.

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Johannes makes a confession to Nella, promising no more secrets — but his enemies are already closing in. Otto disappears, and Marin reveals her own secret.

Repeats Mon 9/17, 3:30pm; Fri 9/21, 12:30pm 10:00 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, SERIES 4 — Episode 2 of 4. Stone Cold Dead. The owner and curator of Brokenwood’s Historic Village is a stickler for all things Victorian, living in a time warp. Her sudden death via an arrow brings Mike and his team into the realm of New Zealand’s colonial past as they deal with a blacksmith, a missionary and the local postmaster. Not to be overlooked is Charity’s sister, an accomplished archer.

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Tuesday, September 18 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Harper Lee: Hey Boo: American Masters explores the life of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

Above: Gregory Peck and Harper Lee at the film adaptation premiere.

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11:20 THE WETA MOVIE: OCEAN’S 11 — In the original 1960 caper film, veterans of the 82nd Airborne Division devise an elaborate plot to simultaneously rob five casinos on New Year’s Eve. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Angie Dickinson star. (2:07) Repeats Sun 9/30, noon 1:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

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Wednesday, September 19 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Three-part series The Amazing Human Body, airing in back-to-back episodes, spotlights the internal mechanics of the human body.

21 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. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 9/22, 6:30pm 8:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: DOLORES — Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Cesar Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant — and unheralded — feminist activists of the 20th century. R epeats Sun 9/30, 2:30pm 10:30 THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BROWN BUFFALO — Explore the life of radical Chicano lawyer, author and countercultural icon Oscar Zeta Acosta — the basis for the character Dr. Gonzo in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” written by Hunter S. Thompson. Acosta’s powerful literary voice, brash courtroom style and revolutionary antics made him a revered figure within the Chicano movement of the 1960s and ’70s.

11:30 BREAKING BIG — Carlos Watson hosts explorations of the twists and turns on the road to thriving careers for notable figures in various fields. Trevor Noah.

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9:00 THE HEART GUY — Part 5 of 10. We Don’t Need Another Hero. Hugh becomes the town hero after footage goes viral of him saving a promising young footballer from a booby-trapped paddock-turned-minefield. Matt, Charlie, Hugh, Aoife, Joey and Tugger all blow off some steam with a boozy party. Repeats Fri 9/21, 4pm, 2am 10:00 THE HEART GUY — Part 6 of 10. Golden Harvest. When a brawl at the local pub turns fatal, Hugh learns that they can’t save them all. Things get worse when the transplant team arrives from Sydney and it’s led by Hugh’s rival and ex-colleague, Daniel. Charlie and Matt deal with the aftermath of Charlie’s ectopic pregnancy, and Meryl begins a series of well-meaning but misguided attempts to comfort her. R epeats Fri 9/21, 5pm, 3am 11:00 VOCES ON PBS: NOW EN ESPAÑOL — A film explores the ups and downs of being a Latina actress in Hollywood through the lives of the five dynamic women who dub the popular television drama Desperate Housewives into Spanish for American audiences.

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O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-12N See the Sunday, September 9 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT — (1:45) R 2:00 LATINO AMERICANS — A Peabody Award-winning WETA co-production chronicles Latino history. Part 4 of 6. The New Latinos. In the decades after World War II through the early 1960s, increasing numbers of immigrants from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic seek economic opportunities in the U.S. Repeats Mon 9/24, 12:30pm; Wed 9/26, 3pm 3:00 LATINO AMERICANS — Part 5 of 6. Prejudice and Pride.

A proud “Chicano” identity is created as labor leaders organize farm workers in California, and as activists push for better educational opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies in curricula, and empowerment in the political process. R epeats Mon 9/24, 1:30pm; Wed 9/26, 4pm 4:00 LATINO AMERICANS — Part 6 of 6. Peril and Promise.

During the past 30 years, Cubans, Salvadorans, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans flee to the U.S., creating a debate over undocumented immigrants that leads to calls for tightened borders and English-only laws, and efforts to brand the undocumented as a drain on public resources. Simultaneously, the Latino influence booms and Latino Americans become the largest and youngest growing sector of the American population.

Repeats Mon 9/24, 2:30pm; Wed 9/26, 5pm 5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5:30 DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 7 of 7. The Crawleys head to a Scottish hunting lodge, while the downstairs staff stays behind at Downton Abbey. New romances flare up, and a crisis unfolds.

7:30 ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: FIRE & DEW — A story based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s characters follows Anne Shirley’s journey to Queen’s College in Charlottetown.

She misses Matthew and Marilla and struggles with loneliness, city life and the intense competition. Ella Ballentine, Sara Botsford and Martin Sheen star.

9:00 THE MINIATURIST ON MASTERPIECE — Part 3 of 3. Johannes is on trial for his life. Marin also faces a life-or-death struggle. Nella takes charge of the sugar stockpile and the household. Repeats Mon 9/24, 3:30pm; Fri 9/28, 12:30pm 10:00 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, SERIES 4 — Episode 3 of 4. The Scarecrow. Farmer Philip Hendersen’s whole crop has failed. His scarecrow may have kept the birds away, but this catastrophe is something bigger. Angered and distraught, he confronts his neighbor and accuses him of pesticide spray drift. An altercation ensues, and Philip is discovered dead in his field, poisoned. The detective team must find out who is responsible. Repeats Mon 9/24, 4:30pm; Fri 9/28, 1:30pm 11:30 FILM SCHOOL SHORTS

O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, September 8 listings.

S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-2AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Part 1 of 9. R 7:59 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Parts 2 & 3 of 9.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT — Howard Hawks’ 1944 nominal adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel follows a boat skipper who flirts with a sultry singer and outwits Nazis on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star (in her first film) alongside Walter Brennan and Hoagy Carmichael. (1:45) Repeats Sun 9/23, noon

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Wednesday, September 26 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: Owl Power examines how the raptors’ characteristics and skills are influencing 21st-century technology and design.

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11:30 THE HEAD OF JOAQUIN MURRIETA — Filmmaker John J. Valadez embarks on a quixotic road trip through history, memory and myth, providing a dissenting view of American history from a Chicano perspective, exploring the lynching of Mexican Americans.

12M AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

THE MAYO CLINIC: FAITH•HOPE•SCIENCE A WETA CO-PRODUCTION Tuesday, September 25 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science, a WETA co-production with Florentine Films and Ewers Brothers Productions, and directed

by Ken Burns, Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, presents the story of the institution and its approach to patient care.

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24 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BIRMINGHAM, AL — R epeats Tue 9/25, 1pm 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES 10: DANCE WITH THE DEAD — John Nettles stars as DCI Tom Barnaby. Series 10: Dance with the Dead. A man’s apparent suicide in an armored car shocks the village of Morton Fendle, but things take a more sinister turn upon the discovery that he was not alone when he died. R epeats Tue 9/25, 4pm 10:35 POV: SURVIVORS — Meet two Sierra Leonean healthcare workers who heroically face the Ebola epidemic in their country, chronicling their remarkable stories during one of the most acute public health crises of the modern era.

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25 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE GREAT AMERICAN READ — Part 4 of 8. Heroes. Follow the trials and tribulations of some of literature’s favorite protagonists. From Katniss Everdeen to Don Quixote, examine how these everyday heroes and antiheroes find their inner strength, overcome challenges and rise to the occasion. R epeats Thur 9/27, noon 9:00 THE MAYO CLINIC: FAITH – HOPE – SCIENCE — A WETA co-production with Florentine Films and Ewers Brothers Productions, and directed by Ken Burns, Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, explores how the Mayo Clinic, “world renowned for its medical arts,” has met the changing demands of healthcare for 150 years and what it can teach us about facing the challenges of patient care today. R epeats Wed 9/26, 10pm 11:00 THE VISIONARIES: SOLITARY BRIDGE: BUILDING A BRIDGE TO JUSTICE — The subtleties of the respectful, sustainable work needed to build a better world define Chicago-based non-profit organization Solidarity Bridge, which empowers medical communities in Bolivia to serve those in need. This episode of The Visionaries follows a team of surgeons from the U.S. over the course of a mission visit to several public hospitals in Bolivia to partner with and empower local doctors to go on to serve as healers and mentors in their own communities.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: OWL POWER — With the latest camera and computer technologies, Nature examines what makes owls so special. Learn how the ways that they hunt, see, hear and fly so silently are influencing 21st-century technology and design, from high-tech aircraft and submarines to hearing aids. {DVI} Repeats 9/27, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: TRANSPLANTING HOPE — Follow patients who desperately need transplants to save their lives, see the profound decisions families face in donating the organs of loved ones who die, and learn about the critical shortage of organs. {DVI} R epeats 9/27, 4pm 10:00 THE MAYO CLINIC: FAITH – HOPE – SCIENCE — R 12M AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

27 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE HEART GUY — Rodger Corser stars. Part 7 of 10. This Is Not a Love Song. Hugh gets a running start to his day when a man experiences a psychotic break at the hospital.

Then Aoife tells him she loves him and gives him 24 hours to say it back. Repeats Fri 9/28, 3pm, 12:30am 8:50 THE HEART GUY — Part 8 of 10. The Truth Is Out There.

When Hugh gets permission to perform minor surgeries, he’s desperate to find a patient in need of one. At a family dinner, Meryl announces that she’s going to run for mayor. Repeats Fri 9/28, 4pm, 1:30am 9:40 THE HEART GUY — Part 9 of 10. Say Sayonara. After being unexpectedly released from a clinical trial, Joey faces more bad news and asks Hugh for a surprising favor. Hugh worries that his hand may never return to normal and Penny is offered an exciting new opportunity. Repeats Fri 9/28, 5pm, 2:30am 10:30 THE HEART GUY — Part 10 of 10. Mash. Hugh is shocked when he finds out that Penny has accepted a job in the city, and the hospital is thrown into chaos. Charlie develops an unhealthy obsession over Hugh’s relationship with Penny. Repeats Fri 9/28, 3:30am 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

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Sunday, September 30 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD A new season of The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece follows the eccentric family’s further adventures in a comedy-drama based on the writings of author Gerald Durrell. Also premiering on September 30 is a new season of Poldark on Masterpiece.

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28 Friday

29 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-6PM See the Saturday, September 8 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-6AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Part 3 of 9. R 7:59 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Parts 4 & 5 of 9.

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: BODY HEAT — In Lawrence Kasdan’s 1981 crime drama, a socialite lures a chump Florida lawyer to plot the perfect murder of her wealthy husband. Kathleen Turner, William Hurt and Richard Crenna star. (2:00) 11:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 12M LATINO AMERICANS — Parts 1-6 of 6. R (6 hrs.)

30 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-12N See the Sunday, September 9 listings.

SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: OCEAN’S 11 — See the September 22 listing. (2:07) R 2:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: DOLORES — R 4:30 WASHINGTON IN THE ’90S — R 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:00 DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 4 ON MASTERPIECE — WETA reprises the drama’s fourth season. Change is also in the air as three generations of the Crawley family develop conflicting interests in the estate. Part 1 of 8.

Six months after Matthew’s death, family and servants try to cure Mary and Isobel of their deep depression.

Meanwhile, O’Brien causes a final crisis.

8:00 THE DURRELLS IN CORFU, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Journey back to Corfu for a new, third season of the series based on the memoirs of Gerald Durrell, following his eccentric English family as it experiences adventure on a Greek isle during the 1930s. Keeley Hawes stars. Part 1 of 8. Louisa tries to persuade Leslie to get rid of two of his three girlfriends, Margot to find a hobby and Gerry to give up some of his pets.

9:00 POLDARK, SERIES 4 ON MASTERPIECE — Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson star in a new season of the drama, set in 18th-century Cornwall. As the new season opens, it is 1796, and to defend Cornwall and those he loves from George Warleggan, Ross Poldark must play the political game on a journey that takes him to the nation’s capital and into new perils. Part 1 of 8. As the Poldarks look to rebuild their marriage and the Enyses to increase their family, Cornwall struggles under the Warleggans, whose power threatens all they hold dear.

10:00 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, SERIES 4 — Episode 4 of 4. As if Nothing Had Happened. Rest home Sunset Manor’s new resident is Edward Alderston, who has recently lost his wife and suffers from Alzheimer’s.

When a man is found with a Samurai sword through his back floating in a swimming pool nearby, Edward’s whereabouts become of real importance. The detective team seeks a motive, and a suspect, at Sunset Manor.

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The WETA Kids channel offers a safe haven for young viewers, presenting educational broadcasts 24 hours each day, seven 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 • Wild Kratts, 6:30am, 7am (6am, 6:30am) • Ready Jet Go!, 7:30am (7am) • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 8am (7:30am) • Nature Cat, 8:30am (8am) • Curious George, 9am (8:30am) • Pinkalicious & Peterrific, 9:30am (9am) • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 10am, 10:30am (9:30am, 10am) • Splash and Bubbles, 11am (10:30am) • Sesame Street, 11:30am (11am) • Super WHY!, 12N (5am, 11:30am) • Dinosaur Train, 12:30pm • Peg + Cat, 1pm Daniel Tiger Special The WETA Kids channel features • Sesame Street, 1:30pm the special Daniel Tiger Movie: Won’t • Splash and Bubbles, 2pm You Be Our Neighbor? — introducing • Curious George, 2:30pm a new character on the show — • Pinkalicious & Peterrific, 3pm on Monday, Sept. 17, Wednesday, • Nature Cat, 3:30pm Sept. 19 and Friday, Sept. 21 at • Wild Kratts, 4pm, 4:30pm 10 a.m. (9:30 a.m. on TV 26).

• Odd Squad, 5pm, 5:30pm • Arthur, 6pm, 6:30pm • Ready Jet Go!, 7pm • WordGirl, 7:30pm • Sesame Street, 8pm, 8:30pm Visit weta.org/kids • Cyberchase, 9pm (5:30am) for full listings of • Bob the Builder, 9:30pm • SciGirls, 10pm children’s programs • Maya & Miguel, 10:30pm on WETA Kids • Bob the Builder, 11pm & WETA TV 26.

• Ready Jet Go!, 11:30pm • Arthur, 12M

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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. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 9/29, 6:30pm 8:30 VOCES: CHILDREN OF GIANT — In 1955, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean and a massive crew descended on the Texas town of Marfa to begin production on the film, Giant. Now, more than 60 years later, Children of Giant explores the feature film’s still timely examination of racial prejudice.

10:00 THE HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS 2018 — Join the country’s highest tribute to Latinos by Latinos. The program includes performances and appearances by celebrated Hispanic artists.

11:00 BREAKING BIG — Carlos Watson hosts explorations of the twists and turns on the road to thriving careers for notable figures in various fields. Eddie Huang.

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The educational children’s programming on WETA Kids helps young viewers develop important social-emotional skills. This month, the channel presents a new special, Won’t You Be Our Neighbor?, from The Fred Rogers Company series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. The program (see timings above) helps young viewers understand the experience of moving and making new friends. Series resources for parents and children can be found via links at weta.org/kids.

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British Television at Its Best The WETA UK channel is devoted to the best in British television programming, presenting 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 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY

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• Secrets of Westminster (9/2) • Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice (9/9-9/16) • Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 3

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series 4

New Tricks

New Tricks

New Tricks

New Tricks

New Tricks

Doc Martin, Series 1 & 2

Midsomer Murders, Series 10

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MI-5

MI-5

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Father Brown, Series 4 & 5

Shetland, Series 3

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

• Marley’s Ghosts (9/1-9/15) • Decline and Fall (starts 9/22)

Foyle’s War, Series 5 & 6

Hillary (Sir Edmund)

Midsomer Murders, Series 10

I Want My Wife Back

Midsomer Murders, Series 10

Father Brown, Series 5

Grantchester, Series 1 & 2 on Masterpiece

Pie in the Sky, Series 3 & 4

EastEnders

Pie in the Sky, Series 3 & 4

Doc Martin, Series 1 & 2

Cold Feet, Series 6 (Series 7 starts 9/21)

• BBC Antiques Roadshow • Downton Abbey 4 (6:30pm on 9/22, 6pm on 9/29)

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2pm 2:30pm

3pm 3:30pm

4pm 4:30pm

Cold Feet, Series 6 (Series 7 starts 9/19)

Grantchester on Masterpiece (Series 2 starts 9/9)

• Polar Bear, Spy on the Ice (9/3-9/10) • Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages

The Coroner, Series 1 & 2

Hillary (Sir Edmund) (repeat airing)

Silent Witness, Series 1 (Series 2 starts 9/17)

• Silent Witness, Series 1 (9/4) • Polar Bear, Spy on the Ice (9/11-9/18) • Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages

BBC Antiques Roadshow

• Life (9/2) • Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice (9/9-9/16) • Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By

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As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

• Hillary (Sir Edmund) • Secrets of Great British Castles, Series 2 (starts 9/30)

Pie in the Sky, Series 3 & 4 (Series 4 starts 9/10)

The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 3

Midsomer Murders, Series 10

Father Brown, Series 5

• Cilla (9/7) • Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime, Series 1 (starts 9/14)

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series 4

The Coroner, Series 1 & 2 (Series 2 starts 9/24)

Doc Martin, Series 1 & 2 (Series 2 starts 9/18)

Downton Abbey, Series 4 (to 10:30pm on 9/19, to 11pm on 9/26)

• Marley’s Ghosts (2 eps 9/6; 1 ep 9/13) • Decline and Fall (starts 9/20)

Grantchester, Series 2 on Masterpiece

Shetland, Series 3

9:30pm

• Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice (9/2-9/9) • Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages (starts 9/16)

10pm

Raised by Wolves, Series 2

Silent Witness, Series 1 & 2 (Series 2 starts 9/10)

I Want My Wife Back

The Body Farm (10:30pm on 9/19)

Vera, Series 3

Foyle’s War, Series 5

Hinterland, Series 2

BBC Antiques Roadshow

Silent Witness, Series 1 (Series 2 starts 9/15)

5pm 5:30pm

6pm 6:30pm

7pm 7:30pm

8pm 8:30pm

9pm

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• W1A, Series 2 • Wonderful World of Gordon Watson (starts 9/23)

Doctor Who Colin Baker/Peter Davison Movies

Father Brown, Series 4 & 5

Cold Feet, Series 6 (Series 7 starts 9/18)

Pie in the Sky, Series 3 & 4

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Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 3

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 3 (11:30pm on 9/19)

WEDNESDAY

Midsomer Murders, Series 10

THURSDAY

BBC Antiques Roadshow

FRIDAY

I Want My Wife Back (9/8, 9/15) Downton Abbey, Series 3 & 4 (from 6:30pm on 9/22, 6pm on 9/29)

SATURDAY

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omedian Jack Whitehall, David Suchet (Poirot) and Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) star in the first-ever television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s first published novel, considered one of the greatest comic novels of all time. Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) and Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire) co-star.

In the three-part miniseries — well-received in the United Kingdom last year — inoffensive divinity student Paul Pennyfeather (Whitehall) is unfairly expelled from Oxford University after a prank, kicking off a chain of events that no one, least of all Paul himself, could have anticipated. Without a fortune to fall back on, Paul is forced to take a teaching position at a substandard rural school in Wales, where he meets a wealthy, beautiful widow. Has his luck turned? And…which way?

Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime Fridays at 8 p.m. starting September 14 on WETA UK

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ETA UK reprises a series featuring mystery novelist Agatha Christie’s characters Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, an ordinary married couple who stumble into spycraft and end up being good at it. The six episodes, which include two three-part storylines (The Secret Adversary and N or M?), star David Walliams and Jessica Raines (Call the Midwife).

The two espionage-mysteries, set in 1950s Britain at the start of the Cold War, find Tommy and Tuppence bickering, sweet on each other, and soon knee-deep in danger. Tuppence throws herself head first into every mystery with passion and fervor, often to the dismay of her husband, the more cautious of the pair. James Fleet co-stars as Tommy’s uncle, Major Anthony Carter, an official in British Military Intelligence.

I Want My Wife Back

ix-part series I Want My Wife Back stars Ben Miller (Death in Paradise) as devoted husband Murray, who is trying to win back his estranged wife Bex — portrayed by Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) — and bungling it at every step. The modern romantic comedy is from the writers of comedy series The Worst Week of My Life. Murray is the nicest fellow one could hope to meet and a devoted husband; he works hard and is a loyal friend and colleague. But when he throws a surprise 40th birthday party for his wife, it’s he who gets the biggest surprise of the night: she’s leaving him. For Bex, the decision has been a long time coming; Murray is so focused on his job that he can’t find time for her. For Murray, however, the news comes completely out of the blue. Will his mission to resurrect his marriage end in triumph, or disaster?

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Polar Bear – Spy on the Ice

Sundays, September 2 & 9 at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

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BBC nature documentary employs spy cameras to get closer than ever before to the world’s greatest land predator. Icebergcam, Blizzardcam and Snowballcam are a new generation of covert devices on a mission to explore the Arctic islands of Svalbard in Norway.

Backed up by Snowcam and Driftcam, these state-of-the-art camouflaged cameras reveal the extraordinary curiosity and intelligence of the polar bear. The devices are just a breath away when two sets of cubs emerge from winter maternity dens. They also capture the moment when the sea ice breaks away from the island in the spring — and follow the fate of bears who journey across the drifting ice in search of seals versus that of the bears marooned on the island. The cameras track polar bears as they hunt seals, raid bird colonies, dive for kelp, and more.

Also this month: The Coroner continues into Series 2, Mondays at 9 p.m.; Downton Abbey on Masterpiece continues into Series 4, Wednesdays at 9 p.m.; Vera continues into Series 3, Thursdays at 10 p.m.; Grantchester on Masterpiece enters Series 2, Fridays at 9 p.m.; and Shetland continues Saturdays at 9 p.m.

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By Nicole Lacroix, Afternoon On-Air Host

LISA MARIE MAZZUCCO

his summer, Mars, with its newly discovered lake, shone brightly in the heavens, playing peek-a-boo with the moon, and flying a mere 35.7 million miles from the earth for the first time in 15 years. On September 26, the music of the spheres is within your orbit as Mars, Venus, and their friends Mercury and Jupiter pay a visit to Classical WETA’s airwaves for the National Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Concert. Classical WETA will record the concert (September 22 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Joshua Bell Arts), and we’ll broadcast all the music and excitement of this star-studded event the following Wednesday morning, September 26 at 11 a.m. Gianandrea Noseda conducts this glittering kick-off to the 2018-2019 season, featuring the celebrated violinist, Joshua Bell. We’ll enjoy selections from Gustav Holst’s The Planets; Voyage by Michael Giacchino; Dvořák’s Song to the Moon from Rusalka; Estrellita by Manuel Ponce; Debussy’s Clair de Lune (arranged by Leopold Stokowski) — and the Carmen Fantasy by Sarasate. Be sure to join us on Classical WETA on September 26 for a celestial rendezvous with the National Symphony Orchestra.

Old Testament Offerings on Choral Showcase

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usicians and composers down through history have been both beguiled and inspired by the stories and songs from the Bible, and this month on Sunday-night program Choral Showcase on Classical WETA 90.9 FM we’ll hear a wide range of choral works drawn from books in the Old Testament. George Frideric Handel dipped quite often into the Bible when searching for subjects for his dramatic Belshazzar’s Feast operas and oratorios, and on September 2, we will hear one of his earliest, Israel in Egypt. This is the one oratorio closest in structure to the better-known Messiah, with texts drawn directly from Bible verses. It depicts the enslavement of the Israelites, their release from bondage, and their song of victory after crossing the Red Sea. On September 9, we will feature a work from the mid-20th century: William Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, from a story (depicted above by Rembrandt) in the Book of Daniel about the arrogant and gluttonous King of Babylon, whose deadly fate is determined when he calls the prophet Daniel in to “read the writing on the wall.” We will follow that with a mass setting by 16th-century composer Orlande de Lassus, based upon a motet that recalls a story from Genesis about Joseph and his brothers in the land of Egypt, and his reunification with them and his father, Jacob.

The triumphs and trials of another prophet are dramatized in Felix Mendelssohn’s popular oratorio, Elijah.

Mendelssohn prepared two versions: the first one in his native German and the second translated into English for the city of Birmingham, which commissioned the work and presented its world premiere in 1846. It is this version, sung in English, that we’ll hear on Choral Showcase on September 16. On the following program, September 23, we will turn to the Book of Psalms for several different settings of these beloved songs, including the Psalms of David by Heinrich Schütz, alongside settings by composers such as Charles Hubert H. Parry, William Walton, Howard Goodall and Steve Reich. We conclude our biblical month on September 29 with a later and more dramatic oratorio by George Frideric Handel called Solomon, after the wise and prosperous king of Israel. This work is the source of one of Handel’s best-known instrumental pieces, “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.” Enjoy magnificent choral music each Sunday night at 9 p.m.

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Classical for Washington String Ensemble A Far Cry on Front Row Washington Monday, September 10 at 9 p.m.

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une in each Monday at 9 p.m. this month for the program Front Row Washington on Classical WETA 90.9 FM as we listen to performances from four different concert series in the Washington area, starting on September 3 at Dumbarton Oaks with pianist Dénes Várjon. He includes in this concert A Far Cry less frequently performed works by Bartók, like For Children and Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, inspired by folk songs. Juxtaposed with these works is the virtuosic, romantic Elegy No. 2, followed by the even more difficult Gaspard de la nuit by Ravel. With other works by Chopin and Beethoven, this is an ambitious piano recital not to be missed.

We visit Dumbarton Concerts on September 10 for a 2015 performance of the conductor-free ensemble, A Far Cry. This Grammy-nominated, artist-run string orchestra from Boston actively seeks out thoughtful, innovative and unpredictable repertoire. The concert opens with one of minimalist composer Philip Glass’s most traditional works, Symphony No. 3 for String Orchestra — the third movement of which untraditionally features each violinist taking a turn performing the solo melody line.

The concert continues with a work by American composer Gabriela Lena Frank, who often explores her multicultural heritage through her music. Her composition Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout mixes western classical and Andean folk music traditions, while mimicking flute instruments and bringing to life Andean personalities. The first three movements, respectively, depict the toyo, one of the largest and deepest sounding pan flutes; the tarka, a wooden flute that can create split tones, mimicked here by the strings; and the zampoña, a pan flute that can also make two sounds at once, performed here with strings using double stops. The final three movements portray Andean figures such as Chasqui, the legendary Inca period runner who delivered messages to towns separated by Andean peaks — and include Coqueteos, a flirtatious love song sung by characteristic romanceros. Finishing this expressive concert are Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9

by Villa-Lobos and Alberto Ginastera’s Concerto per Corde.

On September 17 the final week of summer begins and, as we say “A reveure!” to the season, we enjoy 10 Catalan Folk Songs by Miguel Llobet, with guitarist Łukasz Kuropaczewski from his Marlow Guitar Series performance, alongside 24 Preludes for Guitar by Manuel Ponce and Rossiniana No. 3 by Mauro Giuliani. The last program this month, on September 24, features pianist Alexander Kobrin in his Beethoven Sonata Project, in which he is performing all of the composer’s sonatas in order. In this concert from Downtown Piano Works in Frederick, Maryland, Kobrin gets into the middle piano sonatas, including Moonlight and Pastorale.

Classical WETA Opera House

Sept. 1: Gounod’s Faust Lyric Opera of Chicago

Sept. 22: Bizet’s Carmen LA Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Sept. 8: Wagner’s Das Rheingold With Eric Owens Lyric Opera of Chicago

Sept. 29: Verdi’s Nabucco With Plácido Domingo LA Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Sept. 15: López’s Bel Canto Lyric Opera of Chicago

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

Eric Owens, Das Rheingold

Classical WETA: 90.9 FM Greater Washington; 88.9 FM Frederick; WGMS 89.1 FM Hagerstown

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Music by Giuseppe Verdi / Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, from the novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas

October 6–21 | Opera House

Silent Night Music by Kevin Puts / Libretto by Mark Campbell

November 10–25 | Eisenhower Theater

Photo by Jeff Roffman for The Atlanta Opera

La traviata

Jacqueline Echols and Joshua Guerrero, photo by Cade Martin.

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National Symphony Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda conductor Joshua Bell

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7 p.m. in the Concert Hall Celebrate the beginning of Noseda’s second season as Music Director with an evening highlighting music’s power to express the vastness and spirit of deep space.

Noseda conducts Pictures from an Exhibition Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead Respighi: Trittico botticelliano Musorgsky/Ravel: Pictures from an Exhibition

Sep. 27–29 | Concert Hall

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