OCTOBER 2015
PROGRAM GUIDE
Dear Friends,
This October, watch us on American Graduate Day, Saturday, October 3 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Meet three local Champions
making a difference right here in Charlotte. American Graduate Day is a public media initiative to improve high school
graduation rates. Season Three of Carolina Impact is underway; join us Tuesday evenings at 8 p.m. when we continue to
explore the people, places and issues that impact our region. This season we have a new regular segment called “One Tank
Trips” that will take you on day trips around the Carolinas. Wednesdays have new episodes of FRONTLINE and American
Experience. Thursdays are “Think Thursday” Nights, includes new episodes of NATURE and NOVA. Friday evening public
affairs shows keep us informed on Off The Record at 8 p.m., followed by Carolina Business Review.
Amy Burkett
General Manager
WTVI PBS Charlotte
Downton Abbey fans, please mark your calendars for December 17. When the Downton Abbey Season 6 Preview Party will
be held at Halton Theater on the Central Campus of Central Piedmont Community College. Gather your friends and send us an
email to [email protected] to reserve your free seat. Screening begins at 7 p.m. followed by dessert.
PBS Charlotte Daytime
WEEKDAYS
SATURDAYS
SUNDAYS
6 a.m.
6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
10:00
11:00
11:30
Noon
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00
6 a.m. Barney and Friends
6:30 Angelina Ballerina
7:00 Curious George
7:30 Curious George
8:00 It’s Sew Easy
8:30 Sewing with Nancy
9:00 This Old House
9:30 Ask This Old House
10:00 Hometime
10:30 For Your Home
11:00 American Graduate Day:
Let’s Make It Happen (10/3);
The Woodsmith Shop
11:30 Project Smoke w/Steven Raichlen Noon Charlotte Cooks
12:30 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School
1:00 Martha Bakes
1:30 Jacques Pepin’s Heart and Soul
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00Nature;
Best of WTVI (10/17)*
4:00NOVA
5:00 Trail of History
5:30 Carolina Impact
6:00 Classic Gospel
7:00 Classic Gospel;
Bloody Irish! Songs of
the 1916 Rising (10/17)
6 a.m.
6:30
7:00
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:30 Noon
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
7:00
Classical Stretch
Arthur
ODD Squad;
ODD Squad: Against the Odds*
Wild Kratts;
ODD Squad: Against the Odds*
Curious George;
Halloween Boo Fest**
Curious George
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Sesame Street
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
Clifford
Peg + Cat
Super WHY!
Thomas and Friends;
Thomas and Friends: Sodor’s Legend
of the Lost Treasure (10/12, 10/16)
Sesame Street;
Thomas and Friends: Sodor’s Legend
of the Lost Treasure (10/12, 10/16)
The Cat in the Hat
Curious George;
Halloween Boo Fest**
Curious George
Cyberchase;
ODD Squad: Against the Odds*
ODD Squad
Wild Kratts
To the Contrary (M);
Charlotte Cooks (T);
The Woodsmith Shop (W);
Carolina Impact (TH);
Motorweek (F)
Charlie Rose
PBS NewsHour
* Show airs 10/5, 10/7 and 10/9
** Show airs 10/26, 10/28 and 10/30
Sid the Science Kid
Peg + Cat
Curious George
Curious George
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Sesame Street
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
Antiques Roadshow
Carolina Impact
Off the Record
Carolina Business Review
McLaughlin Group
International Success
The Appalachians (10/4)
180 Days: Hartsville (10/11)
Best of WTVI (10/18)
Great Performances: Billy Elliot The Musical (10/25)
The Appalachians (10/4)
The Appalachians (10/4);
Inside the Court of Henry VIII’s Palace (10/11)
Secrets of Westminster(10/4);
Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace (10/11)
Raising of America: Early Childhood and
the Future of Our Nation (10/25)
Masterpiece Mystery! Grantchester
Father Brown
* Show airs 3 to 7 p.m.
YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR STORIES,
YOUR WTVI PBS CHARLOTTE.
A service of
PBS Charlotte Prime time
Thur. 10/1
Fri. 10/2
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
NATURE
“Nature's Miracle Orphan Wild Lessons”
Off The Record
Carolina Business
Review
10:00
10:30
E.O. Wilson Of Ants and Men
11:00
11:30
The Appalachians
pt 3
Jefferson Davis: An American President pt 1
Jefferson Davis: An American President pt 2
Sat. 10/3
Antiques Roadshow
“Albuquerque”
Sun. 10/4
Home Fires
on Masterpiece
Indian Summers
on Masterpiece
The Widower
pt 1/3
How Sherlock Changed The World
Mon. 10/5
Antiques Roadshow
“Seattle”
Antiques Roadshow
“Albuquerque”
I'll Have What Phil Is Having
“Italy”
Brazil With Michael Palin
“Out of Africa”
Inside the Court of Henry VIII
Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace
Tues. 10/6
Carolina Impact
Gorongosa Park - Rebirth of Paradise
“Battle Lines/Roaring Back”
Wed. 10/7
Thurs. 10/8
Fri. 10/9
Trail of History
Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey Season Two pt 6/7
NATURE
“Big Birds Can't Fly”
Off The Record
Carolina Business
Review
NOVA
”Secrets of Noah's Ark”
Call The Midwife
Season 1, episode 1
Carolina Impact
Trail of History
FRONTLINE:
“My Brother's Bomber”
Queen Victoria's Empire
“Engines of Change/Passage to India”
NOVA
“Petra - Lost City of Stone”
Time Scanners
“Petra”
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
“Magic Bullets”
No Evidence of Disease
Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey Season Two pt 7/7
Call The Midwife
Season 1, episode 2
Sat. 10/10
Antiques Roadshow
“Albuquerque”
Sun. 10/11
Home Fires
on Masterpiece
Indian Summers
on Masterpiece
The Widower
pt 2/3
Unity - The Latin Tribute to Michael
Jackson
Mon. 10/12
Antiques Roadshow
“Seattle”
Antiques Roadshow
“Albuquerque”
I’ll Have What Phil Is Having
“Paris”
Brazil With Michael Palin
“Into Amazonia”
In Search of Myths and Heroes
The Queen Sheba
In Search of Myths and Heroes
Arthur: The Once and Future King
Tues. 10/13
Carolina Impact
A Legacy of Caring:
75 years of Carolina
Healthcare System
Carolina Impact
Trail of History
Wed. 10/14
Mary Tyler Moore:
A Celebration
Secrets of the Dead
“The Real Trojan Horse”
FRONTLINE:
“My Brother’s Bomber”
Queen Victoria’s Empire
“The Moral Crusade/The Scramble for
Africa”
Thurs. 10/15
NATURE
“Soul of the Elephant”
NOVA
“Cyber War Threat”
The Brain with David Eagleman
“What is Reality”
How We Got To Now
with Steven Johnson
“Clean”
Carolina Business
Review
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
“The Blind Men & The Elephant”
Live From Lincoln Center
Kern & Hammerstein’s Show Boat
Fri. 10/16
Off the Record
Sat. 10/17
Bloody Irish! Songs of the 1916 Rising
(con't from 7 p.m.)
Sun. 10/18
Home Fires
on Masterpiece
Indian Summers
on Masterpiece
The Widower
pt 3/3
Mary Tyler Moore:
A Celebration
Mon. 10/19
Antiques Roadshow
“Seattle”
Antiques Roadshow
“Chicago”
I'll Have What Phil Is Having
“Hong Kong”
Brazil With Michael Palin
“The Road to Rio”
In Search of Myths and Heroes
“Shangri-La”
In Search of Myths and Heroes
“Jason and the Golden Fleece”
Tues. 10/20
Carolina Impact
A Legacy of Caring:
75 years of Carolina
Healthcare System
Wed. 10/21
American Experience
“The Forgotten Plaque”
Thurs, 10/22
NATURE
“Pets Wild at Heart - Playful Creatures”
Fri. 10/23
Off the Record
Carolina Business
Review
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 Live at Royal Albert Hall
Rick Steves’ Europe
FRONTLINE:
“Immigration Battle”
NOVA
“Sinkholes - Buried Alive”
Call The Midwife
Season 1, episode 3
Carolina Impact
Trail of History
Germans In America
“Into the Promised Land”
The Brain with David Eagleman
“What Makes Me”
How We Got To Now
with Steven Johnson
“Glass”
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
“Finding the Achilles Heel”
Nazi Mega Weapons
“Atlantic Wall”
Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey Season Three pt 1/7
Call The Midwife
Season 1, episode 4
Sat. 10/24
Antiques Roadshow
Chicago
Sun. 10/25
Home Fires
on Masterpiece
Indian Summers
on Masterpiece
The Guilty
pt 1/3
MAKERS: “Women In Hollywood”
Mon. 10/26
Antiques Roadshow
“Tulsa”
Antiques Roadshow
“Chicago”
I'll Have What Phil Is Having
“Barcelona”
Brazil With Michael Palin
“The Deep South”
Egypt’s Golden Empire
“The Warrior Pharaoh”
Egypt’s Golden Empire
“Pharaoh’s of the Sun”
Egypt’s Golden Empire
“Last Great Pharaoh”
Tues. 10/27
Carolina Impact
Trail of History
Wed. 10/28
American Experience
“War of the Worlds”
Secrets of the Dead
“Vampire Legend”
American Experience
“Inside Assad's Syria”
Germans In America
“Little Germanies”
Thurs. 10/29
NATURE
“Pets Wild at Heart - Playful Creatures”
NOVA
“Animal Mummies”
The Brain with David Eagleman
“Who is in Control?”
How We Got To Now
with Steven Johnson
“Cold”
Fri. 10/30
Sat. 10/31
Off The Record
Carolina Business
Review
Antiques Roadshow
“Chicago”
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
“Get Action”
Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey Season Three pt 2/7
Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey Season Three pt 3/7
Nazi Mega Weapons
“V2 Rocket”
Call The Midwife
Season 1, episode 5
Time Warner Cable changed the numbers assigned to its digital channels – all the channels above number 100 changed. So if you watch us on Time Warner Cable, you can find WTVI in HD on 1222, Mhz Worldview on 1278 and
Create on 1279. This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Visit www.PBScharlotte.org to view an up-to-date and detailed schedule.
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