Monday August 4, 2008

Last Updated: 08/31/2008 17:50:09

Midnight

Utah: The National Parks 00:56 PBSPL
This program is a portrait of Utah's five national parks: Canyonlands, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Zion. Narrated by Joseph Campanella, it includes a classical music score by some of the world's most famous composers. [TVG]

1AM

Katie Brown Workshop "Spring" 00:26 #302H APTEX (DVS)
Katie welcomes spring with a vintage-inspired remnant tablecloth and framed vases; plus-- recipes for green garden soup and an apricot almond cake. [TVG] R of 8/3 4pm

1:30AM

For Your Home "Backyard Makeover, Part 1" 00:26 #2303H APTEX (DVS)
Sloan and Vicki show how to add real drama and serenity to your backyard while still providing family friendly spaces. [TVRE] R of 8/3 4:30pm

2AM

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Always Cooking! "Eggs-Actly" 00:26 #118H APTEX (DVS)
Chef Paul prepares egg dishes that are sure to please, Sweet Potato Omelet, Andouille & Egg Muffin Cups. [TVG] R of 8/3 5pm

2:30AM

Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Street Fare Tonight!" 00:26 #613Z APTEX
Rick creates a one-night-only Mexican street-food stall right in his Chicago home kitchen as the centerpiece of an unforgettable cocktail party. And with that, he shows how to pull off three authentic Mexican street snacks.There are Molotes Poblanos-miniature blue corn masa turnovers with a choice of fillings: mushroom, potato-chorizo, and roasted poblano chiles with cheese; mouthwatering Tacos de Bistec con Nopales with juicy griddled steak, strips of nopal cactus and a drizzle of spicy tomatillo-arbol salsa; and Huaraches-griddled masa flatbreads, topped like pizzas with chorizo and tomatillo salsa. Rick mixes up some Agua de Jamaica-a bright red hibiscus-flower elixir that's refreshing on its own and a perfect base for Mexican Cosmopolitans-and sets out some cut-up veggies, sprinkled with lime and chile, street vendor-style. [TVG] R of 8/3 5:30pm

3AM

Rochester International Jazz Festival "Harry Allen Quartet" 00:56 #203H APTEX
For nine days each June, Rochester, New York transforms into one of the jazz capitals of the world, offering fans of all ages multiple genres of creative improvised music. Award-winning artist Harry Allen performs. As a Swing Bros. recording artist he has over thirty recordings to his name. Three of his CDs have won Gold Disc Awards from Japan's Swing Journal Magazine, and his CD Tenors Anyone? won both the Gold Disc Award and the New Star Award. The Harry Allen--Joe Cohn Quartet won the New York Nightlife Award for Outstanding Jazz Combo Performance of 2006 and was nominated for Best Jazz Combo by the Jazz Journalists Association for the same year. (3 of 6) [TVG] R of 8/3 6pm

4AM

History Detectives "U.S.S. Indianapolis/Highlander Badge/Spirit of St. Louis" 00:56 #405Z (Rpt) PBS
History Detectives ventures to Texas and Washington, DC, to examine the virulence and desperation of the Japanese suicide attacks that led up to one of the greatest sea disasters in U.S. naval history. Next, the team travels to Georgia and South Carolina to find out the history of a mysterious badge discovered by a man on a scuba diving excursion. And, two brothers from Parsippany, New Jersey, grew up listening to their uncle's claim that he built the engine for the Spirit of St. Louis--the plane made famous by Charles Lindbergh's historic nonstop flight across the Atlantic. History Detectives uncovers the forgotten history of Lucky Lindy's legendary flight. [TVG] R on 8/13 2pm; 8/25 4am

5AM

Boohbah "The Bed" 00:28 #120Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs march, and spin around and around and around. In Storyworld, Grandmamma tries to nap in a big bed. But will she rock herself to sleep, or roll? [TVY] R of 8/1 5:30am; 8/2 5am; 8/3 5:30am

5:30AM

Boohbah "The High Wall" 00:28 #121Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs step side-to-side, and peek and hide, as they dance together. In Storyworld, Mr. Man is on one side of a high wall and Brother and Sister are on the other. How will they all get on the same side? [TVY] R on 8/5 5am

6AM

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks "Trial and Error" 00:28 #129H (Rpt) PBS
When Dannan's school bag is chewed to pieces, Finnegan, the donkey, is the likely suspect. The kids hold a "trial" in the barn, where witnesses tell different versions of the crime. When it is revealed that Finnegan was not to blame, everyone learns an important lesson about the dangers of making accusations, without knowing all the facts. Jakers! Live and Learn: Cobi Jones shows a local elementary school, where the students recreate their own version of the trial scene from "Trial and Error." [TVY]

6:30AM

It's A Big Big World "In Good Voice/Wartz's Family Tree" 00:28 #139H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
When he learns that Oko has a case of laryngitis, Bob is worried that Oko won't be able to make his night howl to help the animals fall asleep. When Wartz hears Burdette and Ick discussing their family trees, he is worried that he doesn't have one, so he finds a log and decides that it is will be his family log. [TVY] R of 7/29 6:30am

7AM

Super Why! "The Little Red Hen" 00:28 #114Z (Rpt) PBS
The Super Readers take off into the story of the Little Red Hen, whose friends won't assist her either! [TVY] R of 7/29 7am

7:30AM

WordWorld "Pies, Pies, Pies!/Waterlogged" 00:28 #106H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
WordWorld is a colorful, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. [TVY]

8AM

America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie 00:56 PBS
Prior to Euro-American settlement in the 1820s, one of the major landscape features of North America was 240 million acres of tallgrass prairie. Between 1830 and 1900--in the space of a single lifetime, the tallgrass prairie was steadily transformed to farmland. This drastic change in the landscape also brought about an enormous social change for Native Americans; in an equally short time their cultural imprint was reduced in essence to a handful of place-names appearing on maps. This program examines the record of human struggle, triumph and defeat that prairie history exemplifies, including the history and culture of America's aboriginal inhabitants. The film also highlights prairie preservation efforts and explores how the tallgrass prairie ecosystem may serve as a model for a sustainable agriculture of the future. [TVG]

9AM

China from the Inside "Shifting Nature" 00:56 #103H (Rpt) PBS
China's environment is in trouble, but solutions often seem as harsh as the problems. In this hour, a look at how relocating from dam areas is causing mammoth social upheaval. [TVPG] R of 8/2 12

10AM

Warplane "Age of Stealth" 00:56 #104Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Over the trenches of WW I, the "eye in the sky" had been indispensable. Since then, developers have worked endlessly to make planes harder to spot and shoot down. Speed worked at first, then the ability to fly high, but each advance was eventually met by a counter-advance that all but neutralized it. Until, that is, the birth of the computer. With the computer age came avionics-systems to control planes that humans could never fly. These systems, combined with new materials, designs and paints, as well as the unwavering commitment and singular vision of men like Skunk Works' Ben Rich, gave rise to the most recent revolution in military aviation-stealth planes. These planes are all but invisible to enemy eyes. Stealth technology has transformed warfare, and together with ever-advanced precision ordnance and purely autonomous planes, has positioned the world's most advanced air forces for a future where in-cockpit pilots may no longer be necessary. Final program in a 4-part series. [TVPG]

11AM

NOVA "Wings of Madness" 00:56 #3316H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
On October, 19, 1901, the people of Paris turned out by the thousands to watch a dashing, impeccably-dressed Brazilian-born inventor, Alberto Santos-Dumont, conquer the skies. His fragile, gas-powered balloon made an astounding half-hour flight over the city and around the Eiffel Tower. For a brief moment, Santos-Dumont was the toast of Paris and acclaimed around the world. Then, eclipsed by the growing fame of the Wright Brothers, Santos-Dumont began slipping into illness and depression. Featuring re-creations and replicas of Santos-Dumont's pioneering balloons and airplanes, the program reveals the daring flights, and dramatic life of this neglected genius. [TVPG]

Noon

Nature "Horse and Rider" 00:56 #2002Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Every relationship between horse and rider rests on a few fundamental principles--understanding the animal, building trust, communication, and working in unison. [TVG] R of 8/3 7pm

1PM

Warplane "Air Force to Air Power" 00:56 #102Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
This episode examines air technologies of World War II, and the creation of national air forces.The invention of radar and the birth of the fighter ace made airplanes a vital part in wartime tactics. Evolving from their roles as spotters, reconnaissance planes transformed into bombers and fighters became capable of mass destruction. Second episode in a 4-part series. [TVPG]

2PM

History Detectives "Doc Holliday's Watch/Civil War Female Soldiers/Japanese Internment Camp Artwork" 00:56 #307Z (Rpt) PBS
An Oklahoma pawn store clerk's customer had a pawned antique watch, engraved with a potentially historic inscription. Could this watch have been a gift from the fearless lawman, Wyatt Earp, to the dentist, gambler, and gunman "Doc" Holliday, perhaps in gratitude for his help fighting the Clanton gang at the OK Corral? In Louisiana, a resident owns a Civil War photograph featuring a fine-boned, slight-figured soldier. The soldier is identified as a member of the 2nd Louisiana Infantry--but could it be a woman in disguise? In a San Francisco archive, an intern discovered a set of 10 postcard-size watercolors of what appears to be a prison camp. Piecing them together, it looks as if they were painted on the back of a Japanese-American internment notice from 1942. The team investigates. R on 8/17 4am

3PM

Rick Steves' Europe "Poland Rediscovered: Krakow, Auschwitz and Warsaw" 00:26 #310H (Rpt) APTEX
Poland is ready to be rediscovered, as the old "east" transforms itself into the new heart of Europe. Krakow, with its bubbly Baroque and cobbled charm, is emerging as the exciting "next Prague." Nearby, a visit to Auschwitz teaches a timeless, soul-searching lesson. Systematically destroyed during World War II, Warsaw is a lively, thriving capital once again. [TVG] R on 8/5 3am

3:30PM

Smart Travels--Europe with Rudy Maxa "Prague & Budapest" 00:26 #307H (Rpt) APT
Rudy Maxa leaves Western Europe behind, as he ventures to the exotic cities of Prague and Budapest. In Prague, he marvels at the startlingly beautiful old town, and tours the labyrinthine castle that haunted writer Franz Kafka. Bohemian glass dazzles him as he browse the flourishing shops in this former Communist country, and he witnesses the scene of the "Velvet Revolution." Then, it's off to Budapest where he surrenders himself to steamy mineral spas, gets serenaded by Gypsy music in one of the city's most traditional restaurants, and sways to the rhythms of Hungarian dancers. The trip is rounded out with Budapest's regal Opera House, and monuments of a bygone era in the Communist Statue Park. Tips are given on luxury hotels. [TVG] R on 8/5 3:30am

4PM

Lidia's Italy "Kneading with An Old Friend" 00:26 #121Z (Rpt) APTEX
Anyone who has visited with Paola di Mauro feels like they have met the Italian Julia Child. This passionate cook and dear friend of Lidia works with her on some homemade fresh pasta that is served with some great chicken livers. [TVG] R on 8/5 1am

4:30PM

Chefs A' Field: Culinary Adventures That Begin On The Farm "Chef Karen Demasco-Craft: New York, Ny - Costa Rica" 00:26 #203H (Rpt) APT
New York's most celebrated pastry chef, Karen Demasco, goes to the root of her sweet desserts in beautiful Costa Rica, where she plants, harvests, and processes organic sugar cane by hand. The end result: 100 percent pure, organic, unrefined sugar. Recipes: Sucanat Candied Macadamia Nuts; and Gooey Organic Brown Sugar Cakes. [TVG] R on 8/5 1:30am

5PM

Desert Speaks "Palms in the Desert" 00:26 #1705H (Rpt) APTEX
Palm trees have long been a symbol of the desert and, more importantly, a sign of water to a weary desert traveler. In this episode, ecologist Jim Cornett joins host David Yetman for a look around California's Coachella Valley, the lowest and hottest inhabited place in the Northern Hemisphere. After a walk around Palm Springs to examine the area's most famous residents, Yetman heads for the largest undisturbed palm oasis on Earth, Palm Canyon. [TVG] R on 8/5 2am

5:30PM

Seasoned Traveler "Slovenia" 00:26 #204Z (Rpt) APT
In this Eastern European country, George Bauer stops in two enchanting alpine resort areas: Bled, with its perfect lake and stately 16th-century castle, and Bohinj, located in Slovenia's only national park. Other highlights include Skofja Loka, which boasts a charming town square and centuries-old inn; the capital city of Ljubljana, whose ancient roots are evident in the ruins and relics found in its Old Town district; the amazing rock formations of 4 million-year-old Postojna Caves; Predjama Castle, carved into the mouth of a rock cliff; and Lipica, birthplace of the famous Lipizzaner Stallion tradition. [TVG] R on 8/5 2:30am

5:59PM

Antiques Road Show "Hastings" 00:29 #2703 BBC
Michael Aspel and the team head for Hastings where amongst the treasures uncovered are a Meissan pot valued at £10,000, a "doodle" by artist Augustus John valued between £10-15,000 and David Battie gets to break in to a chest containing a wedding gift given in the 1920's which has remained never been opened. Plus, a man with a serious addiction for Punch & Judy is interviewed--he's also the next contender vying for the title of "Champion Collector".

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Monday August 4, 2008

Last Updated: 08/31/2008 17:50:09

6:30PM

I Remember "Milwaukee County Parks, John Gurda" 00:26 #1417H (Rpt) WMVS
Author, Historian, and Milwaukee native John Gurda discusses the history of Milwaukee County Parks with Host Jim Peck. Gurda is the author of eighteen books, including "The Making of Milwaukee" which was produced into an Emmy-Award winning documentary by Milwaukee Public Television.

7PM

Antiques Roadshow "Providence, Ri - Hour One" 00:56 #1013Z PBS
Host Mark Walberg and appraiser Chris Mitchell head for the Ocean State's storied coastline and onward--to Rose Island Lighthouse, near Newport, RI, for a look at Naval collectibles. Appraisers at the Rhode Island Convention Center encounter a fleet of admirable objects, including a valuable 1850s Massachusetts folk art weathervane, rescued from a demolition site; the 1786 diary of John Francis, son-in-law of John Brown, the prominent Providence merchant, whose family name is carried by Brown University; and a rifle, powder horn, and log book--attributed to Welcome Mathewson, one of the premier New England gunsmiths of the early 19th century--handed down through seven generations of a Rhode Island family, and valued at $100,000 to $120,000. [TVG] R on 8/7 8am

8PM

History Detectives "Gar Photo/Bill Pickett Saddle/Hitler Films" 00:56 #606H PBS
A Civil War enthusiast in Pennsylvania owns a striking vintage photograph that depicts about 20 older white men in full dress uniform, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with two black men. In Reconstruction-era America, association between blacks and whites was frequently taboo. What brought them together for this portrait? Elyse Luray investigates the first national social group to challenge the color barrier. Tukufu Zuberi heads to Oklahoma and visits the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. He meets a real-life steer wrestler and talks with a 101 Ranch historian about the legacy of the legendary Bill Pickett--inventor of bulldogging, the rodeo event now known as steer wrestling. A New York man owns several film cans, unseen since World War II, that contain German home movies of Nazi officials. He received them from his wife's uncle, a GI in Germany, who found the cans in the bombed ruins of the Old Opera House in the northern Bavarian town of Bayreuth. Gwen Wright goes to Staten Island to investigate. [TVG] R on 8/7 9am

9PM

Chasing Churchill: In Search of My Grandfather "Worth Doing Once" 00:56 #103H PBS
In this third chapter of Churchill's life, his granddaughter Celia Sandys travels to Morocco and to the South of France in search of those places that gave Churchill particular pleasure. He called Morocco "the most beautiful place on earth". Here, even during the turmoil of the Second World War, he found time to travel with Roosevelt and indulge in his favorite relaxation--painting. Toward the end of his life, travel, friends and the solace he found in painting and writing became more and more important to him. Sandys reflects on the life of the man she knew: a life that began on the battlefields of the world, blossomed through remarkable qualities of leadership and inspiration, but then began to fade into the melancholy of old age. (3 of 3) [TVPG] R on 8/5 12; 8/8 10am

10PM

Concerts on the Square 2008 "Gershwin & Friends: Wendy Chen, Piano" 00:57 #801
The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, lead by Maestro Andrew Sewell performs from the grounds of the State Capitol in Madison. On piano, Wendy Chen performs "Rhapsody in Blue," "Victory at Sea" and a medley from Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady." (1 of 3)

11PM

Attenborough in Paradise 00:56 (Rpt) PBS
Sir David Attenborough, one of the world's foremost nature aficionados, realizes a lifelong ambition as he travels to the island of New Guinea for a rare look at the spectacular birds of paradise. The program features the world's most beautiful, dazzling and glamorous birds, some of which have never before been filmed. [TVG]

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