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1 APRIL 2017 april 2017 PRIMETIME PRIMETIME OREGON, S ANIMATION MAGIC AN OREGON ART BEAT SPECIAL APRIL 27, 8 PM Photo courtesy of LAIKA/Focus Features

2 primetime 1 SATURDAY 5:00 OPB This Old House Detroit: Rebuilding Motor City (Also Mon 6pm) OPB+ Marathon Craftsman s Legacy, continued (until 8pm) Pastries 7:00 OPB American Forest Oregonians engage with the woods in innovative ways. 7:30 OPB Rick Steves Europe Belgium: Bruges and Brussels (Also Sun 9am) 8:00 OPB Globe Trekker Road Trip: Patagonia (Also Mon 12am) OPB+ Infinity Hall Live Jonathan Edwards 9:00 OPB The Coroner Dirty Dancing. A dancer dies at a Latin dance festival. (Also Wed 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Austin City Limits Ed Sheeran/Valerie June (Also Sun 5am) 10:00 OPB Doctor Blake Mysteries Smoke and Mirrors. A case falls out of the sky. (Also Thu 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Movie Beat the Devil (1953). Travelers become entangled en route to Africa. (Also Sat 11:30pm) 11:00 OPB Oregon Experience Broken Treaties. An introduction to the American- Indian tribes of Oregon. (R) 11:30 OPB+ Movie Beat the Devil (1953) (R-Also Sun 4/09 1am) 2 SUNDAY Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions Nature vs. Nurture Rick Steves Europe Copenhagen 6:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Taking it to the Next Level (R) OPB+ Rick Steves Special The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today 6:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Valhalla: Behind the Scenes (R) 2, Ep 2. A professor dies in a mysterious fall. (Also Mon 2:45am) OPB World s Fair: When Seattle Invented the Future (Also Tue 12am) 8:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 1. See callout on this page. (Also Sat 11pm) OPB+ Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire The arts workshop that became a world-class school. (Also Tue 1am) 9:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 1. It s June 1940, and Britain faces imminent invasion. (Also Fri 11pm) OPB+ Chihuly: Fire & Light (Also Tue 2am) 10:00 OPB Masterpiece Wolf Hall, Ep 1. King Henry s marriage annulment fails. (Also Tue 3am) OPB+ Prohibition A Nation of Hypocrites. Support for prohibition diminishes. 11:00 OPB Last Tango in Halifax Season 2, Ep 1. Gillian spirals into a dark place. (Also Tue 4am) 3 MONDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Tue 12am) OPB+ Antiques Roadshow Chicago, Hr 1 8:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City, Hr 1 (Also Mon 4/10 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Tommy Emmanuel: Center Stage The acclaimed guitarist, live. (Also Wed 12am) 9:00 OPB Oregon Experience The Jewish Frontier. Jewish pioneers were among the earliest settlers in the Far West. (Also Wed 2am) OPB+ Burt Bacharach s Best Relive the musician s greatest hits. (Also Wed 1am) 10:00 OPB Independent Lens Newtown. Witness the resilience of a community devastated by the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook. (Also Wed 3am) OPB+ Soundstage Georgefest (Also Wed 2am) 11:00 OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Tue 11:30 OPB POV Listening is an Act of Love: A StoryCorps Special. Animated stories tackle life s important questions. (Also Wed 4:30am) 4 TUESDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Wed 12am) OPB+ History Detectives Season 10, Ep 2. An Antiques Roadshow appraisal sparks further inquiry. (Also Thu 5am) 8:00 OPB Jesus of Rome Pts 1&2. New evidence paints Jesus as an astute leader with ties to Rome. (Also Thu 1am) OPB+ Capturing Grace Dance and Parkinson s disease intersect. (Also Thu 12am) 9:00 OPB+ Independent Lens Mimi and Dona. An elderly mother-daughter duo faces tough choices. (Also Thu 1am) 10:00 OPB Frontline Secret State of North Korea. Frontline reveals how ordinary citizens are resisting one of the world s most oppressive regimes. (Also Thu 3am) OPB+ I Go Home For years, children with intellectual disability were not allowed in public schools. (Also Thu 2am) 11:00 OPB Beyond Standing Rock Go to the front lines of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. (Also Thu 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Wed Call the Midwife Season 6 5 WEDNESDAY Neal Street Productions 2016 It s now 1962 and times are changing. As the Poplar medics strive to help mothers and families cope with the demands of childbearing, disability, disease and social prejudice, they must also make choices and fight battles of their own. Sundays at 8pm OPB 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Thu 12am) OPB+ The Coroner Dirty Dancing (R) 8:00 OPB Nature Owl Power. Owls influence technology and design. (Also Fri 1am) OPB+ Masterpiece Wallander: Season 4, Ep 1. Can Wallander stay in the field? (Also Fri 12am) 9:00 OPB NOVA Himalayan Megaquake. Dramatic footage of the 2015 quake in Nepal. (Also Fri 2am) 9:30 OPB+ On Story The Path of an Action Writer: A Conversation with Robert Kamen 10:00 OPB Secrets of the Dead Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science. Discover the origins of some of da Vinci s greatest ideas. (Also Fri 3am) OPB+ Luther Ep 1. DCI John Luther is a troubled yet brilliant police detective. (Also Fri 2am) 11:00 OPB Leonardo s Dream Machines Pt 1. Leading experts attempt to build da Vinci s dream machines. (Also Fri 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Thu 2 APRIL 2017

3 OPB = Comcast 10 or 710; antenna XX.1 OPB+ = Comcast 310; antenna XX.2 KIDS = Comcast 311; antenna XX.3 Full channel list at opb.org/tvchannels R = Repeat within a week Repeats are on original channel unless noted Full schedule and VOD at opb.org/schedules = Program premiere = Watch online at watch.opb.org Programs are subject to change weekdays 6 THURSDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Fri 12:05am) OPB+ Doctor Blake Mysteries Smoke and Mirrors (R) 8:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Discovering Beverly Cleary. The life and work of Oregon s beloved children s book author. (Also Sun 6pm) OPB+ Blue Planet The Blue Planet. Learn how ocean life is regulated by currents and the sun. (Also Sat 12am) 8:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Disappearing Meadows. From the high Cascades to the coast, natural meadows are disappearing. (Also Sun 6:30pm) 9:00 OPB Midsomer Murders The Glitch, Pts 1&2. An air traffic computer system causes problems. (Also Sun 2am) OPB+ The Brain with David Eagleman Who Will We Be? What s next for the human brain? (Also Sat 1am) 10:00 OPB+ The Crowd & The Cloud Even Big Data Starts Small. Ordinary people contribute to life-saving science. (Also Sat 2am) 10:30 OPB DCI Banks Ghosts. Helen s world is turned upside down. (Also Sun 3:30am) 11:00 OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Fri 7 FRIDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Sat 12am) OPB+ This Old House Hour (Also Wed 5am) 8:00 OPB Father Brown The Hangman s Demise. A former hangman is poisoned. OPB+ Washington Week (Also Mon 12am) 8:30 OPB+ Hollywood Idols Cary Grant (Also Mon 12:30am) 9:00 OPB A Place to Call Home Sins of the Father/Till Death Do Us Part. Rene decides to undergo brain surgery. (Also Mon 1am) OPB+ The Mind of a Chef Ludobites (Also Mon 1am) 9:30 OPB+ A Chef s Life Gone Clamming, Pt 2 (Also Mon 1:30am) 10:00 OPB+ The Great British Baking Show Masterclass: Season 3, Ep 3 (Also Mon 2am) 11:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 1 (R) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Mon 8 SATURDAY 5:00 OPB This Old House Detroit: Ready for Rehab (Also Mon 6pm) OPB+ Marathon The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama, continued (until 8pm) Advanced Dough 7:00 OPB Art Wolfe s Travels to the Edge Mexico: Baja (Also Sun 9:30am) 7:30 OPB Rick Steves Europe Provence (Also Sun 9am) 8:00 OPB Globe Trekker Road Trip: Rust Belt Highway, Pt 1 (Also Mon 12am) OPB+ Infinity Hall Live Dawes 9:00 OPB 800 Words Ep 1. A journalist impulsively moves his family to Weld, New Zealand. (Also Wed 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Austin City Limits The Avett Brothers/Nickel Creek (Also Sun 5am) 10:00 OPB Doctor Blake Mysteries Crossing the Line. A movie projectionist is killed. (Also Thu 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Movie Road to Bali (1952). Vaudeville performers head to Australia. (Also Sat 11:30pm) 11:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 1 (R) 11:30 OPB+ Movie Road to Bali (1952) (R-Also Sun 4/16 1am) 9 SUNDAY Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions Work Rick Steves Europe Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen 6:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Discovering Beverly Cleary (R) OPB+ Rick Steves Special Iran 6:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Disappearing Meadows (R) 2, Ep 3. A false alarm leads to a real murder investigation. (Also Mon 3am) OPB+ America Revealed Made in the U.S.A. The strength of American manufacturing. (Also Tue 12am) 8:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 2. Shelagh shows her mettle after an explosion. (Also Sat 11pm) OPB+ America Revealed Electric Nation. Understand our intricate modern electric power grid. (Also Tue 1am) 9:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 2. Laura s disgrace becomes public. (Also Fri 11pm) OPB+ Cloudstreet: Soaring the American West (Also Tue 2am) 10:00 OPB Masterpiece Wolf Hall, Ep 2. Unexpected news arrives from the north. (Also Tue 3am) OPB+ National Parks: America s Best Idea The Scripture of Nature ( ) 11:00 OPB Last Tango in Halifax Season 2, Ep 2. A new arrival surprises everyone. (Also Tue 4am) MONDAY - FRIDAY 5:30 OPB BBC World News 6am OPB Classical Stretch (M/F); Sit & Be Fit (Tu/Th); Power Yoga (W) OPB+ America s Heartland 6:30 OPB Kids Programs (until noon) OPB+ Growing a Greener World 7am OPB+ Newsline (NHK from Japan) 7:30 OPB+ Sit & Be Fit (M/W/F); Priscilla s Yoga (Tu/Th) 8am OPB+ Sewing, Knitting & Quilting 9am OPB+ Painting 10am OPB+ Woodworking 10:30 OPB+ Food & Cooking (until noon) Noon OPB Painting OPB+ Second Opinion (M); Garden Home (Tu); Start Up (W); MN Original (Th); Well Read (F) 12:30 OPB Food & Cooking OPB+ Healthy Minds (M); Life on the Line (Tu); Craftsman s Legacy (W); For Your Home (Th); Ask This Old House (F) 1pm OPB Charlie Rose OPB+ Urban Conversation (M); Home, Garden & Crafts (Tu/W/Th/F) 1:30 OPB+ Travel 2pm OPB Kids Programs (until 6pm) OPB+ Newsline (NHK from Japan) 2:30 OPB+ BBC World News America 3pm OPB+ DW News 3:30 OPB+ Nightly Business Report 4pm OPB+ PBS NewsHour 5pm OPB+ Tavis Smiley 5:30 OPB+ Food & Cooking (until 7pm) 6pm OPB Home Repair (M/Tu); Travel (W/Th/F) 6:30 OPB Nightly Business Report APRIL

4 primetime 10 MONDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Tue 12am) OPB+ Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City, Hr 1 (R) 8:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City, Hr 2 (Also Mon 4/17 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Van Morrison: Live at the Rainbow The legendary Irish soul singer. (Also Wed 12am) 9:00 OPB American Experience The Great War, Pt 1. See callout on this page. (Also Wed 2am) OPB+ Meet the Midtown Men The Jersey Boys, on tour. (Also Wed 1am) 10:00 OPB+ Soundstage Jason Isbell (Also Wed 2am) 11:00 OPB Battle Ready: An EarthFix Special Discover how the U.S. military impacted the environment in the Pacific Northwest. (Also Sun 4/23 8pm OPB+) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Tue 11 TUESDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Wed 12am) OPB+ History Detectives Season 10, Ep 3. Uncover the history of a pin-up photograph. (Also Thu 5am) 8:00 OPB Nazi Mega Weapons Hitler s Island Megafortress. In June 1940, the Nazis set foot on British soil. (Also Thu 1am) OPB+ American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story Meet one of the most influential public theologians of our time. (Also Thu 12am) 9:00 OPB American Experience The Great War, Pt 2. Patriotism stifles free speech and dissent. (Also Thu 2am) OPB+ Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O Connor Experience O Connor s strikingly original body of literature. (Also Thu 1am) 10:00 OPB+ Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy A new film about the famed poet and activist. (Also Thu 2am) 11:00 OPB Yanks Fight the Kaiser: A National Guard Division in WWI A relatively inexperienced unit s contributions to WWI. (Also Thu 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Wed 12 WEDNESDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Thu 12am) OPB+ 800 Words Ep 1 (R) 8:00 OPB Nature Viva Puerto Rico. Saving Puerto Rico s endangered animals. (Also Fri 1am) OPB+ Masterpiece Wallander: Season 4, Ep 2. Wallander breaks a cardinal rule of policing. (Also Fri 12am) 9:00 OPB American Experience The Great War, Pt 3. How the war transformed America forever. (Also Fri 2am) 4 APRIL :30 OPB+ On Story Carl Reiner: A Conversation with a TV Legend 10:00 OPB+ Luther Ep 2. Luther must outmaneuver a trained sniper. (Also Fri 2am) 11:00 OPB Leonardo s Dream Machines Pt 2. See da Vinci s giant crossbow and glider. (Also Fri 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Thu 13 THURSDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Fri 12am) OPB+ Doctor Blake Mysteries Crossing the Line (R) 8:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat The Art of Food 2. Diana Abu-Jaber s writing combines food, culture and family life. Photo: ice cream by Jared Goodman/ Morgan St. Theater. (Also Sun 6pm) OPB+ Blue Planet The Deep. Dive into the ocean s unknown depths. (Also Sat 12am) 8:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Columbia River Bar Pilots. Expert ship pilots brave the treacherous Columbia Bar. (Also Sun 6:30pm) 9:00 OPB Midsomer Murders Small Mercies, Library of Congress American Experience The Great War In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America s entry into World War I, discover how the conflict transformed America in a special three-night event. Drawing on the latest research, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, The Great War tells a rich and complex story of WWI through the stories of African-American soldiers, suffragists, Native-American code talkers and many others. April 10, 11 & 12, 9pm OPB Pts 1&2. A local troublemaker is found dead. (Also Sun 2am) OPB+ Genius by Stephen Hawking Can We Time Travel? Ordinary people attempt a series of physical and mental challenges. (Also Sat 1am) 10:00 OPB+ The Crowd & The Cloud Citizens + Scientists. Communities and researchers connect to solve environmental problems. (Also Sat 2am) 10:30 OPB DCI Banks To Burn in Every Drop of Blood. A victim is found at a local shrine. (Also Sun 3:30am) 11:00 OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Fri 14 FRIDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Sat 12am) OPB+ This Old House Hour (Also Wed 5am) 8:00 OPB Father Brown The Crackpot of the Empire. A comedian swears revenge. OPB+ Washington Week (Also Mon 12:30am) 8:30 OPB+ Hollywood Idols Gregory Peck (Also Mon 1am) 9:00 OPB A Place to Call Home The Mourners Kadish/The Love Undeniable. George and Regina wed, despite George s feelings for Sarah. (Also Mon 1am) OPB+ The Mind of a Chef Best of: Surf n Turf 9:30 OPB+ A Chef s Life What s Your Beef? (Also Mon 1:30am) 10:00 OPB+ The Great British Baking Show Masterclass: Season 3, Ep 4 (Also Mon 2am) 10:30 OPB Hollywood Idols Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (Also Mon 2:30am) 11:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 2 (R) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Mon 15 SATURDAY 5:00 OPB This Old House Detroit: Down the Rehab Rabbit Hole (Also Mon 6pm) OPB+ Marathon Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine, continued (until 8pm) Pâtisserie 7:00 OPB Rick Steves Special European Easter (Also Sun 6pm OPB+) 8:00 OPB Globe Trekker Road Trip: Rust Belt Highway, Pt 2 (Also Mon 12am) OPB+ Infinity Hall Live The Best of Infinity Hall Live 9:00 OPB 800 Words Ep 2. The Turners are off to a bumpy start. (Also Wed 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Austin City Limits Spoon/White Denim (Also Sun 5am) 10:00 OPB Doctor Blake Mysteries Mortal Coil. A dropped coffin reveals two bodies.

5 OPB = Comcast 10 or 710; antenna XX.1 OPB+ = Comcast 310; antenna XX.2 KIDS = Comcast 311; antenna XX.3 Full channel list at opb.org/tvchannels R = Repeat within a week Repeats are on original channel unless noted Full schedule and VOD at opb.org/schedules = Program premiere = Watch online at watch.opb.org Programs are subject to change weekends (Also Thu 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Movie Tulsa (1949). A woman strikes it rich during the Oklahoma oil boom. (Also Sat 11:30pm) 11:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 2 (R) 11:30 OPB+ Movie Tulsa (1949) (R-Also Sun 4/23 1am) 16 SUNDAY Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions The Girl with the Book Rick Steves Europe Istanbul 6:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat The Art of Food 2 (R) OPB+ Rick Steves Special European Easter (R) 6:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Columbia River Bar Pilots (R) 2, Ep 4. Sidney must perform an exorcism. (Also Mon 3am) OPB+ Rick Steves Special Luther and the Reformation (Also Tue 12am) 8:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 3. Sister Ursula causes serious problems. (Also Sat 11pm) OPB+ Rick Steves Special A Symphonic Journey 9:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 3. As the war intensifies, the women must keep spirits high. (Also Fri 11pm) OPB+ American Experience The Big Burn. This unimaginable wildfire devoured millions of acres. (Also Tue 2am) 10:00 OPB Masterpiece Wolf Hall, Ep 3. Cromwell orchestrates a new marriage. (Also Tue 3am) OPB+ National Parks: America s Best Idea The Last Refuge ( ) 11:00 OPB Last Tango in Halifax Season 2, Ep 3. Celia inadvertently reveals a secret. (Also Tue 4am) 17 MONDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Tue 12am) OPB+ Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City, Hr 2 (R) 8:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City, Hr 3 (Also Wed 1am) OPB+ Alabama: Hymns & Gospel Favorites (Also Wed 12am) 9:00 OPB Oregon Experience Bull Run. See where Portlanders get their water. (Also Wed 2am) OPB+ Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert (Also Wed 1am) 9:30 OPB Oregon Experience Civilian Conservation Corps. The New Deal program put young men to work fighting fires and improving the landscape. (Also Wed 2:30am) 10:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Chicago, Hr 2 (Also Mon 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Soundstage Jake Owen (Also Wed 2am) 11:00 OPB Independent Lens Seed: The Untold Story. See callout on page 7. (Also Wed 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Tue 18 TUESDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Wed 12am) OPB+ History Detectives Season 10, Ep 4. A note penned by Lincoln or a forgery. (Also Thu 5am) 8:00 OPB American Experience Grand Coulee Dam. In the wake of the Great Depression, this dam transformed the Northwest. (Also Thu 1am) OPB+ Jens Jensen: The Living Green Jensen helped make the modern city livable. (Also Thu 12am) 9:00 OPB Frontline Last Days of Solitary. Recently released prisoners go from solitary to the streets. (Also Thu 2am) OPB+ Quietest Place on Earth Explore the Haleakala volcano on Maui. (Also Thu 1am) 10:00 OPB+ Audubon The story of John James Audubon and the birds he loved. (Also Thu 2am) 11:00 OPB Making Light in Terezin These Jewish prisoners used song and dance to endure the Holocaust. (Also Thu 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Wed 19 WEDNESDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Thu 12am) OPB+ 800 Words Ep 2 (R) 8:00 OPB Nature Hotel Armadillo. Twenty-five species share a burrow made by a giant Armadillo. (Also Fri 1am) OPB+ Masterpiece Wallander: Season 4, Ep 3. With his memory failing, Wallander draws on instincts. (Also Fri 12am) 9:00 OPB NOVA Holocaust Escape Tunnel. Archaeologists probe the ruins of a Nazi execution site. (Also Fri 2am) 9:30 OPB+ On Story A Conversation with Tony Hale (Also Fri 1:30am) 10:00 OPB Escape from a Nazi Death Camp Jewish prisoners staged a bloody escape from Sobibor. (Also Fri 3am) OPB+ Luther Ep 3. A young mother is abducted. (Also Fri 2am) 11:00 OPB Nazi Games: Berlin 1936 How the Nazis turned a sports event into a global spectacle. (Also Fri 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Thu 20 THURSDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Fri 12am) OPB+ Doctor Blake Mysteries Mortal Coil (R) SATURDAYS 6-10am OPB Kids Programs OPB+ News, Politics, Business 10am OPB Gardening OPB+ Marathons Craftsman s Legacy (4/1); The Story of the Jews (4/8); Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine (4/15); Baking Bread (4/22); Garden Home (4/29) 11am OPB Sewing & Quilting 1pm OPB Cooking 3pm OPB Motorweek 3:30 OPB Woodworking 4:30 OPB Home Repair SUNDAYS 6-9am OPB Kids Programs OPB+ Lifestyles 9am OPB Travel OPB+ A Place to Call Home Season 2: Ep 2 (4/2); Ep 3 (4/9); Ep 4 (4/16); Ep 5 (4/23); Ep 6 (4/30) 9:30 OPB Oregon s Animation Magic (4/30) 10am OPB Nature OPB+ Movie Scarlet Street (4/2); The Fabulous Dorseys (4/9); Three Came Home (4/16); D.O.A. (4/23); Charade (4/30) 11am OPB NOVA 11:30 OPB+ On Story Frank Darabont (4/9); James Franco (4/23) Noon OPB Great Performances Tangos (4/2); L amour de Loin (4/9); Romeo et Juliette (4/16); Young Men (4/23); Rusalka (4/30) OPB+ WPC 56 Season 3: Ep 1 (4/2); Ep 2 (4/9); Ep 3 (4/16); Ep 4 (4/23); Ep 5 (4/30) 1pm OPB+ The Brain with David Eagleman (4/2, 4/9); Genius by Stephen Hawking (4/16, 4/23, 4/30) 1:30 OPB Great Performances John Williams Celebration (4/2); American Masters American Ballet Theatre (4/23) 2pm OPB+ The Great Rift (4/2); Blue Planet (4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30) 2:30 OPB New Tanglewood Tales (4/9) 3pm OPB News, Religion & Ethics (until 6pm) OPB+ Well Read 3:30 OPB+ Between the Lines 4pm OPB+ Travel (until 7pm) 5 NOVEMBER APRIL

6 primetime 8:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Artists on Retreat. LH Project provides ceramic artists with space for experimentation. (Also Sun 6pm) OPB+ Blue Planet Open Ocean. Learn about life in marine deserts. (Also Sat 12am) 8:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Crossing the Urban/Rural Divide. Portland students experience rural ranch life. (Also Sun 6:30pm) 9:00 OPB Midsomer Murders The Creeper, Pts 1&2. A tell-all book leads to murder. (Also Sun 2am) OPB+ Genius by Stephen Hawking Are We Alone? Contestants try to work out the likelihood of alien life. (Also Sat 1am) 10:00 OPB+ The Crowd & The Cloud Viral vs. Virus. Examine visual maps of health problems. (Also Sat 2am) 10:30 OPB DCI Banks A Little Bit of Heart. A devoted father goes missing. (Also Sun 3:30am) 11:00 OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Fri 21 FRIDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Sat 12am) OPB+ This Old House Hour (Also Wed 5am) 8:00 OPB Father Brown The Daughter of Autolycus. Brown helps steal the Queen s coronation gift. OPB+ Washington Week (Also Mon 12am) 8:30 OPB+ Hollywood Idols Michael Caine (Also Mon 12:30am) 9:00 OPB A Place to Call Home A Nagging Doubt/Bad in a Good Way. Sarah discovers Milly s death wasn t suicide. (Also Mon 1am) OPB+ The Mind of a Chef Best of: Desserts (Also Mon 1am) 9:30 OPB+ A Chef s Life One Potato, New Potato (Also Mon 1:30am) 10:00 OPB+ The Great British Baking Show Cake (Also Mon 2am) 11:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 3 (R) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Mon 22 SATURDAY 5:00 OPB This Old House Detroit: Windows of Detroit (Also Mon 6pm) OPB+ Marathon Baking Bread, continued (until 8pm) Final 7:00 OPB Art Wolfe s Travels to the Edge The Kingdom of Bhutan (Also Sun 9:30am) 7:30 OPB Rick Steves Europe French Riviera: Uniquely Chic (Also Sun 9am) 8:00 OPB Globe Trekker Tough Trains: The Transcontinental Railroad (Also Mon 12am) OPB+ Infinity Hall Live Tommy Emmanuel 9:00 OPB 800 Words Ep 3. A rumor surfaces about George. (Also Wed 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Austin City Limits Cassandra Wilson (Also Sun 5am) 10:00 OPB Doctor Blake Mysteries The Silence. A local headmaster is found dead. (Also Thu 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Movie Red House (1947). An old man and his sister conceal a terrible secret. (Also Sun 4/30 1am) 11:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 3 (R) 23 SUNDAY Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions It s a Good Thing Rick Steves Europe Iran: Tehran and Side Trips 6:00 OPB Oregon Art Beat Artists on Retreat (R) OPB+ Walking the Great Divide: A Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail Traverse the 3,100-mile backcountry trail. (Also Sun 4/30 6pm) 6:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Crossing the Urban/Rural Divide (R) 2, Ep 5. Are Sidney s crime-fighting days over? (Also Mon 3am) OPB+ Making Sense of Place: Portland Witness Portland s transformation into a thriving metropolis. (Also Tue 12am) 8:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 4. An expectant mother buckles under pressure. (Also Sat 11pm) OPB+ Battle Ready: An EarthFix Special (R-Also Tue 1am) 9:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 4. The Brindsleys make a disturbing discovery. (Also Fri 11pm) OPB+ Seeking the Greatest Good Experience Gifford Pinchot s environmental legacy. (Also Tue 2am) 10:00 OPB Masterpiece Wolf Hall, Ep 4. Cromwell demands that Anne be acknowledged as lawful Queen. (Also Tue 3am) OPB+ National Parks: America s Best Idea The Empire of Grandeur ( ) 11:00 OPB Last Tango in Halifax Season 2, Ep 4. Alan and Celia hold another wedding ceremony. (Also Tue 4am) 24 MONDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour OPB+ Antiques Roadshow Chicago, Hr 2 (R) 8:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Virginia Beach, Hr 1 (Also Wed 1am) OPB+ Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience: The Spirit of the Season (Also Wed 12am) 9:00 OPB Oregon Experience Tom McCall. Meet one of Oregon s most renowned political figures. (Also Wed 2am) OPB+ Jimmy Van Heusen: Swingin with Frank & Bing (Also Wed 1am) 10:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow Chicago, Hr 3 (Also Wed 3am) OPB+ Remembering the Sirens The exceptional musical legacy of the Scranton Sirens. (Also Wed 2am) 25 TUESDAY 11:00 OPB Independent Lens The Last Laugh. Mel Brooks and others discuss what should be off-limits in comedy. Photo: Helga Esteb/Shutterstock.com (Also Wed 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Tue 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Wed 12am) OPB+ History Detectives Season 10, Ep 5. A wooden frame may have originated from the Titanic. (Also Thu 5am) 8:00 OPB White House: The Inside Story Gain access to America s most iconic residence. (Also Thu 1am) OPB+ A Promise to My Father Israel Izzy Arbeiter returns to the sites of his darkest hours during the Holocaust. (Also Thu 12am) 9:00 OPB+ Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust Follow efforts to restore violins recovered from the Holocaust. (Also Thu 1am) 10:00 OPB Frontline The Fish on My Plate. Paul Greenberg spent a year eating only fish. (Also Thu 3am) OPB+ Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home In 1930s Chicago, Jewish immigrants created a sanctuary for the persecuted. (Also Thu 2am) 11:00 OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Wed 11:30 OPB Film School Shorts Separation Anxiety (Also Thu 4:30am) 26 WEDNESDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Thu 12am) OPB+ 800 Words Ep 3 (R) 8:00 OPB Nature Forest of the Lynx. Explore the largest wilderness area in the Alps. (Also Fri 1am) OPB+ Masterpiece Endeavour, Season 3: Ride. A bus driver is found dead. (Also Fri 12am) 6 APRIL 2017

7 OPB = Comcast 10 or 710; antenna XX.1 OPB+ = Comcast 310; antenna XX.2 KIDS = Comcast 311; antenna XX.3 Full channel list at opb.org/tvchannels R = Repeat within a week Repeats are on original channel unless noted Full schedule and VOD at opb.org/schedules = Program premiere = Watch online at watch.opb.org Programs are subject to change Collective Eye Films Independent Lens Seed: The Untold Story In the last century, 94 percent of our seed varieties have disappeared. This once-abundant seed diversity painstakingly created by ancient farmers and gardeners over countless millennia has been drastically winnowed down to a handful of mass-produced varieties. Follow passionate seed keepers intent on protecting our 12,000-year-old food legacy. Monday, April 17, 11pm OPB 9:00 OPB NOVA Building Chernobyl s Megatomb. Engineers race to contain lingering radioactive materials at Chernobyl. Photo: Sergey Kamshylin/Shutterstock.com (Also Fri 2am) 9:30 OPB+ On Story A Conversation with Marta Kauffman (Also Fri 1:30am) 10:00 OPB Wild Weather An innovative look at how weather works. (Also Fri 3am) OPB+ Luther Ep 4. A serial killer goes on a rampage. (Also Fri 2am) 11:00 OPB Craft in America Nature. Celebrate the beauty of the American landscape. (Also Fri 4am) OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Thu 27 THURSDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Fri 12am) OPB+ Doctor Blake Mysteries The Silence (R) 8:00 OPB Oregon s Animation Magic: An Oregon Art Beat Special Meet the people who have made Oregon one of the animation capitals of the world. Photo: Will Vinton (Also Fri 10:35pm) OPB+ Blue Planet Frozen Seas. Examine Antarctica s oceanic life. (Also Sat 12am) 8:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Who s Watching Oregon s Wildlife. Are we doing enough to protect the wildlife we don t hunt? (Also Sun 6:30pm) 9:00 OPB Midsomer Murders The Great and the Good, Pts 1&2. A sleep-walking school teacher fears the worst. (Also Sun 2am) OPB+ Genius by Stephen Hawking Why Are We Here? Can the contestants work out why they exist at all? (Also Sat 1am) 10:00 OPB+ The Crowd & The Cloud Citizens4earth. Individuals use apps to help gather data and track climate change. (Also Sat 2am) 10:30 OPB DCI Banks Undertow. Banks searches for Annie s killer. (Also Sun 3:30am) 11:00 OPB+ Charlie Rose (Also Fri 28 FRIDAY 7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Sat 12:05am) OPB+ This Old House Hour 8:00 OPB Father Brown The Rod of Asclepius. Lady Felicia lands in the hospital. OPB+ Washington Week (Also Mon 12am) 8:30 OPB+ Hollywood Idols Audrey Hepburn (Also Mon 12:30am) 9:00 OPB A Place to Call Home When You re Smiling/Home to Roost. Sarah gets more than she bargained for in Sydney. (Also Mon 1am) OPB+ The Mind of a Chef Best of: Birds 9:30 OPB+ A Chef s Life Onions and Avetts 10:00 OPB+ The Great British Baking Show Biscuits 10:35 OPB Oregon s Animation Magic: An Oregon Art Beat Special (R-Also Sat 7pm) 11:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 4 (R) OPB+ Charlie Rose 29 SATURDAY 5:00 OPB This Old House OPB+ Marathon P. Allen Smith s Garden Home, continued (until 8pm) Masterclass 1 7:00 OPB Oregon s Animation Magic: An Oregon Art Beat Special (R-Also Sun 6pm) 7:30 OPB Rick Steves Europe Poland Rediscovered: Krakow, Auschwitz and Warsaw (Also Sun 9am) 8:00 OPB Globe Trekker Art Trails of the French Riviera (Also Mon 12am) OPB+ Infinity Hall Live The Robert Cray Band 9:00 OPB 800 Words Ep 4. George learns about Weld s scandalous past. (Also Wed 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Austin City Limits Natalia Lafourcade/Grupo Fantasma (Also Sun 5am) 10:00 OPB Doctor Blake Mysteries The Ties of the Past. A model is found dead in an art class. (Also Thu 7pm OPB+) OPB+ Movie Kansas City Confidential (1952). An ex-con must clear his name. (Also Sun 5/7 1am) 11:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 4 (R) 30 SUNDAY Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions Kansas City Rick Steves Europe Iran s Historic Capitals 6:00 OPB Oregon s Animation Magic: An Oregon Art Beat Special (R) OPB+ Walking the Great Divide: A Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail (R) 6:30 OPB Oregon Field Guide Who s Watching Oregon s Wildlife (R) 2, Ep 6. Sidney seeks oblivion. (Also Mon 3am) OPB+ Alaska: Silence & Solitude Revisit the remote world of Dick Proenneke. (Also Tue 12am) 8:00 OPB Call the Midwife Season 6, Ep 5. Nonnatus House welcomes a new recruit. (Also Sat 11pm) OPB+ Alone in the Wilderness Pts 1&2. Dick Proenneke builds a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness. (Also Tue 1am) 9:00 OPB Masterpiece Home Fires: Season 2, Ep 5. Teresa makes a big decision. (Also Fri 11pm) 10:00 OPB Masterpiece Wolf Hall, Ep 5. Henry notices Jane Seymour. (Also Tue 3am) OPB+ National Parks: America s Best Idea Going Home ( ) 11:00 OPB Last Tango in Halifax Celia reluctantly introduces Alan to her sister. (Also Tue 4am) APRIL

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