vol. 19 no. 11 NOV 2017 VIEWER GUIDE FOR MEMBERS OF KCTS 9 > STARS IN FRI Nov 3 9p Nature: H Is for Hawk POV: Almost Sunrise David Letterman: The Mark Twain Prize
Friday Nights Feature Broadway s Best on Great Performances Noël Coward s Present Laughter FRI Nov 3 9p The legendary Kevin Kline returns to Broadway in Noël Coward s outrageous backstage comedy. With a spectacular cast headed by Kate Burton, Kristine Nielsen and Cobie Smulders, Present Laughter is the story of a self-obsessed, middle-aged actor who suddenly finds himself caught between fawning ingenues, crazed playwrights, secret trysts and unexpected twists. In the Heights Chasing Broadway Dreams FRI Nov 10 9p A young, diverse group of relatively unknown performers dreamed of making it on Broadway with their show In the Heights. They took a risk and succeeded beyond their wildest expectations, winning four Tony Awards. This documentary tells the personal stories of composer/ lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and his cast in the months leading up to opening night. Indecent FRI Nov 17 9p This play tells the true story of a troupe of actors in the 1920s, the cast of Sholem Asch s God of Vengeance, who risked their careers to perform a work in which they deeply believed at a time when art, freedom and truth were all on trial. Irving Berlin s Holiday Inn The Broadway Musical FRI Nov 24 9p Kick off the holiday season with this Irving Berlin classic! Our hero Jim leaves the bright lights of Broadway to settle down at an old farmhouse in Connecticut, but life just isn t the same without a bit of song and dance. This musical includes all-time favorites such as Shaking the Blues Away, Cheek to Cheek and, of course, White Christmas. See Holiday Inn LIVE in Seattle! Holiday Inn will be playing at Seattle s 5th Avenue Theatre from November 24 through December 31. Learn more and get your tickets today! Visit www.5thavenue.org or call 206.625.1900. 2 cover photo & photos this page courtesy: carol rosegg (indecent) & joan marcus (all others)
what to watch NOV 1 4 1 WEDNESDAY 2 THURSDAY 3 FRIDAY 4 SATURDAY 5:30 Pati s Mexican Table Women of Oaxaca. 3:00 Christopher Kimball s Milk Street Television Milk Street Suppers. 3:30 Martha Bakes Alternative Crusts. (Repeats 11/2 at 5:30a) 4:00 The Great British Baking Show Tudor Week. (S4 EP 8/10) America 7:00 Supernature Wild Flyers: Masters of the Sky Part 2 of 3. (Repeats 11/3 at 2a) 8:00 Nature: H Is for Hawk A New Chapter Author Helen Macdonald follows a family of goshawks in the wild and raises one of her own. (Repeats 11/2 at 2a) (DVI) 9:00 NOVA: Killer Hurricanes Experts reconstruct the Great Hurricane of 1780 to help predict the risk of future mega-storms. (Repeats 11/2 at 1a) (DVI) 10:00 FRONTLINE: Putin s Revenge, Part 2 How the U.S. struggled to confront Vladimir Putin over Russian involvement in the 2016 election. (Repeats 11/3 at 1a) 11:00 On the Psychiatrist s Couch with Daniel Amen, MD (Repeats 11/9 at 11p, 11/11 at 4:30p, 11/19 at 12:30p and 11/22 at 11p) 1:00 NOVA: Killer Hurricanes (DVI) 2:00 Nature: H Is for Hawk A New Chapter (DVI) 4:00 British Antiques Roadshow Kirby Hall 1. 5:30 Martha Bakes Alternative Crusts. 3:00 Cook s Country Straight from So-Cal. 3:30 America s Test Kitchen from Cook s Illustrated Italian Vegetarian. 4:00 Doc Martin Education, Education, Education. (S7 EP 4/8) America 7:00 This Old House Construction Gets a Jumpstart. 7:30 Ask This Old House Patch Lawn, Swap Toilet, Off- Grid. 8:00 Doc Martin Control- Alt-Delete. (S7 EP 5/8) (Repeats 11/7 at 4a and 11/9 at 4p) 8:50 IN Close 9:00 A Place to Call Home You re Just in Love. (S4 EP 7/12) (Repeats 11/7 at 4p) 10:00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Golden Years. (S4 EP 2/8) (Repeats 11/13 at 4p) 11:00 Dr. David Perlmutter s Whole Life Plan (Repeats 11/5 at 3p and 11/21 at 11p) 1:00 FRONTLINE: Putin s Revenge, Part 2 2:00 Supernature Wild Flyers: Masters of the Sky Part 2 of 3. 4:00 Austin City Limits Norah Jones/Angel Olsen. 5:30 Cook s Country Cast Iron Comforts. (Repeats 11/16 at 3p) 3:00 Pati s Mexican Table Oaxaca Breakfast. (Repeats 11/22 at 5:30a) 3:30 Simply Ming Todd English. 4:00 Father Brown The Pride of the Prydes. (S2 EP 3/10) 4:50 Borders & Heritage America 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Charlie Rose The Week 8:00 Father Brown The Shadow of the Scaffold. (S2 EP 4/10) (Repeats 11/10 at 4p) 8:50 EarthFix 9:00 Great Performances: Noël Coward s Present Laughter 11:30 Eat Fat, Get Thin with Dr. Mark Hyman (Repeats 11/11 at 11p and 11/25 at 2:30p) 1:00 Secrets of the Dead: Vampire Legend (DVI) 2:00 Remembering Vietnam: The Telling Project 4:00 Songs at the Center Happy Chichester. 4:30 Bluegrass Underground Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys. Independent Lens: Chasing Trane The John Coltrane Documentary MON Nov 6 10p John Coltrane was an outside-the-box thinker whose boundary-shattering music continues to influence people around the world. This portrait of a remarkable jazz artist reveals the critical experiences, passions and challenges that shaped his life and his revolutionary sound. photo courtesy: don schlitten 5:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 11:00 Motown 25 (My Music Presents) (Repeats 11/4 at 11p and 11/17 at 11p) 1:00 Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde-White (Repeats 11/6 at 11:30p, 11/12 at 11a and 11/18 at 11:30p) 2:30 The Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) (Repeats 11/18 at 4:30p) 4:00 Rick Steves European Christmas (Repeats 11/10 at 11p, 11/11 at 1p and 11/26 at 11a) Weekend 6:30 BBC Newsnight 7:00 British Antiques Roadshow The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 3. 8:00 The Coroner Crash. (S2 EP 10/10) 9:00 Murder in Suburbia The Great Oldies. (S2 EP 6/6) 10:00 The Tunnel (S1 EP 8/10) 11:00 Motown 25 (My Music Presents) 1:00 The Tunnel (S1 EP 10/10) 2:00 The Collection on Masterpiece (EP 4/7) daylight-saving time ends 3:00 Secrets of Scotland Yard 4:00 Mark Twain s Journey to Jerusalem: Dreamland 3
what to watch NOV 5 11 5 SUNDAY 6 MONDAY 7 TUESDAY 8 WEDNESDAY 5:00 Asia Insight 5:30 Focus on Europe 11:00 Smart Fats to Outsmart Aging with Dr. Steven Masley (Repeats 11/19 at 11p) 1:00 Rick Steves Europe Travel Skills (Repeats 11/12 at 11p) 3:00 Dr. David Perlmutter s Whole Life Plan 4:30 Burt Bacharach s Best (My Music Presents) Weekend 6:30 Oregon Field Guide 7:00 Genius of the Ancient World: Buddha Part 1 of 3. (Repeats 11/6 at 3a) 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 2 on Masterpiece (EP 4/6) Aunt Hermione arrives with a spiritualist friend who promises to get in touch with Louisa s dead husband. (Repeats 11/6 at 2a) 9:00 Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (EP 6/8) Whitworth puts Morwenna through the tortures of the damned. (Repeats 11/6 at 1a) 10:00 The Collection on Masterpiece (EP 5/7) On a weekend at his partner s chateau, Paul expels some unwelcome guests. (Repeats 11/12 at 1a) 11:00 Ed Slott s Retirement Road Map 2017 1:00 Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (S3 EP 6/8) 2:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 2 on Masterpiece (S2 EP 4/6) 3:00 Genius of the Ancient World: Buddha Part 1 of 3. 4:00 Deeply Rooted: John Coykendall s Journey to Save Our Seeds and Stories 5:30 Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (DVI) 3:00 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul Ocean Harvest. 3:30 Sara s Weeknight Meals Pasta in a Pan. 4:00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries The Open Road. (S4 EP 1/8) America 7:00 British Antiques Roadshow Tredegar House 2. (Repeats 11/11 at 7p) 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Our 50 States 2. (Repeats 11/8 at 4a) 9:00 The VA and the Human Cost of War A history of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including its successes and failures. (Repeats 11/8 at 2a) 10:00 Independent Lens: Chasing Trane The John Coltrane Documentary Explore the passions and experiences that shaped the life of the iconic jazz artist. (Repeats 11/7 at 1a) SEASON PREMIERE 11:30 Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde-White 1:00 Independent Lens: Chasing Trane The John Coltrane Documentary 2:30 Oregon Field Guide 4:00 Doc Martin Control-Alt- Delete. (S7 EP 5/8) 5:30 Sara s Weeknight Meals Fish Around the World. 3:00 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking Livorno, Italy. 3:30 A Chef s Life Rabbit. 4:00 A Place to Call Home You re Just in Love. (S4 EP 7/12) America 7:00 Rick Steves Europe Germany s Frankfurt and Nurnberg. 7:30 Rick Steves Europe Bulgaria. 8:00 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Black Like Me. (S4 EP 6/10) (Repeats 11/8 at 1a) 9:00 The Vietnam War (EP 7/10) (ST) 11:00 Suze Orman s Financial Solutions for You (Repeats 11/12 at 2p and 11/15 at 11p) 1:00 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Black Like Me. (S4 EP 6/10) 2:00 The VA and the Human Cost of War 4:00 Antiques Roadshow Our 50 States 2. 5:30 Pati s Mexican Table The Art of Molé. 3:00 Christopher Kimball s Milk Street Television Milk Street Italian. 3:30 Martha Bakes Flour Power. (Repeats 11/9 at 5:30a) 4:00 The Great British Baking Show Patisserie. (S4 EP 9/10) America 7:00 Supernature Wild Flyers: Crowded Skies Part 3 of 3. (Repeats 11/10 at 2a) 8:00 Nature: The Cheetah Children A wildlife cameraman shadows a cheetah family and details the cubs remarkable journey to adulthood. (Repeats 11/9 at 2a) (DVI) 9:00 NOVA: Killer Floods Scientists uncover the geologic fingerprints of colossal floods that violently reshaped the ancient world. (Repeats 11/9 at 1a) (DVI) 10:00 FRONTLINE 11:00 Age Reversed with Miranda Esmonde- White (Repeats 11/13 at midnight, 11/18 at 3p, 11/25 at midnight, 11/26 at 1p and 11/30 at midnight) 12:00 Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy (Repeats 11/27 at midnight) 1:00 NOVA: Killer Floods (DVI) 2:00 Nature: The Cheetah Children (DVI) 4:00 British Antiques Roadshow Kirby Hall 2. 4
9 THURSDAY 5:30 Martha Bakes Flour Power. 3:00 Cook s Country Southern Discoveries. 3:30 America s Test Kitchen from Cook s Illustrated Seafood Supper. 4:00 Doc Martin Control-Alt- Delete. (S7 EP 5/8) America 7:00 This Old House Charlestown Project 2014/Gardens & Greek Revival Style. 7:30 Ask This Old House Replacing a Small Radiator; Repointing Brick. 8:00 Doc Martin Other People s Children. (S7 EP 6/8) (Repeats 11/14 at 4a and 11/16 at 4p) 8:50 IN Close 9:00 A Place to Call Home There ll Be Some Changes Made. (S4 EP 8/12) (Repeats 11/14 at 4p) 10:00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Lucky Numbers. (S4 EP 3/8) (Repeats 11/20 at 4p) 11:00 On the Psychiatrist s Couch with Daniel Amen, MD 1:00 FRONTLINE 2:00 Supernature Wild Flyers: Crowded Skies Part 3 of 3. 4:00 Austin City Limits Miranda Lambert. 10 FRIDAY 5:30 Cook s Country Plenty of Garlic and Parm. (Repeats 11/23 at 3p) 3:00 Pati s Mexican Table How I Got to Now. (Repeats 11/29 at 5:30a) 3:30 Simply Ming Matt Jennings. 4:00 Father Brown The Shadow of the Scaffold. (S2 EP 4/10) 4:50 Borders & Heritage America 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Charlie Rose The Week 8:00 Father Brown The Mysteries of the Rosary. (S2 EP 5/10) (Repeats 11/17 at 4p) 8:50 EarthFix 9:00 Great Performances: In the Heights Chasing Broadway Dreams (Repeats 11/11 at 1a) 10:00 Foo Fighters Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special The rock band is captured in peak performance at Athens Acropolis. (Repeats 11/11 at 2a) 11:00 Rick Steves European Christmas 1:00 Great Performances: In the Heights Chasing Broadway Dreams 2:00 Foo Fighters Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special 4:00 Songs at the Center Kay Harris & Molly Pauken. 4:30 Bluegrass Underground Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors. 11 SATURDAY 5:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 11:00 BrainFit: 50 Ways to Grow Your Brain with Daniel Amen, MD and Tana Amen, RN (Repeats 11/16 at 11p) 1:00 Rick Steves European Christmas 3:00 Classical Rewind (My Music) (Repeats 11/25 at 4:30p) 4:30 On the Psychiatrist s Couch with Daniel Amen, MD Weekend 6:30 BBC Newsnight 7:00 British Antiques Roadshow Tredegar House 2. 8:00 The Coroner First Love. (S1 EP 1/10) 9:00 The Tunnel (S1 EP 9/10) 10:00 The Tunnel (S1 EP 10/10) 11:00 Eat Fat, Get Thin with Dr. Mark Hyman 1:00 The Collection on Masterpiece (EP 5/7) 2:00 Movie: The Great Escape (1963) Steve McQueen stars. Honoring Those Who Served The VA and the Human Cost of War MON Nov 6 9p Documentary filmmaker Ric Burns delves into the history of the Department of Veterans Affairs, from its troubled beginnings to the modern VA system: its functions, its importance, how it has come to be broken in recent generations and how it may be reformed. POV: Almost Sunrise MON Nov 13 10p In an attempt to put haunting combat experiences behind them, two friends embark on an epic 2,700-mile trek on foot across America. They seek redemption and healing as a way to close the moral chasm opened by war. Almost Sunrise is a vérité film that avoids stereotypes and instead presents an unprecedented portrait of veterans one of hope, potential and untold possibilities photo courtesy: thoughtful robot productions 5
what to watch NOV 12 18 12 SUNDAY 13 MONDAY 14 TUESDAY 15 WEDNESDAY 5:00 Asia Insight 5:30 Focus on Europe 11:00 Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde-White 12:30 Friar Alessandro: The Voice of Assisi 2:00 Suze Orman s Financial Solutions for You 4:00 Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (Repeats 11/14 at 11p) Weekend 6:30 Oregon Field Guide 7:00 Genius of the Ancient World: Socrates Part 2 of 3. (Repeats 11/15 at 2a) 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 2 on Masterpiece (EP 5/6) Vasilia makes the least-romantic proposal in history. (Repeats 11/13 at 2a) 9:00 Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (EP 7/8) George triumphs, but the ground collapses under his relationship with Elizabeth. (Repeats 11/13 at 1a) 10:00 The Collection on Masterpiece (EP 6/7) While Dominique is in recovery, Charlotte courts Claude for her renegade fashion house. (Repeats 11/19 at 1a) 11:00 Rick Steves Europe Travel Skills 1:00 Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (S3 EP 7/8) 2:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 2 on Masterpiece (S2 EP 5/6) 3:00 Engineering Test 5:30 Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (DVI) 3:00 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul Cooking Clever. 3:30 Sara s Weeknight Meals Leftovers: Use It or Lose It. 4:00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Golden Years. (S4 EP 2/8) America 7:00 British Antiques Roadshow Ashton Court/ Hillsborough 2. 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 7. (Repeats 11/15 at 4a) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 3. 10:00 POV: Almost Sunrise Two friends haunted by combat experiences embark on a 2,700- mile trek on foot across America. (Repeats 11/14 at 1a) 12:00 Age Reversed with Miranda Esmonde-White 1:00 POV: Almost Sunrise 4:00 Doc Martin Other People s Children. (S7 EP 6/8) 5:30 Sara s Weeknight Meals Personal Pizza. 3:00 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking Cadenet, France. 3:30 A Chef s Life More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish. 4:00 A Place to Call Home There ll Be Some Changes Made. (S4 EP 8/12) America 7:00 Rick Steves Europe Romania. 7:30 Rick Steves Europe Assisi and Italian Country Charm. 8:00 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Children of the Revolution. (S4 EP 7/10) (Repeats 11/15 at 1a) 9:00 The Vietnam War (EP 8/10) 11:00 Great Performances: Broadway Musicals A Jewish Legacy 1:00 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Children of the Revolution. (S4 EP 7/10) 2:00 Genius of the Ancient World: Socrates Part 2 of 3. 4:00 Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 7. Turn your car into a great idea! Do you have an old vehicle taking up space in your driveway? Donate your vehicle to KCTS 9, and we ll turn the proceeds into ideas that educate, inform and inspire. Take advantage of the convenient KCTS 9 Vehicle Donation Program, and you may receive a sizable tax deduction, while helping KCTS 9 provide more of the quality programs you enjoy. 5:30 Pati s Mexican Table In Search of La Mixteca. 3:00 Christopher Kimball s Milk Street Television Simply Spanish. 3:30 Martha Bakes Seeded. (Repeats 11/16 at 5:30a) 4:00 The Great British Baking Show The Final. (S4 EP 10/10) America 7:00 Space Men: American Experience (DVI) 8:00 A Year in Space (Repeats 11/17 at 1a) 9:00 Beyond a Year in Space Tracks astronaut Scott Kelly s homecoming after a historic year in space, including his participation in NASA s twin study with his brother Mark. (Repeats 11/17 at 2a) 10:00 NOVA: First Man on the Moon (Repeats 11/16 at 1a) (DVI) 11:00 Suze Orman s Financial Solutions for You 1:00 NOVA: First Man on the Moon (DVI) 2:00 Nature: The Funkiest Monkeys (DVI) 4:00 British Antiques Roadshow Scone Palace 2. Donate Your Vehicle 6 Visit KCTS9.org/support/vehicle-donations to learn more, or call toll-free 877.528.7922 to schedule a pickup. 877.528.7922
16 THURSDAY 17 FRIDAY 18 SATURDAY 5:30 Martha Bakes Seeded. 3:00 Cook s Country Cast Iron Comforts. 3:30 America s Test Kitchen from Cook s Illustrated The Ultimate Sticky Buns. 4:00 Doc Martin Other People s Children. (S7 EP 6/8) America 7:00 This Old House Charlestown Project 2014/Kitchens and Baths. 7:30 Ask This Old House Tree Removal, Stud Finders. 8:00 Doc Martin Facta Non Verba. (S7 EP 7/8) (Repeats 11/21 at 4a and 11/23 at 4p) 8:50 IN Close 9:00 A Place to Call Home Where Will the Baby s Dimple Be. (S4 EP 9/12) (Repeats 11/21 at 4p) 10:00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Against the Odds. (S4 EP 4/8) (Repeats 11/27 at 4p) 11:00 BrainFit: 50 Ways to Grow Your Brain with Daniel Amen, MD and Tana Amen, RN 1:00 A Year in Space 2:00 Beyond a Year in Space 4:00 Austin City Limits The Head and the Heart/ Benjamin Booker. 5:30 Cook s Country When Only Chocolate Will Do. (Repeats 11/30 at 3p) 3:00 Pati s Mexican Table Juju s Chocolate-Covered Life. 3:30 Simply Ming Ken Oringer. 4:00 Father Brown The Mysteries of the Rosary. (S2 EP 5/10) 4:50 Borders & Heritage America 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Charlie Rose The Week 8:00 Father Brown The Daughters of Jerusalem. (S2 EP 6/10) (Repeats 11/24 at 4p) 8:50 EarthFix 9:00 Great Performances: Indecent From Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel, the true story of the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch s God of Vengeance. (Repeats 11/18 at 1a) 11:00 Motown 25 (My Music Presents) 1:00 Great Performances: Indecent 4:00 Songs at the Center Tim Easton, Talisha Holmes. 4:30 Bluegrass Underground The McCrary Sisters. 5:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 11:00 Rick Steves Europe: Great German Cities 1:00 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music) (Repeats 11/18 at 7p, 11/19 at 4p, 11/20 at 11p and 11/25 at 12:30p) 3:00 Age Reversed with Miranda Esmonde- White 4:30 Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) Weekend 6:30 BBC Newsnight 7:00 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music) 9:00 Carol Burnett s Favorite Sketches (Repeats 11/19 at 11a, 11/24 at 11:30p and 11/25 at 11a) 10:30 Rick Steves Heart of Italy (Repeats 11/23 at midnight and 11/25 at 7p) 11:30 Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde- White 1:00 The Collection on Masterpiece (EP 6/7) 2:00 Movie: West Side Story (1961) Natalie Wood stars. 4:30 Oregon Field Guide David Letterman: The Mark Twain Prize MON Nov 20 8p This year, the Kennedy Center has selected David Letterman to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. As a writer, producer and performer with more than 33 years on late-night television, Letterman is one of the most innovative and influential figures in broadcast history. A starstudded lineup, including Jimmy Kimmel, Steve Martin and Bill Murray, will be on hand to salute Letterman during the 20th annual award show. michael rains photo courtesy:erik tanner 7
what to watch NOV 19 25 19 SUNDAY 20 MONDAY 21 TUESDAY 22 WEDNESDAY 5:00 Asia Insight 5:30 Focus on Europe 11:00 Carol Burnett s Favorite Sketches 12:30 On the Psychiatrist s Couch with Daniel Amen, MD 2:00 Rick Steves The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today 4:00 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music) Weekend 6:30 REEL NW: Maiden of Deception Pass 7:00 Genius of the Ancient World: Confucius Part 3 of 3. (Repeats 11/22 at 2a) 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 2 on Masterpiece (EP 6/6) With two women in labor plus a stabbing victim, Dr. Petrides has his hands full. (Repeats 11/20 at 2a) 9:00 Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (EP 8/8) Elizabeth turns the tables on George. Demelza and Armitage reveal their true feelings, and Ross makes a vow. (Repeats 11/20 at 1a) 10:00 The Collection on Masterpiece (EP 7/7) Nina is torn between Claude, Billy and the baby she gave up for adoption. Charlotte s new business venture hits the rocks. 11:00 Smart Fats to Outsmart Aging with Dr. Steven Masley 1:00 Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (S3 EP 8/8) 2:00 The Durrells in Corfu Season 2 on Masterpiece (S2 EP 6/6) 3:00 Rick Steves European Festivals 4:00 Real Rail Adventures: Swiss Winter Magic 5:30 Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (DVI) 3:00 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul Heirloom Favorites. 3:30 Lidia s Kitchen Italian American Classics. 4:00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Lucky Numbers. (S4 EP 3/8) America 7:00 British Antiques Roadshow Hillsborough Castle. 8:00 David Letterman: The Mark Twain Prize David Letterman receives the 2017 prize for American humor. 9:30 Independent Lens: Shadow World Reveals the shocking realities of the global arms trade. (Repeats 11/21 at 1a) 11:00 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music) 1:00 Independent Lens: Shadow World 2:30 Oregon Field Guide 4:00 Doc Martin Facta Non Verba. (S7 EP 7/8) Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars THU Nov 23 8p In this sequel to last year s movie, Anne Shirley is now 13 years old. Torn between her free-spirited nature and her need to become sensible, Anne finds that life in Avonlea is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate (yet amusing!) mishaps. 5:30 Sara s Weeknight Meals Pasta in a Pan. 3:00 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking Sante Fe, New Mexico. 3:30 A Chef s Life All Sunchoked Up. 4:00 A Place to Call Home Where Will the Baby s Dimple Be. (S4 EP 9/12) America 7:00 Rick Steves Europe Siena and Tuscany s Wine Country. 7:30 Rick Steves Europe West England. 8:00 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Relatives We Never Knew We Had. (S4 EP 8/10) (Repeats 11/22 at 1a) 9:00 The Vietnam War (EP 9/10) (ST) 11:00 Dr. David Perlmutter s Whole Life Plan 1:00 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Relatives We Never Knew We Had. (S4 EP 8/10) 2:00 Genius of the Ancient World: Confucius Part 3 of 3. 4:00 Antiques Roadshow Baton Rouge. Part 1 of 3. 5:30 Pati s Mexican Table Oaxaca Breakfast. 3:00 Christopher Kimball s Milk Street Television Not Your Mother s Cake. 3:30 Martha Bakes Yeasted Breakfast Favorites. (Repeats 11/23 at 5:30a) 4:00 The Great British Baking Show Cake. (S1 EP 1/10) America 7:00 The Secret Life of Babies 8:00 Nature: Nature s Miniature Miracles Shares survival stories of some of the world s smallest animals. (Repeats 11/23 at 2a) (DVI) 9:00 NOVA: Extreme Animal Weapons Examines the weapons of nature s battleground, including claws, horns and fangs. (Repeats 11/23 at 1a) (DVI) 10:00 FRONTLINE: Poor Kids (Repeats 11/24 at 1a) 11:00 On the Psychiatrist s Couch with Daniel Amen, MD 1:00 NOVA: Extreme Animal Weapons (DVI) 2:00 Nature: Nature s Miniature Miracles (DVI) 4:00 British Antiques Roadshow Derby Roundhouse. 8
VOLUME 19 NUMBER 11 23 THURSDAY 24 FRIDAY 25 SATURDAY 5:30 Martha Bakes Yeasted Breakfast Favorites. 3:00 Cook s Country Plenty of Garlic and Parm. 3:30 America s Test Kitchen from Cook s Illustrated Hearty One Pot Meals. 4:00 Doc Martin Facta Non Verba. (S7 EP 7/8) America 7:00 This Old House Charlestown Project 2014/Rowhouse, Lighthouse. 7:30 Ask This Old House Happy Holidays from Ask TOH! 8:00 Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2017) Free-spirited Anne Shirley turns 13 and faces complex situations with friends, adults and Gilbert. (Repeats 11/27 at 1a) 10:00 Anne of Green Gables (2016) (Repeats 11/29 at 1a) 12:00 Rick Steves Heart of Italy 1:00 FRONTLINE: Poor Kids 2:00 The Kalb Report 4:00 ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival (2017) 5:30 Cook s Country The Italian-American Kitchen. 3:00 Pati s Mexican Table Cheesy. 3:30 Simply Ming Michael Schlow. 4:00 Father Brown The Daughters of Jerusalem. (S2 EP 6/10) 4:50 Borders & Heritage America 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Charlie Rose The Week 8:00 Father Brown The Three Tools of Death. (S2 EP 7/10) 8:50 EarthFix 9:00 Great Performances: Irving Berlin s Holiday Inn The Broadway Musical This adaptation of the classic movie showcases the beloved Irving Berlin score. 11:30 Carol Burnett s Favorite Sketches 1:00 Harmonies for Healing: Under the Streetlamp Parts 1 and 2. 4:00 Songs at the Center Josh Krajcik, Nathan Bell. 4:30 Bluegrass Underground Blues Traveler. 5:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 11:00 Carol Burnett s Favorite Sketches 12:30 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music) 2:30 Eat Fat, Get Thin with Dr. Mark Hyman 4:30 Classical Rewind (My Music Presents) Weekend 6:30 BBC Newsnight 7:00 Rick Steves Heart of Italy 8:00 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years (Repeats 11/26 at 3:30p and 11/29 at 10:30p) 10:30 Sgt. Pepper s Musical Revolution (Repeats 11/26 at 2p) 12:00 Age Reversed with Miranda Esmonde- White 1:00 The Gene Doctors 2:00 Movie: Hello, Dolly! (1969) Barbra Streisand stars. 4:30 Oregon Field Guide Loyal donors like you provide our community with an exceptional range of stimulating programs, from trustworthy news and educational programming to exciting British drama, inspiring cooking shows and much more. During this season of giving thanks, KCTS 9 is grateful for your generous support. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years SAT Nov 25 8p Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) explores the history of The Beatles through the lens of the group s concert performances, from their early days playing small clubs to their world tours in packed stadiums around the globe. The first feature-length documentary authorized by The Beatles since the band s breakup in 1970, this film features rare and never-before-seen archival footage of shows and interviews, plus new interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and others. THANK YOU! 9
what to watch NOV 26 30 PBS KIDS KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH FAMILY MOVIES! Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor MON Nov 20 6a Plus many more airings throughout the season This 90-minute feature movie has Thomas leaving the island for the first time ever to travel to the mainland, where he sees and experiences things that are beyond his wildest dreams! Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas WED Nov 22 11:30a Plus many more airings throughout the season A bedtime story for Elmo recalls a gloomy time when Sesame Street was devoid of holiday spirit until a distant relative brought tidings of comfort and joy to its residents. Special guest stars include Audra McDonald, Zosia Mamet and Jim Gaffigan (as Santa Claus). 26 SUNDAY 5:00 Asia Insight 5:30 Focus on Europe 11:00 Rick Steves European Christmas 12:30 Well Read Dava Sobel. 1:00 Age Reversed with Miranda Esmonde-White 2:00 Sgt. Pepper s Musical Revolution 3:30 The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years Weekend 6:30 Oregon Field Guide 7:00 American Masters: This is Bob Hope (Repeats 11/28 at 11p) 9:00 Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 3 Christmas Special 11:00 Rick Steves European Christmas 1:00 Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2017) 2:30 Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work The Whistleblower. 3:00 Engineering Test ATTENTION PARENTS: 27 MONDAY 5:30 Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (DVI) 3:00 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul Just Ducky! 3:30 Lidia s Kitchen Fish Fiesta. 4:00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Against the Odds. (S4 EP 4/8) America 7:00 The Big Band Years (Repeats 11/30 at 8:30p) 9:00 Victor Borge: 100 Years of Music & Laughter! 10:30 Postmodern Jukebox The New Classics (Repeats 11/30 at 7p) (S) 12:00 Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy 1:00 Independent Lens: What Was Ours (DVI) 2:00 LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 4:00 Doc Martin The Doctor is Out. (S7 EP 8/8) Join the Connect your family to a world of learning and discovery. For details about how to join, visit KCTS9.org/kidsclub today! 10
28 TUESDAY 29 WEDNESDAY 30 THURSDAY LEGEND 5:30 Sara s Weeknight Meals Leftovers: Use It or Lose It. 3:00 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking Vercelli, Italy. 3:30 A Chef s Life Heavenly Hocks. 4:00 A Place to Call Home And the Blind Shall See. (S4 EP 10/12) America 7:00 Ken Burns, America s Storyteller: American Sampler 9:00 The Vietnam War (EP 10/10) (ST) 11:00 American Masters: This is Bob Hope 1:00 Anne of Green Gables (2016) 2:30 Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work Ask Why. 4:00 Antiques Roadshow Kansas City. Part 3 of 3. 5:30 Pati s Mexican Table How I Got to Now. 3:00 Christopher Kimball s Milk Street Television Milk Street Menu. 3:30 Martha Bakes Better (For You) Bake Sale. (Repeats 11/30 at 5:30a) 4:00 The Great British Baking Show Biscuits. (S1 EP 2/10) America 7:00 Great Performances: The Moody Blues Days of Future Passed Live 9:00 David Gilmour: Live in Pompeii The legendary Pink Floyd guitarist performs. 10:30 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years 1:00 NOVA: Memory Hackers (DVI) 2:00 Nature: Invasion of the Killer Whales (DVI) 4:00 British Antiques Roadshow Chenies Manor 1. 5:30 Martha Bakes Better (For You) Bake Sale. 3:00 Cook s Country When Only Chocolate Will Do. 3:30 America s Test Kitchen from Cook s Illustrated Outsmarting Thanksgiving. 4:00 Doc Martin The Doctor Is Out. (S7 EP 8/8) America 7:00 Postmodern Jukebox The New Classics 8:30 The Big Band Years 10:30 New Rules of Food with Kristin Kirkpatrick 12:00 Age Reversed with Miranda Esmonde- White (DVI) Described for viewers who are visually impaired (CC) With few exceptions, programs are closed captioned. (ST) Spanish translation Repeat KCTS 9 production (S8 EP 5/8) Season 8, Episode 5 of 8 12:00 Primetime begins at 7p. Late-night listings begin at midnight and are listed in a shade of gray. This guide is accurate at press time. To bring you the best possible viewing experience, KCTS 9 may change its schedule after the guide is printed. Up-to-date information is available at KCTS9.org and in our weekly enews. Sign up at KCTS9.org/enews. KCTS TELEVISION 401 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109 phone: 206.728.6463 email: ViewerGuide@KCTS9.org website: KCTS9.org MEMBER/DONOR SERVICES For donations, premiums and address changes seattle: 206.443.6783 toll-free: 1.800.937.5287 email: membership@kcts9.org PROGRAMMING INFORMATION seattle: 206.443.6677 toll-free: 1.800.443.9991 VIEWER GUIDE STAFF publisher: Kelsey Tomascheski managing editor: Anne Stuart design team: Greg Cohen Madeleine Pisaneschi Rachel Sandoffsky Postmodern Jukebox: The New Classics MON Nov 27 10:30p This inventive musical collective transforms pop hits using the styles of the past. Creating gramophone music for a smartphone world, Postmodern Jukebox has gone from viral Internet sensation to worldwide phenomenon by putting music in a time machine. photo courtesy: stacie hess InquisiTV KCTS 9 (U.S. periodicals postage paid at Seattle, WA, and at additional mailing offices, WA; ISSN 1552-3179) is published monthly by Cascade Public Media, a not-for-profit organization, 401 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109-4699. 2017 Cascade Public Media. All rights reserved. All registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written consent from Cascade Public Media. Subscription is by a minimum contribution of $30 to KCTS 9, $4.72 of which is the cost of the subscription to InquisiTV KCTS 9. U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to InquisiTV KCTS 9, 401 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109-4699. CANADIAN POSTMASTER: Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement No.: 40020990, Postage paid at Ottawa, ON. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: InquisiTV KCTS 9, 609 2818 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 0C1. FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS, contact KCTS 9, 401 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109. Printed in the United States. InquisiTV KCTS 9 is printed on paper containing a total of 50% recycled fiber with a minimum of 10% postconsumer waste. All of InquisiTV KCTS 9 is recyclable. 11
KCTS 9 401 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109 INSPIRING A SMARTER WORLD NATURE: H is for Hawk A New Chapter WED Nov 1 8p Helen Macdonald, author of the best-selling book H Is for Hawk, trains hawks as a way to cope with loss and begin the healing process. NOVA: Killer Hurricanes WED Nov 1 9p Experts reconstruct the Great Hurricane of 1780 to help predict the risk of future mega-storms. NATURE: The Cheetah Children WED Nov 8 8p Wildlife cameraman Kim Wolhuter shadows a wild cheetah family in Zimbabwe to reveal the cubs remarkable journey to adulthood. NOVA: Killer Floods WED Nov 8 9p Scientists uncover evidence of colossal floods that ripped through ancient landscapes. Television s Best Science Programming Wednesday Nights on KCTS 9 Beyond a Year in Space WED Nov 15 9p Tracks astronaut Scott Kelly s homecoming after a historic year in space. NATURE: Nature s Miniature Miracles WED Nov 22 8p The epic survival stories of the world s smallest animals. NOVA: Extreme Animal Weapons WED Nov 22 9p Discover the secrets of nature s battleground claws, horns, fangs, stingers and more.