 A program guide for members of Prairie Public Broadcasting April 2017
The critically acclaimed British drama is returning for a sixth season!
CALLTHE MIDWIFE! SUNDAYS at 8 PM CT
Season 6 begins in 1962, and times are changing— from increased liberation for women to the shadow of infamous gangsters to the introduction of new government policies.
Also this month, look for a new season of HOMEFIRES!
April Prime Time Television Programs Visit www.prairiepublic.org for the most up-to-date schedules, including Prairie Public’s multicast schedules. Programming may change with little or no notice. Programs are listed in Central Time. Prairie Public local television productions are highlighted in blue.
1 Saturday 7:00 My Hero ⁄ 7:30 To the Manor Born › 8:00 Waiting For God › 8:30 After You’ve Gone › 9:00 Austin City Limits Ed Sheeran/ Valerie June ⁄ 10:00 Infinity Hall Live Guitar Heroes fi 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
2 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show America at Play fi 8:00 Call the Midwife (part 1 of 8) ™ 9:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 1 of 6) ⁄ 10:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (part 1 of 6) Œ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
3 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City, Hour One fi 8:00 Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story fi 9:00 Prairie Mosaic Street Car Strike of 1917; Artist Carl Zachmann; Music from Paul Imholte fi 9:30 Walter Piehl: Sweetheart of the Rodeo fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
4 Tuesday 7:00 The Last Days of Jesus ⁄ 9:00 Frontline American Patriot 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
5 Wednesday 7:00 Nature Owl Power ⁄ 8:00 NOVA Himalayan Megaquake ⁄ 9:00 Secrets of the Dead Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science ⁄ 10:00 Almanac at the Capitol 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
6 Thursday 7:00 This Old House Hour fi
8:00 Mercy Street (part 1 of 6) ™ 9:00 Father Brown ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
7 Friday 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Prairie Pulse Retired NDSU Professor of History Tom Isern fi 8:00 North Dakota Legislative Review 8:30 Great Performances Young Men ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
8 Saturday 7:00 My Hero ⁄ 7:30 To the Manor Born › 8:00 Waiting For God › 8:30 After You’ve Gone › 9:00 Austin City Limits The Avett Brothers/ Nickel Creek ⁄ 10:00 Infinity Hall Live Robben Ford fi 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
9 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Backstage with Our Musical Family fi 8:00 Call the Midwife (part 2 of 8) ™ 9:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 2 of 6) ⁄ 10:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (part 2 of 6) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
10 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City, Hour Two fi 8:00 Four Sons and All Their Sons: A Passover Tale fi 9:00 Prairie Mosaic Art by Terry Jelsing and Jeffery Zachmann; Music and Poetry from Lines&Notes fi 9:30 Richard Bresnahan: The Taste of the Clay fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
11 Tuesday 7:00 Nazi Mega Weapons Hitler’s Island Megafortress Œ 8:00 The Great War: American Experience (part 1 of 3) ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
12 Wednesday
18 Tuesday
7:00 The Great War: American Experience (part 2 of 3) ⁄ 9:00 The Great War: American Experience (part 3 of 3) ⁄ 11:00 Charlie Rose
7:00 Grand Coulee Dam: American Experience ⁄ 8:00 Frontline Last Days of Solitary 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
13 Thursday 7:00 This Old House Hour fi 8:00 Mercy Street (part 2 of 6) ™ 9:00 Father Brown ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
14 Friday
19 Wednesday 7:00 Nature Hotel Armadillo ⁄ 8:00 NOVA Holocaust Escape Tunnel ⁄ 9:00 Escape from a Nazi Death Camp 10:00 Almanac at the Capitol 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Prairie Pulse Fitness and Nutrition Coach Ashley Sornsin fi 8:00 North Dakota Legislative Review 8:30 Great Performances at the Met Romeo et Juliette ⁄ 11:30 Charlie Rose
20 Thursday
15 Saturday
21 Friday
7:00 Keeping Up Appearances ⁄ 7:30 To the Manor Born › 8:00 Waiting for God › 8:30 After You’ve Gone › 9:00 Austin City Limits Spoon/White Denim ⁄ 10:00 Infinity Hall Live Jackie Green fi 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Prairie Pulse Scott Ecker, Access of the Red River Valley fi 8:00 North Dakota Legislative Review 8:30 Second Opinion The Future of Cancer Treatment fi 9:00 Craft in America Nature ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
16 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Easter fi 8:00 Call the Midwife (part 3 of 8) ™ 9:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 3 of 6) ⁄ 10:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (part 3 of 6) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
17 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake City, Hour Three fi 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Chicago, Hour Two fi 9:00 Prairie Mosaic Osage, MN Collage artist Amber Fletschock; the “Prohibition” Exhibit at the Clay County Historical Center in Moorhead; Charles Lindbergh Museum in Little Falls, MN; UND Student String Quartet fi 9:30 A Considered View: The Photography of Wayne Gudmundson fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
7:00 This Old House Hour fi 8:00 Mercy Street (part 3 of 6) ™ 9:00 Father Brown ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
22 Saturday 7:00 Keeping Up Appearances › 7:30 To The Manor Born › 8:00 Waiting For God › 8:30 After You’ve Gone › 9:00 Austin City Limits Cassandra Wilson ⁄ 10:00 Live from the Artists Den Panic! At the Disco fi 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
23 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Keep a Song in Your Heart fi 8:00 Call the Midwife (part 4 of 8) ™ 9:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 4 of 6) ⁄ 10:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (part 4 of 6) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
24 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Virginia Beach fi 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Chicago, Hour Three fi
9:00 Prairie Mosaic Warroad, MN Toboggans; Lake Country Mountaineers Black Powder Club from Perham, MN; Music from Keri Noble of Minneapolis, MN; German-Russian Poetry from Deb Marquardt fi 9:30 Malcom Frager: American Pianist fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
25 Tuesday 7:00 Command and Control: American Experience ⁄ 9:00 Frontline The Fish on My Plate 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
26 Wednesday 7:00 Nature Forest of the Lynx fi 8:00 NOVA Building Chernobyl’s MegaTomb ⁄ 9:00 Wild Weather fi 10:00 Almanac at the Capitol 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
27 Thursday 7:00 This Old House Hour fi 8:00 Mercy Street (part 4 of 6) ™ 9:00 Father Brown ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
28 Friday 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Prairie Pulse Matthew Mehl, Mehl’s Gluten Free Bakery fi 8:00 Latin Music USA Bridges/ The Salsa Revolution ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
29 Saturday 7:00 Keeping Up Appearances › 7:30 Fawlty Towers › 8:00 Waiting For God › 8:30 After You’ve Gone › 9:00 Austin City Limits Natalia Lafourcade/ Grupo Fantasma ⁄ 10:00 Live from the Artists Den Young the Giant fi 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
30 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Show Stoppers fi 8:00 Call the Midwife (part 5 of 8) ™ 9:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (part 5 of 6) ⁄
10:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (part 5 of 6) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
Overnight Schedule Programs are listed in Central Time. After You’ve Gone Mondays, 2:30 am American Forum Sundays, Midnight Antiques Roadshow Wednesdays, 1 am; 4/19, 4/26, 2 am Arts in Context 4/2, 4/9, 4/23, 3:30 am; 4/27, 4:30 am Asia Insight Wednesdays, 12:30 am Austin City Limits Mondays, 3 am Charlie Rose—The Week Sundays, 6:30 am Command and Control: American Experience 4/27, 1 am A Considered View: The Photography of Wayne Gudmundson 4/19, 3:30 am Craft in America 4/23, 2:30 am Doc Martin 4/1, 2 am Escape from a Nazi Death Camp 4/21, 3 am Father Brown Saturdays, 3 am Focus on Europe Thursdays, 12:30 am Four Sons and All Their Sons: A Passover Tale 4/12, 2 am Frontline 4/6, 4/27, 3 am; 4/20, 2 am Globe Trekker Sundays, 4 am, except 4/16 Grand Coulee Dam: American Experience 4/20, 1 am Great Performances Dudamel Conducts Tangos Under the Stars with the Los Angeles Philharmonic 4/2, 2 am Great Performances Young Men 4/9, 2 am Great Performances at The Met Romeo et Juliette 4/16, 2 am The Great War: American Experience 4/13, 2 am; 4/14, 1 am, 3 am Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece Tuesdays, 2 am Infinity Hall Live Mondays, 4 am, except 4/24 Keeping Up Appearances 4/17, 4/24, 1 am The Last Days of Jesus 4/6, 1 am Latin Music USA 4/30, 2 am Lawrence Welk Show Tuesdays, 1 am Live from the Artists Den 4/24, 4 am Malcolm Frager: American Pianist 4/26, 3:30 am Mercy Street Saturdays, 2 am, except 4/1 My Hero 4/3, 4/10, 1 am Nature Fridays, 1 am, except 4/14 Nazi Mega Weapons 4/13, 1 am Nightly Business Report Saturdays, 5 am North Dakota Legislative Review Sundays, 5:30 am, except 4/30 NOVA Fridays, 2 am, except 4/14 The Open Mind Mondays, Midnight;
Tuesdays, 12:30 am Overheard with Evan Smith Mondays, 12:30 am PBS NewsHour Tuesday through Saturday, 4 am, except 4/14, 4/27 no broadcast PBS NewsHour Weekend Sundays, 6 am Prairie Mosaic Wednesdays, 3 am Prairie Pulse Sundays, 1:30 am, 5 am Richard Bresnahan: The Taste of the Clay 4/12, 3:30 am Scully/The World Show Fridays, 12:30 am Second Opinion 4/23, 2 am Secrets of the Dead 4/7, 3 am Tavis Smiley Tuesday through Saturday, Midnight, except 4/15; Saturdays, 5:30 am
This Old House Hour Saturdays, 1 am To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe Saturdays, 12:30 am To the Manor Born Mondays, 1:30 am Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story 4/5, 2 am Waiting For God Mondays, 2 am Walter Piehl: Sweetheart of the Rodeo 4/5, 3:30 am Washington Week Sundays, 1 am Well Read Sundays, 12:30 am When the World Answered 4/30, 5:30 am Wild Weather 4/28, 3 am Wolf Hall on Masterpiece Tuesdays, 3 am
Meet George or Arthur Keep an eye out for your favorite PBS character this month, as beloved friends like Curious George and Arthur will drop by school libraries April 9-15 as part of “National Library Week.” Besides photo ops with the featured guest, children can try out the Prairie Public mobile lab, collect PBS/Prairie Public freebies, and select a free book! Characters will also make appearances at regional libraries, schools, and childcare centers April 24-28 to celebrate the “Week of the Young Child.” Featured schools and libraries will be chosen based on criteria such as location and number of underserved students. To find out if Prairie Public’s education services staff members are popping up in your community, visit prairiepubliceducation.org.
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April Daytime Television Programs Saturdays 6:00 am Charlie Rose 7:00 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 7:30 Campus News except 4/15 7:30 Focus on Europe (4/15) 8:00 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack 8:30 Drexel Interview 9:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated fi 9:30 Mexico—One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless fi 10:00 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook fi 10:30 New Scandinavian Cooking fi 11:00 Sara’s Weeknight Meals fi 11:30 Eat! Drink! Italy! With Vic Rallo fi Noon Market to Market 12:30 Almanac 1:30 Scrapbook Soup fi Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST begins 4/8 2:00 Sewing with Nancy fi 2:30 Quilt in a Day fi 3:00 America’s Heartland fi except 4/22 3:00 W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree ⁄ (4/22) (1 hr) 3:30 Painting with Paulson fi except 4/22 4:00 Rough Cut—Woodworking with Tommy Mac fi 4:30 This Old House fi 5:00 Prairie Pulse fi 5:30 North Dakota Legislative Review except 4/29 5:30 When the World Answered fi (4/29) 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Charlie Rose—The Week except 4/1 6:30 KURIOS—Cabinet of Curiosities fi (4/1) Sundays 7:00 am Sesame Street æ 7:30 1001 Nights Æ 8:00 Bob the Builder æ 8:30 Splash and Bubbles æ 9:00 WordGirl Æ 9:30 Thomas & Friends æ 10:00 Martha Speaks æ 10:30 DragonflyTV fi 11:00 Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab fi 11:30 SciGirls fi Noon Odd Squad æ 12:30 Feel Grand with Jane Seymour fi (4/9, 4/23) 12:30 KURIOS—Cabinet of Curiosities fi (4/16, 4/30) 12:30 Great Performances at the Met L’Amour de Loin ⁄ (4/2) (2½ hrs) 1:00 Independent Lens The Bad Kids ™ (4/9) (1½ hrs) 1:00 Independent Lens Ovarian Psycos fl (4/16) (1 hr) 1:00 Independent Lens Newtown ⁄ (4/23) (1½ hrs) 1:00 Independent Lens Seed: The Untold Story ⁄ (4/30) (1 hr) 2:00 Easter Reflections fi (4/16) (½ hr) 2:00 POV Seven Songs for a Long Life ⁄ (4/30) (1 hr) 2:30 KURIOS—Cabinet of Curiosities fi (4/9) 2:30 Light of Hope fi (4/16) (½ hr) 2:30 Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope fi (4/23)
3:00 Globe Trekker ⁄ 4:00 Doc Martin › 5:00 Antiques Roadshow fi 6:00 Antiques Roadshow fi except 4/23 6:00 Making Light in Terezin ⁄ (4/23) Weekdays 5:00 am Prairie Public Instructional Resources 6:30 Maya & Miguel æ 7:00 WordWorld æ 7:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! æ 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood æ 8:30 Thomas & Friends æ 9:00 Splash and Bubbles æ 9:30 Sesame Street æ 10:00 Dinosaur Train æ 10:30 Peg + Cat æ 11:00 Super WHY! æ 11:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog æ Noon Splash and Bubbles æ 12:30 Martha Speaks æ 1:00 Curious George æ 1:30 WordGirl Æ 2:00 Sid the Science Kid æ 2:30 Nature Cat æ 3:00 Ready Jet Go! æ 3:30 Arthur æ 4:00 Wild Kratts æ 4:30 Odd Squad æ 5:00 BBC World News America 5:30 PBS NewsHour 6:30 As Time Goes By › except 4/6, 4/12, 4/18, 4/26 6:30 KURIOS—Cabinet of Curiosities fi (4/6, 4/12, 4/18, 4/26) Symbol Key fi General audience æ Suitable for all children Æ Directed to children age 7 and older ⁄ Parental guidance suggested due to moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
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Why you support your public radio station: new shows and familiar favorites Listen to all three of our radio program streams at prairiepublic.org. Saturdays at 2 pm CT on FM1 and FM3 Can we stop asteroids from smashing into Earth? Why do some of us cry after anesthesia? The Pulse from public radio station WHYY explores the questions that make us say, “Yeah, why is that?” and covers science and society with healthy skepticism.
Sundays at 1 pm CT on FM1 and FM3 From street food in Thailand to how one scientist uses pollen analysis to track the origins of honey (and also to solve cold murder cases), Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio takes us deep into the world of food, culture, wine, farming, restaurants, and literature.
Weekdays at 10 am & 6 pm CT on FM2 and FM3 World Café founder and host David Dye has turned over his hosting duties to Canadian radio broadcaster Talia Schlanger! With Schlanger on board, the program will continue to feature a signature mix of artist interviews with in-studio performances and an amazing music selection.
Saturdays at 7 pm CT on FM1 and FM3 Prairie Public’s classical music host, Scott Prebys, is surveying the state of jazz in the 21st century with Prebys on Jazz. Scott spins a wide variety of performance genres including contemporary stylings and many of the great big bands that have flourished during the past three decades.
Saturdays at 9 pm CT on FM1, FM2, and FM3 Take a Saturday Evening Blues Cruise with Mike Olson. You’ll have a good time and maybe learn a bit about the blues. Mike has a great stack of music—from the old acoustic 78s through Memphis, Chicago, Jump Blues, and the newest blues innovators. Have a question or comment? Mike welcomes your input at molson@prairiepublic.org.
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April Television Highlights The internationally acclaimed, all-male dance company BalletBoyz is featured in the compelling narrative dance film Young Men on Great Performances. Airing in commemoration of the centennial of World War I, the feature-length film was filmed on location in Northern France and follows a group of young soldiers as they experience the indiscriminate brutality of warfare. New! Friday, April 7, 8:30 pm CT Visit Strathcarron, a Scottish hospice center where patients face pain, uncertainty, and the possibility of life’s end with song and humor in Seven Songs For a Long Life. Hear tunes belted out by patients and caregivers alike between reflections on life, love, and mortality. New! Sunday, April 30, 2 pm CT The Great War: American Experience is an ambitious six-hour documentary that tells how WWI transformed America— through the stories of African-American soldiers, feminist activists, NativeAmerican code talkers, and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten. New! Tuesday, April 11, 8 pm CT, Wednesday, April 12, 7 and 9 pm CT Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece tells the heartwarming story of a rural English town amidst the chaos and uncertainty of wartime. Season 2 of Home Fires begins as the women’s separation from their husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers becomes more painful, and they rely on one another and the friendships forged through village life to hold onto light in the darkest moments. New! Sundays at 9 pm CT You won’t find this hotel on the beaches of Rio. Deep in the heart of the rainforest, the mysterious and secretive giant armadillo digs a new burrow each night. Once the termite-eater moves on, it leaves behind one of the hottest plots of real estate in the jungle—a suite for 25 species of jungle clientele. Join biologist Arnaud Desbiez as he “checks in” to Nature’s Hotel Armadillo. New! Wednesday, April 19, 7 pm CT
April Television Highlights In an all new episode of Craft in America titled Nature, follow five artists who explore the beauty and wonder of the natural world: sculptor Patrick Dougherty, woodcarver Michelle Holzapfel (pictured), fiber artist Mary Merkel-Hess, glass artist Preston Singletary, and book artist Catherine Alice Michaelis. New! Friday, April 21, 9 pm CT This month on Frontline, go inside the violent battle between a ranching family in the West and the federal government in an episode titled American Patriot. The documentary examines how a simmering fight over land in Nevada and Oregon became deadly, invigorated a wider right-wing anti-government movement, and continues to challenge prosecutors and law enforcement. New! Tuesday, April 4, 9 pm CT In NOVA’s Himalayan Megaquake, dramatic eyewitness footage exposes the shocking quake that rocked Nepal in April 2015. Join scientists as they examine why this earthquake was so devastating, how the victims are rebuilding, and whether another earthquake looms on the horizon. Wednesday, April 5, 8 pm CT Wolf Hall on Masterpiece, based on Hilary Mantel’s best-selling Booker Prize-winning novels, is back! Tune in to follow the machinations and back room dealings of power broker Thomas Cromwell, who must serve king and country while dealing with deadly political intrigue, Henry VIII’s relationship with Anne Boleyn, and the upheavals of the Protestant reformation. Sundays at 10 pm CT The final week of Jesus’ life, known as Holy Week, stands at the center of Christianity. The Bible paints a picture of Jesus as a local preacher who ran up against the Roman rulers in Jerusalem. But new evidence offers a very different image of Jesus—as an astute leader with ties to the most powerful people in Rome. The Last Days of Jesus presents new insights. New! Tuesday, April 4, 7 pm CT Many Prairie Public local television productions are funded in part by the following: Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund with money from the voters on November 4, 2008, North Dakota Council on the Arts, North Dakota Humanities Council, and by the members of Prairie Public. Thank you!
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This month on Independent Lens Sundays at 1 pm CT April 9 • The Bad Kids Visit a remote Mojave Desert high school where educators help at-risk students build better futures. April 16 • Ovarian Psycos The Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade is a ferocious and unapologetic group of young women demanding and creating safe spaces for women. April 23 • Newtown Explore the aftermath and resilience of a community devastated by the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook. April 30 • Seed: The Untold Story Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. This documentary follows passionate seed keepers intent on protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy.