April 2020 Program Guide - Valley PBS

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April 2020
                                                               Program Guide
                                                                              What’s New!
                                                                             Sunday, April 5th
                                                                        9:00pm World on Fire An
                                                                        adrenalized, emotionally gripping
                                                                        and resonant World War II drama,
                                                                        follows the intertwining fates of
                                                                        ordinary people in five countries as
                                                                        they grapple with the effects of the
                                                                        war on their everyday lives. Set in
                                                                        Britain, Poland, France, Germany and
                                                                        the United States, the events of the
                                                                        seven-hour series take place during
                                                                        the first year of the war. The stellar
                                                                        cast includes Academy Award®-
                                                                        winner Helen Hunt, Sean Bean,
                                                                        Academy Award®-nominee Lesley
                                                                        Manville, Jonah Hauer-King and
                                                                        Blake Harrison.

       Be Inspired!
Tuesdays, April 7th & April 14th
8:00pm The Gene: An Intimate History
This special brings vividly to life the story of today’s
revolution in medical science through present-day tales
of patients and doctors at the forefront of the search for
genetic treatments, interwoven with a compelling history
of the discoveries that made this possible and the ethical
challenges raised by the ability to edit DNA with precision.

 Valley of Hope: The Armenian Journey from Terror to Triumph April 20th at 7:00pm Live in Studio
 Valley PBS presents a special production about the Armenian Genocide. The stories of the victims of the
 genocide are told through interviews with survivors’ children and grandchildren. The success of Armenians
 in the Central Valley and the role faith and family plays in Armenian culture is also explored. Over 20
 individuals and organizations are featured in this documentary. Reairs April 26th at 3pm.
News &                             Wednesday, April 1
                                            7:00pm Reading Room
                                                                                  10:30 Dishing with Julia Child Pt. 2/6
                                                                                  11:00 Julia Child: American Masters
       Public Affairs                       7:30 Valley PBS Community             Julia! America’s Favorite Chef
                                                                                  12:00am Amanpour and Company
                                            Conversation: COVID-19 Part 4
        Monday - Friday                     8:00 Nature Cuba’s Wild Revolution
 5:00pm   BBC World News                                                          Saturday, April 4
 5:30     BBC World News America            9:00 NOVA Cuba’s Cancer Hope          6:30pm American Grown: My Job
 6:00     PBS NewsHour                      10:00 Earth’s Sacred Wonders          Depends on Agriculture
12:00am   Amanpour and Company*             Closer to the Divine Pt. 2/3          7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
 1:00     BBC World News*                   11:00 Ancient Skies Finding the       Private Investigators I’ll Met by
 1:30     NHK Newsline*                     Center Pt. 2/3                        Moonlight Pt. 10/10
                                            12:00am Amanpour and Company          8:00 Midsomer Murders Death and
                                                                                  the Divas Pt. 1 & 2
       Saturday & Sunday                    Thursday, April 2                     9:30 Miss Marple Sleeping Murder
6:00pm PBS Newshour Weekend                 7:00pm Reading Room                   Pt. 2/2
                                            7:30 California’s Golden Parks        10:30 Grantchester Masterpiece
                                            Citrus                                Mystery! S3: E3
                                            8:00 Death in Paradise The Healer     11:30 Grantchester Masterpiece
   Spotlight on Ag                          S7: E4                                Mystery! S3: E4
                                                                                  12:30am California’s Golden Fairs
                                            9:00 New Tricks The Russian Cousin
            Sunday                          S2: E3                                Big Fresno Fair
          April 5th & 12th                  10:00 Endeavour Quartet S5: E5
                                            11:30 California’s Gold Wild Horses   Sunday, April 5
10:30am   Market to Market                  12:00am Amanpour and Company           10:00am Inside California Education
11:00     America’s Heartland                                                      10:30 Market to Market
11:30     California Bountiful              Friday, April 3                        11:00 America’s Heartland
12:00pm   American Grown: My Job            7:00pm Washington Week                 11:30 California Bountiful
          Depends on Ag                     7:30 Firing Line                       12:00pm American Grown: My Job
                                            8:00 California’s Gold Yosemite        Depends on Agriculture
                                            Buildings                              12:30 California’s Golden Parks R 4/2
   Cooking, Travel                          8:30 Antiques Roadshow Politically 1:00 NOVA R 4/1
                                            Collect 2                              2:00 The Living Dream: 100 Years
     & How-To                               9:00 Somewhere South Porridge for of Rocky Mountain National Park
                                            the Soul Pt. 2/6                       3:30 National Parks Troubled Edens
            Saturdays                       10:00 Dishing with Julia Child Pt. 1/6 4:30  Yellowstone in Four Seasons
          April 4th & 11th
                                            Dishing with Julia
11:00am   Jaime’s Ultimate Veg              Child
11:30     America’s Test Kitchen
12:00pm   Cook’s Country                    Friday, April 3rd
12:30     California’s Gold
 1:00     Outside Beyond the Lens           10:00pm Chef Rick Bayless supplies
 1:30     The Restorers                     commentary on Julia Child’s high
 2:30     Rick Steves Europe                wire performance preparing
 3:00     Samantha Brown’s Places to Love   potatoes and her comfort in the
 3:30      Martha Bakes                     kitchen. Then chef, frequent Julia
 4:00     Pati’s Mexican Table              collaborator, and dear friend
 4:30     Christopher Kimball’s             Jacques Pépin weighs in later in
          Milk Street TV                    the show on Julia’s love of butter
5:00      This Old House                    and her gracious approach to
5:30      Ask This Old House                meeting all of the staff, down to
                                            the dishwasher, at the restaurants
                                            where they dined.

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Nature: Remarkable Rabbits
Wednesday, April 8th
8:00pm There are more than 100 types of rabbits and
hares, both domestic and wild, from snowshoe hares
to Flemish giants. Despite their extraordinary ability
to reproduce, many wild rabbits are in danger of being
eradicated.

5:00 California’s Gold Desert          7:30 Valley PBS Community              7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Adventures                             Conversation: COVID-19 Part 5          Private Investigators Outrageous
6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend              8:00 Nature Remarkable Rabbits         Fortune Pt. 1/10
6:30 Outside Beyond the Lens           9:00 NOVA The Truth About Fat          8:00 Midsomer Murders The Sicilian
7:00 Father Brown The Kembleford       10:00 Earth’s Sacred Wonders           Defence Pt. 1 & 2
Dragon Pt. 3/10                        Visions of the Divine Pt. 3/3          9:30 Miss Marple Christmas 1987
8:00 Call the Midwife S9: E2           11:00 Ancient Skies Our Place in the   11:30 Grantchester Masterpiece
9:00 World on Fire on Masterpiece      Universe Pt. 3/3                       Mystery! S3: E5
S1: E1                                 12:00am Amanpour and Company           12:30 California’s Golden Coast
10:00 The Windermere Children                                                 Anacapa
11:30 The Windermere Children: In      Thursday, April 9
Their Own Words                        7:00pm Reading Room                    Sunday, April 12
12:30am Thou Shalt Not Kill Pt. 7/12   7:30 California’s Golden Parks         10:00am Inside California Education
                                       Chautauqua                             10:30 Market to Market
Monday, April 6                        8:00 Death in Paradise Murder on       11:00 America’s Heartland
7:00pm Reading Room                    the Day of the Dead S7: E5             11:30 California Bountiful
7:30 Antiques Roadshow Newport         9:00 New Tricks Lottery Case S2: E4    12:00pm American Grown: My Job
8:00 Antiques Roadshow Treasure        10:00 Endeavour Icarus S5: E6          Depends on Agriculture
Fever                                  11:30 California’s Gold R 4/7          12:30 California’s Golden Parks
9:00 Antiques Roadshow Spokane         12:00am Amanpour and Company           R 4/9
Hour 2                                                                        1:00 NOVA The Truth About Fat
10:00 Broken Places                    Friday, April 10                       2:00 Rick Steves’ European Easter
11:00 Four Sons and All Their Sons:    7:00pm Washington Week                 3:00 Fires of Faith: The Coming
A Passover Tale                        7:30 Firing Line                       Forth of the King James Bible
12:00am Amanpour and Company           8:00 California’s                      5:00 The Windermere Children: In
                                       Gold Norconian Resort                  Their Own Words R 4/5
Tuesday, April 7                       8:30 Antiques Roadshow                 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend
7:00pm Reading Room                    Newport 1                              6:30 Outside Beyond the Lens
7:30 California’s Gold Trees of        9:00 Somewhere South Dumpling          7:00 Father Brown The Angel of
Mystery                                Dilemma Pt. 3/6                        Mercy Pt. 4/10
8:00 The Gene: An Intimate             10:00 Dishing with Julia Child Pt. 3/6 8:00 Call the Midwife S9: E3
History Pt. 1/2                        10:30 Dishing with Julia Child Pt. 4/6 9:00 World on Fire on Masterpiece
10:00 Frontline China Undercover       11:00 Jacques Pepin: American          S1: E2
11:00 Stories of Survival Holocaust    Masters                                10:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece
Remembrance                            12:00am Amanpour and Company           Pt. 1/6
12:00am Amanpour and Company                                                  11:00 Last Tango in Halifax S1: E1
                                       Saturday, April 11                     12:00am Thou Shalt Not Kill Pt. 8/12
Wednesday, April 8                     6:30pm American Grown: My Job
7:00pm Reading Room                    Depends on Agriculture                 Monday, April 13
                                                                              7:00pm Reading Room

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7:30 Antiques Roadshow               9:00 New Tricks Life Expectancy          6:30     Member’s Choice
8:00 Antiques Roadshow Desert         S2: E5                                  Programming Enjoy member voted
Botanical Garden Hour 3              10:00 Endeavour Pylon S6: E1             favorites.
9:00 Antiques Roadshow Spokane       11:30 California’s Gold R 4/14           8:00 Call the Midwife S9: E4
Hour 3                               12:00am Amanpour and Company             9:00 World on Fire on
10:00 Independent Lens Bedlam                                                 Masterpiece S1: E3
11:30 Before Stage Four:             Friday, April 17                         10:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece
Confronting Early Psychosis          7:00pm Washington Week                   Pt. 2/6
12:00am Amanpour and Company         7:30 Firing Line                         11:00 Last Tango in Halifax S1: E2
                                     8:00 California’s Gold Places I’ve       12:00am Thou Shalt Not Kill Pt. 9/12
Tuesday, April 14                    Wanted to Go
7:00pm Reading Room                  8:30 Antiques Roadshow                   Monday, April 20
7:30 California’s Gold Smartsville   Newport 2                                7:00pm Valley of Hope: The
8:00 The Gene: An Intimate           9:00 Somewhere South What a              Armenian Journey from Terror to
History Pt. 2/2                      Pickle Pt. 4/6                           Triumph Live in Studio
10:00 Definition of Insanity         10:00 Dishing with Julia Child Pt. 5/6   10:00 What Will Become of Us?
11:00 Risking Light                  10:30 Dishing with Julia Child Pt. 6/6   Live in Studio
12:00am Amanpour and Company         11:00 James Beard: American              11:30 Best of ValleyPBS
                                     Masters
Wednesday, April 15                  12:00am Amanpour and Company             Tuesday, April 21
7:00pm Reading Room                                                           7:00pm Reading Room
7:30 American Grown: My Job          Saturday, April 18                       7:30 California’s Gold Oil Workers
Depends on Agriculture               5:00am Member’s Choice                   8:00 The Man Who Tried to Feed
8:00 Nature Naledi: One Little       Programming Enjoy member voted           the World: American Experience
Elephant                             favorites.                               9:00 Frontline Coronavirus
9:00 Blood Sugar Rising              6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend              Epidemic
11:00 The Parents’ Survival Guide:   6:30pm Member’s Choice                   10:00 Understanding the Opioid
Childhood Obesity                    Programming Enjoy member voted           Epidemic
12:00am Amanpour and Company         favorites.
                                                                              11:00 Independent Lens The
Thursday, April 16                   Sunday, April 19                         Hottest August
7:00pm Reading Room                  5:00am Member’s Choice                   12:00am Amanpour and Company
7:30 California’s Golden Parks       Programming Enjoy member voted
Madrona Marsh                        favorites.                               Wednesday, April 22
8:00 Death in Paradise Meditated     6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend              7:00pm Reading Room
in Murder S7: E6

The Man Who Tried to
Feed the Whole World:
American Experience
Tuesday, April 21st

8:00pm Plant breeder Norman Borlaug
solves India’s famine problem and leads
a “Green Revolution” of agriculture
programs around the world, saving 1 billion
lives and winning a 1970 Nobel Peace Prize
for his efforts.

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7:30 American Grown: My Job
Depends on Agriculture
                                    6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend
                                    6:30      Member’s Choice
                                                                              Where to Watch
8:00 Climate Change – The Facts     Programming Enjoy member voted
9:00 H20: The Molecule That         favorites.                                      ValleyPBS HD
Made Us Flow Pt. 1/3                8:00 Call the Midwife S9: E5             Offers signature PBS programs
10:00 NOVA Killer Floods            9:00 World on Fire on
11:00 Wild Weather                                                               and local productions.
                                    Masterpiece S1: E4
12:00am Amanpour and Company        10:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece          Channel 18.1 | Comcast 8 & 708
                                    Pt. 3/6                                     DirecTV 18 | Dish 18
Thursday, April 23                  11:00 Last Tango in Halifax S1: E3          Spectrum 18 & 1018
7:00pm Reading Room                 12:00am Thou Shalt Not Kill                   U-Verse 18 & 108
7:30 California’s Golden Parks      Pt. 10/12
Mining Museum
8:00 Death in Paradise Dark         Monday, April 27                               ValleyPBS Kids
Memories S7: E7                     7:00pm Antiques Roadshow McNay             24/7 Children’s Programming
9:00 New Tricks The Crazy Gang      Art Museum Hour 1                               you love and trust.
S2: E6                              8:00 Antiques Roadshow McNay             Channel 18.2 | Comcast 395
10:00 Endeavour Apollo S6: E2       Art Museum Hour 2
11:30 California’s Gold R 4/21                                                       Spectrum 241
                                    9:00 Member’s Choice
12:00am Amanpour and Company        Programming Enjoy member voted           Stream online: pbskids.org
                                    favorites.
Friday, April 24                                                                  ValleyPBS Create
7:00pm Washington Week              Tuesday, April 28                          Savor cooking, travel, home
7:30 Firing Line                    7:00pm Outside Beyond the Lens
8:00 California’s Gold California   7:30 California’s Gold Vincent Price
                                                                              improvement, gardening and
Restaurants                         Museum                                       crafting programs with
8:30 Antiques Roadshow              8:00 Secrets of the Dead Building             weekend marathons.
Newport Hour 3                      Notre Dame                              Channel 18.3 | Comcast 396
9:00 Somewhere South It’s a         9:00 Inside the Vatican                         Spectrum 242
Green Thing Pt. 5/6                 11:00 Independent Lens Jim Allison:
10:00 No Passport Required                                                   More online: createtv.com
                                    Breakthrough
Los Angeles                         12:30am Amanpour and Company
11:00 International Jazz Day from                                                 ValleyPBS World
Australia 2020                      Wednesday, April 29                      Enjoy even more of PBS’ Signature
12:00am Amanpour and Company        7:00pm Valley’s Gold                    nonfiction documentary, science and
                                    7:30 American Grown: My Job
Saturday, April 25                  Depends on Agriculture
                                                                             news programming complemented
5:00am Member’s Choice              8:00 Spy in the Wild 2: A Nature         by original content from emerging
Programming Enjoy member voted      Miniseries The Tropics Pt. 1/4                        producers.
favorites.                          9:00 H20: The Molecule That              Channel 18.4 | Comcast 394
6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend         Made Us Civilizations Pt. 2/3                     More online:
6:30 Member’s Choice                10:00 NOVA Poisoned Water
Programming Enjoy member voted                                                     worldchannel.org
                                    11:00 Secrets of the Dead R 4/28
favorites.                          12:00am Amanpour and Company
                                                                           Is ValleyPBS missing on your TV?
Sunday, April 26                    Thursday, April 30                     We have moved our signal to a new
5:00am Member’s Choice              7:00pm Australia with Huell            transmitter in order to serve our Valley
Programming Enjoy member voted      8:00 Death in Paradise Melodies of     Community better and more reliably.
favorites.                          Murder S7: E8                          If you watch using an over-the-air
1:30pm What Will Become of Us?      9:00 New Tricks S2: E7                 antenna, you need to rescan.
3:00 Valley of Hope: The            10:00 Endeavour Confection S6: E3      Need help? Visit: valleypbs.org/
Armenian Journey from Terror to     11:30 California’s Gold R 4/28         rescan or call 559-266-1800 ext.
Triumph                             12:00am Amanpour and Company           300.

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