TV
Walking with Dinosaurs: The Making of the Live Experience
Be transported millions of years back in time by “Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience.” Inspired by the hit BBC documentary, this massive arena show brings 15 actual-sized dinosaurs to life before your very eyes, in all their fearsome glory. The mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Raptor and more will walk again in a show that will leave the whole family spellbound.
That’s Amore: The Italian-American Songbook
Sunday, September 7, 8pm
This special brings together the greatest archival performances with America’s most loved Italian-American singers and classic pop songs from the 50s and 60s. TJ and his team have put together a first-ever of its kind four (4) CD set of original recordings with all the essential classics from Dean Martin, Perry Como, Jerry Vale, Julius LaRosa, Frankie Laine and more.
Billy Joel: The Stranger Live
Saturday, September 6, 10pm
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Hicksville, New York native’s breakthrough album The Stranger, PBS presents the U.S. broadcast premiere of Billy Joel’s 1978 British concert debut — a live television performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Appalachians
Wednesday – Thursday, 11:00 pm (3 part series)
The story of Appalachia is about the struggle over land and how the people of Appalachia held on to their love of land and family.
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Kids
Sid The Science Kid - My Shrinking Shoes
Tuesday, September 9, 8:30am
When Sid’s shoes don’t fit, he declares that his shoes must be shrinking. Sid and his friends discover that it’s hard to see things growing, because growing happens slowly over time. It turns out Sid’s shoes weren’t shrinking — he was growing!
Maya & Miguel - Role Reversal
Monday, September 8, 6:30am
When Maya and Miguel keep talking about how easy their parents’ lives seem to be, the children and parents decide to switch roles for a day. Maya and Miguel run the pet store and keep the apartment in order, while Rosa and Santiago spend the day at dance, soccer, and the “ activities fun club.” All of them end up exhausted and with new appreciation for the others.
Sesame Street - Sock Chaos at the Laundromat
Saturday, September 6, 6am
Chris is doing his laundry at the Sesame Street Laundromat. When he is folding his clothes, he discovers that a sock is missing. All socks come in pairs so he needs to find the matching sock.
Create
Classical Destinations - St Petersburg
Wednesday, September 10, 9:30 pm
In the series finale we return to St Petersburg to meet review some significant figures in its history: Pushkin, Catherine the Great, and Rasputin. Our last tour to a Classical Destination features the music of the composers Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.
Cultivating Life - Pine
Saturday, September 6, 8:30pm
From lesser-known pines suited to any garden and the art of creating perfect bonsai to cooking with pignoli and discovering an old use for pine needles, Cultivating Life pines for this wonderful conifer. Plus a refined pine sculpture that will teach us all a thing or two about carving wood.
PBS World
Nature - The Queen of Trees
Saturday, September 13, 8pm
The story of the sycamore fig and its tiny pollinator describes one of the most remarkable relationships in the natural world — between a tree and a wasp. Ultra-macro photography makes it possible to tell a wildlife story that has never been told before.
Storied Life of Millie Benson
Tuesday, September 9, 8:30 pm
THE STORIED LIFE OF MILLIE BENSON is an inspirational story for viewers of all ages, particularly for avid Nancy Drew fans. The program features contemporary video, archival films and photographs, interviews, and commentary by literary experts and family members who knew her best.
WJCT & Partners
Road to 9/11
Thursday, September 11, 9pm
THE ROAD TO 9/11 is a compelling look at the forces that have shaped the modern Middle East, crafted to give viewers a better understanding of the current crisis. Using narrative history, the program chronicles almost a century of social, political and economic turmoil, the growing power of religious fanaticism and the increasing problem of terrorism.
Objects and Memory
Thursday, September 11, 8pm
The film examines items recovered or offered in response to 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing and the Vietnam War, along with stories of people who find them important. Without the objects the stories would lack vibrancy; without the stories the objects would lack significance. Taken together, the commonplace is transformed into the remarkable and where the stuff of history is highly personalized.
