MARCH Program Guide 2015

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1 JOHN DENVER: Country Boy MARCH Program Guide 2015 BALA BROTHERS GREAT PERFORMANCES: Bryan Adams In Concert CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS West 21st Street North, Wichita, KS

2 Sunday, March 6:30PM Just three challenges lie between the three finalists and the trophy. Wednesday, March 7PM With his husky vocal sound, native Canadian singer Bryan Adams has been one of the most successful performers in contemporary pop music, selling over 100 million records. Friday, March 7PM Discover the man behind the music in this intimate profile of the legendary popular singer-songwriter. His life and legacy are explored with friends, former wives and managers, family members, and musicians who toured with him for decades. Monday, March 7PM January held the fiftieth anniversary of the worst air disaster in Kansas history. A KC-135 Air Force tanker loaded with 31,000 gallons of jet fuel had just taken off from McConnell Air Force Base on a routine mission. Four minutes into the flight it plunged into an African- American neighborhood in north Wichita, sending a torrent of fuel and fire into homes. The crash killed entire families and incinerated an entire city block leaving 30 people dead. This program includes stories never before told, including interviews with a man who had just recently discovered his father died in the crash, and family members of the crew. Season 5 Sunday, March 8PM The international hit finds the Crawley family and the staff struggling with responsibilities and choices as they adjust to life in the Roaring Twenties. Tuesday, March 7PM Guitar Hero Joe Bonamassa performs an exclusive event concert experience at Red Rocks Amphitheater celebrating the music of blues legends Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. The first to make a $250 pledge (during this program) will become the proud owner of a guitar sign by Mr. Bonamassa. Only one available. A celebration of the first two Seasons of Mr. Selfridge and a sneak peek at Season 3! The program will feature "behind the scenes" footage and key interviews with the actors and production personnel integral to the series. A CELEBRATION Tuesday, March 7PM Look for this symbol indicating programs for which you can pledge. Indicates tickets are available for upcoming performances with the pledge of membership.

3 Wednesday, March 7PM Join Nick Clooney on a tour of the Golden Age of movie musicals sure to leave you singing for days. Featuring performances by Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Elvis Presley, James Cagney and more. Vouchers available for Music Theatre of Wichita. Tune in tonight for details. CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS Thursday, March 7PM Best-selling author and U.S. army veteran Wes Moore, tells the story of his search for answers to some of the most difficult questions facing veterans returning from war. BALA BROTHERS Friday, March 7PM Discover one of the most exciting new vocal trios to take the world stage straight from South Africa. Lifted out of poverty through their sheer musical talent, three brothers combine their seasoned voices to produce an authentic and joyful sound. Season 4 Sunday 7PM Starting March 29 Inspired by the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, CALL THE MIDWIFE follows the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House, who visit the expectant mothers of Poplar, providing the poorest women with the best possible care. In Season 4, the community prepares to enter a new decade the 1960s. Season 3 Sunday 8PM Starting March 29 The third season of the popular series, which stars Jeremy Piven as the flamboyant American entrepreneur who founded the famous Selfridge's department store, picks up the story in The acclaimed cast includes Aisling Loftus, Katherine Kelly, Gregory Fitoussi, Amanda Abbington and Tom Goodman-Hill. After the death of his beloved wife, Rose, Harry and his family attempt to move on with their lives. Henri returns from war, but struggles to adjust to life back at home, and an old enemy resurfaces. This three-part film tells the comprehensive story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. Monday, March 8PM Magic Bullets Follow the centuries-long search for a cure, leading to chemotherapy and a war on cancer. Tuesday, March 8PM The Blind Men and the Elephant Follow the search for a cure, intertwined with the story of an oncologist fighting breast cancer.

4 Primetime Featured on previous page. Go to for the complete March schedule :00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 3 The Great British Baking Show - Final Celtic Woman Fan Favorites Mr. Selfridge : A Celebration Masterpiece Classic - Downton Abbey, Season 5, Episode 9 The Music of Northern Ireland with Eamonn McCrystal Hugh Laurie - Live on the Queen Mary Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso Kristin Chenoweth - Coming Home My Yearbook: (My Music) Growing Up Gambling 50s & 60s Rock Rewind (My Music) 4 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Great Performances - Bryan Adams In Concert Great Performances - Dukes of September Transatlantic Sessions Masterpiece Classic - Downton Abbey, Season 5, Episode 9 John Denver: Country Boy The Big Band Years Season 2, Part 1 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary Mr. Selfridge : A Celebration Burt Bacharach's Best (My Music Presents) Season 2, Part 2 Woody's Children 45th Anniversary Concert Season 2, Part 3 Great Performances - Steve Martin Canyon Rangers 4 Hear Nebraska The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, A Great Performance Special 4 Piatt Street Air Disaster: Fifty Years of Healing Justin Hayward: Spirits Live 50s & 60s Rock Rewind (My Music) Hugh Laurie - Live on the Queen Mary Tue 10 Wed 11 Joe Bonamassa: Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks Classic Hollywood: Musicals A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen My Yearbook: (My Music) 4 Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (My Music) Great Performances - Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Coming Back with Wes Moore - Coming Back Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso Zoltan Maga: from Busdapest with Love Hear Nebraska The Bala Brothers Rock My Soul Soundstage: Blues Summit In Chicago Hear Nebraska Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures Victor Borge's Timeless Comedy! 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary 4 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Season 2, Part 4 Des Moines, IA (Hour Three) Season 2, Part 5 Billings, MT (Hour One) Season 2, Part 6 Independent Lens - Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines 180 Days: Hartsville Part Days: Hartsville Part 2 FRONTLINE - The Rise of ISIS Our Fragile Planet Coming Back with Wes Moore - Fitting In The Lawrence Welk Show - Spring Bismarck (Hour Three) Nature - Ireland's Wild River Coming Back with Wes Moore - Moving Forward The Lawrence Welk Show - Springtime in the Rockies Call The Midwife - Season 4, Episode 1 Birmingham (Hour One) Twice Born - Stories from the Special Delivery Unit NOVA - The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies I've Got Issues Healthy Body Healthy Mind Rise of the Black Pharaohs Second Opinion American Masters - Judy Garland: By Myself Healing Quest Doc Martin - Old Dogs Doctor Who Vicious Season 2, Part 8 Billings, MT (Hour Two) James Baker: The Man Who Made Work I've Got Issues NOVA - The Bible's Buried Secrets Healthy Body Healthy Mind Independent Lens - Little White Lie FRONTLINE - The Vaccine War Second Opinion Great Performances - Mark Morris Dance Group: L Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato Healing Quest Doc Martin - In Loco Doctor Who Vicious Season 3, Episode 1 Season 2, Part 7 The Red Green Show American Health Journal Austin City Limits - Tim McGraw Jewel in the Crown - The Day of the Scorpion The Red Green Show American Health Journal Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies - Magic Bullets Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies - The Blind Men and the Elephant Austin City Limits - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes/tTune-Yards Jewel in the Crown - The Towers of Silence Mr. Selfridge : A Celebration 4 Loreena McKennitt: Nights from the Alhambra Doc Martin - Old Dogs Dunlap and Pennington Doc Martin - In Loco

5 Primetime Go to for the complete March schedule :00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Real AG History Detectives Real AG History Detectives NOVA - Deadliest Tornadoes Real AG History Detectives NOVA - The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies Real AG History Detectives Masterpiece Classic - Downton Abbey, Season 5, Episode 8 The Great British Baking Show - Final 3 KCAC Championship Basketball Games 2015 Appalatin Masterpiece Classic - Downton Abbey, Season 5, Episode 9 4 Genealogy Roadshow - Best of Genealogy Roadshow Life of Muhammad - The Seeker Life of Muhammad - The Holy Wars McLaughlin Group Des Moines, IA (Hour One) Nature - Attenborough's Life Stories: Life On Camera This Hour Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace NOVA - Deadliest Volcanoes The Great British Baking Show - Final Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace Craft In America - Service Masterpiece Classic - Downton Abbey, Season 5, Episode 9 Season 2, Part 1 Des Moines, IA (Hour Two) The Ghost Army The Ghost Army Vietnam War Stories Understanding the Natural NOVA - Deadliest Tornadoes This Hour Skeletons of the Sahara McLaughlin Group Des Moines, IA (Hour Two) Understanding the Natural Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, A Great Performance Special 4 The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, A Great Performance Special Season 2, Part 4 Des Moines, IA (Hour Three) Season 2, Part 5 Billings, MT (Hour One) 180 Days: Hartsville - Part Days: Hartsville - Part 2 Our Fragile Planet NOVA - The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies This Hour Rise of the Black Pharaohs McLaughlin Group Des Moines, IA (Hour Three) Our Fragile Planet Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack American Masters - Judy Garland: By Myself 4 American Masters - Judy Garland: By Myself Bismarck (Hour Three) Season 2, Part 8 4 Billings, MT (Hour Two) James Baker: The Man Who Made Work Nature - Ireland's Wild River NOVA - The Bible's Buried Secrets McLaughlin Group Bismarck (Hour Three) Nature - Ireland's Wild River This Hour Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack Great Performances - Mark Morris Dance Group: L Allegro 4 Great Performances - Mark Morris Dance Group: L Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato Call the Midwife - Season 4, Episode 1 Birmingham (Hour One) Twice Born - Stories from the Special Delivery Unit Season 3, Episode 1 4 Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies - Magic Bullets 4 Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies - The Blind Men and the Elephant 4

6 Primetime Go to for the complete March schedule :00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 School School Eat! Drink! Italy! w/vic Rallo Caprial and John's Kitchen Ultimate Restorations - The Sierra #3 Locomotive Chef's Life This Chef's Life Chef's Life Pedal America Chef's Life Ciao Italia This This George Hirsch Lifestyle Ultimate Restorations - Ahrens Fox This Chef's Life School w/fine Simply Ming School w/fine Simply Ming Katie Brown Workshop Simply Ming w/fine Simply Ming Modern Irish Food Modern Irish Food Modern Irish Food Modern Irish Food This This Ultimate Restorations - The Midmer-Losh This This w/fine Simply Ming Simply Ming w/fine Simply Ming School Ultimate Restorations - Badger #2 w/fine Simply Ming Simply Ming w/fine Simply Ming w/fine Simply Ming Sat 28 Ciao Italia Essential Pepin Joanne Weir's Victory Garden's Confidence Edible Feast Ciao Italia Healthful Indian Flavors Odyssey 80/20 with Robin Shea Simply Ming Sun 29 w/fine Mon 30 This Simply Ming Tue 31

7 8.1 Daytime 6AM - 7PM SUNDAYS WEEKDAYS SATURDAYS 6:00 Curious George (CC) Priscilla s Yoga Stretches (CC) TVG Curious George (CC) 6:30 Curious George (CC) (CC) Curious George (CC) 7:00 Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Curious George (CC) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) 7:30 Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Curious George (CC) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) 8:00 Sesame Street (CC) (D) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Sesame Street (CC) (D) 8:30 Barney & Friends (CC) (D) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Clifford the Big Red Dog (CC) (D) 9:00 Clifford the Big Red Dog (CC) (D) DragonflyTV (CC) TVG Sesame Street (CC) (D) 9:30 WordGirl (CC) Space Racers (CC) 10:00 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (CC) (D) Dinosaur Train (CC) (D) This TVG 10:30 SciGirls (CC) TVY7 Dinosaur Train (CC) (D) HomeTime (CC) TVG 11:00 Peg + Cat (CC) (D) Antiques Roadshow TVG (R) 11:30 Peg + Cat (CC) (D) Primal Grill (CC) TVG (CC) TVG 12:00 This TVG Super Why! (CC) Motor (CC) TVG 12:30 TVG Thomas and Friends (CC) A Craftsman s Legacy (CC) TVG 1:00 Woodsmith Shop (CC) TVG 1:30 Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac (CC) TVG 2:00 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (CC) TVRE 2:30 McLaughlin Group (CC) TVRE 3:00 America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa (CC) TVPG Sedgwick County Commission Wednesdays Afternoon Learning (See adjacent column for details.) Arthur (CC) (D) 3:30 : (CC) TVG Odd Squad (CC) (D) All children s programs appear in shaded boxes and are rated TVY unless otherwise noted. Woodsmith Shop (CC) TVG The Red Green Show (CC) TVG To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé (CC) TVRE Victory Garden's Edible Feast (CC) TVG The Best of the Joy of Painting (CC) TVG America's (CC) TVG Go to for the complete daytime March schedule. AFTERNOON LEARNING MONDAYS 1:00 Scrapbook Soup (CC) 1:30 Victory Garden s Edible Feast (CC) (D) 2:00 Bake Decorate Celebrate! (CC) (D) 2:30 Beads, Baubles & Jewels (CC) TUESDAYS 1:00 Growing A Greener (CC) (D) 1:30 from Cook s Illustrated (CC) 2:00 In Julia s Kitchen with Master Chefs (CC) 2:30 Martin Yan s (CC) WEDNESDAYS 1:00 It s Sew Easy (CC) 1:30 Sew It All (CC) 2:00 Quilting Arts (CC) 2:30 Sewing with Nancy (CC) THURSDAYS 1:00 Wyland s Art Studio (CC) 1:30 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell (CC) 2:00 Mexico One Plate At A Time (CC) 2:30 Sit and Be Fit (CC) FRIDAYS 1:00 Quilt in a Day (CC) 1:30 Fons & Porter s Love of Quilting (CC) 2:00 Knitting Daily (CC) 2:30 Manor of Speaking (CC) Martha Speaks (CC) TVY M 5PM PBS KIDS GO 1001 Nights (CC) (D) TVY7 T Cyberchase (CC) TVY W BizKid$ (CC) TVY Th Maya & Miguel (CC) (D) TVY F COMING SOON 4:00 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (CC) TVRE (CC) 4:30 Theater Talk (CC) TVPG (CC) Antiques Roadshow TVG (R) 5:00 (CC) TVRE 5PM PBS Kids Go (see adjacent column for details) PBS NewsHour (CC) TVRE 5:30 Heartland TVG TVRE Keeping Up Appearances (CC) TVG 6:00 As Time Goes By (CC) TVG Various (See Schedule Changes PBS NewsHour (CC) TVRE 6:30 and Announcements) Joy of Music TVG Stories of inspiration from Wichita and surrounding communities. SCHEDULE CHANGES / SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesday, March 10, 2:00 p.m., Baking with Julia will replace In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs. Thursday, March 12, Noon, Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip - Working Children will air. In 1775, a young apprentice boy dreams of a better life while working in a Philadelphia print shop. A Mexican- American migrant girl in 1960's California struggles to harvest garlic all day and keep up with her studies. These and other working children help illuminate the evolution of child labor in America from colonial times to today. At 2:00 p.m. Mexico One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless will replace Feel Grand with Jane Seymour. Sunday, March 22,5:00 p.m., will replace A Manor of Speaking. At 6:00 p.m., American Masters - Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice will air. Tuesday, March 24,1:00 p.m., Grand View will replace Growing A Greener. Acclaimed landscape painter Stefan Baumann's art reflects his commitment to ecology and the preservation of the natural environment. Baumann hikes deep into the United States' National Parks to share his passion for nature and art. Sunday, March 29, 6:00 p.m. Sharon Isbin: Troubadour. See details. Sharon Isbin: Troubadour Sunday, March 6PM Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, multiple Grammy winner Sharon Isbin is considered one of today's pre-eminent classical guitarists.

8 320 West 21st Street North Wichita, KS MARCH Program Guide 2015 TV Parental Guidelines TVY - appropriate for all children TVY7 - for children age 7 and above TVG - suitable for all ages TVPG - may be unsuitable for young children TV14 - may be unsuitable for children <14 TVMA - may be unsuitable for children <17 TVRE - ratings exempt V - violence L - coarse language S - sexual situations D - suggestive dialogue TBA - to be announced (CC) - closed captioned (R) - repeated from earlier broadcast (D) - descriptive video service (S) - second audio (spanish) Call KPTS at or (toll-free) If you have questions about the following areas, use these helpful phone extensions: Programming ext. 216 Membership ext. 219 Public Affairs ext. 220 Broadcast Signal ext. 205 Volunteerism ext. 218 Signal Society ext. 221 Corporate Support ext. 222 Public Mtgs & Announcements ext. 505 Board of Trustees meeting is Tuesday, March 24,11:30 a.m. at KPTS. Television Channels ANTENNA Digital Cable NA NA NA NA 8 8 NA NA Visit KPTS At: Write KPTS At: KPTS-TV 320 W. 21st Street N. Wichita, KS Fax: tv8@kpts.org Web: KPTS PROGRAM GUIDE (ISSN ) is published and distributed online at by Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, 320 W. 21 st Street N. Wichita, KS Publications Editor/Designer, Arlene Williams. NOTICE TO VIEWERS: Television schedules sometimes change at the last minute. For an up-to-date listing, call Viewer Services at or (toll-free) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays or visit our website at