February. Program Guide 2017 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG

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1 February Program Guide 2017 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG

2 SPY IN THE WILD, A MINI-SERIES 7PM More than 30 animatronic spy cameras disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. These Spy Creatures reveal that animals show emotions and behavior similar to humans a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate and invent. February 1 LOVE Go undercover with Spy Creatures as wild animals reveal their feelings of love and pain. February 8 INTELLIGENCE Observe the world of animal intelligence through the beady camera eyes of Spy Creatures. February 15 FRIENDSHIP Join Spy Creatures and their new wild friends as they rely on each other to look out for predators. February 22 BAD BEHAVIOR Infiltrate the underground world of animal crime and retribution with mischievous Spy Creatures. AURORA FIRE IN THE SKY Wednesday, February 9PM In Earth s polar regions, the aurora a ghostly flicker and colorful glow mysteriously brightens the night sky. One of the most incredible natural phenomena in the world, the array of colors of the aurora is a source of endless theory and wonder. Mostly Mozart Friday, February 8PM Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival celebrates 50 years of memorable moments in classical music with both a look back and a look ahead. 8PM Monday, February 9PM BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT Learn how Griffith s 1915 The Birth of a Nation sparked a dialogue on racism that continues today. Monday, February 9PM ACCIDENTAL COURTESY Meet an African American musician out to challenge racism by befriending members of the KKK. Tuesday, February 9PM TOWER Explore the deadly 1966 mass shooting at the University of Texas through interviews with survivors. February 7 OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING Follow the rise of the extremist militia movement, from Ruby Ridge to Waco, that led to the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history the 1995 bombing by Timothy McVeigh that killed 168 people in Oklahoma City. CITY IN THE SKY 9PM Explore a unique metropolis a midair city composed of nearly a million people on flights that crisscross the world daily. Meet the hidden army working to keep the city aloft and uncover the exceptional engineering and technology that make it work. February 8 DEPARTURE Learn what it takes to get a million people off the ground. February 15 AIRBORNE Examine the hidden army that keeps your plane safe and learn why flying has become safer than ever. February 22 ARRIVAL Learn about the global networks and technology involved in getting passengers safely back to earth. February 14 RUBY RIDGE Examine the 1992 FBI siege at Ruby Ridge that helped launch the modern militia movement through eyewitness accounts, including Randy Weaver s daughter and federal agents involved in the deadly confrontation.

3 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG Friday, February 8PM Enjoy an all-star tribute to Smokey Robinson, the 2016 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, with performances by Robinson, as well as Aloe Blacc, Gallant, CeeLo Green, JoJo, Ledisi, Tegan Marie, Kip Moore, Corinne Bailey Rae, Esperanza Spalding, The Tenors, Joe Walsh, BeBe Winans, and a special appearance by Berry Gordy, Founder of Motown with Samuel L. Jackson as host and Greg Phillinganes as music director (program subject to change). Friday Nights February 8PM New York City Ballet In Paris Thrill to the company s all-balanchine program of ballet masterpieces, including the Walpurgisnacht Ballet and La Valse, set to music of Gounod and Ravel respectively, recorded in the City of Light. February 9PM Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still Enter a world of dance, the artists who dedicate their lives to it and a place where it flourishes. February PM New York City Ballet Symphony In C Enjoy two classic ballets by George Balanchine: Georges Bizet's sparkling Symphony in C, and the rarely seen Sonatine to the music of Maurice Ravel, in performance in Paris. Tuesday, February 7PM Journey through the prolific life of the 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' author and activist who inspired generations with lyrical modern African-American thought. Features new interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Common, the Clintons and others. Repeat Friday, February 24, at 9:00 p.m. Monday, February 8PM In the wake of recent tragic and fatal events between men of color and law enforcement, learn how black and Hispanic families counsel their kids to stay safe if they are stopped by the police. Beginning Monday, February 8PM The latest three-part, six-hour documentary series hosted, executive produced and written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In the new documentary, Professor Gates travels the length and breadth of Africa to chronicle the continent s history from a firmly African perspective. His journey takes him from the city of Great Zimbabwe to the pyramids of the Kingdom of Kush in Sudan, from the spectacular rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia to the continent s oldest university in Fez, from the Blombos Caves in South Africa to Ancient Mali, the empire of King Mansa Musa, still thought to be the wealthiest person ever to have lived.

4 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 Primetime 8.1/Cox 8 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Mini-Series - Love NOVA - Search for the Super Battery Aurora - Fire in the Sky One-On-One Travel Detective Second Opinion Life on the Line Mercy Street - The House Guest The The Lawrence Welk Show - The Southern Show Mercy Street - One Equal Temper Indianapolis, Hour Two Tragedy + Time = Comedy Mini-Series - Intelligence One-On-One Travel Detective Second Opinion The The Lawrence Welk Show - Songs by Johnny Mercer Mercy Street - Southern Mercy Indianapolis, Hour Three War Stories Mini-Series - Friendship One-On-One Travel Detective Second Opinion The The Lawrence Welk Show -Tribute to the Swing and Sweet Bands Mercy Street - Unknown Soldier Palm Springs, Hour One Mini-Series - Bad Behavior Live from Lincoln Center - 50 Years of Mostly Mozart Doc Martin - The Doctor Is Out An Ordinary Woman Charleston, Hour One The Clockwork Prince Secrets of the Six Wives - Divorced, Beheaded, Survived Independent Lens - Birth of a Movement Oklahoma City Bombing: American Experience NOVA - Ultimate Cruise Ship Innovations In Medicine Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Doc Martin - Going Bodmin Charleston, Hour Two Ruby Ridge: American Experience NOVA - The Origami Revolution Innovations In Medicine Great Performances - New York City Ballet In Paris Doc Martin - Gentlemen Prefer The Engine of Change The Talk - Race In America City in the Sky - Departure Mercy Street - One Equal Temper An Ordinary Woman The Red Green Show Stories of the Mind Education of Harvey Gantt Doc Martin - The Doctor Is Out Joseph Rosendo's Start Up The Red Green Show Stories of the Mind John Lewis - Get in the Way Austin City Limits - Cece Winans/ St. Paul & The Broken Bones Mercy Street - One Equal Temper Austin City Limits - Foals/Alejandro Escovedo Tales from the Royal Wardrobe Doc Martin - Going Bodmin Mercy Street - Southern Mercy Independent Lens - Accidental Courtesy Independent Lens - Tower City in the Sky - Airborne Mercy Street - Southern Mercy Great Performances - Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still The Red Green Show Stories of the Mind Weighed Down Austin City Limits - Sturgill Simpson/Asleep at the Wheel Tales from the Royal Bedchamber Doc Martin - Gentlemen Prefer Mercy Street - Unknown Soldier Joseph Rosendo's Maya Angelou: American Masters FRONTLINE - Out of Gitmo Start Up One-On-One Travel Detective Second Opinion The The Lawrence Welk Show - Love Songs An Ordinary Queen Palm Springs, Hour Two Family Reunions NOVA - Killer Trains Innovations In Medicine Great Performances - New York City Ballet Symphony In C Doc Martin - Sh*t Happens Africa's Great Civilizations, Part 1 City in the Sky - Arrival Mercy Street - Unknown Soldier The Engine of Change The Engine of Change President Trump: State of the Union Address The Red Green Show Stories of the Mind Maya Angelou: American Masters Featured on previous page. Go to for the complete February schedule. Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement Doc Martin - Sh*t Happens Joseph Rosendo's Start Up Austin City Limits - Kendric Lamar

5 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Street Rodding American Style Fishing Behind The Lines AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange - Pan! Our Music Odyssey Ghosts of Amistad: In the Footsteps of the Rebels NOVA - Search for the Super Battery Mini-Series - Love Let's Have Some Church Detroit Style Street Rodding American Style Primetime 8.2/Cox 671 Doc Martin - Facta Non Verba NOVA - Search for the Super Battery FRONTLINE - Battle for Iraq Mini-Series - Love NOVA - Search for the Super Battery The This Hour Mercy Street - The House Guest Aurora - Fire in the Sky The Great Performances at the Met - Turandot Gypsy 4 Fishing Behind The Lines AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange - Tchindas end Globe Trekker - Puerto Rico Indianapolis, Hour Two Doc Martin - The Doctor Is Out Oklahoma City Bombing: American Experience Mini-Series - Love Mercy Street - One Equal Temper Indianapolis, Hour Two Tragedy + Time = Comedy Mini-Series - Intelligence Live from Lincoln Center - 50 Years of Mostly Mozart 4 An Ordinary Woman Charleston, Hour One Oklahoma City Bombing: American Experience 4 NOVA - Ultimate Cruise Ship NOVA - Ultimate Cruise Ship The This Hour Mercy Street - One Equal Temper City in the Sky - Departure Go to for the complete February schedule. The Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gerhshwin Prize 4 Sat 11 Great Performances at the Met - Tristan Und Isolde Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 NOVA - Ultimate Cruise Ship Mini-Series - Intelligence Editor and the Dragon: Horace Carter Fights The Klan Street Rodding American Style Fishing Behind The Lines AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange - First Friday end Globe Trekker - Top 10 South American Indianapolis, Hour Three Doc Martin - Going Bodmin Mini-Series - Intelligence Mercy Street - Southern Mercy Indianapolis, Hour Three War Stories Mini-Series - Friendship Charleston, Hour Two Ruby Ridge: American Experience NOVA - The Origami Revolution NOVA - The Origami Revolution The This Hour Mercy Street - Southern Mercy Independent Lens - Tower Arts In Context City in the Sky - Airborne Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond The Mask NOVA - The Origami Revolution Mini-Series - Friendship Quilted Conscience Street Rodding American Style Fishing Behind The Lines AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange - My Africa Is end Globe Trekker - Tough Trains: Cuba's Sugar Railroads Palm Springs, Hour One Doc Martin - Gentelmen Prefer Mini-Series - Friendship Jimi Hendrix - American Masters The Mercy Street - Unknown Soldier Palm Springs, Hour One Mini-Series - Bad Behavior Great Performances - New York City Ballet In Paris The Mind of a Chef Maya Angelou: American Masters Engine of Change The Talk - Race In America 4 NOVA - Why Trains Crash NOVA - Why Trains Crash The This Hour Mercy Street - Unknown Soldier Black Ballerina FRONTLINE - Out of Gitmo City in the Sky - Arrival Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs 6:00 3 Doll 123 Mini-Series - Bad Behavior Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House Brocket Hall Globe Trekker - West Texas Palm Springs, Hour Two Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Concert The Clockwork Prince The Big Joy: The of James Broughton An Ordinary Woman Palm Springs, Hour Two Family Reunions Great Performances - New York City Ballet Symphony In C The Mind of a Chef Africa's Great Civilization Part 1 4 Africa's Great Civilization Part 2 4

6 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 School Barbecue University School School Best of Simply Painting Ciao Italia Primetime 8.3/Cox 670 Sara's night Meals P. Allen Smith's Garden Home Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge Primal Grill Rachel's Favorite Food For Living Paint This Sara's night Meals Joseph Rosendo's This Primal Gril Travels with Darley Globe Trekker - Mumbai City Guide Christina Mexico - One Plate at a Time School Simply Ming P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table School Simply Ming This Globe Trekker - Central Japan Simply Ming Travels with Darley Travels with Darley School This Globe Trekker - Vietnam Simply Ming Christina Cooks Christina This Globe Trekker - Food Hour: Southern China Sara's night Meals Equitrekking Simply Ming Simply Ming Equitrekking This Globe Trekker - Delhi & Agra Simply Ming Best of the Joy of Painting Equitrekking Family Travel Rudy Maxa's World Simply Ming This Globe Trekker - Wild West USA Simply Ming Equitrekking Equitrekking This Globe Trekker - Food Hour: Sicily Simply Ming Go to for the complete February schedule. Simply Ming This Globe Trekker - Road Trip: Andes Simply Ming Tue 28 Equitrekking

7 8.1 Daytime 6AM - 7PM SUNDAYS WEEKDAYS SATURDAYS 6:00 Sesame Street (CC) (D) Priscilla s Yoga Stretches (CC) TVG Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) 6:30 Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Ready Jet Go! (CC) (D) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) 7:00 Splash and Bubbles (CC) Nature Cat (CC) Splash and Bubbles (CC) (D) 7:30 Curious George (CC) (D) Curious George (CC) Curious George (CC) (D) 8:00 Nature Cat (CC) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Nature Cat (CC) 8:30 Ready Jet Go! (CC) (D) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Clifford the Big Red Dog (CC) (D) 9:00 Wild Kratts (CC) Splash and Bubbles (CC) (D) Wild Kratts (CC) 9:30 Odd Squad (CC) (D) Sesame Street (CC) (D) Odd Squad (CC) (D) 10:00 Odd Squad (CC) (D) Dinosaur Train (CC) (D) This TVG 10:30 Arthur (CC) (D) Peg + Cat (CC) (D) TVG 11:00 11:30 Antiques Roadshow TVG (R) (CC) TVRE Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke (CC) TVG Street Rodding American Style TVG 12:00 This TVG Various Programs Motor (CC) TVG (See Schedule Changes 12:30 TVG and Special Announcements) Tracks Ahead (CC) TVG 1:00 Martha's School (CC) TVG Rough Cut with Tommy Mac (CC) TVG 1:30 (CC) TVG The Red Green Show (CC) TVG Afternoon Learning (See adjacent column for details.) 2:00 (CC) TVG with Kevin Belton (CC) TVG 2:30 The Mind of a Chef (CC) TVPG 3:00 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (CC) TVRE 3:30 4:00 4:30 - The (CC) TVRE Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (CC) TVRE To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé (CC) TVRE 5:00 end (CC) TVRE Sedg. Co. Wed Odd Squad (CC) (D) Odd Squad (CC) (D) Wild Kratts (CC) Arthur (CC) (D) 5PM PBS Kids (see adjacent column for details) Growing A Greener World (CC) TVG The Best of the Joy of Painting (CC) TVG (CC) TVG Antiques Roadshow TVG (R) end (CC) TVRE 5:30 Heartland TVG Nightly Business Report TVRE Keeping Up Appearances (CC) TVG 6:00 As Time Goes By (CC) TVG The Great British Baking Show (CC) TVRE (CC) TVPG 6:30 Joy of Music TVG Wednesday, February 1, Noon, The Irish Factor will repeat. Thursday, February 2, Noon, NOVA - Search for the Super Battery will repeat. Friday, February 3, Noon, Sunflower Journeys: Education will repeat. At 12:30 p.m., Second Opinion - Down Syndrome will repeat. Saturday, February 4, 12:30 p.m., Tracks Ahead will replace A Craftsman's Legacy. Sunday, February 5, 6:00 p.m., The Great British Baking Show - Masterclass 3 will air. Monday, February 6, Noon, Miniseries - Love will repeat. Tuesday, February 7, Noon, Indianapolis, Hour 2. Wednesday, February 8, Noon, Tragedy + Time = Comedy will repeat. Thursday, February 9, Noon, NOVA - Ultimate Cruise Ship will repeat. All children s programs appear in shaded boxes and are rated TVY unless otherwise noted. Go to for the complete daytime February schedule. AFTERNOON LEARNING MONDAYS 1:00 Scrapbook Soup (CC) 1:30 Garden Smart (CC) 2:00 Growing A Greener World (CC) 2:30 Beads, Baubles & Jewels (CC) TUESDAYS 1:00 (CC) 1:30 America's from Cook's Illustrated (CC) 2:00 Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef (CC) 2:30 Simply Ming (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 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell (CC) 1:30 The Beauty of Oil Painting (CC) 2:00 Make It Artsy (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 Wyland's Art Studio (CC) 2:30 For Your Home (CC) Martha Speaks M Martha Speaks T SCHEDULE CHANGES / SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday, February 10, Noon, Sunflower Journeys: Agriculture will repeat. At 12:30 p.m., Second Opinion - Mystery Diagnosis IV will repeat. Sunday, February 12, 6:00 p.m., The Great British Baking Show - Masterclass 4 will air. Monday, February 13, Noon, Miniseries - Intelligence will repeat. Tuesday, February 14, Noon, Indianapolis, Hour 3. Wednesday, February 15, Noon, War Stories will repeat. Thursday, February 16, Noon, NOVA - The Origami Revolution will repeat. Friday, February 17, Noon, Sunflower Journeys: Places to Visit will repeat. At 12:30 p.m., Second Opinion - Kidney Transplant will repeat. Sunday, February 19, 6:00 p.m., The Great British Baking Show - Masterclass 1 will air. Monday, February 20, Noon, Miniseries - Friendship will repeat. 5PM PBS KIDS Martha Speaks W BizKid$ Th Martha Speaks F 7PM A 30-minute interview program hosted by KPTS President and CEO Victor Hogstrom. Each week, Hogstrom gets up close and personal with one of South Central Kansas notable personalities, for a lively, fun and insightful conversation. Tuesday, February 21, Noon, Palm Springs, Hour 1. Wednesday, February 22, Noon, Family Reunions will repeat. Thursday, February 23, Noon, NOVA - Killer Trains will repeat. Friday, February 24, 10:00 a.m., Dinosaur Train: What's at the Center of the Earth, special hour-long episode. Noon, Sunflower Journeys: Recreation will repeat. At 12:30 p.m., Second Opinion - Lead Poisoning will repeat. Saturday, February 25, 2:30 a.m., P. Allen Smith's Garden Home will replace Growing A Greener World. Sunday, February 26, 6:00 p.m., The Great British Baking Show - Masterclass 2 will air. Monday, February 27, Noon, Miniseries - Bad Behavior will repeat. At 2:00 p.m., P. Allen Smith's Garden Home will replace Garden Smart. Tuesday, February 28, Noon, Palm Springs, Hour 2.

8 320 West 21st Street North Wichita, KS For details visit masterpiecesweepstakes.pbs.org/kpts February Program Guide 2017 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. 207 Membership ext. 217 Public Affairs ext. 220 Broadcast Signal ext. 205 Volunteerism ext. 223 Signal Society ext. 221 Corporate Support ext. 219 Public Mtgs & Announcements ext. 505 Board of Trustees meeting is Tuesday, February 28, at 11:30 a.m. in the KPTS studio. LOCATE US ON ANTENNA 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