MARCH Program Guide 2016 316-838-3090 320 West 21st Street North, Wichita, KS 67203 tv8@kpts.org
Tuesday, March 1 @ 8PM Meet the pioneering Air Force scientists and pilots whose Project Manhigh, which collected data about the biological and technical factors required to support human activity in space, laying the groundwork for the US space program. CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD: MUSICALS A YEAR IN SPACE Wednesday, March 2 @ 7PM Follow astronaut Scott Kelly s record-breaking 12-month mission on the International Space Station, from launch to landing, as NASA charts the effects of long-duration spaceflight by comparing him to his identical twin on Earth, astronaut Mark Kelly. LORETTA LYNN: Still a Mountain Girl Friday, March 4 @ 8PM Explore the country legend s hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscarwinning biopic Coal Miner s Daughter, Loretta Lynn struggled to balance family and her music career and is still going strong over 50 years later. 8.1/explore 8.2/Cox 8 Thursday, March 3 @ 7PM Featuring some of the most iconic images ever recorded on film, five classic Hollywood musicals The Wizard of Oz, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Singin in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Viva Las Vegas take viewers on a journey across the Golden Age of movie musicals, spanning the days from the Great Depression all the way to the Civil Rights Movement. With foot-stomping dance numbers, Technicolor fantasy worlds, and soaring ballads sung by some of the world s most beloved stars, these movies still inspire audiences to laugh, love and dream even when times are tough. Hosted by Nick Clooney. Ticket vouchers will be available for the 2016 season for Music Theatre Wichita at Century II. Saturday, March 5 @ Noon Celebrate the iconic thinker s wisdom teachings and unique ability to translate abstract ideas into downto-earth lessons that can be applied to everyday life. This inspirational memorial tribute includes memorable stories, both funny and soulful. Look for this symbol indicating programs for which you can pledge. Indicates tickets are available for upcoming performances with the pledge of membership. FAVORITE LOVE SONGS (My Music) Saturday, March 5 @ 9PM Join Emmy-winning actress Susan Lucci for this all-new special devoted to sentimental favorites of the 1960s, 70s and early 80s, including classic hits from Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton-John, Chicago, Dionne Warwick, Bread and Elton John.
Celebrates Downton Abbey Sunday, March 6 @ 7PM Members of the cast and crew of Downton Abbey attended the BAFTA Tribute to celebrate the outstanding global success of the program. Created by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey follows the lives of the Crawley family - and their staff - after their estate is left without an heir following the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The series has so far been nominated for 14 BAFTAs, winning three times. The BAFTA Tribute comes as the drama draws to a close this year after six hugely successful series. The Special Award was presented in front of a live audience at Richmond Theatre. Monday, March 7 @ 7PM Celebrate the groundbreaking band s musical milestones and hits along with special guests Vince Gill, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Alison Krauss, Rodney Crowell, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Ibbotson, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Byron House. Tune tonight for a ticket opportunity to see the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Stiefel Theatre in Salina, June 2. The Deadly Assassins Parts 1-4 Wednesday, March 9 @ 7-9PM A mysterious evil is at work on Gallifrey. The President of the Time Lords has been assassinated and the Doctor caught redhanded. An inexorable master plan has been set in motion. There can be no escape. Call in for ticket vouchers to Time Eddy, featuring special guest Peter The Fifth Doctor Davison, October 14-16. Special an Easter Thursday, March 17 @ 7PM In August of 1929 twenty women pulled on britches, snapped on goggles and climbed into their cockpits to race across the country. It was the first women's national air derby. There was the media darling, the Hollywood starlet, the aviatrix record breakers and the unforgettable foul-mouthed wife of a preacher. Together these women were flying in the face of anyone who believed women belonged on the ground. Thursday, March 24 @ 7PM Rick Steves will take you on a spring journey through Spain, Slovenia, Italy, and Greece, as we celebrate this 2,000-year-old story in a variety of cultures. You'll feel the emotion of this special time as the Passion of Christ unfolds during Holy. Starting Thursday, March 31 @ 8PM Ever wonder how you can prepare for an emergency just like a flight crew member? CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg takes us to a unique realworld airline safety program in London. Season 2, Starting Sunday, March 27 @ 8PM The whiskey-drinking and jazz-loving vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton) returns alongside his friend and veteran cop Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green) for a second season of crime solving in the small country parish of Grantchester. The new season s cases include a shocking charge of sexual assault that turns into a homicide investigation implicating a pillar of the community; an apparent suicide from the college spire that takes on Cold War overtones; a confession to murder in which the alleged victim is still very much alive; a haunted stable with links to the Holocaust; and more. Season 4, Starting Sunday, March 27 @ 9PM The clock nears closing time as mercantile genius Harry Selfridge faces creditors, swindlers, mob bosses, irate relatives, and spurned mistresses in the farewell season of Mr. Selfridge. Starring three-time Emmy winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage) as the man who revolutionized the world s retail experience. The final season follows the unpredictable arc of Harry s career to its thrilling climax, charting the fate of the showman with the big heart, shaky morals, and dogged belief that the dice roll will save him and the store every time.
Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 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 Finding Your Roots - The Long Way Home A Year In Space Classic Hollywood: Musicals Motorweek 35th Anniversary Space Men: American Experience FRONTLINE - Poor Kids The Tenors: Under One Sky Tavis Smiley - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 9:15 Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (My Music) Loretta Lynn: American Masters Featured on previous page. Go to www.kpts.org for the complete March schedule. The Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) Under The Streetlamp: Let The Good Times Roll Country Pop Legends (My Music) Tavis Smiley Sat 5 Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By (My Music) Favorite Love Songs (My Music) This Land Is Your Land (My Music) Sun 6 BAFTA Celebrates Downton Abbey Downton Abbey Season 6 On Masterpiece - Episode 9 Tribute To Downton Abbey Inside Mercy Street 2015 Blues Music Awards 4 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 31 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years and Circlin' Back Finding Your Roots - Maps of Stars Doctor Who - A Deadly Assassin Parts 1-4 George Perris: Live in New York From Jazz at Lincoln Center The Art of the Love Song with the Annie Moses Band BAFTA Celebrates Downton Abbey Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures Minneapolis, MN - Hour Three Secrets of Her Majesty's Secret Service Nature - The Private Life of Deer Breaking Through The Clouds: The First Women's National Air Derby The The Lawrence Welk Show - Songs of the 70's Grantchester, Season 1, Part 3 Boise, ID - Hour One Yanni Live at the Pyramids: The Dream Concert Inside Mercy Street A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Happy The Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) Tavis Smiley Tavis Smiley Celtic Woman: Destiny This Land Is Your Land (My Music) Tavis Smiley Downton Abbey Season 6 On Masterpiece - Episode 8 The Klondike Gold Rush NOVA - Ancient Computer Favorite Love Songs (My Music) How Sherlock Changed The World Healthy Body Healthy Mind American Masters - American Ballet Theatre: A History Dry Your Tears Grantchester, Part 4 Boise, ID - Hour Two Last Days In Vietnam: American Experience Nature - Snow Monkeys Rick Steves Special - an Easter The The Lawrence Welk Show - Easter Secrets of Selfridges Tucson, AZ - Hour One Al Capone: Icon NOVA - Secrets of Noah's Ark - Live at the Royal Albert Hall Independent Lens - The Revolutionary Optimists Bugging Hitler's Soldiers Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years and Circlin' Back Downton Abbey Season 6 On Masterpiece - Episode 9 Global 3000 Natural Heroes The Red Green Show Second Opinion Healing Quest In Good Shape Doctor Who PBS Previews Science Goes to the Movies Grantchester, Part 5 Independent Lens - The Graduates FRONTLINE - Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria The Lost Gardens of Babylon Films BYkids Austin City Limits - The Lumineers/Shovels & Rope Natural Heroes The Red Green Show Tracks Ahead Nine to Ninety Second Opinion Healing Quest In Good Shape Dry Your Tears Yanni Live at the Pyramids: The Dream Concert Tavis Smiley Tribute To Downton Abbey 4 Live From the Artists Den - Jason Mraz Makers - Women in Comedy Time for Three In Concert The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, A Great Performances Special Born with a Shotgun Grantchester On Masterpiece - Season 2, Episode 1 Boise, ID - Hour Three The Alcatraz Escape Doctor Who Science Goes to the Movies Mr. Selfridge On Masterpiece - Season 4, Episode 1 Independent Lens - An Honest Liar FRONTLINE - Saudi Arabia Uncovered Nature - Animal Reunions NOVA - The Great Math Mystery Ted Talks - Science and Wonder Eyes on the Prize - Awakenings 1954-1956 Travel Detective Innovations in Medicine Independent Lens - Muscle Shoals/Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story Natural Heroes The Red Green Show Second Opinion Healing Quest In Good Shape Born with a Shotgun
Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Primetime 8.2/Cox 671 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Il Volo: Live from Pompeii - Live at The Royal Albert Hall The Carpenters: Close to You (My Music) Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love Motorweek 35th Anniversary Finding Your Roots - The Long Way Home Space Men: American Experience Space Men: American Experience A Year In Space NOVA - Arctic Ghost Ship Country Pop Legends (My Music) John Denver: Country Boy Go to www.kpts.org for the complete March schedule. Mt. Cog Railway Motorweek 35th Anniversary A Year In Space Loretta Lynn: American Masters 4 Coffee: The Drink That Changed America Josh Groban: Stages Live Songbook Standard: As Time Goes By (My Music) Sun 6 NOVA - First Man on the Moon end Nature - Invasion of the Killer Whales BAFTA Celebrates Downton Abbey Downton Abbey Season 6 On Masterpiece - Episode 9 4 Mon 7 A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years and Circlin' Back Wichita Sessions Space Men: American Experience Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 31 Celtic Woman: Destiny Red Rock Serenade Finding Your Roots - Maps of Stars PBS Previews Songbook Standard: As Time Goes By (My Music) end The Aviators Street Rodding American Style Yanni Live at the Pyramids: The Dream Concert - Live at The Royal Albert Hall The Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) Democracy Now! Democracy Now! Sunflower Real AG Grantchester, Episode 3 NOVA - Ancient Computer Science Goes to the Movies Street Rodding American Style Motorweek 35th Anniversary Puerto Rico Inside Mercy Street Minneapolis, MN - Hour Three Always On My Mind The Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) The Tenors: Under One Sky Classical Rewind 2 (My Music) Favorite Love Songs (My Music) Nine to Ninety The Art of the Love Song with the Annie Moses Band Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures A Tribute to Downton Abbey This Land Is Your Land (My Music) BAFTA Celebrates Downton Abbey Minneapolis, MN - Hour Three Secrets of Her Majesty's Secret Service Nature - The Private Life of Deer NOVA - Ancient Computers The This Hour Finding Your Roots - The Long Way Home Grantchester, Episode 4 end Global 3000 McLaughlin Group Minneapolis, MN - Hour Three Nature - The Private Life of Deer Democracy Now! The Netherlands Democracy Now! Sunflower Boise, ID - Hour One The - Live at The Royal Albert Hall American Masters - American Ballet Theatre: A History Grantchester, Episode 3 Boise, ID - Hour One Natural Heroes Downton Abbey Season 6 On Masterpiece - Episode 8 4 The Klondike Gold Rush How Sherlock Changed the World 4 NOVA - Ancient Computer Bugging Hitler's Soldiers American Masters - American Ballet Theatre: A History 4 Emery Blagdon Grantchester, Episode 4 Boise, ID - Hour Two Last Days of Vietnam: American Experience Real AG The Family Way Nature - Snow Monkeys NOVA - Secrets of Noah's Ark Grantchester, Episode 5 NOVA - Secrets of Noah's Ark Science Goes to the Movies Street Rodding American Style Democracy Now! Sunflower NOVA - Secrets of Noah's Ark The This Hour Secrets of Underground London Finding Your Roots - Maps of Stars Grantchester, Episode 6 end Building England I Tucson, AZ - Hour One Global 3000 McLaughlin Group Boise, ID - Hour One Nature - Snow Monkeys The Time for Three In Concert The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, A Great Performance Special Secrets of Selfridges Tucson, AZ - Hour One Al Capone: Icon Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece, Episode 1 Boise, ID - Hour Three The Alcatraz Escape Real AG Out of the Woods Nature - Animal Reunions NOVA - The Great Math Mystery NOVA - The Great Math Mystery The This Hour Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece, Episode 1
Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Farm with Ian Knauer Neven Maguire: Home Chef Growing A Greener World Primetime 8.3/Cox 670 Kevin Dundon's Modern Irish Food Beauty of Oil Painting Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke Rachel's Favorite Food for Living Katie Brown Workshop Nick Stellino Cooking w/friends Neven Maguire: Home Chef P. Allen Smith's Garden Home This Pati's Mexican Table This Rhythm Abroad Globe Trekker Food Hour: Sicily Christina Cooks Eastern Canada Ciao Italia Rhythm Abroad Simply Ming Marths Stewart's Cooking School Simply Ming Simply Ming Rhythm Abroad This West Texas Simply Ming Kevin Dundon's Modern Irish Food This This This Rachel's Favorite Food for Living Neven Maguire: Home Chef Curious Traveler Globe Trekker Special: Art Trails of the French Riviera Kevin Dundon's Modern Irish Food Simply Ming Simply Ming Curious Traveler Delhi & Rajasthan, India Garden Smart Katie Brown Workshop Curious Traveler Ruta 40: The Andes Simply Ming P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table Simply Ming Simply Ming Curious Traveler This Turkey Simply Ming Go to www.kpts.org for the complete March schedule. Curious Traveler Simply Ming Mon 28 This Ukraine Simply Ming Tue 29 Wed 30 Curious Traveler Thu 31
8.1 Daytime 6AM - 7PM SUNDAYS WEEKDAYS SATURDAYS 6:00 Sesame Street (CC) (D) Priscilla s Yoga Stretches 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 Curious George (CC) Nature Cat (CC) (D) Curious George (CC) 7:30 Nature Cat (CC) (D) Curious George (CC) Nature Cat (CC) (D) 8:00 Ready Jet Go! (CC) (D) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Ready Jet Go! (CC) (D) 8:30 Wild Kratts (CC) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Clifford the Big Red Dog (CC) (D) Sedg. 9:00 Odd Squad (CC) (D) Co. Sesame Street (CC) (D) Bug Bites (CC) (D) TVG Wed 9:30 WordGirl (CC) Peg + Cat (CC) (D) Space Racers (CC) 10:00 Twice As Good Dinosaur Train (CC) (D) This TVG 10:30 SciGirls (CC) (D) TVG Dinosaur Train (CC) (D) TVG 11:00 Super Why! (CC) Antiques Roadshow TVG (R) 11:30 Thomas and Friends (CC) Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke Street Rodding American Style (CC) TVG 12:00 This TVG Wild Kratts (CC) Motor 12:30 TVG 1:00 Woodsmith Shop 1:30 Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac 2:00 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (CC) TVRE 2:30 McLaughlin Group (CC) TVRE 3:00 3:30 4:00 Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke - The (CC) TVRE Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (CC) TVRE The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That! (CC) (D) Afternoon Learning (See adjacent column for details.) Ready Jet Go! (CC) (D) Odd Squad (CC) (D) Wild Kratts (CC) 4:30 Well Read Wild Kratts (CC) 5:00 end (CC) TVRE 5PM PBS Kids (see adjacent column for details) All children s programs appear in shaded boxes and are rated TVY unless otherwise noted. The Aviators Woodsmith Shop The Red Green Show To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé (CC) TVRE Victory Garden's Edible Feast The Best of the Joy of Painting America's Antiques Roadshow TVG (R) end (CC) TVRE 5:30 Heartland TVG Nightly Business Report TVRE Keeping Up Appearances 6:00 As Time Goes By Wichita Sessions TVG (CC) TVRE 6:30 Joy of Music TVG Go to www.kpts.org 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 Growing A Greener World (CC) 2:30 Beads, Baubles & Jewels (CC) TUESDAYS 1:00 (CC) 1:30 from Cook s Illustrated (CC) 2:00 Julia Child - Cooking with Master Chefs (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 Wyland's Art Studio (CC) 1:30 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell (CC) 2:00 The Jazzy Vegetarian (CC) (D) 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 Knit and Crochet Now! (CC) (D) Martha Speaks (CC) TVY M Cyberchase (CC) (D) TVY T 5PM PBS KIDS Thomas Edison's Secret Lab W BizKid$ (CC) TVY Th WordGirl (CC) (D) TVY F Wednesdays and Sundays, Starting March 13, Create KPTS 8.3/Cox 670 @10PM Viewers are taken on an enriching and entertaining "field trip for grown-ups" to some of the most intriguing an and North American cities in the world. Daytime Emmy- and Telly-winning travel, arts and entertainment journalist Christine Van Blokland brings her passion and genuine curiosity for the arts, quirky characters, storytelling, and lifelong learning to this new series. SCHEDULE CHANGES / SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Regular programming will be preempted for Thursday, March 3, 2:00 p.m., Family Travel with Colleen Kelly will replace The Jazzy Vegetarian. Friday, March 4, 11:30 a.m., Special one-hour episode of Sesame Street will preempt Thomas and Friends and Wild Kratts. Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m., Old House will replace. Sunday, March 13, 10:30 a.m., Travel with Kids will replace SciGirls. Sunday, March 20, 3:00 p.m., A will replace Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke. At 6:00 p.m., Great British Baking Show, Season 2 will begin with Cakes. Sunday, March 27, 6:00 p.m., Great British Baking Show, Season 2 - Bread. Saturday, March 26, 12:30 p.m., A Craftsman's Legacy will replace The Aviators. Monday, March 28, 9:30 a.m., Special onehour episode of Peg + Cat Save the World will preempt Dinosaur Train. It will repeat Thursday, March 31 also at 9:30 a.m.
320 West 21st Street North Wichita, KS 67203 MARCH Program Guide 2016 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 838-3090 or (toll-free) 1-800-794-8498 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, March 22, 11:30 a.m. at KPTS. Television Channels ANTENNA 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.3 8 2008 671 670 8 181 182 183 8 608 607 609 8 8 NA NA 7056 5264 NA NA 8 8 NA NA Visit KPTS At: Write KPTS At: KPTS-TV 320 W. 21st Street N. Wichita, KS 67203 Fax: 316-838-8586 E-mail: tv8@kpts.org Web: www.kpts.org KPTS PROGRAM GUIDE (ISSN 1095-0451) is published and distributed online at www.kpts.org by Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, 320 W. 21 st Street N. Wichita, KS 67203. 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 838-3090 or (toll-free) 1-800-794-8498 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays or visit our website at www.kpts.org.