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April 2018 Program Listings Subject to Change NOVA Wonders Wednesdays starting April 25 9:00pm This new series reports from the frontiers of science.

technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind. Nature Natural Born Rebels Wednesdays starting April 25 8:00pm Meet nature s greatest rebels.

1 April 2018 Program Listings Subject to Change NOVA Wonders Wednesdays starting April 25 9:00pm This new series reports from the frontiers of science. With its emphasis on provocative and unanswered questions, NOVA WONDERS follows researchers on the winding paths of uncertainty and the unknown and from the mysteries of astrophysics to the technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind. Nature Natural Born Rebels Wednesdays starting April 25 8:00pm Meet nature s greatest rebels. From a promiscuous prairie dog to a kleptomaniac crab and an alpha chimpanzee who reigns with an iron fist, this three-part series introduces the most rebellious animals in the natural world.but are these creatures really misbehaving? In fact, being a rebel could be the key to success in the wild. Tune in Monday-Friday 5:00pm Nightly Business Report 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour Saturdays 11:00am Sara s Weeknight Meals 11:30 America s Test Kitchen 12:00pm Christopher Kimball s Milk Street Television 12:30 Pati s Mexican Table 1:00 Antiques Roadshow 2:00 Samantha Brown s Places to Love 2:30 Rick Steves Europe 3:00 Martha s Cooking School 3:30 Martha Bakes 4:00 The Great British Baking Show 5:00 This Old House 5:30 Ask This Old House Watch ValleyPBS 24/7 PBSKids Channel on 18.2 Comcast 395 for quality educational programming. Enjoy ValleyPBS Create on Channel 18.3 Comcast 396 with all its cooking, travel and how-to programming. Learn ValleyPBS World on 18.4 Comcast 394 with its award-winning news and public affairs programming. Sunday, April 1 10:30am Market to Market 11:00 America s Heartland 11:30 California s Bountiful 12:00pm Valley s Gold Unique Crops Hear from growers of unique crops, including cactus, lemon grass and herbs. Then, learn about community supported agriculture. 12:30 California s Golden Parks 1:00 Nature Leave it to Beavers Learn how beavers are being recruited to reverse the effects of global warming and water shortages. 2:00 NOVA The Great Math Mystery An exploration of math s power across the centuries sheds light on how math works in our brains. 3:00 Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer A pilgrimage to the lands where Christianity began traces the steps of 7th century Jerusalem monks. 4:00 Search for the Last Supper National Geographic historian, Jean-Pierre Isbouts, embarks on a quest for a missing masterpiece. 5:00 Rick Steves Special European Easter Rick Steves explores Easter in a variety of cultures throughout Spain, Slovenia, Italy and Greece. 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown The Labyrinth of the Minotaur Robert Malmort and Joan Vanderlande are brought together by their respective parents with a view to marriage. 8:00 Call the Midwife Season 7: Episode 3 Valerie and Magda take part in a beauty contest. 9:00 Masterpiece The Child in Time A moment of distraction triggers a crisis in the lives of a happy and successful British couple. 10:30 Little Women: A Timeless Story A behindthe-scenes look at the upcoming series. 11:00 The Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 1 An unexpected visitor forces Alan to think about his past. 12:00am The Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 2 Alan finally lets Celia into his secret about Gary.

2 Monday, April 2 7:00pm Secrets of the Dead Resurrecting Richard III Scientists test the hunchbacked bones of King Richard III, found with an arrow in the spine in :00 Antiques Roadshow Portland 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Little Rock 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Get Action ( ) Pt. 1/7 The early lives of young Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt are highlighted. Tuesday, April 3 7:00pm ValleyPBS Travel Raffle Show Adventure to Alaska Learn how you can win a trip for two on an Alaskan Cruise and hear from previous travel raffle winners. 7:30 Rick Steves Europe Greece s Peloponnese 8:00 American Experience Road to Memphis The entwined stories of an assassin, James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 9:00 Black America since MLK: And Still I Rise Out of the Shadows/Move on Up Pt. 1/2 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a journey through the last 50 years of African American history. 11:00 Independent Lens When God Sleeps Iranian musician Shahin Najafi goes into hiding. 12:30am Amanpour on PBS Wednesday, April 4 7:00pm Valley s Gold Animal Care Learn the best practices in animal care and animal showmanship. 8:00 Nature Sex, Lies and Butterflies Explore the abilities of butterflies and follow them on one of the greatest migrations on earth. 9:00 Black America since MLK: And Still I Rise Keep Your Head Up/Touch the Sky Pt. 2/2 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores America s changing racial landscape. 11:00 Nature Sex, Lies and Butterflies R 8pm Thursday, April 5 7:00pm Tapped Out: The History and Battle Over Water in the San Joaquin Valley Pt. 1/3 For the first three months of 2017, California was in a drought emergency and a flood emergency at the same time. 8:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries A Lethal Combination An exhibition boxing match in Ballarat turns sour when one of the boxers is seemingly beaten to death. 9:00 Death in Paradise The Blood Red Sea Just hours after an argument with rival treasure hunter Newton Farrell, Tosh Walker is murdered on Newton s boat. 10:00 Death in Paradise Flames of Love A tourist, Sian Evans, is found dead in her locked bathroom. 11:00 Globe Trekker Papua New Guinea Islands Friday, April 6 7:30 #MeToo, Now What? Pt. 5/5 8:00 Earth s Natural Wonders Extreme Wonders Pt. 1/3 Mount Everest s Khumbu Icefall, the Grand Canyon and the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro are visited. 9:00 Soundbreaking Going Electric Pt. 4/8 Learn how innovators like Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Wonder used electricity to unleash new sounds. 10:00 Soundbreaking Four on the Floor Pt. 5/8 Chart the progression of the beat from drum and bass to beat box and beyond. 11:00 Soundbreaking The World is Yours Pt. 6/8 Meet the pioneers of hip hop and explore how sampling created a new genre of music. Saturday, April 7 6:30pm Valley s Gold Animal Care R 4/4 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show April Showers (1967) 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Still Open All Hours 9:30 Midsomer Murders Small Mercies Pt. 1&2 A victim is found pegged and bound like Gulliver in Lilliput in the declining village of Little Worthy. Non-standard length. 11:05 Masterpiece Prime Suspect: Tennison Jane is faced with several harsh realities in both her professional and personal life. 12:30am Rick Steves Europe Copenhagen Sunday, April 8 10:30am Market to Market 11:00 America s Heartland 11:30 California s Bountiful 12:00pm Valley s Gold Animal Care R 4/4 12:30 California s Golden Parks 1:00 Nature Sex, Lies and Butterflies R 4/4 2:00 NOVA Chinese Chariot Revealed Archaeological findings enable a team of experts to reconstruct and test China s ancient chariots. 3:00 Spectrum: A Story of the Mind The film highlights the need for research on sensory issues. 3:30 Dreamer s Theater Cognitively challenged teens and young adults stage the musical, Assuming Assumptions. 4:00 Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts Creative therapies and art programs which help young people on the autism spectrum. 5:00 Autism: Coming of Age An inside look at the lives of three adults with autism. 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown The Eve of St. John Kembleford District Council holds an emergency meeting attended by the local clergy to discuss a coven in Crow s Wood. 8:00 Call the Midwife Season 7: Episode 4 Sister Julienne navigates a complex situation with a Pakistani family. 9:00 Masterpiece Unforgotten Season 1: Episode 1 Cassie and Sunny confront a skeleton buried in a cellar that turns out to be a 40-year-old murder. 10:30 You Are Cordially Invited Host Holly Holden explores extraordinary houses first-hand.

3 11:00 The Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 3 Celia builds bridges with Alan and accepts Gary into her life. 12:00am The Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 4 Caroline is overwhelmed at the prospect of looking after baby Flora. Monday, April 9 7:00pm Secrets of the Dead The Lost Gardens of Babylon The existence, location and construction of the spectacular Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Portland 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Little Rock 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History In the Arena ( ) Pt. 2/7 Theodore Roosevelt transforms the office of the presidency. FDR weds Eleanor Roosevelt. Tuesday, April 10 7:00pm Outside with Greg Aiello 7:30 Rick Steves Europe Copenhagen 8:00 Secrets of the Dead Hannibal in the Alps Experts investigate exactly where Hannibal and his troops crossed the Alps to attack Rome. 9:00 American Experience The Perfect Crime In 1924, two college students murdered a boy to prove they were smart enough to get away with it. 10:00 Frontline Trump s Takeover Venture inside President Donald Trump s high-stakes battle for control of the Republican Party. 11:00 Independent Lens The Art of the Shine Meet the unforgettable people who are turning the job of shoeshiner into an art form. Wednesday, April 11 7:00pm Valley s Gold Seeds Learn how crop seeds are harvested and prepared for planting the next year. 8:00 Nature Moose: Life of a Twig Eater Go deep inside the world of moose to experience a mother s love and a calf s first year of life. 9:00 NOVA Holocaust Escape Tunnel A team of archaeologists probes the ruins of a Nazi execution site In the heart of Lithuania. 10:00 GI Jews Jewish American s in World War II The story of the 550,000 brave Jewish Americans who served in World War II is revealed. 11:30 Nature Moose: Life of a Twig Eater R 8pm 12:30am Amanpour on PBS Thursday, April 12 7:00pm Tapped Out: The History and Battle Over Water in the San Joaquin Valley Pt. 2/3 Examine the State Water Project completed in the 70s and how the environmental revolution born at the same time changed agriculture forever in the San Joaquin Valley. 8:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries Sorrow Songs The murder of a beautiful woman takes Blake inside the exotic world of Romani travellers passing through Ballarat. 9:00 Death in Paradise - New Season Murder from Above Diane Smith falls to her death from her hotel balcony on the day of her wedding to billionaire Philip Marston. 10:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Grantchester Pt. 1/5 Reverend Sidney Chambers suspects an apparent suicide is a murder. 11:00 Globe Trekker Food Hour: The Story of Beef Friday, April 13 7:30 In Principle Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes explore the framework of today s news and political stories. 8:00 Earth s Natural Wonders Wonders of Water Pt. 2/3 Victoria Falls, the Camargue and ocean reefs, all made by the grand power of water, are explored. 9:00 Soundbreaking Sound and Vision Pt. 7/8 Trace the rise of MTV and see how music videos transformed our experience of music. 10:00 Soundbreaking I Am My Music Pt. 8/8 How listening formats determine how and where we listen and the ways we share music. 11:00 Brad Paisley, Landmarks Live in Concert A Great Performances Special Country music superstar Brad Paisley returns to the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Saturday, April 14 6:30pm Valley s Gold Seeds R 4/11 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Hooray for Hollywood 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Still Open All Hours 9:30 Midsomer Murders The Creeper Pt. 1&2 While Barnaby is investigating a skilled cat burglar, a body is found at the scene of a break in. Non-standard length. 11:05 Masterpiece Mystery! Endeavour Season 2: Trove A dead man s mysterious final message leads Morse to believe the death was not a routine suicide. 12:30am Rick Steves Europe Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen Sunday, April 15 10:30am Market to Market 11:00 America s Heartland 11:30 California s Bountiful 12:00pm Valley s Gold Seeds R 4/11 12:30 California s Golden Parks 1:00 Nature Moose: Life of a Twig Eater R 4/11 2:00 Rare Creatures of the Photo Ark Pt. 1/3 Joel travels to Madagascar and the Florida Keys to photograph endangered animals. 3:00 Rare Creatures of the Photo Ark Pt. 2/3 Joel photographs the Iberian lynx in Spain and the Yangtze giant softshell turtle in China. 4:00 Rare Creatures of the Photo Ark Pt. 3/3 Joel Sartore searches for insects to his Photo Ark collection and animals in Budapest and Prague. 5:00 The Himalaya Connection The devastating Nepal earthquake of 2015 has inspired scientists to better understand earthquakes.

4 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown The Chedworth Cyclone Roy Tomkins, a washed up boxer and rival of Jed Cornish the Chedworth Cyclone is found dead. 8:00 Call the Midwife Season 7: Episode 5 Lucille tries to win the trust of a mother who suffers from a morbid fear of giving birth. 9:00 Masterpiece Unforgotten Season 1: Episode 2 Cassie and Sunny dig deeper into Jimmy s murder. 10:30 You Are Cordially Invited Host Holly Holden explores extraordinary houses first-hand. 11:00 The Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 5 Caroline is relieved to find that Greg is a natural with Flora and a positive influence on Lawrence. 12:00am The Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 6 Gillian is reluctant to go through with the wedding. Monday, April 16 7:00pm Secrets of the Dead Hannibal in the Alps R 4/10 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Portland 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Little Rock 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History The Fire of Life ( ) Pt. 3/7 President Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his party. Tuesday, April 17 7:00pm Outside with Greg Aiello 7:30 Rick Steves Europe Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen 8:00 Civilizations The Second Moment of Creation Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity itself. 9:00 American Experience The Island Murder Discover the truth behind the scandalous 1930s murder case that rocked Hawaii and the nation. 10:00 Frontline McCain Examine Senator John McCain s complicated relationship with President Trump and the Republican Party. 11:00 Independent Lens What Lies Upstream The truth behind a chemical spill that impacted 300,000 people in West Virginia. 12:30am Amanpour on PBS Wednesday, April 18 7:00pm Valley s Gold Crop Specialists Visit with experts whose job is to keep crop pests at bay and learn about a unique learning program that supports high school students with an interest in agriculture careers. 8:00 NOVA Decoding the Weather Machine Join scientists on a quest to better comprehend the workings of the weather and climate change. 10:00 POV Bill Nye: Science Guy Follow Bill Nye as he seeks to change the world through science. 11:30 Wild Weather An innovative documentary shows how weather works by performing brave experiments. 12:30am Amanpour on PBS Thursday, April 19 7:00pm Tapped Out: The History and Battle Over Water in the San Joaquin Valley Pt. 3/3 The environmentalist movement, powerful in Sacramento, continues to force more farms out of business with a flood of regulations impacting water delivery. 8:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries The Call of Void When a French chef is found murdered in the freezer, Bill Hobart quickly finds himself becoming the chief suspect. 9:00 ValleyPBS Travel Raffle Adventure to Alaska Winner Chosen Live! 9:07 Death in Paradise The Stakes Are High The final of a poker tournament takes place in Saint Marie, with a $3 million prize to be won by one of the players. 10:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Grantchester Pt. 2/5 Sidney s former flame throws an engagement party that leads to murder. 11:00 Globe Trekker Food Hour: The Story of Beer Friday, April 20 7:30 In Principle Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes explore the framework of today s news and political stories. 8:00 Earth s Natural Wonders Living Wonders Pt. 3/3 The Amazon and Bangladesh, are explored. 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center Sutton Foster in Concert Tony winner, Sutton Foster, brings her irresistible talent and effusive charm to the Appel Room. 10:00 Will.i.am Landmarks Live in Concert A Great Performances Special Artist and producer Will.i.am reunites with the Black Eyed Peas at London s Royal Albert Hall. 11:00 Alicia Keys Landmarks Live in Concert A Great Performances Special Alicia Keys performs in Harlem s Apollo and other notable locations all around New York City. Saturday, April 21 Sunday, April 22 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown The Hand of Lucia Bankrupt writer of erotic novel Lulu and Lucia, Lucia Morell is murdered with an axe and her hand removed. 8:00 Call the Midwife Season 7: Episode 6 Barbara helps a widowed, pregnant mother of two; a furious mother objects to Lucille s health class. 9:00 Masterpiece Unforgotten Season 1: Episode 3 The past catches up with the suspects in Jimmy s murder.

10:30 The Best of ValleyPBS Call to support the shows you love on ValleyPBS at 1-800-801-6500 or visit Monday, April 23 7:00pm Secrets of the Dead Cleopatra s Lost Tomb An amateur archaeologist s

4/7 FDR serves as governor of New York and becomes the presidential nominee for the Democrats in 1932.

Explore the many functions of the human image in art including portraits, paintings and sculptures. 9:00 First Civilizations War Pt.

10:00 Frontline Trafficked in America The inside story of Guatemalan teens forced to work against their will in Ohio is presented.

5 10:30 The Best of ValleyPBS Call to support the shows you love on ValleyPBS at or visit Monday, April 23 7:00pm Secrets of the Dead Cleopatra s Lost Tomb An amateur archaeologist s theory may reveal where Queen Cleopatra s lost tomb is hidden. 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Green Bay 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Charleston 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History The Storm ( ) Pt. 4/7 FDR serves as governor of New York and becomes the presidential nominee for the Democrats in Tuesday, April 24 7:00pm Outside with Greg Aiello 7:30 Rick Steves Europe Istanbul 8:00 Civilizations How Do We Look? Explore the many functions of the human image in art including portraits, paintings and sculptures. 9:00 First Civilizations War Pt. 1/4 Using the latest in archaeology, anthropology and genetics, this series tells the story of where the modern world began. 10:00 Frontline Trafficked in America The inside story of Guatemalan teens forced to work against their will in Ohio is presented. 11:00 Independent Lens Look & See: Wendell Berry s Kentucky Explore changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America in an era of industrial agriculture. Wednesday, April 25 7:00 Valley s Gold Blossoms & Bees Journey Fresno County s wonderous Blossom Trail and learn how bees make our bountiful produce possible. 8:00 Nature Natural Born Rebels: Hunger Wars Meet the animals who will steal, cheat and fight to get food. 9:00 NOVA Wonders What Are Animals Saying? Clues that reveal how animals talk to each other. 10:00 NOVA Bird Brain Discover how the genius of birds is leading us to rethink our basic notions of intelligence. 11:00 Nature Natural Born Rebels: Hunger Wars R 8pm 12:00am For Kids Amanpour on PBS Thursday, April 26 7:00pm Road Trip with Huell Howser 8:00 Doctor Blake Mysteries All She Leaves Behind Writer Patricia Neville has finally returned to her old hometown, armed with a new novel. 9:00 Death in Paradise Written in Murder After he goes swimming alone one morning, author Frank O Toole s body is pulled from the sea with a knife through his heart.

6 1544 van ness avenue fresno, ca April 2018 Program Listings 10:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Grantchester Pt. 3/5 Sidney investigates when an old woman dies shortly after telling him that someone wants her dead. 11:00 Globe Trekker Myanmar Friday, April 27 7:30 In Principle Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes explore the framework of today s news and political stories. 8:00 The Great Yellowstone Thaw Pt. 1/3 A Yellowstone winter is a brutal one and the wildlife have to find strategies to survive. 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center Leslie Odom, Jr. in Concert The Tony winner and jazz vocalist brings his remarkable talent to this intimate performance. 10:00 International Jazz Day from Cuba Worldrenowned artists come together for an International Jazz Day celebration in Havana, Cuba. 11:00 American Masters Fats Domino Discover how Fats Domino s brand of New Orleans rhythm and blues became rock n roll in the 1950s. Saturday April 28 Sunday, April 29 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown The Eagle and the Daw Katherine Corven, awaiting execution for murdering her husband, summons Father Brown to hear her confession. 8:00 Call the Midwife Season 7: Episode 7 Barbara s in isolation at the hospital; Dr. Turner and Shelagh assist a man held in a remand home. 9:00 Masterpiece Unforgotten Season 2: Episode 1 A waterlogged suitcase holds the remains of David Walker, 25 years after he disappeared. 10:30 The Best of ValleyPBS Call to support the shows you love on ValleyPBS at or visit Monday, April 30 7:00pm Secrets of the Dead The Mona Lisa Mystery Art historians and other specialists examine an earlier version of Leonardo da Vinci s Mona Lisa. 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Green Bay 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Charleston 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History The Rising Road ( ) Pt. 5/7 FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed.

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