WETA PBS
Our flagship channel WETA PBS features the best of PBS programs, along with Local Mondays, Thriller Thursdays, American History Nights on Saturdays, and PBS Kids programs during the day.
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PBS News Hour
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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Lyla in the Loop
Cub Chuck Hustle; Lyla the Lefty
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Lyla has to help multiple people but rushes each task, which makes things worse; Lyla must use her left hand after hurting her right wrist. -
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Carl the Collector
Show and Smell; The Campfire Conundrum
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Carl takes his friends on an "Amazing Smell Tour of Fuzzytown," but Lotta doesn't agree with Carl's list of the best smells; Carl and his friends go on a camping trip. -
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Daniel Learns to Ask First; Friends Ask First
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Daniel takes a spoon away from Margaret, which makes her cry; Teacher Harriet explains that you should ask first before taking something away from someone. -
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Phoebe & Jay
Queen B Butterfly; Talent Show
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Phoebe and Jay use Miss Jean's field guide to identify their new butterfly friend; Phoebe gets courage to perform at the talent show. -
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Sesame Street
Elmo Runs the Race
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Elmo tries to win a race without eating his sandwich, but learns that eating healthy food will give him energy; Cookie Monster tries to eat the sandwich for himself. -
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Work It Out Wombats!
Cause and Effect Machine; Riddles of the Treeborhood
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
The Wombats build a Cause and Effect machine; Super's best friend Chanaa pays a visit. -
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Donkey Hodie
Best Friends Day; Silly Sticky Situation
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Donkey and Panda have different ideas about how to celebrate Best Friends Day; while getting ready to make big art, the pals get stuck to a big glue bottle. -
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Rosie's Rules
Lights Out Rosie; Rosie Goes Camping
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Rosie and Javi learn how people did things before there was electricity after a storm causes a power outage; Rosie learns to use tools from nature during a family camping trip.
WETA UK
WETA UK is devoted to the best in British television programming, presenting beloved classics and contemporary series around the clock, seven days a week. WETA UK offers a full schedule of fine entertainment programming — featuring drama, mystery and comedy — in addition to documentary series and news reports.
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Tina Hobley & Sharon Maughan
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Tina Hobley and Sharon Maughan travel around the beautiful Cotswold countryside in search of some classy antiques to sell at auction. Accompanied by experts James Braxton and Raj Bisram, they face off for the bragging rights. -
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Call the Midwife
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Rosalind oversees the care of a teenage mother who reveals a troubling truth; Trixie and Matthew struggle with a change in fortune; Joyce receives an unexpected visitor. -
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Grantchester
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Leonard is devastated when a halfway house resident is found dead; the man had confessed suicidal thoughts to Will, but the question remains whether it was suicide or murder. -
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Moonflower Murders
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
A couple asks Susan to help find their missing daughter, whose disappearance may be connected to a murder at their hotel. -
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Pam Ayres & Geoffrey Whitehead
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Showbiz pals Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead head to an auction in Cirencester alongside Kate Bliss and James Braxton.
WETA Metro
Featuring PBS favorites with local flair, WETA Metro provides an additional public television resource for viewers in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Highlights include timely and relevant news, new locally-focused shows, themed programming nights including local and lifestyle programs on Mondays, American history on Thursdays and documentaries on Saturdays, and PBS programs also found on WETA PBS every weekday evening.
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PBS News Hour
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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Democracy Now!
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
An independent news program features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy. -
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Amanpour and Company
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders. -
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The Chavis Chronicles
Dr. Roger Mitchell, Dr. Regina Hampton & Dr. Allison Bruff
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Dr. Roger Mitchell, president of the National Medical Assoc.; Dr. Regina Hampton and Dr. Allison Bruff explore breast cancer awareness and early detection. -
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View Finders
Ladder Reserve
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Exploring Ted Turner's Ladder Reserve in New Mexico; wildlife experts discuss vital conservation work focused on endangered species protection. -
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Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi
Hogmanay In Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Hogmanay, the world's largest New Year's Eve celebration; Scotland's traditional dances include ceilidh, highland dance and step dance. -
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To Dine For with Kate Sullivan
David Copperfield -- Magician. Location: Las Vegas, NV
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Magician David Copperfield reflects on innovation, creativity and the psychology of being a "master of illusion."
WETA World
Devoted to telling stories that humanize complex issues, WETA World shares the best of public media in news, documentaries, and informational programming that helps us understand conflicts, movements and cultures.
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Newsroom Tokyo
Thursday
Apr 30
28 Minutes
We introduce the renewed NEWSROOM TOKYO featuring its team of new anchors and highlighting its appeal through a special Expo-focused episode. -
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Direct Talk
Thursday
Apr 30
15 Minutes
Direct and in-depth interviews exploring the minds and motivations of the leaders, visionaries, artists and entrepreneurs who are changing our world. -
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Short Program
Thursday
Apr 30
17 Minutes
A selection of acclaimed programs from NHK's domestic channels, dubbed into English. -
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POV
Emergent City
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour 30 Minutes
When a developer lays plans for an "innovation district," a battle erupts over the future of Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood. -
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POV
A New Kind of Wilderness
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
When tragedy strikes, the Paynes must adapt to the demands of modern society in Norway. -
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POV Shorts
Water Work
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
"Freshwater" and "By Way of Canarsie" explore themes of memory, devastation and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie's unique relationships to water. -
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Troubled Water
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Two friends embark on a stand up paddle journey through the Great Lakes, joining the fight against a threatening oil pipeline.
WETA PBS Kids
WETA PBS Kids features the best in children's television, all day every day.
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Pinkalicious & Peterrific
Mr. Socko; A Pinkapurrfect Pet
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Pinkalicious makes a puppet, Mr. Socko, with one of Peter's socks; the Pinkertons care for a cat and three kittens. -
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Curious George
Guest Monkey; Charkie Goes to School
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Allie invites George to her kindergarten classroom for the day; Charkie goes to obedience school. -
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Sesame Street
Rudy's Doctor Dilemma
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Rudy is afraid of getting a shot at the doctor's office, so Nina and Abby play pretend to show what the visit will be like so he can feel less scared. -
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Phoebe & Jay
Flipping Out; Jay's Cut
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Phoebe learns what privacy signs are and how to use them to communicate to neighbors; Jay gets nervous about getting a haircut. -
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Work It Out Wombats!
The Wombat Family Road Trip; A Super Duper Wombat Whirlgig
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
All aboard the Moo Moo Choo Choo; visiting great uncle Duper in the Windborhood; world's biggest whirligig blows away; helping great uncle Duper imagine how to build a new one. -
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Elinor Wonders Why: A Wonderful Journey
Thursday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Elinor and her friends go camping with Ranger Rabbit at Hidden Lake, where they discover that frogs seem to be missing from the lake. -
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Daniel and Max Visit the Farm; Prince Wednesday's Pet
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Daniel helps to take care of Margaret; at the farm, Daniel and Max take care of ducks and Peaches the horse; Prince Wednesday and Jodi learn how to take care of Prince Wednesday's new pet guinea pig when she needs to rest. -
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Carl the Collector
Twin Sister Hamster Sitters Incorporated; The Sneaker Collection
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Nico and Arugula start a hamster sitter business; Carl is afraid to tell his Mama that his new shoes hurt his feet. -
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Carl the Collector
The Fall; The Word Collection
Thursday
Apr 30
30 Minutes
Carl doesn't know what to do when Nico falls; Carl learns a new word -- shindig.
NHK World
NHK World-Japan is the international service of Japan’s public media organization. The channel offers a diverse blend of programming featuring hourly live international news from Tokyo and over 30 news bureaus around the world, including New York City; along with programs on culture, food, travel, science, history, technology, and sports plus select dramas with a Japanese and Asian perspective.
View the NHK World-Japan schedule
FNX
FNX | First Nations Experience is the first and only national broadcast television network in the United States exclusively devoted to Native American and World Indigenous content. Through Native-produced and themed documentaries, dramatic series, nature, cooking, gardening, children's and arts programming, FNX strives to accurately illustrate the lives and cultures of Native people around the world.
View the FNX schedule.
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