Schedules

• KQED 9HD
• Life
• World
• V-me
• Kids
• KTEH

• 12:00 am
  Pioneers of Primetime
  Television legends Milton Berle, Red Skelton, Sid Caesar, Bob Hope, Steve Allen, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Ebsen, Donald O'Connor and Rose Marie return to primetime in never-before-seen interviews - and a treasure trove of rare clips - compiled in this documentary. Six years in the making, the film chronicles television comedy's long-forgotten pedigree - from vaudeville through radio to the golden age of television. Berle, Caesar, Skelton, Hope and many others provide fascinating firsthand accounts of what it was like to launch the new medium of television. duration 56:46   CC STEREO TVG
• 1:00 am
  Rock Hudson: Tall, Dark and Handsome
  When Rock Hudson first arrived in Hollywood in 1945, he was a shy, rugged and extraordinarily handsome young man with no job, no acting experience, no contacts in the film business and just a dream of becoming a movie star. Ten years later, he was the hottest box-office property in the world. This program tells the story of how Hudson became a movie star - and then an actor - in such big-screen classics as Magnificent Obsession, A Farewell to Arms, Giant and Pillow Talk. duration 57:02   CC TVPG
• 2:00 am
  Great Escape
  (1963)
  Based on a true story, this movie tells the tale of the largest Allied escape attempt from a German POW camp during WWII. The first half focuses on efforts within Stalag Luft III as the prisoners dig their escape tunnel. The second half focuses on the Gestapo's efforts to track down the over 70 escaped prisoners trying by any means to make their way to England and other countries outside the Third Reich. The epic features an all-star cast, including James Garner as charming Anthony 'The Scrounger' Hendley, Richard Attenborough as Squadron Leader Roger 'Big X' Bartlett, Charles Bronson as Danny 'The Tunnel King' Velinski, Donald Pleasence as Colin 'The Forger' Blythe, James Coburn as Louis 'The Manufacturer' Sedgwick, David McCallum as Eric 'Dispersal' Ashley-Pitt, and Steve McQueen as Capt. Virgil 'The Cooler King' Hilts. Directed by John Sturges. duration 2:52:07   CC STEREO
• 5:00 am
  Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
  Roger Moore has traveled from working class South London to the Riviera's glamorous St. Paul de Vence, from just another contract player to The Saint and 007, from struggling film extra to Hollywood superstar, from unknown office boy to UNICEF's Ambassador-at-Large. Here is Roger Moore's own story, as told by the famous actor himself. This profile also includes the recollections of colleagues and friends like Gregory Peck, Michael Caine, Tony Curtis, Carroll Baker, Maud Adams, director Lewis Gilbert, and producers Michael G. Wilson, David Niven, Jr., and Roger's son, Geoffrey. It features clips from TV series The Saint and The Persuaders, and feature films Diane, The Miracle, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me and Octopussy. duration 50:08   CC STEREO TVG
MORNING
• 6:00 am
  Barney & Friends [#1302H]
  Big Brother Rusty: China
  Barney's excited to find out that Rusty's family is adopting a new baby girl from China; however, Rusty feels differently. He's not sure if he's going to be a good brother, and he doesn't know much about China. Barney takes him, BJ and Baby Bop on an adventure to China where he can learn more about his new sister's heritage. By the time he returns to the park, Rusty excitedly meets his new baby sister and realizes he will be the best big brother ever! duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
• 6:30 am
  Thomas & Friends [#409]
  Pushing and Pulling
  Thomas is chosen to deliver Sir Topham Hatt's brand new car to the Sodor Show. When Gordon challenges him to a race, Thomas is so determined to win that he doesn't wait for the workmen to couple up the car's flatbed properly. He pushes the car as fast as he can. He races to the top of Gordon's Hill only for the car to race down the other side without Thomas. Thomas chases as the runaway car hurtles along the track. Other engines have to avoid the speeding car causing chaos! The flatbed hits a bump in the track and the car lands in a big haystack. Thomas feels silly and, even though he loses the race, asks victorious Gordon to help him fetch Rocky to lift the car from the haystack. The two friends make sure Sir Topham Hatt's car makes it to the show on time! Thomas is at the fitters' yard before a special job taking the school choir to a concert. When James teases him, Thomas becomes determined to prove that he hasn't broken down and puffs away to collect the choir before his final inspection. Soon, however, nasty noises start coming from Thomas' engine. Thomas denies that there is anything wrong and puffs on. Eventually he breaks down. Thomas feels very silly. He asks James to help take the choir to the concert on time. Henry shunts Thomas to the fitters' yard to be repaired. And this time he waits patiently for his final inspection. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
• 7:00 am
  Bob the Builder [#410]
  Animal Fun
  Bob is building a goat run for Farmer Pickles new goat, Giddy, and Travis is responsible for taking Giddy to her new home. When Spud teases Travis about going too slow, he speeds up, causing an accident and the goat escapes! Can Travis and Spud find Giddy and get her safely home? After watching Bob build a tunnel to dry seaweed, Muck decides to create one for Mr. Beasley to use to dry his clothes. Unfortunately what works for drying seaweed isn't really best for drying clothes and Muck creates a huge disaster! Will Muck confess to what she's done and find another way to help Mr. Beasley? duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
• 7:30 am
  Raggs [#116]
  Change
  Pido and B.Max invent an identity-changing game. Also, Raggs finds a caterpillar and soon discovers it turns into a butterfly. duration 28:46   CC STEREO TVY
• 8:00 am
  Martha Speaks [#109H]
  The Dog Who Came to Dinner/Martha Calling
  * The Dog Who Came to Dinner - Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog for a few days, and Martha can't wait to welcome their houseguest. To Martha's chagrin, Francois turns out to be a demanding and manipulative guest who knows just how to charm the humans. When Martha gets blamed for the teacup poodle's bad behavior, something has to be done, but what? Vocabulary - (E) jealous, visitor, privileges, envy, demanding (I) houseguest, welcome, rude, polite, manners.
  * Martha Calling* (*book based) - When Martha wins a trip to the Come-On-Inn from a radio call-in show, there's only one problem: No dogs allowed. Helen and Martha put their heads together to come up with a solution. Enter Granny Martha. But when a "mad dog" eats Granny Martha, pandemonium ensues. Where's Martha and why is everybody running for the exits? Vocabulary - (E) allow(ed), forbid(den), permit, restrict, problem (I)guest, rules, invite, vacation. duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
• 8:30 am
  Curious George [#129]
  George Fixes Betsy's Wagon/Curious George Takes A Drive
  George Fixes Betsy's Wagon - George and Steve borrow Betsy's wagon to pick up a package, but on the way they lose a wheel. To replace the wheel, they experiment with a piece of wood, some roller skates, and baby carriage wheels. Can they find some way to keep that wagon rolling? And what's in that giant package anyhow?Curious George Takes a Dive - George makes friends with a turtle down at Lake Wanasink Lake but worries that because the turtle has no thumbs, it's going to get a lot of water up its nose when it goes into the lake. The solution is to bring the turtle home and keep it in the bathtub. But the turtle is just not happy in the bathtub and when George brings home fish and weeds and frogs from the lake to keep it company, The Man with the Yellow Hat isn't very happy either. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
• 9:00 am
  Curious George [#215]
  Robot Monkey Hullabalo/Curious George and the Slithery Day
  * Robot Monkey Hullabalo: At the museum, George joins Professor Wiseman and the Man with the Yellow Hat on a stroll through an amazing new robot exhibit. Later, after the Man gathers his old robots to add to the collection, George notices how excited Hundley is by his first robot sighting. That's when George gets his most brainy brainstorm yet and decides to make himself into a robot to play with Hundley! Using a hodgepodge of paper, tubes, cardboard boxes, gadgets and even a colander, George glues together an awesome robot outfit that works a little too well and fools even the sharp-witted Professor Wiseman. Will George end up on display at the museum?
  * Curious George and the Slithery Day: George is watching and feeding Mr. Zoobel's gopher snake, Bruno, and mice, Benjy and Willie, for the day. But Mr. Zoobel forgets to tell George that Bruno is about to shed his skin. So when George sees the shed skin he worriedly takes it to the pet store for an explanation, leaving behind the snake with his cage open! And when George comes home the mice escape too. With a little help from Hundley, a wild chase around the building ensues and George gets the animals safely back - learning a lot about snake feeding (and hiding) habits along the way. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
• 9:30 am
  Caillou [#301]
  Caillou The Detective
  * Where's Gilbert? - Gilbert has gone missing and Caillou is very concerned. A search of the neighbourhood and the local animal shelter turns up nothing. Caillou thinks about what it would be like to have other kinds of pets, but concludes that Gilbert is the perfect pet and he wants him back! Luckily when they return home Gilbert is waiting for them on the porch.
  * Where I Saw it Last - After a day in the park and a visit to an ice cream parlour with Jeffrey and Jason, Caillou realizes that he has misplaced his new toy car. Mom encourages him to remember where he saw it last. The last place Caillou remembers having it is in the ice cream parlour. When they return Caillou is happy to find that the waitress has his missing car!
  * Lost in the Jungle - Caillou learns all about the jungle at playschool, and decides it would be an exciting place for a game of hide and seek. The other children join in - Leo hides, and the others pretend to be birds, snakes, monkeys and even a lion. Caillou follows the clues until he finally finds Leo, and the brave explorer is happy to see his friend. duration 28:46   CC STEREO DVI TVY
• 10:00 am
  Dinosaur Train [#107]
  Now with Feathers!/A Frill A Minute
  * Now With Feathers! - Dad gives Tiny and Buddy a mystery feather and the kids become "detectives," riding the Dinosaur Train to meet Valerie Velociraptor, who shows our kids what life is like covered with beautiful feathers.
  * A Frill a Minute - Our kids help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are, especially his frill. duration 28:46   SRND51 DVI TVY
• 10:30 am
  Electric Company [#113H]
  War of the Words
  When Hector is chosen to give a presentation on stamina to Jessica and Keith's health class, the pranksters work overtime to keep Hector from getting some much needed rest. Will Hector have enough stamina to make the presentation? duration 28:46   STEREO DVI TVY
• 11:00 am
  Nature [#2701]
  Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions
  The returning saga of Cloud, the wild, white stallion finds us back in the Arrowhead Mountains of Montana. Cloud is now a confident band stallion in his prime. As he rules the mountains, gathering mares and expanding his reign, the story turns to his two sons. Bolder is his by birth -- beautiful and golden, the success of his father and grandfather flowing in his veins. Flint, sired by another stallion, is the colt Cloud raised. Now, Bolder has gathered some mares of his own while Flint has joined a group of bachelor stallions, young guns roaming the mountains. Who will rise to challenge the mighty Cloud? Will nature or nurture produce the next great stallion of the Arrowheads? duration 54:46   STEREO TVPG
AFTERNOON
• 12:00 pm
  Big Cypress Swamp: The Western Everglades
  One of America's national treasures, the million acres of the Big Cypress Swamp are not as well known as its neighbor to the East -"The Everglades." This documentary captures its animal inhabitants, gorgeous landscapes and natural sounds with magnificent beauty while also recounting its history and current status. Today over a million acres of the richly diverse Everglades in Southwest Florida is protected in a variety of public lands. But in the 1960s this land was slated to be drained and developed, like so many areas of Florida. The efforts of people with a deep connection to the land and a vision to protect it preserved this unique region of the Western Everglades.
  Big Cypress Swamp is a natural area inhabited by rare plants and animals, a place people can enjoy and explore while escaping the hustle and bustle of congested cities and harried lives. Award-winning cinematographer Elam Stoltzfus goes deep into the Big Cypress Swamp along with photographer Clyde Butcher, local experts, public land managers, hunters, orchid lovers, artists and others. The expedition crosses the swamp in air-boats, canoes, swamp buggies and on foot, giving the crew opportunities to capture its stunning images. Photos and other historical records support the telling of Big Cypress Swamp's story. duration 57:04   CC STEREO TVG
• 1:00 pm
  Keeping Score [#202H]
  Ives: Holiday Symphony
  Ranging from tender sentiment to savage chaos, the music of early 20th-century composer Charles Ives explores an essentially American riddle: how can we survive the relentless assault of our own success? Join Michael Tilson Thomas as he, the San Francisco Symphony, and Charles Ives belt it out over truth, beauty, and the American Way. duration 56:46   SRND51 DVI TVG
• 2:00 pm
  Keeping Score [#203H]
  Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
  Hidden beneath the surface of his life-saving Symphony No. 5, Shostakovich may have left a subversive cipher. In this episode of Keeping Score, investigate the arresting symphony that would either redeem Shostakovich or condemn him to the Gulag. What Shostakovich has to say might depend on what you're brave enough to hear. duration 56:46   SRND51 DVI TVPG
• 3:00 pm
  Inside Washington [#2128]
  1. President Obama receives the bodies of Americans killed in Afghanistan at the close of the war's deadliest month. Is the President any closer to a decision on moving forward in that war?
  2. Secretary of State Clinton ruffles feathers in Pakistan with some plain talk about Al Qaeda.
  3. As the House produces a health care bill, Sen. Joe Lieberman threatens to join a Republican filibuster if the public option is in the final bill.
  4. Elections coming up in Virginia, New Jersey and New York's 23rd Congressional district.
  5. Why the shortage of swine flu vaccine? duration 26:46   CC TVG
• 3:30 pm
  McLaughlin Group [#2744]
  duration 27:30   CC TVRE
• 4:00 pm
  THIS WEEK in Northern California [#2104]
  October 30, 2009
  * Reporter Roundup - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom drops out of the California governor's race, a tanker spills oil into the San Francisco Bay, a look beyond the finger-pointing at the Bay Bridge closure and repairs, and California's State Parks face a reduction in services and hours.
  Guests: Tom Vacar, KTVU Consumer Reporter; Scott Shafer, Host of The California Report, KQED-FM; Andrea Kissack, Senior Editor, KQED QUEST.
  * Day of the Dead - Visit the classroom of Amalia Mesa-Bains at the California State University at Monterey Bay as they compile a collective class altar, following the traditions of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California. duration 28:46   CC STEREO TVRE
• 4:30 pm
  Lidia's Italy [#207Z]
  Porcini Wrap
  It's all about cheese today. In the kitchen there is a cheese-filled menu of crespelle- thin Italian pancakes- with mixed mushrooms and Grana Padano, pasta with spinach, ceci beans, and cheese, and a side dish of braised swish chard and cannelloni beans. duration 26:46   CC STEREO TVG
• 5:00 pm
  America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated [#822Z]
  Easy Skillet Suppers
  The ATK team cooks up two delicious one-pot recipes: skillet-baked ziti and skillet beef Stroganoff. Taste test: olive oil. Equipment test: can openers. duration 26:46   CC STEREO TVG
• 5:29 pm
  Check, Please! Bay Area [#221H]
  La Folie, Aldo's Ristorante & Bar, Golden Lotus
  An elegant setting, French menu and perfect service meets home-style Italian with a Sorrento born chef and authentic musical entertainment in this show. Both contrast the vegetarian restaurant with chicken, pork and beef on the menu. duration 28:15   CC STEREO TVG
EVENING
• 6:00 pm
  Lawrence and Anna Halprin: Inner Landscapes
  This 1991 retrospective on the life and work of prominent California artists landscape architect Lawrence Halprin and dancer Anna Halprin leads to a discussion of what "California style" is. Produced and directed by Joan Saffa. duration 57:28   CC STEREO TVG
• 7:00 pm
  Sammy Davis, Jr.: One Cool Cat
  This program is a detailed and thoroughly entertaining look at the life and career of this American entertainment icon through the use of rarely seen archival performance footage and photos. duration 57:38   STEREO TVG
• 8:00 pm
  Nature [#2702]
  Born Wild: The First Days of Life
  The most important moment of an animal's life is its birth. It emerges from dark safety to find anxious parents clucking or mewing. The first hours are some of the most dangerous. The strongest emotions animals feel are between parent and child. This film follows the birth and first day, from marmoset to moose, to elephant and gorilla. It is a film of miniature drama and huge spectacle, and comes to some surprising conclusions about ourselves. duration 54:47   TVPG
• 9:00 pm
  Lost In Austen [#102]
  Just when the story seems to be getting back on track, Mr. Bennet's grisly cousin, Mr Collins is introduced and Mr. Wickham arrives on the scene to cause further mischief. Everything goes horribly wrong -Jane marries Mr. Collins. Mr. Bingley leaves Netherfield. Mr. Darcy has made it clear that he finds Amanda utterly detestable. And Mrs. Bennet throws Amanda out of Longbourne, convinced she's only there to steal away any prospective husbands from her daughters. duration 59:18   CC STEREO TVPG-L
• 10:00 pm
  Masterpiece Contemporary [#3932+]
  Place of Execution - Part 1
  A 13-year-old girl vanishes from an English village, and the mystery deepens 40 years later when a high-profile journalist arrives to make a film about it. What she finds shatters the lives of all involved. Juliet Stevenson ("Infamous", "Truly Madly Deeply") and Greg Wise ("Cranford", "Madame Bovary") star in this psychological thriller based on the novel by best-selling author Val McDermid. duration 1:25:06   STEREO DVI TV14-L
• 11:30 pm
  ImageMakers [#709]
  Just A Girl
  MISSED - England
  Will is shocked when he's told that a girl who worked in his office died while away on holiday. He feels a sense of loss and regret for not having taken the time to get to know her better. The next day he's even more surprised when he sees her walking passed the window of the cafe in which he's sitting. He can now make amends, but is he too late? Written and directed by Guy Ducker. Principal cast: Jalaal Hartley, Sarah-Jane Pitts and Dan Mersh.
  RIVER CHILD - Scotland
  On a hot summer's day, two girls head for the river to cool off. The self-assured Janice is almost a woman. The dreamy Katie is still a child. A dramatic event by the river alters the destiny of one of the girls forever. The film won the Scottish equivalent of the Academy Award in 2008. Directed by Damian Wood. Principal cast: Gemma Houston, Sinead Carroll and Darren Russell.
  PINK - Canada
  Set in 1976 apartheid South Africa, a ten year old white girl attends the funeral of her black nanny, killed during a protest march. Sympathies shift swiftly in this stark examination of how politics are truly lived. Directed and edited by Ed Gass-Donnelly who made his start directing in the theater. Pink was originally created as a theater piece. Principal cast: Marian Wihak. duration 28:21   CC STEREO TVG