TV Daily Schedule: KQED Plus
KQED Plus: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Comcast 10 • Digital 9.2, 54.1 or 25.2
Schedule is subject to change. Please visit kqed.org/tv/schedules/daily for the most up-to-date info.
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12:00 amPBS NewsHour [#10428H] Egyptian Forces Strike Against Militants In Sinai * In Aleppo, Syrian Forces Bear Down On Rebels * A Look At Homegrown Hate Groups * In Colorado, Natural Gas Clouds Future For Coal And Alternative Energy * Cybersecurity Issues Fail To Get Congress' Attention Before Recess * One Poet's Olympic Spirit duration 56:46 STEREO TVRE
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1:00 amThis is Us [#311] Heroic Aviators * Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger recounts the day when, just six minutes after takeoff, he was forced to make a decision to ditch his aircraft into the Hudson River; and how those events forever changed his life, those of the crew, and the 155 passengers aboard Flight 1549.
* Barbara London is an heroic pilot from Los Gatos, a Congressional Gold Medal recipient, a member of the WASPs, and the only woman to be awarded the Air Medal during World War II.
* Les Williams, a Tuskegee Airman, was one of the very first black Americans to become a bomber pilot. duration 27:34 STEREO -
1:30 amRick Steves' Europe [#405H] Italy's Amalfi Coast Just south of Naples we'll experience the breath-taking Amalfi Coastline, the trendy resort of Positano, the limoncello charms of Sorrento, the ancient Greek temples at Paestum, and the iridescent Blue Grotto hidden beneath the enchanting isle of Capri. duration 26:46 STEREO TVG
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2:00 amAs Time Goes By [#158] Jean's sister-in-law Penny and husband Steven visit and announce that when they retire they will live in Spain - all paid for with pension plans. Lionel broods over his lack of pension. duration 29:24 TVG
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2:30 amAre You Being Served? [#142] Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person When Mr. Rumbold is taken ill and a replacement executive is required, Mrs. Slocombe is given the position. But in spite of strong moral support from Mr. Humphries the new post is not to her liking. duration 30:43 TVPG
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3:01 amKeeping Up Appearances [#114] Toystore Hyacinth has to intervene when she learns from her relatives "on the other side of town" that Daddy has slipped out and run up a toy store bill that he cannot pay. duration 29:22 TVPG
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3:31 amLast of the Summer Wine [#2406] In Search of Childlike Joy and Lotus Position duration 29:08 TVG
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4:01 amThin Blue Line, The [#105] Kids Today Fowler reluctantly agrees to let his son Bill stay with him and Patricia for a few days. When they hear Bill and his girlfriend making love Patricia has a crisis and demands that she and Raymond start visiting a sex therapist. Meanwhile, Grim initiates an all-out operation against organized crime. duration 28:50 STEREO TVPG
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4:30 amMr. Bean [#112] Tee Off, Mr. Bean Mr. Bean's New Year's Eve party is failure, but New Year's Day has its consolations when he employs a cunning ruse to secure a bargain, although he is driven to extremes trying to get it home on the roof-rack. A spot of DIY results in a re-arrangement of the furniture and most ofMr. Bean's possessions. When he attempts a little redecoration, purely for cosmetic reasons, the resulting explosion makes it a year to remember. duration 25:08 STEREO TVPG
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5:00 amOutnumbered [#118] duration 29:15 STEREO TVG
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5:30 amOutnumbered [#119] duration 28:56 STEREO TVG
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6:00 amZoboomafoo [#101] The Nose Knows This episode introduces viewers to the cast of the series duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
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6:30 amThomas & Friends [#603H] Working Well Alicia Botti, the famous opera singer, is coming to Sodor. Thomas is bubbling with pride that he is to collect her and take her to the Town Hall for the grand concert. Also arriving that day is a new engine named Charlie. When Percy says that Charlie is more fun than Thomas, it makes Thomas worried. Thomas doesn't want Charlie to think he isn't fun, so when Charlie starts racing around the island, Thomas joins in, but a bumpy track causes Annie and Clarabel to uncouple from Thomas and he puffs off leaving Miss Botti behind. Arriving late and without Miss Botti, Sir Topham Hatt is cross with Thomas. Thomas searches for Miss Botti and finds out that she is having a marvelous time singing to anyone who will listen and more than ready for the concert. While Percy is at the Sodor Steam Works being repaired, Thomas is excited to be given the job of doing the mail run for him. Gordon advises Thomas to ask Percy for advice but Thomas thinks he knows all about how to deliver the mail. He sets off very early in the morning, tooting his whistle loudly wherever he goes. In the process, Thomas wakes up Mavis, Cranky, Victor and Kevin. Later, the sleepy engines make mistakes and Thomas realizes his error. The next morning, having learned a few lessons from Percy, Thomas does the mail run again, this time very quietly. duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
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7:00 amRaggs [#153H] Holidays The dogs help Raggs try to figure out where to go on vacation with his cousin. B. Max and the dogs are ready to take a vacation after their tour, but they must learn how to balance vacation with the chores they have left to complete. duration 28:46 STEREO TVY
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7:30 amSesame Street [#4274H] Elmozilla Baby Bear, Elmo, Telly, and Abby gather around a growth chart as Chris measures them and marks their height. Everyone has their own color lines on the chart, and can see how they've grown over time. When it's Elmo's turn, he sees that he grew only a little bit. He is not happy; he wants to be taller right now! First he zips in wearing a tall beehive wig. Then he tries wearing a pair of his mommy's high-heeled shoes. Chris points out, that while these things do make him taller, he is still the same height. Elmo convinces Abby to grant his wish and make him taller. At first, he grows just a little taller, but thanks to Abby's spell, he keeps growing and growing and soon he is taller than the buildings! Abby tries to shrink him, but the spell doesn't work. Elmo likes being gigantic. But she calls her mommy for advice, and learns that in order for the shrinking spell to work, Elmo has got to want to go back to his normal size. Elmo likes being gigantic. Chris suggests that Elmo just needs to see what he is missing by being so humongously tall. Telly suggests they jump rope, but Elmo is way too tall to jump in. Abby suggests they play hide and seek, but Elmo quickly learns that he is too big to find a hiding spot. Finally, Chris suggests they all go have a snack in Hooper's, but Elmo can't fit through the door. This makes Elmo very sad and he realizes that he wants to go back to his normal size. Abby casts her spell and super-sized Elmo goes back to being Elmo-sized Elmo. Everyone gives Elmo a big hug, now that they can reach him again! duration 58:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
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8:30 amClifford The Big Red Dog [#201] That's Snow Lie/A Friend In Need * That's Snow Lie - Clifford's Big Idea: Believe in Yourself Cleo pretends to hurt her paw so she won't have to embarrass herself on the ice rink
* A Friend In Need - Clifford's Big Idea: Be a Good Friend Jetta insists on taking on a big job without help so she can be a " hero." duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI) -
9:00 amCaillou [#433] Machines! Brrrrrmmm! Caillou learns to deal with a change in plans, when Daddy has to use the car and Mommy and Caillou have to take the subway. Caillou learns that a change in plans can be fun, checking out the map, getting tickets and listening to the musicians! Caillou learns about 'recycling' -- literally! When Caillou gets an eyeful of Leo's new bicycle, he wishes his bike looked special too. So Dad helps Caillou decorate his own bike with streamers and Mom comes through with a new horn! On an autumn day, Caillou and his Mommy take a walk and pass by a construction site. Caillou loves to watch the big bulldozer and starts to pretend he is one too. When their car breaks down, the family goes shopping for a new one. Caillou has never seen so many shiny cars and especially likes the one with 'no roof' that they go for a ride in. Caillou and family go on a trip on Helen's boat, an old friend of Mom's. Caillou is surprised to find there's a whole house packed into the boat. Caillou learns about wind and sails, and even gets to steer the boat too! duration 28:46 STEREO TVY
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9:30 amWordWorld [#114H] Pl-Pl-Plane/Mail Mix Up * Pl-Pl-Plane: Frog and the Bug Band are headed to have some fun on the beach, but not everything goes as Frog had planned. Frog loses the letters "PL" from his plane and must search through the jungle to find them. After some crazy jungle adventures (including a run-in with a giant Frog-kissing plant), Frog realizes that fun doesn't always have to be planned!
* Mail Mix Up: Duck offers to help Kangaroo deliver letters to his WordFriends, but he forgets Kangaroo's instructions and delivers the wrong letters to everyone. Duck discovers that there sure are a lot of words that end with the sound "ail"-such as Nail, Pail and Sail - and that they sure can't be used interchangeably!
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