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What's on TV 12 this month...


Sunday, September 22

1:00 AM Haley's Hints

2:00 AM The Western Tradition I

3:00 AM The Western Tradition I

4:00 AM Power of Place

5:00 AM Power of Place

6:00 AM WHYY Member Favorites
WHYY broadcasts an entire day of some of its members' most-requested programs. [CC]

6:00 AM Seven Steps To Perfect Health with Gary Null at WHYY

7:50 AM Healthy Aging:The Perricone Prescription with Dr. Nicolas Perricone at WHYY

9:40 AM One Stroke Painting With Donna Dewberry

11:10 AM Healthy Aging:The Perricone Prescription with Dr. Nicolas Perricone at WHYY

1:00 PM Seven Steps To Perfect Health with Gary Null at WHYY

3:00 PM Visions Of Sicily

4:30 PM Visions of Italy: Southern Style

6:00 PM Haleys Hints

7:00 PM Haley's Hints, Too

8:00 PM The Civil War
"1861: The Cause" Part 1 of 9 This digitally-remastered version of Ken Burns' epic series includes new interviews with key historians and new behind-the-scenes material. The first episode begins with a dramatic examination of slavery, introduces the major figures and concludes with the disastrous Union defeat at Manassas. Continues tomorrow at 8 p.m. [CC]

10:00 PM Lee: Beyond the Battles
This program profiles the Confederate general, examining his roles as son, husband, father, soldier, college president and peacemaker. [CC]

11:30 PM Coupling

12:00 PM Eastenders

Monday, September 23

12:00 AM Eastenders

1:00 AM Literary Visions

2:00 AM Discovering Psychology

3:00 AM The Western Tradition

4:00 AM Portrait of a Family

5:00 AM Intro to Marketing

6:00 AM Destinos I

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:30 PM Vets in Practice
"Blood, Sweat and Tears" [CC]

8:00 PM The Civil War
"1862: A Very Bloody Affair/Forever Free" Parts 2 & 3 of 9 Political infighting undermines President Lincoln's administration, and the Confederates win battle after battle. Continues tomorrow at 8 p.m. [CC]

10:30 PM Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad
Ed Asner and Blair Underwood star in this locally-produced film about the critical Eastern Line of The Underground Railroad and its role in America's 19th century anti-slavery movement. [CC]

11:30 PM Egg: The Arts Show
"The History of Sound" This episode examines the music of the Nepalese Tuva singers, who performed on the soundtrack of the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. [CC]

Tuesday, September 24

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Economics U$A

2:00 AM French in Action

3:00 AM Beliefs and Believers

4:00 AM Shaping America

5:00 AM Taking the Lead

6:00 AM French in Action I

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:30 PM Vets in Practice
"Love is All Around" Fiona Green takes a sabbatical. [CC]

8:00 PM The Civil War
"1863: Simply Murder/The Universe of Battle" Parts 4 & 5 of 9 Many in the North oppose Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Battle of Gettysburg turns the tide of the war. Continues tomorrow at 8 p.m. [CC]

10:30 PM Gettysburg: The Boys in Blue and Gray
This locally-produced film reveals the passionate story of the Battle of Gettysburg as seen through the eyes of the soldiers who fought there. [CC]

11:30 PM Egg: The Arts Show
"The Play's the Thing" Egg spotlights various theatrical productions with stories about Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson and upstarts Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman. [CC]

Wednesday, September 25

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Its Strictly Business

2:00 AM Power of Place

3:00 AM Sociological Imagination

4:00 AM Art in the Western World

5:00 AM World of Chemistry

6:00 AM Destinos II

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:30 PM Vets in Practice
"Trouble Ahead" Trude treats a dog that attacked a postman. [CC]

8:00 PM The Civil War
"1864: Valley of the Shadow of Death/Most Hallowed Ground" Parts 6 & 7 of 9 Lincoln's chances for reelection begin to slip as the number of casualties from both sides increase, and Lee's Arlington mansion is turned into a Union military hospital. Concludes tomorrow at 8 p.m. [CC]

10:30 PM American Family
"La Casa" In the series finale, the family share memories as they paint the family home. [CC]

11:30 PM Egg: The Arts Show
"Men Have Feelings Too" Male artists express their emotions creatively. [CC]

Thursday, September 26

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM World of Abnormal Psychology

2:00 AM Voices in Democracy

3:00 AM Examined Life

4:00 AM Dealing with Diversity

5:00 AM Worlds of Childhood

6:00 AM French in Action II

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:30 PM Vets in Practice
"Longford Revisited" Emma, Joe and Trude celebrate their school's anniversary. [CC]

8:00 PM The Civil War
"1865: War is All Hell/The Better Angels of Our Nature" Parts 8 & 9 of 9 Following Lincoln's reelection, Lee's army flees towards Appomattox Court House, where his dramatic and deeply moving surrender takes place, while John Wilkes Booth dreams of vengeance. [CC]

10:30 PM NOVA
"Lincoln's Secret Weapon" Filmmakers follow efforts to salvage the secrets of the ship, the USS Monitor, which sank after confronting the ironclad Confederate Merrimac during the Civil War. [CC][DVS] (R/Sun., 29th, 12:40 a.m.)

11:30 PM Egg: The Arts Show
"The Road" A product designer reveals his newest concept car. [CC]

Friday, September 27

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Business and the Law

2:00 AM Faces of Culture

3:00 AM The Western Tradition 2

4:00 AM America in Perspective

5:00 AM Western Tradition

6:00 AM Examined Life

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:30 PM Vets in Practice
"Baby Boom" Thirteen puppies are left motherless. [CC]

8:00 PM NOW with Bill Moyers [CC]

9:00 PM Washington Week in Review [CC]

9:30 PM Wall $treet Week with Fortune [CC]

10:00 PM Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection
"Almost a Woman" When 13-year-old Esmeralda (Ana Maria Lagasca) arrives in New York from rural Puerto Rico, she becomes her family's liaison to the new world. [CC] (R/Sun., 29th, 4 p.m.)

Saturday, September 28

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Western Tradition

1:30 AM Economics USA

2:00 AM Ethics in America

3:00 AM Something Ventured

4:00 AM A Writer's Exchange

5:00 AM Against All Odds

6:00 AM Whispers of Angels

7:00 AM Sesame Street [CC]

8:00 AM Plaza Sesamo

8:30 AM MythQuest
"Isis and Osiris" Part 1 of 2 Concludes Sat., Oct. 5 at 8:30 a.m. [CC]

9:30 AM The Victory Garden [CC]

10:00 AM This Old House [CC]

10:30 AM Hometime
"Expanded Living Space: Decoration" [CC]

11:00 AM New Yankee Workshop
"CD Storage Space" [CC]

11:30 AM Vets In Practice
[CC]

12:00 PM Antiques Roadshow
"New York" Part 2 of 3 [CC]

1:00 PM Jewish Cooking in America with Joan Nathan
"Schmaltz" [CC]

1:30 PM America's Test Kitchen
"Chilled Summer Puddings" [CC]

2:00 PM Christina Cooks
"Carrots As Art" [CC]

2:30 PM Home Cooking with Lauren Groveman
"Born To Grill" [CC]

3:00 PM Jacques Pepin Celebrates
"Fresh Catch Melange" [CC]

3:30 PM Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman Coleman
"San Diego: Chino Organic Farm & Georges at the Cove" [CC]

4:00 PM Ciao Italia
"Mixed Grill" [CC]

4:30 PM Lidia's Italian Table: Italian-American Favorites
"Classic Pastas" [CC]

5:00 PM Rick Steves' Europe
[CC]

5:30 PM New Yankee Workshop
"Garden Armchair" [CC] (R/Sat., Oct. 5th, 11 a.m.)

6:00 PM This Old House
[CC] (R/Sat., Oct. 5th, 10 a.m.)

6:30 PM Hometime
Hometime "Dream Home Tour" [CC] (R/Sat., Oct. 5th, 10:30 a.m.)

7:00 PM The Lawrence Welk Show
"Gold Record Hits" Host: Michael Redman.

8:00 PM Movie "How the West Was Won (1962)
John Wayne, Spencer Tracy and Gregory Peck star in this movie following three generations of one family in the American West.

10:40 PM Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents
The program examines the era of the Hollywood blacklist through the letters of exiled writer Carl Foreman. [CC][DVS]

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