Sunday, September 29

12:40 AM High Noon: Echoes of Hollywood's Blacklist
Discusses the bitter dispute between producer Stanley Kramer and Carl Foreman over the making of the classic western.

1:00 AM NOVA "Lincoln's Secret Weapon"

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 Gettysburg, The Boys In Blue & Gray

7:00 AM The Bookworm Bunch
"Timothy Goes To School," "Marvin The Tap Dancing Horse," "Seven Little Monsters" & "George Shrinks" [CC]

9:00 AM Angelina Ballerina [CC]

9:30 AM Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop
"Feelings" [CC]

10:00 AM KidHealth
[CC]

10:30 AM Right on the Money [CC]

11:00 AM To the Contrary [CC]

11:30 AM Tony Brown's Journal [CC]

12:00 PM Secrets of the Sequence
Harvard scientists attempt to figure out why a group of 100-year-olds are growing so old, so well. [CC]

12:30 PM Religion and Ethics Newsweekly [CC]

1:00 PM McLaughlin Group
(R/Fri., Oct. 4th, 6 a.m.)

1:30 PM Accidental Hero: Room 408
Teacher Tommie Lindsey of San Francisco's East Bay helps shape his students' destinies by teaching public speaking and oral interpretation skills. [CC]

2:30 PM Berlin Philharmonic Europakonzert: From Istanbul
Conductor Mariss Jansons leads the Berlin Philharmonic in a performance at the historic Byzantine Church of the Holy Peace, Hagia Irene, on the grounds of Topkapi Palace

4:00 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]

6:00 PM Endgame: Ethics and Values in America
Award-winning journalist Carol Marin hosts this special combining thought-provoking drama, audience discussion and Web interaction and polling to probe Americans' attitudes about lying. [CC] (R/Mon., 30th, 11 p.m.)

7:00 PM Globe Trekker
"The American Rockies" After spending a night in a teepee in the badlands of South Dakota, Ian heads for the Black Hills. [CC]

8:00 PM Nature
"Showdown at Grizzly River" A female grizzly bear defends her cubs and her own life against dominant male bears. [CC][DVS]

9:00 PM PBS Hollywood Presents
"Copenhagen" This adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play starring Francesca Annis, Daniel Craig and Stephen Rea details the controversial 1941 meeting between two physicists whose work paved the way to the atomic bomb. [CC]

11:00 PM Blackadder Goes Forth
"General Hospital" Edmund has three weeks to find a spy. [CC]

11:30 PM Blackadder Goes Forth
"Goodbye" Edmund feigns insanity to avoid going into battle. [CC]

Monday, September 30

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 Are You Being Served?
Everyone's favorite Britcoms return to TV12. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow
"New York" Part 3 of 3 Appraisers discover a 1935 signed edition of the epic James Joyce novel Ulysses. [CC]

9:00 PM Ken Burns American Stories
"The Statue of Liberty" Ken Burns' Academy Award-winning film pays homage to the remarkable statue and what it means to Americans. [CC]

10:00 PM Bandstand Days
Hundreds of local high school students would line up outside the 46th Street studio in Philadelphia for a chance to dance on the live broadcast of the phenomenally popular program American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark.

11:00 PM Endgame: Ethics and Values in America
Award-winning journalist Carol Marin hosts this special combining thought-provoking drama, audience discussion and Web interaction and polling to probe Americans' attitudes about lying. [CC]

Tuesday, October 1

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Economics U$A

2:00 AM French in Action

2:30 AM Blackadder

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 As Time Goes By
The Britcoms return to TV12 with this popular favorite starring Dame Judi Dench. In this episode, Jean and the girls are excited about the debut of Lionel's mini-series in America. [CC]

8:00 PM NOVA
"The Mysterious Life of Caves" Geologists traverse through an underground maze in New Mexico to discover how certain caves form. [CC]

9:00 PM Over Alaska
Breathtaking footage of the landscapes, habitats and wildlife that define Alaska is interwoven with facts about America's 49th state. [CC][HD]

10:00 PM The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
"Promises Betrayed (1865-1896)" Part 1 of 4 The first part of this series documents the work of such leaders as Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, Ida B. Wells and Booker T. Washington, who prevailed as whites passed laws that segregated and disenfranchised African Americans. Continues Tue., 8th at 10 p.m. [CC]

11:00 PM A Brooklyn Family Tale
The program chronicles the struggles of the Santiago family and their unique relationship with Sister Geraldine, who runs a local social services agency. [CC] (R/Sun., 6th, 6 a.m.)

Wednesday, October 2

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM It's 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 Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth Bucket's husband and neighbor are frustrated when she goes to manic lengths to ensure that even the most routine daily events are just so. [CC]

8:00 PM Surviving the Iron Age
Part 1 of 2 In this unique "living history" experiment, 17 "time travelers" live as Iron Age Celts, sleeping, cooking, hunting and gathering as the ancient Celts did. Concludes tomorrow at 8 p.m. [CC]

10:00 PM Making "The Misfits"
Footage of day-to-day happenings on the set and new first-person accounts reveal the intriguing behind-the-scenes story of the making of the fabled film, which starred Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe in their final performances. [CC][SD] (R/Sat., 5th, 11 p.m.)

11:00 PM Diary of a City Priest
This program, filmed in Philadelphia, stars David Morse (Hack) as Father John McNamee, a Philadelphia priest who serves in one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. [CC] (R/Sat., 5th, 1 a.m.)

Thursday, October 3

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 Last of the Summer Wine
"Lipstick and Other Problems" Barry deals with marital strife. [CC]

8:00 PM Surviving the Iron Age
Part 2 of 2 The time travelers face such unexpected challenges as severe illness and dissatisfaction with their chosen leader. [CC]

10:00 PM Frontline
"The Man Who Knew" examines the life and death of FBI Special Agent John O'Neill, whose prophetic theories on Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda made him a controversial figure. [CC]

11:30 PM Stephanie
This inspirational program recounts the story of Stephanie Byram, who, after being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, found opportunities to change her life. [CC]

Friday, October 4

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Business and the Law

2:00 AM Faces of Culture

3:00 AM Western Tradition

4:00 AM America in Perspective

5:00 AM Western Tradition

6:00 AM McLaughlin Group

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

7:30 PM Vets in Practice
"Horses for Courses" Now airing Fridays at this time. Tom treats a sick cow. [CC]

8:00 PM NOW with Bill Moyers
[CC]

9:00 PM Washington Week in Review
[CC]

9:30 PM Wall $treet Week
[CC]

10:00 PM Willie Nelson: Still is Still Moving
The first bare-all look at the legendary singer includes exclusive footage from his current tour and musical performances by Neil Young, Ray Charles and Dave Matthews. [CC][SD]

11:30 PM Egg: The Arts Show
"Giving Up the Ghost" A photographer, music legend and taxidermist probe life's one inescapable truth: we're all going to die. [CC] (R/Sun., 6th, 1:30 a.m. & Wed., 30th, 11:30 p.m.)

Saturday, October 5

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Diary of a City Priest

2:00 AM Ethics in America

3:00 AM Something Ventured

4:00 AM A Writer's Exchange

5:00 AM Western Tradition

6:00 AM Bandstand Days

7:00 AM Sesame Street [CC]

8:00 AM Plaza Sesamo

8:30 AM MythQuest
"Isis and Osiris" [CC]

9:30 AM The Victory Garden [CC]

10:00 AM Blenko Handcraft: An American Heart of Glass

1:00 PM Master Class at Johnson & Wales
"Homemade in Bavaria" [CC]

1:30 PM America's Test Kitchen
"Cobblers, Crisps and Gratins" [CC]

2:00 PM Christina Cooks
"Remedies to the Rescue" [CC]

2:30 PM Home Cooking with Lauren Groveman
"Simply Shrimp" [CC]

3:00 PM Jacques Pepin Celebrates
"Puff Pastry Showcase" [CC]

3:30 PM Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman
"San Francisco: Napa Valley Wine Cave" [CC]

4:00 PM Ciao Italia
"Bread on a Stone" [CC]

4:30 PM Lidia's Italian Table: Italian-American Favorites
"A Light Dinner of Sole" [CC]

5:00 PM Rick Steves' Europe
[CC]

5:30 PM New Yankee Workshop
"Workshop Hutch" [CC] (R/Sat., 12th, 11 a.m.)

6:00 PM This Old House
[CC] (R/Sat., 12th, 10 a.m.)

6:30 PM Hometime
"Second Floor Makeover: Demolition" [CC] (R/Sat., 12th, 10:30 a.m.)

7:00 PM The Lawrence Welk Show
"We Believe in Music" Host: Mary Lou Metzger.

8:00 PM Movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962)
Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris star in this film dramatizing the account of a 1789 mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty.

11:00 PM Making "The Misfits"
Footage of day-to-day happenings on the set and new first-person accounts reveal the intriguing behind-the-scenes story of the making of the fabled film, which starred Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe in their final performances. [CC]