Thursday, March 28th TV listings for Explore Channel
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Secret Lives
Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.
Antiques Roadshow LSU Rural Life Museum Hour 3
Michael Jordan-signed Air Jordan XII shoes from 1997; a Patek Philippe gold wristwatch circa 1915; a diamond and platinum ring circa 2000.
World's Greatest Train Journeys From Above Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is an engineering classic in the lap of the Himalayas, traveling through precarious terrains and five climatic zones.
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond
Starting in Glasgow, Miriam Margolyes and Alan Cumming visit the street where Miriam's Jewish family first lived in Scotland, then journey north into the Highlands; Alan learns about his ancestral past at Cawdor Castle.
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond
A visit to Ullapool and Glencoe; a pagan witch conducts an ancient healing ritual; Alan fulfills his dream of writing and performing a song in Gaelic.
Lidia's Kitchen The Start of the Season
Cannellini pesto dip and a crudite spread; spaghetti primavera with zucchini, green beans, peas and asparagus; spinach, bread and ricotta frittata.
Homemade Live! The Lighter Side
Kevin Curry explains how he lightened up his mom's Sunday soul food dinner; a tasty calorie-friendly apple cider donut.
Rick Steves' Europe Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca
Castile; pickles; medieval walls; bachelorette party; troubadours.
Rick Steves' Europe France's Dordogne
A canoe ride through the Dordogne River Valley; goose farm; lamp-lit castle; country market; Albi, home of Toulouse Lautrec; Carcassonne.
This American Land Friends of the Cheat River; Navajo Water; Saving the Red Wolf
A citizen-led effort in West Virginia overcomes pollution from mines and restores clean water; an innovative program provides running water to Navajo nation homes; a captive breeding program saves the red wolf.
America's Heartland Farmers Overcoming Adversity
Farmers overcome hardships and disabilities to work the land; a cross-country look at Heartland Heroes.
In the Americas With David Yetman The Cry for Mexican Independence
Mexicans gather in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, to celebrate the call for independence from Spain.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope France -- Bordeaux
The UNESCO World Heritage town of Bordeaux, France, and the region's small wine-making and exporting villages.
People, places and events from all over the state.
Rick Steves' Europe Tuscany's Dolce Vita
Hunting for truffles; artichoke festival; farmhouse feast; a ride through cypress groves.
Rick Steves' Europe Italy's Great Hill Towns
Italy's classic hill towns include San Gimignano, Cortona, Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio.
In the Americas With David Yetman Pernambuco: Brazil's Other Carnival
Recife, Brazil's carnival features a week of elaborate parades, dances and costumes.
The Good Road San Juan, Puerto Rico: After the Storm
Meteorologist Ada Monzon; Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez; Casa Pueblo director Arturo Massol-Deya.
Seeing Canada Richmond's Chinese Food, Birding and the Rocky Mountaineer
An authentic Asian Easts Tour with Michelle Ng from Vancouver Foodie Tours in British Columbia; Kam Do Bakery; Chinese barbecue; birding at the Terra Nova Rural Park; Rocky Mountaineer train.
Hosts Yu Hayami and Patrick Harlan, with the help of Japanese chefs Tatsuo Saito and Rika Yukimasa, introduce Americans to the techniques, ingredients and harmony of Japanese cuisine.
Lidia's Kitchen The Risotto Is On
Yellow saffron seafood and leek risotto; how to replenish stock using food scraps from the freezer; barley risotto with cabbage and sausage.
Pati's Mexican Table The Nectar of the Mayan Gods
Sweet lime roasted chicken with broccolini; honey habanero rice with peas; lemons, honey and basil agua fresca.
Rick Steves' Europe Scotland's Islands
The tranquil isle of Iona; Staffa's puffin colony; Isle of Skye's Iron Age forts, thatched crofter huts and Trotternish Peninsula; sailing to Orkney; Scapa Flow.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love Route 66, Illinois
The Old Joliet Prison on the Illinois stretch of Route 66; Polk-a-Dot Drive In; Pontiac-Oakland Automobile Museum; Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum; Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; Ace Sign Museum; the Cahokia Mounds.
The Travelling Auctioneers Helen and Ruth
Christina and Will travel to Leicestershire to help a family declutter a furniture-filled home packed with antiques that need fixing and selling.
The Travelling Auctioneers Linda and Rob
Christina and Will help an East Sussex couple who want to sell their antiques so they can buy a dream home.
The Travelling Auctioneers Sarah & Georgie
Christina and Will help a mother and daughter sift through family heirlooms; Will saves furniture from going to a landfill.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope San Miguel de Allende, Celebrating in the Heart of Mexico
The annual Fiesta de San Miguel; Instituto Allende; Mayan Baths; El Jardin, the main plaza of San Miguel de Allende; chef Felipe of the Casa de Sierra Nevada.
In the Americas With David Yetman Galápagos: The Great Climatic Seesaw
The Galápagos Islands, its land critters and marine creatures, adapt to extreme climate changes.
Painting and Travel With Roger & Sarah Bansemer St. Thomas Courtyard
Painting a courtyard.
The Best of the Joy of Painting Mountain Hideaway
A happy little stream tumbles through a rocky meadow.
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Emily Blunt; Anne Hathaway; Jeffrey Wright; Taraji P. Henson; Natalie Portman; Paul Mescal.
The Laura Flanders Show Power Grids Under Attack: The Threat Is Domestic Terrorism -- Not Drag Artists
Naomi Dix, Pride: Durham, N.C.; youth activist Alex Lafferty; Tori Grace Nichols; Serena Sebring, Blueprint North Carolina; Erica Street, co-founder of PFLAG Southern Pines.
Reconnecting Roots Philanthropy: For the Love of Man
The benefits and complications of philanthropy.
Seeing Canada Boating on Ontario's Rideau Canal and Visiting Abbotsford, British Columbia
Driving a luxury boat down the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; making samosas at the Mann Farm; exploring the Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery.
Carolina Outdoor Journal Summer Speckle Trout
Hosts Yu Hayami and Patrick Harlan, with the help of Japanese chefs Tatsuo Saito and Rika Yukimasa, introduce Americans to the techniques, ingredients and harmony of Japanese cuisine.
Lidia's Kitchen The Risotto Is On
Yellow saffron seafood and leek risotto; how to replenish stock using food scraps from the freezer; barley risotto with cabbage and sausage.
America's Test Kitchen Mushroom Mains
Mushroom bourguignon; veggie burgers; cooking with aluminum; white bean and mushroom gratin.
Rick Steves' Europe Galicia and the Camino de Santiago
Tracing the trail of pilgrims, from the French border to Santiago de Compostela; running with the bulls in Pamplona; Celtic culture of Galicia.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope A San Antonio Christmas
Mission San Jose's Mariachi Mass; holiday events at the historic La Villita in the Arneson River Theater; the Tamalada, holiday tamale-making party; midnight serenade for Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Fernando Cathedral.