Thursday, April 25th TV listings for Explore Channel
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Forever Young
Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories.
Antiques Roadshow North Carolina Museum of Art Hour 3
A Disney Carrier gouache painting circa 1942; a pearl, diamond and platinum brooch; a William H. Johnson oil circa 1928.
World's Greatest Train Journeys From Above Canada's Wilderness Railroad
The Winnipeg-Churchill train crosses the difficult landscape of Manitoba from south to north, traversing snow-covered grasslands and Canada's boreal forest.
Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific French Polynesia
Martin explores French Polynesia through French baguettes and coral wine, and on a Polynesian outrigger canoe; he swims with sharks, investigates Marlon Brando's wildlife program, and sails to the remote Marquesas to meet a local horse whisperer.
New Scandinavian Cooking Grain for Food
Sokna in Eastern Norway, one of the few places in the country where farmers can grow wheat, barley and rye; making sourdough bread with homemade butter and baked pigeon; using cereals to make a porridge cooked with vegetable stock and duck breast.
Lidia's Kitchen Welcome to My Kitchen
Focaccia di recco; a quick salad matching salty pecorino Romano cheese with sweet pears and peppery arugula; rigatoni with sausage and cabbage.
Homemade Live! Best Bite Ever
Joel makes a homemade version of a soup that changed his life; Dayna Isom Johnson makes her mom's fried egg rolls.
Rick Steves' Europe Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Crème Brulée
Eiffel Tower; Orsay Gallery; French cuisine; Parisian history.
Rick Steves' Europe Stockholm
Cultural highlights of Stockholm, Sweden's capital, include gourmet reindeer and vodka; sailing the archipelago.
Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out Cruising Ireland's Heartland
Cruising the Shannon River from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland to Portumna in the Republic of Ireland; celebrating Irish culture, art, food and music.
A family grows oranges for the long haul in California's Central Valley; cantaloupes; lemon cous cous chicken; Farm to School brings K-12 students more local foods.
In the Americas With David Yetman ABC Islands: The Dutch Legacy in the Caribbean
The capital city of Willemstad, Curacao; scuba diving in Bonaire; a national park is home to cacti, lizards and flamingoes.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Mekong River Adventure -- Part 2
Tuk-tuk tour of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh; post-war life in southwest Vietnam.
North Carolina Weekend Welcoming Spring
People, places and events from all over the state.
Rick Steves' Europe Little Europe: Five Micro-Countries
Vatican City, the world's smallest country; Monaco; San Marino, Italy; Liechtenstein; Andorra.
Rick Steves' Europe Great Swiss Cities
Luzern, Bern, Zurich and Lausanne; art created by inmates of an asylum; Swiss innovations such as drug policies and underground arsenals.
In the Americas With David Yetman Yakima: The Quest for Hops
Beer festival in Tucson, Ariz.; the annual harvest in Yakima, Wash.; sampling products of hop production.
The Good Road San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Art of Community
Puerto Rico's Old City, (Viejo San Juan); sculptor Ana Rosa Rivera; touring Contrafuertes; artist Freddy Mercado; filmmaker Carla Cavina.
Seeing Canada Nimmo Bay and Manitoulin Island
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk explores Nimmo Bay in British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest, followed by an authentic indigenous experience with the Great Spirit Circle Trail on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
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 Good Friends & Good Food
Building the ultimate Italian cheeseboard; skilled sausage and peppers; St. Joseph's zeppole, fried dough filled with vanilla cream topped with Amarena cherries.
Pati's Mexican Table Mexican Wine Country
The wine region of Valle de Guadalupe.
Rick Steves' Europe Rick Steves' Europe: Art of the Florentine Renaissance
The "rebirth" of Florence is powered by Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael and Michelangelo, whose David sculpture and painting of the Sistine takes the Florentine Renaissance to new heights.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love Melbourne, Australia
A walk down the picturesque Yarra River; Women's Australian Football League game; kangaroos, wallabies and koalas in the Yarra Valley; the Queen Victoria Market.
48 Hours to Victory Dunkirk
The evacuation of Dunkirk and its impact on the outcome of World War II.
48 Hours to Victory Somme
A look at the Battle of the Somme, from guns and grenades to tanks and trenches.
48 Hours to Victory Waterloo
Exploring how the Duke of Wellington got the better of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Berlin and Western Poland -- Over the Borderline
A Trabi car tour in Berlin includes a pause at Checkpoint Charlie; the Wall Memorial at the East Side Gallery; river boating in Wroclaw, Poland; ride in a steam locomotive; ceramic making in Boleslawiec, Poland.
In the Americas With David Yetman Islands in the Desert
Visiting three of southern Arizona's Sky Islands, mountain ranges that rise up from the desert, producing a dramatic change in landscapes and habitats.
Painting and Travel With Roger & Sarah Bansemer Grandfather's House
A garden with a stone tower.
The Best of the Joy of Painting Midnight Breaker
A glowing midnight moon yields brilliant jewel tones in the surging surf.
Joy of Painting With Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross' Unfinished Season Trapper's Retreat
Mountains and a frosty moonlit landscape are the setting for an old trapper's cabin on the banks of an icy, winding river.
Laura Flanders & Friends Is Earth Day Still Relevant? Breaking Silos With Meet the BIPOC Press
Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network; Francesca Fiorentini, The Bitchuatin Room Podcast; Georgetown University professor Olúfémi O. Táíwo.
J Schwanke's Life in Bloom Butterflies in Bloom
A garden blooming with butterflies at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park; flower arrangements; butterfly cocktail.
Seeing Canada Visiting the Québec Maritime Region and Edmonton, Alberta
A visit to the Québec Maritime region includes making paper from rags at L'Algue d'Or in L'Isle-Verte; wine made from maple sap; green onion cakes; exploring the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village.
Carolina Outdoor Journal Jetty Fishing for 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 Good Friends & Good Food
Building the ultimate Italian cheeseboard; skilled sausage and peppers; St. Joseph's zeppole, fried dough filled with vanilla cream topped with Amarena cherries.
America's Test Kitchen Multicooker Perfection
Multicooker chicken in a pot with lemon-herb sauce; a review of multicookers; Hawaiian oxtail soup.
Rick Steves' Europe The Best of Israel
Religious tradition in Jerusalem; Tel Aviv; Masada; pilgrims visit biblical sites around the Sea of Galilee; Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Surprising Toronto
The historic, natural and multicultural roots of Toronto and its neighborhoods.