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Monday, June 17th TV listings for Explore Channel
Influential towns across the U.S., from Maryland and Florida to Illinois and New York, impact the design of cities and suburbs.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Thailand -- Bangkok and Beyond
A visit to Bangkok includes the Chatuchak Weekend Market, some of Thailand's richest temples, and the River Kwai.
In the Americas With David Yetman Favelas & Samba: Brazil
Favelas, or shantytowns, play a pivotal role in Rio de Janeiro's cultural history.
Great Performances at the Met Carmen
A new production of "Carmen" features mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina in the title role and tenor Piotr Beczala as Carmen's troubled lover Don Jose.
My Music With Rhiannon Giddens Pura Fé
Native American vocalist and lap steel guitarist Pura Fé talks about her personal background and musical journey.
Japanese food available at Tokyo's iconic market, from seafood to produce.
Rick Steves' Europe West England
Cotswold villages boast churches, manor homes and gastropubs; New Age capital of Glastonbury; prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Hong Kong -- A City of Festivals
Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong; traditional rice dumpling; fish ball making on Cheung Chau; climbing through a UNESCO reserve; 15th anniversary of the British handover of Hong Kong to China.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Mean Streets
Comic Tracy Morgan and actor Anthony Ramos, both native New Yorkers, map their family trees.
Antiques Roadshow Chicago Hour 1
A 1969 Chicago Seven signed subpoena; 1961 Leonora Carrington oil; 1976 Playboy Bunny collection.
Antiques Roadshow Vintage Savannah
A wedding dress circa 1798; a 1912 Ivan Khlebnikov jewelry casket; a George William Sotter oil.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces Osborne House
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's Osborne House serves as their perfect hideaway.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces Kensington Palace
William III renovates Nottingham House, turning it into Kensington Palace.
A colorful harvest of irises; top corn producer; a unique vintage of wine from Wyoming; bringing produce to an Albuquerque urban farm.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love Shanghai, China
Breakfast street food; the ancient water town of Fengjing, China; an art deco walking tour along The Bund; the art of paper cutting; the Old Jazz Band performs at the historic Peace Hotel.
Rick Steves' Europe Iran: Tehran and Side Trips
Historical sites in Tehran, Iran; tranquil village; anti-American propaganda.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Thailand -- Bangkok and Beyond
A visit to Bangkok includes the Chatuchak Weekend Market, some of Thailand's richest temples, and the River Kwai.
Professor T Heir to the Throne
Professor T is banged up in prison awaiting trial, and the sights, sounds and smells of jail are difficult for him; Dan and Lisa try to distract him with a murder case involving two brothers.
Grantchester on Masterpiece New
Will and Geordie investigate the death of a circus performer; Will receives a surprising offer that makes him question his life in Grantchester.
D.I. Ray Wrong Place New
D.I. Ray is thrust back into homicide after a fatal drive-by shooting of a young nurse.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Mean Streets
Comic Tracy Morgan and actor Anthony Ramos, both native New Yorkers, map their family trees.
Antiques Roadshow Fort Worth Hour 1
A rock 'n' roll poster collection circa 1968; a Delaware tribe beaded baldric; an Auguste Rodin Eternal Spring bronze.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces Osborne House
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's Osborne House serves as their perfect hideaway.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces Kensington Palace
William III renovates Nottingham House, turning it into Kensington Palace.
A rodeo riding school in Montana; a California farm community saves pollinating honeybees; an Arkansas rancher rounds of a growing herd of buffalo.
Ireland With Michael The Land of Yeats
Touring the Yeats Center in Sligo town; Thoor Ballylee; the gravesite of blind composer Turlough O'Carolan in Mohill; the medieval estate of Lough Rynn; a trip to Belleek Pottery.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Easter Island -- Mysteries & Myths
Origins of Chile's Rapa Nui culture, its enormous carved stone moai and the cause of the people's ecological and natural disasters.
Rick Steves' Europe Venice and Its Lagoon
Italy: Venice's art treasures and lagoon; glass in Murano; lace in Burano; Torcello.
Rick Steves' Europe French Alps and Lyon
The cuisine of Lyon, France; Chamonix in France; riding the lift up to Aiguille du Midi and to the border of Italy; hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc -- the trail that circles the mountain.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love Shanghai, China
Breakfast street food; the ancient water town of Fengjing, China; an art deco walking tour along The Bund; the art of paper cutting; the Old Jazz Band performs at the historic Peace Hotel.