Saturday, October 17th TV listings for Metro (WETA-TV5) Washington, D.C.
People of the North The Lofoten Islands (Lofoten)
A visit to the island of Lofoten for a ski trip and views of the Arctic islands; a dinner featuring Arctic kelp.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television Milk Street Holiday
Barolo-braised beef short ribs; porcini-rubbed beef tenderloin with roasted portobello mushrooms; dark chocolate terrine with coffee and cardamom.
America's Test Kitchen Soup and Bread, the Italian Way
Zuppa Toscana; a head-to-head tasting of white bread; light and airy focaccia.
Energy Switch Solar and Wind: Success or Failure?
Energy scientist Dan Kammen, Johns Hopkins; energy author and journalist Robert Bryce.
The Chavis Chronicles Alencia Johnson
Social impact adviser and cultural commentator Alencia Johnson discusses her work and breaks down how strategic storytelling, advocacy and community engagement can drive change.
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross Back Country Path
A rarely used path through thick country woods.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Visionaries
The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
American Experience Jesse James
Jesse James robs the rich and the poor and is a member of a band of Missouri guerrillas during the Civil War.
Nature Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure New
After adopting an orphaned elephant online, Elmo and the Sesame Street gang go on an African safari, traveling to Kenya's Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to meet the elephant and the keepers who care for her.
The American Buffalo Blood Memory
A look at how America's national mammal, once numbering in the tens of millions, was driven to the brink of extinction.
Bring Them Home (2024)
A decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo back to the Blackfeet Reservation.
Washington Week With The Atlantic The Fight to Control Congress
Jeffrey Goldberg and his panel explore issues that matter most to voters, concerns about election security and what the outcome of these elections could mean for the final two years of the Trump presidency in Austin, Texas.
The Thread Mitt Romney
The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World
A deadly civil war threatened El Salvador in the 1980s, many families fled north to Washington, became a hotspot of Salvadoran resettlement. But the legacy of violence remained inescapable, forcing Salvadorans to figure out a new way forward.
VOCES: Paquito D'Rivera -- From Carne y Frijol to Carnegie Hall New
Celebrating the life and legacy of Latin jazz legend Paquito D'Rivera, including his journey from child prodigy in Cuba to a career as a Grammy Award-winning musician and composer.
Bring Them Home (2024)
A decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo back to the Blackfeet Reservation.
The American Buffalo Blood Memory
A look at how America's national mammal, once numbering in the tens of millions, was driven to the brink of extinction.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Visionaries
The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
American Experience Jesse James
Jesse James robs the rich and the poor and is a member of a band of Missouri guerrillas during the Civil War.
Nature Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure
After adopting an orphaned elephant online, Elmo and the Sesame Street gang go on an African safari, traveling to Kenya's Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to meet the elephant and the keepers who care for her.
NOVA Evolution: Brain Power
How the human brain, and those of clever animal cousins like the dolphin, evolved from the time when our ancestors were tiny senseless sea creatures.
Secrets of the Dead Africa's Golden City
New archaeological discoveries reveal the true scope of the ancient city of Zimbabwe's global importance.
This Old House Essex County Colonial: Knock on Wood
Kevin visits a company where they enlarge architectural plans to 1-to-1 scale.
Ask This Old House Add Hose Spigot; Cover Crops
Adding a hose spigot; planting cover crops; revisiting the best of cutaway demonstrations.
Antiques Roadshow Vintage Miami
A John Lehman stoneware jug circa 1870; a 34-star Civil War flag; René Portocarrero painting circa 1958.
Washington Week With The Atlantic The Fight to Control Congress New
Jeffrey Goldberg and his panel explore issues that matter most to voters, concerns about election security and what the outcome of these elections could mean for the final two years of the Trump presidency in Austin, Texas.