TV Schedule for PBS Encore (WBRA-DT2) Roanoke, VA
Sunday, August 17th TV listings for PBS Encore (WBRA-DT2) Roanoke, VA
Washington Week With The Atlantic
A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.
The Open Mind A Memory of Political Violence
Robert Pape, founder of Chicago Project on Security & Threats, talks about the January 6th pardons and legacy.
Belgium's fight against cocaine traffickers; summer, "UFOs" and communism in Bulgaria; in Spain, wealthy tourists discover Mallorca; the Seine river in Paris, France.
Global Us Pakistan: Missing en route to the West
Traffickers profit from a rise in migration out of Pakistan; feet stamp and hearts sing with Brazil's Happiness Trucks.
Evolution Earth Heat
Animals go to extraordinary lengths to survive in the hottest and driest extremes, from the Sahara Desert to Australia.
The Green Planet Seasonal Worlds
Plants use strategy, deception and feats of engineering in order to survive the challenges posed by the different seasons.
The Chavis Chronicles Wright Thompson, New York Times Best-Selling Author
Author Wright Thompson discusses his book, "The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi."
Laura Flanders & Friends Masha Gessen & Jason Stanley: Is it Doomsday for U.S. Democracy?
Journalist Masha Gessen; author Jason Stanley.
Fly Brother With Ernest White II Stockholm: Le Jazz Hot
Nordic sun and soul in Stockholm with American chanteuse Germaine Thomas; eating fire with community organizer Martin Ingerby.
Fly Brother With Ernest White II Mumbai: Liquid Abundance
Exploring the streets of Mumbai, India, during a monsoon-soaked Ganesh festival.
Song of the Mountains T. Graham Brown
Country music singer T. Graham Brown.
Epic Trails The Jordan Trail
Eric Hanson heads to Jordan to explore the newly developed Jordan Trail, a 450-mile hiking trail that crosses the country and passes through some of the world's most inspiring landscapes and historical sites.
Epic Trails Papua New Guinea
Eric Hanson visits wild and remote villages in Papua New Guinea, challenging himself on the Kokoda Track.
Reba McEntire -- My Chains Are Gone: Hymns and Gospel Favorites
Recorded at Ryman Auditorium and Clementine Hall in Nashville, Tenn., Reba McEntire lends her voice to classic hymns and newly-written songs of hope; host Bill Gaither.
Behind the Wings The New Space Race
Technological advances and private investments enable a new era in space exploration with private astronauts and space stations; Space for Humanity; Astro Access.
Somewhere South What a Pickle
Chow chow, a Southern relish, is celebrated at the Chow Chow culinary festival in Asheville, N.C.; Indian and Sri Lankan pickles; Puerto Rican escabeche; Korean kimchi.
Rodeo riding school in Montana; a California farm community pulls together to save pollinating honeybees; an Arkansas rancher rounds up a growing herd of buffalo.
Cherry harvest in Washington; harvesting Georgia watermelons; baby carrots; a Michigan farmer saves energy growing under glass.
The Life of a Musician Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius (Part 1)
Grammy Award-winner Tim O'Brien and his wife, Jan Fabricius.
WoodSongs Kids Braxton Rogers & The Crawford Family
Banjo player Braxton Rogers; The Crawford Family from Alabama.
The Lawrence Welk Show Youman's Salute
Music includes the score from "No, No, Nanette"; "Oh Lonesome Me"; "Rose Garden"; and "Let's Face the Music and Dance."
Classic Gospel Bev Shea: Then Sings My Soul
Gospel singer George Beverly Shea has sung to an estimated 220 million people and holds the world record for singing to more people in person than any other artist.
Doc World Afghanistan: The Wounded Land -- Part 3: Taliban
Fighting continues within Afghanistan, eventually becoming a civil war; as the Taliban emerge and triumph, the country becomes a lab for a new type of Islamic state and a training ground for Osama Bin Laden's terrorist network.
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries Deep Relationships
Uncovering surprising undersea relationships and connections as sharks befriend fish and whales play with dolphins.
Wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson explores Ireland's west coast and wildlife, including humpback whales, eagles, salmon and red deer stags.
Wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson explores Ireland's west coast and wildlife, including humpback whales, eagles, salmon and red deer stags.
Doc World Afghanistan: The Wounded Land -- Part 3: Taliban
Fighting continues within Afghanistan, eventually becoming a civil war; as the Taliban emerge and triumph, the country becomes a lab for a new type of Islamic state and a training ground for Osama Bin Laden's terrorist network.