Wednesday, May 7th TV listings for PBS Explore (WUNG-DT3) Concord/Charlotte
Inspired by her passion for books, Mel Giedroyc travels with her friend Martin Clunes to explore scenery and locations popularized by British novels and films.
Big Ben Restored: The Grand Unveiling
After more than six years of work, Big Ben is finally restored to its original glory.
Travels With Darley Delaware Revolutionary Road Trip
Delaware's role in the American Revolution; the historic New Castle Courthouse; Cooch's Bridge Historic Site; Wilmington's revolutionary landmarks; the John Dickinson Plantation; Zwaanandael Museum; Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
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.
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Confucius Was a Foodie Huaiyang
The meticulous knife skills and elaborate presentations that historical Huaiyang cuisine demands; creative presentation expresses the four most important elements in Chinese cooking -- color, aroma, flavor and texture.
Lidia's Kitchen Make Traditions
Marinara; kale salad with avocado; farina gnocchi.
Sara's Weeknight Meals Vegetariano Italiano
A food shopping tour of Rome's Trastevere neighborhood; vegetarian pizza; no meat spaghetti squash pasta with goat cheese sauce; an American food photographer in Rome.
Rick Steves' Europe Assisi and Italian Country Charm
Farmhouse inn; making prosciutto and pecorino cheese; hiking down ancient wine cellars; the basilica in Assisi, Italy, the hometown of St. Francis.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Taiwan's Penghu Islands
The Penghu Archipeligo in the Taiwan Straits, a chain of 64 isles and islets; Tropic of Cancer.
Nature Niagara Falls
Exploring Niagara Falls, its three separate waterfalls, and the mammals, birds and reptiles that surround it.
NOVA Critical Condition: Health in Black America New
Researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities, and why Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to have chronic diseases than whites.
Independent Lens Bike Vessel
A 70-year-old man embarks on a 350-mile cycling trip from St. Louis to Chicago with his son.
The 1954 fight for school desegregation led by five mothers and their daughters in Hillsboro, Ohio.
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Rick Steves' Europe Egypt's Cairo
Exploring the back streets of Cairo on a tuk-tuk; baking pita bread; chiseling a tombstone; King Tut's gold; the ancient Sphinx; climbing to the center of a pyramid.
America's Test Kitchen Mexican Classics, Slow and Fast
Savory lamb barbacoa; precision coffee scales; poblanas con crema.
Cook's Country Fresh Mexican-Inspired Dinners
Ahi-chili tostadas; the differences between lard and shortening; chorizo's journey from Europe to North America; skillet corn with Mexican chorizo.
Pati's Mexican Table South by South of the Border With Vivian Howard
South of the border meets southern food; with guest chef Vivian Howard.
The Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle Crabs Galore
Deviled crab and warm crab dip with crostini; catching crabs off a river dock; the differences between various types of crab meat and their best culinary uses.
Fresh Glass Cassandra's Sunday Favorites
From a woman-owned brewery in Barrio Logan to a East Village wine bar, Cassandra visits her favorite spots in San Diego; Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television The Spice Kitchen
A lesson on spice blends; dukkah-crusted chicken cutlets with carrot-cashew salad; berbere-spiced red lentils; butter roasted carrots with za'atar and pomegranate molasses.
Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions What's Cooking in Guatemala
Touring the markets of Guatemala; the history of the Mayan tribes; how the Mayans made chocolate; cooking pizza with the heat of a volcano.
Nature Niagara Falls
Exploring Niagara Falls, its three separate waterfalls, and the mammals, birds and reptiles that surround it.
NOVA Critical Condition: Health in Black America New
Researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities, and why Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to have chronic diseases than whites.
Nature Big Little Journeys: Home
In Canada, a baby turtle ventures through a forest in search of the lake where she will spend the next 50 years; a young bush baby in South Africa searches for a new home.
Nature Big Little Journeys: Survival
A Formosan pangolin searches for a mate in a protected forest in Taiwan; a family of golden-headed lion tamarins travel to a strange new world in Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
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Rick Steves' Europe Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre
Five port towns along the Italian Riviera include Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore, Monterosso.
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.