Saturday, October 4th TV listings for PBS (MPBN) Maine Public Broadcasting
The Last Independent Automaker The Alliance
Gerry Meyers partners AMC with French automaker Renault to build a new fuel-efficient car, but a national recession and second oil crisis threaten to destroy the partnership before the car is ready.
Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Pie a la Modern
A variation of the American Pie quilt with a more modern color palette; different methods for strip cutting and fabric layouts; tips for nesting seams.
The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets Camel Magic
Learning about the cultural significance of camel milk in Emirati history at a camel farm in Al Ain; sambusak with lentils; a fresh herb omelet made with creamy camel milk.
Pati's Mexican Table Colors of Creativity
El Volador; the art behind the Day of the Dead parades and festivals; alambre; papel picado artist Yurira Alfaro discusses the history of punctured paper; fish tamales.
Sara's Weeknight Meals Magic Mediterranean Meals
Ouzo paired with regional mezzes at a local cafe on the Greek island of Lesvos; making a filo wrapped zucchini pie and white bean salad in a heritage kitchen; personal sized spiced lamb and hummus pita pizza.
Lidia's Kitchen Cook Everyday
Butternut squash and cannellini beans; how to revive soup; roast chicken.
America the Bountiful Cherries in Michigan
The regional traditions surrounding cherries in Michigan; harvesting sweet and tart cherries at a cherry farm; the country's largest cherry festival; making a cold cherry soup; a roadside cherry mecca.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television Best Romanian Desserts
Romanian creme fraiche cake; a new spin on apple pie -- Romanian apple pie with cinnamon and walnuts; meringue-topped cake wtih cherries.
Cook's Country Portuguese Baking
Portuguese custard tarts; a tasting of canned diced tomatoes.
America's Test Kitchen Flavor-Packed Pastas
Spaghetti all'assassina; a tasting of canned whole tomatoes; triple mushroom pasta.
Maine's nautical past is seen through home movies and travelogues. It's a look at Maine's boats, freshwaters, harbors and people.
Ask This Old House Seashell Driveway; Radon System
Swapping a coastal home's gravel driveway for seashells; installing a radon mitigation system.
This Old House Asheville: Rising Out of the Muck
The builders start putting the homes back together in Asheville; rough-ins begin; meteorologist Stephanie Abrams explains why the storm hit Asheville so hard.
Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow Nashville Is More Than Country Music
Visiting Grimey's and Vinyl Tap; a surprise indie record store basement performance with Metallica; a story about Taylor Swift saving her favorite indie record during the pandemic.
The Caverns Sessions Shakey Graves
Musician Shakey Graves covers blues, folk, country and rock.
The easy listening FM radio station WZZQ in Jackson, Miss., changes its format in 1968, rocking the airwaves and catalyzing a cultural shift whose impact is still felt today.
Washington Week With The Atlantic
A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.
PBS News Weekend New
Analysis of national and international news, as well as in-depth reporting on topics ranging from education and politics to technology and finance.
Keeping Up Appearances Singing for Emmet
Hyacinth tries to impress Emmet with her prowess as a singer.
Keeping Up Appearances The Toy Store
Hyacinth intervenes when Daddy slips out and runs up a hefty bill in a store's toy department.
Death in Paradise Tracing Murder
A woman with two identities is found murdered in her bed with her house ransacked and Poole discovers she was about to expose a money-laundering scheme.
Father Brown The Dead of Night
Father Brown is determined to unmask a mortal being when a supposed vampire strikes in the village.
Queens of Mystery Murder in the Dark: First Chapter
Detective Sgt. Mattie Stone uncovers several publishing-related suspects while trying to clear her Aunt Beth in a murder case.
Austin City Limits Finneas New
Singer-songwriter and producer Finneas takes the stage to perform songs from his solo outing "For Cryin' Out Loud!".
NOVA Human: Neanderthal Encounters
How Homo sapiens lived alongside Neanderthals and how they helped make us who we are today.
Big Cats 24/7 New Beginnings
The core of the Xudum Pride has fled south, but a group of its young females surprises the team in the north; tragedy strikes the cheetah mother, Pobe; Lediba the leopard struggles to provide for her ever-growing cub.
Sacred Planet With Gulnaz Khan Reclaiming Peru's Glaciers
Following Catholic and Quechua traditions, weaving prayer, engineering and pilgrimages to confront Peru's climate crisis.
Velvet Days of Gloria
Ana gets a promotion and will become the designer of the new uniforms at the airline; Enrique hires a new designer behind Alberto's back; Patricia teaches Gloria a lesson she won't forget.
Ask This Old House Seashell Driveway; Radon System
Swapping a coastal home's gravel driveway for seashells; installing a radon mitigation system.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Linford Christie & Katharine Merry
Olympic running legends Katharine Merry and Linford Christie hunt for unique collectibles in Berkshire and Oxfordshire, before heading off to an auction in Buckinghamshire to see who can turn the biggest profit.
Sex tourism on Mallorca; tulip nets against drones; Sardinia -- the island of centenarians; Gen Z celebrates sea shanty tradition in Britain.
Yndi Yoga Acceptance
A slower, modified yet transformative practice for new yoga practitioners as well as seasoned yogis.
Wild Kratts Tortuga Tune Up
Aviva wants the Tortuga to have swimming capabilities.
Weather Hunters The Leaf Painter
The Hunter kids head to the state park to learn why leaves change color.
Big Cats 24/7 New Beginnings
The core of the Xudum Pride has fled south, but a group of its young females surprises the team in the north; tragedy strikes the cheetah mother, Pobe; Lediba the leopard struggles to provide for her ever-growing cub.