Thursday, October 8th TV listings for PBS (OPB) Oregon Public Broadcasting
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Mexican Roots
Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at the Mexican American experience through their family histories.
Bucks County, USA Duck Soup
A federal investigation over allegations of discrimination, a controversial new library policy and escalating campaign tactics in the fight to win control over the school board push Bucks County closer to the edge.
Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
Sit and Be Fit Core Strengthening
Exercises build core strength which helps with balance and the back.
Odd Squad Captain Fun; Switch Your Partner Round and Round
Otto and Oren compete to become Captain Fun; Olive and Otto consider what life would be like if they had different partners.
Wild Kratts Hercules -- The Giant Beetle
While investigating exoskeletons, the Hercules beetle accidentally gets enlarged.
Weather Hunters Finding Cumulus
The Hunters find a stowaway in their picnic basket, a little furry dog.
Lyla in the Loop The Artist Formerly Known as Liana; Jamaica Day
Liana accidentally submits art that Stu made and feels guilty taking the credit for his work; Lyla and Luke perform an "Anansi" folktale puppet show.
Carl the Collector The Square Dance; The Process
Dylan realizes he doesn't love square-dancing; Carl teaches Nico how to ride a bike.
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Daniel Loves Tigey; Daniel Needs Tigey at School
Daniel gets upset when Margaret spills juice on his stuffed animal Tigey; Daniel has a hard day at school.
Super Why's Comic Book Adventures The More, the Bubblier!; Super Problems AT the Library!; The Letter Fog! New
Mr. More's bubble bath goes wrong when his super strong bubbles start trapping everyone; characters come out of a book and wreck the library; a Letter Fog causes chaos.
Phoebe & Jay The Recipe; The Campout
Phoebe, Jay, Grandma Annie and Pete create the family's first recipe for Sunday greens; Phoebe and Jay are excited about their first campout in the courtyard.
Sesame Street Elmo's Awesome Bike
Elmo's bike is great, but Abby's bike might be even better; Tamir teaches Elmo how to deal with feeling jealous and to enjoy the things Elmo already has.
Work It Out Wombats! Color Fun; A Super Invention
The wombats invent a color game; Super invents a Piggyback rider.
J Schwanke's Life in Bloom Carnations, Family & Flowers
J Schwanke's family history and his vintage carnation artifact collection; a family-run carnation farm.
Table for All with Buki Elegbede The Philippines by way of China
Buki Elegbede takes a self-defense class with a Filipino martial art master; two Filipino "godmothers" create traditional Filipino meals; learning the traditional lion dance at the New York Chinese Cultural Center.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television Apple Strudel & Schnitzel
The secrets of great strudel and schnitzel; making Austrian pork schnitzel; how to make homemade spätzle.
Joy of Painting With Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross' Unfinished Season Alpine Meadow
An alpine meadow with a snow-capped mountain.
Joy of Painting With Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross' Unfinished Season Nolichucky Summertime
Painting by the riverbank on a summer afternoon.
Donkey Hodie Mooing Moon Moths; Stop and Think
Donkey and Panda search for Mooing Moon Moths; Bob Dog can't remember where he buried his boogie bone.
Rosie's Rules Purple Sweet Potato Buns; Tia's Big Break
Rosie, Jun and Grandpa Liu go to the Asian Market to buy more sweet potato buns; Rosie and Javi help Tia overcome her stage fright when she goes on a television cooking show.
Elinor Wonders Why The Festival of the Moon
The kids learn the meaning of stories when they visit Olive's family in the rainforest.
Alma's Way Cowboy Howard; Junior's Hair Salon
Alma and Howard search for a Black cowboy in the Bronx; Alma and Junior open a play hair salon at home.
Quilting Arts Fun With Fabric
A start-to-finish tutorial on English paper piecing and way to incorporate it into projects; quilt artist David M. Taylor talks about how to nurture fabrics.
Quilting Arts Finishing School
Creating a double hanging sleeve; blue-ribbon binding; getting precise mitered corners in a binding.
Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out The Wonderful Waterways of the World -- A 20th Anniversary Celebration
Watery journeys through history and diverse landscapes.
Texas Monthly Presents: The Story A Wave of Nostalgia
A small-town high school football team steps out of its own shadow; a writer travels historic Route 66.
A Craftsman's Legacy The Chair Maker
The century-old tradition of building a Windsor chair.
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
PBS News Hour New
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
Oregon Art Beat Unprepared: An Oregon Field Guide Special
Profiles of artists, musicians and artisans from Oregon and the Northwest.
Oregon Field Guide Sage Grouse Vs. Lithium; Geoduck Diving; Pinnacles of Crater Lake
Sage grouse face new threat; Crater Lake's forgotten destination.
Velvet Two Men and a Dummy
Ana and Alberto's relationship suffers a setback when Raúl de la Riva discovers their romance; Raúl's takes measures that could endanger his own collection.
Ridley The Numbered Days, Part 1
Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.
Books by the River Mollie Barnes
Literary scholar and professor Mollie Barnes, Ph.D., discusses "Paper Heroines: Women Writers in Conversation and Community Across the Sea Islands, 1838-1902," highlighting women reformers whose contributions shaped the Sea Islands.
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
Big Cats 24/7 Baby Boom
Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise; a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs; Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a threat.
NOVA Space Wars
Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites; how the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling crowded orbits and what can be done to protect them.
Secrets of the Dead Cleopatra's Last Temple
A French explorer makes an unprecedented discovery in Alexandria's harbor that could reveal new information about Cleopatra's reign and her connection with the goddess Isis.