Saturday, August 30th TV listings for PBS (WETA) HD Washington, DC
This Old House Ridgewood: All Quiet on the Kitchen Front
How wood fiber insulation is made; the components of sound proofing a room.
Ask This Old House Beehives 101; Step Stool
A Detroit beekeeper talks about how to start a hive; phone apps that have made work easier; building a step stool using a mobile CNC router.
Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue The Brazilian Grill
Fat cap sirloin served with farofa and country-style salsa; Brazilian pork loin with bacon and prunes; Rio chicken rollatini.
The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets Arabian Nights
MouzMari short ribs; grilled meat; Loi creates her own take on short ribs.
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated Just Add Apples
Apple strudel; bundt pans; cider-glazed apple bundt cake.
Kevin Belton's New Orleans Celebrations Vieux Carre Salute
Cheesy mac fingers; fried green tomatoes with lemon aioli; bananas Foster bread pudding with rum sauce.
The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah's Legacy Family Gathering
Leah's cole slaw; boiled crawfish; pulled pork.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television The Sichuan Kitchen
Sichuan cooking secrets from Fuchsia Dunlop; Wes Martin explores toban djan.
Weekends With Yankee Handmade in New England
Tammy White turns wool into yarn at Wing & A Prayer Farm in Vermont; baker Ahmad Aissa brings the flavors of Syria to his home in New Hampshire; the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fair.
Lidia's Kitchen Worth Celebrating
Winter panzanella; a mix of warm roasted vegetables tossed with bread and kale; crespelle bar; farina gnocchi.
Sara's Weeknight Meals Taste of Tunisia and Turkey
A food tour of Tunisia's Sidi Bou Said; local version of donuts; eggs poached in spicy red sauce; spicy harissa; a shopping trip with local TV chef Refika Burgul; making salt cured sea bass; kochertme.
People of the North Kingdom of Entrepreneurs
Etne and Vindafjord in Western Norway; dry martini; a hike to a cliff formation; a traditional Norwegian dish infused with distinctly Asian-Japanese flavors.
Dream of Italy Andrea Bocelli's Tuscany
The seaside home of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in Tuscany; visits to Forte dei Marmi, Lajatico and Lucca.
Signature Dish Best Burgers
Host Seth Tillman sinks his teeth into the American classic: the burger. He starts at Steeze Burger in Gaithersburg, MD; a smoky puebla burger at Hill East Burger, and the West Coast-inspired Lo-Pro lamb burger at Local Provisions in Sterling, VA.
Cook's Country A Love Letter to the South
Pan-fried pork chops with milk gravy; disposable utensils; jarred peppers; the origins of pimento cheese; creamy pimento mac and cheese.
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated Just Add Apples
Apple strudel; bundt pans; cider-glazed apple bundt cake.
Pati's Mexican Table Tradition and Innovation
Chef and historian Maru Toledo preserves Jalisco's regional recipes; the influence of hacienda culture; a family who built their legacy on tequila and agave use a new crop, blueberries, to create more jobs and opportunities for women.
This Old House Ridgewood: All Quiet on the Kitchen Front
How wood fiber insulation is made; the components of sound proofing a room.
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.
Washington Week With The Atlantic
A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.
Geoffrey Baer tours places that changed the way Americans live, work and play, including grand estates, pueblos of Taos, N.M., and tenements of 19th-century New York.
TURN: Washington's Spies Challenge
Anna searches for intelligence at Andre's exclusive gentleman's party.
Secrets of the Dead Jamestown's Dark Winter
Forensic anthropologists excavate the early American colony of Jamestown, Va., and find bones of a 14-year-old English girl.
Tina Turner's 2000 concert at London's Wembley Stadium is packed with hits spanning her four-decade career.
Deconstructing the Beatles The Beatles Come to America
In the fall of 1963, the Beatles were practically unknown in America, but that changed when they appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in February 1964.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. La Famiglia
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli.
American Experience Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
The epic struggle against airborne toxins that led to the creation of the Clean Air Act.
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein The Hollywood Sign
A real estate advertisement erected in 1923 becomes an international symbol of fame, fortune and the American dream.
Nature Gorilla
An intimate look at a silverback family in Gabon's Loango National Park; a newborn gorilla, forest elephants and buffalo in the last remaining wild coastline in the African tropics.
NOVA Building the Eiffel Tower
The three decades of engineering, innovations, successes and failures that led to the creation of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Secrets of the Dead The End of the Romans
Is history repeating Itself? Following an in-depth investigation into the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire; three deadly epidemics and climate change could have caused its collapse, drawing parallels to today.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Opera Day
Betty Aberlin and Chuck Aber star in a performance of "Spoon Mountain Opera.".
Arthur Based on a True Story
The new kid in town charms Arthur and friends with her stories.
Wild Kratts Uh-oh Ostrich
The brothers try to rescue Aviva's work from a protective parent.
Wild Kratts Speaking Dolphinese
Decoding the secret language of dolphins.
Lyla in the Loop Happy Stu Day; Judge Lyla
The Loops celebrate the day they met Stu; Liana finds crumbs on Louisa's pillow and accuses her of taking the last cookie.
Carl the Collector The Puffball Collection; The Bottle Cap Collection
Lotta competes in the Fuzzytown Music Maker Championship, but the noise on stage becomes too much for her and she leaves; Carl forgets his bottle cap collection at his dad's house.