Saturday, August 1st TV listings for PBS (WETA) HD Washington, DC
This Old House Asheville: Silt and Stone
A visit to a local workshop that is building a vanity top for Paula; testing the Swannanoa soil after the flood.
Ask This Old House Garage Storage; Anode Rod
General contractor Tom Silva, heating and plumbing master Richard Trethewey and landscaper Roger Cook join host Kevin O'Connor; they assist homeowners with some of their most difficult home improvement challenges.
Opportunity Knocks The First Breakthroughs
Early action steps begin to pay off; Jovanna receives news that reduces her debt; Amber explores realistic paths to homeownership; Ashley meets with credit counselors to address collections; Kristina explores refinancing.
Signature Dish Bar Bites
Best cocktail hour bites. First, a light, fried pizza at Lucy Bar in U Street Corridor. Next, Chicky Pep #2. Finally, Lulu's Wine Garden, digging into their carne asada tacos with a delightful Southwestern twist.
America's Test Kitchen Grilled Flank Steak and Chili Crisp Noodles
Grilled flank steak; why cooking some meat to medium makes them more tender; reviewing aluminum foil; chili crisp noodles.
Pati's Mexican Table Getting to the Roots
The chefs and owners of Xokol restaurant in Guadalajara reconnect with their roots; chef Marin creates a drink and dessert inspired by his grandmother; chef Francisco Migoya makes a dessert.
New Scandinavian Cooking Autumn Apple Treats
Norway's apple country -- the fjord valley of Hardanger; baking an apple cake and sampling ciders and hot toddies; duck and apples.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television Basque Cheesecake
Basque cheesecake, a dessert known for its "burnt" surface and creamy center; ricotta-semolina cheesecake; how the color of bakeware affects a recipe; homemade crème fraîche.
My Greek Table With Diane Kochilas The Accidental Vegan
Vegan trends in Athens, Greece; vegan moussaka; vegan galaktoboureko; a vegan version of a rice-meatball soup.
Lidia's Kitchen Know Your Cheese
Crispy cheese bowls; four-cheese baked macaroni; cheesy baked chicken wings.
Weekends With Yankee Land and Sea
A festive raclette dinner at a glamping resort; Morse's Sauerkraut and Moody's Diner; fishing in Mystic, Conn.; touring Duparquet Copper Cookware.
Wine First Lisbon & Alentejo, Portugal
Searching for the finest Portuguese wines, from Alentejo to Lisbon; chef Joao Rodrigues.
J Schwanke's Life in Bloom A Dickens of a Christmas
Inspired ideas for flowers, crafts, recipes and entertaining for the holiday season; sugar cookie and glühwein recipes.
Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out A World of Spiritual Experiences -- A 20th Anniversary Celebration
Joseph Rosendo revisits his encounters of "A World of Spiritual Experiences."
Cook's Country Seafood in a Snap
Grilled mussels; celebrating the Texas Shrimp Diva; one-pot shrimp piccata pasta.
America's Test Kitchen Grilled Flank Steak and Chili Crisp Noodles
Grilled flank steak; why cooking some meat to medium makes them more tender; reviewing aluminum foil; chili crisp noodles.
Signature Dish Just Desserts
Honeycomb semi-freddo at Lutece; Mr. Bake Sweets' sweet potato cupcake; entremet dessert at The Conche.
This Old House Asheville: Silt and Stone
A visit to a local workshop that is building a vanity top for Paula; testing the Swannanoa soil after the flood.
Science, health, technology and environment experts and professionals address issues such as artificial intelligence, medicine and climate science.
Washington Week With The Atlantic
A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.
Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect
Exploring the life and legacy of lawyer and civil rights leader Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
American Experience Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP
The story of Walter White and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
American Experience Chasing the Moon: Earthrise
Exploring four dangerous years in the history of the space race, from 1964-1968, including the Apollo 1 and Apollo 8 missions.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Road We Took
Mapping the roots of actress Lizzy Caplan and comic Hasan Minhaj, moving from shtetls in Eastern Europe to farmlands in northern India.
Once Upon a Time in Space Politics Always Wins New
The arrival of the International Space Station promises a new era of cooperation in space.
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World The Telescope
A look at how the telescope was invented, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, and how the invention reaches the universe 13 billion light-years out.
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.
NOVA Pluto and Beyond
New Horizons prepares to fly by an object known as MU69 on Jan. 1, 2019, which is expected to be the most distant flyby in NASA's history.
Bugs That Rule the World Eat or Be Eaten
The ruthless realm of some of the stealthiest and cleverest insects in the animal kingdom -- from praying mantises and aquatic insects to dragonflies.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood A Visit With Ella Jenkins
Folk singer Ella Jenkins teaches a song with movements; Fred Rogers and his grandson pretend to be elephants.
Arthur Lost!; The Short, Quick Summer
Arthur wakes up in a strange part of town when he falls asleep on a bus; summer vacation is ending too quickly for Arthur.
Wild Kratts Skunked!
The Tortuga is overtaken by skunks.
Weather Hunters The Little Weatherproof Library
Benny's toy penguin is swept away by melting snow, transforming a day of sledding into an urgent rescue mission.
Lyla in the Loop Treasure Hunters; Super Stu
Lyla, Luke and Everett look for buried car keys at the beach; Lyla and Everett write a Super Stu comic.
Carl the Collector The Magic Trick Collection; Listen Coach
Carl and Nico argue over who gets Arugula as their magician's assistant; Sheldon tries to help Carl become a good listener.