Thursday, May 14th TV listings for PBS (WGBH) Boston, MA DV
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Mad at the Crayon Factory; Mad at School
Daniel gets mad when he doesn't get a crayon box right away at the Crayon Factory.
Phoebe & Jay Flipping Out; Jay's Cut
Phoebe learns what privacy signs are and how to use them to communicate to neighbors; Jay gets nervous about getting a haircut.
Sesame Street Abby's Magical Dragons
While watching baby dragons for the first time, Abby, Elmo and crew join voices for a soothing bedtime bop to make sure the little beasties go to sleep.
Work It Out Wombats! Zadie to the Rescue; Cake Mistake
Zadie earns Junior EMT status and follows Ellie on her EMT calls; the Wombats bake a boat-shaped birthday cake.
Donkey Hodie Duck Duck's Broken Bookcase; Greeble the Treeble
Duck Duck learns how to fix her broken bookcase; Donkey welcomes Greeble the Treeble to Someplace Else.
Rosie's Rules Pop Star Rosie; Rosie's Tooth
Rosie puts on a concert when Tia is unable to get tickets to see her favorite singer; Rosie loses her first tooth, and prepares to welcome both the Tooth Fairy and the Tooth Mouse.
Elinor Wonders Why Mother's Day; Tricks of the Jade
Elinor and her dad learn how to make their own chocolate; after accidentally breaking a jade plant, the kids learn how the plant grows.
Alma's Way Uncle Nestor's Bumpy Ride; Grocery Goof
Alma and Junior teach Uncle Nestor how to ride his first bike; Papi lets Alma go to the grocery store by herself.
Molly of Denali Heat Wave; It Came From Beyond
A heat wave hits Qyah and Molly is determined to find out the highest temperature on record; Molly and Trini must save Qyah from a wildflower.
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Confucius; I Am Sacagawea
Xavier and Yadina overcome a sibling spat with the help of Confucius; Sacagawea helps Xavier and Brad realize that just because Yadina is younger, she can do more than they think.
Pati's Mexican Table The Magic of Piloncillo
Making piloncillo the traditional way; orange and piloncillo adobo pork roast pizza; flour pizza dough; orange piloncillo adobo pizza sauce.
America's Test Kitchen Tandoori Salmon and Broiled Zucchini
A flavorful tandoori salmon; favorite kitchen gadgets under $15; a tasting of yogurt; broiled smashed zucchini with garlicky yogurt.
Big Pacific Passionate
The quest to multiply includes an array of unusual behaviors and adaptations by forest penguins, great white sharks and other species; male pregnancy.
Genius by Stephen Hawking Can We Time Travel?
Stephen Hawking considers whether time travel is possible; ideas include DeLorean, atomic clocks, a giant black hole and a large swath of New York.
Ask This Old House Custom Screen Door; Paint Trim
Ross tests out smart lighting; Tom helps a homeowner build a custom screen door; Richard gives advice on maintaining a washing machine; Mauro shares techniques to paint old 1960s wood trim.
A detailed look into news stories from around the world from the BBC news desk in Washington, D.C.
PBS News Hour New
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
Coverage from Washington, D.C. and London, with a regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discussing the biggest stories of the day.
Rick Steves' Europe French Alps and Lyon
The cuisine of Lyon, France; Chamonix in France; riding the lift up to Aiguille du Midi and to the border of Italy; hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc -- the trail that circles the mountain.
This Old House Walpole Walpole ADU: An Attic ADU New
Touring a new attic apartment ADU in Dorchester, Mass.; plumbing update.
Ask This Old House Tile Soap Holders; Swirl Ceiling New
Replacing vintage ceramic toothbrush and soap holders; repairing a water-damaged ceiling crack matching the original swirl texture.
American Experience The Movement and The "Madman"
Two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 cause President Richard Nixon to cancel his "madman" plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
POV Shorts Recorded Memory
The stories of three women quilters whose lives complement and contrast each other are shown in "American Seams"; a Vietnamese American daughter captures her parents' dreams in "Thoi Tho Au (Childhood)."
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
This Old House Walpole Walpole ADU: An Attic ADU
Touring a new attic apartment ADU in Dorchester, Mass.; plumbing update.
Ask This Old House Tile Soap Holders; Swirl Ceiling
Replacing vintage ceramic toothbrush and soap holders; repairing a water-damaged ceiling crack matching the original swirl texture.
My Life Is Murder Hidden Gems
Alexa must discern fact from fiction when a compulsive liar confesses to a murder at a high-end jeweler.
Mervin reopens his mother's case and uncovers the prime suspect in her murder; though evidence points to this suspicious figure, they can't determine how foul play occurred.
Astrid The Arabian Nights
The charred corpse of an Iranian man is found in his house, leaving investigators to question whether it is a case of spontaneous combustion or a diabolical crime.
Nature Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
Onsite extraction of fossils of an ichthyosaur, a fish lizard that ruled during the time of the dinosaurs, and a 3-D reconstruction of the creature; host David Attenborough.
NOVA Decoding the Universe: Quantum
Exploring the quantum universe.
Arthur Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked; Best of the Nest
Sue Ellen becomes obsessed with an Internet game; the gang must decide whether to go on a camping trip.
Odd Squad The Triangle Cafe; Captain O's Birthday
Ozzi and Orli go on a mission to catch the villain who is ruining the Triangle Sisters' café; Opie must collect enough money to pay for Captain O's 10-layer birthday cake.
Wild Kratts Rainforest Stew
Chris and Martin search for an obscure rain forest creature.
Weather Hunters Cold Snap
The Hunters learn how temperatures can affect outdoor plants and gardens.
Lyla in the Loop When Luke Became Stu; Secret Surprise Party
After feeling left out, Luke decides to switch places with Stu; the Loops kids throw a surprise party for their parents.
Carl the Collector The Green Piece; The FuzzyWorld Book of Records
Dylan is excited to play his new game, but things take a turn when the game pieces fall into a floor vent; Carl is determined to get into the FuzzyWorld Book of Records.