Thursday, May 2nd TV listings for PBS (WGBH) Boston, MA HD
Arthur Prunella the Packrat; What's in a Name?
Arthur tries to help Prunella with her packrat habits; Binky finds out his real name.
Odd Squad Sample of New York; It's Not Easy Being Chill
The Mobile Unit helps the New York City Odd Squad when agents go on strike; agent-in-training Orpita does her agent profile report on Omar.
Molly of Denali Hot Springs Eternal; Tooey's Hero
Molly, Grandpa, Dad and Tooey go on a snowmobile adventure to search for hot springs in the backwoods; Tooey's hero, dog musher Eugene Pike, re-creates a historic mail run across interior Alaska.
Alma's Way Alma's Rescue Repair; Alma Cools Off
Alma opens a traveling repair service, but running back and forth for fix-it supplies proves exhausting; Alma has to figure out how to handle her feelings when Howard tells Junior he can't play water tag.
Lyla in the Loop Loopstastic Mess Vacuum Test; How the Cookie Crumbled
Luke, Lyla and Everett test vacuums; Lyla makes cookies using substituted ingredients.
Wild Kratts Termites vs. Tongues
Aviva and Koki are accidentally miniaturized and carried away by termites.
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Margaret's First Thank You Day
Daniel is excited to show Margaret all the things they can do to celebrate Thank You Day at the Enchanted Garden, but plans change when Margaret gets sick.
Rosie's Rules Dragon Drama; Rosie's Lucky Charm
Rosie and Javi prepare for the arrival of a dragon; Rosie finds a lucky charm in the backyard.
Sesame Street Rockin' with Elmo and Abby
Elmo and Abby create the "Best Friend Song" from each of their favorite songs.
Work It Out Wombats! 3,2,1 Lift Off!; Moon Magic
Wombats look for unicorns on the moon; Louisa commands the moon to change its shape.
Donkey Hodie Feelings Detectives; Clyde's Cloudy Day
Duck Duck has a big feeling, but she doesn't know what it is; Clyde feels sad, so the pals give him time to feel better.
Pinkalicious & Peterrific The Secret Life of Henrietta; Photographer Peter
Pinkalicious and Peter make their own movie; Daddy lets Pinkalicious and Peter use his old Polaroid camera.
Elinor Wonders Why A Change of Art; The Litterbug
While painting outdoors, Elinor and her class experiment with natural items that they find after they run out of paint; Elinor, Ari and Olive help Mrs. Hippo pick up litter.
Nature Cat Agents of the Great Outdoors; The Nature-tastic Four
Nature Cat and the gang help deliver a possum's letter to his wife in the big city; the crew must stop an evil gerbil from stealing the sunset.
Curious George Camp George; Hoop Dupe
George recreates a summer camp experience for Marco; George discovers hula hoops can be musical.
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Nikola Tesla; I Am Nellie Bly
Xavier is upset thinking he won't be able to bring the museum to his friend in Japan, but Nikola Tesla encourages him not to give up; Nellie Bly helps Yadina overcome her fear of the monkey bars.
Pati's Mexican Table A Queen in the Land of the Gods
Oaxacan chicken with oregano and garlic; grilled corn salad; burnt milk ice cream with animal crackers.
America's Test Kitchen A Taste of Thailand
Pork stir-fry; how broccoli and dogs are similar; sticky rice with mango.
Luna & Sophie The Container
A mystery container appears unexpectedly in the middle of nowhere in Brandenburg, Germany; SOKO Potsdam gets caught up in a web of drugs, car tuning, and a handful of suspects in a murder case.
Civilizations What Is Art (Good For)?
Exploring art in the age of revolution, war and scientific change.
Ask This Old House Swing Set; Robotic Construction
Tom builds a DIY swing set; Nathan demonstrates how to build saw horses using leftover materials; Ross learns about automated home construction.
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
PBS NewsHour New
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
Local analysis and interviews with top experts and the people behind the news.
Rick Steves' Europe Rome: Back-Street Riches
The Trastevere district's historic Jewish Ghetto; churches.
This Old House New Jersey: Next Level Tight New
Vapor barrier electrical boxes take air tightness to the next level; custom lead glass sidelight; exploring various types of weather-resistant barriers; installing drip edge flashing and exterior window trim.
Ask This Old House Paint Dark Basement; Bat House New
Brightening a dark apartment using paint concentrations; what naturally causes wet basements and how to mitigate it; building a bat house.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces Hampton Court: Upstairs, Downstairs
Henry VIII turned Hampton Court into a palace masterpiece, complete with the Great Hall.
Asian Americans Breaking Ground
New immigrants from China, Japan, and beyond adapt to life in America, building railroads, impressing in Hollywood, and fighting for equality.
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
Local analysis and interviews with top experts and the people behind the news.
Rick Steves' Europe Rome: Back-Street Riches
The Trastevere district's historic Jewish Ghetto; churches.
The Outlaws Episode Five
The outlaws must hustle on two fronts with a captain of industry and a member of the landed gentry; they plan an audacious break-in; an imposter is exposed.
Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Reel Murder
The gang gather at the river to relax and distract themselves from their assorted heartaches, but when Samuel hooks a corpse with his fishing rod, a day in the sun turns deadly.
Vienna Blood The Melancholy Countess: Part 1
In what looks like suicide, a Hungarian countess drowns in her bath in a luxury hotel suite, with scrutiny falling on her psychoanalyst Max Liebermann; Oskar teams up with Max to solve the case.
Luna & Sophie Diamonds and Thrills
A hostage situation develops in a jewelry store in Potsdam; two hostages are released, but the shopkeeper is left dead; there is no trace of the perpetrator.
Luna & Sophie Family Disgrace
University professor Konrad Siebold finds his wife Ariane dead in front of the house; it looks like suicide, but something seems off.