Thursday, May 22nd TV listings for PBS (WGBX) Boston, MA
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
Rick Steves' Europe The Best of Sicily
Palermo, Italy; the Romanesque cathedral of Monreale; Mount Etna; cannoli; Greek temples at Agrigento; Roman mosaics at the Villa Romana del Casale; the Greek theater in Taormina.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Following the Reformation Trail in Switzerland and Germany -- Part 2
Following the path of the Protestant Reformation; Luther500 Festival in Wittenberg, Germany.
Cook's Country Hawaiian Melting Pot
Tuna poke and salmon teriyaki poke; freeze-dried backpacking meals; malasadas.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television Cooking With Chilies
Classic Mexican tacos al pastor combines chipotle chilies in adobo and ancho chili powder; ancho chili salsa roja; orange-guajillo chili pulled chicken.
Kevin Belton's Cookin' Louisiana Natchitoches and the Cane River
Creole pot pie; slow-cooked BBQ beef sandwich; spicy pecan balls.
New Scandinavian Cooking Stone Upon Stone
A culinary adventure to Bamble in Eastern Norway features dairy cows and their contributions to milk and meat production; building a stone oven to make pizza using regional ingredients; slow-cooked Norwegian stew and buttery mashed potatoes.
Pati's Mexican Table More Than Just a Meal
Chipotle goat cheese spread; cesina and creamy slaw ciabatta sandwich; poblano rajas tuna melt.
Sara's Weeknight Meals Pestopalooza
Traditional basil pesto, string bean and potato pasta; growing a windowsill herb garden; cooking with herb; brown and wild rice with broccoli pesto.
In Julia's Kitchen With Master Chefs Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Lynne Rossetto Kasper; roasted leg of lamb; green beans; pasta.
America's Test Kitchen Breakfast for a Crowd
Breakfast taco board for a crowd; stand mixers; deluxe blueberry pancakes.
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)."
Antiques Roadshow Sefton Park Palm House 2
Fiona Bruce and the team visit Sefton Park in Liverpool, England, where treasures include a medal given to one of the first men to land on D-Day, a dress by Ossie Clark and spoons used by Captain Cook.
Ask This Old House Rain Chain; Vanity Install
Roger installs a downspout alternative; painter Mauro Henrique explains the differences between various types of paintbrushes; Richard installs a vanity for homeowners who gave up on it seven years ago; Tom shows closet storage options.
Rick Steves' Europe Rick Steves' Europe: Art of the Renaissance Beyond Florence
Lacy architecture and ethereal paintings by El Greco in Spain and Portugal; in Germany and Belgium, technologies enable Durer's mass-produced engravings, Jan van Eyck's oil paintings, Brueghel's peasants at play and the futuristic visions of Bosch.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Armenia -- Ancient History and Modern Traditions, Part 1
Ancient sites where some of the world's oldest artifacts were discovered; traditional artisans and religious and communal celebrations of Armenia.
Reel South 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime
Muslim American families fight for justice after students are murdered in Chapel Hill, N.C.; they confront the grief of the loss and push back against the claim that their deaths were part of a random dispute.
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.
NOVA Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
How discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized people's understanding of the universe.
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated Spring Dinner for Company
Roasted whole side of salmon; turmeric; kids' vegetable peelers; emulsions; buttery spring vegetables.
Antiques Roadshow Belmont House 1
On the beautiful grounds of Belmont House in Kent, Fiona summons the crowds in style with the help of a 14th-century instrument, the Moot Horn; Fiona also meets comedian Michael McIntyre amidst an elaborate Roadshow prank for his Saturday Night Show.
The Outlaws Episode One
Seven very different strangers begin their community service sentences renovating a derelict building in Bristol.
Ruby faces what she uncovered at the tea plantation; Mari faces off with Lydia.
The Paris Murders Facing the Camera
Rocher and his team are being filmed at work by a team of journalists; Chloe runs into a brilliant old acquaintance in a psychiatric hospital.
PBS News Hour New
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
This Old House Westford: Mural, Mural on the Wall
Checking in with the team to see what's left; installing pendant lights, including a rewired antique chandelier; solar finishes up in the backyard.
Ask This Old House Thank You, Roger Cook
Honoring landscape contractor and mentor Roger Cook; colleagues share their favorite memories and reflect on his impact.
The Vietnam War A Disrespectful Loyalty
The South Vietnamese fight on their own, succumbing to terrible losses in Laos; after he is re-elected, President Richard Nixon strikes a peace deal with Hanoi that sees the release of American prisoners of war.
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.
Nature Equus: Story of the Horse: Origins
Anthropologist Niobe Thompson travels the world to uncover how the relationship between humans and horses evolved.
NOVA Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
How discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized people's understanding of the universe.