Saturday, August 16th TV listings for PBS (WKNO) Memphis, TN HD
Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions The History & Future of Communication, Part 1
Tracing the history and future of communication; the development of writing, early cave paintings, ideagram and the history of communications in China; early telephones, the first mobile phone and the first days of Google, Microsoft and Apple.
Volunteer Woodworker Lifetime of Craftsmanship
Alf Sharp left law school and found his niche in furniture making; his furniture can be found in collections at historic homes, like Andrew Jackson's Hermitage.
This Old House Ridgewood: Colonial Revival Revived
The process of framing a wall in the new addition; a solution to a major plumbing issue in the kitchen; installing specialty hardware designed to keep the addition from wracking.
Ask This Old House Shed Foundation; Bifold Doors
Installing a shed base; framing an interior non-load bearing wall; installing bifold double doors.
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated Summer Cookout
Spice-rubbed chicken drumsticks on the grill; baking peels; New England baked beans.
Cook's Country Hawaiian Melting Pot
Tuna poke and salmon teriyaki poke; freeze-dried backpacking meals; malasadas.
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 creme fraiche.
Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue Mexi-que
Three Mexican grill specialties -- pollo asado, grilled swordfish with salsa macha and carne enchilada.
Lidia's Kitchen Time to Evolve
Tomato soup with fregola and clams; avocado and tomato salad with balsamic and mozzarella; rigatoni with turkey meatballs.
The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah's Legacy Father's Day Breakfast
Breakfast shrimp; grillades; sugar steak.
Peggy Sagers offers her vision for creating garments that fit perfectly.
Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Sew Happy
A row quilt featuring three fun-to-piece quilt blocks, each with special lessons about cutting, sewing and pinning; clever tricks for attaching borders.
People and organizations creating unique solutions to rural America's toughest challenges, and how these collaborators are inspiring empathy and action to transform communities across the nation.
A weekly Tennessee gardening series featuring tips, recipes and tours.
Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South
Horticulture expert Dr. Chris Cooper and other experts share their garden wisdom and answer e-mails and letters about lawn and gardens.
Traveling the highways and byways of Tennessee.
Discussing fishing, hunting and other outdoor sports in the state of Tennessee.
Washington Week With The Atlantic
A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.