Saturday, April 11th TV listings for PBS (WOUB-TV2) Classic, Columbus, OH
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Song of the South
Exploring the family secrets of Danielle Deadwyler and musician Rhiannon Giddens.
A Brief History of the Future Chaos & Complexity
Ari Wallach explores how this historically transformational moment offers unprecedented possibilities for new and needed futures.
This Old House Suburban Victorian: Going Through Customs
Laying out the wiring for radiant floor heating; custom kitchen cabinets; work is done on the built-in bookcase.
Ask This Old House NOLA Shutters; Hardwired Alarms
Upgrading shutters in a historic New Orleans neighborhood; how to read fertilizer labels and choose between organic and synthetic options; upgrading battery-operated smoke detectors to a hardwired combo alarm system.
Energy Switch Investing in Alternative Energy
Strategies and industry insight from two leaders in alternative energy.
Evolution Earth Earth
Stories of how animals react to Earth's extremes, from humpback whales to tiny butterflies and savanna chimpanzees.
My World Too Green Dot Bioplastics and Ophelia's Blue Vine Farm
Green Dot Bioplastics creates biodegradable and compostable single use plastics; farming and innovation in the urban core.
Charlie Bee Company Top Bar
Charlie tries a more natural approach to beekeeping by building his first top-bar hive; Charlie heads to San Antonio to meet a scientist who is studying the medicinal properties of honey.
The American Woodshop Live Edge Windsor Inspired Bench
Creating live edge benches; natural edges with curves and bark; track saws.
We get inside a restored 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible then meet the family that had to make a difficult decision to sell their 1965 Ford Galaxy, a rare factory-built car.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love Bern Region, Switzerland
A visit to Switzerland includes an alpine garden on a mountaintop and the cheese grotto in Gstaad; biking through the waterfall-covered valley of Lauterbrunnen; floating down the Aare River in Bern, Switzerland.
The Food Principle Pilots and Pollinators
A cyclist whose urge to share camaraderie with elder home residents has grown into a global non-profit; a chef whose philosophy has pollinated a thriving food ecosystem.
Epic Train Journeys From Above Canada's Journey to the Northern Lights
The Winnipeg-Churchill train crosses the difficult landscape of Manitoba from south to north, traversing snow-covered grasslands and Canada's boreal forest.
Passport to Danger Rome
Topper Topper Goes West
Cowboys harass Topper, and ghosts help him out.
Life From Above Colorful Planet
Viewing Earth's kaleidoscope of colors, including swirls of turquoise phytoplankton, China's blooming yellow flowers, and the night waters near Argentina that are spotted with green lights.
NOVA Your Brain: Who's in Control?
Research on the subconscious with neuroscientist Heather Berlin focuses on what is driving the decisions people make.
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World The Airplane
A look at inventions that gave humans the ability to fly, from Leonardo da Vinci's flying machines to modern commercial planes.
Epic Train Journeys From Above Canada's Journey to the Northern Lights
The Winnipeg-Churchill train crosses the difficult landscape of Manitoba from south to north, traversing snow-covered grasslands and Canada's boreal forest.
A young filmmaker explores the mysterious wetland in his grandparents' backyard.
Passport to Danger Rome
Topper Topper Goes West
Cowboys harass Topper, and ghosts help him out.
The Door With Seven Locks (1940)
A mad Spanish doctor (Leslie Banks) removes heirs with an iron maiden he keeps behind the door with seven locks.
The American Revolution: An Inside Look
A look at the documentary series by Ken Burns that illustrates how the American Revolution came to life.
Southern Songwriters With Patrick Davis Greenwood Community Theatre, Greenwood
Jedd Hughes, James Otto and Taylor Hicks; local hero Benjamin E. Mays; Greenwood Genetics Center; "The Swingin' Medallions" of Greenwood, S.C.
The Orchestra performs music by Duke Ellington, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, Claude Debussy and Sergei Prokofiev.
The Lawrence Welk Show The Southern Show
Songs include "Are You From Dixie," "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans," "Mighty Mississippi," "Down Yonder," and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny."
The Best of the Joy of Painting Valley View
A tranquil valley lake.
Passport to Danger Rome
Topper Topper Goes West
Cowboys harass Topper, and ghosts help him out.
The Door With Seven Locks (1940)
A mad Spanish doctor (Leslie Banks) removes heirs with an iron maiden he keeps behind the door with seven locks.