O CT O B E R 2 0 1 5 APT s October Schedule Features Masterpieces, Marvels & Musicals MASTERPIECE: HOME FIRES SUNDAYS AT 7:00PM BEGINNING OCT. 4 NATURE: SOUL OF AN ELEPHANT WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 AT 7:00PM THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN BEGINS WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 AT 9:00PM GREAT PERFORMANCES: BILLY ELLIOT FRIDAY, OCT. 23 AT 9:00PM APT CELEBRATES THE ARTS FRIDAY NIGHTS AT 9:00PM BEGINNING OCT. 9TH Hosted by international superstar and Grammy-winner Gloria Estefan, this year s PBS Arts Fall Festival showcases such titles as UNITY THE LATIN TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON (Oct. 9), which features 16 songs that inspired musicians from all over Latin America to come toger to celebrate and reimagine hits such as Smooth Criminal, I Want You Back and Billie Jean, and LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER Kern & Hammerstein s Show Boat (Oct. 16) starring Vanessa Williams and Downton Abbey star Julian Ovenden. GREAT PERFORMANCES brings you Billy Elliot Musical Live on Oct. 23. APT is your free ticket to amazing performances every week! NATURE, NOVA AND THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN Join us every Wednesday night for fascinating stories of science and nature. NATURE presents brand new programs at 7:00pm every week in October, exploring oddities of flightless birds ( Big Birds Can t Fly on 10/7), lives and intelligence of elephants (10/14), and wildness that lies within our pets (10/21 & 10/28). NOVA examines secrets of Noah s Ark, threat posed by cyberwarfare, and discovery of ancient animal mummies. And beginning Oct. 14 at 9:00pm, neuroscientist David Eagleman explores human brain in an epic series that reveals ultimate story of us why we feel and think things we do.
SPECIAL NIGHT OF MUSIC SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 7:00PM - THE BLOODY IRISH! SONGS OF THE 1916 RISING This compelling piece of musical atre portrays bloody week that occurred a century ago, when Irish men and women took up arms and rebelled against 300 years of British rule. The production stars Lorcan Cranitch ( Ballykissangel; HBO's Rome ), Lisa Lambe (Celtic Woman), and Gavin O'Connor (Showtime's The Tudors ). 9:00PM - ERIC CLAPTON: SLOWHAND AT 70- LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL Guitar legend Eric Clapton returns to Royal Albert Hall in celebration of his 70th birthday to play hits from his vast catalog. Song list, in order: Somebody's Knocking, Tell Truth, I Shot Sheriff, Tears in Heaven, Layla, Crossroads, Wonderful Tonight, Cocaine. OCTOBER 19-25, 2015 Are your ducks in a Row? Request your FREE booklet, A Personal and Charitable Financial Record, today! For more information, contact Phil Hutcheson at 205.451.0126, email phutcheson@aptv.org OR Peggy Hair, 205.380.5169, email phair@aptv.org.
ALABAMA STORIES Discovering Alabama Explores North River SUNDAY, OCT. 18 AT 6:00PM Dr. Doug Phillips explores confluences, conflicts and cooperation in Alabama s North River Watershed. Reaching across political boundaries and personal agendas citizens, governments, environmentalists and business leaders have united to create a plan for water management that may well be a model for rest of state and nation. Journey Proud Begins Season 3! Turkey Calling & Catalpa Worm Fishing SUNDAY, OCT. 25 AT 6:00PM & 6:30PM In first of two new programs, Joey Brackner heads to Alabama State Turkey Calling Competition in Tuscaloosa to visit with both young and experienced hunters and explore ir techniques. Then, Brackner and crew visit Birmingham s Lake Purdy, where local fishermen share ir knowledge of fishing with a bait that seems irresistible to freshwater fish in South. Saturday, February 13, 2016 6:30pm East Room of White House American Village, Montevallo, Alabama T H E D O W N T O N A B B E Y St. Valentine s Ball Hosted by President Theodore Roosevelt What could be more romantic than dancing and dining like lords and ladies at Downton Abbey? APT and American Village are proud to present The Downton Abbey St. Valentine s Day Ball hosted by President Theodore Roosevelt, Saturday, Feb. 13 at 6:30pm. Enjoy live music, dancing, food, fine chocolate, complimentary wine, beer and champagne, and more! Black tie optional. Period costumes encouraged. Limited to first 150 couples. Tickets are $250 per couple for this once-in-a-lifetime Valentine s Day event supporting Alabama Public Television. Call 1-800-239-4000 or reserve your tickets online at www.aptv.org/events.
ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISION S MEMBER NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2015 EVENING programming Listings are as accurate as possible at press time, but programming is subject to change. Find most up-to-date schedule information online at www.aptv.org. 1 THURSDAY 9:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to 10:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to 2 FRIDAY 9:00 Burt Bacharach & Hal David: Gershwin Prize 10:00 POV: Al Weiwei The Fake Case 3 SATURDAY 11:00am American Graduate Day 8:00 Foyle s War: High Castle 4 SUNDAY Season 3 (Parts 2-5) 10:00 The Forsyte Saga 5 MONDAY 6 TUESDAY 7:00 Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise 9:00 Frontline: My Bror s Bomber 10:30 Afterhours: Live From Red Cat 7 WEDNESDAY 7:00 Nature: Big Birds Can t Fly 8:00 NOVA: Secrets of Noah s Ark 9:00 NOVA: Petra-Lost City of Stone 8 THURSDAY 9:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to 10:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to 9 FRIDAY 9:00 Unity The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson 10:00 The Hispanic Heritage Awards 10 SATURDAY 8:00 Foyle s War: Trespass 11 SUNDAY Season 3 (Parts 6-7) 10:00 The Forsyte Saga 12 MONDAY 13 TUESDAY 7:00 Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 8:00 Secrets of Dead: The Real Trojan Horse 9:00 Frontline: My Bror s Bomber 10:30 Afterhours: Live From Red Cat 14 WEDNESDAY 7:00 Nature: Soul of Elephant 8:00 NOVA: Cyberwar Threat 15 THURSDAY 8:00 Simon & Garfunkel in Central Park 9:30 Antiques Roadshow: Albuquerque 10:30 Discovering Alabama: Nature and Arts 16 FRIDAY 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center: Kern & Hammerstein s Show Boat 17 SATURDAY 7:00 The Bloody Irish! Songs of 1916 Rising 9:00 Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 10:30 Sun Studio Sessions 11:00 Austin City Limits 18 SUNDAY Season 4 (Parts 1-2) 6:00 Discovering Alabama: North River 6:30 Dr. E.O. Wilson: A Discovering Alabama Special 10:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: Grantchester 19 MONDAY 20 TUESDAY 7:00 American Experience: The Forgotten Plague 8:00 Frontline: Immigration Battle 10:30 Afterhours: Live From Red Cat 21 WEDNESDAY 7:00 Nature: Pets: Wild at Heart-Playful Creatures 8:00 Secrets of Long Leaf Pine 22 THURSDAY 7:00 Spotlight on Education 8:00 The This Old House Hour 9:00 Discovering Alabama: North River 9:30 Dr. E.O. Wilson: A Discovering Alabama Special 10:00 Nazi Mega Weapons: V1
ALABAMA PUBLIC PUBLIC TELEVISION S MEMBER MEMBER NEWSLETTER EVENING programming 23 FRIDAY 9:00 Great Performances: Billy Elliot The Musical Live 24 SATURDAY 8:00 Foyle s War: Elise : Don Henley 25 SUNDAY Season 4 (Part 3-5) 6:00 Journey Proud: Turkey Calling 6:30 Journey Proud: Catalpa Worm Fishing 9:00 The Guilty 10:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: Grantchester 26 MONDAY 7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Tulsa am/pm 5:00am/11:00am 5:30am/11:30am 6:00am/12:00pm 6:30am/12:30pm 7:00am/1:00pm 7:30am/1:30pm 8:00am/2:00pm 8:30am/2:30pm 9:00am/3:00pm 9:30am/3:30pm 10:00am/4:00pm 10:30am/4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm OCTOBER 2015 27 TUESDAY 7:00 American Experience: War of Worlds 8:00 Secrets of Dead: Vampire Legend 9:00 Frontline: Inside Assad s Syria 10:30 Afterhours Live From Red Cat 28 WEDNESDAY 7:00 Nature: Pets: Wild at Heart-Secretive Creatures 8:00 NOVA: Animal Mummies 29 THURSDAY 9:00 Journey Proud: Turkey Calling 9:30 Journey Proud: Catalpa Worm Fishing 10:00 Nazi Mega Weapons: Wolf s Lair 30 FRIDAY Check out www.aptv.org/create for full schedule 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center: Elfman & Tim Burton-30 Years 31 SATURDAY 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: Breathless 24-HOUR SCHEDULE I LL HAVE WHAT PHIL S HAVING Mondays at 9:00pm Digital Channel 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Quilting Arts Knit and Crochet Now! It s Sew Easy Knit and Crochet Now! Quilting Arts Project Smoke M A RAT H O N Paint This Best of Joy of Painting Grand View Best of Joy of Painting Paint This Simply Ming 5pm-11pm Sara s Weeknight Meals Cooking with Nick Stellino Mexico One Plate Cooking with Nick Stellino Sara s Weeknight Meals Secrets of a Chef Healthful Indian Flavors Home Chef More Fast Food My Way Home Chef Healthful Indian Flavors Lidia s Kitchen October 24-25 Taste of Vietnam Dining With Chef Lucky Chow Dining With Chef Taste of Vietnam Cook s Country Veggie Supreme New Scandinavian Cooking Christina Cooks Ciao Italia Christina Cooks New Scandinavian Cooking Joanne Weir Gets Fresh Globe Trekker Rudy Maxa s World Pedal America Rudy Maxa s World Globe Trekker Project Smoke Globe Trekker Rhythm Abroad Travel With Kids Rhythm Abroad Globe Trekker This Old House October 31-November 1 Rick Steves Europe Rick Steves Europe Rick Steves Europe Rick Steve s Europe Rick Steves Europe Rick Steves Europe Hearty Harvest Rough Cut Woodworking Woodturning Workshop American Woodshop Woodturning Workshop Rough Cut Woodworking Travelscope Garden Home Victory Garden Edible Feast Garden Smart Victory Garden Edible Feast Garden Home Lidia s Kitchen Craftsman s Legacy For Your Home Scrapbook Soup For Your Home Craftsman s Legacy Cook s Country This Old House Woodwright s Shop Ask This Old House Woodwright s Shop This Old House M A RAT H O N Ask This Old House Project Smoke Project Smoke Project Smoke Project Smoke Project Smoke 5am-11am Project Smoke Simply Ming Moveable Feast Pati s Mexican Table Moveable Feast Simply Ming Pati s Mexican Table Secrets of a Chef Baking with Julia Essential Pepin Baking with Julia Secrets of a Chef October 3-4 Essential Pepin Lidia s Kitchen Martha Bakes Lidia s Kitchen Martha Bakes Lidia s Kitchen Fall with Bob Ross Martha Bakes Cook s Country America s Test Kitchen Cook s Country America s Test Kitchen Cook s Country America s Test Kitchen Joanne Weir Gets Fresh Chef s Life Joanne Weir Gets Fresh Chef s Life Joanne Weir Gets Fresh October 10-11 Chef s Life Project Smoke Project Smoke Project Smoke Project Smoke Project Smoke Cooking with Nick Stellino Project Smoke This Old House Woodwright s Shop Ask This Old House Woodwright s Shop This Old House Ask This Old House Rick Steves Europe Rick Steves Europe Rick Steves Europe Rick Steves Europe Rick Steves Europe October 17-18 Rick Steves Europe Travelscope In The Americas Music Voyager In The Americas Travelscope Classic Desserts Music Voyager Lidia s Kitchen Martha Bakes Lidia s Kitchen Martha Bakes Lidia s Kitchen Martha Bakes apt