PLUS (MT)

7:00 am 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Andalucia, Gibraltar and Tangier"  Exploring the quintessence of Spanish culture in Andalucia, Rick rolls down from whitewashed hill towns to the coast and takes in the windsurfing at Tarifa. He catches a bit of Britain on the Rock of Gibraltar and then sails to Africa for a Moroccan finale in Tangier.G

7:30 am 

Smart Travels - Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa  "Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia"  As Canada's door to the Pacific Rim, Vancouver is a vibrant mix of European heritage and Asian cultures. In this vital, young and dynamic city Rudy explores the mix of cultures that inspires world-class cuisine, a spirited night life and modern Asian shopping centers. Nature is ever present and Rudy visits a temperate rainforest and rides a gondola to the top of a mountain just minutes from downtown. D

8:00 am 

The Desert Speaks  "Wyoming's Red Desert"  Host David Yetman hops into a 50-year-old BMW motorcycle sidecar to explore Wyoming's mysterious Red Desert, one of the least known and most threatened deserts in North America. Also called the "Great American Desert," this eight-million-acre area has vast and varying landscapes including the largest active sand dune system in North America and the Great Divide Basin - the only place in the United States where the Continental Divide splits before rejoining. It is also steeped in history and fable, with ties to the Oregon Trail and the gold rush, as well as its share of ghost towns. D

8:30 am 

Chef John Besh's Family Table   Avocado Salad & Grilled Tomato; Salt-Baked Striped Bass; Drew's Cake, A Blueberry Cobbler. D

9:00 am 

America's Heartland   Head south for an H2O harvest of crawfish in Louisiana. Sample some exotic recipes made with Belgian endive. Join the search as "working dogs" look for dangerous plant pests and celebrate a special anniversary as an Ohio farm family marks two hundred years of working their land. D

9:30 am 

New Scandinavian Cooking  "The Grain Belt of the Country"  Andreas visits Nes in Eastern Norway, the grain belt of the country. Andreas makes slow-cooked pig knuckle with malty, beer-flavored peas and spelt. Employing the popular practice of inland fishing, Andreas makes a salad of sprouting grains and pan-fried zander fish (a close relative of the perch). D

10:00 am 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Perfecting Summer Classics"  Test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to making the best Grilled Steak with New Mexican Chile Rub. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of hot sauces. Next, test cook Becky Hays shows Chris how to make perfect Raspberry Sorbet at home, and science expert Guy Crosby explains the science behind great sorbet. D

10:30 am 

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Color"  Smith shows the impact of the use of color and reveals unique tropical plants in the greenhouse. He invites Mother Nature in for dinner and explores the colors around the Garden Home Retreat.G

11:00 am 

Song of the Mountains   Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. D

12:00 pm 

Sesame Street  "Tribute to Number Seven"  Today is the number seven day on Sesame Street! Rosita, Abby, and Zoe begin singing about the number seven as they count seven dancing chickens. Next, Maria does the number seven rumba. As the seven celebration continues, a sniffling letter "S" arrives. D

1:00 pm 

Dinosaur Train  "Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus/Date Night"  The Pteranodon family goes back underwater in the Dinosaur Train Submarine and meet Maisie and Marvin Mosasaurus, a daughter and father who are huge, fast-swimming lizards with flippers. Maisie and Shiny bond when they discover neither likes to go down deep in the water. The Pteranodons and Mosasaurus have a great time up near the ocean's surface, each family showing the other how they hunt and catch fish to eat. D

1:30 pm 

Super Why!  "Super Why! and the Little Mermaid"  Pig feels different from his friends, which makes him very sad. The Super Readers dive into the story The Little Mermaid to talk with someone whose tail sets her apart from kids on land. As the Super Readers explore the ocean floor with The Little Mermaid, Pig slowly begins to see why being different can be special and the journey to the depths of the sea teaches him a lesson he can use right in his own backyard. D

2:00 pm 

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!  "Rumbly Tumbly/Planet Name Game"  Rumbly Tumbly: Nick's hungry tummy is rumbling! But why do our stomachs make noises when they're hungry? A super shrunken trip into Thing One's stomach will show them the answer! They learn how chewing and stomach juices help to break down the food, and the tummy sounds are actually the stomach working. When your tummy is empty, the sounds are much louder! There's only one way to quiet Nick's rumbly tumbly. a chewy chocolate chunky chunk chip cookie! Planet Name Game: Nick and Sally have run out of things to name in the garden. D

2:30 pm 

Wild Kratts  "Happy Turkey Day"  The Wild Kratts are on a mission to defend the honor of the wild turkey and to stop Gourmand, who is hunting for the largest, fattest turkey in the forest. D

3:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Idaho's Salmon"  The once abundant salmon runs into the heart of Idaho disappeared. Since then efforts have concentrated on maintaining their genetic lines. OUTDOOR IDAHO explores the causes for the decline, what is being done to save the fish, and what the salmon mean to native cultures. Underwater cameras capture sockeye salmon returning to Redfish Lake.G

3:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Fair Trade"  Host Marcia Franklin talks with Doug Dirks of Ten Thousand Villages, a non-profit fair trade retailer, about fair trade issues. Dirks was in Boise to visit a retail outlet, previously a Ten Thousand Villages store but is now independent. Since the interview, Dirks has been named the CEO of Ten Thousand Villages.G

4:00 pm 

Bluegrass Underground  "Jerry Douglas"  As a 2004 National Heritage Fellow (America's highest honor for traditional artists) and 13-time Grammy winner, Jerry Douglas has, frankly, re-invented his instrument, playing the dobro with unprecedented speed and haunting lyricism. Starting as a teen, Douglas performed with J.D. Crowe, Emmylou Harris, the Country Gentlemen, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello and James Taylor, all while working as one of Nashville's most in-demand session players. D

4:30 pm 

Music Voyager  "Aegean Beats of Turkey"  Few beaches combine the natural beauty, local cuisine, dynamic culture, nightlife and history like Izmir, Turkey. Each summer, the popular beach resort region on the eastern end of the Aegean Sea hosts live music performances and some of Istanbul's top DJs. Here, host Jacob Edgar meets Can Bonomo, Turkey's recent entry to the Eurovision Song Contest and a teen heartthrob, who recommends his favorite street food vendor and pickle juice stand. D

5:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

6:00 pm 

Lark Rise to Candleford   Alf is crowned "king of the mowers," and he vows to bring in the harvest in record time. A measles epidemic among the children of Candleford and Lark Rise threatens the harvesting. Robert and Daniel, who has made a surprise visit to Laura to say goodbye, announce a plan and rouse the populations of both towns.G

7:00 pm 

Midsomer Murders  "Tale of Two Hamlets, Part 2"  As someone continues to eliminate members of the uppity Smythe-Webster family - including the actor's uncle, a film producer - Barnaby and Troy must unravel this family feud. Part 2 of 2G

8:00 pm 

Masterpiece Mystery!  "Inspector Lewis, Series V: Generation of Vipers"  Lewis and Hathaway are drawn into a world of virtual bullying, but very real murder, when Professor Miranda Thornton is found dead after her dating video is leaked to a vicious website. Although it appears to be a suicide, the deeper they investigate, the more it seems that Miranda's death is the final revenge of an old enemy.G

9:30 pm 

Death In Paradise   A young nun is found dead in her smoke-filled bedroom. DI Richard Poole and his team are called to the scene that quickly becomes a murder investigation when Richard deduces that the nun didn't smoke the cigarette that killed her. But with her room locked from inside, the puzzle deepens.G

10:30 pm 

New Tricks  "Body of Evidence"  When the body of missing computer expert Martin Longthorn, who worked for the Metropolitan Police, turns up in the morgue of a teaching hospital under a false name and address, the UCOS team members find themselves drawn into the unfamiliar world of online hacktivists.G

11:30 pm 

Lark Rise to Candleford   Alf is crowned "king of the mowers," and he vows to bring in the harvest in record time. A measles epidemic among the children of Candleford and Lark Rise threatens the harvesting. Robert and Daniel, who has made a surprise visit to Laura to say goodbye, announce a plan and rouse the populations of both towns.G