PLUS (MT)

6:00 am 

Austin City Limits  "Sarah Jarosz/The Milk Carton Kids"  Showcasing new acoustic music, multi-instrumentalist Jarosz highlights her album Build Me Up From Bones. Then the Milk Carton Kids play folk songs from their album The Ash & Clay.G

7:00 am 

Rick Steves' Europe  "South England; Dover to Lands' End"  Rick ponders Roman, Norman and Nazi invasions at Land's End. Then, he explores Admiral Nelson's flagship.G

7:30 am 

Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa  "Florence"  Rudy visits the great museums and landmarks, then beats the crowds in peaceful Oltr'arno across the river.G

8:00 am 

The Desert Speaks  "Sierra Madre Easter"  Travel around Chihuahua, Mexico, with host David Yetman and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Jesus Garcia, a native of Mexico. Together they look at how traditions continue for the area's indigenous peoples while new arrivals contribute to Chihuahua's identity in other ways. The first stop is Paquime, site of one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cities in northwestern Mexico. D

8:30 am 

Chef John Besh's Family Table   Creamy Anything Cauliflower Soup; Sloppy Joe Sliders; Yogurt Fruit Pops. D

9:00 am 

America's Heartland   Reporter Sarah Gardner rounds up some Texas Longhorn cattle. These cows, however, aren't in the Lone Star State. A Kansas Ranching family changes the color of their cattle to improve the brand. D

9:30 am 

New Scandinavian Cooking with Claus Meyer  "The Rich South"  On the marshlands of the southern part of Jutland, Claus makes a Nordic salad of lamb and Roemoe shrimp with dark rye croutons.G

10:00 am 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Turkey on the Grill"  Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make a Simple Grill-Roasted Turkey and serves it with Cranberry Chutney. Next, Chris reveals the Test Kitchen's best tips for taking the temperature of a turkey. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for All Purpose Cleaners in the Equipment Corner. D

10:30 am 

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Entry"  Smith uses the Garden Home Retreat's grand front door and containers filled with herbs to demonstrate the design principle of entry. He also visits a plant in Indiana that has an exceptional recycling system.G

11:00 am 

Song of the Mountains   Sierra Hull & Highway 111. D

12:00 pm 

Sesame Street  "Jack's Big Jump"  Everyone's excited for Jack-Be-Nimble's big jump, when suddenly Jack finds himself able to jump no more. Educational Objective: Emotional Development, Mathematics. D

1:00 pm 

Dinosaur Train  "Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs/Rainy Day Fight"  Buddy, an adopted T. rex, wishes he knew more about his T. rex ancestors. So, Dad takes him and Tiny on the Dinosaur Train back to the early Cretaceous, to visit an ancestor: an earlier version of Tyrannosaurus rex called Raptorex. Rodney Raptorex is a kid who won't grow up to be as big as Buddy will, but the two boys find that they not only have a lot of differences, they have a lot in common, too. D

1:30 pm 

Peg + Cat  "The Race Car Problem/The Big Gig Problem"  The Race Car Problem - Junk Yard/Race Track Stadium. Peg and Cat rebuild their homemade race car, "Hot Buttered Lightnin'," to compete in the Talla-peg-a 20 race. Primary Content: More than, less than; Secondary Content: Solid shapes. D

2:00 pm 

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!  "Digging The Deep/Puddle Puzzle"  Digging The Deep - Nick and Sally are exploring how deep they can dig in the sandbox. The Cat arrives to whisk them away to the deepest place he knows - the bottom of the Swirly Whirly Ocean! They meet up with Aurilia the Angler fish who guides them to the very bottom of the ocean floor. Now that they've gone as deep as deep can be, it's off to find the next adventure! Puddle Puzzle - Nick and Sally are excited to jump in the giant puddle in their backyard - but it's gone! Where did it go? With the help of Cat's Seussian camera, they see that the puddle has turned into water vapour. D

2:30 pm 

WordGirl  "Seize The Cheese/Ms. Question's Riddle Rampage!"  SEIZE THE CHEESE - It's a beautiful Fall day and Mr. and Mrs. Botsford drag Becky and TJ away from their video game to enjoy a family hike. Dr. Two-Brains is also outside apple picking with his henchmen -- of course his plans involve seizing cheese, as well. Will Becky be able to sneak away from her family and become WordGirl to save the city's cheese? Vocabulary Words: Seize, Savor. D

3:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Winter Carnival"  The McCall area appears to be a winter paradise. But the short days and the long, frigid nights take their toll on even the most enthusiastic recreationalist. So what does an entire community do to fight cabin fever? They throw the biggest winter party in the state. This Outdoor Idaho production showcases some of the interesting and offbeat events of this 10-day party and finds side trips unique to the area and the season.G

3:30 pm 

Dialogue  "FRONTLINE's Michael Kirk"  The former Idahoan has been a part of the investigative documentary series since its beginnings, starting as its first senior producer. Host Marcia Franklin talks with Kirk about his most recent show "League of Denial," which examines whether the NFL covered up the numbers and severity of concussion-related injuries among professional football players. They also talk about his other works for the series.G

4:00 pm 

Infinity Hall Live  "The Bacon Brothers"  The Bacon Brothers may be the best kept secret of the music industry. Michael Bacon is an accomplished cellist and guitarist, as well as an award-winning composer for both film and television. Kevin Bacon - one of the most prolific screen actors of his generation and a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award winner - is also a talented singer and songwriter. D

5:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

6:00 pm 

Foyle's War  "Broken Souls, Part 1"  Foyle plays chess with Josef Novak, a Polish-Jewish psychiatrist at a nearby military mental-health institution where the head of the facility is found murdered. Meanwhile Fred Dawson, a crippled former POW, comes home to find a German prisoner working on his farm. Part 1 of 2G

7:00 pm 

The Bletchley Circle   When Scotland Yard dismisses the women's theories, they realize it is up to them to stop the killer before he takes his next victim. They identify a suspect and use Lucy to lure him into a trap, but the plan goes awry, causing the women to take a different approach. Part 2 of 3G

8:00 pm 

Masterpiece Classic  "Downton Abbey (S4 E5)"  Rose's surprise party for Robert risks scandal. Mary meets an old suitor, and Edith gets troubling news. Part 5 of 8G

9:00 pm 

Masterpiece Mystery!  "Sherlock, Series III: His Last Vow"  To Sherlock Holmes, Charles Augustus Magnussen is the Napoleon of blackmail - and the one man he truly hates.G

11:00 pm 

Foyle's War  "Broken Souls, Part 1"  Foyle plays chess with Josef Novak, a Polish-Jewish psychiatrist at a nearby military mental-health institution where the head of the facility is found murdered. Meanwhile Fred Dawson, a crippled former POW, comes home to find a German prisoner working on his farm. Part 1 of 2G