New from Ken Burns: Prohibition - WGBH

44 Keeping Up
Appearances
8pm 2 Story of India The Power
of Ideas Journey to the past
centuries BC in an exploration of the
power of ideas in Indian history—the
Digital: 44.2
Comcast: 209
FiOS: 473
RCN: 94
Cox: 807
Charter: 222
WGBH World
This month, the WGBH-produced World television
channel presents the US premiere of Underdog
Plaza, a gritty documentary that pulls back the
curtain on the raw side of boxing. Told through
the story of Haitian
immigrant Dierry “Dougy-Style” Jean,
an orphan with a turbulent past who uses
boxing as his ticket out of poverty, the
film follows the undefeated super-welterweight
as he sweats and strains to fulfill
his dream of becoming a world champion.
Underdog Plaza
Wed, 10/19 at 7pm on WGBH World
age of the Buddha, the coming of the
Greeks with the invasion by Alexander
the Great and the rule of the emperor
Ashoka, one of the greatest figures in
world history. (d)
44 Nova Dogs Decoded (See
10/12 at 9pm) (d)
Mystery in Edinburgh
This brand new, three-part detective series is set
in Scotland’s contemporary Edinburgh. Adapted
from Kate Atkinson’s best-selling novels Case
Histories, One Good Turn and When Will There Be
Good News, the mysteries feature Jason Isaacs
(Harry Potter, The Patriot) as Private Investigator
Jackson Brodie, a tough former soldier and
policeman with a heart of gold. Haunted by a
past family tragedy, Brodie struggles to balance
his personal and professional life while coming to the rescue of the
bereaved, the lost and the dysfunctional.
Masterpiece Mystery!/Case Histories
Sun, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30 at 9pm on WGBH 2
Visit worldcompass.org for a complete listing of programs.
Chernobyl’s Legacy
Join Nature for its 30 th -season premiere—
now in a new Wednesday-night slot.
Twenty-five years after the historic nuclear
accident at Chernobyl, filmmakers document
the lives of packs of wolves and
other wildlife thriving in the “dead zone”
surrounding the reactor’s remains.
Nature/Radioactive Wolves
Wed, 10/19 at 8pm on WGBH 2
9pm 2 Prohibition A Nation of
Scofflaws (See 10/3 at 8pm)
(d)
44 Frontline
10pm 44 Independent Lens
Wham! Bam! Islam! See
Comically Serious, page 13 (d)
11pm 2 Charlie Rose
44 PBS NewsHour
Friday 14
6pm 2 PBS NewsHour
44 History Detectives
7pm 2 Greater Boston
44 Nightly Business Report
7:30 2 Basic Black
44 Keeping Up
Appearances
8pm 2 Washington Week
44 Antiques Roadshow
Raleigh, NC (Pt. 3)
8:30 2 McLaughlin Group
9pm 2 PBS Arts from
Minnesota Gilbert and
Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore See PBS Arts
Fall Festival, page 13
44 This Old House Hour
10pm 44 Nature Dogs That Changed
the World: Dogs by Design
(Pt. 2) (See 10/12 at 8pm)
11pm 44 PBS NewsHour
11:30 2 Need to Know
Saturday 15
11am 2 The Victory Garden
44 Ask This Old House
11:30 2 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
44 María Hinojosa:
One-on-One Mark Hugo
Lopez (See 10/8 at 6pm)
12pm 2 Rachel’s Favorite Food
for Living
44 War of 1812 (See 10/10
at 9pm) (d)
12:30 2 The French Chef (*)
1pm 2 Vine Talk (d)
1:30 2 Lidia’s Italy in America
2pm 2 Food Trip with Todd
English
44 The Thin Man
2:30 2 Simply Ming
3pm 2 America’s Test Kitchen
3:30 2 Cook’s Country
44 PBS Arts from
Minnesota Gilbert and
Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore (See 10/14 at
9pm)
4pm 2 Primal Grill
4:30 2 Rough Cut
5pm 2 This Old House Hour
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