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Begins Monday, May 18  8:00PM

Miss Austen on Masterpiece

Miss Austen takes an historic literary mystery – the notorious burning of Jane Austen’s letters by her sister Cassandra – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty, and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine.

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Featured Programs

And don't miss out on our DW Highlights (shown below), airing on our second channel 24.2.

 

Sundays
10:00PM

WQPT PBS Feature

American Veteran

A four-part documentary series is a deeply moving story, illuminating the veteran experience and drawing civilian viewers into an unfamiliar culture.

Sunday, May 25
7:00PM

WQPT PBS Feature

Miles, Morale And Memories

Explore Bob Hope's impact on World War II and why President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked some of Hollywood's top radio and movie stars to hold a microphone instead of a gun in the war.

Saturday, May 10
8:00PM

WQPT PBS Feature

ACL Hall of Fame

Austin City Limits Hall of Fame honoree Garth Brooks shares classics and the stories behind the songs in an epic, singalong hour for the series’ 50th.

 

Monday, May 5, 12 & 19
8:00PM

WQPT PBS Feature

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light on Masterpiece

Two lovers follow their hearts in a new adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel starring Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde, Hannah Waddingham, and adapted by Gwyneth Hughes.

Thursday, May 8
11:00PM

WQPT PBS Feature

Independent Lens:
Home Court

Home Court is the coming-of-age story of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy in Southern California whose life intensifies as recruitment heats up.

Thursdays
10:00PM

WQPT PBS Feature

Secrets of the Royal Palaces

Historian Kate Williams (Prince Philip: For Queen and Country; The Stuarts: A Bloody Reign) explores more stories about the residences of the British monarchy.

Deutsche Welle

Highlights

DW airs on our second channel, WQPT 24.2.

Deutsche Welle is Germany's international broadcaster promoting understanding between cultures and peoples.

Download our February 2024 DW Schedule. (DW's schedule grid is listed in UTC time, simply subtract 5 hours to get Central Time.)

 

Wednesday, May 7  8:15PM

WQPT PBS Feature

1945: The Year That Changed History

1945 marked the end of World War II and the beginning of a new global era, with the founding of the UN and the looming Cold War. This film uses rare footage and expert insight to show how that year reshaped the world.

Tuesday, May 20  5:30PM

WQPT PBS Feature

Science Unlocked: The Science Behind Clean Water

Edith Kimani experiments with DIY water filters – can they pass the lab test? The 77 Percent (series) also explores where tap water actually comes from, why many countries still struggle to keep it clean, and whether simple solutions can make a difference.

Begins Saturday, May 4  7:30M

WQPT PBS Feature

The Vietnam War:
A People Divided

Forest City, a multibillion-euro project in Malaysia, aimed to attract 700,000 wealthy residents but has drawn only about 10,000. Now a near-empty ruin, it also threatens the local marine environment due to its artificial islands.

 

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Miss Scarlet

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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Lucy Worsley Investigates

Growing Passion

American Masters

NOVA

Call the Midwife

Nature

Amana

The Cities

Quad Cities Gospel

Your Dutch Friend

Wharton

Pesāēhkiw

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