TV shows that may be of interest
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Hot tips: April 17 at 1:30PM on channel 26.4 - ENERGY SWITCH - NUCLEAR FUSION April 19 at 3 & 11PM & April 20 at 7AM on channel 48.2 - MODERN MARVELS - Super Human See wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/TV_shows_that_may_be_of_interest_-_weekly for shows that normally airs at the same time each week - some are also (i.e., if of particular interest or to give the episode subject or title) included in the list below. Caution: Schedules (along with all other databases) contain errors and are subject to change. Note that this listing only includes broadcast channels, not cable or internet channels. Most of the shows listed are fact rather than fiction; % indicates fiction (i.e., a series episode with a science-related plot). + after the time means the program is rerun later (possibly on a sister station, i.e., a show on channel 26.4 may be rerun on 26.5); check that station's program listing for details. ! = viewer caution, graphic content (not necessarily in every episode) Channel 62 in Frederick & 67 in Baltimore are identical to 22 in Annapolis (including sister stations (i.e., 22.2=62.2=67.2) too). Note that channel 7.3 airs numerous SF movies - check their schedule (select COMET WJLADT3 at wjla.com/station/schedule) for times & titles)deleted past Apr. 18 8AM+ 48.2 United Stuff of America - Ultimate Engineering 9 26.2 !The YORKSHIRE VET - inject pig + 48.2 United Stuff of America - American Firepower 10:30+ 22.2 TRAVEL Scope - Northern Ethiopia - Ancient History and Spiritual Present 11+ 22 MARYLAND FARM & HARVEST - Clagett Farm, Maryland's Special Tea Blend; Heat Packing Peppers 1:30PM 26.4 SECOND OPINION with Joan Lunden - Racial Disparities in Maternal Health 3:30 32 ask This Old House - Vertical Garden, Toilet Factory 8+ 22.2 This Old House - Glen Ridge, Nj | Qr Construction 8:30+ 22.2 ask This Old House - Rain Barrel, Pooling Patio Apr. 19 5AM 26 Wild Metropolis - Commuters + 26.4 Wild Hope - Woodpecker Wars 5:55 9.2 THE NEW DTECTIVES Case Studies in Forensic Science - Living in Terror (DNA) 6:30+ 22.4 Asia Insight - Living Among the Sinking Islands: The Maldives + 26.4 CLOSER TO TRUTH - Eastern Traditions: What Is Our Ultimate Future? 7 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - A Lingering Question 8 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - Kiss of Death? + 22.2 This Old House - Glen Ridge, Nj | Small But Mighty + 48.2 MODERN MARVELS - Physical Fitness: Quest for Muscle 8:30+ 22.2 ask This Old House - Radiant Floor Retrofit, Cable Railings 8:45+ 22.4 Zero Waste Life - Judo Gis Forever 9 26.2 !The YORKSHIRE VET - puppy swallowed cable + 48.2 MODERN MARVELS - Physical Fitness: Quest for Health 9:30+ 22.4 Trailblazers - Morinaga Kunihiko, fashion tech 10 26.4 We Are All Plastic People Now + 48.2 MODERN MARVELS - Sports Technology: Equipment 10:30+ 26.5 Make48 - marketing 11 26.5 TRAVEL Scope - Taiwan Naturally + 48.2 MODERN MARVELS - Balls noon+ 48.2 MODERN MARVELS - Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs 12:30PM 22.4 Frontrunners - Thatching Innovator - Sagara Ikuya 1+ 48.2 MODERN MARVELS - Polio Vaccine 1:30 26.5 ask This Old House - Stucco Repair; Gas Dryer 2 26.2 The Trick (climate researcher Philip Jones) 26.5 American Experience - Rachel Carson + 48.2 MODERN MARVELS - Survival Technology 3 26 Antiques Roadshow - Santa Clara Hour 2 (Ray Bradbury archive) + 48.2 MODERN MARVELS - Super Human 3:30 26.2 EXTINCTION THE FACTS 32 ask This Old House - Stucco Repair, Gas Dryer 4+ 26 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE FUTURE - ONCE UPON A TIME 5 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - Dark Waters 6 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - A Cry for Help 8 7 Shark Tank - robotic burger vending machine (etc.) 26.4 Beneath the Polar Sun 9 26.4 Frozen Obsession (Northwest Passage Project) 9:10 22.4 Zero Waste Life - Folk House Inn: Four Seasons [Special Edition] 11:50 22.4 Viewpoint Science Apr. 20 1:10AM+ 22.4 JAPAN'S TOP INVENTIONs - Ventilators for Premature Babies / Electron Beam Lithography Systems 1:40+ 22.4 BOSAI: Science that Can Save Your Life 1:55+ 22.4 Pythagora Switch mini - You Don't Believe It! 5+ 32 NATURE - My Garden of a Thousand Bees 5:30+ 22 Outdoors Maryland - Skipjack Races; Hook, Line & Sinker; A Different Lens 5:55 9.2 THE NEW DETECTIVES Case Studies in Forensic Science - Lethal Obsessions (psychology) 6 7 Jack Hanna's Passport - A World of Babies 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - The Snakes of Southern Africa 7 9.2 THE NEW DETECTIVES Case Studies in Forensic Science - Traces of Guilt 8 9.2 THE NEW DETECTIVES Case Studies in Forensic Science - Electronic Witness 9 9.2 THE NEW DETECTIVES Case Studies in Forensic Science - Dead Wrong (fake evidence) + 26 This Old House - Glen Ridge, NJ: QR Construction 26.5 ENERGY SWITCH - HOW TO DECARBONIZE INDUSTRY PART 1 9:30 26 ask This Old House - Rain Barrel; Pooling Patio 10 4 Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: Protecting Wild - Innovation for Restoration 9.2 THE NEW DETECTIVES Case Studies in Forensic Science - Lasting Impressions (prints) + 22.2 ask This Old House - Grass Troubleshooting, Rocky Canyon Rustic 10:30 4 Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer - Styles of the Wild 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Digital Sky Typing (sounds like something I saw on a Saturday morning cartoon 50 years ago!) + 22.2 ask This Old House - Shade Sail, Concrete Walkway 11 7 America's Heartland - Noble Prize-winning farm (etc.) 9 Mission Unstoppable - Magnets, Maps, and Math 1PM+ Countdown to Apocalypse - Future Terrors 5+ 22.2 Rick Steves Art of Europe - The Middle Ages Apr. 21 1AM+ 26 NATURE - Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Extreme Lives 3+ 26 NOVA - Making North America: Origins 4:30 26.4 Wild Hope - Does Nature Have Rights? 5+ 26.4 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World - Poland 8 4.2 Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer - Coming Out of the Shell With Crustaceans + 48.2 Biography - The Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne 9 48.2 ArtRageous - Operation Forgery 9:30 48.2 The New Frontier - Interface 10 48.2 Better Planet tv - Harvesting Rainwater, Afghanistan (hydropower), Veg Power (biodiesel), Eco Transportation 10:30 48.2 The Re-InventoRS - Jet Snow Skis and Propellor Skates noon 26.2 Epic Train Journeys From Above - Australia's Outback Railway 5PM+ 48.2 Biography - H. G. Wells: Time Traveller 11+ 26.4 Mysteries of Mental Illness - Who's Normal? Apr. 22 4AM 22.2 Rick Steves Art of Europe - The Renaissance 7 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - The Desperate Crossing 8 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - Dangerous Forces 9 26.2 !The YORKSHIRE VET - help cow before birth 5PM 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - A Mother's Love 6 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - Ashes to Ashes Apr. 23 5:55AM 9.2 THE NEW DETECTIVES Case Studies in Forensic Science - A Taste of Poison 7 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - Poison Control 8 9.2 !DR. G MEDICAL EXAMINER - Deadly Consequences 9 26.2 !The YORKSHIRE VET - horse with cut hoof 10+ 26.5 ENERGY SWITCH - HOW TO DECARBONIZE INDUSTRY PART 2 Apr. 24 9AM 26.2 !The YORKSHIRE VET - cat shot in head 4PM 22 This Old House - Glen Ridge | Vintage Apr. 25 9AM 26.2 !The YORKSHIRE VET - dog emergency tumor operation 1PM 22 Rick Steves' EUROPE - Egypt's Nile, Alexandria, and Luxor Apr. 26 9AM 26.2 !The YORKSHIRE VET - injured swan 1PM 22.2 Rick Steves' EUROPE - Ethiopia: A Development Story 11 22 The Good Road - St. Croix, USVI - Farm Tech City Apr. 27 8:30AM 22 Home Diagnosis - There, I Fixed It 9 26 This Old House - Glen Ridge, NJ: Roughed In 5PM+ 22.2 Rick Steves Art of Europe - Baroque Apr. 28 4PM 22 Happiest Country on Earth: Finland Apr. 29 4AM+ 22.2 Rick Steves' Art of Europe - The Modern Age Apr. 30 1PM 22 Rick Steves' EUROPE - Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Prehistoric Europe May 1 4PM+ 32 To The Ends of the Earth: The Natural World - Oceans May 4 5PM+ 22.2 Rick Steves' Art of Europe - Stone Age to Ancient Greece May 21 1:30PM 22.2 The Good Road - St. Thomas, Usvi - Not Just A Rock May 31 3:30PM 32 ask This Old House - Grass Troubleshooting, Rocky Canyon Rustic