TV shows that may be of interest

Hot tips: Monday-Friday at 7AM on channel 9.3 - Seconds from Disaster Feb. 20 at 8AM on channel 9.3 - How the Earth Was Made - Krakatoa Feb. 20 at 1:30PM on channel 26.4 - Start Up - Genesis Block -- Wilmington, NC (makerspace) Feb. 23 at 9PM on channels 22 & 26 (numerous reruns) - NOVA - Augmented (bionic limbs) Feb. 24 at 11PM on channel 22.2 - Changing Seas - Alvin: Pioneer of the Deep March 1 at 6AM on channel 9.3 - Modern Marvels - The Computer March 1 at 9PM & March 2 at 2AM & 10AM on channel 26.4 - Human: The World Within - React (brain) See wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/TV_shows_that_may_be_of_interest_-_weekly for shows that normally air 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. Channel 62 in Fredrick & 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. Feb. 20 3AM+ 26 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World + 26.5 Nature - The Ocean's Greatest Feast 4 22.2 Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose - Greece: Quest for the Gods + 26 NOVA - Great Mammoth Mystery 6 22 Maryland Farm & Harvest - Ag Education; Retired Teacher Plant Business; Students Learn Farming; Farm Life Lessons 6:30+ 26.5 Ask This Old House - Shrub Harvesting; Building a Box Joint Jig 7 22 Home Diagnostics - Form Vs. Function: Aesthetics Vs. Performance 8 9.3 How the Earth Was Made - Krakatoa 8:30 22 Second Opinion with Joan Lunden - Racial Disparities in Health Care + 26.4 Global 3000 - Lebanese cedars, desalination, reforestation 9 9.3 How the Earth Was Made - Tsunami 9:10+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Laptop Computers / Purification & Separation Systems 9:30 22 Doctor Q & A - Alzheimer's Disease: Hope for the Future 10:30 22 Articulate with Jim Cotter - Worlds of Words 10:40+ 22.4 PythagoraSwitch mini - Nendore Nandore Mr. Clay! 11 Lost Worlds - Secret A-Bomb Factories 1PM 22 Made in Maryland 1:30 26.4 Start Up - Genesis Block -- Wilmington, NC (makerspace) 4 26.5 History Detectives - Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin 5 26.5 History Detectives - Lauste Film Clip; Baker's Gold; Transatlantic Cable 6 26.5 History Detectives - Andrew Jackson's Mouth, Barton Letter; Spybook 7+ 26.5 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan - Dr. Gawande Feb. 21 12:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Sugie Satoshi, electric wheelchairs 3 9.3 Modern Marvels - High Tech Sex 4 9.3 Modern Marvels - Strategic Air Command 22.2 Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose - Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Drag Racing 7 9.3 Seconds from Disaster - Chinook Helicopter Crash 8 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Fight for Control 8:30+ 22.2 Ask This Old House - Shrub Harvesting, Building a Box Joint Jig 9:30 9.3 Auction Kings - Plank Cannon/Calliope + 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Destroying Cancer with Boron and Neutrons 10 9.3 Auction Kings - Motorized Bar Stool / Confederate Sword 12:30PM 26.5 Samantha Brown's Places to Love - Greater Palm Springs, CA (stunt driving, pollinating date trees) 1:30 22 Born to Explore with Richard Wiese - Horse Power 3 26.5 History Detectives - Harpers Ferry raid, WWI U.S. troops in Siberia, Ronald McDonald costume 9+ 26.4 Life on the Line - A Mother's Strength 11:45+ 22.4 Doctor's Insight - Liver Diseases #3: Fatty Liver Disease Feb. 22 1AM 9.3 Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy - Larry Is an Astronaut 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - World's Biggest Machines 1 7 9.3 Seconds from Disaster - Bismark 8 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Fire in the Hold + 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Metal Engraver 9:30+ 22.4 Science View - Protecting Infrastructure by Visualizing Stress 3PM 26.5 History Detectives - Civil War soldier's letter, airplane fabric, Negro Romance comic 7+ 22 Maryland Farm & Harvest - Harvest Special: Corn Harvesting; Perfecting Watermelon Growth; Al Spoler Picks Lettuce + 26.4 NOVA - Forgotten Genius (Percy Julian) 7:30+ 22 Outdoors Maryland - Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay; Tangier Island Sea Level Rise 8+ 26.4 Secrets of the Dead - The Woman in the Iron Coffin 8:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Advancing Inclusion Through Technology: Joshua Miele / Accessible Technology Designer 8:30+ 22.4 15 Minutes - A Treasured Creation: Satsuma White Ware 9:30+ 22.4 RISING - Sustainable Fisheries through Advances in Aquaculture: Aquaculture Innovator - Yamamoto Toshimasa 11 22.2 Home Diagnosis Feb. 23 12:30AM 9.3 Shipping Wars - Munsters the DFinal Frontier (lunar lander) 3 9.3 America's Book of Secrets - Area 51 4 32 Ask This Old House - Shrub Harvesting, Building a Box Joint Jig 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Fire and Ice (heating & air conditioning) 32 Fauci: Virus Hunter 6:30 22.4 Four Seasons in Japan - Amakusa Islands waters 7 9.3 Seconds from Disaster - Mountain Tsunami 8 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Typhoon Takeoff + 22.2 American Woodshop - Suzy's Barn Woodshop Highlights 10+ 26.5 Life on the Line - Matthew's Miracles 10:30+ 26.5 Life on the Line - Determination Is Mine 3 26.5 History Detectives - WWII drone prop, Theodore Roosevelt? wooden club, Clara Barton? letter 7:30+ 22.4 Origami Magic 8+ 22 & 26 Nature - American Horses 50 %DC's Legends of Tomorrow - Too Legit to Quit 8:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Making the Climate Crisis Personal: Mary Robinson / Former President of Ireland 9+ 22 & 26 NOVA - Augmented (bionic limbs) 22.2 Magnificent Beast (pigs) Feb. 24 6AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Engines 8 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Pushed to the Limit 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Shop-Made Clamps 10 9.3 Auction Kings - Vintage Lie Detector/Old Hollywood Collection 1:30PM 26.4 Second Opinion With Joan Lunden - Heart Valve Replacement 3 26.5 History Detectives - cane with Japanese characters, wooden telescope, gold nugget drawing 3:30 26.4 Independent Lens - Coded Bias (facial recognition) 11 22.2 Changing Seas - Alvin: Pioneer of the Deep Feb. 25 6AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Junkyard 7 9.3 Seconds from Disaster - Fukushima 8 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Blind Landing 8:30+ 22.2 Ask This Old House - Shrub Harvesting, Building a Box Joint Jig 9:30+ 22.4 SDGs Challengers - Providing Toilets & Handwashers to the World 11 26.5 Rick Steves' Europe - Ethiopia: A Development Story 3PM 26.5 History Detectives - 60's poster, Andrew Jackson carving, Modoc basket 5 9.3 Storage Wars: Texas - Excuse Me, I Think You"re Stupid (rockets) 7:10+ 22.4 Barakan Discovers - JOMON: A Sustasinable Civilization 9 22.2 Escape to the Chateau Diy 9:25+ 22.4 Darwin's Amazing Animals - Cub Scouting -- Lion, Tanzania 10:55+ 22.4 Danko&Danta, Cardboard Craft Creations! - Fishing Rod Feb. 26 6AM 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - Best of Atlantic + 26.4 Second Opinion With Joan Lunden - Lung Cancer 8 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Seeds of Destruction 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Boat Dispenser 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - Defying, Diving, and Detecting 1PM+ 26 Unlock the Secret to Extraordinary Health With David Perlmutter, M.D. (uric acid) Feb. 27 4AM 22.2 Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose - New Zealand: Quest for Kaitiakitanga 7 32 Into the Outdoors - Sturgeon Conservation 7:30+ 26.4 The Open Mind - The Inhumanbity of Data Theft 32 Curious Crew - Rockets 8:30+ 26.4 Global 3000 - mushrooms, cocoa farming in Ghana (etc.) 9:30+ 26.5 Rick Steves' Europe - West England (Stonehenge & Avebury) 2PM 26.2 A Very British Murder - Detection Most Ingenious 4 26.5 History Detectives - Cromwell Dixon; Bartlett Sketchbook; Duke Ellington Plates 5 26.5 History Detectives - Korean War Letter; Diana; Lookout Mt. Painting Feb. 28 4AM 22 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways - Romania 22.2 Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose - Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit 3PM 26.5 History Detectives - camera, Civil War doll, Florida map 9+ 26.4 Life on the Line - The Surge March 1 2AM 9.3 America's Book of Secrets - The Ancient Astronaut Cover-Up 4 22 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways - Turkey 32 Home Diagnosis - The Truth About Home Building: Real Life of a Contractor 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Computer 8 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Falling to Pieces + 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Stained Glassmaker 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Adjustable Stool 3PM 26.5 History Detectives 7:30+ 22 Outdoors Maryland - Cecil County Equestrian Competition, Endangered 9+ 26.4 Human: The World Within - React (brain) 10 26.4 Secrets of the Dead - Hannibal in the Alps Mar. 2 4AM 22 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways - Ireland 10+ 26.5 Life on the Line 10:30+ 26.5 Life on the Line 1:30PM 26.4 Great Decisions in Foreign Policy - Artificial Intelligence: The Global Race for the New Frontier 3 26.5 History Detectives 7 26.4 Kea's Ark 8 26 Nature - Bears 9 26 NOVA - Mysteries of Sleep 10 26 Beyond a Year in Space Mar. 3 4 22 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways - Kenya Mar. 4 10:40+ 22 Unlock the Secret to Extraordinary Health With David Perlmutter, M.D. (uric acid) Mar. 7 7:30PM 22 Chesapeake Collectables - John Glenn Memorabilia etc. Mar. 8 7 22 Maryland Farm & Harvest - 2021 Cicada Effect, Returning Generation Farmers; Beets; History of Greenhouses 7:30 22 Outdoors Maryland - Mallows Bay Ghost Fleet; Tracking Bird Migration; Trotlining for Crabs