TV shows that may be of interest
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Hot tips: Oct. 30 at 9:15PM & Oct. 31 at 1:15AM, 7:40AM, & 12:15PM on channel 22.4 - Direct Talk - Visualizing War with Digital Tools: Watanave Hidenori / Professor, The University of Tokyo Oct. 31 at 10:30AM, 4:30PM, 11:30PM, Nov. 1 at 5:30AM, & Nov. 4 at 3PM on channel 22.4 - Medical Frontiers - Virtual Reality's Potential to Change Medicine Nov. 5 at 4AM on channel 32 - Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World - The Rocket Nov. 6 at 5PM on channel 9.3 - What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - Quake, Rattle, and Roll Nov. 6 at 6PM on channel 9.3 - What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - Armored Car Combat 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 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 Oct. 31 1:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Visualizing War with Digital Tools: Watanave Hidenori / Professor, The University of Tokyo 2:30+ 22.4 Learn Japanese from the News - Japan Compiles Measures for Potential Dual Outbreak of COVID and Flu 3 9.3 Modern Marvels - Mega Weapon Countdown 4 9.3 Modern Marvels - Mega Machine Countdown 22,2 Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose - Geneva and the Matterhorn: Quest for the Water Castle 5 9.3 Modern Marvels - Mega Speed Countdown 8+ 22.2 This Old House - Atlanta | Whole House Protection + 48.2 Weapons at War - Hitler's War Machine, Part 1: The Luftwaffe 9 32 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World - The Telescope + 48.2 Weapons at War - Hitler's War Machine, Part 2: Panzers 10+ 48.2 Weapons at War - Hitler's War Machine, Part 3: U-Boats 10:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Virtual Reality's Potential to Change Medicine noon 26.5 Ask This Old House - Echinaceas; Kitchen Punch List 3PM 22.4 NHK Documentary - Tamahagane: Miracle Steel of Japanese Swords 26.5 History Detectives - slavegirl bill of sale, powder horn, "The Star-Spangled Banner" draft, 1775 almanac + 48.2 Weapons at War - Air Defense 4+ 22 Made in Maryland 7:30+ 22 Chesapeake Collectables - 19th C. Horse Painting; Slave Contract; Baltimore Painted Screens; Metal Bowl & Dish; Hot Wheels Collection 8:30 22.2 Make48 - Time to Get Working! 9:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - A New Foot Forward: Misawi Noriyuki / Shoemaker, Artist 10:30 22.2 Hope Is Here - Jill Costello (lung cancer) Nov. 1 12:45AM+ 22.4 Doctor's Insight - Colorectal Cancer #1: Screening 2 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Grand Canyon Disaster 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Falling to Pieces 4 32 Make48 - Time to Put Down Your Tools! 4:30+ 26 Craft in America - Visionaries 26.5 This Old House - Atlanta: Whole House Protection 5+ 26.4 Big Dreams in Umatilla (robotics team) 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Cowboy Tech 22.2 J Schwanke's Life in Bloom - Plants and Flowers for a Healthy Home 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Civil War Tech 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Glue + 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Blacksmith 8:30 26.5 Growing a Greener World - Creating a Bird-friendly Garden With Margaret Roach 9+ 48.2 Wealth & Power - Building a Modern World 10 26.5 Energy Switch - Is Hydrogen Our Energy Future? + 48.2 Wealth & Power - Innovators 10:30+ 22.4 Science View - Quest for Soil - Creating Soil to Feed 10 Billion People 11+ 32 Nature's Great Events - The Great Feast noon 26.5 Ask This Old House - Inspection; Door Restoration 32 Big Pacific - Behind the Scenes + 48.2 Hands on History - John Deere Tractors 12:30PM+ 48.2 Hands on History - Motorcycles 1+ 48.2 Hands on History - Cigarette Boats 1:30+ 48.2 Hands on History - Bricks 2 26.4 Changing Seas - The Cordell Bank: A National Treasure + 48.2 Hands on History - Cigars 2:30 9.3 American Restoration - Treats & Feet (1920s radio) 26.4 Changing Seas - Toxic Waters 26.5 Growing a Greener World - More Than Just a Seed: Protecting Its Past and Preserving Its Future + 48.2 Hands on History - Highways 3 22.4 RISING - Rise of the Kitchen Robots: Catering Robot Pioneer - Sawanobori Tetsuya 26.5 History Detectives - WWII Diary; 1856 Mormon Tale; Annie Oakley Coin + 48.2 Hands on History - Electric Linemen 3:30+ 48.2 Hands on History - Billiards 7+ 22 Maryland Farm & Harvest - Selling Firewood; Brewing Mead with Peaches; Vertical Farming; History of Mead + 26.4 NOVA - Ocean Invaders 7:30+ 22 Outdoors Maryland - Dorchester County Delicacy; Fires for New Beginnings 8:30+ 22.4 Ethical Every Day - Planet-friendly Blue Jeans Nov. 2 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Edwards Air Force Base + 26.4 Secrets of the Dead - Last Days of Pompeii 2 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Focused on Failure 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster 4 32 This Old House - Atlanta | Whole House Protection 5+ 26.4 10 That Changed America (engineering feats) 5:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Abeer Bandak, Tech2Peace 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Deadliest Weapons 32 History Detectives Special Investigations - Texas Servant Girl Murders 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Desert Tech 8:30+ 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Garden Cart 9 9.3 Mega Builders - Bangkok Bridge 10 9.3 Mega Builders - Roller Coaster + 48.2 Digging for the Truth - Who Built Egypt's Pyramids? 10:30+ 22.2 Your Fantastic Mind - Memory 11 9.3 Mega Builders - Raising the Roof + 32 Great Yellowstone Thaw - winter noon 9.3 Mega Builders - The Big Lift 26.5 Ask This Old House - Dishwasher Retrofit; Rolling Pin + 32 Great Yellowstone Thaw - spring + 48.2 Digging for the Truth - The Iceman Cometh 1PM 9.3 Mega Builders - Water Park - Canary Islands + 32 Great Yellowstone Thaw - summer + 48.2 Digging for the Truth - America's Pyramids 2 26.2 The Queen's Garden 26.4 Changing Seas - Corals in Crisis + 48.2 Digging for the Truth - Giants of Easter Island 2:30 26.4 Changing Seas - Mystery of the Humpback Whale Song 3+ 26 Craft in America - Quilts 26.5 History Detectives - Red Hand Flag; Seth Eastman Painting; Isleton Tong 5:30 9.3 Auction Kings - M16/Butt-Activated Musical Chair 7:30 32 The Chavis Chronicles - Lester Munson (cybersecurity) 8+ 22 & 26 Nature - Woodpeckers: The Hole Story + 26.4 Groundworks 8:30+ 22.4 Core Kyoto - Woven Gold and Silver: A World of Shimmering Patterns 9+ 22 & 26 NOVA - Nazca Desert Mystery 9:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Understanding Volcanoes: Tamsin Mather / Professor of Earth Sciences, Oxford University 10+ 22 & 26 Secrets of the Dead - Decoding Heiroglyphics Nov. 3 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - World's Biggest Machines 3 1:10+ 22.4 Core Kyoto mini - gold leaf 2 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Death of the President 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Heading to Disaster 3:10+ 22.4 THE QUEST FOR ANCIENT COLOR - A Tale of Japanese Crimson 5+ 26.4 George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life 5:10 22.4 National Parks of Japan - Towada 5:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - $1 eyeglasses 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Doomsday Tech 1 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - More Doomsday Tech 6:30 22.2 Beads Baubles and Jewelry - Techniques + 26.4 Story in the Public Square - Mark Follman (behavioral threat assessment) 8+ 48.2 The American Farm - Betting the Farm 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Take Care of Your Tools 9+ 48.2 The American Farm - Out of Control 10+ 26.5 The Chavis Chronicles - Lester Munson (cybersecurity) + 48.2 The American Farm - No Rest for the Weary 11+ 48.2 The American Farm - Invading Hordes noon 26.5 Ask This Old House - Flood Prevention; Deck Hangers (EV chargers) + 48.2 The American Farm - Chasing the Dream 1PM+ 48.2 The American Farm - On the Brink 1:30 26.4 Second Opinion with Joan Lunden - Millennial Health II 2 26.4 Changing Seas - Florida's Blue Holes: Oases in the Sea + 48.2 The American Farm - Make or Break 2:30 26.4 Changing Seas - A Decade After Deepwater 3 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Fish Finders / Medical Simulators 26.4 Changing Seas - Peru's Desert Penguins 26.5 History Detectives - Japanese Balloon Bomb; Society Circus Program; Camp David Letter + 48.2 The American Farm - Never Give Up 3:30 26.4 Changing Seas - American Samoa's Resilient Coral Reefs 4+ 26 Make48 - start 26.4 Changing Seas - Recreational Shark Fishing: Collaborating for Conservation 4:30+ 26 Make48 - hardware 26.4 Changing Seas - At the Water's Edge: The Salt Marsh 8+ 26.5 American Experience - The Poison Squad + 32 Independent Lens - Tiktok, Boom. 9:45+ 22.4 Zero Waste Life - Handmade Green Living 10+ 26.2 %Traces 10+ 26.5 American Experience - The Man Who Tried to Feed the World Nov. 4 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - More Dangerous Cargo 2 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Seconds to Survive 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Vanished 5+ 26.4 Local, USA - In Their Element (protecting resources) 5:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Ann Makosinski, environmental toys 6:30+ 26.4 Closer to Truth - How Does Deception Shape Brain and Mind? 32 Life on the Line - Into The Unknown 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Extreme Aircraft 9+ 22.2 Crossing South - San Pedro Martir Observatory + 48.2 Modern Marvels - History of Tall Buildings 10+ 48.2 Modern Marvels - Power Plants 10:30 26.5 Make48 - Time to Get Working! 11+ 48.2 Modern Marvels - Junkyards noon 26.5 Ask This Old House - Colors; Fireplace Upgrade 2PM+ 48.2 Modern Marvels - Gothic Cathedrals 3 26.5 History Detectives - China Marine Jacket; Airstream Caravan; Lincoln Forgery + 48.2 Modern Marvels - Lighthouses 4+ 26 Make48 - feedback 4:30+ Make48 - finishing designs 5+ 32 Artworks - Maoko Maeshia; Norman Lear; Patricia Moses (3D painting) 7+ 26.4 Rising Voices/Hothaninpi (teaching Lakota language) 7:15+ 22.4 Japanology Plus mini - urban workshops 8+ 22 %Traces 22.2 Expedition with Steve Backshall - Expedition Unseen + 26.4 Chasing Voices (restoring languages) 11:55+ 22.4 Danko&Danta, Cardboard Craft Creations! - Accessory Box Nov. 5 midnight 9.3 MonsterQuest - Death of Loch Ness 12:30AM+ 22.2 Weekends with Yankee - The Coast (boat building) 12:40+ 22.4 THE QUEST FOR ANCIENT COLOR - A Tale of Japanese Indigo 1:10+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Laptop Computers / Purification & Separation Systems 1:40+ 22.4 BOSAI: Science that Can Save Your Life - #3 Urban Windstorms 1:55+ 22.4 PythagoraSwitch mini - 10 Stick Anime 2 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Hanging by a Thread 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Attack Over Baghdad 4 32 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World - The Rocket 6 7 Wildlife Nation With Jeff Corwin - Florida Gold 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - Secrets of Sea Lions 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.29 6:30 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.30 7 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.31 7:30 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.32 8 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.33 8:30 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.34 10 4 Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer - A Close Up With Crustaceans + 48.2 Story Feature - Prehistoric Monsters Revealed 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Electric Snow Bike 11 7 America's Heartland - automated dairy farm, catfish & pecan farms 9 Mission Unstoppable - Cosmetics, Corals, and Contaminants 1PM+ MonsterQuest - Giant Squid Ambush 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Lockerbie 4 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Blown Apart 26.2 %Shakespeare and Hathaway -- Private Investigators - If It Be Man's Work (mole in tech company) 5 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Sight Unseen + 22.2 Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose - Greece: Quest for the Gods 6+ 9.3 Mega Builders - Stolen Power + 26.4 Focus on Europe - Italy nonelectric amusement park, seawilding (etc.) 7+ 9.3 Mega Builders - Mighty Shovel 8+ 9.3 Mega Builders - Ice Hotel 9 9.3 Storm Chasers - Storm Catchers 9:30+ 26.4 Breath of Life: Revitalizing California Languages 10 9.3 Storm Chasers - Bigger in Texas Nov. 6 1AM 32 Secrets of Sacred Architecture 6 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.35 6:30 9 Did I Mention Invention? - Wrist Concert Lights 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.36 7 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.37 7:30 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.38 8 4.2 E$arth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer - Life in the Trees 9.3 How the Earth Was Made - The Deepest Place on Earth 8:30+ 26.4 Global 3000 - luxury & climate change, luxury bunkers (etc.) 9 9.3 How the Earth Was Made - Asteroids 9:30 48.2 The New Frontier - Set Course for the Heart of Sun 10 48.2 Better Planet TV - home energy, university solar, sustainable products 12:30PM 26.4 Call of the Canyon: Zion National Park 4 26.5 History Detectives - Civil War photo, Indians in Hollywood, Harlem stock certificate 5 9.3 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - Quake, Rattle, and Roll 26.5 History Detectives - Black Tom Shell; USS Olympia Glass; Front Street Blockhouse 6 9.3 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - Armored Car Combat 7+ 26.4 The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations - Ruth Porat, Alphabet CFO 8+ 26.4 Nature - Canada: Surviving the Wild North 10+ 26.4 Hacking Your Mind - Us. vs. Them 11+ 26.4 Hacking Your Mind - The Wings of Angels Nov. 7 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - World War I Tech 2 9.3 Modern Marvels - Apollo 11 3 9.3 Modern Marvels - Nuclear Tech 4 9.3 Modern Marvels - Bathroom Tech 22.2 Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose - Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon 5 9.3 Modern Marvels - Bible Tech 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Oil Fire Fighting 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Extreme Trucks 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Shipyards 9 32 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World - The Airplane noon 26.5 Ask This Old House - Working from Home (circuit breaker) 32 Groundworks (preserving resources) 2:30PM 26.5 Growing a Greener World - Learning to Prune Like a Pro, In Your Own Home Landscape 3 26.5 History Detectives - Hindenburg Artifact; Bonus Army Stamp; Dempsey Fight Bell 4+ 26 Make48 - 3 winners 4:30 26 Make48 - fine-tuning prototypes 8:30 22.2 Make48 - Time Is Running Out! 10:30 22.2 Hope Is Here - Hank Baskett (lung cancer) Nov. 8 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Metal 2 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Out of Control 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Fight for Your Life 5:30 26.5 Growing a Greener World - Making More Planets by Propagating Your Garden 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Bullets 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Terror Tech: Defending the Highrise 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Military Movers + 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Book Maker 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Shop Stool & Step Stool 10 26.5 Energy Switch - Investing in Our Energy Future 11 32 Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky noon 26.5 Ask This Old House - Water Heater Autopsy; Composting 32 Great Yellowstone Thaw 1PM 32 Native America - From Caves to Cosmos 3 26.5 History Detectives - GAR Photograph; Bill Pickett Saddle; Hitler Films 4 26 Make48 - product creation (3D printing) 4:30 26 Make48 - marketing 5 9.3 American Restoration - Prank War (arcade game) 6:30 26.2 %As Time Goes By - Going Online 7+ 22 Maryland Farm & Harvest - Harvest Special; Corn Harvesting; Perfecting Watermelon Growth; Al Spoler Picks Lettuce 7:30+ 22 Outdoors Maryland - 17 Year Insect Infestation; Chesapeake Threat; mExploring Maryland's Prehistoric Past 9 26.4 The Good Road - Cape Canaveral, Florida -- Space Force, Go for Launch Nov. 9 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Loading Docks 2 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Mistaken Identity 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Bomb on Board 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Terror Tech: Civilian 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Breaking the Sound Barrier 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Logging Tech noon+ 9.3 Mega Builders - Arctic Ice Crusher 1PM+ 9.3 Mega Builders - Hard Rock Park 5 9.3 Auction Kings - Vampire Hunting Kit/Meteorite Nov. 10 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Exterminator 2 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Helicopter Down 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Death and Denial 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Army Corps of Engineers 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Bullet Trains Nov. 11 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Booby Traps 2 9.3 Mayday - Runaway Train 3 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Kid in the Cockpit 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Trans-Siberian Railroad 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - High Tech Sex 1PM 9.3 Combat Dealers - Secrets and Spies Nov. 12 1 9.3 Modern Marvels - Strategic Air Command 2 9.3 Mayday - Collision Course 3 9.3 Mayday - Head On Collision 6 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.39 6:30 9.3 Factory Made - episode 2.40 7 9.3 Factory Made - episode 1.1 7:30 9.3 Factory Made - episode 1.2 8 9.3 Factory Made - episode 1.3 8:30 9.3 Factory Made - episode 1.4 3PM 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Operation Babylift 4 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Falling Fast 5 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Flight 574: Lost 8 9.3 Mega Builders - Danish Ship 9 9.3 Storm Chasers - Highway to Hail 10 9.3 Storm Chasers - Inside the Tornado!