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Weekly Programming Update

November 1, 2020

Your Station for Election Coverage

Gear up for Election Day this November 3 by learning more about the local and national candidates on Meet Your Candidates 2020 on Sunday, November 1 at 6pm on the Explore channel and Frontline’s The Choice 2020: Trump Vs. Biden on Monday, November 2 at 8pm on PBS North.  

On Election Day, watch PBS North for ongoing national election coverage with the PBS NewsHour Team starting at 5pm.

Politics, not your thing? Look to the Explore channel Tuesday, November 3 starting at 4pm for a marathon of the beloved British comedy, Mum. You can also find great cooking and travel programming on the Create channel, the best of Minnesotan programming on the Minnesota Channel, and trusted, educational programming all night on the PBS KIDS Channel. 

Share Your Family's Story

Dear Minnesota is a multimedia letter-writing project designed for sharing stories of origin and immigration. Minnesotans are invited to write and submit letters, along with pictures, audio, and video, about their experiences moving through or to Minnesota. The letters will be shared online, contributing to our growing understanding of each other and our history.  

Dear Minnesota is a part of the Moving Lives Minnesota initiative. 

Learn more about Moving Lives MN and Dear Minnesota

PBS KIDS Highlight

Learn about Voting with Daniel Tiger!

Teacher Harriett announces that the children will be voting on a new class pet — either a rabbit or a turtle. She helps them learn about voting by encouraging them to stop (and learn about the two pets), think and then choose. Accompanying the clip is also a lesson plan about voting, winning and losing.  

Watch the full episode here!
Staff Pick
Nature
Bryce Nixon, Director of Development

"Time in nature is such a huge part of our lives in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. I’m a big fan of watching Nature on WDSE•WRPT, and learning about the natural world beyond what we experience outside our backdoors. Especially with the weather turning colder, I’m really looking forward to the Nature miniseries Primates starting this week."
Discover the survival strategies used by primates, often in the most unexpected places. “Primates: Secrets of Survival“ premieres Wednesday, November 4, at 7:00pm.
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Thursday, November 19th.

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Preview Portal
One Man, Two Guvnors on Great Performances
Friday, November 6 at 9pm

James Corden stars as a musician-turned-bodyguard who tries to keep his two mobster clients apart in this 1960s-era comedy. 

Top Streams Last Week

1. The Trouble with Maggie Cole - Episode 1
2. NOVA - Poisoned Water
3. The Trouble with Maggie Cole - Episode 2
4. Flesh and Blood - Episode 4
5. FRONTLINE - The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
*Available to stream with WDSE Passport.

The Week Ahead on PBS North 

Occasionally the broadcast schedule changes, please reference the online schedule for up to date listings. Listings are for the PBS North channel only unless otherwise noted. 

Sunday, November 1

6:00pm  
Battleground
A look at our current political divide is seen through the eyes of two grassroots political leaders. 

Explore Channel
5:56pm  
Meet Your Candidates 2020
Learn about the local candidates in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin who are asking for your vote this election. 

7:00pm 
Trouble with Maggie Cole "Episode 3"
Maggie continues her mission to right all of her wrongs with a tense visit to a local hairdresser. 

8:00pm 
Roadkill On Masterpiece "Episode One"
Having just seen off a libel case, U.K. government minister Peter Laurence faces family scandals. 

9:00pm 
COBRA
Episode 5 - The Prime Minister is forced to consider more extreme measures to retain control over the country. 

Program Update on the Explore Channel
William Allen White: What's the Matter with Kansas
One of America's most illustrious figures, journalist and author William Allen White, is profiled. 

10:00pm 
Shakespeare & Hathaway Private Investigators
"O Brave New World"

Season 1, Episode 1   Things aren't looking good for ex-cop Frank Hathaway: his detective agency is in dire financial straits and cases are thin on the ground. So when a sobbing Lu Shakespeare appears in his office, he sees a solution to his cash flow worries.  

11:00pm 
Vera "Dark Road"
Season 6, Episode 1   DCI Vera Stanhope uncovers a tragic life of secrets and lies when the body of a woman is found on the bleak Northumberland moors. 

Monday, November 2

7:00pm 
Antiques Roadshow "Election Collection"
Explore political items from both sides of the aisle, across the history of the United States in this special episode, including one find now valued at $600,000-$800,000. 

8:00pm 
Frontline "The Choice 2020: Trump Vs. Biden"
The lives and characters of Joe Biden and Donald Trump are explored as they compete to be president. 

Tuesday, November 3

Explore Channel
4:00pm 
Mum Marathon Begins!
A family comedy saw through the eyes of Cathy, a mother in her late fifties who finds herself at a milestone in life after the death of her husband.  


5:00pm 
PBS NewsHour Special: Election 2020
Election night coverage includes news and analysis of votes from across the nation. 

Wednesday, November 4

7:00pm 
Nature "Primates: Secrets of Survival"
Survival strategies used by primates, often in the most unexpected places, are explored. 

8:00pm 
NOVA "Colosseum - Roman Death Trap"
One of the world's most iconic buildings, the Colosseum is a monument to Roman imperial power. 

9:00pm 
Secrets of the Dead "Abandoning the Titanic"
A team investigates the identity of a captain of a "mystery ship" that turned away from the Titanic. 

Thursday, November 5

7:00pm 
Doctors on Call "Healthy Eating, Healthy Weigh: Obesity & Nutrition"
Host: Dr. Paula Termuhlen, U of MN Medical School, Duluth Campus 

7:30pm 
Ageless Living "Natural Intelligence, The Hidden Design Behind Our Evolution, Part 2"
Gifted teacher Jeddah Mali shares how the intangible is accessible for those willing to look for it. 

8:00pm 
Changing Seas

8:30pm 
Native Report
Travel to the Oneida Nation of WI to meet Elder Twila Cassador, a member of the I-Collective, an indigenous group of chefs and cooks. Revisit the Oneida Nation of WI's Hemp Project. Learn why the construction of an outdoor lacrosse box is of such importance to the Oneida Nation of WI. 

9:00pm 
West of the West - Tales from California's Channel Island "First People"
Arlington Man focuses on the discovery of the oldest human remains in all of North America. 

Friday, November 6

7:00pm 
Almanac

8:00pm 
Almanac North
The Northland's been a hot spot for Presidential campaign visits this historic year. With Election Day finally here, we bring in our political experts to break it all down. We'll also have a producer in the field on Election Day touching on voter turnout and how the pandemic changed things up this election cycle.  

8:30pm 
Washington Week

9:00pm 
Great Performances "One Man, Two Guvnors"
A musician-turned-bodyguard tries to keep his two mobster clients apart in this 1960s-era comedy.  

Saturday, November 7  

6:00pm 
Lawrence Welk Show "Salute to Famous Musical Families"
Anacani hosts. "Bye-Bye Love," "We've Only Just Begun" and "Something Stupid" are performed. 

7:00pm 
800 Words
Season 2 - Episode 12  George and Fiona's escape to the city for a romantic weekend away from the kids is a disaster. 

8:00pm 
Frankie Drake Mysteries "Emancipation Day"
Season 2, Episode 4  Civil rights hero Marcus Garvey hires the team to find donations that were taken from an orphanage. 

9:00pm 
Doctor Blake Mysteries "All She Leaves Behind"
Season 5, Episode 4   A controversial writer returns home, having written a new novel that promises to be an uncompromising dissection of the town, its inhabitants, and all of their many flaws. But when she’s found dead, Blake has to search out some truths. 

10:00pm 
Austin City Limits "John Legend & The Roots: Wake Up"
John Legend and the Roots perform "Wake Up Everybody" and more protest soul classics in 2011.

11:00pm 
Woodsongs "Darin & Brooke Aldridge and Stephanie Urbina Jones"

12:00am 
Sun Studio Sessions "South Memphis String Band"

12:30am 
Songs at the Center "Matraca Berg"

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