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Metro (WETA-TV5) Washington, D.C.

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4:30 AM - 5:30 AM

Amanpour and Company

60 min {}

Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.

Regular
5:30 AM - 6:00 AM

BBC News

30 min {}

Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.

News
6:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Washington Week With The Atlantic

30 min {}

A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.

News Political
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM

Firing Line With Margaret Hoover

30 min {}

Margaret Hoover leads interviews and debates.

Regular
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

American Masters

90 min TV14

The life and work of Hannah Arendt, often referred to as the most influential and provocative political thinker of the 20th century.

Documentary Biography
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Get Out of Town

30 min {}

Searching for crabs and wild horses Assateague Island National Seashore; Tracks and Yaks Rail bike tour; glamping at Sun Outdoors Frontier Town; The Inn Berlin.

Local Travel
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Amanpour and Company

60 min {}

Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.

Regular
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Washington Week With The Atlantic

30 min {}

A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.

News Political
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Firing Line With Margaret Hoover

30 min {}

Margaret Hoover leads interviews and debates.

Regular
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

PBS News Hour

60 min {}

Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.

News
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Samantha Brown's Places to Love

30 min TVG

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; The Cherry Republic; a repurposed mental hospital in Traverse City; Leelanau Cheese; sailing on Lake Michigan; Bonobo Winery owners Todd and Carter Oosterhouse and actress Amy Smart.Guests: Carter Oosterhouse, Amy Smart..

Travel
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Moveable Feast With Relish

30 min TVG

Female chefs Chrissy Tracey, Ashley Flagg and Renee Touponce; dishes include chicken with grits, oyster stew and hickory ice cream.

Food
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets

30 min TVG

Chef Maria Loi shares years of knowledge baked into Mediterranean cuisine as she island hops across Greece.

Food Instructional
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

30 min TVG

Turkish skillet kebab with charred peppers and tomatoes; soft and lemony Turkish hummus; date-stuffed semolina cookies.

Instructional Food
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Headwaters Down

60 min TVPG

Five friends paddle through the James River as they travel 250 miles to their hometown.

Specials Environmental
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

The Chavis Chronicles

30 min TVPG

Ronald Mason Jr., president of the University of the District of Columbia, talks about why HBCUs may be the best paths for Black college students; Dr. Sonya Horsford discusses combat racial inequality in K-12 schools.

Talk Shows
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

J Schwanke's Life in Bloom

30 min TVG

The history of the Mason jar; using Mason jars for flower arrangements, both large and small; how a flower farm creates arrangements with canning jars.

Instructional
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Walking With Dinosaurs

60 min TVPG

An orphaned baby Triceratops must outwit a deadly Tyrannosaurus rex.

Documentary Science
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Human Footprint

60 min TVPG

Exploring the global impact of humans, from Yellowstone to Mozambique.

Documentary
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

NOVA

60 min TVPG

A unique site in southern England preserved rare traces of ancient ice age mammoths and Neanderthals; host David Attenborough.

Science
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

60 min TVPG

Comics Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash see family mysteries solved by DNA.Guests: Carol Burnett, Niecy Nash-Betts..

Documentary
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

American Experience

90 min TV14

Violent protests and street demonstrations erupt when police raid New York's Stonewall Inn in 1969.

Documentary
9:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Lou's Legacy: A Reporter's Life at the Washington Blade

30 min {}
Regular
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM

PBS News Weekend

30 min {}

Analysis of national and international news, as well as in-depth reporting on topics ranging from education and politics to technology and finance.

News
10:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Washington Week With The Atlantic

30 min {}

A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.

News Political
11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Headwaters Down

60 min TVPG

Five friends paddle through the James River as they travel 250 miles to their hometown.

Specials Environmental
12:00 AM - 1:30 AM

Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers

90 min TVPG

Clinical trials for dogs with cancer lead to new treatments for people in the field of comparative oncology.

Specials Documentary
1:30 AM - 3:30 AM

Caregiving

120 min TVPG

A look at the personal stories of caregivers navigating the ups and downs of their work, revealing the state and stakes of care in America.

Specials Documentary
3:30 AM - 5:00 AM

American Masters

90 min TV14

The life and work of Hannah Arendt, often referred to as the most influential and provocative political thinker of the 20th century.

Documentary Biography

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