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Central Texas Gardener Season 30 is in Bloom on Saturdays at Noon

Schedule Highlights October 20 to October 26

Monday, October 20th

Antiques Roadshow - Vintage Phoenix 2025 Hour 2 How well will values of vintage desert discoveries from ROADSHOW's 2015 Phoenix stop hold up today? Highlights include a 1956 David Klein TWA poster, a 1921 Lyonel Feininger watercolor and an enamel and rock crystal pendant watch, ca. 1910. 7:00 pm

Antiques Roadshow - Vintage Spokane Hour 2 Journey back to the Pacific Northwest to discover antique and vintage finds like a Jon Stefansson landscape oil, a Lonny Frey pro baseball collection and a Rolex Bubbleback watch. Have their values held strong or headed south since 2007? 8:00 pm

Citizens At Last is a documentary film that celebrates the persistence of Texas suffragists to organize, demonstrate, and win the vote for women. The film explores the strategic role Texas women played in the national suffrage movement and exposes the pro-Jim Crow policies of the anti-suffragists who stood in their way. "Citizens At Last" shows the crucial role Texas women-white, Black, and Latina- played in the long struggle for equal voting rights. 9:00 pm

Independent Lens- Ratified Ratified traces the fight to make Virginia the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Led by Black women and cross-party activists, the film explores the century-long push to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution. 10:00 pm

Tuesday, October 21st

Finding Your Roots - Moving On Up Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the long-lost roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph and historian Lonnie Bunch - two African Americans whose ancestors broke boundaries and forged families as they moved from slavery to freedom. 7:00 pm

33 Black Frog: An American Story is a powerful documentary about Chief Petty Officer Eddie L. Ferguson, one of the first African American Navy Frogmen. Battling racism and adversity, Ferguson's journey is one of courage, perseverance, and a legacy that paved the way for generations. 8:00 pm

Frontline - The Rise of RFK Jr. The dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. How the scion of a storied dynasty endured tragedy and scandal, broke with the Democratic Party and his family, stoked conspiracy theories, and is reshaping government and public health. 9:00 pm

Wednesday, October 22nd

Nature - Walrus: Life On Ice With bulbous eyes, two long sharp tusks, a long mustache and one ton of blubber, the walrus is far from majestic. But for Kirk Johnson, scientist and Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the walrus has been a creature close to his heart for 30 years. Johnson will follow his passion and trek across the Arctic to uncover the hidden lives of these lumbering giants, their cultural significance to the native peoples of the North, and the threats they face as climate change shrinks the sea ice. Johnson will explore the walrus' evolutionary past and reveal the creature's ability to adapt, survive and thrive through the ages. With global climate change, perhaps this colossal creature will be forced to adapt once more. 7:00 pm

NOVA - Ancient Desert Death Trap Archaeologists investigate dozens of strange Stone Age megastructures in the Arabian desert. They're so big that their true form is visible only from the air, yet these giant structures were built by a mysterious people 9000 years ago. 8:00 pm

Secrets of the Dead - Cracking The Queen’s Code Secret messages from Mary, Queen of Scots, are finally decoded, with 57 encrypted letters detailing the tragic monarch's efforts to free herself from imprisonment and gain an advantage over her rival, Queen Elizabeth. 9:00 pm

Your Fantastic Mind - Unlocking The Mind This episode delves into brain health and aging, featuring stories on artificial intelligence (AI) used to detect Alzheimer's, lifestyle interventions to slow cognitive decline, how future doctors are being trained in dementia care and emerging research linking pollution and memory loss. 10:00 pm

Thursday, October 23rd

Overheard with Evan Smith - Noah Hawley Creator of the TV series Fargo Noah Hawley joins Overheard to discuss his career in entertainment from novels to movies, including his directorial film debut, Lucy in the Sky. 7:30 pm

Texas Monthly Presents: The Story - Making The List After four years, Texas Monthly gears up to publish a new Top 50 BBQ list. Led by Daniel Vaughn, the Texas Monthly team sets out to taste and rank Texas BBQ, racing towards their deadline of releasing a list that can change the lives of BBQ businesses across the state. We take a look at a few of these joints, the inspiring stories behind them, and the future of Texas BBQ. Featured joints: Burnt Bean, Yearby's. 8:00 pm

The Daytripper - North San Antonio, TX Chet heads north of the Alamo to explore the Pearl Brewery now a world-class culinary destination and hotel. He feeds the hippos and more at the zoo and finds his zen at the Japanese Tea Garden. He eats the cheesiest burger in Texas and walks with the dinosaurs at the Witte Museum. 8:30 pm

Courtmaker John Marshall and the Forging of America's Supreme Court Filmed across eleven states, Courtmaker explores the life of the greatest judge in American history, John Marshall, who as the fourth Chief Justice, built the Supreme Court into the third pillar of American government. Through in-depth interviews with scholars, judges and Supreme Court justices, the film sheds light on our democracy's foundational legal philosophies. 9:00 pm

Friday, October 24th

Live from the LBJ Library - Doris Kearns Goodwin (Part 2) Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her book, An Unfinished Love Story, on her relationship with her husband Richard Goodwin, whose soaring speechwriting for JFK, LBJ, and RFK helped to shape the idealism of the 1960s. 7:30 pm

Being Texan: A Texas Monthly Special This one-hour special features people and places at the intersections of identity, history, progress, and change. Stories in the special may hook viewers on what they recognize about Texas but ultimately will deliver a more unexpected and nuanced vision of the state and the people who call it home. 8:00 pm

Great Performances - Ann Enjoy a powerful and revealing look at legendary, larger-than-life Texas governor Ann Richards, who enriched the lives of her followers, friends and family, in this critically acclaimed play written by and starring Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor. 9:00 pm

Saturday, October 25th

Fork and Hammer - 4 Years in the Making Supperland restaurant is Jeff and Jamie's boldest restaurant: grand, acclaimed - a huge breakthrough. But its creation was pure chaos: Covid closures, firings and a menu built on a backyard patio. At the center of the storm were two unlikely heroes, an executive chef and sous chef, who share nothing in common but a deep love of food and a drive to make something unforgettable. 11:30 am

Central Texas Gardener - Traditions Behind Day of the Dead Celebration Pay tribute to cherished loved ones on Dia de Los Muertos. Add cheerful habitat to winter's garden. 12:00 pm

Kitchen Curious with Vivian Howard - Pasta Vivian uses pasta to explore a global tradition: stretching small amounts of meat into meals. Nutritionist Christine Byrne helps her weigh whole grain pasta's value while Dan Pashman joins Vivian for a noodle crawl in Charleston featuring meaty spins on classics. She returns home to make two pantry-friendly dishes - spaghetti with anchovy and breadcrumbs, and a modern Hamburger Helper with bowties, beef and cabbage. 12:30 pm

Pati’s Mexican Table - A Sense of Beauty Pati meets photographer Nuria Lagarde at Mercado de Jamaica to talk art and daily life among stalls of flowers bursting with color. Later,she visits author Laura Esquivel to reflect on Magical Realism and storytelling's power to shape identity. They share pan dulce and a chocolate drink inspired by Laura's work, celebrating how art and identity shape Mexico City's creative soul. 1:00 pm

Charlie Bee Company - Yankee Bees In the season finale, Charlie returns to his childhood stomping grounds in Berkshire County, MA. He meets local beekeeper Curtis Mraz,explores northern bee culture, visits a forest cannabis farm, Empire Farm, and Woven Roots - home to a unique BIPOC beekeeping program. Between Rockwell tours and soul-searching, Charlie wonders: does his bee future still belong in Texas. 4:30 pm

How Are We Today? - Compassion Fatigue In the season finale, we find one member of the group is stretched thin by taking care of everyone in their life except themselves. If you're someone without a mental condition, that doesn't mean your mental health can't suffer too. Come learn how compassion fatigue affects us all, and explore ways to manage it with the people you love to find out what works best for you. 6:00 pm

Austin City Limits - Charley Crockett/Waxahatchee A pair of Grammy-nominated and road-tested roots acts take the ACL stage: Country maverick Charley Crockett thrills with tunes from his Lonesome Drifter, and breakout singer-songwriter Waxahatchee sparkles with gems from her acclaimed Tiger's Blood. 7:00 pm

Sunday, October 26th

Texas Monthly Presents: The Story - Connection to the Land Texans have always had high regard for the land and what it can provide. But what happens when that land is threatened? We look at two stories of how Texans face changes to the land beneath their feet - from the transformation of generational farming, to fires threatening the future of cattle ranching. 6:00 pm

Maigret On Masterpiece - Maigret’s Failure, Pt 2 As Maigret reels from his failure to protect Fumal, he also suffers a personal blow. With pressure mounting to solve the missing influencer's case, Maigret uncovers an unexpected side to Fumal, prompting him to reassess their shared history. 8:00 pm

The Gold on Masterpiece - Vengeance Is Easy, Justice Is Hard In Tenerife, Palmer discovers that he is wanted by the police. Cooper and Parry have successfully moved the cash across Europe. Meanwhile, Noye's murder trial reaches a dramatic conclusion. 9:00 pm

Velvet - New York, New York Ana and Alberto arrive in New York only to discover a disaster when they are preparing to present to Sara and her father. Pedro is ready to declare his true feelings for Rita, but life is full of surprises. 10:00 pm

Schedule Highlights from Previous Weeks