Weekly Schedule | Austin PBS WORLD

Week of January 4, 2026

Sunday January 4, 2026

1:00 am

To Be Announced

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:30 am

To Be Announced

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:00 am

To Be Announced

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:30 am

To Be Announced

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 am

A Bridge to Life

(Duration: 90 minutes)

4:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Transformation

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 am

On Story - Script to Screen: Twisters

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

Washington Week With The Atlantic

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:30 am

The Open Mind - The Future of Human Rights - Part I

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:00 am

Focus on Europe

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:30 am

Global Us

(Duration: 30 minutes)

8:00 am

American Masters - Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

(Duration: 90 minutes)

9:30 am

POV Shorts - A Swim Lesson

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:00 am

The Chavis Chronicles - Darlene McGhee Whittington

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

Laura Flanders & Friends - Mobilizing Communities, Plant by Plant With Braiding Sweetgrass' Robin Wall Kimmerer

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Life in the Heart Land - Migrant Workers

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:30 am

America's Heartland

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:00 pm

This American Land - Farmers Challenge Climate Change; Vanishing Salton Sea; Forest Habitat for Birds

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Start Up - Ampersand -- Fort Worth, Texas

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Bloomberg Wall Street Week

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

The Open Mind - The Future of Human Rights - Part I

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:30 pm

ICT Newscast With Aliyah Chavez

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 pm

Balancing Act With John Katko

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:30 pm

On Story - Script to Screen: Twisters

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:00 pm

American Masters - Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

(Duration: 90 minutes)

5:30 pm

POV Shorts - A Swim Lesson

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

A French Village - News From Anna

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

The Articulate Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Confluence

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 pm

POV - The Bitter Pill

(Duration: 90 minutes)

10:30 pm

POV Shorts - Classroom 4

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

The Articulate Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Monday January 5, 2026

12:00 am

Confluence

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

POV - The Bitter Pill

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:30 am

POV Shorts - Classroom 4

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 am

America's Dairyland at the Crossroads

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Meredith Willson: America's Music Man

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - In This Together

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

Newsroom Tokyo

(Duration: 28 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

The Articulate Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

Confluence

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

POV - The Bitter Pill

(Duration: 90 minutes)

10:30 am

POV Shorts - Classroom 4

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

The Whitney Reynolds Show - In This Together

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

The Open Mind - The Future of Human Rights - Part I

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

A Brief History of the Future - Beyond the Now

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

A Brief History of the Future - Chaos & Complexity

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

A Brief History of the Future - Once Upon a Time

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

VOCES - From Here/From There (De Aqui/De Alla)

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Public Defender

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Penny: Champion of the Marginalized

(Duration: 30 minutes)

8:30 pm

Stories From the Stage - On the Road Again

(Duration: 30 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 pm

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

VOCES - From Here/From There (De Aqui/De Alla)

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Tuesday January 6, 2026

12:00 am

Public Defender

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Penny: Champion of the Marginalized

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:30 am

Stories From the Stage - On the Road Again

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - Ambition

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

Newsroom Tokyo

(Duration: 28 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

VOCES - From Here/From There (De Aqui/De Alla)

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

Public Defender

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Penny: Champion of the Marginalized

(Duration: 30 minutes)

9:30 am

Stories From the Stage - On the Road Again

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:00 am

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - Ambition

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack - Parting Financial Advice

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

A Brief History of the Future - Human

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

A Brief History of the Future - Together

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

A Brief History of the Future - Tomorrows

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - First Steps

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

A Great Ride

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - New Frontiers

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 pm

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - First Steps

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Wednesday January 7, 2026

12:00 am

A Great Ride

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - New Frontiers

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

The Earthshot Report

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

GZERO World With Ian Bremmer - Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

Newsroom Tokyo

(Duration: 28 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - First Steps

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

A Great Ride

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - New Frontiers

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 am

The Articulate Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Energy Switch - Air Conditioning

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Islands of Wonder - Borneo

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

Islands of Wonder - Hawaii

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Islands of Wonder - Madagascar

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

POV - The Age of Water

(Duration: 90 minutes)

7:30 pm

Independent Lens - Free for All: The Public Library

(Duration: 90 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 pm

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

POV - The Age of Water

(Duration: 90 minutes)

Thursday January 8, 2026

12:30 am

Independent Lens - Free for All: The Public Library

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - The Fall

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Story in the Public Square - Shadi Hamid

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

Newsroom Tokyo

(Duration: 28 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

POV - The Age of Water

(Duration: 90 minutes)

8:30 am

Independent Lens - Free for All: The Public Library

(Duration: 90 minutes)

10:00 am

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - The Fall

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

Story in the Public Square - Shadi Hamid

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Second Opinion With Joan Lunden - Racial Disparities in Health

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Gods of Tennis - Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

Gods of Tennis - Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Gods of Tennis - Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Independent Lens - Storming Caesars Palace

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

POV - Union

(Duration: 120 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 pm

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

Independent Lens - Storming Caesars Palace

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Friday January 9, 2026

12:00 am

POV - Union

(Duration: 120 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Penny: Champion of the Marginalized

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 am

Stories From the Stage - On the Road Again

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Closer to Truth's Mind, Art, Transcendence - What Makes Art Transcendent?

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

Newsroom Tokyo

(Duration: 28 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

Independent Lens - Storming Caesars Palace

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

POV - Union

(Duration: 120 minutes)

10:00 am

Penny: Champion of the Marginalized

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

Stories From the Stage - On the Road Again

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

GZERO World With Ian Bremmer

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Closer to Truth's Mind, Art, Transcendence - What Makes Art Transcendent?

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Independent Lens - Storming Caesars Palace

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:30 pm

POV - Union

(Duration: 90 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Doctor and Detective

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Fact and Fiction

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Shadows and Sleuths

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

Bloomberg Wall Street Week

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 pm

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Doctor and Detective

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Saturday January 10, 2026

12:00 am

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Fact and Fiction

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Shadows and Sleuths

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - First Steps

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - In This Together

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:30 am

Washington Week With The Atlantic

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:00 am

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Doctor and Detective

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Fact and Fiction

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Shadows and Sleuths

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 am

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Something to Celebrate

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Independent Lens - Free for All: The Public Library

(Duration: 90 minutes)

12:30 pm

Stories From the Stage - Funny Business

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Doctor and Detective

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Fact and Fiction

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle - Shadows and Sleuths

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

Washington Week With The Atlantic

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

Balancing Act With John Katko

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

Firing Line With Margaret Hoover

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Atomic People

(Duration: 90 minutes)

7:30 pm

American Experience - Bombshell

(Duration: 90 minutes)

9:00 pm

A French Village - The Mousetrap

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

Independent Lens - A Thousand Pines

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 pm

American Experience - Bombshell

(Duration: 90 minutes)