Weekly Schedule | Austin PBS WORLD

Week of August 30, 2026

Sunday August 30, 2026

12:00 am

Shared Planet - Waters

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Doc World - Surf Nation

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:30 am

POV Shorts - Between Earth and Sky

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 am

The Age of Nature - Understanding

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Pacific Heartbeat - Te Puna Ora: The Source of Life

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

On Story - On Past Lives: A Conversation Wtih Celine Song

(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 - Mayors of the World: Santiago

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:00 am

Focus on Europe

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:30 am

Global Us

(Duration: 30 minutes)

8:00 am

Doc World - Surf Nation

(Duration: 90 minutes)

9:30 am

POV Shorts - Between Earth and Sky

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:00 am

The Chavis Chronicles - Beth Hopkins

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

Laura Flanders & Friends - Prison Creative Arts Project: Imagination in the Face of Incarceration

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Texas Monthly Presents: The Story - Innovators

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:30 am

America's Heartland

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:00 pm

Climate California - Second Language

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Start Up - Simpleaf -- Dallas, Texas

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Bloomberg Wall Street Week

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

The Open Mind - Mayors of the World: Santiago

(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 - On Past Lives: A Conversation Wtih Celine Song

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:00 pm

Doc World - Surf Nation

(Duration: 90 minutes)

5:30 pm

POV Shorts - Between Earth and Sky

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

A French Village - The strike In

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask

(Duration: 120 minutes)

9:00 pm

American Masters - Mary Oliver; Saved by the Beauty of the World

(Duration: 90 minutes)

10:30 pm

POV Shorts - Between Earth and Sky

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask

(Duration: 120 minutes)

Monday August 31, 2026

1:00 am

American Masters - Mary Oliver; Saved by the Beauty of the World

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:30 am

POV Shorts - Between Earth and Sky

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 am

Catching Giants

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Sacred Ground With Tim Daly - The Last Supper: Seeds of Change

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 am

Sacred Ground With Tim Daly - Falling Trees: A Parable of Hope

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Collective Impact -- When One Voice Echoes Many

(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

Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask

(Duration: 120 minutes)

9:00 am

American Masters - Mary Oliver; Saved by the Beauty of the World

(Duration: 90 minutes)

10:30 am

POV Shorts - Between Earth and Sky

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Collective Impact -- When One Voice Echoes Many

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

The Open Mind - Mayors of the World: Santiago

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Wild Metropolis - Residents

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

Wild Metropolis - Commuters

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Wild Metropolis - Survivors

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

The Age of Nature - Changing

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Pacific Heartbeat - A Paradise Lost

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Local, USA - In Their Element

(Duration: 30 minutes)

8:30 pm

Stories From the Stage - Hell or High Water

(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

The Age of Nature - Changing

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Tuesday September 1, 2026

12:00 am

Pacific Heartbeat - A Paradise Lost

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Local, USA - In Their Element

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Hell or High Water

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Catching Giants

(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

The Age of Nature - Changing

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

Pacific Heartbeat - A Paradise Lost

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Local, USA - In Their Element

(Duration: 30 minutes)

9:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Hell or High Water

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:00 am

Catching Giants

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

Compass Points From PBS News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Wild Scandinavia - Life on the Edge

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

Wild Scandinavia - Heartlands

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Wild Scandinavia - Fire and Ice

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

NOVA - Human: Into the Americas

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

H20: The Molecule That Made Us

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Movie

(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

NOVA - Human: Into the Americas

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Wednesday September 2, 2026

12:00 am

H20: The Molecule That Made Us

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Movie

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Shared Planet - Forests

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

GZERO World With Ian Bremmer - The New Space Race

(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

NOVA - Human: Into the Americas

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

H20: The Molecule That Made Us

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Movie

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 am

Shared Planet - Forests

(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

Switch On - Developing on Coal

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Hope in the Water - The Fish in the Sea

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

Hope in the Water - Farming the Water

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Hope in the Water - Changing the Menu

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special

(Duration: 90 minutes)

7:30 pm

POV - Arrest the Midwife

(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

Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special

(Duration: 90 minutes)

Thursday September 3, 2026

12:30 am

POV - Arrest the Midwife

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Shared Planet - Waters

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Story in the Public Square - Cheryl Willman

(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

Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special

(Duration: 90 minutes)

8:30 am

POV - Arrest the Midwife

(Duration: 90 minutes)

10:00 am

Shared Planet - Waters

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

Story in the Public Square - Cheryl Willman

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Horizons From PBS News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Our Time - Teen Mental Health and Suicide in Black Families -- DOM and I'll Be There

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:30 pm

Our Time - Immigrants and Refugees -- Las Hijas (The Daughters) and Leaving Africa

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:00 pm

Our Time - Blindness and Autism -- Blind Sighted & A Lonely Highway

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:30 pm

Our Time - Protecting Families -- Skinned Knees and Kik-Me!

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 pm

Our Time - Trans Youth in America -- Transforming Media and Re-framing

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:30 pm

Our Time - Colorism in America: Shade and Out of Our Heads

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Roadtrip Nation: The Inside Scholars - Education's Chance

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:30 pm

Roadtrip Nation: The Inside Scholars - Flying Free

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:00 pm

A Fuller Education

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Multiple Choice

(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

Roadtrip Nation: The Inside Scholars - Education's Chance

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:30 pm

Roadtrip Nation: The Inside Scholars - Flying Free

(Duration: 30 minutes)

Friday September 4, 2026

12:00 am

A Fuller Education

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Multiple Choice

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Local, USA - In Their Element

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Hell or High Water

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Balancing Act With John Katko

(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

Roadtrip Nation: The Inside Scholars - Education's Chance

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:30 am

Roadtrip Nation: The Inside Scholars - Flying Free

(Duration: 30 minutes)

8:00 am

A Fuller Education

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Multiple Choice

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 am

Local, USA - In Their Element

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Hell or High Water

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

GZERO World With Ian Bremmer - AI Goes to War

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Balancing Act With John Katko

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Our Time - Teen Mental Health -- AFTERTASTE & INTRUSIVE

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:30 pm

Our Time - Adoption and Fostering -- I CHOOSE YOU & HANNAH'S HOME

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:00 pm

Our Time - Domestic Violence and Family Estrangement -- NOT ALL HEROES & SKINNED KNEES

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:30 pm

Our Time - Multi-racial Families: THE SPECTACULAR QUIET & SMALL STEPS

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 pm

Our Time - Poetry and Filmmaking: Addressing Issues of Today Through Memory and Metaphor -- A GUNSHOT'S CRY, GRASPING FOR STARTS & IN WATER

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:30 pm

Our Time - Immigration: SOURPATCH JOURNEY & Y IS FOR YELLOW

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Pack

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Journey North

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Walking With Dinosaurs - Island of Giants

(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

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Pack

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Saturday September 5, 2026

12:00 am

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Journey North

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Walking With Dinosaurs - Island of Giants

(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 Age of Nature - Changing

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Collective Impact -- When One Voice Echoes Many

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Horizons From PBS News

(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

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Pack

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Journey North

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Walking With Dinosaurs - Island of Giants

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 am

Compass Points From PBS News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Level Setting -- Returning to What Grounds Us

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

POV - Arrest the Midwife

(Duration: 90 minutes)

12:30 pm

Local, USA - In Their Element

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Pack

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Journey North

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Walking With Dinosaurs - Island of Giants

(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

Made in the West

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Frontier to Freedom

(Duration: 120 minutes)

9:00 pm

A French Village - A Splash of Red

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Declaration's Journey

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 pm

Frontier to Freedom

(Duration: 120 minutes)