This Month on CPTV
For many of us, November is a month of remembrances. From Veterans Day and Thanksgiving to Native American Heritage Month, it’s traditionally a time to reflect on and celebrate those who have garnered our admiration, respect and understanding. This month on CPTV, you’ll find a vast array of shows that recognize the service, sacrifice, determination, talent and ingenuity that surrounds us each and every day, especially as we approach America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. We hope you’ll find our offerings educational, entertaining and thoughtful, as we share our continuing gratitude to our members and viewers for their support by providing programming designed with you (and your interests) in mind.
On CPTV
Maigret on Masterpiece
Sundays, November 2 and 9 at 9 p.m.
Follow Maigret as he investigates a series of bank robberies plaguing Paris. Ignoring his superior's orders, he turns his attention to the brutal murder of a burglar, but Maigret's choice to juggle both cases puts his career in jeopardy.
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The Gold on Masterpiece
Sundays, November 2 and 9at 10 p.m.
Six armed men steal gold from the Brink's-Mat security depot and scramble to find ways to dispose of the bullion. DCI Brian Boyce sets up a task force to investigate.
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Antiques Roadshow | Kids Stuff
Monday, November 3 at 8 p.m.
Take a trip down memory lane for playful “Roadshow” finds that bring out the child in us, including a traveling puppet show, ca. 1870, Yakama toy cradle & doll, ca. 1890 and a 1993 Air Jordan sneaker display. One family treasure is $40K-$60K!
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Leguizamo Does America | Los Angeles
Monday, November 3 at 10 p.m.
Actor John Leguizamo travels to Los Angeles, or "Hollywouldn't" as he likes to say, to explore the lack of Latino representation in the film and television industry; he meets up with several game changers to discuss what needs to happen to achieve real equity.
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Independent Lens | Life After
Monday, November 3 at 11 p.m.
Disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport investigates assisted dying and uncovers how ableism, policy and systemic failures can make death seem like the only option. With gripping stories and a personal mission, “Life After” explores who gets real choice, and who doesn't, in life and death.
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The Wild Girl of Brushvalley Township
Tuesday, November 4 at 8 p.m.
The story of Minnie Adams, one of the estimated one million people who died in American mental institutions, is told. The film reconstructs her life and illness through interviews with historians and genealogists, a visit to the local historical society, and the newspapers from the early 1900s that sensationalized her institutionalization in graphic detail. Through speculative animation drawing from documentary material, the film reclaims Minnie’s story from sensationalist public gossip to imagining an alternative history for a woman who was failed by her family and society.
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Nature | The Pigeon Hustle
Wednesday, November 5 at 8 p.m.
Follow in the footsteps of London and New York's pigeon flocks to uncover their secret world as never before. Witness the challenges of city life and how the humble pigeon has overcome them! With a world population hundreds of millions strong, feral pigeons are our most familiar neighbors. They have been an ever-present companion to people for millennia, yet despite such familiarity, there's still so much we don't know about the remarkable, resilient pigeon!
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NOVA: Operation Space Station
Wednesdays, November 5 and 12 at 9 p.m.
The size of a football field, the International Space Station hurtles around Earth at 17,000 mph. Witness
terrifying moments of high danger – when ingenuity and teamwork keep astronauts alive as they do remarkable science in space.
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Secrets of the Dead | The Princes in the Tower
Wednesday, November 5 at 10 p.m.
Amateur archaeologist Philippa Langley, who discovered Richard III's remains, searches for what really happened to his two nephews who, legend has it, he had murdered.
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Velvet | Season 2
Fridays, November 7 and 14 at 10 p.m.
In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there is one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerias Velvet. However, forbidden love, jealousy and greed threaten to tear apart the fashion house, as Alberto is back from his honeymoon in Rome and excited to return to the store, but Blanca and Max are struggling with their emotions.
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Sesame Street | Seasons 55 and 56
Begins Monday, November 10 at 10 a.m. on CPTV, plus PBS Kids 24/7 and PBSKIDS.org
Two new seasons arrive on CPTV PBS Kids. Get a look inside the iconic apartment building on Sesame Street with your friends Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Abby and more of our favorite friends! With more than 100 awards, including 101 Emmys, two Peabodys, four Parents' Choice Awards and an Action for Children's Television Special Achievement Award, the series delivers academic and social education that prepares kids for grade school. Since its premiere, the show's base curriculum has been set by academic research on preschoolers. Encore episodes focus on music and art and how these tools can be used to develop the whole child -- the cognitive, social, emotional and physical attributes.
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Salute to Service 2025: A Veterans Day Celebration
Monday, November 10 at 10 p.m. on CPTV
Country music legend Trace Adkins joins the U.S. Army Field Band to host unforgettable performances by opera superstar Angel Blue, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, and Trace Adkins himself.
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The Green Box: At the Heart of War
Tuesday, November 11 at 8 p.m.
Hidden secrets launch a son's life-long quest to discover a father he never knew. Revealed: a WWII pilot's journey from a passionate romance to a heroic doomed air battle; imprisonment in a famous POW camp; a death march across Germany, and unexpected tragedy. The story's intimate personal details of war speak to the archetypal trauma faced by veteran families of all eras. Martin Sheen narrates.
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Nature | Jaguar Beach
Wednesday, November 12 at 8 p.m.
On a remote stretch of Central America's Pacific coast, the lush, volcanic landscape gives way to a startlingly different world: a dry tropical forest -- one of the last of its kind on the planet -- where a newly resurgent population of jaguars has reclaimed their kingdom. In the waters at its edge, legions of olive ridley sea turtles emerge from the ocean for one of nature's most spectacular events, a mass nesting ritual called the arribada. Here, two unlikely creatures -- the sea turtle and the jaguar -- meet with spectacular consequences for both their species and the very different environments they inhabit.
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Secrets of the Dead | Picturing Shakespeare
Wednesday, November 12 at 11 p.m.
There are only two accepted representations of William Shakespeare that are considered "official," but could a portrait that has been hanging over a family's mantelpiece for the last 50 years be the third? British window washer Steven Wadlow, whose father bought the portrait in the 1960s, is on the hunt to prove the painting is indeed genuine. If so, it could be worth as much as $200 million.
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Austin City Limits | Kelsea Ballerini/Cam
Saturday, November 15 at 11 p.m.
Acclaimed genre-bending country acts Kelsea Ballerini and Cam deliver radiant ACL debuts: Chart-topper Ballerini dazzles with hits and highlights from her LP “Patterns”; Grammy-winning Cam showcases her heartfelt new collection “All Things Light.”
American Heart in WWI: A Carnegie Hall Tribute
Sunday, November 16 at 4 p.m.
Powerful storytelling, breathtaking music, unforgettable characters, rare film and images from the National Archives and meticulously researched history tell the story of America’s involvement in World War I.
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Austin City Limits | Role Model/MJ Lenderman & The Wind
Saturday, November 22 at 11 p.m.
A pair of next-generation singer-songwriters make their Austin City Limits debuts: chart-topper Role Model performs hits from “Kansas Anymore,” while Asheville, NC indie- rock ace MJ Lenderman & The Wind light up the stage with songs from “Manning Fireworks.”
The Great Escaper on Masterpiece
Sunday, November 23 at 9 p.m.
Starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, this special film tells the true story of Bernard Jordan, a man who made headlines by staging a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow veterans in Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
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Bring Them Home
Monday, November 24 at 11 p.m.
Discover the story of a small, determined group of Blackfoot people striving to re-establish the first wild buffalo herd on ancestral lands since the species' near-extinction a century ago. The film evocatively captures the decades-long efforts to restore buffalo along with the land, re-enliven traditional culture and bring much needed healing to the Blackfeet community. Narrated and executive produced by Oscar nominee and Blackfeet / Nez Perce actor, Lily Gladstone, the film has screened at over 40 film festivals; earning multiple awards and playing as an audience favorite.
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Lidia Celebrates America: A Nation of Neighbors
Tuesday, November 25 at 9 p.m.
Across America, chef Lidia Bastianich shines a light on how everyday people give back through food. By immersing herself in their personal stories and communities, she highlights how selfless acts foster both connection and fulfillment on both sides.
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The World of Olive Oil
Wednesday, November 26 at 10 p.m.
Host Frank Licari and internationally recognized olive oil expert Fil Bucchino embark on a breathtaking journey through Italy to uncover the rich history, cultural significance and complex evolution of one of the world's most treasured ingredients: olive oil. From the sun-drenched soil of Sicily to the lush groves of Tuscany and Umbria, with stops in vibrant Naples and historic Rome, this engaging exploration reveals how olive oil has transformed from an ancient staple to a modern-day global commodity sometimes surrounded by scandal.
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All Creatures Great and Small Season 3 Marathon
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27 beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Follow veterinarian James Herriot at the start of his storied career in rural Yorkshire in the 1930s as wedding bells chime and animal ailments abound in the third season of “All Creatures Great and Small.”
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We ♥ Public Television!
Friday, November 28 at 8 p.m.
Live musical performances and celebrity appearances honor the extraordinary musical artists and personalities who have graced PBS stages and screens, celebrating the cultural richness that PBS offers all Americans.
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Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs
Friday, November 28 at 11 p.m.
The country music superstar and Hollywood actor who pioneered the 1970s outlaw country movement is celebrated in a 2016 concert featuring Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss, Lady A, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Darius Rucker and Hank Williams Jr.
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Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop
Saturday, November 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Tune in for a cavalcade of 1950’s pop music recording legends, reuniting and performing their biggest hits.
Sanditon Revisited
Sunday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Go behind-the-scenes with the cast and creators of the acclaimed “Masterpiece” series based on Jane Austen's last, incomplete novel. Set amid the romantic intrigues of an English seaside resort in the early 1800s, and true to themes from other Austen novels, the first two seasons raised and dashed various matrimonial prospects for its female characters. A young woman from the country, Charlotte Heywood has been thrust by fate into the social scene in Sanditon, which is vying to become the go-to spa for fashionable aristocrats and gentry. Although her father intends her to marry local farmer Ralph Starling, Charlotte has attracted the attention of some of Sanditon's most eligible bachelors, among them the enigmatic Alexander Colbourne. Georgiana Lambe, a mixed-race heiress from the West Indies, faces an entirely different problem: she can't trust any of her suitors, because in all probability they are only interested in her fortune. The two women bond over these courtship dilemmas as well as their resolve to forge their own destinies.
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All Creatures: Cheers to the Years
Sunday, November 30 at 9 p.m.
Raise a glass to celebrate the most memorable moments from five seasons of this beloved series with cast members and creators. Explore each of the characters -- human and animal -- and revisit their loves, losses, triumphs, struggles, growth and joy.
America @ 250
Connecticut During World War II
A trilogy of documentaries showcase Connecticut's involvement in World War II, including the service, sacrifice and community spirit that state residents lent to the war effort.
Heroes
Monday, November 10 at 9 p.m.
This documentary focuses on Connecticut servicemen and civilians who lost their lives serving the Allied cause during World War II. Part 3 of the Connecticut During World War II series, Heroes weaves together a dramatic combination of excerpts from the biographies of state residents who were killed, readings of family letters, rare post-battle footage, photographs, and interviews with veterans who lost friends.
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Home Front
Tuesday, November 11 at 9 p.m.
Explore how Connecticut supported the war effort during World War II and accelerated a social revolution in the process. Just about every conceivable weapon or implement used in World War II – including airplanes, guns, bullets, life rafts, and more – was manufactured in Connecticut. But behind this arsenal stands the untold story of a state that overcame many trials during this difficult time. These trials are examined in this documentary that was co-produced by CPTV and the Connecticut Humanities Council.
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Battlefront
Wednesday, November 12 at 10 p.m.
Learn about the role Connecticut residents played in the battlefronts of World War II through this program that features combat footage and interviews with those who served on the front lines. Directed by Rich Hanley, this documentary is Part 2 of the Connecticut During World War II series.
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The American Revolution
Sunday, November 16 through Friday, November 21 at 8 p.m. (with repeat airing at 10 p.m.)
Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire centuries of democratic movements within the United States and around the globe.
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A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic & Civil Conversations Across America
Monday, November 24 at 9 p.m.
How we think about America’s founding and how the ideas and values articulated 250 years ago remain relevant to conversations about governance today are examined. At a time of political polarization, this special presentation aims to inspire and unite Americans through a renewed civic conversation rooted in the founding principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the American idea.
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African Americans in Connecticut: Civil War to Civil Rights
Monday, November 24 at 10 p.m.
Ruby Dee narrates this documentary co-produced by CPTV and the Connecticut Humanities Council. Using archival film and photos as well as interviews with prominent figures, the documentary tells the story of the African American struggle for economic, social and political equality in Connecticut over a 100-year period following the Civil War.
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