THE HUMAN STORIES BEHIND AN OUT-OF-THIS WORLD ADVENTURE

ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPACE
Limited Series Premiere
Tuesday 8:00 PM

Drawing on intimate, unseen archive and powerful first-hand testimony, this landmark 4-part series tells the human stories behind our quest to explore space, offering a unique perspective on our changing world and where we are headed. Over its four hours, the episodes will feature interviews astronauts and people working and living with the space program, tracing the journey of humans in space over the past 50 years - from the space shuttle to the International Space Station. 

ADVENTURES IN SPACE CONTINUE WEDNESDAY

NOVA: BLACK HOLE UNIVERSE
Wednesday 8:00pm
Stream NOW

Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride to explore nature's strangest and most powerful objects. Black holes can reshape entire galaxies, warp the fabric of space and time, and may be the key to unlocking the ultimate nature of reality.

EXPLORING LIFE BACK ON EARTH

NATURE: SOUL OF THE OCEAN
Wednesday 7:00pm

Take a deep breath and experience the complex world of ocean waters. Get a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists in a marriage of necessity.

BUGS THAT RULE THE WORLD
Wednesday 9:00pm

Bugs are beautiful in this four-part series that looks at their diversity and the critical roles they play on the planet. 

EATING THE BOOT! EXPLORING LOUISIANA SEAFOOD, FISH, AND SHELLFISH

LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN
Friday 7:00pm | Sunday 5:00pm

Louisianians know good food; and this week on Louisiana: The State We're In, we're focusing on all that great cuisine.

Christina Jensen takes us to Grand Isle to see one of the new trends in seafood. Grand Isle Jewel Oysters are grown in floating baskets instead of in the mud and silt on the bottom, giving them a unique, and highly prized flavor.

Next, Johnny Atkinson visits a crawfish farmer who has a very narrow window to harvest soft-shell crawfish which can be eaten shell and all!

Then LA64's Karen LeBlanc takes us to Franklin Parish where the small town of Wisner is known for it's catfish.

COMING SOON: AN ALL-NEW LOUISIANA SPOTLIGHT

LOUISIANA SPOTLIGHT: BUILDING BARRIERS
Premieres Monday, July 27 at 8:00pm
 Exploring the science, politics and people shaping the future of the state’s fragile coastline.

WHAT TO WATCH AND WHEN
This Week on LPB

NEW to LPB Saturdays! Join us for a culinary tour showcasing the rich food traditions of New Orleans. The series explores cultural connections in every bite with Dook Chase, the executive chef of the historically significant Dooky Chase Restaurant. Episodes follow Dook as he visits places and people at the heart of New Orleans' legendary cuisine. Then, he brings those experiences back to the kitchen where he prepares dishes that incorporate the flavors and techniques of the city’s mosaic of culinary traditions. With an emphasis on how dishes and ingredients reflect the city's history, Dook connects with chefs who have elevated Creole, Cajun and West African cuisine to the forefront of fine dining in New Orleans. Dook also visits local Italian, Vietnamese, Indian and Latin American establishments where chefs recreate the food from their homeland.

DOOK CHASE: A CHEF'S JOURNEY  |  SATURDAYS 1:00PM

MONDAY

7pm -  ANTIQUES ROADSHOW    In Iowa for finds including a 1967 NFL Championship "Ice Bowl" ticket stub and a Robert Riggs Saturday Evening Post illustration. 
8pm -  GODS OF TENNIS    Solace for your post-Wimbledon let down, an encore of this three-part series. Episode 2 features Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe. 
9pm -  BOOKISH   As tension builds, the staff rebel and the Walsingham Hotel lists like an old ship, can Book unmask Captain Orr's murderer?
10pm  -  THE PUZZLE LADY   NEW   The Puzzle Lady discovers a dark conspiracy at the heart of Bakerbury.



 

TUESDAY

7pm -  FINDING YOUR ROOTS     Actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley. 
8pm -  ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPACE   NEW   Part one of this series exploring the human stories of the space program looks at the US Space Shuttle program. 
9pm -  LUCY WORSLEY'S HOLMES VS DOYLE   Exploring why Arthur Conan Doyle came to hate his most famous creation - Sherlock Holmes. 
10pm - INDEPENDENT LENS  Flood   NEW   A filmmakers returns home to face her differences with her evangelical father. 

 

WEDNESDAY 

7pm - NATURE   Soul of the Ocean   A deep dive into co-existence underwater. 
8pm - NOVA   Black Hole Universe   Are we actually living inside a black hole? A mind-bending journey through theory. 
9pm -  BUGS THAT RULE THE WORLD  A multi-part series that looks at the crucial role bugs play on our planet. 
10pm  - ENSLAVED: THE LOST HISTORY OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE  NEW  This 6-part series chronicles 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World and the efforts of the group Diving With a Purpose, who are working to locate six slave ships that went down along with their human cargo. 
 

THURSDAY

7pm - SISTER BONIFACE MYSTERIES    Sister Boniface is on the case when an actress falls to her death during a stunt taping. 
7:45pm - LA VEILLÉE  LPB SPECIAL FOCUS  A weekly look at the happenings, culture, and people of French-speaking Louisiana.
8pm - MIDSOMER MURDERS    The "Greenest Village in Midsomer" is bought by a Texas oilman. A string of murders ensues. 
8:45pm - BEHIND THE GLORY    LPB SPECIAL FOCUS  The stories behind the sports headlines.  Hosted by Lyn Rollins. 
9pm - THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE   NEW   A teacher in a prestigious international school is murdered at home shortly before he's due to move to Japan.

FRIDAY

7pm - LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN  LPB SPECIAL FOCUS In-depth new coverage on important issues in the state along with Louisiana art, culture, and events. 
7:30pm -WASHINGTON WEEK  Roundtable discussion about the week's major news. 
8pm - AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The American Vice President  A look at the history of the role of the Vice President - a position that was unaddressed in the US Constitution. 
9pm -  AMERICAN EXPERIENCE  JFK   Follow JFK's rise to power from his birth to his election as president in 1960 - the youngest man ever to be elected to the office.
 

SATURDAY

7pm -  KEEPING UP APPEARANCES   Hyacinth settles on a weekend home in the country and now Richard has serious worries. 
7:30pm -  EVER DECREASING CIRCLES    Martin coordinates a neighborhood watch and suddenly the police are inundated with citizen's arrests. 
8pm -  MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES    NEW   Trouble for the family when a young girl is found drowned in her aunt's fountain on the eve of a fancy dress party. 
9pm - INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY  NEW    A car turns up in the river with a drowned young woman in the passenger seat, but no driver. The trail leads to the home of an aristocratic family. 
10:30pm - AUSTIN CITY LIMITS   Celebrating the 50th anniversary of iconic Austin blues club Antone's. 
 

SUNDAY

7pm -  PATIENCE   NEW  A  woman is found dead in the botanical gardens. Was she murdered or did she die of natural causes? Patience suspects foul play and falls out with Frankie who needs convincing. Stream the entire season with LPB PASSPORT.   
8pm - GRANTCHESTER ON MASTERPIECE    NEW  Cathy's triumph at CeCe's turns dark when a club manager is found dead and Alphy is discovered in the depths of an illegal poker game. Sigh...oh Alphy.    Binge the series with LPB PASSPORT. 
9pm -   DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE   The Spanish flu strikes Downton. Mary, Sybil and Robert each confront a moment of truth. Binge the series with LPB PASSPORT. 
10pm -  LPB PRESENTS CINÉMA FRANÇAIS  Police Python 357  A seasoned police inspector's secret affair entangles him in a deadly web of corruption. In French with English subtitles so everyone can enjoy.