WHICH ANTIQUES WILL BE TRICKS AND WHICH WILL BE TREATS?
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Kooky & Spooky
Monday at 7pm
Celebrate Halloween with thrilling and chilling finds, like a rag doll nicknamed “Chucky,” a nightmarish Leonora Carrington painting, a folk art painting of a girl and her cat, and an eye-catching "Bride of Frankenstein" pressbook. Which macabre and magnificent treasure is $250,000- $350,000? Watch Monday at 7pm to find out!
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW puts the reality in reality television! Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW marks its 29th season in 2025, thanks to viewers like you! A 23-time Emmy® Award-nominee and former Critics' Choice Award-nominee, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is PBS's most-watched ongoing series.
KISSINGER
Two-Part Series Premieres: Monday & Tuesday at 8pm
Kissinger, a new two-part, three-hour biography, offers an incisive portrait of Henry Kissinger, the enigmatic powerbroker who served in the topmost echelons of American diplomacy.Whether celebrated or reviled, Kissinger’s contradictions reflect those at the heart of America’s foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century, a period in which America became the unchallenged superpower in the world yet often pursued policy at odds with its own highest ideals.
THE AMERICAN BUFFALO
Two-Part Series: Monday & Tuesday at 9:30pm
The American Buffalo, a two-part, four-hour series, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the animal’s evolution, its significance to the Indigenous people and landscape of the Great Plains, its near extinction, and the efforts to bring the magnificent mammals back from the brink.
WEDNESDAYS ON LPB FASCINATE WITH NATURE, NOVA, & SECRETS
WILLOW: DIARY OF A MOUNTAIN LION
Wednesday 7pm
Never-before-seen behaviors are shown in a decade-long mountain lion study throughout Montana’s Sapphire Mountains. Witness the epic story of a female mountain lion named Willow and her kittens as they interact with the forest ecosystem.
SUPERFLOODS
Wednesday 8pm
In September 2024, Hurricane Helene dumped 14 inches of rain on North Carolina, triggering flash floods and killing more than 100 people. Why are these floods on the rise around the world-even in places thousands of feet above sea level?
SECRETS OF THE DEAD: CHASING THE PLAGUE
Wednesday 9pm
Follow scientists as they track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks, while historians and scholars explore the societal impact of the plague on medieval Europe. What happens when a third of a continent’s population is wiped out?
EXPLORING A LOUISIANA LEGACY ETCHED IN HISTORY
ANGELA GREGORY: A LEGACY CHISELED IN STONE
LPB Special Focus - Friday at 8:30pm
From the streets of turn-of-the-century New Orleans where she grew up to the Parisian studio where she honed her craft, Gregory’s story is that of a woman before her time.
Beginning with her interest in art at an early age, the film explores Gregory’s studies at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and at the studio of Auguste Rodin’s chief sculptor, Antoine Bourdelle, in Paris. At a time when women struggled to be taken seriously, discover how Gregory married her mathematics skills with her love for art and architecture to create beauty “in the ultimate lasting pieces of art.”
Angela Gregory: A Legacy Chiseled in Stone features interviews with: Lauren Davis, Museum Curator at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol; Susan Hymel, Angela Gregory historian; Deborah Luke, sculptor and former student of Angela Gregory; and Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein, guest curator for West Baton Rouge Museum.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN AT A HAUNTED HOUSE & THE NEW VOICE OF TIGER STADIUM
LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN
LPB Special Focus
Friday 7pm
Dixon McMakin wears many hats; he's not only a state representative, he's also the new voice of Tiger Stadium. This week, Sports Correspondent Victor Howell sits down with McMakin to talk about his complicated relationship with LSU and how he feels about taking over for LSU's Dan Borne.
Plus: The 13th Gate haunted house in Baton Rouge consistently ranks among the best spooky attractions nationwide. For Halloween, LPB's Christina Jensen goes behind the scenes to see how the designers, costumers and make-up artists create unique experiences with plenty of thrills and chills.
LOUISIANA COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON HEATS UP!
GAME NOTES
Saturday 10am
Get pregame insights with Victor Howell and Scott Shanle, covering 11 Louisiana college football programs from six different conferences.
POST GAME NOTES
Sunday 6pm
A wrap-up of the Louisiana college football weekend with post-game recaps and analysis.
LPB IN THE COMMUNITY THIS WEEK
STOP BY THE LPB BOOTH AT THE LOUISIANA BOOK FESTIVAL!
The state's flagship literary event celebrating readers, writers, and their books is back this Saturday!
LPB will be on the grounds of the Louisiana Book Festival to share information with festival patrons, as well as host special appearances and photo opportunities throughout the day with LPB children's series star, Ziggy, of Ziggy's Arts Adventure!
A NEW DRAMA PREMIERES THURSDAY!
WHITSTABLE PEARL: THE FREE WATERS
Thursday at 8pm
WHITSTABLE PEARL follows single mother Pearl (Kerry Godliman, After Life) as she pursues her lifelong dream to start a private detective agency, which she runs from her family restaurant in the coastal English town of Whitstable. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all kinds of cases. But when a friend dies suspiciously, Pearl finds herself in conflict with a gruff new cop in town, DCI Mike McGuire (Howard Charles, The Musketeers). In time, the two strike up an understanding, and the possibility of a romantic relationship emerges.
In the first episode, restaurant owner Pearl Nolan discovers the body of her friend and oyster supplier chained to the anchor of his ship. The police, led by out-of-towner Chief Inspector Mike McGuire, believe it was an accident, but Pearl, who also runs a private detective agency, suspects foul play.
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Learn more about this extended streaming benefit for members of Friends of LPB at www.lpb.org/passport.
MONDAY
7pm - ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Celebrate Halloween with thrilling and chilling finds.
8pm -AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: KISSINGER PART 1 Examine the life of Henry Kissinger, from the perspective of dozens of historians and former colleagues.
9:30pm - AMERICAN BUFFALO: BLOOD MEMORY The dramatic story of how America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people, was driven to the brink of extinction. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world.
TUESDAY
7pm -FINDING YOUR ROOTS Cutting-edge DNA detective work solves longstanding family mysteries for actor Laurence Fishburne and scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - in a unique and emotional episode where Gates finds himself as a guest on his own show for the first time.
8pm -AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: KISSINGER PART 2 Discover how Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy.
9:30pm - AMERICAN BUFFALO: INTO THE STORM By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions is teetering on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans start a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.
WEDNESDAY
7pm -WILLOW: DIARY OF A MOUNTAIN LION Never-before-seen behaviors are shown in a decade-long mountain lion study throughout Montana’s Sapphire Mountains.
8pm -NOVA Superfloods Why are these floods on the rise around the world-even in places thousands of feet above sea level?
9pm - SECRETS OF THE DEAD Chasing the Plague Scientists track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims and study the virus in hopes of preventing future outbreaks.
10pm -MISS AUSTEN ON MASTERPIECE Cassandra's determination to keep Jane's letters private is joined by a second objective: securing a home for Isabella. After a trip to town, Cassandra falls ill, and the past comes crashing in with her recollections of the difficult years.
THURSDAY
7pm - FATHER BROWN Father Brown is determined to unmask a mortal being when a supposed vampire strikes in the village.
7:45pm - LA VEILLÉE LPB SPECIAL FOCUS A weekly look at the happenings, culture, and people of French-speaking Louisiana.
8pm - WHITSTABLE PEARLSERIES PREMIERE Restaurant owner Pearl Nolan discovers the body of her friend and oyster supplier chained to the anchor of his ship.
8:45pm - BEHIND THE GLORY LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Meet Wendell Davis, one of the most talented wide receivers in LSU football history. Lyn Rollins talks with the man that many call the forefather of the modern day pass catcher.
9pm - BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES A suspicious suicide inside Brokenwood Women's Prison turns personal when Shepherd discovers he knew the victim from his days in the city.
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 - GHOST STORIES University life is disrupted when Bellingham, an expert in Eastern languages with an unhealthy interest in arcane practices, falls into a dead faint.
8:30pm - ANGELA GREGORY: A LEGACY CHISELED IN STONE LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Explore the life and work of a trailblazing artist who used her talent and tenacity to become "The Doyenne of Louisiana Sculpture" and an inspiration for women everywhere.
9pm - THE STATE OF BBQ: A TEXAS MONTHLY SPECIAL Join Texas Monthly editor Daniel Vaughn as he spotlights the stories behind Texas barbecue's best pitmasters and offers a dynamic behind-the-scenes look at how the magazine's renowned Top 50 BBQ joints list comes to life.
10pm -SHERLOCK ON MASTERPIECE Sherlock and Watson pursue the trail of the Baskerville experiments - top-secret government research on genetically engineered gigantic animals for military use. Or so it is rumored. Whatever the truth, something big is up on the moors.
SATURDAY
7pm -LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE Compo, the human cannonball. Enough said.
7:30pm - KEEPING UP APPEARANCES Hyacinth looks forward to soaking up a little culture at her favorite stately home.
8pm - TWENTY TWELVE Comedy series following the challenges faced by those responsible for delivering the 2012 Olympics. A huge clock is to be installed outside Tate Modern.
8:30pm - THE CLEANER Wicky arrives at a stately home to clean up a burglary gone wrong.
9pm - MS. FISHER'S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES The gang gather at the river to relax and distract themselves from their assorted heartaches, but when Samuel hooks a corpse with his fishing rod, a day in the sun turns deadly.
9:45pm - MS. FISHER'S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES Peregrine throws a New Year's Eve party at the Adventuresses' Club and invites Melbourne's hottest pop band to play. But it?s not long before a shot rings out in the dark, leaving the lead singer dead on the floor.
10:30pm - AUSTIN CITY LIMITS NAACP Image Award winner and 5x Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Samara Joy shines with gorgeous vocals and exciting arrangements in a dazzling hour.
SUNDAY
6pm - POST GAME NOTES LPB SPECIAL FOCUS A wrap-up of the football weekend in Louisiana with post-game recaps and analysis.
7pm - MISS AUSTEN ON MASTERPIECE Through her feverish delirium, Cassandra guards Jane's letters from Mary Austen. As she drifts in and out of consciousness, she relives the dramatic events of her youth. Once better, Cassandra takes drastic action to secure Isabella's future.
8pm-MAIGRET ON MASTERPIECE A student is stabbed to death in the street. As Maigret and Cavre disagree over the killer's motives, Maigret digs into the killer's psychology and tries to provoke him into making contact. Binge the entire series with your LPB PASSPORT benefit from Friends of LPB.
9pm - THE GOLD ON MASTERPIECE Palmer is finally caught after attempting to escape to Brazil. The police learn that Cooper and Parry have been laundering the Brink's-Mat millions. Cooper is arrested, but Parry escapes. Binge the entire series with your LPB PASSPORT benefit from Friends of LPB.
10pm - POST GAME NOTES LPB SPECIAL FOCUS A wrap-up of the football weekend in Louisiana with post-game recaps and analysis.
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM LPB & PBS KIDS!
MAKE A PUMPKIN SMOOTHIE
Scooping out the pumpkin pulp can be lots of messy fun! Ask your child what can be done with the leftover pumpkin after the carving is complete. Can they think of delicious treats to make? Making this pumpkin smoothie recipe together is a great way for your child to practice measuring and mixing ingredients — and it’s yummy too!
Ingredients:
1 frozen banana
1 cup milk
½ cup vanilla yogurt
½ cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)
¼ tsp pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
1Tbs maple syrup or honey
1 cup of ice (optional)
Check out THIS PAGE for step-by-step smoothie directions and visit the PBS KIDS for Parents Halloween page for more Halloween tips and ideas, including 6 Tips to Prep Kids for Trick-Or-Treating.
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