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August 2023 History Programming

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August 2023 History Programming

This month’s history programming schedule on PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1) and Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2).

PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1)

Finding Your Roots
Tuesdays at 8 PM (preempted 8/15–8/29)
Wednesdays at 1 AM (preempted 8/16–8/30
Sundays at 1 PM (preempted 8/13–8/27)

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein
Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 10 PM
Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 3 AM
Saturday, Aug. 5, at 1 PM

Human Footprint
Wednesdays at 10 PM (ends 8/9)
Thursdays at 3 AM (ends 8/10)
Tuesdays at 5 PM (ends 8/15)

Lucy Worsley Investigates
Thursdays at 10 PM (preempted 8/17)
Fridays at 3 AM (preempted 8/18)

Country Music 
Sundays at 4 PM (preempted 8/13–8/27)

The Queen and Her Prime Ministers
Sunday, Aug. 6, at 10 PM
Monday, Aug. 7, at 3 AM
Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 9 PM
Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 2 AM

The Tunnel
Monday, Aug. 7, at 5:30 AM

Ken Burns: The National Parks
Saturday, Aug. 12, at noon
Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 12:30 AM
Sunday, Aug. 27, at 2 AM & 10 AM

The U.S. and the Holocaust: Insight and Understanding
Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 2:30 AM

The Jewish Journey: America
Sunday, Aug. 20, at 9:30 AM

Engineering Tragedy: The Ashtabula Train Disaster
Friday, Aug. 25, at 4 PM
Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 9 PM
Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 2 AM

Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Monday, Aug. 28, at 9 PM
Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 2 AM

Ringling, Akron and the ‘Blue Heaven’ Circuit
Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 8 PM
Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 1 AM
Friday, Sept. 1, at 5 PM

Nova, Arctic Ghost Ship
Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 8 PM
Thursday, Aug. 31, at 1 AM

Nova, Sunken Ship Rescue
Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 9 PM
Thursday, Aug. 31, at 2 AM

The Story of the D-Day Forecast: Three Days in June
Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 10 PM
Thursday, Aug. 31, at 3 AM

Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2)

Finding Your Roots 
Thursdays at 7 PM

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World 
Thursdays at 8 PM (ends 8/17)

Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 
Friday, Aug. 4, at 9 PM
Sunday, Aug. 27, at 3 PM

We’ll Meet Again
Saturdays at noon

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein 
Saturdays at 8 PM (ends 8/5)

Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths and Secrets 
Sundays at 4 PM (ends 8/20)

American Masters, Norman Lear 
Monday, Aug. 7, at 8 PM
Saturday, Aug. 12, at 2:30 PM

The Queen and Her Prime Ministers 
Saturday, Aug. 12, at 8 PM
Sunday, Aug. 13, at 1 PM

Jackie Robinson 
Saturdays, Aug. 12 & 19, at 9 PM

American Masters, Ailey 
Monday, Aug. 14, at 8 PM
Saturday, Aug. 19, at 3:30 PM

Independent Lens, Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 
Monday, Aug. 14, at 9:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 19, at 1 PM

Medici: The Art of Power 
Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 10:30 PM

Ornament of the World 
Friday, Aug. 18, at 9 PM

Secrets of the Dead, Archaeology at Althorp 
Saturday, Aug. 19, at 8 PM
Sunday, Aug. 20, at 3 PM

Tales from the Royal Bedchamber 
Sunday, Aug. 20, at 1 PM

American Masters, Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip 
Monday, Aug. 21, at 8 PM
Saturday, Aug. 26, at 3 PM

How Saba Kept Singing 
Monday, Aug. 21, at 10 PM

American Masters, Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away 
Friday, Aug. 25, at 9 PM
Monday, Aug. 28, at 8 PM

Engineering Tragedy: The Ashtabula Train Disaster 
Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7 PM

WBCN and the American Revolution 
Saturday, Aug. 26, at 9 PM

Independent Lens, Rat Film 
Monday, Aug. 28, at 10 PM