NPT This Week | Sept. 22 – 28, 2019

This week we premiere NPT Reports: Whose Music?, a current affairs show, Sunday at 6:30 p.m. This first episode discusses crossover, cultural appropriation, race and gender with regards to the music industry. Read more on our blog.

Country Music continues Sunday through Wednesday at 7 p.m. with nightly encores at 9 p.m. (9:30 p.m. Tuesday). We’re re-airing episodes 1 – 4 tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; the final four episodes will re-air Sunday, Sept. 29. Be sure to explore NPT’s Country Music: A Nashville Story.

Now Hear This continues Friday at 8 p.m. on Great Performances with The Riddle of Bach. At 9 p.m., Adios Amor – The Search for Maria Moreno is part of the VOCES on PBS series for National Hispanic Heritage Month.

NOTE: Viewers who receive our signal via antenna or satellite may experience daytime reception issues next week due to tower maintenance. Read more here.

Bring the kids to meet Daniel Tiger on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Good Neighbor Day Festival in Southeast Community Center Park! Click here for information on the activities planned for our Be My Neighbor Day booth!

See you on-air and online!

Daniel Tidwell
Senior Vice President of Development and Marketing

Country Music: The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 – 1968)

Sunday, Sept. 22, at 7 & 9 p.m.

Country music reflects a changing America through Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and Charley Pride. Explore NPT’s “Deep Cuts” on wnpt.org/country-music for more stories, sites and songs.

PREVIEW

Country Music: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 – 1972)

Monday, Sept. 23, at 7 & 9 p.m.

Country music responds to a nation divided by the Vietnam War and artists like Bob Dylan and the Byrds come to Nashville.

PREVIEW

Country Music: Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 – 1983)

Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Rosanne Cash and Hank Williams Jr. emerge from their famous fathers’ shadows and Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings launch the “Outlaw” movement.

PREVIEW

Country Music: Don’t Get Above Your Raisin (1984 – 1996)

Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7& 9 p.m.

The landmark series concludes with “New Traditionalists” like George Strait, Randy Travis and The Judds. Meanwhile Johnny Cash returns.

PREVIEW

ACL Presents: Americana 17th Annual Honors

Thursday, Sept. 26, at 9 p.m.

Recorded last September at the Ryman, this show features John Prine, Brandi Carlile, Buddy Guy, kd lang and Jason Isbell.

PREVIEW

VOCES on PBS: Adios Amor – The Search for Maria Moreno

Friday, Sept. 27, at 9 p.m.

The discovery of lost photographs sparks the search for Maria Moreno, an eloquent migrant who became a hero of the farmworker rights movement.

PREVIEW

A Place to Call Home: The Anatomy of His Passing & Cloud Break

Saturday, Sept. 28, at 9 & 10 p.m.

The Blighs deal with Douglas’ death. At 10 p.m., Inverness prepares for the annual fete. Catch the replays Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11 p.m. on NPT2.

PREVIEW

Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m.
The Outpost
Joe Elmore explores a rustic retreat known for great dining and lots more.

Let’s Eat! – Tennessee State Museum
Tag along for a taste-tempting trek through Southern culinary traditions.

Daniel Lai, Artist
A Knoxville artist’s wall sculptures give books a second life.

The Treehouse Restaurant
Tammi Arender invites us to dinner in East Nashville.

Also of note on air this week:

NPT Reports: Whose Music? – Sun., Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m.

One on One with Becky Magura: Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan & Ketch Secor – Mon., Sept. 23, at 11:30 p.m.

David Holt’s State of Music: Dom Flemons & David Holt – Weds., Sept. 25, at 11:30 p.m.

Reel South: Shake ’Em Down – Thurs., Sept. 26, at 11 p.m.

Great Performances – Now Hear This: The Riddle of Bach – Fri., Sept. 27, at 8 p.m.

Professor T: Murder by Numbers, Pt. 2 – Sat., Sept. 28, at 11 p.m.

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