| | NPT This Week | July 22 – 28, 2018
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| This week Voyage of Adventure: Retracing Donelson’s Journey, an NPT original production, premieres Thursday at 8 p.m. The documentary follows photographer John Guider’s 2016 river trip along the 1779 route of John Donelson. Read more on the NPT blog.
Enjoy sports-related documentaries Monday at 8 p.m. with a new American Masters profile of slugger Ted Williams. At 9 p.m., POV presents The War to Be Her, about a Pakistani squash player.
10 That Changed America continues Tuesday at 7 p.m. with a look at engineering marvels. No Passport Required at 8 p.m. visits Chicago’s Mexican-American community.
Go to extremes Wednesday via Earth’s Natural Wonders – Life at the Extremes at 7 p.m., and Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky at 8 p.m. Speaking of mountains, a new dramatic series about explorer Edmund Hillary premieres Saturday with two episodes at 9 and 9:44 p.m.
See you on-air and online!
Daniel Tidwell
Vice President of Development and Marketing
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| Endeavour on Masterpiece: Quartet
Sunday, July 22, at 8 p.m.
Morse and Thursday investigate an assassination attempt at an international sporting event.
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| Ted Williams: American Masters
Monday, July 23, at 8 p.m.
A new profile of baseball hall of famer Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox player considered by many to be the greatest hitter who ever lived.
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| No Passport Required: Chicago
Tuesday, July 24, at 8 p.m.
Chef Marcus Samuelsson explores Chicago’s Mexican community. Earlier at 7 p.m., Geoffrey Baer visits engineering feats around the country in 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America.
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| Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky
Wednesday, July 25, at 8 p.m.
Cloud forests and Incan descendants are part of the story of the Andes. At 7 p.m., Earth’s Natural Wonders – Life at the Extremes, explores harsh living conditions amid natural wonders.
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| Voyage of Adventure: Retracing John Donelson's Journey
Thursday, July 26, at 8 p.m.
NPT’s original documentary about photographer John Guider’s 1,000-mile river trip following John Donelson’s 1779 journey that led to the founding of Nashville.
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| The Great British Baking Show: Sweet Dough
Friday, July 27, at 8 p.m.
The seven remaining contestants deal with buns, doughnuts and other sweet dough creations.
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| Hillary: Standing Tall & Louise
Saturday, July 28, at 9 & 9:44 p.m.
The first two episodes of a dramatization of the life of Sir Edmund Hillary, credited as the first man to summit Mount Everest.
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Sunday, July 22, at 10 a.m.
Wes Shugart, Bootmaker
A Brentwood man creates boots that are a pleasure to the foot – and the eye.
The Brunswick Kitchen
Joe Elmore visits a West Tennessee eatery maintaining a decades-old Friday night catfish tradition.
Glaser Instruments
Cindy Carter visits a Nashville repair shop where technicians keep new and old instruments sounding and looking great.
Tellico Grains Bakery
Ken Wilshire finds a spot where locals and visitors alike keep traditions alive and appetites satisfied.
Thursday, July 26, at 7 p.m.
Columbia Photos
Rob Wilds delves into a trove of historic photos Columbia’s West Seventh Company gallery.
John Petrey, Sculptor
Ken Wilshire spends the day with a Chattanooga artist who recycles in the name of fashion.
Old Jail Museum
Gretchen Bates explores the arresting history of a Lawrenceburg jailhouse, built in 1893.
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Also of note on air this week:
Poldark on Masterpiece: Season 2, Episode 6 – Sun., July 22, at 7 p.m. POV: The War to Be Her – Mon., July 23, at 9 p.m. The Tunnel: Vengeance, Episode 4 – Tues., July 24, at 11 p.m.
NOVA: Treasures of the Earth – Power – Weds., July 25, at 9 p.m.
A Place to Call Home – Thurs., July 26, at 11 p.m. & midnight
Dream of Italy: Abruzzo – Fri., July 27, at 9:30 p.m. Still Open All Hours – Sat., July 28, at 8:30 p.m.
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NPT Videos Available on Our YouTube Channels:
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Co-Housing: Loneliness & Isolation | Aging Matters
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Chinese Center for Music & Culture | Next Door Neighbors
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Miniature Hosta in the
Garden | Volunteer Gardener
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‘Voyage of Adventure,’ NPT Doc on History-Inspired River Trip, Airs July 26
On Labor Day 2016, while others spent the day grilling and relaxing, photographer John Guider set off on what would be a two-month, 1,000-mile journey along Tennessee’s waterways. His goal was to follow, as closely as possible, Col. John Donelson’s 1779 journey from Virginia to what would become Nashville. Guider’s voyage was chronicled by The Tennessean and is now the subject of an NPT original documentary, Voyage of Adventure: Retracing Donelson’s Journey, premiering Thursday, July 26, at 8 p.m. on NPT. Read more...
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