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Programming Highlights | August 2025

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As the summer draws to a close, don't miss the incredible lineup of history, art, music and nature that awaits you on your local public broadcast station WTVP 47. Enjoy Joe Bonamassa in concert, follow the journey of a band of artists with autism. Enjoy the beauty of nature with "Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay," and experience the atomic explosions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by hearing the testimonies of the survivors in "Atomic People."  

Joe Bonamassa

Guitar Man Preview
0:29
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Expires: 2026-03-23


Joe Bonamassa: Guitar Man
Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 9 PM

GUITAR MAN showcases Bonamassa's astounding talent from his childhood as a "wunderkind" discovered and mentored by Blues legend B.B. King.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 08/02/2025 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 08/03/2025 @ 1:00 AM
TRAILER | JBTT | Joe Bonamassa: Tales of Time
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Expires: 2026-04-01
Rating: TV-G


Joe Bonamassa: Tales of Time
Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 8 PM

JOE BONAMASSA: TALES OF TIME is a live performance of his studio album, "Time Clocks" filmed at Red Rocks.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 08/09/2025 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 08/11/2025 @ 1:30 AM
Trailer | ATPE | Atomic People
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Expires: 2030-08-04
Rating: TV-G

Atomic People
Monday, August 4, 2025 at 9 PM

Through personal accounts with archival footage, witness the human fallout of the first and last atomic bombs used in warfare from the only remaining survivors on Earth of a nuclear attack.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 – Mon, 08/04/2025 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 – Tue, 08/05/2025 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 – Wed, 08/06/2025 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Wed, 08/06/2025 @ 7:30 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Thu, 08/07/2025 @ 12:30 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Thu, 08/07/2025 @ 8:30 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Sat, 08/09/2025 @ 11:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 –Sun, 08/10/2025 @ 4:00 PM

 


Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 7 PM

THE PIPING PLOVERS OF MOONLIGHT BAY features a pair of courageous plovers and the adventures of their blended brood of chicks. Raising tiny, marshmallow-sized baby birds on a crowded urban beach is a perilous occupation, and the family faces many life-threatening obstacles. The plover's life story is one of nature's most heartwarming examples of adaptation and survival. Each year, northward migrating plovers return to breeding sites along the Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes and Great Plains regions. Unlike most birds, plovers nest on beaches where people also enjoy a full range of recreational activities. The documentary illustrates how conservation partners have provided safe corridors that allow these highly vulnerable birds to raise chicks to fledge at even the most well-loved beaches.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 -Wed, 08/06/2025@ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 08/07/2025 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 08/08/2025 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 08/22/2025 @ 12:00 PM
TRAILER | PLOV | The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay
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Published:
Expires: 2028-04-01
Rating: TV-G


Manheim Steamroller
Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Celebrate 30 years of musical holiday magic and 40 years of groundbreaking "Fresh Aire" compositions with this milestone special from the American group known for blending classical music and rock. Includes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 08/10/2025 @ 5:30 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 08/16/2025 @ 1:30 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 08/18/2025 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 08/19/2025 @ 1:00 AM
TRAILER | MSTM | Manheim Steamroller
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Published:
Expires: 2026-08-27
Rating: TV-G
Trailer | IGSL | Islam's Greatest Stories of Love
0:30
Published:
Expires: 2028-08-22
Rating: TV-G

Islam’s Greatest Stories of Love
Friday, August 22, 2025 at 8 PM

Devastated by her father's sudden death, a young woman seeks solace in five timeless stories of love and loss from the Islamic tradition. Woven through them is Ariella's own powerful journey to rediscover faith, hope and the courage to love again.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 08/22/2025 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 08/23/2025 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 08/25/2025 @ 6:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 08/25/2025 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 08/26/2025 @ 7:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 08/31/2025 @ 3:00 AM


Whatever Dreams They Had
Monday, August 25, 2025 at 10 PM

An Armenian-Catholic priest in Los Angeles works tirelessly to aid refugees escaping the atrocities in Syria to secure their lives in America. Father Armenag, an immigrant who himself lost many family members to ISIS, provides an example of what it means to truly be Christian, and, to truly be a humanitarian.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 08/25/2025 @ 10:00 PM
Whatever Dreams They Had
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Filer image
Smog covers downtown Los Angeles in 1964.
Credit: Los Angeles Public Library


American Experience: Clearing the Air 
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 8 PM

In the summer of 1943, a thick noxious haze of smog enveloped the Los Angeles region. Residents complained of burning eyes and lungs, and some experienced nausea. Farmers began complaining of discolored lettuce, wilted crops, and dying produce. War on Smog will tell the story of the epic struggle against airborne toxins that lead to a national reckoning about air quality and the creation of the Clean Air Act, one of the nation's first environmental laws. 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 08/26/2025 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 08/27/2025 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 08/28/2025 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 08/30/2025 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 08/30/2025 @ 9:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 08/30/2025 @ 3:00 PM


ASD Band: The Movie
Friday, August, 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Follow the members of ASD Band as they embark on the journey to record their first studio album and proudly own their unique perspectives as individuals on the autism spectrum. Audiences will also experience firsthand accounts from friends and family members, focused on fostering a community that understands, accepts and values their children.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 – Fri, 08/29/2025 @ 9:30 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sat, 08/30/2025 @ 1:30 AM
ASD Band: The Movie
56:37
Published:
Expires: 2028-04-14
Rating: TV-G