Spotlight Shows
Don’t miss these unique local and regional shows that showcase the country we call home.
EPIC TRAIN JOURNEYS FROM ABOVE:
NORWAY'S BERGEN RAILWAY
Sunday, June 2, 6 PM
The Bergen Line is a triumph of engineering in the face of extraordinary natural obstacles: fjords, freezing conditions and rogue wildlife.
WTVP ORIGINAL
PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL: A HISTORY
Thursday, June 6, 7 PM
WTVP traces the history of Illinois' oldest continuously operating public high school and tells the stories of students and educators and the changing times that influenced them.
MARKET TO MARKET
Friday, June 7, 10:30 PM
Whether it's global trade conflicts, environmental controversies, changing technologies or emerging enterprises, our reporters make it their business to explain the issues faced by the nearly 60 million people who live and work in Rural America.
Late-night Concert Series
Do you love live music but hate fighting the crowds? WTVP has the perfect solution. Join us for our Late-Night Concert Series,
which features a variety of new and old favorite musical performances.
DARIUS RUCKER: LIVE FROM NASHVILLE
Saturday, June 1, 10 PM
PET SHOP BOYS: DREAM WORLD
Saturday, June 1, 11:30 PM
I GO TO THE ROCK: THE GOSPEL MUSIC OF WHITNEY HOUSTON
Sunday, June 2, 11 PM
P!NK: LIVE FROM WEMBLEY ARENA
Monday, June 3, 10:30 PM
ELTON JOHN: THE MILLION DOLLAR PIANO
Tuesday, June 4, 10:30 PM
THIRD EYE BLIND: LIVE AT RED ROCKS
Wednesday, June 5, 10:30 PM
CHICAGO AND FRIENDS: LIVE AT 55
Thursday, June 6, 10:30 PM
SHERYL CROW: LIVE IN NASHVILLE
Friday, June 7, 11 PM
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION: THE PURPLE RAIN TOUR
Saturday, June 8, 10 PM
GOSPEL: LIVE! PRESENTED BY HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
Sunday, June 9, 11 PM
music and arts
GREAT PERFORMANCES
"RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY: MY FAVORITE THINGS"
Friday, May 31, 10 PM
LAWERENCE WELK: GOD BLESS AMERICA
Saturday, June 1, 5:30 PM
DARIUS RUCKER: LIVE FROM NASHVILLE
Saturday, June 1, 10 PM
PET SHOP BOYS: DREAM WORLD
Saturday, June 1, 11:30 PM
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC HONORS
Sunday, June, 2, 7 PM
GOSPEL: THE GOSPEL TRAIN
Sunday, June 2, 8:30 PM
I GO THE TO ROCK: THE GOSPEL
MUSIC OF WHITNEY HOUSTON
Sunday, June 2, 11 PM
P!NK: LIVE FROM WEMBLEY ARENA
Monday, June 3, 10:30 PM
BEE GEES: IN OUR OWN TIME
Tuesday, June 4, 7 PM
AMERICAN MASTERS:
KEITH HARING: STREET ART BOY
Tuesday, June 4, 9 PM
ELTON JOHN: THE MILLION
DOLLAR PIANO
Tuesday, June 4, 10:30 PM
THIRD EYE BLIND: LIVE AT RED ROCKS
Wednesday, June 5, 10:30 PM
CHICAGO AND FRIENDS: LIVE AT 55
Thursday, June 6, 10:30 PM
JOHN WILLIAMS: THE BERLIN CONCERT
Friday, June 7, 9:00 PM
SHERYL CROW: LIVE IN NASHVILLE
Friday, June 7, 11 PM
ALL NEW ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP
(MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
Saturday, June 8, 8 PM
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION: THE PURPLE RAIN TOUR
Saturday, June 8, 10 PM
ROLLING STONES:
ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS
Saturday, June 8, 11:30 PM
GOSPEL: LIVE! PRESENTED BY HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
Sunday, June 9, 11 PM
drama
MORSE AND THE LAST ENDEAVOUR: A MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! SPECIAL
Thursday, June 6, 9:30 PM
GRANTCHESTER: INVESTIGATING LIFE’S MYSTERIES
Sunday, June 9, 7 PM
documentaries
KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS
Saturday, June 1, 10:30 AM
KEN BURNS: COUNTRY MUSIC
Saturday, June 1, 8 PM
8 DAYS: TO THE MOON AND BACK
Sunday, June 2, 3 PM
INSIDE THE MIND OF AGATHA CHRISTIE
Monday, June 3, 7 PM
AMERICAN BUFFALO: BLOOD MEMORY
Monday, June 3, 8 PM
BEE GEES: IN OUR OWN TIME
Tuesday, June 4, 7 PM
NATURE #4208 'PATRICK AND THE WHALE'
Wednesday, June 5, 7 PM
WTVP ORIGINAL:
PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL: A HISTORY
Thursday, June 6, 7 PM
GOSPEL: TAKE THE MESSAGE EVERYWHERE
Sunday, June 9, 8:30 PM
AMERICAN BUFFALO | INTO THE STORM
Monday, June 10, 8 PM
How Too
ENGLAND MADE WITH LOVE
Saturday, June 1, 9 AM
AMERICA'S HOME COOKING:
EASY RECIPES FOR THRIFTY COOKING
Saturday, June 1, 3 PM
LIVING WILD: PLANT-SPIRATION WITH HILTON CARTER
Sunday, June 2, 11:30 AM
travel
EPIC TRAIN JOURNEYS FROM ABOVE
FROM NORWAY'S BERGEN RAILWAY
Sunday, June 2, 6 PM
DREAM OF ITALY: TRAVEL, TRANSFORM
Saturday, June 8, 5:30 PM
RICK STEVES MIGTHY ALPS
Sunday, June 9, 5:30 PM
self-help
SUPERCHARGE YOUR BRAIN:
MAXIMIZING YOUR COGNITIVE ABILITIES
Saturday, June 1, 1:30 PM
SOCIAL SECURITY & YOU
WITH MARY BETH FRANKLIN
Sunday, June 2, 1:30 PM
SURVIVING DISASTERS WITH LES STROUD
Wednesday, June 5, 8:30 PM
YOUR DNA SECRETS REVEALED
Saturday, June 8, 9 AM
ANCIENT REMEDIES WITH DR JOSH AXE
Saturday, June 8, 3:30 PM