FAVORITE PBS PROGRAMS STREAMING ON PBS LIVING THIS AUGUST

FAVORITE PBS PROGRAMS STREAMING ON  PBS LIVING THIS AUGUST

“ANTIQUES ROADSHOW,” “COOK’S COUNTRY,”  “THE TRAVEL DETECTIVE,” AND MORE


Arlington, VA – July 29, 2019 – This August, PBS Distribution will stream episodes from beloved classic shows like “Antiques Roadshow,” “Cook’s Country,”and the all new series “Family Pictures USA,” among others, on PBS LIVING. The subscription rate for the PBS Living Prime Video Channel is $2.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. PBS Living is also available on Apple TV Channels in the Apple TV app at a subscription rate of $2.99/month with no additional annual fees.  Every purchase helps support public television for all. 

Information about each of the programs is listed below. 

Table of Contents
Antiques Roadshow Seasons 22 & 23
We’ll Meet Again Cook’s Country Season 12
Family Pictures USA Genealogy Roadshow Seasons 2 & 3
The Best of World’s Greatest
The Travel Detective Season 2
 

Antiques Roadshow Seasons 22 & 23






The popular, classic series, Antiques Roadshow is part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt! Watch as specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles, revealing fascinating truths about family treasures and flea market finds. In Season 22 viewers watch appraisals for a bat-decorated Qing period jade basin, a Basquiat oil stick drawing, a 1636 Rembrandt “Christ Before Pilate” etching, a 1904 English Smith & Son tourbillon pocket watch, among other incredible discoveries. In Season 23 viewers then get to see appraisals for a Chinese gilt bronze Bodhisattva, ca. 1650, a 1943 Picasso ink-on-paper, a 1962 Baldessari oil “Sign for
Streaming Date Seasons
August 2, 2019 2
Episodes Genre
29+ History

Rothko & Albers,” a Fortuny Delphos gown, and a “Kitchen Debate” table with a signed Nixon photo, among other amazing finds.
Family Pictures USA










Family Pictures USA journeys through a rapidly changing landscape where the hallmarks of a familiar and idealized “America” are being transformed. From the streets of Detroit, to the shores of Southwest Florida, to the farm fields of North Carolina, communities are creating a new purpose for the family photo album…as an integral part of our collective social and cultural history.

Host Thomas Allen Harris guides the show’s participants as they are reacquainted with relatives and old friends, introducing fascinating characters to our collective consciousness and discovering surprising connections along the journey.
The Travel Detective Season 2








Viewers join CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg as he shares cutting-edge travel news, must-have information, and insider secrets on navigating the travel process, from need-to-know tips to improve the travel experience like how and when to book a hotel room, how to avoid nickel-and-dime fees, or how to speed through airport security. Discover signature "Hidden Gems" destinations, where Greenberg highlights his personal picks and favorite experiences off the standard tourist map, and learn about volunteer vacation opportunities in which you can help local communities around the world. In addition, Greenberg showcases "Hotels with a Past," highlighting places to stay around the world that have a unique history connected to them.

In Season 2, Peter Greenberg gives viewers travel tips as he travels to Chicago, IL, Las Vegas, NV, Los Angeles, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and Tampa, FL.
Streaming Date Episodes
August 13, 2019 3  Genre History: America
Streaming Date Episodes
August 16, 2019 8 Genre Travel: Expedition

We’ll Meet Again







In We’ll Meet Again host Ann Curry shares the stories of dramatic reunions of people whose lives crossed paths at pivotal moments. View history through their eyes and hear stories of heroism, hope, and the forging of unbreakable bonds. Viewers watch stories ranging from a Japanese-American woman sent to an internment camp as a child, a woman searching for a scientist’s family to tell them how he saved her life, and a woman who wants to find the helicopter pilot who rescued her from near-certain death, among other incredible and touching stories. 
Genealogy Roadshow Seasons 2 & 3 









Genealogy Roadshow stars genealogists Kenyatta D. Berry, Joshua Taylor and Mary Tedesco and features participants with unique claims and storylines. The third season of Genealogy Roadshow, features participants from six American cities – Providence, Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Miami, Houston, and Boston all who are looking to explore a genealogical mystery and uncover their fascinating family stories. The genealogists uncover stories about a woman’s tie to a Native-American code talker; a man’s link to a comic book heroine; if a black man’s ancestor worked for the Confederacy; and while at Faneuil Hall, solve mysteries related to witch trials and orphan trains. 

Season 2 of Genealogy Roadshow continues to follow a diverse cast of participants, this time in three American cities – St. Louis, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. This season features: a woman seeking to find out if she is descended from the infamous pirate Blackbeard; a pair of sisters exploring connections to a survivor of the legendary Donner party; a man hoping to recover essential family history that washed away in Hurricane Katrina; and a man who learns that the event that drove his family to the City of Brotherly Love changed the course of history.

Streaming Date Episodes
August 16, 2019 6 Genre History: World
Streaming Date Episodes
August 16, 2019  14 (Seasons 2 & 3) Genre History: America

The genealogists work with participants’ anecdotal clues, documents and family heirlooms to unite them with histories and people they never knew existed, as well as to reveal surprising turns and incredible stories. 
The Best of World’s Greatest






The world is full of inspiring places just waiting to be discovered and explored. This new, epic six-part series goes on a timeless journey around the planet, revealing the world’s greatest ancient and lost cities, volcanoes and coral islands, extreme animal encounters, and treks and adventures. Viewers get a chance to explore exciting cities such as Vienna, Istanbul, and Kyoto, and exotic islands including Koh Samui, the Virgin Islands and the Maldives.

Viewers also explore Angkor Wat, Machu Picchu, Petra and Pompeii, as well as Mt. Everest, Peru and Mount Fuji. Among other animals in the wild, viewers get up close and personal with Polar Bears, Taipans, Death Adders and Komodo Dragons. 
 Cook’s Country Season 12









Viewers join hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison, and the cast of cooks, taste testers, and equipment experts as they travel the country and scour the history books to find the very best traditional and contemporary American dishes that they can find. They explore the endless, facets of American cooking and the stories behind them, from family-friendly weeknight dishes to comforting home-style favorites to holiday showstoppers. They bring their findings back to the test kitchen where the team of cooks collaborate to develop practical, approachable recipes and make sure they work every time.


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Streaming Date Episodes
August 19, 2019 6 Genre Travel
Streaming Date Episodes
August 23, 2019 13 Genre Home & How To: Culinary Arts

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