Every month, the team at WEDU PBS gathers to select their absolute favorite upcoming shows. Dive into this month's top editorial picks, staffing highlights, and hidden gems you can stream right now or catch live on broadcast.
📅 Airs Wednesday, October 14 at 8:00 PM
Join Elmo and the Sesame Street gang on an African safari adventure. After adopting an orphaned elephant online, Elmo, Abby and Nina travel to Kenya to meet the young elephant and other wildlife.
"A nature documentary AND Sesame Street characters? It's like PBS squared!"
📅 Airs Tuesday, October 6 at 9:00 PM
Explore filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez’s legacy. A Chicano Movement pioneer, Valdez created Zoot Suit, directed La Bamba and founded the influential theater company El Teatro Campesino.
📅 Airs Wednesday, October 21 at 8:00 PM
In Nepal, wildlife experts explore an island filled with tigers, following two remarkable families. Using drones and thermal cameras, they uncover never-before-recorded tiger behavior in the wild.
"Nature with the Big Cats, continues a legacy of amazement."
📅 Airs Friday, October 9 at 9:00 PM
Three-time Grammy winner Olivia Rodrigo returns to the ACL stage with fearless songwriting and an arena-sized performance, performing highlights from her chart-topping album you seem pretty sad for a girl.
📅 Airs Sunday, October 18 at 10:00 PM
When only half the Brink’s-Mat gold is recovered, a new investigation uncovers a dangerous trail of international money laundering and organized crime in this thrilling final chapter.
📅 Airs Wednesday, October 14 at 9:00 PM
Discover how sophisticated human brains, along with those of clever animal cousins like dolphins, evolved from our ancient ancestors, who began as tiny, seemingly senseless sea creatures.
"Who doesn't want to know about the tiny things that create everything and how we evolved. Super interesting and intriguing."
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