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WETA is now offering six channels for livestreaming: WETA PBS, WETA UK, WETA Metro, WETA World, WETA PBS Kids, and NHK World. 

WETA PBS


Our flagship channel WETA PBS features the best of PBS programs, along with Local Mondays, Thriller Thursdays, American History Nights on Saturdays, and PBS Kids programs during the day. 

Schedule

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    Elinor Wonders Why: TVSS: Iconic

    Elinor Wonders Why

    Don't Rain on My Parade; Olive Hiccups it Up

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    The kids try to determine what the weather will be like for Animal Town's parade; Olive gets a bad case of the hiccups.
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    Nature Cat: The Parade of Pets; Hal's Pals: TVSS: Iconic

    Nature Cat

    The Parade of Pets; Hal's Pals

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    The crew needs to find a way to pull parade floats when Nature Cat forgets to put gas in the tractors; the gang searches for Hal's pond pals.
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    Wild Kratts: Activate Kid Power

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Creature power capacity fails when the Wild Kratts receive an overload of calls for creature rescues.
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    Wild Kratts

    Mini Heroes & Mighty Mouths

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    The brothers get swept up in the planktonic lifestyle when they go on a mission to understand the foundation of life in the ocean.
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    Alma's Way

    Trick or Treatasaurus; The Haunted Hallway

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Alma helps Junior after he accidentally ruins his dinosaur Halloween costume; Alma, Rafia and Lucas are in charge of the Haunted Hallway.
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    Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Out of the Past: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Out of the Past

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley uncover their lost roots.
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    Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On: TVSS: Iconic

    Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Historian Simon Schama examines the Holocaust as a worldwide crime and its impact today, 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz.
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    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    BBC News The Context

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    A regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discuss the biggest international stories of the day, along with news-making interviews and analysis from BBC correspondents around the globe.
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    BBC News America

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.

WETA UK

WETA UK is devoted to the best in British television programming, presenting beloved classics and contemporary series around the clock, seven days a week. WETA UK offers a full schedule of fine entertainment programming — featuring drama, mystery and comedy — in addition to documentary series and news reports.

Schedule

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    Grantchester on Masterpiece: : TVSS: Iconic

    Grantchester

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    After Will asks Geordie for help with a family matter, Geordie is surprised to find that Will grew up in a house filled with secrets and lies.
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    Call the Midwife: : TVSS: Iconic

    Call the Midwife

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    It is April 1968 and change is coming to Nonnatus House; the sisters intend to make a good impression on new recruit Sister Veronica.
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    The Paris Murders: Forever: TVSS: Iconic

    The Paris Murders

    Forever

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    The entire team is attending Hyppolite's wedding, but a turn of events turns the ceremony into yet another bloodbath.
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    L'Opéra

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Amongst the visiting Russian Bolshoi ballet company is Zoé's former lover and dancing partner, Sasha; after five years, the pair faces unresolved emotions.
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    School of Champions: Blinder Gehorsam: TVSS: Iconic

    School of Champions

    Blinder Gehorsam

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Mark juggles various burdens.
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    BBC News The Context

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    A regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discuss the biggest international stories of the day, along with news-making interviews and analysis from BBC correspondents around the globe.
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    BBC News America: TVSS: Banner-L1

    BBC News America

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
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    Still Open All Hours: TVSS: Iconic

    Still Open All Hours

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Granville has a large quantity of bargain spectacles to sell; Mr. Newbold decides to tell Mrs. Featherstone how he really feels about their relationship; Eric tries to persuade Kath to go on a camping holiday.
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    As Time Goes By: TVSS: Iconic

    As Time Goes By

    Surprise, Surprise

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Jean and Judy decide to pay Lionel a surprise visit while he lectures at a conference in Norwich, but the surprise is not a very welcome one and Jean finds Lionel staying with another woman.

 

WETA Metro

Featuring PBS favorites with local flair, WETA Metro provides an additional public television resource for viewers in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Highlights include timely and relevant news, new locally-focused shows, themed programming nights including local and lifestyle programs on Mondays, American history on Thursdays and documentaries on Saturdays, and PBS programs also found on WETA PBS every weekday evening.

Schedule

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    America's Test Kitchen: The Noodle Show: TVSS: Iconic

    America's Test Kitchen

    The Noodle Show

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Sweet potato starch noodles with vegetables and beef; vinegars from around the world; beef ho fun.
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    Cook's Country: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    Cook's Country

    Southern Staples

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Crispy fried catfish with comeback sauce; serrated bread knives; extra-cheesy grits.
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    Pati's Mexican Table: TVSS: Iconic

    Pati's Mexican Table

    Ancient Yucatán With My Boys

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Climbing the ancient ruins of Uxmal, an ancient Mayan city; swimming; tamales; making cochinita pibil using the ancient technique of cooking meat with heated rocks buried underground.
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    Ask This Old House: Electric Bill Investigation: TVSS: Iconic

    Ask This Old House

    Electric Bill Investigation

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    The basics of dethatching and aerating; installing a smart home energy monitoring system; the different types of routers.
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    Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Out of the Past: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Out of the Past

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley uncover their lost roots.
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    Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On: TVSS: Iconic

    Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Historian Simon Schama examines the Holocaust as a worldwide crime and its impact today, 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz.
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    The Open Mind: TVSS: Iconic

    The Open Mind

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Exploring civic life with Alexander Heffner.
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    DW News: TVSS: Iconic

    DW News

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Presenting a round-up of the most recent news and developments from across the world.
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    NHK Newsline

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    This daily news program, produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, focuses on headlines and current events in Japan and other Asian countries. English-speaking presenters also cover other areas of interest, including business news, science and technology trends, sports highlights, and global weather forecasts.
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    BBC News America

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
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    PBS News Hour

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.

WETA World


Devoted to telling stories that humanize complex issues, WETA World shares the best of public media in news, documentaries, and informational programming that helps us understand conflicts, movements and cultures.  

Schedule

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    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé: TVSS: Iconic

    To The Contrary

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    SAVE Act and voting; Supreme Court case on LGBT-themed books in school; panelists include Ann Stone, Jessica Washington, Debra Carnahan and KJ McKenzie.
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    Energy Switch

    Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Jose Reyes, chief technology officer of NuScale; Adam Stein, director of Nuclear Energy Innovation at Breakthrough Institute.
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    POV: Children of the Mist: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    Children of the Mist

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.
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    DW News: TVSS: Iconic

    DW News

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Presenting a round-up of the most recent news and developments from across the world.
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    BBC News America: TVSS: Banner-L1

    BBC News America

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
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    France 24

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Live feed from leading 24/7 international news and current affairs channel based in Paris, providing key information to understand ever-more complex global events through in-depth analysis and an international lens.
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    NHK Newsline: TVSS: Banner-L1

    NHK Newsline

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    This daily news program, produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, focuses on headlines and current events in Japan and other Asian countries. English-speaking presenters also cover other areas of interest, including business news, science and technology trends, sports highlights, and global weather forecasts.

WETA PBS Kids


WETA PBS Kids features the best in children's television, all day every day.

Schedule

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    Donkey Hodie

    Hee-Hee Hider Seekers; The Great Wait

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Jess Mouse, Donkey and Panda seek a hiding moth; Donkey makes up a song while she waits for Turtle-Lou to deliver her guitar.
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    Donkey Hodie

    Swoop-a-Rino; Duck Duck's Great Adventure

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Duck Duck can't figure out how to fly Harriett's new Swoop-a-rino; Donkey takes Duck Duck on an adventure.
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    Elinor Wonders Why: TVSS: Iconic

    Elinor Wonders Why

    Don't Rain on My Parade; Olive Hiccups it Up

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    The kids try to determine what the weather will be like for Animal Town's parade; Olive gets a bad case of the hiccups.
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    Rosie's Rules

    Iggy's Bedtime; The Great Crystalini

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Rosie volunteers to put Iggy to bed, but she has to follow his special routine; Rosie assists Crystal in her magic show.
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    Rosie's Rules: Rosie the Recycling Kid; Rosie's Mariposa: TVSS: Iconic

    Rosie's Rules

    Rosie the Recycling Kid; Rosie's Mariposa

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    It's Recycling Day, so Rosie becomes a recycling kid, but she accidentally recycles Crystal's art project; when Rosie and Javi find a monarch butterfly in the backyard, they try to figure out what it needs so it can flutter again.
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    Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Grandmaster Flash; I Am Mary Seacole: TVSS: Iconic

    Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

    I Am Grandmaster Flash; I Am Mary Seacole

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Grandmaster Flash explains to Xavier that if he wants to create new music, he must experiment; Xavier and Yadina find out there are many ways to help Brad feel better after he falls off his bike.
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    Alma's Way: TVSS: Iconic

    Alma's Way

    Socks for Sale; Alma's Animal Show

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Chacho chews up the socks that Alma plans to donate; Alma and friends make an animal show.
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    Alma's Way

    Basketball Birds; Looking for Litter

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Alma and Rafia want to keep a bird's nest safe; Alma and her friends look for a litterbug.
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    Lyla in the Loop: Lyla's Lucky Strike; Lyla Out of the Loop: TVSS: Iconic

    Lyla in the Loop

    Lyla's Lucky Strike; Lyla Out of the Loop

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Lyla gets a strike her first time bowling but gets frustrated when she realizes bowling isn't as easy as she thought it was; Lyla feels left out when Everett and Ale's friendship thrives.
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    Arthur: TVSS: Iconic

    Arthur

    Speak Up Francine; Waiting for Snow

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Francine must overcome her fear of public speaking so she can voice her concern about pollution at the Earth Day rally; Ladonna dreams of skiing and sledding.
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    Odd Squad: Part of the Furniture; The Odd Ness Monster: TVSS: Iconic

    Odd Squad

    Part of the Furniture; The Odd Ness Monster

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Orli has taken on too many things at once, in addition to helping Orwell keep HQ running; The Oddness Monster needs to be watched.
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    Skillsville

    Chef; Air Traffic Controller

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Chef Cora thinks about ingredients needed to make food for the hungry Beeples; Dev takes a job as an air traffic controller.
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    Wild Kratts

    Moose Nibbles

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    The Kratt brothers take a day off from adventuring to go camping, where they meet a mischievous little moose calf.
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    Wild Kratts

    The Vanishing Stingray

    Wednesday
    Apr 23

    30 Minutes

    Martin and Chris search for a creature with amazing hiding powers -- the stingray -- for a game of Creature Hide and Seek.

NHK World


NHK World-Japan is the international service of Japan’s public media organization. The channel offers a diverse blend of programming featuring hourly live international news from Tokyo and over 30 news bureaus around the world, including New York City; along with programs on culture, food, travel, science, history, technology, and sports plus select dramas with a Japanese and Asian perspective. 

View the NHK World-Japan schedule

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