What Are Your Favorite PBS Shows?

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Well, I have been without cable for a year and a half now 😢 , and this has lead me to try to find redeeming value in broadcast TV. I have just expanded my channel selection, via a series of minor adjustments to the rabbit ears, to include PBS. (the digital converter box blows, btw. It cut down on the number of stations I get!) This got me to thinking about the shows I have watched over the years on PBS, and the ones that are my favorites. I figured, what the hell, It's a different topic to discuss, so I will pose the question: What have been your favorite PBS programs over the years? For me, This Old House comes to mind (I have watched it since I was 10) and "The Joy of Painting" with Bob Ross... (remember the "happy little trees"?). I also like Nova and Scientific American Frontiers. And who can forget the nutty Jack Horkheimer and whatever that odd astronomy show was? OK... I admit it... I am really bored... Anyhow, what are yours?

 

[foxtrot]

NewsHour With Jim Lehrer is the BEST hour of news on TV!!!

 

[whitey]

This Old House was great , and from that grew a show with Norm , The New Yankee Workshop .
Antiques Roadshow was another good one from that channel I think .

 

[silent_orchestra]

And I think we'll put a happy little tree right over here..... (pass that joint)....haha... Bob Ross is the sh*t.

 

[monte olrac]

seaseme street

 

[Stoopud]

The original Doctor Who show. We used to watch it every week as a family when I was a kid. I cannot name another show we all watched together as consistently.

 

[Bonnewagon]

Fetch. And News Hour.

 

[username]

nova

 

[Camshaft]

I like the Red Green Show. Antiques Roadshow is neat too. The pledge drives are always interesting because you get to see some neat concert footage. I remember seeing a great Steely Dan concert on there once.

 

[1evilregal]

this old house, new yankee workshop, and can't remember the name of it(or if you get it there), but there's a show here kinda like new yankee workshop, but he builds everything without power tools, only hand tools and the occasional foot operated lathe...

also watch as time goes by...judith dench, you may know her as "Q" from the newer James Bond movies....

and used to watch ol' Red Green when he was still on around here...