Masterpiece™ Mystery!
Inspector Lewis, Series IlI: Counterculture Blues
Repeats Saturday, September 4, 9 p.m. ET
While on a routine disturbance call, Lewis (Kevin Whately) is shocked to encounter a rock star believed to have died years before. Could her sudden reappearance and attempt at a comeback album have any connection to the murder of a young orphan nearby? Joanna Lumley ("Absolutely Fabulous") guest stars as the rocker Lewis once idolized. Shown: DCS Lewis (Kevin Whately) and DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox).

Anatomy of a Hurricane
Saturday, September 4, 10:30 p.m. ET
This program goes inside the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, during the 2004 hurricane season. With satellite images courtesy of NOAA and NASA, viewers get a revealing look at the stressful work of the dedicated staff who deal with unique and unexpected challenges, and struggle to make the most accurate predictions. Hurricane specialist Jack Bevens remarks, "You're the man who has to make the call, and if you get it wrong, you can get a lot of people killed.

Masterpiece™ Mystery!
Inspector Lewis, Series III: The Dead of Winter
Sunday, September 5, 9 -10:30 p.m. ET
The discovery of a body on an Oxford bus leads Lewis and Hathaway to a sprawling Oxford estate where Hathaway spent much of his childhood. Guest stars include (pictured) Nathaniel Parker (The Inspector Lynley Mysteries) as a house guest with suspiciously close ties to the estate owner’s wife.

History Detectives
Chicago Clock, Universal Friends, War Dogs Letter
Monday, September 6, 9 p.m. ET
A Michigan woman wonders if her family clock kept time for the entire Midwest during the 19th century.
The search takes HISTORY DETECTIVES host (pictured) Elyse Luray back to the industrial age when the country first began regulating time. Then, a document seems connected to an early controversial religion -- the first religion founded by an American-born woman. History Detective Gwen Wright wants to know why her name is missing from this critical record, the ‘Incorporation of the Universal Friends Church.’ And, in an encore segment, detective Tukufu Zuberi heads to Cat Island, near Gulfport, to find out what went wrong with a WWII dog-training program there.

Nova 
Birth of Humanity, Part 2 of 3
Tuesday, September 7, 8 p.m. ET
NOVA presents a comprehensive three-part, three-hour special - investigating explosive new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how we became human. Shot "in the trenches" as discoveries were unearthed throughout Africa and Europe, each hour of "Becoming Human" unfolds with a forensic investigation into the life and death of a specific hominid ancestor. Dry bones spring back to vivid life with stunning animation, the product of a unique. NOVA collaboration between top anthropologists and a talented team of movie animators. The second program tackles the mysteries of how our ancestors managed to survive in a savannah teeming with vicious predators, and when and why we first left our African cradle to colonize every corner of the earth.  Pictured: Actor portraying a human ancestor.

Ed Sullivan’s Rock And Roll Classics - The 60s 
Wednesday, September 8, 8-10 p.m. and 10 p.m.-12 a.m. ET
Repeats Saturday, September 11, 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 12, 1 p.m. ET
From the late 1940s 'til the early 1970s, millions of viewers of all ages saw great musical acts each Sunday night on "The Ed Sullivan Show." This installment in the MY MUSIC series presents classic song performances from 1963-1968. From the Beatles' American television debut to the Doors' infamous one-time-only appearance to the Rolling Stones, Sly and the Family Stone, the Mamas and the Papas and more, the special focuses exclusively on full-length music performances - no plate spinners or dancing elephants - that evoke the spirit of that decade's youth movement.

John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend 
Thursday, September 9, 10 p.m. ET
Repeats Tuesday, September 9, 10 p.m. ET; Tuesday, September 14, 10:30 p.m. ET
John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend is a touching look at the man and his legacy, focusing on his most famous songs, with background and insight from those closest to him. The program features interviews with his ex-wife Annie, producer and arranger Milt Okun, manager Hal Thau, conductor and composer Lee Holdridge, and band members Pete Huttlinger and John Somers. In this Special Denver performs cherished classics including “Sunshine On My Shoulders,” “Country Roads,” and “Rocky Mountain High,” as well as other beloved favorites including “Perhaps Love,” “Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” and “This Old Guitar.”

Through Dogs Eyes
Saturday, September 11, 4 p.m. ET
Repeats September 25, 8 p.m. ET
Each year, hundreds of people find hope through a handful of organizations across the country that train service dogs for people with disabilities. THROUGH A DOG’S EYES follows the journey of recipients as they go through the heartwarming and sometimes difficult process of receiving and becoming acclimated to a service dog. Jennifer Arnold, founder of one of the nation’s largest service dog organizations, Canine Assistants, details her unique teaching methods, giving viewers an intimate look at the canine-recipient matching process. The program offers inspiring, hopeful stories that show how dogs can affect everyone’s life and how with a little patience and a lot of love, an “ordinary” dog can show how extraordinary he or she can become. Pictured: Aiden and Nala.

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Play Hard & Floor It!  
Saturday, September 11, 10 a.m.
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s uniquely eclectic and fiery style sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre — a leading light in American blues. Stevie Ray Vaughan Live: Play Hard &: Floor It! showcases the guitar master’s career with some of his finest performances caught on tape: Stevie Ray’s debut at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland; his headlining gig at the 1985 Montreux festival; an intense 1983 set at Toronto’s tiny El Mocambo club, and a hometown gig in Austin, Texas at the height of his career in 1989 — a year before his tragic death. Friend and Double Trouble bandmate drummer Chris Layton gives context to the performances in all–new, on–camera interviews. Songs include his #1 hit “Crossfire”, “Pride & Joy,” “Texas Flood,” “Love Struck Baby” and “SRV’s” remarkable cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile.”
Pictured: Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Rick Steves’ European Insights
Saturday, September 11, 11:30 p.m. ET
Repeats Wednesday, September 15, 10:30 p.m. ET
In his new half-hour program, Rick Steves brings art and history to life in Pisa, provides thoughtful history lessons while visiting Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden and the Danish Nazi Resistance Museum in Copenhagen, and keeps viewers up-to-speed on breaking developments in Europe's ethnic diversity and investment in its infrastructure. Pictured: Pisa Duomo.

Easy Yoga For Arthritis with Peggy Cappy 
Sunday, September 12, 6:30 p.m. ET
Repeats Saturday, September 18, 8 p.m. ET
Peggy Cappy demonstrates yoga exercises designed to address arthritis problems. One out of three adults suffer from the pain of arthritis. Yoga instructor Cappy, with 30 years of experience dealing with young and old alike, shows how the key to dealing with arthritis is exercise, specifically yoga, because it is both safe and effective. Yoga instructor Peggy Cappy (pictured) demonstrates yoga exercises designed to address arthritis problems.

Masterpiece™ Mystery!
Inspector Lewis Series III: Dark Matter
Sunday, September 12, 9 p.m. ET
Repeats Saturday, September 18, 9 p.m. ET
When the Master of Gresham College, an amateur astronomer, is found dead at the foot of the University Observatory stairs, Lewis and Hathaway find that the finger of suspicion points at the staff.

Tackling Diabetes with Dr. Neal Barnard  
Monday, September 12, 9 p.m. ET
Repeats Saturday, September 18, 9 p.m. ET
Move beyond simply managing diabetes to TACKLING DIABETES WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD. Nutrition researcher Neal Barnard, MD, reveals groundbreaking research and scientifically proven methods for turning back the clock on diabetes. Today, the disease affects more than 24 million children and adults in the U.S. Through Dr. Barnard's low-fat vegan diet, diabetics and non-diabetics alike will experience weight loss, blood glucose control and reduced heart disease risk and, in many cases, may not need medication.

Dr. Christiane Northrup – Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
Monday, September 13, 9-11 p.m. ET
Christiane Northrup, M.D., best-selling author and acclaimed leader in integrative medicine, presents a breakthrough approach to women's health and teaches viewers how to access and use the most powerful inner tool that every woman possesses for ultimate well-being and beauty.

Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player 
Tuesday, September 14, 9-10:30 p.m. ET
On May 15, 1987, a group of A-list musicians gathered to celebrate the enormous influence of (pictured) guitarist Chet Atkins on their lives and careers. Taped in Nashville just blocks from the famed Music Row that he's largely credited with creating, this star-packed program includes performances by Atkins with Mark Knopfler, the Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald and a band of Music City’s finest players.

4Troops: Live From the Intrpid 
Wednesday, September 15, 8-9:30 p.m. ET
4TROOPS are a new pop vocal group made up of United States combat veterans who served on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their new concert special, filmed aboard the USS Intrepid, features the group performing standards like "Amazing Grace," pop hits like "You Raise Me Up" and new gems, including 4TROOPS' own "For Freedom." 4TROOPS members  include former Cpt. Meredith Melcher, Former Sgt. Daniel Jens, Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Ron Henry and Former Sgt. David Clemo.  4TROOPS come together for a singular purpose: to sing on behalf of all troops, to honor their sacrifices and to create awareness for their needs.

Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us
Wednesday, September 15, 9:30 p.m. ET
Peggy Cappy demonstrates the right exercises and yoga poses to protect the back and improve posture. These simple but powerful exercises stretch and strengthen back muscles and can alleviate back pain caused by muscular tension. With regular practice, they can keep back pain from returning.