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

WETA PBS


WETA PBS is the flagship PBS channel in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 

Schedule

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    PBS News Hour: TVSS: Banner-L1

    PBS News Hour

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Lyla in the Loop: The Case of the Mysterious Cake; Kibbles and Tricks: TVSS: Iconic

    Lyla in the Loop

    The Case of the Mysterious Cake; Kibbles and Tricks

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Lyla bakes a cake without a recipe; Everett teaches his cat new tricks using sounds and symbols.
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    Carl the Collector: The Puffball Collection; The Bottle Cap Collection: TVSS: Iconic

    Carl the Collector

    The Puffball Collection; The Bottle Cap Collection

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Lotta competes in the Fuzzytown Music Maker Championship, but the noise on stage becomes too much for her and she leaves; Carl forgets his bottle cap collection at his dad's house.
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    Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel and Max Ask to Play; Daniel Asks to Play at the Music Shop: TVSS: Iconic

    Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

    Daniel and Max Ask to Play; Daniel Asks to Play at the Music Shop

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Daniel and Max want to join in when they see their friends playing; O the Owl plays music with his friends.
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    Rosie's Rules: The Family Hammock; Iggy's Birthday Cake: TVSS: Iconic

    Rosie's Rules

    The Family Hammock; Iggy's Birthday Cake

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    The Fuentes Family gets a hammock from Abuela, but the kids must set up rules to keep things fair; Tía baked Iggy a dino cake for his birthday, but Rosie and Javi break her rule of not touching the cake, and now it's smushed.
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    Sesame Street: Proud of My Name: TVSS: Iconic

    Sesame Street

    Proud of My Name

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Elmo, Gabrielle and Rosita join a basketball team; Elmo and Gabrielle encourage Rosita to tell the coach to call her by her actual name; Rosita is proud of her name because names are a big part of one's identity.
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    Work It Out Wombats!: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Work It Out Wombats!

    Zadie to the Rescue; Cake Mistake

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Zadie follows Ellie on her EMT calls; the Wombats bake a boat-shaped birthday cake.
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    Donkey Hodie: TVSS: Iconic

    Donkey Hodie

    The Potato Stand; Clyde's Surprise Playdate

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Donkey opens a potato stand so she can share her potatoes with her neighbors; Donkey surprises Clyde with a playdate in the sky.
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    Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Pinkford Has Hiccups; Doodles: TVSS: Iconic

    Pinkalicious & Peterrific

    Pinkford Has Hiccups; Doodles

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Pinkalicious and Peter help Pinkfoot get rid of his hiccups; Kendra learns that doodling can be fun.

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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    Antiques Roadshow: Portchester 1: TVSS: Iconic

    Antiques Roadshow

    Portchester 1

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    The team returns to Portchester Castle in Hampshire on the south coast of England; Mark Smith is stunned to see a Victoria Cross medal, an award for bravery in combat, and hears a story of heroism during World War I.
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    Antiques Roadshow: Ulster 3: TVSS: Iconic

    Antiques Roadshow

    Ulster 3

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Items include a DeLorean car, a stone head dug up in a garden and a carving with links to maritime history.
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    Victoria on Masterpiece: London Bridge Is Falling Down: TVSS: Iconic

    Victoria

    London Bridge Is Falling Down

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    Victoria must decide whether to fight the Chartists or allow them to present their petition.
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    The Indian Doctor: TVSS: Iconic

    The Indian Doctor

    Foreign Bodies

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    Dr. Prem Sharma and his wife Kamini nervously await the arrival of his mother-in-law, Pushpa; the Rev. Todd struggles to control his teenage daughter.
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    Around the World in 80 Days on Masterpiece: TVSS: Iconic

    Around the World in 80 Days

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    Fogg and Passepartout hire a camel driver to cross the desert so they can meet their connection in Aden.

 

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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    PBS News Hour: TVSS: Banner-L1

    PBS News Hour

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Democracy Now!: TVSS: Iconic

    Democracy Now!

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    An independent news program features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.
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    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    The Chavis Chronicles: TVSS: Banner-L1

    The Chavis Chronicles

    Tony Wyllie -- CEO Sports and Branding Management -- The Collective Engine

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    The Collective Engine CEO Tony Wyllie talks about managing athletes and his prior work for Special Olympics North America.
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    Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece: TVSS: Iconic

    Rick Steves' Europe

    Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Tracing the rise of Greek culture; the Acropolis, Parthenon and Golden Age temples.
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    Dream of Europe: TVSS: Staple

    Dream of Europe

    London Part 1 With Abbey Road Studios

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    Abbey Road Studios in London; ghostly tales and afternoon tea at Theatre Drury Lane.
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    Samantha Brown's Places to Love: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Samantha Brown's Places to Love

    Portland, Oregon

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    30 Minutes

    International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Ore.; a tour of Freeland Distillery; Steelport knives and Orox leather; Tualatin River; the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

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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    Newsroom Tokyo: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Newsroom Tokyo

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    27 Minutes

    NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.
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    Newsline in Depth: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Newsline in Depth

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    13 Minutes

    A colorful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
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    Direct Talk: TVSS: Iconic

    Direct Talk

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    20 Minutes

    News, current affairs and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.
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    Independent Lens: TVSS: Iconic

    Independent Lens

    Owned: A Tale of Two Americas

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Exploring the promise of U.S. housing policies.
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    Resistance: They Fought Back: TVSS: Iconic

    Resistance: They Fought Back

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Interviews with historians, Holocaust survivors and their families reveal the largely unknown stories of Jewish resistance fighters who engaged in armed uprisings against the Nazis.
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    Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Gunpowder Plot: TVSS: Iconic

    Lucy Worsley Investigates

    The Gunpowder Plot

    Thursday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded.

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

Please note: WETA channel livestreams are only available to viewers in the Washington, D.C., metro area.