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Tuesdays at 7:00pm in August on KPJK TV in the South Bay.

Magellan is an long-running detective series, set in the fictional city of Saignac and starring Jacques Spiesser as the titular commissaire, Simon Magellan. It was created by Laurent Mondy (who also created the cop show Cordier), and if there's ever been a more charming police detective on any television show in any country, I don't know about him. Mon Dieu, this guy. (Repeats at 11:00pm)

nature river rocks 7138 Tuesday, August 14 at 9:00pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay.

During the recent drought, groundwater became scarce as aquifers throughout Northern California began to dry up. New laws will require municipalities and water well owners to adhere to new guidelines for how much water can be drawn. On this episode of North Bay Bountiful we explore the science and policy of ground water.

Sunday, August 12 at 8:00pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay.

In Jane Austens gentle parody of gothic fiction, Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything") plays romance addict Catherine Morland. Invited to a medieval country house that appeals to her most lurid fantasies, she forms a close friendship with the younger son on the estate, Henry Tilney (JJ Feild of "Austenland" and "Captain America"), but their budding romance is mysteriously cut short.

Here are some of the films KRCB has co-produced and presented to the national public television audience…

Tom & Amy Valens