Polt's Palace: I took the road less traveled by (Part 636)...

MAPS!

Today's map shows the prevalence of bears in Europe.

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Movies I Have Seen In 2026...

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (PBS): Dec 30 - Jan 1 (A)
Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man (N): Jan 1 (A-)
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (HBOMax): Jan 2 (A-)
Salem's Lot (2024) (HBOMax): Jan 5 (C)
Constantine (HBOMax): Jan 6 (C+)
Am. Exp. Bombshell (PBS): Jan 7 (A)
Am. Exp. Hard Hat Riot (PBS): Jan 8 (B)
Am. Exp. Kissinger (PBS): Jan 9 (B+)
Dungeons & Dragons, Honor Among Thieves (Paramount+): Jan 21 (B)
Mel Brooks, The 99 Year Old Man (HBOMax): Jan 24 (A)
Ken Burns, The American Buffalo (PBS): Jan 26 (A)
Billy Joel, And So It Goes (HBOMax): Jan 28-29 (A)
Wonder Man, Season 1 (Disney+): Feb 1 (B)
Interstellar (Paramount+): Feb 2 (C-)
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life (Roku Channel): Feb 16 (C)
Fallout, Season 2 (Prime): Feb 16-17 (B+)
Murder In Glitterball City (HBOMax): Feb 21 (B)
Allen vs Farro (HBOMax): Feb 22-23 (B)
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms (HBOMax): Feb 23 (A)
The Crown, Season 1 (N): Feb 23 - 25 (B+)
The Crown, Season 2 (N): Feb 26-28 (B)
The Crown, Season 3 (N): Feb 28 - Mar 1 (B)
The Crown, Season 4 (N): Mar 1 - 2 (B)
The Crown, Season 5 (N): Mar 3 - 5 (B)
The Crown, Season 6 (N): Mar 6 - 8 (B)
Implosion: Titanic Sub Disaster (Disney+): Mar 8 (B)
Evil Under The Sun (Pluto): Mar 9 (B-)
Have You Seen Andy? (HBOMax): Mar 10 (B)
Zootopia2 (Disney+): Mar 11 (B+)
Star Trek, Starfleet Academy (Paramount): Mar 14 - 16 (B)
The Dinosaurs miniseries (N): Mar 16 (B)
Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare (HBOMax): Mar 17 (B)
Capturing The Friedmans (HBOMax): Mar 17 (B)
Watergate: Blueprint For A Scandal (HBOMax): Mar 18 (A)
MIracle, The Boys Of '80(N): Mar 21 (A)
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (N): Mar 22 (A-)
Spider-Man, Across The Spiderverse (Disney+): Mar 23 (A-)
Tricky Dick (HBOMax): Mar 24 (B+)
AM. Masters: Bella! This Woman's Place Is In The House (PBS): Mar 26 (B+)
Royal Autopsies, Seasons 1 & 2 (tubi): Mar 27 (B+)
Homicide New York, Season 3 (N): Mar 28-29 (A)
Wicked (Prime): Mar 29 (C)
Wicked For Good (Peacock): Mar 29 (C+)
Monarchy, Season 1 (tubi): Apr 3 - 4 (B)
Monarchy, Season 2 (tubi): Apr 4 - 5 (B)
Lion In Winter (tubi): Apr 5 (B)
Attack On London Hunting 7/7 Bombers (N): Apr 7 (A)
The Puzzle Lady, Season 1(PBS): Apr 8 (B+)
Frozen (Disney+): Apr 12 (C+)
The Last Twins (PBS): Apr 13 (A)
Renaissance The Blood And Beauty (PBS): Apr 13 - 14 (B)
Death On The Nile (1978) (tubi): Apr 19 (B)
The Magnificent Three (Pluto): Apr 20 (A-)
Spider-Man, No Way Home (Disney+): Apr 21 (A+)
Untold: Jail Blazers (N): Apr 22 (B)
Secrets Of Great British Castles (PBS): Apr 23-24 (B)
Lucy Worley Investigates, The American Revoluition (PBS): Apr 24 (B+)
Thomas Jefferson (Prime): Apr 26 (B+)
Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley (Prime): Apr 26 (B)
Cult Massacre One Day In Jonestown (Hulu): Apr 27 (B)
Doctor Strange & The Multiverse Of Madness (Disney+): Apr 30 (B)
Invincible Season 4 (Prime): May 2-3 (B+)
Megamind vs The Doom Syndicate (Peacock): May 4 (C)
Daredevil Born Again, Season 2 (Disney+): May 7- 11 (C)
Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord (Disney+): May 12 (B)
Percy Jackson & The Sea Of Monsters (Disney+): May 19 - May 22 (B)
Bob's Burgers, Season 16 (DIsney+): May 24 -25 (B+)
Gladiators, Warriors Of The Ancient World (Disney+): May 25
Ghengis Khan And The Secret History Of Th Mongols (Disney+): May 26 - 28 (B+)
Philly Homicide, Season 2 (Peacock): May 30 - 31 (B)
1776 (tubi): May 31 (B)
We Are Jeni (HBOMax); June 1 (B)
Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome (Pluto): June 2-3 (A-)
Incas: The Rise And Fall (Disney+): June 3-4 (B-)
Homicide Squad New Orleans (N): June 5 - 7 (B)
W,E,B, DuBois: Rebel With A Cause (PBS): June 7 (B-)
Patience, Seasons 1 (PBS): June 7 - 8 (B+)
Patience, Season 2 (PBS): June 9 - 11 (B-)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 1 (PBS): June 11 - 17 (B-)
Grantchester, Season 10 (PBS): June 12 - 13 (B+)
Grantchester, Season 11 (PBS): June 15 - 16 (B+)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 2 (PBS): June 18 - 19 (B-)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 3 (PBS): June 20 - 22 (B)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 4 (PBS): June 22 23 (A)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 5 (PBS): June 23 - 25 (B)
Agatha Christe's Poitor, Season 6 (PBS): june 25 - 26 (B+)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 9 (PBS): June 26 - 27 (C+)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 10 (PBS): June 27 - 28 (C)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 11 (PBS): June 28 - 29 (C+)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 12 (PBS): June 29 -30 (B-)
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Season 13 (PBS): June 30 - July 3 (A)
Ken Burns The American Revolution (PBS): July 3 - 5 (A)
Avatar, Last Airbender (live action) (N): July 6 - 8 (A-)
Iconic Landmarks (Pluto): July 10 - 12 (B+)
The Fox Hollow Murders (Disney+): July 12-13 (B)
Megalopolis: The Ancient World Uncovered (Pluto): July 13 -14 (B)
Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed (Pluto): July 14 -17 (B)
Ken Burns The Civil War (PBS): July 17 - 18 (A+)
Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece (Disney+): July 19 - 20 (B)
Jim Thorpe, Lit By Lightning (N): July 21 (B+)
Scenic Walks Around The World (Pluto): July 22 - 24 (B-)
Heartstopper forever (N): July 23 (A)
Pompeii: Out Of Time with Tom Huddleston (Disney+): July 24 (B+)
New York Homicide, Season 3 (Peacock): July 25 - 27 (B)
Avatar Aang (Paramount+): Aug 2 (C-)
Room 237 (pluto): Aug 3 (B-)
Batman Caped Crusader, Season 2 (Prime): Aug 6 - 7 (A-)
The Ten Commandments (Pluto) Aug 8-10 (B-)
The Bombing Of Pan Am 103 (N): Aug 11 (B-)
Digging For Britain, Season 1 (Prime): Aug 11-12 (B)
Digging For Britain, Season 2 (Prime): Aug 12 - 13 (B)
Digging For Britain, Season 3 (Prime): Aug 13 (C)
Digging For Britain, Season 4 (Prime): Aug 14-15 (C)
Digging for Britain, Season 5 (Prime): Aug 15 (C)
House of the Dragon, Season 3 (HBOMax): Aug 16-17 (B+)
Across the Pacific with Te Radar (Pluto): Aug 17 - 19 (B)
Vox ex Machina, Season 4 (Prime); Aug 20 - 22 (A-)
Talamasca, Season 1 (N): Aug 23-24 (B)
Spider-Man, Brave New World (theater): Aug 24 (C-)
I'm Your Venus (N): Aug 26 (A-)
When Whales Walked (PBS): Aug 28 (A)
The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher (Peacock): Aug 29 - 30 (B+)
The Romanovs (Prime): Aug 31 - Sept 1 (A)
I'll Be Gone In The Dark (HBOMax): Sept 2 - 3 (A)
Real Murders Of Atlanta, Season 3, Part 2 (Peacock): Sept 3 - 5 (B+)
Real Murders Of Atlanta, Season 4, Part 1 (Peacock): Sep 5 - 6 (B)
Britain's Most Notorious (Disney+): Sep 7 -
Black Mirror, Season 1 (N): Sept 7 -
England's Forgotten Queen: The Life And Death Of Lady Jane Grey (Tubi): Sept 8 (B)
Royals: Keeping The Crown, Season 1 (Tubi): Sept 9 - 11 (B)
Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone (Peacock): Sept 12 (B+)
Harry Potter & Chamber Of Secrets (HBOMax): Sept 16 (B-)
Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban (HBOMax): Sept 17 (A-)
Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire (HBOMax): Sept 18 (C+)
The Hillside Strangler (HBOMax): Sept 18 (B)
Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix (HBOMax): Sept 19 (B+)
Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince (HBOMax): Sept 21 (C+)
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (HBOMax): Sept 22 (B-)
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (HBOMax): Sept 23 (A)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 4 (Paramount+): Sept 24 - 29 (D)
Washington's Generals (Disney+): Oct 2 (B)
Yorkshire Vet, Season 1 (Pluto): Oct 3 - 6 (B)
Yorkshire Vet, Season 2 (Pluto): Oct 6 - 8 (B)
Yorkshire Vet, Season 3 (Pluto): Oct 8 - 10 (B)
Yorkshire Vet, Season 4 (Pluto): Oct 12 - 14 (B)
Yorkshire Vet, Season 5 (Pluto): Oct 14 - 16 (B)
The Diplomat, Season 4 (N): Oct 17 - 19 (A)
Yorkshire Vet, Season 6 (Pluto): Oct 20 - 22 (B)
Yorkshire Vet, Season 7 (Pluto): Oct 22 -