December 2009 Online Program Guide

December 2009

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The hoLiDaYs are For family,

friends and giving thanks. and we want

to take this opportunity to thank you

for being a part of our community.

as a member of thirteen, you make

it all possible. and every time you

tune in, we hope you feel that this is a

place where you belong—and one that

belongs to you.

We know you’ll feel right at home

during our December membership Drive

and throughout the month, when we’ll

“deck the halls” with viewer favorites.

Great Performances brings harmony to

the season in a concert featuring andrea

Bocelli, david Foster (both pictured above

with natalie Cole) and special guests

(thu 24th, 9 p.m.). the rockettes kick

the holiday spirit up a notch in the

Radio City Christmas Spectacular (thu

24th, 8 p.m.). Christmas at Yellowstone,

a Nature special, will take your breath

away (sun 6th, 7:30 p.m. on thirteen

and thirteen hd; thu 24th, 8 p.m.

on WliW21). and we’re pleased to

invite you to join the First Family for

the National Christmas Tree Lighting

(thu 10th, 8 p.m.)

these wonderful programs (and many

more) are a gift from us to you—in thanks

for the gift you give us all year long.

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1 TuesDaY

5:30 NJN News

6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early Wed 2nd,

12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer 8:00 Premiere Science Trek Where science fiction meets science fact. With PBs and Star Trek icon levar Burton.9:30 Member Favorites 11:00 Charlie Rose

12/02 earLY WeDnesDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley 12:30 Worldfocus see tue 1st, 6Pm. [r]

1:00 Member Favorites

2 WeDnesDaY

5:30 NJN News 6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with

acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early thu

3rd, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

8:00 American Masters: “Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound” Performance clips highlight the story of the pacifist and folk singer as told from her perspective.

10:00 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rare live perfor-mances from 24 years of induction ceremonies— featuring the biggest names in rock and roll. 11:30 Charlie Rose

12/03 earLY ThursDaY am 12:30 Worldfocus see Wed 2nd, 6Pm. [r]


3 ThursDaY

5:30 NJN News 6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early Fri

4th, 12::30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report

7:00 The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer8:00 Member Favorites 11:00 Charlie Rose

12/04 earLY FriDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley 12:30 Worldfocus see thu 3rd, 6Pm. [r]


4 FriDaY

5:30 NJN News 6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early sat

5th, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer 8:00 Washington Week

8:30 Premiere NOW on PBS david Brancaccio hosts the award-winning newsmagazine.

9:00 Premiere Bill Moyers Journal news analysis, interviews and insightful commentary with veteran journalist Bill moyers. 10:00 Premiere From Mao to the Met With Hao Jiang Tian the celebrated metropolitan opera singer tells compelling stories of his childhood in China and sings the music that sustained him.

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eveninG anD niGhT11:30 Charlie Rose rePeats mon 7th, 1:30Pm.

12/05 earLY saTurDaY am 12:30 Worldfocus see Fri 4,

6Pm. [r]


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5:30 Member Favorites11:00 Premiere Reel 13 Indies: “End of the Affair” (1999) romantic intrigue in postwar london. With ralph Fiennes, stephen rea, and Julianne moore.

12/06 earLY sunDaY am1:00 Member Favorites

6 sunDaY


7:30 Nature: “Christmas in Yellowstone” Breath-taking winter landscapes frame intimate scenes of yellowstone’s wildlife in their most challenging season. rePeats sun 20th,

8Pm; early tue 22nd, 1am;

early sat 26th, 5am; and

sat 26th, 6Pm.


12/07 earLY monDaY am12:00 Member Favorites

7 monDaY

5:30 NJN News 6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early tue

8th, 1am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour

8:00 The Rape of Europa heroic art historians and curators fought to rescue millions of art treasures stolen by the nazis. rePeats sun 13th, 12noon.

10:30 The Ascent of Money: “Risky Business” Why does the free market fail to provide adequate protection against disasters? harvard historian niall Ferguson hosts.

11:30 Charlie Rose rePeats tue 8th, 1:30Pm.

12/08 earLY TuesDaY am 12:30 Tavis Smiley rePeats tue 8th, 1Pm.

1:00 Worldfocus see mon 7th, 6Pm. [r]


8 TuesDaY

5:30 NJN News 6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early Wed

9th, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour8:00 The Civil War Ken Burns’ acclaimed docu-mentary about a defining era in american history.10:00 Member Favorites 11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats Wed 9th, 1:30Pm.

12/09 earLY WeDnesDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rePeats Wed 9th, 1Pm.

12:30 Worldfocus see tue 8th, 6Pm. [r]


9 WeDnesDaY

5:30 NJN News 6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early thu

10th, 12:30am.


8:00 Dutch New York historian Barry lewis examines dutch history in early new york, profiling henry hudson, Peter stuyvesant and others.

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eveninG anD niGhT9:00 Member Favorites 11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats thu 10th, 1:30Pm.

12/10 earLY ThursDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rePeats thu 10th, 1Pm.

12:30 Worldfocus see Wed 9th, 6Pm. [r]


10 ThursDaY


11th, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Premiere National Christmas Tree Lighting 2009 a star-studded tree lighting ceremony with President obama, First lady michelle obama and special guests. rePeats

early sat 12th, 1:30am and

sat 12th, 3Pm.

9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Wallander—Series I: Sidetracked” inspector Kurt Wallander (Kenneth Branagh) on the trail of a twisted killer. (Part 1 of 3) rePeats early sat 12th, 2:30am

and early mon 14th, 1am.

10:30 In the Life the acclaimed lgBt newsmagazine. rePeats

early tue 15th, 5am.

11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats Fri 11th, 1:30Pm.

12/11 earLY FriDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rePeats Fri 11th, 1Pm.

12:30 Worldfocus see thu 10th, 6Pm. [r]

1:00 Discovering Secrets of the Vatican rePeats


2:00 Picturing Mary 3:00 P.O.V.: “49 Up”

11 FriDaY


12th, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week rePeats sat 12th, 7:30am.

8:30 Premiere NOW on PBS david Brancaccio hosts the award-winning newsmagazine. rePeats sun

13th, 11Pm.

9:00 Premiere Bill Moyers Journal news analysis, interviews and insightful commentary with veteran journalist Bill moyers. rePeats sun

13th, 7Pm.

10:00 Live From the Artists Den: “Josh Ritter” the singer-songwriter performs at the natural history museum of los angeles. 11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats mon 14th, 1:30Pm.

12/12 earLY saTurDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rePeats mon 14th, 1Pm.

12:30 Worldfocus see Fri 11th, 6Pm. [r]

1:00 Theater Talk With hosts susan haskins and michael riedel. 1:30 National Christmas Tree Lighting 2009 see thu 10th, 8Pm. rePeats

sat 12th, 3Pm. [r]

2:30 Masterpiece Mystery! see thu 10th, 9Pm. rePeats

early mon 14th, 1am. [r]

4:00 Independent Lens: “Tulia, Texas” 5:00 Independent Lens: “Race to Execution”

12 saTurDaY

6:00 Nature: “Clever Monkeys” the complex nature of monkey culture.

7:00 The This Old House Hour home improvement advice. 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances at a seaside resort, hyacinth deals with an amorous italian pensioner. 8:30 As Time Goes By an american television producer wants to create a miniseries based on Jean and lionel’s love story. 9:00 Premiere Reel 13 Classics: “Call Northside 777” (1948) a Chicago newsman (James stewart) investigates the story of a man framed for murder. re-

Peats early sun 13th, 1am.

11:00 Premiere Reel 13 Shorts short films selected by thirteen viewers via online voting. rePeats early

sun 13th, 3am.

11:10 Premiere Reel 13 Indies: “The Beat That My

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Heart Skipped” (2005) love as an international language: the story of a criminal turned concert pianist. rePeats early sun

13th, 3:10am and early Wed

16th, 1:30am.

12/13 earLY sunDaY am 1:00 Reel 13 Classics see sat 12th, 9Pm. [r]

3:00 Reel 13 Shorts see sat 12th, 11Pm. [r]

3:10 Reel 13 Indies see sat

12th, 11:10Pm. rePeats early

Wed 16th, 1:30am. [r]

5:00 Gearing Up

13 sunDaY

6:00 Colameco’s Food Show With Chef mike Colameco.

6:30 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly hosted by Bob abernethy. 7:00 Bill Moyers Journal see Fri 11th, 9Pm. [r]

8:00 Nature: “Shark Mountain” underwater filmmakers on a dramatic dive off the coast of Central america. rePeats

early tue 15th, 1am and sat

19th, 6Pm.

9:00 Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution: “The Rock and the River” in the dark days of the early Christians, Peter meets the visionary Paul. (Part 1 of 2) rePeats early

tue 15th, 2am.

10:00 Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution: “The Empire and the

Kingdom” the destruction of Jerusalem changed Christianity forever. (Part 2 of 2) rePeats early tue

15th, 3am.

11:00 NOW on PBS see Fri 11th, 8:30Pm. [r]

11:30 Masterpiece Classic: “The Old Curiosity Shop” little nell and her grandfather lose their beloved shop due to tragic misfortune.

12/14 earLY monDaY am 1:00 Masterpiece Mystery! see thu 10th, 9Pm. [r]

2:30 Ballet Shoes rePeats early sat 19th,

4:30am.

4:00 A Chanukah Celebration [r]

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15th, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Roadshow Remembers” ten years of treasures— unbelievable objects, unforgettable stories and unimaginable prices. rePeats early Wed 16th,

3:30am.

9:00 Premiere Anatomy of a Pandemic the human dimension of a pandemic and its impact on society. rePeats early Wed 16th,

4:30am and sat 19th, 3Pm.

10:00 The Ascent of Money: “Planet Finance” the Chinese financial miracle and what it means for the future of the West. niall Ferguson hosts. (Part 4 of 4)

11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats tue 15th, 1:30Pm.



1:00 Nature see sun 13th,

8Pm. rePeats sat 19th, 6Pm.

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2:00 Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution (Parts 1-2 of 2) see sun 13th,

9Pm. and 10Pm. [r]

4:00 Discovering Secrets of the Vatican see early Fri

11th, 1am. [r]

5:00 In the Life see thu

10th, 10:30Pm. [r]

15 TuesDaY


16th, 1am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Frontline: “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” a new look at the life of Jesus and the movement that transformed the roman empire. (Part 1 of 2)

rePeats early thu 17th,

1:30am and sat 19th, 1Pm.

10:00 Premiere Holes in My Shoes the story of Jack Beers, a colorful new yorker who helped build the empire state Building and appeared in over 200 movies. rePeats early thu 17th,

3:30am.

11:30 Charlie Rose rePeats Wed 16th, 1:30Pm.


1:00 Worldfocus see tue 15th, 6Pm. [r]

1:30 Reel 13 Indies see sat 12th, 11:10Pm. [r]

3:30 Antiques Roadshow see mon 14th, 8Pm. [r]

4:30 Anatomy of a Pandemic see mon 14th, 9Pm.

rePeats sat 19th, 3Pm. [r]

16 WeDnesDaY


17th, 1am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Premiere Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Herrmann a magnificent holiday celebration at temple square. rePeats

early Fri 18th, 1:30am and

thu 24th, 10:30Pm.

9:00 Premiere Great Performances at the Met: “Tosca” James levine conducts Puccini’s Tosca in a new staging by luc Bondy. stars Karita mattila. rePeats early Fri

18th, 2:30am and sun 20th,

12noon.

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11:30 Charlie Rose rePeats thu 17th, 1:30Pm.

12/17 earLY ThursDaY am 12:30 Tavis Smiley rePeats thu 17th, 1Pm.


1:30 Frontline see tue 15th,

8Pm. rePeats sat 19th, 1Pm.

(Parts 1-2 oF 2) [r]

3:30 Holes in My Shoes see tue 15th, 10Pm. [r]

5:00 Wild Chronicles [r]

17 ThursDaY


18th, 1am.


8:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Wallander— Series I: Firewall” Bizarre murders and cyber-terrorism test the wits of the swedish sleuth, played by Kenneth Branagh. rePeats early

sat 19th, 1:30am and early

mon 21st, 2:30am.

9:30 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Wallander—Series I: One Step Behind” the swedish sleuth is baffled by ritual

murders on midsummer’s eve. rePeats early sat 19th,

3am and early mon 21st, 4am.

11:30 Charlie Rose rePeats Fri 18th, 1:30Pm.

12/18 earLY FriDaY am 12:30 Tavis Smiley rePeats Fri 18th, 1Pm.

1:00 Worldfocus see thu 17th, 6Pm. [r]

1:30 Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Herrmann see Wed 16th, 8Pm.

rePeats thu 24th, 10:30Pm. [r]

2:30 Great Performances at the Met see Wed 16th,

9Pm. rePeats sun 20th,

12noon. [r]

5:00 The Spirituals

18 FriDaY


19th, 12:30am.



20th, 11Pm.

9:00 Premiere Bill Moyers Journal news analysis, interviews and insightful commentary with veteran journalist Bill moyers. rePeats sun 20th, 7Pm.

10:00 Live From the Artists Den: “Ben Harper” the funk/folk superstar at the Bonnaroo music & arts

Festival—with 50,000 fans.

11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats mon 21st, 1:30Pm.

12/19 earLY saTurDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rePeats mon 21st, 1Pm.


1:00 Theater Talk With hosts susan haskins and michael riedel. 1:30 Masterpiece Mystery! see thu 17th, 8Pm and 9:30Pm.

rePeats early mon 21st,

2:30am and 4am. [r]

4:30 Ballet Shoes see early

mon 14th, 2:30am. [r]

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8Pm. [r]

7:00 The This Old House Hour home improvement advice. 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances hyacinth impatiently awaits her invitation to the mayor’s fancy dress ball. 8:30 As Time Goes By Jean and lionel meet with a los angeles television executive to discuss the miniseries based on their love story. 9:00 Reel 13 Classics: “Mrs. Miniver” (1942) greer garson stars in William Wyler’s oscar-winning classic about the tensions faced by a hard-working family in wartime england. rePeats early sun 20th,

1:15am.

11:25 Reel 13 Shorts short films selected by thirteen viewers via

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eveninG anD niGhTonline voting. rePeats early

sun 20th, 3:30am.

11:30 Reel 13 Indies: “Mutual Appreciation” (2005) the lives of twenty-something slackers. With Justin rice, rachel Clift, and andrew Bujalski. rePeats

early sun 20th, 3:35am and

early Wed 23rd, 1am.


3:30 Reel 13 Shorts see sat 19th, 11:25Pm. [r]



Wed 23rd, 1am. [r]

20 sunDaY

6:00 Colameco’s Food Show With chef mike Colameco. 6:30 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly hosted by Bob abernethy. 7:00 Bill Moyers Journal see Fri 18th, 9Pm. [r]

8:00 Nature: “Christmas in Yellowstone” see sun 6th,

7:30Pm. rePeats early tue

22nd, 1am; early sat 26th,

5am and sat 26th, 6Pm. [r]

9:00 Masterpiece Classic: “Cranford” Follows the lives of villagers in a small Cheshire market town in the 1840s. With Judi dench. (Part 1 of 3) rePeats

early tue 22nd, 2am.


11:30 Masterpiece Classic: “Oliver Twist” timothy spall and tom hardy star in the tale of a young orphan boy sent to the workhouse. (Part 1 of 2)

12/21 earLY monDaY am 1:00 Masterpiece Classic: “Oliver Twist” (Part 2 of 2) 2:30 Masterpiece Mystery! see thu 17th, 8Pm and 9:30Pm.

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21 monDaY


22nd, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Premiere Antiques Roadshow: “Big & Little” tiny treasures and outsize objects, from a five-carat diamond to a wall-sized painting. rePeats early Wed

23rd, 3am and early sun

27th, 4:45am.

9:00 Great Performances: “Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker” a dazzling interpretation of the holiday story, set during the city’s 1915 Pan-Pacific exposition. rePeats thu 24th, 4Pm.

11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats tue 22nd, 1:30Pm.

12/22 earLY TuesDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rePeats tue 22nd, 1Pm.

12:30 Worldfocus see mon 21st, 6Pm. [r]


7:30Pm. rePeats early sat

26th, 5am and sat 26th, 6Pm.

[r]

2:00 Masterpiece Classic see sun 20th, 9Pm. [r]

4:00 Ken Burns American Stories: “Thomas Hart Benton”

22 TuesDaY


23rd, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Frontline: “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” the message that helped the ministry of Jesus to grow and the events that led to his crucifixion. (Part 2 of 2) rePeats early thu 24th, 1am

and sat 26th, 1Pm.

10:00 Great Performances: “Renée Fleming: Sacred Songs and Carols” the renowned soprano performs gounod’s “ave maria” and other sacred songs and holiday favorites in this special taped at germany’s mainz Cathedral. rePeats early thu 24th, 3am

and thu 24th, 2Pm.

11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats Wed 23rd, 1:30Pm.

12/23 earLY WeDnesDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rePeats Wed 23rd, 1Pm.

12:30 Worldfocus see tue 22nd, 6Pm. [r]


3:00 Antiques Roadshow see mon 21st, 8Pm. rePeats

early sun 27th, 5am. [r]

4:00 Masterpiece Theatre: “The Wind in the Willows” rePeats Fri 25th, 6:30am.

23 WeDnesDaY

5:30 NJN News

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6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early thu

24th, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Three Tenors Christmas José Carreras, Plácido domingo and the late luciano Pavarotti in a thirteen holiday classic, taped in december 1999 at the Konzerthaus in vienna. rePeats early Fri 25th,

1:30am and Fri 25th, 10am.

9:00 Great Performances: “La Bohème, The Movie” operatic “dream couple” anna netrebko and rolando villazón reunite as Puccini’s doomed lovers, mimi and rodolfo. rePeats

sun 27th, 12noon.

11:00 Charlie Rose

12/24 earLY ThursDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley 12:30 Worldfocus see Wed 23rd, 6Pm. [r]

1:00 Frontline see tue 22nd,

8Pm. rePeats sat 26th, 1Pm. [r]

3:00 Great Performances see tue 22nd, 10Pm. rePeats

thu 24th, 2Pm. [r]

4:00 A Holly Jolly Pops Holiday With Barenaked Ladies rePeats early Fri

25th, 12:30am.

5:00 Holiday Train Show With David Hartman rePeats thu 24th, 1:30Pm

and Fri 25th, 5:30Pm.

24 ThursDaY

6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal.


8:00 Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes holiday magic with the Parade of the Wooden soldiers, multiplying santas, and the famous living nativity. rePeats

Fri 25th, 12:30Pm and early

sat 26th, 1:30am.

9:00 Great Performances: “Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas” Foster joins Bocelli and special guests natalie Cole, mary J. Blige and the muppets onstage at the Kodak theatre in los angeles. rePeats Fri 25th,

11am and early sat 26th,

2:30am.

10:30 Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Herrman see Wed

16th, 8Pm. [r]

11:30 Faith Hill, Joy to the World: A Soundstage Special Event Faith performs holiday favorites backed by an orchestra led by esteemed conductor david Campbell.

12/25 earLY FriDaY am 12:30 A Holly Jolly Pops Holiday With Barenaked Ladies [r]

1:30 Three Tenors Christmas see Wed 23rd, 8Pm. rePeats

Fri 25th, 10am. [r]

2:30 Masterpiece Classic: “Oliver Twist” (Parts 1-2 of 2) see sun 20th, 11:30Pm. [r]

25 FriDaY

5:30 Dyker Lights residents of Brooklyn’s dyker heights neighborhood vie for the most lavish Christmas display. [r]

6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. rePeats early sat

26th, 12:30am.



27th, 11Pm.

9:00 Premiere Bill Moyers Journal news analysis, interviews and insightful commentary with veteran journalist Bill moyers. rePeats sun

27th, 7Pm.

10:00 Premiere Michael McDonald—This Christmas: A Soundstage Special Event the singer performs “White Christmas,” stevie Wonder’s “What Christmas means to me,” and other favorites. 11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats mon 28th, 1:30Pm.

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1:00 Theater Talk With hosts susan haskins and michael riedel. 1:30 Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes see thu 24th,

8Pm. [r]

2:30 Great Performances see thu 24th, 9Pm. [r]

4:00 Urban Nutcracker: Anatomy of a Ballet 5:00 Nature see sun 6th,

7:30Pm. rePeats sat 26th, 6Pm.

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26 saTurDaY


7:30Pm. [r]

7:00 The This Old House Hour home improvement advice. 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances hyacinth becomes an expert on gracious living. 8:30 As Time Goes By tensions mount as plans develop for the miniseries based on Jean and lionel’s love story. 9:00 Reel 13 Classics: “An American in Paris” (1951) american artist gene Kelly paints and falls in love with French beauty leslie Caron in this m-g-m musical directed by vincente minnelli. rePeats

early sun 27th, 12:55am.

10:55 Reel 13 Shorts short films selected by thirteen viewers via online voting. rePeats early

sun 27th, 2:50am.

11:00 Premiere Reel 13 Indies: “Levity” (2003) a paroled murderer returns to his home city in search of redemption. With Billy Bob thornton, morgan Freeman, and holly hunter. rePeats early sun 27th, 3am

and early Wed 30th, 1:30am.


2:55 Reel 13 Shorts see sat 26th, 11Pm. [r]



Wed 30th, 1:30am. [r]

4:45 Antiques Roadshow see early mon 21st, 8Pm. [r]

27 sunDaY

6:00 Colameco’s Food Show With chef mike Colameco. 6:30 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly hosted by Bob abernethy. 7:00 Bill Moyers Journal see Fri 25th, 9Pm. [r]

8:00 Nature: “Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears” Beneath the shimmering beauty of africa’s drakensberg mountains lies an environ-ment brutally hostile to native species. rePeats


9:00 Masterpiece Classic: “Cranford” village life in rural england in the 1840s. (Part 2 of 3) rePeats early

tue 29th, 2am.

10:00 Premiere Independent Lens: “Between the Folds” theoretical scientists and fine artists abandon their careers to create origami.


11:30 Masterpiece Classic: “David Copperfield” this adaptation of the Charles dickens’ novel stars daniel radcliffe, maggie smith and Bob hoskins. (Parts 1-2 of 2)

12/28 earLY monDaY am 3:00 Monty Python’s Personal Best (Parts 1-2 of 6) 5:00 J.M.W. Turner

28 monDaY


29th, 12:30am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Jackpot!” revisits heady moments when luck smiles on flea market mavens and yard sale savants.

9:00 Premiere American Masters: “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women” the author was a progressive free thinker who led a literary double life. rePeats early Wed

30th, 3:30am.

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10:30 Peanuts Gallery how composer ellen taaffe Zwilich and Charles schulz brought “Peanuts” to Carnegie hall. 11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats tue 29th, 1:30Pm.




8Pm. [r]

2:00 Masterpiece Classic see sun 27th, 9Pm. [r]

3:00 The Standard of Perfection (Parts 1-2 of 2) 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe

[r]

29 TuesDaY


30th, 1am.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Premiere NOVA: “What Darwin Never Knew” scientists are beginning to crack nature’s biggest secrets at the genetic level. rePeats early thu 31st, 1am.

10:00 Premiere Independent Lens: “Scenes From a Parish” a young priest confronts boiling ethnic tensions in a working-class community in massachusetts. rePeats

early thu 31st, 3am.

11:30 Charlie Rose rePeats

Wed 30th, 1:30Pm.


1:00 Worldfocus

see tue 29th, 6Pm. [r]


3:30 American Masters see mon 28th, 9Pm. [r]

5:00 Horses of Proud Spirit

30 WeDnesDaY


31st, 12:30am.


8:00 Premiere A Girl’s Life researcher and author rachel simmons examines the challenges facing adolescent girls. rePeats early thu 31st,

4:30am.

9:00 Premiere P.O.V.: “Patti Smith: Dream of Life” Performance footage and personal reflections create an intimate portrait of the legendary rocker.

11:00 Charlie Rose rePeats thu 31st, 1:30Pm.

12/31 earLY ThursDaY am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rePeats thu 31st, 1Pm.


1:00 NOVA see tue 29th,

8Pm. [r]

3:00 Independent Lens see tue 29th, 10Pm. [r]

4:30 A Girl’s Life see Wed

30th, 8Pm. [r]

31 ThursDaY 5:30 NJN News 6:00 Premiere Worldfocus international news with acclaimed journalist daljit dhaliwal. 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Premiere Live From Lincoln Center: “New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve: Hampson, Gershwin, Copland & Broadway” a gala celebration of all-axmerican music with new Philharmonic music director alan gilbert and baritone thomas hampson.

10:00 Masterpiece Classic: “Little Dorrit” dickens’ tale of the dorrit family and the rich array of characters they encounter on their way from rags to riches and back again. (Part 1 of 5) rePeats Fri 1st, 6:30am.

1/01 earLY FriDaY am 12:00 Masterpiece Classic: “Little Dorrit” (Parts 2-5 of 5) see thu 31st, 10Pm. rePeats

Fri Jan 1st, 8:30am.

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