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Brand-New Bob the Builder—page 7
A History of Cancer— page 9
Messenger of Truth— page 12
December at-a-glance MONDAY
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Please visit wycc.org/schedule for the most current programming schedule. *Join us for a New Year’s Mystery Marathon on Thursday, December 31 and Friday, January 1. Please check the listings for a full schedule.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY*
FRIDAY
Classical Stretch
6:30
Body Electric
7:00
Wai Lana Yoga
7:30
Sit and Be Fit
8:00
Odd Squad (except 12/25)
8:30
Wild Kratts (except 12/25)
9:00
Sesame Street (except 12/24, 12/31)
9:30
Peg + Cat
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Ribert & Robert’s WonderWorld
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
Caillou
Nature Cat
Sid the Science Kid
Arthur (except 12/5)
Zula Patrol
Sesame Street (except 12/19) Wunderkind Little Amadeus
Sesame Street
DragonflyTV
Biz Kid$
Cyberchase
10:00
Dinosaur Train (except 12/24, 12/31)
10:30
Curious George
Mid-American Gardener
In the Americas with David Yetman
11:00
Bob the Builder
Garden Smart
Pritzker Military Presents
11:30
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST
Super Why!
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home
Charlie Rose: The Week
Thomas & Friends
This Old House
Justice and Law Weekly
12:00
PM
12:30 1:00
The Best of the Joy of Painting
Sewing with Nancy
Well Read
Quilting Arts
The Beauty of Oil Painting
The American Woodshop
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
1:30
Wyland’s Art Studio
Sew It All
Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
Beads, Baubles, and Jewels
Hometime
Closer to Truth
2:00
Frank Clarke Simply Painting Around the World: China
Fit 2 Stitch
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Knitting Daily
The Donna Dewberry Show
The Woodwright’s Shop
Second Opinion
2:30
P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table
Mexico—One Plate at a Family Travel with Time with Rick Bayless Colleen Kelly
New Scandinavian Cooking
Creative Living with Sheryl Borden
Woodsmith Shop
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
3:00
The Jazzy Vegetarian
Martha Stewart’s Cooking School
Martin Yan’s Taste of Vietnam
Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence
A Craftsman’s Legacy
Feel Grand with Jane Seymour
3:30
A Chef’s Life
Sara’s Weeknight Meals Julia Child: Cooking with Master Chefs
Simply Ming
America’s Test Kitchen Ask This Old House from Cook’s Illustrated
Martha Bakes
4:00
Newsline
4:30
DW News
5:00
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
To the Contrary with Bonne Erbe
5:30
Out of Ireland
Rough Cut Washington Week Overheard with Evan Smith
Asia Insight
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (except 12/20)
Antiques Roadshow
Nightly Business Report
6:00
Charlie Rose (except 12/25)
6:30 7:00
MotorWeek
7:30
Autoline This Week
8:00
NOVA
Antiques Roadshow
9:30
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (except 12/29)
Scully / The World Show
A Chef’s Life Holiday Special (12/5 only)
Wild! (12/6, 12/13)
In the Loop
In the Loop
Last of the Summer Wine (except 12/25)
Christmas on the Danube (12/23 only)
British Antiques Roadshow
Bluegrass Underground (except 12/25)
Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (12/3, 12/10, 12/17)
Austin City Limits
Father Brown
Christmas on the Trail (12/6 only)
Front and Center
New Tricks
Dalziel and Pascoe
Focus on Europe
P. O. V.
Travelscope History Detectives
Art in the TwentyFirst Century (12/5, 12/12)
European Christmas Markets (12/23 only)
Agatha Christie’s Poirot Rick Steves’ Europe
8:30 9:00
Growing a Greener World
Globe Trekker
10:00
DW News
10:30
Tavis Smiley (except 12/24)
Independent Lens
11:00 Charlie Rose (except 12/24)
11:30 Children’s
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Comedy
General
How-to
Christmas in Alsace with Chef Hubert Keller (12/12 only)
Drama
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Theater Talk
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21 One-Minute Biography
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WYCC Teachers 22 Education and Outreach at WYCC 23 Membership
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Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, the only person to win two Nobels in different sciences, and the discoverer of radioactivity. The Genius of Marie Curie (airing Sunday, December 27 at 7 p.m.) goes beyond the scientist to reveal the human side of her story.
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Late Night on WYCC PBS Chicago MONDAY AM
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont
Democracy Now!
Democracy Now!
1:00
Washington Week
NOVA
Agatha Christie’s Poirot Rick Steves’ Europe
1:30
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
2:00
Classic Gospel
History Detectives
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (except 12/30)
Globe Trekker
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (except 12/21)
A Norway Passage: The Most Beautiful Voyage (12/8 only)
P. O. V.
Wild! (12/3, 12/10, 12/17)
12:00
Democracy Now!
For more information on telecourses, call the Center for Distance Learning at 312-553-5975. Please visit wycc.org/schedule for the most current programming schedule.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Democracy Now!
Democracy Now!
Front and Center
Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (12/4, 12/11, 12/18)
In the Loop
Austin City Limits
12:30
Travelscope
2:30 3:00 3:30
5:00
Dalziel and Pascoe
New Tricks
Sun Studio Sessions
Children’s
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
Comedy
General
To the Contrary with Bonne Erbe
How-to
Ain’t It Cool with Harry Knowles (12/6, 12/13) Rough Cut
Newsline MotorWeek
WYCC Classic Movies
Father Brown
European Christmas Markets (12/16, 12/23)
4:30
5:30
WYCC Classic Movies
Wild Photo Adventures
Antiques Roadshow (except 12/22)
4:00
British Antiques Roadshow
Out of Ireland
Drama
Asia Insight
Local
Bucknell Candlelight Christmas (12/19 only)
News/Talk
Pritzker Military Presents
Travel
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*Celebrate Christmas with a Mixed Blessings marathon on Friday, December 25.
FNX: First Nations Experience gives voice to the stories of Native American and indigenous peoples around the world through documentaries, entertainment, news, family programs, and much more—24 hours a day on WYCC 20.2.
First Nations Experience December at-a-glance MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY*
6:00 6:30
Please visit wycc.org/schedule for the current full schedule. SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FNX Documentary
FNX Documentary
Fish Out of Water
Fish Out of Water
Vitality Health
Vitality Health
Wakanheja
Wakanheja
FNX Documentary
7:00 7:30 8:00
Fish Out of Water
8:30
Vitality Health
9:00
Wakanheja
9:30
Bizou
10:00
Tansi! Nehiyawetan
10:30
Wapos Bay
Lakota Berenstain Bears
Lakota Berenstain Bears
Yamba’s Playtime
Yamba’s Playtime
Wapos Bay
Wapos Bay
Kagagi: The Raven
Kagagi: The Raven
11:00
Art Zone
11:30
Vitality Gardening
Vitality Gardening
Vitality Gardening
12:00 PM
The Sharing Circle
The Sharing Circle
The Sharing Circle
12:30
Cooking with the Wolfman
1:00
The Creative Native
1:30
First Talk
2:00
The Creative Native
The Creative Native
First Talk
First Talk
FNX Documentary
FNX Documentary
FNX Documentary
2:30 3:00
Cooking with the Wolfman Cooking with the Wolfman
Ravens and Eagles
Samaqan Water Stories
Ravens and Eagles
Samaqan Water Stories
Ravens and Eagles
Seasoned with Spirit
Storytellers in Motion
Storytellers in Motion
Northwest Indian News
3:30
Vitality Gardening
4:00
Vitality Health
Native Nation Building
Seasoned with Spirit
4:30
From the Spirit
People of the Pines
On Native Ground
Making Regalia
FNX Documentary (except 12/20)
5:00
The Creative Native
5:30
Cooking with the Wolfman
6:00
Working It Out Together
Indian Pride
On Native Ground
Indian Pride
Storytellers in Motion
6:30
Back in the Day
Oskayak Down Under
The Voices Of
Down the Mighty River
On Native Ground
7:00 7:30
Making Regalia
People of the Pines
People of the Pines
Make Prayers to the Raven
8:00 FNX Documentary
8:30 9:00
Wapos Bay
9:30 10:00 10:30
Fish Out of Water Osiyo: Voices of the Cherokee People Oskayak Down Under
Dab Iyiyuu Osiyo: Voices of the Cherokee People
Native Voice TV
Northwest Indian News
On Native Ground
Wapos Bay
Wapos Bay
Fish Out of Water
Fish Out of Water
Mixed Blessings
Moose T.V.
Native Shorts
The Aux
Mixed Blessings
The Aux
Mirando Desde Nuestras Raices: Looking from Our Roots
Indigenous Focus
Rez Rides
Indians and Aliens
Moose T.V.
Native Shorts
FNX Documentary
FNX Documentary
11:00
FNX Documentary (except 12/24)
11:30
Children’s
Indians and Aliens Indigenous Focus
First Talk Native Report
Make Prayers to the Raven The Voices Of
News/Talk
General
Films/Documentaries
How-to
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The Danish crime drama Unit One (airing Sundays at 9 p.m.) reveals an unvarnished perspective on criminal casework and the people who spend their lives doing it.
WYCC is proud to present news, perspectives, and entertainment from around the globe to its diverse audience through MHz Worldview, airing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on digital channel WYCC 20.3. Please visit wycc.org/schedule for the current full schedule.
MHz Worldview December at-a-glance MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
6:00 6:30
NHK Programming
7:00 7:30
World Affairs Today
8:00 8:30 9:00
Africa Today TV Programming
Africa Today TV Programming
9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00
Euronews Live
11:30 12:00 PM 12:30
CNC World Programming
1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00
Deutsche Welle Programming
3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00
France 24 Programming
6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00
Don Matteo
8:30 9:00
The Crown (12/14, 12/21)
The Eagle
A Case of Conscience
9:30
Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries
Fog and Crimes
Maria Wern
Unit One
10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30
Drama
World News/Talk
Sports
Ethnic
Films/Documentaries
Music
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New Year ’s M ystery MARATHON
Say farewell to 2015 and hello to 2016 with two full days of mystery. Join WYCC PBS Chicago for the New Year’s Mystery Marathon on Thursday, December 31 and Friday, January 1 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. It’s a lineup full of viewer favorites, including: Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock The Victorian-era star of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels is upgraded to the 21st century for a new set of thrilling mysteries with a modern twist.
Masterpiece Mystery! Miss Marple Another creation from crime writer Agatha Christie that follows the unassuming amateur sleuth as she solves a series of murders.
Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis Lewis and his partner Detective Sergeant Hathaway tackle murder and mayhem in Oxford while also struggling with existential questions about their futures.
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Set in 1920s Melbourne, the series follows the glamorous Phryne, who always has her pistol close at hand and a male admirer even closer. The Doctor Blake Mysteries World War II veteran Dr. Lucien Blake returns home to Ballarat, Australia, to take over a local medical practice—and also solve crimes.
Father Brown A crime-solving Roman Catholic priest finds himself in the middle of many mysteries as a wide cast of characters seek his help.
Masterpiece Mystery! Foyle’s War A straightforward sleuth fights his own battles on the home front while World War II rages across Europe. Case Histories Jason Isaacs stars as Jackson Brodie, a private investigator with a traumatic past who throws himself into his detective work.
Inspector Morse The cantankerous and complex Morse works with his long-suffering partner, Sergeant Lewis, to solve crimes in and around Oxford.
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Inspector George Gently An old-school detective in the 1960s tries his best despite the fact that the line between police and criminals is becoming blurred.
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Wallander Film and theater star Kenneth Branagh plays Swedish detective Kurt Wallander, who investigates a series of violent and terrifying murders.
Vera Golden Globe winner Brenda Blethyn stars at Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, a workaholic driven by her own demons.
Midsomer Murders Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby must solve the crimes in his deceptively idyllic English country town.
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DECEMBER 2015
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Tuesday
1:00 pm Sewing with Nancy No-Hassle Triangles Quilt Blocks—Part 2 1:30 pm Sew It All Tee Style—Stephanie Ohnmacht 2:00 pm Fit 2 Stitch Collar Options 2:30 pm Mexico—One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless Market Inspirations, Local Genius 3:00 pm Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Frying 3:30 pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals Indian Comfort Food with Floyd Cardoz 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Tulsa, OK—Hour Two 8:00 pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot The Third Floor Flat No sooner has a new tenant moved into the third floor flat of Poirot’s mansion block than she is murdered, giving Poirot a crime to solve on his very own doorstep. 9:00 pm Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Death and Hysteria Aunt Prudence opens her home to a psychiatrist and natural healer to conduct his sanatorium for ‘hysterical’ women.
WEEKDAYS 11 AM The beloved handyman Bob the Builder and his trusted team have a brand-new look! Preschoolers will learn age-appropriate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) topics with this crew of fun and hardworking friends. Tune in for the special holiday episode, “A Present for Bob,” on Friday, December 11.
2 Wednesday 1:00 pm Well Read Don Winslow: The Cartel 1:30 pm Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick 2:00 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Northwest Ontario: Lake Superior and Beyond 2:30 pm Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Baltimore: Flags, Forts, and Sports 3:00 pm Martha Bakes Biscuits and Scones
3:30 pm Julia Child: Cooking with Master Chefs Emeril Lagasse 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Out of Ireland 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Yoopera 8:00 pm Rick Steves’ Europe Salzburg and Surroundings 8:30 pm Travelscope Custer Country, Montana 9:00 pm Globe Trekker Globe Trekker Food Hour: Deep South, USA
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YOOPERA
When you combine Yoopers and Oopera (the Finnish word for opera), the result is an exuberant, operatic, and inspirational celebration of local history and culture in Upper Michigan.
1:00 pm Quilting Arts Quilting Around the House 1:30 pm Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Toddler Quilt with Lettering 2:00 pm Knitting Daily Tailored Fabrics 2:30 pm New Scandinavian Cooking Captain Haddock 3:00 pm Martin Yan’s Taste of Vietnam The Floating Market
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3:30 pm Simply Ming Morimoto & Knives 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Overheard with Evan Smith 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm In the Loop 7:30 pm British Antiques Roadshow Chatham Historic Dockyard 2 8:00 pm Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 5, Part 5 Rose makes a handsome new acquaintance. Something is wrong with Thomas. Edith’s link to Marigold draws attention. Bricker and Robert lose control. 9:00 pm Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 5, Part 6 An ancient spark flares in Violet’s heart. While police deepen their probe, Bates tells Anna the truth. A long and painful mystery is solved.
A CHEF’S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Doing what she knows best, Chef Vivian Howard hosts her own vision of the season’s celebrations by exploring holiday traditions in Kinston, North Carolina.
4 Friday 1:00 pm The Beauty of Oil Painting with Gary and Kathwren Jenkins 1:30 pm Beads, Baubles, and Jewels Shape It 2:00 pm The Donna Dewberry Show Elegant Table 2:30 pm Creative Living with Sheryl Borden 3:00 pm Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence Harvest Time 3:30 pm America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated It’s Pasta Night! 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Asia Insight 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Special 1 7:30 pm Bluegrass Underground Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn 8:00 pm Austin City Limits Jason Isbell / Neko Case 9:00 pm Front and Center John Hiatt
5 Saturday 10:30 am Mid-American Gardener 11:00 am Garden Smart 11:30 am Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST 12:00 pm P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Life on Moss Mountain Farm 12:30 pm This Old House 1:00 pm The American Woodshop Headboards & Bedsteads 1:30 pm Hometime Creekside Home Copper Hood 2:00 pm The Woodwright’s Shop Tool Smithing with Peter Ross 2:30 pm Woodsmith Shop Demilune Table 3:00 pm A Craftsman’s Legacy The Furnituremaker
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3:30 pm Ask This Old House 4:00 pm Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac Rice Paper Divider 4:30 pm Washington Week 5:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Tulsa, OK—Hour Two 6:00 pm Art in the Twenty-First Century Legacy Why do we break with some traditions and perpetuate others? 7:00 pm A Chef’s Life Holiday Special 8:00 pm Father Brown The Daughters of Jerusalem Father Brown finds himself immobilized with a broken leg when a member of Kembleford’s WI dies in mysterious circumstances. 9:00 pm New Tricks Ghosts After a distressed dementia patient escapes her care home to report a murder, the team looks into the disappearance of a policeman, possibly murdered but missing since 1956. 10:00 pm Focus on Europe 10:30 pm Independent Lens Medora
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Sunday
10:30 am In the Americas with David Yetman Colombia: Capital & Coffee 11:00 am Pritzker Military Presents 12:00 pm Charlie Rose: The Week 12:30 pm Justice and Law Weekly 1:00 pm Religion & Ethics Newsweekly 1:30 pm Closer to Truth Are Brains and Mind the Same Thing? 2:00 pm Second Opinion Angina 2:30 pm Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Severe Oral Mucositis: Cancer’s Common Side Effect 3:00 pm Feel Grand with Jane Seymour Conquering Diabetes 3:30 pm Growing a Greener World Young Farmers
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CANCER
This three-part series tells the story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions.
The Emperor of All Maladies
Sundays December 6, 13 & 27 4PM 4:00 pm Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Magic Bullets The search for a cure for cancer is the greatest epic in the history of science, spanning centuries and continents. Sidney Farber introduced the modern era of chemotherapy. 6:00 pm Scully / The World Show 6:30 pm In the Loop 7:00 pm Wild! Return of the Unicorn The Arabian Oryx is a beautiful desert antelope whose impressive horns gave rise to the myth of the unicorn and almost brought about its annihilation. 8:00 pm Christmas on the Trail Join some of the finest musicians and cowboy poets anywhere as traditional Christmas classics and unique poems take viewers to a different place in time. 9:00 pm Dalziel and Pascoe A Game of Soldiers—Part 2 Dalziel and Pascoe investigate the murder of an American tourist whose body is found by squaddies out on a training exercise. 10:00 pm P. O. V. Brooklyn Castle
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Monday
1:00 pm The Best of the Joy of Painting 1:30 pm Wyland’s Art Studio 2:00 pm Frank Clarke Simply Painting Around the World: China China House Museum 2:30 pm P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table The Emergence of Spring 3:00 pm The Jazzy Vegetarian Breezy Brunch 3:30 pm A Chef’s Life Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm MotorWeek 7:30 pm Autoline This Week
P.O.V. Brooklyn Castle 8:00 pm NOVA Animal Mummies 9:00 pm History Detectives WWII Patch; Marshall House Flag; Lincoln Oath
8 Tuesday 1:00 pm Sewing with Nancy Doll Costume Dress-Up—Part 1 1:30 pm Sew It All DIY Undies—Monica Bravo 2:00 pm Fit 2 Stitch Handicap Dressing: Each of Our Needs Is Different 2:30 pm Mexico—One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless Mexican Chocolate: The Next Chapter 3:00 pm Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Pan Searing 3:30 pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals Thanksgiving 101 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Tulsa, OK—Hour Three
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8:00 pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot Triangle at Rhodes 9:00 pm Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Death at the Grand When a hotel concierge is pushed from the rooftop with an empty bag, Phryne investigates what looks like a robbery gone wrong.
9 Wednesday 1:00 pm Well Read Salman Rushdie: Two Years, Eight Months, 28 Nights: A Novel 1:30 pm Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick 2:00 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Thousand Islands: A Canadian Bi-National Adventure 2:30 pm Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Los Angeles: Hollywood & The Beach (Lights…Camera…Vacation!) 3:00 pm Martha Bakes Muffins and Popovers 3:30 pm Julia Child: Cooking with Master Chefs Michel Richard 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Out of Ireland 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm A Norway Passage: The Most Beautiful Voyage 8:00 pm Rick Steves’ Europe Rick Steves’ Europe: The Making Of 8:30 pm Travelscope Brittany, France 9:00 pm Globe Trekker Globe Trekker Special: World War I in Europe
A NORWAY PASSAGE: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VOYAGE
Take a beautiful voyage along more than 1,100 miles of Norway’s spectacular coastline that includes deep fjords, crashing waterfalls, mountains rising from the sea, and lovely towns.
10 Thursday 1:00 pm Quilting Arts Daily Quilt Routine 1:30 pm Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Milky Way 2:00 pm Knitting Daily Laceweights 2:30 pm New Scandinavian Cooking Rain and Rainbows 3:00 pm Martin Yan’s Taste of Vietnam Da Nang and China Beach 3:30 pm Simply Ming Jody Adams & Cooking Greens 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Overheard with Evan Smith 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm In the Loop 7:30 pm British Antiques Roadshow Newstead Abbey 1 8:00 pm Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 5, Part 7 Edith is found out. Mary finally shakes a suitor. Isobel and Lord Merton reveal their plans. Robert throws another guest out of the house. 9:00 pm Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 5, Part 8 Someone tries to derail Rose and Atticus’ happiness. Mrs. Patmore gets a surprise. Anna is in trouble. Robert has a revelation.
11 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT Triangle at Rhodes Poirot’s holiday is over, but just as he prepares to leave he is called back to the hotel. After drinking with other hotel guests, the famous and beautiful Valentine is dead.
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Friday
1:00 pm The Beauty of Oil Painting with Gary and Kathwren Jenkins 1:30 pm Beads, Baubles, and Jewels Spiral It 2:00 pm The Donna Dewberry Show Cozy & Warm 2:30 pm Creative Living with Sheryl Borden
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3:00 pm Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence Middle East Feast or Spice It Up 3:30 pm America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated Oatmeal Muffins and Granola 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Asia Insight 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Special 2 7:30 pm Bluegrass Underground Greensky Bluegrass 8:00 pm Austin City Limits Portugal, The Man / Local Natives 9:00 pm Front and Center CMA Songwriters Series with Dierks Bentley
12 Saturday 10:30 am Mid-American Gardener 11:00 am Garden Smart 11:30 am Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST 12:00 pm P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Making a Difference 12:30 pm This Old House 1:00 pm The American Woodshop Home Trims 1:30 pm Hometime Creekside Home Master Bath 2:00 pm The Woodwright’s Shop Plain Pine Box 2:30 pm Woodsmith Shop Dartboard Cabinet 3:00 pm A Craftsman’s Legacy The Clockmaker 3:30 pm Ask This Old House 4:00 pm Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac Bookstand 4:30 pm Washington Week 5:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Tulsa, OK—Hour Three 6:00 pm Art in the Twenty-First Century Fiction What makes a compelling story? 7:00 pm A Grand Mercer Christmas Students and faculty from Mercer’s Townsend School of Music and its internationally renowned Robert McDuffie Center for Strings perform in Georgia’s historic Grand Opera House.
WYCC PBS Chicago is committed to sharing educational content for the entire family. WYCC KIDS AND FAMILY provides learning experiences outside of the classroom with fun activities, events, recipes, and tips for parents. WYCC also supports lifelong learning through the wide variety of programming we air on topics ranging from science to art to history and much more.
PBS KIDS HOLIDAY MONTH PBS Kids celebrates the season all month long with classic holiday specials and new festive episodes from Super Why! and Dinosaur Train. Watch out all month for encore presentations of:
• Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas • Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas • Arthur’s Perfect Christmas • Peg + Cat + Holidays • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas
VICTORY GARDEN’S EDIBLEFEAST
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8:00 pm Father Brown The Three Tools of Death When a troubled young woman’s father is killed just weeks after her mother’s death, Father Brown must help her deal with her grief while solving the murder. 9:00 pm New Tricks London Underground Tension mounts as Ned and Sasha are forced to work together when the body of a film critic found in a sewer is thought to be linked to the murder of a concept artist. 10:00 pm Focus on Europe 10:30 pm Independent Lens Brothers Hypnotic
13 Sunday 10:30 am In the Americas with David Yetman Sierra Nevada and the Making of California 11:00 am Pritzker Military Presents 12:00 pm Charlie Rose: The Week 12:30 pm Justice and Law Weekly 1:00 pm Religion & Ethics Newsweekly 1:30 pm Closer to Truth Diverse Arguments for God 2:00 pm Second Opinion Melanoma 2:30 pm Healthy Body, Healthy Mind New Hope for Living with Multiple Sclerosis 3:00 pm Feel Grand with Jane Seymour Women’s Cancers 3:30 pm Growing a Greener World Oh, Grow Up: Small Space and Vertical Gardening (San Francisco, CA)
CLOSER TO TRUTH Diverse Arguments for God 4:00 pm Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies The Blind Men and the Elephant Rapid progress is made in understanding the essential nature of the cancer cell, leading to the revolutionary discovery of the genetic basis of cancer. 6:00 pm Scully / The World Show 6:30 pm In the Loop 7:00 pm Wild! Primate Species Hunter Biologist Marc van Roosmalen discovers, names, and reclassifies species. He has already named 20 new kinds of monkey, a tenth of all species known! 8:00 pm Celtic Thunder Christmas This heartwarming concert features holiday standards such as “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,” “Let It Snow,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “Silent Night.” 9:00 pm Dalziel and Pascoe The Price of Fame—Part 1 Pascoe and Milligan are forced to investigate the suspicious death of an entertainer after Dalziel is suspended for his conduct during an interview with a suspect. 10:00 pm P. O. V. When I Walk
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MESSENGER OF THE TRUTH
Martin Sheen narrates the powerful story of an outspoken Polish priest whose assassination in 1984 moved a nation.
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1:00 pm The Best of the Joy of Painting 1:30 pm Wyland’s Art Studio 2:00 pm Frank Clarke Simply Painting Around the World: China The Hidden City 2:30 pm P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table The Joy of Canning 3:00 pm The Jazzy Vegetarian Be My Valentine 3:30 pm A Chef’s Life Strawberry Stay at Home 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm MotorWeek 7:30 pm Autoline This Week 8:00 pm NOVA Making North America: Origins
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9:00 pm History Detectives Luxury Liner Picture Frame; Woolworth Sign; Nazi Spy Toys
15 Tuesday 1:00 pm Sewing with Nancy Doll Costume Dress-Up—Part 2 1:30 pm Sew It All Off the Cuff—Tara Rex 2:00 pm Fit 2 Stitch Off-the-Rack Sewing 2:30 pm Mexico—One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless Building a World-Class Cuisine Starts with a Sound Foundation 3:00 pm Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Perfect Roast 3:30 pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals Soup’s On! 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Eugene, OR—Hour One 8:00 pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot Problem at Sea One of Poirot’s fellow passengers on his cruise around the Mediterranean is robbed and stabbed to death. The captain asks Poirot to investigate. 9:00 pm Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Game, Set & Murder Phryne hosts a tennis tournament to raise money for female tennis players. The practice partner of a rising star dies, and the investigation reveals Phryne’s fear.
16 Wednesday 1:00 pm Well Read Erica Jong: Fear of Dying 1:30 pm Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick 2:00 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Northeast Ontario: Canada’s Canoe Culture and First Nations People 2:30 pm Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Ireland: Emerald Isle from the City to the Countryside 3:00 pm Martha Bakes Coffee Cakes
THE HEIRESS AND HER CHATEAU
Chateau Carolands was built by one of the richest women in the world to be her ultimate dream home, but nothing went as planned. 3:30 pm Julia Child: Cooking with Master Chefs Patrick Clark 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Out of Ireland 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm The Heiress and Her Chateau 8:00 pm Rick Steves’ Europe Burgundy: Profound France 8:30 pm Travelscope Cruising Alaska’s Inside Passage 9:00 pm Globe Trekker Switzerland
17 Thursday 1:00 pm Quilting Arts It’s All in the Technique 1:30 pm Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting McKenna Ryan 2:00 pm Knitting Daily Sock It to Me 2:30 pm New Scandinavian Cooking Packed to Go 3:00 pm Martin Yan’s Taste of Vietnam Unforgettable Hoi An 3:30 pm Simply Ming Jamie Bissonnette & En Pappiote 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Overheard with Evan Smith 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm In the Loop 7:30 pm British Antiques Roadshow Cheltenham Town Hall 1 8:00 pm Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 5, Part 9 The Crawleys go to a shooting party at a castle in Northumberland and return to Downton for a joyful Christmas holiday.
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1:00 pm The Beauty of Oil Painting with Gary and Kathwren Jenkins 1:30 pm Beads, Baubles, and Jewels Wrap It 2:00 pm The Donna Dewberry Show Beautifully Organized
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2:30 pm Creative Living with Sheryl Borden 3:00 pm Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence Dinner Time Sizzle 3:30 pm America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated Hearty Spanish and Italian Soups, Revamped 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Asia Insight 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Special 3 7:30 pm Bluegrass Underground Robert Earl Keen 8:00 pm Austin City Limits Emeli Sande / Michael Kiwanuka 9:00 pm Front and Center Joe Satriani
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10:30 am Mid-American Gardener 11:00 am Garden Smart 11:30 am Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST 12:00 pm P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Going Mini 12:30 pm This Old House 1:00 pm The American Woodshop Recycled Trestle Table 1:30 pm Hometime Creekside Home Finishes 2:00 pm The Woodwright’s Shop Rachell’s Standing Desk 1 2:30 pm Woodsmith Shop Box-Jointed Tray & Vase 3:00 pm A Craftsman’s Legacy The Metal Engraver 3:30 pm Ask This Old House 4:00 pm Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac Bird House 4:30 pm Washington Week 5:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Eugene, OR—Hour One 6:00 pm Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir The performance showcases the rich choral music traditions of two countries, presenting traditional Christmas hymns and carols in both Norwegian and English.
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The concert opens with the traditional candlelight procession and recounts Christ’s birth through Bible readings and anthems from renowned undergraduate musical ensembles. 7:00 pm Bucknell Candlelight Christmas 8:00 pm Father Brown The Prize of Colonel Gerard Father Brown is unconvinced when a recently returned prisoner of war is suspected of the killing of his tyrannical uncle. 9:00 pm New Tricks Romans Ruined The team investigates the death of a personal trainer who had belonged to a Roman re-enactment society and discovers a gang selling illegal steroids. 10:00 pm Focus on Europe 10:30 pm Independent Lens The Trials of Muhammad Ali
20 Sunday 10:30 am In the Americas with David Yetman Brazil’s Land of Sand 11:00 am Pritzker Military Presents 12:00 pm Charlie Rose: The Week 12:30 pm Justice and Law Weekly 1:00 pm Religion & Ethics Newsweekly 1:30 pm Closer to Truth Why Science and Religion Think Differently 2:00 pm Second Opinion Concussion 2:30 pm Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Alpha-1 Deficiency 3:00 pm Feel Grand with Jane Seymour Managing Pain & Arthritis 3:30 pm Growing a Greener World Attracting Backyard Birds and Wildlife (Mt. Airy, NC) 4:00 pm A Grand Mercer Christmas Students and faculty from Mercer’s Townsend School of Music and its internationally renowned Robert McDuffie Center for Strings perform in Georgia’s historic Grand Opera House. 5:00 pm Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers The internationally acclaimed group runs the gamut of song selections from old yuletide favorites to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” score and other sounds of the season. 6:00 pm Scully / The World Show 6:30 pm In the Loop 7:00 pm Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth Hear the remarkable true story of the Catholic priest and human rights activist whose faith, conviction, and courage mobilized the people of Poland to stand against Communist rule.
8:30 pm Christmas on the Danube Travel the majestic Danube River as it passes through stunning European landscape, history, culture, and cities, which are particularly spectacular at Christmas. 9:00 pm Dalziel and Pascoe The Price of Fame—Part 2 Two bodies are found relating to the first killing. Dalziel realizes that a fraudulent agent, perverted manager, and diamond heist are three key pieces in the case. 10:00 pm P. O. V. American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
21 Monday 1:00 pm The Best of the Joy of Painting 1:30 pm Wyland’s Art Studio 2:00 pm Frank Clarke Simply Painting Around the World: China Private Collector 2:30 pm P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table Cooking for Old-Fashioned Flavor 3:00 pm The Jazzy Vegetarian Spanish Style 3:30 pm A Chef’s Life Pimp My Grits 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm MotorWeek 7:30 pm Autoline This Week 8:00 pm NOVA Making North America: Life 9:00 pm History Detectives Vietnam War Diary; Bootlegger’s Notebook; Ince Ledger
22 Tuesday 1:00 pm Sewing with Nancy All-Occasion Fabric Wraps—Part 1 1:30 pm Sew It All To Dye For—Kathy Cano Murillo 2:00 pm Fit 2 Stitch Lining vs. Interfacing and Seam Finishing 2:30 pm Mexico—One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless It All Begins with Beans 3:00 pm Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Stewing 3:30 pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals Holiday Food Gifts 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Eugene, OR—Hour Two 8:00 pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot The Incredible Theft Pre-war Britain is striving to produce a new fighter aircraft, but a vital design sheet is somehow stolen. Poirot is on hand to track down the thief.
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9:00 pm Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Death Do Us Part When a prize-winning scientist is found murdered on the same night the man intent on murdering Henry Fisher escapes police custody, Phryne must protect her father.
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2:30 pm New Scandinavian Cooking The Sweetest Cheese 3:00 pm Martin Yan’s Taste of Vietnam Imperial Hue 3:30 pm Simply Ming Michael Schlow & Basting 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Overheard with Evan Smith 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm In the Loop 7:30 pm British Antiques Roadshow Cheltenham Town Hall 2 8:00 pm Night Before Christmas Carol David zum Brunnen portrays Charles Dickens and 17 familiar characters from the ghostly classic, “A Christmas Carol.” 9:00 pm Around the World: The Crane Candlelight Concert 2013 Featuring over 300 carolers and musicians, the concert includes traditional Christmas and seasonal hymns along with popular favorites.
1:00 pm Well Read Elizabeth Gilbert: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear 1:30 pm Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick 2:00 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope San Antonio’s Fiesta—Ole! 2:30 pm Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Chicago: Windy City Whimsy 3:00 pm Martha Bakes Shortbread 3:30 pm Julia Child: Cooking with Master Chefs Lidia Bastianich 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Out of Ireland 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 25 Friday 7:00 pm European Christmas Markets 1:00 pm The Beauty of Oil Painting with Gary The town center, market square, or just the narrow, cobblestone streets of the cities and and Kathwren Jenkins towns of Europe come alive in winter with 1:30 pm Beads, Baubles, and Jewels decorated wooden stalls offering all sorts of treats. Weave It 7:30 pm Christmas on the Danube 2:00 pm The Donna Dewberry Show Travel the majestic Danube River as it passes Painted Tote through stunning European landscape, history, 2:30 pm Creative Living with Sheryl Borden culture, and cities, which are particularly spectacular 3:00 pm Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence at Christmas. Spiced Up 8:00 pm Rick Steves’ Europe 3:30 pm America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated France’s Dordogne Great American Sandwiches 8:30 pm Travelscope 4:00 pm Newsline Christmas in Switzerland 4:30 pm DW News 9:00 pm Globe Trekker 5:00 pm Asia Insight Globe Trekker Special: Art Trails of the 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report French Riviera 6:00 pm Charlie Rose: The Week
24 Thursday 1:00 pm Quilting Arts The Quilting Lifestyle 1:30 pm Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Gallery Walk 2:00 pm Knitting Daily Color, Color
6:30 pm Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Special 4 7:00 pm Darla Z’s Christmas ‘round the World Celebrate Christmas by traveling from Las Vegas to the most remote corners of the world. Hear the different sounds of Christmas by the captivating songstress Darla Z. 8:00 pm Austin City Limits Tom Waits 9:00 pm Front and Center Lady Antebellum
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10:30 am Mid-American Gardener 11:00 am Garden Smart 11:30 am Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST 12:00 pm P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Embracing the Backyard 12:30 pm This Old House 1:00 pm The American Woodshop Turned Boxes 1:30 pm Hometime Creekside Home Systems
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2:00 pm The Woodwright’s Shop Rachell’s Standing Desk 2 2:30 pm Woodsmith Shop TV Lift Cabinet 3:00 pm A Craftsman’s Legacy The Wood Turner 3:30 pm Ask This Old House 4:00 pm Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac Baseball Bat Bed 4:30 pm Washington Week 5:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Eugene, OR—Hour Two 6:00 pm Banjo Romantika: American Bluegrass Music & The Czech Imagination Inspired by classic American bluegrass sounds, an assortment of musicians from across the formerly communist Czech Republic created a lively musical tradition entirely its own. 7:00 pm A Norway Passage: The Most Beautiful Voyage Take a beautiful voyage along more than 1,100 miles of Norway’s spectacular coastline that includes deep fjords, crashing waterfalls, mountains rising from the sea, and lovely towns. 8:00 pm Father Brown The Grim Reaper A gruesome death on a local farm is blamed on the Kembleford physician through a series of poison pen letters. Father Brown must figure out who sent them. 9:00 pm New Tricks In Vino Veritas The arrest of a Turkish barmaid working illegally in London reopens the cold case of a landlord who died in a suspected arson attack on his pub. 10:00 pm Focus on Europe 10:30 pm Independent Lens A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at the New York Times/Lies
12:30 pm Justice and Law Weekly 1:00 pm Religion & Ethics Newsweekly 1:30 pm Closer to Truth What Are Dreams About? 2:00 pm Second Opinion Whooping Cough 2:30 pm Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Pain Management 3:00 pm Feel Grand with Jane Seymour Fixing Your Nutrition 3:30 pm Growing a Greener World Edible Landscapes (Los Altos, CA & Mt. Vernon, WA) 4:00 pm Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Finding the Achilles Heel Scientists believe they have cracked the mystery of the malignant cell. But cancer quickly reveals new layers of complexity and a formidable array of defenses. 6:00 pm Scully / The World Show 6:30 pm In the Loop 7:00 pm The Genius of Marie Curie This is a riveting portrait of a tenacious mother and scientist who opened the door on a whole new realm of physics, which she discovered and named: radioactivity. 8:00 pm Changing Seas No Fish Left Uncounted
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10:30 am In the Americas with David Yetman Lake Superior: Circling the Sweet Water Ocean 11:00 am Pritzker Military Presents 12:00 pm Charlie Rose: The Week
No Fish Left Uncounted Highly skilled science divers determine the size of fish populations in hopes of better understanding how fishing and environmental changes affect marine resources.
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A VERY BRITISH MURDER WITH LUCY WORSLEY The Golden Age Explore the Edwardian era and the golden age of detective fiction between the wars—the time of Dr. Crippen, Agatha Christie, and the films of Alfred Hitchcock. 8:30 pm Poustinia: The Art of Gendron Jensen Jensen conjures art from nature and his meticulously rendered, often monumental drawings compel us to look into nature—beyond the ordinary—to a deeper, more spiritual realm. 9:00 pm Dalziel and Pascoe Great Escapes—Part 1 Dalziel’s car breaks down, leaving him stranded for the evening. As he finds the comfort of a local B&B, his peace is shattered by the discovery of a body. 10:00 pm P. O. V. My Way to Olympia
28 Monday 1:00 pm The Best of the Joy of Painting 1:30 pm Wyland’s Art Studio 2:00 pm Frank Clarke Simply Painting Around the World: China Beautiful Pagoda 2:30 pm P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table Amber Waves of Grain 3:00 pm The Jazzy Vegetarian Cookie Monster 3:30 pm A Chef’s Life Cracklin’ Kitchen 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm MotorWeek 7:30 pm Autoline This Week 8:00 pm NOVA Making North America: Human 9:00 pm History Detectives Our Colored Heroes; Valley Forge Map; Transistor Radio; Continental Club Card
1:00 pm Sewing with Nancy All-Occasion Fabric Wraps—Part 2 1:30 pm Sew It All Ready-Made Revamp—Sue Hausmann 2:00 pm Fit 2 Stitch The Trench Coat: Look at Me Now! 2:30 pm Mexico—One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless Mediterranean Baja 3:00 pm Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Soups 3:30 pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals Locavore in Napa with Joey Altman 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Eugene, OR—Hour Three 8:00 pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot The King of Clubs A film studio owner is found dead. When the beautiful young star of the film is implicated in the murder, her fiance engages the services of Poirot to clear her name. 9:00 pm A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley The Golden Age
30 Wednesday 1:00 pm Well Read Hector Tobar: Deep Down Dark 1:30 pm Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick 2:00 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope San Antonio’s Fiesta—Ole! 2:30 pm Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Montreal: Real City with French Flair 3:00 pm Martha Bakes Brioche 3:30 pm Julia Child: Cooking with Master Chefs Charles Palmer 4:00 pm Newsline 4:30 pm DW News 5:00 pm Out of Ireland 5:30 pm Nightly Business Report 6:00 pm Charlie Rose 7:00 pm Sky Island The volcanic Jemez Mountains in northern New Mexico are isolated from all other ranges—an island in the sky, surrounded by a desert sea. 7:30 pm Katmai: Alaska’s Wild Peninsula Discover the wilderness of the Alaska Peninsula, a cloud-cloaked landscape where bears outnumber people and the sockeye salmon run is the largest in the world.
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8:00 pm Rick Steves’ Europe Barcelona and Catalunya 8:30 pm Travelscope Germany’s Holiday Markets 9:00 pm Globe Trekker Isolated Islands: St. Helena
31 Thursday 6:03 am Inspector George Gently Gently Northern Soul A young black girl is murdered. Gently and Bacchus have their eyes opened to the shocking consequences of casual racism as racial tension spirals out of control. 7:34 am The Doctor Blake Mysteries Brotherly Love A delirious prisoner on Death Row confessed to a murder long ago and pleaded guilty. But in his delirium, Blake hears him say he didn’t do it. 8:36 am Inspector George Gently The Lost Child Gently and Bacchus are thrown into an emotionally wrought case when a middle class couple’s adopted child is kidnapped. 10:07 am Masterpiece Mystery! Miss Marple The Moving Finger—Part 1 Miss Marple investigates an epidemic of poison-pen letters in a tranquil village community. 11:01 am Masterpiece Mystery! Miss Marple The Moving Finger—Part 2 11:56 am Vera Death of a Family Man A businessman is found floating under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. Vera discovers that his downfall delves back to a tragic incident years before.
1:29 pm Inspector Morse Cherubim and Seraphim—Part 1 Morse’s step-niece commits suicide and he takes leave to research her past to find a reason for it. 2:29 pm Inspector Morse Cherubim and Seraphim—Part 2 Morse’s investigation leads him into an alien world of teenage hedonism, raves, and designer drugs. 3:31 pm Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Death on the Vine When Phryne arrives at an idyllic vineyard to investigate a suspicious death, hostile townsfolk do everything they can to drive her out of town. 4:31 pm Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock The Hounds of Baskerville A gigantic hound is legend around a top-secret military compound where chemical and biological experiments are conducted on genetically engineered animals. 6:03 pm Case Histories Started Early, Took My Dog Jackson helps a young woman find her parents, and in doing so unearths a shocking discovery, one that takes him into the heart of a 35-year-old crime. 7:59 pm Father Brown The Hammer of God When an ungodly man is murdered at the unveiling of a new church clock, Father Brown must find the killer before an innocent woman is sent to the gallows. 8:59 pm Father Brown Saving Souls, Solving Crimes This behind-thescenes special includes interviews with star Mark Williams, as well as insider stories from the series’ creators and writers.
New Year’s Mystery Marathon—Day 2 Schedule January 1, 2016
6:03 am Inspector George Gently Blue for Bluebird The body of a woman found on the beach turns Gently’s attention to a nearby holiday camp. He discovers the lengths to which some are prepared to go to keep the camp afloat. 7:34 am Sherlock Holmes A Scandal in Bohemia Holmes and Watson are asked by a masked nobleman to save one of the royal houses of Europe from ruin. 8:29 am Inspector George Gently Gently with Honour When a man is beaten to death in a Turkish bath, suspicion falls on an ex-soldier with a history of mental instability. 10:00 am Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Dead Air There’s a new wireless in the Fisher household—but there’s murder on the airwaves when a show is interrupted by on-air panic. The bookkeeper and budding announcer are found dead. 10:58 am Masterpiece Mystery! Wallander Before the Frost An escapee from a psychiatric hospital sets fire to a flock of geese and then incinerates a passing hiker—and he’s far from finished. 12:30 pm Midsomer Murders Painted in Blood—Part 1 When Joyce Barnaby finds a dead woman while painting watercolors of Midsomer Florey, she unwittingly uncovers a nest of plots and double-dealings.
1:24 pm Midsomer Murders Painted in Blood—Part 2 2:18 pm Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis Beyond Good and Evil Thirteen years after Lewis’ first successful arrest, the forensics have been called into question and the case re-opened for appeal. Did Lewis arrest an innocent man? 3:50 pm Sherlock Holmes The Red Headed League Jabez Wilson approaches Sherlock Holmes about The Red Headed League and the mystery surrounding his employment—sitting in an office copying out pages from an encyclopedia. 4:51 pm Masterpiece Mystery! Miss Marple Murder at the Vicarage No one likes Colonel Protheroe. In fact, most people hate him, including his own family. But when he is found dead, Miss Marple wonders why so many people want to confess. 6:39 pm Foyle’s War High Castle A translator for the Nuremberg trials is killed, leading Foyle into the world of international oil politics and corrupt Nazi businessmen. 8:19 pm Foyle’s War Revisited Go behind-the-scenes of the acclaimed, must-see series and learn the secrets of the final Foyle’s War episodes in season 8.
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WYCC PBS Chicago takes viewers to places they may not otherwise go, or teaches viewers something they may not otherwise learn. The weekly travel programs, along with a variety of specials, allow viewers to take in the sights of Europe from the comfort of your home. Rick Steves’ Europe (airing Wednesdays at 8 p.m.) is one of the most popular and well-known travel series. This month, Steves travels to Salzburg in Austria, Burgundy and Dordogne in France, and Barcelona and Catalunya in Spain. Travelscope (airing Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m.), hosted by Joseph Rosendo, takes viewers all over the world—but for December, there are some special European episodes. Visit Brittancy, France; see what Christmas is like in Switzerland; and take a tour through Germany’s holiday markets.
The continent of Europe has changed drastically over the centuries, and events that take place in Europe continue to have a worldwide impact on both politics and culture. The City Colleges of Chicago offers courses on Europe’s past and present, as well as how Europe fits into a more global perspective. If learning a foreign language is something you’d like to do, CCC also offers courses in Polish, French, Italian, and Spanish. Please see the CCC Course Catalog for additional courses: http://www.ccc.edu/Pages/ course-catalog.aspx To enroll today or find more information on classes offered by each of the seven City Colleges, please visit
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To get a better sense of the current pulse of Europe, tune in to Focus on Europe, airing Saturdays at 10 p.m. This news program covers the political, social, and cultural aspects of life in Europe and takes a closer look at Europeans’ views, hopes, and fears. A Norway Passage: The Most Beautiful Voyage (airing Wednesday, December 9 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 26 at 7 p.m.) is a sixday journey that includes the cosmopolitan city of Bergen, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Geirangerfjord, the old Viking town of Trondheim, and the lovely Lufoten Islands. Learn about the Czech interpretation of American music during Banjo Romantika: American Bluegrass Music & The Czech Imagination, airing Saturday, December 26 at 6 p.m. Czechs first heard bluegrass during World War II, at a time when they were under Communist rule, and this new music represented freedom to them. They then turned it into a musical style all their own. Please see the listings for more information on these programs and others.
Rick Steves in Salzburg
A Learning Emphasis on Europe FRENCH 210 – Modern French Civilization and Culture Recent social, cultural, and historical trends, conducted in French and English. GEOGRAPHY 101 – World Geography Economic, political, and cultural geography of the modern world; includes the people, raw materials, industrial resources, and trade connections of various parts of the earth. HISTORY 232 – Modern European History 1500-1830 Medieval backgrounds, the Reformation and religious struggles, the development of nation-state, commercial revolution, colonization, and European expansion. HISTORY 233 – Modern European History Since 1830 Recent European history; includes 19th Century background, emphasis on the period following the Versailles Treaty of 1919. HUMANITIES 145 – Introduction to Diversity/Ethnic Studies African-American, Latino/Latin-American, Native American, and European American artists, artistic expressions, and portrayals of these groups in the arts.
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Julia Child
TV chef and author Julia (McWilliams) Child was born on August 15, 1912, in Pasadena, California. Although the award-winning chef gained her fame due to her adaptation of complex French cooking for the everyday American, her original plans were not to become an iconic chef. Child earned a degree from Smith College with the intention to become a writer. Shortly after graduating, Child went on to work in advertising, but was later fired for “gross insubordination.” Child moved to Washington, D.C., in 1941 to volunteer as a research assistant for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). She met Paul Child in 1945, and the couple married the following year. They moved to France in 1948, and that is when her love for French cuisine was born. Child pursued culinary training at the Cordon Bleu cooking school, where she met classmates Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle. In addition to collaborating to create the cooking school L’Ecole des Trois Gourmandes (The School of the Three Gourmands), the trio also became the authors of the award-winning, two-volume cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The cookbook was a bestseller for five consecutive years after its release. Child went on to host a number of cooking shows over several decades, including Cooking with Master Chefs, Baking with Julia, In the Kitchen with Master Chefs, and Cooking in Concert. Child won the George Foster Peabody Award in 1964 and an Emmy Award in 1966. Child passed away in 2004, but her icon status in American culture remains. Viewers can learn from the best during Julia Child: Cooking with Master Chefs, airing Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. on WYCC PBS Chicago.
WYCC PBS Chicago offers teachers of different grade levels an excellent selection of highinterest, educationally rich programs for students, along with accompanying resources— absolutely free! Here are some of this month’s highlights categorized by content area.
SOCIAL STUDIES Program: Family Travel with Colleen Kelly Focus: Geography Grades: 3–8 Airing: Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. Overview: Host and travel guide Colleen Kelly explores must-see locations and attractions throughout the U.S. and abroad, sharing expert travel tips and insights to create easier family vacations filled with once-in-a-lifetime memories. Free Additional Resources: The show’s website includes a list of destinations that have been visited. Students might choose one and create a travel brochure or video commercial advertising their chosen location. They could include points of interest, While WYCC is the place to see and hear musical local history, places to stay, etc. performances from popular and up-and-coming
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a rtists every Friday evening, you can also tune in to WKKC—the official radio station of the City Colleges of Chicago—on 89.3fm or streaming online 24 hours a day at wkkc.fm.
Program: Wild!: Return of the Unicorn Focus: Endangered Animals Grades: 6–12 Airing: Sunday, December 6 at 7 p.m. Overview: This film is the story of an animal on the brink of extinction, successfully re-populating its native habitat after a myth surrounding the creature almost brought about its demise. Free Additional Resources: Students might research the mythology and history of the unicorn, presenting a timeline of its occurrence in literature. Students may also research another endangered animal and discuss the actions taken to prevent its extinction. A search for “endangered” on PBS LearningMedia results in activities surrounding this issue.
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Education and Outreach at Innovation Is the Name of the Game This month, explore innovative teacher resources and tools that will help your students acquire the 21st Century skill sets they need.
Math Bowl Sign Up Today! PBS Education’s Get Your Tech On provides tools, support, and professional development to help you navigate and succeed in the digital age of learning. Resources include: • Blended Learning and Flipped Classroom 101 • Promoting Digital Literacy and Citizenship in Your Classroom • Integrating Technology into Project Based Learning
Be Inspired, Be An Innovator! This collection of targeted video segments, audio files, lesson plans, and guides is designed to give teachers the tools you need to drive innovative thinking among middle and high school students. Resources explore the critical and creative skills that engineers, inventors, musicians, farmers, and scientists rely on to develop the innovative products and processes that underpin our everyday lives.
Christmas in Yellowstone Did you know you can watch full episodes of your favorite PBS programs anytime? Just go to PBS Video. This month, check out Christmas in Yellowstone. Academy Award winner Linda Hunt narrates this mesmerizing program that captures winter in the wilderness in all of its splendor. Here are sights that only a fraction of Yellowstone’s almost three million visitors each year are privileged to see.
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Teacher Brian Corcoran teamed up with his school’s technology coordinator to create the “Math Bowl” — an annual math competition with a football theme. During the competition, teams compete to gain the most “yards” by correctly answering questions based on four major curriculum benchmarks. In this “working assembly” students in the audience participate by using clickers.
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WYCC is spreading
holiday cheer
all month long with holiday programming including travel specials, Christmas concerts, and much more! Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers
European Christmas Markets Wednesday, December 23 7PM
A Grand Mercer Christmas Saturday, December 12 7PM & Sunday, December 20 4PM
Sunday, December 20 5PM
Bucknell Candlelight Christmas Saturday, December 19 7PM
Around the World: The Crane Candlelight Concert 2013 Thursday, December 24 9PM
Night Before Christmas Carol Thursday, December 24 8PM
Celtic Thunder Christmas
Christmas on the Danube
Sunday, December 13 8PM
Sunday, December 20 8:30PM & Wednesday, December 23 7:30PM
Darla Z’s Christmas ‘round the World Friday, December 25 7PM
Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir Saturday, December 19 6PM