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Sunday, November 29 - Saturday, December 5 8:30 Walt Disney: American Experience Part One The life and legacy of the iconic filmmaker are explored from his early days creating Mickey Mouse.
11:00 Charlie Rose
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 3
Celtic Woman: Destiny TUESDAY 7:00
Sunday 29 AFTERNOON 12:00 Rick Steves Special
The Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians Today Rick Steves explores Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, a home in Bethlehem, a university in Ramallah and more.
2:00 Farm Winter with Jerry Apps
Historian Jerry Apps shares stories of how his family worked together to survive the long winters.
3:30 Country Pop Legends (My Music)
Roy Clark and Glenn Campbell highlight classic country pop tunes from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
5:30 Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love
PRIME TIME 7:00 Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 3 Mary and Lord Gillingham put their love to the test. Violet is reunited with an old friend.
8:00 Salute to Downton Abbey
Hugh Bonneville showcases high points of the show’s storyline and its memorable cast of characters.
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9:30 Salute to Downton Abbey
Hugh Bonneville showcases high points of the show’s storyline and its memorable cast of characters.
11:00 Classical Rewind 2 (My Music)
Host David Ogden Stiers hosts a tour-de-force of works of the great masters including classic clips from stars of the silent film era, Model-T Fords racing, the music of Mozart, and more.
LATE NIGHT 12:30 Ray Conniff Christmas Show: Here We Come A-Caroling 2:00 Alabama: Hymns & Gospel Favorites 3:30 Austin City Limits Jason Isbell/Neko Case
4:30 Across The Creek
Monday 30 PRIME TIME 7:00 Mannheim Steamroller 30/40 Live Great songs from the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas annual tour include “Deck the Halls” and more.
1:00 Salute to Downton Abbey 2:30 Across The Creek 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Tuesday 1 PRIME TIME 7:00 Celtic Woman: Destiny
Ireland’s famed singing group performs fresh arrangements of their most spellbinding songs.
9:00 Frontline
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians Pax Romana/A Light to the Nations Explores the life of Jesus and depicts the origins of Christianity using historical evidence.
10:30 Charlie Rose 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Mannheim Steamroller 30/40 Live 1:30 Walt Disney: American Experience 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Wednesday 2 PRIME TIME 7:00 Nature
Pets: Wild at Heart: Playful Creatures A look at how cats, dogs, hamsters and other pets get in touch with their wild side through play.
8:30 Rick Steves Special
European Christmas Customs and practices of the holiday season are explored in England, France, Switzerland and more.
10:30 Charlie Rose 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Celtic Woman: Destiny 2:00 Frontline
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians Pax Romana/A Light to
3:30 Charlie Rose 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Thursday 3 PRIME TIME 7:00 Jacques Pepin’s 80th Birthday Celebration Chefs Lidia Bastianich, Rick Bayless and Ming Tsai prepare a celebratory feast for Jacques Pepin.
8:30 Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Concert
Arlo Guthrie performs “Alice’s Restaurant,” plus more hits and songs from early in his career.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Nature Follow Panhandle PBS on
Pets: Wild at Heart: Playful Creatures
1:30 Rick Steves Special European Christmas
5:30 60s & 70s Slow Songs (My Music)
Unforgettable love songs from Andy Williams, Dusty Springfield and Anne Murray are showcased.
3:30 Charlie Rose 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Friday 4 PRIME TIME 7:00 7:30 8:00
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill Charlie Rose The Week Pete Townshend’s Classic Quadrophenia
The orchestral version of The Who’s rock opera features Pete Townshend, Billy Idol and Alfie Boe.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
PRIME TIME 7:00 Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By (My Music)
Host Jack Jones presents a nostalgic hit parade of best-loved songs from the 1950s and 1960s.
9:00 Doc Martin: Behind The Scenes
Go behind the camera for an inside look at the early episodes of the medical comedy drama series.
10:00 Austin City Limits
Portugal. The Man/Local Natives Portugal. The Man performs contemporary indie rock. Local Natives plays tunes from “Hummingbird.”
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Jacques Pepin’s 80th Birthday Celebration 1:30 Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Concert 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Saturday 5 AFTERNOON 12:30 Jacques Pepin’s 80th Birthday Celebration
Chefs Lidia Bastianich, Rick Bayless and Ming Tsai prepare a celebratory feast for Jacques Pepin.
11:00 Country Pop Legends (My Music)
Roy Clark and Glenn Campbell highlight classic country pop tunes from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
LATE NIGHT 1:00 3:00 3:30 4:00
Pete Townshend’s Classic Quadrophenia Washington Week with Gwen Ifill Charlie Rose The Week Royal Paintbox
2:00 Rick Steves Special
The Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians Today Rick Steves explores Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, a home in Bethlehem, a university in Ramallah and more.
4:00 Josh Groban: Stages Live
The world-renowned performer explores classic songs from the Broadway songbook.
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Sunday, December 6- Saturday, December 12 8:00 Josh Groban: Stages Live
The world-renowned performer explores classic songs from the Broadway songbook.
9:30 Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love The Italian songstress celebrates the passion of Venice with soulful interpretations of love songs.
11:00 Doc Martin: Behind The Scenes
LATE NIGHT
Josh Groban: Stages Live SUNDAY 8:00
Sunday 6 AFTERNOON 12:30 Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall A celebration of the legendary guitarist’s 70th birthday features “Layla” and more classic songs.
12:00 Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By (My Music) 2:00 Austin City Limits Portugal. The Man/ Local Natives
3:00 Jerusalem: Center of the World
Monday 7 PRIME TIME 7:00 Antiques Roadshow
Pittsburgh, Pa - Hour One A knotted circa 1920 silk Kashan rug and a 17th-century Chinese rhinoceros horn cup are appraised.
2:00 John Denver: Country Boy
The private life and public legacy of singersongwriter and activist John Denver are explored.
8:00 Walt Disney: American Experience Part Two The life and legacy of the iconic filmmaker are explored from his early days creating Mickey Mouse.
3:30 Mannheim Steamroller 30/40 Live Great songs from the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas annual tour include “Deck the Halls” and more.
5:00 Great Performances
Andrea Bocelli: Cinema Andrea Bocelli pays tribute to the silver screen in a lush concert of great songs from the movies.
PRIME TIME 7:00 Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 4 Lord Merton delivers a bombshell to Isobel. Police suspicions deepen in an unexplained death.
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10:30 Charlie Rose 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 4
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Secrets of Chatsworth Royal Paintbox Charlie Rose BBC World News Tavis Smiley
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7:00 Off the Menu: Asian America
7:00 Nature
The kitchens, factories, temples and farms of the Asian-Pacific American community are explored.
8:00 Chef’s Life Holiday Special
Delectable fudge. Crispy peanut brittle. Gooey chocolate-covered cherries. Old-fashioned caramels. It’s the stuff of holiday memories... with a little bit of a twist. Doing what she knows best, Chef Vivian Howard hosts her own vision of the season’s celebrations in this onehour special - exploring holiday traditions, Kinston, NC style. A Chef’s Life Holiday Special invites viewers to join in one of the most charming and delicious celebrations of the season.
9:00 Frontline
Obama at War Go inside the Obama administration’s struggle to deal with ISIS and the deadly civil war in Syria.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Antiques Roadshow
Pittsburgh, Pa - Hour One
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 1
2:00 Independent Lens Soul Food Junkies
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Fortress of the Bears The Tongass National Forest in Alaska supports the largest concentration of bears in the world.
8:00 NOVA
Meteor Strike Scientists hunt for debris and clues to the origin and makeup of a meteor that landed in Russia.
9:00 Time Scanners
Machu Picchu Laser-scanning experts explore how the Inca built a city atop a mountain ridge in the Inca city.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Off the Menu: Asian America 1:00 Chef’s Life Holiday Special 2:00 Frontline Obama at War
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Thursday 10 PRIME TIME 7:00 Live Here
City Managers in Transition A look at the changing of the City Manager for Amarillo College
7:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife
9:00 The This Old House Hour
The mudroom foundation, kitchen cabinet options and vacuuming old insulation are showcased.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Nature
Fortress of the Bears
1:00 NOVA
Meteor Strike
2:00 Time Scanners Machu Picchu
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Friday 11 PRIME TIME 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Charlie Rose The Week 8:00 Lidia Celebrates America
Home for the Holidays Chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich celebrates the holiday traditions of her native Italy.
9:00 Craft In America
Celebration Craft artists, objects and traditions of various holidays are explored.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Live Here
City Managers in Transition
12:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife 1:00 Daytripper Rockport-Fulton
1:30 Overheard with Evan Smith 2:00 The This Old House Hour 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Saturday 12 PRIME TIME 7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Southtown, U.S.A “Paper Doll,” “Hummingbird” and “Wayward Wind” are performed. Barbara Boylan is the guest.
8:00 Classic Gospel
Sweet Sweet Spirit
9:00 Doc Martin
Listen With Mother Martin reluctantly agrees to help Louisa hand out awards at her school’s sports day.
10:00 Austin City Limits
Emeli Sande/ Michael Kiwanuka Sande performs hits from her LP “Our Version of Events” and Kiwanuka plays tunes from “Home Again.”
11:00 Independent Lens Soul Food Junkies
Off the Menu: Asian America TUESDAY 7:00
A quail update, early RV camping and Yturria Ranch wildlife are showcased.
8:00 Daytripper
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8:30 Overheard with Evan Smith
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Sunday, December 13 - Saturday, December 19 Tuesday 15 PRIME TIME 7:00 Prohibition
A Nation of Drunkards Widespread consumption ignites the temperance campaign and in 1917 alcohol is outlawed nationally.
9:00 Frontline
Great Houses with Julian Fellows SUNDAY 7:00
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7:00 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes
7:00 Antiques Roadshow
Burghley House Julian Fellowes visits Burghley, which was for 500 years the home of heirs of William Cecil.
8:00 Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 5 Rose makes a handsome new acquaintance and Edith’s link to Marigold draws attention.
9:00 Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 6 While police deepen their probe, Bates tells Anna the truth. A long and painful mystery is solved.
10:00 Doc Martin
Listen With Mother
11:00 To the Contrary 11:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2 Great appraisals include a collection of 1898 Mardi Gras invitations and Julia Child’s copper pans.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow
Finders Keepers A Weller Coppertone vase and a collection of Cole Porter and Monty Woolley letters are appraised.
9:00 Independent Lens
Muscle Shoals/ Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative music.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT
LATE NIGHT
12:00 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes
12:00 The Lawrence Welk Show
1:00 Masterpiece Classic
Southtown, U.S.A
1:00 Classic Gospel
Sweet Sweet Spirit
2:00 Austin City Limits Emeli Sande/ Michael Kiwanuka
3:00 Independent Lens Soul Food Junkies
4:00 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes Burghley House
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Burghley House
Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 5
2:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 6
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis An investigation into the NFL and brain injuries reveals the true health risks to football players.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Antiques Roadshow
Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2
1:00 Antiques Roadshow Finders Keepers
2:00 Independent Lens
Muscle Shoals/ Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story
4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Wednesday 16 PRIME TIME 7:00 Nature
Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem Three badger specialists in South Africa take on one of the most fearless animals in the world.
8:00 NOVA
Roman Catacomb Mystery A forensic investigation explores an ancient city of the dead known as the Catacombs beneath Rome.
9:00 Time Scanners
Colosseum Laser-scanning technology is used to uncover the engineering secrets of ancient Rome’s Colosseum.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Prohibition
A Nation of Drunkards
2:00 Frontline
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Thursday 17 PRIME TIME 7:00 Live Here
Music/Variety Artistically Speaking, guitarist Hayden Pedigo and Yellow City Sounds Live are featured.
7:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife
Wild firefighters; the cup crusaders; looking back at Engeling WMA; rabbit food.
8:00 Daytripper
Sulphur Springs, TX
8:30 Overheard with Evan Smith 9:00 The This Old House Hour Porch piers, a custom bay window, window restoration and an entryway cantilever beam are showcased.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
4:30 Tavis Smiley
Friday 18 PRIME TIME 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Charlie Rose The Week 8:00 Live from Lincoln Center
Sinatra at 100 with the New York Philharmonic
9:30 Salute to Downton Abbey
Hugh Bonneville showcases high points of the show’s storyline and its memorable cast of characters.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Live Here
Music/Variety
12:30 Texas Parks and Wildlife 1:00 Daytripper
Sulphur Springs, TX
1:30 Overheard with Evan Smith 2:00 The This Old House Hour 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Saturday 19 PRIME TIME 7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show
Christmas Norma, Randy and Mark Zimmer are the guests. “Silent Night” and “Oh Holy Night” are performed.
8:00 Classic Gospel
Because He Lives
9:00 Doc Martin
Departure Louisa has shocking news for Martin and Bert and Jennifer’s party goes off with a bang.
10:00 Austin City Limits
Tom Waits Iconic singer- songwriter Tom Waits performs in this classic episode from 1979.
11:00 Independent Lens
Muscle Shoals/ Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative music.
LATE NIGHT 1:00 Live from Lincoln Center
Sinatra at 100 with the New York Philharmonic
Ken Burns’ Prohibition (encore) TUESDAY 7:00
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Nature
Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem
1:00 NOVA
Roman Catacomb Mystery
2:00 Time Scanners Colosseum
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News panhandlePBS.org
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Sunday, December 20 - Saturday, December 26 1:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 7
2:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 8
3:30 Charlie Rose 4:30 Tavis Smiley
Tuesday 22 PRIME TIME 7:00 Prohibition
A Nation of Scofflaws Examines the problems of enforcement during Prohibition, as millions of people become lawbreakers.
John Bayless: Christmas Rhapsody THURSDAY 9:00
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7:00 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes
7:00 Antiques Roadshow
Goodwood House Julian Fellowes explores Goodwood, which was for 300 years the home of the Dukes of Richmond.
8:00 Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 7 Edith is found out, Mary finally shakes a suitor and Isobel and Lord Merton reveal their plans.
9:00 Masterpiece Classic
Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 8 Someone tries to derail Rose and Atticus’ happiness and Mrs. Patmore gets a surprise.
10:30 Doc Martin Departure
11:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
LATE NIGHT 12:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Christmas
1:00 Classic Gospel
Because He Lives
Junk in the Trunk 2 Never-before-seen appraisals include a Missouri Regiment Colt Pistol and Dr. Seuss’ signature.
8:00 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Santino Fontana and the Sesame Street Muppets
Join stage and singing star Santino Fontana, the Muppets and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for a concert that includes songs from Sesame Street and Inspiring arrangements of sacred Christmas music.
9:00 Christmas at Belmont
Kathy Mattea hosts a night of traditional carols, classical masterworks and seasonal favorites.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
2:00 Austin City Limits
LATE NIGHT
3:00 Independent Lens
12:00 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes
Tom Waits
Muscle Shoals/ Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story
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Goodwood House
9:00 Frontline
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis, Part 2 The hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries and the true risks to football players are revealed.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 2
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Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Santino Fontana Christmas at Belmont Charlie Rose BBC World News
Wednesday 23 PRIME TIME 7:00 Nature
Magic of the Snowy Owl An intimate look at how these majestic birds survive in the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska.
8:00 NOVA
Building The Great Cathedrals Hands-on experiments reveal architectural secrets used to erect these soaring, glass-filled walls.
9:00 Time Scanners
Jerusalem Explore Jerusalem’s building legacy, from the walls of Temple Mount to the mountain of Herodium.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
1:00 NOVA
Building The Great Cathedrals
2:00 Time Scanners Jerusalem
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News
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12:00 Prohibition
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A Nation of Scofflaws
2:00 Frontline
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis, Part 2
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News
Thursday 24 PRIME TIME 7:00 National Christmas Tree Lighting 8:00 Getting to the Nutcracker
Enjoy a behind the scenes look at what it takes each year to produce the Nutcracker Ballet from auditions to final performance, following the Los Angeles based Marat Daukayev Ballet Theatre. Boys and girls ages 3-18 are profiled; passionate people who, with their families, make incredible sacrifices just so that they may dance.
9:00 John Bayless: Christmas Rhapsody
The concert pianist and Borger, Texas, native performs seasonal classics; and prefaces the songs with introductions that shed insight into why he chose them.
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill Charlie Rose The Week Call The Midwife Holiday Special
Join the revels as Poplar readies itself for Christmas 1960. An unexpected surprise for a grieving mother brings the holiday magic home, while Nonnatus is rocked when one of its own disappears. A film crew promises to make this a memorable Christmas
9:30 Vicious
Holiday Special Freddie and Stuart host a holiday soiree. A wicked game of Truth or Dare brings up hidden truths.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
Saturday 26 PRIME TIME 7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show
New Years Bob Ralston is the guest. “May You Always” and “Happy Days Are Here Again” are performed.
8:00 Classic Gospel
Best of the Crabb Family Soul-stirring favorites from this talented sibling group and an in-depth interview are featured.
9:00 Tribute to Toussaint
Elvis Costello, Dr. John, Trombone Shorty and Irma Thomas celebrate songwriter Allen Toussaint.
10:00 Austin City Limits
Phoenix The French band plays tunes from its latest LP Bankrupt! and other hits, including “Lisztomania.”
11:00 Christmas at Belmont
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 12:30 Charlie Rose The Week 1:00 Call The Midwife Holiday Special
LATE NIGHT 12:00 National Christmas Tree Lighting 1:00 Getting to the Nutcracker 2:00 John Bayless: Christmas Rhapsody 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT Nature: Magic of the Snowy Owl WEDNESDAY 7:00
12:00 Nature
Magic of the Snowy Owl
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Sunday, December 27 - Saturday, January 2 Tuesday 29 PRIME TIME 7:00 Prohibition
A Nation of Hypocrites By criminalizing the sale of alcohol, the law gave savvy gangsters a way to make huge profits.
9:00 Frontline
Escaping ISIS The lives of women who were held as sex slaves by ISIS and the people who saved them are explored.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
Banjo Romantika SUNDAY 10:00
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7:00 The Manners of Downton Abbey: A Masterpiece Special
7:00 Antiques Roadshow
The historical advisor to Downton Abbey explores how the aristocratic set behaved in 1900s Britain.
8:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 9 The Crawleys go to a shooting party in Northumberland and return to Downton for Christmas.
10:00 Banjo Romantika: American Bluegrass Music & The Czech Imagination
The musicians in the Czech Republic who play this unique bluegrass hybrid are showcased.
11:00 To the Contrary 11:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
LATE NIGHT 12:00 The Lawrence Welk Show New Years
1:00 Classic Gospel
Best of the Crabb Family
2:00 Austin City Limits Phoenix
3:00 Christmas at Belmont
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Junk in the Trunk 3 Never-before-seen appraisals from the 2013 season include a sports collection and a very old book.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow
Treasures on the Move Art Deco travel posters, a Lewis and Clark map and more great travel items are showcased.
9:00 Independent Lens
East of Salinas This story about immigration, childhood and circumstance focuses on a California third grader.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
LATE NIGHT
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 3
1:00 Antiques Roadshow Treasures on the Move
2:00 Independent Lens 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News
12:00 Prohibition
3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News
Thursday 31 PRIME TIME 7:00 Live from Lincoln Center
New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve: La Vie Parisienne Ring in a new year with the Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Susan Graham and the sounds of Paris.
9:00 Michael Feinstein New Year’s Eve at the Rainbow Room
Entertainer Michael Feinstein performs with Darren Criss, Aaron Tveit, Christine Ebersole and more.
LATE NIGHT
8:00 In Defense of Food
Join author Michael Pollan on a fascinating journey to find out what we should eat to be healthy.
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
9:00 Doc Martin 10:00 Austin City Limits
High Bonneville showcases high points of the show’s storyline and its memorable cast of characters
Escaping ISIS
7:00 Nature
Animal Misfits Odd and unlikely creatures that at first glance seem ill-equipped for survival are explored.
8:00 Classic Gospel
2:00 Frontline
PRIME TIME
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9:30 Salute to Downton Abbey
A Nation of Hypocrites
10:00 Charlie Rose 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 BBC World News America
12:00 The Manners of Downton Abbey: A Masterpiece Special 1:00 Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 9
LATE NIGHT
12:00 Nature
Animal Misfits
1:00 In Defense of Food 3:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 BBC World News
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Live from Lincoln Center
New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve: La Vie Parisienne
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Michael Feinstein New Year’s Eve at the Rainbow Room Charlie Rose BBC World News
Saturday 2 PRIME TIME 7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show
New Years Bob Ralston is the guest. “May You Always” and “Happy Days Are Here Again” are performed.
Best of Guy Penrod Many of Guy’s most memorable performances including “Redeemed” and “Because He Lives” are featured.
Alabama Shakes/ Vintage Trouble
11:00 Independent Lens
East of Salinas This story about immigration, childhood and circumstance focuses on a California third-grader.
LATE NIGHT 12:00 Great Performances from Vienna: New Year’s Celebration 2016 1:30 Sherlock on Masterpiece 3:00 Salute to Downton Abbey 3:30 PBS Previews: The Best of PBS Indies 4:00 Nature
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride FRIDAY 8:00
Friday 1 PRIME TIME 6:30 Great Performances from Vienna: New Year’s Celebration 2016
The Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Mariss Jansons performs favorite Strauss Family waltzes.
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this 90-minute Sherlock Special.
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