December 2019 Viewer's Guide by MontanaPBS

 Country Music: Live at the Ryman SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 6:30PM Also 12/10 9pm; 12/11 1:30am

4 P. 2

DECEMBER 2019

 Sharp

Shooters

Backroads of Montana WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 7PM

MT 

A Stone’s Throw from Anywhere Backroads of Montana WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 7:45PM

P. 3

TAX-WISE GIVING 4

P. 26, 31 BAC K COVER

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

KUSM-TV

MEMBERSHIP 1-866-832-0829 SHOP 1-800-406-6383

P.O. Box 173340 Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717–3340 OFFICE (406) 994-3437 FAX (406) 994-6545 E-MAIL kusm@montanapbs.org

EMAIL membership@montanapbs.org WEBSITE www.montanapbs.org ONLINE VIDEO PLAYER watch.montanapbs.org

The Guide to MontanaPBS is printed monthly by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle for MontanaPBS and the Friends of MontanaPBS, Inc., a nonprofit corporation (501(c)3) P.O Box 173340, Bozeman, MT 59717-3340. The publication is sent to contributors to MontanaPBS. Basic annual membership is $35. Nonprofit periodical postage paid at Bozeman, MT.

Bozeman Staff General Manager Aaron Pruitt Director of Content/Chief Operator Paul Heitt-Rennie Director of Development Kristina Martin Membership/Events Manager Erika Matsuda Development Asst. Norma Ardesson, Victoria Schofield, Jade Williamson Membership Database Coordinator Markie DeRudder Director of Education Nikki Vradenburg Director of Finance Jeff Nehring Director of Technology Dean Lawver Director of Production Scott Sterling Broadcast Operations Manager Keith Jacoby Digital Content & Marketing Manager Laura Dick Guide Production MSU Creative Services

SEND CHANGE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION TO:

MontanaPBS Membership P.O. Box 173340 Bozeman, MT 59717-3340

Friends of MontanaPBS Board

Ken Burns hosts at Country Music Live at the Ryman.

Officers

 Country

Chair Dax Schieffer, Bozeman Vice Chair Peggy Kuhr, Missoula Secretary Katie Kotynski, Great Falls Treasurer Bill Beecher, Great Falls

General Manager Ray Ekness Program Assistant Sue Ginn

Recieving MontanaPBS

16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5

9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5

21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5

10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5

46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5

11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5

Ka l

isp

len

Gr ea

MontanaPBS—HD MontanaPBS Kids MontanaPBS Create MontanaPBS World MPAN (Mont. Public Affairs Network)

tte

MontanaPBS broadcast services are available throughout the State on a number of independently-operated overthe-air translators, as well as through various cable and satellite subscription services. For further information about receiving MontanaPBS in your area, contact MontanaPBS Viewer Services (406) 994-3437 or send an email to membership@montanapbs.org, or go online to www.montanapbs.org/schedule. When making changes to your over-the-air reception, re-scan for new and changed services in your area.

The concert, shot live, explores country’s roots while also highlighting the diversity of musical styles and artists that fall under the country music label. In addition to live performances of iconic country songs, select clips from the film were highlighted throughout the evening.

MISSOULA STAFF

A service of

Paying tribute to the genre’s eclectic, layered history, Country Music: Live at the Ryman provides viewers with a taste of everything from western swing and bluegrass to honkytonk and cowboy music. Featuring many of the artists who appear in the Ken Burns documentary Country Music, the concert took place at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Burns hosts and performaces are featured by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Asleep at the Wheel, Holly Williams and Dwight Yoakam.

PARTV 180 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 OFFICE (406) 243-4101 FAX (406) 243-3299 E-MAIL kufm@montanapbs.org

Bozeman Aaron Pruitt • Big Sky Charlie Callander • Billings Margaret MacDonald • Great Falls Katie Kotynski • Helena Pat Doyle, Kirk J. Miller, Bruce Whittenberg • Kalispell Tony Brockman • Missoula Ray Ekness, Sue Malek • Poplar Rich Peterson • Red Lodge Diane Young, Kent Young • Whitefish Joaquenia Heinrich • UM Missoula Bobbie Evans • MSU Bozeman Terry Leist

lli

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 6:30PM Also 12/10 9pm; 12/11 1:30am CREATE 12/9 7am

KUFM-TV

Members

Music: Live at the Ryman

tF al

COURTESY OF ERIKA GOLDRING

Additional over-the-air TV channels for MontanaPBS 17 Paradise & Shields River Valleys 20 Belgrade & Springhill Community 20 Billings 27 Emigrant & Chico Hot Springs 40 Sweet Grass Hills; Liberty, Toole & Hill Counties 49 Helena 63 Bridger, Fromberg and Belfry

Find your PBS channel listings on p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area.

 Sharp

Shooters

Backroads of Montana WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 7PM Also 12/7 4:30pm; 12/11 mdnt, 11:30am; 12/15 1:30pm MTPBS-CREATE 12/6 12:30pm

We’ll meet Leah Walbon, a remarkable Great Falls woman with a sharp eye at the pool table. She’ll sink a few shots and share stories from her incredible 100 years of living. In Lincoln we’ll meet members of the Sitch family, who run a fun co-ed basketball tournament that keeps their late father’s memory alive. Pete Sitch, who died in a logging accident, was a strong supporter of local sports. The tournament celebrates athletics and good sportsmanship. In Billings, we meet Lou Adler, the “King of the One Armed Bandits.” He buys, sells and restores antique slot machines. At any one time, he has nearly 300 machines, in what his wife calls “a hobby gone wrong.” The Alberton High School Panthers might be the most-photographed team in Class C. For more than 40 years Rae Deschamps has patrolled the sidelines, snapping big plays, small miracles and thousands of memories. With Alberton combining with Superior for sports, Rae’s career may be coming to an end. William Marcus hosts the program from the historic M&M Bar in uptown Butte. PHOTO BY JOHN TWIGGS

Leah Walbon of Great Falls lines up a shot during a spirited game of poolº.

A

Stone’s Throw from Anywhere Backroads of Montana WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 7:45PM Also 12/7 5:15pm; 12/11 12:45am, 12:15pm; 12/15 2:15pm CREATE 12/6 1:15pm

On this episode, curlers slide into Havre for the annual bonspiel where we follow a team from the small north central town of Rudyard as they compete in one of the oldest team sports known to man. Backroads highlights two young rodeo stars-in-the-making from Worden at the Little Britches Rodeo in Laurel. Hot Spring’s Troy DeRoche first began playing his Native American flutes as a way to sell them. But it’s his music that has taken him around the world. And along a secondary road, we’ll explore the subtleties of “the old fashioned country hello.” At the monthly square dance in Plains, Backroads of Montana host William Marcus tries his hand at the do-si-do and dance calling.

Locally produced programs

 Saving the Burg: A Story of Love, Sweat and Beers MTPBS-HD: Monday, 12/2 at 7pm, Wednesday, 12/4 at 12:30pm & 11:30pm, Sunday, 12/8 at 10:30am, Friday, 12/13 at 1:30am • MTPBS-Create: Wednesday, 12/4 at 8:30am, Thursday, 12/12 at 9am

STORY, P. 5

 Montana On My Mind This program celebrates the unique beauty and spirit of the last best state. Inspired by the best-selling book of the same name, this program combines stunning film with inspiring quotes, music and commentary by Michael S. Sample. Including magnificent scenery, people, places and events, this program will leave you with an unforgettable portrait of Montana. MTPBS-HD: Tuesday, 12/3 at 11:30am, Monday, 12/9 at 7pm • MTPBS-Create: Saturday, 12/7 at 1pm, Friday, 12/13 at 6pm  Or Perish in the Attempt Using the best medical knowledge of 1803, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were the physicians for the Corps of Discovery expedition. Before the expedition departed, Benjamin Rush, a leading American doctor of the time, gave Lewis a two-week crash course in medicine, the best available at the time. With no knowledge of bacteria, viruses, parasites, antisepsis, or even how many of the internal organs functioned, Lewis & Clark doctored themselves, their men, Sacagawea, her baby, and the native peoples they visited. This program is based on the book by David J. Peck, DO. MTPBS-HD: Tuesday, 12/3 at 7pm, Sunday, 12/8 at 2:30am, Friday, 12/13 at 12:30pm  My Grandpa’s Fiddle This symphonic memoir chronicles the musical journey of country singer/songwriter Tim Ryan Rouillier and his Salish Indian grandfather, Vic. Tim recounts the journey that led the two troubadours from the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana all the way to Nashville, where Tim gained fame under his stage name, Tim Ryan. This magical performance is set beneath a backdrop of imagery from a variety of award winning photographers as well as Tim’s personal home movies. The music is co-written by Tim, Country Music Hall of fame writer Charlie Black, and Hall of fame nominees Sharon Vaughn and Alex Harvey. MTPBS-HD: Thursday, 12/5 at 8:30pm, Monday, 12/9 at 11:30pm, Sunday, 12/15 at 10am • MTPBS-Create: Monday, 12/9 at 9am

 Bozeman Trail The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Pioneered by John Bozeman and others beginning in 1863, the Bozeman Trail became a flash point for a clash of cultures that would explode into warfare, destruction and tragedy. The dynamic events that transpired during the five years of Bozeman Trail era changed this part of the American west forever. MTPBS-HD: Monday, 12/9 at 4am & 10:30am, Thursday, 12/12 at 7pm, Saturday, 12/14 at 12noon • MTPBS-Create: Sunday, 12/8 at 7:30pm, Sunday, 12/15 at 3pm Storm of the Century: the Blizzard of ’49 Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming were hammered by blizzards lasting from January to April 1949. Wyoming was one of the hardest hit states. But for all the tragedy and loss, suffering and death, there was also hope and heroism, unselfish sacrifice and generosity. Wyoming citizens from all walks of life worked together and demonstrated exceptional ingenuity in the face of dire circumstances. MTPBS-HD: Wednesday, 12/18 at 2am, Friday, 12/27 at 12pm, Sunday, 12/29 at 12pm Magic Yellowstone: Historic 1920s Motion Picture of Yellowstone This is the restored half-hour black & white moving picture of Yellowstone filmed by official Park photographer Jack Ellis Haynes to promote tourism for the Northern Pacific Railroad in the 1920s. Accompanied by an original score of period piano and organ music. MTPBS-HD: Saturday, 12/21 at 12midnight Fish Between the Falls Ten thousand years ago Kootenai people painted pictures of white sturgeon on the rocks above the lake where they lived. These impressive fish, the largest and one of the oldest in North America, were an important part of the tribe’s diet and the inspiration for their elegant sturgeon-nosed canoes. Now, dikes and dams have changed the river system so much that sturgeon no longer successfully reproduce. But the people whose culture is bound up with these fish and the people who control the river today are working together to restore the Kootenai River White Sturgeon to their ancestral home. MTPBS-HD: Sunday, 12/22 at 10am, Monday, 12/23 at 2am

Remembering the Columbia Gardens This program celebrates the now-vanished Columbia Gardens, in business from 18991973, in home movies, pictures, and firsthand accounts of people who remember the rollercoaster, the carousel, the biplanes and the cowboy swings. MTPBS-HD: Thursday, 12/26 at 5am, Tuesday, 12/31 at 5am Beef Trail: A Pioneering Montana Ski Area This documentary tells the little-known story of the Butte Ski Club and its once-popular ski area, the “Beef Trail,” created by volunteers, many of them miners, in 1938. A number of innovative ideas and technologies pioneered by early members of the Butte Ski Club were later adapted by some of the West’s more popular ski areas. MTPBS-HD: Friday, 12/27 at 4am Yes to Running: Bill Harley Live This program includes stories and songs that paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of growing up, school and family life. Grammy-winner Bill Harley is a nationally recognized (National Public Radio) family entertainer, known for delighting children and adults alike with his growing-up stories and songs, as well as his observations about being a parent and elements of today’s world. This concert was recorded live at the University Theater on the campus of The University of Montana in Missoula, Mont., in June of 2007. MTPBS-HD: Sunday, 12/29 at 4am Evelyn Cameron: Pictures from a Worthy Life Evelyn Cameron left a life of privilege in England and found a sense of peace on the Montana prairie. With an independent spirit suited for the American West, she started her own photography business. She left behind a legacy of photographs and diary writings providing an intimate portrait of pioneer life rarely seen. MTPBS-HD: Sunday, 12/29 at 10am

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Montana Ag LIve Classics: May ’96: Tree Species for Montana Enjoy a trip down memory lane as we celebrate several longtime regulars on the Montana AG Live panel. This program featured Soils Professor Emeritus Hayden Ferguson with Horticulturist Bob Gough sharing advice about tree species suited to Montana’s climate. Many folks will also remember Pete Fay, who was AG Live’s resident weed specialist for many years. Also appearing in this episode were Entomologist Sue Blodgett and Plant Pathologist Jack Riesselman. MTPBS-HD: Sunday, 12/22 at 11am Classics: June ’03: Wild Montana Mushrooms Join us for a look back at a classic episode as we celebrate several long-time regulars on the Montana AG Live panel. This program features moderator Hayden Ferguson, Soils Professor Emeritus, along with a special appearance by Mycologist Cathy Cripps. Cathy brought a number of edible mushroom samples with her, and Plant Pathologist Jack Riesselman brought along the cooking gear and some might tasty ingredients. We also heard from Horticulturist Bob Gough and Entomologist Will Lanier. MTPBS-HD: Sunday, 12/29 at 11am

11th & Grant with Eric Funk Christmas with Philip Aaberg Philip Aaberg performs original holiday music and spirited Christmas favorites on 11th & Grant. Pristine silences and melodic expanses paint an audible portrait of the sweeping Montana landscape. M TPBS-HD: Saturday, 12/21 at 10pm Chinook Winds The Chinook Winds Quintet showcases their interpretation of late 20th century classical, operatic comedy and crossover genres. Performing throughout the region since 1992, the quintet features Norman Gonzales on flute, Melanie Pozdol on oboe, Elizabeth Crawford on bassoon, Christopher Mothersole on clarinet, and Mike Nelson on horn. From David Maslanka’s Quintet No. 3 to Gioachino Rossini’s Overture to the Barber of Seville with a touch of Guns N’ Roses, this ensemble’s virtuosity and dynamic performances make this a memorable episode. Members of this premiere ensemble serve as principal players in the Great Falls Symphony Orchestra as well as present chamber music and interactive school programs and residencies throughout Montana and the Northwest. MTPBS-HD: Thursday, 12/26 at 7pm, Saturday, 12/28 at 10:06pm, Monday, 12/30 at 2am

Backroads of Montana  Sharp Shooters MTPBS-HD: 12/4 at 7pm, 12/7 at 4:30pm, 12/11 at 12mid & 11:30am, 12/15 at 1:30pm • MTPBS-C: 12/6 at 12:30pm 4 STORY, P. 3  A Stone’s Throw From Anywhere MTPBS-HD: 12/4 at 7:45pm, 12/7 at 5:15pm, 12/11 at 12:45am & 12:15pm, 12/15 at 2:15pm • MTPBS-C: 12/6 at 1:15pm 4 STORY, P. 3 Anaconda to Comertown This episode takes us up the slopes with a long-time ski instructor near Anaconda, introduces us to the art of glass blowing in Townsend, shows us a new monument to Native American soldiers at the Little Big Horn Battlefield in Crow Agency and takes us to a reunion in the nearly forgotten northeastern Montana town of Comertown. MTPBS-HD: Saturday, 12/21 at 5pm Coming Home In this episode, we accompany the Shakespeare in the Parks troupe to Birney, the smallest community to host their tour, visit Kremlin-Gilford for its last homecoming parade, plant a special tree with a group of Girl Scouts in Great Falls, and walk an interpretive trail near Hamilton that tells the story of Lewis & Clark from another perspective. M TPBS-HD: Saturday, 12/28 at 5pm

 Saving

the Burg: A Story of Love, Sweat and Beers MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 7PM Also 12/4 12:30pm, 11:30pm; 12/8 10:30am; 12/13 1:30am CREATE 12/4 8:30am; 12/12 9am

Few towns in Montana have undergone a community comeback as striking as that of tiny Philipsburg. A deeply depressed former mining town in the 1980s, “P-burg” has spent three decades restoring its historic downtown and building a reputation as Big Sky Country’s “Comeback Kid.” Documentary filmmaker Jim Jenner was both an eyewitness and early investor in this heartwarming rebirth, buying a vacant building that’s now a vibrant historic hotel and retail space. Jenner blends historic and current footage with dozens of interviews of the natives and newcomers who engineered an economic reinvention so profound it has won national recognition. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTANAPBS

Restored Phillipsburg Elementary, the oldest operating school in Montana

HD & World Channels

Main Listing SUNDAY

 Pledge program, MT Made by MontanaPBS,  Holiday Program

DECEMBER 1

A M E A R LY M O R N I N G

MDNT WORLD America ReFramed: Moroni for

President 12:30  Rick Steves’ Europe: Great German Cities 1:00 WORLD Local, USA: The Mayors of Shiprock 2:00 WORLD Native America: Cities of the Sky 2:30  This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special 3:00 WORLD Native America: New World Rising 4:00  John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) 4:00 WORLD On Story: A Conversation with Misha Green 4:30 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:00 WORLD Washington Week 5:30 WORLD Open Mind 6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22 A M M O R N I N G PL E D GE

8:00  3 Steps to Pain-Free Living Eliminate the root cause of many painful conditions with this easy to follow plan from Lee Albert. TV-G 1 0:00  Classical Rewind (My Music) The greatest composers of all time and the origins of their music and compositions are explored. TV-G 11:30  Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Track Unforgettable stories of historic and scenic tourist railroads from across America are showcased. TV-G

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

P M A F T E R N O O N P L E DGE/EV EN IN G

1:30  A Classic Christmas (My Music) Old-fashioned favorites such as “Silent Night,” “White Christmas” and “Jingle Bells” are featured. TV-G 3:00 WORLD America ReFramed:

Moroni for President

3:30  John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) A live reunion of folk singers includes Barry McGuire, Roger McGuinn and The Chad Mitchell Trio. TV-G 4:00 WORLD Local, USA: The Mayors of Shiprock 5:00 WORLD POV: Memories of a

Penitent Heart TV-PG

5:30  Carol Burnett: A Celebration Celebrate the career of the comedy legend with great clips and memories from iconic stars. TV-G 6:00 WORLD Nature: A Squirrel’s Guide to

Success TV-G

7:00  Downton Abbey Live! The Spoiler Edition TV-G 7:30 WORLD Rick Steves Fascism in Europe TV-PG

8:30  Great Performances “Hitman: David Foster and Friends” The legendary producer is celebrated with performances by Celine Dion, Josh Groban and other stars. TV-G

8:30  The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson shine in this 1990 performance. TV-G

9:00 WORLD And Now We Rise:

9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

A Portrait of Samuel Johns TV-G 10:00 WORLD Nature: A Squirrel’s Guide to Success TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News

1 0:30  Ken Burns: Country Music TV-G 11:30 WORLD Rick Steves Fascism in Europe TV-PG

MONDAY

DECEMBER 2

AM EAR LY MORNI NG mdnt  The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum 1:00 WORLD And Now We Rise: A Portrait of Samuel Johns 1:30  3 Steps to Pain-Free Living 2:00 WORLD Mankiller 3:00 WORLD POV: Memories of a Penitent Heart 3:30  Great Performances: Hitman: David Foster and Friends 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Overheard with Evan Smith: Aaron Sanchez, Chef and Author 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:30  Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 AM MOR NI NG P LE DGE

1 0:30  Brain Fitness Program This program is designed to drive beneficial chemical, physical and functional change in the brain. TV-G

PM AF T ERNOON P LE DGE /E VE NI NG

Noon  Ken Burns: The National Parks Explore the beauty and grandeur of our nation’s magnificent parks, from Acadia to Yosemite. TV-G 5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 MT  Saving the Burg “A Story of Love, Sweat and Beers” The inside story of the dramatic economic turnaround of tiny Philipsburg, Montana. 4 PAGE 4 7:00 WORLD Local, USA: Tariq’s Cube 7:30

 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holiday Horror TV-PG

8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living TV-G

1 0:30 Amanpour and Company 11:30  Downton Abbey Live! The Spoiler Edition TV-G

TUESDAY

DECEMBER 3

AM E ARLY MORNI NG

MDNT WORLD Local, USA: Tariq’s Cube 12:30

 WORLD Stories from the Stage:

Holiday Horror 1:00  National Park Symphony: The Mighty Five 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00  John Denver: Country Boy 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 WORLD Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools 3:30  Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Track 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Asia Insight 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:30  Best of the Joy of Painting: Special Edition 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 AM MORNI NG P LE DGE

1 0:30  Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White Keep your mind sharp and your body active as you age using gentle daily movement. TV-G 11:30 MT  Montana on My Mind Inspired by the best-selling book, Montana on My Mind, this program combines stunning film with inspiring quotes, music and commentary by Michael S. Sample.

P M AFTE RNOON P LE DGE /E VE NI NG

1:00  Best of the Joy of Painting: Special Edition Enjoy Bob Ross’ painting techniques as he creates a beautiful “Home in the Valley” painting. TV-G 5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Circle Up

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

7:00 MT  Or Perish in the Attempt The story of the medicine of Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery. TV-G 7:30 WORLD Beth Ames Swartz / Reminders of

Invisible Light TV-G 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

8:30  John Denver: Country Boy The private life and public legacy of singer-songwriter and activist John Denver are explored. TV-G 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Circle Up

1 0:30  Great Performances “Hitman: David Foster and Friends” The legendary producer is celebrated with performances by Celine Dion, Josh Groban and other stars. TV-G 11:30 WORLD Beth Ames Swartz / Reminders of

Invisible Light TV-G

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4

A M E A R LY M O R N I N G

MDNT WORLD Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda

Esmonde-White 12:30  Carol Burnett: A Celebration 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00  Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 WORLD Tending Nature: Tribal Hunting with the Pit River Peoples 3:30  Classical Rewind (My Music) 3:30 WORLD Tending Nature: Healing the Body with United Indian Health Service 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Gzero World with Ian Bremmer 5:00  Rick Steves European Christmas 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 A M MO R N I N G PL E D G E

1 0:30  Growing Bolder’s Launchpad to What’s Next This special empowers healthy aging and helps viewers imagine purposeful lives after retirement. TV-G

P M A F T E R N O O N P L E DGE/EV EN IN G

12:30 MT  Saving the Burg “A Story of Love, Sweat and Beers” Discover the inside story of the dramatic economic turnaround of tiny Philipsburg, Montana. 4 PAGE 4 5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:30 WORLD 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. TV-G

COURTESY OF MATT CROCKET

 Kinky

Boots

Great Performances FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 8PM

Kinky Boots is the 2013 Broadway blockbuster with music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a book by Tony-winning theater legend Harvey Fierstein and direction and choreography by Tony winner Jerry Mitchell (“La Cage aux Folles”) that went on to pick up every major Best Musical award, including the Tony, the GRAMMY and London’s Olivier Award. Based on true events, this big-hearted hit tells the story of two people with nothing in common—or so they think. Charlie is a British shoe factory owner struggling to save his family business. Lola—originally known as Simon from Clapton—is a fabulous nightclub entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected duo learns to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy, stiletto-heeled boots for an entirely new clientele. In the end, their most meaningful achievement is their friendship. Great Performances presents the London production, featuring its original West End stars: Matt Henry in his Olivier-winning performance as Lola and Killian Donnelly as Charlie. COURTESY OF MATT CROCKET

HD & World Channels

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

NEW SEASON!

Recreation of some of the Lewis & Clark Expedition traveling on water.

 Or

COURTESY OF ERIKA GOLDRING

7:00 MT  Backroads of Montana: Sharp Shooters Meet a remarkable Great Falls with 100 years of stories. In Lincoln, attend a family-run, co-ed memorial basketball tournament. In Alberton, the woman who has patrolled the sidelines at the team’s games with her camera for decades has snapped thousands of memories. And in Billings, the “King of the One Armed Bandits” sells and restores antique slot machines. TV-G 4 PAGE 3 7:45 MT Backroads of Montana: A Stone’s Throw from Anywhere Rudyard curlers in Havre; Worden rodeo kids in Laurel; Native flutes; Plains square dance. TV-G 4 PAGE 3 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

Perish in the Attempt

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 7PM Also 12/8 2:30am; 12/13 12:30pm

The story of the medicine of Lewis & Clark. Using the best medical knowledge of 1803, Captains Meriwether Lewis & William Clark were the physicians for the Corps of Discovery expedition. Before the expedition departed, Benjamin Rush, a leading American doctor of the time, gave Lewis a two-week crash course in medicine, the best available at the time. With no knowledge of bacteria, viruses, parasites, antisepsis, or even how many of the internal organs functioned, Lewis & Clark doctored themselves, their men, Sacagawea, her baby, and the native peoples they visited.

8:30  Pete Seeger Tribute Concert: Woody’s Children 50th Anniversary Join legendary folk musicians in a tribute to Pete Seeger on his 100th birthday. TV-G 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00 WORLD Ken Burns: Country Music TV-G

1 0:30 Amanpour and Company 11:30 MT  Saving the Burg “A Story of Love, Sweat and Beers” Learn the inside story of the dramatic economic turnaround of tiny Philipsburg, Montana. 4 PAGE 4 11:30 WORLD 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. TV-G

THURSDAY

Fetterman Massacre

 Bozeman

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Trail

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 7PM Also 12/9 4am, 10:30am; 12/14 noon CREATE 12/8 7:30pm; 12/15 3pm

The Bozeman Trail’s importance in the early history of Wyoming and Montana cannot be disputed. During the brief few years this 500-mile long trail existed, seminal events on or near the trail defined the settling of the American west. The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Pioneered by John Bozeman and others beginning in 1863, the Bozeman Trail cut through the heart of Indian country. It became a flash point for a clash of cultures that would explode into warfare, destruction and tragedy.

DECEMBER 5

AM E ARLY MORNI NG 1:00  Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00  Rick Steves Fascism in Europe 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 WORLD Medicine Game 3:30  A Classic Christmas (My Music) 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Story in the Public Square 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:30  Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 AM MORNI NG P LE DGE

11:00  Downton Abbey Live! The Spoiler Edition TV-G

P M AFTE RNOON P LE DGE /E VE NING

12:30  Carol Burnett: A Celebration Celebrate the career of the comedy legend with great clips and memories from iconic stars. TV-G

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00  Alone in the Wilderness Richard Proenneke set out alone to build a log cabin and explore a pristine land unchanged by man. TV-G 7:00 WORLD Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda

Esmonde-White TV-G 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

8:30 MT  My Grandpa’s Fiddle Join country singer-songwriter Tim Ryan to celebrate the musical legacy of his grandfather. TV-G

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 7:30  WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holiday Horror TV-PG

8:00  Great Performances: Kinky Boots Enjoy the Tony-winning musical about friendship and extraordinary shoes with songs by Cyndi Lauper. TV-14 4 PAGE 7 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD Reconstruction: America After the

Civil War TV-PG-VL

9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00 WORLD Brain Fitness Program TV-G

1 0:30  Rick Steves Fascism in Europe Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe. TV-PG

FRIDAY

DECEMBER 6

A M E A R LY M O R N I N G mdnt  Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III MDNT WORLD Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 1:30  Brain Fitness Program 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 WORLD Local, USA: Tariq’s Cube 3:30  The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum 3:30  WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holiday Horror 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Closer to Truth: Is The Anthropic Principle Significant? 5:00  3 Steps to Pain-Free Living 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 A M MO R N I N G PL E D G E

1 0:30  Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy Peggy Cappy shows how yoga can aid people who want to increase strength and mobility at any age. TV-G 11:30  Nature “Equus: Story of the Horse: Chasing the Wind” The relationship between humans and horses, which is almost as old as civilization, is explored. TV-PG

P M A F T E R N O O N P L E DGE/EV EN IN G

1:00  National Park Symphony: The Mighty Five Celebrate the majesty of Utah’s five national parks set to glorious music from the Utah Symphony. TV-G 5:30 Nightly Business Report

1 0:30 BBC World News 11:00  Doobie Brothers Live from the Beacon Theatre The Doobie Brothers return to New York City’s Beacon Theatre and perform hits and fan favorites. TV-G

SATURDAY

DECEMBER 7

AM EAR LY MORNI NG 12:30  Ken Burns: Country Music 12:30  WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holiday Horror 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00  Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living with Peggy Cappy 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 Washington Week 3:00 WORLD Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 3:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 4:00  This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special 4:00 WORLD Second Opinion: Corneal Transplant 4:30 WORLD Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 5:00 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 5:30 WORLD Washington Week 6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22 AM MOR NI NG P LE DGE

1 0:00  Rick Steves Fascism in Europe Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe. TV-PG 11:30  Alone in the Wilderness Richard Proenneke set out alone to build a log cabin and explore a pristine land unchanged by man. TV-G

PM AF T ERNOON P LE DGE /E VE NI NG

1:00  The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson shine in this 1990 performance. TV-G 2:30  A Classic Christmas (My Music) Old-fashioned favorites such as “Silent Night,” “White Christmas” and “Jingle Bells” are featured. TV-G

4:30 MT  Backroads of Montana: Sharp Shooters Meet a remarkable Great Falls woman with a sharp eye at the pool table and 100 years of stories. In Lincoln, attend a family-run, co-ed basketball tournament that keeps their late father’s memory alive. In Alberton, the woman who has patrolled the sidelines at the team’s games with her camera for decades has snapped thousands of memories. And in Billings, the “King of the One Armed Bandits” sells and restores antique slot machines. TV-G 4 PAGE 3 5:15 MT  Backroads of Montana: A Stone’s Throw from Anywhere Rudyard curlers in Havre; Worden rodeo kids in Laurel; Native flutes; Plains square dance TV-G 4 PAGE 3 6:00  Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop (My Music #102) The McGuire Sisters, The Lennon Sisters, The Chordettes, The Four Aces and others take the stage. 8:00  Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III Neil Diamond’s triumphant return to the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles in August 2012 is chronicled. TV-G 8:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Circle Up

9:30  John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip Travel on a musical journey through Fogerty’s hit parade with Creedence Clearwater Revival and more. TV-G 9:30 WORLD Beth Ames Swartz / Reminders of

Invisible Light TV-G 10:00 WORLD Reconstruction: America After the

Civil War

11:00  Waylon Jennings: The Outlaw Performance Waylon Jennings performs “This Time,” “Good Hearted Woman” and others in this 1978 concert. TV-G

SUNDAY

DECEMBER 8

AM E ARLY MORNI NG 12:30  Fleetwood Mac: The Dance 1:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Circle Up 2:30 MT  Or Perish in the Attempt 2:30 WORLD Beth Ames Swartz / Reminders of

Invisible Light 3:00 WORLD Medicine Game

4:00  Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy 4:00 WORLD On Story: Dead Poets Society 4:30 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:00  Rick Steves’ Tasty Europe 5:00 WORLD Washington Week 5:30  The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas! 5:30 WORLD Open Mind 6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22

HD & World Channels MONDAY

AM MORNING PLEDGE

8:00  Ken Burns: Country Music Join host Kathy Mattea to learn more about the making of the epic documentary series. TV-G 9:30  Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White Learn how to keep your mind sharp and your body active as you age using gentle daily movement. TV-G 1 0:30 MT  Saving the Burg “A Story of Love, Sweat and Beers” Learn the inside story of the dramatic economic turnaround of tiny Philipsburg, Montana. 4 PAGE 4

P M A FT E R N O O N P L E D G E/EV EN IN G

Noon  Rick Steves European Christmas Rick celebrates Christmas in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. TV-G 2:00  Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop (My Music #102) The McGuire Sisters, The Lennon Sisters, The Chordettes, The Four Aces and more take the stage. 3:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Circle Up

4:00  National Park Symphony: The Mighty Five Celebrate the majesty of Utah’s five national parks set to glorious music from the Utah Symphony. TV-G 4:30 WORLD Beth Ames Swartz / Reminders of

Invisible Light TV-G

5:00  Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic series with favorite memories and special guests. TV-G 5:00 WORLD Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse:

Origins TV-G

6:30  Country Music: Live at the Ryman Join a lineup of celebrated artists for a concert celebrating the film by Ken Burns. TV-G 4 PAGE 2 6:30 WORLD Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse:

Chasing the Wind TV-PG 8:00 WORLD Brain Fitness Program TV-G

8:30  John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) A live reunion of folk singers includes Barry McGuire, Roger McGuinn and The Chad Mitchell Trio. TV-G 10:00 WORLD Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse:

Origins TV-G

1 0:30  Jeff Lynne’s ELO Live at Hyde Park The Electric Light Orchestra perform “Evil Woman,” “Strange Magic” and other classic songs. TV-PG 11:30 WORLD Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse:

Chasing the Wind TV-PG

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

DECEMBER 9

AM EAR LY MORNI NG mdnt  50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary 1:00 WORLD Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 2:00  Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop (My Music #102) 2:00 WORLD Brain Fitness Program 4:00 MT  The Bozeman Trail 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Overheard with Evan Smith 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23

1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company

2:30  Doobie Brothers Live from The Beacon Theatre 3:00 WORLD Beth Ames Swartz / Reminders of Invisible Light 3:30 WORLD Life on the Line: Flight to Survive 4:00  Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Asia Insight 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:30  Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living with Peggy Cappy 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23

AM MOR N ING P LE DGE

AM MORNI NG P LE DGE

1 0:30 MT  The Bozeman Trail The Bozeman Trail was a road to the Montana gold fields that ended in warfare and tragedy. 4 PAGE 4

1 0:30  Brain Fitness Program This program is designed to drive beneficial chemical, physical and functional change in the brain. TV-G

PM AF T ER NOON P LE DGE /E VE NI NG

P M AFTE RNOON P LE DGE /E VE NI N G

1:00  Rick Steves Fascism in Europe Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe. TV-PG 5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour

Noon  Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop (My Music #102) Watch the McGuire Sisters, The Lennon Sisters, The Chordettes, The Four Aces and others. 5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour

6:00 WORLD Chaplains, pt 2 TV-PG

6:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Nailed It

7:00 MT  Montana on My Mind Inspired by the best-selling book, Montana on My Mind, this program combines stunning film with inspiring quotes, music and commentary by Michael S. Sample.

7:00  50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary The impact of the preeminent trio that brought folk music to America’s mass audiences is celebrated. TV-G

PAGE 4

7:00 WORLD Local, USA: Secret Lives of Muslims 7:30

 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holidays:

Cheers, Tears and Fears 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

8:30  John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip Travel on a musical journey through Fogerty’s hit parade with Creedence Clearwater Revival and more. TV-G 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00 WORLD Chaplains, pt 1 TV-PG

1 0:30 Amanpour and Company 11:00 WORLD Chaplains, pt 2 TV-PG

11:30 MT  My Grandpa’s Fiddle Join country singer-songwriter Tim Ryan to celebrate the musical legacy of his grandfather. TV-G

TUESDAY

DECEMBER 10

AM EAR LY MORNI NG

MDNT WORLD Local, USA: Secret Lives of Muslims 12:30

7:03 WORLD Nothing Left to Lose TV-G 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holidays:

Cheers, Tears and Fears 1:00  John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip

9:00  Country Music: Live at the Ryman Join a lineup of celebrated artists for a concert celebrating the film by Ken Burns. TV-G 4 PAGE 2 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD Dw The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Nailed It

11:00 Amanpour and Company 11:03 WORLD Nothing Left to Lose TV-G

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11 AM E ARLY MORNI NG mdnt MT  Backroads of Montana: Sharp Shooters MDNT WORLD Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story 12:45 MT  Backroads of Montana: A Stone’s Throw from Anywhere 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 1:30  Country Music: Live at the Ryman 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 WORLD Chaplains, pt 1 3:30  Rick Steves’ Europe: Great German Cities 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Gzero World with Ian Bremmer 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo

WGBH

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

The Return of the Artisans Lidia Celebrates America FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 8PM Also 12/23 3am

Lidia travels to Tennessee, California, Colorado, Michigan, Wisconsin and New Jersey to meet with American makers who are mastering theit arts. The American work and education landscapes are evolving, and artisans are gaining in cultural relevance. With a renewed focus on vocational training and working apprentices, artisans and the trades are making a comeback here in the United States. The Return of the Artisans looks at how this new generation of craftspeople is training today. From vocational high schools to apprenticeships to incubator programs, Lidia observes firsthand how young people are looking to artisanal crafts and small business as afulfilling way to earn their livelihoods, and how many young craftsmen are bringing their skills back to their own communities.

5:30  Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 A M MO R N I N G PL E D G E

1 0:30  Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy Peggy Cappy shows how yoga can aid people who want to increase strength and mobility at any age. TV-G 11:30 MT  Backroads of Montana: Sharp Shooters A Great Falls woman has 100 years of stories. In Lincoln, attend a memorial basketball tournament. An Alberton woman has snapped thousands of memories. And meet the “King of the One Armed Bandits.” TV-G 4 PAGE 3

P M A F T E R N O O N P L E DGE/EV EN IN G

12:15 MT  Backroads of Montana: A Stone’s Throw from Anywhere Rudyard curlers in Havre; Worden rodeo kids in Laurel; Native flutes; Plains square dance. TV-G 4 PAGE 4

1:00  Best of the Joy of Painting: Special Edition Enjoy Bob Ross’ painting techniques as he creates a beautiful “Home in the Valley” painting. TV-G 5:30 Nightly Business Report 5:30 WORLD Independent Lens:

The Witness TV-PG

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Viewer’s Choice for Pledge TBA MontanaPBS will broadcast a “Member’s Choice” pledge program.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 12

AM E ARLY MORNI NG

MDNT WORLD Frontline: The Pension Gamble

1:00  Brain Fitness Program 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company

3:00  The British Beat (My Music) 3:00 WORLD Chaplains, pt 2 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Story in the Public Square

5:00  Carol Burnett: A Celebration

7:00 WORLD Frontline: The Pension Gamble

5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo

8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

5:40 WORLD Direct Talk

9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23

9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD Beth Ames Swartz / Reminders of

Invisible Light TV-G 10:30 WORLD Independent Lens: The Witness TV-PG

11:30  Josh Groban BRIDGES: In Concert from Madison Square Garden The global superstar performs with Idina Menzel and Jennifer Nettles at the famed New York landmark. TV-G

AM MORNI NG P LE DGE

1 0:30  50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary The impact of the preeminent trio that brought folk music to America’s mass audiences is celebrated. TV-G

HD & World Channels

COURTESY OF HUNTER KOSSODO

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

NEW SERIES!

Find It, Fix It, Drive It SUNDAYS, 6PM DECEMBER–FEBRUARY

In Find It, Fix It, Drive It, automotive restorers Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove fix up beautiful antique vehicles and test drive them on difficult locales. Be it motorcycles, ambulances or tractors, Cole and Lovegrove are up to the challenge.

Episode #101 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 6PM Also 12/26 4am

Henry plans an epic, full bling makeover for a classic British version of the Easy Rider dream — an Uncle Bunt motorbike that’s been lying unloved in a Preston shed.

Episode #102 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 6PM Also 1/2 4am

Henry and Sam rebuild a classic car from the golden age of British motor racing — a 1930s Wolseley Hornet roadster. It’s a car that’s very close to Sam’s heart.

P M A F T E R N O O N P L E DGE/EV EN IN G

12:30  Il Volo: Ten Years Il Volo perform “Grande Amore,” “Il Mondo” and more hits in the ancient city of Matera, Italy. 5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Supernature: Wild Flyers:

Defying Gravity TV-PG

7:00 MT  The Bozeman Trail The Bozeman Trail was a road to the Montana gold fields that ended in warfare and tragedy. 4 PAGE 4 7:00 WORLD Impossible Builds: The Scorpion

Tower TV-G 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

9:30  Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White Learn how to keep your mind sharp and your body active as you age using gentle daily movement. TV-G 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD NOVA: Bigger Than T.rex TV-PG

1 0:30 BBC World News 11:00 Amanpour and Company

11:00 WORLD Supernature: Wild Flyers:

Defying Gravity TV-PG

FRIDAY

DECEMBER 13

AM EAR LY MORNI NG mdnt  Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) MDNT WORLD Impossible Builds: The Scorpion Tower 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 1:30 MT  Saving the Burg: A Story of Love, Sweat and Beers 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00  Il Volo: Ten Years 3:00 WORLD Local, USA: Secret Lives of Muslims 3:30  WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holidays: Cheers, Tears and Fears 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30  John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) 4:30 WORLD Closer to Truth: What’s Strong Emergence? 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23

AM MORNI NG P LE DGE

11:00  3 Steps to Pain-Free Living Eliminate the root cause of many painful conditions with this easy to follow plan from Lee Albert. TV-G

P M AFTE RNOON P LE DGE /E VE NI NG

12:30 MT  Or Perish in the Attempt The story of the medicine of Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery. TV-G 4 PAGE 4 5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:30 WORLD Same God TV-G

7:00 Washington Week 7:30  Great Performances “Hitman: David Foster and Friends” The legendary producer is celebrated with performances by Celine Dion, Josh Groban and other stars. TV-G 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

9:30  The British Beat (My Music) Rare archival performance films are mixed with new live performances of 1960s British Invasion hits. TV-G

PLEDGE PROGRAM MADE MONTANAPBS HOLIDAY PROGRAM MTMT  PLEDGE PROGRAM MADE BYBY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD Independent Lens: The Judge TV-PG

11:30 BBC World News 11:30 WORLD Same God TV-G

SATURDAY

4:00 WORLD Second Opinion: Bladder Cancer 4:30 WORLD Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 5:00 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe

5:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 5:30 WORLD Washington Week

6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22 A M MORN IN G PLED GE

10:00  Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Track Unforgettable stories of historic and scenic tourist railroads from across America are showcased. TV-G

P M AFTERN O ON PLED GE/EVENING

Noon MT  The Bozeman Trail The Bozeman Trail was a road to the Montana gold fields that ended in warfare and tragedy. 4 PAGE 4 2:30  Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living with Peggy Cappy Learn easyto-do stretches and other yoga moves to relieve pain. TV-G 3:30  Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) The band’s career is traced. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and “Top of the World” are featured. TV-G 5:00  Lawrence Welk: God Bless America Executive Producer Bob Allen and Welk Star Mary Lou Metzger are featured on this special. TV-G 6:00 WORLD Into the Night: Portraits of Life and

Death TV-14

7:30  The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson shine in this 1990 performance. TV-G 8:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Nailed It

9:00  Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: From Gainesville: The 30th Anniversary Concert Grab a front-row seat for this 2006 concert as the band performs for a hometown crowd. TV-G 9:01 WORLD Nothing Left to Lose TV-G 10:00 WORLD Into the Night: Portraits of Life and

3:00 WORLD America ReFramed: Nailed It

Death TV-14

10:30  Prince: Rave Un2 The Year 2000 Experience Prince’s legendary talent and peerless showmanship as he performs “Purple Rain” and others. TV-G

DECEMBER 14

A M EA R LY M O R N I N G mdnt  Waylon Jennings: The Outlaw Performance 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 1:30  Ken Burns: The National Parks 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 WORLD Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story 3:30  Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop (My Music #102)

SUNDAY

DECEMBER 15

A M EA RLY MOR NING mdnt  Jeff Lynne’s ELO Live at Hyde Park MDNT WORLD America ReFramed: Nailed It 1:03 WORLD Nothing Left to Lose 1:30  3 Steps to Pain-Free Living 2:00 WORLD Chaplains, pt 1 3:00 WORLD Chaplains, pt 2 3:30  Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) 4:00 WORLD On Story: A Conversation with Keenen Ivory Wayans 4:30 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:00  Rick Steves’ Europe: Remote, Sacred, Wild 5:00 WORLD Washington Week 5:30 Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 5:30 WORLD Open Mind 6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22 A M MORNING PLE DGE

8:00  Brain Fitness Program This program is designed to drive beneficial chemical, physical and functional change in the brain. TV-G 10:00 MT  My Grandpa’s Fiddle Join country singer-songwriter Tim Ryan to celebrate the musical legacy of his grandfather. TV-G 11:30  50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary The impact of the preeminent trio that brought folk music to America’s mass audiences is celebrated. TV-G

13 13

P M A FTERNOON PLE DGE / E VE NING

1:30 MT  Backroads of Montana: Sharp Shooters Meet a remarkable Great Falls woman with a sharp eye at the pool table and 100 years of stories. In Lincoln, attend a family-run, co-ed basketball tournament that keeps their late father’s memory alive. In Alberton, the woman who has patrolled the sidelines at the team’s games with her camera for decades has snapped thousands of memories. And in Billings, the “King of the One Armed Bandits” sells and restores antique slot machines. TV-G 4 PAGE 4 2:15 MT  Backroads of Montana: A Stone’s Throw from Anywhere Rudyard curlers in Havre; Worden rodeo kids in Laurel; Native flutes; Plains square dance TV-G 4 PAGE 4 3:00  Il Volo: Ten Years Il Volo perform “Grande Amore,” “Il Mondo” and more hits in the ancient city of Matera, Italy.

4:01 WORLD Nothing Left to Lose TV-G

4:30  Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III Neil Diamond’s triumphant return to the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles in August 2012 is chronicled. TV-G 5:00 WORLD Playing by the Rules:

Ethics at Work: Driven TV-G 5:30 WORLD Playing by the Rules:

Ethics at Work: Pay to Play TV-G

6:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece “Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown” Revolution sweeps across Europe and pressure builds on Victoria with new arrivals at the Palace. TV-PG 6:00 WORLD Nature: Raising the

Dinosaur Giant TV-G

7:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece “London Bridge Is Falling Down” Victoria must decide whether to fight the Chartists with force or allow them to present a petition. TV-PG 7:00 WORLD Reel South: Gimme a Faith TV-PG

8:00 Viewer’s Choice for Pledge TBA MontanaPBS will broadcast a “Member’s Choice” pledge program. 8:00 WORLD Doc World: Armed with Faith 9:30 WORLD Local, USA: Secret Lives of Muslims 10:00 WORLD Nature: Raising the

Dinosaur Giant TV-G 11:00 WORLD Reel South: Gimme a Faith TV-PG

MONDAY

DECEMBER 16

AM E AR LY MOR NING mdnt  Getting to the Nutcracker MDNT WORLD Doc World: Armed with Faith 1:00 Austin City Limits: Dan Auerbach/Shinyribs 1:30 WORLD Local, USA: Secret Lives of Muslims 2:00  Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope: A San Antonio Christmas 2:00 WORLD The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton 2:30 Chefs Marcus and Vivian: A Taste of What’s Next 3:00 No Passport Required: Seattle 3:00 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Driven 3:30 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Pay to Play 4:00  Chef’s Life Holiday Special 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Overheard with Evan Smith 5:00 Song of the Mountains 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 PM E VE NING

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s

Gift: Gandhi’s Gift TV-PG

HD & World Channels

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

7:00 Antiques Roadshow “New Orleans, hr 3” Fabulous finds include an “Andy Warhol” portrait by Jamie Wyeth and Chinese wine vessel from 1795. TV-G

7:00 Ornament of the World Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a common cultural identity during a remarkable time in history. TV-14

7:00 WORLD Labyrinth Journeys TV-G

7:00 WORLD Independent Lens:

7:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage

8:00  Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth The Tabernacle Choir and Kristin Chenoweth showcase favorite holiday music, dancing and storytelling. TV-G

Birth of a Movement TV-PG-VL 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:00 Frontline “Weinstein" How the Hollywood mogul allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

BAC K COVER

8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

9:00 Independent Lens “Attla” An Alaska Native dogsled racer became a sports hero, with one good leg and a determined mindset. TV-PG

1 0:00 BBC World News

9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

11:00 WORLD Independent Lens:

9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00 WORLD Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s Gift:

Gandhi’s Awakening TV-PG

1 0:30 Amanpour and Company 11:00 WORLD Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s Gift:

Gandhi’s Gift TV-PG

11:30 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking “Basque Country” Foie gras mousse with lemongrass jelly, tomato tarts with basil aioli and tomato emulsion are made. TV-G

TUESDAY

DECEMBER 17

A M EA R LY M O R N I N G mdnt Consuelo Mack WealthTrack MDNT WORLD Labyrinth Journeys 12:30 NHK Newsline 12:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage 1:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece: Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears The Crown 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece: London Bridge Is Falling Down 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00  Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Messiah, Prince of Peace 3:00 WORLD Impossible Builds: The Scorpion Tower 4:00 Tales from the Royal Bedchamber 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Asia Insight 5:00  Lidia Celebrates America: A Heartland Holiday Feast 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 P M EVE N I N G

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Saving Brinton:

America Reframed TV-G

10:00 WORLD Saving Brinton:

America Reframed TV-G

1 0:30 Amanpour and Company Birth of a Movement TV-PG-VL

11:30  Travelscope: Christmas in Switzerland Joseph Rosendo journeys to Lausanne, Montreux and Basel to bask in the glow of a Swiss Christmas. TV-G

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18 AM EAR LY MORNI NG mdnt Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick MDNT WORLD Faith in the Big House 12:30 NHK Newsline 1:00 Independent Lens: Attla 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 Storm of the Century: The Blizzard of ’49 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 Antiques Roadshow: New Orleans, hr 3 3:00 WORLD The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton 4:00 New Orleans: The First 300 Years 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Gzero World with Ian Bremmer 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:30  Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy Maxa: Alpine Christmas 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 PM EV EN IN G

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Independent Lens: Attla TV-PG

7:00 Nature “Snowbound: Animals of Winter” Travel across the snow globe to meet penguins, bison and more animal survivors of winter. TV-PG 7:00 WORLD Frontline: Weinstein

8:00 NOVA “Inside Animal Minds: Who’s the Smartest?” Scientists try to unlock the secrets of animal communication by tracking dolphins in the Caribbean. TV-G 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:00 Supernature: Wild Flyers “Crowded Skies” In order to survive in the crowded

sky, mammals, birds and insects must out-flying the competition. TV-PG 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00 WORLD Walking the Camino:

Six Ways to Santiago TV-G

1 0:30 Amanpour and Company 11:00 WORLD Independent Lens: Attla TV-PG

11:30 MotorWeek The 2020 Subaru Legacy, the 2020 Cadillac XT6 and the Ducati Divel 1260S are showcased. TV-G

THURSDAY DECEMBER 19 AM E ARLY MORNI NG mdnt Story in the Public Square: Michael Isikoff MDNT WORLD Frontline: Weinstein 12:30 NHK Newsline 1:00 Ornament of the World 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 Frontline: Weinstein 3:00 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Driven 3:30 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Pay to Play 4:00 In Their Own Words: Queen Elizabeth II 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Story in the Public Square 5:00  America’s Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 P M E VE NI NG

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Supernature: Wild Flyers:

Masters of the Sky TV-PG

7:00 MT Fish Between the Falls Ten thousand years ago Kootenai people painted pictures of white sturgeon on the rocks above the lake where they lived. These impressive fish were an important part of the tribe’s diet and the inspiration for their elegant sturgeon-nosed canoes. Now, dikes and dams have changed the river system so much that sturgeon no longer successfully reproduce. But the people whose culture is bound up with these fish and the people who control the river today are working together to restore the Kootenai River White Sturgeon to their ancestral home. TV-G

PAGE 4

7:00 WORLD Impossible Builds:

Europe in the Desert TV-G

8:00 A Place to Call Home “Lie Deep” The Blighs worry about Jack after he goes missing following Richard’s comments at the political debate. The police find

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

15 15

COURTESY OF NEAL STREET PRODUCTIONS

Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 8PM Also 12/27 1am

Mother Mildred and the Nonnatus House team go to the Outer Hebrides in response to a nursing shortage.

a body in the river and assume the cause of death was suicide, until Henry performs an autopsy. TV-PG 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:00 Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece “Pylon” Endeavour refuses to accept that the main suspect in the murder of a schoolgirl in Oxford is guilty. TV-14-VL

9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD NOVA: Inside Animal Minds:

Who’s The Smartest? TV-G

1 0:30 BBC World News 11:00 Amanpour and Company 11:00 WORLD Supernature: Wild Flyers:

Masters of the Sky TV-PG

FRIDAY

DECEMBER 20

A M E A R LY M O R N I N G mdnt Closer to Truth: What Is Analytic Theology? MDNT WORLD Impossible Builds: Europe in the Desert 12:30 NHK Newsline

1:00 NOVA: Inside Animal Minds: Who’s the Smartest? 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 Supernature: Wild Flyers: Crowded Skies 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 Nature: Snowbound: Animals of Winter 3:00 WORLD Labyrinth Journeys 3:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage 4:00  Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Closer to Truth: What Exists II? 5:00  Curious Traveler: Curious Austrian Christmas Markets 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:30  Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope: Christmas Celebrations around the Globe 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 PM EV ENI NG

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Ornament of the World TV-14

7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

8:00 Lidia Celebrates America: Return of the Artisans Celebrate culture through food with celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich. TV-G

PAGE 11

8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:00  Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Florida performs traditional holiday songs and carols. TV-G 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00  WORLD Let There Be Light TV-G 1 0:30 Amanpour and Company 11:00 WORLD Ornament of the World TV-14

11:30  The Magic of Christmas in Alsace Enjoy a magical Christmas in the small towns and villages of the Alsace region of France. TV-G

HD & World Channels

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

SATURDAY

DECEMBER 21

AM E ARLY MORNI NG mdnt MT Magic Yellowstone: Historic 1920s Motion Picture of the Yellowstone 12:30 Overheard with Evan Smith: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic Presidentia 1:00 Reel South: Lumpkin, GA 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 1:30 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 2:00 Open Mind: High-Tech Dystopia and Utopia 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 2:30 This Is America & The World 3:00 Washington Week 3:00 WORLD Independent Lens: Birth of a Movement 3:30 Market to Market 4:00 The This Old House Hour: Westerly The Doors; Switch, Affordable Geothermal 4:00 WORLD Second Opinion: Childhood Vaccines 4:30 WORLD Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 5:00 Yoga in Practice: Transforming Fear into Joy 5:00 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 5:30 WORLD Washington Week 6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22 P M E VE NI NG

6:00  The Lawrence Welk Show “Christmas” Lawrence joins the gang for “Jingle Bells.” “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” is performed by Guy and Ralna. TV-G 6:00 WORLD Three Faiths, One God: Judaism,

Christianity, Islam TV-PG

7:00 Last of the Summer Wine “Under the Rug” TV-PG 7:00 WORLD Three Faiths, One God: Judaism,

Christianity, Islam TV-PG

Cristina Córdova sculpting a life size figure in her studio.

COURTESY OF DENISE KANG

Quilts Craft in America FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27 8PM Also 12/30 3am

Learn about contemporary quilters as we celebrate the role quilts have played in our country’s story. Featuring Susan Hudson, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Michael A. Cummings, Judith Content, the International Quilt Museum, and special guest Ken Burns.

Identity Craft in America FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27 9PM Also 12/30 4am

Artists explore issues of gender, race, culture and place, offering true expressions of their experience in this world. Featuring potter Diego Romero, photographer Cara Romero, furniture maker Wendy Maruyama, and sculptor Cristina Córdova.

7:30 Good Neighbors “Away from It All” When the Goods leave for a much needed holiday in Mayfair, the Leadbetters take over their house and garden. Is this such a good idea? 8:00 WORLD Saving Brinton:

America Reframed TV-G

8:02 MontanaPBS Film Classics “Love Story” An old-money Harvard man Oliver woos a no-money music student from the wrong side of the tracks. TV-PG 9:00 WORLD Independent Lens: Birth of a

Movement TV-PG-VL

9:43 MT 11th and Grant Classics “Angella Ahn & Friends: Suite for Violin & Piano” Angella Ahn and Friends showcases a diverse classical performance that crosses genres and merges styles. TV-G 1 0:00 MT  11th & Grant with Eric Funk “Christmas with Philip Aaberg” Philip Aaberg performs original holiday music and spirited Christmas favorites on 11th & Grant. TV-G 4 PAGE 5 10:00 WORLD Three Faiths, One God: Judaism,

Christianity, Islam TV-PG

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

11:00 Austin City Limits “Tom Waits” Iconic singer-songwriter Tom Waits performs in this classic episode from 1979. TV-PG 11:00 WORLD Three Faiths, One God: Judaism,

Christianity, Islam TV-PG

SUNDAY

DECEMBER 22

A M E A R LY M O R N I N G mdnt NOVA: Inside Animal Minds: Who’s the Smartest? MDNT WORLD Saving Brinton: America Reframed 1:00 Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece: Pylon 1:00 WORLD Independent Lens: Birth of a Movement 2:00 WORLD Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s Gift: Gandhi’s Awakening 2:30  Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope: Christmas Celebrations around the Globe 3:00 Jesus: Countdown to Calvary 3:00 WORLD Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s Gift: Gandhi’s Gift 4:00  Purdue 85th Anniversary Christmas Show 4:00 WORLD On Story: Lady Bird: A Conversation with Greta Gerwig 4:30 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:00 Asian American Life 5:00 WORLD Washington Week 5:30 Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! 5:30 WORLD Open Mind 6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22 P M A F T E R N O O N / E V E N IN G

3:00  Chef’s Life Holiday Special Vivian Howard hosts her own vision of the season’s celebrations with peanut brittle and much more. TV-PG 3:00 WORLD Saving Brinton:

America Reframed TV-G

4:00  Handel’s Messiah Jane Seymour narrates the story of celebrated composer and musical genius George Frideric Handel. TV-PG 4:00 WORLD Independent Lens: Birth of a

Movement TV-PG-VL 5:00 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work:

Lessons Learned TV-G

5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:30 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work:

Engine Trouble TV-G

6:00 Find It, Fix It, Drive It Henry plans an epic, full bling makeover for a classic British version of the Easy Rider dream— an Uncle Bunt motorbike that’s been lying unloved in a Preston shed. TV-PG

PAGE 12

6:00 WORLD Nature: Snowbound:

Animals of Winter TV-PG

7:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece “Et In Arcadia” At Osborne House, Victoria is desperate to get back to the Palace and the business of politics. TV-PG

7:00 WORLD American Conscience: The Reinhold

Niebuhr Story TV-G

8:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece “Foreign Bodies” Albert leaves the Palace for Cambridge and Victoria faces the traumatic impact of a cholera epidemic.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow “Mansion Masterpieces” A 1907 Robert Henri oil painting, an English giltwood cabinet-on-stand and more are appraised. TV-G

7:30

 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holidays: The Good, The Bad

TV-PG

8:00 WORLD Doc World: The Departure

9:00 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding “Episode 1” Experts prepare to reconstruct the wedding that changed history and uncover astonishing details. TV-PG 9:30 WORLD Labyrinth Journeys TV-G

1 0:00 Unforgotten Season 3 on Masterpiece “Episode 1” Cassie and Sunny work to identify human remains found buried near a London motorway. TV-14 10:00 WORLD Nature: Snowbound:

Animals of Winter TV-PG

11:00 Weekends with Yankee “The Coast” The beach town of Ogunquit, Maine, boatbuilding in Newport, Rhode Island and more are featured. TV-G 11:00 WORLD American Conscience:

The Reinhold Niebuhr Story TV-G

11:30 Two for the Road “Adventure In Iceland” Nik and Dusty head north to explore some of Iceland’s most spectacular sights and experiences. TV-PG

MONDAY

DECEMBER 23

AM EAR LY MORNI NG mdnt A Place to Call Home: Lie Deep MDNT WORLD Doc World: The Departure 1:00 Austin City Limits: Tom Waits 1:30 WORLD Labyrinth Journeys 2:00 MT Fish Between the Falls 2:00 WORLD Pacific Heartbeat: Waiting for John 3:00 Lidia Celebrates America: Return of the Artisans 3:00 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Lessons Learned 3:30 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Engine Trouble 4:00  Christmas at Concordia: Gather Us In, O Child of Peace 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Overheard with Evan Smith 5:00 Song of the Mountains: The Dillards with Charlene Darling & The Mayberry 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 PM EV ENI NG

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Trezoros:

The Lost Jews of Kastoria TV-PG

8:00  Christmas at Belmont Traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and great seasonal favorites are performed. TV-G 4 BAC K COVER 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:00 Independent Lens “Supergirl” A young girl navigates the perils of adolescence while attempting to succeed at powerlifting. TV-PG 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD Mark Twain’s Journey to Jerusalem:

Dreamland TV-G

1 0:30 BBC World News 11:00 Amanpour and Company 11:00 WORLD Trezoros:

The Lost Jews of Kastoria TV-PG

TUESDAY

DECEMBER 24

AM E ARLY MORNI NG mdnt Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 12:30 NHK Newsline 12:30  WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holidays: The Good, The Bad 1:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece: Et In Arcadia 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece: Foreign Bodies 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding: Episode 1 3:00 WORLD Impossible Builds: Europe in the Desert 4:00  Handel’s Messiah 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Asia Insight 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:30  European Christmas Markets 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 P M E VE NI NG

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD America ReFramed:

There Are Jews Here

7:00  Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth The Tabernacle Choir and Kristin Chenoweth showcase favorite holiday music, dancing and storytelling. TV-G

BAC K COVER

7:33 WORLD Our American Family:

The Mays TV-G

HD & World Channels

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

8:00  Christmas at Concordia: Gather Us In, O Child of Peace Concordia College re-imagines the Christmas message with music embracing peace and reconciliation. TV-G

8:00  Call the Midwife Holiday Special Mother Mildred and the Nonnatus House team go to the Outer Hebrides due to a nursing shortage. TV-14 4 PAGE 15

8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

9:00 Frontline “Poor Kids" View an intimate portrait of the ongoing economic crisis told through kids growing up in the Midwest.

9:30 Vicious Special Chart a year in the life of Freddie and Stuart as they enjoy their inheritance and a birthday. TV-14-L

9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:00 Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece “Apollo” Endeavour must investigate suspects in the Oxford astrophysics department and a TV puppet studio. TV-14-VL

10:00 WORLD Aurora: Fire in the Sky TV-G

9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

1 0:30 BBC World News 11:00 Amanpour and Company

10:00 WORLD Crisis of Faith TV-G

9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

11:00 WORLD Supernature: Wild Flyers:

1 0:30 BBC World News

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00 WORLD America ReFramed:

There Are Jews Here

1 0:30  Christmas on the Danube Visit cities along the Danube river and explore stunning European landscape, history and culture. TV-G 11:00  Christmas at St. Paul’s London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral is an iconic landmark that has served host to British royalty for numerous weddings, funerals and celebrations. Look behind the scenes as the cathedral gears up for the Christmas season, when an expected 45,000 visitors will pass through its doors. 11:33 WORLD Our American Family: The Mays TV-G

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25 A M EA R LY M O R N I N G mdnt  Christmas at St. Olaf: Ris’n with Healing In His Wings MDNT WORLD Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer 1:00  Christmas in Christ Chapel at Gustavus: Visions of Divine Mystery 2018 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00  Jordan Smith ’tis the Season 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00  Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society 3:00 WORLD Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago 4:00  Hope College Christmas Vespers 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Gzero World with Ian Bremmer 5:00  Christmas at Belmont 5:00 WORLD DW Global 3000 5:30 WORLD DW Focus on Europe 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 P M EVE N I N G

5:30 Nightly Business Report 5:30 WORLD Independent Lens: Supergirl TV-PG

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00  Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas Lucy Worsley discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas has Tudor origins. TV-PG 7:00 WORLD Frontline: Poor Kids

10:30 WORLD Independent Lens: Supergirl TV-PG

11:00 Amanpour and Company

THURSDAY DECEMBER 26 AM EAR LY MORNI NG mdnt Story in the Public Square: Patricia Nguyen MDNT WORLD Frontline: TBA 12:30 NHK Newsline 1:00 Unforgotten Season 3 on Masterpiece: Episode 1 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00  Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 Frontline: Poor Kids 3:00 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Lessons Learned 3:30 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Engine Trouble 4:00 Find It, Fix It, Drive It 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Story in the Public Square 5:00 MT Remembering the Columbia Gardens 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 PM EV EN IN G

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Supernature: Wild Flyers: Crowded

Skies TV-PG

7:00 MT 11th & Grant with Eric Funk “Chinook Winds” The Chinook Winds Quintet showcases their interpretation of late 20th century classical, operatic comedy and crossover genres on 11th & Grant with Eric Funk. TV-G 7:00 WORLD Impossible Builds: The Floating

House TV-G

8:00 A Place to Call Home “In Memoriam” Richard is arrested for murder, and Jack tries to piece together what happened that night. Following their evening together, Anna considers a relationship with Henry, but Olivia angrily warns her off. TV-PG 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

Crowded Skies TV-PG

FRIDAY

DECEMBER 27

AM E ARLY MORNI NG mdnt Closer to Truth: Mind in the World: A Tribute to Hubert Dreyfus MDNT WORLD Impossible Builds: The Floating House 12:30 NHK Newsline 1:00  Call the Midwife Holiday Special 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 2:30 Miss Springmaid 3:00 Brave New Wild 3:00 WORLD Labyrinth Journeys 3:30  WORLD Stories from the Stage: Holidays: The Good, The Bad 4:00 MT Beef Trail: A Pioneering Montana Ski Area 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Closer to Truth: Why Anything at All II? 5:00 Antiques Roadshow: Mansion Masterpieces 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 P M E VE NI NG

5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Your Health: A Sacred Matter TV-G

7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 8:00 Craft in America: Quilts Learn about contemporary quilters as we celebrate the role quilts have played in our country’s story. TV-PG 4 PAGE 16 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

9:00 Craft in America: Identity Potter Diego Romero, photographer Cara Romero and furniture maker Wendy Maruyama are featured. TV-PG 4 PAGE 16 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G

1 0:00 BBC World News 10:00  WORLD Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas TV-PG

1 0:30 Amanpour and Company 11:00 WORLD Your Health: A Sacred Matter TV-G

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

11:30 Blue Goes Green: Net Zero Police Station A look at how Cincinnati, Ohio built the first Net Zero Energy police station in America. TV-G

SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 A M E A R LY M O R N I N G mdnt Into the Wild: Edison, Ford & Friends 12:30 Overheard with Evan Smith: Roger McNamee, Investor and Author 1:00 Reel South: Red Wolf Revival 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 1:30 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 2:00 Open Mind: Never Again in America 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 2:30 This Is America & The World 3:00 Washington Week 3:00 WORLD Mark Twain’s Journey to Jerusalem: Dreamland 3:30 Market to Market 4:00 The This Old House Hour 4:00 WORLD Second Opinion: Millennial Health 4:30 WORLD Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 5:00 Yoga in Practice: The Dance of Confidence 5:00 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: 5:30 WORLD Washington Week 6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22

A River Runs Through It SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 8PM Also 12/29 1pm

Two Montana boys become different men (Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt) under the influence of fly-fishing and their minister father (Tom Skerritt). Based on the 1976 semi-autobiographical novella of the same name by Montana author Norman Maclean. Directed by Robert Redford (1992).

PM EVENING

6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show “New Years” The Welk Band plays the “Champagne Waltz” and the Lennon Sisters reminisce with “May You Always.” TV-G 6:00 WORLD Buddha TV-G

7:00 Last of the Summer Wine “Magic and the Morris Minor” TV-PG 7:30 Good Neighbors “The Green Door” When Margo sneaks uptown and enters a mysterious green door, did the Goods see something they weren’t supposed to see? 8:00 WORLD America ReFramed:

There Are Jews Here

8:02 MontanaPBS Film Classics: A River Runs Through It Two Montana boys become different men under the influence of fly-fishing and their minister father. TV-PG 4 PAGE 19 9:32 WORLD Our American Family:

The Mays TV-G 10:00 WORLD Buddha TV-G

1 0:06 MT 11th & Grant with Eric Funk “Chinook Winds” The Chinook Winds Quintet showcases their interpretation of late 20th century classical, operatic comedy and crossover genres on 11th & Grant with Eric Funk. TV-G

IMAGES COURTESY OF APTONLINE

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area COURTESY OF CHRIS LEE

HD & World Channels

NEW YEAR’S LINEUP

New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve 2019: Sondheim Celebration Live from Lincoln Center TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 7PM

The New York Philharmonic (pictured) and guest vocalist Katrina Lenk (“The Band’s Visit”) celebrate the orchestral music of Stephen Sondheim.

6th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Austin City Limits SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 11PM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 8:30PM

Celebrate the 2019 ACL Hall of Fame inductees as Shawn Colvin, Buddy Guy and Lyle Lovett are honored.

Paul Simon’s Concert in the Park TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 9:30PM

Celebrate the legendary artist as he performs before an enormous crowd in Central Park in 1991.

Daryl Hall & John Oates Live in Dublin TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 11:20PM

Join the number-one selling duo in music history for this sold-out concert filmed in Dublin.

11:05 Austin City Limits 6th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Celebrate the 2019 Hall of Fame as Shawn Colvin, Buddy Guy and Lyle Lovett are honored. TV-PG

SUNDAY

DECEMBER 29

A M E A R LY M O R N I N G

MDNT WORLD America ReFramed:

There Are Jews Here 12:03 NOVA: Ultimate Cruise Ship 1:00 Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece: Apollo 1:33 WORLD Our American Family: The Mays 2:00 WORLD Your Health: A Sacred Matter 2:30 Independent Lens: Supergirl 4:00 Yes to Running: Bill Harley Live 4:00 WORLD On Story: Script to Screen: Arrival 4:30 WORLD To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:00 Asian American Life 5:00 WORLD Washington Week 5:30 Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 5:30 WORLD Open Mind 6:00 SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, P. 22

PM AF T ERNOON/E VE NI NG 3:00 WORLD America ReFramed:

There Are Jews Here

3:04 Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven This program tells the story of Phil and Don Everly, two of the most important and influential early rock ’n’ roll stars of the 1950s and ’60s. TV-PG 4:03 The Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park The history, legacy and future of the inspirational Rocky Mountain National Park are explored. TV-G 4:32 WORLD Our American Family:

The Mays TV-G 5:00 WORLD Playing by the Rules:

Ethics at Work: The Bank Job TV-G

5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:30 WORLD Playing by the Rules:

Ethics at Work: Taking Advantage? TV-G

6:00 Find It, Fix It, Drive It Henry and Sam rebuild a classic car from the golden age of British motor racing — a 1930s Wolseley Hornet roadster. It’s a car that’s very close to Sam’s heart. TVPG

PAGE 12

6:00 WORLD Nature: Dolphins:

Spy in the Pod, pt 1 TV-PG -S

7:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece “A Show of Unity” After an assassination attempt, the Royal household visit Ireland where conflict and romance blossom. TV-PG 7:00 WORLD Nature: Dolphins: Spy in the Pod,

pt 2 TV-PG-S

8:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece “A Coburg Quartet” Private pictures of the Royal family are made public as the Royals host a Georgian ball at the Palace. TV-PG 8:00 WORLD Doc World: Elephant Path

9:00 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding “Episode 2” Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert’s wedding ever staged. TV-PG 9:00 WORLD Nature: Naledi:

One Little Elephant TV-PG

1 0:00 Unforgotten Season 3 on Masterpiece “Episode 2” The search for what happened to Hayley begins as the team travel to Middenham to meet her family. TV-14

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

10:00 WORLD Nature: Dolphins:

Spy in the Pod, pt 1 TV-PG-S

11:00 Weekends with Yankee “Adventure in the Wild” The Northeast’s highest peak, the Atlantic bay scallop and Maine’s Moosehead Lake are featured. TV-G 11:00 WORLD Nature: Dolphins:

7:00 Antiques Roadshow “St. Louis, hr 1” A 1602 Adam Islip-published book of Chaucer’s complete works and more great finds are showcased. TV-G 7:00 WORLD Stories from the Stage:

Sugar & Spice 7:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage:

Food for Thought

Spy in the Pod, pt 2 TV-PG-S

11:30 Two for the Road “Galapagos” Nik and Dusty return to the Galapagos to explore the eastern side of these incredible islands. TV-PG

8:00 Antiques Roadshow “St. Louis, hr 2” Discover spectacular St. Louis treasures, including a 1927 Rookwood Shirayamadani black opal vase. TV-G 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

MONDAY

DECEMBER 30

A M E A R LY M O R N I N G mdnt A Place to Call Home: In Memoriam MDNT WORLD Doc World: Elephant Path 1:00 Austin City Limits: Miguel/Alessia Cara 1:00 WORLD Nature: Naledi: One Little Elephant 2:00 MT 11th & Grant with Eric Funk: Chinook Winds 2:00 WORLD Quietest Place On Earth 3:00 Craft in America: Quilts 3:00 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: The Bank Job 3:30 WORLD Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work: Taking Advantage? 4:00 Craft in America: Identity 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Overheard with Evan Smith 5:00 Song of the Mountains 5:00 WORLD Newsroom Tokyo 5:40 WORLD Direct Talk 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 PM EVENING

5:30 TBA 5:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage:

Sounds Like Summer

6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD Stories from the Stage:

Kitchen Confessions TV-PG 6:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Mealtime

9:00 POV “Midnight Traveler” Hassan Fazili is forced to flee Afghanistan and seek asylum with his wife and two young daughters. TV-PG 9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Summertime

1 0:30 BBC World News 10:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage:

Sounds Like Summer

11:00 Amanpour and Company 11:00 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Kitchen

Confessions TV-PG 11:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Mealtime

TUESDAY

DECEMBER 31

AM EAR LY MORNI NG mdnt Consuelo Mack WealthTrack MDNT WORLD Stories from the Stage: Sugar & Spice 12:30 NHK Newsline 12:30 WORLD Stories from the Stage: Food for Thought 1:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece: A Show of Unity 1:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour 2:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece: A Coburg Quartet 2:00 WORLD Amanpour and Company 3:00 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding: Episode 2 3:00 WORLD Impossible Builds: The Floating House

End of an Era All things must end, and sadly, after 40 years, the producers of Nightly Business Report have decided to cease production at the end of December. The final broadcast will be Friday, December 27th. At the time of publication, we have not yet identified a replacement program, but we are diligently looking for a daily financial news program worthy of replacing the highly regarded NBR.

4:00 London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2020: Preview Show: London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2020 4:00 WORLD BBC World News 4:30 WORLD Asia Insight 5:00 MT Remembering the Columbia Gardens 5:00 WORLD DW Global 3000 5:30 WORLD DW Focus On Europe 6:00 SEE DAYTIME SCHEDULE, P. 23 P M E VE NI NG

5:30 TBA 6:00 PBS NewsHour 6:00 WORLD America ReFramed:

The Invisible Patients

7:00 Live from Lincoln Center “New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve 2019: Sondhei” The New York Philharmonic and Katrina Lenk celebrate the orchestral music of Stephen Sondheim. TV-G

PAGE 20

7:30 WORLD Life on the Line: Love for Lexi TV-G 8:00 WORLD PBS NewsHour

8:30 Austin City Limits 6th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Celebrate the 2019 Hall of Fame as Shawn Colvin, Buddy Guy and Lyle Lovett are honored. TV-PG

PAGE 20

9:00 WORLD Nightly Business Report

9:30 Paul Simon’s Concert in the Park Legendary artist Paul Simon performs a retrospective mix of favorites in Central Park in 1991. TV-G 4 PAGE 20 9:30 WORLD DW The Day TV-G 10:00 WORLD America ReFramed:

The Invisible Patients

1 0:50 BBC World News 11:20 Daryl Hall & John Oates Live in Dublin Hall and Oates perform a set list of hits including “Maneater” and “Private Eyes” in Dublin. TV-G 4 PAGE 20 11:30 WORLD Life on the Line: Love for Lexi TV-G

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

Children’s Programs Weekdays

Weekend

8:00 am

8:30 am 9:00 am

AM S AT U R DAY

5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Pinkalicious & Peteriffic Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Molly of Denali Dinosaur Train Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Ready Jet Go! Let’s Go Luna! Wild Kratts

10:00 am

4 24-HOUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ON MONTANAPBS KIDS, SEE P. 24

P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home  12/7 Rick Steves Fascism in Europe  12/14 Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Righ Track

10:30 am

Garden SMART

11:00 am

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  12/25 Christmas at St. Paul’s This Old House  12/7 Alone in the Wilderness

11:30 am

NOON Ask This Old House MT  12/14 Bozeman Trail 12:30 pm American Woodshop 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm

3:00 pm

A M S U NDAY

5:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! 6:00 Clifford The Big Red Dog 6:30 Molly of Denali 7:00 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 7:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

5:30 am – 9:30 am

4 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING SIDEBAR, RIGHT

9:30 am

P M WE E KDAYS

2:00 Splash and Bubbles 2:30 Let’s Go Luna! 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Peg + Cat 4:00 Molly of Denali 4:30 Arthur 5:00 Odd Squad

SATURDAY

 Holiday Program

SUNDAY

5:30 am – 7:30 am 4 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING SIDEBAR, RIGHT

AM W E E K DAYS

6:30 Wild Kratts 7:00 Ready Jet Go! 7:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:00 Curious George  12/25 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas 8:30 Molly of Denali 9:00 Sesame Street  12/25 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Kristin Chenoweth 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific  12/25 Christmas at Concordia: Gather Us In, O Child of Peace

Weekend Programs

 Pledge program MT Made by MontanaPBS

3:30 pm 4:00 pm

4:30 pm 5:00 pm

5:30 pm

Woodsmith Shop  12/7 Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum Best of Sewing with Nancy

Market to Market  12/1 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living  12/8 Ken Burns: Country Music  12/15 Brain Fitness Program America's Heartland Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Consuelo Mack WealthTrack  12/7 Aging Backwards 3  12/1 Classical Rewind (My Music) MT  12/15 My Grandpa’s Fiddle MT 12/22 Fish Between the Falls MT 12/29 Evelyn Cameron: Pictures from a Worthy Life MT  12/8 Saving the Burg MT

Montana Ag Live 4 P. 5

Inside the Tube: Going Underground  12/1 Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Side of the Track  12/15 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary   12/8 Rick Steves European Christmas  12/22 Jesus: Countdown to Calvary 12/29 Storm of the Century: The Blizzard of ’49 12/22 MontanaPBS Film Classics: Love Story 12/29 A River Runs Through It   12/1 A Classic Christmas (My Music) MT  12/15 Backroads: Sharp Shooters  12/8 Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop (My Music) MT  12/15 Backroads: A Stone’s Throw From Anywhere

Beads, Baubles and Jewels Weekends with Yankee   12/7 A Classic Christmas (My Music)  12/14 Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope  12/15 Il Volo: Ten Years  12/21 Travelscope: Christmas in Switzerland  12/22 Chef’s Life Holiday Special 12/29 Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven Garage with Steve Butler  12/1 John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music)  12/14 The Carpenters: Close to You Barbecue University with  12/8 National Park Symphony: Mighty Five Steven Raichlen  12/22 Handel’s Messiah 12/29 Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park Legends of Airpower  12/15 Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III MT  12/7 Backroads: Sharp Shooters  12/14 Lawrence Welk: God Bless America  12/8 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! MT Backroads of Montana  12/21 Anaconda to Comertown  12/28 Coming Home PBS NewsHour Weekend  12/1 Carol Burnett: A Celebration 6pm · Check main listings, pp. 6-21

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Weekday Programs TIME

MONDAY

6:00 am

Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique

TUESDAY Yoga in Practice

WEDNESDAY Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique

THURSDAY Yoga in Practice

FRIDAY Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique

6AM EXERCISE SHOWS PRE-EMPTED BY PLEDGE PROGRAMMING DECEMBER 2–13

6:30 am – 10 am · Children’s Programs 4 LISTING, P. 22 10:30 am

Sit and Be Fit 12/2 Brain Fitness Program MT  12/9 The Bozeman Trail

Classical Stretch: By Essentrics  12/3 Aging Backwards 3  12/10 Brain Fitness Program

Sit and Be Fit 12/4 Growing Bolder’s Launchpad to What’s Next  12/11 Easy Yoga: Secret to Stregnth and Balance

Sit and Be Fit Classical Stretch:  12/6 Easy Yoga: Secret to By Essentrics  12/12 50 Years with Peter, Strength and Balance Paul and Mary

11:00 am

Sara’s Weeknight Meals

Martha Bakes

How to Cook Well with Rory O’Connell  12/25 Christmas at St. Paul’s

Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan  12/5 Downton Abbey Live! The Spoiler Edition

Ciao Italia  12/13 3 Steps to PainFree Living

11:30 am

Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi

Second Opinion MT  12/3 Montana on My Mind

In the Americas with David Yetman MT  12/11 Backroads of Montana: Sharp Shooters

Make48

Outside with Greg Aiello MT  12/6 Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse: Chasing the Wind  12/20 Christmas on the Danube

NOON

 12/2 Ken Burns: The National Parks

Penelope Keith’s Coastal Villages

12/20 Nature Snowbound: Animals of Winter 12/27 Storm of the Century: The Blizzard of ’49

 12/5 Carol Burnett: A Celebration  12/12 Il Volo: Ten Years

MT  12/13 Or Perish in the Attempt



12:30 pm

1:00 pm

1:30 pm



MT  12/11 Backroads of  12/10 Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop (My Montana: A Stone’s Throw Music) from Anywhere (12:15pm) NOVA 12/17 Generation A: Por12/18 Andrew Wyeth: 12/16 Bigger than T.Rex traits of Autism and the Arts American Masters 12/23 Inside Animal Minds:  12/24 Chef’s Life Holiday  12/25 Classic Christmas Who’s the Smartest? Special with the Bach Festival 12/30 Ultimate Cruise Ship 12/31 Journey Home to the Society USS Arizona MT  12/4 Saving the Burg

Landscapes through Time with David Dunlop  12/9 Rick Steves Fascism in Europe

The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell  12/11 Best of the Joy of Painting: Special Edition  12/25 Christmas at Belmont

Beauty of Oil Painting with Gary and Kathwren Jenkins

Make it Artsy 12/6 National Park Symphony: The Mighty Five

Quilt in a Day

It’s Sew Easy

Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting

Fit 2 Stitch

Quilting Arts



2pm–5pm · Ready to Learn Children’s Programs See page 24.

Parental Guidelines TV-Y All children TV–Y7 Children age 7 and over TV–G General audience

4 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS ARE RATED

TV-Y UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

TV–PG Parental guidance suggested: –V    violence –S    some sexual situations –L    infrequent coarse language –D    suggestive sexual dialogue

TV–14 Parents strongly cautioned TV-MA Mature audience only

MontanaPBS Kids Channel PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

Kids Channel

COURTESY OF PBS KIDS

Clifford the Big Red Dog FRIDAYS 4:30PM begins 12/13 SUNDAYS 6AM begins 12/13 MTPBS-KIDS Series airs Everyday at 9am

All-New Special Premiere SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 6AM MTPBS-KIDS 12/7 & 8 9am, 7pm, 9pm

Based on the popular Scholastic book series by Norman Bridwell about the lovable oversized canine with his head in the clouds but four paws planted firmly on the ground, Clifford presents a larger-than-life view of the world. With his loving human, Emily Elizabeth, and dog pals, Cleo and T-Bone, Clifford inhabits a colorful island community, inviting viewers on a fun-filled journey through childhood, navigating the dips and curves along the way.

Parents and teachers … here’s something for you Holiday Hub Parents Site on PBSKidsforParents.org Check out ways to entertain, educate and inspire your kids when they are on-line and when they are away from screentime.

Winter Holidays Collection on PBSLearningMedia.org BRING THE WORLD TO YOUR CLASSROOM

MontanaPBS and PBS have curated FREE standards-aligned videos, interactive lesson plans, and more for teachers

AM MONDAY – FRI DAY

6:00 Cyberchase 6:30 Cyberchase 7:00 Arthur 7:30 Odd Squad 8:00 Ready Jet Go! 8:30 Peg + Cat 9:00 Clifford the Big Red Dog 9:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 10:00 Sesame Street 10:30 Super WHY! 11:00 WordWorld 11:30 Splash and Bubbles

PM MONDAY – FRI DAY

Noon Sid the Science Kid 12:30 Caillou 1:00 Peep and the Big Wide World 1:30 Martha Speaks 10 pm �� 2:00 Sesame Street 10:30 �� 2:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:00 �� 3:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:30 �� 3:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific mdnt ��4:00 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 12:30 �� 4:30 Dinosaur Train 1 am ��5:00 Let’s Go Luna! 1:30 �� 5:30 Nature Cat 2:00 ��6:00 Wild Kratts 2:30 �� 6:30 Wild Kratts 3:00 �� 7:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 3:30 �� 7:30 Molly of Denali 4:00 ��8:00 Odd Squad 4:30 �� 8:30 Arthur 5:00 ��9:00 Ready Jet Go! 5:30 �� 9:30 WordGirl

Weekday specials The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! 12/4 10:30am; 12/6 3:30pm; 12/9 noon; 12/13 12:30pm; 12/17 4pm; 12/20 8pm; 12/23 4am; 12/23 11am Clifford the Big Red Dog Special 12/9 3am, 5am Daniel Tiger Movie: Won’t You Be My Neighbor 12/6 7pm, 9pm; 12/7 3am, 5am; Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Tiger Family Trip 12/6 8pm; 12/7 4am, 8pm; 12/8 4am, 8pm; 12/9 4am Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around the World 12/2 1pm; 12/4 8:30pm; 12/5 4:30am; 12/5 8am; 12/11 8:30am; 12/13 7pm; 12/17 8am; 12/19 12:30pm; 12/20 5pm; 12/23 1pm Nature Cat: A Nature Carol 12/2 noon; 12/3 5:30pm, 1am; 12/9 8am; 12/12 5:30pm; 12/13 1:30am, 7am; 12/18 5:30pm; 12/19 1:30am; 12/20 7pm; 12/23 3am, 5:30pm; 12/24 1:30am Peg + Cat + Holidays 12/2 8:30am; 12/5 4pm; 12/6 mndt; 12/12 11:30am; 12/19 8:30am; 12/20 9pm; 12/23 5am, 2pm, 10pm Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas 12/2 7:30am; 12/3 12:30pm; 12/6 7:30am; 12/10 4pm; 12/11 mdnt; 12/13 8pm; 12/16 10:30am; 12/18 7am; 12/20 4pm; 12/23 8:30pm; 12/24 4:30am

AM SATURDAY / SUNDAY

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30

8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

Cyberchase Cyberchase Ready Jet Go! Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Splash and Bubbles Peg + Cat Clifford the Big Red Dog Pinkalicious & Peterrific Sesame Street Esme & Roy Super WHY! Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

P M SATURDAY / SUNDAY

Noon Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 12:30 Dinosaur Train 1:00 Dinosaur Train 1:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 10 pm �� 2:00 Let’s Go Luna! 10:30 �� 2:30 Nature Cat 11:00 �� 3:00 Arthur 11:30 �� 3:30 Arthur mdnt ��4:00 Odd Squad 12:30 �� 4:30 Odd Squad 1 am ��5:00 Molly of Denali 1:30 �� 5:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 6:00–9:30 See below 2-5:30 �� See below

Weekend specials Sat & Sun, 12/7 & 12/8 7pm & 9pm Clifford The Big Red Dog Special 8pm Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Tiger Family Trip

Fri, Sat & Sun, 12/13, 12/14 & 12/15 7pm Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around The World 8pm Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas

Fri, Sat & Sun, 12/20, 12/21 & 12/22 7pm Nature Cat: A Nature Carol 8pm Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas! 9pm Peg + Cat + Holidays

Fri, Sat & Sun, 12/27, 12/28 & 12/29 7pm & 9pm Pinkalicious & Peterrific: A Pinkaperfect Birthday

A-Z 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living 12/4 11:30am; 12/8 4pm; 12/15 5:30pm 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary 12/8 5:30pm; 12/13 3pm

A B C Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 12/11 6pm

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Classical Rewind (My Music) 12/4 10am

 A Classic Christmas (My Music) 12/2 7pm Classic Woodworking Wed 2:30pm Cook’s Country Tue, Thu, Sat 12:30am; Wed & Fri 6:30pm; Mon, Wed, Fri 10pm Country Music: Live at the Ryman 12/9 7am Crossing South Mon & Fri 11:30pm

Alone in the Wilderness 12/6 8am; 12/7 3:30pm

Curious Traveler Tue & Sat 11:30pm

American Woodshop Mon 8:30am; Mon & Fri 2:30pm

D E F G

America’s Home Cooking: Stuffed 12/7 11am

Dining with the Chef Tue 6am

America’s Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special 12/14 4am, 4pm; 12/15 10am

Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength & Balance with Peggy Cappy 12/3 3:30pm

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated Mon, Wed, Fri 12:30am; Sun & Tue 6:30pm; Sun, Tue, Sat 10pm

Ellie’s Real Good Food Tue & Thu 5am; Thu 11am

 America’s Test Kitchen Special:

European Christmas Markets 12/21 8am, 8pm; 12/22 2pm; 12/25 8am, 2pm

Home for the Holidays 12/14 9pm; 12/19 6:30pm; 12/20 12:30am; 12/21 4am, 4pm; 12/22 10am, 6:30pm; 12/23 12:30am; 12/24 6:30pm; 12/25 12:30am, 4am, 10am; 12/28 10pm; 12/29 12:30am

Ask This Old House Mon & Thu 2am; Wed 8am; Sun & Wed 4pm, 8pm MT Backroads of Montana Sharp Shoot-

ers 12/6 12:30pm • A Stone’s Throw from Anywhere 12/6 1:15pm Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi Dancing in My Italy 12/25 11:30pm • It Takes Two to Tango 12/29 11:30pm

Dream of Italy Sun & Wed 11:30pm

Essential Pepin Sun & Wed 6am

Field Trip with Curtis Stone Margaret River 12/19, 12/26 4:30pm, 7:30pm; 12/20, 12/27 1:30am • Lombardy 12/20, 12/27 4:30pm, 7:30pm; 12/21, 12/28 1:30am • Central Coast 12/22, 12/29 4:30pm, 7:30pm; 12/23, 12/30 1:30am; • Western Australia 12/23, 12/30 4:30pm, 7:30pm; 12/24, 12/29, 12/31 1:30am; 12/28 1pm • Umbria 12/24, 12/31 4:30pm, 7:30pm; 12/25 1:30am • Rioja 12/25 4:30pm, 7:30pm; 12/26 1:30am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Fri 4am

Best of Sewing with Nancy Tue 4am, 10am

For Your Home Mon 9:30am

Best of the Joy of Painting Tue & Thu 4:30am; Thu 10:30am

Garden SMART Wed 3pm

Best of the Joy of Painting: Special Edition 12/3 10:30am; 12/12 10:30am Beyond Your Backyard Fri 7am Born to Explore with Richard Wiese Wed 7am MT The Bozeman Trail 12/8 7:30pm;

12/15 3pm Brain Fitness Program 12/1 10am; 12/5 7:30pm; 12/11 2:30pm; 12/14 11am Bringing It Home with Laura McIntosh Mon & Fri 5am; Mon 11am; Mon, Fri, Sat 11pm Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions Wed 7:30am Carol Burnett: A Celebration 12/2 5:30pm Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) 12/5 6pm

 Chef’s Life Holiday Special 12/21 6am, 6pm; 12/22 noon; 12/25 6am, noon

 Christmas on the Danube 12/21 7:30am, 7:30pm; 12/22 1:30pm; 12/25 7:30am, 1:30pm

 Christmastime in New Orleans 12/21 8:30am, 8:30pm; 12/22 2:30pm; 12/25 8:30am, 2:30pm Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Sun & Wed 5:30pm Ciao Italia Mon & Fri 6am; Mon noon

Fresh Quilting Mon 4am, 10am George Hirsch Lifestyle For The Love of Cheese 12/28 7am, 7pm; 12/29 1pm Grand View Crater Lake National Park 12/8 4:30am • Death Valley National Park 12/15 4:30am • Pinnacles National Monument 12/22 4:30am • Sequoia National Park 12/29 4:30am Great British Baking Show Sat 4am, 5am, 6am, 7am, 8am, 9am, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm; Tue, Thu, Sat 5pm; Tue 10:30pm Great Performances Hitman: David Foster and Friends 12/2 3:30pm; 12/14 9am Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Track 12/10 8pm

Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food 12/29 7pm; 12/30 1am • 12/31 7pm; 1/1 1am

Rhythm Abroad 12/26 11:30pm • 12/28 11:30pm; 12/31 11:30pm

The Jazzy Vegetarian 12/21 7am, 7pm; 12/22 1pm; 12/25 7am, 1pm

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose Egypt 12/3, 12/8 2:30am • Assam India 12/6 8:30pm; 12/7 2:30am • Basel Lucerne 12/9 8:30pm; 12/10, 12/15 2:30am • Costa Rica 12/13 8:30pm; 12/14 2:30am • Geneva and the Matterhorn 12/16 8:30pm; 12/17, 12/22 2:30am; 12/21 2pm • Greece 12/20 8:30pm; 12/21 2:30am • Hong Kong 12/23 8:30pm; 12/24, 12/29 2:30am; 12/28 2pm • Morocco 12/27 8:30pm; 12/28 2:30am • New Zealand 12/30 8:30pm; 12/31 2:30am

Joanne Weir Gets Fresh Sun & Wed 6:30am John Denver: Country Boy 12/5 9pm John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) 12/3 11:30am; 12/11 4pm Journeys In Japan Sun 7:30am J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom Fri 3:30pm Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen Wed 5am; Sun & Wed 11pm Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller American Sampler 12/4 1pm; 12/12 1:30pm Ken Burns: Country Music 12/5 10:30pm; 12/15 7pm

Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen Mon & Fri 5:30am; Mon 11:30am

MT Saving the Burg 12/4 8:30am;

Knit and Crochet Now Wed 4am

L M N P Lidia Celebrates America 12/1 2pm Lidia’s Kitchen Tue, Thu, Sat mdnt, 3:30am; Sun 3pm, 3:30pm; Wed & Fri 6pm; Mon, Wed, Fri 9:30pm Magic Moments: The Best of ’50s Pop (My Music #102) 12/10 6pm; 12/14 1pm Make48 Wed 3:30pm Make It Artsy Tue & Thu 9:30am; Thu 3:30pm Martha Bakes Mon, Wed, Fri mdnt, 3:30am; Sun & Tue 6pm, 9:30pm Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless Sun & Wed 5pm, 10:30pm MT Montana on My Mind 12/7 1pm;

12/13 6pm MT My Grandpa’s Fiddle 12/9 9am

My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas Tue & Thu 6:30am; Thu 12:30pm Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III 12/10 10pm New Scandinavian Cooking Fri 6:30am

H I J K

Nigella: At My Table 12/21 9am, 9pm; 12/22 3pm; 12/25 9am, 3pm

In the Americas with David Yetman Tue & Thu 7:30am; Thu 1:30pm

Painting with Wilson Bickford Wed 4:30am P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Mon 9am; Sat 10am; Mon & Fri 3pm Pati’s Mexican Table Tue, Thu, Sat 1am; Wed & Fri 7pm

Islands Without Cars Tue & Thu 7am; Thu 1pm

R S T

It’s Sew Easy Thu 4am, 10am

Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott 2019 12/9 10:30am

Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul Fete Des Boules 12/28 8am, 8pm; 12/29 2pm

Rick Steves’ Europe Mon & Thu 2:30am; Mon, Thu, Fri 2pm; Sun & Wed 8:30pm

Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations Mon-Sat 1:30am; Sun, Tue-Fri 4:30pm; Sun, Tue, Wed, Fri 7:30pm

Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen Wed 5:30am

How to Cook Well with Rory O’Connell 12/28 6am, 6pm; 12/29 noon

Rick Steves’ Dynamic Europe: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin 12/3 1:30pm

Rick Steves’ Specials Great German Cities 12/1 noon • Tasty Europe 12/2 9pm; 12/12 1pm • Dynamic Europe: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin 12/3 1:30pm • Europe: Remote, Sacred, Wild 12/10 11:30pm • Fascism In Europe 12/11 1pm

Ken Burns: The National Parks 12/1 8am; 12/6 9:30am

Growing a Greener World Tue & Thu 9am; Sat 10:30am, 10:30pm; Thu 3pm

Houston Cookbook 12/22 5am, 11pm; 12/29 5am, 11pm

25 25

Sara’s Weeknight Meals Fri 5:30pm 12/12 9am Savor Dakota Mon 6:30am, 12:30pm Seeing Canada Mon & Thu 3am; Sun & Wed 9pm Simply Ming Fri 5pm; Mon & Fri 10:30pm Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy Maxa 12/28 4:30am, 4:30pm; 12/29 10:30am Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Mon, Wed, Fri 1am; Sun & Tue 7pm Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke 12/28 6:30am, 6:30pm; 12/29 12:30pm Story Songs (My Music) 12/6 11am; 12/12 11:30am Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living with Peggy Cappy 12/7 2:30pm; 12/13 5pm tasteMAKERS Tue & Thu 5:30am; Thu 11:30am Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan Thu 6am, noon Tennessee Crossroads Mon 7am, 1pm This Old House Tue & Sat 2am; Mon 8am; Fri 4pm, 8pm Trails to Oishii Tokyo Sun 7am Travelscope Wed & Fri 2:30am; Mon & Fri 7:30am; Mon 1:30pm; Tue 8:30pm

W Y Weekends with Yankee Wed & Fri 3am; Tue 9pm Woodsmith Shop Tue & Thu 8:30am; Thu 2:30pm The Woodwright’s Shop Wed & Fri 2am; Tue & Thu 8am; Thu 4pm; Tue 8pm Wyland’s Art Studio Mon & Fri 4:30am; Mon 10:30am Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom 12/28 9:30am, 9:30pm; 12/29 3:30pm Yellowstone Symphony 12/9 noon; 12/13 7:30pm

Feature programs

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

Field Trip with Curtis Stone Premieres Thursday, December 19th SERIES AIRS DAILY 4:30PM & 7:30PM

In Field Trip with Curtis Stone, chef Curtis Stone embarks on a global culinary journey to explore the spirit and passion of the destinations which inform the menu at Maude, his Michelin-starred restaurant in Beverly Hills. Curtis and friends travel to Australia, Italy, Spain and California, hunting pheasants, herding cattle and diving for pearls as they track the delicacies Curtis serves in his restaurant to their source. Pictured: Cheese, wine, and steak lovers unite as Curtis and key players from Maude travel to the misty mountains of Spain. COURTESY OF HAMES STURCKE, FIELD TRIP WITH CURTIS STONE, AND APT.

November Create Marathons SATURDAYS 4PM–10PM • SUNDAYS 10AM–4:30PM December 7 & 8 Masterful Bakers (12/7 5-10pm) December 14 & 15 America’s Test Kitchen Celebration December 21 & 22 Joy to the World (repeats on 12/25) December 28 & 29 New Year’s Celebration

Download for

ScratchJr

Creative Coding App Create Stories Create Games Create Your Own World!

FREE! pbskids.org/apps/pbs-scratchjr.html

The storytelling possibilities are endless with PBS KIDS ScratchJr. Kids 5-8 learn to solve problems, design projects and express themselves. With PBS KIDS ScratchJr, children don’t just learn to code, they code to learn.

Montana Public Affairs Network For the MPAN channel number in your community, see p. 2, or go to www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast-area

Montana Public Affairs Network (MPAN) is a state government broadcasting service that provides gavel-to-gavel, unedited coverage of legislative proceedings, both during and between sessions of the Legislature. Viewers are invited to watch floor sessions and committee meetings live and on delayed telecasts. In addition to legislative proceedings, MPAN provides live and pre-recorded coverage of a variety of other State Agency activities, as well as other public-interest programming. Visit: www.leg.mt.gov

A-Z

MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Airtimes in black appear on MontanaPBS-HD, airtimes listed in grey [like this] air on PBS-World channel. Check p. 2 for channels in your area. MT 11th & Grant Classics Angella Ahn &

Friends: Suite for Violin & Piano 12/21 9:43pm; 12/22 2:42pm MT 11th & Grant with Eric Funk

 Christmas with Philip Aaberg 12/21 10pm • Chinook Winds 12/26 7pm; 12/28 10:06pm; 12/30 2am

3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. [12/4 6:30pm, 11:30pm; 12/5 7:30am, 1:30pm] 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living 12/1 8am; 12/2 1:30am; 12/6 5am; 12/13 11am; 12/15 1:30am [12/2 5pm, 10pm; 12/3 6am, noon; 12/7 10am] 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary 12/9 mdnt; 12/10 7pm; 12/12 10:30am; 12/15 11:30am

A Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 12/2 5:30am; 12/3 10:30am; 12/5 1am; 12/8 9:30am; 12/11 5:30am; 12/12 9:30pm [12/3 5pm; 12/4 mdnt, 8am, 2pm; 12/5 7pm; 12/6 mdnt, 8am, 2pm; 12/7 3am; 12/9 1am, 9am] Alone in the Wilderness 12/5 7pm; 12/7 11:30am Amanpour and Company Mon-Fri 10:30pm; exceptions: 12/10, 12/12, 12/19, 12/23, 12/25, 12/26, 12/30 11pm [Tue-Sat 2am; Mon-Fri 10am] American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story [12/22 7pm, 11pm; 12/23 7am, 1pm; 12/26 8am, 2pm; 12/31 5pm; 1/1 mdnt] American Woodshop 12/21 12:30pm • 12/28 12:30pm America ReFramed Moroni for President [12/1 7am, 3pm] • Circle Up [12/3 6pm, 10pm; 12/4 6am, noon; 12/7 8pm; 12/8 1am, 3pm] • Nailed It [12/10 6pm, 10pm; 12/11 6am, noon; 12/14 8pm; 12/15 mdnt, 7am, 3pm] • Saving Brinton [12/17 6pm, 10pm; 12/18 6am, noon; 12/21 8pm; 12/22 mdnt, 7am, 3pm] • There Are Jews Here [12/24 6pm, 10pm; 12/25 6am, noon; 12/28 8pm; 12/29 mdnt, 7am, 3pm] • Invisible Patients [12/31 6pm, 10pm] America's Heartland 12/22 8:30am • 12/29 8:30am [Sun 11am] America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated 12/28 11am

Asia Insight [Tue 4:30am, 11:30am] Asian American Life 12/22, 12/29 5am Ask This Old House 12/21, 12/28 noon Aurora: Fire in the Sky [12/26 5pm, 10pm; 12/27 6am, noon] Austin City Limits Dan Auerbach/Shinyribs 12/16 1am • Tom Waits 12/21 11pm; 12/23 1am • Miguel/Alessia Cara 12/30 1am Austin City Limits 6th Annual Hall of Fame Honors 12/28 11:05pm; 12/31 8:30pm

B MT Backroads of Montana Sharp

Shooters 12/4 7pm; 12/7 4:30pm; 12/11 mdnt, 11:30am; 12/15 1:30pm • A Stone's Throw from Anywhere 12/4 7:45pm; 12/7 5:15pm; 12/11 12:45am, 12:15pm; 12/15 2:15pm • Anaconda to Comertown 12/21 5pm • Coming Home 12/28 5pm Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story [12/10 5pm; 12/11 mdnt, 8am, 2pm; 12/14 3am] Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen 12/21 4pm • 12/28 4pm Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi 12/16 11:30am • 12/23 11:30am • 12/30 11:30am BBC World News Mon-Fri 10pm, exceptions: 12/6, 12/12, 12/19, 12/23, 12/25, 12/26, 12/30, 10:30pm; 12/13 11:30pm; 12/31 10:50pm; [Mon-Fri 4am]

C  Call the Midwife Holiday Special 12/25 8pm; 12/27 1am

Carol Burnett: A Celebration 12/1 5:30pm; 12/4 12:30am; 12/5 12:30pm; 12/12 5am Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) 12/4 2am; 12/13 mdnt; 12/14 3:30pm; 12/15 3:30am

Daryl Hall & John Oates Live in Dublin 12/31 11:20pm

Chaplains Pt 1 [12/9 5pm, 10pm; 12/10 6am, noon; 12/11 3am, 9am; 12/15 2am] • Pt 2 [12/9 6pm, 11pm; 12/10 7am, 1pm; 12/12 3am, 9am; 12/15 3am]

Dinosaur Train Sat 7:30am

 Chef’s Life Holiday Special 12/16 4am; 12/22 3pm; 12/24 noon

Best of the Joy of Painting 12/17 1pm • 12/24 1pm • 12/31 1pm Best of the Joy of Painting: Special Edition 12/3 5:30am, 1pm; 12/11 1pm Beth Ames Swartz / Reminders of Invisible Light [12/3 7:30pm, 11:30pm; 12/4 7:30am, 1:30pm; 12/7 9:30pm; 12/8 2:30am, 4:30pm; 12/10 3am, 9am; 12/11 5pm, 10pm; 12/12 6am, noon]

Doobie Brothers Live From the Beacon Theatre 12/6 11pm; 12/10 2:30am

 Christmas at Belmont 12/23 8pm;

Downton Abbey Live! The Spoiler Edition 12/1 7pm; 12/2 11:30pm; 12/5 11am

12/25 5am, 1pm

 Christmas at Concordia: Gather Us In, O Child of Peace 12/23 4am; 12/24 8pm; 12/25 10am

 Christmas at St. Olaf: Ris'n with Healing In His Wings 12/25 mdnt

 Christmas at St. Paul’s 12/24 11pm, 12/25 11am

 Christmas in Christ Chapel at Gustavus: Visions of Divine Mystery 2018 12/25 1am

12/20 11:30am; 12/24 10:30pm Featuring Kristin Chenoweth 12/16 8pm; 12/20 4am; 12/24 7pm; 12/25 9am

Ciao Italia 12/20 11am • 12/27 11am Classical Rewind (My Music) 12/1 10am; 12/4 3:30am Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Tue & Thu 10:30am; pre-empted: 12/3, 12/10, 12/12 Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique Mon, Wed, Fri 6am begins 12/16

 A Classic Christmas (My Music) 12/1 1:30pm; 12/5 3:30am; 12/7 2:30pm

 Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society 12/20 9pm; 12/25 3am, noon

Clifford The Big Red Dog 12/22 6am • 12/27 4:30pm; 12/29 6am

 America's Test Kitchen Special: Home

Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick 12/18 mdnt [Sun 9am, 9:30am]

Clifford The Big Red Dog Special 12/15 6am

And Now We Rise: A Portrait of Samuel Johns [12/1 9pm; 12/2 1am, 9am]

Blue Goes Green: Net Zero Police Station 12/27 11:30pm

Closer to Truth 12/20 mdnt • 12/27 mdnt [Fri 4:30am, 11:30am]

Andrew Wyeth: American Masters 12/18 noon

MT The Bozeman Trail 12/9 4am,

Colorado Experience [Sun 10:30am]

Antiques Roadshow New Orleans, hr 3 12/16 7pm; 12/18 3am • Mansion Masterpieces 12/23 7pm; 12/27 5am • St. Louis, hr 1 12/30 7pm; 1/1 2:30am • St. Louis, hr 2 12/30 8pm; 1/1 3:30am

Brain Fitness Program 12/2 10:30am; 12/6 1:30am; 12/10 10:30am; 12/12 1am; 12/15 8am [12/5 5pm, 10pm; 12/6 6am, noon; 12/8 8pm; 12/9 2am]

for the Holidays 12/19 5am; 12/21 10:30am

10:30am; 12/12 7pm; 12/14 noon

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 12/17 mdnt • 12/22 9:30am; 12/24 mdnt • 12/29 9:30am; 12/31 mdnt [Sat 4:30am, 9am; Tue 11am]

Brave New Wild 12/27 3am

Country Music: Live at the Ryman 12/8 6:30pm; 12/10 9pm; 12/11 1:30am

Arthur Mon-Fri 4:30pm

The British Beat (My Music) 12/12 3am; 12/13 9:30pm

Craft in America 12/27 8pm, 9pm; 12/30 3am, 4am

Articulate with Jim Cotter [12/29 10am]

Buddha [12/28 6pm, 10pm]

Art & Design in Chicago [Sun 10am]

Direct Talk [Mon-Fri 5:40am] Doc World Armed with Faith [12/15 8pm; 12/16 mdnt, 8am] • The Departure [12/22 8pm; 12/23 mdnt, 8am] • Elephant Path [12/29 8pm; 12/30 mdnt, 8am, 2pm]

Chefs Marcus and Vivian: A Taste of What’s Next 12/16 2:30am

 Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Best of Sewing with Nancy 12/21 1:30pm • 12/28 1:30pm

D E F

Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 12/15, 12/22, 12/29 5:30am

Beads, Baubles and Jewels 12/21 2pm • 12/28 2pm

Area 12/27 4am

mas 12/3 8am; 12/6 8am; 12/25 8am

Curious Traveler 12/20 5am

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Sat 5:30am; Mon-Fri 9:30am

Christmas! 12/8 5:30am; 12/24 4:30pm

 Christmas on the Danube

MT Beef Trail A Pioneering Montana Ski

Curious George Mon-Fri 8am

 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christ-

 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About

BBC World News America [Mon-Fri 4:30pm]

Beauty of Oil Painting 12/19 1pm • 12/26 1pm

Crisis of Faith [12/25 5pm, 10pm; 12/26 6am, noon]

DW Focus On Europe [Sun 6am, 1:30pm; Sat 4pm] DW Global 3000 [Sun 6:30am, 2pm] DW News [Mon-Fri 3:30pm] DW The Day [Mon-Fri 4pm, 9:30pm] Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy 12/5 5:30am; 12/6 10:30am; 12/8 4am; 12/11 10:30am Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece Pylon 12/19 9pm; 12/22 1am • Apollo 12/26 9pm; 12/29 1am

 European Christmas Markets 12/24 5:30am MT Evelyn Cameron: Pictures from a

Worthy Life 12/29 10am

Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven 12/29 3:04pm Faith in the Big House [12/17 5pm; 12/18 mdnt, 8am, 2pm; 12/21 11am] Find It, Fix It, Drive It 12/22 6pm; 12/26 4am • 12/29 6pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Fri 7:30pm (pre-empted 12/13); 12/22 & 12/29 9am [Sun 12:30pm; Sat 4:30pm] MT Fish Between the Falls 12/19 7pm;

12/22 10am; 12/23 2am Fit 2 Stitch 12/19 1:30pm • 12/26 1:30pm Fleetwood Mac: The Dance 12/8 12:30am Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting 12/18 1:30pm Frontline 12/17 9pm; 12/19 3am; 12/24 9pm; 12/26 3am [12/11 7pm; 12/12 mdnt; 12/18 7pm; 12/19 mdnt; 12/25 7pm; 12/26 mdnt]

G H I Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s Gift [12/16 5pm, 10pm; 12/17 6am, noon; 12/22 2am] Garage with Steve Butler 12/28 3:30pm • 12/21 3:30pm

HD & World Channels

PBS Channel Guide p. 2 or www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast_area

Airtimes in black appear on MontanaPBS-HD, airtimes listed in grey [like this] air on PBS-World channel. Check p. 2 for channels in your area. Garden SMART 12/28 10:30am Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts 12/17 noon

 Getting to the Nutcracker 12/16 mdnt Good Neighbors Away from It All 12/21 7:30pm • The Green Door 12/28 7:30pm Great Performances Hitman: David Foster and Friends 12/1 8:30pm; 12/2 3:30am; 12/3 10:30pm; 12/13 7:30pm • Kinky Boots 12/6 8pm Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Track 12/1 11:30am; 12/3 3:30am; 12/14 10am

Independent Lens The Witness [12/11 5:30pm, 10:30pm; 12/12 6:30am, 12:30pm; 12/14 10am] • The Judge [12/13 5pm, 10pm; 12/14 6am, noon] • Attla 12/16 9pm; 12/18 1am [12/18 6pm, 11pm; 12/19 7am, 1pm; 12/21 10am] • Birth of a Movement [12/17 7pm, 11pm; 12/18 7am, 1pm; 12/21 3am, 9pm; 12/22 1am, 8am, 4pm] • Supergirl 12/23 9pm; 12/29 2:30am [12/25 5:30pm, 10:30pm; 12/26 6:30am, 12:30pm; 12/28 10am] In the Americas with David Yetman 12/18 11:30am In Their Own Words Queen Elizabeth II 12/19 4am

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope 12/16 2am • 12/20 5:30am; 12/22 2:30am • 12/28 3pm

 Lidia Celebrates America 12/17 5am •

Josh Groban BRIDGES: In Concert from Madison Square Garden 12/11 11:30pm

Life on the Line Flight to Survive [12/10 3:30am, 9:30am] • Love for Lexi [12/31 7:30pm, 11:30pm]

12/20 8pm; 12/23 3am

Journey Home to the USS Arizona 12/31 noon

 Live from Lincoln Center New York

Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller American Sampler 12/10 4am

Philharmonic New Year’s Eve 2019: Sondheim Celebration 12/31 7pm

Ken Burns: Country Music 12/1 10:30pm; 12/7 12:30am; 12/8 8am [12/4 5pm, 10pm; 12/5 6am, noon] Ken Burns: The National Parks 12/2 noon; 12/14 1:30am

The Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park 12/29 4:03pm Local, USA [Tue mdnt, 2pm; Fri 3am, 9am; Sun & Tue 8am; Sun 4pm; Mon 7pm through 12/13]

Labyrinth Journeys [12/16 7pm; 12/17 mdnt, 8am, 2pm; 12/20 3am, 9am; 12/22 9:30pm; 12/23 1:30am, 9:30am; 12/27 3am, 9am]

 London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2020

It's Sew Easy Tue 1:30pm begins 12/17

Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop Mon 1pm begins 12/16

Christmas 12/25 7pm; 12/26 2am [12/27 5pm, 10pm; 12/28 6am, noon]

J K L

Last of the Summer Wine Under the Rug 12/21 7pm • Magic and the Morris Minor 12/28 7pm

How to Cook Well with Rory O’Connell 12/18 11am

Jeff Lynne's ELO Live at Hyde Park 12/8 10:30pm; 12/15 mdnt

Lawrence Welk: God Bless America 12/14 5pm

 Jesus: Countdown to Calvary

Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop (My Music #102) 12/7 6pm; 12/8 2pm; 12/9 2am; 12/10 noon; 12/14 3:30am

 The Magic of Christmas in Alsace

Il Volo: Ten Years 12/12 12:30pm; 12/13 3am; 12/15 3pm

The Lawrence Welk Show  Christmas 12/21 6pm • New Year’s 12/28 6pm

John Denver: Country Boy 12/3 2am, 8:30pm

Legends of Airpower 12/21 4:30pm • 12/28 4:30pm

MT Magic Yellowstone 1920s Motion

John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip 12/7 9:30pm; 12/9 8:30pm; 12/10 1am

Let's Go Luna! Sat 9am; Tue-Thu 2:30pm

Make48 12/19 11:30am • 12/26 11:30am

 Let's Go Luna!: Luna's Christmas Around

Make It Artsy Hard Hats Required 12/20 1pm • Signage 12/27 1pm

Growing Bolder's Launchpad to What's Next 12/4 10:30am Gzero World with Ian Bremmer [Wed 4:30am; Fri 11am]

 Handel’s Messiah 12/22 4pm; 12/24 4am The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum 12/2 mdnt, 8:30pm; 12/6 3:30am; 12/7 1pm; 12/14 7:30pm

 Hope College Christmas Vespers 12/25 4am

Impossible Builds The Scorpion Tower [12/12 7pm; 12/13 mdnt, 8am, 2pm; 12/17 3am, 9am] • Europe in the Desert [12/19 7pm; 12/20 mdnt, 8am, 2pm; 12/24 3am, 9am] • The Floating House [12/26 7pm; 12/27 mdnt, 8am, 2pm; 12/31 3am, 9am]

Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death [12/14 6pm, 10pm] Into the Wild: Edison, Ford & Friends 12/28 mdnt

12/22 3am, noon

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) 12/1 3:30pm; 12/8 8:30pm; 12/13 4:30am

 Jordan Smith ’tis the Season 12/25 2am

the World 12/2 2pm; 12/6 2pm; 12/17 2:30pm; 12/24 2:30pm; 12/26 2:30pm

 Let There Be Light [12/20 5pm, 10pm; 12/21 6am, noon]

Increase Your Impact with Tax-Wise Giving

Montana Endowment Tax Credit

Appreciated Stock

The Montana Endowment Tax Credit (METC) is a special benefit for Montana taxpayers who make a planned gift to a charitable endowment in Montana. With the METC, you can receive a tax credit of 40 percent of a qualifying planned gift, up to $10,000, that will be deducted from your income tax liability.

Donate appreciated stock (owned for more than one year) to MontanaPBS before December 31st and become eligible to claim an immediate tax deduction* AND make a difference in your community. For electronic delivery, please give your broker the following instructions: Deliver to DTC#: 000000361 Account Number: 22525981 Account Legal Name: Friends of MontanaPBS, Inc. Tax ID #: 81-0426350

For more information on how you can increase your impact with tax-wise gifts, contact Kristina Martin at 406-994-6221 or email kristina@montanapbs.org. *Please consult your tax advisor for details.

Preview Show: London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2020 12/31 4am

 Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor

M N

12/20 11:30pm Picture of the Yellowstone 12/21 mdnt

Mankiller [12/2 2am]

 PLEDGE PROGRAM MT MADE BY MONTANAPBS  HOLIDAY PROGRAM

The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton [12/14 5pm; 12/16 2am, 2pm; 12/18 3am, 9am; 12/19 8am, 2pm]

O P Q

Market to Market 12/21 3:30am; 12/22 8am • 12/28 3:30am; 12/29 8am Mark Twain’s Journey to Jerusalem: Dreamland [12/23 5pm, 10pm; 12/24 6am, noon; 12/28 3am] Martha Bakes Tue 11am begins 12/17 Medicine Game [12/5 3am, 9am; 12/8 3am] Miss Springmaid 12/27 2:30am Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sun 7am Molly of Denali Sun 6:30am; Sat 7am; Mon-Fri 8:30am, 4pm MT Montana AG Live Classics Tree

Species for Montana 12/22 11am • Wild Montana Mushrooms 12/29 11am MT Montana on My Mind 12/3 11:30am;

12/9 7pm

Odd Squad Mon-Fri 5pm

Reel South Gimme a Faith [12/15 7pm, 11pm; 12/16 7am, 1pm] • Lumpkin, GA 12/21 1am • Red Wolf Revival 12/28 1am

Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam [12/21 6pm, 10pm • 12/21 7pm, 11pm]

On Story [Sun 4am, 2:30pm]

MT Remembering the Columbia

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: From Gainesville: The 30th Anniversary Concert 12/14 9pm

Open Mind 12/21 2am • 12/28 2am [Mon 11:30am; Sun 5:30am, 1pm] Ornament of the World 12/17 7pm; 12/19 1am [12/20 6pm, 11pm; 12/21 7am, 1pm] MT Or Perish in the Attempt 12/3 7pm;

12/8 2:30am; 12/13 12:30pm Our American Family: The Mays [12/24 7:33pm, 11:33pm; 12/25 7:33am, 1:33pm; 12/28 11:30am, 9:32pm; 12/29 1:33am, 8:33am, 4:32pm] Outside with Greg Aiello 12/27 11:30am

Gardens 12/26 5am; 12/31 5am

Rick Steves  European Christmas 12/4 5am; 12/8 noon • Fascism in Europe 12/5 2am, 10:30pm; 12/7 10am; 12/9 1pm [12/1 7:30pm, 11:30pm; 12/2 7:30am, 1:30pm] • Tasty Europe 12/8 5am • Europe: Great German Cities 12/11 3:30am • Europe: Remote, Sacred, Wild 12/15 5am Same God [12/13 6:30pm, 11:30pm; 12/14 7:30am, 1:30pm] Sara’s Weeknight Meals Mon 11am begins 12/16

Overheard with Evan Smith Roger McNamee 12/28 12:30am • Kirsten Gillibrand 12/21 12:30am [Mon 4:30am, 11am]

MT Saving the Burg 12/2 7pm; 12/4

Pacific Heartbeat Waiting for John [12/21 5pm; 12/23 2am, 2pm]

Scully/The World Show [Wed 11:30am]

12:30pm, 11:30pm; 12/8 10:30am; 12/13 1:30am

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell 12/18 1pm

Second Opinion Tue 11:30am begins 12/17 [Sat 4am, 9:30am; Thu 11:30am] Sesame Street 12/1 6am; Mon-Fri 9am

MotorWeek 12/18 11:30pm

P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home 12/21 10am • 12/28 10am

Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking 12/16 11:30pm

Paul Simon’s Concert in the Park 12/31 9:30pm

MT My Grandpa's Fiddle 12/5 8:30pm;

PBS NewsHour Mon-Fri 6pm [Tue-Sat 1am; Mon-Fri 8pm]

MontanaPBS Film Classics Love Story 12/21 8:02pm; 12/22 1pm • A River Runs Through It 12/28 8:02pm; 12/29 1pm

12/9 11:30pm; 12/15 10am Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer [12/24 5pm; 12/25 mdnt, 8am, 2pm] National Park Symphony: The Mighty Five 12/3 1am; 12/6 1pm; 12/8 4pm Nature A Squirrel’s Guide to Success [12/1 6pm, 10pm; 12/2 6am, noon] • Equus: Chasing the Wind 12/6 11:30am [12/8 6:30pm, 11:30pm; 12/9 7:30am, 1:30pm] • Equus: Origins [12/8 5pm, 10pm; 12/9 6am, noon] • Raising the Dinosaur Giant [12/15 6pm, 10pm; 12/16 6am, noon] • Snowbound 12/18 7pm; 12/20 3am, noon [12/22 6pm, 10pm; 12/23 6am, noon] • Dolphins, pt 1 [12/29 6pm, 10pm; 12/30 6am, noon] • Dolphins, pt 2 [12/29 7pm, 11pm; 12/30 7am, 1pm] • Naledi: One Little Elephant [12/29 9pm; 12/30 1am, 9am; 1/1 3am] Nature Cat Mon-Fri 3pm

 Nature Cat: A Nature Carol 12/2 3pm; 12/16 3pm; 12/25 2:30pm Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III 12/6 mdnt; 12/7 8pm; 12/15 4:30pm New Orleans: First 300 Years 12/18 4am Newsroom Tokyo [Mon-Fri 5am] NHK Newsline Tue-Thu 12:30am begins 12/17 [Mon-Fri 3pm] Nightly Business Report Mon-Fri 5:30pm [Mon-Fri 9pm] No Passport Required Seattle 12/16 3am Nothing Left to Lose [12/10 7pm, 11pm; 12/11 7:03am, 1:03pm; 12/12 8am, 2pm; 12/14 9pm; 12/15 1:03am, 8:03am, 4pm] NOVA Bigger Than T.rex 12/16 noon [12/12 5pm, 10pm; 12/13 6am, noon] • Inside Animal Minds: Who's The Smartest? 12/18 8pm; 12/20 1am; 12/22 mdnt; 12/23 noon [12/19 5pm, 10pm; 12/20 6am, noon] • Ultimate Cruise Ship 12/29 12:03am; 12/30 noon

PBS NewsHour Weekend 12/21 5:30pm • 12/22 5:30pm • 12/28 5:30pm • 12/29 5:30pm Peg + Cat Sat 8am Penelope Keith’s Coastal Villages 12/19 noon • 12/26 noon

Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! 12/8 5pm Sit and Be Fit Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30am begins 12/13 Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy Maxa  12/18 5:30am Song of the Mountains Mon 5am begins 12/16 Splash and Bubbles Mon-Fri 2pm Start Up [Sun 11:30am]

Pinkalicious & Peterrific Sat 6am; Mon-Fri 10am

Stories from the Stage [Tue 12:30am, 8:30am, 2:30pm; Fri 3:30am, 9:30am; Mon 7:30pm;  New Year’s Eve 5-8pm, 10pm -mdnt;  New Year’s Day mdnt1am, 6-9am, noon-3pm]

A Place to Call Home 12/19 8pm; 12/23 mdnt • 12/26 8pm; 12/30 mdnt

Storm of the Century: The Blizzard of ’49 12/18 2am; 12/27 noon; 12/29 noon

Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work Driven [12/15 5pm; 12/16 3am; 12/19 3am, 9am] • Pay to Play [12/15 5:30pm; 12/16 3:30am; 12/19 3:30am, 9:30am] • Lessons Learned [12/22 5pm; 12/23 3am; 12/26 3am, 9am] • Engine Trouble [12/22 5:30pm; 12/23 3:30am; 12/26 3:30am, 9:30am] • The Bank Job [12/29 5pm; 12/30 3am] • Taking Advantage? [12/29 5:30pm; 12/30 3:30am]

Story in the Public Square 12/19 mdnt • 12/26 mdnt [Thu 4:30am, 11am]

Pete Seeger Tribute Concert: Woody’s Children 50th Anniversary 12/4 8:30pm

POV Memories of a Penitent Heart [12/1 5pm; 12/2 3am] • Midnight Traveler 12/30 9pm; 1/1 1am, 4:30am Prince: Rave Un2 The Year 2000 12/14 10:30pm

 Purdue 85th Anniversary Christmas Show 12/22 4am Quietest Place On Earth [12/28 5pm; 12/30 2am] Quilt in a Day Mon 1:30pm begins 12/16

Supernature: Wild Flyers Defying Gravity [12/12 6pm, 11pm; 12/13 7am, 1pm] • Crowded Skies 12/18 9pm; 12/20 2am [12/26 6pm, 11pm; 12/27 7am, 1pm] • Masters of the Sky [12/19 6pm, 11pm; 12/20 7am, 1pm] Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living with Peggy Cappy 12/7 2am; 12/10 5:30am; 12/14 2:30pm Tales from the Royal Bedchamber 12/17 4am Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan 12/19 11am • 12/26 11am Tending Nature [12/4 3am, 9am • 12/4 3:30am, 9:30am] This Is America & The World 12/21 2:30am • 12/28 2:30am

Quilting Arts 12/20 1:30pm • 12/27 1:30pm

This Old House 12/21, 12/28 11:30am • 12/28 11:30am

R S T

This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special 12/7 4am

Ready Jet Go! Mon-Fri 7am; Sat 8:30am

The This Old House Hour 12/21 4am • 12/28 4am

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Pt 1 [12/6 5pm, 10pm; 12/7 6am, noon] • Pt 2 [12/7 5pm, 10pm; 12/8 6am, noon]

To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 12/21 1:30am • 12/28 1:30am [Sat 5am, 3pm; Wed 11am; Sun 4:30 am, noon]

 Travelscope: Christmas in Switzerland 12/17 11:30pm; 12/21 3pm

Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria [12/23 6pm, 11pm; 12/24 7am, 1pm] Two for the Road 12/22 11:30pm • 12/29 11:30pm

U V W X Y Unforgotten Season 3 on Masterpiece Episode 1 12/22 10pm; 12/26 1am • Episode 2 12/29 10pm Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools [12/3 3am, 9am] Vicious Special 12/25 9:30pm Victoria & Albert: The Wedding Episode 1 12/22 9pm; 12/24 3am • Episode 2 12/29 9pm; 12/31 3am Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown 12/15 6pm; 12/17 1am • London Bridge Is Falling Down 12/15 7pm; 12/17 2am • Et In Arcadia 12/22 7pm; 12/24 1am • Foreign Bodies 12/22 8pm; 12/24 2am • A Show of Unity 12/29 7pm; 12/31 1am • A Coburg Quartet 12/29 8pm; 12/31 2am Viewer’s Choice for Pledge TBA 12/11 7pm; 12/15 8pm Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago [12/18 5pm, 10pm; 12/19 6am, noon; 12/25 3am, 9am] Washington Week Sat 3am; Fri 7pm [Sat 5:30am, 3:30pm; Sun 5am] Waylon Jennings: The Outlaw Performance 12/7 11pm; 12/14 mdnt Weekends with Yankee 12/22 11pm • 12/21 2:30pm; 12/29 11pm • 12/28 2:30pm

 Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Messiah, Prince of Peace 12/17 3am

Wild Kratts Mon-Fri 6:30am; Sat 9:30am

 Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas 12/2 6:30am; 12/6 6:30am; 12/12 6:30am; 12/24 6:30am; 12/25 6:30am, 4pm Woodsmith Shop 12/21 1pm • 12/28 1pm Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Sat 6:30am; Sun-Fri 7:30am; Mon-Fri 3:30pm MT Yes to Running: Bill Harley Live

12/29 4am Yoga in Practice Tue & Thu 6am begins 12/17; Sat 5am begins 12/21 Your Health: A Sacred Matter [12/27 6pm, 11pm; 12/28 7am, 1pm; 12/29 2am]

BUSINESS PARTNERS 4-5 Made in Montana, see pp. Achieve Montana

THANK YOU to all of our business partners and members

Your business or organization can reach thousands of thoughtful Montana consumers in 400 communities. Your underwriting message on MontanaPBS is affordable and effective. To learn more, contact me today!

Big Sky Journal Bobcat Ticket Office Bozeman Daily Chronicle Bozeman Film Celebration Bozeman Magazine The Bozone Community Closet First Security Bank Gallatin Valley Farm To School Innovation Arts & Entertainment Jereco Studios

KGLT FM Last Wind-Up Montana Shakespeare in the Parks Montana State University Montana State University Communications Montana State Parks Montana Public Radio The Nature Conservancy Northwestern Energy Park County Travel Council University of Montana Windfall, Inc.

McKenna Christensen (406) 994-6132 · mckenna@montanapbs.org

FEATURED PROGRAM UNDERWRITERS

Gilhousen Family Foundation Greater Montana Foundation Montana State University Office of the President Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort Donna Spitzer-Ostrovsky, in Loving Memory of Jack Ostrovsky, Godfather of 11th & Grant Gibson Acoustic Guitar & Music Villa Bill and Jane Gum Stockman Bank Rocking R Bar Bob and Karin Utzinger Gary and Sue Andrews Filmlites Montana Tony and Martha Biel

Jack and Linda Hyyppa Marie Gary Agency Mary Routhier Rob and Lynn Peterson-Maher Alice Meister and George Baskin Larry and Gail Larson Nancy Cornwell and Stan Downs Dr. Bill and Patty Fraser Tim and Kathy Hammond Don and Marilyn Murdock James and Beatrice Taylor Gregory Young and Elizabeth Croy Marjorie A. Hickman Mary and Alan Brutger Mike and Ginny Fischer Carol and Sal Lalani Suzy and Robert Sterling Ellen and Terry Alborn Nancy and Thomas Hildner Sharon Eversman Jack and Donna Hunt Bill and Anita Kearns Janet Bjork

Cashman’s Nursery and Landscaping Montana State University Extension Montana State University College of Agriculture/Ag Experiment Stations Montana Wheat and Barley Committee Montana Department of Agriculture Montana Bankers Association/ Bancserve, Inc. Gallatin Gardeners Club Rocky Mountain Certified Crop Adviser Program

Greater Montana Foundation Big Sky Film Grant The Trailhead

Increase Your Impact with Tax-Wise Giving Making a tax-wise donation to MontanaPBS is a smart way to ensure public television continues to enrich the lives of our family, friends, and neighbors throughout Montana. IRA Charitable Distributions You can make a “qualified charitable distribution” directly from your IRA. Gifts up to $100,000 are excluded from your federal income. For couples filing a joint return, each spouse can exclude up to $100,000 for a maximum of $200,000 each year.* You can enjoy these tax savings so long as: • You are 70 1/2 or older • The distribution is made from your Traditional IRA or Roth IRA • The distribution is made to a qualified charitable organization • The distribution is made directly by your plan administrator See back cover for more information!

Appreciated Stock By donating appreciated stock to MontanaPBS before December 31st, you will be eligible to claim an immediate tax deduction* and make a difference in your community! See page 27 for more information!

Montana Endowment Tax Credit With the Montana Endowment Tax Credit (METC) you can receive a tax credit of 40% of a qualifying planned gift, up to $10,000 that will be deducted from your income tax liability.* Planned gifts that qualify for the METC include: • Charitable Gift Annuity • Charitable Remainder Trust • Paid-up life insurance policy • Retained life estate Contact us for more information on how to take advantage of the METC! For more information about of these tax-wise giving options, For more information about any of any these tax-wise giving options, please call please call Kristina Martin at 406-994-6221 or email kristina@montanapbs.org Elise Peterson at 406-994-6221 or email elise@montanapbs.org. *Please consult your tax advisor for more details.

Please deliver by 11/27/19

Nonproﬁt Organization U.S. Postage

PAID

PO Box 173340 • Bozeman, MT 59717-3340 • 866.832.0829

Permit No. 714 Bozeman, MT 59715

WWW.MONTANAPBS.ORG A SERVI CE OF M ONT ANA ST AT E U N IV ERS ITY–BOZEMAN AN D THE U N IV ERS ITY OF MON TAN A–MIS SOUL A

Increase Your Impact with Tax-Wise Giving

IRA Charitable Distribution Making a gift to MontanaPBS from your IRA is a tax-wise way to make a difference in your community. If you are 70 1/2 and older, you can make a “qualified charitable distribution” directly from your IRA. Gifts up to $100,000 are excluded from your federal income. For couples filing a joint tax return, each spouse can exclude up to $100,000 for a maximum of $200,00 each year. You can enjoy these tax savings so long as: • The distribution is made from either your Traditional or Roth IRA • The distribution is made to a qualified charitable organization, like MontanaPBS • The distribution is made directly by your plan administrator to the charitable organization A gift made from your IRA will never count as income but will always make a difference! To make a gift, contact your plan administrator and request a “qualified charitable distribution” be made to: Friends of MontanaPBS (EIN 81-0426350) PO Box 173340 Bozeman, MT 59717 To ensure your gift is processed in a timely manner, it’s important ensure gift is processed a timely manner, it’s importana thatTowe knowyour your IRA gift is on in the way! Please contact Elise at that we know your IRA gift is on the way. Please contact Kristina 406-994-6221 or elise@montanapbs.org.

Martin at 406-994-6221 or email kristina@montanapbs.org

COURTESY OF PBS

Christmas at Belmont

Christmas Music Favorites Also, Christmas Music programs beginning Christmas Eve at 10:30pm, continuing all Christmas Day!

Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir featuring Kristin Chenoweth MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 8PM Also 12/20 4am, 12/24 7pm, 12/25 9am

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square are joined by Kristin Chenoweth, Emmy® and Tony® award-winning actress and singer, for this beloved Christmas tradition featuring favorite holiday music, dancing and storytelling.

Christmas at Belmont MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 8PM Also 12/25 5am, 1pm

This program features Belmont University students along with guests, Michael W. Smith and CeCe Winans.