December 2014 Fine Tuning by Milwaukee PBS

Volume 3 Edition 12

American Masters:

Bing Crosby Rediscovered

Premiering on Channel 10 on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7 p.m.

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s we gather together with friends and loved ones during this holiday season, we at MPTV would like to extend a warm year-end thank-you to all our corporate and foundation underwriters and sponsors. In this joyous and festive season, we would like to honor and celebrate the commitment and support of these outstanding sponsors. Financial support from our generous sponsors makes it possible for MPTV to bring a wide genre of outstanding programs into your home, and every home, throughout southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois every day of the year. MPTV broadcasts PBS programs that include the very best programs in arts, entertainment, history, children’s literacy, home improvement, science and nature, cooking, and public affairs. Our underwriting sponsors also support MPTV’s locally produced award-winning programs. Our local productions include Adelante, which discusses the issues and concerns of the Latino community, Black Nouveau, celebrating the contributions, strengths, and issues of the African American community, and Interchange and 4th Street Forum on the Road, programs which feature discussion of the news, issues and concerns facing Wisconsin and the nation. Fans of MPTV’s locally produced show, Outdoor Wisconsin, continue to enjoy features on Wisconsin’s hunting, fishing, and natural habitat. For a fresh look at the communities that make our state great, tune in to Around the Corner with John McGivern. Our underwriting sponsors also enable MPTV to produce special programs, such as the national broadcast of the Peter Pan by Milwaukee Ballet, our annual Outdoor Wisconsin’s Deerhunt Special, and Waking in Oak Creek. Tune in this month to Christmas In the Basilica With The Bel Canto Chorus. An underwriting sponsor will often choose their favorite program to support, such as Nature, Nova, or American Experience. Perhaps their focus is on current events and news, so they choose to underwrite PBS Newshour or FRONTLINE. Some underwriting sponsors choose perennial favorites such as Masterpiece, Antiques Roadshow, or This Old House Hour. Perhaps their mission is children’s literacy, where they have a plethora of children’s programs to choose from; Sesame Street, Arthur, Peg and Cat, and Wild Kratts. MPTV is deeply appreciative of our underwriters’ financial support which helps us continue our mission to bring you the finest in television programs every day of every year. These programs engage, inform, entertain, and surprise us, contributing to the fabric and quality of life in our community. It is with deep gratitude we honor and celebrate the dedication and vision of our underwriters. Thank you!

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t should come as no surprise that Bing Crosby graces the cover of Fine Tuning this month of December. Crosby recorded the best-selling single of all time, with sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide, a song that has a decidedly December theme: “White Christmas.” AMERICAN MASTERS: BING CROSBY REDISCOVERED, premiering this month on MPTV, is a new documentary that explores the life and legend of the iconic performer whose trademark bass-baritone voice made him among the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century. Crosby fans take note: a new CD that features songs heard in the program – including 16 previously unreleased recordings – will be available beginning this month. Music is an important element in many of our December experiences, and MPTV provides a veritable soundtrack you can enjoy throughout the month, no matter your musical tastes. As you thumb through the magazine, take note of specials that feature the music of; Peter, Paul and Mary, Journey, Gregg Allman, Bruce Springsteen, the pop groups of the mid-60’s, Celtic Thunder, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Joe Bonamassa, and others. To celebrate Christmas, it’s the music of; Renee Fleming, the Irish Rovers, the St. Olaf Choir, Lawrence Welk, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Deborah Voigt and John Rhys-Davies and much more. On New Year’s Eve, we’ve got the New York Philharmonic with Dianne Reeves and Norm Lewis in an all-Gershwin show, and Michael Feinstein and friends from the newly restored Rainbow Room in New York’s Rockefeller Center. Sit back and enjoy! And Wisconsin’s talented artists will be in the spotlight, too, in December. WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR features gorgeous footage of our state set to an original score by Wisconsin

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composer Matthew Hollingsworth; the 2014 STATE HONORS CONCERTS features Wisconsin’s finest high school musicians in concert; the Emmy Award-winning PETER PAN BY MILWAUKEE BALLET is a wonderful treat for the whole family; and on Christmas night, join us for CHRISTMAS IN THE BASILICA WITH THE BEL CANTO CHORUS, taped at the magnificent Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee, with the Stained Glass Brass Ensemble and the Bel Canto Boy Choir joining musical director Richard Hynson and the Chorus. And don’t forget that any time, day or night, you can find classical music on MPTV CLASSICAL- Channel 36.4 (channel 978 on Time Warner Cable) and mainstream jazz music on MPTV JAZZ- Channel 36.5 (channel 979 on Time Warner Cable)! We have recently revamped both services to improve reliability, so check them out. MPTV is truly the place for terrific musical entertainment this month. So please tune in, and from the staff, board, and volunteers of Milwaukee Public Television, our best wishes to you for joyous holidays and a Happy New Year!

Ellis Bromberg

Kim Sosa

General Manager

Director of Membership

F E AT U R E

THIRTEEN’s American Masters Series Produces New Documentary

BING CROSBY REDISCOVERED Featuring Unprecedented Access to Crosby’s Archives

Premieres nationwide Tuesday, December 2nd on Channel 10

ing Crosby (May 3, 1903-October 14, 1977) was, without doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the 20th century. For more than three decades, through radio, film, television and records, he reigned supreme. The new documentary American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered, premiering on Channel 10 on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7 p.m. as the series’ Season 28 finale, explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a man far more complex than his public persona. Crosby’s estate, HLC Properties, Ltd., granted American Masters unprecedented access to the entertainer’s personal and professional archives, including never-before-seen home movies, Dictabelt recordings, photos and more. Narrated by Stanley Tucci, the film features new interviews with all surviving members of Crosby’s immediate family — wife Kathryn, daughter Mary and sons Harry and Nathaniel. The film reveals Crosby’s struggles with his first wife, Dixie Lee, and their sons Gary, Dennis, Phillip and Lindsay. Mary addresses accusations of abuse first published in Gary’s 1983 memoir, which tarnished their father’s legacy. Gary speaks candidly about both his and his mother’s alcoholism as well as his difficulties with his father in a never-before-seen 1987 interview. Other new interviews include singers Tony Bennett and Michael Feinstein, record producer Ken Barnes, biographer Gary Giddins, and writers Buz Kohan and Larry Grossman, who both share the story behind Crosby’s Christmas special duet with David Bowie. “I’ve never seen an entertainer more comfortable in his own skin, more certain of who he was,” says Emmy-winning director Robert Trachtenberg, whose past films for American Masters include Mel Brooks: Make a Noise, On Cukor, Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer and Cary Grant: A Class Apart. “With the new material I’ve found, I think the breadth, depth and candor of his story will hopefully allow people to see him in a new light.” Thirty-seven years after his death, Crosby remains the most recorded performer in history with nearly 400 hit singles, an achievement no one — not Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley or the 4

Beatles — has come close to matching. A brilliant entrepreneur, Crosby played an important role in the development of the postwar recording industry. As one of Hollywood’s most popular actors, he won the Oscar for 1944’s Going My Way and starred in the iconic “Road” films with Bob Hope. “We naturally think of Bing at Christmastime, but with more No. 1 recordings than anyone, it is easy to overlook all of his other achievements. Thankfully, this film delves deeply into all of his remarkable work, and will surprise many viewers with a unique perspective on his private life,” says Michael Kantor, executive producer of American Masters.

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Southeastern Wisconsin Kids in Grades K-3 Encouraged to Submit Original Stories

Looking for a fun winter break activity for your children? Want to encourage creativity and learning? Milwaukee Public Television has just the thing. MPTV’s annual PBS KIDS Writers Contest begins on January 1st and runs through March 13th, 2015. The contest, made possible in part by local financial support from the Harley-Davidson Foundation, is designed to promote the advancement of children's literacy skills through hands-on, active learning. The contest empowers children in grades K-3 to celebrate creativity and build literacy skills by writing and illustrating their very own stories. Here’s how the contest works. Children in Dodge, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha Counties can submit their entries to the PBS KIDS Writers Contest. In the spring of 2015, MPTV will select local winners and award prizes. The local winners will then be entered into the national contest where a panel of esteemed judges will rank the top 12 entries. National winners will be announced during the summer of 2015 and the winning stories will be featured on MPTV. To enter the contest and for more information on entry rules and contest resources, visit www.mptv.org/kids&family.

oftly falling snow, roaring fires, and the spirit of the holiday season come to us in December. This month our local programs bring holiday cheer and intriguing topics for your viewing pleasure. The Arts Page takes a behind the scenes look at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Liberace! Host Sandy Maxx talks with actor Jack Forbes Wilson (Liberace) and writer/director Brent Hazelton about the man behind the show. ¡Adelante! also goes behind the scenes of Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art and its upcoming exhibit “What is Hispanic?”. I Remember rings out the old year with a tribute to guests who have passed away in 2014 including Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey. Black Nouveau provides seasonal stories dedicated to the holiday spirit. 4th Street Forum on the Road prepares for the new year and a January discussion on smart manufacturing, jobs and methods at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Next Avenue Community Conversations: Health and Wellness takes a look how those 50 plus can make small changes to diet, exercise, and social engagement to maximize brain health and quality of life. Other episodes this month feature a look at how LifeStriders Therapeutic Riding Center helps individuals experience physical and mental benefits through working with horses and ideas on how baby boomers can plan for their financial futures. Notable repeats include Christmas in the Basilica with the Bel Canto Chorus featuring beloved carols and hymns at the historic St. Josaphat’s Basilica. Musical Director Richard Hynson conducts. Peter Pan by Milwaukee Ballet is Artistic Director Michael Pink’s adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s most famous work performed by the Milwaukee Ballet. The Beatles Invade Milwaukee commemorates The Beatles’ 50th anniversary of their only concert in Milwaukee. In Return to Pearl Host Mark Siegrist travels with 19 World War II veterans from around Wisconsin back to Pearl Harbor. Three local programs gear up for January premieres. Returning favorite, Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu is back with more mouth-watering recipes. Outdoor Wisconsin brings us a suspenseful look at a Great Lakes shipwreck among other stories of the great outdoors. Around the Corner with John McGivern returns with visits to more fascinating Wisconsin communities including Plymouth, Menomonee Falls, and Brown Deer. Tracks Ahead is also planning its new season early next year. InterChange provides lively discussion on issues that impact you. Find out more about what’s happening in and around Milwaukee. Visit mptv.org for more details and complete listings.

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Independent Lens "How to Survive A Plague" R on 12/1 11:30pm

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Cook's Country from Mike Colameco's Real Martha Bakes "Custards" America's Test Kitchen Food "Poland Part 2" R on 12/2 2:30am "Backyard Barbecue" R on 12/1 11pm

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Classical Rewind The greatest composers of all time and the origins of their music and compositions are explored.

Estelares "My House Is Full of Mirrors - Pt 2" R on 12/3 3pm

America Reframed "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth"

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Pork Tenderloin" R on 12/3 2am

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A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps Historian Jerry Apps shares stories of how his family worked together to survive the long winters. R on 12/6 8pm

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Comisario Rex "El Intruso" R on 12/3 11pm

Great Performances "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" Barbra Streisand performs an extensive selection of songs and is joined by Il Volo and Chris Botti.

Estelares "My House Is Full of Mirrors - Pt 3" R on 12/4 3pm

First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty R on 12/3 11:30pm

POV "Homegoings" R on 12/4 1am

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Moveable Feast with Jacques Pepin: More Fine Cooking "Sonoma, Fast Food My Way CA: Chefs Christopher Kostow"

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Lidia's Kitchen "Two Savory Soups and Ligurian Focaccia" R on 12/3 10:30pm

Cook's Country from Mike Colameco's Real America's Test Kitchen Food "Brooklyn" "Homespun Breakfast Treats" R on 12/3 11pm

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Martha Bakes "Special Breads" R on 12/4 2:30am

NOVA "First Man on the Moon" An intimate portrait of the American hero features interviews with Armstrong's family and friends. R on 12/13 2pm

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Nightly Business Report

The Tenors: Lead with Your Heart The Tenors perform all new music from their album "Lead With Your Heart" in this dazzling new show.

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Global Health Frontiers: Dark Forest, Black Fly

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Bing Crosby Rediscovered: American Masters Unprecedented access to Bing Crosby's archives

Global Voices: My So-Called Enemy

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Warriors" R on 12/5 1am USA" R on 12/5 1:30am

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Baking with Julia "Author Beatrice Ojakangas"

Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Chicken" R on 12/4 10:30pm

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Rock Rewind 1965-1967 Iconic actor Adam West presents archival performances of popular hits songs from the Sixties. R on 12/6 9:30pm

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Rick Steves' Europe Classics "France's Alsace" R on 12/3 12:30am

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Lidia's Kitchen "Two Savory Soups and Ligurian Focaccia" R on 12/4 1am

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Homespun Breakfast Treats"

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PBS NewsHour R on 12/5 10:30pm

Planeta Feroz: Amazing Animals "Our Spiritual Life with the Animals 1"

Planeta Feroz: Wonderful World

Cuéntame Cómo Pasó R on 12/5 11pm

Los Kennedy

Life of Muhammad "The Holy Wars"

Life of Muhammad "The Holy Peace"

R on 12/6 12am

R on 12/6 1am

"Animal Weapons, Pt1" R on 12/6 1:30am

Life of Muhammad "The Seeker" R on 12/5 11pm

Simply Ming "Tony Maws & Funky Cuts" R on 12/5 11:30pm

BBC World News America

8:30pm

Essential Pepin

Lidia's Kitchen "Time

"Egg-Ceptional"

for Brunch" R on 12/5 10:30pm

Cook's Country from Mike Colameco's Real America's Test Kitchen Food "Poland Part 3" "Irish Country Cooking" R on 12/5 11pm

R on 12/6 2am

Martha Bakes "Basic Breads" R on 12/6 2:30am

Farm Winter with Jerry Apps Historian Jerry Apps

MPTV 36HD

Priests In Concert at Armagh Cathedral

Downton Abbey Rediscovered R on 12/7 12:30pm

Bee Gees One Night Only The group performs To Love Somebody, Grease, You Should Be Dancing and more in Las Vegas in 1997.

MPTV V-me

Grand Hotel

Moyers & Company

Asia This Week

R on 12/6 11pm

R on 12/7 5:30am

Donna Dewberry Show Craft In America "Holiday" R on 12/7 12:30pm "Great Little Gifts" R on 12/7 12pm

Classical Rewind

MPTV World

Great Conversations "Elaine Pagels and Gustav

MPTV World MPTV Create 10

R on 12/7 1am

Good and Evil R on 12/7 4am

Charlie Rose - The Week

Christmas on the Danube

Travelscope "Germany's Katie Brown Workshop Holiday Markets" R on 12/7 2pm

Jackie Evancho - Awakening - Live In Concert

Moveable Feast with

Fine Cooking "Duxbury, MA: Chefs Jeremy Sewall" R on 12/7 11:30pm

Cuéntame Cómo Pasó R on 12/7 10pm

Sky Island R on 12/7 11pm

"Gifts Galore" R on 12/7 2:30pm

Masterpiece Classic "Downton Abbey Season 4, Part 1" After Matthew's death, the family and servants try to cure Mary and Isobel of their depression. R on 12/8 2am

Jackie Evancho's astoundingly beautiful young voice soars on Broadway, sacred music and pop songs.

Niebuhr" R on 12/8 4am

European Journal R on 12/7 7:30am

R on 12/7 1:30am

Downton Abbey Rediscovered R on 12/14 6:30pm

Wild at Heart R on 12/8 2am

MPTV V-me

McLaughlin Group

R on 12/7 1:30pm

MPTV V-me

MPTV 36HD

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill R on 12/7 12:30am

Victor Borge's Timeless Comedy!

MPTV 10HD

shares stories of how his family worked together to survive the long winters. R on 12/13 9am

Comisario Rex "El Intruso" R on 12/7 3pm

MPTV 36HD

MPTV Create

6:30pm

Wisconsin from the Air

MPTV 10HD

MON

6:00pm

Daniel O'Donnell from the Heartland

MPTV Create

5 F R I D AY – 8 M O N D AY

MPTV 10HD

MPTV World

SUN

DECEMBER>

Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy

Estelares "Paquirri Pt 1" R on 12/7 11pm

Katmai: Alaska's Wild Peninsula

Finding Your Roots "Decoding Our Past" R on 12/8 12am

R on 12/7 11:30pm

Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way

Martha Stewart's Cooking School

"Smooth Food"

"Onions" R on 12/7 10:30pm

America's Test Kitchen Nick Stellino Cooking from Cook's Illustrated with Friends "Soups" R on 12/8 2am

"Great American Sandwiches"

Martha Bakes "Focaccia and Pizza" R on 12/8 2:30am

Tracks Ahead "Maine

I Remember

Best of 50s Pop Classic tunes and memorable artists such as Patti Page, The Four Aces, Frankie Lane are

Narrow Gauge"

R on 12/15 6:30pm

showcased.

PBS NewsHour R on 12/8 10:30pm

Planeta Feroz: Amazing Animals "Our

Planeta Feroz: Wonderful World

Spiritual Life with the Animals 2"

"Animal Weapons, Pt 2" R on 12/9 1:30am

BBC World News America

Nightly Business Report

Wild at Heart R on 12/8 11pm

Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You Suze Orman provides advice to help individual viewers "find financial solutions for you." R on 12/14 4pm Estelares "Girls of San Frediano Pt 1" R on 12/9 3pm

Jews & Christians: A Journey of Faith

Local USA "Immigration:

Film School Shorts

R on 12/8 11pm

R on 12/9 12am

Home" R on 12/9 1am

"Strange Bedfellows" R on 12/9 1:30am

Simply Ming "Mom and

Essential Pepin

Lidia's Kitchen

Dad - Show One" R on 12/8 11:30pm

"Game Day"

"Classics with a Twist" R on 12/8 10:30pm

Cook's Country from Mike Colameco's Real America's Test Kitchen Food "Calliope/Le "Sweet On Texas" R on 12/8 11pm

Philosophe" R on 12/9 2am

Martha Bakes "Cakes" R on 12/9 2:30am

9:30pm

9:00pm

10:00pm

10:30pm

Please visit mptv.org for complete program schedule

Highlights

MPTV-HD CH10.1 / Simulcast on 36.2 MPTV-HD CH36.1 MPTV-V-me CH10.3 MPTV-World CH10.2 MPTV-Create CH36.3

11:00pm Return to Pearl R on 12/7 3am

PBS NewsHour

BBC World News America Jorge Gestoso Investiga "Papi Cómprame Un

Red Band Society

Cuéntame Cómo Pasó

Kalasnikov" R on 12/6 12am

PBS NewsHour R on 12/6 2am

R on 12/7 7pm

Nightly Business Report

Journal

Life of Muhammad "The Seeker" R on 12/6 7am

R on 12/6 3am

Ask This Old House

Rick Steves' Europe

R on 12/6 3am

"Portugal's Heartland" R on 12/6 12:30am

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "Nicaragua - Culturally Rich and Naturally Beautiful"

Lidia's Kitchen "Time for Brunch" R on 12/6 1am

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Irish Country Cooking" R on 12/6 1:30am

Rock Rewind 1965-1967 Iconic actor Adam West presents archival

ADD and Loving It?!

performances of popular hits songs from the Sixties.

R on 12/14 12pm

European Christmas Markets

Amish: American Experience

Bid America "Motor Madness" R on 12/20 11am

Águila Roja R on 12/7 3am

El Barco

Grand Hotel

Moyers & Company

Buddha R on 12/7 2am

R on 12/7 5am

Smart Travels--Europe with Rudy Maxa

Beads, Baubles and Jewels "Beaded Gifts"

"Alpine Christmas" R on 12/7 3pm

R on 12/7 3:30pm

Katie Brown Workshop "Gift Giving" R on 12/7 4pm

European Christmas America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated Markets R on 12/7 4:30pm

"Oatmeal Muffins and Granola"

Masterpiece Classic "Downton Abbey Season 4, Irish Rovers Christmas

Forsaken Fields

Part 2" R on 12/9 2am

R on 12/13 3am

Return to Pearl

Bluegrass Underground

DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED

elive treasured moments from Downton Abbey’s first four seasons and get a tantalizing preview of what’s in store for the Crawleys and the staff in Season 5. Video clips, cast interviews and behindthe-scenes footage help answer some burning questions: Is Lady Mary ready for romance? Did Mr. Bates kill Mr. Green? What will become of Edith’s baby? Carson and Mrs. Hughes — will they or won’t they?

12/7, 6:30p.m. 10HD

"David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio"

Estelares "Paquirri Pt 2" R on 12/8 12am

Cuéntame Cómo Pasó R on 12/8 4am

Estelares "Paquirri Pt 1" R on 12/15 8pm

Global Voices "El General" R on 12/8 1am

Emery Blagdon and His Healing Machine

Sky Island R on 12/8 7am

R on 12/8 2:30am

Ask This Old House R on 12/8 3am

Rick Steves' Europe Classics "The Alps of Austria and Italy" R on 12/8 12:30am

Rudy Maxa's World "Four Great Cities of Asia" R on 12/8 4am

Martha Stewart's Cooking School

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated

"Onions" R on 12/8 1am

"Great American Sandwiches"

50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary The impact of the preeminent trio that brought folk music to America's mass audiences is celebrated.

PBS NewsHour

BBC World News America Played R on 12/9 12am

PBS NewsHour R on 12/9 2am

Cuéntame Cómo Pasó R on 12/29 2pm

Nightly Business Report

Journal

R on 12/9 3am

This Old House "Charlestown Project 2014/Gardens & Greek Revival Style"

Rick Steves' Europe

Joseph Rosendo's

"South England; Dover to Travelscope "Berlin and Western Poland - Over Lands' End" The Borderline" R on 12/9 12:30am

Around The World: The Crane Candlelight Concert "2013"

Wild at Heart

Jews & Christians: A Journey of Faith R on 12/9 7am

Lidia's Kitchen "Classics with a Twist" R on 12/9 1am

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Sweet On Texas" R on 12/9 1:30am

50 YEARS WITH PETER, PAUL AND MARY

elebrate the impact of the trio that provided America’s soundtrack for generations and combined artistry with activism for five decades.

12/8, 9p.m. 10HD 11

Changes, Drama, Fire and Romance in

Season 5 Preview

“Downton Abbey” on

MASTERPIECE

MPTV Night at

MillerCoors Holiday Lites Brightens Seasonal Spirits Experience the dazzling MillerCoors' Holiday Lites with your friends at Milwaukee Public Television. December 18th is MPTV Night, an evening in Miller Valley that includes customized light shows hosted by MPTV's on-air personalities. Our guests begin this free event in the Miller Tour Center. After making your way down State Street, you’ll experience the largest light show of this kind, get a one-of-a-kind look at the Historic Miller Caves and end your experience with the MPTV cast and crew in the Stables, where there will be free beer samples for those 21 and older. This night promises to be filled with sparkling memories for the entire family.

Milwaukee Public Television cordially invites you to preview the first hour of “Downton Abbey” Season 5. Tuesday, December 16th 5:30p.m. or 7:30p.m. at the Pius XI High School PAC

Pius XI Performing Arts Center

135 N 76th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53213 The one-hour screening is FREE and open to the public. Advance reservations are required. For reservations visit www.mptv.org/events or call 414-297-7540. General Seating. Doors to the PAC open at 5:00 p.m. Tune in and see the new season starting January 4th on MPTV 10.1 HD. 12

MPTV supporters will get a sneak peek at some of the new programs premiering in January. John McGivern, from the hit MPTV show Around the Corner with John McGivern, is the program master of ceremonies. Also appearing are MPTV personalities including Dan Small, Alamelu Vairavan, Patricia Gomez, Dan Jones, Joanne Williams, Mark Siegrist, and other hosts of our local programs as well as program producers and MPTV staff. The Holiday Lites show is the largest display of its kind in the Midwest, with more than 300,000 energy-efficient LED lights. The tradition began back in the 1950s and was brought back for Miller Brewing Company’s 150th anniversary celebration in 2005. This special MPTV Night at MillerCoors Holiday Lites is free for Milwaukee Public Television supporters like you, but we do ask that you make reservations so that you and your friends & family won’t have to wait in long lines at the Tour Center. Tours will be filled on a first come first served basis. Make your reservations by calling 414-297-7514 or by emailing mptvrsvp@matc.edu. Shows at MPTV Night on December 18 begin at 5:30 p.m. and run every 30 minutes until the last tour at 8 p.m. Parking is available at the visitor center at the corner of 41st and State. Visit mptv.org to RSVP and for full details.

Area Children Visit Santa in

MPTV’s Annual Letters to Santa Baking a yule cake, constructing Chinese lanterns, or making Spanish candy, are all examples of shared holiday experiences. Celebrate the holidays with an international look into seasonal traditions from around the world. Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Television and Video Production students bring smiles to area children and give them a chance to share their letters to Santa while they learn about holiday culture in other lands. The annual series begins on December 15th at 5:30 p.m. and airs on the eight weekdays leading up to Christmas day. The series explores holiday culture, food and other traditions. Countries represented include Mexico, France, Germany, China, Brazil, Greece, Ireland, Spain, and of course, traditions right here in southeastern Wisconsin. Add some ethnic traditions to your family’s holiday celebration with Letters to Santa.

Join MPTV on December 4th, 2014 for our Annual MPTV Windy City Holiday Express! Get on one of our Badger Coaches and take the day to explore Chicago however you wish! You can take in premier shopping and cuisine, venture to one of the city’s many museums, hit a matinee in the theater district, or simply enjoy the holiday experience! Tickets are just $50 for MPTV Members or $60 for non-members and includes transport to Chicago from Brookfield or the College Avenue Park & Ride. Also included, a fabulous goodie bag filled with discounts from some of the must see destinations in the Windy City!

Seating is limited, so call now to order at 414-297-8006 or visit us on the web at www.mptv.org 13

Primetime Channels

TUE

MPTV 36HD

PBS NewsHour R on 12/9 10:30pm

MPTV V-me

"Ancient Sites, Pt 1" R on 12/10 1:30am

Global Voices "El General"

MPTV V-me

7:00pm

7:30pm

8:00pm

8:30pm

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross "Into African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross The Fire (1861-1896)" The tumultuous Civil War, the "Making A Way Out of No Way (1897-1940)" The end of slavery and achievements of Reconstruction narrow confines of segregation during the Jim Crow era are highlighted. and the Harlem Renaissance are explored. Agatha Christie's - Poirot "Curtain: Poirot's Last Nightly Business BBC World News Case" An ailing Poirot returns to Styles to prevent an Report America ingenious serial killer from claiming more victims Estelares "Girls of San Frediano Pt 2"

Bomb Girls R on 12/9 11pm

R on 12/10 3pm

Seaside Story

America Reframed "Downeast" R on 12/9 11pm

R on 12/10 12:30am

Sara's Weeknight Meals "Hot Day, Cool Kitchen" R on 12/9 11:30pm

Baking with Julia "Bakers Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid"

PBS NewsHour R on 12/10 10:30pm

Black Nouveau

Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Roasting" R on 12/9 10:30pm

America's Test Kitchen Nick Stellino Cooking Martha Bakes "Tarts and Tartlets" from Cook's Illustrated with Friends "Salmon "At The Seafood Counter" R on 12/9 11pm

Dishes" R on 12/10 2am

R on 12/10 2:30am

Celtic Thunder - The Show An eclectic mix of songs including "Mountains of Mourne" and "Brothers in Arms" are performed.

BBC World News America

Nightly Business Report

Dr. Fuhrman's End Dieting Forever! Dr. Fuhrman discusses a lifestyle in which you seek foods and recipes that are nutrient rich.

Comisario Rex R on 12/10 11pm

Estelares "Girls of San Frediano Pt 3"

Independent Lens "The New Black"

Independent Lens "All of Me: A Story of Love, Loss,

Frontline R on 12/11 1am

R on 12/10 11pm

and Last Resorts" R on 12/11 12am

Planeta Feroz: Amazing Animals "Our

Planeta Feroz: Wonderful World

Spiritual Life with the Animals 3"

"Ancient Sites, Pt 2" R on 12/11 1:30am

Moveable Feast with Jacques Pepin: More Fine Cooking "Sonoma, Fast Food My Way CA: Chefs Duskie Estes and Mark Stark"

"Game Day Pressure"

MPTV 10HD

DragonflyTV

Arts Page

MPTV 36HD

PBS NewsHour R on 12/11 10:30pm

Lidia's Kitchen "Under The Sea" R on 12/10 10:30pm

R on 12/11 3pm

Cook's Country from Mike Colameco's Real Martha Bakes "Souffles" R on 12/11 2:30am America's Test Kitchen Food "Pok Pok" "Get Your Chile Fix" R on 12/10 11pm

Beatles Invade Milwaukee

"Engineering"

R on 12/11 2am

Joe Bonamassa: Tour De Force - Live In London Interviews chronicle the atmospheric rise of blues rock guitarist and singer Joe Bonamassa.

BBC World News America

Nightly Business Report

Best of 50s Pop Classic tunes and memorable artists such as Patti Page, The Four Aces, Frankie Lane are showcased.

MPTV V-me

Seaway "Volcanes

Planeta Feroz: Wonderful World "Animal Babies, Pt 1"

Estelares "Girls of San Frediano Pt 4"

Sumergidos" R on 12/12 1am

R on 12/12 1:30am

R on 12/12 3pm

MPTV World

NOVA "3d Spies of WWII" R on 12/11 11pm

MPTV Create

Sara's Weeknight Meals

MPTV 36HD

Planeta Feroz: Wonderful World

"Croc Catchers" R on 12/10 1am

MPTV 36HD

MPTV 10HD

FRI

Planeta Feroz: Salvajes y Peligrosos

MotorWeek

MPTV Create

"The Age of Slavery (1800-1860)"

MPTV 10HD

MPTV World

THU

6:30pm

6:00pm

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

MPTV Create

9 T U E S D AY – 1 2 F R I D AY

MPTV 10HD

MPTV World

WED

DECEMBER>

MPTV V-me MPTV World MPTV Create

Nazi Mega Weapons "U-Boat Base" R on 12/12 12am

Baking with Julia

"Picnics and Tailgates" R on 12/11 11:30pm

"Danielle Forestier, Instructor/Baking Consultant"

Start Up "Cultured Club:

Interchange

Yotopia/Murfie"

Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Noodles" R on 12/11 10:30pm

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

Planeta Feroz: Amazing Animals "Our

Planeta Feroz: Wonderful World

Spiritual Life with the Animals 4"

"Animal Babies, Pt 2" R on 12/13 1:30am

BBC World News America

"Elegant Brunch Favorites" R on 12/11 11pm

Essential Pepin

Lidia's Kitchen "Waste

"Souper Soups for Supper"

Not Want Not!" R on 12/12 10:30pm

Warriors"

Featuring Basil" R on 12/12 2am

R on 12/12 2:30am

Great Performances "Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!" The legendary singer and the pop diva perform swinging selections from their latest collaboration.

Nightly Business Report

Rock Rewind 1965-1967 Iconic actor Adam West

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power R on 12/12 11pm

Dad - Show Two" R on 12/12 11:30pm

Idaho" R on 12/12 1am

4th Street Forum on the Road

Cuéntame Cómo Pasó R on 12/12 11pm

Simply Ming "Mom and

America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa "Island of

America's Test Kitchen Nick Stellino Cooking Martha Bakes "Old from Cook's Illustrated with Friends "Dishes Fashioned Fruit Desserts"

R on 12/14 4am

PBS NewsHour R on 12/12 10:30pm

America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa "Our Private

presents archival performances of popular hits songs from the Sixties.

Los Kennedy

In My Lifetime R on 12/13 1am

Cook's Country from Mike Colameco's Real Food "Pearl & America's Test Kitchen "Dessert On Bourbon Street"

Ash/Sakamai" R on 12/13 2am

Martha Bakes "Breakfast" R on 12/13 2:30am

9:00pm

9:30pm

10:00pm

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross "Rise! (1940-1968)" The long road to civil rights is examined, from World War II to Martin Luther King, Jr and beyond.

10:30pm

11:00pm

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

Bones of Turkana

"A More Perfect Union (1968-2013)"

R on 12/10 3am

BBC World News

PBS NewsHour

Bomb Girls

Good and Evil

The Family R on 12/10 12am

Nightly Business Report

PBS NewsHour R on 12/10 2am

Please visit mptv.org for complete program schedule

Highlights

MPTV-HD CH10.1 / Simulcast on 36.2 MPTV-HD CH36.1 MPTV-V-me CH10.3 MPTV-World CH10.2 MPTV-Create CH36.3

America Reframed

Journal

"Downeast"

R on 12/10 3am

Hometime "Ranch

Rick Steves' Europe

Addition Framing" R on 12/10 3am

"Heart of England and South Wales" R on 12/10 12:30am

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Birth of Rock Theater Interviews and concert footage from one of

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "Burt Wolf's

Martha Stewart's Cooking School

Family Vacation" R on 12/10 4am

"Roasting" R on 12/10 1am

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "At The Seafood Counter"

Healing ADD with Dr. Daniel Amen, MD and Tana Amen, RN

the top live acts in the country are showcased. R on 12/13 11pm

BBC World News

Punta Escarlata "El Pasado Vuelve Hoy"

PBS NewsHour

Comisario Rex

Águila Roja R on 12/13 10pm

R on 12/13 7pm

R on 12/11 12am

Nightly Business Report

PBS NewsHour R on 12/11 2am

Independent Lens "The

Journal

New Black" R on 12/11 7am

R on 12/11 3am

Ask This Old House

Rick Steves' Europe

Rudy Maxa's World

Lidia's Kitchen "Under

R on 12/11 3am

"Germany's Black Forest and Cologne" R on 12/11 12:30am

"Delhi & Agra, India" R on 12/11 4am

The Sea" R on 12/11 1am

Fix" R on 12/11 1:30am

Classical Rewind The greatest composers of all time and the origins of their music and compositions are explored.

BBC World News

Grand Hotel R on 12/12 12am

PBS NewsHour R on 12/12 2am

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Get Your Chile

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT: “CURTAIN: POIROT'S LAST CASE”

fter returning to Styles with Hastings, Poirot confronts a killer and his own conscience as he tries to stop a series of murders. Confined to a wheelchair and crippled with arthritis, the now elderly Hercule Poirot is reunited with his old companion Captain Hastings - back where it all began.

12/9, 8p.m. 36HD

30 Days to a Younger Heart with Dr. Steven Masley, MD

PBS NewsHour

Fear of Loving R on 12/29 1am

Nightly Business Report

NOVA "3d Spies of WWII"

Journal

R on 12/12 7am

R on 12/12 3am

Hometime "Ranch Addition Roof and Siding" R on 12/12 3am

Rick Steves' Europe "Scotland's Islands and Highlands" R on 12/12 12:30am

Burt Wolf: Travels &

Traditions "German Immigration to the U.S." R on 12/12 4am

Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Noodles" R on 12/12 1am

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Elegant Brunch Favorites"

Bee Gees One Night Only The group performs To Love Somebody, Grease, You

Antiques Roadshow

Should Be Dancing and more in Las Vegas in 1997.

"Denver, CO - Hour Two"

Downton Abbey Rediscovered Jorge Gestoso Investiga "Daño Causado" R on

BBC World News

PBS NewsHour

Red Band Society

PBS NewsHour R on 12/13 2am

Nightly Business Report

Journal

R on 12/13 3am

This Old House

Rick Steves' Europe

"Charlestown Project 2014/Gardens & Greek Revival Style"

"Eastern Turkey" R on 12/13 12:30am

Cuéntame Cómo Pasó R on 12/14 7pm

12/13 12am

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "Zermatt, Switzerland" R on 12/13 4am

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power R on 12/13 7am

Lidia's Kitchen "Waste Not Want Not!" R on 12/13 1am

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Dessert On

CELTIC THUNDER THE SHOW

he first ever released Celtic Thunder Show features an eclectic mix of songs ranging from the traditional “Mountains of Mourne” and “Come By the Hills” to international hits such as “Brothers in Arms” and “Desperado,” as well as original compositions. The ensemble numbers in Celtic Thunder reflect the power of the soloists, who range in age from 14 to 40, and feature songs that celebrate a common Celtic heritage.

12/10, 7p.m. 10HD

Bourbon Street"

M O N D AY - F R I D AY

S A T U R D A Y

S U N D A Y

6AM M-F 6:30 M-F 7AM M-F

6AM 6:30 7AM 7:30 8AM 9AM

6AM Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 6:30 Dinosaur Train 7AM Super Why! 12/7-12/28 The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas! 12/21 7:30 Bob the Builder 8AM Thomas & Friends 8:30 Sid The Science Kid 9AM Space Racers 9:30 WordWorld 10AM Candy Bomber 12/7 BrainChange with David Perlmutter, MD 12/14 4th Street Forum on the Road 12/21-12/28 10:30 Interchange 11AM Great Railway Journeys of Europe 12/7 Here and Now 12/21-12/28 11:30 Rick Steves' Festive Europe 12/14 Charlie Rose - The Week 12/21-12/28 Noon ADD and Loving It?! 12/14 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 12/21-12/28 12:30 BrainChange with David Perlmutter, MD 12/7 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 12/21-12/28 1PM To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 1:30 Dr. Wayne Dyer: I Can See Clearly Now 12/14 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 12/21-12/28 2PM Bing Crosby Rediscovered: American Masters 12/7 Moyers & Company 12/21-12/28 2:30 Rick Steves' Europe 3PM Lawrence Welk Show 3:54 Are You Being Served? 4PM Earth Songs 4:24 Last of the Summer Wine 4:30 Agatha Christie's - Poirot 5PM Classical Rewind 12/7 Last of the Summer Wine 12/21 5:30 Last of the Summer Wine

7:30 8AM 8:30 9AM

Odd Squad Wild Kratts Curious George

W&TH Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas 12/17,12/25 M-F Curious George M-F Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood M-F Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood M-F Sesame Street

W E E K E N D S

> W E E K D A Y S

M PTV 1 0.1 DAYTIM E

M-TH Elmo's Christmas Countdown 12/22-12/25 10AM M-F Dinosaur Train 10:30 M-F Dinosaur Train 11AM M-F Peg + Cat W-F 11:30 M-F Noon M-F 12:30 M-F 1PM M-F T-F 1:30 M-F 2PM M-F

2:30 3PM 3:30 4PM 4:30 5PM

5:30

Peg + Cat + Holidays 12/17,12/25 Peg + Cat Super Why! Thomas & Friends Sesame Street

Elmo's Christmas Countdown 12/23-12/26 Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! Curious George

W&TH Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas 12/17,12/25 M-F Curious George M-F Arthur M-F Odd Squad M-F Wild Kratts M-F Wild Kratts M-F Martha Speaks T African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross 12/9 M-F WordGirl M-F Letters to Santa 2014 12/15-12/24 TH Lost Treasure Hunt 12/25

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DANIEL O’DONNELL FROM THE HEARTLAND Beloved Irish crooner Daniel O’Donnell and his melodic voice return to PBS in this concert special filmed in Iowa, the Hawkeye State. Exuding the same passion and unique sense of humor that have fascinated audiences for years, O’Donnell sings, dances and charms his way into viewers’ hearts with a mix of country, pop hits and fan favorites. 12/6, 5p.m. 10HD

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THE BEATLES INVADE MILWAUKEE In 1964, the Beatles were making history, with several hits on Billboard Magazine’s top 40, millions of records sold, and two rousing appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Milwaukee was only one of 25 cities on the Beatles first American tour. The 50th anniversary of the concert is celebrated with former WOKY DJ Bob Barry--“the 5th Beatle,” musicologist Joel Whitburn, Alexandra and Adele Topping, daughters of Nick Topping, who promoted the show in Milwaukee; Historian Diana Belscamper, and numerous individuals who attended the concert.

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