01 Cover WETA Jan2013.indd 1
12/11/12 1:53 PM
02 C2-3_12-C4 Jan13.indd C2
12/14/12 3:33 PM
02 C2-3_12-C4 Jan13.indd 1
12/11/12 2:00 PM
02 C2-3_12-C4 Jan13.indd 2
12/14/12 3:34 PM
02 C2-3_12-C4 Jan13.indd 3
12/14/12 3:35 PM
04-11 Listings Jan13.indd 4
12/14/12 3:36 PM
4 Friday ORION PICTURES CORPORATION/PHOTO
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 1/5, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a discussion of the news. Repeats Sat 1/5, 6pm 9:00 SHIRLEY TEMPLE: AMERICA’S LITTLE DARLING — A film biography offers a retrospective of the life and times of the precocious child star whose films saved a movie studio from bankruptcy and raised the morale of Depression-weary Americans. {DVI} 10:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: PAUL SIMON’S GRACELAND JOURNEY — The musical artist returns to South Africa to perform with several of his collaborators on his 1986 Graceland album. Paul Simon’s record, an experiment in cross-cultural collaboration, was also commercially popular, selling 14 million albums worldwide and winning Grammys for “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year” for the title track. 12M NEED TO KNOW 12:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
Saturday, January 5 at 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The WETA Movie presents Platoon, Oliver Stone’s Oscar-winning 1986 film based on his own experience as an infantryman serving in Vietnam. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen star. Other film presentations this month are No Way Out (January 12); Top Hat (January 19); and An Affair to Remember (January 26).
9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: PLATOON — In Oliver Stone’s 1986 film, an Academy Award Best Picture- and Best Directorwinner, an army private experiences a moral crisis as he fights alongside two very different sergeants in the Vietnam War. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen star. (2:00) 11:33 INDEPENDENT LENS: MEN WHO SWIM — A film takes a humorous and poignant look at the middle-aged members of Sweden’s all-male synchronized swim team. (60 min.)
5 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 NICK STELLINO COOKING WITH FRIENDS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes, simulcast on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N CUISINE CULTURE 12:30 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS — New season! 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S ITALY 3:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 3:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL — Repeats Wednesdays, 5pm 5:30 THE MIND OF A CHEF — Repeats Wednesdays, 5:30pm SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12:33AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES V — Part 8 of 8. Ever After. 8:47 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I — In the drama, Martin Clunes stars as London surgeon Dr. Martin Ellingham, who, having developed a phobia to blood, moves to a small Cornish community where his tactless manner causes comic mayhem. Part 1 of 6. Going Bodmin.
A WETA PRESENTATION New season airs Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 Sara’s Weeknight Meals, hosted by Sara Moulton, airs amid the WETA TV 26 full-day Saturday “How-to” program lineup. The popular cooking series, which demonstrates how to create quick, tasty meals during the work week, presents new episodes this month.
ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLES 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11AM–1AM: 11:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 2 — WETA Television reprises the second season of the multiple Emmy-winning miniseries, which follows the lives of members of a family of nobles and the staff who serve them on an estate in England. Part 1 of 7. Two years into World War I, Downton Abbey is in turmoil, as Matthew and other young men go to war — or avoid it. The women also pitch in, and many couples see their romantic dreams dashed. 1:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 2 — Part 2 of 7. Downton Abbey is turned into a convalescent home with Thomas in charge. Meanwhile, Lavinia and Sir Richard’s secret comes out, Anna tracks down Bates and Branson tries to strike a blow for Ireland. 2:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 2 — Part 3 of 7. Isobel and Cora lock horns over control of Downton’s medical role. Mrs. Bird starts a soup kitchen. And Matthew and William embark on a perilous patrol behind German lines. 3:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 2 — Part 4 of 7. In the climactic battle of the war, Matthew and William go over the top to an uncertain fate. Vera plays a cruel endgame with Bates and Anna; and Daisy faces the most severe test of her life. 4:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 2 — Part 5 of 7. As the war nears its end, Downton’s aristocrats and servants put their lives back together. Mary and Sir Richard go estate hunting. A mysterious wounded officer makes a shocking revelation. 5:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 2 — Part 6 of 7. The Spanish flu strikes Downton, disrupting one match, hastening another and transforming the fortunes of all. Mary, Sybil and Robert each confront a moment of truth. Anna and Bates know a moment of happiness. 7:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 2 — Part 7 of 7. In the season two finale, the family gathers at Downton Abbey for Christmas. 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 — Set at the fictional country estate in England, the drama depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them. As Series 3 opens, the Great War is over and the long-awaited engagement of Lady Mary and Matthew is on, but all is not tranquil as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate. Shirley MacLaine joins the cast. Part 1 of 7. Wedding
WETA Television
PHOTO BY JAMIE TIAMPO
6 Sunday
For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 5
04-11 Listings Jan13.indd 5
12/11/12 1:58 PM
guests descend on Downton Abbey, where disasters — large and small — threaten. One is Cora’s freewheeling American mother, who tries to loosen up her in-laws. Repeats tonight; Thur 1/10, 8pm; Fri 1/11, 1pm 11:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 — Part 1 of 7. R
7 Monday
GARY LANDSMAN
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Repeats Tue 1/8, 2pm; Wed 1/9, 1pm; Thur 1/10, 5pm 9:00 THE LIFE OF MAMMALS — Written and presented by BBC wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough, a monumental series spotlights the most diverse group of animals ever to live on earth. Episode 1 of 10. A Winning Design. Attenborough sets off on a global journey to reveal why mammals, including humans, are the most successful animals on the planet, adapted to live almost anywhere. Repeats Tue 1/8, 4pm 9:45 THE LIFE OF MAMMALS — Episode 2 of 10. Insect Hunters. Sir David Attenborough looks at mammals that hunt insects. These creatures shared the planet with the dinosaurs, but when the giant reptiles disappeared they seized their chance to conquer new territory. Repeats Tue 1/8, 5pm 10:30 MARKET WARRIORS — Antiquing in Walnut, IA. Repeats Tue 1/8, 3pm; Wed 1/9, 2pm; Thur 1/10, 1pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
Tuesday, January 8 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Frontline: The Education of Michelle Rhee spotlights the former chancellor of D.C. public schools, exploring her efforts to reform the school system and examining her legacy in Washington.
9 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: CUBA: THE ACCIDENTAL EDEN — The small island’s varied landscape, its location in the heart of the Caribbean and its longstanding place at the center of Cold War politics have all combined to preserve some of the richest and most unusual natural environments of the hemisphere. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/10, 2pm; Mon 1/14, 2:30pm; Tue 1/15, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: DECODING NEANDERTHALS — In 2010, a team led by geneticist Svante Paabo reconstructed the Neanderthal genome; analysis showed that modern humans and Neanderthals interbred 60,000 years ago, leaving Neanderthal genes in everyone outside Africa today. NOVA explores the implications of this discovery. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/10, 3pm 10:00 LIFE ON FIRE — Part 2 of 6. Volcano Doctors. Learn how volcanologists try to predict eruptions and protect those who near active volcanoes in the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Colombia, Chile, Italy and Iceland. Repeats Thur 1/10, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
WETA Television
8 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: LATE NIGHT — The stories of Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson headline this episode about the formative years of late-night television. Also included are Merv Griffin, Regis Philbin, Dick Cavett and Arsenio Hall. Repeats Wed 1/9, 4pm; Sun 1/13, 4pm; Mon 1/14, 3:30pm 9:00 THE ABOLITIONISTS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Marking the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, a three part film brings to life the epic struggles of the men and women who fought to end slavery. Part 1 of 3.1820s–1838. Shared beliefs about slavery bring together Angelina Grimké, a Southerner opposed to slavery; Frederick Douglass, a young slave who finds hope in the abolitionist movement; William Lloyd Garrison, who founds the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator; Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose first trip to the South changes her life and her writing; and John Brown, who devotes his life to the cause. Repeats Wed 1/9, 3pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: THE EDUCATION OF MICHELLE RHEE — Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools, is one of the most admired and reviled school reformers in America. Frontline was granted access to Rhee during her three-year tenure as she attempted to fix a broken school system. This program examines her legacy in Washington, D.C., including her battles with the teachers’ union and her handling of a cheating scandal in the District. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
10 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 — Pt. 1 of 7. See the Sunday, January 6, 9 p.m. listing. R 10:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: BLUE HERRINGS — With time off from work to redecorate his house, DCI Barnaby (John Nettles) also visits his elderly aunt at her nursing home, where she prompts him to investigate a series of odd deaths. Repeats Fri 1/11, 3pm 11:40 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
COURTESY ©ANUSKA DE ROHAN
11 Friday
Mondays at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD WETA presents BBC wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough’s epic 2002 series The Life of Mammals, spotlighting the evolution and survival skills of the diverse mammal species. Two episodes of the series air back-to-back each Monday night through February 4. Also this month, Attenborough is the focus of a Nature miniseries.
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 1/12, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 1/12, 6pm 9:00 NATURE: MAGIC OF THE SNOWY OWL — Nature takes an intimate look at the snowy owl. “Snowies” stand out for their magical beauty, intelligence and charm. Filmmakers spotlight the owls in their tundra home on the North Slope of Alaska to observe the daily struggles involved in raising a family of helpless owlets until they’re able to fly. {DVI} Repeats Sun 1/13, 3pm 10:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY — Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? Filmmaker Michael Kantor focuses on this central question left largely unaddressed in his Emmywinning miniseries Broadway: The American Musical. Repeats Sun 1/13, 1:30pm 11:30 NEED TO KNOW 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
6 JANUARY 2013 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org
04-11 Listings Jan13.indd 6
12/14/12 3:36 PM
12 Saturday COURTESY PBS/PIONEERS OF TELEVISION
ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, January 5 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12:30AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I — Parts 2 & 3 of 6. Gentlemen Prefer/Sh*t Happens. 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: NO WAY OUT — In Roger Donaldson’s 1987 drama-mystery, the Secretary of Defense (Gene Hackman) forces a Pentagon naval aide (Kevin Costner) to lead a manhunt for a Soviet spy during a murder cover-up. Sean Young co-stars. (1:56) Repeats Sun 1/13, 11:30am 11:30 P.O.V.: REPORTERO — A film follows a veteran reporter and his colleagues at Zeta, a Tijuana-based independent newsweekly, as they ply their trade in one of the deadliest places in the world for members of the media as the government battles drug cartels. (60 min.)
Tuesdays, Jan. 15–Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Through classic footage and interviews, Pioneers of Television explores the history of influential program genres. Episodes of the series’ new season are Funny Ladies (Jan. 15); Primetime Soaps (Jan. 22); Superheroes (Jan. 29) and Miniseries (Feb. 5). Above: Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
11:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE — Part 2 of 6. As Jenny settles into her role, there is a new arrival at Nonnatus House, but the newcomer runs afoul of Sister Evangelina. Meanwhile, a chance encounter with a pregnant young runaway forces Jenny to see an unfamiliar, darker side of life. (60 min.)
13 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–11AM See the Sunday, January 6 listings. 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: NO WAY OUT — (1:56) R 1:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY — R 3:00 NATURE: MAGIC OF THE SNOWY OWL — {DVI} R 4:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: LATE NIGHT — {DVI} R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: CARIBBEAN ISLANDS: ST. LUCIA, MARTINIQUE, MONTSERRAT — Rpts Mon 1/14, 1:30pm SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12M: 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation. Repeats Mon 1/14, 5pm 7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: TAINTED FRUIT — The British mystery series stars John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who solves crimes in a fictional rural county in England. Tainted Fruit. After drugs and syringes are discovered stolen from a local veterinary surgery, Barnaby and Troy must weed through a dark world of adultery and lies to uncover the identity of the calculating perpetrator of several murders. 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 — The third season of the drama continues. Part 2 of 7. The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis. Repeats Thur 1/17, 8pm; Fri 1/18, 1pm 10:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE — A true-to-life drama BBC series based on a best-selling memoir tells colorful stories of midwifery and families in London’s East End in the 1950s. Part 1 of 6. In the spring of 1957, newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee arrives in the East End of London to begin her career, ministering to London’s poorest expectant mothers. She quickly becomes immersed in her new life, experiencing the sorrows and joys that come with being a midwife.
14 Monday
15 Tuesday
COURTESY WGBH/ANTONY PLATT
Tuesdays, January 8, 15 & 22 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Marking the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, American Experience presents The Abolitionists, a docu-drama that follows the story of the American anti-slavery movement. Above: John Brown (right, T. Ryder Smith) appeals to Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks) to join his assault on Harper’s Ferry.
WETA Television
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Repeats Tue 1/15, 2pm; Wed 1/16, 1pm; Thur 1/17, 5pm 9:00 THE LIFE OF MAMMALS — Episode 3 of 10. Plant Predators. Sir David Attenborough explores how some of the biggest predators on earth face a challenge: their prey — plants — is heavily armored, often indigestible, and sometimes even poisonous. Eating plants presents one of the greatest challenges to mammals, shaping them in extraordinary ways. Repeats Tue 1/15, 4pm 9:45 THE LIFE OF MAMMALS — Episode 4 of 10. Chisellers. Plants usually protect the rich nutrients inside their seeds with very hard outer cases; Sir David Attenborough spotlights mammals that must chisel for their food. Repeats Tue 1/15, 5pm 10:30 MARKET WARRIORS — Antiquing in Chicago, IL. Repeats Tue 1/15, 3pm; Wed 1/16, 2pm; Thur 1/17, 1pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: FUNNY LADIES — The third season of this Emmy-nominated series reveals intriguing behind-the-scenes stories and fascinating facts about television shows and programming genres that continue to influence the medium today. Funny Ladies. This episode features the first standup comediennes to appear on television — legends such as Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers. It also spotlights Lucille Ball’s breakthrough on I Love Lucy and the sitcom stars who followed, including Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White and Marla Gibbs. The episode covers television’s most enduring variety star, Carol Burnett, and features interviews with Tina Fey and Margaret Cho, among others. Repeats Wed 1/16, 4pm; Sun 1/20, 4pm 9:00 THE ABOLITIONISTS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Part 2 of 3. 1838–1854. Douglass escapes slavery, eventually joining Garrison in the anti-slavery movement. He eventually launches his own anti-slavery paper. John Brown meets with Douglass, revealing plans to raise an army, attack plantations and free slaves. Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in 1852. A best-seller, and then wildly successful stage play, the novel influences millions of Americans. The divide between North and South deepens, touching off a crisis that careens out of control. Repeats Wed 1/16, 3pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: INSIDE OBAMA’S PRESIDENCY — As Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term, Frontline takes a probing look at the first four years of his presidency. The program examines the president’s key decisions and the experiences that will inform his second term. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 7
04-11 Listings Jan13.indd 7
12/14/12 3:36 PM
10:00 NATURE: MY LIFE AS A TURKEY — Based on the true story of writer and naturalist Joe Hutto, portrayed by wildlife photographer Jeff Palmer, this film chronicles Hutto’s remarkable experience of imprinting wild turkey eggs and raising the hatchlings to adulthood in the wilds of Florida. {DVI} 11:00 NEED TO KNOW 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
COURTESY ©DAVID ALLEN
19 Saturday
Friday, January 18, 9–11 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A Nature double feature presents An Original Duckumentary (9 p.m.), following a wood duck family in the wild, and My Life as a Turkey (above, at 10 p.m.), relating the story of a wildlife photographer who imprinted wild turkey eggs and raised the hatchlings himself.
WETA Television
16 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: CRACKING THE KOALA CODE — A documentary film follows individual koalas from a small social group on an Australian island to observe their behavior and learn how a koala manages to thrive on a diet poisonous to almost all other herbivorous mammals. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/17, 2pm; Tue 1/22, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: ICE AGE DEATH TRAP — Racing against developers in the Rockies, archaeologists uncover a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts, opening a window on the vanished world of the Ice Age. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/17, 3pm 10:00 LIFE ON FIRE — Part 3 of 6. The Surprise Salmon. In Alaska, the fresh water that feeds the rivers is snowmelt from North America’s highest mountains and most active volcanoes. Time and again, they erupt and poison the rivers. Scientists believe that nearly 2,000 years ago, a race of salmon faced the death of their natal river and were forced back to the open ocean. Repeats Thur 1/17, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
17 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 — Part 2 of 7. See the Sunday, January 13, 9 p.m. listing. R 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: JUDGMENT DAY — The residents of the village of Midsomer Mallow fear for their chances of winning the Perfect Village competition when a local thief and womanizer is brutally killed. There is no shortage of suspects for DCI Tom Barnaby to investigate. Repeats Fri 1/18, 2pm 10:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: GARDEN OF DEATH — A commercial decision to turn Midsomer Deverell’s memorial garden into a tea shop proves to be a fatal mistake for some members of the commercial family. DCI Barnaby launches an investigation which unearths a tumultuous trail of ruined dreams, scandalous love affairs and vicious blackmail that lead to a killer. 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
18 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 1/19, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 1/19, 6pm 9:00 NATURE: AN ORIGINAL DUCKUMENTARY — Nature follows a wood duck family as a male and female migrate together across thousands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of chicks, then come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds. {DVI}
ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, January 5 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12:12AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I — Parts 4 & 5 of 6. The Portwenn Effect/Of All the Harbors in All the Towns. 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: TOP HAT — A woman mistakenly believes that an enamored dancer is her best friend’s husband in the classic 1935 musical romance. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Edward Everett Horton star. Lucille Ball appears in an uncredited role. (1:39) Repeats Sun 1/20, 11:30am 11:12 INDEPENDENT LENS: SOUL FOOD JUNKIES — Filmmaker Byron Hurt spotlights soul food and explores its relevance to black cultural identity. (60 min.)
20 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–11AM See the Sunday, January 6 listings. 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: TOP HAT — (1:39) R 1:10 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 1:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: L’ELISIR D’AMORE — Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani, as the fickle Adina and her besotted Nemorino, star in Bartlett Sher’s new Metropolitan Opera production of one of the comic gems in the opera repertoire. Mariusz Kwiecien is the blustery sergeant Belcore and Ambrogio Maestri is Dulcamara, the loveable quack and dispenser of the elixir. Maurizio Benini conducts. 4:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: FUNNY LADIES — {DVI} R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER SPECIAL: WWII IN THE PACIFIC SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12M: 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — See January 13, 6 p.m. listing. 7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: RING OUT YOUR DEAD — In Midsomer Wellow, church bell-ringers are being murdered one by one. As each is murdered, the killer leaves a line from a nursery rhyme by the body, though one of these notes has been altered to allude to a longago incident. DCI Tom Barnaby investigates. 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 — The third season of the drama continues. Part 3 of 7. Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women’s suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart. Repeats Thur 1/24, 8pm; Fri 1/25, 1pm 10:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE — Part 3 of 6. Jenny is placed on the district nursing roster for a few weeks to extend her experience of community practice. During her rounds, she attends to Joe, a gentle old soldier, and a friendship forms. At the prenatal clinic, Trixie and Cynthia enroll a new patient in her 40s, upset by her pregnancy. At the baby’s birth, everyone gets a little surprise. 11:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE — Part 4 of 6. A baby girl, recently delivered by Jenny, is snatched from her baby carriage, uniting the local community as they search for the missing child. Meanwhile, a set of newlyweds and soon-to-be parents contend with the expectant mother’s eclampsia. (60 min.)
21 Monday 5AM–9:30AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:30 ROADS TO MEMPHIS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — A film tells the disparate yet fatefully entwined stories of an assassin, James Earl Ray, and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., against the backdrop of the seething and turbulent forces in American society that led these two men to their violent and tragic collision in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. {DVI} Repeats today
8 JANUARY 2013 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org
04-11 Listings Jan13.indd 8
12/14/12 3:37 PM
COURTESY WGBH
11:00 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION 2012: A PBS NEWSHOUR SPECIAL REPORT — The PBS NewsHour team provides complete coverage of the inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States. 2PM FREEDOM RIDERS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — From May until November 1961, more than 400 Americans, black and white, risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — traveling together on buses and trains through the South in a challenge to segregation during the Civil Rights Era. {DVI} 4:00 SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME — A Sundance Film Festival selection for 2012, this documentary based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Wall Street Journal senior writer Douglas A. Blackmon explores the littleknown story of the post-Emancipation era and the labor practices and laws that effectively created a new form of slavery in the South and persisted well into the 20th century. Laurence Fishburne narrates. 5:30 ROADS TO MEMPHIS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — {DVI} R 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Repeats Tue 1/22, 2pm; Wed 1/23, 1pm; Thur 1/24, 5pm 9:00 THE LIFE OF MAMMALS — Episode 5 of 10. Meat Eaters. From the very first time mammals walked on the planet there has been both hunter and hunted. The pressure to evolve speed, endurance and maneuverability has helped them to outwit each other and occupy their very own niche. Sir David Attenborough spotlights arctic foxes, leopards, tigers, wolves and lions. Repeats Tue 1/22, 4pm 9:45 THE LIFE OF MAMMALS — Episode 6 of 10. Opportunists. When it comes to food, most mammals are specialists, but there is an alternative strategy for feeding: being a generalist — or omnivore — able to make the most of whatever food is on hand. Sir David Attenborough spotlights the raccoon, skunk, grizzly bear, fox, pig and rat, among other creatures. Repeats Tue 1/22, 5pm 10:30 MARKET WARRIORS — Antiquing in New Milford, CT. Rpts Tue 1/22, 3pm; Wed 1/23, 2pm; Thur 1/24, 1pm 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
Wednesday, January 23 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD NOVA: Rise of the Drones explores the technology of the robotic aircraft and meets those who operate drones for the U.S. military.
10:00 FRONTLINE: THE UNTOUCHABLES — Are the CEOs of mega-banks too big to jail? Though fraudulent practices at banks contributed to America’s financial meltdown, to date no Wall Street titan has been convicted of a crime connected to the crisis. Frontline investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
23 Wednesday
22 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: PRIMETIME SOAPS — Dallas and Dynasty kicked off the nighttime soap frenzy in the late 1970s and spun off the long-lasting series Knots Landing. Before them all was 1964’s Peyton Place, with Mia Farrow and Ryan O’Neal. Interviewees include Larry Hagman, Joan Collins, Linda Evans, Diahann Carroll, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark and Donna Mills. Repeats Wed 1/23, 4pm; Mon 1/28, 3:30pm 9:00 THE ABOLITIONISTS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Part 3 of 3.1854-Emancipation and Victory. The battle between pro-slavery and free-soil contingents rises to fever pitch. During his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown is captured, then executed, becoming a martyr for the cause. Abraham Lincoln is elected president in 1860. Southern states secede, war breaks out and the conflict unexpectedly drags on. On New Year’s Day 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation is announced. In December 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment is ratified, banning slavery in all states — forever. Repeats Wed 1/23, 3pm
24 Thursday
COURTESY KEN HOWARD/METROPOLITAN OPERA
Sunday, January 20 at 1:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Great Performances at the Met features Donizetti’s comic opera L’Elisir D’Amore. Anna Netrebko (above) and Matthew Polenzani star.
WETA Television
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ATTENBOROUGH’S LIFE STORIES — In honor of Sir David Attenborough’s 60th anniversary on television, a three-part miniseries features the world’s best-known wildlife filmmaker spotlighting his craft, the science behind the films, and the changes he’s witnessed to the environment in his decades visiting wild places. Part 1 of 3. Life on Camera. Attenborough revisits key places and events in his wildlife filmmaking career, reflecting on memorable wildlife footage and relating personal anecdotes of filmmaking adventures. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/24, 2pm; Mon 1/28, 2:30pm; Tue 1/29, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: RISE OF THE DRONES — Unmanned flying robots — drones — do things straight out of science fiction. Now, with unprecedented access to drone engineers and those who operate drones for the U.S. military, NOVA reveals the amazing technologies that make them so powerful. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/24, 3pm 10:00 LIFE ON FIRE — Part 4 of 6. Phoenix Temple. The series spotlights nature’s struggles to conquer ash and lava before the next eruption of Nicaragua’s Masaya volcano. Repeats Thur 1/25, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
8:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 3 — Part 3 of 7. See the Sunday, January 20, 9 p.m. listing. R 9:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: DESTROYING ANGEL — With the death of owner Karl Wainwright, the Easterly Grange Hotel falls into the hands of four beneficiaries. When one of the new hotel owners — does not attend Karl’s funeral, a worried search party forms. DCI Barnaby launches a murder investigation, and solving the case takes on new urgency when fatal accidents begin to occur. Repeats Fri 1/25, 2pm 10:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: ELECTRIC VENDETTA — A series of murders in Midsomer Parva begins with the discovery of the naked body in the center of a mysterious crop circle. When a local extra-terrestrial expert interests himself in events, rumors abound that the vicious death could be the work of some alien force. Barnaby, however, has other ideas. 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
25 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — Moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 1/26, 6:30pm 8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 1/26, 6pm
For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org 9
04-11 Listings Jan13.indd 9
12/11/12 1:59 PM
9:00 NATURE: ANIMAL ODD COUPLES — Informed by the observations of caregivers and scientists, Nature investigates why animals form unlikely cross-species relationships — and explores what these bonds suggest about animal emotions. {DVI} Repeats Sun 1/27, 4pm 10:00 SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED — A six-part miniseries combines history, biography, iconic performances and the personal passion of its celebrated hosts — Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson and David Tennant — to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Episode 1 of 6. Macbeth. Ethan Hawke explores the role of Shakespeare’s murderous Thane of Cawdor by uncovering the true story that served as inspiration, immersing himself in some of the most memorable productions and discovering Shakespeare’s extraordinary insights into the criminal mind. Repeats Sun 1/27, 2pm 11:00 SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED — Episode 2 of 6. The Comedies. Joely Richardson investigates (with her mother Vanessa Redgrave) the legacy of these two cross-dressing comedies and the great comic and romantic heroines created by Shakespeare in two perennially popular plays. Repeats Sun 1/27, 3pm 12M NEED TO KNOW 12:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
26 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, January 5 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM: 6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I — Part 6 of 6. Haemophobia. 8:47 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II — Part 1 of 8. Old Dogs. 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER — Leo McCarey’s 1957 romance stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr as two cruise-ship passengers who plan to reunite six months later atop the Empire State Building — but will it happen? (1:55) Repeats Sun 1/20, 11:30am 11:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING — A film chronicles the vaulted highs and crushing lows of Tennessean commercial artist Wayne White, who got his big break when he helped create the unhinged children’s show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. (90 min.)
28 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BOSTON, MA — Repeats Tue 1/29, 2pm; Wed 1/30, 1pm; Thur 1/31, 5pm 9:00 THE LIFE OF MAMMALS — Episode 7 of 10. Return to the Water. As the first signs of life left its watery environment to colonize dry land, the race was on in the search for food. After millions of years the increasing competition to survive made some mammals take one of the greatest steps in evolution: a return to the water. Sir David Attenborough spotlights otters, seals, dolphins and whales. Repeats Tue 1/29, 4pm 9:45 THE LIFE OF MAMMALS — Episode 8 of 10. Life in the Trees. In this program, David Attenborough meets the tree dwellers — those mammals that have adapted to a life at height. Much of the world’s surface is still
COURTESY PBS/PIONEERS OF TELEVISION
COURTESY RICHARD POHLE/REX FEATURES
WETA Television
Fridays, Jan. 25–Feb. 8 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD A six-part miniseries, Shakespeare Uncovered, relates the stories behind the Bard’s greatest plays with actors (from Ethan Hawke and Derek Jacobi to Joely Richardson and Jeremy Irons) exploring Shakespeare’s top roles. The programs include performances onstage at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, above, in London.
Union Station’s role as a premier entertainment, dining and shopping destination. 2:00 SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED — Ep. 1 of 6. Macbeth. R 3:00 SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED — Episode 2 of 6. The Comedies. 4:00 NATURE: ANIMAL ODD COUPLES — R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: TURKEY — Repeats Mon 1/28, 1:30pm SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12M: 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — See the Sunday, January 13, 6 p.m. listing. Repeats Mon 1/28, 5pm 7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: MURDER ON ST. MALLEY’S DAY —After a pupil at the prestigious Devington School dies of a stab wound while competing in a race, shocked locals are sure the death can be linked to the rivalry between the school and the locals. As DCI Barnaby investigates, he must learn about the history of an elite secret society with which the murdered student had been involved. 9:00 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 3 — The drama at Downton Abbey continues. Part 4 of 7. The Crawley family faces its severest test yet. Meanwhile, new faces try to fit into the tight-knit circle of servants; and new evidence turns up in a baffling case. Repeats Thur 1/31, 8pm; Fri 2/1, 1pm 10:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE — Part 5 of 6. Jenny finds herself for once not involved in the beginning of life, but at its end. When Nonnatus House cleaner Frank — brother of Peggy — is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. 11:00 CALL THE MIDWIFE — Part 6 of 6. Sister Monica Joan is found wandering near the docks and returned to Nonnatus House by the police. Her adventure takes its toll on her health and she is taken ill. (60 min.)
27 Sunday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–11AM See the Sunday, January 6 listings. 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER — (1:55) R 1:30 UNION STATION—WETA ALL ACCESS — A WETA TV 26 production offers a behind-the-scenes look at Greater Washington’s main rail transportation hub and explores
Tuesday, January 29 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Pioneers of Television: Superheroes spotlights early crime fighter programs, from Superman to Batman and beyond. Above, Lynda Carter prepares for a stunt on the 1975 series Wonder Woman.
WETA Magazine is published monthly by the Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association for its members. Three dollars of each member’s dues are designated for its subscription. WETA occasionally exchanges member names with other organizations. For those who have requested we not exchange their names, this magazine’s address label has an X at the beginning of the coded line. If you do not have an X and prefer that your name not be exchanged, please call Audience Services at 703-998-2724. ©2013 by Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without written permission. Periodical postage paid at Arlington, VA 22210 and additional offices. Send address changes to WETA, 3939 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, Virginia 22206. Volume 26, Number 1. ISSN No. 1041-2700. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
Publisher Mary Stewart Editor Jeff Giese Art Director Brian Rees Design TMG, Inc. Editorial and Advertising Offices 3939 Campbell Avenue Arlington, VA 22206
10 JANUARY 2013 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org
04-11 Listings Jan13.indd 10
12/14/12 3:37 PM
04-11 Listings Jan13.indd 11
12/14/12 3:37 PM
02 C2-3_12-C4 Jan13.indd 12
12/14/12 3:38 PM
02 C2-3_12-C4 Jan13.indd 13
12/11/12 2:04 PM
Go Paperless and Receive WETA Magazine Online! Your monthly WETA magazine can be one click away! Choose to go paperless and we will send you an email each month with a direct link to the magazine on WETA’s website. Same pages, same great program information as the print guide. Want to try it out? View the magazine and sign up to go paperless today at weta.org/magazine. ADVERTISEMENT
“Radiant singing and emotional truth” Patricia Racette, photo by Devon Cass
Giacomo Puccini
MANON LESCAUT Mar. 2–23, 2013
Starring Patricia Racette
Eschenbach and Tzimon Barto
“ Gleaming sound and incisive attack”
Vincenzo Bellini
Eschenbach and Dan Zhu Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 JAN. 24–26, 2013 KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL Tickets from $10 David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.
NORMA Starring Angela Meade
Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 JAN. 17–19, 2013 Angela Meade, photo by Dario Acosta
—The New York Times
Christoph Eschenbach, photo by Margot Schulman
—Houston Chronicle
The NSO Music Director Chair is generously endowed by
Roger and Vicki Sant.
Mar. 9–24, 2013
General Dynamics is the proud sponsor of the NSO Classical Season.
KENNEDY CENTER OPERA HOUSE Tickets from $25
The Blue Series is sponsored by United Technologies Corporation.
David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of WNO. Generous support for WNO Italian opera is provided by Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello. Norma is a production of the Clarice Smith Opera Series. Additional support for Norma is provided by the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts.
The Red Series is sponsored by American Airlines and British Airways.
The 2013 European Tour is sponsored by FedEx Corporation.
Tickets at the Kennedy Center Box Office or charge by phone (202) 467-4600 Order online at kennedy-center.org TTY (202) 416-8524 Groups (202) 416-8400
02 C2-3_12-C4 Jan13.indd 14
12/11/12 2:02 PM