December 2008: The 'GBH Members' Guide

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c The Members’ Guide December 2008

Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey—Holiday Special

Celebrating All

A Season’s Griot 2008

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Chicano Rock!

The Sounds of East Los Angeles

Lights: Celebrate Chanukah Live in Concert

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Discounts & Events for Members Only A Christmas Celtic Sojourn

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Make your reservation for A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, hosted by 89.7’s Brian O’Donovan 12/1 at Worcester’s Hanover Theatre, 12/12–14, 19–21 at Boston’s Cutler Majestic Theatre and 12/18 at the Providence Performing Arts Center. WGBH members receive $5 off regularly priced tickets (use code CSMWGBH). Info: wgbh.org/celtic Generously sponsored by The Boston Globe.

Save 20% on DVDs, CDs and more from your favorite PBS and NPR shows during the special two-day Members-Only sale at shop.wgbh. org, 12/10 at 9am through 12/12 at 9am.

Plus, free shipping on orders over $75!

Use discount code MEM907 at checkout.

National Yiddish Book Center

Edible Arrangements

Peacock Photography

Send a festive, delicious fruit bouquet for the holidays and receive $3 off (eastern MA and southern NH stores only; use code WGBH2008). Info: 877-363-7848; ediblearrangements.com

A gift certificate for a family portrait could make a perfect holiday gift. WGBH members receive 10% off print orders, and 50% off sitting fees.

Info: 978392-0402; peacockphotography.net

Geoff & Drew’s Cookies Send cookies, brownies and other freshly baked goods in a signature red gift box.

WGBH members receive 15% off (use or mention code WGBH15). Info: 866-437-3928; geoffanddrews.com

First Night 2009 Purchase your button for First Night events, including a concert by jazz pianist Hiromi to be broadcast live on WGBH 89.7 from the Berklee Performance Center. 12/31, 1pm–12mid. Get 20% off your button at firstnight.org/wgbh.

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WGBH member Sayuri Miyamoto uses her MemberCard at the American Repertory Theatre, the Celebrity Series of Boston and the Longy School of Music.

Send us a picture of you using your MemberCard. For more on 200+ discounts, go to wgbh.org/membercard.

Find Yiddish and English books, exhibits, fascinating programs and more at the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst. WGBH members receive 10% off purchases in store and online. Info: 413-256-4900; yiddishbookcenter.org

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As a WGBH member, you’re invited to get the year’s best prices on DVDs, CDs, books, educational toys and more from your favorite PBS programs on Saturday, 12/6 from 11am–5pm at the WGBH studios in Brighton. Free parking. Directions at wgbh.org/ membershop or 617-300-3300.

Back Bay Chorale Orchestra Hear a concert featuring Corelli’s Christmas Concerto and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, 12/21 at 3pm at Marsh Chapel, Boston University. WGBH members receive 10% off tickets. Info: 617-648-3885; bbcboston.org

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Where to Tune In

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Jonathan Abbott President and CEO PS: Once you’ve hooked up to digital TV, there’s even more WGBH to love. For our full channel menu, go to wgbh.org/ tvchannels.

11 weeks left!

Not connected to cable or satellite TV? 2/17/2009 Take action DIGITAL TV DEADLINE now! WGBH wants to help you make the switch. Learn more at wgbh.org/digitaltvswitchover, or call 617.300.3300.

Stay Connected WGBH Member Hotline 617-300-3300 weekdays 9am–5pm, membersonly@wgbh.org 24-Hour Program Feedback Line 617-300-5200 Leadership Circle MemberLine 617-300-3505 leadershipcircle@wgbh.org Ralph Lowell Society Hotline 617-300-3900 ralph_lowell_society@wgbh.org Local Corporate Sponsorship and Advertising 617-300-3730 rose_cullen@wgbh.org, wgbh.org/sponsorship

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On February 17, 2009, WGBH along with every TV station in the country, is “going digital.” Are you ready? If not, you need to take action today.

Why? Because if you watch TV through a rooftop antenna or “rabbit ears,” and you have an older TV set, unless you have taken steps to be ready to receive digital television you will stop receiving free, over-the-air TV on that date. The federally mandated switchover ensures better picture and sound quality; it also frees up space on the TV spectrum for more programs, as well as provides frequencies for police, fire, and emergency rescue communications.

If you already subscribe to cable or satellite (and every TV set in your home or office is hooked up to this service), you needn’t worry about the change. But if you don’t have either of these services, you need to act immediately.

And WGBH is here with information to help get you ready.

“There’s a lot of confusion across the country about the digital switchover,” says Chris Clark, who heads up the WGBH Member and Viewer Services group overseeing our DTV switchover education efforts. “The first step for everyone is to visit wgbh.org/digitaltvswitchover, where we’ve posted straightforward updates and online links to help you prepare for the transition—and to ensure that you don’t miss out on your favorite programs.”

Don’t let your TV go blank. Don’t wait until February. Go to wgbh.org/digitaltvswitchover, and go digital today!

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For Kids on WGBH

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44 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies (cc) Of notes: Join us Sundays at 12mid on 44 for more Austin City Limits, featuring Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Aimee Mann and Iron & Wine.

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44 Get Ready for Digital TV Norm Abram and Kevin O’Connor from This Old House, along with María Hinojosa, host of WGBH’s María Hinojosa: One-onOne, offer how-to advice for the upcoming federally mandated switch to digital TV. See page 1 for more. (cc) 11:30 2 Everyday Food (cc)

44 Ask This Old House (cc)

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Country Rockers Kentucky’s indie rock heroes My Morning Jacket return to the ACL stage to showcase their latest acclaimed CD Evil Urges. Spin magazine raves that the album is the band’s “most accomplished and ambitious record, masterfully sifting through genres,” and Entertainment Weekly proclaims the CD “an exhilarating, bone-deep experience—a true album, built for sustained listening.”

Austin City Limits/My Morning Jacket Premieres Sun, 12/7 at 12mid on 44 12n 2 Member Favorites

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Sunday 7 6am 2 Clifford (cc)(d)

44 Antiques Roadshow Portland, Pt. II. Appraisers examine a young girl’s shoe, accompanied by documentation from 1928 showing that it once bore the auto-

graphs of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. (cc) 6:30 2 Martha Speaks (cc) 7am 2 Super Why! (cc)

44 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (cc) 7:30 2 Curious George (cc)

44 To the Contrary 8am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 MoneyTrack (cc) Full schedules and more program info: wgbh.org

Member Favorites Tune in December 1–15 for a cornucopia of shows ranging from heart-warming holiday and music specials to insightful journalism and educational lifestyle programs. Member Favorites are chosen and scheduled based on viewer feedback. Go to wgbh.org/memberfavorites to weigh in, and check wgbh.org/schedules to see when your favorite is airing.

Holiday Cheer A Christmas Celtic Sojourn Lights: Celebrate Chanukah Live in Concert Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey—Holiday Special Happy Holidays: The Best of the Andy Williams Christmas Shows

Lifestyle Heart Healthy Yoga Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound Made in Spain Live! with José Andrés

Independent Journalism The Unseen Alistair Cooke: A Masterpiece Special Frontline/From Jesus to Christ Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Panda Tales

Music Yanni Voices Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a Masterpiece Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia My Music: Love Songs of the 50s and 60s Victor Borge: 100 Years of Music & Laughter!

Travel and Exploration Alone in the Wilderness Rick Steves’ Europe—Join us live, Thursday evening, 12/4 as Steves visits the WGBH studios!

Full schedules and more program info: wgbh.org

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44 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (cc) 9am 2 Danger Rangers (cc)

44 Foreign Exchange (cc) 9:30 2 The Saddle Club (cc)

44 Beat the Press (cc) 10am 2 WordGirl (cc)(d)

44 Inside Washington (cc) 10:30 2 Design Squad (cc)(d)

44 Now (cc) 11am 2 Get Ready for Digital TV (cc)(See 12/6 at 11am on 44)

44 Bill Moyers Journal (cc) 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe The Czech Republic Beyond Prague. Few travelers venture beyond Prague to experience the Czech Republic’s many cultural riches and offbeat delights. Steves is your guide to local pub music, cheese tasting, river rafting and peat bathing in less-visited locations such as Olomouc, Moravsky Krumlov, Trebon and Konopiste. (cc) 12n 2 Member Favorites

44 Member Favorites 9pm 44 P.O.V. Inheritance (cc) HD See Sins of the Father, page 9 10:30 44 Member Favorites

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44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Member Favorites

44 Member Favorites 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Tuesday 9 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Member Favorites

44 Member Favorites 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Wednesday 10 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc)

7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Member Favorites

44 Member Favorites 9pm 2 P.O.V. Inheritance (cc)(See 12/7 at 9pm on 44) 10:30 2 Get Ready for Digital TV (cc)(See 12/6 at 11am on 44) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Thursday 11 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Member Favorites

44 Member Favorites 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Friday 12 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Beat the Press (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 McLaughlin Group

44 Member Favorites 8pm 2 Washington Week (cc) 8:30 2 Now (cc) 9pm 2 Bill Moyers Journal (cc) 10pm 2 Member Favorites 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Saturday 13 6am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (cc)(d) 6:30 2 Sid the Science Kid (cc)

44 Curious George (cc) 7am 2 Peep (cc)

44 Sesame Street (cc)(d) 7:30 2 WordWorld (cc)(d) 8am 2 Super Why! (cc)

44 Barney and Friends (cc) 8:30 2 Clifford (cc)(d)

44 Caillou (cc)(d) 9am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 Bob the Builder (cc)(d) 9:30 2 Sid the Science Kid (cc)

44 Thomas & Friends (cc)(d) 10am 2 Martha Speaks (cc)

44 Sid the Science Kid (cc) 10:30 2 WordGirl (cc)(d)

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44 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies (cc) 11am 2 The Victory Garden (cc)(d)

44 Get Ready for Digital TV (cc)(See 12/6 at 11am on 44) 11:30 2 Everyday Food (cc)

44 Ask This Old House (cc) 12n 2 Member Favorites

44 Member Favorites

Sunday 14 6am 2 Clifford (cc)(d)

44 Antiques Roadshow Portland, Pt. III. Experts assess the value of a 1904 dog show trophy and an original print of a Lewis and Clark map. (cc) 6:30 2 Martha Speaks (cc) 7am 2 Super Why! (cc)

44 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (cc) 7:30 2 Curious George (cc)

44 To the Contrary 8am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 MoneyTrack (cc) 8:30 2 Peep (cc)

44 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (cc) 9am 2 Danger Rangers (cc)

44 Foreign Exchange (cc)

9:30 2 The Saddle Club (cc)

44 Beat the Press (cc) 10am 2 WordGirl (cc)(d)

44 Inside Washington (cc) 10:30 2 Design Squad (cc)(d)

44 Now (cc) 11am 2 Get Ready for Digital TV (cc)(See 12/6 at 11am on 44)

44 Bill Moyers Journal (cc) 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Athens and Side Trips. The thriving Greek capital sprawls out from the foot of its magnificent Acropolis.

Steves tours the “must-sees” of ancient Athens: the Parthenon, Agora and National Archaeological Museum, as well as his personal favorite side-trips: the ruins of the oracle at Delphi and the traffic-free Isle of Hydra. (cc) 12n 2 Member Favorites

44 Member Favorites

Monday 15 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Member Favorites

44 Member Favorites

Sins of the Father Imagine watching Schindler’s List and knowing the sadistic Nazi camp commandant played by Ralph Fiennes was your father.

Monika Hertwig, the daughter of mass murderer Amon Goeth, has spent her life in the shadow of her father’s sins. She seeks out Helen Jonas-Rosenzweig, who was enslaved by Goeth and who is one of the few living eyewitnesses to his unspeakable brutality. The women’s raw, emotional meeting unearths terrible truths and lingering questions about how the actions of parents can continue to ripple through generations. For related lectures, visit the WGBH Forum Network at wgbh.org/forum.

P.O.V./Inheritance Premieres Sun, 12/7 at 9pm on 44 Repeats Wed, 12/10 at 9pm on 2 and in HD on WGBH HD 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Tuesday 16 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc)

7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One León Ichaso.

Cuban-born Ichaso has directed Full schedules and more program info: wgbh.org

Perennial Favorite San Francisco Ballet makes The Nutcracker all its own, resetting it during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition. Recorded last December to help commemorate SFB’s 75th anniversary, the work is choreographed by artistic director Helgi Tomasson and features new sets by Michael Yeargan and costumes by Martin Pakledinaz, both repeat Tony Awardwinning designers. Olympic champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi hosts.

Great Performances Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker Premieres Wed, 12/17 at 8pm on 2 and in HD on WGBH HD Repeats Sat, 12/20 at 6pm on 2

Going Her Way Cindy Blackman is regarded as one of the top drummers in the world. She may be known best for her strong presence in the video for Lenny Kravitz’s 1993 hit, “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” however, her career is deep and varied, including stints with Iggy Pop, Prince and Mick Jagger.

Her impressive work in pop and rock music aside, Blackman counts jazz as her foremost love. Host Kim McLarin sits down with Blackman to discuss her life in music.

Basic Black A Conversation with Jazz and Rock Drummer Cindy Blackman Premieres Thu, 12/18 at 7:30pm on 2 Funding for Basic Black is generously provided, in part, by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Seeds of Contemplation This new film examines the life of Thomas Merton (shown with the Dalai Lama), the acclaimed monk and writer considered one of the most influential spiritual voices of the 20th century. Born to American artists in 1915 in southern France, Merton grew up embracing bohemian, intellectual pursuits that led him to embrace communism. Eventually, he turned to Catholicism and a strictly cloistered life in a rural Kentucky monastery. His writings over the next 27 years, examining spirituality, secured his literary reputation.

Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton Premieres Thu, 12/18 at 8pm on 2 10 Full schedules and more program info: wgbh.org

Crossover Dreams, Pinero and El Cantante. (cc)

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Nova Pocahontas Revealed.

The exploits of the swashbuckling John Smith, the wily, venerable chief Powhatan and his infatuated daughter, Pocahontas, have been recited, retold and embroidered until they’ve gathered the status of an epic founding myth of the new nation. On the 400th anniversary of the arrival at Jamestown, science is revealing the truth behind the myth—a saga of unparalleled adventure, greed and savagery as seen from the Native American perspective. (cc)(d)

44 Antiques Roadshow Milwaukee, Pt. II. Items examined include a ruby-and-diamond bracelet purchased from Austria’s Empress Eugenie in the 1890s. (cc) 9pm 2 Frontline Heat. Facing rising pressure from governments, green groups and investors alike, big business is reshaping its approach to the environment. Producer Martin Smith (The Choice 2008) investigates what some businesses are doing to fend off new regulations and how others are repositioning themselves to prosper in a radically changed world. (cc)(d)

44 Waking the Dead Towers of Silence, Pt. I. A mummified body found on a derelict airplane leads the team into the world of fake pharmaceutical drugs designed to be sold at a high price to unwitting AIDS victims in third world countries.

A major pharmaceutical company is implicated in the cover-up, taking steps, however illegal, to silence the problem. (cc) 10pm 44 Silent Witness Blood, Sweat and Tears, Pt. I. Dr. Samantha Ryan (Amanda Burton) suddenly finds she has two problems on her hands: how to deal with the reappearance of her former lover, the new Chief Superintendent, and whether a successful young boxer’s death was actually caused by blows suffered in the ring. (cc) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc) Dig Deeper: Beyond Theology airs Wed, 12/3, 6–7pm and 9–10pm on WGBH World.

Wednesday 17 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Ask This Old House (cc)

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Great Performances Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker (cc) HD See Perennial Favorite, this page

44 Globe Trekker Malawi & Zambia (cc)(d) 9pm 44 Spain…On the Road Again Mark Bittman, Claudia Bassols, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mario Batali take an unscripted roadtrip, enjoying the culinary and cultural pleasures of Spain. (cc) 10pm 2 L.A. Holiday Celebration 2008 This collection of highlights from the 2007 Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration features the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Master Chorale and the UCC Chorus. (cc)

44 Nova Pocahontas Revealed (cc)(d)(See 12/16 at 8pm on 2) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Thursday 18 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Basic Black A Conversation with Jazz and Rock Drummer Cindy Blackman (cc) See Going Her Way, this page

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton (cc) See Seeds of Contemplation, this page

44 The This Old House Hour (cc) 9pm 2 Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East Los Angeles (cc) See Born in East L.A., page 11

44 Wild Things Man Among Lions (cc) 10pm 2 Faith Hill, Joy to the World: A Soundstage

Special Event Hill, backed by an orchestra led by conductor David Campbell, sings favorites from her upcoming holiday album, Joy to the World. (cc)

44 Nature Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History. Our closest living relatives have lived among us for well over a century, mostly in solitary confinement. Today, a few dedicated individuals are working to give them freedom and sanctuary. (cc)(d) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Friday 19 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Beat the Press (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 McLaughlin Group

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Washington Week (cc)

44 Nature Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History (cc)(d) (See 12/18 at 10pm on 44) 8:30 2 Now (cc) 9pm 44 Nature Clever Monkeys.

Following as the babies of two different species are reared, this film explores how and what monkeys teach their young. (cc)(d) 9:30 2 Bill Moyers Journal (cc) 10pm 2 Nature Snowflake: The White Gorilla. The only known albino gorilla in the world, Snowflake lived nearly 40 years as a beloved resident of the Barcelona Zoo. (cc)(d) 10:30 2 Frontline Heat (cc)(d)(See 12/16 at 9pm on 2) 11pm 44 NewsHour (cc)

Saturday 20 6am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (cc)(d) 6:30 2 Sid the Science Kid (cc)

44 Curious George (cc) 7am 2 Peep (cc)

44 Sesame Street (cc)(d) 7:30 2 WordWorld (cc)(d) 8am 2 Super Why! (cc)

44 Barney and Friends (cc) 8:30 2 Clifford (cc)(d)

44 Caillou (cc)(d) 9am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 Bob the Builder (cc)(d) 9:30 2 Sid the Science Kid (cc)

44 Thomas & Friends (cc)(d) 10am 2 Martha Speaks (cc)

44 Sid the Science Kid (cc) 10:30 2 WordGirl (cc)(d)

44 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies (cc) 11am 2 The Victory Garden (cc)(d)

44 María Hinojosa: One-on-One León Ichaso (cc)(See 12/16 at 7:30pm on 2) 11:30 2 Everyday Food (cc)

44 Ask This Old House (cc) 12n 2 Made in Spain (cc)

44 Nova Pocahontas Revealed (cc)(d)(See 12/16 at 8pm on 2) 12:30 2 Sara’s Weeknight Meals (cc) 1pm 2 Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way (cc)

44 Auntie Mame An orphan goes to live with his freespirited aunt, and the two quickly become inseparable, in this sweet 1958 classic starring Rosalind Russell and Forrest Tucker.

1:30 2 Lidia’s Italy (cc) 2pm 2 Food Trip with Todd English (cc) 2:30 2 Simply Ming (cc) 3pm 2 America’s Test Kitchen (cc) 3:30 2 Cook’s Country (cc)

44 Laura When a woman is found dead, the investigating detective is haunted by a striking painting of the victim in this 1944 Oscar-winning film directed by Otto Preminger, starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Vincent Price.

4pm 2 Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie (cc) 4:30 2 The New Yankee Workshop (cc) Heritage: Check out The Latin View, Sundays at 5pm on WGBH World.

5pm 2 The This Old House Hour (cc)

44 Great Expectations This 1946 adaptation of the Dickens classic stars Jean Simmons, Alec Guinness and John Mills.

6pm 2 Great Performances Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker (cc)(See 12/17 at 8pm on 2)

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Born in East L.A. Narrated by Edward James Olmos, this documentary tells the story of generations of young Mexican Americans who proudly expressed their identity through music. Filled with intimate first-person storytelling, rare movies, photos and exuberant music, the film features Lalo Guerrero, Ritchie Valens, Cannibal and the Headhunters, Thee Midniters and Los Lobos.

Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East Los Angeles Premieres Thu, 12/18 at 9pm on 2 7pm 44 West Side Story When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way! Set in New York, this 1961 take on the story of Romeo and Juliet stars Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn and an unforgettable Natalie Wood.

8pm 2 Keeping Up Appearances (cc) 8:30 2 Waiting For God (cc) 9pm 2 The Vicar of Dibley 2006 Christmas Special (cc) 9:30 44 In the Heat of the Night Rod Steiger won an Oscar for his role in this 1967, Norman Jewison-directed film about an African American detective, played by Sidney Full schedules and more program info: wgbh.org 11

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Helping Hands Using the massive 2008 “Blitz Build” along the Gulf Coast as the centerpiece, this film celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project—from its humble origins in New York City to the global reach it enjoys today. This is the story of how President Jimmy Carter’s inability to ignore the vast need he encountered brought thousands of strangers together from across the globe and changed the lives of thousands more.

The Life a House Built: The 25th Anniversary of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project Premieres Mon, 12/22 at 9pm on 2 Poitier, investigating a murder in a racist southern town.

10pm 2 New Tricks (cc) 11pm 2 Basic Black A Conversation with Jazz and Rock Drummer Cindy Blackman (cc)(See 12/18 at 7:30pm on 2) 11:30 2 Ask This Old House (cc)

44 Get Ready for Digital TV (cc)(See 12/6 at 11am on 44)

Sunday 21 6am 2 Clifford (cc)(d)

44 Antiques Roadshow Milwaukee, Pt. II (cc)(See 12/16 at 8pm on 44)

12 Full schedules and more program info: wgbh.org

6:30 2 Martha Speaks (cc) 7am 2 Super Why! (cc)

44 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (cc) 7:30 2 Curious George (cc)

44 To the Contrary 8am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 MoneyTrack (cc) 8:30 2 Peep (cc)

44 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (cc) 9am 2 Danger Rangers (cc)

44 Foreign Exchange (cc) 9:30 2 The Saddle Club (cc)

44 Beat the Press (cc) 10am 2 WordGirl (cc)(d)

44 Inside Washington (cc) 10:30 2 Design Squad (cc)(d)

44 Now (cc) 11am 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One León Ichaso (cc)(See 12/16 at 7:30pm on 2)

44 Bill Moyers Journal (cc) 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Greece’s Peloponnese. After enjoying the port town of Nafplio, Steves visits the ruins of Olympia, the remarkably preserved theater at Epidauros and the ancient capital of Mycenae. Later, he wanders off the beaten path to explore the rustic Mani Peninsula, the beach town of Kardymli and the fortress town of Monemvasia. (cc) 12n 2 Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge West Africa: Togo and Benin. Wolfe visits villages known for their vibrant inhabitants and intense Voodoo rituals, and discovers frenzied trances, powerful masked dances and an extraordinary fire-eating ceremony. (cc)

44 Great Performances Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker (cc)(See 12/17 at 8pm on 2) 12:30 2 Basic Black A Conversation with Jazz and Rock Drummer Cindy Blackman (cc)(See 12/18 at 7:30pm on 2) 1pm 2 Get Ready for Digital TV (cc)(See 12/6 at 11am on 44) 1:30 2 Great Performances Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker (cc)(See 12/17 at 8pm on 2) 2pm 44 e2 (cc) 2:30 44 Equitrekking Destination Carolinas. Host Darley Newman explores the grounds of the Biltmore Estate and the thriving downtown arts scene in Asheville, visits Cherokee tribe members in the Great

Smoky Mountains and travels to Daufuskie Island. (cc) 3pm 44 Spain…On the Road Again (cc)(See 12/17 at 9pm on 44) 3:30 2 Richard Tucker Opera Gala A highlight of the New York performing arts season for more than 30 years, the Gala presents today’s opera stars performing arias and scenes from popular works. (cc) 4pm 44 Made in Spain (cc) 4:30 44 Food Trip with Todd English (cc) 5pm 2 From the Top at Carnegie Hall (cc)

44 Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie (cc) 5:30 2 Design Squad (cc)(d)

44 Simply Ming (cc) 6pm 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Greece’s Peloponnese (cc) (See 12/21 at 11:30am on 2)

44 This Old House (cc) 6:30 2 Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie (cc)

44 Theater Talk (cc) 7pm 2 Newport Jazz Festival 2008 This new show features highlights from the venerable festival, including Chris Botti, Soulive and Dave Holland. (cc)

44 Great Expectations (See 12/20 at 5pm on 44) 8pm 2 Nature Christmas in Yellowstone. From the unique crystals of individual snowflakes to the grand sweep of Yellowstone’s Hayden Valley, the National Park provides a holiday spectacle like no other. (cc)(d) 9pm 2 Masterpiece Mystery!

Prime Suspect: The Final Act, Pt. I. Helen Mirren reprises her iconic, Emmy Award-winning role as Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison for the last time in this encore presentation. (cc)(d)

44 Independent Lens Doc. This biography of literary figure Harold Louis “Doc” Humes tells a story of politics, literature and protest. (cc) 10pm 44 Independent Lens Wonders Are Many: The Making of Dr. Atomic. This behindthe-scenes documentary follows composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars over the course of a year as they create an opera about the birth of the atomic bomb. (cc)

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Monday 22 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Wild Chronicles (cc)

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Antiques Roadshow Roadshow Remembers. This nostalgic look back showcases the best appraisals of the WGBH-produced series’ first decade. (cc)

44 Masterpiece Mystery!

Prime Suspect: The Final Act, Pt. I (cc)(d)(See 12/21 at 9pm on 2) 9pm 2 The Life a House Built: The 25th Anniversary of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project (cc) See Helping Hands, page 12 10pm 2 America’s Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie This encore tells the story of the transformation of the prairie into farmland. (cc)

44 Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton (cc)(See 12/18 at 8pm on 2) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Tuesday 23 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Maricel Presilla. The chef, restaurateur and culinary historian discusses how Latino food is changing the American palate. (cc)

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Nova Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold/The Race for Absolute Zero. This two-part encore presents the epic story of humanity’s struggle to master extreme cold. (cc)(d) HD

44 Antiques Roadshow Roadshow Remembers (cc) (See 12/22 at 8pm on 2)

9pm 44 Waking the Dead Towers of Silence, Pt. II (cc) (See 12/16 at 9pm on 44) 10pm 2 Nature Christmas in Yellowstone (cc)(d)(See 12/21 at 8pm on 2)

44 Silent Witness Blood, Sweat and Tears, Pt. II (cc) (See 12/16 at 10pm on 44) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Wednesday 24 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Ask This Old House (cc)

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring the King’s Singers (cc) See Voices Raised, this page

44 Globe Trekker Los Angeles City Guide (cc)(d) 9pm 2 Christmas at Luther: Night of Glory, Dawn of Peace This special features choirs, a Christmas Brass and Percussion Ensemble, caroling and the signature lighting of candles that encircle the audience. (cc)

44 Spain…On the Road Again (cc)(See 12/17 at 9pm on 44) 10pm 2 A Renaissance Christmas Chicago’s celebrated Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass celebrates the sounds of the holiday season. (cc)

44 Nova Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold/The Race for Absolute Zero (cc)(d)(See 12/23 at 8pm on 2) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

Thursday 25 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Basic Black Poetry and Conversation with Afaa Michael Weaver. Weaver has been hailed by Harvard University scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates as one of the most significant poets writing today. (cc)

Voices Raised The King’s Singers— England’s premier vocal choral ensemble—join the renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a Christmas celebration featuring some of the season’s most beloved songs. The annual classic includes “O Holy Night,”“Sussex Carol,” “The Little Drummer Boy” and a spectacular staging of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring the King’s Singers Premieres Wed, 12/24 at 8pm on 2

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 The Kennedy Center Presents The Mark Twain Prize for Humor Celebrating Neil Simon.

This encore, all-star tribute includes Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Klein, Nathan Lane, Robert Redford and Paul Reiser, and features classic film clips from Simon’s career. (cc)

44 The This Old House Hour (cc) 9pm 44 Wild Things Sharks: Scavengers of the Sea (cc)

9:30 2 The Kennedy Center Presents Billy Crystal: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize. This encore features tributes from a starstudded cast of Crystal’s friends and colleagues including Bob Costas, Robert DeNiro, Danny DeVito, Whoopi Goldberg, John Goodman, Jon Lovitz and Martin Short. (cc) Full schedules and more program info: wgbh.org 13

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For more information, go to wgbh.org/ greaterboston.

Greater Boston/Year in Review Premieres Wed, 12/24 at 7pm on 2 Beat the Press/Year in Review Premieres Fri, 12/26 at 7pm on 2 10pm 44 Nature Christmas in Yellowstone (cc)(d)(See 12/21 at 8pm on 2) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

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Friday 26 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc)

7pm 2 Beat the Press (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 McLaughlin Group

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Washington Week (cc)

44 Nature Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard. Only a privileged few have ever seen a snow leopard—the

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powerful and mysterious predator of the Himalayas. (cc)(d) 8:30 2 Now (cc) 9pm 2 Bill Moyers Journal (cc)

44 Nature The Vanishing Lions.

Africa’s lion population appears to be declining at an alarming rate. This encore searches for explanations and solutions to the troubling trend. (cc)(d) 10pm 2 The Life a House Built: The 25th Anniversary of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project (cc)(See 12/22 at 9pm on 2)

44 Nature The Cheetah Orphans. When the mother of two cheetah cubs is killed, a filmmaker becomes their new parent and tries to prepare them for a return to the wild. (cc)(d) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

44 NewsHour (cc)

Saturday 27 6am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (cc)(d) 6:30 2 Sid the Science Kid (cc)

44 Curious George (cc) 7am 2 Peep (cc)

44 Sesame Street (cc)(d) 7:30 2 WordWorld (cc)(d) 8am 2 Super Why! (cc)

44 Barney and Friends (cc) 8:30 2 Clifford (cc)(d)

44 Caillou (cc)(d) 9am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 Bob the Builder (cc)(d) 9:30 2 Sid the Science Kid (cc)

44 Thomas & Friends (cc)(d) 10am 2 Martha Speaks (cc)

44 Sid the Science Kid (cc) 10:30 2 WordGirl (cc)(d)

44 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies (cc) 11am 2 The Victory Garden (cc)(d)

44 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Maricel Presilla (cc)(See 12/23 at 7:30pm on 2) 11:30 2 Everyday Food (cc)

44 Ask This Old House (cc) 12n 2 Made in Spain (cc)

44 Nature Christmas in Yellowstone (cc)(d)(See 12/21 at 8pm on 2) 12:30 2 Sara’s Weeknight Meals (cc) 1pm 2 Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way (cc)

44 The Kennedy Center Presents The Mark Twain Prize for Humor Celebrating Neil Simon (cc)(See 12/25 at 8pm on 2) 1:30 2 Lidia’s Italy (cc) 2pm 2 Food Trip with Todd English (cc) 2:30 2 Simply Ming (cc)

44 The Kennedy Center Presents Billy Crystal: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (cc)(See 12/25 at 9:30pm on 2) 3pm 2 America’s Test Kitchen (cc) 3:30 2 Cook’s Country (cc) 4pm 2 Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie (cc)

44 The Barefoot Contessa A has-been movie director (Humphrey Bogart) turns a Spanish dancer (Ava Gardner) into a star in Joseph Mankiewicz’s 1954 gem.

4:30 2 The New Yankee Workshop (cc) 5pm 2 The This Old House Hour (cc) 6pm 2 Masterpiece Mystery!

Prime Suspect: The Final Act, Pt. I (cc)(d)(See 12/21 at 9pm on 2) 6:30 44 In the Heat of the Night (See 12/20 at 9:30pm on 44) 8pm 2 Keeping Up Appearances (cc)

44 West Side Story (See 12/20 at 7pm on 44) 8:30 2 Waiting For God (cc) 9pm 2 The Vicar of Dibley 2005 New Year’s Special (cc) 9:45 2 Chef! (cc) 10:15 2 New Tricks (cc) 10:30 44 Annie Hall See Woody, this page 11pm 2 Basic Black Poetry and Conversation with Afaa Michael Weaver (cc)(See 12/25 at 7:30pm on 2) 11:30 2 Ask This Old House (cc)

Sunday 28 6am 2 Clifford (cc)(d)

44 Antiques Roadshow Roadshow Remembers (cc) (See 12/22 at 8pm on 2) 6:30 2 Martha Speaks (cc) 7am 2 Super Why! (cc)

44 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (cc)

7:30 2 Curious George (cc)

44 To the Contrary 8am 2 Curious George (cc)

44 MoneyTrack (cc) 8:30 2 Peep (cc)

44 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (cc) 9am 2 Danger Rangers (cc)

44 Foreign Exchange (cc) 9:30 2 The Saddle Club (cc)

44 Beat the Press (cc) 10am 2 WordGirl (cc)(d)

44 Inside Washington (cc) 10:30 2 Design Squad (cc)(d)

44 Now (cc) 11am 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Maricel Presilla (cc)(See 12/23 at 7:30pm on 2)

44 Bill Moyers Journal (cc) 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Copenhagen. Steves gets to know Denmark’s capital as he discovers reminders of its Viking history and sees modern reflections of its proudly independent ways. He strolls down Europe’s first pedestrian boulevard, enjoys a peek at the crown jewels in the palace treasury and ends his journey at Copenhagen’s full-time carnival, Tivoli Gardens. (cc) 12n 2 Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge New Zealand. Wolfe captures portraits of contemporary Maori artists, who wear their stories on their faces in the form of sacred tattoos. (cc)

44 Nova Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold/The Race for Absolute Zero (cc)(d)(See 12/23 at 8pm on 2) 12:30 2 Basic Black Poetry and Conversation with Afaa Michael Weaver (cc)(See 12/25 at 7:30pm on 2) 1pm 2 The Life a House Built: The 25th Anniversary of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project (cc)(See 12/22 at 9pm on 2) Grab the popcorn! Join us Saturday afternoons (12/20, 27) on 44 for classic movies including Auntie Mame, West Side Story and In the Heat of the Night.

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Woody In his 1977 classic, Woody Allen plays neurotic comedian Alvy Singer, taking a stream-ofconsciousness journey through memories of a recently ended relationship with Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Gags, such as his father operating a bumper car concession during his childhood and the family home being located below the Thunderbolt roller coaster on Coney Island, intermingle with more serious ruminations on love and relationships. Allen’s witty and incisive autobiographical love story won Oscars for Best Picture, Actress (Keaton), Director and Screenplay.

Annie Hall Premieres Sat, 12/27 at 10:30pm on 44 Repeats Sun, 12/28 at 7:30pm on 44 2:30 44 Equitrekking Destination Georgia Coast. On secluded Cumberland Island, Fred Whitehead, a resident for more than 25 years, explains the herd dynamic of wild horses, the history of wild horses on the island and how they survive in the subtropical environment. (cc)

3pm 44 Spain…On the Road Again (cc)(See 12/17 at 9pm on 44) 3:30 2 The Kennedy Center Presents Billy Crystal: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (cc) (See 12/25 at 9:30pm on 2) 4pm 44 Made in Spain (cc) Full schedules and more program info: wgbh.org 15

The Last Frontier Mankind’s quest for evidence of life beyond our planet advanced dramatically last July, when NASA’s Phoenix probe “tasted” water on the surface of Mars. In this new film, Nova presents the latest scientific results from the Red Planet, revealing discoveries made by Phoenix, along with NASA’s twin robot explorers, Spirit and Opportunity. The enduring robot explorers are poised to reveal provocative new clues in the tantalizing search for life on our nearest planetary neighbor. To learn more, go to wgbh.org/nova.

Nova/Is There Life on Mars?

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It’s a Party!

The New York Philharmonic ushers in 2009 with tenor Rolando Villazón in this annual concert. From Avery Fisher Hall at New York’s Lincoln Center, Lorin Maazel conducts a glamorous evening of opera favorites by Johann Strauss Jr., Offenbach, Lehár, Suppé and more.

Live from Lincoln Center New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve Premieres Wed, 12/31 at 8pm on 2 and in HD on WGBH HD Ring it in! Toast of the Nation kicks the night off live from the Berklee Performance Center with jazz sensation Hiromi at 8pm on 89.7.

4:30 44 Food Trip with Todd English (cc) 5pm 2 From the Top at Carnegie Hall (cc)

44 Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie (cc) 5:30 2 Design Squad (cc)(d)

44 Simply Ming (cc) 6pm 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Copenhagen (cc)(See 12/28 at 11:30am on 2)

44 This Old House (cc) 6:30 2 Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie (cc)

44 Theater Talk (cc) 7pm 2 Globe Trekker Planet of the Apes (cc)(d)

44 Theater Talk (cc) 7:30 44 Annie Hall (See 12/27 at 10:30pm on 44) 8pm 2 Nature Unforgettable Elephants. Wildlife cameraman and elephant expert Martyn Colbeck shares his spectacular footage and unique insights. (cc)(d)

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9pm 2 Masterpiece Mystery!

Prime Suspect: The Final Act, Pt. II (cc)(d)(See 12/21 at 9pm on 2)

44 Independent Lens Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway. This film examines the 1975 cult classic Grey Gardens, about the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. (cc) 10:30 44 Get Ready for Digital TV (cc)(See 12/6 at 11am on 44) 11pm 2 Masterpiece Mystery!

Prime Suspect: The Final Act, Pt. II (cc)(d)(See 12/21 at 9pm on 2)

44 Spain…On the Road Again (cc)(See 12/17 at 9pm on 44)

Monday 29 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Wild Chronicles (cc)

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Antiques Roadshow Wild Things. This animalthemed special includes a sculpture created by Dr. Seuss. (cc)

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Prime Suspect: The Final Act, Pt. II (cc)(d)(See 12/21 at 9pm on 2) 9pm 2 The Mormons Pt. I. This two-part encore brings together Frontline and American Experience in a co-production that provides a searching portrait of a fascinating but often misunderstood religion. (cc) 10pm 44 America’s Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie (cc)(See 12/22 at 10pm on 2) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

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Tuesday 30 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc)

7:30 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Tony Plana.

The Cuban actor and director is best known in his role as Ugly Betty’s undocumented dad. (cc)

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Nova Is There Life on Mars? (cc)(d) HD See The Last Frontier, this page

44 Antiques Roadshow Wild Things (cc)(See 12/29 at 8pm on 2) 9pm 2 The Mormons Pt. II (cc) (See 12/29 at 9pm on 2)

44 Waking the Dead Black Run, Pt. I. Superintendent Peter Boyd (Trevor Eve) is forced to look into his past. (cc) 10pm 44 Silent Witness Cease Upon the Midnight, Pt. I. Dr. Samantha Ryan (Amanda Burton) quickly deduces that a man suffering from AIDS died of other causes. (cc) 11pm 2 Charlie Rose (cc)

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Wednesday 31 Weekday schedule See pgs 6, 17–18 or go to wgbh.org/schedules 6pm 2 NewsHour (cc)

44 Charlie Rose (cc) 7pm 2 Greater Boston (cc)

44 Nightly Business Report (cc) 7:30 2 Ask This Old House (cc)

44 As Time Goes By (cc) 8pm 2 Live from Lincoln Center New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve (cc) HD See It’s a Party!, this page

44 Globe Trekker Food Hour: Southern India (cc)(d) 9pm 44 Globe Trekker Food Hour: Southern Spain (cc)(d) 9:30 2 Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (cc) 10pm 44 Globe Trekker Greek Islands (cc)(d) 11pm 44 NewsHour (cc) Overnight schedule See pgs 17–18 or go to wgbh.org/schedules

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Programs, Repeats and Overnights Arts & Music Austin City Limits My Morning Jacket Sun (12/7) 12mid on 44 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings/Carolyn Wonderland Sun (12/14) 12mid on 44 Aimee Mann/ Iron & Wine Sun (12/21, 28) 12mid on 44 Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey—Holiday Special Thu (12/4) 4am on 2, Wed (12/10) 4am on 2, Sat (12/13) 2:30am on 2 Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East Los Angeles Mon (12/15) 1am on 44, Tue (12/16) 3am on 44, Thu (12/18) 9pm on 2, Fri (12/19) 2am on 2 Christmas at Luther: Night of Glory, Dawn of Peace Wed (12/24) 4am on 44, Wed (12/24) 9pm on 2, Thu (12/25) 2am and 5am on 2, Thu (12/25) 2am and 2:30pm on 44, Fri (12/26) 3am on 44, Mon (12/29) 3am on 44 A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Live Sat (12/6) 1am on 2, Wed (12/10) 2:30am on 2 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring the King’s Singers Wed (12/24) 8pm on 2, Thu (12/25) 1am and 4am on 2, Thu (12/25) 1:30pm on 44, Fri (12/26) 5am on 44, Mon (12/29) 5am on 44 Faith Hill, Joy to the World: A Soundstage Special Event Thu (12/18) 10pm on 2, Fri (12/19) 2am on 44, Fri (12/19) 3am and 5am on 2, Sat (12/20) 3am on 44 From the Top at Carnegie Hall Sun (12/21, 28) 5pm on 2 Great Performances Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker Wed (12/17) 8pm on 2, Thu (12/18) 1am and 4am on 2, Thu (12/18) 1am and 1:30pm on 44, Fri (12/19) 4am on 44, Sat (12/20) 2am and 6pm on 2, Sun (12/21) 12noon on 44, Sun (12/21) 1:30pm on 2, Mon (12/22) 4am on 44 John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend Tue (12/2) 4:30am on 2 The Kennedy Center Presents Billy Crystal: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Thu (12/25) 9:30pm on 2, Fri (12/26) 2:30am on 2, Fri (12/26) 3pm on 44, Sat (12/27) 2:30pm on 44, Sun (12/28) 1:30am and 3:30pm on 2, Mon (12/29) 2:30am on 2 The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating Neil Simon Thu (12/25) 8pm on 2, Fri (12/26) 1am on 2, Fri (12/26) 1:30pm on 44, Sat (12/27) 1pm on 44, Sun (12/28) 12mid and 2pm on 2, Mon (12/29) 1am on 2 L.A. Holiday Celebration 2008 Wed (12/17) 10pm on 2, Thu (12/18) 3am on 2, Fri (12/19) 3am on 44, Mon (12/22) 3am on 44, Fri (12/26) 4am on 44, Mon (12/29) 4am on 44 Live from Lincoln Center New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve Gala Concert Wed (12/31) 8pm on 2 Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia Thu (12/4) 2:30am on 2, Fri (12/12) 1am on 2 My Music: Love Songs of the 50s and 60s Sat (12/6) 2:30am on 2, Sat (12/13) 1am on 2 Newport Jazz Festival 2008 Sun (12/21) 7pm on 2 Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Wed (12/31) 10pm on 2 A Renaissance Christmas Fri (12/12) 2am on 44, Sat (12/13) 3am on 44, Wed (12/24) 10pm on 2, Thu (12/25) 3am on 2 Richard Tucker Opera Gala Tue (12/16) 1am on 44, Tue (12/16) 4am on 2, Wed (12/17) 3:30am on 44, Sun (12/21) 3:30pm on 2

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Soundstage John Fogerty, Pt. II Sun (12/7) 1am on 44 Josh Groban Sun (12/14) 1am on 44 REO Speedwagon Sun (12/21) 1am on 44 Bon Jovi: Lost Highway, the Concert Sun (12/28) 1am on 44

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Waiting for God Sat (12/20, 27) 8:30pm on 2 Waking the Dead Towers of Silence, Pt. I Tue (12/16) 9pm on 44 Towers of Silence, Pt. II Tue (12/23) 9pm on 44 Black Run, Pt. I Tue (12/30) 9pm on 44

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Explore more programs like this on WGBH World (to find on your cable system, see page 1) Annie Hall Sat (12/27) 10:30pm on 44, Sun (12/28) 7:30pm on 44 Auntie Mame Sat (12/20) 1pm on 44 The Barefoot Contessa Sat (12/27) 4pm on 44 Great Expectations Sat (12/20) 5pm on 44, Sun (12/21) 7pm on 44 Hairworld: The Pursuit of Excellence Mon (12/8) 1am on 44, Tue (12/9) 3am on 44 Independent Lens Chicago 10 Wed (12/3) 1am on 44, Thu (12/4) 3am on 44, Sun (12/7) 2am on 44 Doc Thu (12/11) 3am on 44, Sun (12/21) 9pm on 44 Wonders Are Many: The Making of Dr. Atomic Wed (12/17) 1am on 44, Wed (12/17) 4am on 2, Thu (12/18) 3am on 44, Sun (12/21) 2am and 10pm on 44 Grey Gardens: from East Hampton to Broadway Thu (12/25) 3am on 44, Sun (12/28) 3am on and 9pm 44 In the Heat of the Night Sat (12/20) 9:30pm on 44, Sat (12/27) 6:10pm on 44 Laura Sat (12/20) 3:30pm on 44 Masterpiece Mystery! Prime Suspect: The Final Act, Pt. I Sun (12/21) 9pm and 11pm on 2, Mon (12/22) 1am, 1:30pm and 8pm on 44, Mon (12/22) 4am on 2, Tue (12/23) 3am on 44, Sat (12/27) 6pm on 2 Prime Suspect: The Final Act, Pt. II Sun (12/28) 9pm and 11pm on 2, Mon (12/29) 1am, 1:30pm and 8pm on 44, Mon (12/29) 4am on 2, Tue (12/30) 3am on 44 P.O.V. Inheritance Sun (12/7) 9pm on 44, Wed (12/10) 9pm on 2, Thu (12/11) 1am on 44, Fri (12/12) 3am on 44, Mon (12/15) 3am on 44 A Room Nearby Thu (12/11) 2:30am on 44, Fri (12/12) 4:30am on 44, Mon (12/15) 4:30am on 44 The Standard of Perfection Show Cattle Fri (12/5) 5am on 44, Mon (12/8) 5am on 44 Synchronized Swimming: The Pursuit of Excellence Mon (12/8) 2am on 44, Tue (12/9) 4am on 44 Theater Talk Sun (12/21, 28) 6:30pm on 44, Sun (12/28) 7pm on 44 West Side Story Sat (12/20) 7pm on 44, Sat (12/27) 8pm on 44

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Best of Britain As Time Goes By Mon-Fri (12/16-31) 7:30pm on 44 Chef! Sat (12/27) 9:45pm on 2 Keeping Up Appearances Sat (12/20, 27) 8pm on 2 New Tricks Sat (12/20) 10pm on 2, Sat (12/27) 10:15pm on 2 Silent Witness Blood Sweat and Tears, Pt. I Tue (12/16) 10pm on 44 Blood Sweat and Tears, Pt. II Tue (12/23) 10pm on 44 Cease Upon the Midnight, Pt. I Tue (12/30) 10pm on 44 The Vicar of Dibley 2006 Christmas Special Sat (12/20) 9pm on 2 2005 New Years Special Sat (12/27) 9pm on 2

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Explore more programs like this on WGBH World (to find on your cable system, see page 1) Athens: The Dawn of Democracy Pt. I Tue (12/2) 1am on 44, Wed (12/3) 3am on 44 Pt. II Tue (12/2) 2am on 44, Wed (12/3) 4am on 44 How Art Made the World More Human than Human Sun (12/14) 3am on 44 The Mormons Pt. I Mon (12/29) 9pm on 2, Tue (12/30) 2am on 2 Pt. II Tue (12/30) 9pm on 2, Wed (12/31) 2am on 2 The Rape of Europa Tue (12/2) 3am on 44 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Tue (12/2) 1am on 2, Thu (12/11) 2:30am on 2 Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton Mon (12/15) 2am on 44, Tue (12/16) 4am on 44, Thu (12/18) 8pm on 2, Fri (12/19) 1am on 2, Fri (12/19) 1:30pm on 44, Sun (12/21) 3am on 2, Mon (12/22) 10pm on 44

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Everyday Food Sat 11:30am on 2, Sun (12/21) 5:30am on 2, Tue (12/30) 4:30am on 2 Get Ready for Digital TV Sat (12/6, 13) 11am on 44, Sun (12/7, 14) 11am on 2, Wed (12/10) 10:30pm on 2, Tue (12/16) 2:30am on 44, Tue (12/16) 5:30am on 2, Thu (12/18) 4:30am on 44, Sat (12/20) 11:30pm on 44, Sun (12/21) 3:30am and 11:30pm on 44, Sun (12/21) 1pm on 2 Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie Sat (12/20, 27) 4pm on 2, Sun (12/21, 28) 6:30pm on 2, Sun (12/21, 28) 5pm on 44 Grow Your Money with Jonathan Pond Tue (12/2) 3am on 2, Tue (12/9) 4:30am on 2 Heart Healthy Yoga Wed (12/3) 1am on 2, Tue (12/9) 1am on 2 Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way Sat (12/20, 27) 1pm on 2, Wed (12/31) 4am on 2 Kim Kiyosaki’s Finding the Rich Woman in You Fri (12/5) 2:30am on 2 Lidia’s Italy Sat (12/20, 27) 1:30pm on 2, Wed (12/31) 4:30am on 2 Made in Spain Sat (12/20, 27) 12noon on 2, Sun (12/21, 28) 4pm on 44, Tue (12/30) 5am on 2 The New Yankee Workshop Sat (12/20, 27) 4:30pm on 2 A Place of Our Own Mon-Fri 1pm on 44 Sara’s Weeknight Meals Sat (12/20, 27) 12:30pm on 2, Tue (12/30) 5:30am on 2 Secrets of Enlightenment with Deepak Chopra Tue (12/9) 3am on 2 Simply Ming Sat (12/20, 27) 2:30pm on 2, Sun (12/21, 28) 5:30pm on 44, Wed (12/31) 5am on 2 Stay Rich Forever & Ever with Ed Slott Fri (12/5) 4:30am on 2, Thu (12/11) 4:30am on 2, Mon (12/15) 4:30am on 2 Suze Orman: Women & Money Sat (12/6) 4am on 2, Fri (12/12) 4am on 2 This Old House Fri 1am on 44, Sat 5am on 44, Thu (12/18, 25) 8pm on 44, Fri (12/19, 26) 4am on 2, Sat (12/20, 27) 5pm on 2, Sun (12/21, 28) 6pm on 44 The Victory Garden Sat 11am on 2, Sun (12/21) 5am on 2, Tue (12/30) 4am on 2 You Can Do It! A Boomers Guide to Retirement Wed (12/3) 3am on 2, Sat (12/13) 4:30am on 2, Mon (12/15) 1:30am on 2

News & Public Affairs Explore more programs like this on WGBH World (to find on your cable system, see page 1) Basic Black A Conversation with Jazz and Rock Drummer Cindy Blackman Thu (12/18) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (12/20) 11pm on 2, Sun (12/21) 12:30pm on 2 Poetry and Conversation with Afaa Michael Weaver Thu (12/25) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (12/27) 11pm on 2, Sun (12/28) 12:30pm on 2 BBC World News Mon-Fri 5pm on 44 Bill Moyers Journal Fri 9pm on 2, Sat 2am on 44, Sun 5am and 11am on 44, Sat (12/20, 27) 5am on 2 Charlie Rose Mon-Fri 12noon and 6pm on 44, Mon-Fri (12/1-18, 22-30) 11pm on 2, Sat (12/20) 12mid on 2 Foreign Exchange Sun 9am on 44 Frontline The Old Man and the Storm Wed (12/10) 1am on 44, Thu (12/11) 4am on 44, Sun (12/14) 2am on 44 Heat Tue (12/16) 9pm on 2, Wed (12/17) 2am on 2, Wed

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(12/17) 1:30pm on 44, Fri (12/19) 10pm on 2, Sun (12/21) 12mid on 2, Mon (12/22) 1am on 2 TBA Wed (12/31) 1am on 44 Greater Boston Mon-Fri 7pm on 2, Sun 9:30am on 44, Tue-Sat (12/2-19, 23-31) 12mid on 2, Sat (12/20) 1am on 2 Inside Washington Sun 10am on 44 The Life a House Built: The 25th Anniversary of the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project Mon (12/22) 9pm on 2, Tue (12/23) 1am and 1:30pm on 44, Tue (12/23) 2am and 4am on 2, Wed (12/24) 3am on 44, Fri (12/26) 2am on 44, Fri (12/26) 5am and 10pm on 2, Sat (12/27) 3am on 2, Sat (12/27) 3am on 44, Sun (12/28) 1pm on 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One León Ichaso Tue (12/16) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (12/20) 11am on 44, Sun (12/21) 11am on 2 Maricel Presilla Tue (12/23) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (12/27) 11am on 44, Sun (12/28) 11am on 2 Tony Plana Tue (12/30) 7:30pm on 2 McLaughlin Group Fri 7:30pm on 2 MoneyTrack Sun 8am on 44 The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Mon-Fri 6pm on 2, Mon-Fri (12/1-23, 25-31) 11pm on 44, Thu (12/25) 12mid on 44 Nightly Business Report Mon-Fri 7pm on 44 Now Fri 8:30pm on 2, Sat 1:30am on 44, Sun 4:30am and 10:30am on 44, Sat (12/20, 27) 4:30am on 2 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Sun 7am on 44 Tavis Smiley Tue-Sat (12/1-18, 22-31) 12:30am on 2, Tue-Sat (12/1-23, 25-31) 12mid on 44, Sat (12/20) 1:30am on 2, Thu (12/25) 1:30am on 2 To the Contrary Sun 7:30am on 44 Washington Week Fri 8pm on 2, Sat 1am on 44, Sun 4am on 44, Sat (12/20, 27) 4am on 2 Worldfocus Mon-Fri 5:30pm on 44

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Science & Nature Explore more programs like this on WGBH World (to find on your cable system, see page 1) America’s Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie Mon (12/22) 10pm on 2, Tue (12/23) 3am on 2, Tue (12/23) 2:30pm on 44, Mon (12/29) 10pm on 44, Tue (12/30) 2:30pm on 44 Design Squad Sun 10:30am on 2, Sun (12/21, 28) 5:30pm on 2 e2 Sun (12/21, 28) 2pm on 44 Emperors of the Ice Fri (12/12) 5am on 44, Mon (12/15) 5am on 44 Nature The Venom Cure Tue (12/2) 5am on 44 Murder in the Troop Mon (12/8) 12mid on 44, Tue (12/9) 5am on 44 Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History Mon (12/15) 12mid on 44, Tue (12/16) 5am on 44, Thu (12/18) 10pm on 44, Fri (12/19) 8pm on 44 Clever Monkeys Fri (12/19) 9pm on 44 Snowflake: The White Gorilla Fri (12/19) 10pm on 44 Christmas in Yellowstone Sun (12/21) 8pm on 2, Mon (12/22) 12mid on 44, Tue (12/23) 5am on 44, Tue (12/23) 10pm on 2, Wed (12/24) 3am on 2, Thu (12/25) 10pm on 44, Sat (12/27) 1am on 2, Sat (12/27) 12noon on 44, Sun (12/28) 3am on 2 Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard Fri (12/26) 8pm on 44 The Vanishing Lions Fri (12/26) 9pm on 44 The Cheetah Orphans Fri (12/26) 10pm on 44 Unforgettable Elephants Sun (12/28) 8pm on 2, Mon (12/29) 12mid on 44, Tue (12/30) 5am on 44

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Nova Deadly Ascent Thu (12/4) 5am on 44, Fri (12/5) 2am on 44, Sat (12/6) 3am on 44 The Last Great Ape Wed (12/10) 2am on 44, Thu (12/11) 5am on 44 Pocahontas Revealed Tue (12/16) 8pm on 2, Wed (12/17) 1am on 2, Wed (12/17) 2:30am and 10pm on 44, Thu (12/18) 5am on 44, Fri (12/19) 2:30pm on 44, Sat (12/20) 12noon on 44, Sun (12/21) 2am and 4am on 2, Mon (12/22) 3am on 2 Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold/The Race for Absolute Zero Tue (12/23) 8pm on 2, Wed (12/24) 1am and 4am on 2, Wed (12/24) 1am, 1:30pm and 10pm on 44, Thu (12/25) 4am on 44, Sun (12/28) 4am on 2, Sun (12/28) 12noon on 44 Is There Life On Mars? Tue (12/30) 8pm on 2, Wed (12/31) 1am on 2, Wed (12/31) 2am on 44 Panda Tales Wed (12/3) 2am on 2, Tue (12/9) 2am on 2 Scientific American Frontiers Losing It Tue (12/16) 1am on 2, Tue (12/16) 1:30pm on 44 Don’t Forget Tue (12/16) 2am on 2 Future Car Tue (12/16) 3am on 2 Surgical Slimmers Tue (12/16) 2:30pm on 44 Hidden Motives Tue (12/16) 3pm on 44 Wild Chronicles Mon-Fri (12/16-30) 4pm on 44, Mon (12/22, 29) 7:30pm on 2 Wild Things Man Among Lions Thu (12/18) 9pm on 44 Sharks: Scavengers of the Seas Thu (12/25) 9pm on 44

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Travel & Exploration

Explore more programs like this on WGBH Create (to find on your cable system, see page 1) Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge West Africa: Togo and Benin Sun (12/21) 12noon on 2 New Zealand Sun (12/28) 12noon on 2 Equitrekking Destination Carolinas Sun (12/21) 2:30pm on 44 Destination Georgia Coast Sun (12/28) 2:30pm on 44 Globe Trekker Malawi & Zambia Wed (12/17) 8pm on 44 Los Angeles City Guide Wed (12/24) 8pm on 44, Wed (12/31) 1pm on 44 Planet of the Apes Sun (12/28) 7pm on 2 Venice City Guide Wed (12/31) 2pm on 44 Beijing City Guide Wed (12/31) 3pm on 44 England & Wales Wed (12/31) 4pm on 44 Food Hour: Southern India Wed (12/31) 8pm on 44 Food Hour: Southern Spain Wed (12/31) 9pm on 44 Greek Islands Wed (12/31) 10pm on 44 Rick Steves’ Europe The Czech Republic Off the Beaten Path Sun (12/7) 11:30am on 2 Athens and Side Trips Sun (12/14) 11:30am on 2 Greece’s Peloponnese Sun (12/21) 11:30am and 6pm on 2 Copenhagen Sun (12/28) 11:30am and 6pm on 2 Smart Travels—Europe with Rudy Maxa Out of London Tue (12/16) 3:30pm on 44 Belgium Wed (12/17) 3:30pm on 44 Amsterdam and the Netherlands Thu (12/18) 3:30pm on 44 Copenhagen and Denmark Fri (12/19) 3:30pm on 44 Athens and Delphi Mon (12/22) 3:30pm on 44 Greek Islands Tue (12/23) 3:30pm on 44 French Riviera Wed (12/24) 3:30pm on 44 France’s Burgundy and Loire Regions Thu (12/25) 3:30pm on 44 Berlin Mon (12/29) 3:30pm on 44 Munich and Bavaria Tue (12/30) 3:30pm on 44 Spain…On the Road Again Wed (12/17, 24) 9pm on 44, Sun (12/21, 28) 3pm on 44, Sun (12/28) 11pm on 44

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News from the BBC Changing World Living on Earth Weekend Edition with Scott Simon Car Talk with Click and Clack Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! with Peter Sagal This American Life with Ira Glass Humankind with David Freudberg To The Best Of Our Knowledge with Jim Fleming Splendid Table with Lynne Rosseto Kasper On the Media Weekend All Things Considered A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor Says You! with Richard Sher Selected Shorts American Routes with Nick Spitzer Afropop Worldwide Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen Fresh Air Weekend Splendid Table Humankind with David Freudberg

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and Bob Garfield 12mid Le Show with Harry Shearer 1am This American Life with Ira Glass 2pm Selected Shorts 3am On the Media 4am The State We’re In

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Classical wgbh.org/classical Elliott Carter Centennial Daniel Barenboim, James Levine and the BSO celebrate the centenary of one of the world’s greatest living composers— Elliott Carter—with the world premiere performance of Carter’s Interventions for piano and orchestra, a BSO co-commission.

BSO Live Fri, 12/5 at 1pm

Handel’s Messiah Join us for one of America’s most timehonored holiday traditions as we bring you the Handel and Haydn Society’s 155th-annual performance of Handel’s Messiah, live from Symphony Hall.

Sunday Concert Sun, 12/7 at 3pm

Revels Live The cast of the Christmas Revels, with special guests The Mellstock Band, joins host Richard Knisely in WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio for a preview of this year’s extravaganza: a celebration of the England of novelist Thomas Hardy.

Classical Performances Wed, 12/10 at 3pm

Celtic wgbh.org/celtic Christmas Celtic Past Much of the music associated with Christmas comes from Celtic culture. This afternoon, host Brian O’Donovan features holiday music from recordings made over the past five years of A Christmas Celtic Sojourn.

A Celtic Sojourn Sat, 12/13 at 12noon 20 Schedules, Full schedules program and more info,program playlists: info: wgbh.org/radio wgbh.org

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Tune in for this legendary music and spoken-word broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England. Since 1928, this service of Biblical readings with choral and organ selections has been broadcast live on radio in England and beyond.

Classics in the Morning Wed, 12/24 at 10am

Society and Culture Chanukah in Story and Song Narrated by Leonard Nimoy and sung by The Western Wind vocal ensemble, this unique holiday program features selections from the Ladino songs of the Spanish Jews and Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe to modern Israeli tunes.

Arts & Ideas Sun, 12/21 at 8pm

A Season’s Griot 2008 Join us for PRI’s annual Kwanza celebration in story and song.

This year’s feature is “Stories from the Neighborhood,” with folktales, songs and poetry from host Madafo Lloyd Wilson and friends.

Arts & Ideas Sun, 12/28 at 8pm

Ellington’s Sacred Concerts Duke Ellington’s three Sacred Concerts—considered by the artist to be among his most important works— will be heard in their entirety. In addition to the legendary Ellington band, tap dancers, choirs and vocal soloists are also featured.

Jazz with Eric in the Evening Thu, 12/25 at 8pm

Toast of the Nation WGBH kicks off NPR’s annual New Year’s broadcast live from Boston’s Berklee Performance Center with Hiromi’s Sonicbloom, featuring jazz sensation Hiromi, in the signature concert of Boston’s First Night 2009 celebration.

Wed, 12/31 at 8pm

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