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SIU Board of Trustees Chair: Roger Herrin, Harrisburg Vice-Chair: Ed Hightower, Edwardsville Secretary: Marquita Wiley, Belleville Members: Roger Herrin, Harrisburg; Ed Hightower, Edwardsville; Mark Hinrichs, O’Fallon; Donald Lowery, Golconda; Donna Manering, Makanda; John Simmons, East Alton; Marquita Wiley, Belleville. Student Trustees: Alex Vansaghi, SIUC; Jeffry Harrison, SIUE
SIU Administration President: Glenn W. Poshard Chancellor: Rita Cheng Provost and Vice Chancellor: John Nicklow Dean, College of Mass Communication & Media Arts: Gary Kolb
WSIU Public Broadcasting Executive Director: Greg Petrowich Associate Director, Finance & Administration: Delores Kerstein Associate Director, Technology & Planning: Terry Harvey Associate Director, TV & Video Services: Darryl Moses Director of Corporate Support, Marketing & Grants: Ren e Ferrell Dillard TV Programming & On Air Coordinator: Trina Thomas Promotions / Graphics Coordinator, Publications Editor: Monica Tichenor Promotions Graduate Student: Katie Tullis Student Promotions/Graphics Assistants: Jordan Figura, Beth Radtke, Jenna Richardson, Hannah Rummel
WSIU Friends Board Lane Hudgins, President, Murphysboro; Roopa Gulati, Vice-President, Makanda; Martha Cropper, Secretary, Murphysboro; Rebecca Whittington, Benton; Edward Benyas, Carol Burns, Robin Haller, Kim Harris, Anne Hill, Candis Isberner, Gayle Klam, Barbara Lesar, Scott McClatchey, Greg Petrowich (Ex-officio), Rebecca Pirmann, Emil Spees, Andrew Staff, Carbondale; Lu Ann Walker Maddox, Harrisburg; Jean Pulliam, Makanda; Susie Phillips, R.J. Robertson, Jr., Murphysboro. Emeritus: Mary Ann Kellerman, Cape Girardeau, MO; Lana Bardo, Richard Bradley, Kay Dosier, Norma Ewing, Gary Hill, Carbondale; E.J. Helleny, Herrin; Ann Marie Shepherd, Makanda; Patricia Prevedell Rath, Murphysboro; John Reed, Olney.
PBS Art: Give Me the Banjo Fri • 11/4, 8pm
13 My Life as a Turkey Wed • 11/16, 7pm
16 Celtic Woman: Believe Mon • 12/5, 7pm
On the Cover Former SIUC Journalism Professor Harlan Mendenhall (left), SIUC Radio-TV Department Chairman Charles T. Lynch (center), and WSIU-TV News Director Ed Brown pose next to a studio camera in the late 1960s. Since WSIU-TV first signed on the air in 1961, we’ve prospered because you – our viewers - believe in the value of public media and have been willing to support it. Here’s to 50 more years... Powered by You! Learn more about our journey on page 23. Front/Back Designs: Katie Tullis
Inside Previews UpFront With Greg Petrowich; Happy Anniversary, WSIU Programming Highlights & Station News WSIU, PBS WORLD, and CREATE Schedules November Listings December Listings Sponsor Profiles: Calico Country; My Favorite Toys WSIU-TV: The Beginning; Statement of Ownership WSIU Public Television 50th Anniversary Celebration
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Mission WSIU Public Broadcasting exists to improve the quality of life of the people we serve. Through programs, services, and outreach, WSIU partners with other community organizations to promote positive change, and to support the academic and public service missions of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Vision WSIU Public Broadcasting is an essential public resource that combines the power of media with the power of people to strengthen our communities.
Values WSIU Public Broadcasting strives to achieve our mission and vision by incorporating the values of integrity, fairness, balance, diversity, sustainability, collaboration, and excellence in making decisions and taking action.
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UpFront with Greg Petrowich
LOCAL ISSUES, LOCAL VALUES
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or many of us, watching TV still means watching TV. But in the age of video streaming on every platform, from computers to laptops and tablets to smart phones, there is no shortage of alternative ways to watch television. Even PBS programming can now be found in a variety of places and channels – some competing locally with WSIU both on home satellite and cable. WSIU began providing access to educational television content back in 1961 and shortly thereafter to programming from the fledgling PBS network. In those days, there was no cable, home satellite, or Internet. Stations like WSIU broadcast a mix of national and local programs that reflected the interests and needs of viewers like you. Over the years, some of the national programs we feature have now migrated to other platforms, but the sensitivity toward local issues is something that remains unique to WSIU. Internet streams, satellite, and cable imports can assist with delivering public television to a nationwide audience, but those sources from outside our region don’t always reflect our specific local issues nor do they reflect our local values. At WSIU, we still produce programs that explore this region’s most important issues. For example Illinois Lawmakers, River Region Evening Edition, and WSIU InFocus explore the local topics that matter most to you – topics you won’t find covered with the same depth on cable, satellite, or the Internet. WSIU delivers access to local arts, culture, and history through programs such as Studio A Presents, The Best of the Big Muddy Film Festival, and The Legend of Charlie Birger. And of course, WSIU-TV is your home for Saluki sports with as many as eight football and basketball games this season. Through the wonders of technology, you may be able to find access to some public television programming in other places these days, but when you seek programming of local interest, with a sensitivity that reflects how you live and the values we all share, there is still only one choice: WSIU – your local public television station, powered by you, for 50 years. Greg Petrowich Executive Director WSIU Public Broadcasting greg.petrowich@wsiu.org
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e think former Southern Illinois University Carbondale journalism professor, Harlan Mendenhall (shown above), would be pleased to know that the public television station he and other University visionaries helped to build and grow is alive, well, and thriving 50 years after its auspicious debut on November 6, 1961. In celebration of five decades of broadcast excellence – made possible in part by your generous support! – we’re inviting you to join us for a special event in recognition of this historic milestone in WSIU Public Television’s history. On Sunday, November 6, 2011, we’re hosting a special 50th anniversary celebration, the first in a series of events to be held around the region through November 2012. Our 50th anniversary kickoff event will be held at Morris Library on the Southern Illinois University campus in Carbondale, Illinois and will feature a reception followed by a free public lecture by Jeffrey Brown (above) senior correspondent for the acclaimed PBS news series PBS NewsHour. The reception will be held in the Hall of Presidents and Chancellors from 5:30-6:45pm and will include cocktails, ample tapas-style hors d’oeuvres, and desserts. Tickets are $50.00 per person, which guarantee reserved seating at the lecture. To make your reservations for the reception, call (618) 453-4344. Following at 7pm, Jeffrey Brown will give a public lecture in the Guyon Auditorium. Although the lecture is free, seating is limited, so we urge you to make a reservation by calling (618) 453-4344 or sending an email to rsvp@wsiu.org. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, November 6!
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philanthropy. The Richard Gray Gallery, founded in Chicago in 1963, is one of the leading dealers in modern and contemporary American and European art.
TIMOTHY J. NUGENT Education & Social Service
SHAHID R. KHAN Business & Industry
Shahid R. Khan (center) of Urbana accepts the Order of Lincoln from Chancellor Thomas S. Johnson (left) from Rockford, Illinois and Vice Chancellor Gayl Pyatt of Pinckneyville, Illinois.
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ix leaders in Illinois became Laureates of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois in a Convocation Ceremony held in April of 2011 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign. Each individual received The Order of Lincoln, the state’s highest honor for outstanding achievement for excellence in the arts, business and industry, government and law, and education and social service. WSIU will profile all six honorees in Lincoln Laureates 2011, an annual production of WSIU-TV for the Lincoln Academy.
2011 LINCOLN LAUREATES RICHARD GRAY & MARY LACKRITZ GRAY The Arts Richard Gray and Mary Lackritz Gray are lifelong Chicagoans with international reputations in the arts, service, and Photo: SIU Athletics
Shahid R. Khan is a community leader and president of Flex-N-Gate Corporation, a global automobile components and systems manufacturer headquartered in Urbana, Illinois. Khan continues to invest in educational opportunities for future generations by supporting research, teaching, and outreach activities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
SHIRLEY MADIGAN The Arts
Timothy J. Nugent was founder and director of the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services (DRES) at the University of Illinois in 1948, the first post-secondary disability support service program in the world. DRES pioneered the use of curb cuts, organized a bus service for students with disabilities, founded wheelchair sports programs, and developed the architectural accessibility standards that were later adopted nationally.
ABOUT THE LINCOLN ACADEMY OF ILLINOIS The Lincoln Academy of Illinois is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, and selfperpetuating corporation established in 1964 to recognize the outstanding contributions made by living Illinois citizens, whether by birth or by residence, toward the social, cultural, and technological progress of humankind and thereby to encourage greater dedication to such progress by all citizens of Illinois.
Shirley Madigan has been the voice of artists and the arts through her distinguished service to the Illinois Arts Council, which she has chaired for over 20 years. Madigan has served on the National Endowment for the Arts Advisory Board on Arts Education, the board of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Arts Midwest, and the Illinois Ethnic Heritage Commission.
DAWN CLARK NETSCH Government & Law Dawn Clark Netsch is Professor Emerita at Northwestern University School of Law and has been a pioneer in education, law, and politics for over 60 years. A Democrat, Ms. Netsch was the first woman elected to serve as Illinois Comptroller in 1990 and ran for Governor on her party’s ticket against Jim Edgar in 1994.
Prior recipients of The Order of Lincoln include President Ronald Reagan, Chicago Bears running back Walter Peyton, Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks, business leader Lester Crown, author Studs Terkel, and Nobel Prize winner Leon Lederman. To learn more about The Lincoln Academy, visit the organization’s website at thelincolnacademyofillinois.org.
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Repeats 10pm • WSIU WORLD 8.2/16.2 More games coming this winter. Get the schedule and updates at wsiu.org/salukis.
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The Tragedy of Bataan Narrated by Alec Baldwin Written and Produced by Jan Thompson
Presented by WSIU Public Broadcasting
FRI, NOV 11 • 8-8:30PM Repeat Schedule on WSIU-TV
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Illinois Lawmakers Series Returns for Fall Veto Session Friday, November 11 • 7pm Repeats 11:30pm same night; Nov 12 & 13, 6:30pm; Nov 15, 3am
Nov 12, 12:30am • Nov 13, 1pm • Nov 14, 1:30am • Nov 15, 2:30am Nov 21, 9:30pm • Nov 22, 4:30am • Nov 24, 4:30am
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ecember 7, 1941. For a generation of Americans, the day Japan bombed the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii not only led to America’s entry into World War II, it also shattered our collective belief in the country’s invulnerability. Although the infamous date and the destruction it brought are forever etched in memory, Emmy Award-winning producer Jan Thompson will present an in-depth look at another dramatic, though lesserknown, story about this unforgettable chapter in American history. Thompson, the daughter of a former prisoner of war who was surrendered on Corregidor, has invested over 19 years in the research and production of these documentaries. “This is a slice of history that few know about,” says Thompson, “and I hope to honor the veterans by telling their stories.” Narrated by acclaimed actor Alec Baldwin and produced and written by Thompson, The Tragedy of Bataan is a 30-minute television documentary and five-part companion radio series that chronicles the fall of the Philippines and the Bataan Death March in the early months of World War II. Over 650 American soldiers and
10,000 Filipino defenders died from illness and exhaustion or were murdered by the Japanese during the forced march. The Tragedy of Bataan features firstperson accounts by over 20 survivors of the conflict, archival photos, and never-beforeseen Japanese propaganda film footage. It also includes excerpts from the unpublished diary of Captain Albert Brown of Pinckneyville, Illinois, who describes the five months leading up to the surrender of U.S. troops and Filipino defenders to the Imperial Japanese Army. Brown, who also talks on camera about his experiences, was 101 years old at the time of his interview and was the oldest Bataan Death March survivor. He passed away at age 105 in August of 2011. The Tragedy of Bataan is being distributed to public television and public radio stations nationwide this fall by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) and PRX. Learn more at tragedyofbataan.com.
The Tragedy of Bataan on WSIU Radio Nov 7-11 • Daily 8:30am & 5:29pm
Lawmakers host Jak Tichenor. Photo: Monica Tichenor.
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njoy a front row seat to all the action of the Illinois General Assembly’s Fall Veto Session during this special edition of Illinois Lawmakers. “This year’s session is packed with important issues for Illinois residents from Cairo to Chicago,” says Illinois Lawmakers host Jak Tichenor. Topping the list, Governor Pat Quinn has threatened to lay off nearly 2,000 state employees and close seven state facilities to close a $313- million hole in the current fiscal year operating budget. Lawmakers may attempt to force changes in state employee pension benefits to reduce the state’s $80-billion-plus unfunded pension liability and possibly increase health care premiums for retired state workers and teachers. The Governor and General Assembly also are weighing the fate of expanded casino gambling for Chicago, Rockford, Waukegan, Danville, and the south Chicago suburbs, the creation of so-called “racinos’ at horse-racing tracks and the Illinois State Fairgrounds, and the potential impact on the state’s existing casinos. The House and Senate may also attempt to override the Governor’s veto of “smart-grid” legislation for Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois that would impact electric utility ratepayers throughout the state. Illinois Lawmakers, a collaborative production of the television stations of the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council, is the longest-running television series providing continuing coverage of the Illinois General Assembly. Tichenor joined the series as Statehouse Correspondent in 1991 and became the series host in 2005. The program provides in-depth coverage and analysis of the General Assembly, news features, and interviews with leading lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.
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BUILDING LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS
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2010 and 2011 summer education camps, Girls Make Movies. The reunion will be held in February. Stay tuned for details on our website, in the media, and in the January/February 2012 issue of Previews.
omen and girls everywhere are stepping into leadership roles, working to improve their communities, and innovating in science, the arts, business, and governance. Yet there is still much to do to deliver on the promise of equal access, freedom, and opportunity for women and girls worldwide. WSIU and the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts (MCMA) have partnered to address this issue, thanks in part to an outreach award from the Independent Television Service (ITVS). The award will allow WSIU and MCMA to create community engagement in conjunction with the new public media initiative, Women and Girls Lead. A distributor of public media content, including the acclaimed programs Independent Lens and Global Voices, ITVS has launched Women and Girls Lead to help focus, educate, and connect citizens worldwide in support of the issues facing women and girls. The project also aims to grow and sustain a movement to empower women, their communities, and future generations. WSIU and MCMA will utilize our Women and Girls Lead outreach award to host a reunion event for students who participated in MCMA’s
You can learn more about the project online at itvs.org/women-and-girls-lead. For more details about WSIU and MCMA’s local event in February, contact Vickie Devenport at (618) 453-6148 or vickie.devenport@wsiu.org.
RELATED PROGR AMMING Women, War & Peace, a five-part series from WNET and Fork Films, uncovers the untold stories of women’s strategic role in global conflict. Leymah Gbowee, the leader of the Liberian women’s peace movement and one of the women featured in the series, was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Learn more at pbs.org/wnet/women-war-and-peace. Parts four and five will air on WSIU-TV on:
Tue, Nov 1 at 9pm • The War We Are Living Tue, Nov 8 at 9pm • War Redefined
Helping Families Make Healthy Choices initiative designed to help families who have children between the ages of two and eight cope with uncertain or limited access to affordable and nutritious food.
eventeen million American children – nearly one in four – are food insecure, meaning they do not receive food that meets basic nutritional needs due to financial instability. Of these children, more than half are under the age of six.
After conducting a successful pilot test in partnership with the Jackson County Health Department last summer, WSIU will extend the Food for Thought campaign locally by providing DVDs and other resources that focus on healthy nutritional choices for families on a tight budget.
In response to this, Sesame Workshop has launched Food for Thought: Eating Well on a Budget, a bilingual (EnglishSpanish) multimedia outreach
The campaign toolkit will help parents build a lifestyle of wise choices with their young children.
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WSIU student outreach assistant, Danielle Farley, a Rockford, Ill. native and a senior at SIUC in nutrition, is working with Brenda Green, an SIUC faculty member and the regional coordinator of the Women with Infants and Children program, to modify the curriculum and deliver the resources across Illinois. To learn more about this project to help area families, contact Danielle Farley at (618) 453-1399, danielle.farley@wsiu.org.
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FAMILY LITERACY EVENT | November 5 WSIU will host a Family Literacy Event with Head Start students and the general public at Eldorado Memorial Public Library, 1001 Grant Street in Eldorado, Illinois. The theme is “Reading Takes You Places.” WSIU outreach coordinator, Beth Spezia, and outreach student, Lindsay DuBois, will lead literacy and science activities and distribute books to children.
CEHS WEEK OF TRANSITION CONFERENCE | December 13 WSIU will host a media resources session at SIUC’s College of Education & Human Services Week of Transition Conference for graduating students who will begin their teaching careers. The event will be held at the SIUC Student Center at 9am.
Area Students Read for the Record!
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n October 6, WSIU’s outreach staff joined kindergarten students at Carruthers Elementary School in Murphysboro, Illinois for “Read for the Record,” an annual global literacy campaign presented by Jumpstart, a national early education organization. WSIU has participated in the campaign for the past three years, which is sponsored locally by Child Care Resource & Referral. “Read for the Record” promotes literacy and critical reading skills by inviting children, teachers, and families to set a world record for the number of people reading the same book on the same day. This year’s book was Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney. WSIU outreach student Lindsay DuBois (large photo, back and top left photo) led the children in reading the book. Students answered questions about the story, created rhyming books, “dressed” llama and tree posters, and met a real, live llama!
Dayle Russell (bottom photo, with llama) of Caru Llamas & Alpacas in Herrin, Illinois led a live All photos: Beth Radtke. demonstration to teach the children about the behavior and habitat of llamas. Each child also learned how to approach and pet the llama. WSIU presented children with certificates of participation and distributed books and bookmarks. Other centers and schools around the region also pledged to “Read for the Record.”
WSIU outreach staff member Beth Spezia will share information about PBS KIDS Raising Readers; PBS LearningMedia, the new online portal for PreK-12 educators; and other online resources for teachers. Students will also learn about digital media literacy resources available to educators and how they will be able to connect with local public media organizations in the communities in which they will be teaching.
RACE TO THE TOP EARLY LEARNING CHALLENGE GRANT In partnership with Lori Longueville, Executive Director of Child Care Resource & Referral at John A. Logan College, WSIU participated in a work group to assist Governor Quinn’s office and the State of Illinois in a Race To The Top Early Learning Challenge grant application. The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have teamed up to offer $500 million in this federal competition among states. Winners will be announced in December. If Illinois is successful with this award, WSIU and members of the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council will support the project team in a public awareness campaign to spread the word about quality care and education in early childhood throughout Illinois. Stay tuned for more details about this opportunity for WSIU to help families find the best education resources available for their children.
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WSIU 8.2 WSIU World - the best in news, public affairs, and documentary programs WSIU 8.3 WSIU CREATE “How-To” Channel - build, bake, sew, grow, and explore!
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BBC World News
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Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches
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Bob the Builder
A Place of Our Own
6am
Curious George
Curious George
Martha Speaks
6:30
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
7am
Super WHY!
Super WHY!
7:30
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
Super WHY!
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Thomas & Friends
Clifford (R)
Dinosaur Train
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Martha Speaks (R)
Angelina Ballerina
9am
The Electric Company (R)
Biz Kid$ Scholastic Hi-Q (R)
9:30
DragonflyTV
Peep and the Big Wide World
10am
SciGirls
WordWorld
10:30
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
Sid the Science Kid
11am
Sewing with Nancy
Growing a Greener World; Holiday Specials (12/25)
Barney & Friends; Thomas & Friends (F) (R)
11:30
Victory Garden
Growing Bolder; Holiday Specials (12/25)
Curious George Bob the Builder (F) (R)
12pm
Woodsmith Shop
McLaughlin Group
Super WHY!
12:30
This Old House
WSIU InFocus (R)
Clifford
1pm
Ask This Old House
Cyberchase
1:30
Hometime
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
2pm
Your Southern Garden; December Specials (12/31)
Martha Speaks (R)
2:30
Painting with Paulson
Arthur
3pm
Painting and Travel w/ Roger and Sarah Bansemer
WordGirl (R); Design Squad (F)
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UCook! with Chef Bob; Holiday Specials (12/24)
Wild Kratts
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Mexico - One Plate at a Time; Holiday Specials (12/24)
The Electric Company
4:30
Cuisine Culture; Holiday Specials (12/24)
River Region Evening Edition; Saluki SportsView (12/1); BBC 5pm World News America (beg. 12/5)
Nightly Business Report
Rachel’s Favorite Food for Living; Jazzy Vegetarian (beg. 11/12); Holiday Specials (12/24)
Nature (R)
Secrets of the Dead (11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24) NOVA (11/3, 11/10, 11/17); Secrets of the Dead (11/24) NOVA (11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1) Secrets of the Dead (11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24)
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Women, War & Peace (11/4, 11/11); History Detectives (11/18); IHSA Football Finals (11/25) Global Voices (11/4); Untold Stories: Mina Miller Edison: The Wizard’s Wife (11/4); Independent Lens (11/11 - beg. 6:30); We Shall Remain: American Experience (11/18); IHSA Football Finals (11/25) Global Voices (11/4); Independent Lens (11/11 - continues from 6:30); We Shall Remain: American Experience (11/18 - continues from 6); IHSA Football Finals (11/25) Women, War & Peace(11/4, 11/11); We Shall Remain: American Experience (11/18 - continues from 7); IHSA Football Finals (11/25) WSIU InFocus/Scholastic Hi-Q (11/5, 11/12, 11/19); IHSA Football Finals (11/26) Consuelo Mack Wealth Track (11/5, 11/12, 11/19); European Journal (11/5, 11/12, 11/19); IHSA Football Finals (11/26) Pioneers of Television (11/5, 11/12, 11/19); IHSA Football Finals (11/26) Washington Week (11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26); McLaughlin Group (11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26); IHSA Football Finals (11/26) Need To Know (11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26); Inside Washington (11/5, 11/12, 11/19); IHSA Football Finals (11/26) Into The Deep: America, Whaling & The World: American Experience (11/5); Angle of Attack (11/12); Nazi Hunt: Elusive Justice (11/19); IHSA Football Finals (11/26) Into The Deep: America, Whaling & The World: American Experience (11/5 continues from 9); Angle of Attack (11/12); Nazi Hunt: Elusive Justice (11/19 continues from 9); IHSA Football Finals (11/26)
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8pm Varies – See Listings; Holiday Specials (12/25)
Health Programming (varies) 4pm Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
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Lawrence Welk (R)
5:30
Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen; Holiday Specials (12/24)
Scholastic Hi-Q; Holiday Specials (12/25)
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MotorWeek
America’s Heartland; Holiday Specials (12/25)
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This American Land; Holiday Specials (12/24)
Wonders of the West; Illinois Lawmakers (11/13); Holiday Specials (12/25)
PBS NewsHour
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Curious George
7pm 8pm
Frontline (11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30) Video Letters From Prison (11/2); Independent Lens (11/9); New Environmentalists (11/16); POV (11/16 - beg. 6:30); Smokin’ Fish (11/23); Contrary Warrior: The Life and Times of Adam Fortunate Eagle (11/30) Independent Lens (11/2, 11/9, 11/23, 11/30); POV (11/16 - continues from 6:30) Frontline (11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30)
FRIDAY
Sesame Street
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
Sesame Street
7pm 8pm
History Detectives (11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29) Pioneers of Television (11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22); Long Walk: Tears of the Navajo (11/29) America in Primetime (11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22); Choctaw Code Talkers (11/29) History Detectives (11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29)
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Reflects NOV 2011 schedule only – DEC 2011 unavailable at press time 5pm Nature (11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28) 6pm NHK World Special (11/7); Nature (11/14, 11/28); Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence (11/21) 7pm NHK World Special (11/7); Nature (11/14, 11/21, 11/28); SIU Basketball (12/19) 8 pm WSIU InFocus (11/7, 11/14, 11/21); Scholastic Hi-Q 11/28); SIU Basketball (12/19)
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Women, War & Peace (11/6, 11/13); We Shall Remain: American Experience (11/20, 11/27) Global Voices (11/6); Independent Lens (11/13); We Shall Remain: American Experience (11/20, 11/27 - beg. 5:30) Global Voices (11/6); Untold Stories: Mina Miller Edison: The Wizard’s Wife (11/13 - beg. 6:30); We Shall Remain: American Experience (11/20 & 11/27 continues from 5:30) Global Voices (11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27) Adama (11/6); Global Voices (11/13, 11/20, 11/27) WSIU InFocus/Scholastic Hi-Q (11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27) Video Letters From Prison (11/6); Summer Sun, Winter Moon (11/13); WSIU InFocus (11/20); Before There Were Parks: Yellowstone and Glacier Through Native Eyes (11/20 - beg. 10:30); Smokin’ Fish (11/27)
4pm Newsline/Journal (beg. 4:30) 5-9pm Varies 9pm PBS NewsHour
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Nightly Business Report RREE; Journal (beg. 12/5) Varies
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WSIU 8.1 WSIU Main PBS Channel - primary channel (HD)
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NOTE: Noon-6pm, 6pm-12am & 12-6am schedules are repeats of these listings
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
6am
America’s Test Kitchen from Cooks’ Illustrated
Simply Ming
Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way; Essential Pépin (beg. 12/20)
6:30
Lidia’s Italy
Lidia’s Italy
Food Trip with Todd English; Burt Wolf: What We Eat (beg. 12/27)
7am
Chef John Besh’s New Orleans
Ciao Italia
7:30
Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends; Sara’s Weeknight Meals (beg. 12/25)
8am
Rick Steve’s Europe
Wild Photo Adventures; 8:30 Travelscope (beg. 12/18)
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Jacques Pépin: More Fast America’s Test Kitchen Food; Holiday Special (11/24) from Cooks’ Illustrated Essential Pépin (beg. 12/15)
Simply Ming
Lidia’s Italy
Food Trip w/ Todd English; Holiday Special (11/24); Burt Wolf: What We Eat (beg. 12/29)
Lidia’s Italy
Kimchi Chronicles; Cuisine Culture (beg. 12/27)
Chef John Besh’s New Orleans
Kimichi Chronicles; Holiday Special (11/24); Cuisine Culture (beg. 12/29)
Ciao Italia
New Scandinavian Cooking
Taste This!
Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends; Sara’s Weeknight Meals (beg. 12/28)
Taste This!; Heirloom Meals’ Thanksgiving (11/24)
New Scandinavian Cooking
Rick Steves’ Europe
Richard Bang’s Adventures with Purpose; Globe Trekker (beg. 12/13)
Wild Photo Adventures; Travelscope (beg. 12/21)
Rudy Maxa’s World
Richard Bang’s Adventures with Purpose; Holiday Specials (11/24); Globe Trekker (beg. 12/8)
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe Rudy Maxa’s World; Rick Steves’ Europe (12/30, cont. from 8am)
9am
Garden Home
GardenSmart
Victory Garden
GardenSmart
Victory Garden; Holiday Special (11/24)
Garden Home
9:30
Ask This Old House
This Old House
Woodright’s Shop
Ask This Old House
Woodright’s Shop; Holiday Special (11/24)
This Old House
10am
For Your Home
For Your Home
American Woodshop; Holiday Special (11/24); Woodturning Workshop (beg. 12/1)
Hometime; Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac (beg. 11/11)
10:30
Katie Brown Workshop
Katie Brown Workshop
Growing Bolder; Glass with Vicki Payne (beg. 11/10); Holiday Special (11/24)
B Organic w/ Michelle Beschen
11am
Knit & Crochet Today
Martha’s Sewing Room; Sewing with Nancy (beg. 11/18)
11:30
Gary Spetz’s Painting Wild Places w/ Watercolors!
Martha’s Sewing Room; Fons & Porter’s Love of Fons & Porter; Holiday Quilting; Scheewe Knit & Crochet Today Special (11/24); Scheewe Sewing with Nancy Art Workshop (beg. 12/1) (beg. 11/14) Art Workshop (beg. 12/1) Gary Spetz’s Painting Joy of Painting; Best of the Joy Wild Places w/ Grand View Holiday Special (11/24) of Painting Watercolors!
American Woodshop; Hometime; Rough Cut: Woodworking with Woodturning Workshop Tommy Mac (beg. 11/14) (beg. 12/6) Growing Bolder; B Organic w/ Glass with Vicki Payne Michelle Beschen (beg. 11/8)
Grand View
SATURDAY “HOW-TO” MARATHONS
NOV 5: Rise and Shine NOV 12: Down Under NOV 19: Turkey Time (repeats 11/24) NOV 26: Take the Cake DEC 3: Korean Food Diary DEC 10: Steeple Chase DEC 17: The Gift of Giving DEC 24: Joy of the Holidays DEC 31: Midnight Celebration
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November/December 2011
Native American Heritage Month Specials Holiday and December Specials
1 T U E S D AY 12am Will Ferrell: The Mark Twain Prize. CC (R) 1:30 Loopdiver: Journey of a Dance.CC (R) 2am Masterpiece Mystery!CC Case Histories. Part 3/3. (R) 4am Nature.CC Invasion of the Giant Pythons. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Secrets of the Dead.CC The World’s Biggest Bomb. Beginning in the 1950s, American and Soviet scientists embarked on a race to see who could build and detonate the world’s largest bomb. Secrets of the Dead chronicles how the bomb-makers on both sides were working blind as they pushed science into unknown territory. 8pm Frontline.CC Episode details unavailable at press time. 9pm Women, War & Peace.CC The War We Are Living. In a mountainous region in Colombia’s Pacific southwest, two extraordinary AfroColombian women fight to hold onto the gold-rich land that has sustained their community for centuries. Alfre Woodard narrates. Part 4/5. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Early History of the Illinois Indians. CC Like several other states, Illinois is named after a Native American tribe. This program examines the first contacts between the Illinois and European settlers and looks at where the Illinois are today. Produced by SIUC graduate Jeff Specker as a Master’s Thesis project.
2 W E D N E S D AY 12am Frontline.CC (R) 1am Secrets of the Dead.CC The World’s Biggest Bomb. (R) 2am Will Ferrell: The Mark Twain Prize. CC (R) 3:30 Loopdiver: Journey of a Dance.CC (R) 4am Antiques Roadshow.CC Unique Antiques. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Nature.CC The Animal House. Why do some animals build structures and others don’t? How do animals decide where to build? Nature reveals what goes into making a home when you’re wild and cost is not a factor. 8pm NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? Acclaimed physicist Brian Greene reveals space as a dynamic fabric that can stretch, twist, warp, and ripple under the influence of gravity. Part 1/4.
November 9pm
NOVA.CC The Elegant Universe: Einstein’s Dream. Part one introduces string theory and shows how modern physics – composed of two theories that are ferociously incompatible – reached its schizophrenic impasse. Part 1/3. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Teaching Channel.CC Engaging the High Achievers; Algebra 1: Mixture Problems; Hook Stations; Student Engagement in Language Arts; History of the Earth.
3 T H U R S D AY 12am Nature.CC The Animal House. (R) 1am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? Part 1/4. (R) 2am NOVA.CC The Elegant Universe: Einstein’s Dream. Part 1/3. (R) 3am Frontline.CC (R) 4am Secrets of the Dead.CC The World’s Biggest Bomb. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Unique Antiques. (R) 8pm This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 5/16; Insulating a Wall; Repointing Fieldstone Foundation. 9pm Soundstage.CC Lynyrd Skynyrd. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm History Detectives.CC Confederate Soldiers; Hollywood and Native Americans; Harlem.
4 F R I D AY 12am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 5/16; Insulating a Wall; Repointing Fieldstone Foundation. (R) 1am Independent Lens.CC Deaf Jam. 2am Nature.CC The Animal House. (R) 3am Women, War & Peace.CC The War We Are Living. Part 4/5. (R) 4am NOVA.CC The Elegant Universe: Einstein’s Dream. Part 1/3. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Washington Week.CC 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC Remember the Removal: Encore Presentation. This digitally remastered special from 2009 documents the historic journey of young Cherokee bicyclists as they passed through our region while retracing their ancestors’ steps. 8pm PBS Arts from the Blue Ridge Mountains: Give Me the Banjo.CC Actor and banjoist Steve Martin narrates this film that explores the roots of American music – the minstrel show, ragtime, early jazz, blues, oldtime, folk, bluegrass, and country. Grammy-winner Rosanne Cash hosts. 10pm Need to Know.CC 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Newsline.CC
5 S AT U R D AY 12am Washington Week.CC (R) 12:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 1am PBS Arts from the Blue Ridge Mountains: Give Me the Banjo.CC (R) 3am Antiques Roadshow.CC Unique Antiques. (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 5/16; Insulating a Wall; Repointing a Fieldstone Foundation. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Lawrence Welk Show.CC You’re Never Too Young. 8pm Globe Trekker.CC Bolivia. 9pm Masterpiece Mystery!CC Case Histories. Investigator Jackson Brodie (Jason Isaacs) is injured in a train wreck and acquires a teenage sidekick. Part 3/3. (R) 11pm Austin City Limits.CC Miranda Lambert; Jeff Bridges.
6 S U N D AY 12am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? Part 1/4. (R) 1am Daylight Savings. Turn your clocks back one hour! NOVA: Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? repeats. 1am Frontline.CC (R) 2am Independent Lens.CC Deaf Jam. (R) 3am Women, War & Peace.CC The War We Are Living. Part 4/5. (R) 4am Washington Week.CC 4:30 Need to Know.CC 5am See Daytime Schedule. 12:30 WSIU InFocus.CC Remember the Removal: Encore Presentation. (R) See 11/4 at 7:30pm. 1pm Catholicism.CC Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God Become Man. Fr. Robert Barron tours the sacred sites of the Holy Land, including Caesarea Phillipi, the Sea of Galilee, Jerusalem, and Rome, and explains the Catholic Church’s belief that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah. Part 1/4. 2pm Catholicism.CC That Than Which Nothing Greater Can Be Thought: The Ineffable Mystery of God. Fr. Barron presents the Church’s vision of God as the Trinity while traveling from Mount Sinai to Istanbul, Paris, and Vatican City. Part 2/4. 3pm See Daytime Schedule 7pm America in Primetime.CC Man of the House. This episode showcases the evolution of the man of the house from the king of his castle in classic family sitcoms to a more conflicted modern figure. Interviews include Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner (The Cosby Show) and Ron Howard (The Andy Griffith Show). Part 2/4.
November 8pm
Masterpiece Contemporary.CC Page Eight. An aging spy stumbles on an international scandal that could bring down the British government. But will it bring down his own career first? Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, and Rachel Weisz star. 10pm Studio A Presents.CC The Gordons. This well-known bluegrass and folk husband-and-wife duo are a Southern Illinois treasure 10:30 Independent Lens.CC Lives Worth Living. Fred Fay’s life proves that one man can change the world, even though he has to lie flat on his back just to survive. Fay is an active member of the Disability Rights Movement. 11:30 WSIU InFocus.CC Remember the Removal: Encore Presentation. (R) See 11/4 at 7:30pm.
7 M O N D AY 12am Masterpiece Contemporary.CC Page Eight. (R) 2am PBS Arts from the Blue Ridge Mountains: Give Me the Banjo.CC (R) 4am Secrets of the Dead.CC The World’s Biggest Bomb. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Junk in the Trunk. 8pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Naughty or Nice. 9pm America’s Veterans: A Musical Tribute 2011.CC This salute to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces includes performances by country singer Jo Dee Messina, Irish tenor Ronan Tynan, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and dancer Sabra Johnson. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? Part 1/4. (R) See 11/2 at 8pm.
8 T U E S D AY 12am Voices of a Never Ending Dawn.CC Quartered in Hell. Part 1/2. 1am Antiques Roadshow.CC Naughty Or Nice. (R) 2am America in Primetime.CC The Crusader. (R) 3am Masterpiece Contemporary.CC Page Eight. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Secrets of the Dead.CC Japanese Supersub. Hear the startling story of Japan’s successful creation during World War II of an aircraft carrier submarine that could blow up the Panama Canal, reach the U.S. mainland undetected, and launch air attacks on American civilians. 8pm Frontline.CC Episode details
unavailable at press time. Women, War & Peace.CC War Redefined. Leading thinkers, secretaries of state, and survivors of war challenge the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain. Geena Davis narrates. Part 5/5. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Forgotten War: The Struggle for North America.CC This program recounts the little-known story of how the Indian nations of the Northeast controlled the outcome of The French and Indian War (17551760). The documentary follows the fates of the Abenaki and Iroquois people and chronicles the battles of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point, the tragic expulsion of the Acadians, and the fall of Quebec and Montreal. 9pm
9 W E D N E S D AY 12am Frontline.CC (R) 1am Secrets of the Dead.CC Japanese Supersub. (R) 2am Last Mission: Establishing the Rule of Law in Iraq.CC 3am Antiques Roadshow.CC Junk in the Trunk. (R) 4am Antiques Roadshow.CC Naughty or Nice. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Nature.CC Jungle Eagles. Harpy eagles are the most powerful birds of prey in the world, but scientists know very little about them. Nature follows wildlife filmmaker Fergus Beeley and his team to Venezuela’s Orinoco River jungle where they locate a nest of these elusive birds. 8pm NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time. Brian Greene reveals a new way of thinking about time in which moments in the past, present, and future exist all at once. Part 2/4. 9pm NOVA.CC Elegant Universe: The String’s the Thing. Greene describes the serendipitous steps that led from a forgotten 200-year-old mathematical formula to the first glimmerings of strings – quivering strands of energy whose different vibrations give rise to quarks, electrons, photons, and all other elementary particles. Part 2/3. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Teaching Channel.CC FACES for the Future; Why Do I Need to Wear a Bicycle Helmet?; Proportions Trail; Pace and Structure in Lesson Planning; Lessons From the Holocaust.
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10 T H U R S D AY 12am Nature.CC Jungle Eagles. (R) 1am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time. Part 2/4. (R) 2am NOVA.CC Elegant Universe: String’s the Thing. Part 2/3. (R) 3am Frontline.CC (R) 4am Secrets of the Dead.CC Japanese Supersub. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Vietnam War Stories.CC Vietnam veterans share moving stories of triumph and loss in the field and the strong bonds of brotherhood. 8pm POV.CC Where Soldiers Come From. POV follows the four-year journey of childhood friends from a small town in northern Michigan who join the National Guard after graduation and are sent to serve in Afghanistan. 9:30 This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 6/16; Removing Overgrown Shrubs; Quieting a Noisy Baseboard Heater. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Tennessee Civil War 150: Secession. CC To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Nashville Public Television and the Renaissance Center present this program, which focuses on life in Tennessee during the war. Topics explored include secession, the role of women, rivers & railways, music, and the African-American experience.
11 F R I D AY 12am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 6/16; Removing Overgrown Shrubs; Quieting a Noisy Baseboard Heater. (R) 1am Vietnam War Stories.CC (R) 2am POV.CC Where Soldiers Come From. (R) 3:30 Hold at All Costs.CC 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Illinois Lawmakers.CC 2011 Fall Veto Session. See page five. 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC Jan Thompson. The producer of The Tragedy of Bataan talks with Jak Tichenor about the making of her documentary. 8pm The Tragedy of Bataan.CC See page five. 8:30 PBS Arts from Chicago: American Masters Bill T. Jones: A Good Man. CC Choreographer Bill T. Jones’ leads his company in the creation of Fondly Do We Hope...Fervently Do We Pray, an original dance-theater piece in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s bicentennial. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Illinois Lawmakers.CC 2011 Fall Veto Session. (R)
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12am Washington Week.CC 12:30 The Tragedy of Bataan.CC (R) 1am PBS Arts from Chicago: American Masters Bill T. Jones: A Good Man. CC (R) 3am Women, War & Peace.CC War Redefined. Part 5/5. (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 6/16; Removing Overgrown Shrubs; Quieting a Noisy Baseboard Heater. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 6:30 Illinois Lawmakers.CC 2011 Fall Veto Session. (R) 7pm Lawrence Welk Show.CC Tribute to Fred Astaire. 8pm Globe Trekker.CC Great Natural Wonders. 9pm Masterpiece Mystery!CC Foyle’s War V: Plan of Attack. It’s April 1944. Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) has resigned from the Hastings Police force and his team is struggling to adjust to life without him. When his new replacement is murdered, Foyle is asked to come out of retirement to help track down the killers. Part 1/2. 10:30 Austin City Limits.CC Randy Newman. 11:30 Ebert Presents at the Movies.CC
12am Tennessee Civil War 150: Secession. CC (R) 12:30 Masterpiece Contemporary.CC The Song of Lunch. (R) 1:30 The Tragedy of Bataan.CC (R) 2am The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Salutes Our Armed Forces.CC 3am PBS Arts from Chicago: American Masters Bill T. Jones: A Good Man. CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Tasty Treasures. 8am Antiques Roadshow.CC Simply the Best. 9pm Contrary Warrior: The Life and Times of Adam Fortunate Eagle.CC See spotlight on this page. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time. Part 2/4. (R) See 11/9 at 8pm.
13 S U N D AY 12am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time. Part 2/4. (R) 1am NOVA.CC Elegant Universe: String’s the Thing. Part 2/3. (R) 2am Frontline.CC (R) 3am POV.CC Where Soldiers Come From. (R) 4:30 Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent.CC 5am See Daytime Schedule. 12:30 WSIU InFocus.CC Jan Thompson, producer of The Tragedy of Bataan. (R) 1pm The Tragedy of Bataan.CC (R) See page five. 1:30 Catholicism.CC Our Tainted Nature’s Solitary Boast: Mary, the Mother of God. Fr. Barron travels to the ruins of Ephesus and to the great Marian shrines of Lourdes and Guadalupe to help explain the Catholic Church’s great reverence for Mary. Part 3/4. 2:30 Catholicism.CC The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure. Fr. Barron traces the influence of Saints Peter and Paul and their enduring legacies in the life of the Church. Part 4/4. 3:30 See Daytime Schedule. 6:30 Illinois Lawmakers.CC 2011 Fall Veto Session. (R)
CONTRARY WARRIOR: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ADAM FORTUNATE EAGLE 11/14, 9pm • Photo: Steve Ransom This film explores the life and work of Native American artist, activist, author, and teacher, Adam Fortunate Eagle. Raised at an Indian boarding school after his father’s death, Fortunate Eagle went on to attend college and become a successful businessman. After experiencing the injustices met by urban Indians, he turned to art to combat racism against Native peoples. 7pm
America in Primetime.CC The Misfit. Celebrate the unique characters who defied comic stereotypes and societal expectations to reflect America’s diverse personalities. Interviews include Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Diablo Cody (The United States of Tara), and Greg Daniels and Rainn Wilson (The Office). Part 3/4. 8pm Masterpiece Contemporary.CC The Song of Lunch. Two ex-lovers meet for lunch at their favorite haunt from years before. Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman star in this funny, bittersweet drama adapted from Christopher Reid’s captivating poem. 9pm War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of World War II.CC War Bonds combines the popular songs of the World War II era with humorous and often poetic letters from the frontlines and the homefront. 10pm alt.news 26:46. Distortion 415: Those Darlins; The Gordons; Dillinger Escape Plan; Trampled by Turtles. 10:30 Long Shadows: The Legacy of the American Civil War.CC Long Shadows explores the ways in which the echoes of the Civil War can still be felt in American politics, economics, foreign policy, civil rights, and our collective memory.
15 T U E S D AY 12am Voices of a Never Ending Dawn.CC The Ultimate Test. Part 2/2. 1am Masterpiece Contemporary.CC The Song of Lunch. (R) 2am WSIU InFocus.CC Jan Thompson, producer of The Tragedy of Bataan. (R) 2:30 The Tragedy of Bataan.CC (R) 3am Illinois Lawmakers.CC 2011 Fall Veto Session. (R) 3:30 America in Primetime.CC The Misfit. Part 3/4. (R) 4am Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 11:30 Barney & Friends: Big World Adventure.CC Barney, Ben, and Emma climb aboard a big balloon to experience the cultures and languages of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. 12:30 See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Secrets of the Dead.CC Churchill’s Deadly Decision. After France surrendered to Germany during World War II, only the English Channel stood between the Nazis and Britain. With Germany poised to seize the entire French fleet, Winston Churchill made the controversial decision to sink the fleet – killing 1,300 French sailors – rather than let it fall into Nazi hands. 8pm Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals.CC Candace Bergen narrates this new documentary that explores the 65-year effort to identify, prosecute, and punish the Nazi perpetrators of the Holocaust. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC
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17 T H U R S D AY 12am Nature.CC My Life as a Turkey. (R) 1am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap. Part 3/4. (R) 2am NOVA.CC The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension. Part 3/3. (R) 3am Contrary Warrior: The Life and Times of Adam Fortunate Eagle.CC (R) 4am Secrets of the Dead.CC Churchill’s Deadly Decision. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Tasty Treasures. (R) 8pm This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 7/16; Repairing a Crack in an Asphalt Walkway; Getting Rid of Mold.
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10pm Aviators.CC Day in the Life of an Air Show, 1. The aviators tour one of America’s biggest air shows – Lakeland, Florida’s annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Newsline.CC
11pm Original Patriots: Northern California Indian Veterans of WWII.CC When America entered World War II in 1941, over 25,000 Native American people joined the war effort. This is their story. 12am Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals.CC (R) 2am Secrets of the Dead.CC Churchill’s Deadly Decision. (R) 3am Independent Lens.CC Deaf Jam. (R) 4:30 Antiques Roadshow.CC Simply the Best. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Nature.CC My Life as a Turkey. Experience the remarkable story of writer and naturalist Joe Hutto (portrayed by Jeff Palmer) as he raises a family of turkey chicks deep in the wilds of Florida. Hutto’s story eventually became a book, Illuminations in the Flatlands. 8pm NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap. Brian Greene leads a wild ride into the weird realm of quantum physics, which governs the universe on the tiniest of scales. Part 3/4. 9pm NOVA.CC The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension. In 1995, Edward Witten of Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study revolutionized string theory by successfully uniting five different versions into a single theory that is cryptically named “M-theory.” This new development requires an 11th dimension – and it could mean that parallel universes exist. Part 3/3. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Teaching Channel.CC Spanish Immersion; The Wraparound Learning Experience; Slavery in America.
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PBS ARTS FROM CLEVEL AND: WOMEN WHO ROCK 11/18, 8pm• Photo: Ror y White From Bessie Smith to Tina Turner (above) to Lady Gaga, this high-energy program traces the indelible mark women musicians have made on America’s soundtrack. Inspired by a “Women Who Rock” exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the program offers new insights into what it means to be female in the male-dominated world of rock. 9pm
In Performance at the White House.CC The Motown Sound. The President and First Lady salute the Motown legacy. Jamie Foxx hosts. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm History Detectives.CC World War II Cane; Revolutionary Telescope; Gold Rush Drawing.
18 F R I D AY 12am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 7/16; Repairing a Crack in an Asphalt Walkway; Getting Rid of Mold. (R) 1am Independent Lens.CC We Still Live Here – As Nutayunean. 2am Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals.CC (R) 4am Antiques Roadshow.CC Tasty Treasures. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 5pm WSIU InFocus.CC Jan Thompson, producer of The Tragedy of Bataan. (R) 7pm Washington Week.CC 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC Native American Storyteller Robert Lewis. Jak Tichenor talks with Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis about ancient creation myths and other Native American stories. 8pm PBS Arts from Cleveland: Women Who Rock.CC See spotlight on this page. 9:30 Need to Know.CC
12am Washington Week.CC (R) 12:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 1am PBS Arts from Cleveland: Women Who Rock.CC (R) 2:30 In Performance at the White House. CC The Motown Sound. (R) 3:30 Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent.CC (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 7/16; Repairing a Crack in an Asphalt Walkway; Getting Rid of Mold. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Lawrence Welk Show.CC Thanksgiving. 8pm Globe Trekker.CC Egypt. 9pm Masterpiece Mystery!CC Foyle’s War V: Broken Souls. When the colleague of an exiled war refugee is found murdered, Foyle (Michael Kitchen) is called upon to investigate. Part 2/2. 10:30 Austin City Limits Presents: Americana Music Festival 2011.CC Lucinda Williams, Gregg Allman, and Robert Plant perform in this special featuring highlights from the Americana Music Awards. 11:30 Ebert Presents at the Movies.CC
20 S U N D AY 12am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap. Part 3/4. (R) 1am NOVA.CC The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension. Part 3/3. (R) 2am Independent Lens.CC We Still Live Here – As Nutayunean. (R) 3am In Performance at the White House. CC The Motown Sound. (R) 4am Washington Week.CC (R) 4:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 12:30 WSIU InFocus.CC Native American Storyteller Robert Lewis. (R) See 11/18 at 7:30pm. 1pm Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance.CC Garrison Keillor narrates this story of a changing America through the lens of “The National Barn Dance,” a popular radio show of the ‘30s and ‘40s. 2pm Heirloom Meals’ Thanksgiving. CC Culinary artist Carole Murko explores America’s diverse culinary history through the preservation of family recipes and dining traditions.
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See Daytime Schedule. America in Primetime.CC The Crusader. Delve into the increasingly grey area between right and wrong as television heroes confront internal demons while seeking their own forms of justice. Interviews include Alan Alda (M*A*S*H), Steven Bochco (NYPD Blue); Chris Carter and Gillian Anderson (The X-Files); David Shore and Hugh Laurie (House). Part 4/4. 8pm Woody Allen: A Documentary: American Masters.CC Gaining unprecedented access to the notoriously private film legend, Emmy Award-winner filmmaker Robert Weide delves into Woody Allen’s life and creative process, from his childhood and early career to his most recent film, Midnight in Paris. Part 1/2. 10pm Studio A Presents.CC Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin. This duo offers an original folk-influenced sound using a simple combination of upright bass and guitar. 10:30 Smokin’ Fish.CC The modern world and ancient culture collide when Cory Mann, a quirky Tlingit businessman from Juneau, Alaska, decides to spend a summer smoking fish at his family’s fish camp. 11:30 Games of the North.CC Traditional Inuit sports are vital for survival in the unforgiving Arctic. Games of the North follows four modern Inuit athletes as they prepare to participate in these ancestral games.
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12am Woody Allen: A Documentary: American Masters.CC Part 1/2. (R) 2am Woody Allen: A Documentary: American Masters.CC Part 2/2. (R) 3:30 America in Primetime.CC The Crusader. Part 4/4. (R) 4:30 The Tragedy of Bataan.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Secrets of the Dead.CC Deadliest Battle. Deadliest Battle tells the true story of the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II, arguably the deadliest single battle in modern warfare, with more than one million lives lost. The eventual Russian victory has long been lauded as a shining example of Stalin’s military genius and the advent of Russia’s rise as a superpower, but new evidence reveals a surprisingly different story. 8pm Frontline.CC Episode details unavailable at press time. 9pm Secrets of the Dead.CC Mumbai Massacre. Secrets of the Dead reveals the role of consumer technology in the deadly terrorist bombings in Mumbai in 2008. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Independent Lens.CC We Still Live Here As Nutayunean. The Wampanoag nation of southeastern Massachusetts ensured the survival of the first English settlers in America and lived to regret it. Today, linguist Jessie Little Doe is leading an effort to restore the Wampanoag language– the first time a language with no native speakers has been revived in this country. (R)
12am Woody Allen: A Documentary: American Masters.CC Part 1/2. (R) 2am PBS Arts from Cleveland: Women Who Rock.CC (R) 3:30 In Performance at the White House. CC The Motown Sound. (R) 4:30 Gallery: The National Museum of the American Indian.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Atlantic City, NJ. Part 3/3. 8pm Woody Allen: A Documentary: American Masters.CC Producer Robert Weide continues his film biography of Woody Allen, touching on Allen’s contributions as a writer and as a clarinet player with a New Orleans-style jazz band. Part 2/2. 9:30 The Tragedy of Bataan.CC (R) See page five. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap. Part 3/4. (R) See 11/16 at 8pm.
23 W E D N E S D AY 12am Frontline.CC (R) 1am Secrets of the Dead.CC Deadliest Battle. (R) 2am Woody Allen: A Documentary: American Masters.CC Part 2/2. (R) 3:30 Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent.CC (R) 4am Antiques Roadshow.CC Atlantic City, NJ. Part 3/3. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7am Curious George Holiday Spectacular.CC 11am See Daytime Schedule. 12pm Curious George (The Movie).CC 1:30 See Daytime Schedule. 5pm WSIU InFocus.CC Illinois History Symposium: The Civil War. Four historians and scholars who participated in the Illinois State Historical Society’s annual history symposium discuss the Prairie State’s role during the Civil War. 5:30 See Daytime Schedule.
7pm
In Performance at the White House. CC Country Music. The President and First Lady are joined by Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss and Union Station, and Charley Pride in this salute to country music. 8pm NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? Cutting-edge theories suggest that our universe may be just one of an infinite number of worlds that make up a multiverse. Part 4/4. 9pm Making an American Monument: An Epic Journey in Bronze.CC This film traces the 11-year evolution of the largest bronze sculpture installation in America, from its conception to its installation at First National Bank properties in Omaha, Nebraska. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Teaching Channel.CC Reading and Rhythm; Climate Change in a Bottle; Fractions With Borrowing.
24 T H U R S D AY 12am In Performance at the White House. CC Country Music. (R) 1am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? Part 4/4. (R) 2am George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize.CC 3:30 Frontline.CC (R) 4:30 The Tragedy of Bataan.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 11am Curious George Holiday Spectacular.CC (R) 3pm See Daytime Schedule. 5pm WSIU InFocus.CC Remember the Removal: Encore Presentation. (R) See 11/4 at 7:30pm. 5:30 See Daytime Schedule 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Atlantic City, NJ. Part 3/3. (R) 8pm This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 8/16; Fixing a Kitchen Sink Drain; Quieting Squeaky Hardwood Floors. 9pm Independent Lens.CC Reel Injun. Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond presents an insightful and often humorous look at the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm History Detectives.CC Origins of a Battle Poster; Andrew Jackson Woodcarving; Modoc Indian Wars Basket.
25 F R I D AY 12am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 8/16; Fixing a Kitchen Sink Drain; Quieting Squeaky Hardwood Floors. (R) 1am Independent Lens.CC Reel Injun. (R)
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November 2am
Secrets of the Dead.CC Deadliest Battle. (R) 3am In Performance at the White House. CC Country Music. (R) 4am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? Part 4/4. (R) 5am Curious George Holiday Spectacular.CC (R) 9am See Daytime Schedule. 5pm WSIU InFocus.CC Native American Storyteller Robert Lewis. (R) See 11/18 at 7:30pm. 5:30 See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Washington Week.CC 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC 8pm PBS Arts from Los Angeles: Il Postino from LA Opera.CC Plácido Domingo sings the title role in this romantic opera by composer Daniel Catán. Linda Ronstadt hosts. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Newsline.CC
26 S AT U R D AY 12am Washington Week.CC (R) 12:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 1am PBS Arts from Los Angeles: Il Postino from LA Opera.CC (R) 3:30 Ribbon of Sand.CC (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 8/16; Fixing a Kitchen Sink Drain; Quieting Squeaky Hardwood Floors. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 6am Curious George Holiday Spectacular.CC (R) 9am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Lawrence Welk Show.CC Youmans Salute. 8pm Globe Trekker.CC New Zealand 2. 9pm Masterpiece Mystery!CC Wallander I: Sidetracked. Inspector Kurt Wallander (Kenneth Branagh) searches for the identity of an unknown young woman who sets herself on fire in a field. Part 1/2. 10:30 Austin City Limits.CC Monsters of Folk. 11:30 Ebert Presents at the Movies.CC
27 S U N D AY 12am NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? Part 4/4. (R) 1am Frontline.CC (R) 2am Independent Lens.CC Reel Injun.(R) 3am Secrets of the Dead.CC Mumbai Massacre. (R) 4am Washington Week.CC (R) 4:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 1pm Great Performances at the Met.CC Boris Godunov. René Pape performs the title role in Mussorgsky’s epic spectacle depicting the suffering and ambition of a nation.
4:30 7pm
See Daytime Schedule. Nature.CC American Eagle. Once nearly extinct, the bald eagle has come roaring back following its protection as an endangered species. Nature documents the regal bird’s resurgence through three portraits of the raptors in the wild. (R) 8pm Masterpiece Contemporary!CC Framed. Charged to keep priceless paintings safe in secret storage in rural Wales, a reserved curator (Trevor Eve) from London’s National Gallery soon finds it difficult to keep a low profile from local villagers. 9:30 Gallery: The National Museum of the American Indian.CC Architects behind the first Smithsonian museum dedicated exclusively to American Indians discuss the conception and design of the striking building. (R) 10pm Studio A Presents.CC Faculty and Staff. Led by Heather Hammers, this young group combines indie vibes with the singer/songwriter tradition. 10:30 Urban Nutcracker: Anatomy of a Ballet.CC Go behind-the-scenes of Anthony Williams’ daring adaptation of the holiday classic, in which a rough-edged tap star, a black cavalier, and a Latina teen put their twist on traditional Nutcracker roles. 11:30 Columbus Day Legacy.CC Tensions flare between Italian-Americans participating in Denver’s Columbus Day parade and Native Americans who are protesting the event.
28 M O N D AY 12am Masterpiece Contemporary!CC Framed. (R) 1:30 PBS Arts from Los Angeles: Il Postino from LA Opera.CC (R) 4am 400 Years of the Telescope.CC 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Madison, WI. Part 1/3. 8pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Denver, CO. Part 1/3. 9pm Unforgettable: The Korean War.CC Korean War veterans recount their memories of the conflict that killed tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers and affected many more lives at home. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm NOVA.CC The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? Part 4/4. (R) See 11/23 at 8pm.
29 T U E S D AY 12am Unforgettable: The Korean War.CC (R) 1am Antiques Roadshow.CC Madison, WI. Part 1/3. (R) 2am Masterpiece Contemporary!CC Framed. (R)
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Smitten.CC Nature.CC American Eagle. (R) See Daytime Schedule. Secrets of the Dead.CC Slave Ship Mutiny. When the Meermin set sail from Madagascar in 1766, it was filled to capacity with slaves bound for the Dutch West India Company’s colony at Cape Town. The Meermin would never reach its destination. The slaves mutinied, managing to overpower the Dutch crew and ordering the ship to be sailed back to Madagascar and freedom. 8pm Frontline.CC Episode details unavailable at press time. 9pm Mind Over Murder.CC An FBI-trained criminal profiler demonstrates how behavioral research can team with old school detective work to get inside the criminal mind to solve or even prevent horrendous crimes. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Dead Reckoning: Champlain in America.CC This animated documentary recounts the story of Samuel de Champlain’s voyages to the New World and his role as visionary who laid the foundation for a multicultural America.
30 W E D N E S D AY 12am Frontline.CC (R) 1am Secrets of the Dead.CC Slave Ship Mutiny. (R) 2am Unforgettable: The Korean War.CC (R) 3am Antiques Roadshow.CC Madison, WI. Part 1/3. (R) 4am Antiques Roadshow.CC Denver, CO. Part 1/3. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend.CC The beloved songwriter, performer, actor, environmentalist, and humanitarian is remembered by ex-wife Annie, producer Milt Okun, manager Hal Thau, composer Lee Holdridge, and former bandmates Pete Huttlinger and John Somers. 8:30 Roy Orbison & Friends – A Black & White Night.CC This 1988 concert features the legendary Roy Orbison in performance with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Stephen Soles, k.d.lang, Jennifer Warnes, and Bonnie Raitt. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Suze Orman’s Money Class.CC Financial guru Suze Orman revises some of her traditional views about career-building, investing, and saving to help viewers make good decisions in today’s difficult economic climate.
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Holiday and December Specials
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Scala & Kolacny Brothers.CC Rick Steves’ Europe with Abandon!CC Frontline.CC (R) Nature.CC Why Do We Love Cats & Dogs? (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy – An American Masters Special.CC This program revisits the life of the first female television superstar and first solo female head of a major studio. 9pm The Story of Jesus.CC From the BBC comes a new production offering a re-examination of the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus by nine of the world’s leading Biblical experts. David Suchet narrates. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Brenda Watson: The Road to Perfect Health.CC Certified nutritional consultant Brenda Watson explains how an unhealthy digestive system can cause chronic disease.
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3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D.CC 3am NOVA.CC The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies. 4am Through a Dog’s Eyes.CC 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Washington Week.CC 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC 8pm PBS Arts from New York: Great Performances – Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park.CC Tenor Andrea Bocelli is backed by the New York Philharmonic. Among the talented artists joining Bocelli on stage are Céline Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti, and David Foster. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Roy Orbison & Friends – A Black and White Night.CC (R) See 11/30 at 8:30pm.
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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy – An American Masters Special.CC (R) 3am Antiques Roadshow.CC Madison, WI. Part 1/3. (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 9/16; Building a Porch Railing; Selecting Stone for Building Walls. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 10:30 Sewing with Nancy: Sewing A to Z.CC Host Nancy Zieman shares tips that can help you save time, simplify construction, and make sewing more enjoyable. 12pm See Daytime Schedule.
December 2pm
Mayo Clinic Diet.CC Taken from the first and only diet book published by the Mayo Clinic, this program shares simple habits to take off weight and keep it from coming back. 3:30 Great Performances.CC Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas. David Foster joins tenor Andrea Bocelli for a new Christmas concert of seasonal favorites, with special guests Natalie Cole, Mary J. Blige, Reba McEntire, Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, the Muppets, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. 5:30 Victor Borge: Comedy in Music!CC This new television special features Victor Borge’s recently rediscovered funniest and most memorable skits. It also includes archival footage from The Andy Williams Show and The Perry Como Show, along with stories from Borge’s five children. 7pm ‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music). CC Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits and Davy Jones of The Monkees host this concert featuring hits of the AM radio era from Paul Revere & The Raiders, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, The Kingsmen, The Ventures, and Jefferson Starship. 9pm Santana – Live at Montreux 2011. CC Carlos Santana gives a blistering performance featuring his unique blend of world music, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and jazz fusion music at the 2011 Montreux Jazz Festival. 10:30 Buddy Holly: Listen to Me: The Ultimate Buddy Party.CC This intimate celebration of Buddy Holly’s music and legacy features performances by Stevie Nicks, Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin, Michelle Branch, Graham Nash, and Paul Anka. Peter Asher and Chris Isaak co-host.
4 S U N D AY 12am Suze Orman’s Money Class.CC (R) 2am How to Shop for Free with Coupon Master Kathy Spencer.CC 3am Independent Lens.CC Art & Copy. 4:30 Washington Week.CC 5am See Daytime Schedule. 10am How to Shop for Free with Coupon Master Kathy Spencer.CC Meet Kathy Spencer, mother of four and coupon master who saves thousands of dollars per year on everyday products. (R) 11am Healthy Hormones: Brain/Body Fitness.CC Hormone health is key to regulating body weight, mood, and energy. Fitness trainer Teresa Tapp and author Mary Shomon talk about natural ways to balance hormones, lose weight, and reduce inflammation.
12pm See Daytime Schedule. 1:30 Financial Fitness After 50! with Paul Merriman.CC Noted educator and money manager Paul Merriman shares no-nonsense tips on how to cut expenses, invest, and diversify. 3pm The Story of Jesus.CC (R) See 12/1 at 9pm. 4pm John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend. CC (R) See 11/30 at 7pm. 5:30 Daniel O’Donnell Live from Nashville.CC Daniel O’Donnell is back for his 11th public television special. This new concert features a compilation of country and Irish favorites with special guest Charley Pride, Mary Duff, Majella O’Donnell, and The Daniel O’Donnell Band. 7pm PBS Arts from New York: Great Performances – Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park.CC (R) See 12/2 at 8pm. 9:30 Scala & Kolacny Brothers.CC Belgium’s all-female rock choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers, led by classically trained brothers Steven (piano) and Stijn (conductor), perform brilliant choral covers of popular rock classics. (R) 11pm Great Performances.CC Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas. (R) See 12/3 at 3:30pm.
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Riverdance Live from Beijing.CC Masterpiece Classic.CC Return to Cranford. Part 1/2. 4:30 New Madrid Seismic Zone: Rumblings of Imminence.CC 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Celtic Woman – Believe.CC Backed by their band, guest choirs and orchestras, and the Atlanta Bagpipe Band, Celtic violinist Máiréad Nesbitt and vocalists Lisa Lambe, Lisa Kelly, and Chloë Agnew perform classic Irish songs, timeless pop anthems, and inspirational songs. Taped at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. 9pm Straight No Chaser – Live in New York (Holiday Edition).CC The ten-member acappella group, Straight No Chaser, lead a musical journey through decades of the pop songbook, performing everything from doo-wop to contemporary pop. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Financial Fitness After 50! with Paul Merriman.CC (R) See 12/4 at 1:30pm.
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Cirque Du Soleil – Flowers in the Desert.CC Prange & Pearl Harbor: A Magnificent Obsession.CC
November/December 2011
December 4am
Nature.CC Why We Love Cats & Dogs? (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm ‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music). CC (R) See 12/3 at 7pm. 9pm 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D.CC Over 65% of Americans are overweight or obese, and that number is growing. Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s revolutionary health plan offers a healthy, effective, and scientifically proven plan for shedding weight quickly and reclaiming vitality and good health. (R) 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Santana – Live at Montreux 2011. CC (R) See 12/3 at 9pm.
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Brenda Watson: Road to Perfect Health.CC (R) 3am Antiques Roadshow.CC Madison, WI. Part 2/3. 4am Antiques Roadshow.CC Denver, CO. Part 2/3. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Paul Simon: Live at Webster Hall, New York.CC In June 2011, Paul Simon thrilled hometown fans with a performance at New York City’s historic Webster Hall. The show was the culmination of a sold-out, two-month U.S. tour. This program captures the extraordinary event with Simon performing classic songs and music from his critically acclaimed new album, So Beautiful or So What. 8:30 Journey of the Universe.CC This dramatic and expansive film reimagines the universe story and reframes the human connection to the cosmos. Created by a renowned team of scientists, scholars, and filmmakers, the program was filmed on the Greek island of Samos, the birthplace of Pythagoras. Evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme hosts. 10pm Celtic Thunder Heritage.CC Celtic Thunder focuses on their Celtic and Irish root in this concert from Poughkeepsie, New York. The group performs traditional standards such as “Whiskey in the Jar” and beautiful love songs such as, “The Dutchman.” 11:30 Buddy Holly: Listen to Me: The Ultimate Buddy Party.CC (R) See 12/3 at 10:30pm.
8 T H U R S D AY 1am 2:30 3am 4am 5am
Mayo Clinic Diet.CC (R) Yanni: A Living Legacy.CC Angle of Attack.CC Part 1/2. Angle of Attack.CC Part 2/2. See Daytime Schedule.
7pm
Victor Borge: Comedy in Music!CC (R) See 12/3 at 5:30pm. 8:30 ‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music). CC (R) See 12/3 at 7pm. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Suze Orman’s Money Class.CC (R) See 11/30 at 11pm.
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The Story of Jesus.CC (R) NOVA.CC Darwin’s Darkest Hour. Parts 1-2/4. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Washington Week.CC 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC 8pm PBS Arts from Seattle: American Masters Pearl Jam Twenty. CC In honor of Pearl Jam’s 20th anniversary, director and music journalist Cameron Crowe creates a definitive portrait of the seminal rock band carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, plus 24 hours of recently shot concert and interview footage. Director Taylor Hackford hosts. 10pm Need to Know.CC 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Brain Fitness Frontiers.CC Neuroscience research is proving that neuroplasticity holds the key to previously unimaginable and amazing transformations. Peter Coyote hosts this program that illuminates how ordinary people are using their brain plasticity to create lasting and astonishing changes.
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Riverdance Live from Beijing.CC (R) Antiques Roadshow.CC Madison, WI. Part 2/3. (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 10/16. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 10:30 TBA. Program details not provided. 12:30 See Daytime Schedule. 2pm TBA. Program details not provided. 4pm TBA. Program details not provided. 6pm TBA. Program details not provided. 8pm TBA. Program details not provided. 10pm TBA. Program details not provided.
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TBA. Program details not provided. TBA. Program details not provided. Independent Lens.CC Troop 1500. Washington Week.CC (R) Need to Know.CC (R) See Daytime Schedule. Brenda Watson: Road to Perfect Health.CC (R) See 12/1 at 11:30pm. 12pm See Daytime Schedule. 1:30 Suze Orman’s Money Class.CC (R) See 11/30 at 11pm.
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Classic Gospel Special – A Tent Revival Homecoming.CC Bill Gaither hosts this old-fashioned tent revival featuring 140 gospel greats singing the songs that have transformed countless lives. Guests include The Oak Ridge Boys, George Beverly Shea, The Isaacs, and the Gaither Vocal Band. 5:30 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D.CC (R) See 12/2 at 1:30am. 7pm Celtic Woman – Believe.CC (R) See 12/5 at 7pm. 9pm 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D.CC (R) See 12/6 at 9pm. 10:30 Journey of the Universe.CC (R) See 12/7 at 8:30pm.
12 M O N D AY 12am TBA. Program details not provided. 3am PBS Arts from Seattle: American Masters Pearl Jam Twenty.CC (R) See 12/9 at 8pm. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm TBA. Program details not provided. 8pm TBA. Program details not provided 10:30 TBA. Program details not provided.
13 T U E S D AY 12am Forgotten Ellis Island.CC 1am Antiques Roadshow.CC Madison, WI. Part 3/3. See 12/15 at 7pm. 2am Masterpiece Classic.CC Return to Cranford. Part 2/2. 3:30 Sky Island.CC (R) 4am Nature.CC Echo: An Elephant to Remember. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York.CC Grammy Award nominee David Archuleta and actor Michael York join the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir in this Christmas celebration featuring elegant dancing, masterful musical performances, and storytelling. 8pm Lincoln Laureates 2011.CC See page four. 9pm Frontline.CC Episode details unavailable at press time. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm NOVA.CC Darwin’s Darkest Hour. Screenwriter John Goldsmith brings to life Charles Darwin’s anguishing decision to “go public” with his theory of evolution and risk the fury of the Church and a rift with his devoted wife. Henry Ian Cusick portrays Darwin in this moving drama. Parts 1-2/4. (R)
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December 7pm
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Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York.CC (R) 2am L.A. Holiday Celebration 2010.CC 3am Forgotten Ellis Island.CC (R) 4am Antiques Roadshow.CC Denver, CO. Part 3/3. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Live From Lincoln Center.CC George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, Balanchine’s Nutcracker features New York City Ballet’s entire roster of more than 150 dancers and musicians, as well as two alternating casts of 50 children from the School of American Ballet. 9pm NOVA.CC Mystery of the Megavolcano. Miles beneath the placid surface of a remote lake in Southeast Asia lies a magma chamber that exploded so violently during the Ice Age that gases and ash may have encircled the globe and blotted out the sun for years on end. NOVA pieces together the clues about this great catastrophe and probes questions about human evolution and Earth’s fragile ecosystems. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Teaching Channel.CC Mouse Squad; Rick’s Reading Workshop; The CCSS for Math.
15 T H U R S D AY 12am Live From Lincoln Center.CC George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. (R) 2am NOVA.CC Mystery of the Megavolcano. (R) 3am Frontline.CC (R)) 4am Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.CC Madison, WI. Part 3/3. (R) 8pm This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 11/16; Installing a Front Porch Light; Splitting Firewood. 9pm Backstage Pass Christmas, Vol. 2.CC Celebrate the season with holiday selections from Those Delta Rhythm Kings, The Mickeys, Frog & the Beeftones, The MSU Voice Faculty Quartet, Thom Jayne & the Nomads, Groove Merchant, Delilah DeWylde & the Lost Boys, Don Middlebrook & Living Soul, and The Verve Pipe. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm History Detectives.CC President Truman’s Shooter; Civil War Smugglers; Colonization of Florida.
PBS ARTS: THE LIT TLE MERMAID FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BALLET 12/16, 8pm • Photo: S an Francisco Ballet John Neumeier, director and chief choreographer for the Hamburg Ballet, blends dance, dramatic storytelling, and spectacle into a unique interpretation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen’s tale. Neumeier’s choreography, sets, costumes, and lighting takes the dancers into deep emotional terrain. Hosted by Olympic Gold medalist and Bay Area resident Kristi Yamaguchi.
16 F R I D AY 12am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 11/16; Installing a Front Porch Light; Splitting Firewood. (R) 1am Independent Lens.CC Lioness. 2:30 Live From Lincoln Center.CC George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. (R) 4:30 New Madrid Seismic Zone: Rumblings of Imminence.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Washington Week.CC 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC 8pm PBS Arts from San Francisco: The Little Mermaid from the San Francisco Ballet.CC See spotlight on this page. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Newsline.CC
17 S AT U R D AY 12am Washington Week.CC (R) 12:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 1am PBS Arts from San Francisco: The Little Mermaid from the San Francisco Ballet.CC (R) 3:30 Sky Island.CC (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 11/16; Installing a Front Porch Light; Splitting Firewood. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule.
Lawrence Welk Show.CC Highways & Byways. 8pm Globe Trekker.CC World War II in the Pacific Islands. The “Trekkers” explore the epic events of World War II by visiting key locations in the Pacific. Sites visited include Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia, the Solomon Islands, Bikini Island, the Philippines, the remote village of Kokoda in Papua New Guinea, and Saipan and Tinian. The episode wraps up with a moving visit to Japan and the Nagasaki Peace Park. 9pm Masterpiece Mystery!CC Wallander I: One Step Behind. Three young people are ritually gunned down in a secluded meadow – and the murders have only just begun. Inspector Kurt Wallander (Kenneth Branagh) is devastated to learn about another victim – a trusted colleague. 10:30 Austin City Limits.CC Esperanza Spalding; Madeleine Peyroux. 11:30 Ebert Presents at the Movies.CC
18 S U N D AY 12am Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York.CC (R) 1am L.A. Holiday Celebration 2010.CC (R) 2am Independent Lens.CC Lioness. (R) 3:30 Sky Island.CC (R) 4am Washington Week.CC (R) 4:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 8am Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker.CC Cartoon fairy ballerina Prima Princessa takes a group of pre-school children on a magical Christmas journey to see a live performance of The Nutcracker performed by England’s world famous Birmingham Royal Ballet. 9am See Daytime Schedule. 1pm National Christmas Tree Lighting 2011.CC Details not available. 2pm Holidays at Murray State 2011. CC The Murray State University Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, and Voices of Praise perform in this 8th annual special. 3pm See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Masterpiece Classic.CC Downton Abbey. Winner of six Emmy Awards, Downton Abbey depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them, set at their Edwardian country house in 1912. In part one, Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) loses his immediate heirs when the Titanic goes down, and his daughter Mary (Michelle Dockery) loses her fiancé. Part 1/4.
December 8:30
Masterpiece Classic.CC Downton Abbey. Mary (Michelle Dockery) entertains three suitors, including a Turkish diplomat whose boldness leads to a surprising event. Part 2/4. 10pm alt.news 26:46.CC Punch Brothers; Less Than Jake; Here Come the Mummies; Dickwolf. 10:30 Independent Lens.CC Lioness. How did five female Army support soldiers end up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq War? This film presents an intimate look at war through the eyes of the first women in U.S. history sent into direct ground combat. (R)
20 T U E S D AY 12am American Masters.CC Eames: The Architect and the Painter. 1:30 Masterpiece Classic.CC Downton Abbey. Part 1/4. (R) 3am Masterpiece Classic.CC Downton Abbey. Part 2/4. (R) 4:30 Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule.
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PURDUE CHRISTMAS SHOW 2011 12/21, 8pm • Photo: Steve Ransom The 76th edition of this lavish, high-energy stage production captures the sights, sounds, and spirit of the holidays. Members of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes, Purdue Bells, Heart & Soul, All Campus & Community Chorale, the Purdue Musical Organizations’ Kids Choir, and the University Choir fill the campus’ 6,000-seat Elliott Hall of Music with the luminous sounds of holiday standards, both sacred and secular. 9am
Shalom Sesame – Chanukah: The Missing Menorah.CC (R) See 12/19 at 10am. 9:30 Shalom Sesame – Chanukah: The Missing Menorah.CC (R) See 12/19 at 10am. 10am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables & Traditions.CC Celebrity chef, author, and restaurateur Lidia hosts an Italian Christmas Eve Feast, a Mexican-American Christmas Day, a Chinese New Year feast, and a JewishAmerican Passover seder. 8pm Christmas at St. Olaf.CC This new production marks the 100th anniversary of the annual Christmas Festival from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The program includes newly commissioned works by American composers André J. Thomas and David N. Childs. 9pm Frontline.CC Episode details unavailable at press time. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Candles and Carols.CC Recorded in the Chapel on the campus of Anderson University, Candles and Carols is a non-denominational Christmas service that recounts the Christmas Story through readings and sacred music performed by the University Orchestra and Choir.
12am Frontline.CC (R) 1am Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables & Traditions.CC (R) 2am American Masters.CC Eames: The Architect and the Painter. (R) 3:30 Sky Island.CC (R) 4am Antiques Roadshow.CC Big & Little. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Nature.CC Christmas in Yellowstone. As snow falls and Christmas lights glow in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a holiday season of a different sort unfolds beyond town. Breathtaking landscapes frame scenes of wolves and coyotes, elk and bison, bears and otters as they struggle through the year’s most challenging season. 8pm Purdue Christmas Show 2011.CC The Purdue Christmas Show. See spotlight on this page. 9pm Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve.CC In this fantasy trip narrated by the late Ossie Davis, a runaway girl decides to return to her family after she enters a rundown theater for shelter and encounters an old caretaker (Davis). The theater comes to life through performances by Jewel, Michael Crawford, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Teaching Channel.CC Language Meets Music; Algebra Team; CCSS for English and Literacy.
22 T H U R S D AY 12am Nature.CC Christmas in Yellowstone. (R) 1am NOVA.CC What Darwin Never Knew. Parts 3-4/4. 3am Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables & Traditions.CC (R) 4am Christmas at St. Olaf.CC (R) See 12/20 at 8pm. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm The B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert.CC Recording and performing artist B.E. Taylor performs modern arrangements of perennial Christmas favorites, including “What Child is This?”, “Little Drummer Boy,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman,” and “Joy to the World.” 8pm This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 12/16; Installing a Battery Back-up Sump Pump; Fixing a Rusty Metal Railing. 9pm Jessica Simpson Christmas Special. CC Jessica Simpson and guests Willie Nelson and Ashlee Simpson perform at the historic Roseland Ballroom in New York City. One lucky soldier who served in Afghanistan will join Jessica in a duet of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”
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10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Sounds of the Season in Southern Illinois 2011.CC Choirs from across southern Illinois perform traditional and contemporary holiday favorites in this annual concert. Distributed by WSIL-TV 3.
23 F R I D AY 12am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 12/16; Installing a Battery Back-up Sump Pump; Fixing a Rusty Metal Railing. (R) 1am Independent Lens.CC The Woodmans. 2:30 Frontline.CC (R) 3:30 Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent.CC (R) 4am Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables & Traditions.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Washington Week.CC 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC 8pm Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York.CC (R) See 12/13 at 7pm. 9pm Christmas at St. Olaf.CC (R) See 12/20 at 8pm. 10pm Northern Light Orchestra – Spirit of Christmas.CC This spirited music special combines Christmas classics with rock and pop musicianship and an impressive light show. Band members, who hail from a variety of rock and heavy metal bands, include Ken May, Deve Ellefson, Lanny Cordola, Brian Stewart, Steve Conley, John Davis, Phil Bardowell, Jill Ragee, Amanda Wolfe, Debbie Sledge, and Scott Jeffers. 11pm Charlie Rose.CC
24 S AT U R D AY 12am Washington Week.CC (R) 12:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 1am Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York.CC (R) 2am Christmas at St. Olaf.CC (R) 3am Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables & Traditions.CC (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 12/16; Installing a Battery Back-up Sump Pump; Fixing a Rusty Metal Railing. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 6am Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas.CC (R) 7am Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker.CC (R) See 12/18 at 8am. 8am Shalom Sesame – Chanukah: The Missing Menorah.CC (R) See 12/19 at 10am. 8:30 See Daytime Schedule.
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Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia’s Christmas Kitchen.CC Told through live-action and animation, this delightful special featuring ItalianAmerican cook Lidia Bastianich and her five grandchildren is filled with Lidia’s holiday traditions, recipes, and decorating ideas. 4pm Fannie’s Last Supper.CC The America’s Test Kitchen team recreates a 12-course feast straight from the pages of Fannie Farmer’s Boston Cooking School Cook Book. 5pm Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables & Traditions.CC (R) See 12/20 at 7pm. 6pm MotorWeek.CC 6:30 Travelscope: Christmas in Switzerland.CC Host Joseph Rosendo basks in the glow of Christmas markets in Lausanne, Montreux, and Basel. 7pm Lawrence Welk Show.CC Christmas. Celebrate Christmas with the Welk family in this program from 1966. 8pm Sounds of the Season In Southern Illinois 2011.CC (R) See 12/22 at 11pm. 9pm Christmas at Belmont 2011.CC The Belmont School of Music and the Nashville Children’s Choir present this annual production of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music, and seasonal favorites. 10pm Christmas Concert from Norway. CC Travel to the historic Vang Church in Hamar, Norway to enjoy performances by Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman, siblings Mari and Hakon Samuelsen, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Choir Collegium Vocale, and the Trondheim Soloists. 11pm Christmas with the Annie Moses Band.CC The Annie Moses Band puts a unique spin on holiday classics with their eclectic blend of classical, jazz, and pop music. 11:30 Studio A Presents.CC Zola Van Christmas Carols. Nationallyrecognized local musician Zola Van performs her own arrangements of “The Wexford Carol,” “A Virgin Most Pure,” “Sans Day Carol,” and more.
25 S U N D AY 12am NOVA.CC What Darwin Never Knew. Parts 3-4/4. (R) 2am Independent Lens.CC The Woodmans. (R) 3:30 Sky Island.CC (R) 4am Washington Week.CC (R) 4:30 Need to Know.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 6am Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas.CC (R)
7am See Daytime Schedule. 11am Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker.CC (R) See 12/18 at 8am. 12pm See Daytime Schedule. 1pm America’s Children Holiday Parade 2011.CC Dozens of cartoon and storybook characters will delight children in this annual parade from Oakland, California. Honorary Grand Marshal this year is Mr. Steve from Mornings on PBS KIDS. 2pm Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables & Traditions.CC (R) See 12/20 at 7pm. 3pm See Daytime Schedule. 4:30 Lawrence Welk Show.CC Christmas. (R) See 12/24 at 7pm. 5:30 Sounds of the Season in Southern Illinois 2011.CC (R) See 12/24 at 8pm. 6:30 Travelscope: Christmas in Switzerland.CC (R) See 12/24 at 6:30pm. 7pm Nature.CC Christmas in Yellowstone. (R) See 12/21 at 7pm. 8pm Masterpiece Classic.CC Downton Abbey. Growing into his role as heir, Matthew (Dan Stevens) brings out the bitter rivalry between sisters Mary (Michelle Dockery) and Edith (Laura Carmichael). Part 3/4. 9:30 European Christmas Markets. CC The Kingston Trio provides the musical backdrop for this visit to Europe’s Christmas markets, where the town center of cities and towns come alive each winter with festively decorated stalls filled with treats. 10pm Studio A Presents.CC Zola Van Christmas Carols. (R) See 12/24 at 11:30pm. 10:30 Independent Lens.CC The Woodmans. In a family of artists, Francesca Woodman burned the brightest – and burnt out the fastest. The celebrated photographer committed suicide at age 22, leaving her family with a complicated mix of pride in her legacy and anger over the shortness of her life. (R)
26 M O N D AY 12am Masterpiece Classic.CC Downton Abbey. Part 3/4. (R) 1:30 American Stamps.CC 2am Christmas at Belmont 2011.CC (R) 3am Christmas at St. Olaf.CC (R) 4am Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York.CC (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 11:30 Barney & Friends: Big World Adventure.CC (R) See 11/15 at 11:30am. 12:30 See Daytime Schedule.
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Antiques Roadshow.CC Phoenix, AZ. Part 1/3. 8pm Antiques Roadshow.CC San Jose, CA. Part 1/3. 9pm Independent Lens.CC Welcome to Shelbyville. A small Southern town grapples with demographic change and issues of immigrant integration. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm NOVA.CC What Darwin Never Knew. What explains the explosion of living creatures on earth? Charles Darwin’s revolutionary idea of natural selection raises as many questions as it answers. Parts 3-4/4. (R)
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Antiques Roadshow.CC Phoenix, AZ. Part 1/3. (R) 2am Masterpiece Classic.CC Downton Abbey. Part 3/4. (R) 3:30 American Stamps.CC (R) 4am Nature.CC Christmas in Yellowstone. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm American Masters.CC Eames: The Architect and the Painter. Learn more about the influence of 20th century designers Ray and Charles Eames on significant events and movements in American life. (R) 8:30 New Madrid Seismic Zone: Rumblings of Imminence.CC The New Madrid Fault, site of a powerful 8.0 earthquake in 1811, is long-overdue for another seismic shakedown. Can the region prepare in time for a major catastrophe? (R) 9pm Frontline.CC Episode details unavailable at press time. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Binge.CC. Binge follows young adults as they drink too much, too fast and talks with law enforcement, university officials, and bar owners who try to change this behavior before it’s too late. 11:30 WSIU InFocus.CC (R)
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Frontline.CC (R) Botany of Desire.CC Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami.CC Antiques Roadshow.CC Phoenix, AZ. Part 1/3. (R) See Daytime Schedule. Nature.CC Arctic Bears. Polar bears are living on borrowed time as climate change impacts their habitat and food sources. NOVA.CC Extreme Ice. As the world warms, the threat from rising sea levels poses an alarming potential for disaster. NOVA explores the mystery of the mighty ice sheets that will affect coastlines around the world.
NOVA.CC Secrets Beneath the Ice. Find out if Antarctica’s climate past can offer clues to what may happen to our warming planet. 10pm Charlie Rose.CC 11pm Teaching Channel.CC ABCs of Parent Involvement; 3rd-Grade Math; CCSS English and Math.
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Nature.CC Arctic Bears. (R) NOVA.CC Extreme Ice. (R) Botany of Desire.CC (R) NOVA.CC Secrets Beneath the Ice. (R) See Daytime Schedule. Great Performances.CC Jackie Evancho: Dream with Me in Concert. Recorded at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, this special marks the solo concert debut of the 10-yearold girl who astonished audiences on America’s Got Talent with her extraordinary soprano voice. 8:30 Celtic Thunder Heritage.CC (R) See 12/7 at 10pm. 10pm John Denver: A Song’s Best Friend. CC (R) See 11/30 at 7pm. 11:30 Suze Orman’s Money Class.CC (R) See 11/30 at 11pm.
30 F R I D AY 1:30 Financial Fitness After 50! with Paul Merriman.CC (R) 3am NOVA.CC Extreme Ice. (R) 4am Nature.CC Arctic Bears. (R) 5am See Daytime Schedule. 7pm Washington Week.CC 7:30 WSIU InFocus.CC 8pm American Masters.CC Troubadours: Carole King & James Taylor – The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter. In the wake of the turbulent 1960s, a new style of song and songwriter emerged. This program traces the genesis of the singer-songwriter movement, centering on the historic collaboration between Carole King and James Taylor. 9:30 Need to Know.CC 10pm Aviators.CC Day in the Life of an Air Show, 2. Get a closer look at the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels at Lakeland, Florida’s Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In. 10:30 Charlie Rose.CC 11:30 Newsline.CC
31 S AT U R D AY 12am Dr. Wayne Dyer: Excuses Begone!CC 3am NOVA.CC Secrets Beneath the Ice. (R) 4am This Old House Hour.CC Bedford Project, Part 13/16. 5am See Daytime Schedule. 10:30 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D.CC (R) See 12/6 at 9pm.
Welcome, TV Underwriters! Please join us in thanking the following underwriters who recently began, renewed, or expanded their partnerships to make public television possible.
Marion Subaru Missouri Valley Conference Luther F. Carsons Four Rivers Center, Carbondale, IL
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts Mt. Vernon, IL
ConnectSI Foundation Marion, IL For a complete list of WSIU sponsors and information about sponsoring WSIU programming, visit us online at www.wsiu.org or call (618) 453-4286.
12pm See Daytime Schedule. 2pm He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley.CC Elvis Presley’s love for gospel music is told with vintage photos, interviews, and video footage, including impromptu offstage gospel performances by Elvis. 3:30 America’s Home Cooking: Chocolate.CC This program offers a hefty helping of double dark chocolate delights, including Kentucky Derby Pie laced with bourbon and a chocolate bread pudding with moist chunks of pear. 5:30 Financial Fitness After 50! with Paul Merriman.CC (R) See 12/4 at 1:30pm. 7pm Lawrence Welk: Big Band Splash. CC Lawrence Welk and his orchestra salute legendary friends, including Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. 9pm Live From Lincoln Center.CC Bernstein and Gershwin. The New York Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve concert includes Bernstein’s Overture to Candide and symphonic Dances from West Side Story, along with Gershwin masterpieces Piano Concerto in F and Rhapsody in Blue. 11pm Austin City Limits Special.CC Coldplay New Year’s Eve.
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WSIU SPONSOR PROFILES CALICO COUNTRY SEW AND VAC
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nder Charles “Chuck” Clark’s ownership, Calico Country Sew and Vac has grown from its original 400-square-foot shop in 1988 to two 5000-square-foot stores in West Frankfort and Carbondale and, this fall, a third location on Park Avenue in Paducah, Ky. Calico Country is an authorized dealer of Baby Lock, Elna, Bernina, Janome, and Pfaff sewing machines, embroidery machines, and sergers; floor care machinery, including ORECK, Simplicity, Miele, Hoover, Royal, and Sebo vacuum cleaners; and IQ and Oreck air cleaners. Both stores offer a wide variety of classes, quilting fabrics, sewing notions, vacuum cleaner supplies, and repair/ maintenance services. The Calico Country staff, with over 150 years of combined experience in sewing and quilting, enjoy their customers. “We really
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y Favorite Toys sells quality toys, games, puzzles, puppets, and books for kids aged 0-100+ years old. They offer brand name toys, as well as specialty items from up-and-coming smaller manufacturers and educational products. My Favorite Toys has been located at University Mall in Carbondale since 2005, and this fall opened a second store at Times Square Mall in Mt. Vernon. When asked what might be unexpected about the business, owners Sam and Suzanne Cox reply, “Parents and grandparents are often surprised to see that we have retro, goofy, and just plain fun things for adults, as well as for kids. And, although we’re not a ‘teacher’s store’ per se, educators and therapists find many items in our stores that are helpful for their work.” My Favorite Toys sponsors WSIU’s PBS KIDS programs, as well as A Place of Our Own, a program for caregivers of young children airing weekdays at 6am, and a variety of WSIU Public Radio programs.
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like working with the public, offering sewing, embroidery, and quilting classes that…allow people to better their surroundings and their lives by being creative.” Quarterly class calendars for both locations target all skill levels, from beginner to advanced, as well as free instructional classes open to all customers who purchased machines from Calico Country. The stores also host special events and guest speakers, and keep in touch with customers through their website and an active Facebook page. According to staff members, what might surprise the general public to know is the extent of their community work. “We engage our customers to use their creative powers and make quilts to help others.” Calico Country underwrites several WSIU HD Channel programs, especially quilting and sewing, as well as the WSIU CREATE Channel. Chuck says, “We chose to become underwriters because we share certain values
When asked why they decided to help underwrite, the Coxes describe it as shared values, saying, “The late Fred Rogers, a PBS icon, said that ‘children have to play with what they know to be true in order to find out more, and then they can use what they learn in new forms of play.’ We appreciate WSIU’s thoughtful, ‘specialty’ approach to news, documentaries, educational programming, and arts and music presentations. The values inherent in these programs are complementary to our philosophy of play – we shy away from video games and electronic gizmos and try to stay true to our slogan: …toys that kids can play with, instead of the toys playing with the kids.” Sam and Suzanne would recommend WSIU to other businesses, reporting that “Many of our customers, who are themselves WSIU supporters, comment positively regarding our sponsorship, and this often springboards us to conversations about PBS programs with these customers. Frankly, it also enhances our image as a supporter of valuable community services. There’s no better way to join with other informed businesses and
such as a commitment to quality and the free exchange of ideas and information, despite politics, ethnicity, or social status. The diverse demographic base from which WSIU draws also appealed to us.” “It’s important for the community to support public television. If we don’t, who will? We definitely recommend underwriting to other businesses…this is a treasure that should be preserved and protected by each of us and supported in any way we can.” More information is available at Calico Country Sew and Vac, calicocountry.com. Or, contact the shop at (618) 932-2992 in West Frankfort, (618) 529-5665 in Carbondale, and (270) 444-0301 in Paducah.
individuals who care about what comes across the community airwaves. Sponsoring businesses can truly make a difference and are, in turn, appreciated by the rest of the community.” Their relationship with WSIU is personal as well as professional. “Simply stated, there’s no other place that offers such insightful, educational, and entertaining programming. We certainly would not want to live in a community in which WSIU/PBS was not available.” Details are available at myfavtoys.com, or by phone at (618) 529-8697 (University Mall, Carbondale) or (618) 244-5872 (Times Square Mall, Mount Vernon).
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WSIU-TV: In the Beginning today without the foundation laid by the early visionaries of Southern Illinois University Carbondale: SIU President Delyte Morris, and SIUC Radio-Television professors Buren C. Robbins and Dr. Jacob O. Bach. It all started in the 1950s. Driven by the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in 1957, America surged forward in math and science, sparking a technological revolution that transformed every aspect of society. SIU President Delyte W. Morris was leading his own revolution in an effort to transform a small teacher college into a major research university in just 12 short years. Under Morris’ leadership, SIU was booming – new construction dotted the campus and curriculum options were growing at an unprecedented rate.
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ennedy, Nehru meet for talks...area civil defense plan based on private shelters...” These are just two of the stories that appeared in the Monday, November 6, 1961 issue of The Southern Illinoisan. As critical as these headlines may have been to many Americans on that day, perhaps the most important news reported was a significant event much closer to home: “WSIU-TV Signs On the Air.” Since that historical milestone, WSIU-TV has grown from one analog channel to three digital broadcast channels distributing thousands of hours of programming showcasing the best in the arts, science, history, politics, health, education, and many other genres. Over the years, we’ve added a web presence at wsiu.org, an award-winning local production unit, and a nationallyrecognized outreach department that helps to engage young minds, provide teachers with public media resources and training to improve student learning outcomes, and address issues of importance in our communities. Thanks to the generous support of WSIU’s viewers and sponsors, our gains have been impressive. But we wouldn’t be where we are
Morris’ bold plan for the University also included the creation of a broadcasting service that could provide educational and cultural programming to the University community and across Southern Illinois. Morris and Buren Robbins’ vigorous efforts to acquire a radio and television license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) were finally successful and on September 15, 1958, WSIU Radio (then WSRV, “Southern’s Radio Voice”) was born. With the assistance of a major grant from the Ford Foundation, Robbins and Jacob Bach coordinated a partnership between the fledgling Broadcasting Service and Southern Illinois K-12 educators to create the Southern Illinois Instructional Television Association (SIITA) on March 16, 1961. SIITA provided instructional programs and resources for grades K-12, as well as post-secondary telecourses for regional colleges. SIITA’s founding paved the way for the SIU television station, and on November 6, 1961, WSIU-TV signed on the air with 55 hours of educational programming, with 21 of those hours devoted to SIITA. As the 1960s marched on through the Civil Rights and anti-war movements, the SIU Broadcasting Service made plans to expand its facilities as public demand for more programming and educational services grew. Within seven years, a new addition was poised to join the WSIU Television family. To be continued in Previews, Jan/Feb 2012. WSIU archival photos from the top: A student in Master Control in WSIU-TV’s early years. Students shoot a program on 16 mm. film.
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W S I U - T V I S C E L E B R AT I N G 5 0 Y E A R S ! Join us for a special 50th anniversary celebration with special guest Jeffrey Brown, Senior Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour.
Sunday, November 6, 2011 Morris Library, SIUC Private Reception • 5:30-6:45 p.m. Hall of Presidents and Chancellors Cocktails, ample tapas-style hors d’oeuvres, and desserts will be served. Reservations required | $50.00 per person Ticket purchase guarantees reserved seating at the lecture.
Public Lecture • 7:00 p.m. Guyon Auditorium Seating for the lecture is free, but limited. Reservations are required.
Call (618) 453-4344 today to make your reservations!
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