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NOVA: High-Risk High Rise
Ailey: American Masters
POV: Not Going Quietly
The number of skyscrapers worldwide has climbed dramatically. And as developers look to maximize limited urban space, and nations vie for prestige, these shimmering towers are being built higher and higher. NOVA explores the science behind the risks of sky-high buildings.
Discover the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey whose dances center on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and beauty. Discover unheard audio interviews with Ailey, interviews with those close to him, and an intimate glimpse into the Ailey studios today.
A rising star in progressive politics and new father, Ady Barkan’s career and family were upended when he was diagnosed with ALS at age 32. After a chance encounter with a Senator on a plane catapults him to national fame, Ady and a group of activists ignite a movement.
Wednesday, January 5, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, January 11, 9:00 pm
Monday, January 24, 9:00 pm
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9:00 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan: Steve Kerr 9:30 Home Diagnosis: Chicago Renovation Review 10:00 This Old House: Concord – Toasty Cars 10:30 Ask This Old House: Wifi Extension, Tub Drain 11:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: The Food Special 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Rzeszow
EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 River City Drumbeat [R] 3:00 United In Song: Celebrating the American Dream [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany’s Hamburg and the Luther Trail [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
AFTERNOON
MORNING 5:30 Yoga in Practice: Connect to Your Softer Side 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids
Photo: © Nikolay Krusser
In the Spotlight
Daniel Barenboim
Great Performances: From Vienna The New Year’s Celebration 2022 Ring in the New Year in Austria at the Musikverein with the Vienna Philharmonic and host Hugh Bonneville in this annual concert of waltzes by Strauss and more under the baton of guest conductor Daniel Barenboim.
Saturday, January 1 7:00 pm
12:00 Cook’s Country: Fried Bites 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Bread & Beans 1:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Food Secrets of Mykonos 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Creole Kitchen Secrets 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: A Trip to Vietnam 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Tacos, Guacamole, and Margaritas 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Udon Noodles at Home 3:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: New Nordic Cuisine 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Honey, I’m Home! 4:30 Check, Please! Virtue, Qulinarnia, Longman & Eagle 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany’s Dresden and Leipzig 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend
Halifax comes back to the rescue to find the perpetrator before it’s too late. 11:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) [R]
In the Spotlight Photo: Courtesy © Slim 80 Days / Federation Entertainment / Peu Communications / ZDF / Be-FILMS / RTBF (Télévision belge) 2021
Saturday 1
Sunday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) [R] 1:00 Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song [R] 3:00 Great Performances: The New Year’s Celebration 2022 See Sat. Jan. 1 at 7:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan: Steve Kerr [R] 5:00 To be announced
MORNING 7:00-9:30 WTTW Kids 9:30 To be announced 11:00 Mallorca Files: Honour Among Thieves (Part 1 of 10) British police officer Miranda Blake is in Mallorca to escort a known criminal back to the UK. When things don’t go according to plan, she conducts her own investigation. 11:50 Mallorca Files: King of the Mountains (Part 2 of 10) When cyclist Esteban Domenech disappears during a routine training session, Miranda and Max investigate.
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AFTERNOON
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 Great Performances: The New Year’s Celebration 2022 8:29 Midsomer Murders: Harvest of Souls (in 2 parts) When the owner of an equestrian center is trampled by his horse DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson have to unravel a complex feud from the past, where nothing is what it seems. 10:00 Halifax: Retribution (Part 1 of 8) A sniper is on the loose, as forensic psychiatrist Jane
12:40 Mallorca Files: The Oligarch’s Icon (Part 3 of 10) When the icon of St. Nicholas is stolen by a masked assailant, Miranda and Max enter the world of Russian oligarchs. 1:25 Mallorca Files: Number One Fan (Part 4 of 10) When a supermodel goes missing, Max and Miranda try to discover how someone can vanish from a moving train. 2:15 Mallorca Files: Sour Grapes (Part 5 of 10) Miranda and Max head out into wine country to investigate the killing of a dog at a famous vineyard.
David Tennant
Around the World in 80 Days on Masterpiece (New Series!) David Tennant (Doctor Who) stars as Phileas Fogg, an Englishman who bets a fortune that he can circumnavigate the planet in a mere eighty days – quite a feat, considering that it’s 1872. Ibrahim Koma and Leonie Benesch costar as his intrepid traveling companions on an expedition that packs far more adventure than the trio bargained for. Based on the classic novel by Jules Verne.
Sundays, 7:00 pm
3:00 Mallorca Files: To Kill a Stag (Part 6 of 10) When a groom-to-be is found dead in the swimming pool of a luxury villa, Miranda and Max believe it’s the work of a prostitute. 3:50 Mallorca Files: Friend Henry (Part 7 of 10) Miranda and Max investigate the death of a world-famous DJ after he plays at Mallorca’s most popular nightclub. 4:40 Mallorca Files: Death in the
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