PROGRAM LISTINGS
WXXI-TV DAYTIME SCHEDULE DECEMBER/EARLY JAN. 2023
PLEASE NOTE: WXXI-TV’s daytime schedule listed here runs from 6:00am to 7:00pm. The complete prime time television schedule begins on page 2. The PBS Kids programs below are shaded in gray.
Monday-Friday
6:00am Xavier Riddle & the Secret Museum *
6:30am Arthur*
7:00am Molly of Denali*
7:30am Wild Kratts*
8:00am Hero Elementary*
8:30am Alma's Way*
9:00am Curious George*
9:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
10:00am Rosie's Rules*
10:30am Donkey Hodie
11:00am Sesame Street
11:30am Pinkalicious & Peterrific*
12:00pm Dinosaur Train*
12:30pm Elinor Wonders Why
1:00pm Sesame Street*
1:30pm Rosie's Rules
2:00pm Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
2:30pm Let’s Go Luna!
3:00pm Nature Cat
3:30pm Wild Kratts*
4:00pm Alama's Way*
4:30pm Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
5:00pm America’s Test Kitchen
5:30pm Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
6:00pm BBC World News America
6:30pm BBC World News Outside Source
BBC World News Today (Fridays)
7:00pm PBS NewsHour
Saturday
6:00am Mister Roger’s Neighborhood
6:30am Arthur/Arthur's Perfect Christmas (12/24)
7:00am Molly of Denali
7:30am Wild Kratts/Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas (12/24)
8:00am Hero Elementary
8:30am Alma's Way/Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (12/24)
9:00am Curious George
9:30am A Wider World
10:00am This Old House
10:30am Ask This Old House
11:00am Woodsmith Shop
11:30am Ciao Italia
12:00pm Lidia’s Kitchen
12:30pm Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
1:00pm Benjamin Franklin, Pt. 1/Pati's Mexican Table (12/10) Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa (12/31)
1:30pm How She Rolls (12/10)
2:00pm America's Test Kitchen/Mary Berry's Absolute Favorites (12/24)
2:30pm Cook’s Country/Mary Berry's Absolute Favorites (12/24)
3:00pm Benjamin Franklin, Pt. 2/Rick Steves European Christmas (12/10)/Hearts of Glass (12/17)/Mary Berry's Absolute Favorites (12/24)/Rick Steves European Travel Tips (12/31)
3:30pm Mary Berry's Absolute Favorites (12/24)
Sunday
6:00am Mister Roger’s Neighborhood
6:30am Arthur
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Thursday, December 1
8:00pm The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Join Alan Cumming for the real story of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King with the beloved music of Tchaikovsky.
9:30pm The Who Hits 50! Live Celebrate the legendary rock band's 50th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where they tear through their greatest hits including "My Generation," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Baba O'Riley," and "You Better You Bet."
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Friday, December 2
8:00pm Washington Week
8:30pm Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 Join Clapton and an all-star team of six-string heroes for the legendary festival filmed in Dallas. Performers include Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, Los Lobos, John Mayer, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
10:30pm Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank In this early color broadcast from 1957, the two legends swap Christmas songs and stories and duet on some favorite holiday classics.
11:30pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Saturday, December 3
4:00pm Benjamin Franklin, Pts. 1 & 2 of 2
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm New York Now
7:00pm The Lawrence Welk Show Big Band Splash
9:00pm The Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald: 50th Anniversary at Radio City Music Hall The GRAMMYwinning band perform hits including "What a Fool Believes," "Listen to the Music," "Jesus Is Just All Right," and "China Grove."
10:30pm The Who Hits 50! Live See 12/1 at 9:30pm for description.
12:00am Austin City Limits Jacki Venson/Mavis Staples with Bonnie Rait
Sunday, December 4
1:00pm All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece The Perfect Christmas, Season 2, Ep. 7
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2:30pm Becoming Frederick Douglass
4:00pm Classic Christmas (My Music)
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7:00pm Howard's End, Eps. 1-4 of 4
12:00am Best of the Joy of Painting: Special Edition Highlights the soft-spoken Bob Ross as he completes his beautiful "Home in the Valley" painting and offers a glimpse into his painting techniques.
Monday, December 5
8:00pm Miss Austen Regrets In the later years of her life, as she's approaching the age of forty, the novelist Jane Austen helps her niece find a husband.
10:00pm Independent Lens Leftover Women Follow three Chinese women labeled "leftover," a derogatory term for unmarried women in their mid-20s and 30s, as they struggle to stay true to their ambitions amid a state-sponsored campaign that stigmatizes women who aren't married.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Tuesday, December 6
8:00pm Finding Your Roots Where Did We Come From Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson, and Andre Leon Talley, three guests from diverse backgrounds, meet the ancestors who laid the groundwork for their success.
9:00pm The American St. Nick WXXI remembers Pittsford native Richard Brookins, who played the lead role in this documentary that tells the amazing true story of war, honor, luck, and love.
10:00pm Frontline Crime Scene: Bucha Investigating Russian war crimes through eyewitness accounts, videos and exclusive 3D data.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Wednesday, December 7
9:00pm NOVA Ghosts of Stonehenge Discover how the last decade of groundbreaking archaeological digs has revealed major new clues to Britain's enigmatic 5,000-year-old site and the people who constructed it.
10:00pm American Experience The Polio Crusade Discover the story of the dreaded disease that gripped the nation in fear, leaving thousands paralyzed.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Thursday, December 8
8:00pm Midsomer Murders Harvest of Souls, Ep. 1 & 2
9:30pm Opportunity Knock$ Ep. 6 of 13 Now on their own, the six families work hard on homework assigned by their coaches.
10:00pm Death in Paradise, Season 10, Ep. 4
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Friday, December 9
8:00pm Washington Week
8:30pm Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan Dave Eggers
9:00pm Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams Featuring appearances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Norm Lewis, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Nova Payton, Dave Detwiler and Morgan James.
10:00pm Christmas at Belmont Belmont University students perform holiday favorites.
11:30pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Saturday, December 10
4:00pm Rick Steves European Christmas From England to Wales, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, take a holiday journey with Rick.
5:00pm The Carpenters: Christmas Memories
5:30pm Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm New York Now
7:00pm The Lawrence Welk Show Winter
8:00pm Father Brown The Flying Stars
9:00pm Midsomer Murders The Village That Rose from the Dead, Ep. 1 & 2
10:30pm Call The Midwife Holiday Special 2019 Mother Mildred and the Nonnatus House team go to the Outer Hebrides in response to a nursing shortage.
12:00am Austin City Limits Leon Bridges/Khruangbin
Sunday, December 11
1:00pm Purdue 88th Anniversary Christmas Show
2:00pm Santa School
3:00pm The American St. Nick See 12/6 at 9pm for description.
4:00pm This Old House
4:30pm Ask This Old House
5:00pm Opportunity Knock$, Pt. 5 of 13
5:30pm Love and Respect with Killer Mike
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7:00pm Josh Turner: King Size Manger Based on his Christmas album of the same name, the country music star performs holiday classics.
8:00pm All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece, Season 2, Eps. 2-4 of 7
11:00pm Short History of the English Garden, Pts. 1-2 of 2
Monday, December 12
8:00pm American Masters The Adventures of Saul Bellow Explore Nobel Prize-winner Saul Bellow's impact on American literature and how he navigated through issues of his time, including race, gender, and the Jewish immigrant experience.
9:30pm Beyond The Canvas Art, Through The Power of Words Includes conversations with Brandi Carlile, Louise Erdrich, and Rissi Palmer.
10:00pm POV Let The Little Light Shine National Teachers Academy (NTA) is a top-ranked, high-performing elementary school in a growing south side Chicago neighborhood. As the neighborhood gentrifies, a wealthy parents group seeks to close NTA and replace it with a high school campus.
11:30pm Amanpour and Company
12:30am Ask This Old House
Tuesday, December 13
8:00pm O Holy Night: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Tony Award-nominee Megan Hilty and television and film actor Neal McDonough join The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra for this Irish-inspired edition of this heartwarming annual celebration of music and holiday traditions.
9:00pm In A Different Key A mother tracks down the first person diagnosed with autism to learn if his life holds promise for her own autistic son. She documents both cruelty and kindness, but also hope that more of us are learning to have the backs of those who are different. (movetoinclude.org)
11:30pm Amanpour and Company
12:30am Ask This Old House
Wednesday, December 14
8:00pm The Earthshot Prize Founded by Britain’s Prince William, the prize honors groundbreaking solutions to environmental issues. Watch the awards ceremony.
9:00pm NOVA Rebuilding Notre Dame
10:00pm American Experience Test Tube Babies This is the story of two doctors - New York gynecologist Landrum Shettles and British physiologist Robert Edwardswhose work became the locus of debate over the limits of science and a precursor of the current debate over cloning and stem cell research.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Thursday, December 15
8:00pm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas Tells the story of the unlikely Jewish immigrants who, enamored with Broadway and Hollywood, wrote some of the most popular songs in America: Christmas music.
9:00pm Real Bedford Falls: It's A Wonderful Life Explores the connections between Seneca Falls, New York, and Bedford Falls, the fictional setting of the beloved movie It's A Wonderful Life.
9:30pm Opportunity Knock$, Ep. 7 of 13 The families continue their progress to become more financially resilient using tips provided by coaches.
10:00pm Death in Paradise, Season 10, Ep. 5
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Friday, December 16
8:00pm Washington Week
8:30pm Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan Nick Hornby
9:00pm Craft In America Inspiration Featuring the Saar family (Alison Saar, Betye Saar, and Maddy Leeser), Simon Rodia and Watts Towers, Diedrick Brackens, Ayumi Horie, Suzanne Thao, Mandora Young, Tousue Vang, Chef Yia Vang, and Mary Little.
10:00pm Craft In America Home Featuring Ojibwe artist Biskakone Greg Johnson, North House Folk School, ceramic artist Syd Carpenter, sculptor Wharton Esherick, architect Sim Van der Ryn & the Outlaw Builders, and curatorial consultant/educator Helen Drutt English.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Saturday, December 17
4:00pm In A Different Key See 12/13 at 9pm for description.
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm New York Now
7:00pm The Lawrence Welk Show Tribute to Hoagie Carmichael
8:00pm Midsomer Murders Crime and Punishment, Ep.1 & 2 10:30pm Call The Midwife Holiday Special 2022 Everyone at Nonnatus House looks forward to a traditional holiday, but nothing goes quite to plan. Meanwhile, the Circus arrives in Poplar!
12:00am Austin City Limits The War and Treaty/Ruthie Foster
Happy Hanukah l December 18
1:00pm The Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show
2:30pm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas See 12/15 at 8pm.
3:30pm Real Bedford Falls: It's A Wonderful Life See 12/15 at 9pm for description.
4:00pm This Old House
4:30pm Ask This Old House
5:00pm Opportunity Knock$, Pt. 6 of 13
5:30pm Love and Respect with Killer Mike
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7:00pm Cultural Expressions: Kwanza Focusing on the powerful impact of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, this WXXI production presents seven stories that reveal how each principle plays a role in real-life progress in the Black community.
8:00pm All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece, Season 2 Eps. 5-7 of 7
11:00pm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas See 12/15 at 8pm. 12:00am Santa School
Monday, December 19
8:00pm Antiques Roadshow Naughty or Nice This lineup of favorite appraisals from past seasons will satisfy everyone's wish list.
9:00pm Christmas with Mary Berry and Friends Join the beloved British home cook and three special friends as they prepare her ultimate Christmas feast with all the trimmings.
10:00pm Independent Lens We Believe In Dinosaurs Learn about the building of a $120 million Noah's Ark exhibit, backed by the Creation Museum in Williamstown, Kentucky, and designed to prove the Bible is historically and scientifically accurate, and hear from residents who support and oppose it.
11:30pm Amanpour and Company
12:30am Ask This Old House
Tuesday, December 20
8:00pm Finding Your Roots The New World Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa who thrived in North America long before the birth of the United States.
9:00pm Cultural Expressions: Kwanza See 12/18 at 7pm for description.
10:00pm Anthony Williams' Urban Nutcracker Drawing upon classical ballet, urban tap, hip-hop, swing, flamenco, step and jazz, this performance uniquely retells a Christmas classic.
11:30pm Amanpour and Company
12:30am Ask This Old House
Wednesday, December 21
8:00pm The Letter: A Message for Our Earth This film documents a completely original set of events about a contemporary game-changing "call to action" that features unprecedented access from one of the world's most iconic leaders: Pope Francis.
9:00pm Emery Blagdon and His Healing Machine See a profile of the visionary artist, who fashioned pieces of wire into patterns and attached foil, beads, ribbons and cast-off items, works he believed could generate natural energy from the earth and heal the sick.
10:00pm Man Who Tried to Feed The World: American Experience Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Thursday, December 22
8:00pm Buttons a Christmas Tale Two orphan girls have only one wish: to find a home for Christmas. With a little help from their guardian angels (Dick Van Dyke and Angela Lansbury), they discover that miracles really can happen.
9:00pm Opportunity Knock$, Pt. 8 of 13 Using tools provided by the Opportunity Coaches, families continue with meetings, homework, and fulfilling the goals.
10:00pm Death in Paradise, Season 10, Ep. 6
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Friday, December 23
8:00pm Washington Week
8:30pm Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan Lisa Feldman Barrett
9:00pm The Nutcracker and the Mouse King See 12/1 at 8pm for description.
10:30pm Clown By Quentin Blake Enjoy this animation that brings to life the adventures of a little toy clown, who has been thrown away.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Saturday, December 24
4:00pm Mary Berry's Absolute Favorites Marathon, Season 1, Ep. 1-8
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm New York Now
7:00pm The Lawrence Welk Show Christmas Reunion 8:00pm Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas 9:00pm The Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show
9:55pm Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve Narrated by the late Ossie Davis, this a fantasy trip through the magic of Christmas.
11:00pm Scrooge, 1935
12:00am Austin City Limits The Best of Nanci Griffith
Merry Christmas l December 25
1:00pm Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers
2:00pm The St. Olaf Christmas Festival Love Divine 3:00pm Repeat the Sounding Joy: A Concordia Christmas 4:00pm Crane Candlelight Concert 2021 Peace & Love 5:00pm O Holy Night: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir 6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm European Christmas Market
7:00pm Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas
8:00pm All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece A Perfect Christmas 9:00pm Call The Midwife Holiday Special 2022 With Christmas approaching, the midwives move to their maternity clinic and are delighted when their first patient is a familiar face.
10:30pm Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites Christmas Day 11:00pm Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas 12:00am Christmas with Mary Berry and Friends
Monday, December 26
8:00pm Antiques Roadshow Modern Icons
9:00pm Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America Jonathan Adams sets off across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces and life.
10:00pm Frank Lloyd Wright's Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years This WXXI production provides an exclusive look inside the painstaking process of restoring and rehabilitating a historic home.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Tuesday, December 27
8:00pm American Masters Groucho & Cavett Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor, comedian Groucho Marx, chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage, and interviews with George Burns and others.
9:30pm Frank Ferrante's Groucho Enjoy this laughter-filled, theatrical portrait of "America's most gifted funnyman."
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Wednesday, December 28
8:00pm Nature American Arctic The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has long protected survivors of the Ice Age, but this once frozen fortress is on the brink of change.
10:00pm Martin Clunes: Island of the Pacific, Eps. 1-3
11:30pm Amanpour and Company
12:30am Ask This Old House
Thursday, December 29
8:00pm Call The Midwife Holiday Special 2022 See 12/25 at 9pm for description.
9:30pm Opportunity Knock$, Pt. 9 of 13 The families strengthen their financial resilience and independence by using the tools provided to them including visiting resources in their communities.
10:00pm Death in Paradise, Season 10, Ep. 7
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Friday, December 30
8:00pm Washington Week
8:30pm Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan Selma Blair
9:00pm American Masters Lennon NYC Learn the story of one of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th century.
11:00pm Amanpour and Company
12:00am BBC World News
12:30am Ask This Old House
Saturday, December 31
4:00pm Daniel Emmet & Pia Toscano: Simply the Best
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm New York Now
7:00pm The Lawrence Welk Show New Years
8:00pm Father Brown The Man in the Tree
9:00pm United In Song 2022: Ringing in the New Year Together Celebrate the extraordinary cultural diversity of our country - from folk and rock to opera, country to hip hop, Broadway to bluegrass, and beyond.
10:30pm Call The Midwife Holiday Special 2022 See 12/25 at 9pm for description.
12:00am Austin City Limits Jon Batiste
Sunday, January 1, 2023
1:00pm Land Girls, Pts. 1-5 of 5
6:00pm PBS News Weekend
6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 7:00pm TBA
8:00pm Great Performances From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2023
9:30pm All Creatures Great amd Small: The Next Chapter 11:00pm TBA
Monday, January 2
8:00pm Antiques Roadshow Filoli, Hour 1 9:00pm TBA 10:00pm Independent Lens Children of Las Brisas 11:30pm Amanpour and Company 12:30am Ask This Old House
Tuesday, January 3
8:00pm Finding Your Roots Hidden Kin 9:00pm American Experience Lie Detector 10:00pm Frontline 11:00pm Amanpour and Company 12:00am BBC World News 12:30am Ask This Old House
Wednesday, January 4
8:00pm Nature The Alps: The High Life 9:00pm First Contact: An Alien Encounter 10:30pm TBA 11:00pm Amanpour and Company 12:00am BBC World News 12:30am Ask This Old House
Thursday, January 5
8:00pm TBA 9:30pm Opportunity Knock$, Ep. 10 of 13 10:00pm Death in Paradise, Season 10, Ep. 8 11:00pm Amanpour and Company 12:00am BBC World News 12:30am Ask This Old House
TV21.2/CABLE 1275 DECEMBER/EARLY JANUARY 2023
Thursday, Decemeber 1
1pm Story in the Public Square
1:30pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden
2pm Feel Better with Pressure Point Therapy
3pm Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
4pm Chasing Silver: The Story of Gorham
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Aging Backwards2 with Miranda...
8pm America ReFramed The Blessing
9:30pm Without A Whisper: Konnon:Kwe
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Friday, December 2
1pm Gzero World with Ian Bremmer
1:30pm Closer to Truth
2pm Our American Family: The Mays
2:30pm Stories from the Stage
3pm America ReFramed The Blessing
4pm Without A Whisper: Konnon:Kwe
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm The Black Church, Pt. 1 10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Saturday, December 3
1:30pm Ken Burns: The National Parks
4pm Lucy Worsley's 12 Days/Tudor Christmas
5:30pm Rick Steves Fascism in Europe
7pm The Black Church, Pt. 2
10pm America ReFramed The Blessing
11:30pm Without A Whisper: Konnon:Kwe
Sunday, December 4
12pm The Black Church, Pt. 1 & 2
6pm Slavery By Another Name
8pm Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse
9:30pm Lucy Worsley's 12 Days/Tudor Christmas
11pm Feel Better with Pressure Point Therapy
9pm Searching for Sequoyah
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Monday, December 5
1pm Overheard with Evan Smith
1:30pm The Open Mind
2pm Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse
3pm Lucy Worsley's 12 Days/Tudor Christmas
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Chaplains, Pts. 1 & 2
9pm Will to Preach
9:30pm Stories from the Stage
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Tuesday, December 6
1pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
1:30pm Asia Insight
2pm Journey Into Buddhism: Dharma River
3:30pm Journey Into Buddhism: Prajna Earth
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm NOVA Emperor's Ghost Army
8pm Secrets of the Dead 9pm Good Reads
9:30pm Good Reads 10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Wednesday, December 7
1pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
1:30pm Great Decisions In Foreign Policy
2pm Journey/ Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet
3:30pm Guru Nanak: The Founder of Sikhism
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Reel South: Hindsight
7:30pm Independent Lens Leftover Women
9pm Frontline
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Thursday, December 8
1pm Story in the Public Square
1:30pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden
2pm Indep. Lens Aware: Glimpses/Consciousness
3pm Indep. Lens Jim Allison: Breakthrough
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Standing On Sacred Ground
8pm America ReFramed Geographies/Kinship
9:30pm Unadopted
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Friday, December 9
1pm Gzero World with Ian Bremmer
1:30pm Closer to Truth
2pm Will to Preach
2:30pm Stories from the Stage
3pm America ReFramed Geographies of Kinship
4 30pm Unadopted
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm DW The Day
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer
8pm American Experience Billy Graham
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Saturday, December 10
1:30pm Reel South: Hindsight Volume 3
2pm Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer
3pm American Experience Billy Graham
5pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
5:30pm Washington Week
6pm DW Focus On Europe
6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7pm Fukushima Monologue II
8pm America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
9pm America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
10pm America ReFramed Geographies of Kinship
Sunday, December 11
1pm America's Heartland
1:30pm Start Up Water Song: Baltimore, MD
2pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
2:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
3pm The Open Mind
3:30pm ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez
4pm Dw Global 3000
4:30pm On Story
5pm America ReFramed Geographies of Kinship
6:30pm Unadopted
7pm The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer...
7:30pm The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to...
8pm Nature Penguins: Meet The Family
9pm Finding Your Roots Where Did We Come from?
10pm Inside The Vatican
Monday, December 12
1pm Overheard with Evan Smith
1:30pm The Open Mind
2pm Downing of a Flag Part One
3pm Philly D.A. Episode 1
4pm Philly D.A. Episode 2
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Pts. 1 & 2
9pm Life on the Line Unseen Blessings
9:30pm Stories from the Stage
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Tuesday, December 13
1pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
1:30pm Asia Insight
2pm Downing of a Flag Part Two
3pm Philly D.A. Episode 3
4pm Philly D.A. Episode 4
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Nova Ghosts of Stonehenge
8pm Polio Crusade: American Experience 9pm The Good Road
9:30pm The Good Road
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Wednesday, December 14
1pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
1:30pm Great Decisions In Foreign Policy
2pm Holy Silence
3pm Philly D.A. Episode 5
4pm Philly D.A. Episode 6
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Independent Lens Accept The Call
8:30pm POV Let The Little Light Shine
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Thursday, December 15
1pm Story in the Public Square
1:30pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden
2pm POV Happy Winter
3pm Philly D.A. Episode 7
4pm Philly D.A. Episode 8
TV21.2/CABLE 1275 DECEMBER/EARLY
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Standing On Sacred Ground Profit & Loss
8pm America ReFramed Enter The Faun
9:30pm Reel South: Hindsight Volume 1
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm Dw The Day
Friday, December 16
1pm Gzero World with Ian Bremmer
1:30pm Closer to Truth
2pm Life on the Line Unseen Blessings
2:30pm Stories from the Stage
3pm America ReFramed Enter The Faun
4:30pm Reel South: Hindsight Volume 1
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Writer's Roots: Kurt Vonnegut's Indianapolis
8pm American Masters Adventures of Saul Bellow
9:30pm Orchard House: Home/Little Women
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Saturday, December 17
1:30pm Stories from the Stage
2pm Writer's Roots: Kurt Vonnegut's Indianapolis
3pm American Masters Adventures of Saul Bellow
4:30pm Orchard House: Home/Little Women
5pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
5:30pm Washington Week
6pm DW Focus On Europe
6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7pm ...The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
8pm America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
9pm America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
10pm America ReFramed Enter The Faun
Sunday, December 18
1pm America's Heartland
1:30pm Start Up
2pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
2:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
3pm The Open Mind
3:30pm ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez
4pm DW Global 3000
4:30pm On Story
5pm America ReFramed Enter The Faun
6:30pm Reel South: Hindsight Volume 1
7pm In Their Own Words Pope Francis
8pm Earthshot Prize 2022
9pm ...The Dorothy Day Story
10pm Buddha
Monday, December 19
1pm Overheard with Evan Smith
1:30pm The Open Mind
2pm College Behind Bars Part One
3pm Hemingway A Writer (1899-1929)
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Gandhi's Awakening & Gandhi's Gift, Pts. 1 & 2
9pm Life on the Line A Mother's Strength
9:30pm Stories from the Stage
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Tuesday, December 20
1pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
1:30pm Asia Insight
2pm College Behind Bars Part Two
3pm Hemingway The Avatar (1929-1944)
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm In A Different Key
9pm The Good Road
9:30pm The Good Road
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Wednesday, December 21
1pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
1:30pm Great Decisions In Foreign Policy
2pm College Behind Bars Part Three
3pm Hemingway The Blank Page (1944-1961)
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm POV Shorts The Calling
7:30pm Indep. Lens We Believe In Dinosaurs
9pm Frontline
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Thursday, December 22
1pm Story in the Public Square
JANUARY 2023
1:30pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden
2pm College Behind Bars Part Four
3pm Seats at the Table
4:30pm Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman On Paper
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Standing On Sacred Ground Fire & Ice
8pm America ReFramed Who Is Arthur Chu?
9:30pm Reel South: Hindsight Volume 2
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Friday, December 23
1pm Gzero World with Ian Bremmer
1:30pm Closer to Truth
2pm Life on the Line A Mother's Strength
2:30pm Stories from the Stage
3pm America ReFramed Who Is Arthur Chu?
4:30pm Reel South: Hindsight Volume 2
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Independent Lens Two Gods
8pm Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet 10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Saturday, December 24
1:30pm POV Shorts The Calling
2pm Independent Lens Two Gods
3pm Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet
5pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
5:30pm Washington Week
6pm DW Focus On Europe
6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7pm However Wide The Sky: Places of Power
8pm America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
9pm America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
10pm America ReFramed Who Is Arthur Chu?
Sunday, December 25
1pm America's Heartland
1:30pm Start Up
2pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
2:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
3pm The Open Mind
3:30pm ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez
4pm DW Global 3000
4:30pm On Story
5pm America ReFramed Who Is Arthur Chu?
6:30pm Reel South: Hindsight Volume 2
7pm Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries
8pm Nature Santa's Wild Home
9pm Finding Your Roots The New World
10pm Your Health: A Sacred Matter
Monday, December 26
1pm Overheard with Evan Smith
1:30pm The Open Mind
2pm Talent Has Hunger
3:30pm Orchestrating Change
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm The Ornament of the World
9pm Life on the Line The Surge
9:30pm Stories from the Stage
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Tuesday, December 27
1pm Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
1:30pm Asia Insight
2pm Abandoned in the Arctic 3:30pm Day One
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Ancient Skies Gods and Monsters
8pm Ancient Skies Finding The Center
9pm Ancient Skies Our Place in the Universe
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Wednesday, December 28
1pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
1:30pm Great Decisions In Foreign Policy
2pm In The Footsteps of Marco Polo
3:30pm Airplay: The Rise& Fall of Rock Radio
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso,...
8:30pm POV An Act of Worship
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Thursday, December 29
1pm Story in the Public Square
1:30pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden
2pm The Reunited States
3:30pm Indep. Lens A Day in the Life of America..
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Standing On Sacred Ground
8pm America ReFramed Drivers Wanted
9pm ... The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Friday, December 30
1pm Gzero World with Ian Bremmer
1:30pm Closer to Truth
2pm Life on the Line The Surge
2:30pm Stories from the Stage
3pm America ReFramed Drivers Wanted
4pm Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa
5pm DW News
5:30pm BBC World News America
TV21.2/CABLE 1275 DECEMBER/EARLY JANUARY 2023
6pm France 24
6:30pm NHK Newsline
7pm Norman Lear: American Masters
8:30pm American Masters Groucho & Cavett
10pm PBS NewsHour
11pm DW The Day
Saturday, December 31
1:30pm Stories from the Stage
2pm Norman Lear: American Masters
3:30pm American Masters Groucho & Cavett
5pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
5:30pm Washington Week
6pm DW Focus On Europe
6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7pm Earth's Sacred Wonders
8pm Earth's Sacred Wonders
9pm Earth's Sacred Wonders
10pm Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa
11pm The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
January's WORLD schedule was not received in time for print. To get those updates, please visit WXXI.org/tv/schedules
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CREATE WEEKLY SHOWCASES
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12/2-12/4 To Dine For Join journalist, traveler, and life-long foodie Kate Sullivan as she accompanies M. Night Shyamalan, Deepak Chopra, Misty Copeland, Mark Cuba, and other guests to their favorite restaurants.
12/9-12/11 Craft in America Create explores America’s creative spirit through the artists, origins, and techniques of American craft.
12/16-12/18 Happy Birthday Jacques Create toasts legendary chef Jacques Pépin on his birthday with back-to-back episodes from his acclaimed public TV series.
12/23-12/25 ‘Tis the Season Celebrate Christmas with Create's favorite hosts!
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6:00am The Legacy List with Matt Paxton
7:00am Best of Sewing with Nancy
7:30am Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
8:00am This Old House
8:30am Ask This Old House
9:00am Dining with the Chef
9:30am Fit to Eat
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10:30am Seeing Canada
11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe
11:30am Best of The Joy of Painting
12:00pm In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
12:30pm My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
1:00pm Best of Sewing with Nancy
1:30pm Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
2:00pm This Old House
2:30pm Ask This Old House
3:00pm Best of Sewing with Nancy
3:30pm America’s Test Kitchen
4:00pm In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
4:30pm Fit to Eat
5:00pm Discover the Upper Cumberland
5:30pm Seeing Canada
6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
6:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/19)/How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/26)
7:00pm Simply Ming
7:30pm Cook’s Country
8:00pm America’s Test Kitchen
8:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/19)/How to Cook Well with Rory
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9:00pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan (12/5)/Craft In America (12/12)/Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul (12/19)/The Great American Recipe (12/26)
9:30pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan (12/5)/Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul (12/19)
10:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
10:30pm Seeing Canada
11:00pm In The Americas with David Yetman
11:30pm Best of the Joy of Painting
12:00am Moveable Feast with Relish/How to Cook at Christmas (12/19)/How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/26)
Create Tuesdays
6:00am J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
6:30am Culture Quest
7:00am Quilting Arts
7:30am Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer
8:00am Craftman's Legacy
8:30am Woodsmith Shop
9:00am Tastemakers
9:30am Lidia's Kitchen
10:00am Fly Brother with Ernest White II/Day Tripper (12/27)
10:30am Travelscope
11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe
11:30am Best of The Joy of Painting
12:00pm Tastemakers
12:30pm Lidia's Kitchen
1:00pm Quilting Arts
1:30pm Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer
2:00pm Craftman's Legacy
2:30pm Woodsmith Shop
3:00pm Quilting Arts
3:30pm Cook’s Country
4:00pm Tastemakers
4:30pm Lidia's Kitchen
5:00pm Fly Brother with Ernest White II/Day Tripper (12/27)
5:30pm Travelscope
6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
6:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/20) How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connel (12/27)
7:00pm Roadfood
7:30pm New Orleans Cooking with Kevin Belton
8:00pm Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
8:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/20) How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/27)
9:00pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan/Craft In America
(12/13)/Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul (12/20)/The Great American Recipe (12/27)
9:30pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan/Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul (12/20)
10:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
10:30pm Travelscope
11:00pm Fly Brother with Ernest White II/DayTripper (12/27)
11:30pm Best of the Joy of Painting
12:00am Moveable Feast with Relish/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/20) How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/27)
Create Wednesdays
6:00am Conscious Living
6:30am Growing Bolder
7:00am Fit 2 Stitch
7:30am Painting with Wilson Bickford
8:00am American Woodshop
8:30am Garage with Steve Butler/Classic Woodworking (12/21)
9:00am How She Rolls
9:30am America’s Test Kitchen
10:00am Beyond Your Backyard/Christmastime In New Orleans (12/14)/ Two for the Road (12/21)
10:30am Outside: Beyond the Lens
11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe
11:30am Best of The Joy of Painting
12:00pm How She Rolls
12:30pm America’s Test Kitchen
1:00pm Fit 2 Stitch
1:30pm Painting with Wilson Bickford
2:00pm American Woodshop
2:30pm Garage with Steve Butler/Classic Woodworking (12/21)
3:00pm Fit 2 Stitch
3:30pm America’s Test Kitchen
4:00pm How She Rolls
4:30pm America’s Test Kitchen
5:00pm Beyond Your Backyard/Christmastime In New Orleans (12/14)/Two for the Road (12/28)
5:30pm Outside: Beyond the Lens
6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
6:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish
7:00pm Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul
7:30pm Cook’s Country
8:00pm Lidia’s Kitchen
8:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/21)/How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/28)
9:00pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan/Craft In America (12/12)/Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul (12/19)/The Great American Recipe (12/28)
9:30pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan/Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul (12/19)
10:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
10:30pm Outside: Beyond the Lens
11:00pm Beyond Your Backyard/Christmas Time In New Orleans (12/14)/Two For the Road (12/21)
11:30pm Best of Joy of Painting
12:00am Moveable Feast with Relish/How To Cook Well at Christmas(12/21)/How To Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/28)
Create Thursdays
6:00am Make It Artsy
6:30am For Your Home
7:00am Quilting Arts
7:30am Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop
8:00am Craftman's Legacy
8:30am Woodsmith Shop
9:00am Ciao Italia
9:30am Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
10:00am Highpointers with The Bargo Bro
10:30am Travelscope
11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe
11:30am Best of The Joy of Painting
12:00pm Ciao Italia
12:30pm Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
1:00pm Quilting Arts
1:30pm Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop
2:00pm Craftman's Legacy
2:30pm Woodsmith Shop
3:00pm Quilting Arts
3:30pm Cook’s Country
4:00pm Ciao Italia
4:30pm Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
5:00pm Highpointers with The Bargo Brothers
5:30pm Travelscope
6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
6:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish/Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television (12/15)/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/22)/ How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/29)
7:00pm 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes and Destinations
7:30pm Pati’s Mexican Table
8:00pm Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
8:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish/Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television(12/15)/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/22)/ How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/29)
9:00pm To Dine For With Kate Sullival/Craft In America (12/15)/Essential Pépin (12/22)/The Great American Recipe (12/29)
9:30pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan/Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul (12/22)
10:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
10:30pm Travelscope
11:00pm Highpointers with The Bargo Brothers
11:30pm Best of The Joy of Painting
12:00am Moveable Feast with Relish (12/8)/Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television (12/15)/How to
Cook Well at Christmas (12/22)/ How to Cook Well with Rory O'Connell (12/29)
Create Fridays
6:00am Baby Makes 3
6:30am Make Your Mark
7:00am Best of Sewing with Nancy
7:30am Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
8:00am This Old House
8:30am Ask This Old House
9:00am Crossing South
9:30am America's Test Kitchen
10:00am Cycle Around Japan Highlights
10:30am Samantha Brown's Places to Love
11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe
11:30am Best of the Joy of Painting
12:00pm Crossing South
12:30pm America’s Test Kitchen
1:00pm Best of Sewing with Nancy
1:30pm Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
2:00pm This Old House
2:30pm Ask This Old House
3:00pm Best of Sewing with Nancy
3:30pm America’s Test Kitchen
4:00pm Crossing South
4:30pm America’s Test Kitchen
5:00pm Cycle Around Japan.../Great American Recipe (12/30)
5:30pm Samantha Brown's Places to Love
6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe/Great American Recipe (12/30)
6:30pm Moveable Feast.../Cook's Country (12/16)/How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/23)
7:00pm Simply Ming/The Great American Recipe (12/30)
7:30pm Cook’s Country
8:00pm America’s Test Kitchen/Great American Recipe (12/30)
8:30pm Moveable Feast with Relish/Cook's Country (12/16) How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/23)
9:00pm-12:00am See CREATE Showcase on page 10
Create Saturdays
6:00am Classical Stretch: By Essentrics
6:30am YNDI Yoga
7:00am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
7:30am Pocket Sketching/Kath Macaulay/Canvassing the World (12/24)
8:00am Ask This Old House
8:30am This Old House
9:00am P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home
9:30am Garden Smart
10:00am-3:00pm See CREATE Showcase on page 10
3:00pm This Old House/The Great American Recipe (12/31)
3:30pm Ask This Old House
4:00pm America’s Test Kitchen/Great American Recipe (12/31)
4:30pm Cook’s Country
5:00pm Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose/Craft in America (12/17)/Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose (12/24)/The Great American Recipe (12/31)
6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe
6:30pm Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
7:00pm 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes and Destinations
7:30pm Pati’s Mexican Table
8:00pm Somewhere South/America's Test Kitchen: Home for the Holidays (12/17)/ Craft in America (12/31)
9:00pm Best of The Joy of Painting
9:30pm Best of The Joy of Painting
10:00pm Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose/Craft in America (12/17)/Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose (12/24)/America's Test Kitchen (12/31)
10:30pm Cook's Country
11:00pm In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
11:30pm Tastemakers
12:00am Ciao Italy
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6:00am Classical Stretch: By Essentrics
6:30am Classical Stretch: By Essentrics
7:00am It’s Sew Easy
7:30am Wyland's Art Studio
8:00am Classical Stretch: By Essentrics
8:30am Classical Stretch: By Essentrics
9:00am The Jazzy Vegetarian
9:30am Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
10:00am Trails to Oishi Tokyo
10:30am Journeys in Japan
11:00am J Schwanke's Life in Bloom
11:30am Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South 12:00pm-5:00pm See CREATE Showcase on page 10
5:00pm Moveable Feast with Relish
5:30pm Simply Ming
6:00pm A Chef's Life
6:30pm Lidia’s Kitchen
7:00pm Roadfood
7:30pm Dishing with Julia Child
8:00pm Somewhere South/Chef's Life: Holiday Special (12/18)/Craft In America (12/25)
9:00pm To Dine For with Kate Sullivan/Craft in America (12/11)/Essential Pepin (12/18)/European Chrismas Market (12/25)
9:30pm To Dine For with Kate Sullivan/Essential Pepin (12/18)/Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope (12/25)
10:00pm Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose/Craft in America (12/25)
11:00pm My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
11:30pm Lidia's Kitchen
12:00am Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
Undercurrents with Greg McVicar
The Midnight Special Folk Alley with Elena See Best of Open Tunings with Scott Regan
La Dolce Vita with John Sebaste Afropop Worldwide Sound Opinions
Whole Lotta Shakin’ with Mike Murray American Routes
Live from Furpeace Ranch The Grateful Dead Hour
The Latin Alternative Acoustic Café with Rob Reinhart World of Gospel with Wayne Norwood
Undercurrents with Greg McVicar
Music Specials Global Village with Chris Heim eTown Mountain Stage with Larry Groce
The Midnight Special Acoustic Café with Rob Reinhart The Sundilla Radio Hour All Songs Considerd (9:30) Alt Latino
Stuck in the Psychedelic Era with The Hermit Passport Approved
WXXI 91.5FM SYNDICATED CONCERT SERIES DEC./EARLY JAN.
MONDAYS @ 8PM
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
12/5 Triano: why? Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Yefim Bronfman, p; Manfred Honeck, cond)
12/12 Puccini/Honeck/Ille: Symphonic Suite from Turandot Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (Emanuel Ax, p; Manfred Honeck, cond)
12/19 Montgomery: Source Code Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Poulenc: Gloria Dvorak: Te Deum (Beatrice Rana, p; Lauren Snouffer, s; Dashon Burton, bs-bar; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Manfred Honeck, cond)
12/26 Fung: A Child’s Dream of Toys Barber: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Nutcracker (James Ehnes, v; Manfred Honeck, cond)
1/2 Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 Haydn: Symphony No. 88 Bernstein: Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (Jennifer Johnson Cano, ms; Manfred Honeck, cond)
1/9 Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter Holst: The Planets (William Caballero, h; Mendlessohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Matthew Mehaffey, dir; John Storgaards, cond)
TUESDAYS @ 8PM
DEUTSCHE WELLE FESTIVAL
12/6 Tage alter Musik early music festival Vivaldi: Sinfonia from Serenata La Senna Festeggiante Marais: Selections from Alcione Händel: Water Music Suite No. 3 Leclair: Selections from Scylla et Glaucus (Jana Semerádová, f; Julie Braná, f; Lenka Tergerson, v; Collegium Marianum)
12/13 Leipzig Bach Festival J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Patrick Grahl, t; Andreas Scheibner, bs; Dorothee Mields, s; Elvira Bill, a; Wolfram Lattke, t; Tobias Berndt, bs; St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig; Academy for Early Music Berlin; Andreas Reize, cond) 12/20 Beethoven Festival Beethoven: Rage over a Lost Penny Hindemith: The Four Temperaments Shostakovich: Concerto for piano, trumpet and string orchestra (Jaroen Berwaerts, tr; Alexander Melnikov, p; Ensemble Resonanz)
12/27 Beethoven Festival Kishino: What the Thunder Said for cello and orchestra Beethoven: Violin Concerto Brahms/ Schoenberg: Piano Quartet (Oren Shevlin, c; Augustin Hadelich, v; Cristian Macelaru, cond)
1/3 Lisa Streich: "Händeküssen" (Kissing hands) Mozart: Arias from The Marriage of Figaro and The Clemency of Titus Buene: Langsam und schmachtend Berg: Three pieces from the Lyric Suite (Anna Prohaska, s; Ensemble Resonanz)
1/10 Stravinsky: Concerto for string orchestra, Basler Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 Mundry: Traces des moments (Karl Rauer, cl; Theresa Jensen, v; Sarah Luisa Zrenner, vla; Ulrich Witteler, c; Seong-Jin Cho, p; Bamberg Symphony; Andrew Manze, cond)
WEDNESDAYS @ 8PM
LOS ANGELES
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
12/7 Nino Rota: Concerto Per Archi Respighi: The Fountains of Rome Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Karen Gomyo, v; William Eddins, cond)
12/14 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Generations: Sinfonietta No. 2 Korngold: Suite from Captain Blood Britten: Violin Concerto No. 1 Shostakovich: Suite from The Golden Age Hindemith: Symphony, Mathis der Maler (Augustin Hadelich, v; Ken-David Masur, cond)
12/21 Ives: Three Places in New England Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement Barber: First Symphony (in One Movement) Gershwin: Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (Aaron Diehl, p; Ken-David Masur, cond)
12/28 Delius: In a Summer Garden Elgar: Cello Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastoral (Susan Babini, c; Edo De Waart, cond)
1/4 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (Jorge Federico Osorio, p; Ken-David Masur, cond)
1/11 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1 Harris: Symphony No. 3, in One Movement Schulhoff: Jazz Concerto (Hot Sonata) for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble Bolcom: Violin Concerto Hanson: Symphony No. 2, Romantic (Timothy McAllister, sax; Ilana Setapen, v; Thomas Wilkins, Yaniv Dinur and Ken-David Masur, cond)
THURSDAYS @ 8PM
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
12/1 Sibelius: Finlandia Nielsen: Violin Concerto Traditional/ Kuusisto: Danish Bridal Tune Nielsen: Helios Overture Sibelius: Symphony No. 5, The Swan of Tuonela from Four Legends of the Kalevala (Pekka Kuusisto, v; Robert Mayer, eh; Hannu Lintu and Frederick Stock, cond)
12/8 Coleridge-Taylor: Novelettes Nos. 3 and 4 Schubert: Symphony No. 5 Montgomery: Strum Kodály: Dances of Galánta Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta (Erina Yashima and Rafael Kubelík, cond)
12/1 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (Bertrand Chamayou, p; Herbert Blomstedt and Seiji Ozawa, cond)
12/22 Honegger: Pacific 231 Bates: Alternative Energy Franck: Symphony Mozart: Symphony No. 35, Haffner, Divertimento (Riccardo Muti, cond)
12/29 Handel: Messiah, Part 1 Gabrieli/Crees: Sacrae Smphoniae No. 6, Sonata Pian e forte, Canzon duodecimi toni à 10 Gabrieli/Block: Canzon septimi toni à 8 Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker (Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Anne Gjevang, a; Keith Lewis, t; Gwynne Howell, bs-bar; David Schrader, hc; Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, dir; Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass; Sir Georg Solti, Mark Ridenour and Fritz Reiner cond)
1/5 Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Flute Concerto No. 2, Violin Concerto No. 3, Strassburg, Symphony No. 25 (Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, f; Robert Chen, v and cond)
1/12 Ngwenyama: Primal Message Grieg: Piano Concerto Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 (Simon Trpceski, p; Xian Zhang, cond)
FRIDAYS @ 8PM
SYMPHONYCAST
12/2 Montgomery: Strum Mackey: Shivaree – Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Camilla Tilling, s; Thomas Hooten, tr; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, cond)
12/9 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Ulysses Kay: Pieta Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 Wayne Barlow: The Winter’s Passed George Walker: Lament Haydn: Symphony No. 44 (Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, cond)
12/16 Cindy Cox: Dreaming a World’s Edge Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pekka Kuusisto, v and cond)
12/23 Scofano: La Tierra sin Mal Kodaly: Dances of Marosszek Montgomery: Starburst Faure: Masques et Bergamasques Debussy: Clair de Lune (Richard Scofano, bandoneon; ROCO; Mei-Ann Chen, cond)
12/30 Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninoff: Do Not Sing for Me, Fair Maiden Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 (Daniil Trifono, p; Selina Ott, tr; Czech Philharmonic; Semyon Bychkov, cond)
1/6 TBA
1/13 TBA
SATURDAYS @ 11 AM & 7 PM
GAMEPLAY
12/3 Massively Multiplayer We’ll explore some of the sweeping scores that accompany these epic worlds, from World of Warcraft to Final Fantasy XIV to Guild Wars and more.
12/10 Austin Wintory and the Music of Journey We talk with composer Austin Wintory, the first composer to write a Grammy-nominated videogame score.
12/17 Austin Wintory and A Journey Symphony Composer
Austin Wintory tells us about how his collaborations with musicians represent the heart of his music.
12/24 (7pm) Horror Hear spine-tingling scores from Resident Evil, Dead Space, A Plague Tale and more.
12/31 Inon Zur Award-winning composer Inon Zur joins us to talk about his music for titles like Fallout 4, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Syberia: The World Before and more. 1/7/23 Game Brass Spotlight Classical chops meet video game music with brass ensemble The Game Brass.
SATURDAYS @ 1PM
WFMT OPERA SERIES
12/3 Donizetti: L'Elisir D'Amore (in Italian)
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SERIES
12/10 Kevin Puts: The Hours 12/17 Verdi: Rigoletto 12/24 Mozart: The Magic Flute 12/31 Met Debuts On The Air
1/7 Cherubini: Medea 1/14 Giordano: Fedora
SUNDAYS @ 3PM
THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
12/4 Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites Nos. 1 and 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (Jaap van Zweden, cond) 12/11 Winter Holiday Playlist We bring you a selection of winter-themed selections to include sleigh bells from Mozart, Mahler, and Leroy Anderson, Winter from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. (Frank Huang, v; Judith Blegen, s; Westminster Choir; various conductors)
12/18 Handel: Messiah (2004) (Celena Shafer, s; Nancy Maultsby, ms; Kurt Streit, t; Jonathan Lemalu, bs-bar; Westminster Symphonic Choir; Alan Gilbert, cond)
12/25 NY Phil Returns Home to David Geffen Hall Balter: Oyá for light, electronics, and orchestra Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives Tania León: Stride Respighi: Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome) (Levy Lorenzo, electronics; Jaap van Zweden, cond)
1/1 J.S. Bach: Singet dem Hern ein Neues Lied Mendelssohn: Magnificat, Christus J.S. Bach: Magnificat (Sherezade Panthaki, s; Joélle Harvey, s; Iestyn Davies, ct; Nicholas Phan, t; Tyler Duncan, bar; Bach Collegium Japan, Yale Schola Cantorum; Masaaki Suzuki, cond)
1/8 Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite, Old American Songs Porter: Night and Day Gershwin: An American in Paris (Thomas Hampson, bar; Alan Gilbert, cond)
WXXI CLASSICAL DECEMBER/EARLY JANUARY
Classical Music with Brenda Tremblay
Spanish Hour (Monday) Concierto (Tuesday) Tango with Cally (Wednesday) Fiesta! (Thursday) Echoes (Friday)
Classical 24
Performance Today Weekend with Fred Child
The Score with Edmund Stone GamePlay with Keith Brown
Classical Music w/Marianne Carberry
WFMT Summer Opera
Classical Music with John Andres
With Heart and Voice with Peter Dubois
Classical Music w/Marianne Carberry
The Score with Edmund Stone GamePlay with Keith Brown
Feminine Fusion with Diane Jones
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
From the Top
With Heart & Voice Classical Guitar Alive
Pipedreams with Michael Barone
Echoes with John DiLiberto Classical 24 Classical 24
Sunday Baroque with Suzanne Bona 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM 11PM MID+
Hearts of Space with Stephen Hill
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