december 20197:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 1 sun great performances*...

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1 SUN Great Performances* An Intimate Evening with David Foster John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind

2 MON Celtic Woman: Ancient Land Brain Fitness Program

3 TUE Il Volo: Ten Years* Ken Burns: Country Music*

4 WED Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny!* John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip*

5 THU Rick Steves' Fascism in Europe Country Music: Live at the Ryman*

6 FRI Washington Week* Great Performances* Jesus Christ Superstar

7 SAT All Day: Members' Choice

8 SUN Noon: Members' Choice

9 MON Antiques Roadshow New Orleans, Hour One Antiques Roadshow New Orleans, Hour Two Independent Lens* The Witness

10 TUE Tales from the Royal Bedchamber Tales from the Royal Wardrobe Frontline The Pension Gamble

11 WED Nature Rising the Dinosaur Giant Nova Bigger Than T-Rex Supernature: Wild Flyers Masters of the Sky

12 THUCheck, Please! Arizona

Art in the 48America's Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special*

Shakespeare & Hathaway The Chimes at Midnight

13 FRI Washington Week*Chef Marcus and Viv-ian: A Taste of What's Next*

No Passport Required* Seattle Chef's Life Holiday Special

14 SAT Father Brown The Jackdaw's Revenge Death in Paradise Season 8, Episode 3 Grantchester Season 2, Season 5

15 SUN Victoria Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown Victoria London Bridge is Falling Down

16 MON Antiques Roadshow New Orleans Hour Three Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir* Independent Lens* Attla

17 TUE Ornament of the World* Frontline Weinstein

18 WED Nature Snowbound: Animals of Winter Nova Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest Supernature: Wild Flyers Crowded Skies


Art in the 48Christmas in the Christ Chapel at Gus-tavus*

Shakespeare and Hathaway This Promised End

20 FRI Washington Week*David Rubenstein Show* Masayoshi Son

Lidia Celebrates American: Return of the Artisans*

Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

21 SAT Father Brown The Kembleford Dragon Death in Paradise Season 8, Episode 4 Grantchester Season 2, Episode 6

22 SUN Victoria Et in Arcadia Victoria Foreign Bodies Victoria & Albert: The Wedding Episode 1

23 MON Antiques Roadshow Mansion Masterpieces Christmas at Belmont* Independent Lens Supergirl

24 TUE Christmas at Belmont Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Frontline Poor Kids

25 WED Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Christmas* Call the Midwife Holiday Special* Vicious Special


Art in the 48* Inside Harrod's Shakespeare & Hathaway The Rough Magic

27 FRI Washington Week*David Rubenstein Show* Satya Nadella

Craft in America* Craft in America*

28 SAT Father Brown The Angel of Mercy Death in Paradise Season 8, Episode 5 And Then There Were None

29 SUN Victoria A Show of Unity Victoria A Coburg Quartet Victoria & Albert: The Wedding Episode 2

30 MON Antiques Roadshow St. Louis Hour One Antiques Roadshow St. Louis Hour Two POV* Midnight Traveler

31 TUELive from the Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve*

Julia Louis Dreyfus: The Mark Twin Prize

1008 on Cox & CenturyLink Prism, 8 on SuddenlinkChannel 8.1 with antenna

December 2019

M-F 5 a.m.M-F 5:30 a.m.M-F 4:30 p.m.M-F 5 p.m. & 11 p.m.M-F 5:30 p.m. & 10 p.m.M-F 6 p.m. M-F 10:30 p.m.

NHK NEWSLINEBBC WORLD NEWS

BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICACRONKITE NEWS

ARIZONA HORIZONPBS NEWSHOUR

NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT

* New program

CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR Monday, Dec. 16 and Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 26, at 9 p.m.

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* New episodes† See listings beginning on p. 4 for full schedule on Sept. 1

SUN† MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT

5 a.m. ADD and Loving It?! (12/1) Horizonte NHK Newsline Garden Smart*

5:30 ADD and Loving it?! (12/1) Americas Now BBC World News Growing a Greener World

6:00 Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Ready Jet Go! / Peg + Cat + Holidays (12/11) America's Heartland

6:30 Dinosaur Train Arthur / Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (12/5) / Peg+ Cat + Holidays (12/11) Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting*

7:00 Sesame Street Curious George It's Sew Easy*

7:30 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhoos Nature Cat Sewing with Nancy

8:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific Wild Kratts Woodsmith Shop

8:30 Molly of Denali Molly of Denali MotorWeek*

9:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret MuseumThe "This Old House" Hour

9:30 Let's Go Luna! Let's Go Luna!

10:00 Nature Cat Daniel Tiger’s NeighborhoodAntiques Roadshow

10:30 Wild Kratts Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

11:00 Odd Squad Sesame Street Jacques Pepin: Heart and Soul

11:30 Arthur Pinkalicious & Peterrific Joanne Weir's Plates and Places

noon Articulate with Jim Cotter Dinosaur Train Christopher Kimball's Milk Street

12:30 Catalyst: Shaping the Future The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke

1 p.mNova

Sesame Street Pati's Mexican Table

1:30 Splash and Bubbles Cook's Country*

2:00Amazing Human Body

Pinkalicious & Peterrific America’s Test Kitchen

2:30 Let's Go Luna! Lidia’s Kitchen

3:00Rick Steves Fascism in Europe (12/1)

Members' Choice (12/8)Tale of Two Sisters: The Diary of Anne Frank

(12/15) Streit's Matzo and the American Dream

(12/22)Looking ofr Fred Astaire (12/29)

Nature Cat Keeping Up Appearances

3:30 Wild Kratts As Time Goes By

4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe Molly of DenaliThe Lawrence Welk Show

4:30 Field Trip with Curtis Stone* BBC World News America

5:00 Family Travel with Colleen Kell Cronkite News Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope

5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend Arizona Horizon PBS NewsHour Weekend

6:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on Mas-terpiece PBS NewsHour Nature


D AY T I M E December 2019

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Programs are subject to schedule change. For the latest program information, visit azpbs.org/schedule or call (602) 496-8888.

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

midnight

Beatles: Eight Days a Week (12/1) 180 min.

Members' Choice (12/8)

120 min.

Rick Steves' Dynamic Europe (12/15) 120 min.Desert Dreams (12/22)

90 min.Arizona Memories from the '60s (12/29) 90 min.

3 Steps to Pain-Free Living (12/2) 120 min.

Members' Choice (12/9) 120 min.

Lowertown Line (12/16, 12/23) 30 min.

Songs at the Center (12/30) 30 min.

Aretha Frankling Remembered (12/3)

120 min.Amanpour and

Company 60 min.

Brian Secrets with Dr. Micael Merzenich

(12/4) 120 min.Amanpour and

Company 60 min.

3 Steps to Pain-Free Living (12/5) 120 min.

Amanpour and Company 60 min.

Keto Diet with Dr. Josh Axe (12/6) 90

min.Amanpour and

Company 60 min.

Members' Choice (12/6) 90 min.Amanpour and

Company 60 min.

12:30 Brain Fitness Program (12/1) 120 min. Plate & Pour 30 min. Classical Rewind 90

min.

1 a.m.

Desert Dreams (12/2) 90 min.

Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece 60 min.

ADD and Loving it?! (12/3) 90 min.

Antiques Roadshow 60 min.

Tales from the Royal Bedchamber (12/11)

60 min.Ornament of the World

(12/18) 90 min.Christmas at Belmont

(12/25) 60 min.

Nature 60 min.Lucy Worsley's 12 Days

of Tudor Christmas (12/26) 60 min.

Plate & Pour 30 min.

Washington Week 30 min.

1:30


Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott (12/22) 120 min.Classic Christmas (12/29)

120 min.

Art in the 48 30 min.


Chefs Marcus and Vivian (12/14) 30 min.

David Rubenstein Show (12/21, 12/28)

30 min.

2:00


Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece 60 min.

Antiques Roadshow (12/10, 12/31) 60 min.

Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (12/17)

60 min.Christmas at Belmont

(12/24) 60 min.

Lawrence Welk (12/4) 180 min.

Tales fron the Royal Wardroe (12/11) 60

min.Ornament of the World

(12/18) 120 min.Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (12/25) 60 min.

Ken Burns: Country Music (12/5) 120 min.Nova (12/12, 12/19)

60 min.Call the Midwife

Holiday Special (12/26) 90 min.

Big Band Years (12/6) 120 min.

America's Test Kichen 20th Anniversary (12/13) 60 min.

Christmas in Christ Chapel at Gustavus

(12/20) 60 mins.Inside Harrods

(12/27) 60 mins.

No Passport Required (12/14) 60 min.Lidia Celebrates

America (12/21) 60 min.

Craft in America (12/28) 60 min.

2:30 Ken Burns: The National Parks (12/1) 120 min.

Brain Fitness Program (12/3) 120 min.

3:00


Brain Fitness Program (12/15) 120 min.

Beatles: Eight Days a Week (12/2) 180 min.

Royal Wives at War (12/16) 60 min.

Victoria & Albert: The Wedding (12/23, 12/30)

60 min.

Independent Lens 60 min.

POV (12/31) 90 min.Frontline 90 min.

Supernature: Wild Flyers (12/12, 12/19)

60 min.

Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private

Investigators 60 min.


Chef's Life Holiday Special (12/14) 60

min. Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (12/21) 60 min.Craft in America (12/28) 60 min.

3:30

Under Arizona (12/22) 90 min.

Rick Steves European Festivals (12/29) 90 min.


John Foggerty: My 50 Year Trip (12/5) 90 min.Vicious Special (12/26)

60 min.

4:00 Yoga In Practice 30 min.

Yellowstone Symphony (12/3) 60 min.

Independent Lens (12/10, 12/24) 60 minsYoga in Practice (12/17)

30 min.

Yoga In Practice 30 min.


Rick Steves Fascism in Europe (12/6) 90 min.


Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

30 min.

4:30

ADD and Loving It?! (12/1) 90 min.

Aging Backwards 3 (12/15) 60 min.

Classical Stretch 30 min.





Best of "The Joy of Painting"

30 min.

5:00 Horizonte 30 min.

NHK Newsline 30 min.





Garden Smart 30 min.


O V E R N I G H T December 2019

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P R O G R A ML I S T I N G S December 2019

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Sunday 1 12:30 Brain Fitness Program 2:30 Ken Burns: The National Parks

Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales - from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska.

4:30 ADD and Loving It?! 6:00 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 6:30 Dinosaur Train 7:00 Nature Cat: A Nature Carol 8:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 8:30 Molly of Denali 9:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:30 Let's Go Luna 10:00 Nature Cat 10:30 Wild Kratts 11:00 Odd Squad 11:30 The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years

Experience the exhilaration of The Beatles' phenomenal rise to fame, as well as the toll it eventually took on the band members. (Also Mon. 12/2 at 2:30 a.m.)

2:00 Rick Steves Fascism In Europe Travel back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe. Trace fascism's history from its roots in the turbulent aftermath of World War I to the rise of charismatic leaders who manipulated that anger.

3:30 Classic Christmas (My Music) Join hosts Gavin MacLeod (The Love Boat) and Marion Ross (Happy Days) for this festive, all-star special of favorite carols and popular standards (Also Sun. 12/29 at 1:30 a.m.)

5:30 Perry Como Classics - Till the End of Time (My Music) Enjoy a collection of Como's biggest hits from long-lost and newly-restored episodes of his TV programs, including rare color programs and more recently discovered lost footage.

7:00 Great Performances "An Intimate Evening with David Foster" - Enjoy a star-studded concert with celebrated 16-time GRAMMY Award winner David Foster as he explores the music of his career with guest artists.

9:00 John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) Join John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful in a special featuring the greatest singers and songwriters of the classic 50s & 60s folk era, with historic footage and new performances.

11:00 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living

Monday 2 7:00 Celtic Woman: Ancient Land

Delight in the shimmering voices and enchanting music of this new concert filmed at the beautiful Johnstown Castle in Wexford, Ireland. Features stunning new music from the latest album, 'Ancient Land,' along with a selection of timeless classics.

9:00 Brain Fitness Program 11:00 Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)

Celebrate the legendary Queen of Soul and the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with her greatest hits from television appearances spanning the 1960s-2000s, many of which have never been seen in the U.S.

Tuesday 3 7:00 Il Volo: Ten Years

Ten years of friendship, memories and music. The trio performs in the ancient city of Matera, Italy, surrounded by the beautifully unique landscape

8:30 Ken Burns: Country Music Join host Kathy Mattea to learn about the making of the documentary series devoted to the history of this American art form. Features interviews with Rosanne Cash, along with Ken Burns and other members of the filmmaking team. (Also Thu. 12/5 at 1:30 a.m.)

10:30 Brain Secrets with Dr. Michael Merzenich

Wednesday 4 7:00 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny!

Join host Gloria Estefan for a 50th anniversary celebration of the iconic children's series. This new documentary includes celebrity appearances, interviews with puppeteers and video clips of Sesame Street's most unforgettable moments.(Also 10 p.m.)

8:30 John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip Travel on a musical journey through Fogerty's hit parade with Creedence Clearwater Revival and selections from his iconic songbook. Inspired by the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the concert recreates the spirit of 1969. (Also Thu. 12/5 at 3:30 a.m.)

10:00 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! 11:30 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living

Thursday 5 7:00 Rick Steves Fascism in Europe

(See Sun. 12/1 at 2 p.m.) 8:30 Country Music: Live at the Ryman

Join celebrated musicians for a concert celebrating the film by Ken Burns. Hosted by Burns and featuring performances and appearances by Dierks Bently, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marthy Stuart and more.

10:30 Rick Steves Fascism in Europe (See Sun. 12/1 at 2 p.m.) (Also Fri. 12/6 at 3:30 a.m )

12:00 Keto Diet with Dr. Josh Axe

Friday 6 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Great Performances

"Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert" – Experience composer Andrew Lloyed Webber’s rock opera starring pop stars John Legend as Jesus and Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene with rock legend Alice Cooper as King Herod. Filmed live in concert, the musical recounts the last week of Jesus’ life.

10:00 Members' Choice Arizona PBS presents an encore of the most popular programming based on viewers' response to this membership drive. Visit our website, azpbs.org/schedule or call 602-496-2308 for the latest program information

Saturday 7 All Day: Members’ Choice

Arizona PBS presents an encore of the most popular programming based on viewers' response to this membership drive. Visit our website, azpbs.org/schedule or call 602-496-2308 for the latest program information


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Sunday 8 Noon: Members’ Choice

Arizona PBS presents an encore of the most popular programming based on viewers' response to this membership drive. Visit our website, azpbs.org/schedule or call 602-496-2308 for the latest program information

Monday 9 7:00 Antiques Roadshow

A diamond bracelet and a Van Cleef & Arpels ring, Mardi Gras Comus Krewe parade float watercolors from 1892, and Keith Haring subway graffiti art from around 1980. (Also Tue. 12/10 at 1 a.m.; Sat. 12/14 at 10 a.m.)

8:00 Antiques Roadshow "Blade Runner" set decoration, Agnes Martin mixed-media abstractions and a feather golf ball from around 1840. (Also Tue. 12/10 at 2A.M.)

9:00 Independent Lens "The Witness" - In 1964, Kitty Genovese was repeatedly stabbed on a street in Queens, New York. The media asserted that 38 neighbors did nothing to help. Follow the efforts of Kitty's brother as he re-examines his sister's life and death. (Also Tue. 12/10 at 3 a.m.)

10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Battleground Everglades

"Algae Explosion" - Charles J. Kropke speaks with scientists, environmentalists, and legislators on all sides of the issue of the 2016 toxic algae outbreak in the Everglades, an unprecedented local disaster with international implications.

12:00 Amanpour and Company

Tuesday 10 7:00 Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

Historian Lucy Worsley reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself. (Also Wed. 12/11 at 1 a.m.)

8:00 Tales from the Royal Wardrobe See how most kings and queens over the last 400 have carefully choreographed every aspect of their apparel and why. (Also Wed. 12/11 at 2 a.m.)

9:00 Frontline "The Pension Gamble" – How state governments and Wall Street led America’s public pensions into a $4-trillion hole. Correspondent Martin Smith investigates the consequences for teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants and who will be accountable?

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Bad Deal - My Vietnam War Story

In 1966, Iowa native Jim Hamlyn was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served a year-long tour of duty during the heart of the Vietnam War. Using an 8mm camera, Hamlyn-who would receive the Bronze Star for valor in combat.


Wednesday 11 7:00 Nature

"Raising The Dinosaur Giant" - Witness the work of paleontologists bringing the largest dinosaur ever discovered to virtual life. (Also Thu. 12/12 at 1 a.m.; Sat. 12/14 at 6 p.m.)

8:00 Nova "Bigger Than T-Rex" - See fossil discoveries in Morocco bring a 53-foot-long behemoth called Spinosaurus back to life. (Also Thu. 12/12 at 2 a.m.; Sun. 12/15 at 1 p.m.)

9:00 Supernature - Wild Flyers "Masters of the Sky" - Many animals take to the skies for a split second, but to stay there, the planet's strongest flyers push the laws of physics to the limit. (Also Thu. 12/12 at 3 a.m.)

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Reconnecting Roots

This country was built on the shoulders of European bred draft horses. America's working horses may have been out-paced by the greater horsepowers of today, but there are still a few careers with the job requirement of a strong back and 4 hooves.


Thursday 12 7:00 Check, Please! Arizona

Guest reviewers dine, then dish on Noble Eatery, Barrio Queen and Cuisine & Wine Bistro. An Arizona PBS original production made possible by CDC Pools, Biltmore Loan & Jewelry and Friends of Arizona PBS.

7:30 Art in the 48 Host Alberto Rios tries his hand at glass sculpting. Then, see how art helps veterans heal from the invisible wounds of war, explore the origins and impact of the Black Theatre Troupe, and take a field trip to First Fridays in downtown Phoenix. (Also Fri. 12/13 at 1:30 a.m.; Fri. 12/20 at 11:30 p.m.)

8:00 America's Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special Cast members count down the series' 20 most popular recipes and look back on moments from the show's two decades on air. (Also Fri. 12/13 at 2 a.m.)

9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators "The Chimes at Midnight" - Penelope and husband Owain think someone's trying to sabotage their care home but they don't know who, or why. The investigation is flipped on its head when Penelope fatally plunges from the secluded flat roof. (Also Fri. 12/13 at 3 a.m.)

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Horizonte 12:00 Amanpour and Company

Friday 13 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Chefs Marcus and Vivian: A Taste of What's Next

Vivian Howard & Marcus Samuelsson have been traveling around the country to better understand immigrant foodways. While in Los Angeles,the two chefs visit Grand Central Market to meet new friends who contribute to the richness of L.A.'s food scene. (Also Sat. 12/14 at 1:30 a.m.)

8:00 No Passport Required "Seattle" - Marcus Samuelsson goes to Seattle to learn about the the Filipino American community, who are part of the city's longstanding Asian Pacific American heritage. (Also Sat. 12/14 at 2 a.m.)


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9:00 Chef's Life Holiday Special Chef Vivian Howard hosts her own vision of the season's celebrations - Kinston, NC style. Join in this charming and delicious celebration and get ready to "deck the halls, y'all!" (Also Sat. 12/14 at 3 a.m.)

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Art in the 48

Host Alberto Rios visits "Paintmouth" to see how his art inspires others. An ASU professor shines the light on the lost art of neon, and we'll tag along on a field trip with a photography program that helps kids survive trauma.


Saturday 14 7:00 Father Brown

"The Jackdaws Revenge" - On the day of her execution, Katherine Corven is unexpectedly exonerated and released, but Father Brown is skeptical of this new information.

8:00 Death in Paradise "Series 8, Episode 3" - Jack and the team are puzzled when the presenter of a holiday television program is found drowned, and the spotlight falls on the crew.

9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece "Episode Five" - Will Gary go to the gallows? Will Geordie go to prison? Are Sidney and Geordie's crime-fighting days over? The case of a suspicious death takes a surprising turn.

10:00 Professor T "Double Life" - A missing first-year law student puzzles the team, who slowly uncover a number of hidden secrets that explain his disappearance.

11:00 Austin City Limits "Dan Auerbach/Shinyribs" - Akron's Dan Auerbach puts the Black Keys on hold to showcase his second solo album Waiting on a Song. Austin's Shinyribs whips up Texas country soul from its new LP I Got Your Medicine.

12:00 Rick Steves' Dynamic Europe: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin

Sunday 15 7:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece

"Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears The Crown" - Watch as revolution sweeps across Europe and pressure builds on Victoria with new arrivals at the Palace. (Also Mon. 12/16 at 1 a.m.)

8:30 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece "London Bridge Is Falling Down" - Victoria must decide whether to fight the Chartists with force or allow them to present their petition. (Also Mon. 12/16 at 2 a.m.)

10:00 Secrets of Althorp - The Spencers See Princess Diana's childhood home on a tour of the magnificent manor where one of Britain's most eminent families have lived for over 500 years.

11:00 The Forsyte Saga "Episode 9" - The Forsyte family, including Soames' daughter, Fleur, gathers in London when June arrives with her half-brother Jon. Eleven years later, Fleur and Jon meet again, unaware of their family connection.

12:00 The Lowertown Line. "The Lowertown Line: The Roe Family Singers"


An "Andy Warhol" portrait by Jamie Wyeth from around 1975, a Chinese gold-splashed bronze wine vessel dating to about 1795, and a 1904 English Smith & Son tourbillon pocket watch. (Also Tue. 12/17 at 1 a.m.; Sat. 12/21 at 10 a.m.)

8:00 Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square are joined by Kristin Chenowethfor this beloved Christmas tradition featuring favorite holiday music, dancing and storytelling.

9:00 Independent Lens "Attla" - Attla tells virtually unknown story of Alaska Native dogsled racer George Attla, who, with one good leg and a determined mindset, rose to international fame to become a legendary sports hero amongst both Western and native communities across the country. (Also Tue. 12/17 at 3 a.m.)

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Battleground Everglades

"War on Invasive Species" - Go behind the scenes of the fight against devastation caused by non-native plants and animals, including the relentless Old World Climbing Fern and efforts by retrained military veterans who capture Burmese Pythons.


Tuesday 17 7:00 Ornament of the World

The story of a remarkable time in history when the Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences. (Also Wed. 12/18 at 1 a.m.)

9:00 Frontline "Weinstein" – How the Hollywood mogul allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein’s early years, the film investigates the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to silence his accusers.

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Call to Remember

David Schaecter takes viewers on a journey through his life story - from a bucolic childhood in Czechoslovakia to his and his brother Jakob's struggle for survival in Auschwitz, and finally, to David’s escape from the Nazis. Through David's story, viewers witness the cruelty of intolerance, but also the power and will of the human spirit.


Wednesday 18 7:00 Nature

"Snowbound: Animals of Winter" - Travel across the snow globe with wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan to meet animal survivors of winter, from the penguins of Antarctica to the Arctic fox and the bison of Yellowstone. Snow looks magical, but it's a harsh reality to these animals. (Also Thu. 12/19 at 1 a.m.; Sat. 12/21 at 6 p.m.)

8:00 Nova "Inside Animal Minds: Who's The Smartest?" - We have all gazed into a creature's eyes and wondered: what is it thinking about? What does it really know? The science of animal cognition reveals how


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animals understand the world around them, uncovering their remarkable problem-solving abilities and exploring the complexity of their powers of communication and emotions. (Also Thu. 12/19 at 2 a.m.; Sun. 12/22 at 1 p.m.)

9:00 Supernature - Wild Flyers "Crowded Skies" - The sky is a crowded world where mammals, birds and insects hunt, escape, mate, defend territory, sleep and even die on the wing. Survival up there depends not just on beating gravity or mastering flight, but also out-flying the competition. (Also Thu. 12/19 at 3 a.m.)

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Reconnecting Roots

If there's a memory that most every American has in common, it's learning to ride a bike. In the last century, the bicycle has pedaled out of our memories and into the skies. See how the bicycle led to the automobile and to the airplane, while remaining a staple in the American garage.



Guest reviewers dine, then dish on Allesia's Ristorante Italiano, Shabu Fondue and Rehab Burger Therapy. An Arizona PBS original production made possible by CDC Pools, Biltmore Loan & Jewelry and Friends of Arizona PBS.

7:30 Art in the 48 Join us for a conversation with Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Arizona's only Tony Awards voter. Visit a guitar-making school in Phoenix that's considered one of the best in the world. See how skateboards and art are helping kids on the San Carlos-Apache reservation, and visit a jazz improv class for high school students. (Also Fri. 12/20 at 1:30A.M.; Fri. 12/27 at 11:30 p.m.)

8:00 Christmas in Christ Chapel At Gustavus: Visions of Divine Mystery 2018

Christmas in Christ Chapel is Gustavus Adolphus College's annual community celebration of the nativity. VISIONS OF DIVINE MYSTERY 2018 weaves a compelling tapestry of music, dance, spoken word and the visual arts to proclaim the great wonder and timeless relevance of the incarnation as revealed to us through angels and prophets.

9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators "This Promised End" - Undertaker Peter Quintus is visited one morning by two mysterious hitmen who inform him he has just 24 hours to live because of an undisclosed misdemeanou. Peter flees straight to the detective agency and offers Frank and Lu an eye-wateringly large fee to save his life. (Also Fri. 12/20 at 3 a.m.)


Friday 20 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations

"Masayoshi Son"(Also Sat. 12/21 at 1:30 a.m.) 8:00 Lidia Celebrates America

"Return of the Artisans"(Also Sat. 12/21 at 2 a.m.)

9:00 Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth

(Also Sat. 12/21 at 3 a.m.; Tue. 12/24 at 8 p.m.; Wed. 12/25 at 2 a.m.)

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Art in the 48

(See Thu. 12/12 at 7:30 p.m.) 12:00 Amanpour and Company


"The Kembleford Dragon" - A notice announcing the closer of the local railway station prompts a fundraising event to save it - at which the station master is found murdered.

8:00 Death In Paradise "Series 8, Episode 4" - In order to find the truth beneath the lies, Jack and the team must navigate the tempestuous waters of a family divided after a wealthy coffee magnate is shot.

9:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece "Episode Six" - Sidney seeks oblivion. His friend Sam seeks forgiveness. A dead girl's parents seek revenge. Amanda seeks Sidney. Leonard finally takes a stand.

10:00 Professor T "The Hotel Murder" - When Professor T is forbidden by Commissioner Flamant from looking into the murder of a plastic surgeon, the controversial crime-solver decides to launch his own investigation.

11:00 Austin City Limits "Tom Waits" - Tom Waits performs in this classic episode from 1979.

12:00 Desert Dreams: Celebrating Five Seasons in the Sonoran Desert


"Et in Arcadia" - At Osborne House, Albert relishes the opportunity to spend time with the family away from London, but Victoria is desperate to get back to the Palace and the business of politics. (Also Mon. 12/23 at 1 a.m.)

8:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece "Foreign Bodies" - Victoria faces the traumatic impact of a cholera epidemic on the streets of London. (Also Mon. 12/23 at 2 a.m.)

9:00 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding "Episode: 1" - Join the experts preparing to reconstruct the wedding that changed history. As they get ready for the ceremony and investigate the stories behind the dress, food and music, they uncover astonishing details. (Also Mon. 12/23 at 3 a.m.)

10:00 Secrets of Chatsworth In its 500-year history, Chatsworth has been home to some noble inhabitants, including the 5th Duke of Devonshire and his notorious wife, Lady Georgiana Spencer. There are also American connections: the 10th Duke married Kathleen Kennedy, sister of John F. Kennedy.

11:00 The Forsyte Saga "Episode 10" - Fleur goes to Robin Hill while Jon is away and meets his parents without divulging her identity.

12:00 The Lowertown Line.


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"Mansion Masterpieces" - A 1907 Robert Henri oil painting, a late 16th-century diamond marriage jewel and an English giltwood cabinet-on-stand. (Also Tue. 12/24 at 1 a.m.; Sat. 12/28 at 10 a.m.)

8:00 Christmas at Belmont Hosted by CeCe Winans and Michael W. Smith, this program celebrates the holiday season and the musical diversity of Belmont University's School of Music. Nearly 700 student musicians join the Belmont School of Music faculty and the Nashville Children's Choir, to present this production of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites. (Also Tue. 12/24 at 2 a.m.; Tue. 12/24 at 7 p.m.; Wed. 12/25 at 1 a.m.)

9:00 Independent Lens "Supergirl" - Meet Naomi, a seemingly ordinary Orthodox Jewish preteen from New Jersey whose extraordinary talent - breaking world powerlifting records - turns her into an international phenomenon in this unique coming-of-age story. (Also Tue. 12/24 at 3 a.m.)


"The Battle Over Big Water" - Enormous challenges face the liquid heart of the Everglades's, Lake Okeechobee. New restoration efforts to reverse the damage done from harnessing nature in the name of progress may save the wetlands yet.


Tuesday 24 7:00 Christmas at Belmont

(See Mon. 12/23 at 8 p.m.) (Also Wed. 12/25 at 1 a.m.) 8:00 Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth

(Also Wed. 12/25 at 2 a.m.) 9:00 Frontline

"Poor Kids" – View an intimate portrait of the ongoing economic crisis told through kids growing up in the Midwest. The film revisits three families hit hard by the recession, exploring what poverty means to children and to the country.

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Christmastime in New Orleans

CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS is a festive holiday special showcasing the music, sights and internationally acclaimed cuisine of New Orleans. Taped in part at the historic Saenger Theatre in downtown New Orleans, the special spotlights a concert celebrating the city's vast and unique musical influences.


Wednesday 25 7:00 Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas

Join Lucy Worsley on a 12-day extravaganza as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas - from carols to turkey, gift-giving to mistletoe and mulled wine - has surprising Tudor origins, rooted in devotion and charity. (Also Thu. 12/26 at 1 a.m.)

8:00 Call the Midwife Holiday Special (Also Thu. 12/26 at 2 a.m.)

9:30 Vicious Special Freddie and Stuart enjoy their inheritance and a birthday. Violet moves on from her divorce and Ash arrives with news. (Also Thu. 12/26 at 3:30 a.m.)

10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Reconnecting Roots

From one room school houses with pencil & paper to campuses with smart-boards & tablets, education in this country has experienced a massive overhaul. Putting the education system to the test, we visit homeschool coops, modern one room schoolhouses, and a high school who might just understand the big picture.



Guest reviewers dine, then dish on Indian Delhi Palace, Rustler's Rooste and Gadzooks. An Arizona PBS original production made possible by CDC Pools, Biltmore Loan & Jewelry and Friends of Arizona PBS.

7:30 Art in the 48 Visit independent bookstore Changing Hands as they celebrate 45 years in business. Then, experience a day in the life of two ballet dancers and explore the day jobs of the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale members. (Also Fri. 12/27 at 1:30 a.m.)

8:00 Inside Harrods INSIDE HARRODS chronicles the world's most famous department store from its humble beginnings to a giant in British retail and symbol of aristocracy. A site of many historical events, Harrods was where Winnie the Pooh and all his friends were purchased and brought to life in children's books, but has also been host to plenty of unfortunate incidents. (Also Fri. 12/27 at 2 a.m.)

9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators "This Rough Magic" - Lawrence Pross is in the midst of his grand finale when tragedy strikes and his unlucky volunteer is fatally trapped in his medieval iron maiden. His daughter Maggie doesn't believe the trick was faulty and convinces Lawrence to enlist Frank and Lu. As Frank and Lu delve into a world of illusion and sleight of hand they meet surly stagehands and thorny travel agents. (Also Fri. 12/27 at 3 a.m.)


Friday 27 7:00 Washington Week

(Also Sat. 12/28 at 1 a.m.) 7:30 The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations

"Satya Nadella" (Also Sat. 12/28 at 1:30 a.m.) 8:00 Craft In America

Learn about contemporary quilters as we celebrate the role quilts have played in our country's story. (Also Sat. 12/28 at 2 a.m.)

9:00 Craft In America Artists explore issues of gender, race, culture and place, offering true expressions of their experience in this world. (Also Sat. 12/28 at 3 a.m.)

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News


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11:30 Art in the 48 (See Thu. 12/19 at 7:30 p.m.)



"The Angel of Mercy" - Mrs. McCarthy's friend Freda dies in her sleep, but a single white dove feather suggests to Father Brown that her death was not natural, especially when Freda's sole heir is also found dead.

8:00 Death in Paradise "Series 8, Episode 5" - A shadow is cast over a small fishing community when their festival queen is murdered in baffling circumstances.

9:00 And Then There Were None Ten strangers are drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. As the mismatched group waits for the arrival of their hosts, the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilization with a murderer in their midst. An all star cast led by Aidan Turner and Charles Dance bring Agatha Christie's bestseller to life.

10:00 Professor T "Tamara" - The suicide of a call girl perplexes the police. Unbeknownst to the investigation team, Professor T knows a great deal more about the victim than he lets on.

11:00 Austin City Limits 6th Annual Hall of Fame Honors 12:00 Arizona Memories from the '60s

Explosive growth was the hallmark of this dynamic decade in Arizona and the Valley of the Sun. Teenagers found their fun at drive-in theaters and cruising Central Avenue. Barry Goldwater ran for president, Arizona's Vonda Kay Van Dyke was crowned Miss America and astronaut Frank Borman, a native son, photographed the first Earth rise from Apollo 8.


"A Show of Unity" - After an assassination attempt, the Royal household visit Ireland. Intrigue, conflict and romance all blossom during a stay at the Palmerston estate. (Also Mon. 12/30 at 1 a.m.)

8:00 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece "A Coburg Quartet" - A Georgian ball at the Palace could not come at a worse time as private pictures of the Royal family are made public. (Also Mon. 12/30 at 2 a.m.)

9:00 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding "Episode 2" - Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert's wedding ever staged, followed by a sumptuous wedding breakfast, a prelude to the first night that began a marriage so iconic, it heralded constitutional monarchy as we know it today. (Also Mon. 12/30 at 3 a.m.)

10:00 Secrets of Highclere Castle It's famous for being the backdrop to Downton Abbey, but it has been the seat of the Carnarvon family for the last 300 years. Its former inhabitants included a wealthy heiress who saved the day and a real-life Indiana Jones. This is the behind the scenes story of the one of England's most spectacular country houses.

11:00 The Forsyte Saga "Episode 11" - Jon and Fleur meet at Robin Hill and Fleur relates their parents' history. Fleur's very ill father presses her to marry Michael Mont.

12:00 Songs at the Center


"St. Louis, Hour One" - A 1901 "Longest Bearded Man" banner, a 1602 Adam Islip-published book of Chaucer's complete works and a 15th-century Chinese Bodhisattva gilt bronze. (Also Tue. 12/31 at 1 a.m.)

8:00 Antiques Roadshow "St. Louis, Hour Two" - A 1927 Rookwood Shirayamadani black opal vase, an Elijah Pierce preaching stick from around 1950 and an Ozark Airlines poster dating to around 1960. (Also Tue. 12/31 at 2 a.m.)

9:00 POV "Midnight Traveler" - When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run. (Also Tue. 12/31 at 3 a.m.)


"Dangerous Seas" - Sea level rise has been a world-wide threat, with South Florida at the epicenter. The effects on the delicate Everglades ecosystems include an impact on drinking water supplies and the physical coastline itself.


Tuesday 31 7:00 Live from Lincoln Center

"New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve 2019: Sondheim Celebration" - Ring in 2019 with the New York Philharmonic, led by new Music Director Jaap van Zweden, and opera great Renee Fleming. Enjoy an evening of elegance and sophistication celebrating the intersection of classical music and dance.

8:30 Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Mark Twain Prize The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to 11-time Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who has starred in the acclaimed comedies "Seinfeld" and "Veep."

10:00 Arizona Horizon 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Cronkite News 11:30 Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special

The series DREAM OF ITALY captures the essence of what travelers and viewers are looking for-unique food and wine experiences, a deep connection to the local people, and a chance to explore genealogy and roots. In the new half-hour special DREAM OF ITALY: TUSCAN SUN SPECIAL, host Kathy McCabe travels to the hilltop town of Cortona to meet New York Times best-selling author Frances Mayes.


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