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DECEMBER 2019
MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS
Sesame Street:
50 Years & Still Sunny!
A celebration of the iconic series
December 4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
Seasonal programming on WETA Television & Classical WETA
PBS NewsHour & Politico Democratic Debate, December 19
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WETA Focus
A mong our most important duties at WETA as we pursue our mission of public service is to
strive to help keep Americans informed about news developments that affect their lives. In a busy
news cycle, and as the election campaigns gather steam, millions of Americans rely on trusted
WETA productions PBS NewsHour and Washington Week to stay informed about issues, events,
policies and much more. Presenting in-depth reporting and analysis with balance and integrity,
our superb news and public affairs productions report on, and make sense of, the news — providing vital context and
insight into matters of true consequence.
We at WETA are very proud of the stellar journalism produced on behalf of the public by Judy Woodruff and the
PBS NewsHour team, and by Washington Week moderator Robert Costa and the program’s roundtable of top reporters.
On December 19, we will co-produce and present to PBS viewers nationwide the broadcast PBS NewsHour & Politico
Democratic Debate; we look forward to drawing out the participating presidential candidates’ views for Americans to
consider. Thank you for tuning in, and thank you for your support, which helps make our service possible.
Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA
Washington Week
WETA production airs Fridays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
and streams on the free PBS Video App
F or insights on each week’s news, tune into WETA’s Peabody Award-winning series Washington
Week, moderated by accomplished Washington Post reporter Robert Costa. Each Friday night,
the half-hour news analysis program features Costa leading a dynamic, engaging roundtable
discussion of the week’s major news developments with the nation’s top journalists. The
program broadcasts live each week on WETA TV 26/HD from WETA’s Shirlington television
studios and, as of December, repeats Saturdays at 6 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Monday mornings
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at 7:30 a.m. Washington Week can be streamed on the series website pbs.org/washingtonweek,
via the free PBS Video App, on Facebook and on YouTube. WETA also produces an online Robert Costa
Washington Week Extra at 8:30 p.m. each Friday, streamed live on the series’ website.
Major funding for Washington Week is provided by Fidelity Investments, the Yuen Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.
New Morning News Block
Mondays-Saturdays, 6-8 a.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
S tarting in December, WETA adds news and public affairs programming to the morning WETA TV 26/HD
schedule on weekdays and Saturdays. Anchoring the block Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7 a.m. is the preceding night’s
PBS NewsHour newscast. The morning repeat presents the West Coast feed of the broadcast, which features updates
added after the East Coast broadcast from the previous night. Additional morning news and public affairs programming
includes NHK Newsline (international news from Japan public media), Monday through Friday at 6 a.m.; BBC
World News, Monday through Friday at 6:30 a.m.; and encore presentations of WETA production Washington Week,
Saturdays at 6 a.m. and Mondays at 7:30 a.m. See the December TV Listings on pages 6-13 for details.
W E TA B R OA D CA S T S A N D S E R V I C E S
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DirecTV 26, 26-1 Comcast 219
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December Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD
PBS NewsHour & Politico
Democratic Debate
WETA co-production airs Thurs., Dec.19 at
8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
W ETA production PBS NewsHour and political journalism
enterprise Politico are co-hosting a live, televised presidential
candidates debate on December 19 at Loyola Marymount
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University in Los Angeles. The debate will be the sixth of the
Democratic primary cycle. Event moderators, who will draw out
candidates’ views on the issues, will be announced in coming days, as will the list of participating candidates, who must
qualify by reaching specific thresholds in polls and in quantities of unique donors. At the conclusion of the debate event,
the PBS NewsHour team will provide analysis of the proceedings. Check television listings at weta.org for the most up-to-
date scheduling information for the debate. The debate will stream at pbs.org/newshour.
Stream Silk, DCI Banks &
The Moonstone on WETA Passport
Available for streaming starting December 1
at watch.weta.org
W ith a qualifying monthly donation of $5 (or $60 per year), you can access thousands
of hours of programming on WETA Passport, a popular WETA member benefit that offers
an extensive library of superb public television offerings past and present, including drama,
public affairs, science, history, arts, “how-to” programs and more, all available for viewing at
watch.weta.org. From select Masterpiece series, Ken Burns documentaries and Finding Your
Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to PBS NewsHour, Washington Week and much more,
stream programming on your TV, computer, tablet or smartphone via WETA Passport, which
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this month includes three engaging dramas, available for binge viewing as of December 1.
Silk, a fast-paced contemporary BBC legal drama that features three seasons (18 episodes),
follows the rivalries, passions and intrigues of criminal law stars and barristers in London.
Martha Costello (Maxine Peak, Little Dorrit), is a brilliant, passionate defense lawyer, and
her rival, Clive Reader (Rupert Penry-Jones, MI-5; Whitechapel; The 39 Steps) is ruthless,
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charming and gifted. The two vie to attain the status of Queen’s Counsel.
Contemporary mystery series DCI Banks, featuring five seasons (16 episodes), stars
Stephen Tompkinson (Ballykissangel) as the tenacious, stubborn sleuth Chief Inspector DCI Banks
Alan Banks and Andrea Lowe as the feisty, headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot in
crime thrillers set in the Yorkshire countryside. Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) joins the team as
Detective Inspector Helen Morton in Series 2.
The Moonstone, a 2016 BBC film featuring five episodes, is a fresh adaptation of Wilkie
Collins’ novel about Victorian England, starring Joshua Silver and Terenia Edwards and
centering on the theft of a cursed but priceless Indian diamond. When Franklin Blake returns
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to England, he faces events he fled a year before: Rachel Verinder, his cousin, inherited the
Moonstone on her 18th birthday and it went missing that evening. Blake must probe the mystery.
The Moonstone
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Seasonal Programming
Holiday Music on Classical WETA 90.9 FM
E njoy the sounds of the season on Classical WETA 90.9 FM as Greater Washington’s exclusive classical music
radio service adds holiday music into its broadcasts in December. Seasonal offerings air throughout the month,
increasing substantially during the week of December 16 and culminating with the “Home for the Holidays Weekend”
(December 20-22) and special programming on December 24-25. Christmas Eve specials include the traditional
Christmas Eve Carolfest (noon.-5 p.m.); Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge (5 p.m.);
and Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (7 p.m.). On Christmas Day, Classical WETA presents Christmas in Washington
(10 a.m.), featuring performances of holiday music by D.C.-area choral and instrumental ensembles; Handel’s Messiah
(3 p.m.); and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (9 p.m.). Also tune in to Classical WETA’s Sunday-night program Choral
Showcase (9 p.m.), which is devoted to Christmas music all month. For more seasonal music on Classical WETA,
see pages 16-17; and visit weta.org/happyholidays.
For the Holidays, on WETA TV 26/HD
My Music: A Classic Christmas Thur 12/5, 8pm; London New Year’s Day Parade 2020 Tue 12/31, 4pm
Rpts Fri 12/6, 3pm; Sun 12/8, 9am, 7pm; Tue 12/10, 4pm Visit weta.org/happyholidays for holiday program details.
Hip Hop Nutcracker Sun 12/8, 11pm; Fri 12/13, 3pm
Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (featuring):
Kristin Chenoweth Mon 12/16, 9pm; Rpts Fri 12/20,
10pm; Tue 12/24, 9pm; Wed 12/25, 5pm
Sutton Foster & Hugh Bonneville Tue 12/24, 8pm
Rolando Villazón Tue 12/24, 10pm
Lidia Celebrates America: The Return of the Artisans
Fri 12/20, 9pm; Rpts Wed 12/25, 9am
Handel’s Messiah (see below) Sun 12/22, 8pm
Christmas at Belmont 2019 Mon 12/23, 9pm;
Rpts Wed 12/25, 4pm
A Chef’s Life Holiday Special Wed 12/25, 8am
Christmas at St. Olaf: Ris’n with Healing in His Wings
Wed 12/25, 10am
A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society
Wed 12/25, 11am
Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Messiah, Prince
of Peace Wed 12/25, noon
Christmas at Concordia: Gather Us In, O Child of
Peace Wed 12/25, 1pm
A St. Thomas Christmas: Comfort & Joy Wed 12/25, 2pm
Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers Wed 12/25, 3pm
Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas
Wed 12/25, 8pm
Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019 Wed 12/25, 9pm;
Rpts Thur 12/26, 3:30pm
(Watch WETA UK, Wed 12/25, 12:30-8pm for more
Call the Midwife specials.)
Handel’s Messiah
Sunday, December 22 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
A 90-minute docudrama by Lee Groberg (Joseph Smith: American Prophet; First Freedom: The Fight for Religious
Liberty) and Mark Goodman and presented by WETA tells the story of prodigious musical genius George Frideric
Handel: how he was discovered in Halle, Germany at age 9, his meteoric rise to celebrity composer at age 18, and
his great oratorio, Messiah. Jane Seymour narrates the film, a story of redemption that examines how the debut
performance of Messiah in Dublin, Ireland in 1742 was a turning point for Handel — and for Charles Jennens,
the man who wrote the oratorio’s libretto, and Susannah Cibber, who soloed in the performance.
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December Dramas on WETA TV 26/HD
Morse, Call the Midwife, Frankie Drake, Victoria and more
For drama programming, also tune in to WETA UK or stream
shows via WETA Passport and the free PBS Video App
F
rom heart-warmers to thrillers, WETA presents an array of drama programs in late
December after the conclusion of the annual WETA membership campaign. Among the
offerings, on December 25 at 9 p.m., Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019 unfolds,
following the Nonnatus House nurse-midwives as they venture far afield once again, in
this year’s special visiting Scotland’s Outer Hebrides in response to a nursing shortage.
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On Saturday, December 28 at 8 p.m., WETA features the first installment of three-part
series Capital, starring Toby Jones, Gemma Jones, Rachael Stirling (daughter of Dame
Diana Rigg) and an ensemble cast in an adaptation of John Lancaster’s novel about urban
gentrification that rattles the residents of a South London neighborhood. Also this month,
detective series Inspector Morse continues, Thursday, December 26 at 8 p.m. with two
Victoria, Series 3 encore
back-to-back cases starring John Thaw and Kevin Whately, and Frankie Drake Mysteries
continues Saturdays, December 21 & 28 at 9 p.m., featuring further adventures of 1920s Toronto sleuth-duo Frankie
(Lauren Lee Smith) and Trudy (Chantel Riley) of Drake Private Detectives. Wrapping up drama offerings for the
month, on Sunday, December 28, 4-6 p.m. & 7-11 p.m., WETA presents a stack of reprised episodes of Masterpiece
blockbuster Victoria, Series 3, starring Jenna Coleman as Britain’s famed monarch and Tom Hughes as Prince Albert.
Live from Lincoln Center: N.Y. Philharmonic:
Celebrating Sondheim
Tuesday, December 31 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
and streaming via the free PBS Video App
O n New Year’s Eve, enjoy a Live from Lincoln Center special
featuring the New York Philharmonic performing the music of
Pulitzer-, Tony-, Oscar- and Grammy-winner Stephen Sondheim
with Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress/vocalist Katrina
Lenk in her New York Philharmonic debut. Alexander Gemignani
conducts the performance, and Lonny Price directs. The program
will include selections and suites from popular musicals A Little
Night Music, Assassins, Company, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park
with George and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Lenk, who will star in the Broadway revival of Sondheim’s Company
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in 2020, won the 2018 Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for her
originating role as Dina in the Broadway musical The Band’s Visit.
The Ornament of the World
Tuesday, December 17 at 8 p.m. and streaming via the free PBS Video App
F ilmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville and Toledo, a two-hour program explores a story from the past that is especially
relevant today: a remarkable period of 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a
common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences.
From 711, when Muslim armies swept across the Mediterranean, until 1492, when
Christian power was consolidated under King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, an era
known as La Convivencia led to a vibrant shared culture of arts, architecture, science,
music and letters, raising Spain to dazzling heights of glory and power. A journey
through the cities at the center of the story, The Ornament of the World reveals what
made this collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart. The film, based on
the book by Maria Rosa Menocal, examines the complexities and contradictions of
this era through portraits of major figures of the period. The program also highlights
architectural wonders such as the Great Mosque of Cordoba (left), medieval
synagogues in Toledo, the Alcazar in Seville, and the Alhambra in Granada.
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Major funding for The Ornament of the World provided by the National Endowment for the Humani-
ties. Additional funding provided by King Philanthropies; the Mosaic Foundation; the Enid and Crosby
Kemper Family Foundation; the R.C. Kemper, Jr. Charitable Trust; and Sheila and Mark Wolfson.
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December Specials on WETA TV 26/HD
Sesame Street:
50 Years & Still Sunny!
Wednesday, December 4 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
A new documentary celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic WETA PBS Kids
children’s series with favorite memories and special guests. The program, hosted by
musical artist Gloria Estefan, features interviews with Jodie Foster; Itzhak Perlman;
LL Cool J; filmmaker Ken Burns; PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger; and Jeffrey
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D. Dunn, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop. It includes interviews with
many of the award-winning writers and puppeteers who brought the series’ beloved
characters to life — and features video clips of Sesame Street’s most unforgettable
moments. The program examines the series’ significant and lasting impact on families
across America. Throughout the years, the critically acclaimed program has remained
experimental, each year researching issues that affect kids and adapting to the cultural
and social trends of the time. The program repeats Friday, December 13 at 8:30 p.m.
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Thursday, December 5 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
G avin MacLeod (The Love Boat) and Marion Ross (Happy Days) host a nostalgic
celebration of traditional carols and popular holiday standards performed by legends of
song. Among the great artists featured in rare, archival footage from the 1950s through the
1970s are Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, The Carpenters, Andy
Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Mathis, Gene Autry, The Supremes, The Beach
Boys, The Lennon Sisters, Mahalia Jackson, Jose Feliciano, The Drifters and, in an all-new
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performance, Ronnie Spector. Songs include carols “Silent Night” and “Hark! The Herald
Angels Sing”; as well as standards “White Christmas,” “Jingle Bells,” “Have Yourself a
Merry Little Christmas”; children’s tunes “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Frosty
The Snowman”; and much more. The program repeats Sunday, December 8 at 7 p.m.
The Supremes
Great Performances: An Intimate
Evening with David Foster
Wednesday, December 4 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
I n his third concert special on Great Performances, 16-time Grammy Award-winner David Foster
takes the stage for a show-stopping concert celebrating hits from his musical career of four decades
as a composer, producer and performer. Songs performed include Celine Dion’s “The Power
of Love,” Whitney Houston’s famed interpretation of the Dolly Parton song “I Will Always Love
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You,” Earth Wind & Fire’s “After the Love Is Gone,” Chicago’s “You’re the Inspiration,” and many
more. Joining Foster for the star-studded special evening of performances are Pia Toscano, Sheléa,
Fernando Varela, Loren Allred, and “Smash” and Broadway’s “Waitress” star Katharine McPhee.
The program repeats December 7 at 10 p.m. and December 9 at 8 p.m.
Ken Burns: Country Music
Sunday, December 1 at 7 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
J oin host and award-winning singer Kathy Mattea to learn more about the making of the epic
documentary series and WETA co-production Country Music, devoted to the history of the
American art form. The special features music, video clips and interviews with musical artists
and series participant Rosanne Cash, along with Ken Burns, his long-time collaborator Dayton
Duncan and other members of the creative team who helped make the documentary series
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so riveting. Ken Burns: Country Music highlights the most passionate, inspiring and revealing
moments from the 16-hour film, which premiered in September, exploring how country music
evolved over the course of the 20th century and focusing on trailblazers who created and
Host Kathy Mattea shaped it. The special repeats December 5 at 10 p.m. and December 10 at 9:30 p.m.
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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
December Primetime Listings.
Check weta.org for the most up-to-date schedule information. Denotes WETA productions, co-productions and presentations
8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
(from 7pm:) Ken Burns: Country Music Downton Abbey Returns! (to 11pm) & Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like (to 12:30am)
1 Sun
Il Volo: Ten Years Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD (to 11pm)
2 Mon & Downton Abbey Returns! (to 1am)
Aging Backwards 3 with My Music: Aretha Franklin: Remembered (to 10:30pm)
3 Tue Miranda Esmonde-White & The Brain Fitness Program (to 12:30am)
Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! Great Performances: An Intimate Evening with David Foster
4 Wed (to 11:30pm) & Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD (to 1am)
My Music: A Classic Christmas Ken Burns: Country Music (to 11:30pm) &
5 Thu Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott (to 1am)
Washington Week The Brain Fitness Program Il Volo: Ten Years
6 Fri (to 12m)
My Music: The Big Band Years Great Performances: An Intimate Evening
7 Sat with David Foster (to 12m)
(from 7pm:) My Music: A Classic My Music: John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (to 11pm)
8 Sun Christmas & Hip Hop Nutcracker (to 1am)
Great Performances: An Intimate Evening with David Foster The Brain Fitness Program (to 11:30pm)
9 Mon
Rick Steves: Fascism in Europe Ken Burns: Country Music (to 11:30pm)
10 Tue & Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD (to 1am)
My Music: John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living (to 11:30pm)
11 Wed & Ken Burns: Country Music (to 1am)
Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD Downton Abbey Returns! (to 12m)
12 Thu
Washington Week Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda
13 Fri Esmonde-White
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14 Sat
WETA Viewer Favorites
15 Sun
Antiques Roadshow: New Orleans, LA Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Independent Lens: Attla
16 Mon (Hour 3) Featuring Kristin Chenoweth
The Ornament of the World Frontline: Weinstein
17 Tue
Nature: Animals of Winter NOVA: Inside Animal Minds: Who’s the Aurora: Fire in the Sky
18 Wed Smartest?
PBS NewsHour & Politico Democratic Debate Washington in the 2000s
19 Thu
Washington Week The David Rubenstein Lidia Celebrates America: The Return of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
20 Fri Show: Peer-to-Peer Con-
versations (Series 2, Ep 13) the Artisans Featuring Kristin Chenoweth
London: 2000 Years of History (Pt 4 of 4) Frankie Drake Mysteries, Series 1 The WETA Movie: A River Runs Through It
21 Sat (Pt 3 of 11. Summer in the City) (to 12:03am)
Handel’s Messiah The Child in Time on Masterpiece
22 Sun
Antiques Roadshow: Mansion Christmas at Belmont 2019 Independent Lens: Supergirl (to 11:30pm)
23 Mon Masterpieces
Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
24 Tue Featuring Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville Featuring Kristin Chenoweth Featuring Rolando Villazón
Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019 Vicious Special
25 Wed Christmas (to 11:30pm)
Inspector Morse: The Last Enemy Inspector Morse: Deceived by Flight (to 11:30pm)
26 Thu
Washington Week The David Rubenstein Craft in America: Quilts Craft in America: Identity
27 Fri Show: Peer-to-Peer Con-
versations (Series 2, Ep 14)
Capital (Pt 1 of 3) Frankie Drake Mysteries, Series 1 The WETA Movie: Love Story (to 12m)
28 Sat (Pt 4 of 11. Healing Hands)
(from 4pm:) Victoria, Series 3 on Masterpiece (Pts 1-6 of 8) (to 11pm)
29 Sun
Antiques Roadshow: St. Louis, MO Antiques Roadshow: St. Louis, MO POV: Midnight Traveler (to 11:30pm)
30 Mon (Hour 1) (Hour 2)
Live from Lincoln Center: N.Y. Philharmonic: Live from Lincoln Center: N.Y. Philharmonic:
31 Tue Celebrating Sondheim Celebrating Sondheim (Encore)
8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m. Amanpour and Company airs late weeknights (check listings).
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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
December Television Listings
• Programming is the same on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD.
• WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 8 a.m.–3 p.m. weekdays and 6-9 a.m. Sundays. For 24 hours
of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA PBS Kids channel. See page 13 for schedule information.
Program Key
■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. R — Aired within the month.
Listings are accurate as of press time. For late-breaking program updates, visit weta.org/tv or call 703-998-2724.
WETA programming may be preempted periodically
during the month of December by events not scheduled
as of press time for this magazine. Please visit website
weta.org/tv for up-to-date WETA Television Listings.
1 Sunday
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6AM MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — See the
Monday, December 2, 9:30 p.m. listing.
7:30 THE BRAIN FITNESS PROGRAM — See the Friday,
December 6, 8:30 p.m. listing.
9AM MY MUSIC: CLASSICAL REWIND — Experience the
beauty, romance and power of musical masterpieces in
this joyride through the world of classical hits. Martin
Goldsmith hosts, with reflections from Itzhak Perlman,
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Joshua Bell, Stewart Copeland of the band The Police,
and others. Repeats Mon 12/2, 3pm; Wed 12/11, 4:30pm
Tuesday, December 3 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
10:30 GROWING BOLDER’S LAUNCHPAD TO WHAT’S NEXT —
In Aging Backwards 3, former ballerina Miranda Esmonde-White
Journalist Marc Middleton hosts a special that explores
how to have active, purposeful lives after retirement, uses science to develop a six-point plan anyone can use to keep a
offering ways to empower healthy aging. Repeats Sun sharp mind and active body with gentle daily movement.
12/8, 2pm
12N MY MUSIC: A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS — See the Thursday, 9:00 DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! — Join host Jim Carter (Mr.
December 5, 8 p.m. listing. Carson) for a celebration of the beloved drama series.
2:00 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — See the This reprised special program features interviews with
Monday, December 2, 9:30 p.m. listing. the cast and creators and video clips. Repeats Mon
3:30 MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE — Michael Keaton 12/2, 11pm; Wed 12/4, 3pm; Thur 12/5, 4:30pm; Sat
hosts a celebration of Fred Rogers’ beloved children’s 12/7, 6pm; Mon 12/9, 11:30pm: Thur 12/12, 10pm
series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which premiered 11:00 MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE — R
50 years ago and became a landmark in children’s tele- 12:30AM AGING BACKWARDS 3 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-
vision. Repeats tonight; Sat 12/7, 8am WHITE — See the Tuesday, December 3, 8 p.m. listing.
5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — Repeats Monday, 7am
5:30 RICK STEVES: FASCISM IN EUROPE — Travel expert
Rick Steves explores how fascism rose and fell in 2 Monday
Europe, tracing the ideology’s history and visiting sites
throughout Europe relating to fascism. Repeats Mon NEW WEEKDAY DAYTIME LINEUP:
12/2, 4:30pm; Sat 12/7, 4pm; Tue 12/10, 8pm; Wed 6AM NHK NEWSLINE (Mon-Fri)
12/11, 3pm 6:30 BBC WORLD NEWS (Mon-Fri)
7:00 KEN BURNS: COUNTRY MUSIC — Join host Kathy Mat- 7AM PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — R
tea to learn more about the making of the epic docu- 7:30AM WASHINGTON WEEK — (new Monday repeat) R
mentary series, a WETA co-production devoted to the 8AM-3PM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING (weekdays)
history of this American art form. Features interviews 3PM-6PM AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING & REPEATS
with Rosanne Cash, along with Ken Burns and other 6PM BBC WORLD NEWS (weekdays)
members of the filmmaking team. Repeats Thur 12/5, 6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT (weekdays)
10pm; Sat 12/7, 11am; Sun 12/8, 3:30pm; Mon 12/9, 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — WETA production PBS NewsHour
3pm; Tue 12/10, 9:30pm; Wed 12/11, 11:30pm provides in-depth analysis of current events with a
news summary, live studio interviews and discussions
of domestic and international issues. Judy Woodruff
anchors. Visit pbs.org/newshour. Repeats tomorrow,
7am
8:00 IL VOLO: TEN YEARS — Celebrate 10 years of friendship,
memories and music with popular international trio
Il Volo in concert from Matera, Italy. The vocal artists
perform new arrangements of their greatest hits and
songs from their new album. Repeats Tue 12/3, 3pm;
Fri 12/6, 10:30pm
9:30 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — Psychia-
trist, neuroscientist and bestselling author Dr. Daniel
Amen offers advice on how to supercharge your mem-
ory and remember what matters most to you. Amen
identifies brain risk factors and shares his mnemonic
SONY ITALY
to help people remember them. Repeats Tue 12/3,
4:30pm; Wed 12/4, 11:30pm; Sun 12/8, 11am; Tue
Monday, December 2 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD 12/10, 11:30pm; Thur 12/12, 8pm
Il Volo: Ten Years features the vocal trio in concert from Matera, 11:00 DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! — R
Italy, celebrating their music and memories and performing new 1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Christiane Amanpour
arrangements of greatest hits and songs from their new album. leads conversations with global thought leaders on
contemporary issues.
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3 Tuesday
7AM PBS NEWSHOUR — (Tue-Sat) Repeat of previous night
8AM-3PM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING (weekdays)
3PM-6PM AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING & REPEATS
6PM BBC WORLD NEWS
6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
8:00 AGING BACKWARDS 3 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-
WHITE — You have a choice in how you age and
whether you remain mobile, healthy and pain-free
COURTESY TJL PRODUCTIONS
throughout life. Former ballerina Miranda Esmonde-
White presents a practical six-point plan for keeping
one’s mind sharp and body active using gentle daily
movement. Repeats Fri 12/6, 5pm, midnight; Sun 12/8,
1am; Tue 12/10, 3pm; Thur 12/12, midnight; Fri 12/13,
5pm, 10pm
9:00 MY MUSIC: ARETHA FRANKLIN REMEMBERED — Cel-
ebrate the legendary Queen of Soul, the first woman Thursday, December 5 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with her My Music: A Classic Christmas, with Gavin MacLeod and Marion
greatest hits from television appearances spanning the Ross hosting, presents a festive, all-star lineup of favorite carols
1960s to 2000s. Repeats Wed 12/4, 4:30pm; Sat 12/7, and popular standards. Performers include Nat King Cole (above).
midnight
10:30 THE BRAIN FITNESS PROGRAM — See the Friday,
December 6, 8:30 p.m. listing. 5 Thursday
12:30AM RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: REMOTE, SACRED, WILD —
The travel expert celebrates the wonder of the great 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
outdoors and religious sites in Europe and beyond. The 8:00 MY MUSIC: A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS — Join hosts Gavin
special finds Steves canoeing through Dutch canals, MacLeod (The Love Boat) and Marion Ross (Happy Days)
hiking in Northern England’s pristine Lake District, for this festive special of favorite carols and popular
exploring Italy’s Riviera, and marveling at exquisite standards. Performers include Bing Crosby, Perry
medieval art in the sister cities of Ravenna and Char- Como, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, The Carpenters
tres. In the Muslim and Arab half of the Holy Land, and many other musical artists. Repeats Fri 12/6,
WETA Television
Rick ventures through the Judean Desert, and visits a 3pm; Sun 12/8, 9am, 7pm; Tue 12/10, 4pm
remote monastery and the Dead Sea. 10:00 KEN BURNS: COUNTRY MUSIC — See the Sunday,
1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY December 1, 7 p.m. listing. R
11:30 RETIRE SAFE & SECURE WITH ED SLOTT — What do
4 Wednesday recent tax code changes mean for you and your family,
and how can you protect your hard-earned savings?
Retirement, tax and financial expert Ed Slott, CPA,
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am explores these topics and more in this special. Repeats
8:00 SESAME STREET: 50 YEARS & STILL SUNNY! — Join Mon 12/9, 4:30pm
host Gloria Estefan for a 50th anniversary celebration 1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
of the iconic children’s series. This new documentary
includes celebrity appearances, interviews with pup-
peteers and video clips of Sesame Street’s most unfor- 6 Friday
gettable moments. Repeats Thur 12/5, 3pm; Sat 12/7,
12:30pm; Sun 12/8, 12:30pm; Fri 12/13, 8:30pm 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly
DAVID FOSTER — Enjoy a star-studded concert with production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust
celebrated 16-time Grammy Award-winner David Fos- roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists
ter as he explores the music of his career with guest who provide reporting and analysis of the major news
artists Loren Allred, Pia Toscano, Fernando Varela, stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Visit
Sheléa, Katharine McPhee and more. Repeats Sat 12/7, pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 12/7, 6am, Mon
10pm; Mon 12/9, 8pm 12/9, 7:30am
11:30 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R 8:30 THE BRAIN FITNESS PROGRAM — Discover the inner
1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY workings of the brain and how we can harness the
power of its neuroplasticity to make positive changes
in our lives, using breakthrough research showing
the incredible benefits of brain training with regard to
dementia. Repeats Sat 12/7, 9:30am; Sun 12/8, 6am,
5:30pm; Mon 12/9, 10pm
10:30 IL VOLO: TEN YEARS — See the Monday, December 2, 8
p.m. listing. R
12M AGING BACKWARDS 3 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-
WHITE — R
1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
7 Saturday
6AM WASHINGTON WEEK — (new Saturday repeat) R
6:30 FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER — R
7AM PBS NEWSHOUR — R
8AM MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE — R
COURTESY TJL PRODUCTIONS
9:30 THE BRAIN FITNESS PROGRAM — R
11AM KEN BURNS: COUNTRY MUSIC — R
12:30 SESAME STREET: 50 YEARS & STILL SUNNY! — R
2:00 GI JEWS: JEWISH AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II —
Discover the story of the Jewish Americans who served
in World War II, fighting not only for their country, but for
their beliefs and brethren across the world. Interviewees
Tuesday, December 3 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD include Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Henry Kissinger.
My Music: Aretha Franklin Remembered celebrates the Queen of 4:00 RICK STEVES: FASCISM IN EUROPE — R
Soul, the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
with her hits from TV appearances spanning the 1960s-2000s. 6:00 DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! — See the Sunday, Decem-
ber 1, 9 p.m. listing. R
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8:00 MY MUSIC: THE BIG BAND YEARS — Enjoy a “Big Band”
retrospective featuring songs by Glenn Miller, the
Andrews Sisters, Benny Goodman and many more art-
ists from the 1930s and 1940s. Peter Marshall hosts.
10:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH
DAVID FOSTER — See the Wednesday, December 4,
9:30 p.m. R
12M MY MUSIC: ARETHA FRANKLIN REMEMBERED — R
8 Sunday
COURTESY JOSEPH SINNOTT
6AM THE BRAIN FITNESS PROGRAM — R
7:30 3 STEPS TO PAIN-FREE LIVING — Eliminate the root
cause of many painful conditions with this easy-to-follow
plan from neuromuscular therapist, yoga instructor and
pain specialist Lee Albert, who teaches five exercises to Monday, December 9 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
correct muscle imbalance. Repeats Wed 12/11, 10pm Great Performances: An Intimate Evening with David Foster presents a
9AM MY MUSIC: A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS — R star-studded concert with the celebrated 16-time Grammy Award-
11AM MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R winner as he explores the music of his career with guest artists.
12:30 SESAME STREET: 50 YEARS & STILL SUNNY! — R
2:00 GROWING BOLDER’S LAUNCHPAD TO WHAT’S NEXT — R using breakthrough research showing the incredible ben-
3:30 KEN BURNS: COUNTRY MUSIC — R efits of brain training with regard to dementia. R
5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — Repeats Monday, 7am 11:30 DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! — R
5:30 THE BRAIN FITNESS PROGRAM — R 1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
7:00 MY MUSIC: A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS — R
9:00 MY MUSIC: JOHN SEBASTIAN PRESENTS: FOLK
REWIND — A music special focuses on the folk singers 10 Tuesday
and songwriters of the classic 1950s and 1960s folk era.
Presented by John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful, 7AM PBS NEWSHOUR — (Tue-Sat) R
the program features a trove of historical footage and 8AM-3PM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING (weekdays)
concert performances by artists such as Pete Seeger, 3PM-6PM AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING & REPEATS
Judy Collins, Harry Belafonte, Trini Lopez, Rod McKuen, 6PM BBC WORLD NEWS
Bobby Darin, The Kingston Trio and others. Repeats 6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
Wed 12/11, 8pm; Thur 12/12, 3pm; Fri 12/13, 11pm 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
WETA Television
11:00 HIP HOP NUTCRACKER — A reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s 8:00 RICK STEVES: FASCISM IN EUROPE — Travel expert
classic score set in contemporary New York City features Rick Steves explores how fascism rose and fell in
hip hop choreography. Dancers, a DJ, an electric violin- Europe, tracing the ideology’s history from its roots in
ist and emcee Kurtis Blow bring the Nutcracker story to the turbulent aftermath of World War I, when masses
life, celebrating love, community and the magic of the of angry people rose up, to the rise of charismatic
holiday season. Repeats Fri 12/13, 3pm leaders who manipulated that anger, and the totalitar-
1AM AGING BACKWARDS 3 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE- ian societies they built. Steves visits sites throughout
WHITE — R Europe relating to fascism and talks to eyewitnesses. R
9:30 KEN BURNS: COUNTRY MUSIC — Join host Kathy Mat-
9 Monday tea to learn more about the making of the epic docu-
mentary series, a WETA co-production devoted to the
history of this American art form. Features interviews
6AM NHK NEWSLINE (Mon-Fri) with Rosanne Cash, along with Ken Burns and other
6:30 BBC WORLD NEWS (Mon-Fri) members of the filmmaking team. R
7AM PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — R 11:30 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — R
7:30AM WASHINGTON WEEK — R 1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
8AM-3PM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING (weekdays)
3PM-6PM AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING & REPEATS
6PM BBC WORLD NEWS 11 Wednesday
6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH 8:00 MY MUSIC: JOHN SEBASTIAN PRESENTS: FOLK
DAVID FOSTER — Enjoy a star-studded concert with REWIND — See the Sunday, December 8, 9 p.m. listing. R
celebrated 16-time Grammy Award-winner David Fos- 10:00 3 STEPS TO PAIN-FREE LIVING — Eliminate the root
ter as he performs the music of his career with guest cause of many painful conditions with this easy-to-fol-
artists Loren Allred, Pia Toscano, Fernando Varela, low plan from neuromuscular therapist, yoga instructor
Sheléa, Katharine McPhee and more. R and pain specialist Lee Albert, who teaches five exer-
10:00 THE BRAIN FITNESS PROGRAM — Discover the inner cises to correct muscle imbalance. R
workings of the brain and how we can harness the power 11:30 KEN BURNS: COUNTRY MUSIC — R
of its neuroplasticity to make positive changes in our lives, 1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
12 Thursday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
8:00 MEMORY RESCUE WITH DANIEL AMEN, MD — Psychia-
trist, neuroscientist and bestselling author Dr. Daniel
Amen offers advice on how to supercharge your mem-
ory and remember what matters most to you. Amen
identifies brain risk factors and shares his mnemonic
to help people remember them. R
10:00 DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! — R
12M AGING BACKWARDS 3 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-
COURTESY RICK STEVES
WHITE — R
1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
13 Friday
Tuesday, December 10 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
Rick Steves: Fascism in Europe features the travel expert tracing 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
the ideology’s history on the Continent to explore the hard lessons 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly
of the 20th century and to recognize fascism in this century. production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust
roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists
8 DECEMBER 2019 • Stream select programs via the free PBS Video App.
08-16_Listings_WETA_DEC19.indd 8 11/18/19 3:42 PMwho provide reporting and analysis of the major news
stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Visit
pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 12/14, 6am; Mon
12/16, 7:30am
8:30 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 puppe-
teers and video clips of Sesame Street’s most unforget-
table moments. R
10:00 AGING BACKWARDS 3 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-
WHITE — R
11:00 MY MUSIC: JOHN SEBASTIAN PRESENTS: FOLK
SCOTT HENRICHSEN PHOTOGRAPHY
REWIND — R
1AM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats Monday, 5pm
PBS NEWSHOUR & POLITICO
14 Saturday DEMOCRATIC DEBATE
6AM WASHINGTON WEEK — R A WETA CO-PRODUCTION
6:30 FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER — R
7AM PBS NEWSHOUR — (Tue-Sat) R Thursday, December 19 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
8AM-5:30PM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES PBS NewsHour & Politico Democratic Debate features a presidential
5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND primary debate live from Loyola Marymount University in L.A., with
6PM-6AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES moderators to be announced. Above: PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff.
15 Sunday 17 Tuesday
6AM-5:30PM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 7AM PBS NEWSHOUR — (Tue-Sat) R
5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — Repeats Monday, 7am 8AM-3PM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING (weekdays)
6PM-5AM WETA VIEWER FAVORITES 3PM-6PM AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING & REPEATS
6PM BBC WORLD NEWS
16 Monday 6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
WETA Television
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
8:00 THE ORNAMENT OF THE WORLD — Filmed in Cordoba,
6AM NHK NEWSLINE (Mon-Fri) Granada, Seville and Toledo, this is the story of a
6:30 BBC WORLD NEWS (Mon-Fri) remarkable 800-year period when Muslims, Christians
7AM PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — R and Jews in medieval Spain forged a common cultural
7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R identity that often transcended their religious differ-
8AM-3PM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING (weekdays) ences. Repeats Fri 12/20, 3pm
3PM-6PM AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING & REPEATS 10:00 FRONTLINE: WEINSTEIN — Frontline reprises an
6PM BBC WORLD NEWS investigation into how Hollywood mogul Harvey Wein-
6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT stein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am of women over four decades. With allegations going
8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: NEW ORLEANS, LA — Hour 3. back to Weinstein’s early years, the film examines
Featured are a Jamie Wyeth “Andy Warhol” portrait, the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to
a Chinese wine vessel, ca. 1795 and a Smith & Son silence his accusers.
pocket watch. Repeats Tue 12/17, 3pm 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats tomorrow, 5pm
9:00 CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATUR-
ING KRISTIN CHENOWETH — The Tabernacle Choir
and Orchestra at Temple Square are joined by Kristin 18 Wednesday
Chenoweth, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress
and singer, for a traditional Christmas performance 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
featuring favorite holiday music, dancing and storytell- 8:00 NATURE: SNOWBOUND: ANIMALS OF WINTER — Travel
ing. Repeats Wed 12/18, 3pm; Fri 12/20, 10pm; Sat across the snow globe with wildlife cameraman Gordon
12/21, 2am; Tue 12/24, 9pm; Wed 12/25, 5pm Buchanan to meet animal survivors of winter, from the
10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: ATTLA — Discover the inspiring penguins of Antarctica to the Arctic fox and the bison of
true story of Alaska Native dogsled champion George Yellowstone. Snow looks magical, but it’s a harsh real-
Attla, who, with one good leg and fierce determination, ity to these animals. Repeats Thur 12/19, 3pm
rose to international fame. His racing prowess and 9:00 NOVA: INSIDE ANIMALS MINDS: WHO’S THE SMART-
ability to identify and train exceptional dogs made him EST? — What makes an animal smart? Many scientists
a legend. believe the secret lies in relationships. Could the skills
11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats tomorrow, 5pm required to keep track of friend and foe make animals
smarter? To find out, go inside the social lives of the
smartest animals on the planet. Repeats Thur 12/19,
4pm
10:00 AURORA: FIRE IN THE SKY — A program examines
legends about the origins and meaning of the aurora,
the colorful glow that often brightens the night sky in
Earth’s polar regions, investigating the myths of Fin-
land’s Saami, Alaska’s Inuit, Canada’s Native Americans
and New Zealand’s Maori. Repeats Sun 12/22, 2pm
11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats tomorrow, 5pm
19 Thursday
COURTESY WGBH
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
8:00 PBS NEWSHOUR & POLITICO DEMOCRATIC DEBATE —
WETA newscast PBS NewsHour and Politico co-host a
Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles at Loyola
Monday, December 16 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Marymount University, spotlighting presidential candi-
Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth dates’ positions on current issues. See page 1.
features the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square 10:00 WASHINGTON IN THE 2000S — A WETA TV 26 produc-
joined by the award-winning actress and singer for a traditional tion, the most recent installment of the WETA “decades”
Christmas performance with holiday music, dancing and storytelling. series, revisits the major events, people and develop-
ments of the new millennium in the national capital
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7:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 4 — Part 10 of 10.
8:00 LONDON: 2000 YEARS OF HISTORY — Follow the story of
the evolution of one of the largest and most famous cit-
ies in the world. Presenters Dan Jones (Secrets of Great
British Castles), Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb (Elizabeth I), and
Rob Bell (Great British Royal Ships) explore the history of
England’s capital. Episode 4 of 4.
9:00 FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES — Lauren Lee Smith
COURTESY AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION
and Chantel Riley star as private detectives in 1920s
Toronto. Episode 3 of 11. Summer in the City. When a
body is found in a young man’s trunk, the case brings
the ladies to the city’s upper crust.
10:00 THE WETA MOVIE: A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT — In
Robert Redford’s 1992 drama, two Montana boys
become different men (Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt), one
reserved, one rebellious, under the influence of fly-
fishing and their minister father (Tom Skerritt).
(2:03) Repeats Sun 12/22, 11:30am
Saturdays, December 21 & 28 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD 12:03AM A CHEF’S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL — Join Vivian
Frankie Drake Mysteries stars Lauren Lee Smith and Chantel Riley Howard as she serves up the best of her Southern
(right, portraying Trudy Clarke) as detectives in 1920s Toronto. cooking heritage and the Chanukah traditions of her
husband Ben. From humble Hoppin’ John to elegant
area. From the 9/11 terrorist attack and the D.C. sniper red velvet cake, sample a charming and delicious holi-
to the return of Major League Baseball and a baby day celebration. Repeats Wed 12/25, 8am
panda’s birth, the region experienced great lows and 1AM LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA: THE RETURN OF THE
highs. Washington also experienced a wave of invest- ARTISANS — R
ment and growth, and became a foodie scene. Weaving 2AM CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATUR-
together stories of local politics, sports and culture, ING KRISTIN CHENOWETH — R
the film spotlights a city reshaped by the times. Donnie
Simpson narrates.
11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats tomorrow, 5pm 22 Sunday
20 Friday 6AM-9AM WETA KIDS — Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood/Dinosaur
Train/Sesame Street/Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood/Pinka-
WETA Television
licious & Peterrific/Molly of Denali
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am 9AM WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLE
8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE
production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust 10AM THIS IS AMERICA AND THE WORLD WITH DENNIS
roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists WHOLEY
who provide reporting and analysis of the major news 10:30 THE OPEN MIND
stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Visit 11AM FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER
pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 12/21, 6am, 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT —
6:30pm; Mon 12/23, 7:30am (2:03) R
8:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER 1:33 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
CONVERSATIONS, SERIES 2 — The renowned Washing- 2:00 AURORA: FIRE IN THE SKY — R
ton, D.C.-based financier and philanthropist explores 3:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS: QUEEN ELIZABETH II — Enjoy
successful leadership through interviews with influential profiles of notable figures, using their most memorable
people in prominent fields of endeavor. Episode 13. quotes to frame their stories. Episode 1 of 3. Follow
Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin CEO. Repeats Sun Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable life, from her youth to
12/22, 6:30pm her uncle’s abdication, her father’s coronation as King
9:00 LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA: THE RETURN OF THE George VI, her experience during World War II, her sud-
ARTISANS — Join Emmy and James Beard Award- den ascension to the throne and her eventful reign of
winning chef Lidia Bastianich as she travels America to more than 60 years.
meet people mastering the art of meat curing, cooper- 4:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MUHAMMAD ALI — Episode
ing, jam-making, cider-making and more and to find 2 of 3. Follow Muhammad Ali’s path from a gym in
out what inspires and motivates them. Repeats Sat Louisville to boxing successes, conversion to Islam,
12/21, 1am; Sun 12/22, 7pm; Wed 12/25, 9am opposition to the Draft, exile from the ring, comeback
10:00 CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATUR- fights, Parkinson’s disease and his inspirational re-
ING KRISTIN CHENOWETH — R emergence at the Atlanta Olympics.
11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats Monday, 5pm 5:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS: JIM HENSON — Episode 3 of 3.
Follow Jim Henson’s career, from his early television
21 Saturday work with the Muppets in the 1950s to his commercial
6AM WASHINGTON WEEK — R
6:30 FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER — R
7AM PBS NEWSHOUR — (Tue-Sat) R
8AM JOANNE WEIR GETS FRESH
8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE
9AM JOSEPH ROSENDO’S TRAVELSCOPE
9:30 BARE FEET IN NYC WITH MICKELA MALLOZZI
10AM THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR
COURTESY GROBERG FILMS
11AM A CHEF’S LIFE
11:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: HEART & SOUL
12N YAN CAN COOK: SPICE KINGDOM
12:30 CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
1:00 NICK STELLINO: STORYTELLER
1:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN
2:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS
2:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS HANDEL'S MESSIAH
3:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL A WETA PRESENTATION
3:30 MARTHA BAKES
4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Sunday, December 22 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED Docudrama Handel’s Messiah, a film by Lee Groberg, chronicles the
5:00 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE life of composer George Frideric Handel, exploring his path to
5:30 SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE success and the creation of his magnum opus, the oratorio Messiah.
6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
10 DECEMBER 2019 • Stream select programs via the free PBS Video App.
08-16_Listings_WETA_DEC19.indd 10 11/18/19 3:42 PMwork and network appearances, his breakthrough with
Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, his fantasy films
and his sudden death in 1990.
6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — Repeats Monday, 7am
6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER
CONVERSATIONS — Episode 13. Marillyn Hewson, Lock-
heed Martin CEO. R
7:00 LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA: THE RETURN OF THE
ARTISANS — R
8:00 HANDEL’S MESSIAH — A docudrama by filmmaker Lee
Groberg (Joseph Smith: American Prophet; First Freedom:
The Fight for Religious Liberty), and narrated by Jane
Seymour, tells the story of prodigious musical genius
George Frideric Handel; how he was discovered in Halle,
Germany at age nine, his meteoric rise to celebrity com-
poser at age 18, and the turning point that came in his
career with the debut of his great oratorio, Messiah, in
Dublin, Ireland in 1742. Rpts Mon 12/23, 3pm
9:30 THE CHILD IN TIME ON MASTERPIECE — A moment
of distraction triggers a crisis in the lives of a happy,
successful British couple in Ian McEwan’s haunting
tale of a lost child and redeemed love, starring Bene-
dict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Kelly Macdonald
ITV
(Boardwalk Empire).
Thursday, December 26 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
11:00 AMERICA REFRAMED: SAVING BRINTON — History
teacher Mike Zahs uncovers a trove of 19th-century WETA presents a double feature of mystery series Inspector Morse,
showreels of one of America’s first motion picture starring John Thaw in his iconic role as the Oxford detective.
impresarios, William Franklin Brinton. Zahs sets The cases probe the deaths of a professor and a cricket player.
out to restore these showreels and present them to
today’s audiences. In this portrait of an unlikely Mid-
western folk hero, the documentary offers a medita- 24 Tuesday
tion on the legacy of illusionist Frank Brinton, and the
magic of living history. 7AM PBS NEWSHOUR — (Tue-Sat) R
8AM-6PM DICKENSIAN — TV 26 features a ten-part BBC period
23 Monday
WETA Television
drama series, airing in back-to-back episodes, that
presents a reinvention of Charles Dickens’ timeless nov-
els — featuring romance, scandal and intrigue — with
6AM NHK NEWSLINE (Mon-Fri) the author’s most iconic characters living side by side in
6:30 BBC WORLD NEWS (Mon-Fri) the same neighborhood in Victorian London as Inspector
7AM PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND — R Bucket investigates the murder of Ebenezer Scrooge’s
7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R partner Jacob Marley. The stellar cast includes Stephen
8AM-3PM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING (weekdays) Rea, Pauline Collins, Caroline Quentin, Peter Firth and
3PM-6PM AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING & REPEATS Anton Lesser. Creator and co-writer of the series is Tony
6PM BBC WORLD NEWS Jordan (Life on Mars and Hustle).
6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT 6PM BBC WORLD NEWS
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am 6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MANSION MASTERPIECES — 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — Repeats tomorrow, 7am
History meets fantasy with treasures fit for a period 8:00 CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATUR-
costume drama, plus a $500,000-$700,000 find. ING SUTTON FOSTER AND HUGH BONNEVILLE — Join
9:00 CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT 2019 — The special features Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster and Downton
Belmont University students in performance along Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, guest musical artist and
with Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans and the Nashville narrator for a 2018 Christmas celebration with the
Children’s Choir. Taped in Nashville’s Schermerhorn Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Symphony Center, the show includes holiday songs and 9:00 CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATUR-
festive tunes. Repeats Wed 12/25, 4pm ING KRISTIN CHENOWETH — This year, the Tabernacle
10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: SUPERGIRL — Meet Naomi, a Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square are joined by
seemingly ordinary Orthodox Jewish preteen from New Kristin Chenoweth, Emmy and Tony Award-winning
Jersey whose extraordinary talent — breaking world actress and singer, for the annual Christmas perfor-
powerlifting records — turns her into an international mance featuring favorite holiday music, dancing and
phenomenon in this unique coming-of-age story. storytelling. R
11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 10:00 CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATUR-
ING ROLANDO VILLAZÓN — The 2017 season’s cross-
cultural spectacular features the world’s leading tenor,
Rolando Villazón, performing seasonal favorites with
the renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
25 Wednesday
7AM PBS NEWSHOUR — R
8AM A CHEF’S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL — R
9AM LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA: THE RETURN OF THE
ARTISANS — R
COURTESY NEAL STREET PRODUCTIONS
10AM CHRISTMAS AT ST. OLAF: RIS’N WITH HEALING IN HIS
WINGS
11AM A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS WITH THE BACH FESTIVAL
SOCIETY
12N WHEATON COLLEGE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: MESSIAH,
PRINCE OF PEACE
1:00 CHRISTMAS AT CONCORDIA: GATHER US IN, O CHILD
OF PEACE
2:00 A ST. THOMAS CHRISTMAS: COMFORT & JOY
Wednesday, December 25 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD 3:00 HOLIDAY HANDBELLS: THE RALEIGH RINGERS
Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019 follows Mother Mildred and 4:00 CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT 2019 — R
the Nonnatus House midwives as they respond to a nursing 5:00 CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATUR-
shortage, visiting Scotland's Outer Hebrides and aiding the locals.
ING KRISTIN CHENOWETH — R
6PM BBC WORLD NEWS (weekdays)
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