DECEMBER 2011

DEC.Weeknights on PBS39 6:00pm PBS Newshour 7:00pm Nightly Business Report 7:30pm/11:00pm Tempo InDepth

1 Thursday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Madison, WI9:00 Bernardin

The dramatic story of Chicago’s Car-dinal Joseph Bernardin.

10:00 Secrets of the Dead: Michelangelo RevealedArt historian Antonio Forcellino be-lieves he has pieced together evi-dence of a deep rift between the Church and the esteemed artist.

2 Friday8:00 Washington Week8:30 Huddle Up9:00 PBS Arts From New York:

Great Performances Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park

60’s Pop, Rock, SoulClassics from the decade of peace, love and profound social change.

Buddy Holly: Listen to Me: The UltimateBuddy Party

A birthday tribute to the late Buddy Holly with an extraordinary concert that features three generations of top recording artists performing Holly’s music.

Celtic Woman- BelieveSavor this new chapter of musical en-chantment from singing sensation Celtic Woman.

Human Nature Sings Motown with SpecialGuest Smokey Robinson

Relive the Motown era with the vocal-ists of Human Nature and the incom-parable Smokey Robinson.

The Mayo Clinic DietFive simple habits to help take off weight and five simple habits to keep it off.

Paul Simon: Live at Webster Hall, New YorkThrill to the music of Paul Simon in his special club performance.

Santana- Live at MontreuxGet ready for a blistering perform-ance by legendary guitarist Carlos Santana, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2011.

Straight No Chaser: Songs of DecadesJourney through the decades of the pop songbook with Straight No Chaser, the 10-member a cappella group.

Victor Borge: Comedy in MusicHold on to your sides as PBS presents acompilation of recently rediscovered Victor Borge skits and routines.

Alone in the Wilderness-Part 2Dick Proenneke’s simple, yet profoundaccount of his 30-year adventure in the remote Alaska wilderness continues.

18 Sunday8:00 Masterpiece Classic

Downton Abbey (part 1 of 4)When the Titanic goes down, Lord Grantham loses his immediate heirs, and his daughter Mary loses her fi-ancé, throwing Downton Abbey and its servants into turmoil. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern.

9:30 Masterpiece ClassicDownton Abbey (part 2 of 4)Mary entertains three suitors. Down-stairs, the shocking former life of Carson, the butler, is unmasked and Bates risks his health to remain valet.

11:00 Eastenders

19 Monday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Forever Young

A celebration of objects for the young and the young at heart.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Big & LittleUnusually teeny treasures and out-size objects.

10:00 American Masters: Eames’: The Architect and the PainterThe influence of designers Ray and Charles Eames on significant events and movements; from the develop-ment of modernism to the rise of the computer age.

20 Tuesday8:00 Lidia Celebrates America: Tables &

TraditionsJoin Lidia for an Italian Christmas Eve feast, a Mexican-American Christmas Day, a Chinese New Year feast and a Jewish-American Passover seder.

9:00 LIVE From Lincoln Center:George Balachine’s NutcrackerNew York City Ballet’s beloved holi-day favorite, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, airs live from Lin-coln Center’s David H. Koch Theater.

21 Wednesday8:00 Nature: Christmas In Yellowstone

Revel in a Christmas like no other — from the unique crystals of individual snowflakes to the grand sweep of Yel-lowstone's Hayden Valley.

9:00 NOVA: What Darwin Never KnewDiscover stunning breakthroughs in a new science, nicknamed “evo devo,” that are revealing answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn’t explain.

11:00 In The Life

22 Thursday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Forever Young9:00 National Christmas Tree and Pageant

of Peace 2011The lighting of the National ChristmasTree in Washington, DC

10:00 Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas EveA timeless holiday story of a young runaway who has broken into an old movie palace, looking for shelter on a snow filled Christmas Eve. This en-chanting tale featuring Ossie Davis, singer/songwriter Jewel and Broadway superstar Michael Crawford is highlighted by the performances of Christmas favorites as well as Tran-Siberian Orchestra's own unique arrangements of holiday classics.

24 Saturday Britcom Holiday Specials8:00 Keeping Up Appearances9:00 As Time Goes By10:00 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Waiting For God12:00 Austin City Limits: Tom Waits

25 Sunday7:00 Christmas With the Mormon

Tabernacle Choir featuringDavid Archuleta and Michael York

8:00 Nature: Christmas In Yellowstone9:00 Masterpiece Classic:

Downton Abbey (part 3 of 4)10:30 Keeping Up Appearances

Christmas Special11:00 Eastenders12:00 Globe Trekker: Egypt

26 Monday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Phoenix, AZ9:00 Antiques Roadshow: San Jose, CA10:00 Muhammad Ali: Made In Miami

27 Tuesday8:00 The Botany of Desire10:00 FRONTLINE: The Undertaking

Enter the world of Thomas Lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family has cared for the dead in a small Michigan town for three generations.Through the intimate stories of fami-lies coming to terms with grief, mor-tality and a funeral's rituals, the film illuminates the heartbreak and beauty in the journey taken between the living and the dead when someone dies.

23 Friday8:00 Washington Week8:30 Need To Know9:00 Christmas With The Mormon

Tabernacle Choir featuring David Archuleta and Michael YorkRejoice in the holiday season with this spectacular event that combines elegant dancing, masterful musical performances and storytelling.

10:00 Christmas at St. OlafThis new production of one of the na-tion’s most highly acclaimed annual musical celebration marks the cele-brate the 100th anniversary of this annual Christmas music festival showcasing the artistry of the choirs and orchestra of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

28 Wednesday8:00 Nature: Arctic Bears9:00 NOVA: Extreme Ice10:00 NOVA: Secrets Beneath the Ice

29 Thursday8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Phoenix, AZ9:00 Great Performances: Sondheim!

The Birthday CelebrationThe New York Philharmonic’s gala all-star salute to Broadway legendStephen Sondheim on his 80thbirthday.

30 Friday8:00 Washington Week8:30 Need To Know9:00 American Masters: Troubadours:

Carole King | James Taylor and theRise of the Songwriter

31 Saturday8:00 See December 24th Line up12:00 Austin City Limtis Special: Coldplay

New Year’s EveModern rock giants Coldplay ring in thenew year with a special highlighting their mega-hits and songs from their newest LP, Mylo Xylo.

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