NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2012

NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2012 Weeknights on PBS39 6:00pm BBC W PBS39 High Definition (HD) is available on Service Electric 512 and RCN 1008. For complete TV listings, visit our website wlvt.org and select “TV Schedules.” Programming is subject to change.

NOV.9:00 British Antiques Roadshow:

Harrogate, Yorkshire9:30 British Antiques Roadshow:

Royal Yacht Brittania Special 10:00 Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer Days

1835-1853 — Directed by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, discover the true Mark Twain through his writing and collection of artifacts found in hisscrapbooks. (part 1)

10 SATURDAY7:00 Lawrence Welk: Tribute to Fred Astaire8:00 See November 3rd lineup12:00 Austin City Limits: 2012 Americana

Music Festival — This special show-cases performances from legends and emerging artists.

11 SUNDAY8:00 NATURE: Animal Odd Couples

Investigate unlikely cross-species relationships and learn what they suggest about animal emotions.

9:00 Battle of Midway10:00 Inside The Mind Of Adolf Hitler11:00 EastEnders

12 MONDAY8:00 Himalaya with Michael Palin:

Leaping Tigers9:00 Globe Trekker: Eastern Canada10:00 Queen’s Palaces: Windsor Castle

The oldest and largest occupied castle in the world and the Official Residenceof Her Majesty The Queen. Its rich his-tory spans almost 1000 years.

13 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth: Cancer Special9:00 Second Opinion: Geriatric Oncology

As people grow older, the likelihood of getting a cancer diagnosis increases, but there is no one standard treat-ment for older patients.

9:30 All In The Same Boat: Stories of Breast Cancer SurvivorsThe inspiring story of a dragon boat team whose members are all breast cancer survivors.

10:00 The Whisper: The Silent Crisis of Ovarian Cancer — More than 13,000 women a year will be struck down by ovarian cancer, nearly three out of four will die because of it.

10:30 Second Opinion: The Future of Cancer Treatment

1 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Midwife Crisis

Dr. Ellingham meets the new midwife. Dismissive of her profession and irri-tated by her sexist attitude towards him, the two of them do not hit it off.

9:00 Doc Martin: Do Not DisturbDr. Martin seeks out Louisa to talk about his new job.

10:00 EastEnders

2 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City

A writing desk made by one of the original Mormon pioneers; a mid-19th-century shotgun; and an 1851 first edi-tion copy of The Pearl of Great Price.

9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: Warwick 10:00 The National Parks: The Morning of

Creation 1946-1980

3 SATURDAY7:00 Lawrence Welk: You’re Never Too Young8:00 Keeping Up Appearances9:00 As Time Goes By10:00 Are You Being Served?11:00 Waiting for God12:00 Austin City Limits: The Civil Wars/

Punch Brothers

4 SUNDAY8:00 NATURE: Victoria Falls

This force of nature divides two natural worlds — the tranquil river above the cascade and the raging abyss of the gorge below.

9:00 American Masters: Johnny Carson: King of Late NightExplore the career, complexities and contradictions of the biggest star televi-sion has ever produced.

11:00 EastEnders

5 MONDAY8:00 Himalaya with Michael Palin: The Roof

of the World9:00 Globe Trekker: Paraguay and Uruguay10:00 Queen’s Palaces: Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace may be just about the most famous building in the world, but its story is much less familiar.

11:00 Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to The QueenPrince Charles shares memories from Queen Elizabeth’s public and private life, adding his own commentary andinsights.

6 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth: Kids & Personal

Character Growth9:00 The Appalachians — A three hour

film that spans hundreds of years andcovers an area that includes thirteen states.

7 WEDNESDAY7:00 Call The Midwife — Witness Sister

Monica Joan’s illness, recovery and trouble with the law. (part 6)

8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Boscombe Valley Mystery — A man is found dying beside a lake by his son. The trail leads to blackmail and Australiangold mines.

9:00 Masterpiece Classic: Upstairs Downstairs Series II: The Last WaltzTrace the evolving relationships of three couples, upstairs and down. (part 5)

10:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Season II — As a convalescenthome for wounded officers, Downton Abbey offers respite from the front. But Cora and Isobel, locked in a power struggle over running the home, wage domestic war. (part 2)

11:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Season II — Mary's new al-liance has aroused Violet's interest in matters of suitability and love. Between Robert and Bates, faith and loyalty transcend class. (part 3)

8 THURSDAY7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the

Trunk 2 — Enjoy never-before-seen appraisals.

8:00 Doc Martin: The Wrong GoodbyeLouisa goes into labor and the Doc faces a dilemma; should he move away or stay to support Louisa and their newborn child?

9:00 Doc Martin: Preserve the RomanceStruggling to come to terms with fatherhood, the new baby boy is about to change his life dramatically.

10:00 EastEnders

9 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Simply The Best

1795 Massachusetts made Federal side chairs; an American women’ssuffrage movement poster and more.

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14 WEDNESDAY7:00 Call The Midwife (part 1)8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure

of The Illustrious ClientIntrigue and deception are the order of the day - but is it all too much for the great detective?

9:00 Masterpiece Classic: Upstairs Downstairs Series II:Somewhere Over the RainbowExperience Eaton Place on the eve of war and the events that change the landscape forever. (part 6)

10:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season II In the climactic battle of the war, Matthew and William go over the top to an uncertain fate. (part 4)

11:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season II As the war promises to draw to a close, uncertainty still reigns. (part 5)

15 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Dry Your Tears

Dr. Ellingham moves back into his old surgery, agreeing to stay for a few more months until a replace-ment can be appointed.

9:00 Doc Martin: Born With A ShotgunSleepless nights are taking a toll and tempers are frayed as they try to find ways to comfort their con-stantly wailing baby.

10:00 EastEnders

16 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Naughty or Nice9:00 British Antiques Roadshow:

Chichester Cathedral

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Shugborough (part 1 of 2)

10:00 Mark Twain: Old Times On The Mississippi (part 2)

17 SATURDAY7:00 Lawrence Welk: Thanksgiving8:00 See November 3rd lineup12:00 Austin City Limits: Mumford & Sons /

Flogging Molly

18 SUNDAY8:00 NATURE: An Original DUCKumentary

This program follows a wood duck family as a male and female create a

bond, migrate together across thou-sands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of chicks, then come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds.

9:00 Custer’s Last Stand: American Experience

11:00 EastEnders

19 MONDAY8:00 Himalaya with Michael Palin: Botan

to the Bay of Bengal9:00 Globe Trekker: East Texas10:00 Queen’s Palaces: Palace of

Holyroodhouse — Britain's least well-known royal palace and yet probably the most romantic.

20 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth: Arts & Culture:

Hidden Treasures9:00 NOVA: Ultimate Mars Challenge

Witness the exhilarating moments of

Curiosity’s Mars landing — and the spectacular discoveries afterward.

10:00 Phoenix Mars Mission: Onto the IceA behind-the-scenes look at the first successful landing on the Mars polarregion and the beginning of a new era in the search for signs of life on our neighboring planets.

21 WEDNESDAY7:00 Call The Midwife (part 2)8:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton

Abbey Season II — As the last of the recovering officers depart Downton, the house is reverted to its former state, but not its residents. (part 6)

10:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season II — Christmas re-unites most of the Grantham family as Rosamund, her gossipy maid Shore in tow, arrives eager to intro-duce her new suitor to the family. (part 7)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS: THE BEST OF THE ANDYWILLIAMS CHRISTMAS SHOWS features classic clipsfrom Andy Williams’ Christmas specials. Fillinghomes with seasonal cheer, the specials became acherished holiday family tradition. The digitally re-mastered production numbers are complete withmagnificent sets and costumes and a cast of singers,dancers and skaters.

Watch for these great programs and more throughout December!

DOO WOP DISCOVERIES (MY

MUSIC) brings back pivotal R&B

and pop vocal groups of the late

50s and 60s through never-be-

fore-broadcast archival and new

live performances of their most

loved hits. Pop music icons

Smokey Robinson, Mike Stoller (of

the writing team Lieber &

Stoller), producers Mitch and Phil

Margo of the Tokens, Aaron

Neville, Neil Sedaka and more.

MOTOWN: BIG HITS AND MORE (MY

MUSIC) Original Motown classics

from 1958 to 1968 features many

first-time extended stereo mixes of

Motown’s biggest hits, B-sides,

album cuts and radio classics from

the Temptations, the Four Tops,

Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, the

Miracles, Martha & the Vandellas and

more. The program features the

biggest and best moments from past

PBS Motown specials, enhanced and

extended with additional footage and

archival gems.

THE TENORS: LEAD WITH YOUR HEART The Tenors — Victor Micallef, Clifton

Murray, Remigio Pereira and Fraser Walters — have inspired millions of music

lovers with their rich harmonies, addictive charm and powerful songs. This daz-

zling new concert takes place in the breathtaking 2,050-seat Reynolds Hall at

The Smith Center, where The Tenors perform music from their newly released

sophomore album Lead With Your Heart.

Blenko Glass: Behind the Scenes - This brand new, high definitionprogram takes viewers into the heat and heart of the Blenko

glassworks to see how the beautiful, all-handmade, glassware iscreated. Each piece is unique and so are the artisans and mem-bers of the Blenko family who continue this proud, 100 year tradition.

This Christmas, renowned recording artist NathanPacheco gives the gift of music, capturing the spirit ofthe season with inspirational, moving performances ofholiday favorites including “Hark! The Herald AngelsSing,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “White Christmas,”“Silver Bells” and an unforgettable rendition of the ulti-mate Christmas song, “O Holy Night.” Tickets available at wlvt.org

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9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: Shugborough Hall (part 2)

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow Michael Aspel introduces the Road-show from Ramsgate in Kent, home ofholidays by the sea and fish and chips.

10:00 The Dust Bowl — Survey the causes ofthe worst man-made ecological disas-ter in U.S. history: the catastrophic dust storms of the 1930s. (part 1)

22 SATURDAY7:00 Lawrence Welk: Christmas8:00 Keeping Up Appearances9:00 As Time Goes By10:00 Are You Being Served?

Christmas Specials11:00 Waiting for God12:00 The Old Guys (parts 5 and 6)

23 SUNDAY8:00 Globe Trekker: Holy Land: Jerusalem

and the West Bank9:00 FRONTLINE: From Jesus to Christ

The First Christians Explore the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. (part 1 of 2)

11:00 EastEnders

24 MONDAY8:00 Great Performances: Rod Stewart:

Merry Christmas Baby — Legendary rocker Rod Stewart’s first solo holiday

special, withsongs producedby “Hitman”David Foster, fea-tures 13 classicsongs, rangingfrom “Have Your-self a Merry LittleChristmas” to“Auld Lang Syne,”and songs from

Rod Stewart with Michael Bublé, Cee-Lo Green and Mary J. Blige and more.

9:00 National Christmas Tree Lighting 201210:00 A Christmas Celtic Sojourn Live11:00 Christmas with the Mormon Taberna-

cle Choir Featuring David Archuletta12:00 A Bucknell Candlelight Christmas

25 TUESDAY7:00 Secrets of the Dead: Michelangelo

Revealed (repeats at 11:00)8:00 Tempo InDepth9:00 Rick Steves’ Rome: Eternally Engaging10:00 Vatican City and The Papacy with

Burt Wolf

26 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Three Gables

Isadora rejects her diplomat lover, Douglas Maberley, in favour of the young Duke of Lomond.

9:00 Masterpiece Classic: Great Expecta-tions — An orphan boy meets an es-caped convict, a crazed rich woman, a bewitching girl, and grows up to have great expectations of wealth from a mysterious patron. (part 1 of 2)

10:30 Masterpiece Classic: Great Expecta-tions (part 2 of 2)

27 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Don’t Let Go

P.C. Joe Penhale is desperate to keep Maggie, but she plans to return to Bude.

9:00 Doc Martin: Cats and SharksBert Large's restaurant business is in financial trouble.

10:00 EastEnders11:00 The Old Guys (part 9 and 10)

28 FRIDAY7:00 Tempo InDepth8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Baltimore, MD9:00 British Antiques Roadshow — The ex-

perts visit Oban, on the west coast of Scotland.

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow — The show is introduced from the steps of Leeds Town Hall.

10:00 The Dust Bowl (part 2)

29 SATURDAY7:00 Lawrence Welk: New Year’s8:00 See December 22nd lineup12:00 The Old Guys (parts 11 and 12)

30 SUNDAY8:00 Nature: Braving Iraq — A tale about

what was once one of the richest and most important wetlands in the world.

9:00 FRONTLINE: From Jesus To Christ:The First Christians (part 2 of 2)

10:00 EastEnders

31 MONDAY7:00 Great Performances: Sondheim!

The Birthday Concert9:00 Marvin Hamlisch Presents The 70’s

The Way We Were10:30 Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the

Symphony — Features Menzel's hus-band, Taye Diggs, and composer/con-ductor Marvin Hamlisch.

11:30 Great Performances: Harry Connick, Jr.In Concert On Broadway — Features

Connick’s big band and 12-piece stringsection performing a mix of show tunes,standards and jazz classics.

17 MONDAY8:00 Globe Trekker: Volcanoes - Ring of Fire9:00 Globe Trekker: Food Hour - Scandinavia10:00 Globe Trekker: Food Hour - Israel and

the Palestinian Territory11:00 Globe Trekker: The Making of Globe

Trekker

18 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth9:00 NOVA: Ancient Computer

A machine found in a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck is revealed to be the world's first computer.

10:00 Secrets of the Dead: Lost Ships of Rome — A team of marine archaeolo-gists carrying out a sonar survey of the seabed around the Italian island ofVentotene make an astonishing dis-covery.

11:00 Secrets of the Dead: Slave Ship Mutiny — When the Meermin set sail from Madagascar for South Africa on a hot summer’s day in 1766, the Dutchcrew had no idea they were about to make history.

19 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: Adventures of the

Creeping Man — Professor Presbury refuses to believe his daughter's storyabout a nightmarish intruder who ap-pears at her window.

9:00 Masterpiece Classic: Oliver TwistWilliam Miller stars in Charles Dick-ens' tale of a poor orphan who is drawn into the sordid London under-world and its petty crime by the ArtfulDodger (Adam Arnold) and his gang.(part 1 of 2)

10:30 Masterpiece Classic: Oliver Twist(part 2 of 2)

20 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Mother Knows Best

Louisa's mum Eleanor arrives in Portwenn unexpectedly and Louisa is far from happy about her arrival.

9:00 Doc Martin: Remember MeP. C. Joe Penhale has an unexpected visitor — his ex-wife Maggie.

10:00 EastEnders11:00 The Old Guys (parts 3 and 4)

21 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Cats and Dogs

Appraisals feature felines and caninesin sculpture, and on canvas.

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