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Copyright 2014 by The Ohio State University. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form or by any means without express written Karen’s Holiday Wish permission from the publisher. Subscription is by a minimum contribution of $60 to WOSU Public Media, All I want for Christmas is…FM radio on my cell phone. I had it on my previous smartphone of which $3.25 is allocated to Airfare. Periodicals and used it almost daily. I could listen to 89.7 NPR News or Classical 101 or any local station postage paid at Columbus, Ohio. without using my limited data plan or draining my phone’s battery. I listened at the gym, the POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Airfare, airport, football games and in the dentist’s chair. I always had a radio with me because like 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 most people, I take my phone everywhere.
WOSU Public Media My current phone doesn’t have FM radio enabled even though it has the chip inside Graphic Designer/Assoc. Editor Ann Draghi necessary to make it work. Unlike in Europe, the major US phone carriers have chosen not to General Manager Tom Rieland enable the FM chip that is built into most smartphones. It would cost them virtually nothing Chief Operating Officer Karen Olstad to do so, but they claim there is no customer demand for it. Some speculate they would Director of Marketing rather charge us for data usage to access radio streams. Meredith Hart & Communications Membership Rob Walker We know what happens in a natural disaster or emergency— the power grid goes down taking with it cell phone and Wi-Fi networks. Even if the networks are working, they are Friends of WOSU Board completely overwhelmed. People turn to broadcasters—and public radio in particular — for President Karen Ickes information about closures, response efforts and where to find food, shelter and fuel, not to Vice President Bill Schiffman mention news reports as events unfold. With 90% of Americans owning cell phones, it makes Secretary/Treasurer Kathleen McGinnis sense to enable your smartphone to receive vital information through radio signals for free.
Board Members You can help us make it happen. WOSU is part of a broad coalition of broadcasters working Kyle B. Anderson Ed Lentz Allen Coleman Debbie Mitchell to convince the carriers—and the federal government if necessary—to require activated Dan Cvetanovich Christine Mortine FM chips in all cellphones. Contact your wireless provider to let them know—as a matter Laura Ecklar Rick Phillips Fred Hadley Kumar Rachuri of public safety and consumer fairness—you want your phone’s Dale Heydlauff Bill Ress FM chip activated for constant access to free FM radio. All the BethAnn Hullinger Tom Rieland Sharron Kornegay Katy Rigsby information you need, including links to your wireless provider is at: Ray LaVoie Michael Schwaiger freeradioonmyphone.org. Michelle Leedy David Stallings
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Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
Seasonal Programming on WOSU TV
December is a month full of anticipation and joy. Stores are filled with holiday goodies and neighborhoods are aglow with the season’s trimmings. This month on WOSU TV we have a variety of special programs to put viewers in the spirit of the season.
On PBS KIDS®, Curious George, Peg + Cat, Elmo and Cat in the Hat are just a few of our favorite characters celebrating the holidays. The Peg + Cat + Holidays one hour special finds our heroine Peg and her trusty companion Cat tackling “The Christmas Problem,” and “The Hanukkah Problem.” Curious George waits impatiently for Christmas to arrive in Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas and Elmo, Abby Cadabby and their new friend Stiller the Elf are out to save Christmas on Elmo’s Christmas Countdown. You’ll see lots of holiday fun on all our PBS KIDS programs throughout the month.
Friday Night Arts is full of wonderful music specials. No Christmas holiday is complete without a performance of Handel’s Messiah and WOSU TV will showcase the voices of the Naval Academy in this yearly tradition on Friday, December 12. We’ll celebrate Hanukkah with Great Performances featuring Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot. The Mormon Saturday, January 3 Tabernacle Choir returns with their annual Christmas concert, this year featuring Deborah Voight Ohio Theatre and John Rhys-Davies. We’ll wrap up the holidays on Friday Night Arts with a profile of Bing Crosby on American Masters. Cocktail Reception & Advance Screening Christmas week begins with Christmas trees, music, cooking, and entertaining on the December 21 Sunday Showcase (1pm–4pm). The week rings in several special programs, like First Silent For more information Night on Tuesday, and early on Christmas morning viewers can enjoy a series of wonderful or to reserve your tickets: holiday concerts while waiting for the sun to dawn. We’ll settle in Christmas night with the premiere of the Call the Midwife Holiday Special, followed by the Vicious: Holiday Special. The nuns wosu.org/downtonabbey and the boys are organizing Christmas concerts and dinner parties. Support WOSU Public Media and the quality PBS programs you enjoy. Finally, we ring in the New Year with Michael Feinstein at The Rainbow Room and the New Year’s Day tradition, Great Performances from Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2015.
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Morning Edition listeners on 89.7 NPR News habits and found the schedule was not The new schedule also gives us at 89.7 more with a keen ear likely have noticed a change in meeting their needs. flexibility to insert central Ohio stories recent weeks. into Morning Edition without sacrificing NPR found morning listeners are busy and NPR’s excellent coverage of national and For the first time in decades, NPR changed its on-the-go. On average, morning listeners international stories. Morning Edition program clock. For us station enjoy NPR in three different locations like the programmers, it was a big deal. We had to nightstand clock radio, the kitchen, and the So if you are one of our keen-eared rearrange where we put local newscasts, car. They also usually perform six different listeners who noticed the new schedule, weather and traffic reports. Most listeners tasks: waking up, making breakfast, shaving or know that it is another probably did not notice unless they used the putting on makeup, and driving. example of how 89.7 old schedule as a tool to stay on schedule. NPR News tries to Perhaps you say, “I have to be out of the As a result, listeners catch Morning Edition meet our audience’s house before the 7:30 am news, or I’ll be late in ten minute chunks, and the new schedule changing lives, to work.” reflects this routine. We now offer three while staying brief newscasts an hour —every 20 minutes. global, and local. We did not change the Morning Edition The story segments are still long enough to schedule just to mess with listeners’ routines. provide in-depth analysis, but short enough to by Michael thompson, NPR conducted careful research into audience fit in listeners’ busy routines. 89.7 NPR News Programming Director
Essential Classics A Special December Offering: Music you know you know, even if you don’t
The Mozart Festival Photo by Jiuguang Wang know you know it Thursdays at 7pm Mondays at 7pm with Christopher Purdy Every year, thousands of visitors and artists December 1 travel to Salzburg to celebrate Mozart’s birth. Salzburg, Austria L. Mozart: Toy Symphony Along with extraordinary music-making, you’ll hear on-location recorded voices and sounds December 8 from this 2014 world-class celebration. Briefly, Classical Showcase Schumann: Carnaval here is what you’ll hear each week: Special performances from far and wide December 15 December 4 Fridays at 7pm—The Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts continue Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Mozart, Mozart and digital Mozart December 5 December 22 December 11 Camilla Tilling, soprano; Lionel Bringuier, conductor Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, “Elvira Madigan” Mozart’s student, or why Beethoven copied Mozart’s 40th for his own 5th December 12 December 29 December 18 Tchaikovsky Symphonies 1 & 6; Gustavo Dudamel, Haydn: Symphony No. 45, “Farewell” conductor Wedding music, a string quintet, a Mass and an opera December 19 December 25 Corigliano and Brahms; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Mozart’s violin and home at last December 26 January 1 Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano; Charles Dutoit, Mozart publishes in Paris and the British invasion conductor
5 The American Sound Saturdays at 6pm & Tuesdays at 7pm with Jennifer Hambrick The American Sound leads off with “Americans Abroad,” a program of music by American composers inspired by their overseas travels and foreign composers inspired by their visits to the US. We’ll celebrate winter and the Christmas season with works by
Photo by Stuart Seeger Photo by Stuart Eric Whitacre and Stephen Caracciolo, the Boston Camerata performing early American Christmas music and Dan Locklair’s Symphony of Seasons. And on December 27 we’ll mess with some Texas music for the 170th anniversary of the state’s annexation. Texas
Fretworks Saturdays & Wednesdays at 7pm with John Rittmeyer December brings us music for the holidays interspersed with more standard fare. We’ll have The Romeros, Christopher Parkening, Sharon Isbin, Giovanni De Chiaro and JoAnn Falletta, who is both a guitarist and prominent conductor. The Modern Mandolin Quartet will be heard, as well as solo mandolinist Chris Thile from his album of J.S. Bach. And the Saturday before Christmas will feature lots of music not heard the rest of the year to get you into the holiday Fretworks’ spirit. Chris Thile
A New Season of Columbus in Concert: Musica Sacra Metropolitan Operas ProMusica Chamber Orchestra Sundays at 8pm with Christopher Purdy Saturdays at 1pm (unless otherwise marked) Sundays at 1pm with Boyce Lancaster December 7 December 6 December 7 Missa puer natus est nobis, carols, organ music, and Thomson’s Nativity According to St. Luke (noon start time) Rossini: The Barber of Seville— Lera Auerbach as composer and pianist in Mozart’s Isabel Leonard and Lawrence Brownlee are the Piano Concerto No. 20. December 14 young lovers, and Christopher Maltman stars as the swaggering, crafty, all-knowing Barber of Seville. December 14 Music of Bach, Handel, Pachelbel, Palestrina and more December 13 The Lancaster Chorale joins the orchestra in Mozart’s Mass in C minor. December 21 (noon start time) Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg—James Levine conducts Wagner’s epic December 21 Carols, a concerto for organ and orchestra, music human comedy. for Hanukkah and the Christmas portion of Mozart, Haydn and Thurber’s Dogs, written for Handel’s Messiah December 20 ProMusica by Peter Schickele. December 28 (noon start time) Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro— December 28 Erwin Schrott takes on the title role in this new Haydn: The Creation production conducted by Edo de Waart. ProMusica’s broadcast season ends with their annual “Soiree” performance and Time for Three, “a December 27 classically-trained garage band.” Verdi: La Traviata—Rising soprano Marina Rebeka stars as Verdi’s most popular heroine. Marco Armiliato conducts. Photo by LeAnn Mueller Photo by Dale Pickett
Lawrence Brownlee Time for Three
6 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org. Sunday, December 14 Tuesday, December 23
3pm • First Community Church Holiday Special Local 8pm • A Chanticleer Christmas Wonder Tidings, a contemporary setting of six English carols by Stephen Spanning the globe and the centuries, this one-hour celebration of the T. Main, is the centerpiece of the 40th annual Christmas Candlelight season is told through the voices of Chanticleer, the 12-member San Concert from First Community Church in Dublin, Ohio. Members of Francisco-based men’s choir. the Columbus Symphony join the First Community Chancel Choir and soloists, led by Ronald J. Jenkins. Wednesday, December 24 10am • A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols live 4pm • Advent Voice Hosted by Michael Barone, this is the annual live broadcast from the chapel A one-hour special of contemplative music for the season, hosted by of King’s College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King’s College Choir Lynne Warfel. performs the legendary service of Biblical readings and music. Monday, December 15 8pm • CSO Holiday Pops Concert Local 8pm • Chanukah in Story and Song A great Columbus holiday tradition continues as Ronald J. Jenkins leads A celebration by The Western Wind performing Ladino songs of Spanish the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in your favorite songs Jews, Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe and modern Israeli tunes, and carols. hosted by Leonard Nimoy. Thursday, December 25 Saturday, December 20 8pm • St. Olaf Christmas Festival 4pm • An Operavore Christmas An always sold-out service in song and word which takes place at An hour of Christmas and holiday music from the world of opera and St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, featuring over 500 oratorio sung by some of the greatest singers past and present. student musicians.
Sunday, December 21 Friday, December 26 3pm • Messiah from Washington National Cathedral 9pm • Christmas with the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs Hear the Christmas portion of Messiah from the concert which attracts It’s a joyous celebration by two of the most prestigious, historically black an audience of some 6,000 from the greater Washington, DC area. institutions in the nation coming together to sing spirituals and carols.
4pm • Lessons and Carols at First Congregational Church Saturday, December 27 live Local 4pm • Light and Gold: The Music of Eric Whitacre The annual Christmas celebration in downtown Columbus, hosted by Eric Whitacre’s choral works are beloved by choirs throughout the world. Classical 101’s Christopher Purdy. He introduces the music and describes the backstory of how each piece 10pm • Christmastime in New York: At the Metropolitan Museum came to be. The Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine performs a program spanning Wednesday, December 31 hundreds of years describing the story of the Nativity. 8pm • Light and Gold: The Music of Eric Whitacre, Part 2 Monday, December 22 Thursday, January 1 8pm • Welcome Christmas! 11am • New Year’s Day from Vienna live A perennial favorite featuring the Minneapolis-based ensemble VocalEssence, led by Philip Brunelle. The Vienna Philharmonic presents its annual salute to the waltz on New Year’s Day live from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. Hear the hits tunes of the Strauss family and others with Zubin Mehta on the podium.
All programs are subject to change. 7 89.7 NPR News schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 5am BBC World BBC World Service Service 6am After the Score Humankind Columbus on… Morning Edition 7am Marketplace Weekend On Being 8am
9am Weekend Weekend BBC NewsHour Edition Edition 10am All Sides with Ann Fisher 11am Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Car Talk 12pm The Best Wait Wait… Fresh Air of Car Talk Don’t Tell Me! 1pm Travel with On Point Radiolab Rick Steves 2pm This American Life Snap Judgment Here & Now 3pm The Moth Marketplace Radio Hour Weekend 4pm TED Radio This American Hour Life All Things Considered 5pm All Things All Things Considered Considered 6pm Marketplace All Things Considered After the Score 7pm Bluegrass Bluegrass All Sides with Ann Fisher Ramble Ramble 8pm
9pm + BBC World Service 89.7 FM NPR News can also be heard on our regional network stations on HD Radio as well as streaming online at wosu.org and on WOSU’s mobile app. Classical 101 schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 5am Classical Music Classical Music
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7am Sunday Classical Music with Boyce Lancaster Baroque with 8am Suzanne Bona
9am Classics for Kids 10am 8:06am Classical Music with Jennifer Hambrick Classical Music 11am with Boyce Classical Music Lancaster with Jennifer Hambrick 12pm Amadeus Deli with Jennifer Hambrick
1pm By Request Columbus Classical Music with Jennifer Hambrick with 2pm Christopher in Concert: Purdy The ProMusica Metropolitan Chamber 3pm Opera Orchestra
4pm Classical Music Classical Music with John Rittmeyer 5pm From the Top From the Top
6pm The American Classics for Sound Kids 6:06pm 7pm Essential The American Fretworks The Mozart Fretworks Performance Classics Sound Festival Today Classical 8pm Showcase Musica Concierto Sacra with 9pm Classical Music Christopher Purdy Classical Music 10pm + Classical Music Classical Music Classical 101 can also be heard in Columbus on HD Radio 89.7-2 as well as streaming online at wosu.org and on WOSU’s mobile app. 8 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org. Primetime and Weekend Schedule for WOSU TV
10:00 pm Best of Columbus Neighborhoods 9:00 pm NOVA “Neil Armstrong pose.” Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Programs are subject to change Executive Producer Brent Davis picks his favorite scenes from this unique, Emmy® award-winning project. during Pledge Weeks: Nov 28 – Dec 10 Friday, December 5, 2014 Thank you for your understanding. 8:00 pm Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 8:30 pm McLaughlin Group 9:00 pm Great Performances Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn Monday, December 1, 2014 Barbra Streisand performs an extensive selection of songs and is joined by Il Volo and Chris Botti. 8:00 pm Best of 50s Pop Classic tunes and memorable artists such as Patti Page, 10:30 pm Best of 50s Pop The Four Aces, and Frankie Lane are showcased. Classic tunes and memorable artists such as Patti Page, Next Air 12/2/2014 11:30 pm The Four Aces, and Frankie Lane are showcased. First Man on the Moon 10:00 pm 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary Saturday, December 6, 2014 NOVA presents an intimate portrait of Neil The impact of the preeminent trio that brought folk Armstrong, the first person to set foot music to America’s mass audiences is celebrated. 6:00 am Best of WOSU on the moon, through interviews with Next Air 12/2/2014 3:00 am Armstrong’s family and friends. The film Sunday, December 7, 2014 reveals his achievements as a Navy combat Tuesday, December 2, 2014 6:00 am Best of WOSU veteran and pioneer of high-speed flight. 8:00 pm Jackie Evancho - Awakening 9:00 pm Downton Abbey Rediscovered - Live in Concert Relive treasured moments from Downton Abbey’s first 10:30 pm John Glenn: A Life of Service Jackie Evancho’s astoundingly beautiful young voice four seasons and preview the upcoming season. John Glenn: A Life of Service chronicles an American soars on Broadway, sacred music and pop songs. Next Air 12/13/2014 3:30 am hero who dedicated his life to duty and public service. Next Air 12/11/2014 3:00 am 9:30 pm Rick Steves’ European Christmas 10:30 pm Best of WOSU Performances include the Nonsuch Singers of London Thursday, December 11, 2014 and the Norwegian Girls Choir of Oslo, Norway. Monday, December 8, 2014 8:00 pm The This Old House Hour Next Air 12/4/2014 3:00 am 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow The Cararra marble island top is highlighted. Fence Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 1 contractor Mark Bushway installs a PVC fence. Appraisals include a 1950 Pablo Picasso linocut and a Next Air 12/12/2014 4:00 am 8:00 pm Downton Abbey Rediscovered pair of Italian carved door panels from 1550. 9:00 pm Doc Martin Relive treasured moments from Downton Abbey’s first 9:30 pm Best of WOSU four seasons and preview the upcoming season. Sickness and Health Next Air 12/7/2014 9:00 pm Tuesday, December 9, 2014 Portwenn is buzzing about the wedding of the Doc and Louisa. Will they finally tie the knot? 9:30 pm Victor Borge’s Timeless Comedy! 8:00 pm American Masters Next Air 12/14/2014 7:00 pm The funniest and most memorable skits by legendary Bing Crosby Rediscovered 10:00 pm Father Brown pianist and comedian Victor Borge are showcased. Unprecedented access to Bing Crosby’s archives Next Air 12/5/2014 12:00 am highlight this look at the popular actor and singer. The Pride of the Prydes The public opening of Pryde Castle ends when guide Next Air 12/26/2014 9:00 pm Thursday, December 4, 2014 Audrey Diggle is struck and killed by an arrow. 10:00 pm Best of WOSU Next Air 12/12/2014 3:00 am 8:00 pm Best of Columbus Neighborhoods Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Friday, December 12, 2014 8:00 pm Best of Birds 8:00 pm Washington Week with Gwen Ifill Celebrate the natural world with some of the most 8:30 pm McLaughlin Group memorable bird scenes from Nature’s library. 9:00 pm Handel’s Messiah: A United States Naval Academy Tradition The United States Naval Academy Glee Club and renowned soloists perform in Annapolis, Maryland. Look for the penguin 10:00 pm Joshua Bell Presents Musical Gifts World-renowned violinist Joshua Bell performs an WOSU Executive Producer Brent Davis for Seasonal and Holiday intimate concert in his Manhattan residence. picks his favorite scenes from WOSU’s Emmy® award-winning documentary programming. Saturday, December 13, 2014 series’ first nine segments: The Short North, 6:00 am Motorweek German Village, King-Lincoln District, University District, Downtown/Franklinton, 6:30 am Paint This with Jerry Yarnell Olde Towne East, South Side, Clintonville, 7:00 am Best of the Joy of Painting and Worthington. Next Air 12/4/2014 10:00 pm 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 8:00 am Sewing with Nancy
All programs are subject to change. 9 Saturday, December 13, 2014 cont… 3:00 pm Chatsworth House 10:00 pm Fire in the Forest: The Life and Part 3 Legacy of the Ba’al Shem Tov 8:30 am American Woodshop 4:00 pm Secrets of Highclere Castle Scholars shed light on the Ba’al Shem Tov, one of the 9:00 am Rough Cut - Woodworking most celebrated figures in Jewish history. with Tommy Mac 5:00 pm Broad & High Next Air 12/17/2014 3:00 am 9:30 am Woodsmith Shop 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:00 am Garden Smart 6:00 pm The Lawrence Welk Show 8:00 pm Nature 10:30 am Growing a Greener World 7:00 pm Doc Martin Elsa’s Legacy: The Born Free Story 11:00 am Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 8:00 pm Masterpiece Classic A look at the current state of lions and the legacy of “Born Free,” 50 years after its publication. 11:30 am Sara’s Weeknight Meals Downton Abbey Season 4 - Episode 3 Love is in the air and darker emotions too, as Mary, Next Air 12/18/2014 1:00 am 12:00 pm Lidia’s Kitchen Edith, Tom, and Anna each face a dilemma. 9:00 pm NOVA 12:30 pm Ciao Italia Next Air 12/15/2014 1:00 am Making Stuff Wilder 1:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen 9:00 pm Masterpiece Classic Robotic bees, viruses building batteries and more Downton Abbey Season 4 - Episode 4 innovations inspired by life itself are explored. 1:30 pm Cook’s Country Can Bates learn what’s troubling Anna? Thomas Next Air 12/18/2014 2:00 am 2:00 pm Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller: installs a new ally and Alfred takes up cooking. 10:00 pm NOVA Chanukah Special Next Air 12/15/2014 2:00 am Making Stuff Colder 2:30 pm The Mind of a Chef 10:00 pm Masterpiece Classic David Pogue explores ultracold physics, cooling a warming planet and cold science innovations. 3:00 pm Rick Steves’ Europe Downton Abbey Season 4 - Episode 5 Rose’s surprise party for Robert risks scandal. Mary Next Air 12/18/2014 3:00 am 3:30 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope meets an old suitor. Edith gets troubling news. Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:00 pm Christmas on the Danube Next Air 12/15/2014 3:00 am 8:00 pm The This Old House Hour 4:30 pm Globe Trekker Monday, December 15, 2014 The exterior is restored on the Charlestown house with 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow a dormer, windows, shutters, and front entry. 6:00 pm This Old House Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2 Next Air 12/19/2014 4:00 am 6:30 pm Ask This Old House Great appraisals include a collection of 1898 Mardi 9:00 pm Doc Martin Gras invitations and Julia Child’s copper pans. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Next Air 12/20/2014 7:00 pm Martin and Louisa host a disastrous dinner party and 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Morwenna advertises for a lodger. Next Air 12/21/2014 7:00 pm 8:30 pm As Time Goes By Denver, CO - Hour Three Fabulous finds include a turn-of-the-century 10:00 pm Father Brown 9:00 pm Inspector Morse salesman’s sample canoe and a 1941 Martin guitar. The Shadow of the Scaffold The Way Through the Woods, Part 1 Next Air 12/16/2014 1:00 am A convicted killer is given a temporary reprieve from the A suspected murderer is killed in prison, leaving the gallows and begs Father Brown to prove her innocence. disappearance of a woman unsolved. 10:00 pm King George and Queen Mary Next Air 12/19/2014 3:00 am Next Air 12/14/2014 2:00 am A profile of King George V looks at how he reinvented many of the royal traditions we know today. 10:00 pm Inspector Morse Friday, December 19, 2014 The Way Through the Woods, Part 2 Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:00 pm Washington Week with Gwen Ifill A suspected murderer is killed in prison, leaving the disappearance of a woman unsolved. 8:00 pm Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler 8:30 pm McLaughlin Group Next Air 12/14/2014 3:00 am 9:00 pm Christmas with the Mormon Sunday, December 14, 2014 Tabernacle Choir 6:00 am Religion & Ethics Newsweekly 6:30 am Sid the Science Kid 7:00 am Curious George 7:30 am Curious George 8:00 am Super Why! 8:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood new series 9:00 am Sesame Street 9:30 am Dinosaur Train Lourdes 10:00 am Dinosaur Train Join host Bruce Feiler on an unprecedented 10:30 am Peg + Cat journey to the world’s most meaningful landscapes and rigorous religious 11:00 am Wild Kratts pilgrimages. US military members visit the 11:30 am Columbus on the Record Catholic shrine of Lourdes in southwest France in search of healing. new 12:00 pm Our Ohio Next Air 12/17/2014 1:00 am 12:30 pm The Mind of a Chef Soprano Deborah Voigt and acclaimed British actor John Rhys-Davies 1:00 pm Chatsworth House 9:00 pm Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Part 1 Shikoku Orchestra at Temple Square for a Christmas 2:00 pm Chatsworth House The Island of Shikoku in Japan features a 750-mile concert of holiday favorites. Buddhist pilgrimage route, temples and shrines. Next Air 12/20/2014 2:00 am Part 2 Next Air 12/17/2014 2:00 am
10 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org. Friday, December 19, 2014 cont… 10:00 am Peg + Cat + Holidays 9:00 pm NOVA 10:00 pm Great Performances 11:00 am Wild Kratts Building the Great Cathedrals Hands-on experiments reveal architectural secrets Rejoice with Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak… 11:30 am Columbus on the Record used to erect these soaring, glass-filled walls. Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman and celebrated Next Air 12/28/2014 4:00 am cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot perform together. 12:00 pm Our Ohio Next Air 12/20/2014 3:00 am 12:30 pm The Mind of a Chef 10:00 pm NOVA Great Cathedral Mystery 1:00 pm The National Christmas Tree Lighting Saturday, December 20, 2014 Using period tools and techniques, bricklayers build a 6:00 am Motorweek 2:00 pm 50th Annual Holiday Wassail Concert mini version of the Duomo in Florence. Next Air 12/31/2014 4:00 am 6:30 am Paint This with Jerry Yarnell 3:00 pm Chef’s Life Holiday Special 7:00 am Best of the Joy of Painting 4:00 pm Ray Conniff Christmas Show: Thursday, December 25, 2014 Here We Come A-Caroling 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 6:00 am Caillou 5:00 pm Broad & High 8:00 am Sewing with Nancy 6:30 am Sid the Science Kid 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:30 am American Woodshop 7:00 am Wild Kratts 6:00 pm The Lawrence Welk Show 9:00 am Rough Cut - Woodworking 7:30 am Wild Kratts 7:00 pm Doc Martin with Tommy Mac 8:00 am Curious George: 9:30 am Woodsmith Shop 8:00 pm Tales from the Royal Bedchamber A Very Monkey Christmas Historian Lucy Worsley reveals the importance of the 10:00 am Garden Smart 9:00 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood palace’s regal bedroom to past monarchs. 10:30 am Growing a Greener World Next Air 12/22/2014 4:00 am 9:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:00 am Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 9:00 pm Masterpiece Classic 10:00 am Elmo’s Christmas Countdown 11:30 am Sara’s Weeknight Meals Downton Abbey Season 4 - Episode 6 11:00 am Dinosaur Train When Robert and Thomas make a sudden trip, 11:30 am Dinosaur Train 12:00 pm Chef’s Life Holiday Special everyone’s life becomes more complicated. 1:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen Next Air 12/22/2014 1:00 am 12:00 pm Peg + Cat 1:30 pm Cook’s Country 10:00 pm Masterpiece Classic 12:30 pm Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 2:00 pm Alsatian Christmas Table Downton Abbey Season 4 - Episode 7 1:00 pm Super Why! with Chef Hubert Keller Robert and Thomas return from America. Bates disappears for a day, and Edith prepares to go abroad. 1:30 pm Thomas & Friends 2:30 pm The Mind of a Chef Next Air 12/22/2014 2:00 am 2:00 pm Elmo’s Christmas Countdown 3:00 pm Rick Steves’ European Christmas Monday, December 22, 2014 3:00 pm Curious George: 4:00 pm Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa A Very Monkey Christmas 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 4:00 pm Odd Squad 4:30 pm Globe Trekker The Boomer Years 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Vintage treasures from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, 4:30 pm Wild Kratts including a 1956 Elvis “Love Me Tender” standee. 5:00 pm Wild Kratts 6:00 pm This Old House Next Air 12/27/2014 7:00 pm 5:30 pm BBC World News America 6:30 pm Ask This Old House 9:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Phoenix, AZ - Hour One 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances A collection of Charles Schulz Peanuts artwork and a 7:00 pm Nightly Business Report Christmas Special 1797 Chippendale marriage chest are appraised. Next Air 12/23/2014 1:00 am 7:30 pm Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth organizes, directs and stars in a local pageant 1991 Christmas Special titled “Our Town in the Civil War.” 10:00 pm King George and Queen Mary 8:00 pm Call the Midwife Holiday Special 8:30 pm As Time Goes By A once rigidly formal character, Queen Mary emerged as a determined if eccentric royal matriarch. 9:00 pm Inspector Morse The Daughters of Cain, Part 1 Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Murder strikes at the heart of the university when a 8:00 pm Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler retired college don is found stabbed to death. Jerusalem Next Air 12/21/2014 2:00 am Jewish and Christian pilgrims visit Israel. The Jesus Trail, 10:00 pm Inspector Morse Sukkot and more are showcased. The Daughters of Cain, Part 2 Next Air 12/24/2014 1:00 am Murder strikes at the heart of the university when a 9:00 pm Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler retired college don is found stabbed to death. Hajj Next Air 12/21/2014 3:00 am Millions of pilgrims gather outside the city of Mecca for Sunday, December 21, 2014 the annual five-day pilgrimage. Next Air 12/24/2014 2:00 am new 6:00 am Religion & Ethics Newsweekly 10:00 pm First Silent Night 6:30 am Sid the Science Kid Actor Simon Callow journeys to Austria to uncover the Rehearsals for the Sunday School Christmas concert are underway, creating 7:00 am Curious George moving origins of the carol “Silent Night.” Next Air 12/24/2014 4:00 am inconvenience for the nuns and nurses of 7:30 am Curious George Nonnatus House. Two unmarried patients are dispatched to York Lodge, a badly 8:00 am Super Why! Wednesday, December 24, 2014 managed home for pregnant women. 8:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 pm Nature Chummy takes over running the facility 9:00 am Sesame Street The Himalayas after an outbreak of chicken pox. Explores the diversity of wildlife and habitats of this Next Air 12/26/2014 1:00 am 9:30 am Dinosaur Train mountain chain, including the snow leopard. Next Air 12/27/2014 4:00 am All programs are subject to change. 11 Thursday, December 25, 2014 cont… 10:00 pm Inspector Morse 9:00 pm Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Death Is Now My Neighbour, Part 2 9:30 pm Vicious Osun-Osogbo A young woman is shot dead through her kitchen African-American pilgrims attend an annual festival in Holiday Special window and an anonymous valentine seems to be a clue. honor of the Yoruba goddess Osun in Nigeria. Freddie and Stuart host a holiday soirée. A wicked Next Air 12/28/2014 3:00 am Next Air 12/31/2014 2:00 am game of Truth or Dare brings up hidden truths. Next Air 12/26/2014 2:30 am Sunday, December 28, 2014 10:00 pm FRONTLINE The Madoff Affair 10:00 pm Christmas in Norway 6:00 am Religion & Ethics Newsweekly with the St. Olaf Choir Unravel a scheme that lasted longer, reached wider and 6:30 am Sid the Science Kid cut deeper than any business scandal in history. The rich choral music traditions of both America and Next Air 12/31/2014 3:00 am Norway are showcased in Nidaros cathedral. 7:00 am Curious George Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Friday, December 26, 2014 7:30 am Curious George 8:00 am Super Why! 8:00 pm Pioneers of Television 8:00 pm Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 8:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Acting Funny 8:30 pm McLaughlin Group The backstage techniques of Robin Williams, Tina Fey 9:00 am Sesame Street 9:00 pm American Masters and more great comedic actors are revealed. Next Air 1/02/2015 4:00 am Bing Crosby Rediscovered 9:30 am Dinosaur Train Unprecedented access to Bing Crosby’s archives 10:00 am Dinosaur Train 9:00 pm Robin Williams Remembered highlight this look at the popular actor and singer. Next Air 12/27/2014 2:00 am 10:30 am Peg + Cat 10:30 pm Downton Abbey Rediscovered 11:00 am Wild Kratt Relive treasured moments from Downton Abbey’s first 12:00 pm Our Ohio four seasons and preview the upcoming season. 12:30 pm The Mind of a Chef Next Air 12/27/2014 3:30 am 1:00 pm Diamond Queen Saturday, December 27, 2014 The Early Life of the Queen 6:00 am Motorweek 2:00 pm Diamond Queen 6:30 am Paint This with Jerry Yarnell Moves to Modernize the Monarchy 7:00 am Best of the Joy of Painting 3:00 pm Diamond Queen 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting HM the Queen’s Reign 8:00 am Sewing with Nancy 4:00 pm Emperor Hirohito 8:30 am American Woodshop 5:00 pm Broad & High This tribute to actor and comedian Robin 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Williams features one of his last full- 9:00 am Rough Cut - Woodworking length interviews for the Pioneers of with Tommy Mac 6:00 pm The Lawrence Welk Show Television series, including never-before- 9:30 am Woodsmith Shop 7:00 pm Vicious seen comments on his life and comedic and dramatic work, as well as tributes to 10:00 am Garden Smart 7:30 pm Downton Abbey Rediscovered Williams by those who knew and worked 10:30 am Growing a Greener World 8:00 pm Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ with him and clips from his career. Next Air 1/1/2015 2:30 am 11:00 am Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Tribute to the Queen Prince Charles leads a touching tribute to Queen 11:30 am Sara’s Weeknight Meals Elizabeth, featuring exclusive footage and photos. 12:00 pm Lidia’s Kitchen Next Air 12/29/2014 4:00 am 10:00 pm Michael Feinstein New Year’s Eve at the Rainbow Room 12:30 pm Ciao Italia 9:00 pm Masterpiece Classic Entertainer Michael Feinstein performs with Darren 1:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen Downton Abbey Season 4 - Episode 8 Criss, Aaron Tveit, Christine Ebersole and more. Lady Rose meets the Prince of Wales and faces a 1:30 pm Cook’s Country dilemma. Trouble plagues Cora’s mother and brother. 2:00 pm Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Next Air 12/29/2014 1:00 am Always Cooking! Monday, December 29, 2014 2:30 pm The Mind of a Chef 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 3:00 pm Rick Steves’ Europe Manor House Treasures 3:30 pm Travelscope A Louis Comfort Tiffany necklace and more objects from across the pond are showcased. 4:00 pm Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa Next Air 1/03/2015 7:00 pm 4:30 pm Globe Trekker 9:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Phoenix, AZ - Hour Two 6:00 pm This Old House Great items include a bronze maquette by sculptor Henry Moore and an abstract painting by Chuck Close. 6:30 pm Ask This Old House Next Air 12/30/2014 1:00 am new 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00 pm The Great British Bake-Off series 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 pm As Time Goes By Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Homebakers take part in a ‘bake off,’ which 8:00 pm Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler will test every aspect of their baking skills 9:00 pm Inspector Morse Kumbh Mela as they battle it out to be crowned the Death Is Now My Neighbour, Part 1 The Kumbh Mela, the Hindu festival when pilgrims Great British Bake Off’s Best Amateur Baker. A young woman is shot dead through her kitchen bathe where two sacred rivers meet, is explored. Next Air 12/30/2014 2:00 am window and an anonymous valentine seems to be a clue. Next Air 12/31/2014 1:00 am Next Air 12/28/2014 2:00 am
12 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org. WOSU TV Digital channels: The primary channel for Time Warner 1007 award-winning, locally or 916 daytime & produced shows and WOW! 205 overnight PBS programming. Over-the-air 34.1 early evening on WOSU TV on WOSU TV WOSU Plus Digital channels: One-day delay of prime- Time Warner 994 Monday → Friday time PBS programming as or 191 Weekday Schedule, 11:00 pm As Time Goes By well as CREATE, a daytime WOW! 153 how-to and lifestyle series. Over-the-air 34.3 5am–7:30pm 11:30 pm Tavis Smiley 12:00 am Charlie Rose WOSU Ohio Digital channels: 5:00 am BBC World News 1:00 am + Visit wosu.org for details. Programming from The Ohio Time Warner 991 Mondays & Fridays: Sit and Be Fit Channel (ohiochannel.org) or 190 Saturday which includes live legislative WOW! 150 Tuesdays: Zonya’s Health Bites and public affairs coverage Over-the-air 34.2 5:30 am 11:30 pm Austin City Limits along with PBS programs. Wednesdays: Classical Stretch III 12:30 am Bluegrass Underground Thursdays: Cooking 80/20 with Robin Shea WOSU local-on-demand 6:00 am Caillou 1:00 am Front and Center Local-on-demand on Time Warner’s channel 1111. 6:30 am Sid the Science Kid 2:00 am + Visit wosu.org for details. 7:00 am Wild Kratts Where to watch? Sunday Detailed channel guide: wosu.pm/tv-channels 7:30 am Wild Kratts 12:30 am + Visit wosu.org for details. 8:00 am Curious George 8:30 am Curious George 9:00 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daytime and early evening programming subject to change due to holidays and pledge. 9:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 am Sesame Street Saturday Night Mysteries Catch up with the Royals 11:00 am Dinosaur Train 11:30 am Dinosaur Train 12:00 pm Peg + Cat 12:30 pm Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 1:00 pm Super Why! 1:30 pm Thomas & Friends 2:00 pm Sesame Street Inspector Morse Tales from the Royal Bedchamber 2:30 pm Curious George Saturdays (begins 12/13), 9pm & 10pm Sunday 12/21, 8pm John Thaw stars as Detective Chief Inspector Lucy Worsley uncovers the secrets of the royals. 3:00 pm Curious George Morse in five feature-length crime dramas, Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute 3:30 pm Arthur where the famed beer- and classical music- to the Queen 4:00 pm Odd Squad loving sleuth solves murder mysteries. Sunday 12/28, 8pm 4:30 pm Wild Kratts 5:00 pm Wild Kratts BBC World News America 5:30 pm Fridays: State of Ohio 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour 7:00 pm Nightly Business Report
Mondays: P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Downton Abbey Season 4 American Masters: Big Crosby Rediscovered Tuesdays: In the Know Sunday Nights (begins 12/14, 8pm) Friday 12/26, 9pm 7:30 pm Wednesdays: Broad & High Beginning with Episode 3 of Season 4, Sunday Explore the life of this iconic entertainer
Thursdays: Hometime nights are set aside for Downton Abbey. Jump through never-before-seen footage and into Season 4, and get ready for the premiere interviews. This documentary reveals a man Fridays: Columbus on the Record of Season 5 in January. far more complex than his public persona.
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3 Wednesday Downton Abbey Rediscovered Victor Borge’s Timeless Comedy!
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tie the knot, or will the villagers have to put Antiques Roadshow 8 Monday Best of WOSU the confetti back in the box again? Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 1 American Masters 9 Best of WOSU Tuesday Bing Crosby Rediscovered NOVA John Glenn: 10 Best of Birds Wednesday First Man on the Moon A Life of… (1 hr) Doc Martin Father Brown 11 The This Old House Hour Thursday Sickness and Health The Pride of the Prydes
12 Washington McLaughlin Handel’s Messiah: A United Friday Week Group States Naval Academy Tradition Joshua Bell Presents Musical Gifts Keeping Up Inspector Morse Inspector Morse 13 As Time Goes By Saturday Appearances The Way Through the Woods, Part 1 The Way Through the Woods, Part 2
14 Masterpiece Classic Masterpiece Classic Masterpiece Classic Sunday Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 3 Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 4 Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 5 Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow 15 King George and Queen Mary Monday Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2 Denver, CO - Hour Three
16 Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Fire in the Forest: The Life and Tuesday Lourdes Shikoku Legacy of the Ba’al Shem Tov King George and Queen Mary Nature NOVA NOVA 17 Wednesday December 15 & 22 at 10pm on WOSU TV Elsa’s Legacy: The Born Free Story Making Stuff Wilder Making Stuff Colder Doc Martin Father Brown This two-part portrait of Elizabeth II’s 18 The This Old House Hour Thursday Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? The Shadow of the Scaffold grandparents examines the lasting legacy of 19 Washington McLaughlin Christmas with the Mormon Great Performances the couple who rescued the monarchy from Friday Week Group Tabernacle Choir Rejoice with Itzhak Perlman and… Keeping Up Inspector Morse Inspector Morse potential disaster. King George V turned out to 20 As Time Goes By Saturday Appearances… The Daughters of Cain, Part 1 The Daughters of Cain, Part 2 be a remarkable innovator, creating the House Masterpiece Classic Masterpiece Classic 21 Tales from the Royal Bedchamber of Windsor and embracing democratic reform. Sunday Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 6 Downton Abbey, Season 4… (1.5 hrs) Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow 22 King George and Queen Mary Monday The Boomer Years Phoenix, AZ - Hour One Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler 23 First Silent Night Tuesday Jerusalem Hajj
24 Nature NOVA NOVA Wednesday The Himalayas Building the Great Cathedrals Great Cathedral Mystery Vicious Christmas in Norway 25 Call the Midwife Holiday Special Thursday Holiday Special with the St. Olaf Choir
26 Washington McLaughlin American Masters Downton Abbey Friday Week Group Bing Crosby Rediscovered Rediscovered Keeping Up Inspector Morse Inspector Morse 27 As Time Goes By Saturday Appearances Death Is Now My Neighbour, Part 1 Death Is Now My Neighbour, Part 2
28 Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Masterpiece Classic Sunday Tribute to the Queen Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 8 Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow 29 Monday The Great British Bake-Off Michael Feinstein New Year’s Eve Manor House Treasures Phoenix, AZ - Hour Two 30 Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler FRONTLINE at the Rainbow Room Tuesday Kumbh Mela Osun-Osogbo The Madoff Affair Wednesday, December 31 at 10pm on WOSU TV Pioneers of Television Michael Feinstein New Year’s 31 Wednesday Robin Williams Remembered Michael Feinstein headlines this all-star Acting Funny Eve at the Rainbow Room evening with performances by Tony® winning artist Christine Ebersole; American Idol sensation Jessica Sanchez; dynamic tap duo, WOSU TV: Programming on WOSU TV is a variety of national PBS the Manzari Brothers; and many more. features as well as award-winning locally produced shows, such as Broad & High, Columbus on the Record and In the Know. 14 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org. WOSU Plus primetime schedule, 8pm–11pm
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3 Wednesday Rick Steves’ European Christmas Doc Martin: Behind the Scenes
Health Science Frontiers: Infectious 4 Thursday Jackie Evancho - Awakening - Live in Concert Dr. Fuhrman’s End Dieting Forever! Diseases 5 30 Days to a Younger Heart Fridays at 9pm on WOSU Plus (starts 12/12) Friday Skinny Gut Vibrant You with Brenda Watson with Dr. Steven Masley, MD Populations have been exposed to several major 6 Saturday Best of WOSU disease outbreaks in recent years, both globally and nationally. Fred Andrle moderates this panel 7 Sunday Best of WOSU discussion about the major and minor health 8 Monday Best of WOSU risks from these infectious diseases. 9 Tuesday Best of WOSU
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Nature NOVA 11 John Glenn: A Life of Service Thursday Moment of Impact: Jungle 3D Spies of WWII Charlie Rose: Health Science Frontiers McLaughlin Columbus 12 In the Know Friday The Week Infectious Diseases Group on the Record
13 Globe Trekker Cool Spaces! Moyers & Scully/The Saturday Around the World - Panamericana… Performance Spaces Company World Show
14 Martha America’s Nick Stellino Martha Bakes Ask This Old Rick Steves’ Sunday Stewart’s… Test Kitchen Cooking with… Bar Cookies House Europe
15 Masterpiece Classic Masterpiece Classic Masterpiece Classic Monday Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 3 Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 4 Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 5 Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow 16 King George and Queen Mary Tuesday Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2 Denver, CO - Hour Three The National Christmas Tree Lighting Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Fire in the Forest: The Life and 17 Wednesday Mon., December 22 at 10:30pm on WOSU Plus Lourdes Shikoku Legacy of the Ba’al Shem Tov
The National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony 18 Nature NOVA NOVA Thursday Elsa’s Legacy: The Born Free Story Making Stuff Wilder Making Stuff Colder is the beginning of three weeks of celebration Charlie Rose: Health Science Frontiers McLaughlin Columbus 19 In the Know of holiday music. Musical groups from Friday The Week Infectious Diseases Group on the Record
Washington, DC and across the country provide 20 Healthy Heritage Burt Wolf: Cool Spaces! Moyers & Scully/The Saturday Kitchen… Taste of Freedom Libraries Company World Show holiday entertainment to the countless visitors 21 Martha America’s Nick Stellino Martha Bakes Ask This Old Rick Steves’ for a one-of-a-kind holiday experience. Sunday Stewart’s… Test Kitchen Cooking with… Cupcakes House Europe
22 Masterpiece Classic Masterpiece Classic The National Monday Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 6 Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 7 Christmas Tree… Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow 23 King George and Queen Mary Tuesday The Boomer Years Phoenix, AZ - Hour One Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler 24 First Silent Night Wednesday Jerusalem Hajj
25 Nature NOVA NOVA Thursday The Himalayas Building the Great Cathedrals Great Cathedral Mystery Charlie Rose: Health Science Frontiers McLaughlin Columbus 26 In the Know Friday The Week Infectious Diseases Group on the Record
27 Ciao Italia Katie Brown Cool Spaces! Moyers & Scully/The Saturday Antipasto… Workshop Art Spaces Company World Show
28 Martha America’s Nick Stellino Martha Bakes Ask This Old Rick Steves’ Sunday Stewart’s… Test Kitchen Cooking with… Coffee Cakes House Europe Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Masterpiece Classic 29 Monday Midnight Celebrations Tribute to the Queen Downton Abbey, Season 4 - Episode 8 Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow 30 The Great British Bake-Off December 27 & 28 at 12pm on WOSU Plus Tuesday Manor House Treasures Phoenix, AZ - Hour Two (Repeats December 31, 12pm–6pm) Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler FRONTLINE 31 Wednesday We are counting down to 2015 with an Kumbh Mela Osun-Osogbo The Madoff Affair unforgettable cocktail party. Indulge in tasty appetizers and add some glistening touches to make your party shine. Five! Four! Three! Two! WOSU Plus: Programming that is a one-day delay of primetime One! HAPPY NEW YEAR! PBS programming as well as CREATE, a dynamic how-to and lifestyle series.
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