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DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS december tv primetime

Saturday 1st Sunday 9th Saturday 15th continued Wednesday 19th continued Wednesday 26th Where to Watch 8:00pm Moments To Remember 8:00pm – 12:00am Viewer Favorites 9:30pm Hometime “Island Kitchen 8:00pm Burt Wolf: Taste of (My Music) 2.0: Countertops” Freedom “Kwanzaa” Monday 10th For a complete 10:30pm Celtic Thunder Christmas 8:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe 10:00pm Heirloom Meals’ 8:30pm Burt Wolf: Taste of Christmas Freedom “New Year’s” listing of our Sunday 2nd “London: Historic and Dynamic” 9:00pm This Old House 8:30pm Smart Travels - Thursday 20th Europe with Rudy Maxa “France’s 8:00pm Nature “My Life as a 9:30pm Hometime “Island Kitchen Holiday Champagne Region” Turkey” 2.0: Appliances” 9:00pm Saturday Night Movie 10:00pm History Detectives Programming 9:00pm Joseph Rosendo’s “No Time For Sergeants” (1958) 9:00pm Last Chance To See please visit Travelscope “Dreamin’ California’s “Aye-Aye” Thursday 27th Sunday 16th Coast - Malibu to Big Sur” 8:00pm Nature “The Dragon 8:00pm NOVA “Mystery of Chronicles” wusf.org 9:30pm Travelscope: Christmas NOVA “Mystery of Easter Island” Easter Island has mystifi ed 8:00pm Great Performances Easter Island” in Switzerland 9:00pm Last Chance To See the world ever since the fi rst Europeans arrived in 1722. How did “Andrea Bocelli Live in 9:00pm Secrets of the Dead “Kakapo” the ancient islanders move nearly 900 giant statues weighing up 10:00pm Globe Trekker Special “The Silver Pharaoh” Central Park” 10:00pm Last Chance To See “The Making of Globe Trekker” to 86 tons? NOVA explores controversial claims that challenge 10:30pm Heart of Perfect Health 10:00pm Lost Treasures of the “Blue Whales” decades of previous thinking. Airs Sunday, December 16, 8 p.m. Tuesday 11th Ancient World “Seven Wonders with Brenda Watson Friday 28th of the Ancient World” 10:00pm Last Chance To See Over the Air 8:00pm Ballykissangel 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow Monday 3rd “Komodo Dragons” “All Bar One” Monday 17th 16.1 WUSF TV (HD) 8:00pm Rock, Pop and Doo Wop “Greatest Gifts” 8:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe Friday 21st (My Music) 9:00pm William and Mary 9:00pm Vera ‘”The Crow Trap” 16.2 WUSF Kids “North England’s Lake District 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm MI-5 “Rain from Heaven” Saturday 29th 10:00pm 3 Steps to Incredible and Durham” “Cats & Dogs” 16.3 WUSF Create Health! With Joel Furhman, M.D. Wednesday 12th 8:30pm Smart Travels - Europe with 9:00pm Vera “Telling Tales” 16.4 WUSF Knowledge Tuesday 4th 8:00pm New York Wine & Table Rudy Maxa “France’s Normandy” Saturday 22nd 8:00pm Il Volo Takes Flight “Niagara” WUSF on Comcast 9:00pm Joseph Rosendo’s 8:00pm Legendary Bing Crosby 9:30pm Moments To Remember Travelscope “San Miguel De 441 WUSF TV (HD) 9:00pm Saturday Night Movie (My Music) Allende, Celebrating in the Heart 204 WUSF TV of Mexico” “Soldier in the Rain” (1963) Wednesday 5th 205 WUSF Kids 9:30pm European Christmas Sunday 23rd 8:00pm John Sebastian Presents: 8:00pm Mike Douglas: Moments 206 WUSF Create Markets 8:00pm NOVA “Ultimate Mars Antiques Roadshow “Cats & Dogs” Whether it’s a ceramic dog Folk Rewind (My Music) and Memories 10:00pm Globe Trekker Challenge” 207 WUSF Knowledge or a painted cat, this special is chock full of appraisals featuring 9:00pm Saturday Night Movie “Mid-Atlantic States” felines and canines — in sculpture, on canvas and in many other 8:30pm Burt Wolf: Taste of “Dark Victory” (1939) WUSF on Verizon FiOS Freedom “Hanukkah” Tuesday 18th forms — including an original “Hush Puppy” mascot, dog portraits Sunday 30th 516 WUSF TV (HD) and one “naughty cat” bronze. Airs Friday, December 21, 8 p.m. 9:00pm This Old House 8:00pm Ballykissangel 8:00pm NOVA ““Inside the “He Healeth the Sick” 016 WUSF TV 9:30pm Hometime “Island Kitchen Megastorm” 2.0: Cabinets” 9:00pm William and Mary 9:00pm Secrets of the Dead “Lost 470 WUSF TV 10:00pm MI-5 Ships of Rome” 473 WUSF Kids 10:00pm 10:00pm History Detectives Use Your Brain to Change 9:00pm Three Faiths, One God: Wednesday 19th 10:00pm Titanic with Len Goodman 472 WUSF Create Your Age with Dr. Daniel Amen Thursday 13th Judaism, Christianity, Islam 8:00pm Burt Wolf: Travels & Monday 31st Thursday 6th 8:00pm Nature “Is That Skunk?” 471 WUSF Knowledge Traditions “Winter in Lake Geneva Monday 24th 8:00pm Ellen Degeneres: The Mark 8:00pm Nature “Hummingbirds: 9:00pm Last Chance To See Region, Switzerland” 8:00pm Flight of Faith: Twain Prize WUSF on Bright House Magic in the Air” “Amazonian Manatee” The Jesus Story 1016 WUSF TV (HD) 9:30pm Great Performances 10:00pm Last Chance To See 9:00pm Christmas with 616 WUSF TV “Jackie Evancho: Dream with “Northern White Rhino” Nathan Pacheco Me in Concert” 617 WUSF Kids Friday 14th 10:00pm Tonic Sol-fa: Greatest Friday 7th 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow Time of Year 618 WUSF Create 8:00pm – 12:00am Viewer Favorites “Junk in the Trunk 2” America’s Children’s Holiday Parade features characters Tuesday 25th 619 WUSF Knowledge from PBS KIDS, children’s storybooks, movies and programs. Saturday 8th 9:00pm Vera “Hidden Depths” 8:30pm Burt Wolf: Travels 8:00pm Movie “No Time for 9:30pm Tina Fey: The Mark Your children will love the colorful fl oats, marching bands, giant 8:00pm Rock, Pop and Doo Wop Saturday 15th & Traditions “Christmas in Sergeants” (1958) Twain Prize balloons, and such favorite stars as Garfi eld, Odie, Strawberry (My Music) 8:00pm National Christmas Tree Vienna, Austria” 10:00pm Movie “Soldier in the 11:00pm Will Ferrell: The Mark Shortcake and more. Airs Monday, December 24, 6 p.m. 10:00pm – 12:00am Viewer Favorites Lighting 2012 9:00pm This Old House Rain” (1963) Twain Prize

*Programs scheduled are subject to change after printing of this publication.