Increase Your Impact with TAX-WISE GIVING DECEMBER 2018 See page 31 for details Nature: Snow Bears Airs 8:30pm Tuesday, December 4 Witness the incredible journey of newborn polar bear cubs as they leave the safety of their den for the first time. Bravely led by their mother, the cubs must make the perilous 400-mile Arctic voyage to the sea to feed. See story, p. 2 MONTANAPBS PROGRAM GUIDE MontanaPBS Guide On the Cover DECEMBER 2018 · VOL. 32 · NO. 6 COPYRIGHT © 2018 MONTANAPBS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED MEMBERSHIP 1-866-832-0829 SHOP 1-800-406-6383 EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.montanapbs.org ONLINE VIDEO PLAYER watch.montanapbs.org The Guide to MontanaPBS is printed monthly by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle for MontanaPBS and the Friends of MontanaPBS, Inc., a nonprofit corporation (501(c)3) PO Box 173340, Bozeman, MT 59717-3340. The publication is sent to contributors to MontanaPBS. Basic annual membership is $35. Nonprofit periodical postage paid at Bozeman, MT. 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Norma Ardesson, Markie Great Falls DeRudder, Victoria Schofield, Jade Williamson Helena 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 OFFICE/CUSTOMER SERVICE Dani Goranson Kalispell 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Chris Seifert Missoula 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Dean Lawver ADDITIONAL OVER-THE-AIR TV DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Carol Farris CHANNELS FOR MONTANAPBS DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Scott Sterling 17 Paradise & Shields River Valleys INTERIM BROADCAST OPERATIONS MANAGER Keith Jacoby 20 Belgrade & Springhill Community Mother polar bear and her cub walking to camera. DIGITAL CONTENT & MARKETING MANAGER Laura Dick 20 Billings Svalbard Islands. GUIDE PRODUCTION MSU Creative Services 27 Emigrant & Chico Hot Springs KUFM-TV 40 Sweet Grass Hills; Liberty, Toole & Hill Counties PARTV 180 · The University of Montana 49 Helena Missoula, MT 59812 63 Bridger, Fromberg and Belfry OFFICE (406) 243-4101 FAX (406) 243-3299 Nature: Snow Bears E-MAIL [email protected] Table of Contents MISSOULA STAFF Airs 8:30pm Tuesday, December 4 3 FEATURED THIS MONTH GENERAL MANAGER Ray Ekness Also 12/6 1am PROGRAM ASSISTANT Sue Ginn Holiday Programming WORLD 4 MADE IN MONTANA 12/2 6pm, 10pm; 12/3 6am, noon; 12/4 5 My Grandpa’s Fiddle 4:30pm, 11:30pm; 12/5 7:30am, 1:30pm Friends of MontanaPBS Board 6 EVENING & OVERNIGHT MontanaPBS & World Set against the harsh backdrop of the Arctic, OFFICERS 7 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week: Nature: Snow Bears is a dramatized story CHAIR Dax Schieffer, Bozeman; VICE CHAIR Sally The Touring Days based on the extraordinary adventures and Maison, Bozeman; PAST CHAIR Nancy Cornwell, 9 Sacred life-changing journey of newborn polar bear Bozeman; SECRETARY Peggy Kuhr, Missoula; 11 Letters from Baghdad cubs as they leave the safety of their den for TREASURER Bill Beecher, Great Falls 13 Music Specials: k.d. lang, Graham Nash, the first time. Bravely led by their mother, the MEMBERS Leonard Bernstein cubs must make the perilous 400-mile trek to BOZEMAN Aaron Pruitt BILLINGS Margaret 15 We’ll Meet Again: Great Alaskan Earthquake the sea to feed. Encountering many dangers MacDonald; GREAT FALLS Katie Kotynski; HELENA 17 Craft in America and adventures along the way—marauding Kirk J. Miller, Bruce Whittenberg; KALISPELL 19 NOVA: Apollo’s Daring Mission male bears ready to kill, extreme weather, Tony Brockman; MISSOULA Ray Ekness, Sue Malek; 21 New Year’s Eve Specials Arctic foxes, walruses, narwhal, snowdrifts and POPLAR Rich Peterson; RED LODGE Diane Young; 22 WEEKDAY PROGRAMMING MontanaPBS ice cracks—they undertake an epic survival Kent Young WHITEFISH Louisa S. Nye; UM MISSOULA 23 WEEKEND PROGRAMMING MontanaPBS challenge. These cubs are rarely seen in their Bobbie Evans; MSU BOZEMAN Terry Leist 24 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING MontanaPBS natural habitat, and this is a unique glimpse into Holiday Specials, Let’s Go Luna! their world. Kate Winslet narrates. 25 A-Z PROGRAM LISTING MontanaPBS & World A SERVICE OF 28 A-Z PROGRAM LISTING Create Cover images top & bottom: Courtesy of Roie Galitz / © 29 MONTANAPBS KIDS CHANNEL PROGRAMMING John Downer Productions; middle: Courtesy of Matthew 30 BUSINESS PARTNERS Goodman / © John Downer Productions. 32 Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III MONTANAPBS PROGRAM GUIDE 3 Find your community MontanaPBS HD and MontanaPBS World channels, On the Cover Featured this month See page 2 or go to www.montanapbs.org/about/broadcast-area COURTESY OF NEAL STREET PRODUCTIONS 2018 Key Cast from Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2018: L–R Back row: Helen George (Trixie Franklin), Jennifer Kirby (Valerie Dyer), Annabelle Apsion (Violet Buckle) Fourth row: (grey coat) Georgie Glen (Miss Higgins) Third row: Fenella Woolgar (Sister Hilda), Daniel Laurie (Reggie) Second row: Laura Main (Shelagh Turner), Stephen McGann (Dr. Turner), Max Macmillan (Timothy Turner) Front row: Miriam Margolyes (Sister Mildred), Jenny Agutter (Sister Julienne) HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING Lidia Celebrates Christmas with the Call the Midwife America: A Heartland Mormon Tabernacle Choir Holiday Special 2018 Holiday Feast featuring Sutton Foster Airs 8pm Tuesday, December 25 Also 12/27 1am, 3:30am Airs 8pm Tuesday, December 18 Airs 8pm Monday, December 17; Also 12/20 1am, 4am; 12/25 11am 7pm Tuesday, December 25 The Christmas special will star Miriam Margoyles as Sister Mildred, who arrives un- Also 12/19 1am, 4am; 12/24 9pm; 12/25 noon, 11pm; Join Emmy and James Beard Award-winning expectedly at Nonnatus House, her hands full 12/26 2am, 5am; 12/27 2:30am, 5am chef Lidia Bastianich as she travels to the with four Chinese orphans. Having fled China, heartland of America, immersing herself in Join Tony Award-winning actress Sutton the child refugees were found abandoned diverse cultures that provide inspiration for Foster and “Downton Abbey” star Hugh in Hong Kong and are being adopted in the the holidays. Bonneville, guest musical artist and narrator U.K. as part of the World Refugee Project. for this year’s Christmas with the Mormon With Christmas preparations in full flow and Tabernacle Choir. the midwives busy caring for the expectant mothers of Poplar, these unexpected visitors cause joy and chaos in equal measure. The Order’s Mother Superior has taken ill, and a new spiritual leader needs to be elected. Rescan Your TV Many broadcast TV stations across Montana are moving to new frequencies this fall. If you watch televi- Time to sion using an over-the-air antenna, it is a good idea to perform the channel rescan function on your TV. This is especially important if you have noticed a channel that has gone away from your normal lineup. To Rescan learn more about television stations moving to new frequencies, visit www.tvanswers.org 4 MONTANAPBS PROGRAM GUIDE Produced by MontanaPBS Pledge programming Made in Montana MontanaPBS continues to tell the story of our state—past and present—with award winning television productions. Programs like Backroads of Montana, Indian Relay and C.M. Russell and the American West help our citizens thoughtfully reflect on the colorful history of our state, the majesty of our shared landscape and our unique people and cultures. Programs such as Montana Ag Live, History of Yellowstone and many others foster important discussion about current issues. Glacier On My Mind Celebrate the rugged beauty and spirit of Glacier National Park in Montana. This park is a stunning region of spectacular mountains, beautiful forests, MICHAEL SAMPLE MICHAEL cascading streams, and magnificent wildlife, all shown here in breathtaking color images by Montana photographer Michael Sample. Airs Tuesday, 12/4 at 12:15am, Wednesday, 12/5 at 3:15am Jailed for Their Words: When Free Speech Died in Wartime America Mon- tanans were imprisoned during WWI as part of the Montana Sedition Act of 1918 for criticizing America’s war effort. Through powerful memoir, national expert commentary, archival footage, descendent interviews and re-enactments, the film highlights the importance of free speech in wartime America and ultimately of our first amendment rights. Airs Sunday, 12/16 at 10am The Hard Way The Hard Way Follow Bob Hayes, 89, as he trains for the Bighorn 50k ultramarathon. Bob Airs 7pm Thursday, December 20 Also 12/23 10am, 12/24 2am teaches us about living a life with purpose and At 89, Bob Hayes still ran nearly every day. “I don’t need to do things the easy way, I need to do momentum. Filmmakers Jeremy Lurgio and things the hard way because I have the time and it keeps me in shape,” Hayes said. When he’s not Erik Petersen spent more than a year following running, he’s cutting firewood by hand, hauling hay to his cattle or tapping his maple tree for syrup. Hayes through the trials and triumphs of his The Hard Way follows Bob as he trains for the Bighorn 50k ultramarathon. As Bob pushes 90, life. He is a complex and wonderful character longer races take a larger toll.