Downton Abbey, the Final Season Sundays, Beginning January 3, at 9:00 P.M
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PROGRAM GUIDE JANUARY 2016 VOL. 46 NO. 1 Downton Abbey, The Final Season Sundays, beginning January 3, at 9:00 p.m. Join us for the final season of the best-loved drama by Masterpiece on PBS®. Will Carson and Mrs. Hughes make it down the aisle? Will Branson find happiness in America? Will Mary snap up the affections of the "snappy chariot" driver? Let’s make this a season of celebration, as we prepare to say goodbye to the show we've all come to love. Details coming soon about WPSU's Downton Abbey Farewell event on March 6! Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Friday, January 1, at 9:00 p.m. The game is afoot. Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic stories. But now, our heroes find themselves in 1890s London in this 90-minute special. The Investment Mercy Street Holding History: Thursday, January 14, Sundays, starting January 17, The Collections of at 8:00 p.m. at 10:00 p.m. Charles L. Blockson Student entrepreneurs from Penn Based on real events, this new series Thursday, January 21, State, Bucknell, and the University from Masterpiece on PBS® is a Civil at 8:30 p.m. of Pittsburgh at Johnstown present War era medical drama, which takes their business ideas to a panel of us beyond the battlefield and into A new WPSU original production, judges, Shark Tank-style. The team the lives of Americans on the home this short form documentary tells the or teams with the strongest ideas front — facing the unprecedented story of Charles L. Blockson’s lifelong and best pitches will leave with the challenges of one of the most journey to unearth and preserve the seed money necessary to jump start turbulent times in our nation’s history. history, culture, and contributions of their companies. people of African descent. wpsu.org follow us online GREAT PROGRAMMING ON WPSU MONDAY – FRIDAY Great Performances presents From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2016 6:00 Arthur Friday, January 1, at 7:30 p.m. 6:30 Odd Squad Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the 7:00 Wild Kratts sixth time to host the festive annual New Year’s celebration 7:30 Wild Kratts with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Zubin Mehta, from Vienna’s Musikverein. 8:00 Nature Cat* 8:30 Curious George Conversations from Penn State: 9:00 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Joan Chittister 9:30 Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Thursday, January 7, at 8:00 p.m. 10:00 Sesame Street Activist, speaker, and a best-selling author, Sister Joan 10:30 Peg + Cat Chittister, O.S.B. talks about her faith journey, the role of 11:00 Dinosaur Train women in society and the Church, and social justice. 11:30 Dinosaur Train 12:00 Super Why! Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize 12:30 Thomas and Friends Friday, January 15, at 9:30 p.m. 1:00 Sesame Street This all-star tribute to singer-songwriter Willie Nelson The Cat in the Hat 1:30 Knows a Lot About That! features performances by Nelson and his sons, as well as Edie Brickell, Leon Bridges, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss, 2:00 Curious George Neil Young, Buckwheat Zydeco, Paul Simon, and more — 2:30 Curious George with Don Was as music director. 3:00 Arthur 3:30 Nature Cat* Nature Cat 4:00 Odd Squad Weekdays, starting Monday, January 18, at 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 4:30 Odd Squad This new animated PBS Kids® series features Fred, a 5:00 Wild Kratts housecat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors, 5:30 Weather World (Re-airs at 5:45 p.m.) and transforms into Nature Cat, “backyard explorer extraordinaire,” undertaking action-packed adventures 6:00 BBC World News America with the help of his animal friends. 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour Keystone Crossroads: Changing Spaces *Until January 13, Nature Cat will Thursday, January 21, at 8:30 p.m. replace Curious George at 8:00 a.m. and Arthur at 3:30 p.m. on Mondays Four public media newsrooms collaborate to report and Wednesdays only. Starting in depth on the root causes of Pennsylvania's urban January 18, Nature Cat will appear daily crisis -- and on possible solutions. Explore communities in these time slots. reinventing themselves, using historic legacies, or tapping new resources to stay relevant in the 21st century. Conversations LIVE! Thursday, January 28, at 8:00 p.m. Patty Satalia and guest experts discuss the heroin crisis, what led to this deadly health problem, plus prevention and treatment. During the program, we will take your phone calls at 1-800-543-8242, emails at [email protected], and questions via Twitter using the hashtag #WPSUconversations. weeknights at 5:30 p.m. JANUARYFEATURES2 JANUARY LISTINGS FRIDAY, JAN 1 10:00 Austin City Limits 10:15 Celebration of Alabama Shakes/Vintage Trouble Downton Abbey 9:00 Sherlock on Masterpiece Thrill to the rocking R&B sounds of Clips from upcoming episodes The Abominable Bride Vintage Trouble in their ACL debut and interviews with the cast and Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson and Alabama Shakes' second visit. producers are featured. return; this time in 1890s London. 11:00 Infinity Hall Live 11:00 Ball of Confusion: 10:30 Salute to Downton Abbey Deer Tick The 1968 Election Hugh Bonneville showcases high Singer-songwriter John McCauley The 1968 Presidential election was points of the series’ storyline and its fronts an alternative rock band with impacted by assassinations, racial memorable cast of characters. a captivating sound. unrest, and anti-war protests. 11:00 Charlie Rose SUNDAY, JAN 3 SATURDAY, JAN 2 MONDAY, JAN 4 9:00 Classic Gospel 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 This Old House Kennedy Center Homecoming Spokane, Hour One It’s Foundation Time 10:00 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Treasures including a 1919 Belmont 9:30 American Woodshop 10:30 Closer to Truth Stakes trophy and 1963 “The Segmented Wood Lidded Box Suppose Consciousness Avengers” comics are highlighted. 10:00 Woodwright’s Shop Is Ultimate Reality? 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Campaign Furniture 11:00 To the Contrary Pittsburgh, Pa - Hour Two 10:30 Woodsmith Shop with Bonnie Erbe Three Charles Darwin first editions, Working Small 11:30 American Health Journal including an 1859 "On the Origin of 11:00 New Fly Fisher 12:00 Healing Quest Species", are appraised. Rhode Island Stripers 12:30 Second Opinion 11:30 Ciao Italia Measles/Vaccines 10:00 Independent Lens Ciaramicola 1:00 Healthy Body Healthy Mind Chuck Norris Vs. Communism 12:00 Julia Child - Opioid Induced Constipation: A VHS bootlegger and brave Cooking with Master Chefs Improving Patients’ Quality of Life translator brought western movies to Amy Ferguson-Ota 1:30 Simply Ming Romanian audiences in the 1980s. 12:30 Cook’s Country Wood-Fired Cooking 11:00 Charlie Rose Bringing Home Tex-Mex Favorites with Robert Marchetti 1:00 Moveable Feast 2:00 Martin Yan’s Taste of Vietnam with Fine Cooking Cruising With Dragons TUESDAY, JAN 5 Louisville, Kentucky 2:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 8:00 Finding Your Roots 1:30 Martha Bakes Trio of Heartwarming Pasta The Stories We Tell Green Tea 3:00 America’s Test Kitchen Donna Brazile, Ty Burrell, and Kara 2:00 Victory Garden’s Ediblefeast from Cook’s Illustrated Walker learn how the legacy of Ohio Classic Fare With Flair slavery shaped their identities. 2:30 Garden Smart 3:30 America’s Heartland 9:00 Frontline 3:00 Growing A Greener World 4:00 This Old House Hour Obama, Netanyahu, and The Bomb Annie’s Annuals: 5:00 Rough Cut - Woodworking The relationship between America Preserving Horticultural Diversity with Tommy Mac and Israel and their clash over Iran’s 3:30 P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Fall Front Desk with Steve Brown nuclear program is examined. First Things First 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 11:00 Charlie Rose 4:00 In The Americas 6:00 Conversations from Penn State with David Yetman Sarah Collins Rudolph Pernambuco: The “forgotten survivor” of the 16th WEDNESDAY, JAN 6 Brazil’s Other Carnival Street Baptist Church bombing 4:30 Tracks Ahead shares her story. 8:00 Nature Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad 6:30 Conversations From Penn State Animal Odd Couples 5:00 Aviators T. Colin Campbell Unlikely cross-species relationships, 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend The author of The China Study such as a chimp bottle-feeding a 6:00 Antiques Roadshow discusses plant-based nutrition. tiger cub, are examined. Junk in The Trunk 3 7:00 Rising Voices/Hothaninpi 9:00 NOVA 7:00 Vicious A look at how languages die, Secret Tunnel Warfare Gym focusing on the disappearing In WWI Allied troops tunneled under Feeling unfit, Freddie and Stuart join language on the Lakota nation. enemy lines to create the biggest Ash at a gym where they sign up for 8:00 Countdown to explosion ever seen. an expensive membership. Downton Abbey 10:00 Particle Fever 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances Count down the moments ‘til the Six brilliant scientists are followed A Riverside Picnic final season begins, with cast and during the launch of the Large 8:00 Waiting for God filmmaker interviews. Hadron Collider. 8:30 As Time Goes By 9:00 Father Brown 9:00 Downton Abbey The Kemblefored Boggart on Masterpiece When the father of a young writer is Season 6, Episode 1 murdered, tension mounts against Extortion and downsizing threaten the travellers in Kembleford.