December 2019 On KQED

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Aretha Franklin Rocks Performances Never Seen in the U.S. PAGE 6

Spend New Year’s Eve with The New York Philharmonic and Sondheim PAG E 2 0

DID YOU KNOW? Aretha Franklin PAGE 6

Ancient Mysteries Revealed on Secrets of the Dead

A Heartwarming New Season of Call the Midwife

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PERKS + EVENTS

NEWS + NOTES

RADIO SCHEDULE

RADIO SPECIALS +

TV LISTINGS

PASSPORT

Your monthly guide

Current picks for digital on demand

PODCASTS

Special events and member benefits

Highlights of what’s happening at KQED

What’s airing when

New and recommended

PERKS + EVENTS KQED Member Days at the Oakland Museum of California Friday, December 20, 11am to 9pm Saturday, December 21, 11am to 5pm Oakland Marvel at the spectacular, larger-than-life artwork from one of the most widely celebrated cultural events in the world at No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man at the Oakland Museum of California. Celebrate Burning Man’s deep connections to California and the Bay Area and explore works by many Bay Area artists. Admission is free for KQED Members plus one guest for a total of two people per KQED MemberCard or membership info from On KQED magazine with a valid ID. Please reserve tickets in advance due to limited availability. Timed tickets are required for entry. On museumca.org, select ticket date December 20 or December 21, then General Admission plus No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man. After you choose a time, select your tickets and add to the cart. Please use the code KQED19 at checkout.

Photo courtesy of Odell Hussey Photography

Nights of Lights

Friday, December 6, at 6pm Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo Celebrate Nights of Lights Holiday Spectacular at Hillsdale Shopping Center.

Meet Leslie Sbrocco, host of Check, Please! Bay Area and 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes & Destinations. Smile with Santa and tour his magical Santa set. KQED members receive 25% off any Santa photo package by showing a current KQED MemberCard or mailing label from On KQED magazine. The offer is valid 10am–6pm through December 13.

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Photo by Matt Haber Photography (matthaber.com)

Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets December 7 through 22 Cowell Theater, San Francisco Experience Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets, a magical 50-minute danced story with live music, for children of all ages.

KQED members can receive a 10% discount by using code KQED_member. Tickets are available at fortmason.org.

COVER: Aretha Franklin on stage in the late 1960s.

Photo courtesy of TJL Productions.

KQED’s Rightnowish Is Now a Podcast

Every Friday, Pendarvis — Pen, for short — takes us around his home turf in conversation with writers and musicians, skateboarders and historians, basketball players and rollerskaters, and entrepreneurs and educators, among others. We’ll stop by galleries painted on the sides of liquor stores in West Oakland.

We’ll dance in warehouses in the Bayview, make smoothies with kids in South Berkeley and listen to classical music in a 1984 Cutlass Supreme in Richmond.

“Artists are on the frontlines of history. Rightnowish is all about highlighting the now, taking a look at the past and being informed about what's coming next,” says Pen. At its core, Rightnowish is for people who are experiencing monumental change in their cities and towns because of gentrification, displacement, and changing demographics.

So, who is Pen anyway? Pen’s a teacher and journalist who has been covering arts and culture in Oakland for 15 years. He’s been bringing his gift for storytelling to the forefront with projects such as OG Told Me, a coming-of-age memoir; TDK: The Dream Kontinues, a documentary film about the graffiti scene in Oakland; and his weekly column on KQED where he offers a singular perspective on how local communities respond to change with resilience.

People are looking for solutions and Rightnowish reminds us that communities can heal and survive through storytelling, shared histories and the simple act of saying hello to your neighbors.

Rightnowish is produced by Ashleyanne Krigbaum and edited by Jessica Placzek. You can hear it on KQED FM 88.5 at 7:34am and 9:34am on Sundays.

Subscribe for free today at kqed.org/Rightnowish, NPR One, Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow Pen @ogpenn:

DECEMBER 2019

What can you learn about the past, present and future of a place through art? Rightnowish aims to answer this question by talking with creators, artists and culture keepers in the Bay Area right now . . . ish. A radio show on KQED FM 88.5 every Sunday morning, Rightnowish is now a podcast, too.

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AUDIO For the most current schedule information, check kqed.org/radio.

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TED Radio Hour

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Morning Edition 3-9am Marketplace Morning Report 4:51 & 7:51am The California Report 5:51, 6:51 & 8:51am KQED News 6:04, 6:21, 7:04, 7:31, 8:04 & 8:31am Science Mondays, 6:21 & 8:21am The Do List Fridays, 6:21 & 8:21am Perspectives 6:42am, 8:42am & 11:29pm

Commonwealth Club

Hidden Brain

Inside Europe

Radiolab

World Affairs Council

Freakonomics

Weekend Edition Perspectives 7:36 & 8:36am

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Forum (Live call-in line: 866.733.6786) KQED News 9:04 & 10:04am

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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Noon

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Hidden Brain

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Forum (a repeat of one hour of the morning broadcast)

The Moth

Tech Nation

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1A KQED News: 11:04pm & 12:04am

Snap Judgment

BBC World Service

California Report All Things Considered

RADIO SPECIALS

Best of the Best from the Third Coast Competition

The Great Listen from StoryCorps

Airs Thursdays, December 5 and December 12, at 8pm on KQED 88.5 FM

Airs Thursday, December 19, at 8pm on KQED 88.5 FM

Every year, the Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition chooses the most meticulously crafted and boundarypushing audio stories from hundreds of entries. We bring the competition to you in this two-part special, featuring the winning stories and behindthe-scenes interviews with the producers. Selections include a Latino USA producer’s emotional return to El Salvador to apply for a new visa after his Temporary Protected Status is revoked, with no guarantee he can return to the U.S., his home for more than 20 years; a queer perspective on shapeshifting; and a phone conversation that illustrates the power of communication and understanding despite language barriers. Tune in for these beautiful and powerful stories that exemplify the infinite possibilities of audio storytelling.

We’ve all been there — maybe at a family dinner, or over coffee with a friend or maybe even with your cashier at the grocery store: Suddenly, we hear a story about someone’s life we would have never expected. Can you imagine what we’d find out if we only asked? StoryCorps set out to answer that question with an app that guides users through the interview process and archives conversations directly to the Library of Congress, encouraging people to transform the world through meaningful conversation.

This special from NPR and StoryCorps brings you poignant stories from the vast archive of user-created StoryCorps interviews, and gives you tips on how you can document your own conversations and preserve them for generations to come.

PODCASTS

What are the best podcasts to listen to right now? We asked Julie Caine, KQED’s senior editor for podcasts, what she recommends. Here are her picks.

STARTER EPISODE

“From D-Boys to Dope Art”

KQED’s Rightnowish podcast talks with artists, creators and culture keepers to learn about the past, present and future of a place through art. Here we meet artist Timothy B., who has been putting paint where it ain’t for many years, but his story is deeper than fresh paint on a wall.

It’s an embodiment of how much Oakland has changed over the past two decades.

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“It’s on Us”

Created in the United Kingdom, Have You Heard George’s Podcast? offers an immersive sonic experience unlike anything in the United States. This episode explores a police shooting using creative sound design, music, news footage, interviews and voice.

Listen via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, the NPR One app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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“The Fight for a True Democracy”

1619 is more than a podcast. Hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, 1619 is the story of our nation starting 400 years ago with the arrival of enslaved Africans in Virginia. The series is powerful in its deeply personal and fundamentally systemic reframing of American history.

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TELEVISION

DECEMBER PICKS

Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) Premieres During Pledge: Sunday, December 1, at 7:30pm on KQED 9 Back in the day, I was famous for my “Mostly Motown” dance parties. Aretha Franklin’s songs always topped my playlist. Her soulful, powerful singing worked like a magnet, pulling people joyfully onto the dance floor. Aretha got the party started — and still does, more than a year after her death — even if the party is simply dancing in your living room or quietly soaking in a beautiful ballad.

Aretha Franklin in the 1960s (photo courtesy of TJL Productions)

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DID YOU KNOW? • NASA named an asteroid after The Queen of Soul — asteroid 249516 aka Aretha — which will orbit beyond Mars.

• Aretha Franklin was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

• She recorded her first album, “Songs of Faith,” in 1956 when she was just 14 years old.

S AT U R D AY N I G H T M O V I E

Love Story Airs Saturday, December 21, at 10:10pm on KQED 9 Love means never having to say you’re sorry — at least in this film from 1970, which the American Film Institute calls one of the most romantic (and highest-grossing) films of all time. It stars Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal as the young lovers.

Harry Potter: A History of Magic

Tuesday, December 10, at 8pm on KQED 9 To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book, the British Library is hosting an exhibition of the reallife magical history behind JK Rowling’s beloved classics. Take a tour of this exhibit guided by Rowling, who will examine the most interesting items on display.

Escape to the Chateau

Thursday, December 26, at 9pm on KQED Plus Catch the series 5 premiere of this show about a couple, their move to a chateau and its renovation and restoration.

In this first episode, Dick and Angel expand the chateau project by setting up a luxury campsite on the property.

PHOTOS BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT: PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION.

This new show offers plenty of chances to dance or hear her powerhouse voice as the Queen of Soul takes center stage in Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music), premiering on December 1 at 7:30pm during pledge. Many performances have never been seen before in the United States and include: “Respect,” “Oh Happy Day,” “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” “I’ve Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You” and “I Say a Little Prayer.” The show also offers up heartfelt rembrances from her friends and colleagues, who included some pretty interesting people: Smokey Robinson, Clive Davis, Mary Wilson and others.—Ellyn Hament

Programs are subject to change after press deadlines. For the latest program information, visit kqed.org/dtv.

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10:00 Daniel Tiger

6:30 Arthur

7:30 Nature Cat

8:30 Molly of Denali

9:30 Let’s Go Luna

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mid 9 Ken Burns: Country Music s R (9) 7am, 12/5 10pm, 12/6 4am; (+) 12/15 7pm, 12/16 1am

+ Great Performances #4213 An Intimate Evening with David Foster. s R (9) 12/2 8pm, 12/3 2am; (+) 12/3 9pm, 12/4 3am, 12/6 10am 2am 9 Country Music: Live at the Ryman s R (9) 12/14 6am; (+) 6pm, 12/2 mid

+ Chaka Khan Homecoming s R (9) 12/14 10:30pm, 12/15 4:30am; (+) 12/5 9:30pm, 12/6 3:30am 3:30 + Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 12/4 10pm, 12/5 4am, 12/7 6am & 10pm, 12/8 4am, 12/14 10am, 12/15 6am, 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am; (+) 10:30am, 12/8 1:30pm 4am 9 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living s R (9) 12/2 10pm, 12/3 4am; (+) 12/8 10am, 12/15 10pm, 12/16 4am

5:30 + Skindigenous #103 Indonesia: Aman Jepri. D 6am 9 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum #102 D

+ Yoga in Practice #201 6:30 9 Let’s Go Luna! #128 D R (9) 12/13 9:30am, 12/18 9:30am, 12/30 9:30am

+ Classic Christmas (My Music) s R (9) 12/3 8:30pm, 12/4 2:30am, 12/8 8am, 12/14 3pm; (+) 12/8 8:30pm, 12/9 2:30am, 12/15 1:30pm 7am 9 Ken Burns: Country Music s R (9) 12/5 10pm, 12/6 4am; (+) 12/15 7pm, 12/16 1am 8:30 + Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott 2019. s R (9) 12/14 8am; (+) 12/7 10pm, 12/8 4am 9am 9 A Salute to Vienna s R (+) 12/9 10am 10:30 + Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 12/4 10pm, 12/5 4am, 12/7 6am & 10pm, 12/8 4am, 12/14 10am, 12/15 6am, 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am; (+) 12/8 1:30pm

11am 9 Growing Bolder’s Launchpad to What’s Next H s R (9) 12/2 1pm; (+) 12/4 10am, 12/7 4pm, 12/8 noon AFTERNOON

12:30 + 5-Day Rapid Reset with Dr. Kellyann s R (9) 9:30pm, 12/2 3:30am, 12/8 6am, 12/12 10pm, 12/13 4am, 12/14 6pm, 12/15 mid; (+) 12/14 1:30pm 1pm 9 Great Performances H #4415 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. s R (9) 12/7 8am; (+) 12/12 7pm, 12/13 1am, 12/15 3:30pm 2:30 + John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) s 3:30 9 Count Basie — Through His Own Eyes H s R (+) 12/14 9am 4:30 + Pete Seeger Tribute Concert:

Woody’s Children 50th Anniversary s R (9) 12/3 1pm;

(+) 12/3 10am 5pm 9 Overheard with Evan Smith Tommy Orange, Author.

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5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6pm 9 Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years H The life of the contralto and her struggles against racism and poverty are explored. s R (9) 12/2 mid; (+) 12/9 7pm, 12/10 1am, 12/14 10:30am

+ Country Music: Live at the Ryman s R (9) 12/14 6am; (+) 12/2 mid

11:30 9 Film School Shorts #601 Night Shifts. R (9) 12/2 5:30am

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mid–6am Repeats the previous night’s

6pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program schedule.

9pm + John Fogerty: My 50-Year Trip H s R (+) 12/3 3am 10pm 9 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living s R (9) 12/3 4am; (+) 12/8 10am, 12/15 10pm, 12/16 4am 11pm + Pete Seeger’s Legacy: If I Had a Hammer R (+) 12/3 5am

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7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1101 Ultimate Comfort Foods. R (9) 12/3 1am

+ Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White H Learn how to keep your mind sharp and your body active as you age. s R (9) 12/3 10:30pm, 12/4 4:30am, 12/6 1pm; (+) 12/3 1am, 12/6 7pm, 12/7 1am, 12/14 3:30pm, 12/15 9pm, 12/16 3am 7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1302 Rocco’s Café, Maybeck’s, Brenda’s French Soul Food. q R (9) 12/3 1:30am; (+) 12/18 1pm 8pm 9 Great Performances #4213 An Intimate Evening with David Foster. s R (9) 12/3 2am; (+) 12/3 9pm, 12/4 3am, 12/6 10am

+ Frankie Drake Mysteries H #103 Summer in the City. s R (+) 12/3 2am, 12/8 6pm, 12/9 mid

Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! ▼ Wednesday, December 4, at 8:30pm on KQED 9 “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” Why, yes, we can. Visit Sesame Street in this new documentary, which features iconic moments, celebrity appearances and music, and explore the impact the show continues to have on American families.

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Song of the Mountains #1410 Charly Markwart / Paul Williams and the Victory Trio / The Chuckwagon Gang.

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7pm 9 Il Volo: Ten Years H Il Volo perform “Grande Amore,” “Il Mondo” and more hits in the ancient city of Matera, Italy. s R (9) 12/4 1am & 1pm, 12/21 6pm, 12/22 mid; (+) 12/4 9pm, 12/5 3am, 12/8 7pm, 12/9 1am, 12/12 10am, 12/15 7am

+ Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece #4101 Part 1. Follow the lives of the noble Crawley family and their staff at their country house in 1912. s R (+) 12/4 1am 8:30 9 Classic Christmas (My Music) s R (9) 12/4 2:30am, 12/8 8am, 12/14 3pm; (+) 12/8 8:30pm, 12/9 2:30am, 12/15 1:30pm 9pm + Great Performances #4213 An Intimate Evening with David Foster. s R (+) 12/4 3am, 12/6 10am 10:30 9 Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White s R (9) 12/4 4:30am, 12/6 1pm; (+) 12/6 7pm, 12/7 1am, 12/14 3:30pm, 12/15 9pm, 12/16 3am 11pm + Jam The makers of some of the best original new music being played now in Midwest clubs are featured. R (+) 12/4 5am 11:30 9 Growing Bolder #502 Answers in Your Ancestry. Preserve the thoughts, words and stories of loved ones for generations to come. R (9) 12/4 5:30am + Art & Design in Chicago H #101.

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7:30 9 Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) H s R (9) 12/2 1:30am, 12/15 1pm; (+) 12/4 7pm, 12/5 1am & 10am, 12/7 6pm, 12/8 mid, 12/9 9pm, 12/10 3am 8pm + Great Performances #4414 Kinky Boots. s R (9) 12/14 8pm, 12/15 2am; (+) 12/2 2am, 12/5 7pm, 12/6 1am 9:30 9 5-Day Rapid Reset with Dr. Kellyann s R (9) 12/2 3:30am, 12/8 6am, 12/12 10pm, 12/13 4am, 12/14 6pm, 12/15 mid; (+) 12/14 1:30pm 10:30 + Earthquake! Get Ready s R (9) 12/14 5pm, 12/15 7:30pm, 12/16 1:30am, 12/21 7:30pm, 12/22 1:30am; (+) 12/2 4:30am, 12/3 11:30am, 12/5 11pm, 12/6 5am, 12/19 11:30am 11pm + Front and Center #903 Gary Clark Jr. R (+) 12/2 5am

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+ Weekends with Yankee #305 Old Things / New Hands. Visit Bangs Island Mussels and the Trapp Family Lodge.

12:30 + Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions #1606 Have a Healthy Trip.

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7pm 9 Nature #3701 Octopus: Making Contact. A professor raises and studies a pet octopus in his home and makes remarkable discoveries. s R (9) 12/5 1am & 1pm, 12/8 10am; (+) 12/14 7:30pm, 12/15 1:30am, 12/19 10am

+ Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) s R (9) 12/15 1pm; (+) 12/5 1am & 10am, 12/7 6pm, 12/8 mid, 12/9 9pm, 12/10 3am 8:30 9 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! H s R (9) 12/5 2:30am, 12/7 10:30am, 12/8 3:30pm; (+) 12/14 6pm, 12/15 mid & noon, 12/19 7pm, 12/20 1am 9pm + Il Volo: Ten Years s R (9) 12/21 6pm, 12/22 mid; (+) 12/5 3am, 12/8 7pm, 12/9 1am, 12/12 10am, 12/15 7am 10pm 9 Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 12/5 4am, 12/7 6am & 10pm, 12/8 4am, 12/14 10am, 12/15 6am, 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am; (+) 12/8 1:30pm 10:30 + Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D. s R (9) 12/6 9:30pm, 12/7 3:30am, 12/9 9:30pm, 12/10 3:30am, 12/19 1pm; (+) 12/5 4:30am, 12/7 1pm

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mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ GZero World with Ian Bremmer H 12:30 + Overheard with Evan Smith Brooklyn Decker, Actress.

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7pm to midnight schedule.

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7pm 9 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television #310 On the Road: Portland, Maine. R (9) 12/6 1am

+ Great Performances #4414 Kinky Boots. s R (9) 12/14 8pm, 12/15 2am; (+) 12/6 1am

7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1304 Buck’s of Woodside, Noodles Pho Me, Gardenias Restaurant. q R (9) 12/6 1:30am, 12/7 noon; (+) 12/19 1pm 8pm 9 Vera #204 Certain Samaritan. s R (9) 12/6 2am 9:30 + Chaka Khan Homecoming s R (9) 12/14 10:30pm, 12/15 4:30am; (+) 12/6 3:30am 10pm 9 Ken Burns: Country Music s R (9) 12/6 4am; (+) 12/15 7pm, 12/16 1am 11pm + Earthquake! Get Ready s q R (9) 12/14 5pm, 12/15 7:30pm, 12/16 1:30am, 12/21 7:30pm, 12/22 1:30am; (+) 12/6 5am, 12/19 11:30am 11:30 + Happiness Machine An inventor from rural Iowa explores what it means to pass on the gift of place. R (+) 12/6 5:30am

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+ Roadtrip Nation: Risk & Reward #102 The World Is Your Oyster. q 12:30 + Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope #609 San Miguel de Allende, Celebrating in the Heart of Mexico. q D 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.

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7pm 9 KQED Newsroom H R (9) 12/7 1am, 12/8 5pm

+ Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White s R (+) 12/7 1am, 12/14 3:30pm, 12/15 9pm, 12/16 3am 7:30 9 Washington Week H R (9) 12/7 1:30am 8pm 9 Life 201 with Adiel Gorel H A roadmap for better living helps viewers make the most of their

adult years. s R (9) 12/7 2am, 12/8 9:30pm, 12/9 3:30am & 1pm, 12/15 11:30am; (+) 12/7 2:30pm

+ Inspector Morse #113 The Sins of the Fathers. s R (+) 12/7 2am, 12/8 3:30pm 9:30 9 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D. s R (9) 12/7 3:30am, 12/9 9:30pm, 12/10 3:30am, 12/19 1pm; (+) 12/7 1pm 10:30 + Rick Steves’ Fascism in Europe s R (9) 12/7 4pm; (+) 12/7 4:30am 11pm 9 The David Rubenstein Show:

Peer-to-Peer Conversations

H Masayoshi Son. R (9) 12/7 5am 11:30 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover H R (9) 12/7 5:30am

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mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 12/9 4pm

+ Lost River Sessions #109 The Misty Mountain String Band.

12:30 + Lost River Sessions #110 Vickie Vaughn Band.

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7pm to midnight schedule.

6am 9 Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 10pm, 12/8 4am, 12/14 10am, 12/15 6am, 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am; (+) 12/8 1:30pm

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Abbey: A Masterpiece Special

Discover how the aristocratic set behaved in 1900s Britain. D 7am + Downton Abbey Live!

The Spoiler Edition s R (9) 12/8 7:30pm, 12/9 1:30am 8am 9 Great Performances #4415 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. s R (+) 12/12 7pm, 12/13 1am, 12/15 3:30pm 9am + Food: What the Heck Should

I Eat? with Mark Hyman, M.D.

s R (+) 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am

10:30 9 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! s R (9) 12/8 3:30pm; (+) 12/14 6pm, 12/15 mid & noon, 12/19 7pm, 12/20 1am

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AFTERNOON

noon 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1304 Buck’s of Woodside, Noodles Pho Me, Gardenias Restaurant. q R (+) 12/19 1pm 12:30 9 Lidia’s Kitchen #708 Great Grains.

1pm 9 Nature #3608 Equus: Story of the Horse: Origins. s D

+ Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D. s R (9) 12/9 9:30pm, 12/10 3:30am, 12/19 1pm 2:30 9 Nature #3609 Equus: Story of the Horse: Chasing the Wind. s D

+ Life 201 with Adiel Gorel s R (9) 12/8 9:30pm, 12/9 3:30am & 1pm, 12/15 11:30am 4pm 9 Rick Steves’ Fascism in Europe s + Growing Bolder’s Launchpad to What’s Next s R (+) 12/8 noon 5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6pm 9 Andrea Bocelli @ 60 #4403s Join Great Performances for an international celebration of Andrea Bocelli's 60th birthday featuring his son Matteo. Songs from Bocelli's CD, Si, are performed along with arias and other music.

R (9) 12/8 mid; (+) 8pm, 12/8 2am

+ Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) s R (9) 12/15 1pm; (+) 12/8 mid, 12/9 9pm, 12/10 3am 7:30 9 Andrea Bocelli @ 60 #4403s R (9) 12/8 mid; (+) 8pm, 12/8 2am 8pm + 8 Days: To the Moon and Back s Join Apollo 11 on its historic journey.

This film blends mission audio featuring conversations among Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with new footage, NASA archive and stunning CGI to recreate the first moon landing.

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9pm 9 The Brain Fitness Program Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 12/8 4am, 12/14 10am, 12/15 6am, 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am; (+) 12/8 1:30pm

+ Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller #102 The War. s R (9) 12/8 mid; (+) 12/8 2am 11pm 9 Aging Backwards with Miranda Esmonde-White s R (9) 12/8 4am, 12/14 10am, 12/15 6am, 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am; (+) 12/8 1:30pm

+ Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott 2019. s R (9) 12/14 8am; (+) 12/8 4am

Sunday 8 EARLY

mid–6am Repeats the previous night’s

6pm to midnight schedule.

6am 9 5-Day Rapid Reset with Dr. Kellyann s R (9) 12/12 10pm,

12/13 4am, 12/14 6pm, 12/15 mid; (+) 12/14 1:30pm

+ 8 Days: To the Moon and Back s R (+) 12/14 9pm, 12/15 3am 8am 9 Classic Christmas (My Music) s R (9) 12/14 3pm; (+) 8:30pm, 12/9 2:30am, 12/15 1:30pm

+ Magic Moments — The Best of ’50s Pop (My Music) #102. s R (9) 12/14 1pm, 12/15 9:30am 10am 9 Nature #3701 Octopus: Making Contact. s R (+) 12/14 7:30pm, 12/15 1:30am, 12/19 10am

+ 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living s R (+) 12/15 10pm, 12/16 4am 11:30 9 Les Miserables 25th

+ Front and Center #904 Brett Young. R (+) 12/9 5am

Monday 9 EARLY

mid–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

Anniversary Concert at the O2 s

AFTERNOON

noon + Growing Bolder’s Launchpad to What’s Next s 1:30 + Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 12/14 10am, 12/15 6am, 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am 3:30 9 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! s R (+) 12/14 6pm, 12/15 mid & noon, 12/19 7pm, 12/20 1am

+ Inspector Morse #113 The Sins of the Fathers.

5pm 9 KQED Newsroom q 5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6pm 9 Earth’s Sacred Wonders #101. s R (9) 12/9 mid, 12/15 8am; (+) 12/12 9:30pm, 12/13 3:30am, 12/15 10:30am

+ Frankie Drake Mysteries #103 Summer in the City. s R (+) 12/9 mid EVENING

7pm + Il Volo: Ten Years s R (9) 12/21 6pm, 12/22 mid; (+) 12/9 1am, 12/12 10am, 12/15 7am 7:30 9 Downton Abbey Live!

The Spoiler Edition s R (9) 12/9 1:30am 8:30 + Classic Christmas (My Music) s R (9) 12/14 3pm; (+) 12/9 2:30am, 12/15 1:30pm 9:30 9 Life 201 with Adiel Gorel s R (9) 12/9 3:30am & 1pm, 12/15 11:30am 10:30 + Non-Opioid Pain Relief with Dr. Martin Rossman s R (9) 12/9 11:30pm, 12/10 5:30am; (+) 12/9 4:30am 11pm 9 Thou Shalt Not Kill H #101. R (9) 12/9 5am

EVENING

7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1102 Ballpark Classics. R (9) 12/10 1am

+ Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years s R (+) 12/10 1am, 12/14 10:30am 7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1305 Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin’ BBQ, REVE, Fiorella. q R (9) 12/10 1:30am; (+) 12/20 1pm 8pm 9 Pavlo: Live in Guadalajara H Pavlo celebrates his life’s work with a 93-piece orchestra at the legendary Degollado Opera House. s R (9) 12/10 2am, 12/12 1pm, 12/15 6pm, 12/16 mid; (+) 12/14 4:30pm, 12/19 8:30pm, 12/20 2:30am

+ Frankie Drake Mysteries H #104 Healing Hands. s R (+) 12/10 2am, 12/15 6pm, 12/16 mid 9pm + Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) s R (9) 12/15 1pm; (+) 12/10 3am 9:30 9 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD s R (9) 12/10 3:30am, 12/19 1pm 11pm 9 Emotional Brain Training with Dr. Laurel Mellin s R (9) 12/10 5am, 12/22 7:30pm, 12/23 1:30am; (+) 12/12 11:30am

+ In Performance at the White House #2201 A Celebration of American Creativity. R (+) 12/10 5am 11:30 9 Non-Opioid Pain Relief with Dr. Martin Rossman s R (9) 12/10 5:30am

Tuesday 10 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Song of the Mountains #1411 Tim White & Troublesome Hollow.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 Pati’s Mexican Table H #808.

R (9) 12/11 1am

+ Doc Martin #801 Mysterious Ways. R (+) 12/11 1am

PHOTO COURTESY OF PBS.

11am + Magic Moments — The Best of ’50s Pop (My Music) #102. s R (9) 12/14 1pm, 12/15 9:30am; (+) 12/8 8am

TV LEGEND

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boat refugees who were rescued at sea embark on a decades-long search for the captain and crew of the ship that gave them new life. R (9) 12/11 5am; (+) 12/13 10am 11:30 + Art & Design in Chicago H #102. R (+) 12/11 5:30am

Wednesday 11 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Weekends with Yankee #306 Land and Sea. Newport, Rhode Island, the rugged Bold Coast of Maine and a New England general store are featured. R (9) 12/28 3pm 12:30 + Burt Wolf: Travels &

Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Season 11 ▼ Friday, December 13, at 9:50pm on KQED Plus Mrs. McGinty is dead. When a jury convicts James Bentley for the murder of his landlady, even the police superintendent believes they’ve got the wrong man. But, do they?

s This broadcast will be interrupted by fundraising intermissions.

R This program will be repeated on date/s noted.

D Descriptive video info for the sight-impaired is available on televisions with stereo capability.

Traditions #1607 Tea for Two. 1-6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.

6am-7pm See page 7 for program schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 Lidia’s Kitchen H #709 Cultured Comforts. R (9) 12/12 1am, 12/14 12:30pm

+ Finding Your Roots #601 Hollywood Royalty. Actors Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow explore their family histories. R (+) 12/12 1am 7:30 9 Simply Ming H #1701 Ming Tsai with Guest Andrew Zimmern. R (9) 12/12 1:30am, 12/29 11am 8pm 9 Nature #3311 Raising the Dinosaur Giant. Paleontologists unearth the largest dinosaur bone ever discovered. D R (9) 12/12 2am; (+) 12/13 11am, 12/17 4pm

+ Midsomer Murders #1311 The Noble Art, Part 1. R (+) 12/12 2am 8:51 + Midsomer Murders #1312 The Noble Art, Part 2. R (+) 12/12 2:51am 9pm 9 Nova #4119 Bigger Than T.rex.

The terrifying spinosaurus is reconstructed piece by piece. R (9) 12/12 3am; (+) 12/18 11am 9:33 + Death in Paradise #119 An Artistic Murder. R (+) 12/12 3:33am 10pm 9 Let Them Eat Dirt H R (9) 12/12 4am 10:30 + Endeavour Season 4 on Masterpiece #4738 Harvest. D R (+) 12/12 4:30am 11pm 9 Tending Nature #1003 Tribal Hunting with the Pit River Peoples.

R (9) 12/12 5am 11:30 9 Tending Nature #1004 Healing the Body with United Indian Health Services. R (9) 12/12 5:30am

Thursday 12 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ GZero World with Ian Bremmer H

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7:30 9 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes and Destinations H #106 Asheville, North Carolina. The Biltmore, outside of Asheville, North Carolina, houses the most visited winery in the country. R (9) 12/11 1:30am 8pm 9 Harry Potter: A History of Magic H An exhibition of the real-life magical history behind JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books is showcased. R (9) 12/11 2am

+ A Place to Call Home H #201 No Secrets, Ever. The truth is revealed about Bert’s death; Jack is furious at Carolyn for keeping their child a secret; Olivia struggles to cope with James’ hospital treatment. R (+) 12/11 2am 9pm 9 Tales from the Royal Wardrobe R (9) 12/11 3am

+ Collection on Masterpiece #4751. On a weekend at his partner’s chateau, Paul expels unwelcome guests. R (+) 12/11 3am 10pm 9 Frontline TBA Show Topic Still TBA. Shows will appear on the main Frontline info page once selected. R (9) 12/11 4am

+ Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece #4102 Part 2. R (+) 12/11 4am 11pm 9 Finding the Virgo Vietnamese

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EVENING

7pm 9 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television #311 Milk Street Sweets. R (9) 12/13 1am

+ Great Performances #4415 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. s R (+) 12/13 1am, 12/15 3:30pm 7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1306 Sutro’s at the Cliff House, El Coqui Puerto Rican Cuisine. q R (9) 12/13 1:30am, 12/14 noon; (+) 12/23 1pm 8pm 9 Vera #301 Poster Child. s R (9) 12/13 2am 9:30 + Earth’s Sacred Wonders #101. s R (9) 12/15 8am; (+) 12/13 3:30am, 12/15 10:30am 10pm 9 5-Day Rapid Reset with Dr. Kellyann s R (9) 12/13 4am, 12/14 6pm, 12/15 mid; (+) 12/14 1:30pm 11pm + Speakeasy #404 Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke with Rob Tannenbaum.

R (+) 12/13 5am

Friday 13

8:30 9 Chefs Marcus and Vivian:

EARLY

H Vivian Howard and Marcus Samuelsson travel around the country to better understand immigrant foodways. While in Los Angeles, the two chefs visit Grand Central Market. R (9) 12/14 2:30am 9pm 9 No Passport Required H #201 Seattle. Marcus Samuelsson travels to Seattle to learn about the city’s Filipino American community. R (9) 12/14 3am 9:50 + Agatha Christie’s Poirot #1101 Mrs. McGinty’s Dead.

R (+) 12/14 3:50am 10pm 9 A Chef’s Life Holiday Special R (9) 12/14 4am 11pm 9 The David Rubenstein Show:

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Roadtrip Nation: Risk & Reward #103 What Are the Odds? q 12:30 + Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope #610 Ontario, Canada’s Niagara Peninsula — Toronto and Beyond. q D 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 KQED Newsroom H q R (9) 12/14 1am, 12/15 5pm

+ British Antiques Roadshow #3809 Bolsover Castle 2. R (+) 12/14 1am, 12/18 6pm 7:30 9 Washington Week H R (9) 12/14 1:30am 8pm 9 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes and Destinations #102 Chinatown, San Francisco, California. R (9) 12/14 2am

+ Inspector Morse #114 Driven to Distraction. R (+) 12/14 2am

Ornament of the World ▼ Tuesday, December 17, at 8pm on KQED 9 Once, in medieval Spain, there was a remarkable rare unity between Muslims, Christians and Jews built on a common cultural identity. They coexisted, collaborated and even flourished together for nearly 800 years. What better time than now to explore this story?

A Taste of What’s Next

Peer-to-Peer Conversations

H Satya Nadella. R (9) 12/14 5am 11:30 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover H R (9) 12/14 5:30am + Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi H #309 The French Basque Country.

D R (+) 12/14 5:30am

Saturday 14 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 12/16 4pm

+ Lost River Sessions #111 J.D. Wilkes / Eddie and Alonzo Pennington.

12:30 + Lost River Sessions #112 Mount Victor Revue.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am 9 Country Music: Live at the Ryman s

+ Age Fix with Anthony Youn, M.D. s Dr. Youn provides a way to fix age-related skin concerns without having painful surgery.

7:30 + Best of the Buddy Rich Show s A collection of big band performances from 1982 features Ray Charles, Woody Herman and others.

8am 9 Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott s 2019.

9am + Count Basie — Through His Own Eyes s 10am 9 Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 12/15 6am, 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am 10:30 + Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years s 11:30 + Haylie Pomroy Metabolism Revolution! s AFTERNOON

noon 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1306 Sutro’s at the Cliff House, El Coqui Puerto Rican Cuisine. q R (+) 12/23 1pm

PHOTO COURTESY OF KIKIM MEDIA

12:30 + Overheard with Evan Smith Tommy Orange, Author.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

TV LEGEND

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8am 9 Earth’s Sacred Wonders #101. s R (+) 10:30am 8:30 + Deepak Chopra: The Spiritual Laws of Success s 9:30 9 8 Days: To the Moon and Back s Join Apollo 11 on its historic journey. The film seamlessly blends mission audio featuring conversations among Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with new footage, NASA archive and stunning CGI to recreate the first moon landing. s 10:30 + Earth’s Sacred Wonders s #101.

11:30 9 Life 201 with Adiel Gorel H AFTERNOON

7:30 + Nature #3701 Octopus: Making Contact. s R (+) 12/15 1:30am, 12/19 10am 8pm 9 Great Performances #4414 Kinky Boots. s R (9) 12/15 2am 9pm + 8 Days: To the Moon and Back s R (+) 12/15 3am 10:30 9 Chaka Khan Homecoming s R (9) 12/15 4:30am 11pm + New Tricks #1202 Last Man Standing Part 2. With UCOS coming under fire and Strickland in a difficult position, Gerry is forced to go on the run with Danny’s help. R (+) 12/15 5am

noon + Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! s R (+) 12/19 7pm, 12/20 1am 1pm 9 Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) s 1:30 + Classic Christmas (My Music) s 3pm 9 Henry Louis Gates Jr. — Uncovering America s 3:30 + Great Performances s #4415 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

5pm 9 KQED Newsroom 5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6pm 9 Pavlo: Live in Guadalajara s R (9) 12/16 mid; (+) 12/19 8:30pm, 12/20 2:30am

+ Frankie Drake Mysteries #104 Healing Hands. s R (+) 12/16 mid

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EARLY

mid–6am Repeats the previous night’s

6pm to midnight schedule.

6am 9 Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 12/19 10pm, 12/20 4am

+ Yoga in Practice #203 Nature and the Cycle of Creation.

6:30 + Classical Stretch:

By Essentrics #1212 Hamstring Flexibility.

7am + Il Volo: Ten Years s R (9) 12/21 6pm, 12/22 mid

7pm + Ken Burns: Country Music s R (+) 12/16 1am 7:30 9 Earthquake! Get Ready s R (9) 12/16 1:30am, 12/21 7:30pm, 12/22 1:30am; (+) 12/19 11:30am 8pm 9 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece #4901 Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown.

Revolution sweeps across Europe and pressure builds on Victoria with new arrivals at the palace. R (9) 12/16 2am

s This broadcast will be interrupted by fundraising intermissions.

R This program will be repeated on date/s noted.

D Descriptive video info for the sight-impaired is available on televisions with stereo capability.

9pm 9 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece #4902 London Bridge Is Falling Down. Victoria must decide whether to fight the Chartists with force or allow them to present a petition.

R (9) 12/16 3am

+ Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White s R (+) 12/16 3am 10pm 9 Royal Wives at War Dramatic monologues by the Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson highlight the abdication crisis of 1936. R (9) 12/16 4am; (+) 12/20 6pm

+ 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living s R (+) 12/16 4am 11pm 9 Thou Shalt Not Kill H #102.

The investigation into 15-year-old Sara Damiani’s death continues.

Was it an accident or murder?

R (9) 12/16 5am

Monday 16 EARLY

mid–6am Repeats the previous night’s

6pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1103 A Trip to Tarheel Country. R (9) 12/17 1am

+ Feud: American Experience #3201. The bloody backwoods battle between the Hatfields and the McCoys is explored. D R (+) 12/17 1am 7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1307 Acacia House by Chris Cosentino, Iyasare, Franciscan Crab Restaurant. q R (9) 12/17 1:30am; (+) 12/24 1pm 8pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #2206 New Orleans, Hour 3. R (9) 12/17 2am; (+) 12/17 6pm

+ Father Brown #168 The Cat of Mastigatus. R (+) 12/17 2am 8:47 + Frankie Drake Mysteries H #105 Out of Focus. R (+) 12/17 2:47am

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12:30 9 Lidia’s Kitchen #709 Cultured Comforts.

1pm 9 8 Days: To the Moon and Back s Join Apollo 11 on its historic journey. The film seamlessly blends mission audio featuring conversations among Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with new footage, NASA archive and stunning CGI to recreate the first moon landing. s R (9) 12/15 9:30am 1:30 + 5-Day Rapid Reset with Dr. Kellyann s R (9) 6pm, 12/15 mid 3pm 9 Classic Christmas (My Music) s R (+) 12/15 1:30pm 3:30 + Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White s R (+) 12/15 9pm, 12/16 3am 4:30 + Pavlo: Live in Guadalajara s R (9) 12/15 6pm, 12/16 mid; (+) 12/19 8:30pm, 12/20 2:30am 5pm 9 Earthquake! Get Ready s q R (9) 12/15 7:30pm, 12/16 1:30am, 12/21 7:30pm, 12/22 1:30am; (+) 12/19 11:30am 5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6pm 9 5-Day Rapid Reset with Dr. Kellyann s R (9) 12/15 mid + Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! s R (+) 12/15 mid & noon, 12/19 7pm, 12/20 1am

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Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth H R (9)

12/17 3am, 12/24 8pm, 12/25 2am; (+) 12/19 6pm 9:35 + Dalziel and Pascoe #177 Guardian Angel, Part 1.

R (+) 12/17 3:35am 10pm 9 Independent Lens H Attla.

An Alaska Native dogsled racer with one good leg and a determined mindset became a sports hero. D R (9) 12/17 4am 10:30 + Dalziel and Pascoe #178 Guardian Angel, Part 2.

Christine Webster is proud of husband Jim; he saved Robert Macalpine’s life when when he was struggling to reach Laura’s body in the river.

R (+) 12/17 4:30am 11pm 9 POV Shorts H Joe’s Violin. A violin forges a friendship between a Holocaust survivor and a 12-year-old Bronx schoolgirl.

R (9) 12/17 5am 11:30 9 Bluegrass Underground H #910 Glen Hansard. R (9) 12/17 5:30am + Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #120 Shy Ballerina. R (+) 12/17 5:30am

Tuesday 17 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Song of the Mountains #1412 Gary Brewer and the Kentucky Ramblers / The Kevin Prater Band.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

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7pm 9 Pati’s Mexican Table H #809.

R (9) 12/18 1am

+ Doc Martin #802 Sons and Lovers. R (+) 12/18 1am 7:30 9 Field Trip with Curtis Stone H #101 Margaret River.

R (9) 12/18 1:30am 8pm 9 Ornament of the World H Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a common cultural identity during a remarkable time in history. R (9) 12/18 2am

+ A Place to Call Home H #202 I Believe. Sarah and Roy struggle in the aftermath of Bert’s death and its cover-up. R (+) 12/18 2am

9pm + Collection on Masterpiece #4752. While Dominique is in recovery, Charlotte courts Claude for her renegade fashion house.

R (+) 12/18 3am 10pm 9 Frontline TBA Show Topic Still TBA. R (9) 12/18 4am

+ Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece #4103 Part 3.

R (+) 12/18 4am 11pm 9 Making a New American Nutcracker An original Joffrey Ballet production reimagines the classic. R (9) 12/18 5am 11:30 + Art & Design in Chicago H #103. R (+) 12/18 5:30am

Wednesday 18 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Weekends with Yankee #307 Fun. Visit Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire and Little Fenway in Vermont.

12:30 + Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions #1608 The Road to Ruin. Burt tours St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in the United States.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program schedule.

9:33 + Death in Paradise #120 Ye of Little Faith. R (+) 12/19 3:33am 10pm 9 Supernature — Wild Flyers #103 Crowded Skies. In order to survive in the crowded sky, mammals, birds and insects must outfly the competition. R (9) 12/19 4am; (+) 12/27 11am, 12/31 4pm 10:30 + Endeavour Season 5 on Masterpiece #4819 Muse. D R (+) 12/19 4:30am 11pm 9 Waking Up to Wildfires H Following the 2017 Northern California wildfires, researchers at the University of California at Davis study the short- and long-term effects of fire-related exposures on physical and mental health. R (9) 12/19 5am 11:30 9 Walkin’ California: Yosemite R (9) 12/19 5:30am

Thursday 19 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ GZero World with Ian Bremmer H 12:30 + Overheard with Evan Smith Bob Mould, Indie Rock Musician.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

EVENING

7pm 9 Lidia’s Kitchen H #710 Restaurant’s Greatest Hits. R (9) 12/19 1am, 12/21 12:30pm

+ Finding Your Roots #602 Off the Farm. Actors Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet learn about their humble roots. R (+) 12/19 1am 7:30 9 Simply Ming H #1702 Ming Tsai with Guest Jacques Pépin. R (9) 12/19 1:30am 8pm 9 Nature #3406 Snowbound: Animals of Winter. D R (9) 12/19 2am; (+) 12/20 11am, 12/24 4pm

+ Midsomer Murders #1313 Not in My Back Yard, Part 1. As the development of a pristine part of the village is debated, a mysterious killer strikes. R (+) 12/19 2am 8:46 + Midsomer Murders #1314 Not in My Back Yard, Part 2.

R (+) 12/19 2:46am 9pm 9 Nova #4110 Inside Animal Minds: Who’s the Smartest? Scientists try to unlock the secrets of animal communication by tracking dolphins in the Caribbean.

R (9) 12/19 3am; (+) 12/26 11am

7pm 9 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television #312 Beirut Fast Food. R (9) 12/20 1am

+ Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! s R (+) 12/20 1am 7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1308 Agave Uptown, Sorella Caffé, One Market Restaurant. q R (9) 12/20 1:30am, 12/21 noon; (+) 12/25 1pm, 12/28 3pm 8pm 9 Vera #302 Castles in the Air. s R (9) 12/20 2am 8:30 + Pavlo: Live in Guadalajara s R (+) 12/20 2:30am 10pm 9 Brain Fitness Program s R (9) 12/20 4am

+ Food: What the Heck Should

I Eat? with Mark Hyman, M.D. s R (+) 12/20 4am

Friday 20 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Roadtrip Nation: Risk & Reward #104 Look for the Risk-Takers. q

PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION.

9pm 9 Christmas with the

TV LEGEND

H This program (or episode) is airing on a KQED television channel for the first time.

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

10:30 9 Voces on PBS H The Pushouts.

Former gang member Victor Rios is a professor, an author and an expert on the school-to-prison pipeline. R (9) 12/21 4:30am 11:30 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover H R (9) 12/21 5:30am + Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi H #310 Seville, Spain.

The passionate dance and music of flamenco come alive in Seville.

D R (+) 12/21 5:30am

Saturday 21 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 12/23 4pm

Saturday Night Movie: A River Runs Through It ▼ Saturday, December 21, at 8pm on KQED 9 Growing up in scenic Montana with a strict minister father and a devotion to fly fishing, two brothers (Brad Pitt and Craig Sheffer), one rebellious and one reserved, take different paths in life. The film was directed by Robert Redford.

GUTTER CREDIT PHOTO BY FIRST NAME HERE

R This program will be repeated on date/s noted.

D Descriptive video info for the sight-impaired is available on televisions with stereo capability.

q This program is a KQED production, co-production or presentation.

EVENING

7pm 9 KQED Newsroom H R (9) 12/21 1am, 12/22 5pm

+ British Antiques Roadshow #3810 Raf Coningsby 2.

R (+) 12/21 1am 7:30 9 Washington Week H R (9) 12/21 1:30am 8pm 9 The Great British Baking Show #215 Christmas Masterclass. R (9) 12/21 2am

+ Inspector Morse #115 Masonic Mysteries. R (+) 12/21 2am 9pm 9 Tale of Two Sisters #201 Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. R (9) 12/21 3am 9:45 9 Tale of Two Sisters #202 Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Tudor.

R (9) 12/21 3:45am 9:50 + Agatha Christie’s Poirot #1102 Cat Among the Pigeons. Hercule Poirot finds the Meadowbank School for girls to be a world in microcosm. R (+) 12/21 3:50am

s This broadcast will be interrupted by fundraising intermissions.

+ Lost River Sessions #113 Red Ember.

12:30 + Lost River Sessions #201 Carl Anderson.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am 9 By Request: Best of Pledge Programs selected for this time slot will be announced at least a day or two ahead of broadcast.

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noon 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1308 Agave Uptown, Sorella Caffé, One Market Restaurant. q R (+) 12/25 1pm, 12/28 3pm 12:30 9 Lidia’s Kitchen #710 Restaurant’s Greatest Hits.

1pm 9 By Request: Best of Pledge s R (9) 12/22 6am; (+) 12/22 mid, 6am & 6pm, 12/23 mid 5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6pm 9 Il Volo: Ten Years s R (9) 12/22 mid EVENING

7:30 9 Earthquake! Get Ready s q R (9) 12/22 1:30am 8pm 9 Saturday Night Movie H #1077 A River Runs Through It. Two Montana boys become different men under the influence of flyfishing and their minister father.

R (9) 12/22 2am, 12/28 9:55pm, 12/29 3:55am

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12:30 + Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope #611 Cruising the Mediterranean. q D 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

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mid–6am Repeats the previous night’s

6pm to midnight schedule.

6am 9 By Request: Best of Pledge s R (+) 6pm, 12/23 mid

+ By Request: Best of Pledge s R (+) 6pm, 12/23 mid AFTERNOON

4:30 + Hanukkah: A Festival of Delights Celebrate with Jewish families from a variety of backgrounds, including rabbis, scholars, authors, artists, and actors William Shatner and Lainie Kazan. s R (9) 6pm, 12/23 mid 5pm 9 KQED Newsroom 5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H 6pm 9 Hanukkah: A Festival of Delights s R (9) 12/23 mid

+ By Request: Best of Pledge s R (+) 12/23 mid

EVENING

7:30 9 Emotional Brain Training with Dr. Laurel Mellin s R (9) 12/23 1:30am 8pm 9 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece #4903 Et in Arcadia. R (9) 12/23 2am 9pm 9 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece #4904 Foreign Bodies. R (9) 12/23 3am 10pm 9 Victoria and Albert: The Wedding #101. R (9) 12/23 4am 11pm 9 Thou Shalt Not Kill H #103. A man is murdered during a home invasion, and his three children seem to be hiding something.

R (9) 12/23 5am

Monday 23 EARLY

mid–6am Repeats the previous night’s

6pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1104 New Recipes for the Grill. R (9) 12/24 1am

Call the Midwife Holiday Special ▼ Wednesday, December 25, at 9pm on KQED 9 With their help desperately needed, the team travels to a remote Scottish island where they face harsh conditions, including limited access to power and water.

It’s almost Christmas in this episode. Will they make it back to Poplar in time?

+ Lidia Celebrates America H #701 Return of the Artisans. R (+) 12/24 1am 7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1310 Noe Valley Bakery, Athena Grill, Avatar’s Restaurant. q R (9) 12/24 1:30am; (+) 12/26 1pm 8pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #2027 Mansion Masterpieces. R (9) 12/24 2am, 12/29 4pm; (+) 12/24 6pm

+ Father Brown #169 The Flower of the Fairway. R (+) 12/24 2am, 12/29 4pm 8:47 + Frankie Drake Mysteries H #106 Whisper Sisters. When an innocent child is shot, Frankie and Trudy investigate the dangerous world of bootlegging. R (+) 12/24 2:47am 9pm 9 Christmas at Belmont H #2019. Traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and great seasonal favorites are performed. R (9) 12/24 3am 9:35 + Dalziel and Pascoe #179 A Death in the Family, Part 1.

A group of friends substitute their own families for each other, but when the head of the family is murdered the ties are unpicked. R (+) 12/24 3:35am 10pm 9 Independent Lens Supergirl.

A young girl navigates the perils of adolescence while attempting to succeed at powerlifting. D R (9) 12/24 4am 10:30 + Dalziel and Pascoe #180 A Death in the Family, Part 2.

The detectives discover there was more than one person with a motive to kill nightclub owner Steve. R (+) 12/24 4:30am 11:30 9 Bluegrass Underground H #911 Devil Makes Three. The trio evokes songs from some bygone era, rooted in folk, Delta blues and reckless rock. R (9) 12/24 5:30am + Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #101 The Red-Headed League. Jabez Wilson, a London shop owner, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. R (+) 12/24 5:30am

Tuesday 24 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Song of the Mountains #1413 Six-String Soldiers / Wayne Henderson and Jeff Little / Emi Sunshine and the Rain.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NEAL STREET PRODUCTIONS.

10:10 9 Saturday Night Movie H #1078 Love Story. An old-money Harvard man woos a no-money music student from the wrong side of the tracks. R (9) 12/22 4:10am, 12/28 8pm, 12/29 2am 11pm + New Tricks #1203 The Curate’s Egg. Danny and Steve “welcome” new boss Ted Case into the UCOS office in Sasha’s absence. R (+) 12/22 5am

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EVENING

Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth R (9) 12/25 2am + A Place to Call Home H #203

A Kiss to Build a Dream On. On the eve of their engagement party, Sarah debates whether to reveal to George a horrific secret from her past. R (+) 12/25 2am, 12/29 5pm 9pm 9 The Great British Baking Show #515 Christmas Masterclass. R (9) 12/25 3am

+ Collection on Masterpiece #4753. Nina is torn between Claude, Billy and the baby she gave up for adoption. R (+) 12/25 3am 10pm 9 Nigella: At My Table #107 Nigella’s Christmas Table. R (9) 12/25 4am

+ Downton Abbey Season 1 on Masterpiece #4104 Part 4. R (+) 12/25 4am 11pm 9 Jordan Smith — ’Tis the Season Jordan Smith, season nine winner of NBC’s The Voice, highlights his Christmas album in concert. R (9) 12/25 5am 11:30 + Art & Design in Chicago H #104. R (+) 12/25 5:30am

Wednesday 25 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Weekends with Yankee #308 Farms and Foraging.

12:30 + Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions #1609 Visiting a Great Museum Can Reduce Stress.

1-6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am-7pm See page 7 for program schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 Lidia Celebrates America #601 A Heartland Holiday Feast. R (9) 12/26 1am

+ Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society R (+) 12/26 1am

H This program (or episode) is airing on a KQED television channel for the first time.

R This program will be repeated on date/s noted.

D Descriptive video info for the sight-impaired is available on televisions with stereo capability.

q This program is a KQED production, co-production or presentation.

8pm 9 Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas H Join Lucy as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas has surprising Tudor origins, rooted in devotion and charity. R (9) 12/26 2am

+ Midsomer Murders #1315 Fit for Murder, Part 1. Barnaby enrolls in a spa at a remodeled manor house and bodies start to pile up while he’s there. R (+) 12/26 2am 8:52 + Midsomer Murders #1316 Fit for Murder, Part 2. R (+) 12/26 2:52am 9pm 9 Call the Midwife Holiday Special H #2019. Mother Mildred and the Nonnatus House team go to the Outer Hebrides in response to a nursing shortage. R (9) 12/26 3am; (+) 12/29 2:30pm 9:33 + Death in Paradise #121 Political Suicide. Saint-Marie’s commerce minister is discovered dead. R (+) 12/26 3:33am, 12/29 6pm, 12/30 mid 10:30 9 Vicious Special #301. Chart a year in the life of Freddie and Stuart as they enjoy their inheritance and a birthday. R (9) 12/26 4:30am + Endeavour Season 5 on Masterpiece #4820 Episode 2: Cartouche. D R (+) 12/26 4:30am 11:30 9 Christmas on the Danube R (9) 12/26 5:30am

Street Television #313 Tuesday Night Italian. R (9) 12/27 1am

+ Glenn Miller Swing

Celebration Featuring the USAF Band H R (+) 12/27 1am 7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area

Thursday 26

#1311 4505 Burgers & BBQ, Ramen Gaijin, Eight Tables by George Chen. q R (9) 12/27 1:30am, 12/28 9am, noon & 7pm, 12/29 1am & 1pm; (+) 12/27 1pm 8pm 9 Vera #303 Young Gods. Vera delves into the tangled past of an extreme sports fanatic when he plunges from a Northumberland cliff top engulfed in flames. R (9) 12/27 2am

+ Queen Elizabeth I’s Battle for Church Music Queen Elizabeth I changed the religious structure, leading to the introduction of religious music. R (+) 12/27 2am 9pm + Escape to the Chateau H #501. R (+) 12/27 3am 9:45 9 Shetland #115 Episode 1. R (9) 12/27 3:45am 10pm + Tales from the Royal Bedchamber R (+) 12/27 4am 10:58 9 Press on Masterpiece #4947 Death Knock. R (9) 12/27 5am 11pm + Speakeasy #405 Michael McDonald and Russ Titelman.

The singer-songwriter, formerly of the Doobie Brothers, and his longtime producer discuss his career. R (+) 12/27 5am

EARLY

Friday 27

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ GZero World with Ian Bremmer H 12:30 + Overheard with Evan Smith Robert Rodriguez, Filmmaker.

1-6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am-7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 Christopher Kimball’s Milk

EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Roadtrip Nation #1801 Opening Doors. q 12:30 + Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope #612 Christmas in Switzerland. q D 1-6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am-7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

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7pm 9 Pati’s Mexican Table H #810.

R (9) 12/25 1am

+ Doc Martin #803 Farewell, My Lovely. Louisa’s stress is compounded when she must take a group of students on a sailing trip. R (+) 12/25 1am 7:30 9 Singing for the Season H The San Francisco Boys Chorus performs. R (9) 12/25 1:30am; (+) 12/25 12:30pm 8pm 9 Christmas with the Tabernacle

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7pm 9 Overheard with Evan Smith Keb’ Mo’, Blues Musician. R (9) 12/28 1am, 12/29 5pm; (+) 12/28 1pm

+ British Antiques Roadshow #3811 Walmer Castle 1. R (+) 12/28 1am, 12/29 11am 7:30 9 Washington Week H R (9) 12/28 1:30am 8pm 9 America’s Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special R (9) 12/28 2am

+ Inspector Morse #116 Second Time Around. R (+) 12/28 2am 9:05 9 Tale of Two Sisters #203 Anne and Mary Boleyn. R (9) 12/28 3:05am 9:45 + Agatha Christie’s Poirot #1103 Third Girl. R (+) 12/28 3:45am 10:01 9 Tale of Two Sisters #204 The Pankhurst Sisters. The Suffrage movement was led by the Pankhurst family, including siblings Christabel and Sylvia. R (9) 12/28 4:01am 11pm 9 The David Rubenstein Show:

Peer-to-Peer Conversations

H Jeffrey Immel. R (9) 12/28 5am 11:30 + Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi H #311 Utrera, Spain.

Mickela heads to the “cradle of flamenco” to experience the Potaje Gitano Festival. D R (+) 12/28 5:30am 11:31 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover H R (9) 12/28 5:31am

Saturday 28 EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 12/30 4pm

+ Lost River Sessions #202 The Howlin’ Brothers.

12:30 + Lost River Sessions #203 Eva Ross.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

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6am 9 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood D

+ The Great British Baking Show #311 Masterclass 1.

6:30 9 Dinosaur Train D R (9) 12/31 noon 7am 9 Sesame Street D

+ The Great British Baking Show #312 Masterclass 2.

7:30 9 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood D 8am 9 Best of The Joy of Painting #3509 Seascape Fantasy.

+ The Great British Baking Show #313 Masterclass 3.

8:30 9 New Scandinavian Cooking #910 Island Treats.

9am 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1311 4505 Burgers & BBQ, Ramen Gaijin, Eight Tables by George

+ The Great British Baking Show #314 Masterclass 4.

9:30 9 Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom #104 Teatime!

10am 9 Mexico — One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless #1213 Mole Is Mexico’s Mother Sauce.

+ The Great British Baking Show #315 Christmas Masterclass.

10:30 9 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul #104 Cooking from Le Pelican.

11am 9 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated #1919 Better Breakfast.

+ This Old House H #3907 Westerly | The Doors. R (9) 5pm 11:30 9 Cook’s Country #1212 A Trip to the Big Easy. + Ask This Old House #1712 Soft Close Cabinets, Secret Garden.

AFTERNOON

noon 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1311 4505 Burgers & BBQ, Ramen Gaijin, Eight Tables by George Chen. q R (9) 7pm, 12/29 1am & 1pm

+ MotorWeek H #3917. R (+) 12/31 11am 12:30 9 Lidia’s Kitchen H #711 Mediterranean Essentials. + Woodsmith Shop #1312 Barnwood Entry Bench.

1pm 9 Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places #105 You Say Tomato.

+ Overheard with Evan Smith Keb’ Mo’, Blues Musician.

R (9) 12/29 5pm 1:30 9 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School #204 Vegetables.

+ Growing Bolder #403 On the Edge and in the Moment.

A legendary skateboarder wants everyone to live on the edge and in the moment with him.

2pm 9 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking H #705 Beachside in Brighton.

+ Food over 50 H #204.

2:30 9 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love #204 Santa Fe, New Mexico.

+ My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas #102 Flavors of Longevity — Ikaria.

3pm 9 Weekends with Yankee #306 Land and Sea. + Check, Please! Bay Area #1308 Agave Uptown, Sorella Caffé, One Market Restaurant. q 3:30 9 Roadtrip Nation #1502 Cross the Ocean, Build Bridges. The road-trippers visit the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. q

+ Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television #211 South African BBQ. 4pm 9 Art & Design in Chicago #101.

+ Pati’s Mexican Table #510 Cancun: We Meet Again.

4:30 9 Ask This Old House #1713 Closet Door, Bathroom Paint.

+ Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul #114 Gloria’s Favorites.

5pm 9 This Old House #3907 Westerly | The Doors.

+ Cook’s Country #1206 Aloha State Favorites.

5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H

+ America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated #1916 A Taste of Brazil.

6pm 9 Craft in America s #1101 Quilts.

Learn about contemporary quilters as we celebrate the role quilts have played in our country’s story.

+ Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope #602 Hong Kong — Asia’s World City. q D 6:30 + Rick Steves’ Europe #407 Tuscany’s Dolce Vita.

EVENING

7pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1311 4505 Burgers & BBQ, Ramen Gaijin, Eight Tables by George Chen. q R (9) 12/29 1am & 1pm

+ Rick Steves’ Rome Rick explores the exquisite art, vibrant culture and centuries of history of the grand metropolis. R (+) 12/29 1am 7:30 9 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes and Destinations #103 Vienna, Austria. R (9) 12/29 1:30am 8pm 9 Saturday Night Movie #1078 Love Story. R (9) 12/29 2am

+ Keeping Up Appearances #207 Singing for Emmet.

R (+) 12/29 2am 8:30 + As Time Goes By #152. Steven and his wife, Penny, are expected for another visit. R (+) 12/29 2:30am 9pm + The Brokenwood Mysteries H #502 Bride Not to Be. The morning after her bachelorette party, a professional tennis player is found in the river wearing a wedding dress. R (+) 12/29 3am 9:55 9 Saturday Night Movie #1077 A River Runs Through It. R (9) 12/29 3:55am 10:30 + New Tricks #1204 The Wolf of Wallbrook. Ted leads an investigation into the apparent suicide of a city trader.

R (+) 12/29 4:30am 11:30 + Growing Bolder #501 Growing Bolder Is a Movement. R (+) 12/29 5:30am

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Chen. q R (9) noon & 7pm, 12/29 1am & 1pm

EVENING

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mid 9 Bluegrass Underground #907 Gregory Alan Isakov.

+ In the Americas with David Yetman #704 Baracoa: Cuba’s Outpost on the Atlantic.

12:30 9 Bluegrass Underground #807 Kathy Mattea. + Music Voyager #903 Atlanta Unites. Creatives rally around Atlanta United soccer team, and we experience Atlanta through them.

1-6am Repeats the previous night’s

7pm to midnight schedule.

6am 9 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum #111 We Are the Wright

Brothers / We are the Bronte Sisters. D + Yoga in Practice #205 Finding Your Center.

6:30 9 Let’s Go Luna! #127 The Big Squeeze / Meet the Presses. D

+ Classical Stretch: By Essentrics #1222 Hip and Glut Flexibility.

7am 9 Nature Cat

+ America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated #1826 Pub-Style Favorites, Revisited.

is airing on a KQED television channel for the first time.

R This program will be repeated on date/s noted.

D Descriptive video info for the sight-impaired is available on televisions with stereo capability.

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7:30 9 Wild Kratts

+ Christopher Kimball’s

Milk Street Television #212 Porchetta at Home.

8am 9 Best of The Joy of Painting #3530 Countryside Oval.

+ Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen #125 The Berry Best.

8:30 9 Sara’s Weeknight Meals H #910.

+ Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen H #212 The Love of Pasta.

9am 9 New Scandinavian Cooking #807 Roasted Coastal Lamb and Dried Kelp.

+ Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places #212 Greek Classics.

9:30 9 Essential Pépin #104 Veg-In! D

The Directors ▼ Sunday, December 29, at 7pm on KQED 9 What does it take to be a pioneering film director? This show turns the camera on some of the 20th century’s best, including Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder and Howard Hawkes, exploring their lives and focusing on classic moments from their careers.

GUTTER CREDIT PHOTO BY FIRST NAME HERE

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+ Simply Ming #1607 Bryan Caswell.

10am 9 Pati’s Mexican Table #805.

+ Lidia Celebrates America #701 Return of the Artisans.

10:30 9 Baking with Julia #205 Marjus Farbinger. R (+) 12/30 2pm 11am 9 Simply Ming #1701 Ming Tsai with Guest Andrew Zimmern.

+ British Antiques Roadshow #3811 Walmer Castle 1.

11:30 9 A Chef’s Life #405 Cabbage’s Last Stand.

AFTERNOON

noon 9 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated #1903 Roast Chicken and Sprouts.

+ Great Performances #4209 Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn — The Broadway Musical.

12:30 9 Cook’s Country #1111 Tri-State Treats.

1pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1311 4505 Burgers & BBQ, Ramen Gaijin, Eight Tables by George Chen. q 1:30 9 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire H #212 Miami Spice.

2pm 9 Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen #118 Cool Beans.

2:30 9 tasteMAKERS #101 Preserved.

+ Call the Midwife Holiday Special #2019.

3pm 9 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love #104 Shanghai, China.

Samantha samples unique breakfast street food and visits the ancient water town of Fengjing.

3:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #905 Romania.

4pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #2027 Mansion Masterpieces.

+ Father Brown #169 The Flower of the Fairway.

5pm 9 Overheard with Evan Smith Keb’ Mo’, Blues Musician.

+ A Place to Call Home #203 A Kiss to Build a Dream On. 5:30 9 PBS NewsHour Weekend H

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6pm 9 MN Original H #504 Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Proof Public and Fancy Ray. The Minneapolis Art Lending Library welcomes borrowers to check out works of art by local artists.

+ Death in Paradise #121 Political Suicide. R (+) 12/30 mid 6:30 9 Articulate with Jim Cotter H #505.

EVENING

7pm 9 The Directors H #201. R (9) 12/30 1am 7:06 + Roadtrip Nation #1108 The Long Road Home. The roadtrippers meet Will Allen, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Growing Power, in Milwaukee. q R (+) 12/30 1:06am 7:50 + RFK: American Experience #1701 RFK. The pivotal role Robert Kennedy played in many of the major events of the 1960s is chronicled. D R (+) 12/30 1:50am 8pm 9 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece #4905 A Show of Unity. After an assassination attempt, members of the royal household visit Ireland, where conflict and romance blossom.

R (9) 12/30 2am

9:05 9 Victoria Season 3 on Masterpiece #4906 A Coburg Quartet. Private pictures of the royal family are made public as they host a Georgian ball at the palace. R (9) 12/30 3am 10pm + White House: Inside Story R (+) 12/30 4am 10:10 9 Victoria and Albert: The Wedding #102. R (9) 12/30 4:10am 11:13 9 Thou Shalt Not Kill H #104.

Family secrets start to unravel. R (9) 12/30 5:13am

Monday 30 EARLY

mid 9 Austin City Limits #4506 Vampire Weekend.

+ Death in Paradise #121 Political Suicide.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1105 Spaghetti House Classics. R (9) 12/31 1am

+ Al Capone: Icon Celebrity gangster Al Capone’s enduring impact on American culture is explored. R (+) 12/31 1am

7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1312 All Good Pizza, Kendejah Restaurant, Siam Bay Authentic Thai Cuisine. q R (9) 12/31 1:30am 8pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #2207

St. Louis, Hour 1. R (9) 12/31 2am; (+) 12/31 6pm

+ Father Brown #170 The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau. R (+) 12/31 2am 9pm + Frankie Drake Mysteries H #107 Ties That Bind. R (+) 12/31 3am 9:07 9 Antiques Roadshow #2208 St. Louis, Hour 2. Discover spectacular St. Louis treasures, including a 1927 Rookwood Shirayamadani black opal vase.

R (9) 12/31 3:07am 9:55 + Dalziel and Pascoe #181 The Cave Woman, Part 1.

A woman’s remains emerge from the water during a cave rescue, and the murder inquiry rocks Dalziel and Pascoe’s world. R (+) 12/31 4am 10:15 9 POV H Midnight Traveler.

Hassan Fazili is forced to flee Afghanistan and seek asylum with his wife and two young daughters.

R (9) 12/31 4:15am 11pm + Dalziel and Pascoe #182 The Cave Woman, Part 2.

R (+) 12/31 5am

Tuesday 31

▼ New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve 2019: Sondheim Collection You don’t have to travel farther than your couch to take in a great New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve concert. Toast to 2020 with the music of Stephen Sondheim, one of America’s greatest living composers and lyricists, who wrote the lyrics to West Side Story.

EARLY

mid 9 Amanpour and Company H R (9) 4pm

+ Song of the Mountains #1414 The Dillards with Charlene Darling and the Mayberry Deputy.

1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.

6am–7pm See page 7 for program

schedule.

EVENING

7pm 9 Pati’s Mexican Table H #811.

+ Doc Martin #804 Faith.

7:30 9 Field Trip with Curtis Stone H #102 Lombardy.

8pm 9 Finding Your Roots #305 Visionaries. Business mogul Richard Branson and architects Maya Lin and Frank Gehry learn about their ancestors. D

+ A Place to Call Home H #204 What Your Heart Says.

George, Sarah and Olivia rush to the clinic to evaluate James’ true condition, and the family copes with his recovery.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS LEE.

Live from Lincoln Center

Channel 9.3, 54.3 & 25.3XFINITY 190 (Monterey/Salinas 371) Thought-provoking television — public affairs, local and world events, nature, history and science.

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Best of World (Public Affairs, Science, Nature, History, Arts)

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Best of World (Public Affairs, Between the Lines Science, Articulate with Jim Nature, Colorado Experience History, Arts) America’s Heartland Start Up To the Contrary

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DW Focus on Europe DW Global 3000

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PBS NewsHour Nightly Business Report DW The Day

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Nightly Business BBC World News

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9pm + Downton Abbey Season 2 on Masterpiece #4201 Part 1. Two years into World War I, Downton Abbey is in turmoil as Matthew and other young men go to war.

9:15 9 Live from Lincoln Center H #4406 New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve 2019: Sondheim Celebration. The New York Philharmonic and guest vocalist Katrina Lenk celebrate the orchestral music of Stephen Sondheim.

11pm + Downton Abbey Season 2 on Masterpiece #4202 Part 2. Downton Abbey becomes a convalescent home with Thomas in charge; Lavinia and Richard’s secret comes out.

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December Picks

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Austin City Limits: John Prine

Sit in on a set with veteran songwriter John Prine as he performs old and new music (expires Dec. 8).

Bluegrass Underground Season 8 Listen in as musicians perform in a unique acoustic environment inside Tennessee’s Cumberland Caverns (expires Dec. 31).

Breakfast Special

Travel coast to coast for a part-travelogue, part-foodie tour of some very tasty breakfast spots (expires Dec. 24).

Independent Lens: Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey

See the story of Arnel Pineda, who was discovered on YouTube and became front man for the band Journey (expires Dec. 31).

Clifford the Big Red Dog: Rebooted Larger-than-life lovable Clifford has been rebooted.

In this new series launch, you’ll find him tackling social-emotional skills such as empathy, and the show sporting a solid curriculum designed to boost early literacy and encourage emotional play.

NOVA: First Air War

How did fighter planes evolve during World War l? Explore the rapid technological changes alongside aviation buffs (expires Dec. 30).

Frankie Drake Season 2 Follow the trail of mysteries and crimes in 1920s Toronto with Frankie and Trudy, who take on cases that the police won’t and that their clients can’t take to the police.

COMING IN JANUARY

American Experience: McCarthy Take a fresh look at the rise and fall of Joe McCarthy, whose zealous anticommunist crusade tested the limits our democracy, in this new two-hour documentary.

MORE FROM YOUR PASSPORT LIBRARY American Experience American Masters Baking with Julia

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Check, Please! Bay Area Check, Please! Bay Area Kids Film School Shorts Finding Your Roots Great Performances

In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs

Step into the kitchen with Julia Child, who looks at American cooking alongside 26 nationally recognized chefs, including a young Rick Bayless.

The Mystery of Agatha Christie with David Suchet

Meet the actor who plays Christie’s Poirot on television as he explores the life of the author who created the character.

Line of Separation

Explore this gripping historical drama, which takes place after the fall of the Third Reich when the small German town of Tannbach is divided down the middle with devastating effects.

Jamestown Masterpiece Nature NOVA This Old House Truly CA We’ll Meet Again

The holiday season is all about celebrating what you’ve got and the family and friends around us (or so multiple Lifetime movies and Love Actually have told us), but it can also be stressful.

Raise your hand if you’re with us on this one.

When you’re hosting, it can be hard to narrow down what to cook for everyone. When it comes to gift giving, who really needs another pair of fun socks? And what about when you’re reuniting with outspoken family members whose views are different from yours?

That’s why we’re curating a small series of emails covering holiday prep; gift-giving; self-care and, most important, food, so you can make the best of the holiday season! To sign up for the emails, go to kqed.org/bayareabites/sign-up. Then cue your favorite wintry jingle (we have a soft spot for Boyz II Men’s “Let It Snow”), sit back and get ready for the recommendations.

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