Ventana | December 2021

Ventana December 2021

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December 2021 | Vol. 45 | No. 12 A community service of the University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Public Schools

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THE GIFT OF PBS KIDS HOLIDAY SPECIALS! 6:30 ODD SQUAD (12/6) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS 7am SESAME STREET (12/6) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS 7:30 ARTHUR (12/13) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS (12/24) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD 8am MOLLY OF DENALI (12/3, 12/20) WILD KRATTS: A CREATURE CHRISTMAS (12/13) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS (12/24) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD 8:30 WILD KRATTS (12/3, 12/7, 12/20, 12/24) WILD KRATTS: A CREATURE CHRISTMAS (12/17) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL 9am HERO ELEMENTARY (12/7, 12/24) WILD KRATTS: A CREATURE CHRISTMAS (12/17) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL (12/22) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS 9:30 ALMA’S WAY (12/9, 12/22) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS 10am CURIOUS GEORGE (12/3, 12/15, 12/24) CURIOUS GEORGE: A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS (12/9) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS 10:30 DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD (12/3, 12/15, 12/24) CURIOUS GEORGE: A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS 11am DONKEY HODIE (12/3, 12/10) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL (12/23) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD 11:30 ELINOR WONDERS WHY (12/3, 12/10) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL (12/16, 12/23) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD noon SESAME STREET (12/16) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD 12:30 PINKALICIOUS & PETERIFFIC (12/14) PEG + CAT + HOLIDAYS 1pm DINOSAUR TRAIN (12/6, 12/24) THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT CHRISTMAS! (12/14) PEG + CAT + HOLIDAYS 1:30 CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG (12/3) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (12/6, 12/24) THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT CHRISTMAS! 2pm ALMA’S WAY (12/3) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (12/24) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL 2:30 XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM (12/24) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL 3pm ODD SQUAD (12/3) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS 3:30 ARTHUR (12/3, 12/24) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS (12/23) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL 4pm NATURE CAT (12/10) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (12/13, 12/23) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL (12/16) WILD KRATTS: A CREATURE CHRISTMAS (12/24) ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS 4:30 WILD KRATTS (12/10) LET’S GO LUNA: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (12/13) NATURE CAT: A NATURE CAROL (12/16) WILD KRATTS: A CREATURE CHRISTMAS (Fridays only) SCIGIRLS

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Featured Programs

COVER STORY

CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 5.1: SAT DEC 25 8PM

Christmas 1966 promises to be a memorable one. The Nonnatus House team are faced with their busiest Christmas Day ever as the Maternity Home is filled with expectant moms and challenging cases. Luckily Mother Mildred is on hand to support the team.

ROY ORBISON FOREVER

5.1: THU DEC 2 8:30PM 5.4: SUN DEC 5 6:30PM A celebration of the effortlessly cool Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, whose career and close relationships with other musicians are charted through interviews with Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Bono, Gerry Marsden, Jeff Lynne, and Olivia Harrison as well as archive performances, some of them never before seen in America.

20 YEARS OF CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR 5.1: MON DEC 13 7PM 5.4: WED DEC 15 7PM

This special features two decades of Christmas performances by over 40 guest artists including Kristin Chenoweth, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, John Rhys-Davies, Natalie Cole, with excerpts from songs, carols, and stories celebrating the season.

Get All 5 on 5!

5.1 KNME The PBS schedule with all your favorites, including children’s series and NMPBS’ locally produced programs like NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS. 5.2 NMPBS KIDS New Mexico’s favorite PBS Kids shows 24/7!

5.3 FNX America’s first and only public television network devoted to Native American and World indigenous content.

5.4 PBS WORLD Alternative schedule with an emphasis on documentaries, science, current affairs and history programs.

5.5 CREATE Instructional and how-to programs with advice on cooking, arts & crafts, gardening, home improvement and travel.

All NMPBS channels are also available as NextGenTV signals to viewers with sets enabled to receive them.

How To Receive OVER THE AIR To receive NMPBS channels over the air, you’ll need a UHF-VHF digital antenna and a digital tuner. Rescan your digital tuner or converter box if you are

EARTH EMERGENCY 5.1: WED DEC 29 7PM

Explore how environmental feedback loops: the forests, the atmosphere, the permafrost and the albedo effect are amplifying global warming. With revealing imagery, the film examines how human activity is that are pushing the climate to a point of no return—and what we need to do to stop them.

Here’s Our NMPBS Channel Line-Up.

having difficulty receiving NMPBS’ World 5.4 is on Channel 204 Create 5.5 is on Channel 397 over the air signal.

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OTHER LIVE STREAM Our 5.1 signal is also available live streaming on our website and via the ROKU app. Content is available on-demand through the PBS Video App.

LEARN MORE Visit nmpbs.org/howtowatch.

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THE MEDICINE LINE Space JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

DEMOCRACY NOW!

JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

COOK'S COUNTRY

THE DEAN MARTIN AND FRANK SINATRA FAMILY CHRISTMAS SHOW TRIBAL POLICE FILES Identity

THE AUX

BURT BACHARACH'S BEST (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) NATIVE SHORTS

DEMOCRACY NOW!

SLOVAKIA: TREASURES IN THE HEART OF EUROPE

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Paris Side-Trips

TO DINE FOR WITH KATE SULLIVAN

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Vehicle Crash

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE

SEEING CANADA Alberta EAT YOUR MEDICINE: THE PEGAN DIET WITH MARK HYMAN, M.D. IRELAND: AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN COUNTY BY COUNTY Autumn Supper

RED EARTH UNCOVERED

ROY ORBISON FOREVER

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Dangerous Bear

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Best of Israel

TRAVELSCOPE

BUILD A BETTER MEMORY THROUGH SCIENCE DEMOCRACY NOW!

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Possible Suicidal Male

RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Palestine

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

TRAVELS WITH DARLEY

JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Firearms Call

NATIVE SHORTS

TRAVELSCOPE

CENTRAL FLORIDA ROADTRIP

WASHINGTON WEEK INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

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AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

INDIGENOUS DAY LIVE 2018

BUILD A BETTER MEMORY THROUGH SCIENCE

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Italy's Riviera

DEMOCRACY NOW!

BURT WOLF: TRAVELS & TRADITIONS

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS (MY MUSIC)

SUZE ORMAN'S ULTIMATE RETIREMENT GUIDE JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

STUDIO 49 Lakota John OVERCOMING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, AND GRIEF WITH DANIEL AMEN M.D. AND TANA AMEN HIGHPOINTERS WITH COOK'S COUNTRY THE BARGO BROTHERS EAT YOUR MEDICINE: THE PEGAN DIET WITH MARK HYMAN, M.D. CHAOS & COURAGE HARD ROCK MEDICAL Critical Incident CASHING IN

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS (MY MUSIC)

CELTIC WOMAN: POSTCARDS FROM IRELAND DEMOCRACY NOW!

HOUSTON COOKBOOK

SUZE ORMAN'S ULTIMATE RETIREMENT GUIDE

PAIN SECRETS: THE SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY PAIN JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

THE AUX

SUZE ORMAN'S ULTIMATE RETIREMENT GUIDE

NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS

COOK'S COUNTRY

CRAFT IN AMERICA Harmony

CRAFT IN AMERICA Jewelry

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Sudden Death

EAT YOUR MEDICINE: THE PEGAN DIET WITH MARK HYMAN, M.D.

THE AUX THE BRAIN REVOLUTION

CURIOUS TRAVELER Vienna / England's Great West Way / Guanajuato City / Brussels / Austrian Christmas Markets / Manchester (5:30) NMPBS FAVORITES WILD ARCHAEOLOGY Little John

WAPOS BAY

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INDIGENOUS DAY LIVE 2018

SUZE ORMAN'S ULTIMATE RETIREMENT GUIDE

ABORIGINAL ADVENTURES TOA HUNTER GATHERER Forest Forgaging

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CENTRAL FLORIDA ROADTRIP

THE CARPENTERS: CHRISTMAS MEMORIES/CLOSE TO YOU (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)

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AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN A Taste of Mexico

HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. - UNCOVERING AMERICA

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TRAVELSCOPE

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Western Turkey

BUILD A BETTER MEMORY THROUGH SCIENCE JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

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RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS

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BURT WOLF: TRAVELS & TRADITIONS

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Requals

(6:30) ROY ORBISON FOREVER JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

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HARD ROCK MEDICAL

ROY ORBISON FOREVER

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

(6:00) BIG BAND YEARS (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) RED EARTH UNCOVERED

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CHAOS & COURAGE RCMP Coast to Coast

JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES Paella Party In Spain / The Secret Ingredients of Greece The Italian Tomato Harvest / Sunset Dinner in the Wine Country / Beloved Italian Chef / Washington Wine Country (6:00) CLASSICAL REWIND YANNI IN CONCERT - LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS CLASSIC CHRISTMAS (MY MUSIC) (MY MUSIC) WILD ARCHAEOLOGY TRIBAL POLICE FILES WAPOS BAY HIT THE ICE CASHING IN HARD ROCK MEDICAL Land of the Giants On The Loose (6:30) THE LONGEVITY PARADOX WITH PAIN SECRETS: THE SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY PAIN STEVEN GUNDRY, M.D. BEST OF THE BEST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

BY AIR FRENCH CHEF CLASSICS CIAO ITALIA JOY OF PAINTING JOY OF PAINTING

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TRAVELS WITH DARLEY

KEN BURNS: MUHAMMAD ALI

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9:30 pm

I MISS DOWNTON ABBEY!

WASHINGTON WEEK

DEMOCRACY NOW!

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RICK STEVES' EUROPE European Travel Skills

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

NICK STELLINO: STORYTELLER

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TRIBAL POLICE FILES Don't Play with Dynamite

BIG BAND YEARS (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) NICK STELLINO: STORYTELLER

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NICK STELLINO: STORYTELLER

DEMOCRACY NOW!

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DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 6 ON MASTERPIECE Epis. 9

BURT BACHARACH'S BEST (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)

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INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

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PAIN SECRETS: THE SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY PAIN

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DEMOCRACY NOW!

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NATURE My Garden of a Thousand Bees

HIT THE ICE

TRIBAL POLICE FILES The Pursuit

CASHING IN

HARD ROCK MEDICAL

BAKING WITH JULIA

CIAO ITALIA

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GREAT PERFORMANCES Andrea Bocelli Live In Central Park BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING

BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING

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RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS

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RICK STEVES ISLAND HOPPING EUROPE

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AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

SHARING WATER

NUNAVIK: LAND OF ICE THE PBS NEWSHOUR

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

LIDIA'S KITCHEN

FIELD TRIP WITH CURTIS STONE

COOK'S COUNTRY

EAT YOUR MEDICINE: THE PEGAN DIET WITH MARK HYMAN, M.D. THE SACRED SUNDANCE: THE TRANSFER OF A CEREMONY

(11:10) KAHA:WI - THE CYCLE OF LIFE THE PBS NEWSHOUR

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION

December 1–11

PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE La Paz

SARA'S WEEKNIGHT MEALS

IL VOLO – A TRIBUTE TO ENNIO MORRICONE

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

FIRST NATIONS COMEDY EXPERIENCE

5.1: THU DEC 2 7PM 5.4: SUN DEC 5 5PM The immediately identifiable melodies of celebrated composer Burt Bacharach have touched millions worldwide. This first-time

THE HEAD HUNTER

ever archival PBS special includes

THE PBS NEWSHOUR

all the original artists performing Bacharach’s hits with rare footage

JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES Very Viennese / Take Me to Spain / Fabulous Francis / Wine Cellar and Prosciutto PAIN SECRETS: THE SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY PAIN SMOKIN' FISH

BURT BACHARACH’S BEST

and clips from the 1960s-1970s.

POTLATCH KEEPERS

EAT YOUR MEDICINE: THE PEGAN DIET WITH MARK HYMAN, M.D. CIAO ITALIA

A CHEF'S LIFE

A CHEF'S LIFE

ELLIE'S REAL GOOD FOOD

OVERCOMING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, AND GRIEF WITH DANIEL AMEN M.D. AND TANA AMEN

(9:30) THE BEE GEES: ONE NIGHT ONLY PIVOT

PLACES NOT OUR OWN

OVERCOMING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, AND GRIEF WITH DANIEL AMEN M.D. AND TANA AMEN COOK WELL AT CHRISTMAS WITH RORY O'CONNELL

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

THE JAZZY VEGETARIAN

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY CHASING VOICES: THE STORY OF JOHN PEABODY HARRINGTON

BREAKING LONELINESS

THIS RIVER

THE PBS NEWSHOUR KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

SIMPLY MING Karen Akunowicz

COOK'S COUNTRY Beef, Dressed Up

YANNI IN CONCERT - LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS PEACH BLOSSOM GARDEN

THE HUMAN EFFECT THE PBS NEWSHOUR

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION

JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

YAN CAN COOK: SPICE KINGDOM

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY SKELETONS OF NEW ZEALAND The Redheads

FIRST CONTACT The Journey Begins THE PBS NEWSHOUR

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

LIDIA'S KITCHEN

FIELD TRIP WITH CURTIS STONE

COOK'S COUNTRY

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY ETTHEN HELDELI: CARIBOU EATERS

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION

SARA'S WEEKNIGHT MEALS

PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE

Using the forests, lakes and beaches as their stage and the mountains and valleys as their backdrop, Celtic Woman travels throughout tunes, including “Amazing Grace,” “Bonny Portmore,” a brand new rendition of “The Dawning of the

YANNI IN CONCERT - LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS FIRST NATIONS COMEDY EXPERIENCE Jim Ruel

5.1: THU DEC 9 7PM 5.4: SUN DEC 12 7PM

Ireland to perform a variety of

DUST N' BONES THE PBS NEWSHOUR

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

CELTIC WOMAN: POSTCARDS FROM IRELAND

PLACES NOT OUR OWN THE PBS NEWSHOUR

CURIOUS TRAVELER London Shops / Hong Kong: Culture & Traditions / Quebec City / Southern Wales

Day,” “Beeswing,” “Down by The Salley Gardens,” “Angel,” “May It Be” and more.

NMPBS FAVORITES MANGORE: FOR THE LOVE OF ART SUZE ORMAN'S ULTIMATE RETIREMENT GUIDE CIAO ITALIA

A CHEF'S LIFE

A CHEF'S LIFE

ELLIE'S REAL GOOD FOOD

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DEMOCRACY NOW! THIS OLD HOUSE

ASK THIS OLD HOUSE

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Berlin

TRAVELS WITH DARLEY

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Mother In Crisis

HISTORY DETECTIVES Mussolini Dagger

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GROWING BOLDER

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AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN Home for the Holidays

CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS

COOK WELL AT CHRISTMAS WITH RORY O'CONNELL

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CURIOUS TRAVELER

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES WILD ARCHAEOLOGY Inuvialuit

WAPOS BAY

NATURE Santa's Wild Home

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

STUDIO 49 Raye Zaragoza (9:15) ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE Epis. 2 THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS COOK'S COUNTRY IN ALSACE CASHING IN

IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS Skinny Skyscraper CHAOS & COURAGE Protecting Our Children

HARD ROCK MEDICAL

BURT WOLF: TRAVELS & TRADITIONS

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

FATHER BROWN The Mysteries of the Rosary HIT THE ICE

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Casino

NOVA Decoding Da Vinci

INDIGENOUS DAY LIVE 2018

NATIVE SHORTS

AMERICA REFRAMED Brooklyn Inshallah CENTRAL FLORIDA COOK'S COUNTRY ROADTRIP LIVE FROM BRADLEY SYMPHONY CENTER: THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THE AUX OUTSIDE: BEYOND THE LENS

SAMANTHA BROWN'S PLACES TO LOVE

CRAFT IN AMERICA Holiday DEATH IN PARADISE Season 10, Epis. 8 CASHING IN

HARD ROCK MEDICAL

IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS Skinny Skyscraper

BEST OF THE BEST OF THE REAL RAIL ADVENTURES: SWISS INTERNATIONAL HUBS BAKING WITH JULIA CIAO ITALIA JOY OF PAINTING JOY OF PAINTING ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE (8:15) ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE Epis. 4 Epis. 3 THE MEDICINE LINE ABORIGINAL ADVENTURES TOA HUNTER GATHERER RED EARTH UNCOVERED NATIVE SHORTS THE AUX The Hunt Quadra Island (6:30) FRONTLINE FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS FRONTLINE FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS (Pt.2) Pax Romana/A Light to the Nations TO DINE FOR WITH COOK WELL AT CHRISTMAS Light to the Nations RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS KATE SULLIVAN WITH RORY O'CONNELL GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Naughty Or Nice CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT 2021 Bryn Terfel & Friends In Concert TRIBAL POLICE FILES SEEING CANADA DEMOCRACY NOW! INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY RED EARTH UNCOVERED Knife Saskatoon A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY Orthodoxy - from Empire to Empire CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS

COOK WELL AT CHRISTMAS WITH RORY O'CONNELL

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS On Broadway

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DEMOCRACY NOW!

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LUCY WORSLEY'S 12 DAYS OF TUDOR CHRISTMAS

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CRAFT IN AMERICA Holiday

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IRELAND: COUNTY BY COUNTY

MIDSOMER MURDERS Red In Tooth & Claw

¡ COLORES!

CURIOUS TRAVELER

SEEING CANADA Nimmo Bay

THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

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TRIBAL POLICE FILES Cyber Bullying

20 YEARS OF CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR CURIOUS TRAVELER

COOK WELL AT CHRISTMAS WITH RORY O'CONNELL

RED EARTH UNCOVERED

NOVA Decoding Da Vinci

DEMOCRACY NOW!

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DEMOCRACY NOW!

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Domestic Violence ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE Epis. 1 RICK STEVES' EUROPE TRAVELSCOPE Prague

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

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TO DINE FOR WITH KATE SULLIVAN

THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING

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NATURE Santa's Wild Home

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE

WASHINGTON WEEK

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CURIOUS TRAVELER

THE AUX

A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Beyond Amsterdam

NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS

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INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

TRAVELSCOPE

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CRANE CANDLELIGHT CONCERT TRIBAL POLICE FILES Theft File

FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER TRIBAL POLICE FILES Intoxicated Male

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DREAM OF ITALY: TRAVEL, TRANSFORM AND THRIVE

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Germany's Hamburg

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CURIOUS TRAVELER

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SARAH BRIGHTMAN: A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY

A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY The First Christianity CURIOUS TRAVELER Guanajuato City

DEMOCRACY NOW!

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20 YEARS OF CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR

LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA Overcoming The Odds

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CURIOUS TRAVELER

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5.5

8:00 pm

CELTIC WOMAN: POSTCARDS FROM IRELAND CURIOUS TRAVELER Vienna

5.1

13

7:30 pm

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE (8:15) ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE Epis. 2 Epis. 1 THE MEDICINE LINE ABORIGINAL ADVENTURES TOA HUNTER GATHERER RED EARTH UNCOVERED NATIVE SHORTS The Haunt Sooke

7:30 pm

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Bulgaria

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AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

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8:00 pm

8:30 pm

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10:30 pm

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11:30 pm

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AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

A CHEF'S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL

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AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

TRICK OR TREATY A CHEF'S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

THE JAZZY VEGETARIAN

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(9:30) ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED

OLA I KA WAI

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

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SIMPLY MING William Kovel

COOK'S COUNTRY

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YAN CAN COOK: SPICE KINGDOM

10 MODERN MARVELS THAT CHANGED AMERICA

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

SKELETONS OF NEW ZEALAND Under The Carpet

FIRST CONTACT A Group Divided

HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH BING AND FRANK KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

THE PBS NEWSHOUR FIELD TRIP WITH CURTIS STONE

LIDIA'S KITCHEN

COOK'S COUNTRY

LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA: OVERCOMING THE ODDS 5.1: TUE DEC 14 7PM In this new hour-long special,

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AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

chef Lidia Bastianich travels from

SONGCATCHERS: THE GATHERING

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big cities to small pockets of rural

POV SHORTS

THE PBS NEWSHOUR

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION ONE VOICE: THE SONGS WE SHARE American Roots FIRST NATIONS COMEDY EXPERIENCE The Ladies of Native Comedy JAMIE OLIVER TOGETHER Epis. 4

EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS

SARA'S WEEKNIGHT MEALS

PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE New York

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

COOK WELL AT CHRISTMAS WITH RORY O'CONNELL

RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS

THE SACRED SUNDANCE: THE TRANSFER OF A CEREMONY

(11:10) THE HEAD HUNTER

10 MODERN MARVELS THAT CHANGED AMERICA

SOUTH PACIFIC Ocean of Volcanoes

A CHEF'S LIFE

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JOHN LEWIS - GET IN THE WAY

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

LIVE FROM BRADLEY SYMPHONY CENTER: THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 5.1: FRI DEC 17 9PM Conducted by Music Director KenDavid Masur, with special guest artist, pianist Aaron Diehl, this

ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

resilient Americans.

THE PBS NEWSHOUR

SECRETS OF THE MANOR HOUSE

COOK WELL AT CHRISTMAS WITH RORY O'CONNELL ALL IS BRIGHT! A CONCORDIA CHRISTMAS

stories of a diverse group of

AKORNATSINNITUT - TARRATTA NUNAANNI AMONG US - IN THE LAND OF OUR SHADOWS

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Cage The Elephant/Tank and the Bangas

CIAO ITALIA

America to share the inspiring

concert special will feature a new

THE JAZZY VEGETARIAN

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LIGHTHOUSE LESVOS

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THE PBS NEWSHOUR

Rhapsody in Blue, Duke Ellington’s

SIMPLY MING Santa Cruz

COOK'S COUNTRY

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

THE WINTER BEAR PROJECT

HOW PEOPLE GOT FIRE

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS IN ALSACE CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION

SILENT THUNDER

JOANNE WEIR'S PLATES AND PLACES

YAN CAN COOK: SPICE KINGDOM

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11:30 pm

New World A-Comin’, and Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.

ARKANSAS' FIRST PEOPLE

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NATURE Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La

5.3

DEMOCRACY NOW!

5.4

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN Home for the Holidays EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS

5.5

23 Thu

24 Fri

¡COLORES! A SOUTHWEST CHRISTMAS

5.3

DEMOCRACY NOW!

5.4

THIS OLD HOUSE

28 Tue

29

Wed

31 Fri

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Road Work

5.3

DEMOCRACY NOW!

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

¡COLORES!

GROWING BOLDER

INDIGENOUS DAY LIVE 2018

NATIVE SHORTS

HISTORY DETECTIVES WPA Mural Studies

FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER TRIBAL POLICE FILES Dial No More

AMERICA REFRAMED Late Blossom Blues CENTRAL FLORIDA COOK'S COUNTRY ROADTRIP 20 YEARS OF CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR THE AUX OUTSIDE: BEYOND THE LENS

SAMANTHA BROWN'S PLACES TO LOVE

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE Back to Our Roots / Common Ground / Homegrown / Only In New England / An Eye for Beauty / Off The Beaten Track KEEPING UP APPEARANCES WILD ARCHAEOLOGY Arctic In Peril

5.3 5.4

WAPOS BAY

NATURE Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La

CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2021 HIT THE ICE

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Wear A Vest

CASHING IN

NOVA Decoding The Great Pyramid

HARD ROCK MEDICAL

EXTINCTION: THE FACTS

BEST OF THE BEST OF THE REAL RAIL ADVENTURES: SWISS WINTER MAGIC BAKING WITH JULIA JOY OF PAINTING JOY OF PAINTING ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE (8:15) ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE Epis. 6 Epis. 5 THE MEDICINE LINE ABORIGINAL ADVENTURES TOA HUNTER GATHERER RED EARTH UNCOVERED NATIVE SHORTS Silent Heroes Native Artists

5.3 5.4

CIAO ITALIA NMPBS FAVORITES THE AUX

(5:00) NMPBS FAVORITES WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE

REAL RAIL ADVENTURES: SWISS GRAND TOUR

TO DINE FOR WITH KATE SULLIVAN

MOVEABLE FEAST WITH RELISH

RED EARTH UNCOVERED

SEEING CANADA Lake Louise

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5.3

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5.4

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

TRIBAL POLICE FILES On The Loose

A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY Protestantism - The Evangelical Explosion

A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY God in the Dock

RICK STEVES' EUROPE England's Cornwall

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE

DEMOCRACY NOW!

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

TRIBAL POLICE FILES The Pursuit

5.5

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE

RICK STEVES' EUROPE The Heart of England

TRAVELSCOPE

5.1

EARTH EMERGENCY INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Casino

5.5

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE

5.1

IN THEIR OWN WORDS Angela Merkel

5.3 5.4

IRELAND: COUNTY BY COUNTY

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

NMPBS FAVORITES CASHING IN

STUDIO 49 Cody Coyote

FLY BROTHER WITH ERNEST WHITE II

COOK'S COUNTRY

NMPBS FAVORITES

5.3

DEMOCRACY NOW!

5.4

NMPBS FAVORITES CHAOS & COURAGE Military

HARD ROCK MEDICAL

BURT WOLF: TRAVELS & TRADITIONS

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

NATIVE SHORTS

KVCARTS Drezus

CENTRAL FLORIDA ROADTRIP

COOK'S COUNTRY

NMPBS FAVORITES WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE

5.1

Thu

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

WASHINGTON WEEK

5.5

30

MIDSOMER MURDERS Death By Persuasion

NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS

5.1

Mon

CHAOS & COURAGE HARD ROCK MEDICAL True North THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW Christmas Masterclass 2 BURT WOLF: TRAVELS & TRADITIONS AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

5.1

5.4

9:30 pm

TRIBAL POLICE FILES Rock Slide THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW Christmas Masterclass 1 RICK STEVES' EUROPE TRAVELS WITH DARLEY Assisi

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

TRAVELSCOPE

5.5

27

9:00 pm

SECRETS OF THE DEAD Scanning The Pyramids

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Siena & Tuscany

5.1

Sun

8:30 pm

NOVA Decoding The Great Pyramid

RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS

5.5

26

ASK THIS OLD HOUSE

8:00 pm

5.5

5.1

Sat

COOK WELL AT CHRISTMAS WITH RORY O'CONNEL

5.1

5.5

25

7:30 pm

5.1

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Lisbon

TRAVELS WITH DARLEY

NMPBS FAVORITES

5.3

DEMOCRACY NOW!

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

5.5

WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE

RICK STEVES' EUROPE Portugal's Heartland

5.1

NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS

WASHINGTON WEEK

5.3

DEMOCRACY NOW!

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

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TRIBAL POLICE FILES Wear A Vest

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TRAVELSCOPE

UNITED IN SONG: CELEBRATING THE AMERICAN DREAM INDIGENOUS DAY LIVE 2018

THE AUX

NMPBS FAVORITES HAPPY YOGA WITH SARAH STARR

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CLASSICAL STRETCH

STEP IT UP WITH STEPH

CONSCIOUS LIVING

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7:30 pm

8:00 pm

8:30 pm

9:00 pm

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10:00 pm

10:30 pm

11:00 pm

11:30 pm

SECRETS OF THE DEAD Cleopatra's Lost Tomb

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

COUSINS ACROSS THE SEA

FIRST CONTACT The Road to Healing

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW Christmas Masterclass 5 KEVIN BELTON'S NEW LIDIA'S KITCHEN ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

THE PBS NEWSHOUR FIELD TRIP WITH CURTIS STONE

(9:30) UNFORGOTTEN SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE Epis. 3

COOK'S COUNTRY Holiday Feast

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

TRULY TEXAS MEXICAN

KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

DAVID HOLT'S STATE OF MUSIC Taj Mahal CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION

December 22–31

URBAN FARMERS THE PBS NEWSHOUR SARA'S WEEKNIGHT MEALS

PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY FIRST NATIONS COMEDY EXPERIENCE Cat Alvarado

THE SUN AT MIDNIGHT

A CHEF'S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL

THE PBS NEWSHOUR

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CLIMATE CHANGE - THE FACTS CIAO ITALIA

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SOUTH PACIFIC Strange Islands

A CHEF'S LIFE

A CHEF'S LIFE

ELLIE'S REAL GOOD FOOD

NMPBS FAVORITES INJUNUITY

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

THE JAZZY VEGETARIAN

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

INTO THE SHADOWS

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NUNAVIK: LAND OF ICE

SHARING WATER THE PBS NEWSHOUR

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YAN CAN COOK: SPICE KINGDOM

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

HOOPA VALLEY: ONE TRIBE'S BATTLE AGAINST COVID19

THE INVISIBLE NATION

NMPBS FAVORITES KEVIN BELTON'S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS

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FIELD TRIP WITH CURTIS STONE

COOK'S COUNTRY

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS WAYS OF BEING

(11:10) AMBASSADORS OF THE SKY

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UNITED IN SONG: CELEBRATING THE AMERICAN DREAM 5.1: FRI DEC 31 8:30PM Ring in the New Year with an all-star concert performed on location at Philadelphia’s historic Independence

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PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE Altata

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3pm

5:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE

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THE OPEN MIND

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DW GLOBAL 3000

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10am NOVA Decoding Da Vinci (12/19)

2:30 SARA'S WEEKNIGHT MEALS (12/18, 12/25) SIMPLY MING (12/18, 12/25)

Saturdays

FRONTLINE FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS Pt. 2 (12/4)

11am INDEPENDENT LENS Two Gods (12/11) QUAKERS: THE QUIET REVOLUTIONARIES (12/25)

10:30 ELLA FITZGERALD: JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS (12/5) MN ORIGINAL (12/12, 12/19, 12/26)

11:30 START UP (12/12, 12/19, 12/26) Noon TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE (12/12, 12/19, 12/26) 12:30 RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR Pt. 1 (12/5) FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER (12/12, 12/19, 12/26) 1pm THE OPEN MIND (12/12, 12/19, 12/26)

11:30 REEL SOUTH: Hindsight (12/18)

1:30

Noon RICK STEVES HUNGER AND HOPE: LESSONS FROM ETHIOPIA AND GUATEMALA (12/4) GURU NANAK: THE FOUNDER OF SIKHISM (12/11) CHAPLAINS Pt. 1 (12/18) Pt. 2 (12/25)

2pm DW GLOBAL 3000 (12/12, 12/19, 12/26)

1pm AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Billy Graham (12/18) Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory (12/25) 1:30 CELEBRATING THE PBS NEWSHOUR! (12/4) SAME GOD (12/11) 2pm AMERICAN CONSCIENCE: THE REINHOLD NIEBUHR STORY (12/25) 3pm TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 3:30

WASHINGTON WEEK

4pm THE PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND

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NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS

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REPORT FROM SANTA FE

5pm BURT BACHARACH'S BEST (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) (12/5) RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS (12/12) BANDS OF ENCHANTMENT Making Movies (12/19) 5:30 SECRETS OF THE DEAD Cleopatra's Lost Tomb (12/19) *On Sunday Dec 26, NMPBS Favorites airs from 5pm - Midnight

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Alpha Listings 10 MODERN MARVELS THAT CHANGED AMERICA 5.1: W 12/15 10pm 5.4: S 12/18 10pm 20 YEARS OF CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR

5.1: M 12/13 7pm Su 12/19 2pm F 12/24 9pm 5.4: W 12/15 7pm ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE 5.1: Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 7pm (2 episodes per broadcast) 5.4: T 12/14 12/21 8pm (2 episodes per broadcast) ALL IS BRIGHT! A CONCORDIA CHRISTMAS 5.1: M 12/20 10pm ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 5.1: T 12/14 9:30pm 5.4: Su 12/19 10:30pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 5.1: M-F 11pm AMERICA REFRAMED 5.4: Su 7am Th 12/16 12/23 9pm AMERICAN CONSCIENCE: THE REINHOLD NIEBUHR STORY 5.4: S 12/25 8am (r) 2pm AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BILLY GRAHAM 5.4: S 12/18 7am (r) 1pm JUBILEE SINGERS: SACRIFICE AND GLORY 5.4: S 12/25 7am (r) 1pm VOICE OF FREEDOM 5.1: T 12/21 8pm AMERICAN WOODSHOP 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 11:30am AMERICA'S FORESTS WITH CHUCK LEAVELL 5.1: Su 12/19 8:30am AMERICA'S HEARTLAND 5.4: Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 11am AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN 5.1: S 12/18 1pm HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 5.1: Su 12/19 Noon S 12/25 1pm 5.4: W 12/22 7pm ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 5.1: M 12/20 7pm ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 3:30pm 5.4: Su 10am ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 5.1: S 12/25 11am Su 4:30pm 5.4: Th 12/16 12/23 7:30pm AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 11pm 5.4: S 12/18 12/25 6pm 12  Ventana

BANDS OF ENCHANTMENT 5.1: S 4:30pm 5.4: Su 12/19 5pm BBC WORLD NEWS 5.1: M-F 6am BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICA 5.1: M-F 5:30pm 5.4: M-F 6:30pm BBC WORLD NEWS OUTSIDE SOURCE 5.1: M-Th 5pm BBC WORLD NEWS TODAY 5.1: F 5pm 5.4: F 6pm THE BEE GEES ONE NIGHT ONLY 5.1: Su 12/5 9:30pm BEST OF SEWING WITH NANCY 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 7am BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 6am BIG BAND YEARS (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) 5.1: Su 12/5 6pm 5.4: Th 12/2 7pm BRAIN REVOLUTION 5.1: Su 12/5 6am 5.4: F 12/10 9pm BUILD A BETTER MEMORY THROUGH SCIENCE 5.1: W 12/8 7pm 5.4: M 12/6 7pm Th 12/9 9pm BURT BACHARACH'S BEST (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) 5.1: Th 12/2 7pm Su 12/5 8pm 5.4: Su 12/5 5pm CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2020 5.1: Su 12/19 S 12/25 9:30pm HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2021 5.1: S 12/25 8pm THE CARPENTERS: CHRISTMAS MEMORIES (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) 5.1: T 12/7 7pm CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) 5.1: T 12/7 7:30pm CELEBRATING THE PBS NEWSHOUR! 5.4: S 12/4 7:30am (r) 1:30pm CELTIC WOMAN: POSTCARDS FROM IRELAND 5.1: Th 12/9 7pm 5.4: Su 12/12 7pm CENTRAL TEXAS GARDENER 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 9:30am CHAPLAINS 5.4: S 12/18 12/25 6am (r) Noon A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS 5.1: Su 12/19 6:30pm THE CHAVIS CHRONICLES 5.4: Su 9am

A CHEF'S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 5.1: M 12/13 10pm Su 12/19 1pm 5.4: M 12/13 10pm T 12/14 7pm F 12/24 10pm CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT 2021 5.1: M 12/20 8pm CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 2pm CLASSIC CHRISTMAS (MY MUSIC) 5.1: S 12/4 9pm Th 12/9 9pm 5.4: W 12/8 9pm CLASSICAL REWIND (MY MUSIC) 5.1: S 12/4 6pm CLASSICAL STRETCH

5.1: M-S 5:30am (pre-empted 12/4, 12/11) CLIMATE CHANGE - THE FACTS 5.4: S 12/25 10pm CLOWN BY QUENTIN BLAKE 5.1: Su 12/19 6pm ¡COLORES!

5.1: S 4pm Su 12/19 12/26 5:30am 5.4: F 12/17 12/24 8pm LAS MARAVILLAS DE LA NAVIDAD – NEW MEXICO’S ANCIENT ADOBE CHURCHES 5.1: Th 12/16 7pm A SOUTHWEST CHRISTMAS 5.1: Th 12/23 7pm CONSCIOUS LIVING 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 8:30am CONSUELO MACK WEALTHTRACK 5.1: Su 12/19 6am 5.4: S 9am COOK'S COUNTRY 5.1: S 12/18 1:30pm CRAFT IN AMERICA

5.1: F 12/10 8:30pm (2 episodes per broadcast) CRANE CANDLELIGHT CONCERT 2020 5.1: M 12/13 9pm DAVID HOLT'S STATE OF MUSIC 5.4: Th 12/23 10:30pm DEAN MARTIN AND FRANK SINATRA FAMILY CHRISTMAS 5.1: F 12/3 8:30pm DEATH IN PARADISE 5.1: S 12/18 9pm DEMOCRACY NOW! 5.4: M-F 5pm DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 6 ON MASTERPIECE 5.4: W 12/1 7pm DW FOCUS ON EUROPE 5.4: Su 6am DW GLOBAL 3000 5.4: Su 6:30am 12/12 12/19 12/26 2pm

EARTH EMERGENCY 5.1: W 12/29 7pm EARTH FOCUS 5.4: Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 1:30pm EAT YOUR MEDICINE: THE PEGAN DIET WITH MARK HYMAN, M.D. 5.1: Th 12/2 10pm S 12/4 6:30am Su 12/5 9am W 12/8 9pm 5.4: S 12/4 10pm M 12/6 9pm F 12/10 7pm ELLA FITZGERALD: JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS 5.4: Su 12/5 10:30am EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS 5.1: Th 12/16 7:30pm 5.4: T 12/14 10:30pm EXTINCTION: THE FACTS 5.4: S 12/25 9pm FATHER BROWN 5.1: S 12/18 8pm FINDING YOUR ROOTS 5.1: T 12/21 7pm FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER 5.1: F 12/17 12/24 8:30pm 5.4: S 4:30pm Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 12:30pm FONS & PORTER'S LOVE OF QUILTING 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 8am FRONTLINE FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS 5.4: S 12/4 9:30am (2 episodes per broadcast) Su 12/19 6:30pm (2 episodes per broadcast) GARDEN SMART 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 10am THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW CHRISTMAS MASTERCLASS 5.4: W 12/22 8pm (3 episode event) GREAT PERFORMANCES ANDREA BOCELLI LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK 5.1: Su 12/5 1pm 5.4: S 12/11 7pm GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET BRYN TERFEL & FRIENDS IN CONCERT 5.1: M 12/20 9pm GROWING A GREENER WORLD 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 9am GROWING BOLDER 5.1: Su 12/19 12/26 5am 5.4: F 12/17 12/24 8:30pm GURU NANAK: THE FOUNDER OF SIKHISM 5.4: S 12/11 6am (r) Noon HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH BING AND FRANK 5.1: M 12/20 10:30pm 5.4: W 12/15 10:30pm

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HAPPY YOGA WITH SARAH STARR 5.1: M 12/27 – F 12/31 5am HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. UNCOVERING AMERICA 5.4: F 12/3 9pm HISTORY DETECTIVES 5.4: Th 12/16 12/23 8pm A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY 5.4: M 12/13 12/20 12/27 7pm (2 episodes per broadcast) I MISS DOWNTON ABBEY! 5.4: W 12/1 9pm IL VOLO – A TRIBUTE TO ENNIO MORRICONE 5.1: F 12/3 10pm IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS

5.1: W 12/15 9pm Su 12/19 11am 5.4: S 12/18 9pm IN THEIR OWN WORDS ANGELA MERKEL 5.1: T 12/28 7pm INDEPENDENT LENS ACCEPT THE CALL

5.4: Th 12/16 6am S 12/18 10am MAN ON FIRE 5.4: S 12/11 10am PIPE DREAMS 5.4: S 12/25 10am TWO GODS 5.4: S 12/11 11am JAMIE OLIVER TOGETHER 5.4: F 12/17 10pm JOHN LEWIS - GET IN THE WAY 5.1: T 12/21 10pm KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 7pm 5.4: F 12/17 12/24 7pm KEN BURNS MUHAMMAD ALI 5.4: F 12/3 7pm THE NATIONAL PARKS 5.4: S 12/4 5pm LAND GIRLS 5.1: S 12/4 5:30am THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW 5.4: Su 9:30am THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 6pm LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA OVERCOMING THE ODDS 5.1: T 12/14 7pm LIVE FROM BRADLEY SYMPHONY CENTER: THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 5.1: F 12/17 9pm

THE LONGEVITY PARADOX WITH STEVEN GUNDRY, M.D. 5.1: Su 12/5 7:30am 5.4: S 12/4 6:30pm Su 12/12 10:30pm LUCY WORSLEY'S 12 DAYS OF TUDOR CHRISTMAS 5.1: Su 12/19 11pm 5.4: M 12/20 10pm T 12/21 7pm THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS IN ALSACE 5.4: T 12/21 10:30pm MIDSOMER MURDERS 5.1: Th 12/16 12/23 8pm MN ORIGINAL 5.4: Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 10:30am MOTORWEEK 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 Noon NATURE MYSTERY MONKEYS OF SHANGRI-LA 5.1: W 12/22 7pm 5.4: S 12/25 7pm MY GARDEN OF A THOUSAND BEES 5.1: W 12/1 7pm SANTA'S WILD HOME 5.1: W 12/15 7pm Su 12/19 9am 5.4: S 12/18 7pm NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS 5.1: F 7pm Su 12/19 7am 5.4: S 12/18 12/25 5pm Su 3pm NOVA DECODING DA VINCI 5.1: W 12/15 8pm Su 12/19 10am 5.4: S 12/18 8pm DECODING THE GREAT PYRAMID 5.1: W 12/22 8pm 5.4: S 12/25 8pm THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING 5.1: T 12/14 8pm 5.4: W 12/15 9pm ON STORY 5.4: Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 2:30pm ONE VOICE: THE SONGS WE SHARE 5.1: F 12/17 10:30pm OPEN MIND 5.4: Su 5:30am Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 1pm OUR AMERICAN FAMILY: THE MAYS 5.4: Su 12/5 8:30pm OUTSIDE: BEYOND THE LENS 5.4: F 12/17 12/24 9pm OVERCOMING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, AND GRIEF WITH DANIEL AMEN M.D. AND TANA AMEN 5.1: S 12/4 10am Su 12/5 11pm 5.4: Su 12/5 10pm T 12/7 9pm

PAIN SECRETS: THE SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY PAIN 5.1: W 12/1 8:30pm S 12/4 Noon (r) 11pm 5.4: S 12/4 8pm T 12/7 7pm S 12/11 5pm PAINT THIS WITH JERRY YARNELL 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 6:30am PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 12:30pm THE PBS NEWSHOUR 5.1: M-F 6pm (r) T-S Midnight 5.4: M-F 4pm (r) M-F 11pm THE PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 5.1: S 5pm Su 5pm 5.4: S 4pm Su 4pm POV SHORTS 5.4: Th 12/16 10:30pm QUAKERS: THE QUIET REVOLUTIONARIES 5.4: S 12/25 11am QUILT IN A DAY 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 7:30am RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 5.4: Su 12/5 12:30pm REEL SOUTH 5.4: S 12/18 11:30am Su 12/19 8:30am REPORT FROM SANTA FE 5.1: Su 12/19 8am 5.4: Su 4:30pm RICK STEVES' EUROPE 5.1: S 12/4 12/18 12/25 5:30pm RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS 5.1: S 12/4 2pm M 12/6 7pm 5.4: W 12/8 7pm Su 12/12 5pm RICK STEVES HUNGER AND HOPE: LESSONS FROM ETHIOPIA & GUATEMALA 5.4: S 12/4 6am (r) Noon RICK STEVES ISLAND HOPPING EUROPE 5.1: W 12/1 10:30pm ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY 5.1: Su 12/26 2pm ROY ORBISON FOREVER 5.1: Th 12/2 8:30pm T 12/7 9pm 5.4: Su 12/5 6:30pm SAMANTHA BROWN'S PLACES TO LOVE 5.4: F 12/17 12/24 9:30pm SAME GOD 5.4: S 12/11 7:30am (r) 1:30pm SARAH BRIGHTMAN: A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY 5.4: Su 12/12 9pm

SARA'S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 2:30pm SECOND OPINION 5.4: S 12/11 12/18 12/25 9:30am SECRETS OF THE DEAD CLEOPATRA'S LOST TOMB 5.1: W 12/22 10pm 5.4: Su 12/19 5:30pm SCANNING THE PYRAMIDS 5.1: W 12/22 9pm SECRETS OF THE MANOR HOUSE 5.1: S 12/18 10pm SIMPLY MING 5.1: S 12/18 12/25 3pm SOUTH PACIFIC 5.4: S 12/18 12/25 11pm SPIRITUAL AUDACITY: THE ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL STORY 5.4: Su 12/12 8am START UP 5.4: Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 11:30am SUZE ORMAN'S ULTIMATE RETIREMENT GUIDE 5.1: S 12/4 8am Su 12/5 11am M 12/6 9pm 5.4: Th 12/2 9pm Su 12/5 8pm Th 12/9 7pm S 12/11 10pm THIS OLD HOUSE 5.1: Su 4pm S 12/18 12/25 10:30am S 12/18 11am 5.4: Th 12/16 12/23 7pm TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 5.1: Su 5:30pm Su 12/19 6:30am 5.4: S 5am (r) 3pm Su 12/12 12/19 12/26 Noon UNFORGOTTEN SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE 5.1: Th 12/16 12/23 9:30pm UNITED IN SONG: CELEBRATING THE AMERICAN DREAM 5.1: F 12/31 8:30pm WASHINGTON WEEK 5.1: F 8pm 5.4: S 5:30am (r) 3:30pm Su 5am WILL TO PREACH 5.4: Su 12/26 8:30am YANNI IN CONCERT - LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS 5.1: S 12/4 7:30pm T 12/7 10:30pm F 12/10 10:30pm YOGA IN PRACTICE 5.1: M-S 5am (through 12/25)

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CHARITABLE GIVING Made Easy Q: How do recent tax law changes affect how I manage my retirement funds?

A: The SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act), signed into law in late 2019, expands the number of people who can participate in retirement plans, and it contains changes that affect distributions from retirement plans. Here are three important changes that may affect you.

1) The Act raised the age at which a person must start distributions from 70½ to 72.

The new date applies to those who did not attain the age of 70½ by 2019. As a result of this change, retirement funds can now be invested on a taxdeferred basis for a longer time.

2) The Act allows contributions to be made to a regular IRA after the age of 70½ if a person is still working and has income.

Previously, no additions to an IRA were permitted after reaching this age—though additions to an employer-

sponsored plan could be made until termination of employment, if permitted by the plan.

3) The Act, with certain exceptions, requires that retirement funds given to non-spousal beneficiaries must be fully distributed within ten years. Previously, retirement funds to those beneficiaries could be made over their entire lifetimes, which meant a longer period of tax deferral and likely a lower tax rate because distributions would be in smaller increments.

Distributions to a spouse can still be spread over his or her lifetime.

This third change can be overcome by using a charitable gift annuity. For example, Jane, a widow, wants to name her daughter as beneficiary of her IRA and have payments made to her over her lifetime.

Because her daughter is age 55 (the minimum age to establish an annuity at the UNM Foundation), Jane can arrange for an annuity to be established by her estate. When Jane passes away, her daughter will receive annuity payments for as long as she lives. After her lifetime, the remaining assets will be distributed to NMPBS.

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RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS 5.1: MON DEC 6 7PM 5.4: WED DEC 8 7PM From manger scenes and mistletoe to wintry wonderlands, this special celebrates the Christmas season throughout the European continent. Rick offers a colorful, musical celebration where viewers will learn about customs from “the old countries,” hear local choirs, and discover holiday family traditions.

THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU / CHRISTMAS MEMORIES 5.1: TUE DEC 7 7PM The music-filled documentary CLOSE TO YOU traces the duo’s career through the eyes of Richard Carpenter. CHRISTMAS MEMORIES is an all-new special focusing entirely on the group’s

Christmas music, including “The Christmas Song,” “Winter Wonderland,” “White Christmas” and more.

SARAH BRIGHTMAN: A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY 5.4: SUN DEC 12 9PM The world’s biggest selling soprano and legendary GRAMMY Award nominated artist Sarah Brightman performs her first ever Christmas special from the historic Christ Church Spitalfields in London.

THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING 5.1: TUE DEC 14 8PM 5.4: WED DEC 15 9PM This film is a re-imagination of the classic Nutcracker story, featuring the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Narrated

by Alan Cumming.

CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT 2021 5.1: MON DEC 20 8PM This special features alumnus country/gospel singer Josh Turner and Belmont University students. Taped in Belmont’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, the show includes holiday favorites and songs from Turner’s new Christmas album.

A SOUTHWEST CHRISTMAS 5.1: THU DEC 23 7PM Featuring beautiful photography and great music this film celebrates some of New Mexico’s most unique Christmas traditions. The religion and folk tales surrounding the Christmas season of the Spanish, Mexican, Native American and Anglo cultures are told through four customs.