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Whatever your holiday tradition this time of year, WGBH is here to help you 

celebrate—at home with your family, out in your community and on the go. 

We also have created some local holiday traditions of our own, starting with 

89.7 WGBH host Brian O’Donovan’s popular A Christmas Celtic Sojourn live 

concerts across massachusetts and new Hampshire throughout the month 

(see page 26). 

“the concerts are an extension of the annual Christmas edition of my 

radio show, A Celtic Sojourn,” Brian says. “they’re a blend of music, poetry, 

dance and storytelling in which i play the role of Fear an Tí, ‘the man of the 

house.’ We strive to create an 

atmosphere that welcomes you 

into our home.” And what a home 

it is, filled with world-class Celtic 

talent, from the groundbreaking 

singing group solas to virtuoso 

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to spread the joy even further, you 

can hear one of the captivating 

Christmas Celtic Sojourn concerts 

from Boston’s Cutler majestic 

theatre on 89.7 WGBH on 

saturday, december 21, a performance we’re also sharing with public radio 

listeners nationwide through Pri. 

this year, we also will be sharing more of the Hub’s classical holiday 

happenings than ever before on 99.5 WCrB and classicalnewengland.org 

(page 27). Highlights include the Boston Children’s Chorus: All Choir Holiday 

Concert; Eternal Echoes for Hanukkah with WCrB host James david Jacobs 

and new england Conservatory professor Hankus netsky exploring Jewish 

sacred music; and Handel’s Messiah from the Handel and Haydn society with 

Harry Christophers conducting this memorable live performance from 

symphony Hall. 

Of course, the holidays also can bring a certain measure of family drama, 

and we have plenty of that, too! Can’t wait for next month’s premiere of 

Downton Abbey season 4, our WGBH Masterpiece co-production with Carnival 

Films? Unwrap some tantalizing teasers from the series’ creators and cast 

members in this month’s Return to Downton Abbey (page 10). Or enjoy our 

Call the Midwife Holiday Special (page 18). 

this issue of Explore! (in print and our video-rich digital edition at 

wgbh.org/explore) is filled with programs to keep you and your family 

inspired and entertained throughout this festive time of year…a trove of 

seasonal delights made possible by your generous annual support. 

With thanks and best wishes for a joyful season, 

Jon Abbott 

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Join us for a centennial celebration of Benjamin Britten, featuring the new england 

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age 17) as well as Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and other holiday works. thu, 12/5 at 7pm 

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garden and transforms ordinary items into 

ornate gifts, festive holiday flourishes and 

helpful home organizers. in Gifts Galore, Katie 

shows why it is better (and more fun) to give 

than to receive with creative and easy ideas for 

designer breadsticks and irresistible pretzels. Projects include dressed-up 

store-bought gifts and a gift-box topiary. 

Katie Brown Workshop/Gifts Galore 

Sun, 12/1 at 3pm 

Craft’s History 

Craft in America showcases craft artists 

who reveal what makes their work— 

and the lives they lead—unique. in an 

encore of the series’ premiere, take a 

tour through craft’s history in America 

through its pioneers and some of the 

nation’s most prominent craft artists. 

Memory observes how past is prologue, 

and looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in 

creating objects. Featured artists include sam maloof, Garry Knox Bennett, 

Mary Jackson, tom Joyce and Pat Courtney Gold. 

Craft in America/Memory 

Sun, 12/8 at 12pm 

enjoyed Craft in America? tune in the latest episode this month on WGBH 2. 

Holiday celebrates some of America’s most important traditions, with 

nordic folk woodcarver Harley refsal, who brings to life the rich history of 

winter solstice, clay artist susan Garson, who creates fanciful Hanukkah 

menorahs and daring chefs who compete for the most lavish gingerbread 

house. 

Craft in America/Holiday 

Fri, 12/20 at 9pm on WGBH 2 

Create is produced and distributed by APt, Wnet new York Public 

media and WGBH Boston in association with the national 

educational telecommunications Association and PBs. 

What’s on 2 and 44 

Look for this icon to find your favorite British dramas on WGBX 44. 

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hearing. if you have any questions about closed captioning on any of our programs, 

please contact us at ClosedCaptioningConcerns@wgbh.org. Look for the (d) 

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Sunday 1 

6am 44 Miller Center’s American 

Forum JFK and a Legacy of 

Contradictions in Latin America 

7am 44 Religion & Ethics 

NewsWeekly 

7:30 44 To the Contrary with 

Bonnie Erbe 

8am 44 Moneytrack Investment 

Clubs (d) 

8:30 44 Consuelo Mack 

WealthTrack 

9am 44 Greater Boston 

9:30 44 Inside Washington 

10am 44 Washington Week with 

Gwen Ifill 

10:30 44 McLaughlin Group 

11am 2 Member Favorites 

44 Member Favorites 

5:30 44 PBS NewsHour 

Weekend 

6pm 44 Member Favorites 

9pm 2 Return to Downton 

Abbey see Return to 

Downton Abbey, page 10 

10:30 2 Return to Downton 

Abbey (See 9pm) 

11pm 44 African Americans: 

Many Rivers to Cross 

A More Perfect Union (1968–2013) (d) 

Monday 2 

6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 

44 Greater Boston 

6:30 44 Nightly Business Report 

7pm 2 Greater Boston 


7:30 2 Member Favorites 

8pm 44 Midsomer Murders 

9pm 44 Inspector George 

Gently Gently Upside Down 

10:30 44 A Chef’s Life 

Collard Green Queen 

11pm 2 Charlie Rose 

44 PBS NewsHour 

6pm 

Tuesday 3 







8pm 44 Father Brown 

The Devil’s Dust 

9pm 44 Return to Downton 

Abbey (See 12/1 at 9pm) 




Wednesday 4 







8pm 44 Sherlock Holmes 

The Boscombe Valley 

Mystery 

9pm 44 Doc Martin 

Driving Mr. McLynn 

10pm 44 Scott & Bailey 

Series 2 Episode 8 


Thursday 5 







11pm 2 Charlie Rosew 


Friday 6 







8pm 44 Washington Week with 

Gwen Ifill 



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Member Highlights 

Tune in throughout December for a wide range 

of TV programs, including some very special 

member favorites! Below are just a few of 

the highlights. With more favorites always 

being added, the best way to stay up-to-theminute 

with what's on and when, visit 

wgbh.org/schedule. Or scan the barcode 

seen here with your smartphone to go 

directly to the schedules page (requires Microsoft Tag reader app). 

American Masters/Jimi Hendrix 

Presented as part of a year-long celebration 

around his 70th birthday, Hear My 

Train a Comin’ uses Jimi Hendrix’s own 

words to tell his story, illustrated through 

archival interviews and illuminated with 

commentary from family, well-known 

friends and musicians including Paul 

McCartney; band members Noel Redding, 

Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox; Steve 

Winwood; Dweezil Zappa; and Dave 

Mason. The film includes previously 

unseen performance footage and home 

movies taken by Hendrix and drummer Mitchell while tapping an extensive 

archive of photographs, drawings, family letters and more to provide new 

insight into the musician’s personality and genius. 

Return to Downton Abbey 

Downton Abbey, a WGBH Masterpiece co-production with Carnival Films, 

has captivated viewers worldwide. Now WGBH brings you favorite 

moments from the past three seasons and a sneak peek at Season 4 in 

Return to Downton Abbey. Hosted by 

Academy Award winner Susan 

Sarandon—a devoted fan of the series 

—the program includes a mix of behindthe-scenes 

footage, interviews with 

creators and cast members and video clips 

of favorite moments. Structured around 

three themes, Return to Downton Abbey 

explores “The Changing World of Downton 

Abbey,” “The Women of Downton Abbey” 

and “Love and Other Relationships at 

Downton Abbey.” Cast members interviewed 

include Michelle Dockery, Hugh 

Bonneville, Joanne Froggatt, Elizabeth McGovern, Jim Carter, Shirley 

MacLaine, Sophie McShera and Laura Carmichael. WGBH’s Rebecca 

Eaton, Masterpiece executive producer, talks about the phenomenal 

success of the series in America, and creator and writer Julian Fellowes 

and executive producer Gareth Neame provide an overview and context 

for the series and the upcoming season. Drama, rivalry, intrigue, 

jealousy, ambition and romance are surely on the docket. 

Sun, 12/1 at 9pm on WGBH 2 

Brit Floyd: 

Live at Red Rocks 

Filmed in front of a sell-out audience 

at the legendary Red Rocks 

Amphitheatre in Denver, Brit 

Floyd: Live at Red Rocks captures 

the magic and majesty of Pink 

Floyd’s legendary music set against the awe-inspiring natural rocks and 

Colorado landscape. Inspired by Pink Floyd’s own record-breaking 1994 Pulse 

tour, Brit Floyd pay special tribute to the era-defining classic rock album 

The Dark Side of the Moon, this year celebrating its 40th anniversary. Songs 

include “Another Brick in the Wall,” “Welcome to the Machine,” “Money, Us 

and Them,” “Any Colour You Like,” “Brain Damage,” “Eclipse,” “Wish You Were 

Here,” “One of these Days” and “Comfortably Numb.” 

Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas 

Celebrate the holidays with timeless favorites 

performed with a Celtic twist in this new chapter 

of musical delight from the popular all-female 

ensemble. Filmed at Dublin’s Helix Theatre, 

Home For Christmas stars vocalists Lisa Lambe, 

Susan McFadden, Méav Ni Mhaolchatha and 

Celtic violinist Máiréad Nesbitt, performing 

timeless holiday favorites. Songs include “Silent 

Night,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “It Came 

upon a Midnight Clear” and “Joy to the World.” 

Missed any of the last 

season’s episodes, or 

just want to relive the 

drama? Catch up on all 

of Downton Abbey, 

Season 3 episodes this 

month on WGBH 2. 

Episodes 1 & 2 

Sun, 12/8 from 9pm 

Episodes 3, 4 & 5 

Sun, 12/15 from 9pm 

Episode 6 

Sun, 12/22 at 9pm 

Episode 7 

Sun, 12/29 at 9pm 

Downton Abbey at Your Door 

Support great stories on WGBH as a Sustainer with a gift of $10 a month. 

When you do WGBH will say thanks with Downton Abbey, Season 4 on DVD 

or Blu-ray. Watch the season premiere on January 5, then very soon after, 

the entire Season 4 will arrive at your door. So, you won’t have to wait 

to see what happens! Just click the “Donate” button at WGBH.org, or call 

800-492-1111. 


Deepak Chopra MD: What Are You Hungry For? 

Join renowned physician, best-selling author and 

educator Deepak Chopra for a step-by-step 

action plan for permanent weight loss, healthy 

eating and body healing. Chopra returns to his 

medical roots and lectures on the behavioral and 

scientific basis of hunger in all its forms and the 

healthy ways to fulfill it. With information on 

food cravings, nutritional imbalances, emotional 

starvation and other root causes of overeating, 

this special provides guidance on how to 

approach healthy eating to feel truly satisfied. 

Doc Martin Revealed 

You followed the adventures of “doc” martin ellingham (martin Clunes) as he 

returned to his former home in the Cornish village of Portwenn after his illustrious 

medical career in London went awry. now go behind-the-scenes with 

footage from the newest season of Doc Martin (season 6), shot on location in 

Port isaac, Cornwall, 

england. Hear from the 

actors, producers and 

crew as they discuss the 

characters, the location 

of Port isaac, the unique 

Cornish accent and the 

challenges of shooting a 

television series in all 

sorts of weather. 

Wed, 12/11 at 9pm on WGBX 44 

Elton John in Concert 

Legendary artist Elton John returns to the stage 

for this specially filmed concert for PBs and the 

BBC. With a career spanning five decades, John 

performs all of his greatest hits including “Candle 

in the Wind,” “rocket man,” “the Bitch is Back,” 

“Bennie and the Jets,” “tiny dancer,” “Goodbye 

Yellow Brick road,” “rocket man” and “saturday 

night’s Alright (for Fighting).” John also performs 

songs from his well-received new album Diving 

Board, produced with longtime collaborator, 

lyricist Bernie taupin. 

Frontline/League of Denial: The NFL’s 

Concussion Crisis 

the national Football League, 

a multibillion-dollar commercial 

juggernaut, presides over 

America’s indisputable 

national pastime. But the nFL 

is under assault as thousands 

of former players claim the 

league has covered up football’s 

connection to long-term brain injuries. in this special two-hour investigation, 

WGBH’s Frontline joins prize-winning journalists steve Fainaru and 

mark Fainaru-Wada of esPn to reveal the hidden story of the nFL and brain 

injuries. What did the nFL know and when did it know it? What’s the truth 

about the risks to players? What can be done? this Frontline investigation 

details how, for years, the league denied and worked to refute scientific 

evidence that the violent collisions at the heart of the game are linked to 

devastating consequences for some of football’s all-time greats. 

Great Performances/Pavarotti: 

A Voice for the Ages 

Celebrate the sound of Luciano Pavarotti, 

the tenor who extended his presence far 

beyond the limits of italian opera to stadium 

concerts and pop collaborations that brought 

him worldwide fame. this program celebrates 

the 50th anniversary of Pavarotti’s 1963 

debut. music includes arias from La Bohème, 

Rigoletto and Aida; neapolitan songs in 

arrangements by Henry mancini including “mamma” and “O sole mio;” and 

popular duets with Bono, sting, vanessa Williams and eric Clapton. 

Heartbeat of Home 

enter a dream world of high-energy music and dance with Heartbeat of 

Home. Created by the producers and director of Riverdance, the program 

showcases traditional irish, Latin and Afro-Cuban music and dance with a 

cast of world-class dancers from ireland, the United states, Australia, Britain, 

Canada, italy, mexico and spain. Also featured: a 10-piece band playing new 

sound by award-winning composer Brian Byrne. 

Il Volo Buon Natale 

Usher in the holiday season with il volo. Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone 

and Ignazio Boschetto (left to right in photo) and celebrate the Christmas 

holidays with their new PBs special, Il Volo Buon Natale, filmed at the 

Fillmore miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason theater. Look for “i’ll Be Home 

for Christmas,” “the Christmas 

song,” “santa Claus is Coming to 

town,” “Jingle Bell rock” and 

“O Holy night,” as well as “Feliz 

navidad,” sung with spanishborn 

mexican singer-songwriter 

and actress, Belinda (dubbed 

the “Latin Pop Princess”). 

Find your favorite British dramas on WGBX 44 11

9pm 44 Moyers & Company 


10:30 44 Charlie Rose: The Week 



Saturday 7 




Weekend 





Sunday 8 

6am 44 Antiques Roadshow 


NewsWeekly 


Bonnie Erbe 

8am 44 Moneytrack From Wall 

Street to Your Street (d) 


WealthTrack 




Gwen Ifill 





Weekend 


9pm 

2 Masterpiece Classic 

Downton Abbey, Season 3 

(Pt. 1) Wedding 

guests descend on 

downton Abbey, 

where disasters—large 

and 

small—threaten. 

One is Cora’s freewheeling American 

mother, who tries to loosen up her 

in-laws. (d) 

11pm 2 Masterpiece Classic 


(Pt. 2) the fate of downton Abbey 

hinges on a letter from a dead man. 

edith and sir Anthony face their own 

fateful moment. mrs. Hughes confronts 

a crisis. (d) 

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8pm 44 Midsomer Murders 

9pm 44 Inspector George 

Gently Goodbye China 

10:30 44 A Chef’s Life 

The Buttermilk Belt 



Tuesday 10 







8pm 44 Father Brown 

The Face of Death 



(Pt. 1) (See 12/8 at 9pm) (d) 



Wednesday 11 







8pm 44 Sherlock Holmes 

The Adventure of the 

Illustrious Client 

9pm 44 Doc Martin Revealed 

see Doc Martin Revealed, 

page 11 




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8pm 44 Washington Week with 

Gwen Ifill 


9pm 2 Silent Night experience 

an operatic retelling of the 

World War i Christmas eve truce. 

44 Moyers & Company 





11am 

5pm 

Saturday 14 




(Pt. 1) (See 12/8 at 9pm) (d) 


Weekend 

6pm 

7pm 




(Pt. 2) (See 12/8 at 11pm) (d) 


6am 

7am 

Sunday 15 

44 Antiques Roadshow 

44 Religion & Ethics 

NewsWeekly 


Bonnie Erbe 

8am 44 Moneytrack Sandwich 

Generation (d) 


WealthTrack 




Gwen Ifill 





Weekend 




(Pt. 3) two social revolutions arrive at 

downton Abbey: the irish civil war 

and the fight for women’s suffrage. A 

mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and 

Bates apart. (d) 



(Pt. 4) the Crawley family faces its 

severest test yet. meanwhile, new 

faces try to fit into the tight-knit circle 

of servants. new evidence turns up in 

a baffling case. (d) 



(Pt. 5) things go badly amiss at 

downton Abbey. robert and Cora are 

not speaking. the servants are shunning 

matthew’s mother, isobel. And 

matthew and robert have fallen out. 

Bates takes a gamble. (d) 

Monday 16 





44 Antiques Roadshow UK 

George Gently 

Returns 

George Gently (Martin Shaw, 

right) is one of the unsung heroes of 

detective fiction, whose passionate 

investigations reveal the dark underbelly 

of a society on the cusp of 

change. He and his sidekick, the 

undisciplined detective sergeant John 

Bacchus (Lee Ingleby), make the perfect police partnership, full of 

warmth and humor. in this third series, Bacchus’s long-suffering wife 

Lisa could well be looking for a divorce. she also is spending too much 

time with Gently. Will this new friendship jeopardize the detectives 

working relationship? Guest stars include Warren Clarke (Red Riding) 

and sarah Lancashire (All the Small Things). 

George Gently, Series 3 

Premieres Mon, 12/16 at 9pm on WGBX 44 

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7:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe 

Poland Rediscovered: 

Krakow, Auschwitz and Warsaw 

Krakow, with its bubbly Baroque and 

cobbled charm, is emerging as the 

exciting next Prague. nearby, a visit to 

Auschwitz teaches us a timeless, 

soul-searching lesson. systematically 

destroyed during World War ii, Warsaw 

is a lively, thriving capital once again. 

44 America’s Test Kitchen 

Skewered and Wrapped 

8pm 2 Antiques Roadshow 

Junk in the Trunk Highlights 

of never-before-seen appraisals from 

the 2011 season include one of a set of 

What Would 

Sherlock Do? 

the fictional sherlock Holmes was a scientist 

who used chemistry, bloodstains and minute 

traces of evidence to catch criminals. in 

an era when eyewitness reports and 

“smoking-gun” evidence were needed to 

convict criminals, Holmes’ crime-scene 

methods were revolutionary. Forensic scientists, 

crime historians and sherlockian 

experts reveal for the first time the astonishing impact Arthur Conan 

doyle’s creation had on the development of real-life criminal investigation 

and forensic techniques. With a mix of interviews, dramatic reconstruction 

and archives, the program tells the story of the impact and 

legacy of the most famous crime fighter in history. 


Tue, 12/17 at 9pm on WGBH 2 

six inherited chairs, a rare and extensive 

collection of WWii prison camp 

materials and a drawing and lithograph 

by iconic American artist Grant 

Wood, as well as a trunk containing 

some of his possessions. 

44 Midsomer Murders 

9pm 


Trash to Treasure see more 

than 20 incredible tales of valuable 

treasures rescued from rubbish heaps, 

roadsides, dumpsters and demolition 

sites. 

44 Inspector George 

Gently Gently Northern 

Soul see George Gently Returns, 

page 13 

10pm 

2 Independent Lens 

Playwright: From Page to 

Stage Watch two young playwrights, 

one African American and one indian 

American, create a new language for 

the stage. 

10:30 44 A Chef’s Life Have Yourself 

Some Moonshine 

11pm 

2 Charlie Rose 


Tuesday 17 







Budapest: The Best of 

Hungary Budapest is actually two 

cities—busy Pest and noble Buda— 

straddling the danube and laced 

together by bridges. Capitalism has 

taken hold as shopping boulevards 

thrive and stone Lenins and cast iron 

stalins litter a theme park at the edge 

of town. 


Short Ribs and Chops Hit 

the Grill 

8pm 2 Red Metal: The Copper 

Country Strike of 1913 

trace michigan’s Copper Country strike 

from its hopeful start to its heartrend- 

ing conclusion. 

44 Father Brown 

The Mayor and the Magician 

9pm 2 How Sherlock Changed 

the World see What 

Would Sherlock Do?, this page 



(Pt. 3) (See 12/15 at 9pm) (d) 



(Pt. 4) (See 12/15 at 10pm) (d) 


wgbh learningtours presents 

Historic England: Aristocracy and 

the Early 20th Century 

Join WGBH LearningTours for a memorable trip for the holidays in 2014! 

On a tour of historic England, we will discover the world of the English 

aristocracy, in fact and fiction, past and present, culminating in an exclusive 

private tour and reception at Highclere Castle: for more than 300 years the 

home of Lord and Lady Carnarvon, and the setting for Downton Abbey. 

December 10-19, 2014 

For details, call 617.300.4400 or visit wgbh.org/learningtours. 

LearningTours 




(Pt. 5) (See 12/15 at 11pm) (d) 

Wednesday 18 







Lisbon and the Algarve 

Lisbon is a ramshackle mix of glorious 

old and fun-loving new. in Algarve, 

explore the Land’s end of historic Cape 

sagres before savoring arm-wrestling 

octopi in the village of salema. 


Indian Classics Made Easy 

8pm 2 Nature Cold Warriors: 

Wolves and Buffalo Witness 

the life-and-death connection of 

wolves and buffalo in Canada’s Wood 

Buffalo national Park. (d) 

44 Sherlock Holmes 

The Adventure of the 

Creeping Man 

9pm 2 Nova Extreme Ice 

investigate the mystery of 

the melting ice sheets that will affect 

the fate of coastlines around the 

world. (d) 

44 Doc Martin 

The Departed 

10pm 2 Extreme by Design 

stanford students on a 

life-changing 

journey create 

products for the 

poor using a 

revolutionary 

method, design 

thinking. they open their hearts and 

brains and, almost magically, their 

products take shape and work. 

44 Secrets of the Manor 

House 



Thursday 19 







Sevilla sevilla is where 

bullfighting is still politically correct 

and where little girls dream of growing 

up to become flamenco dancers. 

After munching tasty tapas, head 

south for Andalusia’s ultimate whitewashed 

hill town, Arcos de la Frontera. 


Ultimate Grilled Turkey 

Burgers 

8pm 2 The Truth about 

Exercise with Michael 

Mosley scientists are uncovering the 

new truths about what exercise is 

doing to our bodies, and why we all 

respond to it differently. Host michael 

mosley uses himself as a human 

guinea pig to discover the truth about 

exercise. 

44 This Old House Hour 

Seaside Heights, New Jersey 

9pm 2 Eat, Fast and Live 

Longer with Michael 

Mosley Host michael mosley decides 

to take a road trip across the United 

states to investigate how a little 

Hold Your Nose 

delight in this family comedy 

with a nose-clenching twist: Chloe 

(Nell Tiger Free) sees mr. stink 

(Hugh Bonneville) every day, but 

she’s never spoken to him, which 

isn’t surprising, because he’s a 

tramp and, well, he stinks. Before 

she knows it, Chloe has an odoriferous 

friend hiding in her garden shed 

when it appears mr. stink and his stinky dog, duchess, might be driven 

out of town. As Chloe struggles with mr. stink and life’s other aggravations, 

she finds out there is more to mr. stink than meets the eye…or 

nose. Based on david Walliams’ best-selling book of the same name. 

Mr. Stink 

Sun, 12/22 at 8pm on WGBH 2 

It’s good to remember. 

New Exhibition 

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hunger can make you younger, and to 

try out some of this new science for 

himself. 

44 Nova Extreme Ice (See 

12/18 at 9pm) (d) 

10pm 2 Pleasure and Pain 

Host Michael Mosley gets 

to grips with the worlds of pleasure 

and pain, including investigating the 

link between the two by eating a 

year’s worth of chocolate to investigate 

the precise moment when pleasure 

turns to pain. 

44 Life on Fire Icelandic 

Volcanoes 

Three-Star Subway Sushi 

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the 

story of 85-year-old Jiro 

Ono, considered by many to 

be the world’s greatest sushi 

chef. He is the proprietor of 

Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, 

sushi-only restaurant located 

in a Tokyo subway station. 

Despite its humble appearances, 

it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 

three-star Michelin Guide rating. Sushi lovers from around the globe 

make repeated pilgrimages, calling months in advance and shelling 

out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro’s sushi bar. The film chronicles 

Jiro’s life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world and as a 

loving yet complicated father. 

Independent Lens/Jiro Dreams of Sushi 

Monday, 12/23 at 10pm on WGBH 2 

11pm 



Friday 20 






7:30 2 Basic Black 

44 Cook’s Country Favorites 

with a Chinese Accent 

8pm 2 Just Seen It 

44 Washington Week with 

Gwen Ifill 

8:30 2 Open Studio with 

Jared Bowen 

44 McLaughlin Group 

9pm 2 Craft in America Holiday 

embrace familiar and new 

winter celebrations, part of our 

American experience with the handmade. 


10pm 2 Christmas at Belmont 

Join Denyce Graves for 

this musical presentation 

from 

Belmont 

University in 

Nashville. 





Saturday 21 

11am 2 Martha Stewart’s 

Cooking School Steaming 

44 The Victory Garden (d) 

11:30 2 Martha Bakes 

Special Breads 

44 Saving the Ocean 

Swordfish! (Pt. 2) Story 

about sustainable harpoon fishing 

focuses on a group of Canadian 

fishermen off Nova Scotia. 

12pm 2 The Mind of a Chef 

Sea/Salt 


Junk in the Trunk (See 

12/16 at 8pm) 

12:30 2 Kevin Dundon’s Modern 

Irish Food Modern Eats to 

Traditional Treats 

1pm 2 Moveable Feast with 

Fine Cooking Sonoma, CA: 

Chefs Christopher Kostow, Leo 

Beckerman and Evan Bloom 


Trash to Treasure (See 

12/16 at 9pm) 



1:30 2 Lidia Celebrates 

America Holiday Tables & 

Traditions Features an italian Christmas 

eve, a mexican American Christmas and 

a Chinese new Year celebration. (d) 

2pm 44 Nova Extreme Ice 

(See 12/18 at 9pm) (d) 

2:30 2 A Chef’s Life Love Me 

Some Candied Yams! 

3pm 2 America’s Test Kitchen 

Great American Classics 

44 How Sherlock Changed 

the World (See 12/17 at 

9pm) 

3:30 2 Cook’s Country 

Forgotten Cookies 

4pm 2 Neighborhood Kitchens 

Flour/Myers+Chang 

4:30 2 Rough Cut Bookstand 

5pm 2 This Old House Hour 

44 Ask This Old House 


Weekend 



(Pt. 3) (See 12/15 at 9pm) (d) 


6:30 44 Red Metal: The Copper 


(See 12/17 at 8pm) 



(Pt. 4) (See 12/15 at 10pm) (d) 

7:30 44 Giant A wealthy texan 

(rock Hudson) marries a 

strong-willed beautiful woman 

(elizabeth taylor). their adjustments to 

life on their ranch are interwoven with 

problems of mexican workers and an 

ambitious young ranch hand (James 

dean) who becomes an oil tycoon. 



(Pt. 5) (See 12/15 at 11pm) (d) 

9pm 2 Keeping Up 

Appearances Christmas 

Special 1993 

10pm 2 Keeping Up 


Special 1994 

10:46 2 Keeping Up 


Special 1991 

11pm 44 Film School Shorts 

Creature Comforts 

11:16 2 Keeping Up 


Special 1995 

11:30 44 Just Seen It 

Sunday 22 



NewsWeekly 


Bonnie Erbe 

8am 44 Moneytrack The Town 

That Got Taken (d) 


WealthTrack 




Gwen Ifill 


11am 

2 Open Studio with 

Jared Bowen 

44 MotorWeek Highlights 

include the 2013 

mercedes-Benz GL, ram 1500, Honda 

Accord and 2014 toyota tundra. 

11:30 2 Rick Steves’ European 

Christmas Performances 

include the nonsuch singers of London 

and the norwegian Girls Choir of Oslo, 

norway. 

44 Theater Talk 

12pm 44 Martha Bakes Tuiles 

12:30 2 Start Up Andy Warhowl’s 

Kitchen! Features a selfservice 

dog wash, a gourmet carry-out 

restaurant and a custom furniture 

shop. 

44 Martha Stewart’s 

Cooking School Rice 

1pm 

2 Basic Black 

44 Kevin Dundon’s Modern 

Irish Food Birds, Bass and 

Berries 

1:30 2 Ask This Old House 

44 Moveable Feast with 

Fine Cooking Sonoma, CA: 

Chefs Christopher Kostow, Leo 

Beckerman and Evan Bloom 

2pm 2 Silent Night (See 12/13 at 

9pm) 

44 The Mind of a Chef Japan 

2:30 44 A Chef’s Life Love Me 

Some Candied Yams! 

3pm 44 Simply Ming 

3:30 44 Lidia’s Kitchen Waste Not 

Want Not! 

4pm 2 How Sherlock Changed 


9pm) 

44 Neighborhood Kitchens 

Flour/Myers+Chang 

4:30 44 Bluegrass Underground 

Leon Russell 

5pm 44 Open Studio with 

Jared Bowen 


Weekend 

BRITTEN 100 at NEC 

The View from Here 

NEC and the BSO are joining the worldwide celebration 

of Benjamin Britten this year. These NEC concerts will 

include music of this towering yet accessible English 

composer, performed superbly—and they’re FREE. 

December 2 

Borromeo String Quartet in "First Monday at Jordan Hall" 

String Quartet No. 2 

December 4 

NEC Philharmonia—David Loebel, conductor 

Sinfonia da Requiem 

December 11 

NEC Philharmonia— 

Calderwood Director of Orchestras Hugh Wolff, conductor 

Cello Symphony or Violin Concerto 

December 13 7:30 p.m. 

CHURCH OF THE COVENANT, 67 NEWBURY ST., BOSTON 

NEC Concert Choir and Chamber Singers—Erica Washburn, 

conductor; NEC Youth Chorale; Back Bay Ringers 

Ceremony of Carols (arr. Julius Harrison) 

Chorale after an Old French Carol 

The Holly and the Ivy 

A Hymn to the Virgin 

A New Year Carol 

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6pm 2 Windows to the Wild 

New Scouts, Old Scouts 

Host Willem 

Lange spends a 

weekend at the 

annual Klondike 

derby at Camp 

Carpenter in 

manchester, where Boy scouts from 

around new Hampshire demonstrate 

their winter skills. 

44 East of Eden Based on 

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film features the starring debut of 

movie legend James dean in a riveting 

drama revolving around two brothers’ 

love for the same woman. 

6:30 2 Windows to the Wild 

Winter on Mt. Washington 

Host Willem Lange witnesses firsthand 

the whipping wind, snow and bitter 

cold of mount Washington from the 

safety of the mountain observatory’s 

snow tractor on a ride to the summit. 


Ice Climbing on Frankenstein 

Cliffs Join host Lisa densmore and 

world-renowned winter mountaineer 

rick Wilcox as they brave the treacherously 

icy Frankenstein Cliffs in the 

White mountains. 

7:30 2 Windows to the Wild 

The Wilderness Corridor 

Host Willem Lange travels by dogsled 

through 29,000 acres of conservation 

land known as roach Pond, near 

Greenville, maine. 

8pm 2 Mr. Stink see Hold Your 

Nose, page 15 

Snapshot 

of America 

Lidia Bastianich returns with another 

new WGBH co-produced special that 

explores important milestones with a 

diverse group of Americans: a baptism 

with a Greek Orthodox family, a navajo 

house blessing in Utah, a college graduation seen through the eyes of 

a Brazilian American Boston University student and a sweet-16 birthday 

party for a young French-Cajun woman ready to make her debut 

as a nashville country music star. 

Lidia Celebrates America/Life’s Milestones 

Wed, 12/25 at 9pm on WGBH 2 


Junk in the Trunk (See 

12/16 at 8pm) 



(Pt. 6) Change arrives in a big way for 

several key characters at downton 

Abbey. A yearly cricket match with the 

village sees old scores settled and new 

plots hatched. (d) 

44 How Sherlock Changed 


9pm) 

11pm 2 Red Metal: The Copper 


(See 12/17 at 8pm) 

44 Front and Center 

JJ Grey & Mofro 

Monday 23 







England’s Bath & York 


Chili and Stew Go 

Vegetarian 


Finders Keepers tucked 

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was a happy accident. 


9pm 2 Christmas in Norway 

with the St. Olaf Choir 

travel to norway for a concert in 

trondheim’s nidaros Cathedral by the 

a capella st. Olaf Choir. 


Gently Gently with Class 

10pm 2 Independent Lens 

Jiro Dreams of Sushi see 

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10:30 44 A Chef’s Life Sweet Corn & 

Expensive Tea 


11:30 2 Charlie Rose 

Tuesday 24 




Not Your Usual Holiday 

it’s the premiere of the new Call the Midwife 

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North Wales: Feisty and 

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a miner deep into a slate mine, herd 

sheep with a very clever dog and work 

in a pop pilgrimage to the Beatles’ 

Liverpool. 


French Sweets, Refined and 

Rustic 

8pm 2 Nova Building the Great 

Cathedrals Learn how 

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44 Father Brown 

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9pm 2 Nature Christmas in 

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(Pt. 6) (See 12/22 at 9pm) (d) 

10pm 2 Frontline From Jesus to 

Christ: The First Christians 

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Wednesday 25 







Edinburgh explore the 

castle, peek at the new parliament, 

dabble in the local literature, sip a 

little scotch, get wrapped up in a kilt 

and then stow away on Her majesty’s 

Yacht Britannia. 


Sunday Brunch 

8pm 2 Rick Steves’ European 

Christmas (See 12/22 at 

11:30am) 

44 Sherlock Holmes 

The Three Gables 

9pm 2 Lidia Celebrates 

America Life’s Milestones 

see Snapshot of America, 

page 18 (d) 

44 Doc Martin 

Midwife Crisis 


Yellowstone (See 12/24 at 

9pm) 

44 Secrets of Highclere 

Castle 

11pm 



Thursday 26 







Naples and Pompeii naples 

is italy in the extreme. Prowl backstreet 

fish markets, dodge fast-moving 

vespas and dine on pizza where it was 

invented. Climb to the top of nearby 

mount vesuvius, then wander through 

the amazing ruins of Pompeii, the 

roman town it destroyed. 


Meat and Potatoes a 

la Francaise 

8pm 2 Christmas with the 

Mormon Tabernacle 

Choir Featuring Alfie Boe and Tom 

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44 This Old House Hour 

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10pm 

11pm 

2 Christmas at Belmont 

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44 Nova Building the Great 

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8pm) (d) 

2 Christmas in Norway 

with the St. Olaf Choir 

(See 12/23 at 9pm) 

44 Frontline From Jesus to 


(Pt. 1) (d) 


Friday 27 






7:30 2 Basic Black 

44 Cook’s Country 

Comfort Food Classics 

8pm 2 Just Seen It 

44 Washington Week with 

Gwen Ifill 

8:30 2 Open Studio with 

Jared Bowen 

44 McLaughlin Group 

9pm 2 American Masters 

Marvin Hamlisch: What He 

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44 Charlie Rose: The Week 



Yo-Yo Ma in New York 

Live from Lincoln Center 

rings in the new year with 

a special broadcast of the 

New York Philharmonic’s 

opening gala concert 

showcasing music director 

Alan Gilbert (left) and 

special guest cello soloist 

Yo-Yo Ma. The concert 

features dance-inspired 

orchestral works, including Azul by Osvaldo Golijov, a cello concerto 

written for Ma; the world premiere of an arrangement of Astor 

Piazzolla’s La serie del Ángel by Octavio Brunetti; and two classics by 

Maurice Ravel, Alborada del gracioso and Boléro. Audra McDonald 

hosts. 

Live from Lincoln Center/New York Philharmonic Gala 

with Yo-Yo Ma 

Tue, 12/31 at 8pm on WGBH 2 

Saturday 28 

11am 2 Martha Stewart’s 

Cooking School Roasting 

44 The Victory Garden (d) 

11:30 2 Martha Bakes Tuiles 

44 Saving the Ocean 

River of Kings (Pt. 1) 

The Nisqually tribe leads a restoration 

to fill the Nisqually River once again 

with wild salmon. 

12pm 2 The Mind of a Chef Curry 


Finders Keepers (See 12/23 

at 8pm) 

12:30 2 Kevin Dundon’s Modern 

Irish Food Back in Time 

1pm 2 Moveable Feast with 

Fine Cooking Duxbury, 

MA: Chefs Jeremy Sewall and Barton 

Seaver and Skip Bennett 

44 Nature Christmas in 


10pm) 

1:30 2 Lidia Celebrates 


(See 12/25 at 9pm) (d) 

2pm 44 Nova Building the Great 


8pm) (d) 

2:30 2 A Chef’s Life Collard Green 

Queen 

3pm 2 America’s Test Kitchen 

A Taste of Spain 

44 American Masters 


Did for Love (See 12/27 at 9pm) 

3:30 2 Cook’s Country 

Super-Easy Comfort Food 


Richard Garcia/Renaissance 

Boston Waterfront Hotel 

4:30 2 Rough Cut Bird House 


5pm 2 This Old House Hour 



Weekend 



(Pt. 6) (See 12/22 at 9pm) (d) 

44 Lidia Celebrates 


(See 12/25 at 9pm) (d) 

7pm 44 East of Eden (See 12/22 

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8pm 2 The Vicar of Dibley 2006 

Christmas Special (Pt. 1): 

Handsome Strangers 


Christmas Special (Pt. 2): 

Vicar in White 

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A realistic journey through 

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New Year’s Eve Special 

10:43 2 The Vicar of Dibley 

Engagement: Christmas 

Special 1997 

11pm 44 Film School Shorts 

Strange Bedfellows 

11:22 2 The Vicar of Dibley 

Winter 

11:30 44 Just Seen It 

Sunday 29 



NewsWeekly 


Bonnie Erbe 

8am 44 Moneytrack The Naked 

Truth about Investing (d) 


WealthTrack 




Gwen Ifill 


11am 2 Open Studio with 

Jared Bowen 

44 MotorWeek Highlights 

include the 2014 BmW m6 

Gran Coupe, 2014 Kia Cadenza and the 

Ford mustang Convertible. 


Edinburgh (See 12/25 at 

7:30pm) 

44 Theater Talk 




44 Martha Bakes 

Basic Breads 

12:30 2 Start Up Pack Only What 

You Kneed! Featuring ‘Lo & 

sons, a line of stylish carryall handbags 

and travel totes. 

44 Martha Stewart’s 

Cooking School Dressing 

and Emulsions 

1pm 2 Basic Black 

44 Kevin Dundon’s Modern 

Irish Food Comfort Foods 

1:30 2 Extreme by Design 

(See 12/18 at 10pm) 

44 Moveable Feast with 

Fine Cooking Duxbury, 

MA: Chefs Jeremy Sewall and Barton 

Seaver and Skip Bennett 

2pm 44 The Mind of a Chef 

New York 

2:30 2 Comet Encounter 

scientists shoot breathtaking 

images of 

Comet isOn as it 

races past the 

earth toward the 

sun. 

44 A Chef’s Life Collard Green 

Queen 

3pm 44 Simply Ming 

3:30 2 Nova Building the Great 


8pm) (d) 

44 Lidia’s Kitchen Pork 

Kabobs and Heavenly Ham 




4:30 2 American Masters 


Did for Love (See 12/27 at 9pm) 

44 Bluegrass Underground 

North Mississippi Allstars 

5pm 44 Open Studio with 

Jared Bowen 


Weekend 



9pm) 

44 Rebel Without a Cause 

(See 12/28 at 9pm) 


New Year’s Moosilauke Hike 

Join Willem Lange and friends as they 

tackle the icy trails of mount moosilauke 

in Benton, new Hampshire, on 

January 1. 

7:30 2 Call the Midwife 

Holiday Special see 

Not Your Usual Holiday, page 18 



at 8pm) 



(Pt. 7) the Crawleys head to a scottish 

hunting lodge, while the downstairs 

staff stays behind at downton Abbey. 

new romances flare up, and a crisis 

unfolds. (d) 



(Pt. 1) (d) 



at 8pm) 

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Monday 30 







Italy’s Amalfi Coast Just 

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charms of sorrento, the ancient Greek 

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Great American Classics 


Phoenix, AZ (Pt. 2) 



Phoenix, AZ (Pt. 3) 


Gently The Lost Child 

10pm 2 Independent Lens 

How to Survive a Plague 

the story of two grassroots coalitions—ACt 

UP and treatment Action 

Group—made up of innovative activists, 

many of them Hiv-positive, who 

fought to turn Aids from a death sentence 

into a manageable condition. 

10:30 44 A Chef’s Life Strawberry 

Stay at Home 


11:30 2 Charlie Rose 

Tuesday 31 







Milan and Lake Como in 

milan, take a peek at italy’s highest 

fashion, fanciest delis, grandest cemetery 

and greatest opera house. then 

cruise along Lake Como, settling down 

in the lakeside village of varenna, 

where italy meets the Alps. 


A Taste of Spain 

8pm 2 Live from Lincoln Center 

New York Philharmonic 

Gala with Yo-Yo Ma see Yo-Yo Ma in 

New York, page 20 

44 Secrets of Henry VIII 

Palace 

Coming in January 

• All-new Downton Abbey 

on Masterpiece! 

• Antiques Roadshow’s 18th 

season premieres 

• Birth of forensic medicine on American Experience’s 

The Poisoner’s Handbook 

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What He Did for Love Fri (12/27) 9pm on 

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Austin City Limits Edward Sharpe & 

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Bluegrass Underground Leon Russell 

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Mississippi Allstars sun (12/29) 4:30pm 

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Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The 

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Carole King: The Library of Congress 

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Christmas at Belmont Fri (12/20) 

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Christmas at Luther: Tidings of 

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(12/26) 8pm on 2 

East of Eden sun (12/22) 6pm on 44, 

sat (12/28) 7pm on 44 

Film School Shorts Creature Comforts 

sat (12/21) 11pm on 44 • Strange 

Bedfellows sat (12/28) 11pm on 44 

Front and Center JJ Grey & Mofro sun 

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Hall Jazz Band sun (12/29) 11pm on 44 

Giant sat (12/21) 7:30pm on 44 

Just Seen It Fri (12/20) 8pm on 2, sat 

(12/21) 11:30pm on 44, Fri (12/27) 8pm 

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on 44 

Live from Lincoln Center New York 

Philharmonic Gala with Yo-Yo Ma tue 

(12/31) 8pm on 2 

Mr. Stink sun (12/22) 8pm on 2, mon 

(12/23) 12am on 44, tue (12/24) 3am 

on 44 

Open Studio with Jared Bowen 

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Rebel Without a Cause sat (12/28) 

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Silent Night Fri (12/13) 9pm on 2, sat 

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44, sun (12/22) 2pm on 2 

Theater Talk sun (12/22) 11:30am on 

44, sun (12/29) 11:30am on 44 

Best of Britain 

Call the Midwife Holiday Special 

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Doc Martin Wed (12/4) 9pm on 44, 

thu (12/12) 2am on 2, Wed (12/18) 9pm 

on 44, Wed (12/25) 9pm on 44, thu 

(12/26) 2am on 2 

Doc Martin Revealed thu (12/5) 2am, 

3:30am on 2, Wed (12/11) 9pm on 44 

Father Brown every tue 8pm on 44 

Inspector George Gently every 

mon 9pm on 44, tue 2am on 2 

Keeping Up Appearances sat (12/21) 

9pm, 10pm, 10:46pm, 11:16pm on 2, 

sun (12/22) 5am on 2 

Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey, 

Season 3 (Pt.1) sun (12/8) 9pm on 2, 

mon (12/9) 12am on 44, tue (12/10) 

3am, 

• 

9pm on 44, sat (12/14) 5pm on 2 

Downton Abbey, Season 3 (Pt. 2) sun 

(12/8) 11pm on 2, mon (12/9) 2am on 

44; 5am on 2, tue (12/10) 5am on 44, 

sat (12/14) 7pm on 2 • Downton 

Abbey, Season 3 (Pt. 3) sun (12/15) 

9pm on 2, mon (12/16) 12am, 1:30pm 

on 44, tue (12/17) 3am. 9pm on 44, sat 

(12/21) 6pm on 2 • Downton Abbey, 

Season 3 (Pt. 4) sun (12/15) 10pm on 2, 

mon (12/16) 1am, 2:30pm on 44; 4am 

on 2, tue (12/17) 4am, 10pm on 44, sat 



mon (12/16) 2am, 3:30pm on 44; 5am 




mon (12/23) 1am, 1:30pm on 44; 4am 




mon (12/30) 1:22am, 1:30pm on 44; 

4:22am on 2, tue (12/31) 3:22am, 9pm 

on 44 

Midsomer Murders every mon 

8pm on 44, tue 1am on 2 

Return to Downton Abbey sun (12/1) 

9pm, 10:30pm on 2, mon (12/2) 1am on 

44; 4am on 2, tue (12/3) 9pm, 10:30pm 

on 44, sat (12/7) 7:30pm on 2, thu 

(12/26) 5:30am on 44, Fri (12/27) 

10:30pm on 2, sat (12/28) 3:30am on 

44, sun (12/29) 3:30am on 44, mon 

(12/30) 5:30am on 44, tue (12/31) 

9:30pm on 2 

Scott & Bailey Wed (12/4) 10pm on 44 

Secrets of Highclere Castle mon 

(12/25) 10pm on 44 

Secrets of the Manor House mon 

(12/2) 12am on 44, tue (12/3) 3am on 

44, Fri (12/6) 2am on 44; 5am on 2, mon 

(12/11) 10pm on 44, Wed (12/18) 10pm 

on 44 

Sherlock Holmes The Boscombe 

Valley Mystery Wed (12/4) 8pm on 44, 

thu (12/5) 1am on 2 • The Adventure 

of the Illustrious Client Wed (12/11) 

8pm on 44, thu (12/12) 1am on 2 • The 

Adventure of the Creeping Man Wed 

(12/18) 8pm on 44, thu (12/19) 1am on 

2 • The Three Gables Wed (12/25) 8pm 

on 44, thu (12/26) 1am on 2 

The Vicar of Dibley sat (12/28) 8pm, 

9pm, 10pm, 10:43pm, 11:22pm on 2, 

sun (12/29) 5am on 2 

Food & Wine 

America’s Test Kitchen mon (12/16) 

7:30pm on 44, tue (12/17) 7:30pm on 

44, Wed (12/18) 7:30pm on 44, thu 

(12/19) 7:30pm on 44, sat (12/21) 3pm 

on 2, mon (12/23) 7:30pm on 44, tue 

(12/24) 7:30pm on 44, Wed (12/25) 

7:30pm on 44, thu (12/26) 7:30pm on 

44, sat (12/28) 3pm on 2, mon (12/30) 

7:30pm on 44, tue (12/31) 7:30pm on 44 

A Chef’s Life mon (12/2) 10:30pm on 

44, tue (12/3) 3:30am on 2, mon (12/9) 

10:30pm on 44, tue (12/10) 3:30am on 

2, mon (12/16) 10:30pm on 44, tue 

(12/17) 3:30am on 2, sat (12/21) 

2:30pm on 2, sun (12/22) 2:30pm on 44, 

mon (12/23) 10:30pm on 44, tue (12/24) 

3:30am on 2, sat (12/28) 2:30pm on 2, 

sun (12/29) 2:30pm on 44, mon (12/30) 

10:30pm on 44, tue (12/31) 3:30am on 2 

Cook’s Country Fri (12/20) 7:30pm on 

44, sat (12/21) 3:30pm on 2, Fri (12/27) 

7:30pm on 44, sat (12/28) 3:30pm on 2 

Kevin Dundon’s Modern Irish Food 

sat (12/21) 12:30pm on 2, sun (12/22) 

1pm on 44, sat (12/28) 12:30pm on 2, 

sun (12/29) 1pm on 44 

Lidia Celebrates America Holiday 

Tables & Traditions sat (12/21) 1:30pm 

on 2 • Life’s Milestones Wed (12/25) 

9pm on 2, Fri (12/27) 1am, 5am on 2; 

2am, 1:30pm on 44, sat (12/28) 4am, 

6pm on 44; 1:30pm on 2, mon (12/30) 

4:30am on 44 

Lidia’s Kitchen sun (12/22) 3:30pm on 

44, sun (12/29) 3:30pm on 44 

Martha Bakes sat (12/21) 11:30am on 

2, sun (12/22) 12pm on 44, sat (12/28) 

11:30am on 2, sun (12/29) 12pm on 44 

Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 

sat (12/21) 11am on 2, sun (12/22) 

12:30pm on 44, sat (12/28) 11am on 2, 

sun (12/29) 12:30pm on 44 

Mind of a Chef sat (12/21) 12pm on 2, 

sun (12/22) 2pm on 44, sat (12/28) 

12pm on 2, sun (12/29) 2pm on 44 

Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking 

sat (12/21) 1pm on 2, sun (12/22) 

1:30pm on 44, sat (12/28) 1pm on 2, 

sun (12/29) 1:30pm on 44 

Neighborhood Kitchens sat (12/21) 

4pm on 2, sun (12/22) 4pm on 44, sat 

(12/28) 4pm on 2, sun (12/29) 12pm on 

2; 4pm on 44 

Simply Ming sun (12/22) 3pm on 44, 

sun (12/29) 3pm on 44 

History 

African Americans: Many Rivers to 

Cross It’s Nation Time (1968–2013) 

sun (12/1) 11pm on 44 

Antiques Roadshow tue (12/3) 2am 

on 44; 5am on 2, Wed (12/4) 5am on 44, 

sun (12/8) 6am on 44, tue (12/10) 1am, 

2am on 44; 4am, 5am on 2, thu (12/12) 

3am on 2, sun (12/15) 6am on 44, mon 

(12/16) 8pm, 9pm on 2, tue (12/17) 

1am, 2am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm on 44; 4am, 

5am on 2, Wed (12/18) 5am on 44, Fri 

(12/20) 1am. 2am on 2, sat (12/21) 

12pm, 1pm on 44, sun (12/22) 6am, 

8pm on 44, mon (12/23) 8pm on 2, tue 

(12/24) 2am, 1:30pm on 44; 5am on 2, 

sat (12/28) 12pm on 44, sun (12/29) 

6am, 8pm on 44; 11pm on 2, mon 

(12/30) 8pm, 9pm on 2, tue (12/31) 

1am, 5am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm on 44; 4am, 

5am on 2 

Antiques Roadshow UK mon (12/16) 

7pm on 44, tue (12/17) 7pm on 44, Wed 

(12/18) 7pm on 44, thu (12/19) 7m on 

44, Fri (12/20) 7pm on 44, mon (12/23) 

7pm on 44, tue (12/24) 7pm on 44, Wed 

(12/25) 7pm on 44, thu (12/26) 7m on 

44, Fri (12/27) 7pm on 44, mon (12/30) 

7pm on 44, tue (12/31) 7pm on 44 


tue (12/17) 9pm on 2, Wed (12/18) 2am 

on 2; 2am, 1:30pm on 44, thu (12/19) 

2am on 2; 4am on 44, sat (12/21) 3pm 

on 44, sun (12/22) 2am, 9pm on 44; 

4pm on 2 

Lafayette: The Lost Hero Wed (12/4) 

2am on 44; 5am on 2, thu (12/5) 4am on 

44, Fri (12/6) 3am on 44, sun (12/8) 

4am on 44, mon (12/9) 5am on 44 


Lincoln@Gettysburg tue (12/3) 1am 

on 44; 4am on 2, Wed (12/4) 3am on 44, 

thu (12/5) 5am on 44, sat (12/7) 4am 

on 44 

The March mon (12/2) 3am on 44, Wed 

(12/4) 1am on 44; 4am on 2 

Morristown: Where America 

Survived mon (12/2) 2:30am on 44; 

5:30am on 2, tue (12/3) 4:30am on 44 

Motorweek sun (12/22) 11am on 44, 

sun (12/29) 11am on 44 

Red Metal: The Copper Country 

Strike of 1913 tue (12/17) 8pm on 2, 

Wed (12/18) 1am, 4am on 2; 1am on 44, 

Fri (12/20) 3am, 1:30pm on 44, sat 

(12/21) 6:30pm on 44, sun (12/22) 

11pm on 2 

Home, Living & Travel 

Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge tue 

(12/17) 4pm on 44, Wed (12/18) 4pm on 

44, thu (12/19) 4pm on 44, Fri (12/20) 


(12/24) 4pm on 44, Wed (12/25) 4pm on 

44, thu (12/26) 4pm on 44, Fri (12/27) 


(12/31) 4pm on 44 

Ask This Old House sat (12/21) 5pm, 

6pm on 44, sun (12/22) 1:30pm on 2, 

tue (12/24) 2:30pm, 3pm on 44, sat 

(12/28) 4:30pm, 5pm on 44 

Craft in America Holiday Fri (12/20) 

9pm on 2, sat (12/21) 2am on 44; 5am 

on 2, mon (12/23) 3am on 44 

Rick Steves’ European Christmas 

sun (12/22) 11:30am on 2, Wed (12/25) 

8pm on 2 

Rough Cut: Woodworking with 

Tommy Mac sat (12/21) 4:30pm on 2, 

sat (12/28) 4:30pm on 2 

Rick Steves’ Europe every tue–Fri 

12:30am on 44; sat 12:30am on 44 • 

Also on mon (12/16) 1pm on 44; 7:30pm 

on 2, tue (12/17) 1pm on 44; 7:30pm on 

2, Wed (12/18) 1pm on 44; 7:30pm on 2, 

thu (12/19) 1pm on 44; 7:30pm on 2, Fri 

(12/20) 1pm on 44, mon (12/23) 1pm on 

44; 7:30pm on 2, tue (12/24) 1pm on 44; 

7:30pm on 2, Wed (12/25) 1pm on 44; 

7:30pm on 2, thu (12/26) 1pm on 44; 

7:30pm on 2, Fri (12/27) 1pm on 44, sun 

(12/29) 11:30am on 2, mon (12/30) 

7:30pm on 2; 1pm on 44, tue (12/31) 

1pm on 44; 7:30pm on 2 

Rudy Maxa’s World tue (12/17) 

3:30pm on 44, Wed (12/18) 3:30pm on 

44, thu (12/19) 3:30pm on 44, Fri 

(12/20) 3:30pm on 44, mon (12/23) 

3:30pm on 44, tue (12/24) 3:30pm on 

44, Wed (12/25) 3:30pm on 44, thu 

(12/26) 3:30pm on 44, Fri (12/27) 

3:30pm on 44, mon (12/30) 3:30pm on 

44, tue (12/31) 3:30pm on 44 

This Old House Hour Fri (12/6) 1am on 

44; 4am on 2, sat (12/7) 5am on 44, Fri 

(12/13) 1am on 44; 4am on 2, sat 

(12/14) 5am on 44, thu (12/19) 8pm on 

44, Fri (12/20) 1am on 44; 4am on 2, sat 

(12/21) 5am on 44; 5pm on 2, thu 

(12/26) 8pm on 44, Fri (12/27) 1am on 

44; 4am on 2, sat (12/28) 5am on 44; 

5pm on 2 

Through a Dog’s Eyes thu (12/5) 3am 

on 44, sun (12/8) 2am on 44; 5am on 2 

Travelscope mon (12/16) 4:30pm on 

44, tue (12/17) 4:30pm on 44, Wed 

(12/18) 4:30pm on 44, thu (12/19) 

4:30pm on 44, Fri (12/20) 4:30pm on 44, 

mon (12/23) 4:30pm on 44, tue (12/24) 

4:30pm on 44, Wed (12/25) 4:30pm on 

44, thu (12/26) 4:30pm on 44, Fri 

(12/27) 4:30pm on 44, mon (12/30) 

4:30pm on 44, tue (12/31) 4:30pm on 44 

Victory Garden sat (12/21) 11am on 

44, sat (12/28) 11am on 44 

News & Public Affairs 

BBC World News America every 

mon–Fri 5:30pm on 44 

Basic Black Fri (12/20) 7:30pm on 2, 

sun (12/22) 1pm on 2, Fri (12/27) 

7:30pm on 2, sun (12/29) 1pm on 2 

Charlie Rose every mon–Fri 12pm on 

44; 11pm on 2, mon (12/23) 11:30pm on 

2, Wed (12/25) 12am on 2, mon (12/30) 

11:30pm on 2 

Charlie Rose: The Week every Fri 

10:30pm on 44, sat 1:30am on 44; 

4:30am on 2, sun 5:30am on 44 

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack sun 

(12/1) 8:30am on 44, sun (12/8) 8:30am 

on 44, sun (12/15) 8:30am on 44, sun 

(12/22) 8:30am on 44, sun (12/29) 

8:30am on 44 

Frontline A Death in St. Augustine mon 

(12/2) 4am on 44 • From Jesus to 

Christ: The First Christians (Pt. 1) tue 

(12/24) 10pm on 2, Wed (12/25) 2:30am 

on 2; 3am, 1:30pm on 44, thu (12/26) 

10pm on 44, sun (12/29) 9pm on 44 • 

From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians 

(Pt.2) tue (12/31) 10pm on 2 • Raising 

Adam Lanza Wed (12/11) 3am on 44, 

sun (12/15) 2am on 44; 5am on 2 

Greater Boston with Emily Rooney 

every mon–Fri 6pm on 44; 7pm on 2, 

thu–Fri 12am on 2; 10pm on 44, sat 

12am on 2; 9am on 44 • Also on sun 

(12/1) 9am on 44, tue (12/3) 12am on 2, 

Wed (12/4) 12am on 2, tue (12/10) 

12am on 2, Wed (12/11) 12am on 2, tue 

(12/17) 12am on 2, Wed (12/18) 12am 

on 2, tue (12/24) 12:30am on 2, Wed 

(12/25) 1am on 2, tue (12/31) 12:30am 

on 2 

Watch your favorite WGBH programs online! Full-length, 

uninterrupted episodes of American Experience, Antiques 

Roadshow, Frontline, Masterpiece, Nova and more are now 

available for you to watch anytime at wgbh.org. 

Independent Lens Beauty Is 

Embarrassing Wed (12/11) 4am on 44, 

sun (12/15) 3am on 44 • How to 

Survive a Plague mon (12/30) 10pm on 

2 • Jiro Dreams of Sushi mon (12/23) 

10pm on 2, thu (12/26) 4am on 44, sun 

(12/29) 2am on 44 • Playwright: from 

Page to Stage mon (12/16) 10pm on 2, 

Wed (12/18) 4am on 44, sun (12/22) 

4am on 44 • Wonder Women! The 

Untold Story of American Superheroines 

Wed (12/4) 4am on 44, sun (12/8) 3am 

on 44 

Inside Washington every sun 9:30am 

on 44 

Israel: Facing the Future Wed (12/11) 

2am on 44; 5am on 2, thu (12/12) 4am 

on 44, sat (12/14) 4am on 44 

McLaughlin Group sun (12/1) 10:30am 

on 44, Fri (12/6) 8:30pm on 44, sun 

(12/8) 10:30am on 44, Fri (12/13) 

8:30pm on 44, sun (12/15) 10:30am on 

44, Fri (12/20) 8:30pm on 44, sun 

(12/22) 10:30am on 44 

Miller Center’s American Forum 

JFK and a Legacy of Contradictions in 

Latin America sun (12/1) 6am on 44 

Moneytrack every sun 8am on 44 

Moyers & Company every Fri 9pm 

on 44 

Nightly Business Report every 

mon–Fri 6:30pm on 44 

P.O.V. Listening Is an Act of Love: A 

Storycorps Special tue (12/3) 4am on 44 

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly every 

sun 7am on 44 

Start Up Andy Warhowl’s Kitchen! 

sun (12/22) 12:30pm on 2 • Pack Only 

What You Kneed! sun (12/29) 12:30pm 

on 2 

Tavis Smiley every mon–Fri 12am on 

44, thu–sat 12:30am on 2 • Also on 

tue (12/3) 12:30am on 2, Wed (12/4) 

12:30am on 2, tue (12/10) 12:30am on 

2, Wed (12/11) 12:30am on 2, tue 

(12/17) 12:30am on 2, Wed (12/18) 

12:30am on 2 

To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 

every sun 7:30am on 44 

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 

every sun 10am on 44, Fri 8pm on 44, 

sat 1am on 44; 4am on 2 • Also on sun 

(12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29) 5am on 44 

Science & Nature 

Comet Encounter thu (12/26) 3am on 

44, sun (12/29) 4am on 44; 2:30pm on 2 

Eat, Fast and Live Longer with 

Michael Mosley thu (12/19) 9pm on 2 

Extreme by Design thu (12/12) 3am 

on 44, Fri (12/13) 3am on 44, mon 

(12/16) 5am on 44, Wed (12/18) 10pm 

on 2, Wed (12/25) 1:30am on 2, thu 

(12/26) 2:30pm on 44, sun (12/29) 

1:30pm on 2 

Life on Fire Icelandic Volcanoes thu 

(12/19) 3am,10pm on 44, Fri (12/20) 

2:30pm on 44, sat (12/21) 4am on 44 

Nature Magic of the Snowy Owl thu 

(12/12) 1am on 44; 4am on 2, Fri 

(12/13) 4am on 44 • Cold Warriors: 

Wolves and Buffalo Wed (12/18) 8pm 

on 2, thu (12/19) 1am on 44; 4am on 2, 

thu (12/19) 1:30pm on 44, Fri (12/20) 

4am on 44 • Christmas in Yellowstone 

tue (12/24) 9pm on 2, Wed (12/25) 

10pm on 2, thu (12/26) 1am on 44; 4am 

on 2, Fri (12/27) 4am, 2:30pm on 44, sat 

(12/28) 1pm on 44, sun (12/29) 6pm 

on 2 

Nova Mystery of a Masterpiece mon 

(12/2) 5am on 44 • A Walk to Beautiful 

thu (12/5) 2am on 44; 5am on 2, Fri 

(12/6) 5am on 44, sun (12/8) 1am on 

44; 4am on 2, mon (12/9) 4am on 2 • 

Ultimate Mars Challenge thu (12/12) 

2am on 44; 5am on 2, Fri (12/13) 5am 

• 

on 44, sun (12/15) 1am on 44; 4am on 2 

Extreme Ice Wed (12/18) 9pm on 2, 

thu (12/19) 2am, 1:30pm, 9pm on 44; 

5am on 2, Fri (12/20) 3am on 2; 5am on 

44, sat (12/21) 2pm on 44, sun (12/22) 

1am on 44; 4am on 2 • Building the 

Great Cathedrals tue (12/24) 8pm on 2, 

thu (12/26) 2am, 1:30pm, 9pm on 44; 

5am on 2, sat (12/28) 2pm on 44, sun 

(12/29) 1am on 44; 4am, 3:30pm on 2 

Pleasure and Pain thu (12/19) 10pm 

on 2 

Ribbon of Sand Wed (12/11) 5:30am 

on 44, sun (12/15) 4:30am on 44 

Saving the Ocean Swordfish! (Pt. 2) 

sat (12/21) 11:30am on 44 • River of 

Kings (Pt. 1) sat (12/28) 11:30am on 44 

The Truth about Exercise with 

Michael Mosley thu (12/19) 8pm on 2 

Windows to the Wild New Scouts, Old 

Scouts sun (12/22) 6pm on 2, thu 

(12/26) 3am on 2 • Winter on Mt. 

Washington sun (12/22) 6:30pm on 2, 

thu (12/26) 3:30am on 2 • Ice Climbing 

on Frankenstein Cliffs sun (12/22) 7pm 

on 2, Wed (12/25) 4:30am on 2 • The 

Wilderness Corridor sun (12/22) 7:30pm 

on 2 • New Year’s Moosilauke Hike sun 

(12/29) 7pm on 2 


89.7 WGBH Boston Public Radio 

Sing, Dance and Be Merry 

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn has given local fans of traditional Irish music, dance 

and storytelling a home to return to every holiday season for the past 10 

years. Now beginning its second decade, the annual concert created by 

WGBH’s Brian O’Donovan once again features some of the best musicians, 

singers and dancers from the Celtic world and beyond, all ready to take to 

stages in Boston, Worcester, and Rockport, MA, and Derry, NH. 

“We strive to create an atmosphere that welcomes you into our home,” 

says O’Donovan, who based the annual concerts on the holiday edition of his 

radio show A Celtic Sojourn, which airs Saturdays at 3pm on 89.7 WGBH. “We 

sing and tell stories about times past,” O’Donovan says. “The great thing 

about this time of year is that it gives people permission to be sentimental. 

We can acknowledge the emotions attached to the season and allow ourselves 

to go with them.” 

This year’s lineup is full of topnotch, 

professional talent led by music 

director Seamus Egan and artistic director 

Paula Plum. Playing at the contemporary 

edge of traditional music, the groundbreaking 

group Solas is returning along 

with Steve Hickman, who wowed audiences 

with his use of body percussion 

and fiddling in 2007. Maeve Gilchrist will 

bring her harp wizardry from her native 

Scotland, and Mariel Vandersteel will 

showcase the distinctive musical 

influences of Norway with her eightstring 

Hardanger fiddle. 

What’s on 89.7 WGBH 

Online: wgbh.org/radio 

On-air: 89.7 HD1 Boston 

Joining Mick McAuley, O’Donovan, and his wife, Lindsay, on vocals will 

be the lead singer of the acclaimed group Voco, Moira Smiley, and Maureen 

McMullan, Scottish singer and star of the PBS special, Highland Heartbeat. 

There’s plenty for dance fans as well. “World champion dancer and 

Riverdance star Liam Harney has cleared his international touring schedule to 

choreograph and perform in this year’s show,” O’Donovan says. “And what 

would Christmas Celtic be without the young dancers from Liam’s Academy of 

Irish Dance in Walpole? They have truly become part of the tradition.” 

If you can’t make one of the performances, listen for the radio broadcast 

of one of the performances (shared nationwide via Public Radio 

International) Saturday, 12/21 at 3:30pm on 89.7 WGBH. 

“I can’t wait for the curtain to rise on this year’s show,” O’Donovan says. 

“With the mix of great music and dance performed by such amazing artists, 

and the inevitable surprise guests and performances, it promises to be a 

Christmas Celtic Sojourn to remember.” For more information on concert 

dates, venues and tickets, visit www.wgbh.org/celtic 

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn 

live performances 

Sat, 12/14 to Sun, 12/22 (times vary) 

89.7 WGBH broadcast 

Sat, 12/21 at 3:30pm 

Monday–Friday 

Saturday 

6am Morning Edition/Marketplace Report 

6am Marketplace Money 

7:50am The Xconomy Report (Fri) 

7am On the Media 

10am The Diane Rehm Show 

8am Weekend Edition 

11am The Takeaway 

10am Innovation Hub 

12pm Boston Public Radio 

11am This American Life 

2pm Tell Me More 

12pm Studio 360 

3pm The World 

1pm Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! 

4pm All Things Considered 

2pm The Moth/Radio Lab 

6pm Marketplace 

3pm A Celtic Sojourn 

6:30pm All Things Considered 

6pm A Prairie Home Companion 

7pm PBS NewsHour 

8pm Says You! 

8pm The World 

9pm Eric in the Evening 

9pm Boston Public Radio (Mon–Wed) 

Innovation Hub (Thu) Eric in the Evening (Fri) 

12am Jazz with Bob Parlocha 

10pm Radio Lab (Thu) 

11pm The Story (Wed) TED Radio Hour (Thu) 

12am Public Radio Remix (Mon–Thu) Jazz with Bob Parlocha (Fri) 

Sunday 

6am Humankind 

7am On Being 


10am Bob Edwards Weekend 

11am Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! 


2pm Says You! 

3pm America's Test Kitchen Radio 

4pm Selected Shorts 


6pm Latino USA/Humankind 

6:30pm Under the Radar 

7pm Arts & Ideas 

8pm Jazz Decades 

9pm Eric in the Evening 

12am Public Radio Remix 

26 Schedules, program info, playlists: wgbhnews.org

99.5 WCRB Classical New England 

WCRB Classical New England for Your Holidays 

By Benjamin K. Roe, Managing Director of Classical Services 

Throughout the month of December, WCRB Classical New England brings 

you a full schedule of programs to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the 

New Year! Check out some of the highlights below, and keep your dial tuned 

all month long to enjoy the best seasonal classical music that Boston, New 

England and the world have to offer. It’s as close as your radio…or your 

computer! Some of the highlights include A Centennial Ceremony of Carols: 

A Benjamin Britten Holiday Celebration, featuring the New England Conservatory 

Chamber Chorus and recorded in our Fraser Performance Studio, special 

sessions with Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart on the CD release of 

Select Highlights 

Find the full schedule at classicalnewengland.org/holiday 

1 Sun 

Eternal Echoes for Hanukkah 

Host James David Jacobs welcomes 

New England Conservatory professor 

Hankus Netsky to explore the musical 

common ground of Jewish sacred 

music from diverse cultures. 

7pm 

2 Mon 

WCRB’s Classical Cyber 

Monday We celebrate the launch 

of the 2013 edition of our 24/7 

Holiday Channel, featuring special 

guest hosts and fresh additions to 

our lineup. 

Midnight 

What’s on 99.5 WCRB 

5am 

10am 

3pm 

8pm 

❄ 


Classical Music with Laura Carlo 

5:20am Writer’s Almanac 

8:30am Keith’s Classical Corner (Wed) 

Arts with Jared Bowen (Thu) 

Classical Music with Alan McLellan 

12pm Café Europa 

Classical Music with Cathy Fuller 

Classical Music with James David Jacobs 

8pm Boston Symphony Orchestra (Mon) 

The Symphony at 8 (Tue–Fri) 

10pm Concierto (Fri) 

4 Wed 

Keith’s Classical Corner for 

the Holidays All this month Boston 

Pops maestro Keith Lockhart joins 

morning host Laura Carlo on their 

regular Wednesday morning conversations 

to share some of his personal 

favorites of the season, many from 

the brand-new CD, A Boston Pops 

Christmas Live from Symphony Hall. 

8:30am 

14 Sat 

All Choir Holiday Concert 

Boston Children’s Chorus artistic 

director Anthony Trecek-King leads 

a program of 

holiday favorites 

and unique 

arrangements. 

7pm 

6am 

12pm 

5pm 

7pm 

10pm 

Online: classicalnewengland.org 

On-air: 99.5 Boston-NH | 89.7 HD2 Boston | 96.3 Beacon Hill 

89.5 Nantucket | 88.7 Providence 

Saturday 

Christmas Eve 

24 Tue 

A Centennial Ceremony of 

Carols: A Benjamin Britten Holiday 

Celebration We mark the 100th 

anniversary of the birth of renowned 

British composer Benjamin Britten 

through his beloved choral music 

for the holidays. Performed by New 

England Conservatory’s Chamber 

Chorus, NEC’s elite choral ensemble 

led by Erica Washburn. 

8pm 

Christmas Day 

25 Wed 

Handel’s Messiah Harry 

Christophers conducts the Handel 

and Haydn Society in a memorable 

live broadcast from Symphony Hall, 

broadcast around the nation. Brian 

Classical Music with Ray Brown 

6:30am Writers Almanac 

Classical Music with Dennis Boyer 

Classical Music with Larry King 

Boston Symphony Orchestra 

Weekend Performance Today 

Classical Online Channels 

classicalnewengland.org Holiday Channel, BSO 

Concert, Boston Early Music, Bach, and Kids Classical 

❄ 

A Boston Pops Christmas Live from Symphony Hall, and our new tradition of 

broadcasting Boston Baroque’s Gala First Day Concert live from Sanders Theatre 

in Cambridge on January 1, 2014. Not to mention all of our other traditional 

favorites, including Handel’s Messiah, Holiday Pops, Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker, 

Lessons and Carols from King’s College Cambridge and New Year’s Day from 

Vienna. And anytime you’re in a holiday mood, our freshly updated 24/7 

Holiday Channel is just a click away, providing hours of uninterrupted listening 

to your favorite music of the season. Find it and your other favorites at 

classicalnewengland.org/holiday 

❄ 

McCreath hosts, with guest commentary 

from noted Harvard scholar 

Thomas Kelly, author of First Nights: 

Five Musical Premieres. 

10am 

New Year’s Day 

1 Wed 

Boston Baroque Gala First Day 

Concert Champagne, concertos 

and coffee! Join us for a Boston New 

Year’s Tradition. Martin Pearlman 

leads Boston 

Baroque, now in its 

40th-anniversary 

season as America’s 

oldest periodinstrument 

orchestra, 

in a festive 

All-Bach New Year’s Day concert. 

3pm 

Sunday 

❄ 

6am The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath 

7am Baroque in Boston 

8am Boston Sunday Brunch 

12pm Classical Music with Larry King 

6pm The Choral Mix 

7pm From the Top 

8pm Arias & Barcarolles with Cathy Fuller 

8:30pm World of Opera 

11pm Pipedreams 

❄ 

Schedules, program info, playlists: classicalnewengland.org 27

WCAI, Cape and Islands NPR Station 

Catch Up with News Roundup 

By Mindy Todd, WCAI host and managing director for editorial 

Every Friday, we catch up on the week’s local and national news beginning at 

9am with News Roundup on The Point, hosted by senior reporter and editor 

Sean Corcoran. 

Journalists from the Cape, Islands and South Coast join Sean to discuss 

the stories generating headlines across our region, often offering fresh analysis, 

including previously unreported details and background information. 

“We know our listeners value local 

news, and the News Roundup is an opportunity 

to talk in-depth about issues they 

care about,” Sean says. “I consistently hear 

from listeners how pleased they are that 

they can catch up on local news in just a 

short period of time, while also gaining 

some insights that may not have been 

contained in the original reporting of a 

story.” 

WCAI is the only news station in the region that airs a show entirely 

dedicated to the news of the week. Discussions focus on big issues such as 

the proposal to install wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, the controversial 

use of herbicides on Cape Cod or the threat that wastewater poses to the 

environment. But Sean also discusses hyperlocal issues, such as Town 

Meeting results, local politics and community events. 

“I spent 10 years working in newspapers before moving to public radio,” 

Sean says, “so I really enjoy talking with print and online journalists about 

their work and its significance.” 

Paul Pronovost, editor of the Cape Cod Times, says he and his staff have 

enjoyed participating in the News Roundup for more than a decade. “We look 

forward to it every week,” he says. “It’s an opportunity to put the week’s 

news in a smart, rear-view context and a great way to connect with the folks 

on the Cape and Islands.” 

Going on the air every Friday has been a valuable experience for Times’ 

writers and editors, according to Paul. “The News Roundup helped us be ahead 

of the curve when it comes to the multitasking required by a modern newsroom,” 

he says. “A journalist today has to be comfortable delivering the news 

in ways that, frankly, might be outside his or her comfort zone. The News 

Roundup has helped our reporters and editors sharpen some of those skills.” 

The conversation continues at 10am, when host Diane Rehm welcomes 

the nation’s top journalists to tackle major national and international stories. 

Listen Friday at 9am for the News Roundup on The Point (7pm encore). 

What’s on WCAI 

Online: capeandislands.org 

On-air: 90.1 Martha’s Vineyard, 91.1 Nantucket, 94.3 Brewster, 89.7 HD3 Boston 

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6am Morning Edition 

9am The Point 

10am The Diane Rehm Show 

12pm The Takeaway 

1pm Fresh Air 

2pm On the Media (Mon) The Moth (Tue) 

This American Life (Wed) Studio 360 (Thu) 

Science Friday (Fri) 

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6:30 Marketplace 

7pm The Point 

8pm The World 

9pm PBS NewsHour 

10pm Fresh Air 

11pm News from the BBC 

11:30 Heart and Soul (Fri) 

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BBC World Update 

Living on Earth 

Weekend Edition 

Car Talk 

Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! 

This American Life 

The Moth 

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Bill Moyers 

On the Media 

Weekend All Things Considered 

A Prairie Home Companion 

Says You! 

Selected Shorts 

American Routes 

Afropop Worldwide 

Sunday 

6am Humankind 

7am On Being 


10am Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! 

11am Bob Edwards Weekend 

12pm America’s Test Kitchen Radio 


3pm Radiolab 

4pm Studio 360 

5pm Weekend All Things Considered 

6pm This American Life 

7pm Arts & Ideas 

11pm On the Media 

12am Le Show with Harry Shearer 

Editor Karen Hartley 

Contributors Ron Bachman, Maria Bruno Ruiz, 

Susan Reed, Ben Roe, Matt Roy, Mindy Todd 

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Photo Research Julie Ecker 

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Alison Kennedy 

Director, Constituent Communications 

Cynthia Broner 

Associate Director Susan Reed 

Director of Operations Brian Donovan 

Explore!, December 2013: Volume 23, Number 12, (ISSN 2152-7458) (USPS 0008 -188). Copyright 

2013. WGBH Educational Foundation. One Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135. All rights reserved. 

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