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JANUARY 2015
MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS
Season 5 begins January 4 on
Also this month, a new WETA performance special:
Billy Joel: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize on January 2,
and classic U.K. dramas The Jewel in the Crown and Poldark
WETA Focus
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mong our very exciting offerings this month, WETA presents a dynamic performance program,
Billy Joel: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize, which honors the singer-songwriter and features
him and an array of guests performing his music. We are delighted to bring to a national audience
this special WETA production, which we taped in November at DAR Constitution Hall. Find details below on this page.
Of special note as well this month is the program An Evening with Gwen Ifill, featuring an engaging interview with
our WETA colleague about her life and distinguished career in journalism. WETA also has a veritable feast of superb
drama programs in store for you in January, including, of course, Season 5 of Masterpiece blockbuster Downton Abbey,
which airs on WETA TV 26/WETA HD — and on WETA UK — after a Season 4 catch-up. The new episodes of the
top drama in public television history are riveting! We are also excited to bring you the epic 1984 story of the British Raj,
The Jewel in the Crown, and (on WETA UK only) the grand 1977 series Poldark, sometimes referred to as Britain’s
“Gone with the Wind.” These classics remain among Masterpiece’s most memorable presentations.
Enjoy all that WETA has to offer in the New Year, and thank you for your support.
Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA
Billy Joel: The Library of Congress
Gershwin Prize
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The WETA production airs Friday, January 2
at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
SHAWN MILLER
ETA presents to a nationwide PBS audience a new star-studded music special
honoring singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel’s receipt of the Library of Congress
Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The 90-minute performance program Billy Joel:
The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize is a production of WETA in association with
Bounce, a division of AEG. The award ceremony and concert, taped November 19
at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, features Joel accepting the Prize and
performing some of his best-known songs. Also performing are Tony Bennett, R&B
vocal group Boyz II Men, Gavin DeGraw, Josh Groban, Natalie Maines, John
Mellencamp and LeAnn Rimes. The evening of celebration and music also features a
special performance by Kevin Spacey — as well as dance from Twyla Tharp’s Broadway
production “Movin’ Out,” based on Joel’s music. Additionally, entertainer Michael
Feinstein pays tribute to the legacy of George and Ira Gershwin, for whom the Prize is named. During the event,
Joel was presented the Gershwin Prize by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; U.S. legislators; and
Dr. James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress. Joel is one of the most successful recording artists and popular
entertainers in the world. His works include many classics in a rich catalog of music created during a career spanning
more than 50 years. Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame in 1999; he received the 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honor in 2013. WETA has produced The Library
of Congress Gershwin Prize for PBS since the creation of the award in 2007. Honorees include Paul Simon,
Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and Carole King.
Funding for the program is provided by the Anne Ray Charitable Trust and AARP. Major funding is provided by the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers. Air transportation is generously provided by United Airlines.
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ETA’s Sunday-night drama showcase this month features Season 5 of Masterpiece
production Downton Abbey (and a Season 4 catch-up), original episodes of Lewis, and,
beginning January 18, the classic PBS series The Jewel in the Crown (based on Paul Scott’s
“Raj Quartet”) and new Masterpiece Mystery! series Grantchester, with James Norton and
Robson Green. WETA also presents a full evening of mysteries each Thursday night —
episodes of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Lewis (aka Inspector Lewis).
The Jewel in
the Crown
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey 4 catch-up airs Sunday,
January 4, 10 a.m.– 9 p.m. (Saturday, January 10,
10:30 a.m.–9 p.m. on WETA UK).
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey 5 (new season!) premieres Sundays at 9 p.m.; repeats
Sundays at 8 p.m. (Saturdays at 9 p.m. on WETA UK, starting January 10).
The Jewel in the Crown airs Sunday, January 18 at 6 p.m. (2 hrs); thereafter at 7 p.m.
(Saturday night January 17 at 7 p.m. on WETA UK; then 8 p.m. thereafter).
Lewis airs Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. on January 1; then 9 p.m. double features thereafter;
and repeats Sunday evenings (Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. on WETA UK).
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. beginning January 8
(Fridays at 10 p.m. beginning January 10 on WETA UK).
Masterpiece Mystery!: Grantchester airs Sundays at 10 p.m. beginning January 18.
Lewis
Poldark airs Saturdays at 10 p.m., beginning January 17 on WETA UK only.
Mysteries on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
COURTESY ACORN MEDIA
ETA features entertaining mystery dramas throughout January on Thursday
and Sunday nights. On Thursday nights, WETA airs the first episodes of the popular
Inspector Morse spin-off series Lewis (which aired on Masterpiece as Inspector Lewis).
The contemporary mysteries star Kevin Whately as the working-class Oxford police
detective and Laurence Fox as his cerebral sidekick, Hathaway. After the first episode
at 9:30 p.m. on January 1, episodes air each week in double features at 9 p.m. On
Thursdays at 8 p.m. beginning January 8, WETA reprises Series 1 of the acclaimed
Australian drama Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, starring Essie Davis as Melbourne
sleuth Phryne Fisher. Set in the 1920s, the stylish, beautifully costumed drama follows
Masterpiece Mystery!:
the investigations of the thoroughly modern woman, who goes about her work with a
Grantchester
pistol close at hand — and, more often than not, a male admirer even closer. Also this
month, a new Masterpiece Mystery! series, Grantchester, begins Sunday, January 18 at
10 p.m. The six-part drama stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers, a charismatic young
vicar who turns amateur investigator in his parish. Aiding Chambers in the beautiful
hamlet of Grantchester is gruff, down-to-earth police inspector Geordie Keating (Robson
Green, of Reckless). Set in 1953, the mysteries are based on the novels of James Runcie.
Miss Fisher's
Murder Mysteries
Funding for Masterpiece is provided by Viking River Cruises and Ralph Lauren Corporation with
additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust.
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Masterpiece Mystery!: Grantchester on Sundays starting January 18;
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Lewis on Thursday nights
In the Spotlight
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Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Mondays at 9 p.m.
on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
COURTESY LOVE PRODUCTIONS
The Great British
Baking Show
smash hit series in the U.K. comes to public television as The Great
British Baking Show follows the trials and tribulations of a group of
passionate amateur bakers, each of whom is seeking to be named the
U.K.’s best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the difficulty
of which increases as the competition unfolds. Mary Berry, a leading cookbook writer and Britain’s “doyenne of
baking,” and Paul Hollywood, one of Britain’s top artisan bakers, serve as judges. Together with hosts and comic foils
Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, Berry and Hollywood search for the country’s best amateur baker by testing the
contestants’ skills on cakes, breads, pastries and desserts, crowning a winner after weeks of competition. The programs
present the BBC’s critically acclaimed recent fifth season of the U.K. series, noted for its essential generosity and
good-heartedness in the competition. The Great British Baking Show also airs on WETA UK, Sundays at 8 p.m.
Genealogy Roadshow, Season 2
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Tuesdays at 8 p.m. beginning January 13
on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
COURTESY PAT GARIN
new season of occasional series Genealogy Roadshow follows a diverse cast
of participants on a journey of discovery that uses history and science to uncover
their intriguing family stories. Each individual and family’s past links to a larger
community history, revealing the rich cultural tapestry of the nation. This season,
the seven-part series, airing January 13–February 24, features participants
(such as Cherise Harrison-Nelson and family, above with host Kenyatta Berry on right) from three American cities —
St. Louis, New Orleans and Philadelphia — seeking to explore a variety of genealogical mysteries such as unverified
genealogical claims, hidden secrets, connections to events or historical figures, ethnic heritage, lost history and much
more. Genealogists, historians and DNA experts help with the detective work.
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Tuesdays, January 6 & 20, at 9 p.m.
on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
istory series American Experience spotlights entertainer Roy Robert Ripley
and genius inventor Thomas Alva Edison in two documentaries airing this
month. Ripley: Believe It or Not, airing January 6, chronicles the transformation during the Great Depression of a skinny, bucktoothed boy into an entertainer who mesmerized the nation with
his razzle-dazzle blend of homespun Americana, colorful exotica and freakish oddities. Over three decades, Ripley’s
“Believe It or Not!” franchise grew into an entertainment empire, making the impresario one of the richest men in
the country. The two-hour special Edison, airing January 20, explores the life and work of the inventor and businessman (1847–1931), holder of 1,093 U.S. patents. Edison’s name has become synonymous with innovation, and today
he is remembered for developing the technology that made the modern world. Among the prolific achievements of
“The Wizard of Menlo Park” were sound recording, motion pictures and electric light.
Exclusive corporate funding for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance. Major funding provided by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.
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Major funding for Genealogy Roadshow is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Diversity and Innovation Fund, which supports
content that engages diverse viewers and encourages the use of emerging technologies to reach new audiences.
Downton Abbey 5 on Masterpiece
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A new season of the acclaimed series airs Sundays, January 4–March 1
at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, repeating Sundays at 8 p.m.
(and WETA reprises Season 4 on January 4, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.)
COURTESY WGBH/PBS
he top drama in PBS history returns this month, as Masterpiece series Downton Abbey begins an epic fifth season of
intimately interlaced storylines centered on the noble English Crawley family and its servants at a fictional Yorkshire
country estate. The series, which has garnered a host of honors, including 10 Emmy Awards, drew an average audience
of more than 13 million viewers for Season 4, making Downton Abbey one of the highest-rated dramas now on
American television. For those in need of catching up, leading into the first of the Season 5 new episodes, WETA
reprises the entire previous season on January 4 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD.
The new season premieres over the course of nine Sundays, beginning January 4 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 and
WETA HD (and after the lead episode on
January 4, tune in as well for the Masterpiece special The Manners of Downton
Abbey). Note that WETA repeats each
Season 5 episode at 8 p.m. on the following
Sunday just before the next new episode
rolls out. With all the secrets currently
percolating in the plot, Season 5 has more
twists in store, more drama, romance and
comic moments, all set against the backdrop of major historical events of the era.
Season 5 follows threads left dangling from
last season, including Lady Mary’s courtship contest, Lady Edith’s trials as a secret
single mom, Thomas’s scheming against
Bates and Baxter, Robert’s battles against
modernity, Tom’s quest to be true to his
ideals, Violet’s one-line zingers, and more.
The new episodes feature the familiar
stellar cast that brings to life the characters
fans have come to know and love. The acclaimed ensemble is joined in Season 5 by
guest stars Harriet Walter (Lady Shackleton)
and Peter Egan (Lord Flintshire), together
with entirely new characters played by
Richard E. Grant, Anna Chancellor and
Rade Sherbedgia.
One of the recurring themes of Downton Abbey is change, such as the consequences of the Titanic disaster in Season 1
and the notorious automobile accident at the end of Season 3 — in addition to World War I; women’s rights; and the
new morals, inventions, and fashions of the 1920s, which is where Season 5 kicks off. It’s 1924. The United Kingdom
has its first Labor Party prime minister. The radio is the latest miracle of the age, and Downton’s traditional ways are besieged on all fronts, brought to a fine point in an exchange between the head housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes, and the butler,
Mr. Carson: “We’re catching up, Mr. Carson. Whether you like it or not, Downton is catching up with the times we live
in,” says the forward-thinking Hughes. “That’s exactly what I’m afraid of!” the butler retorts.
For those afraid that March 1 might herald the end of the series, fear not. The sixth season of Downton Abbey goes
into production in 2015, once again written by series creator Julian Fellowes.
Funding for Masterpiece is provided by Viking River Cruises and Ralph Lauren Corporation with additional support from public television
viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future. Support for the local broadcast is provided by
Your Part Time Controller, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, and GEICO.
Make your Downton Abbey viewing a double feature! Tune in as well for classic drama series The Jewel in the Crown,
airing Sundays beginning January 18 at 6 p.m. before Downton Abbey on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD.
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey 5 and Jewel in the Crown also air on WETA UK – see page 15 for details.
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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
January primetime simulcast listings.
Weeknight primetime simulcast programming repeats the following weekday on WETA TV 26 starting at noon.
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10:30
1
Thu
2
Fri
Washington Week
with Gwen Ifill
3
Sat
Doc Martin, Series II
4
Sun
(from 7pm) Masterpiece:
Downton Abbey, Season 4 finale
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
premiere (Pt 1 of 9)
The Manners of Downton Abbey:
A Masterpiece Special
5
Mon
Antiques Roadshow: New York, NY
(Ep 1 of 3)
The Great British Baking Show
(Ep 2 of 10. Biscuits)
Antiques Roadshow: Phoenix, AZ
(Ep 3 of 3)
6
Tue
The Klondike Gold Rush
Ripley: Believe It or Not:
American Experience
Frontline: Gunned Down
7
Wed
Nature: Wild France
NOVA: Rise of the Drones
Nazi Mega Weapons, Series 2:
V1: Hitler’s Vengeance Missile
8
Thu
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
(Ep 1: Cocaine Blues)
Lewis (Ep 2: Old School Ties)
9
Fri
Washington Week
with Gwen Ifill
10
Sat
Doc Martin, Series II/III
11
Sun
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 1 of 9)
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 2 of 9)
The Queen’s Garden
12
Mon
Antiques Roadshow: New York, NY
(Ep 2 of 3)
The Great British Baking Show
(Ep 3 of 10. Bread)
Independent Lens: Evolution of a Criminal
(to 11:30pm)
13
Tue
Genealogy Roadshow, Season 2 (Ep 1 of 7) Klansville, U.S.A.: American Experience
Frontline: Putin’s Way
14
Wed
Nature: Dogs That Changed the World
(Pt 1 of 2. The Rise of the Dog)
NOVA: Big Bang Machine
Nazi Mega Weapons, Series 2:
The Wolf’s Lair
15
Thu
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
(Ep 2: Murder on the Ballarat Train)
Lewis (Ep 4: And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea)
16
Fri
Washington Week
with Gwen Ifill
17
Sat
Doc Martin, Series III
(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Mutiny on the Bounty (to 12m)
18
Sun
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 2 of 9)
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 3 of 9)
Masterpiece Mystery!: Grantchester
(Pt 1 of 6)
19
Mon
Antiques Roadshow: New York, NY
(Ep 3 of 3)
The Great British Baking Show
(Ep 4 of 10. Desserts)
Antiques Roadshow: San Jose, CA
20
Tue
Genealogy Roadshow, Season 2 (Ep 2 of 7) Edison: American Experience
21
Wed
Nature: Dogs That Changed the World
(Pt 2 of 2. Dogs by Design)
NOVA: Sunken Ship Rescue
22
Thu
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
(Ep 3: The Green Mill Murder)
Lewis (Ep 6: Life Born of Fire)
23
Fri
Washington Week
with Gwen Ifill
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Sat
Doc Martin, Series III
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Sun
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 3 of 9)
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 4 of 9)
Masterpiece Mystery!: Grantchester
(Pt 2 of 6)
26
Mon
Antiques Roadshow: Austin, TX (Ep 1 of 3)
The Great British Baking Show
(Ep 5 of 10. Pies & Tarts)
A Path Appears (to 11:30pm)
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Tue
Genealogy Roadshow, Season 2 (Ep 3 of 7) War of the Worlds: American Experience
Frontline: League of Denial (to 11:30pm)
28
Wed
Nature: Penguin Post Office
NOVA: Sinkhole–Buried Alive
Secrets of the Dead: Ben Franklin’s Bones
29
Thu
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
(Ep 4: Death at Victoria Dock)
Lewis (Ep 8: Allegory of Love)
30
Fri
Washington Week
with Gwen Ifill
31
Sat
Doc Martin, Series III
Billy Joel: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize
Charlie Rose: The
Week
(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: Network (to 11:34pm)
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 1 of 9)
Lewis (Ep 3: Expiation)
(to 12m)
Great Performances: American Voices with Renée Fleming
(from 9:33pm) The WETA Movie: It Happened One Night
(to 11:30pm)
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 2 of 9)
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 3 of 9)
Lewis (Ep 5: Music
to Die For) (to 12m)
Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro (to 1:30am)
Nazi Mega Weapons, Series 2: The SS
Lewis (Ep 7: The Good
and the Great) (to 12m)
An Evening with Gwen Ifill
Charlie Rose:
The Week
(from 9:33pm) Doc Martin: The Movie
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 5
(Pt 4 of 9)
Masterpiece:
Lewis IV (to 12m)
Shakespeare Uncovered: A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Hugh Bonneville (to
10:30) & Shakespeare Uncovered: King Lear/Christopher Plummer (to 11:30pm)
(from 9:33pm) Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
8:30
PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)
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8:00
Born to Be King
Lewis (Ep 1: Whom the Gods Would Destroy)
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Great Performances: From Vienna:
The New Year’s Celebration 2015
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January simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26
•ProgrammingonWETATV26andWETAHDisexactlythesame—simulcast—MondaythroughFriday
from7p.m.throughCharlie Rose,andweekendevenings,beginningat6p.m.Saturdaysand5:30p.m.Sundays.
•PleasenotethatSaturdayandSundaydaytimelistingsthatfollowareforWETATV26onlyunlessotherwise
indicated.Forcomplete24-hourschedulesofprogramsonWETATV26andWETAHD,visitweta.org/tv.
•TheweeknightprimetimescheduleonWETATV26oftenrepeatsthenextweekdayafternoononWETATV26.
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ofchildren’sprogrammingeachday,tuneintotheWETAKidschannel.Seepage13forscheduleinformation.
Friday,January2at9p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHD
Billy Joel: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize presents a music
special, taped at DAR Constitution Hall in November, honoring
the singer-songwriter. The concert features Joel accepting the
Prize from Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington amid
performances of the artist’s music by an array of special guests.
1 Thursday
7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR
8:00 GREATPERFORMANCES:FROMVIENNA:THENEW
YEAR’SCELEBRATION2015— WETA rings in 2015 with
the annual New Year’s celebration at Vienna’s opulent
Musikverein, featuring the Vienna Philharmonic under
the baton of guest conductor Zubin Mehta, performing
favorite Strauss Family waltzes accompanied by the
beautiful dancing of the Vienna City Ballet. In addition
to the Musikverein concert setting, the broadcast features a picturesque range of Vienna landmarks. Julie
Andrews returns as host.
9:30 LEWIS:WHOMTHEGODSWOULDDESTROY— See the
Inspector Lewis series from the beginning! Kevin Whately portrays Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis in the
spin-off to the popular Inspector Morse series. Lewis,
back in Oxford following the tragic death of his wife,
cracks cases with his sharp young sidekick, DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox). Episode 1: Whom the Gods Would
Destroy. A middle-aged Oxford graduate is found dead
near his run-down houseboat, and Inspector Lewis and
DS Hathaway find themselves thrown into a delicate
murder case that implicates one of the university’s
most prominent figures. RepeatsFri1/2,3:30pm;Sun
1/4,11pm;Mon1/5,2:30pm
11:00 CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon
2 Friday
7:00 PBSNEWSHOUR
3 Saturday
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6:30 CHEFJOHNBESH’SNEWORLEANS/CIAOITALIA
7:30 HUBERTKELLER:SECRETSOFACHEF
8:00 JOANNEWEIR’SCOOKINGCONFIDENCE
8:30 RICKSTEVES’EUROPE
9:00 EASTENDERS— (two episodes, simulcast on WETA
TV 26 and WETA HD)
10:00 THETHISOLDHOUSEHOUR
11:00 ACHEF’SLIFE— (On TV 26 only; two episodes of Great
Performances at the Met on WETA HD, 11am–4pm)
11:30 PATI’SMEXICANTABLE/THEMINDOFACHEF
12:30 MEXICO—ONEPLATEATATIMEWITHRICKBAYLESS
COURTESY TERRY LINKE
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
GERSHWIN PRIZE,
AWETAPRODUCTION
8:00 WASHINGTONWEEKWITHGWENIFILL— In WETA’s
long-running production, moderator and managing
editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top
journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats
Sat1/3,6:30pm
8:30 BORNTOBEKING— A 2013 BBC documentary marking the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
son George Alexander Louis charts how a British royal
birth is a historic event and a glimpse into the future.
What will life hold for the future king?
9:00 BILLYJOEL:THELIBRARYOFCONGRESSGERSHWIN
PRIZE— A performance special produced by WETA
honors singer-songwriter Billy Joel, spotlighting his
receipt of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for
Popular Song amid musical tributes from guest artists. The evening of music, taped November 19 at DAR
Constitution Hall, includes performances by Joel and
his band, as well as Tony Bennett, Boyz II Men, Gavin
DeGraw, Josh Groban, Natalie Maines, John Mellencamp and LeAnn Rimes, with a special performance by
Kevin Spacey — as well as dance from Twyla Tharp’s
“Movin’ Out.” Michael Feinstein pays tribute to the
legacy of George and Ira Gershwin and their collection,
which is housed in the Library of Congress.
10:30 CHARLIEROSE:THEWEEK
11:00 CHARLIEROSE— Repeatsnextweekday,noon
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Thursday,January1at8p.m.onWETATV26&WETAHD
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2015 features Zubin Mehta
conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in performances of Strauss
family waltzes. Julie Andrews hosts the traditional annual broadcast.
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4:00
ESSENTIAL PÉPIN
SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS — NEW SEASON!
BAKING WITH JULIA/LIDIA’S KITCHEN
IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS
JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY!
COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
— (On TV 26 only; Billy Joel: The Library of Congress
Gershwin Prize on WETA HD)
4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED
5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL
5:30 MARTHA BAKES — NEW SEASON!
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM:
6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R
7:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — A series follows
amateur bakers competing to be named the U.K.’s
best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the
difficulty of which increases as the competition unfolds.
Episode 1 of 10. Cake. Follow 12 amateur bakers as they
enter the competition tent for their first hurdle: cake —
in three tests, the Signature Bake, the Technical Bake
and the Showstopper Bake.
8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II
9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: NETWORK — In Sidney Lumet’s
1976 drama, a TV executive (Faye Dunaway) boosts
ratings with an unhinged anchorman (Peter Finch).
William Holden co-stars. Dunaway and Finch won
Academy Awards for their performances. (2:01)
11:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’: EVERYMAN’S JOURNEY — (90 min.)
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6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING
9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLES
9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 10AM–12:30AM:
10AM MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4 — WETA
reprises Season 4 of the blockbuster drama. As the
episodes open, the manor’s aristocrats are coping with
Season Three’s shocking finale. Change is also in the
air as three generations of the Crawley family develop
conflicting interests in the estate. Paul Giamatti makes
an appearance alongside the returning ensemble,
including Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern,
Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, guest star Shirley
MacLaine and others. Part 1 of 8. Six months after Matthew’s death, family and servants try to cure Mary and
Isobel of their deep depression. Meanwhile, O’Brien
causes a final crisis. {DVI}
12N MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4 — Part
2 of 8. The fates of several characters converge at a
glittering house party. Gregson impresses Robert, and
Anna faces trouble. {DVI}
1:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4 — Part
3 of 8. Love is in the air at Downton Abbey, and darker
emotions too. Mary, Edith, Tom and Anna each struggle
with a dilemma. {DVI}
5 Monday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: NEW YORK, NY — New
Season! Ep. 1 of 3. Repeats Tue 1/6, 1pm; Wed 1/7, 2pm
9:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — See the Jan. 3
series listing. Episode 2 of 10. Biscuits. The remaining 11
amateur bakers tackle the challenges of biscuit baking.
Repeats Tue 1/6, 3pm; Wed 1/7, 1pm; Sat 1/10, 7pm
10:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: PHOENIX, AZ — Episode 3 of 3.
Repeats Tue 1/6, 2pm; Wed 1/7, 3pm
11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: RICH HILL — A film follows
three boys as they navigate the often-treacherous road
between childhood and adolescence in an economically
depressed Missouri town. Despite the isolation and
deprivation, they long for the American Dream. {DVI}
12:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
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WETA Television
Monday, January 5 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
A new season of Antiques Roadshow begins with three programs in
New York City, where the largest sports memorabilia find in the
series’ 19-year history is documented: an early Boston baseball
collection. Above, appraiser Leila Dunbar breaks the good news.
Tune in as well to the BBC production Priceless Antiques Roadshow,
airing Sundays at 10 p.m. on the WETA UK channel.
2:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4 — Part 4
of 8. Can Bates learn what’s troubling Anna? Meanwhile, Thomas installs a new ally and Alfred takes up
cooking. {DVI}
3:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4 — Part
5 of 8. Rose’s surprise party for Robert risks scandal.
Mary meets an old suitor, and Edith gets troubling
news. {DVI}
4:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4 — Part
6 of 8. When Robert and Thomas make a sudden trip,
everyone’s life becomes more complicated. Mary and
Blake come together over pigs. An unwelcome visitor
appears. Season Four continues after the NewsHour.
{DVI}
5:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
5:30 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4 — Season
Four continues. Part 7 of 8. Robert and Thomas return
from America. Bates disappears for a day, Edith
prepares to go abroad, suitors flock to Mary and Rose
makes her move. {DVI}
7:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4 —
Season Four concludes. Part 8 of 8. Lady Rose meets
the Prince of Wales and faces a dilemma. Trouble also
plagues Cora’s mother, her brother, Edith and almost
everyone else at Downton Abbey. {DVI}
9:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — The
drama’s new season premieres: Julian Fellowes’
blockbuster series finds the Crawley family and the
staff struggling with responsibilities and choices as
they adjust to life in the Roaring Twenties. The
ensemble cast includes Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth
McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Jim
Carter, Joanne Froggatt and others. Part 1 of 9. A
working-class prime minister is elected and old
attitudes start to change. Robert is snubbed by the
village. Baxter tells all, and Edith plays with fire. {DVI}
Repeats Mon 1/5, 4pm; Fri 1/9, 8:30pm; Sun 1/11, 8pm
10:00 THE MANNERS OF DOWNTON ABBEY: A MASTERPIECE
SPECIAL — Enter the world of Edwardian manners
with Alastair Bruce, historical advisor to the Downton
Abbey production. Bruce and the series’ cast members
explain how they re-create the authentic etiquette of
aristocrats and servants. Repeats Mon 1/5, 5pm
11:00 LEWIS — Episode 1: Whom the Gods Would Destroy.
(90 min.) R
Wednesday, January 7 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
Nature: Wild France travels from the Pyrenees to the Alps and to
the island of Corsica as well to spotlight the country’s diverse
fauna, which includes brown bears, wolves and boars.
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Thursdays at 8 p.m. starting Jan. 8 on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
WETA reprises Series 1 of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, an
Australian drama set in the 1920s that stars Essie Davis. Also
tune in each Thursday for episodes of Lewis, with Kevin Whately.
8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES: COCAINE
BLUES — Glamorous lady detective Miss Phryne
Fisher (Essie Davis, Girl with a Pearl Earring) investigates crimes in 1920s Melbourne, Australia. Episode 1.
Cocaine Blues. Miss Fisher disembarks the Orient at
Victoria Dock, returning to Melbourne after years
abroad. Almost as soon as she checks into the Windsor
Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned
husbands, cocaine smuggling rings and illegal
abortionists — not to mention encounters with a
handsome Russian dancer. Repeats Fri 1/9, 1pm
9:00 LEWIS: OLD SCHOOL TIES — Kevin Whately portrays
Oxford Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis; Laurence Fox
is Lewis’ sharp young sidekick, DS Hathaway. Episode
2: Old School Ties. Lewis and Hathaway are called in to
investigate the death of an ambitious Oxford student,
revealing a case driven by celebrity, ambition and dangerous sexual politics. Repeats Fri 1/9, 2pm; Sun 1/11,
4:30pm; Mon 1/12, 1:30pm
10:30 LEWIS: EXPIATION — Episode 3: Expiation. When an
Oxford housewife is found hanged in her home, Lewis
and Hathaway unearth a dark murder case. Repeats
Fri 1/9, 3:30pm; Sun 1/11, 6:30pm; Mon 1/12, 3pm
12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
9 Friday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH — Renowned as the richest gold strike in North American mining history, the
Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899) set off a “stampede”
of more than 100,000 people on a journey from Alaska
to the gold fields of Canada’s Yukon Territory. The
boomtown of Dawson City emerges as the heart of this
story of determination, luck, fortune and loss. Repeats
Wed 1/7, 4pm; Thur 1/8, 1pm
9:00 RIPLEY: BELIEVE IT OR NOT: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
— Robert Ripley’s obsession with the odd made him
one of the richest men in America. Over three decades,
his “Believe It or Not” franchise grew into an entertainment empire, and the eccentric, globetrotting playboy
became an unlikely national celebrity. Repeats Wed
1/7, 5pm; Thur 1/8, 2pm; Sun 1/11, 1:30pm; Tue 1/13,
2pm; Wed 1/14, 3pm
10:00 FRONTLINE: GUNNED DOWN — Frontline investigates
how the NRA uses its unrivaled political power to stop
gun regulation in America. With first-hand accounts
of school killings in Newtown and Columbine, and the
shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, this program examines why, despite the national trauma over
gun violence, Washington hasn’t acted.
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s
long-running production, moderator and managing
editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top
journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats
Sat 1/10, 6:30pm
8:30 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 1
of 9. See the Sunday, January 4, 9 p.m. listing. {DVI} R
9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: AMERICAN VOICES WITH
RENÉE FLEMING — Conceived and hosted by renowned
American singer Renée Fleming, American Voices
is a festival of performances, master sessions and
symposia convened in November 2013 at the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,
D.C. Fledgling artists receive mentoring from iconic
singers Eric Owens in classical, Dianne Reeves in jazz,
Alison Krauss with Dr. Thomas Cleveland in country,
Ben Folds in pop, Sutton Foster in musical theater
and Kim Burrell in gospel. Joining in on the festival’s
centerpiece concert are Sara Bareilles, Kurt Elling,
Josh Groban and Norm Lewis, with the National Symphony Orchestra and principal pops conductor Steven
Reineke.
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK
11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
WETA Television
6 Tuesday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 NATURE: WILD FRANCE — A film spotlights the unexpected flora and fauna of France, both great and small.
Journeying from the Pyrenees to the Alps, all around
the mainland and on to Corsica, it reveals wolves, wild
boar and bears living in France’s many mountains, valleys and forests. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/8, 5pm
9:00 NOVA: RISE OF THE DRONES — Unmanned flying
robots — drones — some as large as jumbo jets, others
as small as birds — do things straight out of science
fiction. Much of what it takes to get these robotic
airplanes to fly, sense and kill has remained secret.
But now, with access to drone engineers and those
who operate drones for the U.S. military, NOVA reveals
the technologies that make them so powerful. {DVI}
Repeats Thur 1/8, 4pm
10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS, SERIES 2: V1: HITLER’S VENGEANCE MISSILE — A series uncovers the engineering secrets that sparked a technological revolution,
changing warfare forever. V1: Hitler’s Vengeance Missile.
In retaliation for devastating Allied bombing raids on
German cities, Hitler ordered the development of a
groundbreaking weapon: the V1. Its legacy is the cruise
missile — a weapon that changed the face of war forever. Repeats Thur 1/8, 3pm
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
8 Thursday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
SCOTT SUCHMAN
7 Wednesday
Friday, January 9 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
Great Performances: American Voices with Renée Fleming features a
2013 festival of performances, master sessions and symposia at the
Kennedy Center, bringing together vocal masters, industry titans
and emerging artists to celebrate professional singing — and
culminating in a concert with the National Symphony Orchestra.
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12 Monday
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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: NEW YORK, NY — Episode 2 of
3. Repeats Tue 1/13, 1pm; Wed 1/14, 2pm
9:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — Episode 3 of 10.
Bread. See how the remaining 10 bakers prepare to
brave bread. R
epeats Tue 1/13, 3pm; Wed 1/14, 1pm;
Sat 1/17, 7pm
10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL —
Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe returns to the scene
of the crime to explore what led him to rob a bank as
a teenager in Texas. The film is executive produced by
Spike Lee. {DVI}
11:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
13 Tuesday
Saturdays in January at 9:33 pm on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
The WETA Movie features the 1934 film It Happened One Night
(January 10), with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; the 1935 film
Mutiny on the Bounty (January 17), with Gable and Charles Laughton;
and two Doc Martin movies (January 24 & 31) with Martin Clunes.
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, SEASON 2 — A diverse cast
of participants takes an emotional journey that employs
history and science to uncover their family stories. The
programs feature participants from three American
cities — St. Louis, New Orleans and Philadelphia.
Episode 1 of 7. New Orleans: Cabildo. A team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories at the famous
Cabildo, home of the Louisiana State Museum. Repeats
Wed 1/14, 5pm; Thur 1/15, 1pm; Sun 1/18, 3:30pm
9:00 KLANSVILLE, U.S.A.: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The
history series investigates the reasons North Carolina,
long seen as the most progressive state in the South,
became home to the largest Klan organization in the
country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s. Repeats Wed
1/14, 4pm; Thur 1/15, 2pm
10:00 FRONTLINE: PUTIN’S WAY — Frontline investigates the
accusations of criminality and corruption that have surrounded Vladimir Putin’s reign in Russia. Tracing his
career back over two decades, this investigation reveals
how the accumulation of wealth and power has led to
autocratic rule and the specter of a new Cold War.
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.
O
6AM–6PM See the Saturday, January 3 listings.
11AM–4:30PM on WETA HD: Two episodes of Great
Performances at the Met, featuring Met operas.
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM:
6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R
7:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — Episode 2 of 10.
Biscuits. R
8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II/III
9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT — In
Frank Capra’s acclaimed 1934 romantic comedy, a
newsman (Clark Gable) rides a bus and shares a cabin
with a tycoon’s runaway daughter (Claudette Colbert).
The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Writing. (1:45)
Repeats Sun 1/11, 11:30am
11:30 AMERICAN MASTERS: JEFF BRIDGES: THE DUDE
ABIDES — (90 min.)
14 Wednesday
11 Sunday
N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD.
O
6AM–10AM See the Sunday, January 4 listings.
10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY
10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY
11:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–1AM:
11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT — (1:45) R
1:30 RIPLEY: BELIEVE IT OR NOT: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
2:30 LANGUAGE MATTERS WITH BOB HOLMAN — There
are more than 6,000 languages in the world; one is lost
every two weeks, and hundreds will be lost within the
next generation. This documentary asks: What do we
lose when a language dies? What does it take to save
a language? In this film by David Grubin Productions,
poet Bob Holman travels the globe to spotlight efforts
to save languages. Repeats Tue 1/13, 4pm
4:30 LEWIS — Episode 2: Old School Ties. R
6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
6:30 LEWIS — Episode 3: Expiation. R
8:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 1
of 9. See the Sunday, January 4, 9 p.m. listing. {DVI} R
9:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 2
of 9. Rose hits on a strategy to get a radio in the house.
Sarah tutors Daisy. An art historian arrives. Anna
makes a difficult purchase. {DVI} Repeats Mon 1/12,
4:30pm; Fri 1/16, 8:30pm; Sun 1/18, 8pm
10:00 THE QUEEN’S GARDEN — A film chronicles a year in
Buckingham Palace Garden, exploring the history and
the natural history of the remarkable hidden royal
treasure in the heart of London. Repeats Sun 1/18,
4:30pm; Tue 1/20, 5pm; Thur 1/22, 2pm
11:00 CUSTER’S LAST STAND: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE —
A biography chronicles how U.S. cavalryman General
George Armstrong Custer ricocheted from triumph to
disaster, from battlefield heroism to impetuous escapade, before meeting his end in June 1876 near the
Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory. (2 hrs.) {DVI}
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 NATURE: DOGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD — Nature
explores the story of the evolution of dogs from wild
wolves to “man’s best friend.” Once domesticated, dogs
would become one of the most common pets on the
planet. Part 1 of 2. The Rise of the Dog. All dogs claim
the wolf as an ancestor, but how did the many breeds of
domesticated dog evolve? Scientists use DNA analysis
to crack the mystery of canine diversity and evolution.
{DVI} Repeats Thur 1/15, 5pm
9:00 NOVA: BIG BANG MACHINE — On July 4, 2012, scientists at the giant atom smashing facility at CERN
announced the discovery of a subatomic particle that
seems like a tantalizingly close match to the elusive
Higgs Boson, thought to be responsible for giving all
the stuff in the universe its mass. Since it was first
proposed nearly 50 years ago, the Higgs has been the
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WETA Television
10 Saturday
Tuesday, January 13 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
Klansville, USA: American Experience investigates the reasons that
North Carolina became home to America’s largest Klan organization
during the 1960s, with more members than all other Southern states.
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Wednesdays, Jan. 14 & 21 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
The two-part Nature special Dogs That Changed the World spotlights
the evolution of the animals from wolves into one of the most
popular pets and most varied species on the planet.
holy grail of particle physicists: finding it completes the
“standard model” that underlies all of modern particle
physics. Now CERN’s scientists are preparing for the
Large Hadron Collider’s second act, when they restart
the history-making collider and hope for the next great
discovery. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/15, 4pm
10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS, SERIES 2: THE WOLF’S LAIR
— As European countries fell to conquering German
armies, Hitler ordered the construction of a huge,
heavily protected command complex of bunkers and
buildings named the Wolf’s Lair. As he isolated himself
in his concrete city, the war began to slip from his
grasp. Repeats Thur 1/15, 3pm
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES: MURDER ON
THE BALLARAT TRAIN — Glamorous lady detective
Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) investigates crimes
in 1920s Melbourne, Australia. Episode 2: Murder on
the Ballarat Train. Fisher, accompanied by her maid
Dot, decides to travel to the country by train to collect her new motor car. The charm of rail travel soon
evaporates though, when Phryne has to save a young
woman’s life and solve the disappearance of her fellow
passenger’s mother. Repeats Fri 1/16, 1pm
9:00 LEWIS: AND THE MOONBEAMS KISS THE SEA — Kevin
Whately portrays Oxford Detective Inspector Robbie
Lewis; Laurence Fox is Lewis’ sharp young sidekick, DS
Hathaway. Episode 4: And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea.
Stolen rare books and the murders of an Oxford fine
arts student and a library maintenance engineer lead
Lewis and Hathaway to connect the crimes to a local
gambling addiction group and two talented painters.
Repeats Fri 1/16, 2pm; Sun 1/18, 11pm; Mon 1/19, 1pm
10:30 LEWIS: MUSIC TO DIE FOR — Episode 5: Music to Die
For. Lewis and Hathaway probe the worlds of no-rules
boxing, Oxford dons and Cold War intrigue that surround the death of a prominent don. Consequences of
the investigation hit Lewis, a widower, close to home.
Repeats Fri 1/16, 3:30pm; Mon 1/19, 2:30pm
12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
18 Sunday
N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD.
O
6AM–11:30AM See the Sunday, January 11 listings.
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–2AM:
11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY — (2:12) R
2:00 WETA ARTS — The WETA arts magazine looks at the
recent transformation of Dance Place, a D.C. arts institution; spotlights “Days of Endless Time,” a meditative
film exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum; explores how
composer and pianist Billy Childs merges classical and
jazz; and follows an aerial photographer who creates
landscapes from above. R
epeats Sun 1/25, 1pm; Tue
1/27, 4:30pm
2:30 GLOBE TREKKER: GREAT NATURAL WONDERS —
(TV 26 only; NOVA on WETA HD)
3:30 GENEALOGY ROADSHOW — Episode 1 of 7. R
4:30 THE QUEEN’S GARDEN — R
5:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
6:00 THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN — Based on Paul Scott’s
Raj Quartet novels, this dramatic series, first broadcast
in 1984 and now regarded as a classic, recounts the
final days of the British Raj in India during World War II.
Art Malik, Geraldine James, Saeed Jaffrey, Peggy Ashcroft, Charles Dance, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eric Porter and
Susan Wooldridge star. Part 1 of 14. Crossing the River.
In 1942, the Japanese, having conquered Burma, are
threatening India. At Mayapore, Hari Kumar (Ark Malik)
comes under suspicion of subversion by Merrick (Tim
Pigot-Smith), the District Superintendent of Police.
8:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 2
of 9. See the Sunday, January 11, 9 p.m. listing. {DVI} R
9:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 3
of 9. Mary and Lord Gillingham put their love to the test.
Bates also faces a trial. Cora makes a new friend, and
Violet is reunited with an old one. {DVI} Repeats Mon
1/19, 4pm; Fri 1/23, 8:30pm; Sun 1/25, 8pm
WETA Television
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N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.
O
6AM–6PM See the Saturday, January 3 listings.
1
1AM–3:30PM on WETA HD: One episode of Great Performances
at the Met, featuring Met operas.
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12M:
6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R
7:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — Episode 3 of 10.
Bread. R
8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III
9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY — In
Frank Lloyd’s 1935 Best Picture-winning drama, first
mate Mr. Christian (Clark Gable) and his 18th-century
shipmates overthrow cruel Capt. Bligh (Charles Laughton) and set him adrift in the Pacific. (2:12) Repeats
Sun 1/18, 11:30am
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s
long-running production, moderator and managing
editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top
journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats
Sat 1/17, 6:30pm
8:30 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 2
of 9. See the Sunday, January 11, 9 p.m. listing. {DVI} R
9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: LA NOZZE DI
FIGARO — Met music director James Levine conducts
a new production of Mozart’s masterpiece, directed by
Richard Eyre, who sets the action of this domestic comedy in an 18th-century manor house in 1930s Seville.
Bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov leads the cast in the
title role of the clever servant, opposite Marlis Petersen
as his bride, Susanna, Peter Mattei as the philandering count for whom they work, Amanda Majeski as the
long-suffering countess and Isabel Leonard as the
libidinous pageboy, Cherubino.
1:30AM CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK
2AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
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Premiering Sunday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
WETA reprises the 1984 series The Jewel in the Crown, the story of
the twilight of the British Raj in India during World War II, with an
ensemble cast that includes Tim Pigott-Smith. Episode 1 (2 hours)
airs at 6 p.m., and thereafter the series airs at 7 p.m. The series
also airs on WETA UK; see page 15 for Saturday airtimes.
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19 Monday
7AM THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS
— A six-hour series presented and written by Harvard
scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. chronicles the full sweep
of African-American history, from the origins of slavery
on the African continent up to the present. Episode
1 of 6, The Black Atlantic (1500–1800), explores the
global experiences that created the African-American
people. Episode 2 of 6, The Age of Slavery (1800–1860),
spotlights how black lives changed dramatically in the
aftermath of the American Revolution. Episode 3 of 6,
Into the Fire (1861–1896), surveys a tumultuous period
in African-American history: Civil War, slavery’s end
and Reconstruction. Episode 4 of 6, Making a Way Out of
No Way (1897–1940), examines the Jim Crow era, when
African Americans struggled within the confines of
segregation. Episode 5 of 6, Rise! (1940–1968), spotlights
the long road to civil rights, when the contradictions
in American society became untenable. Episode 6 of 6,
It’s Nation Time (1968–2013), reviews the many issues,
including true racial equality, that remain unresolved.
Repeats Sat 1/24, midnight
1PM LEWIS — Episode 4: And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea. R
2:30 LEWIS — Episode 5: Music to Die For. R
4:00 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 3
of 9. {DVI} R
5:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: GRANTCHESTER — Part 1
of 6. {DVI} R
6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS
6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: NEW YORK, NY — Episode 3 of
3. Repeats Tue 1/20, 1:30pm; Wed 1/21, 2pm
9:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — Episode 4 of 10.
Desserts. View the stiff competition as the bakers get
set to bake desserts. Repeats Tue 1/20, 3:30pm; Wed
1/21, 1pm; Sat 1/24, 7pm
10:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: SAN JOSE, CA — Repeats Tue
1/20, 2:30pm
11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE KILL TEAM — A film relates
the harrowing story of a 21-year-old U.S. infantryman
in Afghanistan who, with the help of his father, tried to
alert the military about war crimes being committed
by his platoon. Following the film, an animated short,
“Confusion Through Sand,” tells the story of a teenage
military recruit alone in a hostile desert. {DVI}
12:30AM CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
20 Tuesday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, SEASON 2 — A diverse cast
of participants takes an emotional journey that employs
history and science to uncover their family stories.
Episode 2 of 7. St. Louis: Central Library. At Saint Louis’
historic public library, a team of genealogists uncovers
family stories from Missouri’s gateway city. Repeats
Wed 1/21, 5pm; Thur 1/22, 1pm; Sun 1/25, 3:30pm
9:00 EDISON: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The holder of
1,093 patents, Thomas Alva Edison was nearly synonymous with invention. Driven, intensely competitive and
never more at home than he was at work, Edison would
be remembered as the genius who created the modern
world. American Experience explores his life and work.
Repeats Wed 1/21, 3pm; Wed 1/28, 3pm
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
21 Wednesday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
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10:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: GRANTCHESTER — James
Norton (Belle) stars as Sidney Chambers, a young and
charismatic vicar who turns amateur investigator when
one of his parishioners dies under suspicious circumstances. Chambers turns to gruff police inspector
Geordie Keating (Robson Green, Reckless) for help, and
the two become crime-solving partners in the hamlet
of Grantchester. Part 1 of 6. What looks like a suicide to
others looks like murder to Reverend Sidney Chambers; his biggest challenge is to enlist the police in the
hunt for the killer. {DVI} Repeats Mon 1/19, 5pm
11:00 LEWIS — Episode 4: And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea. R
12:30AM LEWIS — Episode 5: Music to Die For. R
Sundays at 10 p.m. beginning Jan. 18 on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
Masterpiece Mystery!: Grantchester stars James Norton (above)
as a young vicar in a small English hamlet during the 1950s,
investigating crimes with a gruff policeman played by Robson Green.
8:00 NATURE: DOGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD — Part
2 of 2. Dogs By Design. Nature investigates the proliferation of the basic working dog types into the 400
breeds known today; concerns about today’s competitive breeding and its effect on dogs’ health and
well-being; and dogs’ role in medical care for human
beings. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/22, 5pm
9:00 NOVA: SUNKEN SHIP RESCUE — NOVA follows
the epic operation to secure, raise and salvage the
Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground and
capsized off the coast of Italy on January 13, 2012,
killing 32 people. The wreck stretched the length of
three football fields, weighed 45,000 tons and lay
half submerged on the site of a protected reef, with a
160-foot-long hole in its hull. NOVA joined a team of
more than 500 divers and engineers as they attempted
the biggest ship recovery project in history. {DVI}
Repeats Thur 1/22, 4pm
10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS, SERIES 2: THE SS — As Hitler’s
power grew within Nazi Germany, so did that of the SS.
From its beginnings as Hitler’s personal body guard,
the SS under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler
became a terrifying cult that engineered Hitler’s vision
for a new Germany. By the start of the war, the SS held
sway in politics, police and security and was responsible for the creation of the concentration camps. Its
power spread with the creation of a military wing: the
Waffen SS. Repeats Thur 1/22, 3pm
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
22 Thursday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES: THE GREEN
MILL MURDER — Glamorous lady detective Miss
Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) investigates crimes in
1920s Melbourne, Australia. Episode 3. The Green Mill
Murder. Fisher hopes to dance the night away at the
Green Mill dance hall, but death spoils the evening. In
jazz-mad 1920s Melbourne, she finds there are hidden
perils lurking in the smoky shadows — like a mystery
man from her past — and it takes all her ingenuity, and
her rusty flying skills, to unravel the trail of blackmail
and murder. Repeats Fri 1/23, 1pm
9:00 LEWIS: LIFE BORN OF FIRE — Kevin Whately portrays
Oxford Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis; Laurence Fox
is Lewis’ sidekick, DS Hathaway. Episode 6: Life Born
of Fire. A serial killer seems to be targeting a religious
group, “The Garden,” which claims to give guidance to
lost souls. As Lewis learns more about the group and
their true purpose, he begins to question his trust of
Hathaway. Repeats Fri 1/23, 2pm; Sun 1/25, 4:30pm;
Mon 1/26, 1pm
10:30 LEWIS: THE GREAT AND THE GOOD — Episode 7: The
Great and the Good. Lewis and Hathaway track down the
prime suspect in the assault of a teenage girl, but he
has a seemingly watertight alibi from three pillars of
the Oxford community. When the suspect is suddenly
murdered, Lewis reveals a web of intrigue and sordid
secrets that exposes the Oxford elite. Repeats Fri 1/23,
3:30pm; Sun 1/25, 11pm; Mon 1/26, 2:30pm
12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s
long-running production, moderator and managing
editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top
journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats
Sat 1/17, 6:30pm
8:30 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 3
of 9. See the Sunday, January 18, 9 p.m. listing. {DVI} R
9:30 AN EVENING WITH GWEN IFILL — A special program
features a one-on-one interview of WETA’s Gwen Ifill,
co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS NewsHour,
moderator and managing editor of Washington Week
with Gwen Ifill and one of the most prolific journalists
of our time. Taped in the historic Coolidge Auditorium
of the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building,
and hosted by Ifill’s friend and fellow journalist Michele
Norris, An Evening With Gwen Ifill offers an insider’s
perspective into Ifill’s childhood and development as a
print and television correspondent. Repeats Tue 1/27,
5pm; Thur 1/29, 2pm
10:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
24 Saturday
25 Sunday
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6AM–11:30AM See the Sunday, January 11 listings.
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–12:30AM:
11:30 DOC MARTIN: THE MOVIE — R
1:00 WETA ARTS — R
1:30 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: RICHARD TUCKER
OPERA GALA: A NEW CENTURY — A new generation
of opera stars comes together for one of the biggest
parties of the opera season, led by 2014 Richard Tucker
Award winner Michael Fabiano.
3:30 GENEALOGY ROADSHOW — Episode 2 of 7. R
Saturdays, Jan. 24 & 31 at 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
Martin Clunes appears in two Doc Martin films: Doc Martin: The Movie
(Jan. 24) and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie (Jan. 31).
Friday, January 23 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
An Evening With Gwen Ifill, taped in Washington, D.C., features an
interview of WETA’s Gwen Ifill by NPR journalist Michele Norris.
Ifill speaks about her distinguished career in journalism; she is
moderator and managing editor of Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
and co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS NewsHour.
4:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
11:00
LEWIS — Episode 6: Life Born of Fire. R
PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN — Part 2 of 14. The Bibighar
Gardens. Daphne (Susan Wooldridge) and Hari (Art
Malik) draw closer. After an assignation with him in the
Bibighar Gardens, on a night of rioting and protest, she
returns home, claiming she’s been raped. On flimsy
evidence, Merrick (Tim Pigott-Smith) arrests Hari.
MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 3
of 9. See the Sunday, January 18, 9 p.m. listing. {DVI} R
MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 4
of 9. Lord Merton delivers a bombshell to Isobel, and
Mary does likewise to Tony. Police suspicions deepen in
an unexplained death. Robert and Sarah lock horns.
{DVI} Repeats Mon 1/26, 4pm; Fri 1/30, 8:30pm
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: GRANTCHESTER — Part
2 of 6. Sidney’s former flame throws an engagement
party that leads to murder. To crack the case, Sidney
and Geordie must break a code of silence. {DVI} Repeats Mon 1/26, 5pm
LEWIS — Episode 7: The Great and the Good. (90 min.) R
26 Monday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: AUSTIN, TX — Episode 1 of 3.
Repeats Tue 1/27, 1:30pm; Wed 1/28, 2pm
9:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — Episode 5 of 10.
Pies & Tarts. Almost halfway through the competition,
the remaining bakers face pies and tarts. R
epeats Tue
1/27, 3:30; Wed 1/28, 1pm; Sat 1/31, 7pm
10:00 A PATH APPEARS — A distinguished group of Americans that includes Mia Farrow, Jennifer Garner, Eva
Longoria and Alfre Woodard uncover gender oppression and human rights violations in the U.S. and around
the world. Episode 1 of 3. New York Times reporter
Nicholas Kristoff, Ashley Judd, Blake Lively and Malin
Ackerman meet activists fighting sex trafficking.
11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
27 Tuesday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, SEASON 2 — A diverse cast
of participants takes an emotional journey that employs
history and science to uncover their family stories.
Episode 3 of 7. Philadelphia: Franklin Institute. At Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute, a team of genealogists
uncovers fascinating family histories. Repeats Wed
1/28, 5pm; Thur 1/29, 1pm
9:00 WAR OF THE WORLDS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE —
Relive the thrill of Orson Welles’ infamous 1938 radio
dramatization of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds,” 75 years
after it set off mass hysteria about an alien invasion.
10:00 FRONTLINE: LEAGUE OF DENIAL — Frontline investigates how the National Football League denied and
worked to refute scientific evidence that violent collisions at the heart of the game are linked to long-term
brain injuries. Drawn from a book by ESPN journalists
Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, the film tells
the hidden story of the NFL’s concussion crisis.
11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
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N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.
O
6AM–6PM See the Saturday, January 3 listings.
11AM–4PM on WETA HD: One episode of Great Performances at
the Met, featuring Met opera.
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12M:
6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R
7:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — Episode 4 of 10.
Desserts. R
8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III
9:33 DOC MARTIN: THE MOVIE — [Before the series Doc
Martin was created, Doc Martin: The Movie — starring
Martin Clunes — was a made-for-television movie based
on Clunes’s character, Doctor Martin Bamford, in the 2000
film Saving Grace.] When successful but unhappy Doctor Martin Bamford discovers that his wife has become
involved with three of his friends, he flees London and
heads for the small fishing village of Port Isaac, on the
Cornwall coast, to work out the big questions in his life.
Repeats Sun 1/25, 11:30am
11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: MORE THAN A MONTH — A film
considers Black History Month. (60 min.)
TOYA WERNER
23 Friday
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9:00 LEWIS: ALLEGORY OF LOVE — Kevin Whately portrays
Oxford Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis; Laurence Fox
is Lewis’ sidekick, DS Hathaway. Episode 8: Allegory of
Love. Literary whimsy becomes murderous reality with
the death of a Czech barmaid. The scene of the crime
yields two puzzling clues: a bloodstained note and a
broken antique mirror. To find the killer, Lewis and Hathaway must uncover the hidden connections between
the victim and a prominent Oxford professor, a literary
society and a book by Oxford’s hottest new author. {DVI}
Repeats Fri 1/30, 2pm
10:30 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: INSPECTOR LEWIS: OLD,
UNHAPPY, FAR OFF THINGS — A reunion at Oxford’s
remaining all-female college ends with the murder
of a prominent student, which may be connected to
a decade-old case. Lewis and Hathaway investigate.
Juliet Stevenson co-stars. Repeats Fri 1/30, 3:30pm
12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
Wednesday, January 28 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD
Nature: Penguin Post Office spotlights a gathering of 3,000 gentoo
penguins that occurs each summer around an Antarctic post office.
WETA Television
28 Wednesday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 NATURE: PENGUIN POST OFFICE — In the heart of the
Antarctic Peninsula there’s a post office surrounded
by jaw-dropping scenery and 3,000 gentoo penguins.
Every summer, as staff put stamps on postcards, the
penguins return from their fishing grounds to their
breeding grounds, trek nearly two miles across sea
ice and snow, rush to find a partner, build a nest, lay
eggs and protect them from predators, and raise their
young. Nature captures this four-month drama as it
unfolds. {DVI} Repeats Thur 1/29, 5pm
9:00 NOVA: SINKHOLE–BURIED ALIVE — A growing
worldwide hazard that lurks wherever limestone and
other water-soluble rocks underpin the soil, sinkholes
can occur gradually when the surface subsides into
depressions, or suddenly, when the ground gives way.
They have swallowed highways, apartment buildings, horses, camels and golfers, with monster-size
holes cracking the earth from Siberia to Louisiana.
NOVA travels the globe to investigate sinkholes. {DVI}
Repeats Thur 1/29, 4pm
10:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: BEN FRANKLIN’S BONES —
When skeletal remains of at least 10 people, including
several infants, turned up in the basement of Benjamin
Franklin’s British residence, people wondered if the
Founding Father might have had a much darker side,
as the bones had been meticulously cut and drilled.
Franklin was aware of the bodies in his basement,
but they weren’t the victims of violent acts. Rather,
they were used for the purposes of an illegal anatomy
school that helped shaped modern medicine. Repeats
Thur 1/29, 3pm
11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
29 Thursday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES: DEATH AT
VICTORIA DOCK — Glamorous lady detective Miss
Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) investigates crimes in
1920s Melbourne, Australia. Episode 4. Death at Victoria
Dock. A young man with a blue tattoo is murdered, and
Phryne promises to find out who is responsible. But
she doesn’t yet know how deeply into the mire she’ll
have to go — bank robbery, anarchists and the kidnapping of her beloved maid Dot. Her investigations lead
her into the arms of the dangerous anarchist, Peter the
Painter. Repeats Fri 1/30, 1pm
30 Friday
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR
8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In WETA’s
long-running production, moderator and managing
editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of top
journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats
Sat 1/17, 6:30pm
8:30 MASTERPIECE: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 5 — Part 4
of 9. See the Sunday, January 25, 9 p.m. listing. {DVI}
9:30 SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
DREAM/HUGH BONNEVILLE — Marking the 450th anniversary year of Shakespeare’s death, six hosts — Hugh
Bonneville, Christopher Plummer, Morgan Freeman,
David Harewood, Kim Cattrall and Joseph Fiennes —
explore the stories behind the Bard’s greatest plays,
combining history, biography, iconic performances and
analysis. Episode 1 of 6. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
with Hugh Bonneville. Bonneville started his career
as an understudy for Ralph Fiennes in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream at the Open Air Theatre in London’s Regent’s Park. He catches up with Fiennes to talk about
why the play has enduring appeal.
10:30 SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED: KING LEAR/CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER — Episode 2 of 6. King Lear with
Christopher Plummer. Actor Christopher Plummer
originally played the role of King Lear under the
direction of Sir Jonathan Miller, who has directed the
play six times. Plummer explores how the work might
have been staged during Shakespeare’s time, and
acclaimed actors Sir Ian McKellen and Simon Russell
Beale give their insight into playing the part of the
troubled king.
11:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK
12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
31 Saturday
ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings.
6AM–6PM See the Saturday, January 3 listings.
11AM–5:30PM on WETA HD: Two episodes of Great Performances
at the Met, featuring Met operas.
SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–11PM:
6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R
7:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW — Episode 5 of 10.
Pies & Tarts. R
8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES III
9:33 DOC MARTIN AND THE LEGEND OF THE CLOUTIE —
In a sequel to Doc Martin: The Movie, the Doc (Martin
Clunes) is in need of a bit of distance from the small
village of Port Isaac, setting his sights on a ramshackle
property, Tregrunnt Farm. But a London family too
has ideas for it: holiday cottages. Desperate to buy
the property, Doc uses various tactics to seal the deal,
resorting to an old Cornish witch’s trick.
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Arthur, 6:30am
Odd Squad, 7am
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Curious George, 8am, 8:30am
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,
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Sesame Street, 10am
Dinosaur Train, 11am, 11:30am
SUNDAYS ON WETA TV 26
Super WHY!, 6am
Thomas & Friends, 6:30am
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Word Girl, 8am
Peg + Cat, 8:30am
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Maya & Miguel, 5:30am
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 6am
Clifford The Big Red Dog, 6:30am
Caillou, 7am
Arthur, 7:30am
Odd Squad, 8am
Wild Kratts, 8:30am
Curious George, 9am, 9:30am
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 10am, 10:30am
Sesame Street, 11am
Dinosaur Train, noon, 12:30pm
Peg + Cat, 1pm, 1:30pm
Super WHY!, 2pm
Thomas & Friends, 2:30pm
Sesame Street, 3pm
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!,
3:30pm
Word World, 4pm
Martha Speaks, 4:30pm
Word Girl, 5pm
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 5:30pm
Curious George, 6pm
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!,
6:30pm
Arthur, 7pm
Wild Kratts, 7:30pm
Zula Patrol, 8pm
Odd Squad, 8:30pm
Biz Kid$, 9pm
Cyberchase, 9:30pm
Sci Girls, 10pm
Sesame Street, 10:30pm
Bob the Builder, 11pm
Thomas and Friends, 11:30pm
Dinosaur Train, 12am
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1:30pm
2pm
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3pm
3:30pm
4pm
MONDAY
TUESDAY
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Last of the
Summer Wine
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Last of the
Summer Wine
Last of the
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Last of the
Summer Wine
My Family
My Family
My Family
My Family
My Family
• Masterpiece Special: Doctor Who
Manners of Downton
Abbey (1/11)
• The Jewel in the
Crown (starts 1/18, 2 hrs)
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
• Mr. & Mrs. Murder New Tricks
(1/4–1/11)
• Poldark (starts
1/18, 3pm, then airs
at 2pm on 1/25)
New Tricks
New Tricks
New Tricks
New Tricks
Waking the Dead
• WPC: Gina
Dawson II (1/4–1/11)
• Poldark (1/18)
• Mr. & Mrs. Murder
(1/25)
Waking the Dead
Foyle’s War
Hustle
• Masterpiece Contemporary: Worricker (1/4,
to 2pm)
• Masterpiece:
Downton Abbey 5
(starts 1/11)
Hustle
Sherlock Holmes
(1/3, 1/17–1/31)
Waking the Dead
Hustle
Waking the Dead
Hustle
Waking the Dead
Hustle
4:30pm
The Great British
Baking Show
(starts 1/5, 2 hrs)
5pm
5:30pm
6pm
6:30pm
7pm
• Lewis I (1/1–1/15)
• Masterpiece
Mystery!: Inspector
Father Brown I
Lewis IV
• The Dr. Blake
Mysteries (5:30, 1/3)
• Doc Martin II/III
(5:30, 1/17, 90 min.)
• Chef! (5:30–6pm,
1/24–1/31)
• People Like Us
(6–6:30pm, 1/24–1/31)
• Doc Martin
(6:30pm, 1/3;
5:30pm, 1/17;
6:30pm, 1/24, 1/31)
• The Jewel in the
Crown (7–9pm, 1/17;
8pm, 1/24–1/31)
• Edward & George:
Two Brothers, One
Throne (8pm, 1/3)
Chef! I (1/5)
Antiques Roadshow Me & Mrs. Jones I/
BBC (1/6–1/13)
II (1/7–1/14)
My Family
My Family
My Family
My Family
My Family
The Great British
Baking Show
(starts 1/4, 2 hrs)
Pie in the Sky I
• WPC: Gina
Dawson II
• The Dr. Blake
Mysteries I (starts
1/20)
Inspector Morse
Father Brown I
The Mrs. Bradley
Mysteries
Secret Life
of Primates
(starts 1/11)
• The Dr. Blake
Mysteries II (1/5
to 11:30pm; 1/12 to
10:40pm)
• Midsomer
Murders I
(1/19–1/26)
Doc Martin II/III
• Jack Taylor
(1/1–1/22)
• Case Histories II
(starts 1/29)
Mr. & Mrs. Murder
At 9pm:
• Masterpiece Contemporary: Worricker
(9–11pm, 1/3)
• Masterpiece:
Downton Abbey 5
(starts 1/10)
• Masterpiece Special:
Manners of Downton
Abbey (1/12)
• The Jewel in the Crown
(1/19 to 12:30am; 1/26 to
11:30pm)
• Rev I (1/6)
• Downton Abbey 5
(starts 1/13)
• Lewis I (1/7, 9–12am)
• Lewis I (1/14,
9-10:30pm)
• Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis
IV (1/21–1/28, 9pm)
At 10:30pm:
• Masterpiece
Mystery!: Inspector
Lewis IV/V (1/14–1/28,
10:30pm–12m)
12m ‘Allo, ‘Allo
12:30am: WPC Gina
Dawson (1/7–1/14);
The Dr. Blake
Mysteries (1/21–1/28)
• Miss Marple (1/2,
2 hrs)
• Miss Fisher’s
Murder Mysteries I
(starts 1/9)
At 10pm:
• Masterpiece Special:
Manners of Downton
Abbey (1/10)
• Poldark I (starts 1/17)
10pm
Priceless Antiques
Roadshow
10:30pm
Priceless Antiques
Roadshow
11:30pm
• WPC: Gina
Dawson II (1/7–1/14)
• Doc Martin III
(starts 1/21, to
7:30pm)
• Jack Taylor
(1/2–1/23)
• Case Histories II
(starts 1/30)
Father Brown I
(starts 1/11)
9:30pm
11pm
• The Dr. Blake Mysteries Inspector Morse
II (1/7)
• Manners of Downton
Abbey (1/14)
• The Dr. Blake Mysteries
I (starts 1/21)
• The Dr. Blake
Mysteries (1/3, 1/17)
• Pie in the Sky I
(1/24–1/31)
Chef! I (starts 7pm 1/5;
then 6pm, 1/12–1/26)
• The Dr. Blake
Mysteries II
(1/6–1/13)
Mr. & Mrs. Murder
• Midsomer
(1/12–1/26, to 7:30pm) Murders I (1/27)
8:30pm
9pm
• The Dr. Blake Mysteries
II (1/6–1/13)
• The Jewel in the Crown
(1/20, 5:30–7:30pm; 1/27,
5pm-6pm)
The Dr. Blake
Mysteries (1/3,
1/17–1/31; Series I
starts 1/24)
• Miss Marple
(1/4, 2 hrs)
• Miss Fisher’s
Murder Mysteries I
(starts 1/11)
7:30pm
8pm
SATURDAY
(From 10:30am:)
• Masterpiece: Downton Abbey 4 (1/10, runs
all day through 9 p.m.)
(From 11:30am:)
• Masterpiece Contemporary: Worricker (1/3)
• Masterpiece: Downton Abbey 5 (1/17–1/31)
(From 12:30pm:)
• The Jewel in the
Crown (starts 1/24)
(From 1:30pm:)
• Agatha Christie’s
Poirot (1/3, 1/17–1/31)
Doctor Who
Rumpole of the
Bailey (1/6, 1 hr.)
‘Allo ‘Allo (1/5–1/12, 1/26) Rev I (1/13–1/27)
12m ‘Allo ‘Allo
12m The Great British
12:30am Hustle
Baking Show
12m Red Dwarf
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Shetland
Father Brown I
(starts 1/9)
‘Allo ‘Allo
12m Waking the Dead
12m Priceless Antiques
12m ‘Allo ‘Allo
12:30am New Tricks Roadshow (1/17–1/31)
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The Jewel in the Crown
begins January 17 at 7 p.m.; then at 8 p.m.
thereafter on WETA UK; repeats Sundays
ased on Paul Scott’s four epic novels known as the “Raj Quartet,” this
popular miniseries, first broadcast in the United States in 1984 on Masterpiece
and considered one of the top dramas in that series’ history, is set during the
twilight of the British Raj in India during World War II. Winner of a Golden
Globe, an International Emmy, and a host of other awards when it premiered,
The Jewel in the Crown is a study of British culture abroad, capturing two distinct class systems — British and Indian.
The production is set in India when the country was still the empire’s “jewel,” opening in 1942 when Gandhi was
telling the British to “Quit India” and the Japanese were threatening to invade. The miniseries, now remastered
and in HD for the first time, features a stellar cast that includes Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Charles Dance and
Geraldine James (above), Judy Parfitt, Art Malik, Susan Wooldridge and Tim Pigott-Smith.
Poldark
Saturdays at 10 p.m. beginning January 17 on WETA UK;
repeats Sunday afternoons
T
COURTESY ACORN MEDIA
he sweeping, swashbuckling, romantic saga Poldark, a 1970s BBC blockbuster that
is now remembered as a classic, begins airing on WETA UK this month. Based on the
novels by Winston Graham and set against the backdrop of the rugged, beautiful Cornish
coast, the drama tells the story of a dashing 18th-century English army officer, played by
Robin Ellis, and his ever-changing fortunes. In Series 1, a wounded Ross returns from the
American Revolution after a brave escape from a French prison camp. He finds his father dead, the woman he loves,
Elizabeth (Jill Townsend), engaged to another man, and a viperous businessman eager to drive his family from their
land. Hailed as a British “Gone with the Wind,” the miniseries debuted on Masterpiece Theatre in May 1977 and
became wildly popular. Stay tuned — a new adaptation of Poldark is coming to Masterpiece this year.
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The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries
Fridays in January in 8 p.m. on WETA UK
COURTESY LOVE PRODUCTIONS
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ame Diana Rigg, former host of Masterpiece Mystery! and former star of
The Avengers, portrays the glamorous divorcée detective Mrs. Adela Bradley in
The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, a series of light whodunits set in 1920s England.
Along with her devoted confidant-chauffeur George Moody (Neil Dudgeon,
who succeeded John Nettles in the Midsomer Murders lead role), Rigg’s
Mrs. B uses her prodigious charm, wit and powers of deduction to dissect motives, mysteries and murder.
The stylish BBC series, deco throughout, is based on the character created by detective novelist Gladys Mitchell.
Also this month on WETA UK: Beginning Sunday, January 4 at 8 p.m., WETA UK
presents the contest series The Great British Baking Show, the highest-rated food show
ever made in Britain and the top-rated show in the U.K. this summer and fall. See page 2.
The new episodes (Season 5) of blockbuster drama Masterpiece: Downton Abbey
air Saturdays at 9 p.m. beginning January 10 (after a catch-up airing of the complete
Season 4, January 10, 10:30 a.m.–9 p.m.). See page 3 for series details.
Classical WETA 90.9 FM
Classical for Washington
Front Row Washington
Odair Assad
Mondays at 9 p.m.
By Deborah Lamberton, Senior Producer
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FADI KHEIR
he start of a new year demands, if nothing else, an opportunity to cleanse the palate of holiday excess. We do precisely
that with our first program of 2015 as Classical WETA’s local
concert broadcast Front Row Washington presents the iconic
Brazilian guitarist Odair Assad on Monday, January 5 at 9 p.m.
Mr. Assad’s Phillips Collection recital offers everything you
might expect from an artist who has performed in concert
for more than forty years, often with his brother Sérgio, as
the Assad Duo. Seminal composers of South America are
represented in Odair Assad’s recital, which features works
by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla and Mangoré, as well as a piece by
Cuban composer Leo Brouwer.
A new year also demands new music, in this case presented
side-by-side with J.S. Bach: on Monday, January 12, Finnish
violinist Pekka Kuusisto and American composer/pianist Nico
Muhly team up for a fascinating mix of works by Arvo Pärt, Phillip Glass and Muhly himself, each preceded by a movement from Bach’s famous Partita No. 2 for solo violin in D minor in a Phillips Collection recital. Then, on Monday,
January 19, the Grammy-winning Parker String Quartet performs works by Britten and Dvoˇrák, and, in honor of Mozart
Month on Classical WETA, Mozart’s String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590 in a Barns of Wolf Trap recital.
Finally, on the Monday, January 26 broadcast, Israeli-born pianist Benjamin Hochman, 2011 winner of the
prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, plays Schubert’s grand Sonata in D Major, D. 850 among other works in his
Phillips Collection recital. All in all, something for everyone to start off the New Year on Front Row Washington,
each Monday night at 9 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM.
Mozart and More
on Choral Showcase
Sundays at 9 p.m.
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By David Ginder, Morning On-Air Host
lassical WETA’s Mozart birthday observance this
month extends to Choral Showcase, and the big Mozart
works we’re playing also point us toward intriguing
(non-Mozart) pieces that are related.
At Mozart’s death, his Requiem was incomplete. Most
of the famous mysteries about the piece, including who
commissioned it (and how and why), have been resolved,
but the debate over who did the best job finishing the
piece lingers to this day. We’re
not going to try to resolve
the prickly issue, but will air
for your consideration the
original completion by Franz
Süssmayr, who knew Mozart
and was the only Requiem
completer to have had experiMozart
16 JANUARY 2015
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Mozart Month
Classical WETA 90.9 FM and WETA’s all-vocal classical
service VivaLaVoce celebrate the January 27 birthday of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart throughout the month, airing
performances of the composer’s works by top artists.
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ence with the musical life of the time. On the January 11
broadcast, we’ll hear Sussmayr’s version performed by
the Dunedin Consort, conducted by John Butt.
After airing a version — for singers with organ only
— of Maurice Duruflé’s much-loved Requiem on the
January 18 broadcast along with neo-romantic composer
Richard Danielpour’s attractive work Symphony No. 3,
“Journey Without Distance,” we’re back to Mozart
on Choral Showcase on January 25 for the composer’s
“Coronation” Mass, which was likely premiered at the
Salzburg Cathedral. The “Coronation” nickname was
added some years after the composer’s death as the piece
became a preferred work for big events at the Imperial
Court at Vienna.
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Christoph
Eschenbach
A Journey from Joy to Sorrow
on January’s NSO Showcase
Wednesday, January 7 at 9 p.m.
By Nicole Lacroix, Evening On-Air Host
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COURTESY THE ARTIST
MARGOT SCHULMAN
ozart’s ebullient Haffner Symphony is a great way to help kick off
Mozart Month on Classical WETA 90.9 FM! From this joyous music to
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony, Classical WETA’s January broadcast
of NSO Showcase — on Wednesday, January 7 — is a bit of an emotional
rollercoaster. And speaking of wild rides, the exciting American pianist,
Tzimon Barto, will treat us to a fine display of virtuosity in
Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto. Christoph Eschenbach conPianist
Tzimon Barto
ducts the National Symphony Orchestra in these three works,
which were recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts for broadcast on Classical WETA.
In 1782, Mozart’s Salzburg friend Sigmund Haffner was
awarded a title of nobility, and he wanted his old buddy to supply
some music for the occasion. Mozart, in Vienna, was planning
his own wedding, and was, as he put it, “up to my eyes in work.”
Nevertheless, Mozart sent off the music to Salzburg and promptly forgot about it. The following year, he needed a new piece for
an upcoming concert in Vienna and revisited the Haffner music.
“My new Haffner Symphony has positively amazed me, for I had
forgotten every single note of it,” he wrote his father. “It must
surely produce a good effect.” And with a tweak or two, it was
indeed a hit in Vienna, greatly pleasing the Emperor himself — “how he applauded me!” Mozart boasted.
As for Sigmund Haffner, he received something far more lasting than an aristocratic title. Not only did Mozart
write some very nice music for him, but he also immortalized his name in the Haffner Symphony — Symphony
No. 35 in D Major, K 385. Mozart wanted the Haffner Symphony to be “played with great fire” and the finale “as fast
as possible.” Béla Bartók’s Piano Concerto No.2 in G Major also requires pyrotechnics and breakneck speed. He wrote
it to show off his own phenomenal virtuosity, and as a result, the concerto is a minefield for the soloist. Fortunately,
the dynamic, bodybuilding, polyglot (seven languages!), brilliant Florida-born pianist Tzimon Barto, an Eschenbach
“discovery,” is more than up to Bartók’s challenging concerto.
After the athleticism of Bartók’s Concerto and Barto’s performance, the January broadcast of NSO Showcase ends
with the soul-baring drama of Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony — Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74. Tchaikovsky’s
last symphony wasn’t successful at its premiere, which took place just a week before the composer’s sudden and mysterious death. Soon afterward, though, it was hailed as a masterpiece. Notes found among Tchaikovsky’s papers reveal a
possible “program” or story for each movement of the symphony, concluding with an eerie premonition of “death — the
result of collapse” in the finale. At one point Tchaikovsky even considered the subtitle “Tragic” for the symphony, but
his brother Modeste preferred “Pathétique.” “Splendid, Modi, bravo,” Tchaikovsky told him, “Pathétique it shall be.”
Don’t miss what promises to be a splendid concert; join us for the first NSO Showcase of the year on Classical WETA.
January 10: Nicole Lacroix welcomes the audience to the performance “The Road to Canterbury: Music of Medieval England” by
the Folger Consort with Lionheart vocal ensemble at Washington
National Cathedral
January 24: Bill Bukowski introduces the National Philharmonic’s
performance “Bach’s Brandenburgs” at The Music Center at
Strathmore
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Jan. 10
Jan. 17
Jan. 24
Jan. 31
Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel
Verdi’s Aida
Lehár’s The Merry Widow
Puccini’s La Bohème
Offenbach’s Les Contes D’Hoffman
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