Experience this annual beloved concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss. Conducted by Riccardo Muti for the seventh time, PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and actress Sara Bareilles takes the stage at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra for an enchanting evening of song and celebration in this New Year's Eve special. From her first smash hit "Love Song" to her Broadway songwriting and later performing debut with the musical "Waitress," Bareilles' amazing artistry has been recognized with multiple Grammy and Tony awards and nominations. She will be joined by special guests Rufus Wainwright, Emily King, and David Ryan Harris for this career-spanning night.
Chef Roberto Donna creates pizza margherita and panino di pizza, and demonstrates his techniques for making pizza dough -- gently kneading, petting, patting and tossing the dough to avoid disturbing the yeast. He also suggests tearing basil leaves to get the best flavor.
Watch amazing objects that exude a celebratory spirit, including an Alexander Calder mobile, Tiffany iridescent vases, and a 1955 Picasso Madoura plate. Can you guess which has an updated appraisal value of $800,000-$2,000,000?
Christiane Amanpour leads wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports.
ARTHUR is based on the best-selling children's books by Marc Brown. The series revolves around an eight year-old aardvark, his four year-old sister DW, and their family and friends. ARTHUR is a show about being a kid, exploring the world, and finding your place in it. It's about kids finding inner strengths, learning to make choices for themselves, taking responsibility for them and of course, having fun. In each episode, Arthur and his gang guide us through stories that deal with real "kid issues" -- timeless difficulties and joys that all kids experience. The series also models the joys and rewards of literacy by presenting the many ways kids and adults incorporate reading and writing into their lives. Above all, ARTHUR is a comedy that tells its stories from a kids' point of view, never moralizing or talking down to them.
Hands on a Desk Chair - When Ms. O leaves to conduct a super-secret mission, the agents compete to figure out who is in charge. Curriculum: grouping and early division. There's No 'O' in Obot - Otis and Olympia are stuck with a new robot partner. Curriculum: data collection and analysis, using charts to analyze data.
When the Kratt Bros meet a school of Archerfish, they are taught the secret of "water droplet" archery from an Archerfish named Arrow. Soon, they are using this newly learned skill to infiltrate Donita Donata's yacht and rescue the baby animals she has ben capturing for her newest high-end fashion line. Science Concept: Physics of Motion.
Ever wish you could pause life long enough to figure out the answers to all your problems? Alma can! Follow her adventures in Alma's Way, as she learns to think for herself-making mistakes and decisions and finding solutions along the way!
Luke is determined to have the best weekend ever with his class hamster. / When Stu mysteriously starts beeping, the Loops embark on a fun and inquisitive journey to figure out the meaning of the beeps and how to make them stop.
When Nico teases Carl about bikes being for babies, he sets out to prove Nico wrong. Bikes aren't for babies - bikes are for everyone! / Carl and his Fuzzytown friends can't wait to build a tree fort, but Carl has a hard time working as a team.
Daniel Likes to Be with Dad - Daniel and Dad Tiger spend the whole day together searching for seashells, picking apples, and even a special surprise. But when things don't go as planned, Dad and Daniel remember that it doesn't matter what they do, they just enjoy being together. Daniel Likes to Be with Mom - Daniel is thrilled to spend the day with Mom - they even turn Mom's old wagon into a trolley together! Although the wagon doesn't turn out perfectly, it doesn't matter because they're just happy to be with one another.
Rosie's Rules is an 11-minute preschool family sitcom about a little girl just beginning to learn about the fascinating, baffling, thrilling world beyond her family walls. And it doesn't always go smoothly. In her resilient quest to make sense of the world's most mystifying concepts, she often plows her way into comic chaos. It's "learning-by-doing" and she usually does it a little bit wrong before she gets it right.
It's Friday evening and Charlie's family is preparing for a Shabbat dinner. When they find out there's a water leak in the apartment, they decide to have their dinner in the arbor and share their special meal with their friends. Meredith and Big Bird help set up the table while Charlie and Victor show Alan, Elmo, and Tamir how to make challah bread, a traditional Jewish bread they eat as part of their Shabbat dinner. It's now sundown and the table is set with beef and potato stew, green beans, candles, a kiddish cup, and challah bread. Once everyone gathers at the table, Meredith lights the candles and says a blessing in Hebrew to welcome Shabbat. Victor then says a blessing to the children and together they say a blessing over the grape juice and challah bread. After everyone enjoys the meal, Charlie's friends thank her for including them. Charlie is happy to share her family's special meal with her friends.
Zadie creates a Treeborhood photo album to trace the growth of their beloved Tree from little, to big, to VERY big. / When Mr. E accidentally polka-dances a sculpture to smithereens, he and Louisa hold a contest to replace it.
Donkey and Panda camp out to see the music-loving Bright Bright Bugs. When their instruments break, can they find another way to attract the bugs? / Panda is feeling tired of his purple things today, so Donkey helps him take a break.
When entering a song writing contest, Pinkalicious and Jasmine's lyrics are just too funny - they develop the case of the giggles! / Pinkalicious and her friends paint rocks for each other, but no one knows who painted what!
Water You Doing? - While walking through the forest, Elinor and friends come across a stream and decide to make a stone walkway across it. What they didn't realize is that the stones they've moved stop the flow of water, which affects the fish living in a pool downstream. The pool gets a lot shallower, because less water gets to it. After observing how important the water flow is to the fish, they decide to remove their walkway and build a log bridge that goes over the stream instead. Thinking About Blinking - Ari is crowned the blinking champion after winning a bunch of intense staring contests at school. As Elinor and Olive try not to blink themselves, Elinor wonders, "why do we need to blink?" The kids then set out to learn everything there is to know about blinking. After a little help from Ms. Mole and observing a fish with no eyelids, the kids learn that most animals blink automatically to help keep their eyes wet and safe.
Quentin Bearantino needs a desert background for his latest movie starring Nature Cat. Can the gang find the perfect cactus? / Nature Cat and the gang head to Hugo's farm, only to find that it's barren. Can they bring some life back to it?
Picking Cloudberries Molly, Trini and Nina set out to pick cloudberries to make a special pie for Molly's Mom. Grandpa Nat knows a great spot, but the trio's trek runs into trouble when his hard-to-read directions seem to point them every way but the berries. Puzzled Molly and Tooey find a strange box under the floorboards beneath Tooey's bed and discover it's an old Japanese puzzle box that is storing something valuable inside. What could it be and how did it get there?
Louis Braille shows Brad that it's possible to share a book he made with his friend Katie, who's blind, because there are many ways to read. / Zaha Hadid encourages Xavier, Yadina, and Brad to build their treehouse in their own unique way.
The competition continues as the recipe swap challenge returns with the home cooks putting a spin on a fellow competitor's recipe. In the second round, the cooks share dishes inspired by a friend.
Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. Programs reveal the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduce viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity and illumination across cultures.
PLAY explores the intersection of play and artistry, featuring Calder Kamin, Lorena Robletto, Roberto Benavidez, Schroeder Cherry, the Cotsen Children's Library, Chris Green, and the Skirball Cultural Center.
PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews and discussions of domestic and international issues. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett co-anchor.
Gated estate Challis Court is a tight-knit community for retired police officers, but when a new arrival is found dead, the other residents regard the murder as an affront; Barnaby realizes that the killer is likely an ex-police officer. Guest stars include Tom Conti (Oppenheimer, Doc Martin).
Sparks fly when Marlene meets an outspoken farmer who hates the police. A a stressed-out Finn is pushed to a breaking point.
Despite receiving the ransom funds, Goddard's mission isn't over. Dan breaks into Archie's home, demanding Sutherland resign from his post, or he will use the weapon.
Christiane Amanpour leads wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports.
An invigorating, fluid flow, immersed in magical sunlight, to awaken your senses and soul. This vinyasa practice, linking the breath with the body, fuses together different disciplines of yoga to create a therapeutic and transformative experience which is enhanced by the custom soundscape and cinematography. Modifications are demonstrated in the beginning of the practice to make it accessible for all levels of practitioners. Connect to your light and access your potential with this fulfilling yoga practice that works the entire body, quiets the mind and nourishes the soul.
Your connective tissue surrounds every cell, tendon, muscle, and bone - it is the magical fiber which connects each and every part of your body. This is why keeping it lubricated, strong, flexible and healthy is so important to a balanced and pain free body. By working your full body in this all-standing, beginner workout you will liberate each and every layer of connective tissue. Allowing you to move more freely and without pain.
Democracy Now! is an award-winning, independent, noncommercial, nationally-distributed public television news hour. Produced each weekday, Democracy Now! is available for public television stations free of charge.
In this episode, host Richard Wiese is in Connecticut's Litchfield County, stopping first at White Flower Farm to learn about the hundreds of types of plants it grows, and then at Dumais Made, a ceramics studio specializing in home decor. Co-host Amy Traverso visits Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, Massachusetts, to take a hayride tour, sample antique apple varieties, and bake delicious cider donuts. And in Hanover, New Hampshire, we visit Red Kite Candy to learn about (and sample!) its acclaimed handcrafted caramels.
Chef Monique Barbeau from Fullers in Seattle and pastry chef Jacques Torres from Le Cirque in New York visit Julia Child in her kitchen. Barbeau creates Eggplant Falafel With Tahini Dressing. Torres prepares a baked chocolate soup with meringue--a dessert that contains bananas soaked in rum and is then covered with caramelized sugar.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actor Danielle Brooks and singer Dionne Warwick to their distant ancestors -- breaking down the barriers imposed by slavery.
The muscles of your core act as the scaffolding surrounding your torso, back, and sides - keeping your torso corseted, back upright, and spine in good posture. This is why having a strong and flexible core is essential to looking and feeling young. This intermediate workout is designed to strengthen the core and open the chest and pectorals - leaving you with improved posture.
In this workout Mary Ann focuses on core strengthening, balance, finger dexterity and improving range of motion. Dr. Emily shares the "short foot" exercise.
PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews and discussions of domestic and international issues. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett co-anchor.
James and Helen question their future together in the run up to Christmas Day, while things look grave for one of Darrowby's most beloved animals.