Join the beloved British home cook and three special friends as they prepare her ultimate Christmas feast with all the trimmings. From the traditional turkey to her classic Christmas pudding, it's the perfect recipe for a deliciously festive holiday.
Beyond the brilliant scripts and stellar casts of MASTERPIECE's celebrated television dramas lies an unspoken element that often steals the show -- the spectacular locations! These picturesque backdrops now take centerstage in Destination Masterpiece, a new travelogue special exploring the settings of MASTERPIECE dramas. Join a rollicking grand tour of Britain, gaze up at magnificent palaces, wander down cobbled streets, and stroll through timeless villages to experience where all of the MASTERPIECE magic happens. Traversing the great isle of Britain, this armchair adventure explores All Creatures Great & Small, Endeavour, The Forsytes, Grantchester, Magpie Murders, Marlow Murder Club, Poldark, Sanditon, and Wolf Hall. It's also an immersive travel guide that unlocks the secrets of sites, both hidden and iconic. Blending firsthand reflections from the creative minds who brought these settings to life with stunning cinematography and expert interviews, a complete picture of these glorious locations emerges. Destination Masterpiece is a journey that proves the settings are truly the co-star.
In this heartwarming and nostalgic program, host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers on a fun exploration of the time-honored traditions of this joyous Jewish holiday, sharing how Hanukkah came to be, the significance of the season's cherished dishes, and the ways families continue to celebrate together across generations. Along the way, Geoffrey provides an overview of Hanukkah in popular culture, weaving in his holiday memories through childhood home movies. And, because food plays such a meaningful part of every Hanukkah observance, he also heads into the kitchen with experts to try his hand at creating seasonal culinary delights - including latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (filled donuts) - while explaining how these dishes connect to Hanukkah's history.
In AMERICA'S HOME COOKING: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 RECIPES, Chris Fennimore welcomes you into the kitchen for a celebration of international cuisine. Expand your culinary repertoire with recipes that will surprise and delight your friends and family. Chris is joined in the kitchen by special guests who take us on a journey around the globe through delicious food and charming stories. Stamp your gastronomic passport as you learn to make the Italian-American staple chicken parmigiana, Asian dumplings, Turkish red lentil soup, hummus and baba ganoosh from the Middle East, the Greek food festival favorite spanakopita, and an Eastern European holiday favorite Bobalki.
Join award-winning gastroenterologist and neuroscientist Dr. Emeran Mayer to explore the vital connection between your gut and your brain and how it impacts everything: your physical health, your mental health, and even the choices you make.
MY MUSIC Presents MAGIC MOMENTS - The Best of '50s Pop Hosted by Pat Boone and Phyllis McGuire of the McGuire Sisters.
From manger scenes and mistletoe to wintry wonderlands, RICK STEVES' EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS celebrates the Christmas season throughout the European continent. In the special, Rick visits friends and families in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy to reveal their customs and practices of the holiday season. He begins his travels in England, where the Christmas pudding is the real centerpiece of a traditional English holiday meal. In Paris, the Eiffel Tower heralds the season with its red, twinkling lights. And in the countryside of Tuscany, villagers stack neat pyramids of wood for great bonfires. The lighting of the fires is a signal to villagers - dressed as shepherds - to come and sing old carols. RICK STEVES' EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS offers a colorful, musical celebration of Christmas across Europe where viewers will learn about customs from "the old countries," hear local choirs, and discover holiday family traditions.
Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie's haunted, unconventional early life to discover the origins of her talent for murder - and uncovers some carefully concealed secrets.
Witness the legendary band on the cusp of superstardom in the "No Nukes" concerts of 1979, with recovered and restored footage of their epic performance. Features live favorites "Badlands," "The Promised Land," "Thunder Road," "Born to Run" and more.
MY MUSIC Presents '60s POP, ROCK & SOUL is an all-star concert reuniting legendary singers and groups performing the greatest hits of the 1960. Among the iconic artists appearing on stage are Davy Jones of The Monkees (in his last television program), Paul Revere & The Raiders, Jefferson Starship, The Miracles, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, The Vogues, The Kingsmen, Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone and other greats.
Ask This Old House travels across the country to help homeowners tackle everyday home improvement projects. For 20 seasons, our expert contractors have revealed tricks-of-the-trade while working alongside homeowners to solve each problem.
MotorWeek, television's longest running automotive series, is in its third decade of reviewing cars, trucks and utilities spanning the needs and dreams of a broad spectrum of buyers. From pure-electric to pure performance, MotorWeek looks at factors mattering most to consumers. But, MotorWeek is more than just a show about new cars. It's also about keeping the car you own running, and keeping pace with the latest automotive lifestyle trends as America continues its love affair with cars.
The Hunters set out on a family adventure halfway across the world in the Indonesian rainforest where they see a mysterious rain but no clouds! Together, the family works to piece together this weather mystery.
The Terrible Three have broken into HQ and are planning ultimate oddness, but where are they hiding? / The Agents must close the containment units before oddness takes over the whole town, can they find enough kids to help them?
While in Madagascar, the Wild Kratts hear signs of a dispute between two troops of ringtailed lemurs. So they set out to figure out just what these two lemur groups are arguing about...
After playing in a pile of leaves, the Hunter kids wonder why they change color so, the family heads to the state park to investigate the mystery and to find the Leaf Painter - a man, who Benny claims, paints all of the leaves.
Lyla has to help a friend, a neighbor, and her community to earn a Helper Patch, but she rushes each task. / After hurting her right wrist, Lyla struggles to adapt to using her left hand, but she finds clever solutions.
Prunella the Packrat - Prunella saves everything - ticket stubs, quizzes from second grade, pencil stubs, broken shoe laces...you name it and it's in her closet! Can Arthur help her break her packrat habits in time to put together the display for the school's Earth Day fair? Or is Prunella doomed to drown in her clutter? What's in a Name? - Binky find out that his real name isn't Binky, it's... Shelley?!! He's certain he will have to leave town - or at least school - having this silly name. Until his mom tells him the story of his ancestor, Shelley Barnes, the greatest circus owner of his time...
Sunny the sunflower is so pretty in the sunny sunlight. But, winter is approaching fast, and Daisy's plants are done for the season. Oh no! Fear not, crew! Granny Bunny has a way that could help the gang enjoy a sunflower a lot like Sunny next spring. All they have to do is keep some seeds from their favorite plants, dry them, and keep them safe until planting time. After they plant Sunny's seeds the next spring, they'll have to wait to find out if Sunny Jr. will be as amazing as Sunny. Then, it's time for a summery sunflower-y dance party. Oh yeah! When an eagle snatches a map from our gang after a lengthy treasure hunt, they can't find their way home. Oh no! But, Nature Cat has an old camping trick up his sleeve: moss only grows on the north side of trees, and home is north, so it's onward and homeward! Any minute, these hikers will be home sweet home. Wait a tick. They're right back where they started! No way! Looks like it's time to investigate where and how moss really grows, but will our gang be able to get home if the camping trick isn't true?
While in Madagascar, the Wild Kratts learn from Wild Kratts Kid, Patricia Ranomafana, that a Golden Bamboo lemur baby has been born. The Team decides to stay a bit longer to learn about this rare lemur.
In Coralina, the CyberSquad and Digit marvel at the cybersite's colorful coral reef. Inez hopes to bring back a piece of coral as a gift for her aunt until they learn coral is alive and the reef is under threat! Something is causing the ocean to become hot and murky, and it's bleaching the coral. With the help of an action hero crab, can the kids find the source of the heat before it's too late? Topics: Coral Reefs; Thermal Pollution; Temperature; Mapping; Collecting Data Big Idea: When you protect the health of coral reefs, you also protect the vast amount of ocean life that depend on the reefs as places to live or find food.
When a toy train display featuring a model replica of City Town is ruined, Sparks' Crew sets out to learn more about the landforms that make up City Town and help to rebuild a new replica. Curriculum: Many different types of landforms can make up an area. / AJ invents a gadget that switches everyone's powers. But, having different powers is harder than they thought. How can they use their new powers to get their old powers back? Curriculum: When you need information to solve a problem, you can ask an expert.
Muddy Buds Hit the Suds Emily Elizabeth, Clifford and friends are pretending to be racecars in the mud. That is, everyone except Tucker. He doesn't want to get dirty, because he's afraid of the bath that will have to come after! Once his friends realize what he is afraid of, they work together to show him bathing can be fun with a little pretend play. Lights, Camera, Clifford! After Outdoor Movie Night, Samantha is inspired to make a movie of her own. But, she has a hard time doing so when her friends have SO many ideas! Through conversation and compromise, everyone figures out how to work together and make a hit movie to premiere at the next Outdoor Movie Night.
The "Classic in the Jurassic" games are back, and this time, it's the Ultimate Smackdown. Mr. Conductor explains the "wrestling" matchups from the three Time Periods are: T. Rex vs. Triceratops, Allosaurus vs. Stegosaurus and Zupaysaurus vs. Riojasaurus (dinos new to the Pteranodon clan.) Fears that competitors may get injured are allayed by the explanation of how the "Smackdown" works -- the best choreographed and most entertaining show wins! Morris Stegosaurus beats Alvin Allosaurus. When Ziggy Zupaysaurus goes up against Renaldo Riojasaurus, Mr. Conductor explains that Riojasaurus may be smaller, but he has a powerful tail and speed on his side. Then Boris the T. Rex loses to Trevor Triceratops. Tank and Buddy are thrilled-what a face-off! Once the judges tally the results, Team Cretaceous is declared the winner, and the fans love it! Buddy and Tiny wonder aloud whether the Triassic was the beginning of time, and if there was anything before the Age of Dinosaurs. So, to the Dinosaur Train they go where Mr. Conductor takes them back to the beginning of the Triassic Period to get some answers. In the Triassic, Buddy, Tiny, Mom and Mr. Conductor meet up with Erma Eoraptor who is happy to explore the "before the Triassic" question with them. Our group walks through a Pedestrian Time Tunnel (that's beyond the end of the train tracks) to get to the Permian Period, the time period immediately before the Triassic. There, they meet Deon Dimetrodon, who has never met a dinosaur or pterosaur before. Buddy and Tiny are amazed to learn that there are neither of these in the Permian Period (or earlier)! Deon marvels at our family's features - especially Tiny and Mrs. Pteranodon's wings. Deon shows our group around the hot and humid Permian, and he explains how his sail fin keeps him cool. Then Deon is delighted to experience the Mesozioc Era. He walks through the Pedestrian Time Tunnel with our group, and is blown away by the vegetation and the variety and size of dinosaurs. Another lifelong friendship is forged!
When the forecast says snow's coming, Peter and Pinkalicious build an alarm so they don't miss out on playing in the cold. / After Pinkalicious earns a ribbon for helping out Pinkville the rest of her friends are inspired to make ribbons too.
Grover sees that Elmo's feeling sad after his dad left for a work trip. He tries to make him laugh but it doesn't work. His friends explain that he can ask how to help. Grover learns that Elmo just needs a friend who'll hold his hand.
Phoebe & Jay help out at the grand re-opening of Toppings Town, where they learn about small, medium, and large food sizes. Phoebe & Jay decide to make a new paper rocket ship out of recycled materials while using a recycling chart.
Devonte J. Squirrel and his maman and papa (who are from Haiti) move to the Treeborhood and find a spot for their new home. Devonte and the Wombats help the Treeborhood cool off by creating a machine that makes ice cream using a bike.
All aboard the Moo Moo Choo Choo - the Wombats are off to visit Great Uncle Duper in the Windborhood. / The World's Biggest Whirligig has blown away. Luckily, the Wombats are there to help Great Uncle Duper imagine how to build a new one.
Daniel wants to ride in the stroller to the Music Shop, but Dad shows him that Margaret needs it./O wants to sit in the front of Trolley, but Jodi gets carsick in the back. O realizes that he doesn't need the front seat like she does.
A show and tell turns into chaos when The Shuffler starts mixing everything up! The Shuffler and The Eraser team up to put on a show that goes very wrong! A high-flying hang-gliding adventure is interrupted by the return of& THE WORD STORM!
Carl stretches the limits of honesty when he gets a universal screwdriver for his birthday. / When a storm creates a hole in the walkway to his house, Carl wants it fixed, until he discovers his friends have turned it into something magical.
After George sees that slugs use slime to crawl on walls and ceilings, he wonders if homemade slime would let him hang upside down, too. With high hopes and a recipe for slime that Steve made in school, George and Steve make a great big batch. It doesn't help George stick to the wall, but it sure is neat to play with! So George and Steve embark on experiments to find out what slime is good for. Trying out all of their ideas, both silly and practical, they discover the fun is in the exploration. / George and Allie are excited to discover a beautiful red slanty thing on the Renkins farm, right under the apple tree. It goes up and down on both sides....neat! But what could it be for? A slide for Jumpy? An apple basket holder? After a lot of experimentation and with help from Bill, the goats, and some flying chickens (!), they learn about balance, weight and fun on Allie's seesaw.
Gameshow Gator wants to make up a new game everybody can play. The pals help him find a way to include everyone./Nothing is going right for Panda this morning, and Donkey gets some bad news. They remind each other that they can cheer themselves up.
When our plucky trio join Heidi to dig up buried dinosaur bones, they're unsure how it all fits together. But those bones can build a picture of the past and soon they're on the right track what's more, Lofty sniffs out a very important discovery!
Backyard Soup - Elinor loves making "Backyard Soup," because all the ingredients come from their backyard garden. She's eager to try the same recipe when she visits her grandma and grandpa, but their backyard is a lot different than Elinor's, because they live in the desert. Elinor learns that different plants grow in different environments as she makes a whole different "Backyard Soup" with her grandparents, where the main ingredient is cactus! Colorful and Tasty - Elinor and her friends are selling lots of yummy cupcakes, but the problem is no one is buying any. The kids don't understand what's wrong, because everyone loves cupcakes. After observing how flowers attract bees through color and smell, they go back to their bake sale and decorate the table with fantastic colors, and use a fan to spread the aroma of the cupcakes. Before they know it, the place is "buzzing" and they sell every cupcake!
Rosie and Javi both want to be in charge of the sandbox, so the kids hold an election to choose the president. / The Dino Parade is about to be cancelled, so Rosie rallies her friends to form a marching band.
A show and tell turns into chaos when The Shuffler starts mixing everything up! The Shuffler and The Eraser team up to put on a show that goes very wrong! A high-flying hang-gliding adventure is interrupted by the return of& THE WORD STORM!
Jackie Robinson shows Xavier that when something isn't right, it takes courage to change it.
Molly wants to make regalia for her baby cousin so she can compete in the baby regalia contest. But, when her auntie can't find traditionally-tanned moose hide for the outfit, Molly and Tooey learn how to tan their own. Will they finish it in time? / While Molly and Tooey are playing on the riverbank, they find a message in a bottle, but the signature is smudged! Using their top-notch research skills and clues from the rest of the letter, Molly and Tooey set out to find the person who wrote it.
When the family agrees to a day of saying yes to everyone and everything, Alma realizes that sometimes you have to say no. / Alma helps Junior and Emi test out their dinosaur hypotheses at the American Museum of Natural History.
"The Mystery of the Mask" In Thailand, Leo sees a suspicious man in a mask and thinks he's up to no good! "Movie Monday" Carmen wants to see a movie in Bangkok, but when there's a power outage, Luna takes her to see a shadow-puppet performance instead.
Ale wants to show the Loops her pet tarantula, but it keeps escaping, so Lyla and Ale make an escape-proof container./ Lyla and her siblings are stuck inside because of rain and escape boredom by recreating park activities indoors.
To Eat or Not to Eat - A brand new candy bar is in town! But why is it making everyone act so strangely? And what exactly is this ingredient called Tri-Enzomated Zorn Jelly, anyway? Buster decides to do a little digging into these mystery chemicals before he takes his first bite but he - and all the other kids - may not find the truth appetizing. S.W.E.A.T. - It's time for the kids at Lakewood Elementary to take the Stoddard-Wilkins Elementary Aptitude Test, or "S.W.E.A.T." But with anxiety running high, it becomes clear that the kids need to learn some relaxation techniques. Luckily, Mrs. MacGrady is on hand to teach them a thing or two about de-stressing.
Orli wants to go on a tour of her new hometown, but it is delayed when The Trifler is turning things into trifle. / Party Agents arrive with a huge party box. However, the key keeper, who happens to be Ozzie, is missing along with the key.
With no big land predators, Chris realizes that Madagascar is one of the safest places in the world for adventuring. It's the perfect place to miniaturize and explore. But the 'mini' Kratts soon discover, they made a big mistake!
Inspired by their father's weather broadcasts, Lily, Corky, and Benny attempt to film their own. They soon learn, however, that there is a complex science behind the forecasts, and the tools for it are in Great Grandpa Wallace's workshop.
Inspired by Hanukkah, Zeke decides to keep track of how long his box-full-of-snow lasts. Mr. E fashions the Fishmans a waterproof Menorah, the Wombats make a tiny dreidel, and the Treeborhood gathers to celebrate the last night of Hanukkah.
Whyatt is excited to have been invited to Red's Gramma's house to celebrate Chanukah, but doesn't know much about the holiday. To learn more, the Super Readers jump into the book Judith's Happy Chanukah where they meet Judith, who loves Chanukah so much that she can't wait to share it with her new friends. Educational Objectives: To learn about holiday traditions. Kids will play with the alphabet and identify the letters C, O, I, N, and S. They'll learn the word LATKES, rhyme -OIL words, and use the power to read to change the story and make both Red's and Judith's Chanukah celebrations special.
Frozen Fish - After the lake freezes over, Elinor and her friends wonder what happens to all of their fishy friends during the wintertime. How can they survive? Do they freeze? After Ranger Rabbit cuts a hole in the ice to check on the fish, the kids gaze down through the thick ice and learn that the whole lake isn't frozen after all. The ice is only at the top, and there's still liquid at the bottom where the fish live comfortably when the lake freezes in the winter. Pirate Treasure - While the kids are playing pirates in search of treasure, pirate Ari realizes that he forgot where he hid their treasure. But, no worries, because the kids are pirates, and pirates always figure it out. Unfortunately, it's not that simple, and they can't even draw a map, because Ari can't remember exactly how to get to the treasure. Luckily, their friend Philbert the Squirrel helps them out by teaching the kids about landmarks and how to use them to find your way. So, the mighty pirates finally find their loot. Arrrr!
At bedtime, Pinkalicious befriends an owl in her backyard! Soon, she and Owlivia are singing together. It's fun to have a nocturnal friend, until Pinkalicious realizes she isn't nocturnal - she's losing precious sleep! / Pinkalicious and Peter build an igloo in the backyard. But when all their friends want to sleep over in it, they'll need an even bigger igloo - a tower of igloos!
Hacker has finally captured those Earth brats on the Wreaker! Before he can decide what to do next, an alarm goes off...the Wreaker is out of fuel! He lands on the nearest cybersite, Ekardia, an eerie place with no one in sight and no way to contact anyone. He has only one choice: enlist the CyberSquad's help so they can ALL get back home. They find one Ekardian left behind - Ted. Everyone else left because Ekardia ran out of frixite, the nonrenewable resource they used to power everything. Now Ted lives off the natural resources around him. If Hacker and the kids are going to get home, they and their resourceful new friend will need to learn from Ekardia's past. Can they also help save its future?
Jet takes the kids on a saucer tour all around the Earth to discover all the ways that water can be found. They visit Antarctica to look at the ice, and then compare that extreme to the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. / Sydney wants to enter a Commander Cressida story contest, but can't think up a good enough story. The other kids help, and they come up with a story about lassoing a comet to bring water to Venus, and then Mars.
A show and tell turns into chaos when The Shuffler starts mixing everything up! The Shuffler and The Eraser team up to put on a show that goes very wrong! A high-flying hang-gliding adventure is interrupted by the return of& THE WORD STORM!
Jackie Robinson shows Xavier that when something isn't right, it takes courage to change it.
Molly wants to make regalia for her baby cousin so she can compete in the baby regalia contest. But, when her auntie can't find traditionally-tanned moose hide for the outfit, Molly and Tooey learn how to tan their own. Will they finish it in time? / While Molly and Tooey are playing on the riverbank, they find a message in a bottle, but the signature is smudged! Using their top-notch research skills and clues from the rest of the letter, Molly and Tooey set out to find the person who wrote it.
When the family agrees to a day of saying yes to everyone and everything, Alma realizes that sometimes you have to say no. / Alma helps Junior and Emi test out their dinosaur hypotheses at the American Museum of Natural History.
"The Mystery of the Mask" In Thailand, Leo sees a suspicious man in a mask and thinks he's up to no good! "Movie Monday" Carmen wants to see a movie in Bangkok, but when there's a power outage, Luna takes her to see a shadow-puppet performance instead.
Ale wants to show the Loops her pet tarantula, but it keeps escaping, so Lyla and Ale make an escape-proof container./ Lyla and her siblings are stuck inside because of rain and escape boredom by recreating park activities indoors.