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Program Schedule for Wednesday, Dec 16

WILL HD
PBSKIDS
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WILL HD

12:00am
BBC News
HD CC

BBC News

Duration: 0:27:32

BBC NEWS gives audiences a detailed look into news stories from around the world. Targeted to an audience looking for more depth to their daily coverage, it features field reporting with breakdowns from regional correspondents and expert guests covering a broad range of topics from breaking news to the latest in sport.

12:30am
Rick Steves' Europe
HD CC
Romania

Rick Steves' Europe

Romania

Duration: 0:26:46

Rick and his team tour Romania's vibrant capital, Bucharest, with its "Little Paris of the East" architecture and lingering reminders of a brutal communist dictator. Then they head into Transylvania, where they visit fortified churches, cobbled merchant towns like Sighisoara, and castles made famous by an imported German king and the real-life Dracula. Finally, they explore Maramures, where everyday life still feels like an open-air folk museum.

1:00am
Frontline
HD CC
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Frontline

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Duration: 0:56:46

As PBS' premier public affairs series, FRONTLINE's stature is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human, social and political experience.

2:00am
Ask This Old House
HD CC
Invasive Plants, Bidet Toilet

Ask This Old House

Invasive Plants, Bidet Toilet

Duration: 0:24:51

Lee cleans up a backyard by removing invasive plants; Mark discusses chimney caps and how to know if you need one; Richard installs a bidet toilet and shares what bidet options are available.

2:30am
Peace On Earth: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
HD CC

Peace On Earth: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Duration: 1:27:00

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square join with Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block and star of stage and screen Sebastian Arcelus for 'PEACE ON EARTH Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir, a timely Christmas special. Filmed before a live audience at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, PEACE ON EARTH offers a wide range of popular and classical Christmas music selections along with a true story of Christmas from the Apollo 8 mission to the moon, 1968.

4:00am
Antiques Roadshow
HD CC
Out of This World

Antiques Roadshow

Out of This World

Duration: 0:56:46

Explore the universe of space-themed treasures, including NASA Space Program autographed photos, a 1737 celestial & terrestrial atlas, and a Star Trek treatment, script and letters. Have the values of these stellar finds skyrocketed in the market?

5:00am
NHK Newsline
HD CC

NHK Newsline

Duration: 0:28:03

NEWSLINE is produced by NHK, Japan's news leading public broadcaster, featuring global news and current affairs, business, sports, science and technology trends plus global weather forecasts from over 30 news bureaus throughout the world.

5:30am
Classical Stretch: By Essentrics
HD CC
Full Body Strengthening

Classical Stretch: By Essentrics

Full Body Strengthening

Duration: 0:26:18

Join Miranda Esmonde-White in beautiful Montego-Bay, Jamaica for a full-body workout that strengthens and stretches all 650-muscles, leaving you stronger, longer, and energized.

6:00am
Wild Kratts
HD CC DVI
Lemur Legs

Wild Kratts

Lemur Legs

Duration: 0:28:46

The Wild Kratts arrive in Madagascar for the first time - touching down in the southern region known as the spiny desert - where they discover a group of sifaka lemurs. Soon, they are learning about these lemurs amazing vertical clinging and leaping abilities.

6:30am
Weather Hunters
HD CC DVI/S
The Hunter Family Trees

Weather Hunters

The Hunter Family Trees

Duration: 0:28:46

After the playground is too hot to use on a scorching day, the Hunters decide to embark on an adventure searching for cool places in the neighborhood. But, they realize they didn't have to go far, finding unexpected shade in their backyard.

7:00am
Lyla in the Loop
HD CC DVI/S
Cub Chuck Hustle/Lyla The Lefty

Lyla in the Loop

Cub Chuck Hustle/Lyla The Lefty

Duration: 0:28:46

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.

7:30am
Carl The Collector
HD CC DVI/S
Show and Smell/The Campfire Conundrum

Carl The Collector

Show and Smell/The Campfire Conundrum

Duration: 0:28:46

Carl takes his friends on an "Amazing Smell Tour of Fuzzytown," but Lotta isn't so sure she agrees with Carl's list of the best smells. / Carl and his friends go on a camping trip filled with stargazing, s'mores, scary stories, and...Bigfoot?

8:00am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
HD CC DVI/S
Daniel's Allergy/Allergies at School

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

Daniel's Allergy/Allergies at School

Duration: 0:28:45

Daniel's Allergy - When Daniel tries a peach for the first time, he learns he is allergic to the fruit. Dad and Doctor Anna take care of him, and Doctor Anna tells Daniel how he can take care of himself, too.Allergies at School - Daniel is celebrating the 100th day at school. He tells Teacher Harriet and his friends that he is allergic to peaches. Teacher Harriet, Katerina, Miss Elaina, O the Owl, and Prince Wednesday take care of Daniel by helping him avoid peaches. They all take care of each other in different ways throughout the school day. Strategy: We take care of each other.

8:30am
Super Why's Comic Book Adventures
HD CC DVI
Outta Sun! / Whoa, Baby! / Zip Zap Zoo!

Super Why's Comic Book Adventures

Outta Sun! / Whoa, Baby! / Zip Zap Zoo!

Duration: 0:28:45

Outta Space pulls the word sun apart to make Reader Valley cold and dark! A super-powered baby needs something only the Super Readers can deliver! Outta Space meddles with animal sounds for fun, but when the cow says boo, chaos ensues!

9:00am
Phoebe & Jay
HD CC DVI/S
Find Phoebe/Trick Shot

Phoebe & Jay

Find Phoebe/Trick Shot

Duration: 0:28:45

Phoebe decides to go play by herself after a disagreement on the playground. Jay and Lupe learn to use wayfinding signs to track her down. A playful rivalry between Pete and Craig turns into an epic hoops battle of Tobsy Shotsy on the Courts.

9:30am
Sesame Street
HD CC DVI
Elmo's Awesome Bike

Sesame Street

Elmo's Awesome Bike

Duration: 0:28:45

Elmo got his first bike! He loves it so much until he sees Abby's new bike that can fly! Elmo feels jealous and does a heart breath. He now realizes he loves his bike just the way it is. Meanwhile, Grover fixes Cookie Monster's Cookie Cart.

10:00am
Work It Out Wombats!
HD CC DVI/S
Sammy's Primmo/Sammy Makes A Day

Work It Out Wombats!

Sammy's Primmo/Sammy Makes A Day

Duration: 0:28:45

Sammy speaks English, Benito speaks Spanish and Quique isn't there to translate. Can two cousins communicate without words? And Sammy wants to surprise his mom with a day of epic fun, but it all goes flat. Is fun still fun if it's not epic?

10:30am
Donkey Hodie
HD CC DVI/S
Someplace Cold/Purple Polka Dot Party

Donkey Hodie

Someplace Cold/Purple Polka Dot Party

Duration: 0:28:46

Donkey and Panda's snow snurdle is melting! Trolley helps them bring it to Someplace Cold, but can they get past the Puzzling Penguin in time?/The pals can't fit everyone in Panda's ship for a party back on Planet Purple. What else can they do?

11:00am
Rosie's Rules
HD CC DVI/S
Rosie's Christmas In Mexico

Rosie's Rules

Rosie's Christmas In Mexico

Duration: 0:28:45

Rosie is thrilled to spend Christmas with Abuela in Mexico City, but in her excitement, she forgets Abuela's present, and now she has to find a new present before their Noche Buena celebration.

11:30am
Elinor Wonders Why
HD CC DVI
Mother's Day / Tricks of the Jade

Elinor Wonders Why

Mother's Day / Tricks of the Jade

Duration: 0:28:45

When the store is out of chocolate for Mother's Day, Elinor and her dad learn how to make their own chocolate After accidentally breaking a jade plant, the kids learn how the plant grows.

12:00pm
Alma's Way
HD CC DVI/S
Alma-Papi Day/Alma's Special Ticket

Alma's Way

Alma-Papi Day/Alma's Special Ticket

Duration: 0:28:46

When Alma-Papi Day keeps getting interrupted, Alma realizes that spending time together is what matters. / Alma gives up her concert ticket to Elyssa B's biggest fan... Eddie.

12:30pm
Molly of Denali
HD CC DVI
Climb Every Mountain/Happy Trails

Molly of Denali

Climb Every Mountain/Happy Trails

Duration: 0:28:46

Climb Every Mountain Molly invites Oscar to go mountain climbing with her and Grandpa Nat, but a fear of heights makes Oscar unsure he can do it. Will a little information and encouragement be enough to help Oscar overcome his fears? Happy Trails Travis the tourist returns to Qyah to photograph a "rare" willow ptarmigan. Turns out his map is more than a little out of date. With the help of Grandpa Nat, Molly and Tooey help Travis update his map and find the common state bird.

1:00pm
Arthur
HD CC DVI
Arthur's Toy Trouble/Spar for the Course

Arthur

Arthur's Toy Trouble/Spar for the Course

Duration: 0:26:25

It's a race to the toy store after Arthur realizes he may have given away his chance at two million dollars! Who knew a defective swamp monster action figure could be so valuable? Educational Objective: Arthur learns that value is in the eye of the beholder.The new 18th hole at the mini golf course will be a tribute to musical instruments! No wait, an alien moon odyssey! No, a ride through the country! Unless Muffy, Buster, and Binky learn to comprise, they'll be stuck with another boring windmill... Educational Objective: Buster, Muffy, and Binky learn about collaboration.

1:30pm
Odd Squad
HD CC DVI
Reindeer Games

Odd Squad

Reindeer Games

Duration: 0:28:46

Reindeer Games - In this Christmas-themed episode, Olive and Otto help Santa track down his missing reindeer. Also, Oscar helps Ms. O get off Santa's naughty list. Curriculum: Coordinate graphing; greater than and less than.

2:00pm
Finding Your Roots
HD CC DVI
Rising from the Ashes

Finding Your Roots

Rising from the Ashes

Duration: 0:56:46

Henry Louis Gates traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis, uncovering records from workhouses in Scotland and slave plantations in South Carolina that reveal individuals who battled to build a better life for their families.

3:00pm
Ida B. Wells: American Stories
HD CC

Ida B. Wells: American Stories

Duration: 0:59:00

There are few historical figures whose life and work speak to the current moment more than Ida B. Wells, the 19th-century crusading investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and passionate suffragist. In the wake of her recent posthumous Pulitzer Prize citation, Chicago street naming, and the release of a revealing new biography by her great-granddaughter Michelle Duster, the hour-long documentary IDA B. WELLS: AMERICAN STORIES tells her story as never before.

4:00pm
Antiques Roadshow
HD CC
Natural Wonders

Antiques Roadshow

Natural Wonders

Duration: 0:56:46

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW explores some of the most fascinating treasures that were created from organic materials, as well as those that capture the beauty and power of our natural world.

5:00pm
DW News
HD CC

DW News

Duration: 0:28:00

DW News - a daily newscast from the heart of Europe. As one of the world's largest international broadcasters, Deutsche Welle provides public television viewers the unique opportunity to see our world from another perspective.

5:30pm
BBC World News America
HD CC

BBC World News America

Duration: 0:27:32

Presented by Sumi Somaskanda and Caitriona Perry, BBC World News America gives audiences a detailed look into news stories from around the world from the BBC news desk in Washington, DC.

6:00pm
PBS News Hour
HD CC

PBS News Hour

Duration: 0:56:46

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.

7:00pm
Nature
HD CC DVI
Christmas in the Alps

Nature

Christmas in the Alps

Duration: 0:57:00

In the Alps, December transforms the mountains and valleys into a winter wonderland. Spruce and fir forests glisten with sparkling frost as goldcrests dart across in search of their feast. Marmots retreat to cozy underground homes, chamois race across the highest peaks, while deer and wolves trot through deep snow. Catch a glimpse into the Alps' most enchanting time of year.

8:00pm
Nova
HD CC DVI
Universe In Motion

Nova

Universe In Motion

Duration: 0:57:00

High on a mountaintop in northern Chile, a remarkable new eye on the sky is poised to transform our understanding of the universe. The groundbreaking Vera Rubin Observatory, featuring massive mirrors and the largest digital camera on Earth, will collect more data in its first year than all previous optical telescopes combined. Witness the tense moments of its first light and the triumphs of scientists as they strive to answer humanity's biggest questions, from identifying threatening asteroids in our Solar System to the very origins and ultimate fate of our universe. Prepare to see the cosmos as never before.

9:00pm
Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan
HD CC
Stopping The Desert

Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan

Stopping The Desert

Duration: 0:55:36

Gulnaz Khan travels across Africa's Sahel, where desertification threatens entire communities. Muslims and Christians join forces with scientists, refining traditional practices that promise to hold back the Sahara and its shifting sands.

10:00pm
The Green Planet
HD CC DVI
Water Worlds

The Green Planet

Water Worlds

Duration: 0:56:15

Sir David Attenborough discovers bizarre and beautiful water plants, which use nature's super-glue, counting, and killer spikes to get a leaf up. Some escape from animals by rolling away while others create bubbles in a magical river in Brazil.

11:00pm
Amanpour and Company
HD CC

Amanpour and Company

Duration: 0:56:46

Examine the global issues, domestic news and trends impacting the world. Christiane Amanpour leads conversations with thought leaders and influencers.

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