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Program Schedule for Wednesday, Dec 23

WILL HD
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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
Southeast England

Rick Steves' Europe

Southeast England

Duration: 0:26:45

Arcing along the southeast coast of England, Rick travels from Canterbury (with its famous cathedral) to Dover (stoutly fortified from Roman times to the Battle of Britain). Then he hikes the trails that top the towering chalk cliffs of the South Downs, wander into the beachy resort of Brighton (England's Coney Island), and push on to Portsmouth, whose naval heritage has left it with the best collection of historic sailing ships anywhere.

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
To Be Announced
HD CC

To Be Announced

Duration: 0:56:46
3:00am
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Our Hope for Years to Come
HD CC

The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Our Hope for Years to Come

Duration: 0:56:46

St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota presents music for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Season. First held in 1912, the St. Olaf Christmas Festival is one of the oldest musical celebrations of Christmas in the United States, and features more than 450 students from St. Olaf College's renowned choirs and orchestra. Featuring familiar carols, beloved choral works, and exciting new compositions, themes of the Advent and Christmas season are explored through music in this cherished tradition.

4:00am
Antiques Roadshow
HD CC
Modern Icons

Antiques Roadshow

Modern Icons

Duration: 0:56:46

Celebrate the influential icons of our collective and recent memory with treasures like a Jean-Michel Basquiat oil stick drawing, a Fred &Joanne Rogers trolley and card, and Julia Child's copper pans. Which has an updated value of $500,000?

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
Back Pain Relief

Classical Stretch: By Essentrics

Back Pain Relief

Duration: 0:26:46

Relieve your back pain instantly with this full-body Classical Stretch Workout. It only takes one episode a day to relieve and prevent back pain - join Miranda Esmonde-White for a 23-minute back pain relief workout in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

6:00am
Wild Kratts
HD CC DVI
Back In Creature Time - Tasmanian Tiger, Part 2

Wild Kratts

Back In Creature Time - Tasmanian Tiger, Part 2

Duration: 0:28:45

After their encounter with the Dodo Bird, the Wild Kratts decide to try out Aviva's Time Trampoline again. This time to visit with the extinct Tasmanian Tiger. But their trip doesn't go as smoothly as they hoped. Not only do they run into the ancestors of Donita and Dabio - who are trying to get rid of all the Tasmanian tigers - but the Wild Kratts have to defeat Zach, who is hatching a plan to keep them trapped in the past forever!

6:30am
Weather Hunters
HD CC DVI/S
Corky's Weird Rainforest Mystery

Weather Hunters

Corky's Weird Rainforest Mystery

Duration: 0:28:45

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.

7:00am
Lyla in the Loop
HD CC DVI/S
When We Met Stu

Lyla in the Loop

When We Met Stu

Duration: 0:28:45

The Loops pack holiday cookies and Stu helps deliver them. While he's away, the Loops tell stories of when they first met Stu. When Stu doesn't come back from his delivery, Lyla and her family need to figure out a way to get Stu back home.

7:30am
Carl The Collector
HD CC DVI/S
A Collection to Get Rid of/The Button Collection

Carl The Collector

A Collection to Get Rid of/The Button Collection

Duration: 0:28:45

The Fuzzytown Park is covered in garbage. Yuck! Carl learns about a collection you don't keep - trash! / Carl accidentally breaks a gift for Sheldon's mom and needs to figure out how to forgive himself and help Sheldon find another present.

8:00am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
HD CC DVI/S
Daniel and Margaret Play School/Treasure Hunt at the Castle

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

Daniel and Margaret Play School/Treasure Hunt at the Castle

Duration: 0:28:46

Daniel and Margaret Play School - Teacher Daniel is playing "school" today, but his "student," Baby Margaret, just won't cooperate! Big brother Daniel thinks of a way that he and Margaret can have fun together, and "school" can stay in session!Treasure Hunt at the Castle - Daniel, Prince Wednesday and Chrissie are playing at the Castle, and they just can't agree on what to play. They soon learn that they're big enough to figure out what to do, and come up with creative solutions so they can play together. Strategy: You're big enough to think of what to do.

8:30am
Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas
HD CC

Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas

Duration: 0:58:46

In this one-hour special, it's Christmas time and the Wild Kratts are taking a break from creature adventuring to celebrate. But when the Wild Kratts receive an alert that their favorite creatures are suddenly disappearing around the globe, their holiday party quickly turns into a rescue mission. Our heroes must race against time to thwart their greedy archrivals' most miserly scheme yet! Will they be able to travel to the ends of the earth and return their baby animal friends to their homes in time for the holidays? Find out on Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas.

9:30am
Sesame Street
HD CC DVI
Happy Bert Day

Sesame Street

Happy Bert Day

Duration: 0:28:46

Ernie is throwing Bert a party! He's so excited to make it a fun day for Bert, but Bert is getting increasingly frustrated because he just wanted a quiet day.

10:00am
Work It Out Wombats!
HD CC DVI/S
The Sleepover/Secret Tunnels

Work It Out Wombats!

The Sleepover/Secret Tunnels

Duration: 0:28:45

Can Zeke manage a sleepover at the Creation Station when the bedtime routine is nothing like his own? / Hand-drawn map in hand, the Wombats navigate an exciting network of tunnels beneath the Treeborhood.

10:30am
Donkey Hodie
HD CC DVI/S
Purple Doodle-Doo/Gameshow Gator's Turn

Donkey Hodie

Purple Doodle-Doo/Gameshow Gator's Turn

Duration: 0:28:45

Everyone except Donkey is excited for Purple Doodle-Doo's show. /Gameshow Gator has big feelings about being a contestant in his own game.

11:00am
Arthur's Perfect Christmas
HD CC DVI

Arthur's Perfect Christmas

Duration: 0:58:46

Plans are underway in Elwood City for the best holidays ever as Arthur, D.W., their family and friends make preparations for perfect gifts, perfect parties and perfect family traditions for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and even "Baxter Day" (Buster and his mom's special celebration). The only problem is, just like in real life, perfection is hard to attain, and things start to fall apart.

12:00pm
Alma's Way
HD CC DVI/S
Alma's Nochebuena/Three Kings Day Do-Over

Alma's Way

Alma's Nochebuena/Three Kings Day Do-Over

Duration: 0:28:45

It's Alma's favorite holiday, Noche Buena (or Christmas Eve), and she can't wait to celebrate her family's yearly traditions. But when the traditions go wrong, Alma feels disappointed. Can she still have a fun Noche Buena when things are so different? When Alma finds the Christmas gift she gave Junior is still under the tree, she decides to skip playtime with her brother and make him a do-over gift before the big Three Kings Day parade. But Junior isn't thrilled.

12:30pm
Molly of Denali
HD CC DVI
Seal Dance/Snowboarding Qyah Style

Molly of Denali

Seal Dance/Snowboarding Qyah Style

Duration: 0:28:45

Seal Dance When an approaching storm forces Molly, Grandpa Nat, and Mom to make an impromptu landing on the Aleutian island of Atka, Molly makes a new friend who teachers her about Unangax dances and together they learn how to perform a traditional Seal Dance. Snowboarding Qyah Style Inspired by Randall's snowboarding video antics, Molly decides to make her own video to show off "Qyah Style" snowboarding. First step: learning how to snowboard! She recruits Tooey to help her, but soon realizes snowboarding is harder than it looks, much less adding signature Qyah Style into the mix.

1:00pm
Arthur
HD CC DVI
Carried Away/Dueling Detectives

Arthur

Carried Away/Dueling Detectives

Duration: 0:28:46

Kate and Mei Lin are thrilled to tour the solar system with Pal's cousin, Dr. Yowl. But Pal suspects his Plutonian relative is up to no good. Educational Objective: Kate and Mei Lin learn about the solar system.Wally is missing and Elwood City's best detective is on the case. And that detective is...Binky?!? Not if Fern (aka Detective Virgule Watteau) has anything to say about it! Educational Objective: Fern and Binky learn to set aside their differences and work together to help their friend.

1:30pm
Odd Squad
HD CC DVI
Odds and Ends

Odd Squad

Odds and Ends

Duration: 0:28:46

Odds and Ends - The agents must come together to battle a common enemy. Curriculum: charts, line graphs, data analysis and collection.

2:00pm
Finding Your Roots
HD CC DVI
And Still I Rise

Finding Your Roots

And Still I Rise

Duration: 0:56:46

Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of activist Angela Y. Davis and statesman Jeh Johnson, using DNA and long-lost records to redefine notions of the black experience-and challenge preconceptions of America's past.

3:00pm
Raise Your Head Up: Freedom Colonies In America
HD CC

Raise Your Head Up: Freedom Colonies In America

Duration: 0:53:01

After the American Civil War, over four million formerly enslaved people were set free, but most had no place to go. Wanting some autonomy over their own lives, many formed Freedom Colonies in an endeavor to live as far away from the racism of Jim Crow as possible. In 1988, documentary photographer Richard Orton began a decades-long project that followed the descendants of four of these communities. RAISE YOUR HEAD UP: FREEDOM COLONIES IN AMERICA is an hour-long documentary that explores their accomplishments, along with the challenges they face to keep these legacies alive.

4:00pm
Antiques Roadshow
HD CC
Somethings Wild

Antiques Roadshow

Somethings Wild

Duration: 0:56:46

Uncover an animal attraction to this collection of critters and creatures, including a Colima pottery dog from around 200 BC to 200 AD, a bat-decorated Qing period jade basin and an Edgar Brandt "La Tentation" snake lamp. Which is valued at $75,000?

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
Santa's Wild Home

Nature

Santa's Wild Home

Duration: 0:56:46

Get an intimate look into life in Lapland, fabled land of Santa Claus and actual home of tenacious wildlife such as reindeer, wolverines, Brown bears and more

8:00pm
Nova
HD CC DVI
Lost Tombs of Notre Dame

Nova

Lost Tombs of Notre Dame

Duration: 1:00:00

During restoration work after the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame de Paris, two lead sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral's stone floor. Who is buried in the anonymous sarcophaguses? And what secrets will these lead caskets reveal? Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries using the latest scientific investigation techniques. What can DNA and chemical analysis of the remains reveal about the history of Notre Dame and those who devoted their lives to it?

9:00pm
Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan
HD CC
Saving The World's Forests

Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan

Saving The World's Forests

Duration: 0:55:33

Venture to Japan with Gulnaz, where global warming is upending centuries-old Shinto and Buddhist traditions. As ancient shrines and temples face rising challenges, they also inspire new paths in reforestation and conservation.

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

The Green Planet

Seasonal Worlds

Duration: 0:56:15

Sir David Attenborough reveals the surprising and dramatic effects of the four seasons on plant life. In order to survive the huge challenges each season presents, plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable feats of engineering.

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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