Wednesday December 12, 2007

Last Updated: 02/21/2008 08:45:03

Midnight

Legend Hunters "Ghosts" 00:45 #005H (Rpt) CFB
Thousands claim to have seen them. Yet their nature remains elusive. What are they exactly? Why do they haunt certain places? Are they trying to communicate with us? In this episode of Legend Hunters, we follow our investigators who, for the first time, will try to put a name, and maybe even a face to ghosts who have been haunting us for decades. R on 2/2 12

1AM

Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Tuscan" 00:26 #115Z (Rpt) APTEX
Fresh, seasonal ingredients and Joanne's good friend and student, Linda, make up the recipe for the perfect Tuscan meal. Recipes: Blood Orange and Mango Sorbet, Pork Roasted the Tuscan Way, Smoked Corn and Orzo Salad. Student Name: Linda Dell'Angelica-Interior Designer. [TVG] R of 12/11 4pm

1:30AM

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Pork" 00:26 #706Z (Rpt) APT
New dinner options abound with recipes for pork medallions and glazed pork chops. Tasting: cider vinegar. Equipment: saute pans. [TVG] R on 1/17 4:30pm; 1/18 1:30am

2AM

Desert Speaks "Living Traditions of the Tohono O'odham" 00:26 #1410H (Rpt) APTEX
The Tohono O'Odham ("Desert People") live on the second-largest reservation in the U.S., located southwest of Tucson, AZ, and share hundreds of miles with the Mexico border, across which some still live. Although many O'Odham live off the reservation, and don't grow traditional crops, among the older members, their language is still very much alive, as are many of the cultural traditions and beliefs. A concerned group of tribal members, knowledgeable in these traditions, are taking an active part in passing down practices of saguaro fruit harvesting and basket weaving to their children and grandchildren. [TVG] R of 12/11 5pm

2:30AM

Smart Gardening "Sun Perennials/Designer's Home Garden/Phlox" 00:26 #321H (Rpt) APT
Host Deanna Connell includes a look at: Designing a sunny perennial border using a building block approach, antique beauties from France, phlox and begonias, and a garden designer to the stars showing off his own backyard. [TVG] R of 12/11 5:30pm

3AM

Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe "Africa: Madagascar" 00:26 #105H (Rpt) APTEX
Eighty million years ago, Madagascar split off from Africa. Separated from the mainland, the sturdy and lucky creatures that reached Madagascar's shores intact took off on a wild and bizarre evolutionary journey. Art documents Madagascar's most famous inhabitants: it's a who's who of the weird and wonderful, including dancing sifakas, rainbow-colored chameleons, a forest of upside-down trees and a spiny desert. (Pt. 5 of 13). [TVG] R on 1/1 4am; 1/17 3am; 2/1 6pm

3:30AM

Smart Travels--Europe with Rudy Maxa "Edinburgh and Scotland" 00:26 #402H (Rpt) APT
Rudy Maxa conjures a bit of magic, when he visits the Georgian city of Bath, and follows tales of Camelot into South Wales. In Bath, he marvels at ancient Roman spas, and peeks into the high society of Jane Austen's day. We stops by Wells to admire that city's spectacular cathedral, and quests for the Holy Grail in the mystical town of Glastonbury. The poignant landscape of Wales' Wye River Valley offers a wealth of scenic riches. He investigates Caerleon's claim to King Arthur, and explores a ruined abbey that inspired poet William Wordsworth. Tips on bookstores and country fairs are given. [TVG] R on 2/7 3:30am

4AM

Digital TV: A Cringely Crash Course 00:26 (Rpt) PBS
Robert X. Cringely and his loyal cadre of dolly pushers, jimmy jib handlers, helicopter pilots, and poodle wranglers take audiences behind-the-scenes of a revolution--20 years in the making. Digital television (DTV) is about to change home entertainment and lifelong education forever. In this program, Cringely once again plays the fearless guide to cutting-edge technology. [TVG] R on 12/13 4am; 12/14 4am; 12/15 4am

4:30AM

MotorWeek "Mini Clubman" 00:26 #2714Z PBSPL
The stretched out 2008 Mini Clubman and the 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha are road tested. [TVG] R on 12/12 3:30pm; 12/13 4:30am; 12/14 4:30am

5AM

Boohbah "Ice Cream Cone" 00:28 #147Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs do a 'spinning' exercise. In Storyworld, Grandpappa finds an ice cream cone, but it falls to the ground. Where can he find more ice cream in Storyworld? EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Kids are encouraged to be physically active with the Boohbahs, and learn about circles, spinning, twirling, and changing direction. Storyworld invites children to develop their problem-solving skills, and learn about matching amount to need (or vice versa!). [TVY] R of 12/11 5:30am

5:30AM

Boohbah "Stream" 00:28 #148Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs do a "skipping" exercise. In Storyworld, Mrs. Lady and Mr. Man come across a stream. They would like to try to cross the stream, but how can they get across? [TVY] R on 12/13 5am

6AM

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks "Milk Melodrama" 00:28 #118H (Rpt) PBS
Mr. Winks plants a treasure map that inspires Piggley and friends to accomplish their chores, without actually realizing they're working! But the real "treasure" is learning that when work is done with the right attitude, it can even be fun! [TVY]

6:30AM

It's A Big Big World "In Good Voice/Wartz's Family Tree" 00:28 #139H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
When he learns that Oko has a case of laryngitis, Bob is worried that Oko won't be able to make his night howl to help the animals fall asleep. When Wartz hears Burdette and Ick discussing their family trees, he is worried that he doesn't have one, so he finds a log and decides that it is will be his family log. [TVY] R on 1/22 6:30am

7AM

Super Why! "The Three Little Pigs" 00:28 #101Z (Rpt) PBS
The Super Readers fly into the Three Little Pigs story and come face to face with the Big Bad Wolf. [TVY] R on 12/18 7am

7:30AM

WordWorld "There's An Ant In Every Giant/Chef Sheep" 00:28 #102H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
WordWorld is a colorful, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. [TVY] R on 1/2 7:30am; 1/17 7:30am; 2/8 7:30am

8AM

Mystery of Love 01:56 PBS
There are many kinds of love that give shape and meaning to life. This film explores real love stories--of marriage, parents and children, romance, brotherly love, altruism, divine love, love of community, even the love of war. Hosted by actor, playwright, and author Anna Deavere Smith. [TVPG]

10AM

Painting with Paulson "Sunset Sea (Part 2)" 00:26 #610H NETA [TVG]

10:30AM

Indian Pride "Health and Healing" 00:26 #109H NETA
Based on an American Indian cultural magazine, this 13-part television series focuses on the diverse cultures of American Indian people throughout the country. [TVG] R on 12/13 10:30am; 12/13 3:30pm; 12/14 2pm

11AM

NOVA "Deadly Ascent" 00:56 #3302H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Alaska's Mount McKinley, commonly referred to as Denali, is the highest and coldest peak in North America, and one of the deadliest mountains on earth. Each year, more than 1,000 people attempt to summit it, many never to return alive. While some climbers die in accidents--sliding off icy cliffs, crushing bones against rocks, falling into hidden crevices, or losing their way, and succumbing to the cold--others, often in top physical condition, die from a strange disease that strikes at extreme altitudes. Now, as a new season dawns on the mountain, a team of doctors, rescuers, world-class mountaineers, military special forces, and an astronaut, returns to save lives and, using themselves as subjects, decipher the deaths on Denali. [TVPG] R on 12/12 2pm; 12/14 8am; 12/15 2pm

Noon

At Close Range with National Geographic 00:56 PBS
National Geographic magazine photographer Joel Sartore shoots in some of the most exotic locales on earth, but often in wretched conditions for weeks on end. On the job, he's been chased by bears, wolves, alligators and musk oxen. Capturing the beauty of Sandhill cranes in Nebraska or the tropical Amazon jungle, Sartore pursues the perfect image--photographs form the narrative for every National Geographic article. This documentary shows Sartore in consultation with National Geographic photo editors in Washington, DC, as thousands of individual frames are whittled down to the 10 or 20 that will accompany a typical magazine story. [TVG]

1PM

History Detectives "Lee's Last Orders, Natchez House, Napoleonic Sword" 00:56 #105Z (Rpt) PBS
A club in South Carolina wants to find out if they own an authentic signed copy of Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee's farewell address. A couple in Mississippi wonders if their magnificent home was built by a free man of color named Robert D. Smith, in 1851, 12 years before the Emancipation Proclamation. And, a man in Louisiana could be the owner of a magnificent sword handed down, from a doctor/soldier in Napoleon's battle for Austria in Wagram, when Napoleon was injured. [TVG] R on 1/14 1pm

2PM

NOVA "Deadly Ascent" 00:56 #3302H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Alaska's Mount McKinley, commonly referred to as Denali, is the highest and coldest peak in North America, and one of the deadliest mountains on earth. Each year, more than 1,000 people attempt to summit it, many never to return alive. While some climbers die in accidents--sliding off icy cliffs, crushing bones against rocks, falling into hidden crevices, or losing their way, and succumbing to the cold--others, often in top physical condition, die from a strange disease that strikes at extreme altitudes. Now, as a new season dawns on the mountain, a team of doctors, rescuers, world-class mountaineers, military special forces, and an astronaut, returns to save lives and, using themselves as subjects, decipher the deaths on Denali. [TVPG] R on 12/14 8am; 12/15 2pm; 12/16 12

3PM

Piano Guy "Marching Music/Euro Disney Score" 00:26 #701H (Rpt) NETA
Host Scott Houston and guest pianist Dave Powers discuss march music using the "Colonel Bogey March." Scott teaches us the hymn, "In The Garden." Guest David Tolley talks with Scott about writing a score for Euro Disney. [TVG] R on 12/14 3pm

3:30PM

MotorWeek "Mini Clubman" 00:26 #2714Z PBSPL
The stretched out 2008 Mini Clubman and the 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha are road tested. [TVG] R on 12/13 4:30am; 12/14 4:30am; 12/14 3:30pm

4PM

Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Handmade Pasta" 00:26 #116Z (Rpt) APTEX
Joanne's teaches Kyle how to make pasta from scratch and encourages him to try it at home. Recipes: Pasta Dough for Linguine, Linguine with Mussels, Tomato and Arugula, Pappardelle with Herbs and Brown Butter. Student Name: Kyle Khasigian-Accountant. [TVG] R on 12/13 1am

4:30PM

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Strawberry Cream Cake" 00:26 #707Z (Rpt) APT
Serve a spectacular dessert with ATK's strawberry cream cake. Explore the science of whipping cream. Standing mixers are tested. [TVG] R on 12/13 1:30am; 1/18 4:30pm; 1/19 1:30am

5PM

Desert Speaks "Origins of a Royal Road" 00:26 #1411H (Rpt) APTEX
The trade route of El Camino Real (The Royal Road) served as an interchange of cultures and riches for the Puebloan people, hundreds of years before Europeans arrived. The route sewed together the Spanish strongholds in southern Mexico to the distant settlements of Nuevo (New) Mexico. A 3-part journey is taken, along this historic route of communication, conquest and gold, from Mexico City through the Chihuahuan Desert, to the mountains of Santa Fe, NM. The journey begins at the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, considered to be the most religious site in Mexico. The jungle landscape is visited, along with ornate buildings of the ancient settlement, Tepotzlan, and Aztec ruins of Tula. Queretero is a city known for its Romanesque aqueduct system. A subterranean drainage system has been turned into roads in the mining town of Guanajuato, known as a hotbed of Mexican independence from Spain. [TVG] R on 12/13 2am

5:30PM

Smart Gardening "Art in the Garden/Edible Ornamentals/Kids' Garden" 00:26 #322H (Rpt) APT
Host Deanna Connell includes a look at: Art in the garden, a garden just for the kids, edibles as ornaments, and a visit to a master plantsman in the foothills of the Pyrennes. [TVG] R on 12/13 2:30am

6PM

Vets In Practice "Decision Time" 00:29 #159 BBC
Emma is trying to save Bitsy, the cat, from cancer. Joe helps an abandoned dog. Trude struggles with a rabbit's giant tooth, and reveals her love life secrets; and Maria helps a clumsy cat.

Prime Time (Please scroll up for beginning of day.)

Wednesday December 12, 2007

Last Updated: 02/21/2008 08:45:03

6:30PM

Black Nouveau "MPS/Black Bus. & Digi. Divide/Ministry/Maasi Tribe" 00:26 #1613H WMVS
Superintendent William G. Andrekopoulos discusses MPS Schools; James Parker and Sandra Tedford talk about bridging the digital divide for black businesses; Rev Carl Smith's "Blessed To Be Here" Ministry is profiled, and an upcoming interview with Joseph Ole Koyei, the Cultural Ambassador for the Maasi tribe is previewed. Faithe Colas and Keith Murphy host.

7PM

Wired Science "Earth: Flotsam Found/Fired Up/Zone Creep/Lie Detec" 00:56 #102 PBS
Ziya Tong follows retired oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer's journey to a giant garbage patch in the middle of the North Pacific Gyre; WIRED SCIENCE takes a look at new ways that water, wind and technology are being used to fight today's fires; the impact of global warming on plant growth is investigated; Adam Rogers tests out a new technology that claims to be able to "read your mind" and tell if you are lying. (2 of 10) [TVG]

8PM

P.O.V. "Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner" 01:56 #2014 PBS
Tony Kushner, whose epochal "Angels in America" won a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award, has emerged as one of the country's leading playwrights--and one of its fiercest moral critics. Oscar-winning director Freida Lee Mock ("Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision") follows Kushner for three tumultuous years, from September 11, 2001, to the 2004 presidential election, to delve into the passions that keep him reaching for the great American play. Actors Marcia Gay Harden, Tonya Pinkins, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson, directors Mike Nichols and George C. Wolfe, and writer/artist Maurice Sendak are seen collaborating with Kushner on such landmark works as "Angels in America," "Caroline, or Change" and "Homebody/Kabul. [TVPG]

10PM

Healing Within 00:52 NETA (DVS)
A cardiologist and a cancer specialist set up rehab programs based on exercise, diet, and meditation. [TVG]

11PM

History Project "Charge of the Light Brigade" 00:49 #101 EPS (DVS)
It went down in history as one of the greatest military blunders of all time, but what really happened at the Charge of the Light Brigade? This film revises the accepted wisdom and provides new answers to the key questions. Blending CGI graphics with dramatic reconstruction and giving a fresh interpretation of the facts, this high-budget production sheds new light on the military reasons behind the orders and examines the four main characters responsible for the infamous charge. (1 of 10). [TVG]

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