November 2014 Highlights
Austin City Limits “Tweedy With Special Guests”
Saturday, November 1, 2014, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Wilco spin-off Tweedy performs. Songwriter Jeff Tweedy is joined by
his son Spencer and members of the band Lucius for songs from Sukierae.
Food Forward “The Meat of the Matter”
Sunday, November 2, 2014, 4:00-4:30 p.m.
Cheap meat is actually quite costly, taking its toll on America’s health
and the environment. The good news is it’s now possible to have your steak and eat it, too.
FOOD FORWARD meets a new breed of ranchers who are leading the red meat revolution by
returning to traditional styles of raising cattle. Iowan bison ranchers, Georgian cattlemen and
Californian cowgirls all have one thing in common — grass.
Masterpiece Classic “The Paradise, Series 2” Episode Six
Sunday, November 2, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Moray and Tom raise the stakes in their battle for The Paradise.
Denise pursues her own plan. Lovett suffers a crisis.
Masterpiece Classic “Death Comes to Pemberley” Part Two
Sundays, November 2, 2014, 9:00-10:30 p.m.
A suspect goes on trial for his life, while Elizabeth pursues the
truth behind a mysterious death. The future of Darcy’s sister, Georgiana, also hangs in the
balance.
Craft in America “Service”
Sunday, November 2, 2014, 10:30-11:30 p.m.
“Service,” part of the PBS veterans initiative Stories of Service, is
the story of craft and the military. From the origins of the Army Arts & Crafts Program and the
G.I. Bill to contemporary soldiers and veterans, “Service” documents the power of the
handmade to inspire, motivate and heal. Featured artists are Eugene Burks, Jr., Pam DeLuco,
Judas Recendez, Ehren Tool and Peter Voulkos.
Antiques Roadshow “Miami Beach” (Hour One)
Monday, November 3, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
From Miami Beach, Florida, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser
Karen Keane scout for mid-century modern bargains at some of Miami’s antiques and thrift
shops. Highlights include a rare 1960 re-release movie poster for the iconic biker film The Wild
One, starring Marlon Brando; a George Ohr vase with a surprising secret; and a 1940s mobile
by Alexander Calder — grabbing the number two spot in the list of all-time highest value
ROADSHOW appraisals at $400,000 to $1,000,000!
Independent Lens “Powerless”
Monday, November 3, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
In Kanpur, India, a city with 15-hour power outages, a nimble
young electrician provides Robin Hood-style services to the poor. Meanwhile, the first female
chief of the electricity utility company is on a mission to dismantle the illegal connections, for
good.
Finding Your Roots, Season 2 “Our People, Our Traditions”
Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
In this episode we learn about the ancestors of three celebrated
Americans who not only share a Jewish heritage, but a history of perseverance in the face of
withering opposition. Tony Kushner delves into the history of the Holocaust to discover his
ancestors’ fate; Carole King learns the origins of her family name and confronts the reality of the
discrimination her ancestors faced in America; and Alan Dershowitz finds out that the first
Hassidic synagogue in Brooklyn, started by his great-grandfather, played a secret role in WWII.
Makers “Women in Politics”
Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
View profiles of women in public office who were “firsts” in their
fields. From the first woman elected to Congress in 1916 to a young woman running for Detroit
City Council in 2013, the documentary explores the challenges confronting American women in
politics. Trailblazing leaders like Hillary Clinton, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Olympia Snowe, the
youngest Republican woman ever elected to the House of Representatives, and Shirley
Chisholm, the first African-American woman to serve in Congress, provide a backdrop for
younger women like Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim-American woman elected to the Michigan
House, and Raquel Castaneda-Lopez, who chronicles her run for Detroit City Council. Today’s
leaders in Washington, including Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the first female senator from
Massachusetts, Susan Collins (R-ME), who led the Senate in shaping a deal to end the
government shutdown, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), currently the youngest woman serving in
Congress, are also represented.
Frontline “Solitary Nation”
Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
An estimated 80,000 Americans are in solitary confinement even people who haven't committed violent crimes - sometimes for years, or even decades.
Using extraordinary access to the segregation unit at the maximum security Maine State Prison,
FRONTLINE examines America's use of solitary confinement - a practice U.S. prisons and jails
resort to more than most other countries. Some prison officials see it as necessary to keep
order and safety, but critics say it is inhumane and counterproductive. "Solitary Nation" is an
extraordinarily rare and intimate view of life in solitary, through the stories of inmates living in
isolation, the prison officers who keep them locked in, and a new warden who is re-thinking the
practice and trying to reduce the number of inmates in solitary.
Nature “A Sloth Named Velcro”
Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Sloths, once largely ignored, have become a hot topic of
scientific researchers. Sanctuaries and rehabilitation centers are also springing up, as
development often displaces these gentle creatures. Filmed in Panama, Costa Rica and
Colombia, this is a story of friendship between a journalist and the sloth she named Velcro and
a network of people working to learn more about sloths in order to protect them.
Nova “Bigger Than T. rex”
Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
Almost a century ago, paleontologists found fossil bones from
a dinosaur that was bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex. The Spinosaurus fossils were destroyed in
a WWII bombing raid. Now, the discovery of new bones in Morocco is reopening the
investigation into this epic beast. Follow the paleontologists who are reconstructing this terrifying
carnivore, a 53-foot-long behemoth with a huge dorsal sail, scimitar-like claws and superjaws.
Bringing together experts in paleontology, geology, climatology and paleobotany, this special
brings to life the lost world over which Spinosaurus reigned more than 65 million years ago.
How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson “Cold”
Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Only in the last 200 years have humans learned how to make
things cold. Johnson explains how ice entrepreneur Frederic Tudor made ice delivery the
second biggest export business in the U.S. and visits the place where Clarence Birdseye, the
father of the frozen food industry, experienced his eureka moment. He also travels to Dubai to
see how mastery of cold has led to penguins in the desert. From IVF to food, politics and
Hollywood to human migration, the unsung heroes of cold have led the way.
A Chef’s Life, Season 2 “Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 2
Thursday, November 6, 2014, 9:00-9:30 p.m.
The excitement of the night before turns into heightened
emotion and real nerves for Vivian as she faces one challenge after another in the prep kitchen
before the SFA luncheon. Wondering at the sanity of this undertaking, she’s glad to have Chef
Jason Vincent to lend some street cred to the whole endeavor. Rice almost brings Vivian to her
breaking point, but everyone pulls together for the big event and her parents join her on stage
for an emotional and watershed moment.
The Mind of a Chef, Season 3 “Impermanence”
Thursday, November 6, 2014, 9:30-10:00 p.m.
The more things change … the more they continue to change.
So much of cooking, writing, art and music are based on what came before. First there was
meat. Then there was fire. Then came sous-vide. Ed dissects the evolution of a dish and the
public’s changing tastes. He tries his hand at cooking alternative meats (like alligator); enjoys a
recipe that has stood the test of time, Maw Maw’s Ravioli from Hog & Hominy’s Andrew Ticer
and Michael Hudman; and creates a quickly disappearing dim sum dish with Stuart Brioza, as
he looks toward the future of the food chain.
GlobeTrekker “Globe Trekker Food Hour: Sicily”
Thursday, November 6, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Rosie discovers the cultural and historical influences that define contemporary Sicilian cuisine.
Occupations by the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Normans, the French and the Spanish have
all played their part by introducing techniques and ingredients that have created one of the most
layered and intriguing global cuisines. Very closely related is religious and spiritual life, Sicilian
cuisine is above all a reflection of the island's cultural and historical events.
Salute to the Troops: In Performance at the White House – PBS Arts Fall Festival
Friday, November 7, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
President Obama and First Lady, Michelle Obama welcome Willie Nelson, John Fogerty, Mary
J. Blige, Romeo Santos, Common, Daughtry, plus performing members of the armed services to
offer a musical tribute to the service and sacrifice of our troops and the often overlooked
contribution of their families back home.
Art in the 21st Century, Season 7 “Secrets”
Friday, November 7, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
How do artists make the invisible visible? What hidden
elements persist in their work? Elliott Hundley, Trevor Paglen and Arlene Shechet share some
of the secrets that are intrinsic to their work.
Art in the 21st Century, Season 7 “Legacy”
Friday, November 7, 2014, 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Why do we break with some traditions and perpetuate others?
Tania Bruguera, Abraham Cruzvillegas and Wolfgang Laib use life experiences and family
heritage to explore new aesthetic terrain.
Austin City Limits “Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds”
Saturday, November 8, 2014, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Noir rock hits ACL with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The
Australian group’s set ranges across their 30-year career, from their first album to their latest,
Push the Sky Away.
Food Forward “Seeds of Change”
Sunday, November 9, 2014, 4:00-4:30 p.m.
Seeds represent hope, a new beginning. Amid battles over GMO
crops and monocultures that dominate American farmlands, FOOD FORWARD travels to meet
seed savers pursuing grassroots alternatives. From the dry deserts of Arizona to corn and
soybean growers in Iowa and Illinois, genetic diversity does matter and the roots of change are
taking hold.
Masterpiece Contemporary “Page Eight”
Sunday, November 9, 2014, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
An aging spy stumbles on an international scandal that could bring
down the British government. But will it bring down his own career first? Bill Nighy (Love
Actually) stars, with Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient) and
Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener), who plays the agent’s mysterious next-door neighbor.
Written and directed by Sir David Hare (Oscar-nominated adapter of The Reader and The
Hours).
Masterpiece Classic “The Paradise, Series 2” Episode Seven
Sunday, November 9, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
A ghost story brings Moray and Denise back together. A traveling
photographer makes a big impression on Clara.
Masterpiece Contemporary “Worricker”
Sundays, November 9-16, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Bill Nighy reprises his role as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker in a follow-up to the acclaimed “Page
Eight.” Written and directed by David Hare, the top-tier cast includes Christopher Walken,
Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes.
Masterpiece Contemporary “Worricker” “Turks & Caicos”
Sunday, November 9, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Worricker has just left his job at MI5. He escapes to the distant
islands of Turks & Caicos, where an order from the CIA unexpectedly puts him back to work.
Antiques Roadshow “Miami Beach” (Hour Two)
Monday, November 10, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
In Miami Beach, Florida, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L.
Walberg is beachcombing for tips from appraiser Kevin Zavian about how to buy and sell gold.
Highlights include an archive of correspondence and photos, circa 1965, marking the friendship
between a cigar-loving Winston Churchill and the guest’s Cuban great-aunt and uncle; a
stunning 1908 example of New Orleans’ Newcomb College pottery; and an heirloom collection
of vintage diamond rings and a necklace, estimated to be worth $80,000 to $100,000.
Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey
Monday, November 10, 2014, 10:00-11:30 p.m.
Watch a portrait of the U.S. sled hockey team as they
prepare for and participate in the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Sled hockey, also
known as “murderball on blades,” is played as aggressively as able-bodied hockey — but these
players battle with their sticks, sharp sled runners and the serrated ice picks used to propel their
sleds. Strapped into molded sleds, they’re often playing at eye level with the fast-moving puck in
this game of force, speed and strategy.
Virginia International Tattoo -- A Scottish Tradition with an American Spirit
Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Designed to be a signature event of the United States of America
Vietnam War Commemoration, the 2014 Tattoo honored our Vietnam War veterans and their
families. More than 28,000 people attended the show in May 2014, and now you can see all the
wonder and spectacle from your home.
Navy Seals – Their Untold Story
Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Premiering on Veterans Day, this program recounts the
ticking-clock missions of the “Commandoes of the Deep” through firsthand accounts —
including that of a D-Day demolition team member — and through never-before-seen footage,
home movies and personal mementoes. Admirals, master chiefs, clandestine operators,
demolitioneers and snipers reveal how U.S. Navy SEALs morphed into the world’s most
admired commandoes.
Nature “Leave It to Beavers”
Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
A growing number of scientists, conservationists and
grassroots environmentalists have come to regard beavers as overlooked tools in the effort to
reverse the disastrous effects of global warming and worldwide water shortages. View these
industrious rodents, once valued for their fur or hunted as pests, in a new light through the eyes
of this novel assembly of beaver enthusiasts and “employers” who reveal the ways in which the
presence of beavers can transform and revive landscapes. With their skills as natural builders
and brilliant hydro-engineers, beavers are being recruited to accomplish everything from finding
water in a bone-dry desert to recharging water tables and coaxing life back into damaged lands.
Nova “Emperor’s Ghost Army”
Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
To defend himself in the afterlife, the first Emperor of China,
Qin Shi Huang, was buried in a vast mausoleum accompanied by around 9,000 life-sized
terracotta statues. With exclusive access to groundbreaking new research, NOVA investigates
the secrets of how and why the astonishing figures were made and the technology behind the
still lethal and highly-advanced crossbows, spears, and swords carried by the clay warriors.
How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson “Sound”
Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Imagine a world without the power to capture or transmit
sound. Journey with Johnson to the Arcy sur Cure caves in northern France, where he finds the
first traces of the desire to record sound — 10,000 years ago. He also learns about the
difference that radio made in the civil rights movement and discovers that telephone inventor
Alexander Graham Bell thought that the best use for his invention was long-distance jam
sessions. During an ultrasound on a pregnant dolphin, he realizes just how big a role sound has
played in medicine. The unsung heroes of sound have had an impact on our working lives, race
relations, saving lives and the radical alteration of cities.
A Chef’s Life, Season 2 “Apples”
Thursday, November 13, 2014, 9:00-9:30 p.m.
As Vivian returns from her Mississippi trip, she confronts her
long absence from the dinner service at Chef and the Farmer. She visits an heirloom apple tree
collector, Creighton Leigh, the Johnny Appleseed of the southern apple, who grows 800
varieties in the rolling hills of North Carolina’s Piedmont. Savory and sweet heirloom apples
make an appearance on the menu. Vivian, Ben, Theo and Flo don boots and grab shovels to
plant their own southern apple tree on their Deep Run property.
The Mind of a Chef, Season 3 “Bourbon”
Thursday, November, 13, 2014, 9:30-10:00 p.m.
What makes bourbon the classic American spirit, and why is it so
closely associated with Kentucky? Ed and his band of merry men and women, including
whiskey patriarch Julian Van Winkle, Matt Jamie from Bourbon and Barrel Foods, chef Paul Qui
and special guest and bourbon-lover Aisha Tyler, set out to distill this prized and often
misunderstood liquor down to its many parts and enjoy it both in the glass and on the plate.
GlobeTrekker “Globe Trekker Food Hour: Ireland”
Thursday, November 13, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Bobby samples oysters in Galway, fishes for salmon in
Connemara, plays a tune or two with The Chieftains in Westport, visits the Nenagh Agricultural
Show, judges a baking competition in Tipperary and learns the history of Guinness in Dublin.
Hitmakers – PBS Arts Fall Festival
Friday, November 14, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
HITMAKERS is an up-close look at the music industry’s
resilience in the digital age, from the perspective of groundbreaking artists, music label
mavericks and game-changing managers. These crucial players have shaped the music
business over the past 100 years, changing pop culture in the process. Today’s artists
challenge the paradigm further, taking control of their careers and sometimes shucking the
system altogether to record and release music on their own. Record labels large and small also
have found they must innovate to thrive. Entertaining and thoughtful, HITMAKERS boasts an
unforgettable soundtrack. The special features interviews and performances from notable artists
such as Melissa Etheridge, The Roots’ Questlove, Sharon Jones, rising DJ/producer Steve Aoki
and many more.
Art in the 21st Century, Season 7 “Fiction”
Friday, November 14, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
What makes a compelling story? Exploring the virtues of
ambiguity, Omer Fast, Katharina Grosse and Joan Jonas mix genres and merge aesthetic
disciplines to discern not simply what stories mean, but how and why they come to have
meaning.
Austin City Limits “Los Lobos/Thao & The Get Down Stay Down”
Saturday, November 15, 2014, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Explore contemporary California rock with Los Lobos and Thao
& The Get Down Stay Down. Veteran rockers Los Lobos perform a 40th anniversary career
overview. Lively folk rockers Thao & The Get Down Stay Down play songs from their LP We the
Common.
Food Forward “SOS: Save Our Soil”
Sunday, November 16, 2014, 4:00-4:30 p.m.
The top six inches of soil are the most precious, but least
understood, ecosystem on earth — yet we continue to treat soil like dirt. FOOD FORWARD gets
down and dirty with large-scale Midwestern composters, California carbon farmers reversing
climate change and a West Virginia poultry farmer creating “biochar” from chicken poop.
Explore new frontiers beneath our feet that just might save our soil.
Masterpiece Classic “The Paradise, Series 2” Episode Eight
Sunday, November 16, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Clémence returns, bringing emotions to a boil. Denise, Moray,
Katherine and Tom reach a mutual understanding.
Masterpiece Contemporary “Worricker” “Salting the Battlefield”
Sunday, November 16, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
The Worricker trilogy concludes with Johnny (Bill Nighy) and
Margot (Helena Bonham Carter) managing to stay ahead of an international dragnet all across
Europe. British Prime Minister Alec Beasley (Ralph Fiennes) and old MI5 colleague Jill Tankard
(Judy Davis) desperately want Johnny back — but for different reasons. Who will win this
frenzied game of spy versus spy? Written and directed by David Hare.
Antiques Roadshow “Miami Beach” (Hour Three)
Monday, November 17, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg meets
appraiser Eric Silver at Miami’s Wolfsonian Museum to examine its large collection of World’s
Fair objects — from souvenir ash trays to Fair objects to spectacular works of fine art. Highlights
include a rare Qing Dynasty (early 18th-century) vase; a 1956 Gretsch Chet Atkins Model 6120
guitar; and a charming oil painting by popular Victorian artist John George Brown, valued at
$40,000 to $50,000.
Independent Lens “Happiness”
Monday, November 17, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Peyangki is a nine-year-old monk living in Laya, a Bhutanese
village perched high in the Himalayas. The nearest road is a three-day walk distant, and
Peyangki has never even left his village. In 2012, however, the world comes to him: Laya will at
long last be connected to electricity, and the first television will flicker on before Peyangki’s
eyes. He will have access to 46 television stations for 13 hours every day. How will these
images shape a child so isolated from commerce, materialism and celebrity?
Finding Your Roots, Season 2 “The British Invasion”
Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Sally Field learns that she descends from William Bradford,
who arrived on the Mayflower and helped his fellow Puritans establish their new lives in colonial
America. Her ancestors sided with the British crown during the war for independence and paid
the ultimate price. Deepak Chopra’s family made a similar gamble while living under harsh
British rule in India — his grandparents pledged their loyalty to the British in hopes of achieving
a higher place in society, and his father chose to fight alongside British soldiers during WWII.
Sting’s ancestors, who fueled Great Britain’s world dominance during the Pax Britannica by
building its merchant ships and working in its coal mines, toiled under unbearable working
conditions and Dickensian poverty.
Finding Your Roots, Season 2 “Ancient Roots”
Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
“Ancient Roots” traces the family histories of three
quintessential voices in American life. All descend from ancestors who were part of the wave of
Greek immigrants in the early decades of the 20th century. But along the way, the stories of
their Greek ancestors were lost. Tina Fey’s fifth great-grandfather survived a terrible massacre
and became a hero in the Greek War of Independence. David Sedaris’ ancestors were also
touched by the Greek War of Independence. Their home village was raided by the Ottoman
military and David’s great-grand-aunt was taken captive — never to see her family again.
George Stephanopoulos’ family was willing to sacrifice themselves in the struggle against the
Nazi occupation of Greece during World War I.
Frontline “Firestone and the Warlord”
Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 10:00-11:30 p.m.
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the relationship between Firestone and the infamous
Liberian warlord Charles Taylor. Based on the inside accounts of Americans who ran the
company's Liberia rubber plantation, and diplomatic cables and court documents, the
investigation reveals how Firestone conducted business during the brutal Liberian civil war.
Nature “Invasion of the Killer Whales”
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
As the ice shrinks in the Arctic, polar bears are struggling to
survive in a fast melting world. Although classified a marine mammal, the polar bear is not
adapted to hunting in the water. And it is certainly no match for the world’s greatest aquatic
hunter — the killer whale. In the last few years, scientists have noted an ever-growing number
of killer whales in Arctic waters in the summer months. More and more have been attracted to
these hunting grounds by the growing expanse of open water. They attack the same prey as the
polar bears: seals, narwhal, belugas and bowhead whales.
Nova “Killer Landslides”
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
In less than two minutes in March, a one-square-mile field of
debris slammed into the Washington state community of Oso, killing 41 and destroying nearly
50 homes. Drawing on analyses of other recent landslides around the world, geologists are
investigating what triggered the deadliest U.S. landslide in decades and whether climate change
is increasing the risk of similar disasters around the globe.
To Catch a Comet
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
On November 11, billions of kilometers from Earth, a
spacecraft orbiter and lander will do what no other has dared to attempt: land on the volatile
surface of a comet as it zooms around the sun at 67,000 km/hr. If successful, it could help peer
into our past and unlock secrets of our origins.
A Chef’s Life, Season 2 “The Fish Episode, Y’all”
Thursday, November 20, 2014, 9:00-9:30 p.m.
Vivian presents a few of the many ways fish makes its
appearance in southern cooking. She learns the rules of a good Eastern North Carolina fish
stew: Make it a social event. Use whole hog bacon. Resist your urge to stir! And most important,
start crackin’ eggs and don’t forget a side of white bread. Vivian goes to the source of all things
seafood with a fishing trip with Ms. Lillie and Mary on beautiful Emerald Isle.
The Mind of a Chef, Season 3 “Winter”
Thursday, November 20, 2014, 9:30-10:00 p.m.
Over generations, preservation techniques developed to help
humans cope with the scarcity of the season. The adherence to seasonality at Magnus
Nilsson’s Fäviken means that these techniques are maintained and the restaurant can continue
serving food throughout the barren months. This episode explores the ways that the
Scandinavian people have survived winter through the practice of preservation and aging.
GlobeTrekker “Globe Trekker Food Hour: Scandinavia”
Thursday, November 20, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Merrilees takes a culinary tour around Scandinavia, a region infused with Viking history and
heritage. She begins her travels at a Viking festival, learns how to smoke herring in a Swedish
village, assists with the smorgasbord at the Midsummer Festival, prepares moose with Lars
Backman - the inspiration for the Swedish Chef on "The Muppet Show" - and cooks with the
Sami people at the Arctic Circle.
Great Performances “Cats” – PBS Arts Fall Festival
Saturday, November 21, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
One of musical theater’s biggest blockbusters returns to GREAT
PERFORMANCES for an encore presentation. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats reigned over an
18-year Broadway run and unending touring productions that continue to travel the globe.
Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Webber’s hit-filled stage version
boasts musical highlights aplenty, including Elaine Paige’s return to her original role as
Grizabella, the faded “glamour cat” singing the show-stopping ballad “Memory.”
Austin City Limits “Eric Church”
Saturday, November 22, 2014, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Country music rocks on ACL with Eric Church. The country
superstar performs tunes from his hit album The Outsiders.
Food Forward “Modern Milk”
Sunday, November 23, 2014, 4:00-4:30 p.m.
American dairy is undergoing a renaissance. A cottage industry of
dairy farmers, cheese makers and creameries is creating delicious alternatives to industrial milk.
In this episode, meet West Coast raw milk revolutionaries, Vermont cheese entrepreneurs
making serious cheddar, and ice cream innovators in San Francisco and New York City.
Jay Leno: The Mark Twain Prize
Sunday, November 23, 2014, 8:00-10:00 p.m.; rpt. Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 9:00-11:00
p.m.
This special celebrates “Tonight Show” host, comedian and
performer Jay Leno, the latest recipient of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American
Humor. From the stage of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,
DC, a lineup of the biggest names in comedy salutes the 17th recipient of the humor prize.
Richard Pryor: Icon
Sunday, November 23, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Richard Pryor’s impact on the craft of comedy and today’s top
comics is legendary and unrivaled. This program surveys the profound and enduring influence
of one of the greatest American comics of all time.
Cold War Road Show: American Experience
Sunday, November 23, 2104, 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Revisit one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of modern
history — the unprecedented barnstorming across America by Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev, the world leader of Communism and America’s arch-nemesis, during 13 days in
1959.
Antiques Roadshow “Finders Keepers”
Monday, November 24, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Tucked behind a fireplace, buried in a cotton field, mistaken for
insulation in the ceiling of a basement … some treasures show up where you least expect to
find them. In this special, ROADSHOW shines a spotlight on items whose discovery was a
happy accident. Examples include a formerly buried Weller Coppertone vase that the guest
almost tripped over, valued at $2,500 to $3,000, and a collection of Cole Porter and Monty
Woolley letters, appraised for $50,000 to $70,000, that were saved from the dumpster in true
trash-to-treasure fashion.
Independent Lens “Muscle Shoals/Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story”
Monday, November, 24, 2014, 10:00 p.m.-12:00midnight
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, is the unlikely breeding ground for
some of America’s most creative and defiant music. At its heart is Rick Hall, founder of FAME
Studios, who brought black and white together in Alabama’s cauldron of racial hostility to create
music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the “Muscle Shoals sound” and the
Swampers, the house band at FAME. In this joyful film, Greg Allman, Bono, Clarence Carter,
Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge and others bear witness to
Muscle Shoals’ magnetism and mystery. This program airs with the short film “Waiting for a
Train: The Toshio Hirano Story.”
Finding Your Roots, Season 2 “Decoding Our Past”
Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Deval Patrick is the first African-American governor of
Massachusetts and Jessica Alba is an actress who proudly embraces her Mexican-American
heritage. But cutting-edge DNA analysis reveals that the family trees contain a far more diverse
range of cultures and races. Alba descends from Jewish and Mayan ancestors and the official
cartographer of France’s King Louis XIV. Deval Patrick’s roots lead to a black homesteader in
Colorado and a white master who gave his former slave land after the Civil War. DNA is used to
delve deeper into the families of other guests in the series, including Valerie Jarrett and
Anderson Cooper, and to overcome dead ends on host Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s own tree. The
secrets encoded in their genomes challenge these guests’ ideas about their families’ histories
and their identities today.
Nature “My Life as a Turkey”
Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Deep in the wilds of Florida, writer and naturalist Joe Hutto
(portrayed by Jeff Palmer) was given the rare opportunity to raise wild turkeys from chicks.
Hutto spent each day out and about as a “wild turkey” with his family of chicks. Eventually, he
had to let his children grow up and go off on their own but, as it turned out, this was harder than
he ever imagined. Hutto’s story eventually became a book, Illuminations in the Flatlands.
Nature “An Original DUCKumentary”
Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
Ducks fly through the air on short stubby wings — traveling in
large, energy-efficient formations over thousands of miles. There are some 120 species of them,
representing a wide variety of shapes, sizes and behaviors. Some are noisy and gregarious,
others shy and elusive. They are familiar animals we think we know. But most of us don’t really
know these phenomenal, sophisticated creatures at all. This program follows a wood duck
family as a male and female create a bond, migrate together across thousands of miles, nurture
and protect a brood of chicks, then come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds.
Nature “The Private Life of Deer”
Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
From coast to coast, some 30 million white-tailed deer make
their home in the United States. Deer are the most highly studied mammals in the world, but
does the typical homeowner with deer in the yard know how long deer can live? When they
sleep? How many babies a doe can have each year? Enter the hidden world of white-tailed deer
outfitted with night-vision cameras and GPS tracking equipment to see them not as common
backyard creatures, but as intelligent, affectionate family members.
A Chef’s Life, Season 2 “Obviously, It’s Pecans”
Thursday, November 27, 2014, 9:00-9:30 p.m.
It’s November, y’all, and that means it’s busy at Chef and the
Farmer. Vivian is feeling the stress of running the restaurant after suspending her sous chef and
preparing for her own Thanksgiving feast. She and Ms. Scarlett head to Ms. Scarlett’s family
farm where they source their pecans and have a run-in with Uncle Dwight’s wild boar. On
Thanksgiving, dozens of people assemble in Ben and Vivian’s Deep Run home. The only thing
missing is the Thanksgiving turkey. As Ben puts it, “Sometimes you eat the turkey. Sometimes
the turkey eats you.”
The Mind of a Chef, Season 3 “Spring”
Thursday, November 27, 2014, 9:30-10:00 p.m.
After a long winter, the arrival of spring awakens the delicate
flavors of young herbs. The sun remains perched in the sky until midnight, the temperature
climbs and life returns to the once snow-covered landscape. This episode takes advantage of
this brief window of time to explore the ingredients of spring in Sweden.
GlobeTrekker “Globe Trekker Food Hour: Mexico”
Thursday, November 27, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Tyler kicks off his culinary adventure in Mexico City, where he explores the vibrant markets and
discovers the potent chilies of the region. He travels next to Oaxaca, the heartland of cactus and
mescal, the sister drink of tequila. Later Tyler samples chocolate in Puebla and whips up mole,
the national dish. He celebrates at a festival devoted to vanilla and ends his journey on the east
coast, where Mexican and Caribbean flavors combine to influence the local cuisine.
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home – PBS Arts Fall Festival
Friday, November 28, 9:00-10:30 p.m.
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth brings it home —
to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, that is — to perform music from her career. With a classically
trained voice set off by a gift for acting and comedy, Chenoweth appears at a state-of-the-art
theater that now bears her name, performing Broadway, television and film songs like “Popular”
and “For Good” from Wicked, songs from her acclaimed performances on “Glee” and music
from Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and many more. Backed by a 13-piece orchestra
led by musical director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Chenoweth welcomes song and dance friends
from Broadway in a program sure to be unforgettable.
Rick Steves' European Christmas
Saturday, November 29, 2014, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
After producing a hundred of his travel shows, Rick Steves and
his public television crew finally celebrated Christmas in Europe. Rick and his gang brought
home a vivid and intimate look at how seven diverse cultures celebrate Christmas. From
England to Norway, Burgundy to Bavaria, and Rome to the top of the Swiss Alps, this special
gets you down on the carpet with wide-eyed children, up in the loft with the finest choirs, and
into the kitchen with grandma and all her secrets. You'll experience traditional European
Christmas like never before: from flaming puddings and minced pies in jolly old England to
angelic girls' choirs sporting flickering crowns of candles in Olso. From grandpa reading the
Bible high in Switzerland to the pope in a jam-packed St. Peter's basilica for midnight Mass.
Above all, you'll be treated to traditional European holiday music -- unfamiliar to most American
ears -- performed by families and choirs in their homes, chapels and cathedrals.
Best of 50s Pop (My Music)
Saturday, November 29, 2014, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The Best Of 50s Pop presents the top pop hits of the Fifties, full of smooth harmonies, joyful
melodies and warm vocals by singers and groups who brought songs of love and optimism to
listeners tuned to their AM radios. It was a simpler, romantic time with classic tunes and
immortal voices that bring back those happy memories with songs and artists such as Patti
Page, The Crew Cuts, The Four Lads, The Four Aces, Frankie Lane, Mel Carter and more.
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw
Saturday, November 29, 2014, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
As seen and heard by more than 80,000 people in the Latter
Day Saint Conference Center (located in Salt Lake City, Utah), Christmas with the Mormon
Tabernacle features Tony Award-winning tenor Alfie Boe and internationally renowned TV
personality Tom Brokaw. As a surprise guest, the Choir also welcomed Gail "Hal" Halvorsen,
the well-known "Candy Bomber" of the Berlin Airlift. Together with the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Bells on Temple Square, these three special guests
bring an unprecedented excitement to the stage that brought all in attendance to their feet more
than once during the night.
50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary
Saturday, November 29, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary is a documentary that
celebrates the impact of the preeminent trio that brought folk music to America's mass
audiences, combining their artistry with their activism and inspiration over the last 50 years. The
program will feature powerful, moving, performances by Peter, Paul and Mary starting with the
era of the group's emergence in Greenwich Village through the Civil Rights and anti-war eras
where their anthems provided America's soundtrack of social and political change into the 21st
century where their legacy and music continues to inform, inspire and enrich successive
generations - still providing a moral compass for the way we live our lives.
Renee Fleming - Christmas in New York
Sunday, November 30, 2014, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
The essence of the city during the most wonderful time of year is
captured in a series of intimate and unique musical performances on Christmas in New York.
For this holiday special, American soprano Renee Fleming and special guests bring the iconic
Christmas season in New York to homes across America. Live musical performances,
interviews and scenes filmed around the city during the holidays make this an unforgettable
musical experience.
Downton Abbey Rediscovered
Sunday, November 30, 2014, 9:00-10:30 p.m.
Relive treasured moments from Downton Abbey’s first four
seasons and get a tantalizing preview of what’s in store for the Crawleys and the staff in Season
5. Video clips, cast interviews and behind-the-scenes footage help answer some burning
questions: Is Lady Mary ready for romance? Did Mr. Bates kill Mr. Green? What will become of
Edith’s baby? Carson and Mrs. Hughes — will they or won’t they? Celebrate the joys, triumphs
and intrigue taking place at Downton Abbey — upstairs and down.