DECEMBER Program Guide 2015 316-838-3090 320 West 21st Street North,, KS 67203 tv8@kpts.org
Look for this Tuesday, December 1 @ 7PM Celebrate 30 years of musical holiday magic and 40 years of groundbreaking Fresh Aire compositions with this milestone special from the American group known for blending classical music and rock. Includes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. Join us for ticket opportunities to see Mannheim Steamroller live in concert, including a meet and greet before the show, at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City on December 11th. symbol indicating programs for which you can pledge. Indicates tickets are available for upcoming performances with the pledge of membership. Tuesday, December 8 @ 7PM Join chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich to celebrate the holiday traditions of her native Italy and those of six guests: Christopher Walken, Rita Moreno, Carlo Ponti, Jr., Ann Curry, Marcus Samuelsson and Padma Lakshmi. Tune in tonight for a ticket opportunity to meet Lidia January 17, at Watermark Books. Friday, December 4 @ 7PM Ensuring Pete Townshend s place in the canon of important 20th-century composers, a stunning concert filmed at the Royal Albert Hall and the orchestral version of The Who s seminal rock opera features Pete Townshend, Billy Idol and tenor Alfie Boe. Tuesday, December 8 @ 8:30PM Wednesday, December 2 @ 7PM Take a journey through Christmas in Ireland and celebrate the great traditions of Irish mythology, enjoy superb music-making, singing of Christmas carols and great storytelling, all led by an award-winning cast of Irish dancers, in a night that sparkles with life and a bit of magic! An Irish Christmas will be dancing and singing at the Orpheum Theatre in on Wednesday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available tonight with a donation. Celebrate the legendary guitarist s 70th birthday with this concert in London s iconic Royal Albert Hall, featuring Clapton classics including Wonderful Tonight, Layla and Tears in Heaven. Wednesday, December 9 @ 7PM Enjoy more musical enchantment from Ireland s famed singing group, filmed in Dublin s spectacular 200-year-old Round Room at the Mansion House. Hear new material along with fresh arrangements of their most spellbinding songs. A SALUTE TO Thursday, December 3 @ 7PM Join host Hugh Bonneville to recall the high points of the series storyline and its memorable cast of characters. Watch interviews with Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame and the cast, clips from previous seasons and tantalizing previews of season six. Thursday, December 10 @ 7PM Riverdance-The 20th Anniversary World Tour will be performing two shows, February 9 & 10, 2016, at Hartman Arena tune in tonight for ticket opportunities. Celtic culture invades the world's oldest civilization, as athletic Irish dancers trot and stomp their talents into Eastern hearts in the troupe's first Chinese tour. Millions of fans worldwide follow the Riverdance phenomenon, joined now by enthusiastic audiences in Beijing and 11 other cities.
Friday, December 18 @ 8PM Lincoln Center and New York Philharmonic celebrate the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra with a star-studded concert event featuring Christina Aguilera, Chris Botti, Fantasia, Sutton Foster, Bernadette Peters and Sting. Seth MacFarlane hosts. New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: La Vie Paris Thursday, December 31 @ 7PM Ring in the new year with the Philharmonic and the sounds of Paris, featuring Alan Gilbert and Susan Graham in music by Ravel, Offenbach and saint-saens. ENCORE PRESENTATION Tuesdays, December 15 & 22 @ 9PM FRONTLINE investigates how the NFL denied and worked to refute scientific evidence that violent collisions at the heart of the game are linked to long-term brain injuries. Drawn from a book by ESPN journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, the film tells the hidden story of the NFL s concussion crisis. Winner of a Peabody Award for the best in electronic media for 2013. CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATURING SANTINO FONTANA Monday, December 21 @ 8PM Renowned star of stage and song Santino Fontana and the Muppets from Sesame Street join the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for a magical holiday extravaganza. Sesame Street has been educating and entertaining the world for more than 45 years, but this concert special marks the Muppets' first performance with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. Friday, December 25 @ 8PM Join the revels as Poplar readies itself for Christmas 1960. An unexpected surprise for a grieving mother brings the holiday magic home, while Nonnatus is rocked when one of its own disappears. A film crew promises to make this a memorable Christmas. Special Holiday Programming December 24 7:00 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas 8:00 Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood - A Snowy Day/ Tutu All the Time 8:30 Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood - Daniel s Winter s Adventure/ Neighborhood Nutcracker 9:00 Sesame Street - The Good Bird's Club 9:30 Peg + Cat + Holidays 10:30 Dinosaur Train - Dinosaurs in the Snow/ Cretaceous Conifers 11:00 Super Why - twas The Night Before Christmas 11:30 Peg + Cat + Holidays Afternoon 12:30 Creatures Christmas 1:30 National Christmas Tree Lighting 2015 2:30 Once Upon a Christmas Cherry in the Lab of Shakhashiri 3:30 Arthur's Perfect Christmas 4:30 Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker 5:30 Christmas on the Danube Evening 6:00 The American St. Nick 7:00 Jerusalem: Center of the World 9:00 Tonic Sol-Fa: Greatest Time of Year 10:00 Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers 11:00 Night Before Christmas Carol December 25 12:00 St. Thomas Christmas: Jubilant Light 2015 1:00 Jerusalem: Center of the World 3:00 Nature - Magic of the Snowy Owl 4:00 NOVA - Building The Great Cathedrals 5:00 Arthur's Perfect Christmas 6:00 : Creature Christmas 7:00 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas 8:00 Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood - Daniel s Winter s Adventure/ Neighborhood Nutcracker 8:30 Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood - Snowflake Day! 9:00 Sesame Street - Practice Makes Proud 9:30 Peg + Cat - The Christmas Problem 10:00 Dinosaur Train - Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Parts 1 & 2 10:30 Dinosaur Train - Don s Winter Wish/ Festival of Lights 11:00 Super Why - twas The Night Before Christmas 11:30 Thomas and Friends - Coming Home for Christmas Afternoon 12:00 : Creature Christmas 1:00 Craft in America - Holiday 2:00 Night Before Christmas Carol 3:00 Washburn Holiday Vespers 4:00 : Creature Christmas 5:00 Wordgirl - Don't Mess with the Best/ Peanut Butter Battles
Primetime Featured on previous page. Go to www.kpts.org for the complete December schedule. 8.1 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 31 Mannheim Steamroller Live 30/40 An Irish Christmas Great Performances - Andre Bocelli: Cinema Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love The Red Green Show A Salute to Downton Abbey 60s & 70s Slow Songs (My Music) In Good Shape Pete Townshend s Classic Quadrophenia 5:30 3 Walt Disney: American Experience - Part One Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures Doc Martin - Cats and Sharks Lidia Celebrates America - Home for the Holidays Celtic Woman: Destiny Abbey, Season 5, Episode 4 Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By (My Music) A Salute to Downton Abbey 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music) Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas Riverdance: Live from Beijing Il Volo: Live from Pompeii In Good Shape Josh Groban: Stages Live Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By (My Music) 5:30 3 Walt Disney: American Experience - Part Two Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2 Abbey, Season 5, Episode 5 Finders Keepers Prohibition - A Nation of Drunkards Nature - Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem The The Lawrence Welk Show - Christmas Great House with Julian Fellows - Goodwood House Junk in the Trunk 2 Nature - Magic of the Snowy Owl NOVA - Roman Catacomb Mystery Tracks Ahead Prohibition - A Nation of Scofflaws Jerusalem: Center of the World The The Lawrence Welk Show - New Years The Manners of Downton Abbey: A Masterpiece Special Junk in the Trunk 3 Healthy Body Healthy Mind Live from Lincoln Center - Sinatra: Voice for a Century Doc Martin - Cats and Sharks Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 7 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Santino Fontana NOVA - Roman Building the Great Cathedrals The Carpenters: Close to You (My Music Presents) Abbey, Season 5, Episode 6 Starlight Ballroom (My Music) The Jewel in the Crown - The Moghul Room John Denver: Country Boy A Salute to Downton Abbey Independent Lens - Muscle Shoals/Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story FRONTLINE - League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis Pt. 1 Time Scanners - Colosseum The Red Green Show Second Opinion Healing Quest In Good Shape A Salute to Downton Abbey Doctor Who Vicious Austin City Limits - Tom Waits Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 8 Christmas at Belmont FRONTLINE - League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis Pt. 2 Time Scanners - Jerusalem Tonic Sol-Fa: Greatest Time of Year The Red Green Show Jewel in the Crown - Travelling Companions Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers Vicious Tavis Smiley Vicious Doc Martin - Cats and Sharks 4 The Night Before Christmas Carol Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2015 Vicious A Grand Mercer Christmas Doc Martin - Ever After Doctor Who Vicious Austin City Limits - Phoenix Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 9 Treasures on the Move Prohibition - A Nation of Hypocrites Nature - Animal Misfits Live form Lincoln Center - New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: La Vie Paris In Defense of Food Independent Lens - East of Salinas FRONTLINE - Escaping ISIS Michael Feinstein New Year's Eve at the Rainbow Room Jewel in the Crown - The Moghul Room The Red Green Show In Good Shape - Spirit of the Stairs Doc Martin - Ever After
Primetime Go to www.kpts.org for the complete December schedule. 8.2 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 History Detectives NOVA - Extreme Cave Diving History Detectives NOVA - Meteor Strike History Detectives NOVA - Roman Catacomb Mystery end end end end end end The The The American Pharaoh Jerusalem: Center of the World 4 Nature - Jungle Eagle NOVA - Extreme Cave Diving This Hour American Pharaoh McLaughlin Group Eugene, OR - Hour Three Nature - Jungle Eagle Royal Paintbox The Secrets of Chatsworth Pittsburgh, PA - Hour One Royal Paintbox Craft In America - Holiday Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 4 Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 1 Off the Menu: Asian America Holiday Special Nature - Fortress of the Bears NOVA - Meteor Strike McLaughlin Group Pittsburgh, PA - Hour One Nature - Fortress of the Bears McLaughlin Group Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2 Nature - Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem This Hour The Lidia Celebrates America - Home for the Holidays Great Houses with Julian Fellows - Burghley House Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 2 Salute to Downton Abbey Tavis Smiley Lidia Celebrates America - Home for the Holidays Craft In America - Celebration Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 5 Finders Keepers Prohibition - A Nation of Drunkards Nature - Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem This Hour The Live from Lincoln Center - Sinatra: Voice for a Century Great Houses with Julian Fellows - Goodwood House Junk in the Trunk 2 NOVA - Roman Catacomb Mystery Salute to Downton Abbey Tavis Smiley Live from Lincoln Center - Sinatra: Voice for a Century 4 Salute to Downton Abbey Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 7 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Santino Fontana Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 31 - Spirit of the Stairs (Reprise) History Detectives NOVA - Building the Great Cathedrals end end The McLaughlin Group Junk in the Trunk 2 Nature - Magic of the Snowy Owl Nature - Magic of the Snowy Owl This Hour Prohibition - A Nation of Scofflaws The Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2015 The Manners of Downton Abbey: A Masterpiece Special Junk in the Trunk 3 NOVA - Building the Great Cathedrals Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Santino Fontana Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2015 4 Vicious Abbey, Season 5 - Episode 9 4 Treasures on the Move Prohibition - A Nation of Hypocrites Nature - Animal Misfits In Defense of Food 4 Live from Lincoln Center - New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: La Vie Paris
Primetime Go to www.kpts.org for the complete December schedule. 8.3 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 an Christmas Markets Heart & Soul Smart Travels Heart & Soul Farm Holiday Special Ciao Italia Eat! Drink! Italy! with Vic Rallo Eat! Drink! Italy! with Vic Rallo This Joy of Kosher w/jamie Geller This This Essential Pepin Essential Pepin Essential Pepin Alsatian Christmas Table Christina Cooks Fast Food My Way This This Alsatian Christmas Table Family Travel w/colleen Kelly This This Delicious TV's Vegan Mashup Ciao Italia In The Americas w/david Yetman Music Voyager In The Americas w/david Yetman Music Voyager Simply Ming Martha Bakes In The Americas w/david Yetman Simply Ming Simply Ming Music Voyager In The Americas w/david Yetman Fast Food My Way Music Voyager Simply Ming Heart & Soul In The Americas w/david Yetman Simply Ming Simply Ming Music Voyager In The Americas w/david Yetman Heirloom Meals Christmas Music Voyager Simply Ming In The Americas w/david Yetman Simply Ming Simply Ming Music Voyager In The Americas w/david Yetman Music Voyager Simply Ming Mexico - One Plate At A Time Simply Ming Mon 28 This Simply Ming Tue 29 In The Americas w/david Yetman Wed 30 Music Voyager Thu 31 In The Americas w/david Yetman
8.1 Daytime 6AM - 7PM SUNDAYS WEEKDAYS SATURDAYS 6:00 Sesame Street (CC) (D) Priscilla s Yoga Stretches Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) 6:30 Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) (CC) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) 7:00 Curious George (CC) Nature Cat (M W) (CC) (D) Curious George (T Th F) (CC) Curious George (CC) 7:30 Curious George (CC) Curious George (CC) Curious George (CC) 8:00 (CC) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) (CC) 8:30 (CC) Daniel Tiger s Neighborhood (CC) (D) Clifford the Big Red Dog (CC) (D) Sedg. 9:00 Odd Squad (CC) (D) Co. Sesame Street (CC) (D) DragonflyTV Wed 9:30 WordGirl (CC) Peg + Cat (CC) (D) Space Racers (CC) 10:00 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (CC) (D) Dinosaur Train (CC) (D) This TVG 10:30 SciGirls (CC) (D) TVG Dinosaur Train (CC) (D) HomeTime 11:00 Super Why! (CC) Antiques Roadshow TVG (R) 11:30 Thomas and Friends (CC) (CC) TVG 12:00 This TVG (CC) Motor 12:30 TVG 1:00 Woodsmith 1:30 Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac 2:00 Consuelo Mack WealthTrack (CC) TVRE 2:30 McLaughlin Group (CC) TVRE 3:00 3:30 4:00 - The (CC) TVRE Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (CC) TVRE The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That! (CC) (D) Afternoon Learning (See adjacent column for details.) Odd Squad (CC) (D) Odd Squad (CC) (D) (CC) 4:30 Well Read (CC) All children s programs appear in shaded boxes and are rated TVY unless otherwise noted. Music Voyager Woodsmith The Red Green Show To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé (CC) TVRE Victory Garden's Edible Feast The Best of the Joy of Painting America's Antiques Roadshow TVG (R) Go to www.kpts.org for the complete daytime December schedule. AFTERNOON LEARNING MONDAYS 1:00 Scrapbook Soup (CC) 1:30 Victory Garden s Edible Feast (CC) (D) 2:00 Growing A Greener World (CC) 2:30 Beads, Baubles & Jewels (CC) TUESDAYS 1:00 (CC) 1:30 from Cook s Illustrated (CC) 2:00 Baking with Julia (CC) 2:30 Simply Ming (CC) WEDNESDAYS 1:00 It s Sew Easy (CC) 1:30 Sew It All (CC) 2:00 Quilting Arts (CC) 2:30 Sewing with Nancy (CC) THURSDAYS 1:00 Wyland's Art Studio (CC) 1:30 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell (CC) 2:00 The Jazzy Vegetarian (CC) (D) 2:30 Sit and Be Fit (CC) FRIDAYS 1:00 Quilt in a Day (CC) 1:30 Fons & Porter s Love of Quilting (CC) 2:00 Knitting Daily (CC) 2:30 Knit and Crochet Now! (CC) (D) Martha Speaks (CC) TVY M 1001 Nights (CC) (D) TVY7 T 5PM PBS KIDS Thomas Edison's Secret Lab W BizKid$ (CC) TVY Th WordGirl (CC) (D) TVY F 5:00 end (CC) TVRE 5PM PBS Kids (see adjacent column for details) end (CC) TVRE 5:30 Heartland TVG TVRE Keeping Up Appearances 6:00 As Time Goes By TVG (CC) TVRE 6:30 Joy of Music TVG Friday, January 1, 2016 9AM - 5:30PM SCHEDULE CHANGES / SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Thursday, December 3, 2:00 p.m., The Jazzy Vegetarian, will replace Mexico-One Plate At A Time. Sunday, December 6, 10:00 a.m., Twice As Good will replace Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. Tuesday, December 8, 2:00 p.m., Julia Child - Cooking with Master Chefs will replace Baking with Julia. Monday & Wednesday Starting December 14, 7:00 a.m., Nature Cat will replace Curious George. Thursday, December 17, Noon, Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Filed Trip - Math Race will preempt Wild Kratts and Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! Sunday, December 20, 7:00 a.m., Special episode of Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas. 8:30 a.m., A special episode of : Creature Christmas. Saturday, December 26, 12:30 p.m., Season 5 will replace Music Voyager. Beginning Sunday, December 6 @ 10AM Twin sisters Hadley and Delaney Robertson are the hosts of Twice As Good, a cooking show for kids which encourages nutritious cooking, healthy eating and is an ingenious way to teach science, math, history, and more. Regular programming will be preempted for the
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