WORLD (PT)

12:00 pm 

NOVA  "Quest for Solomon's Mines"  In southern Jordan, University of California San Diego archaeologist Tom Levy leads a team on a quest to learn more about the area of major copper mining they have discovered that coincides with the Bible's timeframe for Solomon. The fabled rich kingdom during the 10th century BCE could have been fueled by the mines at Khirbet en Nahas that may have employed 1,000 workers on an around-the-clock schedule, producing up to 20 tons of copper annually - an early industrial revolution.G

1:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Working for Wildlife"  Professionals and volunteers are in forests and fields - even cities - throughout Idaho working to increase knowledge about wildlife and its chances for survival. Cameras capture "deer tackling" in eastern Idaho; follow scientists and volunteers through deep snows to radio collar the seldom-seen elusive wolverine; and visit a woman raising orphan bears in her backyard in Garden City, adjacent to Boise.G

1:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Coming to My Senses"  Idaho native Alyssa Harad tells how she became obsessed with perfume and its powers and wrote her book Coming to My Senses. Now a resident of Texas, she and host Marcia Franklin discuss what she learned and experienced while learning and experimenting with perfume.G

2:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

3:00 pm 

BBC World News America   NULL

3:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

4:00 pm 

NOVA  "Building The Great Cathedrals"  Consuming the labor of entire cities, sometimes taking 100 years to build, these marvels of human achievement and artistry were carved from 100 million pounds of stone and crafted from mere hand tools. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.G

5:00 pm 

NOVA  "Quest for Solomon's Mines"  In southern Jordan, University of California San Diego archaeologist Tom Levy leads a team on a quest to learn more about the area of major copper mining they have discovered that coincides with the Bible's timeframe for Solomon. The fabled rich kingdom during the 10th century BCE could have been fueled by the mines at Khirbet en Nahas that may have employed 1,000 workers on an around-the-clock schedule, producing up to 20 tons of copper annually - an early industrial revolution.G

6:00 pm 

Secrets of the Dead  "Michelangelo Revealed"  Art historian Antonio Forcellino offers evidence of the artist's involvement with a clandestine fellowship trying to reform the Catholic Church from within. This film reveals brave religious expression, personal vendettas, cover-ups and an artist trying to reconcile loyalty to the church and his personal beliefs.G

7:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

8:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   A positive turn in the fiscal cliff crisis as House Republicans agree to meet on Sunday night to resume talks after a day of finger-pointing and complaining in Washington. NBR's Washington Bureau Chief Darren Gersh has the latest. If you used your smart phone to shop this Christmas. D

8:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

9:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

10:00 pm 

NOVA  "Quest for Solomon's Mines"  In southern Jordan, University of California San Diego archaeologist Tom Levy leads a team on a quest to learn more about the area of major copper mining they have discovered that coincides with the Bible's timeframe for Solomon. The fabled rich kingdom during the 10th century BCE could have been fueled by the mines at Khirbet en Nahas that may have employed 1,000 workers on an around-the-clock schedule, producing up to 20 tons of copper annually - an early industrial revolution.G

11:00 pm 

Secrets of the Dead  "Michelangelo Revealed"  Art historian Antonio Forcellino offers evidence of the artist's involvement with a clandestine fellowship trying to reform the Catholic Church from within. This film reveals brave religious expression, personal vendettas, cover-ups and an artist trying to reconcile loyalty to the church and his personal beliefs.G