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November 1, 2009
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12:00 am 
Austin City Limits  "M. Ward/Okkervil River"  M. Ward graduates from guest spots to his own headline performance, highlighting his latest album, Hold Time. Austin indie rock favorite Okkervil River follows.G

1:00 am 
Nature  "Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions"  Cloud, the wild, nearly white stallion of the Arrowhead Mountains of Montana, is now a confident band stallion in his prime. He has two maturing sons: Bolder, his by birth but raised in a rival stallion's band, and Flint, sired by another stallion but raised by Cloud. Bolder has gathered some mares; Flint has joined a bachelor group of young guns. Who will rise to challenge Cloud?G

2:00 am 
Frontline  "Close to Home"  Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles how the middle class is faring in this recession through stories of the people whom she has come to know at the hair salon she has frequented for 20 years. From well-to-do bankers to struggling actors, various clients' lives intersect at this New York City salon - and each client has a story to tell.G

3:00 am 
Mi-5   Zaf infiltrates a British al-Qaeda cell and is living alongside two young Muslim extremists in an attempt to influence one to become an MI5 double agent. The stakes are raised when the cell's leader announces a plan to attack London with a state-of-the-art bomb.G

4:00 am 
Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology  "Evolution Through Time"  Chronicles the development of life on Earth.G

4:30 am 
Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology  "Glaciers"  Presents the properties of glaciers and assesses their importance in sculpting Earth's surface.G

5:00 am 
Inside Out  "Stressed to the Limit"  If a stressful day can make us sick, how does stress get under the skin? This lesson seeks answers, exploring various topics of health psychology, including the fight-or-flight response, lymphocytes, cytokines, heart disease, and the psychosocial lure of cigarette smoking. Cancer survivor, Cindy Lauren and her support group are a window for discussion of important issues such as control, social support, resilience, and the search for meaning. D

5:30 am 
Inside Out  "The Enduring Self"  The classroom avenger on a deadly rampage, couples who discover their incompatibility after marriage, recruiters seeking applicants with a rare combination of traits - all reflect the range of issues that fall within the scope of personality. This episode looks briefly at personality from traditional perspectives before focusing on contemporary research: the big five personality traits, personality inventories, and Albert Bandura's social-cognitive perspective. The program continues to probe the dimensions of just who we are by looking at studies of the self and self esteem with Hazel Markus, Claude Steele, and other prominent psychologists. D

6:00 am 
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood  "Mister Rogers Talks About Pets"  Mister Rogers takes Barney, the dog, out for a walk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ana decides what she'd really like for her birthday is a kitten. Lady Elaine Fairchilde is very busy planning a big birthday parade for Ana with a whale, apes, and Purple Panda. D

6:30 am 
Curious George  "For The Birds/Curious George-Asaurus"  George tries to squirrel-proof the birdhouse when he finds Jumpy Squirrel is stealing bird seeds.G

7:00 am 
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies  "Things That Go Yip, Howl and Screech in the Night/Cracking The Code"  Things That Go Yip, Howl and Screech in the Night - Max is having a sleepover with his friends Benny (the bird), Bo and Karla. Everyone's excited, until they start hearing some very unfamiliar sounds. Benny is scared, until Mama, with the help of some fun movies, helps Benny understand and get over the sounds that are making him scared. D

7:30 am 
Peep and the Big Wide World  "There's No Place Like Home/Flipping Newton"  There's No Place Like Home - Quack sets out to prove that HIS pond is the best and biggest pond in all the world. The kids are setting up a lemonade stand. How much juice is there in 2 lemons? The kids try to estimate the volume of liquid held in a lemon and in a pitcher as they mix lemonade. D

8:00 am 
Plaza Sesamo   This episode is dedicated to the letter "B" and the number 7. In another chapter of "How To" we will learn how to make soap bubbles. Also, we will listen to an amusing song that Ernie sings, while he takes a bath with his rubber ducky. D

8:30 am 
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps  "Angelina and the New Music Store/Angelina and Ms. Mimi"  Angelina and the New Music Store - Angelina wants to celebrate the opening of her dad's new music store with a splashy party and a musical production. She enlists Marco and Vici to play some of the instruments that will be sold in the store. The trouble is, Mrs. Thimble, whose store is directly across the street, doesn't appreciate the loud music that interferes with her daily nap. D

9:00 am 
Bob the Builder  "Adventures in the Valley"  Mr. Bentley is organizing a special parade to announce Sunflower Valley's very first mayor! Bob and the machines are putting up lights and building a special podium for the big announcement. When sneaky Spud takes a look at the gold envelope containing the new mayor's name, Mr. Bentley wonders if it could be him. He becomes so obsessed with finding out the name of the new mayor that his preparations go seriously awry. D

9:30 am 
Franny's Feet  "Happy Halloween/Snowy Jamaica"  A) Franny lands in a pumpkin patch, where she meets Ginny, who is growing a huge pumpkin for the fall festival. Ginny is determined to win first prize in the giant pumpkin contest - but unfortunately, a bigger pumpkin earns the blue ribbon. The girls then enter the pumpkin decorating contest, and have so much fun, they no longer care about winning. D

10:00 am 
Thomas & Friends  "Being Careful"  A photograph of the engines is being taken for a big billboard. Diesel accidentally rolls in front of the camera obscuring Thomas and he decides that Diesel did it on purpose. When Thomas collects and then accidentally ruins the billboard, a new photograph is ordered. D

10:30 am 
Animalia  "Taking A Guilt Trip"  Ever since Alex helped the Creeper escape from the portal, the boy has been wracked with guilt. Alex has the naive and unrealistic hope that he can convince the Creeper to turn over a new leaf. The Creeper is willing to play along with Alex. D

11:00 am 
Saddle Club  "Trail Ride - Part I"  Max leads an overnight ride for the three friends and others from the stable. Veronica wants the landowner's son, Phil, to notice her and rides off into disaster. Part 1 of 2G

11:30 am 
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack   This week Consuelo Mack WealthTrack explores why the economic recovery could be much stronger than anticipated, and the ballooning federal deficit much more damaging. Consuelo sits down for a rare one-on-one interview with contrarian market observer and historian James Grant, publisher of the influential newsletter, Grant's Interest Rate Observer.Guest: James Grant, Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer. D

12:00 pm 
To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe   FLU SHOT FIASCO: Can a flu shot shortage topple health care reform?A "WOMAN'S" WORK: A new study finds girls not only do more chores than boys, but the more their fathers work, the more time children spend on housework.A MIGHTY LONG WAY: In her new memoir, Carlotta Walls LaNier shares her story as one of the original Little Rock Nine and discusses the state of race relations in the U.S. today. D

12:30 pm 

1:00 pm 
Your Brush with Nature  "Snow Covered Path"  Natural elements, like muddy puddles, can be used to lead you into the composition. The flat light on a cloud-covered winter day keeps all colors muted.G

1:30 pm 
America Sews with Sue Hausmann  "Decorative Fabric Weaving"  Guest Joyce Drexler teaches how to "stitch and weave" beautiful embellishments for pillows. She then demonstrates how to add texture and the easy way to block and create your pillow tops.Quick Project: Serger T-shirts Fancy Band with Jody Hooker. D

2:00 pm 
Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting  "Curved Paper Piecing - Grandmother's Daisy Garden"  Sewing educator Jodie Davis demonstrates her unique and easy way to do curved paper piecing. D

2:30 pm 
Hometime  "Historic Summer Home - Structural Upgrades"  Dean, Miriam and the HOMETIME crew remove cabinets, asbestos flooring and a concrete slab, then ingeniously reinforce sagging walls and pour a new concrete kitchen floor. D

3:00 pm 
The New Yankee Workshop  "The Pantry"  Norm designs and builds a custom pantry cabinet for the dream kitchen with creative storage ideas for the inside of the door. Part 5 of 9G

3:30 pm 
This Old House  "Newton Centre Project, Part 4 of 16"  Host Kevin O'Connor meets general contractor Tom Silva in the kitchen to see some bizarre and inadequate framing that he recently discovered in the old kitchen ceiling. As a result, they have to reinforce and level the entire ceiling using an angle iron, a laser level and multiple new LVLs. Then, Kevin visits Long Island, New York, with architect Russell Versaci to learn about the origins of the house style, the Dutch Colonial Revival. D

4:00 pm 
Ask This Old House  "Installing Aluminum Gutters & Downspouts/Energy-Efficient"  General contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install new aluminum gutters and downspouts. Then Tom, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook ask, "What is it?" Afterward, Richard helps a homeowner install a new energy-efficient clothes washer and dryer. D

4:30 pm 
The Victory Garden  "Urban Oasis"  THE VICTORY GARDEN goes coast to coast today, starting with host Jamie Durie's visit to a city oasis that sits atop the Frank Gehry-designed Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Then, what do the rapper 50-Cent, actress Bette Midler and the Broadway show Wicked all have in common? Victory gardens! All of these folks are working with the New York Restoration Project's citywide effort to grow and eat local. The result? Community gardens are popping up all over the city. D

5:00 pm 
Garden Smart   High in the Sierra Nevada, gardening at scenic Lake Tahoe has its challenges, offering a number of gardening lessons that can be transferred to other locations.G

5:30 pm 
Dialogue  "Hospital Ceo's"  Host Marcia Franklin talks with the new CEOs of St. Luke's and St. Alphonsus regional medical centers about their views on health care reform.G

6:00 pm 
Doc Martin  "Old Dogs"  Just as things begin to look romantic between him and school teacher Louisa Glason, Doc Martin makes a terrible faux pas. At the surgery, he finds a strange receptionist.G

7:00 pm 
Idaho Edens   Idaho, the keeper of special places, offers many areas of uncultivated beauty revealed in this statewide journey. Aerial and ground-level views set to original music are highlighted at each stop by people who love these edens and share their emotions about the locations.G

8:00 pm 
Nature  "Born Wild: The First Days of Life"  Nature follows the dangerous first few days after birth of several species, from marmoset to moose to elephant and gorilla. The result is a film of miniature drama and huge spectacle, and comes to some surprising conclusions about human beings.G

9:00 pm 
Masterpiece Contemporary  "Place of Execution - Part 1"  Juliet Stevenson stars as Catherine Heathcote, a filmmaker who is putting the finishing touches to a documentary about schoolgirl Alison Carter, who disappeared in 1963. George Bennett, a detective inspector who made his name on the investigation that resulted in an execution, suddenly pulls out of the film project. Catherine heads north to find out why, taking her 14-year-old daughter with her, along with her own shrouded past. In the small village at the heart of the story, she seeks answers to the unresolved mysteries of the past and present. Part 1 of 2G

10:30 pm 
New Tricks  "Final Curtain"  The team investigates the 1992 case of actor Michael Austin, shot dead by his wife on stage. With Halford still missing after the trial, the case seems about to claim another member of the team as Lane embraces his newfound love of acting and the theater.G

11:30 pm 
Words on the Wind   The words of Native American poet Sa Su Weh of Nebraska are blended with original music, scenes of tribal lands and sounds of the natural world. His work touches on the rhythms of the planet, native wisdom and spirituality and the relationship of humans and nature. Interviews with Weh explore the motive and intent behind his work, tribal history, ancient wisdom and more.G

12:00 am 
Frontline  "Close to Home"  Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles how the middle class is faring in this recession through stories of the people whom she has come to know at the hair salon she has frequented for 20 years. From well-to-do bankers to struggling actors, various clients' lives intersect at this New York City salon - and each client has a story to tell.G

1:00 am 
Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?  "Collateral Damage/Not Just A Paycheck"  Diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases and tuberculosis are taking a toll on the Pacific Islander population. In the Marshall Islands and Springdale, Arkansas, globalization is affecting heath in unanticipated ways. The miniseries concludes with an examination of how job insecurity and unemployment affect health.G

2:00 am 
Nova  "Family That Walks On All Fours"  A socially isolated family in rural Turkey is called by one scientist a genetic throwback because adults walk on hands and feet. NOVA checks with anthropologists, geneticists and researchers before visiting the family, which may be a victim of its social environment and a lack of health services.G

3:00 am 
Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

3:30 am 
MotorWeek  "BMW 335d"  Energy Smart Road Test: 2010 BMW 335d.Road Test: 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring.Over The Edge: Ski-Dooing. D

4:00 am 
Sesame Street  "Leela's Sesame Street Video"  Leela is making a videotape of Sesame Street to send to her parents in India! First she videotapes the Laundromat where she works and then Hooper's Store. There Prairie Dawn suggests that Leela tape a talking letter "O", along with some oatmeal cookies. Just as Leela is about to tape, Cookie Monster comes in and eats all of the oatmeal cookies! Leela sets off to find something else to show her parents and spots Jack B. Nimble getting ready to jump over the candlestick! Someone needs to read the nursery rhyme, though, and Leela is the only one there who can read. D

5:00 am 
WordWorld  "A Kooky Spooky Halloween/Sheep's Halloween Costume"  A Kooky Spooky Halloween - The WordFriends get their share of scares the night before Halloween, when Pig sleepwalks and everyone thinks he's a ghost!Sheep's Halloween Costume - It's Halloween - Sheep's favorite day of the year. Sheep likes nothing more than to dress up, so she always goes out of her way to make herself a special costume. But what will she do when her WordFriends need pieces of her costume for their own costumes?. D

5:30 am 
Super Why!  "Little Red Riding Hood"  Boo! Wolfy won't stop tricking Littlest Pig, and he has had enough! The Super Readers travel "Over the River and Through the Woods" into the story of Little Red Riding Hood on an adventure to find Little Red, her Grandma and the Wolf himself! Will talking to the Wolf help Pig, or does this wolf have more tricks up his sleeve?Educational Objectives: To learn about advocating for yourself. Also to recognize the alphabet, play fun spelling games and use the power to read to change the story. D

6:00 am 
Austin City Limits  "M. Ward/Okkervil River"  M. Ward graduates from guest spots to his own headline performance, highlighting his latest album, Hold Time. Austin indie rock favorite Okkervil River follows.G

7:00 am 
Destination: World  "Greece: Secrets of the Past"  Nia Vardalos narrates an archeological journey back in time to the origin of Western Civilization.G

8:00 am 
Dialogue  "Hospital Ceo's"  Host Marcia Franklin talks with the new CEOs of St. Luke's and St. Alphonsus regional medical centers about their views on health care reform.G

8:30 am 
Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

9:00 am 
Oregon Experience  "Civilian Conservation Corps"  2008 is the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Today its work is still enjoyed in parks and forests around the state. Through interviews with former enrollees, and historic film and pictures, the program tells the story of the CCC in Oregon.G

9:30 am 
e2  "Paving The Way"  In America, transportation consumes nearly 70 percent of all oil used. Can efficient automobile design offer a solution to the environmental damage caused by our beloved cars? General Motors unveils the Volt, a super-hybrid vehicle, and the fuel cell-powered Sequel; technology firm Fiberforge shows off the latest in ultra-lightweight materials for car manufacturing. D

10:00 am 
Sound of the Soul   SOUND OF THE SOUL begins with the historic city of Fez itself: its heritage of tolerance as an ancient sanctuary for Muslim, Jewish and Christian inhabitants; its mystical Islamic foundations; its evocative medieval sites. This is the ideal location for an exceptional festival that brings together a unique array of musicians, a transcendent chorus of African Berber women, a Portuguese Fado singer, a French early music ensemble, and players and vocalists from Afghanistan, England, Russia, Ireland, Mauritania, Turkey and even a gospel band from Harlem. All are intermixed with unforgettable Moroccan Sufi performers and all are connected through their artistry by profound expressions of love and longing. D

11:00 am 
Botany of Desire   Based on Michael Pollan's best-selling book, this special embarks on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world as seen from the plants' point of view. Frances McDormand narrates this program that shows how four familiar species - the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato - evolved to satisfy human yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. The program visits Idaho to discuss the commercial growth of the potato, which was originally domesticated in Peru more than 8,000 years ago.G

1:00 pm 
10-J: The History of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City   10-J: THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY explores the roots of this innovative banking structure. In 1913, Congress created the Federal Reserve to bring financial stability to the nation after a number of banking panics. The Federal Reserve Act created a unique central bank. D

2:00 pm 
22nd Century   This program is about technological advances taking place today that within our lifetimes will significantly change the way humans live and interact. Many scientists and futurists believe we are on the verge of a technological explosion so profound that life will become unrecognizable, and that in the next 100 years, we may experience as much technological change as has occurred over the course of human history.G

3:00 pm 
Biz Kid$  "Hidden Careers"  You don't have to be perfect at your passion to build a career in it. If you love baseball, but don't have the skills of a super athlete, you will see there are many different roles you can play behind the scenes. Learn about "behind the scenes" careers in sports, music, entertainment, art, and even aviation. D

3:30 pm 
Roadtrip Nation  "Canberra to Melbourne, Australia"  The traveling students meet the Minister of Parliament, a waitress, a social justice lawyer and a swing dancer.G

4:00 pm 
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Rise and Shine"  Bridget Lancaster bakes tender, gooey and unapologetically large cinnamon buns. Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of maple and pancake syrups in front of a live audience. Erin McMurrer uncovers the secrets to a better-than-the-box pancake mix, which delivers homemade flavor with store-bought convenience. D

4:30 pm 
Rick Steves' Europe  "The Majesty of Madrid"  Madrid is studded with riches from its glory days. We tour the lavish Royal Palace, enjoy art-packed museums, and look deep into Picasso's greatest masterpiece. Experiencing Madrid at its fun-loving best, we' re mesmerized by flamenco dancers and munch on pigs' ears. D

5:00 pm 
Nova  "Family That Walks On All Fours"  A socially isolated family in rural Turkey is called by one scientist a genetic throwback because adults walk on hands and feet. NOVA checks with anthropologists, geneticists and researchers before visiting the family, which may be a victim of its social environment and a lack of health services.G

6:00 pm 
Nature  "Born Wild: The First Days of Life"  Nature follows the dangerous first few days after birth of several species, from marmoset to moose to elephant and gorilla. The result is a film of miniature drama and huge spectacle, and comes to some surprising conclusions about human beings.G

7:00 pm 
History Detectives   Hindenburg Artifact - A Hoboken, New Jersey, man has a palm-sized, army-green metal box that looks like an instrument panel. Beneath a shattered plastic covering is a sliding, numbered scale; knobs on each end move a lever across the scale. German writing indicates the country of origin. D

8:00 pm 
Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

8:30 pm 
Dialogue  "Hospital Ceo's"  Host Marcia Franklin talks with the new CEOs of St. Luke's and St. Alphonsus regional medical centers about their views on health care reform.G

9:00 pm 
Mi-5   Zaf infiltrates a British al-Qaeda cell and is living alongside two young Muslim extremists in an attempt to influence one to become an MI5 double agent. The stakes are raised when the cell's leader announces a plan to attack London with a state-of-the-art bomb.G

10:00 pm 
Masterpiece Contemporary  "Place of Execution - Part 1"  Juliet Stevenson stars as Catherine Heathcote, a filmmaker who is putting the finishing touches to a documentary about schoolgirl Alison Carter, who disappeared in 1963. George Bennett, a detective inspector who made his name on the investigation that resulted in an execution, suddenly pulls out of the film project. Catherine heads north to find out why, taking her 14-year-old daughter with her, along with her own shrouded past. In the small village at the heart of the story, she seeks answers to the unresolved mysteries of the past and present. Part 1 of 2G

11:30 pm 
Yellowstone: Land to Life   Filmmaker John Grabowska presents a lyrical interpretation of the geologic story of Yellowstone. Formation of glaciers, mountain ranges and the gigantic caldera of a supervolcano provide a sweeping saga. A short concluding film, YELLOWSTONE'S CASCADE CORNER, features the portion of the national park that lies in Idaho and is filmed and produced by Idaho Public Television.G

12:00 am 
Democracy In America  "Global Politics: U.S.A. and the World"  This program examines the need for the United States to use the tools of foreign policy in ways that recognize the growing interdependence of nations. D

12:30 am 
Democracy In America  "Citizenship: Making Government Work"  This program introduces basic concepts of government, politics, and citizenship. It explores the tension between maintaining order and preserving freedoms, the essential role of politics in addressing the will of the people, and the need for citizens to participate in order to make democracy work. D

1:00 am 
Deadlines & Dollars: The Challenges Facing Local TV Reporters   A life-long passion for journalism was the motivation for this insightful documentary that looks at how profit and efficiency have eroded the public service mission of local commercial news. The business side of news is challenging hard-working TV reporters like never before. Former local TV reporters - now journalism professors Karin and Bill Schwanbeck examine the frustrations, pressure and possible solutions. D

2:00 am 
Discovering Psychology - Updated Edition  "Past, Present, and Promise"  Introduces psychology as a science that spans many fields of knowledge, from philosophy and anthropology to biochemistry and artificial intelligence, and asks, "What is the nature of human nature?"G

2:30 am 
Discovering Psychology - Updated Edition  "Understanding Research"  An examination of the scientific method of collecting and analyzing data - in the laboratory and in the field - with an emphasis on sharpening critical thinking in the interpretation of research findings.G

3:00 am 
Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space Science  "Session 1. Earth's Solid Membrane: Soil"  How does soil appear on a newly born, barren volcanic island? In this session, participants explore how soil is formed, its role in certain Earth processes, its composition and structure, and its place in the structure of the Earth. D

4:00 am 
Germans In America  "Into The Promised Land"  Jacob Münks, his wife and six children from Lank, near Düseldorf, in mid-1800s leave Germany in a converted cargo ship. They settle in the German Belt of the Midwest on a Missouri farm that is still in the family. Part 1 of 4G

5:00 am 
Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12  "Exploring Geography Through African History"  Lisa Farrow is a seventh–grade world cultures teacher at Shiloh Middle School in a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Farrow's lesson provides her students with an understanding of African history and geography. After creating a personal timeline, the students create a historical timeline of Africa, focusing on the Bantu migrations, the rise of Islam, the West African trading empires, the Turkish empire, the slave trade, and European colonialism. D

5:26 am 
Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12  "Amistad Case"  Gary Fisher is a teacher at Timilty Middle School in the urban community of Roxbury, Massachusetts, part of the greater Boston area. In his eighth–grade U.S. history class, Mr. Fisher examines the history of African American slavery through a dramatic mock trial based on the Amistad case in 1839. D

6:00 am 
Perfect Day  "Sara's French Connection - Finland and France"  Host Sara La Fountain begins in Finland's apple country and ends up in France, in the Cognac region where she prepares mussels along a riverbank.G

6:30 am 
New Scandinavian Cooking with Andreas Viestad  "Arctic Cuisine"  On the Svalbard Islands, the last stop before the North Pole, Andreas cooks a menu with a Russian influence: potato and beet puree, vodka-marinated sirloin steak and baked pears with ginger and juniper berries.G

7:00 am 
Rick Steves' Europe  "Vienna"  Rick tiptoes through the palace of Maria Theresa and is dazzled by the Hapsburg crown jewels. He picnics on the Danube, nibbles strudel in an old world cafe, takes in slinky Art Nouveau and waltzes to Johann Strauss refrains.G

7:30 am 
Equitrekking  "Arizona"  Near the Mexico border, a cowboy guide leads the way on a 300-year-old hacienda-style ranch. North of Phoenix, gold-mining routes lead into the Bradshaw Mountains before riders take a respite at Cave Creek, where horses are tied to hitching rails in town. Then, Navajo guide Lee Bigwater takes riders into a snow-covered Canyon de Chelly.G

8:00 am 
P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Fruits and Berries"  Allen's rural garden is going to be a test ground for strawberries, blueberries and a wide variety of fruits, including grapes along the fences.G

8:30 am 
Ask This Old House  "Installing Aluminum Gutters & Downspouts/Energy-Efficient"  General contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install new aluminum gutters and downspouts. Then Tom, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook ask, "What is it?" Afterward, Richard helps a homeowner install a new energy-efficient clothes washer and dryer. D

9:00 am 
For Your Home  "Music & Little Black Dresses"  Inspired by original black and white paintings of little black dresses and a baby grand piano, Vicki and Sloan decorate the music salon and create a warm and welcoming formal dining room that sets the perfect stage for mellow music and entertaining. D

9:30 am 
Katie Brown Workshop  "Thanksgiving"  Guest chefs from Frankie's restaurant put a new twist to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner with salad, stuffing and apple tart. Join the Katie Brown Workshop crew to create a stylish feather wreath and a burlap feather centerpiece. D

10:00 am 
Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel  "Fishermen's Coats"  At UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural Art in California, Georgia finds examples of Japanese country quilting.G

10:30 am 
Gary Spetz's Painting Wild Places! with Watercolors  "Learn to Paint Waterton Lakes, Part 2"  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the "panoramic overlook of Waterton Lakes" watercolor painting, from the previous episode. D

11:00 am 
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Pork on the Grill"  Grilled Stuffed Pork Loin - Bridget Lancaster grills a center-cut pork loin and uncovers the test kitchen's technique for keeping this cut moist without brining. (The trick is in the stuffing.) Host Christopher Kimball demonstrates the professional method for tying a butcher's knot. D

11:30 am 
Lidia's Italy  "Stack Those Cannoli"  Lidia learns about aperitivo in Italy. In the kitchen, she cooks up fettuccine and swordfish and a cannoli napoleon.G

12:00 pm 
Democracy In America  "Global Politics: U.S.A. and the World"  This program examines the need for the United States to use the tools of foreign policy in ways that recognize the growing interdependence of nations. D

12:30 pm 
Democracy In America  "Citizenship: Making Government Work"  This program introduces basic concepts of government, politics, and citizenship. It explores the tension between maintaining order and preserving freedoms, the essential role of politics in addressing the will of the people, and the need for citizens to participate in order to make democracy work. D

1:00 pm 
Deadlines & Dollars: The Challenges Facing Local TV Reporters   A life-long passion for journalism was the motivation for this insightful documentary that looks at how profit and efficiency have eroded the public service mission of local commercial news. The business side of news is challenging hard-working TV reporters like never before. Former local TV reporters - now journalism professors Karin and Bill Schwanbeck examine the frustrations, pressure and possible solutions. D

2:00 pm 
Discovering Psychology - Updated Edition  "Past, Present, and Promise"  Introduces psychology as a science that spans many fields of knowledge, from philosophy and anthropology to biochemistry and artificial intelligence, and asks, "What is the nature of human nature?"G

2:30 pm 
Discovering Psychology - Updated Edition  "Understanding Research"  An examination of the scientific method of collecting and analyzing data - in the laboratory and in the field - with an emphasis on sharpening critical thinking in the interpretation of research findings.G

3:00 pm 
Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space Science  "Session 1. Earth's Solid Membrane: Soil"  How does soil appear on a newly born, barren volcanic island? In this session, participants explore how soil is formed, its role in certain Earth processes, its composition and structure, and its place in the structure of the Earth. D

4:00 pm 
Germans In America  "Into The Promised Land"  Jacob Münks, his wife and six children from Lank, near Düseldorf, in mid-1800s leave Germany in a converted cargo ship. They settle in the German Belt of the Midwest on a Missouri farm that is still in the family. Part 1 of 4G

5:00 pm 
Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12  "Exploring Geography Through African History"  Lisa Farrow is a seventh–grade world cultures teacher at Shiloh Middle School in a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Farrow's lesson provides her students with an understanding of African history and geography. After creating a personal timeline, the students create a historical timeline of Africa, focusing on the Bantu migrations, the rise of Islam, the West African trading empires, the Turkish empire, the slave trade, and European colonialism. D

5:26 pm 
Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12  "Amistad Case"  Gary Fisher is a teacher at Timilty Middle School in the urban community of Roxbury, Massachusetts, part of the greater Boston area. In his eighth–grade U.S. history class, Mr. Fisher examines the history of African American slavery through a dramatic mock trial based on the Amistad case in 1839. D

6:00 pm 
Perfect Day  "Sara's French Connection - Finland and France"  Host Sara La Fountain begins in Finland's apple country and ends up in France, in the Cognac region where she prepares mussels along a riverbank.G

6:30 pm 
New Scandinavian Cooking with Andreas Viestad  "Arctic Cuisine"  On the Svalbard Islands, the last stop before the North Pole, Andreas cooks a menu with a Russian influence: potato and beet puree, vodka-marinated sirloin steak and baked pears with ginger and juniper berries.G

7:00 pm 
Rick Steves' Europe  "Vienna"  Rick tiptoes through the palace of Maria Theresa and is dazzled by the Hapsburg crown jewels. He picnics on the Danube, nibbles strudel in an old world cafe, takes in slinky Art Nouveau and waltzes to Johann Strauss refrains.G

7:30 pm 
Equitrekking  "Arizona"  Near the Mexico border, a cowboy guide leads the way on a 300-year-old hacienda-style ranch. North of Phoenix, gold-mining routes lead into the Bradshaw Mountains before riders take a respite at Cave Creek, where horses are tied to hitching rails in town. Then, Navajo guide Lee Bigwater takes riders into a snow-covered Canyon de Chelly.G

8:00 pm 
P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Fruits and Berries"  Allen's rural garden is going to be a test ground for strawberries, blueberries and a wide variety of fruits, including grapes along the fences.G

8:30 pm 
Ask This Old House  "Installing Aluminum Gutters & Downspouts/Energy-Efficient"  General contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install new aluminum gutters and downspouts. Then Tom, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook ask, "What is it?" Afterward, Richard helps a homeowner install a new energy-efficient clothes washer and dryer. D

9:00 pm 
For Your Home  "Music & Little Black Dresses"  Inspired by original black and white paintings of little black dresses and a baby grand piano, Vicki and Sloan decorate the music salon and create a warm and welcoming formal dining room that sets the perfect stage for mellow music and entertaining. D

9:30 pm 
Katie Brown Workshop  "Thanksgiving"  Guest chefs from Frankie's restaurant put a new twist to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner with salad, stuffing and apple tart. Join the Katie Brown Workshop crew to create a stylish feather wreath and a burlap feather centerpiece. D

10:00 pm 
Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel  "Fishermen's Coats"  At UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural Art in California, Georgia finds examples of Japanese country quilting.G

10:30 pm 
Gary Spetz's Painting Wild Places! with Watercolors  "Learn to Paint Waterton Lakes, Part 2"  In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary concludes the "panoramic overlook of Waterton Lakes" watercolor painting, from the previous episode. D

11:00 pm 
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Pork on the Grill"  Grilled Stuffed Pork Loin - Bridget Lancaster grills a center-cut pork loin and uncovers the test kitchen's technique for keeping this cut moist without brining. (The trick is in the stuffing.) Host Christopher Kimball demonstrates the professional method for tying a butcher's knot. D

11:30 pm 
Lidia's Italy  "Stack Those Cannoli"  Lidia learns about aperitivo in Italy. In the kitchen, she cooks up fettuccine and swordfish and a cannoli napoleon.G

12:00 am 
History Detectives  "GAR Photograph/Bill Pickett Saddle/Hitler Films"  A photograph of union veterans - both black and white - sends Elyse Luray to the archives. She finds that the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic), the nation's first war veterans' association, was also the first national social group to challenge the color barrier.G

1:00 am 
Latin View  "Latino Labor Force"  According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Latinos make up 13.6% of the total employment in the U.S., but they account for more than 36% of the increase in employment over the last year. Sherri and her guests take a look at the Latino labor force, key demographic changes and current employment trends. D

1:30 am 
La Plaza -- Maria Hinojosa: One-On-One  "Fernando Reimers"  Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and the Director of Global Education and of International Education Policy at Harvard University. Professor Reimers talks with Maria Hinojosa about the importance of developing global competencies, the nation's growing Latino drop-out rate, and the often overlooked talents and opportunities that Latino children bring to classrooms across the U.S. D

2:00 am 
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2:30 am 

3:00 am 
Justice: What's The Right Thing to Do?  "A Lesson In Lying / A Deal Is A Deal"  Immanuel Kant says our ability to reason and choose freely makes us sacred and the bearer of rights.G

4:00 am 

4:30 am 
Washington Week   NULL

5:00 am 
Latin View  "Latino Labor Force"  According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Latinos make up 13.6% of the total employment in the U.S., but they account for more than 36% of the increase in employment over the last year. Sherri and her guests take a look at the Latino labor force, key demographic changes and current employment trends. D

5:30 am 
La Plaza -- Maria Hinojosa: One-On-One  "Fernando Reimers"  Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and the Director of Global Education and of International Education Policy at Harvard University. Professor Reimers talks with Maria Hinojosa about the importance of developing global competencies, the nation's growing Latino drop-out rate, and the often overlooked talents and opportunities that Latino children bring to classrooms across the U.S. D

6:00 am 

7:00 am 
Global Voices  "The Devil's Miner"  Living in poverty with their mother in the mountains of Bolivia, 14-year-old Basilio and his 12-year-old brother, Bernardino, brave deadly conditions while working long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines to earn enough money to attend school. This program follows the brothers into the underground mining tunnels where they tempt fate to gain a better life. D

8:30 am 
Expose: America's Investigative Reports  "Death Is Different"  McClatchy News Service investigates lawyers who are required by law -but often fail - to defend their clients' lives in death penalty cases. D

9:00 am 
Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

9:30 am 
Dialogue  "Hospital Ceo's"  Host Marcia Franklin talks with the new CEOs of St. Luke's and St. Alphonsus regional medical centers about their views on health care reform.G

10:00 am 
Independent Lens  "Journals of a Wily School"  In an attempt to crack down on more serious crime, the police offer a young pickpocket, Azad, a full pardon if he helps track down more notorious criminals. Azad must choose whether he will collaborate with the police or risk it all for life on the streets.G

11:00 am 
Voces  "Dream Havana"  In August 1994, more than 33,000 Cubans attempted to escape the island by sea. Two writers, friends since adolescence, faced a choice: continue struggling with the hardships of the island or brave the open water on a homemade raft. Ernesto Santana chose Cuba; Jorge Mota chose the sea. D

12:00 pm 

1:00 pm 
Global Voices  "The Devil's Miner"  Living in poverty with their mother in the mountains of Bolivia, 14-year-old Basilio and his 12-year-old brother, Bernardino, brave deadly conditions while working long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines to earn enough money to attend school. This program follows the brothers into the underground mining tunnels where they tempt fate to gain a better life. D

2:30 pm 

3:00 pm 
Latin View  "Latino Labor Force"  According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Latinos make up 13.6% of the total employment in the U.S., but they account for more than 36% of the increase in employment over the last year. Sherri and her guests take a look at the Latino labor force, key demographic changes and current employment trends. D

3:30 pm 
La Plaza -- Maria Hinojosa: One-On-One  "Fernando Reimers"  Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and the Director of Global Education and of International Education Policy at Harvard University. Professor Reimers talks with Maria Hinojosa about the importance of developing global competencies, the nation's growing Latino drop-out rate, and the often overlooked talents and opportunities that Latino children bring to classrooms across the U.S. D

4:00 pm 
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack   This week Consuelo Mack WealthTrack explores why the economic recovery could be much stronger than anticipated, and the ballooning federal deficit much more damaging. Consuelo sits down for a rare one-on-one interview with contrarian market observer and historian James Grant, publisher of the influential newsletter, Grant's Interest Rate Observer.Guest: James Grant, Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer. D

4:30 pm 
Washington Week   NULL

5:00 pm 
Justice: What's The Right Thing to Do?  "A Lesson In Lying / A Deal Is A Deal"  Immanuel Kant says our ability to reason and choose freely makes us sacred and the bearer of rights.G

6:00 pm 
NOW on PBS   NULL

6:30 pm 

7:00 pm 

8:00 pm 
Global Voices  "The Devil's Miner"  Living in poverty with their mother in the mountains of Bolivia, 14-year-old Basilio and his 12-year-old brother, Bernardino, brave deadly conditions while working long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines to earn enough money to attend school. This program follows the brothers into the underground mining tunnels where they tempt fate to gain a better life. D

9:30 pm 
Dialogue  "Hospital Ceo's"  Host Marcia Franklin talks with the new CEOs of St. Luke's and St. Alphonsus regional medical centers about their views on health care reform.G

10:00 pm 
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