WORLD (MT)

1:00 am 

AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange  "A Lot Like You"  Eliaichi Kimaro is a mixed-race, first-generation American with a Tanzanian father and Korean mother. When her retired father moves back to Tanzania, Eliaichi begins a project that evocatively examines the intricate fabric of multiracial identity, and grapples with the complex ties that children have to the cultures of their parents. Kimaro decides to document her father's path back to his family and Chagga culture. D

2:00 am 

Ripple of Hope   The story of Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Indianapolis the night of Dr. Martin Luther King's murder.G

3:00 am 

The Abolitionists: American Experience  "The Abolitionists, Part Three"  During his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown is captured, then executed, becoming a martyr for the cause. Abraham Lincoln is elected president in 1860; war breaks out in 1861. On New Year's Day 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation is announced; African-American men may now enlist in the Union forces, and two of Frederick Douglass' sons go to war. In December 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, banning slavery in all states. Part 3 of 3G

4:00 am 

NHK Newsline   NULL

4:30 am 

Tavis Smiley   Vision for a New America (Pt. 4) (Newt Gingrich, Jeffrey Sachs, Cornel West). D

5:00 am 

Linkasia   NULL

5:30 am 

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly   Sequencing the Genome - Science has made rapid strides in genetic testing---especially in children---to understand serious birth defects or congenital abnormalities, or the child's predisposition to disease later in life. But as Lucky Severson reports, guidelines for the use of this technology are lacking, leaving the questions who should be tested, and how much should parents be told. Lillian Daniel - A popular United Church of Christ pastor says she is fed up with atheists and everyone else who criticizes the Christian church, among them the growing number who say they are "spiritual but not religious. D

6:00 am 

Pioneers of Television  "Sitcoms"  This episode focuses on five key sitcoms: "I Love Lucy," "The Honeymooners," "Make Room for Daddy," "The Andy Griffith Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show." The last remaining Honeymooner, Joyce Randolph, offers surprising insights into the mind of Jackie Gleason. Similarly, Marlo Thomas speaks candidly about her father, Danny. D

7:00 am 

Pioneers of Television  "Late Night"  The stories of Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson headline this episode about the formative years of late-night television. Merv Griffin also emerges as a key player on the late-night scene. (His interview for PIONEERS was his last before passing away. D

8:00 am 

Pioneers of Television  "Funny Ladies"  This episode features the first standup comediennes to appear on television - legends such as Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers. It also looks at Lucille Ball's breakthrough on "I Love Lucy" and the sitcom stars who followed, including Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White and Marla Gibbs. The episode covers television's most enduring variety star, Carol Burnett, and features interviews with contemporary actresses including Tina Fey and Margaret Cho. D

9:00 am 

Democracy Now!   NULL

10:00 am 

Outdoor Idaho  "Winter Play"  Idahoans participate in a historic Scottish game on ice; team up with a dog for unusual cross-country ski contests; fly above the snow with a snowkite; drive 4x4s across the snow; and take the plunge for a polar bear swim.G

10:30 am 

Dialogue  "David Macaulay: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"  Host Marcia Franklin talks with the creator of books that explain how architectural wonders such as pyramids and cathedrals were built.G

11:00 am 

Linkasia   NULL

11:30 am 

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly   Sequencing the Genome - Science has made rapid strides in genetic testing---especially in children---to understand serious birth defects or congenital abnormalities, or the child's predisposition to disease later in life. But as Lucky Severson reports, guidelines for the use of this technology are lacking, leaving the questions who should be tested, and how much should parents be told. Lillian Daniel - A popular United Church of Christ pastor says she is fed up with atheists and everyone else who criticizes the Christian church, among them the growing number who say they are "spiritual but not religious. D

12:00 pm 

Pioneers of Television  "Sitcoms"  This episode focuses on five key sitcoms: "I Love Lucy," "The Honeymooners," "Make Room for Daddy," "The Andy Griffith Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show." The last remaining Honeymooner, Joyce Randolph, offers surprising insights into the mind of Jackie Gleason. Similarly, Marlo Thomas speaks candidly about her father, Danny. D

1:00 pm 

Pioneers of Television  "Late Night"  The stories of Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson headline this episode about the formative years of late-night television. Merv Griffin also emerges as a key player on the late-night scene. (His interview for PIONEERS was his last before passing away. D

2:00 pm 

Pioneers of Television  "Funny Ladies"  This episode features the first standup comediennes to appear on television - legends such as Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers. It also looks at Lucille Ball's breakthrough on "I Love Lucy" and the sitcom stars who followed, including Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White and Marla Gibbs. The episode covers television's most enduring variety star, Carol Burnett, and features interviews with contemporary actresses including Tina Fey and Margaret Cho. D

3:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

4:00 pm 

BBC World News America   NULL

4:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

5:00 pm 

Pioneers of Television  "Sitcoms"  This episode focuses on five key sitcoms: "I Love Lucy," "The Honeymooners," "Make Room for Daddy," "The Andy Griffith Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show." The last remaining Honeymooner, Joyce Randolph, offers surprising insights into the mind of Jackie Gleason. Similarly, Marlo Thomas speaks candidly about her father, Danny. D

6:00 pm 

Pioneers of Television  "Late Night"  The stories of Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson headline this episode about the formative years of late-night television. Merv Griffin also emerges as a key player on the late-night scene. (His interview for PIONEERS was his last before passing away. D

7:00 pm 

Pioneers of Television  "Funny Ladies"  This episode features the first standup comediennes to appear on television - legends such as Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers. It also looks at Lucille Ball's breakthrough on "I Love Lucy" and the sitcom stars who followed, including Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White and Marla Gibbs. The episode covers television's most enduring variety star, Carol Burnett, and features interviews with contemporary actresses including Tina Fey and Margaret Cho. D

8:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

9:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   Yahoo! beats the street by selling less and charging more. NBR's Tom Hudson breaks down the numbers with The Street's Nicole Urken. Immigration reform takes shape on Capitol Hill on the back of a bi-partisan framework that includes a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the United States. D

9:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

10:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

11:00 pm 

Pioneers of Television  "Late Night"  The stories of Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson headline this episode about the formative years of late-night television. Merv Griffin also emerges as a key player on the late-night scene. (His interview for PIONEERS was his last before passing away. D