IDAHO (MT)

9:30 am 

Thomas & Friends  "Busy Days"  Thomas' Crazy Day - Thomas promised to play hide and seek with his best friend Percy at the Steam Works. Sir Topham Hatt also asked him to show Bash, Dash and Ferdinand what it takes to be a Really Useful engine. Thomas decides that he has to do everything so he rushes back and forth helping the Logging Locos and playing a game of hide and seek with Percy. D

10:00 am 

Wishbone  "Shakespaw"  This live-action program follows the exploits of Wishbone the dog and his human friends, Joe, David and Samantha through their adventures intheir hometown of Oakdale. Wishbone's everyday experiences trigger hi s imagination and he finds himself in scenes from classic works of literature. In this episode, David tries to ramain calm at the center of the storm when problems plague his direction of The Temptest, by William Shakespeare. D

10:30 am 

Dialogue  "Behind The Scenes at POV"  Host Marcia Franklin interviews Simon Kilmurry, executive director and producer of the documentary film series POV, during his recent visit to Idaho. They discuss how films are chosen for the series and the state of independent non-fiction film.G

11:00 am 

BBC World News  "News"  Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world. Linda Pressly meets the staff of the People's Funeral Service, who deal each day with the fall-out from these extreme levels of violence. D

11:30 am 

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack  "Key Investment Decision"  Guests: Mark Cortazzo, Senior Partner, MACRO Consulting; Founder, Flat Fee Portfolios; Charles Ellis, Founder, Greenwich Associates; Author, "The Elements of Investing". What's the most important investment decision you can make in the New Year? This week's Consuelo Mack WealthTrack features a television exclusive with financial legend Charles Ellis and innovative financial planner Mark Cortazzo, who explain why cutting back on investment fees is the best way to insure higher returns. D

12:00 pm 

To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe   NULL

12:30 pm 

McLaughlin Group   NULL

1:00 pm 

Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer  "Fatty's Antique Auto, Part 1"  Sit inside the famous car once owned by silent film actor Fatty Arbuckle. Sarah admires the luxurious interior while hearing its colorful history from the owner. Roger begins a large canvas featuring the 1923 MacFarland on Amelia Island. D

1:30 pm 

Sewing with Nancy  "Serger Boutique, Part 2"  Be inspired to serge boutique style gifts with ease as you learn creative serger stitch applications. Use your serger to make a ruffled tee dress, a vintage stitched or woven fab finished pillow, and a trendy table runner with an innovative cover stitched binding. Nancy and serger specialist Barbara Goldkorn share their expert techniques for serging impressive projects that are timelessly chic, yet simple to make. D

2:00 pm 

Quilting Arts  "Colorful Illusions"  We often explore different ways to create unique surface effects with paints or dyes, and this episode's designers share some very interesting ways to add and take away color. First, Jo Fitsell presents a fabric marbling technique using stencils. Next, Jeannie Palmer Moore is back with a lesson on preserving the white! She shows us how to do resists on fabric using screen printing ink and then she brushes on color using dyes. D

2:30 pm 

Hometime  "Timber Shed Finishing Touches"  The HOMETIME crew finishes the exterior and gets the new shed ready for winter. D

3:00 pm 

Woodsmith Shop  "Craftsman Coffee Table"  The Woodsmith editors share tips & techniques for building a beautiful heirloom-quality coffee table with a glass top. Plus, you'll learn a quick and easy way to make mortises. All you need is a table saw - no chisel required.G

3:30 pm 

This Old House  "Cambridge 2012/Hearthstone, Waterfall Island Top"  Roger is getting the plants in despite the rain; the hearth and woodbox are lined with rustic sandstone. Norm visits Paul Grothouse in Pennsylvania to see how he's fabricating the huge butcher block countertop with waterfall edge and dovetail key detail. Richard installs wall-mounted lavatory faucets. D

4:00 pm 

Ask This Old House  "Transplanting a Mature Rose Bush/Replacing Old Outdoor Lighting"  Landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner temporarily transplant a mature rose bush while exterior work takes place. Then, Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks, "What is it? " Afterward, Tom and Kevin replace old outdoor lighting with new fixtures. D

4:30 pm 

Growing a Greener World  "Sol Mobile Bus (Various Cities Across America)"  We follow a group of young gardeners who are traveling the country in a retro-fitted school bus powered on nothing but waste vegetable oil and their own enthusiasm. With a traveling greenhouse, green roof and lots of seeds, they hope to teach edible gardening with sustainable practices in cities and towns across America. D

5:00 pm 

Moyers & Company  "Rewriting The Story of America"  The life and work of Junot Diaz contains many worlds -- and that makes him all the more worth listening to. His books, including National Book Award finalist This Is How You Lose Her and Pulitzer Prize-winner The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, journey between the old and the new, and between the America that was and the America we're becoming. Born in the Dominican Republic, but raised in New Jersey and American to the core, Junot Diaz is a spotter of the future, a curator of the past, a man of the here-and-now. D

6:00 pm 

William and Mary   William and Mary take Kate to Oxford for her university interview. Mary tries to persuade William not to smother Kate and let her find her own way around.G

7:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Hometown Ski Hills"  Community ski hills are scattered throughout Idaho, each with its own "field of dreams" story to tell. We profile three of them - Bogus Basin near Boise; Little Ski Hill by McCall; and Pomerelle near Albion - to learn what makes each of these ski areas unique.G

7:30 pm 

Call The Midwife Holiday Special   In this special, newly married Chummy and Nurse Jenny Lee are hard at work during their first Christmas in Nonnatus House. As nurses and nuns minister to an abandoned newborn and search for the mother, and Jenny tries to find the children of an elderly vagrant, Chummy plans an ambitious nativity play. In true Chummy fashion, mishaps ensue. D

9:00 pm 

Masterpiece Classic  "Downton Abbey, Series II - Part Seven"  In the finale, the family gathers at Downton Abbey for Christmas. D

11:00 pm 

New Tricks  "Nine Lives"  An elderly woman leaves her estate to her beloved cats but when the last of her feline beneficiaries dies, there are still unanswered questions about her death. There also is no shortage of people laying claim to the remains of the estate. The team decides to reopen the investigation into the woman's death.G