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What's on TV 12 this month...


Sunday, January 6

1:00 AM Dealing with Diversity

7:00 AM The Bookworm Bunch "Timothy Goes to School," Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse," "Seven Little Monsters" and "George Shrinks" [CC]

9:00 AM Arthur [CC]

9:30 AM Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat [CC]

10:00 AM Right on the Money

10:30 AM Health Diary

11:00 AM To the Contrary

11:30 AM Tony Brown's Journal

12:00 PM Healthweek [CC]

12:30 PM Religion and Ethics Newsweekly [CC]

1:00 PM McLaughlin Group

1:30 PM Louis Rukeyser's 2002 Money Guide
The financial commentator examines what's ahead for Americans and their money. [CC]

2:30 PM Heritage: Civilization and the Jews "A People Is Born"
The first episode in a series chronicling the 3000-year history of the Jewish people recounts the transformation of an early people into the biblical Israelites. [CC]

3:40 PM Heritage: Civilization and the Jews "The Power of the Word"
After their exile in Babylonia ends, the Jews return to their homeland and are challenged by the growing domination of Greek culture. [CC]

4:50 PM Heritage: Civilization and the Jews "The Shaping of Traditions"
The Jewish world splinters and Islam arises in the Arabian peninsula. [CC]

6:00 PM Heritage: Civilization and the Jews "The Crucible of Europe"
Jews establish trade routes that reach to Asia, and the profits help to build Northern Europe. [CC]

7:00 PM Heritage: Civilization and the Jews "The Search for Deliverance"
Jewish communities are caught in the middle of the battle between Protestants and Catholics. Concludes next Sun. at 1:30 p.m. [CC]

8:00 PM Nature "The Urban Elephant"
Seven captive elephants are forced to live in the human world. [CC][DVS][SD]

9:00 PM American Experience "Woodrow Wilson" Part 1 of 2
Wilson leads America onto the world stage during a time of war. Concludes next Sun. at 9 p.m. [CC][DVS]

10:30 PM Egg: The Arts Show "Meet the Micrecians"
Artists involved in the Micro-Cinema movement share their visions about making and showing films. [CC] (R/Fri., 25th, 6 a.m.)

11:00 PM Coupling "Inferno"
Viewer discretion advised. Jane shows up at Susan's dinner party with an unusual date.

11:30 PM The Industry "Girls Night Out"
Viewer discretion advised. The women take an extended "liquid" lunch. [CC]

Monday, January 7

12:00 AM Eastenders

1:00 AM GED Connection

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

5:30 PM The Year in Review: WHYY's 'Delaware Tonight' Special
The special examines the major events of 2001.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM The Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:25 PM Are You Being Served? "Is It Catching?"
The staff contracts a tropical illness. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow "Denver, CO" Part 2 of 2
Appraisers examine a collection of 19th-century mining documents. [CC] (R/Sat., 12th, noon)

9:00 PM Lady Bird
Historian Michael Bechloss hosts this profile of Mrs. Johnson, one of America's most influential First Ladies. [CC] (R/Sun., 27th, 6 p.m.)

10:00 PM The Prisoner "The Arrival"
A man awakes and discovers he is a prisoner called Number Six. For more information about this program, visit www.ThePrisonerAppreciationSociety.com

10:55 PM The Prisoner "Free For All"
The Prisoner runs for the position of the new Number Two. For more information about this program, visit www.ThePrisonerAppreciationSociety.com

Tuesday, January 8

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

2:00 AM Abnormal Psych.

4:00 AM American Adventure

6:00 AM Egg: the Arts Show

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM The Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:25 PM As Time Goes By
Jean feels her life is mundane. [CC]

8:00 PM NOVA "Death Star"
Scientists have discovered powerful gamma ray bursts that hold clues to the birth of the very first stars. [CC][DVS]

9:00 PM Scientific American Frontiers "Growing Up Different"
Host Alan Alda meets kids who are growing up with physical and emotional difficulties. [CC]

10:00 PM Sound and Fury
The Academy Award-nominated film examines the world of the deaf and a painful family struggle over the controversial cochlear implant. [CC] (R/Sun., 13th, 6 p.m.)

11:00 PM The Prisoner "Free For All"
The Prisoner runs for the position of the new Number Two.. For more information about this program, visit www.ThePrisonerAppreciationSociety.com

Wednesday, January 9

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM The Prisoner

2:00 AM American Adventure

4:00 AM Discovering Psych.

6:00 AM Egg: The Ars Show

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:25 PM Last of the Summer Wine "Tarzan of the Towpath"
Compo climbs hills.

8:00 PM American Experience "Hoover Dam"
The country's biggest dam is a working monument to ingenuity that changed the face of America. [CC] (R/Sun., 13th, 7 p.m.)

9:00 PM American Experience "Race For the Superbomb"
Intrigue and deception marked the race to develop the hydrogen bomb between American and Soviet scientists. [CC]

11:00 PM The Prisoner "Dance of the Dead"
It's carnival time in The Village... by order people will be happy. For more information about this program, visit www.ThePrisonerAppreciationSociety.com

Thursday, January 10

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM The Prisoner

2:00 AM Worlds of Childhood

4:00 AM Western Tradition

6:00 AM Egg: The Arts Show

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:25 PM Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth's furniture delivery goes awry. [CC]

8:00 PM Talk to the Governor
Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker answers questions live from viewers across the state.

9:00 PM The Roman Empire in the First Century "Years of Trial" Part 2 of 4
After Caesar Augustus' death, the new emperor confronts mutiny. Continues next Thu. at 9 p.m. [CC]

10:00 PM An Ordinary Crime
Frontline investigates a case of injustice where two men with the same name are implicated in the same crime. [CC]

11:30 PM The Prisoner "Checkmate"
Number Six plays a game of human chess and plans an escape.(repeats at 1am) For more information about this program, visit www.ThePrisonerAppreciationSociety.com

Friday, January 11

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM The Prisoner

2:00 AM Power of Place

4:00 AM Examined Life

6:00 AM Egg: The Arts Show

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:30 PM Denyse Graves At WHYY Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves chats with WHYY's Craig Hamilton and shares some video highlights from her illustrious career including the recent Kimmel Center opening. She also talks about her upcoming performance of "La Perichole" with Opera Company of Philadelphia.

8:00 PM Celebration of Gold
Olympic figure skating gold medalists including Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Tara Lipinski and Alexi Urmanov are profiled.

9:00 PM Washington Week in Review [CC]

9:30 PM Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser [CC]

10:00 PM Life 360 "Flying"
The program celebrates flying and how it brings the world together. [CC]

11:00 PM Senior Year "We Go to Each Other/I Wish He Were Here"
The candid new series follows 15 seniors at a Los Angeles high school who are dealing with emotional issues. Continues next Fri. at 11:30 p.m. [CC]

Saturday, January 12

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM American Experience

3:00 AM The Roman Empire

4:00 AM The Roman Empire

5:00 AM The Roman Empire

6:00 AM Celebration of Gold

7:00 AM Sesame Street [CC]

8:00 AM Plaza Sesamo

8:30 AM Redwall "The Magician Revealed" [CC]

9:00 AM Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series "The Avonlea Herald" [CC]

9:30 AM The Victory Garden [CC]

10:00 AM This Old House [CC]

10:30 AM Hometime "Autumn Woods House: Construction Wrap" [CC]

11:00 AM New Yankee Workshop "Garage Workshop, Part 2" [CC]

11:30 AM Bargain Hunt "Sandown Racecourse"

12:00 PM Antiques Roadshow "Denver, CO" Part 2 of 2 [CC]

1:00 PM New Jewish Cuisine "All About Beef" [CC]

1:30 PM America's Test Kitchen "Great Roast Chicken" [CC]

2:00 PM Christina Cooks "Our Meals, Ourselves" [CC]

2:30 PM Michael Chiarello's Napa "Perfect Picnics" [CC]

3:00 PM Jacques Pepin Celebrates! "A Picnic of Pies" [CC]

3:30 PM Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman "Miami: Mango"[CC]

4:00 PM Ciao Italia "Rustic Focaccia" [CC]

4:30 PM Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen "Manicotti & Cannelloni" [CC]

5:00 PM Rick Steves' Europe "Paris: Grand and Intimate" [CC]

5:30 PM New Yankee Workshop "Miter Bench and Storage, Part 1" [CC] (R/Sat., 19th, 11 a.m.)

6:00 PM This Old House [CC] (R/Sat., 19th, 10 a.m.)

6:30 PM Hometime "Lodge-Style Home Reprise: Roofing" [CC] (R/Sat., 19th, 10:30 a.m.)

7:00 PM The Lawrence Welk Show
"Musical Tour of the U.S." Hosts: Bobby Burgess and Elaine Balden.

8:00 PM The Ed Sullivan Show
Ella Fitzgerald, Richard Harris, Stiller & Meara, Nat King Cole and many others perform. (R/Fri., 18th, 11 p.m.)

9:00 PM Movie "Victor/Victoria" (1982)
Julie Andrews stars as an unsuccessful singer in Depression-era Paris who becomes famous by playing a man impersonating a woman. James Garner and Robert Preston also star.

11:15 PM Movie "The Road to Bali" (1952)
In this "road picture," Bob Hope and Bing Crosby chase a gorgeous gal all the way to Bali. Dorothy Lamour also stars.

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