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What's on TV 12 this month...


Sunday, October 27

1:00 AM The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

2:00 AM Western Tradition

3:00 AM Western Tradition I

4:00 AM Power of Place

5:00 AM Power of Place

6:00 AM Made in Pennsylvania

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

9:00 AM Angelina Ballerina [CC]

9:30 AM Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop
[CC]

10:00 AM KidHealth
[CC]

10:30 AM Right on the Money [CC]

11:00 AM To the Contrary [CC]

11:30 AM Tony Brown's Journal [CC]

12:00 PM Secrets of the Sequence
[CC]

12:30 PM Religion and Ethics Newsweekly [CC]

1:00 PM McLaughlin Group
(R/Fri., Nov. 1st, 6 a.m.)

1:30 PM The Seven Steps To Perfect Health with Gary Null at WHYY
Renowned health and wellness expert Gary Null has amassed a vast wealth of life-affirming and self-improving wisdom for the past thirty years by researching, writing, lecturing, and interacting with people. Now he offers this knowledge in a seven-step program for optimum mental, physical and spiritual wellness.

3:30 PM Healthy Aging: The Perricone Prescription with Dr. Nicolas Perricone at WHYY
Dr. Nicholas Perricone comes to the WHYY studios to provide viewers with an easy-to-follow guide to aging gracefully while looking and feeling their best. joined in progress [CC]

5:00 PM Elie Wiesel: First Person Singular
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate reflects upon his life, his work and his concerns for the future in the wake of the events of September 11. [CC]

6:00 PM Frankl's Choice
The film recounts the life and philosophy of the great neurologist and psychoanalyst Viktor Frankl and explores how the medical community utilizes his theories. [CC]

7:00 PM Mural
This original WHYY production follows four local artists, all of whom are a part of Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program, to explore the struggles and triumphs of creating art on a grand scale. [CC] (R/Mon., 28th, 11 p.m.)

8:00 PM Nature
"Dive to the Abyss" Viewers are introduced to the mysteries of underwater life through a series of deep-ocean dives. [CC][DVS]

9:00 PM Masterpiece Theatre "The Forsyte Saga"
Part 4 of 7 Irene abandons Soames for life as a music teacher, and Old Jolyon buys Robin Hill. Continues Sun., Nov. 3rd at 9 p.m. [CC][DVS]

10:00 PM Frontier House
"'Til Death Do Us Part" Part 3 of 6 The modern-day pioneers prepare for a frontier wedding. [CC][SD]

11:00 PM The Secret Policeman's Third Ball
This 1980s charity event features comedy performances by Ben Elton and Lenny Henry and music from Chet Atkins and Peter Gabriel. [CC]

Monday, October 28

12:00 AM Eastenders

1:00 AM Literary Visions

2:00 AM Discovering Psychology

3:00 AM The Western Tradition

4:00 AM Portrait of a Family

5:00 AM Intro to Marketing

6:00 AM Destinos I

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

7:30 PM Are You Being Served?
"His and Hers" A perfume retailer causes agitation among the staff. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow
"Miami" Part 2 of 3 Appraisers discover Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls dating back to 1918. [CC] (R/Sat., Nov. 2nd, noon)

9:00 PM Ken Burns American Stories
"Thomas Jefferson" Actor Ossie Davis narrates and Sam Waterston provides Jefferson's voice in this Ken Burns film examining the life of this founding father, musician, architect, scientist, philosopher and slave owner. [CC]

10:30 PM Walls of Redemption
Participants in the Philadelphia Mural Arts program bring peace, patience and job skills to prison inmates. [CC]

11:00 PM Mural/span>
This original WHYY production follows four local artists, all of whom are a part of Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program, to explore the struggles and triumphs of creating art on a grand scale. [CC]

Tuesday, October 29

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Economics U$A

2:00 AM Nature

3:00 AM Beliefs and Believers

4:00 AM Shaping America

5:00 AM Taking the Lead

6:00 AM French in Action I

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

7:30 PM As Time Goes By
Lionel is "quite content with doing very little slowly." [CC]

8:00 PM NOVA
"Galileo's Battle for the Heavens" This special vividly reconstructs an epic historical confrontation: the clash between scientific genius Galileo Galilei and church authorities. [CC][DVS]

10:00 PM Scientific American Frontiers
"Dead Men's Tales" Scientists reconstruct past events, including the destruction of the Jamestown colony and the hanging of a western outlaw, from excavated remains. [CC]

11:00 PM Come And Take It Day
In this film about dreams and schemes, the lives of four present-day workers in a South Texas tourist trap restaurant are changed by a century-old legend. [CC]

Wednesday, October 30

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM It's Strictly Business

2:00 AM Power of Place

3:00 AM Sociological Imagination

4:00 AM Art in the Western World

5:00 AM World of Chemistry

6:00 AM Destinos II

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

7:30 PM Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth's social standing is jeopardized. [CC]

8:00 PM Secrets of the Dead
"Mystery of the Black Death" Geneticist Steven O'Brien tries to figure out why some people who came in contact with the Black Plague bacteria survived while their families perished. [CC][SD]

9:00 PM Secrets of the Dead
"Witches' Curse" A behavioral psychologist searches for answers to explain the actions of those accused of witchcraft in the 17th century. [CC]

10:00 PM Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Hollywood's first great leading character actor developed his craft by mimicking and doing pantomime to amuse his deaf parents. [CC]

11:30 PM Egg: The Arts Show
"Giving Up the Ghost" A photographer, music legend and taxidermist probe life's one inescapable truth: we're all going to die. [CC]

Thursday, October 31

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM World of Abnormal Psychology

2:00 AM Voices in Democracy

3:00 AM Examined Life

4:00 AM Dealing with Diversity

5:00 AM Worlds of Childhood

6:00 AM French in Action II

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

7:30 PM Last of the Summer Wine
"Surprise at Throstlenest" Nora finds a letter written by Compo. [CC]

8:00 PM The New This Old House Hour
[CC] (R/Sat., Nov. 2nd, 6 p.m.)

9:00 PM Rough Science
"Sun and Sea" The scientists attempt to build an underwater light to examine marine life. [CC]

9:30 PM Rough Science
"The Science of Celebration" The team struggles to devise a way to create a concert with fireworks. [CC]

10:00 PM Frontline/World
[CC]

11:00 PM Stage On Screen
"The Topdog Diaries" The program goes behind the scenes to examine the development of the Tony-nominated play "Topdog/Underdog," about sibling rivalry between two African-American brothers. [CC]

Friday, November 1

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Business and the Law

2:00 AM Faces of Culture

3:00 AM Western Tradition

4:00 AM America in Perspective

5:00 AM Western Tradition

6:00 AM McLaughlin Group

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

7:30 PM WHYY Delaware Tonight U.S. Senate Candidate Forum
Participants: Sen. Joe Biden (D) Ray Clatworthy (R)

8:00 PM NOW with Bill Moyers
[CC]

9:00 PM Washington Week in Review
[CC]

9:30 PM Wall $treet Week
[CC]

10:00 PM Cats
This Great Performances production of the blockbuster musical stars Elaine Paige as Grizabella, who sings the show-stopping song "Memory." [CC]

Saturday, November 2

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:15 AM Secrets of the Dead

2:00 AM Ethics in America

3:00 AM Something Ventured

4:00 AM A Writer's Exchange

5:00 AM Against All Odds

6:00 AM Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers

7:00 AM Sesame Street [CC]

8:00 AM Plaza Sesamo

8:30 AM Angelina Ballerina [CC]

9:00 AM The Victory Garden [CC]

9:30 AM New Yankee Workshop
"Dressing Table" Part 2 of 2 [CC]

10:00 AM This Old House [CC]

10:30 AM Hometime
"Second Floor Makeover: Drywall and Trim" [CC]

11:00 AM Rick Steve's Europe
"Venice: Serene, Decadent, and Still Kicking" [CC]

11:30 AM Vets In Practice

12:00 PM Antiques Roadshow
"Miami" Part 2 of 3 [CC]

1:00 PM Master Class at Johnson & Wales
"Seafood American Style" [CC]

1:30 PM America's Test Kitchen
"Tomato Sauces for Pasta" [CC]

2:00 PM Christina Cooks
"Right From the Farm" [CC]

2:30 PM Home Cooking with Lauren Groveman
"Cracking the Coconut, Part 2" [CC]

3:00 PM Martin Yan's Chinatown
"Ethnic Favorites" [CC]

3:30 PM Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman
"Chicago: Greektown" [CC]

4:00 PM Ciao Italia
"Anise Ring Bread" [CC]

4:30 PM Lidia's Italian Table: Italian-American Favorites
"Mangiafagioli" [CC]

5:00 PM New Yankee Workshop
"Mailbox" [CC] (R/Sat., 9th, 9:30 a.m.)

5:30 PM Hometime
"Second Floor Makeover: Tile and Fixtures" [CC] (R/Sat., 9th, 10:30 a.m.)

6:00 PM The New This Old House Hour
[CC]

7:00 PM The Lawrence Welk Show
"Those Were the Days" Host: Ralna English.

8:00 PM Movie "Charade" (1963)
A young widow finds herself on the run from crooks and double agents who are after the money her husband stole. Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn and Walter Matthau star. (R/Sun., 3rd, 2 p.m.)

10:00 PM Movie "King Kong" (1933)
A great ape runs amuck on the streets of New York. Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot and Frank Reicher star.

11:45 PM Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Faces Hollywood's first great leading character actor developed his craft by mimicking and doing pantomime to amuse his deaf parents. [CC]

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