FEATURED PROGRAMS on Blue Ridge PBS
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All Creatures Great & Small, Season 4, on Masterpiece
Back-to-Back Episodes! Sundays, December 15, 22 & 29 @ 9pm
It’s Spring 1940 and with Europe at war, the community in Darrowby are pulling together more than ever before. With Tristan away serving, Siegfried and James bring in some extra hands to help around the practice: highly efficient bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, and student vet Richard Carmody. Happily married Helen and James begin to think about their future despite the looming possibility that James could be called up to serve.
Season 5 premieres January 12, 2025!!
Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2024
Wednesday, December 25 @ 8pm
It’s Christmas 1969, and the funfair and carol concert add color to frosty Poplar. Yet, the festive spirit at Nonnatus House is dampened by the spread of influenza alongside growing fears of an escaped prisoner after a spate of break-ins.
Craft in America
Back-to-Back Episodes! Friday, December 27
The newest season of this series explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation’s rich cultural heritage.
9pm - SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences, spanning technology, engineering, biology, math, and the climate emergency.
10pm - COLLECTORS reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community.
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets
Sunday, December 29 @ 8pm
Investigate why Queen Anne’s powerful role in the forging of Great Britain has often been forgotten. Lucy Worsley shares the inside story of the salacious gossip about Anne’s love life that helped destroy her image and legacy.
Next at the Kennedy Center
Tuesday, December 31
Captured to match the unique style of the artists, each episode of NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER will weave together performances filmed live at the Center with intimate backstage moments and first-person commentary.
7pm – Cynthia Erivo & Friends
Cynthia Erivo invites you to a musical New Year's Eve with Ben Platt and Joaquina Kalukango.
8pm & 9:30pm – Sara Bareilles: New Year’s Eve with the National Symphony Orchestra
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and actress Sara Bareilles takes the stage at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra for an enchanting evening of song and celebration in this New Year's Eve special.
Velvet
Thursdays @ 9pm
In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there is one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerias Velvet. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.
December 19 – Butterfly Wings
When Don Rafael presents his latest collection, his son returns from his studies abroad.
December 26 – The Seamstress
Ana and Alberto learn Don Rafael has died. Alberto must share his inheritance.
COMING IN JANUARY!
All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece – NEW SEASON!
Sundays @ 9pm
It’s Spring 1941, and with World War II fully underway, we return to Darrowby, where baby Jimmy is keeping everyone at Skeldale House on their toes. Meanwhile, Tristan’s surprise return turns out to be more complicated than Siegfried hoped.
January 12 – To All Our Boys
A medical scare keeps James grounded, while Mrs. Hall faces trouble helping with the war effort.
January 19 – Holding the Baby
Baby Jimmy joins James and Carmody on their rounds. Helen is surprised to find Jenny with a new best friend.
January 26 – Homecoming
Jimmy’s Christening Day is interrupted by a surprise visitor, and Siegfried struggles to keep a promise.
Antiques Roadshow – NEW SEASON!
Mondays @ 8pm
Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt
January 6 – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 1
Kick off ROADSHOW’s all-new Season 29 with treasures that include a 1976 Marvel UK Super Spider-Man #175 cover art, a 1926 Rogers Hornsby sterling trophy, and Winslow Homer watercolors, ca. 1879. One is between $180,000 to $320,000!
January 13 – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW searches for amazing treasures in Arkansas including an Elvis Presley-signed ice cream display, an Arnold Palmer-engraved golf club, ca. 1980, and a Marvel Silver Age comics collection. One find is $60,000 to $90,000!
January 20 – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 3
Head to bustling Bentonville for ROADSHOW finds at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art including an 1857 Queen’s Cup ascot race trophy, a 1956 Curta calculator type II and an Art Deco sapphire & platinum ring. Can you guess the top find?
January 27 – Springs Preserve, Hour 1
Head to bustling Bentonville for ROADSHOW finds at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art including an 1857 Queen’s Cup ascot race trophy, a 1956 Curta calculator type II and an Art Deco sapphire & platinum ring. Can you guess the top find?
Finding Your Roots – NEW SEASON!
Tuesdays @ 8pm
The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures.
January 7 – Larger Than Life
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. connects Lea Salonga & Amanda Seyfried to their dramatic ancestors.
January 14 – La Famiglia
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Italian roots of Joy Behar & Michael Imperioli.
January 21 – Stranger Than Fiction
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.
January 28 – Dreamers One And All
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen.
Great Migrations: A People on the Move
SERIES PREMIERE! Tuesday, January 28 @ 9pm
Learn how a series of Black migrations have shaped the U.S. From waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—to immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.
In the premiere episode, Exodus, explore the first wave of the Great Migration, when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
Great Performances – From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2025
Wednesday, January 1 @ 8 & 9:30pm
Experience this annual beloved concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss. Conducted by Riccardo Muti for the seventh time, PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.
Leonardo da Vinci
Fridays, January 17 & 24 @ 9pm
LEONARDO da VINCI is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, the film brings the artist’s towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors, and admirers.
Lucy Worsley Investigates – NEW SEASON!
Tuesdays @ 9pm
Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers forgotten witnesses, re-examines old evidence and follows new clues.
January 7 – Jack the Ripper
Many think of true crime as a modern obsession, but Lucy investigates the phenomenon through the world’s most infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
January 14 – William the Conqueror
Lucy investigates how William the Conqueror won not just the Battle of Hastings but the battle for England.
January 21 – The Gunpowder Plot
Lucy consults experts who help contribute to the uncovering of this extraordinary moment in history.
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets – Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen
Sunday, January 5 @ 8pm
Find out why Marie Antoinette is often blamed for causing the French Revolution by saying “let them eat cake” to her starving subjects. Lucy Worsley uncovers the myths and secrets that led the doomed queen to the guillotine.
Nature
Wednesdays @ 8pm
NATURE on PBS brings rich and rewarding stories from the wild to homes across America.
January 8 – Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
Sir David Attenborough and experts unearth the fossil of the largest Jurassic predator ever known.
January 15 – Patrick and the Whale
Patrick Dykstra has a life-changing encounter with a sperm whale and discovers their hidden world.
January 22 – Big Cats, Small World: Landlords
Lion, leopard and cheetah parents attempt to co-exist and raise their cubs in Botswana.
January 29 – Big Cats, Small World: Outlanders
The change of seasons brings turmoil and tough choices to the three big cat families. An aging lion challenges younger rivals, cheetah cubs adjust to life on their own and a leopard mother must balance her children’s needs.
NOVA
Wednesdays @ 9pm
Explore the science behind the headlines in PBS's premier science series.
SEASON 52 PREMIERE! January 22 – What are UFOs
Unidentified Flying Objects have long captivated the imagination of the public, but for decades most scientists treated the subject as taboo. Now, these mysterious phenomena are moving out of the shadows and into the light, as NASA pledges to study them scientifically.
January 29 – Extreme Airport Engineering
In New York City, a team of elite engineers and construction workers are on a mission to build the ultimate airport. Follow their ups and downs as they race to build a new, world-class LaGuardia on the site of one of America’s busiest aviation hubs.
Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece – NEW SEASON!
Sundays @ 8pm
Eliza’s agency is thriving, and her professional life is on a successful path – on the personal side however, Duke has now been away in New York for several months and Eliza is forced to make a difficult decision. Meanwhile, a new Detective Inspector comes to Scotland Yard and Eliza must navigate building a relationship with him if she’s going to continue having access to police resources. All these changes and decisions beg the question – can Eliza Scarlet have it all?
January 12 – The Rival
When a new Detective Inspector starts at Scotland Yard, Eliza must fight to prove herself all over again.
January 19 – The Guild
Eliza is tasked with solving the murder of a high-profile private detective with a closet full of skeletons.
January 26 – The Thames Reaper
With a notorious serial killer on the loose Eliza is caught in the middle of a clash between Fleet Street and Scotland Yard.
Velvet
Thursdays @ 9pm
In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there is one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerias Velvet. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.
January 2 – Stay Away From Me
Velvet is on the verge of bankruptcy. Don Gerardo offers to save Velvet, but at what cost?
January 9 – Nothing is That Easy
Alberto hopes the new collection will be a major success so he can pay off Don Gerardo.
January 16 – The Designer
Alberto pursues his affair with Ana and Pedro’s girlfriend falls for Alberto’s assistant.
January 23 – In Between Two Women
Ana and Cristina search for the perfect gift for Alberto’s birthday.
January 30 – Paris
When Alberto and Ana join Raúl on a trip to Paris, Cristina shows up unexpectedly.
Vienna Blood – NEW SEASON!
Sundays @ 10pm
1909: The double murder of an arms dealer in police custody and a senior public official has shaken Vienna to its core. Can Max and Oskar stop the seditious mole known as ‘Mephisto’ from bringing the Austro-Hungarian Empire to destruction?
January 5 – Mephisto Waltz
Oskar needs Max’s help to identify the high-powered traitor with the code name Mephisto.
January 12 – A Winning Hand
A murder takes Oskar and Max’s investigation into a world of underground gambling.
January 19 – The Enemy Within
Max is in a coma and the doctors don’t know if he will survive. Oskar goes on the run.
January 26 – The Face of Mephisto
Oskar finds himself in the middle of an assassination attempt that could start a war.