Schedules

• KQED 9HD
• Life
• World
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• KTEH

• 12:00 am
  Charlie Rose [#15235]
  (original broadcast date: 11/20/09)
  * Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times
  * author Stephen Cohen, "Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War"
  * author Eugene Rogan, "The Arabs: A History". duration 56:46   CC STEREO TVRE
• 1:00 am
  Nightly Business Report [#29180]
  * Health Care Reform to be Put to a Test * Oprah Changes Channels * Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas * Market Monitor-Stan Weinstein, Editor of the Global Trend Alert duration 26:46   CC STEREO TVRE
• 1:30 am
  THIS WEEK in Northern California [#2107]
  November 20, 2009
  Reporter Roundup: A discussion about California's projected $21 billion state budget deficit next year; protests over fee hikes and lay offs in the University of California system; and the Attorney General wins a record setting settlement from Wells Fargo Bank.
  Guests: Stu Woo, Reporter, Wall Street Journal; Nanette Asimov, Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle; Mark Calvey, Reporter, San Francisco Business Times.
  Filipino Fighter Phenomenon Manny Pacquiao -Belva Davis and New America Media's Odette Keeley discuss Filipino fighter phenomenon Manny Pacquiao, who has energized Bay Area fans and become a global role model. duration 28:46   CC STEREO TVRE
• 2:00 am
  Washington Week [#4920]
  * This will be a working weekend for the Senate as lawmakers hope to begin debate on a sweeping $849 billion plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. The legislation would require most people to have health insurance but would allow states to opt out of a proposed government-run insurance plan. It will be an arduous struggle to get the 2074-page bill passed for a number of reasons, not all of which are political. Karen Tumulty of Time Magazine will explain why plus how the controversy this week over when women should get mammograms could have an impact on the healthcare debate.
  * President Obama said one of the primary goals of his trip to 4 Asian nations was to try and usher in "a new era of engagement with the world based on mutual interests and mutual respect." But during his final stop at a US military base in South Korea, he took a decidedly sharper tone when he urged the leaders of North Korea and Iran to take "serious steps" to abandon their nuclear weapons programs. Critics say he returns to the White House with little to show from his 7-day trip. David Sanger of The New York Times will take a closer look at whether President Obama made progress on a number of issues including censorship, human rights and climate change.
  * Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan this week and came away saying she was pleased with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's pledge to cleanup corruption within his government. In addition to attending Karzai's second inauguration, Clinton met with General Stanley McChrystal who is awaiting a decision from President Obama about his request for 40,000 more troops. Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times will report on how an exit strategy and Karzai's ability to tackle corruption and train Afghan people to takeover security forces over the next few years are weighing on President Obama as he contemplates the best way forward in Afghanistan.
  * Even before Sarah Palin's memoir hit shelves this week, it soared to the bestseller list. The former Alaska governor has become a Republican rock star doing TV interviews and attracting thousands of fans to her book signings. But many, including some conservatives, continue to harbor doubts about her political future and how formidable a candidate she may be should she run for president in 2012. John Dickerson of Slate Magazine will examine the message Palin delivers in her book and what career options she may be considering. duration 26:46   CC STEREO TVRE
• 2:30 am
  Check, Please! Bay Area [#291H]
  Leslie Sbrocco In Conversation with Jacques Pepin
  Leslie Sbrocco hosts Jacques Pepin and shares four of the recipes that she sampled at the show's featured restaurants. They were created and delivered by local restaurant chefs, and served with wine to match. It's a conversation not to be missed. duration 26:57   CC STEREO TVG
• 3:00 am
  Secret Family of Jesus
  Professor Robert Beckford investigates the "conspiracy" that author Dan Brown missed in The Da Vinci Code. The program traces back to the beginnings of Christianity and uncovers a conspiracy that challenges the religion's foundations. It's the story of the people closest to Jesus: those who shared his bloodline. Jesus' real human family -brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles and nephews - was a powerful force in shaping the early and vital Christian story, and his bloodline survived for at least 300 years after Jesus' death. The Church effectively airbrushed Jesus' family out of history - even excising them from the Bible. At the film's climax, Dr. Beckford visits Rome to confront today's Vatican experts with his findings concerning Jesus' family. Even after 2000 years, the Church still finds it difficult to accept the importance and strategic significance of Jesus' family. duration 51:56   CC STEREO TVPG
• 4:00 am
  Bill Moyers Journal [#1331]
  As President Obama prepares to respond to General McChrystal's call for more troops in Afghanistan, Bill Moyers considers another President's decision to escalate troop levels in a military conflict. Through President Lyndon Johnson's taped phone conversations and his own remembrances, Moyers looks at Johnson's deliberations as he stepped up America's role in Vietnam. duration 56:46   CC STEREO
• 5:00 am
  Now on PBS [#547Z]
  The Pentagon estimates that as many as 1 in 5 American soldiers are coming home from war zones with traumatic brain injuries, many of which require round-the-clock attention. But lost in the reports of these returning soldiers are the stories of family members who often sacrifice everything to care for them. NOW reveals how little has been done to help these family caregivers, and reports on dedicated efforts to support them. duration 26:46   STEREO TVRE
• 5:30 am
  Spark! [#306]
  Elevating The Everyday
  * Furniture maker Garry Knox Bennett - Bennett crafts outlandish and often humorous furniture designs. For more than thirty years, he has pushed the boundaries of furniture with his unconventional tables, desks, chairs, and lamps. Rebelling against the purists of the woodworking field, Garry was one of the first furniture makers to use formica, plastic and aluminum in his pieces. Spark visits Bennett's Oakland workshop to watch him produce the last in a series of 50 chairs for an upcoming exhibit.
  * Ceramic Artist Richard Shaw - the internationally recognized ceramic artist is known for his pioneering technical virtuosity and his witty investigation of everyday objects. Spark joins him as he finishes teaching a semester at UC Berkeley and begins to work feverishly on a new set of work destined for unveiling at the Braunstein/Quay Gallery in San Francisco.
  * Mosaic artist Laurel True - True transforms the humblest of surfaces with her brilliantly colored designs. She has been creating mosaics for twelve years, and her works can now be found on buildings and installations throughout the US. Among her 50 architectural projects she counts commission for major corporations and municipalities, as well as community art projects that include residents and school children in design and execution. Spark follows her process as Laurel transforms one small corner of her West Oakland neighborhood. duration 25:29   CC STEREO TVG
MORNING
• 6:00 am
  Great Scenic Railway Journeys Celebrating: North America's Steam Railways [#101?]
  From the frozen tundra of Alaska to the vast high desert of Arizona, the rolling hills of New Hampshire to the Black Hills of South Dakota and the prairies of Canada, railroads helped build North America into the industrial power of the world. Come with us as we take you on a journey unsurpassed in its scenic beauty. This program will visit 17 of North America's most historic and scenic tourist steam railroads. It is a journey steeped in the history of a great land where steam trains provided raw power to blaze new trails and build the US and Canada. GSRJ is proud to chronicle the efforts to preserve and restore the relics of the era of steam. The payoff is that a part of our past continues as living history and comes alive for viewers of this epic steam journey. This program will present the history and the beauty of the land and share in the excitement of those who cherish and preserve the remaining North American tourist steam railroads. Grammy award-winning musician and storyteller David Holt hosts. Step with him back in time for the story of when steam power muscled its way though the steep, rugged terrain of the Alleghenies, the Rockies, the Sierras and onto the Great Plains and into the desert southwest. duration 1:58:57   CC STEREO TVG
• 8:00 am
  Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound
  This program is designed to help people get the most from their senses as they age. It looks at the two important senses of vision and hearing, how they change throughout life, and what we can do to keep them healthy and fully functional.
  We know that we begin to experience decline in most cognitive functions in our 30s and 40s. As we grow older, the rate of decline increases, and the cumulative effects become more noticeable. We have increasing difficulty remembering, paying close attention, responding rapidly, performing complex tasks and our coordination and movement and many other cognitive functions that once came easily are now more difficult. But what we notice most is the difficulty hearing in a noisy place or seeing when we look at someone placed in front of a bright light, and we find that our reading slows.
  These are symptoms of elemental physical changes in the aging brain. The problem is more than just lapses in memory. This program is based on neuro-plasticity - the ability of the brain to change and adapt -- even rewire itself! It studies how we see and how that changes through life. Host: Dr. Michael Merzenich. duration 28:18   CC STEREO
• 8:30 am
  Brain In Love with Dr. Daniel Amen
  Award winning psychiatrist, brain imaging researcher, and multiple bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen offers an exciting new special with a fresh and compelling twist on brain health: how to use your brain to bring and keep more love into your life.
  Research clearly tells us that being in a healthy, loving, affectionate relationship helps you be happier, live longer and even have a better memory. One of the most fascinating things Dr. Amen has learned from looking at more than 50,000 brain scans is that when we improve how your brain functions, even if it is troubled, you become more thoughtful, more loving and more effective in all of your relationships.
  This program is divided into 3 parts:
  Part 1: Dr Amen shows how the health of relationships is directly tied to the health of the brain.
  Part 2: Dr. Amen discusses the differences between the male and female brain. It is often simple biology that causes us heartache.
  Part 3: Dr. Amen shares 7 "brain based secrets" to make love last and to make it unforgettable, starting today.
  The Brain In Love is fun, highly practical, research based, and can make a positive difference in the lives of many couples. duration 1:59:15   CC STEREO TVG
• 10:30 am
  Lidia's The Best of Italy
  duration 1:25:45   STEREO TVRE
AFTERNOON
• 12:00 pm
  Playing for Change: Peace Through Music
  This program is an extraordinary effort to unite musicians and vocalists from diverse parts of the globe, while at the same time seeking to immerse audiences in a multimedia movement to inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music. For ten years Mark Johnson and his team traveled the globe, with a single-minded passion to record little-known musicians for what would become Playing for Change - its name evoking the coins thrown to street musicians as well as the transformation their music inspires. duration 1:28:45   STEREO TVG
• 1:30 pm
  Chris Botti: Live In Boston
  The jazz instrumentalist performs with John Mayer, Josh Groban, Steven Tyler and the Boston Pops. duration 1:59:16   SRND51
• 3:30 pm
  Sinatra at Carnegie Hall
  This concert, which took place June 25, 1980, followed the release "Trilogy," Sinatra's ambitious triple-album comeback. It features "New York, New York", "Summer Me, Winter Me", "I've Got The World On A String" and "I've Got You Under My Skin," among others. duration 1:27:16   CC STEREO TVG
• 5:00 pm
  Brain In Love with Dr. Daniel Amen
  Award winning psychiatrist, brain imaging researcher, and multiple bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen offers an exciting new special with a fresh and compelling twist on brain health: how to use your brain to bring and keep more love into your life.
  Research clearly tells us that being in a healthy, loving, affectionate relationship helps you be happier, live longer and even have a better memory. One of the most fascinating things Dr. Amen has learned from looking at more than 50,000 brain scans is that when we improve how your brain functions, even if it is troubled, you become more thoughtful, more loving and more effective in all of your relationships.
  This program is divided into 3 parts:
  Part 1: Dr Amen shows how the health of relationships is directly tied to the health of the brain.
  Part 2: Dr. Amen discusses the differences between the male and female brain. It is often simple biology that causes us heartache.
  Part 3: Dr. Amen shares 7 "brain based secrets" to make love last and to make it unforgettable, starting today.
  The Brain In Love is fun, highly practical, research based, and can make a positive difference in the lives of many couples. duration 1:59:15   CC STEREO TVG
EVENING
• 7:00 pm
  Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work
  In the golden era of television, Jackie Gleason was king. Families gathered around the TV on Saturday evenings to see which of his characters would be entertaining them on The Jackie Gleason Show -beloved playboy Reggie Van Gleason; Rudy the repairman; working-class dreamer Ralph Kramden; lovable Fenwick Babbit; or loudmouth Charlie Bratton. The one-hour special, Jackie Gleason - Genius At Work, will feature a collection of Jackie Gleason's most memorable characters and skits from his long-running network television series, insightful commentary from the host (TBD) and a special appearance by his wife, Marilyn Gleason. duration 55:48   CC STEREO TVG
• 8:00 pm
  Look Back In Anger
  (1959)
  A man vents his rage against society by lashing out at his demoralized wife, his best friend and his eager mistress. Cast: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Mary Ure. duration 1:39:43   CC TVG
• 9:41 pm
  Mississippi Burning
  (1988)
  Two FBI agents face racism while investigating the disappearance of three civil rights activists in 1964 Mississippi. Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Defoe. duration 1:52:17   CC STEREO TV14-L