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DECEMBER 2020

DECEMBER 2020

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Oregon Revealed

Willamette Valley Splendor

December 3, 8pm

Pictured: A fall landscape at a vineyard in Dundee, Oregon. Photo by Thye-Wee Gn/Shutterstock.

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PRESIDENT'S

Message

In OPB's nearly 100-year history, there hasn't been a year quite like this. 2020 has been unprecedented in many ways--from a global pandemic and economic recession to devastating wildfires in our region, widespread calls for racial justice across the nation, and a deeply divided public.

Through all these challenging events, OPB has remained focused on providing everyone throughout our region with trusted, reliable news and information. While we--like you--have had to adapt in new ways this year, our commitment to delivering the essential reporting and engaging programs you rely on is as strong as ever.

Our public service has also never been more critical.

This year, you've relied on OPB for a closer look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected communities around the Northwest. You've had access to comprehensive election coverage to help you make sense of the important issues. You've also heard a variety of voices telling the authentic and diverse stories of our region--those of hope, resiliency and community. And when you needed it, you've found a refuge away from the news with programs that uplift and entertain.

All of this work is possible because of the support of our members. It's possible because of you.

As you plan your year-end giving, use the pink envelope included in this guide or go to actnow to switch to a Sustaining membership or make a special year-end gift today. Your generous contribution will help keep OPB fully empowered to deliver the information, ideas and insights you will count on in the year ahead.

We hope you stay safe and healthy, and we look forward to serving you in 2021.

Steven M. Bass President and CEO

2 DECEMBER 2020

COMING IN EARLY 2021

Masterpiece

Masterpiece Miss Scarlet & The Duke. When her father dies, headstrong Eliza Scarlet resolves to continue his private detective agency. Her efforts soon lead her to Scotland Yard's Detective Inspector William Wellington, a notorious scoundrel known simply as `The Duke.'

Oregon Field Guide Join the Field Guide team as they explore the world of Oregon jellyfish, get up close with colonies of puffins, go hydrofoiling on the Columbia River, visit tribal lands restored to the Clatsop-Nehalem people, and hear how the farmers of Mudbone Grown are connecting Black Oregonians with the land.

Independent Lens Women in Blue. Follow female officers from different ranks as they reimagine their profession. With a city already on edge over police misconduct, the women of the Minneapolis Police Department fight for gender equity, convinced that it's one key to reducing police violence.

Oleksandr Kovalchuk/Shutterstock

NOVA The Secrets in Our DNA. Learn what actually happens to our DNA when it lands in the hands of genealogy research companies. American Masters How It Feels To Be Free. Uncover the inspiring stories of six iconic African American female artists--Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier--who challenged the entertainment industry and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process. Fast Forward Follow millennials and their parents as they try on an `aging empathy suit' that simulates what it feels like to be 85 years old.

Willie Little in his studio

Oregon Art Beat Discover what's happening in the world of Northwest art with a fresh line-up of stories from Art Beat. Multimedia artist Willie Little's work (pictured above) is informed by a childhood spent in the rural South. Software engineer-turned-painter Bhavani Krishnan captures Oregon's beauty en plein air. And though you may not know it, you've seen the work of Nick Lee--just visit a McMenamins!

Nature Pumas. Travel to the mountains of Chile to discover the secrets of the puma, the area's biggest and most elusive predator.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Hemingway In April, a new documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick examines the visionary work and turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced.

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1 TUESDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Wed 12am) | OPB+ Journeys in Japan Okinawa: Architecture of History and Tradition (Also Wed 4am)

7:30 OPB+ Tech Trek Discover ways technology is changing travel and work in Japan. (Also Wed 4:30am)

8:00 OPB Ken Burns: Here & There Take a poetic and personal look at the legendary filmmaker's life and career. (Also Sun 9pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Earth: A New Wild Home. Learn how animals and humans can thrive side by side. (Also Thu 12am)

9:00 OPB+ Nature's Great Race Elephants. Witness the immense challenges elephants face while migrating. (Also Thu 1am)

9:30 OPB Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide The personal finance expert provides essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement. (Also Sat 2pm OPB & OPB+)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Wed 5am)

11:00 OPB+ Building the American Dream Travel to Texas, where immigrant construction workers seek justice and equality in an industry rife with exploitation. (Also Thu 2am)

11:30 OPB Rick Steves' Festive Europe Rick takes in the royal pageantry in London. (Also Fri 12/11 11:30pm)

2 WEDNESDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Thu 12am) | OPB+ Hayao Miyazaki: 10 Years With the Master Ponyo is Here. Miyazaki dreams up his hit movie `Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.' (Also Thu 4am)

8:00 OPB Nature Snow Bears. Follow the lifechanging journey of two newborn polar bear cubs. (Also Mon 9:30am OPB+) | OPB+ Independent Lens True Conviction. Exonerated ex-prisoners help to free wrongly incarcerated persons. (Also Fri 12am)

9:30 OPB NOVA Mysteries of Sleep. Scientists discover just how powerful sleep can be. (Also Sat 4pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ POV Shorts The Calling (Also Fri 1:30am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Thu 5am)

11:00 OPB Easy Yoga for Arthritis With Peggy Cappy Find arthritis relief through the practice of yoga. (Also Fri 4am) | OPB+ Safe Enough? Learn why seatbelts are still not required on all school buses. (Also Fri 2am)

3 THURSDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Fri 12am) | OPB+ City in the Sky Arrival. Getting passengers safely back to Earth requires complex global networks and technology. (Also Fri 4am)

8:00 OPB Oregon Revealed Willamette Valley Splendor. Take a breathtaking aerial journey across the valley's scenic rivers, vineyards, campuses and more. (Also Thu 9:30pm) | OPB+ Age of Nature Awakening. Discover innovative actions to help restore our ecosystems. (Also Sat 12am)

9:00 OPB+ How We Got to Now With Steven Johnson Clean. Discover remarkable ideas that made modern life possible. (Also Sat 1am)

9:30 OPB Oregon Revealed Willamette Valley Splendor (R-Also Sat 11:30am OPB & OPB+)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Fri 5am)

11:00 OPB Aging Backwards 3 With Miranda Esmonde-White Keep your mind sharp and your body active using gentle daily movement. (Also Sun 12/13 12am) | OPB+ DW Global 3000 (Also Sat 2am)

11:30 OPB+ Articulate With Jim Cotter Larger Than Life (Also Sat 2:30am)

4 FRIDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Sat 12am) | OPB+ Civilizations What Is Art Good for? Discover the role of art in an age of profound scientific change.

8:00 OPB The Brain Revolution The latest scientific research reveals how your brain works and how you can make it work for you. (Also Sun 1am) | OPB+ Washington Week (Also Sat 6am)

8:30 OPB+ History With David Rubenstein Ron Chernow (Also Mon 12:30am)

9:00 OPB+ Tell Me More With Kelly Corrigan Bryan Stevenson (Also Mon 1am)

9:30 OPB Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 See callout on this page. (Also Sun 2:30am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Mon 5am)

11:00 OPB+ Painted Nails A salon owner joins the national fight for safe cosmetics.

11:30 OPB Rick Steves' Tasty Europe The travel expert shows the importance of cuisine in cultures all across Europe. (Also Sat 6pm OPB & OPB+)

Cooper Neill

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019

Join Eric Clapton, one of the world's great guitarists, and an all-star team of six-string heroes for a legendary music festival filmed in Dallas, Texas. Performers include Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, Los Lobos, John Mayer, Bonnie Raitt and more. Friday, December 4, 9:30pm OPB

5 SATURDAY

5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+ Rick Steves' Europe The Heart of England

6:00 OPB & OPB+ Rick Steves' Tasty Europe (R-Also Sun 4:30am OPB)

6:30 OPB & OPB+ Nature Santa's Wild Home. Journey to Lapland, home of tenacious wildlife such as reindeer and wolverines. (Also Thu 8pm OPB)

8:00 OPB & OPB+ Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas Historian Lucy Worsley reveals the origins of many Christmas traditions. (Also Sun 12/27 10pm OPB)

9:30 OPB & OPB+ Independent Lens Won't You Be My Neighbor? The legacy of icon Fred Rogers is celebrated in a film from Academy Award winner Morgan Neville. (Also Wed 8pm OPB)

6 SUNDAY

5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+ Rick Steves' Europe Egypt's Nile, Alexandria and Luxor

6:00 OPB & OPB+ Rick Steves' Heart of Italy Join Rick Steves on a journey through Italy's Umbria, Assisi, Siena and the Cinque Terre. (Also Mon 12/14 12am OPB)

7:00 OPB & OPB+ Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America Courtney B. Vance hosts this tribute to the renowned historian, author and filmmaker. (Also Sat 3:30pm)

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9:00 OPB & OPB+ Ken Burns: Here & There (R-Also Sat 2pm)

10:30 OPB & OPB+ Ledisi Live: A Tribute to Nina Simone Join the powerhouse vocalist Ledisi as she celebrates the songs of the masterful Nina Simone. (Also Tue 4am OPB)

7 MONDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Tue 12am) | OPB+ A Wider World (Also Tue 4am)

7:30 OPB+ Roadtrip Nation Taking Off (Also Tue 4:30am)

8:00 OPB Johnny Cash: A Night To Remember Watch the country music legend in a 1973 concert recently found in Sony's vault. (Also Wed 1am) | OPB+ London: 2000 Years of History Ep 2. Medieval London was ripped apart by power-hungry kings and devastating disease. (Also Sun 6pm)

9:00 OPB+ Earth's Great Seasons Autumn (Also Sun 7pm)

9:30 OPB Oregon Revealed Willamette Valley Splendor (R-Also Sat 8:30pm OPB & OPB+)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Tue 5am)

11:00 OPB Easy Yoga for Diabetes With Peggy Cappy Learn how yoga and a good diet can improve health for those living with diabetes. (Also Wed 4am) | OPB+ Jewish American Soldiers: Stories From WWII Discover the story of the 550,000 brave Jewish Americans who served in World War II. (Also Wed 2am)

8 TUESDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Wed 12am) | OPB+ Nature Charlie and the Curious Otters (Also Wed 4am)

8:00 OPB Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America The advent of the automobile brought new freedoms and new perils to African Americans. (Also Wed 8am OPB+) | OPB+ Earth: A New Wild Plains. Giant herds roam wild grasslands. (Also Sun 3pm)

9:00 OPB+ Nature's Great Race Caribou. Watch as 100,000 caribou migrate across the arctic wildernesses of Canada and Alaska. (Also Sun 4pm)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Wed 5am)

11:00 OPB Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance With Peggy Cappy See how yoga can help people increase

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strength and mobility at any age. (Also Sat 8am OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Designers of the Dance Choreographers and dancers bring ballets to life. (Also Thu 2am)

9 WEDNESDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Thu 12am) | OPB+ Hayao Miyazaki: 10 Years With the Master Drawing What's Real. Miyazaki weaves memories of his late mother into a film. (Also Thu 4am)

8:00 OPB Independent Lens Won't You Be My Neighbor? (R-Also Sat 6pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story Niebuhr remains one of the most influential public theologians of our time. (Also Sun 11am)

9:00 OPB+ Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story Learn what led Day to become one of the great reformers in American history. (Also Sun 12pm)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Thu 5am)

10:30 OPB Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold Tour Stevie Nicks reminisces about her life and music in an arena performance of her many smash hits. (Also Fri 3:30am)

11:00 OPB+ Dream Land: Little Rock's West 9th Street The history of West 9th Street and the Black community in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Also Fri 2am)

10 THURSDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Fri 12am) | OPB+ Hanukkah: A Festival of Delights Trace the evolution of Hanukkah with William Shatner, Lainie Kazan and more. (Also Sun 9am)

8:00 OPB Nature Santa's Wild Home (R-Also Sat 1am) | OPB+ Age of Nature Understanding. Explore surprising ways to fix nature's problems. (Also Sat 12am)

9:00 OPB+ How We Got to Now With Steven Johnson Time. The invention of standardized time made modern life possible. (Also Sat 1am)

9:30 OPB Masterpiece: 50 Fabulous Years! Celebrate the series that introduced generations of viewers to the delights of British drama. (Also Sat 2:30am)

10:00 OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Fri 5am)

11:00 OPB Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living With Peggy Cappy Learn simple stretches and other yoga moves that can help relieve pain. (Also Sat 4am) | OPB+ DW Global 3000 (Also Sat 2am)

11:30 OPB+ Articulate With Jim Cotter Finding (Also Sat 2:30am)

Berea College

Craft in America Democracy

Explore how craft is intertwined with our nation's defining principles and multicultural heritage. Craft in America takes you from our treasured cultural institutions and monuments, to the studios and hands of Indigenous, African American and Veteran artists from Appalachia to the Rio Grande Valley.

Thursday, December 24, 9pm OPB

11 FRIDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour (Also Sat 12am) | OPB+ Art in the Twenty-First Century London (Also Sun 10am)

8:00 OPB Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide (R-Also Sat 12pm OPB & OPB+) | OPB+ Washington Week (Also Sun 4:30pm OPB)

8:30 OPB+ History With David Rubenstein Drew Gilpin Faust (Also Sun 1pm)

9:00 OPB+ Tell Me More With Kelly Corrigan James Corden (Also Sun 1:30pm)

10:00 OPB Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You Celebrate the beloved singersongwriter's career, from her early days to her success as a crossover pop superstar. (Also Sun 3am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Mon 5am)

11:00 OPB+ Frontline Fire in Paradise. After the Camp Fire, examine who was to blame and why it was so catastrophic. (Also Mon 2am)

11:30 OPB Rick Steves' Festive Europe (R-Also Sun 4:30am)

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weekdays

12 SATURDAY

5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+ Rick Steves' Europe Lisbon

6:00 OPB & OPB+ Independent Lens Won't You Be My Neighbor? (R-Also Mon 2:30am OPB)

8:30 OPB & OPB+ Oregon Revealed Willamette Valley Splendor (R-Also Mon 1am OPB)

10:00 OPB & OPB+ John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind Enjoy a live reunion of folk singers.

13 SUNDAY

5:00 OPB Firing Line With Margaret Hoover | OPB+ Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions China: Ancient and Modern

5:30 OPB PBS NewsHour Weekend | OPB+ Rick Steves' Europe Ethiopia: A Development Story (Also Sat 7pm OPB)

6:00 OPB Craft in America Storytellers. Meet artists who use narrative in their craft. (Also Thu 12/24 8pm) | OPB+ London: 2000 Years of History Ep 2 (R)

7:00 OPB The Great British Baking Show Christmas Masterclass (Also Sun 12/20 12am) | OPB+ Earth's Great Seasons Autumn (R)

8:00 OPB Masterpiece Sanditon: Eps 1?3. Adapted from Jane Austen's final and unfinished novel, a struggling seaside town aims to become England's next playground. (Also Tue 1am) | OPB+ Inside the Vatican Get an inside look at daily life in the Vatican. (Also Tue 12am)

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10:00 OPB+ Chaplains Pts 1&2. See how chaplains are trained to comfort and support people of all beliefs. (Also Tue 2am)

11:00 OPB Masterpiece Poldark: Season 2, Ep 6. A fugitive points the way to riches. (Also Tue 4am)

14 MONDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour | OPB+ A Wider World (Also Tue 5am OPB)

7:30 OPB+ Roadtrip Nation Trailblazing

8:00 OPB Antiques Roadshow New Orleans, Hr 3 (Also Wed 1am) | OPB+ London: 2000 Years of History Ep 3. London experiences accelerated growth and hardship during the Industrial Revolution. (Also Sun 6pm)

9:00 OPB Oregon Experience In the Shadow of Fairview. Fairview Training Center was once Oregon's primary institution for people with developmental disabilities. For some, it was home. For others, it was a prison. (Also Wed 8pm OPB+) | OPB+ Earth's Great Seasons Winter (Also Sun 7pm)

10:00 OPB Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir: Christmas Day in the Morning Enjoy an enchanting production of holiday music, dancing and storytelling. (Also Fri 12/25 10am) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Tue 5am)

11:00 OPB Independent Lens The Force. The long-troubled Oakland Police Department struggles to confront federal demands for reform. (Also Wed 4am) | OPB+ AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Black Panther Woman (Also Wed 2am)

15 TUESDAY

7:00 OPB PBS NewsHour | OPB+ Nature H Is for Hawk: A New Chapter (Also Wed 4am)

8:00 OPB Ella Wishes You a Swingin' Christmas With Vanessa Williams Ella Fitzgerald's iconic album of holiday classics is presented by the American Pops Orchestra. (Also Thu 1am) | OPB+ Earth: A New Wild Forests. Saving forests requires seeing their value. (Also Sun 3pm)

9:00 OPB Christmas at Belmont Delight in this festive performance of traditional carols, classical masterworks and world music. (Also Thu 2am) | OPB+ Nature's Great Race Zebra. Thousands of zebras undertake Africa's longest land migration. (Also Sun 4pm)

10:00 OPB Frontline I Am Not a Monster. The story of an American boy taken by his mother to the ISIS-controlled city of Raqqa. (Also Fri 11pm OPB+) | OPB+ Amanpour & Company (Also Wed 5am)

MONDAY ? FRIDAY

6:30 OPB Kids Programs (until noon)

7am OPB+ NHK Newsline

7:30 OPB+ Sit & Be Fit (M/W/F); Classical Stretch (Tu/Th)

8am OPB+ Sewing & Knitting

8:30 OPB+ Quilting

9am OPB+ Painting

10am OPB Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir (12/25) | OPB+ Woodworking (M/W/Th); This Old House (Tu/F)

10:30 OPB+ Food & Cooking (until noon)

11am OPB Rebecca Pts 1&2 (12/25)

12pm OPB Painting | OPB+ Beyond the Canvas (M); Breaking Big (Tu); Make 48 (W); In the Americas (Th); Trust Docs (F)

12:30 OPB Food & Cooking | OPB+ Growing Bolder (M); GZero World (Tu); Start Up (W); Chavis Chronicles (Th); Seat at the Table (F)

1pm OPB+ DW News

1:30 OPB Travel | OPB+ DW: The Day

2pm OPB Kids Programs (until 6pm); Wuthering Heights Pts 1&2 (12/25) | OPB+ BBC Outside Source (M?Th); BBC Today (F)

2:30 OPB+ BBC World News America

3pm OPB+ News & Public Affairs

3:30 OPB+ NHK Newsline

4pm OPB Northanger Abbey (12/25) | OPB+ PBS NewsHour

5pm OPB+ Travel

5:30 OPB+ Food & Cooking (until 7pm)

6pm OPB Home Repair (M/Tu); Travel (W/Th/F)

6:30 OPB BBC Outside Source (M?Th); BBC Today (F)

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