PLAYWRIGHT: FROM PAGE TO STAGE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 @ 11:00PM

The process of creating new work for the stage is the focus of this documentary following two outstanding young playwrights — one, an African American from Miami’s inner city; the other, an Indian American from Cleveland — as their work makes the arduous journey from early workshops to fully-staged.

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DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15

Episode 3 @ 6:00pm & 10:00pm

Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women’s suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart.

Episode 4 @ 7:00pm & 11:00pm

The Crawley family faces its severest test yet. Meanwhile, new faces try to fit into the tight-knit circle of servants. And new evidence turns up in a baffling case.

Episode 5 @ 8:00pm & 12:00am

Things go badly amiss at Downton Abbey. Robert and Cora are not speaking. The servants are shunning Matthew’s mother Isobel. And Matthew and Robert have fallen out. Also, Bates takes a gamble.

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

TONIGHT: AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IMPROVEMENTS, INCOME INEQUALITY, AND REMEMBERING NELSON MANDELA

Official jobs figures released Friday show more than 200-thousand jobs were added in November and the unemployment rate dropped to 7-percent—among the strongest months for job growth in 2013. And while the job market appears to be steadying, wages for many workers remain stagnant. President Obama spoke out this week about income inequality and the need to increase the Federal minimum wage calling the growing gap between the rich and poor “a fundamental threat to the American dream.” David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal will have analysis of the latest economic indicators and explain what they reveal about the stability of the U.S. Recovery.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 @ 6:00PM

A fascinating true story, Silent Night recounts a miraculous moment of peace during one of the bloodiest wars in human history.

On World War I’s western front, weapons are laid down when the Scottish, French and German officers defy their superiors and negotiate a Christmas Eve truce. Enemies become brothers as they come together to share Christmas and bury their dead. Acclaimed tenor William Burden stars as the soldier whose voice inspired peace among adversaries – if only for a day.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 @ 11:00PM

At a time of unprecedented global challenges, the under-30 “millennial” generation has every reason to be fatalistic and disengaged. Yet in fields ranging from public health to education, plenty of millennials are engaged. Call it the empathy revolution. Extreme By Design brings this revolution vividly to life by capturing the experience of 40 students from Stanford University’s Institute of Design (aka the d.school) as they create products that may save thousands of lives in Bangladesh, Indonesia and other developing countries they visit as part of a class called Design for Extreme Affordability.

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR

FEATURING ALFIE BOE AND TOM BROKAW

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Renowned veteran newscaster and South Dakota native Tom Brokaw and Tony Award-winning “Les Misérable”s tenor Alfie Boe join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a concert of holiday favorites and inspiring surprises.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATURING ALFIE BOE AND TOM BROKAW is a majestic and moving holiday concert. Among the highlights is Boe’s stirring performance of his signature “Bring Him Home” from “Les Misérables,” made all the more poignant because the concert was taped the same day as the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.

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BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 @ 8:00PM

Part biography, part live performance, Beauty Is Embarrassing tells the story of this one-of-a-kind visual artist and raconteur. The film traces White’s career from an underground cartoonist in New York’s East Village to his big break as a designer, puppeteer, and voice-over actor on Pee-wee’s Playhouse for which he won three Emmy awards. It follows Wayne’s success designing and animating for other children’s shows like Beakman’s World and music videos for The Smashing Pumpkins (“Tonight, Tonight”) and Peter Gabriel (“Big Time”) through a dark period of struggle and self-reflection before emerging in his present-day incarnation as a respected painter and performer. The film, like White, embraces the ragged edges and messy contradictions of life, art, and family with rabid humor and honesty.

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DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8

CATCH UP ON THE THIRD SEASON BEFORE THE 4^TH SEASON PREMIERE IN JANUARY!

EPISODE 1 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

Wedding guests descend on Downton Abbey, where disasters large and small threaten. One is Cora’s freewheeling American mother, who tries to loosen up her in-laws.(2 hours)

EPISODE 2 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis. (1 hour)

Shirley MacLaine joins the much-loved cast of Downton Abbey, which includes Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Penelope Wilton, and a host of others. Written and created by Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey, Season 3 marks the return of one of television’s most beloved and anticipated drama series to MASTERPIECE on 26.1 tonight!

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CAROLE KING

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 @ 10:30PM

“Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance at the White House” is a PBS music special in the East Room of the White House. President and Mrs. Obama will host the concert event on May 22 in honor of singer-songwriter Carole King’s receipt of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The evening will include performances by King, as well as by Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Jesse McCartney, Emeli Sandé, James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood. President Obama will present the Gershwin Prize to King during the event. The sixty-minute television special is part of the Emmy Award-nominated PBS “In Performance at the White House” series.

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