MASTERPIECE CLASSIC

DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM EPISODE 6 Change arrives in a big way for several key characters at Downton Abbey. A yearly cricket match with the village sees old scores settled and new plots hatched. The much-loved cast of Downton Abbey Season 3 includes Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Penelope...

WASHINGTON WEEK

WITH GWEN IFILL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 @ 9:00PM THIS WEEK: CONGRESS’ PARTISAN TRUCE, OBAMA REGROUPS, LIMITING NSA MONITORING, FED TRIMS STIMULUS Partisan conflicts, the government shutdown, and the rocky rollout of the Affordable Care Act have all taken a toll on President Obama’s approval ratings this year. But with a healing labor market and improving economy, can the president turn...

CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 @ 9:00PM This year’s edition of Christmas at Belmont features the University Symphony Orchestra, Belmont Chorale, Percussion Ensemble, Musical Theatre, Jazz Ensemble and Bluegrass Ensemble, as well as mass choir. The performance includes both classic sacred holiday music such as “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen,” as well as festive seasonal songs such as “Carol of the...

CHRISTMAS AT LUTHER

TIDINGS OF COMFORT AND JOY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 @ 11:00PM The theater fills to capacity. The house lights dim. From seemingly everywhere comes the soothing sound of over 500 voices in perfect blend with a symphony orchestra as the students of Luther College envelop the audience for the start of Christmas at Luther: Tidings of Comfort and Joy. Christmas at Luther is a decades old institution at...

NOVA

EXTREME ICE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 @ 10:00PM Follow photojournalist James Balog to some of the most remote and beautiful places on Earth as he documents the disappearance of an icy landscape that took thousands of years to form. An artist, scientist, explorer, and former mountain guide, Balog braves treacherous terrain to site his cameras in ideal locations to record the unfolding drama. Find...