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The WETA Channel Schedule - 01/09/2009


The WETA Channel broadcasts primetime programs from PBS, 24 hours a day. The programs are the same on the WETA Channel and TV 26 in the evenings from 6 pm to 6 am.

Below is the WETA Channel's program schedule for the next 24 hours (or see all WETA channels at a glance, in a grid format). For channel number information, please visit our Channel Guide.

5:00 am

Charlie Rose

National Intelligence director Mike McConnell.

6:00 am

Sherlock Holmes

The prime minister (Harry Andrews) asks Holmes to retrieve a purloined diplomatic letter that, if it were to fall into the wrong hands, could cause a war. Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope: Patricia Hodge. Rt Honourable Trelawney Hope: Stuart Wilson.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

7:00 am

Masterpiece

Part 1 of 2. The "Masterpiece Classic" season premiere features an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," about a young woman (Gemma Arterton) who learns that, though her family is poor, she's descended from aristocrats.

Masterpiece

9:00 am

Sherlock Holmes

The prime minister (Harry Andrews) asks Holmes to retrieve a purloined diplomatic letter that, if it were to fall into the wrong hands, could cause a war. Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope: Patricia Hodge. Rt Honourable Trelawney Hope: Stuart Wilson.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

10:00 am

Masterpiece

Part 1 of 2. The "Masterpiece Classic" season premiere features an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," about a young woman (Gemma Arterton) who learns that, though her family is poor, she's descended from aristocrats.

Masterpiece

12:00 pm

Charlie Rose

National Intelligence director Mike McConnell.

1:00 pm

Tavis Smiley

Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Motown founder Berry Gordy.

TAVIS SMILEY is a smart hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and everyday people.

1:30 pm

Tavis Smiley

"Frost/Nixon" director Ron Howard and star Frank Langella.

TAVIS SMILEY is a smart hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and everyday people.

2:00 pm

Sherlock Holmes

The prime minister (Harry Andrews) asks Holmes to retrieve a purloined diplomatic letter that, if it were to fall into the wrong hands, could cause a war. Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope: Patricia Hodge. Rt Honourable Trelawney Hope: Stuart Wilson.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

3:00 pm

Masterpiece

Part 1 of 2. The "Masterpiece Classic" season premiere features an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," about a young woman (Gemma Arterton) who learns that, though her family is poor, she's descended from aristocrats.

Masterpiece

5:00 pm

Charlie Rose

National Intelligence director Mike McConnell.

6:00 pm

BBC World News

International news from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

6:30 pm

Nightly Business Report

A long-running weeknight business-news magazine that includes market reports, company information, CEO interviews and economic commentary. `NBR' began as a local broadcast in Miami in 1979.

7:00 pm

NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

Covering national and international issues, originating from Washington, D.C.

"The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," featuring Jeffrey Brown, Gwen Ifill, Jim Lehrer, Margaret Warner, and Ray Suarez.

9:00 pm

Bill Moyers' Journal

United Steelworkers' International president Leo Gerard is interviewed. Topics include economic justice for workers; the future of American manufacturing; and how unions may fare under the Obama administration.

Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS with a weekly public affairs series that airs under the name of his first important series on public television 35 years ago. Re-inventing the broadcasts for the 21st century, the series features interviews and news analysis of underreported stories across an array of beats, including the environment, media, politics, the economy, arts and culture, and social issues.

10:00 pm

Now on PBS

The impact that climate change may be having on the world's oceans is explored. Included: sea levels; ocean currents; the chemistry of the seas.

PBS' Emmy award-winning weekly newsmagazine, NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing democracy. At the helm is David Brancaccio, who joined NOW in fall 2003 after a decade as host of public radio's "Marketplace."

10:30 pm

Sandwiches that You Will Like

Visits to various locations across the country to sample regional dishes, including lobster rolls in Maine, muffalettas in New Orleans and cheesesteaks in Philadelphia. Also: beef sandwiches in Buffalo. Host: Rick Sebak.

11:30 pm

12:30 am

Tavis Smiley

Conclusion. Motown founder Berry Gordy.

TAVIS SMILEY is a smart hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and everyday people.

1:00 am

Nightly Business Report

A long-running weeknight business-news magazine that includes market reports, company information, CEO interviews and economic commentary. `NBR' began as a local broadcast in Miami in 1979.

1:30 am

WETA Guide

A tour of memorials in the D.C. area, including the African-American Civil War Memorial, the Air Force Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

2:00 am

Sherlock Holmes

The prime minister (Harry Andrews) asks Holmes to retrieve a purloined diplomatic letter that, if it were to fall into the wrong hands, could cause a war. Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope: Patricia Hodge. Rt Honourable Trelawney Hope: Stuart Wilson.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

3:00 am

Masterpiece

Part 1 of 2. The "Masterpiece Classic" season premiere features an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," about a young woman (Gemma Arterton) who learns that, though her family is poor, she's descended from aristocrats.

Masterpiece