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WETA HD Schedule - 01/09/2009


The WETA HD channel presents primetime programs that are available in dazzling high-definition television — featuring crystal clear video and high-quality audio — for viewers watching on high-definition TV sets. The channel is available 24 hours a day.

Below is WETA HD'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.

6:00 am

At Close Range With National Geographic

The work of nature photographer Joel Sartore, including the challenges of getting candid shots in various locales. Included: comments from National Geographic magazine editors.

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

Desert Speaks

A series exploring life in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and California.

9:30 am

America's Heartland

An examination of American agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture and the people behind the scenes.

10:00 am

At Close Range With National Geographic

The work of nature photographer Joel Sartore, including the challenges of getting candid shots in various locales. Included: comments from National Geographic magazine editors.

11:00 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

1:00 pm

History Detectives

Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.

History Detectives

2:00 pm

Desert Speaks

A series exploring life in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and California.

2:30 pm

America's Heartland

An examination of American agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture and the people behind the scenes.

3:00 pm

At Close Range With National Geographic

The work of nature photographer Joel Sartore, including the challenges of getting candid shots in various locales. Included: comments from National Geographic magazine editors.

4:00 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

6:00 pm

History Detectives

Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.

History Detectives

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.

8:00 pm

Destination America

Part 1,"The Golden Door," examines economic reasons why migrants seek what narrator Blair Brown calls "the shimmering promise of America."

9:00 pm

Destination America

Part 2. "The Art of Departure" follows a Taiwanese-born dancer and artists who fled the Soviet Union as they visit their homelands, and recalls conductor Arturo Toscanini's struggle against Italian Fascism in the 1920s and '30s.

10:00 pm

How Art Made the World

Examining the drive of people to depict death and violence in artwork; and to surround themselves with images of loved ones. Included: the discovery of decorated skulls in the ancient city of Jericho; the terrifying images created by the Moche.

11:00 pm

History Detectives

Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.

History Detectives

12:00 am

Desert Speaks

A series exploring life in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and California.

12:30 am

America's Heartland

An examination of American agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture and the people behind the scenes.

1:00 am

Destination America

Part 1,"The Golden Door," examines economic reasons why migrants seek what narrator Blair Brown calls "the shimmering promise of America."

2:00 am

Destination America

Part 2. "The Art of Departure" follows a Taiwanese-born dancer and artists who fled the Soviet Union as they visit their homelands, and recalls conductor Arturo Toscanini's struggle against Italian Fascism in the 1920s and '30s.

3:00 am

How Art Made the World

Examining the drive of people to depict death and violence in artwork; and to surround themselves with images of loved ones. Included: the discovery of decorated skulls in the ancient city of Jericho; the terrifying images created by the Moche.

4:00 am

History Detectives

Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.

History Detectives

5:00 am

Desert Speaks

A series exploring life in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and California.

5:30 am

America's Heartland

An examination of American agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture and the people behind the scenes.