TV shows that may be of interest

Dec. 25 at 3PM on channel 4 - Drone Racing League - Level 13 Allianz Rivier SIM Dec. 26 at 8AM on channel 32 - Hard Problems: The Road to the World's Toughest Math Contest Dec. 28 at 5:15AM, 10:10AM, & 5:10PM on channel 22.4 - BIZ STREAM - Making Startup Dreams a Reality (startup-type hackerspace) Dec. 29 at 6:30AM & Dec. 31 at 1PM on channel 26.4 - GZERO World With Ian Bremmer - The Future of Artificial Intelligence Dec. 30 at 8:30PM, Jan. 3 at 8:30AM & 2:30PM, & Jan. 4 at 4:30AM on channel 22.2 and Jan. 1 at 5:30AM on channel 26.5 & 10:30AM on channel 26, Jan. 2 at 6:30AM, Jan. 3 at 10:30PM, & Jan. 4 at 4:30AM on channel 26.5 - Ask This Old House - Wifi Extension; Tub Drain See wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/TV_shows_that_may_be_of_interest_-_weekly for shows that normally air at the same time each week - some are also (i.e., if of particular interest or to give the episode subject or title) included in the list below. Caution: Schedules (along with all other databases) contain errors and are subject to change. Note that this listing only includes broadcast channels, not cable or internet channels. Most of the shows listed are fact rather than fiction; % indicates fiction (i.e., a series episode with a science-related plot). + after the time means the program is rerun later (possibly on a sister station, i.e., a show on channel 26.4 may be rerun on 26.5); check that station's program listing for details. Channel 62 in Fredrick & 67 in Baltimore are identical to 22 in Annapolis (including sister stations (i.e., 22.2=62.2=67.2) too). Note that channel 7.3 airs numerous SF movies - check their schedule (select COMET WJLADT3 at wjla.com/station/schedule) for times & titles Dec. 24 9:10PM+ 22.4 Anime Supernova - In Search of Stylish Sci-Fi Animation (3DCG) 9:25+ 22.4 Darwin's Amazing Animals - Rutting Season in the Ancient Capital -- Sika Deer, Nara, Japan 10:55+ 22.4 Danko&Danta, Cardboard Craft Creations! - Table Dec. 25 12:55AM+ 22.4 PythagoraSwitch mini - Nendore Nandore Mr. Clay! 6 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - Aussie Animal Care 26.4 Second Opinion - Alcoholism 9:10+ 22.4 RISING - From Industrial Waste to the Front Line of Sustainability: Recycling Pioneer - Ishizaka Noriko 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Police Dog Helmet 22 Changing Seas - Habitats: The Key to Florida's Fisheries 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - Handwings, History, and Henna 11:30+ 26.4 Second Opinion - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder noon 7 Wildlife Nation With Jeff Corwin - The Mighty Manatee 1PM 7 America's Heartland - restoring barns (etc.) 2 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Tackling Dementia After Onset 2:30 22 J Schwanke's Life in Bloom - flower farm water reclamation (etc.) 3 4 Drone Racing League - Level 13 Allianz Rivier SIM 3:30 22.2 Ask This Old House - Camilla's Workshop 6 20 %MacGyver - Hammock + Balcony 9:40+ 22.4 100 Ideas to Save the World - Helping Hands Dec. 26 5AM 26 NOVA 7 32 Into the Outdoors - Science of Angling 7:30+ 26.4 The Open Mind - Has the Pandemic Changed American Health Care? 8 9.3 Brojects - The Workshop 32 Hard Problems: The Road to the World's Toughest Math Contest 8:30+ 26.4 Global 3000 - German plastic substitute (etc.) noon+ 26 NOVA - Decoding the Great Pyramid 1PM 9.3 Scrap Kings - Electric Motor Dock 2 9.3 Scrap Kings - Queen's Mill 3 9.3 Scrap Kings - Grimsby Yacht 3:30 26.4 Earth Focus - Coal Mining in South Africa 4 9.3 Scrap Kings - Mistlry Maltings 5 9.3 Scrap Kings - Fire Tower 6 9.3 Scrap Kings - Ealing Plaza 20 Weather Gone Viral - Defying Nature 7 9.3 Scrap Kings - Pete's Pub 26.4 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan - Dr. Gawande 8 9.3 Scrap Kings - Ockford Ridge + 26.4 Nature - Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La 10 9.3 Lost Worlds - The Age of Airships 11+ 26.4 Standing on Sacred Ground - Fire & Ice (stewardship, global warming) (etc.) Dec. 27 12:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Hirata Kimiko, climate change 2 9.3 Modern Marvels - Swamp Tech 3 9.3 Modern Marvels - Built by Hand 4 9.3 Modern Marvels - Inside Your Walls 6 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Dead Weight 6:10+ 22.4 THE UKIYO-E CODE - Overcoming a Natural Disaster 9:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Aroma's Surprising Healing Powers 3PM 9.3 Auction Kings - Vintage Lie Detector/Old Hollywood Collection 26+ Impossible Builds - Ice World 4 9.3 Auction Kings - Jefferson's Desk/Jeu de Course (underwater truck) 26+ Impossible Builds - Skinny Skyscraper 10:30 22.2 The Tunnel (Blue Ridge Tunnel) 11:45+ 22.4 Doctor's Insight - Liver Diseases #1: Know Your Risk 11:55+ 22.4 We, in the Time of Corona - Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT & Innovation, Rwanda (tech vs. pandemic) Dec. 28 1AM 9.3 Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy - Special Access 5:15+ 22.4 BIZ STREAM - Making Startup Dreams a Reality (startup-type hackerspace) 6 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Southern Storm 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Easy-to-Build Workshop Organizer 9:30+ 22.4 Science View - The Mongolian Nomad's Art of Airag Making: A Researcher's Challenge 7:30PM+ 22 Outdoors Maryland - Beneath the Beaten Path, Appalachian Gem, Return to the Classics (Maryland's longest cave) 8:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - The Art of Perception: Amy Herman / Founder of the Art of Perception 9+ 22 American Experience - The Codebreaker 9:30+ 22.4 RISING - From Familiar Food to Realistic Organs: Medical Training Innovator - Takayama Seiichiro 10:10+ 22.4 BIZ STREAM - Next-Level Recycling 11:10+ 22.4 THE QUEST FOR ANCIENT COLOR - A Tale of Japanese Purple Dec. 29 6AM 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Explosive Evidence 6:30+ 26.4 GZERO World With Ian Bremmer - The Future of Artificial Intelligence 10+ 26.5 Urban Conversion - Upcycled Art and Fashion 10:30+ 26.5 Urban Conversion - Zero Waste: Home and Office 11+ 26.5 Rick Steves' Europe - Rome: Ancient Glory 1:30PM 26.4 Earth Focus - Sea Level Rising: Living With Water 4+ 26 Extinction: The Facts 26.5 The Open Mind - Cures in the Soil 6 9.3 Storage Wars: New York - Hi-Text Hi-Jinx (state-of-the-art tech) 7+ 22 Made in Maryland 8+ 22 & 26 Earth Emergency 9+ 22 & 26 NOVA - Secrets of the Forbidden City 22.2 Craft in America - Harmony 9:10 22.4 3-Day Dare*Devils - Caring for the Aquarium's Fragile Jewelry 10+ 22 & 26 Climate Change -- The Facts Dec. 30 6AM 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - The Plane that Wouldn't Talk 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Clever Craft Center 2:30PM 26.5 Articulate With Jim Cotter - Jets vs. Sharks (auto industry) 8+ 22 Building the Channel Tunnel 8:30+ 22.2 Ask This Old House - Wifi Extension; Tub Drain 10+ 26.5 The Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky Dec. 31 6AM 9.3 Mayday: Air Disaster - Fatal Distraction 3PM 9.3 Auction Kings - Vampire Hunting Kit/Meteorite 7:30 22 Story in the Public Square - Alice Hill (climate change adaptation) Jan. 1, 2022 5:30AM+ 26.5 Ask This Old House - Wifi Extension; Tub Drain 6 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - Best of Reptiles 26.4 Second Opinion - Corneal Transplant 7 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Natural Witness 8:30 22.2 Garage with Steve Butler - Work Bench 26 Rick Steves' Europe - Ethiopia: A Development Story 9 22.2 P. Allen Smith's Garden Home - Mighty Micros (tiny things with big impact) 10 7 Wildlife Nation With Jeff Corwin - Florida Gold 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - SOS Bracelets 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - Electricity, Engineering, and E-Games 11:30 26.4 Second Opinion - Hospital Delirium 5:30PM 7 Stormwatch 7: Celebrating the Holidays 6 20 %MacGyver - Bullet + Pen 7 26 American Experience - The Codebreaker Jan. 2 8:30AM+ 26.4 Global 3000 - climate change theater, energy & seas, long life 10:30 26 The Open Mind - Killware and the Coming Digital Pandemic 11:30 22.2 Garden SMART - high desert noon 26.4 Articulate With Jim Cotter - What Might Be (SF author Samuel R. Delany) 3:30PM 26.4 Earth Focus - The Price of Gold in Peru 4 26.5 History Detectives - Japanese Balloon Bomb; Society Circus Programs; Camp David Letter 5 26.5 History Detectives - China Marine Jacket; Airstream Caravan; Lincoln Forgery 6 20 Weather Gone Viral - Challenging the Weather 26.5 History Detectives - Hindenburg Artifact; Bonus Army Stamp; Dempsey Fight Bell 10 22.2 Memphis Belle: Her Final Mission (restoration) Jan. 3 10:30PM 22.2 Playback Social Entrepreneurs - Climate Change, Covid & Commerce Jan. 4 8AM+ 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Woodworker 8PM+ 22 Finding Your Roots - Hidden in the Genes 11 22.2 Home Diagnosis - Atlantic City, NJ Not Your Average Homeowner