TV shows that may be of interest

Hot tips: Dec. 8 at 3AM on channel 26.5 & Dec. 10 at 7PM & Dec. 11 at midnight & 8AM on channel 26.4 - %First Contact: An Alien Encounter Dec. 7 at 1PM & Dec. 8 at noon on channel 26.2 - %Sister Boniface Mysteries - Professor Y (Doctor Who spoof; reminiscent of Spaced Out where Wonder Woman was at Space Questicon - pure fun!) See wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/TV_shows_that_may_be_of_interest_-_weekly for shows that normally airs at the same time each week - many are NOT repeated 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. ! = viewer caution, graphic content (not necessarily in every episode) Channel 62 in Frederick & 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. 5 6AM 48.2 Story Feature - The Russian Navy: A Vision of Empire 6:40+ 22.4 DIRECT TALK - Building for Eternity: Thomas Rau / Architect and Founder of RAU Architects 7:30+ 22.4 Design X Stories - Evolving Renovations 8+ 26.4 The Queen's Garden 10:30 26.5 Rick Steves' EUROPE - Swiss Alps 1:30PM 26.4 SECOND OPINION with Joan Lunden - Conquering Obesity 2 22.4 JAPAN'S TOP INVENTIONS - Seismic Oil Dampers / Fabric Trim + 26.5 8 Days To the Moon and Back 3 32 Start Up - Revitalize Charging Solutions - Fort Worth, Texas 3:30 26.5 Down to Earth: The Astronaut's Perspective 32 Life on the Line - The Surge (COVID-19) 4 26.5 To The Contrary - holiday stress 7 32 Confluence - The Dance (art & tech) 8:15+ 22.4 DIRECT TALK - The Power of Persistence: Katalin Kariko / Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist (COVID-19 vaccine) 8:45+ 22.4 Zero Waste Life - Old Glove, New Dreams 11:30 22.2 Rick Steves Mighty Alps Dec. 6 6:30AM+ 26.4 CLOSER TO TRUTH - Can the Cosmos Have a Reason? 7:30+ 22.2 MARYLAND FARM & HARVEST - Miscanthus Crop and Richardsons Farm 8+ 22.2 This Old House - Nashville| A Grand Time at the Opry 8:30+ 22.2 ask This Old House - Rusty Bulkhead, Granite Stairs 9:30+ 22.4 Today's Close-Up - Is Your Condo Quake Resistant? - For Current & Future Owners 2PM 22.4 MEDICAL FRONTIERS - Need Good Sleep? Reset Your Body Clock 3:30+ 26 Mexico Made with Love 6:25+ 22.4 Japanology Plus mini - plasterwork 10+ 26.5 Craft in America - Music 11:10+ 22.4 Japanese Armor: Beauty in Defense Dec. 7 12:10AM+ 22.4 JAPAN'S TOP INVENTIONS - Diagnostic Ultrasound Machines / Sports Balls 12:40+ 22.4 BOSAI Science that Can Save Your Life - Episode 35 Droughts 12:55+ 22.4 Pythagora Switch mini - The New Creature 5:30+ 22 Outdoors Maryland - swimming, Baltimore's buried rivers, aquatic forests 9 9.2 The New DETECTIVES case studies in Forensic Science - Medical Examiner's Casebook + 48.2 Digging for the Truth - Troy: Of Gods and Warriors 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Electric Snow Bike 1PM+ 26.2 Sister Boniface Mysteries - Professor Y 1:30+ 26 NATURE - ATTENBOROUGH'S LIFE JOURNEY 4+ 26.4 Behind the Scenes of Leonardo da Vinci With Ken Burns 7:30+ 26.4 The American Buffalo - Into the Storm 8:55+ 22.4 National Parks of Japan:Daisen-Oki 9:30+ 26 Leonardo da Vinci - The Disciple of Experience 10:10+ 22.4 Darwin's Amazing Animals - Big Mouth Bearing Wolffish 10:40+ 22.4 Texico 11:55+ 22.4 National Parks of Japan:Towada Dec. 8 3AM+ 26.5 %First Contact: An Alien Encounter 6+ 26.5 This Old House - Nashville: Sustainable Siding 6:30 9 Did I Mention Invention? - Girls Who Code 26.5 ask This Old House - Medicine Cabinet; Chimney Crown 7:30+ 26.4 The Open Mind - Tree Policy 8 26.4 FOCUS ON EUROPE - Turkey sinkholes, long-lived Sardinians (etc.) 26.5 TELL ME MORE with Kelly Corrigan - Being Well in the Modern World 8:30 26.4 Global Us - India quarry diseases, curbing trash, Malaysia ghost high-rises 8:45+ 22.4 Culture Crossroads - BOSAI: Be Prepared - Safety Pictograms 9+ 26.5 Lucy Worsley Investigates - The Black Death 9:30 48.2 The New Frontier - Invasion Mars 10+ 26.5 Lucy Worsley Investigates - The Witch Hunts 48.2 Better Planet tv - Cold Crush (refrigerator recycling), Green Recess Time, New Power Source (rice husks), Green Cards 10:30 48.2 The Re-InventoRS - Water Survival Suit Dec. 9 4:15AM+ 22.4 DIRECT TALK - Visualizing War with Digital Tools: Watanave Hidenori / Professor, The University of Tokyo 9:30+ 22.4 MEDICAL FRONTIERS - Preventing Blindness With iPS Cells 10 26.5 Native America - Women Rule 5PM 32 Big Pacific - Mysterious 8:15+ 22.4 DIRECT TALK - Making Rehabilitation Programs More Engaging: Oka Yuki / CEO, Ubdobe Dec. 10 9:30AM+ 22.4 Science View - It's a Fact - Weather Pains Are Real! 4PM 22 Volunteer Woodworker - What If 8:15+ 22.4 DIRECT TALK - Art Beyond Cultural Barrier: Chaz Guest / Artist 8:30+ 22.4 NINJA/TRUTH - Shinobi Rokugu - The Six Essential Tools of the Ninja 8:55+ 22.4 Core Kyoto mini - clamp resist dyeing Dec. 11 8PM+ 26.5 NATURE - Portugal: Wild Land on the Edge 8:15 22.4 DIRECT TALK - Preserving Biodiversity With Botanical Art: Yamanaka Masumi / Botanical Artist 9+ 26.5 NOVA - Rebuilding Notre Dame 10+ 26.5 Secrets of the Dead - The Sunken Basilica Dec. 17 6AM 22 Gardenfit - Painting with Nature 4PM 22 Volunteer Woodworker - Designs from the Garden Dec. 19 8PM+ 22.2 This Old House - Nashville | Shelter from the Storm 8:30+ 22.2 ask This Old House - Wallpaper Installation; Sump Pump Dec. 25 4PM 22 This Old House - Nashville | Grounded Dec. 28 10:30AM 22 Garage with Steve Butler - No Jointer, No Planer, No Problem Dec. 30 8:30AM+ 22.2 ask This Old House - Humidifier System, End Table