WCTE - Upper Cumberland Public Television

SILENT NIGHT

"Holiday Programming"

Friday, Dec 13th - 9:00pm

This opera recounts the true story of the World War I Christmas Eve truce. For one magical evening on December 24, 1914, French, German and Scottish soldiers laid down their arms and joined in a spontaneous celebration reflecting the peace, fellowship and humanity of the season.

RED METAL

"The Copper Country Strike of 1913"

Tuesday, Dec 17th - 7:00pm

An epic labor strike that devastated Michigan’s Copper Country in 1913 haunts the American labor movement to this day. Among the notable elements of that strike was the death of 73 children at a union Christmas party, a tragedy immortalized by Woody Guthrie in his ballad “1913 Massacre,” performed in the film by Steve Earle.

HOW SHERLOCK CHANGED THE WORLD

"New Program!"

Tuesday, Dec 17th - 8:00pm

The fictional Sherlock Holmes was a scientist who used chemistry, bloodstains and minute traces of evidence to catch criminals.

NOVA

"Extreme Ice"

Wednesday, Dec 18th - 8:00pm

As the world warms, the threat from rising sea levels poses an alarming potential for disaster. Some models now project a one-meter sea level rise over the next century, which could displace millions of people, from Florida to Bangladesh, and require trillions of dollars' investment in coastal infrastructure.

A GRAND MERCER CHRISTMAS

"Holiday Programming"

Wednesday, Dec 18th - 9:00pm

Taped in Macon, Georgia’s historic Grand Opera House, students and faculty from Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music and its renowned Robert McDuffie Center for Strings perform classical Christmas selections and exclusive new arrangements by noted Boston Pops arranger Randol Bass and Grammy Award-winner Matt Catingub.