LEARN/CREATE (PT)

6:30 pm 

Home for Christy Rost: Thanksgiving   Award-winning television chef, cookbook author and home design expert Christy Rost plans a festive Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends in her holiday special, A HOME FOR CHRISTY ROST: THANKSGIVING. Christy deftly weaves her cooking tips, seasonal recipes, table-setting ideas and more into an exploration of the storied history and renovation of her new home, the 19th-century Colorado mountain estate known as "Swan's Nest." The program culminates with the unveiling of the finished home - a process two years in the making - and Christy and her husband Randy sharing a Thanksgiving feast with their guests. D

7:30 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "A Slow and Easy Thanksgiving"  NULL

8:00 pm 

Heirloom Meals' Thanksgiving   Hosted by Carole Murko, a culinary artist and public-radio personality, HEIRLOOM MEALS' THANKSGIVING explores America's diverse culinary history with the goal of preserving tried-and-true recipes and dining traditions. Shot in scenic Stockbridge, Mass., the one-hour special weaves together heartwarming stories to help viewers connect with their own memories of this beloved national holiday. D

9:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Mediterranean Specials"  NULL

9:30 pm 

Simply Ming  "Thai Basil & Parmingiano Reggiano"  NULL

10:00 pm 

Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence  "Rustic Yet Refined"  NULL

10:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry"  Along Ireland's south coast, Rick visits Waterford's crystal factory, the Kennedy family homestead and Kinsale's star-shaped fortresses.G

11:00 pm 

Death: A Personal Understanding  "Death Rituals"  To what degree do individual circumstances require spontaneous adaptation of traditional rites? A minister who lost her brother in the Lockerbie air disaster, and a father whose failing marriage affected his role in his young son's funeral, discuss their need to adapt traditional rituals to their own circumstances. A cancer patient planning her service in advance and a veteran at a Vietnam memorial provide a comparison of private and public rituals. D

11:30 pm 

Death: A Personal Understanding  "Good Death"  Should we help people die, or force them to live? What constitutes a good death? Perspectives from native North American culture and urban medical ethicists provide background as we meet a woman facing death from breast cancer and a young family with a terminally ill infant. The special grief long-term caregivers can fall into is also discussed as we discover the ways that the dying can help to heal the living. D