VERMONT PUBLIC

TELEVISION PROGRAM

HIGHLIGHTS FOR JAN. 3-9

Jan. 3: Sunday at 9 p.m., “Masterpiece

Classic” concludes its encore broadcast of “Cranford,” starring Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins. It is~based on Elizabeth Gaskell’s witty and poignant novels about a 19th-century village on the cusp of

change. New episodes begin

next week.

Jan 4: Monday at 7:30 p.m. on

“Profile,” Fran Stoddard

interviews Canadian actor

and director Gordon McCall. At 8 p.m., “Antiques Roadshow”

kicks off its new season from Raleigh, N.C. A highlight comes when a set of carved jade objects is appraised at $710,000 to $1,070,000 --

the highest value in Roadshow

history. At 9 p.m., the new three-part

PBS series “This Emotional Life” begins. It explores ways to improve social relationships, learn to cope with depression and anxiety, and become more positive and resilient. Harvard professor Daniel Gilbert, author of “Stumbling on Happiness,” hosts. The first episode looks at why relationships

are central to emotional wellbeing.

Jan. 5: Tuesday at 8 p.m.,

“Nova: Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor” joins an exclusive dive beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor for new clues to

the sinking of the USS Arizona

in 1941. At 9 p.m., “This Emotional Life”

continues. Tonight’s topic is why people have the emotions of anger, fear, anxiety

and despair — and how to

manage them.

Jan. 6: Wednesday at 8 p.m., a

new three-part series called “The Human Spark” begins, with Alan Alda hosting. The program asks where and when uniquely human abilities such as thinking in symbols and inventing language began. In the Dordogne region of France, spectacular cave drawings may be the

earliest evidence of such

abilities. At 9 p.m., “This Emotional Life”

concludes, with the question of what happiness is, why it

is important and how we can

attain more of it.

Jan. 7: Thursday at 8 p.m.,

“Through My Eyes: The Charlie Kelman Story” tells of an ophthalmologist who re-invented cataract surgery. He was both hailed and jeered by his peers.

At 10 p.m., the five-part series “Blood & Guts: A History of Surgery” begins telling of high and low points of medical breakthroughs.

The first program looks at

brain surgery.

Jan. 8: Friday at 10 p.m. “Independent

Lens” presents “Scenes From a Parish.” When a young, irreverent priest arrives at Saint Patrick Parish in Lawrence, Mass., he discovers ethnic tensions in a working-class community. Filmed over four years, the documentary follows the diverse personal stories of Father Paul O’Brien and his unruly flock as they struggle to hold on to

faith in the face of desperate

circumstances.

Jan 9: Saturday brings a collection

of “VPT Favorites” throughout the day. Selected shortly before air, the lineup may include encores of viewers’ favorites or programs not previously seen.