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TV Programs of Note

Following are some theatrical movies and television programs of note. This information is being provided to assist people in making viewing choices.

Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m., Inspiration Channel (cable) -- Catholic Mass.

Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Daily Mass. No 6 p.m. showing on Sunday.

Friday, Dec. 12, 4 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Our Lady of Guadalupe and Miraculous Mexico. Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to a poor farmer, Juan Diego, and instructed him to have the bishop build a basilica in Mexico City. A skeptic, the bishop asked for a sign of "castilian roses," only known to grow in Spain, to discern the authenticity of this Lady from Heaven. Juan received roses from the Lady and placed them in his tilma. As he presented the roses to the bishop, an image of the Mother of Jesus appeared on the front of his tilma. This image is still on the tilma today and is located in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. After 700 years, scientists cannot explain how this tilma has not decayed or faded. This visit from the Mother of Jesus converted millions of Aztec and Maya Indians in Mexico. Our Lady of Guadalupe is Patroness of the Americas and of the Unborn. Repeats 10 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., WMTV (NBC) -- It's a Wonderful Life.

Sunday, Dec. 14, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.

Sunday, Dec. 14, 3:30 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Advent Reflections. Viewers are invited to join Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, archbishop for the military services, in this year's Advent Reflections. Repeats 10:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 9:30 a.m. Dec. 17.

Sunday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- "The Road from Coorain." Intelligent, engaging, and sometimes heartbreaking, this Masterpiece Theatre 2002 presentation is based on Jill Ker Conway's best-selling memoir, which details her life from her younger years growing up on her father's sheep ranch in New South Wales, Australia, to her career in academia as president of Smith College. Along the way, she endures a difficult and often painful relationship with her remarkable mother. The film is strictly adult fare.

Sunday, Dec. 14, 8:30 p.m., WYOU (cable) -- Christopher Close-Up: "Michael the Visitor." Based on the Tolstoy classic and narrated by Stockard Channing, this clay animation film is a special holiday presentation.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- NOVA: "Wright Brothers' Flying Machine." To celebrate the centennial of the world's first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., NOVA presents the definitive documentary on the invention of the airplane. NOVA reveals that the popular image of the Wrights as amateur bicycle mechanics who tinkered their way into the sky is a total myth. The program features footage of flights by exclusively commissioned replicas that use the same original materials and the only existing Wright engine for the frail craft that first propelled humans toward the clouds.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- NOVA: "Who Killed the Red Baron?" On April 21, 1918, Germany's most feared fighter ace, Manfred von Richthofen, known as the "Red Baron," took off on patrol over the Somme valley with his notorious red-painted "Flying Circus." What happened next has divided historians and air buffs for decades. NOVA's new investigation of the Red Baron's death presents newly discovered documents that overturn the conventional theory of von Richthofen's demise.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- P.O.V.: "What I Want My Words To Do To You." This program offers an unprecedented look into the minds and hearts of the women inmates of New York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. The film goes inside a writing workshop, led by playwright Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom were convicted of murder. Through a series of exercises and discussions, the women delve into and expose the most terrifying places in themselves as they grapple with the nature of their crimes and their own culpability. The film culminates in an emotionally charged prison performance of the women's writing by acclaimed actresses Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez, Hazelle Goodman, and Mary Alice.

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Dickens. One of the most beloved English writers of the 19th century, Charles Dickens had secrets and adventures in his life that are chronicled in this biography which is liberally sprinkled with dramatizations from his life, expert commentary, on-location footage, and clips from TV adaptations of his classic novels. Repeats 6 a.m. Dec. 20.

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 10 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- American Masters: "Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso." Virtuoso violinist Isaac Stern was one of the 20th century's most renowned and celebrated musicians. This program uses rarely seen archival performance footage of the artist at the height of his career. The film also features interviews with many of Stern's distinguished students, colleagues, and friends, including violinist Pinchas Zuckerman, cellist Yo Yo Ma, violinist Sarah Chang, and conductor Zubin Mehta.

Thursday, Dec. 18, 10 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Washington, D.C.: Our Nation's Capitol. This tour of Washington, D.C., provides a look at the city's landmarks and neighborhoods, the outlying communities and countryside. The program is organized thematically, highlighting places and symbols of government and the military, galleries and monuments, neighborhoods beyond the usual tourist attractions, and areas outside D.C. Narrated by Jason Robards.

Radio Programs of Note

Monday, Dec. 15, 1 p.m., WHFA (1240 AM) -- Reasons for the Season. The second 30-minute segment of this three-part reflection series features Bishop Robert C. Morlino who will talk about the true meaning of the holiday season. Repeats 11 p.m. Dec. 15 and 9 a.m. Dec. 16.