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In a wave of fall TV shows, including The Day of the Jackal, The Agency, and Netflix's new Keira Knightley series Black Doves, spies don't just answer to their intelligence agencies – they've also got families at home.

Premieres Sundays, Dec. 8 - 22, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in the world. He made his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, rich and famous. But the writer came to hate his fictional character. Through the changing world of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, Lucy Worsley explores why.

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app through Dec. 24 + Encores Monday, Dec. 30 at 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. on CREATE. Happy little church tucked into a bed of snow, evergreens and mountains; another fine Bob Ross classic.

As her show, Somebody Somewhere, comes to an end, actor Bridget Everett reflects on friendship and reinvention.

Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Discover how the couple's unique relationship led to the creation of the iconic 1971 album Imagine. The film features new interviews with Yoko, Lennon's son Julian, and others who knew the couple best, along with archival footage, audio and photos.

Premieres Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Handel’s 18th-century masterpiece “The Messiah” is reimagined by Conductor Marin Alsop and colleagues Bob Christianson and Gary Anderson. Handel’s arias, choruses, and orchestration are infused with Gospel, Jazz, and R&B, creating an uplifting reinterpretation of this seasonal favorite.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport and YouTube. Rick begins in Reykjavík, with endearing sights and thermal pools, plus a side-trip to the Golden Circle's gorges, geysers, and waterfalls. After fording rivers in a desolate valley and spotting puffins on volcano-shaped islands, we drive the 800-mile Ring Road — connecting glaciers, fjords, geothermal hotspots, sod-roofed settlements, and majestic Icelandic nature.

Encore Thursdays, Feb. 13 - March 6, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Saturdays, Feb. 15 - March 8 at 9:45 p.m. on KPBS 2 (Not in the PBS app). Each episode follows DCI Barnaby and his trusty sidekick, DS Jamie Winter, as they endeavor to solve perplexing crimes while also exploring the quirks of this delightful yet deadly county. The duo finds themselves thrust into new weird and wonderful worlds, from doomsday prepping and police retirement villages to artisan bakeries and drag shows.

Premieres Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Saturday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV. It’s Christmas 1969, and the funfair and carol concert add color to frosty Poplar. Yet, the festive spirit at Nonnatus House is dampened by the spread of influenza alongside growing fears of an escaped prisoner after a spate of break-ins.

Premieres Monday, Dec.16, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Dec. 22 at Noon on KPBS TV. Discover the story behind Brenda Lee and explore how her early fame and life of poverty shaped her music, including the classic “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.” The film features interviews with Keith Urban, Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo and more.