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Rick Steves Art of Europe weaves Europe’s greatest masterpieces into an entertaining and inspiring story.

Christmas in Europe is a fascinating mix of Christian and pre-Christian traditions – yule logs and mistletoe, shepherd’s bonfires and fondue, monastic chants, and a Christmas yodel.

Europe’s majestic Danube River is full of riches and magical surprises.

Rick Steves shares vivid and unforgettable visits to European favorites–off-beat, romantic, or just good for the soul– that he’d love to visit when we can travel again.

See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power. In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy. Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis. The three-part series begins November 10 at 9:00pm on WITF.

Some tout hydropower as a reliable, cheap and renewable energy source. But others say the benefits of hydropower are overstated and outweighed by the harm dams can do. Such barriers block the paths of fish trying to migrate upstream to spawn.