Behind the Scenes
![Oprah and Nate Oprah and Nate](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts1_350x263.jpg)
Dean sets the stage for Nate Berkus and Oprah during a break in taping the show Nate Makes a Mother's Wish Come True .
![Oprah and producer Julie. Oprah and producer Julie.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts2_350x263.jpg)
Oprah Show producer Julie discusses her notes with Oprah during a commercial break.
![Dan Buettner, Dr. Oz and Oprah Dan Buettner, Dr. Oz and Oprah](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts3_350x263.jpg)
Author Dan Buettner and Oprah admire Dr. Oz's civilian outfit—not surgical scrubs—during a break in the show Ageless Living with Dr. Oz: Secrets of the Blue Zones .
![Dean, Oprah and the anti-aging foods of Sardinia Dean, Oprah and the anti-aging foods of Sardinia](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts4_350x263.jpg)
Dean sets a table on the set with anti-aging foods from the Italian island of Sardinia—red wine, grapes, cheese and whole grain bread.
![Oprah poses with Dr. Ellsworth Wareham and his wife, Barbara. Oprah poses with Dr. Ellsworth Wareham and his wife, Barbara.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts5_350x263.jpg)
Oprah poses with Dr. Ellsworth Wareham and his wife, Barbara. Dr. Wareham is 95 years old…and still regularly performs heart surgery!
![Kelly helps Oprah with her outfit. Kelly helps Oprah with her outfit.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts6_350x263.jpg)
In a break during taping of How to Have the Thriftiest Holiday Ever! , Kelly helps Oprah with the finishing touches on her outfit for a cooking demonstration with chef Cristina Ferrare.
![This turkey is ready for its closeup. This turkey is ready for its closeup.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts7_350x263.jpg)
The Oprah Show crew gets a prepared turkey ready for its national television debut.
Get Cristina Ferrare's holiday recipes!
Get Cristina Ferrare's holiday recipes!
![Oprah celebrates. Oprah celebrates.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts8_350x263.jpg)
Oprah celebrates with two participants in the Pay It Forward Challenge during a taping of the show Oprah's Favorite Giveaway Ever — The Results!
![Oprah watches an audience video. Oprah watches an audience video.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts9_350x263.jpg)
Oprah and the audience watch a video submission from the Pay It Forward Challenge.
![Al Gore gets a makeup touch-up. Al Gore gets a makeup touch-up.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts10_350x263.jpg)
During a break in the show Global Warming 101 with Al Gore , the former vice president—and winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize—gets a touch-up on his makeup.
![Oprah and former Vice President Al Gore take a question from the audience. Oprah and former Vice President Al Gore take a question from the audience.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts11_350x263.jpg)
Oprah and Gore take a question on global warming from the audience.
![Oprah poses for a photo with former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper. Oprah poses for a photo with former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200811/20081128/20081128_tows_bts12_350x263.jpg)
Oprah poses for a photo with Gore and his wife, Tipper.
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Published 11/28/2008