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07/2014 New Our State • A Capitol Fourth • Secrets of the Dead: The Mona Lisa Mystery Smitten by Britain? If fresh dramas and clever comedies are your cup of tea, you’ll find your pot brimming over with the best from Britain. From tasty favorites to proper premieres, enjoy your telly with an accent this summer, all thanks to -TV—PBS and more for all of North Carolina. you and your support of UNC Masterpiece MYSTERY!: Poirot julyHIGHLIGHTS Moone Boy On ... THE BEST TRANS-ATLANTIC TV! Brit wit reigns on UNC-TV with two new shows joining the Saturday night lineup. Following As Time Goes By, at 7, and Keeping Up Appearances, at 7:30, we welcome Moone Boy, at 8, and Spy, at 8:30. In Moone Boy, young Martin Moone relies on his imaginary friend, Sean, to deal with growing up in a wacky small-town Irish family. Spy tells the story of Tim, an inept single father determined to shine in the eyes of his precocious nine-year-old son. Tim is somehow accidentally recruited as a Spy spy for MI5 and complications, as they say, ensue. Doc Martin continues to practice medicine and ruffle feathers, at 9, then things turn serious, at 10, with new episodes of G.K. Chesterton’s crime-solving priest, Father Brown. At 10, Scott & Bailey round out the night, and storyline, with dramatic professional and personal mysteries. Doc Martin Sunday nights bring fresh favorites from Born & Bred, at 7, Last Tango in Halifax, at 8, and Vicious, at 10:30. And catch back-to-back EastEnders, at 11. Can’t get enough of British mysteries? Check out the new series Midsomer Murders, Monday nights, at 10 (see page 8 for more), and the welcome, but final, return of David Suchet as Poirot to the Sunday night lineup, starting July 27, at 9, on Masterpiece MYSTERY! (see page 19 for more). Father Brown Last Tango in Halifax Scott & Bailey 2 | July visit unctv.org On ... SEE THE BEST AMERICAN MASTERS Thursdays, Starting at 8 PM This month, settle in for in- depth looks at some of the country’s most exceptional people. From the worlds of words, music, sports, drama and conservation, Carl Sandberg these radiant and resilient Americans not only excelled in their fields, but their gifts endure. Tune in to UNC-EX Thursdays, at 8 PM, for American Masters with Carl Sandberg, George Plimpton, John Muir, Harper Lee, Billie Jean King, Marvin Hamlisch, Jeff Bridges, Phil Ochs and Carole King/James Taylor. On ... MAKE TIME FOR NEWSLINE Weekdays, at 5 PM As part of our diverse program services, NEWSLINE joins the UNC-MX lineup this month, weekdays, at 5 PM. Produced by NHK, Japan’s public broadcasting organization, NEWSLINE features global news and current affairs, along with business, sports, science and technology trends plus weather forecasts from more than 30 news bureaus around the world. On ... READ-A-ROO’S BLOCK PARTY FEATURES CLIFFORD’S PUPPY DAYS! Saturdays & Sundays, at 8 AM & 4 PM What better cure for the dog days of summer, than sitting back and enjoying the early days of everyone’s favorite big red dog? Clifford’s Puppy Days takes a giant step back in time to when Clifford was a mere puppy living in the city with Emily Elizabeth. Watch as Clifford and his friends Daffodil and Jorge become entangled in all sorts of adventures. Visit unctv.org/content/whats_on for complete channel schedules of UNC-EX, UNC-MX and UNC-KD. July | 3 CenterPiece is the monthly program guide UNC-TV of UNC-TV, North Carolina’s statewide public about television network and broadcast service licensed to the University of North Carolina. Contributors of $35 or more to UNC-TV receive CenterPiece monthly for a year. Contributions are tax deductible to the MONDAY-FRIDAY extent permitted by law. The Joseph & Kathleen Bryan Communications Center in Research Triangle Park houses UNC-TV’s central offices and studios. 6:30 AM Martha Speaks DV 7 Arthur 10 TW Alexander Drive PO Box 14900 Wild Kratts: Back in Creature Time (7) Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-4900 Wild Kratts: Crocogator Contest/Mosquito Dragon (21) 1-919-549-7000 or 1-800-906-5050 7:30 Wild Kratts The UNC-TV stations are: Wild Kratts: Back in Creature Time, cont. (7) Asheville WUNF-TV Canton/Waynesville WUNW-TV Wild Kratts: Crocogator Contest/ Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham WUNC-TV Mosquito Dragon, cont. (21) Charlotte/Concord WUNG-TV 8 Curious George Edenton/Columbia WUND-TV Greenville WUNK-TV 9 Peg + Cat DV Catch exciting new specials Jacksonville WUNM-TV 9:30 Dinosaur Train from Wild Kratts, Mondays, Linville WUNE-TV July 7 & 21, at 7 AM. 10:00 Sesame Street DV Lumberton WUNU-TV Roanoke Rapids WUNP-TV 11 Daniel Tiger’s Wilmington WUNJ-TV Neighborhood DV Winston-Salem WUNL-TV 11:30 Super Why! DV UNC-TV also offers three other digital channels Noon Sid the Science Kid dedicated to unique programming: UNC-EX The Explorer Channel 12:30 Caillou (M, F) DV UNC-KD The Kids Channel Peg + Cat (T, W, TH) DV UNC-MX Eclectic Mix (digital cable only) 1 Clifford the Big Red Dog Cable or satellite users, check with your 1:30 Curious George service provider for the UNC-TV channel numbers assigned to your area. Director & General Manager (interim): Gail Zimmermann Program Manager: Bryan Sodemann A RAINFOREST Executive Editor: Steve Volstad Editor: Rebekah Radisch GROWS IN RALEIGH Contributors: Liz Bowles, Dennis Dowdy, Jamie McGurk, Joy Potts Get a Special Discount to the Design Manager: Candice Cobb NC Museum of Natural Sciences with the Art Director: Maria Bilinski Shain UNC-TV Kids Club Benefits Card! UNC-TV Board of Trustees: Chair: Robert D. Teer, Jr., Durham Vice Chair: Sabrina Bengel, New Bern Experience a rainforest in the heart of downtown July S. Atkinson, Raleigh Raleigh. Swing like a spider monkey. Ride the butterfly Laura C. Bingham, Raleigh zip-line. Discover a rodent that weighs more than 100 Orson Scott Card, Greensboro pounds and a beetle that can carry more than 850 J. Donald Coleman, Hickory Phillip J. Kirk, Jr., Raleigh times its own weight. Explore one of the Earth’s least- Susan W. Kluttz, Raleigh known habitats in this fully interactive maze, chock- Doris P. Loomis, Asheville full of the sights and sounds of a tropical rainforest. William W. Mance, Jr., Check it out at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Assad Meymandi, Raleigh Travis Mitchell, Raleigh Sciences in downtown Raleigh through September 1. R. Scott Ralls, Raleigh Frank X. Roche, Cary UNC-TV Kids Club Benefits Cardholders receive a Thomas W. Ross, Chapel Hill Charles A. Sanders, Durham special ticket discount for this super cool exhibit. Eric M. Teal, Raleigh Watch your inbox for more details or call the Ashley O. Thrift, Esq., Winston-Salem Kids Club Hotline at 1-877-543-7488. And visit James Treadaway, Jr., Newton Carl V. Venters, Jr., Wilmington naturalsciences.org for more information about this Aldona Wos, Raleigh exciting exhibit! Gary York, Elkin Questions? Connect with us at unctv.org, facebook.com/unctv and twitter.com/unctv. For UNC-TV Customer Care, please contact [email protected] or 1-888-292-7070 CenterPiece©2014 UNC-TV 4 | July visit unctv.org daytimeLISTINGS SUNDAYS WEDNESDAYS 3:30 It’s Sew Easy DV 4 Quilting Arts 6 AM Workplace Essential Skills 5 AM French in Action 4:30 Fons & Porter’s 5:30 Destinos Love of Quilting MONDAYS 6 Nightly Business Report 5 North Carolina Bookwatch 2 PM Chef John Besh’s 5 AM French in Action New Orleans FRIDAYS 5:30 Destinos: An Introduction 2:30 Essential Pepín DV to Spanish 3 Born & Bred 5 AM French in Action 6 Nightly Business Report Father Brown (30) 5:30 Destinos 2 PM America’s Test Kitchen 4 Born & Bred 6 Nightly Business Report 2:30 Ciao Italia 5 Keeping Up Appearances 2 PM America’s Test Kitchen 3 P. Allen Smith’s Garden 2:30 Lidia’s Kitchen Home DV THURSDAYS 3 Best of the Joy of Painting 3:30 Almanac Gardener 3:30 Beauty of Oil Painting 4 Victory Garden’s 5 AM French in Action with Gary & Kathwren edibleFEAST 5:30 Destinos Jenkins DV 4:30 Garden Smart 6 Nightly Business Report 4 Painting with Paulson 5 Black Issues Forum 2 PM Martha Bakes (3) 4:30 Jerry Yarnell’s School Joanne Weir’s of Fine Art TUESDAYS Cooking Class 5 Priceless Antiques 2:30 Mexico—One Plate Roadshow 5 AM French in Action at a Time 5:30 Destinos 3 Sewing with Nancy 6 Nightly Business Report 2 PM Cook’s Country 2:30 Simply Ming 3 This Old House Hour 4 Hometime 4:30 The Woodwright’s Shop with Roy Underhill 5 Carolina Business Review DINOSAUR TRAIN RAIL TOUR 2014 Choo Choo…The Dinosaur Train Is Coming LISTINGS KEY: Down the Tracks to North Carolina! R Repeats during the month DV Descriptive voiceovers YOU are invited to be part of COLOR UNC-TV productions all the Dinosaur Train action! & local interest Enjoy an adventure-filled PLEASE NOTE: train ride with music, stories and an activities area! Plus, While every effort is made you’ll get the opportunity to to ensure the accuracy of meet your favorite T. rex— CenterPiece, please see Buddy! It’s all happening at on-air announcements, the Great Smoky Mountains newspaper listings and Railroad in Bryson City, unctv.org for late-breaking July 18-20, July 25-27 scheduling changes. Some and August 1-3. program start and end times could vary slightly from our UNC-TV Kids Club Members..