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JULY 2013 Masterpiece Mystery! Endeavour,SeriesI Jack Laskey, Shaun Evans, Anton Lesser and Roger Allam Secrets of Althorp -The Spencers PLUS: America Through the Lens of Ken Burns The Monthly Magazine for Members of Vegas PBS Contents LetterFROM THE GENERAL MANAGER Cover Story Masterpiece Mystery! 6 Endeavour, Series 1 Following on the success of the 2011 “Endeavour” pilot, Shaun Evans returns in four new episodes as the young Endeavour Morse. Window to the World Departments onors to public television love to explore. Through PBS programs they constantly explore new ideas or Message to Our Members 5 new worlds in science, history, archeology, culture, Letter from General Manager Tom Axtell politics, religion, nature, economics, literature and School Media 9 the arts. This month on Vegas PBS, Rick Steves’ Europe takes Video Transforms Teaching and Learning Dviewers to great cities and off-the-beaten-path discoveries in Paris, Planned Giving 22 Belgium, Provence and the French Riviera. The programs you support explore ancient Egypt with NOVA: Building Pharaoh’s Chariot and Features Secrets of the Dead: Ultimate Tut. We will also marvel at the lost city of the Incas in NOVA: Ghosts of Machu Picchu, and take a voyage of dis- A Capitol Fourth 8 covery through prehistoric Britain with The World of Stonehenge. Science: Exploring Ancient Egypt 13 Never forgetting our own national treasures, we travel to South Dakota with Mount Rushmore: American Experience, and Ken Burns Arts: Great Performances at the Met: Parsifal 14 takes us from the banks of New York to the deep south, down the Missouri River and across the Great Plains with fascinating documen- Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda 15 taries. Then every Tuesday night, we invite you to experience the won- History: der and natural beauty of our own state with Outdoor Nevada. 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Endeavour, SeriesI Sundays, July 7-28 from 9:00-10:30 p.m. on Vegas PBS Channel 10 and 10.1 Roger Allam efore Inspector Morse, there was Following on the success of the 2011 Set in 1960s Oxford, the series is written the rookie Constable Morse, fed “Endeavour” pilot, Shaun Evans returns in by “Inspector Lewis” creator and up with police work and ready to four new episodes as the young Endeavour “Inspector Morse” writer Russell Lewis. nip his career in the bud by Morse – before his signature red Jaguar Acclaimed stage and screen actor Roger Bhanding in his resignation. That is, until a but with his deductive powers already run- Allam (“Parade’s End,” “The Thick of It”) is murder turned up that only he could solve. ning in high gear. back as Morse’s senior partner and mentor, Jack Laskey, Shaun Evans, Anton Lesser and Roger Allam ...ready to nip his career in the bud by handing in his resignation. That is until a murder ‘‘turned up that only he could solve.” 6 VEGAS PBS SOURCE Detective Inspector Fred Thursday, and Sean Rigby takes on the role of the young, competitive PC Strange, a character who appeared in the original “Inspector Morse” ExplorationWednesday series. Shakespearean actor Anton Lesser (“Little Dorrit”) plays the imposing new Wednesday, July 3 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Oxford Police Chief Superintendent on Vegas PBS Channel 10 and 10.1 Bright, and John Thaw's daughter Abigail Thaw returns in guest appearances as jour- pend an evening with our friends from the animal kingdom. The night begins with nalist Dorothea Frazil. Nature: American Eagle at 8 p.m. Everything about them is big. They are July 7 The Girl one of nature’s largest raptors, with wings that can span eight feet, and nests DC Morse (Shaun Evans) and DI S Thursday (Roger Allam) investigate bur- that can weigh up to a ton. Yet most people know little about it beyond its striking appear- gled gas meters, the sudden death of a ance. From the pristine wilderness of Alaska to the Upper Mississippi River Valley, this spe- young secretarial student and a string of Post Office robberies, confounding the cial goes behind the scenes and into the nest to provide the ultimate bird’s eye view into solution to a pair of violent murders. Could the private life of an American icon. Morse’s future on the force be in jeopardy? Dogs have an At 9 p.m., NOVA: Dogs Decoded uncanny ability July 14 Fugue reveals the science behind the remarkable Morse and Thursday are confronted to read and respond with a new breed of murderer, as a string of bond between humans and their dogs and Oxford homicides continues with no end in to human emotions.” investigates new discoveries in genetics that ‘‘ sight. The entire police department is working around the clock and a special are illuminating the origin of dogs — with surprising implications for the evolution of expert comes on to assist, but Morse’s love human culture. Other research is proving what dog lovers have suspected all along: dogs of opera may be the key to stopping the killing. have an uncanny ability to read and respond to human emotions. Humans, in turn, respond July 21 Rocket to dogs with the same hormone responsible for bonding mothers to their babies. A royal visit to a family-owned muni- The love of pets continues with Shelter tions factory begins as a proud occasion for Me: Let’s Go Home at 10 p.m. This the people of Oxford, but the joyous day ends with murder. Morse delves into the inspiring program celebrates shelter pets family’s murky past, as well as his own, as with stories about people’s lives being he attempts to uncover the culprit before more lives are lost. improved when they adopt a shelter pet, as July 28 Home these pets go from rescued to rescuer. Some While studying for his upcoming individuals have adopted shelter dogs and are sergeant’s exam, Morse investigates the hit-and-run death of an eminent Oxford now volunteering at hospitals. Also featured professor. The pressure mounts with his is an amazing story about our hero firefight- father’s illness and the appearance of an enemy threatening to reveal aspects of ers who train shelter dogs for search-and- Inspector Thursday’s past. In the end, rescue. Every year, 3-4 million dogs and Morse must choose between the responsi- cats are euthanized in America’s bilities of his job and loyalty to his mentor. shelters and adoptions give these Set in 1960s Oxford, incredible animals a second the series is written chance. The documentary is by ‘Inspector Lewis’ about hope, helping others ‘‘creator Russell Lewis.” and making a difference. Dr. Lyudmila Trut with a silver fox JULY 2013 7 classical crossover star Jackie Evancho; Broadway and television star Megan Hilty (“Smash”); and five-time Academy Award- winner John Williams conducting music from the Oscar-winning blockbuster Lincoln; with A Capitol Fourth the National Symphony Orchestra under the Thursday, July 4 at 8 p.m. direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly. The 33rd annual broadcast is aired before a on Vegas PBS Channel 10 and 10.1 concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our merica’s favorite host, two-time performance on the show in 2009.