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01/2015 The Great British Baking Show • Genealogy Roadshow • Masterpiece MYSTERY! Grantchester The Fifth Season Is Here! The wait finally ends as the fifth season of Downton Abbey begins! Drama, trauma, and glamorama return to UNC-TV— PBS and more for all of North Carolina. januaryHIGHLIGHTS On ... THE CRAWLEYS ARE BACK! Fifth Season Premieres Sunday, January 4, at 9 PM The loves, intrigues, manners and suspense that have already made Downton Abbey the highest-rated drama in public television history are back for a fifth Masterpiece, season with new characters to keep your interest quite piqued. Savor every delicious plot twist and droll observation Sundays, at 9 PM. And during the January 4 premiere, join us for a live conversation on Facebook and Twitter @UNCTV with #DowntonPBS! Will Lady Mary find new love? Will Anna and Mr. Bates survive her terrible secret? Will modern mores and technology bring more turmoil to the British aristocracy? Most importantly, will you want to miss a minute? We think not. Who knows what turns of fate and cliffhangers await during the next nine episodes? But wait, there’s more! If you’ve not yet heard, production of a sixth Downton Abbey season is in the offing. So fret not, there will be more from whence season five comes—and as we say in television, same time, same station. Or, in our case, same network— after all, UNC-TV is North Carolina’s statewide public television network. Carry on, Mr. Carson. 2 | January visit unctv.org On ... FOUR DAYS OF DOWNTON Starting New Year’s Day, at 11 AM Great news for fans old and new! UNC-EX brings you every episode over the first four days in January in anticipation of UNC-TV’s Downton Abbey, Season Five premiere Sunday, January 4, at 9 PM (see page 2). And don’t miss your last chance to return to where it all began—season one of Downton Abbey. These early episodes will soon be unavailable for broadcast, so be sure to catch all the original excitement starting New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1, at 11 AM a nd at 8 PM. Then stay with UNC-EX over the next three days, at 11 AM, as each subsequent season en cores. On ... AND THE WINNER IS…? Midsouth Regional Emmy® Awards—LIVE! Saturday, January 31, at 9 PM UNC-TV and our production partners are honored to have earned 17 nominations in this year’s awards. You can experience all the excitement from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, as winners are announced Saturday, January 31, at 9 PM. The annual awards, made possible in part by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters, are granted by the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for programming seen on broadcast, cable or broadband in the Midsouth Region, which encompasses North Carolina (except Asheville) and Tennessee, plus northern Alabama. Congratulations to all of UNC-TV’s nominees, and thank you—we couldn’t make life-changing television without you! On ... THE ZULA PATROL LANDS ON READ-A-ROO’S BLOCK PARTY Saturdays & Sundays, at 8 AM & 4 PM The space adventures continue this month on Read-a-roo’s Block Party as The Zula Patrol makes a return visit. From the far reaches of outer space on the bright orange planet Zula, Captain Bula and crew travel the galaxies to lea rn new and exciting things about science and space exploration while on the lookout for the villain Dark Truder. The Zula Patrol packs dynamic, focused and fun learning experiences, while encouraging innovative though t and evenhanded solutions. And don’t miss Read-a-roo’s Block Party Winter Extravaganza, Saturday, January 31, with cool episodes from Curious George, Caillou, and Thomas & Friends and more! Visit unctv.org/content/whats_on for complete channel schedules of UNC-EX, UNC-MX and UNC-KD. January | 3 CenterPiece is the monthly program guide aboutUNC-TV of UNC-TV, North Carolina’s statewide public 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 Arthur 10 TW Alexander Drive 7 Odd Squad PO Box 14900 Wild Kratts (19) Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-4900 Odd Squad Saves the World (23, until 8 AM) 1-919-549-7000 or 1-800-906-5050 7:30 Wild Kratts The UNC-TV stations are: 8 Curious George DV Asheville WUNF-TV Canton/Waynesville WUNW-TV Skinny Gut Vibrant You (1, until 10 AM) Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham WUNC-TV Odd Squad Saves the World (19, until 9 AM) Charlotte/Concord WUNG-TV 9 Daniel Tiger’s Edenton/Columbia WUND-TV Greenville WUNK-TV Neighborhood DV Jacksonville WUNM-TV 10:00 Sesame Street DV Linville WUNE-TV Aging Backwards (1, until 11 AM) Lumberton WUNU-TV Roanoke Rapids WUNP-TV 11 Dinosaur Train Wilmington WUNJ-TV JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Secret Winston-Salem WUNL-TV (1, until 1 PM) UNC-TV also offers three other digital channels Noon Sid the Science Kid dedicated to unique programming: UNC-EX The Explorer Channel 12:30 Peg + Cat DV UNC-KD The Kids Channel 1 Super WHY! DV UNC-MX Eclectic Mix (digital cable only) Suze Orman’s Financial Cable or satellite users, check with your Solutions for You service provider for the UNC-TV channel (1, until 3 PM) numbers assigned to your area. 1:30 Sesame Street DV Director & General Manager (interim): Gail Zimmermann Ms. O and her high-tech team invite you to Program Manager: Bryan Sodemann the premiere of Odd Squad Saves the World, Monday, January 19, at 8 AM. Executive Editor: Steve Volstad Editor: Rebekah Radisch Contributors: Liz Bowles, Dennis Dowdy, Jamie McGurk, Joy Potts Design Manager: Candice Cobb HEY UNC-TV FAMILIES… Maria Bilinski Shain Art Director: Read-a-roo Goes to the Symphony, UNC-TV Board of Trustees: Chair: Robert D. Teer, Jr., Durham Saturday, January 3 Vice Chair: Sabrina Bengel, New Bern June S. Atkinson, Raleigh Start the year right—join Read-a-roo Laura C. Bingham, Raleigh and the UNC-TV Kids Club for Peter & the Orson Scott Card, Greensboro J. Donald Coleman, Hickory Wolf at the North Carolina Symphony Young People’s Joseph H. Ely, Winston-Salem Concert, Saturday, January 3, at Meymandi Concert Susan W. Kluttz, Raleigh Hall. Stop by the UNC-TV Kids Club activity table in Doris P. Loomis, Asheville William W. Mance, Jr., Asheville the lobby an hour before showtime for cool activities Assad Meymandi, Raleigh and hugs or high fives from Roo. Remember, UNC-TV Travis Mitchell, Raleigh Kids Club Benefits Cardholders will receive a special R. Scott Ralls, Raleigh Frank X. Roche, Cary discount* on tickets to this fun-filled series. Call the Kids Thomas W. Ross, Chapel Hill Club Hotline at 1-877-543-7488 for more information. Charles A. Sanders, Durham Eric M. Teal, Raleigh Peter & the Wolf Ashley O. Thrift, Esq., Winston-Salem James Treadaway, Jr., Newton January 3, at 1 & 4 PM Carl V. Venters, Jr., Wilmington Meymandi Concert Hall Caroline Foy Welch, Chapel Hill Raleigh Aldona Wos, Raleigh Questions? Connect with us at unctv.org, facebook.com/unctv and twitter.com/unctv. Visit ncsymphony.org for more details! For UNC-TV Customer Care, please contact [email protected] or 1-888-292-7070. *UNC-TV Kids Club discount is not retroactive and not available at the door . CenterPiece©2015 UNC-TV 4 | January visit unctv.org daytimeLISTINGS SUNDAYS WEDNESDAYS 3:30 It’s Sew Easy DV 4 Quilting Arts 6 AM Workplace Essential Skills 5 AM Story of the Jews with 4:30 Fons & Porter’s Simon Schama (7) Love of Quilting MONDAYS Your Inner Fish (14) 5 North Carolina Bookwatch Chasing Shackleton (21) 5 AM Story of the Jews (5) Constitution USA (28) FRIDAYS Your Inner Fish (12) 6 Nightly Business Report Chasing Shackleton (19) 2 PM Chef John Besh’s 5 AM French in Action (2) Constitution USA (26) New Orleans Story of the Jews (9) 6 Nightly Business Report 2:30 Jacques Pepín: More Fast Your Inner Fish (16) 2 PM America’s Test Kitchen Food My Way DV Walk in the Park (23) 2:30 Ciao Italia 3 Father Brown Anthem (30) 3 P. Allen Smith’s 4 Born & Bred (7) 5:30 Destinos: An Introduction Garden Home DV Midsomer Murders to Spanish (2) 3:30 Almanac Gardener 5 Keeping Up Appearances 6 Nightly Business Report 4 Growing a Greener World 2 PM America’s Test Kitchen 4:30 Garden Smart THURSDAYS 2:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 5 Black Issues Forum 3 Best of the Joy of Painting 5 AM French in Action (1) 3:30 Beauty of Oil Painting TUESDAYS Story of the Jews (8) with Gary & Kathwren Your Inner Fish (15) Jenkins DV 5 AM Story of the Jews (6) 3 Miles an Hour (22) 4 Painting with Paulson Your Inner Fish (13) Constitution USA (29) 4:30 Paint This with Chasing Shackleton (20) 5:30 Destinos: An Introduction Jerry Yarnell Constitution USA (27) to Spanish (1) 5 Miró: The Experience 6 Nightly Business Report 6 Nightly Business Report of Seeing (2, 30) 2 PM Cook’s Country 2 PM Sara’s Weeknight Meals New Glass at Wheaton (9) 2:30 Simply Ming 2:30 Martha Stewart’s Invisible Women: 3 This Old House Hour Cooking School Forgotten Artists 4 Hometime 3 Sewing with Nancy of Florence (16) 4:30 The Woodwright’s Shop Dr.