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North Carolina government, resources Noon Cyberchase to use for helping your child cope, remote 12:30 Arthur DV learning resources, and more. 1:00 Odd Squad Sat./Sun., until 4 PM: Read-a-roo’s Block Party: Molly of Denali MOLLY ROCKS THE BLOCK 1:30 Molly of Denali 2:00 Xavier Riddle Weekends, at 7 AM & 1 PM, only on Rootle 2:30 Wild Kratts Informational text saves the 3:00 Dinosaur Train DV day for our August 3:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV Block Party star— 4:00 Sesame Street DV Molly of Denali! Join Sat./Sun.: Nature Cat the crew on their daily adventures in 4:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific Alaska, from fishing and building snow Sat./Sun.: Odd Squad forts to delivering a camera to friends on 5:00 Let’s Go Luna a volcano via a dog sled. Along the way, Sat./Sun.: Hero Elementary Molly’s life is enhanced, kept on track 5:30 Nature Cat and flat-out saved by maps, guide books, Sat./Sun.: Molly of Denali websites, weather reports and more. 6:00 Wild Kratts Sat./Sun., until 6:30 PM: Xavier Riddle 7:00 Xavier Riddle Sat./Sun., until 10 PM: DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD PBS KIDS Family Night New Episodes—August 17-21! 7:30 Molly of Denali 8:00 Hero Elementary Enjoy a week of all-new episodes featuring 8:30 Odd Squad Daniel and his pals at school! Follow 9:00 Arthur DV their adventures as they learn about 9:30 WordGirl substitute teachers, fire drills, nap 10:00 Sesame Street DV time, patience and what to do when 10:30 Daniel Tiger’s things don’t go as planned. Watch on Neighborhood DV Rootle and on our 24/7 stream at 11:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific unctv.org/rootle! See Rootle’s overnight schedule at unctv.org/rootle. Read CenterPiece online at unctv.org/centerpiece. Visit unctv.org/schedule for complete schedules of all our services. August | 3 evening&weekendLISTINGS EX A Taste of History 1 SATURDAY Cuisine of the Equator 6 AM TV Mister Rogers’ 12:30 TV America’s Heartland Neighborhood New Tech Improves NC Beyond Barbados: Yield & Soil Health The Carolina Connection NC tasteMAKERS Trace this small island’s Kō Hana Rum, Kunia, influence on the wealth and Hawaii success of the Carolinas. EX In the Americas EX Carolina with David Yetman Outdoor Journal Mexico City: Captain’s Challenge 600 Years of Urban Glory 6:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s 1:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Neighborhood DV Vintage San Diego EX Expeditions NC Exploring with Patrick McMillan North Carolina Blue Ridge: The Heart of Ghost Towns of NC the Eastern Forest EX North Carolina 7:00 TV Sesame Street DV Weekend NC Carolina Best of Bob Garner Outdoor Journal J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom sends 1:30 NC Expeditions off the season in style, Saturday, with Patrick McMillan Autumn Rainbow Trout August 1, at 11 AM, on UNC-TV. EX Exploring Colorado’s North Carolina 9:00 TV Let’s Go Luna! DV Rocky Mountains: Ghost Towns of NC NC North Carolina Challenges & Changes 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s Weekend EX Born To Explore Neighborhood DV Best of Bob Garner with Richard Wiese NC Expeditions EX NOVA Connecticut: with Patrick McMillan Making North America: Life A Touch of Africa Colorado’s 9:30 TV Nature Cat 2:00 TV Rick Steves’ Europe Rocky Mountains: NC ncIMPACT Little Europe: San Marino, Challenges & Changes Get Set Transylvania Monaco, Vatican City EX Sci NC 10:00 TV North Carolina NC Sci NC Celebrating Citizen Science Weekend Celebrating Citizen Science 8:00 TV Pinkalicious & Best of Bob Garner EX Queen at War PeterrificDV NC Carolina Follow Elizabeth II’s revela- NC Exploring Business Review tory WWII experiences. North Carolina Chris William and his 2:30 TV Outside: Ghost Towns of NC guests discuss business Beyond the Lens EX Animals with Cameras: news in the Carolinas. Storm Chasers A Nature Miniseries EX New NC Story in the Witness the secret lives of Scandinavian Cooking Public Square animals as never before. DV Grain for Food Ken Belson 8:30 TV Molly of Denali DV 10:30 TV ncIMPACT 3:00 TV Burt Wolf: NC Sci NC Get Set Transylvania Travels & Traditions Celebrating Citizen Science NC NC Broadcast Legends Palm Beach Scrapbook, Carl Venters Jr. Part 2 NC To the Contrary LISTINGS KEY: EX Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul with Bonnie Erbé TV UNC-TV La Cocina Olé National TV’s only women- NC North Carolina Channel 11:00 TV J Schwanke’s centered news analysis EX UNC-EX Explorer Channel Life in Bloom show tackles hot topics. DV Descriptive Video Service Vegetables & Flowers EX Prince Charles at 70 See this portrait of the COLOR UNC-TV productions NC The Woodwright’s Prince of Wales.