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NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green

See how our past informs our future, through stories of families and communities, as North Carolina kicks off the new PBS series Family Pictures USA, Monday, August 12, at 9 PM, on UNC-TV PBS & More.

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See Stars & Feel FineAugust 17-25 on UNC-TV PBS & More

From ABBA Forever— A Celebration to Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation, experience

the best music from the biggest stars. And learn how to feel better from such health and wellness experts as Dr. Josh Axe, Miranda Esmonde-White, Deepak Chopra, Gretchen Rubin and Dr. Daniel Amen. Plus, catch Great Scenic Railway Journeys, more Downton Abbey drama and This Old House at 40! It’s all on during our August Fundraiser, starting Saturday, August 17! Check out the highlighted listings for more great specials!

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8:00 Splash & Bubbles 8:30 Peg + Cat 9:00 Clifford the Big Red Dog 9:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 10:00 Sesame Street DV

10:30 Super WHY! 11:00 Wild Kratts11:30 Odd Squad Noon Arthur DV

ALL DAY & ALL NIGHT 6 AM Caillou 7:30 WordWorld 7:00 Sid the Science Kid Read-a-roo’s Block

Party—Peg + Cat (weekends, until 10 AM)

7:30 Peep & the Big Wide World

12:30 Ready Jet Go! 1:00 Cyberchase Read-a-roo’s Block

Party—Peg + Cat (weekends, until 4 PM)

1:30 Martha Speaks 2:00 Sesame Street DV

2:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV

3:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 4:00 The Cat in the Hat

Knows a Lot About That 4:30 Dinosaur Train DV

5:00 Let’s Go Luna 5:30 Nature Cat 6:30 Wild Kratts 7:30 Molly of Denali 8:00 Odd Squad 8:30 Arthur DV

9:00 Ready Jet Go! 9:30 WordGirl 10:00 Sesame Street DV

10:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood DV

11:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 12 M The Cat in the Hat

Knows a Lot About That12:30 Dinosaur Train DV

1:00 Let’s Go Luna 1:30 Nature Cat 2:30 Wild Kratts 3:30 Molly of Denali 4:00 Odd Squad DV

4:30 Arthur DV

5:00 Ready Jet Go! 5:30 WordGirl

LISTINGS KEY: TV UNC-TV PBS & More NC North Carolina Channel

Stories with a Local Accent EX UNC-EX

The Explorer Channel DV Descriptive Video Service COLOR UNC-TV productions

& local interestShaded programs indicate August Fundraiser specials.

PLEASE NOTE: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of CenterPiece, on-air announcements, updates at unctv.org and posts to social media provide the latest scheduling information. Some program start and end times can vary slightly from our listings. Add at least five minutes when recording your favorite shows.

HAVE BIG FUN IN CHAPEL HILLSaturday, August 24, at University Place

Meet Read-a-roo and the rest of your favorite PBS KIDS friends for a fun and free day full of concerts, hands-on activities and much more, Saturday, August 24, from 10 AM-2 PM, at University Place in Chapel Hill. Check out unctv.org/rootle for the scoop!

A PINKAPERFECT BIRTHDAYPremieres Monday, August 5

In her new hour-long special, Pinkalicious gets her birthday wish to turn all of Pinkville pink! Partying with colorful arts, Pinkalicious & Peterrific: A Pinkaperfect Birthday put learning and coping up front in all the fun!

PLAY & LEARN WITH PEG + CATWeekends, at 7 AM & 1 PM

Peg + Cat is back—and just in time for Read-a-roo’s Block Party! Watch as Peg and her sidekick, Cat,

use preschool level knowledge to solve unique and unexpected problems, weekends at 7 AM and 1 PM, on Rootle.

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1 THURSDAY 6:00 TV PBS NewsHour Get in-depth analyses

of current events. NC BBC World News

America Katty Kay shares unique

global perspectives. EX New Scandinavian

Cooking Packed School Lunch 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report EX Dream of Italy Rome 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report Seasoned reporters

review financial news. NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe European Travel Skills,

Part 3 7:30 TV Exploring

North Carolina Water in NC: Yesterday,

Today & Tomorrow, Part 1 EX Travelscope New Brunswick’s Acadian

Festival DV

8:00 TV ncIMPACT Rural Health Transportation NC Flavor, NC From the Vineyard Special EX Reconnecting Roots National Parks:

Progress & Preservation 8:20 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Hot Dog World 8:30 TV Muse What’s Old Is New:

Art-o-mat/Quilla/A/V Geeks NC Moveable Feast

with Fine Cooking Davidson:

Joe & Katy Kindred EX Today’s Wild West Deep Canyon Ranch/

Cowboy Music Festival 8:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Kudzu Goat Brigade,

Horse Shoe 9:00 TV North Carolina

Weekend Deborah Holt Noel shows

what’s up this weekend. NC A Chef’s Life Sweet Corn &

Expensive Tea EX Weekends with Yankee Old Things/New Hands 9:20 TV Sci NC—Shorts Lessons from

Hurricane Florence 9:30 TV Exploring

North Carolina NC’s 2 Coasts, Part 2 NC Bringing It Home

with Laura McIntosh Harvest

NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Central Turkey 7:30 TV NC SPIN Join Tom Campbell & his

guests for informative, balanced debate for the Old North State.

EX Travelscope Germany’s Winter Carnival

DV

8:00 TV Washington Week Leading journalists analyze

major news and events. NC North Carolina

Weekend EX Poldark Season 3

on Masterpiece Episode 2 Ross goes to

revolutionary France to search for information.

8:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Metal Foam 8:30 TV FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman The political analyst and

his guests discuss public affairs and policy issues.

NC ncIMPACT Rural Health Transportation 8:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts LansingProfile 9:00 TV Ursula K. Le Guin:

American Masters Premiere! The late feminist

author’s transformative work brought science fiction into the literary mainstream. DV

NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman

EX Jamestown Governor Yeardley falls ill;

Farlow quickly seizes power. 9:30 NC Washington Week 10:00 TV Hawking Follow the life of Stephen

Hawking, one of the most remarkable minds of the modern age.

NC NC SPIN

EX Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg

Crossing Border for Cheaper Airfare

10:00 TV High Point University Presents: Anders Ericsson

The psychologist and scholar speaks with HPU President Nido Qubein.

NC North Carolina Weekend

EX Beyond Your Backyard

Boone 10:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Lessons from

Hurricane Florence 10:30 NC Muse What’s Old Is New:

Art-o-mat/Quilla/A/V Geeks EX Born To Explore

with Richard Wiese Canada: Spirit Land 10:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Mitchell’s Hardware 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company The acclaimed journalist

and top peers explore today’s topics.

NC PBS NewsHour EX Travelscope Hong Kong: A City of

Festivals DV

11:30 EX In the Americas with David Yetman

Galapagos: Volcanoes & Nature on the Islands

2 FRIDAY 6 PM TV PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News

America EX Taste of History Bourbon: The True

American Spirit 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report EX Kevin Belton’s

New Orleans Celebrations Bastille Day Fête 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report

Explore the late feminist’s remarkable life and legacy as Ursula K. Le Guin: American Masters premieres Friday, August 2, at 9 PM, on UNC-TV.

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10:00 TV North Carolina Weekend

NC My Home, NC Topsail Skating Rink/Rescue

Ranch, Statesville/Hot Dog World, Hendersonville/Football Heroes, Beulaville/Goat Lady Dairy, Climax

EX New Scandinavian Cooking

Southern Ways 10:20 TV Sci NC—Shorts Metal Foam 10:30 TV ncIMPACT Rural Health Transportation NC Folkways Coastal Carvers EX Jamie’s

Quick & Easy Food Beef/Squid/Pork/Polenta 10:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Hot Dog World 11:00 TV Urban Conversion We Bought a Farm NC The Woodwright’s

Shop with Roy Underhill Shaker Rocker Seat EX Taste of History The Tex-Mex Republic 11:30 TV P. Allen Smith’s

Garden Home Self-Defense DV

NC A Craftsman’s Legacy The Duck Decoy Maker:

Durham Master Carver Ben Heinemann

EX Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan

Eight Million Cups of Tea Noon TV GardenSMART Advice from an Exceptional

Plants Expert NC Growing a

Greener World From Food Desert

to Urban Oasis EX Smart Travels—

Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa Sydney 12:30 TV America’s Heartland National Cornbread Festival NC Almanac Gardener Carnivorous Bog Garden:

NC Aquarium, Pine Knoll Shores

EX In the Americas with David Yetman

Pororoca: Brazil’s Famous Wave

1:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Vintage Providence 2019 NC Exploring

North Carolina Power in Nature EX Travelscope Gathering in Scotland DV

1:30 NC EcoSense for Living Biscayne National Park &

E.O. Wilson EX Curious Traveler Curious Guanajuato City

2:00 TV Rick Steves’ Europe Assisi & Italian

Country Charm NC First in Future Dr. Robin Cummings EX Glaciers of the Winds Explore the receding alpine

glaciers in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains.

2:30 TV Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

Rhine River Cruise NC Story in the

Public Square Peter Blanck 3:00 TV A Craftsman’s Legacy The Sand Caster NC To the Contrary

with Bonnie Erbé National TV’s only women-

centered news analysis show tackles hot topics.

EX Earth’s Great Seasons Winter 3:30 TV American Woodshop Apothecary Nine-Drawer

Wallkeep NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover 4:00 TV This Old House Hour Ramp Up the R Value/

Crown Molding NC FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman EX Great

Yellowstone Thaw Witness wildfire, wolves

and orphan grizzly cubs. 4:30 NC NC SPIN 5:00 TV Carolina

Outdoor Journal Mullet Men NC PBS NewsHour

Weekend Gain insights about

the week’s issues. EX Ancient Skies Gods & Monsters 5:30 TV PBS NewsHour

Weekend NC Washington Week 6 PM TV Lawrence Welk Show

Small Town, USA (1969) NC Classic Gospel Booth Brothers:

Gospel Favorites EX Chasing the Moon:

American Experience Witness the triumphant first

Moon landing, seen by TV’s largest audience ever. DV

7:00 TV As Time Goes By Too Old...Or Too Nosy NC Live from the

Dennison Lodge Ray Bonneville 7:30 TV As Time Goes By The Old Folks Party

EX Atlantis The Earth Bull 10:30 NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover Bright minds and fresh

voices debate important challenges.

11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX EastEnders 11:30 EX EastEnders

3 SATURDAY 6 AM TV Mister Rogers’

Neighborhood DV

NC Biographical Conver-sations with Hugh McColl

Part 3 of 3 EX Carolina

Outdoor Journal Watauga River Drift 6:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

EX Expeditions with Patrick McMillan

The Rice Kingdom 7:00 TV Sesame Street DV

NC Carolina Outdoor Journal

Watauga River Drift EX Exploring

North Carolina Changing Sands 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

NC Almanac Gardener Carnivorous Bog Garden:

NC Aquarium, Pine Knoll Shores

EX Great Scenic Railway Journeys

The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad in Iowa

8:00 TV Pinkalicious & Peterrific DV

NC Exploring North Carolina

Power in Nature EX Penelope Keith at

Her Majesty’s Service Windsor 8:30 TV Molly of Denali DV

NC Muse Arts Education: Carolina

Manga Library/Shakespeare Summer Camp

8:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Mitchell’s Hardware 9:00 TV Let’s Go Luna! DV


EX Are We There Yet? Ireland

Dublin 9:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Lessons from Hurricane

Florence 9:30 TV Nature Cat NC ncIMPACT Rural Health Transportation

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9:00 TV This Old House Hour Ramp Up the R Value/

Crown Molding NC Washington Week EX Glaciers of the Winds Explore the receding alpine

glaciers in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains.

9:30 NC FRONT ROW with Marc Rotterman

10:00 TV Exploring North Carolina

Cafeteria Line NC NC SPIN EX Earth’s

Great Seasons Winter 10:30 TV My Home, NC Legend of the Roan

Mountain Ghost Choir/ Kai Lightner: World Champion Rock Climber/ Mitchell’s Hardware

NC North Carolina Bookwatch

Cindy Geary & LaHoma Romocki: Going to School

10:50 TV Muse—Shorts Mr. June Paints the Dome 11:00 TV North Carolina

Bookwatch Rob Christensen:

The Rise & Fall of the Branchhead Boys

NC Comic Culture Erik Larsen EX Great

Yellowstone Thaw Witness wildfire, wolves

and orphan grizzly cubs. 11:30 TV Black Issues Forum Visit unctv.org/bif. NC Story in the

Public Square Michael J. Mazarr Noon TV FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman NC Carolina

Outdoor Journal Currituck Crappie EX Travelscope Northwest Ontario—

Lake Superior & Beyond DV

12:30 TV NC SPIN NC Fishing

Behind the Lines A Day To Give Back EX Burt Wolf:

Travels & Traditions Volunteer Tourism, Part 1 1:00 TV Christopher Kimball’s

Milk Street Television Everyday Turkish Favorites NC Song of the Mountains Becky Buller Band/

Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley EX Atlantis The Earth Bull 1:30 TV Martha Stewart’s

Cooking School Turkey

8:00 TV Midsomer Murders The Made-To-measure

Murders, Part 2 NC Song of the Mountains Becky Buller Band/Rob

Ickes & Trey Hensley EX Jazz Our Language (1924-1928) 8:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Conner Stroud 9:00 TV Death in Paradise Murder in the Polls NC Front & Center CMA Songwriters Series

Presents: Miranda Lambert 10:00 TV Hinterland The past haunts Mathias

as he investigates a convicted killer’s death.

NC The Kate Marc Cohn with

Blind Boys of Alabama EX Remembering

the Sirens Celebrate the legacy of

one of the most significant “territory” dance bands, the Scranton Sirens.

11:00 TV Tunnel: Vengeance Karl and Elise try to decode

the Pied Piper’s demands. NC Austin City Limits The Head & The Heart/

Benjamin Booker EX Music Voyager Mumbai 11:30 EX Music Voyager Rajasthan

4 SUNDAY 6 AM TV Nature Cat NC Closer to Truth Cosmology & Creation EX Finding Your Roots Visionaries with Richard

Branson, Maya Lin & Frank Gehry DV

6:30 TV Wild Kratts NC Education Matters Learn about key issues af-

fecting education in NC. 7:00 TV Ready Jet Go! DV

NC First in Future Keith Poston EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Bismarck 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

NC ncIMPACT Pittsboro, NC 8:00 TV Curious George DV

NC Carolina Business Review

Chris William and his guests discuss business news in the Carolinas.

EX We’ll Meet Again Surviving the Holocaust 8:30 TV Wild Kratts NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover

2:00 TV America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated

Chocolate Delights NC Front & Center CMA Songwriters Series

Presents: Miranda Lambert EX Poldark Season 3

on Masterpiece Episode 2 Ross goes to

revolutionary France to search for information.

2:30 TV Cook’s Country Ribs & Mashed Potatoes

Revisited 3:00 TV Sara’s

Weeknight Meals AmalfiLemons NC The Kate Marc Cohn with

Blind Boys of Alabama EX Jamestown Governor Yeardley falls ill;

Farlow quickly seizes power. 3:30 TV Lidia’s Kitchen Everything Rice 4:00 TV Kevin Belton’s

New Orleans Celebrations Boudin Fest NC Austin City Limits The Head & The Heart/

Benjamin Booker EX Father Brown The Face of the Enemy 4:30 TV Mexico—

One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless

Cooking Like a Local 5:00 TV Washington Week NC PBS NewsHour

Weekend EX Endeavour Season 6

on Masterpiece Apollo DV

5:30 TV PBS NewsHour Weekend

NC ncIMPACT Rural Health Transportation 5:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Hot Dog World 6 PM TV Mrs. Wilson

on Masterpiece Episode 1 When a spy nov-

elist dies, his wife unravels the truth about his life.

NC Black Issues Forum Visit unctv.org/bif. 6:30 NC Portrayal &

Perception: African American Men & Boys

Owning It EX Vera Cuckoo 7:00 NC Finding Your Roots Reporting on the Reporters

with Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry & Lisa Ling

8:00 TV Poldark Season 4 on Masterpiece

Episode 7 Morwenna takes fate into her own hands.

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NC Dr. Frank: The Life & Times of Dr. Frank Porter Graham

Charles Kuralt narrates this compelling documentary about Graham and the mid-20th-century South.

EX Ancient Skies Finding the Center 9:00 TV Grantchester Season

4 on Masterpiece Episode 4 Geordie is

surprised to discover Will’s unpleasant upbringing. DV

NC Crossroads on the Hill Explore two First Amend-

ment controversies that rocked UNC Chapel Hill: the teaching of evolution and speaker ban.

EX NOVA Back to the Moon Govern-

ments and private industry launch space travel anew.

10:00 TV Father Brown The Whistle in the Dark EX Space Chase USA Explore how Cocoa Beach,

FL, transformed into a hub for the U.S. space program.

10:30 NC In the Americas with David Yetman

The Blue Ridge Parkway: From VA to NC

11:00 TV EastEnders NC ncIMPACT Rural Health Transportation EX Ancient Skies Finding the Center 11:20 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts Saint Paul Vineyards 11:30 TV EastEnders NC My Home, NC Albatross Fleet/Kim’s Wig

Center/Love & Chocolate/Frisco UFO

5 MONDAY 6 PM TV PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News

America

EX Great Yellowstone Thaw

Witness wildfire, wolves and orphan grizzly cubs.

6:30 NC Nightly Business Report

7:00 TV Nightly Business Report

NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Western Turkey 7:30 TV A Chef’s Life Turnips—The Greens EX Travel Detective

with Peter Greenberg Hidden Gems of

Baja California Sur 8:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Vintage Memphis NC Exploring

North Carolina Wilderness Next Door EX Vera Cold River 8:30 NC Exploring

North Carolina Passion for the Land 9:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Vintage Madison NC My Home, NC Mama Dip/Coming of the

Shad/Land of Oz/Banjo Earth 9:30 NC Muse Community Art: Greens-

boro Mural/Skateboard Park/FanDames Initiative

EX Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece

Confection DV

9:50 NC North Carolina Weekend—Shorts

LansingProfile 10:00 TV POV The Distant Barking of

Dogs A 10-year-old boy’s innocence erodes during the war in Eastern Ukraine.

NC Sci NC Think Small 10:30 NC ncIMPACT Rural Health Transportation 10:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Hot Dog World

11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Finding Your Roots Visionaries with Richard

Branson, Maya Lin & Frank Gehry DV

6 TUESDAY 6 PM TV PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News

America EX Christopher Kimball’s

Milk Street Television From Vietnam to Burma 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report EX Nick Stellino:

Storyteller in the Kitchen The Love of Pasta 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe France’s Loire:

Chateau Country 7:30 TV Flavor, NC Brinkley Farms/Nana’s EX Travelscope Thailand: Rediscovering

Bangkok DV

8:00 TV Soundbreaking Going Electric NC North Carolina

Bookwatch Hal Crowther: Hell Raisers

& Freedom Fighters EX In the Americas

with David Yetman The Blue Ridge Parkway:

From VA to NC 8:30 NC Story in the

Public Square Michael J. Mazarr EX Wild Photo

Adventures Spring Wildlife of NC’s

Outer Banks DV

9:00 TV Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation: American Experience

Premiere! Explore this huge event through the voices of those who were there. DV

NC Muse What’s Old Is New:

Art-o-mat/Quilla/A/V Geeks EX In the Americas

with David Yetman Chesapeake Bay:

Of Clams & Oysters 9:20 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Kai Lightner: World-Class

Rock Climber

Dance to the music with Sly & the Family Stone on Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation, Tuesday, August 6, at 9 PM, on UNC-TV.

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9:30 NC Comic Culture Bob Layton, Part 1 EX Eatin’ Oysters:

Chesapeake Style Premiere! Find the best

oysters in the Chesapeake region and the best ways to eat them.

10:00 NC Articulate with Jim Cotter

Valentine’s Day EX Samantha Brown’s

Places To Love Charleston, SC 10:30 NC On Story Wild Wild Country:

A Conversation with Chapman & Maclain Way

EX Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking

Charleston, SC: Sean Brock & Benjamin Dennis

11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Travelscope Berlin & Western Poland:

Over the Borderline DV

11:30 EX Desert Speaks The Gadsden Purchase,

Part 2

7 WEDNESDAY 6 PM TV PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News

America EX Space Chase USA Explore how Cocoa Beach,




NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Paris Sidetrips 7:30 TV Muse What’s Old Is New:

Art-o-mat/Quilla/A/V Geeks EX Born To Explore

with Richard Wiese Morocco: The Last Nomads 7:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Kudzu Goat Brigade 8:00 TV Ancient Skies Our Place in the Universe NC Without

Perfect Answers Two residential schools in

NC and Jerusalem help at-risk children succeed.


Southwards Along the Coast

8:30 EX Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food

Pork/Prawns/Gnocchi/Cheesecake

9:00 TV NOVA The Planets: Saturn

8:00 TV ncIMPACT Pittsboro, NC NC Flavor, NC Pork EX Reconnecting Roots Horse Power 8:20 TV ncIMPACT—Shorts Alamance County 8:30 TV Muse Arts in Community:

Bryant Holsenbeck, Environmental Artist/ DREAMS of Wilmington/ 12-Note Music Program

NC Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking

Durham: Brendan & Andrea Reusing

EX Today’s Wild West U.S. Cavalry School 8:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Sam Jones’ BBQ Gospel 9:00 TV North Carolina

Weekend NC A Chef’s Life Strawberry Stay at Home EX Weekends with Yankee Land & Sea 9:20 TV Sci NC—Shorts Metal Foam 9:30 TV Exploring

North Carolina Fort Bragging Rights NC Bringing It Home

with Laura McIntosh Fresh Heirloom Tomatoes EX Travel Detective

with Peter Greenberg Overtourism 10:00 TV High Point University

Presents: Byron Pitts The journalist and author

speaks with HPU President Nido Qubein.



St. Pete/Clearwater 10:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Metal Foam 10:30 NC Muse Arts in Community:

Bryant Holsenbeck, Environmental Artist/DREAMS of Wilmington/ 12-Note Music Program

EX Born To Explore with Richard Wiese

India: Sacred Elephant 10:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Kai Lightner: World-Class

Rock Climber 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Travelscope Zermatt, Switzerland:

Under the Shadow of the Matterhorn DV

11:30 EX Desert Speaks Beyond the Asphalt, Part 1

NC Independent Lens The Bad Kids Educators

offer empathy and life skills to underserved students at risk of dropping out. DV

EX Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations

Fried Chicken Fest 9:30 EX Taste of History Tribute to Mrs. Goodfellow 10:00 TV To Catch a Comet A spacecraft orbiter tries

to land on a comet as it zooms around the sun.

EX Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

West African Weeknight Supper

10:30 NC Shots Fired Witness courage, communi-

cations and resilience in the face of a school shooting.


Penang Heritage 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Chris Tarrant:

Extreme Railways Vietnam

8 THURSDAY 6 PM TV PBS NewsHour NC BBC World News

America EX New Scandinavian

Cooking Southern Ways 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report EX Dream of Italy Umbria 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe The Best of Israel 7:30 TV Exploring


Today & Tomorrow, Part 2 EX Travelscope Thailand: From Golden

Triangle to White Sands DV

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Neighborhood DV

NC Biographical Conver-sations with Howard Lee


Outdoor Journal Summertime Heat 6:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV


Arizona’s Sky Islands 7:00 TV Sesame Street DV


Summertime Heat EX Exploring

North Carolina Natural Boundary 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

NC Almanac Gardener Mulches: Straw Vs.

Black Plastic/Growing Heirloom Tomatoes

EX Great Scenic Railway Journeys

Colorado’s Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad



Art in the Wild EX Penelope Keith at

Her Majesty’s Service Inveraray & Holyroodhouse 8:30 TV Molly of Denali DV

NC Muse What’s Old Is New:

Art-o-mat/Quilla/A/V Geeks 8:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Kai Lightner: World-Class

Rock Climber 9:00 TV Let’s Go Luna! DV



Lady & Sir James Galway 9:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Metal Foam 9:30 TV Nature Cat NC ncIMPACT Pittsboro, NC


America EX Taste of History Little England in the

Caribbean 6:30 NC Nightly


New Orleans Celebrations Fried Chicken Fest 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Italy’s Riviera: Cinque Terre 7:30 TV NC SPIN EX Travelscope Fredericksburg, TX DV

8:00 TV Washington Week NC North Carolina


on Masterpiece Episode 3 A failed harvest

incites riots. 8:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Croatan Forest 8:30 TV FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman NC ncIMPACT Pittsboro, NC 8:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts Nags Head Woods 9:00 TV Great Performances:

Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2019

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel and pianist Yuja Wang perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and more.


EX Jamestown Disillusioned, Verity falls

back into bad habits. 9:30 NC Washington Week 10:00 NC NC SPIN EX Atlantis A Girl by Any Other Name 10:30 TV Great Performances:

Chicago Voices Celebrate the city’s vibrant

music culture with perfor-mances by Renée Fleming, Lupe Fiasco and more.

NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX EastEnders 11:30 TV Amanpour & Company EX EastEnders


Zuma Coffee 10:00 TV North Carolina

Weekend NC My Home, NC Cheerwine 100th/Piano

Man/Summerville/Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen/NC Ninja/Historic Beach Cottages


Southwards Along the Coast 10:20 TV Sci NC—Shorts Croatan Forest 10:30 TV ncIMPACT Pittsboro, NC NC Folkways Old Time Fiddlers

Convention EX Jamie’s

Quick & Easy Food Pork/Prawns/Gnocchi/

Cheesecake 10:50 TV Muse—Shorts Abby the Spoon Lady 11:00 TV Urban Conversion Let it Rot! NC The Woodwright’s

Shop with Roy Underhill Mary May, Woodcarver EX Taste of History Washington’s Winter

Headquarters 11:30 TV P. Allen Smith’s

Garden Home A Visit From the

Beekman Boys NC A Craftsman’s Legacy The Tool Maker:

Penland’s Seth Gould EX Taste of Malaysia

with Martin Yan Penang Heritage Noon TV GardenSMART Fresh Produce

Delivery Business NC Growing a

Greener World Mount Cuba Center:

A Treasured Garden for Native Plants

EX Smart Travels— Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa

Queensland, Australia 12:30 TV America’s Heartland Picking & Packing Peaches NC Almanac Gardener Mulches: Straw Vs.

BlackPlastic/Growing Heirloom Tomatoes

EX In the Americas with David Yetman

Baracoa: Cuba’s Outpost on the Atlantic

1:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Vintage Memphis NC Exploring

North Carolina Art in the Wild EX Travelscope Cappadocia, Turkey DV

Pianist Yuja Wang performs on Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2019, Friday, August 9, at 9 PM, on UNC-TV.

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1:30 NC EcoSense for Living Solar Justice EX Curious Traveler Austrian Christmas Markets 2:00 TV Rick Steves’ Europe Siena & Tuscany’s

Wine Country NC First in Future Pearce Godwin EX In the Americas


From VA to NC 2:30 TV Samantha Brown’s

Places To Love Florida’s Naples &

Paradise Coast NC Story in the

Public Square Michael J. Mazarr EX Wild Photo


Outer Banks DV

3:00 TV A Craftsman’s Legacy The Yarn Spinner NC To the Contrary

with Bonnie Erbé EX In the Americas


Of Clams & Oysters 3:30 TV American Woodshop Gentleman’s Organizer

& Gallery NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover EX Eatin’ Oysters:

Chesapeake Style Find the best oysters in the

Chesapeake region and the best ways to eat them.

4:00 TV This Old House Hour Net Zero Blanket/

Storage Bench NC FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman EX Samantha Brown’s

Places To Love Charleston, SC 4:30 NC NC SPIN EX Moveable Feast

with Fine Cooking Charleston, SC: Sean Brock

& Benjamin Dennis 5:00 TV Carolina

Outdoor Journal Muskie Search NC PBS NewsHour

Weekend EX Ancient Skies Finding the Center 5:30 TV PBS NewsHour

Weekend NC Washington Week 6 PM TV Lawrence Welk Show Can’t Help Singing (1966) NC Classic Gospel Tribute to the Goodmans EX NOVA Back to the Moon Govern-

ments and private industry launch space travel anew.

7:00 TV As Time Goes By The Proposal NC Live from the

Dennison Lodge Best of Live from the

Dennison with Beppe Gambetta, Karen Savoca & More

EX Space Chase USA Explore how Cocoa Beach,


7:30 TV As Time Goes By A Deeply Personal Problem 8:00 TV Midsomer Murders The Sword of Guillaume,

Part 1 NC Song of the Mountains The Nouveaux Honkies/

TennesseeMafiaJugBand EX Jazz The True Welcome

(1929-1935) 8:30 TV Midsomer Murders The Sword of Guillaume,

Part 2 9:00 NC Front & Center Sheryl Crow 9:30 TV DCI Banks A Little Bit of Heart 10:00 NC The Kate Desmond Child EX Surviving

the Dust Bowl: American Experience

Dust storms ravaged the parched southern plains in the 1930s, turning bountiful fields into desert. DV

11:00 TV Tunnel: Vengeance Another message leads

Karl and Elise to a horrifying discovery.

NC Austin City Limits Run the Jewels EX Music Voyager Delhi 11:30 EX Music Voyager Beyond Bob Marley

11 SUNDAY 6 AM TV Nature Cat NC Closer to Truth What Is Philosophy

of Biology?

EX Finding Your Roots War Stories with Patricia

Arquette, Julianne Moore & John McCain DV

6:30 TV Wild Kratts NC Education Matters 7:00 TV Ready Jet Go! DV

NC First in Future Michael Cooper EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Providence 2019 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

NC ncIMPACT Kinston 8:00 TV Curious George DV


EX We’ll Meet Again Great Alaskan Earthquake 8:30 TV Wild Kratts NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover 9:00 TV This Old House Hour Net Zero Blanket/

Storage Bench NC Washington Week EX In the Americas


From VA to NC 9:30 NC FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman EX Wild Photo


Outer Banks DV

10:00 TV Exploring North Carolina

NC’s 2 Coasts, Part 1 of 2 NC NC SPIN EX In the Americas


Of Clams & Oysters 10:30 TV My Home, NC Digital Diva Doing Good:

Khalia Braswell/Joe Pen-land: Musical Storyteller


Mark de Castrique: Hidden Scars

EX Eatin’ Oysters: Chesapeake Style

Find the best oysters in the Chesapeake region and the best ways to eat them.

10:50 TV Muse—Shorts Foundation Skate Park 11:00 TV North Carolina

Bookwatch Hal Crowther: Hell Raisers

& Freedom Fighters NC Comic Culture Jermaine Rivers

See The Nouveaux Honkies on a new Song of the Mountains, Saturday, August 10, at 8 PM, on the North Carolina Channel.

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EX Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

Charleston, SC 11:30 TV Black Issues Forum Visit unctv.org/bif. NC Story in the

Public Square Katherine Brown EX Moveable Feast


& Benjamin Dennis Noon TV FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman NC Carolina

Outdoor Journal ShortTermLadyfish EX Travelscope Thousand Islands:

A Canadian Binational Adventure DV

12:30 TV NC SPIN NC Fishing

Behind the Lines Family Matters EX Burt Wolf:

Travels & Traditions Volunteer Tourism, Part 2 1:00 TV Christopher Kimball’s

Milk Street Television From Vietnam to Burma NC Song of the Mountains The Nouveaux Honkies/

TennesseeMafiaJugBand EX Atlantis A Girl by any Other Name 1:30 TV Martha Stewart’s

Cooking School French Bistro Classics 2:00 TV America’s Test Kitchen

From Cook’s Illustrated Roast Chicken & Sprouts NC Front & Center Sheryl Crow EX Poldark Season 3

on Masterpiece Episode 3 A failed harvest

incites riots. 2:30 TV Cook’s Country Bourbon & Broccoli

Hit the Grill 3:00 TV Sara’s

Weeknight Meals Costa Brava Tapas NC The Kate Desmond Child EX Jamestown Disillusioned, Verity falls

back into bad habits. 3:30 TV Lidia’s Kitchen Chocolate & Dinner 4:00 TV Kevin Belton’s

New Orleans Celebrations Strawberry Fest NC Austin City Limits Run the Jewels EX Father Brown The Devil You Know 4:30 TV Mexico—

One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless

Love of Live Fire Cooking

5:00 TV Washington Week NC PBS NewsHour


on Masterpiece Confection DV


NC ncIMPACT Pittsboro, NC 6 PM TV Mrs. Wilson

on Masterpiece Resigned to uncertainty

about the past, Alison receives a final surprise.

NC Black Issues Forum Visit unctv.org/bif. 6:30 NC Portrayal &


Teaching Success EX Vera Cold River 7:00 TV Poldark Season 4

on Masterpiece Episode 7 Morwenna takes

fate into her own hands. NC Finding Your Roots Dreaming of a New Land

with Marisa Tomei, Sheryl Sandberg & Kal Penn

8:00 TV Poldark Season 4 on Masterpiece

Episode 8 Ross must mend things with Demelza.

NC Senator Sam Explore the life of NC’s leg-

endary Senator Sam Ervin. EX Ancient Skies Our Place in the Universe 9:00 TV Grantchester Season

4 on Masterpiece Episode 5 Will struggles

with a decision that will determine his future. DV

NC Senator No: Jesse Helms

Explore the life of longtime NC Senator Jesse Helms.

EX NOVA The Planets: Inner Worlds 10:00 TV Father Brown The Demise of the

Debutante EX NOVA The Planets: Mars

10:30 NC Umstead An Island in An Urban Sea

Discover a green refuge for people and animals alike.

11:00 TV EastEnders NC ncIMPACT Pittsboro, NC EX Ancient Skies Our Place in the Universe 11:20 NC Boonies! Angela Kelly, Proper

Restaurant Proprietor 11:30 TV EastEnders NC My Home, NC Photographer Watson

Brown/Davian Robinson/Kudzu Goat Gang


Zuma Coffee


America EX Samantha Brown’s

Places To Love Charleston, SC 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report EX Moveable Feast


& Benjamin Dennis 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Palestine 7:30 TV A Chef’s Life Chicken Lickin EX Travel Detective


Quintana Roo 8:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Fort Worth, Part 1 NC Exploring

North Carolina For the Birds EX Vera The Seagull 8:30 NC Exploring

North Carolina Form & Function 9:00 TV Family Pictures USA SerieS Premiere! North

Carolina See how our historically rural state, built on tobacco and textiles, is rapidly changing through family pictures and stories.

NC My Home, NC The Courage of Chris

Rosati/Salem Street Drum Company/Highland Brewing/Hospital to Home/Villa Verde

See the swashbuckling season finale of Poldark on Masterpiece, Sunday, August 11, at 8 PM, on UNC-TV.

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9:30 NC Muse Art Abilities: UNCSA—

One Knot at a Time/Scratchboard Artist

EX Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece

Deguello DV


Nags Head Woods 10:00 TV Family Pictures

North Carolina Premiere! The team

heads back to NC for a heartfelt reunion with the local community.

NC Sci NC New Discoveries 10:30 TV POV Happy Winter Beachgoers

hide behind the memory of a social status in sum-mer cabins on Palermo’s Mondello beach.

NC ncIMPACT Pittsboro, NC NC My Home, NC—Shorts The Original Collard

Sandwich 11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX Finding Your Roots War Stories with Patricia

Arquette, Julianne Moore & John McCain DV

11:30 TV Amanpour & Company


America EX Christopher Kimball’s

Milk Street Television Singapore Satay,

Soup & Sling 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report EX Nick Stellino:

Storyteller in the Kitchen Mis Amigos 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Italy’s Veneto: Verona,

Padua & Ravenna 7:30 TV Flavor, NC Seaview Crab Company/

Port Land Grille EX Travelscope Gathering in Scotland DV

8:00 TV Family Pictures USA Detroit Explore America’s

comeback city through resi-dents’ photos and stories.


Georgann Eubanks: The Month of Their Ripening

EX The Great Ride Premiere! Follow cyclists

traveling more than 355 uninterrupted miles of bike trail from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh, PA.

8:30 NC Story in the Public Square

Katherine Brown 9:00 TV Family Pictures USA Southwest Florida Visit the

Paradise Coast, where Native Americans, ranchers and anglers share family stories.

NC Muse Arts in Community:

Bryant Holsenbeck, Environmental Artist/DREAMS of Wilmington/ 12-Note Music Program

EX Walk in the Park with Nick Mollé: Nature of the Beast

Examine Rocky Mountain National Park changes and the impact on wildlife.

9:20 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Helen’s Love Story:

Todd Mercantile 9:30 NC Comic Culture Jim Zub 10:00 TV FRONTLINE Outbreak See why the

Ebola epidemic wasn’t stopped sooner.

NC Articulate with Jim Cotter

Earth Day EX Potomac by Air:

Our Nation’s River Explore U.S. history from

above the Potomac River’s striking curves.

10:30 NC On Story Deconstructing

Nora Ephron 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Travelscope Tokyo, Japan: Celebrating

the Past & Present DV

11:30 EX Desert Speaks Desert Venom.


America EX NOVA The Planets: Mars 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report


NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Amsterdam 7:30 TV Muse Arts in Community:

Bryant Holsenbeck: Environmental Artist/DREAMS of Wilmington/ 12-Note Music Program


Chile: Flowering of the Llamas

7:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Sam Jones’ BBQ Gospel 8:00 TV NOVA Pluto & Beyond NC New Kind of Listening Cast members of an inclu-

sive theater group, some with disabilities, collaborate on an original performance.


DanishInfluences 8:30 EX Jamie’s

Quick & Easy Food Sausage Carbonara/

Thai Red Chicken 9:00 TV NOVA The Planets: Ice Worlds NC Teachings of Jon Jennifer Owensby’s insight-

ful film about her brother, a 40-year-old man affected by Down syndrome.


Oktoberfest 9:30 EX Taste of History Recipes in the Rainforest 10:00 TV Breakthrough:

The Ideas that Changed the World

The Telescope NC Reel South Jonah Stands Up EX Confucius

Was a Foodie Origins of the Beginnings 10:30 NC Reel South Driven Blind 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Attenborough’s

Birds of Paradise David Attenborough

highlights the mystery and scientific revelation sur-rounding the elusive birds.



Cooking Southwards Along

the Coast

See sites the biped way as The Great Ride premieres Tuesday, August 13, at 8 PM, on the Explorer Channel.

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EX Dream of Italy Naples/AmalfiCoast 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe The Netherlands Beyond

Amsterdam 7:30 TV Exploring


Today & Tomorrow, Part 3 EX Travelscope Cappadocia, Turkey DV

8:00 TV ncIMPACT Kinston, NC NC Flavor, NC Coastal Fishing EX Reconnecting Roots Chain of Events 8:20 TV ncIMPACT—Shorts Five County Region—

Mental Health in Jails 8:30 TV Muse American Identities: The

Black Light Project/Russell Smith: Painting of the Old West & WWI Aviation

NC Family Travel with Colleen Kelly

Columbia, SC: Southern Food, Watersports, Museums & Baseball

EX Today’s Wild West The Great American

Horse Drive 8:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts So Good Pupusas 9:00 TV North Carolina

Weekend NC A Chef’s Life Pimp My Grits EX Weekends with Yankee Fun 9:20 TV Sci NC—Shorts Croatan Forest 9:30 TV Exploring

North Carolina Two Lakes & a Pond NC Bringing It Home

with Laura McIntosh Fresh Lemon Recipes EX Travel Detective

with Peter Greenberg Hidden Gems of Memphis 10:00 TV The Hammocks Follow the park’s history,

from a private hunting camp to an African-Amer-ican beach resort during segregation to its establish-ment as one of NC’s most pristine coastal state parks.


EX Beyond Your Backyard Laurel Highlands 10:50 NC Sci NC—Shorts Croatan Forest

10:30 TV In the Americas with David Yetman

The Blue Ridge Parkway: From VA to NC

NC Muse American Identities: The



SC: A Taste of the South 10:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Helen’s Love Story:

Todd Mercantile 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Travelscope Bonin/Ogasawara Islands:

A Land Far, Far Away DV

11:30 EX Desert Speaks Jaguars & Vaqueros


America EX Taste of History From Kitchen Garden

to Table 6:30 NC Nightly


New Orleans Celebrations Oktoberfest 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Berlin 7:30 TV NC SPIN EX Travelscope South Africa: On Safari! DV



on Masterpiece Episode 4 Ross takes a

desperate gamble. 8:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Living Shorelines 8:30 TV FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman NC ncIMPACT Kinston, NC 8:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts Machapunga Tours 9:00 TV Great Performances:

The Sound of Music The von Trapp Family Sing-

ers’ escape from Austria during the rise of Nazism.


EX Jamestown Henry displays his new-

found riches, soon acquiring an array of eager friends.

9:30 NC Washington Week 10:00 NC NC SPIN

EX Atlantis A Boy of No Consequence 10:30 NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover 11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX EastEnders 11:30 EX EastEnders TV Amanpour & Company


Neighborhood DV

Environment DV



Outdoor Journal Surf Zone 6:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV


Arizona: A Border or Barrier?

7:00 TV Sesame Street DV


Surf Zone EX Exploring

North Carolina New Beginnings 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

NC Almanac Gardener Growing Colorful

Cut Flowers EX Great Scenic

Railway Journeys New Zealand’s Best 8:00 TV Pinkalicious &

Peterrific DV


Nature’s Classroom EX Penelope Keith at

Her Majesty’s Service Hillsborough Castle 8:30 TV Molly of Denali DV

NC Muse Arts in Community:

Bryant Holsenbeck, Environmental Artist/ DREAMS of Wilmington / 12 Note Music Program

8:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Helen’s Love Story:

Todd Mercantile 9:00 TV Let’s Go Luna! DV



Galway 9:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Croatan Forest 9:30 TV Nature Cat NC ncIMPACT Kinston 9:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts Turnage Theater

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10:00 TV 3 Steps to Pain-free Living

Premiere! Learn exercises to reduce painful conditions and a breathing technique to lessen stress.

NC My Home, NC Albatross Fleet/Kim’s Wig

Center/Love & Chocolate/Frisco UFO


DanishInfluences 10:30 NC Folkways Workers in Wood EX Jamie’s

Quick & Easy Food Sausage Carbonara/

Thai Red Chicken 11:00 NC The Woodwright’s

Shop with Roy Underhill Wood and Water EX Taste of History Bourbon: The True

American Spirit 11:30 TV Roadmap to Happiness

with Gretchen Rubin Discover your personality

type as the best-selling happiness guru shares how to grow more healthy, productive and creative.

NC A Craftsman’s Legacy The Chocolatiers with

Asheville’s Dan & Jael Rattigan


Langkawi Noon NC Growing a

Greener World New York’s High Line:

A Thriving Diversity of Plants & People


New Zealand’s South Island 12:30 NC Almanac Gardener Growing Colorful

Cut Flowers EX In the Americas

with David Yetman The Road from Oaxaca

to Chiapas 1:00 TV Last of the Breed This once-in-a-lifetime show

stars Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price.


Nature’s Classroom EX Travelscope South Africa: On Safari! DV

1:30 NC EcoSense for Living Environmental Justice EX Curious Traveler Curious London Shops 2:00 NC First in Future Chris Suggs EX The Great Ride Follow cyclists traveling

more than 355 uninter-rupted miles of bike trail from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh, PA.

2:30 TV John Denver: Country Boy

The private life and public legacy of singer-songwriter and activist John Denver are explored.

NC Story in the Public Square

Katherine Brown 3:00 NC To the Contrary

with Bonnie Erbé EX Walk in the Park

with Nick Mollé: Nature of the Beast


3:30 NC Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

4:00 TV This Old House— 40th Anniversary Special

Premiere! Celebrate this groundbreaking PBS home improvement series with vintage clips, favorite moments and current and alumni cast members— including Bob Vila!


EX Potomac by Air: Our Nation’s River

Explore U.S. history from above the Potomac River’s striking curves.

4:30 NC NC SPIN 5:00 NC PBS NewsHour

Weekend EX Ancient Skies Our Place in the Universe 5:30 TV Moments To

Remember Patti Page and Nick

Clooney host highlights from the late 1950s and early ‘60s pop era.

NC Washington Week 6 PM NC Classic Gospel Give the World a Smile EX NOVA The Planets: Inner Worlds 7:00 NC Sun Studio Sessions Run River North EX NOVA The Planets: Mars 7:30 NC Echo Sessions Town Mountain 8:00 TV O’Jays:

Live in New York Premiere! Get on the love

train with more than 60 years of hits from this legendary group, featuring cofounders Eddie Levert and Walter Williams Sr.

NC Song of the Mountains Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver EX Jazz Swing: Pure Pleasure

(1935-1937) 9:00 NC Front & Center Seal 9:30 TV Daryl Hall & John

Oates Live in Dublin Premiere! Join one of the

most successful duos of all time for such hits as Sara Smile, Rich Girl, Maneater, Private Eyes and more!

Saturday, August 17-Sunday, August 25

Oh-ohh here they come, Daryl Hall & John Oates Live in Dublin, premiering Saturday, August 17, at 9:30 PM, on UNC-TV.

If you love music, you’ll love O’Jays: Live in New York, premiering Saturday, August 17 at 8 PM, on UNC-TV.

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10:30 NC North Carolina Bookwatch

Charlie Lovett: The Lost Book of the Grail

11:00 NC Comic Culture Bob Layton, Part 1 EX Potomac by Air:




Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Noon TV Magic Moments—

The Best of ‘50s Pop The McGuire Sisters, The

Lennon Sisters, The Chor-dettes, The Four Aces and more take the stage.


Bass’n with Frogs EX Travelscope Northeast Ontario:

Canada’s Canoe Culture & First Nations People DV

12:30 NC Fishing Behind the Lines

A Summer Day Drift EX Burt Wolf:

Travels & Traditions Do the Right Thing 1:00 NC Song of the Mountains Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver EX Atlantis A Boy of No Consequence 2:00 TV Feel Better Fast &

Make It Last with Daniel Amen

Seven simple brain-based strategies help boost mood and overcome anxiety.

NC Front & Center Seal EX Poldark Season 3

on Masterpiece Episode 4 Ross takes a

desperate gamble. 3:00 NC The Kate Gina Chavez EX Jamestown Henry displays his new-

found riches, soon acquiring an array of eager friends.

4:00 TV Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2

Over 300 actors and musicians celebrate the legendary musical.

NC Austin City Limits Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child EX Father Brown The Dance of Death 5:00 NC PBS NewsHour


on Masterpiece Deguello DV

5:30 NC ncIMPACT Kinston

6 PM NC Black Issues Forum Raleigh Alumnae’s

80 Years of Impact 6:30 NC Portrayal &


Media Men EX Vera The Seagull 7:00 NC Finding Your Roots Freedom Tales with

S. Epatha Merkerson & Michael Strahan

8:00 TV Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation: American Experience

Explore this huge event through the voices of those who were there. DV

NC Generation of Change Using archival images and

interviews, see how a new generation of NC leaders emerged to challenge the status quo 50 years ago.

EX NOVA The Planets: Jupiter 9:00 NC State of Mind:

The Jim Hunt Story First-person interviews

reveal the legacy of NC’s longtime former governor.

EX NOVA The Planets: Saturn 10:00 NC Change Comes

Knocking The NC Fund confronted

race, class and political is-sues in the turbulent 1960s.

EX NOVA Pluto & Beyond 11:00 TV EastEnders NC ncIMPACT Kinston EX NOVA The Planets: Jupiter 11:20 NC Boonies! Jesse Miller: Insurance

Agent by Day, Charity Auctioneer by Night

11:30 NC My Home, NC Same Jones’ BBQ/

Mitchell’s Clothing/ Artivist Rosalie Torres Weiner

TV EastEnders 11:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts Turnage Theater


America EX Potomac by Air:




EX We Knew What We Had: The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told

Follow the unrecognized his-tory of jazz in Pittsburgh, PA.

10:00 NC The Kate Gina Chavez 10:30 EX Everyone Has a Place Enjoy a toe-tapping, hand-

clapping musical tapestry. 11:00 TV Tunnel: Vengeance Karl and Elise resort to

unconventional ways to crack the case.

NC Austin City Limits Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child EX Music Voyager Roots, Rock, Reggae 11:30 EX Music Voyager Dancehall Marathon

18 SUNDAY 6 AM TV Nature Cat NC Closer to Truth Epistemology:

How Do I Know? EX Finding Your Roots Family Reunions with Sean

Combs & LL Cool J DV


NC First in Future Larry Hall EX Antiques Roadshow Vintage Memphis 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

NC ncIMPACT Winston-Salem 8:00 TV Curious George DV


EX We’ll Meet Again Korean War Brothers in Arms 8:30 TV Wild Kratts NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover 9:00 TV This Old House Hour Modern Barn Raising/

Tropical Yard NC Washington Week EX The Great Ride Follow cyclists traveling

more than 355 uninter-rupted miles of bike trail from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh, PA.


10:00 TV John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind

Roger McGuinn, The Chad Mitchell Trio and Barry McGuire star.

NC NC SPIN EX Walk in the Park

with Nick Mollé: Nature of the Beast


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NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Prague 7:30 TV A Chef’s Life Ramp-ing Up to Spring EX Travel Detective


Mexico City 8:00 TV Straight from the

Heart: Timeless Music from the ‘60 & ‘70s

Premiere! If you grew up with a radio, rediscover some of the top songs from the peak years of pop—every-thing from Dusty to Willie!


Currituck EX Coroner First Love 8:30 NC Exploring

North Carolina Logos Vs. Leaves 9:00 NC My Home, NC Endurance Seafood/

Connor Stroud/Kings BBQ/FARM Cafe’/The Avett Brothers: Joe Kwon

EX Coroner How To Catch a Lobster 9:30 TV Story Songs Enjoy vintage performances

of songs by Don McLean, Glen Campbell and more.

NC Muse Cultural Identity: Fashion

Designer/NC Poet Laureate 9:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts Machapunga Tours 10:00 NC Sci NC Ecosystems EX Shetland A young man disappears

on the ferry crossing. 10:30 NC ncIMPACT Kinston, NC 10:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts The Call of the Stache 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Finding Your Roots Family Reunions with Sean

Combs & LL Cool J DV


America EX Confucius

Was a Foodie Origins of the Beginnings 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour

EX Rick Steves’ Europe Germany’s Hamburg

& the Luther Trail 7:30 TV Flavor, NC Walking Fish CSF: Beaufort EX Travelscope Mozambique, Africa DV

8:00 TV Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Track

Discover unforgettable stories of historic tourist rail-roads from across America.


Great American Read Panel with Charlie Lovett, Tom Santopietro & TR Simon

EX Discovering Britain St. Ives, Cornwall/Wiltshire/

Howden Dam, Peak District National Park/Dorset/Soho, Central London with Benedict Cumberbatch


Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha 9:00 NC Muse American Identities: The


EX Vintage Roads Great & Small

Inverness to Skye 9:20 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Chef Cheetie Kumar 9:30 NC Comic Culture Gordon Purcell 10:00 TV Last of the Breed This once-in-a-lifetime show



The Outsiders EX Are We There Yet?

Ireland Dublin 10:30 NC On Story A Conversation with

Graham Yost 11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX Travelscope Bhutan, Part 2: Land of the

Thunder Dragon DV

11:30 TV Amanpour & Company EX Desert Speaks Into the Swell:

Utah’s High Desert


America EX NOVA Pluto & Beyond 6:30 NC Nightly


Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Germany’s Dresden

& Leipzig 7:30 TV Muse American Identities: The



South Africa: Saving the Mighty Rhino

7:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts So Good Pupusas 8:00 TV Nature A Squirrel’s Guide

to Success DV

NC Speedbird: The History of Piedmont Airlines

Hear from former employ-ees, family members and historians about our state’s once great airline.


A Treat for the Holidays 8:30 EX Jamie’s

Quick & Easy Food Pesto Chick/’Nduja/

Sausage Bake 9:00 NC Lumina:

Remembering the Light Discover a legendary, long-

lost site for fun summers at Wrightsville Beach.


Beignet Fest

All aboard Great Scenic Railway Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Track, Tuesday, August 20, at 8 PM, on UNC-TV.

Catch top pop hits on Straight From The Heart: Timeless Music From The ‘60s & ‘70s, Sunday, August 19, at 8 PM, on UNC-TV.

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9:30 TV Life from Above Moving Planet EX Taste of History Pennsbury:

The Working Estate 10:00 NC Gold Fever & the

Bechtler Mint Learn how a German

immigrant in Rutherford-ton created a successful private mint that produced America’s first $1 gold coin.

EX Confucius Was a Foodie

Confucius & the Origin of Food Philosophy

10:30 NC Paved with Gold Discover America’s first

gold rush, right here in NC. 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX David Attenborough’s

Natural Curiosities Stretched to the Limit 11:30 EX David Attenborough’s

Natural Curiosities A Curious Hoax?



Cooking DanishInfluences 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report EX Dream of Italy Piedmont/Lake Iseo 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Germany’s Frankfurt

& Nürnberg 7:30 TV Exploring


Today & Tomorrow, Part 4 EX Travelscope St. Vincent & the Grena-

dines: Close to Home DV

8:00 TV ncIMPACT Winston-Salem NC Flavor, NC Coon Rock Farm EX Reconnecting Roots Education of a Nation 8:20 TV ncIMPACT—Shorts Adverse Childhood

Experiences (ACEs) 8:30 TV Muse Performing Arts: Lucas

Meachem, Opera Singer/Jeremy Skidmore/ Sheltering Sky

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drive George to the breaking point.

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Neighborhood DV



Outdoor Journal Autumn Bite 6:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

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Blue Ridge: The Heart of the Eastern Forest



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Neighborhood DV

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Railway Journeys New Zealand’s Glenbrook

Village Railway & More

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Her Majesty’s Service Caernarfon Castle 8:30 TV Molly of Denali DV

NC Muse American Identities: The


8:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Chef Cheetie Kumar 9:00 TV Let’s Go Luna! DV



Blarney Castle & Gardens 9:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Living Shorelines 9:30 TV Nature Cat NC ncIMPACT Winston-Salem 9:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts Sylvan Heights Bird Park 10:00 TV Forever Painless with

Miranda Esmonde-White Get groundbreaking and

eye-opening education on chronic pain and its causes.

NC My Home, NC Photographer Watson

Brown/Davian Robinson/Kudzu Goat Gang


A Treat for the Holidays 10:30 NC Folkways The Banjo EX Jamie’s

Quick & Easy Food Pesto Chick/’Nduja/

Sausage Bake 11:00 NC The Woodwright’s

Shop with Roy Underhill Steam Power Sawmill EX Taste of History Little England in the

Caribbean 11:30 TV Feel Better Fast &

Make It Last with Daniel Amen

Seven simple brain-based strategies help boost mood and overcome anxiety.

NC A Craftsman’s Legacy The Flute Maker with

Geri Littlejohn EX Taste of Malaysia

with Martin Yan Cradle of Malaysia Noon NC Growing a

Greener World Trading Cleats for Beets:

NFL Player Goes NPK with Louisburg’s Jason Brown

Mamma Mia! ABBA Forever— A Celebration, premieres Saturday, August 24, at 8 PM, on UNC-TV.


New Zealand’s North Island 12:30 NC Almanac Gardener Special Summer Plants at

JC Raulston Arboretum EX In the Americas

with David Yetman Dry Times in the South-

west: The New Realities 1:00 NC Exploring

North Carolina Fort Bragging Rights EX Travelscope Mozambique, Africa DV

1:30 TV Keto Diet with Dr. Josh Axe

Get a fresh spin on the popu-lar, well-researched keto diet.

NC EcoSense for Living What Lies Beneath EX Curious Traveler Curious Glasgow 2:00 NC First in Future Mebane Rash EX Discovering Britain St. Ives, Cornwall/Wiltshire/



Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha 3:00 TV Deepak Chopra: The

Spiritual Laws of Success See how knowing your true

nature can lead to a sense of well-being and wellness.

NC To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbé


Inverness to Skye 3:30 NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover 4:00 NC FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman EX Are We There Yet?

Ireland Dublin 4:30 NC NC SPIN 5:00 TV Story Songs Enjoy vintage performances

of songs by Don McLean, Glen Campbell and more.

NC PBS NewsHour Weekend

EX NOVA The Planets: Jupiter 5:30 NC Washington Week 6 PM NC Classic Gospel Sweeter as the Day

Goes by with The Gatlin Brothers, Oak Ridge Boys, Jeff & Sheri Easter & More

EX NOVA The Planets: Saturn 6:30 TV Straight from the

Heart: Timeless Music from the ‘60s & ‘70s

If you grew up with a radio, rediscover some of the top songs from the peak years of pop—everything from Dusty to Willie!

7:00 NC Sun Studio Sessions Blue Mother Tupelo EX NOVA Pluto & Beyond 7:30 NC Echo Sessions Spafford 8:00 TV ABBA Forever—

A Celebration Premiere! All-star guests

join the superstar group to celebrate such massive hits as Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia!

NC Song of the Mountains Lillian Chase/The Moron

Brothers/David Davis & The Warrior River Boys

EX Jazz Swing: The Velocity of

Celebration (1937-1939) 9:00 NC Front & Center Jack Johnson & G. Love 9:30 TV Prince:

Rave Un2 the Year 2000 Morris Day & The Time,

Lenny Kravitz and other stars join Prince on such hits as Purple Rain, 1999 and Raspberry Beret.

10:00 NC The Kate JJ Grey & Mofro EX Defying the Nazis:

The Sharps’ War Follow a couple’s coura-

geous 1939 mission to help refugees escape. DV

11:00 TV Tunnel: Vengeance Karl makes a major

breakthrough. NC Austin City Limits Residente 11:30 EX Music Voyager From D.C. to Cajun Coun-

try with India.Arie, Dobet Gnahoré & Idan Raichel

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25 SUNDAY 6 AM TV Nature Cat NC Closer to Truth God’s Sovereignty:

A Tribute to Hugh McCann EX Finding Your Roots The Pioneers with Neil Pat-

rick Harris, Gloria Steinem & Sandra Cisneros DV


NC First in Future Andrea Harris EX Antiques Roadshow Fort Worth, Part 1 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

NC ncIMPACT McDowell County 8:00 TV Curious George DV


EX We’ll Meet Again Escape From Cuba 8:30 TV Wild Kratts NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover 9:00 TV This Old House Hour Air Tight House/

Fireplace Makeover NC Washington Week EX Discovering Britain St. Ives, Cornwall/Wiltshire/



10:00 TV Feel Better with Pressure Point Therapy

Dr. Michael Pinkus shares acupressure techniques to provide pain relief.

NC NC SPIN EX Vintage Roads

Great & Small Inverness to Skye 10:30 NC North Carolina

Bookwatch Kathleen Burkinshaw:

The Last Cherry Blossom 11:00 TV Great Scenic Railway

Journeys: 150 Years on the Right Track

Discover unforgettable stories of historic tourist rail-roads from across America.

NC Comic Culture Jim Zub EX Are We There Yet?

Ireland Dublin 11:30 NC Story in the

Public Square Alexandra Watts Noon NC Carolina

Outdoor Journal Big Reds EX Travelscope San Antonio’s Fiesta: Olé!

DV

12:30 NC Fishing Behind the Lines

A Wild Day of Muskies, Part 1

EX Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

Kansas City, Part 2 1:00 TV Aging Backwards 2

with Miranda Esmonde-White

Science helps end defeatist attitudes towards aging.

NC Song of the Mountains Lillian Chase/The Moron

Brothers/David Davis & The Warrior River Boys

EX Atlantis Twist of Fate 2:00 TV Last of the Breed This once-in-a-lifetime show


NC Front & Center Jack Johnson & G. Love EX Poldark Season 3

on Masterpiece Episode 5 Frogs drive

George to the breaking point.

3:00 NC The Kate JJ Grey & Mofro EX Jamestown Yeardley receives instruc-

tions heralding a change. 3:30 TV ‘70s Soul Superstars Patti LaBelle hosts an all-

star reunion of Motown, R&B and soul legends.

4:00 NC Austin City Limits Residente EX Father Brown The Cat of Mastigatus 5:00 NC PBS NewsHour

Weekend EX Coroner First Love 5:30 NC ncIMPACT Winston-Salem 6 PM TV PBS Previews:

Country Music Go behind the scenes of

the sweeping new series from director Ken Burns.

NC Black Issues Forum Enhancing Black Com-

munities & Living, Part 1 EX Coroner How To Catch a Lobster 6:30 NC Portrayal &


Journey to Medicine 7:00 TV Downton Abbey

Returns! Celebrate the beloved hit

series and get a sneak peek at the upcoming movie.

NC Finding Your Roots Roots in Politics with Paul

Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard & Marco Rubio

EX Shetland A young man disappears

on the ferry crossing. 8:00 NC Courthouse Fire destroyed Pittsboro’s

1881 courthouse in 2010; witness its rebuilding as the community rediscovers its historical sense of place.

EX 8 Days: To the Moon & Back

Mission audio, astronaut conversations, footage and CGI recreate the first Moon landing.

8:30 NC Executive Mansion: The Mansion at 200 North Street

Explore the elaborate 19th-century Queen Anne architecture and elegant craftsmanship of our gover-nor’s residence.

9:00 TV Downton Abbey Live! Premiere! Julian Fellowes,

Lesley Nicol, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, Allen Leech and surprise guests share series nostalgia and ticklish teases from the upcoming movie.

NC Passion for Place North Carolina Architecture

Shake stress as Feel Better with Pressure Point Therapy premieres Sunday, August 25, at 10 AM, on UNC-TV.

Carson requests your presence for Downton Abbey Returns! at 7 PM, and Downton Abbey Live! at 9 PM, Sunday, August 25, on UNC-TV.

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8:30 NC Exploring North Carolina

Smoky Mountain Diversity 9:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Indianapolis, Part 2 NC My Home, NC The Original Collard

Sandwich/The Last Patternmaker/Napoleon Hill/The Chicken Lady/ Newton Grove Drug Store/ Brown Mountain Lights

EX Death in Paradise Murder from Above 9:30 NC Muse Arts Education: Carolina

Manga Library/Shakespeare Summer Camp


O. Henry Hotel 10:00 TV POV The Return California’s

amended Three Strikes law, shortened the sentences of thousands of people.

NC Sci NC Cackalack-ology EX Shetland Perez faces an uphill battle

to uncover the truth. 10:30 NC ncIMPACT Winston-Salem 10:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts Napoleon Hill 11:00 NC PBS NewsHour EX Finding Your Roots The Pioneers with Neil Pat-

rick Harris, Gloria Steinem & Sandra Cisneros DV

11:30 TV Amanpour & Company


America EX Confucius

Was a Foodie Confucius & the Origin of

Food Philosophy 6:30 NC Nightly


Business Report

NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Assisi & Italian

Country Charm 7:30 TV Flavor, NC State Farmers Market:

Raleigh EX Travelscope Switzerland: Celebrating

St. Moritz DV

8:00 TV India—Nature’s Wonderland

Experience a ritual tiger dance in India, see lions and elephants and climb to the Himalayas.


Lee Smith & Samia Serageldin: Mothers & Strangers

EX Discovering Britain New Forest/Hampshire/

Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway/ Bath with Mica Paris

8:30 NC North Carolina Bookwatch Special

Premiere! Unheard Voices: John Grisham & Gene Nichol

9:00 TV India—Nature’s Wonderland

Continue exploring India and meet a man who spent 30 years planting his own rainforest.

NC Muse Performing Arts: Lucas



A30: London to Land’s End 9:30 NC Comic Culture Tom Lyle 10:00 TV FRONTLINE The Abortion Divide Look

at both sides in a communi-ty embroiled in the conflict.


It’s All Between Their Ears

9:30 EX OSIRIS-REx: Countdown To Launch

Scientists and engineers work to create and deliver the spacecraft to NASA.

10:00 NC Far Fetched & Dear Bought

Consider compelling lega-cies of four architects and how their work changed NC’s architectural tradition.

EX Year in Space Go behind-the-scenes of

Scott Kelly’s stay on the International Space Station.

10:30 TV PBS Previews: Country Music

Go behind the scenes of the sweeping new series from director Ken Burns.

11:00 NC ncIMPACT Winston-Salem EX NOVA The Planets: Saturn 11:20 NC Boonies! Anna Roseman, Owner,

Anna Banana’s Consignment Store

11:30 TV EastEnders NC My Home, NC Chatham Rabbits/

Mitchell’s Clothing/ Artivist Rosalía Torres-Weiner


Sylvan Heights Bird Park


America EX Are We There Yet?

Ireland Dublin 6:30 NC Nightly


Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Bulgaria 7:30 TV A Chef’s Life Eggs a Dozen Ways EX Travel Detective

with Peter Greenberg Hidden Gems of Egypt 8:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Indianapolis, Part 1 NC Exploring

North Carolina Our Place in Space EX Coroner That’s the Way to Do It

Delve into some real talk on the North Carolina Bookwatch Special Unheard Voices: John Grisham & Gene Nichol, Tuesday, August 27, at 8:30 PM, on the North Carolina Channel.

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Lady & Sir James Galway 10:30 NC On Story A Conversation with

Pamela Ribon 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Travelscope La Joie de Vivre in Quebec

City, Canada DV


Day of the Dead: A Mexican Celebration


America EX Space Men:

American Experience Meet the pioneering scien-

tists and pilots behind the U.S. space program. DV



NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe Siena & Tuscany’s

Wine Country 7:30 TV Muse Performing Arts: Lucas



England: The Queen’s Swan 7:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Chatham Rabbits 8:00 TV Animal Babies:

First Year on Earth First Steps NC Moving

North Carolina Follow the story of trans-

portation in our state, from ancient foot trails to modern superhighways.


Grain for Food 8:30 EX Jamie’s

Quick & Easy Food Wings/Steak/

Mushroom Pasta 9:00 TV NOVA Lethal Seas As carbon

emissions raise the oceans’ acidity, experts try to crack the code of a changing seas.

NC On the Tracks of Progress

See how rail travel changed our state.


Neighborhood Fest 9:30 EX Taste of History The Monticello Wine

Experiment 10:00 TV Magical Land of Oz Premiere! Land Discover

how animals learned to thrive across Australia’s harsh, beautiful extremes.

NC Tour 64: North Caro-lina’s Heritage Highway

Explore this historic, scenic byway.

EX Confucius Was a Foodie

Celebrations, Ceremonies & the Dumpling

11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX David Attenborough’s

Natural Curiosities Young Wrinkles 11:30 EX David Attenborough’s

Natural Curiosities A Curious Twist



Cooking A Treat for the Holidays 6:30 NC Nightly

Business Report EX Dream of Italy Puglia 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe West England 7:30 TV Exploring

North Carolina Things that Go Bump

in the Night EX Travelscope Switzerland: Scaling the

Jungfrau Region DV

8:00 TV ncIMPACT McDowell County NC Flavor, NC Goat Lady Dairy

EX Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special

Premiere! Best-selling author and part-time Hillsborough resident Frances Mayes shares an exclusive tour of her Under the Tuscan Sun’s countryside villa in Cortona.

8:20 TV ncIMPACT—Shorts VolunteerFirefighters 8:30 TV Muse Community Art: Greens-


NC Food Town: Durham, NC

This 24-hour snapshot of reveals the people behind the menus in one of America’s tastiest towns.

EX Today’s Wild West Nine Quarter Circle Ranch/

Red Ants Pants Festival/ 8:50 TV My Home, NC—Shorts Mitchell’s Hardware 9:00 TV North Carolina

Weekend NC A Chef’s Life Tomatoes...You Say

Heirloom, I Say Old Timey EX Weekends with Yankee At the Shore 9:20 TV Sci NC—Shorts Scallop Restoration 9:30 TV Exploring

North Carolina Fords & Mills NC Bringing It Home

with Laura McIntosh Fresh from Mexico EX Equitrekking Georgia Coast 10:00 TV North Carolina

Bookwatch Special Unheard Voices: John

Grisham & Gene Nichol NC North Carolina

Weekend EX Beyond

Your Backyard Jamaica 10:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Scallop Restoration

Discover the land down under on Magical Land of Oz, premiering Wednesday, August 28, at 10 PM, on UNC-TV.

Join Hillsborough’s Frances Mayes for Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special, Thursday, August 29, at 8 PM, on the Explorer Channel.

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10:30 TV PBS Previews: Country Music

Go behind the scenes of the sweeping new series from director Ken Burns.

NC Muse Community Art: Greens-



North Dakota: Where Legends Are Born

10:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts The Original Collard

Sandwich 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX Travelscope Taiwan: Iron Pathways to

Adventure, Part 1 DV


In the Mouth of the Amazon


America EX Taste of History A Look Back on Ten

Seasons 6:30 NC Nightly


New Orleans Celebrations Neighborhood Fest 7:00 TV Nightly

Business Report NC PBS NewsHour EX Rick Steves’ Europe England’s Cornwall 7:30 TV NC SPIN EX Travelscope Guatemala’s Semana Santa:

Easter Week DV



on Masterpiece Episode 6 Aunt Agatha

and George cross swords. 8:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Raptor Center 8:30 TV FRONT ROW

with Marc Rotterman NC ncIMPACT McDowell County 8:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts Muddy Creek Cafe’ 9:00 TV Big Family: The Story

of Bluegrass Music Premiere! Explore the

history of bluegrass music, from its origins to worldwide popularity.


EX Jamestown Jocelyn forges a surprising

new connection. 9:30 NC Washington Week 10:00 NC NC SPIN EX Atlantis White Lies 10:30 NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover 11:00 TV Amanpour & Company NC PBS NewsHour EX EastEnders 11:30 EX EastEnders


Neighborhood DV

NC Biographical Conver-sations with Betty McCain


Outdoor Journal Jig Master 6:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV


Blue Ridge: A Crucible of Life



Jig Master EX Exploring

North Carolina Measuring the Mountain 7:30 TV Daniel Tiger’s

Neighborhood DV

NC Almanac Gardener Water-Saving Techniques

for Your Landscape EX Great Scenic

Railway Journeys New Zealand’s Overlander,

Trans Coastal & More 8:00 TV Pinkalicious &

Peterrific DV


Two Lakes & a Pond EX Queen’s

Favourite Animals Explore Elizabeth’s life and

character through her rela-tionships with her animals.

8:30 TV Molly of Denali DV

NC Muse Performing Arts: Lucas

Meachem, Opera Singer/ Jeremy Skidmore/ Sheltering Sky

8:50 NC My Home, NC—Shorts The Original Collard

Sandwich 9:00 TV Let’s Go Luna! DV



Fossetts: Ireland’s Oldest Circus

9:20 NC Sci NC—Shorts Science of Hockey 9:30 TV Nature Cat NC ncIMPACT McDowell County 9:50 NC North Carolina

Weekend—Shorts SerafinaExperience 10:00 TV North Carolina

Weekend NC My Home, NC Sam Jones’ BBQ/Mitchell’s

Clothing/Artivist Rosalía Torres-Weiner


Grain for Food 10:20 TV Sci NC—Shorts Raptor Center 10:30 TV ncIMPACT McDowell County NC Folkways Potters at Seagrove, Part 1 EX Jamie’s

Quick & Easy Food Wings/Steak/

Mushroom Pasta 10:50 TV Muse—Shorts Edwin Gil 11:00 TV Urban Conversion Across the Desert Sand NC The Woodwright’s

Shop with Roy Underhill Harvard Side Table EX Taste of History From Kitchen Garden

to Table 11:30 TV P. Allen Smith’s

Garden Home Past Made New in Old Salem NC A Craftsman’s Legacy The Soap Maker with

Deb Kraemer EX Taste of Malaysia

with Martin Yan East Coast Essence Noon TV GardenSMART Outstanding Chef Grows

Great Food NC Growing a

Greener World Northwest Garden Mani-

festo: One Couple’s Quest To Create a Sustainable Landscape

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Guadalajara & Puerto Vallarta 12:30 TV America’s Heartland Farming for Young People NC Almanac Gardener Water-Saving Techniques

for Your Landscape EX In the Americas


From VA to NC 1:00 TV Antiques Roadshow Indianapolis, Part 1 NC Exploring

North Carolina Two Lakes & a Pond EX Travelscope St. Vincent & the Grena-

dines: Close to Home DV

1:30 NC EcoSense for Living The Shape of Our Water EX Curious Traveler Curious Williamsburg 2:00 TV Rick Steves’ Europe England’s Cornwall

Avery County Chamber of CommerceBlackhawk Hardware

Bookmarks North CarolinaCarol Woods Retirement Community

Catawba CollegeEast Carolina University

First Citizens BankGibsonville Antiques & CollectiblesNorth Carolina Museum of History

SASSchaefer Center for the Performing Arts

St. Joseph of the PinesWakeMed

Wilson Center of Cape Fear Community College

Thank You Corporate SupportersThe broadcast of your favorite UNC-TV programming

is made possible, in part, by the generous support of businesses and organizations like the following:

5:00 TV Carolina Outdoor Journal

MR-17 Specks NC PBS NewsHour

Weekend EX 8 Days:

To the Moon and Back The first moon landing

is recreated with mission audio, astronaut conversa-tions, footage and CGI.


NC Washington Week 6 PM TV Song of the Mountains The Malpass Brothers NC Classic Gospel The Hoppers Honor

the First Families of Gospel Music

6:30 EX OSIRIS-REx: Countdown to Launch

Scientists and engineers work to create and deliver the spacecraft to NASA.

7:00 TV As Time Goes By Animal Magnetism NC Sun Studio Sessions Southern Avenue EX Year in Space Go behind-the-scenes of

Scott Kelly’s stay on the International Space Station.

7:30 TV As Time Goes By The Bathroom NC Echo Sessions AaronWoodyWood/Sufi

Brothers/King Zeros 8:00 TV Midsomer Murders Blood on the Saddle, Part 1 NC Song of the Mountains Eli Cook/Scott Fore/Mark

Kuykendall, Bobby Hicks & EX Jazz Dedicated to Chaos

(1940-1945) 8:30 TV Midsomer Murders Blood on the Saddle, Part 2 9:00 NC Front & Center CMA Songwriters Series

Presents: Clint Black 9:30 TV DCI Banks Undertow 10:00 NC Infinity Hall Live The Revivalists EX Jackie Robinson Part 1 Jackie Robinson rises

from humble origins to be-come the first black Major League Baseball player. DV

11:00 NC Austin City Limits Zac Brown Band TV Tunnel: Vengeance Karl and Elise face a tense

and gripping showdown with the Pied Piper.

Thank you for your support!

NC First in Future Dr. Ronald Paulus EX Discovering Britain New Forest/Hampshire/

Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway/ Bath with Mica Paris

2:30 TV Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

International Food Show NC Story in the

Public Square Alexandra Watts 3:00 TV A Craftsman’s Legacy The Puppet Maker with

Tim Selberg NC To the Contrary

with Bonnie Erbé EX Vintage Roads

Great & Small A30: London to Land’s End 3:30 TV American Woodshop Decorative Turnings NC Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover 4:00 TV This Old House Hour Designing Their

Dream Home/ Robotic Construction



Lady & Sir James Galway 4:30 NC NC SPIN

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