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2:00 THE WETA GUIDE TO WASHINGTON IN THE ’70S —An Emmy Award-winning WETA TV 26 documentary charts the District’s rise from the ashes of the 1968 riots to its emergence as a cosmopolitan world capital and majority-African American-populated and -governed metropolis. Bernard Shaw narrates.

3:00 A CAPITOL FOURTH 2011 — R 4:30 A CAPITOL FOURTH 2012 — R

6:00 BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICA 6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 A CAPITOL FOURTH 2013 — See page 1 for program

details. The co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA welcomes back Emmy Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars) to host America’s national Independence Day celebration live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Bergeron leads an all-star cast in the music and fi reworks ex-travaganza. Repeats tonight

9:30 WETA’S D.C. FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA 10:00 A CAPITOL FOURTH 2013 — R 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

5 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In the WETA

production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifi ll leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 7/6, 6:30pm

8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moderates a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 7/6, 6pm

9:00 AMERICA IN PRIMETIME: INDEPENDENT WOMAN — A four-part series produced by WETA and The Docu-mentary Group in association with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation spotlights key character archetypes of primetime television past and present. Part 1 of 4. Independent Woman. The fi rst episode explores the transformation of women from model housewives to complex characters. Interviews include Roseanne Barr (Roseanne); Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown); Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), Robert and Michelle King and Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife); James L. Brooks and Mary Tyler Moore (The Mary Tyler Moore Show).

10:00 SECRETS OF HENRY VIII’S PALACE — England’s Hampton Court is the ultimate royal pleasure palace — embodying the indulgent and grandiose kingship built by Cardinal Wolsey and developed by Henry VIII. Through its rooms, the program charts King Henry VIII’s decline from fi t young warrior to bloated woman-izer and recalls the vivid stories of the ladies who became his queens.

11:00 NEED TO KNOW11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

6 SaturdayON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 NICK STELLINO COOKING WITH FRIENDS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes, simulcast on WETA

TV 26 and WETA HD) Repeats Fridays, 5pm 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N CUISINE CULTURE 12:30 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S ITALY IN AMERICA 3:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 3:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 5:30 MARTHA BAKES SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–2AM:

6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: GET SHORTY — In Barry Son-

nenfeld’s 1995 comedy, based on Elmore Leonard’s novel, a fi lm–loving loan shark teams with a B-movie producer to become a Hollywood mogul. John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo and Danny DeVito star. (1:45) Repeats Sun 7/7, 11:30am

11:30 P.O.V.: SPECIAL FLIGHT — A fi lm made in Switzerland offers a heart-wrenching exposé of the contradictions between the country’s compassionate social policies and the intractability of its immigration laws — as it explores the plight of undocumented foreigners at the Frambois detention center in Geneva.

12:30AM P.O.V.: EL GENERAL — Award-winning fi lmmaker Natalia Almada brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother, daughter of Plutarco Elías Calles, a revolutionary general who became Mexico’s president in 1924. In his time, Calles was called El Jefe Maximo (Foremost Chief); today he is remembered as a dictator who ruled through puppet presidents until his exile in 1936. (90 min.)

7 SundayON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING

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Fridays in July on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

America in Primetime, a series co-produced by WETA, explores archetypes of television comedy and drama past and present, featuring interviews of the creators, writers and actors who brought popular TV characters to life. The series airs July 5–12 at 9 p.m.; July 19–28 at 9:30 p.m. Above: The Dick Van Dyke Show.

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Saturday, July 6 at 9:33 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

The WETA Movie presents the 1995 comedy Get Shorty, starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo and Danny DeVito. Other fi lms this month include Oh, God! (July 13), starring George Burns; The Sunshine Boys (July 20), with Burns and Walter Matthau; and Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic production The Last Emperor (July 27).

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9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLES 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11AM–12M: 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: GET SHORTY — (1:45) R 1:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2:00 THE STATUE OF LIBERTY — on WETA TV 26

SECRETS OF HENRY VIII’S PALACE — on WETA HD 3:00 AMERICAN MASTERS: JOHNNY CARSON: KING OF

LATE NIGHT — R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: MID-ATLANTIC STATES — on WETA

TV 26 only 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly

hour of conversation about life and the state of Ameri-can democracy. Repeats Mon 7/8, 5pm

7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: DEATH AND DREAMS — The

British mystery series stars John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, who solves crimes in a fi ctional rural county in England. Death and Dreams. Barnaby is called in to investigate a suicide but he sus-pects murder. The dead man turns out to be a divorced gambler who was being treated for depression.

9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR, SERIES I: GIRL — Before Inspector Morse, there was the rookie Constable Morse. Shaun Evans stars as young Endeav-our Morse, before his signature red Jaguar but with his deductive powers already running in high gear. Girl. DC Morse and DI Thursday (Roger Allam) investigate burgled gas meters, the death of a young secretarial student and a string of Post Offi ce robberies, confound-ing the solution to a pair of violent murders. Could Morse’s future on the force be in jeopardy? Repeats Mon 7/8, 2:30pm; Thur 7/11, 9:30pm; Fri 7/12, 3pm

10:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: DESTROYING ANGEL — With the death of owner Karl Wainwright, the Easterly Grange Hotel falls into the hands of four benefi ciaries. When Gregory Chamber — one of the new hotel own-ers — does not attend Karl’s funeral, a worried search party forms. The party scours the woods for a trace of him, ultimately making a grave discovery. DCI Barnaby launches a murder investigation, and solving the case takes on new urgency when fatal accidents begin to occur. (90 min.)

8 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE ROCHESTER —

Repeats Tue 7/9, 2pm; Wed 7/10, 5pm; Thur 7/11, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CHATTANOOGA, TN —

Repeats Tue 7/9, 3pm 10:00 JACK LEMMON: AMERICA’S EVERYMAN — A program

profi les the Harvard-educated star, whose perfect tim-ing, precise emotional balance and total believability contributed to the success of fi lms such as Mister Roberts (1955), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), and The Odd Couple (1968), Save the Tiger (1973), The China Syndrome

(1979), and Glengarry Glenn Ross (1992). Lemmon made more than 60 movies and received eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Narrated on-camera by Lemmon himself, this profi le includes ap-pearances by Hollywood colleagues. Repeats Tue 7/9, 4pm; Wed 7/10, 1pm

10:50 CHARLTON HESTON: FOR ALL SEASONS — Heston was renowned throughout the movie-going world for the heroic fi gures he played during his early years in Hollywood: Moses, Ben-Hur, El Cid and Michelangelo. In a wide range of roles, from classical to futuristic, he showed himself a consummate actor. Here, in his own words, is Heston’s life as well as highlights of a career that resulted in more than 60 motion pictures, including The Greatest Show on Earth, The Ten Commandments, The Big Country, Ben-Hur, Will Penny, Soylent Green, and Planet of the Apes. Repeats Tue 7/9, 5pm; Wed 7/10, 2pm

11:40 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

9 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 LEWIS & CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF

DISCOVERY — Part 1 of 2. A WETA co-production with Ken Burns and Florentine Films presents the story of the most important expedition in American history: the early nineteenth-century journey led by Virginians Meriwether Lewis and William Clark that explored the newly purchased Louisiana territory and mapped a Northwest route to the Pacifi c across America. It was the United States’ fi rst exploration of the West and one of the nation’s most enduring adventures. This program tells the remarkable story of the entire corps — not just the two famous captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark’s African-American slave and the Shoshone woman, Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son. Hal Holbrook narrates. Repeats Wed 7/10, 3pm

10:00 FRONTLINE: TWO AMERICAN FAMILIES — Since 1992, Bill Moyers and Frontline have been following the story of two ordinary, hard-working families in Milwaukee — one black, one white — as they spent two decades in an extraordinary battle to keep from sliding into poverty. The report chronicles the struggles of the Neumanns and the Stanleys as they try to hold onto their homes, their jobs, their health insurance, and a future for their children, raising unsettling questions about the fate of America’s middle class.


10 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NOVA: BUILDING PHARAOH’S CHARIOT — Did the

Egyptian chariot mark a crucial turning point in ancient military history, aiding Egypt’s greatest era of conquest known as the New Kingdom? A team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers and horse trainers builds and tests two accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots, driving them in the desert outside Cairo. {DVI} Repeats Thur 7/11, 2pm; Mon 7/15, 1:30pm; Tue 7/16, 1pm

9:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: ULTIMATE TUT — Ninety years ago in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the greatest

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Sundays in July, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

WETA Sunday-night mystery dramas include two episodes of crime drama Midsomer Murders, starring John Nettles as DCI Barnaby (above), and new episodes of Endeavour on Masterpiece. Midsomer Murders also airs Thursday nights at 8 p.m. (after July 4).

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Monday, July 8 at 10 p.m. and 10:50 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

The biographical fi lms Jack Lemmon: America’s Everyman and Charlton Heston: For All Seasons explore the actors’ movie careers.



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archaeological fi nd in history was made: the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb and its golden treasures. It made Tutankhamen the most famous name in ancient Egyptian history. But the real story has become shroud-ed in myth — with many mysteries around the tomb unsolved to this day. This program combines the latest evidence from a team of archaeologists, anatomists, geologists and Egyptologists to build the ultimate picture of Tutankhamen. Repeats Thur 7/11, 3pm


11 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: ELECTRIC VENDETTA —

A series of murders in Midsomer Parva begins with the discovery of a naked body in the center of a mysterious crop circle in a local fi eld. When an extra-terrestrial expert interests himself in events, rumors abound that the vicious death could be the work of some alien force. DCI Barnaby, however, has other ideas. Repeats Fri 7/12, 1pm; Sun 7/14, 10:30pm

9:30 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR, SERIES I: GIRL — See the Sunday, July 7, 9 p.m. listing. Repeats Fri 7/12, 3pm




8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Host Gordon Peterson moder-ates a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 7/13, 6pm

9:00 AMERICA IN PRIMETIME: MAN OF THE HOUSE — A WETA co-production explores how television archetypes have remained staples of primetime, evolving through the generations. Part 2 of 4. Man of the House. This episode showcases the evolution of the man of the house from the king of his castle in classic family sitcoms to a more confl icted fi gure in modern shows. Interviews include Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner (The Cosby Show); David Chase (The Sopranos); Ron Howard (The Andy Griffi th Show); Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke (The Dick Van Dyke Show); and Phil Rosenthal and Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond), among others.

10:00 AMERICAN MASTERS: A LETTER TO ELIA — A docu-mentary by Martin Scorsese presents a biography of Elia Kazan, exploring the fi lmmaker’s life and work — including On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Gentleman’s Agreement, A Face in the Crowd — and offering a meditation on Kazan’s infl u-ence. Kazan is remembered for his fi lms, but to some, he remains controversial for “naming names” before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

11:30 NEED TO KNOW 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

13 SaturdayON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, July 6 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM:

6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: OH, GOD! — In Carl Reiner’s 1977

comedy, when God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good-natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world. George Burns, John Denver and Teri Garr star. (1:44) Repeats Sun 7/14, 11:30am

11:30 P.O.V.: HERMAN’S HOUSE — Herman Wallace may be the longest-serving prisoner in solitary confi nement in the United States — he’s spent more than 40 years in a 6-by-9-foot cell in Louisiana, sentenced to life for a killing he vehemently denies. Herman’s House is an ac-count of the remarkable expression his struggle found that reveals the transformative power of art. (90 min.)

14 SundayON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–11:30 See the Sunday, July 7 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: OH, GOD! — (1:44) R 1:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: MARIA STUARDA

— Joyce DiDonato stars as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the fi rst-ever Met production of Gaetano Donizetti’s dramatic historical opera, Maria Stuarda. South African soprano Elza van den Heever makes her Met debut as Mary’s rival, the formidable Queen Elizabeth I, and Matthew Polenzani sings Leicester, the nobleman caught between the dueling monarchs. Maurizio Benini conducts. Soprano Deborah Voigt hosts.

4:00 A HOT DOG PROGRAM — Filmmaker Rick Sebak visits some of America’s best hot dog places to celebrate their tasty offerings.

5:00 GLOBE TREKKER FOOD HOUR: SPICE TRAILS — on WETA TV 26 only

6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Repeats Mon 7/15, 5pm 7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

7:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: PAINTED IN BLOOD — When DCI Barnaby’s wife Joyce fi nds a dead woman while painting watercolors of Midsomer Florey, she unwit-tingly uncovers a nest of plots and double-dealings.

9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR, SERIES I: FUGUE — Morse (Shaun Evans) and Thursday (Roger Allam) are confronted with a new breed of murderer, as a string of Oxford homicides continues with no end in sight. The police work around the clock and a special expert comes on to assist, but Morse’s love of opera may be the key to stopping the killing. Repeats Mon 7/15, 2:30pm; Thur 7/18, 9:30pm; Fri 7/19, 3pm

10:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: ELECTRIC VENDETTA — See the Thursday, July 11, 8 p.m. listing (90. min.) R

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Wednesday, July 10 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

After an 8 p.m. NOVA program on ancient Egypt, the history series Secrets of the Dead features the special Ultimate Tut, examining archaeological fi nds in King Tutankhamen’s tomb to build a profi le of the pharaoh. Above: Professor Melinda Hartwig in Tut’s tomb.

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Sunday, July 14 at 1:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

Great Performances at the Met presents Gaetano Donizetti’s opera Maria Stuarda, with Joyce DiDonato (r) in the title role and Elza van den Heever (l) as the formidable Queen Elizabeth I. On July 28 at noon, the series features Wagner’s Parsifal, starring Jonas Kaufman.



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15 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE LOUISVILLE —

Repeats Tue 7/16, 2pm; Wed 7/17, 5pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CHATTANOOGA, TN —

Repeats Tue 7/16, 3pm; Thur 7/18, 1pm 10:00 PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: FUNNY LADIES — This

program spotlights the fi rst standup comediennes to appear on television — legends such as Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers; Lucille Ball’s breakthrough on I Love Lucy; the sitcom stars who followed, including Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White and Marla Gibbs; and television’s most enduring variety star, Carol Burnett. The fi lm also features interviews with Tina Fey and Margaret Cho, among others. Repeats Tue 7/16, 4pm; Wed 7/17, 1pm


16 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 LEWIS & CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF

DISCOVERY — Ken Burns’s fi lm continues. Part 2 of 2.The expedition struggles to cross the Rockies, is aided by the Shoshone people with Sacagawea’s help, and reaches the Pacifi c Ocean. Repeats Wed 7/17, 3pm

10:00 FRONTLINE: THE REAL CSI — From the courtroom to the living room (thanks to TV series CSI), forensic science is king. Expertise on fi ngerprints, ballistics and bite mark analysis are routinely called on to solve diffi cult criminal cases. But how reliable is the science behind forensics? Frontline investigates.


17 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: ELSA’S LEGACY: THE BORN FREE STORY

— The year 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Born Free — a book and then a fi lm that changed the way we think about wildlife. Nature explores what has happened to lions since this story, what has happened to the people featured in the fi lm, and what Born Free has taught us. {DVI} Repeats Thur 7/18, 2pm; Mon 7/22, 1:30pm; Tue 7/23, 1pm

9:00 NOVA: OKLAHOMA’S DEADLIEST TORNADOES — On May 20, 2013, a ferocious F5 tornado more than a mile wide tore through Moore, Oklahoma, causing 24 deaths and obliterating entire neighborhoods. It was the third time an exceptionally violent tornado had struck the city in 14 years. Yet predicting when and where such killer storms will hit still poses a huge challenge. In this NOVA special, meet scientists in the front ranks of the effort to understand extreme weather events. {DVI} Repeats Thur 7/18, 3pm

10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS — In the quest for world domi-nation, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadli-est pieces of military hardware and malevolent technol-ogy in history, believing the path to ultimate victory was

to out-engineer their enemies. As Hitler’s grip on Eu-rope tightened, he ordered the creation of weapons of mass destruction to win the war. This three-part series uncovers the engineering secrets of these projects and reveals how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever. Part 1 of 3, Atlantic Wall, explores the greatest fortifi cation project of the 20th century. Repeats Thur 7/18, 4pm


18 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? —

After a horse whisperer disappears in Newton Magna, DCI Barnaby comes face to face with a long-standing adversary, ex-con Melvyn Stockard, who claims to be a reformed man only concerned with his daughter’s impending marriage. When one of the wedding party is found dead, all suspicions are aimed towards Stockard. Repeats Fri 7/19, 1pm; Sun 7/21, 10:30pm

9:30 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR, SERIES I: FUGUE — See the Sunday, July 14, 9 p.m. listing. Repeats Fri 7/19, 3pm




8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 7/20, 6pm 9:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK — Acclaimed journalist

Charlie Rose hosts a new series that focuses on the events and conversations shaping the week — and the week ahead. Drawing on conversations from his nightly PBS program and insightful new perspectives from around the world, the series captures the defi ning moments in politics, science, business, culture and media.

9:30 AMERICA IN PRIMETIME: THE MISFIT — A series co-produced by WETA explores how television archetypes have remained staples of primetime, evolving through the generations. Part 3 of 4. The Misfi t. Celebrate the unique characters who defi ed comic stereotypes and societal expectations to refl ect America’s diverse personalities. Interviewees include Alec Baldwin (30 Rock); Diablo Cody (The United States of Tara); Greg Daniels and Rainn Wilson (The Offi ce); Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld); Paul Feig and Judd Apatow (Freaks and Geeks); Mitchell Hurwitz (Arrested Development); and Garry Shandling (The Larry Sanders Show), among others.

10:30 SECRETS OF CHATSWORTH — A program surveys the 500-year history of Britain’s Chatsworth estate and explores its American connections. Chatsworth has been home to an array of interesting notables. Repeats Sun 7/21, 3pm


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Nature features the fi rst of three Wednesday programs on big cats: Elsa’s Legacy: The Born Free Story explores the legacy of an iconic lioness (above); Siberian Tiger Quest (July 24) follows an effort to fi lm the elusive predator in the wild; and Revealing the Leopard (July 31) spotlights the once-mysterious great hunters.

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NOVA: Oklahoma’s Deadliest Tornadoes spotlights the extreme storm events, meeting scientists who are working to predict tornadoes earlier to help warn communities. Above: Joplin, Missouri, 2011.



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20 SaturdayON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, July 6 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1AM:

6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I

9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE SUNSHINE BOYS — In Herbert Ross’s 1975 adaptation of the Neil Simon comedy, after a long separation, two former vaudeville partners re-unite to renew their friendship — and their feud. Walter Matthau and George Burns star. Burns won an Oscar for his performance. (1:51) Repeats Sun 7/21, 11:30am

11:30 P.O.V.: ONLY THE YOUNG — A fi lm follows three uncon-ventional Christian teenagers coming of age in a small Southern California town. The youths wrestle with the eternal questions of youth: friendship, true love and the promise of the future. Yet their lives are also touched by foreclosed homes, abandoned businesses and adults in fi nancial trouble. (90 min.)

21 SundayON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–11:30 See the Sunday, July 7 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: THE SUNSHINE BOYS — (1:51) R 1:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2:00 SECRETS OF ALTHORP—THE SPENCERS — A program

offers a tour of a grand British estate — home and fi nal resting place of Princess Diana. Charles Spencer hosts.

3:00 SECRETS OF CHATSWORTH — R 4:00 AN ICE CREAM SHOW — R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: SCOTLAND — on TV 26 only

6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of Ameri-can democracy. Repeats Mon 7/22, 5pm

7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 7:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: TALE OF TWO HAMLETS —

The death of a young fi lm star at a Satanist event brings DCI Barnaby to investigate.

9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR, SERIES I: ROCKET — A royal visit to a family-owned munitions factory begins as a proud occasion for the people of Oxford, but the joyous day ends with murder. Morse delves into the family’s murky past, as well as his own, as he attempts to uncover the culprit before more lives are lost. Repeats Mon 7/22, 2:30pm; Thur 7/25, 9:30pm; Fri 7/26, 3pm

10:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? — See the Thursday, July 18, 8 p.m. listing. (90 min.) R

22 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE HARTFORD —

Repeats Tue 7/23, 2pm; Thur 7/25, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BILOXI, MS — Repeats Tue

7/23, 3pm 10:00 PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — A WETA TV 26 production

explores the “pizza renaissance” taking place around Greater Washington, spotlighting a dozen eateries in the District, Maryland and Virginia. Repeats Tue 7/23, 4pm; Wed 7/24, 1pm, 5:30pm; Sun 7/28, 11:30am

10:30 THE WETA GUIDE TO BREAKFAST IN WASHINGTON — Where should you go for the most important meal of the day? A WETA TV 26 production features two dozen delicious dining suggestions throughout Greater Wash-ington. Repeats Tue 7/23, 4:30pm; Wed 7/24, 1:30pm


23 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE BUDDHA — Two and a half millennia ago, a new

religion was born in northern India, generated from the ideas of a single man, the Buddha, a mysterious Indian sage who never claimed to be God or even God’s emissary on earth. He said only that he was a human being who, in a world of unavoidable pain and suffering, had found a kind of serenity that others could fi nd, too, through enlightenment. A documentary by award-

winning fi lmmaker David Grubin, and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the life of the Buddha. Repeats Wed 7/24, 2:30pm

10:00 SECRETS OF THE DEAD: BONES OF THE BUDDHA — Historian Charles Allen sets out to solve the mystery of bones reputed to be those of the Buddha. Workers digging at a mysterious hill in Northern India in 1898 made an extraordinary archaeological discovery: a huge stone coffer containing 1,000 jewels and ash and bone. However, doubt and scandal have hung over the fi nd. Repeats Wed 7/24, 4:30pm


24 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: SIBERIAN TIGER QUEST — Conservation

ecologist Chris Morgan (Bears of the Last Frontier) has tracked large predators in some of the wildest places on earth. He now tries to fulfi ll a lifelong dream — to fi nd and fi lm a Siberian tiger living wild in Russia’s far eastern forests. {DVI} Repeats Thur 7/25, 2pm; Mon 7/29, 1:30pm; Tue 7/30, 1pm

9:00 NOVA: 3-D SPIES OF WWII — A documentary explores the story of Allied air photo intelligence during World War II that played a vital role in defeating Hitler. As Germany developed advanced rockets and missiles, Allied intelligence recruited a team to secretly pore over millions of air photos shot over German territory. The photos led to devastating Allied bombing raids that set back the German rocket program. {DVI} Repeats Thur 7/25, 3pm

10:00 NAZI MEGA WEAPONS — Part 2 of 3, U-Boat Pens, examines the impenetrable submarine pens the Nazis built to protect U-boats from Allied attacks. Repeats Thur 7/25, 4pm


25 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS: DARK AUTUMN — In the village

of Goodman’s Land, postman Dave Cutler is murdered while on an early morning round. With local help, DCI Barnaby’s investigations reveal that Cutler was the local Romeo, having seduced a number of women. Repeats Fri 7/26, 1pm; Sun 7/28, 10:30pm

9:30 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR, SERIES I: ROCKET — See the Sunday, July 21, 9 p.m. listing. Repeats Fri 7/26, 3pm




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WETA reprises The Buddha, a documentary by acclaimed fi lmmaker David Grubin that tells the story of the spiritual teacher in ancient India who devoted his life to showing others the path to enlighten-ment, inspiring one of the great religions of the world.



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8:30 INSIDE WASHINGTON — Repeats Sat 7/27, 6pm 9:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK — Acclaimed journalist

Charlie Rose hosts a new series that focuses on the events and conversations shaping the week — and the week ahead. Drawing on conversations from his nightly PBS program and insightful new perspectives from around the world, the series captures the defi ning moments in politics, science, business, culture and media.

9:30 AMERICA IN PRIMETIME — A series co-produced by WETA explores how television archetypes have remained staples of primetime, evolving through the generations. Part 4 of 4. The Crusader. This episode delves into the grey area between right and wrong as television heroes confront internal demons while seek-ing their own forms of justice. Interviewees include Alan Alda (M*A*S*H); Steven Bochco and David Milch (NYPD Blue); Chris Carter and Gillian Anderson (The X-Files); Bob Cochran and Joel Surnow (24); Michael C. Hall (Dexter); Shawn Ryan and Michael Chiklis (The Shield); and David Shore and Hugh Laurie (House), among others.

10:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: DANCING AT JACOB’S PILLOW: NEVER STAND STILL — Filmed at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts, a program features performances and conversations with renowned choreographers and dancers, including one of the last interviews with Merce Cunningham. At the same time, it chronicles the story of how an abandoned Berkshires farm evolved into a mecca for dance. Nar-rated by acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones, the fi lm interweaves the story of Jacob’s Pillow as a generator for creativity with the history of dance in America.


27 SaturdayON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–6PM See the Saturday, July 6 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–1:36AM:

6:00 INSIDE WASHINGTON — R 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — R 7:00 AS TIME GOES BY/KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES I 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: THE LAST EMPEROR — Bernardo

Bertolucci’s epic 1987 drama explores the story of the fi nal emperor of China in the early 20th century. John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O’Toole star. The fi lm won 9 Oscars, including for Best Picture and Best Director. (2:33) Repeats Sun 7/28, 11:30am

12:06AM P.O.V.: HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE — A fi lm trails two of China’s fi rst citizen-reporters as they document the underside of the country’s rapid economic development.

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Land grabs, pollution, rising poverty, local corruption and the growing willingness of ordinary people to speak out are grist for the two bloggers who navigate China’s evolving censorship regulations and challenge the boundaries of free speech. (90 min.)

28 SundayON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–11:30 See the Sunday, July 7 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM–12M: 11:30 PIZZA IN WASHINGTON — R 12N GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: PARSIFAL —

Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in the Met’s new production of Wagner’s fi nal masterpiece, Parsifal. The Wagnerians assembled for the deeply meditative opera about sin, redemption, pain and heal-ing include German bass René Pape as the wise knight Gurnemanz; Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman as the wayward temptress Kundry; Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the wounded king Amfortas; and Russian bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin as the evil wizard Klingsor. Italian maestro Daniele Gatti conducts.

5:00 GLOBE TREKKER: GREEK ISLANDS — on TV 26 only6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly

hour of conversation about life and the state of Ameri-can democracy. Repeats Mon 7/29, 5pm

7:00 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW7:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: BIRDS OF PREY — DS Troy and

Constable Sarah Pearce investigate a wildlife crime while DCI Barnaby follows up on the discovery of a local man’s car — and body — in the river.

9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR, SERIES I: HOME — While studying for his upcoming sergeant’s exam, Morse (Shaun Evans) investigates the hit-and-run death of an eminent Oxford professor. The pressure mounts with his father’s illness and the appearance of an enemy threatening to reveal aspects of Inspector Thursday’s past. In the end, Morse must choose between the responsibilities of his job and loyalty to his mentor. Repeats Mon 7/29, 2:30pm

10:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS: DARK AUTUMN — See the Thursday, July 25, 8 p.m. listing. (90 min.) R

29 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE RICHMOND —

Repeats Tue 7/30, 2pm; Wed 7/31, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BILOXI, MS — Repeats Tue

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Independent Lens: The Invisible War explores the epidemic of sexual assault in the ranks of the U.S. military. Above: Lt. Elle Helmer.

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The National Gallery of Art fi lm Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes explores a current exhibition on early 20th-century art critic and ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev and his genius for bringing together music and art in his itinerant ballet company.


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