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July/August 2014 Vol 29 #4 wcte.org
SUSAN SARANDON HOSTS
RETURN TO
DOWNTON ABBEY
during our
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
AUGUST 9-17
LIVE GREEN TENNESSEE
AWARD-WINNING SERIES
BEAM ME UP RALPH
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WCTE’S ENGINEERING TEAM
Contents
Public Television from the Upper Cumberland
4
Coming Attractions Highlights
from our August Membership Drive.
6
Spotlight on Randy Jackson and
Joyce Green-Hunter Two dedicated
indviduals who, during their careers,
have had a huge positive impact on
the station.
7
Award-Winning Series
8
Beam Me Up Ralph
Live Green Tennessee wins 2 awards.
The changing face and technological
challenges facing WCTE’s Broadcast
Engineering Team.
On our cover
Return To
Downton Abbey
Watch Return to the Abbey during our
August Membership Drive. You can find a
few of the highlights for these shows on
pages 4 & 5. The asterisks beside shows
in the program grids, from pages 1618, indicate other special Membership
programming.
Staff &
Management
(931) 528-2222 or (800) 282-9283
Becky Magura
President & CEO
Mary Boring
Asst. to the CEO/Special Projects
Reggie Brown
Education & Community
Engagement Associate
Desirée Duncan
Director of Content
Celeste Flatt
Account Manager
Allison Fox
Membership Associate
Craig Gray
Business Development Producer
Sonja Higgenbotham
Membership Manager
Craig LeFevre
Master Control Operations
Manager
Avery Owens
Director of Advancement
Jodi Pitts
Auction Coordinator
Nathaniel Rich
Programming and Master
Control Associate
Seth Stanger
Sales & Development Assistant
Ralph Welch
Director of Engineering/
Technology
Rick Wells
Senior Producer/Director
Upper Cumberland
Broadcast Council
Lillian Hartgrove, Chair
Jere Hargrove, Vice-Chair
Dr. Wali R. Kharif, Secretary
Tom Janney, Treasurer
Dr. Max Atnip
Becky Magura,
WCTE Pres. & CEO
Mike Galligan
Dr. Kathy Bertram
Andrea Burckhard
Marc L. Burnett
Mona Copeland
Morris Irby
Nina Lunn
Jack Stites
Dr. Alan Tatum
Community
Advisory Board
Dr. Steve Copeland, DVM
Diana Baranowski
Kelly Swallows
Dr. Carl Owens
Jack Barton
Lissa Parks
Ben Newman
Program guides
9 Daytime Programming
Ready to Learn and weekend guide
10 P rimetime Programming
15
Quality PBS evening programs
WCTE-HD Ch. 22.1, WCTE-WORLD SD Ch. 22.2
& WCTE-Create SD Ch. 22.3
Hal L. Harder - Managing Editor
hharder@wcte.org
For on-air, print and website advertising and
promotion information, contact Avery Owens at
931.528.2222, ext 220 or aowens@wcte.org
WCTE Close-Up is published bi-monthly. It is mailed to individuals,
corporations and foundations who contribute $35 or more to WCTE
annually. Third class postage at Cookeville, Tennessee. Phone:
931.528.2222. Schedule is subject to change without notice. Send address
changes to WCTE, P.O. Box 2040, Cookeville, Tennessee 38502.
Check out the schedule on the website at www.wcte.org.
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COMING
ATTRACTIONS
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AUGUST MEMBERSHIP DRIVE , AUGUST 9 - 17
RETURN TO DOWNTON ABBEY
Savor a mix of fond memories
from the past four seasons of
“Downton Abbey” and get a taste
of the upcoming fifth season.
Susan Sarandon hosts the
program, which includes behindthe-scenes footage, fondly
remembered moments from the
first four seasons, and interviews
that provide an overview and
context for the series and
what to expect next..
Aug 10 - 7pm & 8:30pm
Aug 14 - 9pm
BURT BACHARACH’S BEST
(MY MUSIC)
Celebrate legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach, with
host Robert Wagner introducing archival performances by
the original artists who made
the music famous including
Dionne Warwick, B.J. Thomas,
The Carpenters, the Fifth
Dimension, Dusty Springfield,
Herb Alpert and many more!
Aug 12 - 8:30pm, Aug 15 - 4:30pm,
Aug 17- 11:30am & 8pm
JIMMY VAN HEUSEN:
SWINGIN’ WITH FRANK AND
BING
GREAT PERFORMANCES:
STING: THE LAST SHIP
Rock ‘n’ roll Renaissance man
Sting has embarked on a
new venture, The Last Ship,
a musical play with original
music and lyrics. Exploring
universal themes, The Last
Ship dramatizes the impact
of the demise of the shipbuilding industry in Sting’s
home town of Wallsend,
England.
Aug 9 -2pm
Aug 12 - 9pm
NATURE: SNOW MONKEYS
Most primates are found in
the Earth’s tropical regions,
but somehow this hearty
population of monkeys has
managed to eke out a living
in the frigid mountains of
Northern Japan. They are the
northern most living primate
– aside from humans
Aug 13 - 7pm
50s AND 60s ROCK
REWIND (MY MUSIC)
Oscar-winning composer and
test pilot Jimmy Van Heusen
wrote memorable songs for
his legendary pals. Among
them were Swinging on a Star,
Moonlight Becomes You, Come
Fly With Me, Call Me Irresponsible, The Tender Trap, All the
Way and High Hopes. Includes
From “Love Me Tender”
to “Only You,” “Wake Up
Little Suzie” to “Dream
Lover” and ” Long Tall
Sally” to “Put Your Head
on My Shoulder,” this
new MY MUSIC special
spotlights the 50s and
early 60s with archival
footage.
Aug 11 - 7:30pm, Aug 16- 8pm,
Aug 17- 6:30pm
Aug 9 - 8pm, Aug 15 - 8:30pm,
Aug 16- 6pm
archival interviews
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ELVIS, ALOHA FROM HAWAII
Elvis Presley was at the pinnacle of his
superstardom when he made
television history in 1973 with
this live concert special.
Aug 12 - 7pm, Aug 17 - 10am,
Aug 17- 9:30pm
60s GIRL GROOVES (MY MUSIC)
Join host Mary Wilson of the
Supremes as she celebrates the
greatest girl groups and solo singers of the 1960s, including The Supremes, Dusty Springfield, Aretha
Franklin, Petula Clark, Martha &
the Vandellas, Jackie DeShannon
and other favorites.
Aug 9 - 10pm,
Aug 13- 10:30pm
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE
SOUL: FOOD & LOVE
Gather around the table to
learn why eating with family
and friends is not only fun,
but important for health and
well-being, and can create
lasting bonds between the
generations.
Aug 10 - 2:30pm
SUZE ORMAN’S FINANCIAL
SOLUTIONS FOR YOU
Orman offers tangible information on managing money
today and how to make
smarter choices towards a
more economically secure
future.
Aug 10 - 4pm, Aug 10 - 10pm,
Aug 12- 10pm, Aug 14 - 7pm,
Aug 17 - 1pm
For More August Membership Listings, see the program guide.
Membership shows are indicated with an asterisk.
Invest in WCTE during our Membership Drive by
picking up the phone and calling1-800-818-2338
or go online to wcte.org/memberdrive
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spotlight on
Randy Jackson & Joyce Green-Hunter
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by Becky Magura,
President & CEO of WCTE-TV/PBS
ow do you possibly summarize two impactful
careers that span multiple decades? You start by
knowing that by today’s standards it is rare. You
know that it requires talent, dedication, and loyalty to the
mission. You
define it by
the people
who lived it.
I’m talking about
Randy Jackson, WCTE
broadcast
engineer for
35 years, and
Joyce Hunter
Green, manager of the
WCTE Great
TV Auction
for 26 years,
who recently
retired.
When Randy was a Monterey teenager, he remembers watching workers build the 800-ft. tower atop
Buck Mountain that would eventually send the
signal of WCTE, Upper Cumberland PBS, across
the airways. I’m sure he never imagined then he
would have a 35-year career helping to send that
signal out locally, statewide, and nationally.
As a broadcast engineer, Randy witnessed many
technical changes from 2-inch tape to tapeless
production and engineering. He used to work on
top of that mountain, playing many of the shows
our viewers wanted to see from PBS and from
right here at home. That all changed when we
received funding for a studio / transmitter link and
our master control operations could take place within our
offices. Hard-working Randy has been seen in the heat of
the summer at Smithville and in the freezing rain at TTU
ballgames...running cables, checking microphones, and doing whatever was needed.
Joyce was also barely a teen when she started with WCTE.
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Her incredible organizational skills, love of people, and appreciation of local business helped her take an infant Great
TV Auction and grow it into adulthood...making it WCTE’s
most successful and largest fundraiser. She also saw many
changes from a non-computerized auction to the
establishment of an online auction to compliment the televised one. In the very beginning, The
Great TV Auction lasted only three days and raised
just over $20,000, but through Joyce’s leadership
it grew significantly to an eight-day affair raising
$100,000 annually for WCTE’s locally produced
programs and community engagement.
We can’t replace talent like Randy and Joyce, but
we are thrilled when we have new employees who
embody those same characteristics and pave the
way for the future of WCTE. The 2014 Great TV Auction was the last WCTE event to have the touch of
Randy and Joyce, who, along with a host of talented staff, volunteers and businesses, made it our
most successful auction to
date!
We wish both
Randy and
Joyce the
very best in
their retirement. I want
to personally
thank them for
all that they
have contributed to WCTE
and to me. It’s
hard to see
folks you have
worked beside
for decades
move on,
but it’s rewarding to see all that has been accomplished
because they were a part of the team. Congratulations, my
friends, and remember that no matter where you go, you
will always be part of our WCTE family!
Becky
Live Green Tennessee
Award-Winning Series
Pick Tennessee Products surprised Becky Magura at
the Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association convention in Nashville by presenting her with the
“Friend of Pick TN Products 2014” award for Live Green
Tennessee’s contributions to Tennessee agriculture.
The series also won a Communicator Award. This is
one of the largest international awards programs of its
kind, recognizing outstanding performance in marketing and communications. Live Green Tennessee won the
Communicator Award of Distinction for Online Video
in the Green/Eco Friendly category. The story that won
the award is the Green Door Gourmet -- about a Tennessee Farm-to-Fork co-op that brings fresh produce
and artisan products to the West Nashville area and
hosts a Community Supported Agriculture program.
You can watch the story on YouTube by typing in “Live
Green Tennessee Green Door Gourmet.”
Live Green Producer Desirée Duncan with the Communicator Award
The series started at WCTE in 2009 as a community
education and outreach initiative, and blossomed
into a popular half-hour magazine series. Participant
PBS stations across Tennessee contribute stories about
our agricultural heritage and innovative green
solutions which can help us all live more prosperous
and healthy lives.
Watch a new season of Live Green Tennessee starting Monday, July 28 at 7pm.
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Ralph Welch
Cody Sorrell
Kenneth Stults
Tom Butler
Craig Lefevre
Beam Me up Ralph: WCTE’s Engineering Team
by Elisabeth Jones
M
aster Control: it sounds almost
like Scotty from Star Trek,
beaming up all sorts of PBS
programming and local specials to your
televisions at home.
According to Ralph Welch, Director of
Engineering and Technology at WCTE, it
is like that!
Ralph, Craig Lefevre (Master Control Operations Manager), Nathaniel Rich (Traffic), their Master Control Team including
Kenneth Stults, Cody Sorrel, Tom Bulter,
Josh Tinker and, until recently, Randy
Jackson (Broadcast Engineer), all comprise WCTE’s Engineering Team. They are
the brains behind the actual broadcast.
As most of you can imagine, broadcast technology and engineering have
changed greatly during WCTE’s lifetime.
Most programming is automated these
days, which, according to Ralph, does not
necessarily make things easier. “Playlists come in by computer now,” he said,
“and a machine plays the playlist, which
consists of all the shows and breaks. You
have to make sure everything that goes
on the air is in order, which means constant monitoring to make sure the format
and captions are correct.
In the old days, there was a paper log of
shows, satellite receivers, and a stack of
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videotapes. You followed the log-when the shows ended, you plugged
in the next tape and hit play. Of
course you had watched the tape and
had fixed anything that needed fixing beforehand. Fixing a tape meant
splicing. Nowadays, with the digital
system, you have to fix a file before
airing it. The automation makes it
trickier on the technical side. There
is definitely a B.C./ A.D. concept with
computers when it comes to broadcasting. In the early days of WCTE, if
the station didn’t have a show, Master
Control would call another station
and have them overnight a videotape. Today, WCTE simply emails another station and they send the show
to them by FTP (file transfer protocol),
and the technicians must change the
format to play the show.
Our Engineering team is made up of
both veterans and newcomers, and
the newcomers are the ones with IT
skills, as most of television has moved
into the digital age. The veterans,
however, are indispensable when it
comes to troubleshooting... some
things simply need to be done by
hand.
Remote broadcasting poses a special
challenge. Finding power in remote
locations is not easy, and transmitting
signals can be even trickier, says Ralph.
The biggest boon to broadcasting has
been the internet, which speeds up
transmission with fiber connectivity; before this, engineers had to send signals
via microwave.
Technology changes every year for the
Great TV Auction, broadcast every May/
June from the Cookeville Performing
Arts Center. During the first few years
of the auction, the control room was located in the orchestra pit, and anywhere
from 8-10 cameras were used onstage.
Ralph says they are down to 4-5 cameras now, broadcasting in HD, but the
auction is still the “same great show.”
Another change in engineering at the
auction is the Mobile Production Unit
(MPU), which takes the control room out
of the orchestra pit and into the CPAC
parking lot. There’s not a lot shot in
the studio these days, and while there
are still challenges, the MPU has made
remote broadcasting easier.
From the early days of WCTE’s broadcast
engineers cutting and splicing videotape to today’s IT specialists’ digital
enhancement of files, the members of
Master Control have a passion for the
nuts and bolts of bringing the Upper
Cumberland their favorite public television programming. “I’ve never stopped
learning,” said Ralph Welch.
WCTE/PBS ANNUAL DINNER
Daytime
Schedule
Weekdays & Ready to Learn
Senator Charlotte Burks, Becky Magura and Commissioner Susan Whitaker
On April 24, WCTE packed the Leslie Town
Centre in Cookeville to host the Annual
WCTE/PBS Dinner. The theme was “Celebrating 35 Years of Music and Tourism,”
and our guest speaker was the Tennessee
Commissioner of Tourist Development,
Susan Whitaker.
The Annual Dinner is a chance for our
viewers to see what is happening in the
exciting world of WCTE/PBS, for us to to
recognize esteemed Upper Cumberland
Broadcast Council Board Members who
are stepping down, and to present the
Maker’s Award to outanding individuals
in our area.
This year, it was our pleasure to recognize
board members Dr. Jack Matson and Dr.
Max Atnip, who were stepping down, and
to present the Maker’s Award to Senator
Charolotte Burks.
Thanks to all of the bidders, viewers, volunteers, sponsors partners and
WCTE staff, this was a record-breaking year for the Great TV Auction. We
raised just under $110,000 and at the time this was written, we were still
waiting for the results of the online portion of the auction.
“With only 7 months under my belt at WCTE, I was very unsure of how
things would turn out,” remarked Jodi Pitts, Auction Coordinator. “I had
never even worked the auction before and now I was faced with the
huge responsibility of running it.”
“The Upper Cumberland came through for us! WCTE is fortunate to have
the support of local businesses, viewers, volunteers and the community as
a whole. I have a better understanding of just how many people are
involved in running a successful auction and how much it is truly loved
here in the Upper Cumberland. The auction has become a tradition
synonymous with WCTE and I can’t wait to see what next year will bring!”
THANK YOU!!!
5:00 AM
Classical Stretch:
5:30 AM
Sit and Be Fit
12:30 PM Caillou (May), Thomas & Friends
(June)
6:00 AM
Arthur (May) Wild Kratts (June)
1:00 PM
6:30 AM
Wild Kratts
Super Why! (May), Peg & Cat
(June)
7:00 AM
Curious George
1:30 PM
7:30 AM
Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About
That (May) Curious George (June)
Dinosaur Train (May), Cat in the
Hat Knows a Lot About That (June)
2:00 PM
Clifford The Big Red Dog
8:00 AM
Peg + Cat
2:30 PM
8:30 AM
Dinosaur Train
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About
That! (May), Curious George (June)
9:00 AM
Sesame Street
3:00 PM
Curious George (May) Arthur(June)
10:00 AM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
3:30 PM
Arthur
10:30 AM Super Why! (May), Daniel Tiger’s
Neighborhood (June)
4:00 PM
WordGirl (May), Wild Kratts (June)
4:30 PM
Wild Kratts
11:00 AM Sid the Science Kid (May) Dinosaur
Train (June)
5:00 PM
11:30 AM Thomas and Friends (May)
Dinosaur Train (June)
12:00 PM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
(May) Super Why! (June)
Martha Speaks MWF
Maya and Miguel TR
5:30 PM
Nightly Business Report
6:00 PM
PBS NewsHour
Saturdays
5:00 AM
Barney & Friends
12:00 PM America’s Test Kitchen
5:30 AM
Angelina Ballerina:
The Next Steps
12:30 PM Chef John Besh’s
6:00 AM
Curious George
6:30 AM
Cat in the Hat Knows
a Lot About That
7:00 AM
Family Table
1:00 PM
Movable Feast
1:30 PM
Tennessee Crossroads
Peg + Cat
2:00 PM
Tennessee Wildside
7:30 AM
Dinosaur Train
2:30 PM
Live Green Tennessee
8:00 AM
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
3:00 PM
Volunteer Gardener
8:30 AM
Super Why!
9:00 AM
This Old House
3:30 PM
P. Allen Smith’s
9:30 AM
Ask This Old House
4:00 PM
America’s Heartland
10:00 AM Hometime
4:30 PM
Motorweek
10:30 AM Various Woodworking
Shows
5:00 PM Sewing w Nancy
5:30 PM
11:00 AM Rick Steves’ Europe
Fons and Porter’s
Love of Quilting
11:30 AM Martha Stewart’s
Cooking School
6:00 PM
Lawrence Welk
Sundays
5:00 AM
Sesame Street
10:30 AM Martha Speaks
6:00 AM
Curious George
11:00 AM Dr. Bob Show
6:30 AM
Cat in the Hat
11:30 AM McLaughlin Group
7:00 AM
Peg + Cat
12:00 PM Moyers & Company
7:30 AM
Dinosaur Train
12:30 PM To the Contrary with
8:00 AM
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
8:30 AM
Super Why!
1:00 PM
Lawrence Welk Show
9:00 AM
Sid the Science Kid
2:00 PM
Classic Gospel
9:30 AM
Wild Kratts
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Various PBS Shows
10:00 AM Arthur
Bonnie Erbe
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Primetime / July 1 - July 11
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*Schedule subject to change
(CC) - Closed Captioning; (S) - Stereo; (N) - New; (EI) - Educational/Instructional; (DVS) - Descriptive Video Service
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A Capitol Fourth
Friday, July 4
America’s national Independence Day celebration will
kick off the festivities for our country’s 238th birthday
with an all-star salute led by our country’s favorite host,
two-time Emmy Award-winning television personality
Tom Bergeron.
NOVA: Mystery of a Masterpiece
Wednesday, July 9
In October 2009, a striking portrait of a young woman
in Renaissance dress made world news headlines.
Originally sold two years before for around $20,000,
the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered
Leonardo da Vinci masterwork worth more than $100
million. How did cutting-edge imaging analysis help
tie the portrait to Leonardo? NOVA meets a new breed
of experts who are approaching “cold case” art mysteries as if they were crime scenes, determined to discover “who committed the art,” and follows art sleuths
as they combat the multi-billion dollar criminal market
in stolen and fraudulent art.
July/August 2014 | 11
Primetime / July 12 - July 22
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Eric Snowden
My Wild Affair
Wednesdays, July 16 - August 6
July 16 - “The Elephant Who Found a Mom” The intense bond between Aisha, a baby elephant
orphan, and Daphne Sheldrick, the woman who
became her human foster parent, reaches a crisis
point when Daphne leaves Aisha with a babysitter
for a few days to attend her daughter’s wedding.
Aisha refuses to eat, leading to her death.
Heartbroken, Daphne uses the lessons learned
to help her save more than 150 orphans over
the next 40 years.
July 23 - “The Ape Who Went to College”
The incredible story of Chantek, the orangutan
raised as a human child on an American university
campus during the 70s and 80s. Taught to speak
in sign language, he is now living among his own
kind at Zoo Atlanta and describes himself as an
“orangutan person.”
July 30 - “The Rhino Who Joined the Family”
An orphaned black rhinoceros named Rupert was
brought up in the suburban family home of wildlife
vet Dr. John Condy. Rupert captured the hearts
of the vet’s four young children before his release
back into the wild. Fifty years later, the children are
searching for clues to their childhood friend’s fate.
Aug. 6 - “The Seal Who Came Home”
Witness the true story of Andre, a two-day-old
wild harbor seal who, in 1961, was rescued from
certain death by Harry Goodridge, an arborist from
Rockport, Maine. Over the next 25 years, Andre
and Harry established a friendship that brought
Andre into the world of humans without Andre’s
ever having to sacrifice his wildness.
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Primetime / July 23 - Aug 2
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David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!
Poirot, Season 12
Sunday, July 27
THE BIG FOUR - Adapted by Mark Gatiss (“Sherlock”), “The Big Four” plunges Poirot into a world
of global espionage, set against the backdrop of
the impending WWII. The public is in a panic after
the shocking death of a Russian chess grandmaster, and Poirot must navigate international
figures and intrigue to identify the culprit, with
the help of old friends Captain Hastings, Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon.
Sunday, August 3
DEAD MAN’S FOLLY - A wealthy financier and
his wife stage a grand party at their new summer
home. Poirot (David Suchet) is a reluctant guest,
urged to attend by his old friend Ariadne Oliver
(Zoë Wanamaker), who suspects the “murder
hunt” game she is preparing may turn out to be a
real murder.
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Primetime / Aug 3 - Aug 13
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Al Capone: Icon
Tuesday, July 22
By 1928 the “New Yorker” had already dubbed
Capone “the greatest gang leader in history.” His
brutality was legendary even during his lifetime.
It was widely known -- though almost impossible
to prove -- that he engineered dozens of murders. He escalated gangland warfare to establish
Chicago’s supremacy over his native Brooklyn,
and he operated profitable prostitution rings and
speakeasies.
But always there was the outward appearance
of respectability. A disciple of “gentleman gangster” Johnny Torrio, Capone considered himself a
benefactor of the Italian immigrant community,
his bootlegging operations a source of jobs for
the poor. The son of Italian immigrants himself,
Capone lived in a modest house in a middle-class
Chicago neighborhood with his wife and son, his
mother and siblings. He told neighbors he was a
secondhand furniture dealer.
Capone — the quintessential self-made American man, ruthless killer or both? To this day,
Americans are fascinated by this gangster. The
question is why?
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Primetime / Aug 14 - Aug 24
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MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!
Breathless
Sundays, Aug. 24 - Sept.7
Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean), Zoe
Boyle (Downton Abbey), and Catherine Steadman (Mansfield Park) team up for a medical series
with astounding suspense, supreme satire, and
smart sixties style, airing in three parts.
The Times (London) marveled, “Jack Davenport
[is] a suave gynecologist with a glint in his eye,
a revolver in his pocket, and a hospital full of
nurses ready to start swinging as the 1960s hit
Britain.” And The Independent (London) gasped,
“Breathless looks absolutely lovely—it takes our
breath away.”
Set in London in 1961, Breathless follows the exploits of doctors, nurses, and spouses connected
with a busy obstetrics ward at a National Health
Service hospital. It’s a time when gynecologists
are all men and nurses aspire to a trip down the
aisle with a good-looking doctor.
No one seems to have more going for him than
Otto, a well-off gynocologist who can perform
miracles in the operating room, with his trophy
wife and bright son. But when his wandering eye
starts to land him in trouble and an obssessed
detective becomes involved, all of the closely
guarded secrets begin to unravel.
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Primetime / Aug 25 - Aug 31
Operation Maneater
Wednesday, August 27
Operation Maneater follows techmad veterinarian Mark Evans around
the world as he invents new ways for
humans and deadly animals to live in
harmony.
It’s more complex than it sounds. People are being killed by animals in vulnerable villages, so they kill the animals
(and endanger the species). Mark wants
to find a way to break the cycle with
crocodile attacks, polar bear attacks and
great white shark attacks. His handson approach and his willingness to get
up-close-and-personal sometimes lands
him into tight situations.
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American Masters
Dorothea Lange:
Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Friday, August 29
View more than six decades of 20th century
America through the prism of Lange’s life and
lens. Known for her powerful images from the
Great Depression, her haunting “Migrant Mother”
remains emblematic of that period. As young
America matured into a world power, Lange continued to bear witness, bringing subjects alive,
transmitting raw emotions and capturing the
human condition. This film is made by Dyanna
Taylor, Lange’s granddaughter, who began her
artistic vision, literally, at Lange’s feet.
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great
programs
spotlight
on
Steve Burrows at the Monsastery, Petra
TIME SCANNERS
Using the latest technology, explore architectural masterpieces
in a completely new light!
W
Three Part Series Airing Tuesdays, July 1-15, 7pm-8pm
ith cutting-edge technology
that can “read” buildings,
ruins and landscapes from
ancient worlds, TIME SCANNERS, a three-part series premiering July 1,
reveals physical and forensic history, allowing
viewers to reach out and Touch the past. Paving the way for an exciting new approach to
documentary filmmaking, new laser technology explores the world’s most iconic sites in
a way never before seen, surprising even the
experts.
Steve Burrows, one of the world’s foremost
structural engineers - and the brains behind
the famous Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing
- leads a team of investigators, including
pioneering laser-scanning researchers, to
unlock the secrets of the world’s greatest
engineering achievements. Hosted by Dallas
Campbell (“Bang Goes the Theory”), each
episode provides unprecedented answers
to the scientific secrets behind the historical
landmarks.
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TIME SCANNERS premieres with “Egyptian
Pyramids” on July 1. The team travels to
Egypt to scan the pyramids — the tombs of
the mighty pharaohs — to find out how the
necropoles evolved from simple mud-brick
structures to the most impressive buildings
in the ancient world. They use their laser
technology to scan Djoser’s Step Pyramid at
Saqqara, Meidum’s collapsed pyramid, the
mysterious Bent Pyramid at Dashur and the
famous Great Pyramid at Giza, and finally
establish the true location of the King’s
Burial Chamber in the Great Pyramid.
On July 8, Burrows takes his team of experts
to “St Paul’s Cathedral” in London, famed
as the location of the marriage of Prince
Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. They venture inside the majestic dome to explore
its groundbreaking three-part structure;
determine how the cathedral’s architect, Sir
Christopher Wren, overcame unstable foundations and immense structural forces to
support his dome; and investigate how the
cathedral survived a direct hit by a German
bomb during the London Blitz. The laser
scans produce genuine revelations and
give the team new insight into this iconic
architectural masterpiece.
The final installment “Petra” premieres on
July 15 with the team of laser-scanning
experts venturing to Jordan to scan the
ancient desert city of Petra. Using 3D laserscanning technology, Burrows wants to
uncover the city’s construction secrets and
shed new light on this architectural wonderland lost to the West for more than 1,000
years. How did Nabatean stonemasons
carve Petra’s largest building – the
Monastery – out of a mountainside? And
what lies hidden underneath the city?
MORE REAL LIFE MYSTERIES...
At 8pm on Tuesdays, July 1 - 22, stay tuned
for HISTORY DETECTIVES SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS (HDSI) as it delves into the
past to explore some of America’s most
intriguing mysteries. In each of four episodes, veteran detectives Tukufu Zuberi
and Wes Cowan join forces with new host
Kaiama Glover to prove a single iconic
mystery from America’s past.
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