W TA TV 26 & W TA HD July simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26
• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is exactly the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday nights from 7 p.m. through Charlie Rose, and each weekend evening, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
• Please note that Saturday and Sunday daytime listings that follow are for WETA TV 26 only unless otherwise indicated. For complete 24-hour schedules of programs on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD, visit weta.org/tv.
• Weeknight primetime on WETA TV 26 often repeats the next weekday on WETA TV 26 — see repeat listings. • WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6 a.m.–9 a.m. Sundays. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 12 for schedule information. Program Key ■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. {DVI} — Descriptive Video Service. R — Aired within the month. Listings are accurate as of press time. For late-breaking program updates, call 703-998-2724 or visit weta.org/tv.
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ON WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. 6AM–9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 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 11:00 GREAT ROMANCES 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON — In Billy Wilder’s 1957 romantic comedy, a middle-aged playboy (Gary Cooper) is fascinated by the daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of a private detective (Maurice Chevalier) who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client. (2:10) R 2:00 QUEEN VICTORIA’S EMPIRE — Parts 3 & 4 of 4. The Moral Crusade/The Scramble for Africa. R 4:00 LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD — R 5:00 GLOBE TREKKER FOOD HOUR: SCANDINAVIA — Repeats Mon 7/2, 1:30pm SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM–12AM: 6:00 MOYERS & COMPANY — Bill Moyers presents a weekly hour of conversation about life and the state of American democracy. Repeats Mon 7/2, 5pm 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES V — The popular British comic drama continues, following the story of the irascible doctor of a small village on England’s Cornwall coast. Part 1 of 8. Dr. Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes) is struggling to come to terms with fatherhood. The baby boy born to him and his estranged partner, Louisa Glasson (Caroline Catz), is changing their lives. 8:00 QUEEN & COUNTRY — In 2012, England marks the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. In this miniseries, newsman Sir Trevor McDonald explores the traditions and institutions surrounding the monarchy. Episode 1 of 4. London: Royal City. McDonald reports on the tradition of Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace and visits the Horseguards to meet the men who guard the Queen. Repeats Fri 7/6, 4pm; Sun 7/8, 4pm
Sundays in July at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD This month, Masterpiece Mystery! premieres Endeavour (July 1), starring Shaun Evans in a “prequel” to the Inspector Morse series. Endeavour explores Morse’s years as a young investigator. Also on Masterpiece is Inspector Lewis, Series V (July 8–29), which features new episodes starring (above) Kevin Whately (r) and Laurence Fox.
9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR — In the 1960s prequel to the Inspector Morse series, rookie Constable Morse, fed up with police work, is ready to hand in his resignation. But a murder turns up that only he can solve. Shaun Evans stars as the young Endeavour Morse, before his signature red Jaguar, but with his deductive powers already running in high gear. {DVI} Repeats Thur 7/26, 10:30pm 10:30 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: INSPECTOR LEWIS, SERIES IV: OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR OFF THINGS — Inspector Lewis (Kevin Whately) and his colleague DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox) solve criminal cases in the academic haven of Oxford. Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things. A reunion at Oxford’s remaining all-female college ends with the murder of a prominent student, which may be connected to a decade-old case. Lewis and Hathaway investigate. Juliet Stevenson co-stars. {DVI} (90 min.)
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Sundays, July 1, 8, 15 & 22 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD In Queen & Country, Sir Trevor McDonald, one of the U.K.’s most honored journalists (here at London’s Buckingham palace) explores the traditions and institutions of the British monarchy. The nation celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in June.
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: VINTAGE HOUSTON — Repeats Wed 7/4, 1pm; Thur 7/5, 2pm 9:00 THE COUNTRY HOUSE REVEALED — A six-part BBC series presented by Dan Cruickshank looks at some of the finest homes covered in his book “The Country House Revealed — A Secret History of the British Ancestral Home.” The series spotlights grand homes that have never been open to the public. Episode 1 relates the story of South Wraxall Manor (in the Wiltshire countryside), which was built by one of the most powerful dynasties in England. Episode 2 tells the story of architect Sir William Bruce and Kinross House. Episode 3 examines the architecture of Easton Neston in Northamptonshire. Parts 1-3 repeat Tue 7/3, 2-5pm; Thur 7/5, 3-6pm 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
4 july 2012 For full schedules and program information, visit weta.org