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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 field. When an extraterrestrial 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 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
12 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL — In the WETA production, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill leads a discussion by a panel of journalists on the news events of the week. Repeats Sat 7/13, 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 7/13, 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 conflicted figure in modern shows. Interviews include Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner (The Cosby Show); David Chase (The Sopranos); Ron Howard (The Andy Griffith 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 documentary by Martin Scorsese presents a biography of Elia Kazan, exploring the filmmaker’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 influence. Kazan is remembered for his films, 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
14 Sunday ON 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 first-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 finds a dead woman while painting watercolors of Midsomer Florey, she unwittingly 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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archaeological find 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 shrouded 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 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
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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 finds in King Tutankhamen’s tomb to build a profile of the pharaoh. Above: Professor Melinda Hartwig in Tut’s tomb.
ON 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 confinement 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 account of the remarkable expression his struggle found that reveals the transformative power of art. (90 min.)
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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