Wednesday, July 2 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD The series Nature follows efforts to save Pacific salmon populations (Salmon: Running the Gauntlet, July 2) and spotlights otter rescues by the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Saving Otter 501, July 9).
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5 Saturday N WETA TV 26, 6AM–6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD listings. O 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 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 THE MIND OF A CHEF 12:30 MEXICO—ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS 1:00 LIDIA’S ITALY IN AMERICA 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN 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–1AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WETA ARTS — This month on WETA Arts: Wolf Trap President and CEO Arvind Manocha offers a preview of upcoming performances; an exploration of “Total Art: Contemporary Video” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts; an artist who creates room-sized mandalas out of corporate logos; and the revivalist funk sound of the Third Coast Kings. Repeats Sun 7/6, 11am 7:00 KEEPING UP APPEARANCES — (two episodes) 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES II — Parts 1 & 2 of 8. Old Dogs/In Loco. 9:33 THE WETA MOVIE: COOL HAND LUKE — Stuart Rosenberg’s 1967 drama stars Paul Newman as a likeable Southern loner on a chain gang who transforms the other gang members as he resists authority and keeps trying to escape. George Kennedy, Strother Martin and J.D. Cannon co-star. (2:06) Repeats Sun 7/6, noon 11:39 P.O.V.: AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY: THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS — The Chinese-American philosopher, writer and activist with a thick FBI file has been waging a revolution for 75 years. (90 min.)
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THE WETA GUIDE TO MEMORIALS THE WETA GUIDE TO GREAT VIEWS A CAPITOL FOURTH (2012) A CAPITOL FOURTH (2013) EASTENDERS — (two episodes) BBC WORLD NEWS NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT PBS NEWSHOUR A CAPITOL FOURTH 2014 — In this WETA co-production with Capital Concerts, two-time Emmy Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron returns to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol to host the annual broadcast of A Capitol Fourth, the national Independence Day celebration. The all-star concert and subsequent fireworks display on the National Mall are broadcast live. See page 1 for details. Repeats tonight 9:30 WETA D.C. FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA 10:00 A CAPITOL FOURTH 2014 — R 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon
N WETA TV 26, 6AM–11AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. O 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 SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11AM–11PM: 11:00 WETA ARTS — See the Saturday, July 5, 6:30 p.m. listing. Repeats Mon 7/7, 5:30pm; Wed 7/16, 2:30pm; Sun 7/20, 1:30pm; Wed 7/23, 1pm, 2:30pm; Mon 7/28, 5:30pm 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: COOL HAND LUKE — (2:06) R 2:00 THE FBI ACADEMY—WETA ALL ACCESS — A WETA TV 26 production follows candidates at the FBI’s training facility in Quantico, Virginia, as they pursue their dream of becoming special agents in the nation’s top law enforcement agency. 2:30 NOVA: DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKES — In 2010, epic earthquakes all over the planet delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. NOVA follows teams of scientists in Haiti and Chile just after the deadly quakes in those countries as they try to gather data to aid in preventing future disasters. {DVI} 3:30 NOVA: SURVIVING THE TSUNAMI — The earthquake of March 11, 2011 was the worst ever to strike Japan. It generated an unprecedented tsunami, obliterating coastal villages and towns in minutes. Amateur and professional photographers captured events on video, including remarkable tales of human survival, which are now recounted by the survivors themselves. {DVI} 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: BARCELONA CITY GUIDE — (TV 26 only; Nature on WETA HD) Repeats Mon 7/7, 1:30pm; Wed 7/9, 2pm 5:30 MOYERS & COMPANY 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 MIDSOMER MURDERS, SERIES II: DEATH’S SHADOW — See the Thursday, July 3, 8 p.m. listing. 8:00 LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX, SERIES 2 — The BAFTAwinning comedy-drama about romance and second chances continues. Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi star. Part 2 of 6. Alan and Celia’s first day as husband and wife is filled with tension. A new arrival surprises everyone, most of all Gillian. Caroline finds a way to buy John out of the house, but will Kate’s desire to have a baby threaten their relationship? 9:00 MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!: ENDEAVOUR, SERIES 2: NOCTURNE — Shaun Evans is rookie detective Endeavour Morse, who uses his deductive powers to solve crimes in Oxford, England. Nocturne. When an elderly man is murdered with a ceremonial dagger, Morse’s investigation leads him to a dreary school for girls. Digging into the school building’s disturbing history, he learns of a series of murders that took place almost 100 years before. As the centenary approaches, Morse races to keep the ghosts of the past from crashing into the present. Repeats Mon 7/7, 2:30pm 10:30 VICIOUS — A British sitcom follows the escapades of longtime couple Freddie (Ian McKellen) and Stuart (Derek Jacobi). Part 2 of 6. Freddie and Stuart shop for a new coat for Freddie for his fan club event. Since the coat is more expensive than they’d expected, Stuart finds a way of secretly raising some cash. (30 min.)
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Sundays in July at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Six-part series Last Tango in Halifax, Series 2 continues, featuring Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi as childhood sweethearts in a comicdrama about romance and second chances. Sarah Lancashire (left) and Nicola Walker (right) portray the couple’s daughters.
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