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JULY | AUGUST 2012 A catchy comedy drama starring Mar- tin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) as Martin Ellingham, whose truculence and tactless manner causes mayhem in a small Cornish community. Thursdays at 8:00pm PBS39 is thrilled to announce a diverse new set of programming this summer that you will be sure to love! Celebrated naturalist David Attenborough returns to PBS39 with his series, Life of Mammals, airing on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Attenbor- ough presents an astonishing look at our beloved warm-blooded friends – from inquisitive grizzly bears and majestic big cats, to lesser known faunae such as honey possums, long-eared bats and the semi- aquatic capybara. Our fellow antique enthusiasts will be excited for the debut of Antiques Roadshow UK. Well known British television personality Michael Aspel takes his place as Dan Elias' counterpart across the pond, hosting this lively antiques series from the United Kingdom. Tune in Fridays at 9:00 p.m. to catch this stimulating show bursting with flea market finds, heirlooms, and junkyard gems – many with a royal pedigree. Antiques Roadshow UK Michael Aspel and the experts are back for a new series start- ing at Buxton, Derbyshire. Among the finds are "quite the best pair of pistols" seen on the Roadshow, a portrait of a girl with whom all men seem to fall in love, an "exciting" yellow diamond worn for gardening but which could be worth 10,000 tells Bunny Campione that she was given it for her second birthday - in 1909! Airs Fridays at 9:00pm

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JULY | AUGUST 2012

A catchy comedy drama starring Mar-tin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) asMartin Ellingham, whose truculenceand tactless manner causes mayhemin a small Cornish community. Thursdays at 8:00pm

PBS39 is thrilled to announce a diverse new set ofprogramming this summer that you will be

sure to love!

Celebrated naturalist David Attenborough returns to PBS39 with his

series, Life of Mammals, airing on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Attenbor-

ough presents an astonishing look at our beloved warm-blooded

friends – from inquisitive grizzly bears and majestic big cats, to lesser

known faunae such as honey possums, long-eared bats and the semi-

aquatic capybara.

Our fellow antique enthusiasts will be excited for the debut of

Antiques Roadshow UK. Well known British television personality

Michael Aspel takes his place as Dan Elias' counterpart across the

pond, hosting this lively antiques series from the United Kingdom.

Tune in Fridays at 9:00 p.m. to catch this stimulating show bursting with

flea market finds, heirlooms, and junkyard gems – many with a royal

pedigree.

Antiques Roadshow UK

Michael Aspel and the experts are back for a new series start-

ing at Buxton, Derbyshire. Among the finds are "quite the best

pair of pistols" seen on the Roadshow, a portrait of a girl with

whom all men seem to fall in love, an "exciting" yellow diamond

worn for gardening but which could be worth 10,000 tells Bunny

Campione that she was given it for her second birthday -

in 1909! Airs Fridays at 9:00pm

JULY | AUGUST 2012 Weeknights on PBS39 6:00pm BBC World PBS39 High Definition (HD) is available on Service Electric 512 and RCN 1008. For complete TV listings, visit our website wlvt.org and select “TV Schedules.” Programming is subject to change.

JULY9:00 American Experience: The Amish11:00 EastEnders (7/5)

9 MONDAY8:00 The Life of Mammals: Insect Hunters9:00 Globe Trekker: London City Guide #110:00 Himalaya with Michael Palin:

A Passage to IndiaThe trek continues by travelling from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India.

10 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth9:00 NOVA: Venom: Nature’s Killer10:00 Space Age: The Story of NASA:

To The MoonFrom the ashes of the Apollo 1 tragedy emerges a determination that puts the Apollo Mission ahead of schedule.

11 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Abbey Grange

Holmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord.

9:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis, Series V: The Soul of Genius

10:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis, Series IV: Wild Justice

12 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: She*t Happens

Dr. Martin Ellingham makes his debut on the local radio station.

9:00 Doc Martin: The Portwenn EffectIt's the Portwenn Players dance, an auspicious event on the village's social calendar.

10:00 EastEndersKate takes action as guilt gets thebetter of her.

10:30 EastEndersChrissie finally puts all the pieces of the jigsaw together. (Episodes repeatSundays at 11:00pm)

13 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Atlanta9:00 British Antiques Roadshow:

Haywards HeathA ventriloquist's dummy; an innocent looking silver-topped walking stick that turns into two feet of "deadly Toledo steel."

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: HartlepoolA Steiff teddy bear; a Chinese paper passport; and a drug jar.

10:00 Best of Laugh-In

1 SUNDAY7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Secaucus8:00 NATURE: The Animal House9:00 American Masters:

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night11:00 EastEnders

2 MONDAY8:00 The Life of Mammals: A Winning

DesignDavid Attenborough visits Australia and South America to study the lives of marsupials.

9:00 Globe Trekker: The Making of GlobeTrekkerGo behind the scenes of Globe Trekker to find out how the world's longest running and most popular travel series is made. Viewers will join a crew on the road to witness the logistical challengesof shooting this series and more.

10:00 Himalaya With Michael Palin: North by Northwest

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin embarks on an epic journey starting on the Khyber Pass.

3 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth9:00 NOVA: Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor10:00 Space Age: The Story of NASA:

From The Ground UpBorn of the Cold War, NASA moves from disastrous rocket tests to the glorious conclusion of the Gemini Program.

4 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Empty House

Believed dead after his fatal encounterwith Professor Moriarity three years earlier, Sherlock Holmes returns to England to foil a plot to murder him.

9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: EndeavourBefore Inspector Morse, there was the rookie Constable Morse, fed up with po-lice work and ready to nip his career in

the bud. That is, until a murder turned up that only he could solve.

10:30 Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis, Series IV: Old Unhappy Far Off Things

5 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Going Bodmin

Doctor Martin Ellingham has been forced to give up his career as an eminent surgeon, and retrain as a G.P. in sleepy village of Portwenn.

9:00 Doc Martin: Gentlemen PreferThe Dr. Learns that the patients treat the office as a drop-in cafe to share their ailments.

10:00 EastEndersDot receives some shocking news.

10:30 EastEndersDen is forced to make a choice. Charlie gets some shock news.(Episodes repeat Sundays at 11:00pm)

6 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage

Houston9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: Buxton

Among the finds are "quite the best pair of pistols" seen on the Roadshow; a portrait of a girl with whom all men seem to fall in love; and an exciting yellow diamond worn for gardening.

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: KetteringAn eclectic assortment of items: Frank Ifield's guitar; some "gruesome"surgical instruments; an assortment of 'sweetheart' badges.

10:00 Wages of Spin: Dick Clark, American Bandstand and the Payola Scandals

7 SATURDAY7:00 Lawrence Welk: America on the Move8:00 Keeping Up Appearances9:00 As Time Goes By10:00 Are You Being Served?11:00 Waiting for God12:00 Austin City Limits: Elvis Costello/

The Band of Heathens

8 SUNDAY7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Houston8:00 Nature: Black Mamba

July p.2

14 SATURDAY7:00 Lawrence Welk: Strike Up The Band8:00 See July 7th Lineup12:00 Austin City Limits: Kenny Chesney

15 SUNDAY7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Atlanta8:00 Nature: Raccoon Nation9:00 American Experience: Custer’s

Last Stand11:00 EastEnders (7/12)

16 MONDAY8:00 Life of Mammals: Plant Predators

David Attenborough looks at some ofthe biggest predators on Earth

whose plant prey is armoured, indi-gestible and sometimes poisonous.

9:00 Globe Trekker: World History England

10:00 Himalaya with Michael Palin: Annapurna to EverestDuring a Gurkha recruitment Palin is disturbed by Maoist insurgents.

17 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth9:00 NOVA: Crash of Flight 44710:00 Space Age: The Story of NASA:

Triumph & TragedyWith repeated triumphs and new challenges come increasing risk.

18 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Musgrave

RitualAn obscure family document con-taining an enigmatic ritual holds the key to a hidden treasure.

9:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY!: Inspec-tor Lewis, Series V: Generation of Vipers

10:00 Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis, Servies IV: The Mind Has Mountains

19 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: In All the Harbours In

All the TownsJohn Slater is seriously ill as Doc Mar-tin discovers when he insists on run-ning tests.

9:00 Doc Martin: HaemophobiaThe tourist season has arrived.

10:00 EastEndersChrissie cooly takes her revenge. Den realizes he's been found out.

10:30 EastEndersKat's demons come back to haunt her.

20 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage San

Francisco9:00 British Antiques Road Show:

NewmarketNot surprisingly the parade ring at Newmarket racecourse finds many items with an equine theme.

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Newmarket SpecialA return to Newmarket race course.

10:00 Pioneers of Television: Crime Dramas

21 SATURDAY7:00 See July 7th Lineup12:00 Austin City Limits: Willie Nelson/

Asleep at the Wheel

22 SUNDAY8:00 Nature: My Life As A Turkey9:00 Battle of Midway10:00 Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania’s

Tuskeegee AirmenThe stories of the more than 40 avia-tors from western Pennsylvania.

11:00 EastEnders (7/19)

23 MONDAY8:00 Life of Mammals: Chisellers

Among the animals observed are the agouti, the beaver, and the capybara.

9:00 Globe Trekker: London City Guide #3 10:00 Himalaya with Michael Palin:

The Roof of the WorldDeparting the Everest base camp to take the high road to Lhasa.

24 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth9:00 NOVA: Hunting the Edge of Space:

The Mystery of the Milky Way10:00 Space Age: The Story of NASA:

Life In SpaceAfter visiting the Moon, humanity seeksto explore deep space and learn to live beyond the Earth.

25 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Second Stain

Holmes is asked by the country's

Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter.

9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis Series V: Fearful Symmetry

10:30 Inspector Lewis, Series IV: The Gift of Promise

26 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Old Dogs

Dr. Martin is still as clumsy as ever when it comes to forming relation-ships with the opposite sex.

9:00 Doc Martin: In LocoLouisa awaits an interview for promo-tion to head teacher.

10:00 EastEndersZoe takes action to avenge Kat.

10:30 EastEndersZoe's quest leaves her way out of her depth. Dot is hit with devastating news.

27 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage

Pittsburgh9:00 British Antiques Roadshow:

BridgendA Victorian Welsh hat and several plates from the Nant Gawr and Swansea potteries.

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Victoria & AlbertA return visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum.

10:00 IronPigs: Fan-Tastic!Take a trip inside Allentown’s Coca-Cola Park to explore the magic that makes the Lehigh Valley Iron-Pigs the most visited team in all of Minor League Baseball.

28 SATURDAY7:00 See July 7th Lineup12:00 Austin City Limits: M. Ward/

Okkervil River

29 SUNDAY8:00 Nature: Kangaroo Mob9:00 American Experience: Jesse Owens10:00 Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest

Athelete11:00 EastEnders (7/26)

30 MONDAY8:00 Life of Mammals: Meat Eaters

A looks at carnivores, from arctic foxes to big cats.

9:00 Globe Trekker: West Texas10:00 Himalaya With Michael Palin:

Leaping TigersTravel from the easternmost end of the Himalayas and on to Assam.

31 TUESDAY8:00 NOVA: Hunting the Edge of Space:

The Ever Expanding Universe 9:00 Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice

The chronicles of the Phoenix Mars Lander launched in 2007.

10:00 Making WavesExplore Philadelphia’s historic Boat-house Row, where great rowers and Olympic champions have trained for over 150 years.

August p.1

7 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth9:00 The Parents’ Survival Guide:

Childhood ObesityAddressing the multi-faceted solu-tions to this growing pediatric healthproblem, specifically the role parentscan play as the "first line of defense."

10:00 Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know: Turning Point - 30’s and 40’sExplore the issues pertinent to a woman in her 30s and 40s, includingstarting a family, infertility, balancingfamily and work, and stress management.

8 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Priory School

The nine-year-old only son of the wealthy Duke of Holdernesse, has been abducted from the school.

9:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY!: Inspec-tor Lewis, Series III: The Dead of WinterThe discovery of a body on an Oxford bus leads Lewis and Hathaway to a sprawling Oxford estate.

10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY!: Inspec-tor Lewis, Series III: Dark MatterWhen the Master of Gresham Col-lege is found dead at the foot of the University Observatory stairs, Lewis and Hathaway find that the finger of suspicion points at the staff.

9 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Always On My MInd

Irate husband Phil Pratt accuses Martin of killing his wife when he comes to their house to treat her.

9:00 Doc Martin: In A Family WayAfter not speaking with one another for seven years, Dr Martin Ellingham's parents make a surprise visit to Corn-wall to stay with their son.

10:00 EastEndersWill a fearful Dot be able to share hersecret with a close friend?

10:30 EastEndersPaul finds coaching the basketball team trickier than he thought.

11:00 Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work:State Visit (part 1)

10 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Atlantic

City, NJ (Hour 3)A fanciful circa 1900 folk art sculp-ture; a 1934 New York Yankees team-signed baseball; an early 20th-cen-tury painting by George Bellows.

9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: Mellerstain House Special Among the finds are a colourful Minton figure; a Japanese dagger;a painting hung too close to the fire for comfort.

1 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Man With

The Twisted LipEvery morning Neville St Clair bids farewell to his wife and daughter and leaves his villa in Kent to travel to the City. Holmes is engaged by Mrs. St Clair and he discovers the daily rou-tine is not what it appears.

9:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Inspector Lewis, Series V: The Indelible StainA controversial American academic is found strangled after a guest lecture at Oxford, leading Lewis and Hathaway

to narrow down a list of motives that includes politics, ambition and vengeance.

10:30 Masterpiece MYSTERY!: Inspector Lewis, Series III: Counter Culture BluesWhile on a routine disturbance call, Lewis is shocked to encounter a rock star he once idolized, who was believed to have died years ago.

2 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Blood is Thicker

Bert Large has been hiding a heartbreaking secret from his son which threatens to jeopardize their close re-lationship.

9:00 Doc Martin: AromatherapyThere’s concern in Portwenn that local radio presenter Caroline Bosman has a drinking problem. Meanwhile, Vernon Cooke stinks so much no body can bear to be in the same room.

10:00 EastEndersDennis makes a tough choice about hisfuture. Sonia lays down the law toMartin.

10:30 EastEndersStakes are raised when Den invites Andy around for a game of poker; Martin's got a nasty surprise for Pauline.(Episodes repeat Sundays at 11:00pm)

11:00 David Suchet On The Orient Express:A Masterpiece SpecialCelebrated actor David Suchet sets aside his alter ego Hercule Poirot to

step aboard one of the world's most iconic trains: The Orient Express. (7/1 at 7:00pm)

3 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Atlantic City,

NJ (hour2)A collection of Enrico Caruso memorabilia and a pair of heirloom boxwood and ivory figurines.

9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: NottinghamAn eclectic mix of items: a pair of outsize boots possibly worn by a 52 stone man; memorabilia collec-tion from the Nuremburg trials; a valuable ring found in a teapot spout.

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Mellerstain HouseHead to the Scottish Borders for an al fresco roadshow.

10:00 STAGESTRUCK: Confessions From Summer StockTake a nostalgic look back at the 26-year history of America's first "in-the-round" summer stock theater — the Orleans Arena Theatre on Massachusetts' Cape Cod.

4 SATURDAY7:00 Lawrence Welk: Tribute to Jerome Kern 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances9:00 As Time Goes By10:00 Are You Being Served?11:00 Waiting for God12:00 Austin City Limits: The Head and

the Heart/Gomez

5 SUNDAY7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Atlantic City, NJ8:00 NATURE: Elsa’s Legacy: The

Born Free StoryThe dramatic story of the Adamsons’ rescue of three lion cubs and their attachment to Elsa, whom they releasedback into the wild, was the first filmic exploration of animals as individuals.

9:00 IronPigs: Fan-Tastic!10:00 Alone In The Wilderness

The story of Dick Proenneke, one man who lived his dream in the Alaska Wilderness.

11:00 EastEnders (8/2)

6 MONDAY8:00 Life of Mammals: Opportunists

Omnivores, animals that eat whatever is around at the time.

9:00 Globe Trekker: Planet of the ApesThis Globe Trekker Special is all about our fellow primates - lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

10:00 Himalaya with Michael Palin: Bhutan to the Bay of BengalConcluding the Himalayan trek. In Bhutan, a last look at the high Himalayaand completing the journey on a fish-ing boat in the Bay of Bengal.

AUG.

JULY | AUGUST 2012 Weeknights on PBS39 6:00pm BBC World News America 6:30pm Nightly Business Report 12:00am Charlie RosePBS39 High Definition (HD) is available on Service Electric 512 and RCN 1008. For complete TV listings, visit our website wlvt.org and select “TV Schedules.” Programming is subject to change.

11:30 EastEndersIan takes a chance on finding new romance. Dot gives Sonia a special gift.(no repeat)

27 MONDAY8:00 Life of Mammals: Return to the

WaterA look at marine mammals that havereturned to the sea during the evolu-tionary process - from sea otters to manatees.

9:00 Globe Trekker: Turkey10:00 Richard Bang’s Adventures With A

Purpose: Morocco: Quest for the KasbahAdventurer Richard Bangs travels to Morocco on a quest for the modern-day equivalent of the Kasbah.

28 TUESDAY8:00 Tempo InDepth9:00 NOVA: Secrets Beneath The Ice

Find out if Antarctica’s climate past can offer clues to what may happen to our warming planet.

10:00 The Botany of DesireBased on the best-selling book by Michael Pollan looks at the complex human-plant relationship.

29 WEDNESDAY8:00 Sherlock Holmes: The Six Napoleons

A purveyor of fine art discovers his plaster bust of Napoleon smashed into fragments. One of six, the rest are now facing a similar fate. But the case takes on a graver tone when there is a murder.

9:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY!: Inspec-tor Lewis, Series III: Your Sudden Death QuestionThe murder of a quiz competition contestant during a quiet summer holiday at an empty Oxford campus.

10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY!: Inspec-tor Lewis, Series III: Falling Dark-nessWhen two murders share a link with their own Doctor Hobson, Lewis and Hathaway try to clear her name.

30 THURSDAY8:00 Doc Martin: Out of The Woods

It's just two weeks before PC Mark Mylow marries and he doesn't have abest man. He asks Dr Ellingham who flatly refuses to entertain the idea.

9:00 Doc Martin: ErotomaniaMrs Tishell has been wearing a col-lar to combat neck pain for years. The doctor urges her to remove it. When she does take the collar off, it ends up with Doc Martin and Louisa calling an ambulance for her.

10:00 EastEndersDen's confident about his plan to scam Andy and the bookie. WillSonia's planned dinner party go ac-cording to plan?

10:30 EastEndersDen finds himself ostracised by his closest allies. Ronny fails to impress Sasha.

31 FRIDAY8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage

PittsburghTake a look at Pittsburgh ROADSHOW finds since 1997.

9:00 British Antiques Roadshow: CarlisleThe experts unearth a 'Jacob', a 'Dirty Dick' and a 'Monkey', all 19th century smokers' pipes. There's a stoneware mug of an uncertain date with a fascinating inscription;an unloved vase and a painting of dogs which cost 'nearly a pound'.

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: Royal HallowayRoyal Holloway College provides the backdrop in this edition; a collec-tion of miniature paintings of West Indian planters and a pair of Delft plates.

10:00 PROHIBITION: A Nation ofDrunkardsAmericans have argued over alcohol for centuries. Since the early years of the American Republic, drinking has been at least as American as apple pie. In episode one many places con-sider alcohol safer to drink than water. (part 1 of 3)

9:30 British Antiques Roadshow: StroudThe experts head for Stroud in Gloucestershire and discover an Artsand Crafts beaker made by CR Ash-bee; a 17th century cushion mirror; and an early marine chronometer which is so rare that it could be worth a Borneo headhunter's sword.

10:00 Nixon’s the One: The ‘68 Election11:00 Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy’s

Ride to the White HouseFilmed on location at the Roosevelt ranches in the heart of the beautiful and wild Badlands of North Dakota, the growing of age life experiences of the nation's 26th President, brought to life.

Special PBS39 ProgrammingAugust 11th through August 26th

12 SUNDAY11:00 EastEnders (8/9)

19 SUNDAY11:00 EastEnders

Dot returns to hospital for her test results. (no repeat)

11:30 EastEndersDr. Leroy tries to change Dot's mind.Has Paul jeopardized Patrick and Yolande's chances of fostering by in-curring the wrath of Ian? (no repeat)

26 SUNDAY11:00 EastEnders

Patrick attempts to stop Ian from going to social services about Paul.(no repeat)

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