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Afternoon Tea Brit Coms
The Afternoon Tea Brit Coms will not be on the week of March 2-6 on MPT's analog channel, however you can see them on MPT Select, MPT's digital channel. Beginning at 2 pm each day that week, the programs will be on in the same order you are used to watching them. If you are currently hooked up to a digital converter box, you can find MPT's digital channel over the air. It can be found at:
22-2 Annapolis
62-2 Frederick
31-2 Hagerstown
36-2 Oakland
67-2 Owings Mills
28-2 Salisbury
If you view on Comcast in the Baltimore area, MPT Select is located on Channel 200.
Breaking News
Actress Wendy Richard passed away on February 26, 2009 at the age of 65. Ms. Richard suffered from an aggressive, terminal form of cancer. As a remembrance, we will include an overview of her life in the April 2009 Tea Times.
March Programming
March begins with a new Celtic music presentation, Highland Heartbeat, on Sunday, March 1 at 2:30 p.m. Highland Heartbeat embodies the pride and passion of a country rich with history, offering a concert that spans genres and generations from traditional Scottish compositions like "Loch Lomond" and "Down in the Glen" to pop hits originally sung by Carly Simon, Bette Midler, and Simon and Garfunkel that infuse Scottish cultural significance to the familiar lyrics. This program repeats on Tuesday, March 3 at 1:30 p.m.
Also on Sunday, March 1, is Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at 7:30 p.m. followed by Chris Botti: Live in Boston at 9 p.m. If you haven't heard of Chris Botti before, you are in for a treat. Mr. Botti is a trumpeter who has played with the likes of Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé and many, many others. Chris Botti repeats on Tuesday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday, March 14 at 8 p.m.
Every time we broadcast it you seem to love seeing it again! So back by popular demand is the As Time Goes By Reunion. Join us at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2 to see all your favorites re-united.
Yanni is coming to the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore on Saturday, April 25! Make your Pledge while watching Yanni: Live from the Forum in Acapulco on Monday, March 2 at 8 p.m. and you could receive tickets to the show. It's a win-win situation for you! If you miss it, or just want to see it again, you can do so on Thursday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m.
Celtic Woman returns on Friday, March 6 at 3:30 p.m. Everyone always enjoys hearing their angelic voices so don't miss it!
MPT-produced programs are always top-notch! On Tuesday, March 10 at 9 p.m. watch Global Harbors: A Waterfront Renaissance. Learn about the Baltimore Harbor's planning process and the impact that it has had globally on other harbor renovations.
This is followed by Pip & Zastrow: An American Friendship, the true story of two men who cross racial boundaries during segregation in the 1940s and form a life-long friendship that takes extraordinary turns. With humor, compassion and heartbreak, Pip and Zastrow navigate through 60 years against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and a country that has yet to overcome deep-seated racism and social inequity.
Fast forward to Thursday, March 12 at 9 p.m. to see Moving Maryland Forward: A Century of Modern Highways, another stellar program produced by MPT. Maryland Public Television will air the documentary that explores the hard road Maryland has traveled from centuries ago to the founding of the State Roads Commission in 1908, to its present state of national leadership in transportation. Moving Maryland Forward offers some fascinating lessons in how Maryland came to be known as the home of some of the best maintained highways in the nation.
On Sunday, March 15 and 22 at 9 p.m. tune in for Masterpiece Theater: David Copperfield, parts 1 and 2.
Three's a charm and so is our third MPT-produced program of the month, Annapolis 300: A Capital Celebration. Learn the story of one of our nation's most important historical treasures as Maryland's capital city celebrates its' 300th birthday. The program airs on Saturday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries return on Saturday, March 28 at 9 p.m. The first installment is "Master of the Moor," part 1. Don't miss any of them!
Tune in at 9 p.m. on Monday, March 30 to see Citizen Schaefer, an hour-long biography that explores Governor William Donald Schaefer's roots, his rise to power through the ranks of Baltimore's machine politics of the 50's and 60's, his time on the city council, and as Mayor of Baltimore. Citizen Schaefer examines Schaefer's two terms as Maryland Governor and, finally, his move out of political life in his last term as state Comptroller.
Don't' forget to catch Volvo Ocean Race each Saturday in March at 6 p.m.
The afternoon Brit Coms will not be on the first week of March but will return Monday, March 9. Also, the Brit Coms will not be on Saturday, March 7 or 14. The Saturday Brit Coms will return on Saturday, March 21.
Does even Batman get parking fines in Lambeth?
At first glance it seems even the caped crusader himself could not escape the beady eye of Lambeth's parking wardens when a parking ticket was slapped on to the windscreen of none other than the batmobile.
The supercar from blockbuster The Dark Knight was parked outside the GMTV studios in Waterloo to promote the DVD release of the Batman film.
However it turned out the ticket had been put on the windscreen by a prankster who had transferred it from another vehicle nearby.
A Lambeth spokesman said: "Even Batman has to park legally but this photo was a prank by a member of the public and no ticket was actually issued."
"There is no way one of our attendants would have issued a ticket."
"The car has not got a number plate."
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
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