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A change in time for Afternoon Tea
Beginning Wednesday, July 1, tune in 30 minutes earlier than you are used to to enjoy your favorite Brit Coms. Afternoon Tea will now begin at 1 pm. Don't forget - we don't want you to miss anything!
July Programming
We can't think of even one person who doesn't enjoy Garrison Keillor so we are starting out July programming with the American Masters: Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes. Tune in on July 1 at 8 pm.
MPT brings you a night of fun summer programming on July 2 starting at 8:30 p.m. Beginning with Sandwiches That You Will Like, stay for The Hot Dog Program, then Shore Things, and finish up with Seaside Story.
July 4 means fireworks and that's what we have! Join us for A Capitol Fourth at 8 pm, repeating at 10 pm. Fireworks from our Nation's Capitol - it's the next best thing to being there!
Laugh along with us on Tuesday, July 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 10 p.m. Make 'Em Laugh returns and we know you'll enjoy this as much as you did the first time. After all, laughter is the best medicine!
We are going to whet your appetite for the upcoming Ken Burns' series The National Parks, slated for September. Join us on Tuesday, July 7 and 14 at 10 p.m. for Paving the Way: The National Park-To-Park Highway.
Paving The Way relates the little-known story of how most Americans first reached the national parks - via one of the longest motor routes of the day, the Park-to-Park Highway. The two-part series traces the key players and obstacles involved in creating the highway, the pioneering 5,000-mile drive to all 12 National Parks, before gas stations and paved roads.
Then stay tuned for the PBS preview of The National Parks at 11 p.m.
Be sure to watch the Rolling Stones rock Rio de Janeiro at Copacabana Beach on Wednesday, July 8 at 11 p.m. This was a stop on their A Bigger Bang tour.
Switch gears on Thursday July 9 at 8:30 p.m. and enjoy La Boheme on Great Performances at the Met.
Your Brit Coms are on each Saturday during July except for July 4. And they will be on each weekday as well.
My Source
People from all over the United States have been sharing in writing, pictures, sound and video, the way public television and radio fits into their lives. We thought we'd share selected submissions we've received about Afternoon Tea. If you'd like to share how Maryland Public Television fits into your life, please do so because we'd love to know. Tell us here at share.mysourcefor.org.
Maryland Public Television is my source for...Staying connected. This is a true story. My parents were living in Florida and my mother loved watching the British comedies, early 90s, and she would call and tell me about Keeping Up Appearances. Finally, I watched and of course loved it. So our conversations often described the antics of Hyacinth, et. al. Who can forget when the horse galloped away with her -- my husband literally fell off the bed laughing. We of course have seen every episode a million times, Anyway, my mother passed away Thanksgiving, 1994. My family and I went to my father at Christmas to help him sort things, etc. It was too sad for words. That Friday night the British comedies were on (this was Boca Raton, not Washington) and we sat down to watch, figuring it would be a repeat but nonetheless we would watch. Imagine our surprise when we realized that Keeping Up Appearances was not only NOT A REPEAT but the extended episode on the QE II. The first half of the episode of just getting to the QE II was hilarious and we all were heartily laughing including my very sad father. And how could he not be laughing when Hyacinth realizes she is in Denmark and starts to worry about marauding Danes and sings Rule Britannia. Frankly I'm laughing now and I've seen the episode dozens of times. Well, that's MPT in a nutshell. I feel as if the British Comedies, Masterpiece Theatre, Mystery and my cooking shows are old friends. And I always wonder if my mother was watching us watching Hyacinth and laughing too. I like to think so.
Submitted by Amy Shilo.
www.bbc.co.uk
MPT2: another way to enjoy the programs
For those of you that have multi-tier digital television capabilities either over the air or on cable, we also offer MPT2. MPT2 trends toward lifestyle programming during the day and most of your favorite weeknight programming shown a day later than you normally view it. You can find MPT2's program schedule in our Program Guide which you receive at home if you are a member of MPT. You can also find it at www.mpt.org/schedule.
Surviving the digital transition
We certainly hope you survived the digital transition and were able to find MPT without any trouble. Just in case you didn't, we thought we'd offer some assistance.
» Where to find us in your television service
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