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November Programming
We know you all enjoy Antiques Roadshow so we want to be sure you are aware that you can enjoy one of your favorite programs on Sundays at 5:00 pm and Monday evenings at 8:00 p.m. On November Sundays it is followed by Agatha Christie's Poirot, then Nature, Sherlock Holmes and Masterpiece Contemporary. What a fantastic way to spend your chilly Sunday evenings.
On Wednesday, November 4, tune in at 8 pm for Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize followed by George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize. These two gentlemen will have you smiling all night!
Saturdays at 6:00 pm, join us for MI-5. We've mentioned this program before but really believe this program will grab your attention. It follows the work of a group of British MI-5 intelligence officers.
If you missed Poirot on the previous Sunday, it repeats after MI-5 on Saturday.
Wednesday, November 11at 9:00 p.m. brings another fantastic program - America's Veterans: A Musical Tribute. This MPT production, filmed at the Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, is always spectacular. This is a first-time broadcast of this program that was filmed in June 2009. A perfect program to watch on Veteran's Day! This program repeats on Monday, November 23 at 10:00 pm.
Maryland's Governor Martin O'Malley is with you on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. on Ask the Governor: Special Edition of Direct Connection. This program addresses important issues for the citizens of Maryland.
MPT will be Pledging on Saturday, November 21, Sunday, November 22, Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30. Join us for wonderful programming that is made possible by viewers like you!
Cake Slice From Prince Charles And Camilla's Wedding To Be Auctioned
A slice of wedding cake from Britain's Prince Charles' union with Camilla is to be auctioned. The portion of confectionery is going under the hammer at Andover auction house Hampshire Auctions, but is expected to fetch around 15 times less than a slice from Charles' wedding to the late Princess Diana.
A spokesman from the auctioneers said: "We are expecting quite a bit of interest."
The wedding cake - from the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's 2005 nuptials - is still in the presentation box it came in.
It has been valued at £60 to £80 [$100 to $132], and is being sold by a woman known as Diana.
She was gifted the treat by Queen Elizabeth, Charles' mother, as she worked for the royal family when the wedding took place.
The price tag of the cake is dramatically less than the £1,000 [$1650] paid when a portion of the sweet treat from Charles' 1981 wedding to Diana was sold last year.
That piece was kept in the attic of a former servant for 27 years, and had been expected to fetch up to £20,000 [$33,000], even though only icing and marzipan was left.
The nine-inch square treat was given to Moyra Smith, who died last year, when she worked as a servant at Clarence House.
He husband Donald said before the sale: "I'm not as sentimental as Moyra was about these sort of things, but it would be nice to see the cake go to a good home."
A slice of Diana's cake sold for £17,000 [$28,000] when it was auctioned in 1998.
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