WUFT TV Viewer Guide - July 2015

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Best Bets A Capitol Fourth — America’s national Independence Day celebration will mark 35 spectacular years on air, live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. July 4 @ 8:00pm and 9:30pm American Masters presents Harper Lee, Hey Boo Explore the mysterious life of Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird. July 10 @ 9:00pm Operation Wild — Join veterinarian teams around the world as they undertake groundbreaking operations to try to save animals’ lives. July 1, 8, 15 @ 8:00pm Humanity from Space From the perspective of space, trace humankind’s journey from hunter-gatherer to dominant species. July 21 @ 8:00pm The Bomb Explore the most destructive invention in human history, the nuclear bomb, how it changed the world and how it continues to loom large in our lives. July 28 @ 8:00pm

July 4 @ 8:00pm

Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail Unlock the mysteries of uranium, one of the Earth’s most controversial elements, with host and physicist Dr. Derek Muller. July 28, 29 @ 10:00pm

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July 2015 | Vol. 58 No. 7


DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Caillou 6:30 Martha Speaks 7:00 Odd Squad 7:30 Wild Kratts 1/Wild Kratts: Back in Creature Time 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Sesame Street 11:00 Dinosaur Train 11:30 Dinosaur Train 12:00 Peg + Cat 12:30 Peg + Cat 1:00 Super Why! 1:30 Thomas & Friends 2:00 Sesame Street 2:30 Cat in the Hat 3:00 Curious George 3:30 Curious George 4:00 Arthur 4:30 World Girl 5:00 WUFT News First at Five 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 Deutsche Welle News 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour

SATURDAY 6:00 Barney & Friends 6:30 Angelina Ballerina 7:00 Curious George 7:30 Curious George 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00 Sesame Street 9:30 Dinosaur Train 10:00 America’s Test Kitchen 10:30 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen 11:00 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 12:00 The Chef’s Table with Randall White 12:30 The Victory Garden Edible Feast 1:00 This Old House 1:30 This Old House 2:00 Ask This Old House 2:30 Hometime 3:00 The Woodwright’s Shop 3:30 Motorweek 4:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 4:30 Martha Bakes 5:00 History Detectives

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SUNDAY 6:00 Sid the Science Kid 6:30 Peg + Cat 7:00 Curious George 7:30 Curious George 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00 Sesame Street 9:30 Dinosaur Train 10:00 Sewing with Nancy 10:30 BBQ with Franklin 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 12:00 The McLaughlin Group 12:30 Capitol Update 1:00 The Ilene Silverman Show 1:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 5/Ethan Bortnick A Celebration of America 2:00 5/ American Experience: Mount Rushmore 12/American Masters: Margaret Mitchel American Rebel 19/American Masters: Woody Guthrie – Ain’t Got No Home 26/Great Performances at the Met: Iolanta; Bluebeard’s Castle 3:00 5/The National Mall: America’s Front Yard 12/American Masters: Harper Lee, Hey Boo 3:30 19/Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy 4:00 5/The Statue of LIberty 4:30 12/The Lost Years of Zora Neale Hurston 5:00 5/The Jewel in the Crown: The Moghul Room 12/The Jewel in the Crown: Pandora’s Box 19/The Jewel in the Crown: A Division of the Spoils 26/The Queen’s Garden 6:00 5,12/Lewis & Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery 19/Vicar of Dibley 2005 New Year’s Special 26/Vicar of Dibley 2006 Christmas Special: The Handsome Stranger, Part 1

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PRIMETIME 5 — Sunday

The Crimson Field Sundays @ 10:00pm

1 — Wednesday 8:00 Operation Wild — Episode 1 Learn if an ingenious idea can save pandas and if an operation can transform a young gorilla’s life. 9:00 First Peoples — Asia; Australia In the first hour, discover a type of ancient human, living across Asia, whose genes helped us face down extinction. In the second hour, learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

2 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE Gardens & Greek Revival Style • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Repairing Structural Problems. 9:00 Doc Martin — Don’t Let Go P.C. Penhale resorts to desperate measures to convince Maggie to stay with him including paying people to be nasty to her, so he can step in and assert his authority and be tough. 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! — Poldark Determined to open his risky copper mine, Poldark seeks backers. Verity’s big chance leads to a showdown. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

3 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 The National Mall: America’s Front Yard — Learn the surprising and inspiring story of the National Mall, a place unlike any other on earth. 10:00 Statue of Liberty — Revisit Ken Burns’s history of the Statue of Liberty and what she represents to all Americans. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

4 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Big Band Memories 7:00 Antiques Roadshow — Vintage Denver Uncover changes in values from 15 years ago, including an appraisal that doubles in value. 8:00 A Capitol Fourth 2015 America’s national Independence Day celebration will mark 35 spectacular years on air, live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. 9:30 A Capitol Fourth 2015 See listing above. 11:00 Austin City Limits — Eric Church 12:00 Front and Center For King and Country

6:00 Lewis & Clark Journey of the Corps of Discovery — Follow Lewis and Clark’s 19thcentury voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the Pacific. 8:00 Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 2 — See why Celia punishes Caroline and Gillian loses her job. 9:00 Masterpiece — Poldark: Part 3 Poldark’s battle with the local gentry deepens. He faces one turning point with Elizabeth and another with Demelza. 10:00 The Crimson Field — Episode 4 Follow a patient who faces a court martial and hear Joan’s revelation of a dark secret.

6 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow — Vintage Tulsa Discover how values have changed from 15 years ago, and a $125,000-$135,000 find. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Des Moines — Highlights include a Rambling Mickey Mouse toy with its original box, ca. 1934; Charles Lindbergh memorabilia; and a Samuel McIntire medallion that has soared in value from $70,000-$90,000 to $200,000-$300,000. 10:00 POV — Tough Love Follow the struggles of two parents to win back the trust of the courts and reunite their families. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

7 — Tuesday 8:00 American Experience The Abolitionists 1820–1838 Meet five influential characters in the abolitionist movement. (Part 1/3) 9:00 American Experience The Abolitionists 1838–1854 See how the activities of the five principals intersect and affect the anti-slavery movement. (Part 2/3) 10:00 FRONTLINE Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria Investigate the alarming rise of untreatable infections. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

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8 — Wednesday 8:00 Operation Wild — Episode 2 Find out how pioneering medicine is transforming ways to tend to animals. 9:00 First Peoples — Europe Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct. 10:00 NOVA — Why Sharks Attack Uncover the science behind the hunting instincts of the great white shark. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

9 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE Kitchens and Baths • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Repairing Structural Problems in a Home. 9:00 Doc Martin — Cat and Sharks Mrs. Dingle is distraught. She desperately needs the money to continue to look after the cats and kittens in her care. Eleanor comes to Bert’s rescue with a plan to boost business at the restaurant. 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! — Poldark See listing on 7/5 at 9 p.m. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

10 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 American Masters Harper Lee, Hey Boo — Explore the mysterious life of Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird. 10:30 The Lost Years of Zora Neale Hurston This documentary delves into the writer’s life, work and philosophies, concentrating on her very productive but often overlooked, final decade. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

11 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Hooray for Hollywood 7:00 Antiques Roadshow — Vintage Tulsa See listing on 7/6 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin — Cats and Sharks See listing on 7/9 at 9 p.m.

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Operation Wild Wednesdays @ 8:00pm 9:00 Vicar of Dibley 2004 Christmas Special 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Emmy Lou Harris; Rodney Crowell 12:00 Front and Center — Warren Haynes

12 — Sunday 6:00 Lewis & Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery — See listing 7/5 at 7 p.m. 8:00 Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 3 — Follow Celia as she builds bridges with Alan and stands by Caroline’s side. 9:00 Masterpiece — Poldark: Part 4 The community awaits news of the fish harvest. Poldark’s copper mine struggles. Demelza must get used to a new way of life. 10:00 The Crimson Field — Episode 4 See why the return of an old patient calls everyone’s loyalties into question.

13 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas — Look back at memorable items appraised in 2000. Highlights include a collection of magic memorabilia, ca. 1925, a Shearer chest of drawers and an album of John Thomson photos. Which item’s value jumped from $15,000-$20,000 to $35,000-$45,000.

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9:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Providence — Fifteen years after its first trip to Providence,RI, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW looks back to see what some of the most memorable objects are worth today. Some have increased in value, while others haven’t fared so well. 10:00 POV — Web Junkie Follow the treatment of Chinese teens — obsessive gamers who prefer the virtual to the real world. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

14 — Tuesday 8:00 American Experience The Abolitionists 1854 to Emancipation and Victory — Examine the forces leading to war and to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. (Part 1/3) 9:00 American Experience — Blackout Look back at what happened in New York City the night the lights went out in summer 1977. 10:00 FRONTLINE — Escaping ISIS Hear gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose


19 — Sunday

NOVA Chasing Pluto Wednesday the 15th @ 9:00pm 15 — Wednesday 8:00 Operation Wild — Episode 3 Witness extreme dentistry on a five-ton elephant and keyhole surgery on a giant tortoise. 9:00 NOVA — Chasing Pluto View New Horizon’s historic capture of the first-ever detailed images of Pluto’s icy world. 10:00 To Catch a Comet — Watch the historic landing of an orbiter on the surface of a comet as it zoomed around the sun. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

16 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE Rowhouse, Lighthouse • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Setting Up a Beehive. 9:00 Doc Martin — Ever After Mrs. Tishell’s long-standing crush on Dr. Martin Ellingham takes a dramatic turn in this final episode in the series. Fuelled by a cocktail of drugs Mrs. Tishell can no longer hide her unrequited love for the doc, and decides she must take drastic action. 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! — Poldark See listing on 7/12 at 9 p.m. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

17 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Great Performances Driving Miss Daisy — Enjoy performances by Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones in a play about the power of friendship. 10:30 American Masters Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel Historians, biographers and personal friends reveal a complex woman who experienced profound identity shifts during her life and struggled with the two great issues of her day: the changing role of women and the liberation of African Americans. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

18 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show The Italian Show 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Las Vegas — See listing on 7/6 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin — Ever After See listing on 7/9 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley 2005 New Year’s Special 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Queens of the Stone Age 12:00 Infinity Hall — America

7:00 The Forsyte Saga — Return to the 2002 drama of three generations of an upper middleclass family in Victorian England. Episode one follows Soames Forsyte’s courtship of Irene Heron — beautiful, accomplished and penniless. 8:00 Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 4 — Find out who may be the answer to Caroline’s prayers. 9:00 Masterpiece — Poldark: Part 5 Poldark and Demelza start a family. Demelza plays matchmaker. The miners riot. And Francis takes desperate measures to recoup his losses. 10:00 The Crimson Field — Episode 5 Grace is threatened, and Joan is in danger.

20 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Madison — Journey back 15 years and learn how fantastic finds have fared in today’s market. Highlights include an 1875 Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, Winsor McCay comic art and an Eanger Irving Couse oil. See which item doubled in value to $80,000-$100,000. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow — Vintage Tampa See how the appraised values have stood up over time. Highlights include a fork from the Hindenburg; a costume jewelry hat from around 1950; and a Louis Comfort Tiffany lamp with a “Rose Helmut” shade, ca. 1905, whose value has more than doubled since we first saw it. 10:00 POV — Return to Homs See how a star goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team became an armed insurgent. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

21 — Tuesday 8:00 Humanity from Space — From the perspective of space, this two-hour special uses data and CGI to disclose the breathtaking extent of humanity’s influence, revealing how we’ve transformed our planet and produced an interconnected world of extraordinary complexity. 10:00 FRONTLINE Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty Follow two filmmakers who set out to interview El Chapo Guzmán, leader of a major drug cartel. 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

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22 — Wednesday 8:00 Life on the Reef — Follow 20,000 green sea turtles as they return to the biggest reptilian breeding colony on Earth. (Part 1/3) 9:00 NOVA — Why Planes Vanish Get the inside story of the search for Flight MH370 and meet those who looked for the lost plane. 10:00 NOVA — Sunken Ship Rescue Follow the epic operation to secure, raise and salvage the Costa Concordia cruise ship. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

The Bomb

23 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE A Rowhouse Reimagined • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Honey Harvesting. 9:00 Doc Martin — Sickness and Health Will Doc and Louisa finally tie the knot, or will the villagers have to put the confetti back in the box? 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! — Poldark See listing on 7/19 at 9 p.m. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

24 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Great Performances Dudamel Conducts a John Williams Celebration with the LA Philharmonic. 10:30 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

Tuesday the 28th @ 8:00pm 26 — Sunday 7:00 The Forsythe Saga — Episode 2 Learn what happens when Soames hires Bosinney to build a country house for Irene. 8:00 Last Tango in Halifax Season 3: Episode 5 — Watch as a private family matter goes public. 9:00 Masterpiece — Poldark: Part 6 A mysterious smelting company challenges the local copper barons. Poldark confronts the same cardsharp who swindled Francis. 10:00 The Crimson Field — Episode 6 As Joan faces a possible lifetime in prison, Kitty’s wracked with guilt that she knew about Joan but didn’t stop her. Kitty is desperate for someone to trust, but will she turn to Thomas or Miles?

25 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Down on the Farm 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Madison — See listing on 7/20 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin — Sickness and Health See listing on 7/23 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley 2006 Christmas Special 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Sarah Jarosz; The Milk Carton Kids 12:00 Infinity Hall Sadie and the Hotheads

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27 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Charleston — Highlights include Newcomb College vases, Fred Meyer photographs, ca. 1900, and a Leon Julien Deschamps bronze. Learn which item is now worth $55,000-$60,000. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Columbus — Highlights include a trio of Albert Cheuret art deco clocks; a Marx “Roy Rogers” play set; and a historical collection, once owned by our nation’s first postmaster general, including a Thomas Jefferson letter previously valued at $100,000, now valued at $300,000-$350,000.

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10:00 POV — Tea Time See how a routine of tea and pastries has sustained five Chilean women through 60 years of change. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

28 — Tuesday 8:00 The Bomb — Explore the most destructive invention in human history, the nuclear bomb, how it changed the world and how it continues to loom large in our lives. 10:00 Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail Unlock the mysteries of uranium, one of the Earth’s most controversial elements, with host and physicist Dr. Derek Muller. (Part 1/2) 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

29 — Wednesday 8:00 Life on the Reef — Witness the explosion of life on the reef as the wet season approaches. (Part 2/3) 9:00 NOVA — Nuclear Meltdown Disaster Follow the minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima nuclear crisis and its aftermath. 10:00 Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail See listing on 7/28 at 10 p.m. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose


30 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE Designer Details • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Building a Basic Shelf. 9:00 Doc Martin — Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Martin and Louisa host a disastrous dinner party, the new nanny walks out, and Morwenna advertises for a lodger. 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! — Poldark See listing on 7/26 at 9 p.m. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

31 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Virtuosity: The Cliburn Watch the world’s best young pianists strive to win the Cliburn, a high-stakes piano competition. 10:30 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose

Life on the Reef

Begins Wednesday the 22nd @ 8:00pm

WUFT-TV UNDERWRITERS GENERAL PROGRAMMING

Haven Hospice

Sweetwater Organic Coffee

Artwalk Gainesville

Hippodrome Theater

Thornebrook Chocolates

B&B Office Systems

Ilene’s for Fashion

UF College of the Arts

Bosshardt Realty Services

Kitchen & Spice and Other Things Nice

UF Health Cancer Center

City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

Malgorzata’s Gallery

UF Health Breast Center

Crystal Air and Water

Bill Mitchell State Farm Insurance

UF Health Women’s Center

Paddiwhack

Visit Gainesville

Publix

Waldo’s Antique Village

Francesca’s Trattoria

Quality Design Works Kitchens and Baths

Wild Birds Unlimited

Flying Biscuit Cafe

Quality Plumbing

Florida Citizen’s Bank

Santa Fe College

Florida Credit Union

Santa Fe College Foundation

Gainesville Carpets Plus

Simply Delightful Confections

Gainesville Orchestra

Skate Mania

Dance Alive National Ballet Fine, Farkash and Parlapiano

COMMUNITY UPDATE Visit Gainesville

In accordance with regulation, WUFT files FCC Form 388 with the FCC on a quarterly basis to report on DTV consumer education efforts during the previous calendar quarter. The reports are available at www.wuft.tv/fccform388.aspx and at the main studio.

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