Hey, It’s Photo Friday!

Chef Ricky Moore is the proprietor of Saltbox Seafood Joint in Durham, North Carolina. We profiled Moore and his restaurant in the 2019 half hour program THE HOOK. I spied this little item the other day in a walkabout around the building. It is obviously tied to the Chef Ricky special. At first I thought it was a mouse pad but it’s much thinner so I’m assuming it’s a jar opener. Makes sense that a restaurateur might need something to get those tight lids off, eh?

Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Get a dramatic and intimate look inside the Russian assault on Kharkiv as FRONTLINE presents UKRAINE: LIFE UNDER RUSSIA’S ATTACK – Tuesday night at 10 on PBS NC.

Whet your appetite for the next series of Yorkshire veterinary action as the cast of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL discuss the upcoming season.

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Hey, It’s Photo Friday!

In 2019, UNC-TV premiered THE HOOK, a locally produced special about Durham chef Ricky Moore. In this half-hour program, Ricky highlighted the seafood traditions of North Carolina’s coastline and celebrated the contributions of black chefs and fishermen to coastal food culture. You may have seen it. We’ve aired it many times since its debut (as recently as September on PBS NC). What you see below is a small card used to promote the series. I found a bunch in our Marketing and Communications department. Since it pushes a a broadcast date that is two years in the past, they only make decent mementos at this time.

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It was one of the first platforms to promote the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement and its impact continues to this day. Celebrate the public television variety show that shared Black culture with the nation as INDEPENDENT LENS presents MR. SOUL!  – tonight at 10 on PBS NC.

Catch Judi Dench (As Time Goes By) in the trailer for the World War II thriller Six Minutes To Midnight.

Enjoy a recreation of the wedding that changed British matrimonial ceremonies forever. Lucy Worsley hosts VICTORIA AND ALBERT: THE WEDDING – Tuesday at 8pm on the Explorer Channel.

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Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

It may be mostly famous for being the backdrop to DOWNTON ABBEY but Highclere Castle is a real home to actual British nobility. Explore 300 years of landed history at one of Britain’s most famous residences on SECRETS OF HIGHCLERE CASTLE – Tuesday night at 10 on the Explorer Channel.

The beloved British series WORZEL GUMMIDGE (the original starred Doctor Who #3 Jon Pertwee) is getting a reboot with some recognizable names. Michael Palin (Monty Python) and Zoë Wanamaker (My Family) join the project, set to air in the UK this Christmas. Continue reading