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Our State TV Segments Featuring Brian Faulkner's Work (2003-2017)

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"A Defiant Spirit" -- A group of salvage divers become innovative distillers.   (writer, narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6-F6sO_MlA&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=7

"A Muse in Wilmington" -- A tour of Thalian Hall, a fabulous performance space.  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHvSb-Nzn1Q&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=6

“Airlie Gardens” – Wilmington's garden by the sea has a splendid history.  (writer, narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdfWcOhX6-I

“Army Digs" -- Surprising archaeological finds at an active Army base.  (co-writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6pim3mpRIA&t=138s

"Ashe County Cheese Company" -  Everything you wanted to know about making cheese.  (co-writer/nar.)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW7kfxtmmbE

"Azalea Festival”  -- Enjoy Wilmington’s dazzling Spring celebration.  (writer, narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qtKmZL1vvg&t=259s

“Balloons” -- The fun of Stateville’s annual hot air balloon rally.  (co-writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWYh4-yD96U

"Bamboo Country" -- The quiet truth about growing bamboo in North Carolina.   (writer / narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3Iyfl5LIM

"Bat Cave" -- A fantastic fissure cave in Chimney Rock Gorge.  (writer - narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzHAbhHAU7c&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=192

"Bath" -- North Carolina's oldest town celebrates 300 years.   (co-writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekf34fMD6b4

“Ben Long Frescoes” – The compelling work of Asheville's world renowned fresco artist.  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX52MI38RLE

“Bodie Island Lighthouse” --The  National Park Service’s ground-up restoration. (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6abDZKtfycU&t=134s

"Bodie Island Lighthouse, Part II -- Restoration of this  coastal sentinel is completed.   (writer / narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ2E7yovBeg

“Bonsai” -- The amazing art of bonsai at the NC Arboretum.  (program pilot: co-writer & narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GVxM3QRncY

“Brasstown Dancers” -- The art of Morris Dancing comes to life in NC.  (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqNifmDhbsk&index=23&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s

“Camden County Jail" -- A great place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there.  (writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkcyxc2JTn0

"Can Joe Man” – Anyone can play his simple stringed instrument – maybe even you!  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyrtkR5BUTc  

“Carolina Chocolate Drops” -- NC band spreads Piedmont Old Tyme music.  (writer/narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSsI-s_1G28&t=39s

“Carl Sandburg's Connemara” –  The Sandburg home in Flat Rock. (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX52MI38RLE

“Carolina Quilts" -- Portia Hawes finds treasured memories in her quilts.    (writer, narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlAvl40-prw&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=143

​"Castle McCulloch” – Guilford County’s spectacular wedding and events venue. (writer, narrator)
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eUuUHLb8pk&index=142&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB

“Chimney Rock” – One man’s dream grows up to become NC’s newest state park. (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxwjE_Yj2k

“Chinqua-Penn” – An exotic plantation house and its many treasures. (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-lQ31F_StY&t=17s    (partial)

"Coast Keepers" -- Experts monitor coastal conditions and practices.  (co-writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLPgy_TFFME&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=117

"Crowders Mountain" -- An unusual geologic centerpiece in this NC State Park.  (co-writer, narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msINYdzdS-I

"Dirt to Shirt" -- Grow 'em here, make 'em here, sell 'em here.    (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rde68DtTm_0&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=4

"Doll Lady" -- Pam Earp fashions dolls made from corn husks.   (writer - narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTmvc8hf8io

"Dorton Arena" -- The visionary design behind Raleigh's Dorton Arena.    (writer, narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoH6FVn7bik

"Dressing for Success" -- High Point entrepreneur creates classy salad dressing line.   (writer/narrator)
  
https://video.unctv.org/video/our-state-dressed-success/

"Duke Lemur Center" -- Check out these spectacular visitors from Madagascar.   (co-writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5fXBc8PXU&index=42&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s

“Edenton” -- Walk through Cupola House, in NC’s first colonial capital.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzTunlpu5tc

“EnergyXchange” -- An innovative way to generate heat “naturally”.  (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_snH7KoJ9g&list=PLlnWj5eZNnpS_GjQRlx342qcdhAzoxSor

“Face Time” – 94-year-old sculptor Earline King’s wonderful life.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qd0Xz1Ci7A

“Fences” – A creative look at all kinds of fences, from practical to whimsical.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADwPSoYXsOM&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=44

“Ferry Ride" -- There's nothing like a ferry ride along NC's coast.   (co-writer / narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMTJwtKHRC0

"Fins and Feathers" -- Duane Raver has invested a lifetime painting ... fish.   (writer, narrator)
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoH6FVn7bik

"Flat Rock Playhouse” – Let us entertain you at NC’s official state playhouse! (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVGlQWDxUSk

“For The Birds” – The challenge and joy of raising endangered waterfowl in NC.  (writer)  (nar by Becky Story)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixu8dKtBq8

"Fort Macon State Park" -- Millions visit this Civil War era fort. every year.  (co-writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hUaUJXYZbs&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=134

"Fragile Canvas" -- A young artist creates for the wonder of it -- and overcomes life's adversity.  (writer / nar)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVrTwCvKnIM

"Gardens of Calvary" -- Explore a botanical wonderland at Tarboro's Calvary Episcopal Church.  (writer / nar)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3KY74QkCA&index=112&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s

"Gingerbread" -- Edible art at the Grove Park Inn's  annual Gingerbread House Contest.  (writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJZ1Kk35bDc

“Going Home” -- A bittersweet homecoming to Portsmouth Island.  (co-writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkRs4lRu2Ps

"Going Nuts" -- How Bertie County's famous peanuts are grown, harvested, processed & sold  (writer)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utcM0uSTsJY (narration by Becky Story)

"Gold History in North Carolina" -- It all began when a big gold rock was found in a creek.  (writer. narrator)

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LUrRTJQ8G8

"Golden Eggs" -- Caviar from a mountain stream.   (co-writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvAs7atnIQ&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=132

"Grace in Granite" -- Visit the world's largest open-faced granite quarry.   (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eibE2JeQICc

"Grandfather Mountain" -- North Carolina's #1 tourist attraction.   (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-HNyt_uiwY

“Great American Photographer" -- History thru the lens of news photographer Matthew Lewis.   (writer-nar)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_lHBrPZs9c&index=16&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB

"Grist For The Mill” – Centuries old technology still at work in NC.  (co-writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC2KFJIKNRA&t=43s

“Grove Arcade” -- North Carolina’s first indoor mall returns to its roots.  (co-writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYrFRp0wqVo&t=188s

“Grovewood Galleries" - The history behind one of America's best-known craft galleries.  (writer /narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4U3fv0SGMg&index=37&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB

"Hanging Rock State Park” -- A park full of pleasant surprises.  (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO2fR8y6nBA

“Harper House” -- A luxurious Victorian era home lives again. (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoO4ijZTkRg

"Hart Square" -- Dr. Bob Hart spent a lifetime building a log cabin community i.  (writer. narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aefRh2sQn1M

“Hidden Treasure” – Surprises abound on a visit to the Battleship North Carolina. (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjjTaPUsWl8

“Hope Plantation” – Tour Governor Stone’s delightful 1803 home in Bertie County.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-srgu0DZPYg

"Hunt Library" -- Tour the groundbreaking Hunt Library at North Carolina State.   (writer/narrator)
  https://video.unctv.org/video/our-state-hunt-library-lockwood-follyone-moment-one-meeting/

“In-Tune” – Antique radios still entertain at this NC museum!  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svKussNt2l8

“Island Inspirations” -- An innovative summer artists colony on Bald Head Island.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nWQniaVapQ

“Ivey Hayes Paints” – The bold, colorful paintings of this Wilmington artist.  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iIvZIh9ksY

“Jackson House” – A restored 17th century home in The Albemarle.  (writer)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVNP4BMAaTs&t=53s  (narrated by Becky Story)

“Jim McPhail – A retired corporate exec creates an artful new life.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Ly6pUQdAE

“Keys to the Past" -- A family of piano repairmen brings family heirlooms back to live.   (writer/narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_QgDXMLKo

“Jon Kuhn Glass” -- The mesmerizing work of glass sculptor Jon Kuhn.  (co-producer, writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2i_n6aoqL0&index=60&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s

“Korner’s Folly” – Tour a strange, whimsical house in Kernersville.  (writer-narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH1pGkBlVdE

“Land of Ahs” – The glory and satisfaction of running a family flower farm.  (writer)  (Nar. by Becky Story)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBsmFIosnTM&index=49&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s

"Letters From Home" -- Two talented young women bring back the music of the 1940s.  (writer, narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxHv4WJ6nxw&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=8

"Lighter Than Air" -- A huge NC blimp hangar is an awesome remnant from WWII  (writer / narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=Yr8Io5l_byQ

"Linville Caverns" --  A fascinating and surprisingly colorful natural resource -- underground.  (writer-nar)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=242YYeGdid4

"Living with an Island" -- Nature is the primary resident at Bald Head Island.  (writer-narrator)  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjMj42Ru2SQ&t=133s

“Makeshift Music” – Senior citizens create music using ordinary household objects.  (writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t4F2MCZWDQ&t=6s

"Maple Creek Farm" -- Maple syrup production in North Carolina?  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBUYOg0q9vk

"Meet the Kruger Brothers -- A pair of German immigrants take to the NC sound.   (co-writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA5oHuSce3E&index=12&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB

"Mountain Ramp Festival" -- So what exactly is a ramp?"    (co-writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvHLqJM_sHY&index=167&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB  

“Mrs. Hanes Moravian Cookies" -- Sample homemade cookies from the Moravian tradition   (writer / nar)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye56vDOKjS4&t=146s

"Nocturnal Visitors” -- NC citizens help endangered Loggerhead turtles.  (writer)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ5ohVKb8ko&index=52&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s   

“Old Salem Bakery” – Fresh bread in Old Salem, for 200 years.  (co-producer-writer-narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMe4OUGHx90&t=151s

“Old Stone House" -- See how the gentry lived in the 17th century N.C. countryside.  (writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGXYyJj2ewI

“Orchids in the Garden" -- Find a new passion at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M0xrmG1VrQ&index=17&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB

"On Pines & Needles” -- North Carolina’s amazing pine needle crop.  (writer)  (narration by Becky Story)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcVp9S-8wOI&index=27&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s

"Parades” – Different kinds of parades in North Carolina.  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA3Nh4ycjMw

“Penland School of Crafts” – Profile of the famous Penland School of Crafts.  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F0UX4I58Sw

“Piedmont Clocks” – You can still hear the sound of time in clock towers across NC.  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg7iMyeYBho&t=111s

“Playing by Heart" -- Jim Avett plays music from the heart -- and so do his famous sons.  (writer/narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBmSj6M7h34&t=49s

"Pullen Park Carousel” – Watch carousel animals come to new life.  (writer, narrator)

“Pumpkin Delights" -- Trip the light fantastic this Halloween on the Old Bynum Bridge.  (writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icwQgAJdyP0

"Riding the Rails” – North Carolina’s railroads are alive and well.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOB0gV9noA4

“Sandy Feat” – Incredibly realistic and entertaining sand sculptures.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umE9Vb4vlxw&index=78&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB

“Scenes from 64" - Artist Chris Wilson paints his way across N.C. 64  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlKlI3v7_bY&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=19

"Sculpting Glass” -- Glass artist Alex Bernstein’s dance with texture and light.  (writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBENWsqTExE&t=51s

"Secret of the Tomb" -- A family searches for an old tomb, and lost family history.   (co-writer, narrator)
  https://video.unctv.org/video/our-state-secret-tomb-sweetest-sound/

"Seeking the Ancient Ones" -- See some of the oldest living trees on earth.  (writer, narrator) 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alD-qwyutWI&t=50s

"Silver Lining” -- A painter gets to work at the beach every day!  (writer)  (Narration by Becky Story)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QRaWqmPZs0&t=29s 

"Soldiers' Stories" -- U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War Battle of Forks Road.  (writer / narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvXIVuYEvG4&t=100s

“Somerset Place” – 1843 slave life interpreted at a North Carolina plantation.   (writer, narrator)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8UTxG-s2w 

"The Southern Wilds" -- There are gorillas in our midst!    (writer)   (narrated by Becky Story)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhbUZTI-OFk&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=18

“Gold History of NC” -- The Reed gold mine is where it all started 'round here.  (co-writer-narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LUrRTJQ8G8&index=87&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829

"Surrounded by Silence" -- The deaf president of Greensboro's Guilford College   (writer, narrator)
  https://video.unctv.org/video/our-state-surrounded-silencewhat-say-you/

“Sylva” – The spirit and flavor of a mountain Main Street.  (co-writer/narrator) 
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wB0KKR7Kis&index=154&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB

“The Tannenberg” -- Old Salem’s 1800 tracker organ comes to life.  (producer, writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFp9N10Q03A&index=62&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s

“Thomas Built Buses” -- All about those ubiquitous yellow school buses.  (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBbqMEEKxcw&t=107s

“To The Stars & Beyond” – The PARI astronomical institute.  (co-writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h_rWdGOGkQ

“Trail of Trust" -- Trevor Thomas hikes the Appalachian Trail, without benefit of eyesight.  (writer / narrator)  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRVDoQ1NC38

"Trailmakers” -- NC’s incredible Mountains to the Sea Trail. -- (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kup_B9TasrA

“Tree Surgeon" -- See the University of NC Chapel Hill campus from an unusual perspective.   (writer/nar)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nWQniaVapQ

"Tryon Palace” – Visit the royal governor’s new home in Colonial New Bern.  (writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHIyQRe3m1E&t=34s

“Tweetise Railroad” -- Restored steam engines attract mountain visitors.  (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7hxy0onxDo

"Upstairs at the Biltmore House" -- Touring the top floor of George Vanderbilt's mansion.  (writer / narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2q-euB4PXE&t=111s

"Vanishing Links" -- A writer's quirky obsession with North Carolina's hidden footbridges.   (writer/narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbelFy4sPkU

"Vintage Vending" -- An incredible collection of soft drink vending machines.    (writer / narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aziqin7Hdrk

"Voyage of the Elizabeth II" -- A new adventure for Manteo's Ambassador Ship.  (writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIxZtUDuvSg&index=191&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB

“Warrenton” -- A visit to our state’s front porch community.  (producer-writer-narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw0hpL5DnDM

"Waterfalls" -- Photographer Kevin Adams seeks an unusual quarry.   (co-writer, narrator)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdvN-MnrSp4&t=56s

"West Jefferson" -- A mountain town famous for its Christmas trees.   (co-writer, narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCFkfpG7wE

"Whalehead Club" -- A glorious coastal estate is brought back to life.  (writer - narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR0gU_QX9NE

“Wild Friends" -- Wildlife fun, wildlife rehabilitation in NC's Triangle region.  (writer)  (Narr. by Becky Story)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rJOlXDV6Fg

"Wild Horses" -- Saving the Corolla wild horses from extinction on NC's Outer Banks.    (writer,narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pzMI-YlKoU&t=67s

"Wildflower Prilgrimage" -- A spring pilgrimage to the Great Smokies.   (co-writer - narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcrUpawDECE&list=PLECA09FD3355C9BBB&index=122

"Wine Country" -- Explore North Carolina's burgeoning wine growing industry.  (writer, narrator)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzNQFVbagDY

"Window Dressing” -- NC studio creates extraordinary stained glass.  (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swlyrdpsU2A&index=28&list=PLBE7723317ABA2829&t=0s

“Wonders in Wood” -- A Charlotte artist creates masterful violins.  (writer/narrator)
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAr2hFPBvMk 
 


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