NHPTV Connections Space Age Documentaries
August 2017 Something for Everyone
One of the perks of working at New Hampshire Public On Monday August 21, Television is that you often get a 2017, America’s eyes will be glimpse of the upcoming PBS glued to the skies as mainland shows. Our program manager, United States experiences the Hazel Molin gave our staff a first total solar eclipse since sneak peek at some of the great 1979. PBS’ award-winning programs on tap for August. My wife, Kathy is science series, NOVA will going to love Diana: The Next Act, Endeavor and capture the spectacular event 800 Words. And I’m looking forward to gazing to in a special presentation to air the stars and beyond with shows like Eclipse just hours after it takes place. Over America and The Farthest-Voyager In Monday, August 21 • 9 PM on NHPTV PRIME Space. But what also amazes me is what my granddaughter gets out of New Hampshire PBS. To watch her grasp ideas about science and Learn how NASA’s epic Voyager missions revolutionized our engineering concepts and put them into action understanding of Jupiter, Saturn, is just amazing. I know she’ll get a kick out of Uranus, Neptune and their the new kids specials, Ready Jet Go!: Back to dazzling moons and rings. In Bortron 7 and Curious George: Back to the 2012, Voyager 1 left our solar Jungle. system and ushered humanity On the local level, I’m so proud of what this into the interstellar age. With small but mighty staff does on a day-to-day the participation of more than basis. During the spring, our Education Manager, 20 team members, both past Susan Adams and intern, Julia Leonard received and present, The Farthestand scanned hundreds of entries for this year’s Voyager In Space celebrates NHPTV Kids the 40th anniversary of the first Writers Contest. Voyager launch. And just recently Wednesday, August 23 • 9 PM on NHTPV PRIME our studio was filled to the brim with these Join us for a funny and heartwarming look at how one group of budding young Cyber Seniors is bridging the growing generation gap. Focusing writers and on a group of senior citizens illustrators and who take their first steps their families. The into cyberspace under NHPTV Kids Writers Contest – in its 23rd year – the tutelage of teenage gathered almost 700 stories written by children mentors, this documentary in grades K-5. These stories give us all a sneak expertly renders a peek into the creative, imaginative and thought-provoking look wonderful minds of our next generation. You at a spirited group of men can read them all online at nhptv.org/kidswrite. and women who learn to As members of New Hampshire PBS, your digitally reconnect with support goes a long way in producing local their families and each shows and fostering the love of writing and other. They quickly learn illustrating for every child in the Granite State. the ropes, and the group is soon competing for the most YouTube Thank you for your support. views while building their on-line inventory of friends. Peter Frid, NHPTV President & CEO
Eclipse Over America
The Farthest–Voyager In Space
Cyber Seniors
Thursday, August 24 • 8 PM on NHPTV PRIME
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Saving New England Fisheries
For centuries, the ocean sustained life, built an economy and supported an iconic culture in New England. The Gulf of Maine was once so rich with cod that explorer John Smith claimed he could simply lower baskets into the sea and raise them loaded with fish. Much has changed since then. Today, fisheries and everything connected to the industry are in trouble. Can lessons from the past help us create a sustainable future for our fisheries?
Thursday, August 3 • 8 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Tribal Justice
Two Native American judges reach back to traditional concepts of justice in order to reduce incarceration rates, foster safety for their communities and create a more positive future for their youth. By addressing the root causes of crime, they are modeling restorative systems that are working. Courts across the country are taking notice.
Monday August 21 • 10 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Raising Bertie
Roads to Recovery
Substance use disorder is reaching epidemic proportions across the country and in communities all over New England. The problem is bigger than Illicit drugs - it includes alcohol and prescription drugs found in most people’s homes. NHPTV’s documentary Roads to Recovery looks at solutions for people living with substance use disorder. Host Jennifer Rooks leads a discussion with experts in the field who provide a road map to treatment and recovery. Personal stories will bring viewers closer to the problems and solutions facing communities across New England.Thursday, August 31 • 8
PM on NHPTV PRIME
The FUN CLUB for Kids!
POV: Perspectives that Matter
Raising Bertie follows three African-American boys as they face a precarious coming of age in rural Bertie County, North Carolina. Like many rural areas, Bertie County struggles with a dwindling economy, a declining population, and a high school graduation rate below the state average. This powerful film weaves the young men’s narratives together as they define their identities and grow into adulthood while navigating complex relationships, institutional racism, violence, poverty and educational inequity.
Monday August 28 • 10 PM on NHPTV PRIME
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Program Top Picks Ireland’s Wild Coast: Summer of Adventure
800 Words
Wednesday, August 2 • 8 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Wednesday, August 23 • 9 PM on NHPTV EXPLORE
Join us for the finale of our exhilarating Summer of Adventure series. Emmy-winning wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson takes us on a journey along Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coast, providing insights into the wild animals and wild places of the island he calls home.
The Great British Baking Show
In the Australian comedy-drama 800 Words, recently widowed Sydney newspaper columnist George Turner sets out to make a fresh start with his teenage children. Still reeling from the sudden death of his wife, George moves his family to a tiny New Zealand town, where he vacationed as a child. Together, the grieving family adjusts to a new country and faces an uncertain future.
The Tunnel: Sabotage
Join the remaining four bakers in the semifinal as they bash and fold their way to the top of the patisserie peak. Who will find that a mini-cake bake is their Waterloo? Then, watch the final three bakers wrestle with meringue and undertake a British classic with only one recipe instruction and no measurements, before they tackle one of the most complex challenges ever seen on the series. There’s no room for half-baked plans here.
The return of this exciting series follows detectives Elise Wassermann and Karl Roebuck as they investigate the abduction of a French couple from the Eurotunnel who left their young daughter behind. The case is complicated by a deadly plane crash in the Channel. Are the two events connected? Tune in and find out!
Friday, August 4 • 9 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Thursday, August 24 • 9 PM on NHPTV EXPLORE
Endeavour Season 4 on Masterpiece
Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata
It’s the summer of 1967, and the effects of the Cold War and 60s counterculture are being felt in Oxford. Endeavour is waiting to hear the result of his Sergeant’s Exam and coping with Joan’s sudden departure when he becomes consumed in a nightmarish hunt for a serial killer. Thursday and Win deal with their own sense of grief. Their home is empty, Sam gone to the Army and Joan…who knows where?
Sunday, August 20 • 9 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Experience the soaring melodies of one of the world’s most beloved operas. Sonya Yoncheva is the tragic courtesan Violetta, with Michael Fabiano as her ardent lover Alfredo and Thomas Hampson as his disapproving father Germont. This visually stunning revival of Willy Decker’s staging is conducted by Nicola Luisotti.
Friday, August 25 • 9 PM on NHPTV PRIME
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August 2017
Curious George: Back to the Jungle