NHPTV Connections In The Net: Saving New England Fisheries
Over the centuries, New England's ocean waters sustained life, built an economy, and created an iconic culture. Once the Gulf of Maine was so rich with Atlantic Cod that the explorer John Smith reported he simply lowered baskets weighted with rocks into the sea and raised them loaded with fish. But much has changed since then. Today, regional fisheries and everything connected to the industry are threatened. In our new NHPTV documentary, produced in partnership with New Hampshire Sea Grant, Saving New England Fisheries examines the past and present state of fishing and its prospects for the future. By tracing the history of groundfishing, parallels in the circumstances in coastal New England and reinvigorated fishing in Newfoundland are shown. Scientists and harvesters from southern Massachusetts to northern Maine talk about the difficulties fisheries face, and how individuals and organizations are working to keep the industry alive by planning a sustainable future. Saving New England Fisheries is a one-hour special, hosted by Will Lange.
PREMIERES Thursday, May 19 • 9 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Dinner And Screening Premiere Join us May 13 at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel for a special dinner featuring local fish, and the screening premiere of Saving New England Fisheries. Afterwards, join the conversation with a discussion moderated by Erik Chapman of NH Sea Grant, and featuring Robin Alden, Penobscot East Resource Center; Ted Ames, Maine fisherman; Mark Grant, NOAA Fisheries, Northeast; Geordie King, Seacoast gillnet fisherman; and Geoff Smith, The Nature Conservancy. Details and tickets are available at nhptv.org/fish
May 2016 Behind The Screens People who know I work at New Hampshire PBS often quiz me about their favorite shows. Usually there are questions about new programs and speculation about various plots of past series. Of course we know months ahead what programs are coming – and we preview them long before they air. Now you can get an inside track on our programs, too. In June, you're invited to the NHPTV Broadcast Center to find out how we choose programs, as well as to preview some that are coming and hear about what's in the works. Our "State of the Station" event is June 8th and our guest is Cynthia Fenneman, president of American Public Television, a leading syndicator of top-rated public television programs. Go to nhptv.org/events to RSVP. At the event, you'll also meet NHPTV staff, and find out what's in our program, events and community engagement pipeline. Additionally, I'd like to thank everyone who bid, bought, donated, volunteered or watched our 2016 Spring Auction. You helped make our largest annual fundraiser a success! Thank you. Peter Frid, NHPTV President & CEO
Get Ready To Enjoy Your Favorite PBS Programs Anytime, Anywhere Imagine being able to stream your favorite PBS programs anytime and anywhere! Soon, your NHPTV membership will make that a reality. This new member benefit will provide extended on-demand access to PBS programming. With NHPTV Passport, you'll have access to hundreds of hours of PBS drama, science, history, natural history and arts shows on demand, using your computer, smartphone or tablet. NHPTV members at the $60 level and above will receive an activation code when NHPTV Passport launches this summer. Questions? Contact Member Services at (800) 639-8408 • membership@nhptv.org
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NHPTV Is On-Air • Online • In Your Community Genius By Stephen Hawking You don't have to be a genius to answer big questions! Through the use of large-scale experiments and remarkable demonstrations, this new series decodes the mysteries of evolutionary biology, astrophysics and quantum mechanics, solving questions like “Why am I here?,” “Are we alone?” and “Can we travel through time?” Host Stephen Hawking takes three people with curious minds and has experts help them use their own intellect to learn what humanity’s most notable thinkers have discovered about the greatest scientific mysteries over the centuries. Visit pbs.org to find out what it takes to be a genius, learn more about each episode, meet the experts, explore each challenge, watch clips and follow the social conversation with #HawkingGeniusPBS.
Wednesdays, May 18 - June 1 • 9 & 10 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Will Hikes Moose Mountain Appalachian Trail hikers encounter New Hampshire's Moose Mountain shortly after leaving Vermont. In the season 11 finale of Windows to the Wild, host Will Lange takes a spring hike with Scott Ellis and his two dogs on this part of the AT and find evidence of a 1968 place crash. Season 12 is in the works; let us know if you have any suggestions for the new season!
Wednesday, May 11 • 7:30 PM on NHPTV PRIME
The FUN CLUB for Kids!
Curtain Call For Two Masterpieces Wallander Kenneth Branagh returns for the fourth and final season of his Emmy- and Golden Globenominated role as the soulsearching Swedish cop. Based on the novels by best-selling author Henning Mankell, the series follows Inspector Kurt Wallander on three new mysteries. First, Wallander is in South Africa for a conference and gets involved in a missing person case and suffers a blackout. Then, with ominous signs of failing health, Kurt searches for a murder victim’s daughter. And in the finale, Wallander has a revelation about a decades-old case involving his daughter's father-in-law, but with his now unreliable memory, can he solve it?
Sundays, May 8 - 22 • 9 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Mr. Selfridge
The store may be about to celebrate its 20th anniversary, but Harry's ambitions are taking a toll on the staff, his family, and friends. The clock is ticking towards closing time as shopping genius Harry Selfridge faces creditors, mob bosses, irate relatives, and spurned mistresses in the final season of Mr. Selfridge. Will there be a happy ending for Harry and his loyal family?
May 1 • 10 PM & May 8 - 22 • 10:30 PM on NHPTV PRIME
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Program Top Picks Granite State Challenge Find out which team will take home the SuperChallenge trophy! Quick smarts are demonstrated by the top high school academic teams from Nashua South, Concord, Manchester Central and Merrimack as they compete for the coveted title. And for a fourth year, the winning Granite State Challenge and WGBH's High School Quiz Show teams will test wits in a Governor's Cup match!
Saturdays, May 7 - 21 • 6 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Call the Midwife It’s 1961 and Poplar is beginning to feel the winds of social change, along with improvements in housing, sanitation and healthcare. Follow the midwives, nuns and their patients as families reassess their lifestyles; women confront reproductive social mores; and a mysterious birth defect appears. Nonnatus House's residents are rocked by and prepare for major changes as the fifth season concludes this month.
Janis: American Masters Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock 'n' roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1971 at age 27. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is responsible for massive hits like “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Piece of My Heart." This film explores her legacy.
Tuesday, May 3 • 8 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Armor of Light In a gripping portrait of courage, Independent Lens follows the journey of an evangelical minister trying to find the moral strength to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America. Reverend Rob Schenck, anti-abortion activist and fixture of the political far right, breaks with orthodoxy by questioning whether being pro-gun is consistent with being pro-life. He is surprised when long-time friends and colleagues warn him away from this complex, politically explosive issue.
Sundays, May 1 -22 • 8 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Tuesday, May 10 • 8 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Nature: Nature's Perfect Partners
National Memorial Day Concert
We all know the value of working together – teamwork. Across the planet, animals are joining forces and they’re doing so in surprising and diverse ways, whether to hunt or stay alive, build a home or keep warm, solve complex problems, or complete amazing feats. Partnerships were once thought rare in the animal kingdom, but now more and more are being discovered. See them in action and discover how helpful a partner truly is.
Wednesday, May 11 • 8 PM on NHPTV PRIME
Join hosts Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna for the 27th broadcast of this night of remembrance honoring the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. The performance airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before an audience and hundreds of our troops around the world via American Forces Network.
Sunday, May 29 • 8 PM on NHPTV PRIME
For listings, previews and more: nhptv.org • Watch online: video.nhptv.org
Discover Tropical Ecuador!
NHPTV Events
Imagine yourself in exotic Ecuador next November! Visit the Mindo Cloud Forest, Otavalo craft markets, Antisana Ecological Reserve, explore Ecuador's natural history, and more. Along the way, you'll be treated to storytelling with Will Lange, host of Windows to the Wild. Experience all this while making friends on the trip of a lifetime! Details at nhptv.org/travel
These events support NHPTV’s programs.
NHPTV KIDS Club at Children's Day May 1 - Market Square, Portsmouth Free Indie Lens Pop-Up Screening - Armor of Light May 10 - Red River Theatres, Concord Saving New England Fisheries Dinner & Screening May 13 - Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel State of the Station Member Event June 8 - NHPTV Broadcast Center, Durham Passport Craft Beer & Food Tour at Strawbery Banke September 17 - Tickets on sale in June
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