Connections All New Season! Windows to the Wild: Meet Kiki Windows to the Wild celebrates its 13th season with a party animal you won't forget. Host, Willem Lange introduces audiences to his inquisitive puppy, Kiki, as he hikes with Following Atticus author Tom Ryan and his dog, Samwise. Along the trail, Willem and Tom reminisce about the dogs they've loved and open up about how their pets helped them face life's challenges.
Wednesday, October 4 • 7:30PM on NHPBS
October 2017
Introducing NHPBS!
In the coming weeks, you'll notice that we look a little different. We've changed our name and have a new logo. We're now New Hampshire PBS, and while our name may be different, we're still the same great place for quality programming that you depend on. You can find all your favorite programs on our five channels; NHPBS (formerly NHPTV Prime), NHPBS Explore, NH World, NH Create and NHPBS Kids.
Windows to the Wild: Birding with Ray
Embark with Willem on a journey into the wilds of Boston, observing the most eccentric creatures of all: bird watchers. Willem joins WGBH radio host Ray Brown in the Boston Public Garden, a popular spot for migrating birds in the middle of The Hub. Ray and his friends explain why you can bird anywhere, and why the birders themselves might be even stranger and more exotic than the animals they seek.
Wednesday, October 18 • 7:30PM on NHPBS
Call to Care NH
Ninety percent of Americans want to age at home, but many rely on their families and paid care workers to do so. Join us for an in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities of caring for an aging population. Call to Care NH will follow the documentary America Reframed: CARE, which explores the stories of care workers, their patients and patients families. The evening will provide a national and local perspective on caregiving; exposing the cracks in an increasingly strained system.
For almost 60 years, we've been committed to bringing you engaging programming that makes an impact far beyond the broadcast. Whether you're hiking through the wilderness with Windows to the Wild, sharing your story with Our Hometown, or learning more about local issues through a documentary like our upcoming Call to Care NH, NHPBS entertains, enriches and informs with quality programming you can trust. This month is no exception. Our schedule is packed with electrifying live performances, binge-worthy dramas, and a bumper crop of fascinating documentaries from favorites like Nature and NOVA. If you want to escape the ordinary and explore the extraordinary, there's never been a better time to watch NHPBS. Thank you for your support! Peter Frid NHPBS President & CEO
Thursday, October 26 • 7:30 PM & 8:30PM on NHPBS NEW HAMPSHIRE PBS | nhpbs.org Questions or Comments? Call 800-639-8408 or email themailbox@nhpbs.org
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Get Swept Away on Masterpiece Poldark Season 3
Return to the breathtaking Cornwall coast, where Ross tries to win back the trust of a heartbroken Demelza, even as George Warleggan plans to destroy them. Meanwhile, Elizabeth harbors a dark secret and Dwight is imprisoned in France.
Sunday, October 1 • 9PM on NHPBS
A Front Row Seat to Great Performances Havana Time Machine
Take a musical journey to Cuba, where past, present and future collide in joyful celebration. This US-Cuba collaborative musical showcase is hosted by lead singer of The Mavericks, Raul Malo.
Friday, October 6 • 9PM on NHPBS
The Collection
Get dressed to the nines with a trip to the City of Lights. In post-World War II Paris, Paul Sabine plans to use his brilliant, but troubled brother Claude's designs to reclaim the city's status as the fashion capitol of the world. However, Paul's shady past, and an inconvenient corpse may get in the way.
Sunday, October 8 • 10PM on NHPBS
Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2017
This star-studded concert honors the recipients of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award: Shirley Caesar, Nina Simone, Sly Stone and the Velvet Underground.
Friday, October 13 • 9PM on NHPBS
She Loves Me
The Durrells in Corfu
The Durrells are back for more irresistible adventures in 1930s Greece. This year, young widow Louisa and her family juggle business schemes, new romance, a hostile landlady and the unexpected discovery of an otter.
Enjoy the classic 1963 musical of two feuding clerks in a Budapest parfumerie who don't realize they're romantic pen pals. Jane Krakowski received a Tony nomination for her side-splitting performance.
Sunday, October 15 • 8PM on NHPBS
Friday, October 20 • 9PM on NHPBS
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Primetime Picks Finding Your Roots
POV: The Islands and the Whales
Tuesday, October 3 • 8PM on NHPBS
Monday, October 9 • 10PM on NHPBS
The acclaimed series returns as Professor Henry Louis Gates explores the mysteries and revelations in the family trees of public figures. In the season premiere, politician Bernie Sanders and comedian Larry David discover they have more in common than they thought as they trace their roots back to Eastern Europe. Other participants include Scarlett Johansson, Carly Simon, Amy Schumer, Ava DuVernay and more.
On the isolated Faroe Islands, the longtime whaling practices of the Faroese are threatened by dangerously high mercury levels and anti-whaling activists. Like a canary in the mine, their tale sounds a warning to the rest of the world.
Nature - Naledi: One Little Elephant
Dickensian
Wednesday, October 4 • 8PM on NHPBS
Thursday, October 26 • 9PM on NHPBS EXPLORE
Follow the journey of a baby elephant and her caretakers. Born in a rescue camp in the wilderness of Botswana, Naledi loses her mother and faces the world alone. It is now up to a devoted team of caretakers and researchers to urge her to survive and find her place in the herd.
Have you ever wondered how Jacob Marley got into his chains? Who left Miss Havisham at the altar? Is Bob Cratchit as innocent as he seems? Have all these questions and more answered in this bold reinvention of Charles Dickens' timeless novels and settings, featuring his most iconic characters living side by side in the same Victorian neighborhood.
Cilla
Live At Lincoln Center: Falsettos
Beginning October 5 • 9PM on NHPBS EXPLORE
Friday, October 27 • 9PM on NHPBS
Travel back to The Cavern Club and see a pop icon's rise to fame. Priscilla White is a typist from workingclass Liverpool who dreams of stardom; Bobby Willis is the opportunist who ignores the city's religious divide to pursue her; and Brian Epstein is the young genius who guides The Beatles to super-stardom. Cilla tells the true story of how the lives of these three intertwine.
Meet the charming, but neurotic, Marvin; his ex-wife, Trina; his lover, Whizzer, his psychiatrist, Mendel; and his about-to-beBar-Mitzvahed son, Jason. Nominated for five 2017 Tonys, this poignant and hilarious look at a modern family is set amidst the emerging AIDS crisis. Starring Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block, and Andrew Rannells .
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