NHPTV Connections
November 2014
A Night Of Nature
Thankful Times
My Life as a Turkey
Peterborough. Plymouth. Hanover. Manchester. Mt. Monadnock. Concord. We’ve been on the road a lot, for meetings, Windows to the Wild hikes, screenings, and to accept awards! Here’s a rundown of our most recent travels. We’ve been in Peterborough working on our first Our Hometown episode. This exciting new series focuses on residents of Granite State towns and cities who tell their community’s stories (see page 3.) We’ll be in Plymouth this month for Granite State Challenge’s “Super Sunday” competition. We’ve signed up 55 NH high school academic teams to vie for 16 spots; the season premieres in February. I’m also very proud to note that NHPTV received the NH BIA “NH Advantage Award” last month. It honors businesses that enhance New Hampshire’s special character. And, we picked up five awards for Windows to the Wild at the NH Association of Broadcasters annual dinner. Have you heard the journalism phrase “They buried the lead”? Well, here’s an example of that. In December, we’ll be offering five free screenings of Masterpiece Downton Abbey 5 around the state. We hope to see you at one of them! Thanks for your support, which keeps us on the road, telling NH’s many stories. Peter Frid, NHPTV President & CEO
After a local farmer left a bowl of turkey eggs on Joe Hutto’s front porch, his life was forever changed. Deep in the wilds of Florida’s Flatlands, the writer and naturalist spent two years living as a turkey mother, taking on the full-time job of raising 16 turkey chicks.
An Original DUCKumentary
There are some 120 species of duck. Some are noisy and gregarious, others shy and elusive. They are familiar animals, but most of us don’t really know these phenomenal, sophisticated creatures at all. This program follows a wood duck family as a male and female create a bond, migrate together across thousands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of chicks, then come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds.
The Private Life of Deer Whitetailed deer seem to be always around us (pictured on cover). Humans have created pretty much the perfect habitat for deer. Enter their hidden world from the perspective of night-vision cameras. They are not just common backyard creatures, but are intelligent, affectionate family members.
Wednesday, November 26 • 8 - 11 PM • NHPTV PRIME
New Windows To The Wild Episodes! The Allagash & the Master Guide Experience the mighty Allagash River with 80-year-old master guide Gil Gilpatrick. He leads guest host Scott Ellis, NHPTV videographer Steve G., and a group on a week-long canoe trip on the remote Maine river. Gil shares its history and explains why he comes back to the Allagash year after year. Wednesday, November 5 • 7:30 PM
Exploring Wild Iceland Will Lange travels afar to the land of volcanoes, Vikings, waterfalls and hot water geysers. Along with local guides, he explores Iceland’s stunning geology and culture.
Wednesday, November 19 • 7:30 PM
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Program Top Picks Masterpiece: Worricker Bill Nighy reprises his role as master spy Johnny Worricker in two new Masterpiece thrillers. Picking up from the end of the first episode, Page Eight, the intensely private and scrupulous Worricker is now on the run from MI5. In Turks & Caicos, he’s in exile on a Caribbean island overrun with businessmen bankrolling a mysterious project. And in Salting the Battlefield, it’s spy vs. spy in the alleyways of Europe. But can Worricker stay ahead of an international dragnet?
LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 This documentary profiles Comanche political and social activist LaDonna Harris. She was the woman President Lyndon Johnson asked to educate the executive and legislative branches on the unique role of American Indian tribes and their relationship to the U.S. government. She taught “Indian 101” to members of Congress and other agencies for more than 35 years, and is now passing on her traditional cultural and leadership values to a new generation of emerging Indigenous leaders.
Sundays November 9 & 16 • 9 PM • NHPTV PRIME
Thursday November 20 • 9 PM • NHPTV PRIME
Jay Leno: Mark Twain Prize For American Humor
Richard Pryor: Icon
This special celebrates “Tonight Show” host and comedian Jay Leno, the 17th and latest recipient of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. An indefatigable performer, Leno loves to test his humor live on audiences across the nation. Jimmy Fallon, Chelsea Handler, Wanda Sykes and Jerry Seinfield will salute the humor and accomplishments of Leno in this tribute.
Sunday November 23 • 8 PM • NHPTV PRIME
He was one of the first black men ever on television and his rise to fame was nothing short of miraculous. This biography delves into the life and legacy of comedian and actor Richard Pryor — coming from a small town in Illinois to performing on the Ed Sullivan Show, to being banned by television networks and embroiled in a pattern of self-destructive behavior that threatened his life. Yet Pryor’s impact on the craft of comedy and the comics of today is both unmistakable and unrivaled.
Sunday November 23 • 9 PM • NHPTV PRIME
Masterpiece: The Paradise
How We Got To Now
As Season 2 wraps up, romance and intrigue culminates in surprising ways at The Paradise, set in a Victorian department store in northern England. Moray and Tom raise the stakes in their battle for ownership and control of The Paradise, while Denise pursues her own plan. Will a ghost story bring Moray and Denise back together? And a traveling photographer makes a big impression.
Don’t miss the final two episodes of best-selling author Steven Johnson’s series! In Cold, find out how ice entrepreneur Frederic Tudor made ice delivery the second biggest export business in the U.S. And in Sound, travel to the Arcy sur Cure caves in France, where Johnson finds the first traces of the desire to record sound —10,000 years ago. See (and hear) how these ideas bloomed into refrigeration and digital recording.
Sundays • 8 PM • NHPTV PRIME
Wednesdays November 5 & 12 • 10 PM • NHPTV PRIME
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NHPTV Is On-Air • Online • In Your Community NOVA In November
Bigger Than T. Rex
Fossils from a dinosaur believed to be bigger than the Tyrannosaurus rex were destroyed in a WWII bombing raid. The discovery of new bones has reopened the investigation into this epic beast. Follow paleontologists as they reconstruct and track the history of the monstrous Spinosaurus.
Wednesday, November 5 • 9 PM • NHPTV PRIME
Emperor’s Ghost Army To defend himself in the afterlife, the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, was buried in a vast mausoleum accompanied by around 9,000 life-sized statues. Investigate the secrets of these astonishing figures and the technology behind the highly-advanced crossbows, spears, and swords they carry.
Wednesday, November 12 • 9 PM • NHPTV PRIME
Killer Landslides In less than two minutes, a one-square-mile field of debris slammed into the community of Oso, WA, killing 41 and destroying nearly 50 homes. Geologists investigate the deadliest U.S. landslide in decades and whether climate change played a role.
Wednesday, November 19 • 9 PM • NHPTV PRIME
The FUN CLUB for Kids! NHPT V
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Explore the essence of the Granite State’s cities and towns in NHPTV’s new TV series and community initiative, Our Hometown. The town of Peterborough leads off the series, which is now in production. New Hampshire native and author Rebecca Rule is the series host. As a long-time oral and written storyteller, Rule presents a workshop to prospective participants to help them frame and tell their stories in a powerful way for the NHPTV cameras. Participants also will share photos, posters, videos and other memorabilia as part of their video-recorded storytelling, coordinated by NHPTV producer Carla Gordon Russell. “Think of collecting all of your hometown’s best stories and sharing them with everyone in NH and beyond,” said Dawn DeAngelis, NHPTV Chief Content Officer, about the new TV series. “That’s what we’re trying to do with Our Hometown. “We are creating a Granite State keepsake that offers an in-depth and personal look at the communities that make New Hampshire our home.” Find out more about the series, and contact us with your ideas: nhptv.org/hometown
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