NHPBS Connections - August 2020

AUGUST 2020 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 6:30 PM Sat. 8/1 Sun. 8/2

7:00 PM

The Lawrence Welk Show*

7:30 PM

Japan with Sue Perkins

National Parks: America's Best Idea*

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

9:30 PM

10:00 PM

Japan with Sue Perkins

Kimono Revolution

Antiques Roadshow**

Japan with Sue Perkins

Japan with Sue Perkins

P.O.V.** Advocate

Midsomer Murders

Doctor Blake Mysteries

Hinterland**

Mon. 8/3

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Tue. 8/4

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Hold The Sunset

Wed. 8/5

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators

Doc Martin

Before We Die**

Cook's Country

PBS NewsHour

Sanditon On Masterpiece

800 Words

The Tunnel**

Fri. 8/7

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

PBS NewsHour

Sat. 8/8

The Lawrence Welk Show*

Keepers of the Light

Thu. 8/6

Washington Week

Open Mind

The Child In Time On Masterpiece

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

P.O.V. Chez Jolie Coiffure

Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team

Antiques Roadshow

P.O.V.** Chez Jolie Coiffure

POV Shorts

Antiques Roadshow

Keepers of the Light**

Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece

Hinterland**

War*

Sun. 8/9

W1A

Mon. 8/10

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Tue. 8/11

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Wed. 8/12

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators

Doc Martin

Before We Die**

Cook's Country

PBS NewsHour

Sanditon On Masterpiece

800 Words

The Tunnel**

Fri. 8/14

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

PBS NewsHour

Sat. 8/15

The Lawrence Welk Show*

Secrets of the Dead

Thu. 8/13

War*

Sun. 8/16

Midsomer Murders

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music)

Washington Week

Open Mind

Aging Backwards 2 with Miranda EsmondeWhite**

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Nova Decoding The Great Pyramid

Frontline

Great Performances at the Met

10 Modern Marvels That Changed America

Antiques Roadshow

Antiques Roadshow**

Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece

Hinterland**

Mon. 8/17

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Midsomer Murders

Tue. 8/18

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Hold The Sunset Hold The Sunset

Wed. 8/19

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators

Doc Martin

Before We Die**

Cook's Country

PBS NewsHour

Sanditon On Masterpiece

800 Words

The Tunnel**

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

PBS NewsHour

Thu. 8/20 Fri. 8/21 Sat. 8/22

Washington Week

Open Mind

Endeavour Season 7 On Masterpiece**

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

P.O.V.** About Love

Alone in the Wilderness

Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide

Fleetwood Mac: The Dance

War*

Ken Burns: The National Parks

Brain Fitness Program

Sun. 8/23 Mon. 8/24

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Tue. 8/25

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Uncovering America

Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde-White**

Wed. 8/26

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Alone in the Wilderness

3 Steps to Pain-Free Living**

Cook's Country

PBS NewsHour

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

PBS NewsHour

Thu. 8/27 Fri. 8/28 Sat. 8/29

Doo Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years

Moments to Remember: My Music Washington Week

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music)

Sun. 8/30

Tom Lehrer - Live In Copenhagen 1967*

Mon. 8/31

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

Open Mind

Peter, Paul and Mary at Newport 1963-65

70s Soul Superstars (My Music) PBS NewsHour

Ken Burns: The National Parks**

Midsomer Murders

Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide

Let's Talk Menopause Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece

Hinterland**

Please Note: Programs on NHPBS Explore begin before 6:30 PM when marked *. Programs end at 10:30 PM unless marked ** This program schedule is subject to change. Go to nhpbs.org/schedule for the most up-to-date listing of programs.

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National Conventions

VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF PROGRAMMING When we were all working at the station, often times you would find Hazel Molin’s office door slightly ajar, the faint glow of lights flickering off the wall and muffled voices coming from inside. Hazel is at work and watching television. Watching television at work? YES! Hazel is the Manager of Broadcast Content. She’s the one who is responsible for scheduling NHPBS’ five channels. She deals primarily with NHPBS, NHPBS Explore, but also with Create, World and PBS Kids 24/7 channels. Since 2011, when NHPBS lost all of its state funding, Hazel has worked alongside WGBH programmers to acquire programs at discounted rates and to bounce scheduling ideas off of them. “I screen and curate programs from a variety of sources, including several national distributors and local independent producers,” says Hazel. Now that is a lot of TV! Hazel’s love of public television developed when she was a student at the University of New Hampshire.

She recalls watching plenty of Masterpiece Theatre with her aunt and uncle. “On my college vacations, I watched several series with them — I, CLAUDIUS, THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA and many others.” She landed a support job in the programming department at Channel 11, grew into creating the broadcast logs, which account for every second of the broadcast day, and was promoted to her current position in 2000.

For over 30 years now, Hazel has been working with and scheduling programs at NHPBS. She’s considered a superhero in the PBS programmers world. She can calculate time in her head, she can recall obscure programming details in the middle of a meeting, and her attention to detail is second to none.

On the homefront, she’s a devoted grandmother, she can bake a fierce Christmas stollen bread, and she has sewn plenty of handmade, treasured baby quilts for family and coworkers. But her true talents lie in how she can pick up on a programming theme from PBS and

then localize it to NHPBS. “I’ll search the distributor’s database for programs that will fit the theme. For example, this month I needed a 30-minute show and remembered KARAMU. It fit nicely between a documentary on racism and leading into a block of summer dramas.” Did we mention Hazel has a mind like a steel trap?

Hazel is the number one person that the BritWit Club members want to meet. “They like to hear what is coming up and are very interactive with us about the British programs. I enjoy educating them about programming rights and explaining why you can’t just air something from the past.”

What’s coming this fall? Well, Hazel has a few shows she can share: FRONTLINE - THE CHOICE, the long awaited conclusion of LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX, VAN DER VALK on MASTERPIECE, which is set in Amersterdam and ISLANDS OF WONDER. And don’t worry--Hazel has already screened these programs, and she says you’re going to love them!

Go to nhpbs.org/schedule for our up-to-date program schedule.

AUGUST PROGRAMS OF NOTE Hinterland August 3 | 10 PM NHPBS Explore Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team August 4 | 10 PM NHPBS Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation August 19 | Noon NHPBS Explore PBS NewsHour | Democratic National Convention August 17 - 20 | 8 PM NHPBS PBS NewsHour | Republican National Convention August 24 - 27 | 8 PM NHPBS

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NHPBS PRIMETIME PICKS

Keepers of the Light FRI August 7 | 8 PM

Second Wind: The Tale of a Sailor SAT August 8 | 6 PM

Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece

Witness as a community rallies to save the Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

This documentary captures a modern-day effort to move the structure away from the receding cliffside and recounts the 200-year history of the iconic landmark.

Follow award-winning nautical photographer Onne van der Wal as he completes a solo, hands-on restoration of a 1972 Pearson 36foot sailboat. The film chronicles Onne’s career racing large sailboats and photographing some of sailing’s most thrilling moments.

SUN August 9 | 9 PM

Great Performances at the Met: Akhnaten

Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album

The Kate

SAT August 15 | 9 PM EXPLORE

SUN August 16 | 8 PM

Experience composer Philip Glass’ visionary masterpiece portraying the impact of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhnaten as he rises to the throne.

Anthony Roth Costanzo stars in the title role. Karen Kamensek conducts.

The camera has been the British Royal Family’s confidante, messenger, pursuer and keeper of memories. British historian and host Lucy Worsley explores this complex relationship between the camera and the British Royal Family.

You’ve got front row seats to watch smart, bold performances from musicians with something to say.

The unique roster of performers – all people whom Katharine Hepburn would have found audacious enough to invite for a cocktail - includes folk pop sister trio Joseph.

As Morse rings in the new year – 1970 – at an opera house in Venice, a murder in Oxford puts Thursday on a quest to find the man responsible.

Returning home, Morse makes a new acquaintance, and old friendships show signs of strain.

MON August 17 | Noon EXPLORE

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RACE IN AMERICA This month, NHPBS is continuing the conversation about the Black experience in America. On Sunday evenings, we are offering programs that highlight historical perspectives that will provide context to the injustices that Black Americans have faced. We will also celebrate their contributions and accomplishments. To learn more, go to nhpbs.org/raceinamerica.

The Central Park Five SUN August 2 | 5 PM Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989.

POV: Whose Streets?

SUN August 9 | 5 PM

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ROADTRIP NATION SAT August 1 | 2 PM NHPBS EXPLORE

REAGAN: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE TUE August 4 | 8 PM NHPBS

When unarmed teenager Michael Brown is killed by police and left lying in the street for hours, it marks a breaking point for St. Louis. Take an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising, where citizens assert their right to live.

Karamu: 100 Years in the House SUN August 9 | 6:30 PM

DOC MARTIN WED August 12 | 9 PM NHPBS EXPLORE

The word “Karamu” comes from a Swahili word meaning “a place of joyful gatherings.” For the past 100 years, the Karamu House in Cleveland, Ohio - the oldest African-American theater in the United States - has lived up to its name, serving as a community center for the arts and maintaining a legacy of innovation and diversity.

LET’S TALK MENOPAUSE

Charlottesville SUN August 16 | 5 PM Explore the events leading to the tragedies of August 11 and 12, 2017. CHARLOTTESVILLE offers local insight and perspective on the events, prompting us to ask questions about who we are as a people and what we can learn from this experience.

SAT August 22 | 11 AM NHPBS

70s SOUL SUPERSTARS SAT August 29 | 7 PM NHPBS

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AUGUST 2020 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

9:30 PM

10:00 PM

Sat. 8/1

The Legacy List* My Mother and Other Strangers On Masterpiece

Durrells In Corfu Season 4 On Masterpiece

Endeavour Season 6 On Masterpiece

Sun. 8/2

The Central Park Five*

The Great British Baking Show

Endeavour Season 6 On Masterpiece

Mon. 8/3 Tue. 8/4 Wed. 8/5 Thu. 8/6 Fri. 8/7

Last Tango In Halifax

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Windows to the Wild

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

Antiques Roadshow

Antiques Roadshow

Reagan: American Experience Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries

P.O.V.** Chez Jolie Coiffure

Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team**

Nova Rise of the Mammals

The Central Park Five Keepers of the Light

Forces of Nature** P.O.V.** Whose Streets?

Great Performances

International Jazz Day**

Sat. 8/8

Second Wind: The Tale of a Sailor*

My Mother and Other Strangers On Masterpiece

Durrells In Corfu Season 4 On Masterpiece

Endeavour Season 6 On Masterpiece

Sun. 8/9

Karamu: 100 Years in the House

Last Tango In Halifax

The Great British Baking Show

Endeavour Season 7 On Masterpiece**

Mon. 8/10 Tue. 8/11 Wed. 8/12 Thu. 8/13 Fri. 8/14 Sat. 8/15 Sun. 8/16 Mon. 8/17 Tue. 8/18 Wed. 8/19 Thu. 8/20 Fri. 8/21

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Windows to the Wild

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

Our Hometown My Mother and Other Strangers On Stratham Masterpiece Charlottesville*

Sun. 8/23 Mon. 8/24 Tue. 8/25 Wed. 8/26 Thu. 8/27 Fri. 8/28

Antiques Roadshow

Reagan: American Experience Nature Undercover in the Jungle

Nova Decoding The Great Pyramid

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music)

Durrells In Corfu Season 4 On Masterpiece

Endeavour Season 7 On Masterpiece**

Lucy Worsley's Royal Photo Album

Endeavour Season 7 On Masterpiece**

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS Newshour Convention Coverage**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Windows to the Wild

PBS Newshour Convention Coverage**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS Newshour Convention Coverage**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

Hold The Sunset Hold The Sunset

Moments to Remember: My Music*

Great Performances

Doo Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years**

Brain Secrets with Dr. Michael Merzenich

Endeavour Season 7 On Masterpiece**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS Newshour Convention Coverage**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS Newshour Convention Coverage**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Windows to the Wild

PBS Newshour Convention Coverage**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS Newshour Convention Coverage**

Ken Burns: America's Storyteller*

Sun. 8/30

Ken Burns: The National Parks* PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Feel Better with Pressure Point Therapy**

Rick Steves Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Forces of Nature**

Aging Backwards 2 with Miranda Esmonde-White

PBS Newshour Convention Coverage**

Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III*

P.O.V.** About Love Frontline**

Rick Steves' Europe

Sat. 8/29

Mon. 8/31

Last Tango In Halifax

Antiques Roadshow

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Sat. 8/22

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7:00 PM

Tom Lehrer - Live In Copenhagen 1967

Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide**

70s Soul Superstars (My Music) Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show

Abba Forever -- A Celebration** John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music)**

Independent Lens Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Feel Better with Pressure Point Therapy**

Please Note: Programs on NHPBS begin before 6:30 PM when marked *. Programs end at 10:30 PM unless marked ** This program schedule is subject to change. Go to nhpbs.org/schedule for the most up-to-date listing of programs.

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