NHPBS Connections - December 2020

DECEMBER 2020 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 6:30 PM

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Tue. 12/1

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You (My Music)

Ken Burns: Here & There**

Wed. 12/2

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Johnny Cash: A Night to Remember

Keto Diet with Dr Josh Axe**

Thu. 12/3

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Fri. 12/4

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Sat. 12/5 Sun. 12/6

Peter, Paul and Mary at Newport 1963-65 Andy Williams: Greatest Love Songs (My Music)*

Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide Washington Week

Open Mind

Mindfulness Goes Mainstream

Abba Forever -- A Celebration

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years and Circlin' Back

Engelbert Humperdinck in Hawaii (My Music)

PBS NewsHour

Midsomer Murders

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas*

PBS NewsHour

Magic Moments - The Best of 50's Pop (My Music #102)

Wed. 12/9

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Thu. 12/10

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Fri. 12/11

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Tue. 12/8

Sat. 12/12 Sun. 12/13

Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas Magic Moments - The Best of 50's Pop (My Music #102)*

Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide

Grantchester Season 4 On Masterpiece

Mallorca Files

Maigret** Aging Backwards 2 with Miranda EsmondeWhite**

Doc Martin

Professor T**

Dark Angel On Masterpiece Washington Week

Feel Better with Pressure Point Therapy**

Nova**

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

Mon. 12/7

Mindfulness Goes Mainstream**

Open Mind

Poldark On Masterpiece**

Rick Steves European Christmas**

Engelbert Humperdinck in Hawaii (My Music)

Peter, Paul and Mary at Newport 1963-65**

70s Soul Superstars (My Music)

Rick Steves European Christmas

Mon. 12/14

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Midsomer Murders

Grantchester Season 4 On Masterpiece

Maigret**

Tue. 12/15

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Upstart Crow

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece**

Wed. 12/16

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Mallorca Files

Father Brown

Professor T**

Thu. 12/17

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Cook's Country

PBS NewsHour

Sat. 12/19

The Lawrence Welk Show*

Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers

Secrets of the Royal Kitchens

Sun. 12/20

Counting On Birds*

Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Kelli O'Hara and Richard Thomas

Antiques Roadshow

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O'donovan

The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: A New Song of Joy and Hope**

Mon. 12/21

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Midsomer Murders

Grantchester Season 4 On Masterpiece

Maigret**

Tue. 12/22

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Upstart Crow

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece**

Wed. 12/23

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Mallorca Files

Father Brown

Professor T**

Thu. 12/24

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas*

PBS NewsHour

Little Women On Masterpiece

Little Women On Masterpiece

Poldark Season 2 On Masterpiece

Fri. 12/25

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas*

PBS NewsHour

Washington Week

Counting On Birds

Jacques Pepin: American Masters**

Fri. 12/18

To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters On Masterpiece Washington Week

Open Mind

Open Mind

Great Performances at the Met* La Traviata

Sat. 12/26

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Poldark On Masterpiece Frontline

Jacques Pepin: American Masters Childsplay: The Parting Glass**

Great Performances at the Met** Great Performances at the Met

Sun. 12/27

Great Performances at the Met

Mon. 12/28

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Tue. 12/29

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Wed. 12/30

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Thu. 12/31

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

PBS NewsHour

Midsomer Murders

Great Performances at the Met

Grantchester Season 5 On Masterpiece

Secrets of Henry Viii's Palace**

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece**

Mallorca Files

Father Brown

Professor T**

Little Women On Masterpiece

Poldark Revealed

Poldark Season 2 On Masterpiece**

Upstart Crow

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DEC 2020 LUCY WORSLEY’S 12 DAYS OF TUDOR CHRISTMAS

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DEC 2020 VOL. 8 NO. 12

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TOGETHER WE MOVE FORWARD Looking back over the past year, I can honestly say that this has been a year like no other. But out of chaos comes innovation and creativity. As the challenges of the pandemic, the outcry for social justice and a heated election arose, the everyday mission of New Hampshire PBS — to serve and support you with exceptional community-centered programming — took on additional urgency.

absentee voting process.

It’s why, when our kids were sent home from their schools, we immediately enhanced our at-home learning resources. Our LEARN AT HOME website (nhpbs.org/learnathome) is a vital link between home and school so that every child can receive quality, educational content while learning remotely.

It’s why we partnered with NHPR to produce and broadcast the Presidential Candidate Forums in the spring and the Candidate Debates between the contenders for New Hampshire’s top offices this past fall.

It’s why we continue to provide access to Governor Sununu’s weekly press briefings so that our communities stay safe and informed.

It’s why we are producing more local programs like WINDOWS TO THE WILD that highlight the natural beauty and the unique stories of the Granite State and the people who live here.

It’s why we’re continually collecting resources to help deepen our understanding of racism in America on our nhpbs.org/raceinamerica webpage, and it’s why we co-produced READING FREDERICK DOUGLASS with the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.

It’s why we produced a series of NH Votes Safe PSAs that were designed to explain the

It’s why we responded to a critical need for in-depth analysis of the coronavirus pandemic with the launching of a new digital series: THE STATE WE’RE IN. This series has covered important topics such as remote learning, telehealth, tenant evictions, absentee voting and how COVID-19 has impacted small businesses.

And it’s why we produced the fourth documentary in our ROADS TO RECOVERY series that focused on substance use disorders among NH veterans (nhpbs.org/roads).

New Hampshire PBS will continue to produce and deliver the essential programs you demand and on which you rely, and I find that their real value is never clearer than in times of challenge.

During these shorter days of winter, I hope you discover a program on NHPBS that resonates with you, that satisfies your curiosity and that inspires you to think differently.

Everything we do at New Hampshire PBS is on your behalf.

With gratitude for your support, Peter A. Frid President & CEO

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NHPBS PRIMETIME PICKS

Josh Groban: An Evening of Harmony WED December 2 | 7:30 PM Join the global superstar for a concert of timeless songs and new music from his upcoming album Harmony. Songs include “Bring Him Home,” “Over the Rainbow,” “The Impossible Dream” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.”

Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas WED December 16 | 7:30 PM Go on a 12-day extravaganza as Lucy discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas — from carols to turkey, gift-giving to mistletoe — has surprising Tudor origins rooted in devotion and charity.

Masterpiece: 50 Fabulous Years SUN December 6 | 7:30 PM Celebrate the iconic series that introduced generations of PBS viewers to the delights of British drama. From “Upstairs Downstairs” to “I, Claudius” to “The Jewel in the Crown” and “Downton Abbey,” MASTERPIECE has stood the test of time.

Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir MON December 14 | 9 PM Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara and renowned actor Richard Thomas join The Tabernacle Choir for an Americana-themed Christmas special that exudes the warmth and peace of the season.

Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew

Education of Harvey Gantt SUN December 27 | 5 PM

TUE December 29 | 9:30 PM

In January 1963, a young black man from Charleston named Harvey Gantt enrolled at Clemson College, making him the first African American accepted to a white school in South Carolina. Explore this pivotal, yet largely forgotten, story of desegregation.

Follow Anne Shirley’s journey to Queen’s College in Charlottetown.

She misses Matthew and Marilla and is overwhelmed by loneliness, city life and the intense competition. Will Anne find that the dark cloud over her life does have a silver lining?

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QUEEN ELIZABETH I’s BATTLE FOR CHURCH MUSIC

SUN December 27 | 7 PM NHPBS Host and historian Lucy Worsley documents how Queen Elizabeth I and her two siblings changed the religious structure of England forever, eventually leading to the introduction of choral evensong.

DOLLY PARTON: I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

THU December 3 | 7:30 PM NHPBS

LITTLE WOMEN ON MASTERPIECE THU December 24 | 8 PM NHPBS EXPLORE As engaging today as in 1868, Louisa May Alcott’s story follows sisters Jo (Maya Hawke), Meg (Willa Fitzgerald), Beth (Annes Elwy) and Amy (Kathryn Newton) who, together with Laurie (Jonah Hauer-King), journey to adulthood.

ABBA FOREVER FRI December 4 | 7:30 PM NHPBS

GREAT BRITISH BAKING MARATHON SAT December 5 | 10 AM -3 PM NH CREATE Mary and Paul bring a generous dollop of baking cheer to Christmas this year. Step by step, they take us through stunning recipes that the whole family can make during the festive season. Join us for this marathon of the GREAT BRITISH BAKING shows!

FLEETWOOD MAC: THE DANCE FRI December 4 | 9 PM NHPBS

KEN BURNS NATIONAL PARKS SAT December 5 | 8pm NH WORLD This is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone.

THE HOOK SUN December 20 | 5 PM NHPBS

PBS KIDS HOLIDAY SPECIALS ALL DECEMBER | NH PBS KIDS Grab a cup of hot cocolate and get ready to enjoy the holiday season with all your PBS friends! NATURE CAT, THE CAT IN THE HAT, WILD KRATTS, PEG + CAT, LET’S GO LUNA and CURIOUS GEORGE are all celebrating in their own style. Go to nhpbs.org/schedule to explore more holiday shows for kids!

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VERNON JORDAN: MAKE IT PLAIN MON December 28 | 10 PM NHPBS

DECEMBER 2020 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 6:30 PM

7:30 PM

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Tue. 12/1 Wed. 12/2 Thu. 12/3 Fri. 12/4

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Uncovering America

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You (My Music)

Rick Steves European Christmas**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Abba Forever -- A Celebration

Fleetwood Mac: The Dance**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Wed. 12/9 Thu. 12/10 Fri. 12/11

Sun. 12/13 Mon. 12/14 Tue. 12/15 Wed. 12/16 Thu. 12/17 Fri. 12/18

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music)**

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show Aging Backwards 2 with Miranda Esmonde-White

3 Steps to Pain-Free Living**

Rick Steves Fascism In Europe

Frontline** Growing Up Poor In America

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Ken Burns: The National Parks

Brain Secrets with Dr. Michael Merzenich**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Engelbert Humperdinck in Hawaii (My Music)

Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Andy Williams: Greatest Love Songs (My Music)

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music)**

70s Soul Superstars (My Music)

Engelbert Humperdinck in Hawaii (My Music)*

Sat. 12/12

Masterpiece: 50 Fabulous Years!

Masterpiece: 50 Fabulous Years!

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Tue. 12/8

Johnny Cash: A Night to Remember** Nova Mysteries of Sleep

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show*

Mon. 12/7

10:00 PM

Josh Groban: An Evening of Harmony

Moments to Remember: My Music

Sun. 12/6

9:30 PM

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Sat. 12/5

Brain Secrets with Dr. Michael Merzenich* PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Peter, Paul and Mary at Newport 1963-65

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Brain Secrets with Dr. Michael Merzenich** Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece**

Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Aging Backwards 2 Kelli O'Hara and Richard Thomas with Miranda EsmondeWhite**

Member Favorites

Rick Steves European Christmas

Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas

Frontline** I Am Not a Monster

Member Favorites**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

Counting On Birds

Secrets of the Royal Kitchens

Jacques Pepin: American Masters**

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Basic Black

Upstart Crow

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O'donovan

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas with Vanessa

Sat. 12/19

The Great British Baking Show*

Upstart Crow

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece**

Sun. 12/20

America ReFramed* Gentlemen of Vision

Secrets of the Royal Kitchens

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece**

Antiques Roadshow

Antiques Roadshow

Independent Lens** Rumble

Mon. 12/21 Tue. 12/22 Wed. 12/23 Thu. 12/24 Fri. 12/25 Sat. 12/26 Sun. 12/27 Mon. 12/28 Tue. 12/29 Wed. 12/30 Thu. 12/31

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7:00 PM

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

City Hall

Peter, Paul and Mary at Newport 1963-65

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Rick Steves' Europe

Christmas Carols with Lucy Worsley

PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston

Basic Black

Upstart Crow

Nova Pluto and Beyond

Nova**

Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas

Call The Midwife Holiday Special**

Call The Midwife Holiday Special

The French Chef

Christmas Carols with Lucy Worsley

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece**

Independent Lens* Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of

Queen Elizabeth I's Battle for Church Music

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Sanditon On Masterpiece

Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas**

Antiques Roadshow

Antiques Roadshow

Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain**

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

American Masters Laura Ingalls Wilder

Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew**

Nature United In Song: Celebrating The Resilience of America

Nova** Dave Chappelle: The Mark Twain Prize**

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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