NHPBS Connections - January 2023

MASTERPIECES THAT MOVE US

Get ready for more heartwarming stories, vivid characters, quaint countryside and memorable animal encounters. ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL returns to New Hampshire PBS on January 8th. Season three contains seven new episodes, airing Sunday evenings at 9 PM through February 19th.

James Alfred Wight was English-born but Scottishraised. He spent nearly 50 years as a veterinarian in the Yorkshire Dales, a region of northeast England known for its picturesque green river valleys, hills, limestone caves and miles of dry-stone walls. His encounters with people and animals in the rural area formed the basis for his novels, published under the pen name James Herriot. His books sold millions of copies and spurred several different film and television adaptations.

The latest season of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL takes place in 1939, with war looming in Europe. James undergoes changes both personal and professional: wedding bells ring, and he becomes a partner in the veterinary practice, helping with efforts to grow the business.

Both critics and the public have hailed this latest screen adaptation from MASTERPIECE. ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL is one of the most popular series on PBS since DOWNTON ABBEY introduced a new generation of viewers to public television in 2011.

“Americans love a good story, especially one steeped in history with well-drawn characters whose humanity touches all of us,” says Dawn DeAngelis, vice president and chief content officer at NHPBS. “Many of our viewers are Anglophiles who love everything British – people, culture and language. There’s something about a British accent that makes a story that much more compelling!”

Many other British originals have aired on NHPBS over the years including beloved hits like GRANTCHESTER, VICTORIA and CALL THE MIDWIFE. And drama fans, there are more showstoppers kicking off new seasons that will fill your nights! Don’t miss season three of MISS SCARLET & THE DUKE and SISTER BONIFACE MYSTERIES both premiere in January on NHPBS.

“These epic stories take some of our greatest literary works and bring them to the screen with lush period detail and poignancy,” says DeAngelis. “British visual storytellers take their historical details very seriously. They all have consultants on set making sure every detail is exactly as it should be. I also appreciate how the characters’ dialogue is appropriate to the time and place of the story.”

Recognizing the fondness viewers have for British programming, NHPBS created the BritWit Club for those who want to show their affinity for British programming and support NHPBS. BritWit Club members attend twice-yearly screenings and receive monthly newsletter updates throughout the year, while providing valuable feedback to NHPBS about their viewing habits and preferences.

“Just about every program you see on MASTERPIECE is just that – a masterpiece that stands the test of time,” says DeAngelis. “BritWit Club members help us fund MASTERPIECE programs on NHPBS and acquire new programs to round out our schedule.”

If British dramas like ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL are your cup of tea, consider signing up for the NHPBS BritWit club and join a community of like-minded anglophiles. Sign up at today at nhpbs.org/britwit. Cheers!

NHPBS PRIMETIME PICKS

Finding Your Roots

TUE Jan 3 | 8 PM NHPBS

The acclaimed series returns with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures. In this episode, actors Julia Roberts and Edward Norton discover their hidden connections to each other.

Seniority Authority

THU Jan 5| 9 PM NHPBS

What’s the secret to a long, happy and healthy life? Join Cathleen Toomey, host of the award-winning podcast SENORITY AUTHORITY, as she sits down with Dr. Robert Waldinger from Harvard to answer your questions about aging.

Scarlet and The Duke on Masterpiece

SUN Jan 8| 8 PM NHPBS

A famous magician does the ultimate disappearing act and vanishes into thin air. All of London is talking about the mystery, and Eliza is hired by a newspaper to investigate, despite the fact that the Duke is already on the case.

All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece

SUN Jan 8| 9 PM NHPBS

Wedding bells chime and animal ailments abound as the third season of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL premieres! James is struggling to balance his role at work and as a newly wedded husband to Helen Alderson.

Passion in a Pandemic: Making Opera at Hanover High School

THU Jan 12 |9 PM NHPBS

Go behind the scenes of an experimental opera program implemented at Hanover High School during the COVID pandemic. It was created to introduce young people to opera, while preparing them to participate in a concert.

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

TUE Jan 31 | 9 PM NHPBS

Explore the struggle, triumph and resistance that are brought to life through the lens of an art form that has chronicled the emotions, experiences and expressions of Black and Brown communities: Hip Hop.

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VIENNA BLOOD

SUN Jan 8|10 PM NHPBS

Set in 1908, season three finds brilliant young English doctor Max Liebermann and tenacious Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt working as an established crime-solving duo, having cracked several of Vienna’s most mysterious and deadly cases.

LOVE, INEVITABLY

MON Jan 9 |10 PM NHPBS EXPLORE

LOVE, INEVITABLY is about an incredible and sudden love, made up of reality and imagination. Meet Candela and Massimo, a dancer from Seville and an entrepreneur from Rome, two complete opposites — two parallels who can’t help but meet.

SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE

Marathon starts SAT Jan 21 |10 AM NH

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Join Samantha as she highlights the individuals who are changing, challenging and strengthening a destination, delivering a decidedly refreshing and enriching travel experience. The series inspires viewers to experience the soul of a place in a way that only traveling can do.

A BRIDGE TO JUSTICE:

THE LIFE OF FRANKLIN H. WILLIAMS

MON Jan 16 | 8:30 PM NH WORLD

Civil rights leader, lawyer, diplomat, organizer of the Peace Corps and its first African American director, United Nations representative, Franklin Hall Williams was a visionary and trailblazer who devoted his life to the pursuit of civil rights.

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD

MON Jan 9 |7:30 AM PBS KIDS 24/7

On her birthday, Miss Elaina learns it’s important to take time to appreciate gifts from friends. When Daniel receives a gift from Grandpere, he wants more. Daniel realizes he must stop to appreciate the things he has.

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Sat. 1/7 Ireland with Michael

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Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe

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Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Windows to the Wild Making Tracks

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Windows to the Wild Making Tracks Stories from the Stage Seniority Authority

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Washington Week Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Independent Lens** Children of Las Brisas

Frontline** Global Spyware Scandal

The U.S. and the Holocaust**

The Goes Wrong Show

Escape to the Chateau DIY Hope Street

Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 1

Sister Boniface Mysteries Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece

Vienna Blood**

PBS NewsHour* Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe

P.O.V.** I Didn't See You There

PBS NewsHour* Finding Your Roots

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American Experience

Riveted: The History of Jeans

Frontline** Global Spyware Scandal

PBS NewsHour* Nature The Alps: Winter's Fortress Australia's First 4 Billion Years

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Windows to the Wild Backcountry Ski Buddies

Secrets of the Dead**

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Windows to the Wild Backcountry Ski Buddies

Stories from the Stage

PBS NewsHour* Passion in a Pandemic Making Opera at Hanover High School

Jonathan Antoine In Concert: Going The Distance**

PBS NewsHour* The U.S. and the Holocaust**

Sat. 1/14 Ireland with Michael

Sun. 1/15 Opportunity Knock$

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Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Washington Week Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

The Goes Wrong Show

Escape to the Chateau DIY Hope Street Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 2

Sister Boniface Mysteries Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece

All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece

Vienna Blood**

PBS NewsHour* Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow

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Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Basic Black

Finding Your Roots

Independent Lens** The Big Payback

American Experience** Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

PBS NewsHour* Nature Wildheart Australia's First 4 Billion Years

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Windows to the Wild Winter On Mt. Washington

Secrets of the Dead**

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Windows to the Wild Winter On Mt. Washington

Stories from the Stage

PBS NewsHour* 87th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

Stand: How One Gesture Shook The World**

PBS NewsHour* The U.S. and the Holocaust**

Sat. 1/21 Ireland with Michael

Sun. 1/22 Opportunity Knock$

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Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Washington Week Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

The Goes Wrong Show

Escape to the Chateau DIY Hope Street Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 3

Sister Boniface Mysteries Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece

All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece

Vienna Blood**

PBS NewsHour* Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow

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Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Basic Black

Finding Your Roots

American Masters Roberta Flack

Independent Lens** No Straight Lines

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Windows to the Wild One Thousand Hours Outside

PBS NewsHour* Nature Soul of the Ocean Australia's First 4 Billion Years

Secrets of the Dead**

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Windows to the Wild One Thousand Hours Outside

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PBS NewsHour* Pioneers of Television

PBS NewsHour* Next at the Kennedy Center The Roots Residency

Escape to the Chateau DIY Hope Street

Sister Boniface Mysteries Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece

Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 4

All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece

PBS NewsHour* Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow

PBS NewsHour*

Finding Your Roots Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World

First Civilizations

Escape to the Chateau DIY*

Nature American Arctic Nova The Truth About Fat

PBS NewsHour Midsomer Murders Mallorca Files

PBS NewsHour

Great Performances From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2023

PBS NewsHour Death In Paradise

All Creatures Great and Small: The Next Chapter**

Frankie Drake Mysteries

Samantha Brown's Places to Love PBS NewsHour

The Lawrence Welk Show*

Finding Your Roots Hidden Kin

Escape to the Chateau DIY* Nature The Alps: The High Life

Finding Your Roots Hidden Kin

Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced

Sages of Aging

Kingdoms of the Sky: Andes First Civilizations

PBS NewsHour Midsomer Murders Mallorca Files

PBS NewsHour Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece

All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece

PBS NewsHour Death In Paradise Frankie Drake Mysteries

PBS NewsHour Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators Agatha Christie's: Poirot**

Samantha Brown's Places to Love PBS NewsHour

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Jonathan Antoine In Concert: Going The Distance

PBS NewsHour Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece

PBS NewsHour Death In Paradise Frankie Drake Mysteries

PBS NewsHour Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators Agatha Christie's: Poirot** 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.