SEPTEMBER 2020 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
Tue. 9/1
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Hold The Sunset Hold The Sunset
Wed. 9/2
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators
Doc Martin
Before We Die**
Thu. 9/3
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Sanditon On Masterpiece
800 Words
The Tunnel**
Fri. 9/4
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Washington Week
Endeavour Season 7 On Masterpiece**
Open Mind
Ken Burns: America's Storyteller**
70s Soul Superstars (My Music)
Sat. 9/5
Let's Talk Menopause
The War*
Sun. 9/6
Independent Lens** Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Mon. 9/7
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Midsomer Murders
Tue. 9/8
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Hold The Sunset Hold The Sunset
Wed. 9/9
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators
Cook's Country
PBS NewsHour
Sanditon On Masterpiece
Fri. 9/11
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
PBS NewsHour
Sat. 9/12
The Lawrence Welk Show*
Latino Americans
Nova
The War*
Latino Americans
Thu. 9/10
Sun. 9/13
Washington Week
Open Mind
Mon. 9/14
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Tue. 9/15
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Wed. 9/16
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Mrs. Wilson On Masterpiece
Cook's Country
PBS NewsHour
Secrets of Chatsworth
Fri. 9/18
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
PBS NewsHour
Sat. 9/19
The Lawrence Welk Show*
Latino Americans
Thu. 9/17
The War*
Sun. 9/20
Midsomer Murders Upstart Crow
Washington Week
Open Mind
PBS NewsHour
Mrs. Wilson On Masterpiece
Cook's Country
PBS NewsHour
Last Tango In Halifax
Fri. 9/25
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
PBS NewsHour
Sat. 9/26
The Lawrence Welk Show*
Latino Americans
Upstart Crow
Washington Week
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece
Hinterland**
Van Der Valk On Masterpiece** Doc Martin
Before We Die**
Sherlock Season 4 On Masterpiece Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Frontline
Raul Julia: American Masters
Mum
Open Mind
Borneo: Islands of Wonder
The War*
Wed. 9/30
Hacking Your Mind**
Hinterland**
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Frontline
Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece
Wed. 9/23
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Midsomer Murders
PBS NewsHour
Tue. 9/29
Sherlock Season 4 On Masterpiece
Nova** Secret Mind of Slime
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Before We Die**
Madagascar: Islands of Wonder
Tue. 9/22
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
Doc Martin
Latino Americans
PBS NewsHour
Mon. 9/28
Hinterland**
The Windermere Children
Finding Your Roots
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
Sun. 9/27
Grantchester Season 2 On Masterpiece
Mum
Mon. 9/21
Thu. 9/24
Brain Fitness Program
Van Der Valk On Masterpiece** Doc Martin
Sherlock Season 4 On Masterpiece Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Upstart Crow
Mum
Mrs. Wilson On Masterpiece
Frontline**
Nova How Writing Changed The World
Latino Americans Midsomer Murders
Resistance**
Hacking Your Mind**
Borneo: Islands of Wonder
Grantchester Season 3 On Masterpiece Van Der Valk On Masterpiece** Doc Martin
Resistance**
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A LEGACY IN THE MAKING One of the greatest compliments that John Swope ever received was from a former colleague at Chubb Insurance. They ran into each other on the street one day, and she said, “John, why didn’t you tell me those were going to be the good ol’ days?” During his 30 years at Chubb, 18 of them as president, Swope was committed to his employees and to creating a vibrant and engaging work atmosphere. That commitment to community is what still drives him today in retirement. Swope is very active in his home city of Concord, and also as a board member of New Hampshire PBS. “I did not have a business career that people are going to write about. I’m not very creative. But I feel like I’ve done a lot for Concord. I hope that people remember me for my philanthropy and for giving back to my community, which has been my home since 1963.” Swope’s first experience with NHPBS was as chair of the capital campaign to raise funds for a building of our own. At the time, we were known as Channel 11 and were located in the Memorial Union Building on the UNH Durham campus. Swope recalls, “Taping had to stop because we were situated in the basement under a bowling alley, and you could hear and feel the rumble, rumble of the bowling balls.” After serving on the PBS Board, as President of PBS, as interim general manager at NHPBS, and, for many years, as a dedicated NHPBS board member, Swope recently became Director Emeritus. But his commitment to the station doesn’t end there. To honor Swope and his devotion to the future of NHPBS, station President & CEO Peter Frid and the NHPBS Board of Directors have established the John Swope Legacy Society. To help launch the Legacy Society, Swope is challenging viewers and members to
name New Hampshire PBS in their wills or estate plans. For every new bequest naming NHPBS as a beneficiary, Swope will donate $1,000 to our Annual Fund, up to a total gift of $25,000. “I believe PBS has the best product on television. The quality of the content is unmatched by commercial television.” Swope continues, “NH is not one thing. We have the power to tell the story of the state like Willem Lange does on WINDOWS TO THE WILD. NHPBS needs more funds to live up to their promise, and that’s why I have supported them through the years with seed money for program creation -- but they’ll be able do so much more with the help of my legacy gift and those of our viewers and members.” Swope is optimistic that eventually the station will have enough funds to bring back a public affairs program. “We need to be in this space. There is a great need in NH for a weekly news show. As a statewide communications system, NHPBS is best suited to deliver this content, because the North Country is very different than the southern part of the state. We should never forget that there are people throughout the state who rely on our programming.” “NHPBS is a time proven organization that contributes to NH,” says Swope. “It is an untapped resource and capable of doing much more. Life is about planning for the future. I hope you will join me in ensuring a strong and sustainable public television station for generations to come by including NHPBS in your estate plans.” For more information on how you can step up to John Swope’s challenge, email Tamara Hindle at thindle@nhpbs.org.
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NHPBS PRIMETIME PICKS
Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show FRI September 4 | 7:30 PM Celebrate the magic in this powerful and stirring reinvention of the groundbreaking show. Catapulting Riverdance into the 21st century, this new cinematic experience immerses viewers in the extraordinary energy and passion of Irish music and dance.
Mt. Washington Auto Road to the Sky THU September 10 | 8 PM
Across the Pacific THU September 10 | 9 PM
Determined dreamers built a road through the clouds, clear to the summit of the tallest peak in the Northeast. Experience the year-round adventures of the “Rockpile.”
This is the story of a great milestone in aviation history: the 1935 crossing of the Pacific Ocean by a Pan American Airways flying boat known as the China Clipper. Learn about this technological innovation through interviews with historians and biographers.
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets
Van Der Valk on Masterpiece
Last Tango in Halifax
SUN September 13 | 9 PM
SUN September 20 | 8 PM
SUN September 13 | 7:30 PM
Amsterdam—city of bikes, boats and bodies. At least that’s the way steely-eyed cop Piet van der Valk sees his murder-infested beat. Marc Warren stars as the title character in an all-new series based on Nicolas Freeling’s legendary crime thrillers.
After seven years of marriage, Alan and Celia discover that wedded bliss isn’t always blissful. Clashing politics, Alan’s new job and a wild local lad create tension. Caroline gets emotionally embroiled at work. Alan’s brother visits.
Take an exclusive tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces. From the forbidding Tower of London to glorious Hampton Court to treasure-filled Kensington Palace, Lucy takes viewers behind the velvet ropes and explores secret places.
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5 CHANNEL SPOTLIGHT THE VOTE: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE TUE September 8 | 8 PM NHPBS Meet the unsung heroes of the movement and relive the fiery, dramatic and unrelenting campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the vote and ushering in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM TUE September 15 | 10 PM NHPBS
SHERLOCK SEASON 4 THU September 10 | 9 PM NHPBS EXPLORE Sherlock waits to see where Moriarty will make his posthumous move. One mysterious case in particular baffles Scotland Yard, but Sherlock is more interested in a seemingly trivial detail. Why is someone destroying images of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher?
FINDING YOUR ROOTS | EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
THU September 17 | 10:30 PM NHPBS
CURIOUS TRAVELER WED September 30 | 5:30 PM NH CREATE CURIOUS TRAVELER is all about traveling like you’re trying to solve a mystery. Award-winning travel writer and host Christine van Blokland takes viewers to some of the most intriguing cities in the world, asking the who, what, when, where, why and how of each location. POV: IN MY BLOOD MON September 21 | 10 PM NHPBS
RAÚL JULIÁ: AMERICAN MASTERS SAT September 19 | 8 PM NH WORLD Discover the life and career of Raúl Juliá, the charismatic, award-winning actor and humanitarian known for his versatility, taking on roles on stage and screen, from Shakespearean plays to “The Addams Family.” The film is a co-presentation of VOCES and American Masters.
BOSS: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE THU September 24 | 9 PM NHPBS
ELINOR WONDERS WHY MON September 7 | 3:30 PM NH PBS KIDS Meet Elinor. The curious bunny rabbit that goes on wonderful adventures of discovery with her friends. Elinor introduces kids to science, nature and community through adventures with her friends — Ari, a funny and imaginative bat, and Olive, a perceptive and warm elephant.
POV: OUR TIME MACHINE MON September 28 | 10 PM NHPBS
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Nature Equus: Story of the Horse: Origins
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM Frontline**
Frontline From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
Suze Orman's Ultimate Retirement Guide**
70s Soul Superstars (My Music)
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Frontline* From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians -
Thu. 9/10
8:30 PM
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Sun. 9/6
Wed. 9/9
8:00 PM
Frontline From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music)*
Tue. 9/8
7:30 PM
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Sat. 9/5
Mon. 9/7
7:00 PM
Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda EsmondeWhite**
Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show
Food Fix with Mark Hyman, Md**
Independent Lens Won't You Be My Neighbor?
The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks**
Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow
P.O.V.** Portraits and Dreams
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
The Vote: American Experience
Frontline
Harbor from the Holocaust**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Windows to the Wild
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Mt. Washington Auto Road to the Sky
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Hold The Sunset Hold The Sunset
Mt. Washington Auto Road to the Sky
My Mother and Other Strangers On Masterpiece
Last Tango In Halifax Holiday Special
Nova Human Nature
Hacking Your Mind** Across The Pacific
Mt. Washington Cog Railway: Climbing to the Clouds
Across The Pacific**
Great Performances** Romeo and Juliet
The Windermere Children
The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words
Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets
Van Der Valk On Masterpiece**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow
P.O.V.** Love Child
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
The Vote: American Experience
Frontline
Building The American Dream**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Windows to the Wild
Madagascar: Islands of Wonder
Nova Secret Mind of Slime
Hacking Your Mind**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Enchanted Hills: Legacy of An Art Colony
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Upstart Crow
My Mother and Other Strangers On Masterpiece
Miles Davis: American Masters*
Last Tango In Halifax Holiday Special
Upstart Crow
Mum
Last Tango In Halifax
Rick Steves' Europe
Antiques Roadshow
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
The Vote: American Experience
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Windows to the Wild
Borneo: Islands of Wonder
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
In Frame: The Man Behind The Museum Hotel
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Upstart Crow
Secrets of Chatsworth
Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity*
Great Performances
Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Upstart Crow
Raul Julia: American Masters
Mum
Art in the TwentyFirst Century**
Van Der Valk On Masterpiece** Van Der Valk On Masterpiece**
Antiques Roadshow Recut
Family of Us: A PBS American Portrait Story
P.O.V.** In My Blood It Runs
Frontline** Nova How Writing Changed The World
Hacking Your Mind**
Boss: The Black Experience In Business** Great Performances Now Hear This
Art in the TwentyFirst Century**
Last Tango In Halifax
Van Der Valk On Masterpiece**
Last Tango In Halifax
Van Der Valk On Masterpiece**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Antiques Roadshow
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
The Vote: American Experience
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Windows to the Wild
Hawaii: Islands of Wonder
Antiques Roadshow
P.O.V.** Our Time Machine
PBS NewsHour Debates: A Special Report** Nova How Writing Changed The World
Hacking Your Mind**
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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