NHPBS Connections - September 2020

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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