February 16-28

Congratulations to Portsmouth Christian Academy for winning their match against Concord High.

GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE
Airs Saturdays from 6-6:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

52 New Hampshire high school teams competed to make the final roster of 16 teams by gathering at Plymouth State University in the fall and taking a written test as a team. The top 14 teams secured a spot, and the 15, 16, 17, and 18 teams met in a series of two non-televised games to compete for the final two spots.

UPCOMING FIRST ROUND GAMES
2/15 Academy for Science and Design Vs Kennett High School
2/22 Bow High School Vs. Bedford High School
3/1 Bishop Guertin Vs Merrimack High School
3/8 Hanover High School Vs. Pinkerton Academy
3/15 Dover High vs. Salem High
3/22 Fall Mountain High vs. Keene High
3/29 Newfound Regional High vs. Plymouth High

FRONTLINE
2/18 Generation Like
Thanks to social media, today's teens are able to directly interact with their culture — artists, celebrities, movies, brands, and even one another — in ways never before possible. But is that real empowerment? Or do marketers still hold the upper hand? FRONTLINE explores how the perennial teen quest for identity and connection has migrated to social media — and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with these young consumers. Do kids think they're being used? Do they care? Or does the perceived chance to be the next big star make it all worth it? The film examines the evolving and complicated relationship between teens and the companies that are working to target them. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

Educational Programming from NHPTV

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Programs for Educators and Parents

TEACHING CHANNEL PRESENTS
2/23 Reading Like A Historian
A detailed look at a cutting-edge history curriculum that turns away from textbooks. Airs from 1-2 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

2/23 Digital Literacy In The Classroom
Students learn how to become proactive digital citizens. Airs from 5-6 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

LITERATURE/THE ARTS

AMERICAN MASTERS
2/28 Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth
Most famous for her seminal novel "The Color Purple," writer / activist Alice Walker celebrates her 70th birthday. Airs from 7-9:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

3/1 Pete Seeger: The Power Of Song
This first authorized film poetically documents Seeger's unique experience and contributions. Airs from 4-5:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
2/23 Radiohead
`Alt rock icon Radiohead takes the ACL stage. The band performs songs from its Grammy-nominated LP The King of Limbs. Airs from 12-1 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

3/2 The Shins/Dr. Dog
ACL presents alternative rock with the Shins and Dr. Dog. Airs from 12-1 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

GREAT PERFORMANCES
2/17 National Theatre: 50 Years On Stage
Founded in 1963, the Royal National Theatre has not simply provided lucky London residents and visitors with some the most thrilling productions in contemporary theater, but served as an influential wellspring of talent and creativity, breathing new life into theater classics as well as launching new plays, playwrights, directors and stars on an international stage. Airs from 12-2 a.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/21 Sting: The Last Ship
Rock 'n' roll Renaissance man Sting has embarked on a new venture, The Last Ship, a musical play for which he has written original music and lyrics. Airs from 9-10:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/27 Paul Mccartney's Live Kisses
At the forefront of the rock 'n roll revolution that changed popular music forever in his early career with The Beatles, Paul McCartney has continued to push boundaries for over 40 years. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

NH AUTHORS
2/20 Mike Pride
Mike Pride, editor emeritus of the Concord Monitor, is interviewed by author Rebecca Rule about his books on NH history. Airs from 10:30-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

PAUL MCCARTNEY: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Airs 2/20 from 9-10:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
Beatles invasion hits the White House! Never before had any of the Beatles come to the presidential mansion, but when Paul McCartney accepts the annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, it will be at the White House, with President Obama doing the honors. Sir Paul performs along with a sampling of the countless musicians and performersthat were influenced by the most enduring pop genius of our time.

WELL READ
2/21 Jeff Guinn, Manson
Airs from 7-7:30 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/28 Ivan Doig, Sweet Thunder
Airs from 7-7:30 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

SOCIAL STUDIES

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
2/16 Billy the Kid
First demonized by the lawman who killed him, Billy the Kid was soon mythologized by a never-ending stream of dime store romances and big-screen dramas. But in all the tellings, Billy the Kid's real story has been obscured. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

2/16 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Long before Paul Newman and Robert Redford immortalized them on screen, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid captivated Americans from coast to coast. In the 1890s, their exploits robbing banks and trains in the West -- and then seemingly vanishing into thin air -- became national news and the basis of rumors and myth. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

2/18 Grand Coulee Dam: American Experience
Grand Coulee was more than a dam; it was a proclamation. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/18 The Rise And Fall Of Penn Station: American Experience
In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East Rivers, knitting together the entire eastern half of the United States. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/25 Triangle Fire: American Experience
On March 25th, 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York's Greenwich Village. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

AMERICA REFRAMED
2/16 Prep School Negro
Andre Robert Lee and his sister grew up in the ghettos of Philadelphia. Their mother struggled to support them by putting strings in the waistbands of track pants and swimsuits in a local factory. When Andre was 14 years old, he received what his family believed to be a golden ticket, a full scholarship to attend one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country. Elite education was Andre's way up and out, but at what price? Airs from 5-7 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/18 Code Of The West
At a time when the world is rethinking its drug policies large and small, one state rises to the forefront. Airs from 8-9:15 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/25 Drivers Wanted
Eclectic community inhabiting a taxi garage in Queens, New York. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

CHASING SHACKLETON
2/21 Episode 2
Battered by storms and blinded by thick fog, world record speed sailor and renowned racing skipper Paul Larsen attempts to navigate the notorious Southern Ocean using only a sextant and compass.
Airs from 2-3 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

2/28 Episode 3
Following the successful sea crossing from Elephant Island, Tim Jarvis must now traverse the mountains of South Georgia to complete his re-enactment of Shackleton's 'double'.
Airs from 2-3 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

FRONTLINE
2/18 Generation Like
Thanks to social media, today's teens are able to directly interact with their culture -- artists, celebrities, movies, brands and even one another -- in ways never before possible. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/25 Secrets Of The Vatican
Pope Benedict made history when he announced his resignation, becoming the first Pope to step down voluntarily in 600 years. Airs from 9-10:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

GLOBAL VOICES
2/16 Young Yakuza
Meet the Japanese Mafia's latest son: a 20-year-old named Naoki, part of a surging, decade-long wave of juvenile delinquency in Japan. Airs from 10-11:15 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/23 New Year Baby
A filmmaker embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth and why her family's history has been buried in secrecy for so long. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/23 Education Education
What does an education get you? In ancient times in China, education was the only way out of poverty, in recent times it has been the best way. Airs from 11 p.m.-12 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

INDEPENDENT LENS
2/17 Have You Heard From Johannesburg? - Free At Last
This film tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation during the 1950s and '60s. Airs from 4-5 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/17 Las Marthas
The annual debutante ball in Laredo, Texas is unlike any other in the country -- its 94 percent Latino debutantes and their attendants all dress as Martha Washington or other patriotic figures from America's colonial period. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/18 The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight For Civil Rights
Whitney M. Young Jr. was one of the most celebrated -- and controversial -- leaders of the civil rights era. Airs from 5-6 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/18 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
A look at the evolution of the Black Power Movement in American society from 1967 to 1975. Airs from 6:30-8 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/19 Daisy Bates: First Lady Of Little Rock
A look at the life of African American political activist and newspaper publisher Daisy Bates. Airs from 7-8 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/22 Soul Food Junkies
Baffled by his dad's reluctance to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis, filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about this culinary tradition and it's relevance to black cultural identity. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

2/24 More Than a Month
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African American filmmaker, goes on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Airs from 7-8 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

P.O.V.
2/17 Homegoings
Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African American funerals are brought to life. Airs from 7-8 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

SCIENCE/MATH

NATURE
2/16 The Animal House
Animals build homes for reasons very similar to our own, but they've been doing it for much longer. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

2/19 Honey Badgers: Masters Of Mayhem
"Honey badger is bad ass." Those words and corresponding video became a YouTube sensation with 51 million hits. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/21 The Funkiest Monkeys
Twenty-five years ago, filmmaker Colin Stafford-Johnson (recently the central character in NATURE's Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey) traveled to Sulawesi in Indonesia and fell in love with crested black macaques. Airs from 1-2 a.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/26 Love In The Animal Kingdom
Animals dance, sing, flirt and compete with everything they've got to find and secure a mate. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

NOVA
2/19 Mystery Of Easter Island
A remote, bleak speck of rock in the middle of the Pacific, Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, has mystified the world ever since the first Europeans arrived in 1722. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

2/26 Ground Zero Supertower
NOVA returns to Ground Zero to witness the final chapter in an epic story of engineering, innovation, and the perseverance of the human spirit: the completion of One World Trade Center, the skyscraper rising up 104 stories and 1,776 feet from the site where the Twin Towers once stood. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

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DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN THE CLASSROOM

NHPTV and the Red River Theatres in Concord also offer Community Cinema monthly screenings of selected Independent Lens documentaries! Community Screening Schedule

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS CHALLENGE
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, filmmaker Ken Burns, NHPTV, PBS and other partner organizations have launched a national effort to encourage everyone in America, especially students and satirical news show hosts, to record their recitation of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech. More >>

MLK I HAVE A DREAM VIDEO CONTEST
When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and gave his "I Have a Dream Speech," he inspired millions to move forward to make America a better and more equitable nation. How do the life, words, and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. inspire you today? What message do you think he might take to people today? Are the dreams he spoke of in his famous speech a reality today? What dreams for a more equitable society do you have? Create a 30-60 second video that could be used as a TV PSA (Public Service Announcement video) inspired by the life, work, or words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Your video doesn't have to be fancy, it just has to be meaningful! More >>
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WHAT'S UP THIS WEEK

2/15 Susan B. Anthony Day
1965 - Red maple leaf is adopted for Canada's flag
2001 - First draft of human genome published in Nature.
Birthdays
1564 - Astronomer Galileo Galilei
1809 - Inventor Cyrus McCormick
1820 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony
1954 - Cartoonist Matt Groening

2/16 Innovation Day
1923 - Howard Carter unseals burial chamber of King Tutankhaman
1978 - First computer bulletin board system established
2006 - Last mobile army surgical hospital (M.A.S.H.) is decommissioned
Birthdays
1838 - Historian Henry Adams
1957 - Actor LeVar Burton

2/17 PTA Founders Day
1904 - Madame Butterfly premieres at La Scalia in Milan.
Birthdays
1963 - Michael Jordan

2/18 Pluto Day
1930 - Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto
Birthdays
1848 – Glass artist Louis Comfort Tiffany
1954 - John Travolta

2/19 Single Tasking Day
1847 - First group of rescuers reach the Donner Party
1878 - Thomas Edison patents the phonograph
Birthdays
1473 - Astronomer and mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus
1952 - Author Amy Tan

2/20 Northern Hemisphere Howdie-Hoo Day/Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day
1792 - Postal Service Act signed by George Washington.
1872 - Metropolitan Museum of Art opens
Birthdays
1902 - Photographer Ansel Adams
1942 - Mitch McConnell
1967 - Kurt Cobain

2/21 National Sticky Bun Day
1885 - Washington Monument is dedicated
1918 - The last Carolina Parakeet dies at the Cincinnati Zoo
1965 - Malcolm X is assassinated
1972 - President Richard Nixon visits China
Birthdays
1812 - Charles Dickens
1867 - Laura Ingalls Wilder
1885 - Sinclair Lewis

2/22 International Sword Swallowers Day/International Tongue Twister Day
1924 - Calvin Coolidge delivers first presidential radio broadcast from White House
1980 - U.S. Olympic team defeats Russia in ice hockey in the "Miracle on Ice" game
1997 - Scientists in Scotland announce they have successfully cloned Dolly the Sheep.
Birthdays
1732 - George Washington
1778 - American artist Rembrandt Peale
1892 - Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay
1932 - Ted Kennedy

2/23 Curling is Cool Day
1836 - Battle of the Alamo begins
1896 - The Tootsie Roll is invented
1903 - Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay to the U.S.
Birthdays
1685 - Composer George Frideric Handel
1868 - W.E.B. Du Bois

2/24 National Tortilla Chip Day
1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian Calendar
1803 - Judicial review is established in Marbury v. Madison
2011 - Final launch of the space shuttle Discovery
Birthdays
1786 - Folklorist Wilhelm Grimm
1836 - Artist Winslow Homer
1874 - Baseball player Honus Wagner
1955 - Steve Jobs

2/25 National Clam Chowder Day
1570 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I
1836 - Samuel Colt patents revolver
1901 - U.S. Steel is incorporated by J.P. Morgan
1964 - Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston and becomes heavyweight champion
Birthdays
1873 - Italian tenor Enrico Caruso
1943 - Beatles' guitarist George Harrison

2/26 Levi Strauss Day
1801 - Napoleon escapes from Elba
1993 - Truck bomb explodes at the World Trade Center in NY
Birthdays
1564 - Christopher Marlowe
1802 - Victor Hugo
1829 - Levi Strauss
1846 - William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
1928 - Fats Domino
1932 - Johnny Cash

2/27 International Polar Bear Day
1801 - Washington D.C. is placed under jurisdiction of Congress
1940 - Martin Kamen and Sam Rubin discover Carbon-14
1951 - 22 Amendment is ratified
Birthdays
1807 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1896 - Justice Hugo Black
1897 - Contralto Marian Anderson
1902 - John Steinbeck
1932 - Elizabeth Taylor
1958 - NH Governor Maggie Hassan

2/28 National Tooth Fairy Day
1940 - First college basketball game is televised
1991 - First Gulf War ends
Birthdays
1901 - Chemist Linus Pauling

COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG ELECTRONIC FIELDTRIPS

Bring the Past Alive in your Classroom

Teach American history with the new Electronic Field Trip season. These live, interactive lessons explore the Bill of Rights, the three branches of government, 18th-century trades and the Continental Army, the complicated relationships between slaves and their masters, Civil War ironclads, and the War of 1812. Fieldtrips air monthly at 10 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE 2013-14 Schedule >>

Civil War Ironclads

Airs Live on March 13, 2014 at 10 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE

In the Civil War, both the Union and the Confederacy raced to build armored, steam-powered warships that were the ancestors of today's navies. Meet the people behind and aboard the "ironclads" and relive the famous 1862 battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack.

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