November 8-22

NATURE 
11/12 Leave It to Beavers
A growing number of scientists, conservationists and grassroots environmentalists have come to regard beavers as overlooked tools in the effort to reverse the disastrous effects of global warming and worldwide water shortages. View these industrious rodents, once valued for their fur or hunted as pests, in a new light through the eyes of this novel assembly of beaver enthusiasts and "employers" who reveal the ways in which the presence of beavers can transform and revive landscapes. With their skills as natural builders and brilliant hydro-engineers, beavers are being recruited to accomplish everything from finding water in a bone-dry desert to recharging water tables and coaxing life back into damaged lands.Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>

TO CATCH A COMET
Airs 11/19 from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
On November 11, billions of kilometers from Earth, a spacecraft orbiter and lander will do what no other has dared to attempt: land on the volatile surface of a comet as it zooms around the sun at 67, 000 km/hr. If successful, it could help peer into our past and unlock secrets of our origins. Additional Airdates >>

GREAT PERFORMANCES
11/21 Cats
One of musical theater's biggest blockbusters returns to GREAT PERFORMANCES for an encore presentation. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats reigned over an 18-year Broadway run and unending touring productions that continue to travel the globe. Based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Webber's hit-filled stage version boasts musical highlights aplenty, including Elaine Paige's return to her original role as Grizabella, the faded "glamour cat" singing the show-stopping ballad "Memory." Airs from 9-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
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11/16 Teaching English to the Core
Three teachers integrate the Common Core State Standards into their daily lessons. Airs from 2-3 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
11/16 Common Core State Standards
Airs from 5-6 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >> |
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ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 
11/10 Legacy
Why do we break with some traditions and perpetuate others? Tania Bruguera, Abraham Cruzvillegas and Wolfgang Laib use life experiences and family heritage to explore new aesthetic terrain. Airs from 4-5 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

11/14 Fiction
What makes a compelling story? Exploring the virtues of ambiguity, Omer Fast, Katharina Grosse and Joan Jonas mix genres and merge aesthetic disciplines to discern not simply what stories mean, but how and why they come to have meaning. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >> |
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AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
11/9 Los Lobos/Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
Explore contemporary California rock with Los Lobos and Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. Airs from 12-1 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
11/16 Eric Church
Roots music rocks on ACL with Eric Church. Country superstar Church performs tunes from his hit album The Outsiders. Airs from 12-1 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
GREAT PERFORMANCES
11/21 Cats
Based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Webber's hit-filled stage version boasts musical highlights aplenty, including Elaine Paige's return to her original role as Grizabella, the faded "glamour cat" singing the show-stopping ballad "Memory." Airs from 9-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
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AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS WITH MARIA HINOJOSA
11/10 Pass Or Fail In Cambodia Town
While Asian-Americans are the best-educated ethnic group in the US, Cambodian-American students graduate high school at a significantly lower rate. Airs from 2-2:30 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
11/12 Politics Of The New South
This episode visits Clarkston, Georgia, home to over 40 different nationalities, to document its November 2013 city council and mayoral election - in which three former refugees were on the ballot. Airs from 5:30-6 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>

11/13 Surviving Year One
The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, and the biggest portion goes towards pregnancy and childbirth. Despite that, the nation ranks 56th lowest in the world for infant mortality. Airs from 9-9:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
11/20 The New Mad Men
Iconic brands are re-examining their marketing strategies in order to stay competitive in the changing marketplace. Latinos, with a buying power of $1.2 trillion, are at the heart of this new consumer focus. Airs from 9-9:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
AMERICA REFRAMED
11/11 Reserved To Fight
In May 2003, Fox Company of Marine Reserve Unit 2/23 returned home from front-line combat in Iraq. Reserved To Fight follows four Marines of Fox Company for four years through their postwar minefield of social and psychological reintegration into civilian life. Airs from 8-9:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
11/18 Town Hall
TOWN HALL casts an unflinching eye at Katy and John, two Tea Party activists from the battleground state of Pennsylvania who believe America's salvation lies in a return to true conservative values. Airs from 8-9:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE  
11/18 Cold War Roadshow
Revisit one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of modern history - the unprecedented barnstorming across America by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, the world leader of Communism and America's arch-nemesis, during 13 days in 1959. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
ARAB AMERICAN STORIES
11/9 Arab American Stories
A new generation of Arab Americans are making their mark - actress Alia Shawkat, best known for her role on Arrested Development, is a rising independent film star, Mariem Masmoudi is a student trying to figure out how to merge her American and Tunisian identities, and former serviceman and DJ Ace Montaser is making his name on Detroit's airwaves. Airs from 4:30-5 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE
FINDING YOUR ROOTS 
11/8 Our People, Our Traditions
In this episode we learn about the ancestors of three celebrated Americans who not only share a Jewish heritage, but a history of perseverance in the face of withering opposition. Airs from 2-3 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
11/9 We Come From People
Trace three guests' roots into the heart of slavery, revealing that there is no singular narrative and challenging preconceptions of an era that profoundly shaped our nation's sense of itself. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
11/11 The British Invasion
Sally Field learns that she is a descendent of William Bradford, who arrived on the Mayflower and helped his fellow Puritans establish their new lives in colonial America. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
11/18 Ancient Roots
Ancient Roots traces the family histories of Tina Fey, David Sedaris, and George Stephanopoulos, all descended from Greek immigrants. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
FRONTLINE

11/13 The Rise Of Isis
FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
11/18 Firestone And The Warlord
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the relationship between Firestone and the infamous Liberian warlord Charles Taylor. Airs from 10-11:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >> |
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GLOBAL VOICES 
11/9 The Oath
Abu Jandal is a taxi driver in Sana'a, Yemen; his brother-in-law Salim Hamdan is a Guantanamo prisoner and the first man to face the controversial military tribunals. Jandal and Hamdan's intertwined personal trajectories-how they became bin Laden's bodyguard and driver respectively-act as prisms that serve to explore and contextualize a world which has confounded Western media. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
11/16 The Mosuo Sisters
THE MOSUO SISTERS is a tale of two sisters as they struggle to navigate the cultural and economic divides that define contemporary China. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
HOW WE GOT TO NOW WITH STEVEN JOHNSON
11/8 Cold
Only in the last 200 years have humans learned how to make things cold. Airs from 12-1 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

11/12 Sound
Imagine a world without the power to capture or transmit sound. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
11/13 Light
Johnson relates the story of people who take us out of the dark and into the light. Airs from 8-9.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
INDEPENDENT LENS 
11/8 We Still Live Here - As Nutayunean
The Wampanoag nation of southeastern Massachusetts ensured the survival of the first English settlers in America and lived to regret it. this programs tells the story of the return of the Wampanoag language, the first time a language with no Native speakers has been revived in this country. Airs from 10:30-11:30 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
11/9 Powerless
In Kanpur, India, a city with 15-hour power outages, a nimble young electrician provides Robin Hood-style services to the poor. Airs from 3-4 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
11/15 Young Lakota
In a small town in the heart of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Sunny Clifford, her twin sister Serena and their neighbor, Brandon Ferguson, share a common dream of helping to create a better future for their tribe. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
11/17 Happiness
Pyanki is a nine-year-old monk living in Laya, a Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas. Until 2012 he was isolated from the world but electricity and television has now come to his remote village. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA
11/8 Women In Politics
View profiles of women in public office who were firsts in their fields. Airs from 10-11 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
11/28 Women In Business
Hear about the exceptional women - past and present - who have taken the world of business by storm. Airs from 1-2 a.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
P.O.V. 
11/8 Sunkissed
When a Navajo couple discovers their children have a disorder that makes exposure to sunlight fatal, they also learn their reservation is a hotbed for this rare genetic disease. Airs from 1-2 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
11/9 Get Action (1858-1901)
Airs 12-2 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
11/9 The Storm (1920-1933)
Airs 2:34-4:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
11/9 A Strong And Active Faith (1944-1962)
Airs from 5:08-7:08 p.m. NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
SECRETS OF THE DEAD 
11/10 Lost Ships Of Rome
In 2009 a team of marine archeologists, carrying out a sonar survey of the seabed around the remote Italian island of Ventotene, made an astonishing discovery. Airs from 4-5 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
11/13 Lost In The Amazon
SECRETS OF THE DEAD unravels the truth of what happened to famed adventurer Col. Percy Fawcett who went looking for the lost city of Z. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
11/20 China's Terracotta Warriors
SECRETS OF THE DEAD investigates the story behind China's Terracotta Warriors and documents their return to former glory for the first time. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
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NOVA 
11/8 Bigger Than T. Rex
Almost a century ago, paleontologists found the first tantalizing hints of a monster even bigger than Tyrannosaurus Rex, perhaps the largest predator ever to walk the Earth: spectacular fossil bones from a dinosaur dubbed Spinosaurus. Airs from 1-2 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>

11/12 Emperor's Ghost Army
In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terra cotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators, acrobats, and musicians, all built to serve China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
11/19 Killer Landslides
In less than two minutes in March, a one-square-mile field of debris slammed into the Washington state community of Oso, killing 41 and destroying nearly 50 homes. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >> |
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NATURE 
11/8 A Sloth Named Velcro
Sloths, once largely ignored, have become a hot topic of scientific researchers. Airs from 3-4 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
11/12 Leave It To Beavers
A growing number of scientists, conservationists and grass-roots environmentalists have come to regard beavers as overlooked tools when it comes to reversing the disastrous effects of global warming and world-wide water shortages. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
11/19 Invasion Of The Killer Whales
As the ice shrinks in the Arctic, polar bears are struggling to survive in a fast melting world. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
SAVING THE OCEAN
11/8 Swordfish!, Part 1
Sustainable harpoon fishing of swordfish focusing on a group of fishermen in Nova Scotia. Airs from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
Swordfish!, Part 2
Airs from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
TO CATCH A COMET
Airs 11/19 from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
On November 11, billions of kilometers from Earth, a spacecraft orbiter and lander will do what no other has dared to attempt: land on the volatile surface of a comet as it zooms around the sun at 67, 000 km/hr. If successful, it could help peer into our past and unlock secrets of our origins.
Additional Airdates >> |
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WHAT'S UP THIS WEEK
11/8 Domino Day
1889 - Montana becomes 41st state
1892 - Grover Cleveland becomes only president to win non-consecutive terms in White House
1972 - HBO debuts
1994 - Republicans gain control of the House of Representatives for first time in 40 years.
2000 - Statewide recount of presidential election ballots begins in Florida
Birthdays
1656 - English Astronomer Edmond Halley
1847 - Irish author Bram Stoker
1884 - Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach
1900 - Writer Margaret Mitchell
11/9 International Tongue Twister Day
1938 - Kristallnacht - Nazis burn and loot Jewish property in Germany and Austria
1965 - Northeast Blackout
1967 - First issue of Rolling Stone published
Birthdays
1731 - Scientist Benjamin Banneker
1818 - Russian writer Ivan Turgenev
1922 - Actress Dorothy Dandridge
1928 - Poet Anne Sexton
1934 - Astronomer Carl Sagan
11/10 Sesame Street Day
1871 - Henry M. Stanley finds Scottish missionary David Livingstone
1969 - Sesame Street debuts on PBS
Birthdays
1483 - Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther
1697 - English Artist William Hogarth
1730 - English author Oliver Goldsmith
1879 - Poet Vachel Lindsay
1925 - Actor Richard Burton
1960 - Author/illustrator Neil Gaiman
11/11 Origami Day
1620 - Mayflower Compact signed
1889 - Washington becomes 42nd state
1918 - Fighting in World War I ends with signing of armistice between Allies and Germany
1921 - Tomb of the Unknowns dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery
Birthdays
1821 - Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky
1863 - French artist Paul Signac
1885 - General George S. Patton
1922 - Author Kurt Vonnegut
1974 - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio
11/12 World Architecture Day
1942 - World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins
1954 - Ellis Island closed
1970 - Oregon Highway Division tries to destroy rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives
Birthdays
1815 - Women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1833 - Russian composer Aleksandr Borodin
1840 - French sculptor Auguste Rodin
1929 - Actress Grace Kelly
1945 - Musician Neil Young
1961 - Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci
11/13 World Kindness Day
1956 - Supreme Court of the United States rules segregated buses illegal
1982 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.
Birthdays
1850 - Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson
1856 - Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
11/14 National Pickle Day
1851 - Moby Dick published
1972 - Dow closes above 1,000 for first time
1995 - Budget standoff leads to partial government shutdown
Birthdays
1765 - American engineer/inventor Robert Fulton
1805 -German composer/pianist Fanny Mendelssohn
1840 - French artist Claude Monet
1900 - Composer Aaron Copland
1907 - Author William Steig
1908 - Politician Joseph McCarthy
1966 - Pitcher Curt Schilling
11/15 I Love to Write Day
1777 - Second Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation
1926 - NBC radio network debuts
1939 - FDR lays cornerstone for Jefferson Memorial
Birthdays
1887 - Artist Georgia O'Keeffe
1887 - Poet Marianne Moore
11/16 Button Day
1907 - Oklahoma becomes 46 state
Birthdays
1873 - American composer and father of the blues W.C. Handy
1889 - American playwright George S. Kaufman
1895 - German composer Paul Hindemith
11/17 Take a Hike Day
1800 - U.S. Congress holds its 1st session in D.C.
1973 - Richard Nixon announces he is not a crook
Birthdays
1916 - American historian Shelby Foote
1942 - American director Martin Scorsese
1966 - American musician Jeff Buckley
11/18 National Educational Support Professionals Day
1307 - William Tell shoots an apple off son's head
1883 - American and Canadian railroads establish five standard continental time zones
1928 - Release of the Disney animated short Steamboat Willie, featuring Mickey Mouse
Birthdays
1787 - French inventor and photographer Louis-Jacques Daguerre
1810 - American botanist Asa Gray
1901 - American statistician and pollster George Gallup
1923 - American astronaut and NH native Alan Shepard
11/19 Rocky and Bullwinkle Day
1863 - Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
1977 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel
2007 - Amazon introduces Kindle
Birthdays
1831 - 20th President of U.S. James A. Garfield
1905 - American bandleader Tommy Dorsey
1917 - Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi
1976 - Founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey
11/20 National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
1789 - New Jersey is first state to ratify Bill of Rights
1945 - Nuremberg Trials begin
1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis ends
1985 - Microsoft Windows 1.0 released
Birthdays
1889 - American astronomer Edwin Hubble
1908 - British-born journalist and longtime host of Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke
1925 - Senator Robert F. Kennedy
1942 - Vice President Joe Biden
1946 - News anchor Judy Woodruff
11/21 World Television Day
1877 - Edison announces invention of phonograph
1922 - Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia becomes the first female United States Senator
Birthdays
1694 - French philosopher Voltaire
1835 - American businesswoman Hetty Green
11/22 Mother Goose Day
1718 - Blackbeard the Pirate killed in a battle off the coast of North Carolina
1963 - President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
1995 - Toy Story released as first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery
Birthdays
1744 - First Lady Abigail Adams
1819 - British novelist George Eliot
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