December 18-January 2
 The NHPTV Kids Club is having a Valentine's Day Party with special guests Peg + Cat! It's a party to celebrate a love of math and one another!
Join us Saturday, February 14th from 10-11:30 AM at the NHPTV Broadcast Center in Durham for a special screening of Peg + Cat, music, crafts, and snacks!
We'd love to count you in on the fun! This event is free but space is limited, so RSVP today!
Hope to see you here!
ELMO'S CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
12/22 from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
There's a miracle on Sesame Street in this special holiday tale. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and their new friend Stiller the Elf (voice of Ben Stiller) are going to count down to Christmas with the Christmas Counter-Downer. But all the counting boxes have gone missing and Christmas may never come again! Can Elmo, Abby, and Stiller the Elf save Christmas? With the help of very special guests Sheryl Crow, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Ty Pennington, Steve Schirripa, Tony Sirico, and Kevin James (as Santa Claus), Elmo and friends will learn to believe in Christmas miracles.
RISE OF CHRISTIANITY
FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence, the series transports viewers back 2000 years to the time and place where Jesus of Nazareth once lived and preached. Program one traces the life of Jesus of Nazareth, exploring the message that helped his ministry grow and the events that led to his crucifixion around 30 C.E. Program two turns to the period that followed Jesus' death, examining the rise of Christianity and concluding with the first revolt - the bloody and violent siege of Jerusalem and the beginning of a rift between Christianity and Judaism. The broadcast explores new evidence suggesting that Jesus' followers, because of their diversity and the differences in their cultures and languages, looked at and interpreted Jesus and his teachings in many different ways. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence, FRONTLINE transports viewers back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus of Nazareth once lived and preached and challenges familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity.
12/23 From Jesus To Christ: The First Christians - Part 1
FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Airs from 10 p.m.-12 a.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
12/30 From Jesus To Christ: The First Christians - Part 2
FRONTLINE examines the period after the first revolt, tracing the development and impact of the Gospels and looking at the increasingly hostile relationship between the Christians and the Jews.Airs from 10 p.m.-12 a.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
SETTLE DOWN WITH DOWNTON
Catch up on the last season of DOWNTON ABBEY over the holidays!
Change is in the air as three generations of the Crawley family have conflicting interests in the estate. Paul Giamatti makes an appearance alongside the beloved returning ensemble including Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, guest star Shirley MacLaine and a host of others. Lady Rose meets the Prince of Wales and faces a dilemma. Trouble also plagues Cora's mother, her brother, Edith and almost everyone else at Downton Abbey.
12/20 Season 4, Parts 1-2 airs from 6-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
12/21 Season 4, Parts 3-5 airs from 8-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
12/28 Season 4, Parts 6-8 airs from 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. on NHPTV PRIME
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AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
12/21 Tom Waits
Tom Waits performs in this classic episode from 1979. Airs from 12-1 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
12/28 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 >>
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER
12/19 Curtain Up: The School Of American Ballet Workshop Performances
The curtain rises on a new generation of ballet stars, at the School of American Ballet's 50th Annual Workshop Performances. Airs from 9-10:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >> |
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SUGARPLUM DREAMS: STAGING THE NUTCRACKER BALLET
Airs December 24 from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
behind the scenes of the 43rd annual presentation by the Ballet Theater of Indiana University's School of Music of this classic, showing the preparation, talent and sheer effort exerted to bring this production to life. Additional Airdates >>
PETER PAN FROM THE MILWAUKEE BALLET
Airs December 24 from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
This production, taped at the Marcus Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, brings to life Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and many of the notable characters, including a larger than life alligator that crawls along the orchestra pit. |
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AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS WITH MARIA HINOJOSA
12/19 Native American Boomtown
The Bakken oil boom is bringing billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs to North Dakota. Airs from 4-4:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
12/19 Our Private Idaho
American suburbs are becoming more diverse, but the "exurbs" that surround them remain overwhelmingly white. Airs from 4:30-5 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
12/21 Surviving Year One
The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, and the biggest portion goes towards pregnancy and childbirth. Airs from 12:30-1 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
12/25 Politics of The New South
Clarkston, Georgia is home to over 40 different nationalities, and its November 2013 city council and mayoral election includes three former refugees on the ballot. Airs from 9-9:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
1/1 Pass Or Fail In Cambodia Town
Asian Americans are the best-educated and highest-income ethnic group in the United States. Airs from 9-9:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
AMERICA REFRAMED
12/23 Drivers Wanted
Drivers Wanted reveals the impossibly eclectic community inhabiting a taxi garage in Queens, New York. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
12/30 Lulu Sessions
LuLu is unlike anyone you've ever met. A hard-living, chain-smoking rebel with a tender heart. Airs from 8-9:30 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
FRONTLINE
12/23 From Jesus To Christ: The First Christians - Pax Romana/A Light To The Nations
FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Airs from 10 p.m.-12 a.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
12/30 From Jesus To Christ: The First Christians - (Pt.2)
FRONTLINE examines the period after the first revolt, tracing the development and impact of the Gospels and looking at the increasingly hostile relationship between the Christians and the Jews. Airs from 10 p.m.-12 a.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >> |
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GLOBAL VOICES
12/21 Before The Revolution
During the 60's and 70's thousands of Israelis are living in Tehran, enjoying a special relationship with the Shah and his dictatorial rule. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
12/23 Waiting For The Revolution
For over 500 years the indigenous people of the Andes have had to endure racism and discrimination. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
12/28 Ice People
No one gets to Antarctica by accident. For the few scientific teams who brave this beautiful and silent landscape, it feels like another planet. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
1/1 Welcome To The World
Is it worse to be born poor than to die poor? 130 million babies are born each year, and not one of them decides where they'll be born or how they'll live. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
INDEPENDENT LENS
12/20 Soul Food Junkies
Baffled by his dad's unwillingness to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis, filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about this rich culinary tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity. Airs from 1-2 p.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
12/27 The Trials Of Muhammad Ali
This film covers Muhammad Ali's toughest bout: his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service. It explores Ali's exile years when he was banned from boxing and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent. Airs from 3:30-5 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
12/29 Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
This film follows the real life rock 'n' roll fairy tale of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the front man for iconic American rock band Journey. Airs from 10-11:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >> |
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NOVA
12/19 Making Stuff Colder
In this mini-series, New York Times' technology correspondent and best-selling author David Pogue takes a wild ride through the cutting-edge science that is powering a next wave of technological innovation. Airs from 1-2 a.m. on WORLD Additional Airdates >>
12/19 Making Stuff Wilder
In this mini-series, New York Times' technology correspondent and best-selling author David Pogue takes a wild ride through the cutting-edge science that is powering a next wave of technological innovation. Airs from 4-5 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
12/25 Building The Great Cathedrals
Carved from 100 million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. Airs from 2-3 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
12/25 Great Cathedral Mystery
The Duomo in Florence is a towering masterpiece of Renaissance ingenuity and an enduring source of mystery. Airs from 3-4 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
1/1 Extreme Ice
In collaboration with National Geographic, NOVA follows the exploits of acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras in risky, remote locations in the Arctic, Alaska, and the Alps. Airs from 5-6 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >> |
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JOURNEY TO PLANET EARTH
12/20 Xtreme Realities: Severe Weather, Climate Change, And Our National Security
Join host/narrator Matt Damon to investigate the links among extreme weather, climate change and threats to our national security. Airs from 4-5 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
NATURE
12/21 Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story
"Born Free" - a book and then a film that changed forever the way we think about wildlife, marked its 50th anniversary of the publication in 2010. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
12/25 The Himalayas
The Himalayan mountain system is the planet's highest and home to the world's highest peaks. Airs from 1-2 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
1/1 Cracking The Koala Code
This program examines the day-to-day dramas of an extended family of koalas, seen through the eyes of the scientists studying their every move and vocalization. Airs from 4-5 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >> |
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Happy Hanukkah!
Help teachers and students learn about the origins of Hanukkah and how it is observed today by sharing the new Hanukkah video from PBS LearningMedia's All About the Holidays collection.
Get out you pencils, crayons and markers! The NHPTV -PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST officially begins on January 1, 2015, but there is no need to wait! You can begin your story now! The contest is open to kids in grades K-3. All they need to do is write and illustrate an original story and submit it to NHPTV by March 31, 2015! >> More
ARE YOU A DIGITAL INNOVATOR?
PBS LearningMedia is looking for tech-savvy K-12 educators with a passion for using digital media and technology in the classroom. Does this sound like you? More >>
New Hampshire PBS has partnered with Red River Theatres in Concord and Franklin Pierce University in Rindge to present a series of free screenings featuring films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series INDEPENDENT LENS. Community Cinema has over 65 participants nationwide in its groundbreaking public education and civic engagement initiative. It brings together organizations, community members and public television stations to learn, discuss and get involved in today's critical social issues.
Credit hour certificates of participation are available to educators. Register and see full 2014-15 schedule>>
COMMUNITY CINEMA: A PATH APPEARS
January 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Red River Theatres, Concord, NH
A Path Appears goes to the USA, Colombia, Haiti, and Kenya to reveal the incredible adversity faced every day by millions of women and girls, while also presenting glimpses of hope and change.
DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN THE CLASSROOM
Engaging educators and students through film, Community Classroom provides free lesson plans and film modules from award - winning documentaries and interactive features from Independent Lens. Topics covered include: immigration, civil rights, women's rights, religion, and the environment. Community Classroom
WHAT'S UP THIS WEEK
 12/12 Gingerbread House Day
1963 - Kenya gains independence from UK
1991 - Russian Federation gains independence from USSR
2000 - Supreme Court releases decision in Bush v. Gore
Birthdates
1821 - French writer Gustave Flaubert
1863 - Norwegian painter Edvard Munch
1915 - Singer and actor Frank Sinatra
 12/13 National Cocoa Day
1545 - Council of Trent begins
1769 - Dartmouth College is founded on land donated by Royal Governor John Wentworth.
1862 - Confederate General Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside at Battle of Fredericksburg
1949 - Knesset votes to move capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
2000 - Al Gore concedes the presidential election to George W. Bush.
2003 - Saddam Hussein captured near his home town of Tikrit
Birthdates
1553 - King Henry IV of France
1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln
1989 - Taylor Swift
12/14 Monkey Day
1819 - Alabama becomes 22nd state
1911 - Roald Amundsen's team becomes first to reach the South Pole
1962 - NASA's Mariner 2 becomes first spacecraft to fly by Venus
Birthdates
1503 - French astrologer Nostradamus
1897 - Maine politician Margaret Chase Smith (1st woman to win election to U.S. House and Senate)
1916 - Writer Shirley Jackson
1949 - Former Red Sox First Baseman and scapegoat Bill Buckner
12/15 Bill of Rights Day
1791 - Bill of Rights becomes law
1939 - Gone with the Wind premieres at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta
2011 - American forces withdraw from Iraq
Birthdates
37 - Roman emperor Nero
1832 - French engineer and architect Gustave Eiffel
 12/16 National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
1497 - Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope
1773 - Sons of Liberty dump crates of tea into Boston harbor
1811 - First two in a series of four earthquakes occur in New Madrid, Missouri
Birthdates
1775 - Writer Jane Austen
1863 - Spanish philosopher/ writer George Santayana
1866 - Russian-born French abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky
1901 - Anthropologist Margaret Mead
 12/17 Wright Brothers Day
1903 - Wright Brothers make first powered and heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk
1989 - First episode The Simpsons airs
Birthdates
1807 - Poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier
1900 - English mathematician Mary Cartwright
1903 - Author Erskine Caldwell
1908 - Chemist Willard Frank Libby
 12/18 Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
1787 - New Jersey becomes third state to ratify Constitution
1892 - Premiere performance of Nutcracker Ballet in St. Petersburg
1932 - Chicago Bears defeat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in first NFL Championship Game
1958 - World's first communications satellite, Project SCORE, is launched
2010 - Governmental protests begin in Tunisia, beginning the Arab Spring
Birthdates
1778 - English clown Joseph Grimaldi
1860 - Composer and pianist Edward MacDowell
1879 - Artist Paul Klee
1943 - Guitarist Keith Richards
1946 - South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko
1946 - Director Steven Spielberg
12/19 Underdog Day
1843 - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol goes on sale
1932 - BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service
Birthdates
1875 - Historian, author, and father of African American History Carter Woodson
1915 - French singer Edith Piaf
1928 - Irish children's author Eve Bunting
1957 - Former Celtics great Kevin McHale
12/20 International Human Solidarity Day
1803 - Louisiana Purchase completed at ceremony in New Orleans
1860 - South Carolina becomes first state to attempt to secede
1946 - It's a Wonderful Life first released in New York City
Birthdates
1494 - French mathematician Oronce Fine
1901 - Physicist and inventor Robert J. Van de Graaff
1917 - Physicist David Bohm
1922 - Sculptor/painter Beverly Pepper
 12/21 Crossword Puzzle Day
1620 - Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock
1913 - First crossword puzzle is published in New York World
1937 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premieres at Carthay Circle Theater
Birthdates
1118 - Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket
1603 - Theologian and founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams
1940 - Musician Frank Zappa
1944 - Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
1948 - Actor Samuel L. Jackson, American actor
1967 - Basketball player Magic Johnson
12/22 Haiku Day
1864 - Savannah, Georgia falls to General Sherman
1937 - Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City
1989 - Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years
Birthdates
1823 - Abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson
1858 - Opera composer Giacomo Puccini
1869 - Poet Edwin Arlington Robinson
1887 - Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
1960 - Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
12/23 Festivus
1783 - George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
1823 - A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is published anonymously
1913 - Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve.
1954 - First successful kidney transplant is performed
Birthdates
1805 - Religious leader Joseph Smith, Jr.
1867 - Philanthropist and tycoon Sarah Breedlove Walker
 12/24 Egg Nog Day
1814 - War of 1812 ends with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent
1851 - Fire at the Library of Congress destroys 35,000 volumes
1906 - Reginald A. Fessenden broadcasts first music program over radio
1943 - FDR appoints Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied Forces
1955 - NORAD Tracks Santa for the first time
Birthdates
1745 - Dr. Benjamin Rush
1818 - British physicist James Prescott Joule
1930 - Choreographer Robert Joffrey
 12/25 Pumpkin Pie Day
1066 - William the Conqueror crowned king of England
1776 - George Washington and Continental Army cross the Delaware River to attack Hessian mercenaries in Trenton, N.J.
1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of Soviet Union
Birthdates
1137 - Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin
1642 - Scientist Sir Isaac Newton
1757 - New Hampshire Governor Benjamin Pierce
1821 - Found of the American Red Cross Clara Barton
1918 - President of Egypt Anwar Sadat
1924 - Television writer and producer Rod Serling
 12/26 Candy Cane Day
1799 - Henry Lee eulogizes George Washington as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen to the 4,000 attendees at his funeral
1941 - FDR signs a bill establishing fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving
2004 - 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives killing over 230,000 people
Birthdates
1891 - Author Henry Miller
1893 - Chinese leader Mao Zedong
1905 - Newspaper publisher William Loeb III
1947 - Former Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk
12/27 Howdy Doody Day
537 - Hagia Sophia completed
1831 - Charles Darwin sets out on a voyage to the Pacific Ocean aboard the HMS Beagle
1945 - World Bank and International Monetary Fund are created
2001 - People's Republic of China granted permanent normal trade relations with U.S.
Birthdates
1571 - German astronomer Johannes Kepler
1654 - Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli
1822 - French scientist Louis Pasteur
1901 - German actress Marlene Dietrich
 12/28 Pledge of Allegiance Day
1612 -Galileo becomes first astronomer to observe Neptune
1832 -John C. Calhoun becomes first U.S. Vice President to resign
1846 -Iowa admitted as 29th U.S. state
1945 - Congress officially recognizes Pledge of Allegiance
Birthdates
1856 -28th President Woodrow Wilson
1882 -Astronomer Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
1895 -Author Carol Ryrie Brink
1922 -Comic book creator Stan Lee
1934 -British actress Dame Maggie Smith
1954 -Actor Denzel Washington
1973 -Actor and NH native Seth Meyers
 12/29 Tick Tock Day
1170 - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, assassinated
1845 - Texas becomes 28th state
1851 - First American YMCA opens in Boston
1890 - U.S. soldiers kill more than 200 Oglala Lakota people at Wounded Knee
2007 - New England Patriots become first NFL team in 35 years to finish regular season undefeated
Birthdates
1721 - Madame de Pompadour
1800 - Inventor Charles Goodyear
1808 - 17th U.S. President Andrew Johnson
1809 - UK Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone
1936 - Actress Mary Tyler Moore
 12/30 Bacon Day
1853 -Gadsden Purchase treaty signed
1922 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) formed
1924 - Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galaxies
1972 - US halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam
Birthdates
1850 - English geologist and inventor of the seismograph John Milne
1865 - English author Rudyard Kipling
1928 - Musician Bo Diddley
1935 - Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax
12/31 Make Up Your Mind Day
1862 - Abraham Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia into Union
1907 - 1st New Year's Eve celebration held in Times Square
1946 - President Truman officially proclaims end of hostilities in World War II
1999 - US hands control of the Panama Canal to Panama
Birthdates
1491 - French explorer Jacques Cartier
1869 - French painter Henri Matisse
1880 - US Secretary of State George C. Marshall
1930 - Singer Odetta
1930 - Math Teacher Jaime Escalante
1995 - Gymnast Gabby Douglas
1/1 Copyright Law Day
45 BC -Julian calendar takes effect for first time
1804 - French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes second independent country in North America
1808 -Importation of slaves into the United States is banned
1892 - Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into U.S.
1959 - Fulgencio Batista overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during Cuban Revolution
1971 - Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television
1979 - Formal diplomatic relations established between the China and U.S.
1984 - AT&T was divested of 22 Bell System companies
1985 - Internet's Domain Name System created
1994 - North American Free Trade Agreement goes into effect
Birthdates
1735 - Silversmith and patriot Paul Revere
1752 - Betsy Ross
1895 - F.B.I Director J. Edgar Hoover
1919 - Novelist J. D. Salinger
 1/2 National Science Fiction Day
1788 - Georgia becomes fourth state to ratify Constitution.
1900 - Secretary of State John Hay announces Open Door Policy with China.
1974 - President Richard Nixon signs legislation limiting highway speeds to 55 mph.
Birthdates
1909 - Politician Barry M. Goldwater
1920 - Writer Isaac Asimov
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