ON THIS DATE National Nut Day
1836 - Sam Houston inaugurated first President of Republic of Texas Birthdays 1811 - Hungarian composer Franz Liszt
1903 - Comedian Curly Howard
1907 - Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx
1913 - Photographer Robert Capa
SOCIAL STUDIES NATIVE AMERICA -From Caves to Cosmos 9-10 pm NHPBS CH. 11.3 / 956 Combine ancient wisdom and modern science to answer a 15,000-year-old question: who were America's First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico's Chaco Canyon and waves off California's coast. PreviewAdditional Airs
COMING OUT: A 50 YEAR HISTORY - 7-8 pm NH WORLD CH. 11.3 / 956
Transgender teen, Jazz Jennings, narrates this one hour documentary exploring the history of public gay identity in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community from the 1950s through today. Preview Additional Airs
AMERICA REFRAMED - Personal Statement 8-9 pm NH WORLDCH. 11.3 / 956 Three high school seniors from Brooklyn are intent on defying the odds for themselves and their classmates by becoming the very resource they don't have for themselves: peer college counselors. PreviewAdditional Airs
FRONTLINE - The Pension Gamble10-11 pm NHPBS CH. 11.3 / 956
How state governments and Wall Street led the public pensions of America's teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants into a $4-trillion hole. PreviewAdditional Airs LANGUAGE ARTS GREAT AMERICAN READ - Grand Finale 8-9 pm NHPBS CH. 2 / 11.1 / 702 / 802
And the winner is... after millions of votes, find out which of the 100 nominated books is crowned America's best-loved novel. Additional Airs
PLACE TO STAND - 9-10 pm NH WORLDCH. 11.3 / 956
The story of how Jimmy Santiago Baca - a man with seemingly no future - became a celebrated poet, novelist and screenwriter. Additional Airs
SCIENCE NATURE - Super Cats: Extreme Lives 8-9 pm NHPBS CH. 2 / 11.1 / 702 / 802
Meet the planet's ultimate cats. Cheetahs are the fastest animal on land. A snow leopard searches for a mate in the Himalaya. The Canada lynx lives farther north than any cat. An African leopard fights to raise a cub in the worst drought in decades. PreviewAdditional Airs
NOVA - Flying Supersonic 9-10 pm NHPBS CH. 2 / 11.1 / 702 / 802
A history of the legendary Concorde, the passenger plane that flew from the late 70s till 2003 at twice the speed of sound. PreviewAdditional Airs
Full Thursday Schedule THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS
SOCIAL STUDIES JAMESTOWN - Episode Five - 8-9 pm NH EXPLORE CH. 11 /11.2/ 801
Governor Yeardley falls ill and Farlow is quick to seize power, but Redwick sees an opportunity. An accusation by Alice spurs James into finding out what really happened to Henry, while Jocelyn realizes she underestimated Temperance. ViewAdditional Airs
SECRETS OF THE DEAD - The Vampire Legend 6-7 pm NH WORLD CH. 11.3 / 956
Follow scientists as they uncover "deviant" burials dating back to medieval England, pointing to a belief that the dead could rise from their graves. ViewAdditional Airs
KIDS SPLASH AND BUBBLES - The Greatest Treasure of All/Crabulous- 10:30-11 am NHPBS CH. 2 / 11.1 / 702 / 802 Bubbles meets Myshell, a decorator crab who has covered her shell with all kinds of shells, coral and sponges. Additional Airs
ON THIS DATE
World Pasta Day 1971 - UN admits China and expels Taiwan
1986 - Mets win game 6 of World Series - Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner lets a ground ball go between his legs. Birthdays
1838 - French composer Georges Bizet
1881 - Artist Pablo Picasso
1891 - Catholic priest and radio commentator Father Charles Coughlin
SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED - The Winter's Tale With Simon Russell Beale 9-10 pm NHPBS CH. 2 / 11.1 / 702 / 802
Beale shows that in this play, Shakespeare offers something for which everyone longs: to reverse time, to make amends for an irreversible mistake. PreviewAdditional Airs
KIDS NATURE CAT - Lights Out For Sea Turtles/Nature Art- 3-3:30 pm NHPBS CH. 2 / 11.1 / 702 / 802 Nature Cat and his pals meet Celia the sea turtle, who just laid more than 100 eggs. Additional Airs
ON THIS DATE Frankenstein Friday/International Bandanna Day 1825 - Erie Canal opens 2001 - President George W. Bush signs Patriot Act Birthdays 1911 - Singer Mahalia Jackson
ON THIS DATE Black Cat Day 2004 - Red Sox win first World Series since 1918 - defeat Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4. Birthdays 1838 - President Theodore Roosevelt
1923 - Roy Lichtenstein
1932 - Poet Sylvia Plath
THE ARTS AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Brandi Carlile12-1 am NH EXPLORE CH. 2 / 11.1 / 702 / 802 The Seattle singer-songwriter performs highlights from her critically lauded album "By the Way, I Forgive You."
LANGUAGE ARTS ON STORY - Saving Mr. Banks: Script To Screen 6-6:30 am NH WORLD CH. 11.3 / 956
Director John Lee Hancock and writer Kelly Marcel discuss how the script for Saving Mr. Banks was successfully transformed onto the screen using heavily stylized elements, and musical cues from the classic film Mary Poppins to depict the life of author PL Travers during the 1960's. Additional Airs
KIDS SCIGIRLS - Feathered Friends9-9:30 am NHPBS CH. 2 / 11.1 / 702 / 802 Regina, Schuyler and Anayia hit the streets of Denver to investigate what makes a good urban bird habitat, and transform a city school garden into a welcoming home for any flock of feathered friends. Preview
ON THIS DATE Champagne Day/National Chocolate Day 1886 - Statue of Liberty dedicated Birthdays 1897 - Costume designer Edith Head
1914 - Dr. Jonas Salk
NHPBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST UNDERWAY
The NHPBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST kicked off on September 1, 2018.
The contest is open to all kids in grades K-5. Write and illustrate an original story and send it to NHPBS before March 1, 2019.
Rules, entry forms, and tips for writing a winning story can all be found at nhpbs.org/kidswrite If you have any questions about the contest, call (603-868-4455) or email (sadams@nhpbs.org) Susan Adams! Support for the NHPBS Kids Writers Contest comes from: Heinemann, Parenting New Hampshire and the NH Lottery.
IS YOUR SCHOOL READY FOR THE CHALLENGE?
GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE is looking for high school teams to participate in one of the longest-running high school quiz shows on TV!
SAVE THIS DATE: Sunday, November 18, 2018
That's when we're holding our qualifying event, GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE SUPER SUNDAY, at Manchester Community College. School teams of up to six players (from grades 9 - 12) will take a written test to qualify for one of the 14 places in the 2019 season's matches.
Four participating teams will be selected at random from a pool of schools that have not participated in on-air matches in the last two seasons. Those teams will compete in two non-televised games to determine the final two teams to compete on-air in the 2019 season.
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