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Weekly Daytime Education Schedules
May 10-14

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NHPBS WORLD SCHEDULE GRADES 6-12

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MONDAY - May 10

P.O.V. - Through the Night
Monday, 5/10 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
Explore the personal cost of our modern economy through the stories of two working mothers and a childcare provider, whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle, New York. P.O.V. Streaming Video

TUESDAY - May 11

EXTRA LIFE: A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER - Vaccines
Tuesday, 5/11 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Discover the role vaccination plays in our growing ability to prevent the spread of illness. Travel through the remarkable history of vaccines and learn how new ones are developed when never-before-seen diseases like COVID-19 emerge.. EXTRA LIFE Streaming Video

AMERICA REFRAMED - Curtain Up
Tuesday, 5/11 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
In New York City's Chinatown, the theater club of PS 124 is staging an adaptation of the film "Frozen." As the 5th graders gear up and rehearse for the musical production, nervous excitement and flubbed lines brush up against cultural stereotypes, family expectations, and post-graduation uncertainties. . AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Videos

FRONTLINE -Plastic Wars
Tuesday, 5/11 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Did the plastic industry use recycling to sell more plastic? As the industry has been expanding and the crisis of ocean pollution growing, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the fight over the future of plastics. FRONTLINE Streaming Video

WEDNESDAY - May 12

GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD - Episode Three
Wednesday, 5/12 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Join Greta in Switzerland and Denmark to investigate potential solutions to limit climate change. She also explores how everyone can play a role, from what we eat to what we wear. Finally, she looks for lessons from the world's response to COVID-19. GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD Streaming Video

NOVA - Fighting for Fertility
Wednesday, 5/12 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Whether it's flash-freezing an egg to minus 197 degrees, or searching for sperm where there seems to be none, the high-tech world of assisted reproduction is ushering in a new era of possibilities. As same-sex couples, transgender individuals, single parents, and people with fertility issues have the opportunity to build a family using their own DNA, humanity is redefining what it means to reproduce. NOVA Streaming Video

HUMAN: THE WORLD WITHIN - Fuel
Wednesday, 5/12 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going. HUMAN; THE WORLD WITHIN Streaming Video

THURSDAY - May 13

THE WILD PONIES OF CHINCOTEAGUE
Thursday, 5/13 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Follow the annual Chincoteague wild pony swim and auction, as well as one teenager's journey to buy her first foal.

ASIAN AMERICANS - Breaking Ground
Thursday, 5/13 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
See how new immigrants from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond, despite anti-Asian laws, still manage to build railroads, dazzle on the silver screen and take their fight for equality to the U.S. ASIAN AMERICANS Streaming Video

ASIAN AMERICANS - A Question of Loyalty
Thursday, 5/13 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Meet the first generation of U.S.-born Asian Americans, whose loyalties are tested during WWII. ASIAN AMERICANS Streaming Video

FRIDAY - May 14

AMERICAN MASTERS - Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Friday, 5/14 from 8-10 pm NH WORLD
Dive into the life and work of the legendary neurologist and beloved author who was a fearless explorer of the brain and mind. Sacks redefined our understanding of the diversity of human experience, and of our shared humanity. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video

GREAT PERFORMANCES - The Arts Interrupted
Friday, 5/14 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
This special edition of Great Performances celebrates and spotlights the performing arts despite the closures and challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video

WE ARE FAMILY: SONGS OF HOPE AND UNITY
Friday, 5/14 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Join Maestro Luke Frazier and a star-studded cast for an exciting evening of songs that bring us together. The show features performances by Crazy-Ex Girlfriend’s Gabrielle Ruiz; America’s Got Talent vocalist Rayshun LaMarr; Broadway star and recording artist Morgan James; Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, and celebrated recording artist Nova Payton. WE ARE FAMILY: SONGS OF HOPE AND UNITY Streaming Video

SATURDAY - May 15

BASEBALL - A Whole New Ballgame
Saturday, 5/15 from 3-5 pm NH WORLD
The Eighth Inning, which takes place against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, opens with the improbable last-inning home run by the Pittsburgh Pirates' Bill Mazeroski that wins the 1960 World Series and signals the beg inning of the end of the Yankee dynasty. Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's re cord by hitting 61 home runs in the 1961 season. Sandy Koufax, the shy untouchable pitcher, dominates most of the decade and then leaves the game at the height of his power because of the threat of crippling arthritis. BASEBALL Streaming Video

GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE
Saturday, 5/15 from 6-6:30 pm NHPBS
Bow High School meets Prospect Mountain High in Round One. GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Streaming Video

ASIAN AMERICANS - Good Americans
Thursday, 5/15 from 10-11 pm NH WORLD
See how new immigrants from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond, despite anti-Asian laws, still manage to build railroads, dazzle on the silver screen and take their fight for equality to the U.S. ASIAN AMERICANS Streaming Video

SUNDAY - May 16

SCIGIRLS - Going Green
Sunday, 5/16 from 9-9:30 am NHPBS
SciGirl Mackenzie and her friends put a lid on school trash by inventing a new use for recycled yogurt cups. SciGirls Streaming Video

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY - Beijing
Sunday, 5/16 from 7-8 pm NHPBS
Witness the maturing of this unique contemporary-art hub and meet the artists who call it home. Beijing's recent economic boom makes it fertile ground for art, and artists have responded to its relentless evolution with urgency and ambition. ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Streaming Video

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