Stranger Than Fiction -
finding your roots

Tue, May 27 8:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of two award-winning writers: novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove - traveling across China and the American South to uncover long lost stories of the ancestors who inspired their work.

Duration: 56 minutes and 15 seconds

Episode Number: 1103

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All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Tue, May 27	8:00 P.M.	Stranger Than Fiction NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, May 28	12:00 A.M.	Stranger Than Fiction NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, May 28	12:00 P.M.	Stranger Than Fiction NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, May 29	2:00 P.M.	Stranger Than Fiction NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 30	8:00 P.M.	Stranger Than Fiction NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, May 31	12:00 A.M.	Stranger Than Fiction NH Explore (11.2)

About Finding Your Roots:

Join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 28 cultural trailblazers with fascinating histories.

The series ends with an exploration of how science and history can inspire the next generation.

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Future Broadcast times for "Finding Your Roots": (show all)

Sun, Apr 20	5:00 P.M.	Anchormen NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Apr 20	9:00 P.M.	Anchormen NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 21	1:00 A.M.	Anchormen NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 21	9:00 A.M.	Anchormen NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 22	8:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 23	12:00 A.M.	Out of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 23	12:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Apr 24	2:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Apr 25	8:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Apr 26	12:00 A.M.	Out of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Apr 26	7:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Apr 27	5:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Apr 27	9:00 P.M.	Out of the Past NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 28	1:00 A.M.	Out of the Past NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 28	9:00 A.M.	Out of the Past NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 29	8:00 P.M.	Forever Young NHPBS (11.1)