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India:
Nature’s Wonderland
you want to take your companion buffalo on the ferry trip across the Brahmaputra, you can —
there are no passenger restrictions! India is a country like no other.
India: Nature’s Wonderland is a spectacular two-episode documentary that takes you on a journey
to a land with an ancient culture and stunning wildlife. India is home to more than a billion people, but, if
you know where to look, you’ll discover the most remarkable wildlife and breathtaking landscapes.
Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin has spent years studying animals, and every time she comes to India she
finds something new. Actor Freida Pinto, who was born here, shares the remarkable bond that India’s
people have with animals, and mountaineer Jon Gupta will bring you to some of the highest peaks in
the world.
When you arrive in the state of Assam, you’ll be enchanted by gibbons — every morning they sing.
The gibbons use their complex range of calls to communicate with each other and send warnings
when predators are near. They live in a sanctuary that’s only eight square miles and swing
through the trees at up to 35 miles per hour. Their babies are born white. As they mature,
the males turn black, the females golden brown.
The Himalayas are the source of freshwater for a fifth of the world’s population,
feeding five of the rivers of Asia, including the River Ganges. Hidden among India’s
tallest peaks, you’ll discover the Valley of Flowers. In spring, the meadows are
filled with gorgeous flowers — 500 species of orchids, poppies, daisies, anemones
and others. Gupta says, “To me, it is a valley of peace and perfect beauty where the
human spirit may find repose.”
If you like rain, you’ll feel right at home in Cherrapunji. It has the distinction of being
the wettest place on earth — with up to 360 inches of rainfall in a month.
In the rainforest of the Western Ghats, you’ll see the rare purple frog, one of the strangest
looking animals on earth. The species remained undiscovered
until 2003, and scientists believe that its lineage dates back
130 million years to the time of the dinosaurs. Purple frogs
spend most of their lives underground, emerging for just two
weeks each year to breed.
Whether you have never been to India or have traveled
there many times, India: Nature’s Wonderland is a program
that will enthrall. It airs on Wednesday, September 21 at
10 p.m.
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FORCES OF
NATURE
What makes water blue... why does
the earth turn? You will find the answers
to these questions and a whole lot more
as Forces of Nature premieres with four
eye-opening episodes.
Hosted by physicist Brian Cox and
filmed in more than 20 countries, the
coproduction with BBC brings you fascinating information about our planet
and how people interact with its most
extreme forces.
The production crew used innovative
techniques that included drones and
wirecams to film in unique and sometimes inhospitable places, such as a
sulfur volcano in Indonesia and the Pororoca tidal bore traveling upstream from
the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil. You’ll
witness some of the most extraordinary
phenomena and events on earth.
Cox will explain the importance in our
world of a variety of shapes, which obey
the forces of nature no matter where or
what they are. These forces sculpt snowflakes into infinitely variable hexagonal
forms and help endangered manatees to
survive.
Airs Wednesday, September 14
at 8 p.m.
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Dear ETV Endowment Member,
One of the treats of early fall is the annual
PBS Arts Fall Festival, celebrating our cultural
treasures of music, dance and theater in all
their creative diversity.
I’m particularly looking forward to the
documentary that kicks off the festival this
year. Hamilton’s America, presented by Great
Performances, gives us exclusive backstage
access to the creative process of the musical
Hamilton’s talented author and star, Lin-Manuel
Miranda, and his company.
It’s just one more example of the way PBS
opens up American arts and history to new
audiences in fresh and innovative ways.
At the founding of PBS, television pioneer
Newton Minow exhorted public broadcasting
as a “refuge of learning and inspiration and
growth.”
In the midst of an overwhelming explosion
of media on radio, television and many other
screens, large and small, SCETV remains that
refuge. If you’re like me, the first stations you
check for programming
are SCETV and SC
Public Radio, and you
discover that you don’t
have to go any further
to find something to
watch or listen to that is
well worth the investment of your time.
Thanks to you and
your support, Newton
Minow’s vision comes true.
With appreciation,
Coby C. Hennecy, CPA, CFRE
Executive Director
ETV Endowment of South Carolina
AWARDS
SEASON
South Carolina Public Radio’s national series,
Song Travels, has been recognized again by
industry experts. Two episodes—with guests
José James and Barbara Carroll—have won
an Award of Distinction in the 22nd Annual
Communicator Awards, which honors creative
excellence for communications professionals.
Song Travels’ episode with Justin Kauflin has
been awarded a 2016 Catholic Academy Gabriel Award as one of the best in artistic, creative
and inspirational media presentation. Song
Travels, is hosted by multiplatinum-selling,
two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy Awardnominated entertainer Michael Feinstein. The
series is produced by Shari Hutchinson.
The Telly Awards has named Making It Grow
as a Bronze winner for the segment titled “Mason Jar Salads.” The weekly horticulture call-in
series, produced with Clemson University, airs
live from SCETV’s Sumter studios. In the winning segment, host Amanda McNulty and guest
Laurie Aker of Earth Fare show audiences how
to make a “Mason Jar” salad with four main
layers “built” inside the famous jars, including
vegetables, nuts, cheese, meats and mixed
greens. Produced by Sean Flynn, the Emmywinning series recently updated its studio set,
and this is the first award the program has
received using the new kitchen set.
Vivian Howard of A Chef’s Life has won Outstanding Personality/Host in the 2016 James
Beard Foundation Awards. The TV series follows
Howard as she searches for Southern family
recipes and heirloom foods to use in new ways
for the two restaurants she runs with husband
Ben in Kinston, North Carolina. Directed by
Cynthia Hill, the Peabody and Emmy-winning
program is presented nationally by SCETV and
is in production for its fourth season on PBS.
The James Beard Foundation, the culinary
industry’s most prestigious recognition
program, honors the nation’s top cookbook
authors, culinary broadcast producers and
hosts and food industry journalists.
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SEASON 2
Returns with Your Favorite Stars and a Few New Ones
Aidan Turner reprises his role as the swashbuckling hero,
Ross Poldark, and Eleanor Tomlinson returns as his wife, the fiery
redhead Demelza, as Masterpiece’s Poldark, Season 2, returns.
You’ll also see a number of new faces including Gabriella Wilde
who takes the role of Caroline Penvenen, a new love interest
with more than one suitor.
When we last saw them in Season 1, Ross was struggling to
keep his company afloat while Demelza’s caring nature resulted
in a tragic outcome as both she and their baby, Julia, succumbed
to diphtheria. Although she recovers, Julia does not, leaving Ross
and Demelza distraught.
Season 2 picks up in 1794. Ross is still struggling with the loss of their child, he’s broke and
he may be sentenced to prison for leading the
plunder of Warleggan’s wrecked ship. The stress
leads to tension in their marriage. Is there also
jealousy involved? Is Elizabeth the cause?
What will happen to their marriage? Will Ross go to prison?
Will there be some happiness in their lives? Tune in on Sunday,
September 25 at 8 p.m.
Journalists to Report on Aftermath of 2015 Rains, Flooding
SC Public Radio has been awarded a grant
from the CPB to provide continuing news
coverage of the recovery from the October
2015 historic rain and flood. With this grant,
SC Public Radio has hired a dedicated group of
journalists to report on the recovery process.
Vincent Kolb-Lugo, a
Florida State University
graduate, was introduced
to broadcast journalism
at the University’s radio
station and states that he
was hooked after giving
his first on-air newscast.
Vincent Kolb-Lugo
Kolb-Lugo continued at
the radio station throughout his time at Florida
State, gaining experience in a variety of departments.
Thelisha Eaddy is glad to be back in South
Carolina doing what she loves — reporting.
Growing up in a small
town, Thelisha says that
she fell in love with the
unique and charming
aspects of living in a
small town. From 2006
to 2010, Thelisha
worked at a radio station
Thelisha Eaddy
in Columbia where she
received the South Carolina Broadcasters
Association Radio Reporter of the Year award.
In 2011, Thelisha began work as a multimedia
producer at a TV station in Charlotte.
Alexandra Olgin, a
graduate from the journalism school at the
University of Missouri,
won a regional Edward
R. Murrow Award and
the Korva Coleman Youth
Media Award for her
Alexandra Olgin
work at Phoenix’s public
radio station KJZZ-FM. Olgin says that the
most valuable skill she has learned is how to
simplify and explain complicated policy issues
in ways that the average listener can
understand.
Cooper McKim has
worked in public media
in New York, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and
now South Carolina. He
recently graduated from
Tufts University with a
degree in Environmental
Cooper McKim
Policy and Music. At
Tufts, he produced three podcasts relating to
entrepreneurship, environmental policy and
narrative storytelling.
Listen to SC Public Radio for reports
throughout the week and access archived
reports at www.southcarolinapublicradio.org.
Intriguing and
Gripping Dramas
Masterpiece presents
two very different, but
equally engaging,
programs — both from
“across the pond.”
Churchill’s Secret
recounts the true story
of Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
(Michael Gambon),
who is felled by a
severe stroke while
CHURCHILL’S
hosting a state
dinner. Lady Churchill
(Lindsay Duncan)
manages to conceal the seriousness of his
incapacity from the rest of the world.
Churchill is determined to maintain the reins of
power, yet he is bedridden and can barely speak.
While he is struggling to recover, high government officials are planning to replace him.
With the help of a remarkable young nurse,
Millie Appleyard (Romola Garai), Churchill displays a Herculean effort as he relearns to stand
and walk and continues his duties as Prime
Minister. It is an intimate portrait of one of the
greatest statesmen of our times. Airs Sunday,
September 11 at 8 pm.
Season 2 of Indian Summers takes us back
to 1935 as Ralph Whelan and the Indian
Civil Service begin their annual move to Simla.
Troubles start almost immediately as a mysterious assassin makes his way to the city and
a journalist causes problems for Ralph. Many
of your favorite actors return including Henry
Lloyd-Hughes, Nikesh Patel and Julie Walters.
You’ll also meet new actors Art Malik, who plays
the Maharajah of Amritpur; Rachel Griffiths as
Sirene, his beautiful mistress; and others. Airs
Sunday, September 11 at 10 p.m.
SECRET
INDIAN
SUMMERS
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All3Media International; Robert Viglasky/Daybreak Pictures and Masterpiece.
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ou’ll have an exclusive behind-the-scenes
look at the renowned Broadway musical
Hamilton as Great Performances
premieres Hamilton’s America as part
of PBS Arts. Hamilton has become a
national phenomenon, winning
11 Tony Awards, a Grammy
and a Pulitzer Prize.
You’ll meet Lin-Manuel Miranda,
creator, writer and star, and watch his
colleagues and him as they worked on the
show during the two years leading up to
the opening. “We invited filmmaker Alex
Horwitz into ‘the room where it happened’
a few years ago, and he’s captured parts of
this journey no one has seen,” said Miranda.
You’ll sit with Miranda as he composes
songs in Aaron Burr’s Manhattan bedroom
and take a trip to Virginia with Chris Jackson (the African-American actor who portrays
George Washington) to see him place a wreath on Washington’s grave as he discusses the
difficulty of grappling with our founders’ legacy of slavery. In New York, you’ll enjoy the action
between Miranda and Leslie Odom, Jr. (who plays Aaron Burr), as they select 19th-century
dueling pistols and stage a quick reenactment at the Museum of American Finance.
The show is redefining how audiences learn about history. Tune in on Friday,
October 21 at 9 p.m. to see how this remarkable musical came about.
Hamilton’s America
Photo: Theo Wargo; Getty Images Entertainment
SCETV Passport launched in February,
and we want to make sure that all of our
donors know about it! SCETV Passport allows
you to watch even more episodes of your
favorite public television shows, including
Downton Abbey, Indian Summers, Poldark
and more on Masterpiece, along with other
popular series including Vicious, EARTH
A New Wild, How We Got to Now, The Great
British Baking Show, Making It Grow, A Chef’s
Life and many more.
To access SCETV Passport content, simply
look for videos with the compass icon on
scetv.org, at PBS.org and within the PBS
video apps for iOS and Android smartphones
and tablets. An extended on-demand library
of national and local programming across a
variety of genres, including drama, history,
mystery, science and arts, is just waiting to
be discovered!
One of many benefits provided to ETV
Endowment members, SCETV Passport is
available at the $75 annual level or as a
Sustaining Star at $6.25 a month. For more
information, please contact the Endowment
at [email protected] or
1-877-253-2092.
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in a row?
National Estate Planning Awareness
Week is October 17-23, 2016.
Defying
the Nazis
THE SHARPS’ WAR
“Nearly three years before America as a
nation became involved in the Second World
War, two unassuming, so-called ‘ordinary’
Americans gave up everything they loved and
risked their lives to become involved in a war
4,000 miles away because they knew there
were people in grave danger who needed
help,” said Ken Burns, who codirected
the 90-minute documentary with Artemis
Joukowsky, the couple’s grandson.
The film tells the story of Waitstill and
Martha Sharp, a minister and his wife from
Massachusetts, who left their children in
the care of their parish and committed to
life-threatening missions in Europe. They expected to be gone for a few months; instead
they were overseas almost two years.
They faced harrowing encounters with
Nazi police; however, they saved hundreds
of Jewish scientists, journalists, doctors and
others who found their way to freedom.
The Sharps’ trials and triumphs are told
through their letters and journals, with Tom
Hanks as the voice of Waitstill and Marina
Goldman as the voice of Martha. The film
features interviews with children the Sharps
saved, as well as historians, authors and
Holocaust scholars.
Airs Tuesday, September 20 at 9 p.m.
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