November 2015 Television Highlights: The Pilgrims; Standing on Sacred Ground

(Photo courtesy of Kristen Oney / Plimoth Plantation)
Mayflower II at sail in Plymouth Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Kristen Oney / Plimoth Plantation)

Discover the harrowing and brutal truths behind the Pilgrims’ arrival in the New World and the myths of Thanksgiving in this documentary film by director Ric Burns. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE – THE PILGRIMS explores the history of our nation’s beginnings in this epic tale of converging forces.

  • Tuesday, November 24. 7:00 p.m.

Other highlights for November include:

  • Urban Rez. Monday, November 2. 10:00 p.m.
  • Road to Andersonville. Tuesday, November 3. 10:00 p.m.
  • Arctic Entries. Saturday, November 7. 10:00 p.m.
  • Great British Baking Show – The Finals. Thursday, November 12. 7:00 p.m.
  • SOL. Monday, November 16. 10:00 p.m.
  • The Americana Music Festival.  Saturday, November 21. 10:00 p.m.

We also will be broadcasting a special 4-part series: Standing on Sacred Gr0und.  Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. starting Thursday, November 5.

In this four-part documentary series, native people share ecological wisdom and spiritual reverence while battling a utilitarian view of land in the form of government megaprojects, consumer culture, and resource extraction as well as competing religions and climate change. Narrated by Graham Greene, with the voices of Tantoo Cardinal and Q’orianka Kilcher, the series exposes threats to native peoples’ health, livelihood, and cultural survival in eight communities around the world. Rare verité scenes of tribal life allow indigenous people to tell their own stories—and confront us with the ethical consequences of our culture of consumption.

Our complete schedules for the month:

Primetime

Daytime. November 1-15.

Daytime. November 16-30.

Early Morning

Downton Abbey Marathon

 

 

 

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