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Wednesday Wonders | May 2024

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Mark Lasswell
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NATURE
SEASON OF THE OSPREY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 7 PM

A veteran pair of ospreys return home to a Connecticut salt marsh. Over one summer, they must battle their enemies, withstand the elements, and hunt hundreds of fish to raise the next generation.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/01/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/03/2024 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/05/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/05/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 05/06/2024 @ 7:00 AM
Nature

Preview of Season of the Osprey

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Follow the struggles, failures and triumphs of a single osprey family.

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

399: QUEEN OF THE TETONS Trailer

NATURE
GRIZZLEY 399: QUEEN OF THE TETONS 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 7 PM

The most famous bear in the Tetons attempts to raise cubs in the midst of conflicts with people.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/08/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/10/2024 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/12/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/12/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 05/13/2024 @ 7:00 AM

NATURE
SAVING THE ANIMALS OF THE UKRAINE  
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 7 PM

Witness the Ukrainian citizens who are rescuing the animals abandoned during the war.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/17/2024 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/19/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/19/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 05/20/2024 @ 7:00 AM
Nature

Preview of Saving the Animals of Ukraine

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Witness a moving view into the effects of war on animals and the humans who help them.

Nature

Preview of Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone

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See the spectacular wildlife of The Burren in Ireland through the eyes of a pine marten.

NATURE
WILD IRELAND: KINGDOM OF STONE 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 7 PM

Ireland is renowned worldwide for its lush green landscapes and wild Atlantic
coast, but one of its greatest natural treasures is a desert of grey stones called
the Burren, which is home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting wildlife.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/22/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/24/2024 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/26/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/26/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 05/27/2024 @ 7:00 AM

NATURE
NIAGARA FALLS 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 7 PM

Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its stunning beauty and a wide variety of wildlife—mammals, birds, and reptiles — that call it home.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/29/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/31/2024 @ 3:00 AM
Nature

Preview of Niagara Falls

0:30
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Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its amazing beauty and the wildlife that call it home.

NOVA PBS Official

Making North America: Human Preview | NOVA

NOVA
MAKING NORTH AMERICA: HUMAN 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 9 PM

Explore the intimate connections between the landscape, the colonizing of the
continent, and the emergence of our industrial world.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/01/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/02/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/02/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/03/2024 @ 4:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/07/2024 @ 6:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/07/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/08/2024 @ 7:00 AM

NOVA
WHY BRIDGES COLLAPSE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 9 PM

In 2018, Italy’s Morandi Bridge collapsed, tragically killing 43 people. For 50
years, the iconic bridge had withstood the elements — and stress from ever-increasing
traffic. What went wrong that fateful day?
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/08/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/09/2024 @ 1:00 AM
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  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/14/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 7:00 AM
NOVA

Why Bridges Collapse Preview

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Can new engineering techniques help prevent deadly bridge collapses?

NOVA

Secrets in Your Data Preview

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Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.

NOVA
SECRETS IN YOUR DATA - NEW 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 8 PM

Find out who’s using your personal data and what you — and a new kind of web
— can do about it.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/16/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/16/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/17/2024 @ 4:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/21/2024 @ 6:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/21/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/22/2024 @ 7:00 AM

NOVA
DECODING THE UNIVERSE: COSMOS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 8 PM

How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of
mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over
the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/22/2024 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/23/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/23/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/24/2024 @ 4:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/28/2024 @ 6:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/28/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/29/2024 @ 7:00 AM
NOVA

Why Ships Crash Preview

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How could a single ship cause a major supply chain crisis around the globe?

NOVA
WHY SHIPS CRASH
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 8 PM

When the colossal Ever Given container ship crashed in the Suez Canal in March
2021, international supply chains ground to a halt. Follow the investigation into
one of the most expensive shipping disasters ever.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/29/2024 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/30/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/30/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/31/2024 @ 4:00 AM