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Prehistoric Road Trip | 13 American Masters/Terrence McNally | 18 WCRB’s Updated Mobile App | 27 wgbh.org ON AIR, ONLINE, ON THE GO MEMBER GUIDE | JUNE 2020 Summer is a critical time to keep kids engaged in learning, and we’re here to help. This past spring, students everywhere used our distance learning tools to keep growing and exploring the world around them. In partnership with PBS, our special blocks of commercial-free public media programs provided critical at-home learning for 6th through 12th graders across the country. As always, PBS LearningMedia gave teachers and students alike access to thousands of free, standards-based lesson plans and activities so they didn’t have to skip a beat. Your support made this momentum possible, and we won’t stop here. Our efforts will continue through the summer, giving kids the resources they need to keep moving forward. Whether it’s learning about the summer solstice or Freedom Summer, we’re here for kids and it’s all because of you. wgbh.org/distancelearning PBSLearningMedia.org Where to Tune in From the President TV Voices of Diversity f we’ve learned anything over the past few months, I it’s how our own worlds can be compressed into a Digital broadcast FiOS RCN Cox Charter TV YouTube Comcast few small rooms. Public media programs have always brought the world to WGBH 2 2.3 2 2 2 2 2 * us, and this month we’re pleased to continue that mission, sharing cultures WGBH 2 HD 2.1 802 502 602 1002 782 n/a from across the globe and close to home. By exploring and celebrating our diversity, past and present, we can understand each other a little better. WGBX 44 44.2 16 44 14 804 21 n/a WGBH’s Masterpiece takes us to another continent at a different time with WGBX 44 HD 44.1 801 544 n/a n/a n/a n/a Beecham House (page 11), a six-part drama from director Gurinder Chadha World 2.2 956 473 94 807 181 n/a (Bend It Like Beckham). Travel back to Delhi in 1795 before British rule in India, Create 44.3 959 474 95 805 182 n/a and discover the secret life of WGBH Kids 44.4 958 472 93 n/a 180 * former soldier John Beecham, Boston Kids & n/a 22 n/a 3 n/a n/a n/a who is determined to reunite Family (Boston only) his family. Channel numbers and availability may vary by community. Contact your provider for Filmed mostly on location more information. in India, the setting of Comcast subscribers can access selected WGBH programs on WGBH On Demand. Beecham House is a departure Go to Comcast 1, choose Get Local, then Local Networks. For more programs, from most Masterpiece series. go to Comcast 1 and choose History & Nature, then PBS-WGBH. Chadha, co-creator and writer, *WGBH 2 and WGBH Kids are broadcast simultaneously on YouTube TV. draws from her experiences growing up in an Indian family to shine a new light on the women who lived through the decline of the Mogul Empire. Its international Radio cast—including Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair), Pallavi Sharda (Lion), Grégory 89.7 WGBH, Boston’s Local NPR® Fitoussi (Mr. Selfridge), Viveik Kalra (Blinded by the Light), Shriya Pilgaonkar wgbhnews.org (Smile Please) and Roshan Seth (Indian Summers)—adds realism to this 89.7 HD1 multicultural story. Jazz 24/7 Online on wgbh.org/jazz247 “Gurinder Chadha has created a gorgeous series, 99.5 WCRB complete with lush gardens, opulent architecture and classicalwcrb.org 99.5 Boston-NH, 89.7 HD2 Boston, 96.3 Beacon Hill, 88.7 Providence, even the Taj Mahal,” says Masterpiece Executive Producer 90.1 HD2 Cape and Islands Susanne Simpson. “Set during a fascinating period in WCAI Cape, Coast and Islands NPR® Station Indian history, Beecham House is a feast for the eyes capeandislands.org that will delight lovers of period drama.” All episodes of 90.1 Martha’s Vineyard, 91.1 Nantucket, 94.3 Brewster, 89.7 HD3 Beecham House are available to stream right now on All stations are available for streaming on wgbh.org/radio. WGBH Passport (page 9). Also, in June, we mark LGBTQ+ Pride Month (page 8) with dozens of programs on WGBH 2 and World Channel that pay tribute to the personal victories Stay Connected of those who have battled discrimination for standing WGBH Member Hotline 617-300-3300 up for who they are. This year, we remember Terrence weekdays 9am–5pm, [email protected] McNally in an American Masters film (page 18) that 24-Hour Program Feedback Line 617-300-5200 captures the decades-long theater career and LGBTQ+ Leadership Circle Member Line 617-300-3505 activism of the Tony-winning playwright who died from complications of [email protected] COVID-19. Visit wgbh.org/pride for more WGBH offerings dedicated to this Ralph Lowell Society Hotline 617-300-3900 special month. [email protected] Each day, we are committed to bringing you the voices that reflect the Local Corporate Sponsorship and Advertising 617-300-3783 diversity of our world. Thank you for helping us share these stories. [email protected], wgbh.org/sponsorship Mailing address for gifts and correspondence WGBH Membership, PO Box 55875, Boston, MA 02205-8264 Coming in Fall 2020 on openvault.wgbh.org: The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection Jon Abbott All this and more at wgbh.org 1 Member Discounts and Events WGBH PerksConnect: Thanking you every day! Now your member benefits are better than ever. Register today at wgbhperksconnect.com, and start saving with your favorite local and national retailers. WGBH is operating, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, some events may be canceled or rescheduled. Please visit wgbh.org/events to check on the status of all WGBH events. BostonTalks Virtual Event Beyond the Page: A WGBH Book Club Need a little motivation? BostonTalks is here to engage you in a lively Are you a self-proclaimed book conversation! Join us from the comfort of your living room as Edgar B. worm? Do you struggle to walk Herwick III from WGBH’s Curiosity Desk discusses important issues past a bookstore without handing surrounding COVID-19 with local over your entire paycheck? experts. Instead of getting Whether you have a passion for together in person, we are doing fiction or nonfiction, mystery or this BostonTalks as a virtual event sci-fi, Beyond the Page: A WGBH where you can connect with us, Book Club is here to guide you our experts and each other safely on your journey through the aisles from your own home. Tune in of local, independent bookstores in finding your next great read— Thu, 6/11 at 7pm. Info: wgbh.org/ all from the comfort of your home! June’s selection will be The Murder events. List by local broadcast journalist Hank Phillippi Ryan. Join us for the first installment of this month-to-month series on Wed, 6/17 at 7pm. Info: wgbh.org/events Get SMART with wgbh.org/GetSmartKids WGBH occasionally exchanges its mailing list with other nonprofit organizations. 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