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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
WEDNESDAYS, MAY 5 and 12, 7 PM
Travel with the world's best-known climate activist as she takes her fight to a global stage. With unique access, the series follows Greta over an extraordinary year as she embarks on a mission to ensure world leaders work to limit global warming.
April 28, 7 PM – Episode 1
Follow Greta as she sees impacts of climate change at three locations:melting glaciers and dying trees in Canada, and fire devastation in California. When a UN conference moves to Madrid, she sails across the ocean during life-threatening storms.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Wed, 05/05/2021 @ 7 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sun, 05/09/2021 @ 2 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Thu, 05/06/2021 @ 8 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Fri, 05/07/2021 @ 1 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Fri, 05/07/2021 @ 9 AM
MAY 5, 7 PM – Episode 2
Follow Greta's journey from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to Poland, where she speaks with miners who have lost their jobs. She also visits the UK, where she meets with one of her inspirations — Sir David Attenborough.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Wed, 04/28/2021 @ 7 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sun, 04/30/2021 @ 4 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sat, 05/01/2021 @ 2 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sun, 05/02/2021 @ 2 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Thu, 04/29/2021 @ 8 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Fri, 04/30/2021 @ 1 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Fri, 04/30/2021 @ 9 AM
MAY 12, 7 PM – Episode 3
Join Greta in Switzerland and Denmark to investigate potential solutions to limit climate change. She also explores how everyone can play a role, from what we eat to what we wear. Finally, she looks for lessons from the world's response to COVID-19.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Wed, 05/12/2021 @ 7 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sun, 05/16/2021 @ 2 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Thu, 05/13/2021 @ 8 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Fri, 05/14/2021 @ 9 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 – Fri, 05/14/2021 @ 1 AM
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Extended Preview
2:50
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Follow Greta on her year off school to better understand the impact of global warming.
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Greta and Svante's Atlantic Crossing
5:02
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Greta and Svante board La Vagabonde and sail across the North Atlantic Ocean.
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Athabasca Glacier
4:25
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Greta meets John Pomeroy to see out how global warming has impacted the Athabasca Glacier.
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Reindeer Face Starvation
3:55
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Greta meets indigenous Sami herders in Jokkmokk, Sweden.
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
COVID-19's Impact on Climate
4:23
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Greta learns how COVID-19 has affected carbon emissions on a global scale.
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Direct Air Capture
4:38
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Greta visits a direct air capture plant called Climeworks in Hinwil, Switzerland.
Life at the Waterhole
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 and 26, 7 PM
Explore the daily drama as African wildlife flock to a manmade waterhole rigged with cameras. Dr. M. Sanjayan and his team uncover the complex dynamic of this bustling oasis where elephants, lions, leopards and more meet and compete for water.
Life at the Waterhole
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Life at the Waterhole
Episode 2 Preview
MAY 19, 7 PM — Part 1
Meet the first animal visitors to a new manmade waterhole in the African savannah. Using state-of-the-art cameras, scientists watch as warthogs and elephants discover the new oasis. But things become dangerous when leopards and lions close in.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Wed, 05/19/2021 @ 7 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sun, 05/23/2021 @ 2 AM
MAY 26, 7 PM — Part 2
Discover how hotter weather impacts the animals, as the waterhole becomes busier in the evening cool. Nocturnal activity brings a new predator out of the shadows: hyena, creatures so elusive it's hard to know the size of the clan.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Wed, 05/26/2021 @ 7 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Fri, 05/28/2021 @ 2 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sun, 05/30/2021 @ 2 AM
Life at the Waterhole
Episode 3 Preview
June 02, 7 PM — Part 3
Learn how rain transforms the area into a lush grazing pasture, creating an abundance of food. Moderate weather makes it harder for predators, as prey can migrate further. With plenty of food available, mating and birthing seasons have arrived.
Airdates: *
- WTVP-HD 47.1 – Wed, 06/02/2021 @ 7 PM
* Check the June 2021 WTVP schedule listing for complete schedule for this episode.