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Family Time
Learn about the world together
What’s That About?
Fridays at 7pm,
beginning September 16
Repeats Fridays at 11pm and
Sundays at 3pm
Discover the technological
and science secrets behind
the seemingly simple objects
we use every day. This series
uncovers extraordinary tales of
ordinary things, including why
chalk was added to toothpaste,
how Pyrex (of cookware fame)
was once used in wartime, and
why there are over 30,000
types of light bulbs.
Hope for Wildlife
Tuesdays at 7pm, beginning
September 20
Repeats Tuesdays at 11pm, Saturdays at
6pm and Sundays at 4pm
Back for a second season is this popular
documentary series about Hope Swinimer
and her wildlife rescue centre in Nova
Scotia. This time around, Hope’s not only
a raccoon and raptor rescuer, she’s a
dogcatcher – and catcatcher! – too, after
taking over the animal control contract for
the city of Halifax. All the while, Hope and
her overworked staff and volunteers must
continue with the enormous task of rehabilitating
the hundreds of wild animals
that arrive at Hope for Wildlife each year.
National
Geographic Specials
Saturdays and Sundays
at 7pm, beginning
October 1
Enjoy a new selection of
fascinating programs about
our world from the esteemed
National Geographic Society.
Highlights this season include
Titanic’s Nuclear Secret, Big
Sur, Florence, Science of Cats,
Egypt Underworld, Druid
Sacrifice, and a second installment
of the mighty Prehistoric
Hunters.
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