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Playing for the World

Sunday, Nov. 22, at 7pm | WGBH 2/HD

 

1904 girls basketball teamPlaying for the World remembers 10 young women from Indian nations in Montana and Idaho who played on the girls' basketball team at their boarding school in 1904. While dealing with racial and gender stereotypes, they displayed talent, mature dignity, and a style of play that drew large crowds of supporters, and their travels took them places they had never imagined.

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AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange II

Sunday, Nov. 22, 7pm–9pm | WGBH 44

 

sylviaAfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange returns with four new episodes about contemporary life, art, and pop culture in the African diaspora. Black to Our Roots shows a 17-year-old girl's journey from her violence- and poverty-stricken Atlanta neighborhood to her ancestral home in Ghana.

Greater Boston: Democratic Senatorial Forum

Monday, Nov. 23, 7pm–8pm | Only on WGBH 2/HD and 89.7

 

mike capuano, martha coakley, alan kharzei, and steve pagliucaGreater Boston presents an exclusive forum with all four candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination for US Senate: Congressman Mike Capuano, Attorney General Martha Coakley, and businessmen Alan Khazei and Steve Pagliuca. Emily Rooney will moderate the forum, in a format oriented toward discussion rather than formal debate.
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Antiques Roadshow: Relative Riches

Monday, Nov. 23, at 8pm | WGBH 2/HD

 

antique deskA new Antiques Roadshow special puts family folklore to the test. Did that refinished chair once seat royalty? Did a tall tale get passed down with the tall chest? Highlights include a bow and quiver purported to have been made and signed by Geronimo; a questionable 1815 Kentucky corner cupboard that might have more value as firewood than furniture; and a desk (shown) filled with documents passed down through generations of the owner’s family, valued at $100,000.

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Frontline: The Card Game

Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 9pm | WGBH 2/HD

 

credit cardsAs credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington, and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news, Frontline examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy in a joint project with The New York Times.

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Hard Problems: The Road to the World's Toughest Math Contest

Sunday, Nov. 22, at 6pm | WGBH 2/HD

 

math olympiadHard Problems follows the six high school students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world's most grueling math competition — the annual International Mathematical Olympiad.

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Nature: The Cheetah Orphans

Sunday, Nov. 22, at 8pm | WGBH 2/HD

 

The Cheetah NatureAt just 4 weeks old, cheetah cubs Toki and Sambu were orphaned when a lion killed their mother. Shortly after, Simon King, who has filmed wild cheetahs for 20 years, became their new parent at the 50,000-acre Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya. Nature tells of Toki and Sambu's life under King's care, by turns idyllic and tragic, as it unfolds on the savanna.

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Design Squad

Sundays at 10:30am | WGBH 2/HD

 

design squad contestantsWGBH's reality competition series Design Squad is back for a third season, turning more teens into aspiring engineers. Over 13 weeks and under intense pressure, the contestants learn to think smart, build fast, and contend with engineering challenges as they design and build machines for real-world clients.

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