no% big deal
.% >> I personally
believed, at
least in 1914, when predatorcontrol
began, that there could not be too
much horned game, and that the
extirpation ofpredators was a reasonable
priceto pay for better big gamehunting
.>> Due in part to thegovernment's campaign
againstpredators. Wolves wouldeventually disappear
from themountains of the
southwest .>> In those days,
we had neverheard of passing
up a chance to kill a
wolf. In a second, wewere
pumping lead into the pack,but with more
excitement thanaccuracy . When our rifles were
empty. The old wolf was down
anda pup was dragging a leg into
impassable slide rocks .>> Leopold wrote
, thinking likea mountain. Many years after the
wolf shooting incident occurred.The essay
is in many ways aboutthe ability
to change our ideas.>> Later
in his career, Leopold began to
realize that deer couldbe very destructive
to the forest if their numbers
increased , so that Leopoldhimself
recommended the removalof bounties on
wolves , and oneof the
most successful areas inwhich he
began to pursue his ideas was the Gila
NationalForest . As deer populationsincreased
there, he began to gointo the Gila
with horses andpack stock
on long hunting trips, and he
began to realizethat there was potential
fordeveloping a new kind of
recreational experience in the forests. What
he calledwilderness hunting grounds
.>> Wilderness is the one kind ofplayground
which mankind cannot build
to order .>> I contrived
to get the Gila Headwaters withdrawn as a
wilderness area .>> To be kept
as pack country ,free from additional roads
.Forever >> Roads were spreading
acrossthe country, threatening thelast
great wild areas. And so he
began working to protect thelarger expanses of
undevelopedland in the southwest. This ledto
the designation of the Gila
Wilderness Area on the Gila
National Forest in 1924. It
wasthe first federally designatedwilderness area
, 40 years beforeCongress passed the WildernessAct
. >> Hi, I'm James
Steinbach. I'ma volunteer here at PBSWisconsin.
We're just taking a just a break
from this fantasticshow, which
I know you'rewatching , because Aldo Leopoldis
for Wisconsin, for the world,
but for Wisconsin, really a key
figure in our understanding of
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together. His love of the land
and theimportance of sharing that sothat
we also can feel that
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ustonight but not n
ew to us at PBSWisconsin. So I
almost saidWisconsin. I told you I would
dothat, but anyhow. So. But youare
the executive director of the Aldo Leopold. Leopold
Foundation, correct. So tell u
sabout what you guys do.
>> Yeah, well, thanks for havingme, James.
And great to be apart of
PBS Wisconsin and soexcited to be
showing Green Fireagain on this channel. At
theLeopold Foundation, we try to
continue Leopold's legacy byowning and
managing the historicfarm, now a
National LandmarkHistoric Landmark. And we'realso
the executor of Leopold's literary estate. So we
helpbring the book out intodifferent languages
anddifferent formats on film
. Andthe book has now been translated
into 15 different languages. Andas you've
all said in the introduction, Leopold really is
an international figure. And
some even call this book
theBible of the conservationmovement.
eah, and
we were talkingearlier, you have people come
tothe center from all over theworld
just this past week, Croatia and
Japan. Wow. Yeah,yeah. So
do your guides speak? >> Most of our
programing isdone in English to date, but
we're looking for volunteers anddocents that
can translate .
>> Well, this program was made.What
12, 11, 12 years ago?>> It. Yeah
it aired 2011 was the premiere. And then
aired onthe public television network in2012.
>> Well, we were really happy tohave
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talking hereabout this is an importantanniversary
year .>> Yeah. Just before
the break,the film was
talking about theGila Wilderness Area andLeopold's
instrumental role inenvisioning that
and protectingthat wild and sacred place
downin New Mexico. It's the 100thanniversary
of the designation of the Gila Wilderness
as theworld's first wilderness
area.Anywhere And it's also the
75thanniversary of his book, a
SandCounty Almanac, again translatedinto 15 different
languages. Andso this year
, we're doing allsorts of special events, just
trying to elevate and remindpeople
of the important message of
this book.>> That's terrific. You know,when
I was watching this again,there's a lot
of talk about his family in particular, Nina
adley. Nina Leopold Bradley
.And she passed away ten yearsago. Was
it? Yeah >> So Nina passed
away in 2011.So it was really timely
that wegot this film made because you
see Nina, you see Carl, and yousee
Estella in the film and justthis
past year, we lost Estella.She was the
last living child of Aldo and Estella Leopold.
So tocapture those voices
and thoseperspectives was really special.>>
And, you know , preservinglegacy is what
you guys are all about
. And that's not just notjust the land,
it's also thepeople who made all this
happen.>> Yeah. Well, and the
Leopoldfamily is sometimes
referred toas the first family ofconservation
in the UnitedStates because all five of
themwere involved in science and
conservation. All five of themgot their undergraduate
degreesright here at the University ofWisconsin,
and then went on tohave their own
influentialcareers. And so we help ensurethat
their work continues to getout in front
of people as well.>> Really important
work andreally an important
to programsupport, like public television.
Call us at one
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Eldest portions of the nation'spublic lands from rampa
ntdevelopment . Eventually, the
system of protected wilderness would
embrace more than 100million acres across
the country .>> To those devoid
of imagination, a blank place
onthe map is a
useless waste. Toothers, the most
valuable part .>> While Leopold
fought toprotect the spectacular publicwild
lands, he was equally conscious of the need
to restorewildness and land
health closeto home .
>> What more delightful avocation than to take
a pieceof land , and by cautiousexperimentation,
to prove how itworks?
What more substantialservice to conservatio
n than
topractice it on one's own land
?>> That first year, we began
toplant pines and bring it back to
what it was originally. >> We planted 3000
a year, so Ithink it was
approximately48,000, something li ke
that.Altogether >> Acts of
creation areordinarily reserved for gods
andpoets, but humbler folk may
circumvent this restriction if they know how
to plant a pine. For example,
one need be neither God nor poet
. One need only own a good shovel
.>> Leopold's thinking is pertinent everywhere. It was
very modern with regards ofusing
science and the new emerging science of ecology
formaking decisions about managingthe
landscape.>> And it took ecology to bring
us back to this notion of
communities, of things being deeply connected. And Leopold
was the key translator of
thatidea in a sense, I
think today.>> Aldo Leopold's
influence andhis philosophies are more
apparent and more of a guidingfactor in
land managementagencies than they've they'veever been
. >> Our tools are
better than weare
. They suffice to crack theatom,
to command the tides, butthey do
not suffice for the oldest task in human
history tolive on a
piece .
>> Hi, I'm James Steinbach. I'ma
volunteer here at PBS Wisconsin. We're taking just
ashort break from this terrificshow
about Aldo Leopold. It isabout Aldo
Leopold, but it'sreally as much about his
legacy,his vision, the g
ift that hegave all of us. And
I mean allof us with his understanding
ofwhat came to be called the land
ethic. As you've heard in this,but even
more broadly than that,how all the
pieces connect,which is something
that I don'twant to say people take
it forgranted now, but you hear
about but you didn't hear
about itwhen he was doing his
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Friends of PBS Wisconsin. AndJames talked a
bout what a
giftit was for Leopold to establishthe
modern conservation movement to establish the land
ethic. Andwhat a gift it is for
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e joined again byBuddy
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director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation. You're
aring a lot
about that in this program, and we would
like tohear more about
that. So tell us about The Shack, the
experiencethat people have that you wantthem
to have at the shack. Yeah.>> So
the shack again, is thislittle family retreat
that theLeopold family would go to on
weekends. And it was barrenland, and they
restored it byplanting thousands of pine trees
and prairie and so when visitorscome now,
what we want them tosee
are places right there onthe ground that
inspired a SandCounty almanac. You
can read itand kind of
be standing thereand envision what he was
experiencing. And then also tosee how the
family transformedthat landscape by
hard work, by persistence, because it speaks
to the fact that we can
all playa role in helping theenvironment.
This was one familythat improved the
health of thisprivate land.
>> It was his land, right.>>
So we talked about
this asthe 100th anniversary of theGila
Wilderness, an importantpublic land, and Leopold worked
as a public land manager earlyin
his career. But at the end,he was
very interested inprivate land. How do we
all takecare of places that we own
andcan care for? >> And that part
of the landethic is something that is
just increasingly important, because
you understand if you look
around that there's a lot ofpublic land,
but as you say, most of
it, most land isstewarded, stewa rded
by, bypeople who own a farmers
orbusiness people, folks who own.And those
are the folks who haveto invest in
this as well.>> Well, and even connecting
little pollinator gardens in your yard to the
Gila WildernessArea, that's what conservationis about
today, from urban to working lands to wild
places.>> What could b
e more important?What could be more important
? Socall us now during thischallenge break
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1-800-236-3636. , Aldo Leopold mightbe
best known for Sand County
Almanac other books as well, buthe also
kept remarkable journalsas this went along
. How do thoseplay into into what you
do ?>> Well, so the
first part ofthe book is all arranged
chronologically as he's naling
and understanding howthe world
evolves over the course of the seasons.
And so wecontinue those
field recordsthat Aldo Leopold kept. We
nowdo a phenology journal. So
ifyou're interested, you know,you're a
birder. You're likenative plants.
This journalhelps you track the seasons
andwhat you should be looking for.What
migrating birds should be arriving, what plants should
beblooming right ?>> It sounds like
a lot of work. It must be pretty
rewardingthough for the people who do it.
Well. you know all of
usare drawn to nature in somedifferent
ways, and I think ourwork at the
Leopold Foundationis just to
help provide people access and to remember
what isso important about the
naturalworld that we need to take our
own actions to, to help
care forit. You know
, it's justfascinating to me and theprogram
and to what else I know
about him and other naturalists.The
the, the ability to observe,to pay
attention, to listen, to hear, to take that
to in,remember it, and
then to put all that together, whether it's
in ajournal or a book, that's a
remarkable skill and talent andthat
kind of thing is what you
find on PBS Wisconsin shows likethis
. There is no show likethis, but programs
that are thisrewarding are what you come
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We have aDVD of tonight's program, but
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One (800) 236-3636Aldo Leopold became a professorso
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So one of the things thatwe want
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more, how theycan get involved with the
Leopold Foundation. So you're the guy to talk
to? Yeah>> Well, the best thing to
do iscome visit us by supporting PBS
Wisconsin. Then you get theopportunity to come
have thatspecial shack experience. But ifyou're
still just out there
wanting to learn more, we have alot
of resources on our website.Waldo Leopold
.org. We havediscussion guides if you want
touse the Sand County Almanac
inyour book group, we have
curriculum pieces for educators, a
lot of resources that help youjust understand
what Leopold wastalking about and
why it's stillimportant and relevant
.>> And when we come back aftergetting
to watch more of this
show, we'll be able to talk more about those things. But
for now,call us at one (800) 236-3636and
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Dramatically >> Although he faced
dauntingthreats to nature's
diversity.Worldwide, the cranes demonstrate
and symbolize ourability to work together for
the health of the
land and itscreatures .
Leopold's legacy endures becausehe
is asking the fundamental questions of our relationship
tothe earth, to other
forms oflife, to the communities in
which we live .>> There's been a
rediscovery ofLeopold's significance
forcommunity based conservation. More
than a millionorganizations all over the
worldare working on some aspect
ofconservation and restoration of
the environment. And this , I'vecome to believe,
is a veritable green fire of conservation
and ecosystem restoration that I
think is Aldo Leopold's living
legacy . Leopold
said that theoldest task in human history
isperhaps to live on a piece of
land without spoiling it ,
>> certainly my generation is
nobetter than the one before us
,but I think there's a lot ofhope
in the land ethic. A landethic
is not meant to be a lastword.
It's not meant to be
doctrine. It's really a guiding
light for the way w
e can findour way forward
.>> If you read The Land Ethic
,you'll see what I like to callLeopold's
most important sentence toward the end
of theLand Ethic. He has a
sentencethat says nothing so importantas an
ethic is ever written. Itevolves
in the minds of athinking
community. So here heis in
his essay The Land Ethic,saying saying
no one writes the land ethic
. And I think it's astroke of
g enius. Maybe hisgreatest
stroke of genius,because with that
he liberatesthe idea. He opens it to
thelarger thinking community.
Us .
>> I have purposely presentedthe
land ethic as a product ofsocial
evolution, becausenothing so important as
an ethicis ever written.
It evolves inthe minds of a thinking
community. Leopold
. This one forme.
>> Hi, I'm James Steinbach. I'ma
volunteer. Here at PBS Wisconsin, and we've been
watching this remarkable show.I'll
be talking in just a minutewith
Buddy Huffaker. You've seen him in the previous
breaks, andhe'll be back talking with us.
But right now, he's just keepingme company.
But there's so much
more about Aldo Leopold that youcan find in Wisconsin. A
nd one thing you can find
on PBS PBSWisconsin is a
really greatlecture. That's on the WisconsinChannel,
on, on on the, on
theUniversity Place program. Andyou can get
to it easily bygoing
online to PBS Wisconsin and just
type in Aldo Leopold and you'll find going
goingthere . And one of the
amazingthings about this is that
if youget 30, 30 minutes into this,
this guy , this lecturer,Professor Temple
reconstructedthe dawn bird concert thathappens
every morning, that Aldo Leopold heard in 1940.
And youcan hear a recreation of that.
It's really remarkable. And you've worked
with him, right?>> Well, Doctor
Temple is a senior fellow at the
LeopoldFoundation, one of
t he world'sleading ornithologists.
Sonobody knows more about bird
songs than Stan. And thislecture and
that audio recordingis really worth checking out.
It's extraordinary.>> Call us
at one (800) 236-3636.
Eric Greiling. I'm director of friends of
PBSWisconsin. The Leopold legacy isreally important.
And the SandCounty Almanac, the book is
akey component of that legacy.
At$10 a month, your gift thatsignals
to us that you valuethis
kind of programing. The PBSWisconsin is important
to you.This kind
of programing isimportant to you
. That's our wayto say thank you to
you with acopy of the Sand County
Almanacyou saw at the beginning of the
program how people were comingto the shack
and reading from their own copies of
the SandCounty Almanac, and I have
hereactually my dad's copy of theSand
County Almanac . That's notthe one
you're going to get. You're going to get
a brand newone. But this one is
inscribed1968 when my dad got it and
hekept it with him for the entire
rest of his life, and it's wellworn
and well referred to andwas very important
to him as he became a park ranger
and theconservation warden. So it's ait's
a great book. It's
a greatbook to share with somebody you
care about and who cares aboutthe land
as well. $12 a month.We like
to say thank you withthe DVD of
tonight's program.It's got extras. It's got the
longer version of this film andso much
more bonus material for $15 a month, you
you canexperience The Shack
, you canvisit the shack, you can get
aguided tour from the experts atthe
Aldo Leopold Foundation. And you
can schedule that when theyare doing
those tours from Mayto October a t your
convenience,as per their availability for$20 a
month. You're reallytelling us
this kind ofprograming is important to you,
and we'd like to thank you
in a special way. The book,
the DVD,and the two tour passes. It'sall easy
for you to make your
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or calling one(800) 236-3636.
I'm Michele Good fromWisconsin Public Radio.
Aldo Leopold's ideas really revolved
around people and community and
that's at the heart ofeverything that
PBS Wisconsindoes, helping you learn
aboutthe world around you to have a
better understanding of it
soyou can be a better
citizen, abetter person, a better member
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being. Show your support .Support the community that
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Become a sustainer.It's the easiest
way and thebest way for you to
support usat pbswisconsin.org.
Thanks >> So just to
reintroduce Buddy Huffaker, who is the
ExecutiveDirector of the Aldo
LeopoldFoundation, which is a great jobto
have. I'm sure it's a pretty
good job. So if you
if you had one issue that was
contentious,I imagine it would relate
aroundwolves because that's that's atough issue
for people toresolve. And
Leopold was deeplyinvolved in that
. This book, infact, is based on that
experience. his signature essays,Thinking
Like a mountain, is
allabout as a young forest ranger,when
he shot a wolf. And itwould he
would write this essay30 years later,
coming to grips with the recognition that
wolvesare an important part of ourecosystem.
We're still arguingabout wolves. I
also love one of Leopold's lines when we
makeconservation easy, we make it
trivial. It's not easy. It's
very complex. We have to wadethrough a
lot of realities . But
the progress that we've made isin Wisconsin.
We're stilldebating wolves, but we're notdebating
whether we should have wolves. Now
we're debating atleast how many wolves we
shouldhave. love that if it's
trivial ,it's not going to
be important.That's a that's
a wonderful wayto think about critical issues.
So anyhow thank you. So
call usat 1-800-236-3636.>> Do give
us a call. Just asJames
just invited you to. I canhear our
volunteers are busy on
the phone. You can also use thatQR
code that's on your screen.Or go online
to pbswisconsin.org to make your pledge
of supportfor programs like this
. Programsthat inspire programs that makeyou
think. I wasn't aware of theexact
circumstances of AldoLeopold's death
until I watchedthis film, and it's
interestingto think about if he'd only been
around for a few more years, howmuch
more would have he inspiredus. Why don't
you make a gift now and be further
inspired byreading through the Sand County
Almanac, which is our gift toyou for
a gift of $10 a
month for $12 a month,
we'd like tosay thank you with a
DVD oftonight's program,
whichincludes a lot more footage than
just the program you watchtonight at $15
a month. It's the inspirational tour to the
farmAldo Leopold Shack just outsideof Baraboo
, alongside theWisconsin River. For your giftof
$20 a month. The book, theDVD
, and the two tour passes,which you can
schedule as youfits
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giveus a call 1-800-236-3636 and at
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. Ourprogram guide, which includes
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coming up and sometimes interviews with some of
thestars that you love that you
seeon the shows all the time.
Additionally, we have Passport
,which is a special online
library, of some of your
favorite PBS shows. There's alsoyou can see
new premieres on it.You
can see some of yourfavorites
as well as some of ourWisconsin programing
. If youlove Aldo Leopold and this Green
Fire program, highly recommendWisconsi
n from the
air. I liketo think that part of
the reasonAldo Leopold came to some
of hishis thoughts was because of
thefact that he was
living in thisbeautiful state, Wisconsin, from
the air is a chance for you to
see how gorgeous our stateactually is.
If you haven'ttraveled a
lot outside ofwhatever area you're
in, showyour support for all thisamazing
programing that bringsyou closer to
the state you live in and the
people you live with. By making your
donation rightnow. >> 1-800-236-3636 so the
foundation and the center are
really this gem in Wisconsin
that I hope more and more peoplefind
out about. And you've beenthere 27 years.
>> They haven't figured out howto get
rid of me . It's
a greatplace to be.>> You started
as an intern and now you're. Yeah, the
executivedirector. a good day, that's
whatthey call me. And that's whatthe
foundation is all about .Just like this film.
It's notjust about protecting thelegacy. It's
about helping usunderstand that this idea of
aland ethic is still relevanttoday. We're
still pursuing it .>> Maybe even more
so, arguablymore so .>> And it's just
exciting year. It's the
75th anniversary ofSand County Almanac, so I'd
encourage people to read
orreread the book. I'd
encouragepeople to come see us. So by
supporting PBS Wisconsin, youcan
make both of those thingshappen
. And then just think about your relationship to
the natural world and what
you cando in your own sphere of
influence. Pollinator garden, vegetable
garden. Yeah. Support PBS Wisconsin. Go visit
a wildplace or get out in nature.
Yeah. get thousands of
people in a year though.>> Yeah, yeah,
we literally haveI think
last year we had peoplefrom 20
different countriesvisit us . Thousands come to see
this place that inspired a nowclassic
book that continues toinform
and shape how we relateto
each other and to the natural
world. film thatwe
have been able to watch, we
really want to thank you and thefoundation
for making itpossible for this program to
bemade and then sharing it
withus. And it's online on
your site as well, right? Correct.
So ifyou want to see this again
atthe Foundation website , AldoLeopold.
. But you know, even as wewere producing
this, James, youand P
BS Wisconsin were integral in helping us understand
how todo a film, how to navigate
thePBS world . Well thank you.>>
We put your wonderful information and knowledge with
us and look what happened. Callus at
1-800-236-3636. Make yourpledge of support and thank
you .
>> .
A war going. Life also goes onand
you make big
decisions. Doyou wait? What
do you do? And Iknow what I
want them to do .Life carries on just
as itshould , and it's a tonic
to havesomething wonderful to lookforward to.
re excited
, both ofthem, and that's what they want
to do. It's the trajectory oftheir relationship.
And theywere discussing having a familyand
then it's so hard to avoidthat big
elephant in the room that, well, what
happens ifyou're not here?>> I'm so
sorry . For what
? Forabandoning you .>> They're tentatively having
those conversations without having
that conversation at first. And that dance
is quiteinteresting. But, you know, asthe
series progresses, these two are great communicators, though
they end up having thoseconversations and having
them.Well, don't you dare be sorry
you're not abandoning anyone. Wemake
decisions together and this was no different
.>> They finally just lay it allon
the table and they find outthat it's
exactly what they both want to do.
I've been thinking about whatyou said
, and I'm starting to think that we should
pay some.Dear are you saying what
I thinkyou're saying ? If you want to
start a family, you know I do.Me
too. Well, then, shall we get
cracking? Well, I was trying tothink of
something a bit more romantic.
those worries outof the
way, and then he's fullyon board.
You know, I've been tired allthe time
. We might be getting our little James a
bit soonerthan expected.>> You never
.>> All right? I think so
.>> I got so carried away with is
not getting there. I forgot tocheck my
dates.>> How far? >> Not far. It's
early days. >> Are you happy
?>> Thinks nothing could havegone better if
we planned it .
>> Stay with us. Because when we
return .
>> Hi, I'm James Steinbach. I'ma volunteer
here at PBSWisconsin. And this
is the lastnight of this pledge drive.
Sothis is a great opportunity. Ifyou've
been saying to yourself, well, I'll
catch it next time, now is the next
time. So call us now
at 1-800-236-3636. Thisparticular show, All Creatures
.You know, if you think about it,this
has really appealed more
than that. It is it is charmed.It
is enchanted viewers since itfirst came on
the air starting,of course, with the
books andthen moving on to the broadcast.
It's really , I think,
a programthat appeals to people of
allages, but in particular peoplewho want
to be entertained butalso want
to have something that really is moving, that
reallycan bring them into an
appreciation of animals and oflife, of
country life that you don't always see on
television .And public television is
whereyou where you find it. So call
us now. One (800) 236-3636 makeyour
pledge of support for allcreatures but
also also for PBSWisconsin
in general. And we have some exciting
news aboutseason five and six. In just
aminute .>> Hi,
I'm Eric Greiling. I'm director of friends
of PBSWisconsin James Herriot storieshave
been inspiring anddelighting readers and viewers
for decades now, and thisMasterpiece
series so perfectlycaptures all of that
. And if youwant to signal that this
kind oftelevision is what you want to
watch, it's a great time for youto
call and make your pledge ofsupport. And
we've got somewonderful ways to say thank
youwhen you do. At $10 a month,
wehave the season four mug. It's a
beautiful wraparound mug. It's afull 16oz. So
perfect for a hotchocolate
or whatever other kind of warm
beverage you want while you're watching.
All CreaturesGreat and Small. Or for me,
it's harder to spill when
the mug isa little bit bigger.
$12 amonth. We'd like to say thank
you to you with
the two DVD, DVD set set of this
season for AllCreatures Great
and Small, $12 amonth for
this season's DVD set at
$25 a month, let us say thankyou.
This way seasons onethrough four
DVDs of all of those. The mug I
was justtelling you about
and a mrs.Hall tea
tea shortbread teatowel . All yours at
$25 a month.Great way to celebrate
AllCreatures Great and Small. Bereminded of
it while you'rewaiting for the new season,
andshow your support for PBSWisconsin
and Masterpiece, call one (800) 236-3636.
I'm Michele Good fromWisconsin Public Radio,
and thisis a very
exciting time here at PBS Wisconsin because it
is timefor our new seasons and new
episodes and new series arecoming
in, and you make all ofthat possible
with your supportat
one (800) 236-3636. One ofthe best
ways for you to showyour support
for publictelevision is by becoming a
sustainer. It's very easy. It's
just ongoing support. It keepsgoing
until you tell us to stopit. It
is more convenient for usbecause
when we're budgeting, we know
how much to expect comingin, and it
helps make yoursupport
more reciprocal , similarto how you
depend on public television. We depend on
you.And then we can make that
thatrelationship more symbiotic. Sowe're
going to give you a littlebit of
a sneak peek coming up
about some of the seriespremieres and
what the new seasons
are that you can expect
there starting next Sunday whenyou turn in.
We won't be here, but some of these
will makeother people
out therefrightened .>> Two dead bodies
in quicksuccession. We're dealing with a
serialkiller. the key
witness. Whatdid you see
? The landscape ofcriminal investigation.>> Of course.
>> We're not going to miss this
,are we? are all in this
together .
>> So in addition to what'scoming
up, starting next week and this fall, as
I said, wehave an announcement aboutseason
five and six. Maybe youknow this, but
not everybodydoes that because of yoursupport
for all Creatures. We
will have seasons five and sixreturning
to PBS Wisconsin Idon't know exactly
when, but Isuspect it will be over
the winter, so stay
tuned for that.You'll see it in your
programguide, and undoubtedly you'llhear all about
it from all your friends. So plan for that. And
in the meantime, call
us at one(800) 236-3636.
One of thethings about this program that
Ithink is terrific is
that it'sreally straightforward. I don'tmean
simple in its production,but you don't
see a lot of graphics
, you don't see a lot ofspecial effects,
you don't see a lot of whiz bang.
It's reallyhuman drama. And
of course, notjust human drama, animal drama
as well, but drama put onto thescreen
in a way that is, I
think, realistic and watchable and approachable and something
that you can really enjoy notbecause it's
flashy, but becauseit has integrity and it
has somedepth. I think that's important
.So call us at one
(800) 236-3636. nday
nights on PBSWisconsin? Great.
Thank you for calling suchgreat programs
and where you can find out about
them first is inairwaves.
>> The program guide that James
just mentioned. At every levelwe're going
to talk abouttonight, you can receiveairwaves
as your monthly programguide and find
out about what'scoming on Sunday nights
first.So at $10 a month, your gift
shows that you support this kindof great
programing. You love all Creatures Great and
Smalland the other programs we'reable to
bring you on Sunday nights, and we can
say thank youto you with a special
mug. Theseason four mug, full wraparoundlandscape
of the Yorkshire Dales and a very specific
to AllCreatures Great and
Small season four. At $12 a
month, we'd liketo say thank you with
the seasonfour two DVD set
, and for $25 a month, we
have a very special thank you package for
you. It's season one. Season two.
Seasonthree. Season four DVD sets the
season four mug and the Mrs.
Hall's shortbread tea towel. It's not only a
great tea towel,but it's got the shortbread
recipe right on it , so pleasegive a
call right now. Show yoursupport by calling
one(800) 236-3636. All Creatures Great and
Smallis such good, riveting
drama.The landscapes are gorgeous, but
there is a lot of really
amazingdrama programs . History.Biography on
PBS Wisconsin. Morethan you could actually
everwatch, even if you tried towatch
it all. Which is great
because there is the PBS app.It's
a streaming service that you can watch on
your yourphone, your tablet, yourcomputer, or
your TV. It youdon't
have to make a donation.It's
just it's there. You justgo online. You
can watchwhatever you want.
You can watchepisodes when they
first arrive,as well as our
new season that'scoming up. Just go
topbswisconsin.org and you cancatch
it there. But in themeantime, show your
support forthis great program
and thisstation by making a
call one(800) 236-3636.
know, pledge drives like this one give us
an opportunityto thank you and
they also giveus an opportunity to remind
you really, of how
this whole thingworks with
PBS. Because viewersupport, your support. My
support together is the mainpart of the
support. We do get help from the federal
governmentand from the state and from
corporations and foundations. But
the bulk of it comes
from,as we say, viewers like you
,viewers like me. So that supportis really
what allows us tobring
you programs like All Creatures
and the programs that you rely on day
in and day out, week after week. On
PBSWisconsin one (800) 236-3636.>> We're going
right back to the program, but
let me first remind you of some special
ways we cansay thank you if you
go online.Now, if you use that QR
code onyour screen, if you call one
(800) 236-3636 to make your pledge right now for
$10 amonth, we'd like to thank you
with the mug for $12. The
DVDand 25, the very special
packageof DVDs mug and the
tea towel.Show your support
for this kind of programing and
all creaturesby calling one (800) 236-3636.
But right before going to thebus stop,
James says his hardest
goodbye to Helen .>> You're going to
be an incredible mum
. I've never beenso sure of anything in
my life.>> Go for
a cry .
>> But despite thisheartbreaking reality, James
leaves Helen a surprise toremind her
of his love , loyaltyand eagerness to
return home safely
.>> All my love is like a
red,red rose that's newly sprung inJune
. All my love is like the
melody that's sweetly played intune
. As fair art thou my bonnielass. So
deep in love. Am I
. AndI will love thee still. My
dear.Till all the seas gang dry
. Tilall the seas gang
dry, my dear.And the rocks melt with
the sun .And I will love
thee still, mydear. While the sands of
lifeshall run . And fare thee
weel.My only love . And fare theewell.
A while . And I will come
again. My love . Though it were
10,000 miles. >> Stay with us.
Because when wereturn we'll look at the
Christmas miracle that arrives in Darrowby
. As well as all theentertaining animals and
much more in All Creatures
Great .
>> Siegler. I'm James Steinbach, a
volunteer here at PBS Wisconsin,and like
you, just watching watching that last scene,
youknow, it reminds me
how powerfultelevision can be for reminding
us about the importance of
warmth and love and humanity.And this program,
I think,really does a really good job
ofthat, which is, I think, pretty
extraordinary. And as we move
onto season five and season sixand,
and in in their time,
worldevents are looming over them and
are going to shake thefoundation of
everything thatthey have in their
life. Andthat's something we've allexperienced in
our own lives.Watching
this program. I don'twant
to I don't want to go toofar
in this, but it allows youto have
an insight into how people can handle these
enormoustragedies and changes. Andwhether it's a
fictional pieceor whether it's real life.Sometimes
it's actually betterto
watch something in fiction, Ithink, because it
can revealmore that you
might never seeotherwise. So but
anyhow, callus at one
(800) 236-3636 becausethis is a
challenge break andwe're going to try and
get 20members calling and having your
membership doubled. So call usnow one
(800) 236-3636.>> Hi I'm Eric Greiling. I'm
director of friends of PBSWisconsin. And James,
you are soright. You're right. Twice. This
is a very special show. And
itis a challenge break, whichmeans your
gift is going to gotwice as far
when you callduring this break and become
amember. Our existing members arechallenging you
to show yourappreciation for a
very special program made with made
withcompassion for the charactersmade
with heartfelt feelings,and a real dedication to
thestories. We'd love to say thankyou
in a way that we
thinkhonors the show. At $10 a
month,we'd like to say thank you
withthe season four mug. Veryspecial
wraparound landscape mugYorkshir e
Dales, pictured thereon the mug
, 16 ounce mug, $12 amonth. Your
gift of $12 a month.We'd like to
say thank you with the season four two
DVD set andwith your gift of $25
a month,which, by the way
, during thischallenge break could go twiceas
far. We'd like to say thankyou
with the seasons one throughfour DVD
set, the season fourmug, and
a tea towel with Mrs.Hall's shortbread
recipe righton the tea towel. It's
a greattime to call. And that number
tocall is 1-800-236-3636.>>
All Creatures Great and Smallis a
big hit, and as fans, we
know why there is so much heart
in this show. There's agentleness. The
relationshipbetween people and the
land,people and their animals and the
community bonds. It's. It's inspiring and it's something
Ithink we all wish we had
more ofin our lives, especially in a
time like this where there's somuch derision,
theneighborliness, the kindness,the looking out
for each other,it's really special.
And if youget those
sort of warm feelings, it's like the chicken
anddumplings of television. It's so
comforting if you get those
warmfeelings when you watch
allCreatures Great and Small, showyour support
right now. This isa
great time to do it. You getyour
donation doubled. You get to give double the
s upport that
you actually might not be ableto afford.
Make that gift rightnow. Get
your donation doubled.Don't leave any
of that on the table
. Members would like toinspire you to
become a memberyourself. One
(800) 236-3636okay I'm I'm I'm
going withchicken and dumplings.>> I think
that's I think that'sthe reason to
pledge one (800) 236-3636 right here during
this challenge break . You know,this program
p utting
together ashow takes a tremendous amountof
work. Not only have to findgreat actors,
but you have to find the right location.
And tofind fictional darrowby and makethat
into a place that workedand felt right.
They landed in atown
called Grassington, whichyou may
know, and in fact youmay have that
on your bucketlist as a place to
go and see.Because, you know, of course
youcan tour everything now, but ifyou
don't get there, you canjust
keep watching the show, which is not quite
as good as going to a place,
but it'spretty darn good. And it has
allthe actors in it, of course. And
all the animals. So call us at
one (800) 236-3636. Make your pledge of support
during thischallenge break because because
your your contribution is doubled by members who
have setaside a pot
of money to see yours and double
it, call us one(800) 236-3636.
at six in our challenge
break. to get to 20.
Go ahead and make
that call. Rightnow I can hear our
volunteersare busy on the phone. So you
can also use that QR code that'son
your screen. Or go online
pbswisconsin.org and make yourgift
during this challenge break so that your gift
can go twiceas far.
Your new membership can go twice as
far, and we can saythank you to
you with some very special
gifts. All about seasonfour. Of all Creatures. For $10
a month, we'll say thank you
with the season four mug 16ounce mug.
Beautiful wraparoundimage from the
Yorkshire Dales, $12 a month. We'd
like to saythank you. With the season
fourtwo DVD set for $25 a month,
we'd like to say thank
you. Withthe seasons one, two, three,
andfour DVD set and the
season fourmug and the tea towel. So
my colleagues think it's a
chickenand dumpling kind of comfort
show. I think it's a shortbread
cookie kind of comfort show, andthat's what
you get . Theshortbread recipe. Mrs.
Hall'sshortbread recipe on this tea
towel . At $25 a month,
that $25goes twice
as far during the challenge break
. Please give usa call one
(800) 236-3636.>> So now we have our own
littlechallenge here. Is it ashortbread sort
of a show or achicken and dumplings?
K ind ofthe
show regardless, whicheverone it is,
it's a sweet treat. It is
comforting. There is so much heart into this
show . I'm abig softy
when it comes to animals, and I
think the firsttime I saw it, I
was very hesitant, very
hesitant. They treat the animals with
suchrespect. They really put it in
perspective. Their care and loveand nurturing of
these animals .If you're a big
animal lover and that's
one of the reasons youlove this show,
that's one ofthe reasons you tune in
tonature. Maybe you saw GreenFire. You
care about the environment. This is the
time toshow your support for more of
this programing . We listen.We're
bringing seasons five and six of All Creatures
Great and Small. Cast your vote,
get your support doubled during this
break. 1-800-236-3636.>> We are
at nine calls. Tenjust
went to ten. We're halfway
there. Come on, keep on calling
.1-800-236-3636. So PBS Wisconsin has
been providing service to people in Wisconsin for
70years. That's a that's a goodlong
time PBS public m
edia wasinvented in Wisconsin. Public
radio was invented in you know,you pick
your date . A lot ofpeople
say 1918. Some people say19,
14. It's a long time
, andit's always been focused oneducational
programing,sometimes very specifi cally
defined as learning in aclassroom, but often
definedmore as something which isuplifting
, enriching, taking youto a world you've never
b een
to,seeing something you could notsee otherwise.
And for example,where are you
going to findopera? The only place you
reallyfind it is in public media, TV
and radio. And if you're notgoing to
be able to get to
themet, it's your next best shot.
And in some ways it's betterbecause you
can just stay homeand relax. But rig
ht now, thething to
do is not relax. It'sto go to
the phone and call usat we're at
13 one(800) 236-3636 during this
challenge break .>> Membership
drives like thisone are a vital chance
for us tolet you
know just how importantyour membership, your
support is. It is vital
to continuingprograms like this
, tocontinuing all of the work thatwe
do in public media, bringing
you wonderful comfort programs like
this, programs from aroundthe world, and
doing educationwork and other
kinds of outreachthroughout the state. Some
ofwhich doesn't appear on the air,but
it is a challenge break.We're at 13,
and it's yourchance
to call 1-800-236-3636.Let your gift go twice
as far.It'd be great
for you to join asa new
member. I'd love you to
bethe newest member to join
PBSWisconsin right now with thecall, you
can cast your vote for
shortbread rather than chicken and dumplings as
well, or it's a great time if you're
already amember, to add to that gift
andsay, I really like this kind of
programing and the kinds ofgifts that you're
offeringduring this break, remind me howmuch
I like All Creatures Great
and Small for $10 a month. Letus
say thank you with the seasonfour mug
for $12 a month, w
e'dlike to thank you with the
season four two DVD set.
And for$25 a month, we've got a
full package for you all
fourexisting seasons of allCreatures, the Season
four mugand Mrs. Hall's ShortbreadCookie tea
towel. Give us a callif it's busy,
go online or be patient on the
phone. One(800) 236-3636.
>> So are you one of thosepeople
who stream TV shows? Doyou have
a streaming servicelike a
Roku player or Amazon also has a
streaming service. Ifyou do the
PBS app is a greatway to
watch your favoriteshows. You get to watch
themwhen they come out. You canwatch
it on your tablet , on yourphone, even
on your computer .Add it to all
the otherprograms, all the other
appsthat you have like Showtime
orNetflix. It's a great way foryou
to catch up to because you
get to watch it whenever it's
convenient for you. Or you canalso
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It's very rare, I think, toactually
work on a show which ismaking
good work and also ismade by really
lovely people.>> Come to meet them at,
say,Wesley's place in an hour.>> Well,
at least that poor dogwill stand a
chance. Now, don'tthey cut it out. Come
on, Jess.Come on, come on. It feels
likea family. And it's what makes
it such awarm
and emotional show. >> I have to
look forward, dad .Skill does my
own . And I want us
to be there when he comes
back.Me and the baby.>>
It makes sense.>> It's very
interesting playinga character
for four years and not knowing when it's
going tostop. Because it's like life as
usual for you all. >> I'll get these.
>> At least I can do. I realize
I've made everyone's lives a bitmiserable.
Thank you. Siegfried.>> It's such a family
behind the scenes, and it's such
a team.And we make the show together.
>> Aren't you Anson ? Yes
>> Do you want to come and say
hello to your Uncle Siegfried?Oh you're frying him.
I'm notgoing to frighten
him. I'm notin the least bit frightening.
>> You'll have your turn in aminute.
>> The question what can I lookforward
to is a bit like what Icould
look forward to in life. Imean, staying
together withthese lovely people would benice.
I think that's cool. >> I wonder where
we shouldbegin. Clostridial diseases insheep.
Avian pox. Infectiousdermatitis in reptiles
. Yes.Thank you. Comedy.
Nobody likesa know it
all. And we're about to eat.
were saying ?>> This calls for
a toast. To knowledge. Fleas
and our growingfamily knowledge.
Fleas andfamily .
Thanks to my new asparagus.
Marvelous.>> And of course, we toast you
for spending this time with usto celebrate
All Creatures Greatand Small on Masterpiece.
Thankyou for joining us for this.Look
back at the engaging andemotional fourth
season. Theheartwarming cast, lovable
animals , and charming storiesfrom
the breathtaking Yorkshire Dales will be back
in your homesvery soon
. >> Hi, I'm James
Steinbach. I'ma volunteer here at PBS
Wisconsin. This is the last
break of the last program of
this pledge drive, so we'reabout to head
into a new season in the fall of
programs . Thethings you've been
lookingforward to and of course,continuing the
programs that youlove, I
mean, they go together, new and I don't
want to saylegacy or iconic, but
favorite,you know, that's that's whatwe're about here.
And we areable to do this work.
We're ableto do this work because of
yoursupport. Your support is whatmakes it
possible for PBSWisconsin to
continue day afterday, year after year. To
providethis, we've been doing it now
for 70 years. That's a longtime. And
it's always beenalways been something that
relied on viewer support. Soplease continue
that tradition.It's a wonderful tradition ofsupporting
PBS Wisconsin andcall us
at 1-800-236-3636.>> Hi, I'm Eric
Greiling. I'mdirector of friends of PBSWisconsin
This is a great timeto make your
gift. It's a great time because you can
be the next member of PBS Wisconsin,
thenewest member of PBS Wisconsin.And going
into that new season of fall
programs that James was talking about, this is
a greattime to propel us into that
season and say, you know
, thekinds of programs we get to see
on Sunday nights all Creatures,the Masterpiece
schedule, theMasterpiece Mystery schedule.Those are programs
that Icherish. Programs that I want to
see, that I want to be a
comforted by, that are familiar
to me. But also surprising anddelightful
and new. And we'd love
to say thank you to youwhen you
do become that newest member or add to
yourmembership. And at $10 a
month,we'd like to say thank you. With
a season for All Creatures Greatand Small
mug at $12 a
month,we'd like to say thank you with
the season four two DVD box
set.And at $25 a month, we'd like
to say thank you to
you. With allfour seasons of
All Creatures SoFar and the
mug and a special shortbread recipe
tea towel,please give us a call
at1-800-236-3636 PBS Wisconsin hasbeen serving the
people ofWisconsin for 70 years.>>
public media in Wisconsin hasbeen here
for over a hundred. Wewere
a was one of the leaders
inbringing public education public
media to everybody . Anybody. Itall started
right here in the state
of Wisconsin. It'ssomething you can be proud
ofand that 70 years of
PBSWisconsin it is really a
legacyof quality programing,educational pr
ograming ,inspirational programing. You
too can leave a legacy with yoursupport
when you make adonation,
you are helping bring this
program to the people ofthe state
, to people who maybe can't support
PBS Wisconsin.You're making it possible for
everyone to watch it, but youhave to
support one(800) 236-3636. Make your
donation. want to
take a minutejust to thank the members
of thedirector's circle who have made
extraordinary gifts to make surethis service
continues. And ifyou have the means to
contribute $1000 or $100 a
month, pleasethink about joining them
. Butwhatever you contribute, that'sthat's an
important thing forus. And, you know, it
is alsotrue. Michele was talking about.It's
almost like paying it forward
, that that there might
have been a time in your lifewhen
you couldn't support public media. You had
other things youhad to do, you know,
stuff withthe kids and all the things
thatthat occupy our life and our and
our checkbooks. But now ifyou're in a
position where youare able to support public
media, PBS Wisconsin considerdoing it now
in a way, on behalfof
your neighbors, or maybe onbehalf of your
grandkids. It's away to ensure
that this servicecontinues into the future so
that you and future generationscan continue to
enjoy PBSWisconsin and the
shows that youknow what I
like about PBSWisconsin is that shows
respectto you as a viewer. They aren't
things which are just going
tobe having things that sort of
slap you around emotionally. Theprograms
that we have here arethoughtful
. They they, theycontain important news andanalysis
. They're entertaining.And above all, they'reeducational. So
please give us a call at one
(800) 236-3636 atthose special directors levelproducers level
, executiveproducers level that James wastalking about.
>> And at every level we'retalking
about tonight, one of the ways we can
say thank you to you is with Airwaves
Magazine.Airwaves is our monthly programguide. It'll let you know
all the programs for the
comingmonth, so you can plan ahead and
circle some of your favorites.It's got tips
andrecommendations. It's also gotsome
behind the scenesinformation and news
and information about events that
wehave coming up that
you might beable to take part in.
So that'savailable at all the levels that
we're saying thank you in otherways at
and another way that wewant to thank
you for being amember, for
doing your part to keep this
great legacy of publictelevision, public
broadcastingactive here in Wisconsin
, andreally enjoy the wonderfulprograms
. Please make a gift at$10 a month
and let us say thankyou with the
season four mug at $12 a month, we
can thank youfor your gift with the
two DVDsthat have all of
season four ofall creatures on them, and
foryour gift of $25 a month, we'd
like to thank you with
fourDVDs, that's the first.
That'sactually six DVDs, but it's
thefour seasons of All Creaturesand
the season four mug, and awonderful special
tea towel withthe shortbread recipe
on it allhappens with you
calling1-800-236-3636, while the castand
crew are busy getting seasonfive of All
Creatures Great andSmall ready for us, we
alreadytold you season six has beenapproved
again, thank you to your support.
could not do that withoutyou. Just
want to give you onelittle kind of
behind the scenesinformation.
Just a little tidbit for hardcore
AllCreatures Great and small fans
.Someone is coming back during
next season, somebody you mayhave missed
quite a bit. Names, Tristan
. Keep your eye out forit. You heard
it here first, butin the
meantime, while we'rewaiting for the next
season,there is so much to enjoy. Check
out the PBS app at all of the
levels that Eric mentioned. Youalso
get PBS, Passport, and there is so much
t o see there.Take
a look at what we've got
craving adventure Passport isyour ticket
to the hottestdestinations in drama
?>> Check into luxurious hotels
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ifyou've got the itch for drama
,travel the world and stream
nowwith Passport on the
PBS app .>> So one of
the most important thank yous of all
is to thankthe volunteers who are
answeringthe phone tonight. Without them,well, we
wouldn't answer thephone. So that's a key
part ofwhat we're doing here. The other
key thing is the folks whosupply
food for the volunteers. And tonight it's
GreenbushBakery and Willy Street Co-op,and I
have to say, we eat these
those donuts. We like the
plainold fashioneds, but I can't sayI
know, I know, I know otherpeople like
it, but that's our favorite. So Greenbush thank
you. And Willy Street, thank you. Call us
now. One (800) 236-3636. Not
for the donuts, although they're great,
but call us for the programsbecause
these shows, if youthink
about it, these are programs that you
can rely on.You know that you're going
toget something of quality,something of distinction
, something that is going
toreward you as a viewer, not just
sit down and kind of
have thingspass over you. These programs
,as I said before, respect youand will
reward your time withimportant
ideas , importantrelationships as you
as youwatch people really wonderful,wonderfu
l ways to
see the world,to see Wisconsin. Think of
allthe shows about Wisconsin,Wisconsin from
the air. I could go
on, call us now. One
(800) 236-3636.