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Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the TV listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
9-10 p.m.
PBS
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
NOVA: Ice Age Death Trap
Racing against developers in the Rockies, the archaeologists in this documentary uncover a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts. The discovery opens a highly focused window on the vanished world of the Ice Age in North America. TV_G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/ice-age-death-trap.html
Thursday, February 2, 2012,
10-11 p.m.
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
INDEPENDENT LENS: Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
As a black woman who was a feminist before the term was invented, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. This documentary tells the story of her life and public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which culminated in a constitutional crisis — pitting a president against a governor and a community against itself. Unconventional, revolutionary and egotistical, Bates reaped the rewards of instant fame, but paid dearly for it. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/daisy-bates
Friday, February 3, 2012,
10-11 p.m.
National Geographic Channel
Science and U.S. History
Middle and High School
Inside the NSA: America's Cyber Secrets
For decades, the U.S. government refused to acknowledge the very existence of the National Security Agency (NSA). And its still considered one of the most secretive intelligence agencies in the world. But that’s about to change. With the first access given to a documentary film crew since 9/11, this documentary goes Inside the NSA for a new one-hour special to demystify the modern-day spy agency.
Log on http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/all-videos/ngc-welcome-to-the-nsa/?source=email_channel
Saturday, February 4, 2012,
7-8 p.m.
History Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
How The States Got Their Shapes: Culture Clash
This documentary asks whether rivalries within our states break them into pieces? Cultures compete against each other all over the map. In extreme cases, they can divide states in two. How did World War II preserve the shape of California? Will part of Maine break off and become Northern Massachusetts? And as new cultures move into Florida, will the state's cowboy tradition get pushed off the map? TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-states-got-their-shapes
Sunday , February 5, 2012,
8-9 p.m.
CNN
Science
Middle and High School
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Big Hits, Broken Dreams
In this documentary Dr. Gupta speaks with high school football coaches, parents and kids on the dangers of head injuries in youth sports. “ The long term impact of concussions is better known than ever before, and the picture is not pretty. Permanent damage to the brain resulting in depression, anger and chronic memory loss.” says CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Log on http://sanjayguptamd.blogs.cnn.com
Monday , February 6, 2012,
10-11 p.m.
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: THE WILLIAM STILL STORY
This documentary tells the story of William Still, a free black man who accepted delivery of “human cargo” on the Underground Railroad. Still is one of the most important yet largely unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad. He was determined to get as many runaways as he could to "Freedom’s Land,” smuggling them across the US border to Canada. Bounty hunters could legally abduct former slaves living in the so-called free northern states, but under the protection of the British, Canada provided sanctuary for fugitive slaves. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wned/underground-railroad/
Tuesday, February 7, 2012,
8-10 p.m.
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
FREEDOM RIDERS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
The story in this documentary begins in 1961, when segregation seemed to have an overwhelming grip on American society. Many states violently enforced the policy, while the federal government, under the Kennedy administration, remained indifferent, preoccupied with matters abroad. That is, until an integrated band of college students — many of whom were the first in their families to attend a university — decided, en masse, to risk everything and buy a ticket on a Greyhound bus bound for the Deep South. They called themselves the Freedom Riders, and they managed to bring the president and the entire American public face-to-face with the challenge of correcting civil-rights inequities. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/about
Wednesday, February 8, 2012,
8-9 p.m.
PBS
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
NATURE: Raccoon Nation”
Are human beings, in an effort to outwit raccoons, actually making them smarter and unwittingly contributing to their evolutionary success? Are the ever more complex obstacles that our fast-paced urban world throws at them actually pushing the development of raccoon brains? In this documentary, scientists from around the world share their thoughts and work to explore this scientific theory. Attempting to do something that has never been done before, they closely follow a family of urban raccoons as they navigate the complex world of a big city. TV-G
Log on http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2011/raccoonnation/
Book TV Schedule
Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
9-10 p.m.
PBS
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
NOVA: Ice Age Death Trap
Racing against developers in the Rockies, the archaeologists in this documentary uncover a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts. The discovery opens a highly focused window on the vanished world of the Ice Age in North America. TV_G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/ice-age-death-trap.html
Thursday, February 2, 2012,
10-11 p.m.
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
INDEPENDENT LENS: Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
As a black woman who was a feminist before the term was invented, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. This documentary tells the story of her life and public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which culminated in a constitutional crisis — pitting a president against a governor and a community against itself. Unconventional, revolutionary and egotistical, Bates reaped the rewards of instant fame, but paid dearly for it. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/daisy-bates
Friday, February 3, 2012,
10-11 p.m.
National Geographic Channel
Science and U.S. History
Middle and High School
Inside the NSA: America's Cyber Secrets
For decades, the U.S. government refused to acknowledge the very existence of the National Security Agency (NSA). And its still considered one of the most secretive intelligence agencies in the world. But that’s about to change. With the first access given to a documentary film crew since 9/11, this documentary goes Inside the NSA for a new one-hour special to demystify the modern-day spy agency.
Log on http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/all-videos/ngc-welcome-to-the-nsa/?source=email_channel
Saturday, February 4, 2012,
7-8 p.m.
History Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
How The States Got Their Shapes: Culture Clash
This documentary asks whether rivalries within our states break them into pieces? Cultures compete against each other all over the map. In extreme cases, they can divide states in two. How did World War II preserve the shape of California? Will part of Maine break off and become Northern Massachusetts? And as new cultures move into Florida, will the state's cowboy tradition get pushed off the map? TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-states-got-their-shapes
Sunday , February 5, 2012,
8-9 p.m.
CNN
Science
Middle and High School
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Big Hits, Broken Dreams
In this documentary Dr. Gupta speaks with high school football coaches, parents and kids on the dangers of head injuries in youth sports. “ The long term impact of concussions is better known than ever before, and the picture is not pretty. Permanent damage to the brain resulting in depression, anger and chronic memory loss.” says CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Log on http://sanjayguptamd.blogs.cnn.com
Monday , February 6, 2012,
10-11 p.m.
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: THE WILLIAM STILL STORY
This documentary tells the story of William Still, a free black man who accepted delivery of “human cargo” on the Underground Railroad. Still is one of the most important yet largely unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad. He was determined to get as many runaways as he could to "Freedom’s Land,” smuggling them across the US border to Canada. Bounty hunters could legally abduct former slaves living in the so-called free northern states, but under the protection of the British, Canada provided sanctuary for fugitive slaves. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wned/underground-railroad/
Tuesday, February 7, 2012,
8-10 p.m.
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
FREEDOM RIDERS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
The story in this documentary begins in 1961, when segregation seemed to have an overwhelming grip on American society. Many states violently enforced the policy, while the federal government, under the Kennedy administration, remained indifferent, preoccupied with matters abroad. That is, until an integrated band of college students — many of whom were the first in their families to attend a university — decided, en masse, to risk everything and buy a ticket on a Greyhound bus bound for the Deep South. They called themselves the Freedom Riders, and they managed to bring the president and the entire American public face-to-face with the challenge of correcting civil-rights inequities. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/about
Wednesday, February 8, 2012,
8-9 p.m.
PBS
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
NATURE: Raccoon Nation”
Are human beings, in an effort to outwit raccoons, actually making them smarter and unwittingly contributing to their evolutionary success? Are the ever more complex obstacles that our fast-paced urban world throws at them actually pushing the development of raccoon brains? In this documentary, scientists from around the world share their thoughts and work to explore this scientific theory. Attempting to do something that has never been done before, they closely follow a family of urban raccoons as they navigate the complex world of a big city. TV-G
Log on http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2011/raccoonnation/
Book TV Schedule
Saturday, February 4th
8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
LIVE ONLINE Wednesday @ 12:15pm ET: "Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation"
Ashraf Khalil
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
LIVE ONLINE Wednesday @ 12:15pm ET: "Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation"
Ashraf Khalil
10am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
11am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America"
David Kennedy
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America"
David Kennedy
1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears"
Daniel Blake Smith
Approx. 45 min.
"An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears"
Daniel Blake Smith
2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
University of Maryland Interviews: Julie Greene, "The Canal Builders: Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal"
Julie Greene
Approx. 33 min.
University of Maryland Interviews: Julie Greene, "The Canal Builders: Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal"
Julie Greene
3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Kearny's March: The Epic Creation of the American West, 1846-1847"
Winston Groom
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Kearny's March: The Epic Creation of the American West, 1846-1847"
Winston Groom
4pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Randall Kennedy, "The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency"
Randall Kennedy
Approx. 45 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Randall Kennedy, "The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency"
Randall Kennedy
5pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Throw Them All Out: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism That Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison"
Peter Schweizer
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Throw Them All Out: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism That Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison"
Peter Schweizer
6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Encore Booknotes: "The Nixon Years: 1969-1974 Whitehouse to Watergate"
Fred Maroon
Approx. 56 min.
Encore Booknotes: "The Nixon Years: 1969-1974 Whitehouse to Watergate"
Fred Maroon
7pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America"
David Pietrusza
Approx. 58 min.
"1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America"
David Pietrusza
9pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
10pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Deborah Scroggins, "Wanted Women," hosted by Akbar Ahmed, Brookings Institution
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Deborah Scroggins, "Wanted Women," hosted by Akbar Ahmed, Brookings Institution
11pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right"
Thomas Frank
Approx. 59 min.
"Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right"
Thomas Frank
Sunday, February 5th
12am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America"
David Pietrusza
Approx. 58 min.
"1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America"
David Pietrusza
1am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
2am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
LIVE ONLINE Wednesday @ 12:15pm ET: "Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation"
Ashraf Khalil
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
LIVE ONLINE Wednesday @ 12:15pm ET: "Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation"
Ashraf Khalil
4am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World"
Kati Marton (Author of Introduction); Strobe Talbott (Contributor)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World"
Kati Marton (Author of Introduction); Strobe Talbott (Contributor)
5am (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History 1500-2008"
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Approx. 40 min.
"Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History 1500-2008"
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
6am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Randall Kennedy, "The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency"
Randall Kennedy
Approx. 45 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Randall Kennedy, "The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency"
Randall Kennedy
7am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Our Time: Breaking the Silence of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'"
Josh Seefried
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Our Time: Breaking the Silence of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'"
Josh Seefried
9am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World"
Kati Marton (Author of Introduction); Strobe Talbott (Contributor)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World"
Kati Marton (Author of Introduction); Strobe Talbott (Contributor)
Send questions for the author to Book TV
3pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right"
Thomas Frank
Approx. 59 min.
"Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right"
Thomas Frank
4pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America"
David Pietrusza
Approx. 58 min.
"1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America"
David Pietrusza
6pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America"
Steven Johnson
Approx. 55 min.
"The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America"
Steven Johnson
7pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right"
Thomas Frank
Approx. 59 min.
"Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right"
Thomas Frank
8pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America"
David Kennedy
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America"
David Kennedy
9pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Deborah Scroggins, "Wanted Women," hosted by Akbar Ahmed, Brookings Institution
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Deborah Scroggins, "Wanted Women," hosted by Akbar Ahmed, Brookings Institution
10pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
11pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World"
Kati Marton (Author of Introduction); Strobe Talbott (Contributor)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World"
Kati Marton (Author of Introduction); Strobe Talbott (Contributor)
Monday, February 6th
3am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Deborah Scroggins, "Wanted Women," hosted by Akbar Ahmed, Brookings Institution
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Deborah Scroggins, "Wanted Women," hosted by Akbar Ahmed, Brookings Institution
4am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Kearny's March: The Epic Creation of the American West, 1846-1847"
Winston Groom
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Kearny's March: The Epic Creation of the American West, 1846-1847"
Winston Groom
6:15am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
University of Maryland Interviews: Julie Greene, "The Canal Builders: Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal"
Julie Greene
Approx. 33 min.
University of Maryland Interviews: Julie Greene, "The Canal Builders: Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal"
Julie Greene
7am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
Approx. 59 min.
"Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores"
Greg Palast
