Media Menu for August 16, 2012

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.

Thursday,  August  16  2012,
7-8 p.m.  E/P
PBS
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

NATURE: Bears of the Last Frontier

 Airing in KLCS, this documentary looks at black bears living in urban setting, in this case the Anchorage Alaska area, where some they have become so used to their human neighbors that they've taken to living on a golf course. Program host is Bear ecologist Chris Morgan, who also takes viewers to Denali National Park.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/bears-of-the-last-frontier/hour-two-the-road-north/video-wild-animals-in-an-urban-setting/6793/

Friday,  August  17,  2012,
9-11 p.m.  E/P
Ovation Channel
Arts
Middle and High School

Walk The Line

This is a biographical movie about country music legend Johnny Cash. From his meager beginnings on a cotton farm to his iconic 1968 performance at Folsom Prison, the Man in Black weathered many ups and downs - a childhood trauma, a failed marriage, drug addiction - but through it all found solace in his music and the true love of his life, singer June Carter. Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar for her performance as June  Carter. Rated PG-13
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358273/

Saturday,  August  18,  2012,
11:15- p.m. 1:00 a.m. ET, 8:15 -11 p.m. PT
TCM-Turner Classic Movie Channel
Literature
Elementary, Middle and High School

David Copperfield

This is a movie closely based on Charles Dickens' classic novel of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him. TV-G
Log on  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/72384/David-Copperfield/

Sunday,  August  19,  2012,
7-8 p.m.  E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

History Detectives

Airing on KLCS, this history program investigates a poster circulated during the youth riots that overshadowed the Democratic  Party’s  Nominating  convention in 1968. Also investigated are a  woodcarving of a mouth and chin that may have been part of an Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution  and a basket that may be linked to a woman honored by Congress.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/video/1535999975/

Monday,  August  20,  2012,
9:45 p.m. -1 a.m. ET, 6:45-10  p.m. PT  E/P
TCM- Turner Classic Movie Channel
World History
Middle and High School

The Message

This is an Oscar-nominated historical movie about the Prophet Mohammed and the origins of the Muslim faith. Directed by Moustapha Akkad with a cast including  Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas and Michael Ansara Length 178 minutes, TV-PG
Log on http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83810/Mohammad-Messenger-of-God/awards.html

Tuesday,  August  21,  2012,
4-5 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Technology
Middle and High School

Modern Marvels: Driver's Seat

This documentary puts viewers behind the wheel  to take control of the some of the largest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet. These aren't your average vehicles--and handling one of these rides is unlike anything else. But you need more than just a learner's permit to take control of these vehicles...you need training, experience. TV-PG
Log on http://www.nsc.org/products_training/Training/driverimprovementtrng/Pages/DriverImprovementTraining.aspx

Wednesday,  August  22,  2012,
10-11 p.m. E/P
National Geographic  Channel
Science and U.S. History
Middle and High School

America's Lost Treasures: Burbank, California

Program hosts Curt Doussett and Kinga Philipps  visit the Autry National Center in Burbank, Calif. Curt finds a dolphin skull found at Sharktooth  Hill, a world-famous bone bed. Then he visits the L.A. County Museum of Natural History to see if the fossil skull he’s discovered is an extraordinary new species of dolphin that has never been seen before.  Curt and Kinga also host an open call at the Autry National Center The event uncovers treasures that include a medal from the first U.S. World Expo, a Jack London writing tablet, an old Civil War drum and John Sutter’s Gold Rush Nuggets.
Log on http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/shows/americas-lost-treasures/ngc-sutters-mill-nugget

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, August 18th

8am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"The Obamians: The Struggle Inside the White House to Redefine American Power"
James Mann

9am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"Kill the Messenger: The Media's Role in the Fate of the World"
Maria Armoudian

10am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir"
Anthony Swofford

11am (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America"
Peter Edelman

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency"
Hugh Hewitt

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
FreedomFest 2012: The Big Debate - "Wall Street on Trial"
Robert Frank; Stephen Moore

2:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 35 min.
Panel on Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks with Chase Madar, Kevin Gosztola, Mark Doten and Ted Hearne
Mark Dotten; Kevin Gosztola; Ted Hearne; Chase Madar

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama's Reform Means for Amerca's Future"
Rosemary Gibson

6pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
Encore Booknotes: Jimmy Breslin, "Damon Runyon: A Life"
Jimmy Breslin

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 26 min.
"A Fundamental Freedom: Why Republicans, Conservatives, and Libertarians Should Support Gay Rights"
David Lampo

8:45pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual -The Biggest Bank Failure in American History"
Kirsten Grind

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: John Fund & Hans Von Spakovsky, "Who's Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureacrats Put Your Vote at Risk," hosted by Linda Killian, Newsweek/Daily Bea

11pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy"
Christopher Hayes

Sunday, August 19th

12:15am (ET)
Approx. 34 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: Elizabeth Kantor, "The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After"
Elizabeth Kantor

1am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
"Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself - and the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future"
Harriet Washington

2:15am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"A Man and His Ship: America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States"
Steven Ujifusa

3:15am (ET)
Approx. 31 min.
"Service: A Navy SEAL at War"
Marcus Luttrell

3:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You"
Simon Johnson; James Kwak

5am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity"
Michael Duffy; Nancy Gibbs

6am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
2012 Harlem Book Fair: 150th Anniversary of the Emanicipation Proclamation Panel
Tanner Colby; Obery Hendricks; Farah Jasmine Griffin; Christopher Paul Moore; Nell Irvin Painter

7:15am (ET)
Approx. 18 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: Tad Armstrong, "It's Ok to Say 'God'"
Tad Armstrong

7:45am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted"
Mike Lofgren

8:45am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
2012 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Wenguang Huang, "The Little Red Guard: A Family Memoir"
Wenguang Huang

9:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 26 min.
"A Fundamental Freedom: Why Republicans, Conservatives, and Libertarians Should Support Gay Rights"
David Lampo

11am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"The People's Pension: The Struggle to Defend Social Security Since Reagan"
Eric Laursen

12pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Edward Conard, "Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You've Been Told About the Economy is Wrong," hosted by Michael Ettlinger, Center for American Progress

1pm (ET)
Approx. 31 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: George Gilder, "Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century"
George Gilder

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Steve Forbes, "Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets Are Moral and Big Government Isn't"
Steve Forbes

2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 36 min.
"Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control"
Medea Benjamin

3:45pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"Man of War: My Adventures in the World of Historical Reenactment"
Charlie Schroeder

4:45pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual -The Biggest Bank Failure in American History"
Kirsten Grind

6pm (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy - from the Revolution to the War of 1812"
George Daughan

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Marijuana Gateway to Health: How Cannabis Protects Us from Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease"
Clint Werner

8pm (ET)
Approx. 31 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: George Gilder, "Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century"
George Gilder

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Steve Forbes, "Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets Are Moral and Big Government Isn't"
Steve Forbes

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: John Fund & Hans Von Spakovsky, "Who's Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureacrats Put Your Vote at Risk," hosted by Linda Killian, Newsweek/Daily Bea

10pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted"
Mike Lofgren

11pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"Kill the Messenger: The Media's Role in the Fate of the World"
Maria Armoudian

Monday, August 20th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: John Fund & Hans Von Spakovsky, "Who's Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureacrats Put Your Vote at Risk," hosted by Linda Killian, Newsweek/Daily Bea

1am (ET)
Approx. 31 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: George Gilder, "Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century"
George Gilder

1:30am (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Steve Forbes, "Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets Are Moral and Big Government Isn't"
Steve Forbes

2am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"The People's Pension: The Struggle to Defend Social Security Since Reagan"
Eric Laursen

3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: John Fund & Hans Von Spakovsky, "Who's Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureacrats Put Your Vote at Risk," hosted by Linda Killian, Newsweek/Daily Bea

4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.
"Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom"
Merle Hoffman

5:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Barrie Dunsmore, "There and Back: Commentary by a Former Foreign Correspondent"
Barrie Dunsmore

6:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Marijuana Gateway to Health: How Cannabis Protects Us from Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease"
Clint Werner