Media Menu for April 25, 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.

Wednesday, April  25,  2012,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Technology and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

AMERICA REVEALED: Electric Nation

Our modern electric power grid has been called the biggest and most complex machine in the world — delivering electricity over 200,000 miles of high-tension transmission lines. This documentary travels around the country with host Yul Kwon to understand its intricacies, its vulnerabilities and the remarkable ingenuity required to keep the electricity on, every day of the year. At New York State's governing control room, learn how a massive blackout cut power to 40 million Americans; to understand how we can protect against this type of colossal failure, join a team who makes daring repairs from the side of a helicopter in flight. Visit the country's largest coal mine, rappel down the side of a wind turbine, take a rare tour of a nuclear plant and travel on a massive tanker — as Kwon reflects on the challenges and opportunities to keep the power flowing. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/america-revealed/episode/3

Thursday, April  26,  2012,
4-6 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

Modern Marvels: Extreme Aircraft

 This is a broadcast of a two part documentary about aeronautical science.  The first hour looks at some of the most cutting-edge aircraft ever developed--from the X-1 that first broke the sound barrier to the X-43 Scramjet that recently flew at Mach 7. These extreme aircraft have made their mark on aeronautical history, and sometimes on political history as well. The U-2 and SR-71 spy planes played a crucial role in the Cold War, and now Lockheed Martin's top-secret "Skunkworks" division is touting the new "air dominance" fighter plane-- the F/A-22 Raptor.  The second hour takes viewers on a supersonic flight through a world of flying machines that are redefining our skies. Pull serious G's in the U.S. military's latest fighter jet: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Riding shotgun in the lethal B-1B Lancer, and look close or you'll miss the swarm of MAV's (Micro Air Vehicles)--so small they are launched out of a backpack. The "vertical takeoff and landing" capable PAV's (Personal Aerial Vehicles) may be the answer to the commuting needs of tired travelers. Then, discover how a commercial jetliner has been retrofitted into the biggest flying fire truck the world has ever seen. TV-PG
Log on  http://www.thedocumentarysite.com/modern-marvels-extreme-aircraft-1 AND http://hotdocumentaries.com/modern-marvels-extreme-aircraft-part-2/

Friday, April  27,  2012,
9-10- p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Middle and High School

What Darwin Didn't Know

 Darwin gave us the most sensational idea in biology, evolution by natural selection. In this documentary evolutionary biologist, Armand Marie Leroi, takes the greatest puzzles Darwin faced and tells the story of the surprising discoveries that resolved these problems. TV-G
Log on http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-Darwin-Didnt-Know.html

Saturday, April  28,  2012,
8-Midnight E/P
History  Channel
World History
Middle and High School

Third Reich: The Rise/The Fall

 The first two hours of this documentary miniseries offer  a unique perspective on the rise of Nazi Germany and how millions of people were so vulnerable to fascism, told through rare and never-before-seen amateur films shot by the Germans who were there. The second two hours,  showing  how Germans experienced the Allied victory in WWII, also uses never-before-seen amateur films.  It  recount the catastrophic downfall of the Third Reich through the eyes of the people who lived it: the Germans themselves.  TV-PG
Log on http://www.amazon.com/The-Rise-Fall-Third-Reich/dp/0671728687

Sunday, April  29,  2012,
8-9  p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR

This is a genealogical documentary  hosted by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.. Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Brown University president, Ruth Simmons, have each climbed to the pinnacle of their profession, yet each started life as a second-class citizen in the Jim Crow south. DNA is used to investigate their   respective family mysteries: Where in Africa do they come from and who are the white men in their family trees? TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots//

Monday, April  30,  2012,
8-10 p.m. E/P
Planet Green Channel
World. History
Middle and High School

Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries

Egyptian archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass and a team of leading archaeologists  have selected for inclusion in this documentary  the ten most important discoveries in Egypt. From major battles, to mega-construction, the discoveries uncover the amazing stories of the lives of kings, queens and ordinary people. TV-PG
Log on http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/top-10-egypt-discoveries/

Tuesday, May 1,  2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

JESSE OWENS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

This documentary  traces the story of Jesse Owens’ remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism during the 1936 Olympics. The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured,  Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the front of a bus. The story of the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper who triumphed over adversity to become a hero and world champion, Jesse Owens is also about the elusive, fleeting quality of fame and the way Americans idolize athletes when they suit our purpose, and forget them once they don't. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/owens/

Tuesday, May 1,  2012,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Economics and U.S. History
Middle and High School

FRONTLINE: Money, Power and Wall Street - Part 2

This documentary probes the story of the big banks — how they developed, how they crashed and whether they still present dangers. Correspondent  Martin Smith (“College, Inc.,” “The Madoff Affair”) pivots the investigation to the inner workings of global high finance, which four years after the crisis exploded remains largely shrouded in secrecy and laden with risk. While popular anger at bankers and the effects of reckless lending and borrowing has spread across much of the globe, effective regulatory reform remains elusive. Looking to Europe as well as America, Smith interviews leading bankers and officials to probe whether many of the practices that contributed to the crisis remain clear and present dangers. Is the global economy again on the brink?
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/money-power-wall-street/

Wednesday, May 2,  2012,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

NOVA: Smartest Machine on Earth

To look into the world of artificial intelligence this documentary profiles a computer that could be the “Smartest Machine on Earth.” Known as “Watson,” this IBM supercomputer is so advanced it’s pursuing the first-of-its-kind challenge, competing against “Jeopardy!” champions to prove its uncanny ability to mimic the human thought process. With a brain the size of 2,400 home computers and a database of about 10 million documents, will Watson be able to compute its way to victory?
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/smartest-machine-on-earth.html

Book TV

Saturday, April 28th

8am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story"
Gov. Nikki Haley

9am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 40 min.
"The United States of Fear"
Tom Engelhardt

10:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"A Nation of Moochers: America's Addiction to Getting Something for Nothing"
Charles Sykes

12pm (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2012 National Black Writers Conference: Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley

12:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 27 min.
2012 National Black Writers Conference - Panel: "The Impact of Popular Culture on Politics in Literature"
William Jelani Cobb; Keli Goff; Anthony Grooms; Lita Hooper; Michael Simanga; Conrad Tillard

2:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 32 min.
2012 National Black Writers Conference - Panel: "Being Sold or Selling Ourselves: Black Writers and the Marketplace"
Regina Brooks; JLove Calderon; Linda Duggins; Lisa Moore; Johnny Temple; Cheryl Woodruff

3:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 28 min.
2012 National Black Writers Conference - Panel: "The Role of Social Media: Black Writers Take Literature to the Web"
Angela Dodson; Joel Dreyfuss; Troy Johnson; Montague Kobbe; Akoto Ofori-Atta; Laura Pegram

5:15pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption"
Clay Johnson

6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Peggy Noonan, "What I Saw at the Revolution"
Peggy Noonan

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"How To Fix Copyright"
William Patry

8pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 40 min.
Debate on "9/11, False Flags, and Black Ops" with Jonathan Kay and Webster Tarpley
Jonathan Kay; Webster Tarpley

10pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Michael Sandel, "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets," hosted by Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute

11pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"No They Can't: Why Government Fails - But Individuals Succeed"
John Stossel

Sunday, April 29th

12am (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2012 National Black Writers Conference: Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley

12:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 27 min.
2012 National Black Writers Conference - Panel: "The Impact of Popular Culture on Politics in Literature"
William Jelani Cobb; Keli Goff; Anthony Grooms; Lita Hooper; Michael Simanga; Conrad Tillard

2:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 32 min.
2012 National Black Writers Conference - Panel: "Being Sold or Selling Ourselves: Black Writers and the Marketplace"
Regina Brooks; JLove Calderon; Linda Duggins; Lisa Moore; Johnny Temple; Cheryl Woodruff

3:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 28 min.
2012 National Black Writers Conference - Panel: "The Role of Social Media: Black Writers Take Literature to the Web"
Angela Dodson; Joel Dreyfuss; Troy Johnson; Montague Kobbe; Akoto Ofori-Atta; Laura Pegram

5:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order"
John Yoo

6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction"
Linda Greenhouse

7:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great"
Ben Carson

9am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption"
Clay Johnson

9:45am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"No They Can't: Why Government Fails - But Individuals Succeed"
John Stossel

10:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
"Money Well Spent?: The Truth Behind the Trillion-Dollar Stimulus, The Biggest Economic Recovery Plan in History"
Michael Grabell

12pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Dale Carpenter, "Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas," hosted by David Savage, Los Angeles Times

1pm (ET)
Approx. 16 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: Ken Klukowski, co-author of "Resurgent: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America"
Ken Klukowski

1:20pm (ET)
Approx. 8 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: David Snead, author of "John F. Kennedy: The New Frontier President"
David Snead

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 17 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: David DeWitt, author of "Unraveling the Origins Controversy"
David DeWitt

2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Barrie Dunsmore, "There and Back: Commentary by a Former Foreign Correspondent"
Barrie Dunsmore

3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Ralph Peters, "Cain at Gettysburg"
Ralph Peters

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: James Hornfischer, "Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal"
James Hornfischer

5:30pm (ET)
Approx. 31 min.
"Fit to Serve: Reflections on a Secret Life, Private Struggle, and Public Battle to Become the First Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador"
James Hormel

6pm (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
Our Vietnam: The War, 1954-1975
A.J. Langguth

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 40 min.
"The United States of Fear"
Tom Engelhardt

9pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Michael Sandel, "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets," hosted by Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption"
Rodney King

Monday, April 30th

12am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Michael Sandel, "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets," hosted by Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute

1am (ET)
Approx. 16 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: Ken Klukowski, co-author of "Resurgent: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America"
Ken Klukowski

1:20am (ET)
Approx. 8 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: David Snead, author of "John F. Kennedy: The New Frontier President"
David Snead

1:30am (ET)
Approx. 17 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: David DeWitt, author of "Unraveling the Origins Controversy"
David DeWitt

2am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
Call-in with Chris Kyle, co-author of "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History"
Chris Kyle

3am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Michael Sandel, "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets," hosted by Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute

4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Barrie Dunsmore, "There and Back: Commentary by a Former Foreign Correspondent"
Barrie Dunsmore

5:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Ralph Peters, "Cain at Gettysburg"
Ralph Peters

6:30am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: James Hornfischer, "Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal"
James Hornfischer

7:30am (ET)
Approx. 20 min.
Book TV at Georgetown University: Yvonne Haddad, “Becoming American?: The Forging of Arab and Muslim Identity in Pluralist America”
Yvonne Haddad

Media Menu for April 18, 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.

Wednesday, April  18, 2012,
7-8 p.m. E/P
Science  Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

Wonders of the Universe: Children of the Stars

In this documentary  physicist Brian Cox will examine the fundamental question: What are we made of? The resounding answer is: "star stuff." The same 92 elements we have on Earth are found throughout the cosmos. Forged deep in the hearts of stars, the untold trillions of atoms that make up each of us link together to tell the story of the universe's origin, specifically how the stars die as powerful supernovae, seeding the universe with the heavy elements that make life possible. TV-G
Log on http://news.discovery.com/space/wide-angle-wonders-universe-brian-cox-110727.html

Thursday, April  19, 2012
10-11:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Economics
Middle and High School

INDEPENDENT LENS: Revenge of the Electric Car

This documentary follows the race among major car-makers to make and market electric cars. In 2006, as many as 5,000 modern electric cars were destroyed by the major car companies that built them. Today, the electric car is back with a vengeance. This program takes viewers behind the closed doors of Nissan, General Motors, the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors, and an independent car converter named Greg “Gadget” Abbott to find the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. With the goal of weaning the country off of foreign oil, this new generation of automobiles promises to be America’s future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/revenge-of-the-electric-car/film.html

Friday, April  20, 2012,
5-6  p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science and Economics
Middle and High School

Modern Marvels: Water

World Water Day will be observed this week on April 22 (simultaneous with Earth  Day). In his message for World Water Day 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that producing enough food to feed the world's rapidly growing population will require the international community to ensure the sustainable use of the world's "most critical finite resource," water. It's nature's precious elixir--so powerful it can carve our landscape, yet so nurturing it can spawn life and support its intricate matrix. And it's the only substance on Earth that can exist in three separate forms at the same temperature--liquid, solid, and gas. We take it for granted, yet compared to other natural compounds, it's a genuine oddity. This documentary paints  a vivid portrait of this common entity that's anything but as we explore water's multidimensional character--from its place in the $10-billion bottled water industry to its critical role in a Canadian nuclear reactor. We watch it flow from huge irrigation machines that have revolutionized American agriculture, blast 200 miles into space from a newly discovered geyser on one of Saturn's moons (via computer animation), coaxed from the clouds by chemical injection, captured by innovative "fog-catchers", and cascade with artistic flair from compressed air jets at the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas.  TV-PG
Log on http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday

Saturday, April  21,  2012,
5-6 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

When Earth Erupts: Americas

As shown in this documentary, the eastern Pacific Rim is volatile territory. Earthquakes have decimated Anchorage, Alaska and San Francisco, CA, and probably will again in the next 30 years. The Chilean coast has been rocked by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that killed thousands.TV-G
Log on http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/?region=California

Sunday, April  22,  2012
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

Light the Ocean

It’s the ocean like you’ve  never seen it before. Using data from scientists around the globe, combined with specially developed computer animation software, this  documentary  turns the Earths ocean waters crystal clear. Spectacular underwater landscapes and hidden structures are revealed. Follow sperm whales as they dive into the dark depths of the Kaikoura Canyon off New Zealand, and descend to the underwater mountain ranges of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to find never-before-seen creatures.
Log on http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/all-videos/ngc-sea-mounts/?source=email_channel

Sunday, April  22,  2012,
10:30-11:30 p.m. E/P (check local air-times)
PBS
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

POWERING THE PLANET

This Earth Day documentary looks at some of the world’s most important case studies in energy policy. In Spain and Morocco, large-scale solar farms and individual photovoltaic panels atop tents in the Sahara are beginning to bring the vast potential of the sun down to Earth. In Brazil, abundant natural resources — sun, rain and sugar cane — are transformed into efficient, sustainable biofuel, making Brazil the only nation whose cars could run normally if gasoline were to vanish. In Samsø, Denmark, and in West Texas, citizens have taken sustainability — and economic realities — into their own hands by becoming stakeholders in wind turbines. In China, a full-throttle approach to multiple sustainable energy technologies is giving rise to a “new empire of clean tech.” What about America? One energy insider predicts an “energy abyss” if smart decisions aren’t made. Learn how great nations and small communities are finding sustainable solutions that provide for people and protect the planet. TV-PG
Log on http://www.earththeoperatorsmanual.com/feature-video/powering-the-planet                               ALSO http://earthday2012.net

Monday, April  23,  2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
World History and    Technology
Middle and High School

Spy Wars

This documentary provides a look into the world of espionage. For the first time former Israeli & American spies explore the technology and tactics behind one of the greatest murder mysteries: the assassination of Saddam Hussein's top weapons scientist Canadian Gerald Bull. TV-14
Log on http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/25/obituaries/gerald-bull-62-shot-in-belgium-scientist-who-violated-arms-law.html

Tuesday, April  24,  2012,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School

FRONTLINE: Money, Power and Wall Street – Part 1

This documentary describes how two U.S. administrations have confronted the economic crisis. Since 2008, Wall Street and Washington have fought against the tide of the fiercest financial crisis since the Great Depression. What have they wrought? This program tells the inside story of the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy, exploring key decisions, missed opportunities, and the unprecedented and uneasy partnership between government leaders and titans of finance that affects the fortunes of millions of people around the world. (Part 2 airs in this time-slot May 1.)
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/money-power-wall-street

Bottom of Form
Wednesday, April  25,  2012,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Technology and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

AMERICA REVEALED: Electric Nation

Our modern electric power grid has been called the biggest and most complex machine in the world — delivering electricity over 200,000 miles of high-tension transmission lines. This documentary travels around the country with host Yul Kwon to understand its intricacies, its vulnerabilities and the remarkable ingenuity required to keep the electricity on, every day of the year. At New York State's governing control room, learn how a massive blackout cut power to 40 million Americans; to understand how we can protect against this type of colossal failure, join a team who makes daring repairs from the side of a helicopter in flight. Visit the country's largest coal mine, rappel down the side of a wind turbine, take a rare tour of a nuclear plant and travel on a massive tanker — as Kwon reflects on the challenges and opportunities to keep the power flowing. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/america-revealed/episode/3

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Media Menu for April 11, 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.

Wednesday, April  11, 2012,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. Geography  and Economics
Middle and High School

AMERICA REVEALED

In this episode of a new documentary geography and economics series, host Yul Kwon, a technology expert and communications attorney, explores how America feeds nearly 300 million of us every day. He discovers engineering marvels we’ve created by putting nature to work and takes a look at the costs of our insatiable appetite on our health and environment. For the first time in human history, less than 2% of the population can feed the other 98%. Yul embarks on a trip that begins with a pizza delivery route in New York City then goes across country to California’s Central Valley, where nearly 50% of America’s fruits, nuts and vegetables are grown and skydives into the heartland for an aerial look of our farmlands. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/america-revealed

Thursday, April  12, 2012,
7-8 p.m. E/P
Animal Planet Channel
Science and Geography 
Elementary, Middle and High School

Blue Planet: Seas of Life - Coral Seas

Bathed in warm, clear tropical water and brilliant sunlight, coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea. As shown in this documentary,  they are rich oases of life. TV-G
Log on http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/blue-planet/blue-planet.html

Thursday, April  12, 2012,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts and Geography 
Middle and High School

INDEPENDENT LENS: When the Drum is Beating

This documentary explores Haiti’s complex past and present through the music of the country’s oldest and best-known band and the memories of its founder and leader, Ulric Pierre-Louis. As Haiti disintegrates around them, the three generations of musicians who make up the ensemble struggling to persevere and prevent this national treasure from being lost forever. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/when-the-drum-is-beating/

Friday, April  13, 2012,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts and Geography 
Middle and High School

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: Change

Internationally celebrated – and controversial -  artists Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui and Catherine Opie bear witness, through their work, to transformation — cultural, material, and aesthetic — and actively engage communities as collaborators and subjects.  TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/art21/about-art21

Saturday, April  14, 2012,
3:15-5:45 p.m. ET, 12:15 -3:45 p.m. PT
TCM-Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. History and Medical Science 
Middle and High School

Sunrise At Campobello

This is a biographical movie, nominated for 8 Oscars, about the early political career and battle with a handicapping illness of  President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Beginning at the Roosevelt family vacation home on Campobello Island  in Maine in the summer of 1921, Franklin is depicted in early scenes as vigorous and  athletic. Suddenly stricken with fever and then paralysis, subsequent scenes focus on the ensuing conflict in the following weeks between the bedridden FDR, his wife Eleanor, his mother Sara, and his close political adviser Louis Howe over FDR's political future. A later scene portrays FDR literally dragging himself up the stairs as, through grit and determination, he painfully strives to overcome his physical limitations and not remain an invalid. In the final  scene, FDR is shown re-entering public life as he walks to the speaker's rostrum at a party convention, aided by heavy leg braces and on the arm of his eldest son James. The movie is based on the award winning Broadway play of the same name. TV-G
Log on http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16110/Sunrise-At-Campobello/
Sunday, April  15, 2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
CNN
U.S. History and Science 
Middle and High School

Kids on Race: The Hidden Picture

Investigative reporter Anderson cooper has teamed up with a renowned child psychologist to see just what factors contribute to kids' opinions on race. Could these same factors have shaped how you view race?
Log on http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/27/anderson-cooper-explains-kids-on-race-the-hidden-picture/

Sunday, April  15, 2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Science 
Middle and High School

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.

Through the histories of clergy of three different faiths, this  program unearth a story about the spiritual foundations of this country. Pastor Rick Warren, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Sheik Yasir Qadhi — clerics of three different faiths — all have complex family histories that profoundly shaped their religious beliefs. Research of their roots unearthed unrelenting struggles to achieve the ideal of religious freedom and tolerance, but also the difficulties sometimes of holding onto one’s faith and still feeling like an “authentic” American. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots

Monday, April  16, 2012,
5-8 p.m. ET 2-5 p.m. PT
TCM-Turner Classic Movie Channel
World History
Middle and High School

Quo Vadis

This  epic historical movie , nominated for eight Oscars, takes place during a fascinating period in ancient history. Based on the classic novel,  “Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero”, written by Henryk Sienkiewicz. In the story a Roman commander’s love for a Christian slave girl as Nero intensifies persecution of the  Roman Christians. While the commander at first seems indifferent to the plight of the persecuted Christians, he soon sympathizes with them when he falls in love. With a Christian causing them both to be thrown to the lions.TV-PG
Log on http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/933/Quo-Vadis/full-synopsis.html

Tuesday, April  17, 2012,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Middle and High School

FRONTLINE: The Real CSI

Viewers of this documentary  will find out how the field of forensics, with few uniform standards and unproven science, can undermine the search for justice. From the courtroom to the living room (thanks to the hit television series “CSI”), forensic science is king. Expertise on fingerprints, ballistics and bite mark analysis are routinely called on to solve the most difficult criminal cases — and to put the guilty behind bars. But how reliable is the science behind forensics? This program finds serious flaws in some of the best-known tools of forensic science and wide inconsistencies in how forensic evidence is presented in the courtroom. From the sensational murder trial of Casey Anthony and the FBI’s botched investigation of the Madrid terrorist bombing to capital cases in rural Mississippi, The program is part of the investigative series “Post Mortem,”  with correspondent Lowell Bergman reporting in a joint investigation with ProPublica and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/real-csi/

Wednesday, April  18, 2012,
7-8 p.m. E/P
Science  Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

Wonders of the Universe: Children of the Stars

In this documentary  physicist Brian Cox will examine the fundamental question: What are we made of? The resounding answer is: "star stuff." The same 92 elements we have on Earth are found throughout the cosmos. Forged deep in the hearts of stars, the untold trillions of atoms that make up each of us link together to tell the story of the universe's origin, specifically how the stars die as powerful supernovae, seeding the universe with the heavy elements that make life possible TV-G
Log on http://news.discovery.com/space/wide-angle-wonders-universe-brian-cox-110727.html

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, April 14th

8am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
"Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and The Men Who Helped Win World War II"
Barrett Tillman

9am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom"
Rebecca MacKinnon

10am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin"
Masha Gessen

11am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers - and the Coming Cashless Society"
David Wolman

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"Deng Xioaping and the Transformation of China"
Ezra Vogel

1:15pm (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
"American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company"
Bryce Hoffman

2pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Life Among the Cannibals: A Political Career, A Tea Party Uprising, and the End of Governing As We Know It"
Arlen Specter

3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion"
Jonathan Haidt

4:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 45 min.
"Re-Defining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America"
Joanne Griffith

6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Noa Ben Artzi-Pelossof, "In the Name of Sorrow and Hope"
Noa Ben Artzi-Pelossof

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order"
John Yoo

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Cheating Justice: How Bush and Cheney Attacked The Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution - And What We Can Do About It"
Elizabeth Holtzman

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Dick Teresi, "The Undead: Organ Harvesting, the Ice-Water Test, Beating-Heart Cadavers - How Medicine is Blurring the Line Between Life and Death," hosted by Dr. Sally Satel, AEI

11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
"Sealab: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor"
Ben Hellwarth

Sunday, April 15th

12:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future"
John Lott, Jr.; Grover Norquist

1:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 24 min.
"A Matter of Simple Justice: The Untold Story of Barbara Hackman Franklin and A Few Good Women"
Lee Stout

3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 24 min.
"Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government—and the Reckoning that Lies Ahead"
David Rothkopf

4:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
"American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us"
David Campbell

6am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 45 min.
"Re-Defining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America"
Joanne Griffith

8am (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
"FDR and Chief Justice Hughes: The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle Over the New Deal"
James Simon

8:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Cheating Justice: How Bush and Cheney Attacked The Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution - And What We Can Do About It"
Elizabeth Holtzman

10am (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
"Borrow: The American Way of Debt: How Personal Credit Created the American Middle Class and Almost Bankrupted the Nation"
Louis Hyman

10:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future"
John Lott, Jr.; Grover Norquist

12pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
After Words: Liza Mundy, "The Richer Sex: How the New Majority of Female Breadwinners is Transforming Sex, Love and Family," hosted by April Ryan

1pm (ET)
Approx. 14 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: Rena Lindevaldsen, author of "Only One Mommy: A Woman's Battle for Her Life, Her Daughter, and Her Freedom"
Rena Lindevaldsen

1:15pm (ET)
Approx. 15 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: Ken Blackwell, co-author of "The Blueprint: Obama's Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency"
Ken Blackwell

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 26 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: Brian Melton, author of "Robert E. Lee: A Biography"
Brian Melton

2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order"
John Yoo

3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall Street"
John Nichols

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
"Sealab: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor"
Ben Hellwarth

6pm (ET)
Approx. 38 min.
Titanic's Last Secrets
John Chatterton; Richie Kohler; Brad Matsen

6:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"Deng Xioaping and the Transformation of China"
Ezra Vogel

8pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Life Among the Cannibals: A Political Career, A Tea Party Uprising, and the End of Governing As We Know It"
Arlen Specter

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Dick Teresi, "The Undead: Organ Harvesting, the Ice-Water Test, Beating-Heart Cadavers - How Medicine is Blurring the Line Between Life and Death," hosted by Dr. Sally Satel, AEI

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion"
Jonathan Haidt

11:15pm (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
"American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company"
Bryce Hoffman

Monday, April 16th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Dick Teresi, "The Undead: Organ Harvesting, the Ice-Water Test, Beating-Heart Cadavers - How Medicine is Blurring the Line Between Life and Death," hosted by Dr. Sally Satel, AEI

1am (ET)
Approx. 14 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: Rena Lindevaldsen, author of "Only One Mommy: A Woman's Battle for Her Life, Her Daughter, and Her Freedom"
Rena Lindevaldsen

1:15am (ET)
Approx. 15 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: Ken Blackwell, co-author of "The Blueprint: Obama's Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency"
Ken Blackwell

1:30am (ET)
Approx. 26 min.
Book TV at Liberty University: Brian Melton, author of "Robert E. Lee: A Biography"
Brian Melton

2am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers - and the Coming Cashless Society"
David Wolman

3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Dick Teresi, "The Undead: Organ Harvesting, the Ice-Water Test, Beating-Heart Cadavers - How Medicine is Blurring the Line Between Life and Death," hosted by Dr. Sally Satel, AEI

4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
2012 Tucson Festival of Books: Forensic Science Panel
Deborah Blum; Douglas Starr; Holly Tucker

5am (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
"First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America's Prosperity"
John Taylor

5:45am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 14 min.
"Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier"
Neil deGrasse Tyson