Media Menu

Media Menu for May 2,  2013

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,  May 2,  2012
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History
Middle and High School

Quest for the Lost Maya

In this documentary, airing on KOCE, evidence of a previously unknown Mayan society that lived in the Yucatan Peninsula of southern Mexico is examined. Included: the society's rise to prominence during the 8th-century B.C. and collapse by A.D. 9th century.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/programs/quest-lost-maya/

Friday,  May 3,  2012
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts
Elementary, Middle and High School

Broadway Or Bust: The Casting Call

Airing on KOCE, this three-part series about performers preparing for the National High School Musical Theater Awards begins with the finalists, including Southern Californians, arriving in New York. They learn an opening number from director Van Kaplan and choreographer Kiesha Lalama.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/broadway-or-bust/about/

Saturday,  May 4,  2012
5-7 p.m. E/P
History Channel
World History
Middle and High School

New Frontiers

As shown in this history documentary, the end of the U.S. Civil War allows Mankind to go into overdrive. This is an age of innovation, transformation and mass production. People believe that "Anything, everything, is possible." Japan goes from feudal society to industrial superpower within 50 years. But progress has its dark side. The demand for rubber devastates Africa. And the desire to build bigger, faster, better leads to a titanic disaster...Mankind takes on godlike powers: to feed billions of people, reshape the landscape, re-engineer the human body. The greatest power of all was unleashed over Hiroshima on August 6th 1945. Since entering the Atomic Age we've been living between eternity and oblivion. But at the same time, we've become more connected as a species. 100,000 years ago there were a few thousand hunter-gatherers on the African savannah. Today there are 7 billion of us in every corner of the globe.   TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/episodes

Sunday,  May 5,  2012
7-7:30 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School

Factory Made

This documentary shows how skateboards, electronic control devices, snow blowers and pipe wrenches are made, TV-PG
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/how-its-made/about-this-show/about-how-its-made.htm

Monday,  May 6,  2012
5-7 p.m. E/P
History  Channel
World History
Middle and High School

Who Really Discovered America?

Did a number of explorers discover the New World long before Christopher Columbus staked his claim in 1492? No less than a dozen cultures have tales of these adventurers woven into their histories, but they are noticeably absent in American history books. This documentary explores the possibility that the Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians, Norse, Welsh, Irish, Ancient Hebrews and the Solutreans all made it to the Americas earlier than Columbus. Rebuild the ships, trace the routes, test the artifacts and analyze blood evidence to finally learn the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of all time--who really discovered America?  TV-PG
Log on http://shop.history.com/who-really-discovered-america-dvd/detail.php?p=292564

Tuesday,  May  7,  2012
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Government and U.S. History
Middle and High School

Constitution USA With Peter Sagal: A More Perfect Union

In this documentary , airing on KOCE reporter Peter Sagal undertakes a cross-country motorcycle trip to explore the relevance of the Constitution in modern America, starting with federal power vs. states' rights. Among the issues addressed: medical marijuana, gun control and Obamacare.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/about/

Wednesday,  May  8,  2012
7-8 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Government
High School

Drugs, Inc.

As shown in this documentary, prescription pain pill addiction affects nearly 2 million people in the U.S. alone. Opiate pain pills are the drug of choice for the 21st century. Known as Hillbilly Heroin, they can be found in every town and city across the United States. From the poorest trailer home to the most expensive mansion, painkillers are tearing apart the fabric of American society. More people are addicted to these pills than to cocaine, heroin and crystal meth combined, and they're second only to traffic accidents as the leading cause of accidental death.

Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/drugs-inc/episodes/pill-nation/

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, May 4th

8am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"Obama's Four Horsemen: The Disasters Unleashed by Obama's Reelection" 
David Harsanyi

9am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
"Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down" 
Dave Zirin

10:15am (ET)
Approx. 27 min.
"Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas" 
Kay Bailey Hutchison

10:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools" 
David Kirp

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
BookTV in Yuma, Arizona 
BookTV Visits Yuma, Arizona

1pm (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Eric Deggans, author of "Race-Baiter" 
Eric Deggans

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"The Elected and the Chosen: Why American Presidents Have Supported Jews and Israel" 
Denis Brian

2:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
"Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed A Nation" 
Jonathan Rieder

4:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 35 min.
A Conversation with Edward Jay Epstein and Errol Morris 
Edward Jay Epstein; Errol Morris

6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Dorothy Rabinowitz, "No Crueler Tyrannies: Accusation, False Witness, and Other Terrors of Our Times" 
Dorothy Rabinowitz

7pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"Beyond War: Reimagining American Influence in a New Middle East" 
David Rohde

8pm (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 8 min.
2013 William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Panel on "Coming Home: The Hopes, Fears, and Challenges of Veterans Returning from War" 
Col. Jon Coffin (Ret.); Karl Marlantes; Dave McIntyre; James Wright

10pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Vali Nasr, "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat," hosted by Judith Yaphe

11pm (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
"Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance" 
George Michael

Sunday, May 5th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
"The Rise and Fall of Fast Track Trade Authority" 
Lori Wallach

1:15am (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
"Leading the Way: The Story of Ed Feulner and the Heritage Foundation" 
Lee Edwards

2am (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Kathleen Sharp, author of "Blood Medicine" 
Kathleen Sharp

2:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Black Russian" 
Vladimir Alexandrov

3:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think" 
Kenneth Cukier; Viktor Mayer-Schonberger

5am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Storm Kings: The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers" 
Lee Sandlin

6:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 23 min.
2013 Virginia Festival of the Book: A Conversation with Rep. John Lewis and John Carlos 
John Carlos; Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)

7:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time" 
Ira Katznelson

9am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
"Bolivar: American Liberator" 
Marie Arana

10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
BookTV in Yuma, Arizona 
BookTV Visits Yuma, Arizona

11am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Karen Houppert, "Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice," hosted by Jenna Greene, National Law Journal

LIVE 12pm (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Melanie Phillips 
 Send questions for the author to Book TV

3pm (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
BookTV Online Book Club: 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Festival: Call-in with Michael Moss, author of "Salt Sugar Fat"
Michael Moss

4pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Simpler: The Future of Government" 
Cass Sunstein

5:15pm (ET)
Approx. 34 min.
Interview with Eric Draper, "Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush" 
Eric Draper

6pm (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
Book TV in London: A. C. Grayling 
A.C. Grayling

6:37pm (ET)
Approx. 26 min.
Book TV in London: Justin Webb
Justin Webb

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"Light without Fire: The Making of America's First Muslim College" 
Scott Korb

8:15pm (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America" 
Laurie Edwards

9pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Vali Nasr, "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat," hosted by Judith Yaphe

10pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Why Coolidge Matters: Leadership Lessons from America's Most Underrated President" 
Charles Johnson

11pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power" 
Victor Navasky

Monday, May 6th

12am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Melanie Phillips

3am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Vali Nasr, "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat," hosted by Judith Yaphe

4am (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
Book TV in London: A. C. Grayling 
A.C. Grayling

4:37am (ET)
Approx. 26 min.
Book TV in London: Justin Webb
Justin Webb

5:15am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 8 min.
2013 William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Panel on "Coming Home: The Hopes, Fears, and Challenges of Veterans Returning from War" 
Col. Jon Coffin (Ret.); Karl Marlantes; Dave McIntyre; James Wright

7:15am (ET)
Approx. 34 min.
Interview with Eric Draper, "Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush" 
Eric Draper