Media Menu: July 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Media Menu for August 1, 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, August 1, 2013
9:30-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

Expeditions With Patrick McMillan: Reshaping the Arctic

Airing on KLCS, This documentary offers a look at the dramatic changes occurring in the Arctic. Included: the impact on the rest of the world.
Log on http://www.aptonline.org/catalog.nsf/vLinkTitle/EXPEDITIONS+WITH+PATRICK+MCMILLAN

Friday, August 2, 2013
6-7 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School

Modern Marvels: Wood

Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America. But even today, it touches every aspect of our lives. It's underneath our feet and flying through the sky, propping up skyscrapers and making burgers fry -- from the historical, to the modern, to the timeless, this documentary explores the surprising ways we cannot live without wood.
Log on http://shop.history.com/modern-marvels-wood-dvd/detail.php?p=365488

Saturday, August 3, 2013
7:30-8 p.m. E/P
Sundance Channel
Arts and Literature
High School

The Writer’s Room: Breaking Bad

This roundtable talk show will delve deep into the world of TV’s creative masterminds, divulging inside details about their smartest choices, toughest decisions and biggest mistakes. The writing team behind ``Breaking Bad'' divulges how they created the stories for a show that was recently named one of the best written TV series of all time.
Log on http://www.sundancechannel.com/series/the-writers-room

Sunday, August 4, 2013
9-11 p.m. E/P
CNN
U.S. History
Middle and High School

Our Nixon

This two-hour, all-archival film, which largely draws upon footage shot by ex-President Nixon's closest aides, has received wide acclaim during its exhibition at film festivals in 2013, a year that marks the centennial of Nixon’s birth. Until recently, the films and audiotapes were retained by the National Archives, as part of the Watergate investigation. Co-producers Brian Frye and Penny Lane curated film from more than 500 reels of re-discovered Super 8 home movies shot by special assistant to the president Dwight Chapin, chief of staff H.R. Haldeman, and domestic affairs adviser John Ehrlichman, to compose the documentary, and audio excerpts culled from nearly 4,000 hours of secret White House tapes. Through their documentation of both routine and extraordinary moments – including their heady exuberance in the wake of Nixon’s election victory in 1968: the inauguration, historic diplomatic missions to China and Europe, the exultant reactions to the moon landing, festive celebrations at the White House, and Trisha Nixon’s wedding, multifaceted, comprehensive portraits of each man – and the White House – emerge.
Log on http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/politics/cnn-films-our-nixon/index.html

Monday, August 5, 2013
7:30-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
Math
Elementary, Middle and High School

It All Adds Up

Airing on KLCS, this documentary profiles the teachers and students of Wayne State University’s "Math Corps," a groundbreaking organization that partners struggling middle and high-school students from Detroit’s public schools with collegians, who help teach vital math and life skills the kids need to succeed. After 16 years, the program’s results speak volumes: more than 90 percent of Math Corps' students graduate from high school, and more than 80 percent attend college. Produced by Academy Award-winning director Sue Marx, the documentary features engaging and heart-warming interviews with alumni and current campers who testify to the life-changing impact of the Math Corps.
Log on http://www.aptonline.org/catalog.nsf/vLinkTitle/IT+ALL+ADDS+UP

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
7:30-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts
Elementary, Middle and High School

Downton Abbey Revisited

Airing on KOCE, this documentary hosted by Angela Lansbury looks at "Downton Abbey" . It recaps the first two seasons and previews the third. Creators Julian Fellowes and Gareth Neame discuss the impetus for the show; and Hugh Bonneville discusses Robert, the Earl of Grantham, and Robert's relationship with his mother. Other interviews include "Masterpiece" executive producer Rebecca Eaton; and cast members Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore), Sophie McShera (Daisy) and Jim Carter (Mr. Carson).
Log on http://www.pbs.org/downtonrevisited/home/

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC
Technology and Economics
Elementary, Middle and High School

The Twitter Revolution

This documentary tells the story behind the rise of Twitter, the social media giant whose 200 million active users have made it a fixture at home and around the world. Some 400 million tweets fly through the air every day – snippets of sarcasm and snark, humor, headlines, corporate come-ons, thoughtful analysis and mindless drivel. In just seven years, Twitter has radically altered media, politics, activism, and advertising, and many predict the company will go public by next year. Twitter, once a novelty, is now the New Big Thing.
CNBC correspondent Carl Quintanilla interviews Twitter founder Jack Dorsey about the company's inception, and reports on how law enforcement, journalists and concerned citizens exploited the online service during the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. The documentary explores the culture of gossip and rumor on Twitter that inflamed a scandal at a Connecticut high school, and goes behind the scenes with the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs to see how the NBA's front office, and its biggest stars, use Twitter to drive fan interest. Quintanilla also profiles young dissidents using Twitter to protest oppressive regimes in the Middle East, and reports on how sending out the wrong tweet can land you in prison.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/100831566

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, August 3rd

8am (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey"
Peter Carlson

9am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 29 min.
"To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace"
Jeffrey Sachs

10:30am (ET)
Approx. 14 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Katy Butler, "Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death"
Katy Butler

10:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
2013 Harlem Book Fair: African-American History & the 21st Century Panel
Tina Campt; Farah Griffin; Peniel Joseph; Kendall Thomas

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
BookTV in Carson City, Nevada
BookTV Visits Carson City, Nevada

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 5 hr.
2013 Eagle Forum Collegians Summit
Mutiple Authors

6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way"
Alice Walker

7:15pm (ET)
Approx. 34 min.
Book TV in London: Virginia Nicholson
Virginia Nicholson

8pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 41 min.
Panel on Civil Liberties and Security in the Age of Terrorism with Robert Higgs and Anthony Gregory
Anthony Gregory; Robert Higgs

10pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Susan Crawford, "Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age," hosted by Andrew Blum, Wired Magazine

11pm (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"The Skies Belong to Us: Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking"
Brendan Koerner

Sunday, August 4th

12am (ET)
Approx. 5 hr.
2013 Eagle Forum Collegians Summit
Mutiple Authors

5am (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2013 Roosevelt Reading Festival: Susan Dunn, "1940: FDR, Wilkie, Lindbergh, Hitler - the Election Amid the Storm"
Susan Dunn

5:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Told You So: The Big Book of Weekly Columns"
Ralph Nader

7am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Society for Useful Knowledge: How Benjamin Franklin and Friends Brought Enlightenment to America"
Jonathan Lyons

8:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies"
Jonathan Alter

9:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
BookTV in Carson City, Nevada
BookTV Visits Carson City, Nevada

11am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: Sheila Miyoshi Jager, "Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea," hosted by Scott Snyder, Council of Foreign Relations

LIVE 12pm (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Ben Carson
E-mail Book TV

Send questions for the author to Book TV

3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
2013 Harlem Book Fair: Church & Politics Panel
Anthea Butler; Rev. James Forbes; Eddie Glaude, Jr.; Obery Hendricks; Josef Sorret

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 22 min.
"Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World"
Michael Fullilove

6pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
Books on Economic Recovery
Multiple Authors

7pm (ET)
Approx. 16 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Erica Jong, "Fear of Flying: 40th Anniversary Edition"
Erica Jong

7:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 21 min.
"The Pioneer Detectives: Did a Distant Spacecraft Prove Einstein and Newton Wrong?"
Konstantin Kakaes

9pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Susan Crawford, "Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age," hosted by Andrew Blum, Wired Magazine

10pm (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 2 min.
"The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South"
Vijay Prashad

Monday, August 5th

12am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Ben Carson

3am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Susan Crawford, "Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age," hosted by Andrew Blum, Wired Magazine

4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
Books on Economic Recovery
Multiple Authors

5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 41 min.
Panel on Civil Liberties and Security in the Age of Terrorism with Robert Higgs and Anthony Gregory
Anthony Gregory; Robert Higgs

7am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"The Science Delusion: Asking the Big Questions in a Culture of Easy Answers"
Curtis White

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Media Menu for July 25, 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, July 25, 2013
7-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History
Elementary, Middle and High School

Richard Bangs' Adventures With a Purpose: Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit

Airing on KLCS, this documentary visits to Norway to examine its Viking heritage. Included: Oslo, Alta, Kirkenes and Lofotr; a sailing adventure off the Norwegian coast.
Log on http://www.smarttravels.tv/AdventuresWithPurpose/site/shows_norway.html

Friday, July 26, 2013
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts
Elementary, Middle and High School

Great Performances: Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still

Airing on KOCE, this documentary story of Jacob's Pillow, a dance-education center in Beckett, Mass., is mixed with goings-on at its annual festival, including performances by such troupes as Chunky Move and Stockholm 59° North. Included: archival footage from the 1930s and '40.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/dancing-at-jacob’s-pillow-never-stand-still/about-the-show/1756/

Saturday, July 27, 2013
7-9 p.m. PT
TCM – Turner Classic Movie Channel
Arts and Economics
Middle and High School

My Favorite Year

This is a movie worth watching by students interested in a beginning career in television. Although set in the early days of tv – when everything was live only – the challenges depicted are the same challenges as today. The Story: It is 1954, and the larger-than-life, swashbuckling movie star Alan Swann is set to make his first television appearance on the hugely popular show, The Comedy Cavalcade. Given Swann's reputation as a wild, unpredictable drinker, the producers give their new writer, young Benjy Stone, the job of babysitting Swann and getting him to the show on time and sober. The experience is far more stressful than Benjy expected, but after some adventures, he and Swann both learn some valuable lessons and develop a friendship. Peter O’Toole won an Oscar nomination for his performance as Swann. TV-14
Log on http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/333/My-Favorite-Year

Sunday, July 28, 2013
5-7:15 p.m. PT
TCM – Turner Classic Movie Channel
English Language Arts
Middle and High School

Great Expectations

This is an Oscar-winning movie based on Charles Dickens' classic tale of Pip, a poor orphan who befriends an escaped convict and who grows up in the company of a bitter old woman, Miss Havisham, and her haughty young ward, Estella. Pip learns the rewards of both vindictiveness and gratitude as a result of these events. TV-G
Log on http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76862/Great-Expectations

Monday, July 29, 2013
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Middle and High School

NOVA: Neurotypical

This documentary airing on KOCE, explores autism from the perspective of individuals with autism, including a 4-year-old girl, teenage boy and adult woman.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/pov/neurotypical/

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
7-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Geography
Middle and High School

NOVA: Extreme Cave Diving

Airing on KLCS, this document follows a team of scientists as they venture into blue holes—underwater caves that formed during the last ice age, when sea level was nearly 400 feet below what it is today. These caves, little-known treasures of the Bahamas, are one of Earth's least explored and most dangerous frontiers. The interdisciplinary team of biologists, climatologists, and anthropologists discover intriguing evidence of the earliest human inhabitants of the islands, find animals seen nowhere else on Earth, and recover a remarkable record of the planet's climate.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/extreme-cave-diving.html

Wednesday, July 31, 2013
5-7 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science and Geography
Middle and High School

Journey to 10,000 BC

In this documentary viewers will go back in time to when early humans are just starting to inhabit North America and huge climate fluctuations cause a mini-Ice Age. The saber tooth cat, the giant ground sloth and the woolly mammoth are suddenly becoming extinct. How does man survive? Travel to early archaeological sites in North America and watch as scientists uncover fossilized bones, ancient homes and weapons of stone. State-of-the-art green-screen computer animation re-creates the great mammoth hunts of the time. TV-PG
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1203519/

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, July 27th

8am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements"
John Hunter

8:45am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Sagebrush Rebel: Reagan's Battle with Environmental Extremists and Why It Matters Today"
William Perry Pendley

9:45am (ET)
Approx. 14 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Stanley Crouch, "Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker"
Stanley Crouch

LIVE 10am (ET)
Approx. 6 hr. 45 min.
2013 Roosevelt Reading Festival
Multiple Authors

5pm (ET)
Approx. 8 min.
"The Remarkable Ronald Reagan"
Susan Allen

5:15pm (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
"Hammarskjold: A Life"
Roger Lipsey

6pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
Encore Booknotes: Col. David Hackworth, "About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior"
David Hackworth

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"Cotton Tenants: Three Families"
James Agee; Walker Evans

8pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Oscar Goodman, "Being Oscar: From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas"
Oscar Goodman

9pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence"
Joseph Ellis

10pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: Sheila Miyoshi Jager, "Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea," hosted by Scott Snyder, Council of Foreign Relations

11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Coup: The Day the Democrats Ousted Their Governor, Put Republican Lamar Alexander in Office Early, and Stopped a Pardon Scandal"
Keel Hunt

Sunday, July 28th

12am (ET)
Approx. 6 hr. 45 min.
2013 Roosevelt Reading Festival
Multiple Authors

7am (ET)
Approx. 13 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Ann Romney, "The Romney Family Table: Sharing Home-Cooked Recipes and Favorite Traditions"
Ann Romney

7:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 17 min.
2013 Harlem Book Fair: Science & Health Panel
Sheldon Krimsky; Jonathan Metzl; Alondra Nelson; Samuel Roberts; Harriet Washington