Media Menu for February 28, 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, February 28, 2012
5-6 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

Voyages Of Construction

Combining unprecedented access and observational techniques with powerful CGI footage, this is an episode in a documentary series which examines extraordinary engineering projects that have two things in common: incredibly complex technology and people with highly specialized skills. With subjects range from building nuclear submarines to secret fire fighting robots, episodes reveal how these million- or even
billion- pound projects are planned and executed, and explores the business behind creating the best and most lucrative technology in the face of fierce worldwide competition.
Log on http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sz49v

Friday, March 1, 2012
6-7 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
World History
Middle and High School

Vatican: The Hidden World

As Easter and a Papal election approach, this documentary offers viewers an intimate look at life behind the Vatican walls. For more than a year, filmmakers were allowed extraordinary access to the center of the Catholic Church and members of the pope's inner circle. We'll meet a bodyguard, an official photographer, the archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica who is privy to Vatican secrets and an altar boy living in the pre- seminary. Then, cameras enter the vaults under the Vatican museum.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/vatican-the-hidden-world/

Saturday, March 2, 2012
10-11 a.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School

America's Greatest Feud: The History of the Hatfields & McCoys

This documentary tells the story of the Hatfields and McCoys. Mere mention of their names stirs up visions of a lawless and unrelenting family feud. It evokes gun-toting vigilantes hell-bent on defending their kinfolk, igniting bitter grudges that would span generations. Yet many people familiar with these surnames may know little about the faded history of these two families and the legends they inspired. Who were the Hatfields and McCoys, and what was the source of this vicious and violent clash between the families? TV-PGAmerica's
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys/articles/hatfield-and-mccoy-feud

Sunday, March 3, 2012
8-10 p.m. E/P
History Channel
World History
Middle and High School

The Bible: In the Beginning/Exodus

This is the initial episode of a five-week, 10 hour historical miniseries where viewers will see the Bible come to life. The final episode of the series will air on Easter Sunday and will feature the death and resurrection of Jesus. From Genesis to Revelation, these stories unfold through live action and cutting-edge computer- generated imagery, offering new insight into famous scenes and iconic characters. The docudrama explores
the sacred text’s most significant episodes, including Noah’s journey in the ark, the Exodus and the life of Jesus. Specifically, in this first episode: Noah endures God's wrath; Abraham reaches the Promised Land but still must prove his faith in God; Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt, and his faith in God is rewarded when the Red Sea parts to allow the Israelites to escape Pharaoh's chariots; Moses delivers his final message from God--the Ten Commandments. Log on for a complete episode guide. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/the-bible

Monday, March 4, 2012
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

History Detectives

Airing on KLCS, this history magazine program covers a collector who may possess part of the first talking movie; a Cape Cod beachcomber's discovery of what may be a section of the first transatlantic cable. Also: the story behind sketches of five- and eight-pound gold nuggets.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/

Tuesday, March 5, 2012
6-7 p.m. E/P
Travel Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School

Bizarre Foods: Jamaica

This documentary travels to Jamaica, where the food is as distinctive as the island’s famous reggae music. It covers the flavor of this tropical paradise as experienced through traditional cuisine, street food in Kingston and all-natural Rastafarian food made in the jungle. TV-PG
Log on http://www.jamaicatravelandculture.com/food_and_drink.htm

Wednesday, March 6, 2012
4-6 p.m. E/P
History Channel
World History
Middle and High School

The Dark Ages

At its height in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the beacon of learning, trade, power and prosperity in the western world. But the once-powerful Rome--crumbling by the fifth century--lay open to barbarian warriors who came in wave after wave of invasion, slaughtering, stealing, and ultimately, settling. As chaos replaced culture, Europe was beset by famine, plague, persecutions, and a state of war that was so persistent it was only rarely interrupted by peace. This documentary profiles those who battled to shape the future, from the warlords whose armies threatened to case the demise of European society, like Alaric, Charles the Hammer, and Clovis; to the men and women who valiantly tended the flames of justice, knowledge, and innovation including Charlemagne, St. Benedict, Empress Theodora, and other brave souls who fought for peace and enlightenment.. TV-PG
Log on http://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Ages-History-Channel/product-reviews/B000NO2416

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, March 2nd

8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 24 min.
"Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America" 
Peter Andreas

9:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America's Greatest President" 
Chris DeRose

10:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 29 min.
"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" 
Michelle Alexander

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
BookTV in Albuquerque, New Mexico 
BookTV Visits Albuquerque, New Mexico

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
"Abigail Adams" 
Woody Holton

3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
"The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism" 
Trevor Aaronson

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief" 
Lawrence Wright

6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Denis Brian, "Einstein: A Life" 
Denis Brian

7pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"Radical: Fighting to Put Students First" 
Michelle Rhee

7:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame" 
Peter Dreier

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"Bad History, Worse Policy: How a False Narrative about the Financial Crisis Led to the Dodd-Frank Act" 
Peter Wallison

10pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Moises Naim, "The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be," hosted by Lillian Cunningham

11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government" 
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom

Sunday, March 3rd

12:05am (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book Party for Gavin Newsom's "Citizenville" 
Gavin Newsom

1am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future" 
Karen Elliott House

2am (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
"Pussy Riot!: A Punk Prayer For Freedom 
Mutiple Panelists

2:45am (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"This Is the Day: The March on Washington" 
Michael Eric Dyson; Paul Farber; Brigitte Freed

3:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
2013 Savannah Book Festival: Al Gore, "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change" 
Al Gore

4:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 25 min.
500th Anniversary of Machiavelli's "The Prince" 
Michael Ignatieff; James Johnson; Edward Muir

6:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" 
Jeanne Theoharis

7:30am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
2013 Savannah Book Festival: Evan Thomas, "Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World" 
Evan Thomas

8:30am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead" 
Alan Blinder

9:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
BookTV in Albuquerque, New Mexico 
BookTV Visits Albuquerque, New Mexico

11am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Ed Whitacre, "American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA," hosted by Stephanie Mehta, Fortune magazine

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

3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government" 
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom

4:05pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book Party for Gavin Newsom's "Citizenville" 
Gavin Newsom

5pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"Guns in America" 
Multiple Authors

6pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"Assassination Vacation" 
Sarah Vowell

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 26 min.
"Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients" 
Ben Goldacre

9pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Moises Naim, "The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be," hosted by Lillian Cunningham

10pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami" 
Gretel Ehrlich

11pm (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss" 
Dick Lehr; Gerard O'Neill

Monday, March 4th

12am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Larry Schweikart

3am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Moises Naim, "The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be," hosted by Lillian Cunningham

4am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America" 
Ben Shapiro

5am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"Guns in America" 
Multiple Authors

6am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
"The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism" 
Trevor Aaronson

7:15am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
"The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learning from 'The Lord of the Rings'" 
Patrick James

Media Menu for February 21, 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, February 21, 2012
10-11 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Geography
Middle and High School

Strip the City: Sydney

Using CGI animation to strip the world's most extreme harbor city - Sydney - naked of its steel, concrete, ocean and rock, layer by layer, this documentary explores the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps it running. Sydney is a city bursting at the seams – home to a fifth Australia's entire population and still growing. Trapped between the Blue Mountains and the ocean it sits on the driest inhabited continent on Earth and surrounds one the planet’s largest natural harbors. How did Sydney come to thrive in such an inhospitable place? This film looks beneath the city’s skin to discover the secret engineering wonders that make it possible and the geological forces that sculpted it. It also sucks the water up out of its harbor to explore its origins. The city's leading engineers and geologists reveal the secrets hidden inside Sydney's buildings and beneath its streets that allow the city to function, from the concealed contours of the harbor that allow super size ships to sail into the heart of the city to the underground caverns that store its water. This episode explores the geology that shaped the city's past and challenges its future, from the rich coal seams underneath to the deep gorges that channel bush fires right into the heart of the city. TV-PG
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/strip-the-city/season-1-episodes1.htm

Friday, February 22, 2012
10-11:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

Slavery by Another Name

Airing on KOCE and narrated by Laurence Fishburne, this documentary is a look at forced labor in post-Civil War America, when blacks were often arrested on and convicted of spurious charges, then leased or sold as laborers to various entities, a practice that lasted well into the 20th century. Adapted from Wall Street Journal writer Douglas Blackmon's Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name. The program challenges
one of our country’s most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. It recounts how in the years following the Civil War, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the American South, keeping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in bondage, trapping them in a brutal system that would persist until the onset of World War II.
Log on http://www.slaverybyanothername.com/pbs-film

Saturday, February 23, 2012
10-11 p.m. E/P
Discovery Channel
U.S. History and Arts
Middle and High School

Argo: Inside Story

There is a lot of talk in public and government circles about the Oscar-nominated movie, Argo. which chronicles the CIA's attempt to rescue 6 Americans during the 1978 Iran hostage crisis. This documentary gains access to the top players involved to hear their side of the story, including the CIA’s Tony Mendez.
Log on http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/14/world/meast/iran-argo-response

Sunday, February 24, 2012
11 a.m. - Noon E/P
National Geographic Channel
U.S.
History and Science
Middle and High School

Explorer: The Real George Washington Revealed

Airing in a morning timeslot so as to allow for evening viewing of the Oscars, this documentary revisits the ruins of George Washington's childhood home to gather additional insight into the father of our country. As a science team members study the site, they unearth revealing artifacts which set the record straight on his fabled youth. In addition, we learn how he engaged in espionage during the Revolution despite his motto of
I'll never tell a lie.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/explorer/episodes/the-real-georgewashington-revealed

Monday, February 25, 2012
10-11:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Arts
Middle and High School

Independent Lens: Ai Weiwei - Never Sorry

Airing on KOCE, this documentary profiles Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei, who helped design Beijing's iconic Bird's Nest Olympic stadium and later criticized the Games as party propaganda.
Log on http://aiweiweineversorry.com/

Tuesday, February 26, 2012
8-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

Makers: Women Who Make America

Airing on KOCE, this documentary chronicles the modern women's movement in the U.S. Included: first-person accounts from movement leaders (Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Holmes Norton); opponents (Phyllis Schlafly); celebrities (Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric); political figures (Hillary Clinton).
Log on http://www.pbs.org/makers/home/

Wednesday, February 27, 2012
6-7 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

Modern Marvels: 90's Tech

As reviewed in this history-of-technology, the dot com decade opened up the information superhighway and for the first time, people could shop, search, and surf online with the click of a mouse. Take a trip back to the end of the 20th century and the beginning of today's trendy technologies and see how the gadgets we can't live without all started in the 90s. Learn about the science of creating an Internet search engine and explore how virtual pet toys were born. TV-PG
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186313/

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, February 23rd

8am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"Radical: Fighting to Put Students First"
Michelle Rhee

8:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Dangerous Convictions: What's Really Wrong with the U.S. Congress"
Tom Allen

10am (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"This Is the Day: The March on Washington"
Michael Eric Dyson; Paul Farber; Brigitte Freed

10:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay"
Jess Bravin

12pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Martha Washington: An American Life"
Patricia Brady

1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks"
Jeanne Theoharis

2:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"Becoming Europe: Economic Decline, Culture, and How America Can Avoid a European Future"
Samuel Gregg

3:30pm (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
"National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism"
Melvin Goodman

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
"Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America"
Peter Andreas

6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Floyd Flake, "The Way of the Bootstrapper: Nine Action Steps For Achieving Your Dreams"
Floyd Flake

7pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America's Greatest President"
Chris DeRose

8pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
Tony Kushner, "Lincoln: The Screenplay" & Harold Holzer, "Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America - A Companion Book for Young Readers to the Steven Spielberg Film"
Harold Holzer; Tony Kushner

9pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future"
Karen Elliott House

10pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Ed Whitacre, "American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA," hosted by Stephanie Mehta, Fortune magazine

11pm (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
"Pussy Riot!: A Punk Prayer For Freedom
Mutiple Panelists

11:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 25 min.
500th Anniversary of Machiavelli's "The Prince"
Michael Ignatieff; James Johnson; Edward Muir

Sunday, February 24th

1:15am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"Radical: Fighting to Put Students First"
Michelle Rhee

2am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
"The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learning from 'The Lord of the Rings'"
Patrick James

2:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay"
Jess Bravin

4am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
2013 Savannah Book Festival: Heidi Squier Kraft, "Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital"
Heidi Squier Kraft

5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Dangerous Convictions: What's Really Wrong with the U.S. Congress"
Tom Allen

6:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 17 min.
"Into the Desert: Reflections on the Gulf War"
Jeffrey Engel

7:30am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?"
Jared Diamond

8:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 25 min.
500th Anniversary of Machiavelli's "The Prince"
Michael Ignatieff; James Johnson; Edward Muir

10am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief"
Lawrence Wright

11am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future"
Karen Elliott House

12pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Sarah Garland, "Divided We Fail: The Story of an African-American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation," hosted by Marc Lamont Hill, Columbia University

1pm (ET)
Approx. 18 min.
Book TV at American University: Patricia Aufderheide, "Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright"
Patricia Aufderheide

1:20pm (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
Book TV at American University: Kenneth Anderson, "Living with the UN: American Responsibilities and International Order"
Kenneth Anderson

2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
"Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America"
Peter Andreas

3:30pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead"
Alan Blinder

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
Tony Kushner, "Lincoln: The Screenplay" & Harold Holzer, "Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America - A Companion Book for Young Readers to the Steven Spielberg Film"
Harold Holzer; Tony Kushner

6pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture is Making Us Smarter"
Steven Johnson

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
"The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism"
Trevor Aaronson

8:15pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"Radical: Fighting to Put Students First"
Michelle Rhee

9pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Ed Whitacre, "American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA," hosted by Stephanie Mehta, Fortune magazine

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 46 min.
"If Mayors Ruled the World"
Benjamin Barber

Monday, February 25th

12am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Ed Whitacre, "American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA," hosted by Stephanie Mehta, Fortune magazine

1am (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
Book TV at American University: Kenneth Anderson, "Living with the UN: American Responsibilities and International Order"
Kenneth Anderson

1:40am (ET)
Approx. 18 min.
Book TV at American University: Patricia Aufderheide, "Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright"
Patricia Aufderheide

2am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America's Greatest President"
Chris DeRose

3am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Ed Whitacre, "American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA," hosted by Stephanie Mehta, Fortune magazine

4am (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
"Pussy Riot!: A Punk Prayer For Freedom
Mutiple Panelists

4:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"Becoming Europe: Economic Decline, Culture, and How America Can Avoid a European Future"
Samuel Gregg

6am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 46 min.
"If Mayors Ruled the World"
Benjamin Barber