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| Saturday, April 24, 2010, 4-6 p.m. ET, 1-3 p.m. PTP | TCM- Turner Classic Movies | Literature and Arts | High School |
| “Fahrenheit 451” | |||
| This is a movie adaptation of Ray Bradbury's futuristic novel which depicts a future world in which books are forbidden and their concealment punishable by death. Every household is monitored by floor to ceiling television screens delivering brain-washing government jargon and the populace, except for an anonymous few, have become media-controlled puppets, anesthetized and passive. The fire department must seek out citizens who disobey the edict against reading and burn their books. Not only televisions in the homes but loudspeakers all over the city control the populace through propaganda. Two such citizens are Montag, a fireman whose efficiency has won him a recommendation for promotion, and his contented wife, Linda, who watches the propaganda screen all day. One day, while riding the monorail, Montag meets a young schoolteacher who questions the reasons for book-burning and, for the first time, raises doubts in Montag's mind. Cast: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack. Dir: Francois Truffaut. TV-PG | |||
| Details at http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/ | |||
| Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT | CNN | Science and Geography | Middle and High School |
| “Planet In Peril” | |||
| This documentary is a worldwide investigation by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. "Planet in Peril" examines the environmental conflicts between growing populations and natural resources. | |||
| Details at http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/ | |||
| Sunday April 25, 2010, 8-11 p.m. E/P | Discovery Channel | Science | Middle and High School |
| “How The Universe Works/Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking ” | |||
| This is a broadcast of three science documentaries featuring Prof. Stephen Hawking. It gets into the mind of the world's most famous living scientist to explore the splendor of the universe. With the help of cutting- edge visual effects, digitally enhanced NASA footage and live action it brings Hawking's extraordinary vision of the universe vision of the universe to the screen for the first time. The first hour, entitled “ How the Universe Works: Big Bang” investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing, and how it grew from a miniscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the vast cosmos we see today. The second two hours are the premiere episodes of a new miniseries entitled “Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking” . One raises the question “Are We Alone?" It’s a journey from the moons of Jupiter to a galaxy perhaps not so far, far away in search of alien life. We'll see what aliens might look like, question what it means to be alive, and calculate the odds of making 'contact'. The final hour asks "Is Time Travel Possible?" Hawking explores the world's favorite scientific 'what if?' warping the very fabric of time and space as he goes. From killing your grandfather to riding a black hole, see how time travel may actually come true. Rated TV-PG | |||
| Details at http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ | |||
| Sunday April 25, 2010, 9 p.m. - 1:01 a.m. E/P (marathon broadcast of complete miniseries) | History Channel | U.S. History | Middle and High School |
| “America The Story of Us ” | |||
| This is a 12-hour television event that tells the story of how America was invented. With realistic animation, dramatic recreations and thoughtful insights from some of America's most respected artists, business leaders, academics and intellectuals, it presents comprehensive telling of America's history. It take viewers into the moments when Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress, from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad--the internet of its day--to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel structured buildings to putting a man on the moon. Historical events covered include: the arrival of the first English settlers, the Revolutionary War, (these two topics are covered in the initial episode) westward expansion, economic growth of the north and south, the Civil War, the settling of the Great Plains, the development of modern, industrialized cities, the California Gold Rush and the western frontier, the Great Depression and the Second World War right up to present day. Special consultants on the series include Professors Daniel Walker Howe, David M. Kennedy and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Interviewees include many respected names from the arts, letters, media, politics, business and academia including: Brian Williams, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, David Baldacci, General David H. Petraeus, Donald Trump, Michael Douglas and General Tommy Franks. (Airing future Sundays at 9 p.m. E/P, here’s the future episode schedule: WESTWARD - May 2, CIVIL WAR- May 9, METROPOLIS - May 16, RISE OF A SUPERPOWER- May 23, MILLENIUM -May 31.) | |||
| Details at http://www.history.com/shows/ guide at http://www.history.com/shows/ | |||
| Monday, April 26, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P | Science Channel | Science | Elementary, Middle and High School |
| “Deadly Bugs” | |||
| This is a documentary about Insects. They are everywhere. One scientist estimates that a billion bugs are alive at any one time. While bug bites can be deadly, insects also fertilize plants, till the soil and serve as food for animals. TV-G | |||
| Details at http://science.discovery.com/ | |||
| Tuesday, April 26, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P | PBS | Math and Science | Middle and High School |
| “NOVA: Mind Over Money” | |||
| This documentary offers an entertaining and penetrating exploration of why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions. The show exposes surprising, hidden money drives in us all and explores controversial new arguments about the world of finance. Before the current crash, most Wall Street analysts believed that markets are “efficient” — that investors are reasonable and always operate in their own self-interest. Most of the time, these assumptions of classical economics work well enough. But in extreme situations, people panic and conventional theories collapse. In the face of the recent crash, can a new science that aims to incorporate human psychology into finance — behavioral economics — do better? The program shows some of the new field’s most compelling experiments. Viewers will see how the brains and bodies of Wall Street traders respond as they buy and sell stocks. They’ll watch as an ingenious experiment reveals how too many spending choices and the way they’re framed can overwhelm consumers’ ability to make rational decisions. Through these real-life experiments, viewers can see how mood, decision-making and economic activity are all tightly interwoven. Rated TV-G | |||
| Details at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ | |||
| Tuesday, April 26, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P | National Geographic Channel | U.S. and World History | Middle and High School |
| “America Before Columbus ” | |||
| History books traditionally depict the pre-Columbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature. But scientific evidence tells a very different story: When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living there. America wasn't exactly a "New World," but a very old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals and causeways. But after Columbus set foot in the Americas, an endless wave of explorers, conquistadors and settlers arrived, and with each of their ships came a Noah's Ark of plants, animals -- and disease. In the first 100 years of contact, entire civilizations were wiped out and the landscape was changed forever. This documentary embarks on an expedition into the mysterious world of ancient American history to shed a different light on the history of the Americas. | |||
| Details at http://channel. | |||
| Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 8-11:30 p.m. E/P | PBS | English Literature and Arts | Middle and High School |
| “Hamlet” | |||
| Shakespeare’s immortal “To be, or not to be” takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors Sir Patrick Stewart, in his Laurence Olivier Award-winning turn as Claudius, and David Tennant, as the titular Dane, reprise their roles in this television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2008 modern-dress stage production of Hamlet. Gregory Doran directs, recreating his stage direction in the film shot at St. Joseph’s College in Mill Hill, London. TV-PG | |||
| Details at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/ | |||
| Thursday, April 29, 2010, 10-11 p.m. E/P | National Geographic Channel | Science and World History | Middle and High School |
| “Known Universe: Decoding The Skies” | |||
| Our ancestors’ relationship with the heavens led to some of mankind’s ancient discoveries and greatest creations. The ancient Greeks discovered Earth was round; the Polynesians used the sun and stars to navigate vast oceans in simple canoes; some think amazing structures like Stonehenge were designed to observe the sky. This documentary examines mankind’s first observations of the cosmos to understand how they put us on the path to modern discovery. | |||
| Details at http://channel. | |||
| Friday, April 30, 2010, 9-10 p.m. E/P | PBS | U.S. History | Middle and High School |
| “Bill Moyers Journal” | |||
| Veteran journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly public affairs series. But the series will be coming to an end today, April 30th – with a round- up of commentary on current issues and a special example of the kind of TV essay that has won Moyers many writing awards. His website will continue in operation. . “We will stay in touch even after we're off the air”, he has promised, “and you can check in with us at www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/ Facebook, YouTube and, yes, Twitter.” | |||
| Details at http:// www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/ | |||
| Friday, April 30, 2010, 9-10 p.m. E/P | PBS | U.S. History | Middle and High School |
| “Bill Moyers Journal” | |||
| Veteran journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly public affairs series. But the series will be coming to an end today, April 30th – with a round- up of commentary on current issues and a special example of the kind of TV essay that has won Moyers many writing awards. His website will continue in operation. . “We will stay in touch even after we're off the air”, he has promised, “and you can check in with us at www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/ Facebook, YouTube and, yes, Twitter.” | |||
| Details at http:// www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/ | |||
| Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8-11 p.m. E/P | AMC Channel | Literature and World History | Middle and High School |
| “Master and Commander-The Far Side Of The World” | |||
| This Oscar-winning movie is based on two Napoleanic War-era adventure novels in author Patrick O’Brian’s historical series ( “Master and Commander” and “ The Far Side of the World”). Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, a high-seas adventurer and his comrade-in-arms ship-surgeon Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany). The setting: After conquering much of Europe , Napoleon's forces have set their sights on taking Britain, so Aubrey and the crew of his ship, the HMS Surprise, take to far reaches of the Pacific to intercept any ships from the French colonies there on their way to English waters.. When Aubrey eyes a renegade French super-frigate, the Surprise pursues, leading to a chase through the distant reaches of the ocean. PG-13 | |||
| Details at http://www.imdb.com/title/ | |||
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