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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, December 28, 2011,
9-10 p.m.
PBS
Science and Geography
Middle and High School
NOVA: Extreme Ice
As the world warms, the threat from rising sea levels poses an alarming potential for disaster. Some models now project a one-meter sea level rise over the next century, which could displace millions of people, from Florida to Bangladesh, and require trillions of dollars' investment in coastal infrastructure. But these models don't reflect recent findings that glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at an ever faster rate. What explains this alarming acceleration, and just how can we figure out what's happening inside a gigantic wall of ice? In collaboration with National Geographic, this program follows the exploits of acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras in risky, remote locations in the Arctic, Alaska and the Alps. Their goal is to create a unique photo archive of melting glaciers that could provide a key to understanding their runaway behavior. They're grappling with blizzards, fickle technology and perilous climbs up craggy precipices to anchor cameras that must withstand sub-zero temperatures and winds up to 170 mph. This documentary investigates the mystery of the mighty ice sheets that will affect the fate of coastlines around the world. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/extreme-ice.html
Thursday, December 29, 2011,
10-11 p.m.
PBS
Arts and U.S. History
Middle and High School
INDEPENDENT LENS These Amazing Shadows
This is a documentary about the National Film Registry, an eclectic collection of films that typify cinema’s contributions to American culture. The program follows the passage of the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 and how this law set in motion a system to identify notable films. The Librarian of Congress, with input from the public and advice from the National Film Preservation Board, selects 25 films each year to add to the Registry. These Amazing Shadows goes behind the scenes to show the discussions, the debates, and the drama that surround this selection process. As stated by James Billington, the Librarian of Congress: "American film really transformed the way in which a young nation learned to express itself, express its exuberance, expose its problems, and reflect its hopes. It wasn't simply a form of entertainment; it was living history … audio-visual history of the 20th century.".
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/these-amazing-shadows/
Friday, December 30, 2011,
7-11 p.m.
Science Channel
Science
Middle and High School
Blue Planet
This is a broadcast of four episodes of a major documentary miniseries about the ocean. Details about the episodes, entitled Coral Seas, Frozen Seas, Open Ocean, Deep Ocean, are available at the website below.
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.15381.30546.13712.x
Saturday, December 31, 2011,
8-10 p.m.
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
Aftermath: Population Zero
What would happen if every single person on Earth simply disappeared? A world without people, where city streets would still be populated by cars, but without drivers. Nobody to fix bridges, repair buildings, or maintain power plants. After being controlled by humanity for millennia, the Earth would be reclaimed by nature. But how would that work? How long would skyscrapers, nuclear power plants, and our homes last if abandoned? This documentary gives viewers a chance to see the effect of human beings by seeing how Earth would adapt without us.
Log on http://www.nationalgeographic.com/search/?proxyreload=1&search=Aftermath%3A+Population+Zero+
Saturday, December 31, 2011,
8-10 p.m.
PBS
Arts
Middle and High School
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: Bernstein and Gershwin
The New York Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve Gala celebrates the music of American 20th-century composers Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, with star pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Celebrate the start of the New Year with this glamorous evening featuring Bernstein’s Overture to Candide and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. TV-G
Log on http://video.pbs.org/video/2178593737
Sunday, January 1, 2011,
8-10 p.m.
Ovation Channel
Literature
Middle and High School
The Count of Monte Cristo
This is a movie based on Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure novel , “The Count Of Monte Christo”. James Caviezel stars as Edmond Dantes, an honest sailor who plans to marry his beautiful lover Mercedes but he doesn't know that his best friend Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce) secretly desires Mercedes for himself. Fernand concocts a scheme that gets Edmond sentenced to a remote island for a crime he didn’t commit. Edmond becomes consumed by plans for revenge. He meets a fellow innocent convict, Abbe Faria, who becomes Edmond's mentor and confides that a vast treasure awaits a discoverer on the island of Monte Cristo. Eventually, Edmond is able to get away and makes his way to Monte Cristo, where he retrieves the fortune and uses it to make himself over as the wealthy "Count of Monte Cristo." With the help of a loyal sidekick (Luis Guzman), Edmond insinuates himself into French royalty and sets about getting revenge on Fernand, who is now married to Mercedes.
Log on http://www.online-literature.com/dumas/cristo
Monday, January 2, 2011,
10-11 p.m.
PBS
World History
Elementary, Middle and High School
MARTIN LUTHER: Driven to Defiance
This historical documentary covers Martin Luther’s conflict with the Catholic Church. Nailing his treatise to the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral, this previously obscure German monk changed the world forever, unleashing forces that plunged Europe into war and chaos. But Luther would do more than revolutionize the church; he offered the Christian world a new vision of man’s relationship with God and, in turn, redefined man’s relationship with authority in general. Liam Neeson narrates. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/empires/martinluther/
Tuesday, January 3, 2011,
8-9 p.m.
PBS
World History
Middle and High School
EGYPT’S GOLDEN EMPIRE: The Warrior Pharaohs
This historical documentary covers a period when Egypt was divided among foreign rulers. But Ahmose, one of the last Egyptian princes, rises to defeat the Hyksos and the Nubians. The New Kingdom is born, uniting Egypt once again. After Ahmose dies, Hatshepsut becomes the first female pharaoh. Striving for legitimacy, she embarks on an ambitious building program and opens new trade routes. Her son and successor, Thutmosis III, campaigns extensively in the Near East and brings much of the ancient world under Egyptian rule. The concept of “empire” is born. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/series/episode1.html
Wednesday, January 4, 2011,
7:30-8 p.m.
TCM-Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
One Reel Wonder: Inflation
This is actually a U.S. Government propaganda short from 1943 depicting the devil conspiring with Adolph Hitler by phone to economically sabotage the US. He tries to prey on people's fear and greed, to get them to hoard food, sell war bonds for quick cash, buy scarce items on the black market and beat the government rationing and price ceilings. But the description of the economic conditions in the U.S. back then - the end of the Depression and the beginning of a war feels somehow contemporary.
Log on http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/400967/Inflation/
Book TV Schedule
Wednesday, December 28, 2011,
9-10 p.m.
PBS
Science and Geography
Middle and High School
NOVA: Extreme Ice
As the world warms, the threat from rising sea levels poses an alarming potential for disaster. Some models now project a one-meter sea level rise over the next century, which could displace millions of people, from Florida to Bangladesh, and require trillions of dollars' investment in coastal infrastructure. But these models don't reflect recent findings that glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at an ever faster rate. What explains this alarming acceleration, and just how can we figure out what's happening inside a gigantic wall of ice? In collaboration with National Geographic, this program follows the exploits of acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras in risky, remote locations in the Arctic, Alaska and the Alps. Their goal is to create a unique photo archive of melting glaciers that could provide a key to understanding their runaway behavior. They're grappling with blizzards, fickle technology and perilous climbs up craggy precipices to anchor cameras that must withstand sub-zero temperatures and winds up to 170 mph. This documentary investigates the mystery of the mighty ice sheets that will affect the fate of coastlines around the world. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/extreme-ice.html
Thursday, December 29, 2011,
10-11 p.m.
PBS
Arts and U.S. History
Middle and High School
INDEPENDENT LENS These Amazing Shadows
This is a documentary about the National Film Registry, an eclectic collection of films that typify cinema’s contributions to American culture. The program follows the passage of the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 and how this law set in motion a system to identify notable films. The Librarian of Congress, with input from the public and advice from the National Film Preservation Board, selects 25 films each year to add to the Registry. These Amazing Shadows goes behind the scenes to show the discussions, the debates, and the drama that surround this selection process. As stated by James Billington, the Librarian of Congress: "American film really transformed the way in which a young nation learned to express itself, express its exuberance, expose its problems, and reflect its hopes. It wasn't simply a form of entertainment; it was living history … audio-visual history of the 20th century.".
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/these-amazing-shadows/
Friday, December 30, 2011,
7-11 p.m.
Science Channel
Science
Middle and High School
Blue Planet
This is a broadcast of four episodes of a major documentary miniseries about the ocean. Details about the episodes, entitled Coral Seas, Frozen Seas, Open Ocean, Deep Ocean, are available at the website below.
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=48.15381.30546.13712.x
Saturday, December 31, 2011,
8-10 p.m.
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
Aftermath: Population Zero
What would happen if every single person on Earth simply disappeared? A world without people, where city streets would still be populated by cars, but without drivers. Nobody to fix bridges, repair buildings, or maintain power plants. After being controlled by humanity for millennia, the Earth would be reclaimed by nature. But how would that work? How long would skyscrapers, nuclear power plants, and our homes last if abandoned? This documentary gives viewers a chance to see the effect of human beings by seeing how Earth would adapt without us.
Log on http://www.nationalgeographic.com/search/?proxyreload=1&search=Aftermath%3A+Population+Zero+
Saturday, December 31, 2011,
8-10 p.m.
PBS
Arts
Middle and High School
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: Bernstein and Gershwin
The New York Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve Gala celebrates the music of American 20th-century composers Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, with star pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Celebrate the start of the New Year with this glamorous evening featuring Bernstein’s Overture to Candide and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. TV-G
Log on http://video.pbs.org/video/2178593737
Sunday, January 1, 2011,
8-10 p.m.
Ovation Channel
Literature
Middle and High School
The Count of Monte Cristo
This is a movie based on Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure novel , “The Count Of Monte Christo”. James Caviezel stars as Edmond Dantes, an honest sailor who plans to marry his beautiful lover Mercedes but he doesn't know that his best friend Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce) secretly desires Mercedes for himself. Fernand concocts a scheme that gets Edmond sentenced to a remote island for a crime he didn’t commit. Edmond becomes consumed by plans for revenge. He meets a fellow innocent convict, Abbe Faria, who becomes Edmond's mentor and confides that a vast treasure awaits a discoverer on the island of Monte Cristo. Eventually, Edmond is able to get away and makes his way to Monte Cristo, where he retrieves the fortune and uses it to make himself over as the wealthy "Count of Monte Cristo." With the help of a loyal sidekick (Luis Guzman), Edmond insinuates himself into French royalty and sets about getting revenge on Fernand, who is now married to Mercedes.
Log on http://www.online-literature.com/dumas/cristo
Monday, January 2, 2011,
10-11 p.m.
PBS
World History
Elementary, Middle and High School
MARTIN LUTHER: Driven to Defiance
This historical documentary covers Martin Luther’s conflict with the Catholic Church. Nailing his treatise to the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral, this previously obscure German monk changed the world forever, unleashing forces that plunged Europe into war and chaos. But Luther would do more than revolutionize the church; he offered the Christian world a new vision of man’s relationship with God and, in turn, redefined man’s relationship with authority in general. Liam Neeson narrates. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/empires/martinluther/
Tuesday, January 3, 2011,
8-9 p.m.
PBS
World History
Middle and High School
EGYPT’S GOLDEN EMPIRE: The Warrior Pharaohs
This historical documentary covers a period when Egypt was divided among foreign rulers. But Ahmose, one of the last Egyptian princes, rises to defeat the Hyksos and the Nubians. The New Kingdom is born, uniting Egypt once again. After Ahmose dies, Hatshepsut becomes the first female pharaoh. Striving for legitimacy, she embarks on an ambitious building program and opens new trade routes. Her son and successor, Thutmosis III, campaigns extensively in the Near East and brings much of the ancient world under Egyptian rule. The concept of “empire” is born. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/series/episode1.html
Wednesday, January 4, 2011,
7:30-8 p.m.
TCM-Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
One Reel Wonder: Inflation
This is actually a U.S. Government propaganda short from 1943 depicting the devil conspiring with Adolph Hitler by phone to economically sabotage the US. He tries to prey on people's fear and greed, to get them to hoard food, sell war bonds for quick cash, buy scarce items on the black market and beat the government rationing and price ceilings. But the description of the economic conditions in the U.S. back then - the end of the Depression and the beginning of a war feels somehow contemporary.
Log on http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/400967/Inflation/
Book TV Schedule
Saturday, December 31st
8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Panel discussion of William F. Buckley's "God & Man at Yale"
Midge Decter; Charles Kesler; Roger Kimball; R. Emmett Tyrrell
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Panel discussion of William F. Buckley's "God & Man at Yale"
Midge Decter; Charles Kesler; Roger Kimball; R. Emmett Tyrrell
9:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Panel on American Debt with H. W. Brands and David Graeber
H.W. Brands; David Graeber
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Panel on American Debt with H. W. Brands and David Graeber
H.W. Brands; David Graeber
11am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Ghosts in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker"
Kevin Mitnick
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Ghosts in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker"
Kevin Mitnick
1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
2011 Harlem Book Fair - Panel: African American Economic History
Carol Jenkins; Julianne Malveaux
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
2011 Harlem Book Fair - Panel: African American Economic History
Carol Jenkins; Julianne Malveaux
3pm (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
2011 Annapolis Book Festival: Civil War Perspectives
Joseph Glatthaar; Annette Gordon-Reed; Harold Holzer; Craig Symonds
Approx. 50 min.
2011 Annapolis Book Festival: Civil War Perspectives
Joseph Glatthaar; Annette Gordon-Reed; Harold Holzer; Craig Symonds
4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"Ghosts of Afghanistan: Hard Truths and Foreign Myths"
Jonathan Steele
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"Ghosts of Afghanistan: Hard Truths and Foreign Myths"
Jonathan Steele
7pm (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History 1500-2008"
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Approx. 40 min.
"Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History 1500-2008"
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
8pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Panel on American Debt with H. W. Brands and David Graeber
H.W. Brands; David Graeber
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Panel on American Debt with H. W. Brands and David Graeber
H.W. Brands; David Graeber
Sunday, January 1st
1am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Panel discussion of William F. Buckley's "God & Man at Yale"
Midge Decter; Charles Kesler; Roger Kimball; R. Emmett Tyrrell
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Panel discussion of William F. Buckley's "God & Man at Yale"
Midge Decter; Charles Kesler; Roger Kimball; R. Emmett Tyrrell
2:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"Ghosts of Afghanistan: Hard Truths and Foreign Myths"
Jonathan Steele
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"Ghosts of Afghanistan: Hard Truths and Foreign Myths"
Jonathan Steele
5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Ghosts in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker"
Kevin Mitnick
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Ghosts in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker"
Kevin Mitnick
6am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Panel discussion of William F. Buckley's "God & Man at Yale"
Midge Decter; Charles Kesler; Roger Kimball; R. Emmett Tyrrell
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Panel discussion of William F. Buckley's "God & Man at Yale"
Midge Decter; Charles Kesler; Roger Kimball; R. Emmett Tyrrell
7:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Panel on American Debt with H. W. Brands and David Graeber
H.W. Brands; David Graeber
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Panel on American Debt with H. W. Brands and David Graeber
H.W. Brands; David Graeber
8:30am (ET)
Approx. 22 min.
George Washington University Interviews: Marcy Norton, "Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World"
Marcy Norton
Approx. 22 min.
George Washington University Interviews: Marcy Norton, "Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World"
Marcy Norton
10am (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Brooke Hauser, "The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens"
Brooke Hauser
Approx. 28 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Brooke Hauser, "The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens"
Brooke Hauser
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3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Panel discussion of William F. Buckley's "God & Man at Yale"
Midge Decter; Charles Kesler; Roger Kimball; R. Emmett Tyrrell
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Panel discussion of William F. Buckley's "God & Man at Yale"
Midge Decter; Charles Kesler; Roger Kimball; R. Emmett Tyrrell
4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Panel on American Debt with H. W. Brands and David Graeber
H.W. Brands; David Graeber
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Panel on American Debt with H. W. Brands and David Graeber
H.W. Brands; David Graeber
5:30pm (ET)
Approx. 22 min.
George Washington University Interviews: Marcy Norton, "Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World"
Marcy Norton
Approx. 22 min.
George Washington University Interviews: Marcy Norton, "Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World"
Marcy Norton
7pm (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Brooke Hauser, "The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens"
Brooke Hauser
Approx. 28 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Brooke Hauser, "The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens"
Brooke Hauser
10pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Dana Priest, "Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State"
Dana Priest
Approx. 53 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Dana Priest, "Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State"
Dana Priest
Monday, January 2nd
4am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Dana Priest, "Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State"
Dana Priest
Approx. 53 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Dana Priest, "Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State"
Dana Priest
8:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
2011 Harlem Book Fair - Panel: African American Economic History
Carol Jenkins; Julianne Malveaux
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
2011 Harlem Book Fair - Panel: African American Economic History
Carol Jenkins; Julianne Malveaux
10am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
2011 Annapolis Book Festival: Civil War Perspectives
Joseph Glatthaar; Annette Gordon-Reed; Harold Holzer; Craig Symonds
Approx. 50 min.
2011 Annapolis Book Festival: Civil War Perspectives
Joseph Glatthaar; Annette Gordon-Reed; Harold Holzer; Craig Symonds
11am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present"
Jeff Madrick
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present"
Jeff Madrick
1pm (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
2011 National Book Festival: David McCullough, "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris"
David McCullough
Approx. 39 min.
2011 National Book Festival: David McCullough, "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris"
David McCullough
1:40pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
2011 National Book Festival: Interview and Call-in with David McCullough, "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris"
David McCullough
Approx. 58 min.
2011 National Book Festival: Interview and Call-in with David McCullough, "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris"
David McCullough
6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"Black and Tired: Essays on Race, Politics, Culture, and International Development"
Anthony Bradley
Approx. 57 min.
"Black and Tired: Essays on Race, Politics, Culture, and International Development"
Anthony Bradley
8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Jim Lehrer, ""Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates from Kennedy-Nixon to McCain-Obama"
Jim Lehrer
Approx. 37 min.
2011 Miami Book Fair International - Jim Lehrer, ""Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates from Kennedy-Nixon to McCain-Obama"
Jim Lehrer
9:15pm (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History 1500-2008"
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Approx. 40 min.
"Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History 1500-2008"
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
10:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"Ghosts of Afghanistan: Hard Truths and Foreign Myths"
Jonathan Steele
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"Ghosts of Afghanistan: Hard Truths and Foreign Myths"
Jonathan Steele
