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Media Menu for December 21, 2011


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 21, 2011,
9-11 p.m.
PBS
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

NOVA: What Darwin Never Knew

Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fish, and more than 350,000 species of beetles. What explains this explosion of living creatures. 1.4 million different species discovered so far, with perhaps another 50 million to go? The source of life's endless forms was a profound mystery until Charles Darwin brought forth his revolutionary idea of natural selection. But Darwin's radical insights raised as many questions as they answered. What actually drives evolution and turns one species into another? To what degree do different animals rely on the same genetic toolkit? And how did we evolve? This documentary offers answers to riddles that Darwin couldn't explain. Breakthroughs are linking the enigmas of evolution to another of nature's great mysteries, the development of the embryo. The program takes viewers on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic, and from the explosion of animal forms half a billion years ago to the research labs of today. Scientists are finally beginning to crack nature's biggest secrets at the genetic level. The results are confirming the brilliance of Darwin's insights while revealing clues to life's breathtaking diversity in ways the great naturalist could scarcely have imagined.

Thursday, December 22, 2011,
7-8 p.m.
Discovery Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

Earth 2050: The Future of Energy

This documentary looks at the energy challenges our world faces over the next 40 years. By the year 2050, the world's population will reach nine billion. The demand on the world's resources - energy, first and foremost - will be severe. But the road from now to then doesn't need be bleak. There is a path to a future filled with opportunities, with amazing individuals and extraordinary projects leading the way. Three stories of pioneering innovations and innovators will be told by three acclaimed directors: Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lilibet Foster (Speaking In Strings), Academy Award®-nominated and Peabody Award-winning director Michael Epstein (LennoNYC) and Academy Award®-nominated Nathaniel Kahn (My Architect). Host is Wired Magazine executive editor Thomas Goetz.

Thursday, December 22, 2011,
8-9 p.m.
PBS
Arts
Middle and High School

CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT 2011

Taped at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee, nearly 700 student musicians join the host, Laura Bell Bundy, the Belmont School of Music faculty and the Nashville Children’s Choir, to present this annual production of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites. The program will feature the University Symphony Orchestra, Belmont Chorale, Percussion Ensemble, Musical Theatre, Jazz Ensemble and Bluegrass Ensemble. This seasonal celebration also features a mass choir. TV-G

Saturday, December 24, 2011,
10 p.m., ET, 7-9 p.m. PT
CNN
World History
Middle and High School

CNN Presents : After Jesus: The First Christians

This is a documentary about how the earliest Christians spread their message, despite infighting over the faith and violent persecution by the Roman Empire. But, Christianity nevertheless gained more adherents than any other religion. Narrated by Liam Neeson.

Sunday, December 25, 2011,
7-8- p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School

Brain Games: Remember This!

With memory, things are not always as they seem: Details go missing, recollections change, and sometimes our brains fill in the blanks and create false visual memories. In this documentary experts are on a mission to find out where memories reside in the brain by examining every millimeter for clues. Investigating every piece of the memory puzzle, from how we recognize faces even if they have been digitally distorted to how we can move memories from short-term to long-term storage

Monday, December 26, 2011,
7-8- p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Middle and High School

Meteorite Men: Mojave

In this documentary, the hosts venture to one of the country's meteorite capitals, the Mojave Desert. As the guys hunt for extraterrestrial gold in two Mojave locations they examine the mystery behind meteorite hot spots. TV-PG

Tuesday, December 27, 2011,
8-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Middle and High School

The Botany Of Desire

Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this documentary takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants' point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species — the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato and evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. TV-PG

Wednesday, December 28, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
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

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, December 24th


8am (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2011 National Book Festival: Edmund Morris, "Colonel Roosevelt" 
Edmund Morris
9am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Conor O'Clery, "Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union," hosted by Thomas Blanton
10am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens" 
Brooke Hauser
11:15am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President" 
Eli Saslow
12pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Conor O'Clery, "Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union," hosted by Thomas Blanton
1pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Haiti After the Earthquake" 
Paul Farmer
2pm (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
"Assassins of the Turquoise Palace" 
Roya Hakakian
3pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Conor O'Clery, "Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union," hosted by Thomas Blanton
4:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 34 min.
"That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back" 
Thomas Friedman; Michael Mandelbaum
6pm (ET)
Approx. 41 min.
2011 National Book Festival: Maya Jasanoff, "Liberty's Exiles" 
Maya Jasanoff
6:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
"The Better Angels of Our Nature" 
Steven Pinker
8pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East" 
Andrew Scott Cooper
9pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
2011 National Book Festival: Dougals Waller, "Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage" 
Douglas Waller
10pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Conor O'Clery, "Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union," hosted by Thomas Blanton
11pm (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
"A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown" 
Julia Scheeres
11:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
"1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created" 
Charles Mann

Sunday, December 25th


1am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year" 
Charles Flood
2am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Corey Robin, "The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin," hosted by S.E. Cupp
3am (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Juan Williams, "Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate" 
Juan Williams
4am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 59 min.
In Depth: Ben Mezrich
7am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Conquered Into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath That Made the American Way of War" 
Eliot Cohen
8am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East" 
Andrew Scott Cooper
9am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
2011 National Book Festival: Dougals Waller, "Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage" 
Douglas Waller
10am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Conor O'Clery, "Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union," hosted by Thomas Blanton
11am (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
"A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown" 
Julia Scheeres
11:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
"1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created" 
Charles Mann
1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year" 
Charles Flood
2pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Corey Robin, "The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin," hosted by S.E. Cupp
3pm (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
2011 Texas Book Festival: Juan Williams, "Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate" 
Juan Williams
4pm (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 59 min.
In Depth: Ben Mezrich
7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Conquered Into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath That Made the American Way of War" 
Eliot Cohen
8pm (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2011 National Book Festival: Edmund Morris, "Colonel Roosevelt" 
Edmund Morris
9pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Conor O'Clery, "Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union," hosted by Thomas Blanton
10pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens" 
Brooke Hauser
11:15pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President" 
Eli Saslow

Monday, December 26th


12am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Conor O'Clery, "Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union," hosted by Thomas Blanton
1am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Haiti After the Earthquake" 
Paul Farmer
2am (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
"Assassins of the Turquoise Palace" 
Roya Hakakian
3am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Conor O'Clery, "Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union," hosted by Thomas Blanton
4:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 34 min.
"That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back" 
Thomas Friedman; Michael Mandelbaum
6am (ET)
Approx. 41 min.
2011 National Book Festival: Maya Jasanoff, "Liberty's Exiles" 
Maya Jasanoff
6:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
"The Better Angels of Our Nature" 
Steven Pinker
8:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.
"The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America" 
Tom Brokaw
10am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality" 
Deepak Chopra; Leonard Mlodinow
11am (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics" 
Kathryn McGarr
12pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington" 
Condoleezza Rice
1pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"The Mirage Man: Bruce Ivins, the Anthrax Attacks, and America's Rush to War" 
David Willman
2pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America" 
Cameron McWhirter
3pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy" 
Bill Clinton
4pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
"A Governor's Story: The Fight for Jobs and America's Economic Future" 
Jennifer Granholm
5:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"A Tale of Two Revolts: India's Mutiny and the American Civil War" 
Rajmohan Gandhi
6:15pm (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
"Scorpions for Breakfast: My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media, and Cynical Politicos to Secure America's Border" 
Gov. Jan Brewer
7pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
2011 Year in Books 
Sarah Weinman
8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.
"The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America" 
Tom Brokaw
10pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality" 
Deepak Chopra; Leonard Mlodinow
11pm (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics" 
Kathryn McGarr

Tuesday, December 27th


12am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington" 
Condoleezza Rice
1am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"The Mirage Man: Bruce Ivins, the Anthrax Attacks, and America's Rush to War" 
David Willman
2am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America" 
Cameron McWhirter
3am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy" 
Bill Clinton
4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
"A Governor's Story: The Fight for Jobs and America's Economic Future" 
Jennifer Granholm
5:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"A Tale of Two Revolts: India's Mutiny and the American Civil War" 
Rajmohan Gandhi
6:15am (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
"Scorpions for Breakfast: My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media, and Cynical Politicos to Secure America's Border" 
Gov. Jan Brewer
7am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
2011 Year in Books 
Sarah Weinman


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