Media Menu for July 26, 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,  July  26,  2012,
9:30-11:30 p.m. ET, 6:30-8:30  p.m. PT
TCM-Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School

Jim Thorpe – All American

Airing on the eve of the XX X Olympiad, this is a biographical movie about  the famous Native American Olympic athlete who fought prejudice in his pursuit of sports stardom. Considered by many to be the greatest all-around athlete America has ever produced, Jim Thorpe rose from an Oklahoma reservation to become an Olympic champion and professional football star. In the 1912 Olympics at Stockholm, Thorpe earned more gold medals than any other athlete, setting pentathlon and decathlon records and winning praise from the King of Sweden as the world's greatest athlete. Unfortunately, he was stripped of his medals when it was discovered that he had once played professional baseball. After dashed hopes of becoming a coach and the death of a son, he drifted into alcoholism and earned a meager living playing bit parts in movies, usually in stereotypical Indian roles. TV-PG. Available on DVD
Log on  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/79770/Jim-Thorpe-All-American

Friday,  July  27,  2012,
7:30 p.m. – midnight E/P
NBC
U.S. and World History
Elementary, Middle and High School

Opening Ceremony XXX Olympiad

Tonight's Opening Ceremony features pageantry, protocol and a parade of nations, all leading to the climactic lighting of the Olympic cauldron as the 2012 Games officially begin. NBC will broadcast 271 hours of London Olympic coverage over 17 days. Swimming -- including Michael Phelps’ quest to become the most decorated Olympian ever -- track and field, gymnastics, diving, and beach volleyball, among other sports, will serve as the centerpieces of NBC’s coverage.
Log on  http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv-listings/index.html

Saturday,  July  28,  2012,
9-10  p.m.  E/P
PBS
World History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

Globe Trekker: London City Guide

Airing on KLCS during the London Olympics, this  documentary takes viewers on a visit to  that city, starting with the biggest Ferris wheel in the world, the London Eye. They then watch the Trooping of the Colour, an annual parade marking the queen's birthday.  Then the program explores East End markets and the British Museum.
Log on http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/culture/

Sunday,  July  29,  2012,
7-8  p.m.  E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

History Detectives

Airing on KLCS, this episode of  the documentary series History Detectives researches a letter from a Civil War soldier who wanted to lead a unit of African Americans; fabric from an airplane apparently signed by Charles Lindbergh and helicopter inventor Igor Sikorsky; the story behind the 1950s-era "Negro Romance" comic book.
Log on http://video.pbs.org/video/2030192391

Sunday,  July  29,  2012,
8-9 p.m.  E/P
CNN
U.S. History
Elementary, Middle and High School

Latino In America: In Her Corner

In this documentary CNN reporter Soledad O'Brien introduces a Latina boxer about to face the fight of her life as she attempts to make her Olympic dreams a reality.  The program  follows  Marlen Esparza's journey to the 2012 Olympics, the first games to allow women to compete in boxing. The 21-year-old, five-time national champion weighs 112 pounds and hits so quickly and so hard that she has to spar with the guys. Marlen hasn't been interested in things you'd expect most young women her age to pursue. Instead, she's been fixated on boxing since she was 12. She is smart enough to get full academic scholarships to top colleges, but postponed university because she and her working-class, Mexican-American family dream she will get to be among the first women to represent the U.S. in the Olympics.. Her participation in the Olympics begins August 5.
Log on http://www.nbcolympics.com/boxing/event/women-fly-51kg/index.html
And http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/21/studentnews/latino-in-america-educator-parent-guide/index.html

Monday,  July  30,  2012,
8-9  p.m.  E/P
Science Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

Deep Space Marvels: Life

This documentary examines evidence of how the solar system was created.  It also looks  at evidence that suggests the sun will expand with age and eventually cook the Earth.  Viewers will find out about the great successes planet hunters have had in finding new planets, including the search for other habitable planets in the universe. TV-G
Log on http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/

Tuesday,  July  31,  2012,
4-5  p.m.  E/P
History Channel
World History and Literature
Middle and High School

Clash of the Gods: Beowulf

This is a documentary examines the story of Beowulf, often taught in literature and world history class,  of the Viking world's most famous warrior. In the legend  Beowulf is attacked by larcenous invaders, barbaric monsters, and a fire breathing dragon, emerging as Norse mythology's greatest hero. But could this mythological warrior have been real? Unearthed burial mounds and ancient carvings suggest the myth of Beowulf could be more than epic legend. TV-PG
Log on http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/rfletcher/bl-rfletcher-history-1-anglo-saxon-beowulf.htm

Tuesday,  July  31,  2012,
7-8  p.m.  E/P
History Channel
World History and Literature
Elementary, Middle and High School

NOVA: Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead

Airing on KLCS, this volcano-themed documentary takes a look at Mount St. Helens in the years following the Washington volcano's 1980 eruption, including the return of wildlife and a resurgence in volcanic activity. Included: magnetic mapping tracks the movement of magma within the volcano. One of the most violent natural disasters of our time, the colossal eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 blasted away an entire mountainside. Over 200 square miles of pristine forest were buried under millions of tons of lava, ash, mud, and avalanche debris. How could life ever return to this barren moonscape? A lone ecologist, Charlie Crisafulli, spent months in the blast zone and was astonished and puzzled by how quickly plants and animals colonized the wasteland. In this program, stunning cinematography and time-lapse photography trace the dramatic story of how Crisafulli witnessed life's return and figured out the puzzle. Now another question arises: How soon could another catastrophic eruption occur?
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/mt-st-helens.html

Wednesday ,  August 1,  2012,
9-10  p.m.  E/P
National Geographic Channel
American History Literature
Elementary, Middle and High School

America's Lost Treasures: Philadelphia

The setting of this documentary about uncovering fascinating American artifacts is our nations first capital: Philadelphia, Pa. Covered are: a letter seal used by Robert Morris, financier of the American revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution; and an original artists proof of the George Washington engraving used by Alfred Sealy in the first (and subsequent) Washington dollar bill.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/americas-lost-treasures/episode-guide/

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, July 28th

8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"What the (Bleep) Just Happened?: The Happy Warrior's Guide to the Great American Comeback" 
Monica Crowley

9:15am (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
"Reckless: The Political Assault on the American Environment" 
Bob Deans

10am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians" 
Robert Merry

11am (ET)
Approx. 26 min.
2012 Book Expo America: Interview with Bernice King, "Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King" 
Bernice King

11:30am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Hollywood Hypocrites: The Devastating Truth About Obama's Biggest Backers" 
Jason Mattera

12:30pm (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
2012 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Gail Collins, "As Texas Goes…How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda” 
Gail Collins

1:15pm (ET)
Approx. 18 min.
2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, "What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors" 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.
"The Candidate: What It Takes To Win - and Hold - The White House" 
Samuel Popkin

3pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"The Teavangelicals: The Inside Story of How the Evangelicals and the Tea Party are Taking Back America" 
David Brody

3:45pm (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
"Final Victory: FDR's Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign" 
Stanley Weintraub

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 24 min.
"Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles" 
Ruchir Sharma

6pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
Encore Booknotes: M. Stanton Evans, "The Theme is Freedom: Religion, Politics, and the American Tradition" 
M. Stanton Evans

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 32 min.
"Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control" 
Medea Benjamin

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: John Fund, "Who's Counting" 
John Fund

9pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Me the People: One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America" 
Kevin Bleyer

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Fredrick Harris, "The Price of the Ticket: Barack Obama and the Rise and Decline of Black Politics," hosted by Charlton McIlwain, NYU

11pm (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 34 min.
"Implosion: Can America Recover from its Economic & Spiritual Challenges in Time" 
Joel Rosenberg

Sunday, July 29th

2am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 17 min.
"The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian's Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker" 
Jen Marlowe

3:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World" 
Ian Bremmer

4:30am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a (Single) Mom" 
Bay Buchanan

5:30am (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love" 
David Talbot

6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 28 min.
"The Best of the Best of the University Presses" 
Mutiple Panelists

8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future" 
Joseph Stiglitz

9:15am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 34 min.
"Implosion: Can America Recover from its Economic & Spiritual Challenges in Time" 
Joel Rosenberg

12pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Kaitlin Bell Barnett, "Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up," hosted by Judith Warner, New York Times

1pm (ET)
Approx. 20 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Mark Skousen, "The Making of Modern Economics: The Lives and Ideas of the Great Thinkers"
Mark Skousen

1:20pm (ET)
Approx. 38 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Edward Klein, "The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House" 
Edward Klein

2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future" 
Joseph Stiglitz

3:30pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"China Airborne" 
James Fallows

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: Katie Pavlich, "Fast and Furious" 
Katie Pavlich

5pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Me the People: One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America" 
Kevin Bleyer

6pm (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
My Father's Bonus March 
Adam Langer

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.
"The Candidate: What It Takes To Win - and Hold - The White House" 
Samuel Popkin

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: Phyllis Schlafly, "No Higher Power" 
Phyllis Schlafly

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Fredrick Harris, "The Price of the Ticket: Barack Obama and the Rise and Decline of Black Politics," hosted by Charlton McIlwain, NYU

10pm (ET)
Approx. 38 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Edward Klein, "The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House" 
Edward Klein

10:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future" 
Joseph Stiglitz

Monday, July 30th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Fredrick Harris, "The Price of the Ticket: Barack Obama and the Rise and Decline of Black Politics," hosted by Charlton McIlwain, NYU

1am (ET)
Approx. 20 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Mark Skousen, "The Making of Modern Economics: The Lives and Ideas of the Great Thinkers"
Mark Skousen

1:20am (ET)
Approx. 38 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Edward Klein, "The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House" 
Edward Klein

2am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: James Hornfischer, "Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal" 
James Hornfischer

3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Fredrick Harris, "The Price of the Ticket: Barack Obama and the Rise and Decline of Black Politics," hosted by Charlton McIlwain, NYU

4am (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"The Death of Liberalism" 
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 32 min.
"Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control" 
Medea Benjamin

6:30am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Harvesting Gold: Thomas Edison's Experiment to Re-Invent American Money" 
David Hammes

7:30am (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
2012 Book Expo America: Interview with Sarah Weinman, News Director, Publishers Marketplace 
Sarah Weinman