Media Menu for April 4, 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,  April 4,  2012
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

Globe Trekker: Eastern Canada

Airing on KLCS, this is a documentary is about America’s neighbor to the north.  Our 3,000km journey starts on the Avalon Peninsula, in Newfoundland & Labrador, the oldest and most easterly part of North America. Though it was the first province discovered by Europeans, it was the last to join Canada in 1949 – a testimony to its independent spirit. Next, we travel south west to the maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, known for their rugged coastlines, natural beauty and delicious fresh fish. We then head inland to say bonjour to Quebec’s European culture and old-world charm and party at the New France Festival. Last off we reach Ontario, where we experience the dizzying heights of Toronto’s mega CN Tower and the thundering magnificence of the Niagara Falls.
Log on http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/north_america/eastern-canada.php

Friday, April 5,   2012
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
U.S. and World History
Elementary, 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, as shown in this documentary,  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.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/a-night-of-exploration/episodes/america-before-columbus

Saturday, April 6,   2012
5-9 p.m. E/P
TCM - Turner Classic Movie Channel
World  History Middle and High School

Lawrence of Arabia

This is a multiple-Oscar winning  movie about a British military officer who enlists rebel Arabs for desert warfare in World War I. Viewers  will gain  essential insight  into the background of today’s  turmoil in the middle east.  Tv-14
Log on  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4455/Lawrence-of-Arabia/

Sunday, April  7,   2012
6-7 p.m. E/P
Science Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

When Earth Erupts: Americas

As shown in this documentary, the eastern Pacific Rim is volatile territory. Earthquakes have decimated Anchorage, Alaska and San Francisco, CA, and probably will again in the next 30 years. The Chilean coast has been rocked by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that killed thousands TV-G
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/when-earth-erupts/videos/when-earth-erupts-glaciers-vs-tectonics-video.htm

Monday, April  8,   2012
10-12  p.m. E/P PBS
Science and Geography
Middle and High School

Independent Lens: The House I Live In

Airing on KOCE, Eugene Jarecki's provocative  documentary examines America's 40-year war on drugs, which has resulted in more than $1 trillion in government spending, 45 million arrests and an incarceration rate that's the highest in the world.
Log on  http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/house-i-live-in

Tuesday, April  9,  2012
10-11  p.m. E/P
PBS
World History
Middle and High School

Frontline: Syria Behind The Scenes

Airing on KOCE, this documentary is an examination of the civil war in Syria through the eyes of the rebel fighters, government soldiers and civilians caught up in the conflict in Idlib province, where the Orontes River divides Sunni and Alawite strongholds.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/syria-behind-the-lines/

Wednesday, April  10,  2012
4-6  p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science
Middle and High School

Underwater Universe

Throughout history, tidal waves have drowned us, storm surges have sunk cities, and hurricanes and cyclones--fueled by the ocean--have blown away all in their path. Today, science forecasts that the oceans are getting fiercer, rising up to reshape our coastlines and create untold devastation, social unrest and economic crisis. This documentary tracks the history and evolution of the ocean's seven deadliest zones--locations that throughout history have been the direct causes of human devastation by floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, whirlpools, ice, underwater volcanoes, and shipping graveyards. Using expedition footage, 3D animation, and commentary from leading oceanographers, we'll depict the awesome cosmic and geological fluctuations that make the oceans deadly over time.   TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/underwater-universe

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, April 6th

8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"Power to the Poor: Black-Brown Coalition & the Fight for Economic Justice, 1960-1974" 
Gordon Mantler

9am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"Educating America's Military" 
Joan Johnson-Freese

10am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal" 
Melanie Warner

10:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Tested by Zion: The Bush Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" 
Elliott Abrams

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 45 min.
BookTV in Mesa, Arizona 
BookTV Visits Mesa, Arizona

1:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 47 min.
"Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party" 
Joshua Bloom; Waldo Martin

3:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
"Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians" 
Lela Gilbert; Paul Marshall; Nina Shea

5pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America" 
Ernest Freeberg

6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
First Mothers: The Women Who Shaped the Presidents 
Bonnie Angelo

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"Army of God: Joseph Kony's War in Central Africa" 
David Axe; Tim Hamilton

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
"Rethinking Money: How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into Prosperity" 
Jacqui Dunne; Bernard Lietaer

10pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Neil Irwin, "The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire," hosted by David Wessel, Wall Street Journal

11pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
"Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America" 
Sam Roberts

Sunday, April 7th

12:15am (ET)
Approx. 38 min.
"Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons" 
Fiona Deans Halloran

1am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 23 min.
2013 Virginia Festival of the Book: A Conversation with Rep. John Lewis and John Carlos 
John Carlos; Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)

2:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
"Bad History, Worse Policy: How a False Narrative about the Financial Crisis Led to the Dodd-Frank Act" 
Peter Wallison

4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 23 min.
"Everybody Matters: My Life Giving Voice" 
Mary Robinson

5:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
"The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations" 
Ian Morris

7am (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth" 
Peter Blair Henry

8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Taps on the Walls: Poems from the Hanoi Hilton" 
Maj. Gen. John Borling (Ret)

9:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 45 min.
BookTV in Mesa, Arizona 
BookTV Visits Mesa, Arizona

11am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
Discussion of Robert Bork's "Saving Justice: Watergate, the Saturday Night Massacre, and Other Adventures of a Solicitor General" 
Frank Easterbrook

LIVE 12pm (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Amy Goodman 
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3pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
Book TV Online Book Club: "Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution" 
Jeb Bush

4:15pm (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
"Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court" 
Sandra Day O'Connor

5pm (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
Alex and Robert Watson Discuss Their "Let's Write Together" Campaign 
Alex Watson; Robert Watson

6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Robert Remini (1921-2013), "At the Edge of Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union" 
Robert Remini

7pm (ET)
Approx. 36 min.
Book TV at American University: Kenneth Anderson, "Living with the UN: American Responsibilities and International Order" 
Kenneth Anderson

7:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 26 min.
"Brothers Emanuel: A Memoir of an American Family" 
Ezekiel Emanuel

9pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Neil Irwin, "The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire," hosted by David Wessel, Wall Street Journal

10pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Storm Kings: The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers" 
Lee Sandlin

11pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Courageous" 
Kristan Hawkins

Monday, April 8th

12am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Amy Goodman

3am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Neil Irwin, "The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire," hosted by David Wessel, Wall Street Journal

4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"The Devil at Our Doorstep" 
David Bego

5:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
"Rethinking Money: How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into Prosperity" 
Jacqui Dunne; Bernard Lietaer

6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"Back to Full Employment" 
Robert Pollin