Media Menu for August 15, 2013

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. Look for the #bernsteinmediamenu tag on Twitter.

Thursday, August 15,  2013
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Geography and World History
Middle and High School

Globe Trekker : Lebanon

Airing on KLCS, this documentary visits  Lebanon. Included: the capital, Beirut; the countryside. Lebanon is a country located between the desert and the sea. The location is a both blessing and a curse, with war being waged on this fertile ground for over four millennia. The rich soil and varied history of Lebanon have resulted in a world class cuisine. Chef Merrilees Parker travels to the capital of Beirut, and then in to the countryside of Lebanon to learn more about its people, their culture and their cuisine. After a day in Lebanon's chicest city, Merrilee heads to its oldest, the ancient city of Tyre. The Phoenicians arrived in Tyre in 4000 BC when - as the first sea faring nation in the Middle East - they established a trading post for silks and spices, building a vast empire on the back of the purple dye of the murex mollusk. While over-fishing has taken its toll on the Mediterranean stocks, the Tyre markets are still a good destination for fresh seafood.
Log on http://www.kcet.org/shows/globe_trekker/globe-trekker-food-hour-lebanon.html

Friday, August 16,  2013
6-7 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Technology and World History
Middle and High School

Modern Marvels Axes

The axe is one of the world's oldest, most dangerous and efficient cutting tools. This documentary visits one of the nation's largest axe manufacturers to see hot metal forged into a modern axe. Take a swing with a Vikings' battleaxe and then see which knight would win in a fight of sword versus axe. Learn why the Native American tomahawk is making a comeback as a modern tactical weapon. Finally, see how the classic fireman's axe has evolved into a trailer full of high tech rescue tools. TV-G
Log on http://www.counciltool.com/index.asp?pg=axelore

Saturday, August 17,  2013
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

Inventions That Shook The World

From the airplane, to the electric guitar, to the DNA fingerprint, the twentieth century was the most spectacular era of invention in human history. This documentary is an episode in a  series that takes viewers on a decade-by-decade voyage of discovery through the century of innovation that transformed our world; the way we communicate, the way we think, the way we see ourselves. Meet the brilliant, often quirky minds that brought the inventions to life, including the smartest man on the planet and the high school dropout everyone took for a fool. Witness the discovery and creation of billion-dollar inventions and financial disasters - all players in the most innovative century the world has ever known.
Log on http://www.discovery.ca/episodeList.aspx?sid=33683

Sunday, August 18,  2013
8-9 p.m. E/P
CNN
Science and Government
High School

Weed

This news documentary asks whether marijuana harmful or helpful.  CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay reports. For details, log on to link below.
Log on http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2013/08/05/gupta-weed-promo.cnn#/video/bestoftv/2013/08/05/gupta-weed-promo.cnn

Monday, August 19,  2013
7-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
Geography and Government
Elementary, Middle and High School
Schools That Change  Communities
This documentary, airing  on KLCS,  provides a look at public schools in California, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Dakota and Oregon that use their surrounding communities as living classrooms in an attempt to ingrain civic responsibility and pride in students.
Log on http://www.aptonline.org/catalog.nsf/vLinkTitle/SCHOOLS+THAT+CHANGE+COMMUNITIES

Tuesday, August  20,  2013
8-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History
Middle and High School

The Life Of Muhammad

Airing  on KOCE, this is a broadcast of all three episodes of a documentary miniseries about  a man who, in little more than 20 years, changed the world forever. In a journey that is both literal and historical, host Rageh Omaar retraces the footsteps of the Prophet, from his humble beginnings in Mecca to his struggles with accepting his Prophetic role; from his flight to Medina to his subsequent military and political successes and failures--through to his death and his legacy.    TV-PG
Episodes include...
                 The Seeker - This film examines Muhammad's birth and early life, his first marriage to Khadijah, and how he received the first of the revelations that so profoundly affected both his life and the lives of those closest to him.
                 Holy Wars - Omaar shines a light on key events in Muhammad's life, including the Night Journey to Jerusalem, his life-threatening departure from Mecca, the establishment of the Constitution of Medina that recognizes the rights of all people (Jews, Christians, and pagan tribes) living in that city, and the war with the Meccan tribes, with implications on the world today.
               Holy Peace - The final film investigates key events during the later part of the Prophet's life, including the introduction of a moral code known as sharia and the concept of jihad, explores Muhammad's use of marriage to build alliances, and looks at the key messages included in his final sermon.
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1944942/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Wednesday, August  21,  2013
7-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
English Literature
Middle and High School

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Airing  on KLCS,  this is a broadcast of an adaptation of Charles Dickens' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," about an opium-addled choirmaster who believes his nephew stands between him and the woman he fancies.
By all appearances, respected choirmaster John Jasper (Matthew Rhys, Brothers & Sisters) should have a quiet life in the small village of Cloisterham. But the serenity is pierced by Jasper's opium-fueled dreams and surreal fantasies. At Jasper's despairing epicenter is his obsession with his nephew Edwin Drood's fiancé, Rosa Bud. When the handsome and cheerful Drood arrives for a visit with Rosa Bud, Jasper's previously hidden longings are slowly and unnervingly revealed. Simultaneously, orphan twins Neville and Helena Landless arrive from Ceylon to receive the charity of the community. But what could their connection to Cloisterham be and why would Jasper seem so shaken by their presence? And, when someone goes missing, is it all just a dark dream or are there very real sinister secrets yet buried in Cloisterham?
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/drood/

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, August 17th

8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
2013 Harlem Book Fair: Church & Politics Panel
Anthea Butler; Rev. James Forbes; Eddie Glaude, Jr.; Obery Hendricks; Josef Sorret

9:30am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"For God, Country, and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It"
Mark Pendergrast

10:30am (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
2013 Eagle Forum Collegians Summit: James Antle, "Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Be Stopped?"
James Antle

11am (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
"Mayday: The Decline of American Naval Supremacy"
Seth Cropsey

12pm (ET)
Approx. 2 hr.
Best of BookTV Visits
Best of BookTV Visits

2pm (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2013 Roosevelt Reading Festival: Susan Dunn, "1940: FDR, Wilkie, Lindbergh, Hitler - the Election Amid the Storm"
Susan Dunn

2:45pm (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
Book TV in London: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson

3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Society for Useful Knowledge: How Benjamin Franklin and Friends Brought Enlightenment to America"
Jonathan Lyons

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness"
Alfredo Corchado

5:30pm (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Doug Casey, "Totally Incorrect"
Doug Casey

6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Herbert Bix, "Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan"
Herbert Bix

7pm (ET)
Approx. 20 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Kennedy, "The Kennedy Chronicles: The Golden Age of MTV Through Rose-Colored Glasses"
Kennedy .

7:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"The American Dream: A Cultural History"
Lawrence Samuel

8:45pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"A Call to Arms: Mobilizing America for World War II"
Maury Klein

10pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Joshua Dubler, "Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison," hosted by Josef Sorett, Columbia University

11pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
2013 Roosevelt Reading Festival: Cheryl Mullenbach, "Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II"
Cheryl Mullenbach

11:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Women of the Gulag: Portraits of Five Remarkable Lives"
Paul Gregory

Sunday, August 18th

1am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Hunting Che: How a U.S. Special Forces Team Helped Capture the World's Most Famous Revolutionary"
Kevin Maurer; Mitch Weiss

2am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
2013 Harlem Book Fair: African-American History & the 21st Century Panel
Tina Campt; Farah Griffin; Peniel Joseph; Kendall Thomas

3:15am (ET)
Approx. 18 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: John Taylor, "First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America's Prosperity"
John Taylor

3:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 29 min.
"To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace"
Jeffrey Sachs

5:15am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Medea Benjamin, author of "Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control"
Medea Benjamin

6am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy"
Erick Stakelbeck

7:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces"
Radley Balko

8:45am (ET)
Approx. 14 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Ishmael Beah, "Radiance of Tomorrow"
Ishmael Beah

9am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"The Skies Belong to Us: Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking"
Brendan Koerner

10am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr.
Best of BookTV Visits
Best of BookTV Visits

12pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Leigh Gallagher, "The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream is Moving," hosted by Rich Benjamin, author of "Searching for Whitopia"

1pm (ET)
Approx. 20 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Kennedy, "The Kennedy Chronicles: The Golden Age of MTV Through Rose-Colored Glasses"
Kennedy .

1:20pm (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Doug Casey, "Totally Incorrect"
Doug Casey

1:45pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements"
John Hunter

2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 39 min.
Panel on Civil Liberties and Security in the Age of Terrorism with Robert Higgs and Anthony Gregory
Anthony Gregory; Robert Higgs

4:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
"Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead"
Sheryl Sandberg

5:30pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
2013 Eagle Forum Collegians Summit: William Federer, "What Every American Needs to Know About the Qur'an: A History of Islam & the United States"
William Federer

6pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
Books on Transportation Safety
Multiple Authors

7pm (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
2013 Eagle Forum Collegians Summit: Benjamin Wiker, "Worshipping the State: How Liberalism Became Our State Religion"
Benjamin Wiker

7:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Hope After Faith: An Ex-Pastor's Journey From Belief to Atheism"
Jerry DeWitt

8:45pm (ET)
Approx. 13 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Ann Romney, "The Romney Family Table: Sharing Home-Cooked Recipes and Favorite Traditions"
Ann Romney

9pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Joshua Dubler, "Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison," hosted by Josef Sorett, Columbia University

10pm (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
"Mayday: The Decline of American Naval Supremacy"
Seth Cropsey

11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction"
Annalee Newitz

Monday, August 19th

12am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Joshua Dubler, "Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison," hosted by Josef Sorett, Columbia University

1am (ET)
Approx. 20 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Kennedy, "The Kennedy Chronicles: The Golden Age of MTV Through Rose-Colored Glasses"
Kennedy .

1:20am (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
Book TV at FreedomFest: Doug Casey, "Totally Incorrect"
Doug Casey

2am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
Books on Transportation Safety
Multiple Authors

3am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Joshua Dubler, "Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison," hosted by Josef Sorett, Columbia University

4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene and the Quest to Cure Cancer at the Genetic Level"
Jessica Wapner

5:15am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Marvin Kalb, author of "The Road to War"
Marvin Kalb

6am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Balance: The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America"
Glenn Hubbard; Tim Kane

7am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
A Discussion on the Past, Present, and Future of Afghanistan with Tamim Ansary and Atta Arghandiwal
Tamim Ansary; Atta Arghandiwal