LEARN/CREATE (PT)

10:30 am 

P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table  "Big City, Farm Living"  It's harvest season at the farm again, which means it's time for P. Allen Smith to gather his friends to enjoy the bounty of the garden. In this episode of Garden to Table, Chef Peter Hoffman of Manhattan brings his farm-fresh, in-season approach to Allen's kitchen. Allen also has some simple tips on how to put together an amazing indoor tablescape for a large group of guests. D

11:00 am 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Medidas Drasticas"  The Castillo family deals with a number of problems, including the hospitalization of Don Fernando.G

11:30 am 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Ha Habido Un Accidente"  Arturo arrives from Argentina and meets some members of the Castillo family.G

12:00 pm 

Learning Science Through Inquiry  "Connecting Other Subjects to Inquiry"  This program explores how to use subjects like mathematics and language to further scientific inquiry and understanding of science concepts, and conversely, how science can aid learning in other subjects. It also reiterates the benefits of learning science through inquiry and explores your "next steps" along the inquiry journey.G

1:00 pm 

Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The  "Derivatives"  The function of mathematics in physical science and the derivative as a practical tool. D

1:30 pm 

Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The  "Inertia"  Galileo risks his favored status to answer the questions of the universe with his law of inertia.G

2:00 pm 

Biography of America, A  "Capital and Labor"  The making of money pits laborers against the forces of capital as the twentieth century opens. Professor Miller introduces the miner as the quintessential laborer of the period -- working under grinding conditions, organizing into unions, and making a stand against the reigning money man of the day, J. Pierpont Morgan. D

2:30 pm 

Biography of America, A  "Tr and Wilson"  Professor Brinkley compares the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson -- the Warrior and the Minister -- in the first decades of the twentieth century. Professor Miller discusses American socialism, Eugene Debs, international communism, and the roots of the Cold War with Professor Brinkley. D

3:00 pm 

Design Squad  "Rock On"  The teams create original musical instruments - one stringed and one percussive - for a band called Off White Noise, which puts them to the test at a night club.G

3:30 pm 

Biz Kid$  "Take It to the Bank"  Get a kid's view of the services that banks, credit unions and other financial institutions offer - and why you should make use of them early in life. Learn the different products and services that banks offer and how to shop for the right bank for you. Meet a young entrepreneur with a haunted house who has no fear of banking. D

4:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "The Wordball Is My Oyster"  Lisa gets a case of stage fright when she's cast as the lead in Hector's play. Can Lisa overcome her fears in time to save the play, or will she have to give her part to Annie?. D

4:30 pm 

Cyberchase  "Balancing Act"  Shari Spotter is selected by Headmaster Stumblesnore to make a film about Frogsnorts. Matt is the director. Inez the writer. D

5:00 pm 

Essential Pepin  "Fine Finishes"  NULL

5:30 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Pork Chops and Lentil Salad"  NULL

6:00 pm 

Martha Stewart's Cooking School  "Poaching"  Because poached meats are moist and tender yet still mild in flavor, they work well as the basis for numerous salads, soups and light suppers. They're also famously low in fat. Martha begins this lesson by showing how one of the most healthful and versatile preparations - simply poached chicken breast - can be incorporated into all-American chicken salad sandwiches as well as a Cobb salad. D

6:30 pm 

Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence  "Spiced Up"  NULL

7:00 pm 

Hometime  "Timber Shed Wall Framing"  The crew pre-builds timber frame walls inside and re-builds on a new slab near the Hometime Log Cabin. D

7:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Munich and the Foothills of the Alps"  Rick visits boisterous markets and Baroque palaces. In the foothills, he drops in to Oberammergau and tours castles.G

8:00 pm 

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions  "The Future of Shopping"  Burt discovers how shopping kept the original 13 colonies together during the Revolutionary War. He goes online to check out cyber-shopping at a virtual antique store and an Internet car business before interviewing Meg Whitman, president of eBay.G

8:30 pm 

Essential Pepin  "Fine Finishes"  NULL

9:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Pork Chops and Lentil Salad"  NULL

9:30 pm 

Great American Seafood Cook-Off   Fires blazed and seafood sizzled as New Orleans hosted the fifth annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in August 2008. During the two-day competition, 15 chefs from 14 different states prepared their best dishes using the seafood indigenous to their state. Famed New Orleans chef John Besh, the winner of the 2004 competition and the 2006 James Beard Foundation's Best Chef of the Southeast, hosted the event. D

10:00 pm 

Kimchi Chronicles  "The Jeju Chronicles"  Jean-Georges teams up with the "Julia Child" of Jeju Island, the Hawaii of Korea and a veritable paradise. They shop for ingredients at the sprawling 5-Day Market and return to an authentic folk village where they cook over open fires. Later, Jean-Georges and Marja spend an afternoon in the green rolling hills of the Amore Pacific Tea Gardens with their daughter Chloe. D

10:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Munich and the Foothills of the Alps"  Rick visits boisterous markets and Baroque palaces. In the foothills, he drops in to Oberammergau and tours castles.G

11:00 pm 

Great Conversations  "George Soros and John. D. Podesta"  George Soros (financial authority and author of The Age of Fallibility) and John. D. Podesta (Center for American Progress). D