IDAHO (PT)

1:30 am 

Unseen Life On Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology  "Microbial Ecosystems"  All life forms depend on microbes as the essential processors of oxygen, mineral nutrients for plant and animal growth, and our waste materials. This episode investigates some of the important environments dominated by microbes and how their presence is essential for human life. D

2:00 am 

Drawn to Yellowstone   Peter Coyote narrates this collection of Yellowstone art from Native American pictographs to 19th-century landscape oils by Thomas Moran and photographs by William H. Jackson to modern acrylic paintings. Artists' renderings are compared to the same locations today. The collection includes early Thomas Edison films, Buffalo Bill and Crow Indian footage and aerial shots. Scholars and experts contribute their views.G

3:00 am 

Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology  "The Restless Planet"  Revisits the beginnings of our solar system and the evolving Earth.G

3:30 am 

Economics U$A  "Reducing Poverty"  The causes of income inequality and the role of social welfare policy are examined. Updated 2003. D

4:00 am 

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4:30 am 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Se Derrumbo! (It Collapsed!)"  Arturo arrives from Argentina and meets some members of the Castillo family.G

5:00 am 

Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique  "Unlock Your Spince & Improve Your Posture"  NULL

5:30 am 

Clifford The Big Red Dog  "Who Moved My Bone/Clifford The Pirate King"  Who Moved My Bone - Clifford's Big Idea: Be A Good Friend When Cleo accuses T-Bone of trying to steal her bone, Clifford gets caught in the middle of his two feuding friends. His efforts finally pay off when Cleo and T-Bone realize that their friendship is worth more than a silly old bone. Clifford the Pirate King - Clifford's Big Idea: Work Together After reading the book Treasure Island in school, the kids decide to throw a "Treasure Island" theme party. D

6:00 am 

Arthur  "Buster's Book Battle/on the Buster Scale"  Buster's Book Battle - Lakewood Elementary has just instituted IRP; a program where kids can earn points (and prizes!) for reading. Buster's thrilled and gets to work straight away! But will he earn enough points for a skateboard? On the Buster Scale - Buster and Brain never agree on movies. Buster rates every film a 10+, while Brain doesn't seem to like anything. D

6:30 am 

Martha Speaks  "Martha Speaks Martha Gets Spooked/Martha Changes Her Luck"  Martha Gets Spooked - Is someone fixing up the haunted house? If not, who ordered those flowers? Martha Changes Her Luck - Uh-oh. Martha walked under a ladder-and broke a mirror-so now she thinks she's jinxed.G

7:00 am 

Curious George  "Hundley Jr./Curious George Gets Winded"  Hundley Jr. - What's long, low to the ground, and loves to clean milkweed off the lobby floor? Hundley's newest friend and caterpillar, Hundley Jr! But when Hundley is torn between looking after the lobby and caring for his new friend, he turns his lobby duties over - to a monkey! Curious George Gets Winded - Bill needs one more newspaper delivery to win the coveted Golden Pouch, but a big snowfall ruins his chances. Even with George's help, there's no way he can deliver all those papers in time. D

7:30 am 

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!  "Little Lemmings/Keep The Beat"  Little Lemmings - It's cold outside, but Nick and Sally want to keep playing. Is there a way to stay warm out in the cold? Cat's friend Lars the Lemming will know! He lives in the Wundra-Bundra-Tundra. It's cold out, but with Lars' fur coat, he doesn't even notice! They help Lars find a new home, one where there's more food for him and his family and they discover that he uses the snow to help keep him warm! Back at home the kids wear two winter coats to help them keep warm. D

8:00 am 

Super Why!  "George and the Dragon"  FE FI FO FUM! The Giant has stepped on Pig's toy, and he's scared to ask for it back! The super readers venture into a classic tale to meet intrepid Knight George, who is about to face his own fears and battle a dragon to rescue a princess! But it turns out that George isn't quite so brave, and needs a little help.from an unexpected source! Educational Objectives: To learn to appreciate where you're from. Kids will experiment with the alphabet, celebrate spelling and use the power to read to change the story. D

8:30 am 

Dinosaur Train  "Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale/Rocket Train"  Our Pteranodon family is on the beach watching small eggs hatch and baby Archelon turtles emerge, and start to swim away. Our family and Mr. Conductor get into the Dinosaur Train Submarine and follow the baby Archelons who discover their own facts of nature - that their mother doesn't stay with them after they're born, and that they will grow up to be giant-sized sea turtles. Tiny and Buddy find out that a newer train will be riding the same tracks as the Dinosaur Train. D

9:00 am 

Sesame Street  "Squirmadega Car Race"  Slimey is practicing for the Squirmadega Car Race. He zooms forward, backward, and around and around on the counter of Mr. Hopper's store. Elmo excitedly gets ready to watch Slimey in the worm car race. D

10:00 am 

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood  "Friends Help Each Other/Daniel Helps O Tell A Story"  Friends Help Each Other - Daniel spends the day at Katerina Kittycat's house. Katerina is excited to show Daniel a birthday tea-party she set up all by herself for her stuffed animals! Katerina accidentally knocks the tea set on the floor, and is very upset that she ruined the party. Luckily, Daniel is a helpful friend and they reassemble the party together. D

10:30 am 

Sid The Science Kid  "My Mushy Banana"  Sid wants to know why his beloved yellow banana has turned brown and mushy. After exploring how fruits and vegetables slowly change, Sid learns that it's natural for his banana to ripen and turn brown and mushy. Over time, fruits and vegetables decay!. D

11:00 am 

WordWorld  "There's An Ant In Every Giant/Chef Sheep"  There's an Ant in Every Giant - When Ant grows tired of being the smallest WordFriend in Word World, he adds a G-I to his tiny frame and changes from ANT to GIANT. However, he soon realizes that he can be Word World's biggest hero when he's just tiny Ant. Chef Sheep - When Pig gets a bowl stuck on his face, Sheep must take over his cooking show. D

11:30 am 

Caillou  "Surprise Caillou!"  NULL

12:00 pm 

Barney & Friends  "Glad to Be Me and Arts"  Glad to Be Me: Riff has many special qualities, but sometimes, his shyness makes it hard for him to meet new friends. When Barney introduces Riff to some of his friends in the park, it's Baby Bop that ends up feeling less than special as the kids seem more impressed with Riff and his special talents. Barney helps Baby Bop realize that there's more to being special than the things you can do. D

12:30 pm 

Thomas & Friends  "Special Jobs"  Diesel's Special Delivery - When Diesel sees James being admired with a special of pretty piglets, he decides that he wants to be admired too. He abandons his slate for the school's leaking roof and sets off to find an equally admirable special. First he tries Thomas' truck of apples, then Rosie's flatbed of flowers, but still nobody notices him. D

1:00 pm 

Curious George  "Hundley Jr./Curious George Gets Winded"  Hundley Jr. - What's long, low to the ground, and loves to clean milkweed off the lobby floor? Hundley's newest friend and caterpillar, Hundley Jr! But when Hundley is torn between looking after the lobby and caring for his new friend, he turns his lobby duties over - to a monkey! Curious George Gets Winded - Bill needs one more newspaper delivery to win the coveted Golden Pouch, but a big snowfall ruins his chances. Even with George's help, there's no way he can deliver all those papers in time. D

1:30 pm 

Martha Speaks  "Martha Speaks Martha Gets Spooked/Martha Changes Her Luck"  Martha Gets Spooked - Is someone fixing up the haunted house? If not, who ordered those flowers? Martha Changes Her Luck - Uh-oh. Martha walked under a ladder-and broke a mirror-so now she thinks she's jinxed.G

2:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "Oh Danny Boy"  Hector and Danny join forces in a doubles ping pong tournament. Will they find friendship in victory?. D

2:30 pm 

WordGirl  "Dinner Or Consequences, Part 1/Dinner Or Consequences, Part 2"  DINNER OR CONSEQUENCES, PART 1 - Dr. Two Brains is stealing all the city's milk and using it-with help from the unusually talkative Energy Monster-to superpower his new ray and turn the whole city into cheese! It's up to WordGirl to find the disappearing dairy and stop Dr. Two Brains. even if it means missing her family feast and having to face the consequences. Vocabulary Words: Feast, Consequences. D

3:00 pm 

Wild Kratts  "Rainforest Stew"  When Chris and Martin go in search of an obscure rainforest creature to add to their Life Lists, the Wild Kratts becomes embroiled in the complex relationships of a tropical rainforest. D

3:30 pm 

Cyberchase  "A Day at the Spa"  (topic: Combinations) - Hacker finds the Krystal of Kalmoor, the powerful orb that will give him eternal power. By possessing the Krystal, Hacker can roam cyberspace and create havoc without having to recharge his power. When the kids and Digit arrive to retrieve the Krystal, they are stymied by a series of switches, levers and buttons. D

4:00 pm 

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman  "Shrimp A La Cart"  Ruff thinks his "Crustationery" is a great idea. Customers will write letters on crustaceans, which will then be delivered across the Atlantic Ocean by racecar. The service will be a huge success. D

4:30 pm 

Arthur  "Buster's Book Battle/on the Buster Scale"  Buster's Book Battle - Lakewood Elementary has just instituted IRP; a program where kids can earn points (and prizes!) for reading. Buster's thrilled and gets to work straight away! But will he earn enough points for a skateboard? On the Buster Scale - Buster and Brain never agree on movies. Buster rates every film a 10+, while Brain doesn't seem to like anything. D

5:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "Oh Danny Boy"  Hector and Danny join forces in a doubles ping pong tournament. Will they find friendship in victory?. D

5:30 pm 

Nightly Business Report   Tonight's special edition of Nightly Business Report focuses on the business of summer. It's a time when thoughts turn to warmer weather, beaches and barbeques, relaxing and re-energizing. Whether it's traveling or buying that vacation home, summer is a time of spending. D

5:56 pm 

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6:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

7:00 pm 

Antiques Roadshow  "Seattle, Hour Three"  Host Mark L. Walberg discusses Northwest Coast Indian masks with appraiser Ted Trotta. Discoveries include a late-16th-century diamond and enamel jewel, a chair of moose, elk and buffalo hide, and a white Steiff clown bear worth up to $3,200. Part 3 of 3G

8:00 pm 

Antiques Roadshow  "Vintage Atlanta"  Since the Roadshow's first visit to the Georgia city in 1998, a collection of documents relating to golf legend Bobby Jones has increased in value while the appraisal of an 1841 letter by Abraham Lincoln is lower after 14 years.G

9:00 pm 

Globe Trekker  "Around The World - East to West: Istanbul to Vienna"  Ian Wright starts in Istanbul to follow historic trails into the Balkans where once the Ottomans pushed into Europe. Crossing the Black Sea into Bulgaria he explores vampire myths before continuing to Serbia. From the Croatian coast he takes a road trip to Dubrovnik, Split and Rijeka, checks out a thermal lake in Hungary and then heads to Vienna.G

10:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Detropia"  Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady capture Detroit residents who are not giving up on their ailing city. They meet the owner of a blues bar, a young blogger, an auto union rep, a group of young artists, an opera impresario, and a gang of illegal "scrappers." This unlikely chorus illuminates the tale of both a city and a country in a soul-searching mood.G

11:30 pm 

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