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12:30 am 

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1:00 am 

Nature  "Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story"  In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Joy Adamson's book about an orphaned lion cub named Elsa and the lion's later release back into the wild, this film follows the challenges of making the award-winning movie from the book. It also looks at the real-life drama Joy and her husband faced as pioneering conservationists.G

2:00 am 

Scientific American Frontiers  "Changing Your Mind"  Alda meets two young women whose brains have remodeled themselves -- one temporarily in response to a week of being blindfolded, the other permanently after a devastating brain injury before birth. They are dramatic examples of "neuroplasticity" -- today's hot topic in brain research. Alda also joins researchers who have overthrown the conventional wisdom that adults can't grow new brain cells. D

3:00 am 

NASA "Why" Files  "The Case of the Phenomenal Weather"  In this case the tree house detectives will learn about violent storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes,weather fronts, global wind patterns, and climates. While solving the case, they will discover that predicting the weather is not predictable at all!G

4:00 am 

Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The  "Resonance"  Why a swaying bridge collapses with a high wind, and why a wine glass shatters with a higher octave. D

4:30 am 

Democracy In America  "Courts: Our Rule of Law"  This program examines the role of courts as institutions dedicated to conflict resolution, with the power both to apply and to interpret the meaning of law in trial and appeal courts. It shows the increased power of the Supreme Court through its use of judicial review and the difficulty of creating a judiciary that is independent of politics. D

5:00 am 

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5:30 am 

Connect with English  "Dream Catcher/Gifts"  Alberto listens to the song his gift to Rebecca inspired her to write and Rebecca and Ramon celebrate Christmas together at a community center for the needy.G

6:00 am 

Power Yoga: Mind and Body   NULL

6:30 am 

Clifford The Big Red Dog  "Magic in the Air/Everyone Loves Clifford"  MAGIC IN THE AIR - Clifford's Big Idea: Be Responsible When the Peter Poundstone Magician craze sweeps the island, Charley gets carried away and neglects an important assignment. (Literacy episode.) EVERYONE LOVES CLIFFORD - Clifford's Big Idea: Be Kind When Emily Elizabeth scratches Clifford's "sweet spot," his back leg starts thumping and the whole island shakes!. D

7:00 am 

Arthur  "The Last Tough Customer/Brain's Chess Mess"  The Last Tough Customer - The Tough Customers realize it's time to quit bullying and set out to find a new hobby - but can Molly ever truly change her ways? Brain's Chess Mess - Brain starts a chess club at school to improve his game and beat Los Dedos, the local chess master. Who knew the best player in the club would be.Rattles?!?. D

7:30 am 

Martha Speaks  "Verb Dog, When Action Calls!/Martha's Adverb Adventures"  Verb Dog, When Action Calls! - Struck by a falling book of five-hundred-and-one English Verbs, Martha instantly becomes - Verb Dog! Using her unique superpower to control people with verbs, Martha sniffs out trouble and defends the town from evil. Vocabulary: (E) verb, amublate, elevate, descend, (un)petrify. Martha's Adverb Adventure - Weaselgraft and Pablum have a new invention that is sure to make them rich again. D

8:00 am 

Curious George  "Curious George, Sea Monkey/Old McGeorgie Had a Farm"  George goes on a submarine trip to retrieve a fallen satellite in a great underwater adventure!G

8:30 am 

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!  "No Night Today/Fun in the Sun"  No Night Today - Nick and Sally want to keep playing, but it's getting dark. Why does nighttime have to come? The Cat knows someone who can answer that question - Astronaut Audrey! With a trip to her International Space Station and a large model of the solar system, the kids learn that it's the earth's spinning near the sun that makes it night or day. Fun in the Sun - Phew it's hot! Too hot to play outside. D

9:00 am 

Super Why!  "Woofster Finds A Home"  Whyatt goes to a pet adoption fair in Storybrook Village where he meets a little puppy who needs a family. Whyatt promises to look in a book to help until the puppy reveals he has a story of his own! As the superhero readers travel through the book Woofster Finds a Home, they find exciting ways to overcome obstacles and a new super reader joins the team! Educational Objectives: To learn what it means to find a home. Preschoolers will identify the letters N, I, C, E, practice the magic of spelling, and learn what the words "menacing," "prairie" and "no trespassing" mean! And, they'll use the power to read to change the story. D

9:30 am 

Dinosaur Train  "Now with Feathers!/A Frill A Minute"  Now With Feathers! - Dad gives Tiny and Buddy a mystery feather and the kids become "detectives," riding the Dinosaur Train to meet Valerie Velociraptor, who shows our kids what life is like covered with beautiful feathers. A Frill a Minute - Our kids help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are, especially his frill. D

10:00 am 

Sesame Street  "Rocco's Playdate"  Elmo and Zoe have an arts and crafts play date, but Rocco, Zoe's pet rock, is upset that he doesn't have his own play date. Elmo volunteers to find a friend who is round for Rocco and brings in a balloon. But Rocco wants a friend with a face and hair. D

11:00 am 

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood  "Daniel Waits For Show And Tell/A Night Out At The Restaurant"  Daniel Waits for Show and Tell - Daniel is so excited to share a book he made with his class at "show and tell," but he's finding it very difficult to wait. He finds that singing on Trolley, playing during science time and imagining make the waiting much easier! A Night Out at the Restaurant - Daniel and his family are going out to dinner, and Katerina is coming too. Daniel and Katerina have a hard time waiting at the restaurant, but soon learn ways to make the waiting time easier. D

11:30 am 

Sid The Science Kid  "Discovering Darkness"  On an early morning, Sid wakes up while it's still dark outside. Sid and his friends investigate and observe what happens when a light source is completely blocked--creating darkness. It turns out everything stays the same in the dark, because darkness is just the absence of light. D

12:00 pm 

WordWorld  "Runaway O/Happy Birthday, Dog!"  Runaway O - When Sheep and Bear open Cat's box of Os, one rolls away, sending them on a madcap chase to catch it before Cat wakes up. Happy Birthday, Dog! - It's Dog's birthday and all his friends are planning a surprise party. There's just one problem - they need a cake! Frog must get to the party safely without Dog finding out. D

12:30 pm 

Caillou  "Old and New"  While at Grandma and Grandpa's house, Caillou looks for a special hiding place. Grandpa shows Caillou the special place his Daddy used to hide in when he was Caillou's age. Caillou is very excited about the neighborhood rummage sale until he's asked to figure out what he'd like to contribute. D

1:00 pm 

Barney & Friends  "Home, Sweet Home: The Rainforest"  It's Earth Day, a great time for everyone to learn how to help take car of our world, but Ben is wasting paper while BJ isn't too concerned about cutting down a tree to make room for a new playground. After a trip to the rainforest and a meeting with Mother Nature, everyone learns the importance of taking care of our world. As Earth Day comes to an end, Barney reminds us all that taking good care of our Earth is the natural thing to do. D

1:30 pm 

Thomas & Friends  "Being Happy with Me"  Being Percy - Percy is impressed when he sees that all the engines make way for Gordon when he enters Brendham Docks. Percy thinks the engines never listen to him nor make way for him on the tracks. Percy decides that he is going to be more like Gordon so he starts to imitate him. D

2:00 pm 

Dialogue for Kids  "Sound"  Sounds are vibrations of energy. Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guest scientist, Steve Shropshire, Professor Of Physics, Idaho State University, answer students' questions about sound.G

2:30 pm 

Martha Speaks  "Verb Dog, When Action Calls!/Martha's Adverb Adventures"  Verb Dog, When Action Calls! - Struck by a falling book of five-hundred-and-one English Verbs, Martha instantly becomes - Verb Dog! Using her unique superpower to control people with verbs, Martha sniffs out trouble and defends the town from evil. Vocabulary: (E) verb, amublate, elevate, descend, (un)petrify. Martha's Adverb Adventure - Weaselgraft and Pablum have a new invention that is sure to make them rich again. D

3:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "Out to Launch"  When Francine calls Hector a liar on a neighborhood billboard, The Electric Company has to work together to help clear Hector's name. D

3:30 pm 

WordGirl  "Meat-Life Crisis/Mobot Knows Best"  Meat-Life Crisis - When the Butcher can't summon the meat to defeat WordGirl he decides to go live at home with his dad, Kid Potato. He convinces his son to join him at the ballpark to work a as food vendor. Will this be the end of the Butcher's villainous ways? Mobot Knows Best - It's parent-teacher conference day at Woodview Elementary School. D

4:00 pm 

Wild Kratts  "Bad Hair Day"  Chris and Martin try to help a lion named "He who breathes fire" get past obstacles and back to his pride, who are under siege from two intruder lions. D

4:30 pm 

Cyberchase  "Spellbound"  When Wicked casts a spell on the Pompadorians to make them all adore her, Jackie and Digit must reproduce the only symbol that can break it - without being able to see what the symbol looks like. Matt and Inez can't get to Pompadoria to help, so they describe the symbol through their Skwak. But how can they describe the odd-looking spell-breaker accurately so Jackie can make a reproduction that works?. D

5:00 pm 

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman  "Birds Are Handy!"  Ruff's rockstar cousin Ruf Rufman wants to record songbirds on his next album. So Ruff sends Emmie and Rubye to meet with field biologists from the Teton Science Schools in Wyoming to work with songbirds in the field. He also sends Marc and Shreya to meet with a hand model due to a misunderstanding between the word "Hands" and the name "Hans. D

5:30 pm 

Nightly Business Report   Tonight on Nightly Business Report, Apple reports earnings after the bell. Can the company turn the stock around - and is it a buy? NBR will speak to two money managers with two different opinions. And, more Americans are working longer as a way to not outlive their money. D

5:56 pm 

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6:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

7:00 pm 

Secrets of Highclere Castle   The castle's architect worked on Britain's Parliament building with construction beginning in 1838. When completed, it becomes the social epicenter of Edwardian England. This film shows how the aristocrats lived with an army of servants in the pre-World War I years, how the home becomes a hospital for wounded servicemen during the war, and how the current inhabitants, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, spend $1 million in annual upkeep funds in their fairytale castle.G

8:00 pm 

Buddha   A mysterious sage in India, known as the Buddha, gains enlightenment two and a half millennia ago. He says he is a human being who, in a world of unavoidable pain and suffering, has found a kind of serenity that others can find too, and a religion forms around his ideas. Filmmaker David Grubin tells the story of the Buddha's life, a journey often relevant to modern times of violent change and spiritual confusion.G

10:00 pm 

Secrets of the Dead  "Bones of the Buddha"  This Indiana Jones-style story of a tale of deception, treasure, intrepid adventures and international realpolitik seeks to learn the truth of a 19th-century Northern India British landowner's claim that his estate manager discovered the charred bones of Lord Buddha. The bones were said to be found in a stone coffer 20 feet below the surface of a strange hill on the estate.G

11:00 pm 

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