PLUS (MT)

5:00 am 

WordWorld  "Play Ball/M Is for Map"  Play Ball! - The WordFriends play an exciting game of baseball, but Robot has never played before. With some practice, and a lot of encouragement from his WordFriends, Robot learns the game and turns into a slugging machine! M is for Map - After a fun day of adventuring through the jungle, Sheep and Bear discover they are lost - and it's almost dark! In their haste to get home before sunset, the WordFriends lose the letters to their map. They have to sound out and hunt down the letters in "map" - but with Adventure Sheep leading the way, nothing is ever easy!. D

5:30 am 

Super Why!  "Naila and the Magic Map"  Pig and his friends are playing when they find what looks like an Egyptian treasure map. But they can't make out the symbols! To search for some answers, the super readers soar into the book Naila and the Magic Map and explore the world of ancient Egypt. Will they be able to help Naila unravel the mysterious code that will unlock where the treasure lies? Educational Objectives: To learn about Egypt. D

6:00 am 

Austin City Limits  "Lyle Lovett/Bob Schneider"  This is the final show taped in Studio 6A, the original home of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, before the series begins taping the next season from the new Moody Theater in the heart of downtown Austin. Lovett, who first appeared on the show in 1985 as a backup singer with Nanci Griffith, has returned to the show a dozen times since then.G

7:00 am 

Inside Nature's Giants  "Giant Squid"  The team is in New Zealand to examine the seldom seen creature from the ocean depths. The largest one of these elusive giants ever found measured 59 feet long and weighed nearly a ton. The team explores the anatomy of this deep-sea alien with its three hearts, razor sharp beak, tooth-covered tentacles and bizarre reproductive system.G

8:00 am 

Dialogue  "Good Summer Reading 2012"  Marcia Franklin interviews authors Kim Barnes and Tim Cahill, who discuss their own work and writing styles, and recommend books for long summer days. Other favorite reading choices for summer have been submitted by viewers. Barnes is a University of Idaho English professor and author of five books. Cahill is a founding editor of Outside Magazine and author of 10 books.G

8:30 am 

Outdoor Idaho  "Oldtime Fiddlers"  Idaho's Danita Hartz prepares to defend her National Grand Champion title at the 2001 National Old Time Fiddlers Contest in Weiser. Meanwhile, she helps two students, ages 5 and 8, fiddle their way into the top ranks.G

9:00 am 

Oregon Field Guide  "Crook Point Nature Conservancy, Poplars: Fiber of the Future"  NULL

9:30 am 

Roadtrip Nation   Meet Antoine, Hannah, and Nika of team Crazy, Babbling, Sunshine. Antoine has never left Southern California, but feels that he's ready to get out and explore. Hannah left her job as a weather broadcaster in South Korea to move back to the U.S. D

10:00 am 

Antiques Roadshow  "Atlantic City, NJ - Hour One"  Highlights include a Walt Whitman memoir inscribed by the author and an oil painting by 19th-century Canadian artist Cornelius Krieghoff valued up to $350,000.G

11:00 am 

POV  "My Reincarnation"  Filmed over 20 years by documentarian Jennifer Fox, the film chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Ch?gyal Namkhai Norbu and his Italian-born son, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master, his late uncle. Fox chronicles the struggle to preserve Tibetan Buddhism in exile and the gentle tug between father and son, and between spiritual tradition and the modern world.G

12:30 pm 

Oregon Field Guide  "Balloon Archaeology/Biscuit Fire 10 Years Later/Collier Glacier"  Archaeologists with access to a helium balloon and remote controlled camera gain a clear view of Oregon's stone circles that resemble the medicine wheels in Wyoming. When the 500,000-acre Biscuit fire burned through research plots, it enabled a rare scientific look at life before and after a forest fire.G

1:00 pm 

Globe Trekker  "Globe Trekker Food Hour: Scandinavia"  Merrilees Parker takes a culinary tour mixed with Viking history and heritage.G

2:00 pm 

Need to Know   SCOTT SIMON ANCHORS. This week's "Need to Know" examines how long-term care for veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan is placing a growing strain on America's health care providers. As a result, nurses are now playing an increasingly prominent role in the treatment of wounded vets and in the education of their spouses. D

2:30 pm 

McLaughlin Group   NULL

3:00 pm 

Biz Kid$  "Fundraising Can Be Fun"  Have a worthy cause? Then host a worthy fundraiser. This episode shows how to organize volunteers, choose the right venue, get the word out, and keep expenses low. Learn the right way to do the right thing. D

3:30 pm 

Oregon Field Guide  "Sea Kayaking, Imnaha, Worms"  IMNAHA - Imnaha, in the far northeastern corner of the state, is sur- rounded by some of the most beautiful and rugged landscape in Oregon. WORMS - We'll show you one worm that is making quite a name for itselfin the waste management business. SEA KAYAKING - We return to beautiful Willapa Bay in Washington with agroup of sea kayakers and see for ourselves why they love this sport. D

4:00 pm 

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Two Perfect Pies"  Bridget lancaster updates a classic recipe for shaker lemon Pie. then, Julia collin Davison shows host Christopher kimball how to make icebox strawberry Pie with real strawberries. next, equipment expert adam ried reviews pie plates, and finally, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of strawberry yogurt. D

4:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Berlin: Resilient, Reunited, and Reborn"  Rick climbs the Reichstag's new glass dome, visits a modern-day caberet and tastes chocolate in the eastern sector.G

5:00 pm 

NOVA  "Hunting The Edge of Space - The Mystery of the Milky Way"  Three centuries of engineering produce telescopes far beyond Galileo's simple spyglass. They perch on mountaintops, orbit the Earth and circle other planets; together they reveal the solar system in greater and greater detail. This episode visits today's most powerful telescopes and embarks on a journey to the planets and moons. Part 1 of 2G

6:00 pm 

Experiencing Shakespeare   EXPERIENCING SHAKESPEARE makes Shakespeare come alive for students. Through television, the web, and social media, students explore the Folger Shakespeare Library, a leader in teaching Shakespeare and home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection. "Experiencing Shakespeare" empowers students in discovering how to read and understand Shakespeare's language. D

7:00 pm 

Queen Victoria's Empire  "Engines of Change/Passage to India"  The industrial revolution changes Britain. Urban migration leads to overcrowding, pollution and poverty. Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, becomes a guiding force in the monarchy. In India, Victorian values and Indian culture explode in mutiny. Parts 1 and 2 of 4G

9:00 pm 

Antiques Roadshow  "Vintage Phoenix"  ANTIQUES ROADSHOW first visited Phoenix in 1997, when Arizona was buzzing about a UFO sighting. Since then many things have changed including the value of some of the treasures: The original 1897 "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," letter to the New York Sun is today worth up to $50,000, a $20,000 bump in value. Other treasures have not been so lucky.G

10:00 pm 

Experiencing Shakespeare   EXPERIENCING SHAKESPEARE makes Shakespeare come alive for students. Through television, the web, and social media, students explore the Folger Shakespeare Library, a leader in teaching Shakespeare and home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection. "Experiencing Shakespeare" empowers students in discovering how to read and understand Shakespeare's language. D

11:00 pm 

Queen Victoria's Empire  "Engines of Change/Passage to India"  The industrial revolution changes Britain. Urban migration leads to overcrowding, pollution and poverty. Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, becomes a guiding force in the monarchy. In India, Victorian values and Indian culture explode in mutiny. Parts 1 and 2 of 4G