Tuesday, January 19th 2010

4:00am
short; "Building An Outline" (1948) (10 min)
When writing a classroom report, a good initial outline can help you organize your topics and get you that A++ you deserve.
(public domain films)

4:10am
short; "Civil War and Reconstuction Images: 1861-1877" (18 min)
With the use of drawings and photographs (no video), this film documents the period in American history between 1861 and 1877 that deals with slavery and African Americans in the U.S.
(public domain films)

4:30am
short; "The Fireman" (1948) (11 min)
Firefighters of 1948 from equipment demonstrations and firefighting techniques to in action at a simulated house fire.
(public domain films)

4:40am
short; "Force of Gravity" (1949) (10 min)
We discover what gravity is and why it is important that we have it as well as basic tests to confirm that gravity is indeed working.
(public domain films)

4:50am
short; "How To Take A Test" (1956) (10 min)
Classic 1950's film that identifies bad study habits and gives instructions on the proper techniques to take a test successfully.
(public domain films)

5:00am
movie: "Volcanoes of the Deep Sea" (2003) (41 min)
Canadian documentary filmmaker Stephen Low directs the IMAX movie Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, with Titanic director James Cameron as the executive producer. During its brief 40-minute running time, the film starts out with a 1977 expedition to find life at the bottom of the sea. At depths as low as 10,000 feet, the discovery proved the existence of underwater volcanoes and the plant life they help sustain. Using the deep-sea diving vehicle known as Alvin, the filmmakers capture large-format film footage of some of these underwater ecosystems along with some helpful CGI reconstructions. Ed Harris delivers the narration.

5:45am
movie: "Glaciers: Alaska Rivers of Ice" (2003)
Travel with USGS scientists as they unlock the secrets of Alaska's Glaciers with another program in DVD International's Learning Series, Glaciers: Alaska Rivers of Ice. From the rising of sea levels to the ecosystems of the glaciers, explore what makes scientists keep coming back to these natural behemoths.

7:15am
movie: "Extreme RollerCoasters" (2003)
This program guides the viewer through a tour of some of the fastest, tallest, and most impressive roller coasters on Earth. Footage shot from the front seat of these rides while in action provide viewers with a sense of being there.

9:15am
Movie: "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006)
Al Gore
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

11:00am
Phineas and Ferb 1.01 - "Rollercoaster" (2007)
While Mom goes shopping, Phineas and Ferb build "the coolest coaster ever" as Candace tries desperately to convince their mother of its existence. Meanwhile, Perry battles with Doofenshmirtz to stop his plan to reverse the rotation of the earth with, tin foil?

11:30am
Family Feud

Noon
Knots Landing 4.05 - "Catharsis" (1982)
It's opening night at Richard's restaurant "Daniel". Gary asks Val to go to Dallas with him for the reading of Jock's will. She says no. Abby hints around for Gary to ask her to Dallas, but he doesn't. When she finds out he asked Val to go, she is furious. Ginger is upset at all of the attention Kenny pays to Ciji while he ignores her career. Joe tells Mac that whatever Karen has planned, it's going down tonight. Karen tells Mac of her plan to catch Wayne buying illegal parts. At KLM, the parts deal is going down. Mac has an informer tell Angelo, who walks in on the deal and is going to kill Wayne and Marshall. Then Mac and the police burst in and let Angelo go. Wayne and Marshall know that Angelo will have them murdered, so they agree to sign confessions about killing Sid. Wayne tells Karen he didn't mean to kill him, they were just trying to scare Sid.

1:00pm
Radio Simulcast
Democracy Now!

2:00pm
Movie: "Pure Country" (1992)
George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren
Dusty Chandler (Strait) is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. He's helped and hindered by friends and staff, but pushes on in his search for a real music style as well as a real romance.

4:00pm
Radio Simulcast
The Great Canadian Talk Show /w Marty Gold

5:30pm
Slice of Life - George & Charles Parker (Parker Brothers, games)

6:00pm
The A-Team 1.10 - "West Coast Turnaround" (1983)
The A-Team delivers produce to the market for a farmer who is slowly being driven out of business by a land-hungry rancher. The A-Team has to fight against time, since their delivery starts to rot.

7:00pm
Movie: "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006)
Al Gore

9:00pm
Movie: "Pure Country" (1992)
George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren

11:00pm
The West Wing 2.11 - "The Leadership Breakfast" (2001)
To get real issues to be discussed at a bi-partisan breakfast, Toby makes a deal with a former acquaintance who is the majority leader's new Chief of Staff to strike a bargain and put an issue on the agenda, thereby undermining CJ and setting up the administration to ridicule; The possibility of moving the press corps across the street is briefly explored; Leo and Toby start to face harsh realities about Bartlet's re-election; Josh and Sam build a fire with unfortunate consequences; Leo tells Josh to apologize for him after embarrassing himself in front of a columnist. Unfortunately the embarrassment continues with Sam and Donna.

midnight
Traders 1.10 - "The Enemy Within" (1996)

1:00am
Happy Days 1.09 - "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" (1974)
Richie and his girlfriend, Arlene, break up after two weeks of dating. Neither of them have dates for the prom, so they end up going together as friends.

1:30am
Happy Days 1.10 - "Give The Band a Hand" (1974)
To make some money, Richie, Potsie, Ralph, and Bag form a band. They secure a gig, but Richie and Potsie lose the money (including that of Ralph and Bag) playing poker.

2:00am
Movie: "Zero Effect" (1998)
Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller
The world's greatest detective Daryl Zero aided by his associate Steve Arlo investigates a complex and mysterious case of blackmail and missing keys for shady tycoon Gregory Stark who is less than forthcoming about what is really happening!

4:00am