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Alpine Teacher Wins Golden Apple Award

Tue, May 22nd, 2012

Some students find English a challenging subject.  However, in Sue Jones’ class at Oak Canyon Junior High School in Alpine, Utah, English is fun; it’s more about student interaction, teamwork and what Jones calls “bench talks.&...

New PBS special aimed at "Sandwich Generation." 

Stuck in the Middle: Caring for Mom and Dad
Sat, June 2nd, 2012

One day most of us will have to face many hard issues regarding the care of our aging parents. For some, that day comes gradually. For others, it comes without a moment’s notice. In either case the big question is, “Are you ready?”...

Mormon Tabernacle Choir celebrates Memorial Day

Sun, May 27th, 2012

Taped at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Salutes our Armed Forces intercuts selected performances by the world-renowned choir with inspirational video vignettes featuring veterans of World War II, Iraq and Afghanistan. A...

SUPER WHY! Around the World Adventure kicks off PBS Kids Summer Learning Initiative This June 

Fri, May 11th, 2012

PBS KIDS will help bridge the summer learning gap with a new on-air special, along with other content to air on KUED, online and on mobile devices, and through partnership activities.   PBS KIDS premieres the SUPER WHY! Aroun...

Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson

Ferguson visits 11 countries to examine six attributes that he argues led to world dominance by Western Civilization
Tue, May 22nd, 2012

For the past five centuries, Western civilizations have prevailed around the world.  More people have been influenced by Western food, clothing, medicine, government and religion worldwide than by any other civilization.  How did that hap...

World Premiere Production of 'The Enchanted Island" on Great Performances at the Met

William Christie conducts the work, which uses arias by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others to tell a new story featuring characters from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Fri, May 18th, 2012

The Enchanted Island, a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a starry cast including Danielle de N...

Bones of Turkana Reveals Controversial Life of Richard Leakey

Wed, May 16th, 2012

The astonishing life of Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist, conservationist, statesman and provocateur, is illuminated in a new National Geographic film, Bones of Turkana, airing Wednesday, May 16 at 9:00 p.m. on KUED. The documentary&n...

Nature Premieres Cracking the Koala Code

Wed, May 16th, 2012

Loud bellows ring out from a small pocket of forest surrounded by dense suburbs and busy roads in Brisbane, Australia.  It’s mating season for koalas.  Their thunderous roars are difficult to reconcile with the familiar perception of...

King of Late Night, Johnny Carson, on American Masters

Emmy-winning filmmaker Peter Jones’s new documentary features 45 original interviews, including Letterman, Leno, Conan, Cavett, DeGeneres, and Seinfeld
Mon, May 14th, 2012

Johnny Carson was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of 30 years, 4,531 episodes and 23,000 guests, he became a fixture of national life and a part of the zeitgeist. In a 2007 TV Land/Entertain...

Nature Looks at White Lions

Wed, May 9th, 2012

White lions are among the rarest and most treasured animals in the world.  Rarer still is their survival in the wild.  Their white color stands out in Africa’s wild bush country, increasing their risk of being targeted and killed by r...

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