Thursday, March 15
8-10:15 p.m. E/P

TCM

Subjects: World History

Middle and High School

"Battle of Britain"

This is a movie version - pretty good on the facts - about how England defended itself against the German Air Forces' attacks in the early days of World War II. Germany planned to bomb England into submission but the RAF (Royal Air Force) took to the skies again & again in the face of overwhelming odds. The German planes outnumbered the RAF's by more than 2 to 1 - 650 planes of the R.A.F. vs. 2,500 of the Germans'. Wave after wave of Heinkel 111 bombers attacked British cities. RAF Air Vice Marshal Park sent the newest pilots of the R.A.F. into confrontation after confrontation with the Germans??? experienced veterans. Rated TV-PG

Site: http://www.battleofbritain.net

Friday, March 16
9-10 p.m. E/P

Animal Planet Channel

Subjects: Science

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Ms. Adventure: Cliques"

Think about the cliques in your school, the preppies, the sport junkies, the book worms. This documentary compares that to the way animals run in crowds. What kinds of crowds do animals run with? Host Rachel Reenstra heads into the wild to find out. There's nothing she won't do to understand clique behavior. TV-G

Saturday, March 17
7-8 p.m. E/P

History Channel

Subjects: World and US History

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Celebrating the Green: The History of Saint Patrick's Day"

In Ireland, March 17th is a feast day honoring the bishop who Christianized the island; but in America it's a boisterous celebration of Irish heritage. This documentary follows the annual march up New York City's Fifth Avenue with over 150,000 celebrants at the largest and oldest parade on the day all Americans are Irish. Hosts are Andrew Greeley and Frank McCourt. Rating: TV-PG