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May 18	3:30 PM	4:00 PM	4:30 PM	5:00 PM
WUCF TV	Martha Speaks Close Martha Speaks May 18, 2012 3:30 pm Mrs. Demson circulates a petition to ban fireworks and Martha, who's frightened by them, works hard to get as many signatures as possible. But when Helen and her friends are disappointed by the success of the effort, Martha to seek a compromise solution. Martha Puts Out the Lights	Arthur Close Arthur May 18, 2012 4:00 pm Arthur tries to help a friend get over the loss of a book; and elementary school student Prunella takes on extra school activities to improve her appeal to colleges. Buenas Noches, Vicita; Prunella Packs It In	WordGirl Close WordGirl May 18, 2012 4:30 pm Becky's birthday party is interrupted once too often by citizens in need, leading her to wish on her birthday candles for a world without WordGirl. Afterward, she realizes that her wish came true: Chuck is now king and the city is very, very different. A World Without WordGirl	Wild Kratts Close Wild Kratts May 18, 2012 5:00 pm Chris and Martin reunite a lost baby zebra with its mother. Zig-Zagged
WBCC	Inside E Street Close Inside E Street May 18, 2012 3:30 pm In-depth discussions and analysis of issues in the news, focusing on economic security, health care and retirement. No episode title	Motorweek Close Motorweek May 18, 2012 4:00 pm Road tests of the Callaway Suburban and Silverado; and the Mazda CX-5. Also: spark plugs are discussed. Callaway Suburban & Silverado	Today in Brevard Close Today in Brevard May 18, 2012 4:30 pm Brevard County news and features, reported by staff members of the newspaper Florida Today. No episode title	Leading Gen Close Leading Gen May 18, 2012 5:00 pm Stories of people over 40 are shared. Included: their adventures; challenges; and problems. No episode title
UCFTV	The Victory Garden Close The Victory Garden May 18, 2012 3:30 pm Water features and elements that can be added to a garden; and a visit to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. Wet	Thomas & Friends Close Thomas & Friends May 18, 2012 4:00 pm Thomas has so much fun splashing puddles that he avoids going to the Wash Down as scheduled, splashes his friends carrying flour and strawberries, and even splashes Sir Topham Hatt and singer Alicia Botti, who's dress is ruined. Wild Weather	Bob the Builder Close Bob the Builder May 18, 2012 4:30 pm Bob and the gang build an observatory so that they can watch a comet, but Lofty heads up a mountain to get a better view. Also: Lofty experiences stage fright in front of a film director. Lofty's Big Day	Peep and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo Close Peep and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo May 18, 2012 5:00 pm Quack decides to prove that his pond is the best in the world; Netwon gets stuck on his back; Pato and Pocoyo babysit when Sleepy Bird has to run out. There's No Place Like Home: Flipping Newton: Pocoyo: Baby Bird Sitting

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Learn what’s necessary to support a healthy population of koalas by cracking their code on ‘NATURE.’ Wednesday 5/16 at 8 p.m. Read More

‘GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: The Enchanted Island’ combines glorious Baroque music and a story drawn from Shakespeare. Friday 5/18 at 9 p.m. Read More

Rejoin the 21st-century team of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on MASTERPIECE. Season 2 every Sunday at 9 p.m. Read More

History's Romance: Why Politics Past Beats Politics Present

Is it just my imagination, or have politics and politicians grown smaller? I've been flirting with this conclusion after diving into two enjoyable presidential history books by night while covering 2012 politics by day. The books, Robert Caro's "The Passage...

America’s poverty tax

Author Gary Rivlin on the invention of the payday loan, rent-to-own, and a long list of diabolically clever ideas that entrepreneurs have devised to get hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars rich off those with thin wallets.

Cracking the Koala Code: Full Episode

Watch the full documentary Cracking the Koala Code here on the PBS Nature web site. Please view the original post to see the video. Follow individual koalas from a small social group on an Australian island to learn just how a koala manages to survive and thrive on a diet poisonous to almost all other herbivorous mammals. From the miracle [...]