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A Brunswick “Portable Picnic Player” circa mid-1920s with hand-crank operation is featured on the upcoming “Big Band Show” on KUAC, this Saturday, September 4 at 9 p.m. Playing “acoustic records” produced between 1902-1927, this “Victrola” as it was commonly termed was refurbished by host Steve Horman, who rebuilt the 8-foot springs and sound reproducer. Enjoy the sound of that bygone era as he hosts KUAC’s “Big Band Show” on the first Saturday of every month, along with Howard Dresser.

On Labor Day Weekend, Lori Neufeld joins the “boys” in the studio as they literally spin records from the beginning of the recording age – “the music that the big band leaders of the 1940s cut their teeth on,” Hormann says. Tune in as turn-of-the-century songs are featured Saturday, September 4 from 9pm-1am, only on KUAC 89.9 FM.

Dr. Seuss’ landmark book “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!” premieres on AlaskaOne television on Monday, September 6th. Sally and Nick join the mischievous, lanky cat in a red and white striped hat for adventures in science and nature, where they discover how bees make honey to why owls sleep during the day all while encouraging preschoolers to learn to read.

“The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That” starts Monday at 7:30 a.m. with a rebroadcast at 1:30 p.m. and will air weekdays at both of those times as well as on Saturdays at 6:30 a.m. Get in on the fun on AlaskaOne Channel 9.1 in the Interior, starting with the Labor Day double-episode debut.

The change of seasons signals many exciting opportunities, including the new fall PBS KIDS television line-up on AlaskaOne. Several new PBS KIDS shows add to the spectacular and most-trusted children’s television programming available, including “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!” and “Angelina Ballerina.” Due to broadcast rights expiring, PBS will no longer carry “Dragon Tales.” The only math-based series on American television, “Cyberchase,” returns to our lineup daily, Mon-Fri at 2 p.m. replacing “Maya & Miguel” while “Bob the Builder” leaves the Saturday lineups.

Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? featuring Harvard professor and author Michael Sandel, who presents ethical dilemmas and the teachings of philosophers to his students as viewers sit in on these lively, sometimes humorous and always thought-provoking debates, Mondays at 10 p.m. starting September 6.

National Geographic Bee 2010 Thousands of students compete for the title, with finalists presented in this fierce, informative competition hosted by Alex Trebek, Wednesday, September 8 at 8 p.m.

Baseball: The Tenth Inning Documentary director Ken Burns goes the extra inning, adding this up-to-date two-part series to his popular “Baseball” series 16 years after the original 9-part series aired. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 27 & 28, at 8 p.m.