Sunday July 13, 2008

Last Updated: 07/31/2008 17:49:32

Midnight

War of the World "A Tainted Victory" 00:56 #102Z PBS
Host Niall Ferguson examines the horrors of the Second World War and shows how, in order to win, the allies had to act with the same savagery as their enemies. It was, "a tainted victory"--and the true, ultimate winners were not those who were victorious in 1945. (2 of 3) [TVPG] R of 7/7 9pm; 7/8 12

1AM

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Old-Fashioned Breakfast Cakes" 00:26 #816Z APT
In the Test Kitchen, Christopher Kimball and his team create New York-style crumb cake and blueberry boy bait, a Yankee-style coffee cake. Taste test: hot cocoa. Equipment test: cake pans. (16 of 26) [TVG]

1:30AM

Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Smoke Screen" 00:26 #101Z APTEX
Smoke is the soul of true barbecue. As you climb the ladder of barbecue enlightenment, you'll want to be able to smoke a variety of foods in a variety of grills and smokers. Steven grills four diverse foods: ribs, turkey, salmon, and even a dessert-prepared using a traditional offset barrel smoker, a water smoker, a charcoal grill, and a stovetop smoker. The results: Tender Kansas City-style Spareribs, hickory smoked and served with a spicy apple BBQ sauce; Heart-healthy Turkey Pastrami smoked and served on fresh rye bread with sauerkraut and homemade Russian dressing; Sunday morning Smoked Salmon, served with grilled toast points, capers, diced red onions, and sour cream. Tantalizingly sweet Raspberry-Pear crisp right off the grill. (1 of 13) [TVG]

2AM

Rudy Maxa's World "Istanbul, Turkey" 00:26 #103H APTEX
Everywhere in the Turkish capital is evidence of civilizations that tried to tame it. From the Romans to the Ottomans, this tumultuous city has seen it all, and its architecture, cuisine, and customs reflect that reality. Here, Christianity and Islam have their touchstones, and the cliché that "East meets West" at the Bosporus is a truism. Rudy prowls some of the Grand Bazaar's 2,000 shops and spends some time with a professional shopper who teaches travelers the fine art of haggling. And can those Turkish carpets tell stories? Many do--stories of love and despair are woven in wool and color. Rudy gets steamed and scrubbed in a 16th century hammam, or public bath, and tours some of the world's great buildings--Topkapi Palace, the Aya Sofia, the Blue Mosque, and the downtown Spice Market. (3 of 13) [TVG]

2:30AM

Travelscope "Ottawa, Canada" 00:26 #206H APTEX
Author and Host Joseph Rosendo celebrates Canada and the Canadians in the nation's capital. Joseph canoes beneath Parliament Hill, survives the War Museum and samples the cuisine at Cordon Bleu--the world's most prestigious culinary training ground. (6 of 13) [TVG]

3AM

Globe Trekker "Malawi & Zambia" 00:56 #701Z APT (DVS)
Holly Morris retraces two epic journeys by legendary explorer Dr. David Livingstone to his most celebrated discoveries: Lake Malawi and the Victoria Falls. She encounters stunning wildlife and the ancient baobab tree along the Shire River in Malawi's Liwonde National Park, dives into Lake Malawi and meets a witch doctor on remote Likoma Island. Holly then heads north to Zambia, where she explores the bustling capital city of Lusaka and strolls through its vibrant market and visits the Wanga Manga Environmental Park and Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, a safe haven for rescued chimpanzees. She tours the Livingstone Museum and concludes her trek at Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. (1 of 30) [TVG]

4AM

History Detectives "Atocha Spanish Silver/Lucy Parsons Book/Ernie Pyle's Typewriter" 00:56 #504Z (Rpt) PBS
In 1985, one of the greatest treasure discoveries was made off the Florida Keys when the wreck of the Spanish ship Atocha was found. On board were some 40 tons of silver and gold, which in 1622 had been heading from the New World to the Spanish treasury as the means to fund the Thirty Years' War. A man from Cedartown, Georgia, was a diver on that legendary find and received two silver bars as compensation for his efforts. He's long been mystified by a strange mark that appears on one of the bars--but the mark is mysteriously absent from the other bar. In Key West, Florida, host Tukufu Zuberi translates 300-year-old documents from the archives of the Spanish treasury in Seville to crack a unique code of communication among ship captains of that era. And, amid the stacks at the Wesleyan University Library, a student has found a book emblazoned with the name and address of the legendary anarchist Lucy Parsons. [TVG] R on 7/22 2pm; 8/22 2pm

5AM

Boohbah "Magical Pipe" 00:28 #104Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Some colorful Boohbah twists help them keep fit, as they follow and weave around one another. In Storyworld, Mrs. Lady finds a musical flute. The Storypeople take note, and dance to her catchy tune. [TVY] R of 7/10 5:30am; 7/11 5am; 7/12 5:30am

5:30AM

Boohbah "Windows" 00:28 #105Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs swing and twirl, and try their best to hide their heads and feet. In Storyworld, Brother and Sister find a floating window. But can they see who's behind the window curtains? [TVY] R on 7/14 5am

6AM

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks "Haunted Shipwreck" 00:28 #201H (Rpt) PBS
The gang tries to free the ghost of Captain White when they find an old ship, thought to be haunted. [TVY] R on 7/13 8am; 8/20 6am

6:30AM

It's A Big Big World "Eyes and Noses/Snook's Songbook" 00:28 #131H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
When Madge loses her glasses, the ants find them covered in slime. Snook shares his favorite songs. [TVY] R on 7/13 8:30am

7AM

Super Why! "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" 00:28 #107Z (Rpt) PBS
When Baby Joys says her first words, Whyatt is the only one to hear her, but no one believes him. [TVY] R on 7/13 9am; 7/14 7am; 7/18 7am

7:30AM

WordWorld "Superhero Sheep/Pirate Ship" 00:28 #117H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The WordFriends go on comic adventures and face challenges that can only be resolved with the right word. [TVY] R on 7/13 9:30am; 8/22 7:30am; 8/24 7:30am

8AM

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks "Haunted Shipwreck" 00:28 #201H (Rpt) PBS
The gang tries to free the ghost of Captain White when they find an old ship, thought to be haunted. [TVY] R on 8/20 6am

8:30AM

It's A Big Big World "Eyes and Noses/Snook's Songbook" 00:28 #131H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
When Madge loses her glasses, the ants find them covered in slime. Snook shares his favorite songs. [TVY] R of 7/7 6:30am; 7/11 6:30am; 7/12 6:30am

9AM

Super Why! "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" 00:28 #107Z (Rpt) PBS
When Baby Joys says her first words, Whyatt is the only one to hear her, but no one believes him. [TVY] R on 7/14 7am; 7/18 7am

9:30AM

WordWorld "Superhero Sheep/Pirate Ship" 00:28 #117H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The WordFriends go on comic adventures and face challenges that can only be resolved with the right word. [TVY] R on 8/22 7:30am; 8/24 7:30am; 8/24 10:30am

10AM

Independent Lens "Revolucion: Five Visions" 00:56 #808H (Rpt) PBS
The story of five Cuban photographers whose lives and work span more than four decades and whose perspectives on photography are as varied as their opinions about the Cuban Revolution. From epic-era photographers whose lenses portrayed the heroic masses, to more contemporary photographers who seek to portray individual truths, their stories discover the power of art to liberate. [TVPG] R on 7/24 8am; 8/17 11am; 8/25 11am

11AM

Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo 00:56 PBS
The 30-year friendship between America's greatest architect and Buffalo businessperson Darwin D. Martin is examined. As Wright's close friend and confidant, Wright looked to Martin for support--both financially and emotionally. The significance of this relationship is showcased in Buffalo--a city containing the second largest collection of Wright's structures. Featuring archival footage and interviews with noted architectural scholars, the program explores Wright's motivations, frailties, and foibles. [TVG]

Noon

Nova scienceNOW "Season 3, Episode 3" 00:56 #303Z PBS (DVS)
Renowned Astrophysicist and Host Neil deGrasse Tyson covers the upcoming repair mission for the Hubble space telescope--one of the most famous orbiting telescopes that has advanced our knowledge of the cosmos. University of Florida paleontologist Jonathan Bloch is interviewed. Bloch believes we may have to downsize our image of what it means to be a primate. And, it's been two decades since Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa jumped the border fence separating Mexico and the U.S. and established himself as a farm worker in southern California. His goal: to earn enough to feed his family. Today he's an assistant professor of neurosurgery and oncology at Johns Hopkins University, where he is in hot pursuit of a breakthrough in the treatment of brain cancer. NOVA scienceNOW visits this remarkable man at work and at home to see how far he has come. Plus, a look at new enemy on the battlefields of Iraq--it's a bacterium, called Acinetobacter baumannii. [TVPG] R of 7/9 8pm; 7/12 12

1PM

Click & Clack's As The Wrench Turns "Campaign/Outsourcing" 00:56 #101^ PBS [TVG] R of 7/9 10pm

2PM

History Detectives "Orphan Film Reel/Chinese Opium Scale/Hermann Goering's Shotgun" 00:56 #406Z (Rpt) PBS
A woman in Missoula, Montana, bought an old fiddle case in the Montana mining town of Butte in the 1960s. She was told the case actually held a scale that Chinese immigrants in the area had used for weighing opium. Trade in opium was legal in the U.S. until 1909; it was commonly used both as a medicine and as a drug. The Chinese were among the first immigrant groups to arrive in Montana in the 1800s, working on building the railroads, as gold miners and in restaurant and laundry businesses. History Detectives heads to Montana to find out how Chinese immigrants survived for decades in Big Sky Country, particularly during a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was rampant in the U.S. Next, the team ventures to Kentucky and Ohio to determine whether a movie reel could be one of thousands of silent films that have been lost forever to film history. And, the possible link to Hitler's once-feared right-hand-man is investigated. [TVG] R on 8/5 4am; 8/14 2pm; 8/26 4am

3PM

Austin City Limits "Los Lonely Boys/The Gourds" 00:56 #3209Z (Rpt) PBSPL
An evening of diverse Texas roots rock--First, San Angelo trio Los Lonely Boys consolidates its massive success with songs from Sacred, its latest slab of "Texican rock & roll." Then the Gourds bring their iconoclastic country/folk/Tex-Mex/Cajun rock to the stage with tunes from their latest album Heavy Ornamentals and crowd-pleasing favorites from their early years. [TVG] R on 7/17 1pm; 7/17 11pm; 7/19 10pm

4PM

Biz Kid$ "Understanding Your Paycheck" 00:28 #125H APTEX
The Biz Kids use a modern American pay stub to explore various social movements of the last century. From unions to social security and from workman's compensation to the 401(k) plans of today-it's all there on the stub. Plus, entrepreneurs discuss how they started their businesses. [TVG] R on 7/14 1am

4:30PM

Lidia's Italy "The Potato Work-Out" 00:26 #126Z APTEX
Lidia demonstrates how to make an appealing gnocchi stuffed with prunes--a favorite among children and adults alike. [TVG] R on 7/14 1:30am; 8/11 4pm; 8/12 1am

5PM

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Always Cooking! "Pressure to Cook" 00:26 #115H APTEX (DVS)
Chef Paul prepares: Corned Beef Brisket, Baby Back Ribs with Louisiana Barbecue Sauce, New Orleans Bread Pudding with Hard Sauce. [TVG] R on 7/14 2am

5:30PM

Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Barbacoa Block Party" 00:26 #610Z APTEX
The Baylesses love to feed a crowd. And one of their favorite ways to do it is firing up the Mexican-style barbecue pit they built in their Chicago backyard, inspired in part by the 3,000 seat Arroyo restaurant in Mexico City, where the pit-cooked lamb and pork make every meal a carnivore's carnival ride. Rick and his daughter, Lanie, prepare a block party for 25, featuring Oaxacan-style Barbacoa-lamb marinated with red chiles, wrapped in avocado and banana leaves and slow-roasted in the smoldering pit. To welcome the lucky friends and neighbors, there are refreshingly simple Watermelon Coolers and freshly made Tlayudas Oaxaquenas, Oaxacan-style grilled tostadas, topped with chorizo, guacamole and fresh cheese. [TVG] R on 7/14 2:30am

6PM

Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose: Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime 00:56 APTEX
Switzerland--a country of great peaks, waterfalls, glaciers and grand scenery--served as the birthplace of adventure tourism, the wellspring of ecotourism, and an inspiration for organized tours into the wild. In his latest travel special, adventurer Richard Bangs sets off for old-world Europe. Je explores the origins of adventure travel and searches for what philosophers and poets of the past called "the sublime." Bangs' quest to unearth the true meaning of "sublime" begins in the heart of Switzerland: Lucerne. Later, he travels to the chic winter resort of St. Moritz, climbs aboard the famous Glacier Express train, and heads to Zermatt and experiences the rapture of the Matterhorn. [TVG]

Prime Time (Please scroll up for beginning of day.)

Sunday July 13, 2008

Last Updated: 07/31/2008 17:49:32

7PM

Nature "Encountering Sea Monsters" 00:56 #2304H (Rpt) PBS
Science fiction writers have come up with strange depictions of alien life, but nothing to rival creatures with a beak like a parrot, no bones, three hearts, blue blood, skin that can change colors, and arms growing out of lips. Scientists call them cephalopods (squid and octopus); they inhabit a world where cannibalism is a daily practice, mating can involve amputation, trickery is rife, and size means everything--and nothing. A videographer is followed into the abyss, who shares his adventures with the planet's most cryptic and clever monsters. [TVPG] R on 7/14 11am; 7/19 3pm

8PM

Masterpiece Mystery! "Foyle's War, Series V - Plan of Attack" 01:26 #3819Z PBS
It's April 1944; Foyle has resigned as Detective Chief Superintendent of Hastings Police and his team is struggling to adjust to life without him. When his new replacement is suddenly and mysteriously killed, the station is at their wits' end. Will Foyle come out of retirement and once again track down the guilty perpetrators? [TVPG] R on 7/14 12noon; 7/17 9:30am

9:30PM

Air Group 16: We Came to Remember 00:26 PBS
This documentary tells the story of the last reunion of Air Group 16--the pilots, radiomen and gunners who served on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lexington in the Pacific in World War II. The veterans and their families journey by train, plane and car to Washington, DC, for their final reunion at the dedication of the National World War II Memorial. Through stunning archival footage, period music and dramatic first-person accounts, the film follows Air Group 16 as they tell their stories, remember their fallen comrades and accept official honors from the country they served. (2004). [TVPG]

10PM

Royal "On The Road" 00:45 #702 APTSY
Charity begins at home when Dr. Burnett uses Carnegie's private suite to treat the homeless. Jill Weatherill faces her demons on her first day back in the saddle. Matron prepares to welcome a new student nurse to the Royal--but is shocked when a familiar face arrives to take the job. Ken and Lizzie make a momentous decision. (2 of 12) [TVPG]

11PM

Globe Trekker "Tunisia & Libya" 00:56 #709 APT (DVS)
Ian begins his trek in Tunis, where he explores the lively markets. He visits El Djem, an enormous coliseum, heads to an oasis in Tamerza and tours Nefta, the center of Sufi mysticism. Ian searches for the "Star Wars" set in Tozeur, hunts with desert greyhounds in Douz, visits a cave dwelling in Matmata and explores the island of Djerba before stopping off at the site of General Rommel's last stand. Next it's off to Libya and a trip to the souks of Tripoli. Ian tours the magnificent Roman ruins at Leptis Magna, then heads south through the desert to Sabha, where he skis down the sand dunes. His final trek takes him to the rugged Akakus Mountains. [TVG] R of 7/4 11:30pm

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