Tuesday July 22, 2008

Last Updated: 07/31/2008 17:49:33

Midnight

Chasing Churchill: In Search of My Grandfather "Wanted: Dead Or Alive" 00:56 #101H PBS
Winston Churchill's quest for his inner self took two forms: a constant thirst for exotic travel and a passion for the exuberance of painting and the beauty of words. His granddaughter Celia Sandys traveled extensively with Churchill towards the end of his life. Now, in this intimate portrait, she follows in her grandfather's footsteps.Celia begins her pursuit of the enigmatic private life of Winston Churchill at Sandhurst Military Academy, which he left in 1894 and began a journey in search of adventure and danger to gain the adulation he craved. After a brief visit to New York, Sandys visits the battlefields of the Cuban uprising of 1895, where Churchill nearly died, and South Africa, where, after an amazing tale of capture and escape, he finally found the fame that brought him public acclaim. (1 of 3) [TVPG] R on 7/23 10am; 7/27 12

1AM

Lidia's Italy "Bigoli Just for Me" 00:26 #111Z (Rpt) APTEX
Lidia serves a luscious bowl of pasta filled with hearty chicken livers, but save room for dessert because she's cooking up a tasty Limoncello Tiramisu. And her visit to the Veneto area is exactly where the famous tiramisu was born--but this twist with limoncello is a real delight. [TVG] R on 8/26 4pm; 8/27 1am

1:30AM

Chefs A' Field: Culinary Adventures That Begin On The Farm "Washington, DC--Peppers" 00:26 #106H (Rpt) APT
For more than 23 years, Chef Nora Pouillion, of Washington, D.C.'s Nora and Asia Nora restaurants, has been a leader in showcasing the organic food philosophy. She uses only 100 percent certified organic ingredients, from salt to sweet peppers. A visit to her favorite farm, New Morning Farms in Hustontown, PA, reveals the essence of summer-ripe heirloom tomatoes and red peppers pulled fresh from the vine. Recipes: Red Pepper Soup; Rockfish with Three-Color Peppers; and Grilled Eggplant with Roasted Red Pepper Salad. (6 of 13) [TVG] R of 7/21 4:30pm

2AM

Desert Speaks "Peru's Amazon Desert" 00:26 #1608H (Rpt) APTEX
Descending the Andes Mountains to agricultural civilizations where locals use a spring for power. [TVG]

2:30AM

Seasoned Traveler "Toronto" 00:26 #107Z (Rpt) APT
Toronto, Canada--a world-class city--is explored in depth. Toronto is one of the largest, safest, and most dynamic cities in North America. What makes Toronto so memorable is explored, along with why it's Canada's most important city. [TVG] R on 8/25 5:30pm; 8/26 2:30am

3AM

Rick Steves' Europe "Rick Steves' Europe: The Making Of" 00:26 #411H (Rpt) APTEX
After 16 years and more than 100 travel shows, Rick and his crew take you behind the scenes to show you just how they produce this series. Joining the crew as they scamper through Milan and around Lake Como, you'll follow the creative process as the challenges and surprises that come with travel are shaped into a finished show. [TVG] R on 8/25 3pm; 8/26 3am

3:30AM

Smart Travels--Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa "New Zealand's South Island" 00:26 #510H (Rpt) APT
The South Island of New Zealand weaves Kiwi culture with scenic splendor. The vast vineyards of Marlborough helped bring this country's wines to the world stage. At a local artists' colony, Host Rudy Maxa gets a crash course in Maori bone carving. The breathtaking city of Queenstown draws adventure enthusiasts from around the world. Rudy brave white-water rapids on river boards, and rides a hot air balloon, for soaring views of "Lord of the Rings" country. Tips are included on Maori crafts and eating mussels. [TVG] R of 7/21 3:30pm

4AM

History Detectives "Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons/Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon/Chemical Warfare Map" 00:56 #303Z (Rpt) PBS
An art collector found drawings on an online auction, which he believes bear a resemblance to the work of one of American political cartoonist Arthur Szyk, whose illustrations helped persuade America to fight the Nazis in World War II. A collector from Midland, MI, may have purchased a piece of frayed material in a frame, or it could this be an artifact from the dawn of American military airpower. And, a profile of a San Antonio resident who inherited a map of a WWI French battlefield from her grandfather, an engineer under General Pershing. [TVG] R on 7/31 2pm; 8/13 4am; 8/28 2pm

5AM

Boohbah "Big Bass Drum" 00:28 #111Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs jump to the beat, and encouraging viewers to follow their marching moves. In Storyworld, Grandmamma discovers that a bouncy bass drum is hard to beat. But can she make it a big hit with the Storypeople? [TVY] R of 7/21 5:30am

5:30AM

Boohbah "Hammock" 00:28 #112Z (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
The Boohbahs hop about, and look out for lots of leaping. In Storyworld, Grandpappa is given a hammock to lie on. But will he ever get into the swing of it? [TVY] R on 7/23 5am

6AM

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks "New Best Friends" 00:28 #120H (Rpt) PBS
Piggley and his best friends, Ferny and Dannan, are challenged to open their minds and hearts to new friends, when Mr. Hornsby requires them to do a team project with classmates they don't know very well. [TVY]

6:30AM

It's A Big Big World "Oko's Birthday/Spinning A Tale" 00:28 #134H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
Smooch and Winslow eat the fruit for Oko's birthday . Wartz tries to make a web to catch flies. [TVY] R of 7/16 6:30am

7AM

Super Why! "The Ugly Duckling" 00:28 #109Z (Rpt) PBS
Princess Pea's learns that practice makes perfect as her dance recital quickly approaches. [TVY] R of 7/16 7am; 7/20 7am; 7/20 9am

7:30AM

WordWorld "Runaway O/Happy Birthday, Dog!" 00:28 #101H (Rpt) PBS (DVS)
WordWorld is a colorful, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. [TVY] R on 8/19 7:30am

8AM

America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie 00:56 PBS
Prior to Euro-American settlement in the 1820s, one of the major landscape features of North America was 240 million acres of tallgrass prairie. Between 1830 and 1900--in the space of a single lifetime, the tallgrass prairie was steadily transformed to farmland. This drastic change in the landscape also brought about an enormous social change for Native Americans; in an equally short time their cultural imprint was reduced in essence to a handful of place-names appearing on maps. This program examines the record of human struggle, triumph and defeat that prairie history exemplifies, including the history and culture of America's aboriginal inhabitants. The film also highlights prairie preservation efforts and explores how the tallgrass prairie ecosystem may serve as a model for a sustainable agriculture of the future. [TVG]

9AM

Design: e2 (The Economics of Being Environmentally Conscious) "The Green Apple" 00:26 #101H (Rpt) PBSPL
With each passing hour in the U.S., 365 acres of wilderness, countryside, farmland, and native habitat disappear under the foundations of new houses, creating a new group of people using cars that pollute, lawns that suck water, and air that requires conditioning. The building of shelter consumes one-sixth of the world's fresh water supply, one-fourth of its wood harvest, two-fifths of its fossil fuels and manufactured materials, and one-half its waste stream. The first episode looks at sustainable architecture begins in New York, a city that is greening its industrial skyline with ground-breaking projects. Some of Manhattan's most prominent and technologically advanced structures are explored, like One Bryant Park and The Solaire, as well as the innovative minds behind them; illustrating how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. Brad Pitt narrates this 6-part season exploring the social, political, cultural, environmental, and economic issues of sustainable architecture. [TVG]

9:30AM

American Masters "Willa Cather: The Road Is All" 01:26 #1807H (Rpt) PBS
In 1883, Willa Cather was plucked from her luxurious home in Virginia, and dropped into Nebraska's tall grass prairies. The experience terrified and exhilarated her, becoming the force behind her great novels: O Pioneer, The Song of the Lark, My Antonia, Death Comes for the Archbishop, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning One of Ours. Her life remains mysterious--she destroyed much personal correspondence, and had restrictions concerning her work. She was educated and well-traveled; she smoked, she did not suffer fools, and she often dressed in slacks. She's a hero to women writers, and an inspiration to women readers, rediscovered in every decade for the past 100 years. The endless prairie gives texture to Cather's writing, while bringing the frontier to life--restoring its grandeur and desolationan. David Strathairn narrates. Marcia Gay Harden (Oscar winner in "Pollock"), provides the voice of Willa Cather. [TVPG] R on 8/8 8am; 8/20 10am

11AM

Ayo Live In Monte Carlo 00:56 PBSIP
Singer Ayo, whose first CD, Joyful, went double platinum in France and platinum or gold in such diverse markets as Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Korea and Australia, was taped in performance at the world famous Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo in August 2007. During the concert, she performs songs from Joyful with her four-man band. The special includes guest appearances by Laurent Korcia, one of France's leading young classical violin stars, as well as Les Solistes de Monte Carlo, the string section of the Monte Carlo Symphony Orchestra, directed by conductor Jean-Louis Dedieu. Ayo meets with Monaco’s Princess Stephanie and shares stories about their mutual involvement in various children’s causes around the world.

Noon

Cezanne in Provence 00:56 PBS (DVS)
The documentary offers a contextual look at the post-impressionist master Paul Cezanne and his work in his native Provence, France, 100 years after his death. [TVPG]

1PM

Inside "Space Launch" 00:56 #106H (Rpt) PBS
What does it feel like to be blasted into space, traveling more than 20,000 thousand miles per hour? INSIDE goes behind the scenes of a manned space launch from the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome as seen through the eyes of the men who ride the rocket: a cosmonaut, an astronaut and even a space tourist. [TVG]

2PM

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 8/22 2pm

3PM

Rick Steves' Europe "The Majesty of Madrid" 00:26 #301H (Rpt) APTEX
Madrid is studded with riches from its glory days. Rick Steves tours the lavish Royal Palace, enjoys art-packed museums, and looks deep into Picasso's greatest masterpiece. Experiencing Madrid at its fun-loving best, he is mesmerized by flamenco dancers, and munches on pigs' ears. Then, for a dose of Spain's dramatic history, he side-trips to El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen. First program in a 13-part season. [TVG] R on 7/23 3am; 8/26 3pm; 8/27 3am

3:30PM

Smart Travels--Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa "New Zealand's North Island" 00:26 #511H (Rpt) APT
With spectacular seismic activity, fascinating plant and animal life, and to-die-for natural beauty, New Zealand is a traveler's dream. In the Bay of Islands, host Rudy Maxa kayaks along the North's most glorious coastline. A Maori guide shows where local tribes signed a controversial treaty with European settlers. Known as the country's bread basket, Hawke's Bay offers bike rides through fruit and olive groves, and a town with one of the highest concentrations of art deco buildings in the world. Rudy includes tips on oyster shucking and olive oil. [TVG] R on 7/23 3:30am

4PM

Lidia's Italy "Anna, The Cous Cous Lady" 00:26 #112Z (Rpt) APTEX
Cous cous in Italian cuisine? Today Lidia with her friend Anna, who we also call the Cous Cous Lady put together a delicate salad of orange, red onion, and olives followed by a hot, steaming bowl of seafood brodetto. [TVG] R on 7/23 1am; 8/27 4pm; 8/28 1am

4:30PM

Chefs A' Field: Culinary Adventures That Begin On The Farm "New York, New York - GreenMarket" 00:26 #107H (Rpt) APT
Chef Peter Hoffman's Savoy is a standout among New York's many restaurants, its success stemming from the purity and freshness of each meal served. Nearly every day, Chef Hoffman dodges traffic as he rides his specially outfitted bike to the Union Square Green Market, the city's largest farmers' market, to gather ingredients from local sources like Keith's Farm in Westtown, NY. Recipes: Garlic Custard; and Heirloom Tomato & Purslane Salad. (7 of 13) [TVG] R on 7/23 1:30am

5PM

NewsHour With Jim Lehrer 00:56 #9216H PBS [TVRE]

5:59PM

Vets In Practice "Vets In Crisis" 00:29 #191 BBC
The foot and mouth virus is rampaging through the British countryside for the first time in more than 30 years, throwing the lives of farmers across the country into turmoil. Joe Inglis and Tom Leonard have answered the call of the Ministry, and gone to help fight the outbreak. Like most vets in this country, Joe has never seen a case of foot and mouth, and needs to be trained before he can be sent out to check the farms and small holdings around Gloucester for signs of the virus. He needs to learn everything from the symptoms of the disease, to how to complete the paperwork for valuing livestock and tracing the route of infection.

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

Tuesday July 22, 2008

Last Updated: 07/31/2008 17:49:33

6:30PM

Adelante! "Compassionate Care/Hispanic Assoc of Nurses/Medal" 00:26 #917H (Rpt) WMVS
Host and Producer Patricia Gomez learns about "Compassionate Care," an advocacy program for victims of sexual assault. Terry Garcia, President of the Hispanic Association of Nurses in Wisconsin joins the program; and, Manuel Santiago of Marquette University discusses Medal, a career exploration program focused on medicine, architecture, and engineering.

7PM

NOVA "Mystery of the Megaflood" 00:56 #3211H (Rpt) PBS
It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant scientific riddle. A maverick geologist became convinced that thousand-foot-deep floodwaters had scoured out vast areas of the American northwest, near the end of the last ice age. Mainstream scientists scorned his theory, while he searched patiently for answers to what could have triggered such an inconceivably violent event. Finally, an ingenious solution silenced the skeptics: traces of an enormous ice dam, half a mile high, which had blocked a valley in present-day Montana, and created an enormous lake behind it. With the help of stunningly realistic animation, this program goes back to the Ice Age to reveal what happened when the dam broke, unleashing a titanic flood that swept herds of woolly mammoth and everything else into oblivion. [TVG] R on 7/22 10pm; 7/26 2pm; 7/30 12noon

8PM

Wide Angle "Burning Season" 00:56 #704Z PBS
As temperatures and sea levels rise, the world is scrambling to stop global warming--but international consensus is slow to emerge, and debate over how to slow climate change continues. WIDE ANGLE travels to Indonesia, where rainforest areas equivalent to 300 soccer fields are cut down and burnt every hour to clear land for crops such as oil palms. New studies show that the devastation of Indonesia's forests has helped to make it the world's third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide--exceeded only by the U.S. and China. How to reduce these harmful greenhouse gas emissions? Dorjee Sun, a 29-year-old Australian green entrepreneur, thinks he has a solution: his idea involves selling the carbon credits represented by large forest areas in three Indonesian provinces to polluters in the West. "Burning Season" follows Sun on a whirlwind trip to boardrooms around the world--from Starbucks to eBay to Merrill Lynch--as he tries to convince skeptical financiers that his proposal is viable. [TVRE]

9PM

P.O.V. "9 Star Hotel" 00:56 #2105Z PBS
The lives of a group of young Palestinian men working illegally as construction laborers in the Israeli city of Modi'in are documented. Caught between Israeli security laws and a Palestinian Authority they believe has failed them, they work for Israeli contractors by day while hiding from police by night. Like youths everywhere, they pass their idle hours talking about love, marriage and future hopes. Israeli filmmaker Ido Haar has crafted a powerful verite film that illuminates the plight of young men questioning their own culture while struggling to survive in the midst of bitter conflict. [TVPG] R on 7/23 12

10PM

NOVA "Mystery of the Megaflood" 00:56 #3211H (Rpt) PBS
It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant scientific riddle. A maverick geologist became convinced that thousand-foot-deep floodwaters had scoured out vast areas of the American northwest, near the end of the last ice age. Mainstream scientists scorned his theory, while he searched patiently for answers to what could have triggered such an inconceivably violent event. Finally, an ingenious solution silenced the skeptics: traces of an enormous ice dam, half a mile high, which had blocked a valley in present-day Montana, and created an enormous lake behind it. With the help of stunningly realistic animation, this program goes back to the Ice Age to reveal what happened when the dam broke, unleashing a titanic flood that swept herds of woolly mammoth and everything else into oblivion. [TVG] R on 7/26 2pm; 7/30 12noon

11PM

New Tricks 00:51 #104 BBC
The apparent suicide of a teenager from 20 years ago leads the team to Wellesley Park golf club, a bastion of male chauvinism. Talented junior golfer Ken Rodger was suspected of killing a child with a golf club, but hanged himself before he could face trial. When DNA reveals Ken was innocent, Pullman and her squad turn their attention to the club and its committee members--with unexpected results. (Series 1, episode 4 of 6)

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