TV HIGHLIGHTS

Bradshaw on the Family

Thursdays at 9 p.m. on 2, Tuesday, November 28, beginning at 7p.m. on 13 and Thursday, November 30, at 6:30p.m. on 13

Gather for very special evenings as noted Houston therapist John Bradshaw talks to audiences about healing the pain of emotional problems. Focusing on overcoming denial, intervention in others’ turmoil and using available community resources, Bradshaw speaks directly and movingly to modern-day families and individuals.



POV: Girltalk

Monday, November 20, at 9 p.m. on 2

Three girls, their stories and their fragile hopes are highlighted in this episode. Music, humor and intimate conversations play against the disturbing realities of these teenagers’ lives and their histories of abuse and neglect.



Japan

Tuesday-Friday, November 14-17, at 8 p.m. on 13

This four-part series is a brilliant, multifaceted look at the history, cultural heritage and monumental changes that have molded Japan into an international power. Jane Seymour hosts this examination of an intricate, fascinating country and people.



Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original

Wednesday, November 1, at 9 p.m. on 13

Harry Truman once called Thomas Hart Benton “the best damned painter in America.” Little wonder. For more than 70 years, Benton painted American cities and small towns, faith healers and soda jerks, farmers and movie stars. This special explores the life and work of this combative and outspoken artist, who denounced abstract art and claimed he would rather have his paintings hung in saloons than museums.

Nova: Hurricane

Tuesday, November 7, at 7 p.m. Repeated 11/10 at 2 p.m. and 11/13 at 11 p.m. on 13

The answers are blowing in the wind on this week’s Nova. Plunging into the eye of one of nature’s most destructive forces, scientists show the devastation of hurricanes on land and the potential for more precise warnings in the future.



Are You Being Served?

Sundays at 10:30 p.m. beginning November 26 on 13

Ladies’ Separates and Underwear battles Gentlemen’s Ready-to-Wear in a small, old fashioned department store called Grace Brothers. This new British comedy is an unbalanced look at store politics and interdepartmental warfare among the racks.



The American Experience

Tuesdays at 9 p.m. through November 21 on 13

Explore the history and meaning of baseball throughout American life (November 7). Revisit a time when the Sears, Roebuck catalogue linked generations of rural Americans to civilization and the good life (November 14). View the breathtaking vistas of Yosemite, with narration by Robert Redford (November 21). This month’s programs capture a dazzling kaleidoscope of The American Experience.



American Masters: Harold Lloyd

Sunday, November 26, at 3 p.m. on 13

At the height of his career, he was more popular than Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Today, he is most often remembered as the young man hanging desperately from the clock in Safety Last, one of his most famous films. This two-hour program traces the comic genius of Harold Lloyd from his Nebraska boyhood to Hollywood stardom.



The Final Human Judgment

Friday, November 10, at 8 pm. on 13

Repeated 11/13 at midnight on 13

With violent crime on the rise in the United States, capital punishment is hotly debated at all levels of American society, from families to legislatures. The Final Human Judgment examines the complexity of this issue from both historical and ethical standpoints. Focusing on famous death penalty cases such as the Rosenbergs, Gary Gilmore and Ted Bundy, this special includes interviews with victims’ families, lawyers and prison officials.



Masterpiece Theatre: A Tale of Two Cities

Sundays at 9 p.m beginning November 19 on 13

Marking the bicentennial of the French Revolution, this four-part series is based on Charles Dickens’ panoramic love story set against the backdrop of the revolution. James Wilby, Xavier DeLuc, Serena Gordon and Sir John Mills star.

TimeOut

Wednesdays at 7:30p.m. beginning November 15 on 2

Prominent athletes from North Texas’ premier teams give students sporting advice about their life choices in this new series. Produced by KDTN, 10 of the series’ programs center on staying in school and 10 on avoiding drugs.



Travels: Subway Safari

Monday, November 20, at 7 p.m. on 13

Repeated 11/23 at 2 p.m. and 11 /26 at 8 p.m. on 13

Travels goes underground and around the world in this episode. From Calcutta and Beijing to Berlin and Madrid, the program finds each subway is a subterranean world of its own and a culture within a culture.