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Wednesday 1

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Badger Country(R 8/2, 6:30 a.m.)

2
Survival Spanish (R 8/4. 9 a.m)

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 Survival Spanish (R 8/4. 9:30 a.m.)

7:00 13 National Geographic Special: Bali, Master-piece of the Gods An examination of this Indonesian island’s great beauty, its traditional arts and its unique approach to tourism (cc) (s) (R 8/4. 9 a.m.; 8/5. 8 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Golden Land Wolf Blitzer. the Jerusalem

Post’s Washington correspondent, hosts this series about Israel’s history and lifestyles

8:00 13 Legacies of the Land: A Tale of Texas Texas humorist and folklore scholar John Henry Faulk narrates this armchair tour of the myths, legends, history and traditions that surround the state’s most plentiful commodity – its land – in this KERA production (Ft 8/6. 1 p.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m on 13)

9:00 13 The Man Who Beat the Blacklist.. John Henry Faulk Journalisl Bill Moyers profiles the courageous struggles and art of the Texas humorist, who died last year.

2 Ethics in America: Do Unto Others Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. columnist Ellen Goodman and former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop discuss community and personal ethics

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Special Presentation

12:00 13 Special Presentation

1:00 13 Today’s Japan



Thursday 2

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Sea Otters(R 8/3 6:30 a.m.)

2 GED on TV

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 GED on TV

7:00 13 Adventure: The Last Navigator Seasoned sailor Stephen Thomas leaves his charts and instruments behind to make a 600-mile journey on the open seas from the Micronesian island of Satawal (cc)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Lite Matters: Glaucoma Dr. Norman Kaplan hosts this KERA production about people living with this insidious disease that can rob them of their sight.

8:00 13 Postcards: Shanghai Clive James arrives during student demonstrations, samples local life and braves neighborhood food markets and Tai Chi exercises.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Mystery!: Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce Partington Holmes and Watson investigate the disappearance of highly sensitive government material and a death in the London underground. (cc) (D) (R 8/6- 2 p.m.)

2 America by Design: Shape of the Land A look at how Americans’ diverse uses of their land – such as farming, strip mining and irrigation projects – have altered the form of this country

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour 2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Lovejoy

12:00 13 Lovejoy



Friday 3

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Armies of Ants (R8/6. 6:30 a.m.) 2

2 Growing a Business

6:30 13 News Addition Bob Ray Sanders hosts KERA’s weekly news analysis program (R 8/5 12:30 p.m.)

2 Computer Chronicles

7:00 13 Washington Week in Review Paul Duke hosts. (cc)(R 8/4, 6 a.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 13 Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser hosts.(cc) (R 8/5. 10:30 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch (cc)

8:00 13 Evening at Pops: Carol Channing The Broadway legend sings a series of comedy songs, conducts the Boston Pops Orchestra and ends with the showstoppers “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” and “Hello, Dolly!’’ (s) (R 8/7, 2 p.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 American Masters: Edward R. Murrow, This Reporter, Part 1 From his live radio broadcasts during the London Blitz to his television programs such as See it Now, CBS Reports and Person to Person. Edward R. Murrow was a pioneer in the field of broadcast journalism. This program explores the qualities that made Murrow unique in his profession and his time. (cc)

2 Market to Market

9:30 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Special Presentation

12:00 13 American Patchwork: Dreams and Songs



Saturday 41

6PM 13Nathalie Dupree’s Matters of Taste

2 DeGrassi High (cc) (D)

6:30 13 This Old House Steve Thomas hosts (cc)

2 DeGrassi High (cc) (D)

7:00 13 The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram hosts, (cc)

2 The Lawrence Welk Show

7:30 13 Wild America (cc)

8:00 13 Movie 13: The Dirty Dozen (1967) Lee Marvin. Charles Bronson and Ernest Borgnine star in this raucous, gripping drama about a group of World War II prisoners who have a last chance to redeem themselves. (R 8/8. 11 pm)

2 All Creatures Great and Small: It Wishes Were Horses Wesley Binks turns over a new leaf. Tristan is smitten, and Siegfried is depress ed by the coming of war.

9:00 2 Ascent of Man, Part 4 Dr. Jacob Bronowski narrates this series about the history of science and humankind, focusing this week on man’s first use of fire, which was in finding the brown metal locked in the green stone – copper

10:00 2 American Playhouse: Revolt of Mother/Pigeon Feathers (cc)

10:30 13 Dr. Who: The Invisible Enemy

12:00 13 Star Cops

1:00 13 Alive From Off Cenler (s)



Sunday

6PM 13 Austin City Limits The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performs (s)

2 Heritage

6:30 2 Raising Kids

7:00 13 National Audubon Society Special: Crane River Leonard Nimoy narrates this exploration of the possibility of saving Nebraska’s Platte River, where more than 500.000 birds congregate annually on their migrations north to their nesting areas, (cc) (s) (R 8/9. 1 p.m.)

2 Joseph Campbell: The Transformation ofMyth Through Time The famous mytholo-gist presents his special insights into how myths reconcile humans to the mysteries of life

8:00 13 National Geographic Special: Bali, Masterplace of the Gods An examination of this Indonesian island’ s great beauty, its traditional arts and its unique approach to tourism. (cc) (s)

2 Contrary to Love: The Addictive Family Dr. Patrick Carnes examines family relationships and dynamics, showing how addictive behaviors can develop and thrive.

9:00 13 Masterpiece Theatre: Piece of Cake, Part 5 By May 1940, the “phony” war is over as France is attacked by the Luftwaffe With the death of their squadron leader, the pilots must acquire new tactics and the spirit to survive (cc)

2 South American Journeys: Kinos for a Day

Host Jack Pizzey focuses on a very poor black girl who will compete from midnight till dawn in a competition at Rio’ s famous carnival.

10:00 13 The Good Neighbors

2 Spirit of Place

10:30 13 Are You Being Served?

11:00 13 Yes, Prime Minister

11:30 13 The Black Adder

12:00 13 Allo, AIIO



Monday 6

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Alaskan Summer (R8/7,6:30 a.m)

2 Autograph With Macilyn MacKay

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 MotorWeek’90 John Davis hosts.

7:00 13 The Cousteau Odyssey: Time Bomb at 50

Fathoms Thanks to Jacques Cousteau’s crew’s ’saturation diving ’ experiments, a salvage operation to bring up a wrecked cargo ship’s load of toxic chemicals is a success.

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Bill Meyers’ World of Ideas Moyers talks with University of Southern California professor Leo Braudy, author of The Frenzy of Renown.

8:00 13 Great Journeys: The Salt Road William Shawcross. prize-winning author of Sideshow, tries to uncover the fate of the Tuareg, who once controlled the salt routes and distribution of this life-giving mineral. (R 8/12. 5 p.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

(R10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Billy Graham: Porphet With Honor A profile of this widely influential minister whose presence and faith have attracted millions of followers worldwide.

2 Great Performance!: Ties From the Hollywood Hills: The Clued Set Rita Moreno and D.W Moffett star in this 1950s Gavin Lambert tale of a young Hollywood director seduced by the deadly charms of a fading movie star. (cc) (s)

10:00 13 The MacNeil/lehrar NowsHour

2 The Nightly Bosiness Report

11:00 13 Nova: The Hidden moot of Plants (cc)

12:00 13 Special Presentation



Tuesday 7

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: “All American” Raccoon (R 8/8 6:30 a.m.)

2 Special Presentation

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 Special Presentation

7:00 13 Horizon

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 America’s Challenge

8:00 13 Nova: In the Land of the Polar Bears A rare look at beautilul, desolate Wrangel Island, which lies 300 miles off the Alaskan coast and serves as a haven for polar bears, walruses and Siberian snow geese (cc) (R 8/10 2 p.m. : 8/13, 11 p.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Frontline: My Husband is Going to Kill Me In 1987, Pamela Gunther turned to the police and courts in a Denver suburb to protect her from her violent husband. Three weeks later, she was murdered in front of her children. Frontline examines why the system failed to protect her (cc) (R 8/12, 5 am)

2 Special Presentation

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 POV: Kamala and Kaji

12:00 13 Special Presentation



Wednesday 8

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Bobcat(R 8/9, 6:30 a.m.)

2 Survival Spanish

6:30 13 World of Survival 2 Survival Spanish

7:00 13 National Geographic Special: Elephant Filmed in Kenya, Namibia. Sri Lanka and India, this program focuses on these massive ammals, which are threatened by the violence of poachers, (cc) (s)(R 8/11, 9 a.m.; 8/12. 8 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Golden Land Wolf Blitzer. the Jerusalem Post’s Washington correspondent, hosts this series about Israel’ s history and lifestyles.

8:00 13 Castro’s Cuba: Two Views See highlight on this page (R 8/12. 3 a.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHoer (B 10 p.m on 13)

9:00 2 Ethics in America: To Defend a Killer U S.

District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel. defense attorney Jack Litman and philosopher John E. Smith discuss America’s criminal justice system, the right to a fair trial and to a fair punishment

13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour 2 The Nlghily Business Report

11:00 13 Movie 13: The Dirty Dozen



Thursday 9

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Peaceable Lion(R 8/10. 6:30 a.m.)

2 GED on TV

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 GED on TV<BR>7:00 13 Adventure: The Wildman of China A skeptical American anthropologist and a British cryptozoologist search for the “yeren,” a huge, apelike creature said to prowl the remote regions of Central China (cc)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Life Matters: Rebuilding the Body Dr. Norman Kaplan hosts this KERA production about prostheses, which allow those who have lost an eye. ear, nose or limb to live a more normal lite

8:00 13 Postcards: Rome To understand this fashionable, self-induigeni city. Clive James hires a small, fast car, buys some new Italian clothes and goes on a date with a famous Italian seductress.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Mystery! (cc)

2 H.R.H. Prince Charles: A Personal View of Architecture The heir to the British throne talks about his much-publicized – and often maligned – views of modern architecture.

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Lovejoy

12:00 13 Lovejoy



Friday 10

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Tigers of Kanha(R 8/13, 6:30 a.m.)

2 Growing a Business

6:30 13 News Addition Bob Ray Sanders hosts KERA’s weekly news analysis program. (R 8/12. 12:30 p.m.)

2 Computer Chronicles

7:00 13 Washington Week In Review Paul Dukehosts (cc) (ft 8/11 6 a.m)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 13 Wall Street Weak Louis Rukeyser hosts. (cc) (R 8/12. 10:30 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch (cc)

8:00 13 Evening at Pops: Leonard Slatkin. GuestConductor, With John Browning and Dave Brubeck Slatkin. the music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, directs the Pops Orchestra in Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with piano soloist Browning, and Brubeck performs his compositions such as “Summer Music” (s) (R 8/14, 2 pm)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHow (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 American Masters: Edward R. Murrow,This Reporter, Part 2 From his live radio broadcasts during the London Blitz to his television programs such as See ’( Now, CBS Reports and Person to Person, Edward R. Murrow was a pioneer in the field o1 broadcast journalism This program explores the Qualities that made Murrow unique in his profession and his time. (cc)

2 Market to Market

9:30 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Special Presentation

12:00 13 Special Presentation



Saturday 11

5:45PM 2 Meyers: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Journalst Bill Moyers talks with philosopher Campbell about the influences of myth in our lives.

6:00 13 Nathalie Dupree’s Matters of Tasle

6:30 13 This Old House Steve Thomas hosts, (cc)

7:00 13 The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram hosts. (cc)

2 The Lawrence Walk Show

7:30 13 Wild America (cc)

8:00 13 Movie 13: Animal Crackers (1930) It’s one of the Marx Brothers’ funniest movies-last-moving, senseless and hilarious.

8:15 2 The Lawrence Welk Show

9:30 13 Crabs

2 All Creatures Great and Small

10:00 13 Dr. Who: Image of Fendahl

10:40 2 Summer Night Music: Reuben Blades

11:30 13 Star Cops: This Case to be Opened in a Million Years

12:30 13 Alive From Off Center (s)



Sunday 12

6PM 13 Austin City Limits Buck Owens performs. (s) 2 1915

7:00 13 National Audubon Society Special: Ancient Forests See highlight on [his page. (cc) (s) (R 8/14. 1 p.m.)

2 Mozart by the Masters Itzhak Perlman. Pinchas Zukerman. Victor Borge and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra pay tribute to this master composer.

8:00 13 National Geographic Special: Elephant

Filmed in Kenya. Namibia Sri Lanka and India, this program focuses on these massive animals, which are threatened by the violence of poachers. (cc) (s)

9:00 13 Masterpiece Theatre: Piece of Cake, Part 6

In the concluding episode of this drama about World War II fighter pilots, the squadron’s morale is low, but fresh aircraft and pilots are arriving to prepare for the Luftwaffe’s threatened attack on the southern coast of England (cc)

2 Mozart Mystique With Peter Ustinov Peter Ustinov hosts this special, filmed in Austria and West Germany, that focuses on major events in Mozart’s life through stories and letters about his colorful lifestyle. Musical performances include selections from the composer’s works for opera, symphony orchestra, chamber music and keyboard.

10:00 13 The Good Neighbors

10:30 13 Are You Being Served?

11:00 13 Yes, Prime Minister

11:30 13 The Black Adder

12:00 13 AII0, Allo



Monday 13

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Great Indian Rhino (R 8/14. 6:30 am)

6:20 2 MotorWeek’90 John Davis hosts.

6:30 13 World of Survival

7:00 13 The Cousteau Odyssey: Mediterranean: Cradle or Coffin? Is history’s cradle of civilization being rocked by urban and industrial pollution? Jacques Cousteau and a team of scientists examine pollution and tourism’s impact on the Mediterranean’s sensitive ecological balance

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10:55 p.m.)

7:35 2 Bill Mayers’ World of Ideas

8:00 13 Great Journeys: The Ho Chi Minh Trail Photographet Philip Jones-Gnffiths returns 14 years after the war in Vietnam to discover what has become of this legendary trail that provided a vital supply of materials and manpower between North and South Vietnam.

8:10 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m.)on 13)

9:00 13 Firel This sensitive special looks at the

lives of today’s modern heroes, firefighters.

9:15 2 Fulghum After Dinner The best selling author of Alt I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten combines music and lighthearted conversation with tongue-in-cheek in sight into human nature for a superbly enjoyable evening.

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

10:55 2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Nova: In the Land of Polar Bears (cc)

12:00 13 Special Presentation



Tuesday 14

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Black Bear (R 8/15. 6:30 a.m.)

6:15 2 A Conversation With Jane Goodall Dallas Times Herald editorial page editor Lee Cullum interviews the famous animal behaviorst in this KDTN production.

6:30 13 World of Survival

7:00 13 Horizon

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10:55 p.m.)

7:35 2 The University of North Texas: ForeverGreen KDTN celebrates the University of North Texas’ centennial with this look at the university’s history and accomplishments

8:00 13 Nova: The Bomb’s Lethal Legacy is it possible to clean up the Hansford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, where 30-million cubic feet of radioactive waste lie, 40 years after the nuclear age began? (cc}

8:10 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m on 13)

9:00 13 Building the Bomb How safe is the Pantex plant, which assembles nuclear warheads a few miles from Amarillo? This KERA production examines the questions raised by some of the plant’s employees.

9:15 2 Great Moments From the Met Kathleen Battle, Placido Domingo, Jessye Norman, Luciano Pavarotti. Leontyne Price, Km Te Kanawa and a host of other stars mark this celebration with personal anecdotes about opera. their roles and performances. (s)

9:30 13 China Now: Tianneman Square A look at the changes in the world’s most populous country a year after the student uprising

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

10:55 2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 POV: Golub/Days of Waiting

12:30 13 Special Presentation



Wednesday 15

6PM 2 Survival Spanish (R 8/18, 9 a.m.)

6:25 13 Wild America: Badlands (cc)

6:30 2 Survival Spanish (R 8/18 9:30 a.m.)

7:00 13 National Geographic Special: Journey tothe Forgotten River The real-life drama of thousands of animals that embarked on a desperate journey to find water after Africa’s crippling drought in the early 1980s (cc) (s) (R 8/18, 9:10 a.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.) 7:30 2 Golden Land Wolf Blitzer, the Jerusalem Post’s Washington correspondent, hosts this series about Israel’ s history and lifestyles.

8:00 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10:20 p.m. on 13)

8:15 13 Graceland: The African Concert Paul Simon, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and a cast of other spectacular stars appear in this famed 1987 concert filmed in Zimbabwe. “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.” “Under African Skies” and “The Boy in the Bubble” are among the songs performed. (R 8/21, 9:40 p.m., 8/22, 1:10 p.m.)

9:00 2 Ethics In America: The Public Trust Jeane Kirkpatrick, Senator Alan Simpson and ABC news anchor Peter Jennings discuss trust between the government and the people

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:20 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

11:25 13 The Grateful Dead: So Far



Thursday 16

6PM 2 GED on TV

6:25 13 Wild America: Birds of Prey (cc)

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 GED on TV

7:00 13 Mysteryt: Inspector Mane: The Last Enemy,Part 1 The inspector and Lewis are back in Oxford’s familiar academic world, probing the murder of an unidentified man who may have been affiliated with one of the colleges. Along the way, they discover deceit, corruption and ruthless ambition among the Oxford dons (cc)(D)

2 The Nighily Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Inside Business Today

8:00 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10:50 p.m. on 13)

8:15 13 Mystery!: Inspector Morse: The Last Enemy, Part 2 (cc) (D)

9:00 2 The Adams Chronicles: John Mams,Lawyer Adams is drawn into the conflict between Britain and the growing movement tor liberty in the colonies

9:30 13 Mystery!: Return of Sherlock Holmes: Silver Blaze A champion racehorse is missing and its trainer is found murdered. Their investigations take Holmes and Watson into the heart of the racetrack world (cc) (D) (R 8/20, 2:15 p.m.)

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:50 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

11:55 13 Tom Peters: The New Leadership Alliance



Friday 17

6PM 2 Growing a Business

6:30 13 News Addition Bob Ray Sanders hosts KERA’s weekly news analysis program (R 8/19 5.30 p.m.)

2 Computer Chronicles

7:00 13 Washington Week In Review Paul Duke hosts. (cc! (R 8/8. 6 a.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m)

7:30 13 Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser hosts.(cc) (R 8/19, 4 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch

8:00 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R midnighton 13)

8:05 13 Wolf Trap Presents: Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration See highlight on this page.

9:00 2 Market to Market 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:10 13 James Taylor in Concert Taylor performs the songs that made him one of the legendary stars of his age. including “You’ve Got a Friend: ’ (R 8/23. 10:30 p.m.)

12:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour



Saturday 18

6PM 13 Nathalie Dupree’s Matters of Taste

2 Power of Choice

6:35 13 This Old House Steve Thomas hosts (cc)

7:00 2 The Lawrence Welk Show

7:10 13 The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram hosts. (cc)

8:00 2 1990 Summer Music Games Broadcast live from Rich Stadium in Buffalo. NY, this is the world championship of drum and bugle corps

8:30 13 In the Hank Williams Tradition The life and career of this charismatic country and western singer are celebrated in song by his son, Hank Williams Jr., Randy Travis, Waylon Jennings. Ricky Skaggs, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristoffer-son and Willie Nelson Dwight Yoakum narrates (R 8/24, 2:35 p.m., 8/26, 5:30 p.m.)

10:00 13 Dr. Who: The Sun Makers

2 American Playhouse: Silence at Bethany (cc)

12:00 13 Star Cops: In Warm Blood



Sunday 19

11AM 13 Fawlty Towers A six-hour marathon visit to the worst-run hotel in the British Empire John Cleese stars.

6:00 2 Heritage

6:30 2 Raising Kids

7:00 13 National Audubon Society Special: Wolves

Robert Redtord narrates this examina-non of the fate of the red wolf, once close to extinction, which has now been bred in capitivity by the federal government and released in the wilderness, (cc) (s) (R 8/23. 1:10 p.m.)

2 Joseph Campbell: Transformation of Myth Through Time The famous mythologist presents his special insights into how myths reconcile humans to the mysteries of life.

8:00 2 Contrary to Love: Co-Addiction Best-selling author Melody Beattie (Codependent No More) and Dr. Carnes discuss codependency and the loss of self.

8:10 13 The Unforgettable Hat King Cole The story of one of the greatest performers of all me. who tackled cancer, racism and the networks with astonishing dignity. Frank Sinatra, Oscar Peter-ion and Mel Torme appear in this moving tribute

9:00 2 South American Journeys: A ContinentCrucified Host Jack Pizzey examines the South American Catholic church, traditionally divided between the powerful and powerless, and looks at a new threat to the church from Protestant missionaries.

9:45 13 Evening at Pops: Sammy Davis Jr. Fifty years of American musical showmanship are profiled when “Mr Wonderful” the late Sammy Davis Jr., shares the stage with the Pops Orchestra for renditions of such hits as” It Only Takes a Moment” and “Satin Doll.”

10:00 13 The Good Neighbors

2 Special Presentation

10:40 13 Are You Being Served?

11:15 13 The Black Adder

11:55 13 The Black Adder

12:30 13 Allo, Allo



Monday 20

6PM 2 Autograph With Marilyn MacKay

6:25 13 Wild America: Olympic Odyney (cc)

6:30 2 MotorWeek’90 John Davis hosts.

7:00 13 Nova: The Miracle of Life A fascinating and moving documentary about the wry beginnings of human life (cc) (R 8/26, 7 p.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10:30 p.m.)

7:30 2 Bill Moyers’ World of Ideas

8:00 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10:50 p.m. on 13)

8:10 13 Great Journeys: Silver Tracks Musician Billy Bragg and broadcaster Andy Kershaw host this episode, as they embark on a journey of musical discovery combined with a historical look at the heyday of the Spanish silver trade in Bolivia

9:00 2 American Playhouse: Strange Interlude, Part 1 Glenda Jackson, Rosemary Harris, Ken Howard and Jose Ferrer star in Eugene O’Neill’s complex play about a woman who loves one man, marries another and bears a child by a third, (cc)

9:30 13 Great Journeys: Across the South Pacific

Solo circumnavigator Dame Naomi James travels 5,000 miles across the South Seas to a traditional village in Samoa and finds the downside of paradise.

10:30 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:50 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

11:50 13 Joan Baez in Concert The legendary folk-singer appears with Jackson Browne. (s)



Tuesday 21

6PM 2 Special Presentation

625 13 Wild America: Busnytails (cc)

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 Special Presentation

7:00 13 The Compleat Beatles Behind-the-scenes interviews and excerpts from more than 50 songs combine to chronicle the incredible events surrounding the Beatles from their Liverpool days to the band’s breakup

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10:30 p.m.)

7:30 2 America’s Challenge

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 11:45 p.m. on 13

9:00 2 American Playhouse: Strange Interlude,Part 2 Glenda Jackson, Rosemary Har-ris, Ken Howard and Jose Ferrer star in Eugene O’Neill’s complex play about a woman who loves one man, marries another and bears a child by a third, (cc)

9:40 13 GraceIand: The African Concert PaulSimon. Ladysmith Black Mambazo and others perform in this famous 1987 concert filmed in Zimbabwe. (s)

10:30 2 The Nightly Business Report

11:45 13 The MacNeit/Lehrer NewsHour

Wednesday 22

6PM 2 Survival Spanish (R 8/25 9 a.m.)

6:25 13 Wild America: Shenandoah Springtime (cc)

6:30 2 Survival Spanish (R 8/25. 9:30 a.m.)

7:00 13 Bradshaw on the Family: The Family In Crisis The noted therapist gives an overview of what constitutes a family in crisis.

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10:30 p.m.)

7:30 2 Golden Land Wolf Blitzer, the JerusalemPost’s Washington correspondent, hosts this series about Israel’s history and lifestyles

8:00 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10:45 p.m on 13)

8:15 13 Bradshaw on the Family: The HealthyFamily John Bradshaw gives examples of how a healthy, functional family operates

9:00 2 American Playhouse: Strange Interlude,Part 3 Glenda Jackson. Rosemary Har-ris, Ken Howard and Jose Ferrer star in Eugene O’Neill’s complex play about a woman who loves one man, marries another and bears a child by a third (cc)

9:30 13 Bradshaw on the Family: The UnhealthyFamily The therapist talks aboutcharacteristics of a dysfunctional family.

10:30 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:45 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

11:45 13 Sing Out, America! With Judy Collins



Thursday 23

6PM 2 GED on TV

6:25 13 Great Performances: Canclones de Mi Padre Singer Linda Ronstadt performs the music of her childhood in the Mexican love songs her father sang to her mother Ronstadt’s authentic vocal style of the manachi is accompanied by the 13-member Mariachi Vargas de Teralitlan and the dance troupe Ballet Folklorico de I Fonda. (s)

6:30 2 GED on TV

7:00 2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Inside Business Today

8:00 13 Myslery!: The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles See highlight this page, (cc) (D)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 12:30 a.m. on 13)

9:00 2 The Adams Chronicles: John Adams,Revolutionary Adams goes to Philadelphia to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Congress, and Abigail stays to tend the family farm.

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:30 13 James Taylor in Concert

12:30 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour



Friday 24< /B>

6PM 2 Growing a Business

6:30 13 News Addition Bob Ray Sanders hosts KERA’s weekly news analysis program. (R 8/26, 5.30 p.m.)

2 Computer Chronicles

7:00 13 Washington Week in Review Paul Duke hosts. (cc) (R 8/25, 6 a.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 13 Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser hosts (cc) (Ft 8/26, 4 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch (cc)

8:00 2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R midnight on 13)

8:05 13 An Evening With Andy Williams Williams performs in concert at London’s Royal Albert Hail with songs from his celebrated career. including “Moon River.” “The Impossible Dream,” “Just the Way You Are” and “Maria.” (R 8/26. 330 pm.)

9:00 2 MaiKet to Market

9:30 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:00 13 Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Cen-tral Park The famous pair reunites for a stunning concert filled with classic songs like “The Sound of Silence ” “Mrs Robinson” and “I am a Rock.” (s)

12:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour



Saturday 25

6PM 13 Nathalie Dupree’t Mailers of Taste

2 Power of Choice 6:30 2 DeGrassi Junior High (cc)

6:40 13 The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram hosls (cc)

7:00 2 The Lawrence Welk Show

7:25 13 The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram hosls. (cc)

8:00 13 Peter, Paul and Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert The famous trio brings back memories of their folksinging youth with such hits as “Don’t Think Twice,” “Leaving on a Jet Plane” and “If I Had a Hammer.” (s)

2 All Creatures Great and Small

9:00 2 Ascent of Man, Part 5 Dr. Jacob Bronowski narrates this series about the history of science and humankind, focusing this week on man’s domestication of animals and plants 10:00 2 American Playhouse: The Wash (cc) (D)

10:10 13 Star Cops: A Double Life

11:15 13 Star Cops: Other People’s Secrets

12:20 13 Dr. Who: Underworld



Sunday 26

5:30PM 13 In the Hank Williams Tradition Hank Williams Jr., Kris Kristofferson. Willie Nelson and a host of other stars perform in this tribute to the legendary country and western singer

6:00 2 Heritage

6:30 2 Raising Kids

7:00 13 Nova: The Miracle of Life An incredible journey into the very beginnings of human life, (cc)

2 Joseph Campbell: Transformation of Myth Through Time The famous mythologist presents his special insights into how myths reconcile humans to the mysteries of life.

8:00 2 Contrary to Love: Vulnerable Children: Child Abuse and Addiction Dr. Patrick Carnes explores the link between child abuse and addiction.

8:10 13 Mystery!: Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles After Sir Charles Baskerville is killed by a mysterious hound from hell that has haunted his family for years, Holmes and Watson are called in to prated the life of his American heir. (cc) (D)

9:00 2 The Constitution: That Delicate Balance:

The President vs. Congress Former president Gerald Ford, former presidential counsel James St. Clair and former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart discuss the crisis that occurs when presidential wishes conflict with the Congress

10:00 2 Special Presentation

10:30 13 The Good Neighbors

11:00 13 Are Yon Being Served?

11:45 13 The Black Adder

12:25 13 The Black Adder

1:00 13 AIIO, Allo



Monday 27

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Bald Eagle

(R 8/28, 6:30 a.m.)

2 Autograph With Marilyn MacKay

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 MnlDrWeek’90. Jnhn Davis hosts.

7:00 13 The Cousteau Odyssey: Clipperton: The Island Time Forgot A return 10 the scene of a devastating tragedy where, 70 years ago, a brutal lighthouse keeper terrified an island garrison’s women and children.

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Bill Moyers’ World of Ideas

8:00 13 Great Journeys: The Pan American Highway Writer and poet Hugo Williams looks at a small section of this vast route thatrepresents an amazing history of emigration, trade,conquest, culture and politics.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10:30 p.m on 13)

9:00 13 Voices of Sarafina This critically acclaimed feature film follows the internationally successful musical performance of Sarafina!. focusing on both performances and backstage interviews with cast members.

2 Survival of a Small City A profile of South Norwalk. Conn., in an effort to understand the challenges a small city must surmount in the face of revitalization.

10:00 2 The Nightly Business Report

10:30 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

11:30 13 Nova: Whale Rescue (cc)

12:30 13 Special Presentation



Tuesday 28

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Owls (R 8/29, 6:30 a.m)

2 Special Presentation

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 Special Presentation

7:00 13 Horizon

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 America’s Challenge This country’s business leaders meet to discuss America’s business competition worldwide. Tonight’s guest is Dallas billionaire H Ross Perot.

8:00 13 Nova: The Big Spill An investigation of the Exxon Valde2’ 11-million gallon oil spill off the Alaska coast, (cc) (R 8/31. 2 p.m.; 9/3, 11 p.m.)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13

9:00 13 Frontline: Anatomy of an Oil Spill A year after the tragic Alaska oil spill, Frontline examines the broader questions of big oils history of involvement in Alaska (cc) (R 9/2. 5 a.m.)

2 Politics: The New Black Power Washing-ton Post reporter Juan Williams narrates this look at the black politicians across the country who are increasingly taking leadership roles, shap-ing policy and wielding power

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 P0V: Motel

12:30 13 Special Presentation



Wednesday 29

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Animal Clocks(R 8/9, 6 30 a.m.)

2 Survival Spanish (R 9/1. 9 a.m.)

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 Survival Spanish (R 9/1. 9:30 a.m.)

7:00 13 Mark Russell Comedy Special The famous Washington. D.C., comedian pokes fun at all that’s politic and impolitic in American life.

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 13 Capitol Steps This troupe of current and former Capitol Hill staffers pokes fun a! politicians with skits and songs such as “On the Sony Side of the Street” (noting Japan’s purchases in the U.S ) and “Yes! We Have Noriega’”

2 Golden Land Wolf Blitzer, the JerusalemPost’s Washington correspondent, hosts this series about Israel’s history and lifestyles.

8:00 13 Mother Teresa A stirring view of this1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner’s life and work on behalf of the poor. Narrated by Sir Richard Attenborough, !he film follows Mother Teresa to some of the world’s worst trouble spots.

2 The MacNell/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 2 Ethics in America: Does Doctor KnowBest? Former Surgeon General C Everett Koop and Joseph Califano. former sexcretary of Health. Education and Welfare, discuss the dilemmas of the doctor-patient relationship.

9:30 13 Hello Moscow With Huell Hawser An extraordinary rendering of everyday peo-ple and places in the Soviet capital.

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Special Prnentatlon

12:00 13 Special Presentation

Thursday 30

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: Strange Creaturesof the Amazon (R 8/31, 6:30 a.m)

2 GED on TV

6:30 13 World of Survival

2 GED on TV

7:00 13 Adventure: Return to the Jade SeaBR>Accompany archaeologist Andrew Hartley on his expedition to Kenya’s Lake Turkana, a rich hunting ground for traces of an advanced Stone Age culture – and an area whose secrets are guarded by the world’s hottest, fiercest desert, the Suguta. (cc)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 2 Inside Business Today

8:00 13 Postcards: Miami Clive James talks to Miami Vice star Don Johnson to learn how to survive in this city, practices shooting a .45 and interviews a lawyer who defends the most notorious drug barons.

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 Mysteryl: Inspector Morse: The Woivercote Tangue, Part 1 Morse becomes suspicious when he learns about an “accidental” death and the disappearance of a work of art owned by the dead woman. (cc) (D)

2 The Adams Chronicies: John Adams, Diphomat Adams and his son. Quincy, travel to Europe to represent America’s interests on the continent.

10:00 13 The MaoNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Special Presentation

12:00 13 Special Presentation

Friday 31

6PM 13 Wild World of Animals: The Floating Wilderness (R 9/3, 6:30 a.m.)

2 Growing a Business

6:30 13 News Addition Bob Ray Sanders hosts Kera’s weekly news analysis program. (R 9/2 12:30 p.m.)

2 Computer Chronicies

7:00 13 Washington Week in Review Paul Duke hosts. (cc) (R 9/1, 6 a.m.)

2 The Nightly Business Report (R 10 p.m.)

7:30 13 Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser hosts (cc) (R 9/2, 10:30 a.m.)

2 Bodywatch (cc)

8:00 13 Evening at Pops: Kathleen Battle and Branford Marsalis Battle, the celebrated soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, performs selections from Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Puccini’s “O Mio Bambino Cara,” and saxophonist Marsalis performs “Pavane for Saxophone,” (s)

2 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (R 10 p.m. on 13)

9:00 13 American Masters: Sanford Meisner: The Theater’s Best Kept Secret A profile of this founding member of the Group Theater, who has trained many of America’s most acciaimed acctors, writers and directors, including Sidney Lumet, David Mamet, Diane Keaton, Bob Fosse and Joanne Woodward.

2 Market to Market

9:30 2 Adam Smith’s Money World

10:00 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

2 The Nightly Business Report

11:00 13 Special Presentation

12:00 13 Special Presentation

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