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July Highlights

THE WAR OF THE WORLD

World War II, we’ve been told all our lives, was our greatest triumph, the moment when the forces of light — the Western democracies — prevailed over the forces of darkness — the Nazis and the other Axis powers. It was a conflict that began in Europe in September 1939, but became global only with the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. It ended with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan in August 1945. Or did it? In this series, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson challenges nearly all our enduring assumptions about what was, without question, the most destructive conflict the planet has ever seen. THE WAR OF THE WORLD will transform the way we think about World War II. Mondays, July 7 & July 14, at 10 pm.

THE WATERFALLS: MAKING PUBLIC ART
Artist Olafur Eliasson’s The New York City Waterfalls, a project commissioned by Public Art Fund, consists of four monumental, man-made waterfalls installed at four sites along the shores of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Governors Island beginning June 26, will join a long line of successful, provocative, and engaging public art projects in New York City. From Christo and Jean-Claude’s The Gates in Central Park to Tribute in Light at the World Trade Center site, public art has provoked a variety of intense reactions from New Yorkers and brought millions of visitors to the city. Thursday, July 3 at 8 pm.

A CAPITAL FOURTH

Jimmy Smits hosts America’s biggest birthday party, live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. With Huey Lewis and the News, Taylor Hicks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Hayley Westenra, Harolyn Blackwell, Scott Hamilton and the NSO under conductor Erich Kunzel. Friday, July 4 at 8 pm.

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THE FRANK SINATRA SHOW

New to Saturday Nights on WSKG TV is the Frank Sinatra Show. In the first outing, Frank is joined by Joey Bishop, Sammy David Jr., and Nancy Sinatra in a welcome home salute to Elvis Presley, just out of the U.S. Army. Highlights include Sinatra and Elvis performing each other's songs, Sammy Davis Jr. doing a series of celebrity impressions, and surprise guest Peter Lawford. Saturdays, beginning July5 at 8 pm.

ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

For nine days each June, Rochester, New York transforms itself into one of the jazz capitals of the world. Founded in 2002, the Rochester International Jazz Festival has evolved into one of nation's largest and fastest-growing music festivals, drawing fans from across the United States and around the world. True to its international and diverse focus, the fifth edition of the festival delivered multiple genres of creative improvised music, from New Orleans jazz, to blues, to the work of emerging artists. THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL features an eclectic group of musicians, including Karrin Allyson, Mose Allison, Cedar Walton, The Charlie Hunter Trio and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The first program — a one-hour compilation — includes highlights from each episode, along with a sampling of other performances from the festival.
Thursday, July 10 at 8 pm.

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America's top gumshoes are back for a sixth season to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer; Gwendolyn Wright, professor of architecture, Columbia University; Elyse Luray, independent appraiser and expert in art history; and Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania leave no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures and family legends. Mondays at 9 pm.

"Episode 602"
A flag that may have been carried into battle by one of the few African-American infantry regiments in WWI; a painting that may be the work of Seth Eastman; and a two-story building that may have housed a Chinese Tong. Monday, July 7 at 9 pm.

"Episode 603"
A balloon scrap that may be a missing piece of a secret weapon; a circus program that connects a society woman, FDR and the Boy Scouts; and a letter from Ronald Reagan that links a Navy captain to the development of Camp David. Monday, July 14 at 9 pm.

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NOVA scienceNOW catapults viewers into a lively summer of science with full of wildly diverse stories and intriguing reports from the frontlines of cosmology, technology, biomedicine, and more. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson returns
as host of the fast-paced magazine series. Wednesdays at 9 pm.

"Episode 303"
Hubble Space Telescope; early primates; a profile of Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, a former farmworker who is now an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins; Iraqi bacteria. Wednesday, July 9 at 9 pm.

"Episode 304"
What the songs of zebra finches can tell us about the evolution of language; the glorious but mysterious northern lights; a profile of Yoky Matsuoka, a leader in the emerging field of neurobotics; and smart bridges. Wednesday, July 16 at 9 pm.

"Episode 305"
A new view of leeches; SETI — the search for extraterrestrial intelligence; stem cells; and a profile of Edie Widder, a specialist in marine bioluminescence. Wednesday, July 23 at 9 pm.

"Episode 306"
Phoenix Mars mission; brain trauma; mammoth mystery; Judah Folkman tribute. Wednesday, July 30 at 9 pm.

This animated sitcom takes off from the hit NPR show “Car Talk” and follows the on- and off-air escapades of Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers (alter-egos of “Car Talk’s” Tom and Ray Magliozzi), as they try to fix cars, fend off disgruntled customers and seek out increasingly creative ways to goof off. The episodes take place primarily at Car Talk Plaza, a fictional building that houses their radio studio and their famed garage in Harvard Square in the fair city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Premieres July 9 at 8:00 pm.

Wednesday, July 9, 8 to 9 pm

"Campaign"
Click and Clack run as the first-ever two-man candidate for U.S. president, hoping not to win but to use the excess campaign funds to save their sinking network.

"Outsourcing"
The bored Click and Clack opt to outsource their radio show to India, enabling them to pursue idleness. But the guys never dreamed their outsourced selves would be so precise.

Wednesday, July 16, 8 to 9 pm

"Boston Blackout"
Click and Clack’s ingenious new Wallet Vac robot mechanic lightens their workload but causes a power grid meltdown that they must somehow fix before the feds trace it to them.

"Pasta War"
Click and Clack go green by creating the first pasta-fueled vehicle, but cause a war by imposing an unnaturally high demand for generic noodles.

Wednesday, July 23, 8 to 9 pm

"Gigantic Motors"
Click and Clack insult, then lose their radio sponsor, forcing them into business with gas guzzler manufacturer Gigantic Motors, whose all-too-comfortable product line soon seduces them.

"Zuzu Vs. Fidel"
A series of deceptions pits shop dog Zuzu’s newly-revealed olfactory car diagnosing prowess against that of the human mechanic Fidel, smashing his confidence. Click and Clack must expose the culprit behind Zuzu’s alleged ability.

Wednesday, July 30 at 8 pm

"Abercrombie and Wrench"
Click and Clack must somehow even the odds when a nearby competing garage, manned by sexy hunks, opens up.

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REO Speedwagon
Thursday, July 3 at 10 pm

In 1971, REO Speedwagon released their first record, jump-started a tour in a rented Chevy van and went on to produce 17 critically acclaimed albums, with 13 top 40 singles (including two Billboard #1s) and sell over 40 million records. Thirty-six years and the band is still going strong. The set list on this episode of SOUNDSTAGE speaks for itself, with classic after classic, including “Keep on Loving You,” “Take It on the Run,” “Roll With the Changes,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Ridin’ the Storm Out” and many more.

Bon Jovi: Lost Highway, The Concert
Thursday, July 10 at 10 pm

After three impressive decades, Bon Jovi tirelessly continues to rock and roll. In SOUNDSTAGE’s intimate studio setting, they deliver a high-energy, rousing performance of their new album, Lost Highway, in its entirety. Debuting at #1 on the Billboard charts, Lost Highway is packed with songs featuring sing-along choruses and Richie Sambora’s signature big guitar sound. From a specially built set resembling an old roadhouse, Bon Jovi presents “(You Want To) Make a Memory,” “Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore” and “Lost Highway” so well, the crowd goes crazy.

MYSTERY! Inspector Lewis
July 6 at 9 pm

Kevin Whately returns as Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis in the spin-off to the popular “Inspector Morse” series. Lewis, back in Oxford following the tragic death of his wife, is cracking cases with his sharp young sidekick, DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox, Becoming Jane). An impressive list of guest stars (Gina McKee, Anna Massey and James Wilby) joins Lewis and Hathaway this season as they take on murder mysteries that draw them into the underbelly of celebrity, ambition and the sexual politics of the Oxfordshire elite.

CLASSIC: Pride and Prejudice
July 6 - July 20 at 10:30 pm

With five daughters, no sons and an entailed estate, the elder Bennets are in dire straits as they try to arrange advantageous marriages. Wedding bells ring three times, but the path to true love is tortuous indeed. Colin Firth (Bridget Jones films) is Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle (The Coast of Utopia) is Elizabeth Bennet in the definitive adaptation of the most-loved of all Austen novels.

CLASSIC: Emma
July 27 at 10:30 pm

Kate Beckinsale stars in the title role as the tireless matchmaker who professes no interest in matrimony for herself, only for her orphaned protégée, Harriet Smith. Still, Emma does feel a certain twinge for Frank Churchill and a brotherly regard for Mr. Knightley.

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