LEARN/CREATE (PT)

8:00 am 

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Art and the Garden"  Allen spends time in New York with artist and author Robert Dash. They discuss the Madoo Conservancy, described as one of the 10 best gardens in America.G

8:30 am 

Glass with Vicki Payne  "Tropical Heat Wave"  Drinks are just cooler when there are served on a colorful mosaic serving tray. Learn how to turn any tray into a trendy summer accent piece using pre-cut glass pieces in a tropical hibiscus floral design. Today's tip features soldering iron basics. D

9:00 am 

Sewing with Nancy  "Easy Reversible Aprons-Everyday and Elegant, Pt. 1"  Waist-tie aprons are an easy in-vogue wardrobe addition for daytime or evening hostess events. Nancy and guest designer Mary Mulari highlight features from several of Mary's apron designs. Make practical aprons for hanging laundry and gardening, or create other vintage styles that incorporate appliques, rick rack, and tie-shaped wedges-all are reversible! Four apron styles, including a child's apron, ideal for daughter or granddaughter, are featured!. D

9:30 am 

Scheewe Art Workshop  "Wild Dogwood"  This painting of graceful dogwood flowers helps demonstrate how the use of pre-wet areas can be a great aid when painting with either watercolor or acrylic. D

10:00 am 

Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage  "Spanish Rule"  Spain was one of the first countries to explore the New World and was responsible for Louisiana's system of laws, the architecture of the "French" quarter and the food markets of New Orleans. Dr. Paul E. Hoffman introduces us to early Spanish Louisiana. Chef Folse along with Tee Wayne Abshire and Ricky Breaux demonstrate how to make jambalaya, one of Louisiana's most common dishes, which was inspired by Spanish paella. D

10:30 am 

Chef John Besh's New Orleans   White Squash and Shrimp Soup and Pan Roast Lemonfish with Ginger-pea Risotto. D

11:00 am 

Great Conversations  "Katharine Graham and Andrea Mitchell"  In an interview taped in 1997, Katharine Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, talks with Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News. D

12:00 pm 

French In Action  "What A Nightmare!"  Marie-Laure has gone out and not returned. Mireille panics and Robert rushes over to help. Marie-Laure finally turns up with a wild tale about following the man in black into the Catacombs of Paris.G

12:30 pm 

French In Action  "More Variety, More Riches"  In the garden next to Saint-Germain-des-Pres, our travelers are looking for a theme for their trip. They can't agree, but mention of the cider of Normandy awakens their thirst, and they adjourn to the nearby Cafe des Deux Magots.G

1:00 pm 

Unfinished Nation  "Right Turn"  Politics and diplomacy after Watergate. The Ford custodianship. The trials of Jimmy Carter. Iranian hostage crisis. The rise of the new American right: the Sunbelt and its politics, religious revivalism, tax revolt. The campaign of 1980. The Reagan revolution: supply-side economics, fiscal crisis, international relations, election of 1984. Waning of the Cold War. The Bush presidency; the Gulf War.G

1:30 pm 

Unfinished Nation  "World of Uncertainty"  Launching the Clinton presidency; the Republican resurgence. Election of 1996. Clinton, triumphant and embattled; impeachment and acquittal. Contested election of 2000. Economic growth in the 1980s and 1990s, downturn in 2000s. Globalization and its perils. America's changing and more diverse society. The world scene. A new era?.G

2:00 pm 

Biography of America, A  "New City"  Professor Miller explores the tension between the messy vitality of cities that grow on their own and those where orderly growth is planned. Chicago -- with Hull House, the World's Columbian Exposition, the new female workforce, the skyscraper, the department store, and unfettered capitalism -- is the place to watch a new world in the making at the turn of the century. D

2:30 pm 

Biography of America, A  "West"  Professor Scharff continues the story of Jefferson's Empire of Liberty. Railroads and ranchers, rabble-rousers and racists populate America's distant frontiers, and Native Americans are displaced from their homelands. Feminists gain a foothold in their fight for the right to vote, while farmers organize and the Populist Party appears on the American political landscape. D

3:00 pm 

Curiosity Quest  "Salmon Hatchery"  Join Joel and the Curiosity Quest crew as they venture to beautiful Alaska to learn all about Salmon. Get all the answers to your burning questions about this amazing species of fish. D

3:30 pm 

Biz Kid$  "A Biz: What Is It?"  You'll see that a successful business supplies goods or services and makes profit when it earns more money than it spends. Meet the junior high school boy who makes healthy dog biscuits, the high school twins with a cake decorating company, and the college student seeking investors for his successful corporation. D

4:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "Spooky Summer Soiree"  For the yearly Spooky Summer Soiree costume party, The Electric Company decides to dress up as animals dressed as monsters. Jessica and Marcus don't have their costumes yet, and Annie Scrambler, with the help of Gilda, has bought all of the costumes at the discount costume store. Marcus and Jessica hit the neighborhood sidewalk sales to find what they need while staying within their budget. D

4:30 pm 

Cyberchase  "Shari Spotter and the Cosmic Crumpets"  Digit and the kids must help Shari Spotter (of Frogsnorts School for Sorcerers) make the magical Cosmic Crumpets before Hacker crashes the Sorcerer's Ball and becomes the most powerful magician in Cyberspace!. D

5:00 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "USA: Oh, Those Ravioli"  Lidia heads north to Boston, where she takes viewers on a sweet trip to two Boston pastry shops: Modern Pasty and Maria's Pastry, and ventures into Boston's Little Italy to see pasta made by hand. Down in New Jersey, Lidia checks out Simply Grazin' Organic Farm. In the kitchen, Lidia prepares Ricotta and Sausage-Filled Ravioli and Struffoli, an Italian-American classic, for dessert. D

5:30 pm 

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Tropical Barbecue"  Bridget reveals how to make Huli Huli Chicken right at home. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of reduced-fat potato chips. Next, Adam reveals his top picks for pastry brushes. D

6:00 pm 

Uncorked: Wine Made Simple  "Uncorked: First Taste"  In this first episode, we discover what wine is by meeting the people who make it, write about it, cook with it and of course - drink it. We learn how wine happens by talking with winemakers and grape growers. We'll meet Lettie Teague, executive wine editor for Food & Wine Magazine and her good friend Peter Travers, film critic for Rolling Stone Magazine. D

6:30 pm 

Clodagh's Irish Food Trails  "County Waterford"  NULL

7:00 pm 

This Old House  "Cambridge Project, Part 4 of 15"  The crew starts the ceiling work on the first floor, host Kevin O'Connor learns more about Swedish Style, and general contractor Tom Silva lets some light into the master suite with the help of a new skylight. D

7:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Scotland's Islands and Highlands"  Rick tosses a caber (log) at a Scottish clan gathering, remembers Highland massacres and takes a ferry to Iona.G

8:00 pm 

Travelscope  "Taiwan - The Natural Side"  Joseph continues his Taiwan discoveries when he explores the country's natural pleasures in its national parks and beautiful Taroko Gorge - Taiwan's own "Grand" canyon. D

8:30 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "USA: Oh, Those Ravioli"  Lidia heads north to Boston, where she takes viewers on a sweet trip to two Boston pastry shops: Modern Pasty and Maria's Pastry, and ventures into Boston's Little Italy to see pasta made by hand. Down in New Jersey, Lidia checks out Simply Grazin' Organic Farm. In the kitchen, Lidia prepares Ricotta and Sausage-Filled Ravioli and Struffoli, an Italian-American classic, for dessert. D

9:00 pm 

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Tropical Barbecue"  Bridget reveals how to make Huli Huli Chicken right at home. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of reduced-fat potato chips. Next, Adam reveals his top picks for pastry brushes. D

9:30 pm 

Simply Ming  "Chinese Mustard and Creme Fraiche"  Guest Chef: Barry Maiden. You probably wouldn't think of Chinese mustard and creme fraiche on the same day, never mind put them in the same dish. But after watching today's show you will most certainly add them to your pantry. D

10:00 pm 

Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage  "Spanish Rule"  Spain was one of the first countries to explore the New World and was responsible for Louisiana's system of laws, the architecture of the "French" quarter and the food markets of New Orleans. Dr. Paul E. Hoffman introduces us to early Spanish Louisiana. Chef Folse along with Tee Wayne Abshire and Ricky Breaux demonstrate how to make jambalaya, one of Louisiana's most common dishes, which was inspired by Spanish paella. D

10:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Scotland's Islands and Highlands"  Rick tosses a caber (log) at a Scottish clan gathering, remembers Highland massacres and takes a ferry to Iona.G

11:00 pm 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Algo Inesperaado"  This episode features some facts about Guadalajara. Carlos reveals to his family that Gloria has a gambling habit and he needed to withdraw money.G

11:30 pm 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Yo Invito"  This episode covers phrases used when ordering food in a restaurant.G