LEARN/CREATE (PT)

1:30 pm 

Connecting with the Arts: A Teaching Practices Library, 6-8  "Exploring Our Town"  Seventh- and eighth-grade students explore Thornton Wilder. D

2:00 pm 

Death: A Personal Understanding  "Facing Mortality"  How can we prepare for death? By preparing, do we enhance or diminish our lives? A retired performer, an epidemiologist now suffering from AIDS, a young businesswoman, a Holocaust survivor, and a war journalist discuss how facing their own deaths and the deaths of others has affected. D

2:30 pm 

Death: A Personal Understanding  "Deathbed"  In the last century, the scene of the deathbed drama has moved, overall, from home to hospital. Still, even surrounded by technology, the deathbed scene remains emotional for those who participate. We meet a young man who loses his mother to cancer, a couple who lose their five-year-old daughter, and a young widow who recounts the final serene days of her husband's battle with leukemia. D

3:00 pm 

Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives  "Session 11. Biology of Sex and Gender"  Several genes help determine what makes a human embryo develop female or male sexual anatomies. This session examines recent findings which have challenged previous beliefs about the roles of anatomy, environment, and genetics in the determination of gender, and the evolution of sexual determination. D

3:30 pm 

Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives  "Session 12. Biodiversity"  With current extinction rates exceeding those of previous mass extinctions, many biodiversity studies focus on efforts to count the Earth. D

4:00 pm 

Ed Sessions, Featuring Mike Rowe   NULL

5:00 pm 

Chef John Besh's New Orleans   Chilled Tomato Soup with Tapenade, Trout Amandine, and Buttermilk Panna Cotta. D

5:30 pm 

Sara's Weeknight Meals  "Poultry Dinner"  Poultry seems to find its way onto many dinner tables for quite a few weeknight meals. It's versatile, affordable, and everyone likes it. For a new twist, try Chicken with Sausage and Hot Cherry Peppers. D

6:00 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Portugal's Heartland"  Rick eats barnacles in an old fishing town, marches with pilgrims, and views riches of the country's Golden Age.G

6:30 pm 

Travelscope  "Istanbul - at the Crossroads of History"  From its days as the capital of the Roman Empire in the 4th century to its selection as the European Capital of Culture in 2010, Istanbul has been a significant city and major crossroad between East and West for thousands of years. Its geopolitical location has created a vibrant metropolis rich with a wide range of cultural attractions. Joseph investigates the city's past and meets Istanbul's diversity head on in the bazaars, restaurants, churches, mosques and alleyways of Istanbul's many historic neighborhoods. D

7:00 pm 

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Texture, Pattern and Rhythm"  Smith demonstrates the three design elements throughout his garden. He also offers tips on taking care of espalier fruit trees.G

7:30 pm 

Ask This Old House  "Upgrading a Neglected Urban Patio; Hanging a Heavy Mirror"  Landscape contractor Roger Cook heads to San Francisco to upgrade a neglected urban patio. Then Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, asks, "What is it?" Afterward, Tom shows Kevin how to hang a heavy mirror on a wall. D

8:00 pm 

For Your Home  "Victory Junction"  With a lot of help from her friends, Vicki creates a much needed lounge space for the bighearted counselors of Victory Junction, a camp for children with extremely debilitating diseases. D

8:30 pm 

Katie Brown Workshop  "Gifts"  Katie finds the perfect gift to give. In the kitchen, she makes edible presents: granola, matzo ball soup, and tomato sauce and croutons. Projects: custom gift-wrap tags and a unique idea from the herb garden. D

9:00 pm 

Knit and Crochet Now!  "Be Jewelled"  Learn how to make a stunning crochet beaded bracelet and felted knit cherries bracelet plus barrette. Interview with Norah Gaughan, creative director Berroco Yarn company. D

9:30 pm 

Donna Dewberry Show  "More Than A Scrapbook"  Donna shows how to create painted scrapbook pages, then uses fabric to personalize a scrapbook cover.G

10:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Summertime Supper Fare"  Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Charcoal-Grilled Stuffed Chicken Breasts. Then, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her favorite summertime kitchen gadgets. Finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to Foolproof Grilled Tuna steaks. D

10:30 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "Kansas City: Italian American Steak In Kansas City"  NULL

11:00 pm 

Theater Talk   Critics Scott Brown (New York Magazine), Jacques le Sourd (WCBS Radio) , David Richardson (WOR), and Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post) evaluate the current Broadway season. Among the shows they discuss are: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, The Road to Mecca and Seminar. D

11:30 pm 

Closer to Truth  "What Would Intelligent Aliens Mean?"  Do intelligent aliens exist? Who knows? But here's what I do know: The potential existence of intelligent aliens probes meaning and purpose in the universe. D