All times Eastern

SUNDAY, JAN. 11

Childhood Memories Unwrapped

Food Network, 10 p.m.

This new special will stir up baby boomers' happy memories of their favorite candy, gum and other “fun foods” of the 1950s and '60s. It also displays food toys such as the EZ Bake Oven and the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine. Re-airs Jan. 17 at 5 p.m.

MONDAY, JAN. 12

The Journey Home

EWTN, 8 p.m.

Tonight's guest is Cardinal Avery Dulles, a convert from Presbyterianism who became a prince of the Church. Re-airs Tuesday at 1 a.m. and 10 a.m., and Saturday at 11 p.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13

Mission: Organization

Home & Garden TV, 2 p.m.

A couple enlists experts to neaten and organize their home office and garage.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14

High Voltage

History Channel, 9 p.m.

This special focuses on a special breed of unsung heroes: the power company linemen who risk their lives to build, string and service electrical-transmission towers. Some of the structures are 250 feet high and carry 700,000-volt wires.

THURSDAY, JAN. 15

Live from Lincoln Center

PBS, 8 p.m.

In the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center, violinist Joshua Bell appears with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Bell becomes only the second violinist featured on this program in the past quarter-century; the other was the renowned Itzhak Perlman.

THURSDAY, JAN. 15

All American Festivals

Food Network, 10 p.m.

This special highlights the tradition, in Mexican heritage, of making tamales for Christmas. Held in early December in Indio, Calif., 22 miles east of Palm Springs, the Annual Indio International Tamale Festival features a big parade and, naturally, zillions of tamales with fillings from meat to sweet.

FRIDAY, JAN. 16

Hey, Rookie, Welcome to the NFL Regular Season

ESPN, 9:30 p.m.

The acronym “NFL” stands for National Football League, of course, but gridiron aficionados say it also means “Not For Long.” You'll see why during this look at how hard it is to make an NFL team and how much harder it is to stay there for any length of time.

SATURDAY, JAN. 17

World Police and Fire Games

CBS, 2:30 p.m.

Started in 1985, these biennial games bring together police and fire services from around the world. As you'll see in this tape of the 2003 games, held July 27-Aug. 3 in Barcelona, the events range from the sedate (chess) to the vigorous (triathlon and “toughest athlete alive”). The professional-skills competitions include orienteering, martial arts, and rifle, pistol and shotgun events.

Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.