SUNDAY, NOV. 6

Life Is Worth Living:

The Call of the Desert

EWTN, 4 p.m.

Father Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916), French army veteran, hermit and servant of the poor in the Sahara, will be beatified Sunday, Nov. 13. In this riveting episode of his 1950s hit series, Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979), whose own cause for canonization is underway, describes Charles's conversion and burning love for Jesus.

MONDAY, NOV. 7

Dream House

Home & Garden TV, 8:30 p.m.

In this episode, “Winter Weather and Roofing Woes,” new parents Christopher and Tina face obstacles as they guide the construction of their house.

TUESDAY, NOV. 8

Nova: Hitler's Sunken Secret

PBS, 8 p.m.

In February 1944, the Norwegian underground, following orders from London, blew up the ferry Hydro in Lake Tinnsjo even though it carried civilians, because destroying its cargo was a priority. Now, a Nova team recovers a barrel from the wreck to see if, as London believed, it contained heavy water intended for the German A-bomb project.

TUESDAY, NOV. 8

Frontline: The Last

Abortion Clinic

PBS, 9 p.m.

In this new documentary, abortionists in the South whine that more and more right-to-life state laws are curbing their bloody trade by requiring them to meet basic sanitation standards, report their injuries of women, not to kill later-term babies and so on. “We do want to protect the unborn,” says Amy Tuck, lieutenant governor of Mississippi, where just one abortion business remains. Pro-life counseling centers help many moms, and Clark Forsythe of Americans United for Life says more states plan baby-protecting laws.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9

Pioneers of Primetime

PBS, 8 p.m.

Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Ebsen, Bob Hope, Donald O’Connor, Rose Marie and Red Skelton reminisce about the creation of television's first comedy and variety shows in the 1950s.

THURSDAY, NOV. 10

Classroom: Chesty Puller

A&E, 7 a.m.

They called Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller (1898-1971) “a Marine's Marine” for his valor and leadership before and during World War II and Korea. Advisory: TV-PG.

FRIDAY, NOV. 11

Never Far From Home

EWTN, 2:30 p.m.

Catholic military chaplains explain their roles, and we see them saying Mass, hearing confessions, counseling and accompanying troops on military exercises.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12

Thanksgiving Shows

Food Network, all day

Mouth-watering how-to shows about Turkey Day run every half-hour from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and delectable specials air at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.