All times Eastern
SUNDAY, AUG. 10
Visions of England
PBS, 8:30 p.m.
This aerial tour of once-Catholic England's most picturesque and historic sites flies us over the White Cliffs of Dover, the Thames, Brighton, Bath and other spots “as God sees them.” Gilbert and Sullivan tunes and other English musical themes accent the views.
MONDAY, AUG. 11
Feast Day of St. Clare
EWTN
EWTN pays tribute to beloved St. Clare (1194-1253). “Poor Clares: A Hidden Presence,” at 2:30 p.m., depicts the life of her cloistered sisters today. “Super Saints,” at 9 p.m., shows us her incorrupt self and the miraculous Cross of San Damiano. She once repulsed an army by praying before the Blessed Sacrament at the gates of her monastery.
TUESDAY, AUG. 12
The Gardens of Castel Gandolfo
EWTN, 4:30 a.m., 6 p.m.
This special escorts us around the tranquil summer retreat of the vicars of Christ. Highlights include the “secret” 17th-century garden, trees from the 13th century and a Roman statuary from the first century A.D.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13
The Films of Gary Cooper
Turner Classic Movies; check listings for times
Devoting each day this month to a single star, TCM today presents Gary Cooper films from early morning until late night. The Western Along Came Jones (1:30 p.m.) and the Lou Gehrig baseball bio The Pride of the Yankees (9 p.m.) are among them.
THURSDAY, AUG. 14
House Hunters
Home & Garden TV, 7:30 p.m.
Young Catholic families might want to tune in to this how-to program. In tonight's show, “Leaving Behind Apartment Living,” realtor Nick Peters helps Mark and Amie Bradford come up with strategies for finding a dwelling they can afford.
THURSDAY, AUG. 14
Secrets of the Bog People: Windover
The Learning Channel, 9 p.m.
Some 168 skeletons and 87 artifacts recovered from a boggy pond in Windover Farms, Fla., since 1982 and dated to 6,000-5,000 B.C. reveal that the dead received reverent burials. Reports call these ancients humane: They cared for a woman in her 50s who had multiple fractures and for a boy with spina bifida who eventually died in his teens.
FRIDAY, AUG. 15
Donny Osmond's American Parks
Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Entertainer Donny Osmond takes us along to his six favorite national parks.
SATURDAY, AUG. 16
Secret Subs: Cuban Missile Crisis
Discovery Channel, noon
Government agencies are gradually releasing material about the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, but submarine operations remain largely secret. Here is what is known.
Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.