JULY, VARIOUS DATES?

Nine Months in York Town

PBS; check local listings

Americans won the Revolution under the Articles of Confederation; the Constitution came later. Escaping the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1777 and 1778, the Continental Congress drafted the Articles in York Town, Pa., and imbued them with the principles of state sovereignty and individual liberty. This new documentary draws upon archival sources and features dramatizations and re-enactments.

SUNDAY, JULY 6

World's Biggest Candy Show

Food Network, 10 p.m.

Held yearly in Chicago, the National Confectioners’ Association All Candy Expo displays 120,000 square feet of candy, chocolate and gum. Parents, doctors and dentists will be glad to know that sugarless, low-cal and low-carb treats are on the rise.

MONDAY, JULY 7

America's Walking: It's A Dog's Life

PBS, 2:30 p.m .

All dogs love the magic word “walk,” and all dog owners know that walking Fido is good exercise. This show tells viewers how to find the right breed for themselves: which dogs walk fast or far; which need a leash; and which walk smoothly or lunge.

TUESDAYS

P. Allen Smith Gardens

Familyland TV, 9 p.m.

English-trained P. Allen Smith, an expert in garden history and design, visits pleasant U.S. gardens and offers hands-on “how-to” tips for gardening success.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

EWTN Live

EWTN, 8 p.m.

Catholic marriage, family and personal counselor Greg Popcak (pronounced “popchak") discusses the altruistic personality.

THURSDAY, JULY 10

Messengers of Mercy

EWTN, 4:30 a.m., 6 p.m .

Servants of Mercy sisters give physical, emotional and spiritual help to chronically ill and dying patients, especially in their own homes. St. Maria Soledad Torres Acosta founded this active-contemplative order in Madrid on the Feast of the Assumption in 1851. Their U.S. foundations are in California, Kansas, Louisiana and New York.

FRIDAY, JULY 11

North America's Wild Mustangs

Discovery Channel, 8 p.m.

This documentary depicts some of the 40,000 wild horses that still roamed the beautiful landscapes of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming in 2002. Their life is not easy, and efforts to help them are not universally agreed upon.

SATURDAY, JULY 12

Gardens of Alcatraz

Home & Garden TV, 5 p.m.

The Isle of the Pelicans (alcatraces) in San Francisco Bay was home to the U.S. Army's Fortress Alcatraz, 1850-1933, and to a federal penitentiary, 1933-1963. The 22-acre island is home to more than 140 kinds of plants from around the world, tended through the years b y soldiers, guards, convicts and volunteers.

Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.