Weekly TV Picks
All times Eastern
SUNDAY, JULY 22
Boxing: Outside the Ring A&E, 8 p.m.
This two-hour, two-fisted new special investigates alleged corruption in professional boxing. The reporters say promoters, managers, boxing organizations and cable networks all siphon money away from the hapless athletes.
SUNDAY, JULY 22
America's Homestyles:
The Pueblo
Home & Garden, 9 p.m.
From Southwestern Indians' ancient pueblo dwellings to today's variations, this show covers the evolution of the Pueblo style.
MONDAY, JULY 23
The Journey Home EWTN, 8 p.m.
Bowie Kuhn was commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1984. He tells host Marcus Grodi about the deepening of his Catholic faith through the years. To be rebroadcast Tuesday, July 24, at 10 a.m.; Friday, July 27, at 1 a.m.; and Saturday, July 28, at 11 p.m.
MONDAY, JULY 23
Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers
PBS, 10 p.m.
Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers—the 300-strong American Volunteer Group, based in Burma (Myanmar)—flew Curtiss P-40 Warhawks for the Republic of China against the Japanese from 1941 to1942, when they were absorbed into the U.S. military. Chinese admirers called the AVG pilots “Fei Hu” for their war-planes' shark-mouth paint scheme.
TUESDAY, JULY 24
The Tomb of Christ
PBS, 8 p.m.
Oxford structural archaeologists Martin Biddle and his wife Birthe describe a tomb they say they have found under the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Biblical archaeologist Father Jerome Murphy O'Connor provides commentary.
TUES. - FRI., JULY 24-27
“Ride 'Em, Cowboy” Week
History, 10 p.m.
Tuesday: Cattle Ranches takes us from the old cattle drives and open range to today's huge spreads. Wednesday: Saloons charts the benefits of pasteurization, the bottle cap and refrigeration. Thursday: The Railroads that Tamed the West tells the saga of the Transcontinental Railroad (1868-69). Friday: Guns of Winchester shows how Oliver Winchester's shotguns and famed lever-action rifles gave Westerners the practical, affordable self-defense tools they needed.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
The Roman Empire in the First Century
PBS; check local listings for time
At 8 p.m., Part III, “Winds of Change,” covers the reigns of Claudius and then Nero, when the Celtic warrior queen Boadicea and her rebel army battled the Romans in Britain and St. Paul the Apostle spread the Gospel in Asia Minor, Greece and Rome. At 9 p.m., Part IV, “Years of Eruption,” the series conclusion, describes post-Nero power struggles, the destruction of Pompeii by Mt. Vesuvius, and the rule of Trajan.
SATURDAY, JULY 28
The Story of the Screaming Eagles: The 101st Airborne
History, 10 p.m.
From Normandy to Bastogne in World War II, from Quang Tri to the A Shau Valley in Vietnam, the men of this legendary Army division have always taken on deadly combat assignments. Here is the story of their service and sacrifice to the present day.
Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.
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- July 22 - 28, 2001