Weekly TV Picks
MON.-FRI., JULY 3-7
Drive Thru History
History International, 9 p.m.
Documentary-maker and Protestant seminary student Dave Stotts blends history, reverence and humor as he drives to ancient pagan and Christian sites. These five shows cover the Caesars and the Arch of Titus; Nero, the Circus Maximus and the Pantheon; the Oracle of Delphi, the Olympics and Alexander the Great; Athens, the philosophers and St. Paul; and Constantine, the Council of Nicea and the Hagia Sophia.
MONDAY, JULY 3
Dogs With Jobs
National Geographic Channel
People with disabilities and their families know how much
help trained dogs offer. At 10 a.m., a golden retriever can sense seizures
about to happen. At 11 a.m., a yellow Labrador retriever leads his sightless
master around bustling
TUESDAY, JULY 4
Independence Day
PBS, ABC
At 8 p.m., PBS presents A Capitol Fourth, the annual liberty-celebrating concert from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol by the National Symphony Orchestra and guests such as Michael Bolton, Jo-Jo, Jo Dee Messina, Stevie Wonder and Vanessa Williams. At 10 p.m., ABC’s An American Celebration at Ford’s Theatre, taped June 25, features host Tom Selleck and trumpeter Chris Botti, Steve Bridges, Heather Headley, the country group Lonestar, Kevin Nealon, Renee Olstead and Josh Turner.
TUESDAY, JULY 4
Kokoyakyu: High
School Baseball
PBS, 10 p.m.
“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
Timewatch: Myth of
The Spanish Inquisition
EWTN, 10 p.m.
Historians who have studied the newly released archives of the Spanish Inquisition debunk anti-Catholic lies and set the record straight.
THURSDAY, JULY 6
Mary, a Word, a Prayer
EWTN, 3 a.m.
This Italian-made special traces Catholics’ love for the Blessed Mother through the ages, along with the beautiful works that artists have created in her honor.
THURSDAY, JULY 6
Life on the Rock
EWTN, 8 p.m.
Tonight’s guest is Father Todd Lajiness, a
FRIDAY, JULY 7
Greatest Natural Wonders
National Geographic
Channel, 11 a.m.
Dan Engler writes from
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- July 2-8, 2006