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Friday, March 12, 2010

Arts and Drama
Please note that only primetime shows (7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.)
are listed and described.

August:

	Supernova Supernova is television comedy on a grand scale. The series is set in the stunning Australian Outback and rockets viewers through far-flung black holes, cosmic stardust and rips in the fabric of time and space Most Thursdays, 9:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
	Movie: Annie Hall The romantic adventures of neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer and his equally neurotic girlfriend Annie Hall. The film traces the course of their relationship from their first meeting, and serves as an interesting historical document about love in the 1970s. Saturday, August 1, 8:00 p.m. & Saturday, August 8, 10:15 p.m.
	Movie: Six Degrees of Separation Flan and Ouisa Kittredge, rich New York City art dealers, are called on one night by a young man, Paul, who professes to be a friend of their kids'. They offer him a bed for the night; he enchants them with a home-cooked meal and magnificent conversation. The next morning, they learn that he is not all he seems to be. Saturday, August 1, 9:35 p.m.
	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Dancing Men Artistic markings by chaulk lead Holmes and Watson to the trail of a killer. Will they be able to prevent suicides and catch the killer behind a tragic murder? Sunday, August 2, 8:00 p.m.
	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Naval Treaty A secret naval treaty between Great Britan and Italy has suddenly gone missing. With world peace in danger, will Holmes locate the missing article before war breaks out? Sunday, August 2, 8:30 p.m.
	Agatha Christies's Poirot: The Dream Nighterrors of an elderly gentleman and business man turn into significant traces of murders and suicides. The curious inspector Poirot suspects that foul play is involved. Sunday, August 2, 9:30 p.m.
	Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star An affectionate portrait of one of America’s most beloved entertainers, whose career spanned from Vaudeville and Broadway, to radio, film and television. The program is hosted by Les Brown, Jr., son of Hope’s bandleader, and includes interviews with Larry Gelbart, the creator of MASH* and one of Hope’s first writers. Monday, August 3, 10:00 p.m.
	American Masters: Neil Young: Don't Be Denied From Young’s early transcontinental American quest for recognition, through the first flush of success with Buffalo Springfield to the bi-polar opposites of mega-stardom with Crosby, Stills and Nash and the soulful rock of Crazy Horse, his career enjoyed many guises. Wednesday, August 5, 8:00 p.m.
	Masterpiece Mystery!: Miss Marple: Why Didn't they Ask Evans? As the sole witness to a dying man’s enigmatic last words, a young adventurer seeks to solve the riddle they pose by forming an unlikely alliance with Miss Marple and a beautiful socialite. Thursday, August 6, 8:00 p.m.
	Austin City Limits: Wilco The ever-evolving Wilco returns to Austin City Limits, performing classics and cuts from its latest album, Sky Blue Sky. Friday, August 7, 10:00 p.m.
	Movie: Lone Star A murder-mystery exploring interpersonal and interracial tensions in Rio County, Texas. The the local sheriff, Sam Deeds, is called to investigate a 40-year-old skeleton found in the desert. As Sam dives deeper into the town's dark secrets, he begins to learn more about his father, the legendary former sherrif, who replaced the corrupt Charlie Wade. Saturday, August 8, 8:00 p.m. & Saturday, August 15, 9:30 p.m.
	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cylcist A stalking cyclist has been following Violet Smith while on regular routines. Three men have returned from South Africa to defraud Smith of her inheritance by forcing her to marry one of them. Is there a connection, who is the solitary cyclist and is he really trying to protect her? Sunday, August 9, 9:30 p.m.
	Live from Lincoln Center: Joshua Bell and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra The soloist performs in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with Louis Langree and the Orchestra. Wednesday, August 12, 7:00 p.m.
	Austin City Limits: Drive-By Truckers/Ryan Bingham Rolling Stone called the Drive-By Truckers "the boldest, baddest Southern band in the land" and the band has been living up to that moniker for the last decade. The band fuses solid musicianship with lyrics that tell real stories. Friday, August 14, 10:00 p.m.
	Movie: The Magnificent Ambersons The young, handsome, and wild Eugene Morgan wants to marry Isabel Amberson, the daugther of an upperclass family. She instead marries the dull and steady Wilbur Minafer. Saturday, August 15, 8:00 p.m.
	Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis: Old School Ties Lewis and Hathaway are called in to investigate the death of an ambitious Oxford student, revealing a case driven by celebrity, ambition and dangerous sexual politics. Sunday, August 16, 8:00 p.m.
	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Crooked Man An unhappy wife learns that her husband, Colonel Barclay, cheated her earlier fiance, leaving him disabled and in exile. After a fierce argument between them, the Colonel's dead body is found next to his unconscious wife in a locked room with no key, and with curious animal tracks outside the window. Sunday, August 16, 9:30 p.m.
	Austin City Limits: Manu Chao The singer/songwriter and international star showcases politically charged, danceable rock 'n' roll. Friday, August 21, 9:30 p.m.
	American Masters: World of Nat King Cole This film focuses not just on Cole's celebrity, but on the Civil Rights movement and how the singer of such popular songs as "Mona Lisa," "Too Young" and "Pretend" broke through major racial barriers in the entertainment industry. Monday, August 24, 10:00 p.m.
	Austin City Limits: Nick Lowe/The Swell Season: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova British songwriting legend Nick Lowe surveys his 30-plus-year catalog with classics and new tunes. Oscar-winning Glen Hansard (from the Irish band, The Frames) and Marketa Irglova (classically trained Czech pianist and vocalist), aka the Swell Season, perform cuts from the soundtrack of their movie Once. Friday, August 28, 10:00 p.m.
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