Television Highlights

The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's When the documentary The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's was originally broadcast on PBS in 2004, more than 10 million people tuned in. Since then, there have been significant advances in Alzheimer’s research, but still over one million more Americans have developed the disease. Airs: Sunday, August 3 at 9 p.m.	Great Museums®TV presents China: West Meets East at the Metropolitan Museum of Art As excitement builds for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, Great Museums®TV presents a a tribute to Beijing’s Cultural Olympiad theme, “One World. One Dream.” Airs: Wednesday, August 13 at 10 p.m.

Panwapa Children today are growing up in an increasingly interconnected world full of opportunities and challenges that require them to develop new skills and perspectives. To meet this need, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, and The Merrill Lynch Foundation have created a Worldwide Kids initiative called Panwapa. Airs: Monday, August 4 at 11 a.m.	Nature: Wisdom of the Wild n a Tanzanian jungle, a Western scientist and a tribal medicine man follow a chimpanzee in search of new medicines. On the plains of Kenya, a woman learns a powerful lesson about family -- from orphaned elephants. As humans learn more about animal intelligence, we also are discovering that animals have a lot to teach us. Airs: Sunday, August 17 at 8 p.m.

P.O.V. Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music In this classic 1969 documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, the first of many in a looming roller-coaster career. Fresh on the heels of his Folsom Prison album, Cash displays the dark intensity and raw talent that made him a country music star and cultural icon. Airs: Tuesday, August 5 at 10 p.m.	Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers It was the first time Americans saw each other’s faces and witnessed what life was like across the nation: north to south, east to west, rich and poor, black and white. Ordinary people. Extraordinary times. Airs: Monday, August 18 at 10 p.m.

Globe Trekker: Chinatown In this special edition of Globe Trekker, we delve into the multiculturalism of Chinatowns around the globe. From Hong Kong to Peru, every major city in the world has one - Chinatowns chart the history of this vast migratory community spreading their culture, food and heritage across the world. Airs: Thursday, August 7 at 10 p.m.	P.O.V.: The Judge and the General When in 1998 Chilean judge Juan Guzmán was assigned the first criminal cases against the country’s ex-dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, no one expected much. Guzmán had supported Pinochet’s 1973 coup — waged as an anti-Communist crusade — that left the democratically elected president, Salvador Allende, and thousands of others dead or “disappeared.” Airs: Tuesday, August 19 at 10 p.m.

Soundstage: Kenny Chesney There’s a reason Kenny Chesney received four consecutive ACM Entertainer of the Year awards. Backed by a flawless band and horn section, Chesney presents contemporary country at its finest on this episode of Soundstage. Airs: Saturday, August 9 at Midnight	Need to Know: Response to Murder Daniel Davis was murdered on May 12, 2008. The 16-year-old is just one of more than a dozen young African-American males killed in Rochester since the beginning of 2007. WXXI’s Center for Public Affairs examines how the community responds to these murders in a special, hour-long edition. Airs: Thursday, August 21 at 9 p.m.

Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lynley, Series VII A good man may be hard to find, but it’s just as hard to let a good man go. This season, Masterpiece Mystery! says goodbye to esteemed British crime fighter and Man of Mystery!, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, when it retires The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Airs: Sundays, August 10 and 17 at 9 p.m.	Everyday Food, Season 4 Each half-hour episode offers quick, easy and practical solutions to the challenges of everyday cooking and includes easy-to-make recipes along with smart tips and kitchen techniques. The Everyday Food television show cast consists of five home-grown talents from the kitchens of Martha Stewart Living: Sarah Carey, Allie Lewis, Margot Olshan, Emma Feigenbaum, and Lucinda Scala Quinn. Airs: Sunday, August 24 at 2 p.m.

Muhammad Ali: Made In Miami Muhammad Ali: Made In Miami explores the critical role that Miami played in the evolution of one of the most significant cultural figures of our time: Muhammad Ali, née Cassius Clay. Airs: Monday, August 11 at 10 p.m.	PBS Convention Coverage – A Newshour Special Report: Democratic Convention As this summer’s national political conventions take place (Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO; August 25 to 28; Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN; September 1 to 4), The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer will produce 24+ hours of live, prime time coverage to be broadcast in high-definition nationwide on PBS. Airs: Monday-Thursday, August 25-28 at 8 p.m.

Wide Angle: China Prep As the world’s attention turns to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Wide Angle reports on how the next generation of Chinese leaders is being molded. China Prep follows four Chinese students through their final high-pressure year at an elite high school in Sichuan Province, where a class of 1,800 teenagers is competing for 59 spots in China’s top two universities. Airs: Tuesday, August 12 at 9 p.m.	Atchafalaya Houseboat Atchafalaya Houseboat is based on the experiences of writer Gwen Carpenter Roland and her childhood friend and companion, Calvin Voisin, who left civilization in the turmoil of the early 1970s to return to the simple, quiet lifestyle of their great-grandparents in the vast, unspoiled beauty of the nation’s largest river swamp, Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin. Airs: Sunday, August 31 at 10:30 p.m.

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