July 3 @ 8 PM History Detectives WWII Diary; 1856 Mormon Table; Annie Oakley Coin Lewis and Hathaway investigate the murder of an Oxford student whose body was discovered in her hotel room.
July 3 @ 9 PM Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia Holmes tries to retrieve an incriminating photograph for the Bohemian monarch. CC TVG
July 4 @ 8 PM Antiques Roadshow: Houston, Texas The second of three episodes in Houston includes a 19th-century box desk, a set of lithographed orange-crate labels and a bronze sculpture that’s a replica of an original by scuptress Edith Parson. CC TVG
July 4 @ 9 PM Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain A tired Jefferson returns to Monticello, advising the public not to write him as he has “neither the interest nor the energy to reply.” Also included is a look at “the scandal of the day” – Jefferson’s alleged intimacy with slave Sally Hemings.
July 5 @ 8 PM Nova: Fireworks! Exploring why pyrotechnics is both an art and a science. It is, says narrator Stacy Keach, “a blend of ancient science, modern technology and pure imagination.” The hour traces its history to China 1,000 years ago. CC TVG
July 5 @ 9 PM Classic Films: The Princess Bride Rob Reiner’s fairy tale has heroes (Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin), villains, narrow escapes and a beautiful princess (Robin Wright). Peter Falk, Andre the Giant, Wallace Shawn, and Billy Crystal co-star. CC
July 6 @ 8 PM James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy A retrospective on James Cagney’s career features an interview with the actor on the set of “Ragtime” and scenes from other films, including “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Angels with Dirty Faces,” “White Heat” and “The Roaring Twenties.” CC TVPG
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