"It's elementary, my dear Watson" just came in on my iphone...

That would be a text from Sherlock Holmes...the new and improved version. His job is consulting detective in 21st century London, Watson is a surgeon just back from Afghanistan, and 221 B Baker street is wired for cable and wi-fi...the latest Masterpiece Mystery...Sunday at 8pm

Saturday night is another chance to catch the most excellent doc about the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture...advertising is everywhere we look and hear, and it's influence on art and culture are unmistakable...Independent Lens: Art & Copy...11pm

What not to do when you see the lava coming down the street...

It's a typical day in Herculaneum-the streets are busy as people go about their lives. Suddenly, the sky grows dark and people begin to run as they see an enormous wave of fire, mud and lava hurtling toward them. Thus is the set-up for tonight's SECRETS OF THE DEAD, airing at 7pm...if the headline isn't enough to grab you, consider this: Herculaneum Uncovered will explore recent finds that are revealing evidence of peoples' heads exploding from the heat, villagers gathering along the shoreline in the hopes of rescue, and surprisingly different scenes from those described at Pompeii...enticing huh? Of course you could DVR it for another time and watch the Rangers start their first World Series. I'm just sayin'.

The MAD MEN were real...and their work still shapes our culture.

This film, about advertising and inspiration, reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY, " "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. Tonight Independent Lens features "ART & COPY", an in-depth look at the men and women who persuade us to buy...and think. 8pm

Sherlock texting on his cell and "relaxing" on nicotine patches...

This is not your grandfather's/father's Sherlock Holmes...if you missed last nights premiere as part of Masterpiece Mystery!, you simply must set your DVR for tonight at 1am - it's elementary!

"I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king"...

so goes the Sinatra song about life, and the variety of people who inhabit it. Enter "The Parking Lot Movie", a documentary about a singular parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the select group of parking lot attendants that inhabit its microcosm. The attendants are a uniquely varied group of men comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students, philosophers, intellectuals, musicians, artists and, you know, marginal-type characters. Interesting how we started the list with academia. That's life. Be sure to catch Independent Lens tonight at 11pm.

Some say Texans are the big winners in the new healthcare reform law...

Tonight on the season premiere of Face to Face, guest Anne Dunkelberg, one of the state's leading experts in policy and budget issues related to health care access, explains why.
Anne Dunkelberg is the Associate Director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group based in Austin, and she's in our studio to talk to Ellen...Face to Face...8pm

Photography before Photoshop and Rock before MTV...

Featuring unexpected turns and transcendent performances, ROCK PROPHECIES goes behind the ropes and beyond the green rooms to view rock 'n' roll through the eyes of prolific photographer Robert M. Knight. Beginning in 1968 with a line-up of now-legendary guitar heroes - Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin - as his first subjects, capturing images of some of the greatest figures in rock 'n' roll history. Crossing the line of detached photographer, Knight immerses himself in the careers of new artists, actively helping them catch a break in their pursuit of rock stardom...ROCK PROPHECIES...9pm

Everybody'll be there but the governor...

Just two weeks before the election, Libertarian Kathie Glass, Green Party nominee Deb Shafto, and Democratic candidate Bill White will participate in a live debate at the KLRU-TV studios in Austin.

Some Italian POWs called the little church a Cathedral in the Desert...

Shot and produced in High Definition, the program tells the little-known story of a World War ll concentration camp located right down the road from Amarillo. The mostly Italian prisoners captured in Africa found themselves corralled in a cornfield outside of Hereford, Texas. The tale of their time spent here, and of the little church that they adorned with stunning works of art, which is still being used today, is an inspiring example of just what the human spirit is capable of...even in the most difficult circumstances...A Cathedral in the Desert...tonight at 9:30pm

What if you dreamed about your death, and were convinced you had one year to live...

Scottish filmmaker Amy Hardie dreamed one night that her horse was dying, only to wake and find the horse dead...she dismissed the incident as coincidental. Then she dreamed she would die at age 48 -- the next year. When Hardie does get ill, just as the dream predicted, her search takes her to neuroscience experts and finally a shaman. "The Edge of Dreaming" is an evocative, intimate chronicle of that year and a fascinating investigation into the human subconscious...POV - 11pm

If you missed our LIVE panel discussion about God in America, you have the chance to see it again on Saturday at 6pm, and Sunday at 4pm. Questions, answers, and honest conversation among a diverse group of the faithful...and not so faithful. God in America: A Panhandle Perspective!

A priest, a rabbi, a preacher, and imam get into a leaky boat...

this scenario is similar to what's happening tonight in our studio. We've assembled a group of folks holding diverse faiths and views, we're turning on the lights, mics, and cameras...and the honest conversation about religion in the panhandle begins - LIVE! We'll also have a studio audience to interact with the panel, asking questions and making points, and hopefully helping the viewers at home come to a better understanding of how religion has shaped our community. It's sixty minutes devoted to discussing candidly that which is left out of most polite conversation - religion and politics - and host Ellen Robertson Green will be challenged to keep the jam packed studio under control...God In America: A Panhandle Perspective...LIVE tonight at 8pm.

We really are airing God In America...seriously...

A lot of you have pointed out the various on-screen program guides have listed different programming for several nights this week. This is an error - I think on their part. We take great pains to get our schedules to Tribune Services early, so they can distribute our information around the various television services. At any rate...tonight is the conclusion of God In America...8pm

Michael Feinstein's American Songbook airs at 7pm...The second episode in the series examines how popular songs provided emotional solace and patriotic inspiration during World War II. Michael weaves in the history of 1940s big bands, USO shows, V-disks, war bond rallies, and the powerful role popular music played in boosting morale.

It has been shot at, exploded, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, and looted for its magnificent sculptures...

Erected by the ancient Greeks as a temple to Athena, the Parthenon has served as a church, a fortress, an ammunition dump and the model for countless banks, courthouses and museums across the world.
Despite so much abuse and renown as an icon of Western civilization, the question of how the Parthenon was built has been largely ignored until recently.
NOVA presents the inside story of the $10 Billion official restoration by the Greek government, which reaches far beyond the challenges and controversies of conserving one of the world's best-known buildings...asking such questions as: how did the ancient Athenians build their great temple with incredible precision in a mere eight years? NOVA...7pm

Night 2 of God In America...8pm

Three religious leaders & an atheist walk into a TV studio...

In conjunction with this weeks premiere of God In America from PBS, Ellen Green will host a 60 minute panel discussion with a Christian, Muslim, Jew and of course the token atheist to continue conversations about the Panhandle's own views concerning religion. Along with the panel there will be an audience representing diverse opinion...with microphones & cameras...and the whole thing is LIVE! Let the fun begin...God In America: A Panhandle Perspective...this thursday night at 8pm.

"I coulda been somebody, I coulda been a contenda"

An iconic line from "On the Waterfront", by director Elia Kazan. His name was brought front and center to the world again during the buzz and build-up to the March 1999 Academy Awards. Elia Kazan was to be recognized with an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, an honor that divided Hollywood and fueled social commentary across the country. Then 89 years old and best remembered for his film directing in the 1950s -- On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Gentleman's Agreement, A Face in the Crowd --Kazan remained a controversial figure. To many, he was personally and permanently emblematic of the sin of "naming names" before HUAC in the darkest days of the Hollywood Blacklist. To others, his extraordinary body of work deserved honors, despite any questionable behavior. One of his strongest supporters was Martin Scorsese, the director of this documentary. The film is a meditation on the nature of art and influence...A LETTER TO ELIA, a superior KACV encore presentation...Sunday at 2pm.

Texas Monthly Talks is having a birthday...

They've enjoyed eight seasons of great interviews with well over 200 of the biggest newsmakers around, each with a little bit of Texas twang...Evan Smith shares clips of his favorite episodes, plus his behind the scenes stories of each....9pm

Also...learn where to catch a horny toad...Texas Parks and Wildlife...9:30pm

Take a road trip through the history of American popular song...

in this documentary with Michael Feinstein. Viewers follow him both on stage and backstage, as well as hear personal stories about the songwriters and entertainers he has known over a 30-year career. Rare archival audio and film footage combine to reveal the social and historical forces behind the music that helped shape the style, attitude, and self-image of America for more than a century. Filled with generous portions of live performance, tonight's episode features music of the 50's and 60's...Michael Feinstein's American Songbook...7pm

And in Star Trek news, Picard play Macbeth on Great Performances...8pm

The Most Dangerous Man in America on POV...

Why would a dedicated Cold War strategist throw away his career, his friends and risk life in prison for a chance to help end the Vietnam War? In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading military planner, concluded that America's role in the war was based on decades of lies. He leaked the Pentagon Papers, 7,000 pages of top-secret documents, to The New York Times, a daring act of conscience that led to Watergate, President Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War. "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" is a tale told by Ellsberg with a who's who of Vietnam and Watergate-era figures...8pm

Searching for "somewhere I could point my camera into pure space, "

award-winning photographer Murray Fredericks began making annual solo camping trips to remote Lake Eyre and its salt flats in South Australia. These trips have yielded remarkable photos of a boundless, desolate yet beautiful environment where sky, water and land merge. Made in collaboration with documentary filmmaker Michael Angus, "Salt" is the film extension of Fredericks' work at Lake Eyre, interweaving his photos and video diary with time-lapse sequences to offer viewers the liberating and disorienting experience of being thrown into an infinite dimension of mind and spirit. "Salt" will be accompanied by a selection of shorts: Ellen Frick's "A Healing Art" delves into the world of artificial eye makers as they rekindle hope for victims of tragedy; and animated shorts from the Peabody Award-winning oral-history project StoryCorps These shorts capture the stories of everyday Americans in their own voices...POV...11pm

This is the show that opened the season back in 1976. Lawrence and the band kick off this show with "In The Mood". Guy and Ralna sing "Feelings" and Tanya takes center stage with "Love Will Keep Us Together". LAWRENCE WELK SEASON PREMIERE...7pm