Daily guide
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Guest Mix 7 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Brooks Williams from March 2004.
Kid’s Classical Hour 9 a.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Violinist Joshua Bell hosts this special program.
Mountain Stage 2 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Martin Sexton, Ruthie Foster, and Yarn.
A Prairie Home Companion 6 p.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Garrison Keillor’s live, two-hour radio variety program.
Says You! 8 p.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Wit happens! Riddles, anagrams, brain teasers, and other word puzzles provide the basis for this freewheeling game of wordplay.
Live From Tanglewood 8:30 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) James Levine conducts TMC Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus and soloists in Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.’’
The Holiday 7 p.m., 11:30 p.m. (TBS) 
Fluff about two women who vacation in each other’s homes. Kate Winslet. PG-13 (2006)
In God’s Country 7 p.m. (LIFE) Kelly Rowan stars as a woman who tries to save her 16-year-old daughter from a polygamous community. NR (2007)
Mother Knows Best 7 p.m. (68) A socialite (Joanna Kerns) plots to murder her son-in-law. NR (1997)
Napoleon Dynamite 7 p.m. (COM) 
Absurd, disarmingly funny comedy about a high-school nerd (Jon Heder). PG (2004)
The Final Season 7:05 p.m. (WAM)
This Is England 7:15 p.m. (SUND) Taut portrait of an impressionable lad (Thomas Turgoose) who falls in with skinheads. NR (2006)
The Boys of 2nd Street Park 7:20 p.m. (TMC) Bittersweet documentary about Brooklyn street kids. R (2003)
Hancock 7:25 p.m. (STARZ) Will Smith stars as an alcoholic superhero who gets a much-needed image makeover. PG-13 (2008)
Colors 7:45 p.m. (MAX) Dennis Hopper’s account of LAPD partners (Robert Duvall, Sean Penn) fighting street gangs. R (1988)
Black Hawk Down 8 p.m. (38) Account of a US mission in Somalia. Josh Hartnett. R (2001)
Bringing Down the House 8 p.m., 10 p.m. (OXY) A lawyer (Steve Martin) and a convict (Queen Latifah) form an unlikely friendship. Good chemistry. PG-13 (2003)
Cherry 2000 8 p.m. (IFC) Melanie Griffith as a desert guide facing futuristic villains as she replaces her client’s robotic wife. PG-13 (1988)
Cocoon 8 p.m., 10 p.m., midnight (FXM) Ron Howard’s fountain-of-youth fantasy. Don Ameche. PG-13 (1985)
Double Platinum 8 p.m., midnight (TV1) Diana Ross and Brandy play mother and daughter pop divas. NR (1999)
Eagle Eye 8 p.m., 11:45 p.m. (HBO) Two strangers become pawns in a diabolical terrorist plot. Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan. PG-13 (2008)
The Fugitive 8 p.m., midnight (A&E) 
Harrison Ford as a wrongly convicted man on the lam. Taut and suspenseful. PG-13 (1993)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 8 p.m. (FAM) The third film in the magical series has the teen wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) confronting a killer. PG (2004)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown 8 p.m., 10 p.m. (FX) Manny, Sid, and Diego flee their melting homeland. PG (2006)
Inside Man 8 p.m. (BET) Taut tale of a hostage negotiator (Denzel Washington) dealing with a bank robber. R (2006)
Mimic 8 p.m. (FLIX) An entomologist unknowingly creates a deadly species of giant bug. Mira Sorvino. R (1997)
The Mouse That Roared 8 p.m. (TCM) A tiny nation declares war on the United States. Peter Sellers. NR (1959)
The Object of My Affection 8 p.m. (E) A pregnant woman (Jennifer Aniston) falls for a gay man. R (1998)
The Rookie 8 p.m. (AMC) Dennis Quaid as a 35-year-old rookie pitcher. G (2002)
The Kite Runner 8 p.m. (SHO2) An Afghani man in America returns to his homeland to help the son of a friend. Khalid Abdalla. PG-13 (2007)
Three Men and a Baby 8 p.m. (STYLE) Bachelors father an abandoned infant. Tom Selleck. PG (1987)
Tombstone 8 p.m., midnight (HIST) Retelling of the O.K. Corral shootout. Kurt Russell. R (1993)
Volcano 8 p.m. (50) Ingenious special effects spark this action flick about an eruption in LA. Tommy Lee Jones. PG-13 (1997)
The Waterboy 8 p.m. (ENCR) Adam Sandler as a naif who becomes a college-football great. PG-13 (1998)
You’ve Got Mail 8 p.m. (LMN) Rival booksellers (Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan) fall in love online in the quintessential date movie. PG (1998)
Another Cinderella Story 8:40 p.m. (DISN) A teen (Selena Gomez) loses her iPod at a masked ball and a dreamy guy tries to return it to her. PG (2008)
The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger 9 p.m., 11:02 p.m. (HALMRK) A rancher (James Tupper) reluctantly teams up with his rival (Dean Cain) to defend the ranch. NR (2009)
Guess Who 9 p.m., 11 p.m. (BRAVO) A bigoted black father (Bernie Mac) must deal with his daughter’s white boyfriend. Tepid comedy. PG-13 (2005)
How I Won the War 9 p.m. (44) John Lennon as a WWII officer. NR (1967)
Incubus 9 p.m. (TMC) 
College students are stalked by a serial killer in an old medical facility. Tara Reid. R (2005)
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector 9 p.m. (COM) Unsavory farce about the misadventures of a Florida health inspector. Larry the Cable Guy. PG-13 (2006)
Natalee Holloway 9 p.m., midnight (LIFE) The story of Natalee Holloway (Amy Gumenick), the Alabama teen who went missing in Aruba in 2005. NR (2009)
Pineapple Express 9 p.m. (STARZ) Stoner comedy about a pothead (Seth Rogen) and his dealer on the lam from murderers. R (2008)
Sand Serpents 9 p.m. (SYFY) American soldiers fight giant worms and the Taliban in this sci-fi adventure. Jason Gedrick. NR (2009)
Terror in the Family 9 p.m. (68) A teen (Hilary Swank) becomes abusive toward her parents. NR (1996)
The Wedding Singer 9 p.m. (VH1) A hapless singer is left standing at the altar. Adam Sandler. PG-13 (1998)
Tremors 9:05 p.m. (WAM) Man-eating giant worms threaten a community. Kevin Bacon. PG-13 (1990)
Failure to Launch 9:30 p.m. (TBS) A 35-year-old (Matthew McConaughey) won’t move out of his parents’ house. PG-13 (2006)
In the French Style 9:30 p.m. (TCM) Jean Seberg as an American woman with cynical love affairs. NR (1963)
Waterworld 9:30 p.m. (ENCR) Kevin Costner searches for land after Earth’s engulfed by water. PG-13 (1995)
Mimic 2 9:45 p.m. (FLIX) Sequel to the 1997 horror film about mutated bugs that kill. Bruno Campos. R (2001)
The Prophecy 9:45 p.m. (IFC) Evil angels raise hell on Earth. Christopher Walken. R (1995)
Field of Dreams 10 p.m. (CMT) Oscar-nominated fantasy about a farmer (Kevin Costner) who builds a ballpark in his cornfield. PG (1989)
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay 10 p.m. (HBO) The pot-smoking pals (Kal Penn, John Cho) are suspected of being terrorists in this raunchy sequel. R (2008)
Wanted 10 p.m. (MAX) A wimpy account manager (James McAvoy) is recruited into a secret society of assassins. R (2008)
The World 10 p.m. (SUND) Tao Zhao and Taisheng Chen star in this drama. NR (2004)
Feast of Love 10:15 p.m. (SHO2) Bittersweet fare about romantic complications running rampant in an Oregon town. Morgan Freeman. R (2007)
I Me Wed 10:30 p.m. (LMN) A woman (Erica Durance) plans to wed herself. NR (2007)
Training Day 10:30 p.m. (BET) A corrupt undercover cop tutors a rookie. Denzel Washington. R (2001)
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise 10:45 p.m. (WAM) Nerds vs. jocks in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Robert Carradine. PG-13 (1987)
Naked Fear 10:55 p.m. (TMC) Thriller about a veteran lawman (Joe Mantegna) investigating strange goings-on. R (2007)
The Bone Eater 11 p.m. (SYFY) A highway crew unleashes a deadly creature tied to Native American myths. Bruce Boxleitner. PG-13 (2007)
Flash Gordon 11 p.m. (G4) The adventures of the comic-strip hero. Sam J. Jones. PG (1980)
Jackass Number Two 11 p.m. (COM) More dangerous stunts and depraved pranks with Johnny Knoxville and friends. R (2006)
Rookie of the Year 11 p.m. (AMC) A kid (Thomas Ian Nicholas) becomes a star pitcher after a freak injury. PG (1993)
You Don’t Mess With the Zohan 11 p.m. (STARZ) A highly skilled Israeli commando (Adam Sandler) fakes his own death to fulfill a secret dream. PG-13 (2008)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 11:15 p.m. (FLIX) Two stoners try to stop a movie’s production. Weak story, funny in-jokes. Kevin Smith stars. R (2001)
Bonjour Tristesse 11:30 p.m. (TCM) Jean Seberg as a girl who resents her playboy father’s (David Niven) many amours. NR (1957)
11:14 11:30 p.m. (IFC) Several lives intersect because of a car accident. Clever thriller. Henry Thomas. R (2003)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 11:50 p.m. (ENCR) Mel Gibson’s third outing as the postnuclear hero. PG-13 (1985)
