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ON GREATER BOSTON
Gail Farrow and Clara Morris 7 p.m. WGBH-TV (Channel 2) When 27-year-old Gail Farrow died of AIDS in 1989, she left behind four children. Filmmaker David Binder documented the last year of Gail’s life, then revisited her children 20 years later. Binder joins Jared Bowen to talk about the touching story endured by Gail’s survivors. Later, author Barbara Wallace Grossman talks about her book “A Spectacle of Suffering; Clara Morris on the American Stage.’’

ON CHRONICLE
Into the Mystic 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) The Mystic River gets no respect. But the tide may be turning for this long abused waterway. In fact, to some newcomers, their part of the river feels like the North Country, or even . . . wait for it . . . Amsterdam. Anthony Everett discovers that there’s much more to the Mystic than what can be seen from the Tobin Bridge.

RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
The Morning Show 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Host Jay Moberg presents new music by Yusuf Islam.

Performance Today All-Classical WGBH 10 a.m. Join Fred Child for Performance Today, available on All-Classical WGBH, which you can hear online and on HD Radio at All-Classical WGBH HD2.

Mozart 3 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Symphony No. 17, with English Chamber Orchestra.

World Café 7 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, live in studio.

Tanglewood on Parade Live 8:30 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and TMC Orchestra play Rossini, Enescu, Bernstein, Williams, Copland, and Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture.

Beale Street Caravan 11 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) The sounds and colorful stories of the blues and its music makers.

NEWS & TALK SHOWS
Morning
Early Show at 7 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12.

Good Morning America at 7 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Today at 7 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10; 10 a.m. on Ch. 7. Piers Morgan. Also: Key West, Fla., is spotlighted in “Today Takes a Vacation’’; a room makeover is performed.

Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 8 p.m. on COM.

Ellen DeGeneres Show at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 3 p.m. on Ch. 10. Jennifer Aniston. Also: Stevie Wonder performs.

Martha Stewart Show at 9 a.m. on Ch. 6. “The New York City Show’’ features Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recipe for oatmeal-raisin cookies; New York trivia with filmmaker Ric Burns; and the city’s best street-vendor food.

Morning Show With Mike and Juliet at 9 a.m. on Chs. 25 and 64. Tom Bergeron; Jack Hanna. Also: Chuck Nice and Patrick Meagher discuss guy stuff.

Regis and Kelly at 9 a.m. on Ch. 7; 10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Jonah Hill. Also: “Top Dog Week’’ continues.

Steve Wilkos Show at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Ch. 56.

Colbert Report at 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. on COM.

Better at 10 a.m. and noon on Ch. 64.

Bonnie Hunt Show at 10 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9.

Martha Stewart Show at 10 a.m. on Ch. 25. William H. Macy talks about “The Deal’’ and makes a tiered plant stand; horticulturist Vincent Simeone on holly shrubs.

Maury at 10 a.m. on Ch. 56; 11 a.m. on Ch. 64. DNA tests determine paternity.

Rachael Ray at 10 a.m. on Ch. 4; 2 p.m. on Ch. 10.

The Doctors at 10 a.m. on Ch. 12; 2 p.m. on Ch. 7.

Banfield & Ford: Courtside at 11 a.m. on TRU.

Jerry Springer at 11 a.m. on Ch. 56.

The View at 11 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Jessica Lange; Constantine Maroulis and Dee Snider perform a song from Broadway’s “Rock of Ages.’’

Today at 11 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Ashley Tisdale performs. Also: ways to flatter figures.

Tyra Banks at 11 a.m. on Ch. 25. Women see their future faces to show how they’ll look if they continue to drink and smoke, and tan too much.

Afternoon
Charlie Rose at noon and 6 p.m. on Ch. 44.

Maury at noon on Ch. 56. Lie-detector tests are given to determine infidelity.

Place of Our Own at 1 p.m. on Ch. 44. Teaching children math.

Wendy Williams Show at 2 p.m. on Ch. 56; 11 p.m. on BET; 2 a.m. on BET.

Dr. Phil at 3 p.m. on Ch. 4; 8 p.m. on Ch. 38.

Oprah Winfrey at 4 p.m. on Chs. 5, 9, and 10.

Evening
Greater Boston at 7 p.m. and midnight on Ch. 2.

Larry King Live at 9 p.m., midnight, and 3 a.m. on CNN. Former secretary of state Colin Powell.

Real Time With Bill Maher at 10 p.m. on HBO2.

Charlie Rose at 11 p.m. on Ch. 2.

Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 11 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. on COM.

Colbert Report at 11:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. on COM.

Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Eric Bana; Silversun Pickups.

Nightline at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Heidi Klum; Steve Zahn; Jimmy Carr.

Tavis Smiley at midnight on Ch. 44; 12:30 a.m. on Ch. 2. The conclusion of the interview with Motown founder Berry Gordy.

Jimmy Kimmel Live at 12:05 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon at 12:35 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10; 3:05 a.m. on Ch. 10; 3:35 a.m. on Ch. 7.

Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Christiane Amanpour; Johnny Galecki.

Last Call With Carson Daly at 1:35 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10.

Tyra Banks at 2 a.m. on OXY.

Fox and Friends at 6 a.m. on FNC.

MOVIES
Man Push Cart 6 p.m. (SUND) An ex-pop star from Pakistan (Ahmad Razvi) scrapes by as a street vendor in Manhattan. NR (2005)

The Replacements 6 p.m. (HBO) During a pro-football strike, scab players get the call. Keanu Reeves. PG-13 (2000)

Brown’s Requiem 6:05 p.m. (FLIX) An LA private eye (Michael Rooker) discovers police corruption. R (1998)

A Fish Called Wanda 6:05 p.m. (IFC) Farce about jewel thieves hunting hot ice. Jamie Lee Curtis. R (1988)

Sons o’ Guns 6:30 p.m. (TCM) An actor in costume finds himself in the Army. Joe E. Brown. NR (1936)

Return to Never Land 7 p.m. (DISN) Disney sequel to “Peter Pan.’’ Voices include Harriet Owen. G (2002)

Van Helsing 7 p.m. (FX) Hyperactive homage to Universal horror films with Hugh Jackman as the monster hunter. PG-13 (2004)

Lights in the Dusk 7:30 p.m. (SUND) A lonely night watchman is seduced by a mysterious femme fatale. Janne Hyytiainen. NR (2006)

The Waterboy 7:30 p.m. (WAM) Adam Sandler as a naif who becomes a college-football great. PG-13 (1998)

The Kite Runner 7:45 p.m. (SHO2) An Afghani man in America returns to his homeland to help the son of a friend. Khalid Abdalla. PG-13 (2007)

The Break-Up 8 p.m. (USA) Battle-of-the-sexes saga about an estranged couple still sharing their condo. Vince Vaughn. Jennifer Aniston. PG-13 (2006)

Chasing Amy 8 p.m. (IFC) A man falls in love with a gay woman. Ben Affleck. R (1997)

Dr. T and the Women 8 p.m. (TMC) A gynecologist (Richard Gere) balances work and home. Helen Hunt. R (2000)

Oscar and Lucinda 8 p.m. (FXM) Adaptation of the novel about mismatched 19th-century lovers. Ralph Fiennes. Cate Blanchett. R (1997)

The Pope of Greenwich Village 8 p.m. (FLIX) Punks hustle to score big bucks. Eric Roberts. R (1984)

The Prisoner of Zenda 8 p.m. (TCM) Stewart Granger as both the king and his impersonator. NR (1952)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 8 p.m., midnight (FUSE) Transvestite Transylvanian (Tim Curry) gives shelter to a stranded couple. R (1975)

Shaft 8:15 p.m. (SHO) The cop nephew (Samuel L. Jackson) of the ’70s private eye fights a drug lord. Slick but unfocused. R (2000)

Tinker Bell 8:25 p.m. (DISN) Animated adventure of Peter Pan’s favorite pixie chronicling her early years. G (2008)

Hamlet 2 8:30 p.m. (MAX) A high-school drama teacher stages an outrageous musical sequel to Shakespeare’s play. Steve Coogan. R (2008)

Bridge to Terabithia 9 p.m. (FAM) Two kids have adventures in a fantasy kingdom they create in their minds. Josh Hutcherson. PG (2007)

The Incredible Hulk 9 p.m. (HBO) Edward Norton stars as an easy-going scientist who turns into an angry, uncontrollable monstrosity. PG-13 (2008)

The Jacksons: An American Dream 9 p.m., midnight (TV1) Conclusion. Strife clouds Michael Jackson’s rise to stardom. Wylie Draper. NR (1992)

Necessary Roughness 9 p.m., 11:30 p.m. (CMT) A college recruits an ex-jock (Scott Bakula). PG-13 (1991)

Clear and Present Danger 10 p.m. (AMC) CIA agent Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) gets entangled in drug-cartel intrigue. A taut techno-thriller. PG-13 (1994)

Death Race 10 p.m. (MAX) A convict (Jason Statham) is pitted in a race to the death against other cons. R (2008)

Jurassic Park III 10 p.m. (G4) A scientist (Sam Neill) travels to a dino-infested island to find a missing boy. Great effects. PG-13 (2001)

The Little Hut 10 p.m. (TCM) A husband and wife on a desert island - with her suitor. Ava Gardner. NR (1957)

The Terminator 10:20 p.m. (ENCR) A cyborg is sent back in time to assassinate a woman. Arnold Schwarzenegger. R (1984)

Looking for Richard 10:30 p.m. (FXM) Al Pacino directed and stars in this documentary about a rehearsal for “Richard III.’’ PG-13 (1996)

No Country for Old Men 11 p.m. (STARZ) Coen Brothers’ mesmerizing crime opus about a Texan (Josh Brolin) who finds a fortune in drug loot. R (2007)

All the Brothers Were Valiant 11:45 p.m. (TCM) New England whalers in the South Seas. Robert Taylor. NR (1953)

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