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ON CHRONICLE
Chronicle Goes Retro: Julie & Julia - and Mary 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) She’s the subject of Meryl Streep’s latest film. Her cookbooks and autobiography are flying out of bookstores. For another helping of Julia Child, we’re serving up Mary Richardson’s 1995 interview with the kitchen doyenne.

RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
FolkScene 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Traditional and contemporary music featuring interviews, live performances and more.

The Morning Show 6 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) The Tuesday Premier at 7:40 featuring new music from the Boxmasters.

Mozart 3 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Symphony No. 46, with the Academy.

World Cafe 7 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Featuring music from Cotton Jones.

Liszt 9 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Piano Sonata in B, with pianist Maurizio Pollini.

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. Colbie Caillat performs. Also: postpartum depression; sneeze-proof spaces; end-of-summer vacations.

Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on COM. Ed Helms (“The Hangover’’).

Ellen DeGeneres Show at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 3 p.m. on Ch. 10. Samuel L. Jackson. Also: kid inventors.

Martha Stewart Show at 9 a.m. on Ch. 6; 10 a.m. on Ch. 25. A recipe for Italian meatball soup with chef Nate Appleman; tips for starting a vegetable garden in the spring; Valentine’s Day cookies with Dani Fiori.

Morning Show With Mike and Juliet at 9 a.m. on Chs. 25 and 64. Beauty-product reviews; dog makeovers with Beth Stern; corrective smile procedures. Also: authors Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval (“The Power of Small’’).

Regis and Kelly at 9 a.m. on Ch. 7; 10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Tom Hanks; Hugh Jackman. Also: Ciara performs; “Bad Hair Week’’ continues with curl expert Ouidad.

Steve Wilkos Show at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Ch. 56. Allegations of child neglect that led to a 1-year-old’s death from a drug overdose are discussed, and lie-detector tests are administered to the parties involved.

Colbert Report at 9:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. on COM. A USO show for US troops in Iraq features General Ray Odierno and video appearances by President Obama and Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.).

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

Bonnie Hunt Show at 10 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9. Mo’Nique; Chris Lowell. Also: toy expert Mike Mozart tests popular holiday toys.

Maury at 10 a.m. on Ch. 56; 11 a.m. on Ch. 64. DNA tests are given to 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; noon on Ch. 64. A rapper learns that his gal has been cheating with his pal; a cheating pregnant gal doesn’t know who her baby’s daddy is - her boyfriend or his cousin; an engaged guy has been sleeping with his fishing buddy’s girlfriend.

The View at 11 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Today at 11 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Solutions to common hair problems are offered.

Tyra Banks at 11 a.m. on Ch. 25. A woman whose daughter went missing and who believes she knows the man who’s responsible is a guest.

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

Maury at noon on Ch. 56. Guests reveal secrets to loved ones.

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

Colbert Report at 2 p.m. on COM.

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; 5 p.m. on Ch. 64; 8 p.m. on Ch. 38.

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

Evening
Larry King Live at 9 p.m., midnight and 3 a.m. on CNN.

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. Journalist Peter Laufer, author of “The Dangerous World of Butterflies: The Startling Subculture of Criminals, Collectors, and Conservationists.’’

Colbert Report at 11:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. on COM. A USO show for US troops in Iraq includes interviews with Seargent Robin Balcom and Specialist Tareq Salha. Also: videotaped messages from former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Eugene Levy; Jet.

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. Quentin Tarantino; Mark Feuerstein; Smokey Robinson.

Tavis Smiley at midnight on Chs. 2 and 44.

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. Eric Idle.

Tyra Banks at 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. on OXY.

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

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

MOVIES
Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi 7:30 p.m. (HBO) A chronicle of the 2007 murder of Afghan journalist Ajmal Naqshbandi by the Taliban. NR (2009)

Romancing the Stone 7:30 p.m., midnight (FXM) Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner search for treasure in Colombia. PG (1984)

The Tracey Fragments 7:30 p.m. (TMC) A distraught high-school student (Ellen Page) searches for her missing younger brother. R (2007)

Underdog 7:35 p.m. (STARZ) A canine super hero (voice of Jason Lee) protects the city. PG (2007)

Bloodsport 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (VS) Jean-Claude Van Damme as the first Westerner to win a deadly martial-arts contest. R (1988)

Blue Velvet 8 p.m. (IFC) David Lynch’s cult hit about the dark underside of a lumber town. Kyle MacLachlan. R (1986)

Dadnapped 8 p.m. (DISN) An author of kids’ novels reconnects with his daughter. NR (2009)

Eye See You 8 p.m. (SHO2) An FBI agent (Sylvester Stallone) lands in rehab after failing to catch a serial cop killer. R (2002)

Gods and Monsters 8 p.m. (FLIX) Fictionalization of the last days of director James Whale (Ian McKellen). R (1998)

Goodfellas 8 p.m. (AMC) Martin Scorsese’s study of New York mob life. Ray Liotta. R (1990)

Honey 8 p.m., midnight (BET) Cliched urban tale about a dancer’s dreams of stardom. Jessica Alba. PG-13 (2003)

Life After Tomorrow 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (OVAT) An interesting look at child actresses who once played orphans in Broadway’s ”Annie.” NR (2006)

The Lodger 8 p.m. (TCM) Melodrama centering on Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror in London. Merle Oberon. NR (1944)

No Brother of Mine 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) A woman (Kellie Martin) falls prey to her troubled brother. NR (2007)

Charlie Wilson’s War 8:15 p.m. (MAX) Ripping profile of a US congressman (Tom Hanks) who helped Afghan fighters in the 1980s. R (2007)

Acceptance 9 p.m. (LIFE) An overly optimistic mother (Joan Cusack) does everything she can to get her daughter into college. NR (2009)

At First Sight 9 p.m. (STYLE) Experimental surgery enables a blind man (Val Kilmer) to see. PG-13 (1998)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 9 p.m. (STARZ) Misadventures of a spoiled dog (voice of Drew Barrymore) who gets separated from her wealthy owner. PG (2008)

Halloween 9 p.m. (TMC) Gory remake about a psycho killer who escapes from a psychiatric facility. Malcolm McDowell. R (2007)

Manufactured Landscapes 9 p.m. (SUND) Thought-provoking portrait of photographer Edward Burtynsky. NR (2007)

Max Payne 9 p.m. (HBO) A cop (Mark Wahlberg) seeks to avenge the murder of his family. Rapper Ludacris costars. PG-13 (2008)

Son-in-Law 9 p.m. (CMT) A student invites her dorm counselor (Pauly Shore) home for Thanksgiving. PG-13 (1993)

The Scarlet Pimpernel 9:30 p.m. (TCM) A foppish aristocrat by day rescues noblemen from the guillotine by night. Leslie Howard. NR (1934)

Gospel of Deceit 10 p.m. (LMN) A preacher’s wife falls for a young man and disrupts her marriage and her church. J.C. MacKenzie. NR (2006)

Robin Hood 10 p.m. (FXM) Spirited retelling of the medieval legend. Patrick Bergin. NR (1991)

The Rocker 10 p.m. (MAX) A failed 40-something drummer joins his teen nephew’s rock band. Rainn Wilson. PG-13 (2008)

Untraceable 10 p.m. (ENCR) An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses his website to torture his victims. Diane Lane. R (2008)

Never Back Down 10:35 p.m. (STARZ) A teen (Sean Faris) gets mixed up in an underground fighting league. PG-13 (2008)

Mobsters 11 p.m. (AMC) Future New York mob bosses as young hunks. Christian Slater. R (1991)

The Pagemaster 11 p.m. (WAM) Macaulay Culkin as a youth transported into a magical world. G (1994)

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