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Thursday, July 21
SOUNDTRACK OF THE CENTURY The BBC’s history of popular songs continues with an exploration of the roots of rock ‘n’ roll, including interviews with and performances by legendary jazz, blues, gospel and country performers Bessie Smith , Huddie “Ledbelly” Ledbetter , Robert Johnson , Muddy Waters , Louis Jordan , B.B. King , Hank Williams and Big Joe Turner . 8 pm on PBS, repeated at 2:30 am
Friday, July 22
STUDIO 54 Survivors of the decadent coke ‘n’ uninhibited sex-fuelled 70s disco scene including Grace Jones , Jerry Hall and Anthony Haden-Guest recall what they can of those long-gone bacchanalian nights. 2 pm on MuchMoreMusic
Saturday, July 23
BOB NEWHART: UNBUTTONED This episode of the American Masters series profiles the deadpan comic, who goes from shy Chicago accountant to stand-up revolutionary ( Richard Pryor , Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres cite him as an influence) and one of TV’s most endearing sitcom stars. 2:30 am on PBS
Sunday, July 24
LAST STAGE OF THE 2005 TOUR DE FRANCE Will Lance Armstrong make it seven in a row? Will Sheryl Crow be singing at the finish line? Will Tricky Beltran and Axel Merckx be far behind? Will race commentator Phil Liggett continue to call Team LiquiGas “Leaky Gas”? 7:30 am on OLN, repeated at 8 pm
INSIDE THE ACTOR’S STUDIO Contentious American actor and one-time activist Jane Fonda gets the kid glove treatment from fawning host James Lipton . Brian Linehan, all is forgiven. 5 pm on Bravo
Monday, July 25
IPPERWASH: A CANADIAN TRAGEDY On Labour Day 1995, 30 First Nations protestors occupied Ipperwash Provincial Park, claiming Mike Harris’s government had failed to honour its promise to protect an ancestral burial ground. Dudley George , one of the group’s leaders, was killed in the standoff. This film follows the events of the still-unfolding drama. 10 pm on Newsworld, repeated at 4 am
Tuesday, July 26
MOC DOCS Faux flicks include Jew Jube, a music mockumentary about the life of a Jewish rapper, Best In Snow, a look at the world of competitive snow-angel-making, and The Perfect Documentary, a documentary about documentaries. 10 pm on Newsworld, repeated at 1 and 4 am
Wednesday, July 27
WOMEN AND MEN UNGLUED Doc follows the lives and thoughts of several urban Gen-Xers who question traditional notions of gender, commitment and courtship. FYI: this one’s for real. 10 pm on TVO
