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Thursday, November 24
THE L WORD The second season of the kitschy but irresistible lesbo soap comes to an end. The finale highlight? A benefit for Ms. magazine featuring Gloria Steinem , Kinnie Starr and Heart . Oh yeah, and Tina goes into labour. 10 pm on Showcase
Friday, November 25
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Debonair Scots Franz Ferdinand perform songs from their sophomore CD You Could Have It So Better before being blown off the stage by Montreal’s Arcade Fire . Midnight on PBS
Saturday, November 26
2005 WORLD MUSIC AWARDS Determined by record sales instead of artistic merit, the biggest hit-makers on the planet get even more adulation. Patti LaBelle and Usher pay tribute to a disbanding Destiny’s Child , plus performances by Alanis Morissette , Stevie Wonder and Carlos Santana . 9 pm on Much, repeated at midnight
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971, D: Stanley Kubrick , w/ Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Magee ) A convicted thrill-killer undergoes aversion therapy to control his anti-social behaviour. Based on the futuristic novel by Anthony Burgess , with an electronic soundtrack by Wendy (then- Walter ) Carlos . 10 pm on Showcase, repeated at 2 am
Sunday, November 27
RACE IS THE PLACE Using spoken, sung and chanted word, African-American, Latino, Asian American and native American authors, performance artists, poets and singers explore the pain, frustration and humour of racism in America. 11 pm on PBS
GEORGE ELIOT: A SCANDALOUS LIFE Harriet Walter GEORGE ELIOT: A SCANDALOUS LIFE Harriet Walter
stars in this 05 BBC portrait of novelist George Eliot, who flaunted the sexual, religious and social rules of society in the early 1800s. 1:05 am on TVO
Monday, November 28
MOTOWN: THE EARLY YEARS Co-hosted by Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Martha Reeves of the Vandellas and Abdul Fakir of the Four Tops, this pledge-week special presents a mix of archival performances and never-before-seen stage footage of the Motor City groups. 8 pm on PBS
Tuesday, November 29
TALKIN’ BLUES A profile of Donnie Walsh and his Downchild Blues Band , Toronto’s longest-running blues combo and the inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s Blues Brothers rip. 7:30 pm on Bravo
Wednesday, November 30
SEX MANIA/ELECTRIC ORGASM A panel of psychologists differentiate between sexual addiction and everyday horniness while a North Carolina anesthesiologist induces orgasms in women with the assistance of pain relief technology. 9 pm on TLC, repeated at midnight