Daily TV guide

October 15, 2011

ON WGBH

Rough Cut: Woodworking With Tommy Mac 4:30 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Tommy builds a traditional pie crust tray.

RADIO HIGHLIGHTS

Innovation Hub 7 a.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Premiere episode examines newest green-energy technologies.

Only a Game 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) The tale of former New England Patriots offensive lineman-turned-musician Brian Barthelmes.

New England Festivals 6 p.m. All-Classical (99.5)

This American Life noon. WGBH-FM (89.7) Stories about people who love their cars.

Boston Symphony Orchestra 7 p.m. All-Classical (99.5) Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is the soloist in Antonín Dvorák’s Cello Concerto.

BSO on Record 10 p.m. All-Classical (99.5) Brian Bell hosts.

MOVIES

Awakenings 8 p.m. (38) A doctor tries to revive a catatonic patient. Robin Williams. PG-13 (1990)

The Bicycle Thief 8 p.m. (TCM) Vittorio de Sica’s classic study of poverty and dignity. Lamberto Maggiorani. NR (1948)

A Bug’s Life 8 p.m. (FAM) An ant (voice of Dave Foley) tries to save his colony. G (1998)

Changing Lanes 8 p.m. (FLIX) Motorists (Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Affleck) continue to clash after a car accident. Riveting drama. R (2002)

Cujo 8 p.m. (AMC) Stephen King’s bestseller about a rabid dog. Dee Wallace. R (1983)

Five 8 p.m. (LIFE) Five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on the lives of the women diagnosed. NR (2011)

Forrest Gump 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (TBS) Oscar best picture winner about a simple man (Tom Hanks) who is swept up in key historical moments. PG-13 (1994)

G-Force 8 p.m. (DISN) A covert-ops team of guinea pigs race to save the world. Voices include Nicolas Cage. PG (2009)

Gulliver’s Travels 8 p.m. (HBO) A mail-room clerk (Jack Black) is shipwrecked on a fantastical island inhabited by tiny people. PG (2010)

Hellboy 8 p.m. (ENCR) Muddled but entertaining comic-book adaptation about a demon-turned-superhero. Ron Perlman. PG-13 (2004)

My Own Love Song 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) A wheelchair-dependent musician (Renée Zellweger) and her best friend take a road trip to Memphis. PG-13 (2010)

Nowhere Boy 8 p.m. (SHO) A young John Lennon (Aaron Johnson) goes to live with his strict aunt Mimi. R (2009)

True Lies 8 p.m. (SPIKE) Arnold Schwarzenegger as a spy keeping his job a secret from his wife. R (1994)

War of the Worlds 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (TNT) Steven Spielberg’s ripping spectacle about aliens invading Earth. Tom Cruise. PG-13 (2005)

Five Fingers 8:30 p.m. (SUND) An idealistic pianist (Ryan Philippe) is kidnapped and subjected to cruel mental experiments. R (2006)

Piranha 8:30 p.m. (SHO2) Small-town cop Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) battles prehistoric piranhas during spring break. R (2010)

The Big Boss 9 p.m. (G4) A factory worker fights against murderous drug smugglers. NR (1971)

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