Fort Hood's "TV Town Hall" broadcast provides an opportunity for persons throughout the area to ask questions regarding Fort Hood and its policies and procedures.

Making Synthetic Diamonds A blindfolded Tyson is led to a top-secret diamond farm to investigate breakthroughs in the engineering of artificial diamonds. Indistinguishable from the real thing, these glittering creations may one day adorn more than ring fingers. They could replace silicon transistors in everything from super¬computers to high-speed electric trains.

Other topics include:

• Auto-Tune: Computer Pitch Correction
• Anthrax Investigation: On Terrors Trail
• Profile—Luis von Ahn

American Masters trails this yarn-smith and his crew of actors and musicians as they spin stories and song into American gold.

History Detectives is devoted to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects. Traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies, and plenty of legwork are the tools the History Detectives team of experts uses to give new - and sometimes shocking - insights into our national history.

Hispanic Perspective is a local talk show recorded in the studios of KNCT that talks about the state of Hispanic Culture both locally and nationally. Hosted by Arthur Resa, and Dr. Jose Martinez, the show is aired the first Friday of each month at 8:30 p.m. and the following Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits returns to host the biggest and brightest birthday party in the country, A CAPITOL FOURTH, featuring for the first time ever, Barry Manilow, who will both open and close the concert broadcast with a stirring medley of hits and patriotic classics along with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Choral Arts Society of Washington. He will be joined by the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, international pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning cast of Jersey Boys, multi Grammy Award-nominee Michael Feinstein and acclaimed classical pianist Andrew von Oeyen.

This star-studded cast will light up the stage on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol for the 29th annual A CAPITOL FOURTH celebration featuring unrivaled musical performances with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of America's prince of pops Erich Kunzel. As a special treat for the entire family, Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and more of the SESAME STREET gang will be on hand to celebrate America's 233rd birthday.

A killer who seems obsessed with a nursery rhyme commits a string of murders. Miss Marple and a local detective (Matthew Macfadyen) join forces to investigate.