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Daily guide of TV movies and radio highlights

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Greater Boston “Beat the Press” 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2)

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RADIO HIGHLIGHTS

Boston Public Radio noon WGBH-FM (89.7)

Radio Boston 3 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9)

Drive Time Live 7 p.m. Classical New England (99.5) Pianist Paul Lewis with an all-Schubert program.

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NightSide With Dan Rea
8 p.m. WBZ-AM (1030) Restaurant etiquette.

NEWS & TALK SHOWS

Morning

CBS This Morning at 7 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12.

Good Morning America at
7 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Ryan Gosling; model Iman.

Today at 7 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10; 10 a.m. on Ch. 7. Gracie Gold; Charlie Palmer.

Dr. Phil at 9 a.m. on Ch. 38; 3 p.m. on Ch. 4; 5 p.m. on Ch. 64. A bipolar mom says her sister and mother are insensitive.

Live! With Kelly and Michael at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9;
10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Lena Dunham. Rapper Nas performs.

Rachael Ray at 9 a.m. on
Ch. 4; 2 p.m. on Ch. 10. Busy Philipps (“Cougar Town”).

Steve Harvey at 9 a.m. on
Ch. 64; 10 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9. Steve forges love connection for a matchmaker’s daughter.

The Jeff Probst Show at 10 a.m. on Ch. 38; 3 p.m. on Ch. 6. Using sexuality to get ahead.

The View at 11 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Gilles Marini (guest cohost); Laura Dern.

Afternoon

The Doctors at 2 p.m. on
Ch. 7; 4 p.m. on Ch. 64. Tips for treating warts and more.

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The Talk at 2 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. “Snooki” Polizzi and “JWoww” Farley.

Anderson Live at 3 p.m. on Chs. 12 and 25.

Katie at 3 p.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 4 p.m. on Ch. 6. Women who choose not to use beauty products.

The Dr. Oz Show at 3 p.m. on Ch. 10; 5 p.m. on Ch. 25. Methods for treating pain.

The Ricki Lake Show at 3 p.m. on Ch. 64; 4 p.m. on Ch. 25.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show at 4 p.m. on Chs. 5, 9, and 10.

Evening

Charlie Rose at 11:30 p.m. on Chs. 2 and 11.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno at 11:34 p.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Ben Affleck; Kristen Bell. Rodriguez performs.

Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Sofia Vergara. Bruno Mars performs.

Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Catherine Zeta-Jones; Allison Williams. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion performs.

Tavis Smiley at midnight on Ch. 44. Sally Field.

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. David Duchovny; Nick Kroll.

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Julie Chen; Angela Kinsey.

Nightline at 12:39 a.m. on
Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Last Call With Carson Daly at 1:36 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Sam Rockwell; Jordan Roberts. Kimbra performs.

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MOVIES

Last Holiday 6 p.m. (OXY)
A dying salesman’s last fling. Alec Guinness. NR (1950)

Lost in Translation 6:05 p.m. (FLIX) An actor (Bill Murray) and a young woman (Scarlett Johansson) become friends in Japan. R (2003)

Coffee and Cigarettes 6:45 p.m. (SUND) Eccentrics converse over coffee and cigarettes. Alfred Molina. R (2003)

Cast Away 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (FXM) A plane crash strands a man (Tom Hanks) on an island. PG-13 (2000)

Goldfinger 8 p.m. (G4) James Bond (Sean Connery) battles gold thieves. NR (1964)

Inglourious Basterds 8 p.m. (TNT) Brad Pitt plays Aldo Raine, a soldier leading a squad in quick strikes against the Nazis. R (2009)

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 8 p.m. (TCM) Stanley Kramer’s extravaganza centers on a chase after $350,000. Spencer Tracy. G (1963)

My Week With Marilyn
10 p.m. (TMC) A 23-year-old chauffeurs Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams). R (2011)

Skiing Everest 10 p.m., 11:30 p.m. (ESPNC) A group of friends ski the vertiginous peaks of Everest. NR (2009)