Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement
Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer first met in New York’s Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, when gay marriage was unimaginable. This tender portrait of the couple’s 42-year relationship chronicles many arduous battles fought for equality over the past half-century and concludes with the women’s long-deferred wedding. Monday, June 28, at 8 p.m., Sundance Channel
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On the heels of You Don’t Know Jack, a biodrama about Dr. Jack Kevorkian, HBO offers a documentary about the controversial assisted-suicide crusader. The film follows Kevorkian after his 2007 parole from prison, where he served more than eight years for second-degree murder, exploring his motivations and drawing a compelling portrait of a fierce individualist. Monday, June 28, at 9 p.m., HBO
No One Dies in Lily Dale
Lily Dale, N.Y., a quaint village south of Buffalo, has an unusual distinction: the world’s largest concentration of psychic mediums. This intriguing documentary follows a few of the 25,000 visitors who come to the town each year to commune with departed loved ones, and profiles some of Lily Dale’s kooky (but apparently quite sincere) spiritualists. Monday, July 5, at 9 p.m., HBO
Drugs, Inc.
This two-night, four-part series looks at the drug trade from the perspectives of producers, traffickers, users, and law enforcement. On Sunday, “Cocaine” traces that drug’s supply chain from South American peasant farmers to a Miami crack dealer, while “Meth” includes a raid on a suspected methamphetamine lab. On Monday, “Heroin” travels from an Afghan lab to a New Jersey distribution network, while “Marijuana” examines America’s “green rush” in medicinal marijuana. Sunday, July 11, at 8 p.m., and Monday, July 12, at 9 p.m., National Geographic Channel
Masterpiece Mystery!
Hercule Poirot: Series X
David Suchet, arguably the definitive portrayer of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, tackles the fussy Belgian sleuth’s most famous case in a fine new adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express that also features Eileen Atkins, Barbara Hershey, and Hugh Bonneville. Sunday, July 11, at 9 p.m., PBS. In conjunction with the new production, Suchet hosts an engaging look at the modern-day Orient Express. Wednesday, July 7, at 8 p.m., PBS; check local listings
Other highlights
Locked Up Abroad
In the Season 4 premiere, Billy Hayes, author of Midnight Express, recounts his harrowing imprisonment in Turkey for drug smuggling and his subsequent escape. Wednesday, June 30, at 10 p.m., National Geographic Channel
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
Toby Keith performs live with the orchestra from the Charles River Esplanade; Craig Ferguson hosts. Sunday, July 4, at 10 p.m., CBS
The Choir
Winner of several awards in Britain, this series follows choirmaster Gareth Malone’s efforts to teach choral singing to musical novices. Wednesday, July 7, at 10 p.m., BBC America
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