For the Bible Tells Me So
This documentary argues passionately that the religious Right’s invocation of Scripture in condemning homosexuality is actually based on misinterpretations of the Bible. Interviewees include Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church; the film also features interviews with parents of gay children. Monday, June 14, at 8 p.m., Sundance Channel
For Neda
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On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot through the heart by authorities trying to quell protests of the disputed Iranian election. Captured via camera phone, footage of her death became what a U.S. State Department official in this documentary calls “the world’s most successful viral video,” focusing global attention on the repression in Iran. But who was Neda? An Iranian journalist secretly interviewed her family and obtained personal materials for this profile. Monday, June 14, at 9 p.m., HBO
The Fabulous Beekman Boys
Dr. Brent Ridge is a former Martha Stewart executive; his domestic partner, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, is an author and ex–drag queen. This new series chronicles their efforts to revive an upstate New York farm and market organic products under the brand Beekman 1802. Given the pair’s range of accomplishments, the show might have dwelled more on their work and less on their relationship issues, but there are funny moments. Wednesday, June 16, at 9 p.m., Planet Green
Masterpiece Mystery!
Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, Series V
Julia McKenzie turns in another canny performance as Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth, Miss Marple, whose invitation to a weekend party lands her in the middle of intrigue involving a missing dignitary, a decades-old murder, and a diamond theft. Stephen Dillane and Edward Fox guest-star in “The Secret of Chimneys.” Sunday, June 20, at 9 p.m., PBS; check local listings
Scoundrels
Based on a series from New Zealand, this new comedy-drama follows a clan of small-town grifters whose paterfamilias is given a stiff prison term. Virginia Madsen leads the cast as his wife, who has her work cut out for her trying to shepherd her brood to an unaccustomed place: the right side of the law. With David James Elliott.
Sunday, June 20, at 9 p.m., ABC
Other highlights
It’s Effin’ Science
Two comedians and an engineer explore offbeat aspects of science by building gadgets and performing experiments in this new series, a spin-off from Attack of the Show! Tuesday, June 15, at 9 p.m., G4
A Sanjay Gupta, MD, Special:
Dads for My Daughters
Medical correspondent Gupta profiles author Bruce Feiler, who after a 2008 cancer diagnosis recruited a “Council of Dads” to usher his twin daughters through life in the event of his death. Saturday, June 19, at 8 p.m., CNN
The Gates
A gated suburban community harbors supernatural secrets in this new drama series. Sunday, June 20, at 10 p.m., ABC
Will Starmer's Brexit reset work?
How domestic abusers are exploiting technology
Scientists finally know when humans and Neanderthals mixed DNA
