We are highlighting some TV programs about travel that may be of interest to you. Don't wait to hear about that great movie set in Italy or about your favorite travelogue that you missed the night before -- instead, plan your weekly TV viewing and indulge your passion for travel.

Check your local listings for the exact times and dates in your viewing area. All dates and times listed here are Eastern Time (ET), based on USA viewing, and may be different in your area.

If there's a show you know about for the coming week that you don't see here, please tell us about it and we'll list it.

Saturday, January 30
Fiddler on the Roof 8pm, TCM. Filmed in Croatia and England. A poor Jewish milkman struggles with the changing times and his traditions.
Closer 8pm, IFC. Filmed in England. Interesting tale of partner swapping.
The Libertine 9:45pm, IFC. Filmed in England. The life and times of a 17th century poet and debaucherer.

Sunday, January 31
South Pacific 11:30am, TCM. Filmed in Spain, Hawaii, & Malaysia. A homegrown American nurse finds herself in the middle of the war-torn Pacific and a new relationship.
King Solomon’s Mines 2:15pm, TCM. Filmed in Africa & US. Love, lust, and wild animals, and the search for a missing husband.
Alfie 4pm, TCM. Filmed in England. What’s it all about???? A swinging bachelor’s escapades.

Monday, February 1
Man of La Mancha 8:15am, TCM. Filmed in Italy. The adventures of Don Quixote.
55 Days at Peking 10:15am, TCM. Filmed in Spain. Drama set against the 1900 Boxer Rebellion.
No Reservations: Vietnam 2 8pm, Travel Channel
Bizarre Food: Taiwan 9pm, Travel Channel
No Reservations: Prague 10pm, Travel Channel

Tuesday, February 2
Double Happiness 8:45am & 2pm, IFC. Filmed in Vancouver, Canada. Young Chinese-Canadian woman tries to strike a peace between traditional values and modern leanings.
Art & the City: Chicago 2:30 & 6:30pm, Ovations
How the Earth was Made: The Ring of Fire 8pm, History Channel
How the Earth was Made: Mt. Saint Helens 9pm, History Channel

Wednesday, February 3
The Perfect Storm 8pm, ABC Family Channel. Filmed in Massachusetts and California. New England fisherman head out to sea despite foreboding forecasts.

Thursday, February 4
Manhattan 11:30am & 4:30pm, IFC. Filmed in Manhattan. Woody Allen’s tribute to living and loving in Manhattan.
The Nugget 6:30pm, IFC. Filmed in Australia. Everything changes when 3 co-workers discover a gold nugget.

Friday, February 5
The Nugget 7:30am & 12:15pm, IFC. Everything changes when 3 co-workers discover a gold nugget.
Proof 9:15am & 2pm, IFC. Filmed in Australia. A blind man who takes photographs to help explain the world around him.
Calendar Girls 5:05pm, IFC. Filmed in England. Best friends start a fund-raiser.
Kinky Boots 6:55pm, IFC. Filmed in England. A drag queen helps save a struggling shoe business.

As always, check your local PBS listings for your Rick Steves travel fix. And don't miss Sunrise Earth on your local HDTV channel, and watch a beautiful sunrise everyday from a different location around the world. It's amazingly beautiful and peaceful.

Thanks Terry - Calendar Girls is one of my all time favorite movies!

What a great listing! I have never looked at these before as we don't have TV, but always assumed it would just be straight literal travel programming. Just reading your descriptions is fun!! Thanks! Yet another fabulous thing about ST!!!!!!

Thanks again, Terry. I loved Calendar Girls, and my cousin was an extra in 55 Days at Peking.

Nancy

Just a short thank you. I read your post just about every week and I have never said thanks.

Another thing I like about Terry's lists is that, even if I don't watch these movies on TV, I sometimes get good ideas for my Netflix queue.

- Roz