“Destroyed in Seconds: Greenburg, Kansas” (8 p.m., Discovery): After a tornado roared
“Destroyed in Seconds: Greenburg, Kansas” (8 p.m., Discovery): After a tornado roared through a Kansas town with 200 mph winds, residents decided to rebuild in an environmentally friendly way. This two-hour special, hosted by Josh Bernstein, looks at the science behind the tornado and the green technology behind the town’s rebirth, including a city hall powered by a wind turbine and a high school that uses natural daylight.
“The Chronicles of Narnia” (8 p.m., ABC): It’s fantasy night for viewers of “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The 2005 film, based on C.S. Lewis’ masterpiece, follows four young thrill-seekers as they stumble out of World War II era London into a fairy-tale realm full of talking animals and mythical creatures.
“The Shell Seekers” (9 p.m., Hallmark Channel): An exquisite painting links bygone moments in the life of Penelope Keeling, the 64-year-old daughter of a famous artist, in “The Shell Seekers,” a made-for-TV film starring Vanessa Redgrave. Based on Rosamunde Pilcher’s best-selling novel, this is a portrait of a woman who has traveled from her childhood in London through an unhappy marriage and an all-too-brief romance, to her fractious relationship with her children, now grown. How will her late father’s painting affect Penelope’s efforts to bring her shattered family back together? The film — also featuring Maximilian Schell, Charles Edwards and Alastair MacKenzie — is a remake of a “Hallmark Hall of Fame” production starring Angela Lansbury that was aired by ABC in 1989.
“Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee” (10 a.m., Food Network): Sandra uses the old 70 percent store-bought items, 30 percent homemade stuff for her recipes.
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