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Catching the bombers

Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers is a gripping docudrama that re-creates the bombings that disrupted the 2013 Boston Marathon and launched a massive manhunt for the suspects. Based on eyewitness accounts, 鈥淚nside the Hunt鈥� relies on the narratives of law enforcement officials, survivors, and citizens to retell the event that shut down a city and held the attention of the world. It premi猫res April 13 at 9 p.m. with an encore airing April 16 on National Geographic. Check natgeotv.com for future airings or visit its interactive page at .

Rock icon

On Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. local time, presents Peter Gabriel: Back to Front in select theaters across the United States. The film, featuring such hits as 鈥淪olsbury Hill,鈥� 鈥淒on鈥檛 Give Up,鈥� and 鈥淪ledgehammer鈥� in surround sound, offers a deeper look into the artist鈥檚 creative work as well as a VIP experience at a concert recorded in October 2013 at London鈥檚 O2. The US showing falls during the same month that Gabriel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.

Humor on your commute

Did you miss 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥� last night? Catch up during your morning bus ride through Comedy Central鈥檚 new app, which lets you watch the most recent episodes of programming such as 鈥淭he Colbert Report.鈥� Full seasons of other shows are also available if you sign in with your cable or satellite provider. The app is available free through the iTunes App Store. Because of the adult content of some shows, viewer discretion is advised.

Green passion

As Earth Day nears, 鈥淎merican Masters鈥� on tracks the history of the environmental movement in A Fierce Green Fire. The program follows the effort from its exploding popularity in the 1970s to today鈥檚 debate over climate change. It also looks at pivotal moments in the movement鈥檚 history, such as the fight to stop dams in the Grand Canyon. Narrators include actors Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. It airs on Earth Day, April 22, at 9 p.m.

Seafood that sizzles

We find something special in every issue of the sumptuous and astute foodie-fave magazine . But its Ultimate Home Cook鈥檚 Seafood Guide deserves mention, with savory stops from the Maritime Provinces of Canada to Croatia and a useful key to fish-market finds. We landed on a sole piccata recipe, made one minor modification, and pulled off a delicately nuanced shallot-and-capers skillet dish that was (somehow) easy enough for a weeknight meal. Now that鈥檚 a newsstand catch.

Modern beauty

Choreographer Matthew Bourne is back with the final production in his trio of balletic reimaginings with Sleeping Beauty. airs the 2012 revamped staging of this Marius Petipa classic on 鈥淕reat Performances鈥� on April 25. Set to Tchaikovsky鈥檚 swirling score, this updated take on the classic fairy tale moves through the centuries to enter the modern world in what Bourne calls a Gothic love story for all ages.