TV picks for Aug. 3-4:  "Lawrence of Arabia,' 'Wrestlemania,' 'RIDE-iculous'

August 2, 2013 at 6:17PM
Anthony Quinn (at left) stars as Auda abu Tayi, Peter O'Toole (center) as T.E. Lawrence, and Omar Sharif (right) as Sherif Ali ibn Kharish, as they wage war against the Turks, in the 1962 epic movie masterpiece LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, by director David Lean. ORG XMIT: MIN2013073116152771
Anthony Quinn, left, and Peter O’Toole star in the 1962 classic “Lawrence of Arabia.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

King of the desert

There are epic films and then there's 1962's "Lawrence of Arabia" (7 p.m. Saturday, TCM), which remains one of the most powerful stories in cinematic history. Even on the small screen, Peter O'Toole's performance is towering. The four-hour running time will fly right by.

Let's get ready to rumble

What does it take to prepare for a major fight, even a staged one? Find out as "WrestleMania: The World Television Premiere" (8 p.m. Saturday, KARE, Ch. 11) takes you behind the scenes of the rematch between the Rock and John Cena.

The fast and furious

"RIDE-iculous" (7:30 p.m. Sunday, Travel) gives viewers a chance to feel what it's like to drop 630 feet from a building in 11 seconds, soar at 126 miles per hour across a dry lake bed, and roll 800 feet down a steep hill in a water-filled bubble. Vomit bag not included.

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