'Little Women' from 1949 with Elizabeth Taylor on TCM is a Thursday TV pick

'Little Women'

The 1949 version of Louisa May Alcott's story of the March family, set in the 1860s. Featuring Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Margaret O'Brien, Janet Leigh and Mary Astor. 6:15 tonight, TCM (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

Also on today

"In the House," 5:30 p.m. (Encore): Two Hollywood insiders — Peter Bart and Peter Guber — team up to dish about the movie business in this news and interview show. In this inaugural episode, Morgan Freeman discusses portraying Nelson Mandela in "Invictus," directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Lori McCreary, also a guest.

"Echo: Queen of the Elephants," 8 p.m. (Animal Planet): This two-hour program follows Cynthia Moss, the director of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project, and her Masai team as they chronicle Echo's efforts to guide her family through drought and famine, defend them against predators and warriors, and, in what will be the last journey of her life, pass her crown to the next generation.

"Lemon Tree" (2008), 8 p.m. (Sundance): A Palestinian widow (Hiam Abbass) must defend her lemon grove when an Israeli defense minister (Doron Tavory) moves in next door and threatens to tear it down.

"The Truth About Binge Drinking," 8 p.m. (BBC America): Michelle Heaton, a party girl who has made headlines primarily for her alcoholic excesses, embarks on a 30-day experiment in which she'll consume a minimum of 60 drinks each week — while under a doctor's supervision — in order to cure herself of temptation.

"Ace of Cakes," 10 p.m. (Food): Duff Goldman and his bakery crew rev up their mixers and fill their pastry bags in this holiday-themed Season 8 premiere.

"Jersey Shore," 10 p.m. (MTV): Those housewives from Franklin Lakes may want to start looking over their shoulders. Billed in a promo as a glimpse into the inner sanctum of a house on the New Jersey shore filled with the "hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos," this new series promises a summer's worth of high hair, juiced muscles and pumping fists.

The New York Times