Pakistan’s Nuclear Tests, Bilingual Education

Here’s the rundown on guests and topics for the weekend’s public-affairs programs:

Today

“Today”: Viagra; children’s tantrums; packing the perfect picnic; “Beauty and the Beast” cast performs, 5 a.m. (4)(39).

“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: Pakistan’s nuclear tests, 1:30 p.m. (28).

“Evans & Novak”: Rep. Dick Armey (R-Texas), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday, 7 a.m. CNN.

“Reliable Sources”: Paul Begala, counselor to the president; Nigel Wade, editor in chief, Chicago Sun Times; Les Payne, Newsday; Steve Cohen, news director, KCOP-TV, Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m. CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Pakistan, nuclear tests; federal budget; Ireland, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Today”: The 30th anniversary of Rolling Stone; alternative treatments for menopause, 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“Temas y Debates”: Mauro Mojica, director, U.S. English; Jaime Zapata, National Assn. in Favor of Bilingual Education; Jorge Amstelle, Center for Equal Opportunity; Dr. Cesar Caicedo, expert on pedagogy and linguistics, 7 a.m. (KMEX 34).

“Meet the Press”: Stuart Taylor, National Journal; Jonathan Turley, law professor, George Washington University; U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson; Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.); Richard Ben-Veniste, former Watergate prosecutor; Jane Sherburne, former White House special counsel, 7 a.m. (4).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Children and violence in schools; singer-songwriter Janis Ian; author Richard Price; Sherpa guide recounts Mount Everest; heart operations for children, 7:30 a.m. (2).

“Fox News Sunday”: Charles Bakaly, chief spokesman for Independent Counsel Ken Starr’s office; Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.); Akram Zakai, chairman of Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Senate Committee, 8 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.); Pakistani ambassador for science and technology Abida Hassain; former White House counselor Jack Quinn; former U.S. Attorney Henry Hudson, 9 a.m. (2).

“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.); Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Gov. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.); Mayor Willie Brown (D-San Francisco), 10 a.m. (7); 11 a.m. (10); 3 p.m. (42).

“60 Minutes”: Mobster Vincent “the Chin” Gigante; Hong Kong entrepreneur David Tang; crack babies, 7 p.m. (2)(8).