In The Life (PBS, Sunday, Sept. 2, Midnight) : The September edition of the Emmy-nominated TV newsmagazine In The Life is a special “best of” show. Hosted by Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones, the program features six significant segments. First reported on in 1998, the “Children’s Books, Adult Battles” piece focuses on the scandal that arose when First Baptist Church pastor Robert Jeffress “held hostage” the books Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy’s Roommate from the library in Wichita Falls, Texas. Other segments include a piece on the film Parting Glances, which launched the careers of, among others, Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs, Ghost World) and The Drew Carey Show’s Kathy Kinney, who said of Parting Glances that it was “still important because it gives you permission to just live your life”; China: Communism and Culture looks at the two strongest forces in China at the time of the hand-over of Hong Kong to China, and features interviews with once-jailed Chinese gay activist Gary Wu, among others; a 1996 feature on two gay men who were named “Foster Parents of The Year” in Iowa; a 1999 bit about Judy Garland and the Stonewall Riots, and whether there was a link or if it was just coincidental that the birth of gay liberation occurred at the time of her death; and a news segment on AIDS at 20, which features Larry Kramer and Kevin McGruder.