HD programming picks for May 1-7: “Little Miss Sunshine,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Dr. Strangelove”

“Little Miss Sunshine” (HBO). Thurs., May 1, 9 p.m. Road-trip/beauty pageant indie flick garnered a best picture nomination and a supporting actor Oscar for Alan Arkin, not to mention airplay for the extended version of “Super Freak.”

“An Inconvenient Truth” (Showtime). Fri., May 2, 4:45 p.m. Davis Guggenheim’s award-winning documentary on global warming stars former Vice President Al Gore and launched a thousand Priuses.

“Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (HDNet Movies). Sun., May 4, 7:35 p.m. Peter Sellers stars, Stanley Kubrick directs. For those who haven’t seen it, no explanation is possible. For those who have, no explanation is necessary.