Painfully familiar with the clash of personal and religious expression, Salman Rushdie can now be seen as a literary sentinel regarding the rise of Islamic extremism. In this program, Bill Moyers talks with the author of Shame, The Satanic Verses, and Shalimar the Clown about the impact of 9/11, about tension between moderate and radical Islam, and about the need to hold the line on fundamentalism even when it leads to personal risk. A reading by...

In this account of the wars of the Plantagenets, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, Elizabeth Woodville, catches the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to royalty. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the missing princes in the Tower of London whose...

By his mid-20s, Richard Kuklinski's extreme penchant for murder drew the attention of organized crime and he was hired as a contract killer. Today, he is serving multiple life sentences for nearly 200 homicides. In this powerful program, Dr. Park Dietz, a world-renowned psychiatrist and consultant to the FBI, interviews this remorseless killer, providing important insights into the psychological factors that can lead to such an aberrant pathology....

Since the first televised political debate in the 1960 presidential race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, television has played an important role in political campaigns. Television, which reaches an audience of millions, has forced candidates to consider new campaign strategies, and put more emphasis physical appearance.

Richard Nixon visits the Berlin Wall

House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt talks about balancing freedom and security

"Legendary musician Richard Marx offers an enlightening, entertaining look at his life and career"--