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March 23, 1998

Season 7

1998

01. David Berkowitz: Son of Sam

For over a year, he held a city hostage to fear. When he was finally caught, the nation was shocked to discover that the "face of terror" was a cherubic postal worker who smiled sweetly for the camera. David Berkowitz claimed the lives of six people in a killing spree that resulted in the largest manhunt in the history of New York. Once apprehended, he confessed to all the crimes and asked the judge to put him away forever so he would not kill again. In this comprehensive portrait, reporters and detectives who worked on the case, the parents of victims, a prosecutor and a former FBI profiler relive the case that galvanized a nation. Psychologists explore the many frustrations and disappointments that led Berkowitz to kill, and in a gripping interview, Berkowitz himself talks about his crimes and jailhouse transformation into the "Son of Hope." Today, he ministers to other prisoners and born-again Christians all over the world in hopes of restoring some meaning to his shattered life. From the dark streets of a shaken city to the jailhouse reformation, BIOGRAPHY examines the "Son of Sam."

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March 23, 1998

02. Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor

“For 25 years Mao Zedong ruled one quarter of the world’s population. This is the extraordinary story of a farmer’s son who became a God in his life time but in private never shook off his peasant roots; a man who presided over one of the most radical experiments in social reform ever seen in human history but who will be remembered as one of the bloodiest dictators of the twentieth century. This program–told through the accounts of those who have met and studied him, loved and loathed him–includes archive film and pictures going back to the very earliest days of Mao’s life, as well as unique film of China at the turn of the century and during key episodes in Mao’s communist revolution. It includes harrowing and eye-witness accounts of such momentous events as the cultural revolution, the Great Leap Forward and the most severe man-made famine ever recorded.”

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March 30, 1998

03. Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air

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April 6, 1998

04. Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act

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April 13, 1998

05. Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl

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April 20, 1998

06. Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury

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April 27, 1998

07. Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King

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May 4, 1998

08. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander-in-Chief

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May 11, 1998

09. Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life

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May 18, 1998

10. Evel Knievel: Hell on Wheels

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May 25, 1998

11. Howard Carter: Triumph and Treasure

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June 1, 1998

12. Jackie Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own

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June 8, 1998

13. Jim Jones: Journey into Madness

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June 15, 1998

14. John Wayne: American Legend

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June 22, 1998

15. P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth

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June 29, 1998

16. Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire

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July 6, 1998

17. Satan: Prince of Darkness

Examining the story of Satan's fall from grace and his efforts against the human race.

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July 13, 1998

18. Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius

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July 20, 1998

19. Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind

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January 7, 1999

20. Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster

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January 18, 1999

21. John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise

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January 25, 1999

22. Nicolae Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant

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February 1, 1999

23. The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence

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February 8, 1999

44. Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody

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September 4, 1995

63. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Their incredible exploits earned them a place in American legend. Their true fate remains one of the great mysteries of the Old west.

46min
October 20, 1995

67. Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom

Explore the incredible life of Nostradamus, the enigmatic man known as the Prophet of Doom.

47min
November 6, 1995