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(Peter Weir)
Australian director Peter Weir talks about “Master and Commander,” his new feature based on Patrick O’Brien’s seafarer novels. Then Earl Swift describes the search for an army helicopter crew that went down in Laos in 1971. And comedian/actor Jonathan Katz on living with multiple sclerosis. He was the star shrink of the Emmy-winning Comedy Central animated series, “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.”
Peter Weir
Peter Weir’s latest film is “Master and Commander,” based on Patrick O’Brien’s writings and starring Russell Crowe. Weir’s past work includes “The Truman Show” and “Dead Poets’ Society”; he was also an instigator of the Australian New Wave of the 1970s with movies like “The Cars That Ate ...
Earl Swift
In Where They Lay, Earl Swift talks about the work of the Central Identification Laboratory in identifying MIA soldiers from the Vietnam War.
Music: Soundtrack to "JFK", Elektra, track 1"Prologue" & track 3 "Drummers' Salute"
Jonathan Katz
Multiple sclerosis isn’t usually a laughing matter, but comedian/actor/musician/writer Jonathan Katz says that now that he’s got MS, he has a whole new hour of comedy material. He’s also started work on a new book, A Balancing Act: Living with MS.
Music: Terrance Blanchard, Sony Classical, Track 3 "The Subterraneans", ...
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