Biography & Profiles

Former Senator Olympia Snowe spoke with To the Contrary about her new book, "Fighting for Common Ground," how to create bi-partisanship in Congress and her next act. Continue

Today we celebrate the much honored broadcast journalist Mike Wallace, who died in April, 2012 at 93 … always to be remembered as the legendary brazen and tough-minded CBS news interviewer most closely associated with the extraordinarily successful Sixty Minutes. Continue

“We are so indebted to our anscestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music,” says Israel Philharmonic music director Zubin Mehta. “These symphonies become stronger and stronger within the people; who maybe not necessarily understand the structure, but the music speaks to them, especially in times of crisis.” Continue

Bronislaw Huberman was described to documentary filmmaker Josh Aronson "as a cross between Isaac Stern, Joshua Bell and Michael Jackson," making it a surprise to Aronson that most people had never heard of the great violinist. Aronson, Izhak Perlman and others speak about about Huberman's great musical gift and the political conviction that led him to save Jewish musicians from the Holocaust. Continue

Preview Trailer of Season Three of Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook includes highlights of Episode 1, ‟Show Tunes”; Episode 2, ‟Let’s Dance”; and Episode 3, ‟On the Air.” Continue

Explore the little-known story of the labor practices and laws that effectively created a new form of slavery in the South that persisted into the 20th century. Laurence Fishburne narrates. 2/22/2013 Continue

The documentary weaves Graham Greene’s novels and movies into the story of his life, and reveals an extraordinary man who traveled the globe to escape the boredom of ordinary existence. Continue

Celebrated journalist and author Robert Caro discusses his latest installment on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson. Continue

For centuries, Highclere Castle has been the real-life home of the aristocratic Carnarvon family, and has entertained Kings and Queens of England along with a host of nobilities and celebrities. Continue

Document the rise of Christianity from a small Jewish sect to an official religion of the Roman Empire. 12/25/2012 Continue