Biography — Season 7
1998
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01 David Berkowitz: Son of Sam
Mar 23, 19981h
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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02 Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor
Mar 30, 19981h
“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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03 Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air
Apr 6, 19981h
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04 Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act
Apr 13, 19981h
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05 Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl
Apr 20, 19981h
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06 Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury
Apr 27, 19981h
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07 Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King
May 4, 19981h
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08 Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander-in-Chief
May 11, 19981h
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09 Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life
May 18, 19981h
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10 Evel Knievel: Hell on Wheels
May 25, 19981h
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11 Howard Carter: Triumph and Treasure
Jun 1, 19981h
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12 Jackie Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own
Jun 8, 19981h
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13 Jim Jones: Journey into Madness
Jun 15, 19981h
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14 John Wayne: American Legend
Jun 22, 19981h
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15 P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
Jun 29, 19981h
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16 Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire
Jul 6, 19981h
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17 Satan: Prince of Darkness
Jul 13, 19981h
Examining the story of Satan's fall from grace and his efforts against the human race.
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18 Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius
Jul 20, 19981h
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19 Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind
Jan 7, 19991h
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20 Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster
Jan 18, 19991h
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21 John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise
Jan 25, 19991h
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22 Nicolae Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant
Feb 1, 19991h
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23 The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence
Feb 8, 19991h
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44 Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody
Sep 4, 1995
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63 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Oct 20, 199546m
Their incredible exploits earned them a place in American legend. Their true fate remains one of the great mysteries of the Old west.
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67 Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom
Nov 6, 199547m★ 6.0
Explore the incredible life of Nostradamus, the enigmatic man known as the Prophet of Doom.