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Discussing the book "Creation" with the author Gore Vidal.
Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Shakespeare tapestry
Ninety five miles outside of London, Ronald Blythe has interviewed residents of the village of Akenfield for his next book, "Akenfield: A Portrait of an English Village." Blythe said what surprised him most of all was that newspapers and TV didn't have much effect on this little village. Blythe also learned that the village people would take part in political conversations with one another but they'd never let on as to which political party they were apart of.
American cities, American Indians, architecture and archaeology are all apart of Roger G. Kennedy's book, "Hidden Cities: The Discovery and Loss of Ancient North American Civilization." Kennedy explained how we are destroying the past by building new towns and cities and erecting brand new buildings onto some places that were once ancient grounds.
Charles M. Schultz gave high praise to Robert L. Short's book, "Parables of Peanuts". Long explained Schulz's comic strips and his thoughts of cruelty among children. Short further explained that Schulz's comic strips turns the readers back to themselves and gives the readers the opportunities to see their own lives as they really are.
Discussing the book "On us thy poor children" with the author Robert Cranny.
Terkel comments and reads letters of ex-convict Jimmy Blake
Mr. Donahue talks about the audience and the guests of his talk show, and the changes that have come for the groups he talked with (women, homosexual persons, minorities, political freedoms).
Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure." Includes recitation of "Immortality" by William Jennings Bryan.
Discussing and reading from the book "Hometown: an American contemporary chronicle" with the author Peter Davis.
Drugs, painkillers, football contracts and survival are all covered in Pete Gent's book, "North Dallas Forty". Gent said the business of football meant players would take painkillers and abuse their bodies with drugs all the in of doing whatever was necessary to win a game. An excerpt of an interview with George Allen is included.
Discussing the book "Mosquito coast" with the author novelist Paul Theroux.
"The Skull Beneath the Skin" is a Cordelia Gray mystery written by P. D. James. When creating a character, explained James, she refers to real living human beings with real feelings and real emotions. In her novels, James wants her readers to know what made the victim the way he or she is.
Fly fishing, relationships and people Norman Maclean has met are all apart of his book, "A River Runs Through It." Maclean's father taught Maclean and his brother the art of fly fishing. Maclean's book is semi-autobiographical with three short stories.