Season 17 (2002)
Episodes: 8
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving
Air Date: 2002-10-02
An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.
Ep.2 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Air Date: 2002-10-30
A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.
Ep.3 Juilliard
Air Date: 2003-01-29
A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.
Ep.4 Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution
Air Date: 2003-03-19
Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.
Ep.5 Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind
Air Date: 2003-04-02
The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.
Ep.6 Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Air Date: 2003-04-23
Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.
Ep.7 Robert Capa: In Love and War
Air Date: 2003-05-28
A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.
Ep.8 The Education of Gore Vidal
Air Date: 2003-07-30
A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.