Biography - Season 7

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David Berkowitz: Son of Sam

1 - David Berkowitz: Son of Sam

Air Date: March 23, 1998

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."

Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor

2 - Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor

Air Date: March 30, 1998

“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.”

Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air

3 - Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air

Air Date: April 6, 1998

Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act

4 - Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act

Air Date: April 13, 1998

Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl

5 - Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl

Air Date: April 20, 1998

Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury

6 - Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury

Air Date: April 27, 1998

Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King

7 - Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King

Air Date: May 4, 1998

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander-in-Chief

8 - Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander-in-Chief

Air Date: May 11, 1998

Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life

9 - Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life

Air Date: May 18, 1998

Evel Knievel: Hell on Wheels

10 - Evel Knievel: Hell on Wheels

Air Date: May 25, 1998

Howard Carter: Triumph and Treasure

11 - Howard Carter: Triumph and Treasure

Air Date: June 1, 1998

Jackie Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own

12 - Jackie Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own

Air Date: June 8, 1998

Jim Jones: Journey into Madness

13 - Jim Jones: Journey into Madness

Air Date: June 15, 1998

John Wayne: American Legend

14 - John Wayne: American Legend

Air Date: June 22, 1998

P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth

15 - P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth

Air Date: June 29, 1998

Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire

16 - Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire

Air Date: July 6, 1998

Satan: Prince of Darkness

17 - Satan: Prince of Darkness

Air Date: July 13, 1998

Examining the story of Satan's fall from grace and his efforts against the human race.

Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius

18 - Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius

Air Date: July 20, 1998

Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind

19 - Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind

Air Date: January 7, 1999

Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster

20 - Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster

Air Date: January 18, 1999

John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise

21 - John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise

Air Date: January 25, 1999

Nicolae Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant

22 - Nicolae Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant

Air Date: February 1, 1999

The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence

23 - The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence

Air Date: February 8, 1999

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody

44 - Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody

Air Date: September 4, 1995

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

63 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Air Date: October 20, 1995

Their incredible exploits earned them a place in American legend. Their true fate remains one of the great mysteries of the Old west.

Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom

67 - Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom

Air Date: November 6, 1995

Explore the incredible life of Nostradamus, the enigmatic man known as the Prophet of Doom.