Roundup

Muslim Prisoners [30min]

Is prison really the fertile ground for radical beliefs that some would have us conclude? Simon Cox goes inside the British prison system to find out what is really happening to Muslim prisoners.

War & Peace [30min]

If ever a book qualified for the title of being a classic or landmark work of art, then Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace surely fits the bill. his vast novel begins in St Petersburg in 1805 and goes on to describe Russia before and during the war with Napoleon. It has more chapters than there are days in the year and introduces some 500 different characters, including those much loved names -- Pierre, Natasha and Andre. This is a book not only about the lives of these people but about grand idea

4 May -- On This Day [multiple clips]

1979: Election victory for Margaret Thatcher. The Conservative Party wins the general election making Margaret Thatcher Britain's first woman prime minister. Other video and audio from the BBC news archive, WWII and 1950-2004, includes 1982: Argentines destroy HMS Sheffield; 2000: Ken Livingstone voted London mayor; 1966: Doctors and dentists get huge pay rise; 1953: Duke of Edinburgh gets his wings.

Albright Examines Link Between Politics, Religion [14min]

Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state under President Bill Clinton, talks about her book The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs. In the book, Albright takes a historical view of how religion has had an impact on policy and world events. Previously, Albright wrote the bestselling Madam Secretary: A Memoir. She is the founder of the Albright Group LLC in Washington, D.C.

Congressmen Look to Extend Voting Rights Act [12min]

Lawmakers introduce legislation to renew the landmark Voting Rights Act for another 25 years. Certain parts of the law are due to expire on Aug. 6, 2007. Ed Gordon talks with Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Rep. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA).

Neil Young's Political Statement [7min]

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Living with War, a new CD by Neil Young that includes the song"Let's Impeach the President." He posted the entire album on his website last week for free. It's now on sale as a CD.

Financial Host Rukeyser Passes Away [4min]

We remember author and TV host Louis Rukeyser, who died Tuesday from a rare cancer of the bone marrow. He was 73. Rukeyser hosted Wall $treet Week With Louis Rukeyser on PBS from 1970-2002. We listen back to a 1984 interview with him.

Financial Journalist Louis Rukeyser Dies at 73 [2min]

John Ydstie has a remembrance of straight-talking business commentator Louis Rukeyser. The author, columnist and television host died Tuesday. He was 73.

The Lost Library of Herculaneum [15min]

Rick Gekoski tells the remarkable stories behind five missing art works. Part 1: Pompeii was famously destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius. But only recently are the literary treasures buried just along the coast being rediscovered.

Lost to the World [15min]

Rick Gekoski tells the remarkable stories behind five missing art works. Part 2: The tragic trail of theft, murder and betrayal behind the rediscovery of the original manuscript of Mahler's famous song.

Ukraine's Orange Revolution [23min]

The bright glow from Ukraine's Orange Revolution is rapidly fizzling out. The leaders of that popular revolt are squabbling over power, and the public, judging from the March election result, is disenchanted. Stephen Sackur talks to the chief of staff to the Ukrainian president, Oleh Rybachuk, about what went wrong with the Orange Revolution.

The Politics of Archaeology: Who Owns the Bones? [30min]

Malcolm Billings lifts the lid on the politics of archaeology and explores areas where archaeologists find themselves digging in dangerous ground. One of the most intense debates about archaeology concerns the digging up and treatment in museum collections of human remains -- whether they are the Aboriginal people of Australasia, Black slaves excavated during the construction of a Manhattan office block, or 7th Century monks washed up on the shores of Ireland. Malcolm asks how the needs of scien

The Larkin Diaries [15min]

Rick Gekoski tells the remarkable stories behind five missing art works. Part 3: Should Philip Larkin's final wish, that his diaries be destroyed, have been honoured? And what was in them?

The Lloyd George Papers, 2nd of 2 [15min]

Using the wealth of private letters and documents stored at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, a rare insight into the personal and political life of one of the 20th Century's greatest political figures -- David Lloyd George. Presented by Trevor Fishlock. Covering the First World War, becoming Prime Minister, Lloyd George's rift with his brother, his affair with Frances Stevenson and his withdrawal from politics.

Empire State Building at 75 [multiple clips]

The Empire State Building is the distinctive image of mythic New York, and totally irresistible.

Visiting the Congressional Cemetery [3min]

he Times's Carl Hulse describes the historic Congressional Cemetery in southwest Washington -- an alternative to Arlington.

3 May -- On This Day [multiple clips]

1986: Bomb kills 21 in Sri Lanka. A lethal bomb explodes on an Air Lanka passenger jet at Colombo's airport leaving 21 dead and 41 injured. The finger of blame points to the Tamil Tigers. Other video and audio from the BBC news archive, WWII and 1950-2004, includes 1968: Surgeons conduct UK's first heart transplant; 2000: Leading stock exchanges plan merger; 1990: Latvia to declare independence.

Protest That Sings: Neil Young's 'Living with War' [4min]

Living With War, the new album from Neil Young, features a 100-voice choir that backs the singer/songwriter's musings on President Bush, the conflict in Iraq and families on the home front. The ten-song collection includes songs with such titles as"Shock and Awe,""Looking for a Leader" and"Let's Impeach the President." The music is the latest work from Young that seeks to capture a pivotal moment in time, much as he did with"Let's Roll" -- about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and

Revisiting 'Birth of a Nation' in Today's America [5min]

Author and film historian Donald Bogle talks to Robert Siegel about D.W. Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation. The Civil War epic from 1915 has been highly criticized for its celebration of the Ku Klux Klan and its representation of Southern blacks -- played by white actors in blackface -- as uncivilized rapists. At the same time, Griffith's film has earned praise for numerous technical achievements, such as its pioneering use of close-ups and tracking shots. Bogle is co-hosting a series

Todd Tucker's 'Great Starvation Experiment' [51min]

Historian Todd Tucker describes a pioneering and controversial study during World War II to better understand how to rehabilitate the starving people of war-torn countries. Tucker is author of The Great Starvation Experiment: The Heroic Men Who Starved So That Millions Could Live (Free Press) as well as Notre Dame Game Day and Notre Dame vs. The Klan.