Biography – Season 5

Abbott and Costello

Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union

Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence

Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific

Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

A history of the case

Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats

Audie Murphy: Great American Hero

Confucius: Words of Wisdom

Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World

David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle

Edward VIII: The Traitor King

Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth

Fidel Castro: El Comandante

Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud

Henry VIII: Scandals of a King

Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within

John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream

John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas

The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, “I have not yet begun to fight!” became an inspiration to future generations of American sailors. Included: involvement in the American Revolution; the famous 1779 battle between Jones' Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis.

Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen

Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World

Moses and the Ten Commandments

Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very human frailties and failings.

Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story

Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning

Richard Nixon: Man and President

Saddam Hussein

Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic

The Astors: High Society

The Fabulous World of Fabergé

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama