Air date: 2007-04-04

Runtime: 90 min

Contemporary scholars and novelists give fresh perspectives on some of the great American written works of the 20th century.

Air date: 2007-04-11

Runtime: 90 min

How Ahmet Ertegun built a recording industry empire in the decades after World War II.

Air date: 2007-07-11

Runtime: 90 min

The musical career and startling technical innovations of a 20th century guitar and sound recording master.

Air date: 2007-07-18

Runtime: 90 min

The story of an internationally renowned production and set designer for the greatest opera houses in the world, a music lover who is going deaf.

Air date: 2007-07-25

Runtime: 90 min

A documentary on the wildlife art of an early American naturalist who achieved long-lasting acclaim.

Air date: 2007-09-12

Runtime: 90 min

The musical career of one of America's most enduring popular singers.

Air date: 2007-09-19

Runtime: 90 min

A portrait of the dramatic work of a Mexican-born muralist and artist, Jose Clemente Orozco, as he made his mark on the United States.

Air date: 2007-10-29

Runtime: 90 min

The motivations behind the man who created one of America's most beloved comic strips.

Air date: 2007-11-05

Runtime: 90 min

The career of funny woman Carol Burnett, from Broadway to television stardom.