Season
Biography: Season 5
Overview
1996
Details
- Series
- Biography
- Season
- Season 5
- Air date
- 1996-01-04
- Episodes
- 32 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Abbott and Costello
Episode 2: Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
Episode 3: Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
Episode 4: Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
Episode 5: Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
Episode 6: Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
Episode 7: Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
A history of the case
Episode 8: Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
Episode 9: Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
Episode 10: Confucius: Words of Wisdom
Episode 11: Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
Episode 12: David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
Episode 13: Edward VIII: The Traitor King
Episode 14: Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
Episode 15: Fidel Castro: El Comandante
Episode 16: Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
Episode 17: Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
Episode 18: Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
Episode 19: John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
Episode 20: 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.
Episode 21: Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
Episode 22: Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
Episode 23: 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.
Episode 24: Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
Episode 25: Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
Episode 26: Richard Nixon: Man and President
Episode 27: Saddam Hussein
Episode 28: Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
Episode 29: The Astors: High Society
Episode 30: The Fabulous World of Fabergé
Episode 31: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Episode 32: William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama