Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe is president of the town council in his village in Nigeria, a role that brings him more headaches than honors. He’s also a storyteller who hears the music of history, weaves the fabric of memory, and sometimes offends the Emperor as ...
Victim of Two Cultures: Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriguez, the son of Mexican immigrants, calls himself "a comic victim of two cultures." He started out speaking nothing but Spanish, and now argues for education in nothing but English. A Fulbright scholar with degrees from Stanford and Co...
Part 3: Time for School—Hope and Despair in the Fight for an Education
The 2009 installment in Wide Angle’s Time for School series reenters the lives of seven students in seven different countries, offering a glimpse of the worldwide battle to get what most American children take for granted: a basic education. These...
Tal como somos: the Latino GBT community
Latino culture is celebrated for its rich traditions, close-knit families, and strong faith, but being Latino and gay, bisexual, or transgender is often seen as unforgivable. This documentary examines the lives of six Latino GBT men and women, focus...
Novel reflections on the American dream
This program draws on insightful commentary from literary scholars and authors to examine the characters, plots, and themes of seven American novels that deal with wealth, poverty, and the nature of success and failure in the U.S. In an exploration ...
D-Day revisited
On D-Day, Allied troops stormed ashore at Normandy under withering fire. The stakes were high - and so were the losses. This special episode of Bill Moyers Journal accompanies a small group of World War II veterans back to the beachheads and battlef...
Cry for help
Many feel that, in today's society, the needs of the mentally ill have fallen completely by the wayside-with the most tragic results, perhaps, occurring among young people. This program features first-person stories from adolescents and young adults...
Irish theater: raw bones and poetry
This program, hosted by renowned theater director Sir Richard Eyre, describes the battle for an authentic Irish theater - a theater of the working class, with realistic language and gritty social and political content. The influences of Oscar Wilde,...
Shakespeare: drama's DNA
In England, each generation has reinterpreted Shakespeare's plays, finding in them both a mirror and a measuring stick of humanity. In this program, renowned theater director Sir Richard Eyre traces the evolution of Shakespearean drama, from the day...
Terrorism: bioattack - a Fred Friendly seminar
One of the most dreaded weapons in the terrorist's arsenal can be delivered in a paper envelope. Vividly exploring situations that public officials, health care workers, and law enforcement personnel would have to confront in the event of a biologic...