Mark Knopfler says he can’t think of anything good about fame, which is one reason he dissolved his hit band, Dire Straits, when they were at the peak of their success in the 1980s. But he continues to make music, most recently with the album “Down the Road Wherever.” And as he wraps a tour of America, Knopfler sat down with Anthony Mason to talk about the music he has written, for himself and others, and why he calls it his obsession. Source
By popular demand, “Downton Abbey” is back
The cast, and the castle, of the internationally-popular TV series about the upper-class Crawleys and their working-class servants are back, this time in a theatrical feature. Elizabeth Palmer visits Highclere Castle, famous as the location of Downton Abbey, and talks to the series’ creator, Julian Fellowes, and cast members returning for the new motion picture. Source
Renée Zellweger on playing Judy Garland
In the new biopic “Judy” the Oscar-winning actress portrays the entertainer struggling to make a career comeback in London after years of battling addiction Source
Mark Knopfler: Music is “a bit of an obsession”
Having dissolved his hit band, Dire Straits, when they were at the peak of their success, the musician says he can’t think of anything good about fame Source
Composer John Williams
Composer John Williams is one of America’s most celebrated musical talents – the best-known creator of music for films. He has written the scores for such revered classics as “Jaws,” “Star Wars,” “Superman” and “Schindler’s List,” and is returning to the “Star Wars” universe with the upcoming “Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.” Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Williams, and with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who collaborated with the composer on a new album of works for violin and orchestra adapted from his film scores, “Across the Stars.” Source
Passage: Singer Ric Ocasek and journalist Cokie Roberts
“Sunday Morning” remembers two gifted individuals we lost this past week: Cokie Roberts, the pioneering broadcast journalist for NPR and ABC; and the guitarist and lead vocalist for the 1970s-’80s rock band The Cars, Ric Ocasek. Source
Return to “Downton Abbey”
The cast, and the castle, of the internationally-popular TV series about the upper-class Crawleys and their working-class servants are back in a theatrical feature Source
Passage: The Cars’ Ric Ocasek and journalist Cokie Roberts
“Sunday Morning” remembers the rock guitarist and lead vocalist for the 1970s-’80s rock band, and the pioneering broadcast journalist for NPR and ABC Source
John Williams on reworking the classics – his own
The composer collaborates with Anne-Sophie Mutter on “Across the Stars,” featuring works for violin and orchestra adapted from his classic film scores, including “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter” and “Schindler’s List” Source
Creating Patagonia National Park
Located in the southern tip of Chile, the park is part of the largest private land donation in history, a philanthropist’s dream two-and-a-half decades in the making Source