“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
Almanac: The Los Angeles freeways “Stack”
On September 22, 1953, the Four-Level Interchange design opened, allowing drivers in 32 lanes to switch from one freeway to another without ever having to cross another lane of traffic Source
Postcard From Patagonia: Creating a national park
Located in the southern tip of Chile, Patagonia National Park is more than half-a-million acres of mountains and valleys, glaciers and grasslands, winding rivers and wild guanacos – and it is part of the largest private land donation in history. Conor Knighton trekked the wilds of the park with Kristine Tompkins, former CEO of the clothing company Patagonia, whose non-profit, Tompkins Conservation, handed over this park to the Chilean government to preserve its wild-ness for generations to come. It’s a dream that has been two-and-a-half decades in the making, and the culmination of a remarkable love story. Source
Just divine: The hit series “God Friended Me”
The TV show about a “God” account on Facebook pointing to people who need help has spoken to the spiritual journeys of its cast in surprising and challenging ways. Correspondent Michelle Miller talks with stars Brandon Micheal Hall, Joe Morton, Javicia Leslie, Violett Beane and Suraj Sharma about “God Friended Me” and its stories of goodness, trust and love that have caused them to examine their own beliefs. Source
Almanac: L.A.’s freeway “Stack”
On September 22, 1953, the world’s first Four-Level Interchange highway design (also known as “The Stack”) opened in Los Angeles, promising an easing of congestion as it allowed drivers in 32 lanes to switch from one freeway to another without ever having to cross another lane of traffic. Jane Pauley reports. Source
Extended transcript: John Williams on Spielberg, “Star Wars,” and the power of music
The composer talks about the all-consuming work of writing music, and why he doesn’t watch his films once they’re done Source