Terry Gross

The John Pizzarelli trio continues. Listen to the first segment with the John Pizzarelli Trio.

Philip Furia is currently writing a book on Hollywood's musicals. He discusses the impact of Harry Warren on movie musicals. FURIA is the author of "The Poets of Tin Pan Alley," "Irving Berlin: A Life in Song." He is chair of the English department at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

We continue with Philip Furia on Harry Warren's role in the evolution of the Hollywood musical in the 1930's.

We again feature The John Piazzarelli Trio discussing and performing several of Harry Warren's songs.

We feature The John Pizzarelli Trio discussing and performing several of Harry Warren's songs. The trio is John Pizzarelli, guitar and vocals, his brother Martin Pizzarelli bass; and Ray Kennedy, piano.

Harry Warren's music publishing company, Four Jays Music, is now headed by his grand-daughter, Julia Riva. She talks about her grandfather and his music.

Executive producer and writer, Tom Fontana. He was writer and producer for the TV show, "St. Elsewhere." He's currently executive producer, along with filmmaker Barry Levinson, of "Homicide: Life on the Street," a new cop drama on NBC. Reviewers say it goes beyond formula to offer a "more complex psychological portrait" of crime fighters and criminals. Rebroadcast of 3/9/93

Writer Cathleen Schine. Her 1995 book "The Love Letter" has been adapted into a new film. Schine's other books include: Alice in Bed, To the Bird House, and Rameau's Niece. She has also written for the New York Times Book Review, Vogue, and the Village Voice.. Originally aired 6/22/95.

Filmmaker John Waters. His latest film is "Pecker" about a young amateur photographer who becomes the darling of the New York art world has just come out on video. Waters is known for his independent, off-beat films, such as "Pink Flamingos," "Female Trouble," and "Polyester." Originally aired 10/1/98.

Journalist and author Martin Dillon is considered an expert on the conflict in Northern Ireland. His three books: "God and the Gun," "The Shankill Butchers," and "The Dirty War." all bestsellers in his native Ireland have just been published for the first time in the U.S. Martin Dillon has worked for the BBC in Northern Ireland for 18 years. He has also produced news segments for CNN, ABC, CBC, and NPR. He currently lives in New York City.