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The Fiftieth Anniversary of Pearl Harbor on Television.

Television critic David Bianculli reviews two of the many specials commemorating the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Tonight's two hour special on ABC, "Pearl Harbor: Two Hours That Changed the World," and Saturday's special on CBS, called "Remember Pearl Harbor."

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 5, 1991: Interview with Andrea Sankar; Interview with Alan Rickman; Review of the television shows "Pearl Harbor: Two Hours that Changed the World" and "Remember…
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Caring for a Dying Person at Home.

Medical anthropologist Andrea Sankar. She's written a new book that explains how to take care of a dying loved one at home. It's called "Dying At Home: A Family Guide for Caregiving." It's published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.

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Actor Alan Rickman.

Actor Alan Rickman. Rickman stars in the new drama, "Close My Eyes." In recent years, he's played a couple of great bad guys...the suave terrorist Hans Gruber in "Die Hard," and the Sheriff of Nottingham in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves."

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