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Other segments from the episode on December 16, 2005
'Once Upon a Mattress' Back on TV
The new TV version of Once Upon a Mattress, which will be broadcast Sunday night on ABC, features the return of Carol Burnett.
Carol Burnett: The 'Fresh Air' Interview
The Emmy Award-winning host of The Carol Burnett Show receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild on Saturday. In 2003, Burnett spoke to Fresh Air about life and comedy.
Maureen Corrigan's book recommendations
The novels, âThe Ice Harvestâ by Scott Phillips, âThe History of Loveâ by Nicole Krauss; the nonfiction âThe Beggar King and the Secret of Happinessâ by Joel ben Izzy, and the short story 1961 classic âTell Me a Riddleâ by Tillie Olsen.
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