"The Hawk That's Ruled by a Mouse" Ornithologist Frances Hammerstrom has spent 

 years pursuing the secrets of the Marsh Hawk on the Wisconsin prairies and pub- 

 lished her studies in a new book. (SIP) 



"Bee Eater Society" Studies of a species of bee eaters, an African bird, reveal 

 an advanced social order with elaborately extended families. (MNH) 

 "The People of China" Artist Lunda Hoyle Gill's portraits reflect the faces 

 of the world's most populous nation. (MNH) 



"Italy's Golden Age of Flight" An exhibition honors the centennial of the birth 

 of Italian avaition pioneer Gianni Caproni whose plane flew history's first pay- 

 ing passenger. (NASM) 



"The Rise of the Fighter Aircraft" Aviation historian Richard Hallion recounts 

 the advent of fighter planes and fighter pilots in World War I. (NASM) 

 "The Sands of the Nile" Oceanographer Daniel Stanley, one of the world's fore- 

 most authorities on marine sedimentology , describes the past, present and future 

 of the river that feeds a nation. (MNH) 



"The Making of Deserts" why and how are deserts formed? Can we avoid killing 

 droughts? These are some of the questions pursued by geologists using Landsat 

 images and on-site observations in Africa. (NASM) 



"Discoveries from Ancient Rome" Herculaneum was recently unearthed and is prov- 

 ing to be even better preserved than Pompeii; Baldo Conticello, superintendent, 

 describes the site. (MNH) 



"Ice Age History" Glacial periods of the world are reviewed by Museum of Natural 

 History's director Robert Hoffman. (MNH) 



"Jivaro Diary" Explorer/researcher Robert McCracken Peck recounts his recent 

 travels in the Cordillera de Cutucu in Ecuador, home of the Jivaro Indians, 

 best known for their headhunting proclivities. (MNH) 



"Turkey Calls, Rice Straw and the Law" A review of the crafts and craftspeople, 

 folk and folklore from the 20th Annual Festival of American Folklife, featuring 

 Japan and Tennessee as well as the lore of trial lawyers. (OFP) 

 "Black, White and Blues" Music from the Folklife Festival serves as the source 

 for a program examining the roots of American music and the connections between 

 the folk music of the many cultures that converged in the formative years of 

 the United States. (OFP) 



"Virtuosi, Part Two" (1st program aired in FY 1986) Highlights from the Smith- 

 sonian Collection of Recordings' recent release, a package of rare selections 

 dating back to 1926 and featuring performances by such masters as Reginald Kell, 

 Yehudi Menuhin, Dennis Brain, and Leon Goossens with commentary by critic and 

 annotator Richard Freed. (SIP) 



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