Biography — Season 5
32 episodesFirst aired 4 January 1996
1996
E1Abbott and Costello
Jan 19961h
- E2
Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
Jan 19961h
- E3
Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
Jan 19961h
- E4
Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
Jan 19961h
- E5
Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
May 19961h
- E6
Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
May 19961h
- E7
Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
10.0Jun 19961h
A history of the case
- E8
Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
Jun 19961h
- E9
Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
Jun 19961h
- E10
Confucius: Words of Wisdom
Jun 19961h
- E11
Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
Jul 19961h
- E12
David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
Jul 19961h
- E13
Edward VIII: The Traitor King
Jul 19961h
- E14
Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
Jul 19961h
- E15
Fidel Castro: El Comandante
Aug 19961h
- E16
Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
Aug 19961h
- E17
Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
Aug 19961h
- E18
Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
Aug 19961h
- E19
John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
Aug 19961h
- E20
John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
Sept 19961h
The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, “I have not yet begun to fight!” became an inspiration to future generations of American sailors. Included: involvement in the American Revolution; the famous 1779 battle between Jones' Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis.
- E21
Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
Sept 19961h
- E22
Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
Sept 19961h
- E23
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Sept 19961h 30m
Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very human frailties and failings.
- E24
Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
Oct 19961h
- E25
Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
Oct 19961h
- E26
Richard Nixon: Man and President
Oct 19961h
- E27
Saddam Hussein
Oct 19961h
- E28
Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
Oct 19961h
- E29
The Astors: High Society
Nov 19961h
- E30
The Fabulous World of Fabergé
Nov 19961h
- E31
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Nov 19961h
- E32
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Nov 19961h
