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NPR TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new CBS drama series "Under One Roof," starring James Earl Jones and Joe Morton.

OLIVER SACKS interview continues.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH MICHAEL ENRIGHT, THE HOST OF THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION'S FAMED SHOW "AS IT HAPPENS," ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS OF THE NETWORK'S BUDGET AND THE RESIGNATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CBC, ANTHONY MANERA.

Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews "Blues Nexus," the new recording by James Spaulding. (Muse Re

LIANE HANSEN EWSCASTERS: SHAY STEVENS & LAURA KNOY

FINANCE: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH NPR'S JIM ZAROLLI ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET'S RISE LAST WEEK, A WEEK IN WHICH WE ALSO SAW THE U.S. DOLLAR SAG.

SCOTT SIMON AND SIMON HOGGART OF THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER IN LONDON TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

JEFF MOSS was one of the original creators and writers of "Sesame Street." He created Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch, and wrote such songs as "Rubber Ducky" and "People in Your Neighborhood." He has won 13 Emmys, four Grammys, and an Oscar nomination for his work on "Sesame Street" and with the Muppets. Moss is also the author of four books for children, the newest of which is "Hieronymus White: A Bird Who Believed That He Always Was Right" (Ballantine Books). (REBROADCAST FROM 11

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews two new CD''s by alto saxophonist Gary Bartz: Episode One Children of Harlem (Challenge) and The Red and Orange Poens (Atlantic).

A powerful House subcommittee has voted to kill a program that helps poor people with AIDS pay for housing. NPR's Vicky Que examines the Republican rationale for the vote, as well as warnings from AIDS activists that the measure is likely to throw thousands of infected people into shelters, increasing the danger of tuberculosis in those facilities.

2: SARGENT SHRIVER... he is currently Chairman of the Special Olympics. He was organizer and first director of the Peace Corps, elevating it to become one of the most successful programs of the Kennedy Administration. SHRIVER headed president Johnson's War On Poverty in the 60's. During his tenure he also created VISTA, Headstart, Job Corps and many other successful programs. He recently received the Medal of Freedom from President Clinton - the country's highest civilian honor.

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of Anne Frank, NPR's Scott Simon has a special segment about her life and the diary that has become one of the most influential books of the century.