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"The Beatles Anthology" airs tonight on ABC television. It's the efinitive biography of the legendary band. Liane Hansen speaks with Beatle iographer Mark Hertzgaard (HERTZ-gard) about the band, their music, their egacy, and the television special and accompanying double-CD.

Liane Hansen speaks with NPR political correspondent Elizabeth rnold about the results of yesterday's republican straw poll in Florida. Senate ajority leader Bob Dole placed first in this non-binding, so-called "political eauty contest".

Daniel talks with Karen Schwab of Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital about how it's started offering hotel service to family members of patients who are critically ill. The rooms cost $150 dollars a night and offer amenities such as the New York Times each morning, cable TV service, and high tea in the afternoon.

Film Critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Casino."

Critic MILO MILES reviews "Blues, Rags, and Hollers," a reissue of a 1963 debut album of Koerner, Ray, and Glover (Red House Records Elektra).

Halloween's a few days away, and that gives us an excuse to find out what exactly happens to your body when you're scared out of your wits. Danny talks with Dr. Antonio Damasio of the University of Iowa medical school.

Lynn Terry (f) reports on efforts in France to save the 'Baguette'. In recent years, the French have turned their tastes towards other kinds of breads and the traditional baguette along with local bakeries are slowly but surely diminishing.

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Liane Hansen speaks with Jon Nelson, trumpeter and ne of the founding members of the Meridian Arts Ensemble. The brass group plays verything from music to the renaissance to thorny 20th century works. Their new d, "Prime Meridian" features the music of Igor Stravinsky, Milton Babbitt, rank Zappa and Captain Beefheart.

The 'surbahar' is a bass cousin of the Indian musical instrument the sitar. Jacki talks with Shuba Shankarin who is one of, if not the only woman in the world who performs this instrument on stage... She brought the surbahar into our studio at NPR for a demonstration.

JULIE BURSTEIN REPORTS ON THE CLOSING OF BETHLEHEM STEEL'S FLAGSHIP PLANT.... WHICH - FOR NEARLY 150 YEARS - HAS PROVIDED THE MATERIALS USED TO BUILD MUCH OF AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE.

NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS ON HAITIAN PRESIDENT JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE MIGHT KEEP THE PRESIDENCY FOR THREE MORE YEARS -- SOMETHING HE PROMISED NOT TO DO WHEN HE WAS RESTORED TO OFFICE WITH THE HELP OF U.S. TROOPS.