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2: Professor JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN. A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969), CROSSAN now teaches biblical studies at DePaul University. CROSSAN is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus' sayings in the Gospels. Earlier this year, CROSSAN wrote "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography" (HarperCollins) which seeks to place Jesus in the context of his Jewish, Mediterranean and peasant roots; to see him as a Socratic philosopher and radical egalitarian. (REBROADCAST from 3

Rock historian ED WARD talks about the Million Dollar Quartet session released on RCA several years ago. The recording is of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and others playing in the Sun Records studios in 1956. INT. 2: Professor JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN. A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969), CROSSAN now teaches biblical studies at DePaul University. CROSSAN is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus'' sayings in the Gospels. Earlier this year, CROSSAN wrote "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography" (HarperCollins) which seeks to place Jesus in the context of his Jewish, Mediterranean and peasant roots; to see him as a Socratic philosopher and radical egalitarian. (REBROADCAST from 3/30/94) REV. 2: Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews a reissue of "The Voice That Is!" (Impulse!), by baritone singer Johnny Hartman.

2: The man known as "the King of the Surf Guitar," DICK DALE. He launched surf rock in 1960 with his band, the Deltones. He described the surf sound in a 1963 article as "a heavy staccato sound on the lowkey guitar strings, with a heavy throbbing beat--like thunder, or waves breaking over you." It's also played loud and with plenty of reverb. DALE defined the California sound, and influenced The Ventures, The Beachboys, and Jan and Dean. He also influenced later groups like Sonic Youth. Now DALE has a new release with a scaled down Deltones, "Tribal Thunder," (Hightone Records).

Movie producer ART LINSON. He broke into Hollywood with "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." His other films include "Casualties of War", "The Untouchables," and "This Boy's Life". The New York Times called him an "energetic tough guy film maker with a tendency for the offbeat." LINSON grew tired of everyone (including his mother) always asking what he does. So he's written a book about his job called "A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood" (Grove Press).

PETE TOWNSEND. In the 1960's he made waves as the lead guitarist in the British rock group The Who. He was world famous for smashing guitars during concerts. Now, years after The Who split up, TOWNSEND is busy with solo projects. "Tommy," the rock opera he wrote for The Who in 1969, is on Broadway. His latest album is called "White City.

2: Gospel singer MARION WILLIAMS. She died on Saturday at the age of 66. Her trademark, a long-lasting high A-flat "whooo," has been adopted by most gospel singers and soul singers like Little Richard and Aretha Franklin. A pioneer of gospel music, she started singing with the Clara Ward Singers, the first gospel group to perform outside the church. A self- proclaimed "Holy Roller", in 1993 WILLIAMS received the MacArthur Foundation grant and the Kennedy Center Honars Award in Washington for her lifetime achievement in the arts. She recorded ten albums, and her music was used in the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes," which was dedicated to her, and in the film "Mississippi Masala." Her last album was "Can't Keep It To Myself" (Sanachie). (REBROADCAST FROM 12

Comedienne and superstar ROSEANNE ARNOLD. Her show "Roseanne" debuted in 1988 and has consistently been a top TV series. She has often made news--she forced out the show's executive producer in a dramatic confrontation, she went public with accusations of incest, she performed a controversial rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at a baseball game. In 1989, she published her first book, "Roseanne: My Life as a Woman" which became a best seller. Now she has written "My Lives" (Ballantine Books). In this latest memoir, ROSEANNE discourses on her life since "Roseanne" became a hit. She also writes about her past, her troubles with drugs, with her body image and with the press.

3: Country music star and actor WILLIE NELSON. His best-known songs include "Crazy," "Funny How Time Slips Away," and "Good Hearted Woman." Nelson talks about his life before stardom: as a cotton-picker, Sunday school teacher and songwriter selling his music dirt cheap. (REBROADCAST from October 24, 1988).

After researching and writing about girl gangs, psychologist and criminologist ANNE CAMPBELL decided to tackle the question of why men commit the majority of violent crimes. In her book "Men, Women and Aggression" (Basic Books), Campbell says the key lies in what men and women think their own aggression means: control, or loss of control? REV. : Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews the original cast recording of the Broadway show "The Who's Tommy."

Author and former field engineer, editor, actor, migrant farm worker, farmer, trapper, truck driver and sailor GARY PAULSEN. PAULSEN has authored books for adults, young adults and children. His latest book for adult readers is "Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod" (Harcourt Brace and Company). The Iditarod has been called "the last great race on earth." It is the grueling 1,180 mile dogsled race over the Arctic terrain from Anchorage to Nome. PAULSEN ran it twice. During training for the race, PAULSEN almost lost his dogs and his own life. Relying on a combination of luck and brute will, he saved himself and his team. After that, he understood he would never be able to stop running dogs of his own free will. He is driven to write too. He has said "I can't not write. . . . I love doing it, putting the bloody skins on and dancing around the fire."

2: Author/Attorney STEPHEN GODDARD. His new book is "Getting There: The Epic Stuggle between Road and Rail in the American Century" (Basic Books). GODDARD's interest in trains began as a boy in the 1940s. At that time the regulated railroads were fighting back against the subsidized highways by creating luxurious trains with fancy dining cars that boasted elegant crystal on the tables. "Getting There" documents how the highway lobby succceeded in convincing government to "feed the roads and starve the rails."In this context, Goddard addresses the resulting social and environmental ills and the future of American transportation.

In the first half, a performance from the archives from guitarist Marty Grosz. In the second, rock critic Ed Ward on the early days of Sam Phillips, the legendary founder of Sun Records, and discoverer of Elvis Presley.