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2: Terry talks with two authors of children books which were once part of the reading list for the Rainbow curriculum in the New York Public schools. The two books were controversial, and removed from the list, because they dealt with children of gay parents. LESLEA (Les-LEE-ah) NEWMAN is the author of "Heather has Two Mommies," and MICHAEL WILLHOITE wrote "Daddy's Roommate." (Both books are published by Alyson Publishers, Boston, Mass).

& 3: Diaster relief expert FRED CUNY (CUE-knee). Since January he's been in Sarajevo, implementing new water and gas systems. A former professor of engineering and public affairs, CUNY is hired by governments and agencies to coordinate responses to floods, famines, cyclones, earthquakes. He says, "Diasters are a function of underdevelopment" and he finds much humanitarian aid and relief satisfies the needs of the donor before it helps the recipient. CUNY was a Senior advisor to the US government on the Somalia famine in 1992. His book is "Diasters and Development" (Oxford University Press). (REBROADCAST from 11/3/93)Writer and director SUSAN SONTAG. Sontag was in Sarajevo in August, where she directed a performance of Beckett's "Waiting For Godot" in the Serbo-Croatian language. She is one of few arts figures to visit the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, a battle she calls "the Spanish Civil War of our time". Her latest novel is the "Volcano Lover," recently published in paperback by Anchor Books. (REBROADCAST from 8/25/93) NO REV.(INT. 5 INSTEAD) : One of Bosnia's leading film makers, and professor of film at the Academy of Film and Theatre in Sarajevo ADEMIR KENOVIC. His newest film "SA-Life" (SA stands for Sarajevo) is compiled of scenes shot by himself, other film makers, and film students in and around Sarajevo that capture the horror of the war. Each day, KENOVIC and his fellow film makers would meet in his basement studio to plan the day's shoot, going out with hand-held cameras. KENOVIC has made three other films. "SA-Life" played at the Cannes Film Festival and at the "International Video Arts Festival" at Lincoln Center in New York. (REBROADCAST from 10

ALISON DES FORGES (pronounced DAY-FORZSH). She's a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where her specialty concerns the central African countries of Rwanda and Burundi. She's also the Co-Chair of the International Commission on Human Rights Abuse in Rwanda, and a consultant to Human Rights Watch Africa on Rwanda and Burundi. Rwanda has descended into civil strife since April 6th, when the Rwanda and the Burundi presidents were both killed in a plane crash. Rebels, mostly made up of the minority Tutsi tribe, have battled the Rwandan government's troops and army, which are both dominated by the Hutu majority. An estimated 100,000 Rwandans have been killed in tribal massacres and clashes between troops and civilians since the beginning of the month.

Critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews the new movie "Shadowlands" starring Anthony Hopkins and Deborah Winger. It''s based on the lives of British writer C.S. Lewis and the American poet who became his wife, Joy Gresham. Whitehead, who is Fresh Air''s regular jazz critic, is filling in for film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF this week.

Actor and film Director BILL DUKE. He's directed several 0ff-Broadway plays, and lots of television, including PBS's award winning teleplays, "The Meeting," and "Raisin in the Sun." He directed the movies, "A Rage in Harlem," and "Deep Cover." His latest film is "The Cemetary Club," about three Jewish widows, who meet up with an charming widower.

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews the most controversial new TV show of the fall season, NYPD Blue. It''s the latest series from Steven Bochco, creator of Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law.

Jazz musicians RED RODNEY and SONNY SHARROCK. They're both important jazz figures who recently died. We will rebroadcast previous interviewsO RODNEY was a trumpeter and band leader. He rose through the big band ranks and played in Charlie Parker's quintet. He was known as one of jazz's best improvisers. And he was known for regaling journalists with his stories-- often of dubious veracity. (The interview with SHARROCK will replace the arts review.)REV.:SONNY SHARROCK was a guitarist. His genre was the free-jazz movement of the late 1960's Jon Pareles said in the New York Times that SHARROCK'S "guitar solos streaked and clanged, using blistering speed and raw noise to create music that had both the openness of jazz and power of rock."

Poet PHILLIP LEVINE. He's considered one of this country's pre-eminent poets, but before he turned to poetry he worked for years at factory jobs. The images of those early days continue to influence his writings. Levine's collection of poems "What Work Is." won 1992's National Book Award. His new memoir is "Bread of Time" (Knopf). (Rebroadcast from 7/22/91). REV.: Television Critic David Bianculli has a review of the new television movie starring Kirstie Alley, "David's Mother."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Cliffhanger".

Instead of an arts review, more with DERREK PENNY. (REBROADCAST from 12

Elementary school principal MADELINE CARTWRIGHT took over the run-down Blaine Elementary School in a run-down, drug-infested neighborhood in North Philadelphia and turned it into a school that works. One of her first acts when she took over the school was to get down on her hands and knees and scrub the foul-smelling children's bathroom. CARTWRIGHT got parents involved in the school, made it a safe place for the children to learn, brought up test scores and attendance, and became the subject of a a 1990 New York Times Magazine cover story: "Hope in Hell's Classroom." Now she's written her own story of Blaine Elementary School: "For the Children: Lessons from a Visionary Principal." (Doubleday). (REBROADCAST. ORIGINALLY AIRED 9/7/93.

1: A STEREO in the studio concert and interview with singer/songwriter, guitarist RICHARD THOMPSON. He first became known for his work with "Fairport Convention." He's since gone solo and is known for his dark songs which blend elements of British folk ballads and the blues. His latest album is "Mirror Blue," (Capitol). There's also a retrospective collection of his work released last year, "Watching the Dark: The History of Richard Thompson," (on Rykodisc.) (THIS CONCERT/INTERVIEW continues into the second half of the show). .INT. 2:Stereo concert and interview with RICHARD THOMPSON continued.