Dramatization based on the true story of a woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya along with her unfaithful husband, and how she falls in love with both the land and a mysterious hunter.

The story of the life an African American woman from Louisiana, from the time of her childhood as a slave in the pre-Civil War South to 1962, when she witnesses the birth of the civil rights movement at the age of one hundred and ten.

The story of LTC John Paul Vann (Paxton) and his work as a military and civilian advisor in Vietnam over a ten year period (1962-72) until his death in an accidental helicopter crash. As a military advisor, Vann attempted to fight corruption in the Vietnamese army, recognizing the need to build trust among the Vietnamese peasantry. When his recommendations were ignored by the U.S. military, he exposed falsified battle reports and other deceptions...

Recounts the life of a colonial silversmith who risked everything for the American Revolution.

Tells the story of Ron Kovic, from the zealous teen who volunteers to fight in Vietnam, to the embittered paralyzed veteran who became a voice for the disenchanted.

Explores the career of the novelist who championed the cause of France's oppressed.

Follows the life of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tumultuous relationship with Martin "the Gimp" Snyder, her manager and gangster.

Examine Farley's tragically short life, both the amped-up force of nature in front of the camera and shy, childlike figure people knew behind the scenes. The special will utilize rare personal photos and videos, and feature new interviews with John Goodman, Al Franken, Kevin Nealon, Tom Arnold, Bobby Moynihan, Joel Murray, Kevin Farley, Brian Stack, Holly Wortell and Fred Wolf.

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of; time.