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Film director ANG LEE. He grew up in Taiwan, but studied theater and film production in the United States. His second feature film, "The Wedding Banquet," was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, as was his next film, "Eat Drink Man Woman." LEE's films often portray family relationships with poignancy, respect, and a light comic touch. His latest film is "Sense and Sensibility," the film based on the novel by Jane Austen

David Bianculli is TV critic for the New York Daily News reviews Dennis Potter''s "Lipstick on Your Collar" TV series that has been released on video. REV. 2 Since today is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year, we asked ROBIN BECKER to read her poem Shopping. It''s about some of the darker reasons we head to the stores. She teaches poetry writing at Pennsylvania State University.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH EDWARD ROBB ELLIS, WHO HAS KEPT A DIARY FOR 68 YEARS. PARTS OF HIS DIARY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, TITLED 'A DIARY OF THE CENTURY.'

2: An inside account of the world of high-fashion. NINA BLANCHARD is founder of Nina Blanchard Agency which is considered one of nation's most prestigious modeling agencies. Blanchard herself discovered supermodel Cheryl Tiegs. She's been called "The Beauty Broker." She has written a novel based on the fashion world The Look, (Dutton 1995) Blanchard talks about what it takes to be a model, the pressures they're under and why she herself finally had enough.

SCOTT SIMON REFLECTS ON THE BEGINNING OF AUTUMN.

Jacki talks with Robert Dallek, professor of history at U-C-L-A. Ever since the Republican party took over the Congress, it has been intent on reducing the federal government's role and increasing the authority of states. Dallek says the trend toward "state's rights" is not a new one, it just fell out of favor during the Depression of the 1930's.

Actor JASON ROBARDS. He's 73 years old and he's been acting for 50 of those. He won an Oscars for his performance as Ben Bradlee in "All the President's Men," and Dashiell Hammett in "Julia." In 1956 ROBARDS first came to the attention of the critics with his performance in Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh." His performance helped define the role for a generation. It also began ROBARDS collaboration with director Jose Quintero, resurrecting the works of O'Neill. ROBARDS is currently performing in New York in Harold Pinter's new play "Moonlight." In January he'll open in "Molly Sweeney" the new Brian Friel play.

2: Designer, sculptor, architect MAYA LIN. She was a 21 year-old undergraduate student when her design was selected for the Vietnam War Memorial. Her works are known for their ability to elicit powerful emotions. LIN also designed the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, and the "Women's Table" at Yale ( which dealt with the history of female students at Yale, which was mostly all-male for 300 years.) Most recently LIN designed "The Wave Field" in memory of Francois-Xavier Bagnoud, pilot, aeronautical engineer and humanitarian. LIN is the subject of an academy award winning documentary, "Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision."

A BRITISH RESEARCHER HAS DISCOVERED THAT MEN'S EARS REALLY DO GET LARGER WITH AGE....WOMEN'S TOO.

Critic STEVE VINEBERG reviews the film adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility."