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2: Former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the former Editor-in-Chief of "Connoisseur," THOMAS HOVING. ("Hoving" with a long "O".) He's written a new book "Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art." (Simon & Schuster). The metropolitan is probably the richest museum in the world, "owning" three million works of art, and artifacts that span 50 centuries. HOVING was with the Met for ten years and has been credited with transforming it from a somber monolith into a friendly and exciting place. His book is about the "battleground" behind the calm surface of the institution.

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the new memoir, "H.L. Mencken: My Life as Author and Editor," (Knopf) edited by Jonathan Yardley. THURSDAY, FEB 11INT. 1: Writer, actor, director HAROLD RAMIS. He''s one of the most influential forces behind some of the biggest comedy hits of the late 70s and 80s. But his influence is not generally known by those outside the industry. (For that reason he''s been called the "Clark Kent" of comedy. Also because he''s "mild-mannered," "bespectacled," and he "looks as if he would be the first to duck under the table at the first sign of a food fight"). RAMIS wrote for "The National Lampoon Show," and "SCTV." He co-wrote as well as acted in the movies, "Animal House," "Stripes," "Ghostbusters," and others. He directed the new movie, "Groundhog Day," starring his old co-star Bill Murray. INT. 2: Co-founder of the working women''s advocacy group, "9 to 5," KAREN NUSSBAUM. She helped found the group 20 years ago. Marty will talk with her about the the changing role of women in the workplace in the last twenty years, and about the concerns of women in the workplace, like childcare. REV. : TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the sequel to "Prime Suspect," the miniseries on PBS a year ago about a woman who becomes chief inspector, played by Helen Mirren. "Prime Suspect 2" begins tonight. Rev.: Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews a new album by Guy Clark, "Boats to Build." Clark is a songwriter whose songs have been recorded by many other country artists, but hasn''t had so much success doing them himself.

2: Mystery writer BARBARA NEELEY. She's brought a strong African-American female voice to the genre. The heroine of her debut book "Blanche on the Lam," is Blanche White, a 40-year old housekeeper with big thighs, a wry sense of humor, and a jaundiced view of the rich. Blanche is "on the lam" from a 30-day jail sentence for a bad check when she accidentally falls into a position of housekeeper with a wealthy white family. She can hide in plain sight, because of her "invisibility" as a black housekeeper. One reviewer writes though the book works well as a crime novel, it's "less about a mysterious murder. . . than it is about social injustice, race relations, and the unique position African-American women hold in our society." (published by St. Martin's).

It was 33 years ago today a light plane crashed near the Iowa-Minnesota border, killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, better known as The Big Bopper. They had just finished playing the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Palestinian scholar and spokesman WALID KHALIDI. He's currently the senior member of the Jordanian-Palestinian delegation to the Middle East Peace Conference. He's considered one of the most influential thinkers about the Arab-Israeli conflict, and a man who has never shied away from criticizing policies pursued by all parties in the conflict. His latest book is a collection of his classic essays and writings as well as some unpublished pieces about the history and politics of the Arab-Israeli conflict, "Palestine Reborn, " (British publisher, I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd.

Writer TRACY JOHNSTON. She's written a new book, "Shooting the Boh: a Woman's Voyage Down the Wildest River in Borneo," (Vintage Books). The book is not only an account of her adventure going down the river dealing with leeches, waterfalls, foot rot, and moldy clothes, but about her own realization that the hot flashes she was feeling in the middle of the night weren't the steamy jungle but the onset of menopause. One reviewer writes, "A powerful adventure of the head as well as the body: not to be missed," (Kirkus Reviews).

Rock historian ED WARD traces the musical influences of a young John Lennon. (rebroadcast from 10/91).

An expert on Central Asia and Afghanistan, BARNETT RUBIN, Associate Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, and a former Peace Fellow with the United States Institute of Peace. He's just returned from three former soviet republics which have large Muslim populations. RUBIN said the republics are now run by ex-communists. While there, he did some reporting for Human Rights Watch. RUBIN will also discuss the aftermath of the Afghan War, how many of the radical Arabs who went to Afghan to help the rebels, are now taking their "holy war" elsewhere.

Kevin Whitehead on the new film "Sleepless in Seattle"; Rock critic Ed Ward on the enduring legacy of Roxy Music.

Morning Edition host BOB EDWARDS. He's written a new book about his weekly conversations with the former sportscaster Red Barber. EDWARDS talked with Barber each Friday for 12 years. Barber died a year ago. Terry talks with EDWARDS about Red Barber and Morning Edition. EDWARDS's book is "Fridays with Red: A Radio Friendship" (Simon & Schuster). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF