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From the United States Catholic Conference's Film and Broadcasting office, HENRY HERX. He's is office director. They provide reviews of current films, evaluating them for plot, entertainment value, and moral content. Their number is 1-800-311-4222. The office has five ratings, A-1 (for general audiences) to 0 (morally offensive). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE REV. SEG

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH REPORTER LYNN TERRY ABOUT THE 16-DAY OLD TRANSPORTATION STRIKE IN FRANCE.

and the latest troubles facing the First Lady.

2: Director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University, MANNING MARABLE. His new book is Beyond Black & White, (Verso). In the book he argues that race is "essentially a social construction, not a permanent fact of biology or genetics." He calls for a politics that goes beyond "racial-identity" where the goal is "a black face in a high place."

Danny, in copy, recalls, the life of Robert Cardin, a nine year old who died this past week. Cardin was one of the first infants in this country to receive a heart transplant, in 1986. He wasn't even a month old at the time of the transplant. Then, we hear a commentary by Dr. Robert Verghese, about "percussion," a medical technique in which a physician thumps a patient's body as part of an examination.

Canadian author ROBERTSON DAVIES. He died last weekend at the age of 82, from a stroke. Terry talked with him earlier this year upon the publication of his novel, The Cunning Man (Viking) The Washington Post called it "one of author's most entertaining and satisfying novels." DAVIES had three successive careers. He began as an actor, then was a journalist and newspaper publisher, and in 1981 retired as professor of the Massy college at the University of Toronto. DAVIES wrote more than thirty books. (REBROADCAST from 2/

A STEREO concert and interview in the Fresh Air studio with JOHN DOE, former bassist/vocalist with the punk rock group "X". He recently released a new solo album, "Kissingsohard," (Rhino's Forward label). There's also a new acoustic best-of live album featuring "X". It's called "Unclogged" (Infidelity Records, L.A., CA). (THIS CONCERT CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

2: Veteran crime novelist LAWRENCE BLOCK. He's written 11 novels featuring Manhattan private eye Matt Scudder. His novels have followed Scudder through alcoholism and into recovery through an Alcoholics Anonymous program. His newest Scudder novel, A Long Line of Dead Men will be published in February.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews Oliver Stone''s "Nixon."

NPR'S BRIAN NAYLOR BRINGS US UP TO DATE ON THE WEEK'S MANEUVERING AS CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT TRIED TO THRASH OUT AN AGREEMENT ON BALANCING THE FEDERAL BUDGET.