Charlie Rose sits down with director Gus Van Sant and actors Sean Penn and Josh Brolin to discuss the new film, “Milk”, based on the life of gay activist/politician Harvey Milk.

Singer Bette Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to the only Jewish family in the area, on December 1, 1945. She has won four Grammy awards, four Golden Globes, one Tony Award, three Emmy Awards, and sold more than 15 million albums. She is currently performing with Elton John and Cher in a new show [...]

New York Voices goes underground to spend time with some musicians that provide the soundtrack for your commute with this profile of four artists from the MTA’s Music Under New York Program (MUNY). Watch now.

On this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, popularly known as Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri. Throughout his career, Mark Twain published more than 30 books and hundreds of short stories and essays.

Violinist Gil Shaham plays the music of Sarasate with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Kaplan Penthouse. Watch now.

We asked reporters, on- and off-air talent from around PBS and Thirteen this question: “What music are you thankful for?”…and they answered. So what music are YOU thankful for? (on Thanksgiving, Thirteen will air a day of music programs and documentaries. See schedule.)

Rapper-turned-Oscar-nominated actress Queen Latifah discusses her role in the new film, The Secret Life of Bees, and how she handles the matriarch role in her career and life.
Watch now. (Originally aired: 11/25/2008).

Charlie Rose interviews Kiefer Sutherland, who recently played the counter-terrorism agent on Fox’s two-hour movie titled “24: Redemption” — a prelude to the 7th season of the Fox drama “24″ — which begins in January.

When Cooke first arrived in the U.S. in 1932, he began filming his travels. This special chronicles Cooke’s many decades in America, Hollywood friendships, journalism career and years as Masterpiece’s host. Watch it online for a very limited time.

The Gnarls Barkley performance on Austin City Limits airs at 1:00 am on Thanksgiving night; watch segments (interview and performance) from the show on the ACL site.