This program examines the effect money has on free speech and political debate. In our society large corporations are increasingly able to drown out opposition by buying large amounts of air time, while their opponents are silenced by their lack of money. The program also investigates the consequences for our democracy as media outlets are increasingly coming under control of only a few corporations.

A stuffy professor of phonetics takes a bet that in six months time he can turn a Cockney flower seller into a lady he could pass off as a duchess.

In The golden junkman, a hardworking, old-world immigrant goes from rags-to-riches in the junkyard business as he single-handedly raises two sons who eventually attend a reputable college. To the father's dismay, the sons are embarrassed by his crude style and mannerisms. The father sends himself to college and proves to be a brilliant student with an encyclopedic mind. In Grandpa changes the world, Andrew Hamilton, the great defender of law, is called...

The first female U.S. President is shot dead by a sniper during her Independence Day speech. Three months later, a wounded man is found hanging from a tree with no memory of his identity. The only clue is a tattoo on his neck, 'XIII.' Submerged in a far-reaching conspiracy which threatens to overthrow the entire government, XIII's identity becomes the key to unraveling a complex and dangerous truth. And the only way for XIII to get his life back is...

When Joel and Molly meet, it's hate at first sight: his big Corporate Candy Company threatens to shut down her quirky indie candy shop. Plus, Joel is hung up on his sexy ex. But amazingly, they fall in love, until they break up about two thirds of the way through, and Molly starts dating her accountant. But then right at the end, well you'll just have to see. (Hint: Joel makes a big speech and they get back together.).

There are reasons the IT Department of Reynholm Industries is kept in the building's basement. The department's employees are bitter slacker Roy, über-nerd Moss, and technically clueless Jen. Jen finds that her builder is urinating in all of her sinks; Moss has begun to speak like a manly football fan; Roy is now living on the streets; Reynholm will have a new Employee Of The Month; Friendface's horror needs to be stopped; charity calendars may...

"Travis gets lucky": When Travis thinks that a lucky charm has given him the right tools to work on his own, what happens when he loses it? "Wendy's big night out": Wendy is nervous about delivering an important speech - can she dig up the confidence to get the job done? "Molly's fashion show": After paint goes flying, Molly finds inspiration and positive attitude for her fashion show. "Pilchard and the field mice": Bob must dig up the answer to a...

A cat belonging to a widowed Rabbi and his beautiful daughter eats the family parrot and miraculously gains the ability to speak. Along with the power of speech comes unparalleled sardonic wit, and the cat spares no group or individual as he skewers faith, tradition and authority. The delivery of a box from Russia further complicates things when a painter is discovered inside, more dead than alive. He is on a quest for a hidden tribe and its mythical...

Sixty-three CNN news segments illustrating public speaking techniques.

The overwhelming Soviet army ceaselessly stormed tiny Finland's borders and massive artillery, a powerful air force and well-armed infantry for 105 days during the Soviet invasion of 1939-40. What gave the defenders of a small nation the strength to hold back an awesome enemy in the face of countless odds? This film is about the epic struggle, recounting the war from the soldiers' point of view to experience the brutality of daily life in the trenches....