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ActFor MATTHEW BRODERICK. He recently made his singing and dancing debut in the revival of the Broadway musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." BRODERICK plays J. Pierrepont Finch, an ambitious window washer who climbs the corporate ladder by "fawning, brown-nosing, sucking up and a touch of backstabbing." The satirical musical was written by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows and first hit the stage in 1961. BRODERICK is best known for his acting, in such movies as "Torch Song Trilogy," "War Games," and "The Freshman." BRODERICK was nominated for a 1995 Tony Award for his performance in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." BRODERICK steps down from his role as J. Pierrepont Finch, early next month. (REBROADCAST from 5

Sociology professor JOHN GAGNON co-authored the new book "Sex in America: A Definitive Survey" (Little, Brown). This two year study overturns common beliefs about sexual practices in America, and finds that "the public image of sex in America bears virtually no relationship to the truth." GAGNON claims that this study is more representative of the population because they used a scientifically selected group, instead of a random sample.

PHILIP HILTS, correspondent on health and science policy for The New York Times. His new book is "Smoke Screen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco Industry Cover-up" (Addison-Wesley). HILTS first broke the story of the now-infamous Brown and Williamson tobacco papers, which revealed when tobacco executives first learned about the addictive nature of nicotine and the dangers of smoking. HILTS' stories for the New York Times led to Congressional hearings. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Center for the Houston Rockets, HAKEEM OLAJUWON (O-LAH-JHUE-ON) He was born in Nigeria, and came to the United States on a basketball scholarship to attend the University of Houston. He helped the team reach the NCAA Final Four. He's written his memoir, "Living the Dream: My Life and Basketball," (Little, Brown).

PHILIP HILTS, correspondent on health and science policy for The New York Times. His new book is "Smoke Screen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco Industry Cover-up" (Addison-Wesley). HILTS first broke the story of the now-infamous Brown and Williamson tobacco papers, which revealed when tobacco executives first learned about the addictive nature of nicotine and the dangers of smoking. HILTS' stories for the New York Times led to Congressional hearings. Originally aired 5/

His new biography of Bing Crosby is called, Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams--the Early Years, 1903-1940 (Little Brown and Company). From 1930s to the 50s, Crosby was a pop culture icon, dominating American entertainment with his hit records and movies. In this first volume of the biography, Giddins chronicles the rise of Crosbys career. Giddins may be best known as a jazz columnist for the Village Voice. He won the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award for his book Visions of Jazz. He was one of the experts featured in Ken Burns Jazz series on PBS.

The British Labour Party tried to stop a damaging feud over its leadership Wednesday as an opinion poll showed the party's support falling to a 14-year low. Prime Minister Tony Blair, in office for nine years, has been under pressure from members of his own party to name a date to hand over the office to his likely successor, finance minister Gordon Brown.

Two teams of scientists, working more than 230 miles apart, have discovered the first new monkey species in Africa in 20 years. The highland mangabey is a brown, furry creature with a distinctive cry. Fewer than 1,000 are believed to exist.

A new, two-volume anthology of U.S. speeches offers ample evidence that political speaking has framed and rallied every great event from the Revolution to the present. Editor Ted Widmer talks about the famous and not-so-famous orators in American Speeches.

Food writer Ellen Brown has enlivened this often-maligned, yet much-beloved hot dish with dried porcini mushrooms and mozzarella cheese in a new book.