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The original movie soundtrack for the 1933 classic film, scored by Max Steiner, has been reissued on CD. Film Historian Rudy Behlmer, who wrote the liner notes for the new CD, talks about the making of King Kong. (Rebroadcast From Dec. 13, 1999.)

By running a 1997 Chevy van on old vegetable oil, the funk band Patio Kings saves money and the environment during a 25-city tour. NPR's Petra Mayer takes a ride on the van.

Two hundred years after their country became unified through one language, natives of southern France are resurrecting the Occitan patois through a blend of rap, reggae and folk. Producer Julian Crandall Hollick reports as part of the Worlds of Difference series.

In the 1800s, slaves awaiting auction were kept in crowded holding cells for months at a time. A restored slave pen is on display at Cincinnati's new Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Harriet Baskas reports.

A search is under way in Norway for the iconic painting The Scream, stolen Sunday morning from the Munch Museum. Armed men took the expressionist work by Edvard Munch and several other paintings during the museum's regular touring hours. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and museum employee Jurunn Christoffersen.

For hundreds of years, only scholars and museum curators have had access to the "Quartos," the earliest printed editions of Shakespeare's plays. But the British Library has just put 93 Quartos on the Internet, leading to what NPR's Bob Mondello says is much ado about Shakespeare on the Web.

Larry David, the co-creator of the hit series Seinfeld, scores another hit with a show about nothing -- Curb Your Enthusiasm. Watch scenes from the show's second season, now available on DVD.

Carl Reiner found his life's calling in the third grade, making his classmates laugh by walking on his hands. The actor, comedian and director joins NPR's Neal Conan and takes calls.

Harryhausen's trademark Dynamation method made possible a whole genre of science fiction and fantasy filmmaking. His films include The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans. (Rebroadcast from Jan. 6, 2003.)

Mel Brooks has spent decades making people laugh, from '50s TV to such films as Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. His musical The Producers was a Broadway smash. The comedy legend speaks with NPR's Susan Stamberg.