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"Riverdance" is an Irish musical which has been playing in London and Dublin since last year. Now it is in the United States for a brief run at Radio City Music Hall. The show evolved from a seven-minute intermission piece into a full-length show. Creator Bill Whelan [WHEEL-an] has taken traditional Irish dance, music, and song and fused it with contemporary influences from around the world, anywhere the Irish diaspora may have reached. He says this represents a new, dynamic sound that still has unmistakable Irish roots. (8:00) (IN STEREO). STATIONS NOTE: The soundtrack to "Riverdance" is now available on Atlantic Records, on the Celtic Heartbeat label. Any questions should be referred to Diane Gilmour at Atlantic at 212-275-2051. FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 10. CHINA SANCTIONS & WEAPONS -- NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the growing list of weapons proliferation violations by China. The U.S. may be required to slap sanctions on China for selling banned weaponry to Pakistan and Iran, which would increase already heightened tensions with China.

Robert and Noah read from this week's letters. Letters can be sent to LETTERS, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C., 20001. Our E-mail address is atc@npr.org.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports that today the Federal Communications Commission is issuing new rules intended to make local phone service more competitive. The unanimous F-C-C vote completes an overhaul that opens the local marketplace to long distance and cable T-V companies as well as other competitors. About a dozen states are working to get competitors into their local phone businesses to go head to head with the regional Bell companies. The so-called Baby Bells have had a lock on the market until now.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the nation moved one step closer to a digital television broadcasting system today. The Federal Communications Commission, in a 4 - 0 vote, proposed rules that would match each of the nation's 1,600 television stations with a digital channel. The stations will continue broadcasting on their existing channels while making the changeover, a process that's expected to take up to 15 years.

Voice artist and animation historian KEITH SCOTT has written the new book "The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose" (St. Martin's Press) The book is about the creator (Jay Ward) and writer (Bill Scott) of the popular Rocky & Bullwinkle TV cartoon show of the late 1950s, early 60s. The new film "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" is based on the characters and stars Robert Deniro, Rene Russo, and Jason Alexander. SCOTT also is the voice of Bullwinkle in the film. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

In a series of essays, commentator Steve Coll reflects on how terrorism binds voters in America, Afghanistan and Pakistan. His new book Ghost Wars chronicles the CIA's covert history in Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden's rise.

On August 28, 1963, the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior addressed a crowd of more than two-hundred thousand demonstrators gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. To commemorate today's holiday, we present his speech in its entirety.

We hear Thanksgiving messages from President Bill Clinton nd Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK).

Linda talks to Mary Duffy, the editor in chief of Women's Sports and Fitness magazine. Duffy says that although people are talking about how prominent women athletes are in this Olympiad, the members of the U-S soccer and softball teams are unhappy that so little of their games were live during prime time on N-B-C. 7. TRACK AND FIELD - Noah talks with Craig Masback, who is in Atlanta covering the Olympic track and field events for N-B-C. Masback talks about Namibian sprinter Frank Fredericks who won two silver medals in the 200 and 400 meter race.

Susan goes on a walking tour of Washington D-C to view the sculptural works of Colombian artist Fernando Botero.