Charlie Rose brings a Southern civility to the most intelligent tete-a-tetes on TV…his table has become an island where savvy channel-surfers put ashore each weeknight…an essential gloss on the media, politics, sports and culture." (Esquire) Guests on the show include major international political figures and a mixture of renowned personalities from literature, theatre, film, dance, fashion, sports, science, medicine, and business. Guests have ranged from international statesmen Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev to Nobel laureates Toni Morrison, Seamus Heaney to leaders in business like Bill Gates and Andy Grove. In the artistic arena, Rose's guests range from actors Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts to musicians Bruce Springsteen and Yo-Yo Ma. His program serves as a window on cultural areas rarely seen on TV like architecture, painting, photography and classical music. "Cheers -- and a dozen red long-stems to Charlie Roseguests…and disarming interview style frequently make