Television History Movies

  • 2016
    Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

    Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

    Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

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    Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times....

    Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
  • 2010
    Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

    Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

    Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

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    Documentary looking back at the history of Saturday Night Live, focusing on the years 2000-2009.

    Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
  • 2020
    The Story of Soaps

    The Story of Soaps

    The Story of Soaps

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    This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how...

    The Story of Soaps
  • 2002
    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    4.52002HD

    The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.

    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  • 2008
    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    4.52008HD

    A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
  • 2011
    Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

    Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

    Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

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    Even though her program was only seen in four Midwestern cities, Ruth Lyons presided over America's highest-rated daytime TV talk show for nearly two...

    Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
  • 2016
    Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

    Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

    Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

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    TV presenter Dallas Campbell, engineer Professor Danielle George and engineer Dr Hugh Hunt re-create the opening of the BBC's television service on 2...

    Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
  • 1978
    Derrière l'image

    Derrière l'image

    Derrière l'image

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    This feature-length documentary analyzes television newscasts and, as a result, takes a look at the news industry as a whole. By tackling five major...

    Derrière l'image
  • 1993
    Warren Oates: Across the Border

    Warren Oates: Across the Border

    Warren Oates: Across the Border

    6.51993HD

    A retrospective of the work of the late actor Warren Oates, with clips from his films and interviews with cast and crew members who worked with him.

    Warren Oates: Across the Border
  • 2023
    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

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    imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors...

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
  • 1975
    This is CEEFAX

    This is CEEFAX

    This is CEEFAX

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    A look-behind-the-scenes at a television development that could be in everyone's home in just a few years' time. Reporter Angela Rippon tells the...

    This is CEEFAX
  • 2011
    Exporting Raymond

    Exporting Raymond

    Exporting Raymond

    6.72011HD

    A documentary on Phil Rosenthal's experiences during the making of "Voroniny," the Russian-language version of "Everybody Loves Raymond".

    Exporting Raymond
  • 2020
    Television Event

    Television Event

    Television Event

    72020HD

    An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in...

    Television Event
  • 1989
    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

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    A special highlighting fifty years in the history of television. Includes tributes to Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Walter Cronkite, Jackie Gleason,...

    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
  • 2003
    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

    4.52003HD

    Eldest son Lance, of the Loud family profiled on PBS in 1973, became the first openly gay man on television and a gay icon for his generation. When...

    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family
  • 2014
    The Grove, Texas

    The Grove, Texas

    The Grove, Texas

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    In 1972, Moody Anderson bought a ghost town and brought it back to life. Nearly four decades later, Moody faces the heart-wrenching task of...

    The Grove, Texas
  • 1996
    Caesar's Writers

    Caesar's Writers

    Caesar's Writers

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    On January 24, 1996, at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, legendary comic Sid Caesar was reunited with nine of his writers from Your Show...

    Caesar's Writers
  • 1949
    Behind Your Radio Dial

    Behind Your Radio Dial

    Behind Your Radio Dial

    01949HD

    Familiar radio voice Ben Grauer leads the viewer on a behind the scenes tour of the National Broadcasting Company studios -- both radio and...

    Behind Your Radio Dial
  • 1983
    An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later

    An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later

    An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later

    41983HD

    A ten-year update on the Loud family and their reflections on becoming the first reality TV stars. Their experience of becoming media celebrities and...

    An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later
  • 2017
    VHS Revolution

    VHS Revolution

    VHS Revolution

    62017HD

    Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched...

    VHS Revolution