Television History Movies
- 2018
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine7.1512018HD
A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the...
- 2020
Disclosure
Disclosure7.932020HD
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people...
- 2017
VHS Revolution
VHS Revolution6.12017HD
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched...
- 2018
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story6.92018HD
A journey behind the scenes of the Nickelodeon television network to chronicle its unprecedented success, from its humble origins as a small local...
- 2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street7.42021HD
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry...
- 2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession6.92004HD
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the...
- 2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You72016HD
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times....
- 2022
Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desi7.22022HD
Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz...
- 2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments82008HD
A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.
- 2002
Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem5.32002HD
The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a...
- 2015
The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story
The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story6.72015HD
The true story of the wildly popular television show created by Aaron Spelling and Darren Star during the 1990's.
- 2020
The Story of Soaps
The Story of Soaps9.52020HD
This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how...
- 2002
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour22002HD
The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.
- 2021
Synonymous With
Synonymous With02021HD
A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host to take a vulnerable turn.
- 1999
Television Under the Swastika
Television Under the Swastika6.81999HD
A history of Nazi television programming and technology, from 1935 to 1944.
- 2003
Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family
Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family3.52003HD
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...
- 1989
One Day in the Life of Television
One Day in the Life of Television01989HD
One day in the life of television is a documentary that was broadcast on ITV on 1 November 1989. Filmed by over fifty crews exactly one year earlier,...
- 2011
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television02011HD
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...
- 2013
Goodbye Television Centre
Goodbye Television Centre02013HD
After 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael Grade gathers together many of its best-loved faces to...
- 2011
Exporting Raymond
Exporting Raymond6.82011HD
A documentary on Phil Rosenthal's experiences during the making of "Voroniny," the Russian-language version of "Everybody Loves Raymond".