Keyword Television History

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people...

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...

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

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry...

A journey behind the scenes of the Nickelodeon television network to chronicle its unprecedented success, from its humble origins as a small local...

Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz...

The true story of the wildly popular television show created by Aaron Spelling and Darren Star during the 1990's.

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

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...

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...

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

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

A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.

A history of Nazi television programming and technology, from 1935 to 1944.

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...

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

American television programming dominates around the world at the expense of regional cultural voices.

In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.

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

Documentary about the lost episodes of Dad's Army (1968) and their recovery and restoration.

A portrait of celebrated filmmaker David Chase: his life, his career and his groundbreaking work on the HBO original series The Sopranos.

Taking a deliberately post-modern approach to the CBC and Canadian culture, the series raids the bulging vaults of the national broadcaster. Viewers...

In the '90s, TV's stunt-filled "American Gladiators" thrilled fans. This docuseries explores the show's success — and how it almost ended...

The behind-the-scenes story of French television… This documentary unveils the lesser-known history of two audiovisual decades that have...

By blending history with the portrayal of sex, violence, minorities, women and homosexuality on television, "TV Revolution" touches on some of the...

The definitive overview of the adventures of the legendary Boys from the Dwarf. This three-part series charts the origins, production and legacy of...

Observational documentary following a year in Portmeirion - the Italianate village in North Wales made famous as the filming location for cult...

The series looked back at British lifestyle television programmes shown on the channel from across the decades, with episodes on the 1960s, 1970s,...

José Machado and Patrícia Müller criticize television series: two TV series in confrontation with more suggestions to watch at the...

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,...