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 Nine

    What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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    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...

    What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • 2017
    VHS Revolution

    VHS Revolution

    VHS Revolution

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

    VHS Revolution
  • 2022
    Lucy and Desi

    Lucy and Desi

    Lucy and Desi

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

    Lucy and Desi
  • 2020
    Disclosure

    Disclosure

    Disclosure

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

    Disclosure
  • 2008
    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

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    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
  • 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

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    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2018
    The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

    The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

    The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

    7.22018HD

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

    The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story
  • 2004
    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

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    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...

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
  • 1976
    The Birth of Television

    The Birth of Television

    The Birth of Television

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

    The Birth of Television
  • 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
  • 2002
    Monday Night Mayhem

    Monday Night Mayhem

    Monday Night Mayhem

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    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...

    Monday Night Mayhem
  • 1999
    Television Under the Swastika

    Television Under the Swastika

    Television Under the Swastika

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

    Television Under the Swastika
  • 2011
    Exporting Raymond

    Exporting Raymond

    Exporting Raymond

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

    Exporting Raymond
  • 1991
    Distress Signals

    Distress Signals

    Distress Signals

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

    Distress Signals
  • 2021
    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

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

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
  • 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
  • 1988
    Normal Service

    Normal Service

    Normal Service

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    It's General Election day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want too many things done too...

    Normal Service
  • 2013
    Goodbye Television Centre

    Goodbye Television Centre

    Goodbye Television Centre

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    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...

    Goodbye Television Centre