Television History Movies
- 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...
- 2011
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life102011HD
A loving tribute to a forgotten pioneer of the golden age of television. Starting out as a Runyonesque character actor, Sheldon Leonard went on to...
- 2020
Disclosure
Disclosure7.952020HD
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people...
- 2018
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story7.22018HD
A journey behind the scenes of the Nickelodeon television network to chronicle its unprecedented success, from its humble origins as a small local...
- 2018
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine7.2322018HD
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...
- 2011
Exporting Raymond
Exporting Raymond6.8132011HD
A documentary on Phil Rosenthal's experiences during the making of "Voroniny," the Russian-language version of "Everybody Loves Raymond".
- 2022
Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desi7.12022HD
Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz...
- 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...
- 2022
Eurovision Secrets & Scandals
Eurovision Secrets & Scandals02022HD
A revelatory documentary uncovering amazing stories about what really goes on behind the scenes at Eurovision. With contributions from former winner...
- 2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession6.9442004HD
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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 2001
Dad's Army: Missing Presumed Wiped
Dad's Army: Missing Presumed Wiped02001HD
Documentary about the lost episodes of Dad's Army (1968) and their recovery and restoration.
- 1999
Television Under the Swastika
Television Under the Swastika6.81999HD
A history of Nazi television programming and technology, from 1935 to 1944.
- 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...
- 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...
- 1996
Caesar's Writers
Caesar's Writers01996HD
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...
- 2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me102023HD
imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors...
- 1976
The Birth of Television
The Birth of Television01976HD
In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.
- 1975
This is CEEFAX
This is CEEFAX01975HD
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...