A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks discussing his films and clips from his best-known pictures. Narrated by Sydney Pollack.
                               

March 3rd, 1974- (PBS)

Series of filmed documentaries on scientific subjects. Produced at WGBH-TV, Boston. 

Topic: "The Secrets Of Sleep."          

A scientific report on the legends of strange creatures in man's past and present.

Host: Rod Serling.             

A series of four weekly half-hours. The first episode is called "WIN" standing for "whip inflation now." On a cross-country politicking tour, Ford demonstrates the undiminished glamour that the presidency demonstrates in the public mind.          

       October 7, 1974 - April 14, 1975
CHANNEL 2 EYE ON was a local WCBS TV documentary series airing each Monday night after CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE from 7:30-8:00pm, profiling a different subject of interest. 

In this installment, "Shadows Behind the Golden Door," an examination of former Nazi war criminals living in the United States. 
      
NOTE: With the broadcast on April 21, 1975 title changed to "Channel 2 The People."             

History of the Capital in Washington, DC. Description of how the Cspital was built.

Narrated by Alexander Scourby.
                         

A profile of Russian leader Joseph Stalin's life.          

1973 documentary with emphasis on Presley the performer with excerpts from his 1972 cross-country tour, including backstage, informal moments and scenes from his early appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.             

A documentary on the 16th and 17th French painters from David to Delacroix.

Narrated by Paul Winter.            

  October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.     

1929 is remembered.                    

  October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.     

1929 is remembered.                    

A look at the Supersonic Concorde that went into service in Great Britain on January 15th, 1976. It examines the controversy surrounding the Concorde which was developed at a cost of nearly $3 billion dollars. Among the issues: whether the supersonic transport generates excessive noise and air pollution, and how barring the SST from this country could affect America's relations with Britain and France. The show includes excerpts from hearings on the  Concorde held January 5th by the Department of Transportation.                                    

      "THE ANIMALS NOBODY LOVED" is the fourth NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIAL presented this season, hosted by E.G. Marshall and narrated by Hal Holbrook. 
Featured are two men who are devoted protectors of "varmints." Bob Williams manages a refuge for wild mustangs and Sam Jones harbors a strange affection for a deadly desert citizen, the rattlesnake.                      

  October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  


NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.     

1930 is remembered.                                 

A documentary that examines how Abraham Lincoln might have been forced to campaign in the modern-day era.           

The legend of the Loch Ness monster or "Nessie," a documentary exploring the existence of the aquatic dinosaur that is believed to exist in the depth of Loch Ness, Scotland.              

October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.   

1931 is remembered.                                              

October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

1933 is remembered. Profile of Frances Perkins, first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the rise of Fascism.
Adolf Hitler's rise to power overwhelmingly elected Chancellor, January 30, 1933, receiving over 20 million votes. Amos 'N' Andy, the Depression and President Franklin Roosevelt quest to be President of the United States.

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.                                                                                                 

Series of documentaries about the people who lived in London, Berlin, and Leningrad during World War 11. Seventy five percent of Berlin was reduced to rubble during the Second World War.                                     

    October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.

1934 is remembered.                                                           

   October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.

1935 is remembered.                                                                        

Rip Torn portrays Walt Whitman in this American Parade CBS special.        

 October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.  

1936 is remembered.                                                                                     

 October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.

1937 is remembered.                                                                                                  

October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.

1938 is remembered.                                                                                                               

A documentary about freedom in the USA over the years. The second of three parts.

Host: David Brinkley.              

 October 18, 1975 - February 28, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.  

1939 is remembered.                                                                                                                            

Hugh Downs traces the rise of early Christianity through a tour of Mediterranean ruins. His stops include the remains of Pompeii in southern Italy; the Basilica of St. Paul's outside the walls of Rome; catacombs in Sousse; a fortress city on Tunisia's eastern coast; and Hagia Sophia, a memorial to Constantine located in Istanbul.

Host: Hugh Downs.             

  October 18, 1975 - April 12, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.

1945 is remembered.                                                                                                                                                      

  October 18, 1975 - April 12, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.

1940 is remembered.                                                                                                                                         

  October 18, 1975 - April 12, 1976

PBS half hour television series, presented in New York on WNET Channel 13, Saturday evenings, 7:00 - 7:30pm, recalling the great events of the Twentieth Century through newsreel footage.
Hosted by veteran radio newsman Lowell Thomas.

Contemporary retrospective footage was filmed in Thomas' study and are intercut with old newsreels. 19 broadcasts were aired on WNET focusing on the years circa 1920's and 1930's.  

NOTE:
This series was never distributed to the public after its release on television. Most of these broadcasts are not known to exist, and not one of them are archived at The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & TV Archive or Paley Museum for Media.

One of the last broadcast commitments by Lowell Thomas who  passed away August 29, 1981.

1944 is remembered.                                                                                                                                                      

A series of information pieces hosted by Hal Linden.  
This episode focuses on the American Negro.                   

 The contributions of noted American women over the past 200 years are depicted through dramatizations and newsreel footage. Patricia Neal narrates.
  Women profiled include Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, pioneer suffragettes; Harriet Tubman, who helped free hundreds of slaves; and Margret Sanger, who established the first birth control clinic in the U.S.          

Marine and land iguanas are followed from the depths of surrounding seas to the rim of the most active volcano. 
Narrated by Rod Serling. Originally telecast in 1971.            

A documentary about the United States Olympic basketball team's loss to the Russians at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.

Host: Bud Greenspan.                           

"Jesse Owens returns to Berlin."                                    

A documentary about the search for a sunken Japanese submarine.
Narrated by Richard Widmark.               

Recounts the marathon race's ancient roots and features highlights from numerous dramatic marathon races.            

This is a rebroadcast of October 2nd, 1974. See #8711 for details.                                     

George Cukor is profiled.                         

A profile of veteran motion picture director Raoul Walsh launches this eight-part series on Hollywood directors. Cliff Robertson narrates. Repeat broadcast of 11-04-73, #1125.