October 1st, 1953-October 13th, 1957. September 11th, 1971-September 2nd, 1972. (CBS)
Tonight's episode: Beatrice Straight stars in "The Crisis Of Anne Boleyn." May 16th, 1536. Henry V111 has lost interest in Anne and wants a clear course for his romance with Jane Seymour. He offers Anne a chance to save her life if she admits she has been unfaithful, and leaves England with their daughter, Elizabeth. But Anne wants her child to be heir to the throne.
An unusual Public Affairs series, You Are There began in 1947 as a radio show (it was originally titled CBS was There). Each week a well-known historical event was recreated, and the leading figures in each drama were interviewed by CBS news correspondents (the correspondents were always in modern-day dress, regardless of the setting of the story). The television version ran from 1953-1957 on Sunday afternoons, and was revived in 1971 as a Saturday-afternoon show, aimed principally at children. Walter Cronkite was the chief correspondent on both TV versions. Paul Newman guest-starred on one program as Nathan Hale (30 August 1953) and the 1971 premiere " The Mystery of Amelia Earhart" featured Geraldine Brooks and Richard Dreyfuss.