Television

Name: Television
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8
Cast: Ian Holm, George Gerbner, Arthur C. Clarke, Robin Day, Fred W. Friendly

45m1 SeasonTMDb 8.0

Documentary

EnglishEnded

1 · Visions of Power

2 · The Race for Television

3 · We Bring You Live Pictures

4 · News Power

5 · News: The Power of Pictures

6 · The Story Machine

7 · Play Power

8 · The Rise and Fall of the Documentary

9 · Chewing Gum for the Eyes

10 · The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

11 · Canned Laughter

12 · The Selling of the President

13 · The Third Age of Broadcasting

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Exhaustive 13-part survey of the television medium from its hesitant beginnings in the 1920s to the multi-million dollar extravaganzas of today and the cable and satellite technologies of the future [relative to 1985]. Tackling the medium as a worldwide phenomenon, the series examines each of the principal areas of programming - news, drama, documentaries, and light entertainment - and the unique impact of "live" coverage.