First Air Date: 1985-02-12
Rating:8.0 / 10(1 votes)
Status: Ended
Genres: Documentary
Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 13
Runtime: 45 min / episode
Director: Michael Beckham
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.
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