Television (1985)

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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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Visions of power

  • 1x2

    The race for television

  • 1x3

    We bring you live pictures

  • 1x4

    News power

  • 1x5

    News: the power of pictures

  • 1x6

    The story machine

  • 1x7

    Play power

  • 1x8

    The rise and fall of the documentary

  • 1x9

    Chewing gum for the eyes

  • 1x10

    The good, the bad, and the ugly

  • 1x11

    Canned laughter

  • 1x12

    The selling of the president

  • 1x13

    The third age of broadcasting

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