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During Bob Dylan’s tour for his third LP, The Times They Are a-Changin’, released in January 1964, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation offered him a half-hour special in which to promote the album. The program, Quest,
As the BBC makes its exit from the iconic west London site of Television Centre, BBC Four presents a special night of celebration of the building and its 53-year history. To kick start proceedings, the nation's favourite
1996's “Ouch Television My Brain Hurts” is the first in a series of “TV Carnage” video collages wherein a mentally ill boy painstakingly manipulates the controls of two junked VCRs, and converts hundreds of hours of terr
In this gripping sequel to ‘Dolly Gets Fried’ (2020), Dolly intercepts the TV signal to reveal some mysterious and frightening information.
A look at the career of comedian Ernie Kovacs, considered a pioneer in the early days of television, and whose innovative TV show spawned the careers of many of today's comics and comedy writers.
A retrospective look at Letterman's career in television from his days as a weatherman in Indiana to his retirement from the Late Show.
A young man goes to the capital to prove himself as an opera singer, after being rejected he must find other means to achieve fame
Trapped in the loop of a mundane existence, a young woman slowly loses her grip on reality in this bizarre and wickedly funny psychological drama.
In 1969, Howard Wise presented the landmark exhibition TV as a Creative Medium at his eponymous gallery on 57th Street in New York. The exhibition is recognized as the first in the United States devoted to video (or tele
A one-off BBC television special broadcast in September 1957, produced by George Inns as part of the National Radio Show in London. Precursor to 'The Black and White Minstrel Show.'
An introduction to the devices, techniques and operational methods of the visual effects department of BBCTV.
This film shows how television programmes are prepared for transmission to the homes of a community. The film follows three programmes as they are planned, rehearsed and televised. It shows the use of live cameras, film,
A complete hour-long edition of The Jackie Gleason Show from 1953 with musical guest Peggy Lee, plus a selection of favorite sketches from 1962-1966.
A woman tormented by insomnia and the feeling of being watched discovers in a strange product the possibility of sleeping again, but a simple instruction forces her to open something she has kept closed for a long time.
Even though her program was only seen in four Midwestern cities, Ruth Lyons presided over America's highest-rated daytime TV talk show for nearly two decades! This documentary draws upon rare and previously undiscovered
Produced for public television station WNET/Thirteen in New York, Nam June Paik: Edited for Television is a provocative portrait of the artist, his work and philosophies. This fascinating document features an interview o
Earth receives a broadcast from an alternate Earth, showcasing random fragments of day-time television that aired on the day their world ended.
Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, join Alice on her adventure in Wonderland.