• Documentary 120 min

This absorbing program takes you on an illuminating journey through the careers of the fortunate, the unfortunate, the ground breaker, the spectacular, the musical, and the comical performers who have inspired millions of people since the cameras first rolled.

Starring: Harry Belafonte, Lisa Bonet, Chevy Chase

  • Documentary 377 x 3.5 min

One great dramatic event in 20th century history has taken place on each day of the calendar year. This compelling collection are those momentous occasions for daily programming. 

 

  • Documentary 5 x 60 min

Take a thrill ride with ICE-T as he examines the real world of intense, tough and often dangerous professions, hobbies and lifestyles: from sandhogs, hellfighters, alligator wrestlers, and Hazmats! This the tough stuff that both heroes and thrill seekers are made of! As featured on TLC.

  • Starring: ICE-T
  • Music Performance 60 min
These two jazz giants pioneered the transition from swing to be-bop in the big band era. Songs include ‘Salt Peanuts,” “One Bass Hit,” “Oop Bob Shibam,” “Our Delight,” “2nd Balcony Jump,” “Rhythm in a Riff” and many more.
  • Music Performance 60 min
The names McKinley Morganfield and Peter Chapman might not ring any bells, but when you call them Muddy Waters and Memphis Slim and add one more name, Willie Dixon, you get a trio of veteran bluesmen who paved the way for such major rock 'n' roll bands of the Sixties and Seventies as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
  • Music Performance 60 min
Shout “Hi-De-Hi” and “Ho-De-Ho!” Dust off that zoot suit! The outrageous and flamboyant Cab Calloway is back in rare, vintage performances, singing and swinging as only he can, in some of his greatest numbers!
  • Music 5 x 60 min

Join Casey Kasem as he counts down history’s greatest pop music performers of five different eras! Included here are rare performances by legendary artists: The Sixties, The British Invasion, the Soul Years, the San Francisco Sound, and an Elvis selection. Included are fascinating details about the various artists all told in Casey’s trademark “American Top 40” style!

  • Starring: Casey Kasem
  • Music Performance 60 min
He set the tone for modern jazz accompaniment with trademark syncopated piano chords. Now you can enjoy the very best of the late, great pianist and bandleader Will “Count” Basie in rare, archival performances.
  • Documentary 60 min
Discover how television has reflected the African-American experience in this retrospective of the medium’s first half-century.
  • Biography 60 min
Obba Babatunde, who portrayed Harold Nicholas in Halle Berry's "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," hosts this intimate portrait written and directed by award winning producer Ruth Adkins Robinson.
  • Music Performance 60 min
Take a look at Dorothy Dandridge’s musical performances, which reveal a special insight into the depth of her acting, singing and dancing talents.
  • Music Performance 60 min
He epitomized elegance and sophistication seamlessly inter-woven with jazz and blues. Relive the most memorable melodies of composer, pianist, and bandleader.
  • Reality 5 x 60 min
Literally be transported into the world of sky daredevils and air heroes. See what it takes to operate in some of the most extreme aerial work environments in the world!
  • Documentary 120 min

Performers such as Jimmy Smit, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Ricardo Montalban, Maria Conchita Alonso and Rita Moreno reflect on their experiences as Hispanic actors in this salute to Latin Americans in film and television.

  • Animation various
Bringing to life favorite booktales! Featuring animated movies of some of the best known works of Charles Dickens, Alexander Dumas and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle such as: “The Baskerville Curse,” “Oliver Twist,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Great Expectations” and “The Corsican Brothers.” These are time-honored favorites of young and old alike.
  • Music Performance various
From America’s most colorful era comes Jazz Classics, a seventeen-episode collection of films and musical specials starring Jazz, Swing and Big Band legends.
  • Music Performance 60 min
Louis Armstrong said it best, "If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know." Here are some of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century, from early pioneers through be-bop and on to more progressive musicians, in 17 rare, vintage performances.
  • Biography 180 min
With the blessings of Jim’s biological family and many of his closet friends, the life of Jimi Hendrix comes to light as never before.
  • Biography 60 min
This remarkable special sheds new light on Martin Luther King through exclusive interviews with such notables as the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, and Quincey Jones, plus a controversial commentary from Malcom X.
  • Western 2 x 60 min
Ride with Jack and Red Crow as they follow two great American warriors, General Custer and Chief Crazy Horse, to Little Big Horn, where the Seventh Cavalry was slaughtered in the bloodiest Sioux-Cheyenne ambush in history. Featuring Jack Palance, Floyd Westerman and Brooke Shields.
  • Music Performance 60 min
Lionel Hampton may not have been the first person to play the vibraphone, but he is widely acknowledged as the first to utilize it as a jazz instrument.
  • Music Performance 60 min
Louis Armstrong was one of the most important, influential and beloved musicians of the 20th century. Here are vintage performances, television and movie clips of “Sachmo” whose style forever altered the course of jazz.
  • Music Performance 120 min
Travel back to the birth of rhythm and blues at classic haunts such as The Apollo, The Savoy, and The Cotton Club. Swing to such hepcats as Fats Waller, Dizzie Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat “King” Cole, the immortal Billie Holiday and more in this fabulous musical special.
  • Children 60 Minutes

Shari Lewis and Lambchop host an entertaining magic show which features four of today's most outstanding magicians. They are Mark Wilson, Flip of Holland, Randi and Tomsoni and Company.

  • Music Performance 60 min
Acclaimed as America’s greatest gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson is the undisputed “Queen of Gospel Music.”
  • Biography 60 min
From his ups and downs in and out of the ring, to his ultimate resurrection as a great humanitarian, no stone is left unturned in this, the definitive biography on one of the world's most enduring and endearing heroes.
  • Music Performance 60 min
By Popular Demand!!! More of the best of the velvet smooth master of intimate songs as only the legendary Nat “King” Cole could deliver.
  • Music Performance 60 min
Nat “King” Cole was one of the most-admired vocalists of the 20th Century. Stardust Memories is a chance to see him perform in an intimate setting, with Cole working his magic on songs such as “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter,” “Stardust,” “How High the Moon,” and many others.
  • Documentary 72 min

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s historic and touching 1963 visit to his grandparents’ homeland of Ireland is revealed here. To understand a man, especially one this complex, you must look at his past.

  • Documentary 60 min
It’s the story of the dreams and aspirations of poor boys with guitars. Poor boys named Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Richie Valens and others.
  • Documentary 60 min
From 1930 to 2002, only 39 Academy Award nominations were garnered by African-American actors, with only a very small percentage going on to win.
  • Documentary 90 min

A boxing fan must have! This is the ONLY documentary sanctioned by the Marciano estate. This well-crafted film chronicles the life of the "Brockton Blockbuster", the only retired undefeated boxing champion in history as seen through the eyes of those who knew him best - his friends and family.

 

  • Music Performance 60 min

Like his fellow Rat Packers, pop crooner Sammy Davis Jr. was more than just an accomplished singer, he also enjoyed success as a dancer, comedian, film star and stage actor.

This collection features Sammy at his best, singing favorites like “Hey There”, “I Know A Place” and many more.

  • Music Performance 60 min
Sarah Vaughan and Other Jazz Divas captures the legendary singer as well as some of her contemporaries in vintage television performances.
  • Children 60 min

Pied Piper puppeteer Shari Lewis fills rainy days with fun in this bottomless treasure chest of activities for kids. Joined by her lovable puppet pals, Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse, Lewis shares her favorite magic tricks, riddles, quickie puppets, novel games, silly stunts, mini-mysteries and instant arts and crafts. Shari's entertaining activities are easy to do, and any necessary supplies are ordinary household items.

  • Starring: Shari Lewis
  • Children 52 x 1 min

Beloved puppeteer Shari Lewis narrates Old Testament Bible stories in this children's video. Shari's joined by Florence Henderson of “Brady Bunch” fame and her puppet pal Lamb Chop as she reads several stories, including "Adam and Eve," "The Tower of Babel," "Moses and the Exodus," "Noah's Ark" and "Jonah and the Whale."

  • Starring: Shari Lewis
  • Music Performance 60 min
The rich tradition of four-part harmony reached its peak in the late 1950's and 40's. What had been a gospel and vaudeville vocal style was adapted to popular songs, and the Mills Brothers, along with the Delta Rhythm Boys were the premier groups that captured America's attention.
  • Documentary 76 Minutes

Before MTV, there was The Soundies - the first "music videos" by 20th century music greats including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Nat King Cole and many others!

 

  • Starring: Michael Feinstein
  • Documentary 43 Minutes/Episode

Navy Seal Craig Sawyer meets up with marksman Jamie Franks as they put fast blazing, automatic rifles to a series of tests and challenges. The final shoot off will determine the “Top Gun.” (Episode 1.)

  • Starring: Craig Sawyer
  • Documentary 120 min
Discover how television has reflected the African-American experience in this retrospective of the medium’s first half-century.
  • Music Performance 60 min
This extraordinary collection of 18 songs shows why Nat “King” Cole remains one of the most popular vocalists in the history of entertainment.
  • Documentary 50 min
This is the story of the design and construction of the pipe organ in Walt Disney Concert Hall, skillfully told through narration, photography, and the beautiful interweaving of performances by ten different organists.