Episode list

American Experience

Radio Bikini

Mon, Oct 10, 1988
It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a nuclear test. Shows great footage from these times and tells the story of the US Navy Sailors who were exposed to radioactive fallout. One interviewed sailor suffered grotesquely swollen limbs and he is shown being interviewed with enormous left arm and hand.
7.5 /10
That Rhythm... Those Blues
A documentary covering the R&B (rhythm and blues) field from the 1940s to the early 1950s. Included is footage of performances by major R&B singers of the time, and interviews with singers, producers and others involved in the field.
7.3 /10
The Radio Priest
The story of Father Charles Coughlin who, during the Depression, used the radio to protest against what he saw as society's ills.
7.4 /10
Hearts and Hands
The historical events of nineteenth-century America as depicted in the quilts of the country's women.
6.4 /10
Views of a Vanishing Frontier
An exploration of the Native Americans of 1830s western America, as seen through the eyes of European travelers Prince Maximilian of Bavaria and Swiss artist Karl Bodmer.
6.9 /10
The World That Moses Built
Documentary about architect Robert Moses who is responsible for public works projects like the Lincoln Center and the United Nations in New York.
6.8 /10

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