Historical Programming Archives - Page 11 of 14

“How Booze Built America” arrives on Discovery

September 19, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Booze. Beer. No matter on what side of the fence you sit — whether you support the Temperance League or are a hopelessly indulgent, unapologetic boozer — alcohol has always been a subject that inspires passion. But did you know that it also helped to shape America? Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe does, and he’s taking viewers on a cross-country trip to illustrate how it all went down in Discovery Channel’s three-part series, How Booze Built America, premiering tonight at 10pm ET/PT. How Booze Built America has Rowe taking us back to the very roots of this country, to the days […]

“Death and the Civil War” is haunting, heartbreaking and important history

September 13, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Adapted from the best-selling book This Republic of Suffering by historian and Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust, the two-hour American Experience film Death and the Civil War, from director Ric Burns, looks at the incredible change the United States underwent due to the massive “work of death” it found itself undertaking during the Civil War. The film shows how the startling death toll of the conflict — which took everyone by surprise and still ranks as America’s deadliest war — changed everything about our nation’s concept of and relationship with military deaths, and what our government owes to those who give […]

“i.am.mars: Reaching for the Stars” documents Mars will.i.am broadcast

September 13, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It’s one of the most exciting missions in NASA’s history, and certainly one that’s been capturing the public’s imagination. The latest mission to Mars has renewed considerable interest in the space program, and inspired at least a few television programs here on Earth to help viewers at home to share in the excitement of the discoveries that are taking place as I write this. Science’s offering, i.am.mars: Reach for the Stars, premiering Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 10pm ET/PT, documents the artistic and technical process that led to recording star will.i.am’s newest single, “Reach for the Stars” becoming the first song […]

“History Exposed” Military Channel’s latest offering

September 12, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Years ago, when History was still The History Channel, a lot of people came to call it The Hitler Channel because seemingly every time you turned it on, that little guy with the mustache or his minions were there, bringing devastation to Europe and the rest of the world. That has changed as History has abandoned a good deal of its former mission and left such frequent examination of World War II events to others — like Military Channel, which jumps into the deep well of information about that particular conflict in its new series History Exposed, premiering Thursday, Sept. […]

Discovery and Science also to honor Neil Armstrong

August 28, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Not to be outdone by History’s Aug. 28 celebration of Neil Armstrong’s life and accomplishments, Discovery Channel and Science have likewise announced a two-network tribute to the first human to set foot on the moon. At the center of this salute is the premiere of a new documentary, One Giant Leap: A Neil Armstrong Tribute, on Discovery Channel this Saturday, Sept. 1 at 8pm ET/PT, with an encore presentation on Science at 10pm ET/PT. But programming highlighting Armstrong’s life and achievements will be featured throughout the week: Friday, Aug. 31: The Planets (Science, 9am-5pm ET/PT) This eight-part series, to be […]

History to honor Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 mission

August 27, 2012 StayTuned Staff

In honor of the passing of Neil Armstrong, whose first step on the lunar surface marked a “giant leap for mankind,” History plans to air a full day of programming about the astronaut and the Apollo 11 mission that first brought humankind to the moon. Beginning at 8am ET, the stunt will take viewers on a multi-perspective trip through the pivotal years of Armstrong’s career, and in particular the mission for which his name became synonymous. The event launches with Failure Is Not an Option, based on Mission Control Flight Director Gene Kranz’s best-selling book. (Movie fans will remember Ed Harris’ […]

Late Add: Discovery’s “Mars Landing 2012”

August 10, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It’s been one of the chief goals of NASA scientists’ efforts for years, and we’re at one of the most exciting points in the journey. The search for the answers to whether or not the planet Mars has had, or ever had, the chemical building blocks for life took a major step with the landing of Curiosity on the Martian landscape this past week. And Discovery Channel is rushing to sate the curiosity of viewers about the mission with a new special, Mars Landing 2012: The New Search for Life, premiering tomorrow, Aug. 11, at 7pm ET/PT. In this special, […]

“Top Secret Weapons Revealed” on Military Channel

August 8, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Warfare brings about devastating destruction, but also tends to bring certain technological advances, often in tandem with weapons development. A new series on Military Channel will take a look at some of the great weapons of the past to see how they shaped not only the conflict at hand, but weapons technology as a whole — sometimes even changing history in the non-military sphere. Top Secret Weapons Revealed premieres with two back-to-back episodes Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 9pm and 10pm ET/PT. (The following week, Top Secret Weapons Revealed moves to its regular timeslot at 10pm.) In the premiere episode, “In Search […]

PBS celebrates Julia Child’s centenary

August 2, 2012 StayTuned Staff

I have my share of memories of Julia Child — from watching her truss a bird or flambée a dish in the pan when I was a kid, to that famous picture of her wielding a cleaver overhead, to eventually learning how to cook some of her recipes. For many of us, she’s been around all our lives, either cooking or even as the subject of good-natured parody. (Remember that hilariously bloody Saturday Night Live sketch with Dan Aykroyd playing her?) But make no mistake: Julia’s influence on the world of home cooking can never be overestimated, and we are […]

History welcomes you to “The Godfather Legacy”

July 23, 2012 StayTuned Staff

The Corleones. People have been talking about them, obsessing on them, quoting them and referencing them for more than 40 years, since Mario Puzo’s pulpy little bestseller first took hold of the reading public. But it was the story’s incredible transition to the screen in the deft hands of director Francis Ford Coppola that really made the Corleone family — and everything those two words now imply — an indelible part of the American psyche. And over the decades, neither they nor the films that brought them to us have lessened in impact. In recognition of this achievement, History will […]