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  • 1990
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    Tarantella

    Tarantella

    5.30 1990 HD

    "Tarantella" was an early Super 8 short film directed by Christopher Nolan with his childhood friend Roko Belic. It was made in 1989 while Nolan was...

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  • 1980
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    Only the Ball Was White

    Only the Ball Was White

    1 1980 HD

    Throughout the 1900's, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1946, black baseball talent blossomed in the Negro Leagues. Baseball...

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  • 2021
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    Hidden Turkey

    Hidden Turkey

    1 2021 HD

    Hidden Turkey is a one-hour television special produced, hosted, and narrated by CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg. It showcases the special...

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  • 2004
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    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert

    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert

    6.40 2004 HD

    Taped for a two-part PBS Soundstage, Petty employs the Chicago locale as an entry into the blues and R&B that are at the foundation of rock & roll,...

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  • 1992
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    Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts

    Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts

    1 1992 HD

    A look at the screen triumphs and private lives of the screen's number-one singing team.

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  • 2004
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    Chicago Live on SoundStage

    Chicago Live on SoundStage

    1 2004 HD

    One of the most loved bands in rock history, as well as one of the most commercially successful-with 50 hit songs in the U.S. alone, 18 gold records,...

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  • 2009
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    Irish Chicago

    Irish Chicago

    1 2009 HD

    The colorful stories of Irish-American immigrants and their descendants who lived the history and exemplify the repeated cycle of the outsider...

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  • 1995
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    Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

    Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

    1 1995 HD

    Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and the gang discover the true meaning of Chanukah in this special holiday program. The story of the special holiday and all...

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  • 2017
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    Blondie: Live at Soundstage

    Blondie: Live at Soundstage

    1 2017 HD

    Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Blondie is still putting out new music and rocking out for fans everywhere! Debbie Harry and her...

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  • 1980
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    John Prine: Live on Soundstage

    John Prine: Live on Soundstage

    1 1980 HD

    Grammy Award-winning folk singer John Prine performs his early classics such as "Angel from Montgomery" and "Hello in There" in this 1980 concert...

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  • 1974
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    Soundstage Blues Summit In Chicago: Muddy Waters And Friends

    Soundstage Blues Summit In Chicago: Muddy Waters And Friends

    1 1974 HD

    In July 1974, a group of Chicago based blues artists who had already achieved legendary status gathered together with some of their younger "blues...

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  • 2022
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    Czechs in Chicago

    Czechs in Chicago

    1 2022 HD

    The story of the Czech immigrant experience in Chicago, past and present. Spanning nearly two centuries of turbulent times, it shows how the...

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  • 1995
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    Remembering Chicago Again

    Remembering Chicago Again

    1 1995 HD

    Memories and home movies of numerous Chicagoans bring the 1940s and '50s alive, from early Chicago television to the patriotic spirit of the war...

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  • 2010
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    DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis

    DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis

    1 2010 HD

    The history of Chicago's African-American community told like never before -- through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists,...

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  • 2024
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    Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer

    Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer

    1 2024 HD

    Did a UFO fly over O’Hare Airport? How did the alligator later named "Chance the Snapper" suddenly appear in Chicago’s Humboldt Lagoon?...

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  • 1974
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    Adland

    Adland

    1 1974 HD

    TVTV turns its critical eye to the world of advertising in Adland, subtitled Where Commercials Come From. Focusing on the reality behind the image,...

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  • 2001
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    How Chicago Rocked the 60s

    How Chicago Rocked the 60s

    7.00 2001 HD

    It all began when the Beatles landed in America, on February 7, 1964. Their arrival heralded the beginning of the "British Invasion," and rock and...

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  • 2003
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    Angels Too Soon

    Angels Too Soon

    9.00 2003 HD

    On December 1, 1958, fire swept through Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's west side, killing 92 children and three nuns. This Emmy...

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  • 2023
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    The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago

    The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago

    1 2023 HD

    Chicago is full of places that take your breath away, from gilded lobbies to verdant parks and eye-bending skyscrapers to glorious sacred spaces....

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  • 2014
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    Biking the Boulevards

    Biking the Boulevards

    1 2014 HD

    In Biking the Boulevards, Geoffrey Baer bikes his way across Chicago, using the city's network of boulevards. The boulevards are wide, tree-lined...

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