Season 1 (1951)

Amahl and the Night Visitors
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December 24, 1951 • 2h

Broadcast live from New York, Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas story was the first opera commissioned for television, and was repeat...Read more

Doctor Serocold
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January 6, 1952 • 2h

A Hollywood press agent is assigned to promote a starlet with whom he was once in love.

Love Story
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January 13, 1952 • 2h

Adaptation of the novel by Helen Ashton.

The Big Build-Up
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January 20, 1952 • 2h

Dramatization of the love affair between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.

The Story of Roger Williams
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January 27, 1952 • 2h

In 1631 Roger Williams landed in Boston. He had come to America to find freedom of belief and worship; instead, he found the churc...Read more

Florence Nightingale
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February 3, 1952 • 2h

Biography of Florence Nightingale: her determination to build hospitals and train nurses for the sick and disabled during the Crim...Read more

Woman with a Sword
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February 10, 1952 • 2h

Story of Anna Ella Carroll, prominent member of a Maryland family who served as unofficial but close advisor and special represent...Read more

The Plot to Kidnap General Washington
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February 17, 1952 • 2h

Irish-American tailor Hercules Mulligan's contribution to the American Revolution.

Mistress of the White House
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February 24, 1952 • 2h

The story of Dolley Madison.

Prelude
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March 2, 1952 • 2h

The meeting of George Sand and Frederic Chopin.

Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts
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March 9, 1952 • 2h

The founding of the Girl Scouts, presented on the occasion of their 40th anniversary.

Constitution Island
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March 16, 1952 • 2h

A salute to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on its 150th anniversary, focusing on Anna Warner's historic gift of Contituti...Read more

Harriet Quimby
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March 23, 1952 • 2h

The story of America's first woman aviator.

The Vision of Father Flanagan
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March 30, 1952 • 2h

The story of Reverend Edward Joseph Flanagan who, as a young priest from Ireland, founded Boys Town, Nebraska, where outcast boys ...Read more

Ordeal by White House
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April 6, 1952 • 2h

Little-known incidents in the life of Grover Cleveland.

Anne Bradstreet, Puritan Poetess
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April 20, 1952 • 2h

Story of America's first woman author.

Miracle in May
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April 27, 1952 • 2h

Dr. Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox vaccination.

The Face of Spain
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May 4, 1952 • 2h

The life of Francisco Goya; set in Spain, 1786.

A Woman for the Ages
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May 11, 1952 • 2h

The story of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams.

Reign of Terror
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May 18, 1952 • 2h

Eliza Monroe, in Paris as the wife of the U.S. Foreign Minister toFrance, obtains Madame Lafayette's release from prison and sente...Read more

The Magnificent Failure
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May 25, 1952 • 2h

A biography of Louisa May Alcott, ending with her writing of ""Little Women"" in 1860.

The King's Author
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June 1, 1952 • 2h

Biography of Ben Jonson, covering the writing of Eastward ho; set in London, 1606.

Nefretiti, Queen of Egypt
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June 8, 1952 • 2h

Biography of Nefretiti, illustrating her life with the Pharoah and her influence on Egyptian history and culture.

Mr. and Mrs. Freedom
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June 15, 1952 • 2h

The story of Anna and John Peter Zenger and their fight for freedom of the press.

Forgotten Children
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June 22, 1952 • 2h

A dramatization honouring American educator Martha Berry, founder of Mt. Berry, a Georgia home for mountain people.

Our Sister Emily
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June 29, 1952 • 2h

The story of the Bronte sisters.

The Legend of Josiah Blow
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July 6, 1952 • 2h

An infantryman in the American Revolution lights a firecracker and gets blown into another generation.

The Real Glory
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July 13, 1952 • 2h

Story of a town in U.S. taken over by corrupt men due to the neglect of the citizenry.

Salvage
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July 20, 1952 • 2h

An aging man thinks his usefulness to society is at an end.

21-Plus
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July 27, 1952 • 2h

Story of the importance of one vote in an election.

The Carlson Legend
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August 3, 1952 • 2h

A young state senator runs into a moral problem while conducting a cleanup campaign.

The Last Command
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August 10, 1952 • 2h

Episode 32 of Season 1 premiered on August 10, 1952

I Lift Up My Lamp
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August 17, 1952 • 2h

A young Czech girl in the U.S. is faced with the choice of returning to her family behind the Iron Curtain or remaining free in the U.S.

Crabapple Saint
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August 24, 1952 • 2h

Story of Johnny Appleseed, the wanderer who planted trees as he traveled.

Refresher Course
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August 31, 1952 • 2h

Story of a wealthy middle-aged married couple who retrace their honeymoon, and in so doing, regain their love for each other.