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LA BOHEME 1953 - Host Alastair Cooke with the Metropolitan Opera - original telecast from Kinescope
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Patrick Garland interviews Mime legend Marcel Marceau in 1972
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SHERLOCK HOLMES THE MUSICAL 1988 Ron Moody, Derek Waring - written by Leslie Bricusse
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BLESS 'EM ALL 1955 - TV special celebrating the 10th anniversary of VE Day - Jack Warner routine
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BEYOND THE FRINGE 1964 - Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller - Timeless comedy
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LEE OSWALD: ASSASSIN 1966 - Tony Bill as Oswald, Paul Maxwell - directed by Rudolph Cartier
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THE CHICAGO CONSPIRACY TRIAL 1970 - Morris Carnovsky, Ronny Cox, Cliff Gorman, Al Freeman Jr.
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ON TRIAL - J. Robert Oppenheimer - Security Risk 1970 - Stephen Murray, Lee Montague
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BOLD JOURNEY – Silver Caravan 1957 – host John Stephenson with Wally Byam founder of Airstream
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BOLD JOURNEY Northern Guide 1957 - Mountain Guide leads expedition to Mt. McKinley
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BOLD JOURNEY 1958 – Journey Over Land to Kathmandu - Oxford Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition 16mm
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THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS - English – Made for TV 1958 – William Squire, James Maxwell
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ARTHUR FREED'S HOLLYWOOD MELODY 1962 - A salute to the Hollywood Musical - opening credits
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NIGHT OF A 100 STARS 1977 - Host John Mills introducing Floradora - Jeremy Brett, Patrick Cargill
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NORTH OF THE YUKON 1972 Lorne Greene narrator a k a The Legend of Amaluk
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THE CASE OF ELIZA ARMSTRONG 1974 - hosted by historian David Jones
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1964 - Sammy Davis Jr. - host Earl Wrightson
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1963 - A Tribute to Cole Porter - hosted by Alfred Drake
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1959 - Early history of Musical Theatre – Jack Russell, Jacquelynne Moody
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1959 The European Influences on Broadway – Earl Wrightson, Barbara Meister
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DISC JOCKEY 1951 Tommy Dorsey, Russ Morgan, George Shearing - lost musical with 28 real-life D.J.'s
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SHAW VS SHAKESPEARE 1970 Richard Kiley as Julius Caesar, Donald Moffatt as George Bernard Shaw
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TOKLAT 1971 - Leon Ames as a mountain man befriending a Grizzly bear - lost nature film
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THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS 1963 - David Frost, Millicent Martin, Michael Redgrave
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THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT 1998 - Final performances of James Villiers & Charles Gray
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1964 Host Earl Wrightson with composer Morton Gould
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1964 Robert Preston promoting Ben Franklin in Paris Alfredo Antonini
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1961 guest Richard Rodgers interviewed by Jim Morske
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1961 Host Jim Morske talking about Barbershop Quartets
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WE THE PEOPLE 200: THE CONSTITUTIONAL GALA 1987 Walter Matthau - talking about the Supreme Court
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YOU ARE THERE 1955 - The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - DeForest Kelley, Tyler McVey, Barry Atwater
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YOU ARE THERE 1957 - The End of the Dalton Gang - Walter Cronkite, Malcolm Atterbury
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ABC's Silver Anniversary 1978 Cliff Robertson introducing a clip with Rex Harrison & Lilli Palmer
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DRIVE SAFELY 1958 - Louis Nye - Public Service Advertisement
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 1932 - Jack Oakie - with a huge list of cameos by athletes & sports writers
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DANGEROUS JOURNEY 1944 - Rare documentary opening credits - Directors Armand Denis & Leila Roosevel
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CHRISTMAS EVE WITH CHARLES LAUGHTON 1952 - Unique TV special with the Oscar winning actor on NBC
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JOHN F KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL GALA 1961 Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1962 with Earl Wrightson, Susan Johnson, Val Curtis Irving Berlin tribute
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1960 Dancer John Bubbles with host Jim Morske guest conductor Howard Smith
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CALIFORNIA1954 Hosted by Thomas Mitchell - star studded State funded Promotional film
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1961 Host Jim Morske interviews 3 time Oscar winner Alan Jay Lerner
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MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH lyrics Leslie Bricusse singer Eddie Dean - starring every western star
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THE RISE OF ADOLF HITLER 1953 - Walter Cronkite, Paul Richards - directed by Bernard Girard
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JOHN F KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL GALA 1961 Bette Davis, Frank Sinatra
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NIGHT OF 100 STARS 1977 - Host Kenneth More with Leslie Phillips, Richard Todd, Phyllis Calvert
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DANGER ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 1991 - Harrowing documentary about the disappearance of Sean Flynn
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THE JOE PYNE SHOW 1965 Host Joe Pyne with a group of Communists
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ABC'S SILVER ANNIVERSARY 1978 Tribute to Cop Shows - Hal Linden, Steve Forrest, Howard Duff
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THE SECRET MESSAGE THAT PLUNGED AMERICA INTO WORLD WAR ONE 1955 Walter Cronkite
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DYNAMO A LIFE OF MICHAEL FARADAY 1967 Semi-documentary starring Ian Richardson as famous scientist
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WE THE PEOPLE 1987 George Peppard, Eli Wallach, Fritz Weaver, Stefanie Powers, Dorian Harewood
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THE WORLD OUR STAGE 1957 - Hosted by Trevor Howard with Phil Silvers as Bilko & Dickie Valentine
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THIS IS YOUR LIFE 1975 Episode honouring Rod Taylor with rare appearance by John Wayne
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OFFICIAL DETECTIVE 1957 Beauty in the Bag hosted by Everett Sloane
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MR CHARLES LAUGHTON 1952 Christmas Special with seasonal readings
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THE TRIAL OF LADY CHATTERLEY 1980 - Ludovic Kennedy, Edward Woodward
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JOHN F KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL GALA 1961 Frank Sinatra, Milton Berle, Bill Dana
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THE CHRISTOPHERS 1960 - Rare & interesting interview with Basil Rathbone
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JOHN F KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL GALA 1961 Comedian Alan KIng sarcasm at it's best
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WE THE PEOPLE 200: THE CONSTITUTIONAL GALA 1987 - Gregory Peck & the U.S. Constitution
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WE THE PEOPLE 1987 Rich Little's finest hour doing Murrow, Churchill, JFK, FDR, RFK, Fonda, KIng
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DANGEROUS JOURNEY 1944 rare Cobra kissing scene lost documentary - narrated by Conrad Nagel
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NORTH OF THE YUKON 1972 - Narrated by Lorne Greene - a.k.a. The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Odyssey
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 1964 - Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick on TV less than 4 weeks after opening
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1961 - EILEEN BARTON singing I don't care - host Jim Morske
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BROTHER OF THE WIND 1972 - Leon Ames - acclaimed nature film
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1961 Carol Channing - host Jim Morske educational television
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1962 Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, host Earl Wrightson
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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1961 - Richard Rodgers, Jim Morske - conductor Alfredo Antonini
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A KING'S STORY 1967 Duke of Windsor narrator Orson Welles lost documentary
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ADOLF HITLER 1941 unique wartime documentary lost film
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