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Edison and Competition
3:04
Thomas Edison saw competition as an essential part of invention. Premiering Jan. 27 on PBS
Electrifying Manhattan
2:59
Edison and team work to electrify Lower Manhattan in 1881. Premiering Jan. 27 on PBS.
The Black Maria
2:39
Edison tests his new motion picture camera. Premiering Jan. 27 on PBS.
The Kinetoscope
3:32
Edison's kinetoscope was a novelty not to be missed. Premiering Jan. 27 on PBS.
Annie Oakley's Moving Picture
0:28
In 1894 Annie Oakley helped Thomas Edison with an experiment.
Beyond the Doc: Edison's Inventions
2:40
Go Beyond the Doc to learn about Thomas Edison's lesser-known inventions.
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
15:52
In 1922, a film crew came to West Orange, NJ to document Thomas Edison's typical day.
A Strike at Walt Disney Studios
1:37
In May 1941 nearly half of Walt Disney's art department walked out. Premieres 9/14 & 9/15
Walt Disney's Next Big Idea: Disneyland
2:45
Walt Disney wanted to create an amusement park for the whole family. Premieres 9/14 & 9/15
Walt Disney Part 2, Chapter 1
8:29
The first chapter in Part 2 of "Walt Disney." Premiering Sep. 14 & 15 at 9/8c on PBS.
"It went from being light to being looting," from Blackout
2:40
During the 1977 blackout in New York City, the looting began very quickly. July 14 9/8c.
No Police to Stop Them, from Blackout
2:58
Shop owners describe watching locals loot their store during the NYC blackout of 1977.
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