Other early genres that captured the imaginations of America included Westerns and crime dramas. Click on the yellow dots below for pivotal moments in stars’ careers and television history.

Derided as low-brow entertainment for women, these shows have survived industry upheaval, changing taste and the digital ...

DMU’s Cinema and Television History Research Institute (CATHI) is a centre of excellence in archival screen heritage. It specialises in evidence-based methods and oral history approaches to inform ...

This is the first and last page of the programme arrangements and running order for the opening of the BBC Television Service; the World's first high definition (405 lines) public TV service.

For most golf fans, Augusta National is the most visually stunning course. Here's a closer look at how TV coverage of the Masters has evolved.

Advertising Archive / Everett Collection The Swanson company has offered different accounts of this history ... enjoying the new national pastime: television. In 1950, only 9 percent of U.S ...