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SUnknown1492

Tue, Oct 15, 1963

"1492" - As presented on this show, that year was not only the copybook date for Columbus' passage to America, but it also marked the passage of Western Europe from the old world to the new.

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SUnknown1776

Sat, Dec 07, 1963

ABC-TV's special projects division fashioned another worthy historical chapter out of "1776", the year of American independence and the beginning of a world revolution still in the making.

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As the program revealed, 1898 was the year that symbolized the taming of the western frontier, the growth of the nation into an industrial giant and, following victory in the Spanish-American war, the emergence of the U.S. as a world power.

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SUnknownI, Leonardo Da Vinci

Mon, Feb 22, 1965

This one-hour segment revolved around the life of Leonardo da Vinci, the 15th Century Italian whose all-around brilliance epitomized the Renaissance-Man.

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SUnknownBeethoven: Ordeal and Triumph

Tue, Mar 22, 1966

The advert for this TV show about Herr Beethoven has stuck with me since I was 13, when it aired. "You say I am malevolent, a hater of men...How you do me wrong. For you know not the nature of the affliction that makes me seem so." Following this intro, I was ushered into the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, from growing up under his father and taking up the study of music, to the loss of his hearing and his death. Brilliantly read by David McCallum as Ludwig, the visuals are well shot to match the tone of the story. You pass from the highs of being at court as his dances are celebrated, to the last garret that he occupied, as doctors of the day failed to help him cope with his escalating deafness. But even at the end his resolve to press on, gives a lift to our vision of life. Ending quote: " Man help yourself, for you are able."

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SUnknownThe Legacy of Rome

Thu, Nov 24, 1966

The World of Rome and achievements of Rome's civilization during the periods of Republic and Empire, which left a legacy of art, science and law.

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SUnknownChrist Is Born

Tue, Dec 06, 1966

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SUnknownI am a Soldier

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

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SUnknownRobert Scott and the Race for the South Pole

Sun, Apr 16, 1967

A documentary that had epic, tragic dimensions, dealing with the ill-fated expedition of British Captain Scott to the South Pole.

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SUnknownCortez and the Legend

Thu, May 25, 1967

Recreations of events and footage of actual locations combine with a narrative comprised, in part, of the words of contemporaries to present a chronicle of Hernando Cortes' conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

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SUnknownVenice: City in Danger

Tue, Feb 06, 1968

Program went into the problem facing the famous city-on.a.swamp and the increasing encroachment of the surrounding seas and the slow but sure sinking of the city into the mud.

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