Amahl and the Night Visitors

S01 E01 • Monday, Dec 24, 1951 • Dec 24 • 2h

Broadcast live from New York, Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas story was the first opera commissioned for television, and was repeated in several subsequent telecasts.

Doctor Serocold

S01 E02 • Sunday, Jan 6, 1952 • Jan 6 • 2h

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

Love Story

S01 E03 • Sunday, Jan 13, 1952 • Jan 13 • 2h

Adaptation of the novel by Helen Ashton.

The Big Build-Up

S01 E04 • Sunday, Jan 20, 1952 • Jan 20 • 2h

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

The Story of Roger Williams

S01 E05 • Sunday, Jan 27, 1952 • Jan 27 • 2h

In 1631 Roger Williams landed in Boston. He had come to America to find freedom of belief and worship; instead, he found the church here still connected to the church in England and just as oppressive. He refused to join the church in Boston because it still held communion with the Church of England, from which he had just fled. He thought it his duty to renounce all connection with any church that would stain its hands in the blood of the Lord's people.

Florence Nightingale

S01 E06 • Sunday, Feb 3, 1952 • Feb 3 • 2h

Biography of Florence Nightingale: her determination to build hospitals and train nurses for the sick and disabled during the Crimean War, her correspondence with the Minister of War, and the letter of appreciation she received from Queen Victoria.

Woman with a Sword

S01 E07 • Sunday, Feb 10, 1952 • Feb 10 • 2h

Story of Anna Ella Carroll, prominent member of a Maryland family who served as unofficial but close advisor and special representative to President Lincoln.

The Plot to Kidnap General Washington

S01 E08 • Sunday, Feb 17, 1952 • Feb 17 • 2h

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

Mistress of the White House

S01 E09 • Sunday, Feb 24, 1952 • Feb 24 • 2h

The story of Dolley Madison.

Prelude

S01 E10 • Sunday, Mar 2, 1952 • Mar 2 • 2h

The meeting of George Sand and Frederic Chopin.

Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts

S01 E11 • Sunday, Mar 9, 1952 • Mar 9 • 2h

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

Constitution Island

S01 E12 • Sunday, Mar 16, 1952 • Mar 16 • 2h

A salute to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on its 150th anniversary, focusing on Anna Warner's historic gift of Contitution Island to the institution; set in 1907.

Harriet Quimby

S01 E13 • Sunday, Mar 23, 1952 • Mar 23 • 2h

The story of America's first woman aviator.

The Vision of Father Flanagan

S01 E14 • Sunday, Mar 30, 1952 • Mar 30 • 2h

The story of Reverend Edward Joseph Flanagan who, as a young priest from Ireland, founded Boys Town, Nebraska, where outcast boys could find the love and care denied them in their own homes.

Ordeal by White House

S01 E15 • Sunday, Apr 6, 1952 • Apr 6 • 2h

Little-known incidents in the life of Grover Cleveland.

Anne Bradstreet, Puritan Poetess

S01 E16 • Sunday, Apr 20, 1952 • Apr 20 • 2h

Story of America's first woman author.

Miracle in May

S01 E17 • Sunday, Apr 27, 1952 • Apr 27 • 2h

Dr. Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox vaccination.

The Face of Spain

S01 E18 • Sunday, May 4, 1952 • May 4 • 2h

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

A Woman for the Ages

S01 E19 • Sunday, May 11, 1952 • May 11 • 2h

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

Reign of Terror

S01 E20 • Sunday, May 18, 1952 • May 18 • 2h

Eliza Monroe, in Paris as the wife of the U.S. Foreign Minister toFrance, obtains Madame Lafayette's release from prison and sentence of death by guillotine.

The Magnificent Failure

S01 E21 • Sunday, May 25, 1952 • May 25 • 2h

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

The King's Author

S01 E22 • Sunday, Jun 1, 1952 • Jun 1 • 2h

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

Nefretiti, Queen of Egypt

S01 E23 • Sunday, Jun 8, 1952 • Jun 8 • 2h

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

Mr. and Mrs. Freedom

S01 E24 • Sunday, Jun 15, 1952 • Jun 15 • 2h

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

Forgotten Children

S01 E25 • Sunday, Jun 22, 1952 • Jun 22 • 2h

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

Our Sister Emily

S01 E26 • Sunday, Jun 29, 1952 • Jun 29 • 2h

The story of the Bronte sisters.

The Legend of Josiah Blow

S01 E27 • Sunday, Jul 6, 1952 • Jul 6 • 2h

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

The Real Glory

S01 E28 • Sunday, Jul 13, 1952 • Jul 13 • 2h

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

Salvage

S01 E29 • Sunday, Jul 20, 1952 • Jul 20 • 2h

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

21-Plus

S01 E30 • Sunday, Jul 27, 1952 • Jul 27 • 2h

Story of the importance of one vote in an election.

The Carlson Legend

S01 E31 • Sunday, Aug 3, 1952 • Aug 3 • 2h

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

The Last Command

S01 E32 • Sunday, Aug 10, 1952 • Aug 10 • 2h

I Lift Up My Lamp

S01 E33 • Sunday, Aug 17, 1952 • Aug 17 • 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

S01 E34 • Sunday, Aug 24, 1952 • Aug 24 • 2h

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

Refresher Course

S01 E35 • Sunday, Aug 31, 1952 • Aug 31 • 2h

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