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- A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
- Saturday afternoon music program, with an emphasis on jazz.
- The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards is an awards ceremony that celebrates the achievements of people of color whose contributions have enriched society. The ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on December 18, 1978.
- John Strauss composed the score and the libretto was written by Sheppard Kerman for "The Accused", written for Camera Three; it is a one-woman opera based on the Salem witch trials.
- A dramatization of the outlook and views of 18th-century author Alexander Pope. Pope's poems, letters and biographical material by Samuel Johnson are utilized in play form.
- The story is adapted from late Danish author Isak Dinesen's, "Seven Gothic Tales". Trapped during a storm, the guests at an exclusive resort tell each other their problems while awaiting rescue - or death.
- Based on the 1930 classic by Faulkner, it is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
- A profile of Sarah Caldwell, director of The Opera Company of Boston, includes a behind the scenes study of the preparation of a production of Donizeltti's "Daughter of the Regiment."
- A recently discovered score by Franz Schubert, "Grazer Fantasie" is performed by Lili Kraus. Boston Globe critic Michael Steinberg discusses the musical values and the discovery of the music in Austria, believed to have been written by Schubert at the age of 20.
- A tribute to folk singer Woody Guthrie with fellow artists Pete Seeger and Jack Elliott.
- The philosophy of passive resistance is discussed by Henry David Thoreau expert Walter Harding and J.R. Humphreys.
- Eminent architects present the seven "wonders" of American architecture.
- A dramatization of the world famous Herpsichordist Wanda Landowska, as read by Agnes Moorehead.
- Lotte Lenya sings as the program is devoted to music of her late husband.
- 1955–1980TV EpisodeIn part two of The Lively Art of Fakery: former District Attorney Joseph Stone and Anna Maria Stein (wife of David Stein - a convicted forger of Picassos, Chagalls, and Matisses) join Joseph V. Noble to examine Stein's case.
- The Ignoble Emotion is a tongue-in-cheek lesson illustrated by popular ballads including, "Why Was I Born?", "How About Me?" and "Cottage For Sale", sung by Charlotte Rae and Val Anthony.
- The Clancy Brothers, a folk singing quartet from Ireland, sing children's tunes, ballads and offer a variety of Irish tales.
- 1955–198030mTV EpisodeCraig Claiborne, New York Times food editor, conducts a tour of the kitchens and professional personnel in New York City's famous restaurant The Four Seasons. He takes the camera through the processes of preparing an ideal meal for New Year's. With chef Joseph Rengli, and Paul Kovi, co-owner of The Four Seasons. The day begins with deliveries of raw materials at 7am, and ends many hours later when a waiter lifts a huge tray over his head and pushes open the doors to the main dining room. Claiborne tracks many steps, including fish preparation, the chocolate room, and the relationship between chief chefs, sub-chefs, assistants and clean-up employees. The featured meal for this day is: clear consommé (from marrow), whole striped bass (skinned and baked in pastry), roast rack of lamb with snow peas, Bibb lettuce salad, European cheese tray, puree of tangerine topped with whipped cream.
- Josef Albers at 83 years of age in conversation with arts critic Grace Glueck. One of the seminal painters of our generation, his influence as a teacher of art in America has been enormous. Film excerpts show him at work and teaching at Black Mountain College before World War Two. He discusses his aesthetic, why he has concentrated on experimenting with the square, and the nature of teaching art.
- Part 2: Margaret Croyden continues her interview of Jerzy Grotowski while Jacques Chwat (theater director) translates from the French.
- Maureen Stapleton reads the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.
- Donald MacDonald and Philip Messina are student filmmakers who appear on the show with their short films.