Project XX
Early NBC series showcasing compilation films - documentaries made from existing archival footage. Patterned on the successful Victory at Sea, it employed fast-paced editing, music, and narration. Concentrating on public affairs and public life, it steered clear of controversial subjects and enjoyed strong ratings, inspiring many competitors such as Air Power and The Twentieth Century. In later years, however, it would be criticized as superficial in comparison to "serious" documentary and current events programs.
Episodes
Three Two One Zero
Sep 13, 1954
Nightmare in Red
Dec 27, 1955
The Twisted Cross
Mar 14, 1956
The Great War: World War I
Oct 15, 1956
The Jazz Age
Dec 06, 1956
Call to Freedom
Jan 06, 1957
The Innocent Years
Nov 21, 1957
Meet Mr. Lincoln
Feb 11, 1959
Life in the Thirties
Oct 16, 1959
Not So Long Ago
Feb 19, 1960
Mark Twain's America
Apr 22, 1960
He Has Seen War
Mar 29, 1961
Those Ragtime Years
Nov 22, 1960
The Coming of Christ
Dec 21, 1960
Victory at Sea
Dec 29, 1960
The Story of Will Rogers
Mar 28, 1961
The Real West
Mar 29, 1961
The World of Bob Hope
Oct 29, 1961
U.S. Grant, the Improbable Hero
Nov 24, 1961
The World of Billy Graham
Nov 29, 1961
Lee, the Virginian
Jan 15, 1962
The World of Jimmie Doolittle
Jan 18, 1962
He is Risen
Apr 15, 1962
The Tall American, Gary Cooper
Mar 26, 1963
That War in Korea
Nov 20, 1963
The Red, White, and Blue
Jun 09, 1964
The Island Called Ellis
Jan 13, 1967
End of the Trail
Mar 16, 1967
The Law and the Prophets
Apr 23, 1967
Down to the Sea in Ships
Dec 11, 1968
Meet George Washington
Apr 24, 1969
Mirror of America
May 11, 1969
The West of Charles Russell
Jan 07, 1970
The Shining Mountains
May 27, 1970