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  • 1990
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    Tarantella

    Tarantella

    5.24 1990 HD

    "Tarantella" was an early Super 8 short film directed by Christopher Nolan with his childhood friend Roko Belic. It was made in 1989 while Nolan was...

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  • 2004
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    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert

    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert

    6.40 2004 HD

    Taped for a two-part PBS Soundstage, Petty employs the Chicago locale as an entry into the blues and R&B that are at the foundation of rock & roll,...

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  • 2024
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    Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer

    Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer

    1 2024 HD

    Did a UFO fly over O’Hare Airport? How did the alligator later named "Chance the Snapper" suddenly appear in Chicago’s Humboldt Lagoon?...

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  • 2003
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    Angels Too Soon

    Angels Too Soon

    9.00 2003 HD

    On December 1, 1958, fire swept through Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's west side, killing 92 children and three nuns. This Emmy...

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  • 2001
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    How Chicago Rocked the 60s

    How Chicago Rocked the 60s

    7.00 2001 HD

    It all began when the Beatles landed in America, on February 7, 1964. Their arrival heralded the beginning of the "British Invasion," and rock and...

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  • 2023
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    The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago

    The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago

    1 2023 HD

    Chicago is full of places that take your breath away, from gilded lobbies to verdant parks and eye-bending skyscrapers to glorious sacred spaces....

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  • 2022
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    Czechs in Chicago

    Czechs in Chicago

    1 2022 HD

    The story of the Czech immigrant experience in Chicago, past and present. Spanning nearly two centuries of turbulent times, it shows how the...

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  • 2021
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    Hidden Turkey

    Hidden Turkey

    1 2021 HD

    Hidden Turkey is a one-hour television special produced, hosted, and narrated by CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg. It showcases the special...

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  • 2017
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    Blondie: Live at Soundstage

    Blondie: Live at Soundstage

    1 2017 HD

    Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Blondie is still putting out new music and rocking out for fans everywhere! Debbie Harry and her...

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  • 2014
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    Biking the Boulevards

    Biking the Boulevards

    1 2014 HD

    In Biking the Boulevards, Geoffrey Baer bikes his way across Chicago, using the city's network of boulevards. The boulevards are wide, tree-lined...

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  • 2012
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    Remembering Chicago: The '70s and '80s

    Remembering Chicago: The '70s and '80s

    1 2012 HD

    From the changing political landscape to the unforgettable era of Mr. Cub hitting 500, Sweetness and the football victory that made the whole country...

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  • 2007
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    Remembering Chicago: The Boomer Years

    Remembering Chicago: The Boomer Years

    1 2007 HD

    Experience the pivotal 1950s-1960s period through the eyes of 20 Chicagoans as they relive the stories and events of their youth, coming of age, and...

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  • 2010
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    DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis

    DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis

    1 2010 HD

    The history of Chicago's African-American community told like never before -- through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists,...

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  • 2009
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    Irish Chicago

    Irish Chicago

    1 2009 HD

    The colorful stories of Irish-American immigrants and their descendants who lived the history and exemplify the repeated cycle of the outsider...

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  • 1997
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    Remembering Chicago & World War II

    Remembering Chicago & World War II

    1 1997 HD

    Chicagoans of all stripes share their stories from a time when the city served as a major war production center and a hub for soldiers on their way...

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  • 1994
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    Remembering Chicago

    Remembering Chicago

    1 1994 HD

    A nostalgic yet energetic look at a bygone chapter in Chicago history: the 1920s and '30s, when city life was far less threatening than it is today....

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  • 1995
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    Remembering Chicago Again

    Remembering Chicago Again

    1 1995 HD

    Memories and home movies of numerous Chicagoans bring the 1940s and '50s alive, from early Chicago television to the patriotic spirit of the war...

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  • 1979
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    Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79

    Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1991
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    Koko Taylor: Queen of the Blues

    Koko Taylor: Queen of the Blues

    1 1991 HD

    Known fondly as the "Queen of the Blues," Koko Taylor began singing in Chicago blues clubs in the 1950s. Her gritty, powerful voice attracted the...

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  • 1995
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    Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

    Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

    1 1995 HD

    Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and the gang discover the true meaning of Chanukah in this special holiday program. The story of the special holiday and all...

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