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Documentary series Guide

The Passing Parade (1938-49 theatricals ) (1961-66 tv)  re-edited theatrical documentary shorts  
It Was A Very Good Year (ABC) (1971 ) documentary series

U.S. War Documentary series

Crusade in Europe (March of Time/ABC(1949) US military documentary series
Crusade in the Pacific (March of Time)(1952) US military documentary series
Ballets de France (March of Time)(1952)  documentary series
March of Time  (1951-53)  documentary series

Victory at Sea (NBC)(1952-53) WWII documentary series
On Guard (ABC)(1952-54) US military documentary series
Uncommon Valor (NBC)(1955) WWII/Korea documentary series
Air Power (CBS)(1956-57) WWII documentary series
Adventure Tomorrow (ABC)(1957-60) US military documentary series
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (Screen Gems/ABC)(1960)  WWII documentary series
 
Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman (Screen Gems/Synd) (1964 ) documentary series
World War One (CBS) ( 1964-65 ) WW1 documentary series- narrated by Robert Ryan
The Civil War   (  )  documentary series
Hell in the Pacific (UK) (2001)  WWII documentary series

U.S. Adventure Documentary series

Jack Douglas Adventure Documentaries : "I Search For Adventure" (1954-55)
"Bold Journey" (1956-59) "Seven League Boots" (1959) "Keyhole" (1962)
 
Kingdom of the Sea  (circa 1957)  Adventure documentary series
High Road To Danger (syndicated)(1958)  Adventure documentary series hosted by Steve Brodie
High Road (ABC)(1959-60)  Adventure documentary series hosted by John Gunther
Danger is my Business  (circa 1960-61)  Adventure documentary series

Movie/Showbiz Documentary series

GeorgeJessel's Showbusiness (NTA/synd)(1958) showbiz documentary series
GeorgeJessel's Here Come the Stars (synd)(1968-69) showbiz specials/documentary series
Silents Please (ABC) (1960-61) Silent Movie Documentary series
Hollywood and The Stars (Wolper/UA/NBC)(1963-64)  movie documentary series
That's Hollywood   (TCF/synd )(1977-78) movie documentary series

BBC (uk) Documentary series

The Great War (BBC) (1964 ) WW1 documentary series
Sir Kenneth Clark's Civilization (BBC) (1969 ) arts documentary series
Alistair Cooke's America  (BBC/Time-Life) (1973 )  documentary series
Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man (BBC/Time-Life) (1973-74 )  documentary series
Carl Sagan's Cosmos (BBC/PBS) (1980 ) astronomy documentary series
Peoples'Century  (UK)(BBC) (1999)  documentary series

Michael Palin Documentary series (UK)(BBC) (1988-2004)
Walk On By: The Story of the Popular Song (UK)(BBC) (2001)

ITV (uk) Documentary series

Time to Remember (UK)(Associated-Pathé ABC-uk/ITV) (circa 1957) documentary series
Journey of a Lifetime  (UK)(ABC-uk/ITV) (1961-62) Religious Documentary series
The World at War  (UK)(Thames/ITV)(1973-75) WWII Documentary series

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