American Experience | |
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Season 22 | |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Original network | PBS |
Original release | November 2, 2009 – May 10, 2010 |
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Season twenty-two of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on November 2, 2009, and concluded on May 10, 2010. The season had eight new episodes and began with the film The Civilian Conservation Corps.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original air date |
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257 | 1 | "The Civilian Conservation Corps" [1] | Robert Stone | The American West, The Natural Environment | November 2, 2009 |
258 | 2 | "Wyatt Earp" [2] | Rob Rapley | Biographies, The American West | January 25, 2010 |
259 | 3 | "The Bombing of Germany" [3] | Zvi Dor-Ner | Politics, War | February 8, 2010 |
260 | 4 | "Dolley Madison" [4] | Muffie Meyer | Biographies, Politics, Presidents | March 1, 2010 |
261 | 5 | "Earth Days" [5] | Robert Stone | Popular Culture, The Natural Environment | April 19, 2010 |
262 | 6 | "My Lai" [6] | Barak Goodman | War | April 26, 2010 |
263 | 7 | "Roads to Memphis" [7] | Stephen Ives | Civil Rights | May 3, 2010 |
264 | 8 | "Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World" [8] | Ric Burns | The Natural Environment | May 10, 2010 |
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that supplied manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state, and local governments. The CCC was designed to supply jobs for young men and to relieve families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression in the United States. There was eventually a smaller counterpart program for unemployed women called the She-She-She Camps, which were championed by Eleanor Roosevelt.
American Experience is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history.
Season one of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 4, 1988 and concluded on January 17, 1989. The season contained 16 new episodes and began with the film The Great San Francisco Earthquake. This is the first season to feature David McCullough as the host, who previously hosted the PBS show Smithsonian World from 1984 to 1988.
Season two of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 3, 1989 and concluded on January 16, 1990. This is the second season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 15 new episodes and began with the film The Great Air Race of 1924.
Season three of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 1, 1990 and concluded on February 4, 1991. This is the third season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 12 new episodes and began with the film Lindbergh.
Season five of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on September 20, 1992 and concluded on March 1, 1993. This is the fifth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 12 new episodes and began with the first part of The Kennedys film, "The Father, 1900–1961".
Season six of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 27, 1993 and concluded on May 25, 1994. This is the sixth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the film Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage.
Season eight of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 16, 1995 and concluded on February 26, 1996. This is the eighth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the film Murder of the Century.
Season twelve of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on November 14, 1999, and concluded on May 22, 2000. This is the last season to feature David McCullough as the host, he had been with them since the show's debut in 1988. The season contained 15 new episodes and began with the first part of the miniseries New York: A Documentary Film, "The Country and the City".
Season fourteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on September 30, 2001 and concluded on May 12, 2002. The season contained 14 new episodes and began with the sixth part of the miniseries New York: A Documentary Film, "City of Tomorrow".
Season fifteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on November 11, 2002 and concluded on July 14, 2003. The season contained 13 new episodes and began with the first part of the film Jimmy Carter.
Season sixteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on September 8, 2003 and concluded on May 3, 2004. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the eighth and final part of the miniseries New York: A Documentary Film, "The Center of the World".
Season seventeen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 4, 2004 and concluded on May 23, 2005. The season contained 11 new episodes and began with the film RFK.
Season eighteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 17, 2005 and concluded on May 22, 2006. The season contained 13 new episodes and began with the film Two Days in October.
Season nineteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 2, 2006 and concluded on May 14, 2007. The season contained 15 new episodes and began with the first two parts of the Eyes on the Prize miniseries, "Awakenings (1954–1956)" and "Fighting Back (1957–1962)". The first six parts of the 14-part miniseries were a rebroadcast of the production originally shown during 1987 on PBS. "The Mormons" film was co-produced with the PBS documentary program Frontline.
Season twenty of the television program American Experience was originally shown on the PBS network in the United States on January 14, 2008, and concluded on May 6, 2008. The show celebrated its 20th anniversary. The season contained 14 new episodes and began with the film Oswald's Ghost. The last eight parts of the 14-part Eyes on the Prize miniseries were a rebroadcast of the production originally shown during 1990 on PBS. It was shown as a special presentation of American Experience during February in observance of Black History Month.
Season twenty-one of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 26, 2009 and concluded on May 11, 2009. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the film The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Season twenty-three of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 11, 2010 and concluded on May 16, 2011. The season contained 12 new episodes and began with the first two parts of the God in America miniseries, "A New Adam" and "A New Eden". The "God in America" film was also co-produced with the PBS documentary program Frontline.
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