Billy Graham

May 17, 2021

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American Experience - S33 - E5

Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.

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American Experience: Season 33 - 8 Episode s

33x1 - The Codebreaker
January 11, 2021
Based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies, The Codebreaker reveals the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government.
33x2 - Voice of Freedom
February 15, 2021
Explore the fascinating life of celebrated singer Marian Anderson. In 1939, after being barred from performing at Constitution Hall because she was Black, she triumphed at the Lincoln Memorial in what became a landmark moment in American history.
33x3 - The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
March 30, 2021
In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.
33x4 - American Oz
April 19, 2021
The life of author L. Frank Baum, creator of the classic novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," which has inspired films, books and musicals.
33x5 - Billy Graham
May 17, 2021
Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.
33x6 - Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
September 13, 2021
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.
33x7 - Citizen Hearst (1)
September 27, 2021
William Randolph Hearst builds the nation’s largest media empire by the 1930s. Born into one of America’s wealthiest families, he used his outlets to achieve unprecedented political power, then ran for office himself.
33x8 - Citizen Hearst (2)
September 28, 2021
William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood. The model for Citizen Kane, he had a decades-long affair with actress Marion Davies, built an enormous castle at San Simeon, and forever transformed modern media.

33x1 - The Codebreaker

33x2 - Voice of Freedom

33x3 - The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

33x4 - American Oz

33x5 - Billy Graham

33x6 - Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

33x7 - Citizen Hearst (1)

33x8 - Citizen Hearst (2)

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