Capturing TV History Through Video Interviews

New Name, New Look!

Celebrating 20 Years of Interviews

The Archive of American Television is now part of The Interviews: An Oral History of Television!

Remembering Steven Bochco

The show creator/producer passes away at age 74.

Wink Martindale's Interview is now online!

The game show host talks his time as a DJ, his friendship with Elvis, Tic Tac Dough, and more!

The Most Influential TV Episodes of all Time.

John Dalton continues his pick for each decade with the 1990s and The Sopranos.

The Interviews at the Los Angeles Public Library!

On March 10, The Interviews team gave a presentation on the golden age of TV production in LA!

Kelley Dixon's interview is now online!

The editor talks Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and more!

Leslie Uggams' Interview Is Now Online!

The performer talks Roots, Sing Along with Mitch, The Leslie Uggams Show, and more!

Television Studies 101 with Dr. Horace Newcomb

The Television Scholar/Critic's interview is now online!

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Welcome to THE INTERVIEWS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF TELEVISION.

The Interviews collects in-depth video oral histories with TV's greatest legends and pioneers. Browse the collection by person, show, topic or profession.

LATEST NEWS & COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Remembering Steven Bochco Blog post image We’re sad to learn that show creator/producer Steven Bochco has passed away at the age of 74. He attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) before moving to Los Angeles and writing for shows including Columbo and...

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Click on INTERVIEWS in the menu bar to get started. Names are clickable and take you directly to the interview. Most links have a roll-over feature so you can see a clip description. Click on the link to start playing an interview segment.

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New from the Archive of American Television Presents DVD Series

A tele-biography by renowned author, screenwriter, and film critic James Agee, Mr. Lincoln (1952) earned wide acclaim as the centerpiece of OMNIBUS' inaugural season. Starring: Royal Dano and Joanne Woodward.

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