A fascinating Emmy and Peabody-winning `talk show' in which actors play historical figures from different times conversing with one another on a range of issues. Included were discussions of theology and women's rights from Thomas Aquinas and Cleopatra; Emily Dickinson reading poetry to Attila the Hun; and an exchange between Aristotle and Shakespeare. Created and hosted by Steve Allen.
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Premiered: 1977, on PBS
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Premise: A fascinating Emmy and Peabody-winning `talk show' in which actors play historical figures from different times conversing with one another on a range of issues. Included were discussions of theology and women's rights from Thomas Aquinas and Cleopatra; Emily Dickinson reading poetry to Attila the Hun; and an exchange between Aristotle and Shakespeare. Created and hosted by Steve Allen.

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