See It Now
This show was an irregularly scheduled hour long program that gave more complete coverage of issues. The show consisted of 'Edward R. Murrow (I)' sitting in the New York studio talking about the topic of the week. The most significant show was on 9 March 1954 during the McCarthy Era. Murrow showed a series of film clips of Senator Joseph McCarthy and revealed how shallow he was and how he lied to promote his programs. Other major shows were: 20 October 1953: "The Case Against Milo Radulovich, AO589839" that revealed how the US Air Force was trying to discharge Lieutenant Radulovich because it was suspected that his Serbian father and sister were Communist sympathizers; after the show, the Secretary of the Air Force, Harold E. Talbott, reviewed the case and Radulovich was reinstated. 24 November 1953: "Argument in Indianapolis" revealed how the local American Legion post refused to allow the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to use their hall.
- 1951-1958
- 7 seasons
- CBS
- Documentary, News
This show was an irregularly scheduled hour long program that gave more complete coverage of issues. The show consisted of 'Edward R. Murrow (I)' sitting in the New York studio talking about the topic of the week. The most significant show was on 9 March 1954 during the McCarthy Era. Murrow showed a series of film clips of Senator Joseph McCarthy and revealed how shallow he was and how he lied to promote his programs. Other major shows were: 20 October 1953: "The Case Against Milo Radulovich, AO589839" that revealed how the US Air Force was trying to discharge Lieutenant Radulovich because it was suspected that his Serbian father and sister were Communist sympathizers; after the show, the Secretary of the Air Force, Harold E. Talbott, reviewed the case and Radulovich was reinstated. 24 November 1953: "Argument in Indianapolis" revealed how the local American Legion post refused to allow the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to use their hall.
Season 7 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 1957 - 1958
Episode 1
The Great Billion Dollar Mail Case
Sun, Oct 6, 1957
Episode 2
The Secret Life of Danny Kaye 2
Sun, Oct 27, 1957
Episode 3
Atomic Timetable: Fission, Fusion, and Abundance
Sun, Nov 24, 1957
Episode 4
The Lady from Philadelphia: Through Asia with Marian Anderson
Mon, Dec 30, 1957
Episode 5
From Precinct to President: Some Reflections by Harry S. Truman
Sun, Feb 2, 1958 60 mins
Episode 6
Statehood for Alaska and Hawaii?
Sun, Mar 2, 1958
Episode 7
Atomic Timetable: Radiation and Fallout
Sun, Mar 30, 1958
Should atomic tests be stopped because of the dangers of radioactive fallout? Today's hour-long film, narrated by Edward R. Murrow, comes to grips with this controversial question. Scientists are interviewed, including geneticist Hermann Muller; Willard Libby of the Atomic Energy Commission; Kenjiro Kimura, Japanese physicist; Merril Eisenbud, chief of the AEC health program; J. Laurence Kulp, chemist. Scenes are shown of a plane flying through a mushroom cloud; the underground detonation of an A-bomb; the Lucky Dragon, Japanese fishing craft whose crew became victims of fallout; microscopic films of human ceils affected by radiation; experiments with animals and human volunteers; analysis of the strontium 90 content of a human bone; the measurement of fallout; and beneficial uses of radioactive isotopes.
Episode 8
A Conversation with Prime Minister Macmillan
Fri, May 23, 1958
Episode 9
Watch on the Ruhr
Mon, Jul 7, 1958