Television

RSS Feed
NPR

Steve Jobs: How Apple's CEO Helped Transform Popular Culture

Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday, changed many things about the way we consume music, television, and even books.
NPR

First White House TV Address Delivered 64 Years Ago

Melissa Block and Guy Raz tell us about this day in history 64 years ago when then-President Harry S Truman gave the nation's first televised address from the White House.
NPR

Do Rising Costs Have 'The Simpsons' On The Ropes?

Commentator Andrew Wallenstein says the pressures on The Simpsons to cut costs present a very real threat to a television institution.
NPR

In 'Homeland,' It's Hard To Know Whom To Trust

Heroic POW or al-Qaida double agent? Howard Gordon, creator and producer of the new Showtime thriller, Homeland, talks about the twists and turns of the series, and explains why it's very different from his previous show, 24.
NPR

Skipping The Ads On TV? Get Ready For The Shows That Are The Ads

Advertisers are looking for new ways to keep viewers from working around their advertisements. One way to do it is to just make the whole show into an ad, which is happening with products as diverse as Disney theme parks and Kenmore microwaves.
NPR

DVD Picks: 'The Honeymooners'

Bob Mondello recommends a new box set that brings you some of the forgotten moments of one of television's most influential series.

Pages