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Historical television programs

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us: Historical television programs


  • This heading is used as a topical heading for works about television programs that portray historical events or famous people. When used as a topical heading it is subdivided by the appropriate geographic, topical, and/or form subdivisions.
  • Works on the relationship and influence of television on history are entered under [Television and history.] Works on historical themes in television programs that are not themselves historical television programs are entered under [History on television.]

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    • us: History television programs
    • us: Television historical programs

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    • found: Film & history, May 2007, viewed online via EBSCOhost, Aug. 11, 2011: pp. 54-55 (In 2005, Australia's public broadcasters each produced 'reality history' programs; British and American 'reality history' programs like Frontier House and 1940s House; reality history programs like 1940s House and 1900 House had been popular on Australian television; ABC began production on two history programs in 2004 (Outback House and Rewind) as part of a special initiative to produce Australian history for television; British and American history television programs)

  • General Notes

    • This heading is used as a topical heading for works about television programs that portray historical events or famous people. When used as a topical heading it is subdivided by the appropriate geographic, topical, and/or form subdivisions.
    • Works on the relationship and influence of television on history are entered under [Television and history.] Works on historical themes in television programs that are not themselves historical television programs are entered under [History on television.]

  • Example Notes

    • Notes under [Television and history; History on television.]

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    • 1986-02-11: new
    • 2011-11-15: revised

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