Jay continues our journey through the history of media literacy with the arrival of movies, television, and the other screens that now permeate our lives - along with some of the different approaches to media literacy that these...

In our final episode of Crash Course Film Production, it's time to take a look at television production and how it differs from feature film production. It's subtle but it has a lot to do with how television shows make money for their...

The early 1940s saw the promise of a new technology ready to take off - Television! But, all plans were put on hold the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. After the war, plans resumed and by 1947, regularly scheduled broadcasts began.

This video [13:22] episode of Crash Course Games focuses on game shows. Game shows have a long history, all the way back to the 1920s on the radio and then proliferating across media to the massive pop culture icons they are today....

In this video we explore what is inside a universal remote control, how it is made, and how it works. [7:22]

What's going on with the transition to digital television -- and will you need to adjust your sets?

NPR provides a brief overview of ventriloquists of early radio and TV. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy are highlighted.