Series · Documentary
American Experience (1988)
★ 6.5 · 49 votes37 seasons · 396 episodesDocumentary1988
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
- Writers
- Mark Zwonitzer, Michelle Ferrari, Marcia Smith
- Network
- PBS
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- October 4, 1988
- Status
- Returning
Cast
David Ogden StiersNarrator (voice)
David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
Michael MurphySelf - Narrator (voice)
Linda HuntSelf - Narrator (voice)
Oliver PlattNarrator (voice)
Liev SchreiberNarrator (voice)
Joe MortonNarrator (voice)
Julian BondNarrator (voice)
Jason RobardsNarrator (voice)
Blair BrownEllen Wilson (voice)
Frances Sternhagen(voice)
Campbell ScottNarrator (voice)
Andre BraugherRobert Carter (voice)
George Plimpton(voice)
Stacy KeachNarrator (voice)- Russell BakerNarrator (voice)
Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)- Robert DallekSelf
Dion GrahamSelf - Narrator (voice)
René AuberjonoisAlexander Hamilton (voice)
Episodes
0/16 watched- Episode 1: The Great Air Race of 192455 min · Oct 3, 1989
- Episode 2: Demon Rum55 min · Oct 10, 1989
- Episode 3: A Family Gathering55 min · Oct 17, 1989
- Episode 4: The Great War: 191855 min · Oct 24, 1989
- Episode 5: Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil55 min · Oct 31, 1989
- Episode 6: Forever Baseball55 min · Nov 7, 1989
- Episode 7: Mr. Sears' Catalogue55 min · Nov 14, 1989
- Episode 8: Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven55 min · Nov 21, 1989
- Episode 9: Adam Clayton Powell55 min · Nov 28, 1989
- Episode 10: Journey to America55 min · Dec 5, 1989
- Episode 11: Ballad of a Mountain Man55 min · Dec 12, 1989
- Episode 12: Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice55 min · Dec 19, 1989
- Episode 13: Orphans of the Storm55 min · Dec 26, 1989
- Episode 14: Forbidden City, USA55 min · Jan 2, 1990
- Episode 15: Battle for Wilderness55 min · Jan 9, 1990
- Episode 16: Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad55 min · Jan 16, 1990
