Color TV sets first came out in 1954. By the next year, fewer than 1% of U.S. homes had a color TV. For that matter, only about half the homes in the U.S. had a TV set at all in 1955. Nevertheless, on ...

A deep dive into one of the most popular—and most transgressive—TV broadcasts of the 1950s. Apple Podcasts will only work on MacOS operating systems since ...

This is FRESH AIR. In 1955, 65 million viewers watched a live telecast of "Peter Pan," a recreation of the hit Broadway musical starring Mary Martin and directed by Jerome Robbins. It was so popular ...

I am a lifelong fan of the 1954 Broadway musical, “Peter Pan,” which has been reimagined and recreated many times over the years, headlining such stars as Mary Martin, Sandy Duncan, and Olympic ...