History's turning points II
Subtitle: Disc 2 : Search for Troy ; The television explosion
By: a Transatlantic film in co-production with the Learning Channel, Teleac, La Cinquieme, Discovery Europe, SBS, in association with British Pathe Unapix
Contributors: Learning Channel (Firm); Transatlantic Films; Ambrose Video Publishing
Publisher: Ambrose Video
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Television; History; World history
Other titles: Search for Troy; Television explosion
Description: Search for Troy. Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered a glorious horde of treasure in Turkey and opened the eyes of the world to the wonders of the ancient past. The heroes of the Iliad became a reality and not heroes of a mythical world.

The television explosion. David Sarnoff. a poor Russian immigrant was the first to recognize the financial and commercial potential of television. The world changed forever after Sarnoff unveiled commercial television at the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York on April 30, 1939.
Notes: Optional English subtitles.

Videodisc release of a program originally broadcast  in 1997.

Narrator: Tim Hardy.

DVD.
Table of contents: title: The search for Troy. California gold fields; title: Plain of Troy; title: Dig at Hissarlik; title: Priam's palace; title: The television explosion. "Televisor"; title: Debut at World's Fair; title: Advertiser's stole the power; title: First color television sets.