Wqed Movies
- 1997
The Best Bad Thing
The Best Bad Thing71997HD
After her husband's death, Mrs. Hata desperately needs help on her cucumber farm. Rinko' mother wants her to spend the summer helping Mrs. Hata, her...
- 1999
A Hot Dog Program
A Hot Dog Program8.21999HD
Enjoy an all-American celebration of what may be the country's most popular fast food. From Connecticut to South Carolina to California, Rick Sebak...
- 1994
Houses Around Here
Houses Around Here01994HD
Looking in other people’s houses can be fun. And in southwestern Pennsylvania, it doesn’t matter if you live in a city neighborhood like...
- 2023
The Cost of Inheritance
The Cost of Inheritance02023HD
The decades-long debate surrounding reparations is fraught, mired in racial tension and the semantics of restorative justice. While the national...
- 2000
Doo Wop 50
Doo Wop 506.52000HD
Join host Jerry Butler and some of history's greatest doo-wop performers from the '50's and '60's as they celebrate five decades of vocal magic. ...
- 1990
Things That Aren't There Anymore
Things That Aren't There Anymore71990HD
Remember when Forbes Field was the world’s greatest ballpark? When the Dips roller coaster at West View Park came out to Route 19? When...
- 2001
Pittsburgh A to Z
Pittsburgh A to Z02001HD
Here are twenty-six Amazing, Beautiful, Captivating and Delicious pieces of a great medium-sized city! This unusual video includes everything from...
- 2001
Rock, Rhythm & Doo Wop
Rock, Rhythm & Doo Wop02001HD
Journey back in time for a musical event that's as close to time travel as television will allow. Your living room becomes the stage as Little...
- 1958
Appalachian Spring
Appalachian Spring4.91958HD
A filmed version of Aaron Copland's most famous ballet, with its original star, who also choreographed.
- 1996
Shore Things
Shore Things01996HD
People love going to the beach for lots of different reasons. The sun. The sand. The salt-water taffy. In this slightly wacky documentary, we...
- 1992
Downtown Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh01992HD
This documentary explores the wonders of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rick Sebak narrates while you are taken on a nostalgic journey through...
- 2005
A Cemetery Special
A Cemetery Special02005HD
A documentary profiling cemeteries and cemetery-related businesses and events across the United States.
- 1991
Wylie Avenue Days
Wylie Avenue Days01991HD
The Pittsburgh History Series is an ongoing series of hour-long documentaries that highlight various parts of our city's history. Since 1988, these...
- 2001
A Flea Market Documentary
A Flea Market Documentary102001HD
A Flea Market Documentary is a new PBS special and an all-American celebration of open-air shopping across the country. On any weekend, there may be...
- 1996
The Strip Show
The Strip Show01996HD
The Strip District is a delicious old neighborhood in Pittsburgh. On most Saturday mornings, its one of the best places on earth, full of hungry...
- 1989
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
The Spirit of Pittsburgh01989HD
THE SPIRIT OF PITTSBURGH celebrates the human achievement of a city's continuing Renaissance. It is the heroic story of how Pittsburgh, once plagued...
- 2015
A Few Good Pie Places
A Few Good Pie Places02015HD
There's something tasty, often sweet, fruity and all-American about a really good piece of pie. In this delicious documentary, travel across the...
- 1984
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency51984HD
Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open...
- 2016
Return to Downtown Pittsburgh
Return to Downtown Pittsburgh02016HD
In this sequel to his 1992 documentary Downtown Pittsburgh, Rick Sebak takes viewers on a tour of a twenty-first century Pittsburgh that's both...
- 1976
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking01976HD
A biography of President Harry S. Truman.