The short-lived variety show, hosted by Gene Di Novi on piano and vocalist Jodie Drake, offered a captivating blend of music and conversation in its half-hour format. Renowned musicians like Clark Terry, Joe Venuti, Gene Lees, and Phyllis Marshall graced the show as guests, showcasing the best in jazz. The rhythm section boasted talents like Michel Donato on bass and Jerry Fuller on drums, enriching the performances. Produced in Toronto by Bob Gibbons, the series highlighted exceptional musical collaborations and remains a testament to the era's jazz brilliance.
From KQED in San Francisco and the Virus Laboratory of the University of California, Berkeley, comes a distinguished series of eight half-hour programs on the nature of the virus. Prepared using a National Science Foundation grant, the series is designed to explain to the viewer some of the basic facts about viruses, those structures so essential to life and health, facts which for the most part have only been discovered in the past twenty-five years. Drawing on advanced scientific techniques such as microcinematography, electron microscopy and freeze drying, as well as on animation, large-scale models and drawings, the programs combine lectures with demonstrations to give the viewer an extremely vivid picture of this complicated topic. Particularly emphasized are facts about the virus' relation to bacterial disease, to polio, and to cancer, and new information about viruses which may not yet be generally known to students of biology or to the non-scientific public.
Larger-than-life Osaka dudes roam the streets, saying whatever's on their mind with no hesitation! Loved by locals, these outspoken guys with bold personalities make for an entertaining and wild street tour.
This web variety show follows idols as they work at a store owned by TVXQ! Max Changmin, where they personally design and cook special lunchbox menus for fans.
An interactive, entertaining, field-based TV show with three seasons. The show's hosts visit several areas and ask smart questions whose answers contain important information about a certain issue. The show also reviews some clips from real street TV to monitor the audience's reaction.
Lafda Central is a chaos-driven reality show created and hosted by Thugesh. Set inside a confined house, the series brings together outspoken contestants who thrive on arguments, debates, and confrontations. Through deliberately provocative tasks and social experiments, participants are pushed to voice bold opinions, form unstable alliances, and clash openly with one another. Survival depends not on physical strength, but on mental resilience, verbal dominance, and the ability to handle constant conflict. Hosted with sharp humor, the show turns everyday disagreements into high-voltage entertainment.
After Words is an American television series on the C-SPAN2 network’s weekend programming schedule known as Book TV. The program is an hour-long talk show, each week featuring an interview with the author of a new nonfiction book. The program has no regular host. Instead, each author is paired with a guest host who is familiar with the author or the subject matter of their book.
The program airs on Saturday at 10 p.m. Eastern Time, with encores on Sunday at 12 p.m. and at 9 p.m., and Monday at 12 a.m.
A talk show where hosts explore the intriguing aspects of Horipro, a renowned talent agency, by interacting with its notable members and uncovering lesser-known facts.