A collection of programmes from the BBC archives exploring art, technology, politics and society in the United States of America. Available online to watch in full.
Adam Curtis introduces All American Documentary film maker Adam Curtis argues that these programmes show an American dream of complete personal freedom shadowed by a dark and frightening tale of power and exploitation. Read more
Alistair Cooke's America: The First Impact First Broadcast: 1972, 50 mins Alistair Cooke recounts his personal experiences of time spent in America. (1972) 
Omnibus: Studs Terkel's Chicago First Broadcast: 1985, 1 hour, 1 min Profile of Studs Terkel, the acclaimed Chicagoan broadcaster. (1985) 
Close Up: Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island First Broadcast: 1999, 50 mins Profiling American abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock. (1999). 
Face to Face: Dr Martin Luther King Jnr First Broadcast: 1961, 32 mins Dr Martin Luther King Jr, civil rights leader, interviewed by John Freeman. (1961) 
Whicker's World: Conflict in Kentucky First Broadcast: 1967, 45 mins Alan Whicker attends the 93rd running of the annual Kentucky Derby. (1967) 
The Devil's Music: Series 2: Episode 3 First Broadcast: 1979, 25 mins Alexis Korner discovers that Blues music expresses a deep symbolic message. (1979) 
Arena: Woody Guthrie First Broadcast: 2012, 1 hour, 8 mins The life of Woody Guthrie, travelling American singer-songwriter. (1988) 
Inside America: The Quiet Persuader First Broadcast: 1965, 29 mins American advertising execs like Steve Frankfurt spend vast amounts on the industry. (1965) 
Alistair Cooke's America: The First Impact Alistair Cooke recounts his personal experiences of time spent in America. (1972)
Arena: Chelsea Hotel Chelsea Hotel in New York, a haven for some of the 20th Century's greatest talent. (1981)
Arena: Woody Guthrie The life of Woody Guthrie, travelling American singer-songwriter. (1988)
Close Up: Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island Profiling American abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock. (1999).
The Devil's Music: Series 2: Episode 1 Alexis Korner delves into the world of American Blues music. (1979)
The Devil's Music: Series 2: Episode 2 Alexis Korner delves further into the soulful world of traditional Blues music. (1979)
The Devil's Music: Series 2: Episode 3 Alexis Korner discovers that Blues music expresses a deep symbolic message. (1979)
The Devil's Music: Series 2: Episode 4 Alexis Korner looks at contemporary Chicago Blues music. (1979)
Face to Face: Dr Martin Luther King Jnr Dr Martin Luther King Jr, civil rights leader, interviewed by John Freeman. (1961)
Inside America: The Quiet Persuader American advertising execs like Steve Frankfurt spend vast amounts on the industry. (1965)
The Late Show: Face to Face: Maya Angelou Jeremy Isaacs talks to the black American writer Maya Angelou about her life. (1994)
Omnibus: Studs Terkel's Chicago Profile of Studs Terkel, the acclaimed Chicagoan broadcaster. (1985)
Panorama: California 2000 Imagining how California's technology industry will evolve by the year 2000. (1966)
Timewatch: 2000-2001: The Empire State Story The construction of the New York's Empire State, once the world's tallest building. (2001)
Whicker's World: Conflict in Kentucky Alan Whicker attends the 93rd running of the annual Kentucky Derby. (1967)
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