EXCLUSIVE: The idea of taking a photograph anywhere, anytime and see the image immediately has become entirely routine. But in the 1940s, the concept was revolutionary. Long before smart phones made ...

Mr. Polaroid, a new documentary about Polaroid inventor Edwin Land, will premiere May 19, 2025, at 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE on PBS. Over a half century ago, before the smartphone, ...

Edwin Land—forbidding, obsessive, brilliant and the subject of the “American Experience” presentation “Mr. Polaroid”—was an idol of Steve Jobs, according to Land biographer Ron Fierstein, because his ...

GBH is pausing new episodes of American Experience, public television’s signature documentary series about American history, following Congress’ move to zero out federal funding for stations, NPR and ...

American Experience will release its newest program, "Lindbergh," in 2027, and air previous series as well as programming tied to America's 250th anniversary beginning in May ...

The documentary series “American Experience” begins an abbreviated schedule this week. A victim of the federal funding take-back, it has suspended production and laid off its staff. By Mike Hale The ...