WGBH-TV Broadcast Schedules (1955-69)

From Peter Wiggins

Tuesday May 10, 1955

• 5:30 p.m. – Adventures in Art
• 6:00 – Images
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 7:15 – U.N at Work
• 7:30 – Trilogy
• 8:00 – Your Child
• 9:30 – Sign-Off

Friday November 4, 1955

• 5:30 p.m. – Come and See
• 6:00 – Discovery
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:15 – Weather Forecasting
• 7:30 – People
• 8:00 – Bach to Mozart
• 8:45 – Creative Writing
• 9:30 – Sign-Off

Monday January 30, 1956

• 5:30 p.m. – Come and See
• 6:00 – Beginners French Course
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:15 – Trans Atlantic Views
• 7:30 – Art and Artists
• 8:00 – Performances
• 9:30 – Sign-Off

Tuesday May 22, 1956

• 5:30 p.m. – The Friendly Giant
• 6:00 – Adventures in Art
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:15 – British Weeklies
• 7:30 – Heritage of the Land
• 8:00 – Music of Australia
• 9:00 – Notes in Music
• 9:30 – Sign-Off

Wednesday November 7, 1956

• 5:15 p.m. – Let’s Have a Story
• 5:30 – The Friendly Giant
• 6:00 – American Art Today
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:00 – Bulletin Board
• 7:15 – British Weeklies
• 7:30 – French Course
• 8:00 – Science Reporter
• 9:00 – Notes in Music
• 9:30 – Shakespeare on TV- Romeo and Juliet – Part I
• 10:00 – Sign-Off

Thursday January 31, 1957

• 5:15 p.m. – Friendly Giant
• 5:30 – Come and See
• 6:00 – French Course
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:00 – America Looks Abroad
• 7:15 – British Weeklies
• 7:30 – Spanish Course
• 8:00 – Human Rights
• 8:30 – Frontiers of Health
• 9:00 – Performances
• 10:00 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 10:15 – Sign-off

Monday December 2, 1957

• 5:30 p.m. – Friendly Giant
• 6:00 – Geophysical
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:50 – Backgrounds
• 7:05 – Sports, Weather
• 7:15 – College and You
• 7:45 – Let’s Learn To Type
• 8:00 – Human Rights
• 8:30 – Frontiers of Health
• 9:00 – Challenge of Communism
• 9:30 – Basic Mathematics
• 10:00 – U.N. In Review
• 10:15 – Mikulos Schwalo
• 10:45 – News with Louis Lyons
• 11:05 – Sign-Off

Tuesday February 4, 1958

• 5:30 p.m. – Friendly Giant
• 6:00 – Geophysical
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:50 – Backgrounds
• 7:05 – Sports, Weather
• 7:15 – College and You
• 7:45 – Let’s Learn To Type
• 8:00 – Human Rights
• 8:30 – Frontiers of Health
• 9:00 – Challenge of Communism
• 9:30 – Basic Mathematics
• 10:00 – U.N. In Review
• 10:15 – Mikulos Schwalo
• 10:45 – News – (with Louis Lyons)
• 11:05 – Sign-Off

Wednesday May 7, 1958

• 5:30 p.m. – Friendly Giant
• 6:00 – Geophysical
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:50 – Backgrounds
• 7:05 – Sports, Weather
• 7:15 – College and You
• 7:45 – Let’s Learn To Type
• 8:00 – Science Reporter
• 9:00 – Notes in Music
• 9:30 – Basic Mathematics
• 10:00 – U.N. In Review
• 10:15 – Mikulos Schwalo
• 10:45 – News (with Louis Lyons)
• 11:05 – Sign-Off

Thursday November 6, 1958

• 5:30 p.m. – Friendly Giant
• 6:00 – French Course
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:50 – Backgrounds
• 7:05 – Sports, Weather
• 7:15 – College and You
• 7:45 – Spanish Course
• 8:00 – Human Rights
• 8:30 – Frontiers Of Health
• 9:00 – Performances
• 10:45 – News (with Louis Lyons)
• 11:05 – Sign-Off

Friday February 13, 1959

• 5:30 p.m. – Friendly Giant
• 6:00 – French Course
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:50 – Backgrounds
• 7:05 – Sports, Weather
• 7:15 – College and You
• 7:45 – Spanish Course
• 8:00 – Human Rights
• 8:30 – Basic Mathematics
• 9:00 – Performances
• 10:00 – U.N. In Action
• 10:30 – Backgrounds
• 10:45 – News (with Louis Lyons)
• 11:00 – Sign-Off

Friday May 1, 1959

• 9:30 a.m. – Sign-on/21-inch Classroom
• 4:45 p.m. – Number of Things
• 5:00 – Ruth Ann’s Camp
• 6:00 – Nuclear Physics
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:00 – Weather for You
• 7:15 – Jazz with Father O’Connor
• 7:45 – Groundwork in Graphics
• 8:00 – Max Lerner
• 8:30 – Ralph Burche
• 9:00 – Last Continent
• 9:30 – Masters of American Fiction
• 10:00 – Exceptional Child
• 10:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 10:45 – Sign-off

Monday November 16, 1959

• 9:15 a.m. – Sign-on/21-inch Classroom
• 3:30 p.m. – Parlons Francais
• 4:00 – Art and Artists
• 4:30 – History (with Herb Hake)
• 5:00 – Ruth Ann’s Camp
• 6:00 – Magic Doorways
• 6:15 – Capitol Hill Report
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:00 – Heritage
• 7:30 – Young Worlds
• 8:00 – European Imperalism
• 8:30 – Invitation to Art
• 9:00 – Max Loring’s Seminar
• 9:30 – I’ve Been Reading
• 10:00 – News
• 10:15 – Sign-off

Tuesday February 23, 1960

• 9:15 a.m. – Sign-on/21-inch Classroom
• 5:00 p.m. – Clipper Ship
• 6:00 – What’s New
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Theater Review
• 7:00 – Accent on Music
• 7:30 – French Through TV
• 8:00 – Creative Sculpture
• 8:30 – Ordeal by Fire
• 9:00 – Sonata Recital
• 9:30 – Yesterday’s Worlds
• 10:00 – News
• 10:15 – Sign-off

Wednesday May 4, 1960

• 9:15 a.m. – Sign-on/21-inch Classroom
• 6:00 p.m. – Danny Dee
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:00 – The Right To Sit
• 7:30 – Camera Series
• 8:00 – Reading Out Loud
• 8:30 – Sounding Board
• 9:00 – Science Reporter
• 9:30 – Hats in the Ring
• 10:00 – News
• 10:15 – Sign-off

Thursday November 3, 1960

• 9:15 a.m. – Sign-on/Parlons Francois
• 10:15 – 21-inch Classrom
• 11:00 – Parlons Français
• 11:45 – 21-inch Classroom
• 5:15 p.m. – Sing Hi, Sing Lo
• 5:30 – Make Believe Classroom
• 6:00 – Americans at Work
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – New England News (with Robert Bar)
• 7:00 – Ask The Candidate
• 7:30 – David Copperfield
• 8:00 – Lab 30
• 8:30 – Ragtime Era
• 9:00 – Open End
• 10:30 – News
• 10:45 – Sign-off

Friday February 3, 1961

• 9:15 a.m. – Sign-on/Parlons Francois
• 5:30 p.m. – Danny Dee
• 6:00 – From Haydn to Hi-Fi
• 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons)
• 6:45 – Backgrounds
• 7:00 – Away of Thinking
• 7:30 – Jazz with Father O’Connor
• 8:00 – Red Myth
• 8:30 – Max Lerner
• 9:00 – Metropolis (with Governor John Volpe)
• 9:30 – Image Series
• 10:00 – 150 Anniversary Convocation of Mass-General Hospital
• 10:30 – News
• 10:45 – Backgrounds
• 11:00 – Sign-off

Monday December 1, 1969

WGBH-TV 2

• 10:00 a.m. – Sign-on/Sesame Street
• 11:00 – Educational Progr ming
• 12:00 p.m. – Mister Rogers Neighborhood
• 12:30 – What’s New?
• 1:00 – Educational Progr ming
• 3:00 – Chronological Behavior
• 3:30 – Maggie and the Beautiful Machine
• 6:30 – University of the Air
• 7:00 – Louis Lyons – News
• 7:30 – The Reporters
• 8:00 – On Being Black
• 9:00 – N.E.T Journal
• 10:00 – Newsfront
• 10:30 – All The Presidents Men
• 11:00 – Forsythe Saga
• 11:30 – Sign-Off

WGBX-TV 44

• 4:00 – Sesame Street
• 5:00 – Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
• 5:30 – What’s New
• 6:00 – Maggie and the Beautiful Machine