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Documentaries

Documentaries

The PBS Kansas staff produces quality historical documentary style programs, which are both entertaining and enlightening. Funding for production of these documentaries comes from local corporate supporters, foundations and trusts from viewers like you.

Documentaries is a local public television program presented by PBS Kansas Channel 8

Piatt Street Air Disaster: 50 Years of Healing

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A look back at the heartbreaking accident that changed a Wichita neighborhood forever. (41m 10s)

Kansas Baseball: Swinging for the Fences

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The first comprehensive look at fascinating stories behind Kansas baseball. (1h 27m 45s)

Positively Wichita: Wichita Now!

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A fun look at a promotional film made for Wichita in the 1960's. (23m 50s)

Sounding Joy: Make We Merry

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Enjoy a Christmas concert from the Wichita Chamber Chorale. (55m)

Positively Wichita: Brands Born Here

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This is the story of home-grown, revolutionary brands and the innovators behind them. (24m 15s)

The Pie Way... Kansas Style

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Explore how Kansans are making their delicious pie recipes. (56m 38s)

Wichita Vortex

A look at Wichita's role in the counterculture movement of the 1960's. (26m)

Lost Theaters of Wichita

Host Jim Grawe explores the history of Wichita's theaters. (29m 2s)

Joyland: Reliving The Memories

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The rise and fall of Joyland Amusement Park, a Wichita, KS icon. (54m 59s)

Dillion: A True Story

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Dillion: A True Story of a Soldier's Battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (45m 52s)

Black & Gold: Remembering The WSU Plane Crash

The story of the 1970 Wichita State University football team plane crash. (57m 53s)

The Dockum Sit-in: A Legacy of Courage

The historical recount of the first successful student-led sit-in. (57m 49s)

The Piatt Street Crash: Remembering Wichita's Worst...

Remembering the worst Aviation Disaster in Wichita's history. (28m 24s)

Oil Dorado: The Life and Times of an Oil Boom

From the 1910's through the 1950's, oil permeated every aspect of life in Butler County. (57m 53s)

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