Anthony Fleming III
Narrator
Chicago Stories (2020)
Season 1
An original documentary series from Chicago PBS affiliate WTTW uncovering the city’s fascinating history. Each story presents an entertaining and intriguing tale about a person or event that shaped Chicago. The series reflects the rich diversity and breadth of human experience that shaped this great American city.
Released Oct. 9, 2020
Episode 56 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.wttw, tmdb.chicago-illinois, imdb.chicago-illinois
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Great Chicago Fire
On October 10, 1871, Chicago awoke to an unrecognizable landscape: where 48 hours earlier there had been a vibrant city, now there was nothing but rubble stretched for miles on end. The event is brought to life as never before, using vivid animations, elaborate re-creations, and interviews with historians and the descendants of eyewitnesses.
Oct. 9, 2020, midnight
S1E2 - Ida B. Wells
There are few Chicago historical figures whose life and work speak to the current moment more than Ida B. Wells, the 19th century investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and passionate suffragist.
May 21, 2021, midnight
S1E3 - Inventing Improv
Chicago’s greatest cultural export just might be improvised theater, which was born at Jane Addams’ Hull House during the Great Depression and carried out into the world by the likes of Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Stephen Colbert. But while to most people improv might seem synonymous with comedy, the art form was devised by a woman named Viola Spolin who wasn’t out for laughs.
Oct. 22, 2021, midnight
PBS
56 min/ep
1414 min
Oct. 9, 2020
Nov. 8, 2024, midnight
Returning Series
NR
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