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American Experience

Season 26 Episode 6: The Poisoner's Handbook

36 SeasonsJun 24, 2014TV-PG1h 53m8.3

From PBS and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: In the early 20th century, the average American medicine cabinet was a would-be poisoner's treasure chest, with radioactive radium, thallium, and morphine in everyday products. The pace of industrial...

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Season 26 Episodes:

Episode 1 War of the Worlds

1. War of the Worlds

Aired: Jan 7, 2014

An account of Orson Welles' 1938 radio drama broadcast that inadvertently sta...

Episode 2 JFK: Part 1

2. JFK: Part 1

Aired: Jan 14, 2014

JFK's campaign for president is the first to be waged on television, a distin...

Episode 3 JFK: Part 2

3. JFK: Part 2

Aired: Feb 4, 2014

This episode follows Kennedy into the White House, offering fresh assessments...

Episode 7 1964

7. 1964

Aired: Nov 18, 2014

The pivotal year that essentially ushered in the true 1960s is explored.


Info about American Experience

Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography