Hosted by Walter Cronkite before his bigger successes, "You Are There" created something totally new for television - a reporter with a camera and microphone who covered historical events as though they were breaking news.
One example was, "The Assassination of Julius Caesar." He interviews many of the people who took part as they stand over Caesar"s body.
"Excuse me, sir," he asks Marc Antony. Antony takes a moment to be interviewed. What a fascinating concept.
The only other episode I remember seeing live was, "The Capture of Jesse James," with an unknown James Dean in the title role.
If the episodes have not been lost, they should be put on DVD for today's generation to watch.
One example was, "The Assassination of Julius Caesar." He interviews many of the people who took part as they stand over Caesar"s body.
"Excuse me, sir," he asks Marc Antony. Antony takes a moment to be interviewed. What a fascinating concept.
The only other episode I remember seeing live was, "The Capture of Jesse James," with an unknown James Dean in the title role.
If the episodes have not been lost, they should be put on DVD for today's generation to watch.