American Experience
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, May 27
Mr. Polaroid
Season 36 • Episode 10
Scientist Edwin Land revolutionizes amateur photography in 1948 with the Polaroid camera.
Wednesday, May 28
Mr. Polaroid
Season 36 • Episode 10
Scientist Edwin Land revolutionizes amateur photography in 1948 with the Polaroid camera.
Wednesday, May 28
The Movement and The "Madman"
Season 35 • Episode 4
Antiwar protests cause President Nixon to cancel plans for an escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
Tuesday, June 3
Stonewall Uprising
Season 23 • Episode 9
Violent protests and street demonstrations erupt when police raid New York's Stonewall Inn in 1969.
Thursday, June 5
Stonewall Uprising
Season 23 • Episode 9
Violent protests and street demonstrations erupt when police raid New York's Stonewall Inn in 1969.

Matt Roush says...
Before there were iPhones capturing instant images, the Polaroid camera was a pop-cultural sensation, peaking in the 1960s and ’70s as amateur photographers grooved on being able to watch their snapshots develop before their eyes. American Experience revisits this phenomenon with a profile of inventor Edwin Land, who believed his technology could save the world.
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