ETV Classics

Dive into the classics as ETV Digital features your favorite shows from yesteryear.

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About ETV Classics

Dive into the classics as ETV Digital features your favorite shows from yesteryear. The handpicked classics will beckon your nostalgia for art, history, how-to, nature, and more as each episode features a different show.

ETV Classics are featured every Friday (#FlashbackFriday) on scetv.org. You can also watch ETV Classics on your devices using the PBS App or the SCETV App.

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McPartland and Brubeck: A Piano Jazz Special (2001) | ETV Classics

In this ETV Classic gem from the tape vault, Marian McPartland welcomes her audience and introduces Dave Brubeck to enthusiastic applause! Brubeck talks briefly...

From Barbados to Carolina: Colony of a Colony (1999) | ETV Classics

Jobman Caravan: Unemployment Benefits, Careers in Communications (1985) | ETV Classics

South Carolina Today (1974) | Sandlapper's Corner

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Marian McPartland Celebrated: A Portrait of Rachel Carson (2007) | ETV Classics

Premiere of A Portrait of Rachel Carson performed by the University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra with Dr. Donald Portnoy conducting and Marian McPartland performing her composition written to...

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Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz with Bobby Short (1986) | ETV Classics

In this joy-filled ETV Classics special, Piano Jazz (1986) comes to television, as Marian McPartland welcomes the king of cabaret singers, Bobby Short. He leads off with a song that he does at the...

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Family Across the Sea (1990) | ETV Classics

This ETV Classics special explores the remarkable connections between the Gullah of the South Carolina/Georgia Sea Islands and the people of West Africa, particularly those of Sierra Leone. The...

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Jobman Caravan: Local Heroes, Healthy Living and Careers in Marketing (1989) | ETV Classics

In this 1989 Jobman Caravan episode, meet a young man giving back through tennis, explore marketing careers, learn about healthy eating habits from a chiropractor, and get a taste of a local...

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2024-01-22

Orville and Wilbur: The Story of the Wright Brothers (1971)

A dramatized look into the lives of the Wright Brothers leading up to their first flight.

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ETV Classics: Orville and Wilbur: The Story of the Wright Brothers (1971)
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2023-10-25

Studio See – Honor Dance (1978)

A cultural comparison between two different types of traditional dance ceremonies.

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ETV Classics: Studio See – Honor Dance (1978)
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2024-01-23

Great Performances: Pavarotti and the Italian Tenor (1992)

Pavarotti and the Italian Tenor celebrates tradition, highlighting its cherished tenors.

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ETV Classics: Great Performances: Pavarotti and the Italian Tenor (1992)
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2023-12-08

The Nutcracker with the Moscow State Ballet (1996)

The Nutcracker with the Moscow State Ballet is a gorgeous production of a holiday classic.

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ETV Classics: The Nutcracker with the Moscow State Ballet (1996)
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2023-11-03

Snowbird Cherokees (1995)

The Snowbird Cherokees looks at life in the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.

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ETV Classics: Snowbird Cherokees (1995)
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2024-01-22

Jobman Caravan: The Emmy Show (1969)

Hosted by Bill Terrel, the first episode of Jobman Caravan after it won an Emmy Award.

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ETV Classics: Jobman Caravan: The Emmy Show (1969)
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2025-01-14

Nathalie Dupree | A Literary Tour of South Carolina (2008)

Nathalie Dupree was the author of 14 best-selling cookbooks, and host of over 300 TV shows.

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ETV Classics: Nathalie Dupree | A Literary Tour of South Carolina (2008)
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2022-06-05

Sandlapper’s Corner (1981)

A series about South Carolina—its people and places, its present and past.

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ETV Classics: Sandlapper’s Corner (1981)
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2024-01-24

Susannah by Carlisle Floyd (1998)

Susannah - A classic American opera about a girl in Tennessee torn down by slander.

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ETV Classics: Susannah by Carlisle Floyd (1998)
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2025-02-05

Jobman Caravan: Black History (1985)

This episode of Jobman Caravan explores the significance of Black History Month.

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ETV Classics: Jobman Caravan: Black History (1985)