The Lost Tapes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On The Lost Tapes encounter the Pearl Harbor attacks, the L.A. riots, the Son of Sam murders and Patty Hearst's kidnapping the way they unfolded on TVs and radios across America. We present these shocking events from the 20th century, not through traditional journalistic reportage, but in real-time, as they were covered by national and local news broadcasts. This footage, much of which has not been seen in decades, gives an intimacy and immediacy to stories we thought we knew but will now rediscover through a unique perspective.

Series details

• Title: The Lost Tapes
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2016-12-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-12-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Smithsonian Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23088

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-12-04; final listed air date 2017-11-26.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-02-26; final listed air date 2018-12-09.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Lost Tapes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.