Enterprise

Half-hour program on the "real-life adventure" of big business. Newsman Eric Sevareid, who served as host, described the series as neither "chamber of commerce boosterism" nor anti-establishment; rather, "an effort to report how various industrial sectors actually work."

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Oct 02, 1981

3 seaons till Jul 12, 1984

Popularity: 3.1319
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Networks
(US)
Production

GBH (US)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Hard Sell, Soft Sell

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 38 episodes

Specials

Aired

7 Episodes
  • Episode 1John DeLorean: The End of the Road min

    A look under the hood of John DeLorean's ill-fated dream, in this updated edition of the 1981 episode Start-Up.

  • Episode 2Space Salvage min

    When two communications satellites were lost in space in early 1984, an earthbound drama with staggering financial consequences began. The accident, its ramifications, and the bold plan to save one of the satellites are chronicled.

  • Episode 3Satellites Lost and Found28 min

    NASA's successful use of the space shuttle to recover two space satellites is updated to include actual footage of the November 1984 mission.

  • Episode 4Billion Dollar Day29 min

    Cameras follow three currency traders in Hong Kong, London, and New York through a single day's wheeling and dealing. Also aired on BBC as an episode of Commercial Breaks.

  • Episode 5Battle of the Blimps29 min

    Goodyear and England's Airship Industries compete for U.S. military contracts for surveillance blimps.

Crew & Team

Gene Mackles

Title Designer

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