About this season
The show featured guests who played significant roles in world history. Guests would interact with each other and host Steve Allen, discussing philosophy, religion, history, science, and many other topics. As nearly as was possible, the actual words of the historical figures were used. The show was fully scripted, yet the scripts were carefully crafted to give the appearance of spontaneous discussion among historic figures. Typically, each episode would be split into two parts, broadcast separately, with most or all of the guests introduced over the course of the first part, and the discussions continuing into the second part. A total of 24 episodes were produced.
Episodes (6)
1. Florence Nightingale/Plato/Martin Luther/Voltaire, Part 1
Aired 6 March 1978 • 60 min
2. Florence Nightingale/Plato/Martin Luther/Voltaire, Part 2
Aired 13 March 1978 • 60 min
3. Empress Tz'u-hsi/Cesare Beccaria/Frederick Douglass/Marquis de Sade, Part 1
Aired 20 March 1978 • 60 min
4. Empress Tz'u-hsi/Cesare Beccaria/Frederick Douglass/Marquis de Sade, Part 2
Aired 27 March 1978 • 60 min
5. Susan B. Anthony/Socrates/Sir Francis Bacon/Emiliano Zapata, Part 1
Aired 3 April 1978 • 60 min
6. Susan B. Anthony/Socrates/Sir Francis Bacon/Emiliano Zapata, Part 2
Aired 10 April 1978 • 60 min