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When They Were Making It

The real human stories behind classic Hollywood's greatest films and legends.

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Latest episodes

1. Dorothy Dandridge, Part 2: Hollywood's First Black Leading Lady — Island in the Sun, Porgy and Bess, and the Promise Hollywood Couldn't Keep18 Aug 2026
2. Dorothy Dandridge, Part 1: A Star of Her Own Making — Baptism by Show Business, Carmen Jones, and a Historic Oscar Nomination11 Aug 2026
3. Sunset Boulevard (1950): Hollywood's Autopsy — Billy Wilder, Gloria Swanson, and the Film That Shook an Industry4 Aug 2026
4. Mae West: The Most Dangerous Woman in Hollywood — Sex, Censorship, and the Star Who Redefined the Movies28 Jul 2026
5. Marlon Brando, Part 3: The Final Act — The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris, Apocalypse Now, and the Death of a Legend21 Jul 2026
6. Marlon Brando, Part 2: The Wilderness Years — Guys and Dolls, Mutiny on the Bounty, and the Road to The Godfather14 Jul 2026
7. Marlon Brando, Part 1: The Early Years — A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and the Oscar That Changed Everything7 Jul 2026
8. Lana Turner: The Sweater Girl Who Became MGM's Most Glamorous Star — Scandal, Survival, and a Very Hollywood Murder30 Jun 2026
9. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961): How Hollywood Rewrote Holly Golightly — Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, and the Making of a Style Icon23 Jun 2026
10. Rudolph Valentino: Hollywood's First Sex Symbol — Desire, Masculinity, and the Myth That Outlived the Man16 Jun 2026