Nathan Masters Explores The Hidden Histories of Los Angeles
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In the New Season of PBS SoCal Series LOST LA
PBS SoCal’s broadcast channel, PBS SoCal Plus, celebrates the award-winning series LOST LA throughout the month of January. You can catch all the episodes at LOST LA. If you love history and culture, these untold stories will satisfy the curious mind. LOST LA’s host, Nathan Masters, will uncover treasures. Many discoveries are in plain sight if you know where to look.
The half-hour series LOST LA uncovers the region’s hidden past. It uses documents, photos, and other rare artifacts from California libraries and archives. The series premiered in January of 2016. Since then, it has continued to challenge the assumption that Los Angeles is a city without a history. Instead, LOST LA presents a history of Southern California that is not often told. It brings forgotten stories to light. The series presents primary sources of Los Angeles history on the screen. These sources connect the past to the Los Angeles of today.
Public historian and writer Nathan Masters returns as Host. He shares the untold histories behind Southern California’s space shuttle program. He also covers the Cold War and the St. Francis Dam disaster. Finally, he uncovers Disney’s roots and how the city became the birthplace of modern animation. The series is a co-production with the University of Southern California Libraries. This project is part of their longstanding commitment. They aim to build public engagement with regional history collections. The new season’s first episode explores how Southern California contributed to the creation of the Space Shuttle. It also illustrates humanity’s journey closer to the cosmos.
Coming up on Tues., Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal / Wed., Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal Plus is “Animation”. Uncover Disney’s roots and Walt Disney’s first home as Nathan explores how Los Angeles became the birthplace of modern animation. Animators Floyd Norman and Jane Baer and producer Don Hahn share insights. Composer John Debney and voice actor Bill Farmer discuss the city’s role in transforming cartoons. They explain how it became the art form known as animation. Take a one-of-a-kind tour of Disney’s Animation Research Library and learn what it takes to bring drawn characters to life.
LOST LA is available to stream online. It is also available on YouTube. New episodes are available on the free PBS App.