Documentaries (Page 4)

Alabama Public Television viewers learned about some of the state’s most popular barbecue restaurants with the debut of the documentary, “A Taste of Hog Heaven” in November 2003. The film includes behind-the-scenes looks at barbecue restaurants with loyal followings across the state including Big Bob Gibson’s, Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Jim’s Pit BBQ on Highway 82, and more.SHOW ME NOW

Up From the Ashes: The Rebirth of Phenix City shows how the National Guard crushed a crime syndicate here in 1954, radically changing the course of this historic river town. During WWII, many of the 100,000 soldiers who were stationed at Ft. Benning visited the clubs, gambling halls, and houses of prostitution in Phenix City. SHOW ME NOW

Songs Inside The Box is a film that takes viewers to a concert of cigar box guitar music and introduces people who build and play cigar box guitars. Since the 1800s, craftsmen have been lovingly forming trash into treasure by making musical instruments from disposable cigar boxes. The Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza in Huntsville, Alabama brings enthusiasts from across the US together.SHOW ME NOW

Mobile, Alabama is known as The Azalea City. But the spring explosion of blooms is a relatively new tradition. Azaleas were imported during the 1920s to create a tourist attraction. “On the Azalea Trail” tells about the flowering of tourism based on Mobile’s flora and fauna and the development of the area’s horticultural industry. SHOW ME NOW