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A series featuring six major artists and writers who live and work in exile.

Driven mad by his wife's disappearance, Amadeu enters an existential crisis and tries to find her through the streets of São Paulo, facing obstacles and encountering all sorts of people.

News at Twelve is a 1988 British television comedy for children. The series followed 12-year-old Kevin Doyle and his nightly "news bulletins" about the events in his life. The name of the TV series came from Kevin's age rather than the time the show itself aired, or of Kevin's news updates, which commonly featured his comical basset hound Baxter. News at Twelve featured Patrick Malahide, Sheila Fearn, Julia Foster, Liz May Brice and Mark Billingham. This series was aired on ITV and made by Central TV. A US pilot version was made in 1991 by NBC starring, amongst others, Danny Gerard and Sarah Melici, but it was never screened.

A documentary about the Korean War by Thames Television that aired in the Summer of 1988 and in the US in November 1990 through WGBH Boston.

Der Schwammerlkönig is a German television series.

Reaching for the Skies was an aviation documentary TV series made by BBC Pebble Mill in association with CBS Fox. The first episode was transmitted in the United Kingdom on 12 September 1988 and in the US in 1989. Narrated by British actor Anthony Quayle, and by Robert Vaughn for its American and International releases, It was divided into 12 programs. The series producer was Ivan Rendall. Music used was mainly sourced from KPM Musichouse.

Abdullah finishes his studies in America and returns to Kuwait intending to marry his foreign girlfriend, at the same time his parents try to convince him to marry other girls, so he accepts obedience to his parents, but soon divorces them for several reasons, and then decides to marry his American sweetheart

"Keek op de week" was a satirical television program by the duo Kees van Kooten and Wim de Bie. In it, Van Kooten and De Bie discussed current events, usually through sketches featuring their various characters. They often held "conversations" with these characters via a screen, which in reality was just a blue screen. They also provided commentary on the news in a columnist-like style. The rug beater logo of Van Kooten and De Bie's "Simplisties Verbond" was still present, though placed modestly in the background. The song "Duke of Iron" by saxophonist Sonny Rollins served as the show's theme music.

Kids take each other to court and "The Honorable Judge O. Meter" decides their verdict. Paul Provenza is the host of this short-lived and relatively forgotten late 80s Nickelodeon show.

A formal critique of historical Chinese culture, arguing that developing a so-called "yellow civilization" based on the land and rivers has led to conservatism, ignorance and backwardness, and that China should develop a "blue civilization" based on the sea, while establishing a system based on the market economy.

A French crime anthology show, and one of two entires (with "Intrigues") in the "Drôles d'histoires" umbrella title that ran for 10 years.

Turkish television series based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin.

This is the story of Manolo Beltra, a mid-aged, unbelieving foul-mouthed but cherished. He is a TV presenter, famous for his participation in a program called "El humor es algo maravilloso". With life more or less settled, a series of events will break this situation and he will have to rethink his way of thinking and deal with his existence.

A Danish show based on the humorous events in Nana and her dad's life.

When the 20th century opened, Britain dominated world affairs, and America stood on the sidelines. Now their positions are reversed. This is the story of how it happened.

young girl named Hany who excels in running and overcomes life challenges with strength and hope. The show explores friendship, sports, and family bonds.

The Comedy Company was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 until about 11 November 1990 on Network Ten, Sunday night and was created and directed by Ian McFadyen, and co directed and produced by Jo Lane. The show largely consisted of sketch comedy in short segments, much in the tradition of earlier Sketch comedy shows, The Mavis Bramston Show, The Naked Vicar Show, Australia You're Standing In It, and The D-Generation. The majority of the filming took place in Melbourne, Victoria. The show had a significant effect on Australian culture, particularly on Australian youth. The Australian adoption of the word "Bogan" was first used in its existing context by the The Comedy Company character, Kylie Mole.

Inés de Hinojosa (Amparo Grisales), a beautiful mestizo woman from the 16th century living in Tunja, defies the strict social order of the time with her unrestrained sexuality, which even drives her to kill in order to fulfill her desires.

The series explores the diversity of Australia's landscapes, from the seas to the arid interior; the effects of the extremes of flood, drought and bushfire; and examines the impact of 200 years of European settlement on the land, its plants and animals.

The final years of the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos' rule, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. in 1983 to the People Power EDSA Revolution in 1986 that ousted Marcos. The film focuses on American TV journalist (Gary Busey), who finds himself in the middle of key events that lead to the downfall of the Marcos regime.

The story of a teenage girl growing up on her family's farm in Northumberland.

KBS1 1988 Seoul Olympics Drama Special adaptation of the Legend of Chunhyang

War correspondent Frank Buchanan returns to Sydney expecting an easy life; instead he is caught up with Yannis Moustakas, a young Greek taxi driver, would-be rock 'n' roll star, would-be in anything if there's a buck in it.

Chlapci a Chlapi is a TV series produced and broadcast in Czechoslovakia in 1988. It follows the story of a group of Czech and Slovak men in their mandatory army service. The series was generally well received and is very well known in Central Europe. It stars Martin Zounar, Boris Slivka, Roman Hajek, Josef Bláha, Jaroslava Adamová and others. The show was directed by Evžen Sokolovský.

The events revolve around (Jaber), who returns to his town after several years he spent expatriate, and falls in love with (noble) despite his circumstances, and then the villagers live in terror because of a defect in the oil wells.

An adaptation of Eliza Orzeszkowa’s novel. Set in 1886 in Lithuania, the story centers on the conflict between the Bohatyrowicz family and the Korczyn estate. Against a backdrop of social and familial tensions unfolds the love story of Justyna Orzelska (Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak), niece of Benedykt Korczyński, and Jan Bohatyrowicz (Adam Marjański). Will their love prove strong enough to overcome the deep mental divide separating the world of the Bohatyrowiczs from that of the Korczyńskis?

The story of opera soprano Dame Nellie Melba.

Balliamo e cantiamo con Licia is an Italian television series. It is one of the four live adpatations of the Japanese manga Ai Shite Knight. It is the sequel to "Love me Licia", "Licia dolce Licia", and "Teneramente Licia".

Berlin 1937/38: Adolf Hitler strives for war. The leadership of the Wehrmacht stands in his way. But he gets rid of his opponents by plotting against the Reich War Minister Werner von Blomberg - he had married a prostitute - and the Chief of Staff of the Army Werner von Fritsch - he was homosexual.

The happiness of an engaged couple is tested by the family conflicts and frictions that arise between their in-laws and siblings. George, who works in an office, and Elsa decide to get engaged. However, Elsa's mother cannot accept "the grocer's son" as her son-in-law, as she calls him, and she never misses an opportunity to create all kinds of problems with her nagging and demands. George's mother, who runs a boutique on the same street, also never misses an opportunity to torpedo any attempt at reconciliation with her bride's family.

Drama series dealing with adultery between middle-class Australians in Canberra.

Kakaji Kahin is an Indian political satire that aired on Doordarshan in 1988. It was one of Basu Chatterjee's acclaimed works for Indian television, based on a book called Netaji Kahin by well-known author Manohar Shyam Joshi

"Humor de Perdição" was a humorous television program, broadcast by RTP in 1987

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