TCM Celebrates 30 Years

From left: Arthur Hiller, Arlene Dahl, Jane Powell, Celeste Holm, Robert Osborne and Van Johnson helped launch TCM with a Times Square event on April 14, 1994. TCM EVENTS/PUBLIC RELATIONS — Robert Osborne speaks at Times Square launch of TCM in 1994 )TCM Photo)

Turner Classic Movies celebrates its 30^th anniversary every Thursday in April and with an all-day celebration on April 14, 2024.

Every Thursday in April, TCM hosts Dave Karger, Alicia Malone, and Ben Mankiewicz will welcome legacy TCM employees as guest programmers in The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship: 30 Years of TCM. Ranging from TCM’s first president to TCM’s teleprompter operator since the very beginning, they reflect on the network’s origins, their experiences working for TCM, and the films they chose.

On Sunday, April 14, 2024 TCM has a with an all-day marathon of films with introductions by the late Robert Osborne.

For more than 22 years, Osborne – who died in 2017 – served as the primetime host and anchor of TCM, helping millions of viewers discover and enter the world of classic movies, and dedicating his life to preserving and sharing the movies he loved.

Here is the TCM schedule for the 30th anniversary shows.

TCM 30th Anniversary Lineup Sunday, April 14

12:15 AM – The Breaking Point (1950)

Robert and Eddie Muller introduction, original air date 1/17/13
Features new insights from Eddie Muller for Noir Alley

2:15 AM – Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)

“Bob’s Pick” from 11/15/96

4:00 AM – The Guardsman (1931)

“Bob’s Pick” from 4/14/11

5:30 AM – The Pirate (1948)

“Bob’s Pick” from 4/14/11

7:30 AM – North by Northwest (1959)

“Bob’s Pick” from 4/14/15

10:00AM – The Breaking Point (1950)

Noir Alley Repeat

12:00PM – An American in Paris (1951)

Robert and Dave Karger introduction, original air date 2/23/07
Features new introduction from Dave Karger

2:00PM – Mr. Skeffington (1945)

Robert and guest programmer Mario Cantone, original air date 1/10/06
Features new introduction from Alicia Malone

4:30PM – Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

Robert and guest programmer Kermit the Frog, original air date 11/21/07
Features new introduction from Alicia Malone

6:30PM – Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)

8:00PM – Gone with the Wind (1939)

First TCM film introduction, original air date 4/14/94
Features new context from Ben Mankiewicz

12:00AM – The Wind (1928)

Robert and co-host Sally Field, original air date 4/25/08 as part of The Essentials
Features new introduction from Jacqueline Stewart for Silent Sunday Night

1:30AM – Robert Osborne’s 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015)

2:30AM – Diabolique (1955)

Robert and co-host Drew Barrymore, original air date 5/12/12 as part of The Essentials
Features new introduction from Alicia Malone for TCM Imports

4:30AM – The Petrified Forest (1936)

Aired on TCM’s first day, 4/14/94

Here are the upcoming Thursday evenings that mark TCM’s anniversary.

Thursday, April 18

8:00 PM – The Thin Man (1934), Alicia Malone with Katherine Evans Porges, SVP, Marketing and Enterprises (1993-2009)

9:45PM – Killer’s Kiss (1955), Alicia Malone with Shannon Davis, Creative Director (1993-2007)

11:00 PM – Real Life (1979), Alicia Malone with Jeff Stafford, Managing Editor, Digital (2000-2012)

Thursday, April 25

8:00 PM – Woman of the Year (1942), Dave Karger with Laura Galietta, VP of Strategic Partnerships (1993-2004)

10:00 PM – The In-Laws (1979), Dave Karger with Jim Weiss, VP PR & Publicity (1993-2003)

12:00 AM – Christmas in Connecticut (1945), Dave Karger with Sandi Winslow, Teleprompter Supervisor Turner Studios (1993-2014)

See today’s schedule at: TCM Schedule for Today

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