As the region's story teller, Blue Ridge PBS has been known for its award winning documentary production for over 50 years on a wide variety of topics. Documentaries in 70s and 80s including Packaging American Wars, Shatterer of Worlds, Name It Roanoke, Stepping Out With Steam, a series on women artists including Janet Fish, Dorothy Gillespie, Caroline Montague, Edna Andrade, and many more.

New for 2024! - Norfolk & Western: Steam, Steel, and Storylines

Among the documentaries in the past 30 years are:

• Barter Theatre: Ham for Hamlet
• Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
• Civil War with Dr. James I. "Bud" Robertson
  (11 different documentaries)
• Eric Fitzpatrick: I'm Painting My Life
• First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families
• Hotel Roanoke: Grand Old Lady on the Hill
• Lakeside: 66 Years of Fun in the Sun
• Mill Mountain: Beacon of the Valley
• One Week in October
• Smith Mountain Lake: Generating Power, Creating Memories
• The Story of the New River
• Vietnam Reflections
• Virginia State Parks: 75 Years and Still Growing