|Hybrid news/documentary magazine show which, like ''NET Journal'', aired controversial Left-leaning documentaries. Its debut episode featured a racist drama featuring black actors painted up in whiteface, a reversal of blackface-painted actors from minstrel shows and early Hollywood movies. Not all NET affiliates carried the series; in fact, NET stations in South Carolina and Georgia refused to air the debut episode due to its controversial content.<ref>[https://www.tvobscurities.com/spotlight/pbl-public-broadcast-laboratory/ PBL (Public Broadcast Laboratory)] at Television Obscurities</ref> | |Hybrid news/documentary magazine show which, like ''NET Journal'', aired controversial Left-leaning documentaries. Its debut episode featured a racist drama featuring black actors painted up in whiteface, a reversal of blackface-painted actors from minstrel shows and early Hollywood movies. Not all NET affiliates carried the series; in fact, NET stations in South Carolina and Georgia refused to air the debut episode due to its controversial content.<ref>[https://www.tvobscurities.com/spotlight/pbl-public-broadcast-laboratory/ PBL (Public Broadcast Laboratory)] at Television Obscurities</ref> |