David Bianculli

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new three part series on PBS, "Signal to Noise: Life with Television." It's the kind of thing that should have excited him -- but ultimately made him ill.

Fresh Air's TV critic, David Bianculli. His new book is "The Dictionary of Teleliteracy: Television's 500 Biggest Hits, Misses, and Events" (Continuum). It explores the shows and events that have had the biggest impact--good and bad--on American culture. From the funeral of JFK to Hee Haw, the book provides background and context for the America's most memorable TV moments. Bianculli also reviews television for the New York Daily News.

Fresh Air's television critic, David Bianculli, reviews the final works of British TV producer Dennis Potter.