Big Blue Marble
originally aired on PBS
Big Blue Marble is a half-hour children's television program that was aired from 1974 to 1983. Distinctive content included stories about children around the world and a pen-pal club that encouraged intercultural communication. The name of the show referred to the appearance of Earth as a giant marble, popularized by The Blue Marble, a famous photograph taken in December 1972 by the crew of Apollo 17.