I recorded that Connections series on my very first VCR machine. And still watch it every once in a while although the tape is getting a little sketchy.
I think the series is on sale at Smithsonian.com but costs over $100. It’s too bad it isn’t shown on Tv anymore because Burke really provided great insights on how much of our modern technology was built on the foundations of inventions of the past.
Yeah, I loved that series, and the sequels which basically were updates with some new material. For a Marxist, he’s remarkably entertaining. I think at least some episodes can be found on, y’know, the video sites. Then use http://www.keepvid.com to download them as a movie file.
I have (somewhere...) audiobook (cassettes) versions of a couple of his, abridged alas, but he reads them, and he’s one of the few self-narrating authors I can take for long periods. Great for long car trips.