Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, and Butch and Sundance. Lakota, Comanche and Apache. Wars, gunfights and robberies. This show covers the toughest lawmen, the wildest outlaws, and the deadliest towns — all the people and events that shaped the American West.

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307 episodes
Updated July 22

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Jun 2, 2019 · 52 min
DEADWOOD Ep. 2 | Making The Movie
WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. Live from Deadwood the day after the movie premiere, actors W. Earl Brown, Geri Jewell and Keone Young tell behind-the-scenes stories of the production and share deeply personal moments about their journeys through the...
May 28, 2019 · 1 hr 3 min
DEADWOOD Ep. 1 | W. Earl Brown Interview
"Deadwood" star W. Earl Brown gives us a behind-scenes-look at the TV show and the movie. Earl played "Dan Dority" in the acclaimed HBO drama and he talks about a wide range of topics: the abrupt cancellation of the show, the moment he found out the...
May 26, 2019 · 53 min
TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 5 | "Naduah"
Texas Ranger Sul Ross makes a fateful discovery during an expedition against the Comanches. He finds a woman who had been captured more than 20 years earlier. But the revelation has tragic consequences and it proves to be one of the most controversial...
May 19, 2019 · 46 min
TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 4 | "Comanche Moon"
The end of the Mexican-American War brings great change to the Texas Rangers. Heroes have been buried; the old captains move on; and new leaders emerge. The U.S. army builds two lines of forts in Texas and finally creates a star-studded regiment of...
May 12, 2019 · 38 min
TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 3 | "War, and the Walker Colt"
President Polk is furious with General Taylor's ceasefire agreement with Mexico and he orders General Winfield Scott to continue the war. Captain Jack Hays, Samuel Walker and John "RIP" Ford return to Mexico for the final push toward the capital, but...
May 5, 2019 · 42 min
TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 2 | "Fight Like The Devil"
Captain Jack Hays, Samuel Walker and a company of rangers fight a small battle with Comanches that has a big impact on history of the American West. The United States goes to war with Mexico and General Zachary Taylor enlists the help of the Rangers....
Apr 28, 2019 · 43 min
TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 1 | "A Captain Rises"
After the Texas revolution and the Great Comanche Raid, a Tennessean named John Coffee Hays rises to prominence as the commander of the Texas Rangers. Hays, along with captains Ben McCulloch, Samuel Walker and "Bigfoot" Wallace fights bandits in the...
Apr 21, 2019 · 4 min
TEXAS RANGERS | Introduction
They wore no uniforms. They implored no dress codes. But the men of the "spy companies" or "mounted volunteers" were easily recognized by their gruff appearance, superior horses and array of weapons. In the years between the Texas revolution and the...
Mar 19, 2019 · 30 min
RODEOHOUSTON 3 | "The Music"
The final episode of our three-part series on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Former Chief Operating Officer Leroy Shafer tells a great story about the Jackson 5 (1:58) and then we hear from Robert Earl Keen (4:08) and Lyle Lovett (15:31). The...
Mar 12, 2019 · 34 min
RODEOHOUSTON 2 | "The Rodeo"
The second episode of our three-part series on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo focuses on the rodeo. Catherine Schultz, Managing Director of Sports and Events Presentations, talks about the unique features of the Rodeo (1:57). Then five-time...
Mar 5, 2019 · 48 min
RODEOHOUSTON 1 | "The Mission"
The first of three special episodes that go behind the scenes of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. We learn about the history and agricultural mission from President and CEO, Joel Cowley (3:05); we hear about the army of volunteers from Chairman...
Mar 3, 2019 · 40 min
RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 5 | "Endgame"
The army is shocked by Fetterman's Fight. The following spring, Red Cloud resumes his attacks and politicians in the east are stunned by his ability to keep a multi-tribal coalition in place for two fighting seasons in a row. They see no end to the...
Feb 24, 2019 · 42 min
RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 4 | "Fetterman's Fight"
After months of continuous attacks by Red Cloud’s forces, Crazy Horse argues the time is right for an all-out assault. It is winter 1866 and the small army outpost is virtually isolated on the High Plains. On December 21, Crazy Horse lures American...
Feb 17, 2019 · 43 min
RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 3 | "Warning Signs"
In the summer of 1866, an untested colonel leads a battalion of infantry onto the High Plains. His mission is to open the Bozeman Trail and build a series of forts in the Powder River Country. Red Cloud issues a declaration of war to protect his...
Feb 10, 2019 · 40 min
RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 2 | "Fighting Season"
After hearing the story of the Sand Creek Massacre, Red Cloud makes his first coordinated attacks on army outposts on the High Plains. In response, the U.S. Army sends thousands of troopers in pursuit of Red Cloud. They surprise him in his camp, but...
Feb 3, 2019 · 45 min
RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 1 | "The Road to Sand Creek"
Red Cloud rises from an obscure child with an alcoholic father to war chief of the Oglala band of the Lakota.
Jan 27, 2019 · 5 min
RED CLOUD'S WAR 0 | Introduction
Red Cloud was the most feared and respected war chief on the northern plains in the 1860s. He watched the Lakota way of life crumble as the American nation expanded west. He built an unprecedented Native coalition. In 1865, he began to fight back. In...
Dec 16, 2018 · 52 min
JESSE JAMES Ep. 6 | "The Coward"
Three years after the Northfield raid, Jesse assembles a new gang to resume his career as a robber, but he quickly spirals downward into paranoia and suspicion. One by one, the new gang members fall as the law closes in on...
Dec 9, 2018 · 51 min
JESSE JAMES Ep. 5 | "Northfield: The Manhunt"
The Northfield raid was a disaster, and now the surviving members of the James-Younger gang face a desperate struggle to escape Minnesota. Hundreds of men chase them through the countryside until the outlaws are forced to make hard choices about their...
Dec 2, 2018 · 46 min
JESSE JAMES Ep. 4 | "Northfield: All Hell"
The story of the catastrophic Northfield Raid begins... the James-Younger gang travels to Minnesota hoping for an easy score. Instead, they get shot to pieces by the townsfolk of Northfield while attempting to rob the First National Bank. It's the...

Legends of the Old West

DEADWOOD Ep. 2 | Making The Movie

DEADWOOD Ep. 1 | W. Earl Brown Interview

TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 5 | "Naduah"

TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 4 | "Comanche Moon"

TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 3 | "War, and the Walker Colt"

TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 2 | "Fight Like The Devil"

TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 1 | "A Captain Rises"

TEXAS RANGERS | Introduction

RODEOHOUSTON 3 | "The Music"

RODEOHOUSTON 2 | "The Rodeo"

RODEOHOUSTON 1 | "The Mission"

RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 5 | "Endgame"

RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 4 | "Fetterman's Fight"

RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 3 | "Warning Signs"

RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 2 | "Fighting Season"

RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 1 | "The Road to Sand Creek"

RED CLOUD'S WAR 0 | Introduction

JESSE JAMES Ep. 6 | "The Coward"

JESSE JAMES Ep. 5 | "Northfield: The Manhunt"

JESSE JAMES Ep. 4 | "Northfield: All Hell"