The '80s Greatest - Season 1

The '80s Greatest - Season 1

Season 1

A special period of recent history is examined closely and discussed by experts in order to develop a broader awareness of meaningful events and individuals that had a direct impact on the way in which society developed afterwards.

Network
Episodes10
DatesAug 13, 2018 - Sep 10, 2018

Episodes

Miracle on Ice
Season 1Episode 130 min

Miracle on Ice

The 1980's begin with an Olympic hockey game that lifts America's spirits, Ronald Reagan battles Bruce Springsteen, and a sitcom helps invent the yuppie.

Aug 13, 2018
Passion for Profit
Season 1Episode 230 min

Passion for Profit

In the '80s, doing what you love can turn your passion into profit, new technology creates new opportunities and capitalism gets a conscience.

Aug 13, 2018
Family Values
Season 1Episode 330 min

Family Values

In the '80s, family values undergo a huge makeover, as depicted in films and sitcoms, despite President Reagan's best attempts to stop it.

Aug 20, 2018
The Culture Clash
Season 1Episode 430 min

The Culture Clash

A generation of kids, determined to express themselves by breaking all the rules, takes on '80s conservative America in the ultimate pop culture clash.

Aug 20, 2018
America Gets Wired
Season 1Episode 530 min

America Gets Wired

In the '80s, a stratospheric rise of cable TV is helped by game-changing networks like MTV and CNN, which covers the death of John Lennon.

Aug 27, 2018
I Want It All
Season 1Episode 630 min

I Want It All

A boom in credit cards sparks a spending frenzy. Brands battle to appeal to a new breed of shopper - and they'll stop at nothing to make a sale.

Aug 27, 2018
New Dynasty
Season 1Episode 730 min

New Dynasty

For American women in the 80's, life is not easy. But with help from some famous faces like Madonna and Jane Fonda, they start fighting back.

Aug 27, 2018
Greed is Good
Season 1Episode 830 min

Greed is Good

The eighties, when nothing succeeds like excess. But in this era of big hair, big bonuses and even bigger phones, what goes up, must come down.

Aug 27, 2018
It's a Small World
Season 1Episode 930 min

It's a Small World

In the '80s, shrinking gadgets and new technology bring the world together in unexpected ways but also trigger fears of Japanese economic might.

Sep 10, 2018
Walls Come Down
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Walls Come Down

In the late '80s, the Berlin Wall embodies the Cold War, but change is in the air and, with some unexpected help from pop culture, it comes crashing down.

Sep 10, 2018

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