The Eighties - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Raised on Television
VCRs, remote controls, family sitcoms, adult dramas and prime-time soaps all changed TV enjoyment.
The Reagan Revolution
Exploring the two-term presidency of Ronald Reagan; highlighting his triumphs and controversies.
Tear Down This Wall
A historic chain of events that puts an end to the decades-long Cold War, culminating in the eradication of the Berlin Wall.
Greed Is Good
Greed and excess ran wild with Wall Street corruption, junk bonds, bailouts, and Reaganomics.
Video Killed the Radio Star
Music videos and the digital revolution dominated the music industry, as CDs replaced records; the charts were dominated by artists like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Prince. Michael Jackson released the greatest selling album of all time and Madonna created a persona just as important as her music.
The AIDS Crisis
The rise of a mysterious and deadly illness developed into a pandemic, affecting primarily the gay community and killing millions of people to date called acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The discovery of the AIDS virus ultimately leads to enormous political and cultural consequences.
Technology gets personal
A look at the innovations and inventions of the Digital Revolution, including the personal computer and the Internet, which have defined life as we know it today.
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King and Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.
Butterfly
Butterfly revolves around David Jung, an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea, whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca, a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him.
On the Case with Paula Zahn
Led by Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Zahn, On the Case features in-depth interviews and original reporting that go beyond the headlines in search of fascinating mysteries from within our nation's justice system. Each episode is highlighted by Zahn's riveting exclusive interviews, which draw out different viewpoints from the people personally connected to tragedies that rocked their local community and the investigations that attempted to piece together the truth On the Case with Paula Zahn.