The Roosevelts: An Intimate History - Season 1

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes7
DatesSep 14, 2014 - Sep 20, 2014

Episodes

Get Action (1858-1901)
Season 1Episode 1120 min

Get Action (1858-1901)

A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, loses one great love and finds another, leads men into battle, and then rises like a rocket to become the youngest president in American history at 42. Meanwhile, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, brought up as the pampered only child of adoring parents, follows his older cousin's career with fascination.

Sep 14, 2014
In the Arena (1901-1910)
Season 1Episode 2120 min

In the Arena (1901-1910)

Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and makes himself perhaps the best-loved of all presidents, battling corporate greed, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world. FDR weds Eleanor Roosevelt and jumps at the chance to run for the New York state senate.

Sep 15, 2014
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
Season 1Episode 3120 min

The Fire of Life (1910-1919)

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, campaigns for American entry into World War I — and pays a terrible personal price. Franklin masters wartime Washington as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, while Eleanor finds personal salvation in war work. Her discovery of Franklin's romance with another woman transforms their marriage into a largely political partnership.

Sep 16, 2014
The Storm (1920-1933)
Season 1Episode 4120 min

The Storm (1920-1933)

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him. He spends seven years struggling without success to walk again, while Eleanor builds her own personal and political life. FDR returns to politics in 1928 and acts with such vigor during the first years of the Great Depression that the Democrats nominate him for president.

Sep 17, 2014
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Season 1Episode 5120 min

The Rising Road (1933-1939)

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Aimed at ending the Depression, his sweeping New Deal restores the people's self-confidence and transforms the relationship between them and their government. Eleanor rejects the traditional role of first lady, becomes her husband's liberal conscience and a sometimes controversial political force.

Sep 18, 2014
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Season 1Episode 6120 min

The Common Cause (1939-1944)

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II, and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory. Meanwhile, Eleanor struggles to keep New Deal reforms alive in wartime and travels the Pacific to comfort wounded servicemen.

Sep 19, 2014
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1952)
Season 1Episode 7120 min

A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1952)

Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peaceful postwar world, but a cerebral hemorrhage kills him at 63. After her husband's death, Eleanor Roosevelt proves herself a shrewd politician and a skilled negotiator in her own right, as well as a champion of civil rights, civil liberties, and the United Nations.

Sep 20, 2014

Recently Updated Shows

Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
The Traitors
Running

The Traitors

With brand-new host Gretel Killeen, global smash hit The Traitors is back, with a cast stacked with folks from across the Australian reality TV world.

When a group of Traitors are set amongst the Faithfuls, their only job is to remain undetected, turning Faithful against Faithful and picking them off one-by-one in the hopes of taking out the cash prize. Can the Faithfuls successfully sniff out the devious Traitors? Or will they realise they have been hoodwinked too late?

One thing is for certain; it will be treacherously good TV..

The Paper
Running

The Paper

The Paper finds the same documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin Scranton searching for a new subject. They ultimately find it in an historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher that's trying to revive it.

GenreComedy
Diarra from Detroit
Running

Diarra from Detroit

Diarra from Detroit follows a divorcing schoolteacher who refuses to believe she's been ghosted by her rebound Tinder date. Her search for the missing man pulls her into a decades-old mystery involving the Detroit underworld. As the case unfolds, her co-workers, friends, and lovers become unlikely allies as she falls down a dangerous rabbit hole.

Professor T
Running

Professor T

Set against the stunning backdrop of one of the world's most prestigious educational institutions, Cambridge University, Professor T is centered around the eccentric, but brilliant Criminology Professor Jasper Tempest, who suffers with OCD and has a tortured past.

GenreDrama, Crime
General Hospital
Running

General Hospital

General Hospital, which celebrated its golden anniversary on April 1, 2013, continues its tradition of passion, intrigue and adventure that takes place in the fictional town of Port Charles in upstate New York. The glamour and excitement of those who have come to find their destinies in this familiar seaport town intertwine with the lives, loves and fortunes of beloved, well-known faces. As always, love, danger and mind blowing plot twists continue to abound on General Hospital with contemporary storylines and unforgettable characters.