
A challenging and stimulating view of one of history's most enigmatic periods, shining a light on the people and events that shaped the decade while illuminating the trends that helped design our future.
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Air Date: 2018-08-13
The 1980s begins with an Olympic Hockey game that lifts America's spirits; Ronald Reagan battles Bruce Springsteen; a...
Air Date: 2018-08-13
In the '80s, doing what you love can turn your passion into profit; new technology creates new opportunities; and cap...
Air Date: 2018-08-20
In the '80s, family values undergo a huge makeover, as depicted in films and sitcoms, despite President Reagan's best...
Air Date: 2018-08-20
A generation of kids express themselves by breaking all the rules, takes on '80s conservative America in the ultimate...
Air Date: 2018-08-27
In the '80s, networks like CNN help drive the stratospheric rise of cable. The 24-hour news channel's coverage of Joh...
Air Date: 2018-08-27
In the early 1980s America emerges from a recession and goes straight into an era of conspicuous consumption. Widely ...
Air Date: 2018-08-27
For American women in the 1980s, life is not easy. Bullied by their bosses or stuck at home, they find unlikely inspi...
Air Date: 2018-08-27
The '80s, when nothing succeeds like excess. In Texas, a fictional oil millionaire's lifestyle captures the world's i...
Air Date: 2018-09-10
In the '80s, shrinking gadgets and new technology bring the world together in unexpected ways but also trigger fears ...
Air Date: 2018-09-10
In the late '80s, the Berlin Wall embodies the Cold War, but change is in the air and (with some unexpected help from...