The Eighties
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The Eighties

Season 1
Step into a time machine and explore this totally rad decade and its lasting impacts on culture, politics and technology.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Raised On Television

    March 30, 2016
    1 h 24 min
    TV-14
    Flip the channel to primetime soaps, adult dramas and family sitcoms. Plus, how the VCR and remote control changed the way we watch TV today.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Reagan Revolution

    April 6, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    Ronald Reagan's two-term presidency is defined through landmark legislative achievements and political setbacks.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Fight Against AIDS

    June 8, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    A mysterious and lethal illness develops into a pandemic with enormous political and cultural consequences.
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  4. S1 E4 - Tear Down This Wall

    April 27, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    The USSR's rise to power ignited an astounding chain of events that culminated in the dramatic conclusion of the decades-long Cold War.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Tech Boom

    June 29, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    The Digital Revolution spurs new innovations and inventions. The personal computer and the internet start to define life as we know it today.
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  6. S1 E6 - Video Killed the Radio Star

    November 13, 2022
    43min
    TV-14
    New technology and the rise of MTV dominate the music world as CDs and groundbreaking new videos from artists like Madonna are released.
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  7. S1 E7 - Greed Is Good

    May 11, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    Junk bonds, bailouts and Wall Street corruption set the tone for a decade of greed and excess.
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