The '80s Greatest

  • Premiered: Aug 2018
  • Episodes: 10
  • Followers: 3
  • Ended
  • National Geographic
  • Tuesday
  • Documentary

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Season 1
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Miracle On Ice
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Aug 13, 2018
As the ’80s begin, change is in the air. America’s “Miracle on Ice” hockey team take Olympic gold after defeating the Soviet Union in the semifinals. Ronald Reagan becomes president but, .. show full overview
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Passion for Profit
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Aug 13, 2018
The ’80s, when doing what you love can turn your passion into profit. With the help of new technology, Jane Fonda’s exercise videos take the world by storm and change the way women work .. show full overview
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Family Values
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Aug 20, 2018
In the ’80s, family values undergo a huge makeover, as depicted in films and sitcoms. At the start of the decade some, including President Reagan, yearn to go back to traditional ’50s .. show full overview
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The Culture Clash
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Aug 20, 2018
It’s the 1980s and a generation of rebellious youngsters wages war on Reagan’s conservative America, determined to express itself by breaking all the rules. In the culture clash of the .. show full overview
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America Gets Wired
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Aug 27, 2018
In the ’80s, networks like CNN help drive the stratospheric rise of cable. The 24-hour news channel’s coverage of John Lennon’s death at the start of the 80s and the rescue of baby .. show full overview
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I Want it All
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Aug 27, 2018
In the early 1980s America emerges from a recession and goes straight into an era of conspicuous consumption. Widely available credit cards spark a spending frenzy and competing brands .. show full overview
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New Dynasty
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Aug 27, 2018
For American women in the 1980s, life is not easy. Bullied by their bosses or stuck at home, they find unlikely inspiration and support from stars of the stage and screen. Eighties icons .. show full overview
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Greed is Good
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Aug 27, 2018
The ’80s, when nothing succeeds like excess. In Texas, a fictional oil millionaire’s lifestyle captures the world’s imagination and even changes the world. On Wall Street, a new .. show full overview
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It's a Small World
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Sep 10, 2018
This episode delves into how shrinking technology in the ’80s helped bring the world together. From the Walkman to the PC and the Rubik’s Cube, new small gadgets become global talking .. show full overview
1x10 Show finale
Walls Come Down
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Sep 10, 2018
This episode delves into how shrinking technology in the ’80s helped bring the world together. From the Walkman to the PC and the Rubik’s Cube, new small gadgets become global talking .. show full overview

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