The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

  • Premiered: Apr 2013
  • Episodes: 10
  • Followers: 9
  • Ended
  • National Geographic
  • Sunday
  • Documentary

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Season 1
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Lift Off
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Air date
Apr 14, 2013
This landmark new six-part miniseries takes viewers back in time to see how the ’80s created our modern world. The first episode explores the revolution in personal entertainment brought .. show full overview
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The Revolutionaries
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Air date
Apr 14, 2013
In 1981, Ronald Reagan is propelled into the U.S. presidency, but his much-scrutinized administration is shaken to its core a mere 70 days in when an assassin’s bullet pierces his lung. .. show full overview
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Shop 'til You Drop
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Air date
Apr 15, 2013
Nonstop glamour and excess find a new poster girl in the 1980s, when a hot young singer sees her chance to create her own brand. Catapulted to superstardom with a shocking performance of .. show full overview
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Masters of the Universe
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Air date
Apr 15, 2013
With the motto “greed... is good,” Gordon Gekko encapsulates the 1980s drive for excess and ruthless ambition in Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street,” while big traders mirror his notoriously .. show full overview
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Tear Down These Walls
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Apr 16, 2013
Though the 1980s were known for its “greed is good” mantra, the decade also saw its fair share of literal and cultural walls brought down, as Americans united on political, racial and health issues.
1x6 Show finale
Super Power
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Apr 16, 2013
At the end of the 1980s American pop culture goes global and helps bring down the Iron Curtain, leaving America as the world's sole superpower.
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Greatest Gadgets
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Apr 17, 2013
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Greatest Tragedies
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Apr 17, 2013
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Greatest Football Moments
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Apr 18, 2013
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1x10 Show finale
Greatest Sporting Icons
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Apr 18, 2013
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