The Eighties

2016

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Raised on Television Mar 31, 2016

VCRs, remote controls, family sitcoms, adult dramas, and prime-time soaps all changed TV enjoyment.

EP2 The Reagan Revolution Apr 07, 2016

Exploring the two-term presidency of Ronald Reagan; highlighting his triumphs and controversies.

EP3 Tear Down This Wall Apr 28, 2016

The ever-present Cold War between the United States and Russia finally comes to an end thanks to a chain of events that had once been unthinkable.

EP4 Greed Is Good May 12, 2016

Junk bonds, bailouts and Wall Street corruption set the tone for a decade of greed and excess.

EP5 Video Killed the Radio Star May 26, 2016

Music videos and the digital revolution dominated the music industry, as CDs replaced records; the charts were dominated by artists like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Prince.

EP6 The Tech Boom Jun 30, 2016

A look at the innovations and inventions of the Digital Revolution, including the personal computer and the Internet, which have defined life as we know it today.

EP7 The Fight Against AIDS Jun 09, 2016

The rise of a mysterious and deadly illness developed into a pandemic, affecting primarily the gay community and killing millions of people to date called acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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Released: 31 March 2016 Ended
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Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://cnn.com/shows/the-eighties
Synopsis

The third installment from executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, following in the footsteps of critically-acclaimed series THE SIXTIES and THE SEVENTIES, tackles 10 years shaped by exceptionalism and excess. Like its predecessors, THE EIGHTIES intersperses rare archival newsreel footage, interviews, and comments by historians, journalists, politicians, celebrities and others, painting a perspective-rich picture of a vibrant decade. Episodes examine the age of Reagan, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the evolving TV and music scene, and everything in between.

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