The Eighties
The Eighties: Season 1

Air Date

March 31, 2016

Episodes

7 episodes

The Eighties

Season 1

Episodes

Raised on Television

1. Raised on Television

6.0
March 31, 2016
60 min

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

The Reagan Revolution

2. The Reagan Revolution

April 7, 2016
60 min

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

Tear Down This Wall

3. Tear Down This Wall

April 28, 2016
60 min

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.

Greed Is Good

4. Greed Is Good

May 12, 2016
60 min

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

Video Killed the Radio Star

5. Video Killed the Radio Star

May 26, 2016
60 min

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.

The Tech Boom

6. The Tech Boom

June 30, 2016
60 min

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.

The Fight Against AIDS

7. The Fight Against AIDS

June 9, 2016
60 min

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).