Eighties, The

Synopsis: Produced by Emmy-award winning Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, ‘The Eighties’ is the third series in the acclaimed documentary strand chronicling American society and popular culture in the later twentieth century.

The seven part series covers the end of the Cold War, AIDS, Wall Street corruption, the personal computer boom, the rise of MTV and the music video, and the emergence of sophisticated television programmes such as Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere and Cheers.

This epic series uses rare archival footage and interviews with renowned journalists, historians, musicians and television cast and crew to paint a vivid and compelling portrait of a decade of lasting consequence.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2017
Subjects: Social Studies; History
Keywords: AIDS; Cold War; Gorbachev, Mikhail; personal computers; popular culture; popular music; television studies; music videos; Reagan, Ronald; 1980s

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