A look back at the events of the 20th century, discussing mankind's biggest successes and failures with the people that were there.
Series Overview
Rating
- imDb Rating: 8.7 (108 Votes)
- Metascore: N/A
Plot
Series documenting the history of the twentieth century through the testimony of those who lived through it.
Details
- Rated: NOT RATED
- Released: N/A
- Runtime: 60 min
- Genre: Documentary
- Director: N/A
- Writer: N/A
- Actors: Raymond Abescat, Maurice Bourgeois, Alexander Briansky, Beryl Bristow
- Language: English
- Country: UK, USA
- Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination.
- Total Seasons: 1
Previous Episode
1997: Fast Forward
Episode 1x26; Feb 23, 1997
Previous Episodes
1x26: 1997: Fast Forward
1x25: 1989: People Power
1x24: 1979: God Fights Back
1x23: 1975: War of the Flea
1x22: 1970: Half the People
1x21: 1968: New Release
1x20: 1963: Picture Power
1x19: 1959: Endangered Planet
1x18: 1957: Skin Deep
Cast
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Season 1
| Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1900: Age of Hope | 1995-09-13 | 60 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1914: Killing Fields | 1995-09-20 | 60 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1917: Red Flag | 1995-09-27 | 60 | History of communism in Russia from 1917 to World War II. |
| 4 | 4 | 1919: Lost Peace | 1995-10-04 | 60 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1924: On the Line | 1995-10-18 | 60 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1927: Great Escape | 1995-10-25 | 60 | |
| 7 | 7 | 1929: Breadline | 1995-11-01 | 60 | |
| 8 | 8 | 1930: Sporting Fever | 1995-10-11 | 60 | |
| 9 | 9 | 1933: Master Race | 1995-11-08 | 60 | |
| 10 | 10 | 1939: Total War | 1995-11-15 | 60 | Interviewees tell of the area bombing, terror campaigns, atrocities and genocide in WWII. |
| 11 | 11 | 1945: Fallout | 1996-10-06 | 60 | |
| 12 | 12 | 1945: Brave New World | 1996-09-15 | 60 | |
| 13 | 13 | 1947: Freedom Now | 1996-09-29 | 60 | |
| 14 | 14 | 1948: Boomtime | 1996-09-22 | 60 | |
| 15 | 15 | 1949: Great Leap | 1997-01-12 | 60 | |
| 16 | 16 | 1951: Asia Rising | 1996-10-13 | 60 | |
| 17 | 17 | 1954: Living Longer | 1997-01-05 | 60 | Medical advances were made in the 1950s, but as world population grew, new threats arose. |
| 18 | 18 | 1957: Skin Deep | 1996-10-20 | 60 | |
| 19 | 19 | 1959: Endangered Planet | 1996-10-27 | 60 | |
| 20 | 20 | 1963: Picture Power | 1996-11-03 | 60 | |
| 21 | 21 | 1968: New Release | 1997-01-19 | 60 | |
| 22 | 22 | 1970: Half the People | 1997-01-25 | 60 | |
| 23 | 23 | 1975: War of the Flea | 1997-02-02 | 60 | |
| 24 | 24 | 1979: God Fights Back | 1997-02-09 | 60 | |
| 25 | 25 | 1989: People Power | 1997-02-16 | 60 | |
| 26 | 26 | 1997: Fast Forward | 1997-02-23 | 60 |
