Name: Catalunya Barcelona: The Catalan Story of Barcelona
Released: 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jenny Beacraft

TV Show · Documentary

Catalunya Barcelona is a 10-ep series that chronicles Barcelona’s history, from its loss of independence in 1714 to the political crisis that hit the global stage in 2017. Through historical accounts, interviews with ordinary citizens, and never-before-seen photos, the city’s past is at last accessible to the English-speaking world.

2020 · 1h 1m

Starring Jenny Beacraft

Director Todd Glider

EPISODE 1

Tear Down the Wall

All of Spain falls under the rule of the Bourbon dynasty in the 18th-century War of Spanish Succession; 19th-century industrial expansion; the city's medieval wall is destroyed.
EPISODE 2

La Rosa de Foc

Known as the Catalan Manchester, Barcelona experiences unprecedented growth as the 20th century unfolds by annexing neighboring villages, building more factories and drawing a wave of migrants from within Spain.
EPISODE 3

The 2nd Republic

The 2nd Spanish Republic begins with great hope in Barcelona and across Spain as the crown, clergy and aristocracy pillars of power are shaken loose; Catalonia's first Statute of Autonomy is approved; thousands of schools are built.
EPISODE 4

Civil War

The democratic experiment is in free fall by 1936 as a cadre of military generals launch a coup seeking to return to a more traditional Spain and trigger the Spanish Civil War; armed workers and anarchists repel the coup in Barcelona.
EPISODE 5

Dictadura

Postwar Barcelona is a dark and ominous place with rampant famine, jails filled to capacity and the Catalan language, flags and cultural symbols banned.
EPISODE 6

Dictablanda

The Franco era's second half gains the nickname "Dictablanda" because it is perceived as being blander and less harsh than the first 20 years of the dictatorship, but Barcelona and Spain seem frozen in time as the 1960s begin.