M.A.D. World

M.A.D. World
TV Show · History · Documentary

M.A.D. World delves into the Cold War, showcasing nuclear arms race and East-West tensions over 8 episodes. Interviews with pilots, families, and dissidents vividly revive the era of fear and mistrust.

2016 · 59m

Season 1

  • Rise of the superpowers
    EPISODE 1
    Rise of the superpowers
    Rise of superpowers post-WWII: USSR imposes dictatorships, sparking tension. Ideological wars erupt in Greece, China. Will USA use atomic bomb again?
    43 min
  • Revolution
    EPISODE 2
    Revolution
    Mid-1950s: Military bases line the Iron Curtain. Soviet tanks crush Hungarian revolution. Cuba sees Communist dictatorship. Sputnik launches Space Race. Berlin Wall divides West Berlin.
    43 min
  • Paranoia
    EPISODE 3
    Paranoia
    NATO forms as USSR tests first atomic bomb, sparking H-Bomb race. Paranoia fuels show trials, assassinations. Korean War erupts, stoking Cold War tensions.
    43 min
  • Nuclear Poker
    EPISODE 4
    Nuclear Poker
    1962: USSR places nukes in Cuba, nearly sparking war. US troops land in Vietnam. Prague Spring fails in '68. Moon landing in '69. Nixon visits China in '72.
    42 min
  • Peace and War
    EPISODE 5
    Peace and War
    1970s: US withdraws from Vietnam. Neutron bomb tested, arms race escalates. Civil war erupts in Angola, mercenaries and weapons flood in. Bright spot: Carter, Brezhnev sign nuclear arms limitation treaty in 1979.
    43 min
  • Cold War 2
    EPISODE 6
    Cold War 2
    Cold War II escalates as Soviet military enters Afghanistan, sparking Western outrage. US supports Mujahedeen rebels. Muhammad Ali leads Olympic boycott in 1980. 'No Nukes' protests erupt amid fear of global annihilation.
    43 min

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M.A.D. World

History

M.A.D. World delves into the Cold War, showcasing nuclear arms race and East-West tensions over 8 episodes. Interviews with pilots, families, and dissidents vividly revive the era of fear and mistrust.

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Studio
AHC
Released
2016
Region of Origin
Australia
© 2016 Discovery Communications Inc.

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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (Français)
  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)