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TV Show · Documentary · History

Once the devastation of two world wars was over, the decades that followed were a period of growth, innovation and turbulence. This social history documentary paints a picture of life during the defining decades of the 1960s counterculture,1970s and 1980s. Using news clips and home movie footage, and interviews with world leaders and the general public, the story of these significant eras is told.

2022 · 44m

Starring Tom Ward

Director Steve Gillham

EPISODE 1

The 1960s

By 1960, the world had largely been rebuilt after the devastation of two world wars. It was the start of a brave new era, of increased wealth, cultural evolution and leveling of social classes. But, as this innovative documentary shows, it was also a time of political turbulence and violence. A mixture of news footage and home movies reveal a decade of extraordinary change and influence.

44m
EPISODE 2

The 1970s

As the 1970s began, there was a stark division between East and West. America was fighting a losing war in Vietnam, while at home there was violence and protests. In the East, the Cold War raged as the American President made overtures to China. As this innovative documentary reveals, terrorism, the oil crisis, Watergate and more defined a decade that saw the West question its place in the world.

44m
EPISODE 3

The 1980s

The turbulence of the 1970s had eroded the idealism of the 60s. The 1980s saw politics in the West shift to the right as conservatism and the free market took hold. In the East, a new Soviet leader unwittingly set in motion events that would reshape history. This era of computers, Chernobyl and the fall of the Berlin Wall ensured that by the end of the decade, the modern world would be born.

44m

Decades that Defined Us

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Tom Ward

Narrator
Steve Gillham

Director
Danny O'Brien

Producer
Henry Scott

Producer