The Eighties

Exploring the decade of primetime soaps, adult dramas, and family sitcoms and how the VCR and remote control changed the way we watched TV.

The digital revolution dominated the music world as CDs replaced LPs and groundbreaking new videos from artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson were released.

Ronald Reagan's two-term presidency is explored highlighting his landmark legislative achievements and political setbacks.

In the 1980s a mysterious and lethal illness developed into a pandemic with enormous political and cultural consequences.

Junk bonds, bailouts and Wall Street corruption set the tone for a decade of greed and excess.