Season 1 (2010)
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Episodes 12
Pioneers of Aviation
The story of the men and women who took to the air in the first half of the 20th century.
Read MoreStage and Screen
The story of a golden age of theatre, cinema and music hall during the 1920s and 30s.
Read MoreCasualties of War
A look at the sacrifice made by ordinary people during the 20th century's two world wars.
Read MoreA Woman's World
A look at how women's roles in society changed through the first half of the 20th century.
Read MorePushing the Boundaries
The innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century.
Read MoreThe Royal Families
The fates of the European royal dynasties during the first half of the 20th century.
Read MoreNations at Play
Newsreel showing how we spent our leisure time during the first half of the 20th century.
Read MoreThe Pursuit of Peace
1950s newsreel tells the story of the struggle to maintain peace in the 1920 and 30s.
Read MoreCrime and Prohibition
1950s newsreel tells the story of gangsters and Depression-era criminals in the USA.
Read MoreCivilians at War
1950s newsreel tells how two world wars impacted on the UK's civilian population.
Read MoreThe Need for Speed
The people who went furthest and fastest in the first half of the 20th century.
Read MoreIn Times of Need
The hardships and privations of the 1920s and 30s on both sides of the Atlantic.
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