Miniseries
(2013)
Overview
The ‘80s is not about nostalgia; it is about a decade of people, decisions and inventions that changed our future, told from the perspective of unknowing history makers who lived these iconic moments. It was 10 years of nonstop glamour, unchecked excess, ruthless ambition and explosive technological innovation that combined to produce the historic changes and global events that made us who and what we are today.
Cast
Episodes
Lift Off 0.0
April 14, 2013
In this global mega-doc, National Geographic tells the story of the 1980s like never before. An epic rollercoaster ride…
The Revolutionaries 0.0
April 14, 2013
In 1981, Ronald Reagan is propelled into the U.S. presidency. Reagan’s business mandate leads to a new breed of entrepr…
Shop 'til You Drop 0.0
April 15, 2013
Nonstop glamour and excess find a new poster girl in the 1980s when a hot young singer sees her chance to create her ow…
Masters of the Universe 0.0
April 15, 2013
With the mantra "greed... is good," Gordon Gekko encapsulates the 1980’s drive for excess and ruthless ambition in Oliv…
Tear Down These Walls 0.0
April 16, 2013
The 80s - often described as the decade when greed was good. But it also marked the beginning of a potent alliance betw…
Super Power 0.0
April 16, 2013
As the 1980s draw to a close, the Cold War might be thawing, but the Berlin Wall still stands. America deploys a powerf…