The Seventies

The Seventies

Ended First aired 11/Jun/2015 United States English 1 season(s) 8 episode(s)
Documentary
A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
8 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Jun/2015
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S1E8
What's Goin' On
Air date: 06/Aug/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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After the breakup of the Beatles, popular music exploded into a variety of new formats and genres as artists including Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Donna Summer, The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, The Talking Heads and hosts of others reshaped the art form. Hear from Mick Fleetwood, Questlove, Nelson George, and Giorgio Moroder.

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After the breakup of the Beatles, popular music exploded into a variety of new formats and genres as artists including Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Donna Summer, The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, The Talking Heads and hosts of others reshaped the art form. Hear from Mick Fleetwood, Questlove, Nelson George, and Giorgio Moroder.

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S1E7
Terrorism at Home and Abroad
Air date: 30/Jul/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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From the massacre of athletes at the Munich Olympics to the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, the 1970s gave birth to the modern face of terrorism. Interviewees include: Robert Baer, Robin Wright, Brian Jenkins, and Peter Bergen.

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From the massacre of athletes at the Munich Olympics to the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, the 1970s gave birth to the modern face of terrorism. Interviewees include: Robert Baer, Robin Wright, Brian Jenkins, and Peter Bergen.

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S1E6
Battle of the Sexes
Air date: 23/Jul/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Sex was everywhere in the 1970s. No decade in our history witnessed such a seismic shift in sexual mores, customs and gender roles. Hear stories from the front lines from Gail Collins, Gloria Steinem, Gay Talese, and Billie Jean King.

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Sex was everywhere in the 1970s. No decade in our history witnessed such a seismic shift in sexual mores, customs and gender roles. Hear stories from the front lines from Gail Collins, Gloria Steinem, Gay Talese, and Billie Jean King.

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S1E5
The State of the Union is Not Good
Air date: 16/Jul/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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That unlikely phrase is taken from President Gerald Ford's 1975 State of the Union address and reflects an America that careened from crisis to crisis in the second half of the decade. Richard Reeves, Lesley Stahl, Douglas Brinkley, and Rick Perlstein help us understand why.

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That unlikely phrase is taken from President Gerald Ford's 1975 State of the Union address and reflects an America that careened from crisis to crisis in the second half of the decade. Richard Reeves, Lesley Stahl, Douglas Brinkley, and Rick Perlstein help us understand why.

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S1E4
Crimes and Cults
Air date: 09/Jul/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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America suffered through one of its most violent decades as crime rates soared and Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, the Son of Sam and the Jim Jones made headlines. We hear from Vincent Bugliosi, Lawrence Wright, and James Wolcott.

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America suffered through one of its most violent decades as crime rates soared and Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, the Son of Sam and the Jim Jones made headlines. We hear from Vincent Bugliosi, Lawrence Wright, and James Wolcott.

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Peace with Honor
Air date: 25/Jun/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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The Vietnam War is one of the defining events of recent American history. It still exerts enormous influence on our military and foreign policy. Why did it end the way it did? Interviewees include: Neil Sheehan, Evan Thomas, Karl Marlantes, and Winston Lord.

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The Vietnam War is one of the defining events of recent American history. It still exerts enormous influence on our military and foreign policy. Why did it end the way it did? Interviewees include: Neil Sheehan, Evan Thomas, Karl Marlantes, and Winston Lord.

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The United States vs. Nixon
Air date: 18/Jun/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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How did a "third-rate burglary" lead to the only presidential resignation in American history? We trace the story of Watergate with, among others, John Dean, Pat Buchanan, Elizabeth Drew and Dan Rather.

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How did a "third-rate burglary" lead to the only presidential resignation in American history? We trace the story of Watergate with, among others, John Dean, Pat Buchanan, Elizabeth Drew and Dan Rather.

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Television Gets Real
Air date: 11/Jun/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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The 1970s were known for extremes, perhaps nowhere more than on television. PBS and C-SPAN launched, but so did "The Love Boat" and "Three's Company." We talk with Norman Lear, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton and Vince Gilligan, among many others.

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The 1970s were known for extremes, perhaps nowhere more than on television. PBS and C-SPAN launched, but so did "The Love Boat" and "Three's Company." We talk with Norman Lear, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton and Vince Gilligan, among many others.

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Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self
Dan Rather
Dan Rather
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Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Self
David Brinkley
David Brinkley
Self
Chris Connelly
Chris Connelly
Self
Jessica Savitch
Jessica Savitch
Self (archive footage)
Frank Church
Frank Church
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Holtzman
Elizabeth Holtzman
Self
Anita Bryant
Anita Bryant
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Self (archive footage)
Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk
Self (archive footage)
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly
Self (archive footage)
Pat Buchanan
Pat Buchanan
Self
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Charles Manson
Charles Manson
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
Self
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Self (archive footage)

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Armando Salas
Armando Salas
Additional Photography
Gary Goetzman
Gary Goetzman
Director, Producer
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Director, Producer
Inbal B. Lessner
Inbal B. Lessner
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Stephen J. Morrison
Producer

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