The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)

04/14/2013 (US) • 45m

Documentary

Overview

The defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.

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Last Season

Miniseries

2013 | 6 Episodes

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.

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Status

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Network

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Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

miniseries

1980s

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