Season 1 Episodes
12 episodes
1
Pioneers of Aviation
The story of the men and women who took to the air in the first half of the 20th century.
2
Stage and Screen
The story of a golden age of theatre, cinema and music hall during the 1920s and 30s.
3
Casualties of War
A look at the sacrifice made by ordinary people during the 20th century's two world wars.
4
A Woman's World
A look at how women's roles in society changed through the first half of the 20th century.
5
Pushing the Boundaries
The innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century.
6
The Royal Families
The fates of the European royal dynasties during the first half of the 20th century.
7
Nations at Play
Newsreel showing how we spent our leisure time during the first half of the 20th century.
8
The Pursuit of Peace
1950s newsreel tells the story of the struggle to maintain peace in the 1920 and 30s.
9
Crime and Prohibition
1950s newsreel tells the story of gangsters and Depression-era criminals in the USA.
10
Civilians at War
1950s newsreel tells how two world wars impacted on the UK's civilian population.
11
The Need for Speed
The people who went furthest and fastest in the first half of the 20th century.
12
In Times of Need
The hardships and privations of the 1920s and 30s on both sides of the Atlantic.