Dick Cavett
Yesteryear (1982)
Miniseries
A panoramic overview of the events and people that shaped six of the most important years in American history.
Released July 7, 1982
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.usa-history
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 1917
Recalls the World War I era through newsreel, period music, photographs, and film clips. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is interviewed in-scene of his father's film The Mark of Zorro.
July 7, 1982, midnight
S1E2 - 1947
Travel back to the prosperous post-World War II era, in a year when the baby boom was beginning, sonic booms heralded the jet age, gas was only 23 cents a gallon, and Americans were migrating to the suburbs.
Aug. 11, 1982, midnight
S1E3 - 1969
Travel back to the period of anti-war protests, the advancement of civil rights, the birth of "Doonesbury" and Sesame Street, Richard Nixon, and Woodstock.
Sept. 8, 1982, midnight
S1E4 - 1933
A look at the end of Prohibition, baseball's first all-star game, and America's recovery from the Great Depression.
Oct. 9, 1982, midnight
S1E5 - 1942
A look at the era of war bonds, victory gardens, food and gas rationing, and the Big Band sound. Guest: Ralph Levenberg, a survivor of the infamous Bataan Death March
Nov. 7, 1982, midnight
S1E6 - 1927
Go back to 1927, the year Charles Lindbergh made the first transatlantic flight, liquor flowed in speakeasies, and both the economy and job opportunities were booming. Janet Gaynor is interviewed in-scene of her movie of that year, Seventh Heaven.
Dec. 8, 1982, midnight
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: July 7, 1982
Last Air Date: Dec. 8, 1982, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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