S1E1 - Pioneers of Aviation
The story of the men and women who took to the air in the first half of the 20th century.
Sept. 27, 2010, midnight
S1E2 - Stage and Screen
The story of a golden age of theatre, cinema and music hall during the 1920s and 30s.
Sept. 21, 2010, midnight
S1E3 - Casualties of War
A look at the sacrifice made by ordinary people during the 20th century's two world wars.
Oct. 5, 2010, midnight
S1E4 - A Woman's World
A look at how women's roles in society changed through the first half of the 20th century.
Oct. 12, 2010, midnight
S1E5 - Pushing the Boundaries
The innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century.
Oct. 19, 2010, midnight
S1E6 - The Royal Families
The fates of the European royal dynasties during the first half of the 20th century.
Oct. 26, 2010, midnight
S1E7 - Nations at Play
Newsreel showing how we spent our leisure time during the first half of the 20th century.
Nov. 2, 2010, midnight
S1E8 - The Pursuit of Peace
1950s newsreel tells the story of the struggle to maintain peace in the 1920 and 30s.
Nov. 9, 2010, midnight
S1E9 - Crime and Prohibition
1950s newsreel tells the story of gangsters and Depression-era criminals in the USA.
Nov. 16, 2010, midnight
S1E10 - Civilians at War
1950s newsreel tells how two world wars impacted on the UK's civilian population.
Nov. 23, 2010, midnight
S1E11 - The Need for Speed
The people who went furthest and fastest in the first half of the 20th century.
Nov. 30, 2010, midnight
S1E12 - In Times of Need
The hardships and privations of the 1920s and 30s on both sides of the Atlantic.
Dec. 7, 2010, midnight