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Great Books Season 7 Episodes

  • 1993-2006
  • 10 Seasons
  • TLC
  • Documentary, Drama
  • TV-14
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This documentary series examines famous fiction and non fiction books. With each episode, a book's content is explored as well as the times in which the work was written. Furthermore, the nature of the book's significance is explored as well as its impact.

Season 7 Episode Guide

Season 7

7 Episodes 2000 - 2001

Episode 1

Crime and Punishment

Sat, Jun 10, 2000

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Episode 2

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Sat, Jun 10, 2000

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Episode 3

The Grapes of Wrath

Sat, Sep 16, 2000

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Episode 4

George Orwell's 1984

Wed, Oct 11, 2000

Set in a dystopian future, the novel presents a society under the total control of a totalitarian regime, led by the omnipresent Big Brother. The protagonist, a low-ranking member of 'the Party', begins to question the regime and falls in love with a woman, an act of rebellion in a world where independent thought, dissent, and love are prohibited. The novel explores themes of surveillance, censorship, and the manipulation of truth.

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Episode 5

Les Miserables

Sun, Dec 24, 2000

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Episode 6

The Jungle

Sat, Feb 17, 2001

Through the tale of a family enduring hellish conditions of the Chicago meat packing industry, Upton Sinclair forced Congress to enact food safety laws.

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Episode 7

The Right Stuff

Fri, May 18, 2001

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