The Seventies
A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.
- Metascore59
- 2015-2015
- 1 season
- CNN
- Documentary
A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Television Gets Real
Thu, Jun 11, 2015 60 mins
The 1970s were known for extremes, perhaps nowhere more than on television. PBS and C-SPAN launched, but so did "The Love Boat" and "Three's Company."
Episode 2
United States vs. Nixon
Thu, Jun 18, 2015
A poorly executed political burglary leads Richard Nixon to be the only president in the history of the United States to resign while in office.
Episode 3
'Peace with Honor'
Thu, Jun 25, 2015 42 mins
The Vietnam War is one of the defining events of recent American history. It still exerts enormous influence on our military and foreign policy. Why did it end the way it did? Interviewees include: Neil Sheehan, Evan Thomas, Karl Marlantes, and Winston Lord.
Episode 4
Crimes & Cults
Thu, Jul 9, 2015 42 mins
Cult killings like the Manson Family murders and serial killers such as The Zodiac, The Hillside Strangler, John Wayne Gacy and the Son of Sam have the nation gripped in fear as crime and murder dramatically rise throughout the decade.
Episode 5
The State of the Union Is Not Good
Thu, Jul 16, 2015
A raging recession and rising inflation doom Gerald Fords presidency, but Jimmy Carter's following administration suffers through the same economic strife as well as a crippling energy crisis and the Iranian hostage crisis.
Episode 6
Battle of the Sexes
Thu, Jul 23, 2015
The Women's Liberation Movement sweeps the country in the 70's. Women gain an improved empowerment with the Equal Rights Amendment. And a sexual revolution changes women's roles in sexual freedom's, birth control and relationships.
Episode 7
Terror at Home and Abroad
Thu, Jul 30, 2015 42 mins
Global terrorism is on the rise and is brought to every home in America through ever increasing media coverage. The Weather Underground, Symbionese Liberation Army, hijackings and the attacks at the 72' Olympic Games in Munich are covered.
Episode 8
What's Going On
Thu, Aug 13, 2015 42 mins
After the breakup of the Beatles, popular music exploded into a variety of new formats and genres as artists including Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Donna Summer, The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, The Talking Heads and hosts of others reshaped the art form. Hear from Mick Fleetwood, Questlove, Nelson George, and Giorgio Moroder.
