Basic Info

First Air: November 30, 1997

Rating: ⭐ 1.0/10 (2 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 7

Last Episode

Name: The Road to the Sixties

Season: 1, Episode: 7

Air Date: 1998-01-11

Fast food and fast cars occupy Americans' thoughts until the Soviets launch Sputnik and the space race begins.

The Fifties

1997 1 seasons 7 episodes ⭐ 1.0/10 2 votes

Overview

Archival footage and interviews with historians mark this fascinating documentary on the 1950s, based on David Halberstam's bestseller. Among the subjects covered: work and the family; the impact of TV; the Cold War; and the beginnings of the civil-rights movement and the sexual revolution.