Moments That Made America
From revolution to superpower, discover the people and moments that shaped America.
The Republic of Virtue—American Visions
Robert Hughes explores how America sought architectural inspiration from Greece and Rome.
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Looking for Paradise—Art of America
Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at portraits of the Puritan settlers in Massachusetts.
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Living the Dream—Andy Warhol's America, Series 1
How Warhol both glorified and critiqued American culture.
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The Road to Independence—Declaration, Series 1
How the Ulster-Scots helped shape the Declaration of Independence.
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Round One: The Greatest, Part 1—Muhammad Ali, Series 1
Cassius Clay rises from boastful amateur boxer to the Olympics.
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Episode 1—Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Michael Palin follows in Ernest Hemingway's footsteps across Europe, Africa and America.
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Episode 1—Get On Up: The Triumph of Black America, Series 1
Actor David Harewood travels across America to discover the stories behind his heroes.
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In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)—The American Revolution, Series 1
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives 13 colonies a common cause.
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Iraq – For Every Insect There Is an Insecticide—Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?, Series 1
Exploring the US's complicated relationship with Iraq.
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The Break-Up—Lucy Worsley Investigates, The American Revolution
Lucy Worsley investigates the explosive 18th-century break-up between Britain and America.
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Martin Luther King—Face to Face, Original
John Freeman interviews civil rights leader Martin Luther King. First broadcast in 1961.
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Break-In—Watergate, Series 1
In 1972, a break-in at the Democratic Party's headquarters sparks the Watergate scandal.
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USA: The Pursuit of Happiness - Part 1—The Travel Show
Dwayne Fields travels America, exploring how the pursuit of happiness is being lived today
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America First—Once Upon a Time in Space, Series 1
A pioneering class of astronauts is recruited by NASA to fly aboard its new space shuttle.
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Paranoia—Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game, Series 1
Spy-charged paranoia sees hostile superpowers heading to the brink of nuclear war.
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Watergate to Trump—Amol Rajan Interviews
Amol Rajan interviews Watergate journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
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Episode 1—Thatcher & Reagan: A Very Special Relationship, Series 1
Charles Moore explores the close relationship between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.
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