1: The Roaring Twenties | Prohibition: 13 Years That Changed America

8: 1929: Breadline | People's Century

The economic boom of the roaring twenties comes to a sudden halt in 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression. In the years after a demo...

5: Little Britain | Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

The Wall Street Crash and the rise of fascist politics in Europe caused chaos in 1930s Britain.

The Day of the Wall Street Crash | 1929: The Great Crash

The beginning of the Wall Street Crash on the 24th October 1929.

5: Roosevelt and the New Deal | Twentieth Century History

President F.D. Roosevelt attempted to solve America's economic problems in the 1930s with the New Deal. With the he...

The impact of the crash | 1929: The Great Crash

The immediate impact of the Wall Street Crash.

The crash | 1929: The Great Crash

The attempts to prevent the crash as it was happening.

7: Hoover Dam | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Over one hundred people died when Frank Crowe tried to tame the Colorado River by building the Hoover Dam.

7: 1927: Great Escape | People's Century

The cinema excites, inspires and influences people seeking escape from their usually dull lives. Hollywood booms in the 1920s, and i...

3: The Dry Crusade | Prohibition: 13 Years That Changed America

Examining the very beginnings of Prohibition from early colonial roots andnd the settlers of Kansas to the fo...

Buy on margin | 1929: The Great Crash

An exploration of the use of buy on margin in the twenties in America.

Consumerism and liberty bonds | 1929: The Great Crash

An exploration of the consumerist culture of the roaring twenties in America.

Roosevelt | 1929: The Great Crash

The beginning of Roosevelt's presidency and his investigation into the crash.

S3E2: Rule of the Gun | Days That Shook the World

Gunfight at the OK Corral in 1881 and the St Valentine Days Massacre in 1929.

Stocks | 1929: The Great Crash

The twenties in America saw a boom in people buying stocks.

3: Boom and Bust | Twentieth Century History

History programme for schools narrated by John Tidmarsh. Today's programme looks at the 1920s, a prosperous time in the United S...

6: 1924: On the Line | People's Century

Henry Ford uses Taylorism, division of labour and the assembly line to manufacture automobiles, and other industries in the United St...

9: Crime and Prohibition | Time to Remember

Material from the 50s newsreel documentary series Time to Remember tells the story of the media circus that surrounded gangsters ...

American Voices: A History of America 1917-1941 | History File

A history of America, 1917-1941, through the eyes of a variety of characters from the era.

Episode 1 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

Documentary showing 1920s America in colour for the first time.

Episode 2 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

A look at 1930s America using rare and unseen footage and in colour for the first time.