Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Icons

Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Icons

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2019 | 13'28''

Paralysed from the waist down, FDR's bold social and economic reforms turned a country on the brink of catastrophe into a superpower, and h...

Episode 9 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

Episode 9 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

History | BBC Alba | 2018 | 44'59''

In the early 20th century, leisure and recreation transformed American lives. Newly wealthy, the American society filled fre...

Episode 8 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

Episode 8 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

History | BBC Alba | 2018 | 45'39''

In the early 20th century, leisure and recreation transformed American lives. Newly wealthy, the American society filled fre...

Episode 6 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

Episode 6 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

History | BBC Alba | 2018 | 46'38''

The story of America’s criminal past, seen in colour for the first time using rare archive.

Episode 3 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

Episode 3 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

History | BBC Alba | 2018 | 46'16''

A look at America in the 1940s - the decade that transforms the nation - using rare archive footage seen in colour for the f...

Episode 2 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

Episode 2 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

History | BBC Alba | 2018 | 46'17''

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

Episode 1 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

Episode 1 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

History | BBC Alba | 2018 | 46'08''

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

05: Roosevelt and the New Deal | Twentieth Century History

05: Roosevelt and the New Deal | Twentieth Century History

History | BBC One | 1977 | 19'54''

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

03: Boom and Bust | Twentieth Century History

03: Boom and Bust | Twentieth Century History

History | BBC One | 1977 | 19'50''

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

S03E03: Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds | Days That Shook the World

S03E03: Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds | Days That Shook the World

History | BBC Two | 2005 | 29'30''

How a 1938 radio production of ''The War of the Worlds'' caused panic in the United States.

S03E02: Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre | Days That Shook the World

S03E02: Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre | Days That Shook the World

History | BBC Two | 2005 | 30'05''

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929.

05: Little Britain | Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain

05: Little Britain | Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2009 | 59'21''

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

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

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

History | BBC Two | 2007 | 1'58'55''

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

07: Hoover Dam | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

07: Hoover Dam | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

History | BBC Two | 2003 | 48'55''

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

08: 1929: Breadline | People’s Century

08: 1929: Breadline | People’s Century

History | BBC Two | 1995 | 53'59''

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

07: 19207: Great Escape | People’s Century

07: 19207: Great Escape | People’s Century

History | BBC Two | 1995 | 52'50''

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

06: 1924: On the Line | People’s Century

06: 1924: On the Line | People’s Century

History | BBC Two | 1995 | 53'40''

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

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Classical Hollywood Cinema | BBC Two | 2024 | 1'46'10''

Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker achieve growing notoriety as they carry out a series of robberies with their gang in 1930s America.

S03E02: Rule of the Gun | Days That Shook the World

S03E02: Rule of the Gun | Days That Shook the World

History | BBC Four | 2005 | 59'10''

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

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

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

European settlers in America | BBC Two | 1997 | 50'00''

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

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

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

History | BBC Two | 1997 | 49'58''

Ed Asner narrates a documentary examining the effects of Prohibition in America in the 1920s and 30s. T...

09: Crime and Prohibition | Time to Remember

09: Crime and Prohibition | Time to Remember

History | BBC Four | 2010 | 29'02''

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

Roosevelt | 1929: The Great Crash

Roosevelt | 1929: The Great Crash

History | BBC Two | 2009 | 3'39''

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

The impact of the crash | 1929: The Great Crash

The impact of the crash | 1929: The Great Crash

History | BBC Two | 2009 | 5'04''

The immediate impact of the Wall Street Crash.

The crash | 1929: The Great Crash

The crash | 1929: The Great Crash

History | BBC Two | 2009 | 6'10''

The attempts to prevent the crash as it was happening.

Market manipulation | 1929: The Great Crash

Market manipulation | 1929: The Great Crash

History | BBC Two | 2009 | 3'41''

The financial market in America was largely unregulated and some people found ways to take advantage of this.

Buy on margin | 1929: The Great Crash

Buy on margin | 1929: The Great Crash

History | BBC Two | 2009 | 1'57''

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

Consumerism and liberty bonds | 1929: The Great Crash

Consumerism and liberty bonds | 1929: The Great Crash

History | BBC Two | 2009 | 3'25''

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

Stocks | 1929: The Great Crash

Stocks | 1929: The Great Crash

History | BBC Two | 2009 | 3'42''

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

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

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

History | BBC Two | 2009 | 2'07''

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