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  • THE 80'S

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Nat Geo tells the story of the 80s like never before with insight from music and film superstars as well as titans of technology, business, media and politics. Grab your shoulder pads and join an epic rollercoaster ride of breakneck innovation, glamour, success, and ambition!

EPISODE GUIDE

  • The 80's: Shop Till You Drop
    The non-stop glamour and excess of the 1980s saw Madonna become a style icon and consumers purchasing $4,000 mobile phones weighing in at a whopping 1 kilogram.
  • The 80's: Masters Of The Universe
    Greed is good! The 1980s drive for excess and ruthless ambition reaches its peak as Wall Street traders engage in insider trading and Miami becomes a drug dealing haven.
  • The 80's: Tear Down These Walls
    Though the 1980s were known for the “greed is good” mantra, the decade also saw its fair share of literal and cultural walls brought down, as Americans united on political, racial and health issues.
  • The 80's: Super Power
    As the decade draws to a close, American pop culture goes global and helps bring down the Iron Curtain, leaving America as the world's sole superpower.
  • The 80's: Lift Off
    Pac-Man! Sony Walkmans! MTV! Explore the 1980s revolution of personal entertainment with first-hand stories from Steven Tyler, Jane Fonda and the late Larry Hagman.
  • The 80's: The Revolutionaries
    The attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. The rise of Steve Jobs. The launch of 24-hour news. Above all else, the 1980s was an era of radical change and innovation.
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