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September 27, 2010

Season 1

01. Pioneers of Aviation

The story of the men and women who took to the air in the first half of the 20th century.

September 27, 2010

02. Stage and Screen

The story of a golden age of theatre, cinema and music hall during the 1920s and 30s.

September 21, 2010

03. Casualties of War

A look at the sacrifice made by ordinary people during the 20th century's two world wars.

October 5, 2010

04. A Woman's World

A look at how women's roles in society changed through the first half of the 20th century.

October 12, 2010

05. Pushing the Boundaries

The innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century.

October 19, 2010

06. The Royal Families

The fates of the European royal dynasties during the first half of the 20th century.

October 26, 2010

07. Nations at Play

Newsreel showing how we spent our leisure time during the first half of the 20th century.

November 2, 2010

08. The Pursuit of Peace

1950s newsreel tells the story of the struggle to maintain peace in the 1920 and 30s.

November 9, 2010

09. Crime and Prohibition

1950s newsreel tells the story of gangsters and Depression-era criminals in the USA.

November 16, 2010

10. Civilians at War

1950s newsreel tells how two world wars impacted on the UK's civilian population.

November 23, 2010

11. The Need for Speed

The people who went furthest and fastest in the first half of the 20th century.

November 30, 2010

12. In Times of Need

The hardships and privations of the 1920s and 30s on both sides of the Atlantic.

December 7, 2010