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People's Century: 1900-1999

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People's Century: 1900-1999

1995 – 1997 (completed) · 3 seasons · 19 episodes · United Kingdom · English

People's Century: 1900-1999 (1995) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 7.6/10 on IMDb from 146 votes. Updated

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★ 7.6IMDb · 146

People's Century is a television documentary series examining the 20th century. It was a joint production of the BBC in the United Kingdom and PBS member station WGBH Boston in the United States. First shown on BBC in 1995, the 26 parts of one hour deal with the socio-economic, political, and cultural movements that shaped the 20th century. The documentary won an International Emmy Award, among others. A departure from other documentaries that observe history as the actions of great men, People's Century considers the Century from the view of common people. Most persons interviewed were ordinary men and women who closely witnessed various events and they give personal accounts how developments in the Twentieth Century affected their lives. The opening credits depict various images from the century, accompanied with a theme music score by Zbigniew Preisner. A very short introduction of the episode would then follow, often illustrated by a dramatic event that illustrates the episode's particular theme coming to the fore. The British version was narrated by Sean Barrett and Veronika Hyks, the American by actors John Forsythe and Alfre Woodard. People's Century was coproduced by the BBC and WGBH with executive producers Peter Pagnamenta and Zvi Dor-Ner, respectively; along with producer David Espar.

Top cast

11

Seasons

3

best episode: S1E9 — 1933: Master Race ★ 8.3 (6)

S19 eps · ★ 7.8
  • E11900: Age of Hope★ 7.815
  • E21914: Killing Fields★ 7.813
  • E31917: Red Flag★ 7.713
  • E41919: Lost Peace★ 7.78
  • E51924: On the Line★ 8.18
  • E61927: Great Escape★ 7.77
  • E71929: Breadline★ 7.78
  • E81930: Sporting Fever★ 7.46
  • E91933: Master Race★ 8.36
S25 eps · ★ 7.6
  • E31947: Freedom Now★ 7.26
  • E41945: Fallout★ 7.66
  • E51951: Asia Rising★ 7.57
  • E61957: Skin Deep★ 7.85
  • E81963: Picture Power★ 7.87
S35 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E21949: Great Leap★ 7.07
  • E31968: New Release★ 7.06
  • E61979: God Fights Back★ 6.87
  • E71989: People Power★ 7.46
  • E81997: Fast Forward★ 7.45

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Seasons

3

best episode: S1E9 — 1933: Master Race ★ 8.3 (6)

S19 eps · ★ 7.8
  • E11900: Age of Hope★ 7.815
  • E21914: Killing Fields★ 7.813
  • E31917: Red Flag★ 7.713
  • E41919: Lost Peace★ 7.78
  • E51924: On the Line★ 8.18
  • E61927: Great Escape★ 7.77
  • E71929: Breadline★ 7.78
  • E81930: Sporting Fever★ 7.46
  • E91933: Master Race★ 8.36
S25 eps · ★ 7.6
  • E31947: Freedom Now★ 7.26
  • E41945: Fallout★ 7.66
  • E51951: Asia Rising★ 7.57
  • E61957: Skin Deep★ 7.85
  • E81963: Picture Power★ 7.87
S35 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E21949: Great Leap★ 7.07
  • E31968: New Release★ 7.06
  • E61979: God Fights Back★ 6.87
  • E71989: People Power★ 7.46
  • E81997: Fast Forward★ 7.45

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Comments are moderated against a short code of conduct. Disagree as much as you like; do it kindly.