S01 Episode 1

1919-1921: The Lap of the Gods

45 mins · Mon, 7 May 2018

S01 Episode 1

1919-1921: The Lap Of The Gods

As the First World War ends in 1919, the infamous Treaty of Versailles is signed in France to impose global peace on the defeated nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary.

50 mins · Mon, 7 May 2018

S01 Episode 2

1922-1925: Just Like the Arabian Nights

45 mins · Mon, 14 May 2018

S01 Episode 2

1922-1925: Just Like The Arabian Nights

After the failed Treaty of Versailles, America has rejected its president's peace settlement and withdrawn back into a position of isolation.

50 mins · Mon, 14 May 2018

S01 Episode 3

1925-1929: Mussolini is Always Right

45 mins · Mon, 21 May 2018

S01 Episode 3

1925-1929: Mussolini is Always Right

Americans continue to have a good time despite the 18th Amendment banning alcohol, and a mood of reckless optimism throughout the country drives investment in the stock market.

50 mins · Mon, 21 May 2018

S01 Episode 4

1929-1931: Dancing on a Volcano

45 mins · Mon, 28 May 2018

S01 Episode 4

1929-1931: Dancing On A Volcano

Examines the international upset and devastation caused by the global depression, as people try to survive unemployment, hyperinflation, and despair.

50 mins · Mon, 28 May 2018

S01 Episode 5

1932-1933: I'm Alright

45 mins · Mon, 4 Jun 2018

S01 Episode 5

1932-1933: I'm Alright

New leaders come to power around the world, from Roosevelt in the United States to Hitler in Germany; Japan consolidates its invasion of China's north east and militarism triumphs.

50 mins · Mon, 4 Jun 2018

S01 Episode 6

1933-1936: Everyone Trusts Him

45 mins · Mon, 11 Jun 2018

S01 Episode 6

1933-1936: Everyone Trusts Him

As the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics repression builds, the human toll starts to grow, which will be the casualties that will always be associated with Stalin's terrifying rule.

50 mins · Mon, 11 Jun 2018

S01 Episode 7

1936-1938: History Stopped

45 mins · Mon, 18 Jun 2018

S01 Episode 7

1936-1938: History Stopped

The power in Europe shifts to the terrifying and unstable hands of Germany, with the Third Reich being the dominant force; conflict rips through Spain as a three year civil war of terrible brutality starts.

50 mins · Mon, 18 Jun 2018

S01 Episode 8

1938-1939: Peace For Our Time

45 mins · Mon, 25 Jun 2018

S01 Episode 8

1938-1939: Peace For Our Time

While all of Czechoslovakia is annexed, the curtain goes up on what becomes the world's first truly global and total war.

50 mins · Mon, 25 Jun 2018

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