5: Roosevelt and the New Deal | Twentieth Century History

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

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

3: Boom and Bust | Twentieth Century History

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

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

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

5: Little Britain | Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

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

6: 1924: On the Line | People's Century

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

7: 1927: Great Escape | People's Century

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

7: Hoover Dam | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

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

8: 1929: Breadline | People's Century

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

9: Crime and Prohibition | Time to Remember

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

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

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

Buy on margin | 1929: The Great Crash

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

Consumerism and liberty bonds | 1929: The Great Crash

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

Episode 1 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

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

Episode 2 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

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

Episode 3 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

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

Episode 6 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

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

Episode 8 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

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

Episode 9 | Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

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

Market manipulation | 1929: The Great Crash

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

Roosevelt | 1929: The Great Crash

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