About this season
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Episodes (8)
1. McCarthy
3.6Aired 6 January 2020 • 55 min
McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
2. The Poison Squad
2.8Aired 28 January 2020 • 55 min
The story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish these dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies.
3. The Man Who Tried to Feed The World
3.6Aired 21 April 2020 • 55 min
Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a severe famine and led the "Green Revolution," estimated to have saved one billion lives. But his work later faced criticism.
4. George W. Bush (Part 1)
2.5Aired 4 May 2020 • 55 min
The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the myriad of challenges he faced over his two terms, from the war in Iraq to the 2008 financial crisis.
5. George W. Bush (Part 2)
2.5Aired 5 May 2020 • 55 min
George W. Bush, part two continues through Bush’s second term, as the president confronts the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
6. Mr. Tornado
3.0Aired 19 May 2020 • 55 min
Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of Ted Fujita, whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.
7. The Vote (Part 1)
3.3Aired 6 July 2020 • 55 min
One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
8. The Vote (Part 2)
3.3Aired 7 July 2020 • 55 min
Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategy and tactics, and reveals how the pervasive racism of the time, particularly in the South, impacted women's fight for the vote.