People's Century

People's Century is a television documentary series examining the 20th century. It was a joint production of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom and Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. First shown on BBC in 1995, the series comprises 26 parts, each spanning one hour dealing with the major socio-economic, political, and cultural movements that shaped the 20th century. The documentary won the International Emmy Award among many other awards.

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Television - Documentary - 20th century - British Broadcasting Corporation - United Kingdom - Public Broadcasting Service - United States - 1995 - Socio-economic - Political - Cultural movement - International Emmy Award

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The series is interwoven with vivid interviews with people from all walks of life. It documents people during significant times with footage of landmark events, combined with personal photographs. The series was given expressive music by composer Zbigniew Preisner. The British version was narrated by Sean Barrett, and the American edition by actors John Forsythe and Alfre Woodard.

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Composer - Zbigniew Preisner - Sean Barrett - John Forsythe - Alfre Woodard

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One memorable aspect of the series is its title clip and title music, which form a finely edited depiction of moments of significance from the 20th century. It begins with images from World War I, the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression, the Holocaust, World War II, the Space Age, the May 1968 student revolution, the Iranian Revolution, the Cold War, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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World War I - Russian Revolution - Great Depression - Holocaust - World War II - Space Age - May 1968 - Iranian Revolution - Cold War - Berlin Wall

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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.

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