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The Sixties: Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)

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7.52014-05-29Documentary

Americans gathered around “the tube,” to be informed and entertained by the news, The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive, I Dream of Jeannie, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, and more. Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Dick and Tom Smothers, Carol Burnett, Dick Cavett, Diahann Carroll, Carl Reiner, Vince Gilligan, Petula Clark and others describe how the ground-breaking, rule-breaking, norm-bending dramas, historical events, and sitcoms reflected and influenced who we were.

Episodes

Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)
EP 1

Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)

2014-05-29

The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)
EP 2

The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)

2014-06-05

The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)
EP 3

The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)

2014-06-12

The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)
EP 4

The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)

2014-06-19

A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)
EP 5

A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)

2014-06-26

The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)
EP 6

The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)

2014-07-10

The Space Race (1960 – 1969)
EP 7

The Space Race (1960 – 1969)

2014-07-17

1968 (1968)
EP 8

1968 (1968)

2014-07-24

The Times, They Are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)
EP 9

The Times, They Are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)

2014-07-31

Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)
EP 10

Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)

2014-08-07

Voice Cast

Tom Hanks
Tom HanksSelfVoice Actor
Walter Cronkite
Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)Voice Actor
David Brinkley
David BrinkleySelf (archive footage)Voice Actor
Dan Rather
Dan RatherSelf (archive footage)Voice Actor
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley ChisholmSelf (archive footage)Voice Actor

Trailers & Extra Content

The Sixties: 1968 Trailer

The Sixties on CNN