Yesteryear

Yesteryear

198245m
Documentary

A panoramic overview of the events and people that shaped six of the most important years in American history.

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 7, 1982

Last Aired

December 8, 1982

Networks

HBO

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
1917
Air date: 1982-07-07
Recalls the World War I era through newsreel, period music, photographs, and film clips. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is interviewed in-scene of his father's film The Mark of Zorro.
E2
1947
Air date: 1982-08-11
Travel back to the prosperous post-World War II era, in a year when the baby boom was beginning, sonic booms heralded the jet age, gas was only 23 cents a gallon, and Americans were migrating to the suburbs.
E3
1969
Air date: 1982-09-08
Travel back to the period of anti-war protests, the advancement of civil rights, the birth of "Doonesbury" and Sesame Street, Richard Nixon, and Woodstock.
E4
1933
Air date: 1982-10-09
A look at the end of Prohibition, baseball's first all-star game, and America's recovery from the Great Depression.
E5
1942
Air date: 1982-11-07
A look at the era of war bonds, victory gardens, food and gas rationing, and the Big Band sound. Guest: Ralph Levenberg, a survivor of the infamous Bataan Death March
E6
1927
Air date: 1982-12-08
Go back to 1927, the year Charles Lindbergh made the first transatlantic flight, liquor flowed in speakeasies, and both the economy and job opportunities were booming. Janet Gaynor is interviewed in-scene of her movie of that year, Seventh Heaven.

Cast

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self - Host

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