I've really enjoyed the CNN series on the 60's and 70's - they give you more of the "feel" of how things progressed in each decade than just the raw facts while still providing interesting and entertaining views of history. Each episode typically focuses on development of one aspect such as TV, music or politics and of course includes important world events.
Starting on Thursday is the next series, this time covering the 80's. Now it's catching up with things I can really remember well directly.
The trailer shows the huge TV event of the decade if not all time - Who Shot JR. Yes kids, Who Shot Mr Burns was just a copy of it I'm afraid.
It was broadcast in the UK on Tuesday evening. Why can I remember that obscure fact? Because it was "group study" night and never did our group finish so early or the TV be switched on so quickly afterwards so we could all watch the episode when it was revealed. Sorry god, but tonight we find out about JR !!. Who else's group study did this? My wife's did too so that makes it 2 for 2 so far, LOL.