TV: CNN Premieres The 80s March 31

[Frank W. Baker]

Series web site:
http://www.cnn.com/shows/the-eighties?sr=the%2080s%20cnn

The Eighties (a 7 part docuseries) explores the individuals and events that shaped a decade of exceptionalism and excess.  Through its use of rarely seen archival footage and interviews with journalists, historians, musicians and television artists as eyewitnesses to history, The Eighties will look at the age of Reagan, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom,  and the expansion of television and the evolving music scene.  The series launches with a two-hour episode on 80s television.

Check local listings for the exact start time and channel in your area, as well as repeat broadcasts.