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Time Was (1979)

Time Was poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Dick Cavett hosts a documentary series that examines one decade at a time, from the 1920s to the 1970s. Each episode looks back at the culture, events, and everyday life of that period.

nostalgicinformativecasualreflectiveslow-pacedconversationaleducationalhistorical

What happens

Time Was is a documentary television series that premiered on HBO on November 11, 1979. It was hosted by Dick Cavett with each program looking at one decade from the past starting from the 1920s up to the 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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