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The American Future: A History

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List of episodes
International broadcast
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The American Future: A History is a four-part documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama which aired on BBC Two in the UK during October 2008, in the run up to the 2008 US presidential election. The first episode was broadcast on BBC Two at 9:00pm on 10 October 2008, and it was shown over four consecutive Fridays.

The series saw Schama travelling through the United States as he investigated the conflicts from its past in order to understand the country's contemporary political situation.^[1] Schama presents and discusses both presidential candidates, Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain from a historical point of view, emphasizing strongly the former. The documentary takes viewer to an epic journey through the history of the modern United States, but it also why Schama personally believed Barack Obama would be the ideal choice as the next president of the United States.

List of episodes

Episode	Date	Title	Details
Episode 1	10 October 2008	American Plenty	A look at America's waning belief in the infinite possibilities of its land and resources.
Episode 2	17 October 2008	American War	A look at how different the US attitude to war is from what outsiders assume it to be.
Episode 3	24 October 2008	American Fervour	How faith has shaped American political life.
Episode 4	31 October 2008	What is an American?	The bitter conflict over immigration in America.

International broadcast

In the United States and Australia, this programme aired with the re-worked title, The American Future: A History By Simon Schama:

US viewers saw all four episodes combined into two parts on BBC America at 8pm ET/PT from 19 January until 20 January 2009.^[2]
Australian viewers saw these episodes in their original four parts on ABC1 each Thursday at 9:30pm from 27 May until 17 June 2010.^[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7657473.stm|title= Challenges for changing America|publisher= bbc.co.uk|date= 9 October 2008|accessdate= 4 November 2008}}
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20081124bbca01 | title =BBC America Brings You, The American Future: A History By Simon Schama | publisher=The Futon Critic | accessdate=27 October 2010}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/201005/programs/ZX0357A001D2010-05-27T213000.htm | title =ABC1 Programming Airdate: The American Future: A History By Simon Schama (episode one) | publisher=ABC Television Publicity | accessdate=27 October 2010}}

External links

{{IMDb title|id=1215974|title=The American Futire: A History}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090313103801/http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/348/index.jsp The American Future] at the BBC AMERICA

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